Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 48, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 July 1924 — Page 1

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FOURTH GAY WITH NOISE AND PICNICS City Lets Loose Pent-Up Holiday Spirit and Abandons Business for Pleasure in Program Marked by Variety of Events. With a variety of entertainment and celebration on the program, Indianapolis today dropped regular business routine to observe Independence Day. Preparations for enjoying the Fourth started early, despite warning of the weather man of possible showers. Explosives penned up for days in thousands of homes were set loose at daybreak. It was the day for “kids" and they enjoyed it. Much as youngsters did in pre-war days, before agitation against fireworks was strong. Downtown streets presented a deserted appearance, retail stores, banks and wholesale houses being closed The entire city was on holiday schedule. Family picnics vied with public demonstrations ir> forming the chief form of recreation. Many families arose at daybreak to motor to nearby river and lake resorts or spend the day in the country. Out-going rail traffic was reported heavy. City parks were crowded. Day Is Colorful A complete program to suit every taste was scheduled over the city. Nothing was lacking in color, noise or solemnity, as the individual desired. Hoosier Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, opened an all-day celebration at the State fairground at Id a. m. The festivities included band concert, horse racing, military review, athletic contests and fireworks display tonight. One hundred veterans will "dig in” and reproduce the battle of St. Mihiel with real guns, trenches and bayonets tonight, in connection with the fireworks display. Special programs were scheduled at Riverside and Broad Ripple Parks, with fireworks in the evening at both places. Shriners will continue their week’s circus at Kentucky Ave. and West St. tonight. Tennis Tourney On Play in the Western open tennis championship was continued at the Woodstock Club, with such stars as Bill Tilden, national champion; Gerald Patterson and Brian C. Norton. Australian Davis cup team, and others in action. A 200-mile race and other shorter contests were scheduled at the Hoosier Motor Speedway. Four-cylinder stock machines were entered in a ten-mile race. Bicycle racing fans were entertained at Riverside Park. Camp meeting services were opened early at Salem Park, west of the city, under the auspices of the Holiness Preachers Association. The Wheeler City Rescue Mission held its annual picnic at Ellenberger Park. Children were taken to the park in motor trucks. Knights of Columbus observed the silver jubilee of the council with an outing in Columbia Park. A reception in the clubhouse on Delaware St. was scheduled this afternoon.

Club Opens Pool The Woodside M. E. Bible School held its annual picnic in Christian Park, English Ave and Sherman Dr. Irvington Community Chautauqua concluded its program in a tent at Butler Ave. and Washington St. Special music was given by Green’s band. An aquatic meet was scheduled for the opening of the new swimming pool of the Highland Golf Club, Fifty-B ourth St. and Whitehead Rd. The Broadmoor Country Club, new club at Fifty-Sixth St., west of the Michigan Rd., was dedicated with appropriate exercises. A. M. Rosenthal is president. The fourth annual picnic of the Better Business League of North Indianapolis was held at Riverside Park. Busses started carrying members at 9 a. m. The Rev. Gerald L. K. Smith, pastor of the Seventh Christian Church, spoke following a picnic dinner. Officials Out of City The Indianapolis Caledonian Club held a picnic at Orchard Acres, home of Mr. and Mrs. William Mcßeath. A basket dinner was served at noon. Governor Emmett F. Branch spent the day with his family in Martinsville. He will return to Indianapolis Saturday. Senator James E. Watson was in Indianapolis Thursday, but left for his home in Rush ville to visit over the Fourth. Mayor Samuel Lewis Shank arose to attend an all-day celebration at Columbus Ind. He was scheduled to meet Mayor Tucker of that city in a mule race as the feature even*, of the day. HOI'RLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 53 9 a. m 65 l a. m 58 10 a. m 69 L % *L m 61

