Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 46, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 July 1923 — Page 1

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SHELBY IS CROWDED FOR FIGHT Champion and Challenger Both Confident of'Success in World’s Heavyweight Title Bout — Dempsey Has Advantage, JIMMY DOUGHERTY OF PHILADELPHIA IS REFEREE Gibbons Declares He Has Plan of Attack Firmly in Mind — Kearn’s Chance for Balance of $300,000 Looks Slim, • i By HENRY L. FARRELL United Press Staff Correspondent SHELBY, Mont., July 4.—ln the big white’saucer out on the Montana plains, Jack Dempsey this afternoon answers another challenge for his world’s heavyweight crown. At daybreak, this little cow town swelled to a hundred times its population, besieged the big arena with its 40,000 seating capacity to see what Dempsey is going to do with his latest competitor, Tommy Gibbons, the Irish lad from St. Paul.

In a cirous setting—hotel tents, hot dog venders, concessionaries, pennants, flags, milling, excited crowds — the pre-fight scene was set. Over at Great Falls, Jack 'Dempsey arose early and parked himself in the splendor-of the private car which Is bringing him from his training camp. About half a mile out from the dirt streets Tommy Gibbons rolled out of bed and busied himself doing nothing while he waited for the tap of a little Iron bell which Is to send him into the ring that will make or break him For three years he has been waiting for this chance and now he is confident he will be successful. It will be a wide-open fight. Rules Agreed Upon Jack Kearns and Eddie Kane, managers of the two heavyweights, met with the Shelby boxing commission and agreed upon a set of rules that will permit either one of the fighters to hit any time anywhere above the belt. The rabbit punch, the kidney punch and other questionable blows will be permitted. This gives the rugged Dempsey & decided advantage because he always does his most effective work in the clinches and at close quarters. Upon insistence of Eddie Kane, builders of the arena changed the ring and made it twenty-one feet inside the ropes, instead of eighteen feet. This give Tommy more (Continued on Page 2)

POSTAL RECEIPTS SOO GAINS $500,000 Increase Made Over Last Year’s Figures, Gain of 14.01 per cent of Postal revenue at the Indianapolis postoffice for the fiscal year ending June 30 over the receipts for the same period last year, was recorded at the close of this year's business, according to Robert G. Bryson, postmaster. " The tola! gain over the previous year was nearly $500,Q00. The biggest receipts were recorded the six months of this year. " December failed to be the biggest month of the fiscal year despite the Christmas rush. The receipts for December last year -amounted to $334,fetiCs.s7. March of the present year sur■kssed it by $2,000. CITY TO ATTACK RATES Gronlnger Says He Will Take Offen- \ slve in Water Case. The city will not only resist the proposed water rate increase In the hearing before the public service commission July 18, but also will attack some of the existing rates, Corporation Counsel Taylor E. Groninger said today. Gronlnger spoke Tuesday evening at -a meeting of the Mapleton Civic Association. The association authorized President George W. Beaman to appoint not less than- ten members to represent it at the hearing. GET FIGHT NEWS IN AIR Miller and Upson Have RadioEquipped Balloons. Capt. Lester T. Miller and Ralph Upson, two of the air pilots who take off In the national balloon race this afternoon about the time the Demp-sey-Gibbons fight starts in Shelby, Mont., will not have to wait until they land to hear the reeults. Their balloons carry radio sets so that they will receive the news round by round with all the sidelights. Igoe, New York sport writer, will send a running story by wire from the ringside to Schenectady. N. Y., where it t will be broadcast by WGY. the General Electric Company’s radio station. HOURLY TEMPER VTURE tVe-Hk m.< 66 8 a. m 68

