Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 51, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 July 1928 — Page 2

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LA W LEADS BY 9 TO 3 DEATH SCORE IN WAR ON BANDITS

BATTLE TOLL OF PAST WEEK MARKSCLIMAX Two Gunmen and Policeman Lose Lives in Wave of Violence. ONE CIVILIAN KILLED Confectioner Shot Down in Store First Fells Desperado. Nine to three in favor of forces of the law. This is the score to date in the war between gunmen and yeggs on one side and the police, deputy sheriffs and law abiding citizens which has been raging here in recent months. Nine bandits and yeggs have been killed by police, deputy sheriffs and citizens since the outbreak of the “shoot to kill” war in December. Two policemen and one citizen have been killed by bandits. This week two bandits and one policeman have died in the latest outbreak. Motor Policeman Paul Miller was killed by two desperadoes at Station St. and E. Twenty-Fifth St. Edward Reiter, 23, and Robert Longstaff, 21, were shot by police in a gun battle on the National Rd., twelve miles east of the city. The buhet warfare of recent months began in December, when Earl Smith, attendant at a filling station at Madison and Troy Aves. wounded Donald Davis, 22, of 3606 Robson St., when Davis and another youth attempted to hold him up. A few days later Walter Slate, proprietor of the Butter Crust Pie Company, Madison Ave., routed a holdup gang by shooting and wounding George Adams, 21, of 245 E. Minnesota St., and Charles Mangus, 18, of 445 Sanders St. Then came a lull to March 1 when the first death occurred. Detective Englebright shot and killed Frank Woodman of Chicago, when the youth carrying a carpet sweeper he had stolen from an automobile parked on Pearl St., disobeyed his orders to stop. Poiceman Shot Near Home On March 6 Patrolman Norman' Schoen, 29, was killed in front of his home, 88 N. Irvington Ave., as he was returning from duty late at night. Although police never learned who the slayers were, it was believed he was shot by burglars he surprised at work or some criminals whose enmity he had aroused carrying out his police duties. Charles Walker, Negro, 1932 Alvord St., was shot and killed by Sergt. Frank Dailey on Martindale Ave. Walker had fired several shots at another Negro with whom he had been fighting and began shooting at Dailey when Dailey approached. The citizen to die from bandits’ bullets was Frank J. Baden, 50, of 3501 E. Sixteenth St. Baden was killed in a gun Dattle with two youths who held him up in his confectionery at that address. Before he was shot down Baden killed Fred Tomlinson, 1031 Haugh St., one of the bandits. On the same day Lieut. Patrick O’Connor and squad fought a battle on the south side with several youths riding about in a stolen car Stopped by the police the youths scattered and ran. Wilbur Allen, 1705 Naomi St., fired at Patrolman Bartlett and missed and Bartlett killed Allen

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Puff, Puff; Fat Realtors Feel Frisky These Nice Cool Days, So They Run Rate

Top, three Indianapolis realtors trying for a prize "lease” on the fat man’s race, one of the events at their annual Real Estate Board picnic held Thursday at Walnut Gardens. Left to right, Henley T. Hottel, M. G. Edington and Charles A. Ettinger. The realtor children below are engaged in a lemon-and-spoon race.

Members of the Indianapolis Real Estate Board will go back to their offices today a little “sore” because of a day of foot racing, horseshoe pitching, and high diving at their annual picnic Thursday at Walnut Gardens. With their wives and children, the Stolen goods were found in Allen’s rooms. Shoots Store Bandit Ralph Osborne, Greensburg, was killed by a shotgun in the hands of George McCammon, 42, of 1943 Prospect St., on April 12. The youth attempted to hold up McCammon in his lunch room at that address. McCammon ran for his shotgun in his living quarters in the rear and shot Osborne when Osborne started to follow him into the rear room. Deputy sheriffs killed two gunmen booze runners in April. Carl' Taylor, 34, Negro police character, was killed by Deputy Sheriffs Charles Bell and Dale Brown at Kessler Blvd. and ThirtyEighth St., after a mile chase and battle. The driver of the automobilein which Taylor rode and which contained a load of liquor, escaped. Clark Willoughby, 2226 Howaid St., was killed by Deputies Brown and Bell in a gun battle on State Rd. 67, near Eagle Creek. Liquor also was found in Willoughby’s car.

realtors went through a series of contest events beginning with a horseshoe tournament and ending with a special chicken dinner. Three riotous foot races, a free-for-all, a fat men’s race and a three-legged race, were won by J. Roy Moore, James W. Hurt, and L. T. Davis respectively. Edson T. Wood won the horseshoe tournament and Thomas F. Carson and William A. Moslander won the doubles. A ball-throwing contest for the women was won by Mrs. Gaylord Wood. Mrs. C. A. Dahlman won the women’s newspaper foot race. Events for the children included a shoe race, three-legged race, boys’ sack race, and girls’ lemon and spoon race. The winners were Murray Hughes, Jr., and Mary Jane Biehman, shoe race; Charles Rouse 111, boys’ sack

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race; Mary Jane Biehman, girls’ sack race and lemon race. About 20 realtors attended.

