Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 64, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 July 1924 — Page 1

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SPEEDERS 111 DEI EQUAL HICK MARK Rikhoff Declares Fast Drivers Want to Kill Some One —Fifteen Names Are Placed on Slate Tuesday Night, WILMETH'S WORK IS OF LITTLE AVAIL! Autoists Passing Street Car While Loading or Discharging Passengers Will Be Given Ride in Patrol Wagon, Halstead Says, WJien Police Chief Herman F. Rikhoff discovered by slates today that more persons were arrested on speeding charges Tuesday night than on any night, except one, since the anti-speed war began six weeks ago, he declared: “Some automobile drivers seem to want to kill someone." Fifteen persons were arrested Tuesday night. This number was equalled one night several weeks ago. Hundreds of persons have been ! fined in city court since the drive j opened. “When I looked at today's slates I reached the conclusion that some j drivers simply do not care,’’,said the j chief. Object Lesson “Lost” “One would think that after the newspapers had played up the fact that three persons died .of injuries j in automobile accidents Monday that drivers woutd have slowed down. Particularly would one think this since none of the accidents were caused by speeding. If slowly mov- , ing cars can be in fatal accidents j it looks as if drivers would reflect , upon how much mor. chance there > is for trouble if they speed. “All we can do is to continue j the drive as hard as we can. I am ! urging motorcycle officers to con- ■ tinue the arrests and to give every | speeder a ride in the patrol wagon. | Judge Gives Aid “I feel that City Judge Delbert O. Wilmeth is doing all- in his power to aid in the drive by punishing j speeders, hut apparently all the work is of little avail. Sergt. Halstead, in charge of motor- i cyclemen. anounced that motorists I who pass street cars taking on or I discharging passengers will be taken ; to headquarters in patrol wagons, ; the same as speeders. Violation of the stop-behind-street ; cars rule have grown too frequent, ; Halstead said. Names appearing on the speed j slate today: Louis Northern. 19. of 926 Coffey St.: D. N. McDoughal, 28, of 1047 N. Beville Ave.; Carlos Morris. 23, 1 of 1410 S. Alabama St.: William | Borden. 25. of 816 N. Illinois St.; ! William Turner. 21, of 2010 S. Bel- j mont Ave.; Charles Smitha, 19. of 319 Beauty Ave.; Albert Moody, 38, of 1518 Roosevelt Ave.; Louis Des- ; met, 21, of 1113 S. Senate Ave.;'Rus- j sell Rosenberger. 18, of 1220 N. Illi- j nois St.; Albert Meyer, 23, of 930 S. ! Noble St.; William McCurdy, 19, of 1626 E. Tabor St.; Curtis Simpson. 18, of 757 N. Pershing Ave.; Lester Kauffman. 24, of 2250 N. Meridian St.; Clarence Nulvet, 19. of 241 W. New York St., and Joseph Weaver, 21. of 653 Division St., who also is charged with driving on the left side of the street.

Other Drivers Held Robert Ellis. 23, of 510 E. Henry St.; Emmett Holland, 36, of 809 lowa St., are charged with driving while intoxicated. Ruben Hardy, 21, colored, of 2050 N. Delaware St., is charged with assault and battery and violation of a traffic ordinance. John Oliver, 57. of 712 N. Illinois St., is charged with improper driving, assault and battery and malieious destruction of property. BOOTLEGGERS IN DRIVE Anticipated Drought Causes Revival of Liquor Smuggling. By United Press WASHINGTON, July 23 —Making their greatest drive in anticipation of an expected drought, bootleggers are now smuggling more than 1,000,000 cases of liquor into the United States every month, according to figures made public today by officials of the co3t guard service. The seriousness of this figure of illicit liquor importation is evidenced by the fact that only 200,000 cases on an average were smuggled into the countr yduring the spring season, it was pointed out. Driver Reports Accident William A. Ferguson, 33, of 618 W. Forty-Third St., today was slated on an assault and battery charge when he reported an accident in which Thomas Kaiser, 57, of 5602 E. Michigan St., was injured. He said Kaiser walked in .front of his car. Injuries were not serious. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 70 10 a. m S3 7 a. m 75 11 a. m 84 8 a. m...... 81 12 (noon) 83 1 a. m...... S3 1 p. m. 86