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MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE INCLUDED ON VETSTROGRAM Committee Named for Cadle Tabernacle Arrangements —Other Plans Made, Appointment of a special committee to be in charge of the memorial services Sunday afternoon at Cafile Tabernacle. July 15, as & part of the Rainbow Division Veterans' Association convention, was made today by Samuel D. Mller, general chairman of the Citizens' committee. Judge Solon J- Carter is chairman. Other members of the committee are Charles W. Jewett, Clarence Nicholas, Aaron 'Wolfson, Eph Inman and Byrant W. Gillespie. Special speakers wUI he obtained for the memorial service, although Gen. Henri Gouard, “the Lion of the Argonne,” famous French soldier, will be the principal speaker. Others will include Father Francis P. Duffey. who served as the chaplain of the 165th New York Infantry of the Rainbow Division. The Indianapolis Board of Trade has appropriated SSOO to the entertainment fund of the convention. Other civic organizations are expected to contribute. A. M. Glossnrenner is chairman of the finance committee, and A. L. Rigsbee, who served as treasurer for the Welcome Home day celebration. Is treasurer. Members of the Ladles' Auxiliary are planning to entertain any women who may attend the convention. Mrs. Solon J. Carter is president, Mrs. B. F Whitaker, vice president; Mrs. M. L Moon, secretary, and Mrs. George Lacey, treasurer of t£e auxiliary. Tickets for the boxing show to be given at Washington park Friday night have been placed on sale at the convention headquarters, 1011 Lemcke building, H. E. Cook, secretary announced today. Requests for reduced rates continue to come, indicating a large attendance. FIVE ARE KILLED IN ' SANTE FE TRAIN WRECK Passenger Coaches Overturn Thirty Miles From Albuquerque, N. M. Bu United Press ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., July 4.Five persons were killed and many injured when Santa Fe passenger train Navajo overturned thirty miles from here early today. Known dead are V. C. Robertson, engineer: Joseph Blevins, engineer; Walter Crews, fireman, and Earl Hall. One passenger, unidentified, was the fifth victim. WILL DEDICATE BUILDINGS Program Arranged Sunday lor County Hospital at Julietta. Two new buildings at the county hospital for the insane at Julietta will be dedicated Sunday at 2 p. m. Lot Lee will make the dedicatory address. Other speakers will be Charles F. Coffin, John A. Brown, secretary of the State board of charities. Mrs. Joseph B. Kealing and Wiljlam Fortune. Benjamin M.f Morgan, superintendent, will preside.

CITIZENS HELP TO MAKE INDIANAPOLIS 70 PER CENT D RIER

Indianapolis, hailed as "The Sahara of the United States,” is 70 pdf cent "drier” today than it was when a national magazine, surveying the nation, gave it the title several months ago. This is the claim made by Capt. William Pauseli, head of the police booze division. Sheriff George Snider, —-

Pink Will Tell Fight Results Will Tommy Gibbons wrest the heavyweight championship from Jack Dempsey today or will the ohamplon continue on his throne? t The Indianapolis Times pink edition to be published this afternoon will carry a graphic account of the battle. It will b* on the streets immediately after the result at Shelby, Mont. The pink will also carry accounts of the local balloon races, auto races, baseball and racing results. It will be complete.

PRIVATE COMPANY JOINS IN SEARCH FOR MISSING GIRL Times Story Brings Clews to Whereabouts of Frances Webb, Twenty-seven days have , passed since Frances Vinnie Webb, 16, of 420 N. Emerson Ave., disappeared. An appeal by the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Len S, Webb, through The Times Tuesday, began to bring results today. Some important clews have been obtained, and these are being investigated by detectives. The mother of the girl was much encouraged when told of the clews and expressed a feeling that' through the help of the public her daughter would be returned. Insurance Company Helps Leo L. Black, agent for the Prudential Use Insurance Company, today offered the service of eightysix field agents in searching for MisS Webb. These men visit homes in Indianapolis and suburban cities and each will be given cards with a picture and description of the missing girl. Black said that if Miss Webb Is not found in a few days the cards will be sent to agents of the Prudential Life Insurance Company in every part of the United States. Girt in Red Auto One of the modi Important clews was furnished by Mrs. John Kent, 1319 E. Thirty-Third St. She told Webb she had seen a girl answering the description of his daughter. Mrs. Kent told a startling story. She had gone in an automobile to Fifty-Second St., east of College Ave., to put "for sale" signs on some property she owns, one morning in the second week in June, shortly after Miss Webb disappeared. Mrs. Kent told Webb the girl was asleep in a large red automobile. Three roughly dressed men were In the car. When Mrs. Kent’s car approached the red car was driven away rapidly. Strange Telephone Call Webb stated he received a telephone call telling him that a week ago a girl answerlng*the description of Frances went to the home of Theodore S. Saylor, 2705 N. Gale St., and requested to use a telephone. She called up some one living In Denny St., and then requested the persons present at the Saylor home not to say anything about her using the telephone. The girl then left the Gale St. house and has not been seen since. Harry Jesse, a newspaper man, reported to Webb he had on several occasions seen a girl answering the description of Miss Webb, in the 1300 block in Udell St.

