Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 5, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 May 1924 — Page 1

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VOLUME 36—NUMBER 5

Indianapolis Far Behind Other Cities in Car Fare Rates for Children

Indianapolis is behind other cities in providing special car fare for school children who must use street cars in traveling to and from classes. Some time ago The Indianapolis Times suggested that with Hie increase in car fare in the city some provision should be made for students who must use the cars daily. It was pointed ut that the increased fare would be a hardship to many. The Indianapolis Federation of Community Civic Clubs approved the plan. Then if went further and filed a petition with the public service commission asking that reduced rates for pupils be included in the fare order. The commission has failed to act. It has not even set the petition for hearing.

lESH EOS SMITH HUS JOB RIGHT Attorney General's Written Opinion Says McCray Appointment of Successor to Ratts on Public Service Commission Is Legal, COURT ACTION MAY BE SOLUTION IN TANGLE Appointee Has Eye Upon Republican Nomination for Lieutenant Governor, Which Adds Complications to Situation, Attorney General U. S. Lesh, in a written opinion to Governor Emmett F. Branch, holds that the appointment of Oscar Smith, Knox, Ind., to the public service commission is valid. Oscar Ratts, Paoli, Ind., whose term expired May 1 and who was to be succeeded by Smith, has refused to surrender the office on the ground that appointment was invalid. Smith was appointed by ex-Gov-ernor McCray in advance of May 1 the date the appointment was to take effect. McCray resigned, April 30. Branch asked Lesh for ar. opinion immediately upon taking office. May 1. Lesh gave an oral opinion. It was believed then that Branch, after these conferences considered Smith's appointment invalid. Today it was learned that the written opinion had been prepared subsequent to these conferences. Lesh said that final settlement of who was entitled to the job would be up to court. He said that an action in quo warranto, preferred by Smith, questioning Ratts’ right to retain the place, was The logical action. But Smith has been flirting with the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor, it is said. Republican committeemen in his district recently indorsed him for the place. He has been in Indianapolis sounding out the possibilities. Meanwhile he has not been contesting Ratt s claim to the place, May 1 he appeared at the commission office and demanded recognition. It was refused. He has made no further move. If his overtures toward the Lieutenant Governorship result in disappointment, it is believed he will start to contest the case.

WALB AND EMISON *1 WASHINGTON Will - Ask Immediate Promotion of Judge Anderson, By C. A. RANDAU, Times Staff Correspond) nt WASHINGTON, May 16—President Coolidge will confer with Clyde A. Walb. Indiana Rep bjican chairman, and Ewing Emison, Coolidge manager in Indiana, tomorrow. Walb said today that he came to Washington primarily to urge the immediate promotion of Federal Judge Anderson of Indianapolis to the circuit bench. Emison let it be known that he wants to wind up his affairs as Coolidge manager and incidentally bring pressure to bear upon William A. Butler, the new Republican national chairman, to pay some of the Indiana Republican campangn debts. Neither Walb nor Emison was able to see the President today. Both Walb and Emison are urging Indiana Congressmen to go to the Indiana State con ntion next week. Postmaster Gen- New has announced his intention of attending. Plaza Sciontech Topic The Scientech Club will discuss the "New Plaza and Its Arrangement" at luncheon Monday at the Chamber of Commerc*. The club is after twenty-five new members.

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Pals of Doomed Man Feared By United Brest. RAZIL, Ind.. May 16. Edward Barber, 18-year-old St. Louis bandit, who was sentenced Thursday to death in the electric chair, was removed from the Clay County jail today and taken to Terre Haute for safe keeping. Judge Hutchinson ordered the prisoner taken to Terre Haute after the sheriff had received a “tip” that two autos containing members of the bandit gang to which Barber is said to have belonged in St. Louis, were on their way to Brazil to attempt a jail delivery and rescue their comrade. Barber was sentenced to die on Aug. 25 for the murder of Steve Kendall in a Terre Haute filling station.

