Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 308, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 May 1924 — Page 1

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dumb KEY MAN OF DEMOCRATS Lafayette Mayor, by AntiKlan Strength in Primary, Becomes Leading Figure in Fight for Control of State Convention, CANDIDATES JOCKEYING FOR DELEGATES’ VOFES Cravens, Crittenberger, McCulloch and Batt Figure in Stories of Negotiations— Holt Also Factor Because of Ku-Klux Support, Fight for control of delegates to the Democratic State convention on June 4 was already In progress today, with Mayor G*orge R. Durgan. Lafayette, apparently holding the balance of power. Durgan. runner-up to Dr. Carleton B. McCulloch, Indianapolis, will go into the convention with a slate o$ delegates from those centers where he polled the heaviest vote. It is said Durgan will have enough delegates from Adams, Cass, Clark, Dubois, Franklin, Marion, St. Joseph, Tippecanoe. Vanderburg and other scattered counties to prevent nomination without his delegates. Durgan. unknown outside of Tippecanoe County, proved the surprise of the campaign. His vote was attributed to his anti-Klan platform and he was supported heavily in Catholic communities. He is not a Catholic. Durgan Holds Balance With Durgan holding the balance of power, iie looms as one of the strongest men in the party, and already it is rumored both McCulloch and Crit Menberger camps are angling for support of the Lafayette man at th* convention. Dale J. Crittenberger. who was running fifth in the race, declared today he would enter the convention with a strong delegation, and make a determined fight for the nomination. Crittenberger supporters claim delegates from Cravens and Batt and will support his standard. Cravens delegates will not support Durgan. Cravens has many Klan delegates from Johnson, Shelby, Brown and Switzerland Couhties, where the Klan polied a heavy vote. James E. Deerv, successful Democratic nominee for Marion County prosecutor, and close friend of Durgan, declared today Durgan will make a finish fight for the nomination in convention. He said Durgan would be in Indianapolis Friday for conference with his lieutenants. J. A. M. Adair, Democratic nominee for Congress in the Eighth District, Fleming, Lew Eliingham, Ft. Wayne newspaper publisher, and John Heller, Decatur newspaper man, all Crittenberger supporters were in conference at Crittenberger headquarters this afternoon. Fleming Is Active Stephen J. Fleming, party leader and supporter of Dale J. Crittenberger. who is given credit for a statement declaring the Durgan, Batt and Cravens delegates would support Crittenberger In corvention, was seen AVednesday in conference at McCulf**>ch headquarters at the Clay pool, it is rumored "about the McCulloch camp Durgan delegates will go to the Indianapolis rnan. Thomas Taggart, Democratic leader, w’hose support was given McCulloch throughout the campaign, is rumored to have approached Crittenberger immediately after the Fleming statement was made public, and rumors of a “deal'’ for support of Durgan delegates was current in political circles today. Holt to Be Reckoned With Olin R. Holt, Kokomo attorney, who was backed by the Ku-Klux Klan, also will have to be reckoned with in convention, as his votes continued to mount today and he rolled into fourth place ahead of Crittenberger. Holt’s Klan delegates certainly will not train with the Durgan faction and his support is problematical. Neither Cravens nor Crittenberger will throw support to McCulloch it is said, and this fact makes it certain , the convention nominee must have the Durgan faction to witu Rail Tax Hearings Held The State tax board today held a hearing on the assessment valuation of six railroads. They included the Southern Railroad cCmpany, The Louisville & Nashville. The Monon, the Chicago terminal of the B. A O. and the B. A O. Southwestern. Yellow Official Color All equipment of the city sanitary hoard will be painted yellow. Orders to this effect were issued today. Possibility of collision is decreased greatly. It was said, when vehicles are painted yellow. Veteran Trainman Dies By Timet Special WABASH, Ind.. May 8. —George Nicely, 68, veteraln railroader, died here today of apoplexy. For thirtyeight years Nicely piloted & train between Indianapolis and' Benton HarMich.

