Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 54, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 July 1930 — Page 3

JULY 12, 1930.

POPULATION OF CITY IS 364,073, FINAL FIGURES SHOW

INCREASE OVER 1920 IS 49.879; COUNTY 420,000 Seattle Is Passed: Jobless Total of Indianapolis Set at 15.942. DRIFT TOWARD SUBURBS Marked Boost Is Recorded Outside Municipal Limits by Census. Indianapolis’ present population Is 364 073. according to final, revised figures announced today by Delbert O. Wilmeth, Seventh district census supervisor. The final figure is 1.546 greater than the tentative total of 362.527 announced May 28. and represents a ten-year gain in population here of 49.879. or 15.87 per cent. The city's population in 1920 was 314.194. The revision will serve to increase the total population for Marlon county to aproximately 420.000, for, on May 28, the county's population, outside of Indianapolis, was set at 57.728. Compared with 33.967 in 1920. this represented a gain of 70.4 per cent, v hich. it Ls expected, will be increa. ed slightly by revised county figures, yet to be announced. Drift of Suburbs The marked increase outside the city limits is indicative of the drift of population to suburban districts, enumerators pointed out. Decreases in a number of wards were accounted for by the development of business which encroached upon territories formerly heavily residential. The city's unemployment total is 15.942, according to final figures Wilmeth sent to Washington. These are persons ' usually working at a gainful occupation, who v ere reported on the unemployment schedule as without jobs, able to work, and looking for jobs,” according to census forms. On government estimates that 40 per cent of the population is employed normally, the unemployed here would represent a percentage of 10.94. Roughly, this represents one unemployed person in every ten normally employed. No unemployment census was taken in 1920. Ahead of Seattle

Final revised population figures places Indianapolis ahead of Seattle, Wash., for the first time in more than twenty years. Revised figures, according to dispatches, give Seattle a total population of 363.134, which is 934 less than Indianapolis. Totals obtained by census enumerators closely approximate those obtained in other competent checks. Wilmeth said. Using the same ratio of increase in elementary school enumeration between 1920 and 1930, Wilmeth raid, and applying it to the 1920 census of 314.194. would give Indianapolis a population of 359.594. Elementary school enumeration, up to the fifth grade, was 37,447 in 1920 and 42.858 in 1930. Figures by Wards Using the school figures for all unmarried persons under 21 years of age. and following the same ratio of increase, would give the city a census cf 364.466. Final comparative census figures, by wards, and this year's unemployment totals: UnemWard 1930 1920 p loved. Ist 39.517 29.029 1.616 2nd 20.005 20.145 899 3rd 15.629 16.895 824 4th 77.129 44.689 2.255 sth 10.202 12.166 524 6th 8.322 10.089 562 7th 10.601 14.913 908 Bth 13.884 15.018 693 9th 51.815 38.264 U 720 10th 35.762 28.508 1.678 11th 11.088 13.821 697 12th 0.644 9.286 514 13th 22.183 22.637 960 14th 15.120 14.481 770 15th 28.172 24.253 1.322 Total ... 364.073 314.194 15.942

The City in Brief

Dr. Paul V. Allen. 145 East Twen-ty-Ninth street, was appointed to the bureau of associate editors of the publication of the American Osteopathic Association Friday at the annual convention in Philadelphia. Clarence F. Merrill and W. A. Claybaugh were elected delegates to the national Exchange Club convention so be held here the lattei part of August, at a meeting of the local club Friday at the Lincoln. Dewey Shoemaker. 8. of 42! St. Peter street, injured in a fall from a tree Friday, was not in serious condition today, according to city hospital attaches. CR. HENRY IS SPEAKER Sunnyside Head Reviews Work of Fighting Tuberculosis Review oi work to prevent and aid in fighting tuberculosis in Marion county was given Friday by Dr. Alfred B. Henry, president of tilt ooard oi managers of Sunnyside sanatorium at a meeting of the Optimists Club at the Claypocl. Dr. Henry thanked club members for their personal and financial interest in development of the nutrition camp for children at Bridgeport. Club members will hold an outdoor meet’ng at the nutrition camp, Aug. 8. when they will inspect the institution. BURGLARS LOOT STORE Money Groceries. Checks Stolen; Barber Shop Entered. Burglars stole money, groceries and checks from the A. and P. grocery, 3508 College avenue, Friday night E. L. Coriden, manager, reported to police today. Value of the loot was not estimated. Barber shop equipment valued at 866 was taken from the shop of George Smith. 1122 Oliver avenue. Friday night by thieves who gained entrance with a pass key, he told police. % .

