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The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-11
Western Reserve U, Pro-
feSsor Speaks on City
Government at KiwaniS
Club Luncheon.
SYSTEMS ARE COMPARED
Greatest Advance Made in
Last Twenty-Five Years.
His View.

Directing the business affairs OF a
municipality is one Of the most diff
ficult jobs, and the best scheme for
doing it is the city manager plan,
declared DR.. A. r. Hatton, professor
of political science, Western Reserve
University, Cleveland, Ohio, at the
Kiwanis Club luncheon today at the
Claypool.
Representatives of a number of
other Iunhceon clubs were guests.
DR.. Hatton is nationally known as
an authority Of municipal govern
ment
To secure efficient city govern
ment it is necessary to keep in city
service an executive of proven abil-
ity and keep politics out, said DIR.
Hatton. Neither of these things can
be accomplished under the mayor
council or commission forms.
Nothing has been more complete
ly proven than that we can not Sc
cure necessary quality of executive
ability by direct popular election.
The expert declared American
citiea have had enough experience
with all forms of municipal govern
ment to make further experiment
and theorizing waste of time.
The greatest advance has been
made in the last twenty-five years in
the development Of the city manager
plan, he said.
There are now numerous cities
in the United States the business of
which is as well conducted as that
required in private business.
Absurdity of Present Plan
1T is absurd to suppose that men
of such high executive ability can be
persuaded to stand for the office of
mayor when they can be thrown
out or thatscfioe at the end CT four
years by some turn OF the wheel Of
political fortune.
.'Such men are SO much in demand
in private enterprises that they will
not beg the people of Indianapolis to
choose them for a position of that
sort. Moreover. mayors are neces-
sari1y politicians. That is not their
fault, because the system requires
them to be politicians. Therefore.
we cannot hope to get politicians out
of the executive service of the city
so long as we choose our chief ex-
ecutive by direct popular election.
1T is just as absurd to choose
the chief executive Of Indianapolis
Turn to Page III
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-11
ELECTORAL VOTES
TO Be CANVASSED
Coolidge and Dawes VIII Be
Declared Victors Today
Bv Untted Press

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Calvin
Coolidge and Charles G. Dawes are
to be proclaimed elected President
and Vice President of the United
States respectively today at joint
session OF Congress.
Conforming to the Constitution.
the House and Senate were to meet
together at p. m. to canvass cleo
toral votes Of the States. brought
here by special messengers.
These two officers are the only
ones in the Government who require
no special certificate Of election and
the mere proclamation OF Congress
is the authority they have for as
Stunning their posts.
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-11
sIPE TRIAL is SET

Alleged Conspiracy to EmbezzIs
County Funds to Be Heard.
Trial of Richard V. sipe, former
county clerk; Edwin A. Hunt, real
estate dealer. and VIII H. Latta, at
torney. all charged with conspiracy
to embezzle county funds. will open
in Criminal Court Monday at 9 a.
m. The three were indicted July 27,
1923.
They are alleged to have COM
spired to use $4,000 in funds from
county courts for their own pur-
pose. sipe. while clerk, had charge
of disbursement OF the money.
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-11
PRISON TRIAL CONTINUES
Bootlegger Tells Of Giving Bribes to
Atlanta Officials.
5V Umited Press

BIZ United Press
ATLANTA. Ca. Feb. 11.-Willie
Haar, convicted millionaire bootleg
ger, today coptinued his story Of hav-
ing paid large sums of money for
special privileges in Atlanta peni-
Tertiary at Federal Court trial of
A. e. Sartain. deposed warden, L.
J. Fletcher, former deputy warden
and Lawrence Riehl, close friend Of
Sartain, charged with acting as go
between
Other prisoners ready to testify
for the prosecution are George
Renlus, Cincinnati Morris e.
Swesstwood and Mamie Kessler, New
York and Fred Haar. Savannah. all
convicted bootleggers.
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-11
CAR RECEIPTS HIGHER
january Business $21 900 Greater
Than Last Year.

Indianapolis Street Railway Com
pany fare receipts in January In
creased msterially over the same
month in 1924, according to report
prepared for the public service com
mission.
January, 1925. receipts were SAC,
s56.64 and January. 1924, were s427.-
|s7s.ss, an increase of s21. .6S2.g1.
The January. 1926. receipts were
s17,0s1.ss less than those for De.
cember, 1924. but officials said this
was accounted for. to great ex.
tent. BY the holiday shopper business
II December
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-11
Meath Measure KILLED

Handed down for second readiny,
the Calvert bin providing for an
pointment Of full-time health com
nissioners In certain counties, was
indefinitely postponed today by the
Indiana House on motion Of Repre-
sentative Elicit. Indianapolis. Pre-
viously the House had approved
amendments. On motion OF Repre-
sentative Ridenour the House acted
similarly Qr the Clements 5oint reso.
luton broadening raunicipal rightvs
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-11
ROAD BILL GOES DOWN
House Defeats Proposal for High.
way Divisions.

