Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 228, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 February 1935 — Page 3

FEB. 1, 1935.

FLOOD DANGER SLIGHT NOW. IS EXPERTS VIEW $3,500,000 FERA Project Offers Safeguard to River Property. When the west fork of White River decides to evict Marion County citizenry, through floods, it need only give three to five days’ notice. But J. H. Armington, United States weather observer in Indianapolis, sees no immediate possibility of danger in floods to lowlands in the county. Protection offered by the $3,500,000 expenditure of FERA money in building levees, rip-rap work, and stream-clearing will do much to prevent property damage along White River in the county. The 1913 flood could return to the City of Indianapolis tomorrow and its 29-foot crest would miss going over the west bank retaining wall at Michigan-st bridge by approximately four to five feet. The FERA levee on the east bank would protect completely the Indiana University Ho pital Center to the same degree as West Indianapolis is protected by the concrete levee on the west bank. Records Show Results With but 2.33 inches of rainfall in the month of January, .46 of an inch below normal, and only 1.87 inches in December, it is pointed out by Mr. Armington that the ground has not stored up a quantity of moisture. The rapidity with which this picture of a lazy White River with a four-foot stage could change is shown in a perusal of weather bureau records of the March, 1913. flood. A deluge, starting on March 23, 1913, and contined through March 27, poured 6.01 inches in five days on the city and its environs with an average 8.41 inches for the state. Stream Leaves Banks One 24-nour period gauged 3.70 inches in Indianapolis. The ground at the time of the excessive rains was well-soaked with moisture. The moisture was equal to the amount that might have been in the ground if it had been frozen. The deluge brought a rapid runoff of water. Stream crests soared over banks and livestock and homes were swept into the current. West Indianapolis became a lake, as did ether lowlands. The night of March 26, 1913, sent the flood waters to their highest Indianapolis crest at 29.5 feet. This stage, for Marion County, is a record. The river reached 20.8 feet in 1916, and 17.1 feet in April, 1922, with the last high water of consequence in the city on Jan. 14. 1930, when a stage of 18.3 feet was reached. Mr. Armington points out that a blanket of snow, from three to seven inches or more, will cause a flood as easily as rains, day after day. If the snow falls upon a frozen ground and. then a quick thaw fol-

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MANUAL ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION TO BRING REUNIONS OF SCHOOLMATES OF LONG AGO

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Foreground, Charles Roth. Front row, left to right, David Henry Badger, Gertrude Wi.rrington, Mrs. Elizabeth Miller Hark, Emma Hoefgen, Charles P. Emmerich, principal, and Bertha Hixson. Second row, left to right, Mrs. Emma Adam Reissner, Mabel Bryce,

Celebration of the 40th anniversary of Manual Training High School, Feb. 18, will find reunions of numerous classes who graduated from the school. The first graduating class to spend its entire senior year at the school was the class of June, 1896, shown here. Fourteen members of the 22 in the class of '96 have been located

lows, streams become flooded in the same manner as if precipitation had been excessive. In the case of the 1930 flood, snow more than rain was responsible for high water. Bulletins issued by the weather bureau in Dec., 1929. gave flood warnings following a heavy snow blanket covering the White River area. “Advise ail interests watch river closely should substantial thaw occur,” the bulletin warned. A quick thaw began the last part of December. Streams rose. On Jan. 2, 1930, moderate to heavy rains augmented the thawing snows in filling the river’s banks. Flood stages were reached, and added rains near the middle of the month, proved to be the final boost needed to shove the White River over its banks and on a destructive course downstream. It is estimated that approximate-

[ by school officials and urged to return to the school for the reunion. Members of the class living and with known addresses ere Mrs. Frank Reissner, nee Emma Adam, 3925 N. Delaware-st; George Adams, Coronado Beach, Cal.; David Henry Badger. 1345 Kentucky-av„ grocer and Marion County councilman; Mrs. George Adams, nee Anna I Browning, Coronado Beach, Calif.;

ly $700,000 in property was damaged in the White River Valley and $6,000,000 along the Wabash River. Airplanes were used to drop provisions to marooned families in the southeastern section of the state near Mt. Vernon. Mr. Armington, in looking into weather records and data as his crystal ball of prophecy, sees no warning of flood for Indianapolis in fche spring months. “But we’ve got March and April to go. They’re the flood months,” he concludes. . Sheriff Injured Bp Times Special WABASH, Feb. I.—Sheriff Harvey ! Shoemaker of Wabash County remains in a critical condition here following an accident earlier in the week in which he sustained dislocated hips and internal injuries. His automobile collided head on with a truck north of the city.

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Elmonda Eberhardt (turned in side view), Frank Baden, Gertrude Heim, Anna Browning Adams. Beatrice Stephens. Third row, loft to right. Foster V. Smith. Ila McPherson. Anna Schaefer. Mrs. Edith McFarland Anthony, Mable Pottage, Orus Keesling and William Yule.

Miss Mabel Bryce, Spokane, Wash.; Miss Elmonda Eberhardt, Indianapolis; Mrs. James Wedding, nee Bertha Hixson, Crawfordsville; Miss Eunice Hoefgen, 317 N. Ritter-av, city school teacher; Mrs. O. E. Anthony. nee Edith McFarland, 308 E. 28th-st; Miss Anna Schaeffer, home economics teacher, Manual Training High School; Anton Scherrer, 1839 N. Illinois-st, who was on

20-YEAR BANK CLUB DINNER IS ARRANGED Fletcher Trust Group in Annual Fete. Members of the 20-Year Club of the Fletcher Trust Cos. will be guests at the first annual dinner of the club Tuesday evening at Hollyhock Hill, 81-st and College-av. Rex P. Young is president of the club. The organization, formed a year ago by employes who have completed 20 or more years of service with the company, will be addressed by William H. Romy, former Marion County prosecutor. Music will be provided by the Central

leave of absence when this picture was taken; Foster V. Smith, 5127 Central-av, Indiana Trust Cos. attorney! Mrs. Bert Dean, Beatrice Stephens, Detroit, Mich., and William Yule, 1405 Jefferson-av, secretary of Indianapolis Gas Cos.. Other members of the class were Frank Baden, Gertrude Heim, Augusta Hunter, Orus Kessling. Ila McPherson, May Pottage, Charles Roth and Gertrude Warrington.

Avenue Methodist Church orchestra under the direction of John Robbins. Years of service of those who will tje present range from 20 to 45. Miss Catherine L. Resener of the rental department recently completed her 45th year, and Clara Johanning of the loan department has served 36 years. L. Albert Buennagel, company secretary, is the third oldest employe with 33 years. A business meeting and election of officers will conclude the program. Ex-Convict Sought Ftp Timm Special HARTFORD CITY, Feb. I. Police are continuing a search for Russell West, 25-year-old ex-con-vict, suspected in the attempted murder of Sheriff Ira Mannix and the wounding of two relatives here last Saturday.

USERS' LAWYER 'COUNTY'S MAN,' PROBED TULD Givan Agreed to Represent Commissioners at Hearing. Member Says. (Continued From Page One) tody of the SSOO incorporation money?” “Well. I had it for a day or two after incorporation. I earned it on my person.” No Accounting of Money “Where is it now?” “Mr. Givan has it.” •'Has there ever been an accounting of the money?” "No.” “Isn't that an odd way of doing business?” “Not when you have the faith I have in Mr. Givan.” “Where's your stock?” “I think Mr. Givan has it.” “Do you know for sure?” “No.” Merely Obliging Mr. Givan “Did you expect to profit from Users?” “No, I merely was obliging Mr. Givan.” *— “Didn’t you expect a counsel fee?” “Well, yes.” “Th°n, you did expect to profit?" “Wei.’, if you call employment profit, yes.” “Is Users a part of the so-called gas monopoly?” “No.” “How do you know if you don't know' who's back of it?” “Well. Mr. Givan said it wasn't and I have the utmost confidence in Mr. Givan.” Never Got Any Mail “Would mail addressed to the company have gone to you as secretary?” “Yes, but we never got any mail.’ “Isn't it true you wanted the franchise to peddle to the highest bidder?” “No.” “How do you knew?" “Well, I have Mr. Givan's word for it.” Questioning by the Attorney General developed that Mr. Oberholtzer w r as more or less confused about the status of company business because he had signed some papers. “Did you know what the papers said?” he was asked. “No; I signed several papers but I don’t know what was in them. I'm not a lawyer, you know.” “How much did you understand your company would pay for a thousand cubic feet of gas?” “Oh, We Expected No Profit” “Thirty-five cents.” “And how much did you expect to sell it to the city for?” “Thirty-five cents.” “How were you to make a profit?” “Oh, we didn’t expect to make a* profit.” “Why were you connected with the company then?” “Well, I expected to build some

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-if in ; HH \*■ / Ik. " jmL f**- xjfß Clinton H. Givan The only person locally who apparently knows anything definite about the affairs of the Users Gas Cos., is its attorney, Clinton H. Givan. He won't let the legislative investigating committee see his papers in the matter, holding them “personal.”

HARDWARE DEALERS NAME NEW OFFICERS Logansport Man Is Elected President. Ralph O. David. Logansport, last night was elected president of + he Indiana Retail Hardware Association at the Lincoln. Succeeding Alfred S. Gronemeir, Mt. Vernon, Mr. David was advanced from the past of vice president. Other officers include Frank P. Duncan, Gasport, vice president; G. F. Sheely, Indianapolis, managing director; and Carl Miller, Kendallville; Karl L. Fenger. New Albany, and Robert Kelly, Winamac, members of the executive board. The convention will end today. pipe line for the company, and Mr. Givan expected to get an attorney fee.” m “Do you expect to realize much on your stocks?” “The stock's not worth much.” “Has Mr. Givan your stock, too?” “Yes. I endorsed it some time ago.” “Did your company expect to buy its gas from the Columbia Gas & Electric Corp.?” “Mr. Givan said not.” “The Missouri-Kansas Pipe Line Cos.?” “Mr. Givan said not.” “From any company mentioned as being investigated by the Middle Western mayors when they were in session at Columbus?” “Mr. Givan said not.”

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NOTES STUDIED FOR CLEWS IN PODERJAY CASE Missing Woman Lawyer’s Clothing Also Found by Police. B<! CttilrH rrr .. NEW YORK. Feb I—A packet of letters found m the baggage of Ivan Podcrjay were, studied in secret today in the hope they would yield some clew to the mysterious disappearance of Agnes Tufverson, his wife. Police found the correspondence, which they would not identify, and many articles of wearing apparel bought by Miss Tufverson before she married the Yugoslavian adventurer in December. 1933. Much of the clothing was identified as the trosscau of the missing corporation lawyer. Olive Tufverson. of Detroit, a sister, identified two trunksful of personal property. The clothing was brought from Vienna when Poderjay was extradited to face a bigamy charge as the result of his union with Miss Tufverson. Detective Jacob Von Weisenstrin, who returned Podcrjay. said almost all the clothing had born worn by j Suzanne Ferranri, whom the Slav : married in London prior to his wedj ding here. He declared that Poderj jay also had worn some of the I articles which included evening ! dresses, negligees, underclothing j and hose. I Podcrjay was scheduled to appear | in general sessions again today to plead to the bigamy charge. Pre- , viously he tried to enter a guilty j plea, but the court refused to accept ■ it. An attorney was appointed for him. GROUND HOG NOT APT TO SEE OWN SHADOW Cloudy, Unsettled Weather Predicted Here Tomorrow. The cautious ground hog will be able to creep out of his hole undaunted by the sun tomorrow, if the predictions by the United States Weather Bureau today are correct. J. H. Armington, federal meteorologist, said that the ground hog, “which has suffered numerous vicissitudes in the past few years,” has a better chance than usual to come out into the open and thus prophesy warm weather. The cloudy and unsettled conditions predicted for here tomorrow extends throughout the entire Middle West, Mr. Armington said. Bonus Favored B>l Times Special ELWOOD, Feb. I—Both of Indiana's United States Senators Frederick Van Nuys and Sherman Minton in addition to Representative William Larrabee, will be asked by the local American legion post to vote in favor of immediate cash payment of the bonus.