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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02
Three HONESARE
DESTROYEDBYF FIRE
High Winds Threaten South
Side District.

Three houses on South Meridian St
were IN ruins today following fire
Sunday. Loss was estimated at
$4,000. according 20 fremen. tho
blaze started in a double at 1925 and
1923 s Meridian st. ard spread to a
double at 1922 and 1924 s. Meridian
St. and to a single house at 1920 s.
Meridian St. The doubles were owned
by n. Huber. Joseph p. Cannon oc-
cuDled the house at 1920 8. Meridian
ct.
Sparks on the roof Of the home Of
Peter Erich. 100 W Twentioth St.
shortly before noon Sunday burned
the entire roof off Of the house and
caused a $4,000 loss. Flames were
confined to the ono house. by firemen
after battle with strong wind.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02
ERMANY REHEHS
PEACE FEELE2S IN
RUHR DEADLOCK
rupp Heads Held by French
Following Outbreak of
Workers.

BERLIN, April c.-Germauy re
Pwed talk Of negotiations to end the
|uhr deadlock today. following the
litbreak of violence III the occupied
cas- over the week end that cost
fFsnty-two lives.
What was going on in the troubled
ea around Essen could not be def
Ately determined today. comluunica-
n with that storm center betTg in
8-rupted.
s)ne OF the last things known 30
Ilve occurred IS the arrest by me
Eench OF four general managers of
<s Krupp works. where French
oops SATURDAY killed nina German
: Erkers and wounded thirty with ma
! ne gun FIRE. The managers are
- Arged with lncitiu- the vorScrs
'<srderf1g factory sirens sounded
. a French patrol approached the
sttion automobiles. = crowd
ped the troops. they reported and
.sE2Tere forced 70 open fire.
<x&fen were killed in a train wreck
l&&4ay and TWO others We're killed
Ill ting over the weekend.
<%>$gling with tha popular outcry
80 That bloodshed IN the Ruhr must
S[H indications came today that the
50 government might Try new
teg maneUvers this week. based on
<1sheory that Belgium at least ts
~ OF the adventure and might
SkhrOm France II satisfactory Of.
x&e made.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02
New Marks in Building and Postal
Records Show Prosperity Is Back
Construction Reports Are
Third Highest in
History,

MYTH a valuation of $S,o2S,S ,S8s
wv In building permits issued here.
March reached the highest
mark this year, It was announced to-
day.
Valuation for the same month in
1922 was $2.005.O51. March, 1928,
reached the third highest mark for
any month in the last two years, only
May and July of 1922 going higher.
In Il report for the first quarter of
this year. valuation in permits issued
shows a total of $6,651 ,259 as com
pared to $8,S16,155 for tho same period
Of 1929.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02
Loss Estimated at 100000 Two Workmsn Hur
tories and Homes Left Without Illumination
or Schools GEnSed
or PoWer-SchooIS Closed.

Explosion of 12,5Oo klowatt steam turbine at the
oils Light and Heat Companys Mill st. plant at 30 4
seriously injured two and cut off electric light and
factories and homes the north side. The turbine aud
orator it propelled wrecked
1t is estimated by persons who know the cost Of gu
ment that the loss may as high as 500 600.
Many public schools were dismissed because Of Iacl
and light The machinery in the plant immediately
and iremen called to extingushthe fires sthe boil
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02
ASTER MEANS NOTHING IN MURDERER'S ROW

ing a hoId-up, it meant only
one thing-it was his twenty
first birthday. Retaining the
same stole calm which en-
abled him to look squarely at
a jury which had signed his
death penalty without finch
ing, Grant joked with com
panion, who is also a doomed
man.
It's a hell of an Easter
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02
POSTOFFICE WILL
DEMAND ADDRESS
Directory Service Is Ordered
Discontinued,

