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The Washington times., 1927-05-03

Government Printing office, with
CorIins pitching well, defeated Gen.
eral Accounting Office in the Gov.
eminent loop, 4 to Q. Corlxins gave
two hits and got two himself. This
contest lasted five frames.
The Washington times., 1927-05-03

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-23
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
MAN HURT WHEN
DRUM EXPLODES

Using an acetylene torch to re-
move the head from n discarded
gasoline drum at the Sellars Farm
city garbage reduction plant, George
Kirkpatrick. So. was seriously in
jured Friday when the drum eX-
ploded He was taken to Methodist
Hospital in police emergency, suffer
ing with severe decorations about
the face and head.
Kirkpatrick lives on Harding St,
one mile south of the city limits.
The Sellars farm is at Eagle Creek
and Kentucky Ave.
The drums on which he was work
ing was one of those used two years
ago to iloat a raft. They had been
sealed since that time. Intending
to salvage them for garbage cans
Kirkpatrick was cutting out the
heads.
kirkpatrick lost n leg at the farm
four years ago when a cable broke
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-23
MANAGER DATA
SHOWS SUCCESS

Comparative figures to show how
taxes have been reduced in cities
with manager form Of government
are being compiled by the local city
manager organization for use in the
campaign here before the election,
June 81.
Officials OF the manager form in
other cities have provided figures
showing remarkable reductions in
taxes and increased improvements,
Claude II. Anderson. executive sec
rotary, said.
Anderson and Delbert o. Wilmeth,
eX-city judge, debated the city man
ager plan at the Optimists Club
luncheon at the Claypool Friday.
"Only three cities have returned
to the political form after having
adopted the manager form by pop
ular vote" Anderson said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-23
FOUR BOYS
CAR THEFT
RING HIT

1--WE intended to stop stealing
cars, and had talked about it on
several of our joy rides" said Glenn
Peters. just past 16, of 1902 Il.
Washington ST.. a senior member OF
a firm" of youthful auto thieves
apprehended by police Thursday
night, as he sat on an upper bunk
at the city prison today, Juggling
away at a sandwich.
Harold Passfaiter. 16, Of 43O n.
Emerson Ave, the other senior
member, was locked in a cell in an
other division of the prison. Two
junior members, both IA, were left
in care of their parents Thursday
night by police and ordered into
juvenile court today.
Tells of Theft
Harold stole a truck one night
and drove it around. The next day
he told me about it, Glenn said. Il
suggested that l go JOY riding with
him the next time. Harold said he
knew where we could get a car if we
had a key. l remembered seeing
my brother, who works in a garage,
disconnecting wires at the switch
and connecting them together max
ing the motor start without a key.
told Harold. and he tinkered about
the auto until he got it running.
recall five autos that I helped steal,
l think Harold and the two other
boys were along. They took two
more
Playing Slips
Glenn said he always was home by
$50 p. IN. and IL his parents asked
where he had been he always told
them he was playing slips" He
laughed as it was suggested il
might have been slips with the
police while riding in stolen autos.
The youthful ring was rounded up
by Motorpolice Schley and Engle
bright. who were called to 1872 s
Meridian st. by A. Gorham of that
address. Gorham said he parked his
auto in front and left the key in it
Two minutes later he heard the en-
CINE start and saw the car pull away
from the curb. II. c. Dinwiddie, q
S. Meridian ST.. and William f
Kruger, $40 Century Bldg, heard
Gorham's calls and leaped on the
running board. Two boys leaped out
the other door and ran. Passwaitel
was held. He implicated the Other
three.
Glenn said after most of the thefts
the quartet drove out of town anC
back, a favorite ride being to The
Greenfield city limits. The auto:
were taken in the vicinity of tn,
boys homes, he said
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-23
MURAT POTENTATE
IS LEAVING CITY
Arthur B. Wagner, Resigns
at Marmon Company.

