Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 154, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 November 1927 — Page 2

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SOUNDS PLEA TO SAVE CITY WARD Lack of Funds May Cause End of Treatment at Hospital. Sol Schloss, former city health board president, today declared it would be “a blow to humanity and our civic pride” to close the city hospital psychopathic ward, because of failure of county council to provide funds. Schloss, president of the board when county officials agreed to pay $3 a day for cost of each patient, declared he hopes some plan can be worked out to keep the ward open. Schloss and the late Mrs. Joseph B. Kealing, leading a group of clubwomen, first pleaded with the county to provide the funds to operate the ward. City Better Prepared “The city can take care of our unfortunates much better and cheaper than the county, because the county has no suitable institution. The county was using Julietta, county insane hospital, at that time and threatened to abandon, it later,” Schloss said. “The county had no way to care for patients except at the jail. The agreement was that if the city would put in the ward the county would pay the cost,” declared Schloss. The psychopathic ward had admitted 993 patients Oct. 27 since its establishment Jan. 8, 1925, according to Dr. Oliver Fisher. Many Are Cured “Os that number 504 patients had been released to relatives. Eight were deported to states where they legally resided and allowed to go back to society. Such persons were temporarily, at least, cured and able to adjust themselves to anew environment,” said Dr. Fisher. “The same patients that we would treat and correct their environment in two or three weeks would not get out of a State institution in less than six months. Thus there was a great saving for the State for treatment and living costs as well as the cost of commitment.” One patient was deported tc Greece, his native country, and others of these admitted were committed to State insane hospitals, the feeble minded schools for epileptics. Overwork Is Cause "A great many of the folks sent to us are in a fog. They can’t tell what their difficulty is. We straighten them out and they go back and get along in anew environment all right. Often times it is too much church or civic work. “If the county premanently withdraws its support it is doubtful whether the ward can be continued after the first of the year. The city board says it has no money to maintain the psychopathic laboratory,” said Dr. Fisher. In event of abandonment of the ward, patients would be sent to the County Jail and later to Julietta, where it is said the treatment would not be of the same class as that afforded at the city institution. “Indiana is behind in its treatment of insane. It is a shame we cannot compare our .record with Illinois, lowa and western States, where an insane person is treated the same as a man with a weak heart or broken leg,” said Dr. Fisher. CIRCUS SEASON ENDS Sells-Floto Shows Go Into Winter Quarters at Peru. By Times Special PERU, Ind., Nov. s.—The SellsFloto circus has gone into winter quarters here, having ended its twenty-eight weeks season at New Orleans this week. It left Peru May 2 to open the season and never missed a performance. The show traveled 15,080 miles, considerably more than half the distance around the world. The Hagenbeck-Wallace circus will arrive here for the winter Wednesday or Thursday. It will close the season at Hot Springs, Ark., Monday.

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The East Tenth Street M. E. Church will observe the sixteenth anniversary of completion of the present church building at E. Tenth St. and Keystone Ave. Sunday, Nov. 13, with a day of homecoming services. Scores of former members of the church have been invited to attend. The Rev. George S. Hen-

HOME SHOW TO STARTIN APRIL Realtors Say Next Year’s Will Be Best. April 7 to 14 was announced as the date of the sixth annual Indianapolis Realtor’s Home Show at a dinner given by the home show committee of the real estate board to newspaper men at the Indianapolis Athletic Club Friday night. Far-reaching beneficial effects of home shows of previous years upon type and equipment of homes constructed in Indianapolis were related. J. F. Cantwell, home show director, declared the event this year will surpass those of former years. The center-piece of the show again will be designed by Merritt Harrison, architect, and constructed of pine in cooperation with the Southern Pine Association of New Orleans. “Jazz in architecture” was deplored in a talk by Harrison. “It is impossible,” he said, “to get good results in home building by endeavoring to copy good work and then jazzing it up a bit to put it over.” Robert MacGregor outlined the objects of the real estate board and Donald E. Rider cited building statistics to show the trend toward better homes. Newspapermen pledged their cooperation in supporting the 1928 show.

