Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 93, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 August 1923 — Page 1

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CHILD LABOR IN STATE IS SCORED BY LABOR BEAD President Taylor of Indiana Federation Decries Practice, ANNUAL MEETING OPENS Delegates Number Over 300, With Sixty From Indianapolis, By RALPH L. BROOKS. i Times Staff Correspondent. MUNCIE, Ind.. Aug. 29. ild labor still exists in Indiana, charged T. N. Taylor, of Terre Haute, president of % the Indiana State Federation of Ldbor, as the annual convention of the federation opened here today. “Child labor used particularly In the canning- industry, children as young as 6 being employed during the rush seasons," said Taylor. “It is a disgrace in civilized Indiana that child labor still exists. “It is our purpose in life to better •working conditions. We want to reduce the hours of working for women.” / Three Hundred Attended More than 300 delegates are at the convention. Sixty are from Indianapolis. Delegates paraded from the Hotel Roberts to the convention hall. The Rev. W. J. Everson of Muncie gave invocation. Mayor John C. Quick of Muncie urged that “reason, fair play and justice be the working tools of the convention." Judge Is Speaker Superior Judge Robert F. Murray and L. S. Wright, president of the Muncie Central Trades Council, spoke briefly. Then committes and officials were named: Credential, A. C. Schaeffer, Peru: Alary E. Garner. South Bend; Sam ! fcegsdon, Boonville. W. M. Davis. Muncie: reading clerk, Lester S. Wright, Muncie. Rules, Thomas Price, Clinton: W." H. Allen, Indianapolis; W. C. Eskero. Princeton: Don L. Dush, Ft. Wayne: Harry Oatis, Marion. Organization: U. Brown: Harry Blunk, Universal: Thomas Moore, (Continued on Page 11)

HUSBAND SHOT BY WIFE IN ARGUMENT Rolling Pin and Revolver Figure in Squabble, Eddie Mitchell, 32, colored, 1327 Barrow Ave., was taken to the city hospital in a critical condition today, with a bullet in the head, inflicted by his wife, Geneva Mitchell, 33. colored, with a .38-caliber pistol, after an argument, according to police. Mrs. Mitchell, when arrested by Motor Policemen Norman and Reinking at the home hf her mother, Mrs. Laura Gish. 2314 Yandee St., stated that she had fired the shot. The argument started over moving. S's. Mitchell said she picked up a ife and Mitchell threatened her th a revolver. “I picked up the pistol when he laid it down and turned his back,” stated Mrs. Mitchell. “He started toward me with a rolling pin. I fired.” MAN FOUND IN GRAVEL PIT Stranger in Pool of Water—Condition Serious. Found lying In a pool of water today at the gravel pit of the Marion County Gravel Company on Morris St., an unidentified man was rushed to the city hospital in a serious condition. Motor Policemen Hogue and Ferguson made the discovery. The head of the man was out of the water, which waa one foot and a half deep. MAYOR FOOLS ‘GOSSIPERS’ Shank Tells West Indianapolis Citizens of Dilemma. “Public officials have to watch their step,” Mayor Shank today told a delegation of West Indianapolis citizens. “Right next to my house they are digging up a' street and hauling dirt away, while my yard is in ndee of a lot of filling. But can I use any of that dirt? I’ll say I can’t! I am paying a man to haul dirt for my yard four blocks, because if I U3ed any out o fthe street, some darn fool would come along, seei and go away and tell every one he met: ‘That grafter. Shank, Is filling up his yard with city dirt.’ ” P HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m.- 63 10 a. m 74 7 a. m -.64 11 a. m 76 S a. m 66 12 (noon) 78 9 a. m 71 1 p. m 80

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If Canary Sings Task of Justice Will Be Lighter

