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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-28

ATLANTA, Ga. March 2S.-Gerald
Chapman, million-dollar mail bandit
Of New York, and his pal, Frank
Grey, forger. who made a bold es-
cape from the Federal penitentiary
here, were captured by a posse at Col
bert, Ga.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-28
rs DIVORCE CASES UP

Judge Miller Plans to Clear Docket of
Separation Pleas.
Superior Judge Sidney S. Miller. the
youngest Judge in the county, will start
to clear his docket of seventy-five di
Vorce cases April
April and 4 will be devoted to hear
ing forty non-contested cases. JAdge
Miller has allowed f1ve more days toS try
thirty five contested suits.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-28
Youth Missing From Home

William tBmn Drake, 10, son of Mr
and Mrs william Drake, 20 \, High
land Ave. has been missing since Mon
day. March 10. relatives told The Times
today. His mother is said to be serl-
ously i'll,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-28
Traffic Men to See Scouts

Boy Scouts will give a demonstra-
ton at the weekly luncheon of the
Traffic Club at the SEVERN Thursday
noon. The Frohne Quartette will
furnish music.
The club will give a dinner dance
April 10 at the Severin.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-28
Children Heal Breach

The key to the reunion Of the Mitch
ellis is their two children, 14-year-old
Frances and little Jackie. Their love
for their father probably viii assist
greatly in drawing together any
breach that may have been opened by
revelation OF the millionaire s friend
ship for Miss King. who, authorities
believed, was chloroformed by black
mailers when she refused to assist a
plot against Mitchell.
The homecoming of Mrs Mitchell
who started for Palm Beach to meet
her husband as soon as she heard OF
his trouble, was featured by much
mystery and maneuveriugs Of de
teCtiVes
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-28
Mitchell BOARDED Car

So far as can be ascertained, Nit
chel actually boarded the private car
and met his wife in the Philadelphia
railroad yards The car was un-
coupled from the train and rushed by
switch engine to another station
where the principals entered a
limousine and drove to White Marsh
Detectives guarded every entrance to
the eefafa
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-28
Hourly Temperature

Forecast for Indianapolis and vi
cinity is fair and continued cold to-
night with lowest temperature 90 to
25 degrees. Thursday probably fair
with slowly rising temperature.
HOURLY TEMPERATURES.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-28
PLAN FOR
AN AUTO

Put ting good automobile
through its PAGES is an exhil-
arating and life-gtving sport
and It's not a sport for the
other fellow"-it's for YOU.
It's your duty to yourself to
enjoy things. and because auto
mobiling is the maximum pleas
ure-giver of this age. Of which
you are a part, you should own
an automobile now.
One is not expensive, either,
when a good used car czln be
bought so reasonably through
the Automobiles" columns
In the Want Ad Pages of
The Times. 4
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-28
WIFE Of MODELS
ANGEL ACCEPTS
HIS PLANATION
MitcheIIS Go to Philadelphia
Home After Conference
With StoteSbuy,

BIZ United Press
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. March 28.-
Mrs j. Kearsley Mitchell has ac-
cepted her millionaire husbands ex-
planation Of his relations with Dor
othy King, slain broadway butter
fly" according to indications today.
Husband and wife are believed to
have passed the night under the same
roof In Mitchells Rittenhouse Square
misunderstanding a family confer
ence at the country residence OF L. T.
Stotesbury, wealthy father-in-law OF
Mitchell.
Servants said this morning both
their master and mistress were in the
house. The place was alive with ac-
tivity.
A ianitor was polishing a brass rail
at the front steps and fresh flowers
in vases We're placed in the windows.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-28
C. OF C. CONSIDERS SITES
Local Body Seeks Location for New
Home.

Home
Onewrs of sites suitable for u new
building for the Chamber of Com
merce have been invited to submit
definite descriptions and complete
proposals for consideration of the
chambers building committee. Only
written proposals can receive atten-
ton of the committee, and these must
be mailed to reach the Chamber of
Commerce not later than Monday
morning, April 2. 1t will not be pos
sible for the committee to hear any
building site owner in person.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-28
GARY MAYORMAY
TAKE STAND IN
HISOWN DEFENSE
Judge Geiger Says He Wants
Defense to Complete
Testimony Today.

