Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 63, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 July 1924 — Page 1

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VOLUME 36—NUMBER 63

GROKED TO CONDUCT VALUATION Corporation Counsel Will Resign City Job to Become Special Attorney for Public Service Commission in Telephone Case Aug, 1, MAYOR MAY APPOINT OGDEN AS SUCCESSOR Employment Will Last at Least Eight Months —To Confer With Utility Board Upon Hiring of Engineers and Accountants, Corporation Counsel Taylor E. Groninger will resign, effective Aug. 1, to become special attorney for the public service commission in the Indiana Bell Telephone Company rate case, it was announced today. Groninger will leave his city Job, it was stated, because he must devote his entire time to the new work His city salary is $5,000 a year. Pay -in the new position was not announced. His State employment is to be for a minimum of eight months and may be for longer, since he is to remain with the commission until the telephone valuation and fixing of anew rate schedule is completed. Office at Statehouse Groninger will be the legal representative in the organization to make the valuation of the Bell property. He will have an office in the commission suite at the Statehouse. The move was viewed with great interest by politicians. Groninger has, at times, been mentioned as the man whom the Shank organization might back for the Republican nomination for mayor next yearv Within the last two or three months, however, the cordial feeling which existed between Mayor Shank and

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TAYLOR E. GRONINGER Groninger has been observed to have been lacking. Groninger was one of the original backers of Shank for mayor. It was announced at the commission office that Groninger would confer with the commission soon upon the hiring of engineers and accountants to augment the commission's regular staff of experts in the valuation work. Groninger will be in charge of this staff. Ogden Is Mentioned James M. Ogden, city attorney, may be named by Mayor Shank to succeed Groninger. Ogden has been the chief assistant to Groninger since the Shank administration began. As city attorney Ogden represents the city in most actions in county courts, while Groninger has devoted almost his whole time o utility fights. “I'm going to try to be fair with both the utilities and the public in the valuation,” Groninger said. “It wiU take a lot of hard work, but we are going to- try to arrive at the truth.” WALK, POLICE ORDERED No More Riding in Own Auto, Says Edict. In the future police found violating the rule which prohibits an officer from using a private car on duty will be charged with insubordination before the board of safety, Inspector Walter White announced today. ■ White said he had even found paI trolmen patrolling their districts in autos. Another order prohibited police from parking their own cars in Ogden St., between Washington St. and police headquarters. Motorist Is Arrested Ernest Pacoby, 56, of 3367 Kenwood Ave., is held in city prison today as a fugitive from Hancock County. Detectives say a warrant from Greenfield in alleges that Jacoby was speeding and did not stop after striking an auto driven by Arthur Frazier, Greenfield, Injuring Frasier and damaging his auto.

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Death SHIRTY-ONE persons have died in automobile accidents in Indianapolis so far this year. Forty-, five have died in Marion .county. This month seven have been killed, as compared with three for the whole month of June. The July total was given a grewsome boost Thursday when three persons died.

DEATH TOLL IN SHIP COLLISION MOUNTS TO SIX Passengers on Liner Boston Crushed When Oil Tanker Rams Prow Into Vessel's Side, MAN HURLS SELF IN SEA Survivor Tells of Crash as Wreck Is Towed Into Port, By United Pregt NEWPORT. R. 1., July 22.—Death toll among passengers of the Eastern Steamship Company’s liner Boston, which was rammed in the fogbound entrance to Block Island Sound, shortly before midnight Monday, today mounted to six. Four were crushed to death when the ships collided. A man hurled himself overboard in his grief at loss of his wife. C. Copeland, Brooklyn, Mass., a salesman for a Boston shoe firm, died in a hospital shortly after being brought ashore. Many others were injured. First stories of the horror aboard the liner, from which 600 passengers were rescued in small boats, were brought here today when the Boston, disabled and taking water through a gaping hole in her starboard side, was towed here, and tugs and coast guard cutters brought injured survivors to hospitals. The oil tanker Swift Arrow, out of Fall River, bound for San Francisco, which crashed Into the Boston in a dense fog off Point Judith, was able to make port under her own power. With arrival of the cutter Acushnet, which hurried from duty on “rum row’’ to bring a badly Injured survivor here, it was learned that as the great steel prow of the tanker cut into the night boat, passengers were caught in their cabins and crushed. A woman is reported to have been instantly killed In the collision, wherupon her husband, frantic with grief, threw himself overboard and was drowned. Most of the liner’s passengers were taken to New York aboard the Fall River liner Priscilla. The Boston was brought safely to dock here before noon with the as(Tum to Page 11)

