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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-28
Seeks to Restore
Original Names
of TWO Streets
Says Capitol and Senate AUe-
nueS Should Be Tennessee
and Mississippi.

William A Ketcham, national COM
E,ander Of the G. \. R., has appealed TO
Mayor Charles w. Jewett to have she
city change the name of Capitol creme
to Tennessee street and Senate avenue TO
Mississippi street, the names orisinally
given to these streets when the mile
square" was laid cut.
Mayor Jewett referred the letter to the
board Of public works today. The board
instructed its clerk to notify Mr.. Ketche;
that it does not favor the change for the
reason that it would Inconvenience citi-
zens residing and conducting business on
the two streets and confuse the public.
4 beg to enter a protest against the
grOtesQue parody on nomenclature by
which such beautiful names as Mississippi
and Tennessee were discarded and in lieu
OF them such commonplace designations
as Capitol avenue, Senate avenue and
Boulevard place substituted" Mr..
Ketcham wrote. At the bottom of his
letter he had a fOotnotc explaining the
asterisk after the term nomenclature -
The foot note read, las Mark Twain
would say, this is no slouch of an ex-
preston"
The board, on suggestion of Fire Chief
John c. LOucks, instructed the city civil
engineers office to investigate the preva-
lence of overhead wiring in downtown
streets, contrary to the city fire Ordi-
nance Chief LOuicks cited twenty five
places within the congesteo district
where there are overhead wires contrary
to the ordinance. The ordinance pro-
vides that such wires shall be under
ground The board may order the utili-
ties owning the overhead wires to re-
move them.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-28
NEGRO GAMBLER
GETS HEAVY FINE
Terms at Farm and Jail Also
Imposed.

. Fred FIirtley, negro, IA Douglas street
TO-DAY drew one Of the heaviest fines ever
given in city court in a blind tiger case
he was fined $3.50 and costs and sentenced
70 serve ninety days on the Indiana State
Farm for operating a blind tiger, and
fined $40 and costs and sentenced to serve
ten days in Jail for keeping a gambling
house. A gaming charge was dismissed
James Morton Percy Jackson and Ches-
ter McClain, negroes, caught in the Doug
las street raid. were each fined 81 and
costs for gaming. The visiting charge
was dismissed. Herbert Carpenter. ne
gro. who testified he was in the yard
cutting wood, and William Baker, negro
who Just happened through the alley,
but who the police said was the watcher
were dismissed after they had testified
that the police grabbed them and pushed
them into the house.
Albert NJ Hickman. a white man, said
he was delivering malk and that he
reached down to pick up 80 cents and
that the police rushing through the door
knocked him to the floor into the midst
OF the game. He claimed he was not
gambling The court fined him s. and
costs, but after the affidavit had been
given to the bailif it was recalled and
stamped dismissed.
This WAS the third time that Kirtley
has been convicted of operating a blind
tiger. On Sept. 8, 1920, he was fined So
and costs and on Dec. 3, 1929. he was
fined $50 and costs. He had a pint of
gin in the kitchen of the house where the
craps game was raided and two quarts
Of gin in a house across the alley to
which he admitted ownership.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-28
FEAR VICIOUS
COUNCILS SEEK
GRIP ON RATES
Foes of Bill to Kill Service
Commission Assail Local
Influence.
HEARING BY COMMITTEE

