Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 41, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 June 1924 — Page 1

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VOLUME 36—NUMBER 41

RALSTON ENTERS BIG RACE

STATE ASKS RECEIVERSHIP FOR PHONE COMPANY

KLAN-LEAGUE COMPROMISE IS EXPECTED Other Platform Planks Are Drawn Up by Resolutions Committee —Wet ‘Bombshell’ Fizzles Referendum Vote on War Urged. CONVENTION TO ACT ON REPORT FRIDAY Anti-Kluxers May Carry Fight Onto Floor in Effort to Make Denunciation of Secret Bodies More Emphatic. By FRAZER EDWARDS United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK. June 26.—Presenta tion of platform to the Democratic convention is now scheduled for Friday. ' After working through most of the night and for several hours today, the drafting sub-committee was still hard at it while the Smith demonstration was in progress at the Garden. All hut the two principal planks—the Klan and League of Nations had been virtually disposed of and the com mittee decided to recess at 3 p. m. until tonight. The sub-committee will then report to th£ full committee and the Klan and League planks will be finally threshed out by that body. Although alternative planks representing the extreme and moderate views on both League and Klan have been drafted, the adoption of compromise declarations on both issues by the committee is virtually assured. That means the final decision will be squarely up to the convention itself. Whether the extremists make good their threats to “carry the fight to the floor” remains to be seen, but leaders generally believe such action will be forestalled. Draft Alternatives The sub-committee today resumed consideration of the alternative League and Klan planks drafted ojf Homer fe Cummings of Connecticut chairman of the resolutions committee, and Senator Key Pittman of Nevada, secretary, who were appointed tc do the work. Cummings said he believed the platform, as a whole, could be submitted to the (Turn to Page 2)

MINERS’ AID FEATURED Eighth Annual Meeting to Be Held at Princeton Saturday. By Times Special PRINCETON, Ind., June 26. First aid work among miners, electricians, and other hazardous craftsmen, will be furthered at eighth annual Indiana First Aid Meet Saturday, under auspices of Holmes Safety Chapters. Thirty teams are expected to compete for prizes totaling over $2,000. Boy Scout trophies will be awarded junior teams. John L. Lewis, president United Mine Workers of America, John Hessler, president District No. 11 miners, and others will speak. I PROGRAM OPENS TODAY Indianapolis Persons on ParentTeacher Conference of Winona. Several Indianapolis persons will appear on the two-day program of the State parent-teacher conference opening today at Winona Lake, Ind. Mrs. David Ross tyas to speak on “Motion Pictures,” and Miss Blanche Merry, State attendance officer, on “School Attendance.” Friday’s program will include Mrs. Richard Lieber of Indianapolis, and Oscar H. Williams. Other Indianapolis women attending the convention are Mrs. G. G. Derby, Mrs. E. A. Clark, Miss Ruth Clark, Mrs. Howard White, and Mrs. Minnie Skinner. Theater Employe Hurt David Burdette, 25, address unknown, is in city hospital today suffering from a serious head injury. According to police, Burdettte, employed at the Emerald Theater, at Blake and Michigan Sts., fel lto the cement floor while descending from the operator's box. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m...... 60 10 a. m...... 77 7 a. m...... 70 11 a. m 80 8 a. m...... 72 12 (noon) 80 8 a. m. 76

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Annulment of Corporate Franchise Asked in Suit Filed in Superior Court on Ground Indiana Public Utility Law Is Violated. Defeated by the Indiana Bell Telephone Company at every turn in the rate battle in Federal Court, the State of Indiana struck back today with a counter-attack in a Marion County Court. Demanding forfetiure of the corporate franchise of the company and appointment of a receiver to operate the property, the State, in a suit filed in the name of William H. Remy, Marion County prosecutor, attacked ownership of the company by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, and branded the board of directors a “dummy board to carry out the orders and directions of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company through its officers and agents.”