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RESISTS HOLD-UP; SHOT; MAY DIE Grocer Jumps at Bandit Who Flourishes Gun. Abner A. Peek, 44, of 3340 Speedway Rd., may die as a result of his bravery. He attempted to capture a hold-up man in the grocery operated by his father, J. W. Peek, and brother, Fred Peek, at Speedway Rd. and Tibbs Aves., and himself, Thursday evening. The hold-up man shot him in the head and escaped. The bandit covered the three men with his revolver and said: “Stand back. I’m going to hold up this place.” Abner Peek jumped for him and the bandit fired. Fred Peek got a gun and started in pursuit. In the middle of the street the bandit turned and fired at Fred, but missed. Abner Peek is in critical condition at Deaconess Hospital. The bullet was found on the grocery floor by Sergeant Dean. IT JUST RAINED COPS Police Surround Store Only to Find Nightvvatehman Asleep. “Police every ten feet,” was the description a passerby gave of the sight at the Taylor Carpet Company, early today. When the night watchman's signal failed to come in. William Montgomery, of the A. D. T. company, called police to the store. The place was surrounded. There was to be no escape like the Ayres store robbery of a week ago. Officers found James Cox, colored, of 445 W. Twenty-Sixth St., night watchman, asleep on the fourth floor. FIVE CAUGHT IN RAID Woman Recently Given Clemency on Liquor Charges Re-arrested. Mrs. Margaret Schultz, 3043 N. Illinois St., who recently was granted clemency after she had been sentenced to thirty days and fined SIOO on liqudr charges, was held today on a blind tiger charge following a raid Thursday night on her home by Lieutenants Stoddard and Johnson and squad. Four men, whom police said they found at the plage, were also held on Hind tiger charges. They are: Carl Williams, 1120 Trowbridge St.; Osley Hutchinson, 3043 N. Illinois St., and Earl Boal and Horace Pinder of Danville, Ind. A half gallon of white mule and twelve quarts of beer were fbund, police said.

Rep, Nelson Makes Opening Speech at Independent Confab in Cleveland. By PAUL R. MALLON United Press Staff Correspondent CLEVELAND. July 4.—“ Senator Robert M. La Follette will be the next President of the United States or he shall have the decisive say as to who shall be the Nation's next executive.” Representative John M. Nelson, the man who swayed the La Follette balance of power in the House of Representatives during the last session of Congress, today sounded this prefix at the opening session of the progressive conference. Nelson assured the convention in announcement of his prepared speech that La Follette will accept the indorsement of the gathering. Unfinished Work “Let us take up the unfinished work of liberating the American people from the bondage of special privilege and under the leadership 'if La Follette, whose name is the progressive platform "Let us. with his courage, wisdom j and sense of righteousness, enter the arena of the coming campaign against the forces of reaaction. declaring that under Go.) the sole sove , reign of America shall be the representative government of this republic, embodying the free and uncoerced will of a majority of the American people,” he said. Denouncing both the Democratic and Republican parties. Nelson declared, "the shadows of the unconquerable spirit of La Follette filled both the conventions at Cleveland 1 and at New York with fear and ; trembling. "This conference of progressive \ men and women will determine the ; election of the next President. Third Party a Mistake "A thirty part* movement would be a mistake. The time is not yet ripe for a third party. We can render better service for the people for the present within the two old decadent parties." Nelson spoke with the voice of La Follette and those who heard him knew that his words carried the responsibility pt La Follette. They express La Follette's position tin questionably and they assert his principles. Along with Nelson as a speaker to the convention came Senator Henrik Shipstead, the farmer-laborite who has voted with progressives since his Introduction to the Senate. “The control of money and credit,” he said, "has been concentrated in the hands of a few, our people are being gradually dispossessed of not only the property which they have saved out of the property which their labor is capable of producing in the future. “I believe the time has come. The call from the people is here, and we have the aswer personified in Robert Marion La Follette.” PAN “THIRD PARTY” American Federation Says They Are Never Successful. By United Press WASHINGTON, July 4. The American Federation of Labor opposes all so-called “third party" movements, Samuel Gompers, president of the federation, declared in a leading editorial in the official organ of the body, the American Federationist, issued here today. Coming on the eve of the Cleveland Progiessive convention, the statement was regarded of great significance. “Now as before the average results of so-called third party adventures will be victory fc~ reaction," wrote Gompers.