MANSLAUGHTER CHARGESDROPPED Two Released on Coroner's Recommendation, Cleveland Reed, 2452 Ralston St., driver of the auto in which Miss Irene Newby, 22, of 2331 Martindale Ave., received fatal injuries July 6, when the car was struck by a Nickel Plate train at the Thirtieth St., crossing, and Orville Finnemore of Peru, engineer of the train, were discharged in city court today on charges of manslaughter, upon recommendation of Coroner Paul F. Robinson. The death of Miss Newby brought on The Indianapolis Times campaign for guards at railroad crossings. Practically all of the crossings today have watchmen or warning bells as a result. CONSTABLES UNDER FIRE Appointment of Deputies Is Investigated by Re my. Investigation of issuance of deputy constable commissions was being conducted today by William H. Remy, Marion county prosecutor. Harry Hampton, constable, was ordered to revoke the commission of Charles Coleman, colored, accused of killing Jordan Jones, 523 Hudson St., last week. Coleman said he had received his authority from Hampton. The investigation will extend to the whole field of deputy constable commissions, Remy said.

PARLEY ON REPARATIONS IMG Bankers Demand Better Guarantees of Payment Before They Will Make Loan to Germany Proposed by Dawes Plan, ALLIED PREMIERS SEEM WORRIED AT NEW TURN Evacuation of Ruhr Asked —Conference Held, but Officials Deny Crisis — —Still Hope Settlement Will Be Reached, By United Pregg LONDON. July 22.—Leaders of the allied conference attempting to agree on a plan for application of the Dawes plan- to solve the German reparations question met hurriedly in Downing St. today to discuss the serious situation which has arisen, following demand of the Anglo-Amer-ican banking groups for better guarantees to safeguard the proposed loan to Germany. News that the bankers did not consider sufficient the guarantees proposed by the committees of the conference caused consternation. Prime Minister MacDonald immediately got in touch with Premier Herriot of France, Premier Theunis of Belgium and the Italian minister of finance, De Stefanl, who heads his country's delegation to the conference, end the four went into session at No. 10 Downln St. at 10 a. m.

American Speaks The Daily Telegraph says that Thomas Lamont, representing the American banking groups, told the premiers the bankers cannot touch any proposed loan to Germany without much better guarantees than those so far suggested. The guarantees, the newspaper quotes Lamont as saying, must include evacuatloq of the Ruhr. "The ministers received this ultimatum with keen disappointment and some feeling,’’ the newspaper says. Premier Herriot was closeted with Lamont all last evening, according to the Daily Telegraph, pleading with him to reconsider the ultimatum out of consideration for French feeling, which, the premier said, can not countenance evacuation of the occupied German territory at this time. The American banker listened to Herriot’ arguments attentively but replied that a loan under the proposed guarantees is Impossible. The meeting of the “big five” at No. 10 Downing St. was Informal and no communique was issued. Premier Herriot. who previously had breakfasted ■with Premier Mac Donald, departed obvidhsly pale and worried and conversing earnestly with Premier Theunis, occasionally punctuating hts remarks by tapping the ground with his ebony cane. Herriot and Theunis remained on the curbstone outside for some time in deep conversation. Immediately after the allied states men had departed the British cab inet met hastily at the prime min ister's residence. Rejection Admitted It is virtually admitted that the Wall Street and Throgmorton Street observers at the conference have flatly rejected report of the first committee as to safeguarding investors in the German loan against a repetition of the Ruhr Invasion. Nevertheless, it is denied, a crisis has occurred, as the authorities involved hope for an early solution of the situation by means of revision of the report. If this should prove unsuccessful, however, the crisis will be a fact. Conferences were continued today between bankers and experts In an effort to find a formula to present to the plenary session when the report of the first committee is read.

