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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1925
Page
1
A citizen editorial condemns dirty politics hurting Indianapolis. It cites bond objections for Shortridge High School, hospital leadership changes, park and police department manipulation, and a grand jury probe into campaign contributions, urging united action and a shift to merit-based, businesslike governance.
A factional split at the Indianapolis school board followed a remonstrance hearing with the State Tax Board over a 1.2 million dollar bond issue for a new Shortridge High School. Adolph Emhardt opposed bids on both bond and building, while William Book pushed for bids with a Jan. 11 bid date and Jan. 27 deposits, delaying construction.
Senator Robert M La Follette of Wisconsin failed to attend a Republican Senators conference in Washington on December 5 The brief caucus lasted under thirty minutes and made no reference to welcoming back insurgents or La Follette declining the olive branch This mirrored his father’s long absence from GOP caucuses for twenty years
In Washington on December 5, the Republican leadership moved against insurgent members. John M. Nelson was removed from the Rules Committee and William Frear lost his seat on the Ways and Means Committee.
In Evansville Indiana on December 5 United Press reports Democratic candidate George Denton remains undecided on his next move for the Supreme Court seat. Following Judge Emison in Knox County Court upholding Willoughby’s demurrer in the Denton warranto case Denton may amend in the lower court or appeal to the State Supreme Court. Willoughby was declared winner by one vote.
The Sunshine Committee of the Indianapolis Rotary Club will give a theater party for the children of the Indianapolis Orphans Home at Keith's Tuesday afternoon. Ernest Sellers chairs the committee which will provide transportation.
The affidavits filed in Criminal Court by special investigator Claude M. Worley accuse nineteen young men of vehicle taking offenses. Judge James A. Collins ordered one day this month to hear only vehicle taking cases.
Mrs. Alice Rhinelander, accused of deceiving Leonard Rhinelander about her race, was found not deceitful by a jury. The verdict supports that she did not conceal her color and that even with knowledge of her descent, the marriage could have continued. Final action rests with the New York Supreme Court.
State highway officials announced the completion of a new bridge on State Rd 33, one and a half miles west of Crawfordsville, removing a bad detour.
Indiana youth Lawrence Cottle 16 of 1527 Deloss St was sentenced to twelve months at the Indiana State Farm after pleading guilty to initiating a crime spree in Indianapolis poolrooms. He aided Edward Prater 16 of 1637 Deloss St who shot and killed Forest Van Devere, an Indianapolis street car conductor, in a January hold-up. Prosecutor Remy alleged police laxness and corruption involving whiskey and tobacco bribes. Remy pledged to pursue the actual perpetrators of the fatal shooting. The allowance surprised court observers who expected a harsher term similar to Prater’s two to fourteen years.
Indianapolis and the State will get a touch of real winter over the weekend. Snow and colder weather are forecast with temperatures dropping to around 20 tonight and possibly 12 to 15 in some areas. A fifty mile gale and blizzard conditions disrupted trains and wire service as midwest storms rage.
In Redding California on December 5 the Mt Lassen volcano belched smoke from its crater for about an hour marking its first significant activity in months. The eruption was smaller than the 1914 to 1915 event.
Lawrence Cottle, 16, is sentenced to one year at the Indiana State Farm for his part in a fatal streetcar hold up. His remarks about Indianapolis poolrooms prompted Prosecutor William H. Remy to denounce police for lax law enforcement.
Sheriff in Airfield Iowa received a call claiming Louis Bruey a farmer killed a man named McNeese and asked officers to fetch him. A winter blizzard prevented travel to Bruey's farm delaying arrest details.
Judge James A. Collins will decide at 11 a m Monday whether to dismiss conspiracy to kidnap charges against Earl Klinck and Earl Gentry and admit them to bail on conspiracy to commit arson. The men are jailed in Marion County facing kidnapping charges linked to the death of Miss Madge Oberholtzer, with D C Stephenson already serving a life term.
The Indiana State finance board in Governor Jackson's office decided to retire $1,000,000 of the state's $2,000,000 debt on January 2. A previous $500,000 retirement occurred in July. Bids on the loan will be sought at the next meeting. Fletcher American Bank holds present notes. An independent debt of $340,000 is due Purdue University trust fund in addition to secured debt.
Eph Inman, chief defense counsel, said a motion for retrial of D. C. Stephenson, convicted of second degree murder of Miss Madge Oberholtzer, will be filed near the time limit. The deadline expires December 14, thirty days after the conviction.
Abandonment of Julietta County Hospital for the Insane has begun with 56 inmates discharged in two weeks. Some sent to Newcastle and others home or to county infirmary. 36 more expected to move next week. Officials may convert building into a children’s home.
Three people die as a severe Kentucky storm sweeps five counties causing about 150000 dollars in property damage. Oliver West 70 and his wife Mary 65 are crushed when their home collapses near Hardin Marshall County. William Griggs a Black farmer is fatally hurt nearby.
Washington December 5 with congress set to convene at noon Monday to begin consideration of the new tax bill. The Ways and Means committee has released the final form. The measure would cut about 226 million dollars, a reduction both President Coolidge and Secretary Mellon considered warranted. Most committee members agree the reduction is feasible.
Walter Bunaman of 846 N Tuxedo Street was dismissed by City Judge Delbert O Wilmeth on an involuntary manslaughter charge. He was exonerated in the death of 69 year old Mrs Mary Williams of 487 EB South Street who was fatally injured by an auto on November 7 at Virginia Avenue and South Street.
A grand jury halted its probe into Mayor-Elect John L. Duvall's campaign contributions as Democratic fund records show payments from contractors and corporate officials. Eugene D. Foley and Eugene Sheehan, both tied to construction firms, contributed to the Duvall fund, while other contractors and market groups also backed the Democrats, prompting further inquiry by Deputy Prosecutor William Schaeffer.
The British steamer Ashton sank after a collision with the steamship Federal in the Schledt. The captain, pilot, and three crew members of the Ashton are missing. four were rescued.
United Press dispatch from Washington reports Commander Lansdowne testified before the court that after Aug 18 he asserted the Shenandoah was ready for flight and that the ship’s mechanical condition never entered the correspondence. He said the debate centered on route and fueling points.
Fire and police renew efforts to catch a pyromaniac blamed for several blazes last month. A plain clothes fire squad investigates vacant houses, starting with 1510 Columbia Ave where a fire caused $25 damage, then 2028 Temple Ave with $500 loss, and Rodman’s home at 2008 Temple Ave with $300 loss.
Judge V White fined C L Bradley 20 of 2944 N Delaware St five dollars for offending persons with Brooks Bushong 19 of 3337 Meridian St by noying girls leaving the telephone exchange at Twenty Fourth St Pierson Ave. Charges against Bi ong were dismissed Wednesday.
The Indianapolis Times requests readers to aid needy families this Christmas through the Christmas Clearing House. Donors pick a numbered family, supply gifts and milk bills to help a sick child, and deliver directly to the chosen family. The Times avoids baskets or direct contributions and will publicize contact details and family selections to prevent duplicates.
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