Arthur 3. Wagner, Illustrious Po-
tentate of Murat Temple. Mobiles of
the Mystic Shrine, has resigned his
connection with the Marmon Motor
Car Company and will leave Indian
apolis next week for Elgin, ILL.,, to
assume an executive position with
the Elgin Clock Company, he an
nounced today.
Chief Rabban William II. Book
stahler will assume charge of Was-
ner's duties as the highest officer
Of the Shrine here. laws of the
order forbidding him to resign.
A native of Huntington, Ind,
Wagner came here eighteen years
ago and through his connection prac-
ticaly all of that time with the
Marmon company, became widely
known in automotive circles Of the
city and State. lie is an eX-presi-
dent of the indianapolis Automobile
Trade Association. Wagner's Blue
Lodge afIiliation was with Calvin
Prather Lodge No. III.
Bockstahler is a past master of
Pentalpha Lodge No. 564, F. & A. NJ,
a member Of Scottish Rite and was
Thrice Potent Master Of Adoniram
Grand Lodge. He announces all
Shrine committees will remain in
tact and that he will carry out Wag-
ner's plans the remainder Of the
year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-23
ORR REAPPO|NTED
CHIEF EXAMINER
State Accounts Board Head
Renamed by Jackson.

Acting in line with recent predic-
tions, Governor Jackson announced
before leaving the city Friday that
Lawrence Orr was reappointed to
the office of chief examiner of the
State board of accounts. His term
expires" May l. The reappointment
is for a period of four years.
Jackson left for an eastern trip
and is scheduled to speak at a city
missions convention at Charleston.
S. c., Sunday. He is accompanied
by Mrs. Jackson and Adjt. Gen. VIII
liam II. Kershner. They will visit
Washington, d. c., where the Gov
ernor will ask Chief Justice Taft to
speak at the dedication of the War
Memorial, July\4. He is expected
to return the latter part of next
week.
Several weeks ago support was
given the rumor that Orr was not
to be reappointed. but was to be
made the scapegoat in the waning
war between the highway depart
ment and the board of accounts. 1t
was board of accounts Investigations
that resulted in Marion County in
dictments Of State Highway Director
John d. Williams and members. of
the highway department, which
were quashed while the recent Legis-
lature was in session after pending
without prosecution for two years
Orr was appointed board chief by
Governor McCray in 1928. His re-
appointment means a second term
as chief in the department where
he has served for fifteen years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-23
Police Get Years
First Fish Story

Abe Cohn did not have carp for
his. dinner Thursday night.
Abe, who is the owner of the
Capitol Poultry and Produce Com
pany, 1918 S. Meridian ST., was leav-
ing his store with a live five-pound
carp splashing about in the bucket
in his hand, when a telephone call
summoned him back into the build
ing.
Depositing the bucket just outside
the door, he returned to the phone.
He came out in time TO see the
carp's fail waving farewell in the
hands of a man turning the next
corner.
He gave pursuit but the carp's
captor beat him in the race.
And such a nice one" he told
police, bemoanihg his loss.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-23
DISCIPLES ELECT HEADS

Disciples of Christ, closing their
annual convention at the SEVERN,
Thursday, elected Cloyd Goodnight.
president of Bethany College, Beth
any, w. Va, to head the church
board of education.
r. c. Howe, Indianapolis, former
Butler College president. was chosen
vice president; G. d. Edwards of Co
lumbia, Mo-. recorder; Max Crich-
field of Indianapolis, treasurer; II.
o. Pritchard of Indianapolis, gener-
al secretary; II. II. Harmon of Indi-
annapolis. secretary Of promotion and
endowment, and J. c. Todd. Indiana
University. university secretary.
Representatives of twenty-eight
! educational institutions affiliated
with the board attended the conven
ton. College of Missions. Indian,
apolis, was one of three new insti
tutions admitted to membership.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-23
Worley Speeds and
Breaks His Record

Claude y. Morley made his first
arrest as chief. of detectives Fri
day and drove seventy-five miles
an hour to do it.
When he was leaving the home Of
friends in Cumberland at midnight,
Morley said an automobile. driven
by a young man, pulled into the
drive. backed around and sped away.
Suspicious. Morley took up the
chase. The chase ended when Morley
overlook the driver in Irvington,
forced him into the curb and
arrested him on charges of speeding
and vagrancy.
The youth after giving number
of names and addresses, finally told
Chief Morley he was John w. Tevis,
%. OF 1888 College Ave. The car
was owned by Il rental agency.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-23
WH|TELAND GIRL
SPELLING CHAMP
Continued From Page y

f(Continued From Page y
to determine the championship.
Five minute rest periods We're
given at the end of each thirty
minutes.
The twenty.three.piece orchesA
ira of the Masonic Home, at
Franklin, played before the contest
and entertained during the re-
cesses.
The words that spelled disap-
pointment to twenty-one of the
twenty-five contestants were not
the difficult words that one might
expect them to be. They were easy
words chosen from the fifth, sixth
and seventh grade pages--words
that were not tricky-that one
might not think of stumbling over.
They were words that most pupils
had failed to study, as they had
mastered the words that they eX-
pected might trip them.
: Other counties are preparing for
meets, that will select the cham
pions to represent them in the
State contest here, the winner of
which will go to Washington, D.
c., in June, properly chaperoned
and at the expense of the Times,
to compete in the National Spell.
ing Bee, which offers a first prize
of $1,000 cash.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-23
SITE FOR NURSES
NOME ANNOUNCED

