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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1925
Page
1
City department heads propose an $852 768 93 increase to a 1926 budget of 6 645 052 with sinking fund and bond retirement not yet shown. Mayor Shank aims to prune expenditures and consolidates street services, forecasting savings from inspector consolidation and staff cuts.
The highway commission opened thirty oil bridge bids today and found bids about 79 000 under engineers estimates. Engineers expected 460 242 88 while the lowest bids totaled 380 534 17.
Police reported two tire shops were burglarized Monday night. John Bock of 1100 Northwestern Ave said $30 worth of tires were stolen and Harry Payne of 317 E Michigan St put his loss at $50.
Coroner Paul I Robinson Lieut Lewis Johnson traffic chief Frank Flanner and an undertaker sifted through HOP letters to pick winners for a $30 prize. Judges hinted the results may be announced Wednesday with cautious optimism.
County Engineer George G. Schmidt warned of possible court action amid a Marion County road dispute. Rumors spread that Chesleigh Gray, chief engineer for the State highway commission, would resign as developments unfolded at the courthouse. Indiana Crushed Stone Association secretary F W Connell challenged a published statement by County Commissioner John C McCloskey about the W Morris Street Road stretch.
American ambassador Edgar A. Bancroft dies suddenly in Tokyo from an intestinal ailment. Born 1857 in Galesburg Illinois, he had served as ambassador since last November and was a director at Bancroft Martin and MacLish law firm in Chicago.
William Meier of R R P Box 59 was fined 15 dollars and costs in city court for assault and battery. His car allegedly struck a vehicle driven by E Jones at Villa Avenue and Orange Street on July 19 injuring his mother Mrs Mary Jones. Donald Hobbs of Carmel Indiana was fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding.
Police captured Tom Lowery, 37, at 1740 Yandes Street after neighbors saw a man in James Clark’s residence at 339 West Thirteenth Street. The house was ransacked. Lowery was described as an alleged burglar with two prior burglary convictions.
President Coolidge disapproves of efforts to abolish the Federal Trade Commission calling it a necessary business police. The administration will oppose any move to dismantle the FTC, officials said at the White House today.
Covington Kentucky July 28 editor of the Kentucky Post B I Susong must stand trial before police Judge L L Manson on a slander charge rooted in the new Kentucky gossip law. Circuit Judge M L Harbeson ruled today that Susong would not receive a fair trial under the defense plea.
John T Scopes bows to William Jennings Bryan at Bryan's funeral in Dayton Ohio and Arlington Virginia. Dr John R Neal and Clarence Darrow attended with locals paying final respects. Bryan burial planned on Dewey Knoll with a simple service and a future Dayton monument project.
Joe H. G. McComb resigned as supervisor of industrial education to become associate professor at Purdue University. Denman Kelley will succeed him, directing Indiana State Normal’s training programs for industrial education.
Paul Hart fourteen of 228 Patterson Street was hurt head injury after his bicycle hit by a car driven by Clarence Schlaen zer thirty five B Iowa Street at Patterson and New York Streets. Schlaen zer was charged.
Miss Clara Burnside named juvenile referee of girls cases by Juvenile Judge Frank J. Lahr. She says many girls come from broken homes and work with families to steer them right. In 1924 only six girls were sent to Clermont, Ind., while 37 boys went to Plainfield, with most girls not being sent away.
Judge Fred E Hines of Hamilton Circuit Court will rule Wednesday on a motion for a rehearing of the petition to admit to bail for D C Stephenson Earl Klinck and Harl Gentry charged with the murder of Miss Madge Oberholtzer. Prosecution undecided on attending Noblesville. The state had deferred further consideration when court adjourned July 6. Bail petition denied June 23.
In St Louis on July 28 Mrs Theda Causey and Roy Davis of Evansville Indiana were arrested and held on Mann Act charges after the woman threatened to leap into the river.
