Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 38, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 June 1928 — Page 9

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PLEA SOUNDED TO KEEP DOWN CITYTAX LOAD Secretary Book Asks for Minimum Amounts in Appropriations. PAY BOOST CRITICISED Provide for Future Now, Appeal of Chamber Secretary. William H. Book, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce civic affairs committee, today asked all city departments to request minimum appropriations for 1929, in an effort to keep down the (“tax burden.” “The season has arrived when the taxpayers of Indianapolis should be more concerned with Government than at any other time of year. Public officials are beginning to compile budgets of expenditures for 1929,” Book declared. “Failure to provide adequate revenue for certain increased appropriations in the 1928 budget alone will make necessary some increase. Other situations entering into the fixing of the budget and tax rates likewise show a tendency toward a higher rate,” he said. Too Many Boosts Asked "There are too many requests for additional taxes in 1929. Those who followed the making of the 1928 budget in the civil city will recall that the city corncil voted an increase in salary amounting to sllO annually for police and firemen and eliminated from the appropration several hundred thousand dollars of unpaid current bills. Bills should be paid before salary increases are voted. “The police and firemen salary boost will cause a large deficit at the end of the year, becausse the increase was not provided for in the appropriation. “Our citizens have been pleased greatly to observe the speed with which important traffic arteries have been widwened and resurfaced in the last few months. The city has no further money on hand to pay its share, but it is permitted to issue certificates of indebtedness for other widening and straightening projects. We must provide for retirement of these certificates in 1929. Wants Provisions Made i "It seems likely that water and street lighting appropriations for 1928 will not be sufficient, making an increase in that item necessary. "If there is a deficit this year, it should be provided for fully in next year’s taxes and the appropriation also should be sufficient for all 1929 expenditures.” Book said the civic affairs committee will scan the budget this year with a view to aiding the Slack administration to “soundly finance the government and prevent the taxpayer from being lulled by a small saving now which will mean a huge increase later, when it is time to ‘pay the piper.’” "We may be confident that the financial needs of our city will be weighed this year more carefully and expertly than ever before. A new city council composed of experienced men in business will give adaquaet consideration to the civil city needs. School Head Praised "The new business director of schools seems to desire a reduction in the rate, if possible, where a year ago officials proposed an enormous increase, which events have proved were unjustified. “The taxpayers may rest assured, we believe, that honest effort wiil be made on the part of all taxing officials to hold the rate to the minimum necessary for efficient operation of Government,” Book declared. Current issue of Activities, Chamber magazine edited by Harmoq Snoke, devotes an article to tax discussion.

CAR WASHER ARRESTED Negro Youth Stopped for Speeding, Police Find Liquor. Hast* was waste of time this morning for Edward Holland, 20, Negro, 620 Ogden St. He was speeding out Indiana Ave. in an automobile belonging to John Gordan, 518 S. Meridian St., when police stopped him and found a half pint of liquor. C. B. Sandage, proprietor of the Market Garage, 325 E. Market St., where Holland is a car washer, said he took the machine without permission. CONSISTORY IS DELAYED Pope’s 111 Health Blamed for Postponing June Ceremonial. Bu United Press ROME, June 25.—The decision of Pope Pius to postpone the consistory, customarily held in June, has been ascribed primarily to the pontiff’s health being reported bad on account of artfcrio sclerosis and diabqtis. It was pointed out the ceremonial connected with the consistory would over fatigue the Pope. Vacation circles, however, affirmed that the Pope’s health was normal reglment is motorized Conversion of First Truck Equipped Infantry Unit Starts., Bu United Press WASHINGTON, June 25.—The 34th Infantry Regiment, Ft. Leonard, Md., today started a four-d y series of maneuvers which will ~nd with conversion of the organization into th® first motorized infantry unit in the Army. The unit will have thirty-five trucks and four automobiles.

