Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 76, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 August 1929 — Page 11
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STREET CAR FARE HIKE IS ASM GARY Boost to Dime Sought by Insull Subsidiary in Northern City. OTHER CITIES AFFECTED Cost to Hammond Would Be Cut: No Changes in Valparaiso Rate. Gary street car patrons will pay 10 cents Instead of the present 8-cent fare if a petition filed with the public service commission by the Gary Railways Company is granted. The company is an Insull subsidiary. The company asks authority to establish a 10-cent fare, a rate of twelve tokens for $1 and a weekly "nickel” pass for regular patrons. The latter will sell for 40 cents and the holders of the weekly pass then may ride the cars by paying a 5-cent fare. The company will issue free transfers to connecting street car and motor bus routes. School children’s tickets will remain six for 25 cents. Under the proposed plan, the present three-fare zones in Gary, Hammond, and East Chicago will be eliminated, thus doing away with the present double fares in these cities, it was said. Such a step would reduce the fare between Gary and Hammond from 24 cents to 20 cents and would permit Gary passengers to ride anywhere within the city limits for a single fare. No change in the present cash or commutation rates on the Hobart, Crown Point, and Valparaiso division is proposed by the company, according to announcement by officials. Fare increase is to be asked on the ground that there is but a 4 per cent return on the capital now and the law gives 6 per cent.
GUARD RAILS WILL PROTECT FERRY DOCKS Fatal Plunge of Automobile Stirs State Action. Bu United Press EVANSVILLE, Ind., Aug. B. Steps have been taken here to place safety rails on all Indiana ferry docks, as a result of the death Tuesday of John L. Graulich, 41, drowned when his automobile plunged through a rail into the Ohio river. Robert W. Chambers, vice-presi-dent of the Hoosier Automobile Association and president of the Evansville Auto Club, led the movement, which is expected to be statewide. Faulty brakes and an unguarded dock were held responsible for Graulich’s death. PROBATE DEPUTY LOSES JOB FOR LONG ABSENCE County Clerk Objects to Four-Week Vacation Trip. Taking a four weeks’ vacation instead of the two weeks allotted her today had deprived Mrs. Bird K. Vandeman. chief deputy clerk in probate court, of her position. George A. Hutsell. county clerk, in making the announcement, said Miss Martha Kipp, a deputy probate clerk, had been appointed to fill Mrs. Vandeman’s Job. The post pays SI,BOO a year. Mrs. Stella Cclborn was employed by Hutsell to fill Miss Kipp’s position. CITY FIREMEN WILL WEAR SERVICE STARS Gold Insignia to Give Standing to Veteran “Smoke-Easters.” City firemen will wear gold stars on their left sleeve, indicating their years of service in the department. The new- order of the board of safety was issued to give standing to veterans in the department, Ira Haymaker, board member, explained. Fire Chief Harry Voshell wears five stars, indicating twenty-five years in service. ANDERSON MAN CHOSEN D. E. Weidler Named Indiana Central Treasurer. D. E. Weidler. acting head of the education department, Indiana Central college, was elected treasurer of the college at a recent meeting of the executive committee. Weidler formerly was principal of Anderson high school. He will be assisted by P. G. Snively. for the last three years secretary to President L J. Good. Anna Dale is the president’s new secretary. The summer session of the school, in which approximately 120 students are enrolled, closes Friday. OLD SOLDIERS TO LEAVE Indiana G. A. R. Members to Attend Encampment. Indiana G. A. R. members will leave Indianapolis at 2 p. m., Sept 7. to attend the sixty-third national encampment of the organization at Portland, Maine, Sept. 8 to 12. Charles Hale. Indiana department commander, announced today. The Indiana group will leave the Indianapolis Union station on the Big Four route, via Cleveland and Boston.