Proposed by Lesh The complaint was prepared by U. S. Lesh, attorney general of Indiana, following a conference with Remy. The complaint sets out that the outstanding capital stock of the company is 515,000,000 divided into SIOO shares. All but nine shares are directly and unconditionally owned by the A. T. & T. Company, a New York corporation. "The nine shares are also virtually owned by said corporation:" the complaint charges. It is stated further that the law requires that a majority of directors of a public utility be residents of Indiana, and all directors be bona fide stockholders. “In order to circumvent the letter and to defeat the spirit and purpose of the statute or provisions the defendant and the American Telephone and Telegraph Company entered into a scheme," the complaint charges. This scheme is alleged to have consisted of the election of a board of “dummy ’ directors, five of whom were residents of Indiana New Yorkers Control A by-law then was adopted, it is charged, to further neutralize the nominal power of the dummy board, creating an executive committee of three with power to exercise all powers of the board between regular board meetings. On this board are two residents of New York, it : s said, H. B. Thayer and Edgar S. Bloom. These constitute a majority. “Not one of the nine directors who reside in this State is a bona fide stockholder in the defendant company; the board of directors is not a genuine board of directors; all affairs of said company are under control and direction of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, a foreign orporation of which H. B. Thayer and Edgar S. Bloom of New York City are the dominant owners and officers, such semblance of authority as is nominally exercised by the dummy board of directors is dictated and controlled by H. B. Thayer and Edgar S. Bloom,” the complainant states.

Business Methods Attacked Another charge is “that the manner in which the defendant has conducted its business in violation of the laws of this State constitutes a grievous abuse of its corporate franchise.” For several years the battle between the State and telephone company has raged. After several hearings and investigations the public service commission issued a rate schedule granting the company substantial increases last September, The rates set, however, were below those asked by the company. The company took the case to Federal Court in Chicago and obtained a temporary restraining order against enforcement of the commission’s order. The telephone rates now in effect were permitted at that time. Company Wins Suit Then came a long series of hearings, and recently Federal Judge George T. Page of Peoria, 111., member of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals, decided all points in favor of the company. It has been intimated that the company intends to put in effect a rate schedule with marked increases in rates by virtue of Judge Page’s final decree. CHANCE TO LIVE SLIGHT Despondent Man Shoots Seif Through Lung—ls in Hospital. With slight chance to live, according to physicians, Frank Meade, 46, of 1401 N. Alabama St., former police chief of Bicknel, Ind., is in the city hospital today, following an attempt to end his life Wednesday. Mead was found in a garage in the rear of his home by his wife and daughter, Mrs. Emma Moore of Bicknell, Ind. He had shot himself through the left lung. According to police, despondency was responsible. AMERICAN FLIERS IN AIR Round-t he-World Airmen Hop Off for Calcutta, India. By United Press CALCUTTA, June 26.—The United States Army round-the- world fliers left Akayab for this city today.

ANDERSON ORDERS ALLEGED BOOZE SCHEME PROBED Confessed Bootlegger Says ‘Things Were Fixed’ for Grotto Convention, Thorough investigation of an alleged conspiracy to viola r e the Federal prohibition laws by Franklin Thiele, Chicago, confessed bootlegger, and Miss Velma Lindsay, a secretary at Grotto convention headquarters, Room 323 Olaypool, was ordered by Judge A. B. Anderson today. Statements that city authorities had been “fixed” and that Grotto members told them that City Judge Delbert O. Wilmoth knew all about the traffic and that nothing would be done about it, were made before Judge Anderson by Miss Virginia Rose, telephone girl, and Thiele, who admitted delivering the liquor. Thiele testified that he had made arrangements with Miss Lindsay, a convention secretary, to supply the Tquor. He said that he called her telephone number, Riley 2173 every half hour to get orders left there. He said that Grotto members told him it would be perfectly safe. Girl Testifies Miss Rose, 21, living with Miss Lindsay at Aut. 316 at 1229 N. Pennsylvania St., said she had been hired by Miss Lindsay to work during the convention, answering the telephone and repeating the orders to Thiele. Judge Anderson ordered Miss Lindsay arrested on a charge of conspiracy to violate the prohibition laws. Thiele was placed under $2,500 bond, charged with conspiracy to violate the prohibition law. Miss Rose was released on her own recognizance bond of SI,OOO. Phone Investigated An employe of the Indiana Bell Telephone Company, alleged to be a member of the Grotto convention telephone and telegraph committee, Installed the telephone for Miss Lindsay under a fake contract, it was alleged by George Winkler, prohibition agent. Judge Anderson ordered the matter “thoroughly investigated.” Thiele said he came here at the instance of members of the Grotto to dispose of liquor during the convention. He arranged with a Terre Haute man to bring liquor from St. Louis to Indianapolis. Thiele said he had seven cases in the rear of a Ford car and that they had sold about fourteen or fifteen bottles before they were arrested. Grotto officials denied knowledge of a plot. “That statement is so ridiculous that it deserves no answer,” said Judge Wilr.ieth when told of the testimony. Employe Is Arrested Anderson Lumbert, 29, colored, of 1226N. West St., is held today at the city prison following his arrest Wednesday on a grand larceny charge. Detectives say that the theft of S4O worth of automobile accessories stolen from the Perfection Wlndsh eld Company, Fourteenth St. and Canitol Ave., had been traced to Lumlxrt, who was employed there.