BUDGET IS NOT LARGE ENOUGH Sixty-Five Men Work on Street Repairs, An expenditure of more than SBO,000 this year for labor and supplies to repair city streets will not be sufficient to do the work, city officials admit in pointing to handicaps in maintaining streets. Bad paved streets were found in every section of the city by The Times ip twelve recent surveys. In 1923, the city spent $57,495.50 for labor in patching streets and $22,615.63 for material and equipment. The 1924 budget will be approximately the same. Engineers contend it is inadequate. A force of sixty-five men was on the pay roll last week doing this work, representing the largest number this year. These men included laborers, markers, smoothers, and teamsters. They are paid a varied scale ranging from 40 cents an .hour for labor to 90 cents for teamsters. These men work in sections under direction of the street engineers in the board of works office. SLASHING GALE HOLDS AMERICANS Flight of Aviators Again Delayed by Weather, By United Press CORDOVA, Alaska, May 16.—A slashing seventy-mile gale swept the island of Attu last night, lessening the chances that America’s round the world fliers would be able to hop off for Paramashiru Island, in the Kurile group, today. The gale was so stiff the supply ship for the flight group was forced to desert the harbor and put out to sea to prevent being driven ashore. Rush Martin Home By United Press BREMERTON, Wash., May 16. The fishing steamer Katherine D has been ordered to make all possible speed to the United States so that Maj. Frederick L. Martin and Sergt. Alva Harvey may get here at the earliest possible moment. Only one stop will be made on the cruise Marl.tf.ren at Calcutta By United Press CALCUTTA. May 16.—Major MacLaren, British airman, landed his around-the-world flight plane here today, having flown from Alahabad, 500 miles away. MacLaren’s total mileage now is 6,580. BILLY SUNDAY BETTER Condition Is Not Critical, Says Personal Physician. By United Press ROCHESTER. Minn., May 16. Rev. William A (Billy Sunday, famous evangelist who is at the Mayo clinic undergoing treatment for kidney trouble, is not in a critical condition, his personal physician. Dr. R. L. Sonders. said today. CARRIERS GET HOLIDAY Mail Men Get Half-Day Off Each Weeks—Deliveries Curtailed. Mail carriers will be given half holidays on Saturdays from June 28 to Sept. 13, according to Robert H. Bryson, postmaster. Deliveries to residence sections will be limited to one on Saturdays and business deliveries will also be curtailed. _ . Clerks will be granted occasional holidays according to a schedule to be arrana-eH

The Indianapolis Times has just completed a survey of representative cities in various sections of the country. Here is what the survey shows: HOUSTON, Texas—School children may buy twenty tickets at cents each. The regular rate of fare is 6Vi cents for tickets and 7 cents cash. SAN DIEGO, Cal.—School children are given forty rides for $1 The regular fare ranges from 5 cents to 10 cents under a zoning system. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio—On written order from principal school child can buy thirty-three tickets for sl. The tickets are good from 7 a. m. to 5 p. m. on school days. The regular rate is 8 cents cash.

BONUS FATE RESTS WITH SMALL GROUP Attempt to Pass Bill Over Veto Depends on How President's Message Affects Skepticals Both Sides Bring Pressure, MESSAGE IS ASSAILED BY SENATOR COPELAND Coolidge Shows Selt Against All Human Beings,- He Says—Progressives Will Vote for Bill, Declares Brookhart, By United Press WASHINGTON. May 16.—The outcome of the President's clash with Congress over the bonus depends upon how bis. veto message affects wavering members of the Senate. The House will vote to sweep the veto aside tomorrow. Then Senate will take up the question early next week. Both bonus advocates and administration leaders are concentrating pressure upon a little group of undecided Senators whose votes are needed to override the veto, if it is to be overridden. Tombstone Bonus Views of various Senate groups follow: Senator Copeland, New York, Democrat and cash bonus advocate: "The President has shown himself as being against all human beings. I do not approve of the tombstone bonus bill which he vetoed. I want a cash bonus. But the President showed himself opposed to all bonus plans. I will vote to pass the measure over his veto and I think all cash bonus men will.” Senator Brookhart, acting progressive leader: “The progressives will vote to pass the bill over the veto. Success of the bill depends upon what attitude the Administration Senators take. If they stick by the votes, the bill wall pass.” Hand of Mellon Senator Curtis, Republican whip and author of the bill: “We will taka it up as soon as it passes the House. Whether we can pass it over a veto is another question upon which I would not at this time hazard a guess.” “The voice was the voice of Coolidge, but the hand was that of Mellon,” commented Representative Nelson. leader of the insurgent Republicans. TEMPERAMENT OF CATS Never Can Tell What They’ll Do— Pet Parade Warning. You never can tell what a cat will do. Acting on this theory, the public library today announced it would not be responsible for safety of kitties and their owners in the parade May 24. The kitties are welcome, but the library advised that they be carried in baskets. One hundred and eighteen cats have been entered. Ajso 132 dogs, not to mention some gold fish, a monkey, an alligator and other odd pets.

