Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 22, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 June 1924 — Page 1

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SLAYERS DIO NOT SIGN ACONFESSION State Must Depend on Positive Evidence of Slaying of Franks Boy to Get Death Penalty, Defense Attorney Claims, WITNESSES WILL PROVE CHARGE—PROSECUTOR Brother Visits Loeb in Cell and Reads Lists of Those Executed Since 1840 — Youths Adapt Selves to Jail Routine, By United Press CHICAGO. June 4—The State, in its attempt to hang Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb for the murder of Robert Franks, must depend upon positive evidence of the crime. Clarence Darrow, chief attorney for the defense, said today. Darrow, who heads the $15,000,000 legal staff retained by the millionaire parents of Leopold and Loeb, said he was “interested” in a statement made by Robert E. Crowe, State’s attorney, admitting the State had no signed confession of the murder. Although declaring his belief that the State’s attorney might -“spring some surprise on us yet,” Darrow indicated that if it were true no signed confession is in the hands of the prosecution, the defense would be strengthened considerably. Crowe Makes Admission In admitting that Leopold and Loeb never signed admissions of the crime, Crowe said stenographers who took notes on the boys’ statements, would tesify for the State, thus taking the place of signed confession. “A confession as an instrument in itself means nothing anyway.” Crowe said. “It might very easily be ruled out by a trial judge. It is in witnesses to incriminating state ments made by the boys that the j State places its chief reliance.” Crowe said he .would summon all possible witnesses before the grand jury, disregarding the usual custom of holding back “surprise witnesses” for the actual trial. “We are going to get together all the evidence possible now,” he said. “If any witness refuses to testify at the trial, we will have the record of his testimony before the grand jury to take its plate. If any witness changes his story in any essential detail when the trial gets under way we will prosecute the witness for perjury.” Iyeopold and Loeb were adapting themselves today to the routine of prison life. They took their pre scribed “setting up” exercises and attended the prison school. In their cells they spent most of the time reading magazines. Brother Visits Loeb Allen M. Loeb, business man from Seattle, a brother of Richard Loeb, arrived from the West today and called immediately at the jail. Be(Tura to Page 11)

Will Cressy at the Convention

WILL CRESSY , Y J ILL M. CRESSY is going \Y 1° Bee the Republican ___j convention for The Indianapolis Times through a funny man’s eyes. You know Cressy already—the most laughable vaudevillian on the American stage, the funniest writer in the country today. He doesn’t know a thing about politics. That's one thing that makes his stuff so rich. He’ll “cover” the whole blowout, from a day or two before it starts until it adjourns. Don’t miss his series. It’s a scream. George Storm will draw the pictures. As an artist, he draws as killingly as Cressy writes.

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Position in Foreign Trade Goal of Indianapolis Girl

f.: S3 MISS M ARY ARMINGTON

Oi" INTE of these days a merchant in Hong-Kong, or u__| Athens is going to get a letter postnv rked U. S. A. and signed “M. Armington,” x>r something like that. Perhaps the foreign merchant will vision the writer as a graved business man, “fat and fortj*.” What a joke on the HongKong merchant. “M. Armington,if v she signs it that way, right now is just getting ready to write those letters. She's Miss Mary Armington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Armington, 99 N. Arling-

CAMPAIGN ONLY COST SHANK 1912 Jackson Spends Nine Times as Much, Ed Jackson, successful candidate for Governor in the Republican primary, spent nearly nine times as much as Lew Shank, defeated candidate, according to Shank's expense account which was tiled today in county clerk’s office. Shank spent $912.79. Os this $312.50 was contributed to the Shank-for-Governor Club. The balance went for advertising, traveling and hotel expenses. Jackson’s expense account, filed Tuesday, showed $8,213.55, divided as follows: $7,500 contributions to the Jackson-for-Governor Club; maintaining headquarters, $488.55 and traveling expenses, $225. ARM IN ARM THEY GO Husband in Court Agrees to Support His Wife. “Nirtety days on the penal farm, and S2OO and costs—all suspended if you’ll live with your wife and support her.” As City Judge Pro Tern. Vinson Manifold pronounced this sentence today, John W. Moorhead, 728 N. Sherman Drive, nodded assent, locked arms with his wife and left ihe courtroom with her. In a warrant, the wife, Robena Moorhead, 511 N. New Jersey St., said that she was married Oct. 22, 1923, and that her husband had given her no financial aid since their separation, Nov. 5. JUDGE gTvES LECTURE Then Suspends Jail Sentence Upon Alleged Thief. After a severe lecture, City Judge Pro Tem. . Vinson Manifold today suspended ten-day jail sentence on Irvin Rothert, 755 N. Riley Ave., on a petit larceny charge. Rothert' was fined $25 and costs. A burglary charge was continued. According to evidence Rothert stole $23 from the home of Edward Morman, 757 N. Riley Ave., May 27. Rothert had just completed a sentence of six months on the penal farm on a charge of vehicle taking, officers testified. DRIVING IS ERRATIC -Results in Intoxication Fines for Two. City Judge Pro Tem. Vinson Manifold today fined C. V. Spaulding. 955 W. Washington St., SSO and costs on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, and $5 and costs on a drunkenness charge, imposed on Charles Coons, 337 E. Morris St., were suspended .during good behavior.

