Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 50, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 July 1925 — Page 1

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VOLUME 37—NUMBER 50

SOUTH SIDE WINS PAVEMENT FIGHT

INDICTED U. S. JUDGE KILLED IN CAD CRASH Federal Jurist, Accused in Bank Wrecking, Found Under Auto. ON EARLY MORNING RIDE Ross Charged With Check Forgeries. Bu United Press JACKSON, Tenn., July 9—Federal Judge J. W. Ross, indicted yesterday In connection with the ss>o,ooo failure of the People’s Savings Bank, was found dead today, pinned under the wreckage of his automobile. Judge Ross left his home for an early n orning ride saying little to friends or relatives. An hour later motorists saw the wrecked car where it had plunged off th bridge. The body was taken to his home. Ross was appointed to the Federal judgeship of the Western Tennessee district on recommendation of Attorney General Daugherty in 1922. Ross’ neck was broken, the body crushed and the lungs filled with water. The Madison county grand jury yesterday indicted Ross an<l three officials of the People’s Saving Bank of Tackson, on charges of embezzlement, forgery and breach of trust. It was alleged that Ross issued fraudulent drafts, drawn on attorneys who practiced in his court. These drafts, for sums as large as $20,000, attorneys refused to pay. The People’s Bank officials cashed them however, it was alleged and this contributed to the shortage that caused bank to close. DR. KING TALKS WITH GOVERNOR Confers on Demand for Jobs of Two Employes. Dr. William F. King, secretary of the State board of health, conferred with Governor Jackson today regarding action on a motion passed by the board Wednesday, demanding resignation of two veteran employes of the board. By a vote of three to two, the board demanded that Dr. King order the resignations of Richard White, of Columbus, Ind., a Democrat, employed by the board since 1913. and C. L. Hutchens, of South Bend, a Repub lean, head of the northern territory of the pure food division, with the board since 1911. White, formerly a food inspector, recently has been with the weights and measures division. Action of the board is regarded by some as a political move against Dr. King.

AGREEMENT Si HELD UNLIKELY Owners, V/orkers Begin Wage Conference. Bv United Pn gg ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 9. —Small likelihood of a compromise that will aver; a threatened anthracite strike appeared as twenty-two mine operators and sixty representatives of the United Mine "Workers gathered for the opening session of their wage conference. John L. Lewis, president of the miners, was to make the keynote speech. The miners’ demands included a 10 per cent increase and the operators were equally bent upon enforcing a wage cut.

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Stirrin* the Dope This entertaining column of sports comment by Vedder Card today becomes a regular feature of the Sport Page in ALL EDITIONS. Heretofore it has appeared only In the Pink Edition. During the year the column has been appearing it has developed such a large following of readers of the Pink that it has been decided to give it to readers of all editions. Turn to the Sport Page and read the best sports column in Indianapolis— Stirrin’ the Dope

W@DD BATTLES MARK HEARING ON BUS LINES Objections Delay Taking of Testimony in City Fight. Word battles between opposing lawyers enlivened an otherwise ‘'dead" public service commission hearing today on petition of the South Side Motor (Coach Company to establish a group of bus lines between the city and points to the south of Indianapolis. A cross-fire of objections delayed taking of testimony. "If we don’t cut out a lot of thi3 unnecessary talk this hearing will take all summer,” declared Commissioner Clyde H. Jones, who had relieved Chairman John W. McCardle of the presiding commissioner's chair after the latter had become fatigued. The principal fact fought out was an admission by S'. Clyde Hoffman, attorney for the city plan commission, that two members of the commission, and not the entire commission, had instructed him to present a protest against use of downtown street by the bus company. Counsel for interests of the Beech Grove* Traction Company, now in receivership, offered several witnesses who declared the service was Inadequate. Witnesses for ,the coach company at Wednesday’s session said it was poor. STEPHENSON TO SEE ATTORNEYS Defense Counsel May Decide on Court Action. Attorneys for D. C. Stephenson, Earl Klinck and Earl Gentry, charged with murder of Miss Madge Oberholtzer, were to confer with their clients in the Hamilton County jail at Noblesville today. Eph Inman, chief defense counsel, said that until after the conference he would not be able to State whether any court action would be taken now. News that Judge Fred E. Hines of Hamilton Circuit Court had called a vacation term of court for July 22, was received joyously b> defense lawyers. It may provide a way out of the tangle in which they found themselves Monday when Judge Hines adjourned court until October. Motion for change of judge may be made by the defense, it is said.

