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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1925
Page
1
City of Cleveland operates under a professional manager system with W. R. Hopkins steering city services. In this model the city budget showed a $525,000 surplus and extensive infrastructure work without major political interference.
At the State weekday religious education conference in Indianapolis, Rev. Edward R. Bartlett proposed an amendment allowing religious classes in churches during public school hours with 120 minutes weekly credit under church auspices. Supporters cited moral training and home church collaboration while stressing non state sponsorship. Autopsy ordered in unrelated case at Central Hospital.
Four post office clerks with 88 years of service were allowed to walk free after pleading guilty to stealing about $400. Judge Francis A. Winslow attacked federal pay as scandalous and warned the government for shortchanging long serving workers in a landmark ruling.
Vinson H. Manifold welcomes more than 600 delegates to the Indiana Brotherhood of Threshermen gathering at Tomlinson Halls. W. H. Newson presides. John Aynerson responds to the welcome as minutes are read and committees named. Tonight a 6 to 7 30 program includes motion pictures and an officer election.
Mayor Shank lashed out at a board of public safety meeting today condemning police and fire personnel who use their badges to obtain credit. He urged summoning the involved officers and firing them, saying the practice must stop.
Indiana House members introduced nine bills signaling a quieter session than two years ago. Highlights include a plan for a state board of five chiropractic examiners, a 300 dollar fine for violations, and a maximum of three months jail. Other measures cover coroner salary increases, pharmacy board reorganization, and farm real estate mortgage exemptions. Speaker Leslie named a joint Senate-House committee to escort Governor Jackson to the chamber as he read his message.
Seven hours after grounding on a submerged Cape Cod sand bar the United States submarine S-19 with forty six men aboard remained stuck as high surf overturned boats during attempts by Nauset Beach crews and coast cutters to reach and rescue the crew, led by Lieut. Commander C. Martin.
Henry Snodgrass known as the King of the Ivories will be released from the Missouri penitentiary on Wednesday night after more than a year on a hold up charge. He plans to start a jazz concert career and will use about 5000 dollars saved to support his wife and child in St Louis.
Cleveland January 13. Attorneys for Bishop William Montgomery Brown sought to unseat three members of the Episcopal House of Bishops review court during the opening of arguments on his appeal from a heresy conviction. They allege Rev. Daviscourt seated the three to ensure a conviction.
Indiana Veterinary Medical Association met at the Severin for annual reports and the election of officers. Albert A. Hansen of Purdue led or participated as part of the proceedings.
Temperatures between 6 and 10 above were forecast for Indianapolis as a cold wave moves from the Northwest. Official forecast calls for fair, much colder weather with noon at 21 and morning readings around 23. No zero weather expected locally while western, northern and eastern parts face colder lows and little snow is forecast.
In Herne a collision of an accommodation train with the Westphalia express killed two and injured many, with 22 bodies recovered from wreckage and 50 hurt as fog obscured signals between Dortmund and Wanne. The Berlin–express left at midnight. most victims were miners and steel workers. identification hindered by mangled remains.
Trustees met at the American Legion headquarters to discuss financing plans for the new American Legion building on the Plaza northwest corner. Executive Paul Comstock was absent due to his mother's illness.
At the White House it was stated Secretary of Labor Davis will not resign on March 4. He has arranged his affairs to remain head of the Labor Department and withdrawn the reported resignation.
At the public safety meeting the plan to standardize the city's silent policemen traffic signals was forecast. Four corner lights likely replace overhead and center signals. Mayor Shank suggested parking regulation on the four corners.
United Press reports near zero and possibly sub zero temperatures sweeping the Middle West tonight. Snow blankets the region with two inches in Chicago and heavier accumulations in surrounding areas as the weather bureau predicts continued cold and snow.
Over a hundred optometrists observed examinations and demonstration at a Vincennes clinic run by Da He Fammon oface Optometric on Monday at the Severin facility.
Carlson of Huntington, Republican, at 23 is the youngest General Assembly member. He attended law schools at the University of St Paul and DePaul College in Chicago. Speaker Leslie named him chairman of the Federal Relations Committee and he serves on the Education Committee, a key House panel.
Governor Jackson begins his first day in office walking to work at 8 40 as his schedule fills with meetings and duties.
On his first full day in office Governor Ed Jackson walked from his home on 5850 EB Washington Street to the Statehouse arriving at 8 40 am. He held early talks with secretary Pliny Wolford and prepared to deliver his message to the Legislature at 10 am. He met Senator A H Lindley and Representatives L A Pittenger and W A Wheeler between conferences and directed Wolford to survey nearly 500 bank applications for state depository appointments, with results to the state auditor for finance committee presentation.
Edward Smith files in Superior Court Five against Pennsylvania Railroad claiming $20000 for his son Edward Smith Jr 20 fatally struck by an engine on January 14 1928 at Southeastern Ave and Oriental St The suit argues city ordinance requiring crossing warnings bells watchmen or gates was violated by the railroad and city mechanics involved.
Lafayette dispatch reports a grand jury investigation has been ordered into the death of Thomas McManus of Greensburgh. The inquiry seeks to determine the causes and circumstances surrounding his demise.
Governor Ed Jackson urged the Indiana Legislature to keep the current direct primary law, arguing voters should retain control. He proposed permanent auto licenses with higher gasoline taxes, bus regulation, and wage rollbacks to cut state costs.
Governor Jackson calls for a state fund to cover fire losses in institutions and savings from permanent auto license plates and higher gasoline taxes. He urges targeted spending, bus regulation by the public service commission, parity with household economy, a strengthened blue sky law, and no salary increases for state officials. He also backs keeping the primary law and restoring salaries to previous levels.
Paris January 13 The powers that won World War I prepared to announce an agreement on a new plan for partitioning reparations payments by Germany at a finance ministers conference session. The pact includes U.S. participation in Dawes plan payments and a reduction of reparations shares amid other changes. Also noted is a police board set for January 20 to hear Patrolman William Paul charged with drunkenness and conduct unbecoming an officer after an incident at 904 Jefferson.
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