ARREST IN SHOOTING Man Slated for Assault and Battery in Pool Room Fight. Clem Dunn, 26, of 1320 W. Ray St., is under arrest today charged vith shooting to kill. Police say that he fired a shot that struck Walter Shriner, 27, city, while the two were engaged in an argument at the pool room operated by Ed Brosnan, 1235 Oliver Ave., Saturday night. - WAR RECORDS COPIED Examiners to Return Soon .With Data for Probe. Three examiners of the State board of accounts will return to Indianapolis from Washington, D. C., late this week with records showing amounts of surplus war material sent to the State highway commission? These records are to be used in an investigation of the commission’s handling of the material through its division of equipment, recently exposed. in another report by account*ats. Lawrence Orr, chief examiner, returned Monday.

INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1924

Sun’s Stunts Keep Jaywalkers on the Jump Seeking the Shady Side of Washington Street

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ABOVE—SUNNY SIDE OF E. WASHINGTON ST. BETWEEN MERIDIAN AND PENNSYLVANIA STS. MLDDLE—JAY-WALKING TO THE SHADY SIDE. BELOV,*—SHADY SIDE OF THE SAME BLOCK.

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JACKIE INVITES KIDDIES All Can Join in Children’s Crusade to Holy Land Every’ youngster in the city has a chance to Join Jackie Coogan’s Children's Crusade to the Holy Lands. Jackie invites every "kid," as he calls his friends, to write him a letter through the Advertising Club of Indianapolis. Jackie will be here Thursday, Aug. 7, a guest of the Photo Play Indorsers’ Board in the Riley room of the Claypool and to tak* part in a number of stunts to be arranged by the Ad. Club which is cooperating with the Near East Relief. Blaine McGrath, president of the club, will pick a Jackie Coogan committee. HUGHES SPEECH 0. K.D President Approves Remarks of Secretary of State. By United Pregg WASHINGTON, July 22.—The address of Secretary of State Hughes at ; the Pilgrims dinner in Monday night, was a very accurate and exact statement of the Administration’s policy regarding Europe, it was declared on President Coolidge's behalf at the White House today. The President and Hughes discussed this speech together before Hughes went to Europe. Hughes, in his speech, said Europe could count on the help of the United States and that, "It does not matter that this aid is not given by the American Governrr.en.”

RULING ON WEDNESDAY . , Thomas Toohey Case Taken Under Advisement. Ruling on the writ of habeas corpus filed on behalf of Thomas Toohey of Chicago, held In Investigation of the robbery of L. S. Ayres & Cos. store, under bond of $30,000, will be made by Charles S. Wiltsie, special judge. In criminal court, Wednesday. Wiltsie heard arguments Monday. Toohey contends the bond of $30,000 is unreasonable and virtually amounts to denying him his constitutional right to be admitted to bond. **

Coin Removed From Esophagus

EX VERNE HUDDLESTON, 8, of Milton, Ind., was none the worse today for the extraction of a British halfpenny, a a little larger than a quarter, rrom his esophagus near the stomach. The lad swallowed the coin at his home last Thursday. Sunday night he was taken to the Methodist Hospital here and

pictures were taken the south side was shady. The sidewalk was crowded. The north side has the laugh on the south side later In the afternoon because the shadows creep across the street so the north side is coolest.

HEAVY FINE LEVIED Judge Wilmeth Would Break I'p Practice of Passing Street Cars. Declaring his intention to levy heavy fines to break up practice of motorists passing street cars while unloading passengers. Judge Delbert O. Wilmeth today fined William Cogans, 156 Geisondorff St., S4O and costs. Cogans was arrested Monday when he passed a street car in front of the W. Washington St. car bams.

YE ED PREFERS RED.RED ROSES But Hold! Weather Man Sees Measure of Relief, HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 76 10 a. m 80 7 a. m 77 11 a. m 80 8 a. m 79 12 (noon) .... 81 0 a. m 70 1 p. m 84 Six months ago today Indianapolis was thawing out after a temperature of 10 degrees below zero! . Howzzat for a hot weather yarn? Theress no occasion, however, for threatening to murder the editor. The weather man said that cooler days are ahead, immediately' ahead. In fact, he felt so certain that he predicted • thundershowers late today. Os course, that's what he did yesterday—and the showers didn't materialize and the mercury climbed right up again today. But this time, he's just positive relief is in sight. The thought of that 10 degrees below zero temperature on Jan. 21 Is fascinating. Perhaps it’s rubbing it in to recall that the maximum temperature Monday was 89. Early morning temperature today was high with 76 at 6. The third death from heat this summer occurred Monday. Mrs. Geneva Foster, colored, 38, of 19 S. Bevills Ave., collapsed while washing and died later. Death was due to heart trouble superinduced by heat, it was said.

