Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 199, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 January 1924 — Page 1

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iE 35—NUMBER 199

HOOTING STIRS HOLLYWOOD

■MiYIS mm TO MAKE Sartial rate cot Biference to Discuss RefMuction Scheduled to Be ■ Held in Few Days, Industrial slice seen Groninger Contends for Lower Cost to Domestic Consumers as Well. A conference on the subject of a voluntary reduction in gras rates in Indianapolis will he held within the next few days between Clarence L. Kirk, vice president and general manager of the Citizens Gas Company, and Taylor E. Groninger, city corporation counsel, it was learned today. The gas company has been proposing for some time a reduction of rate3 to large consumers followed by a reduction in rates paid by householders. Kirk expressed thv opinion that a cut in the commercial rite will attract sufficient of this kind of business to make possible a cut in all rates. At the present time a uniform rate of $1.15 per thousand cubic feet is charged. “A cut in industrial rates would be a step in the right direction,” Kirk said. "The sooner that is done and Industrial business built up the sooner domestic rates can be cut.” Groninger is contending for a reduction in both industrial and domestic rates. "I think a reduction should be made to benefit the great mass of users as well as industrial users.” Groninger said. “That is the only point of dis Terence between Mr. Kirk and myself.

U. S. SENTENCES TO BE PASSED ON 53 Anderson to Dispose of Cases Thursday, Fifty-three Federal Court defendants who pleaded guilty to Federal offenses recently or were found guilty by a Jury, will appear before Judge Albert 33. Anderson Thursday for Sentence. Among Indianapolis residents on •the list are: Louis W. Cameflx, Joseph T. Stokes, Walter Stokes and Harvey Belton, charged with liquor law violation. Carnefix was found guilty by a Jury. The others pleaded guilty. Peter Pacini, Nunzio La Rosa, Joseph Laßosa, Edward Dean, Harry W. Ice, Gus Wink, Frank Clutter and William Haskell, were convicted of conspiracy to violate Federal probihiilon laws, and Dr. William B. liars tick, violation of narcotic laws. Floyd Fitzsimmons. Milligan City, charged with failure to p&y admission taxes on tickets to boxing bouts at the Michigan City arena, will appear for arraignment. It Is understood he will enter a plea of guilty. WAR RUMORS SPREAD ABOUT BALKAN STATES Bulgarian Troops Reported Conoenir*u ing for Greek Offensive. list United Pren ATHENS. J?.n. 2 —Rumors of Impending armed con.act in the Balkans were renewed today. Authori tali ye quarters learned 7,000 members of Che Bulgaria Comitadjls w-re :'onoeol*Med in the Bulgarian districts o? ; i Radomir, Custandil and Petritz. ‘hrrAtening an invasion of Greecc-Serbi .r, Macedonia. CHICAGO SHORT OF MILK ‘ of 15 Cents Per Hundred Asked by Producer. Pm* TICAGO, Jan. 2. —Chicago suffered 1 rtage of milk today. Approxi- ■ 800,000 quarts of its daily was available. F. Fowler, president of the LnCdSpcers' Association, said hospitals Jrcfity get full supplies. increase of 15 cents in the presiwfwrice of $2.60 per hundred pounds landed.

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Baby Stars of 1924 Sparkle in Movieland Heavens •I- -I- -I- -I*-I--I- -I--I--I- -I--I--I-Favored Ingenues Emerge From Nebular Glow to Brilliancy

TOP ROW. LEFT TO RIGHT—DOROTHY MACKAILL, LUCILLE RICKSON, CLARA BOW (CENTER : MARGARET MORRIS AND CARMELITA GERAGHTY. BOTTOM ROW. LEFT TO RIGHT—JULANNE JOHNSTON, GLORIA GREY, HAZEL KEENER (TOP LEFT): ELINOR FAIR (BOTTOM LEFT); RUTH HIATT (TOP RIGHT); BLANCHE MEHAFFEY (BOTTOM RIGHT); ALBERTA VAUGHN AND MARIAN NIXON.