Warning against returning the pubEc
utilities of Indiana to what was termed
the vicious influence of city councils
was sounded at the public hearing helo
last night by House Judiciary A Com
mtttee on the bill that would abOhsh th0
public service commission and revive
the old railroad commission. The fate
of the commission was by no means set
tied at the hearing and the question
promises to agitate the House for Some
time. -,
Sincere friends Of the commission are
working on the proposal to safeguard
its future acts by an amendment to the
uublic utility law that would prevent the
granting OF emergency rate increases
without a proper evaluatiOn Of the prop
erty involved 1t was pointed cut tnae
the chief cause of complaint against the
body has been Its abandonment OF that
clause of the statute granting It the pow
er to ascertain the value of property
prior to deciding a rate Application IN
favor Of the emergency clause
Representatives Of public utilities, in
eIuding officers and friends. and repre-
sentatives of various municipalities OF
the State attended the hearing.
Debate was limited by Chester A.
Davis. chairman, to one and half hours
SPEAKERS IN FAVOR
OF COMMISSION.
Speakers for the public service com
mission were Charles L. Henry, presl-
dent of the Indianapolis Cincinnati
Traction Company and president OF the
Indiana Utilities Association; Henry
Rarnhart of Rochester. president Of the
Indiana Telephone Managers Associa-
ton: B. r. Inman, president OF the IN
diana Chamber Of Commerce; Mayor
Charles W. Jewett: Joseph Kehler, vice
president Of the Indianapolis Board or
Trade: former Mayor Joseph F. Bell and
E. B. Knight president OF the New Al
bany Veneeung Company, New Albany
Those who spoke in favor Of the bill
TO abolish the service commission were
Col Charles L. Jewett. New Albany :;
John c. Miller, city councilman, Michi-
gan City; Representative Claude A.
Smith. cO-author of the bill to abolish the
commission John F. Virgins, Hancock
County: Wayne S Tucker, Grant COun-
ty representative = julius o. Artes, city
councilman of Evansville, and I. W. Cripe,
secretary Of an organization formed at
Delphi to work for abOlishment Of the
commission.
Mr.. Henry spoke Of the dependence Of
the people on public utilities. He re-
called that the main reasons the com
mission was founded were charges that
utilities charged too much for service
and played favorites.
"No State that has established a public
utilities commission has ever abolished
the institution he said. The commis-
sion has done away with watered stock
and on the value or the property alone.
CONTINUED on Page Fifteen.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-28
PLANNING FIGHT
ON PACT WITH JAPS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-The State
Department and California today were
drawing the lines for a fight on the pro-
posed agreement with Japan on the anti
alien land laws Of California
Attentive agreement has been reached
between Roland S. Morris. American am
bassador to Toxic, and Ambassador
Shidhira, the MikadO's envoy here, on
means of settlement of Japan's protest
against the California law prohibiting
holding Of land by her subjects, and this
agreement is now before Secretary OF
State Colby.
F<lowing a conference with Colby,
Senator Phelan of California declared
against the provision Of the proposed
agreement for treaty guarantee of
rights of the Japanese subjects already
in the United States which would allow
japanese to have land
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-28
SGUe Money
bU USinQ Paint

Although paint makes great Improve
ment in the appearance of property. it
is far more useful for protection than
for ornament
A small amount of money expended in
keeping a building or a piece of machin-
cry painted adds greatly to the length
of its life.
Moreover, buildings and outhouses are
rendered much more sanitary by the use
Of paint.
Dirt works into an unpainted surface
and sticks. 1t slides off a painted sur
face. Its use makes for economy, sani-
tation, and attractiveness.
You can learn all about the use Of
paint if you send today for a Govern
ment publication on this subject which
our Washington Information Bureau will
secure for any one who sends 2 cents in
stamps for return postage.
In filling out the coupon print name
and address or be sure to write plainly.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-28
PAROLE ABUSE
EXPOSED AGAIN
Youthful ViOlatOr Held in
Jail Pending Removal to
RefOrmatory.

Another example of the abuse Of the
parole system which was practiced under
former Governor James p. Goodrich
came 20 light today as Cecil Rhoades, 10,
parole violator, is being held in Jail
pending his removed to the Indiana State
Reformctory where he was sentenced to
serve from one to fourteen years
Rhoades and Thomas Umphrey, IS.
We're indicted on charges Of stealing an
automobile from George b. Moxley. l0l
East Fourteenth street. Umphrey was
sentenced in Criminal Court to serve from
six months to five years at the yeforma-
tory. Judge Collins imposed a heavier
sentence on Rhoades because Of violating
a parole.
Recently the police have produced for
mer records and convictions against
young men who have been arrested on
charges OF vehicle taking.
Following attacks in the local press,
Judge James A. Collins is not suspend
ing as many sentences as formerly he
did, the records show.
j. f. Prince. charged with issuing
fraudulent checks, was sentenced from
one to five years IN prison by Judge
Collins.
John Traut. charged with grand lar
ceny. was sentenced from one to fourteen
years In prison.
Elmer Montgomery. charged with sec
ond degree burglary. was sentenced from
two to fourteen years at the reforma-
tory.
Carlin Rowlett, 10. charged with
breaking into the home Of James Show
alter at 111O North sheffield avenue and
stealing goods valued at $50 on Jan. 3,
1921 was sentenced from two to four
teen years.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-28
RECEIVE JOLT
FOR CAROUSAL
Oshewitz Fight Participants
Fined and Advised to Try
Decent Living.

