Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 83, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 August 1924 — Page 3

THURSDAY, AUG. 14, 1924

GREAT CATHEDRAL TRIBUTE TO BOY I Designer Was Only 21 years of Age, By Timet Special LONDON, Aug. 14.—The great Cathedral at Liverpool, the largest In the world next to St. Peter’s at Rome, which has just been consecrated, is a tribute to the genius of Gilbert Scott, the architect. The amazing feature is that Gilbert Scott had not reached his twentyfirst birthday when he won the prize for his design, competing against the world’s greatest architects. Before he was entrusted with the work he was called before a committee composed of the great dignitaries of the Anglican Church. It developed that young Scott was an ardent Catholic and he frankly said that his deep religious feeling was the principal factor in his success at designing the cathedral. The Anglican bishops, however, showed their fine sense of fairness and faith in the youthful genius by a unanimous vote in his favor. King George also conferred a knighthod on him so that he is now Sir Gilbert Scott. AUSTRIAN PRINCESS POOR Refuses Offer of Film World as “Quite Undignified.” By Timet Special ROME, Aug. 14.—Former Empress Zita of Austria, although almost destitute, has refused an offer to become a motion picture actress because she felt such employment would be undignified. The newspaper “Messaggero,” asserting that Italy should he noble and offer hospitality to the survivor of the Austrian imperial family, suggests that Italy give Zita the A. ilia Pianore, Province of Lucca, where she was born.

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MT OWN STORY ——- MACHINE USES BRIBERY IN . CONTEST FOR GOVERNORSHIP — By ROBERT M. LA FOLLETTE'

“MY OWN STORY” is an exclusive newspaper version oi one ol the gTeat autobiographies of modern times: La Follette's own story of adventures in politics as written by himself in 1912, together with an authorized narrative of his experiences in the years since then. SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS INSTALLMENTS La Follette is defeated for a fourth term in Congress in 1890 when Wisconsin goes heavily Democratic. The Democratic administration promptly sues all State treasurers of the past twenty years. When Senator Sawyer. a Republican boss, tries to bribe La Follette to talk to Judge Siebecker off the bench In the interests of the treasurers. La Follette exposes him. Immediately he. La Follette. is denounced on every hand for injuring the party machine. La Foilette’s non-machiife candidate for governor in the next election —Nils P. Haugen—is defeated by the party organization. With the Republican bosses agani in control of the State, the guilty treasurers are “let off” from their obligations. At the approach of the next campaign, that of 1896, Sawyer, Spooner, Payne and Pfister saw plainly they would have to meet the resentment of the people upon this issue. It would not do to offer Upham again as a cajididate. It is true that he had done their bidding: he had served the bosses, but by that very service he had weakened himself as a candidate. Strange as it may seem to the reader, the question of Upham’s renomination in 1896 was disposed of in the Planters Hotel at St. Louis, at the time of the national Republican convention. During a recess in the convention, Governor Upham was summoned before the Wisconsin bosses, informed that he would not be given a renomination, and his successor, Edward Scofield, was chosen. They expected afterward to go through the formality of caucuses and conventions, but it never occurred to them that there was anything grotesque in disposing of the government of the State as a side issue to a national convention. I came back from the national convention ir 1896, to which I had been elected as an* anti-machine delegate, and conferred with

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riends concerning the strongest and soundest man to stand against Sawyer and his political machine. But with the sacrifice of Haugen fresh in my mind, no man was willing to go out in the open as the candidate. Enters Race I was determined the fight should go on and therefore announced myself as a candidate. It was an exciting campaign. My candidacy was at first greeted with jeers, but as it progressed, Sawyer, Spooner, Payne and Pfister soon realized that their organization was in danger of defeat. Against a practically united press, a veteian army of trained politicians, and the lavish expenditure of money, I came down to the'eonvention at Milwaukee on the fifth day of August, 1896, with delegates enough pledged and instructed to nominate mej on the first formal ballot. There were six candidates for Governor, of whom Scofield was the leading machine candidate. All had headquarters at the Hotel Pfister. Shortly after 10 o’clock that night, Capt. John T. Rice, the loader of a delegation from one of the assembly districts in Racine County, informed me he had been taken into a private room and offered S7OO in money to transfer the seven delegates from his assembly district to Scofield’s support. Between that time and noon many other delegates reported like personal experiences. One after another these delegates, in the presence of Sam Harper, General Bryant and other friends, made detailed statements of what had transpired with them that night. rh>**e men had rejected all offers made to them. How many of my delegates had yielded to the temptation I did not know. Shortly after midnight Charles F. Pfister came to my headquarters and asked to see me alone. “Le Follette,” he said, ’’we’ve got you skinned. We’ve got enough of your delegates away from you to defeat you In the convention tomorrow. Now,-We don't want any trouble or any scandal. We don’t want to hurt the party. And if you behave yourself, we will take care of ’’ou when the time comes.” I told Mr. Pfister that I was able to take care of myself and that I would whip their machine to a standstill in the convention the next day. I was not surd' but that they had me beaten, but I didn't propose to run up a white flag. When the balloting came on the next day, I was beaten, just as Pfister said. My delegates understood what had defeated them. The work of the bosse,s had been coarse. Supporters Enraged When it was over my steadfast supporters came back in a body to the headquarters. Wrought up to a high pitch they indignantly demanded that I stand as an independent candidate, as a. rebuke to the methods employed to defeat

