Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 38, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 June 1924 — Page 1

Home Editioun YOU know Aunt Sarah Peabody, who lives in the Old Home Town. She is going to write about the New York convention.

VOLUME 36—NUMBER 38

RALSTON TO BE PLACED Frederick Van Nuys Will Make Nominating Speech at Democratic National Convention in New York for Hoosier Entrant, INDIANA DELEGATION MAKES DECISION TODAY Taggart Issues Statement Declaring Senator Has Support of People of State —Praises Him as Christian Gentleman, By C. A. RAXDAU, Times Sraff Correspondent. NEW YORK. June 23. —Senator Samuel M. Ralston of Indiana will be formally placed in nomination before the Demicratic convention, it was decided this morning by the Indiana delegation. By unanimous action. it was agreed. Fred Van Nuys. Indianapolis, former United States district attorney for Indiana, Senator Ralston's law partner, should make the nominating speech. The Hoosiers were extremely optimistic over Ralston's chances, and many members of the delegation stated that since arriving Sunday they had received nothing but encouragement fromo therdelegdtions; The follownig o slicers were named and this morning’s caucus, held at the delegation headquarters in the Prince George Hotel. Committees Picked Platform committee. W. P. O'Brien, delegate at large. Lawrenceburg: credentials, Frank Culbertson. former State Senator. VinLincoln Dixon. former Congressman, North Vernon; order of business. L. G. Eilingham. former secretary of State, Ft. Wayne; committee to notify presidential nominee. Judge John E. Cox. Terre Haute; committee to notify vice presidential nominee, Virginia Simmons, Bluffton: honorary vice president of convention. Mayor William H. Elemendorf. Evansville: score* tary of delegation, Mrs Mary E. Gubbins. Muncie. Following caucus. Thomas Taggart gave out the following statement concerning the delegation’s solid support of Ralston ‘to the very end.” The statement in full: Taggart’s Statement “At the recent State convention ni Indiana there was a general desire to instruct the delegation to the national convention for Senator Ralston. It was the desire of the Senator, however, expressed in all sincerity to the convention that the delegation should he left free to do what it thinks best in the interests of the party. “We thought it best at that rime to give him our support: our observations since coming here have strengthened us in that conclusion. t\ e have, therefore, unanimously decided to cast the vote of Indiana for Samuel Ax Ralston. “We could not justify ourselves to the Democrats whom represent, if we failed to do so for among these, the sentiment in favor of this nomination is overwhelming. This sentiment is not the -result of artificial stimulation, but it comes naturally from the people's appreciation of a carer that has been rich in achievement for the people and is without reproach. Plurality Cited

We submit that a leader capable of holding a plurality in Indiana of 109,000 In a race for the governorship, and of carrying the State for Senator against a brilliant campaigner like Beveridge by .'5.000, cannot possibly fail to interest this convention. “Here is a man whose genius for administration paid off every penny of the State's indebtedness for the first time in eighty years, and then reduced the taxes, increased the appropriations for the benevolent and educational institutions and left more than $3,500.000 surplus in the treasury. We submit that a record that will appeal to the people now. “Senator Ralston is a splendid type of Christian gentleman, for years prominently identified with the Prebyterian Church. He is a leader of a bar noted for its strength. He is honest and courageous in the discharge of official duty. “Progressive” “He is progressive without being an extremist. He is sound in his Democracy, and he has given to it many years of unselfish, self-sacri-ficing service. He is acceptable to all, offensive to none, and he offers the most perfec t progressive compromise that has yet been suggested.” "We feel that a man who, like him. would enter upon the presidency with something of the humbility due to the exalted position, would prove worthy of its highest traditions. Keeling this way, we (Turn to Page 11) HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m. • 65 9 a. m 75 7 a. m 67 11 a. m 82 8 a. m 71 12 (noon) 80 1 p. m 77