By Ross H. Garrigus v tJHEN an auto runs over yy your pet corn, what would you give right then for a word to express dynamite and blue blazes? Or when an auto brushes all the buttons off your vest, and your wife is one of these modern women who makes you sew them on yourself, what would you offer for a choice epithet that would literally crush the motorist and obliterate all chance of retort? Or when an auto turns right and leaves a cube-cut print of the tire on your flesh-colored hose, girls, what would you give for a word? All right. The Harassed Order of Pedestrians has such a list of cross words. Wait a minute, line forms to the right. There’s only one list. There are no copies, but we are going to give it away. With it, you won’t have to comfort yourself by saying: “Gazooks,” or “By my Haldom,” or “Darn,” or “Shux.” This mean language will be given away as the fourth prize in the great contest for the best letter on — ■ -- - - ■ ■ • ‘ ■ .

B. Y. P. U. HEAD SHOWS DUTY TO CHURCH YOUTH Urges All Christian Bodies Join in Concerted Evangelization. YEAR’S WORK REVIEWED Los Angeles Chosen for Next Convention. Organization of all Christian bodies in a youth movement to be known as the Christian Youth Movement in America, was urged by the Rev. Mark F. Sanborn of Detroit, Mich., today before 5,000 delegates attending the Baptist Young People's Union Convention at the Cadle Tabernacle. Sandorn has headed the union for three years. He reviewed the year's work, and urged young people to lead the world in a Christianization program. , Evangelization "It is God’s will we enter the promised land of brotherhood, justice, righteousness and peace. The evangelization of the world in our generation is possible,” the Rev. Sanborn said. “It would not take long to win the world for Christ if each Christian would win even one person a year. “No nation has ever had the problem of race relationship more squarely put before It than has America. White people are rapidly going into the tropics. " Industry, commerce and modern transportation have made a neighborhood of the world.” Appointment Made Appointment of Miss Edna TJmstot, vice president, of Kansas City, as full time life work secretary, was anounqed. The convention accepted invitation of Los Angeles, Cal., to hold the next convention there. The convention which opened Wednesday night will last through Su iday. Delegates from all over United States and Canada are present. More than 2,000 are from Indiana. Coherences were to be continued from 2:30 to 3:30 p. m. followed by discussion of a report on a survey of the attitude of the modern youth on present-day problems. Sectional Rallies Sectional rallies will be held at 7 p. m. lowa delegation will conduct evening vespers, fol owed by an address by the Rev. Charles W. Gilkey, traveler and lecturer. His topic will be "How Should a Christian Choose His Life Work?” “We must get the Spirit of Jesus and His teachings into every realm of life, commercial, educational, industrial, national,” declared the Rev. J. E. Dillard, noted southern minister of Birmingham, Ala., on Wednesday night.

BGARD REJECTS HIGH SHIP BID Action Leaves Way Open for Ford. Bn United Pregg WASHINGTON, July 9.—The shipping board today rejected the high hid of $1,350,000 by the Boston Iron and Metal Company of Baltimore, for the 200 shipping board vessels to he scrapped. The board, instructed Admiral Palmer to continue negotiations un"til Jul> 16. Under the terms of the advertisement, not only the original twentyone bids, but new bids by Henry Ford, or anyone else can be considered.

Revenge, Ye H. O. P.’s

“MY MOST HARROWING EXPERIENCE AS A PEDESTRIAN.” This contest is open to every man, woman and child who is a member of the Harassed Order of Pedestrians. The letters are (o be not more than 200 words long. Send them to The Indianapolis Times, care H. 0. P. Other p.lzas announced Tuesday: First, a roller skate; second, a vaulting pole; third, a sliding pad. And a crutch for the booby award. _ * * * Remember Eliza of "Uncle Tom’s Cabin?” She made a name for herself by crossing the ice.

