Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 140, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 October 1927 — Page 3

OCT. 20, 1927

UNIFORM PLAN IS URGED FOR CITYJRAFFIC Central Control of Electric Signal System Advocated by William Griffis. Installation on Indianapolis streets of a uniform electric traffic system, with central control in the downtown area, was proposed today by City Electrician William Griffis. Griffis made a recommendation to the safety board headed by President O. D. Haskett, but the board personnel was changed before there was opportunity to act. Griffis said a survey showed 100 intersections should have electric traffic controls adequately to care for the city’s problem. At present there are forty-eight intersections with electric signals. Since the funds for additional electric signs have been cut from the 1928 budget appropriation, a bond issue would be necessary to cover such expense. Griffis said he had suggested a SIBO,OOO bond issue before. Never Before New Board The plan has not been considered by the present safety board, composed of resident Frederick W. Connell, Ira P. Haymaker and Robert F. Miller. Citizens have petitioned the board numerous times for the electric controls at various hazardous comers, but the board is handicapped by lack of funds. Griffis explained that the uniform system would eliminate confusion of motorists who find one type signal at one corner and another at the next. The central control would enable the city to guide downtown traffic from a central point, changing the time for the stop and go on certain streets to meet the needs of the period of the day. At certain hours traffic is heavier one way than another, he said. “If we cared to do it, the central control would enable us to flash the step on all intersecting streets in cases of fire alarm or police emergency calls,” said Griffis. Would Avert Jams “This would prevent traffic jams and much of the hazard accompanying such emergency runs,” he declared. Griffis has endeavored to have the city replace obsolete electric “caps” with anew type which uses less electricity and fewer light bulbs. There are about thirty “four-cor-ner type” signs which require sixtyeight light bulbs. A more efficient type is in use* on some corners, which requires only twenty-four bulbs and consumes considerable less current. “The saving which would, follow soon would pay for the cost of new type heads,” he predicted. DUVALL TALKS TONIGHT Third of “Vindication” Meetings to Be in Ninth Ward. Third meeting in the campaign to “vindicate” John L. Duvall, who says he is mayor, will be held tonight at the McKinley Club, Ninth ward Republican organization, 2217 E. Michigan St. Corporation Counsel Schuyler A. Haas announced Ray Bolstead, attorney, will preside. State Senator William T. Quillen, recreation department attorney, and Charles Mendenhall, health board attorney, will speak in addition to Duvall. The next meeting will be Tuesday night at First Ward Republican Club, .2001 Winter Ave. RENEWS KRAUSE FIGHT Young Sends Another Letter to Duvall About Coliseum Chairman. Attorney George Young today sent another letter to John L. Duvall, who says he is mayor, charging that J. Edward Krause is not eligible to serve as chairman of the city coliseum board, because he is a resident of Washington Township, outside of Indianapolis. Young declared that in the spring of 1926 and this spring Krause signed taxation assessment blanks as a resident of Washington Township and that he is one of the incorporators of Spring Hill. Krause has declared his legal residence is the Washington Hotel, which he owns. Duvall has refused to remove him from the coliseum board. GETS STATE FIRE JOB Danville Senator Will Enter Office of Marshal. >• State Senator Benjamin R. Inman, Danville, will succeed to the vacancy in the State fire marshal’s office left by the resignation of Deputy Ira C. Vial, State Fire Marshal Alfred M. Hogston, announced Wednesday. Inman will begin work in the arson division of the department Nov. 1. A hold-over Republican senator during the last session of the Indiana Legislature, Inman recently has been membership secretary of the Columbia Club, where he makes his home. Vial resigned to become head of the Marion County probation department, organized under the 1927 statute. SOUDERS HURT IN CRASH Six persons,„ including George Souders, 26, of Lafayette, winner of the last 500-fhile Speedway , race, were injured in auto collision at Thirtieth St. and Kessler Blvd. Wednesday night, in which both cars were overturned. Miss Bernice Bennett of Lafayette, Miss Zula Hufford, 44 W. Twenty-Fourth St., and Floyd Davis of Lafayette, all passengers in souders’ auto, were cut and bruised. Byron Bruce, driver of the second car, and Miss Lottie Weliend, both of 1422 Oliver Ave., were injured slightly and taken home.!