ton Ave. She’s a junior in the college of commerce at the University of Illinois. She's majoring in foreign trade. Miss Armington was a brilliant student at Shortridge High School and has continued high averages at Illinois. She Is president of Gamma Epsilon Phi, honorary sorority of the college of commerce and the first girl to be vice president of the Foreign Trade Club. Miss Armington's father is in charge of the- Indianapolis weather bureau.

JOBS DIDN’T SUIT; GIRL SEES JUDGE Now She's Under Care of Probation Officer, Plausible reasons for quitting several jobs came easily from the lips of Ruby Hammond, 18, of 746 N. Sheffield Ave., when she appeared before City Judge Pro Tem. Vinson Manifold today. She was charged with vagrancy, on a warrant signed by her father, George A. Hammond. She stopped work as an elevator operator because she was afraid. Ruby explained. The unpleasant sensation running a drill press gave her eyes was responsible for her leaving another place. Harrrfnond said his daughter would stay away for several days, refusing to tell where she had been, and would refuse to help her mother at home. “To break the commandment, ‘Honor thy father and thy mother,’ is one of the worst things you can do,” the judge said. He put the girl in care of Miss Laurel Thayer, city court probation officer, and said he would give his decision Saturday. PRESBYTERIANS ADJOURN Rush Richmond Conference to Wliirlwind Finish. By Times Special RICHMOND, Ind., June 4.—Rushing their business to a whirlwind finish, commissioners and delegates to ttie sixty-sixth general assembly of United Presbyteriana Churches were on the way to their homes today. Adjonrnment had been planned for today, but delegates welcomed the chance to wind up the assembly Tuesday night after the stormy sessions of the day. Resolutions were adopted indorsing the Harding-Hughes world court plan.

Kennard Ong Wins Way to National Marble Semi-Finals

By ALLEN WHITE Times Staff Correspondent —■■[TLANTIC CITY, N. J., June A 4. — Kennard Ong, 13, winner of the Indianapolis Times city marble championship tourney, will represent the Midland section of America in the national marble tournament semifinals here Thursday. Ong, continuing the sensational shooting which marked his play Monday and Tuesday, won the Midland League championship in the last preliminary round today. He beat Walter Lane, Columbus, Ohio, 12 to 1, thereby winning a gold watch. In earlier games today he defeated Lester Oakley, Terre Haute, 10 to 3, and Pas; quale lanno.ne, Chicago, 10 to 3. Kennard it one of six league

INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1924

DAUGHERTY REFUSES 10 BE WITNESS Former Attorney General Defies Senate Probers in Letter —Brands Charges Before Committee Unethical and Unfair, ORDERS COUNSEL NOT TO ATTEND HEARINGS Senator Brookhart, in Reply, Says Explanation Snouid Be Made Calls Indictmerlt of Wheeler a 'Frame-up,' By United Press WASHINGTON, June 4. —Branding the Senate investigation as a desperate attempt” to blacken his character nad as without legal validity, former Attorney General Daugherty, ir, a letter to the committee. today flatly refused to appear in person before it to answer charges made against his conduct of the Department of Justice. Daugherty, moreover, withdrew his counsel from attendance at the hearings. (’oin mil fee Antagonistic He described the committee as antagonistic to him and said the court order, which freed his brother, Mai Daugherty, from responding to the committee's order to appear, made it unnecessary for him to do so or be represented by counsel. Daugherty's letter, dated Washington, was presented to Chairman Brookhart by Paul F. Howland and ex'Senator George Chamberlain, his counsel. He denied all guilt of charges laid against him and declared that no evide c; of such had been presented against him except by way of the “gjrav*.“ He branded such charges as “unethical and unfair.” “The silence of the tomb has forever rendered the direct denial of these slanders impossible," he said. Brookhart Replies “If Daugherty was an honest man he would come here and explain these charges instead of going into court, instead of attacking thq committee and having Senator Wheeler indicted on a framed up charge. ’’ said Chairman Brookhart. “Daugherty may protest his innocence, but Jess Smith, who was a member of his household, was at the head of a criminal organization. That has been proved.” SALARIES STAY DOWN This Is Edict- of .Mayor Shank on Accident Officers. Mayor Shank will veto the ordinance raising the rank of three policemen in the accident prevention division to sergeant if it passes the council, he said today. Rigid economy must be enforced the rest of the administration, he said. “If there is going to be any salary change it should be to increase pay of patrolmen.” BROOKHART lowa Senator Wins Republican Renomination. By United Press DES MOINES, lowa, June 4. United States Senator Smith W. Brookhart defeated Burton E. Sweet for the Republican senatorial nomination in lowa, nearly complete returns from Monday’s primary election indicate. Brookhart early today had a majority of more than 30,000. Returns from 2,322 precincts of the 2,412 in the State gave Brookhart 188,341 and Sweet 157,921. RUNAWAY~BOYS CAUGHT “We Were in Bad at School,” Say Bloomington Youths. By Times Special GREENCASTLE, Ind„ June 4. Smith Wesner and Yudon Spencer, Bloomington youths, who ran away from home in the Wesner auto Tuesday night, were apprehended here today. “We were in bad at school,” the boys said. They were returned heme.

leaders who will fight it out for the national championship Thursday and Friday. Four of the league winners will be eliminated Thursday. The ramaining two will play for ie championship of the United States.

And Still They Come!

?*/ Uv ! trd Press HETROIT, Mich., June 4. —The ten millionth “flfvi___J ver” was launched today. The motor was finished this morning and a few hours later was assembled into a touring car at the plant of the Ford Motor Company. Car number 10,060,000 is to be

Wives of Candidates and Women Party Leaders Take Active Interest in Democratic Convention

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“priEMOCRATIC women are I J taking a great interest in the State convention and many are actively campaigning about the lobby of the Claypool. Candidates’ wives are on the job and a number of women delegates

MO LEADS IN FLORIDAPRIMARY Runs Ahead of Underwood for President. By United Press , JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 4. William G. McAdoo held a substantial lead in returns in about one-fourth of the State's Tuesday primary. McAdoo and Senator Underwood of Alabama were the only candidates in the Democratic presidential contest. The returns today indicated that John W. Martin and Frank E. Jennings, both of Jacksonville, will fight' it out for top honors in the gubernatorial race. William Jennings Bryan, candidate for delegate-at-large t® the New York convention, was leading his ticket on early returns. STORM DATA GATHERED Two, Killed In Balloon, Had Made Weather Study. By United Press BELLEVILLE, HI., June 4. Weather data gathered by Dr. Leroy Meisingor .n eight balloon flights in spring storms will he tabulated and .sent to the Weather Bureau in Washington for study, it was announced at Scott flying field today. Bodies of Dr. Meisinger and his pilot, Lieut. James T. Neely, were shipped back by train today from Monticello, 111., 130 miles northeast, where their bodies were found near the ruins of the balloon, evidently struck tfy lightning. TODAY IS BUNDLE"DAY \ Fire Stations arid Churches to Receive Near-East Relief. Thirty-two fire houses and forty churdhes received donations of clothing today for the Near East Relief Bundle day. The gifts will be sent to destitute children and refugees of the Near East. The Palace Theater lobby, and the Y. M. C. A. lobby were downtown stations.

Kennard’s most formidable foes are Carl McCallum of Dallas, Texas, and Thomas Wright of Springfield, Mass. Both have won eight games and have lost none. Kennard has won seven and lost one.

shipped to New York within the next few days, and then drive:* on a cross-country trip to San Francisco. According to the company’s announcement, it took seven years to produce the first million Ford cars and 132 working days for the last million.

