Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 109, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 September 1924 — Page 1

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SHAKE-UP IN ARMY CORPS IS LIKELY Disappointment Is General at Results From Defense Day—Turnout of 'One Day' Volunteers Is Bone of Contention, SMALL NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES RESPOND Large Cities Hold Large Celebrations, but Great Majority of Small Towns Did Not Participate in Noticeable Fashion, By LUDWELL DENNY. United Pres? Staff Correspondent. WASHINGTON. Sept. 13. A general shake-up of the reserve organization of the army seemed probable today as a result of certain disappointments in the defense test. Although the War Department termed the general results "satis factory" it is understood that the turn out of "one day” volunteers and the number of communities participating were not entirely what was hoped for. Out of the 16.792.781 persons who "participated" in the test throughout the country, only actually offered themselves for "one day” service with any of the regular military organizations. With 120.000 Regular Army troops and 272.000 National Guard troops, the actual military mobilization was only 1.220.000 men. Another feature of the test that was disappointing was the relatively small proportion of American communities which held services. Though all the large ones held imposing demonstrations, the total number of communities engaged was only 6.635, or about one-eighth of the 52.000 incorporated communities of the country.

DIPLOMAS GIVEN 234 TRAVELERS’ Children Awarded for Trip Through Bookland. Having completed a "Journey Through Bookland” lasting all summer. 294 young "travelers” today gathered at the Indianapolis Public Library to receive diplomas. They had read and reported cn fifteen travel books. They were the only children of 1,136 who started the "journey” to complete It. On the “journey," 7,183 travel books were read by children in the central library and fifteen branches. The diplomas were awarded by Miss Carrie E. Scott, head of the children's department of the public library. "The Call of the Wild,” a motion picture, was shown first. First honors in the central library went to Princhas De Vere, 13. of 821 N. Pennsylvania St., now attending a military academy in Westchester, Pa. Besides reading the books, Princhas and his brother, Owen, 9, conducted an errand agency and earned their fare hack to Westchester. UNIONS CENSURE BABE Say Ruth Let’s Name Be Used On Scab Shirts. By United Preen CHICAGO. Sept. 13.—Babe Ruth, champion home run slugger, signed himself into a clash with union labor when he permitted his name to be used in connection with advertisements for a certain brand of nonunion shirts.' The Illinois State Federation of Labor convention at Peoria criticised Ruth and appointed a committee Xo wait on him -for an explanation. COAL FRAUD REVEALED Company Investigates Where Orders Come From. Detectives today were seeking men who used the chilly weather as an aid in anew fraud. Charles Kaplan, manager of the Bethel Coal Company. Bethel Ave. and the Belt Railroad, said someone had been going from house to house in the northwest section of the city, offering coal at cheap prices, for delivery at any time the purchaser wished. All that was required was a SO-cent deposit a ton ordered. Many deposited, he said. Auto Taking Charg'd Roy Petty, 19. colored, 2231 Pleasant St., is charged with vehicle taking and grand larceny. Detectives Viles and Fields, who made the arrest, allege that he took an auto owned by William Schaub, 218 E. Maryland St., and later removed the engine and other parts and placed them on >his auto.

