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The broad ax., 1924-11-01

reductions in public utility rates as fol-
lows: Gas, $5,0O0OOO annually; tele-
phone, 100000 annually, street rail-
ways and elevated lines, $4,000 900
annually; electric light and power af-
fecting Alp municipalities, $5,0O0,O0O
annually; total annual reduction, $25,-
100000. The reduction Of telephone
rates is still pending in the federal
courts, where the telephone company
is fighting to set aside the reduction
ordered by the governors commission;
and,
Because of his support of peoples
ownership and operation Of street cars
at scent fare, through trustees elect
ed by the people; and,
Because Of his fight as chief execu-
tive to reduce the taxes Of the tax
Continued on Page ~
The broad ax., 1924-11-01

The American Rose Art and Charity
Club held its regular 4th Wednesday
social meeting at the home Of Mrs.
Odessa shiveley, 3627 Giles avenue.
Mrs. William Byron Of the Illinois
League of Women Voters was the
principal speaker. Her subject was;
Social Hygiene Mrs. Antoinette
Cone was present and spoke to the
club on the subject of: Music In
depreciation"
On the 9th Of November the Club
will serve a public dinner for the
benefit Of the Club at the South Side
Community House, 3201 S. Wabash
avenue, to be followed by a Whist.
The dinner will be served from to
g. O'Clock. Tickets Is cents.
The broad ax., 1924-11-01
COLORED VETERAN DIES AT
ia YEARS


Lexington, Ky.-Andrew Harrison
Hill, citizen Of Lexington, whose reIa-
tives say he was born December 10,
l8l0 is dead Hill was soldier in
the Mexican and Civil Wars and
served as a member Of the Tenth
United States Calvary regulars.
The broad ax., 1924-11-01

the Old World? Which government
is best: representative democracy
under the Constitution or the despotic
rule Of the communist or the tyrant? ?
Preserve American Liberty and
American Government. Save the
Constitution-Hands OFF the Supreme
Court Vote for Coolidge and Dawes.
The broad ax., 1924-11-01
JESSE BINGA, BANKER OF CHI.
cAGO, TO BE SPEAKER

Mr. Jesse Binga, banker Of Chicago,
viii address the Directors and stock
holders Of the Peoples Finance Cor
poration at a special meeting Satur-
day night, Nov. |. at the Y. M. c. A.
St. Louis. Mo.
The program win include picture
slides of the future institution at
work. Eight hundred stockholders
are expected to be present. "A ban
quet will be served.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-17
MINE EXPLOSION
BELIEVED FATAL
TO THIRTY-FIVE
Twelve, Who Dug Them
selves Out, Thought to Be
Only Survivors.
BIZ HitCd Press
X ENNfERER

BIZ IHit"d Press
KEMMERER, Wyo.. Sept. IL
Twelve men who dug themselves out
Of side entry following an explo-
sion which wrecked sublet mine No.
) of the Kemmerer Coal Company
are believed the only survivors Of
the forty-seven who were in the
mine. company headquarters said
today.
Eleven bodies had been taken to
the morgue in kemmerer early to-
day. Twelve others had been To-
Gated in the maion tunnel and en-
tries. and twelve others had not yet
been located in the mine.
All bodies will probably be re-
moved before the end of the day.
officials said.
Belief prevails that the explosion
was in one Of the side slopes where
a small crew was shooting"
1t will be only a few days. COM
pany officials believe unless the
mine can be cleared out and work
resumed.
Constant caving of the shattered
walls at the mine entrance keeps
rescue parties in peril OF their lives,
and while some workmen are pene-
trating the debris others are build
ing barricades to stop the caving.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-17