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iSave your Cool Spell. Weather Man. Jfs Cry of thousands at Reaches

lEAL beach weather! All summer long Indianapolis bathers have _ been waiting for it. Two or three times the weather man started out to provide a torrid stretch; but each time he just natitrally flunked out. But now—Riverside, Ravenswood, Broad Ripple and the city playground pools are packed and have been for several days. Miss Stel Sadlier, 16, of 2209 N. Capitol Ave.; Miss Lenora Roche, 15, of 2239 Kenwood Ave.; Miss Beth Burns, 16, of 250814 W. Washington St., and Miss Dolores Freedman, 17, of 1217 S. Meridian St., were frisking

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POOLROOM RAIDS WRONG,DECLARES CHIEF OF POLICE Rikhoff Says Only Those Who Spend Money Without Means of Support Should Be Taken, OFFICERS ARE WARNED Patrolmen to Be Held Responsible for Knowledge of Beat Conditions, Police Chief Herman F. Rikhoff today declared that he thought the wholesale raids of poolrooms, conducted week before last while he was out of the city were a mistake. Police under orders of Inspector Walter White, who had conferred with the board, arrested 336 persons. He said, however, that he thought poolrooms should be carefully watched for men who loaf around all day, “spending forty cents an hour to play pool when they have no visible means of a livelihood.” Following this declaration Rikhoff gave stiict orders to patrolman at 3 p. m. roll call to watch each poolroom in their districts. He said he was going to hold the patrolmen responsible for the arrest of all men who might be suspected of robberies or other crimes. Patrolmen know these men better than raiders sent from headqaurters, Rikhoff declared. If they do not they are neglecting their duty, he said. Persons who have legitimate business in poolrooms are not to be molested, he warned. The patrolmen will be given a chance to clean-up their district and then lieutenants will make inspections. If the habitual loafers are still “on the job,’’ “somebody is going to go before the board of safety,’’ the chief said.

NOW, WHERE IS MAYOR SHANK? City Offiicals Up in Air in Executive's Absence, Where is the mayor? Even the few usually on the “inside track” of Mayor Shank’s whereabouts admit he has them guessing. The resignation of Taylor E. Groninger, corporation counsel, and the resulting shifts make the major's presence in demand. Up until noon today nobody kr.c-w just who was who. “He's in Newcastle,” came one suggestion. “They say Kalamazoo.” replied others. Lake Wawasee also received a few votes. “Well, I knew where he was, but he left there, and he must be on his way home.” said Joseph L. Hogue, city controller, to an admiring group of city officials today. “When will he be here?” replied Hogue. “Just wait, I don't know that.” Fire at Noblesvillo By Times Speeial NOBLESVILLE, Ind., July £3.— Loss from fire that damaged stock in the harness and trunk shop of John Thom late Tuesday night was estimated today at $5,000. Fire Chief Cox was overcome while fighting the blaze and had to be carried from the building.

ABOVE, SCENE AT RIVERSIDE BATHING BEACH: BELOW, LEFT TO RIGHT.’ MISSES STEL SADLIER. LENORE ROCHE, BETH BURNS AND DOLORES FREEDMAN.

BRITISHER MAKES HOP World Flier Lands Safely After Long Day’s Trip. By United Press TOKIO, July 23.—Major A. Stuart MacLaren, British aviator attempting a flight around the world, arrived safely at Paramlshiru, Kurile Islands, at 6 p. m. today. He took off from Tokolan Bay early today. PRISON TERM GIVEN Alleged Burglar Gets Ten to Twenty Years at Micliigan City. Matt C. Williams, colored, 24. was sentenced to ten to twenty years at the Indiana State Prison on charges of burglarizing the store of Louis Bernstein. 356 Indiana Ave., May 24, by John W. Holtzman, special judge in Criminal Court, today. Two watches, a suit of clothes, revolver and SIBO were taken. John C. Ruokelshaus Jr., son of John Ruckelsliaus, Indianapolis attorney, tried his first case as attorney for Williams. He is a student at Harvard law school. ONE STILL *IN OPERATION Alleged Liquor Manufacturer Faces Charges in City Court. Edward La Vergne, 31, of 2503 W. Morris St., faced charges of operation of a still and a blind tiger, in city court today. Police found three stills, one a seventy-five gallon capacity, in operation and a 100-gallon and a thirty-gallon ready for operation. Sixteen quarts of beer on ice, ten gallons of white mule and 550 gallons of whisky mash were also seized in addition to a stove and other equipment for the manufacture of liquor.