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Wife of Man Sought for ‘Accident’ on Detroit River Arrested. Bu United Press DETROIT, Mich., Aug. B.—Mrs. Maxine Heath, attractive 24-year-old private secretary, was held today in connection with the death of Richard J. Sandlands, federal prohibition agent, as the combined forces of government and police department sought her husband, John M. Heath, whose reported struggle with Sandlands is believed to have caused the agent's death early Saturday. Mrs. Heath, w r ho was on board the yacht Maxine when the fatal hand-to-hand scuffle occurred, had been under the constant surveillance of federal officers since Sandlands was reported missing Monday. She was taken into custody late Wednesday night and lodged at police headquarters as a federal prisoner. No charge has been placed against her. Sandland’s body was recovered from the Detroit river Wednesday.
Your Turn Now Police Captain Told to ‘Sing ’Em’; Returns Compliment.
POLICE CAPTAIN JOHN AMBUHL, secretary to Chief Claude Worley, was touring with dignity and calm Wednesday afternoon. As he approached St. Clair and Pennsylvania streets he beheld a direct violation of the city traffic law. There stood a car double parked! Stopping his auto beside the other car, Ambuhl yelled at the driver: “What’s the idea of double parking?” “Sing ’em. big boy, sing ’em,” was the retort. It didn’t take long for Ambuhl to get out of the car. Repeating the question and receiving the same answer, he barked: “You sing ’em a while, big boy, you’re under arrest.” Ambuhl said the alleged law violator is a drug clerk, but would not make public his name. CIVIC LEAGUE URGES BOULEVARD EXTENSION Owners Willing to Dispose of Property for Improvement, South Meridian Civic League today urged extension of the Pleasant Run boulevard from Meridian street to Bluff road. A committee of league members has been named to confer with city officials in an effort to bring about the improvement. At a meeting Wednesday night at 12 East lowa street, Samuel Barringer reported majority of property owners are willing to dispose of the property needed for the improvement at market value. Donovan N. Hoover, secretary of the citizens school committee, pointed out the need for electing a high grade school board this fall.
SLAYER SUSPECT ASKS FOR MONEY
Bu United Press VALPARAISO, Ind., Aug. B. Charged with the murder of Miss Cameola Soutar, whose body was found in a swamp near here more than a month ago, Mrs. Catherine Cassler and her adopted son, Edward, have petitioned circuit court for aid in their defense. Mrs. Cassler claims to be penniless and says she can not hire an attorney for the trial. The state alleges that Mrs. Cassler killed the young woman CHURCH IS LOOTED Thieves Take Rugs and Silverware From Place of Worship. Bu United Press NOBLESVILLE, Ind.. Aug. 8. Thieves entered the Hill Baptist church near here, stole a rug valued at several hundred dollars, linen and silverware, it was revealed today.
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BOARD OUSTS PRINCIPAL OF ANDERSON HIGH John Miller Resigns Upon Demand; New Head Not Yet Considered. CAUSED BY FRICTION Recommended Removal of Seven Teachers to City Officials. Bu Times Special ANDERSON, Ind., Aug. B.—Friction in the faculty of Anderson senior high school, which cropped out last May when the school board failed to order contract renewals for seven teachers, has resulted in the ousting of John D. Miller, principal. Miller, who is attending a summer course in Columbia university, wired his resignation from New York in response to a telegram sent him following a meeting of the board Monday night, demanding his resignation. The ousted principal is prominent in Indiana high school basketball as a referee, having officiated at several state tournaments. He taught in the English department of the local high school until about one year ago when he was elevated to the principalship, to succeed D. E. Wiadler. Seven Teachers Ousted Cancellation of the contracts of the seven teachers was attempted on the recommendation of Principal Miller in a move to get rid of the members of the faculty who were alleged not to be friendly to him. The board, then composed of John Hyde, Dr. Weir Miley and Mrs. Augusta Millspaugh, sustained Principal Miller, but with the succession of Hyde by Joseph T. Day, Democrat, the balance of pwer changed, and Miller’s dismissal came at the first meeting attended by the new member of the board. Miss Mary Wilson, English instructor, who was one of the seven teachers slated for dismissal, asked for a hearing provided by the teachers’ tenure law and this matter was hanging Are when the board turned on Miller. Supposition is that the charges brought against Miss Wilson will now be dismissed and she will be allowed to return to her position. Others Not Given Contracts Other instructors who were not given contracts are Miss Blanche Swindell, head of the English department; A. R. Rogge, head of the commercial department; Miss Minnie L. Adams, English and history teacher; Miss Mazie V. Bailey, commercial teacher; Miss Elizabeth Potter, Spanish and commercial teacher; Miss Marjorie C. Parish, commercial teacher. Seme of these teachers have signed contracts to teach elsewhere. The school board has not considered the appointment of anew principal.