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INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1924

Among Democratic Candidates

ALFRED E. SMITH Governor of New York

DEMOCRATSII HOLD NIGHT MEET Session for First Ballots on President Urged. Bit l nitrd Press MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. NEW YORK, June 26.—Discussion of a night session for the Democratic convention was under way this afternoon in event the nominating speeches were completed. Senator Pnt Harrison, who was temporary chairman, and is one of the convention steersmen, was moving about sounding out sentiment for such a session tonight. Harrison's idea was that the convention should meet again tonight and take four or five ballots for President before receiving the platform report.. No nomination is anticipated, of course, within such a number of ballots, hut Harrison believes that by giving the leaders and dark horses an opportunity for a preliminary gallop, much progress might be made. GROTTO WILL INITIATE Ceremonial to Be Held Within Next Thirty Days. Because a large number of “neophytes,” whose petitions for membership in Sahara Grotto had been accepted, were unable to become acquainted with the inner mysteries of the. Mystic Order of the Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm during this week’s convention, there will be another ceremonial within the next thirty days, it was announced today by Oliver R. Wald, local monarch. Wald left with Mrs. Wald today for a vacation of indefinite length. He said before departing he hoped' to be back for the big Grotto all-day picnic at Broad Ripple Park on July Fourth.

Eg '■’Y-iJaSraZ A # vWILLIAM G. M ADOO Secretary of Treasury Under President Wilson

JAMES M. COX Former Governor of Ohio

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CORONER SCORES CARE OF INSANE Suicide in City Prison Cited as Instance, Coroner Paul F. Robinson today characterized the fact tha.t a woman suspected of insanity hanged herself in city prison as another incident “in the disgraceful situation resulting from our care of insane in Marion County.” He said he would urge the city board of health to rush the psycopathic ward at city hospital, where persons suspected of insanity will be kept pending inquests as much as possible. The health board • has architects working on plans. WAGE LAW IS VOIDED Supremo Court Ruling Does Not Affect Teachers’ Present Salary. Section two of the Teachers Minimum Wage law of 1913, was declared unconstitutional by Supreme Judge Louis B. Ewbank today on grounds that material in the section, relating to qualifications of teachers, was not mentioned in the title to the act. Leonard B Job, assistant State superintendent of public instruction said the ruling'would not affect the present teachers wages since the act of 1920 rendered the 1913 law inoperative. The cj.se was one in which John U. Hobbs had brought suit for additional salay against Gibson Township, Washington County.

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JOHN W. DAVIS. Former Ambassador to England.

U £C== OSCAR W. UNDERWOOD Alabama Senator

RALSTON KEEPS COOL AT OFFICE Plans to Spend Afternoon and Evening at Home. The great struggle for the Democratic presidential nomination at the New York convention is no source of worry to Samuel M. Ralston, United States Senator, regarded by many as a likely selection of the convention. He spent the morning in his law office attending to routine matters. He jlanned to spend the rest of the day at his country home, northwest of the city. Ralston at his home this afternoon heard himself nominated over the radio. JUST A LITTLE JOKE Two Club Members Find Themselves Trouser less for Awhile. H. W. Lingenfelter, 3035 Park Ave., and D. Bergman, Clermont, awakened today trouserless, moneyless and watchless at. the Den Zare Club rooms, Holliday Bldg. Call was sent to police. About that time the janitor walked in with the missing articles which he had found in an automobile in front of the building. It was a joke of club members, it was said. KICK VICTIM IMPROVING Farm Employe Is Injured by Irate AQimal. Slight improvement was noted today in the condition of Theran Miller, 30 who is in the Methodist Hospital suffering from a possible fracture of the skull, broken nose and Jaws. Miller, who is employed at the farm of Fred Cline, former park board member, Forty-Fourth St. and Cooper Ave., was kicked by a mule early Wednesday. TWO CLUBS ADMITTED May Wright Sena.l Council Board Holds Meeting. Delphi Chapter, D. A. R., and Indiana Child Welfare Association were admitted to the May VVright Sc-wall Council of Indiana today at the quarterly board meeting at the Spink-Arms. Mrs. E. A. Williams was named extension chairman; Mrs. O. C. Lukenbill, citizenship; Mrs. ( Edna Hatfield Edmondson of Bloomington, education, and Mrs. Allen H. Fleming, legislation. , Other business followed luncheon this afternoon.