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In THE TIMES Today GAYLORD NELSON discusses Indianapolis constables, bobbed hair, signboards on roads and quick and slow justice in his column, “Under Miss Indiana’s Torch’’ page 4 DAVID LLOYD GEORGE, former premier of England, declares the future of Europe depends to a large extent on the American election.page 8 WILLIAM E. GILROY, D. D., editor-in-chief of The Congregationalist, discusses tomorrow’s Sunday school lesson •..page 7 CHARLES P. STEWART, who lived in Shanghai for several years, writes an interesting description of the city, now the center of the Chinese civil war page 4 W. ROBERT FORAN, newspaper man who accompanied Theodore Roosevelt in Africa. continues his description of the trip page 8 ROBERT M. LA FOLLETTE writes another chapter about his interesting career.page 7 WALTER D. HICKMAN, Times dramatic critic, surveys the prospects of the hig theatrical season just opening pages 5 and 6 NINETY MEN ‘LET OUU City Park Funds Low; Cut Is to Reduce Expenses. Ninety city park laborer? have been dischargee] because of lack of funds, R. Walter Jarvis, park superintend, nt. announced today. Jarvis said the board is trying to avert a temporary loan. SEVERIN HEIRS PAID Estate Turned Over to Children With Claims Deducted. Assets of *404,256.77. the estate of the late Henry Severin, after deduction of claims totaling $442,090.56, today were turned over to Mr. Severing three children, Henry Theodore and Rudojph S. Severin. Probate Judge Mahlon E. Bash approved the final report of the administrator, the Fletcher Savings and Trust Company, a The interest of Mrs. Emily Wills<. Severin. Chicago, widow of Mr. Severin’? second marriage, was bought by the three children for $75,000, according to the report. BUS TRAFFIC TOPIC Shank May Call Clubs Into Conference Next Week. Mayor Shank will call a meeting of various club representatives to discuss the bus traffic situation next week, he indicated today on receipt of additional letters from clubs ex pressing willingness to cooperate. Shank recently directed letters to clubs including the Board of Trade, Chamber of Commerce and noon lurtcheon societies asking them to name three members on a committee to meet in a general session to discuss means for relieving traffic congestion.

THIS TANK IS JINXED First It Falls, Then Ice Wagon Driver Runs Into Brace. Workmen who have been trying to hoist a large tank to upper floors of the L. Strauss & Cos. store building for several days today were convinced a jinx. The tank fell Thursday while they were trying to hoist it. Today Harry Surber, 42, 442 Agnes St., had bis foot crushed when his ice wagon struck a brace holding the tank, in the rear of the Strauss Bldg. He was thrown from the seat to the street. TOON TO GET PENSION Mayor Answers Request for Captain's Reinstatement. Capt. George Toon of the Irvington fire station, who was reduced to the ranks Tuesday by the board of safety, will be retired on a pension. Mayor Shank said today, in answer to Irvington business men who asked that Toon be reinstated as captain. The mayor said Toon was getting too old for active service. New York Man Hurt George Arlinson, 23, of New York City, was at the city hospital today suffering with a possible fracture of the shoulder. He was struck while walking on National Rd. by a machine driven by Mrs. Lillian Crowley of Vincennes, Ind., police said. Door Company Sued A bill in equity asking judgment for not less than SIO,OO was filed in Federal Court today by the St. Louis Fire Door Company and the Variety Manufacturing Company of Chicago, against the Richmond Fire Door Company of Richmond, Ind.

DAVISSTARTS CAMPAIGN ON LA FOLLETTE Believes Anti - Coolidge Sentiment Strongest in West —Will Begin Drive for Independent Vote in Speech Tonight, WHEELER MAKES CHARGE AGAINST G, 0, P, LEADER Progressive Candidate Says William M, Butler Was Morgan Envoy at Republican National Convention in Cleveland, By United Tret* ON BOARD DAVIS SPECIAL. EN ROUTE TO TOPEKA, KAN., Sept. 13. —Discovery of an anti-Coolidge majority in virtually every western State has caused John W. Davis, Democratic presidential candidate, to endeavor to corral the La Follette vote. Realizing hopelessness of carrying the West unless he can consolidate the progressive votes, Davis determined today to appeal to La Follette supporters to vote for a Democratic Administration on the ground a vote for La Follette can only be one of protest. The Democratic candidate opened his drive for the independent vote of the West, much of which now seems to be for La Follette, in his speech at Cheyenne Friday night. From now on Davis hopes to conj vince the independent voters that [ the only real opportunity for a progressive administration at Washing- : ton lies in the Democratic, party. Ridicules Dawes Davis has been careful throughout his Western campaign not to attack La Follette as a radical. He has devoted considerable attention to ridiculing General Dawes' attacks upon the third party. Tonight Davis addresses the people of Kansas, long famed for political independence, in a speech at Topeka. He has been advised by Samuel B. Amidon, Democratic national committeeman, and Fred Robertson, chairman of the Democratic State committee, to stress his progressive vifcws and the futility of voting for Ea Follette. Davis Vs. Coolidge Taking their cue from the stand ard bearer. Democratic leaders in the West will endeavor to persuade (Turn to Rage 11)

