Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 110, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 September 1924 — Page 1

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VOLUME 36—NUMBER 110

LEGIONNAIRES DPI MEET AT ST. PAH Chaplain Prays for Pacifists Opening Session of Convention of World War Veterans —Asks Blessing on President Coolidge, THOUSANDS ON HAND FOR ANNUAL GATHERING Fight to Force Body Into Politics Threatened by Minority Delegations— Quinn Plans to Urge National Conservation, By United Pretie ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 15.—Praying for the pacifists that “their hearts might be as soft as their heads,” Ezra C. Clemons, chaplain, today invoked the "patience of God” upon them in opening the sixth national convention of the American Legion. “God knows,” he said, “we do not again want war. but we pray that we shall be adequately prepared to fight for God and country if we ever need to be prepared.” The chaplain prayed the blessing of the Almighty upon President Calvin Coolidge, “who is our friend now.” With advancement of the colors and the singing of the Star-Spangled Banner by Miss Aima Forker, the conclave was under way. Quinn Cheered California’s delegation stoftned the rostrum, planted the California banner in the hands of National Com- ■ Blander John R. Quinn, and, to the raspy notes of a wheezy old portable organ, sang the praises of Quinn and the State of sunshine and roses. The demonstration concluded with a shower of confetti. Leo M. Harlow, State commander of Massachusetts, presented Commander Quinn with a gavel made from the historic Washingtn elm, where George Washington took command of the Federal armies. Thousands of World War ve-erans are In St. Paul for the annual convention. They came from all parts of the country', rolling in by trains, automobilee, wagons and coming on foot. Certain minority' delegations are ready to start a fight to force the Legion into politics by demanding expression of opinion from the convention on important issues of the presidential campaign The Legion will never get so far away from its original purposes, however, as to indorse candidates for any office, nor maneuver its strength to the support of any one candidate or group of candidates, leaders Insisted. Commander John R. Quinn, however. it was pointed out today', is casting about for new fields of activity for the Legion. In his annual report he will depart from rehabilitation, hospitalization, adjusted compensation and child welfare for the first time—to urge a Legion conservation policy'. He will insist natural resources of the country be protected from exploitation for private gain. This phase of his address, viewed politically and following as it does the oil scandals of the past year, had some significance in connection with the presidential campaign. Dynamite Feared Taking the stand that these public problems can at least be freely discussed by the Legion, many delegations ere preparing for a few sessions that will be full of political dynamite. Leaders are worrying a bit about what may develop. But most of the "buddies” here for the opening of the big conclave, are worrying about nothing, but ways and means of getting ahead of the other delegations in the noise producing contest. So far lowa and Texas lead the race. The rival delegations kept throngs of interested spectators on the stfeets until the wee hours this morning, waiting for some new spectacle of enthusiasm. Two broad sombreroed Texans led a parade, riding an eccentric flivver that galloped like a merry-go-round horse. Broad-shouldered Texans in their red flannel shirts, chaps and spacious sombreros formed a body guard. lowa, 10.000 strong, all wearing caps resembling a huge ear of corn, won the noise contest.

MEALS FOR CHILDREN American Rescue Workers Announce Service in Haughville. One hot meal a day will be served to undernourished school children of Haughville by the American Rescue Workers, Inc., at 560 X Bellevieu PL, it was announced today. Contributions are sought by Maj. E. Minto. He warned donators to see that solicitors* have credentials of proper date, signed by himself or Mrs. Minto. * HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m. 54 10 a. m_ 67 7 a. m. 54 11 a. m. 68 # a. a...... *0 12 (noon) .... 68 8 a. m. M 1 p, m. 70

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PETITION FOR LIFE OF CHICAGO YOUTH

Governor Will Be Asked to Save Boy, 19, Sentenced to , * Die for Alleged Murder of Policeman —Public Opinion Asks Mercy, Attorney Says.

Bu United Press CHICAGO, Sept. 15.—'With a rising public opinion behind him, Attorney Thomas E. Swanson today prepared the petition asking pardon for Bernard Grant, 19, and poor, to determine whether there is one law for the poor and another brand of law for the rich. Scores of persons from all walks of life have enlisted in the fight to have Grant’s sentence of death set aside by Governor Small to conform with the mercy shown Nathan Leopoid and Richard Loeb, sons of millionaires, who confessed to the murder of Bobby Franks, Swanson announced.