WORLD FLIGHT RESUMED Americans Wing Way to City on Arabian Sea. By United Preen SIMLA, July 4 —Having arrived safely at Multan, a silk center in the Punjab district of India, after a short fight from Ambala, where they had been halted by engine trouble, America's world fliers were due to fly to Karaachi, near the mouth of the Indus on the Arabian Sea, today. BADGER GAME WORKED “Husband” Appears, Relieves Man of Coin After Threats. Charles Knisley, 842 W. TwentyNinth St., accepted an invitation of a woman to go to 207 E. North St., police say. A man, who said he was the woman's husband, suddenly appeared, according to officers, with a gun and butcher knife. He relieved Knisley of $32, threatened him if he followed, joined the woman outside and disappeared, police said Knisley told them. Burglar to Celebrate Nat CohilK proprietor of a grocery at 1712. N. Arsenal Ave.. reported to police that the front window of his store was broken and $1 worth of fireworks stolen Thursday night.

INDIANAPOLIS, FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1924

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All marriages of young millionaires and musical comedy ladies don't go on the rocks. As witness Margaret Merle, who was Mitze in "Blossom Time” when she met Vernon McMillan, scion of one of the most prominent families of Atlanta, Ga., and become Mrs. McMillan. She can play the domes tic scene as well as anybody. MOTORISTS SAVE LIVES BY LEAPING Three Men Jump as Train Crashes Into Auto, Three men narrowly escaped death today when they jumped from their auto at Twenty-Ninth St. and the Monon Railroad as a passenger train crashed into the vehicle, turning it over and throwing it off the right of way. The car was driven by Arthur Ogan, Y. M C. A., and belonged to his brother, tho Rev. Ralph Ogan, 4906 Manlove Ave., who also was In the car. Robert Do Noon, 5140 Hovey St., also was a passenger. Ogan said he stopped as he approached the crossing and, hearing no warning, continued. HELEN WILLS DEFEATED English Girl Wins Tennis Title at Wimbledon. By United Press WIMBLEDON, England, July 4. Miss Helen Wills, American entrant in the women’s all-comers’ tennis tournament here, was defeated today by Miss Kathleen McKane of England. Both players won their way to the finals in sets against some of the best women players. Miss Suzanne Lenglen, French champion, withdrew from the tourney after eliminating Miss Elizabeth Ryan of California. ELDERLY MAN ARRESTED Girl’s Accusations Result in Charges Against Charles Conrow, 70. Charles Conrow, 70, of 943 E. Georgia St., Is under arrest, charged with contributing to delinqeuncy. Police were called to Conrow’s home by someone who saw a 14-yeg,r-old girl enter the house. When the police arrived the girl ran out and told of an attempted attack, police said. G*IRL swallows poison Roommate Finds Miss Thelma La Vere Unconscious. Miss Thelma La Vere, 22 Lexington Apt., was at the city hospital today in a serious condition following what police were told was an attempt to end her life by swallowing poison. She was found unconscious about 3 a. m. by her roommate, Evelyn Fields. One Killed, Five Hurt By Times Special COLUMBUS, Ind., July 4.—One person was killed and five were hurt today when an automobile crashed into a, bridge abutment near here. Dead: Mrs. Howard Cheney, 35. Injured: Miss Mary Cheney, 17, and Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Webber of Louisville and her two children.