hanging date yet is fixed for him.
Il make forty-five and a half
cents an hour as a crossing watch
man." says Charles Krauser, the
father. And our girl Bertha is a
good girl and works in a factory.
But it takes all we get to pay
the rent and keep us We couldn't
pay a lawyer and make a big fight
like Leopold and Loeb did. The
money. it seems like it can do
everything"
Since the lives of Loeb and
Leopold. murderers of Bobby
Franks, were spared by Judge
Caverly on the ground of the
youth of the prisoners, sentiment
has mounted in favor Of clemency
for the other pair Of boys in "mur-
derers' row." The only recourse
for Grant is Governor Small and
his power to pardon or commute.
Officials of the Chicago Crime
Commission, expressing disa ppro-
val of the movement, declare it
illogical to plead mercy in one
case on the sole ground that the
extreme of rigor was not exacted
in another.
But opinion is swaying to the
influence of sentiment rather than
of logic.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-17
OMAHA AWARDED
NEXT CONVENTION
OF LEGIONNAIRES
State Delegations Boom
Favorite Sons for Ma
tionaI Commander,

Bp United Prcss
ST. LAUL. Sept. 1.-THE Ameri-
can Legion convention goes 20
Omaha in 1925 as result OF a vote
taken today.
The vote in the contest between
Ft Worth. Texas, and Omaha gave
Omaha SIC and TT. Worth AL.
Internal politics occupied the at
tention Of convention delegates to-
day.
Ohio organized a boom for John
Rea McQuigg Of Cleveland for ma
tional commander.
Less pretentlous. but no less care
fully conducted. was District of
Columbia boom for James A Drain.
commander Of the department Of the
district.
New York. with a huge delega-
ton. planned a demonstration for
Edward F. Stafford, department
commander Of the Empire State.
Matty Murphy. Birmingham, was
prominently mentioned as a possible
candidate, hut supporters Of Drain
said the Alabama delegation would
support Drain for commander this
year. with the understanding Muir
uhy would have support Of the Drain
organizat tion next year.
Probably twenty other favorite
sons will be nominated when the roll
call OF States comes Thursday.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-17
METHODIST NEWS
ORGAN DENOUNCES
c. 0. P. CANDIDATE
Bishop Leete Points to
Article Scoring Harold
Van Orman,

An article denouncing Harold Van
Orman, Evansville. Republican nom
inee for Lieutenant Governor. is
pointed out in an editorial by Bishop
Frederick D. Leete Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church in the Indiana
Area Herald, church organ.
The bishop calls for State wide
cleanup in politics
The article the bishop refers to
cites Van Orman's record i'm the
State Legislature. whore he WAS a
Senator. and quotes "A speech he
made against the Dunn dry bill.
Thus Van Orman, who had TAX
en- solemn oath to uphold the Con
stitution of the United States and
the constitution Of the State of In
diana. lighly regarded the eight
eenth amendment, and the enact
ment of just laws for enforcement.
Further, he showed he did not re-
gard the sale, manufacture or trans
pottation Of intoxicating beverages
as being more harmful than sugar
in the coffee we drink"
This mans record in the Senate
was so bad that a group Of Repub-
lican Senators, associated with him
in the Senate, called upon leaders Of
their party at the time Of the State
convention in Indianapolis to protest
against his receiving the nomination
for the Lieutenant Governorship."
The article also scored Judge Ben
jamin f. Willoughby, Vincennes. Re
publican nominee for Supreme Court
judge, and cites his record on the
Nicholson BILL" on which he voted
with the vets"
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-17
GIRL ATTEMPTS
LIFE IN COURT
.BaiIiff HaIts Suicide of
Romance Victim.

Strong arm work by Bailiff Will
liam Fahey of Juvenile Court was
all that saved Mrs Mary Ensmin-
ger. 90, Of 427 n. Capitol Ave, some
unpleasant moments in a hospital
today. Despondent because of do
mestic troubles Mrs. Ensminger was
in the act Of taking poison just be-
fore her trial was called when Fahey
took the poison away.
After a courtship of four days
she married Ensminger and their
married life lasted a brief span of
two more days. Then his arrest by
Detectives Allen and Hillman re-
vealed that Ensminger, who was
10 in June. has a wife and baby with
whom he is now living at 615 Birch,
Ave. Wife No. ? was slated in ju-
venile court on a charge of contribut-
in gto the delinquency Of the baby.
Il guess I plead guilty, Your
Honor" she told Judge Frank j.
Lahr. Il didn't know he was mar
ried until his arrest" Judgment was
withheld
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-17
WORLD A|RMEN
FLY TO OMAHA
Make Hop From Chicago to
Nebraska City,