Efforts are being made to enlist the aid of Samuel Ettelson, former corporation counsel of Chicago, who acted as personal attorney for Jacob Franks and helped prosecute the slayers of Bobby. Ettelson is expected to take a hand in the case. Swanson will have Grant sign the petition for pardon some time today and mail the papers to Small this evening. Small told the United Press today the petition would be placed before the hoard of pardons. Swanson 13 asking pardon on grounds the testimony connecting Grant with the murder of Patrolman Ralph Souders

BISHOP BROWN REOPENS FIGHT OH DOCTRINES Church Dignitary, Found Guilty of Heresy, Plans to Question Council of Leaders. PREPARES PROPOSITIONS Will Renounce Book if Statements Are Accepted and He Is Convinced. By United Preen CHICAGO. Sept. 15. —Bishop William Montgomery Brown, Gallon, Ohio, found guilty of charge of heresy by nine fellow bishops of the Protestant-Episcopal Church, today reopened his fight. Bishop Brown announced he had prepared seven propositions for presentation to the house of bishops. If the propositions are accepted and he is convinced they are right, he will withdraw his book, "Communism and Christianity,” from circulation and renounce it. If the propositions are accepted, but if he is not convinced, he will resign from the ministry and the house of bishops. He indicated he felt the propositions would not be accepted. The propositions follow: God Personal Reality "1. God is an objective, conscious, personal reality, existing Independently of all other realities. “2. God made out of nothing Heaven and Earth with all that is in them. "3. Man's existence was brought about by direct creative acts of god, not by evolution from lower forms of life. “4. The world owes all its death and suffering to the disobedience of Adam and the fatal fall was due to Eve, who was persuaded to eat of the forbidden fruit by the serpent. “5. All men must rely upon the atoning death of Christ an objective, conscious, personal being, for salvation from sin and those who do not will, for that reason, suffer. “Christ Rose Bodily” “6. Christ rose bodily from death and so ascended into Heaven, above the Earth, where he now sits at the right hand of God. “7. The bodies of all dead men, women and children, will be at some time physically resurrected.”

BANDIT FORCES DRINK CN GIRL Pencils Initials ori Her Chest, Police Also Told, Police today were looking for a colored man, about 35, who, according to Miss Elnora Wallace, 15, entered her home, 639 Harmon St., and after demanding money, penciled his initials, “C. E,” on her chest and forced her to drink a teaspoonful of the ' c ents from a whisky bottle. “You'll oe dead by 9:30," he told her, the girl said. Police rushed her to the city hospital, where physicians declared nothing was wrong with her. Lad Is Injured Leroy Fagg, 4, of 23 St. Joseph St., Apt. 1, was bruised today when he was struck by a machine driven by Harry Haynes, 26, colored, 610 Corbett St. Haynes was slated.

was so flimsy as to be ridiculous. If a pardon is refused Swanson said he would ask for commutation of sentence. ‘‘lf the board of pardons and the Governor refuse to accept the legal phase of the case, I will appeal to the Governor to abide by the prece- | dent in the Leopold-Loeb case,” j Swanson said. “If they were too i young to hang, after confessing to what has been termed the direst nijirder in the history of the country, then certainly Graht, also under 21, of no education, poor parents and none of the refinements and ad(Turcvto Page 2)

