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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-13
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-13
fight PEoNAGE
y ON u. S. FARMS
Government Accepts Its
Coming, Says Settle.

Charge that the Government ex-
poets the American farmer soon to
be reduced to a condition Of peonage
was made by William H. Settle, In
diana Farm Bureau Federation
president, today in a wire to Presi-
dent Coolidge.
Settle objected to trip to Europe
to be made by c. J. Galpin, head of
the farm population and rural life
division of the Department of Agri-
culture, to study methods of
European countries in uplifting their
peasants. He advised the President
to keep Galpin at home.
I'VE demand more attention to
the task of obviating certainty of
peasantry rather than acceptance
of its coming and preparation to care
for Government wards" the tele-
gram said: Farmers are determined
such condition shall not prevail in
this country, and will to whatever
length necessary to prevent It."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-13
SCHOOL BOARD
TAKEN TO TASK
FOR METHODS
Tax Commissioner Says Ap-
preparation Attempt Was
Illegal.
BIZ Times Specinl

BIZ Times Special
COLUMBUS, Ind, March 13.-
Members OF the Indianapolis school
board majority faction. while not
mentioned specifically by name, were
taken to task today by State Tax
Commissioner Philip Zoercher in an
address here before the Bartholomew
County assessors.
Several days ago an attempt was
made in one taxing unit in Indiana
by resolution to appropriate an
amount out OF the special school
fund for the purposes OF purchas-
ing a new location for school pur-
poses" Zoercher said.
Such action is contrary to the
budget law and cannot legally be
done if taxpayers properly assert
their rights. he declared.
Right of Taxpayer
THE public officers in Indiana
cannot spend money that way. The
taxpayer has right TO know what
public funds are to be used for and
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r. F. MURRAY
IS CANDIDATE
Enters Democratic Race for
Prosecutor.

Raymond F. Murray. 2422 Belle
fontaine ST., today announced his
candidacy for the Democratic nomi-
nation for prosecuting attorney to-
day.
Murray declared that he is for the
enforcement of all the laws, does not
desire the support of the criminal
class and that no extra legal
methods of obtaining convictions
will be tolerated in criminal trials.
The constitutional rights Of every
citizen shall be preserved"
Murray rose to a sergeancy in the
World War and was commended for
his work in the intelligence service.
He is thirty-five years of age, was
born in Bloomfield, Ind, graduated
from Indianapolis public schools,
Shortridge High School. Butler Col
lege and Indiana Law School. He
is a member of many clubs and an
active Mason.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-13
Upstate Five Beats Local
Team in Close Game,
1910 Is.
BY Dick Miller
Times Staff CorresDondent


BALL GYMNASIUM, MUNCIE,
March 13.-Shortridge was defeated.
18 TO 16, but not outfought by Sum
mitville here today in the opening
game of the Muncie regional of the
Indiana high school basketball crown
race.
Four thousand fans witnessed the
scrap. Play was spectacular.
Christopher, little leader Of the In
-tiianapolis team, was all over the
floor. He was not discouraged when
his many shots at the basket rolled
out He led an attack that at times
kept Shortridge in the lead and al
ways within striking distance.
Beaten Team Cheered
Sum1nitville was followed here by
1000 Madison County fans. And as
they followed their team to the lock-
ers to acclaim victory over a team
from the States largest city, Short
ridge rooters rose and cheered their
team even though it was van
quished.
BY virtue of its victory Summit
vile meets Noblesville tonight in a
contest to decide which will be one
of the two teams to represent this
region in the finals at Indianapolis
next week. Summitville should win.
Noblesville beat Sheridan in the 9TH
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-13
HOPE T0QUELL
NOISY AIR SETS
Radio Listeners Plan to Con-
duct School.

