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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-22
SLACK FAVORS
CITY BUY Of
Fletcher LAND
Owners Ask 100000 for
Property; May Take
Option.

Mayor L. EFT Slack today an
nomced he favors taking over the
452-acre Fletcher estate under a
long time option if satisfactory
negotiations can be made by the
park board
The Laurel Stock Farms Com
PAM. owners Of the tract along Nil
lersvilIe road. north of FOrty-siXth
street. has offered the city q ninety
nine-vear lease and option to buy.
Owners asked 100000 for the prop
ertv with proposal 10 lease at
rental OF 90 per cent. owners
claim they have S1200000 invested
"Tbe Fletcher estate Is fine farm
and suitable for park purposes if the
city could work out some way TO
take it over and pay for it later.
I'm letting the park board figure out
some way to finance IT," Slack said.
Favors Option
The city would take it under an
option. We could enter into a con-
tract extending beyond December
1929. when the city manager form
becomes effective, if the board deems
it wise. T am anxious 10 know now
the public feels about the PROPOSE
ton the mayor declared.
A committee Of stockholders head
cd by j. p. M0vnahan visited the
mayor Thursday, IN an effort TO
close the deal The park board
would name appraisers 10 FIX the
valuadon in event 1t is decided to
accept the proposal.
John z. Minor. park board presi-
dent. presented report on the
Fletcher estate Thursday to the
park board but consideration was
DELAYED another week. when Adolph
O. Emhardt Democratic member,
refused 10 sign the report
ideally Located for Park
Minors report pointed out the
farm is Ideally located for park pur-
poses. contained trees and shrubs
and rolling ground suitable for
several golf courses. The city, could
sub-divide the land which is not
needed into high-grade home sites.
1T is q magnificent tract Of land
and is sire to increase i'm value.
The board would have to appraise
the property before any agreement
is made on price, Minor declared.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-22

number of lengths available
for the transmission of messages
through the ether. 1t is not the
same as providing an unlimited
number of wires for landlines."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-22

street, Friday and held up the pro-
prietors son, Joe Kennedy, 10,
Negro, and took Sl27 from the cash
drawer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-22
JUNE y, ly24

Joe pointed out two Negro YOUTH
to police. They were captured after
a chase and are held at the detens
ton home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
Fatal Blow May Have Been
r Struck by Another, De-
Tense Says.
BIZ United Press

BIZ CUtteG Press
NEW YORK, April 18.-Attorneys
for Samuel E. Bell, Baltimore Oil
producer, free under bail on a
charge of manslaughter in connec-
ton with the death of Arthur Nor
gan Smith, wealthy Cleveland bust
ness man, today were working on a
theory that Smith had received the
fatal blows elsewhere than at the
hands of Bell.
Smith died of a fractured skull
last Thursday after d party at which
Bell and Mrs Robert l.. Brown,
Lexington ky society matron,
we're among the guests. According
to police, Bell struck Smith during
an argument as to who would escort
Mrs. Brown home.
Bells attorneys pointed out that
there were a few moments un-
accounted for by the states wit
nesses and that some one may have
struck him during the interim. The
disappearance of Smiths ring was
another important factor, Bells
counsel pointed out.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
WATER VALUE IS Up
Increase Firm Assessment;
Bond Issue Asked.

Simultaneous with a S525,000 in
crease in its taxable valuation, the
Indianapolis Water Company today
petitioned the public service COM
mission for authority to issue bonds
and preferred stock covering $678,-
230.88 for additions, better
ments and improvements during the
last year.
After hearings, the state tax
board fixed the utility's valuation
for taxation at S15.075,000 as COM
pared with last years figure OF
S14,550,000. The water companys
real estate has been assessed by the
county at $1,272,900.
Refunding issues for which COM
mission approval was sought today
are $4,000 first lien gold bonds
bearing 5 per cent interest to be
sold at not less than "a per cent
and 1852 shares of cumulative series
A preferred stock, bearing 5 per cent
interest, par value 500, to be sold
at not less than $3.50 per cent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
ANNEXATION TO
SET new MARK
Room for $500 Homes at
ConnersviIIe.
BIZ Times Snceial