State Road No. 32 Motorists Beware of Linden

By Times Special iRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., Maav 16.—A drama of ■-* blasted hopes is being enacted at Linden ten miles north of here, on Sta.e road No. 32. Actors in the drama are Linden merchants, v trioue drivers of gas buggies, usually known as automobiles; an aroused citizenry, and, last, but not least. Marshal John Stull. Once upon a time merchants of Linden yearned to entice the tourst within striking distance. Let us have a State roajl, they said. Filling sfetions, restaurants and soft drink places will spring up

INDIANAPOLIS, FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1924

A KID AGAIN! Silent Cal Cracks a Smile as He Watches Circus

By XEA Ben-ire ,y XSHINGTON, D. C., May 16.—Once there was a barefoot boy in Ludlow, XT., who dreamed if climbing the elephant’s —■— back and riding round and round the sawdust arena. Cal Coolidge was his neme. The other day, shaking ihe cares of office and the worries of a corning political campaign from his should, re, he stepped about more briskly than Washington has soeri him step in many days. “Going to tin- circus,' lie admitted ' Had he cared he could have mounted the elephant’s back, or ridden in the chariot, or done anything he wished. The press agent would have thanked him mightily. Hut now. hud come between him and boyhood desires, the dignity of high office. Did he wistfully wish that he could change places with some small boy and — Study the picture and frame your own answer. It shows the President and Mrs. Coolidge attending the circus in Washington.

FOUR HELD AS SPENCERBANDITS Detective Announces Arrests at Terre Haute, Harry C. Webster of the H. C. Webster Detective Agency today announced that four men are under arrest in his investigation of the robbery of two banks by a gang of from fifteen to twenty men, Nov. 6, 1923, at Spencer, Ind. Town authorities were held at bay while the robbers worked. The men, arrested at Terre Haute: Harry Palmer, Blackie Linton, William itvfield ami William Evans. All but Palmer were taken to Spencer. GIVEN DEATH FOR ATTACK By United Press BEAUMONT, Texas, May 16. George W. McNeal, 31, of Port Neches was found guilty of assaulting an 11-year-old Beaumont girl and sentenced to death by a jury hi District Court here today.

and much currency will circulate to the benefit of all. But now State road No. 32 passes through Linden, and the town is cursed thereby, says Marshal Stull. The “gas buggies,” at least some of them, flash down Main St. leaving only a streak of smoke to celebrate their passage, according to Stull. Nary a nickel do they leave in their fleet journey. When one speed fiend knocked down a young woman recently citizens took a hand. An indigation meeting was called. A drive to stop speeding was inaugurated and Marshal Stull sallied forth. On the first night of his cam

OKLAHOMA ClTY—School children are given tickets to use on school days for 25 cents a week. The regular rate is 7 cents, or six tickets for 25 cents. FT. WORTH, TEX. —Fare to school children is 4 cents or two rides for 7 cents. The regular rate is 7 cents. EL PASO, Texas—The rate for school children is 3 cents. For adults it is 6 cents. BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—School children ride for 2 1 /2 cents. The regular rate is 7 cents. BALTIMORE, Md.—Children between 4 and 12 ride for 4 cents. The regular rate is 8 cents. SACRAMENTO, CAL. —School children ride for cents during school hours. The regular fare si 5 cents.

WAR IS FORECAST IN PEACE DEBATE Bitter Debate Expected on Methodist Resoiution, By United Press SPRINGFIELD, Mass . May 16. Bitter debate was forecast as pacifists and anti-pacifists in the thirtyfourth quadrier iial convention of the Methodist't.piscopal Church prepared for a vote today on the antiwar resolution. Anti-pacifists declared the resolution will bring shame and mortification to the church if It is adopted. The resolution expresses complete opposition to all wars, even in selfdefense. An amendment which would except wars fought In self-defense or for the sake of humanity was de’eated. Social Agencies Meet The interacial committee of the Council of Social Agencies met at noon today at the Y. M. C. A. Officers were elected.

paign two unwary speeders fell into his hands. Stopping the first party the officer ordered the driver to drive to the home of the justice of the peaqe. The driver did, but when he reached the justice’s house he "stepped on her” and stepped right out of town, leaving the marshal only his number. The next time the marshal was wise. He rode in the back seat of the car to the home of the justice and $1 and costs jingled Into the village treasury. And the campaign is still on, says Marshal Stull. Go slow through Linden. There is: a town there and there’s a speed law.