Indianapolis Broadcast Listeners
Association today sought coopera-
tion Of radio owners in quelling the
noisemaking ''blooper," or regenera-
tive receiving sets, according to Her
bert A. Luckey, president.
The plan is to conduct a school
for Proper Operation Of Radio Sets, "
in connection with the work Of the
interference committee. Meetings
are held each Tuesday night when
competent instructors give advice
on proper operation Of sets. Listen
ers sending in their names to
Luckey. Sol ]. F. Wild Bldg. will
be advised OF meetings. Station
WFBM will broadcast talks on the
proper operation OF sets.
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lice ENSE Denied
CITY INSPECTOR
State Board Rules 0Sbon
Not Qualified as Engineer.

w. a. Osbon, recently appointed
assistant city building commits
sioner, has a job. but does not have
the qualifications for the position set
by law following refusal of the State
board of registration for professional
engineers to grant him a structural
engineers license today.
The ordinance creating the posi-
tion provided that the holder should
bo a licensed engineer.
1.-The application did not show
the necessary qualifications to prac-
tice as a professional engineer" F"
Harvey Mitchell Anthony, board
chairman, said.
Board members, however, said Os-
bon can take the regular engineers
examination in April and If he makes
a passing grade will bo licensed. He
has had ten years experience as
a builder, according to the applica-
ton. The law provides each person
licensed should have built five
houses. Osbon listed only three in
the application.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-13
TRACK REPAIR
FORESMADOWED
Opinion Given on Railway
Improvements.

Extensive repairs between tracks
OF the Indianapolis Street Railway,
where many motorists have come TO
grief were foreshadowed today by a
legal opinion OF John X. Ruckels-
haus, city attorney, that the city had
the right 20 enforce the repairs.
THE authorities in our own State
as well as In other jurisdictions
would make clear that n street rail
way company in the city of Indian
apolis IS under a legal duty 10 keep
in repair that portion OF the surface
Of the street which a company uses
for its tracks" the opinion to the
board Of works states.
"The board is determined to on.
force repairs on some streets all
over the city. Many are In terrible
condition." Roy c. Shanebergor.
board president, said
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CHINESE SHELL
JAP GUNBOATS
Pekin Protests Invasion of
River.

BIZ United Press
PEKIN, March 13.-China today
protested to the Japan legation
against invasion Of the Peho river
by two japanese gunboats.
Japan countered with protest to
the foreign office that the Taku
forts attack on the gunboats was
unjustfied and announced that the
matter would be taken up with the
powers signatory to the Boxer
protocol.
The Japanese gunboats were
driven off by the Chinese. They re-
treated toward the sea, ineffectively
returning the fire of the land batter
les. The commander of the flotilla
was among the three wounded
Japanese.
China's protest says the gunboats
entered the river without previously
informing the Chinese nationalist
troops manning the forts that they
were coming.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-13
FORT RELIEF
next WINTER
No Chance Immediately, Up
dixie Is Told.

BIZ Times Special
WASHINGTON, March 13.-An
appropriation for emergency repairs
to Ft. Benjamin Harrison buildings
probably will be asked of Congress
next December, War Department Of
ficials assured Ralph z. Updike of
Indianapolis today. There is no
money for the fort in the $6.200,000
emergency construction bill intro
duced by Chairman NORM in the
House Military Affairs Committee
yesterday.
Updike may offer an amendment
from the House floor putting fund
for the fort in the bill, however. De-
partment officials said Ft. Harrison
was in their second list of posts
needing emergency repairs and that
only the most serious emergencies
are provided FOR in the present bill.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-13
MERLE WALKER TO
BE ACTIVE IN COURT
Complaint Signed by North
Side Property Owners
Will Be Read Over by New
Attorney-Ready to Ask
for Order.

with the retention today OF Walk
or and Hollett, attorneys in the
new Shortridge High School site
controversy, filing Of the petition
for an injunction to prevent tho
board from relocating the school
was delayed until the first OF next
week.
Merle N. A. Walker Of the firm
will be active in the court action.
Following n conference this morn
ing, attorneys announced they
would withhold filing the petition
until Walker had an opportunity 70
read over the complaint this week
end.
Attorneys Friday night had
definitely decided to file the petition
today, probably in Superior Court
Four before Judge Clinton II. Givan.
Property owners already have
signed the complaint, which is quite
lengthy, and all is in readiness 20
ask the court for a temporary re-
straining order.
Drawn by Attorneys
Attorneys representing the In.
dianapolis Public School Welfare As
sociation, composed OF north side
residents and school patrons, have
drawn the complaint, which seeks
to prevent the school board from
abandoning site now held at Thirty.
Fourth and Meridian SITS, and buy
ing another on F'orty.Slxth ST.. be
tween Central Ave. and Washington
Blvd.
The petition has been in the hands
Of William Bosson. attorney for the
welfare association, for more than
ten days. Emsley w. Johnson, at.
torney. and J. Clyde Hoffman, at.
torney. president OF the association.
announced the petition had been
carefully drawn and covered all
legal phases OF the case.
To Stress Inconvenience
It was understood that the major
points to the petition win be the
inconvenience 10 property owners
and patrons IL the school is erected
on Forty-Sixth St. the fact that the
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TWO HOLD CASHIER
AND CLERK AT BAY
General Description Said to
Tally With That of Hostel
Iers, Wanted for South
port HoId-up Machine
Found Here.

