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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-15
DETECTIVESA ARE
STILL UNABLE TO
UNRAVEL MURDER
Exact Manner in Which Chris
SchiCk Met Death Sunday
Night Is Undetermined.

Detect YES today continued 1nVeS-
tigation of the murder of Chris
Schick, 81. Of 1876 English Ave,
Sunday night determined to learn
If possible whether Schick was
murdered as a member of one of two
factions who engaged in a brawl at
the Blomberg poolroom. 1856 Eng
Ish Ave, or whether he was mere
~ an innocent person standing in
front of a nearby drug store. where
he was attacked and fatally
injured. It has not been determined
whether he was struck on the head
and his skull fractured by a pool
ball or pool cue.
With the arrest Monday night of
Clarence White, q, and Elvis
NVhittle, IS. both of 1920 Cornell
Ave, twelve men are held in the
case. Inspector of Detectives Kin
ney and the four men assigned to
the case, say there are two known
men at large and they expect to
arrest tIem IT any time. One has
. arrest record.
Old Fued Resumed
Kinney SAID today that the de-
partment has learned definitely that
the fight was one OF old standing
between two factions. THE in
vestigation so far has determined
that these two factions fought first
outside the pool room and then the
fight transferred TO the inside What
transpired inside we have not IN
raveled clearly as Yet, but I think it
viii ccme out alright in time. 50
Kinney said.
1t is said that the two Whittles,
Wilbur Shore, %, of 171S Spann
Ave. and Floyd Steenbergen, 26. of
1889 English Ave, and Archie Steen-
bergen, 10. of 1905 English Ave.
were sitting in the Whitrle auto talk
ing. Mike Hayes. 1861 English
Ave, is said to have appeared with
his faction, composed of Tim Walsh,
25, of 435 Shelby St: Robert Wall.
q, of 1852 English Ave; Thomas
Sullivan. II. of PA McKim St, and
George Fleischmann. q. of 500 y.
State Ave.
Factions Scatter
An old bitterness between Archie
Steenbergen and Hayes broke out
and they began to fight, police say.
Shore attempted to aHght from the
auto and was prevented by Walsh.
and then one of the men in the auto
yelled, The law. the law police
say.
The Hayes faction ran and the
Steenbergens and the other faction
are said to have then gone into the
Blomberg pOolrOOm, 1856 English
EAve.. where Willard Steenbergen.
OF 2344 Prospect St. and Ralph
Collier, Il. Of 1901 English Ave. the
bartender and proprietor. were play
ing pool The Hayes group ran
north on State Ave. but after they
learned the police were not there
they came back and also went into
the pOolrOom. The fight was re-
sumed, officers say. What happened
from then until some men ran out
and one man was seen to grab
Schick around the neck when they
were in front OF the Hadley drug
store, 1851 English Ave. is not
known.
Relatives Of Schick said they were
certain Schick was merely an in
noeent bystander in the trouble. He
had been gone from his boarding
place only eight minutes when he
was attacked
They pointed out that he was very
peaceable and had gone TO the drug
store to buy some tobacco.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-15
STREET CAR CREW
HELD Up BY TWO
BAND|TS;GET $40
Board Trolley at End Of Line,
Escape in Auto-Church~
RanSaCked.

Two young bandits, successfully
escaped after holding up and rob-
bling a street car crew on the En-
glish Ave. line early today of s10.75,
William Boucher, 1905 w. Wash
ington St., the conductor and Guy
Lenig, 2709 Paris Ave, motorman,
told Sergeant Johnson, that the two
men boarded the car at the end of
the line. One covered Boucher, and
took the money and the other
watched Lenig. At st. Paul St.,
the men alighted and ran to a
parked auto and drove east on
English Ave.
Diamond Ring Stolen
Walter Suit, 1919 Hoefgen St.
said a $3.50 diamond ring with TWEEN
ty three stones was stolen from the
house last Thursday.
Mrs. Blanche Carroll, 21S0 n. Tai
bolt Ave, told police while working
in the rear yard Monday afternoon,
some one entered the front door and
stole a purse containing two cents
and some valuable papers belonging
to her, and a purse of Miss Alta
Henderson, 1649 N. Delaware St.
Mrs. Mary Splitter, 217S n. Talbot
Ave, said she saw a coiored man
leave the house.
Church Entered
A F. Meyer, 1850 Carrolton Ave.
reported his house entered and 81
and clothing stolen.
Theodore Vasilof, president of the
Greek Orthodox Church. 226 N
Blackford St, reported his church
entered and ransacked Nothing was
taken.
Joe Pickett, 67S Birch ST., told po-
lice he awoke today to find $50 miss
ing from his trousers that were be
side the bed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-15
Troops Concentrated