Citizens of Sao Paulo City Known in Indianapolis

A*~~““ NI’MEER of Indianapolis persons watched dispatches telling of the Federal attack upon rebel troops in Sao Paulo City, Brazil, with personal interest today. One of Sao Paulo’s principal citizens is known here. He is Guilmont Villares, director of , a super-electpic power system which

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among the wavelets at Riverside. Meanwhile, a perfectly good cool wave was lost. The weather man, * fooled twice by indications of relief from the heat in the last two still thought it might he cooler by tonight. Mercury set out to beat him, though. He jumped five degrees between 6 and 7a.m.to 80 degrees and by noon the mark was 83. The temperature was faltering slightly, it having dropped back from 84 at 11 a. m. At 1 p. m. it hopped up to 86.

SHERIFF-HIDES ’ THREE NEGROES Held as Suspects in Murder of Girl, By United Press MOUND CITY. 111., July 23 Sheriff I. N. Hudson today returned here after hiding three negroes arrested as suspects in the murder Daisy Wilson, 18, whom he > spirited away from the Pulaski county jail here just before troops were called out to quiet a mob of 500 bent on lynching. The sheriff refused to divulge the hiding place of the prisoners. He gave their names as Ike Brown and Arthur Jones of Memphis and Fred Bail, Cairo. Company K of the 130th Infantry regiment of State militia returned to its hojne in Cairo at noon after standing v guard for twelve hours over the empty jail which the mob threatened for four hours last night after the'sheriff had smuggled out his prisoners. FINGER IS TORN 1 OFF Woman Catches Ring While Sliding Down Chute. By Times Special ELWOOD, Ind., July 23.—Mrs. Effie Moschel is recovering from shock resulting from the loss of a finger, torn off while sliding down a chute at Lake Webster. It was Mrs. Moschel’s first experience on the chute. Frightened at the momentum with which she was approaching the water, she threw out her hand to check herself. Her wedding ring caught on a splinter and the ring finger was torn completely off.

supplies current for Sao Paulo City and for Buenos Aires. Villares and his wife were in Indianapolis for the Speedway race in 1923. He was making a tour to survey American electric utilities, and while in the city looked over the power plant* here. Jfe was the guest of Dr. and Mya. Herbert T. Wagner. 2357 N. Tal-

BILLMIRE CLEW PROBED Kiwanians Interested in Report From Sal’tiilo, Ind. Thorough investigation of a clew to the disappearance of Dell Z. Billmire. 52, of 719 E. Thirty-Fourth St., July 8, received In a letter from Earl Rosenbaum. Kiwanian at Saltillo, Ind., to Henry L. Dithmer, president Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, is being made by Kiwanians today. Rosenbaum said a man answering Billmire’s description had been seen a few days ago passing along a country road. The man had told farmers he was In the Spanish-America a Wat. OGDEN WILL 3E NAMED City Attorney Will Succeed Groninger as Counsel. City Attorney James M. Ogden will be appointed corporation counsel of Indianapolis by Mayor Shank following the resignation of Taylor E, Gronlnger." The change is effective Aug. 1. Ogden’s appointment must be formally approved after the mayor returns to the. city. Appointment of Vinson H. Manifold, local attorney, to succeed Ogden has been reported. Ogden has acted as city attorney since the start of the Shank administration. He was particularly active In behalf of Shank's candidacy for Governor. Groninger submitted his resignation to become special attorney for the public service commission in the phone rate case. Mother and Babe Buried By Times Special COLUMBUS, Ind.. July 23.—The bodies of Mrs. Lura Rose Adkins and -the little babe for whom she gave her life Sunday night at the county hospital here were buried in a single grave at the New Hope cemetery today.

bott Ave. He studied in Berlin with Dr. "Wagner. Villares is a booster for an Indianapolis product. He bought his second H. *C. S. automobile while in the city. Pictures of the Villares home at Sao Paulo City show it to be a beautiful, extensive estate.!