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are busy about the corridors. Here are a number of the fair sex in pre convention activities: Above, left to right. Mrs. A. P. Flynn, Logansport, vice chairman; of the State central committee; Mrs. V. E. Livengood, Covington; Mrs. John H. Aiken.

BRIDGE WORKMEN INVADEPROPERTY Trees Cut Down Despite Fact City Has Not Acted. John J. Griffith, county engineer, today ordered the M. E. White Company, Chicago, contractors for the new bridge over Fall Creek on Delaware St., to proceed with work on the south abuttment despite complaints that the city has taken no steps to buy the property involved. Workmen accordingly began cutting down large trees in the yard of Charles B. Spann, living on the southeast comer of Fajl Creek Blvd. and Delaware St. Griffith said he had been informed by Merle N. A. Walker, Spann’s attorney, not to bother the property until some arragements have been made to take It over. Walker threatened injunction proceedings to halt the whole work. Griffith said. Appraisers appointed by the city have been unable to get together with those representing Spann, Griffith said, and nothing has been done about buying the lots. RICHARD LOEB AFFABLE Pendleton Fanner Says Alleged Slayer Worked on His Farm. By Times Special ANDERSON. Ind., June 4.—Richard Loeb, -one of the two Chicago youths implicated In the slaying of Robert Franks, was one of a party of Chicago boys who worked on Madison County farms during the war. U. S. McCarty, living south of Pendleton, said Loeb worked on his farm and remembered him as an affable, quiet and likeable boy. FRENCH DEPUTIES ELECT Former Premier Named President of Chamber. By United Press PARIS, June 4.—Former Premier ’ Painleve, peacemaker of the parties of the left, was elected president of the French Chamber of Deputies today.

The Indianapolis champion’s shooting was better today than in any other game. His shots were accurate. Many times he knocked out two and three marbles with one shot. Walter Lane, one of the players defeated by Kennard, is from Columbus, Ohio, home of Harlin Me,Coy, 1923 National champion, and was coached by McCoy. Norman Jasper of Toledo, Ohio, stood second in the Midland league. Other league leaders were: New E igland, Thomas Wright, Springiit 11, Mass.; Western, Carl McCallui i, Dallas, Texas.; Northeastern, Biliy Hail, Youngstown, Ohio; Atlanta, George Lennox, Baltimore, Md., and Southern, Martin Eblescher, Louisville, Ky.

Ft. Wayne. Center, Mrs. Perry Easton, Sanborn; Miss Annice Moore, Greencastle;. Mrs. J. F. Rude, Liberty. Below, Mrs. Harvey Harmon, Princeton; Miss Stella Walker, Princeton; Mis. E. B. Funk, Princeton.

* SUCKS 10 FOREIGN POLICY Germany Will Abide by Experts' Report, He Says, BERLIN, June 4.—Chancellor Marx, addressing the Reichstag and through his parliament the entire world, gave notice formally that Germany stands upon the basis of the foreign policy previously pursued —acceptance and accomplishment of the experts’ report. The chancellor, who intends to resume offfte with his same cabinet, if possible, said the government from now on will concentrate principally to carrying out the expert's plan, subordinating international problems temporarily. SESSION NEAR CLOSE Druids Elect- and Install Officers as Final Business. Election and installation of grand officers of the grand grove of the United Ancient Order of Druids marked the close of the sixty-third annual session of the order today at Druids’ Hajl, 14 W. Ohio St. A majority of the officers take their office by rotation. Frank A. Engelking advances from grand deputy to noble grand arch; F. Earl Geider, present , grand marshal, becomes grand marshal; Frank L. Shallenberg, grand guardian, advances to grand marshal; Jacob Hilkene, noble grand arch, will be made junior past noble grand arch. Shajlenberg is from Richmond. All other officers are from Indianapolis. NOW THEY'LL SHIVER Heat Turned Off in Northern Residential District. Residents in the district hounded by Twenty-Second, Eleventh, Illinois Sts. and Broadway were anxiously awaiting the arrival of spring today, following announcement of the Merchants Heat and Light Cos. that heat in that district would be turned off today. Seven hundred consumers are affected. The heating contract usually expires May 20, but because of the unusually cold weather, company officials continued the service two weeks without cost. Many of the consumers were without other means to heat their homes. CITY HAS BOY BANDIT Colored Youth, Police Say, Robs Lad Who Was Going .After Change. A hoy bandit was in detention home today. Walter Bendler, 8. of 223 Geisendorff St., told police he was en route to a drug store with $5 to get change when he met a colored boy who held him up and took the money. Police arrested the “bandit” near a school. All the money was recovered. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m.•..•• 46 10 a. m 61 7 a. m 48 11 a. m...... 64 8 a. m 51 .12 (noon) .... 66 9 a. m 55 1 p. m...... 67

Forecast GENERALLY fair today and Thursday. Slowly rising temperature anticipated in this vicinity.