GERMAN CABINET CRM FEARED League and War Guiit Are Disputed Ponits. By United Press BERLIN, Sept. 13. —Germany was confronted today with the makings of another cabinet crisis. Foreign Minister Stresemann's insistence upon sending a note to the powers denying Germany’s war guilt, plus his disinclination to permit this country to poin the League of Nations, has caused fresh talk of dissolution of the Reichstag and new elections. Breach between Stresemann and Chancellor Marx has widened as result of the former insisting upon thrusting his anti-league views before the cabinet meeting next week. WITNESS NOT CALLED Burnsides Smith, Business Man, Freed in Court. Burnsides Smith, 3219 Ruckle St., manager of the Indianapolis F'ancy Grocery Company, was discharged in city court today by Garth B. Melson, special judge, on charges of assault and battery and failure to stop after an accident. Smith was arrested following an accident at Alabama and Twelfth St., Sept. 4, in which Shirley Ann Grim, 6, 41 Dolly Madison Apts., was struck. Hearing of th ecase took only a few minutes. John Grover, 1310 S. Talbott St., who saw the ac(ident, took the license number of Smith’s car and carried the child to her home, was not called to witness stand. DRIvIR~GTvEIT3b~bAYS Accident Proves Costly—Bound Over to Grand Jury Also. Olan Hunter. 28, of 1136 Haugh St., on Aug. 23. drove his machine into another car driven by Miss Vern Black, 709 N. Tremont Ave., injuring Miss Elsie Jones, who was riding with her. Today in city court Hunter was fined $1 and costs on a drunkenness charge, $25 and costs and thirty days on charge of driving while drunk, and was bound over to the grand jury on a charge of falling to stop after an accident.

INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY, SEPT. 13, 1924.

Plain ‘Cop’Smiles Way Into Modern Fairy Tale and Trip to Europe as Guest of Princess Xenia

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ALL ABOARD! POLICEMAN JACK M INTYRE AND HIS WIFE PACK FOR THEIR TRIP TO EU ROPE WHERE THEY WILL BE GUESTS OF PRINCESS XENIA. POLICEMAN JACK HAS BEEN STATIONED AT THE DOCK (RIGHT* WHERE HE HAS MET MEN AND WOMEN OF HIGH RANK ON THEIR WAY TO AND FROM EUROPE.

By GENE COHN KEA Service Writer JEW YORK, Sept. 13—Policeman Jack Mclntyre I___J has smiled his way into a sort of fairy talp in which there dwells a lovely princess and a millionaire. and in the background there is a drop curtain of palaces and playgrounds such as might have been fashioned by Maxfteld Parrish. To “Smiling Jack" there has come, an adventure such as O. Henry loved to write about. It might have been named "The Policeman and the Princess." for Jack is to bo the guest of the Princess Xenia of Greece, and her millionaire husband William J.

world birdmen FLY IN DIRECffI OF DAYTON, OHIO Reports of Rain and Accident Delays Start at Washington. BILLETIN' ft)/ United Press UNIONTOWN, Pa . Sept. 13. The round-the world fliers, en route to Dayton, Ohio, passed over Uniontown at 12, eastern standard time, today. By United Press WASHINGTON. Sept. 13—The round-tho-world filers hopped off from Bolling Field for Dayton, Ohio, 400 miles away, at 10:50 a. m., eastern standard time, today. Final reports indicated unsettled weather along the way, but no rain. Under ordinary' conditions the flight should take between five and six hours. No steps are contemplated. The route is a bee line between Washington and Dayton, with possible deviations to fly over Wheeling and Columbus. The fliers were ready to take off at 9:30, but first reports of rain along the route held them and then a broken tail skid on Lieutenant. Smith's plane caused further delay. When they finally' got away. Smith took the lead, with Wade and Nelson flying behind and above him in their familiar V-shaped formation as they soared west over the Potomas.