ACCIDENT BLAMED ON LOOSE BRAKES # City Truck Injures Five at Playground, Defective brakes today were blamed for an accident which resulted in injury of five children at the newly opened Finch playground, Spann and Fletcher Ave®., late Tuesday. A city truck backed into and overturned a slide on which the children were playing. Edwin Martin, employe of the city recreation department, admitted, according to police who tested the brakes, that they were loose and that he had reported the condition to tho recreation department. The only one of the children whose injuries were serious was Murzy Hollingsworth, Jr., 6, of 1528 Spann Ave., whose left hip was broken. Others injured were Jack Hollingsworth, 7, brother of Murzy; Helen Alice Snell. 3, and Maxine Snell, 5, of 1706 Fletcher Ave., and Joseph Kafader, 5, of 1804 Spann Ave.

George Winkler, Federal prohibition group chief for Indiana. And citizens are responsible for 76 per cent of the Increased drought, they said. * Three years ago it was almost impoaalble to -get clews to liquor violations from citizens, said Winkler. "Since Jan. 1, 1923, I have received about 100 signe*d letters telling of neighborhood booze peddlers, 'upon which Arrests have been .made,” he

INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 4,1923

UNCLE SAM is 147 years old this Fourth of July, dating from the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. In those 147 years the red-white-and-blue orators have said about everything possible on the subject. But as the years slip by the fact that stands forth most indelibly about the Glorious Fourth is that the men who engineered the Declaration of Independence and later framed the Constitution which, with the Ten Commandments, is the basis pf our laws, had remarkably far-sighted vision. Lawyers frequently comment that it is almost uncanny how the Constitution makers were able to sae into the future and anticipate so many phases of modern life. The things they overlooked were relatively few, and probably they didn’t overlook at all, the “overlooking” being in the way their followers

AIR RACE ON DESPITE RAIN

National Balloon Contest Starts at Speedway at 4 p, m, BULLETIN The Army balloon piloted by ■ Lieut. James B. Parker was ripped three feet near the top today when Parker’s foot went through it as he climbed to straighten a wrinkle caused by the rain. The bag-was being repaired. It will get into the race. Gates opened at 8 a. m. today at the Speedway for the national balloon race, In which fourteen balloons will vie for endurance and distance records when they take off late this afternoon. Cloudy skies and rain held no terrors for spectators or pilots. Special features were arranged to entertain the crowds until start of the race. The balloons probably will take off with a wind of about twelve miles an hour, which will send them to the northeast, according to forecasts of the local weather bureau. ,As the gas bags rise the velocity will Increase to twenty miles or moft an hour. It was said, and the direction will become more easterly. At 4 p. m. the balloons will take off, ascending at five-minute intervals. Drawings for starting positions were held late Tuesday under direction of Blaine McGrath, Chamber of Commerce promoter for the race. International Sept. 23 The three winners of this race will earn the right to represent the United States in the international balloon race at Brussels, Belgium, Sept. 23. Balloons will take off In this order: First —Lieut. Robert S. Olmstead, United States Army, War Department,

and embarrassment is brought on none of the writers.” Committees, civic organizations and individuals have Joined personally witn officers to make the county as well as the city practically "liquor clean.” In the first six months of this year, 1,061 persons were arrested by the police and on charges of operating a blind tiger. Approximately 2,500

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Washington, D. C„ pilot; John W. Shoptaw, War Department, aid. Second—W. T. Van Orman, Akron, Ohio, pilot; Herbert Thadden, Akron, Ohio. Third—H. E. Honeywell, Prloe Rd., Clayton, Mo., pilot; J. P. McCullough St. Louts, Mo. Fourth—Capt. C. E. McCullough, Air Service, O. R. C... Baltimore, Md., pilot; B. R. Bond, Air Service, Aberdeen, Md. Fifth—Lieut. J. B. Lawrence. N. S. N., Hampton Roads, Va., pilot; Lieut. F. W. Reicheldorger, Navy Department. Washington, D. C. Sixth—Jack Boettner, Akron, Ohio, pilot; Jack Yolton, Akron, Ohio. Seventh —Ralph Upson, Detroit, (Continued on Page 2) ROST LEASE - ANNOUNCED Jewelry Company Consummates TenO Year ccupancy Terms. Officials of the Rost Jewelry Company, 25 N. Illinois St., today announced a ten-year lease on property at 27 N. Illinois St.' A shoe repairing shop now occupies part of the building, its lease expiring in January, 1926. As soon as the building Is available, remodeling and expansion will begln._ The jewelry store Is thirty-seven years old. LEGION OFFICIAL RETURNS Dr. Carlton B. McCulloch Expected From Europe Today. Dr. Carlton B. McCulloch is expected to return this evening from a sixweeks mission to France for the American Legion. He carried greetings from national Legion headquarters to many French national officials, cities and veterans’ organizations. His experiences will be related in several meetings being arranged.