' Harassed Order of Pedestrians j hereby tender one cent, stamp or my note, for my first year’s dues in the Harassed Urder of Pedestrians. 1 agree to send in suggestions to help fellow walkers in crossing crowded streets. ,„\ddrest.\ Age (Men only)

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1925

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Rookies Start C. M. T. C. Training at Ft. Harrison. More than 1,200 young men today started the serious task of receiving basic infantry instruction at the Citizens Military Training camp at Ft Benjamin Harrison. Citizens soldiers arrived from four States Wednesday and went thrbugh the “mill." Transformed from civilians to khaki clad soldiers they settled down to the routine of military ltife. Strenuous training will not begin until next week. Other delegations were expected to arrive today and Friday. The rookies will be sworn in Fidday by Lieut. Col. E. J. Nowlen.

HUMIDITY HIGH, CITY SWELTERS Little Hope for Relief Seen by Bureau. “It’s not the beat so much as the humidity, •* remarked the United States Weather Bureau prophet today as Indianapolis wiped its brow. Temperature at 1 p. m. was 91. Humidity was 81 at 7. compared with a 73 per cent normal. Highest temperature in Indianapolis Wednesday was 88. “Not much change In temperature,” reads the forecast, but Friday may be partly cloudy, with probably local thunder storms. SOUTHWEST SWELTERS Workers Suffer, Corn Burns, Mercury Climbs, Relief Elusive. Bu United Press Blazing skies, high temperatures and oppressive humidity spread misery through the great Southwest today, United Press reports showed. Prospects of relief were small. Deaths and prostrations from heat were reported in alarming figures yesterday. The mercury climbed to 102 In the Pan Handle Valley, northwestern Texas and eastern New Mexico. Dallas temperature was 101. San Antonio and Shreveport, La., sweltered at 100. Kansas readings all were above 100. The mercury soared to 106 in some parts of the State, burning up the corn rapidly and prostrating workers.

There’s a chance for you to make a name for yourself in sailing the asphalt. And every auto, a bloodhound, remember that. .What is a harrowing experience? Samson, the strong man, had a great time bending horseshoes and pulling street cars with his teeth and doing other strong acts, until along came Delilah. "Get modern,” said she, and bobbed his hair. Zowie, that was a harrowing experience. He lost all his muscle. Then there was Jonah. Jonah rode In the steerage of a whale. And it was a rough sea. That was a harrpwer.

(Above) Group of Ohio youths at Ft. Benjamin Harrison C. M. T. C. Lieut. Col. E. J. Nowlen, command ant, in foreground. (Below) Herman King, Peru, getting ad justed to his new home.

BANDIT-ASSAILANT SUSPECT CAPTURED

CO-OP COMPANY IS DISSOLVED Grain .Marketing Firm Off Board of Trade. Bu United Press CHICAGO, July 9.—Final dissolution of the Grain Marketing Company was announced on the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade today. Armour & Cos. took over all future transactions of the company at opening of business today. The Grain Marketing Company, incorporated at $26,000,000 was the result of a merger between four leading elevator interests a year ago. FLOODS RAVAGE JAPAN Homes Are Submerged and Rail Traffic Is Halted. Bu United Press LONDON, July 9.—A cloudburst at Nagoya caused submerging of many home** and halting of traffic, according to a Tokio dispatch to the central news. Widespread floods were reported from northern Japan and the main railway was reported submerged after three days of torrential rains. Two were reported killed from a heat wave In Tokio.

George Washington was given a hatchet for a Christmas gift and he cut down the radio aerials by mistake and Dad— Another harrowing experience, cle.. That’s what we mean by harrowing experiences. You 'pedestrians have had them. Now is your chance to tell them. • * * Meanwhile, Join the H. O. P.’s. There's a million of you in Indianapolis. Any motorist will tell you. And the auto-crats already are alarmed. And they’ve r got your Scrumptious Skip spotted. Twice today I had a harrowing experience. Twice I nearly made my last gasp for home and mother. They’re after me. Do you want me to stand alone in my peril? Or will you back me, a million strong? Then they’ll be afraid to harm me. I’ll walk my way in peace and not pieces. Again, we print the membership blank for you. SIGN TODAY. YOU MAY WEAR YOUR BEST SUIT THE LAST TIME TOMORROW.

