Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 52, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 July 1925 — Page 1

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HUM DARROWTD MORNS Distinguished Pair Will Fight Out Admissibiltiy of Expert Testimony in Scopes Evolution Trial Monday— Debate Probable. l SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE IS CONSIDERED VITAL atfense Regards Monday battle Most Important of Whole Case —‘Are We Going to Be Permitted to Defend Ourselves?’ Asked. By William J. Losh United Press Staff Correspondent DAYTON, Tenn., July 11.— A sharp issue on the admissibility of scientific testimony in the trial of John T. Scopes, young school teacher criminally charged with teaching evolution, was thrust forward by defense attorneys today. Court was in recess until Monday. Clarence Darrow and his staff of legal aslscants defending the theory bf evolut.on and Scopes, took advantage of the pause to confer on how best i-o mfcet the unexepected resistance of William J. Bryan and his coprosecutors, to the testimony of expert witnesses. The defense regards the evidence question as the most vital of the whole case and are ready to make a spectacular ha.tie in support of their plan to introduce scientific evidence when court reconvenes Monday. “Clear Cut Question” t simply settles down fd*a clear question.” said Dudley Field me of Scopes’ counsel, “and that question is whether we are going to be permitted to defend ourselves.” Bryan and Darrow probably will lead their staffs in the fight Monday. Although Bryan has not practiced law for thirty years, he is considered a shrewd practitioner yet, and may engage in debate with the brilliant defense attorneys to exclude the expert testimony. Announcement by Attorney General Stewart, during proceedings yesterday that the prosecution will fight admission of such testimony, on the ground that it will not tend to either prove or disprove allegations of Scopes’ indictment, was a leading development of the monkey trial’s opening session. Argue Monday Admissability of such expert testimony may be argued in the absence of the jury Monday. In this contingency, a stellar attraction of the monkey business will be staged, before the trial actually starts. Selection of a jury in two hours and a half came as a hot surprise. The jury picked is composed of ten church members, one man, the youngest on the jury, who is a member of no church and one who did not disclose his affiliations. All are farmers, except two, of whom cne is a shipping clerk and the other ka retired United States marshal. One Bean not read.

WNBOW VETS TO MEET Local Delegation to Go to Chicago Reunion Sunday. A delegation of about 200 Indianapolis men will leave for Chicago Sunda yto attend the national Rainbow Division Veterans Association. About 125 will leave on a special train, Byron Young, 204 Hume Mansur- Bldg., in charge of . transportation, said. Gan e<t Olds is president of the Indianapoi s veterans. The reunion will last three days.

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Taggart Frowns on Tennessee Trial mT’S about time to withdraw religious fights from politics and courts, according to Tom Taggart, veteran Hoosier Democratic leader, who is here today for a party pow-wow. “Religion is a deep-rooted instinct in the human race,” he said. “Whenever you mix a religious squabble or religious prejudice in politics or any other thing where they don’t belong, you will have a blowout. “Look at the recent elections in Indiana —the up-roar between neighbor and neighbor. Look at the farce down in Tennessee.”

ARMED ATTACK THREATENEDBY CHICAGO KLAN Drive to Rid City of Vicious Elements Started by Order. Bu United Press CHICAGO, July 11.—More than 2,000 men and women, claiming to be members of the Ku-Klux Klan, descended in a horde on Chicago’s vice district early today, warned keepers of bootleg saloons and vice resorts against an armed attack unless they closed their places and departed' peaceably. Scores of places were visited. Police reported no violence was committed. Hundreds of automobiles carried the klansmen. No regalia or masks was worn. From district to district the motor cavalcade advanced for many hours. At each resort, the proprietor was led into the street, where in tne glare of headlights, a Klan spokesman delivered an., untimatum. “We’ll . get justice through Gon and man since it can’t be had through the constituted authorities,” the spokesman was quoted as saying at each stop. Klan leaders said one Italian said he would, “leave the United tSates at once,” and that nearly all resort keepers promised to, close immediately. It was Chicago’s first extensive Klan demonstration. DEFENDER OF SHEPHERDSUED Attorney Habitual Drunkard, Wife Avers. Bu United Press CHICAGO. July I.—William W. O’Brien, prominent Chicago criminal lawyer and defender of William D. Shepnerd, was himself on the defensive today, charged with habitual drunkenness in a bill for divorce filed by his wife, Mrs. Zoe O’Brien. “You get anything from me through the courts and I’ll kill you if you file suit for divorce,” O’Brien is alleged' to have threatened. Mrs. O'Brien asks substantial alimony, estimating her husband's annual income at $20,000, custody of their 3-year-old son and an injunction to protect her and her property.