HERBERT BIGELOW

GIVE LAND BACK, SHANK SAYS 10 SANITARY BOARB Mayor Heeds Plea of Citizens Objecting to Garage Construction, Mayor Shank today announced he would ask the board of works to rescind a resolution turning over to the board of sanitary ' commissioners a strip of land at Kentucky Ave., between White liver and White River Blvd. The mayor’s action was taken following protest of a delegation of the Enterprise Civic League of West Indianapolis, which met with the board of works and Shank this morning. Members of the delegation and the mayor declared that, although the sanitary board said the ground would te used for a garage, the garage would amount to a loading and unloading station for garbage trucks. It was contended the ground was purchased originally for flood prevention purposes and could not be used legally for any other purpose. Shank instructed Taylor Groniriger, corporation counsel, who attended the meeting, to take legal steps, if necessary, to keep the sanitary board off this site. During the conference doubt was expressed that the board of works would rescind action. “Sure it will,” Shank said. Both Freeman and Spencer (board members) are candidates for mayor and the want the West Indianapolis vote.” The Enterprise League delegation: Henry Harman, J. Stephen Fullen, Oliver P. Withers, Robert M. Hackley, James Hannan and Frank Reese. Promise Violated, Cliarge C. J. Lahrman, league president, said that members of the sanitary commission had assured consideration to the people of West Indianapolis, but now had violated its word by going ahead with the project regardless of protests. Several persons at a meeting of a league committee Tuesday night declared that the action of the sanitation board was “spite work,” prompted by an antagonism of lqng “standing” by a member of the board toward West Indianapolis. Threat Recalled Recalling the threat of "West Indianapolis to dis-annex severs! years ago when the city proposed to erect mule barns there. Harmon said that similar action might be used in the present case. A mass meeting will be held Friday night at the Riley playground. Oliver and River Aves., to protest against the action of the board of sanitary cc mmlssioners. CLEW IS GROUNDLESS Body Found in River Not That of Stolen Baby. Bu United Press NEW YORK, Aug. 29.—“ That is not the body of my baby." Peter MacKenzie, father of little Lillian, 3-months old child, kidnaped a week ago, at the morgue today, where the remains of an infant found in the North River, and turned away with a shake of his head. There are no clews to the disappearance of Lillian —“the crying baby”— who was lifted from her perambulator while her mother was shopping a few steps away.

Experts Will Be Called to Determine Ownership Disputed by Boys,

■ NE day last week Herbert O Bigelow, 5, of 2244 Valley Ave., saw a yellow bird hopping on the lawn. With the aid of his father, Edward, Sr., the bird was caught. It is a canary. A little cage from downtown made the stranger a nice home, and Herbert listened to It sing, ills family says. Clifton Dennis, 12, of 2310 Valley Ave., says Herbert is mistaken. Clifton has brought suit for replevin of “one female canary bird” through his father, Nathaniel C. Dennis. The case will be tried before Justice of Peace Frapk Glass Thursday afternoon. The Judge May Decide Every one knows a female canary can’t sing, the Dennis family claims. The bird is theirs and unlawfully detained, they charge. So it will be up to Justice Gla3s to decide. How? By expert bird fanciers, and by putting another male bird in the cage with it, says Attorney James W. Lamkin. retained to fight the replevin writ. Possibly by letting the judge hear a few tunes, he adds: “We will have our experts there,” said Lamkio. “They have advised us If we put another singer in the cage with our singer they will flgbt. If Canary Was a Cow “If our bird was a female they would tear up little pieces of paper to make a nest. That’s what the experts say. Anyway, we’re going tc try that method, among others.” “The legal point, however, is: Can a canary bird be replevined?

The law says only personal property, listed for taxes, is liable to replevin. “Now, if this canary was a cow < which wandered away and was caged up. it could be recovered, whether it was a singer or not.” In the meantime, the Dennis family enjoys the society of the bird, having posted 110 cash bond JAP CABINET IS BEING FORMED Appointment of New Premier Meets Objection, Bu United Press TOKIO, Aug. 29. —Count Gombia Yamamoto, summoned by the regent prince to attempt the formation of a new government to succeed that which had been headed by the late Baron Kato today was in conference with Japanese party leaders attempting to form a coalition cabinet which would be satisfactory to all parties. According to indications as the conference progressed, Baron Slmpie Goto probably will be selected minister of foreign affairs . This choice on the part of the new premier would considerably enhance the chances for the negotiations with Russia to be ultimately successful and recognition accorded the soviet government, observers believe. The majority of the Japanese press admits its surprise at the action of the prince regent and the Gcnro In asking Yamamoto to form a ministry. His selection is regarded as a distinct retrogressive step and abandonment of those principles of progress that had been so earnestly championed by Kato. HIRAM NOT CONFIDENT Johnson Refers to “Coolidge Luck” and Next Campaign Bu Times Special OMAHA. Neb., Aug. 29.—" Coolidge luck” may keep Hiram Johnson out of the 1924 presidential race, the California Senator intimated here today. "President Coolidge is the luckiest man in public life,” Johnson said. “He has the habit of doing things which make him extremely popular. "I expect him to do something between now and convention time that will make it useless for any one to run againt him.” Johnson was en route to San Francisco. He stopped here half an hour. Edward Kahle Post Reunion Edward Kahle Post of the American Legion, composed of former menubars of Base Hospital No. 32, will hold the sixth annual reunion of the organization Saturday afternoon and evening at Turner Park. Edward Quinn Is post commander.