Methodist Hospital trustees an.
nounced that the selection of the
northwest corner of Eighteenth st.
and Capitol Ave. for the proposed
100000 nurses home.
The contract will be let within the
next month, according to Arthur V.
Brown, board president Fred Hokc
heads the building committee.
THE executive committee is un.
decided on several details Of the
plan, but we expect to get work
under way shortly Brown said.
The hospital purchased the site
several years ago looking to the
building Of additional units. The
lot has 213 feet frontage on Capitol
Ave. with a depth OF 1871 feet on
Eighteenth st.
Nurses now live in ten small
houses north of the hospital 6 Six-
teenth st. and Capitol Ave. The
ground occupied by the houses is
held in reserve pending expansion
of the hospital, Brown said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-23
YEGGS GET
$1,000 At
STATE BANK

BIZ Times Special .,, 90
NOBLESVILLE. Ind, April %
Band bandits early Friday looted
the State bank at Jolietville, twelve
miles west Of Noblesville, of cash
and securities amounting to $1,000,
including $4,000 in cash.
The robbery was discovered when
persons passing the bank found the
front door open and notified w. F..
Thomas, cashier.
Tho explosion that wrecked the
bank safe failed to awaken sleeping
inhabitants and no one saw the
yeggs at work.
Telephone wires were cut, delay
ing the alarm.
Thomas said that all the money
and securities in the safe were taken,
but that safety deposit boxes were
not molested.
The yeggs entered the bank by
breaking the lock on the front door.
An acetylene torch left behind
furnished the only clew.
Hamilton county officials and the
protective division of the Indiana
Bankers Association were notified.
The bank is capitalized at $4,000.
A. w. L. Newcomer, president, said
the. loss was covered by insurance.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-23
FIREMAN CELEBRATES
ON DAY OFF; HE'S OUT

William A. Petty, fireman at sta
ton 10, was off duty Thursday, by
choice. Friday he was off duty by re-
quest and his Thursday escapade
will be aired Tuesday by the board
Of safety.
And. in municipal court, Petty
faces charges Of assault and battery,
intoxication and driving an automo-
bile while drunk.
Files Report Late
Roy Poore, of 412 +. Twenty.First
St. suffered a broken rib in the ac-
cident in which Petty's car crashed
into PORES automobile on Ken
lucky Ave, near White River bridge,
about 5:l5 p. m. Thursday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-23
BOARD SWALLOWS
STATES REBUKE
TO RUSH SCHOOL
City Body to Transfer $780,
600 Fund to Aid Short
ridge Building.

The finance and building and
grounds committees of the school
board will meet Monday to transfer
$4,000 from the general school fund
to be added to the $230,000 bond is
sue allowed Friday by the State tax
board to pay heating, ventilating
and plumbing contracts for new
Shortridge High School.
Further delays in construction OF
the new school We're averted Friday
afternoon when majority faction
school board members swallowed a
singing rebuke from the State tax
board and accepted the $23O00O bond
issue offered.
Sign With Freyn Bros.
A 1903, 900 bond issue was original
~ asked, but was rejected as eXces-
siye and Because bidding was con-
fined to the "direct-indirect" manu-
featured by C. G. Shipp.
Although order to receive bids on
competitive types of ventilation was
ignored by the school board, the
present Freyn Bros bid including
t1@ Shipp items was approved to
prevent possible suit with the gener-
al contractor, due to furthcr delay in
engineering work.
Fred Bates Johnson, minority
school board member, objected to ac-
cepting the reduction without re-
advertising for bids.
Change Specifications
Thermostatic radiator controls.
costing $4,000; twenty. eight Ship
ventilators and minor boiler room
fixtures were elimonated by agree
nent with F'reyn Bros, to reduce
the bid $4,000.
It believe we arc acting illegally"
Johnson said. 'Other contractors
should be allowed to bid on these
new specifications.
The $4,000 will pay the difference
between the $230,00O bond issue and
the $24S,00 bid of Freyn Bros.
Architects fees of 5 per cent will
amount to $12, 400 and SIS, 900 will
be necessary to pay for original
heating and vcntilaHng plans which
were strapped.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-23

