Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 215, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 January 1924 — Page 1

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TEMPERATURE RISES AFTER BITTER COLD c , Lowest Mark Is 10 Degrees Below Zero at 8:20 a, in,— t Weather Man Promises Relief by Tuesday. The intense cold wave today swept the Middle West, East and South* some points registered new low temperatures for the winter. ' "" Central Canada also reported intense cold, White River registering 46 below zero. In Minnesota and Wisconsin the thermometer ranged between 15 and 30 below zero. Ohio reported 12 below with three dead due to the cold. Illinois and Indiana reported from 12 to 15 below zero. An infant, abandoed in an elevated station in Chicago, died from exposure shortly after being taken to a hospital. Fire loss totalling $1,000,000 was toll in Chicago. One man w r as frozen to death in Milwaukee and another died from exposure at Popular, Wis. In Missouri the thermometer registered 3 above zero. Nearzero temperatures were reported from parts of the South, with freezing weather prevailing in other sections. Tlte East is experiencing its first taste of winter. Warmer weather is on the way, the weather bureau stated. Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma and other adjacent points reported a lifting of the cold wave. ' With the temperature down to a minimum of 10 below zero, Indianapolis and ludiana-today experienced the second coldest day of the winter. The minimum was reached at 8:20 a. in. At 8 a. m. the official thermometer registered 9 below. The temperature dropped rapidly to 10 below and then steadily climbed upward.

According to J. H. Arinington, weather observer, the cold wave wiU be of short duration. The forecast: "Fair and not so cold tonight, with lowest temperature about 5 above. Tuesday, fair and warmer.” * Cold Is General The cold wave is general over the Antral, southern and eastern sections of the country, Armington said, with HANGING SUICIDE IS INVESTIGATED Coroner Probes Mental Condition Before Death. Deputy Coroner William A. Droppers, acting on orders of Coroner Paul F Robinson today said he would examine the body to determine the mental condition before the death of Tony Garbts, 45, of 2802 W. St. Clair St. He ended his life by banging himself. Mrs. Garbes told police that her husband “not himself?' when he ordered her and her four children from the house at noon Saturday. WITH DEMPSEY Sheriff George Snider is not looking for "Chuck” ’Wiggins today, he said, as a result of newspaper dispatches from Miami, Fla., that Wiggins is training with Jack Dempsey for a boxing match. Wiggins is wanted at Greencastle to begin a term in the State Reformatory of two to five years imposed by Circuit Judge James I Hughes on charges of broking out of the Indiana State Farm. “I wouldn't be surprised if Judge Hughes wired to the sheriff at Miami and had Chuck arrested as a fugitive from justice,” Snider said. TAXI~ RIDE EXPENSIVE Police are looking for a "friend” of James M. Taylor, 1633*6 S. Meridian St., who they say ejected him from a taxicab Sunday after relieving him of a $47 watch. Other theft victims: ’ Luther Murdock, 1348 Oliver Ave., clothing and jewelry, $125: Helen Branham, 1409 Brookside Ave., purse, $22; Kathryn Mansfield, 1521 Central Ave., wrist watch, s2s^ Drug Store Robbed Burglars entered the drug store of L. C. Hinchman, 1401 N. Illinois St., it was discovered today. They broke open the stamp machine and pay telephone and took fountain pens, pencils, pocket knives, six cents from the cash register and a flashlight, totaling $47.60 in value. _ 4 Thirteen Held After Raids Nine men and four women were arrested on liquor charges in a series of police raids in the vicinity of Pearl, Washington and West Sts., today.

Down in Dixie By United Financial EW ORLEANS. Jan. 21. —" \ —The races scheduled on today’s card at the fair grotmds were declared off because of the cold weather. With no races at Havana or Tia Juana, no major race track was in operation.