OUTLINE OF PHONE RATE FIGHT MADE City and State Join Civic Organizations in Protest Against Recent Increases Resulting From Federal Court Action. State and city officials, civic and business organizations will not sit idly by and permit the Indiana Bell Telephone Company to “get away” with tho increase in telephone rates which became effective Tuesday. Tim first step by the State will be for the public service commission of Indiana to ask Federal Judge George T. Page of Peoria, 111., to modify his injunction decree under which the new rates were instituted. This action was determined upon at the suggestion of Governor Emmett F. Branch during a conference attended by the Governor, members of the commission, U. S. Lesh. attorney general of Indiana, and Taylor E. Groninger, corporation counsel of Indianapolis. Method Protested Fault was found with the method of measuring the service, at the rate of 3% cents a call, after the first 250 calls a month, for business houses “The company is judge and jury of tills matter," one member said. “With a gas, electric or water meter, the consumer has some protection, but in this case the telephone company does its own metering in its own office through its own employes. In case of error there is no relief for the subscriber. Representatives of various business concerns reported tremendous* increases in their hills would result from the new rates. Among these estimated Increases were: L. S. Ayres & Cos., SB,OOO a year: Goldstein Bros., two and one-half times as much as at present; Chamber of Commerce, $1,400 a year; Kiefer, Stewart Drug Company, $1,2(0 a year; H. P. Wasson & Cos., about 25 per cent; Schnull & Cos., wholesale grocers, about 20 per cent. Organizations Cooperate In any course of action the State will have the backing of the Chamber of Commerce. Merchants Association and other business and civic bodies. The Indianapolis Federation of Community Civic Clubs will meet within a few days to discuss means of cooperating. In the rural districts telephone subscribers are said to be fighting the company by the simple expedient of discontinuing service. Rural rate Increases were based on tho distance of the subscriber from the exchange, resulting in heavy increases for outlying subscribers. In some sections telephone service practically will he a thing of the past within a week, it was predicted. The public service committee of the Chamber of Commerce met on Wednesday and appbinted a subcommittee consisting of O. D. Haskett, chairman of the cnmmit’ee: Ilenry’ I- Dithmer, president, of the chamber, and John B. Reynolds, secretary. This committee will confer with the public service commission and report recommendations to the board of directors of the chamber at a special meeting Thursday noon. Proposed Action A number of courses of action were suggested informally. Among them were the following: That the commission be asked formally to disapprove the new rates: that the commission be asked to take anew valuation of the company’s property for rate-making purposes; that the commission be asked to promulgate rates within the scope of the Page injunction decree, but lower than the rates set by the company; that Congress be asked to enact a law denying utilities right of appeal to Federal Courts until every chance of relief had been taken in the State courts; that teeth be put in the Indiana Municipal League by supplying the league with lawyers, experts, engineers and accountants to fight rate battles. Reynolds expressed the sentiment of the committee whn he said: “The telephone compa ty has lifted itself out of the jurirdcition of the State of Indiana.” PATIENT TRIES SUICIDE Mrs. Gertrude Miner, 70, Instructs Coroner to Dispose of Body After addressing a letter to the coroner in which she instructed him to turn her body over to a certain undertaker, Mrs. Gertrude Miner, 70, a patient of a nursing' home conducted at 2124 N. Pennsylvania St., by Mrs. Theodora Diggs, attempted to take her life by leaping from a second story’ window. She was taken to the city hospital with an injured back and fractured legs. Her condition is serious.

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Mile. Odette Jacqueline is one of the youngest stars on the Parisian screen. She Is only 18. But already the critics are calling her the “Mary Pickford of France.” MAIL CAR BURNS: SB,OOO DAMAGE More Than 1,000 Sacks Are Destroyed in Blaze. Officials today estimated fire in a railway mail car late Thursday did SB,OOO damage to second, third and fourth-class mall. More than 1,000 sacks, containing silk hosiery, watches, etc., were destroyed. The car. carrying through mail from Philadelphia to St. Louis, was fired by an acetylene torch while it was on a siding at Panhandle Lane and Washington St. for repair. No registered or first-class jnail was destroyed. Post office officials are investigating.

