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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1926
Page
5
St Catherine of Sienna Church group stages an Irish romance The Wishing Well at 2 16 and 8 15 Sunday and Tuesday in the church hall Shelby and Tabor Streets Thirty five club members in the cast Miss Irent Mc Govern and Miss Celestine Craney direct the production.
Times staff correspondent Roscoe B Fleming reports Indiana Senator Watson eyes a 1928 presidential bid. He tracks midwestern patrols and primary results, noting Coolidge prospects and reactions to Reed's anti corruption probe. Watson fears the Reed inquiry and cites La Follette as potential Senate investigation allies.
Two firemen were injured Friday while fighting a fire that damaged three Golay Street homes in the 1500 block. Lieut. Auria Landers wrenched a back and Clarence Taylor suffered a foot burn as the blaze spread from W. M. Taylor residence at 1319 to Ray Robinson at 1317 and a vacant 1321. The houses sustained several thousand dollars in damage. origin undetermined.
County election officials ordered mailings of credentials to delegates chosen in the primary. In Marion County 159 Democrats and 235 Republicans will receive credentials. The Republican convention meets in Indianapolis May 26–27, the Democratic in Marion June 23. totals are 1,705 GOP and 4,318 Democratic delegates statewide.
Charles Gray of Muncie was acquitted by a Winchester jury on the murder charge of his infant son. The verdict came late Friday night leaving him a free man.
Hundreds of listeners in the city and state praised the Times radio program on WFBM, as children up to 14 presented Uncle Tom's Cabin from Severin studio. The show was directed by the Indianapolis Theatre Guild with Mrs. W. C. Bates as head and trained by Mrs. Bert Merling. Tom Carey performed banjo pieces, Sylvia Tschudi sang, and Ruth Hutchins played Baldwin grand.
Eugene Jegens and his brother say Kelsey fired when ordered to raise hands during a liquor heist near Shelbyville. Kelsey died from chest wound. Schultz detained on vagrancy charge. Regens fled with alcohol hidden in a field. police searched the shack for evidence.
Captain R F Taylor announced the 113th Observation Squadron will reach full peace time strength next week with eighteen new recruits. The unit moves from Kokomo to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as core for a new airport facility and twenty recruits are slated for guards at the 500 mile race. Enlistment booths are at the Federal Building east side and 24 E Michigan St.
Shortridge High School seniors, to graduate in June, voted 55 to 53 against wing collars for the ceremony. Collier Young led the push for wing collars while Robert Lewis argued for the traditional turn-down look. A rehearing was granted by the class sponsor for next week.
The report details a broader corruption probe in Vincennes as officials and others face indictments on bribery and liquor violations. Secret investigations followed a city raid that netted forty five arrests, with further charges including conspiracy, narcotics, and federal statute violations.
The $36.9 million river and harbor authorization bill was brought up in the House under a special rule. It faces strong opposition from lawmakers in seventeen states who are challenging the Illinois waterway canal projects.
On the Ohio State University campus two students were felled and three injured as clashes erupted when first-year men were forbidden to walk the Long Walk by the Bucket and Dipper society. Ells Hoag, Rocky River, was knocked unconscious with a brain concussion and remained in critical condition. police were said to have been involved. Authorities planned an afternoon review with George Rheitmeier and the society to determine next steps.
An alibi for Haag case suspect is described as weak while an unknown man visits headquarters after a brief conference with Captain Kinney and Detective Rugenstein. Several eyewitness accounts place a tan Chrysler near the McCormicks at about 1 p m, and Haag office records reveal no decisive clues.
Miss Opal Belt aged 16 likely to die after an auto crash near Macy Indiana. Her father Frank Belt and grandson Robert Koontz aged 4 are in serious condition following a collision with Harvey Smith's vehicle. All residents of Macy.
Leslie Broadbridge aged 17 of 1539 College Ave was sentenced by Criminal Judge James A. Collins to the Indiana Boys' School at Plainfield after pleading guilty to vicious conduct. The case moved from Juvenile Court on officers’ charges.
John C. Chaney of Sullivan, on the State pardon board, regained possession of the 172 acre Chaney homestead in Allen County after four false deeds. The estate near Roanoke was settled by James Chaney seventy five years ago. Chaney aided by a Marion County grand jury and postal authorities, with potential criminal action to follow.
The Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce convention bureau will house ten race visitors in city homes next weekend due to peak Speedway crowds. Downtown headquarters will open late next week for room assignments, with coupons required and no phone listings. Reservations cover Saturday to Monday May 2 to 31.
United Press reports May 22 that the Indiana State Dunes Park will expand from 2000 to 2500 acres. The conservation commission seeks land and money donations to cover the extra 500 acres, beyond the act that created the park. The state has already secured negotiations for 1000 acres at the site.
Two youths aged 18 and 19 were arrested after lock ers were found open at the Willard Park bath house. They claimed s eeking shelter from rain. Police said they denied breaking the lockers. A separate report from Danville Indiana noted a burglary at W S Simmons hen house with sixty chickens valued at 90 dollars. The Standard Grocery on Agnes and Michigan Streets was burglarized with loot value undetermined.
The charge of a blind tiger against Joe Farb was passed in Criminal Court Friday afternoon until May 22 to allow the State to produce another witness. Farb, appealing a Municipal Court conviction, claims a friend framed him and says the friend introduced him to a Federal agent who allegedly induced him to obtain liquor for a private party.
Judge Fred McCallister of Municipal Court Two ruled the Wright liquor law provisions unconstitutional for lacking a hearing and probable cause as required by the Indiana constitution. The decision sustains a motion to quash the warrant used against Grace Foster and may affect Marion County liquor prosecutions.
Washington May 22 Congress moves to end long standing rivalries in the U S Navy by equalizing promotion rates for staff and line officers Under current rules staff officers tied to running mates gain faster promotions The measure would promote about 204 staff officers and delay others by up to ten years signaling a move toward a single promotion line and branch consolidation according to the House Naval Affairs Committee
A Northwestern University blaze destroyed the building housing the school of speech causing about 20000 dollars in damage. Firefighters battled the flames in Evanston Illinois early today with the loss estimated at twenty thousand dollars.
Twenty seven motorists were arrested Friday night for driving without proper lights. Eleven alleged speeders and one intoxicated driver were also detained. Names and addresses of the speeders are listed. one man was held for driving while intoxicated and operating a blind tiger.
Admirers of John Newman Carey 71 of 1150 N Meridian St paid final tribute at home services Friday afternoon. Burial followed at Crown Hill Cemetery. Dr Virgil E Rover long time Meridian St Me Church pastor spoke praising the late business leader who had been a member since 1868.
An all day session of the Fourth District Indiana High School Press Association at Technical High School examined the role of school papers in the school and community. Seventy five students attended the conference.
The Senate primary quiz committee, led by Senator William H King, aims to tour the nation for a survey of campaign conditions. It will meet around June 1, visit Philadelphia and Pittsburgh to review campaign finances, then Chicago to examine Illinois races, and later assess Democratic contests before continuing hearings through the summer.
The Alabama Federation of Labor leads a national effort opposing the Muscle Shoals power bid. A Sheffield Alabama meeting passed a resolution favoring government operation of the $150,000,000 property and denouncing the Alabama Power Company proposal backed by twelve allied firms.
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