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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-29

Coroner Gives Exoneration in
Fatal Accidents,

Involuntary manslaughter charges
against tow men were dismissed by
Judge Delbert 0. Wilmeth in city
court today after Coroner Paul F.
Robinson exonerated them in two IA
tai accidents.
Claude Miller, 50, OF 2131 Singleton
Ave. was freed of blame in the death
Of Enoch Herrod, So, of 2538 Bluff
Ave, at the city hospital Jan. II of
injuries Received when Miller's auto
mobile struck him Jan. 10 at Kelly
and Meridian SITS.
Frank Smith, 1O11 N. Gale St, was
cleared IN the death of Andrew Hines,
Al, of 627 S. East St. standholder at
the city market, Jan. 70. Hines was
crushed between a truck and a wagon
shaft when he attempted to stop
Smiths horse, which had run away
from Alabama and Market SITS.
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leeting, to be carried out.

With every available inch of high
school space already in use, high
school principals find themselves fac
ing the necessity of finding accom-
modations for about 1 500 grade school
graduates who entered high school at
the beginning of the new semester to-
Gay.
Conditions at Shortridge, the oldest
high school in the city, are particular
ly acute. George Buck. principal, and
the Shortridge staff, have done just
about everything human ingenuity can
accomplish TO adjust the obsolete and
inadequate facilities of Shortridge to
modern educational demands.
1900 Too Many at School
During the semester just ended
Shortridge enrolment amounted to
about $500. With the addition of
grade school graduates entering today
the number has Jumped TO about 2.7OO.
These pupils must be CARED for In
a plant which school officials say
would adequately house 1900 to 500
pupils. To care for these additional
1000 to 1900 pupils IS a tremendous
problem.
Rooms never intended for session
rooms have been pressed into service.
In the old building seven rooms.
probably intended originally for cloak
rooms are used as classrooms every
hour in the day. Even a room in the
basement. equipped with half windows
and which must be lighted continu-
ously by artificial light is in use. 1t
even has been found necessary to go
outside the regular Shortridge build
ings for accommodation and use
rooms in a nearby college of music
and at the Benjamin Harrison grade
school. a block away.
Grade School Being Used.
In fact about 125 entering freshmen
will have to be taken care of at the
latter school.
One of the worst features of over
crowding at shortridge is the fact that
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CONVINCED HE'S RIGHT
DENLY Declares He Would Make Oil
Leases Again.
By United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-"I am so
convinced that I did the right thing
in making the naval leases I would
do 1t against tomorrow" Secretary
DENLY declared emphatically after
leaving the Cabinet meeting at the
White House today.
He added he had not resigned.
There is no question whatsoever
in my mind the best interests of the
public were served by the leases as
they were made" DENLY continued.
THE question involved is so much
bigger than any individual, 1 would
advocate making these leases if I
knew it would force my removal"
This is the first statement DENLY
has made since the demand for his
resignation was raised and coming
as 1t did directly after leaving the
President at the regular Cabinet
session, 1t was taken that the stand
the secretary was taking doubtlessly
carried the approval of President
Coolidge.
Il want to say emphatically Colonel
Roosevelt is in no way involved in
these leases" the secretary continued.
II take the fullest responsibility
for th@m myself. I cannot say too
often Colonel Roosevelt should be free
from any suspicious whatsoever"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-29
Nurses Plan Convention

The Indiana State Nurses Associa-
ZION may hold it's annual convention
at Detroit, Mich, from June 1921,
during the national conclave of the
American Nurses Association, accord
ing to Ida NJ Gaskill director Of the
State Department Of Public Nurses.
Mrs. Alma H. Scott, Frankfort. execu-
tive secretary of the State associa-
ton, conferred with State officials to-
lay relative to plans for a member
ship drive The State body has a
membership of 247 public health
nurses.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-29
TAX METHODS EXPLAINED
Attention Called TO IndiscIiminate
Use of Error Certificates.