By JACK JUNG MEYER NEA Service Writer eULLYWOOD. Jan. 2.—1 have before me—and you have—the pictures of the "Babv Stars of 1924.” New sparklers in the Hollywood firmament, heralded by those astute astronomers, the publicity valets of the screen gods, known a the Wampas. These girls, defying the traditional jlr.x of thirteen, are the favored ingenues of the screen. All have had considerable experience. Some already shine distinctly. Others are emerging from nebular glow. Some may reach first magnitude during 1924. If they don’t it will not be the fault of the assiduous Wampas. As I have said, I have their pfe-

‘HELP SAVE HAYNES’ - DRIVE SUCCESSFUL Fifteen Hundred Kokomo Citizens Subscribe to Million Dollar Bond Issue.

Bv United Press KOKOMO, Ind., Jan. 2. —A campaign conducted by the Kokomo Chamber of Commerce to place the Haynes Auto Company on a sound financial basis has been successful. Announcement was made todsy MOTOR MEN ON SPECIAL Seventy-Five Hoosiers Will Go to New York Auto Show in Body. Seevnty-five members of the Indiana Automotive Manufacturing Associa tlon will steam out of Union Station on a special train at 4 p. rn. Thursday, en route to the New York automobile show to "tell the world” of Hoosier motordom. J. W. Quill, district passenger representative of the Pennsylvania railroad, will be personal conductor of the train of five coaches which will pick up part of Its load as It passes through eastern Indiana. The train will arrive in New York at 2 p. m. Friday. PAVEMENT RECOMM?NDED Safety Department Shows, Figures High on Wood-Block Accident. Recommendation that S. Meridian St., from Washington St. to Mary land St., be resurfaced was made by Police Sergt. Rachael Bray, in charge of accident prevention bureau records, to the board of works today. Figures of the bureau show there were 133 accidents In that square in 1023. Records show that all accidents were in wet weather. The street is paved with wood brick, which becomes slick in wet weather. The recommendation was sanctioned by Captain Glenn and Police Chief RiekhofT. Defendant Missing: Suit Filed Suit for S3OO on the bond of Harold Garrett of New Albany, indicted on a charge of violating narcotic laws, was filed in Federal Court by Homer Elliott, United States district attorney today. Garrett and George Saunders, also of New Albany, vere named defendants. Garrett tail#d to appear for arraignment Nov. #*.

tures before me. A more susceptible man than your Indurated Hollywood correspondent would have had his eye knocked out. No wonder my typewriter stutters with pleasant embarrassment In blundering for a "lead” adequate to the subject! Even the keys of the machine are alt "Ohs” and "Ahs,” and *T.” Anyway, this is the third annual class of "Baby Stars.” It Includes Clara Bow, Blanche MehafTey, Elinor Fair, Gloria Grey, Carmellta Oeraghty, Margaret Morris, Julanne Johnston, Dorothy Mackalll, Hazel Keener. Marian Nixon, Lucille lUckson. Alberta Vaughn and Ruth Hiatt. CLARA BOW —Irrepressible brunet Rapper, pert enough to contradict her own grandmother: brown

that every dollar of a $1,000,000 gold mortgage bond issue has been subscribed. In addition to. the bond sale, SBOO,000 of outstanding mortgage bonds jYill be converted into the near issue, and bond companies will underwrite the remaining $950,000 of the $2,760,000 necessary for the company to continue business. Fifteen hundred citizens were numbered among the purchasers. Shop girls, factory workers and housewives trok advantage of the partial payment plan to assist in the "Helo Save Haynes" campaign. Under the new arrangement, Elwood Haynes, continues as president. A banquet to celebrate the successful conclusion of the campaign will bo held at the Haynes plant tonight. PR INTERS BUY FACTORY LaFayette Motors Plant Sold to International Company. The grounds and building of the LaFayette Motors Corporation, Mars Hill, have been purchased by the International Printing Company for more than $150,000. A three-story brick building and a number of onestory structures are on the twenty-five-acre tract. The printing company has been located for the past twelve years at 230-238 E. McCarty St. The Twyman Remanufacturing Motors Company, which recently Installed machinery In the LaFayette plant for rebuilding of automobiles. Is moving again to the north half of t.he plant of Premier Motors, Inc., TwentyFirst and Olney Sts. WEEK TO AID EFFICIENCY Postoffice to Hold Parade in Inteneets of Betterment of Service. Plans for Postal Efficiency Week, begin ning Monday, have been comp'tfttr 1 A downtown parade will be held Monday. Noon meetings will be held at the Palace theater. Betterment of postal service is the object. Victor W. Martin, R. P. Entwlstle, Arthqg Grow and K. Li. S limpvoß are in charge.

INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 2, 1924

bobbed hair and dusky eyes; age 17; born In Brooklyn. BLANCHE MEHAFFEY—FuII of the vim of the Follies from which she sprang; glowing *youth and • rtsh blue eyes; rapidly winning honors In Hal Roach comedies; born In Cincinnati. DOROTHY MACK A IT.I, English girl who knows just what she wants and how to got It; won fame in "The Fighting Blade.” CARMELITA OERAGHTYSmart, patrician, athletic, dark eyes glowing with some of the Spanish romantic leanings inherited from maternal blood; age 20; attracted favorable attention in “The Daughter of Mother McGinn": born in Rushvllle, Ind Another entry for Indiana's “Who Who." MARGARET MORRIS—AIert bru-

- 17 and 74 ffy Unltrd Wie* LONDON, Jan. 2.—“ T worship the very ground she walks on!" That was the declaration of 74-year-old John Hudson when, like any lover, lie came hat in hand to the mother of 17-ryear-old and very pretty Monica Griffiths, and asked permission to wed the girl. Ilis eleven children objected to the match, but the handsome and robust Hudson brushed protests aside. He married Monica in the ancient parish church of Llantilio, Monmouthsirc, and the couple have gone to his farm to spend their honeymoon.

WEATHER VANE IN GIDDY WHIRL Rain, Snow, Cold, Warm on Program, Says Prophet. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. in., 25 10 a. m 30 7 a. m 26 11 a. m 31 8 a. m 27 12 (noon) ...... 30 9 a. m 28 1 p. m 31 Rain, snow, warm weather and cold winds will play leap-frog with each other all over Indianapolis for the next two or three days, according to J. H. Armlngton, weather bureau meteorologist. With a steadily rising mercury today indications were for rain or snow tonight, fol.owed by still warmer ■weather Thursday'. However, just to show thiß spring Is a long way off colder weather will put in appearance again Thursday night, the weather proyhets say, and after that no man has the temerity to say just what will happen. Lowest temperature Tuesday night was 20 degrees above zero gt 9 o’clock.

net of 19 who has been playing in Universal pictures. HAZEL KEENER—The stately kind the poets rave about but se’dom find; 19 years old. brown hair and hazel eyes. MA H IA N NIXON—SeIf possessed, touched with the pixy of mischief. 19; 1 Town hair and eyes. Recently signed, by William Fox; petite and cute. Born in Minneapolis. LUCILLE RICKSON—A fellow's kid sister; winsome, assertive, ami would be rushed off her feet at any high school frat dance; light brown hair end eyes; born in Chicago. ALBERTA VAUGHN—A piquant babe from Grass country', specifically Ashland, Ivy.; flirtatious eyes and sylphlike graces; 18; works in Mack Rennet comedies.

POOR FARM SCREEN CHANGE COST HIGH Architects Estimate $7,513 or $5,445 Necessary to Meet Need Pointed Out by Board,

Screening 260 windows In the new men's buildings at the county poor farm will cost $7,513.40, according to an estimate submitted to county commissioners today by the Elmer E. Dunlap Company, architects, who designed the buildings. According to plans submitted by the company, wooden sashes will replace Iron strips which now hold the glass in place. Strenuous objection to failure to screen the new buildings was raised by the county board of charities and correction. The board also took exception to the general plan of the buildings, stating that they resembled “cow bams.” Under an alternative plan, providing for screening the windows as they are now, cost would be $5,445. Under either plan, S3OO additional would be spent on screen doors. Difficulty of screening the windows is due to the fact that they do not slide up and down, but swing in and out, commissioners said. It was pointed out to commissioners that if the standard type of wooden sashed, windows had been lnNEW YEAR BOOZE ECHO Morgan Says United States Grand Jury M ill Get Evidence of Violations. Evidence of liquor law violations by New Year’s Eve revelers will be presented to the Federal grand jury, Bert C. Morgan, Federal prohibition director for Indiana, said today. The grand jury will meet in special session , Tuesday', but it is believed the matter will not be taken up until the regular session, several months later. Morgan said Federal agents had gathered considerable evidence. HOW MONEY DOES GO! State Pays Out $2,500,000 as Soon as Loan Is Delivered. A total of $2,600,000 was turned over to the State today by the Union Trust Company in the form of a. loan. It was Immediately paid out to meet notes due Jan. L The State will pay 4-8 per cent interest on the loan.