CONVOY WAITS ARRIVAL New Motor Is to Be Installed in Wade’s Plane. By United Presn DAYTON. Ohio, Sept. 13.—After circling McCook Field several times the twelve-plane convey, which is, to meet the world fliers and escort them to Dayton, settled back down nounced they would not start until 1 p. m.. due to the anticipated late arrival of the round-the-world birdmen from Washington. The present plan is for the fliers to wait at Dayton until Monday ■while anew motor is installed in Lieutenant Wade’s plane. MONDAY IS LAST DAY Individual Income Taxes Overdue After Sept. 15. Monday is the last day to pay individual income taxes for the current instr 'ment, according to M. ‘Bert Thin, collector of internal revenue so Indiana. Thur: said all taxpayers holding tv .ids in corporations which have paid income taxe are entitled to a 25 per cent reduction on the amount paid the Government by the corporations. Claims for abatement or credit of the 25 per cent wall be accepted by the collector. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 54 10 a. m 63 7 a. m 65 11 a. m...... 64 8 a. m 56 12 (noon) .... 66 9 a. m. 59 1 p, m...... 70

Leeds, ,Tr., son of the famous tin plate magnate. For ten years Policeman Jack Mclntyre has been bluecoat at the Cunard pier. In this capacity’ he has seen the world come and go. He is a veritable human "Who's Who." He knows practically everyone who travels. “You see.” he explains, "they’re all human. Their names may sound big. but I've noticed that, they like to get out of role, as they say' on the stage. They like to relax I’ve heard some of the biggest men and women burst into slang and even use bad English just to relax from the parts they have to play in holding their

Coal Surplus, but Price Increases

=-|HEKE Is such a surplus of I coal that several thousand A Indiana miners ;ire not employed, said Ellis Searlea. editor of the United Mine Workers Journal today. In the face of this situation some Indianapolis dealers have ad Enterprise Bm Times Pprrinl KOKOMO, Ind.. Sept 13 William Slater Is suing his wife, Nellie, for divorce, and he alleges: That three years ago she wrote him she was coming from New York to Kokorno on a vacation. When she got to Kokomo she told him she had Informed her friends that she was going to be married to him. had been entertained as a bridoelect and had received wedding presents. So he married her. Ever since she has been scolding, he charges. CONFESSION TO URDER DENIED Evansville Man Begs to Attend Girl's Burial. By United Print) EVANSVILLE, Ind.. Sept. 13. Repudiating his confession that he stabbed to death Mrs. Ruby Mausey, his pretty 21-year-old sweetheart, Tom Evans today pleaded not guilty in city court.. He declared he signed the confession late Friday to escape police grilling. Evans asked to be allowed to attend the slain girl’s funeral unmanacled. “I just want to touch her body before she leaves,” he said. BOND ISSUE AWARDED Park Board Lets $261,000 Contract to Chicago Company. The Harris Trust Company of Chicago, was awarded a $261,000 bond issue of the park board today on a bid of par, accrued interest and premium of $6,863. Bonds are in denominations of SI,OOO each. Bonds will be used to finance construction of a boulevard around the new Butler University site, purchase lots on each side of the Riley home on Lockerbie St. and ground at Olney and Stewart Sts. for a playground. SCHOOL LEVY IS FILED Remonstrance Expected Before Sept. 22, Final Date. Tax levy for Indianapolis schools was filed with the Marion County auditor today by Richard O. Johnson, business director of schools, at $1.0525 on each SIOO. To the levy adopted Thursday was added 1(4 mills for the teachers’ pension fund. The public will have until Sept. 22 to file remonstrances against the budget. The Indiana Taxpayers Association will file a remonstrance, it is said.