81 lWtS Npt -ibt
CONNERSVILLE, Ind. April Is.
City officials here have taken
steps for the largest annexation
program in Connersville's history
with authorization to draft an or
dinance for taking into the city a
large area of the present limits.
This action at one stroke paves
the way for solution Of Corners
ville's housing problem. which has
become acute due to large forces
being employed in various industrial
plants. notably that of the Auburn
Automobile Company.
The tract to be taken into the
city has room for $500 homes. Be
sidese this tract, the city council
has before it annexation ordinances
for Hillcrest and Hillsdale additions
Forty residences aIe under construc-
ton i'll the former. While there are
siXty-tWo in HIlsdale and twenty
more will be b,ilt as soon as the
addition becomes & par of the city
White Wafer addition is to be
plated north of Hillsdale as site
for ITO new homes.
City officials point out that taking
into the limits of large areas will
tend to spread assessments for pub
lie improvements, which is consld-
cred more equitable than placing
the burden on a few large property
owners. Furthermore. all the work
can be planned at one time, elm
mating the confusion Of having sew
eral projects under way at different
times.
In order TO speed UP annexation
ordinances, the council in some in
stances is suspending rules, so that
no great period of time shall elapse
between various readings.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18

Policemen have their favorites
in the radio world the same as
any one else. Most OF them favor
the Punch and Judy shows be-
tween 6 and $50 p. m. and base
ball.
But listening to a lot of bis
cult recipes all day gets pretty
tiresome," said Lieutenant Treacy.
The experiment is believed sue
cess. Called by radio. police have
reached the scene of a crime in
less than half the time required
under the old system. by which
each squad called the central bu-
paau at stated intervals.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
ThuuderbOlts Hurled at
Village BY Radio Station

y
CHENECTADY N Y April IA modern Thor stood in steel
= cage at Pittsfeld last thundrbolts pna
village while casually explained all to thousands OF radio
tuned In WCY the General Electric station
Lightning cracked and thunder reverbeted to puncate the
electrical engineer who spoke from
laboratory mike set up in the cage for the
broadcast Thunderstorm
that through study Of the effect OF the man-ade
bolts stepped high 100000 volts by
light socket OF Ightng most
DANCE snached
I'VE lightning that physicians Guilt
vate germs I'VE keep control and
it's bring under control"
loosed from artificial cloud condenser
which emitted explosions dang church seepes and
house tops in the village the top ordinary
table.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
RAPS DIRTY POLITICS
Women as Bad as Men,
SAYS Pastor in ~ Talk.

Women are in politics today, but
in their strength alone we can not
purify the rottenness Of politics.
Some women are doing the same
dirty political tricks of men and
they can not beat the devil at his
own game unless they are mott
waited with the high ideals Of Chris
tianity."
This declaration was made by Dr..
w. W. Want, pastor of the North
Methodist Episcopal church, in an
address Wednesday night before the
Bible Investigation Club in the Y.
M. C.. A. auditorium.
I'VE must face the rottenness OF
many high officials and be ready
to displace them with clean men
and women" he said.
The club will open a special series
of meetings, to be known as Col
lege Presidents nights" next
Wednesday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
SHOOTING QUIZ
HAMPERED BY
Varied tales
Spencer County Sheriff
Believes Hi-jacking
Back of Case.
ONE MAN IN HOSPITAL
Relatives Tell of Robbery
Attempt and Rum
Demand.

BIZ Times Special
ROCKPORT, Ind, April 10. -
Confronted with conflicting state
ments of witnesses, Spencer county
authorities are having difficulty IN
ascertaining the motive for wound
ing of two men. one of whom, Al
bert Werthwein, 80. is at an Evans
vile hospital in a serious condl-
ton with a bullet hole in the alb
domen.
Another man whose name has not
been learned was treated for oul-
let wound by a local doctor. The
patient made no statement OF how
he received the wound.
Shot While Guest
Werthwein was shot while visit
ing at the home of his brother,
Robert, near here. Sheriff William
Morris of Spencer county says he
was first told by relatives that the
men we're robbers, but declares 1t is
his belief that they were liquor hi
jackerS.
The later questioning Of the fam
ily. according to Morris, brought
statement that three men came to
Robert WerthWein's home and asked
for liquor. When refused by Albert
they started shooting.
Previously, the sheriff says, Rob-
ert had told him the three men at
| tempted a holdup at the home anc
shot his brother while he stood II
a doorway.
Wife Gives Version
According to Albert WerthWein's
wife, the men stopped their auto
mobile in front of Roberts home
and sounded the horn. Albert went
to the front door, she asserts, when
one of the autos occupants -four
ished a gun, demanded her husband
to hold up his hands, then all LEFT
the car and came up on the porch
and one fired a shot, which struck
WerthWein.
According to Mrs. Wertllwein, the
man compelled Robert to accom-
pany them after the shooting, but
after carrying him a short dis
lance in the automobile, set him
free.
All the witness told Sheriff Nor
ris the three men we're strangers
to them. He expressed belief that
all involved in the case we're &C
quainted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
Loafers to Meet
Convention Will Be Held
Whitewater Mon
day.