ARM MINE GUARDS Colorado to Enforce Order Against Picketing. By United Press DENVER, Nov. s.—Armed guards took up posts in the southern Colorado coal strike area today, to stop picketing by striking miners. Sent out by Governor W. H. Adams, the guards were armed with riot guns, automatic revolvers and State authority. They were appointed as members of the State law enforcement bureau, which was originally created to handle prohibition enforcement, but which has not been in operation for several years. Miners are reported as favoring a return to work but, according to the Governor, the I. W. W., sponsoring the strike, has attempted to prevent this by picketing the mines. SHOOTS AT INTRUDER Girl Fires at Man in Cellar as Mother Calls Police. Miss Phyllis Waters, 941 N. California St., Friday night shot at a man who had entered the cellar of the home of her mother, Mrs. Evelyn Waters, while Mrs. Waters was calling police, who arrived later, but found no trace of the intruder. 6 QUIZZED IN DEATH Negroes Held in Probe of Grocer Slaying. Detectives today questioned six Negroes arrested by Sergt. Patrick O’Connor and squad Friday in their investigation of the murder Wednesday night of Charles Conrad, Standard grocery manager at 1816 Clifton st.

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SPURN BABY; SORRY + Wedding to Unite Parents, Child

BY GLADYS CRAIG NINE-DAY-OLD baby was abandoned in Greeneld, Ind.. Aug. 22. “Baby Jordan,” said a hospital tag, by which the child was traced i___J to the Indiana Christian Hospital, where Dr. Fred L. Hosman identied it as having been born to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Jordan, who were apparently delighted with its arrival. Greenfield was aghast. What inhuman parents! What an unnatural mother! Could they have seen a frightened young couple in an automobile not far distant trembling for the fate of their baby, they would have found it hard to believe that they were monsters. Why did they do this terrible thing? Turn back the pages of the mother’s life to find the answer. Her parents did not live together, and at the age of thirteen Merle Ashby was married to a widower with three children, who promised her a better home and some clothes. She says that was not what she got.

After three years of housekeeping and caring for the children, one of whom was only five years her junior, Merle ran away and went to work . Loved and Defied ILaw Then she met Jordan; they loved, and made the ancient mistake of defying the law. Baby Jordan came and life got very complicated. Jordan was without a job. When the baby was 9 days old, Jordan got the young mother and her child in his father’s car and drove out E. Washington St., trying to think of some way out. “When we got to Greenfield, we thought of the plan,” said the girl. “If we left the little basket on the sidewalk, perhaps some wealthy person would pick it up, and then the baby’s story would never be known.” Whatever the faults of this plan, it looked for the time being like the only solution of a terrible dilemma. Three minutes after they left the baby, they regretted their act. Too Late to Go Back “Let’s go back and get it, no matter what the consequences,” said Merle. But it was too late. Someone had spied the baby. A crowd gathered. Overcome by fear, the young couple slipped away. Raymond, Jr., got lots of attention. Everybody wanted to adopt him, and the board of children’s guardians took charge of him. Meanwhile his unhappy parents stayed in hiding until Tuesday, when they were arrested at 420 s. Illinois St., and put in jail for child neglect. Divorced by Husband On Tuesday afternoon, they got out on bond. Merle learned that her husband had divorced her in Anderson. Today, Merle and Jordan were to be married. When Jordan gets a job they will try to get the baby back. Baby Jordan has not suffered. He is well cared for in a humane institution, but a mother and a father are better than the most modem institution ever built. If Baby Jordan could talk he probably would tell you that, for a baby, there is “no place like home.” SOLDIER FUGITIVE HELD Man From Ft. Harrison Tried to Get Gasoline for Auto by Trick. By United %‘ress PLYMOUTH, Ind., Nov. 5. Joseph Heigl, reported absent without leave from the quartermaster corps at Ft. Benjamin Harrison Thursday is in jail today because he tried to defraud Charles Parker, 15, out of gasoline for an uato he was driving. Parker, son of a Plymouth auto dealer, chased Heigl twenty miles and held the fugitive fifteen minutes until Sheriff Falconbury of Marshall County and three deputies arrived. Heigl is said to have told Falconbury he had tolen the automobile in Indianapolis Wednesday. MARRIED FIFTY YEARS Eighteen Descendants at Golden Wedding Celebration. By Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind., Nov. 6.—Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Cuffel, rural route “M,” Lafayette, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Friday on their farm with five children, ten grand children and three great grand children attending. Mr. Cuffel is 78, and Mrs. Cuffel is 69, and they have lived on their farm for forty-one years. The father retired three years ago.