II want to have all evidence of the
defense in this afternoon" Judge
Ferdinand A. Geiger announced today
when he adjourned the Gary liquor
conspiracy case for noon recess.
Roswell Q. Johnson, mayor of Gary,
one of the siXty-two defendants on
trial, was expected to take the stand
in his own behalf this afternoon.
With the testimony Of Johnson and
William II. Olds, sheriff of Lake
County the case of the defense Will
draw near close.
William NJ. Dunn, city Judge of
Gary, and a defendant. was the first
witness of the day. which marked the
beginning of the third week of the
trial
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-28
Penalty Was Fixed

He admitted on REORGANIZATION
b. Homer Elliott, United States dis
trict attorney, that it generally was
understood in Gary the penalty for a
first conviction for violation of liquor
laws would be $50 and costs with no
Jail or prison sentence attached.
He answered testimony Of witnesses
that they paid the amount OF their
fines to lawyers and did not them
selves appear in court. by saying that
ne always thought the defendants
were in the room when lawyers en-
tered pleas Of guilty for them. He
said he now believes after hearing
evidence in the case he might have
been imposed upon at times.
"Bargained With Clients
DO you know how ii was that at
torneys bargained with their clients
in advance for fees, and told them
what fines and costs would be?" FL
nott asked.
THE fact that imposed minimum
fine and suspended the days on first
ofenses may have commercialized the
practice = Dunn answered.
Dunn explained that because or the
great volume Of business handled In
his court it was impossible for him to
investigate. every case TO see whether
defendants had appeared before him
more than once.
Elliott pressed Dunn on an inter
view appearing in a Chicago news
paper in January in which Dunn was
quoted as saying that "a bootleg ring.
including more officials and more
powerfully organized than any one
suspected. existed in Gary"
Charges He Was Misquoted
Dunn admitted giving the interview.
but denied that he was correctly
quoted on all points
William II. Olds, sheriff Of Lake
County, was on the stand when court
adjourned az noon.
Joseph DeMarti. Cary lawyer and a
defendant. denied he told Charles Mil
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-28
Compared to PhonOgraph

On the second test, when an Indian
apolis station was sending, the pupil
accurately and repeatedly distin-
guished between music and talking
lie has been deaf since he was 5
years old.
Many Of the children declared they
were listening to a phonograph when
the music was being played. 1t was
explained that while some possibly had
sufficient hearing to distinguish pho
nograph music, others had recognized
the vibrations of the radio music as
similar to those of the phonograph.
II hear a amerry-go-round," one little
girl exclaimed the moment the phones
were put to her ears.
Gladys Heavenridge of Muncie. list
ed as having no hearing, insisted she
could detect sound. Julia Gulley of
Winchester could distinguish accurate
" between music and speaking. An
other girl said she could feel vibra-
tions but did not believe she was
hearing
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-28

The experiment in the use Of radio
in aiding the deaf to hear was con-
Quoted with the cooperation Of J. F.
Connell Of the Capitol Radio Supply
Company. 50 W. New York St. who
installed the set and operated it. and
Q. NJ. Pittenger. superintendent Of the
school.
Signals When Music Starts
Isabelle could distinguish nothing
when the set was tuned into a con-
cert at Detroit But when the loud
tones Of a local dance orchestra came
through the phones she Immediately
responded, signaling with her hands
10 an instructor that she heard music.
When the music stopped and an
announcer started talking she signaled
she could not hear a sound although
persons with normal hearing listen.
ing in on other sets could hear per
feCtly
A score Of pupils whose hearing
was in all stages to complete deaf
ness, submitted to the experiment.
Only four or five did not respond. A
number considered deaf could distin-
guish between speaking and music.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-28
Faces Brighten

The first two pupils with whom the
experiment was trid were Gertrude
Mcknight of Carmel and Mary Mon
freda of indianapolis. When the
phones were placed to their ears their
faces frightened. They expressed the
opinion it was fine" and could dis
tinguish between speaking and music
Leon Heinrich. South Bend, an ad-
vanced pupil, put the receivers to his
ears. His face was a study for a mo-
meut.
Il can hear something like a street
car he said.
Instructors expressed the opinion he
had felt the vibrations of a street car
and the vibrations of the headset felt
the same.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-28
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Forecast

TAIR and continued cold to-
l. night with lowest tempera-
ture 20 to 25 degrees. Thursday
probably fair. Warmer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06
AT LAST, AN AUDITORIUM

