Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 176, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 December 1928 — Page 3

DEC. 13, 1928.

FIERY DEBATE MARKS MEETING OF BARGROUP Report on Municipal Court Reform Leads to Stormy Session. Attorneys who attended the Indianapolis Bar Association meeting Wednesday night at the Columbia Club today probably were trying to find out just what happened during the three-hour battle. The meeting was marked with dozens of motions, many of which were heard only by a few persons, others which were ignored and one or two that were strongly supported to victory. The session was on edge until thereading of the report for reform of the criminal municipal courts and then pandemonium broke loose. Report Is Read Paul G. Davis of the municipal court investigating committee read his report that contained the following statements: That certain bondsmen and attorneys work together; the city prison is grossly inadequate, and not a fit place for confinement of large numbers of persons; that the municipal courts are inadequate; there is a lack of harmony between the courts and the police department, because “ox lack of confidence in and respect foxeach department of the government for the other.” The report said there has been resentment over appointment of court bailiffs which now is in control of the police department and which should be left to the courts; that the prosecutor’s officer and the courts do not harmonize and that there is not proper respect for the courts. Recommendations Made The committee recommended that the prosecutor, court and police department work together to prevent unnecessary arrests; that the police recognize the right of only the court to fix bonds; that the prosecutor should be on hand to aid persons against exorbitant bondmen’s fees; that the civil and criminal municipal judges rotate every thirty days and that a permanent bar association committee be named to work with the courts. The committee also incorporated in its recommendations three sections that had to do with the appointment of municipal judges. In one, the statement was made that judges should not be reappointed for a second term. This would “have a decided tendency to remove this court from political influence” the report stated. Deferred Thirty Days The report also set out that judges should not hold any political offices or be active in politics. Another section seeks to have the governor ask the association for advice in selecting judges. The entire report, with the exception of the section that referred to the second term appointments of the judges, was deferred for thirty days. The reappointment section was killed on the floor of the meeting. Before this was done, however, political alignments began to appear. Friends of the incumbent, Judge Dan V. White, whose term expires Dec. 31, formed in a groupand waged the battle for rejection of the non-reappointment section; supporters of Thomas C. Whallon and those of William H. Sheaffer, candidates for the place, stood in favor of the section. Cameron Objects Then Clifton R. Cameron, judge of one of the courts under investigation, cut loose with this: “The committee members say they talked to the judges before making this report. I had perhaps a ten-minute chat with two members of the committee and at another time Davis referred to the matter in an incidental fashion. “I’ve been on the court bench for a year and I don’t know what to do about the situation. The jreport of his committee may be right. Reference has been made to the chief of police—there is the trouble. The test is between the police department and the court. Exception Is Taken “Who is supposed to have the privilege of fixing bonds and other things? Not the chief of police, but the courts. And about the bailiffs let me tell this association one thing. Ttle othen day we were rushing in my court and I needed all the help I could get and the chief of police sent the bailiffs out to drill. Give us a chance to have a court.” Davis immediately took exception to Cameron’s remarks. “The committee stayed with the judges fully an hour and the first man to leave the meeting was Cameron,” he said. Then Ira M. Holmes, ally of George V. Coffin, Seventh district chairman made his appearance. Court Rules Rewritten “If you are going to take this court out of politics put it on the ballot,” he declared. Either limit the time or fix it so the bar association makes the appointment, so the Governor has nothing to do with it.” A few minutes after the non-re-appointment clause was rejected Holmes and Whallon departed. In addition to this, the association knocked asunder the uniform court rules that were presented for consideration. Many of them were referred back to the committee to be rewritten while others were killed at the meeting. fortune! $30,000,000 Patten Owned $7,600,000 in Bank Stock Alone, Is Report. By United Press CHICAGO. Dec. 13.—Pending proba' ng of the will of James A. Patten, wheat king who died recently, it has been revealed that he owned stock in seven Chicago banks, valued now at $7,603,552. His total fortune is estimated as high as $30,000,000, but the exact amount will remain indefinite until the will J* filed In court.