IDENTIFY NEGRO THIEF AS FORMER CONVICT Fingerprints Remain Only Clew to Robberies. Rit Times R nee ini SOUTH BEND, Ind., Aug. B. Mose Stephens, 42-year-old Negro prowler, held as the burglar who has victimized a score of South Bend householders, came a little closer to the life imprisonment penalty. Photographs received from Arkansas and Oklahoma identifying him as a former prisoner in the western state prisons. Aside from the similarity of fingerprints found on one of the ransacked homes to Stephens’, police have failed to unearth concrete evidence connecting Stephens with the mysterious prowler who terrorized the city. Stephens admits serving time in both Oklahoma and Arkansas, but denies that he broke into local homes. Fall Term Starts Sept. 3 Ru Times RnefAaX MARION, Ind., Aug. B.—The fall term of the Grant county schools will start Sept, 3, according to Superintendent M. Cliff Townsend. Buildings and other equipment are being placed in first class condition during the vacation period.
over attentions she allegedly paid her husband. The accused woman once before served time for murder in connection with the death of a Chicago man.
RICH BEQUEST OF MINING LANDS WON BY KINDNESS TO ‘BROKE’ CLAIM OWNER
ANDERSON, Ind., Aug. B.—All strange inheritances are not jokes, it has been learned by G. L. Carmody, railroad engineer, who has returned from the wilds of Canada satisfied that mining lands which he recently inherited are valuable. Carmody inspected the 160 acres of land bequeathed to him in the will of R. O. Davidson, college graduate, engineer, pioneer and claim seeker, and found them to contain large mineral deposits. Following his graduation from the Colorado School of Mines, Davidson rose to a place of prominence as a mining engineer. He once was connected with the Clark interests, now the Anaconda Corporation, but misfortune overtook him and he led a life of ups and downs until his death near Prince Rupert, June 4, 1927, after having staked off three mining n]ft.irpg |
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Graf Zeppelin Is 'Toy 9 Beside U. S. Ships
HHk Just two years from now they’ll any other dirigible ever built, has of work on the new navy snips. ' PPP- ' turn out dirigibles in the United already started In Akron, O. s.—Here is America’s bid for suiWHi States each twice as big as the I.—There are twelve of these premacy of the air. 6. —Just look . mmk I Graf Zeppelin. Assembling of the 200-foot high arches in the hang- at the Graf Zeppelin in comparijglgferasMHi new ships, which will far eclipse er. 2.—lnterior of the cabin of son.
AGED MAN INJURED Casper Losey, 76, Knocked Down by Truck. Casper Losey, 76, of 607 Adelaide street, was injured today when knocked down by a truck as he crossed East New York street at Alabama street. He sustained head and body injuries and was taken to the city hospital. Richard Brashear, 27, of 835 North California street, was driver of the truck. Captured After Long Chase Bu United Press BEDFORD, Ind., Aug. B.—Chased fifteen miles before being apprehended, James Britt, 52, and Mrs. Clinton, Miller, 23, were held in jail here today charged with transporting liquor. Authorities said they were able to catch the couple after a tire blew out.
