Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 137, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 October 1924 — Page 1

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TEACHERS INTERESTED IN ELECII Miss Cora Steele of Terre Haute Declines Presidency and Miss Martha Whitaker of Richmond Is Boomed for Place, CITY SUPERINTENDENT ALSO IS MENTIONED Attendance at State Convention Expected to Break Records Noted Edu-

cators Speak in Group Meetings, With forty-five sectional and group meetings and about 15,000 teachers in attendance the seventy-first annual convention of the Indiana Teachers’ Association pot under way today. Attendance is expected to break records. Chief interest centered in the election of president. Before the convention election of Miss Cora Steele of Terre Haute was a foregone conclusion. However. the whole situation was changed when it became known that Miss Steel desires to remain in her present position, chairman of the executive committee. Her friends say that under no circumstances will she accept the office. When this became known a boom for Miss Martha Whitaker, teacher of mathematics in the Richmond High School, was launched. Miss Whitaker formerly was president of the State federation of teachers. Graff Is Mentioned E. U. Graff, superintendent of Indianapolis rchools. also was mentioned. Bankers of Graff po : nt out that next June the national convtttion of National Educators Association will meet here with an attendance of approximately 12.000. and they say it would be fitting for Graff to head Indiana teachers at this convention. To elect Graff it would he necessary to break an unwritten law of the association, that the president be a man one year and a woman the next. Benjamin J Burris now is president. It is said that Graff is making no effort to obtain the office. Group Meetings Held Group meetings drew an unusually large attendance today, in many instances halls and rooms where they were held being inadequate to hold the crowds In attendance. Group meetings took up the entire day with noted educators and men prominent in public life as speakers. Albert J. Beveridge ad(Tum to Page 11)

NARCOTIC AGENT KILLEDBYADDIET James Williams Dies at New Post, James Williams, 25, of Sterling Heights, an Indianapolis Federal narcotic agent, died in the lakeside Hospital, Chicago, at 2:30 a. m. today as a result of gun wounds inflicted by James Beck, negro “dope" peddler. Beck escaped. Williams, son of Leo H. Williams, was appointed through the Indianapolis narcotic office Monday. He is survived by his parents, two brothers, Bennett and Glenn, and two sisters, Mary and Elizabeth. Jerome J. Keene, Indianapolis narcotic agent, received record of the death from Will Gray Beach, agent *n charge at Chicago. When Williams and his partner, George Howard, seized Beck, said to have 1 police record, the drug addict broke away and. after a struggle with Howard, seized the officer s revolver. Beck then shot Williams in the temple. INDIANA LEADS AGAIN State Ahead in Volunteer American Red Cross Work. Indiana led in volunteer service American Red Cross work at the conference recently held at Washington, D. C. Mrs. Hugh McGibeny, director volunteer service of Indianapolis chapter, told of the work here. Activities of Indianapolis chapter were displayed. Indiana was represented by several local officers, and workers over the State. William Fortune, chairman Indianapolis chapter, was chairman of the resolutions committee. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 58 10 a. m 60 1 a. m 61 11 a. m 77 S a. m. 61 12 (noon) 78 9 a. m 65

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BOYS TO HEAR M'MAHON Juvenile Division of A. O. H. to Meet at Machinists Hall. Boys juvenile division of the A. O. H. will meet at 8 tonight at Machinists Hall, 39 S. Delaware St. Meeting will be addressed by H. J. McMahon, county president; E. J. Sexton, vice president; Nicholas Carroll, State president, and D. P. Sullivan, State secretary. Marion County degree team has been invited to direct the work at an initiation at Terre Huate, Nov. 15. 500 STUDENTS STRIKE Demand Better and More Food at Southern College. By Ini ted Pres* CLEM SOX COLLEGE. S. C., Oct. 16. —Classes were resumed at Clemson College today, with approximately half of the 1,000 cadets still away without leave. The striking cadets Clave refused to return until assured better and more food will be served. Strike leaders have dropped demand for reinstatement of •‘Butch” Hollohan, suspended football captain.