GIVE CHILDREN ALLOWANCE, ECONOMICS SECTION TOLD

“Allowances are just as much a childs right as bread and milk,” declared Miss Alma Binzel of Milwaukee, before the Home Economics section of the Indiana State Teacher’s Association at the Columbia Club today. “As early as a child feels the purchasing need, he should have some money of his own. This is not the parent’s munificence, but the child’s right.’ Urges Family Council Miss Binzey said that budgeting should be made a family project and that the children should sit in on family councils, and each know what his proper share of father’s income is. At nineteen or twenty, he should not have the same financial relation to his parents that he had at nine months. Complete dependence on the family at that age is sometimes unfair, and does not make for “money health.” The speaker said tne traditional attitude of men is that they are the earners and dispensers of money, and that the family owes its maintenance to their generosity. Men like to feel that they are supporting their women and children. The fact is, according to Miss Ritzel, women never have been supported by their husbands. “And if any man doubts that, let him try to hire a housekeeper, nurse, cook, seamstress and laundress to take his wife’s place in the home, and he will be convinced that his wife is entirely self-supporting.” President Speaks Miss Ritzel discussed modern salesmanship as responsible for overbuying, and said, that sales resistance hould be established in children by frank and casual discussions in schools and home. If the young people see that much modern advertising is merely somebody’s effort to build up a fortune at the expense of others, it will help them to develop sales resistance. “Nothing is more important in the educational movement in our Nation today than preparation for home-making,” Miss Geraldine Hadley of Technical High School, president of the section, said. “To maintain the home in the changing social life today requires effort. This association of near five hundred teachers and homemakers of our State stands for progress in meeting the changing conditions of the day, unhampered by traditions.”

Thousands Learn Trades

Vocational education in Indiana reaches 14,705 pupils in trades, in fifty high schools; 7,481 in home economics, in eifihty-six high schools, and 5,335 pupils in agriculture, in 130 high schools. This progress should be extended, State Superintendent Roy P. Wisehart told those attending the vocational education conference at the Claypool today. How this expansion was brought about in the New York schools was related by Lewis A. Wilson, State director of vocational education, Albany, N. Y. Harry E. Wood was elected president of the organization for next year and it was voted to send retiring President R. W. Gregory, Lafayette, to the national conference in California.

Guestions Card’s Value

When Willie comes home with an assortment of A’s and B’s on his report card, does it really mean anything? That was the question propounded by Paul A. Carlson, Whitewater Normal, to commercial teachers’ meeting at the Claypool today. The subject of Carlson’s addrdjss was “Getting Results Through the Use of Standardized Tests.” He pointed out that often the system of marking is faulty and the results mean nothing definite in accomplishment to pupil, teacher or parent. The remedy does not lie in abolition of marks, as often recommended, but in an adequate system, he asserted. Walter B. Minnich, Muncie, talked on bookkeeping.

Urges Study and Politics

Prof. Paul Haworth of the history department at Butler University, today urged Indiana history teachers to devote more time to instruction of current political activities, in ’the history section meeting of the Indiana State teachers’ convention. “If more investigations were conducted in Indiana, conditions worse than those in Marion County might be uncovered, although the Marion County situation is bad enough,” he said. “There are too many people in this State who do not know what is going on. It is up to the teachers to inform their students through classwork more about current political activities.” Dr. James T. sLotwell of Columbia University, spoke on “Our International Relations.” He said the United States was not involved in any war or peace pacts, but the stage of neutrality might become dangerous in case of war.

Marion Woman Elected

Miss Ruth Crooks, Marion, was elected president of the Allied Arts section this morning at the John Herron Art Institute. Miss Susan Train, Muncie, was named vice president, and Miss Belle C. Scofield, secretary-treasurer. Raymond P. Ensign, dean of the Art School of the Chicago Art Institute, spoke.

Deplore Crude English L

A resolution asking the State board of education to adopt a suggested outline of minimum essentials for English courses in high schools was adopted at the English and Library section meeting at the Meridian St. M. E. church. “A large number of our high school graduates can not write EngUsh in-

telligently,” T. R. Tewksbury, president, said. “When our teachers use the language crudely, we can not expect jaupils to use perfect English,” Earl Clippinger of Ball Teachers’ College, Muncie, said. Clippinger declared Americans have not the pride in their language the English have because of the many nationalities and tongues represented here.