BOARD DEFENDS COALPURCHASE Yoke Says Emergency Service Was Considered. . Charles R. Yoke, president of the Indianapolis school board, today refuted statements made In criticism of the board’s letting of a recent coal contract by B. R. Batty, manager of the Ogle Coal Company, an unsuccessful bidder. Yoke said that while Batty’s company’s bid was lower than the one awarded the Indianapolis Coal Company on a joint bid with another company, the board considered the ability of the company to give service in an emergency. “It was the best and cheapest bid, in our judgment,” Yoke said. He aiso pointed'out that the board recently 'refused to purchase a coal yard which Batty tried to sell them. ACTION DRAWS INQUIRY Governor Will Inquire Into Health Board Ouster. Govei nor Jackson, apparently aroused at recent action of majority faction of the State board of health demanding : esignations from two veteran empj /yes, is going to make personal inquiry into the affair. it was learned today. Jackson held a lengths telephone conversation Friday with Dr. Homer C. Haas of Peru, one of the board members who voted for the ouster. Dr. Haas, it is said, was summoned to a conference in Jackson’s office next week. RIVER VICTIM SOUGHT Man’s Body Reported Seen in White River. Deputy sheriffs today were hunting for a body reported to have been seen floating in White River about six miles north ot Indianapolis. No traces could be found. Robert Kerr, living about a mile east of Nora, Ind., said a man, name unknown, told him the body was floating in the^rlver.

FIRST SCOPES TRIAL PICTURE

Here is the first picture of the official opening of the evolution trial at Dayton, Tcnn., to reach Indianapolis. Wililam Jonnings Brayn, Clarence Darrow and Dudley Field Malone are gathered at the bench as Judge Haulston convenes court. Following the opening prayer court recessed temporarily while photographers snapped flip courtroom scene.

This Hop Would Shoot All Us Walkers Proposes Life Lines and Breeches-Buoys for Busy Streets. f