Hoover Welcomed by Wild Waves

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High on the bridge of the U. S. S. Maryland, good will ship of his South American tour, stands PresidentElect Herbert Hoover. He has made an ocean voyage, has crossed the equator fourteen times, but still likes to stay on deck and watch his ship plow through the waves. In the inset, you see him making a rather dangerous landing from the navy gig to the wharf at La Union, San Salvador, his second stop. The Gulf of Fonseca was quite rough w;hen the party went ashore.

DRYER FUNERAL SET Well-Known City Attorney to Be Buried Friday. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p. m. Friday for Charles A. Dryer, 75, of 1636 Central avenue, an Indianapolis attorney for the last fifty-two years, who died Wednesday of heart disease. Mr. Dryer had been ill for a week. Burial will be in Crown Hill cemetery. Mr. Dryer served as master commissioner of the county superior court in 1883 and later was attorney for the school board. He formerly was president of the Indianapolis Bar Association, a member of the state bar and the American Bar Association. Mr. Dryer was a member of the Scottish Rite, the Columbia Club, Oriental lodge No. 500, F. & A. M., and the Meridian Street M. E. church. In addition to the widow, he is survived by a son, Dr. Don S. Dryer of Los Angeles; a daughter, Mrs. Alex Vonnegut of Indianapolis, and a sister, Mrs. Martin Miller of Pasadena, Cal. VETERANS’ RITES SET George Murray to Be Buried Friday at Metamora. Funeral services for George Murray, 82, surviving memmber of Cos. H, 139th Indiana Infantry, who died Tuesday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Wilking, 627 E. Morris street, will be held at 7:30 tonight at the home of the daughdaughter and at Metamora at 10:30 ter and at Metemora at 10:30 Friday morning. Burial will be at Metamora. Two Hurt in Auto Fire By Times Special WINCHESTER, Ind., Dec. 13. Chester Brown and his son, 4, are suffering from severe bums received when the tank of an auto they occupied exploded while being filled with gasoline. Alleged Slayer on Trial By Times Special PAOLI, Ind., Dec. 13.—Cressy J. Cooper, 32, is on trial in Orange circuit court here charged with the murder of Carl C. Conn, 40, English. Conn was shot down in his store June 10.

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Dry, Warm Air Causes Sick Wave, Says Doctor

City Sanitarian Points to Danger of Indoor Life. “If you live a hot air existence and don’t provide moisture do not grumble when you get a cold.” This slogan was adopted by Dr. Herman Q. Morgan, city sanitarian, as result of the wave of respiratory infections, sore throats, la grippe and cases bordering on influenza. During the Jast month about three of every five persons in the city have suffered from one of the disorders, Dr. Morgan estimates. “Present waves of respiratory diseases which invaded the civilized world during the last twenty years have been influenced in frequency by present day methods of heating and ventilation. Indoor Existence Basic ,Cause “If one surveys the mounting peak of such diseases you can’t help being impressed with the upward trend both in cases and death rates as more and more of the world’s population live an indoor existence. "Dry overheated atmosphere deprived of humidity continually saps the protective secretions of the mucous membrane of the nose and throat and makes these structures readily succeptible to cold germs and other organisms. “The precautionary measure of having mositure available in the home, office and public meeting places, will aid materially in increasing resistance against respiratory infection. “Any one who takes a cold during the epidemic should go to bed at once and not make the mistake of trying to wear out the cold. The prevailing type differs from the ordinary cold in that it causes a more severe toxic condition and goes into the sines and inner ear if not checked. “11l effects can be prevented by remaining indoors and in bed and keeping the bodily temperature even.” Wave Differs from Influenza The present wave differs from influenza which was prevalent during 1917 when many lives were lost in that influenza results In hemorrhage of the nose and lungs, result-