Vote by Ballots SIXTY-FIRST BALLOT McAdoo, 4094: Smith, 335%; J. W. Davis, 60; Underwood, 42; Cox, 54; Glass, 25; Ralston. 37%; Robinson, 23; Ritchie. 16%; Walsh, 3; Saulsbury. 6; Owen, 24; Bryan, 2. SIXTIETH BALLOT McAdoo, 469%; Smith, 330%; J. W. Davis, 60; Underwood, 42; Cox. 54; Glass, 25; Ralston, 42%; Robinson, 23; Ritchie, 16%; Walsh. 3; Saulsbury, 6; Owen, 24: Bryan, 2. Fi FTY-NI NTH BALLOT McAdoo, 473%: Smith, 331%; J. W. Davis, 60; Underwood, 40; Cox, 54; Glass, 25; Ralston, 42%; Robinson, 23; Ritchie, 16%; Saulsbury, 6; Owen, 24; Bryan. 2. FIFTY-EIGHTH BALLOT McAdoo, 495; Smith, 331%; J. W. Davis, 39%: Underwood, 39; Cox, 54; Glass, 26; Ralston, 40%; Robinson, 23; Ritchie, 16%; Walsh, 1; Saulsbury, 6; Owen, 4; Bryan, 2; Behrman, 20. FIFTY-SEVENTH BALLOT McAdoo, 430; Smith, 320%; J. W. Davis, 58%; Underwood, 39%; Cox, 54; Glass, 25; Ralston, 97; Robinson, 43; Ritchie, 16%; Walsh, 1; Saulsbury, 6; Owen, 4; Bryan, 3. FIFTY-SIXTH BALLOT McAdoo, 430; Smith, 320%; J. W. Davis, 58%; Underwood, 39%; Cox, 54; Glass, 25; Ralston, 97; Robinson, 43; Ritchie, 16%; Walsh, 1; Saulsbury, 6; Owen, 4; Bryan, 3. FIFTY-FIFTH BALLOT McAdoo, 426%; Smith, 320%; J. W. Davis, 62%; Underwood, 40; Cox, 54; Glass, 24; Ralston, 97; Robinson, 43; Ritchie, 16%; Walsh, 1; Saulsbury, 6; Owen, 4; Bryan, 3.

Hoosier Senator Announces Decision to Drop From Race for Democratic Nomination for Presidency—flails It‘ ‘Contribution Toward Solution.” Senator Samuel M. Ralston has definitely asked his name be withdrawn from the list of candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination before the national convention. The Senator announced this himself at “Hoosier Home” today as he made public two telegrams he sent to Thomas Taggart, Indiana Democratic general in charge of the Ralston boom at the convention. Ralston said he was requesting withdrawal of his name as a “contribution toward peaceful solution of the situation confronting the convention.” Delegation Refuses Ralston said he had information from New York that the Indiana delegation when Taggart read the telegrams to it, reiused to act favorably on his request. He said he had information, however, that Taggart might read, or have read, the telegrams to the convention when it opens today. ■* Ralston said: “On July 1 I sent to Mr. Taggart the following telegram 1 “ ‘I reaffirm my statement, often repeated, that I do not now, have never had any relationship with the Ku-Klux Flan, hut in view of the persistent charges that I had some connection with it and in view of the feeling resulting from the controversy over the organization, which feeling threatens injury to our party, ] wish to make whatever contribution I can toward the peaceful solution of the condition now corffronting the convention, and I therefore desire my name withdrawn from further consideration by the convention.’ Another Telegram 4-Z0 p. m. 1 hursdav I sent to Mr. Taggart the following telegram—this at a time when I had 94 votes: “ ‘I feel my name should be withdrawn. Desire you do so.’ ”

Explaining the telegram of July , 1, Ralston saitl: “The telegram to Senator Taggart contained all the statement that it is necessary for me to make in regard to the withdrawal of my name from further consideration by the convention. “I may add. however, that I have never allowed my personal ambition to stand in the way of having the right thing done for my party. “I am not so strong a partisan as to believe my party never makes mistakes, nor deserves criticism. At the same time I am a firm believer In the fundamental principles cf the Democratcl party and have as a rule been in hearty sympathy with the platforms it has promulgated. “I believe the platform adopted by the New York convention now in session Is a sound declaration of Democratic principles and is through and through an American document. “I shall support It most enthusiastically to the full measure u. my ability. “I so much prefer the success of my party at the polls this fall to my own personal advancement that. I am not willing to allow anything ter 1 be done in ray behalf that may result injuriously to it. “There are those who believe, or have pretended to believe that I have had some connection with the Ku-Klux Klan favorable to it. While this Is absolutely untrue I recognize that the feeling for and against the Klan organization is so intense that I am not willing to have any steps taken in my behalf that might militate against a harmonious solution of the conditions confronting the convention. Expresses Gratitude “This is why I sent the telegram in question authorizing the with-