By Ross H. Garrigus Shoot ’em across the street I___J in breeches-buoys, that’s the latest suggestion received by the Harassed Order of Pedestrians. E. La Grande Peck, 617 E. TwentyThird St., a HOP, sends in this letter: “I am enclosing my note for one cent for dues in the Harassed Order of Pedestrians for one year. I would suggest as relief for the pedestrian problem In Indianapolis that life lines be stretched across the street and us poor pedestrians shot across the street in breeches buoy. Hoping this meets with the approval of the rest of the Order.” • * • I —I RIDAY we enrolled a real ITs I HOP. Todd Stoops, secreI * I tary-manager of the Hoosier Motor Club. He is in favor of pedestrians organizing just like the auto owners have in his club. Here’s his letter: “Enclosed you will find a 1-cent stamp, in payment of my dues for the first year in ‘Harassed Order of Pedestrians.’ “FoY twenty-three years the Hoosier Motor Club has been trying to keep the pedestrian from being harassed and I feel that every member of this club is courteous to them who walk. “Every member of the Hoosier Motor Club id a pedestrian who demands rights upon the streets just as vigorously as the pedestrian who never rides, and if your new club, the ‘Harassed Order of Pedestrians,’ will do any good I am for it. -y “I hope there is no ill feeling between pedes,rians and pedestrianmotorists and that the Hoosier Motor Club, working with the Harassed Order of Pedestrians, will accomplish some results. “Yours in the interest of curbing, jay-driving, Jay-walking, and safer streets.” * * * All clubs have charter members. They’re those who are the first to join. Charter members of HOP are: Isaac Coy, R. R. E. Box 59-R. O. T. Roberts, 518 State Life Bldg. E. La Grande Peck, Todd Stoops, Hoosier Motor Club. Fred Endicott, 1503 Southern Ave. Vern H. Earle. Phineas T. Jenkin3. Maurice M. Kiefer, 1821 Nowland Ave. Mrs. Oscar Jones, 1821 W. Washington St. H. A. Hoodworth, of St. Louis, formerly of Indianapolis. J. P. Lucas, 806 Fairfield Ave. W. J. McGriff, 3735 Salem St. Harry Heath. R. Weil. Send in your name today. TOMORROW THE CORONER MAY BE INVESTIGATING. /* * * ous in Indianapolis to the hanJ pedestrian? That is what we are trying to find out by calling for letters on—“My most Harrowing Experience as a Pedestrian.” Sit down and tell ys about your experience. It doesn’t have to be funny. It can be serious. We’ll treat it as such. It doesn’t have to be written in fine language. The Harrassed Order of Pedestrians will study all your letters. Then, it will know what problems there are to meet. Send us a letter today. Mail it care HOP, Indianapolis Times. DON’T WAIT FOR THE OTHER FELLOW TO DO IT. 4 HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 74 10 a. m 84 7 a. m 76 11 a. m...... 85 8 a. JS2 12 (noon) 88 $r a ( -- n YtJt‘Vh 3- P-

INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1925

ALLEGED BANDIT IS KILLED BY POLICE

Three Other Suspects in Jail —Hunt for Wounded Man. One alleged hold-up man is dead, three are in jail and a fourth, known to he shot in the hand, was being sought today as a result of a police war on bandits late Friday night. The dead man Is Orville Wolford 22, of 21 W. Thirty-First St., a street car conductor. Creston Lamb, 1441 Olive St., attendant at a filling station at Southeastern Ave. and Washington St., robbed Thursday night by two bandits of S6O, identified Wolford as one of the two bandits. Description he gave of the other bandit resembles that of th& man whom the police are seeking. Sergeant Wilson and Patrolmen Alva Lee and Harry Mueller re sponded to a report that three bandits had held up the poolroom of Thomas Malad, 3547 Massachusetts Ave., and escaped with $63, in an old Ford roadster. Twenty minutes later the trio of bandits robbed the drug store of Pierre Morgan, 201 S. Audubon Rd., where they obtained $179. Police came upon the roadster in a tour of the vicinity and gave chase, firing at the rear tires. Wilson said the abndits stopped near Emerson at Tenth St., waited for (Turn to Page 2)

STEPHENSON’S JAIL RAPPED —i Repairs Badly Needed, Sheriff Reports. Bu Times Special NOBLESVILLE, Ind.. July 11.— The Hamilton County jail, where D. C. Stephenson, Earl Glirn-k and Eari Gentry are awaiting trail on the charge of murdering Miss Madge Oberb.oltzer, of Indianapolis, is badly In need of repairs according to the quarterly report of Sheriff Charles Gooding filed with county commissioners. The report says: "There is,on old bath tub with only traces of the enamel which once adorned it. It is liable to accumulate germs. The sewerage Is in a very insanitary condition and needs repairing. “The lavatories could not possibly be worse. Only ordinary padlocks are used for the doors and the beds, good for the present, are not likely to continue in that condition long. The painting and whitewash on the walls is falling off in slabs and the stone floor is rough and full of holes.” YEGGS OBTAIN $4,000 Overlook $20,000 in Bonds In Gary Robbery. GARY. Ind., July 11. —Yeggs early today opened the vault of the Gary Motor Corporation and escaped with $4,000 In bonds and negotiable papers. They overlooked $20,000 worth of the same kind of paper.