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a warm area coming this way from the Northwest. The minimum for the country was 30 below, reported from Duluth, Minn. Ft. Wayne reported the lowest temperature in Indiana, 12 below. Chicago reported 12 below, Terre Haute 4 below Jan. 5 was the only day this winter on which lower temperatures were reported. The minimum for Indianapolis that day was 13 below. Charity Demands Heavy Heavy demands have been made upon A>c:al service agencies as a result of the sudden drop in temperature. Paul L. Benjamin, general secretary of the Family Welfare Society said that there has been an. increase in the calls for help to that society. "Already we are carrying a load 40 to 50 per cent heavier than at this time last year. With every cold snap we get additional calls for assistance.” Salvation Army officials reported a sudden increase in the number of requests for coal. They said that the number of caljs upon them have increased considerably since Chrl^pias. from north and east arrived from thirty minutes to two hours late. Little inconvenience had been caused, it was said at the Union Station, to traffic from the south and west. Cat Service Interrupted Street cg.r service on the Central line was interrupted from 6:30 to 7 a. m. when a trolley wire "snapped at New Jersey St. and Ft. Wayne Ave. The motor of an Interstate interurban broke at Shelby St. and the Belt railroad. The cold probably caused a bolt of the motor to break, company officials said. The break-dfijjfn interrupted Shelby car service from 6:30 to 7:30 a. m. Another interruption occurred when a train on the Belt railroad blocked traffic at S. Meridian St. The recreation department has issued warnings against children coasting or skating in streets and places not supervised by park employes. Edward Mcßride, director of recreation, reported coasting good in Riverside, Brookside. Garfield and Jameson parks and on Fall Creek Btvd., near the casLlng pool at College Ave. Skating is good at Garfield, Ellenberger and Riverside parks. At these places, park employes are on duty and shelter houses are open. Traffic police were called in from downtown corners after the morning rush hours due to cold weather and light traffic on streets. The tower on Washington St. was deserted before noon after trafficmen were called in. Motor traffic was light, and there were many parking places available.

‘AVOID HERDING’ IS PLEA OF PREACHER Man Has Right to Stay Out of Church Fight, Rev, C, H. Taylor Says—Dr. Wicks Criticised,

“A war is on In the churches,” said the Rev. C. Howard Taylor, pastor of the Broadway M. E. Church, before Methodist ministers today at the Roberts Park M. E. Church. “A most insistent attempt is being made to drive all followers of Jesus into the ranksj of either the fundamentalists or the'radieals,” the Rev. Tay lor said. “It is with eyes and ears and mind open to the tjend of events ;n the churches th*t we venture to voice a plea-for a man’s right to

THE- WEATHER FORECAST TONIGHT " H TUES DA Y Fair and Not So Cold, Lowest Temperature 5 Above Zero. Fair and Warmer.

HOURLY TEMPERATURES Midnight 4 Below 1 a. m 3 Below 2 a. m 3 Boiovt 3 a.'m 2 Below 4 a. m *... 4 Below 5 a. m 5 Below 6 a. m 6 Below 7 a. m 7 Below 8 a. ra 9 Below 8:20 a. m 10 Below 9 a, in 8 Below 10 a. m f 7 Below 11 a. m *...... 6 Below 12 Noon 4 Below lp. m 2 Below WAGEAGREEMENT BIG PROBLEM AT MINERS' MEETING

Coal Workers Seek Way to Eliminate Widespread Unemployment. Development of a wage and working agreement that will not reduce income of miners and at the same time will eliminate wide spread unem ployment in the coal fields was the problem Uppermost in file minds of delegates to the twenty-ninth consecutive and sixth biennial convention of the United Mine Workers of America, who were arriving in Indianapolis today. The convention will open in Tomlinson Hall at 10 a. m. Tuesday. It will be called to order by John L. Lewis, international president. Governor McCray and Mayor Shank are on the program to welcome delegates. Approximately 1,800 are expected. To Meed Operators Feb. 11 The scale committee, to be composed of executive officers of the international union and one representative from each district, will take up suggestions for the wage from various locals and will formu late recommendations. Recommendations adopted by the i convention will be turned over to the scale commiAoe, which will meet with a committee of operators at Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 11. The present wage agreement expires March, 31, It is, not expected the miners will ask for a wage increase. It is possible, however, that they will ask for an agreement to run for a period of years, instead of the present conVparatlvely short agreements. A six-hour day also is expected to be discussed. Hnwat I )iscust*ed An unusually peaceful session is j predicted. Some friends of Alexander How|t, deposed head of the Kansas miners, are expected to make an to bring about his reinstatement. Howat was expected to be on hand for the convention. He has reserved a room at tl\e Severin. "Howat and his friends probably will be here during the convention,” one official said. "When the convention is over they will go home. That; is all there will he to it.” There is no set program. The meeting is expected to last two weeks. John J. Davis, secretary of labor, will speak Jan. 31. DEAD WOMAN IDENTIFIED Coroner Paul F. Robinson today said that a woman who died in city hospital Friday night and who was unidentified for a s time, was found to be Miss Ida Maya Gibbons, milliner, 1 who had worked in-a W. Washington St. shop. The woman had been taken to the hospital from 815 Superior St., where she had asked permission to rest after becoming ill. She died of slow blood poisoning, the coroner said.

refuse to be herded or stampeded by either the fundamentalists or the radicals.” Dr. H. A. King, superintendent of the Indianapoiis district, denounced Dr. Frank, S. C. Wicks, pastor of the AU Souls Unitarian Church, who has v*4#ed ’'liberal” views. Dr. King declared. “Disputes such as we are having give men like Wicks an opportunity to jest about the church. is an outrage that Wicks is the representative of the ministry in the Indianapolis Rotary Oiub.” %

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TONIGHT Fair and Not So Cold, Lowest Temperature 5 Above Zero.