No "Sun Strike After All, So Cheer Up!

By ROBERT TALLEY .yi ASHINGTON, Aug. 29. —Cheer yy up: the sun Isn’t going on strike, after all. The loss of from three to four per cmt of the sun’s heat that was reported by Dr. C. G. Abbot, directoa of the Smithsonian Institute last winter, hah aparently been wiped out by more reoent observations. In other words. Old Sol, after having grown lazy for a while, is back on the job. “Tiie solar constant —the amount of

INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 29, 1923

GRAVE OF MURDER VICTIM IS GUARDED

DAVIS ATTACKS CRITICS OF 0. S. .SUPREME CODRT Former Ambassador to England Defends Tribunal as Constituted, SPEAKS TO ATTORNEYS Taft and Hughes Also on Program of American Bar Association, Bu United Press MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Aug. <29 Attempt to limit the power of the United States Supreme Court in passing on constitutionality of legislation is “an attack on our theory of Government,” John W. Davis, New York, declared in the presidential address opening the convention of the American Bar Association here today. Davis urged a continuation of five to four decisions and pleaded for American participation in a world court. 2,000 Present Two thousand members of the American bar, Including Chief Justice Taft of the Supreme Court and Charles Evans Hughes, Secretary of State, attended the opening session. Davis, former ambassador to Great Britain, declared: “In attempting to destroy or limit the powers of the Supreme Court, to adjudicate upon the constitutionality of legislation we will be giving up at one stroke, not merely our belief In our separation of judicial and legislative powers, but our reliance upon the Constitution as the supreme law of the lamd.” He said much of, the current discontent is caused perhaps by the publication t of dissenting opinions which serve to “fan the flames of public distress.” Favors World Court Refermg to American participation In the wodd court, Davis said there la “reason to believe this step is not long to be deferred." He expressed belief that the issue, will not bode elded by partisan consideration. Davis also urged: * Codification of Federal statutes Presidential Inauguration and con venlng of Congress immediately after elections. Ratification of treaties by a majority vote of the Senate. Submission of constitutional amendment to a referendum of the people or legislature after proposed Instead of before. Constitutional amendment permitting presidential veto of individual Items In appropriation bills.

CITY TO APPEAL ON PHONE RAIES Move to Regain Original Schedules Planned. An appeal from the public service commission’s order of Aug. 11, Increasing telephone rates will be filed in a Marion County court late this week. Corporation Counsel Taylor E. Groninger said today. This will be for-the purpose of protecting the public from the-.lncrease In the event Federal Court rules against the Indiana Bell Company In the hearing on its petition for a permanent injunction for rates higher even than the commission granted. Groninger pointed out that if the Federal Court should rule In favor of the public the commission’s Increased rates still would be in force. With the appeal on file, the city then could make an effort for restoration of the old rates. V Groninger said similar appeals probably would be filed in eleven other Indiana cities affected by the com mission’s order. ,

heat given off by the sun—seems to have returned closer to normal,” says Dr. F. E. Fowle, acting head of the astrophysical observatory, who is completing computations of observations taken as recently as July. They are expected to show a solar constant of about 1.93. The normal is about 1.93 or 1.94. The lowest, observed last fall, was about 1.90. The highest, observed In January, 1919, was about 1.97. Dr. Abbott’s discovery that the sun was emitting less heat startled the

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DONALD AND DORIS SCOTT. INSET. MRS. ELIZABETH SCOTT. ORIS, 3, and Donald, 2. chil dren of Mrs. Elizabeth Scott. dered today “when mamma will come back from the mall box." Mrs. Scott went to post a letter Monday evening. Roy Scott, the husband, has appealed to police to-locate Mrs. Scott. He is trying his best to care for the children, but “they need their mother.” he admits. “It Is possible she went to the h#rne of her mother In Martinsville,” said Scott. “I guess It’s useless to write. We didn’t get along ” Mrs. Scott wore a blue apron when she left, but she took all her I clothing with her. She has medium , brown, bobbed hair, weighs about J 124 pounds and Is five feet, eight Inches tall. 0. S. BOOTLEGGERS ARE PROTECTED Canadian Court Says They ''Cannot Be Searched, Bu United \'et r WINNIPEG. Man., Aug. 29. “Hand over that liquor. I’m an officer.” “Hand over nothing. I’m an American,” “Oh. all right. Pass. American ” Dialogues of this sort are now expected to become common in Manitoba. Magistrate Albert Dubuc has ruled that American citizens are virtually immune from the search and seizure provisions of the province temperance act, and Manitoba expects to become doubly tempting as a filling station for American tourists as well as a hunting ground for rum-runners. Baby Com Queen Miss Fredericka Goodman, 5-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ell Goodman, 1741 Union St.. represented Indianapolis and Indiana in the annual baby parade at Asbury Park, N. J., today. Miss Goodman who is visiting relatives at. Asbury Park participated In the parade as “The Corn Queen of Indiana.”