Dayton, Tennessee, Dayton, Ohio or Indianapolis— IPs All the Same Every one Is talking evolution. W. J. Bryan is endeavoring to prove that man la not a descendant of monkeys. Clarence Barrow, perhaps. because of his long and intimate asso nation with all sorts of people before the bar, thinks otherwise. It’s the same everywhere. The people are of widely differeut opinions, but. there is one rbing Indianapolis people do agree upon and that is that TIMES WANT AL)S are a source of profit to both users and readers. Follow the bargain news every day in the Want Ads. It pays. Phone jour ad. MAIN 3000.

RESOLUTIONS ON SCHEDULE FOR B. Y. P. U. Observance of Prohibition Law Urged at Meeting. Stricter law enforcement and an indorsement of the world court similar to the one offered by the American peace awards are contained in resolutions to be presented the international convention of Baptist Young People's Union tonight at Cadle Tabernacle. Observance of the prohibition law and minor laws which are frequently overlooked, is also urged. League Favored The Rev. W. A. Cameron, Toronto, Canada, favored the League of Nations in an address Friday night. “Humanity, in spite of anything William Jennings Bryan says, has been fighting its way upward—fighting usually at the point of a bayonet and usually torn and bleeding,’’ he said. "The world today is just where it was before the war.” John Singleton, Lake Forest, 111., president, today said the B. Y. P. U. would lead the way to the organization of a youth movement embracing all Christian organizations. Unification Proposed The Rev. Mark F. Sanborn. Detroit, retiring president, in his annual address, proposed the uniting of all young people's organizations. Officers nominated Friday were elected at noon. Convention will close Sunday night. “The High Cost of Loving” will be the topic of the Rev. F. A. Agar, returned African missionary, tonight. General sessions will be held at the Tabernacle at 3 p. m. and 7 p. m. Sunday. RADIO MEETING TO END Banquet at Severin Will Close Relay League Convention. The central division, American Radio Relay League will dose Its two-day convention with a banquet tonight at the Severin. Following awarding of prizes, for contests held this morning, a “Radio Nut” examination will be held. Talks were made this afternoon by A. A. Hebert of Hartford, Conn., treasurer of the American Radio Relay League: E. T. Flewelling and Clyde Darr, both of Highland Park, Mich., and R. H. G. Matthews of ChicagoSTRIKE OIL IN lOWA News Is Shouted With Thunderous Roar. Bu United Press HAMBURG. lowa. July 11.— Shouts of “oil! oil! oil!" w„ent up like a thunderous roar in this section today as the result of crude oil found in the 1,070 foot well near here. Ten or twelve barrels were dipped from the well and all southwestern lowa is humming with news of the strike. Drilling, started several week? ago as an experiment, will continue to a depth of 2,000 feet. BUILDING NEARLY DONE Columbia Chib to Occupy New Home By Aug. 1, Says President. The new Columbia Club Bldg, in Monument Circle, will be ready for occupancy before Aug. L Arthur F. Bradshaw, president, announced at the monthly meeting of the board of directors Friday. The board, after voting in 350 new members, decided to hold the p. esent membership fee, $55, open until after the 40Pxt board meeting, Aug. 13. After that the new fee trill be $55, plus purchase of S2OO worth el stock in the near building. %

Reporter Finds Army’s Hard To Enter Complications Arise When Enlistment Is Started.