Directory service on first class mail
bearing no street address and mailed
with a return address from Tndianapo-
lis will be discontinued. Robert II.
Bryson. postmaster, was notified in an
order from Washington today,
The order win not apply TO In
sured. registered, special delivery or
c. 0. D. mail. It has cost about
$40, 900 annually to give directory
service in Indianapolis. Bryson said
He was unable to say what percentage
Of this cost will be cut off by the or
der
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02
LOUIS BANDITS
SEIZE MAIL SACKS
giStered Pouches Stolen From Government Truck
Estimate of Loss Is Not Given,

volvers at the occupants Of the trucks.
The bandits We're masked with
handkerchefs. Three Of the robbers
transferred the mail sacks from the
truck to their automobile.
The bandits forced the chauffeur
and guard from the truck and locked
them in the iron cage of the truck.
The robbers drove away. the i'm
pTIsOned mon calling vainly from their
cage for half an hour before they
we're rescued by a passerby.
Postal pay checks in the pouches,
according to postal authorities, were
nOn-negotiable and perhaps the least
valuable part OF the loot. The total
amount Of the pay checks was esti
mated at $25, 900
Postal inspectors were rushing in
the work Of running down the guam
tity and character Of the registered
loto in an effort to approximate the
loss.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02
Holiday Rush Exceeded in
March at Local
PoStoffice.
LII previous records were bro

A LII previous records were bfO-
~ 6on by March postal receipts
here this year, according to
Robert II. Bryson. postmaster. They
amounted TO 1890, ,65014, an Increase
Of moro than $4,000 over those Of
March, 1922. and $2.444.57 more than
receipts for December, 1929, which set
tho old record
The increase over December was
unexpected and was considered re-
marzable. Rryson said. in view of
tho fact that the greatest holiday
business in the history of the post
Office was handled last December.
Receipts for the first quarter of
the year amounted to 1886. .642.96, an
Increase Of $12t,87L41 over the first
quarter Of 1922.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02

and a birthday he muir
INJURED. That it was also April
FOOLS day he forbore to
mention.
Lawrence Hefferman and
William Cramer, the first two
of the five to be hanged,
paced separate cells nervous
ly, Both glared at reporters
and shook their heads to
questions asked them about
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02

their last day on earth
April 13. q
James Smith, convicted of
Staying a crippled cigar
dealer, and who was saved
from the rope with a ninety
day reprieve, was melan-
choly, Thaddeus johnson, a
negro, found guilty of wife
murder, refused even to look
at reporters, but buried his
face in his hands.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02
BB United y eUs

BIZ United Net0s
CHICAGO, April 2.-Eas-
ter came and went, it's spirit
failing to penetrate the stone
walls and barred windows at
the Cook County jail, where
five men on "murderer's
row" are awaiting to be
hanged.
To Bernard Grant, sen
fenced to die Friday for the
murder of a policeman dur
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02

One death each was reported by
Dallas, Columbus, Cleveland, ST. Louis,
Chicago, Washington, Wilkesbarre, Pa;
Jacksonville, Fla, and New York. Port
land, Ore, reported one fatally hurt.
Detroit led the injured list with thir-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02
! COMING APRIL 24

sIan for SelIs-F1ot0 Hits
Town Today.
circus under canvas Of
Z win visit indianapolis on
April %
For falls to Salls-F1oto cir
j city VIII be the first stop
pas following the opening
key is here today making
lnts for the circus.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02

apoifg Light and Heat Con
the following statement:
we had a very serious
our NH st. plant ahor
O'Clock this morning W
K. v. A. turbine blew III
plant out Of connzissiol s
and damaging other mac
lines and equipment. K
none Of the employees in
killed. We have not
definite reports SIS TO tt
juries received bs any o &
Rush Repa
1T is impossible tt
time the extent of the
estimate the monetary
loss is not even bein
us in this emergency.
being to restore the
efficiency of the plan
sible in order that
giving service TO th.
ssIye haxyn ID = Is
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02

Il was learned that the Republican
sanitation expects TO sit tight
durIuG the next few days. in the hope
hat feeling viii die down and that
Lyons win see ft 20 step ont quietly.
If he does not. pressure probably
viii be- brought to bear TO fcrce his
resignation.
Remains AT Brook q
Meanwhile Lyons remained at his
home i'm Brook where he Is nearly
inaccessible
Thai the action Of Lyons has pene-
trated TO Washington political circles
has become evident Senator James
F. Watson may hasten his proposed
trip 10 indianapolis because Of the i'm
pending party crisis.
New Men Pleased
Reports from Washington indicate
Postmaster General New and his
friends received the report Of what
was termed the Lyons "boner" with
considerable pleasure Lyons fought
the appointment of New to the Cab
!net.
Lyons reiterated today that he will
not resign as Republican State chair
man.
Various reports that Lyons had re-
,racted an interview given the United
Press Saturday IN which he said no
VIII sit tight and expects the State
central committee to take no action
were denied by the Republican leader.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02