ALL BASKETBALL TOURNEYS UNDER SCHOOL AUSPICES ‘Regional Taken From College Jurisdiction by State Members, Indiana State regional high school basket-ball tourneys of the future will be held under high school auspices only, according to anew ruling passed by memliers of the State association during their annual meeting held here today in dhe auditorium of the K. of F. building. This decision confines all annual high school basketball activities to high school jurisdiction. Heretofore some of the Indiana colleges handled '‘regionals." Join National Federation Members of the State association

voted to join the National High School Federation, hut it was stipulated this State would be under no obligations to the national body. A proposal to permit the winner and runner-up in the Indiana basket finals to participate in the national interscholastic tourney at Chicago was voted down. It was agreed to permit teams to use ten players instead of eight ! n regional and State finals, hut only eight players in district tourneys. Some Want More Games The proposal to permit teams to increase schedules for the regular season from twenty to twenty-two games, was tabled. Among proposals passed at today’s meeting were; The voting representation of all hi*h schools belonging to the I H. 8 A A. shall be by the principals or their duly certified faculty managers. The number of place* and scoring in the State final track meet shall be .-hanged so as to give five plac-s in each event with the scoring as follows Firs'. ."> points second. 4 points third. 3 points; fourth. 2 points fifth. 1 point No distribution of funds be made on basis of season tickets sold by any school or schools in any community or communities for any basketball tourneys or track meets. Xo high school shall reserve a single seat or seats for any one those designated by the I H. 9 A A (Comng nembera c ach officials of tourney, executive committee of the I H. S. A. A. and nress , KXPKNSF.S. SECTION AI. TOIRNK.Y ( ONTKACT. 1. All legitimate expenses except for travel shall be paid from the gross receipts 2. The center prineipal shall receive one hundred dollars ($lOOl. 3. The I. H S A. A shall receive ten (10) per cent. 4. The transportation shall be paid. 5. The renter high school shall receive one hundred dollars (5100,. 0. The balanee shall be divid 'd equally among the competing sehoois 7. Ticket sellers, ticket takers, ushers, janitors, water carriers and helpers to be furnish'd by the local school and paid for out of the funds it receives as its share for holding the tourney and not (barged to the association as tourney expenses. TODD HAS PROPOSALS “Feodor" Bus Fine Suggestion Given City Park Board. Proposals of the Indianapolis Street Railway Company to handle passengers beyond terminals of city lines with bus feeder lines were to be submitted to the park board late today by Robert I. Todd, president. Todd refused to reveal facilities planned before the park board meeting. VOTE CAMPAIGN OPENED Indiana Women’s League to .Make Drives in Counties. Getting out the vote was taken up in earnest today at the State board meeting of the Indiana League of Women Voers at the Claypool. Mrs. Paul Rittenhouse, Chicago, principal speaker, outlined a “caravan” system used by many leagues and suggested that the same be used in the counties. Mrs. Walter S. Greenough, Indiana chairman, outlined the general program. Reports were made by Mrs. Richard T. Edwards, Peru; Mrs. Leola Misener, Michigan City; Mrs. J. H. Merriman of Blackton, and Mrs. W. H. Parkinson of Lafayette. SHENANDOAH TAKES OFF Navy Dirigible Resumes Flight Into Washington State. By I'nitrd Brett SAN DIEGO. Cal.. Oct. 16.—The naval dirigible Shenandoah cast off from North Island aviation station at 9:16 a. m. Pacific Coast time for Camp Lewis, Wash., next stop. Unfavorable weather reports off Vancouver Island had delayed flight three days.