positions or stations. Underneath they're pretty much all alike. You've got to meet them, though, to appreciate it." For several years he has met young Leeds as the millionaire came and went from Europe. A mutual liking resulted and when Leeds and his bride, the former Princess Xenia, returned from abroad, an invitation was issued the policeman and his wife to be their guests on a tour of Europe. “And it couldn't have come at a better time,” smiles the officer. You see the wife hasn't been in very good health and needs a sea trip. Things come out this way somehow.”

vanced Indiana coal prices from 25 to 50 cents a ton In the last month. Natural fall increase In demand caused the j.r -e Increase, most of the dealers Interviewed by '1 he Times said. The coal dealers had little to say about the surplus. They said demand lsd by n poor all summer. Government reports showed 75,000,000 tons above ground last April. This, miner officials say was abnormal. Typical advances In Indiana coil pries shoyn by comparisons of advertisements now and a month ago: Egg. $5.25 to $5.75; Lump, $3.50 to $6. RABIES FOUND IN DOG’S DEAD Evansville Family Advised to Take Treatment, Treatment for prevention of hydrophobia was recommended for S. H. Yearby and his three children of Evansville, who were bitten by a dog last week, by the State board of health today. The recommendation was made following examination of the head of the dog by Dr. P. B. Rice, directory of the board of health laboratory. The examination showed the dog was suffering from rabies. It is understood that Yearby and his children already have taken Pasteur treatment without waiitng for results of the examination. THREE DRAW SENTENCES Woman and Two Men Convicted on Biind Tiger Charges. Three, including a woman, drew SIOO fines and sentences of thirty days in city court on blind tiger convictions. Those sentenced and why: Charles Sherman, 6840 Bellefontaine St., twenty-five quarts of beer tound at home, Aug. 9; Mrs. Ingeborg Pratsch, 702 N. Meridian St., two men found there, Sept. 6, both testifying they bought liquor at her home; Ray Spakely, R. R. 0., Box 30-F, sixty quarts of gin, six quarts of whisky, five quarts of white mule, seventy-five quarts of beer, fifteen pints of beer and thirty-six gallons of beer found brewing at home, according to police. CHARTER COST BILL Shank to Ask SIO,OOO for Rewriting Expense Monday. An appropriation ordinance asking SIO,OOO for employing legal help in rewriting the city charter will be introduced in city council Monday night. Mayor Shank said today. Joseph L. Hogue, city controller, will be instructed to draft the measure. Although Samuel Ashby, one of the attorneys appointed to revise the charter for approval of the 1923 State Legislature, had not conferred with Mayor Shank, he indicated today that William Pickens would be ihe other attorney. Ashby is a Republican and Pickens a Democrat. Both are former city corporation conusels.