scientific world and led to speculation as to whether the loss was progressive or merely a variation that would right Itself sooner or later. Through Its astrophysical observatory, the Smithsonian Institute maintains a!j-year stations in Arizona and South America, where the sun’s heat Is measured. An evidence of accuracy Is the fact that the results obtained at these two wldely-distant stations are almoSt Identical: By studying the sun’s heat, sun spots and other solar phenomena, the

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Teachers Sing Jazz Songs King Jazz walked into the Criminal Court room where Marion County teachers are holding their annual institute this week and sat right down among them. He even induced them to sing a song popularized by A1 Jolson, blackfaced jazz exponent. "Morning Will Come." * The teachers sang it hesitatingly at first, while Miss Vida Mannan, supervisee of music In Washington Township, waved her baton. "Now, sing this phrase again," Miss Mannan admonished them. "The children demand popular music. Come on, sing!” So they sang. Sedate teachers, gray-haired teachers, young teachers, fashionably-dressed teachers—all sang with a vim! King Jazz smiled. ANASTASIA NEAR DEATH IN LONDON Hope Abandoned for Former Mrs. Leeds, By United Press IXSNDON, Aug. 29. —Princess Anastasia of Greece, formerly Mrs. William B. Leeds of the United States, Is at the point of death here. Cancer specialists have been summoned. The princess has undergone four operations since she was taken ill early in the summer with intestinal trouble. Hope for her recovery now has been abandoned. Members of her family gathered near the bedside at noon today when the princess suffered a sinking spell, as it was believed she would die. However. she rallied, but it Is feared the end cannot long be deferred. • AUTO THIEVES SENTENCED Young Men Held at ShelbyvlUe Get SSOO Fines and Six Months. Bu Times Special Shelbyvllle, Ind., Aug. 29. —Three young men arrested last Saturday and held on charge of automobile banditry were arraigned In police court on charge of petit larceny and each pleaded guilty. A fine of SSOO and costs and six months at the Indiana State farm was given each. The prisoners stole a car from Benjamin Chlpukaiser of Cleveland. Ohio, and automobile accessories from R. E. Rigdon. They gave their names as George Michaels, George Brown and Clarence J. Burton.

astrophysical observatory hopes to get a qlew that will lead somo day to scientific long-range weather forecasting. Years, even centuries, may be required for this task, but time means little to aetronomy. Every day its experts are checking up on this great fiery orb, many times larger than our earth, wljlch frequently shoots pillars of flame a half-million miles into space. Yet, the earth is so guided that In circling around the sun once each year it never approaches closer than about 90,000,000 miles.

Farmer Says Mysterious* Men Who Asked for Spade Sun- ' 1 day Night Said They Were Going to‘Dig n the Watson Boy Up,’ —/ % i KLAN EMBLEM REMOVED FROM LAST RESTING PLACE * I Town of Brownsburg ‘Tense’ as Incident is Discussed —• ♦Those Who Watch Believed From Indianapolis, Ku-Klux Klansraen stood guard today over the grave of Robert Watson, in a country cemetery three miles north of Brownsburg. Alleged threads to remove the body of Watson, Indianapolis dagger murder victim, caused the guard .