Mr.. FiXit is The Times representative
p 81 fs hs the he T proper city yoHF
Write Mr.. Fxit at The Times and sign
name and address Name will not be
published
The early morning visit of the
milk man was threatened to be dis.
rupted by bad indianapolis streets,
according to complaint to Mr..
Flxit today.
A. W., in letter, charged the
milk and laundrymen have to stop
their wagon several blocks from his
south sidA residence and walk to
the house.
The letter:
Why can't we people on st. Peter
st. between Southeastern and Eng
lish AYES. have lights, street mains
and a few cinders. This street is
q disgrace to Indianapolis. The
laundry and milk deliverymen have
to stop on Southeastern and walk
thing. A. w.
Your complaint certainly is
justified. The street commission
er's office received your complaint
and will seek to provide relief.
Another correspondent of Mr..
Fixit challenged city officials to
drive over w. Tenth st. and W.
Michigan SITS. west of Tibbs Ave.
Repairing of these streets would
be greatly appreciated by motorists
and visitors as well. The only time
repairs are made are before race
day each year. the letter declared.
"If the high and mighty ones
would take a spin over these streets
their garage bills would be more
than their incomes"
Your complaint will be investi-
gated by the street commissioner.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-23
NEW CHAMPION ORATOR
Glen Stahl OF Evansville Winner
at ]. L.

BIZ Tpifcd Press
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, April o.
Glen Stahl of Evansville today held
the honor Of being champion high
school orator OF Indiana.
At the final contest Of the Discus
sion League championships which
closed at Indiana University late
Friday night Stahl came through
with flying colors.
Second place was won by Nathan
Levy. South Bend, while Vivian
Mosher, Columbia City, was winner
of third place.
Gold, silver and bronze medals
We're awarded the three winners,
who discussed the subject. "A Fed
eral Department of Education With
a Secretary in the Presidents Cab
met.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-23
CONVENTION SPEAKER
DIR. Eda Schweitzer to Appear on
Washington Program.

DR.. Ada Schweitzer, director OF
the division of Infant and Child
Hygiene, of this city, will speak at
the annual meeting of the American
Child Health Association in Wash
ington. d. c., May Gil. DR.. Schweit'
yer will tell what has been done in
all the States in the way of celebra-
ting National Child Health Day.
Five hundred physicians, educa-
tors. nurses, statisticians and psy-
biologists from throughout the
United States will attend the meet
ing. Herbert Hoover, association
president and United States Secre-
tary Of Commerce, will preside.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-23
BOARD Of WORKS
LOOKS EN- OVER

The new board of works, after a
second and brief session on Fri
day, went on tour Of inspection in
preparedness for Improvement
resolutions coming before it next
Monday.
This board will visit all street
improvement projects before ii acts
on them, President Virgil Van
dasrifft announced. Only routine
matters were taken up at the meet
ing.
In the course of its rankings this
afternoon, the Board was to look
over the obstruction of L. Tenth st.
at the Belt Railroad elevation, a
matter of contention it inherited
from the preceding board which
failed to appease property holders
demands for action. Debris con
tinues to block the street.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-23
HIS SUICIDE IN VAIN
Banks Ready to Loan Cashier
$4,000 When He Killed Self.

BIZ Times Special
KOKOMO, Ind, April eff A. F.
Zehring, cashier of the Bunker Hill
Bank. near here, which failed re-
Gently, had waited an hour longer
his suicide might have been avoided,
it was disclosed here today by Attor-
ney John b. Joyce.
Joyce said he learned at Peru in
a conference with the bank receiver
ship officials that Zehring, the night
before he killed himself, had applied
to several Peru banks for a $4,000
loan, saying he must have it by noon
the next day. The banks here agreed
the next morning and had the money
ready to ship when they learned
Zehring had killed himself.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-23
OFFER 2 PIANO RECITALS
Bomar Cramer. and Willard Mac
GregOr to BE Heard Sunday.