Search for two youthful bandits
who escaped with Sl,7OO Friday in a
hold-up Of the Willow Branch State
Bank, near Greenfield Ind, centered
in Indianapolis today after police
learned the auto used in the robbery
was stolen from Frank Cameron
2915 N. Dearborn ST.. at noon Fri
day while parked at 620 Superior
ST.
The machine. was recovered this
morning by Sergeant Mcclure and
squad at Centennial and Vermont
SITS. Persons living in the vicinity
said two men parked the car there
about p. m, Friday, and walked
west on Vermont ST., toward TiSbs
Ave.
Held at Bay
Although the burglar alarm was
sounding the youths held Fred Bol-
in, cashier, and Mrs. Leon Curtis,
clerk, at bay while they took the
money from the vault. Mrs. Curtis
husband, a director, was forced to
line up when he entered. Mrs. Curtis
touched the alarm button with her
foot when the bandits entered. but
Willow Branch citizens failed to
give aid. Bandits overlooked S1,5OO.
The general description of tire
bandits tallies in some respects with
that OF Robert and Edward Hostel
Ter. wanted ia connection With the
hold-up o. the Southport Gnd) bank
several weeks ago. Hostetler and
Kenneth Reeves escaped arrest sew
eral weeks ago when they shot their
way to freedom after being surprised
by deputy sheriffs al 621 Bradley
Ave. Deputy Sheriff Bell was
wounded.
Same Vicinity
It was pointed out that the Hos
tetlers live in the vicinity where
the machine was found.
Police, however. believe If the
bandits had been the Hostetler
brothers, they would have been
heavily armed, instead of carrying
small caliber weapons as did the VIII
low Branch bank robbers. Ihey
had their faces blackened and wore
false whiskers.
Miss Forba MCDANIEL. Indiana
Bankers Association secretary. point
ed out the Willow Branch and
Southport communities had no pro
tectlve organization. They are the
most recent robberies.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-13
LOOTED SCHOOL 5 TIMES
Boy, Is, Admits BurglaIies to Police
Faces Charges.

Lionel Carson. Negro, 10. 1909
Arsenal Ave, was sent to the De
tention Home today on charges of
burglary and grand larceny after he
confessed breaking into School 26,
1901 E. Sixteenth St., five times.
He told police he stole $45 the
first time, $10.S5 the second, and
numerous miscellaneous articles the
other times.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-13
What This Sofa
Could Tell!

Bv Times Special
WARSAW, Ind, March 13.-
Adam Weick, proprietor Of a
Warsaw secondhand store,
purchased an old sofa from
home where seven daughters
had been courted in the parlor.
Desiring to repair the piece Of
furniture he took it apart and
found:
Five photographs, 147 hair
pins, mustache combs, 46 but
tons, 13 needles, s cigarets, 217
pins, several grains Of coffee,
2 pocket knives, Is poker chips,
a vial of medicine, 10 Jumps Of
chewing gum, the skeleton OF
a rat, an old-fashioned long hat
pin. pennies, all dated previ-.
Gus of 1900, / woman's glove,
5 lead pencils, a fountain pen
and a diamond ring.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-13
TO BUILD APARTMENTS
Company Incorporates to Erect
100000 Structure.

Erection of a modern forty-unit
apartment building at Virginia Ave.
and McCarty st. is contemplated by
the Virginia and McCarty Realty
Company, for which incorporation
papers were filed today at the State.
house.
The three-story building viii cost
about 100000, 1t was said. A ninety
nine-year lease will be obtained on
the site. Capital stock OF $1S0,000
will be distributed. $4,000 common
and 100000 preferred. Incorpora-
tors are Edwin d. Logsdon. James
w. Hambley and A. J. Wichmann.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-13
Seymour Youth, Journeying
to MartinsviIIe With Five
Others in Roadster, Badly
Injured in Bus-Auto Crash
Near City.
LIMBS ARE SEVERED
ABOVE THE ANKLES
Companions Receive Minor
D Hurts, Three Being Only
Bruised-Were on Way to
Regional Basketball Tour
nannent.

