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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-26
FURTHER CUTS
OF GAS PRICES
Are FORECAST
California Supply Held
Cause of Present Re-
duCtionS.
BIZ United Press

bb AWA'fU SFfNH
CHICAGO. Aug. 2s.-with motor
lists Of the middle west riding on the
cheapest fuel since the war. the
prospect of even further gasoline
price reductions appeared imminent
today.
l.. V. Nicholas. president OF the
National Petroleum Marketers' As-
sociation. declared additional reduc-
tions were likely throughout this
section and the East.
THE present drop is the be-
ginning OF an inevitable downward
trend" said Nicholas. THE cause
of the drop is two-fold: the in
creased production OF crude oil and
the rapid Improvement OF refining
processes.
Gasoline bootleggers have had
very little to do with the price re-
ductions. The so-called bootleggers
sell inferior gasoline and by so do
Ing they cannot force down the price
of higher grades"
Nicholas said an important factor
In the present situation is the flood
ing OF the midwest and the east
with gasoline from California where
there is an over-abundant supply.
California producers have found
they can ship their product 10 the
Atlantic seaboard by way Of the
Panama Canal and still under-sell
mid-continent producers who ship
from Oklahoma by rail-" Nicholas
said
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-26
CHICAGO BANK
CHIEF DOOMED
FOR DRY POST
Dawes Seeks Appointment
of Albert Harris in This
District.
BV United Press

CHICAGO, Aug. 26.-Albert w.
Harris, president Of the Harris Trust
and Savings Bank. one of the oldest
and largest banking institutions in
Chicago, Is under consideration for
the office Of Federal Prohibition
Director for the Chicago district at
the suggestion Of Charles G. Dawes,
It was learned here today.
General Lincoln c. Andrews, new
dry chief at Washington, has pre-
viously intimated "a prominent Chi.
cago banker, a $50.00 a year man"
might be appointed to the Illinois
Indiana Wisconsin district. He is re.
ported to have asked the advice of
General Dawes on a big Chicagoan"
for the position.
Harris himself is said to be luke.
warm on the proposed appointment.
II there is any opposition 1t Is
thought likely he will not accept.
Such opposition is anticipated from
Senator Deneen, who has been back
ing William II. Crudens, another
Chicagoan, for the post. Dawes is
reported to have conferred with
Deneen and Senator Mckinley on be-
half of Harris appointment.
Harris said for publication that he
feels he cannot consider the appoint
ment, because of his age, go, and the
manifold business activities demand
ing his attention. He is reported to
have told friends. however, he would
take It IL his appointment is un.
opposed. and they are continuing
their pressure to have him take the
post.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-26
EIGHT TRAPPED
BYCAvE Slide
Two Tourists Thought to
Have Been Killed.

ROME, Aug. lss' 2s.-swept away by
an underground cascade, two tourists
of a party of ten are believed today
to have lost their lives in the Pin
guente. caves In the Istrian district.
Rescue work is proceeding to save
the remaining eight.
The party had been locked in for
three days when a body of rescuers
yesterday penetrated the caverns
and discovered eight alive. The eight
had lighted magnesium flares which
guided the rescuers to their corridor
This was barred except for small
crevices through which the signal
lights flickered. The rescuers hope
to be able to open the barrier within
short time.
The two missing tourists are be-
lieved to have stumbled into the
cascade while searching for an out.
let.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-26
SHANK TOILET
COURTS REMAIN
Says He Would Not Favor
Moving to County Building.

Before leaving for a two-day trip
to Illinois. Mayor Shank today an.
nounced he favored leaving the two
city courts in their present quarters
in police headquarters. instead of
moving them to the courthouse.
County commissioners are remodel
ing the fourth floor of the court
house to make way for the four
new municipal courts, effective
Jan. !.
County Attorney Russell Ryan,
who had been delegates by the COM
missioners to ask Shank to leave the
two courts dealing with criminal
cases in the police building. while
the two civil courts are established
in the courthouse. said he was
pleased with Shank's announcement
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-26
Judge Grants Order to Keep
Druids Out of City Base
ball Series.

Heavy hitting, tight pitching and
favorable decisions on vital points
by Umpire Judge James A. Leathers
were features Of the decisive victory
won by the Polk Milk Company
baseball team in the second game
with the combined teams Of the In
dianapolis Amateur Baseball Asso-
citation and the Druids in the In
junction League today.
The game was played on the Su.
perior Court One diamond. The vic.
tory eliminated the Druid team Of
the Fraternal League from chances
of the city Glass AA amateur base
ball championship, but whether the
Polk sluggers will be substituted for
the Druids in the city series with
the Prest-OLite team depends upon
the outcome of the final game in the
Injunction League. which will be
played in the near future on the
same field, and with the same UNI
pire officiating.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-26
POLICE BREAK
UP BURGLARS
One Robber Gets Small
Amount of Loot.