Troops have been concentrated
from all parts, including the ia
nous Gaucho cavalry units from
the cattle country Of southern Brazil
The rebel position continues
eventually untenable," says the Off
cial formal Do Commerce.. Legal
forces are now hemming in the
mutineers."
The newspaper Anoticia says the
government is beginning to consoli-
date its position, and that a COM
mission will be selected for a com
plete investigation into the revolt
and the person responsible for it.
II now appears that the rebellion
is purely of a military character and
has been brewing for months. It
had its inception with the revolt in
Rio two yeares ago when students
Of the military college and garrisons
of three outlying forts rebeIled
against the Government because Of
action of the then president, DR.
Epitacio Pessoa, in severely repri-
handing Marshal Hermes Da
Fonzca, president of the Military
Club and an ex-president of the re-
public.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-15
On State Issues

There is a question in minds of
some Democratic leaders as to most
polite campaign policy this fall. but
it is likely the drive will be con
Quoted strictly on State issues.
Some leaders, however, declare the
Ku-Klux Khan question is one of the
most important issues facing the
State at this time and that the
Democrats should carry the. anti
Khan fight directly to the opposing
camp.
others point out that DR.. McCul-
loch's attitude as anti-Klan is known
throughout the State and that he
should not force the issue in the
campaign on the theory that he will
get the anti-Klan vote without
stamping against the organization.
Ed Jackson, Republican guber-
material candidate, has attempted
to relegate the Khan issue to the
background ard in his West Baden
address to Republican editors
urged candidates to stick strictly to
the G. o. P. State platform issues.
Observers, however, believe that
jackson will be unable to control
his Khan workers, who will stress
the issue and lay claim to victory
should the G.. o. p. nominee be vic
torious this fall.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-15
Advanced Earlier

Grain prices would have ad
vanced earlier, he said, IF the mar.
kets in this country had been in a
position to function without the
cverhanging fear OF Government in
reference. Defeat Of the McNary
Haugen bill in Congress opened the
way for immediate advances, based
n the legitimate situation which
the grain trade understood all along
but in which it's actions had been
hampered by its unwillingness to
enter market in which the
possibility of Government manipula-
ton Of any kind was present.
Our winter wheat crop is 10000
900 bushel short of last year and
current advices indicate spring
wheat is losing ground rapidly be-
cause of the drought.
Canadian Crop Damaged
Current and conservative infor-
nation from Canada shows that the
wheat crop in that country has been
seriously damaged and in many sec
tons almost destroyed by three
months drought. The Canadian crop
may'not be half the size of last year.
with these conditions affecting
future supplies in two great coun-
tries of surplus production, it is go
ing to take a high range of prices
to curtail world consumption so that
supply and demand may be bal
anced"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-15
care You Right"

Are you right" is the first ques-
ton asked G. o. P. workers who are
placed in the various county organi-
cations to further Jacksons cam
paign.
AS a result there is considerable
friction within the Republican organ
ization, it is said, between the old
line Republicans and the Khan Re
publicans who are Klansmen first.
Mrs Vivian Wheatcraft, White
land, vice chairman of the Republic
and State committee, has an air
tight" woman's organization, she de
clared today.
Women Of the Ninth district were
in conference at the SEVERN this
morning Mrs. Grace Butcher, ko-
komo, is chairman of the district.
Other women attending The confer
ence were: Mrs. Emma K. Johnson,
Hamilton; Mrs. Alma McKlpsey,
Frankfort; Mrs. Maize Kline, Cam
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-15