Monday an Indianapolis doctor performed the operation. The coin was removed with an esophaguscope. This is a tube with an electric light at the end. The tube was lowered into the stomach passage. Forceps, passed through the tube, caught the coin, which the doctor was able to see through the 1 tube. Then tube, forceps and coin were gently removed at the same time.

The explanation for the apparent phenomenon is that Washington St. doc* not run straight east and west, but veers slightly. Thus *as .the sun moves from east to i west the shadows change.

BRIEF CASE CLAIMED Chicago Man Says Property Found by Police Is His. A brief case found in possession of Alfred L. Smith, Roderick Wolfe and James Kline by police several weeks ago was identified by A. P. Gould of Chicago as his property today. Gould said the case was stolen from him In April. Smith was convicted in Criminal Court last week on a charge of nulawful possession of explosives. He was sentenced to two to fourteen years in the Indiana State Prison. Wolfe and Kline have not been tried. BILLMIRE HUNT STILL ON Kiwanlans Will Keep on Trail of Missing Member Plans for further search of Dell Z. Billmire, 49, of 719 E. Thirtyfourth St'., Kiwanian, missing since July 8, were made by directors of Kivvanis Club at luncheon today at Chamber of Commerce. Members will be asked to continue their search, Walter White said. A photograph of Billmire appeared in the weekly publication. Photographs of Billmire will be sent to clubs in other cities, in an attempt to get some trace of him, Mervin J. Hammel, secretary, said.

INSTITUTIONS BENEFIT Will Leave* Money to Flower Mission, Y. -W. and Y. M. The will of Mrs. Jessie Pratt, who died, July 11, was jj-obated today. The estate was saia to amount to about $15',000, the builk consisting of Canadian real estate. Among bequests were $2,000 to the Indianapolis Flower Mission and SI,OOO each to the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. Sma, v >' quests were made to a large nu..,r of relatives. -The residue amounting to aproximately $7,000 was left equally to the Tabernacle Presbyterian church of Indianapolis anc Westminister Prrsbyterian church of Winnipeg, Can., for home and foreign missions.

MEN’S CLUB TO MEET Appointment of Committees Announced by President. The St. Joseph Mens’ club will meet Monday, July 28, for its second meeting since the appointment of committees, according to James A. Hagan, president. The following committees were 1 appointed Monday night. Athletic: Edward O'Brien, M. O’Brien, Charles Lahrman, and Edward Herm. Menrnership: Edward Grummell, John Shiiert, and Andrew Renz. Publicity: Jame sShea, Fred Craig, and James H. Decry.

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PARENTS OF LEOPOLD AND LOEB RECONCILED TO FACT SONS MENACE TO SOCIETY Attorney Darrow Says Mothers and Fathers of Confessed Slayers of Robert Franks Do Not Want Them Freed. < ONLY HOPE IS THEY WILL NOT BE SENT TO GALLOWS When Told of Decision Not to Fight Case Both Boys Took Fate Calmly, According to Lawyer—They Must Hang, Crowe Declares. By EDWARD C. DERR (Copyright, 19H, by United Preti) CHICAGO, July 22.—Millionaire parents of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, super-intellectuals who pleaded guilty to murder of Robert Franks, 14, are reconciled to having the boys jailed for life, Clarence Darrow, chief defense attorney, declared today to the United Press. "Neither the parents nor the defense attorneys want to see the boys freed,” Darrow said, ‘‘but we do not want them to hang. ‘‘By pleading guilty, these boys forfeited all hopes of being freed,” Darrow said. “They can not and they should not go free. Our only desire is to save them from the gallows—we would be satisfied if they receive life imprisonment. Os course we would welcome a lighter sentence.” Darrow told of the agonizing scene when parents of the youthful slayers agreed to throw' their sons’ fate upon the mercy of the court. “Me went into the matter very thoroughly,” Darrow said, “We argued amongst ourselves at times, but finally, at a conference of attorneys and members of th 6 two families fast Friday we decided there was only one thing to do—to plead guilty and to accept whatever the court decided. “Young Leopold’s father was particularly affected. He wept like a little child, but he was brave, and he gave his consent to the plea of guilty.