FLUNG OIL iS FATALIOII; LOSS, $3,000,000 Lightning Strikes Tanks and Blaze Spreads to California Town Soldiers Are Killed. MEN ARE MISSING Flames Shoot Up in Air Hundreds of Feet, Throwing Burning Liquid. By United Preen MONTEREY, Cal., Sept. 15.—Geysers of flaming Oil which leaped him dreds of feet Into the air after lightning struck and ignited tanks of crude oil and gasoline here Sunday, today seemed to have completed its work of destruction after taking at least two lives and doing approx! mately $3,000,000 damage. Only two of the crude oil tanks continue to smoulder today, watched by hundreds of begrimed firemen, soldiers and civilians. Two soldiers of Troop C, 11th United States Cavalry, were burned to death when one of the tanks exploded, hurling sheets of flame over troopers from the Presidio who were aiding fire fighters. Several others are missing. The known dead: Private Eustace Watkins. Battery E 380th Field Artillery, second battalion: Presidio of Monterey. Private George Folee, Headquarters Company, 11th Cavalry, Presidio of Monterey. The two soldiers, members of a hastily mobilized fire fighting battalion wore caught in the flaming oil. Homes of eight wealthy residents of the new colony on the shore were destroyed by the spreading fire, which got beyond control of fire companies from surrotimling towns and troops from Presidio ordered out for emergency duty. All houses within two blocks of the oaring inferno were vacated. A burning sheet of oi! 500 feet square drifted over the hay toward the million dollar estate of Mrs. L. S. Murray, one of Monterey’s show places. . A pall of thick, pungent black smoke hung over the city and spread for miles out to sea. Before midnight the damage already caused by the flaming oil was placed at more than $1,000,000. The conflagration started during a freak electrical storm when a bolt of lightning touched off ono of the crude oil tanks of the Associated Company. Burning fuel spread rapidly. Igniting other tanks.

BODY OF GIRL, 15, FOUND Mutilated Corpse Discovered on College Grounds Near Lake. By United Press KINGSTON, N. J., Sept. 15.—Mutilated body of Elizabeth Johnson, 15-year-old Acqueduct school girl, who had been missing from her home since Aug. 12, was found today on the St. Joseph's College grounds near Lake Carnegie. GIRL BURNS TO DEATH Kerosene Used to Start Fire Explodes. By United Press BEDFORD, Ind., Sept. 15.—Ex plosion of a can of kerosene with which she was attempting to start a fire in the cook stove cost the life of Mildred Prince, 13. She burned to death before members of the family could dasi out the flames that enveloped her after the explosion.

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, SEPT. 15, 1924.

HEW DELAY ATTEMPTED ON SCHOOLS Friends of Better Facilities See Continuation of Congestion in Grades as Result of Taxpayer League’s Attack Upon $1.04 Levy, SIMILAR MEANS USED IN FORMER CRUSADE Officials Point Out if West Side High Building Is Put Off Common Branch Will Suffer Through Necessity of Later Construction. Once again advocates of adequate, decent housing facilities for the school children of Indianapolis find themselves battling for the life of the building program which will go far toward relieving overcrowded conditions in the city grade and high schools. After more than a year of comparative inactivity on their part, during which eight new grade schools were built and extensions inaugurate*; at Manual Training High School, opponents of the school building program are ready to take the field again in another effort to block additional construction. The attack, it is understood, will be launched by the members of the Indiana Taxpayers' Association in a petition to the State tax board, asking that the school levy this year be cut from $1.04 to 98 cents, a reduction of S cents. Blocked Program Once By similar means the old Indiana Taxpayers League three years ago succeeded in blocking all school con struction .In Indianapolis for more than a year. Necessary notices, hearings frequently long drawn out and other attendant delays unquestionably will mean delay In the building program of the school hoard, even if the tax hoard decides (Turn to Page 2)

CHARTER BILL LATER Ordinance Providing for Rewriting Is Not Prepared. No action will be taken on the proposed rewriting of the city charter at. the city council mce:ng tonight. Joseph Hogue, city controller, notified Mayor Shank the ordinance, providing SB,OOO as suggested by the mayor instead of SIO,OOO for rewriting the charter, was not ready. The ordinance will not be pre sented until Oct. 6. lOWA. INDIANA CLAIMED Arizona Senator Says Democrats Gain by Split. By United Press WASHINGTON. Sept. 15.—Senator Ashurst, Arizona Democrat, today predicted John W. Davfs would carry lowa and Indiana as a result of La Follette strength splitting the Republican vote in those States. Ashurst repudiated assertion La Follette would carry lowa, accredited to him in a statement issued today by the La Follette-Wheeler campaign headquarters. DAVIS STRENGTH IS SEEN Dr. F. W. Foxworihy Returns From Eastern Trip. Dr. Frank W. Foxworthy, State Life Bldg., who has just returned from a trip through the East, today declared the sentiment in the East for President Coolldge is slowly crumbling. | “I talked with department heads and executives of five of the biggest financial institutions in the country and every one of them heretofore Republicans declared they would support John W. Davis,” the Democratic nominee.” CITY MECCA FOR STATE MERCHANTS Buyers’ Week Opens— Entertainment Planned, Buyers’ week, during which about 2,000 retail merchants from Indiana and parts of Illinois are expected to visit Indianapolis, opened today, under auspices of the wholesale trade division of the Chamber of Commerce. Entertainment program includes a stag smoker at the Casino Gardens tonight, fun frolic at Athenaeum Tuesday night, “Buyers’ Week day" at Circle Theater Wednesday, and visit to Broad Ripple Park Thursday. Earl Ferguson, secretary of the wholesale trade division, has general charge.