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Honest! Bn United Press i NEW YORK, May B.—There's one honest cab driver in New York. John Cody took Mrs. Charles May Swift from the Plaza Hotel to a railroad station. She' left a bag containing SIOO,OOO in jewelry in the cab. He turned the bag over to the police. I JACKSON S MARGIN INCREASES AS END OFRETURNSNEARS Majority of About 30,000 Expected to Be Result — McCulloch Holds Lead, The majority of Ed Jackson, Republican nominee for Governor, continued to grow today as unofficial returns from 3,280 of the State's 3,409 precincts were heard from. Jackson’s majority will run close to the 30,000 mark it now appears. Dr. Carleton B. McCulloch. Indianapolis, maintains his safe plurality, without a majority, and it is certain the Democratic nominee will %>e named in convention, June 4. Eighty-Nine Jackson Counties Mayor Shank. Indianapolis, only carried one county, according to unofficial returns. Bartholomew County went to Shank, while Ed Bush, Republican, carried Washington and Harrison Counties by a majority. Jackson carried the balance of the ninetytwo counties. In 3,280 precincts the Republican vote was: Jackson, 203,105: Shank, 84,735; Toner, 50,031: Bush. 20.103: Davis. 8,871; Diilberger, 2,951. In the same number of precincts the Democratic vote was: McCulloch. 86,135; Durgan. 47.111; Cravens, 42,801; Holt. 29,340: Crittenberger, 26,910: Batt. 19,491; Priest. 6.540; Risk, 5,690. Olin R. Holt. Ivokomo attorney, continued to show unexpected strength and rolled into fourth place, shoving Dale J. Crittenberger, Anderson, into fifth. Holt was backed by the KuKlux Klan. Republican Note Light Total vote cast inthe State is expected to run more than 600,000. While the Republican vote was below normal and is not expected to reach the 350.000 mark, the Democrats were out in force and the total may reach ap proximately 270,000. President Coolldge continues to pile up a lead that will reach more than 200,000. The vote for Hiram Johnson for President is expected to run slight ly more than 50,000. Vanderburgh, Vigo and St. Joseph Counties, which went for Johnson four years ago. returned heavy majorities for Coolldge. Coolidge also carried Rush County, home of Senator James E. Watson, by an overwhelming majority. Official tabulation of the vote is coming in slow and probably will not be known before next .week. ROMINGER FOUND GUILTY Safety ttward Members Visit Mayor Shank, 111 at His home. Ly United Press Patrolmen John Davidson and Claronee Griffin were promoted to traffic men by "he board of safety todf y. Patrolman Forest Roiningei. who was suspended March 25. was found guilty of charges of drunkenness and conduct unbecoming an officer. He was ordered to report for duty Friday. Purchase of four Ford coupes for the building department was authorized. Board members paid a visit to Mayor Shank, who is ill at his home. CONCERT ATTRACTS MANY Special Police to Handle Crowds at Schumann-Heink Program. Because of the large crowd expected for the Schumann-lieink concert at Cadle Tabernacle Saturday evening closing National Music Week in Indianapolis, Mrs. Ona B. Talbot, under whose direction Madame SchumannHeink is appearing, has arranged for special police details. A special entrance is being reserved for automobile passengers, who will be expected to approach from the north in New Jersey St. Traffic Inspector Michael Glenn will have charge of crowd arrangements. Madame Schumar.n-Heink will arrive Friday. She is expected to visit National American Legion headquarters Friday afternoon. . Branch to Make Visit Governor Branch will visit the Indiana State reformatory at Pendleton Friday with the board of trustees, which will hold its regular meeting. Burglars Get $20,000 * HARRISON, Mich., May B.—Burglars broke into to Harrison State Bank early today and hauled away a safe containing cash and liberty bonds amounting to more than $20,000.