Timely arrivals of Sergt Frank
Reilly and emergency squad frus-
trated the attempt of one burglar in
store today, while a second robber
escaped with a small amount of loot.
Nothing was obtained at Gold
Smith Brothers drug store, Illinois
and Ohio Sts., after back door was
opened. Prowler who smashed a
window at Standard grocery,
Twenty Fifth st. and Marhndale
Ave, took So and small amount of
fruit and candy.
Mrs. Rena Summers, 447 e. South
ST., told police that a man who
rented a room from her ransacked
the house during her absence and
took a $25 violin. While Mr.. and
Mrs. Oren Sneed, 1912 n. New
Jersey St.. were playing cards a
prowler removed screen in bedroom
and took a purse containing $3.50.
Carl Benson, Hoosier Motor Club,
Claypool, reported the theft of a
grip containing $3.50 worth of cloth
ing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-26
COUNCIL GROUP,
PREPARES FOR
Investigation
Plans of Committee Get In
dorSement at Special
Meeting.

Their plans indorsed by unanimous
vote Of city council at a special
meeting Tuesday night. members Of
the councils committee to in
vestigate the board OF works today
were preparing their program for
the inquiry.
First step will be the employment
OF an attorney to draft a resolution
and an ordinance appropriating in
vestigation funds, to be submitted at
another special council meeting.
The reason for the request for
legal aid was given in resolution
adopted which declared, "this com
mittee does not believe it can secure
the full cooperation Of the legal de-
partment Of the city Of Indianapo-
lis"
James M Ogden. corporation
counsel, has favored the councils s
side of the dispute while William
Bosson, city attorney. has acted as
advisor for the board in its dealings
with the Belt Railroad, a subject of
inquiry, and in approval OF paving
contracts, also being Investigated.
The resolution also declared the
committee will investigate the
records Of corporations doing bust.
ness with members of the board OF
works.
The injunction suit filed by prop.
erty owners Of Eugene st. will have
little bearing in the inquiry, John
e. King. committee chairman, said.
Other committee members are Otto
Ray and Theodore j. Bernd.
Request Not Favored
Going down" was the verdict on
the park boards request for an IN.
crease from to cents on its 1926
levy, when President Ben II. Thomp.
son announced he favored not only
refusal of the cent increase, but also
the removal of another cent.
King, who has fond hopes the
park board will spend the appro.
priation requested on south side
golf links and improvements in
parks and Fairgrounds. said that he
would support the boards request.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-26
DEAD ENVOY is
BROUGHT HOME
Bancroft Accorded Rare
Honors in Chicago.
Bp United Press

Bp United Press
CHICAGO, Aug. 26.-The body of
Edgar A. Bancroft. late ambassador
to Japan. arrived here today to re-
ceive the homage Of the Nation in
whose service he died.
The body was accompanied by a
party of close friends and associates
in the consular service. They were
met at the station by a small dele
cation of noted Chicagoans.
The flag-draped coffin bearing the
remains Of the ambassador was es.
corted through downtown Chicago
by three companies Of Infantry.
headed by the regimental band play
ing the Chopin funeral march.
The body will He in state at the
Fourth Presbyterian Church until
tomorrow afternoon. when funeral
services will be conducted by Dr.
j. X. Mcclure. Friday morning it
will be taken to Galesburg. ILL.,, for
interment in the family plot.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-26
HOURLY TEMPERATURE

Sands, his wife. and a boy helper
were taken to the illinois Central
station and tied up. A night watch.
man at the bank was tied up and
placed in a rear room. Guards were
placed around the city.
The first blast of nytro glycerine
brought scores of residents to win.
dows. All were curtly ordered to
get back and stay in"
Blast after blast rocked the town.
the residents powerless as armed
men patrolled the streets.
Several pedestrians on their way
to work were helted. Finishing their
work the bandits piled into their
automobile and escaped.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-26
ACCUSED MATE
dies IN JAIL
News He Killed Wife Fatal to
Hammond Man.

