Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 59, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 July 1928 — Page 3

JULY 30, 1928.

SOUTH SIDE TRACK ELEVATION WAITS FLOOD BOND ISSUE

START OF WORK IS EXPECTED IN 60 OR 00 DAYS $825,000 Ordinance Will Be Introduced to Council Aug. 6. BRIDGE FIRST STEP Contract Calls for Finish of $12,000,000 Project in 10 Years. Work on the Belt Railroad south side track elevation program probably will be begun within sixty or ninety days after passage of a 325,000 flood prevention bond issue by city council, it appeared today. ordnance will be introduced in council Aug. 6, according to present plans. Work on the widening and dredging of the White River channel between Morris and Raymond Sts., which has been awarded to C. E. Jefferson for $497,000. will begin as soon as council passes the bond issue. The contract was awarded in 1927 by a Duvall uv?. ' of works. The legal department has advised that the contract is legal and it is planned to go ahead with the Duvall board agreement. Bridge First Step The Belt entered into an agreement with the city to begin its $12,000,000 south side elevation project within thirty days and complete it within ten years from the date work is started on the straightening of the channel. A huge curve will be eliminated in the straightening plan. The first step of the elevation project will be building of anew bridge over the river, west of the present belt span. The channel will be moved several feet west in the straightening plan. It .is estimated the bridge will cost about $1,500,000 and take eighteen months to complete the job. Beslt Engineer T. R. Ratcliff said the railroad is ready to proceed with its part of the program as soon as the city meets the agreement. The city pays 34 per cent of the costs. The county owes the city $134,000 for track elevation" work, which is being raised by bond issue. That amount with the $312,000 on hand and November taxes will give the city $541,842 with which to pay its share of costs. Levy Will Be Needed Work on the elevation of Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio tracks between Cruse and State Sts. will cost the city about $340,000, leaving $201,000 for the south side program. Tne east side program is expected to be begun as soon as legal requirements are fulfilled on the Oriental St crossing. The city is pushing the vacation of Oriental St. and revising the track elevation plans to eliminate a traffic hazard at Southeastern Ave* If the Belt spends $1,500,000 the first year, the city’s share will be about $510,000, making necessary a three-cent levy in 1929 to raise the balance. _ FOUR BURN TO DEATH IN RAIL WRECK FIRE Men Are Trapped in Box Car; 27 Cars Off Track. BJI United Press GUERNSEY, Wyo., July 30. Four men reported to have burned to death in a freight train wreck on te Burlington Railroad near here. Heavy storms over the week-end had loosened a rail and it gave way as the heavy ninety-six car train passed over it. Twenty-seven cars, most of them filled with crude oil, were derailed. An explosion and fire followed. Burning oil flowed for a mile and a half down the Platte River. Trainmen said they saw four men climb into a box car before the wreck. The car was buried under a blazing car filled with coke early today and rescue attempts were futile. CHANG FUNERAL IS SET Long Mourning Nears End for Chinese General Killed June 4. By United Press TOKIO, July 30.—Final funeral services for the late Manchurian dictator, Chang Tso-lin, will be held in Mukden Thursday, prior to the burial of the remains at Kaoshantze, the native village of the generalissimo. Elaborate preliminary funeral services were held here June 23 and mourning has continued since that date. Chang was killed in a mysterious explosion June 4, which wrecked th railway train on which he was riding. HOLD LAD AS SLAYER Boy, 10, Accused of Murdering 4-Months-Old Baby. By United Press MONTREAL, Quebec, July 30.—A 10-year-old boy is held by authorities today accused of murdering the 4-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Sorel of St. Michael Napierville. The lad. whose name is withheld, has denied the charges. The body of the baby was found by the parents when they returned from working in the fields. They told authorities who contended the boy dashed the infant against the back of a chair, breaking its skull. The boy told authorities that the baby fell from its crib. Angry, Burns Wife’s Home LAKE CITY, Mich., July 30. —When Charles Bodda became peeved at his wife, he burned her home as a means of retaliation.. Bodda confessed to the crime after Sheriff Brown learned that Bodda bought two gallons of gasoline.