Pajama Parade Put on Professorial Pan

By Times Special IREENCASTLE, Ind., May 8. —De Pauw University men will do almost anything for De Pauw Co-eds. De Pauw's girls axe the fairest in the land, so why not? That's tradition. But tradition may be due for a rude Jolt. There's a movement on to stop the annual pajama parade. Enter tradition, again. Every year the girls stage a lantern parade at the close of May

Brick Is Dug From Wall of New Men's Building at County Infirmary With Key —Times Finds Large Cracks in Floors and Sides of Rooms

ABOVE LEFT. CRACK IN MORTAR ON WALL* OF RECEPTION ROOM AT COUNTY INFIRMARY; ABOVE RIGHT, CRACK IN CONCRETE FLOOR. BELOW, GENERAL VIEW OF NEW BUILDING; (INSET) SHOWS WHERE BRICK WAB DUG OUT WITH A KEV.

See the crack rn the cement Poor? S'>e the hole in the wall where a | brick is out?. See the large crack in the brick wall? The pictures were laken in the new men's building at the county ! poor farm, recently completed from j an appropriation of $130,000, but not | yet accepted by county commissioni ers. Noticing a brick in the inside wall of one of the bedrooms was loose, a Times reporter worked it out with the aid of a common doorkey. Mortar crumbled to sand. A picture of j the hole was taken and the brick | replaced in its niche in the recently * completed wall. The large crack running up the brick wall from the electric light | switch was found on the inside wall i/of the reception room. The crack j in the cement floor extended clear I across a six-foot hall and started up

HOLD-UP BRAINS ESCAPES COURT Mail Bandit Hears Sentence Affirmed, Skips. . By i nitrd Press CHICAGO. May B.—“ Handsome! Jack" Barry, the man who directed | the $380,000 Dearborn Station mail j robbery in 1921, today quietly slipped I from a. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals courtroom, jammed with Federal agents, police and court bailiffs, when the judge handed down a decision affirming Barry's sentence to four years in Leavenworth prison. Hundreds so police and Federal agents are searching the city for Barry. Pending action by the Court of Appeals, Barry was out on $50,000 bond. Today he appeared in ohurt to hear the decision. When he heard the lower court action sustained, Barry walked out and disappeared Fair Dates Announced By Times Special CRAWFOROSVILLE. Ind.. May . —The Montgomery County Fair will j be held Aug. 26-30, it is announced. Exhibition of Boys’ and Girls’ ’ Club ! work will be a special feature.

day festivties. It's really very pretty as they wend their way about the campus carrying gay lights. In their nighties? Heavens, no. It's the boys who put on pajamas and parade right after tht lantern affair. And it rather spoils the effect of the girls’ stunt. One year the boys v ound up their parade by placing a wooden Image of a horse, “borrowed” from a livery stable, in close proximity to the ggand piano In Rector Hall, women’s dormitory.

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both new wall* <>ther cracks tn the floor were observed. The brick walls and cement floors are those which stirred the indignation of (he County Board of Chari ties and Correction. The board held they were not "humane." Each room in which the aged inmates will live should have wooden floors and plastered walls, the board recommended. 0 "We do not know on whom the blawie lies for the faulty and very careless construction of this new building, or for the apparent lack of interest being shown for the comfort ami sanitary conditions existing at this home, hut we do most earnestly urge county commissioners give more personal attention to the housing conditions here,” the board reported to the commissioners and Circuit Judge H. O. Chamberlin on April 15. Other points protested by the board were absence of a hospital room, screens for the windows, roof