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And Now the Clans of Democracy Gather in Houston

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In her magnificent bungalow apartment top the New Lamar Hotel in Houston, Texas, Mrs. Jesse Jones (above), wife of the multi-million-aire Democratic “angel,” will be hostess to the convention’s first lady, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. Elaborate preparations in Mrs. Wilson’s honor have been made. Mrs. Wilson will dedicate the huge convention hall and is to be guest at numerous public wunctions. *

DEMOCRATIC DRYS IN DAY OF PRAYER

Poor Guess Two bandits' played in bad luck Sunday night when they picked Miles H. Kinney, 1309 N. Pennsylvania St., for a customer. He was waiting for a bus at Hendricks PI. and E. New York St., when the bandit pair invited him to ride downtown in their sedan. Soon after he entered they put a gun to his head and searched him, taking a bunch of keys. Disgusted, the bandits ordered Kinney from the car. They failed to find the dime he used to ride the bus, for which he was originally waiting.

SOLDIERS TO PARADE C. M. T. C. Group to March in Review Today. First regimental parade of the citizens military training camp at Ft. Harrison is scheduled for late today. Parents of the citizen soldiers have been invited by Col. Horace P. Hobbs. The formation is scheduled from 4 to 6 p. m.,. weather permitting. The 11th Infantry Band will lead the review. Colonel Hobbs will be in the reviewing stand and Lieut. Col. James G. Mcllroy will command the regiment. Church services for Protestant, Catholic and Jewish soldiers ■ were held Sunday. The Protestant service was in charge of Chaplain Samuel J. Miller and attended by 400; mass was said by the Rev. A. Fussenegger, St. Francis de Sales pastor, and attended by 250, and twenty attended the Jewish service conducted by Adolph Biccard, executive secretary of the Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation. GRABS GIRL ON STREET Telephone Operator Escapes Clutches of Molester. Police arc seeking a man who has been molesting women pedestrians near New York and Meridian Sts. Sunday morning he seized Miss Frances Pyle, 312 E. Thirty-Third St., an Indiana Bejl Telephone operator, as she passed the driveway leading from Meridian St. to the rear of the postoffice. She fought and freed herself..

HEAT AND NOISE OF HOUSTON PLACE CITY AT PEAK OF REDUCING RESORTS

BY LOUIS JAY HEATH United Press Staff Correspondent HOUSTON, Texas, June 25. The Democratic national convention opening here Tuesday, regardless of what it may produce in the way of presidential and vice presidential nominees, is going to put Houston on the health map as the greatest reducing resort in these United States. Houston is the Southwest's great gift to fat men. Battle Creek, Mich., and Hot Springs, Ark., should start a campaign chest, foi the fat is in the fire down here and pounds are dropping off 250-round delegates in a way to make {fce weighing

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Divine Guidance Asked for Houston Parley on Wet Issue. By United Press HOUSTON, Texas, Juhe 25.—A day of prayer, devoted to asking guidance in the selection of a dry candidate and a dry platform, preceded the opening lof the Democratic national convention today. Women’s organizations, uniting to impress upon the convention theii sentiment for strengthened enforcement of the Volstead act, began the day with a breakfast at the Rice Hotel and later were to march to the Baptist Church for prayei and addresses by men and women speakers. Governor Moody of Texas, listed as a speaker, did not appear at the breakfast. Afternoon and night meetings were held Sunday at which speakers demanded'a dry candidate who would stand on a dry platform, and attacked Governor Alfred E. Smith and warned that Democratic women would not support him if he were nominated. Mrs. Edward Thurman Smith of St. Louis, said she was proud of the Democratic party and she was not going to keep still “and let this old whisky ring make it the saloon party.” . She denounced Tammany and said the Democrats of the West and South would revolt against any attempt to force upon them a Tammany candidate. At last night’s meeting in the Richey Tabernacle, the Rev. Raymond Richey, Evangelist, held an cld-fashioned revival service before the dry speeches started. Announcing that “We’re going to have a good time tonight,” Richey stirred his listeners to the heights of an old-time camp meeting fervor and declared in his prayer that the audience purposed to “fight the hosts of hell.” Ship in Port After Mutiny By United Press COLOMBO, Ceylon, June 25.—The Australian liner Jervis Bay, whose captain recently radioed for assistance because eight stowaways had become mutinous, was brought into port today accompanied by the cruiser Suffolk. Permanent Wave at 3 B/t Times Special DUNKIRK, Ind., June 25.—Joan Miller, 3, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Miller, is believed the youngest Hoosier with a permanent wave in her hair. Joan’s permanent is now six days old.

machine trust gleeful over prospects of bigger dividends. The big boys, weighed down with pre-war avoirdupois, are wilting down like morning glories drooping in the glare of a noonday sun. They land here packed in adipose tissue and crowned with a halo of steam and then run bellboys ragged with rush orders for ice and ice water. Some even ice their bath tubs." Their forced smiles fail to hide their real misery, and announcements about a lovely climate leave them —not cool, but hot. After the second day a change.