Kiddies Learn American Ways

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PHOEBE MARSHELOSUE (LEFT) AND JIER SISTER, MARY, PAUSE IN THEIR GAME OF “CATCH” IXI HAVE THEIR PICTURES TAKEN.

“prjHOEBE MARSHELOSUE, l 5, can speak English. It is a proud accomplishment in the kindergarten at the American Settlement. 617 W. Pearl St., where their mother tongue is an almost unknown language to many of the twentyfour children. Even Phoebe, when she turns to her sister, Mary, 24 years old. or to one of the other children, slips into the more familiar Roumanian language. However, their teachers hope these kindergartners, born In America, but reared in a foreign atmosphere, will learn the language as quickly as they are learning American games. Pledge of Ixiyaity On the wan is the pledge of t* rer—lr i these Halfforeigners once they can figure out the words, that they really are Americans. Even now there is a glitter of pride in the eyes of some when they take up the American flag.

COMMISSION PLAN SAVED GALVESTON AT CRUCIAL TIME Writer Discusses Form of Government That Ditches Politics, Note—What are the latest developments in municipal government? In view of the movement for anew charter for Indianapolis, tlavlord Nelson of The Indianapolis Times’ staff has been Reeking an answer to this question .especially as it applis to the commission and the commission-manager plan. Here Is his first article. By GAYLORD NELSON The “Commission” and “Commission Manager” plans of city government have been widely adopted In the United States 1n recent years What are these two plans? How do they operate? The commission plan of municipal government was born of a disaster. In 1900 Galveston, Texas, built or, a low, sandy island in the Gulf of Mexico, was overwhelmed by a great tidal wave. Property valued at millions of dollars was destroyed. Onehalf of the city's population was <lro\\#Pd and the other half maci° homeless. The extent of the disaster was appalling. When the waters subsided the people of Galveston found one civic institution utterly wrecked. That was the municipal government. Unwieldly Council The city government was of the ordinary type common at that period. It consisted of an unwieldly council of unwieldly aldermen. a mayor with the usual limited powers, often In opposition to the council, and the usual multiplicity of semi-independent departments. This city government proved unequal to the pressing needs of the situation. It ceased to function. The remaining sparks of civic life threatened to he extinguished x by municipal red-tape. Galveston realized the urgent need —if the city was to be salvaged—of business methods in the operation of city affairs. Give a man a specific ta.sk with definite responsibility for its proper execution, is a good rule in private enterprise, why won’t it work in (Turn to Page 11) Hasn’t Seen Dog Wagon Mrs. Elziabeth Kuhns, 843 Woodlawn Ave., today said she had not seen the city dog pound wagon in her neighborhood. This was in reply to a statement of Dr. Elizabeth Conger, poundmaster, that she had sent the wagon to the neighborhood three times when Mrs. Ktihns complained about stray dogs.

There is no sign of snobbery In this kindergarten. These Roumanian children, with a few Servians and Hungarians, pjay with five or six colored children without thinking of questioning their presence It Is the task of Mrs. Lucretia Ann Sanuders, director, to amalgamate these various px-oups, to dr ythe eyes of lonely ones, and to start them on the road toward education. She is being assisted by Misses Helen Misch, Anna Ott. Theresa Ayden and Florence Reinhardt, second year students at the Teachers' College of Indianapolis. Later other students will replace these aassistants. Revived After Years The American Settlement building is housing a kindergarten this year for the first time for many years. The -building was -■-t and about thirty five years ago by the Free Kindergarten Society, and it was there that Mrs Eliza Blaker, now head of the Teachers' College of Indianapolis, had her first kindergarten training school.