STREET WIDENING PASSED Board of Works Adopts Resolution for New York St. Improvement. The boasgl of works has adopted a resolution to widen New York St. between the Big Four tracks and Arsenal Ave., after weeks rtf discussion by property owners and Irvington residents. Proposals for widening the street to Emerson Ave. are pending. The Mead-Balch Construction Company received the White River-Ken-tucky Ave. bridge contract on bid of *635,000. ARREST IN WILKINS CASE Farmer Boarder Held as “Uttle Tommy” of Diary Fame. N By United Press KANSAS CITY, Mo., May B.—Roy Hartman was arrested today in connection with the investigation Into the murder of Dr. Eoe Wilkins, found slain in her home here six weeks ago. Hartman was a boarder a*. Miss Wilkin's home and is believed to be tpe “little Tommy" referred to in her diary. He admitted fleeing from Kansas City on hearing of the murder for fear he might be arreate 5. He said he knew nothing slaying. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m. • 52 10 a. m 53 7 a. m. 152 11 a. m 58 8 a. m 52 12 (noon) 53 9 a. m 52 1 p. m.... ... 51

Miss Katherine S. Alvord, dean of women, said: "I sincerely hope and have every reason to believe that this will not occur this year.” Whereupon there were pajama coni’ cerces in several fraternity h<n. -• May day is Saturday. This may decide the question in fa vor of the girls: Women's Self-Government Association has decreed senior girls may have dates until 11 p. m. the rest of this semester. Likewise all the girls may ride until 8 p. m. without a chaperone until commencement.

gutters and window blinds. These items were not included in the orig inaf specifications. Further inspection of the new building revealed that putty put in around the iron window frames did not "set." The windows have no wooden sashes or frames, strips of iron being used, holes and cracks freely admitting the wind. Double doors leading to the outside lacked a quarter of an inch of meeting, in one instance. The roof is of composition shingles. No metal combing was put on. the shingles having been bent over the angle to form a comb. County commissioners who let the contract July 12, 1923. were Harry Tutewiler and Albert Hoffman, Republicans. and John Kitley, Democrat. The contractor is George A. Weaver & Son. Architects were E. E. Dunlap and Sylvester A. Morgan. , The general contract was award-

TWO PLEAD GUILTY IN LANGLEY CASE Sensation Sprung in ‘Wet’ Trial of Congressman, Hy I'niltd Pr-m COVINGTON. Ky„ May B.—M. E. Huth and Walter E. Carey pleaded guilty today in the trial of Congressman John W. Langley with whom they and two others are charged jointly with liquor conspiracy. The pleas were unexpected and caused a sensation in the court. They delayed hearing of further test and brought motion from defense attorneys to strike cut much of the previous test on the ground that the pleas will alter past rulings. FIRE LOSS DECREASES Department Answers 382 Alarms in Month of April. Fire losses in Indianapolis for April amounted to only $40,000, a decrease of $173,000 over April, 1923, records of the hoard of safety show. The fire department answered 382 alarms during the month. Building permits issued for the week ending May 3 totaled 473 for valuation of $321,412. During April 2,210 permits were issued for buildings aggregating $2,492,173. In ApriJ, 1928, 1.781 permits for buildings costing $3,216,976 were issued. NURSES NAME DELEGATE President lo Represent Publie Health Association. Mrs. Henry B. HeyAVond, president of directors of the Public Health Nursing Association will attend the nurses convention in Detroit, .June 16-21 as the delegate from Indianapolis. Miss Ethel P. Clark will act as alternate. These appointments were made at the meeting of the hoard today at Fletcher Savings and 4 Trust Bank. Mins Edna L. Hamilton and six other anaocia '\n members Avill attend

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ed for $86,342 Due to a misealculat.oi; in plans, the county council had to appropriate $3,527 extra to correct errors in plans for the foundation. which would have left one end of the building suspended in the air. Commissioners Hoffman and Kitley. and John MoCloskey. Democrat, who succeeded Tutewiler Jan. J, announced after a conference with the contractor and architects, the place will not be accepted until "everything has been brought up to specifications." The board appo.nted another architect, William Alberßineier. to go over the new building and give suggestions to Weaver, to which he agreed. The board also announced screens and floor linoleum will bn installed, and inside walls painted. "More like a cow barn at the State fair ground than a place of human habitation," tlie charities board termed the place in a previous report.