over 100 stills confiscated, according to Pauseli. "What we lack to make this record better is more cooperation from citizens,” he said. "Many owners of business establishments fail to realize th law violation going bn in their places. A local hotel manager was told that soldiers were obtaining liquor in his place. *He said it was impossible. A police lieutenant de-

have interpreted the original. Amendments can correct anything the framers overlooked. The Declaration of Independence was the father of the Constitution of the United States. We began getting our independence back on July 4, 1776. The job isn’t finished yet. For one thing, we have free speech—except when it is needed most. But you cast your mind’s eye out over the troubled tyorld and you wouldn’t trade places with the people of any other country. Fourth of July has changed a lot in the way we observe it. Fireworks have been banned in most communities. That saves many lives. It indicates that in at least this one way we’re becoming more sensible. Wouldn’t you like to come back 147 years from now, in the year 2070, and see what s doing on the Fourth in Indianapolis I

EXPERIMENT MAY COS TBOTC SIGHT Explosion Results When Lad Tinkers With Chemicals, As the result of experimenting with chemicals to bring about an exploding solution, Ernest Quick, 14, son of Mrs. Ella Quick, 2433 N. Capitol Ave., may lose his sight. He was seriously burned about the face, eyes, head and hands late Tuesday and taken to St. Vincent’s Hospital. According to his mother, the boy received a chemical set last Christmas and when she left home on an errand he was tinkering with the outfit. The boy suffered for a period of over thirty minutes without aid after he was burned before she returned and rushed him to the hospital. POPE AIDS REFUGEES Pontiff Orders Dally Break l Served to 800 Greek Children. By United News ROME, July 4. —Pope Pius XI has directed that a sum be appropriated for serving a daily breakfast to 800 sick Greek orthodox children at Constantinople. They are the remnants of the Asia Minor evacuation, now gathered in filthy refugee camps along the Bosphorus and behind Scutari. SHOPMEN GET RAISE Increase Amounts to $1,605,500 for 19,tK)0 Employes: By United News CHICAGO, July 4.—Nearly 19,000 shop employes have been granted voluntary wage increases amounting to $1,605,500 annually by the Chesapeake & Ohio, Norfolk & Western, Georgia Central and Louisville & Nashville railroads, according to advices received by the United States railway labor board.

hlm and in a short time the cook was caught with two gallons of liquor making sales to three soldiers.” Winkler based his estimate on the facts that a close check-up on the hotels after a convention or a big race disclosed only a basketful or two of empty bottles, Instead of a truckload as in the past has been carried out. “Good liquor is almost impossible to get,” he said, "and whenever any-

Entered as Second-class Matter at Postofflea, Indianapolis. Published Daily Except Sunday.

KU-KLUX STONED ON CARS One Man Slugged at Terminal Station —Rock Hurled Through Interurban Carrying Klansmen Before Police Dispense Gathering. ✓ JEERS AND HOOTS GREET VISITORS DURING NIGHT Local Members Leave for Gigantic Kokomo Gathering—--200,000 Expected at All-Day Program—Speech Scheduled on Constitution. A rock was thrown through the window of a special interurban car carrying members of the Ku-Klux Klan through this city to a tri-state celebration at Kokomo early today. One man was slugged. Police were called from headquarters to disperse persons said to have threatened members of the Klan at the Terminal Station and at Ohio St. and Capitol Ave.

