Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 52, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 July 1934 — Page 3

JULY 11, 1931-

CANAL STUDIED BY ROOSEVELT FROM CRUISER President’s Vacation Ship Nears Pacific on Way to Hawaii. Bv United Pr> • ABOARD U. S S. GILMER. July 11. —President Franklin D. Roosevelt inspected the Panama canal today from the decks of the cruiser Houston on which he is going to Hawaii. Leaving Colombia, where the President touched foreign soil yesterday. the Houston and its destroyer escort sped at twenty-two knots across the Gulf of Darien to Colon, the canal entrance. The Houston was due to reach the Pacific this afternoon after a six-hour passage through the canal. In his visit to Cartagena. Colom- ' bia, yesterday the President told President Enrique Olaya Herrera and his fellow countrymen: We citizens of all the American republics are on the threshold of a new era. an era of peaceful understanding." His administration, he said, would continue its policy of live and let i live. “May both our countries from this day forth come to honor each other j as good neighbors," he said. 'ln all j our American nations there is a growing insistence on a peaceful solution of international problems.” He praised Colombia and Peru for settling peaceably their dispute regarding the Amazonian territory of a, and he said he was prepared to work with Colombia for: termination of the Gran Chaco war between Bolivia and Paraguay— | the only discordant note, he commented, which remained in all j North and South America. $30,000 CHECK FRAUD CHARGED TO DOCTOR Pennsylvanian and Father Accused in Greensburg Case. Charged with using the mails to defraud. Dr. Russell M. Perry, Punxsutawney, Pa., has been ordered removed to Indianapolis, ac- j cording to word received here yes- I terday by Val Nolan, United States! district attorney. Dr. Perry was indicted by the federal grand jury’ several weeks ago, together with his father. Daniel S. Perry, former cashier of the Greensburg National bank. The son is alleged to have cashed checks for approximately $30,000 at the bank, although he had no account there. The father is alleged to have honored the son's checks and to have abstracted other bank funds. 250.000-A MPE RE BOLT MADE INLABORATORY Building Shaken by Most Powerful Current Ever Produced. flu United Pres* PITTSFIELD. Mass., July 11.— With an ear-splitting detonation that shook the three-story building, an electrical current of 250.000 amperes, mast powerful yet known to science, was produced in a General Electric Company laboratory here yesterday. Twenty research engineers heard but did not see the combination of man-made thunder and lightning, generated in connection with experiments designed to insure high tension light and power lines to the shock of natural lightning. ‘LUPFpLANS divorce FROM WEISSMULLER Love for ‘Tarzan* Still Lingers, Actress Admits. Bit United Prexx HOLLYWOOD. July 11. Love lingers op between Johnny "Tarzan’’ Weissmuller and Lupe Velez, film stars, but their marriage has “flopped' because of temperament, the little Mexican actress admitted today as she prepared to file suit for divorce. "We simply couldn't make a go of it," she explained sadly. “We still love each other, but we also get on each other's nerves." LLOYD'S REFUSES RISK ON NAZI CHIEFS' LIVES Underwriters Decline Policies for Hitler. Aids. B't United Pre * LONDON. July 11.—Lloyd's Underwriters have declined to issue policies on the lives of Chancellor Adolf Hitler of Germany. President Paul von Hindenburg. Vice-Chan-cellor Franz von Papen and Aviation Minister Hermann Goering, it was learned today. TOKIO NIPS BOMB PLOT Conspirators Aimed at High Officials, Police Charge. P i United Press TOKIO, July 11.—A wholesale bombing plot directed against several high Japanese officials was investigated by police today. Theft of explosives in the Nogata district led to exposure of the asserted plot, police said. They claim the bombs were to have been planted in the homes of Prince Kimmochi Sainji. sged adviser to the emperor; Count Shinken Makino, lord keeper of the privy seal, and others high in the empire's affairs. Several suspects are held.

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Michigan City Pollutes Its Own Drinking Water by Dumping Sewage Into Lake, Tests Reveal; Beaches Called Insanitary