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CHKAGO YOUTH DECLARES HE IS RETTING ROPE’ ON TESTIMDNYOFCRAZY man Nineteen-Year-Old Boy Sentenced to Hang for Alleged Implication in Murder of Policeman Seeks Commutation of Sentence. BERNARD GRANT SAYS HE IS GLAD TWO SLAYERS GOT LIFE “If I Had Half the Money Leopold and Loeb Have I Would Have a Chance,” Doomed Youth Says— No Hard Feelings, Though. By United Press CHICAGO, Sept. 13.—“ It’s the honest to God truth they’re giving me the rope on the confession of a man that’s crazy and a lot of shaky testimony. If I had half the money Loeb and Leopold have, I could hire a lot of fancy lawyers and get my friends to work and have a chance to prove it.” Bernard Grant, 19-year-old youth sentenced to hang Oct. 17 in connection with the murder of Patrolman Ralph Souders during a hold-up in December, 192?, thus unburdened himself to the United Press today in the visitor's room of the Cook Countv jail. “I don’t hold no hard feelings against those two. They’re good fellows and I m glad they went to the big house instead of swinging. But I don’t think I’ve had a fair break. “They confessed and nleaded guilty because they had the money to hire fine lawyers, they got off with going to prison. “I didn't have anything to do with the murder. All I did was get tied up with it because some of the policemen had seem me around street corners and said I was a:'little wild.” Not “Super” There is none of the “super-intellec ual” in Grant. He has no horde of powerful friends. Any oru of a thousand youths in the back of the yards district where he was born and reared and got what education lie has received would look just like him. Thin, almost underfed, he looks at visitors almost pleadingly. In his gray eyes there is an obvious fear of the gallows. “Yes, I’m nervous,” he confessed. “It isn’t long until Oet. 17 when you think of what’s coming. “Now that these boys have got off, though, maybe some one will pay a little attention to my fix. Maybe the money that helped them will help me, too. “You know, I never was arrested before. YTell, I did get fined once for walking past the color line during the race riots. But I never did get pulled up for anything serious. “It s the honest to God truth. I didn't do that murder. All I want is an even chance to prove it. “No Chances” “I never had any education and no chances. If I had you can bet I wouldn’t be here and if I had got into a fix like this, I’d stand a better chance to get out. M was born down there in Chicago on S. Halstead St.” “I had to leave school when I was only 14. My father lost both legs in a railroad accident and walks on artificial legs and crutches. “Up until the time I got taken up, I worked and helped support my mother.” Walter Krauser, 19, who confessed to the murder of the policeman, involved Grant. Two witnesses made partial identification of Grant. Krauser has retracted his statement involving Grant, Attorney Thomas E. Swanson, appearing for the latter, declared.

Attorney Swanson is preparing to go before Governor Small with a request for commutation of sentence. Swanson said he would point to the Leopold-Loeb case as the latest precedent of a Chicago court against hanging boys under age of 21. “If this boy Grant hangs, it will convince many people we really have one law for the rich and one iaw for the poor,’’ Swanson told the United Press. “This boy was convicted on very flimsy evidence, evidence which has been largely repudiated since the trial and our vain appeal to the Supreme Court. “In December of 1922, two boys held up a clerk in a chain grocery store. Patrolman Ralph S. Souder, who was in the back of the store, came out and was ordered to holdup his hands. This he did, but he attempted to seize the gun pointed by one of the boys and was shot and killed. “A little later Walter Krauser and Bernard Grant were arrested. Krauser pleaded guilty to the murder. Grant denied having been with Krauser. But Kauser’s confession implicated Grant. Grait stood trial. “The clerk of the store testified Grant looked something like the boy w r ho was with Krauser. The only other witness was a man who said he had seen a person resembling Grant in the neighborhood of the store earlier that day. “The jury returned a verdict of guilty and ordered a sentence of death. Since then Krauser has made a statement denying Grant was with him. “Here is a boy born back of the

Forecast Generally fair tonight and Sunday. Not much change in temperature is anticipated.

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yards, reared back of the yards, with no advantages of education or refinement, who was taken from school after finishing the seventh grade to help support his family, who was found guilty on evidence so transparent as to be ridiculous and ordered hanged. “We will now see whether there is such a thing as justice. “We w r ill now see whether money is the thing. - ’ G. 0. P. WOMEN RALLY Party Leaders to Speak at Propjrlaeum Tonight. Speakers at the rally to he held tonight by the Indiana Women’s Republican Club at the Propylaeum will include Governor Emmett F. Branch, Clyde A. Walb, Republican State chairman; Mayor Shank, Ed Jcakson, Republican candidate for Governor: Ben H. Urb&hns, Republican candidate for State treasurer, and Frederick E. Schortemeier, Republican candidate for secretary of State. Mrs. W. O. Bates, general chairman for the affair, has announced a parade, forming at Meridian and Georgia Sts., marching to the Propjlaeurn, 1410 N. Delaware St., to precede the program. Mrs. Julia Belle Tutewiler, club president, will introduce the speakers. Ninety License Cases Forty more persons were arrested today on charges of faiktre to have city licenses, bringing me total m the drive this week to ninety.