THREE RIOT CASES SET FOR FRIDAY J, A, King, R, C, Garner and George B, Garner Named in Charges Growing Out of Trouble at Cadle Tabernacle, SPEAKER’S S6OO BOND SIGNED BY ATTORNEY ‘Eight Unknown Persons’ Mentioned in Warrants — Trial Continued in City Court After New Allegations Are Filed, Trial of J. A. King of Des Moines. lowa, charged with assault and battery, inciting a riot and resisting an officer, and R. C. Garner, 26, of 116tj N. East St., and George B. Garner, 31. of 113 N. New Jersey St., on | inciting a riot, was continued until Friday, in city court today. i The riot charges grew out of King's evasion of police sent to arrest him Tuesday night at Cadle Tabernacle, where he has been giving addresses. The assault and battery charge was preferred by Mrs. Elizabeth Collier, 50 S. Summit Ave., who alleged King threw water in her face when she objected to some lof his remarks. The not warrants, signed today by Ferdinand Montani and John Taylor, a constable in Jus'ice of the | Peace Glass' court mention "eight ; other unknown persons.” King, reslated on the riot charges, was released on S6OO bond signed oy Ira L. Holmes, attorney, after Sun I Farh. professional bondsman, had asked release from the bond. Police Chief Herman Rikhoff rep. rimanded the men sent to arrest i King. Lieut. Ed Schubert told Rikhoff King said that he would give i himself up at headquarters. | A delegation of Catholic business I men visited Rikhoff Wednesday in i regard to alleged "Insinuating remarks King made about the Catholic people.” According to Rikhoff. J. W. Speicher. owner of the Tabernacle, said King would not be permitted to hold further meetings.

TEACHERS’ LAW REPEAL OPPOSED McCulloch Says Profession Must Be Guarded, In a statement issued today T)r. Carleton B. McCulloch, Democratic candidate for Governor, said that he is opposed to repealing the teachers' license law. "I wish to go on record as against repeal of the teachers' license law,” said Dr. McCulloch. “We must bring into the teaching profession highly trained teachers, and then guarantee a more permanent position to those who are proving them selves to be successful in the training of our youth. Any law that would tend to protect the rights of qualified teachers would at the same time tend to elevate the profession of teaching, and they would not be subject to the whims of prejudices or Jealousies. Teachers should not be tossed about from pillar to post because of political reasons. “I am in favor of a concentrated effort to better our school conditions, both physically and intellectually, and I know our heaviest taxpayers are with us on this proposition.” NEW CRISIS IN GERMANY Overthrow of Marx Cabinet Now Appears Probable. Ity United Preas BERLIN, Oct. 16.—Just when it seemed the German cabinet crisis had been passed, today’s developments completely reversed the situation and made dissolution of Parliament a practical certainty. Chancellor Marx was thought to have weathered the storm and to have won the support of the strong eenterist party and to be making headway toward including a few nationalists in his > cabinet, but it now appears probable his government—which approved and accepted the experts' reparations plan—will have to go to the country in a general election. Whatever the outcome of such an election, it inevitably will delay operation of the experts’ plan. Do You Remember — The old Acadamy of Music at the southeast corner of Illinb and Ohio Sts.?

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, OCT. 36, 1924

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T 'EACHER went to school today—but little Johnny didn't. Public schools schools throughout the State were

HE LEADS ’EM AROUND Kansas Candidate Takes Crowd to Larger Hall. By < nited Brea* PRATT. Kan.. Get. 16.—William Allen White, Independent can,!; late for Governor of Kansas on vigorous antl-Klan platform, turned Pied Piper at Anthony, Kan., when he led a crowd through the streets, seeking a hall large enough to hold his audience.. ■AL' JR. TAKES BRIDE Governor’s Son dopes With Daughter of Railroad Engineer. By i'nited Brett BINGHAMTON, X. V., Oct. IS.— Alfred E. Smith Jr.. 22. son of the Governor of New York, was married Tuesday to Miss Bertha Gott of Syracuse, whose father Is an engineer on the New York Central Railroad. The couple * loped and no relatives were present at the ceremony. The Governor heard from his son today, confirming fact the civil 1 wedding had taken place. A re. llgious ceremony would follow. Governor Smith said. BARRAGE ON COOLIDGE Democrats Demand Immediate ReAuction of Sugar Tariff. By l nited l‘r<m t WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.—Democratic barrage was turned on President Coolldge today to force him to reduce the duty on sugar before the election. “Delay of a. month in the reduction urged by tli tariff commission and expected by the public, means a loss of $2,000,000 to consumers and a corresponding gain for the bene•flclaries of the tax,” said Clem Shaver, chairman of the Democratic national committee. HILL HIRES OWN HALL G. O. P. Candidate Repudiates District Organization. James W. Hill, Republican nominee for Congress from the Fourth District, nto only hurled further defiance at the Ku-Klux Klan hut repudiated the Republican county organizations in the Fourth District, in a speech at Lawrenceburg Wednesday night. Hill, billed to speak In the Dearborn County town, on arriving found E. W. Caldwell, county chairman, and the county vice chairman had made no arrangements for the meeting. 1111 l employed a drum corps, rented a theater and held the meeting. In a letter to State Chairman Clydo A. Wall) and Dally McCoy, secretary of the State committee, today, Hill denounced failure of Fourth District organization to cooperate. Walb declared he was determined for the success of every congressional candidate, including HIIL