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1928.

Here is the man who obtained the Democratic convention for Houston and is playing a leading part in its affairs.

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Senator James A. Reed of Missouri was accompanied to Houston by Charles M. Howell, lifelong friend, who helped “Senator Jini” in his vigorous campaign for the presidential nomination and who is to present his name before the Democratic national convention. Reed is shown to the left, Howell, right.

RADIO CHAINS TURN ‘MIKES’ ON HOUSTON

By United Press NEW YORK, June 25.—Substantially the same networks of broadcasting stations which put the Republican national convention on QUIZ AT MARTINSVILLE Gambling Probe Result of Disclosures at Murder Trial. By Times Special MARTINSVILLE, Ind., June 25. Asa sequel to the conviction here of Charles Blackstone of second degree murder for the slaying of Ed Stewart, the Morgan County grand jury is probing alleged gambling conditions here. At Blackstone’s trial it developed that the quarrel culminating in the tragedy was over an alleged gambling debt owed by the Blackstone’s son Ben, to Sewart, and there were also other disclosures regarding gambling. Billy Sunday’s Aid Sings Here Homer Rodeheaver, Billy Sunday’s musical director, sang and led the choir at two services at Cadle Tabernacle Sunday. He also related some of his experiences in evangelistic work. Large audiences heard him. ‘ The Rev. Charles Stewart preached.

is noted in their condition. Their smiles are a bit more genuine. Some of the usually hollow ring goes out of their laughter. * a * THERE is no secret formula behind Houston's successful rise as a reducing resort. There are three factors in the situation. First—These fat boys and girls —(don’t forget the ladies—no convention can function nowadays without its quota of plump auxiliaries)—just cannot stay with their planked steaks and potatoes. They try it until the punishment is too much. Then they sigh and turn to melons and salads.

the air will broadcast the Democrats’ meeting at Houston, beginning Tuesday morning. The coast-to-coast linking of stations connected with the National Broadcasting Company will again be undertaken. Graham McNamee will be announcer-in-chief of the N. B. C. forces. The Columbia Broadcasting System, with a chain of 200 stations, will also have a bank of microphones in the Houston convention hall. J. Andrew White, who did a “solo” job on the Republican powwow, will again be at the smaller chain’s anno'incing microphone. Broadcasting from Houston will begin each day during the convention at 11 a. m. (Indianapolis time). Evening entertainment programs will be cancelled in the event of night sessions. Army Veteran Given Medal Bu Times Special SHELBYVILLE, Ind., June 25. The 151st Indiana Infantry’s distinguished service medal was presented to Master Sgt. Bert Cordle at the sixth annual officers dinner given here by Col. D. Depress. Cordle has just concluded thirty years regular Army service and 18 drill master of Raper commandery, Knights Templar, Indianapolis.

They grow real melons down here, and salads! Some delegates who have considered lettuce fit only for chicken feed, are now ordering it for breakfast, and not a pound of flesh in a ton. Second—Patients at this resort do pot have to take to golf for exercise. “Stand still and grow thin in Houston”—that’s the slogan. * Democratic conventions are not composed of golfers. Golf, say the Democrats, is primarily for gentlemen of wealth and leisure and the Democrats lay no claim to being plutocrats.

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The Democrats in Houston this year for the national conveneion will miss two old familiar faces—William Jennings Bryan and Tom Taggart. Bryan died shortly after the Scopes trial in Dayton, Tenn. Taggart, Indiana political leader, is ill and unable to attend the convention, according to reports from French Lick. Above is Bryan, pictured as he addressed the 1924 gathering In New York. Below. Bryan is shown to the left; Taggart, right.