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ARGUMENT OPENED IH ELLIS CASE Jury to Get Case Late This Afternoon State Attacks Insanity Theory of Defense With Experts as Final Witnesses, EACH SIDE GIVEN TWO HOURS FOR SPEECHES Question of Mentality Is Principal Point to Be Decided by Jury—Motion to Take Twelve Men to Murder Scene Is Dismissed, The fate of Gladys Ellis, 21-year-old alleged slayer of Miss Louise Richards. TO, teacher-matron at the Indiana. Woman's Prison, will be placed in the hands of a criminal court jury late this afternoon. Attorneys H. B. Pike and C. R. Cameron. Thursday, finished introducing testimony to show why the blow that fractured the aged woman's skull the night of Feb. 25 was the act of an unsound mind. Prosecutor William H. Remy this morning introduced his Inst insanity experts, who said the girl Is perfectly sane. They were Dr. L. D. Carter, mental expert from Norway’s Sanitarium for nervous diseases on E. Tenth St., and Dr. Albert E. Sterne, chief of staff at the same institution and professor of nervous and mental diseases at Indiana University. Closing arguments, two hours on each side, were begun at 2 p. m. Motion Dismissed Court was adjourned at 11:30 for lunch, following dismissal of a motion by the defense to have the jury inspect the solitary confinement cage of iron wire at the prison from which the girl escaped. The jury can return ore of these verdicts: First degrej murder, death sentence or life imprisonment in the Indiana Woman's Prison; second degree murder, life imprisonment in the. prison; manslaughter, two to twenty-one years sentence: not guilty, with a finding that the defendant was of unsound mind at the time of the crime, and not guilty. If found not guilty because of insanity, the girl wijl be remanded to jail. Judge James A. Collins will then appoint an insanity commission to hear the facts, and she will be placed in some insane asylum, as there is no ward for the criminal inffftne at the Woman’s Prison. My Best Friend The Eljls girl murdered the aged teacher to obtain prison keys, clothes for a disguise and $52 in money, the State contends. “I only tied Miss Richards up,” sobbed the defendant on the stand. “I never hit her. She was my best friend in the prison.” JUNE 15 IS DEAD LINE Corporation Must File Names of Shareholders With Revenue Bureau. All corporations and joint stock companies not specifically exempt from taxation, paying dividends amounting to SSOO must- report the names and addresses of shareholders and amount paid to the internal revvenue bureau not later than June 15, M. Burt Thurman, collector internal revenue, announced today. ‘FAIR AND WARMER’ Weather Bureau Predicts Cool Spell Is Ended for Present. 6 a. m 48 10 a. m 62 7 a. m 51 11 a. m 63 8 a. m 55 12 (noon) 63 9 a. m.. .. • • 59 Fair and warmer. That was the prediction of wjather bureau officials for tonight and Saturday. The cool spell which has delayed appearance of straw hats and put a damper on spirits of Indianapolis residents is over, at least temporarily, they said. At noon today the thermometer registered 63 degrees, 8 degrees higher than Thursday.

SAN FRANCISCO—SchooI children ride for 2*4 cents. The regular rate is 5 cents. CINCINNATI, Ohio —Street car fare for adults is 9 cents and for school children it is 5 cents. DES MOINES, lowa—School children of any age ride for 2V2 cents. The regular fare is 7 cents. DOES INDIANAPOLIS THINK LESS OF ITS CHILDREN THAN OTHER CITIES? DOES IT BELIEVE IN MAKING OBTAINING AN EDUCATION MORE DIFFICULT THAN NECESSARY? THE ANSWER IS UP TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AND THE .CITIZENS OF INDIANAPOLIS.

Cupid’s Victims Four Deep AIS Miss Margaret Duthie, daughter of Mr. and u— Mrs. William E. Duthie. 1630 Ashland Ave., becomes the bride* of Robert G. Crossum at 7:30 tonight at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Whittaker, in Lebanon, her mother, grandmother and great grandmother will be picturing themselves as brides twenty-five, fifty and seventyfive years ago. The unusual coincidence of four wedding days twenty-five years apart makes this one in the home where the bride's mother was married twentyfive years ago particularly interesting. All four "brides” will be present. They are Mrs. W. S. Warren of Noblesville, the great-grandrnohtre, who, though she is 93, has been looking forward to this date for many weeks; Mrs. Whitaker, whose beautiful home made the ceremony especially charmir>g. Mrs. Duthie the bride’s mother, and the bride, who is to be attended by her sister, Miss Jean Duthie. The best man was James Allen of Reaver. Pa. The bride and groom will live in Chicago.