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Old Glory is being raised daily over the site of Camp Morton, Nineteenth and Alabama streets, by Boy Scouts. In the above photo ‘left to right) Vern Stineman, 14, of 2241 North Delaware street, and Eugene Fife. 14, of 1719 North Dela-

MATTHEWS OUT AS RAIL CHIEF Resigns Inspectorship With Public Service Group. Resignation of D. E. Matthews as chief railway inspector for the Indiana public service commission was accepted by the commission in conference late Friday. Matthews has accepted a position with the Chicago. South Shore & South Bend railway. He has been connected with the public service commission twenty-five years. Authority was given the Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company of Evansville to purchase the stock of the Boonville Electric Light and Power Company and the Newburgh Light and Water Company for $516,750. An order was adopted forbidding four operators of power transmission lines in Henry and Johnson counties from starting any kind of new service. The operators are Floyd M. Krieg, Anah D. Krieg and Flossie Fletcher of Omaha, Neb., and George M. Krieg of Peoria, 111. The order declared they never applied for authority to operate and never had filed a rate schedule. Their attorney, Ralph E. Jones, of Indianapolis, was instructed to file a rate schedule. Purchase of the IndianapolisLogansport freight motor service by C. W. Clever of Indianapolis from the firm of Winegardner & Smith of Logansport was authorized.

Aviation

Hawks Damages Plane S 'wiCHITA" Kan.. July 12.—Captain Frank Hawks and his speed plane Mystery both were under repairs today.. Virtually on the eve of the noted aviator's planned transcontinental flight he was being treated for cuts and bruises sustained when he crashed from a low altitude Friday. Mechanics started today to repair the plane, which has become known as the “flying gas tank.” The tiny special-built Travelair is capable of maintaining 250 miles \ an hour. Hawks had planned a j transcontinental flight and return; in an attempt to regain the speed records he lost to Captain Rose Turner and Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh. Height Mark Claimed By United Press ... SAN DIEGO. Cal.. July 12.—A barograph which Ruth Alexander, 25. hopes will prove that she set a new altitude record in a flight which almost cost her life was sent to Washington today. Taking off late Friday, Miss Alexander climbed to a height of about 25.000 feet. She felt herself losing consciousness when her oxygen supply began to fail and set the plane into a dive. At about 18,000 feet the cold air revived her. If the barograph shows she actually attained an altitude of 25,000 feet it will be a record for women fliers. She attained a height of 18.000 feet in a previous attempt. Mears After Air Mark CHICAGO. July 12.—John Henry Mears, whose record for speedy travel around the world was broken by the Graf Zeppelin, took off from municipal airport today for New York, where next Tuesday he plans to begin anew world-encircling flight. • Henry J. Brown, who will pilot Mears' plane in an attempt to fly across both oceans and regain the world trip record, was at the controls when Mears arrived here from Detroit Friday and when he took off for New York today.

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ware street, are shown raising the flag to its mast. Fife was named by Park Superintendent Charles Sallee as custodian of the flag with authority to name his own helpers in the ceremonies. He is a star scout and a member of Troop 4. Stineman also is a member of Troop 4.

NEGRO THIEVES ESCAPE Elude Merchant Policeman After Shoe Store Robbery. Fred Scherer, 325 North Arsenal avenue, merchant policeman, was interrupted while eating his 2 a. m. lunch today in the Henschen shoe store, 1232 South Meridian street, by the crash of shattered glass. He dashed to the front part of the store to see two Negroes departing with two pairs of shoes. He pursued them for several blocks, firing two shots, but failed to apprehend the thieves. Bullets Fly in Chase Bu United Pretn KOKOMO, Ind., July 12.—A fourhour race with police automobiles in which several shots were fired ended with arust of Fred Mitchell, 41, on charges of drunken driving. During the ohase, Mitchell crowded one police car into a ditch. He was captured after another group of officers shot the tires from his car.