On Sidelines of Democrat Party Frolic

By United Press HOUSTON. June 25.—Arthur Clark of the Pennsylvania delegation brought to town the first “brown derby,” of the Tammanyites. George R. Van Namee, Smith’s manager, had announced he doubted that the Smith cohorts would bring any brown derbies with them. After Clark's appearance, a little boy with a derby about'the size of a quarter pint paraded through the Rice Hotel lobby, to the amusement of the bystanders. U M M The official songs of the convention bid fair to be “The Sidewalks of New York,” for the Smith group, and the "Missouri Waltz” for the Reed supporters. MUM It didn’t take Mrs. Woodrow Wilson long to find out the weather situation here. When she stepped off the train here she wore a long black cape with a fur collar and a black and white hat. She appeared a few minutes later at Sam Houston Hall in a flowered crepe dress with a blue hat. At her shoulders was a bunch of orchids. MUM Despite the convention excitement, the "largest ape in captivity” still draws large crowds. Delegates can see him for 15 cents. M M M Only one band, the “Gray Mare Band,” has appeared at convention headquarters so far. The band has a girl on horseback as an added feature. The old mare was driven into the Rice Hotel lobby Saturday night, to the amazement of the “tenderfeet” from the East. M M M A boom for a woman Vice President was started here today. Friends of Mrs. Nellie Taylor Ross, former Governor of Wyoming, were urging her candidacy in hotel lobbies. Men politicians from her State were behind the move. Mrs. Ross’s name may be offered for the post if the hint takes strongly enough. GAS STATION~isTOOTED Bandit Gets sll2 as Heavy Stream of Traffic Passes. While a heavy stream of traffic was passing the Standard Oil Company filling station at 902 N. Delaware St. Sunday, a bandit held up J. Robert Banta, 741 N. Bosart Ave., attendant. Twelve dollars was taken from Banta’s pockets and SIOO from the safe. Three men robbed Alva Wlnegar, 849 Birch Ave., of $2.50 as he was walking along Washington St. near Parry Ave. Sunday night. •

'T'HlßD—These patients can’t sleep if they w'ant to, at least, not much. Many of -the large visitors come from quiet northern metropolitan centers such as Chicago, with its peaceful “pineapple Sundays,” or New York, where "L” trains, subways and cash register bells form a melody of noise. Here all is different. There are more and louder and funnier noises in Houston than there are toots in a tinhorn. All the street cars have gongs, traffic lights have bells and traffic policemen have whistles. Last but not least there are the newsboys.

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SEES AL WIN IN QUAKERSTATE Pennsylvania for Smith, Says Committeeman. By Times Special HOUSTON, Texas, June 25.—1f Governor Smith is the Democratic nominee he wil’. carry Pennsylvania, something no other Democrat has done in three-quarters of a century, according to Joseph Guffey of Pittsburgh, Democratic national committeeman. "There is no doubt in my mind that Smith will carry Pennsylvania in November, and I am not given to making extravagant statements,” he said today. “It is difficult to make outsiders believe just how strong Governor Smith is in Pennsylvania.”

SLOGGING IS PROBED Victim Charges He is Robbed, Tossed From Car. Police Chief Claude M. Worley today ordered an investigation of the charge of Luther Williams, 49. of 1636 Palmer St., that two men police told to take him home from a poolrom at Bates and Noble Sts. Sunday night, robbed him of $5 and a sllO watch. District police denied ever seeing Williams. Williams said the men drove his automobile out Southeastern Ave., slugged and robbed him and drove away in his car after tossing him out. The machine later was found deserted at Louisian and East Sts Robert Goolsby. 714 Bates St., seen near the machine, was arrested or. vehicle taking and robbery charges. Goolsby admitted being with Williams, but denied robbing him. SUNSHINE IS PROMISED Weather Will Remain Cool Tuesday, Says Forecaster. Indianapolis should enjoy a sunshiny day Tuesday, but it will continue cool, according to Weather Man J. H. Armington. Today's temperature of 57 at 7 a. m. came within one degree on reaching the record low mark for June 25. In 1883 and 1887 56 degrees was recorded on June 25. Today’s temperatures were the normal marks for the first ten days of May, according to Armington At 7 a. m. it was 12 degrees below the normal mark for this time of the year. So far this month we have had more rainfall, 8.32 inches, than any entire June since 1882, according to Armington. In 1882 there were 9.35 inches and in June, 1875, 12.21 inches.