POWER OF ‘OLD If IS DENIED Huffington in Answer to D, C. Stephenson, “Nobody can keep a jackass from braying. Give him enough rope and he will hang himself.” This was the statement today of Joseph M. Huffington. great titan of the Ku-Klux K'.an, in reference to David C. Stephenson, self-styled “old man” of the Klan in Indiana. Hufflngton's statement was in answer to one from Stephenson Thursday in which Stephenson declared that "Bossert rule” in Indiana must go. Walter F. Bossert is imperial representative in Indiana and imperial klailiff of the national Klan. “Stephenson has no connection with the Klan whatever,” Huffington said “He has no more connection with the organization than he lias with the Republican party. "He has been ousted, effectively.” Stephenson, however, has called a State wide meeting of the Klan for next Sunday at Cadle Tabernacle. He said the Klan officials are preparing to give Indiana Klansmen the right of self-determination and that his “great victory” in the State had j stirred Hiram Evans, imperial wiz- j ard, and Bossert to action. Thousands of Klansmen are ex- I pected in Indianapolis May 24 for j an all-day and night celebration at j the State fairground. Huffington announced. Men of national repute will speak. A parade will be held. Grover A. Smith of IndianapoV* I s in charge of arrangements, Huffington said.

SUICIDE’S BOD! FOUND IN PARK Notes Direct Disposition of Body and Effects, With a bullet hole in the head, the body of Charles F. Weidner was found lying in shrubbery on the north side of University Park early today. A revolver with one chamber fired was found beside the body. In a coat pocket the police found the following note dated May 10 and signed Charles F. Weidner: “Just tired of life. Not one thing irregular. Be sure and give the other letter to B. S. Gadd, 2130 Prospect St., city, and also myself, as it will instruct him what to do.” A second note, addressed to Gadd, read: "Please take my body to Columbus, Ind., for burial. Take f hese receipts to Albert Ginsberg, 1934 St., and collect the S3OO insurance. This will gree you full charge.” Ginsberg is a union official. The body was found by Theodore Arnold, 929 N. Capitol Ave. Employes at the postoffice said they heard a shot fired at 4:30 a. m. Gadd is out of the city. Ginsberg said he had worked with Weidner in the Big Four shops at Beech Grove, but did not know where Weidner lived or any of his relatives.

Forecast FAIR tonight and probably Saturday with warmer temperatures anticipated in this vicinity.

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1 PI FOR PROHDH’ SIMS Millionaire Bootlegger Tells Senate He Gave Jess Smith $250,000 and Commission on Every ‘Case’ Sold, BROUGHT FROM PRISON TO TESTILY IN PROBE Charges He Also Paid Daugherty's Friend $20,000 to Get His Sentence to Atlnata Reversed— Flays Prohibition Law. By United Press WASHINGTON, May 16—George Remus, millionaire "bootleg ling” of Cincinnati, now serving in Atlanta penitentiary, told the Senateinvestigating committee today that he paid Jess Smith $250,000 for liquor permits and “protection from prosecution.” Remus said he did not know with whom Smith “split” the money. “We did not discuss that point,” he said. GEORGE REMUS In addition to $250,000 paid to Smith, Remus said they had an agreement whereby each was to get “about $1.50 to $2.50 a case” on all liquor released. The amount of the “commission” he said depended upon the number of cases released. Paid With SI,OOO Bills The first payment to Smith, Remus said, was $50,000 in SI,OOO bills, which he handed him in the Commodore Hotel in New York July or August, 1921. After he was convicted for violation of the Volstead act in 1922 Remus said that Smith assured him tha' he could have the decision reversed because of his influence with the Attorney General. This assur(Turn to Page 17) PARTY FOR CARRIERS Times Boys and Girls Invited to 'Buddies,” at English’s. About 500 carriers of The Indianapolis Times will be the guests tonight at English’s at the performance of “Buddies.” Charles Berkell, managlr of the Berkell Players, decided that “Buddies” was an ideaj bill for the carriers to see and the invitation was extended. The carriers will meet at The Times building and will march in a body to English’s. MINeTsEIZURE REJECTED Commons Defeats Nationalization Plan by a Heavy Vote. By United Press LONDON, May 16.—The House of Commons today rejected a private members’ bill for nationalization of mines by a vote of 264 to 168. The labor government M was not backing the bill. **■