COMMISSIONERS IN FAVOR OF RELIEF OF INSANE IN JAIL Practice 'ls a Blot on Our Civilization’ MeCloskey, County commissioners today evinced much Interest in tho proposal of the League of Women Voters that immediate steps be taken to temporary quarters other than the county Jail for insane patients swaiting transfer to the Central Indiana Hospital for the Insane or Julietta, the county asylum. The league Saturday pointed out that the problem is so acute immediate temporary steps to alleviata it should be taken pending construction of a psychiatric ward at city hospital, enlargement of the asylums or other permanent solution. Blot on Civilization "The keeping of people mentally ill in jail is n blot upon.our civilization,” declared Commissioner John McClos key. "I favor a separate ward and we would be glad to receive a delegation from the League of Women Voters op—any other body of citizens to discuss the matter because we want to do what is right and what the people wish. Os course any such scheme would be only temporary, for, I believe, the thing we need is a psychiatric ward at city hospital." “State Problem,” Says Ryan County Attorney Russell J. Ryan, who advises commissioners, said that chunty expenses are, running hlgh'and the Insane problem primarily belongs to the State, but that something should be done. Commissioner John Kitley said he would "keep an open mind” until he heard from delegations, and pointed out the county council would have to appropriate money fur anything the county plans. "Whatever Is In the pest interests of these unfortunate Insane persons will lie backed by the council,” said Councilman Otis Dodson. “If the taxpayers want this temporary separate ward the council will not block It.” WALTON’S APPEAL DENIEDBY COURT Supreme Tribunal Rules It Has No Jurisdiction, By United Fret* WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—The petition of former Governor Walton of Oklahoma for a review of his impeachment and removal from office by the Oklahoma legislature waj denied today by the United States Supreme Court. The decision of the court has mo direct bearing on .the merits of the case. Walton appealed for a review on the grounds his trial had not been constitutional. The court decided today it had no jurisdiction or reasonable cause to interfere. In reply to Walton's assertion the majority of the members of the Legislature had not been qualified to sit as judges upon him because of their alleged Ku-Klux Kian affiliations, counsel quoted the section of the Oklahoma constitution: “Each house shall be the Judge of the election and qualification of its own mesnbers.” . FUTURE OPSIVIOKE OFFICER IN DOUBT

Council May" Stop Pay of Deputy inspector, Fred Beck, smoke abatement officer under the old city smoke ordinance, will “walk the plank’’ if an ordinance to be introduced in the city council tonight passes. * The measure abolishes Beck's office and repeals all ordinances In conflict with the present smoke measure enforced by H. F. Templeton, assistant chief inspector. Walter W. Wise, council president, predicted an ordinance appropriating U ! ,000 to pay Templeton’s salary would pass if Beck’s office was abolished Administration friends of Beck believe he can become an inspector in the building department by taking the examination and still “etaln his present position of deputy smo|te injector, despite council action

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WISCONSIN’S ICY BLASTS MEAN ONLY JOY TO THIS MISSOURI LASSIE. SHE'S LUCILE HIGDON OF SEDALIA, ONE OF THE PRETTIEST OF ALL ENTRANTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WIS CONSIN IN MADISON'S ANNUAL WINTER CARNIVAL ON LAKE MENDOTA. JtND SAY, YOU OUGHT TO SEE HER CUT A FIGURE EIGHT!

M’CRAY DENOUNCED AS ‘A SPECULATOR’ 4 Attorneys for Ft, Wayne Banks Flay Governor in Federal Bankruptcy Argument,