Waste Carried to Municipal Bathing Spot by Currents. TYPHOID THREAT SEEN Political Squabble Delays Building of Disposal Plant, Is Claim. (Continued From Page One) man sewage) per 100 cubic centimeters. The Indiana state board of health declares water is “unsatisfactory and unsafe" for swimming with 100 B. coli or more per 100 cubic centimeters. Tests taken by the state board agree with the tests taken by The Times within the last two weeks. East Washington park beach is the more nobby Sheridan beach and winding further eastward on the lake-front is the elite beach of the town. Long beach. Other Beaches Threatened Millionaires of the past, present and future cling to the dune hills with their Spanish villas, Japanese gardens, and Italian bungalows. Their beach is select. Slowly, say engineers, the pollution at Michigan City is spreading its area to include the beach water of Sheridan beach as well as Long beach. The harbor of waste, Trail creek, receives at the rate of 10,000,000 B. coli per 100 cubic centimeters out of the city sewers. A ballplayer, on a good day, might hoist a high fly within a few yards of the Washington park municipal beach if he took his batting stance at one of the harbor sewer outlets. Sewage Plant Ordered On Oct. 28, 1933. the Indiana state board of health, sanitary division, ordered Michigan City to clean up its front door or it would be forced to do so. Michigan City applied for $435,000 to build a sewage disposal plant under a federal grant of financing. The request has not "been approved. Factional squabbles, charges that Democrats on the “outs" in the city hall and an asserted group of for-eign-born residents, who fear increased taxes, are holding up the grant, are rampant. A referendum vote was held in the city and the lightness of the balloting resulted in defeat of the disposal plan. Administration Is Lax A Republican city administration, however, is said to favor the plant but has not brought extensive pressure to bear or shown an overeager desire to obtain the federal money. It takes bravery, in the face of the kow-towing to the tourist trade, to talk out in Michigan City of its polluted beach-front and harp on the subject of sewage disposal. On every side one hears “Shush!” as if someone were scolding a spoiled child, at the mention of the city's contamination of its own golden—truly golden, even in the cash they bring—sands. One of the brave citizens is Paul

LAST WISH GRANTED; PARROT JOINS CITY WOMAN IN ETERNITY

The wish of Mrs. Bertha Robinson, for several years a resident of Indianapolis, that her parrot might join her in eternity has been fulfilled. This was learned today from the Fletcher Trust Company, executor of the will of Mrs. Robinson, who died several days ago. requesting that the parrot be buried with her in Cincinnati, if cemetery authorities would permit. The authorities would not allow the parrot to be buried at the foot cf Mrs. Robinson s grave, and it was agreed between the executor and relatives that the parrot should be chloroformed and buried under a tree in the front yard of Mrs. Agnes Kelsch, Cincinnati, a sister and beneficiary of the dead woman.

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Upper Right—This sign means what it says. It was put on the Washington park playground by Michigan City. But, just a few feet away, at the park's municipal beach, Michigan City’s sewage litters bathing water with bacteria. Upper Left—Here millions of bacteria and B. coli are being poured out from a Michigan City sewer, eventually to wash up on Michigan City's own beaches. Lower —Sun baking is a popular sport on Washington Park, Sheridan and Long beaches near Michigan City. But the youthful bathers shown here can not hope to save themselves from possible illness through the beneficial effects of the sun’s rays. They have been swimming and the bacteria have been collected on their skins.

Krueger, attorney, who for years has seen Michigan City writing its own oblivion as a resort town with sewer ink. Fishing Industry Hurt “We’ve got the greatest beach in the world on the way to being the greatest cesspool.” says Mr. Krueger, vehemently. One engineer listed Michigan City's offenses in sanitation thus: X. Tire lake is a source of water supply and the city is polluting its own water. 2. It is making the beach insanitary. 3. If allowed to continue it will depreciate property values along the beach shore. 4. It affects the fishing industry. On a summer day, thousands from Chicago and neighboring towns camp their beach-umbrellas along Michigan City's shoreline. Prefers “Y” Pool But there's one man, Dr. Dan Bernoske, candidate for county coroner on the Democratic ticket, who prefers the cool of the Y. M. C. A. pool to swimming in his own front yard. “I either swim outside the sewage line or in the ‘Y’ pool. Occasionally, I go up to Sheridan beach, but I don’t like to,” the doctor says. Physicians of Michigan City bear out the doctor’s aversion to bathing in the lake. “One of the best disease spreaders is polluted water. We have had recurring local infections in the summer season due to the beach,” says Dr. George M. Krieger, Michigan City eye, ear and throat specialist. Typhoid Menace Great Deep in a huge leather chair of the office of his clinic and hospital, Dr. G. B. Rogers, former health commissioner of the city, speaks of years of experience in the beach city and how he warned of the need for proper sewage disposal to prevent disease. “If an epidemic of typhoid fever should start on Sheridan beach, it would mean the end of Michigan City,” the doctor forecast. He tells how years ago the cases of typhoid numbered as high as 300 annually because the city did not treat its water and how that has been reduced to a dozen cases and even less. “Ear troubles, sinus infections and sore throats are due. in many instances, to contaminated swimming waters and the condition of our lake front,” the doctor said. The city plans a filtration plant to be paid for out of water rates. "Cart Before the Horse" Dr. Rogers says Michigan City is placing the proverbial cart before the horse. He maintains that proper sewage disposal should come before