Watch Out for Holes Coroner Warns Bathers to Beware of Death Traps in Streams,

i CROSS MARKS DEEP * HOLE WHERE WILLIAM BURGESS DIED. S EVENTEEN persons were drowned in Marion County last year. With the first drowning of the year Saturday Coroner Paul F. Robinson today renewed his campaign to prevent useless loss of life in water. William Burgess, 38, of 1150 N. Mount St., waded into a deep hole in White River while fishing just below the dam west of Riverside pumping station and drowned while a youth tried to rescue him late Saturday. "Know the spot where you are going to swim before you dive in.” Robinsor- warned. Dredging Makes Holes “There has been a lot of dredging in the last yeqr, which means there are more deep holes in the river along Fall Creek and Eagle Creek. Do not swim in these deep places. “Don't go swimming when you’re excessively hot and wh,en the water is very cold. Cramps may be the penalty. “Never swim immediately after eating. "Last year I got the county commissioners to place warning signs at dangerous places. I'm going to ask them to renew the old signs and put up several new ones right away. “We're making progress in the fight upon automobile deaths. Now let's all try to do the same thing on drown ings. Places to Avoid Here are a few deep holes po lice said bathers should watch out for: Ravenswood, just north of beach. River, just south of Oliver Ave., at foot of Riley Park, where it is possible for children to stray to the river under railroad bridge from playground. North of Washington St., on east side of river, near cotton mills. L'nder railroad bridge west of Northwestern Ave.. in Fall Creek. North of Indiana in Fall Creek, where grave! has been dug. Eagle Creek at Kentucky Ave. There are many others. Make your own list and warn others.

PRISON HAS ‘S. R. o.’ Room for Only Four More at Michigan C’ityA Indiana State Penitentiary at Michigan City is full. This information was contained in a letter from Warden E. J. Fogarty to Governor Emmett F. Branch. "The Governor - had written the warden about transfering two men sentenced to Pendleton Reformatory Saturday hv Judge James A. Collins of Criminal Court to Michigan City. The warden said he had *I,BOO men and had room for only four more. Arrangements are being made to transfer fifty of the convicts to the Pendleton Reformatory. STORM DAMAGE IN STATE Power Transmission Levies Put Out of Service at Elkhart. Bii United Press ELKHART, Ind., June 23.—Damage was done by a violent wind and rainstorm which swept Elkhart County late Sunday. Trees were uprooted and power transmission lines were put out of commission. SOUTH BEND. Iqd., June 23. Lightening struck several places here during a thunderstorm Sunday night. Damage was estimated at $5,000. OHIO BAND CONFIDENT Sousa Players to Take Part in Music Contest. When all of the Grotto bands compete for convention honors on Tuesday, friends of Aut-Mori Grotto. Y’oungstown, Ohio, are predicting victory for Aut-Mori hand of fift veight pieces, fifteen of which are now members of Sousa’s band. The band has asked the founder, Bradford D. Gilliland, now professor of band instruments at Wittenberg College, Springfield, Ohio, to conduct. He appeared in Indianapolis as director of the famous Kilties band twenty years ago. At the head of that organization he played in most of the courts of Europe.

MAUGHAM _ Army Elier Speeds Across Continent in Race With Sun —Takes Off From St, Joseph, Mo,, Slightly Behind Schedule at- 11:37. i FLEW'OVER INDIANAPOLIS AT HIGH SPEED AT 7:59 \ Now on Third Leg of Trip— Confident He’ll Reach 'Frisco’ by Dusk and Set New Record—Weather is Favorable for Voyage, By United Press ST. JOSEPH, Mo . June 23.—Lieut. Russell L. Maughaft, attempting to cross the continent between dawn and dusk, landed at Rose era ns flying field at 10:54 a. m . central standard time, today. He was slightly behind schedule, which called for him to reach here at 10:30 a. m. After forty-three minutes' rest the engine started with a roar and Maugham heading into a clear sky to the westward, took off for Cheyenne, 540 miles away, at 11:37 a. m. The little Curtiss pursuit plane in landing, swooped down from the sky with the speed of a humming bird. Mauglian Cheered A great cheer arose from the crowd of spectators as a solemn, bronzed faced man slipped from the cockpit, gave a few short, sharp orders to mechanicians before turn ing to an auto which rushed up carrying refreshments. Me hanics worked feverishly over the plane, idling the gasoline tank, changing oil and going over the machine thoroughly. Flying officers at the field were unstinted in their praise of Maughan’s flying ability, demonstrated by the way he brought his plane to a safe landing on tjje field, nearly knee deep in mud. The wheels barely skimmed the ground and did not mire. “Frisco Sure” 'Everything is working fine and it looks like Frisco this time sure,” he told brother aviation officers who greeted him. He took a large sized bite out of a chicken sandwich and drained a goblet of milk at a gulp. "Tell them to speed up. Get me know when they, are ready—and don't bother Maughan said as he closed his eyes, apparently attempting to relax from the strenuous grind. Maughan left Dayton aVi hour behind scheduled time and pushed his engine relentlessly on the jump to St. Joseph. It took him 4 hours and 6 minutes to cover the 570 miles from New York to Dayton, and in flying from Dayton to St- Joseph he covered the same distance in 3 hours and 57 minutes.