Coolidge Gets Votes at Tax Collector’s Door

JOW does a citizen feel about politics just after he has J paid his taxes? The Indianapolis Times tested the sentiment by polling persons as they left the county treasurer's office by the west courthouse exit. Here's how they said they would vote: Coolidge 13 Davis 8 La Follette 1 Jackson 9 McCulloch 10

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dismissed Thursday and Friday while teachers attended the convention here. Teach* r had to "ga to school” herself by attending loot urea.

WRIGLEY GAVE G. 0. P. ,1, SENATORS FIND Chewing Gum King Largest Republican Contributor, Probers Are Told, By Vuittd Brett CHICAGO, Oct. 16. Campaign fund of the Republican party on Oct. 10 totaled $1,714,317, the largest fund collected by any party so far as the Senate campaign fund committee could ascertain at its hearing here today. The Irt Follette Wheeler campaign on Oct. 10 totaled $190,535.36. No information was available on the national fund of the Democratic party. Lincoln Dixon. North Vernon, Ind., western manager for the Democrats, testified that he had received a total of $27,500 from New York and Washington headquarters of the party and $50,000 from George Brennan. W. D. Hodges, national Republican treasurer said no single contributions over $25,000 had been received. The biggest item of expense. Hodges said, was $437,000 for publicity. William Wriglev, the chewing gum king, contributed $25,000, Hodges said. Campaign fund of the La FolletteWheeler committee totaled $190,535 on Oct. 10, Congressman Nelson, Progressive treasurer, said. In a reply to a question by Senator Caraway, Nelson said the A. F. of L., was carrying on a campaign of its own for the Independent party and spending its own money. FOREMAN SECTION HEAD Commissioner of Education From Maine Addresses Instructors. Nearly 3,000 teachers thronged Cadle Tabernacle this morning to hear discussion of problems in the Intermediate grades in one of the largest sectional meetings of the institute. J. W. Foreman of Goshen was elected new president of the section; Mrs. P. H. Jack of Kokomo, vice president, and Mrs. Nell O’Connell of Terre Haute, secretary-treasurer. "Teachers in the intermediate grades have the greatest opportunity for service in developing individual genius,” said A. O. Thomas, commissioner of education from Maine. "They must dlscolver the natural gift of children and become a factor in advancing civilization.”

Three Coolidge men said they would vote for McCulloch. One Davis supporter will vote for Jackson. One former Republican will vote for Davis and McCulloch. Several were undecided on the vote for Governor. A poll taken at Pennsylvania and Ohio Sts. gave: ■ Coolidge 31 Davis 17 La Follette 4 McCulloch 2 3 Jackson W • • 24 On the vote for President, six

John Crawford, son of Mr. and * N Pennsylvania St., was one of ‘ho Indianapolis youngsters who rejoiced.