with SIX dead and four inquired. Five Of
the victims met death when their machine
was crushed by a train. The sixth was
killed in an automobile collision.
Detroit ranks next with four dead
Two were killed in Athens, Ca
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02
Twenty Are Killed and zoo Injured Easter Sunday Auto Accdent

ty-siX; San Francisco reported twelve
accidents but no fatalities; nine were M
jured in Philadelphia, eleven in Washing
ton, sixteen in Cleveland, fourteen IN
Columbus and other. cities reported from
one to six cases.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02
CHIEFS
THINK LYONS
| SHOULD QUIT
P Leaders Sit Tight Awaiting Further Moves in KIan
Resignation Chairman Considered
81 liability to Party Power

Sha Lawrence Lyons viii be forced quit Republican
te chairman result OF his action in joining the KKlux
and then resgnmg the opinion Republican party
kers here today
While politicians, refused be quoted directly they did
hesitate to denounee Lyons liability party While
ubcans were thus expressing themselves Democrats
Eing nothing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02
RnrgIar' Ts Nlace

Police called to 2Ot3 Martindale Ave.
on a burglar report today found that
niece Of Mrs. Molly Robinson, col
ored. had played a joke They said
the niece hid upstairs and made noises.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02
BROE
BY COPS IN Az
James Fife Arrested AfterAIIeged Threat ID
Weapons Are Found,

After battering in heavily barri-
caded door police early today held
James Fife. 29. living in the rear OF
1905 Massachusetts, Ave, for further
investigation. Fife is believed to be
temporarily mentally deranged and
will be examined by police surgeons,
police said.
Fife had threatened the life Of his
mother with gun early this morning,
repeating 'I'n KIN you" several times,
When his mother broke into tears
Fife ran to the bedroom and barri.
caded himself. police said.
AS police were leaving the home
with Fife, he made additional threats
against his mother they said.
Police went to the Fife home on rs
emergency call armed with shot gu,fz
A pocket knife, some cartridge 4
keys to g. cabinet containing 80
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02

Officials of the company said power
service could be fully resumed by 8
this afternoon.
John Roach. As, colored, 431 Rankin
St, laborer on the turbine, is az st.
Vincent's Hospital with leg injury,
The flesh was torn and the bone may
be shattered. The hospital was ham
pered in it's diagnosis by lack of eiec-
trio light.
Porter Smither, 81, of 62T Langsdale
Ave. operator, suffered an ankle frac-
ture.
Plant Is Wrecked
Just before the change in shifts
Smither and Roach stopped at a valve
to release the steam. At that instant
blown backward. The heavy top en-
casing was shattered and small pieces
hurled all over the building. Windows
were blown out, parts of the roof.
bricks and chunks OF concrete scat
tered over the ground about the
building.
The five-ton head-end of the turbine
was blown twenty feet in the air and
fell on a twenty-fourinch steam pipe
and was imbedded in the wall. Tho
large armature at the other end was
blown out Of the generator and hurled
ten feet. The spindle end of the arma.
ture, weighing nearly a ton. was
hurled high in the air, 1t tore hole
three feet in diameter in the floor.
a steel gtrder halted its fall
Employees ScurTy
The place filed with smoke and
steam. Employees scurried to safety
They later. carried the injured men out
and rushed them to physicians. Police
did not learn of the explosion until
the fire department was called. Con
siderable difficulty was experienced by
Sergeant Wukerson, who investigated.
in getting details.
The turbine, the oldest in the plant,
had for some time been out OF order.
it was said. It recently was put back
into service. police were told.
1t was said that John Davis, con
structjon engineer. remarked that he
had expected the explosion He said
Emmett Ralston, the chief electrical
engineer, declared he was never sure
OF the machine since it's recent ever
hauling. When men coming to work
at 7 a. m. entered the gates and saw
the police and firemen. they ex
claimed: did she blow7"
Ralston and Davis denied such re
marks were made.
Important Plant
The Mill ST. station supplies Light
and power for most of the company's
customers. The Kentucky Ave. plant
supplies heat. Heavy tension wires
connect the two. Thomas Gibbs. night
chief engineer. said the entire load
can be placed on the Kentucky Ave
plant in few hours.
Many public schools taking their
heat and light from the MIL St. plant
were dismissed as a result Of the ex
plosion. Among theTa were: No. 81,
Roosevelt and Olney Aves.; No. 81,
Washington St. and Ritter Ave: No
IS. 1901 E. Palmer ST.; No. 21. 2s1E
English Ave; No. 20, College Ave. and
Twenty-First ST.; No. 81. so7 Lincoln
St; No. 81, Wade and Boyd Aves No
81. Baltimore Ave. and Twenty Fifth
St: No. IL, Thirtieth and RAIDER SITS,
G. /. Perry, president Of the Indian
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02