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the will of the people. I shall never forget the excited throng, their flushed faces, their bitter disappointment. One of them, a young fellow —it was his first convent on—broke down and sobbed like a child. I stood up and spoke to them. There came to me those lines of Hen- v ley’s w'hich had often inspired me, and which I repeated to them: “Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole. I thank whatever sods there be For my unconquerable soul. “In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud: Under the bludgeoning of chance. My head is bloody but unbowed. “It matters not how strait the gate. How charged with punishment the scroll. I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul.” The outraged spirit of the group quickly changed. The mood to destroy, to get quick redress, gave way, and they faced to the front with courage to fight on. The little army went back to their homes and told the true story of the convention. At that time, I had never heard of the direct primary. Indeed, there was no direct primary Statute in any State, excepting a weak optional law in Kentucky. In order to become familiar with every phase of the caucus and convention system, I briefed all the laws relative to caucuses and con ventions. I had resolved to attack and, if possible, overthrow the whole system In Wisconsin. A little later, I accepted an invitation from President Harper of the Chicago University to make an address before th faculty and students. I took as my theme. "The Menace of the Political Machine.” After portraying the evils of caucuses and conventions, and showing how readily they lend themselves t<T manipulation, defeating the will of the majority, I outlined a complete system of direct nominations for all county, legislative, and State offices, by both parties upon the same day, under the Australian ballot. So far as I am aware, this was the first presentation of a complete direct nomina'tlhg system. Bill Ihrawn Up Immediately after making this address, I prepared, with the assistance of Sam Harper, a bill Incorporating my plan for direct nominations which was introduced in the Legislature of 1897 by William T. Lewis, a member from Racine. It was not expected that it would receive favorable consideration, but It was a beginning. I knew that It would take a long educational campaign to prepare the way for its adoption. I considered, therefore, the best and cheapest means of introducing it into every home in Wisconsin. I had a limited State list which I had used in the campaigns of 1894 and 1896, hut use of the mails entails considerable expense. I therefore wrote to the owners of country weeklies of both parties, well distributed over the State, and told them of my address at the Chicago University; that the Chicago papers had considered it of sufficient importance to give it two or three columns of space, and that I believed it would be found interesting to their readers. "I offered to furnish the address and the draft of the hill in the form of a supplement without charge, to he folded in, and distributed in the next regular Issue of their papers. Something over 300 newspapers agreed to receive it —I do not now recall a single refusal—and I secured the distribution of something like 400,000 copies of the address, press comments on the same, and a copy of the hill (Copyright, 1924, NEA Service. Inc.) (Continued in Our Next. Issue.) Gone, but Not Forgotten Automobiles reported stolen belong to: Gerald Reeves, 2367 Southeastern Ave., Nash, from Maryland and Illinois Sts. Mario Hyden 4032 Rookwood Ave.,, Studebaker, from Kentucky Ave. and Maryland St. Floyd Knight, Edinburg, Ind., Jewett, from Market and Delaware Sts. t Edward Knauss, 206 Foltz St., Auburn, from Ohio and New Jersey Sts. BACK HOME AGAIN * An automobile reported found belongs to: Ford coupe, no license plates or certificate of title, fQund at Kelly and Meridian Sts. One on the Doctor “Doctor, I simply have no money to pay your bill. Will you take it out in trade?” “Surely: what Is your line?” “I’m a saxophone player.”—Judge.

DESTINY STONE IS n RELIC Scots Want It —Irish Want It —Fuss. By Times Special LONDON, Aug. 14.—A fine, warm row has developed over the famous “Stone of Destiny,” the old Coronation Stone of the Scottish kings, and since 1296 used in the coronation of every English king down to George V. It has rested for centuries beneath ':he Coronation chair of the English kings in, Westminster Abbey. David Kirkwood, the Labor member of Parliament from Glasgow, has demanded that the famous stone tie returned to Scotland, from whence it was “basely stolen” in 1296. Mr. Kirkwood declared that the stone was the very one that Jacob used for a pillow when he fled from Esau, and that it was taken into Egypt later and passed into the possession of the kings of Egypt, and cane to Scotland as a symbol of Scottish nationhood with its motto: “Wtiene’er this stone Ls on the ground The Scots shall reign supreme.” Lord Apsley, a Scottish peer, declared that Mr. Kirkwood's version of the “Stone of Destiny” was a fairy tale. “It Is clear,” said Lord Apsley, “that this stone came originally from Ireland. It was taken to Scotland by Fergus, the son of Eric, who came over to Scotland from Ireland and founded the kingdom of Albania, afterward called Scotland.” Lord Apsley, however, has failed to satisfy the Scots, who are solid for the Kirkwood version of the origin of the stone.