With sixty opposing votes the
Lisius-Freeman bill. termed by op-
ponents as a Lake County road
grab" measure, was defeated In the
Indiana House today.
The measure divided the Stats
into road districts Of 10000 popu-
lation each. into each OF which so
per cent of all automobile license
fees and taxes now collected for
road-building purposes would be r.
turned to be expended as the dis.
tricts might choose,
Impressed by oratory OF support.
ers of the measure. the Marion
County delegation voted for pas.
sage, although it was said the meas.
ure would have acted to the detri-
ment Of Marion County. Vote was
33 to so.
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-11
SNOW SHOvELS IN ORDER
Fall During Night Reaches Depth
of Two and One-F1aIf Inches.

Householders today reluctantly
dragged forth snow shovels put
away hopefully last week.
Rain and sleet. followed by heavy
show shortly after midnight gave
sidewalks and streets thick coat
ing. A total of two and e half
inches Of snow was reported by the
weather bureau
Generally fair tonight and Thurs
day, with rising temperatures
Thusday afternoon was forecast
Slightly colder was forecast for
tonight. Temperatures were falling
this morning. At s a. m. it was 25,
dropping to Is at a. m.
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-11
Tests Fail
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CAVE CITY, KY, Feb. IL
No more radio tests can be
made to = ascertain whether
Floyd Collins still lives.
The electric light bulb on
Collins chest has burned out
or was Jared from it's socket.
Listeners at the caves mouth
cannot determine with their am
pii1ers whether Collins In
breathing or not.
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-11
Market Bin in Senate

The Lindley Senate cooperative
marketing bin was to be. called up
for second reading in the Senate to-
day. It was decided TO proceed with
action on the Senate bin. and to hold
the Bouse cooperative marketing
bill. which had passed aacond reading
in the Senate.
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-11
WISCONSIN RATIFIEs
Resolution Approving Child Labor
Amendment Passed.
BIZ Enited Press

bU 9 HtteH IFes3
MADISON Wis. Feb. 11.-Wis-
consin today joined the States ratify-
ing the child labor amendmsnt when
the Wisconsin Assembly concurred
in the Padway resolution. 65 to 26.
The Senate adopted the resolution
last week.
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-11
Shank Plays Politics
With the Future of Indianapolis

they were given even wider circu-
latiOn.
The petitions were given to POI
licemen and hremen, and these
policemen and fremen are going
from door to door obtaining sigma
tures to the Shank petitions.
A few days later citizen inter-
ested in city manager government
called on Mayor Shank.
Again the mayor expressed his
Willingness to work for city man
ager government. a
BUT THE PETITIONS CON-
TINUED TO BE CIRCULATED.
A few days later at a meeting Of
his cabinet the mayor said:
81 hope the Indianapolis Real
Estate Board, Kiwanis Club and
other organizations get behind the
campaign fer CITY MANAGER
form of government.
BUT THE COMMISSION Pc
TITIONS CONTINUE TO BE
CIRCULATED.
Mayor Shank, with word, could
withdraw these commission petit
lions and substitute city manager
petitions. But he has not made a
move to do SO.
HE is TALKING CITY MAN
AGER AND AT THE SAME
TIME HE is WORKING FOR
THE COMMISSION FORM OF
CITY GOVERNMENT.
There no longer can be any doubt
that he is doing these things de-.
liberately.
I There can be no misunderstand-
ing of the situation on his part.
THERE CAN NO LONGER BE
ANY DOUBT THAT MAYOR
SHANK is PLAYING A POLITI-
CAL GAME TO, THE DETRI-
MENT OF THE CITY OF IN
DIANAPOLIS. 81
is THERE ANY WONDER
THAT INDIANAPOLIS CITI-
ZENS ARE QUESTIONING HIS
SINCERITY?
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-11
POLICE AVERT STRIFE
French Communists and Catholic
Ulash After Meeting.
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AyIGNON. France. Feb. IL
Emerging from meeting at which
protest against the government :
action in abolishtng the Vatican ern-
bassy was voiced. 1000 Catholics
found themselves confronted BY an
equal number of COMMUNISTS today
Fighting started bun police inter
vsned' ~ one ~ sexios,aly hasxk
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-11
POPE CONSIDERING TOUR
London Paper Says His Holiness
May Voyage Around World.