By ‘‘Rookie’’ .John L. Xiblack mF you want to have some excitement try slipping something over on the Army, say a fake enlistment in the Citizens Military Training Camp under way at Ft. Benjamin Harrison. •First, you have to get in. Then you have to get out. Thinking it w'ould be a grand idea if a reporter put on a set of false whiskers or something and went through the mill as a rookie with the other rookies to see if they get fed enough, or if anybody is beaten with a cat-o’nine tails, or what they do for them when the rookies get their feet wet. the city editor suggested I journey out to the fort. No Contracts First. Capt. Howard Clark, U. S. Army, was appealed to and arranged to see I was started through “the mill” without actually signing any contracts, although it looked for a while like they were going to bore me for typhoid and vaccinate against smallpox, which would have 4>een more than was* expected. And this was not all that happened or nearly happened, beyond expectationsIn company with seven rookies from Ohio and one tall lad from West Virginia, I was lined up in a mule barn, where the recruits are received. Here our papers were examined. and then we were shot across the barnyard to another mule barn for physical examination. How would you like to undress before eight young men you never had seen before, and a flock of hardboiled Army officers and privates? Well, we all did, and made it “snappy” on request. It was trice and cool, anyhow, parading around while a gang cf doctors pried your mouth open, tickled your ribs or listened in on your insides. Then the Doctors I had good teeth, no flat feet, and weighed enough to carry a rifle, they opined. For a moment, however, it looked like all was over and the plan wrecked, when one doctor clamped his instrument of my chest. He summoned another, who called a third. The third called a fourth, and they all listened to my heart, singly and in unison, having me thinking after a few moments that the least that could be wrong was a busted valve and enlargement of the heart. “You’ve either got something there or you’ve been out late and worn yourself out the past few nights,” one said finally on cross-examination by yours truly, who was about ready to retire from the Army, the newspaper game, and everything else in favor of a first-class sanitarium. ‘Correct.” I said, in relief. “I played tennis last evening, and then stayed up late.” I could have added that if I had my way I would then and there be underneath some shady tree on a breezy hill taking a little rest, but I thought better not to go into details. Red or Blue? Just then a second lieutenant, George Isaacs, a friend, strolled up. and nearly gave the game away. He saw my tag was marked “rad,” which meant I had had enough previous military training to rate second year class. The white class was the third year and blue the last. "This isn’t right, you -have had enough training to rate the blue class,” he said. “I’ll Ko and see about it right away and get you fixed up.” “Gosh, now everything will be messed up if they start an Inquiry and ask me why I didn’t fill out that dard with all my previous training," I thought, as he departed, not daring to yell out and stop him. (What happened next will be told MnnitoJ

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Butcher’s Son Is Champ Reader Bu Times Special tOBLESVILLE, Ind.. July 11.—Carroll Worthington associated wtih his father in the meat business, is the greatest reader in Indiana, according to his friends. He admits having read 800 bocks in three years. "I do all of my reading at home after supper,” he said. "I like mystery books best." Worthington is one of the best patrons of the local library.

COOLIDGEISM IS ASSAILED BY DEMOCRATS Now Is Time to Start Work, Party Pow-Wow Told by Leaders. An appeal tt; more than 100 leaders of the Indiana Democratic party

to “get together” and carry the State in 1926 was sounded at a meeting today at the Claypool by William A. Oldfield, Congressman from Arkansas. Now is the time to start wark, he said. "Oct busy in the precincts and carry the news to the people about the truth of the Republican Admlnist rati on In Washington, which is controlled by the *pec ial privileges and big campaign contributors.

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Taggart Speaks Thomas Taggart, veteran Hoosier leader, spoke. ‘Although we were confident of victory in 1924. the Indiana Democratic party was swept into the junk pile because of issues which didn’t belong in politics. Until they are forgotton things will keep on happening to our party.” Oldfield scoffed at the idea President Ooolidge is an economist. “There are 15,306 more Federal employes on Jan. .1, 1525, than on Jan. 1, 1924, "he said. “Publicity and propoganda has made a great man of Coolldge. "The Democrat party stands for taking off the sales tax, and for reducing taxes for the masses of people as much as for the rich interests. We put the Federal Reserve system on the hooks, despite opposition. “We can accomplish things when in power, because we liogtie our men in Congress on issues.” Split Denied Thomas E. Dyer, chairman of the Ohio executive committee of the party, denied there is any hostile feeling in his State against Oldfield because the latter indorsed the National Democrat, a paper started by Milton Elrod, formerly editor of the Indiana Fiery Cross. “The story that said the Ohio committee would not meet with Oldfield because of that was a complete fabrication, gotten up with malice aforethought to the Democratic party,” he said. Oldfield said he had a letter from Elrod offering to resign if he was creating dissension. Oldfield said he had no tanswered the letter.