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BARS MURDER TRIALCURIOUS Lilliendahl Courtroom to Seat Only 168. By United Press MAYS LANDING, N. J., Nov. 5. The public will be excluded from the Lilliendahl murder trial opening here Nov. 28. The tiny courtroom will hold only 168 persons, and these will be restricted to newspaper men and witnesses. The widow of Dr. William Lilliendahl, aged narcotic specialist, slain on Sept. 5, and her co-defen-dant of the charge of murder, Willis Beach, thus will escape the gaping crowds that usually flock to New Jersey murder trials. "It will be useless for the public to storm the courthouse,” said Prosecutor Repetto. “‘The building will be patrolled by police. I have approved a revised seating list and a committee of newspaper men is apportioning them for the press.” The trial is expected to last three weeks. More than 140 witnessses probably will be called. The State has eighty-seven witnesses, the defense about sixty. SIOO,OOO HIGHWAY SUIT FILED AT TERRE HAUTE Attorney General Alleges Road Does Not Meet Specifications. By Times Special TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Nov. 5.—A suit demanding SIOO,OOO from James M. Robertson and Sons, who built the C. C. Dix road in Vigo County, is on file here today. Action was taken by Attorney General Arthur L. Gilliom on behalf of the State of Indiana. It is alleged the road was accepted by County Commissioners Thomas J. Mulvihill, Frank T. Drake and Jacob J. Jones, although they knew the road had not been built according to specifications. The commissioners, the contractor, and the Republic Casualty Company, which signed the Robertson firm’s surety bond, are defendants.

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FLOOD JUDGES WITH LISTS OF ‘DIANAWORDS Winners of Contest to Be Published Monday in The Times. By THE DIANA EDITOR Well, contestants, until the final decision in the word contest to see how many words Times readers can fashion from the phrase “DIANA IN THE TIMES” is announced Monday, there is nothing to do but wait for the decision of the judges. They are working hard over the week-end so that you will not be kept in suspense any longer than ncesssary, but it has become a tremendous job to check the several thousands of lists received. Answers Pour In A flood of last-minute entries made it doubtful for a while if the winners could be announced Monday, but several workers classifying the lists for the three judges to work on from Friday until Monday had speeded Tip the work. Many clever and original methods of presenting the words were devised by contestants. A crayon drawing of the front of the Times Bldg, on heavy cardboard with the ! words printed on a roll of paper which unwound through a slot like newspapers coming from a press was one of the most elaborate creations received and showed hours of paintaking .work. It was submitted by “Me,” 2467 Park Ave. Submit Novel Designs A volume, neatly bound in leather with the inside covers elaborately decorated with crayon, and containing several original ideas, was submitted by L. A. Liebrich, 2102 N. Talbott St. A large black sheet of cardboard with “DIANA IN THE TIMES” In white block letters several inches high, furnished the background for Alice O’Donnell, 4134 Ruckle St., to write in her list of words inside the letters of the phrase. F. S. Redern, Severin Hotel, sent in a large cardboard list with Times “heads” pasted on it. Several booklets elaborately fashioned were received. See Winners Monday Mrs. J. W. Pfaff of the Meridian Apts., “published” a “Revised Edition of the Popular Scripps-Howard Dictionary” in submitting her words. “Apologies to Scripps-Howard Newspapers, Inc.,” she added. No apologies necessary! All in all it was a wonderful contest. An amazing number of lists were received and they showed the tremendous interest that “Diana In The Times” is creating. Watch The Times Monday for the list of prize winners! POULTRY COURSE WILL BE OPENED MONDAY 'Purdue’i# Ninth Annual Instruction Period Will Close Nov. 18. By l r nitrd Press LAFAYETTE, Ind., Nov. s.—Purdue University’s ninth annual poultry short course will open Monday, to run until Nov. 18. The course is for the purpose of giving poultrymen new ideas as how to keep their poultry in good condition and enabling them to solve problems in a practical w&y and conduct their enterprise in an efficient manner. Any one who is willing, who has the time, money and efficiency necessary, can take the course. Total expenses need not exceed $25 in addition to railroad fare. Commercial poultry farmers, hatcherymen, specialty breeders, general farmers, feed manufacturers, supply dealers and others from all walks of life attend the course each year. Boys Accuse Stepfather By Times Special CLINTON, Ind., Nov. s.—Steve Sandor, 16, and his brother, Joe, 11, arrested in the act of stealing corn at the farm of Warney Wright, near Universal, assert they were told to commit the theft by their stepfather, John Barb, who, however, denies the charge.