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ing in a blood-tinged sputum, said Dr. Morgan. These symptoms are not showing in the present infections, he said. MRS. WHITLOCK DIES Mother of Former Ambassador to Belgium Passes. By United. Press URBANA, 0., Dec. 13.—Mrs. Mallie Whitlock, mother of Brand Whitlock, former ambassador to Belgium and aunt of Congressman Charles Brand, died at her home here Wednesday night from heart trouble. Whitlock was in Cannes, France, when his mother became critically ill. He began a transAtlantic race which put him at her bedside last week. JUMPS OFF CAR; HURT Two Women Injured in Leap; Controller Catches Fire. Leaping from a Prospect street car when the controller caught fire at Prospect street and Villa'avenue Wednesday afternoon, two women were severely burned. They are Mrs, Doris Dixon, 37, of 543 Trowbridge street, and Mrs. John Harvey, 1032 Churchman avenue. NAVY IN NEED OF MEN Inadequate Personnel Stressed by Admiral in Report. By United Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 13—The enlisted personnel of the United States Navy is inadequate to operate successfully all the vessels in commission, Admiral Charles F. Hughes, chief of naval operations, said in his annual report today. Liquor Raid Nets Funnel By Times Special COLUMBUS, Ind., Dec. 13.—A funnel which police say smells of liquor is being held following a raid at the home of Jesse Hayes, 45, who escaped arrest, but faces a charge of selling liquor to an unnamed person prior to the raid.

EXPEDITION TO SEEK GOLDEN SEA Divers Will Attempt to Take Millions From Sunken Ship. By United Press SEATTLE, Dec. 13.—'The sum of $3,000,000 in gold lies deepen the cold waters of one of the many passes around Douglas Island on the Inside passage to Alaska. It is the dream and hope of two Seattle men—George Henderson and H. G. Koller—to recover that fortune. Twenty-six years ago one cold, foggy September night, the big Alaskan steamer Islander slowly made its way through the treacherous channels. Aboard the craft was a capacity load of passengers, men and women coming home from the northern gold fields. Men and women who had won fortunes, iff conquering the hardships of the north. In the small office of the purser there was more than $3,000,000 in gold. The ship’s safe had been filled to overflowing and some of the vast wealth was stacked in boxes and in sacks on the floor. Suddenly there pame a sharp shock, followed by four short blasts on the ship's whistle. The Islander had struck a submerged reef around Douglas Island. She partially filled, but the rising tide carried the Islander off the reef and she drifted for three miles before sinking with her precious cargo and seventy-eight human lives. The vessel plunged to the bottom—3lo feet—far below th€

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reach of any known diving outfit of that day. Today, Henderson and Koller, have organized a salvage company, and with a diving outfit designed by Henderson, they plan to seek this

treasure. Henderson is positive his outfit can be used successfully in water to a depth of 600 feet. It consists mainly of a tube, about fifteen feet long and weighing more than 5,000 pounds.

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AIR PIONEERS JOIN TO FIGHT OLD FOE, FOG Experts Seek Betterment of Weather Forecasts to Aid Fliers. By United P?cs* WASHINGTON. Dec. 13.—Pioneers of the air lanes, noted aviation experts of the world, and scientists joined today at the second session of the International Civil Aeronautics conference to combat the common enemies of flying—fog, storm, and darkness. Safety in air flights depends upon accurate weather forecasting, rapid communication, and improved radio beacons, delegates said. Weather forecasting and reporting methods must be improved if trans-Atlantic air traffic is to become commonplace, J. C. Hunsaker, vice-president of the GoodyearZeppelin Company, Akron, 0., told the conference. He suggested international cooperation in collecting and exchanging weather data from ship.; at sea. It is imperative that weather science keep pace with advancement in aeronautics, Lieutenant F. W. Reichelderfer, United States naval meterologist at Lakehurst air station, declared. Willis R. Gregg, senior meterologist of the United States weather bureau, suggested establishment of better “ground-to-plane” radio communication. “If a pilot starts out with good weather forecast and expected and a fog suddenly develops at his terminal, the pilot could be informed by radio and either land or turn back,” Gregg said.