"Only parents of young men can realize the awful grief that came to these people when they realized their sons were murders and that there was no use to fight for their freedom. Mercy of Court "When we told the parents there was no hope—that their sons could not and should not go free—they were willing to place their sons at the mercy of the court. Our only hope is that the court will spare their lives; whether they are sentenced to 14 years or to life imprisonment Is a small matter.” Darrow then related the scene In the county Jail when the hoys themselves were told the fight had ended —that no attempt would be made to set them free. "We went to the Jail," Darrow said, "and told the boys how matters stood—that their parents and their attorneys had decided the only thing to do was to plead guilty and let the court decide their fate. "And I want to tell you that those boys accepted the idea without a w’himper. They, readily agreed to our plan. They showed rto more emotion than when they calmly confessed killing the Franks boy."

Prepare Arguments Darrow was in conference today with Benjamin Bachrach, chief assistant defense counsel. They were preparing to present arguments to the court against hanging Leopold and Loeb, State’s Attorney Robert E. Crowe, meanwhile, reiterated his declaration that nothing short of the gallows would satisfy the prosecution. “Leopold and Loeb are sane. They are guijty. They must hang and they shall hang.” That was his challenge. Crowe and his aides are gathering together their witnesses to support their plea for hanging. Crowe will open the State’s case Wednesday with explanation of what he wyi seek to establish. He will then summon one after another of his witnesses to relate from the witness stand all the events of the kidnaping and killing of Robert Franks. It probably will take two or three weeks to present the State's case. Then Darrow will present arguments for the defense. The whole proceedings. It is believed, will require approximately one month.

CITY SLOGANS GALORE Butcher, Baker and Candlestick Maker Compete. Responses in the contest for a suitable slogan for Indianapolis continue to pour into the Chamber of Commerce in large numbers. Those submitting suggestions include ministers, law yers, merchants, manufacturers, stenographers, clerks, managers and owners of businesses. Out-State responses are in prrxtically as large number as those from the city. The contest will close Monday, Aug. XL

Forecast POSSIBLY a thunder shower this afternoon. Generally fair tonight and Wednesday. Cooler tonight.

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MINTON MAY BE TEMPORARY HEAD OF DRYJORCES Assistant Director Receives Telegram—Refuses to Discuss It. R. C. Minton, assistant Federal prohibition director for Indiana, will become acting director in the place of Bert C. Morgan, it was Indicated today by reliable sources. Minton received a telegram thought to be in regard to the matter. When questioned concerning it he said he would not have anything for publication today, but might have Wednesday. "Whatever there is about it it would hardly be fit to be made publice at this time,” Minton said. Minton has acted in the capacity of director in Morgan’s absence and at such times signed his letters as “acting director.” It is thought that Roy A. Haynes, national Prohibition director, may have notified Minton to take over the directorship until the permanent appointment of Frank Rowley of Angola Rumors Morgan was to be unseated or transferred have been current for a week. Morgan Noncommittal Morgan refused to admit anything concerning the telegram and professed ignorance of its contents. “Mr. Minton receives many telegrams,” he said, “and he would have to tell you about it himself.” Friends of Morgan denied investigations of Roy A. Haynes, national prohibition director, had shown political activity on the part of Morgan and his forces. Watson Influence Seen These reports were branded as an attempt of adherents of James E. Watson, United States Senator, who is said to be after Morgan’s scalp, to shift responsibility to Haynes. They say Haynes has been satisfied with Morgan’s administration and has made every effort to retain him in office against tremendous political pressure brought to bear by Watson. The fact that Frank A. Rowley of Angola was picked for the place even before the move to “get” Morgan became publicly known, is pointed out as an Indication of the political character of the movement.