BIZ Times SDecidl
TXTHITEWATER, Ind, April
w 18.-The Loafers conven-
ton, an annual event, will be held
in Charles Whites grocery here
Monday night, when older resi-
dents of Whitewater and former
ones whose homes are now in
other places, will return, as Charles
Jordan, charter member, an
nounceS, TO talk, smoke, chew
and sing"
Corncob pipes and two fer"
cigars, with long range cuspidor
shooting are on the program for
the convention. Proceedings will
be wholly informal and the man
with the loudest voice will hold
the floor until somebody else
makes more noise.
The cracker barrel delegates will
discuss politics, airplanes, crops,
the mildness Of the past winter
compared with the winter of "the
big storm; who has died, married,
failed and succeeded, since the
days when the group met nightly
at the store.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18

CITY station, at strike two it was
swinging into Sixty-third street.
When ball one" was called out,
the squad was racing past Ninety
third and Commercial.
A S the car pulled up in front
L n of 9217 Chauncey avenue
where, Mrs. William McNeal had
murdered ledger and committed
suicide, the mighty Gabby struck
out.
There goes your old ball game
said Lieutenant Treacy as ne
swung out of the front saak
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
JACKSON OUT
AS HEAD OF
STATE SCHOOL
Ex- Governors Brother viii
Be Succeeded by Plain
field Man.
LONG TIME UNDER FIRE
Accused of Letting Inmates
Suffer to Save Money
for General Fund.

Political scalp of James Jackson,
brother Of former Governor Ed
Jackson, has been added to the list
OF those taken or to be taken by
Governor Harry q. Leslie.
Jackson. whose custer was pre-
dicted last week when the Governor
appointed John w. Kitch, Plymouth,
to the trusteeship of the Indiana
State School for Feeble Minded
Youth, FIT. Wayne, in place of Will
liam Ruble, Aurora, resigned from
superintendency of the school
Wednesday night.
His successor is c. A. McGonagle.
superintendent of the Indiana Boys
School, Plainfield. who went to FIT.
Wayne today to confer with trustees
and make final arrangements for
taking over JackSons job.
Delays Taking Office
Before leaving Plainfeld today.
McGonagle announced that he
didn't expect to be installed in the
new position before May /. Neither
he nor the school trustees had any
suggestion to make public in regard
to his successor.
McGonagle has been Superin-
tendent of the school since 1918 and
has made a good reputation as adj
miniStrator.
Jackson took over the F't. Wayne
institution under his brothers ad-
ministration. The place was COM
bined with the farm colony for the
feeble-minded at Butlerville. Since
that time Jackson has been the butt
of numerous attacks in regard to
his administration.
During the last legislative session
he was accused in the senate of
saving money to swell the general
fund during his brothers term as
Governor and letting the institu-
tons suffer in consequence.
Accused by Senator
He, however, has had priced
and high-poWered cars for his own
use, it was charged by Senator
Carl M. Gray, Petersburg.
Jackson's is the first institutional
scalp in the Leslie trophy room.
John D. Williams, director of the
largest money-spending department,
the state highway commission, was
the first department head to be
ousted upon Leslie orders.
Others are doomed, it is reported.
Reappointment of DR.. Amos j..
Hostetter, La Grange. to the state
board of health Wednesday, in
dicated that DR.. William F. King,
secretary. no longer is on this list, 1t
was said.
William J. Sayres, Muncie, was
reappointed a Republican member
of the state board Of charities and
Mrs. Frank j, Sheehan, Gary, to
the Indiana library and historical
board.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
STATE firm IN
HUGE COMBINE
New South Bend Plant May
Be Expanded.
BIZ Times Spfci0L