TWO CENTS

HARMONY IS KEYNOTE OF DEMOCRATS Troublesome Klan Plank Question Is Apparently Settled to Satisfaction of All Coteries Hotels Are Packed. RALSTON BOOM MOVES ON WITH HIGH SPEED! Candidates Entertained at Headquarters District Caucuses Scheduled for 7:30 p, m. —State Ses-' sion Opens Thursday. Party harmony and optimism over Democratic chances at the November election was the spirit that prevailed as the hundreds of'delegates to the Democratic State convention, which convenes at 9 a. m. Thursday, milled about the lobby of the Claypool today. With the troublesome Klan plank apparently disposed of to the satisfaction of all factions, party leaders were hopeful the convention would not be marred by injection of issues other than State issues. The lobby of the Claypool was a whirlpool of massed humanity, and on “candidates' row” on the eighth floor the crowd packed and jammed down every corridor. Every room on this floor is being pressed into service by candidates and as district headquarters. At a meeting of the State central committee at 10- this morning final details of the convention were completed. John Shea, sergeant-at-arms, haa completed seating arrangements. Ovation for Ralston At a meeting Tuesday afternoon a sub-committee of the State commit- ' tee was named to aid in drawing up the platform for presentation to the resolutions committee after its formation tonight. The sub-com-mittee is composed of Dan W. S ms, Lafayette; W. W. Spencer, Indianapolis, and Findley Gray, Connerswas one continuous train of handshaking. Others attending the meeting were William Mclnemy, South Bend; Guy Colerick. Ft. Wayne; Bernard Korbly, Indianapolis; John A. M. Adair, Portland; Lew G. Effingham, Ft. Wayne, and John S. McFadden, Rockville. A revised Ku-Klux Klan slate was being circulated throughout the morning. Almost every candidate for State office has been named on one or more Klan slates. Rossert Returns It apparently is the intention of Klan leaders to attempt to pick a winning ticket, the Walter C. Bossert faction having backed a loser in the Republican convention. Bossert, grand dragon of the Indiana Klan, who has been in Washington, arrived here Tuesday and held a meeting of his lieutenants at (Turn to Page 11) ROTARIANS ENTERTAINED F. P. Manly and J. R. Raub Hosts at “Fairbanks.” Members of the Indianapolis Rotary Club, their wives and families were guests of Frank P. Manly and Joseph R. Raub at “Fairbanks,” home of the Indianapolis Life Insurance Company, Thirtieth and Meridian Sts., Tuesday night. Dancing, mah jongg and cards followed a buffet supper. SHENANDOAH IS LANDED. Giant Airship Lands Safely After Long Flights. By United Press LAKEHURST, N.J., June 4.—After floating aimlessly for four hour* in a fog between Trenton and the naval air base here, the giant Navy dirigible, Shenandoah, was placed in: its hangar shortly after 8 a. m. today. It was the fourth attempt to land the huge Navy aircraft, three others failing' because the dirigible had become light through using so much; fuel in its fight over New'York and Pennsylvania Tuesday. FALL DOWN SHAFT FATAL 1 ! —— ■— Noblesvilie Contractor Dies From Fractured Skull. By Times Special NOBLE VILLE, Ind., Jun® 4. Harry Layton, 52, contractor, fell I through an elevator shaft In the Castor Block, which he was remodeling, Tuesday evening, and died a short time later from a fractured skull. The widow and one daughter* survive. “Gas” Drops 1 Cent By United Press ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 4.—Th®i Standard Oil Company has reduced; gasoline prices in St. Louis city andj county from 19.9 to 18.9 cents a gal-i lon. The Chicago office of the com-l pany ordered the reduction. Inde-; pendent companies followed suit.