PASSES OVER INDIANAPOLIS Plane in Sight for Three Minutes Heads Southwest. Russell L. Maughan, dawn-to-dusk Army flier headed for the Pacific Coast from Mitchell Field, N. Y., fl rw ovoiv Indianapolis at 7:58 a. m. He was flying apparently at an altitude of 2,000 feet and making tremendous speed. The plane appeared on the horizon about 7:57:80 a. m. and was in sight about three minutes, lie flew over the southern section of the city crossing over Garfield Park. The plane appeared to be going straight West until it reached the city when it angled slightly Southwest. The ship crossed the southern end of Meridian St. at exactly 7:58. Officials of the Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western Railroad, whose route Maughan was following, reported to The Times that Maughan arrived at. Hume, 111., ninety-four miles away, in thirty-four minutes, an average of 165.44 miles an hour. START MADE AT DAY BREAK Average Speed of 165 Miles an Hour Necessary. tSy Vnitcd Prrxx MITCHELL, FIELD, New York, June 23. —Lieut. Russell Maughan took off today at 3:59, Eastern daylight time, in his third attempt to fly from New York to San Francisco between dawn and dusk. * The first rosy streaks of a warm clear June day were just reddening the East when the army flier shouted “contact.” There was roar from the exhaust of his big Curtiss pursuit plane and the pilof was off. Maughan's schedule calls for stops at Dayton, St. Joseph, Me., Cheyenne, and Saldure, Utah, for fuel and water. The distance from Mitchell Field to Crissey Field, San Francisco, is 2,670 miles and to make the flight in the nineteen hours, nineteen minutes of daylight, the aviator must average about 165 miles an hour. Community Singing Topic Dr. Peter Dykema, national authority on community music and singing, spoke today before the recreation committee of the Council of Social Agencies at the Chamber of Commerce. Various musical instruments were exhibited and played.

INDIANA POLLS, MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1924

Democrats Didn t Forget the Beauty Bloc When They Fixed New York Convention Headquarters

MISS EDITH NASH DEMONSTRATES HOW A LADY DELEGATE ELIMINATES ALL PARTY LINES IN THE FULLY EQUIPPED REALTY SALON AT MADISON tiQPARE GARDEN.

~JE\V YORK, June 23.—The nose will have it. J Here, fellow citizenp, is the keynote picture , f the Democratic convention. Here is photographic evidence that the Seventeenth Amendment is working and that men have rec, gnized the political equality of women and have acknowledged her right to the convention hall as well as the home. * Here is a section of the beauty station that has blossomed like a chintz flower pot in one corner of dingy old Madison Square Harden