Lawrence F. Orr. chief examiner of
State board of accounts, sent a letter
today to county auditors calling their
attention to the alleged illegal prac,
tice Of changing property assessments
by means of Certificates of errors"
Certificates can be authorized by
an auditor for clerical error, it was
pointed out, but not for an error of
judgment.
Philip Zoercher. member of the
State tax board. declared the practice
has prevailed in Center Township,
Marion County Harry Dunn, new
county auditor, announced upon talk
ing office that it would be abolished
during his term. ~
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was alone in the office, died from a
bullet wound IN the spinal column, the
bullet ranging upward to the heart.
No signs Of q struggle were ap-
parent. Deputy Coroner w. A. Doep-
pers found the bullet wound. Exam
ination by Coroner Paul f. Robinson
showed the bullet to be Of .SS caliber.
The murderer, who was in the Of
flee about two minutes, according to
police, probably shot Reinert when he
started to flee for help or to hurl a
paper weight, found near the body, at
the robber.
4 drawer in the desk was found
partly open. Another, in which was a
dust-covered revolver, was undis
turbed. The cash drawer worked
with a combination of finger levers,
containing the days receipts, $3.50,
also was intact. Thirty-six dollars on
Reinert was not touched.
Descriptions of the two young ban
dts agree somewhat with those of men
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M'CRAY ASKED TO
SEND FOR WIGGINS
Governor Requested to ReQui-
Sition Prize Fighter,

The long arm OF the Indiana law
violated by Chuck Wiggins, light
heavyweight boxer, in an escape from
the State Farm in 1923. was ready to
be extended to Florida today.
Requisition papers for the return OF
Virgins from Florida to Putnam
County were asked of Governor Nc
Cray by Leslie Sears, sheriff of Put
nam County.
Virgins lost his appeal to Supreme
Court from the Putnam Circuit
Courts sentence of two to five years,
but failed to make an appearance at
Greencastle.
A bout with Tommy Gibbons, sched-
uled in Florida, was called off by the
Governor of Florida, who cited the
Florida boxing law. Virgins was sent
to the penal farm on a charge of ju-
venile delinquency
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Shadow Rests Heavily on John Reinert Home

the fine new home in which they
had lived only, a month?
Not until a second and then a
third reporter called did it dawn
upon the family that something was
not right.
When they demanded to know the
truth they were told Mr.. Reinert
was injured. The telephone became
busy; the children arranged the fur
niture fcs fathers Homecoming. At
tempts to learn the extent of IA
theirs injury were fruitless and this
increased the anxiety.
1t was more than two hours later
that they were told the truth by
William Iceinert, 624 Eugene ST., a
brother of Mr.. Reinert. Mrs. Rein
ert swooned.
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neral. at the home Thursday morn
ing Burial in Crown Hill ceme-
terry.
Responsibility devolved upon the
children, particularly the eldest,
Miss Josephine. The mother was
slowly convalescing from a COM
plete physical and mental breakdown
following revelation of the truth
which was made known to her after
hours Of procrastination by relatives
and friends.
Reporters queries at the home fol-
lowing the discovery of the body
aroused curiosity. Why the sud-
den interest in the man whose long
years OF. struggle had given them
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-29
NEW FIGHT ON TO
KILL LICENSE LAW
Injunction to Prevent Enforcement Filed Against State, City
and County Officials.