Desire to see his home town team
play in the regional basketball tour
nament at Martinsville today cost
Leland Ross, 10, OF Seymour, Ind,
both Of his legs in an automobile
bus crash in the Bluff Rd., south
west Of the city.
Both legs were severed above the
ankles when Blue Goose line bus
from Bloomington and q roadster
driven by Ralph Morre1, q, OF 1879
Union St., collided at a turn The
youths legs were anputated at city
hospital, where attaches said his con-
dition was critical.
Morreu received lacerated thigh
and Rex Morrell, II, a brother, re-
ceived a fractured leg bone. Three
other Seymour youths in the car
were bruised.
Left for Game Friday
Morrel permitted the Seymour
youths to get ON his roadster at Ray
mond St. and the Bluff Rd. The
youths left for Martinsville Friday.
Ross, riding with Melvin Bell, 10,
on the right running board, was
caught between the auto and the
bus, the running board swapping the
bones in his legs. Bell jumped.
Gordon Miller, IL, received a
bruised leg and Gordon Raeburn, 16,
Areceived back, hip and head injuries.
Y Morrell's car skidded into the
path of the bus when he swerved
to avoid striking a machine stopped
near a curve. The roadster was de-
molished.
Don't worry. I'm all right" Ross
said to his Observation-Disclosures COM
panions at a nearby house.
Driver Held Blameless
Vireel Jones, %, of Martinsville,
bus driver, said he tried to drive in
a side road. The Zus, with twenty
thee passengers, ran over slight
embankment. Jones was held blame
less.
Morren was slated for violation of
the city ordinance prohibiting over
crowding of autos and riding on run
Illug DOdIuS, ny O0ISIs IO11 AI<IA 49,
Miss Helen Jones and Arlinna
Gr1gsby, Newcastle, Indiana Uni
versity co-eds, In the bus, said they
heard a crash and the roadster
twisted in the air"
1T looked as if boys were flying
in all directions" said Miss Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas e. Ross,
parents of the injured youth, started
to the city Immediately. Ross, a B.
& o. Railroad conductor, was located
on his run.
All Of the youths were high school
students, and from prominent fami-
lies. They left Seymour Friday and
stayed all night at the home Of a
friend here.
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Shortriidge Put Out of
Regional by Sun,n,itUiHe
Yes, Maybe 1t Is a
Better World

Say, I'd like to shake the
fellow by the hand that sent
this to me-" said A. e. Harms
of $40 w. Washington ST., dis
playing a five dollar bill-con-
science money-which came to
him through the mails today.
The printed note which ac-
companied the money said:
This is for goods that was
stolen from you"
Harms was formerly in the
restaurant and saloon business
at 925 w. Washington ST., and
believe that some one employed
by him then must have stolen
from him.
This makes a fellow feel that
some of the world is getting
better anyway" Harms said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-13
MAYOR BEATS WEATHER
Duvan Appears at City Han After
Sore Throat Attack.

Mayor Duvall today overcamo
March weather.
He was at home Friday with a
sore throat but he appeared NJ the
city hall today and mingled with
other employees suffering from what
DIR. Herman q. Morgan. city health
officer. terms ''the most dangerous
weather OF the year."
IF you hold out another week
your chances are good TO be wen
the rest OF tina year." Morgan said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-13
TRUCK 'ENTERS' GROCERY
Flivver Becomes Unruly and Crashes
Store Front.

An unruly flivver caused pan.
demonium in a grocery today.
Willis Beasley, r. r. 3. Box 416
attempted to back his truck around
the corner at Howard and Shepard
SITS. 1t jumped the curb crashing
into the front Of grocery owned by
Andrew Summer. 1889 Howard st.
Shelves dropped to the floor and
cans and groceries were scattered.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-13
PARIS SEES SOLUTION.
Foreign Office Spokesman Says Set
tIement Expected Today.