Vitriolic denunciation of Governor McCray, both as a State executive and business man, was voiced by B. F. Heaton and Earl Peters, attorneys for three Ft. Wayne l>anks, in the arguments in the McCrtfy bankruptcy case before Harry C. Sheridan, referee in Federal Court, tq^ay. Ho was branded as a man “not entitled to belief on any subject at any time,” as a “deceiver and defrauder of banks,” as a land and grain speculator, and as a Governor who “dominated and disrupted departments of State.” Heaton and Peters took up the entire morning with their arguments. At the session James W. Noel and George Barnard were scheduled to present the Governor's side of the case. More Time Asked At the conclusion of the morning session W. ,T. Vesey, attorney for the banks, requested that an extension of time be granted for final arguments Sheridan unofficially Indicated this would ho granted. “We maintain McCray is not entitled to belief on any subject anytime,” said Heaton. “He framed up a lot of names, used them in deceiving and defrauding banks! In one instance he even went so far, as to divide a farm in Greene County into farms for the purpose of floating more paper on them.” He took up the Governor's financial transactions ln./detail and after each one had been discussed would say: ‘ls that the act of an honest man?” Speaking of “two name” paper which McCray gave the banks, and which he frequently signed himself, he testified when on the witness stand. Heaton said. “McCray Was Slick" ‘On this two-name paper the names meant nothing, McCray was slick. He knew as Governor he was entitled to have his word accepted and thfrt no investigation of his statements or paper would be made.” - Turning his attention to the State Board of Agriculture funds, from which McCray borrowed $155,000, Heaton said: “Newt * Brown, secretary of the board, was apointed and dominated by McCray. The Governor knew there were $1,000,000 in t£e hands of the

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TUESDAY Fair and Warmer.

board arid he went after It. Later he began kiting checks on the fund. With his powerful personality he dominated and disrupted departments of State. He has dishonored the name of the State and dragged its name in the dust. Grain Operations Discussed In taking up the question of the Governor's occupation Heaton said McCray was not a farmer. He divided his grain operations into three classes and said McCray was, first a capitalist supplying unlimited capital to the Sawers Grain Company in which he was interested: second, he was a “speculator." Heaton said McCray was a speculator who preferred long chances, and third, that he was a gambler playing with luck, and luck was against him. Peters discussed the Governor’s land deals. “In his testimony he told us he decided to liquidate in 1920. His testi mony showed he had traded 4.138 acres before 1920 and 17.15 J fitter that. “He started this wild campaign not to liquidate but to speculate,” Peters said. “He entere<&upon this gigantic scheme of land speculation with hope of saving a desperate situation.” t JUDGE CHANGES COURT Cold Room Causes Move—Retrial in Murder Case Opens. Because the Criminal Court room was too cold. Judge James A. Collins today borrowed the Circuit Court room, on the south side of the building, for the retrial of Susie Robinson, colored, on murder charges. The defendant was convicted in/ October of second degree murder by a Criminal Court jury on charges of stabbing her alleged sweetheart,- Theodore Bradshaw, and sentenced to lifß Imprisonment. Church Choir to Stage Show The choir of the Central Christian Church has selected a musical comedy, “The Only Girl,” for the annual entertainment for the church gymnasium funjJ, Feb. 1 and 2. Special have beor. written for the production.

Ladder Breaks, Throwing Men Into Blazing Tank of Fuel —Scores ‘lnjured Fighting Flames By United Press PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan. 21.—Seven firemen were killed in fighting an oil fire at the plant of the Atlantic Refining Company in Lawrenceville today. Many suffered from the intense cold. Scores of others were injured. The firemen were killed when they fell into a tank of blazing fuel. The fire was still burning fiercely. Starting in a 10,000barrel tank of oil, it threatened to spread toadjoiningtanks. Ml available firemen in the city were called out.

Company officials refust and to allow newspaper men near the scene of the blize, claiming there had been too much “publicity” in the million dollar fire in the same plant a year ago. The dead are: Patrick Abbott, hose man, and Capt. Edward Jones, both of No. 26 engine company. Fire Capt.* Rudolph Bliske and Hoseman John Markham. Bob Smith, Sam Bolin and Captain Frazier. The seven men were thrown headlong into the burning tank when a ladder on which they were standing crumpled beneath them. The tank let go with na explosion shaking the Lawrenceville district for blocks around. Buck Lowrie, fireman of No. 9 company, was saved from death in the boiling tank when pulled out safely by Fireman Jenkins. Lowrie was badly burned and taken to a hospital, where it was believed he will recover. Seven Bodies Removed Seven blackened and charred bodies of firemen were removed from the tank of crude oil at 10:30 a. m. The fire started with an explosion that rocked the Lawrenceville district for blocks. Great clouds of dense black smoke poured forth. Men Fight on Runway A runway connected the \wo tanks and upon this runway the firemen were forced to stand „nd fight tne heat and flames. Several women, wives of the fire fighters stormed the gates of the oil yards, after it was learned some of the firemen had been killed, many of them weeping and screaming. The oil company guards denied* them ad mission, along with newspaper men and o'thers who sought to go inside.