Around the cemetery some neighbors are not neighborly. Factions have split the community. The situation is described as “tense” around Brownsburg. Watson was a Klansman. Near the grave Is evidence of many visitors. A fiery cross of artificial flowers stands at the head of the grave bearing the letters ”K. K. K.” Twice it has'been removed, it is charged. Once it was knocked down, and last- Satur-. day night it was taken to near Fayette, six miles northwest of Brownsburg near the home of the grandfather and uncle of Watson. Relatives returned it Sunday morning and Klansmen took u > the guard. Sig.i in Schoolhouse Near the cefnetery is an abandoned schoolhouse. Written on the wall in clear letters is: “You have one K. K. K. in the graveyard and you will have more than that if you don’t watch your step.” On another wall is: “Win or lose — we will have our boss.” Watson’s body had been in the ground only a few hours when two men called at the home of Aivah Winecup and asked for a spade. “We’re going to dig the Watson and show him a good time,” said one of them, according to Winecup. Three Brownsburg men are under suspicion by the Klan it is said. They are thought to have written the message on the schoolhouse wall, and to have taken the cross from the grave. , i The Watson family, including an uncle and grandfather of Robert, living In the neighborhood, today admitted they had no clews. Tampering WRIi Cross “We haven’t the slightest idea who stabbed him," said Mrs. Eugene Watson. “But we think we know who is tampering with the cross, and who threatened to the body.” Farmers in the neighborhood in sympathy with the Watson family are aiding In watching the grave. Armed guard Klansmen, supposed to be from Indianapolis, watched the grave during the night. The local Klan has offered a SI,OOO reward for apprehension of the slayer. Detectives who have been trying to find the murderer have worked upon the theory that Watson was stabbed because of an argument involving the Klan. Claude Worley, .investigator for Prosecutor William P. Evans, has been assigned to the murder case. POLICE HUNTING FOR BOOKKEEPER Firm Checks Up on $2,500 in Accounts, Police are searching for Ralph Edgar, 19 N. Highland Ave., for years i head bookkeeper at * the Daniels COrporated clothing merchants. Washington and Delaware Sts. Officials are tracing $2,500 of the firm’s money. Daniel Greenwald, president* of the company, told police Edgar was “miss ing” since Saturday, but 'he had been seen Tuesday night. Experts were called in to open the safe today, Edgar being the only one at the store able to open it. salary / I Library Employe Benefits From Action of Board. Members of the State library commission at a recent meeting decided to increase the salary of Miss Della Frances Northey, supervisor of high scho6l and State Institutional libraries, from $2,400 a yqar to $3,000. The Increase, voted by the three members of the commission, and approved by Governor McCray, was explained today as “a more befitting compensation for her varied services with the commission and because of her six months’ work as acting se<*retary of the commission.” Arthur R. Curry, recently appointed as se etary, said the commission decided it would be better not to make public the increase.

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Forecast PAIR tonight and Thursday. Not much change in temperature.

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PLAN TO PREVENT STRIKE IS READ! FOR SUBMISSION Coal Miners and Operators Will Hear Proposal at 6 p, m, By United Press . HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 29. —The definite pfoposal of Governor Pinchot for settlement of the threatened anthracite coal ’ strike will be submitted to the miners and operators at 6 p. m., tonight in a joint conference. , This announcement was made from the executive cnamber today. It will be a definite proposal which should be accepted or rejected by the opposing parties. The meeting will be open to the public just as the first conference was. Thespian embodies a demand for concessions from both parties, it is learned. John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers} arrived here this morning and immediately went Into conference with Philip Murray, temporary head Os the mine delegates, Lewis came from Philadelphia, where he had established “strike headquarters.” Three Points Is Plain * While there is no authoritative indication of Its contents, the United Press Is informed reliably that the following methods were favored recently by the Governor': 1. Establishment of .a half way ’ check-off. one that will protect the operators against recognition of the union by its phraseology and yet enable the union to collect the dues o£ the miners in the mines on payday. 2. A wage increase for- the miners perhaps as high as 10 per cent. 3. Establishment of the 8-hour day. Truce Is Alternative If these three steps are unacceptable to either of the parties the Governor has been advised to ask thehi to declare a 30-day truce and maintain mining operations while new efforts are made to thresh out the difficulties. ' It is learned also that Pinchot has been Informed how he can practically seize and operate the mines. A close adviser of the Governor has presented to him a scheme which would enable him to carry out his threat that the “mines can be and must be mainfained.” This adviser pointed out that if the miners accept and the operators refuse his proffer of peace, the Governor may seize the properties and appeal to the miners to work with him to save the public. QUIZZ IN BRYANT DEATH Witness Says Push Started Fatal Argument. Inquest was held today by Coroner Paul F. Robinson into the death of Robert Bryant as a result of a fight at 6. construction camp on the Big Four Railroad two miles east of Lawrence. Bryant died Aug. 25. H. M. Horton, foreman, of Lawrence, Ind., said that the gang was putting a motor car on a track when Bryant pushed Peter Mobley, one of the gang, and Mobley hit him with a pick. Bryant then fell off of the car, which passed over his arm. Mobley is in the county jail ? charged with murder. \ f INCENDIARISM IS SEEN Two Fires on Grant Paugh Farm Within Five Days. Two fires, believed to be of incendiary origin, have occurred on the farm of Grant Paugh. R. R. F., Box 321, within five days, Sheriff Snider reported today. . Friday a stitw stack was burned. Late Tuesday night a bam containing hay and valuable equipment were consumed. Loss $5,000.