The beautiful and really magnificent au- ditorium of the new Masonic Temple could not have been more fittingly initiated into service than by being thrown open to the teachers of Alabama here for the annua, meeting of the Alabama Educational Asso- citation. It Is a gracious act on the part of the Masons in allowing the use of the au- ditorium ahead of the formal opening of the temple and reflects the uniform courtesy and civic pride ever manifested by that organization.
 It is good for Birmingham to haves these thousands of visitors comfortably and even luxuriously housed for their deliberations The entire state will be glad to learn that there is this generous hospitality and this capacity to accommodate visitors in their chief city. It is peculiarly fitting that the first service should be in the cause of educa- tion-that which leads the world on to better things as nothing else does
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06

own interests. A good lead invites falling in line. As soon as the city commission seemed to mean business the president of the Louisville and Nashville promptly and cordially expressed intention of co-opera- ton and went so far as to suggest proceed ings tending to expedite matters. The city commission will the sooner be able to start viaduct building by continuing to convince the railroads that 1t means business. That will earn the respect of the railroad execu- tives and respect leads to prompt compliance with all reasonable demands. That will build viaducts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06
yTHE WILL FINDS THE WAY

The railroads appear to have sensed the
 development of that businesslke view of viaduct building which has eliminated in the demand for an early start of construction.
 The Louisville and Nashville and the Sea-
 board Line have agreed to have their en-
 gineers here April 16 for conference with
 the city engineers. The Southern Railway
 s expected to have its engineers here at
 he same time. Thus all parties concerned
 n the share of the expense may reach .,rompt agreement on details sd that the 1ork of construction may begin forthwith. @S As long as the citiy itself seemed in more or less lackadasical attitude with re- gard to viaduct building it was not to have been expected that the railroads would dis lcover special alacrty, it being in the nature hfthings to defer consideration of that which ySntaiIs considerable cost. When, however, &h6 city manifested a real purpose of going jkhead and also appeared fully appraised of |lfs rights in the case, the railroads awoke to Che businesslike aspect of the situation. 3Ane good trader recognizes another. Good business knows good business when it sees Ft connected with matters bearing on its
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06
WHY NOT MAKE A START?

There are two things to keep in mind in connection with the erection of courthouse dequate for this big, rich, growing county the existing and steadily increasing need, I'd the county's ability to pay for it. No cbservant citizen who knows the discourag- ing conditions in the present building will question the former. Every citizen who knows anything of the wealth and immediate prospects of material growth of the city and county will admit the latter. Jeffer- son county's needs in this respect are no new or speculative proposition. Everybody has realized this need for years, and under stands that it is rapidly becoming more acute. That Jefferson county can not only easily afford the cost but cannot afford not to undertake it is generally recognized.
 There is public question whether the board of revenue, whose duty it is to take the initiative in this move for the public inter- ests, the public protection, is formulating any definite plans to pu. the proposition before the people. The people have the final de- csion as to a bond issue. It is believed that the people would favor it if definite purposes and plans were submitted to them, and If they are assured that the money will be wisely expended with ali possible safeguards against waste Or msmanagement. Many citizens feel sense of humiliation on en- tering the dark, cramped, disagreeable cor -i )rs, offices and court-rooms, and wonder sho much longer so vital move for, the public welfare will be delayed.
 'i xcffcrson countys bonding margin is over
 100000. That margin will doubtless be ANefcased as consequence of enlarged as- pessments by the time anew courthouse could
 2 Hompeted. If practical plans of what is
 opposed arc published and the voters are satisfied that these plans will be economi- ally carried out, with perhaps the advice md aid of patriotic, publc-spirited com mission of business men whose ability and integrity command the confidence of the community, there is no doubt the people will give their indorsement. Why not make a start? The board of revenue could build nb finer monument to its administration Nan courthouse adequate for the county's .t eds for the next fifty years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06
BRANDON FOR EDUCATION

That Governor Brandon was not speaking meaningless words when he said in his in \eugural address that he was irrevocably com
 a.ted to the cause of advancing education
 Alabama is convincingly shown by his
 purse since then as governor. In his mes sage to the legislature the governor agaln Emphasized the character of the states re- Sponsibity in this direction, and was in- strumental in having appointed recess conl- nittee to make an educational survey and report. on which educational legislation and E Appropriation may be based. Now Governor Brandon comes to Birmingham to hold Fcitizens' conference" on education and to 10drcss citizens and teachers in convention on this vital subject This conference and thB Saddres5 will have unusual significance, hedause 1t is very evident that the governor
 dctermincd to put his principles into prac-
 se. The people, therefore, will not be li5
 ming to mere exposition of theories, but
 III be hearing what amounts to an execu-
 re program.
 Ut is fortunate indeed that the state should
 this time have as it's chief executive
 an who perceives the value of educational
 Opportunity, and who is resolute in his policy of continuing the improvement in literacy that has been shown by Alabama during the past decade. The state has a fine founda- tibn on which to build substantial and con- etructive educational policy transcending any hitherto followed. The governor could bring his program to no more sympathetic au- x1ience than that which will greet him today in Birmingham. All persons of intelligence, ~-,1 A1 I.c.J ages or not wish him the utmost of success ih caring for the various requirements of the public schools and the higher institutions of learning. This generation desires to be- dueath to it's children richer inheritance df opportunity than it received. Governor Brandon seeks to show the way
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06
WHY SUGAR GOES UP