'I advise you and these men to ge,
some decent occupation and cut out these
dll-night carousals." said Judge Walter
Fritchard as he accepted a plea of assault
and battery from Walter Brunswick,
charged with assault and battery with
intent to XIII Harry Oshewitz, known as
Jew Harry, during a fight over q gam
bling game at an Indiana apartment
house Jan. II.
Brunswick was fined 81 and costs and
sentenced to serve 100 days On the State
Farm.
Oshewltz pleaded guilty to assault and
battery and was fined 81 and costs and
sentenced to serve ten days in Jail.
Your only hope to avoid serving the
sentence" the court told both Brunswick
and Oshewitz, will be to appeal You
cannot continue your midnight games
and fights and become parasites on the
public and expect the courts to con-
done it,"
Clifford Carmody, Joe Jacobs. Earl
feathers, Everett (Shiner) Middaugh, Ed
SPangler and William Laffey, all known
to the police and who were in the apart
Continued on Page Two.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-28
Federal Grand Jury
AdjOurns to Feb. I

The Federal grand jury which has been
in session for several weeks adjourned
today until Monday, Feb. I. Adjourn
ment was taken, according to District
Attorney VanNuys in order to allow
Federal officials to gather additional
data in the coal conspiracy cases which
have been under investigation.
Frank e. Ennison, Nincennes, mem
ber Of the jury who returned home sick
several days ago, has the smallpox, ac-
cording to Mr.. NanNuys,
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-28
GroUer BergdOU Says He
Visited in Indianapolis
and other Nearby Cities

1t instructed the majors to release me
in the custody Of two sergcants, who
were subject to orders from my attor
neys in Philadelphia. There was no men
tion Of the length Of time I could stay.
'Sergeants Yorke and O'Hare took me
to Philadelphia on May 20. l had been
in communication with my chauffeur
Eugene Stecher. This was made pos
sible by bribing the soldier guards on
Governors Island to smuggle our letters.
"Stecher met use at the station in Phila-
delpha with an automobile. l went to
my home, Fifty Second and Winfield
avenues, to stay over night with the two
sergeants as guards. Sergeants Yorke
and O'Hare requested whisky. We gave
them all the whisky they wanted. Sol
diers are thirsty over there, for they
cannot get anything to drink.
We slept in my home that night and
the next morning the sergeants drank
more whisky. Toward noon they were
pretty well filed up. l had not planned
to get the sergeants drunk. That was
their own idea. l did not think 1t would
be so easy. l had made other plans,
but thanks to the sergeants' thirst I did
ntO need them"
Bergdoll paused to light a isarette,
and continued:
About o'clock in the afternoon,
while the sergeants were busy paying
he electric piano on the second floor,
gave Stecher a wink, bidding him go
down and start the motor Of the auto
mobile. Just then the telephone rang. l
told the sergeants l would answer the
phone, but instead I went out and
stepped into the motor car and we
drove of
THE sergeants did not know anything
about my departure, l understand for
half an hour later. We drove first to
Baltimore, and then to Gettysburg, Pa,
and thence to Chambersburg, Pittsburgh,
Wheeling, w. Va, and to Cambridge,
Ohio, where we spent the night. Tne
next morning we continued the journey,
Continued on Page Thirteen.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-28

BILL TAKES UP
SENATE'S TIME
Measure Carrying s Amend
ments and $5,0O0,OO0 Total
Reported.
FAIL TO HIKE OWN PAY