RESUME TRACTION SERVICE INTO CITY

Where Prospect St. car tracks were cut Saturday

1929 VOTE COST OUT OFBUDGET Set City Manager Election Expense at $42,000. Costs of the city election in the fall of 1929 to elect a commission, under the city manager form, will be included in the 1929 budget. Present Federal form of city government will be replaced by the city manager form, adopted in 1927 by popular vote, in January, 1930. The commission, which will be chosen at a general election in the fall, will choose the city manager who will operate the municipal corporation on business principes. Mayor L. Ert Slack, friendly to the city manager form, will serve until January 1930. Deputy City Controller A. B. Good said it is estimated that the election will cost the city $42,000. Election Commissioners W. H. Insley, Fred W. Connell and City Clerk William A. Boyce Jr., compose the commission which will stage the vote. 30 KILLED IN BLAZE More Than 300 Injured; Tenements Razed. BJJ United Press WARSAW, Poland, July 30.—Thirty persons were killed and more than 300 inured, half of whom jure said to be in serious condition, in a fire that destroyed a great tenement district at Lodz, it became known today. Casualties have been mounting hourly as victims were discovered and taken to hospitals. The fire started Sunday morning when several benzine tanks exploded. Flames spread rapidly as firemen were unable to check them. The fire raged through mogf of the day. LAVA PERILS ISLAND Eruption of Volcano Gains in Philippines. P.’i United Press MANILA, P. 1., July 30.—Eruption of Mayon volcano on the southern end of the island was increasing today. Lives of members of exploring parties were reported endangered. Residents of that section of the island have completely evacuated. New streams of lava were pouring down the side of the mountain while rocks and ashes were being thrown high into the air. Earth tremors were frequent. Lava from the volcano has destroyed hemp and cocoanut crops of the vicinity. CHIEF DEFIES WOMEN Police Head Refuses to Reinstate Officer. By United Press OSHKOSH, Wis., July 30—A “representation of 500 women voters” doesn’t mean anything to Chief of Police Gabbert, who ruled a policewoman unnecessary here. “I do not intend to be swayed from what I believe my duty,” he replied to a statement of the League of Women Voters. The women seek the reinstatement of Miss Myrtle Bessey on the police force, from which she was dropped when Chief Gabbert told the city council Oshkosh didn't need a policewoman. CHIROPODISTS TO PICNIC Outing Will Be Held During Convention Here. An outing at Broad Ripple Park Aug. 9, will be one of the features of the seventeenth annual convention of the National Association of Chiropodists-Podiatrists here Aug. 7 to 10. A chicken dinner and an entertainment program are included in plans for the event. The association is conducting a campaign of public education in the care and treatment of the feet and is cooperating with The Times in staging a perfect foot contest during the convention. TRAIN BANDITS ESCAPE No Trace Found of Pair That Robbed Southern Pacific. BU United Press EUGENE, Ore., July 30.—N0 trace had been found today ®f the two masked bandits who held up Southern Pacific train No. 16, as it approached Eugene, Sunday. The bandits boarded the train just outside the city and hurriedly went from car to car, robbing the passengers. They took only money and the passengers reported their losses were not great.

Negotiations for Use of Street Railway Tracks Go On. Indianapolis & Southeastern traction cars from Shelbyville, Rushville and Greensburg were proceeding to the Traction Terminal today over tracks of the Indianapolis Street Railway Company, while officials of the two companies continued negotiations for a contract covering use of the city trackage. The street railway company tore up its tracks at the junction with the I. & S. tracks on Prospect St. Saturday morning, because the I. & S., successor to the Indianapolis & Cincinnati Traction Company, had not made a contract for use of the city tracks when the change in ownership became effective Friday. Until Saturday evening, when unbroken service was re-established, passengers outbound and inbound were transferred to and from the terminal in busses. Joseph A. McGowan, secretarytreasurer of the street railway company, said service was resumed “out of deference to a request of the public service commission, and in order that the public might not be inconvenienced." Interurban company attorneys contend that the I. & C. contract with the street railway company for use of the city tracks had been sold along with the traction property at the receiver’s sale in Rush County, and that by the decree of the court the new company had ninety days in which to accept or reject any of the old contracts, franchises, leases or tracks, agreements sold with the property.