Chicago reports optimism for a record crop year as American Farm Bureau Federation president O E Bradfute cites forecasts of over 10 billion dollars in farmers income. He notes past incomes of 7.5 to 9.75 billion from 1921 to 1924 and highlights bumper corn, rising cattle prices, and hog shortages as factors.
A visitor tours Lane Place, former Lane family home in Crawfordsville, noting a full city block estate, 1830s dining room, six fireplaces with old brasses, mahogany furniture, Sheffield silver, and grand parlors while Miss Helen Smith welcomes the interior tour and heirlooms on display.
Casper Barrett 85 of 825 S Illinois St was back home today after being reported missing Saturday night He was believed to carry large sums of money and was said to have been visiting friends in the county with Nathaniel Barrett noting his father’s northern county travels
Orla Woody reports two 17 year old boys Charles Freeman and James Virgil Taylor held in city prison on alleged confessions to about thirty five robberies. One youth earned 3760 a week laying hardwood floors to fund crimes. The motive remains unclear with boys unsure why they acted.
Coroner Paul F. Robinson identified 31 year old John Shawler of 231 East New York Street as the man who died at city hospital on Monday night. Acute alcoholism was listed as the cause. Surviving relatives include his mother and sister.
Seven year old Herbert Martin of Maywood Indiana was struck at Tibbs Avenue and Maywood Road by an auto driven by Mrs Anna Hetherington. He suffered spine and internal injuries and was transported to the city hospital. No arrests were reported.
Rookies at the Citizens Military Training Camp will hike overnight to Prendergast Park Wednesday and attend a Columbus Indians game at Washington Park Thursday as guests of the Indianapolis Athletic Association.
Mrs. Maude Henry, 40, of 304 WW Michigan St, was slated at the city prison on Monday charged with operating a blind tiger. Police seized 170 quarts of bottled beer, six gallons in fermentation, cans of malt, yeast and bottle capping machines.
A Yokosuka mechanic named Suzuki was arrested on a charge by Frank Jordan of Cleveland Ohio that he offered to sell naval secrets. Yokosuka hosts a naval station dockyard and arsenal.
ATLANTIC CITY N J July 28 A strike in the Pennsylvania anthracite coal fields will be called and the Governor will step in according to indications as miners and operators representatives continue their conference in a futile effort to reach a contract to replace the one expiring August 30.
Open competitive examinations for minor clerical and file clerk positions in the veterans bureau service and for an elevator conductor in the custodian service have been announced by the civil service board. Applications close August 19. Further information from Henry M. Trimpe, civil service secretary, 421 Federal Building.
Mrs Lucille Huddleston 20 and her husband Henry 21 were arrested in a pawn shop Saturday while attempting to dispose of jewelry and silverware. Lucille was taken to Terre Haute Ind to face a charge of receiving stolen goods. Detectives Gaughan and Owens recovered the items.
President Coolidge will call another disarmament conference in Washington when Europe perfects its security pacts. Developments in Europe have pushed back plans to hold the meeting this fall.
Indianapolis Mayor George J. Shank denies rumors he asked for $15,000 to close Oriental Street. In a letter to Chamber of Commerce secretary John Reynolds he states no offer was made and the decision rests with the board of works. Ford Motor Co. manager George Steinmetz also denies any such suggestion from city employees.
A weather snippet shows temperatures from 57 at 6 am to 68 by noon with 89.11 noted at 2 pm and 63 at 8 am. The source reads as a fragmented hourly forecast with several unreadable words.
The Marion county sentiment favors enforcing the bone dry law. Remy cites public cooperation above average but notes citizen reluctance to testify. He highlights enforcement by special squads, counts 1,127 bone dry cases in city court and 116 in criminal court, and identifies search-warrant issues and prevalence of colored liquor in Indianapolis.
United States Marshal Linus P. Meredith began destroying 1,550 cases of genuine bonded whisky after a Federal Judge Baltzell ruling. The stock valued at $26,000 was seized at the W. P. Squibbs distillery in Lawrenceburg Indiana in October 1921 as part of a alleged conspiracy led by George Remus the bootleg king of Cincinnati Ohio.
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