Meeting as a committee of the
whole, the Senate this afternoon
took up the general appropriation
bill carrying more than $5,000,0 600.
The bill was reported out Of the
Finance Committee with eight pro-
posed amendments.
The Senate passed by a vote Of
40 to 0 the constitutional amend
ment providing that the Legislature
may prescribe qualifications for per-
sons engaged in the practice of law.
A spirited argument resulted from the
second reading Of the Masters bill pro
viding a salary OF $1,000 for members
of the Legislature and $1,000 for the
Lieutenant Governor. Members OF the
Legislature now receive per diem of 50
and the Lieutenant Governor receives a
salary Of 81 900 a year.
The bill was amended to provide that
the increase should not apply to present
members Of the Assembly and at the re
quest OF the Lieutenant Governor ii was
amended to provide that It should not
apply to the present Lieutenant Governor
MOVE TO KILL
Is DEFEATED.
motion to strike out the enacting
clause and kill the bill. made by Senator
Robert L. MoOrhead of indianapolis was
defeated after spirited debate, In which
the Senate Jokesters made much fun or
their present salaries.
Before taking up the appropriation bill
the Senate was expected to take up the
Mccullough bill, providing penalties for
robbery, burglary and murder. The bill
had been read third time but a motion
to adjourn was carried while It was
under consideration.
The bill provides Imprisonment for life
for any one who enters q banking insU-
tuition to commit n felony, Imprisonment
for life for any person assisting In such
an act, the death penalty for murder
committed In attempting such an act or
In assisting guilty persons to escape,
and a penalty Of ten to twenty years for
Continued on Page Fourteenl
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-28
TAX LEVY FOR
PURDUE FIRST
ECONOMY TEST
Funds for Experiment Station
Considered by House
Most of Day.
RURAL MEMBERS FIGHT

In practically the first real test
of members of the House of Rep
resentatives as far as economy on
appropriation bills are concerned,
the House was sitting as a commit
tee of the whole through the greater
part of today, discussing House Bill
No. 127, which provides for levy
of a p cent tax on each 500, tc
be turned over to the agricultural
experiment station at Purdue Uni
versity.
Opposition for the most part
comes from the rural members of
the Assembly.
The bill was introduced by Representa-
tive David B. johnson Of Morgan County
and was reported out of committee sew
eraI days ago with divided report 1t
was called down for consideration at II
O'Clock today.
Representative johnson stated that the
bill carried an appropriation Of only the
amount needed by the institution. Ha
stated it was not excessive and declared
the institution is actually in need OF
.unds.
Representative David y. Curry Of Sui
livan County, Democratic member Of the
Legislative Visiting Committee, opposed
the levy Of Z a cent, declaring the amount
raised would be excessive. He moved to
reduce the levy to u cent.
motion by Representative William
r. Jinett of Rush County to table Mr..
Curry's motion was lost and the House
occupied more than an hour discussing
the bill Debate was resumed in the
afternoon.
Salaries Of prosecuting attorneys in
circuits ranging in population from H.
800 to Il 600 would be raised under q bill
introduced in the House today by Rep
resentative Jacob D. Rich Of Newton
Continued on Page FOurteen)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-28
PAVING DELAYS
PULL TEETH IN
CAR FRANCHISE
Works Boards Failure to En-
force Penalty Ruins Street
and Results in Suit.
POWER PLAINLY FIXED

Had the board of public works ex-
ercised its powers IN the franchises
under which the Indianapolis Street
Railway Company operates it might
have avoided a suit to set aside final
approval of the assessment roll for
the resurfacing of a part of West
Washington street, examination Of
correspondence in the boards Offices
and of the street railway companys
contracts discloses.
The suit was brought in Superior
Court, Room 5, by sixty-nine property
owners and concerns resurfacing
from Belmont avenue to a point 53S
feet west of Harris avenue.
The property owners are seeking either
to have the approval Of the assessment
roll set aside so they can demonstrate
and obtain a review Of assessments by
the board Of works or to have the court
review the amounts charged against them
The complaint declares the board OF
public works promised that If the prop
erty owners would not remOnstrate
against the resolution for resurfaclng 10
would promise in return to force the
street railway company 10 repair its
tracks and resurface between and be-
side them from Belmont avenue to Har-
It's avenue at the same time. Relying
upon this promise, the property owners
bav rafra gf rat
40 WORK YET
BY COMPANY.
The resurfacing work was completed
early in July last year, but the street
CONTINUED on Page Fifteen.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-28
Mysterious Trips by 2
Men Under Suspicion in
Murder Case Disclosed