Bu Times Special
LONDON, Feb. 11.-Pope Plus XII
is contemplating a tour OF the world,
according to the Morning Post. The
Post learns from Catholic sources
in England that there is consider
able likelihood Of an agreement being
reached soon between Premier
Benito Mussolini and the Vatican.
If this concordat is established His
Holiness purposes world sotlr.
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-11
TWO SLAYERS TO HANG
Illinois Men WIN Pay Extreme PEN
alty-smaIl Refuses to Act.

7 DIV FFFBU fFE8N
sFRINGFIELD. Ill.,. Feb. Ii
John Kammerer, waukegan hammer
slayer. will pay the extreme penalty
for bis crime on the gaIlows Friday.
John Stacey. Decatur, also sentenced
to hang, MAS refused a comnautar
t1on Of sentences hy Governor smail
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-11
COLLEGE HEAD PICKED
William M. Jardine. Kansas, Ex
pected to Get Cabinet Post.

BIZ United Press
81 WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.--William
M. Jardine, president of the kansas
State Agricultural College, probably
will be appointed Secretary Of Agri.
culture, It was learned today.
The Kansas delegation in Congress
has advised President Coolidge, Jar.
dine Is acceptable if he is deter
mined not to appoint Jacob Mohler,
secretary of the Kansas State board
OF agriculture, whom they orig.
inally indorsed.
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-11
BLIZZARD AT BRAZIL
County Roads Blocked BY Heaviest
Snow in Years.

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BRAZIL. Ind, Feb. 1.-THE worst
blizzard in seven years swept
Brazil Tuesday night and early to.
day. leaving ten inches OF snow in
its wake.
: Drifts two and three feet deep
blocked travel on country roads.
Temperature dropped to 16 degrees.
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-11

1t was found the odor of banana
oil gas which was so strong in the
bottom of the shaft last night ema-
mated from an eight-inch crevice in
the side wall The gas is being used
in an effort to find a second and rear
entrance to Collins rock cell.
This and the presence OF cave
crickets in the dirt removed gave
rise. to hopes OF Collins Immediate
release.
After a hurried conference early
today by III. T. Carmichael, in direct
charge. of .the pit, asserted they
would seek to reach the large crew.
ice beneath the floor rather than
widen the narrow one uncovered. Ge-
ologists believe the smaller crevice
leads into the one beneath the floor
and that this connects directly with
Sand Cave.
Stop Dynamfting
Use of dynamite, started last night
to hasten work, was abandoned to-
day as the workers drew nearer the
roof of Collins cell. They fear to
break in upon him.
Inquiry being conducted into ru-
mors that Collins entombment is a
grand hoax staged for purposes of
publicity was to be resumed at $50
a. m. today.
William Burke Miller, newspaper
reporter, testified before the court
martial conducting the investigation,
that he had seen Collins in the cave
and touched him.
''I was threatened. with death
when I tried later to enter the
cave" Miller said.
B. G. Fishback, rescue worker
testified Johnny Gerald had warned
him not to enter the cave.
did you gather he did not want
you to, go into the cave?" the court
asked.
"I did, the witness answered.
Carmichael was certain his work
ers were in the home stretch in
their digging operations. They have
reached a gravel strata which scien-
lists predicted they would find just
before striking the roof Of the tunnel.
This, according to archaeologists,
forms the roof of collapsed cavern.
A slit through which the explorer
crawled was a fault in the rock.
Easy Going
The strata they are now working
in affords comparatively easy going.
1t is hoped the crevice below the
floor will give them ingress TO the
tunnel in which Collins lies with
out the tedious and dangerous labor
OF breaking through the actual cell
roof.
When Collins is reached the res
cuers will step back while DR., w
B. Hazlett enters the passage and
administers a stimulaEt.
Thien will begin the task of remov-
ing Collins from his cell. How long
this will take is not known. There.
are several workers In the last
crew to reach Collins before the
roof collapsed who say Collins foot
is free Of the boulder which pinned
him in the cave thirteen days ago.
Persons who said they talked with
Collins later stated he still was a
prisoner of the rock.
Because work at the time was
still unorganized. it is impossible to
say definitely whether or not the
boulder still rests on Collins foot.
Radio tests which indicated last
night that Collins was sleeping do
not. afford any means OF actual com
munication.
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-11
Bone Dry BIN IN Senate

state Representatives Wrigbts
bone dry bin 10 strengthen and
codify InSiana liquor laws was
special order of business before the
Senate his akkenoon
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-11