PASTORS NAMED BV METHODISTS IN INDIANAPOLIS List Given Out at Indiana Conference —Rev, Fifer Stayk, These assignments of pastors were announced for Indianapolis churches at the Indiana Methodist Conference at the East Tenth Street Methodist Church this afternoon: Barth Place, Rev. E. A. Robertson; Arlington and Schol, Rev. Dallas Church: Beltaire. Rev. Ralph Ogan; Blaine Avenue, Rev. O. C. Rogue; Broad Ripple, Rev. Elmer St. Clair. Broadway, Rev. J. W. McFall; Capitol Avenue, Rev. B. E. Bacon; Central Avenue, Rev. O. W. Fifer; East Park, Rev. A. E. Spalding; East Tenth, Rev. G. S. Henninger; Edwin Ray, Rev. W. W. Ballinger. Fletcher Place, Rev. J. B, Mehaffey; Fountain, Rev. P. F. May; Garfield Avenue, C. B. Donnell: Grace, Rev. M. B. Hye; Hall Place, Rev. G. V. Hartman. Heath Memorial, Rev. L. G. Carne; Irvington, Rev. W. L. Ewing; Meridian St., Rev. V. B. Rorer; Merritt Place, C. L. Williams; Morris St„ Rev. C. L. Griffith. North, the Rev. Jesse P. Bogue; Roberts Park, the Rev. E. W. Dunlavy; Shelby and Madison, the Rev. A. O. Montgomery ;Trinity, the Rev. C. E. Rose; W. Michigan, the Rev. C .W. Kiost; W. Washington, W. F. Russell; Woodside, the Rev. C, W. Reed; Lawrence, the Rev. D. L. Andrews; Maywopd, the Rev. S. L. EWalker. Old Bethel, Rev. J. W. Collins; Southport, Rev. J. W. Hammon; Trafalger, Rev. C. C. Edwards; West Newton, Rev. R. M. Taylor; Whiteland Rev. E. L. Thomas. Rev. H. A. King was reappointed superintendent of the Indianapolis district. GOSPORT CITIZENS MEET

Hold First Annual Reunion at Garfield Park—Officers Elected.

One hundred residents and former residents of Gosport met at Garfield Park Sunday in what is planned to make an annual reunion every year. Next year, the reunion will be held Aug. 9. Officers were elected: E. A. McCarty, Indianapolis, president; James S. Brazier of Gosport, vice president: Mrs. Lena Mcßeynolds, Indianapolis, secretary, and Mrs. Grace Davis, Indianapolis, chairman of the entertainment committee.

Entered as Second-class Matter at Postoffice, Indianapolis. Published Daily Except Sunday.

MID FLIERS ARRIVE IN CKO AND ARE GIVEN OVATION B¥ HWISAHGS Father and Two Sisters of Lieutenant Wade Foremost in Throng Gathered to Greet Globe Airmen on Way to Coast. FLAGSHIP NAMED AFTER WINDY CITY FIRST TO LAND Passed Over Indiana in Flight From Dayton—Bound for Seattle and Completion of Epochal Voyage in the Air. By United Preen MAYWOOD FLYING FIELD, CHICAGO, Sept. 15.—The army world fliers arrived here from Dayton at 12:51 today. Thousands of spectators greeted the fliers. In the crowd were the father and two sisters of Lieut. Leigh Wade, one of the three intrepid fliers. William Wade and Ethel and Anna Gertrude Wade, came here from Cassopolis, Mich., to greet the lieutenant and were among the first to engulf him.