WAR ON BRIGHT LIGHTS DECLARED; PARENTS WARNED Police Chie f Says Accidents Are Caused by Blinding Auto Lamps, Bright lights must go. Declaring hH belief that majority of accidents are caused by dazzling headlights, Chief Herman K. Kik hoff instructed his force today to arrest all motorists who operate their cars in violation of the dimmer ordinance. Chief Rikhoff also issued a warning to parents whose children drive cars. He stated that a large per cent of arrested on speeding charges were young people "Don't let them have the car so often,” said the chief in his warning. a The death toll of the epidemic of fatal accidents last week reached four with the death of Omer Anthony of Kokomo. Ind., when the car in which he was riding turned over when it struck fresh gravel in swerving to avoid collision with an approaching machine two miles south of Fortvllle, Ind., on the Pendleton pike. Oscar Seeholtz of Kokomo, who was in tlie machine, was seriously injured. Intoxicated drivers were responsible for two of the. three accidents reported to police. ENGLAND INVITES U. S. MacDonald Calls Conference on Rem ararions Plan. flu I iiUnl Press LONDON, June 23.—Premier Ramsay MacDonald announced in Commons today that, he had invited the United States to participate in an inter allied conference in London °n July 16, to discuss the experts plan for German reparations payments. EVELYN THAW IN DRAMA Makes First Appearance Tonight in “Dance to Death.” PHILADELPHIA. June 23. Evelyn Nesbit. divorced wife of Harry K. Thaw, whose life has been a high light drama, tonight will make her first appearance ip anew drama. “Per Tantz Thutn Toit,” at the Jewish theater here. Evelyn is leaving her Atlantic City cabaret, to fake leading part in the Y’iddish play, the “Dance to Death,” in which not a word is spoken in English. AID STATION OPENED Staff of Doctors and Nurses Ready to Care for Visitors. A Red Cross first aid station has been opened at UOf Monurrfent Place to care for Grotto delegates. The staff. Miss M. E. Morris, registered nurse; Sergt. p. H. Greenburg and Drs. McMillan; Hull, Strong. Brooking, Ridgeway, Johnson and Orders. Undertakers who are Grottos are furnishing ambulances. O. W. Brooks is furnishing drugs and W. H. Armstrong the equipment. Delegates who are doctors, dentists and druggists are registering there. They will visit Eli Lilly & Cos. laboratories, corner Alabama and McCarty Sts., Wednesday and have luncheon there.

where the Democratic convention holds forth. With the naked eye you can see but five of the twenty-four mirroj* that bisect the room in a double row. i horns girl stA'le. so that the 450 women delegates in attendance need not stand in line and wait for a mirror, but may sit. down and do a thorough job of pairs while the>; are at it. A black -gowned, white-aproned maid stands at attention ready to supply face powder in any shade from the blush pink to the Parisian tangerine or King Tut tan,

High Finance DECATUR, Ind., June 23. Lawrence Williams,* employe of the Holland St. Louis Sugar Company, takes the jlnzo £ or high finance. While driving out in the country his automobile struck and killed a hog. He paid irate owner |5, loaded the hog irhis car, took it to town and sold it for 47, GENERAL SMUTS RESIGNS South African Premier Gives Way to C)pi>ositinii. Bu United Press L< >N IXXV June 23. —Gen. Jan Smuts has resigned as premier of South Africa and the Earl of Athlon, governor general, haS summoned the opposition leader. Hertzog, according to Capetown advices. MAIL HANGARS WRECKED Storm \!so Damages Planes—Night Flying May Be Delayed. thl I'ml nl Press OMAHA, Neb . June 23. Start of night flying in the air mail service may be delayed because of a storm which last night destroyed the air mail hangar and seven airplanes here. Night flying is scheduled to start July 1 and Omaha was to be the base of operations. HAPPY RETURNS? NO Farm Sentence and SIOO Fine, That's What He Got. James Turner, colored. 515 Hudson St., to da \ got "happy returns.” When police caught him with moonshine on his hip. he said that it was given to him as a birthday gift. He offered testimony in city court today to show that it was his birthday. "Thirty Days on the farm and SIOO fine.” said Lloyd Claycombe, judge pro tern. DAIRYMAN FINED SIOO Sentence Is Suspended on Charge of Having a Still. Gus Fete. 41, a dairyman living at Thirty-Eighth St. and the Lafayette road, was sentenced to one to five years in the Indiana State prison today by Criminal Judge James A. Collins on charge of keeping a still to manufacture liquor. He was fined SIOO. Imprisonment was suspended. Harry Pappas, also arrested, fled when he was turned over to the grand jury on SIOO bond. Pete claimed the whole blame was Pappas’. BELLES AND BUDS HELP Sahara Grotto Women Stationed in Hotels. Sahara belles, wives, sisters and mothers of Indianapolis Ghotto members. and Sahara Buds, daughters and sisters from 13 to 18 years, are aiding the prohpets in entertaining visitors. A committee is stationed at every hotel to look after guests. At Liberty to Aid Family Harvey Morgan. 30, 1117 Charles St., and Alvin Dodds, 42, convicted in Criminal Court of grand larceny, today had their sentences of one to fourteen years in prison suspended by Judge James A. Collins. Suspension is during good behavior. Morgan has a wife and three children whom the judge ordered him to take care of. The two broke into freight cars, it was alleged.