Preston Knight, 512 N. Illinois St,, called police to the Terminal station at 1 a. m. Knight Is a waiter in the dairy lunch room in the station. He told Motor Police Bernauer and Gooch that a special interurban car of Klansmen had arrived at the station and some of the men from the car went to the lunch room. A crowd of young men gatljered on the out side, and hissed the men on the inside of the case, and Invited them to come out. The travelers paid no attention to the crowd. Assailant Not Seen Knight was standing near the front door of the ckfe after the travelers had returned to the interurban car. Suddenly Knight was struck. He did not see the man who hit him. Sergeant Hett and squad of police dispersed the crowd. A second call was received by the police at 3:30 a. m. Myron Milander of the St. Denis Hotel told Motor Police Gooch and Bernauer an tnterurban car of Ku-Klux Klan members en route to Kokomo was going north on Capitol Ave. When the interurban car reached Wabash St. a man threw a rock through the rear of the car. The car had continued on its way before police arrived. Police dispersed a crowd that had gathered at Capitol Ave. and Ohio St. and another crowd at the Terminal Station. / .. Crowds left the city early today for Kokomo. The meeting began at 10 a. m. A special train ever the L. E. & W. Railroad left at 7 a. m. and special Interurban cars began leaving at ia.ni. Most of the pilgrims departed in automobiles. National Officers Talk National officers oYthe organization were scheduled to speak. Local Klan officials said preparations for a crowd of 200,000 from Indianapolis and neighboring States, with members of the women’s auxiliary, have bgen made. The grand dragon of Indiana, known as “The Old Man," was first on the speakers’ list. He spoke on “Back to the Constitution." Charters will be issued to ninetythree klans, representing 400,000 Hoosler Klansmen; according to Milton Elrod, editor of the Fiery Cross. A gigantic cross will be illuminated in the evening, Elrod said. BOND INTEREST DP . TOCITYCODNCIL Special Meeting May 'Be Called for Appropriation, A special meeting of city council to consider appropriation of $6,500 for the payment of interest on park board bonds probably will be held this week. Immediate action Is necessary, Joseph L. Hogue, city controller, said. / An appropriation ordinance covering the amount was killed by the council Monday night, by a vote of 6 to 3. Councilmen opposing the ordinance based their action on what they termed unwise expenditure of park hoard funds. Park board bonds will begin to mature Jan. 1, Newton J. McGuire, attorney for the board, said. The first installlment will amount to $20,000. Bond holders probably will ask the courts to mandate the council to make the appropriation If it is not made voluntarily, Lloyd D. Claycombe, city councilman, said.

The price of white mule is away down." Another thing that has made dry law enforcement comparatively successful here is for the close cooperation of all enforcement agencies, officers say. City, Federal, county and State officers have been working In closest harmony for several months in contrast with the situation in some cities where, the different groups are at

Forecast PARTLY cloudy tonight and Thursday. Probably thunder showers. Little change.

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CITY CELEBRATES US AMUSEMENTS HOLGPUBLIC EVE Threatening Skies Fail to Dampen Enthusiasm of Holiday Throng, Firecrackers popped as IndianapoUs celebrated the Fourth rain or shine today. Only picnickers had their enthusiasm dampened by wet weather. The program today was safe and sane’. The national balloon race the Speedway was the big feature. A 100mile automobile race was scheduled to be run at the Hoosier Speedway. The State fairground had scheduled another big feature with fireworks display, pushmobile race, dancing pageant, and band music. Unless rain Interferes, the Indianapolis Military Band will play In University Square at 8 p. m. Clay's Military Band will play at 2 p. m. in Douglass Park. The Marimba Band will be at Garfield Park and the municipal stock company at Brookside Park. All amateur baaebajl diamonds have been reserved for games. A record number of picnic permits wore issued, accordnig to P. Walter Jarvis, superintendent of parks and recreation. A band concert will be given from 2 to 5 p. m. at Riverside Amusement Park. Daylight fireworks at 3:30 p. m., a balloon ascension, and five parachute drops at 5:30 p. m., and fireworks at 10:30 p. m., are other feature of the program there. At Broad Ripple Park, swimming contests, band concerts and fireworks were scheduled. A Knights of Columbus picnic will be held at Fairview. The Indianapolis Caledonian Club held a picnic at Orchard Acres, north of Broad Ripple.

Title Fight Weather Fair By United Press SHELBY, Mont., July 4.—Fair Montana weather—a clear sky, hot sun and very little breeze—dawned for the Dempsey-Gibbona title fight today. Only a few fleecy clouds lined the horizon. All final preparations for the bout have been completed at the arena-

MESSENGER T IS LUCKY Roland Aufderheide Has Narrow Escape in Accident. Seventeen is a lucky number. Roland Aufderheide, 14, of 982 Indiana Ave., messenger 17, of Postal Telegraph Company, turned his bicycle east across Meridian St., just south of Washington St., today. The bicycle slipped just as a Meridian St. car gained speed. The boy leaped from his- skidding bicycle and was out of danger in an instant. The motorman applied the brakes. The bicycle was caught under the fender of the car. The car crew extricated the bicycle, the boy straightened the handle bars, and said: "I’m not hurt,” and rode away. CHAMPIONS HOLD TITLE Miss Martha Long and Rudolph Elmore Best Dancers in Stats.' Miss Martha Long, 547 N. Senate Ave., and Rudolph Elmore, 721 N. Pershing St., today retained their titles at champion dancers, following a contest held at Machinists’ Hall, S. Delaware St., Tuesday night. Two gold medals were awarded the winning couple. Miss Long and Elmore, who first won the title May 10, will defend It again Labor day. The free style dancing contest was won byMrs. Mamie McGuinji and Albert Stalhut, both of Indianapolis, * who.