FEAR OF FORMER FRENCH PREMIER DARKENS PARLEY I Grave fossibility Exists Conference on German Reparations Will End in Failure, DEADLOCK CONTINUES Belgium Plan for Settlement Arouses Hopes of Allied Delegates, Ry United Press LONDON, Jujy 23.—Shadow of exPremier Poincare hovered over the allied conference as the plenary session was convened late today, with grave possibility another of the efforts to settle the German reparations question may end in failure. It was admitted the situation still Is critical as the allied representatives gathered for the public meeting, but delegates continued to do their utmost to harmonize the divergent French and Anglo-American viewpoints, hoping for a lasting decision instead of a precarious compromise. Prime MacDonald of Great Britain presided at the plenary session, opening the discussion with a brief address designed to clarify the relation of the Dawes the treaty of Versailles. MacDonald asked for frank opinion on clauses of the Dawes report which the French believe exceed the provisions of the peace treaty. A compromise of Belgian origin, substituted at a late night session for that purpose by American Ambassador Kellogg, it was hoped early today might end the reparations conference deadlock over guarantees and made possible a plenary session. Ambassador Kellogg took a prominent part in deliberations of the deadlocked committee No. 1 last night, and for a time played the role of mediator. Eventually he withdrew his plan for conciliation in favor of that proposed by Premier Theunis, which was favored by the British and considered to be equally effective. Belgian Plan Presented The Belgian plan was presented to the allied premiers, finance ministers and International bankers today. In simplest terms, the last existing deadlock which is holding up proceedings is due to conflict of interest between the French and the international bankers. Premier Herriot is afraid to go too far in making concessions for fear of the attacks of ex-Premier Poincare at home. The bankers can not go back on what they consider necessary guarantees without en dangering the proposed $200,000,000 loan to Germany. The French want a lien on sanctions, with France assured of something from Germany no matter what happens; the bankers insist upon adequate guarantees for the loan and do not want Germany to be too hastily declared in default. The principal argument, therefore, has been over who shall decide when Germany is in default. GOLDEN WEDDING; DEATH Husband Dies Five Days After Anniversary Observance. Ry Times Special CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., July 23.—Funeral services were held today for John Misch, 72. veteran contractor. who died at his home Monday. Five days he and his wife celebrated theimgolden wedding anniversary.

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FATHER OF HOED SOI FACES MESS OF HBSDH A! HEARIH6 Bereaved Parent Identifies Clothing of His Dead 14-Year-Old Child at Trial to Decide Fate of Leopold and Loeb. STATE’S ATTORNEY CROWE DEMANDS DEATH PENALTY \ Lawyers Clash When Prosecutor , Brands Crime as Atrocity—Defense Counsel Wins First Battle of Words. By United Press CHICAGO, July 23.—Sitting in the witness chair and looking steadily at the murderers of his son Robert, Jacob Franks, millionaire, today testified in ,Criminal Court in the hearing which is to determine the fate of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, who have formally pleaded guilty to the charge of killing the boy. h ranks identified the letter written by the two defendants demanding SIO,OOO ransom for the return of his son. He lias handed a golf stocking and other apparel worn by Robert on the day he was killed and identified them as those belonging to his son. The articles were overlooked when Leopold and Loeb burned most of the boy’s clothing.