gan Brothers, Grant Trucking Com
pany, Kreis Transfer Company and
Maxwell Gravel Company.
The Supreme Court set Feb 4 at
2 p. IN. as the time for oral argu
ments in the South Bend case. One
hour will be given each side and the
firm Of Miller. Daley & Thompson
will be given fifteen minutes as ami
Gus curiae.
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who last week slugged Louis Ltvak.
clothing store owner. 536 r. Washing
ton St, with an iron bar and then
shot him.
Frank Loucks, r. r. D. Box ait.
who recently finished the carpenter
work on Reinert's new home, 3917
Byram Ave, today told police he was
in the office of the Allied Coal and
Material Company about II a m,
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in connection with leases his oil COM
panies have obtained on the Teapot
Dome naval oil reserve, he said in a
telegram to Senator LenroOt today.
Sinclair reaffirmed his denial he ever
gave Albert B. Fall, former secretary
Of the interior, or any other repre-
sentative of the Harding government
any money in consideration for the
leases.
Il commend the action of President
Coolidge in ordering prosecution Of
any guilty persons, Sinclair said.
and welcome a judicial determination
of these questions
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Mr.. Reinert had lived in Indian.
apolis all his life. For twenty-nine
J ears he managed the A. B. Meyer
Coal Company, until it was merged
with the Allied Coal and Material
Company, of which he became a
yardma aster a year ago.
He belonged to the Red Mems
lodge and the Lincoln Mutual Asso-
citation. In his connection with the
coal company, he made many
friends.
Besides the wife. Barbara, three
daughters and four sons survive.
They are Josephine, Frances, Marie.
John S.. Frederick c., Leonard of
Columbus, Ohio, and Clement.
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If Democratic Senators had doubts
concerning the legality of these leases
and l know they had-why didn't
some of them at any time during the
past two years introduce a resolution
calling on the President to begin suit
to annul the leases
Lenroot said he knew Senator
Walsh. Montana. had always consid
cred the leases illegal. because of lack
OF power to make them.
But nobody took any action" said
Lenroot
Direct Reply 20 Robinson
Lenroot's speech was direct reply
TO a bitter political Grafton delivered
Monday by Senator Robinson, Demo
cratic leader, who said the Teapot
Dome scandal would be an issue in the
campaign and President Coolidge
would be held responsible if he did not
fire DENLY and Daugherty.
Lenroot, in opening his discussion.
revealed he went to President Coolidge
after Archie Roosevelt had testified
and since that time Mr. Coolidge has
taken every possible step to clear up
this matter"
Senator Ashurst, Democrat, asked
Lenroot:
Doesn't the Senator know the
country will judge the sincerity of the
President by the length of time he per
mits Edwin DENLY to remain in his
Cabinet?"
Lenroot answered. that's another
matter"
Resembles Courtroom
The Senate floor again resembled a
Supreme Court room" with charts Of
Q hung around the walls. Most OF
those packed in the galleries were
women.
The President. it was reported, is
inclined at present to stand by his
Cabinet members. Friends of the
President in the Senate represented
him as feeling charges made agains,
members of his inherited Cabinet are
not yet sufficient for serious con-
sideraticn.'
One resolution, however, has already
been introduced, demanding the resig-
nation of Secretary DENLY. Senator
Walsh is scheduled to take further di-
rect action against DENLY today.
AS a consequence, Senator Caraway,
for one, is prepared to turn the guns
directly upon the White House. Mr..
Coolidge was the first Vice President
to sit with the cabinet. Senator
Walsh has called the Senate's atten-
tion to the Fall letter of June, 1922,
In which the then secretary mention
ing the oil leases were discussed at
cabinet meetings
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-29
BAKER NAMED RECEIVER
National Motor Corporation Placed
in Hands of Holiday Officer.

Thaddeus r. Baker, treasurer of the
W. J. Holiday & Co., was named re-
ceiver of the National Motor Corpora
ton by Judge Albert B. Anderson in
Federal Court today. The action was
taken on petition of the Union Trust
Company of Chicago.
A receiver for other automotive
concerns with which the company was
affiliated was named in Ohio recently.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-29
BLOOD TRANSFER
AIDS MRS. SHANK
TO FIGHT ILLNESS
Mayors Wife Better After
Woman Friend Makes
Sacrifice,

Mrs. Sarah Shank. wife of the
mayor. was fighting for life against
influenza and complications today.
She was reported slightly improved
with temperature of 1O2 to 1O3, about
one degree lower than Monday.
Blood given by Mrs. Raymond
Wright 29 n Brookville Rd.. wife of
the city purchasing agent. in a trans
fusion operation late Monday appeared
tc strengthen Mrs. Shank consider
ably. Mrs Wright, a lifelong friend
of the family. volunteered after ply
sicians agreed that blood TRANSMISSION
was necessary. She suffered no Ill
effects
Another TRANSMISSION may be made
today, with Mrs Emma Johnston,
employe in the purchasing depart
lnnet. giving the blood.
Mayor Shank has broken slightly
under the strain of Mrs. Shanks i'll
ness anl is not seeing any one. All
his political engagements have been
cancelled indefinitely.
Friends and neighbors kesr con-
slant watch at the Shank home, re-
ceiving flowers and sympathy ex-
tended the mayor and relatives.
Trained nurses and a corps OF physi-
clans attend Mrs. Shank constantly.
DR.. John NJ. Cunningham. DR.. T. b.
Noble Jr., DIR. NJ. J. Spencer and DR..
Goethe Link are consulting physi-
clans.
Nurses worked all day Monday to
reduce Mrs. Shank's fever. She ig
able 10 take very little nourishment.
At the Shank home today, 1t was
requested that persons desiring to
know her condition call the city hall.
where city officials will be informed
Of any change in her condition.
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TWO FIRES CAUSE
DAMAGE OF $4,000
0verheated Grease Kettle
Causes Blaze.