Bv United Press
HAMMOND, Ind, Aug. 26.-Rela-
tives today planned a double funeral
for August Sloaney so, and his wife,
Elizabeth. 43.
Sloaney dropped dead in his cell
in city Jail after a guard had in
formed him his wife was dead from
stab wounds he inflicted during a
quarrel a few hours previous.
Police were unable to get any de-
tails OF the stabbing from either the
husband or wife before they died.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-26
GANG OF BANK YEGGS
TERRORIZES VILLAGE
Fifteen Bandits Cut HeyWor tn, Ill.,, Wires-Bnd Several
Citizens and Loot Safe.
Bg United Press r,

BU United Press
HEYWORTH. ILL.,, Aug. ga
gang Of bandits, numbering from
ten to fifteen, roared into town early
today, cut all telephone wires, took
several prisoners patrolled the
streets and blew open the Heyworth
State Bank safe escaping with $4,000
and a large quantity OF negotiable
securities.
Stopping at the interurban sta
ton, the gang found stationa agent
Sands and his wife.
Take anything you can find,
Sands told the robbers.
I'VE don't want small change, but
we do wont you, the bandits
answered.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-26
GIRL MATRICIDE
Sent TO PRISON
Dorothy EIIingson, II, Gets
1t Over With

BU United Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. &c.
Dorothy Ellingson, 17.year-old matri.
eide. today was sentenced to States
prison for from one to ten years.
Standing before Judge Harold Lou
derback, Dorothy tossed back her
head and looked at the court in a
saucy manner as the words for the
term prescribed by law" were pro-
nounced.
The former jazz girl" appeared
to greet the sentence with eagerness,
bearing out her oft-proclaimed de-
sire to "get ii over with
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-26
1926 Auto Licenses
Being Delivered

Delivery OF the new 1925
automobile license plates are
being made throughout the
State by the manufacturing
concerns. Frederick E. Schorte-
meier. Secretary OF state, said
today.
A total OF 100000 plates was
ordered in order to take care
Of the heavy sale OF new auto
mobiles expected next year.
The new plates have a bril-
liant green background with
white letters. and are said to
compose tasteful color combi-
nation in addition to being easy
to read. Receipt Of plates from
the factory at Newport. Ky.
has been acknowledged by a
number Of branch offices.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-26
POLK MILK WINS IN
INJUNCTION LEAGUE.
His Yard Looked
Like Cemetery

Dwight Pearce, 229 E. Thir-
teenth ST., dubbed his eyes
twice when he found a tomb
stone in his yard today.
He told police is bore the in
,scription Ethel Alice Beaver,
191S-1921."
Pearce suspected a joker.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-26
GARAGE APPROVED NOW
Acceptance of New Building Urged
TO Board of Works.

Mayor Shank and Harry Newby
garage superintendent, were to
recommend acceptance OF the new
$4,000 municipal garage building
to the board Of works today.
Monday Newly saw water on the
roof of the new building and also
discovered steam heating pipes had
not been connected. On his recon-.
mendation the board of works re.
fused to accept the job.
Then Shank saw Newby.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-26
Fifteen Leading Moving Pic
ture Producers Desert
Connecticut to Escape,
Leaving State Without Its
Movies - Repeal Asked.
SPECIAL SESSION OF
LEGISLATURE SOUGHT
Exhibitors Request Governor
to Act to Save Their Busi-
neSS-Operator Says Ex-
oduS Will Be Completed by
Saturday.

BIZ United Press
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Aug.
26.-Desertion of Connecticut
by the movie interests, threat
ened when the State imposed
special taxes and other reguIa
tions on films, began today.
Fifteen branch exchanges, through
which most of the films are dis
tributed in the State, began packing
up their possessions preparatory to
moving out of the State.
Lester s. Tobias, manager Of one
Of the largest exchanges, said:
After Saturday Of this week Con-
necticut Will be as free OF films as
Goldsmlths deserted village was of
people"
Theater owners petitioned Govern
or Trumbull for a special session OF
the Legislature to consider repeal
OF the law.
The movie producers will sell
films TO exhibitors, but only on
orders received outside the State, in
which case the laws tax OF $40 on
the first thousand feet OF film and
so cents for each additional hun
dred feet will fall upon the theater
owners.
The latter announced they cannot
pay this tax and will be forced TO
close their houses.
The law which also gives censor
ship authority to the State tax COM
missioner. recently was held consti-
tutional by the State Supreme
Court.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-26

TN1AYTON, Ohio, aug. 26.-
D Search for $4,000 Of the loot
1 obtained by the Blue
Phantom" alias Fred c. Nickol.
factory president who turned ban
dit to escape bankruptcy was re-
sumed today. Bank officials say
he obtained $4,000 in his robbery
OF the North Dayton branch Of
Dayton Savings and Trust Com
pany. He declares he secured only
$21, 500. He admitted using $4,000
Of the loot.
Miss Helen -Sammet. his niece,
who worked in the bank he robbed,
is under Doctors care following a
collapse at the news Of his arrest
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-26
NEW VICTIM IS FOUND
Bullet Riddled Body of Restaurant
Owner Discovered.