Identified by One Girl as Man Who Attacked Her After Hold-Up. Identified as the colored bandit who a week ago robbed Earl Dunn, 19, colored, 1426 N. Missouri St., and Miss Marlon Gibson, 15, colored, 2808 Rader St., and then brutally attacked the girl after beating Dunn insensible at a lonely spot near Fall Creek Blvd. several nights ago, Olin Simuels, 26, colored, 743 N. California St., Is held under $5,000 bond on a vagrancy charge. He was arrested early today after he Is alleged to have burglarized the home of James D. Lahy, 609 Udell St. Lahy and his wife identified him. Fifty Robberies Police say he answers description of the man suspected in fifty north side robberies. Detective Inspector Jerry Kinney rushed Simuels to the home of several women who have been attacked and robbed while their husbands were at work. Kinney acted when he learned that Bee Longwood, colored attorney threatened Capt. Herbert Fletcher with habeas corpus when the captain refused to allow him to see Simuels during the efforts at identification. Pinches Husband Mrs. Lahy awakened and saw the man in her room. He pointed a gun at her and motioned her to keep silent. She pinched her husband to awaken him and the bandit ran. Sergeant Sheehan and squad and Motor Policemen Hague and Petit searched the neighborhood and at Twenty-Third St. and Indianapolis Ave., came up on Simuels. He tossed his gun into the weeds. It was found later by Mrs. Phillip Tash, 479 W. Fall Creek Blvd. He had money that checked with that stolen from Lahy’s trousers and Mrs. Lahy’s purse, also a flash light, and a hook, which police say he used to unhook screen doors. H. F. Geizendanner, 548 W. Twen-ty-Eighth St., later identified the revolver found In the weeds as one stolen from his home Thursday night. He also said $4.50 in dimes was taken. Police said they found the dimes on Simuels. ‘YOU KNOW ME?’: AL Pope Says "Nope," to Governor’s Daughter, Bu Timet Special NEW YORK. July 9—lt may interest some of the delegates to last year’s Democratic convention, who worried lest the Vatican extend Its influence to the White House, to know that the Pope never even heard of Governor A1 Smith. The Governor’s daughter, returning from Rome, admitted that her daddy's name was anew one on His Holiness.

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Board of Works Member Says State Ave. Will Be Resurfaced Soon —Councilman Ray Continues Rebellion. MINORITY WILL JOIN MAJORITY MEMBERS Mayor Says Laurel Hall Project May Be Dropped— Owners Assert Proposed Price for Estate Would Be Too Small. First results of the rebellion of such side councilmen, who charge city officials with refusing improvements in that region, were recorded today with the announcement by Dr. M. J. Spencer, boa-d of works member, that resurfacing of State Ave., from Washington to Prospect St., will be undertaken within a short time. The thoroughfare, which has been in a damaged condition, was scheduled for repair at a much later date and there was uncertainty whether the improvement would be made at all. Snag on Laurei Hall Mayor Shank indicated the proposal for purchase or lease of Laurel Hall, former estate of Stoughton Fletcher, may be dropped If owners of the 658-acre tract ask too high

Council Fight Highlights 1. Dr. M. J. Spencer, board of works member, says State Ave., on south side, will be resurfaced soon. Regarded as a victory for councilmen. 2. Councilman Otto Ray continues attack on administration, asserting street paving material is inferior in quality and complaining of the police appointment system. 3. “A campaign promise is not a public necessity,” says William H. Freeman, defending the board of works. 4. Mayor Shank says city may drop proposal to buy or lease Laurel Hall, Stoughton Fletcher estate, when owners declare purchase price of $1,000,000 is too low.