Fire. believed to have started from
an overheated grease kettle in the
Morris Greenwald Bakery, 1851 S.
Capitol Ave, at I a. m. today, caused
$4,000 damages, according to fremen.
An hour afterward fire caused $4,000
6amags at the secondhand store of
Ike Rothbard, 363 w. Washington st.
An overheated stove was the cause.
firemen said
An Advance Transfer Company
truck caught fire from the back-f1re of
the motor at Russell Ave. and Nor
wood st. Damage amounted to $3.50,
f1remen said.
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MOVE MADE TO
LIMIT POWER OF
MINE UNION HEAD
Visitors Barred From Con-
Vention as Roll Call Is
Started,

Appointive power of the interna-
tionaI president Of the United Mine
Workers of America was attacked in
resolutions introduced into the conven
ton in Tomlinson Hall today.
A roll call vote, demanded by $50
delegates, about 100 mora than the
required number, began at the after
noon session. The vote followed a
vote Of 612 to 634 in favor of non
concurrence Of a committee recon-
mendation on appointment Of or
ganizers. The resolution provided for
election Of organizers instead Of ap-
pointment as has been the previous
practice OF the organization.
A resolution advocating election Of
officers 10 all vacancies made in the
International Offices, instead OF by
presidential appointment, failed.
Old Fight Recalled
A resolution demanding that power
Of the President to remove officers
and appoint successors for cause be
revoked was also lost. This resolu-
ton was an echo of the Nova Scotia
affair in which officers were removed
by President John L. Lewis and sue
cessors appointed.
Early IN the session a resolution
barring visitors from the convention
hall was adopted. During all coming
sessions Of the convention, admittance
will be allowed only on presentation
of a delegates card. This rule will
not apply to representatives Of news
papers, however.
Voting Prevented
The action was designed to prevent
visitors and unseated delegates ON
voting Twice during the convention
President Lewis has been compelled
to ask visitors not to vote.
The debate on the organizers res
olution was marked by mud singing
and personal attacks. When Delegate
James Oakes, Charleroi. Pa, took the
floor he accused William Feeney, also
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GOSHEN GAS TO GO UF
Increase in Rate Allowed by Public
Service Commission.

Effecting an increase in gas rates of
more than $4,000, the public service
commission today authorized the Go
Ehen Gas Company, operated by the
National Gas. Electricity and Power
Company, Philadelphia, to increase
rates from s1.65 to s1.95 for the first
5000 cubic feet with minimum
monthly charge Of $1.20.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-29
INQUIRY IS STARTED
State Officials Open Investigation of
Pennsylvania Mine Blast.

By United Press
SHANKTOWN, Pa. Jan. 2s.--The
last of the bodies having been re-
moved State mine inspectors today
began official inquiry into the cause
of the death of thirty-six miners in
the Lancashire mine OF the Burns &
Tucker Coal Company Saturday.
All the dead except three have been
identified
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-29
CONTRACTORS OPEN MEET
National Secretary VIII Give First of
Series of Addresses Wednesday.

Edwin L. Seabrook, secretary of the
National Association of Sheet Metal
Contractors, will deliver the first of a
series of addresses at the association s
convention at the SEVERN Wedne'-
day.
The convention opened this after
noon with a business session. Other
speakers Wednesday viii be Fl. p.
Sheets. secretary of National Retail
Hardware Association, and Paul r.
Jordan of indianapolis, president. Off
GERS viii be elected Wednesday after
noon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-29
Medical Society Formed

Articles of association for the In
diarapolis Medical Society, a Marion
County organization. were filed today
with the Secretary of State. The fol
lowing Indianapolis doctors are
trustees: Delberts o. Kearby, Amos
L. Wilson, George S. Ross, David
Ross, Murray n. Hadley and Augustus
T. Marshall
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-29
UNION TRUST BID WINS
City Board of Health Bond Issue Giver
to Bank.