U. S. SHIP ANCHORS OFF MEXICAN PORT Tampico Blockade Postponed by Insurgents, By United Press WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—The De I-a Huerta blockade has been "postponed,” Rear Admiral Thomas P. Magruder notifi*d the Navy Department. By United Press WASHINGTON. Jan. 21.—The United States cruiser Richmond has arrived off Tampico, the great oil port of Mexico, to protect American interests in connection with the Mexican revolution, the Navy Department announced today. The light cruiser Omaha, one of the most modern fighting ships of the American Navy, and six destroyers are today steaming at full speed toward Vera Cruz, where they are expected to arrive late tomorrow or Wednesday. MEXICANS CROSS TEXAS Federal Obregon Troops Transferred From El Paso to Juarez. By United Press EL PASO. Texas, Jan. 2J#-Two thousand Mexican Federal troops arrived early today and were immediately transferred to Juarez. The troop train came from Vaco, Sonora, through Arizona, New Mexcio and Texas.

DAVIS MOVE IS SEEN ' AS BLOW TO SHANK Terre Haute Mayor to Open Headquarters for Active Campaign at Severin This Week,

Mayor Ora D. Davis. Terre Haute, will open headquarters at the Severin before the end of this week and will make an active fight for the Republican nomination for Governor on an anti-Ku-Klux Klan platform, he announced today. Davis met with Edgar D. Bush, also a candidate for the Republican nomination, in response to Bush's invitation to all Republican candidates for Governor to talk over an agreement to limit expenses. Davis refused to agree not to open a headquarters and said he will have a campaign manager stationed in Indianapolis. None of the other candidates appeared for the meeting. Not Much to Spend “My campaign necessarily will be economical because I haven’t much money to spend,” Davis said. long as other candidates keep within the corrupt practices ac* and spend their money legitimately, I don't eare liow much they spend, “My campaign will be confined to my own personal expenses,” Bush said. Bush said he will live either at the Claypool or in an apartment. He said if he takes an apartment for

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STRIKE OF 10,1 WORKERS TIES UP BRITISHRAILWAYS Engineers, Firemen and Helpers Walkout Sunday After Wage Reduction, By United Press LONDON, Jan. 21. —Seventy thousand railway engineers and firemen of England went on strike today against wage reductions effective at midnight. Railroads throughout the country were tied up, although several thousand drivers and firement remained on duty and a limited service was maintained on some lines. An early morning countryside survey showed the strike in full awing. Engineers and firemen, members of the Associated Society, which ordered the walkout, did not show up for work. About 11,000 members of the Natigpal Union of Railwaymen, Engineers, Firemen and Cleaners affiliated with this organization in preference to the Associated Society, struck in sympathy with those ordered out by J. Bromley. Members of the Associated involved In the strike numbered 59,000. London's great network of subways was not affected by the strike. Street cars and busses continued to run, carrying many thousands Os suburbanites who ordinarily depend upon train service. In the great strike of 1919, these transportation facilities were disrupted. COLD KEEPS LAW OFFENDERS QUIET Only 97 Slated at City Prison Over Week-end, Police today gave extreme cold as the reason only eighty-three men and fourteen women were slated at th* city prison over the week-end. * Thomas Ennis, Morton Hotel, arrested on a charge of drunkenness, gave his age as 55. Four hours after his release he was arrested again. He told officers he was 60, they said. Fourteen men and two women were charged with drunkenness, ten with operating blind tigers and three with operating vehicles while intoxicated. Several shots were fired at a colored man by Patrolman Gibbons at the rear door of 411 W. North St. The man escaped, but dropped a gallon jug of white mule. Ora Wilson, 33, of Fleming Gardents, is held on a serious charge as the result of an alleged attack on his daughter.

the campaign he will maintain a downtown office. With the active entrance of Davis 'and Bush into the campaign and with an announcement expected from Ed Jackson, secretary of State, who has the support of tfie Klan, about Feb. 1, there are five candidates in the race. Situation Is Changed The entrance of these two candidates charges the Republican situation considerably. It is believed to assure failure to nominate in the primary and the necessity for nomination in convention. Three of the candidates are in the Klan flglvt. Mayor Shank and Mayor Davis against the Klan, and Jackson with Klan support. Edward C. Toner and Bush are taking no part in the Klan fight. The active entrance of Davis is looked upon as a severe blow to Shank. Davis and Shank are standing on platforms almost identical and it is believed Davis is certain to attract some of the anti-Klan cote from Shank. None of the Republican candidates has agreed with Jackson’s suggestion that the high man in the primary be given the nomination without opposi* tlon in the convention.