Virginia Ave, in a letter to Shank
today.
Koehring announced Monday that
he would give 500 to start a fund
to put stop to the practice of raid
ing poolroonns and hauling hundreds
of innocent men to police head
quarters in patrols.
Reply to Mayor
Shank wrote Koehring that he
thought the merchant was misir-
formed as TO the purpose and result
Of the raids
Koehring's reply:
Your letter received. I am re-
plying to your letter because of the
great interest l have had in this
matter for a long time. 1t has been
a source of a great deal of embar-
rassment TO me, that in this city
people should be arrested and put
in Jail who have been wholly inno-
cent of any crime or misdemeanor.
Two months ago I tried to in
terest the council investigating com.
mittee to take up this matter, but
was unable to interest them, and
il is my firm intention to use every
effort 1 am able to in order TO put
stop TO this vicious practice Of
arresting innocent people. All the
people who have been unjustly ar
rested have a valid claim for dam
ages for false Imprisonment, and
these damages ought to b paid. It
is a certainty that If any prominent
OF wealthy citizen was arrested IN
der similar circumstances he would
certainly make a claim for dam
ages.
City Is Liable"
you have in the past boosted OF
the fact that you are not financially
responsible. but you. as mayor.
make the city Of Indianapolis also
liable. and the city is responsible.
So long as the police department
permits poolrooms and disorderly
houses to exist. thereby giving the
public the impression that it is safe
to enter these places. the police de-
partment is in a measure respon-
sible for their presence there. and
people going into these places
should not be arrested. My sympa-
thies are so much concerned IN the
welfare pf the unfortunate that
shall continue to make every effort
TO pat a stop 70 this vicious prac-
tice. I have been liberal. accord
ing 10 my means, in contributing
TO charities. but l shall in the fu-
ture devote both my time and a
large part OF what I have been con-
tributing TO charities TO this cause.
until ! find that this practice has
been discontinued.
Evening star., 1924-04-18
CENSORSHIP OF NEWS
OF SCHOOLS SCORED
Conduit Road Citizens Declare Peo-
pie Are Entitled to Facts
Regardless of Source.

Recent action of the board of educa-
tfon in laying down a virtual censor
ship on news from the schools was
condemned by the Conduit Road Citi-
zens' Association, meeting last night
at St David's parish hall. Members
pointed out that the public is entitled
to uncensored school news, no matter
from what source, and urged that the
censorship rule be rescinded.- Several
members declared they could not un-
derstand the attitude Of Capt Julius
7. Peyser in declaring for open door
meetings" of the board and voting for
news censorship.
The association went on record in
opposition to the use of the Union
station plaza for circuses or carniValS
and commended the action of the Dis
trict Commissioners in refusing a re-
cent application to hold show on the
plaza J. d. Smoot. president of the
association, presided.
Evening star., 1924-04-18
EASTER CANTATA TONIGHT
"The Atonement" to Be Sung by
Mount Vernon M. E. Choir.

The first two performances of "The
Atonement," Easter cantata, which is
10 be sung by the choir of the Mount
Vernon Place NJ. T.. Church South.
will be given tonight at the church
at Sis, with r. Deane Shure, director
of music of the church and composer
Of the cantata, conducting. This
service will be broadcast by WCAP,
and a feature in connection with the
broadcasting is that Mrs. Florence
Clayton Dunham, choir director of
the First Methodist Episcopal Church
South. at Fairmont, w. Va, will be
listening in, with her entire choir to-
night, preparatory to giving THE
Atonement" Sunday night.
The choir will be assisted by Mrs
!. Frank Rice, soprano; Mrs. Flora
McGill keefer, contralto; w. Arthur
Mccoy, tenor; b. Louis Goodyear
tenor; J. Benton Webb. baritone. and
Howard p. Bailey, bass. Mrs. Frank
\. Frost will be at the organ.
The program of the cantata is as
follows: Organ prelude; opening cho-
rus, THE Triumphant Entry: bari
tone solo. The Lament of Peter:
soprano solo, THE Rejected Christ;
chorus. Wounded was He; male
chorus. The Song of the Soldiers:
soprano and tenor duet, THE Cruel
Evening star., 1924-04-18

fixion"; contralto solo, 1.-THE Sorrow
of Mary: mixed quartet, 1.-THE Song
of the Angels; chorus, 'Barcarolle"; !;
tenor and bass duet, Feed My
Lambs; soprano solo, Savior Di-
vine; finale, chorus, THE Great Com
mission"
The cantata will be repeated to-
morrow at noon at keith's as the last
of the midday Lenten services. The
composition was chosen for the an
nual Good Friday service at the
Southern. Methodist University, at
Dallas, Tex
Evening star., 1924-04-18
New o. r. c. Commissions.