BIZ Times Special
SOUTH BEND, Ind, April 18.-
Merger of the Bike Webb Man
ufacturing Company, one of South
Bends newest industries with the
$17,00O,000 Kendall Company and
Bauer & Black interests Of Boston,
Mass, manufacturers Of surgical
supplies, was consummated late
Wednesday afternoon.
The combine places the South
Bend firm in commanding po-
sition in the surgical bandage field
and is said to pressage an expansion
to the local plant.
The merger was the fourth Of
direct interest to South Bend to be
completed in recent months. Other
mergers were those CT the Studebaker
CORPORATION with the Pierce Arrow
Motor Company. Oliver Chilled Plow
Works with two other farm lmple-
ment companies and the Bendix
Brake Company with a $14O,0oo,OOO
aviation combine.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
REALTOR ESTIMATES
HOME PRICE RANGE
I. L. Brandt. Pittsburgh. Addresses
Buileds' Association.

seventy per cent OF the 100000
homes in demand in the United
states annually should cost not
more than $500 each; Is per cent
should range in price between $500
10 1880; and the remaining IA per
cent should be comprised OF low
nriced homes, members of the Indl-
annapolis Home Builders Association
we're told at a dinner "Wednesday
At the Spink-ArmS.
L. L. Brandt, of the Merchants
Home Building Exchange OF Pitts
burgh. was the speaker who pre-
Sented the above statistics. He re
viewed the home building industry
and asserted that a plan Is being
completed TO make financing OF a
home as simple as that of financing
an automobile
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
RECORD LIQUOR
PLANT SEIZED
Three Arrested Declared
Al Capone Aids.

BIZ United Press
FIT. WAYNE, Ind, April l8-Three
men said by federal agents to be
connected with the Al Capone gang
of Chicago we're to be arraigned be-
fore United States Commissioner
William Remmel here today after
seizure of the largest liquor manu-
featuring plant ever found in north
ern Indiana.
The men, Joe O'Bert, SO, and Dan
Lamorte, IS, both of Chicago, and
Ed Miller, %, Decatur, were taken
into custody by agents when they
found the plant consisting of ten
/ 900 watts, two 500-gallon stills, 1000
fiye-gallon containers Of alcohol,
said by the agents to be ready for
shipment, a quantity of mash, sugar
and other supplies.
The plant, housed on farm near
Decatur, was raided by the agents
while the stills we're in operation,
they said. Because of the large
seizure, several officers we're left on
the scene to guard it, The plant
was located in the basement and
second floor of the farm house,
owned by William Harting, Decatur.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
NIBLACK APPOINTED
Named Mems Organizer for
Manager Campaign.

John L. Niblack, attorney and
Marion county state senator. today
was chosen to head the mems Or
ganization of the indianapolis City
Manager League. Niblack is a for
mer Marion county prosecutor.
Niblack will perfect city-wide
organization in preparation for the
campaign to elect commissioners
under the city manager form in No
vember. according to Claude H.
Anderson. campaign chairman.
Mrs. Elsa Huebner Olson will
direct womens activities.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
HOOSIER WILL
Be FREED At
PRISON CAMP
GreentoWn Mans Friends
Charge Sentence Was
Grossly Unjust.
ASSERT LAW IGNORED
Arson Attempt Was Basis
for imposition of
Life Term.