The father, perhaps the most pathetic figure in the whole drama of this unusual crime, was the center of all eyes In the crowded room. He showed little emotion, however, answering questions in a perfunctory manner. Franks took the stand following a dramatic appeal by State’s Attorney Robert E. Crowe In which Crowe demanded that the two youths pay for the murder with their lives. Crowe Makes Appeal Crowe, speaking with angry passion, described the killing as one of the most atrocious crimes in the history of Chicago, and in the name jof the people and the State, demand- | ed sentence of death. | Attorney Clarence Darrow for the I defense sprang to his feet as Crowe | concluded and took issue with the | characterization of the killing as “atrocious.” j The two attorneys started a sharp j wrangle and were halted by Chief j Justice Caverly, who ordered Darrow to make a plain statement, and for Crowe to keep the peace. Darrow made a brief but stirring statement asking the court for clemency in the case of the defendants. "Your honor, it would be without precedent if these boys, after pleading guilty, were to be sentenced to hang,” Darrow said. Teetering back and forth, clutching his suspenders, Darrow challenged Crowe in Ills declaration that the murder of Franks was atrocious. He argued that the boy was killed without pain, and that, although the defense does not deny their guilt, it does object to the "ruthless appeal to the baser emotions of the public through such a necdless’y vitriolic address.” Crowe Objects Crowe objected to Darrow’s remarks, declaring it was not the time for arguments, but for a simple statement of what the defense would submit in testimony. Darrow, 67 years old. raised himself on his toes, looking toward Crowe with a sneer and answered: “Your uonor. this young State’s attorney must have read that somewhere in a book.” Judge Caverly ruled that Darrow must confine his remarks to a simple statement and reprimanded Crowe for opening the way to argument. Darrow spoke only five minutes, and when he finished the State called its first witness, Edwin Grescham, uncle of the slain boy. Grescham gave merely perfunctory testimony, telling of his trip to the mor.ue in identifying the body of Robert Jacob Franks, father of the slain youth, stooped and bent by the sorrow that has come uppn him, was the State’s second witness. State’s Attorney Crowe demanded the death sentence for the slayers and told the story of the crime in his opening statement to the jury. “During the months of November, December and January these defendants planned and schemed this terrible crime, hoping they never would be brought to the bar of justice,” Crowe said. Crowe said he would show that (Turn to Page 11) ENDS LIFE IN AUTO Man Commits Suicide Same Way Father Attempted 15 Years Ago. By United Press WARSAW, Ind., July 23.—Despondent over ill health, Walter BecraJt, 26, committed suicide by taking poison while seated in his automobile on the outskirts of Warsaw early today. Beacraft's father attempted suicide in . a similar manner fifteen years ago.

Forecast Generally lair forecast tonight and Thursday. Somewhat pooler weather anticipated for Thursday.

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MORGAN OUSTER IS LOOKED FOR BY ENDOF WEEK Senator Watson Is Expected to Arrive Saturday—Dry Chief Silent, That Bert C. Morgan. Federal proI hibition director of Indiana, would be removed from office by Saturday j was indicated by lieutenants of Senator James Watson today, who said the Senator will be in Indianapolis Saturday and they expected “th® matter will be settled by the time Jim arrives.” Ralph C. Minton, Brooklyn, Ind., now assistant prohibition director, will temporary charge of the office, Watson’s friends said. Frank A. Rowley, postmaster at Angola, slated for Morgan's job, will need time to resign from his position and straighten up his affairs, it is said, and the interim between his taking up Morgan's work and the present will be about a month, it is said. Minton refused to say anything about the telegram he received from Washington Tuesday. Morgan said that he had had no news from Washington and he didn't know anything about Watson’s coming to Indianapolis. Watson probably will remain In Indianapolis for some time, his lieutenants say. Should the question so Morgan's removal not be settled by the time Watson arrives the scene of the row over Morgan would be transferred from Washington to Indianpolis. The Senator wilj have his headquarters at SOI Severin. The room, which h® is in the habit of using while here was to he reserved for him today, according to Watson's forces. speederfined" SIOGAND COSTS Offender Also Gets 30-Day Sentence in City Court. Lloyd Claycombe, judge pro tem. in city -court, today fined Sam Jacobs, 4059 Central Ave, SIOO and costs for violation of the speed laws and SIOO and costs and sentenced thirty days for assault and battery. Jacobs was arrested June 5 when his machine struck a machine driven by H. B. McMahan, 2115 Kenwood Ave, at Thirty-Second St. and Capitol Ave. McMahan's car going north was struck, another machine driven by Miss E. L. Kiemle, 3919 Ruckle St. Miss Kiemble was seriously injured. Both cars were damaged. Accord ing to witnesses Jacobs was travel ing between thirty to thirty-five miles an hour. John Stack, 1364 Roach St„ was fined $lO and cost for speeding, and $1 and cost for failure to stop at a boulevard.