Bomar Cramer andNWilliard Mac
Gregor will give a tw6piano recital
at John Heron Art Institute sun
CAV at $3.50 p. m. They will repeat
three numbers of the program that
they recently gave in the interests
of the Mcdowell fund.
Rachmanioff' Opus II, a suite of
four movements. opens the program
>and is followed by Duo Concer-
tante," by Mozart-Busoni; 1.-THE
waltz" by Arensky. The final
number is Gershwin's "Rhapsodie
in Blue" The institute is free to
the public on Sundays.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-23
Uninfiuenced Ruling

AS the bailif was distributing the
slips the judge pointed out he was
legally bound to give n decision UNI
influenced by. any. ones opinion.
1.-THE man is granted a divorce
and the woman's bill for separate
maintenance is dismissed he said.
The baliff collected the slips and
read them off, one by one. They all
said imam"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-23

And, at $40 p. NJ. Petty, who had
abandoned his car and fled the scene
of the accident, notified police that
Ibis car had been stolen He told
how he had planned to so fishing
with a friend how the plans had
changed and he had parked the
car. later discovering it. had been
stolen.
Confessed, Say Officers
Friday, however. police renewed
investigation and, according to
Sergeant owens Petty confessed
that he was driving the car at the
time of the accident.
Arrested, Petty was suspended by
Fire Chief Hutsell and ordered be
fore the safety board Tuesday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-23
New Bank at Carmel

Articles of incorporation for the
Citizens State Bank, Carmel, Ind,
were filed today in the Office of Sec.
rotary of State Frederick Schorte-
meier.
Capital stock Of $4,000 is author
lied. o. w. Mutt will be president
and Bailey Hawkins cashier
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-23
JEWS TO RAISE FUND
Expect to Obtain 100000 Next
Week for Kirshbaum Unit.

A campaign for 100000 for the
Kirshbaum Community Center, 2134
n. Meridian ST.. which will put
every Jew in Indianapolis on his
metal" according to Rabbi Morris
NJ. Feuerlicht, will be Yaged fhere
next week. 1t is expected to obtain
the fund within seven days.
Rabbi Feuerlicht announced the
campaign at Passover services Fri
day night at Indianapolis Hebrew
Congregation Temple, Tenth and
Delaware SITS. The fund Is to pay
for a new unit now under construc
ton.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-23
Scout Troop IT Installed

Scout Executive f. o. Belzer pre-
sided at installation ceremonies Fri
day night of new Boy Scout Troop
n at Riverside Park Al. Il. Church,
2440 N. Harding st. Edward II.
Eaglin is leader Of the new troop,
assisted by Arthur Sipf.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-23
Tongues Wagged

Two months later, Boutwell, stood
mock trial--even then they mad
them-was acquitted, divorced his
wife a month later, and eight days
after the final decree married Mary
and my, my, how tongues did
wag!
The classic parallel-and it's I'M
cannily so--for Mrs. Snyder and
Gray Is that of Clytemnestra, who
had acquired a gigolo while her hus-
band was playing stud poker meath
the shade of Ilium's towers. When
he returned, bringing with him a
chlorine, she had all the excuse she
needed
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-23
RUTH OUTDONE
IN OLDEN DAYS
Continued IrOm Page u

Continued FrOm Page II
sensitive beholder, but, o dear, what
are we coming to when grave little
women go in for window Sashes,
chloroform and picture wire?
No Gray to Help
And yet this brutality was
antedated some several years ago by
Judith Of Bethulia, who just missed
getting into the Bible. Said young
lady got .Holofernes to drink more
wine than he had drunk at any time
in one day since he was born" then
marched him to bed, drove a nail
thr0ush his right temple (Anglo-
Saxon version. took down his
sword, smote his meek twice, cut off
his head, thrust it in a bag Of meat,
and gaily tripped Off to morning
prayers. And no Judd Gray TO help
her either-that is tho kind of
women they had in those days. And
Holofernes wasn't even a husband
now / ask you.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-23
Fear: No RemOrse

And there's much Of Symnestra's
bearing in Mrs. Snyder-that hard
determination, that spirit that shows
no horror of the past, but only fear
of future consequences; seemingly
no torture Of self by conscience but
only dread of public judgment.
Yes. the Snyder murder is in our
day but its emotions, it's motives,
it's characters belong to all time. We
have added only the circus element,
the crowd Of witnesses to watch the
/ struggle and cry Thumbs up!' or
Thumbs down.
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