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GLCRTA GREY—A demure, curiously old-fashioned girl of blond hair and daisy blue eyes: symbolizes May timer 17; now with Finnis Fox p/’oductions. ELINOR FAlß—Slender, buoyant 20-year-old daughter of old Virginny (Richmond): attracted attention in Brabin's walloping picture "Driven.” RUTH HIATT —Demure; petite; 18: Jack hair and eyes; now with Jack White comedies; born in Cripple Creek, Colo. JUI ANNE JOHNSTON Languorous and stately; 20; black hair and bjDiwn eyes; a classic dancer of unusual talent and exotic charm; played lead with Douglas Fairbanks in his forthcoming “Thief of Bagdad.”

stalled originally', the screens would have cost $1,325.50. “We also wish to call your attention to the fact that it will take at least three months to manufacture this amount of screens and erect them, so an early consideration would be desirable,” the architects wrote. AL SMITH PUTS FORTH PUZZLER Through With New York Jobs, but Not Politics, By United Press ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 2. —Governor A1 today announced to newspaper men that he will not seek a third ter mas Governor and that so far aa he is concerned he will not return to Albany in any official capacity at the conclusion of his term next December. The governor said: “When I am through here, so far as I am concerned, I will not return to Albany.” When asked If he meant to Imply he was through with politics, the Governor repeated his statement. TRUSTEES ARE NAMED McCray Fills Vacancies in Two State Institution Boards. Two appointments on the boards of State Institutions were announced by Governor McCray today.\ Orville P. Platter, North Vernon, was named on the board of trustees of the State Farm Colony for the Feeble Minded at Butlerville to succeed William L. Clark, Seymour, whose term expired. Mrs. J. M. Turner, Hammond, was named on the board of Indiana Girls’ School, to fill the unexpired term of Mrs.- Samuel M. Ralston, Indianapolis, who resigned. The tnr will expire AjufU L 14)23.

Edna Purviance and Mabel Normand in Apartment of Rich Oil® Man at Time of Tragedy Bu Cn.trd Prat* LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan. 2.—Jealousy was advanced by investigators today as the motive for the shooting of Courtlapd S. Dines, wealthy Denver and Los Angeles oil may, by Joe KeDv, or Greer, chauffeur for Mabel Normand, the screen star. “There doesn’t seem to be any other possible motive,!' Captain of Detectives Herman Cline, who has investigated’' many movie scandals, said. V.!' y ' LqlMpi Kelly, who did the shooting, sat gloomily brooding in a cell at the city jail during the morning, eating little breakfast and refusing to see any one. :

Miss Normand and Edna Purviance, who admitted they were in the apartment when the shooting took place, were reported negj- a breakdown and denied themselves to visitors. Varying accounts were given police by the three principals. Although dangerously wounded. Dines will recover, physicians attending him said today: The shooting took place in Dines’ luxurious apartment in Bungalow Court, early Tuesday night, not far from the home of the late William Desmond Taylor, who was shot to Ctath two years ago.. Last to See Taylor Miss Normand was the last person who saw Taylor alive, excepting the murderer. Kelly, whom the police are holding, admitted having shot Dines. He declared he did it when Dines attacked him with a liquor bottle. After Kelly had told his story to officers, however, they questioned Miss Edna Purviance. Charlie Chaplin's leading lady, and Miss Normand. and the latter denied most of the chauffeur’s story excepting that part in which Kelly admitted the shooting. “I went to Dines’ apartment when Miss Normand called me to take her home,” Kelly said as he related his story to police. Miss Normand denied she had called Kelly, .saying Miss Edith Burns, her companion, had called him. "I went to the apartment," Kelly's story continued, "and saw Miss Norrnand half lying on a davenport. Miss Purviance was in a Rack room. Dines was sitting behind a table. * There was some dispute as to whether Miss Normand should leave i.nd then she agreed to go home and ; placed her hand on my arm. As we started to leave. Dines attempted to !st>ike 'me with a Dottle.” - - UIt was then. Kelly s.aid. he shot Dices. Placed Him on Couch IMiss Purviance, Miss Normand and Kelly picked tp Dines, Kelly said, placed him on a educh, administered first aid and left. The first police knew of the affair was an hour later when Kelly appeared at polio* headquarters, threw a .25 calibre revolver, said to belong to iliss Normand, ou a desk and announced: "I just shot a dirty'T-at. I want to give myself up." "We have sifted this whole affair as thoroughly as time would permit.” Cline said. "We can find no possible | motive other than Kelly was Infatuated ! with Miss Normand and shot Dines j when he found her enjoying the gaiety i iif an informal ‘party’ In Dines’ apart-j ment and when she remonstrated at I his request she leave with him.” j Officers said they would probably j withhold any additional questioning \ of Miss Normand or Miss Purviance ; (Continued on Page 9) VETS TO INSTALL OFFICERS TONIGHT; Hoosier Post, V. F. W., to Give Ritual Ceremonies. Officers will be installed by Hoosier Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, at the post home in the Plaza block tonight. Ritualistic ceremonies will be observed by the degree team. Ralph Edwards will become com-j mander; Otis I. Bokerman, senior vice commander; Ralph Lee, junior vice commander; ,T. C. Byroad,, quartermaster; Scott E. Bennefleld, chaplain and Harry Brldwell, trustee. The post has gone on recor dopposing President Coolldge’s disapproval of adjusted compensation for veterans. THREE GIVEN”STATE JOBS