Whenever anew edition hits the street here the lid simply blows off. “All about Governor A1 Smith.” “Read that big statement.” ‘Senator Reed makes a statement.” “Get that big papef.” “Read what Senator George says ” “All about the big convention.” There are more noisy newsies about the Rice Hotel than there were workless in Coxie’s army. Loss of sleep means loss of weight. It is the three factors listed above that spell success for the future “healthful Houston.”-

REED LINES UP WITH MUDDY j TO DOWN AL Unites With Texas Chief’s Forces in Final Move to Stop Governor. AIDS OF M’ADOO JOIN N. Y. Camp Turns Attention on Running Mate to Undermine Foes. BY RAYMOND CLAPPER United Press Staff Correspondent HOUSTON, Texas, June 25. Senator James A. Reed of Missouri, veteran political warrior, for many years a bitter foe of the AntiSaloon League, is here pulling in harness with the young 35-year-old bone-dry Governor of Texas, Dan Moody, in a last hour struggle lc* keep the already triumphant forces of Governor Smith from pushing through to victory. Whether the movement succeeds depends upon developments within the next forty-eight hours or so, for Smith is conceded to be within about fifty votes of the two-thirds majority which would insure his nomination. Desperate Struggle It is a desperate struggle and for the moment the veteran Senator, making possibly his final battle in the national arena, is fighting side by side with a young boyish figure, one new to the national stage, and some of his friends think, another possible Bryan in the making. The anti-Smith fight has taken on new life due to the activity of two former lieutenants of William G. McAdoo, George Fort Milton of Chattanooga and Daniel C. Roper, collector of internal revenue under the Wilson Administration. It is a joining of strange figures and former enemies in Democratic battles. Senator Reed having been ejected from the Democratic national convention of 1920 due largely to the activities of the McAdoo group of which Roper was an important member. Hold Night Conference In the rain early today, at 12 25 a. m„ Senator Reed, accompanied by two managers, went to Roper’s hotel room to discuss the strategy of their common flight against Smith. In an adjoining room was Ira Champion, active in the AntiSaloon League which Senator Reed has fought for many years at Washington. He too, was interested in stopping Smith. Just prior to the midnight conference with Reed, Roper issued a formal statement that the antlSmith forces were united. This statement was issued, it was said, because of raiding operations bv Smith forces.

Seek Running Mate It was even charged that friends of Smith had offered Reed the vice presidential nomination to placate him. it was also said in the antiSmith camp that the vice presidential nomination had been offered to five different States in the hope of undermining the opposition. Reed, after his conference with Roper, which ended at 1:45 a. m., said: “I have entered into no coalition, combination or combine, Missouri is here for only one thing, to get all the votes we can. We are not offering the vice presidential nomination, cabinet posts, or anything else to get votes.” Reed Raps Tammany It is said that in his early morning conference with Roper, Reed was especially vehement regarding Tammany Hall and made reference to recent alleged scandals which have been discussed in New York newspapers. A few hours before Reed had issued a statement reviewing his prohibition record, stating that he had supported Woodrow Wilson in opposing the eighteenth amendment and upholding his veto of the Volstead act, but affirming his belief that the law must be enforced now that it is on the books, and adding that he had opposed a recent attempt to repeal the Missouri State enfpreement act, believing that such a repeal would have played into the hands of bootleggers. This last was regarded as an attempt to contrast his own position with that of Governor SmiNh, who approved the repeal of the New York State enforcement act some years ago. LOCAL NEGRO FUGITIVE CAPTURED IN CHICAGO Guy Weaver Surrenders Under Machine Gun Fire. Defeated in his second effort to break away from police, Guy Weaver, 43, Indianapolis Negro, was captured in Chicago Sunday and will be retuprned here to face a charge of raising United States money Weaver and Jake McDonald, 32, Negro, were arrested in an Indiana Ave. grocery March 27 when police alleged they raised $1 bill to $5. Waver escaped from Police. Secret service agents trailed Weaver to a Chicago apartment and when a picked police squad attempted to arrest him Sunday he jumped from a third story wiindow. After several blocks’ chase Chicago police opened fire with machine guns and Weaver surrendered. McDonald is serving a thirty-day term in the Marion County jail. Weaver was on parole from the Ohio State prison about two month* when the alleged ffrime was committed.