WAR COST $50,000,000 Victorious ( lilnesp General Arrives in Shanghai. By In it'd }’ritt SHANGHAI. Oct. 16.—Marshal Chi Hsieh Yuan, victorious over Lu Yung I L ing In the war around Shanghai, arrived today aboard a special train. It is estimated the war in the Shanghai area cost $50,000,000. Three months will he required to repair the Hangchow Railway. Action of the British in seizing seven Chekiang genera's has deflnitelv eliminated the menace of any further warfare. SCORES DIE IN CANTON Two Foreigners Reported Struck by Stray Bullets. Pij Fnited rrens CANTON, China, Oct. 16.—Scores have been killed and Injured in severe fighting between the merchants' volunteer corps and Sun Yat S*-n troops which continued here to- ! day. Many buildings were afire and shooting in the streets was almost continuous. Two foreigners were reported to have been shot by stray i ullets which flow into the foreign compound. HAWKINS BOND SOUGHT Suit Filed to Recover $7,500 Forfeited in Conspiracy Case. Suit to recover $7,500 bond forfeited when Morton S. Hawkins, prineipal defendant in the Government’s case against officials of the Hawkins Mortgage Company, failed to appear for trial, has been filed In Federal Court by Homer Elliott, district attorney. The Republic Casualty Company, surety on the bond, was named codefendant. Hawkins, indicted with seventeen others on a charge of conspiracy to use the mails to defraud, was to be tried in Federal Court Oct. 1. Trial was continued until Nov. 10 with the expectation lie woufd be apprehended. The Government has twentyfive days remaining in which to locate the fugitive. ONE KILLED; FOUR HURT Ralph W. Bowman of Seymour Killed When Machine Overturns. By Timet Bpecial SEYMOUR. Ind., Oct. 16. —Ralph W. Bowman, 44, insurance agent of this city, was fatally Injured and four others -hurt when a machine In which they were riding turned over j seven miles southeast of here < early today. John Wisem, driver and owner, received head cuts; Clayton House, Vernon Wiley and .Mrs. Fay Cadday, all of Seymour, sustained cuts and briuses. They were returning from a dance at Paris CrosMng, Ind.

Democrats switched to Republican, and two Republicans to Democratic. La Follette’s vote was drawn equally from the two old parties. On the vote for Governor, nine Republican# were voting for McCulloch, and two Democrats for Jackson. Poll totals to date: Coolidge 242 Davis 136 La Follette 39 McCulloch 226 Jackson 180

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SEVEN TICKETS ARE RULED OFF OF STATE OALLOT BY SOMRIIBEE LEATHERS Election Board Ordered Not to Include Names Republicans and Democrats Join in Petition for Injunction —Machine Tangle Evaded. OLD PARTIES ALLEGE FRAUD IN HUNDREDS OF SIGNATURES Only Five Political Lists Left as Result of Court’s Action —Voters Testify They Did Not Sign Papers Upon Which They Appear. Seven minor parties were ruled out of the November election in Indiana today by Judge James M. Leathers of Superior Court. Room 1. Leathers enjoined State election commissioners from ineluding tickets of the Socialist Labor, National Independent, Commonwealth Labor, American, Progressive Independent, Farmer Labor and Workers parties on State ballots.

This was done upon petition of Schuyler A. Hass, Republican chairman of the Seventh District, and Russell J. Ryan, Democratic county chairman, on behalf of “ail voters of Indiana.” . Remaining Ticket* Five tickets are left on the ballot by the injunction. They are; Republican. Democrat, La Follette Progressive, Prohibition and Socialist. Judge Leathers held that the petitions of these parties for inclusion on the ballot are valid and that the petitions of the seven excluded bore sufficient irregularities In signatures to invalidate them. Shortly after the injunction was granted against the seven parties, it developed that testimony of George H. Healey, clerk of the State election board, pointed to the regularity of the petitions of the FarmerLabor and the Workers parties. The petitions according to Healey, were correct in all details. Connor Ross, a deputy attorney general, and an attorney for the defendant parties, immediately returned to present the matter tr Judge Leathers, intending to Indicate that the injunction was granted against these two parties through a misunderstanding. Judge Leathers decided to hear the petition to modify the decree as to the Farmer-Labor and the Workers parties at 2 p. m. The decision eliminates the problem resulting from there being more tickets in the field than rows for parties on voting machines.

