The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-17
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"A Week in Town
Hot Ne7Cs
Even Police SmasheS at
Lotteries Can't Com
pete With the Heat.
BY CHARLES E. CARL


Indianapolis took the count to
heat this week. On four days out
of the seven, 80 was just mark the
mercury passed on its way up.
But the situation has a serious
side in drought possibilities. Rain
in torrents-is needed to prevent
ruin of millions Of dollars worth OF
crops in Indiana. After last years
rain deficiency, 1881 started on I'M
der a handicap, anyway.
Racketeers Routed
Police gave no quarter to alleged
racketeers this week, arresting sew
eral charged with operating huge
lottery and baseball pool rackets.
Emil Rahke, whose Silent Sales
man Company, IA North East street
was raided, was assessed 5000 in fines
in municipal court but has appealed
to criminal court. John Krause,
said by police to have been working
a 100000 lottery racket in the
midwest, was arrested.
His daughter Mildred, pretty and
10, was caught in the police net and
Miss Vona Cox, 10, alleged agent
and mystery" girl in the case will
face trial with Krause and other
men, July %.
Traffic Toll CHASTITY
Marion county has large crepe
on its door, reminder of ninety-two
persons who persisted under the
wheels of automobiles since Jan. 1.
No one man or a group, such as
the police department, can halt the
recklessneSS and errors that have
sent men, women and children to
their deaths by autos. 1t it were an
epidemic or a food, Indianapolis
would be hysterical over ninety-two
deaths.
But, with an average Of more
than three deaths a week, so far,
the city moves on, apparently I'M
needing. It is the duty of every
driver and pedestrian to aid in
bringing these deaths to a halt.
Motorists have been 'in waiting
this week while city hall employees,
and police argued pro and con over
the tow-in-law. Not until Thursday
was everybody able to get together
Judge Joseph Williams deciding to
hold up an injunction on the park
ing ban regulations until the city
council has another chance to dc
more amending of the code.
Bits of the News
Paul Shanahan, 2, lost a recent
acquisition at st. Vincent's hospita,
when doctors operated, extracting q
safety pin he had swallowed by some
hook or crook.
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty
round the world fliers, stopped in
Indianapolis overnight. They were
tired and showed it. But the fol-
lowing morning they were off again
reaching New York in record time.
Robbery variety is said to have
been contained in the purported
confession of William Parham, ar
rested Tuesday after a gun battle
with police. He is reported to have
admitted fifty robberies, from groc-
cry to beer joints, and to have stolen
$50 automobiles. Police said Parham
told them he didn't bother with low
priced autos.
Cold steam being used to clean
the statehouse caused a lot of steam
to be wasted in and around the
building. Technically, it wasn't the
steam but the price of the cleaning,
5000, that caused a series of safety
valves to blow.
Discharge of married teachers will
present the school board at court
But board members say 1t Is incom-
potency that caused the firing.