Kahn Tailoring Company Announces:

You men who need clothes for now,- for fall or for year ’roimdywear should take advantage this final clearance sale. Never before, during our thirty-three years of tailoring, have we been able to offer such stupendous values as these. Most of the suits offered in this sale were made to measure for men who, on account of the general slump in business last spring, were unable to pay for them. All the garments were made in our own shop—some for Indianapolis trade; others for our out-of-town dealers. Far-seeing men will not only buy one suit but two or maybe First comers will naturally pick the juiciest plums.

564 Ready-to-Wear Suits SALE STARTS FRIDAY, 8 A.M.

$35.00 Qir TT r r , Q to $45,000 U 1 1 J In this lot are 8$ suits. The made-to-measure prices were $35 to $45. Somew r A made in M M I spare time "PEI ■ from holt E . i._ ends of pure B B wool fabrics. H m Sale price

$48.50 rrr TT'T’C' to $55,000 U 1 1 0 275 Suits comprise this lot of $48.50 to s>>s made-to-measure and made-in-spare-time suits. =300.50 color and J style to W ~ choose from, m Sale price.:

TWO-PIECE SUITS—LARGE SIZES .These are hot weather suits. Mo- w w wg. • hairs. Linens and Gaberdines. Most- I—l 14- f* er*. ly large sizes. Now $8.75 and $14.75 * aO-AJL * a

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Fiend BIG BEN Fish and sugar may be the favorite tidbits with the majority of the Ringling Brothers and Bamum & Bailey trained polar bears, but when it cornea to “Big Ben” there’s nothing that pleases him more than a handful of bananas. Ben acquired his penchant for the tropical fruit while in winter quarters last winter at Bridgeport,

All Sizes 33 to 52 Regulars Stouts Short Stouts Stubs Longs All Styles Single Breasted Double Breasted Sport Models Conservatives English Lounge Pare Wool Fabrics Cheviots Cassimeres Serges Worsteds Novelties Flannels y * Patterns Checks Plaids Pencil Stripes Solid Blues Solid Greys Solid Browns Novelty Mixtures

He Learns By Times Special BICKNELL, Ind., Aug. 14. Luther Crouse, young fisherman here, admits now he is a “poor fish.” Crouse for years has talked fish, ate fish, caught fish, dreamed about fish in his sleep, but never learned to swim.Went to sleep the other afternoon in a cabin near White River. Had a dream he was a fish and ran for the river and jumped in. His father saw him, dived after him and towed him to shore. Crouse is learning ,to swim.

Conn. It was Banzi the big Congo who started it. Christian Shroder and his brother Jahn last winter brought thirty huge polar bears to this country from Sweden. These they divided into the three groups that will be seen in as many fiftyfoot steel arenas when Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey’s circus comes here for two performances, Tuesday, Aug. 26. POOR FILL UNIVERSITY Illinois Classifies Parents and Finds 30 Per Cent Farmers. By Times Special v UR SANA, 111., Aug. 14.—Who thinks only high-brows go to college? The University of Illinois has classified the parents of its 11,000 students. Thirty per cent are farmers and 1,399 are skilled or unskilled laborers. There are among them junk dealers, painters, plumbers, miners and porters. Profesional men, scientists and business men constitute the majority, but the statistics show that intelligence is not a matter of class distinction.

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INDIANAPOLIS MEN ATTEND RETREAT Knights of Columbus Go to South Bend, Fifty-six Knights of Columbus, representing practically every Catholic parish in Indianapolis, left today to attend the annual retreat of the Fathers of the Holy Cross at Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind. Retreat will end Sunday. Persons attending are: Ray Burke, John Barrett. Henry C. Belch, George Berber, Arnold Boren, William F. Bicker, John J. Bulger, John Cosgrove. John Clancy, Bernard Costello, George A. Dirnberger, William Dean, Bert F. Deery, Daniel T. Doyle. Chester Ehrich, Frank Fahle, A1 Fromhold, Thomas A. Flaherty. William Goory. James Galvin, Henry Green, Edward Gallagher, Andrew Herald. R, E. Higgins, Leo Hemmelgam, P. J. Hickey. William P. Holmes, Robert Hertz, John Kelly, Harry Lott, Ed Leekner. Charles Lauck. Patrick J. Moran Jr„ William L. Meyer. Robert Monahan. Thomas Mullin. Patrick Moran. William J. Malloy, J. S. Mack, Michael McGinty, jAi O’Brien, Joseph P. O’Mahoney, Simon T. Roach. Thomas D. Scanlon. John W. Smith. M. F. Sexton, Tim Sexton, F. J. A. Sullivan, Leo X. Smith. Emmett Sexton, Carl Shultheis. L. E. Taylor. E. J. Welch. Larry Woodrow. George Waldo. John R. Welch.

Russian Dressing An easy one to make and very delightful too, consists of half cup of mayonnaise, three tablespoonfuls of catsup and pne tablespoonful of the famous

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