a price. Laurel Hall was one of the projects that brought about the councilmanic revolt. A committee named by Shank fixed the rental value of Laurel Hall at $45,000 annually, with a purchase price of $900,000 If bought within tw r enty-flve years or $1,000,000 if the city took title after twenty-five years. “We couldn’t consider that price,” said Edwin D- Logsdon, representing the Indianapolis Holding Company, owners of the estate. Otto Ray. leader of the councilmanic rebellion, continued his attack upon the city administration, charging that inferior quality of material has been utilized In city street paving. "They don’t put the stuff in them,” he declared. Ray cited Prospect St. as an example of deterioration of paving. He said the street was paved a little more than one years ago, but that now it is necessary to make repairs every few weeks. Bumps Develop South East St., which was only paved a few months ago, already Is developing a series of first-rate bumps, according to Ray. Shifting his fire to the park department, Ray said Finch Park Playground at Fletcher, State and Spann Ave*., which has been in operation more than eighteen months, has no lighting, water and comfort station facilities. Ray said it required stupendous efforts to persuade Mayor Shank and city officials to take action in the matter of the odoriferous Pleasant Run sewer. He said he finally was forced to Issue handbills, calling upon people residing In that neighborhood to appear at city council meeting, where a resolution was presented demanding that the city correct the lnsanittary condition. "If that sewer had been on the north side and had caused the sickness and uncomfortable state of (Turn to Page 10)

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Forecast PARTLY cloudy tonight and Friday with probably local thunderstorms; not much change in temperature.

TWO CENTS

SCOPES FORCES CLASH SHARPLY ON CHIEF ISSUE ‘ls There a God?’ Is Bryan’s Interpretation of Question Involved. HEARING HOUR NEARS Darrow Contends Constitution Threatened. By William J. Ix*h r nitsd Press (Staff CnrrrtDtmdrnt DAYTON, Tenn., July 9.—Confused In a welter of definitions of the Issue Involved, the Scopes evolution case today drew to within a few hours of trial and Dayton to its glory. Little remained to be done before launching tomorrow one of the greatest law suits In history. Judge Raulston, ruddy-haired Justice of the mountains, who will try the case, arrived last night. The eve of the trial found oppoeing forces sharply at odds over the I major Issue of the case. William Jennings Bryan, who has assumed leadership of fundamentalists. has proclaimed only one Issue. * Stripped of Its obscuring elements. It is: “la there a God?" For, said Bryan, if evolution Is true, there le no God. And he Is sublimely confident of being able to prove that evolution Is not true. CIVILIZATION ON TRIAL Darrow Proclaims Defense Theory of Major Issue. i 0> United Press : CHICAGO, July 9.—Civilization will be on trial at Dayton, Clarence | Darrow declared as he boarded a

train from Chicago. "My sole purpose in participating in this trial,' Darrow said, “Is to defend the rights of free speech and honest study. Our very civilization will be oa trial.” BRYAN REVEALS AIM Commoner Indicates Attack on Federal Bill of Rlshts. By N. D. Cochran Tlm-t Staff Con-Moonrfeel DAYTON, Tenn., July B.—BrTaa said enough since arriving here to reveal plainly the ultimate purpose of the fundamentalist movement of which he appears to be the leader. It will be compulsory teaching of the Bible in public schools and the establishment of Christianity as the State religion. That may seem to be an amazing stand, but is a logical conclusion based on all that has preceded this Scopes trial and Bryan’s speech. He made clear the purpose of the prosecution to fight for the right of Legislatures to determine what shall and what shall not be taught in public schools and colleges. That can have no other meaning than that if the bill of rights in the Federal Constitution and in the State constitution Interfere with the fundamentalist program to establish Christianity as the State religion and the Bible as the foundation of our Government then the bill of right* must be voted out of the Constitution. The defense accepts Bryan's speech as an outline of the policy of the prosecution and goes into the trial of the Scopes case understanding that this Is merely th* beginning of a long fight for the preservation of the liberties the founders of this republlo undertook to guarantee in the bill of right*. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 74 10 a. *7 7 a. m 77 11 a. 99 8 a. m S3 12 (noon) .... $3 9 a. m 85 1 p. 91