It appears to be the published opinion of the sugar trade that any reduction in the price of sugar would have to be preceded by reduction of consumption. There Is a trade tendency to discount the department of commerce estimate of considerable su- gar surplus, and to counter with the state ment that there is larger world demand than ever before and that the world could absorb the reputed surplus in ten days. Naturally, having been bold enough to in- crease the price of sugar in the first place, the price manipulatcrs are ready to go to any lengths to uphold their action. It is certain that there Is at least normal SUD- ply of sugar, even the trade admits that. Why then, if there has been no increase in the cost of production, should there be levied this super-tax on sugar consumers7
 This question l. partially answered in a New York statement to the effect that "ln view of the prosperity of the United States,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06

increased purchasing power and higher wage tendencies drastic reduction of consumption Is extremely unlikely" There you have 1t! There Is so much money in circulation and times are so good that the people would rather pay more for their sugar than go without. The sugar traders have relied on this psychology in putting on heavier price, and all the arguments to the contrary cannot banish the stubborn fact that they are asking much because they can get it. Even those responsible for the price increase suggest decline in consumption, for well they know, or think they know, that the American with money in his pockets is not going to deny himself sugar at any price.
 It is also painfully apparent that, while no real shortage exists, Cuba furnishes the principal supply of cane sugar. Having control of this supply, and aided by the high cost of production in the United States, su- gar traders are fairly indifferent even to federal inquiry into the situation, However, since this country is the worlds leading su- gar market, perhaps some checkmate to this independent attitude may be found and ap- piled. The people hope so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06

tion to say to any man, Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy" is not law in this institution. That man or that institution which breaks down Gods law for profit or eff ciency or breaking records is not only the enemy of society, but the enemy of the government under which they do business and ask pro lection. It is not the foul-mouthed, unkempt bolshevist from Russia or the anarchist from Germany that America needs to fear. but it is the breaking down of the statute laws of this land by goddess, conscience less, soulless greed that is breaking down respect for law. He who breaks Gods law has travelled far oa the road to defy all law.
 Efficiency is a splendid thing, but an efficiency that breaks down men is a curse. If we go on, we may break not seventeen records, but seventy-one next month or next year, but side by side there will be another Record Broken" Gains excuse in by-gone ages did not stand before God, and so humanity in Gods name has rung out across the centuries, you are your broth er's keeper.
 F. o. HELLER.
 Bessemer, Ala. April 4, 1923.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06
A LESSON IN SLANG

Every now and then philologists of in. ternational reputation suggest that English be adopted as the language of all civilized nations. In this connection It will be re- called that distinguished United States senator from Pennsylvania introduced bill in congress to preserve the English language on high standards of purity and to prevent the many changes in new words and express sions, which at the time of their introduc- tion are regarded as vulgarisms.
 A striking example of what the language is undergoing is taken from an Indiana newspaper when this preservation move by congressional enactment was suggested. It was entitled. Straight Goods on Pure Eng fish," and read like this: "The announce ment that Pennsylvania senator has intro- duced bill in congress for the preservation of the English language is sure hot one right off the bat. The general impression, at least on our beat, was that when it came to handing out the English language in a manner that is dead right we are pretty fly guys Not only the preservation, but the amplification of the English language has always been the long suit of the American people, and no matter how fast new punches of it were sprung we are always dead next in minute. We of Indiana where perhaps in politics and literature we use as much English per capita as any other neck of the woods certainly won't stand for anything that gives the language the heavy end of the log. If there Is anything we are touchy about 1t is our English, and whether 1t is being used for tho hot air of a political gabfest or the perfectly lovely resolutions of the local council of women, we want It kept straight and used without any marks on the deck; then 1t will never lack for . gang of husky guys to see that 1t doesn't get cold deal Us for English pure and undefiled, and bodies of It."
 Here we have an extreme example Of what Is constantly going on in the iangusgs. Most of the expressions will be uaiateiiigibls to later generation, Yet so-ea'lei con trol through lesislati9t would bs ar sx"