z s.S IS, April Six heavily
'l<r1@5its held up a Government
7sssx< here today and escaped
ssS-s@,acks Of registered mail.
~ ssvry intercepted the truck
80 m, covered the driver and
- guard with revolvers. seized
E3il sacks and drove of In a
Z yRutornIbile-
Estimate Of the amount OF
? contained In The sacks had
made.
truck was carrying the heavy
r weekend mail from the main
hce to the bridge branch post
IN the heart Of the commission
district near the water front.
sging their car 70 a stop directly
2 OF the mail truck. the bandits
8ut in Wild west fashion. five
s<A holding sawed-off shotguns.
IA leveling <tsxs 4S-cahD0e re
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02

Twenty persons were killed and
nearly 200 were injured in Easter auto
mobile accidents throughout the country,
according.to q survey today.
Ashland, KY, led the casualty list
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02

one wsndo n az
with heavy
son seised Fisa.
to the room.
Etfe who
Mr. and Nm.
threats Of vs
told. he I:
Quarters tor
investigatio
win Be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-10
923OLYMPHICSGO
 TO LOST ANGELES


 ROME, April D. (By Associated Press. )-Los Angeles, Cal, today was awarded the 132 Olympic games by the International Olympic commits sion. which Is in session here. The 1923 games are to be held in Amster dam, Holland.
 When William May Garland, ot Los Angeles, a member of the Amer ican committee, requested that his city receive the honor of holding the 1923 games, and declared that the welcome of all the United States was contained in his invitation, the com mittee unanimously and with deci- sion, voted acquiescence.
 The number of nations represented at today's session aggregated 45. There was a large attendance from Souh America, China and Japan. The delegates with almost unanimity, ex- pressed regret that the United States could not be awarded the 1928 games, but it was explained that Ams1er- dam, for ] 2 years had been promi sed the games and that in the years fol- lowing the war. the Dutch city had stepped aside and given the honor to Belgium and France, the two na- tions which suffered most in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-10

Wilson weighed 11S pounds, and Pet tingill a fraction over pound more.
 O O o
 Preliminaries FIivver.
 The preliminaries were more or less farcial affairs. Lacey and Martin opened it up with a wrestling bout that went to Lacey after Martin had two times given up while locked up in toe hold. Martin had previous ly won a fall over Lacey with an arm lock and head scissors. The first fall came in the second round when Martin threw Lacey and the next two came In the third and fifth rounds.
 The second number was scheduled as four-round bout between Illus ton Patton and Bogle Saab. How ever, Saab walked up and knocked Patton out.
 The next preliminary was a three round bout between Red Burke and Young Battling Kelly. Both scrap pers showed some good boxing and presented the only worthwhile pre- liminary of the evening.
 The semi final was a three round bout between Mike Gold and Steve Sarron. The first blow Sarron land ed knocked Gold down and the suc- ceeding two did the same thing and the visitor from Camp Mcclellan was escorted to his dressing room.
 Roy Cohen announced that the pre- llminaries were bad because his sta ble of preliminary boxers baked on him and would not appear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-10
SHORT PEGS