81 Timcs Specidt
GREENTOWN, Ind. April 10
Nearly ten years of virtual slavery
IN Georgia prison camp will end
May 6 for o. c. Fairfield, former
Greentown man, though the efforts
of Indiana friends, including Omer
Brown, former Howard county dep
uty sheriff.
Although a ten-year period would
expire IN July, it was only with dill
ficulty that Brown, who has just
returned here from Georgia, was
able TO induce officials to release
Fairchild a scant two months in
advance.
The story of Fairchild's case re-
yealS what friends term is an amaz-
ing miscarriage of justice.
Companions Set Free
While working in Georgia nearly
: decade ago, Fairchild, employed
bv the A. B. and A. Railroad. be-
came an enthusiastic member of a
labor union. Shortly afterWard, labor
trouble arose and thern an attempt
10 burn g. bridge belonging to the
railroad
Fairchild and forty other men
vere arrested following the arson
attempt. He was the only one OF
those arrested not a Georgia native,
and was the only one convicted
None of the other forty were ever
brought TO trial. The Hoosler was
not brought before a court until he
had been in jail nearly two years.
Fairchild was given q life SEN
tence. An attorney appointed 70
defend him carried the case to the
Georgia supreme court on an appeal
but the conviction was upheld, al
though the courts decision was by
q close vote.
Jurors Favor Release
Friends we're informed that even
for arson the sentence under
Georgia law was ten years, despite
the life term imposed on Falrchlld.
They enlisted aid of Brown. VINO
spent more than a week in Georgia
Interviewing officials and presenting
letters for clemency signed by Gov
ernor Harry G. Leslie and united
states Senator James E. Watson.
He travelled more than 400 mics
over the state obtaining signatures
of Jurors who convicted Falrchllo
and finally presented these to the
Georgia Governor and Falrchllds
release arranged.
Since his imprisonment, talr-
rhild's father. Barney Fairchlld, ana
mother have died here. He VIII not
return to the scenes of his YOUTH
but will work at Cordele, Ga, Brown
having obtained employment tor
him with E. D. Fleming. formerly
of Greentown.
Work for Contractors
Brown declares that despite fed
ersl probe OF prison camp conol-
tions in Georgia a few years ago
prisoners are still 'farmed out TO
contractors. who employ them prln-
cinallv in road. Shale pit or swamp
labor. Prisoners are kept III pear
mems. they wear striped suits have
permanent leg irons and are gwen
only the coarsest food. Guards armed
With sawed-off Shotguns keep con-
start watch over their charges.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
CLUBWOMAN, RESIDENT
HERE 80 YEARS, DIES
Funeral Services for Mrs. Mary
HolIoWeN to Be Wednesday.

Funeral services lot MIS- HdIJ
HollowelI to Be Wednesday.
Funeral rites for Mrs. Mary Isa-
belle Hollowell, widow of Amos <.
Hollowell, who died Wednesday, will
be held at the home, 2507 College
avenue, at 2 o'clock Saturday. Burial
will be in Crown Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Hollowell had been a resident
here thirty years. She was a mem
Der Of the First Friends church, the
Research Club, the Clio Club and
the Woman's Department Club. She
was graduate of Earlham college
and a charter member of the board
of the Bertha Ballard home.
Survivors are three sisters, Mrs.
Harry r. Wood, Cincinnati; Mrs.
Harold E. Wright. Ann Arbor, Mich,
and Mrs. Alice Jones, Indianapolis;
and three brothers, Clayton B. Nor
dyke, Denver, and William M. and
Herbert H. Nordyke, both Of Cincin-
natl.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
@. K. STREET WIDENING
Delaware to Be Imprpved at Cost of
100000.

Widening of Delaware street from
Massachusetts avenue to TT. Wayne
avenue at an estimated cost of $780,
600 was authorized Wednesday by
the board of works following pub
lie hearing.
Theodore H. Dammeyer, board
president, said the project will be
completed this summer. The street
will be widened to a sixty-foot road
way to conform with the width
north of Fl Wayne.
A petition to reconstruct English
avenue from Southeastern to
BrookvilIe road was filed with the
board. City Engineer A. H. Moore
is preparing plans to widen Me-
ridian street from Fifty-Fourth TO
Westfleld boulevard TO fifty feet.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
scene of the reported trouble.

scene of the reported trouble.
Lieutenant John Treacy and
his men of Squad 37A were just
settling down to a quiet afternoon
listening to the Cubs-Pirates
game while cruising around back
OF the stocKyards when the tamil
liar "bongl" sounded just as
Gabby Hartnett came to bat IN
the eighth inning.
Immediately the whole squad
came to attention, but the radio
went on. Gabby's first strike was
recorded as the car whirled
around the conner near the new
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
BUS ROUTE is MAPPED
City, Coach Company Confer on
East Tenth Street Line.

Routing OF the proposed East
Tenth street through bus line was
discussed Wednesday afternoon at a
conference between the board OF
works and Peoples Motor Coach
Company officials.
The proposed route is west on
Tenth from Arlington and Tenth,
south on Olney TO Pratt street, west
on Pratt TO LaSalle street, south to
New York street. west to New
Jersey and south to Market street
and thence to Monument Circle.
The through lin will replace the
East Tenth feeder line.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18

DUT any moment is likely to
u bring through the loud
speaker the bong! bong! bong"
of the gong. breaking in on the
program to announce that an
other beer baron or vice lord has
bitten the dust.
Many OF the police radio an
nouncements are yelled behind
the one request: Squad So-and-
So. call the squad operator in1ne-
diately." Often, however. an ad-
dress is given and then not only
the police car. but every one In
the neighborhood. hastens to the