SOCIETY WIFE SAYS MATE USED WHIP
Well-Known Philadelphia Man to Be Sued for Divorce. Bit United Press PHILADELPHIA, Aug. B.—Mrs. Leona Slack Patterson, wife of Warren G. Patterson, former United States trade commissioner in Bombay, India, and former Philadelphia society man, is in a serious condition at her father’s country home in Springlake, N. J., as the result of a beating administered by her husband, her father Cornelius Slack, wealthy Trenton, N. J., contractor, said today. Miss Slack and Patterson were married in Bombay last Feb. 10. Patterson, at one time a resident of Pottsville, Pa., is a descendant of Edward Shippen, Philadelphia's first mayor. Slack told newspaper men that he received a radiogram from his daughter, who was returning to America with her husband on the liner President Adams, in which she said her husband was intoxicated and had beaten her severely with a heavy Indian slave whip. Patterson could not be located when Slack met his daughter at New York, Tuesday, and efforts to get in touch with him have been unsuccessful so far. Slack said his daughter will file suit for divorce immediately.
STATE GAME LAWS BROKEN BY MANY
259 Arrests Made in June, With 243 Convictions, Lieber Reports. Fish and game law violators arrested in June totaled 259, according to the report of the conservation department, issued today by Director Richard Lieber. There were 243 convictions, fourteen cases remain open and two were dismissed, the report states. Fines and costs aggregated $5,686.25, which goes to local school funds. Leading offenses were hunting or fishing without license, 67; taking fish in closed season, 67; taking undersized fish, 41; use of illegal seines and nets, 23; killing squirrels in protected season, 11; taking mussels
Dirty Shame MUNCIE, Ind.,Aug. B.—Alleging that her husband, James M. Hamm had taken only two baths from the date of their marriage, Nov. 3, 1928, until May 29. 1929, when they separated. Inez Hamm is seeking a divorce. The two baths were taken at her insistence, she points out in her complaint.
SIO,OOO ASKED IN SUIT FOR DEATH IN ACCIDENT St. Louis Truckers Defendants in Fatal Eaglin Crash. Suit for SIO,OOO damages was 1 filed in suptrior court No. 5 Wednesday by the Security Trust Company against Weilbaucher’s 'Truck Company, St. Louis, Mo., as an aftermath of an accident June 25 in which Fred Eaglin, 25, was killed. The trust company, administrator of the estate, charges Everett Scott, driver, failed to observe traffic regulations when he crashed into Eaglin’s machine at Morris and West Washington streets. Boy’s Arm Broken in Fall Leaping from a retaining wall at Rhodius park, where he was playing with a group of boys Wednesday night, Robert Stegemiller, 15, of 2122 Miller street, suffered a broken arm.
Davidson, then 57 years old, was in Indianapolis in 1921, when Carmody met the former mining engineer and took an interest in him. Carmody had Davidson cared for a week and then paid his fare to Oklahoma City. As they parted, Davidson told his benefactor he never would regret his kindness. That was the last Carmody heard of Davidson until recently, when advised that he had fallen heir to the mining property in Canada. The land is located eighteen miles from the nearest settlement and sixteen miles from the nearest railroad. Plans are being made to extend railroad tracks through a valley to the land bequeathed to Carmody. It then will be of great value, the Anderson engineer learned. Meanwhile, be will hold the land and pay taxes on it, __ . _ ..
illegally, 8; taking fur animals out of season, 8; hunting with dogs on the state game reservation, 5. The fish and game division report, submitted by George N. Mannfeld, superintendent, states that 386,000 baby game fish were released in the state’s public waters in June. These fish were fingerling size and propagated and raised in the state’s five hatcheries. The lot included 344,000 black bass, 26,000 yellow perch, 8,000 rock bass, 5,500 bluegills and 2,400 crappies. The Mannfeld report also called attention to the annual distribution of free wild rice seed to sportsmen’s organizations for planting in swamps to attract wild fowl. Applications for the seed must be sent to the department not later than Aug. 15, it was announced.