Entered as Second-class Matter at Postoffice, Indianapolis. Published Daily Except Sunday.

and rouge of every known blend. She also will have hairpins for the long-haired delegates and electric curling irons and combs for the short-haired sisters. All party lines must disappear, and women must stand firm on the beauty bloc. And if women at the Democratic convention want to smoke, a cigaret. they may do so in a very elaborately furnished smoking room on the first floor, where motion pictures will be shown and tea served.

MOTOR COMPANY HEAD ENDS OWN LIFE WITH GUN Body of George A, Crane Found in Auto Near Riverside Park, George A. Crane, 52, president and treasurer of the Crane Motors Company. 060 N. Meri lan St., was found and, ad of a shotgun wound in his automobile at the northwest edge of Park on the bank of Crooked Creek at 7:30 a. m. today. Cormier Paul F. Robinson. Sergeant Sheehan and squad, said all evidence pointed to suicide. .1 H. Miles, 24 N. Kitley Ave., service manager for the motors company, said that he was notified early today by Mrs. Crane that her husband left the residence, 540 Central Court, about 3 a. m. She asked that search be made for him, Wiles said. Wiles' first trace and Andrew MilG. A. CRANE ler. 1415 W. Thirty-Second S*.., who worked in the city nursery near by. A shotgun with one exploded shell in the chamber was between Crane’s knees. The charge entered just below the heart. The coroner said death had occurred about two hours before the body was found. Wiles said Crane had been under a physician's care and that he had apnea red troubled over business conditions. Besides the widow a son. William, 10, survives. MISS BARBER? NO, NO Union Rights of Female of the Species Disputed. Question of admitting women to the barbers'* union will be discussed at the annual convention of the Journeymen Barbers International Union. Sept. 9. in Indianapolis. According to some male members, women barbers are not capable of competing with men and should not be admitted. THEY KNOW LAW NOW Junk Dealers Apply for Licenses After Remy Takes Aim. Six Indianapolis junk dealers applied for county licenses Saturday arid two ear'y today at the office of County Clerk Albert H. Losche, following announcement by Prosecutor William H. Remy that dealers were defying the law requiring licenses. All the applicants said they never had heard of the requirement.

VEILED PROPHETS SHOW INDIANAPOLIS LATEST Hi 1 CMC CAPERS City Dizzy i as Bands, Drum Corps, ft ' Drill Organizations, Songsters and ' Clowns “Strut Their Stuff’—Crowd Grows Every Hour. EARLY ATTENDANCE TOTAL IS ESTIMATED AT OVER 10,000 Visitors Expected to Nmuber Around 50,000 by Tonight—Airplane Fleet Due to Arrive From Dayton for Program at State Fairground. Dozens of bands all working around to “It Ain’t Goin’ to Rain No Mo’" eventually, marching drill teams costumed in color combinations that would make a rainbow hide itself in shame behind a convenient cloud, clown traffic cops “directing” j traffic with electrieain charged clubs, crowds dancing in hotel lobbies and on the side aiks to the jazz tunes of any convenient band, drum corps doing their stuff in high gear, all these and many more were symptoms of the opening of the thirty-fifth annual convention of the Mystic Order Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm here today. More than 10,('00 Prophets from every part of the I nited States and Canada took possession of the entire downtown section of the city early today and their numbers were increased with every train arrival. It was happy, holiday spirit that pervaded the visitors.