BIZ United Press
FIT. CROOK. FLYING FIELD.
OMAHA, Neb.. Sept. 1.-THE Army
world fiiers safely completed their
hop from Chicago to Omaha today,
landing at Ft Crook Flying Field
at 1855 p. m.
Carefully circling the field, Lieut..
Lowell Fl. Smith, commander of the
fliers, made a perfect landing. He
was followed a moment later by
Lieutenant Wade in the Boston IL
Liuet Erik Nelson then brought his
plane safely to the ground.
AS the planes landed a crowd esti-
mated at $4,000 broke through the
rows OF sentries guarding the field
and nearly mobbed the 'fliers. They
were escorted to platform where
they were introduced to the crowd.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-17
PITCHER NAMED IN SUIT
Divorce Charges Bob Shawkey
Promised to Marry Her.

BIZ United Press
ST. LOUIS, Sept. II. - Bob
Shawkey. pitcher of the New York
Yankee baseball team, here for a
double-header today with st. Louis
Browns. was made defendant in a
$25,O00 breach of promise suit filed
today in Circuit Court by Mrs.
Eulalia B. Thompson, divorcee, of
Kansas City, Mo.
Petition of Mrs. Thompson charges
Shawkey promised, in St. Louis on
June 7. to marry her. but has re-
fused to carry out his alleged
promise.
Shawiey denies charges, says he
is engaged to another woman whose
name he refused to give.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-17
LOOe and
Kisses

Meredith Nicholson, the au-
thor, today received this tele-
gram:
IF you are planning to vote
for Coolidge and Dawes will
you lend your name to special
Republican authors committee
now being organized at head
quarters here. Would appre-
ciate suggestion Of others who
might join.
&C. S. THOMPSON.
80 w, Forty-Sixth St,
New York City"
To which Meredith Nicholson,
the Democrat. replied:
Replying to your wire I beg
to say that being one of the
most conspicuous Democrats in
the Corn Belt and incidentally
a candidate for State Senator
on the Democratic ticket in
this county, l feel that it would
be indelicate, if not immoral,
and most likely hazardous for
me to vote for Coolidge and
Dawes. Davis will carry In
diana by 100000. Love and
kisses.
MEREDITH NICHOLSON"
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-17
ADMITS BEATING MAN WITH
IRON BAR IN GLASS FACTORY
"But They Don't Send Boys to Death?"
Asks 18-Year-Old Claude BeIzer-
Prosecution to Ask First Degree
Conviction-Jury Must Fix Penalty.
BY BLYTHE Q. HENDRICKS