FARM TERMJS GIVEN Drunken Driver Gets Month Sentence and Fine. Thirty days on the state farm and S2O fine were meted out to William H. Kellough, 34, of 525 South Harding street today by pro tern Judge John Rochford, in municipal court three, on charges of operating an auto while drunk and drunkenness. According to testimony, Kellough’s car turned over as he swerved into a filling station at Harding street and Kentucky avenue, July 31. Two men who were with him also were before the court on charges of drunkenness. James HpJfa, city, was fined $lO and Dave L. Hunt, 1237 Oliver avenue, was discharged. BAPTISTS WILL pTcMC Young People to Hold Event at Broad Ripple. The Indianapolis Association of Baptist Young People will hold the annual picnic at Broad Ripple park Saturday. Mildum Dean is general chairman.
MRS. L. F. ORR IS HURT IN CAR CRASH
Bu United Press ... „ ~ WATERLOO, Ind., Aug. B.—Mrs. Lawrence F. Orr, wife of the chief examiner of the state board of ac-
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the new ZRS-4. 3.—Dr. Hugo Eckener, Graf Zeppelin commander, wishes he could trade places with President Paul W. Litchfield of Goodyear-Zeppelin Corp. 4.—Dr. Karl Arnstein, who built the Los Angeles, is in charge of work on the new navy ships. s.—Here is America’s bid for supremacy of the air. 6. —Just look at the Graf Zeppelin in comparison.
THEFT ISJNSOLVED Police in Dark on $35,000 Diamond Robbery. Police officials today still were without clews that might lead to solution of the $35,000 diamond theft in Allen’s diamond shop, 202 Kresge building, Sunday night. Detective Chief Jerry Kinney said a complete lits of the loot has not been given him by company officials. Three yeggs entered the store, handcuffed the night watchman and janitor and blew the safe.
MISSISSIPPI BOOSTER TRAIN ARRIVES FRIDAY Display of State’s Products Will Be Open to Public. A large delegation of representatives of Indianapolis civic and luncheon organizations will greet a group of about 200 Mississippians who will arrive here on a Big Four special train at 10:30 a. m. Friday at the Union station. The train carries an exhibition of Mississippi products, which will be open to the public at the Union station from 10:30 a. m. until 12:30 p. m., when the group will leave. Arrangements have been made by the Chamber of Commerce for the group, with police escort, to march from Union station to Monument Circle where a band accompanying the Mississippians will give a onehour concert. The visitors have been invited to ascend to the top of the monument by Colonel Oren Perry. HORSESHOE IS UNLUCKY Boy Tossing Irons Injured When Hit on Head. A “playful” game of horseshoes between Herman Rhodes, 13, Negro, Louisville, and his cousin, Leo Burford, Negro, 5, of 2457 Columbia avenue, came to a sudden halt today when an amublance took Herman to the city hospital. He was doing pretty well with his game until Leo arched one to the pin that struck Herman in the head.