Additional residents of this city
commissioned In the Officers Reserve
Corps of the Army are Christian G..
Storm. TAI Butternut street as COL
onel in the Ordnance Department;
Ellery C. Stowell. 3734 Olive street,
as major in the judge advocate gen
erals department, and Theodore c.
Chen Fong, st. Elizabeth's Hospital.
as first lieutenant in the Medical
CORDS.
Evening star., 1924-04-18

Stunning overblouses
in brightly colored and
printed silks; satins in
$ m art combina tions:
crepe de chine in the
wanted sleeveless styles.
beautiful radium silk
tailored blouses, some
with smart vest effects
all diant with
spring and lovelineSs
Simply irresistiblel
Evening star., 1924-04-18

Beautiful co STUN e
overblouSeS of crepe de
chine or satin. Styles
somewhat more tailored
in Roshanara crepe.
i m b r oideries, pleated
frills and dainty laces
for variety. A host of
lovely spring colors 10
choose from,
Evening star., 1924-04-18

Shirt styles and over
blouseS of the desirable
Sea Island and English
broadcloths. T a n or
white - and smart as
you please. with tuck ed
bosnms. clever pockets.
boyish or Peter Pan col
lars and a dozen other
dis city tailored
touches. Blouses to be
proud of.
Evening star., 1924-04-18

you're allowed much latitude in
style The smartest sort of Strap
Pumps may be all OF patent
leather or may have, gray suede
backs-you'n probably see them
at Easter parties-black and
brown calf, too. and all gray kid.
And If you prefer oxfords they're
here, too, in serviceable brown
calf. Sizes liz to 2. $3.50.
These same styles, sizes S1a to
IL, $500 paIr.
The Washington times., 1924-11-14
FOUR MEN HELD.
ON Staying
CHARGE
Wealthy Timber Man Killed
and Hotel Man Beaten
Into lnsensibiIity
international Nsws Service.


LAKE CITY, Fla, Now 14.-Four
young white men Of this city today
were in jail charged with being
members Of a gang of masked men
alleged to have killed w. L. Shaw,
wealthy negro timber man, and to
have beaten into insensibility Priest
Williams, negro hotel proprietor and
a large land owner in this section
The negroes, according to infor-
nation reaching police, were asked
to leave town because of their par
ticipation in hauling and carriage
contracts. When they failed to heed
the warning, the visit of masked
men in automobiles resulted.
The four under arrest are Steve
Duke, proprietor of Dukes Delivery
and Transfer Company; Norman
Ives, jr., proprietor of Ives Heavy
Hauling Company; Cody Witt, q
gasoline salesman, and B. f. Eat.
man, lumber man.
Other arrests are expected.
A coroner's jury will meet today.
Lake City is in tumult of excite.
ment.
A mass meeting was held at the
county COURT house last night, where
funds were subscribed and resolu.
tons passed to make every effort
and spare no expense in apprehend.
ing and Furnishing the slayers.
The Washington times., 1924-11-14
CHILD MARRIAGE BAN
IN NEW YORK URGED

SYRACUSE. N. r., Nov. A.
Urging enactment Of. laws to pre-
vent child marriages, Irving /. Gold
smith, Saratoga Springs, deputy
attorney general and member OF the
New York State commission to
examine laws relating to child well
fare. revealed startling facts. in
his address before the New York
State conference of charities and
correction here.
New York State, which has long
prided itself on its protective laws
for children, permits child to
marry at any age providing parental
consent is given, Mr.. Goldsmith
said
Child marriages frequently take
place where the brides are thirteen
to sixteen years old, and civic
organization recently found the
record of an eleven-year-old girl
who received a marriage license,
he continued.
The Washington times., 1924-11-14
MOTHER HELPS
SON BAT TIE
FOR LIFE
Wife Stays BY Bedside, Too,
As Young Man Struggles
Against Disease

A mother Is fighting for the life
Of her son in q tiny room In an
apartment house near the Congress
sidnal Library. With the mother
in herNS night and day viglls Is a.
girl-wife who is adding her feeble
efforts to bring back strength to
the father of their three little ones,
70 this Young man of twenty IouT
years lad low by tuberculosis.
Twenty-Five months ago, thS
young man, William II. campbell
went to I. Denver, Colo, and while
he was there his mother, who IS
employed as a checker in a down
town hotel. md his wife, VINO
receives d, small wage for her WORK
In a department store, paid Tor. ms
stay in the west out of their slender
earnings. Then he begged to return
tere and doctors decided he would
be well off at home. He came bt.ck.
two weeks ago. but collapsed
few days ago and is lying IN
serious condition
TO aid the sufferer, a benelN
dance will be given tomorrow night
at Naval Lodge hall. Fourth street
and Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
Misfortune has visited the little
family circle of the Campbells time
and again. The young mans
mother, Mrs. A. Campbell, was left
with l,r bo4. md daughfr tn care
for when he was but month old.
BY working she brought the young.
sters through the anxious days OF
early childhood. Then William on
completing the sixth grade left
school to add his small earnings to
his mothers AS he grew older he
sought heavier work which broke
down his strength, He suffered a
fractured nose on a railroad job.
and this was followed not long al
terward by an acute attack OF APP
pefldicItis. not long before the FIRST
marked symptoms OF tuberculosis
appeared. He changed jobs and OBJ
mined lighter employment In
downtown restaurant, but finally
this was too much and one day
had to quit his job, and for nearly
two wears has been unable to earn
a dollar.
Young Campbell and his devoted
little wife, Kitty. have three small
children, Alice five wears: Virginia.
four years, and. Wilbur, two years.
While their mother has been at her
place OF employment they have been
taken care of by the sisters at the
Providence Hospital Day Nursery.
The Campbells have a room in the
Congressional apartment, First and
East Capitol streets.
The Washington times., 1924-11-14
EFFORT To GET
OUT BIG VOTE
FAILED
Poll Figures Barely Exceed
Those Of 1920 Davis
Worst Beaten Democrat


