Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 March 1939 — Page 16

ON WATER CO.

Geis Estate Repr Representative : Expected to Return to City “Tomorrow.

.*C. W. McNear, Chicago broker representing the C. H. Geist estate in negotiations for sale of the Indianapolis Water Co. to the City, was expected to return here, probably tomorrow, for further conferences. “No arrangements have been made for another meeting between Mr. McNear and City officials, following last week’s session, but it was reported that Mr. McNear would notify Mayor Sullivan of his availability for further questioning on the plan

previously submitted "by Mr. Mc-| 2

Near. . Under the plan, Mr. McNear contends, the City could pay as much as 27 million dollars for the company through 3 per cent revenue bonds, retiring the bonds out of water revenue in 40 years. At the same time, under Mr. McNear’s proposal, the City could divert $320,000 of the water revenue to the City treasury in lieu of taxes now paid by the company, and also could save the more than $400,000 now paid by the City to the company for hydrant rental. The estate has not set a definite price for the company’s sale. Mayor Sullivan reiterated his determination not to be “rushed into

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Commissioners Snore Give Control To Public Welfare Department.

County Commissioners today transferred the administrative control of the Colored Orphans Home to the Marion County Public Welfare Department. The order, signed by Commissioners William Brown and John Newhouse, declared the transfer was

“for the best interests of the children.” : The transfer, which has been sought many months by Negro civic groups, was approved by the Wel-

missioners a month ago. Commissioner Dow W. Vorhies refused to sign the order. He could not: be ' reached for comment, but previously had said that he opposed any action that would take properly delegated authority of Commissioners and durn it over to any other agency. ' The Colored Orphans Home, located at 25th St. and Keystone Ave., has been caring for approximately 150 Negro children.

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Police Force; Now He'll Fish.

AYS of hunting and fishing began today for Police Officer William H. Normahn. The Safety Board and Police Chief Morrissey received a letter from Officer Normann turning in his resignation. To his friends he said he wanted to enjoy the years left to him and remarked: “You know ny hobbies are fishing and huntOfficer Normann, who lives at

3506 E. Michigan St., was appointed to the force April 20,

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For seven years, before automobiles were used generally by the. Department, he was stationed at Substation 4 as a bicycle officer. The substation was located where Fire Station 4 now is on W. Morris St., near West

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Then he was jail turnkey and registration clerk for six years. Since then he has been on special assignment. Always in good health, he seldom has missed

duty.

INDIANA SECOND IN FLASHER SIGNALS

Indiana ranks second in the number of flasher signals at grade crossings which either have been in-

stalled or approved for installation, under Federal grants, T. A. Dicus,

man, said today. On Jan..1, there were 306 flasher signal projects completed, under construction or approved, he said. Illinois ranks first among the states with 344 flasher projects. North Carolina is third with 242, and Texas fourth, with 149.

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Salon, on exhibit in the William H. Block Co. auditorium, is “The Hills of Arcady,” by Frank Dudley, famous painter of the dunes region. This work won the $206 Edward Rector Memorial prize,

ley’s painting depicts the dunes in autumn. The salon, being presented here under the sponsorship of the Art Department of the Woman's Department Club, will close Friday.

hasty action” on the proposal. “This is too big a proposition, and the City has too much at stake to go into this matter without mature deliberation,” the Mayor said.

Mr. McNear’s local attorney, Fred Bates Johnson, today received a formal request from the City for a further breakdawn of data included in the proposed plan of purchase. Mr. Johnson said he and Mr. McNear have no dispostion to “crowd” the City into haste in the negotiations, but merely wish to facilitate matters as much as possible.

8 KILLED AS IGE JAM FLOODS 80 MILES

DAWSON CREEK, B. C., March 27 (U. P.).—Eight members of one family were dead today after an ice jam at the juncture of the Pine and Murray Rivers in northeastern British Columbia .flooded a wide area of -ranchlands. Ranch families evacuated their homes today. All lowlands in the district were threatened with inundation when the ice jam goes out. Those drowned were so far identifled only as “the Warrens” and included the father and mother, three children, and three grandchildren. Only the body of one woman was recovered, although they were drowned Saturday. Released by warm weather the ice packs smashed together and piled up at the juncture. The grinding and roar could be heard for miles. Settler fled to higher ground as the waters spread rapidly over an 80mile area north. Provincial police dispatched food and medicine into the stricken area. Twelve persons at the hamlet of East Pine were reported in critical condition from exposure. Reports indicated some of them had had to swim to reach high ground. Others ran before the advancing flood waters, abandoning their homes and herding children before them.

2 DIE BY MISTAKE AS POISON PLOT FAILS

ASHUELOT, N. H., March 27 (U. P.) —Albert Wojehick, 32, will be arraigned today on a charge of murder. Authorities said he poisoned a quart of whisky, thinking to kill himself and his estranged wife. Instead he killed his brother-in-law -and his brother-in-law’s guest. Edgar Smart, 28, brother of Wojehick’s wife, Lois, 19, gave a party Friday night, thinking it might provide a setting at which his sister and her husband could reconcile their differences. The day before, Wojehick gave Smart a quart of whisky. - Authorities said Wojehick confessed having added a deadly poison to the whisky beforehand. He and his wife liked whisky. Smart, his wife, and the other guests preferred wine. While Wojehick was in his car in front of Smart's’ home pleading with his wife, Smart mixed a whisky highball for Mrs. Julia Wheaton, 25 She tasted it, made a wry face, said: “Why, this tastes like poison.” Smart took a sip, exclaimed: sure does.” An hour later they both died in agony.

SOVIET CENSUS 170,126,000

MOSCOW, March 27 (U.P. .— Preliminary figures of the January census showed today that the Soviet Union has a population of 170,126,000. - The census was the first since

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U. A. W. AIMS AT AIRCRAFT LABOR

C.1.0. Approved Faction

Starts Parley, Outlines Organization Plans.

CLEVELAND, March 27 (U.P.).— The United Automobile Workers approved by the C. I. O. began its

special convention today with a widespread organization program extending to Canada and to American aircraft workers. The U. A. W.-C. L 0., claiming more than 355,000 members and headed by R. J. Thomas, planned also to TnEY its drive to organize employees of Henry Ford, the nation's self-styled’ leading “rugged individualist.” : Mr. Thomas urged the 500 delegates to plan to organize Canadian auto workers, who, he said, lack the advantages of such legislation as the United States’ Wagner Labor Act and Wage-Hour Law, and America’s 75,000 aircraft employees whose wages he charged, are “a shame to skilled industry.” He said Mr. Ford's antiunion position has been weakened ‘“particularly” by a slump in sales and hy his “notoriously bad labor relations.” The huge boost in airplane production, stimulated by Federal and foreign government orders, and the “low - wages and bad conditions” have made aircraft workers “one of the best fields for organizing work,” he said. The U. A. W.-C. I. O. leader, who became president after former U. A. W. President Homer Martin's row with his aids ended in a union split, demanded also - organization of competitive parts plants, tool and die shops and molding plants.

SPIKE SLAYER DIES IN ELECTRIC CHAIR

BELLEFONTE, Pa., March 27 (U. P.)—Roy .T. Lockard, 26-year-old former Altoona, Pa., WPA worker, died in the electric chair at Rock: view Penitentiary yesterday for slaying 3-year-old Matthew (Sonny) Karmendi, son of his paramour, Mrs. Margaret Karmendi, wife of a silk mill worker. The Commonwealth convinced a jury that Mrs. Karmendi held the boy in her arms while Lockard bludgeoned him to death with a railroad spike. afraid his innocent prattlings might betray their illicit romance, the State charged. Mrs. Karmendi was sentenced to from 10 to 20 years in prison for second-degree murder.

ASKS FREE NOVA SCOTIA HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, March 27 (U. P)—Dr. P. A. Gough, City Councillor and leader of a secession movement, advised Nova Scotians at

|a rally last night to set up a free

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Police today were examining tire tracks in the hope of catching a motorist who went to a lot of trouble last night to have an accident. Carl Dietz of the City Engineering Department reported the accident occurred at 21st St., where the City is removing traction rails and resurfacing the street with asphalt between Sherman Drive and Euclid Ave. Mr. Dietz reasoned that when he reached Sherman Drive, the motorist removed the blockade, got back in his car and began driving over the soft asphalt. Then his car struck and badly damaged a heavy concrete mixer. The tire tracks indicated the persistent motorist then backed off, and left the way he had come—presumably. to seek repairs to his car.

EXPECT JURY TODAY IN MATHEWS TRIAL

A jury to try George F. Mathews, 60, in the murder of Tom Lee, 75-year-old Chinese, nearly five years ago, was expected to be selected in Criminal Court this afterneon. Attorneys for the defendant and deputy prosecutors tentatively had reached an argreement on seven prospective jurors by noon. Mathews is charged with fatally shooting the Chinese at the latter’s laundry, 430 E. Washington St., in an argument over a 75 cent shirt. Mathews confessed the shooting according to police, but has pleaded not guilty, claiming self-defense. : Among those expected to testify at the trial are two representatives of the Chinese Lee Association of Chicago. They are the Rev. Philip Y. Lee, pastor of the Chinese Christian Union Church, and Donald Low, his assistant.

2 BOYS RELEASED IN FATAL SHOOTING

DIXON, Ill, March 27 (U. P.).— Two youths today stood exonerated in the fatal shooting Saturday night of Mrs. Estella Everly, 59. Mrs. Eberly was struck by a stray bullet as she stood in the doorway of her home. Sheriff Gilbert Finch took Leroy Siden, 17, and Donald Krug, 18, into custody four hours later. They reportedly had been shooting at a target 900 feet from the Eberly home at the time the woman was shot. They were held in Jail but re-

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SCOTTISH RITE RITUAL STARTS

Convocation Ends Thursday; 50 Candidates Are Participating.

A four-day spring convocation started at the Scottish Rite Cathedral at noon today with a class of more than 50 candidates participating. The convocation will be concluded Thursday night with the class banquet and presentation of the 32d grade. Other grades are to be conferred each afternoon and night, starting this afternoon. The con-

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of the ritualistic work. Ceremonial sessions of the four Rite groups are: to be presided over by Lewis F. Malcolm, thrice potent master of Adoniram Lodge of Perfection; Crawford H. Barker, sovereign prince of Saraiah Council, Princes of Jerusalem; Fermor S. Cannon, most wise master of Indianapolis Chapter, Rose Croix, and William F. Kruger, Indiana Consistory commander in chief. Meanwhile, arrangements were being made for the annual meeting of the Indiana Council of Deliberation Friday at the Cathedral. The Council includes 33d degree Masons, past officers of rite bodies here and at F't. Wayne, Evansville and South Bend, and ranking members of present official lines. The principal speaker is to be former Congressman Samuel B. Pettengill.

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The Eli Lilly & Co. $1000 award in biological chemistry has been conferred on Dr. George Wald, Harvard University biology instructor. The | American, Chemical Society also has announced that a similar award by the Borden Co. has been conferred on Dr. L. S. Palmer of the University of Minnesota. The prizes will be presented April 3 at the society’s | 97th meeting at Baltimore. Dr. Wald will present a paper on “The Chemistry of Visual Systems” before a symposium on vitamins and nutrition at the meeting.

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