n RAYOR SHANK has proved
EV conclusively to the city of In
dianapolis. the weakness of
the present form of city government.
A system under which city
the size of indianapolis could elect
as its head man of the type Shank
recently has shown himself to be
should be changed. We believe
there will be almost unanimous
agreement on this point.
A few weeks ago the, proposal
was made that referendum be held
to determine whether the voters of
indianapolis wish to change from
the present system to the city man
ager system.
This movement was given i'm
mediate support.
Then Shank started to capitalize
this support by playing political
game.
He caused to be printed numerous
petitions asking that the form of
city government be changed from
the present type to the COMMIS-
SION FORM not the CITY MAN
AGER FORM.
In this, of course, he was within
his rights, although the majority of
citizens believe the city manager
form to be the only workable form
in a city the size of indianapolis.
Then Shank began to talk.
He said he had misunderstood the
law and that he thought his petition
would permit the citizens of Indian
apolis to choose between a city man
.ager form and commission form.
When it was explained to him
that citizens could not vote on the
city manager form under his petit
ton, he expressed his Willingness to
withdraw his petitions and change
them to city manager petitions.
BUT THE PETITIONS WE'RE
NOT WITHDRAWN.
Instead of their being withdrawn,
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-11
PROBE INTO HOAX RUM0R
IS CONTINUED BY COURT
When Entombed Man Is Finally
Reached DR.. Hazlett Will Be.
First to Administer Him = Be
lieve He Still Lives.
BY DAVIS AUSTIN

AT THE MOUTH OF SAND CAVE, KY, Feb 11.-Five
feet below the bottom of the shaft being him is
fouroo crevice which may the early release of FLOYD
Collins, through this underground prison
This ascertained today by drill running ahead of
the dggers Keep hem informed the conditions they must
me
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-11
Forecast

n ENERALLY fair tonight
VI and Thursday. Slightly
colder tonight with lowest tenn
perature Is to 20.
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-11
Home Edition

THE only complete hour-by-
i hour radio program pub
Iished in Indianapolis appears
daily IN The Times.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-09
HEARINGS IN TOP
ICING CASE ARE
ON IN CAPITAL

a telegram was received by G. c.
jenkins, manager of the farm bu-
reau, this morning from Walter H.
Sprague, attorney who is in Wash
ington as their representative at
the hearings ON the top icing case.
The wire follows: Hearing pro-
gress.ng satisfactorily. Do not an
tlcipate any adverse evidence or
prob4ems that will injure our cause.
May finish here III u couple of
days
The hearings, which commenced
January q in the eastern city, were
the continuation Of hearings held at
earlier dates at San Francisco and
Los Angeles, in which shippers are
assailng the proposed increase in
rates by the railroads, which will
make shipping by the top icing
method SO expensive as to be pro-
hibitivc. Imperial Valley growers
and shippers are vitally affected as
most of the lettuce is shipped east
in this manner.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-09
Radio Fans-Here
Is Joyful
News

Elimination of interference with
radio sets throughout the valley by
the Mexican government wireless
station at Mexicali, is promised by
j. M. Munoz, federal inspector of
wireless for the Mexican govern
met, who states that new transmit
ting equipment is to be installed at
the Mexicali station.
The new transmitter is a 10 kilo-
watt continuous wave machine,
which Munoz states will not be aud
ible over the shorter wave length
receiving sets i'll the valley.
Heretofore, whenever the govern
ment station at Mcxicali has been
sending over the wireless station,
the radio sets in the valley were
practically useless as far as receiy-
ing was concerned and many com
plants were registered by radio
fans.
Munoz states the new equipment
will be in operation within 80 days
and that it will put an end to this
particular grief of radio fans.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-09
OUT
FOR SCOTT ON
WATER BOARD

J. G. Scott Of CaIexico, is believ-
ed to be one Of the first candidates
mentioned for the office of direc-
tor of the Imperial Irrigation dis
trict, election for which will be held
on February /, and many friends of
Scott arc already circulating petit
tions to obtain the necessary num-
Der of voters names so that he
may qualify as candidate.
Those who are circulating the pc
titions report that they are having
no difficulty in Obtaining thc neces-
sary number OF E*t1es, and predict
that Scott 5 name will certainly be
among those to be voted on.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-09
BY FRANK, GETTY
ed Press Staff Correspondent