Revised and virtually complete
figures on the Presidential cleo.
ton OF 1924 today destroyed some
Of the popular illusions that were
held by political observers prior to
the national march to the polls
on the fourth OF November
For one thing. the popular vote
as now compiled. falls considerably
short of the thirty million mark
estimated by. the various campaign
managers. and In the final analysis
win barely exceed the 10000, 900
mark established in the Harding
Cox tight four years ago.
These figures show that, despite
the strenuous and in many in
stances non.partisan efforts to get
out the vote. there are still mil.
lions of vote slackers" who re-
fuse to allow Presidential con-
test to interfere with their pleas
ure or routine OF life.
Official returns from all States
are still lacking, but the vote to-
day had been sufficiently tabulated
% reveal some interesting facts
anent the epocfEal election Of 1924,
which will be studied and pored
over by the political historian of
the future.
James M. Cox has been generally
hailed as the worst beaten candi.
date in Democratic history. Yet
he final returns for 1924 will give
this palm to. John w. Davis. de-
spite the fact that his Republican
opponent, President Coolidge. ran
considerably behind Harding. Davis
carried one more State than Cox
lid twelve against eleven, but he
ran more than million votes be.
hind Cox in the popular vote.
The Washington times., 1924-11-14
SONS or REVOLUTION
START ESSAY CONTEST

The Sons of the Revolution of the
District will award a gold medal
tor the best essay submitted by a
pupil attending a public or private
school here on the subject, .sThe
Surrender of Yorktown, october 10.
$751;, with special reference to its
Influence for the welfare of the
British Empire, according to an
nouncement today.
No essay Ia to exceed 1871 words
The compositions are to be trans.
nitted to the committee by princi.
pals Of schools so that none but
meritorious ones will be entered.
Each essay is to be signed by an
assumed name, and in a separate
sealed envelope, under cover OF the
assumed name. there must be a
statement of the pupils real name
and the school he or she attends.
All essays are to be sent to the
chairman, Room 272S, Navy Build.
ing on or before February 10 next.
The judges for the contest are
Robert M. Thompson, Henry Brock
inridge, and Jay III. Sypher.
The Washington times., 1924-11-14
THIEF AND JAIL BREAKER
CONFESSES MANY GRIMES

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 14.--In
q confession made to Chief Doran
and Detective Smith,. of the
Camden Prosecutors office, Charles
+. Brackner, twenty-six years old,
"a burglar, who was caught in
house at Collingswood, on October
l6 last, admitted that he had
escaped from prisons in England.
Germany, Panama and Richmond,
Va.
Brackner unfolded an amazing
story OF his criminal career, vir.
tually confessing to a hundred Or
more robberies.
In his confessions ,Brackner ad.
mitted that he served two years
for robbery in Virginia, and Is
wanted in Boston, Elizabeth and
New York for robberies. The
authorities OF Richmond have
lodged a detainer against him and
Prosecutor Wescott will take ND
the matter Of his extradition with
Judge Shay.
The Washington times., 1924-11-14
MACNUS JOHNSON FILES
CONTEST ON ELECTION

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. IA
Charges alleging violation OF the
corrupt practices act in behalf of
the Senator al candidacy of Sen.
ator Thomas D. Schall, who de-
teated Senator Magnus johnson,
were submitted for consideration
to the Hennepin grand jury by
County Attorney Floyd B. Olson.
The allegations are made in a
letter received by Mr. Olson from
Henry G. Teigen, Senator John.
sons secretary. The Tiegen letter
was placed before the grand Jury
bv Mr.. Olson and actual invest;ga.
ton of the charges Is expected to lie
started at once.