counts, and her mother, Mrs. Laura C. Fix, Columbus, Ind., were Injured near here when their automobile overturned in a ditch after avoiding a crash with another machine. The two women were en route to the Orr summer home at Lake James when the accident occurred Both sustained cuts and bruises. Orr who was close behind in another automobile summoned medical attention. Bu United Press COLUMBUS, Ind., Aug. B, Funeral services were to be held today for Mrs. Rose Pence, 75, mother of Lawrence F. Orr, chief examiner of the state board of accounts, who died of complications superinduced by old age. Mrs. Pence came here from Oxford, 0., more than sixty years ago. She first was married to John C. Orr, local lawyer, _ _ ,
NAVY LINERS, AKRON-BUILT, DWARF ZEP Two New Eyes of Our Sea Forces Will Be Faster, Safer and More Efficient. HANGAR IS IN HULL No Gondolas Hang From Bags; Five Airplanes May Zoom From Craft. AKRON, 0., Aug. B.—You’ve seen the mighty Graf Zeppelin by actual sight or picture, you’ve read about it, you’ve heard everybody talking about it. Its great flights over land and sea have thrilled the world. But the Graf Zeppelin will be a cumbersome old cow, stodgy and antiquated, when compared to the Navy’s great, swift air liners now being built in Akron. Twice the size of the awe-inspir-ing Graf Zeppelin, three times larger than the Los Angeles, which isn’t any peanut of a dirigible itself. Faster, safer, more efficient—up to American standards. The ZRS-4 and ZRS-5 won’t be passenger ships hauling chimpanzees, canaries, apoplectic Milwaukee brewers who kicked about the food and society women who ran away from their husbands to cross the Atlantic. Hangar in Hull Eyes of the navy! Two death-dealing sea-scouts with airplanes zooming out of the sides of the bag and machine guns spitting terror from one end of the dirigible to the other. A complete airplane hangar will be housed within the hull from which five airplanes can be launched from a trapeze—like performers at a circus. A regular warship given wings. And even while Dr. Hugo Eckener sails his Graf Zeppelin around the world in the hopes of finding an “angel,” they’ve started to assemble the first of this monster ship at the Zeppelin plant at one corner of the Akron airport. In the United States they’re burning things up to produce a ship which, when completed, will put Dr. Eckener’s ship and the Los Angeles in the baby dirigible class. Double Gas Capacity The Graf Zeppelin has a gas capacity of 3,700,000 feet. The ZRS-4 will have a capacity of 6,500,000 feet. The Los Angeles’ capacity is only 2,470,000. The Graf and the Los Angeles each have five engines. The navy ship will have eight. Horsepower of the Graf Zeppelin’s engines combined is 2,750 and the ZRS-4, 4,480 horsepower. The Los Angeles’ horsepower is 2,000. The Graf Zeppelin and the Los Angeles have their cabins outside out of the ship. Everything will be inclosed on the ZRS-4. The safest gas known, non-in-flamable helium, is used on America’s ships. Actual assembling of the ships is scheduled to start Aug. 15 in the dock, or hangar, now under construction at the Akron Municipal Airport. The first ship will be finished Oct. 1, 1931. This great hollow half eggshell of a building, big enough to clap down over the Capitol at Washington, is now half finished. It will be completed by Dec. 1.
Arastein In Charge The dock, 1,200 feet long and 200 feet high, will make any other hangar ever built look like a cow shed, both in appearance and in scientific construction. Dr. Karl Amstein, famed German airship builder, who came over on the Los Angeles and supervised its construction, is in charge of engineering at the local factory. He has started to test girders for the ship and other pieces of the duralumin ribs have been manufactured and are ready to fashion together in the dock even while the Graf Zeppelin is on its history-mak-ing voyage. The major part of the job isn’t the construction of the ships. Rather it’s the construction of the dock, which will be the largest building in the world unsupported by pillar or post. The greatest part of a mile will compose the site proper for the factory and dock. In actual dimensions, the building will be 1,175 feet long, 325 feet wide and 205 feet high. Great Problem Solved The greatest problem of ail was to determine the shape of the structure, so that it would offer the least resistance to disturbance of air currents. This problem was solved by shaping the building like an egg cut in two the long way, in technical language, a semi-ellipsoid. Os all the engineering problems involved in this structure, however, probably the most unusual is that of supporting and operating the “orange peel” doors, at the ends. It is evident that these doors must be of huge size, in order to provide for ingress and egress of the airship, with ample clearances, and must be operated safely and with reasonable speed. When open, these doors must provide a clear opening 180 feet high and 240 feet wide at the bottom, the opening being in the shape of a parabolic arch. Killed When Train Hits Track ANDERSON, Ind., Aug. B.—Oscar Clendennin, former resident of Chesterfield, near here, was killed at Charleston, W. Va., wh*n a train struck his truck. Relatives have gone to Charleston, where burial .will take place,