N0u1lSo IlCop Stdi SolASopOllAOiAtJ
NEW YORK, Jan. "a dream
that was hidden behind a smile, am
bition. that gave way to sisterly
sacrifice, will be realized Sunday
night when Carmela and Rosa Ponsei-
lc sing together at a Metropolitan
concert.
The story begins years ago i'll the
little town of Meriden, Conn, where
the Ponselle sisters began their ca
rcers as choir singers.
Later they went into vaudeville,
then separated professionally.
Carmela, the eldest sister, stepped
aside that Rosa might be educated
for an operatic career. Whatever
her own ambitions may have been,
they were locked III her breast as she
continued to sing in vaudevillue, to
finance the younger sister S train
ing.
Rosa Ponselle s sensational tri-
umph six years ago when she sang
with Caruso in LA ForZa del Des-
tino' seemed the fulfillment of Car
mela S sacrifice. How eagerly she
dressed her younger sister for that
great first night. With what un-
spoken fear she stood in the deep
shadow of the wings as Rosa began
her song. And with overwhelmin
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-09
Baptists Plan a
Mid-Winter Rally

The mid.winter season is being
marked Sunday at the First Bap-
tist church by mid-winter rally.
All the Baptist folks of the city
and community and friends of the
church and congregation are urged
to turn out for the day. Good at
tendance is marking the services
of the church but Pastor c. 4. Flan-
agin says he would like to see ev-
erybody out at one time.
A record breaking attendance is
expected at the Bible school which
meets at 9;45 a. m, and at the
other services of the day. Those
who have autos arc asked to try and
bring some one who otherwise could
not come. The services Sunday are
in preparation for the Stockton-
Gould revival. meetings to begin
soon.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-09
Former Coach
Tells Secrets

Los ANGELES, Jan. 9.-Charg'
es that IL former assistant football
coach at the University of South
orn California delivered SECRETS
of the Trojans squad to coach
"Chick" Mechan of Syracuse be
fore the L. $. C.-Syracuso game
here December 8, were made by
head Coach Elmer Henderson at
the varsity banquet recently and
revealed today.
The local team won the game by
a Ii to 0 score.
The night before the game u
former all-American lincman who
had helped coach here clipped off y
Coach Meehan to the Trojan sys-
tenn and weaknesses, Henderson
charged.
1.-The consequences of this trait
orish act were amusing rather than
serious" )" Henderson told his depart
ing varsity.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-09
Dream Of POnselle Sisters to
Come True When They Sing
Together, Metropolitan Concert

joy she greeted the smashing success
that launched Rosa Ponselle upon
her career.
Carmela sang OH in vaudeville and
benefit performances for six years,
while the world showered "bravos'
upon the sister whose success she
had made possible. Recently there
came the turn of fate which brought
her reward.
Cardinal Hayes requested Carmela
to sing "Annie Laurie at a meet
ig of the Catholic Writers Guild.
Otto III. Kahn, banker and music
lover, power behind the scenes of
the Metropolitan, heard the song.
A short time later, M. Gatti Ca
sazza called upon Miss Ponselle with
IL cordial invitation to appear with
her now celebrated younger sister
in a duet from Aida next Sunday
evening. They will sing the scene
in Amneris chamber-Carmela, the
Egyptian princess, Rosa her slave.
1t will be the first time the Metro
politan has arranged such a family
affair since Jene Resseke and his
brothers sang from the same stage.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-09

Charged with extortion, Il Chester
Pa, man was charged with electric
ity as he reached for the ransom
mnnnv
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-09
Angeles Forest
Has New Head


SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. o
George II. Cecil, for more than 20
years a member of the United
States forest service and since 1922
district forestef for Oregon and
Washington, has been ordered trans
ferred at his own request to the
post of supervisor of the Angeles
national forest, with headquarters
at Los Angeles.
Cecil will succeed r. II. Charl-
ton as Angeles forest supervisor,
Charlton is being transferred to
other work. Announcement of the
transfer was made by forestry head
quarters here today.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-09
CANAL ZONE FIRST
IN OLYMPIC GAMES,
CENTRAL AMERICA

BALBOA, c, T., Jan. O. The
team representing the Canal Zone,
won the championship of the Central
American Olympic games which
have just been completed here.
Costa Rica finished second and
Nicaragua third.
Vasquez of Porto Rico who won
ten events, won the individual prize.
In the baseball competition Nicara-
qua caused a surprise by defeating
the strong Canal Zone team, which
was represented by number of
United States army and navy play
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-09

The unusual drop from 66o0 feet
to $500 feet, as shown in the above
table, it not a matter for worry,
according to f. H. McIver, secretary
of the irrigation district, as there
is still considerably moro water com
ing down the river than is being
used.
Engineer Carberry is spending to.
day at the heading, investigating
conditions there, as the lowness of
the water gives him an opportunity
to see that everything is iii ship
shape order at lockwood gate.