Democrats Outnumber Republicans Among New Accountants. , Three new examiners went to work in the office of the State board of accounts today. They' are John Barbe, Republican, Greensburg; Edward Cooper, Greenfield, Democrat, and Walter Leslie, ghelbyville, Democrat. All are county auditors whose terms expired Jan. 1. George Carlisle, Shelbyville, Democrat, will go to work in a few days. His term as county treasurer expired Jan. 1. slayerTeaves no clew Man Is Murdered While Asleep in Kentucky Hotel. By Uniied Press CENTRAL CITY, Ky„ Jan. 2.—Tim police were without clews today' to the murdeVer of William Brown, while sleeping in a hotel. The slayer shot through a paper wall, aiming sc exactly the bullet entered Brown’s skull. St. Louis Has $150,000 Fire By United Press ST, LOUIS, Jan. 2. Firm In a warehouse building of Hemp & Cos., stovepipe factory, destroyed building and contents with damage of $1 60.000 today. The blaze was dtawovered by a policeman. *

v/U Forecast UNSETTLED with rain or snow tonight and Thursday. Warmer tonight. Lowest teifcr perature 30-35. Colder Thursday.

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Again Coupled With Los Angeles Scandal 1 " 1 ■■ ' v, >■ mBBBH .!■ . - -ipSaMI U-fU*; • Mill j| flHfr U: HI .fliaL - :: Sf* I *}* HjKbEL NORMAND ~,,, ■ i inr—r—nmw I _ •: ’ H -- ■ SB > Byl m aKW l EDNA PURVIANCE Hays Leaves for Scene of j/i Film Tra^m .. .. f ni/1-7 Pr.nn SULLIVAN, Tnd.. JarJttjgjQg^r H. Jlays'r diqtetpr- of world, today dec-lifted/ what action he muy latest sensation in ESi* world caused by Courtland Dines by t/JVSZS ehauffeur for Mabel ? Ha vs Who has he* the holiday in .."‘the town.” was this afternoon for Lo He denied bis been hastened by episode.

BUILDING REPOiffl SHOWS INCREASEj City Issues 15,767 Permits for Year, A total of 16,767 building permits, an Increase, of 14 per cent over 1922, representing construction work valued st $27,144,484 was issued by the city building department during 1923, according to the annual report of Francis Hamilton, building com missloner, today. The year represents the largest building activity in the city's history both in number of . permits and value. The city collected fees amounting to more than $45,000, compared With $13,631 In 1922. Total permits for 1922 were 13.631. representing construction valuation"hf $26,110,607, or $1,033,877 less than .1923. The building department, the report shows, is one of three In the city self supporting. Expenses were Sti ,000 i less than the amount taker, in. Victim of Cold Wave -- Bv United press f CHICAGO Jan. 2.—Lous Kohl man. jt 52 fell dead from intense cold on ar elevated station platform late day. Thermometer registered gsre dai' grees below zero. -fi,