Foot Portraits Latest Fad for Women of City

Winner in Contest Will Be Decided at State Convention. Foot portraits are all the rage these days, with The Times staging a foot contest for valuable prizes. The winner will be eligible for the National Perfect Foot Contest later in the year. The contest will be judged by officials and experts who are delegates to the convention of the National Association of ChiropodistsPodiatrists at the Lincoln, Aug. 7 to 10. The entrants in the contest will bring pictures of their feet to the Foot Contest Editor of The Times, or if they do not have a picture of their feet, arrange for being photographed by The Times photographer today. Prize for Smallest Since the perfect foot may be large or small, a special extra prize will be given for the smallest foot in the contest. Age is no bar to entry in the contest—the heajth and shapeliness of the feet is the only basis for Judging. Dr. Joseph Lely veld, director of research for the national association, will be in complete charge of the contest. Similar competitions have been conducted in other American cities, and the winners in all these contests will be judged to discover the most nearly normal feet In the country. The contest is being run as part of the research and scientific work of the convention. The photographs wIU be examined by the judges, and the owners of the most nearly perfect ones will be asked personally to appear for the finals. Dr. Lelyveld advises contestants and all others who want healthy, normal feet, to wear shoes and stockings of sufficient length. Good Chance to Win “Stockings must be longer than the foot,” he says, “to prevent ingrown nails and large joints. Shoes must be roomy and comfortable. The correct shoe balances the foot and body on nature's three-point suspension. They should be made so as to bend freely at the ball of the foot, with an upper leather of a soft kid, calf or Kangola leather.” It is the outspoken opinion of local podiatrists that the winner of the Indianapolis contest will have an excellent chance to win the national title. Indianapolis women, they say, have exceptionally well-formed feet. Entrants wishing to be photographed by the Times Staff photographer may report to the Times office today, or any day this week, between 11:30 a. m. and 1:00 p. m„ where photographs will be taken free. Wounded Hoosier May Die By Times Special MICHIGAN CITY, Ind., July 30. —Harry Deutscher, 28, this city, is near death from a bullet wound inflicted by Edward Nimon, 20, Chicago, who is held pending outcome of the wound.

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FOURTEEN DEAD BY VIOLENCE ON WEEK-END LIST Autos and Drowning Cause Six of Indiana Fatalities. Violent deaths in Indiana over the week-end reached a total of eleven, three auto accidents, two drowning and slayings being among the causes. James Parker, 48 Mooresville, died of injuries suffered when struck here by an auto driven by a hit-and-run motorist. James Spiece, 18, Chicago, and Miss Katherine Downing, 19, Warsaw, were killed when an auto was struck by a Winona interurban car. Steve Loloke, 21, South Bend, was drowned while swimming in an abandoned gravel pit. William Tiefel, 48, superintendent of the Brazil-Clay mines two miles west of Brazil, was killed by an explosion of dynamite. He set off a charge of the explosive in a mine which had failed the day previous and evidently failed to get far enough away before the blast. James Massey, 20, Chicago, drowned in Cedar Lake near Crown Point while swimming. Elmer Wells, 41, Gary, was fatally hurt when he was run over by a caterpillar crane. Edgar Gadger, 19, Chicago, was drowned when a boat capsized in Lake Michigan, half a mile off-shore at Michigan City. Stanley Ross, 35, Indianapolis, died early Saturday of a bullet wound inflicted Friday night at Logansport by an unidentified man. Ross was employed by a carnival company. He is said to have quarreled with another employe and shortly afterward staggered from behind a wagon on the carnival grounds suffering from the wound. Philip Lantz, 2, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Lantz, Millersburg, died as a a result of eating tablets containing poison, which he mistook for candy. Albert Chaplin, 64, Marion, is dead of injuries suffered when he was struck by a street car. Herman Stecker, 5, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Steckler, near Buskin, was killed when thrown from a wagon when a team of horses ran away. Earl .Hartsel, 16, Gilead, was drowned in Lukens Lake. Harry Deutscher, Michigan City, succombed this morning to a bullet wound inflicted by Edward Nimon, Chicago during a drunken brawl at a bam dance.