They put on all kinds of stunts, and kept all Indianapolis in a gale r,f laughter at tr > endle'js repertoire of clever, original fun-mak’ng devices. ; All of this was preparatory to the grand parade at 4 p. m. this after- | noon, when every prophet in attendance will march. | Added to the parade was to be an | air fleet of seven Army p.anes from McC&ok field at Dayton. Ohio, which were scheduled to arrive at 3 p. m. and will fly over the line of march. These planes also were to give an aerial circus at the State fairground Tuesday in connection with the elaborate field day program of the prophets. Delegates at C'laypool While the vast majority of prophets were busy whooping things up in hotel lobbies and in the downtown -streets, delegates to the convention held their first meeting at Claypool. Herold M. Harter, grand monarch, occupied the greater part of the ! morning with the annual report. He ! reviewed activties of the order for past year and said that instead ! of an extensive plan for increasing the number of grottos and adding new cities to the roster, the year had been devoted to constructive in- | ternal work. With this work virj tually completed he said there was i no reason why a campaign for deI veloping new grottos should not be put in effect in the near future. Interest centered in the election of a venerable prophet. This is the only officer to be elected, as all other offices are filled by promotion I from the one next below. Venerable I prophet is the first step in progresI sion. Throe in Field Three candidates were in the field j openly, with others being mentioned. Names mentioned most frequently ; were those of MileJ S. Gregory, .Tenj nistan Grotto. Los Angeles. Cal.; Edgar Hatch. Mazda Grotto. Mem- | phis, Tenn., and H. E. Christenbury, ■ Knoxville. Tenn. i It was said that Sahara Grotto, of ! Indianapolis, will not place a candiI date in the field actively. Tlie Los Angeles contingent is j making a hard fight for Gregory and | is using the argument that in the | past the Pacific coast has not received representation in the national offices and that it is entitled to the position at this time. Caucus Scheduled Grand officers of the order will meet tonight and will discuss the matte’r. It is believed that if the officers agree upon a candidate for venerable prophet he will win without serious opposition. In honor of the visitors the busi- I ness section was decorated profusely i with flags and emblems of the order. Many Grottos arrived Sunday and throughout the afternoon and evening rival bands vied with each; other. However, the bulk of the : prophets arrived early today, and the railroad yards were filled to ca(Ttim to Page 11) MORRIS TAKEN TO PRISON Starts to Leavenworth to Serve TwoYear Term. Amos B. Morris, former cashier j of Discount and Deposit State Bank I at Kentland, Ind., of which Warren T. McCray formally was president, was taken to Leavenworth Prison today by Deputy U. S. Marshall Harry Wertz, to start his sentence of two years, given to him by Judge A. B. Anderson, June 17, on charge of violating the Federal banking law.

Forecast * PARTLY cloudy today and Tuesday. Probably local thunderstorms. Slightly cooler weather anticipated.

TWO CENTS

DEATH FOLLOWS OIVEON LEDGE Maywood Youth Breaks Neck While Swimming, Willis C. Files, 17, of Maywood, Ind.. died at the Robert W. Long Hospital today from a compound fracture of the neck and back received Sunday afternoon when he struck a ledge while diving in Little White Lick Creek, a mile north of Bridgeport, Ind. According to his father, Delbert Files, the victim was with Berley Johnson and Frank Freund, both of Maywood, Ind. Files said the boy dove into shallow water. He was taken from the creek by his companions and rushed to the hospital. Files is survived by his parents and a sister. Pauline. AIR MAIL AVAILABLE Indianapolis Service to All Sections of Country Announced. Effective July 1, Indianapolis people can send mail via the air mail service to all sections of the United States. Postmaster Robert Hs Bryson announced today. The postage charge is 8 cents an ounce or fraction for each zone in which the mail is carried by planes. The postage on a letter to New York via air mail would be 8 cents and from Indianapolis to San Francisco, 24 cents. Mail to San Francisco would arrive there the following day, and to New Y'ork, the same day, if it is mailed early in the morning.

Program 4 P. M.—Official uniform parade. Gen. Harry B. Smith, grand marshal. Parade formation: First division, Indiana grottos. Second division, Ohio and Michigan grottos. Third division, Illinois and western grottos. Fourth division, southern grottos. Fifth division, eastern grottos. Sixth division, Canadian grottos. Line of march: Form at Twelfth and Meridian Sts., south on Meridian around west half of Monument PI. to Washington St., west on Washington to Capitol Ave., countermarch on Washington east to Delaware St., west on north side of Washington to Pennsylvania St., north on Pennsylvania to Michigan, east on Michigan to New Jersey St., north on New Jersey to North St., west on North to Pennsylvania, south on Pennsylvania to University Square. ' 7 P. M. —Grand monarch's ceremonial at Theater. Ritual presented by Misda grotto, Memphis, Tenn.