BU United Press
BALTIMORE. Md. Aug. 26.-Ths
bullet-rlddled body of Louis Kwong
was found today in his restaurant.
Six Chinese are under arrest and
police are seeking a seventh, who
is believed to have done the shoot.
ing.
Although the murder has been
traced to the tong war, detectives
have failed to learn to which tong
the victim belonged.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-26
PRICE HERE 92.2 CENTS
Reduction Announced Friday by
Standard Oil Company.

Retail price of low test gasoline
was 22.2 cents a gallon in Indian
apolis today. This price was set
Friday when the Standard Oil Com.
pany> Of Indiana announced 2-cent
reduction. High test gas prices ran
from to cents higher.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-26
Rikhoft Orders Watch Be
Kept for Strange 0rientaIs
to ForestalI Outbreaks
Which Take Toll of Four
Lives in Nation.
CHINESE HERE CONFER
WITH POLICE OFFICIALS
Give Rise to Belief They Fear
GunmenFrom Other Cities
Local Colony Is Peace
full, Says Chief, Planning
Protection.

Chinese tong warfare which
has resulted in four murders
and serious wounding of sew
eral orientals in several prin.
cipal cities within the past two
days, touched indianapolis to-
day.
A number of Cinnamon ap-
peared at police headquarters
and conferred with police Of
fcials.
The Cinnamon refused to discuss
their visit or give their names to
newspapermen, giving rise to the
belief that they feared gunmen of
the Hip Sing and On Leong, rival
tongs, might appear here.
Police Chief Herman r. Rikhoft
ordered captains to instruct patrol
men to keep a close watch for
strange Chinese in their districts. If
they see any suspicious characters
they are to question them as to
their residence and their reason for
coming to Indianapolis. II they ad-
NIT residence In New York, Chicago,
st. Louis or Boston, where the chief
disturbances have occurred, they are
to be more closely questioned and
their connections elsewhere investi-
gated.
The Indianapolis Chinese colony
is peaceable," said Rikhoff. I'VE do
not want any disastrous trouble to
occur"
Chinese quarters in more than
half dozen cities were under close
guard of police, although the flare
up which cost the lives of four.
brought injury to a score Of others
ard resulted in many arrests,
seemed, for the time being, ex-
tinguished.
Chicagos Chinatown was terror
lied when word was received that
fifteen gunmen of the Hig Sing tong
were expected there from New York
to lead an onslaught against the On
Leong tong. One Staying occurred
there and other murders took place
In New York, Boston, Pittsburgh
and Minneapolis iii the last few
days.
Deportation proceedings against
Chinese who can not produce proper
papers is promised in New York,
Philadelphia and Newark.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-26
AUTO THEFT ALLEGED

William Grimes, %, Of 1910 Ash.
land Ave, Is held today on a war
rant filed by o. T. Clark, SS4 N.
La Ssra st In the warrant, charg-
ing Vehicle taking, Clark alleged that
Grimes took. the $500 auto OF c. A.
Rassnaan.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-26
ONE MAN IS KILLED
u. s. S. Oklahoma Reports Ex
plOsiOn to Navy Department.

BIZ Intfed Pftss
WASHINGTON. Aug. 26.-One
man was killed and another serious
ly injured in a turret explosion
aboard the U. S. S. Oklahoma, en-
route from New Zealand to Samoa,
the navy department was advised
by radio today. The explosion oc-
Cured during a turret drill. No de-
tails were received.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-26
Flat Life Cited

The very foundation OF the old
fashioned American home-best
safeguard of youthful morals-was
the right to worship as one saw
fit and the right to do as one
pleased in ones home, within the
bounds of reason.
The eneroachment upon the
liberty Of the American home.
beyond reasonable bounds" is an
indication Of the state of affairs.
said Collins.
Collins cited fiat life, without
proper play place for healthy chill
dren, unbridled use OF the auto
mobile, the movie which visualizes
crime, the divorce laws which take
more cognizance OF the con-
venience Of the man and wife than
of the children. and drinking as
causes Of juvenile crime.
Must Aid Boy
He said.
Your duty and my duty is to
put our shoulders to the wheel and
to aid and assist every agency that
is working for the development OF
the boy.
This calls for individual re-
sponsibility. We cannot let George
do 1t. We. each OF us, can do our
share In making our city or town
the best place in all the world TO
rear boy"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-26
INQUIRY BY ANY GROUP
WOULD BE WELCOMED
Trustees to Meet in Special
Session Friday - Dis
misSaI of Walker and
Weeks Recommended by
Orr Resolution Passed.