60,000 ATTEND ANNUAL FEAST OF LANTERNS 25,000 Japanese Lamps Lend Color to Festival. More than 60,000 attended the thirty-fourth annual Feast of Lanterns Saturday night at Spades Park. The event is estimated to have brought about $4,000 to the Brookside Civic League, under whose auspices it is held. The money goes to league charities, Red Cross, community fund and the like. Twenty-five thousand Japanese lanterns were hung in the park, on surrounding streets and yards Brookside Av.e, E. Tenth St. and bordering streets were gayly decorated. Even the street cars'that passed through the neighborhood had been trimmed. Special police were on hand to handle the crowds. There was dancing in the street and an entertainment program. Miss Catherine Brooks, 929 Prospect St., won the Charleston contest, and will be given a term of free lessons at the school of Mrs Ruthanna Kersting. Pupils of Mrs. Kersting’s school took part in the entertainment program. The Big Four band played. REPORT FOUR MISSING Police Asked to Search for Two Girls and Men. Four persons were reported missing by police today. Miss Mattie Kish, 15, of 1326 W. Washington St., has been gone since Saturday, when she left home to go Ndowntown, her mother told the officers. George Lewis, 75, of 1533 E. Raymond St., is reported to have disappeared Sunday. Police here were asked to watch for Frances Metee, 18, who disappeared from her home at Youngstown, Ohio. Jpsse H. Turner, Negro, usher at Union Station, was reported missing from his home, 432 W. TwentySixth St., by his wife. PURSE SNATCHER HELD Paroled Prisoner Arrested After Alleged Theft. Hillard Morris, alias Sandtop, 28, of 529 Fisk St,., better known to the police as “Wild Cat Shoot,” was arrested on charge of vagrancy and petit larcency, Sunday, by Patrolmen Lee Oliver and George Paxton, Morris is alleged to have confessed to having grabbed a purse from Mitilda Cherry, Negro, 529 Leon St., at Brooks and Eleventh Sts. The two patrolmen recovered the purse, a watch and $2 and some insurance papers. There was $16.60 missing from the purse, which was hidden in an empty house on Missouri St. Morris, who is on parole from Indiana State Reformatory, would have been eligible for pardon within a month.

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Bobby Moore Bobby Moore, 1511 Haugh St., has been training hard for the Times-Capitol Dairy derby, and is shown here resting up after a hard practice sprint. Bobby is 11 years old and is entered from the Fall Creek playground.