WORLD AWAITS PARLEY RESULT Coolidge, Kellogg and Grew Confer on China. 81l f nitrd Press SWAMPSCOTT, Mass., July 11.— America’s course toward China and its troublesome problems is expected to be framed over the week-end in conferences between President Coolidge, Secretary of State Kellogg and under-Secretary of State Grew. Upon these important consultations may hinge much of the immediate future of China and its relato the other world powers. While the conferences are described as "consultations on several foreign problems,” China is their center and tt is known that world capitals are following the outcome with extraordinary watchfullness. UNGRATEFUL: SENTENCE Forges Name of Man Wlio Befriended Him, Charge. Edgar Surface, 35, “bit the hand that fed him,” according to testimony in Criminal Court today. As a result, he was sentenced to two to fourteen years in the Indiana State Prison by Judge James A. Collins. Surface was charged with forging the name of Mayer Caplan to a check for $22.50. Some time ago Caplan provided SI,OOO bond for Surface. testimony showed. SEEK RICH DESERTER Scion of Wealth Suspected of Murder for Thrill. Bu United Press MINEOLA, L. 1., July 11.—An amazing chain of circumstantial evidence against Phillip K. Knapp, Army deserter and scion of a wealthy Syracuse. N. Y.. family, who is alleged, to have committed murder for the super-tbrill that Inspired the Loeb-Leopold crime, will be presented to a special grand Jury on JulrlL I

Forecast Generally fair\ tonight and Sunday; warm weather.

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miNcm STM NEW OFFENSIVES: Wise Charges Board of Works Orders Asphalt Pavement Not Desired by Property Owners Also Alleges Delay. INJUNCTION ON LAUREL HALL IS PLAN OF RAY - i Leader of Rebellion Says He Will Attempt to Halt Lease of Fletcher Estate William M. Freeman Makes Reply to Charges. Charges of favoritism by the hoard of works in ordering paving of city streets, made by Councilman Walter W, Wise, and announcement by Councilman Otto Ray that he may seek a court injunction against leasing of Laurel Hall, today marked the latest offensives in an attack by eouneilmjn on the city administration. Wise asserted the board of work* is ordering expensive asphalt pavement for city streets when property owners desire the cheaper concrete surface. “Despite the wish of property owners to obettn concrete paving and my own personal efforts to aid them, board members'have held out in a number of Instances for asphalt,” Wise said. "In the Indianapolis Ave. improvement. seven-eighths of the property owners asked the board for concrete paving, but asphalt was ordered. Delay (barged “The board took two years to start improvement of Harding and W. Tenth Sts., and then Installed asphalt paving over the preference of property owners for concrete." he declared. Wise expressed the opinion that the Improvement was delayed because the Indianapolis Street Rail(Tum to Page 8)

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FEELING BITTER AFTERSHOOTING Race Enmity Stirred to Fever Heat. * Bu United Press DETROIT, Mich., July 11.—One of six negroes early today shot a white boy twice through the thigh, stirring bitter feeling between the races to fever heat. The shooting took place In a barricaded house In a hitherto exclusive white neighborhood. The outbreak, which was the third and most serious, occurring during the past three weeks, was put down by the rushing of every available policeman to the scene. PONZI GIVEN 7 YEARS “Bushel Basket" Millionaire Sent to Prison. Bu United Press BOSTON. Mass., July 11.—Charles Ponzi, famous ’bushel basket” millionaire, was sentenced today to seven to nine years In State prison on four counts of larceny by Judge James A. Sisk of Suffolk County Superior Court. 1 The larceny Indictments grew out. of Ponzi’s financial operations here several years ago, when he dealt on a huge scale In international reply coupons, promising 5D per oent profits in ninety days.

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