WOMEN WOULD PREACH This Time in the Pulpit—Methodists May I.rt Them Become Pastors. Hu United Peru* SPRINGFIELD, Mass., May B. The thirty-fourth quadrennial general conference of the northern Metiiodist Church today began consideration of a move to allow women to become ministers. Miss Madeline Southard, of Kansas, one of the more militant members of the group, is leading the fight. TRUCE SOUGHT TO SAVE MELLON G, 0. P, Would Swap Farm Relief Votes, By United Pre* WASHINGTON. May 8 —Senate Administration Republicans made peace OA'ertures tc the progressives today in a final effort to save G. O. P. tax rates. Republican leaders let it be known that they would act favorably on progressive farm rqlief legislation if the progressives would vote for a 3713 per cent maximum surtax. Progressives are said to have, refused, feeling that they can pass their farm relief plan Avithout help from the regulars. There is some talk of revenge among the regulars. They already have decided to take up the McNaryHaugen price stabilisation bill as soon as the tax bill is concluded, but now there is a movement afoot to attempt drastic modification of it. Hammer Is Alleged Weapon Suit for $5,000 damages was filed in Superior Court today by Henry N. Nichols, a carpenter, against Ollie H. Guype, 610 Lin wood Aa - ©. Nichols alleged that March 26 Guype hit him with a hammer, breaking three ribs. Charges wars denied on behalf of GuypO: :

UPDIKE PASSES HE MOORES FOR HEM NOMINATION FOR CONERESS Young Klan Candidate's Show of Strength Surprises Political Dopesters Remy Only Man Not Indorsed l y Ku-Klux in Lead. M’CULLOCH FAR AHEAD OF HIS OPPONENTS IN COUNTY VOTE Three-Fourths of Precincts Are Officially Heard From—Ramsey Steps in Front of Duvall for G. 0. P. Treasurer Place. BULLETIN Official returns from ]65 of the 206 precincts in Marion County gave Updike 20,303 and Moores 19,880. Political dopesters got another surprise of the primary election today when Ralph E. Updike passed Merrill Moores in official returns unofficially tabulated in the Republican race for nomination for Congressman of the Seventh District. Cpdike, a Ku-Klux Klan candidate, one of the younger Republican school, was several hundred votes ahead of Moores when approximately three-fourths of the 206 precincts had been heard from. Moores was generally doped to win. despite opposition of the Klan, because he had not been particularly involved in the Republican factional tights of the last six years. Moores is the I present Congressman. Moores had a safe lead until some of the outlying precincts where Klan strength was in evidence began to report.