Take Roles in Play

Raymond Bennett (upper left), 45 Kenmore road; Miss Rose Hay (upper right), Fowler, Ind.; Curtis Hunter (lower left), 3241 Central avenue, and Robert Hutchinson (lower right) have roles in a series of scenes from famous Shakespearean plays to be presented by the Alumni Association of Butler university chapter of National Collegiate Players, on Thursday evening, July 24, in the university theater on the Fairview* campus. The plays will be acted and directed by members of the association, all of whom have had professional experience. Miss Hay and Bennett will be seen in a scene from "As You Like It.' Hunter and Hutchinson will appear in "Romeo and Juliet. Other dramas which will be presented on the program include Macbeth,” "Taming of the Shrew,” •The Merchant of Venice” and “King Henry VIII.” PLEAD FOR NEW TRIALS Irene Schroeder, Glenn Dague to Get Answers Late in July. 81/ United Press NEWCASTLE, Pa.. July 12.—Decisions of Judge R. L. Hildebrand on the appeals for new trials of Mrs. Irene Schroeder and W. Glenn Dague, convicted of the murder of State Highway Corporal Brady Paul, will be given after July 21, it was indicated today. Arguments on motions for new trials ended here Friday before Judge Hildebrand. Motion of Attorneys Ben Jarrett and Thomas W. Dickey, defense counsel, that they be permitted to file briefs in arguments was granted with the court setting July 18 as the final day for such action. Special Prosecutor Charles J. Margiotti was given until July 21 to file his answer to the briefs. The court is expected to hand down its decision in both cases after that date. Former Resident Dies Bv Times Sneeinl PERSHING. Ind.. July 12.—Word has been received here of the death at Muncie of Mrs. Susanna Beard, 80, widow of Levi Beard, a former resident here. Sne was a resident of Pershing practically all of her life, moving to Muncie four years ago. She leaves a daughter, lona, Muncie, and a sister. Mrs. Amanda Lichty. Pershing. Burial will be made here.

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GARY ATTORNEY IS CHOSEN AS NEW BAR CHIEF William W. Miller Elected to Succeed Ogden; Reforms Proposed. Pm Timen Snerinl . , BLOOMINGTON, Ind., July 12. Three reform proposals stood out as monuments today to the thirtyfourth annual convention of the Indiana State Bar Association, which closed here Friday night after two days’ session. Election and address by Burr R. Jones, Milwaukee, closed the convention. William W. Miller, Gary, was named presidenet of the association, and Frank N. Richman, Columbls, vice-president. A secretarytreasurer will be appointed later by the board of managers. Miller succeeds Attorney-General James M. Ogden, Indianapolis. Propose to Back Bill Chief of the reforms considered by the association are: Emulation of Wisconsin's example in establishing an office of state reviser of statutes, to make a complete revision of the laws after each session of the legislature. Proposal to back a bill giving the supreme and appellate courts authority to formulate all rules of procedure and pleading in all courts, simplifying the process of justice and lowering cost of litigation. Advancement of the theory that under present constitutional restrictions the supreme court can be delegated by the legislature to establish educational requirements and conduct examinations for admission to the bar. District Chiefs Elected District representatives to the board of managers elected were: First District, Frank Hatfield, Evansville; Second, William H. Hill, Vincennes; Third, William T. Fox, Jeffersonville; Fourth, Harry Meloy, North Vernon; Fifth, John M. Fitzgerald, Terre Haute; Sixth, William A. Yarling, Shelbyville; Seventh, Ogden; Eighth, Alonzo L. Nichols, Winchester; Ninth, W. H. Farr, Lebanon; Tenth, Joseph Brown, Crown Point; Eleventh, Milo N. Feightner, Huntington, Twelfth, W. P. Endicott, Auburn, and Thirteenth, Eli F. Seebirt, South Bend. Miller sketched the life of Thomas Erskine, famous British lawyer, in his talk on “Independence of the Bar,” appealing to the lawyers to emulate the high ideals of leading jurists.

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Anderson Woman Kills Self ANDERSON, Ind., July 12.—Despondency over permanent injuries sustained in an automobile wreck caused Mrs. Harry Staley, 24, to commit suicide with poison at her home here. She was the wife of a salesman, who was severely burned by acid which splashed on him when he attempted to knock a glass from Ms wife’s hands as she raised it to her lips.