OUIZ OF WRECK BEOUIM4 HURT Attorneys’ Special in RearEnd Collision. WOODLAND, Cal., July 30.—Attempts were made today to fix responsibility for the train wreck which injured more than two score attorneys returning from the American Bar Association’s convention at Seattle. The rear of the association’s special train was struck by the locomotive of the Cascade Limited of the Southern Pacific railroad at Cortena, north of here, late Sunday. The list of injured totaled fortyfour and it was believed that more names might be added. Thomas B. Cotter of Plattsburgh, N. Y.; Clarence Scott of Quincy, 111., and J. F. Kane, Pittsburgh, Pa., were reported in critical conditiou at the Arbuckie Sanitarium near here. Numerous theories were advanced concerning the cause of the wreck, several persons on the special blaming the flagman, E. L. Taylor, for not going far enough back of the train to halt the Cascade, which was running ten minutes behind schedule. Taylor denied the charges, which were first made by injured persons at the Arbuckie Sanitarium. Dr. J. Toner of San Francisco was proclaimed hero of the wreck. He was on the special and rendered first aid to the injured, although he had been shaken up. RACE DRIVER INJURED Kenneth Holdaway Near Death After Crash. Kenneth Holdaw’ay, 23, of 3146 Kenwood Ave., is at the Methodist Hospital today near death as a result of injuries sustained when his race car was wrecked on a dirt track at Rushville Sunday. He is suffering from internal injuries and possible concussion of the brain. Holdaway was attempting to qualify for a fifty-mile race, when his car overturned several times on a turn and was demolished. He was driving as a substitute for Frank Harvey of Milroy, Ind., in the latter’s car. It was Holdaway’s fourth race, since he was licensed as a pilot by the American Automobile Association last fall. He was a student at Butler University last semester, and was pledged to the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. LUDLOW WILL SPEAK Story of Newspaper Career to Be Told to County Teachers. “Recollections of a Busy Newspaper Career” will be the subject of Louis Ludlow, Democratic nominee for Congress from this district, when he addresses Marion County teachers Aug. 31 in the Criminal courtroom at the Courthouse. Reminscences of his years as a Washington correspondent and president of the National Press Club will be given. A number of addresses before schools, churches, women's clubs and other non-political organizations are planned by Ludlow before the November elections, in which he will oppose i the Republican incumbent, Ralph Updike. FOIL STORE ROBBERY Negro Is Interrupted in Effort to Enter Grocery. A negro prowler attempting to enter the William Wallace grocery, 210 S. Audubon Rd., at 3 a. m. today was interrupted by Ray Turner 2844 Rader St., a merchant policeman, and Hugh Enyart, watchman for the Pennsylvania Railroad. The two men heard the man at work in the rear of the grocery. The Negro ran and escaped.

Not Gas Hawk? CHICAGO. July 30.—Police along Michigan Ave., here were ordered last night to trail and kill a hawk which was reported to be killing pigeons which fly about the business district.

W. C. T. U. HEAD I SAYS DRY LAW HERE TO STAY Tells World Convention in Switzerland U. S. Has Been Hampered. By United Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland, July 30. —Prohibition in the United States will not be repealed, Mrs. Ella A. Boole, president of the American Women’s Christian Temperance Union, Sunday night told the thirteenth convention of the world’s W. C. T. U. “Marvelous as have been the results of prohibition we have not received full benefit of this good law because of the determined opposition of the liquor trade in those countries where it is not illegal to manufacture, and of those who were controlled by greed, avarice and appetite," Mrs. Boole continued. “In most of the States the prohibition law is as well observed and enforced as any other law, but there are certain wet centers which dominate a large section of the press and of public opinion. On the other hand a study of the opposition to prohibition as indicated by the fifty-nine wet bills introduced in the last Congress, seeking to modify or repeal prohibition, reveals the fact that the authors of these oills come from only nine States and that they live in ten cities—New York and Buffalo, Newark, Detroit, St. Paul, Chicago, St. Louis, Baltimore, Boston and Milwaukee.

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MEXICO TO ACT THIS WEEK IN SLAYER'S CASE Obregon Assassin Turned Over to Civil Courts for Trial. Bjl United Press MEXICO CITY. July 30.—Jose d9 Leon Toral, admitted slayer of President-Elect Alvaro Obregon, will know his fate within a few days. Toral, with all the others arrested after Obregon was assassinated, will be turned over to custody of the civil courts today by the police. It was decided some time ago to give Toral a civil trial instead of the customary court martial. General Rios Zertouche, police chief, also has announced he will make public the findings of the police in connection with the Obregon assassination, simultaneous with turning over Toral to the civil courts. This statement is expected today. While police investigation of that murder is coming to a close, selection of the new president of Mexico —to serve after December 1, when Plutarco Calles’ term expires—still is causing considerable difficulty: extraordinary session of Con-, gress, called some time before Obregon’s assassination, will open to-* day, but it is not likely this body will go into the Presidential situation. The body will meet for only two hours, and this seemed to preclude any possibility of a discussion on the success to Calles.

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