Frederick Van Nuys, Law Partner of Hoosier Senator, Puts Solon’s Name Before Democratic Convention for Nomination for President. PAYS HIGH. TRIBUTE IN BRIEF PRESENTATION TALK Anna Case Leads in Singing of “On the Banks of the Wabash” —Refers to Indianian as “Rugged” American of the Middle West. By United Free* MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. NEW YORK, June 26. Playing high tribute, but confining his remarks to the shortest nominating speech of the day, Fred Van Nuys of Indianapolis placed Senator Samuel M. Ralston of Indiana in nomination today. Van Nuys got away to a flying and popular start, by saying he would keep his remarks within the limits of “a single printed page.” His speech was frequently interrupted by scattefed applause. Reaching the climax of his brief presentation, Van Nuys turned and, pointing to a large oil painting of Indiana’s favorite son, which was lifted to the speaker’s rostrum, introduced “Samuel M. Ralston.” In the band loft “On the Banks of the Wabash” was struck up softly. Miss Anna Case, who has become the outstanding hit at the comieation, came forward again and led in the singing. The Indiana delegation stood on chairs, Tom Taggart singing earnestly with the rest. There were cheers and applause at the conclusion of the song. Then the Indiana delegation sang their own song alone as the big convention sat quietly. “Our home is down in Indiana,” was put forth with everything the Indianans had. Calling of the States proceeded. lowa sent up M. F. Healy of Ft. Dodge, blind State Senator, who seconded the nomination of Smith. v The blind orator described a pilgrimage to the Wilson crypt at St. Albans in Washington a few days ago. “I stood in that presence and by accident my hand came in contact with the flowers that love and devotion had placed there that morning.” Nominating Ralston Van Nuys said: “On behalf of the united and loyal Democracy of Indiana I desire to place in nomination for the presidency the name of a man who is both available and dependable in his hour of necessity. Plurality of 200,000 “In 1912 he was elected Governor of Indiana by a plurality of approximately 200,000. In 1920 President Harding carried the State by 185,000. In the last election this man once more changed the political complexion of the Hoosier State and was elected United States Senator by 50,000. “As*Governor of Indiana he made an unparalleled record for economy and efficiency. He left over $3,000,000 in the State treasury, and the State got out of debt for the first time in eighty-two years. “As United States Senator he has shown himself possessed of rare poise and purpose. “Had he been President of the United States during the long trying months just passed, he would not have remained stoical and silent. He would not have broadcast silence to an outraged and expectant people, but would have led them with a dynamic and not a static spirit of Americanism. “Rugged American” “We know this man from Indiana. We need him at the head of the Nation’s affairs today. He is a rugged American of the Middle-West, intrepidly honest and of seasoned fearlessness. “On behalf of the Nation which hangs expectantly upon the results of this convention, we present the name of Samuel M. Ralston of Indiana for the presidency. ” Smith Demonstration Sets Record for Enthusiasm at Convention By ROBERT J. BENDER (United Press Staff Correspondent) MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK, June 25. “Our own A1 Smith.” These words touched off an explosion in Madison Square Garden at 12:32 a. m. (10:32 Indianapolis time) unprecedented in the history of great political conventions. In solid mass the New York delegation leaped to its feet as Franklin D. Roosevelt concluded his speech placing Smith in nomination. From every corner of the Garden there arose the deafening shriek of sirens, blare of horns and whistles, rattle of tick-tacks and through it all there could be faintly heard the mad efforts of several bands. The parade got under way, New York’s delegation in the van and the New York banner borne aloft by Joseph Collins, president of the Board of AldermeO. Okra to Ft U) ,

Forecast UNSETTLED tonight and Friday with probably local thunderstorms. Not much change in temperature.

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