By United Press
PARIS, France, March 13.-
France expects the crisis at Geneva
to be solved today, the United Press
was informed by a spokesman at the
foreign office.
The politicians are stunned at the
prospect of collapse Of the Locarno
agreements and base their optimism
on the disastrous consequences
which would follow failure to settle
the dispute at Geneva.
The afternoon papers, however,
are pessimistic and almost unani.
mously blame Germany for the
League OF Nations trouble.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-13
CITY FIREMAN DIES
Funeral for William Landers Mon.
day at Home.

Fire Lieut.. William H. LAnders
As, died this morning at his home,
1921 Hoyt Ave. Landers was ap.
pointed in June, 1913. He had been
i'll for a year.
The widow, a son, d. II. Landers,
three brothers and three sisters
survive. Aurie and Irving Landers.
brothers. are members OF the fire de.
partment. Funeral services win be
at the home. Monday at p. m.
Burial VIII be In Memorial Park
Cemetery.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-13
BLUE PAJAMAS, BLOODY
HAIR IN COMB TRAP HIM
Young Salesman Breaks
Down After Posing as
Heart Broken Mate for
Three Weeks - Helped
Police in CleW Hunt.

BV Times Special
TROY, Ohio, March 13.-The
shadow of the electric chair today
hung over Jacob Nesbitt, %. hand
some young salesman, confessed
slayer of his wife, Frances Drake
Nesbitt.
a bloody hair in a comb, a miss
ing blue pair Of pajamas, solved
Troy's one and only murder mys-
terry.
He confessed last night, after be-
ing grilled five hours-confessed in
his own home
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ATTORNEY SEEKS BENCH
Frank T. Brown Files as Democratic
Candidate for Judge.

Frank T. Brown, 90, of 1855 Low
ell Ave, filed today as a candidate
for Judge of the Superior Court /,
on the Democratic ticket. Judge
James M. Leathers, Republican, Is g
candidate for denomination.
Brown was born at New Bethel
and is a graduate of Butler Univer-
sity and the Indiana law school He
practiced law twenty-six years.
Brown is a member of the Downey
Avenue Christian Church. Irving
ton lodge, F. and a. NJ, Indiana
Democratic Club and the Indian
apolis Bar Association.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-13
MACREADY HITS GOAL?
Aviator Believes He Holds New
World Record.

BD United Press
M'COOK FIELD, DAYTON, Ohio,
March 13.-After one hour and fifty
five minutes in the air in an effort
to recapture the worlds altitude rec
ord, Lieut.. John A. MacReady landed
at McCook Field this afternoon.
MacReady believed he surpassed
the mark of 1855 feet established
by Callizo, the French ace. several
months ago.
His instruments win be ca1ibrated
here and officially at Washington.
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CONDITION is CRITICAL
Girl Burned in Explosion Not RocOv-
ering at Hospital.

Rowena schoemake, 4, daughter OF
Mrs. Clara Schoemake, 731 T..
Maryland St., Is In a critical condi-
tion at the city hospital, where she
has been since March 5 when she
was burned at her home In n fire
that started from a coal oil explo.
sion. Decline has been noted In her
condition, attaches said.
Mrs. Schoemake and her two
children. Dewey and Virginia Mae,
also burned, are said to be improv-
ing.
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AlAC wv II AAOtAAC ,
where the murder
was CO IN m / I { e d
three weeks ago,
and where he was
t ak g n ostensibly
for the purpose OF
reviewing the ap-
parently insoluble
crime.
God, yes, l
killed her" cried
the man who had
posed as a grief
stricken husband,
who had helped
newspaper report
ers and detectives
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TOXIC IS CALM

Cabinet Believes Attack Due to a
misunderstanding.
BIZ United Press
TOXIC, March 13.-The cabinet to-
day postponed consideration of the
Chinese attack on Japanese gun
boatssat Taku pending the receipt of
further details from Minister
Yoshizawa in Pekin.
Undoubtedly a misunderstood.
ing is the Japanese view of the
incident for which it is expected
China will be willing to make proper
amends.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-13
FALL FATAL TO BABY
Injuries in Highchair Accident Re
suit I'm Blood Infection.

A fall from a high chair two days
ago proved fatal to Paul Bernard
Oder, fifteen-months-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Asa Oder, 2234 Valley Ave-,
who died at home today.
In falling from the chair, the baby
bit his tongue the parents said.
Later a blood infection set In. This
was given as cause OF the death by
Coroner Paul Il. Robinson.