The Union Trust Company was
awarded the $175, 900 bond issue of the
city board of health today on bid
of 435 per cent with q premium of
$3.50. Three other local banks bid
The issue is the first installment Of
the boards 100000 loan to carry ex-
penses until taxes are collected. A
$4,000 bond issue will be offered
March ID, and the final $4,000
March 81.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-29
Teapot Dome Quiz Develops Into
Bitter Partisan Fight With
Friends Defending Chief
Lenroot Hurls Charge of Politics
at Democrats Pressing Action in
Naval Reserve Oil Leases
By PAUL r. lIALLON
Unitea Press star Correspomdent

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29-The oil leasing scandal today be-
swing rapidly toward open and undsgued partisan
political between Republicans and Democrats when de-
bate in the Senate opened.
Senator Lenroot Wisconsin, regular Republican chairman of
the Senate Public Lands Committee investigating the leasing
scandal delivered violent critics Coolidge
'The attempt attach stigma of blame
the President United States Lenroot politics
and dnotbin else
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-29
102 Permits Issued

Building permits in the city for
the week ending Jan. 26 totaled 1902,
according to the report Of Francis f,
Hamilton, building commissioner, to-
day Building valuation was $167,7
for which the city realized $349.25 in
fees.
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~ AAAAAA AOA0 - Ass
shortly before the
s h o o ting and
which corresponds
with description
of the car used
by the murderers,
is only a minor
clew, detectives
said. Nightriding
squads, in an all
night search,
failed to find the
car. Patrolmen or
dered to search
every public ga
rage had nothing
to report.
Murdered Man
Alone
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COOLIDGE CRITICS FLAYE]
EShortridge Congestion Growing
Entering Freshmen Driven From School Building Into
Make-Shft QuarterS-BaSementS and Cloak
rooms Pressed Into Service,
BY BLYTHE Q. HENDRICKS

INDIANAPOLIS high school pupils attending classes
basement and makeshft quarters of all
crowded conditions the future That
the majority faction of the school board composed of Charles
Barry Fred Bates johnson and Charles Yoke
and permits the for the extension of high school facilities
which blocked the last board meeting out
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EVl lAPPINESS built up by long
years of work and family CO.
operation was obliterated to-
day by the shadow of grief cast
over an Indianapolis home.
Stricken with the shock of the
loss Of their husband and father,
who attempted to resist a robbery
of the office of the Allied Coal and
Material Company. of which he was
SaTdmaster, late Monday afternoon,
the wife and seven children of John
Reinert were attempting to gather
up the bits of happiness shattered
by the tragedy which broke into
their peaceful home life.
The Anildren arrar ged for the fu-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-29
SUPPLY BILL REPORTED
Measure Carries Appropriations of
$727,858, ,451 for Departments.

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29,-Funds
totaling s729,858, 451 for. use by the
Treasury and Postofilce Departments
during the coming fiscal year are car
ried in a joint supply bill reported to
the House today.
OF this amount 5000, ,976,246 is for
the Postoffice Department and S119,-
882,2O5 for the Treasury.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-29
CAR SOUGHT AS MURDER CLEW
A-Night Hunt Falls to Reveal Trace of Sayers of John
Rener Killed In Coal Company Office,

Search for the stolen automobile of Francis Perkins LAO
Belle Veu P being made by police today in the hope it
the used by hodup of whom shot and killed
John Rener S. of 391 Byram Ave. yardmasr of the Allied
Coal and Material Company in the Office at Pip Northwestern
Ave. late Monday afternoon.
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TRIAL NEARING {
N D
Anderson Case Expected to Go TO Jury
Before NightfalI.

btIOEt NISnIIdII.
BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-The Ander.
son case will go to the jury before
nightfall.
Ex-Governor Whitman, counsel for
the Anti-Saloon League superintendent
on trial for third degree forgery. has
agreed with Assistant District Attor-
ney Pecora to keep the summations
brief and these and Justice Tompkins'
charge to the jury are all that remain
to be heard.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-29
TURKEY GOES WE

Assembly Unanimously Restores State
Monopoly of Liquor.
By United Press
CONSTANTINCPLE Jan. 29.--
Without a dissenting vote, the Turkish
assembly abandoned the nations pro-
hibition experiment. adopting Ismet
Pasha's scheme for restoring state
monopoly Of liquor.