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Stinson Here on Air Tour

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“All I know about Eddie when he’s away on a tour la what 1 read in the papers,” said smiling Mrs. Eddie Stinson here Friday. The occasion for paraphrasing Will Rogers’ well-known remark was the futile effort of a fellow passenger on the big Stinson-Detrolter Veedol to wire his wife of his safe, arrival here. “Why disappoint her. You’re heavily insured,” was Eddie’s jibe at the husband who thought a word of assurance would not be amiss at home. If Mrs. Stinson worries about Eddie’s aerial jaunts, she doesn’t show it. She was his companion on 8,000 of the 25,000 miles the big plane traversed on its present try in the interest of commercial aviation. “But I still get a thrill in flying,” she said. “I love it.”

Nine Now Face Charges After Corruption Probe

With the indictment of four city councilmen Friday afternoon, four former and five present municipal officials face charges in Criminal Court, brought since the investigation int£ political corruption began.

They are: John L. Duvall, former mayor, charged in seven affidavits with various election frauds. William C. Buser, former city controller, charged in one of affidavits with conniving with Duvall in policial corruption. Earl 3. Garrett, former city market master, charged with collecting excessive fees for market stands. Virgil Vandagriff, former board of works president, charged with violating the blue sky law. John J. Collins, president city purchasing agent, charged with soliciting a SSOO bribe from a surgical equipment firm which sought a city hospital contract. Boynton J. Moore, Otis E. Bartholomew, Walter R. Dorsett and Millard W. Ferguson, councilmen, charged with accepting bribes.

NEWEST LINER THROUGHCANAL Malolo on Maiden Voyage . to Hawaii. ABOARD THE S. S. MALOLO, Nov. 5. (By radio to United PressDelayed)—Bearing the distinction of being the largest American-built passenger boat ever to have passed through the Panama Canal, the S. S. Malolo last night steamed along the Central American coast bound for San Pedro and San Francisco. The Matson liner dropped anchor at Balboa Tuesday afternoon. At Balboa, the governor of the canal zone and his staff paid an official visit to the Malolo. After leaving San Francisco, the liner will continue its maiden voyage to Honolulu, a great reception for the vessel already is in preparation. Governor W. R. Farrington of the Hawaiian Islands is a passenger aboard.

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MANY HOMES CHANGE HANDS WEEK Realtors Report Business of $416,400 to City Real Estate Board. Indianapolis realtors reported $410,400 worth of business to the local real estate board this week. Unusual activity in the sales of home sites and residences was shown. Fieber & Reilly announced the sale of eleven houses and fifteen lots. Kuntz & Lease reported exchange of 344 acres in Rush County owned by Robert S. Heaton of Long Beach, Cal., for the Hazelette Apts., Thirty-Sixth and Illinois gts., owned by Harry P. Clemens of Richmond, Ind. Two Apartments Planned Edward Kuntz, Addison A. Lease and E. P. Warren have bought two lots in the 2900 block on N. Illinois St., from C. Van Camp and will start construction within two weeks of two twelve-apartment buildings. These will cost about $160,000. The Central Amusement Company has leased a storeroom at 133 N. Illinois St. to Louis Baum, it was announced. The lease is for ten years and valued at $54,000. Goldsmith Drug Stores have leased for $31,500 a storeroom in the new theater building at Prospect and Shelby Sts., for ten years, it was announced by the Fountain Realty Company. Stewart Block Leased The Metropolitan Corporation has taken a 99-year lease on the Stewart Block, it was announced by the Property Management Company. The lease carries an option for purchase for $1,160,000 at end of twenty years. Thomas F. Carson announced the sale of a brick home at 5338 Washington Blvd. to Max and Bessie Robbins for $30,000. W. A. Moslander reported the sale of nine residences in October and three this month, totalling $50,00. Loses Leg in Crash By Times Special WABASH, Ind., Nov. B—D. R. Pond, local automobile dealer, is suffering today from amputation of his right leg, as a result of Injuries received when his auto was sideswiped by a Chesapeake & Ohio train. After the accident Pond crawled a half mile to a farm house to summon aid.