Democrats Seek Compromise to End Convention Bitterness

By ROBERT J. BENDER United Press Staff Correspondent MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK, July 4. —Independence Day dawned a day of dramatic possibilities for the Democratic national convention. “Who will be the man to lead us out of this atmosphere of bitterness?” was asked on every hand when the convention adjourned around 1 a. m. until 1 o'clock this afternoon (11 a. m. Indianapolis time). The sixty-first ballot for a presidential nominee had just been completed, shattering all previous records for the number of ballots cast to nominate a party standard bearer. There are many who believe that Smith and McAdoo themselves must directly, openly and amicably move to break the deadlock if the convention is not to relegate the party of Jefferson into the discard. The weakness of both at this turning point in the convention is any sort of real leadership on the floor. Three Thrills Thursday night there were three thrills in the third long day’s voting for those studying the possibilities in the extraordinary situation: 1. Smith actually has his reported reserve strength, and proved it by reaching his highest level on the final ballot cast — This total was but 30(4 votes short of the onethird necessary to block the nomination of any one else. 2. McAdoo, after dropping to 413(4, demonstrated his recuperative powers by coming back to 495 on the fifty-eighth ballot last night when the Smith leaders started a little drive to test some of the McAdoo strength. He has through sixty-one

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drawal of my name from further consideration by the convention. “It goes without saying that I am most grateful to the egation for their enthusiastic sfH port. “A delegate from another State wrote to me from the convention that if I were to live 100 years I could not repay these delegates for their loyalty to me nor fully appreciate the leadership in my behalf of my devoted friend. Senator Taggart, in all of which I heartily concur. And I now personally acknowledge my lasting obligation to the Indian delegates for their tireless work.” . Not Disappointed "I would also recognize the’ intelligent and active work of so many other Indianians, not only of my own party, but also of the Republican party who are in attendance at the convention. "I would not have my friends imagine I am feeling any disappointment over the turn things have taken. While I have not been Indifferent to, but have prized highly, the connection of my name with the presidency of my country, I have never by word or act indicated that I desired to seek the nomination for president beyond a single statement to the effect that I had no objection to the Indiana delegation carrying out its program after it had decided to present my name to the convention. “I wish to take this occasion to thank with all the earnestness of my heart the Indiana persons and the Indiana press that, without regard to their party affiliations have given me generous support for the nomination for President.”

ballots demonstrated that he controls more than the one-third necessary to defeat Smith or any one else he personally does not support. 3. The South served notice it could be relied on to fight Smith to the end. Both Mississippi and Oklahoma. neither of which carries the McAdoo standard, like Texas and California, for example, swung back to McAdoo when the Smith drive began around midnight, and Michigan broke ten additional votes into the Smith column. Two Possibilities So when the delegates prepared to reassemble today and continue their balloting there were but two possibilities in sight for breaking the deadlock. 1. That on 9 or the other of the leading candidates or a dark horse would spring a coup and stampede the convention. 2. That the two leading candidates would personally get together with representatives of their supporting forces and amicably agree upon a compromise candidate who could be nominated quickly and easily, once they had withdrawn. The first of the efforts designed to effect some working agremeni between McAdoo and Smith and eliminate if possible the increasing bitterness growing out of their conflict came Thursday when Thomas L. Chadbourne, a friend, financial aide and active supporter of McAdoo, called upon Governor Smith. What Chadbourne discussed at his meeting with Smith r??ither the Smith nor McAdco managers would indicate. It is known however, that Me(Turn to Page 2)