Jack Bentley, the S75.000 left handler whom the Giants bought from the Orioles, will be jack of all jobs no longer. In Baltimore he was a copy of Babe Ruth. playing first base and the outfield. taking his turn in the pitchers box and smashing out home runs regardless.
 George Sisler was a first haseman, infielder. outfielder. pitcher ana catcher according to the needs ot the club, which were many and yer satile when he joined up with the Browns. These three players are the best all-around men in the big leagues but all have settled at chos- en stations now to specialize where they feel most effective.
 Harry Frazee, the wealthy auction cer, skullcd an elegant business deal in 1919. He caught Bentley in the baseball draft in 1917, but Bentley not claim the pitcher out of the army so he withheld payment of the draft price until 1919, when Jack returned from France.
 Baseball is a business and the Red Sox weren't investing their money in a player who might have thrown away his pitching arm heaving Mills bombs at the Germans. So they abandoned the deal and Bentley sft- ed back to Baltimore.
 IT Trazee had had Bentley with bl1n last summer when the Yankees so ardently longed for steady left handler he could have sold his draft ed player for at least as much as the Giants in Jack Dunn't Baltimore slave market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-10
Birmingham Boy Avenges De- feat Handed Him By Al In Boston Tourney Two Years Ago

Little Claude Wilson, as game a young battler as ever donned the padded mittens in a Dixie ring, has come into his own in the esteem and regard of his hometown fans. Mon day night, at the Birmingham Attn letic club, Claudio battled Al Pettin- gill, New Orleans sensational young weight. to a standstill. and won the decision over Al at the end of their 10-round bout.
 Two years ago, scene resembling the one enacted at the B. A. c. Mon day night took place. In opposite corners two slender boys sprawled across their low chairs, and awaited the word from thejudges that would tell the outcome of their fight. They were tired, for they had fought three fast and furious rounds, but when the judges, unable to decide a win ner, ordered an extra round; they time. the judges picked one, no other Claude Wilson had only defeat and regrets for his lot. That bout was at Boston, at the ma tional amateur box ing tournament, and it was there that the deep rooted rivalry between Claude Wilson and Al Pettingill first began.
 Monday night. at the E. A. C., the tale was different. There were no doubts as to the winner, and extra rounds were unthought of. Claude Wilson had his revenge, and had it in thorough fashion, for he was az eressor and leader throughout. and as the bout grew older it became more and more apparent that Pettin-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-10
Montana Sportsmen Want Answer at Once


 MILWAUKEE,. Wis, April 9.-One hundred and twenty-seven posts of the American Legion In Montana are leaning anXiouslY on the decision of Jack Dempsey whether or not he will journey to Shelby, Mont, and there fight Tommy Gibbons on July i, but the posts will stop leaning. Satur- d1y on the grounds that Jack has had plenty of time to make up his mind.
 Legic nnalres and Montana business men have offered S200, ,O00 for the bout. and about s127,000 of it has been raised. but Mike Collins, rep resent'ns the Shelby interests here, announced Monday that unless Jack kicked through with an answer by Saturday all the dough would be re- turned to it's subscribers and all plans decls red off.
 A message from the state depart ment of the Montana legion asks Col li9s to wire Dempsey and his atmos phefic manager, Jack Kearns, that tdeN would have to accept or reject by high noon on Saturday.
 All the KearnssDempsey demands have Teen met, according to Collins, and Montana is all set to get some one else to fight for her edification cn Independence Day, if Dempsey cln't say something definite.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-10
Worlds Records Are Made In Bowling Meet

MILWAUKEE. Wis, April 9.-(By Associated Press. )-New worlds rec ords in three of the four events were features of the tWenty-third annual tournament of the American Bowling congress, which ended this afternoon. five-man, doubles and all events di . visions.
 The Nelson Mitchell aggregation Of Milwaukee led in the team event with total of 3,130. the Claman Dair lunch quintet of Indianapolis being a close second, with 31I5. The Cla- mans registered the first S.100 total ever shot in a national meet. estah- fishing worlds record for A. B. C. competition that stood for 10 min utes, the Nelsons pumping them out of first place almost immediately.
 F. Wilson and C. Daw, members of the Nelson team, hung up new rec ord for doubles competition when they totaled 1,35S. bettering the rec ord established in 1917 by C. Satorius and W. Holsechup of Peoria by 12 pins.
 W. Knox of Philadelphia, won the all events with a new worlds record of 2,019. Two other men. (. Daw of Milwaukee and M. Mcdowell of Cleveland, also topped last years rec ord score of 1909 rolled by B. Spen- nilla Gf New York city, with 2,014 and 2,003, respectively.
 C. Baum garten of Cincinnati is in the top position in the individual worlds record held by ". Lundgren of Chicago, who made the mark at Toledo last year.
 Todayss bowling was without fea- ture. none of the players having reached the coveted leaders class.