Describes Ancient Politics

Politics was as full of intrigue in the days of the Romans as in the present age, Prof. Janet M. Macdonald of Franklin College, said at the classical section meeting in the Masonic Temple. In her talk on “Fires in Rome,” Prof. Macdonald told how Nero turned to persecution of Christians in order to draw attention from himself. Methods of teaching Latin that prove attractive to uninterested pupils were discussed by Lydia Whitaker of Terre Haute. Emma Cammack of Muncie discussed State satin contests. p

Hear Chorus of 500

The part music teachers take in helping future citizens to fit in their community, in developing character, discipline and unity, was described by H. Stuart of Indianapolis at the music section meeting, Caleb Mills Hall. A feature of the program was appearance of an all-State chorus, composed of more than 500 pupils from various Indiana high schools. Lee O. Baird, Delaware County superintendent, spoke on “Organization of the County School Orchestra.” The Delaware County schol orchestra played several selections. Edna Bowles of De Pauw and Jane Johnson Burroughs of Indiana Central College, sang several solos

Choose Attendance Chiefs

New officers chosen for the Attendance officers section today are Mrs. Gertrude Holland, Greenfield, president; E. C. Roach, Evansville, vice president; Lorin Ashbaucher, Bloomington, secretary treasurer, and Chester Franklin, Richmond, executive committee member. Miss Edith Fisher, Terre Haute, was chosen chairman of the city section of the attendance officers and Rollis Wiesner secretary. C. L. Snyder, Nashville, is new chairman of the county section and Mrs. Eva Leggett, Union City, secretary.

Muncie Woman Named

Miss Lilliam Mitchell, Muncie, was elected president of the kindergarten division at the Murat Theater. Miss Bernice Royer, Terre Haute, was elected vice president, and Miss Prudence Kerner, Huntington, secretary treasurer. Miss Alice Temple, University of Chicago kindergarten principal, discussed the need for the kintergarten linking up with primary department activities. President Alice Corbin Sies, of Teachers College of paid tribute to the late Mrs. Eliza Blaker, for college head. Miss Ruth Patterson presided.

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De Pauw Man Speaks

Strengthening of the State law to enable all communities to provide special instruction for children of low mentality, was urged by Prof. Oscar H. Williams of De Pauw University, before the psychology and education section at the Athenaeum. Williams cited the need for instruction for the “mentally deficient,” whic his from 2 to 5 per cent of the school population. From that group comes a large number of criminals, Williams said. Williams urged a State program under which communities could provide special attention with partial State support.

ITALY REFUSES POPE’S POWER i Resumption of Temporal Rule Will Not Be Tolerated. P,ii T inted Pram ROMEE, Oct. 20.—An official Faascist party bulletin said today that “resumption of temporal power by the Pope, even in reduced form, will not be entertained by Faascist Italy.” The bulletin came at a time when well-informed people were speculating on the possibility of an early settlement of the Pope’s status,' on the basis that he might be given sole sovereignty over Vatican property in Rome. RECOVERS DAUGHTER Child, 9, With Mother After 8-Year Separation. Mrs. Marie Spangler, 29, of 2528 S. New Jersey St., and her daughter, Edna Hollowell, 9, are reunited after a separation of eight years. Mrs. Spangler went to Ladoga, Ind., Tuesday, took her daughter, who had lived since she was 14 months old with Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Schwab, her great uncle and aunt, out of school and brought her back to Indianapolis. The aunt and uncle had lived in Inc-ianapolis until about two months ago and the mother frequently saw the child. When the family moved to Ladoga, Mrs. Spangler’s mother love proved too strong she said. When the child did not return from school, the aunt and uncle notified Ladoga authorities. Later a telegram from the mother allayed [ their fears. ‘AL CAN WIN’—COPELAND . Bji United Pram WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.—Governor Ah Smith has won the West and all he needs now for his nomination and election is the 1 support of the South, said Senator Royal S. Copeland, New York Democrat, in a statement after a trip West. “The opposition to Governor Smith in the so-called solid South I am convinced is not as strong as it has been represented,” said Copeland, who mentioned in his statement that he was a Methodist.

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SARGENT SEEN IN REMUS CASE Lawyers Reported Seeking U. S. Depositions. Bp United Press WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.—Although Ohio prosecuting officers were reported on their way hers today to take depositions from Attorney General Sargent and other Government officials for use in the trial of George Remus, charged with killing his wife, Sargent dem.u knowledge of the impending visit. The nature of the depositions reported sought is not knoflPn. Some time ago Remus indicated he would ask access to Justice Department files showing a prohibition agent had plotted with his wife to rob him while he was serving a term in Atlanta Prison. The Ohio lawyers were said to be on their way here from Atlanta after seeking a deposition from Warden Snooks.