have purchased it to be expended for
charity.
The taxicab drivers said both men
were in working clothes 1t probably
would be about this time that the alleged
substitution Of bodies was made. Mrs.
Lawrence says that it was not her hus-
band who was run down by a train and
killed. She says the uiangled body Of
this man was buried as that OF her hus-
band and that later the body Of her
slain husband was substituted
A piece of the scalp Of the man who
was killed by the train may be the
means of settling definitely all discussion
as TO whether there were two bodies. The
flesh was taken from the body of the
mutllated stranger and has been pre-
served In a laboratory here for almost
three years. When the body, now in
Forest Hin Genet ry, is exhumed this
piece OF scalp will be compared with
the body.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-28
EmpLoye
of City Sc ICES
Cops Weapons
Officer NOW XnOWs Better
Than to Question Ad-
nliniStrdtiOn Pets.

BULLETIN.
The board of public works today in
structed Thomas walters, superintendenr
of street cleaning, to suspend George
Lee and 5. G. whitley, negro employees in
The city ash-hauling department, pend
ing their trial in city court on charges
growing out of the fracas in which Pa
trOlman Patrick shea was robbed of his
badge, revolver and club. The board in
dieated that it would discharge the ne
Eroes If they were found guilty.
Patrolman Patrick Shea now knows
better than to stop and question negroes
who are city employees and political pets
of the good government administra
ton" for George Lee. 2S, negro, S26
Puryear street, picked the policeman up,
threw him down, stole his gun and club
and then forced the "arm of the law" to
surrender his badge.
The scene Of the little drama OF reai
life occurred in the dry drink saloon
and poolroom of Noah Fritz, 903 1T.
Wayne avenue, late Thursday.
Patrolrnan Shea walked into the pool
room, which the police say is notorious
place and, obeying orders to question all
men found there, he asked S. G. Whitley,
negro. 2704 Columbia avenue, where he
worked Instead of informing the
officer that he was employed as city ash
hauler he answered, 1T is none Of your
business where L work"
Then PatrOlman Shea asked Big"
George the same question, as he did not
realize that he was speaking to city em-
IROyes, and George shook a pool cue At
the policeman and informed him it was
none Of your business where 1 work"
There was some speed to subsequent
events. Big" George dropped his pool
cue and grabbed the policemans leg,
forcing him back toward the cigar case.
Shea missed getting Stranger Lewis
famous deadlock on his opponent and
was tossed into the showcase He fell
with George on top. Before Shea knew
what had happened the city employe took
his revolver and club away from him.
Thea Big" George covered the police
man with the officers own revolver and
ordered him to stand up. Shea Obeyed.
Now give me your badge" ordered
the negro.
4 won't" replied Shea.
"I'l blow your heart out If you
don't" declared George The policeman
surrendered the badge. Then the negro
backed out Of the Doolroom and disap
peared
The emergency squad arrested Whitley
on the charge of vagrancy, drunkenness
and interfering with an officer Later
Sergeant Tooley and a squad Of police.
arrested George on charges of resisting
an officer and robbery. Patrolman Shea's
badge, club and gun were recovered. The
police made Georges bond $500 and
the city Administrations professional
bondsman did not take George out.
George was exhibited at roll call to
the patrolmen, who now know what
city employe looks like and, therefore,
can avoid trouble by not asking them
questions.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-28
Police Told JanitOr
Tried to Attack Girl

Sam Barrett As. janitor Liberty build
ing, Kentucky avenue and Maryland
street. is being held by the police on
vagrancy charges under $1,000 bond.
Police were told Barrett attempted to
attack Jessie Clifford, 10. former ward Of
Juvenile Court who lives with her father
and aunt at ABS North Meridian street.
The girl had gone to the building to do
some cleaning. Her screams attracted
the attention OF some men in the head
quarters Of the Carpenters Union In the
building. and they held Barrett until the
police arrived. The girl left the build
ing Sergeant Dean, with an emergency
squad, investigated the call.