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further refinement of the city’s water supply. In the office of his transfer company, Will C. Haviland, works board president, continues his fight for a disposal plant with, “It’s more essential to the city to have improvements than to have me as an officer. I’m running for a county office, but if I’m beaten because I want sewage disposal it will not stop me from fighting for that which I think is best for the city.” Members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce were staunch supporters of the plan which went down to defeat in a referendum. Many have* homes at Sheridan and Long beach. They understand how easily property values can slip with the rising tide of polluted waters. They understand how tourist trade can swing to other beaches where a swimmer is not in danger of receiving an unannounced greeting card, marked “typhoid,” from bac-teria-laden waters. Next—A city council polluted by politics. 4 TO HORSE' 1$ SOUNDED C. M. T. C. Men at Ft, Harrison Taught Equitation. First year men in the field artillery battery of the Ft. Benjamin Harrison citizens military training camp received first experience in equitation drill today. The art of mounting a horse and staying with it during the instruction period will be anew and exciting experience to the majority of cadet artillerymen.

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GENERAL STRIKE GRIPS HAVANA Rioting Flares as 24-Hour Walkout, Ordered by Communists, Opens. St/ United Press HAVANA, July 11.—A twenty-four-hour general strike which the government feared might become of revolutionary character caused violence in the capital today. The strike was called throughout the island by the National Confederation of Labor, powerful Communist organization, in prole against government decrees and policies. Within a few minutes of its start

at midnight, strikers were in the streets. Armed strikers forced crew and passengers from an omnibus in Santa Marta street, near Luna park, and set it afire. Another group attacked passengers in a street car in the Vibora section. Police ordered all policemen and soldiers available out for day and night strike duty. POLICE SEEK SICK THIEF Crook Steals Ice Cream and Soda From Stand. Police were looking today for a burglar with a stomach ache in the belief that he would prove to be the man who last night stole two cases of soda and a half can of ice cream from a confectionery stand operated by Charles Oldham, Negro, 1057 North Traub avenue, in Belmont park, Eleventh street and Traub.

DOGS BITE 2 MORE; POLICE PUSH DRIVE Rabies Fought in Crusade on Stray Canines. With two children and an adult bitten yesterday and with a definite report of rabies in the case of a Negro . bitten Monday, police continued to push their campaign against stray dogs in an effort to end the “epidemic'’ of bites. The report of rabies came in the case of James Ross, 39, who was bitten by his own dog, as he tried to aid it when it was ill. Those bitten yesterday were Charles Ferguson, 7, of 6262 Park avenue; Donald Offut, 4, of 1103 North Linwood avenue, and William ' East, 44, of 1046 Wood’uwn avenue.

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CARRIE B. RINK. CHURCH LEADER. IS DEAHT 63 Life-Long Resident W a s Widow of Former Secretary of Cloak House. Mrs. Carrie B Rink, 63, of 4153 Central avenue, died last night at St. Vincent's hospital of pneumonia, following a long illness. She was the J widow of Edward A. Rink, forme | secretary of Rink's Cloak House. Mrs. Rink was a lifelong resident of Indianapolis, and a member of St. Joan of Arc Catholic church. Surviving her are two children, Robert M. Rink and Miss Edna M. Rink, and two brothers. Charles L. Steffen and Elmer Andrew Steffen. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Scales Burial Set Funeral services for John R. Scales, 60. of 5268 Park avenue, who died last night in his home, will be j held at 2 tomorrow in the home. Burial will be in Crown Hill. Mr. Scales lived in Martinsville 1 and Dayton, O, before coming tJ I Indianapolis six month ago. Sur- | viving him are the widow, Mrs. Alice i Maxwell Scales, and daughter. Max- ] ine; two brothers. C. C. Scales, Miami, Fla., and C. E. Scales, Santa ! Ana. Cal., and three sisters, Mrs. Sadie Van Trump, Lebanon, Mrs. Annette McCright. Indianapolis, and ! Mrs. Blanche Murbarger, Indiani apolis. Freeman Rites Today The funeral of Mrs. Anna Free- | man. 84, formerly of Indianapolis, j who died Monday in Lafayette, will be held at 3:30 this afternoon in the Hisey & Titus funeral home. Burial will be in Crown Hill. Mrs. Freeman had lived on the south side of Indianapolis sixtyfive years. She was a member of | the First Baptist church.

A CORRECTION

Asa result of a typographical error, Mrs. Margaret Laird Runnels, 78, of 121 East Thirteenth street, who died Sunday, was referred to as “Miss Margaret Laird Runnels,” in one instance in a story in The Times yesterday. Funeral services for Mrs. Runnels, wife of Dr. Sollis Runnels, were to be held at 4 today. VETERANS WILL RALLY V. of F. W. Post to Hold Meeting Tomorrow Night. Burns-West-Striebeck post. Veterans of Foreign Wars, will hold a rally tomorrow night at Denny and East Washington street. John Ale, superintendent of the veterans’ hospital, and W. O. Jones, new state senior vice-commander will be the chief speakers.