First to land was the flagship Chicago, piloted by Lieut. Lowell Smith. Then the New Orleans,-piloted by Lieut. Eric Nelson, slid gracefully to the ground, followed by the Boston. piloted by Lieutenant Wade. The world fliers left Dayton, Ohio, promptly at 40 a. m. (Eastern standard time) and sailed northwest toward Chicago in a V formation. Their route took them over Marion, Logansport and Gary, Ind. They passed over Marion, Ind., at 10 central standard time, escorted by two other planes, flying at an altitude of about 2.500 feet. They were sighted over Gary at 12:22 p. m. central standard time, and passed over Chicago on their way to Maywood flying field at 12:35. The three world planes were escorted by five machines from Maywood. The machines flew over the Loop arid were greeted by the shriek of hundreds of factory and steam boat whistles and the bray of thousands of automobile horns. •BLUE MONDAY’ AGAIN I-ast Day for Payment of Income Tax Installment. Today was the last day to pay the current Installment of income taxes, according to M. Bert Thurman, collector of Internal revenue, checks mailed until midnight will be acceptable. Any payments coming in later will be subject to a penalty of 5 per cent on the installment and the payment of the entire balance of the tax for the year. Crowds stood In line at the internal revenue collector’s windows in the Federal building waiting to pay taxes. lIMPIES TO PAY PENALTY Judgment Entered by Agreement in Rebate Case, i By agreement of parties the Merchants Heat and Light Company and Indianapolis Light and Heat Cornpan will pay $2,000 judgments each to the State in the light biU rebate case. State alleged the companies charged numerous industrial customers less than the public service commission schedule calls f<jr. The case was settled in Circuit Court. GERMAN CABINET MEETS Discussion of League and "War Guilt Note” Avoided. By United Press BERLIN, Sept. 15.—The German cabinet met yiday, but avoided discussion of the anticipated “war guilt note” of this country’s prospective entrance Into thte League of Nations.

RIGHT WHERE HE WORKS Business Man Charged With Vagrancy in “Sticker” Argument. Although he was arrested just outside his place of business, Frank Callon, 58, of 3145 Broadway, a partner in Callon Brothers, heating and plumbing contractors, 24 S. Alabama St., was charged with vagrancy today. He also was charged with parking in an alley and resisting an officer. Officer Cravens alleged Callon made vigorous protest when the officer put a “sticker” on his automobile parked In Pearl St.

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

TWO CENTS

PERMIT FOR m LINE ON CAPITOL ME. IS SOUGHT Bowman Proposes to Pay City Percentage of Gross Receipts, Promise to pay the city percentage of gross receipts for street upkeep if the right to run busses on Capitol Ave. from the business district to Its north end is granted, was made to the board of park commissioners today by A. Smith Bowman, president of the Peoples Motor Coach Company. Busses have been kept off of boulevards by the park board ruling that busses fall under the commercial vehicle ban. Two lines Planned Bowman proposed to install two new lines, one running from Monument PI. to Capitol Ave., then to Thirtieth St., and west to Riverside Park. The other would go from Monument PI. to the north end of Capitol Ave. Bowman said five minute service would be given between Thirtieth St. and the business district and ten minutes north and west of Thirtieth St. and Capitol Ave. Service would be In effect in sixty days, he said. The pr.yment promised by Bowman consists of 2 per cent of gross receipts when passengers exceed 400 a day for a 180-mile haul; 3 per cent when passengers exceed 450 for a 180-mile haul: 5 per cent when passengers exceed 500 for a 180-mile haul. Clamor for Service "In this connection we will say that there is a. general clamor for ibis kind of service and if your board has any doubts on the subject we can furnish you with petitions from a large majority of the residents and property owners along these lines. “Should you grant us this privilege we believe that the remuneration we propose is adequate, fair and just for any damage that may be done to boulevards.” Bowman offered to go before the board to explain his proposition fuller. Shank Is Opposed Mayor Shank said that he was still opposed to any motor busses operating on boulevards or any streets ciher than those used by street cars. Law now prohibits bus use street car line streets. “Even if they do promise to help pay for upkeep of the streets, they haven't any right to wear out streets that taxpayers have paid for,” the mayor said. He announced he would take no action until he had conferred with representatives of luncheon and civic clubs, whom he has invited to a discussion of bus traffic.

BOY DIES IN CAR CRASH Auto Plunges Over Embankment— Two Hurt. By United Press NORTH LIBERTY, Ind., Sept. 15. —Byrl Lee, 16, Is dead here today as a result of an automobile accident late Sunday night at South Bend in which the car went over a twenty foot embankment,^Freda Norris, 15, and Dorlene Lee, 1L Byrl’s sister were painfully injured. a farmer rescued the latter two from beneath the machine.