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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1927
Page
1
The nation endures record cold and storms with at least twenty dead from exposure and accidents. Cities from Culbertson Montana to Atlanta report extreme lows while snow and blizzards block roads, railways, and air service.
An unidentified Blackford Street resident was found in a shed and died at city hospital amid a cold wave. Weather official Armington predicted a rise to the twenties today with a low near 17 tonight and a return to the thirties by Saturday. Temperatures Thursday night ran down to 6 degrees as skating plans formed at Willard Park and Coffin golf course prepared an iced toboggan today.
The arrival of the first air mail plane from Cincinnati to Chicago on December 17 will be celebrated at the Chamber of Commerce instead of the flying field due to cold weather. Governor Ed Jackson and Mayor L Ert Slack will speak.
Graphic record shows steam heat demand rising as temperatures fall. From 11 p.m. Wednesday to 11 a.m. Thursday, pressure remained steady until 6 a.m. when janitors opened valves and loads climbed. At 5 p.m. Wednesday 260000 pounds of steam an hour. by 9 a.m. Thursday 546000. System serves over 2,000,000 square feet downtown.
A fire in Mentone destroyed a quarter of the business district with 50000 in losses including Jeffries Furniture, Jones grocery and Harber shop. Harrodsburg suffered 25000 in damage to two blocks of stores and the LaSalle Hotel annex in South Bend faced 20000 damage. Fire crews from Rochester Akron Warsaw Bloomingon Bedford aided, flames contained by 11 am.
The Winooski River and other streams in Vermont began to subside after floods that rose ten feet in twelve hours. Northern New England woke to clear cold air as waters receded from the Winooski Valley, ending the flood threat for now.
Five hold ups in rapid succession hit Madison Ave State Bank and nearby sites. Police Chief Claude Worley ordered twelve hour shifts and five patrol squads after a bold Market St robbery netted $500 from two attackers. A separate service station and drug stores yielded smaller sums as detectives extend patrols.
Indianapolis will lose some busses when the Peoples' Motor Coach Company and the Indianapolis Street Railway Company lines merge. G. K. Jeffries, general superintendent, told Richmond officials that the city will receive busses once unified and equipment is available. Robert I. Todd, street railway president, said lines here already use THI&E busses that will be returned after merger. Public service petitions are before the commission.
Mayor Slack plans to retain Fred Connell and Ira Haymaker on the board of safety while replacing Robert F. Miller with a Democrat to create a Democratic majority. A broader board of works shake-up, naming John McCloskey and Oren Hack to key posts, is effective December 15.
Sterling Clifford Wyman was arrested for posing as a lawyer without admission to the bar and for selling a list of names belonging to another. He had previously posed as a naval officer before President Harding and as a personal physician to Pola Negri during Rudolph Valentino's death, gaining access to notable figures including Dr Lorenz, Mayor Hylan, Senator Copeland and Princess Fatima.
In Washington on December 9 the Republican leaders Curtis and independents reached a peace pact to keep the Senate GOP stable. Reed proposed Ware’s oath and referral to the Privileges and Elections Committee, while Fess backed Ware’s swearing.
Times Special reports a Senate debate on seating any man with proper credentials and constitutional qualifications. Senators Watson Bruce and Robinson clash while Watson cites a past moral monster remark. Watson supports admitting Frank L. Smith of Illinois. Robinson cancels Newark engagement to vote on Vare.
In Evansville probate court a suit by Helen Dorsey against Blue Goose Bus Company seeks 500 damages claiming a driver refused her boarding. The case mirrors a recent Richmond incident where a Negro woman was fined after a similar dispute with a bus driver.
The Times invites readers to follow weekly School Page coverage of daily life across eighty two public and two score private and parochial schools in Indianapolis. Fridays offer updates on activities, events, and school happenings.
Newcastle Indiana December 9 three firemen responding to a bogus call from a marshal at Shirley reported the town burning up. They traveled fourteen miles to Shirley in freezing weather only to find no fire and that the marshal did not know who called.
Criminal Judge James A. Collins arraigned William Minton and Frank Snipe on fraud charges for seizing a talking machine from Mr. and Mrs. Willis Edelin. The judge ordered the machine returned by Monday or he would sanction the pair. Mrs Edelin testified the men flashed badges and claimed authority then served a warrant for unlawful detention of property. Company officials denied involvement. Minton and Snipe said Edelin owed payments and handed over the machine.
Lakeland observers welcomed home Lieut. George Haldeman after his plane was forced to land in Fayetteville due to engine trouble during the trans Atlantic flight attempt with Ruth Elder. A Kiwanis dinner and a smoker were held in his honor as he was expected to arrive back in Lakeland.
Bennett J. Doty an American adventurer known as Gilbert Clare who served with the French Foreign Legion in Africa and Syria and with the A E F in World War I is in Paris preparing to sail home Saturday. He may face questions about admissibility as a returning citizen or alien due to his service under the French flag.
Plans call for a $135000 garage with capacity for 250 cars at Pennsylvania and Thirtieth Streets. Work to begin when weather permits, with opening aimed around July 1. The Embassy Garage will be owned by Embassy Realty Company, whose directors include William W. Hammond, B. E. Kipp, B. C. Cartmell, R. C. Burcaw and J. Moore. Construction will use reinforced street concrete.
In New York, December social scenes feature ballroom evenings lit solely by small flashlights held by dancers. The trend highlights a novel, intimate glow replacing traditional chandeliers and ambient lighting.
Huntington officials led by Mayor C W Snider press to keep the municipally owned light plant operating after a tax board hearing set for December 10 on whether city power for street lights should come from the plant or from Insull sources. The plant, run with the waterworks, lights streets and public buildings at a cost under 1 cent per kilowatt, opposed to Insull rates nearby. a $60 000 bond issue for plant expansion is under debate.
Mayor L Ert Slack appeared before the Marion County grand jury for over an hour while prosecutors guarded his testimony. Russell T MacFall of the city sanitary board joined the jury ante room with papers and uncoated attire, hinting the inquiry centers on the sanitary department and a political shake up linked to Slack and a civil engineer who resisted collaboration with MacFall.
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