Gone, but Not Forgotten

j Automobiles reported stolen to poI lice belong to: I J. Nathan, Tenth and Pennsyl- ’ vania Sts., Packard, 527 -532, from in l front of that address. Emma Girton, R. R. B Box 116 M, Chevrolet, 517-780, from Senate Ave. and Market St. Forrest Main, Columbus, Ind., Chevrolet, 154-055, from Georgia and Illinois Sts. Robert Weeds, R. R. A Box 65. Ford, from Burdsall Pkwy. and Rader St. Hayden Martin, 3 N. Temple Ave., Pilot, 592-787, from 300 block N. Beville Ave. Mrs. Maude L. Sparry, 501 W. Thirty-First St., Chevrolet, 562-780, from Georgia and Illinois Sts. Charles Nelson, R. R. 5 Box 24, Ford, from Merrill and Meridian Sts. J. Walter Drybread, College Ave., and Twenty-First St., Chevrolet, 533-804. from New Jersey and Market Sts. Clifford McLane, 339 E. North St., Ford, 564-934, from State Ave. and Washington St. C V. Adams, 324 W. Twenty-First St., Hupmobile, 503-497, from Fall Creek Blvd. and Boulevard PI. James E. Smith. 413 N. Delaawre St., 20-941, from rear of thsjt address. Adrian Hammersley, 3544 Guilford Ave., Wills St. Claire, 36-581, from Vermont and Meridian Sts. W. F. McCabe, 5511 Carrollton Ave. Ford, 15-951, from 323 W. Fifteenth St. Floyd Todd, 932 N. Jefferson Ave., Nash, 13-831, from Detroit, Mich.

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Automobiles reported found by police belong to: , x , _. Arthur Lynch, 118 S. Oriental St., Ford, found at Thirty-Second St. and Barnes Ave. Norman Walker, 1634 W. Gimber St., Star, at 18 W. South St. False Statements Charged Bp United Press „ BEDFORD, Ind., Oct. 20. —0. M. Dickey, postmaster of Shoals, Ind., will be arraigned at the next term of court here on perjury charges following an indictment returned by the Lawrence County grand jury, which charged that he made false statements recently in a trial before Judge James A. Cox. Dickey was arrested here Wednesday following return of the indictment.

Retires as Teacher Head

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C. W. Boucher, Valparaiso, who takes office as president of the Indiana State Teachers’ Association with the opening of the annual convention here to lay.

WOMAN ROUTS BURGLAR Mrs. Rosenelle Shobe, 863 Pratt St., returned from the grocery and saw *\wo Negro men run out one door as she entered another. She chased them some distance, she told police. Later she found they had taken sl7.

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BLAME PARENT FOR CHILD RUIN ‘Live With Them,’ Speaker Tells P. T. A. “If Dad carries his flask and proudly shares it, can son be blamed for imitating him?” asked Dean L. A. Pechstein of the University of Cincinnati, at the annual banquet of the Indiana Parent-Teachers Association at the Claypool Hotel last night. “We will have better youth when we are better parents,” he declared. “Who Is at fault? Mostly, we parents. We have allowed our children to start adult living too early without living with them and keeping them young. "Proper education encompassed in one sentence is zestful social living und- *vise guidance. Youth demands the former. We can and must give tiie latter.” Other speakers were Mrs. Homer J. Miller, president of the association, and Mrs. G. G, Derbyshire, past president, of Southport. Music was by Technical High School Orchestra. The convention was opened this morning at the Hotel Severin by Dr. Edna Hatfield Edmondson of Bloomington, who spoke on “The School of Instruction in ParentTeacher Work.” BLACK BOX LIKE D. C.’S IN ‘PACK ’EM IN’ ROLE Washington Street Store Tries to Capitalize Terms. An E. Washington St. store la capitalizing on political corruption terms heard throughout Indiana and the country recently. When D. C. Stephenson went to the Indiana State prison he left behind two black boxes that are said to contain certain letters and documents showing his power to rule Indiana politicians. And today this store has a sign in the window:’ “Try our ‘black boxes,’ 39 cents each.” The boxes are sheet metal containers more than a foot long and a few inches wide. FATHER OF 8 KILLED; DOG SENSES TRAGEDY Alexander Kinderman Hunting Accident Victim Near Newport. Bu Times Special NEWPORT, Ind., Oct. 20.—Alexander Kinderman, 37, father of eight children, is dead today at his home four miles northwest of here from a wound received in a hunting accident. A shotgun is believed to have been discharged while Kinderman was climbing over a fence. When the body was found, one foot was caught in the fence wire. A dog, Kinderman's only companion on the hunt, led the widow and the oldest son to the body. They met the dog after a previous unsuccessful attempt to find the husband and father, who had said he would return home in a short time but whose continued absence caused the family to become alarmed.

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