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CAR HITS POLE! FOUR ARE HURT Auto Traveling at High Speed Is Wrecked. Striking a utility pole at high speed, Albert Crittendon, 32, of Mayfield, Ky., and a woman and two children riding with Mm were injured seriously early today on Pendleton pike, a mile north of the city. Crittendon suffered a broken hip; Miss Katie Bruce, 21. and Albert Lynn, 3, and Bruce Lynn, 5, all of Mayfield, suffered severe cuts and bruises. They were taken to city nospital. Crittenden told sheriff’s deputies a car had sideswipsd his. However, witr esses living nearby said Crittendon apparently had fallen asleep, because his car headed off the road and there were no other •ars in sight. Impact of Crittendon's car against the pole caused it to leap back on the road, hurtling a four.foot ditch. Hotel Ordered Sold Bv United Press HAMMOND, Ind., July 12—An order for sale of the $900,000 Knights of Columbus club hotel here has'been signed by Superior Judge Cleveland. The sale will be held to provide $225,000 to pay first mortgage bonds in favor of the Fletcher American National bank of Indianapolis, trustee. Madison Walsh, Indianapolis, is receiver for the insolvent Fifth and Madison Realty Company of Gary, owner of the building. Boy Swimmer Hurt Bu Times Bneeial ANDERSON. Ind., July 12. Wavne Porier, R severed on gr*erv in his leg when he came in contact with a snarp pro.)tctue wane swimming in White river. Although greatly weakened by loss of blood, the child will recover.

SHERIFF SAVES NEGRO SLAYER FROMLYNCHING Thwarts Vengeance of Mob for Fatal Attack on White Woman. By United Preen SHAMROCK, Tex.. July 12. Somewhere across the Oklahoma line a Negro was held in a secret hiding place today, while officials awaited an ebbing of the murderous fury of a thwarted Shamrock mob. To Sheriff Claude McKinney of Collinsgworth county was given the credit for saving Jesse Lee, Negro farm hand, from an infuriated group of men and boys who wanted to lynch him for attacking and killing a white farm woman, Mrs. Henry Vaughan, 25. Sheriff McKinney led an armed posse of 200, which searched the countryside for Lee, after the woman’s death was reported. The sheriff himself found the Negro hiding at a farm near the scene of the assault. Realizing the mob would try to lynch Lee, McKinney made the Negro lie down in the back seat of his touring car and drove through a crowd of more than one hundred gathered in front of the Vaughan home. McKinney drove across the Oklahoma line only a few miles distant and had succeeded in secreting the Negro before the mob realized it had been cheated of its victim. The streets of Shamrock swarmed with men and boys until late Friday night, causing apprehension in the Negro quarter Officials said today they had little fear of further mob action, but that the Negro’s hiding place would be kept secret. He will be charged with murder and statutory offenses. The attack took place in the Vaughan home while the woman's

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Happy days are here again for 8-year-old Michael of Rumania, who ls shown in this recent photo with his faithful dog. A Crown Princeling, Michael discovered, has much more fun than a king, now that his father, Carol 11, has resumed the throne. And so far as titles are concerned, the boy has been named by parliament as the “Grand Voevod of Alba Julia,” although his tutor warned the legislators that the fanciful term originated in a Viennese operetta.

husband was in the field. When threatened, Mrs. Vaughan sent her small daughter for help. Vaughan rushed to the house to find his wife unconscious on the floor. Lee had fled.

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COUNTY SCORED FOR INACTION IN CHURCHJAZING Stand by Taxpayers Asked After Condemnation by Legion. Renewal of an appeal to civic, industrial and political organizations for expressions for or against purchase of the churches on the Indiana War Memorial Plaza was made today by the board of county commissioners. Attacked for their “inactivity” in a resolution adopted Friday night by a committee of the American Legion meeting at the Indianapolis headquarters. Commissioners John E. Shearer and George Snider declared that the county will not act until taxpayers take a genera stand regarding the purchase. An appraisal board fixed the total purchase price for the First Baptist and the Second Presbyterian churches, adjoining the plaza, at $1,285,000. The Legion has urged removal of the edifices before 1933. Eesolution of the legion pointed out that controversies have occasioned the delay, laying blame on commissioners for failing to "complete their portion of the undertaking according to their agreement.' Announcement of the resolution was made by Merrill J. Woods, district commander. Commissioners Shearer and Snider today warned that the purchase will create a substantial raise in the county tax rate, and probably will impair the finances of other phases of county government. Chaliapin Given Welcome BUENOS AIRES July 12.— Feodor Chaliapin, noted Russian basso, made his first appearance in Buenos Aires since 1908 and was received warmly. Chaliapin sang in Boris Gudonoff at the Theater Colon.