Slow Voting Feared It had been thought that Aus- | fralian ballots would have to he used j in place of machines in mny pre- ! cinots. This would have slowed up the voting and might have resulted in disfranchisement of many persons. Precincts where there are voting machines generally are districted upon a basis of 1,000 votes. Politicians say that only about 500 persons can comfortably vote in twelve hours upon Australian ballots in a presidential election. 1 The Socialist-Labor party has ten j elector candidates: National Inde- | pendent Governor and Secretary of I State: Commonwealth Land, teen electors; American, fifteen electors: Progressive-Independent, Governor; Farmer-Labor, Governor; Workers, j two electors George H. Healey, clerk of the State printing board, testified he investigated the signatures on the disputed petitions. A substantial number on each petion were written by the same hand he said. Many names were not followed by address and postoffice. The American party had 342 names with addresses and the Socialist-Labor petition 348, instead of 500. He also talked with mmy citizens whose addresses were given, and most of them said they were not members of the and never signed a petition for it. he said. Dr. Nehf Testifies Dr. Robert E. Nehf, 4022 Graceland Ave., administrator of the Riley ant Long hospitals, denied he or his wife ever signed the petition of the Commonwealth Lind party. Both their names appeared. The names of Nathan F. Washburn Sr., 3236 N. Capitol Ave., and Nathan F. Washburn Jr., his son, apppeared on the petition of the latter party. “No, I never signed that petition, or any sort of paper,” Washburn said. “My son has been in West Virginia eighteen months." Miss Margaret O'Toole, 2543 N. Illinois St., testified she never signed the petition, and that the names of eight other voters in the O'Toole family were not written by her relatives. Mrs. Joseph E. Birdsong, 4052 Graceland Ave., and Mrs. Edna E. Birdsong, 4048 Graceland Ave., testi4ied they signed “a blank paper” for the solicitor, who said he wanted names of voters in the neighborhood. The "blank,” full of signatures of housewives, was exhibited to the court on the bottom of the petition. Affidavits Presented Many affidavits from nonregistered voters, who can not legally sign

Forecast Generally fair tonight and Friday. Slightly cooler tonight.

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i petitions of this nature, and from ; other citizens disaffirming their signatures or denying they evir j signed anything of the sort were introduced. Signatures were shown Arom street addresses where the person had not lived for years. Socialists Aroused Meanwhile the La Follette-Prog-ressive camp was in a quandary. It. ; D. Raymond, Valparaiso, who a few days ago filed for Governor on the Progressive-Independent ticket,, on Wednesday filed for Governor on the La Follette-Progressive ticket. It wjts said at La Follette headj quarters that unless Raymond withdraws or is removed from the ticket, legal action will be brought to force his removal. The La Follette group filed the name of William H. Allen as a candidate for secretary of State, in order to make sure that the La Follette ticket will be given a position across the main part of voting chines. It was feared that inasmuch as the party had no State ticket It would be given a place to one side of the machine and not with the parties which had Satta tickets. It is understood that as a result of the injunction to prevent the candidates of minor parties appearing on the machines, Allen will withdraw. j The State election commissioners ; met late today to decide upon the j order in which the tickets are to appear on the official ballots and to : direct the printing of the ballots to start immediately. The executive commimttee of the La Follette-Progressive party flied with the board a formal protect against the Raymond petition. The protest said that Raymond was not authorized by the organization to run for the office, was not a member of the party and had no connection with it. POLICE RETRACE HOLD-UP OF BANK Officers to Compare Notes in Investigation, Detectives today were retracing details of a hold-up of the East Washington St. branch of the Fletcher Savings and Trust Company Wednesday noon, when two armed bandits took $4,265. Leroy Flint, 19, a bank clerk, was alone in the cage when the bandits covered him. Detectives Briekley and Finneran, Captain Sumner and other officers who questioned Flint, were to meet with acting Detective Inspector Fred Simon today to compare details, which they said seemed to vary. No trace was found of a car bearing the two men and two women encountered by Motorcycle Officer Robert Heiney about ten miles southeast of the city shortly after the hold-up. Heiney said the man In the back seat shoved a shotgun out at him. The auto got away, though Heiney fired. Fletcher Savings and Trust Company and the American Surety Company, which insures the bank against robbery losses, offered a SSOO reward for arrest and conviction of the bandits. Truck Passenger Hurt Miss Fearl Haville, 4905 N. Illinois St., nurse at St. Vincent Hospital, was arrested on charges of assault and battery today when the machine she was driving collided with a truck at Forty-Fourth St. James Stewart, colored, 406 Bright St., was knocked yff and severely bruised. He was taken to the city hospi^iL