Maintaining there were no ir1
regularities in plans and specis
fieations for the main building
of the Indiana World War
Memorial, Harry E. Weeks,
Cleveland, Ohio, member of
the memorial architects firm
today said he was willing to
submit the whole question to a
committee of State board Of ac-
counts examiners, license board
members, engineers, architects
or any other committee.
Weeks came to Indianapolis to ina
vestigate the charges that his Arm
Walker and Weeks, submitted specih-
cations that did not allow free cons
petition, and to look into the rumon
that the Memorial trustees might
dismiss the architects, as recom-
mended by Lawrence #. Orr, State
examiner.
The Memorial trustees will meet In
special session at 10 a. m. Friday
Weeks said he expected to go back
to Cleveland this afternoon, and that
his firm would await some official
notification by the trustees.
Won't Resign
When questioned as TO the pos1
sibility that the board might asld
the firm to resign, Weeks said he
had no intention Of quitting.
Charges were made that Weeks
firm specified certain patented
steel reinforcing. and that his flrnl
was directly connected with the Arm
which manufactured the steel.
Weeks admitted he was secretaryi
treasurer Of the Rlvet-Grip Cons
pany, OF Cleveland, a concern whlcb
promotes the sales OF the patented
reinforcing. other firms man,
ufacture the same sort OF device
Week said.
AS to the use OF the patent reini
forcing in tho American Legion Mel
mortal Bldg, Weeks remained silent,
w. =. Cosgrove and Berne Raquet
have instructed Orr to make an ini
vestigation Of the Legion Bldg. Ha
admitted there was a higher cost IN
the installation OF the Rivet-Gri1
system. but said II might be offse,
h.y lAufa1 A( IakAW Tka4A
contract was for lump sum, he
said.
Gould CaIl IN Engineers
The contract would not prevent
the calling in OF consulting ems
gineers, he said.
In connection with the War Memol
rial controversy, the state Ameri4
can Legion convention at FIT. Wayne
passed a resolution Tuesday favorina
the exclusive use, wherever possiblel
OF Indiana material in the new plaza
That the charges would be referred
to the State engineering board, Will
possibility that the firms engineer1
ing license in Indiana might be reI
voked, was regarded as probable.
While the State engineering board
has no initiatory powers, an I'M
vestigation would be legal II founded
on specific charges brought by ann
individual, according TO Harvey
Mitchell Anthony. chairman II thd
firms licenses are revoked, Accord
ing to Anthony, they will not be per
mitted to continue as plazd
architects. The next meeting OF the
englneera' hoard Ia Oct. IA
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-26
CUT MADE IN EAST

H'IsIIIO NtIIIIIIH Company Nn-
nOunces Third Slash.
BIZ United Press
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 26.-A cut of
cent per gallon in the price of
gasoline throughout western Penn
sylvania was announced today by
the Atlantic Refining Company Mo
tor gas will be sold for 81 cents, plus
the cents State tax. This reduc-
ton is the third cut by the Atlantic
company this month.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-26
TOXIC FLOODED. BY RAIN
Thousands OF Dwellings Inundated;
Railway Service Suspended.

Railway Service Suspended.
BU United Press
TOXIC, Aug. 26.-Thousands Of
dwellings are inundated and rail-
way service is suspended as the re-
suit of a seven-hour downpour of
rain here. Landslides at some points
have buried street car tracks and
made traffic impossible. Guests have
been compelled to Quit the Imperial
Hotel, where the lower floor is
flooded.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-26
DR.. PARSONS WORSE

Educator Suffers Relapse In Critical
Illness.
Bu United Press
TERRE HAUTE, Aug. 26.-A sud
den relapse early today caused ply
sicians to fear for the life of DR.. w.
w. Parson, president emeritus OF
the Indiana State Normal School.
Parson. who is 75 is suffering
from 2 paralsxs,s;ss llsy,ss stroke.