As the situation stood early this ! afternoon the ('offin-Dodson and Klan ! slate may win every coiyity nominaf tion except that of prosecutor. Wil- | lam H. Remy. backed by the Shank j forces and not approved by the Klan. ! appeared to have a safe lead OAer James E. McDonald, Klan choice. McCulloch Holds Majority John L. Duvall, county treasurer, seeking renomination, faced strong possibility of defeat at the hands of Edward A. Ramsey. Ramsey tenaciously clung to a small lead gained in the first precinct to report. Dr. Carleton B. McCulloch continued to increase his lead in the Democratic gubernatorial race. He established a clear majority over opponents and all indications Avere that he would hold it. Asa general rule, candidates favored by the Klan led in the Republican primary Avhile the true on the Democratic side. For the Democrats. James E. Decry had established a commanding lead over Richard M. Coleman in the prosecutor's race. Joseph P. Turk appeared to be an easy tvinner of the congressional nomination, with a decisive lead OA r er Charles B. Clark, Lis nearest opponent. William E. Clauer had an easy A-ictory for the nomination of county treasurer. Hay Far Ahead Omer Hawkins. Klan candidate sheriff, seemed assured of nomwia ; tion over nine opponents. Claude F. Johnson Avas running second. Otto Ray Avas making a runaAvay of the Democratic sheriff race. Coroner Paul F. Robinson Avas assured of renomination on the Republican ticket. His opponent, it seems certain, will be Garrett F. Kirby. After a neck-and-neek race that lasted the greater part of Wednesday, George C. Schmidt finally drety away from Paul R. BroAvn In the race for the Republican nomination for veyor. On the Democratic side, Ruaf F. Pickens held a small but slowly increasing lead OA T er George M. Cheney, j Cassius Hogle and Charles O. Sut- ( ton apparently have captured the Re- ; publican nominations for commissioners of the First and Third districts, respectively. Party Disregarded • John Kitley, in the First district, and George D. Hardin, in the Third, wore far ahead of other Democratic! candidates. Democrats apparently played an important part in Republican affairs. Analysis of votes by precincts shoAv that Democratic Klnnsmen voted for Jackson, while on the south side antiIClan Democrats voted for Shank. The Klan probably will make a clean sweep of the Republican legislative ticket. Names of Fred M. Dickerman, Russell 8. 1 Harrison, William T. Quillin and Robert L. Moorhead, leaders in the senatorial race, appeared on the Klan white slate. Harvey G. Shafer, whose name appeared on the blue slate in place of Moorhead, was running fifth. The eleven candidates named on both whit© and blue Klan slates for State Representatives were leading the field. They were Charles Bebinger. Frank Borns, Joseph Buchanan, H. Walker De Haven, Russell V. Duncan, J. W. Ebaugh. Georga W. Eliott, William Y. Hinkle, Charles Mendenhall, Clermont R. Smith and William F. Werner. Charles M. Clark, Republican Klan candidate for joint Representatiw; of Marten and Johnsoh- Counties, was tar of Frank E. Cline.

Forecast UNSETTLED with probably showers tonight followed by fair Friday. Not much change in temperature anticipated in this vicinity.

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\\ illiam E. English. Republican, was unopposed for joint Senator. Democratic leaders for four senatorial nominations were Meredith Nicholson. Harry W. Bassett, Michael M. Mahoney and Lawrence J. Sexton. Eleven leaders for Democratic State Representative nominations were Leo X. Smith. Hubert Riley. Edgar A. Perkins, Sr.. Vincent H. Mercurio. H. | E- Calland. John E. Webb, Carl E. Wood. Edward K. McKinney, John C. Bankett. Michael W. McCarthy and Peter A. Boland. W. W. Spencer was unopposed for joint Representative. George W. Curtis was wel\ahead for joint Senator. President Coolidge continued to pile up an enormous majority over his only opponent. Senator Hiram Johnson of Calfiornia. The President's lead was at a ratio of eleven to one. NEW JAP PACT TO BE OPPOSED Coolidge Playing Too Much Politics, Says Democrat. Hu I 11 s ted Prat* WASHINGTON. May 8. —Charging that President Coolidge used the immigration bill as "a political football,” .Representative Sabath, Illinois Democrat, today announced his determination to fight adoption of the conference report on the bill in the House tomorrow. Sabath declared "politics was played all through the conference" on the bill. He refused to sign the conference report. He will demand in the House the reason for the sudden change of front of House conferees, some of Avhom announced on Tuesday* that they had no intention of granting the postponement of Japanese exclusion asked by President Coolidge and on Wednesday agreed to the postponement after talking with the President. LODGE PRESENTS PEACEPROPOSAL Would Take Place of Harding's World Court, By United Pre *# WASHINGTON. May A substitute for the Harding world court plan was introduced in the Senate today by Senator Lodge, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. It authorizes President Coolidge to call a world conference at The Hague to organize an international court of justice entirely divorced from the League of Nations. The resolution pro A-ides that a judge be elected by the electoral commission f>t each power, that each power shall have one vote., and one judge and that the personnel of the court be limited to sixteen members representative of the sixteen leading powers. The sixteen members would ba twelve judges and four deputy JudfM.