PLAN HEALTH COURSES More than 100 Hoosier doctors have enrolled in the tuberculosis short courses to be held in six Indiana cities by the Indiana Tuberculosis Association, Executive Secretary Murry A. Auerbach, has announced. Six two-day courses are to be conducted in the sanatorium at Ft. Wayne, South Bend, Indianapolis, Rockville, Crown Point and Evansville. The prupose of the short course is to acquaint the physicians with recent progress in the treatment of tuberculosis. The Indianapolis clinic is to be held at Sunnyside Sanatorium, Sept. 11-12.

CITY OFFICIALS PARE BUDGETS TO CUTTAXES Seek to Keep 1929 Levy to Minimum Increase Over 1928. Efforts to cut city departmental requests for 1929 appropriations were continued today by city officials to keep down the tax levy increase. - The rate last year was $1,025. The tax board cut the rate to this mark from $1.0975 Mayor L. Ert Slack and City Controller Sterling R. Holt have urged departmental heads to strike out all unnecessary items. Most departments are operating this year under reduced appropriations, made necessary by action of the State tax board and former city councilmen who voted the sllO a year increase for police and firemen’s salary. Economies of government were discussed by department heads and councilmen at the mayor’s cabinet session Wednesday. “We decided to base next year’s budget on the basis of our experience in operating the city this year on a business basis rather than on the estimates of former administrations,” Slack said. It was said that the cabinet agreed on an “adequate” levy, but did not decide on what rate would be necessary. It is conceded that an increase will be needed. Street Budget Cut About $140,000 of certificates of indebtedness issued at 6 per cent interest this year by the works board for emergency street projects will have to be retired from the 1929 money. Street Commissioner Charles A. Grossart is expected to request an increase .of $50,000 to $60,000 for equipment w'hich is needed to replace run dow’n machines. The street commissioner’s budget has been steadily reduced for the past eight years. The works board will seek an increase of about $113,000 over the $700,000 appropriation for utility bills last year, it is said. Deficit of more than $400,00 is to be paid by bond issue. City Engineer A. H. Moore recommended maximum levies of 6 cents for track elevation. 5 cents for street resurfacing and a fund for repairing flood prevention walls. Police Ask Increase Fabian Biemer, municipal garage superintendent, will need about SBO,OOO for the city garage, a slight increase only. The park board budget was cut to “the core” by the former cil making necessary an increase in the levy this year. The department plans to seek 7% cents levy for park purposes and 2 cents for recreation. Mayor Slack has indicated he favors the 3-cent maximum levy for the thoroughfare fund for an extensive street-widening program. Police and fire departments both asked increases over the previous year's expenditures. Two or three boys can double up and rent the kitchenette apartment advertised in tonight's want ads.

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FINE 10 FOR GAMING Jail Terms Also Imposed; One Case Continued. Ten men were fined and sentenced Thursday by Municipal Court Judge Paul C. Wetter on gambling charges. Andrew Smyrnis, 35 W. Maryland St., was fined $25 and costs and sentenced to fifteen days for keeping a gambling house. Charges of

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gambling and visiting a gamblnig house were dismissed. His brother, Sam Smyrnis, was given the same fine and sentence for keeping a gambling house. Eight men found In the poolroom playing dominoes were fined $lO and costs and sentenced to 10 days on charges of visiting a gambling house. Charges of gaming against each were dismissed. William Thompson, the eleventh man found in the poolroom, was charged with gaming and visiting a gaming house, but forfeited his bond for failure to appear. The case of Joseph Hottenroth, charged with keeping a gambling device, was continued to Aug. 27.

.JULY 20, 1928

KELLOGG PAVES WAY TO SIGNING OF PEACE PACT Final Note Is Expected to Accept Invitation for Paris Ceremonies. Bnt hi ted Press WASHINGTON, July 20.—Twelve nations having accepted the American draft of the projected renunciation of war treaty, with two others still to report, Secretary of State Kellogg today began drafting the final note in the negotiations. It is understood this note will be an acceptance of the anticipated invitation from France to sign the treaty in Paris. Provisional arrangements now are being made for the Paris ceremony, which probably will be held Aug. 28. Should no further obstacles arise, Kellogg will sail for France about Aug. 20 or 21. Foreign ministers from all other interested governments, except Japan, likewise are expected to attend. Czecho-Slovakia is still to reply to Kellogg's June 23 note. Favorable answers of Great Britain, Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand and the Union of South Afria were published today. Japan's unconditional acceptance, announced in Tokio today, will be published later. The British and Dominion answers found Kellogg’s interpretation of the provisions of the proposed treaty satisfactory. Foreign Minister Chamberlin, however, noted one exception on behalf of the Imperial Government, pointing out that “as regards the passage of my note of the 19th of May, relating to regions of which the welfare and integrity constitute a special and vital interest for our peace and safety, I need only repeat that His Majesty’s government accept the new treaty upon the understanding that it does not prejudice their freedom of action in this respect.” Since publication of the May 19 note the State Department steadfastly has refused to comment on this declaration of a British "Monroe Doctrine” for the Suez Canal, Egypt and other British spheres of influence.