Claude Belzer 18year-od murderer in jail at Noblesve
awaiting trial does not think he ought suffer the death
penalty
Uneducaed lIiterae barely able write his name
he knows nothing about the LOebeopod affair He probably
heard of aienist but his unframed working
mind found its way unerringy to substantially the de-
Tense did the upernectua criminal of the Chicago
millionaire youths
Do they send boys under age the chair? he asked 81
willing to take what coming to me in prison. but
TO +be chs
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TIRE = . e [ I c
chair. but they don't send boys to
the chair do they?"
The question was asked in half.
pleading manner as If he wanted to
be reassured that the fate he in
tlicted on Tompkins will not be Wis
tied on him.
The State will ask for a verdict
OF first-degree mJrder. Floyd Chris
tian, deputy prosecutor Of Hamilton
County, said. Christian is in charge
Of the case in the absence of Prose
cutor Ralph Waltz, who is attending
the American Legion convention ar
st. Paul. Minn.
F1rst-degree murder under the
Indiana law, carries with it either
death or life imprisonment, accord
ing to the finding of the jury.
Story Is Changed
Belzer has changed the story of
his crime since his arrest. In writ
ten confession to Christian. Sheriff
Frank Sherrick and Coroner Charles
Coltrain the day following the muir
der Belzer said he murdered Tomp-
kins as he lay in a hammock in the
stockroom at the glass factory in
tending to rob him. Frightened by
his deed, he did not take about $50
which Tompkins had in his pockets.
but ran.
Belzer now says he acted in self
defense. I'VE just never got along
We didn't take to each other. and
always had trouble. Once he told
some fellows at the creek that I had
told some other fellows that he dy-
namited fish. I never said nothing
like that, but we had trouble about
it. Then we had a little trouble
the afternoon of the day 1 killed
him. That night I just happened to
run into him at the factory and he
started to hit me. Then 1 hit
him
What do you think of the Loeb
Leopold case?" he was asked
Franks Case Mystery to Him
The what?" he answered. The
words apparently conveyed nothing
to his mind
THE two Chicago boys who got
off with life Imprisonment" he was
told.
"Oh, yes. 1 think l heard some
thing about that once he answered
and showed no further interest in
this phase of the case.
Meantime Mrs. Tompkins. wife of
the murdered man, and her pretty
3-year- old child sat in her home at
Arcadia.
I'VE are going to leave it to the
law" she said. Ralph Waltz, prose
cutor, is fine man and we know
he will do his duty"
II don't know much about legal
affairs" a neighbor said. but when
man ruthlessly breaks up as fine
a home as the Tompkins had he
ought to suffer heavily"
According to Sheriff Sherrick. the
death penalty never has been inhict-
ed in Hamilton County.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-17
BUTLER REGISTERS 1900
First Chapel of Semester Is Held at
Noon Today.

Although classes began at Butler
University today. registration con-
tinued. for the benefit of a large
number of students who did not en-
roll Monday or Tuesday.
Enrolment of more than 500
freshmen Tuesday brought total
registration thus far above the 200
mark
First chapel was set for noon to-
day.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-17
CONTEST HEARING SET
Special Judge Miller to Hear Evi-
denco Saturday Morning.

Saturday morning has been set by
Special Circuit Judge Sidney S.
Miller as the time for hearing evil
dence in the election contest brought
by Emanuel Wetter to contest the
election of Fred S. Beck, assistant
smoke inspector. as Republican pre-
cinct committeeman of the Ninth
precinct, Thirteenth ward.
A recount held in Circuit Court for
evidence at the trial showed Wet
ter was elected instead of Beck.
James Ogden, attorney for Beck,
charges the sealed ballots were tam
pered with at the courthouse before
the recount. County Clerk Albert
H. Losche denied this.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-17
TRUCK THEFT ALLEGED
Two Slated on Charges of Stealing
Autos.

Two men are under arrest today
charged with stealing autos.
Tusky McConico, 20. colored, 519H
Ogden St, is charged with larceny.
Detectives Klaiber and Sullivan
aliege he took a truck belonging to
David Shane, 1886 y. Capitol Ave
Louis Dugar. 10, OF 725 n. War
man Ave. charged with theft of an
auto owned by the Rumford Baking
Powder Company.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-17
WAR AREA UNCHANGED
Two Days Fighting Before Shang-
hal Without Results.
IN Tnitcd Press

BIZ Nlfcd PfcSS
LONDON, Sept. 1.-Two days
fighting before Shanghai has left the
area virtually unchanged, according
to the Central News Shanghai cor
respondent.
Gen. Lu Yung Hsiang. the Chi
kiang commander, is busy strength
ening defenses, while Gen. Chi
Hsieh Yuan rushes up reinforce
ments. The Chikiang leader claims
to have withstood successfully at
tack of Chi's forces in Ihsing sector.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-17
FIRE PREVENTION WEEK
Governor Approves Plans for OBJ
serVance Oct. Sill.

