Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 30, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 June 1924 — Page 1

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VOLUME 36—NUMBER 30

ILLINOIS IS COMBED FOR BANDJTB* Old-Fashioned Hold-up Nets Mail Train Robbers From $1,000,000 to $2,500,000 Fast Express Is Stopped Near Chicago. TWO MEMBERS COVER ENGINEER AND FIREMAN of Pack Swarms. Out of Machines at Cross Roads —Rifles, Shotguns, Revolvers and Gas Bombs Used, By United ~ y ress CHICAGO, June 13.—Hundreds of heavily armed police, detectives and sheriff deputies staged ajt old-fashioned manhunt today throughout northern Illinois in search of a band of robbers vho held up the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul special mail train thirty miles north of Chicago Thursday night and escaped with fortytwo sacks of registered mail containing currency and seeurities estimated at between sl,000,000 and $2,500,000. The robbery was consummated without the firing of a single shot In defense of the treasure by the seventy clerks, guards and crew, so far as police could ascertain. One pandit was shot down, but the shot was fired by a fellow bandit who mistook his victim for a mail guard. Question Clerks Postal Inspectors said they suspected the bandits had some help from “the inside’’ and are questioning the cjerks’ and guards, who were taken to the Federal building on arrival at St. Paul today. Gas bombs, revolvers, shotguns and rifles were used by the bandits to Intimidate clerks ,and guards and drive them from their barricaded cart. The train, made up of eleven cars, was roaring past Rondout, 111., when two armed men crawled over the tender and into the engine cab. “Stop when you see a red light or you are men,’’ S. R. Waite, engineer, and E. J. Biddle, fireman were told. The muzzle of a revolver was held at Waite’s neck as the train sped on. Two miles north of Rondout. at a cross roads, a red light flickered and Waite stopped the train. Four Auto Loads

The head lights of four automobiles lighted up the scene as men swarmed out of the gloom. Alarmed by the stepping train, the guards peeied out. saw the men -running toward them and slammed and barricaded the doors. They out the lights" ■ A crackle of rifle and revolver shots broke out. When the guards and clerks failed to open the doors, a Shower of bullets crashed through the windows. The bandits concentrated on two cars carrying the bulk of the mail and all the registered mail sacks. There was a momentary pause and then tear gas bombs were hurled through the shattered windows. Sputtering and coughing, the doors were thrown open P.nd the clerks and guards staggered to'the ground. They were quickly herded to one side, and then one bandit shoved a gas mask at Louis Phillips, Milwaukee, head of the guards. “Get in there and be quick, the bandit' cried and, donning another mask, leaped into a car after Phillips. x “Reds” Looted "Hand out the ‘red,” ” the bandit ordered, referring to the registered mail sacks. The bandit appeared to have full knowledge of the valuables, for he said he wanted the sacks consigned to St. Paul, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Helena, Butte, and Roundup,''Mont., and Spokane and Seattle, Wash* In the meantime other bandits entered a second car and with help of clerks selected several registered mail sacks. The clerks were forced to help load the bootjain the bandit auto. Then with a parting admonition to get In the cars and stay khere. the daring band sped away. W Waite drove the train to Libertyville, where the alarm was given. Scores of officers from Chicago. Milwaukee and dozens of towns in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin rushed to the scene. Officials believe the bandits have taksn refuge in cottages along one of the numerous lakes In northern Illinois. Orders were issued to search every spot between Chicago and Milwaukee. v 1 Police secured the number of one of the automobiles Several suspects have been arrested.

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WATCH YOUR BRAKES SCHOOL IS OUT

EVEN CHILDREN were killed in streets during school vacation last year. “Who will help us eliminate this child slaughter?” asked Traffic Inspector Michael Glenn as 39,000 public grade school pupils were released from close discipline of the classroom to the comparatively looser supervision of the home at noon today. It was Friday the Thirteenth, day of evil omen. Glenn hoped the old superstition might be groundless. , To motorists Glenn issued this appeal: “DON’T speecPwhen you see a child waiting to cross a street. Stop and let the child cross. One minute r oU save, might cost a precious child life.” To parents he said:

DAWES EXPECTED TO PUT PEP INTO , G. 0. PJAIVIPAIGN Chicago Man Is Picked as President Coolidge's Running Mate on Third Ballot, CONVENTION STAMPEDES Delegates Are Still Wondering How It Happened— Fooled 'Wise Ones,’ By FRAZER TbWARDS United Press Staff Correspondent CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 13. “We want to put some pep an,l ‘Hell an' Maria’ Into this campaign,” yelled A. W. Jefferis of Omaha, a3 he plaqad Gen. Charles G. Dawes in nomination for Vice * President Thursday afternoon and today delegates were still wandering about Cleveland after several hours of just that. A Republican convention has never before nominated two vice presidential candidates :r. a single day, but this one did. It is not often that a Republican convention loses such control of itself that the managers are not able to guide it in the path they would have it go. But this one lost all control. Plenty of Speed It had plenty of speed in its olos mg hours, but was winding xip like a southpaw and throwing vice candidates all over the lake front. The Brigadier General was nominated on the third vice presidential ballot of the convention. dicative of the differences of opinion that prevailed among men who were considered vice presidential timber, the convention managers and the delegates, a half-dozen other tickets were announced as positive by folks who should know% before the convention seemed to simply swarm on Dawes so as not to miss the nigh*, trains out of town. If William M. Rutler, President. Coolidge's campaign manager; Frank Stevens of Boston and a half-dozen other convention managers had been correct, here are the tickets that would have been in the field: Coolidge and Borah. Coolidge and Kenyon. Coolidge and Burton. Coolidge and Hoover. Dawes Talk Scarce

Dawes was not mentioned in the plans of the party managers and did not have any marked support in hotel lobby discusions among delegates. When the convention met last night, after hearing the refusal of former Governor Frank O. Lowden, no one had the slightest notion concerning the likely nominee. Coolidge managers and the opposing factions all were prepared to test the strength of their favorites through ballots until they picked one strong enough to win. Then when Dawes began to show the greatest strength in the field, there was a stampede for him. The delegates voted, yelled a bit and began gathering up their hats and coats before the ballot was complete. TWO ARE SENTENCED Colored Men Get One to Two Years on Liqu<)r Charge. Louis Simpson. 40, of 623 W. Vermont St., and Clifford Venters, 27, of 16 W. St. Clair St., both colored, today were sentenced to one to two years’ imprisonment on charges of transporting liquor in an auto. The trial was conducted by Special Judge W. W. Thornton in the absence of Judge James A. Collins, a delegate at the Republican national convention. Simpson will go to the Indiana State prison and Venters to the reformatory. They were arrested by Deputy Sheriff Roland Snider. Boy’s Bodjy Recovered By United Press TERRE HAUTE, Ind., June 13. Body of Arthur Foggs, 15, who attempted to ford a small stream on his bicycle, was recovered Thursday night. Electrocuted Via Elbow By United Press —Bernard Hanson, 19, was electrocuted while fixing a wire at the top of a thirty-foot pole today. His elbow touched a high tension wire.

‘Who Will Help Stop Tragic Waste of Child Life?' Traffic Inspector Glenn Asks

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TRACTION VICTIM IS NEAR DEATH 4 Condition of Charles Vernon Reported Critical, Condition of Charles Vernon, 62, of near Maxwell, Ind., changed from serious to critical at city hospital today, according to doctors. Vernon was injured when a passenger interurban on the Newcastle division of the Union Traction Company had a head-on collision with a stalled freight at Shanks switch; seven miles northeast of the city early Thursday. His right arm was crushed so amputation was necessary. > Ralph Anderson, 30, motorman, 1123 N. Dearborn St., and Gavin Stewart, conductor, 2319 E. Eighteenth St., who were slightly injured, were improved. POLICE HOLD YOUTH Search for Auto Thief Results in Arrest on Check Charge. While searching for thieves who stole an auto owned by Frank Flucawa, Fourteenth St. and Pleasant Run Blvd., detectives captured Glen Fithian, 19, R. R. H. Box 364, charged with issuing fraudulent checks. Sergt. Dean and squad of emergency pAlice arrested first Fithian on the auto charge ljut released him when it became known Flucawa is his stepfather and no had permission from his mother to drive the, car. j METHODISTS PLAN DRIVE Will Raise Million and Half for Hospitals in State. A campaign to raise one and onehalf million dollars for Methodist Episcopal hospitals in Indiana will be launched soon as result of action taken by the trustees of the hospitals and Deaconess Home today. A committee appointed to orgianize the campaign is Arthur V. Brown,' chairman; George M. Smith, J. H. Carey, \V. L. Taylor, J. P. Allen Sr., Dr. U. G. Leazenby, J. R. Ball. A. B. Cline, W. T. Arnold, F. L. Trees, C. Howard Taylor and C. E. Bacon. Police Hunt Missing Lad Howard Shearer, 15, described as being tall and slender, dressed in gray coat, black trousers, white shirt, light cap and brown baseball shoes, is missing from his home, 1947 Hillside Ave., his mother told police today. Police seek him., HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m .>-68 10 a. m 80 7 a. m 71 11 a. m 81 8 a. m 76 12 (noon) .... 82 9 a. m.-..,. 77 l'p. 83 - \ . .

THE VERY LAST MINUTE OF SCHOOL AT BUILDING 5, CALIFORNIA AND WASHINGTON STS.

LOWDEN WANTS CHANCE TO WORK ✓ Says Vice President Is Not Important, By United Press OREGON. 111., June 13.—“ The office of Vice President is not important enough; there's too much fuss and feathers about it and I'm not the kind of a man who can be happy in that kind of a job,’’ Frank O Lowden today told the United Press in explaining why he rejected the vioj presidential nomination. "There has never been a Vice President, so far as I know, who has accomplished anything big,” Lowden added. “I can accomplish much more as a private citizen than as Vice President. My heart is wrapped up in agriculture on a broad scale and I shall stick to ft. ' “This is not the first, time I have been offered an important post. I have rejected cabinet and amoffers and I intend to stay right here and work for the interea’s of agriculture.” PRUITT IS INDICTED Condition of Slayer Still Serious —Two Nurses on Duty. By United Press FRANKLIN, Ind., June 13.—Elmer Pruitt, Who shot and killed Oscar Cutsinger, his competitor in the milk business as the culmination of a long standing sued, was formally indicted today on first degree murder charge. Pruitt, who attempted suicide after the shooting, is in a serious condition in tflie local jail with two nurses in constant attendance. Churclj to SI,OOO By Times Special NOBLESVILLE, Ind., June 13. The Christian Church of Arcadia,-be-queathed $2,500 fyy the will of Elizabeth. Jane Merritt, will receive SI,OOO in a compromise with the heirs. Joseph Lilly and others had sued to break the will, alleging fraud and undue Influence. _

By United Press MARIETTA, Ohio, June 13. Marietta today started its second big demonstration within a week in honor of “Hell and Maria” Dawes. A few days ago the town and Marietta College-.turned out to welcome Cnarles G. Dawes back to the commencement exercise? of his alma mater. Today he was hailed in the streets as the next Vice President of the United States. The vice presidential nominee received the news of his nomlna-

INDIANAPOLIS, FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1924

Parade for 'Hell and Maria ’

“DON’T let your children play in thg street. We haVe implanted the seed of safety in the minds of your childßed. Will you keep it growing?” \ \ And to the kiddies “Be careful. Don’t forget the safety rules taught in your shools. “Be careful yourself and teach your playmates to be careful.” The problem for a week will be even graver than usual. Opening of city playgrounds, pools and bathing beaches, scheduled for Monday, was delayed until June 21 because some new equipment has not arrived, officials said. V Although recreation directors will not be on duty until June 21, there’s nothing to prevent, children from romping on playgrounds instead of streets meanwhile, it was pointed, out. *

FRERCH SENATE LEADER EEEGTEO Gaston Doumergue Will Succeed Millerand, By Unltel Press VERSAILLES. June 12. —Gaston Doumergue, prr> ’dent of the Senate, was elected r. -sident of France by the'Nntional Congress here today." He defeated Pap! Painleve, president of the Chamber of Deputies, 615 to 309. The new president succeeds M Millerand. whose resignation was forced by the Left parties following the recent parliamentary elections. Doumergue had the support of the bloc national, the Poincare coalition, as being the least radical of the candidates put forward by the Left. WANT FREE CITY WATER Marion Folks Point to Oodles of Rain Fallen. By Times Special MARION, Ind., June 13.—1 t. has rained so much at Marlon, that taxpayers there are thinking they should city water free. ( So many questions of this riutura were asked that Shannon, city water works clerk, posted this sign on his window: “Yes, we sure have had lots of rain.” “Yes, It does seem funny that we'd charge for water when there Is so much falling free of charge.” “No, It Is not likely that anybody will need sprinkling permits this summer, especially if this raia_continues. “No, we can’t tell jpou Just how high the rivbr is.” GERMANY BUYS. MILK Noblesville Firm Books Record Order From Abroad. By Times Spceial NOBLESVILLE, Ind., June 13. The Indiana Condensed Milk Company, wjth factories in Hamilton and Boone Counties, has booked an order for 45.000 caies to be shipped to Germany.

tion in the old Dawes homestead built by his father, the late General R. R. Dawes. The parade which honored him today, led by three bands, went direct to the Dawes homestead on Fourth St., shouting for “Hell and Maria” until Dawes appeared on ,the front porch and joined the procession. General Dawes is a member of a family which for four generations has made its home in Marietta. He was born here Aug. 27, 1865.

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ELECTRIC POWER LINE PERMITTED Utility Granted Right to Cross Traction Property. The Indiana Electric Corporation was granted (he right to enter the Indianapolis power field tociay when Judge Linn D. Hay, Superior court, room 2, rendered a decision granting the corporation right of_ eminent domain to cross rlght-of way of the T. H.. I. & E. Traction Company with high tension lines. * The case has been a hard fought legal battle in which the Electric Corporation, wrfich has a large power plant at Terre Haute, sought to cross lines of the traction company twice in Marion County. Judge Hay will name appraisers Saturday to consider damage to the traction line. Ar. injunction suit brought by the traction company is pending. PARK BOND ISSUE SOLD Fletcher Savings & Trust Cos., Win With Highest Bid. The Fletcher Savings & Trust Cos., was the highest bidder on a S9O 000 park bond issued today in the city controller's office with a bid of par. accrued interest and/ premium of $5,515.50. The beau - 5 per cent interest. Money will be used to construct a swimming pool in Rhodius Park. The contract has been let to the Bd ward Stnith Company. YES, DOC! YOU’RE RIGHT t —i Physician Says You Can’t Find Beauty in Beauty Parlor. By United Press CHICAGO, June 13.—Beauty can not be found in Weauty parlors. Dr. Ernest D. Chipman. San Francisco, •told the American Medical Association convention here today. “After all,” he said, “why should women 40 years old try io make lt-year-olds of themselves. It. can't be done. Not even by X-ray.” HOLD-14P IS~REPORTED Victim Delays Telling Police of Attack and Loss. Nine hours after he was held up and robbed by a colored man, David TrisSel, 3917 E. Tenth Sfc, came to police headquarters today and reported the attack,' Trissel said the bandit took a watch valued at S7O and a key ring. \ Veteran Railroader Dies By Times Special NOBLESVILLE. Ind., June .13. James Patridge. 75. employed by the Lake Ejrte & Western Railroad Company for tworuy-slx yars, ia dead.

RUMBLINGS OF REVOLT VANISH IN G. 01 RANKS National Committee Meets and Selects Officers for Presidential Cam- - paign, CAL COOLIDGE’S SLATE William M, Butler Is Unanimously Chosen to Head Organization, By United Pf-rss CLEVELAND, June 13—Dire rmirmurings of a revolt running through the. rank and file of the Republican national committee evaporated into thin air today when the committee met to organize for the presidential campaign. The Coolidge slate of officers, headed by William M. Butler as chairman. was put through but one exception. William V. Hodges of Denver was elected treasurer to succeed Fred Upham. resigned. Arthur Mellon of Pittsburgh, a relative of Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, had been picked to fill his post. Butler’s selection was unanimous, those who were voting their anger yesterday at what they termed mismanagement of the vice presidential nomination situation had cooled off completely today. Roy West, Chicago, was selected as the new secretary. Ralph A. Williams, Oregon, and Charles A. Hilles, New York, were named vice chairmen to succeed themselves. Mrs. A. T. Hert, of Louisville, Ky., widow of the national committeeman succeeds Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton as the woman's vice chairman of the committee. There were many rough spots in the handling of the-'vice ppesidential nomination fight- in the convention Thursday and perhaps still more in the private room conferences which preceded the balloting. Many, of the old-time Republican leaders pointed to these as Indicative of Butler’s lack of experience In national political (Turn to Page 13) LAW SAYS KIDNAPINGMother Faces Arrest for Taking Own Son. By United Press WARSAW, Ind., June 13.—Local police wer#. asked today to arrest a mother for kidnaping her own son. Mishawaka authorities are seeking Mrs. Sadie Garvin and Alice Cochran for taking Ralph Garvin, 14, from the home.,of hig father. The father was awarded custody of the lad in-'a, divorce case.

THAT JINX DAY . AGAIN Woman Donges Fine Until Friday Thirteenth Rolis Around. Margaret Wagner, 3549 E. FortySixth St., . had a grudge today against Friday, the thirteenth. Last October she was fined $1 and costs on an intoxication charge. Sam Farb, bondsman, paid it and then lost trace of her. Today she came to the city court in interest of a friend. Farb recognized her, caljgd a policeman and made her hand over sll. OBTAIN JURORS Lilly Riot Trials Expected to Start Soon. By United Press EBENSBURG, p a „ June 13. After eleven jurors had beei/obtained today for trial of the first of series of murder cases growing out of the I/illy riot of April 5, the panes was exhausted, and court adjourned until late today while the sheriff summons others. Nolle Prosse was asked for the thirteen defendants acquitted yesterday on'a charge of riot by direction of the court. Thirty-one held for affray and assault confront the major indictment of murder and when the cases were called this morning, Judge Fineletter promptly granted separate trials for each defendant. \ Bankruptcy Suit Filed An involuntary petition in bankruptcy for Arthur W, Frank of the f|rm of Charles Frank & Son. of South Bend, Ind., was filed in Federal Court today. Swift & Cos., Armour & Cos.. G. H. Hammond & Cos., and Cudahy Brothers allege that Frank owes more than SI,OOO,

Forecast P3OBABLY overcast tonight and Saturday. Probable local thunderstorms. Not much change in temperature.

TWO CENTS

OFFICERS 10 PROBE BUST FATAL TO 48 Explosion Which-Wrecked Gun Turret of U, S, S, Mississippi Called Navy’s Greatest 'Peace - Time Horror,’ DREACNAUGHT FLEET AT TARGET PRACTICE Crew Was Trapped in Steel Chamber When TNT Compound In Breech of 14-inch Gun Let Go —• Cause Is Mystery, By United Press SAN PEDRO, June 13. —Riding calmly at anchor the U. S. S. Mississippi rested quietly in “battleship row” today giving little evidence of the tragedy aboard her with a few hours ago killed forty-eight officers and men. Close by stood the hospital ship Relief, turned into a morgue ( to receive the bodies of those who died in the Navy’s greatest peace-time horror and to treat the burns of the suffering men, many of whom prayed for death to end their agony. Late today a secret, board of in- ; quiry was to convene./ Capt. Yatea Sterling, commanding officer of U. S. I S. New Mexico, will be in charge of j the investigation seeking to determine the cause of the explosion Thursday in the fcrvVrd turret of I the Mississft>pi while the dread- , naught was in battle practice off San | Clemente Island, fiftx miles at aea.

T.N.T. Explodes There were two blasts each I claiming its toll of l's;. The first i was the explosion of T.N.T., compound being packeel behind a shell >n No. 4 gun as rivalry grew intense out in the target field. The second was four hours later when the dreadnaught had returned to harbor. More than a score of 'lnjured sailors were placed aboard the hospital ship and it is feared the death toll will be increased. Probably the exact cause of the tragedy will never be known. Two of those who surrounded the three guns in turret No. 2 are alive, but were uncertain as to what the blast was due. / Crack Vessel * The U. S. S. Mississippi was the crack vessel of its division. Twelve miles north of San Clemente Island yesterday the Mississippi took up a position near the Tennessee and Idaho tor target practice. Eighty-old men were in turret No. 2. Fifty of them were stationed at the three guns, while the others were in the handling rooms. Lieut. Thomas E. Zellars was in command, while Ensigns Marcus Erwin, J. J. Levasseur and James McCrea were with him. The breeqhes of guns Nos. 5 and 6 were close* locked and ready to fire. That of No. 4'still stood open. Four sacks of powder lay on the floor. Then came the eipTbsion. Someone may have glvenVg. premature order to fire. A short circuit in the electric light cord drawn across the powder bags, a bit of ignited fragment left from the shell fired just before or a spark from the powder ram—all have been advnaced as possible causes of the blast. There was a roar, a blinding blast of flame, a cloud of smoke—and silence. Outside, members of the crew rushed to the turret. Entrance was > impossible. The heat had melted the (Turn to Page 13) NO JINX ON WEATHER Thermometer Flirts to Establish New Record for Friday Thirteenth. There was no jinx on hot weather today.' Temperature flirted for a new record. At noon the Government thermometer registered 82. This year's hottest noon was 84. \ •* Smoke Conference Planned y A conference with superintendents of railroad shops on the elimination of £moke is planned next week by H. F. Templeton, assistant chief smoke inspector. •*

Quick, Doctor! By United Press BAD AXE, Mich., June 13. — B%d Axe’s ice cream hounds are flocking to doctors’ offices to appease their lawless Sunday appetites. ' - With every shop shut tight .on the Sabbath, the only way to get a bucket of ice through a physician's prescription. Sheriff Peter Burns, one of the first patients with an ice cream complex under the blue law' regime, became so clamorous for the frozen fluid that his physician had to send him around to a druggist’s back door, with the required formula.