Governor Emmett F. Branch to-
day approved plans for Newman T.
Miller. State fire marshal, for the
observance Of Fire Prevention Week
Oct. bill
In view of the staggering and
mounting losses in our country due
to fire, l deem it of the greatest i'm
rortance that during that week the
necessity of fire preventive meas
ures be impressed upon the people
of Indiana" Miller wrote the Gov
ernor.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-17
WARMER COOLER NOW
Charged With Profanity When He's
Arrested by Officer.

Harold Warmer. 10, of 2121 n.
Capitol Ave, got warmer and warmer
when Traff1icman Alvord charged
him first with failure to stop at
boulevard and failure to have lights.
When Warmer gto too warm in his
protestations, Alvord charged him
with profanity in addition to the
other charges.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-17
BIG BLIND TIGER FINES
Three Pay S100 and Costs and Sen.
fenced to State Farm.

Thomas Bass, 98, of 11O9 e.
Michigan St. was fined 800 and
costs and sentenced to thirty days
on the Indiana State Farm on blind
tiger charges today in city court
Andy Klinman, 54, of SIT E. Wa
bash St, and Ben Best, SO, of 518 E.
Wabash St, were each fined 500
and costs and sentenced to forty
days on the farm on blind tiger
charges.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-17

ABOUT TOUR Ieet
long with a
metal ball on
the end. a de
vice used in
glass making, at
the glass fac
tory at Arcadia
the night of
Sept. 6.
But he didn' t
think he ought
to die for his
crime. Il guess
| will plead
guilty. they have
II on me, and
there's nothing
else to do" Bel
zer said, Il am
awfully afraid of
tho 9 I q q z ri -
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-17

renewed were given an oppor-
tunity to appeal to Governor
Small Of Illinois. Every mail IS
bringing hundreds Of these cou-
pons signed by Times readers.
In many eases the coupons are
attached to sheets Of paper and
lists of names signed. All Of
them will be forwarded to Gov
ernor Small.
In other cases readers are
writing TO Governor Small
through The Times.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-17
Five Horses Burn

Bp Jntted Press
FIT. WAYNE. Ind. Sept. IL
Damage estimated today at $4,000
was caused by fire which destroyed
a large barn on the farm of Mrs.
Edward Schroeder. near here. Five
horses were burned to death.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-17
FIRE RUN IS FATAL
Truck Kills Young Wife on Way to
Work.

BU JHtteG Press
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Sept. IL
A fire engine. speeding to answer an
alarm early today. struck and in
stantly killed Mrs. Lottie Wieczo-
ERIK, "a, as she stepped in it's path.
The woman leaves an invalid hus-
band and three small children. She
was on her way to work when she
met her death.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-17
Farmer Says He Is Broke"

A voluntary petition in bankruptcy
was filed in Federal Court today by
John Powell, a farmer Of near VIII
Transport. Ind, Assets were listed at
$3.50 and debts at $1,5S0.67.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-17
Do You Remember

R. R. Rouse, the driven we'll
man, with a shop in the rear
end of the Grand Hotel
Bldg. and who wore a seal
skin overcoat in winters
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-17
SHIEK IN OVERALLS
Woman Tells Police of Being Ac-
cOsted by Unknown Man:

Mrs. c. E. Bosworth. 1927 N. New
Jersey ST.. told Sergeant Tooley and
emergency squad that as she was
walking to the car line from the
home of her brother-in-law, H. E.
McFarlan, 1922 Ashland Ave, man
came out Of the alley between Broed-
way and Park Ave. at Thirteenth
st. and accosted her. She said he
was white. about %, and was wear
ing overalls, a gray sweater and
light cap. He escaped before the
emergency squad arrived Mrs Bos-
worth said she screamed when he
seized her and several boys said the
man ran north
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-17
INDIANAPOLIS RESPONDS

T-i HERE can be no doubt
| about the attitude Of the
- people of indianapolis
toward the case of Bernard
Granth 10, of Chicago, who is
facing death for murder follow
ing conviction on circumstantial
evidence, while Nathan Leopold
and Richard Loeb, who pleaded
2guilty, are serving life sentences.
The Times Tuesday printed a
coupon on which readers beuev-
ing that Grants case should be
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-17

/ HICAGO, sept. it, lney IL
have to deal with God, and
He's a bigger Man than 1
am"
SO reasons Bernard Grant,
crippled father of 22-year-old Ber-
nard who waits at the county Jail
for Oct. II, when the law says he
must hang for murder Of Police
man Ralph Souders. The father
is thinking Of the policemen who
falsely, he says-testified that
his son took part with young Wal
ter Krauser in the crime.
And l guess Leopold and Loeb
will have to make their settlement
with God. too" he adds. It's all
in the hands Of God. and l guess
He will bring it out right"
\ new hope has come to the
Grant family, and to the Krauser
family who live in the same neigh
borhood, back o. the yards,
since Leopold and Loeb escaped
with a sentence Of life imprison-
ment instead Of death.
The two cases offer strange par
allels and contrasts, which the
poorer families are expecting to
point out to the Governor in
strengthening their plea for
clemency.
Mother to See Governor
ibid you ever see any one so
cheerful as my boy?" exclaims
Mrs. Grant
THAT shows he is innocent and
has a good conscience He was
asleep in his bed at home when
the man was killed. He is as in
nocent as you or /.
Il expect to go to see the Gov
ernor and lay before him the story
Of my boy"
Bernard Sr., a carpenter. was
struck by a switch engine when
the son was an infant. one leg
and the other foot were severed
We didn't have money to get
a big lawyer and witnesses they
would listen to- says the father.
1T takes money. and we couldn't
raise enough"
krauser's Folks Poor, Too
The same explanation Of pow
erty is made at the Krauser home.
Their son Walter. was convicted
with Grant. but his appeal from
his death sentence sull is pend
ing before the Supreme Court. No
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-17

First District-William E. Wilson.
Evansville. Democrat. incumbent.
Second District-Arthur II. Green
wood. Washington, Democrat.
Third District-Frank Gardner.
ScOttsburg. Democrat. incumbent.
Fourth District-Harry c. Can
field, Democrat. incumbent.
Fifth District-Noble Johnson.
Terre Haute. Republican. prose
cutting attorney OF Vigo County.
Sixth District-Lawrence Handley,
Democrat, mayor of Richmond
Seventh District-Joseph P. Turk,
Democrat.
Adair on List"
Eighth District-John A. NJ. Adair.
Portland, Democrat, former member
of Congress.
Ninth District-James ?. Davis.
Kokomo, Democrat. State Senator.
Tenth District-Harry Rhodes,
Gary. Democrat.
No Endorsement was made in the
Eleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth
Districts. It is likely that Judge
Samuel VI. Cook, Huntington, Demo
crat. will be indorsed in the Elev-
enth as against Arthur r. Hall, Re
publican.
In the Twelfth district David
HogE. Ft. Wayne. is the Republican
candidate and Charles O. Branstre
tor the Democratic. Branstretor
was indorsed by labor two years ago.
Updike Opposed
In the Thirteenth district Judge
Harmon. Elkhart. Democrat. has
been indorsed by the Central Labor
Union. Andrew J. Hickey, Repub-
hcan, is his opponent.
The Endorsements were made on
a basis Of official records covering
questions of vital interest. accord
ing TO A. Z. Gordon, Terre Haute,
vice chairman of the executive com
mittee
In the Seventh district Ralph Up
dixie. Republican candidate. was de-
clared especially inimical to labor
and the railroad fraternity especially
because of his opposition to the
Full Crew Bill" and other labor
bills.
The action Of the committee about
half of the membership Of which is
included upon the executive COM
mittee Of the La Toilette party, is
taken 10 mean that the entire support
Of La Toilette adherents will be
thrown behind the congressional
slate adopted.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-17
Speed Charge Made

Herbert Condrey, ~, of 729 Cot
tage Ave, was arres1ed today on
speeding charge
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-17
PROGRESSIVES PICK
TEN FOR CONGRESS
Conference for Political Action IndorSeS Nominees Most
y Democratic, in All but Three Districts
Turk Favored Here.

The executive committee of the Indiana Conference
Congress: