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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05

that presented by supporters of Presi- dent Coolidge.
 /. When. the LaFollette platform is voted down, his supporters will remain in the convention but will refuse to make the nomination President Cool idge unanimous.
 Having sat out the Cleveland con- vention the supporters of the Wiscon- sin senator are expected to actively begin to promote his campaign as an independent candidate for the presi- dency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05
c. M. GLOVER HERE

En route to the national convention of real estate men at Washington D. C., c. NJ. Glover, of the Mission Tavern Hotel bureau, of Santa Bar bara, Cal, spent Wednesday at a local hotel and visiting Birmingham friends. While in charge of publicity at the Ambassador hotel, he came in contact with a number of Birmingham vaca- tionists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05
FIGHT WINE ABUSES

CHICAGO, June +.-The Independ- enr Order of B'Nai 'Brith has an uounced war against the abuse of the sacramentaI wine privileges under the Eolstead act. Adolf Kraus,' presi- dent of the organization, announced to- day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05
FORD NO. 100000
 LEAVES LINE TODAY
Last Million Turnea OuE In 132
 Days, RePoE4 Says

DETROIT June 4-FGr,d mstur No. l000al060 wBs eWmBHEHEia mt tine Ford Motor cNunpHTF tiiRs mourning and the 10.000!00O maJlFl 1T FBuJd eiHr will leave the assembly, lime ufiIs HfrsTuG@m. aH gfmcIRl announcement sSaES. The first model 1T GBr wRs uEmglsded 0,t- tober l. lg0S. and Ir wHx sRWEm EeRHz later when mUrEr Nh Gl6I8e@t0@ WAS produced The last miHllgm ,tHns the e,guT,- pany announces wRuR tHrmBH cut cum plete in IS2 working days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05
FARM.LABOR TO AID

Oklahoma Party Will Not Send Dele gates. However, To Third Party
 Convention
 OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, June 4. The Oklahoma farm-labor party will promote the candidacy of Senator Rob- ert NJ. LaFollette for President, but will not send delegates to the third party convention in St. Paul on June IT.
 Communist participation in the St. Paul convention has made a union of progressive sentiment impossible" J. ". Houchan. state chairman, declared Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05
ANNE STILLMAN TO WE'D
Will Become Bride Of Son Of H. P
 DaVisOn

PLEASANTVILLE, \. T., June 4. Mrs. James A StiIlman, wife of the former president of the National City bank, has announced the engagement of her daughter, Anne Stillman, to H. F. Davison, son of the late Henry P. Davison, partner of J. P. Morgan and head of the American Red Cross dur ing the war.
 The wedding will take place some time in October.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05
TORTURE PLANS
 ARE ALLEGED
NCantin.aed From Page Onel

eCantinued From Page One) authouities of the events leading up to the abduction and murder of young Franks
 The prosecution said he was moved to disRIaa@ the information because of ztnrtIfng developments pointing to the eaumeetion of Leopold and Loeb with the murder of Freeman L.. Tracy, form CT University of Chicago student, and with a number of other crimes as well.
 Detectives were dispatched to ex- elusive sections of the south side late Wednesday, night to question girl friends of Loeb and Leopold for the purpose of obtaining information about the acEivities at the time of the murder of Tracy and the mutilation of Charles Rean1- taxieab chauffeur.
 Ream aIready has identified both of the seIf-confessed slayers of young Franks as the men who forced him to enter am automobile last November drove him to q swamp outside Chicago and performed an operation on him.
 PF0be Wolff Death
 Other detectives. sent out late Wednesday,, were going into new phases qf tine death of young Melvin l.. Wolff, who disappeared from the home of a weaIthE relative in the neighborhood where the Leopold and Loeb families reside Wolff walked out of the house to mail a letter the night of April :, 1924, and he never returned alive. His body WIS found in Lake Michigan, on the far south side, nearly one month IRtsr- New information reaching Grove iis said to indicate that the young man, who was 24 years old, was murdered.
 Young Tracy. popular student at the UuiversTty of Chicago, was found dead at FTfty-eighth street and WoodlaWn avenue on November g, 1923. This wSs just five days after Ream, the chauffeur. was kidnapped in the same meiGhB0rho0d- The place where both these crimes were committed, Grove pgimted out. was in the neighborhOOd where the Leopold, Loeb and Franks fHmTlies have their homes.
 While the state's attorney and Police Chief Collins were awaiting the reports of detectives sent out on new phases of the Franks investigation Wednesday night. Crowe found time to finish as semBIimg evidence to be presented to the grand jury Thursday.
 Has No Doubt
 ts AAO 0Oubt III my OOI that indictments will be returned agHinst both Leopold and Loeb for the sIaFing of Franks before Thursday mfght, the states attorney said.
 Thursday moruins stenographers will commence reading the notes they took the night the two young millionaires' sgns confessed abdueting Robert Franks and murder+ng him. These notes never have been transcribed. They will not be-
 No transcription of what these F1uths said is needed" Grove declared. -Thay are fiends. the most inhuman fUsIIds in modern history. Perhaps they are thrUwbacks of the ;nhuman mon- steTS about whom the Italians wrote TheY are creatures of fiction transla tied imu6 modern life.
 But whatever Leopold and Nathan mHE be-, they are the slayers of Robert Franks. and every effort which justice cam exert will be called upon to send them to the g4IIOWs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05
M. 0. LTGHTFOOT DIES

". C. LIUHTFUUT UIES
 NEW YORK, June 4.-William c. Lightfoot, head of the claims depart ment of the Old Dominion Steamship company, died in a hospital here last night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-08
STATE FACTIONS
REMAIN SILENT
Accounts Board Making
Investigation.

All was quiet along the battle
front in the war between the State
board Of accounts and the State
highway commission today. Follow.
ing it's usual policy of silence rep
resentatives Of the board Of ac-
counts had nothing to say. John D.
Williams, director of the highway
commission. conferred with Governor
Branch for a short time. but he too
was silent.
It became known that the board Of
accounts is Investigating disposal Of
war surplus equipment received
from the Federal Government. A
report on this investigation will be
submitted to the Governor within d
few weeks.
The Governor was not ready to
give out a statement about the frs-
of the board Of accounts which crit
icised relations Of the commission
with O. F. SchIensker, dealer in au-
tomobile parts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-08
ONE DEAD, ONE
DYING IN BLAST
Fatal Explosion at Cement
Plant.
BIZ Times Spfcial

BIZ Times Special
GREENCASTLE. Ind, Sept. s.
William Price, So, was fatally burned
and Earl Mathews, 80, was at the
point of death tbday from burns re-
ceived in an explosion Sunday at
the Indiana Portland Cement Com
pany plant here.
The men were at work in one of
the kilns when the blast, caused by
spontaneous combustion, occurred
Frank Arthur, another employe,
heard the mems screams and rushed
into the blazing building and res
cued them. He was badly burned
about the hands. The fire was quick
ly extinguished.
n Price died today. Mathews death
IS expected hourly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-08
DEMOCRATS HONOR
SAMUEL {. RAUH
Members of State Finance
Committee Named,

Samuel f. Rauh, president Of the
Belt Railway and the Stockyards, to-
day was named member of the
finance committee of the Democratic
State organization from the Seventh
District.
Other members:
First district, Clarence Wolf. New
Harmony; Second, D. Frank Cul-
bertson, Vincennes; Third, Perry
McCart, Paoli; Fourth, George Hille-
brand, Batesville; Fifth, Ralph Noll,
Greencastle; Sixth, Harry G. Strick-
land, Greenffeld; Eighth, Dale j.
Crittenberger, Anderson; Ninth,
Harry Z. Reed, Delphi; Tenth, Her
man Confer, Gary; Eleventh, E. E.
Cox, Hartford City; Twelfth, Lew G..
Ellingham, FIT. Wayne; Thirteenth,
w. A. McInery, South Bend.
Thomas Taggart, and Charles A.
Greathouse, secretary of the national
committee, are in Chicago today for
conference with national leaders.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-08
MEN OUTNUMBER
WOMEN VOTERS
Total September RegiStra-
ton $4,000.

With but twelve precincts unre-
ported at noon today, County Auditor
Harry Dunn announced a total of
1916 voters registered Saturday in
the 1914 precincts heard from.
The missing twelve will put the
registration above $4,000. it was
, thought. approaching the record of
1890. when $1,000 registrations were
received.
Women registering tOtaled 81 $50
and men 40,746. Registration in col
ored and foreign-b quarters was
extremely light, as usual on the first
day. The last chance will be Oct. 6.
voters in aMrson County.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-08
AID FOR COUNTY PUPILS
Commissioners Promise Better Road
for School Hack.

Demands that Sixty-First st. road
through Colonial Park addition,
northwest of the city. be graveled so
children of fifty families can be
hauled to Washington Township
school No. were heard today by
county commissioners. A delegation
from the Colonial Park Welfare AS
sociation, composed of Frank L. Mar
tino. chairman, Mrs. Essie Horst,
Spencer w Dice and Carl Caldwell
presented the request.
Commissioners at first objected.
saying the county cannot take over
the hundreds of miles Of roads
through additions outside the city,
but Mrs. Horst said the children
missed part of the last school year
because of mud. The commissioners
promised aid.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-08
WALB IS DUE TUESDAY
G. o. p. State Chairman to Arrange
Meetings.

Republican State Chairman Clyde
A. Walb will arrive Tuesday from
La Grange to complete plans for
G. o. P. meetings Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday.
1t is said the alleged fraud charges
against H. \. Sherwood, G. 0. p.
candidate for superintendent of pub
lie instruction viii be discussed at
the State committee meeting Tues
day.
F. Harold Van Orman, Evansville
G. o. P. candidate of Lieutenant
Governor, addressed the State Ku-
Klux Klan meeting at Cadle Taber-
nacle, it was said today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-08
SMALL BOY IS
KILLEDBY TRUCK
Hyman CaIderon, 4, Victim
in Street Tragedy,

Hyman Calderon. 4, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gabriel Calderon. 1145 S. Capt
tol Ave. was instantly killed this
afternoon by a truck at Morris st.
and Capitol Ave.
Truck was driven by Oscar Hood.
Al, Of 1907 N. Ashland Ave. Police
said they were told the child ran
In front of the truck
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-08
ROBBERS GET MAIL
Break Into Railroad Station and
Steal Pouches.

BIZ JnifGd Press
WHITEHALL. Ill. Sept. S.-Au-
thorities are searching for robbers
who early To-Day broke into the Chi
cago. Burlington & Quincy Railroad
station here and made away with
two sacks of first-class mail and sew
eraI pouches Of parcel post.
Another robbery at Carrolton. a
few miles from here, was attributed
to the same gang. Robbers entered
the Chicago & Alton station there
and escaped with. $50 In cash.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-08
KU-KLUX ISSUE
IS FOREMOST IN
MAINE ELECTION
Brewster G, 0, P, Nominee,
Is Charged With Having
KIan Support.
BIZ Critsd Press

By United Press
PORTLAND, Maine. Sept. S.
With Klan and anti-Klan feeling in
tense, interest in the outcome unus-
ually keen and perfect weather in
prospect, a record vote is predicted
in Names biennial election today.
One United States Senator, a Gov
ernor, four Congressman and the
usual State officers are 10 be Sc
lected.
Sole Issue
Overshadowing all else, the Ku-
Klux Khan looms as virtually the
sole issue, despite protestations by
Republicans that its place in the
campaign resulted only from the
political ambition" of the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor, Will
liam R. Pattingale.
Democrats. under the leadership
of Pattingal1. who has made a bit
ter fight against the hooded order,
confidently claims the Governorshp
"by at least 10000" for the first
time in fifty years. Pattingall has
stumped the State. charging his op-
ponent, State Senator Ralph o.
Brewster, Portland, with being a
Klan candidate and seeking the or
ders support.
Not an Issue
Brewster conducted his campaign
along national lines, urging his own
election as an endorsement of Calvin
Coolidge. He declined to denounce
the Klan, asserting it was not an
issue.
The independent candidacy of
Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette does
not figure in this election.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-08
YOUTH CONFESS
He SHOT GIRL
Brother Resisted Advances
to Sister Fatally,
BIZ United Press

DV 2 UWtttW 7 TFbo
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Sept. S.-Edward
Daugherty, IS, bus boy who recent
ly came here from Kentucky, today
confessed to st. Louis county au-
thorities that he shot Ethel Baxter,
IA, to death Saturday after an au-
tomobile hOld-up in which he OBJ
tanned forty cents.
Daugherty got the forty cents
from the man in the party, then
kissed two girls in the back seat of
the car, and shot fatally when a half
brother of Ethel became angry and
resisted his kissing
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-08
LA TOILETTE CONFAB
Campaign Plans to Be Taken Up By
Executive Committee.

The executive committee OF the
La Toilette party in Indiana was to
smeet at La Toilette State headquar-
ters this afternoon to discuss cam
paign plans.
The indianapolis branch of the
Progressive Political Action League
will meet tonight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-08
SHOTS R0UT THIEF
Two Wrist Watches Missing After
Man Flees From House.

A. c, Gibney, $40 W. Twenty
Ninth St. was unable 10 give police
a description Of the burglar at whom
he fired early today. He awoke and
saw the man in his room he said.
Gibney. said he did not know II the
shot took effect. Two wrist watches
both valued at S35 were taken.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-08
FALL TRIES TO
STOP OIL PROBE

BY United Press

WASHINGTON. Sept. s.-Albert
p. Fall. former secretary Of the in
terror today applied to the District
OF Columbia Supreme Court for an
injunction TO restrain Spt cial Gov
eminent Council Atlee Pomerene
and Owen Roberts from continuing
the now investigation they have just
launched here.
In his petition. Fall. who is under
Indictment in connection with the
naval oil scandals. charged the new
investigation is nto for the pur-
pose OF securing any new in
dictments. but to get more evidence
to use in the present indictment
pending against him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-08
WOMAN FOUND
AFTER ROBBERY
Victim Discovered in Coal
Yard Unconscious.

Detectives today believed that
Mrs. Anna Stoltz. 81. of Bacon St,
south OF the city, found unconscious
in a coal yard at 500 E. Troy Ave,
early today by passing motorists.
was robbed and dragged to the spot.
When the woman regained con
sciOusness this morning she said all
she remembered was getting of of
a Shelby street car at Troy Ave. be
tween 10 and Il p. n. Sunday after
attending church.
She had S1S before she left The car.
She had 35 cents when found. She
had a dislocated shoulder and bad
cuts about the head.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-08
WARMER WEATHER HERE
Thermometer Reaches 20 Mark
Sunday Also Higher.

Warmer weather prevailed today
following showers over the weekend
The refrigerator grip of the wealth
er man was broken Sunday. The
lowest temperature was So early in
the morning, the thermometer climb
ing gradually until it reached its
peak at 72 at 4:30 p. m.
The lowest early today was 81
shortly before 6. AT 8 a. m. the
thermometer was close to TO-.
Cooler weather was forecast for
Tuesday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-08
BY MRS. C. H. SMITH,
President indianapolis Parent
Teacher Association

d ARENTS may aid in
L safeguarding the lives
of their children of school
age by supplementing the
instruction given in schools
with caution in the home.
Parents also should set an
example for children and
other motorists by driving
carefully past school build
ings and constantly preach
ing that everybody follow the
rule.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-08
CAR FARE HEARING
Petition for Reduced Rates Before
Public Service Commission Today.

Hearing on the petition for re-
duced street car fares for Indian
apolis school children was set by the
public service commission for p.
m. today. The petition which asks
that tickets be sold to school chill
dren on a five-cent basis was filed by
E. o. Snethen on behalf of the In
dianapons Federation Of Commun-
ity Clubs last spring.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-08
1900, 900 Fire at Buffalo

By United Press
BUFFALO. N. Y. Sept. S.-The
Exchange elevator. containing 6O0,-
600 bushels Of grain. was destroyed
by fire this afternoon, with an esti-
mated loss of 81 100000. Four work
men. trapped in the cupola Of the
elevator, were rescued by firemen.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-08
N. |. P. TO FILE TICKET
Independents Meet at Zahnd Home
Sept. 8.

Completion of plans for fling
State ticket will be discussed at a
meeting of the executive committee
of the National Independent Party,
Sept. g.
The meeting will be at the home of
John Zahnd, chairman, $3.50 N. Meri-
dian ST.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-08
RALSToN ON PROGRAM
Will Speak at Opening of New
Hemingway Rd." Near BoOnville.

United States Senator Samuel M.
Ralston will deliver the principal ad-
dress at ceremonies at Tennyson,
Ind, Tuesday, near Boonville, at
tending the opening of the new
Hemingway road" The new pave
ment is named in honor of the lat
Senator Hemingway.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-08
Horse Just Balky

Police early today found Jesse and
George Lewis, 2O5 Bright ST.. trying
to drive a horse bought in Traders
Alley to their home. Police say d
report they were intoxicated was
false. The horse was only balky.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-08
BACK OF SOLOMON'S CAFE
STRONG BOX IS CUT OUT
Restaurant Loss Between $500 and
$70O-Detective Head Sees Work
Of Experts in First Job-Finger
Prints Only Evidence Left.

Safe robberies in two downtown establishments were dis
covered today.
Expert crooks opened the safe of the Charles E. Holloway
office n Delaware ST. during the night
They obtained approximately $500.
The crooks who chseed the back Of of
mons restaurant Maryland and Illinois Ss were believed to
be another gang because their work was be-
tween $500 and 1900
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-08
War Veteran Dies

By United Press
FRANKFORT, Ind. Sept. s.
Daniel Bowser, Sc, Civil War vet
eran, member of the G. A. r. and
a pioneer resident of Clinton County,
dropped dead at hospital here
today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-08
No BELL RANG
AT THIS SCHOOL
Boys Blamed for Fire, De-
stroying Building.
By United Press

By United Press
BRAZIL, Ind, Sept. s.-Boys who
were adverse to starting to school
are believed by authorities to have
set fire to the Brown schoolhouse
near here early today.
There had been no fire in the build.
ing for weeks. The school was de
stroyed and opening of the fall term
will be delayed for several weeks
while a temporary school is erected.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-08

School Children Return and Dangers Crossings Are Stressed
BY MAYOR SHANK

CAN'T believe that any citizen of indianapolis, in his
right mind would deliberately speed past school build
if reflected that certain hours of the day thousands
of children crossing the street.
School children must streets Police and school
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-08

authorities constantly drilling children be careful
Therefore, motorists face sort of rusthose thousands
of precious lives their hands during the time the
children crossing pavements.
ask motorists of Indianapolis to be worthy of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-08
BY f. L. GRAFT,
Superintendent of Indianapolis
Schools

CAFETY work is organ
~ lied in the schools. We
are carefully instructing chill
dren all the time that they
must stay out of streets ex-
cept when they must cross
them. Children are obliged
to cross streets. Therefore,
safety becomes a question of
cooperation by the motorists.
The schools are going half
way and we feel sure that
the motorists will do their
part.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-08
HeCklers Ready

Davis was warned that he Is likely
70 be heckIed by Klansmen when he
delivers his speech on reclamation.
irrigation and kindred western prob
lens at the city auditorium on
Thursday.
The Colorado situation IS said to be
particularly favorable TO the Demo
Gratis and the chances Of electtng two
United States Senators are good.
Senator Alva Adams, Democrat, run
ming against Senator Phtpp. Repub-
Hcan, is said 10 be popular with all
elements in the State, while Phipps
is opposed by factions of his party
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-08
PARTY is SERIOUSLY
SPLIT ON QUESTION
Opponents Are Expected to
HeckIe Candidate During
Talk on Western Problems
Thursday Told to Be
Progressive,
By FRAZER EDWARDS,
I-ritef Press Sfnf CorrcspOndrn

DENVER, Col. Sept. S.-John W.
Davis, Democratic presidential can
didate. collided with the Klan issue
again today when he came TO Den
yer. only the efforts of local Demo
cratic leaders prevented Klan d IN
Onstration against Davis, when he
stepped off the train.
Davis Immediately went int con
ference with J. D. Barnett, Demo
cratic national committeeman and
other leaders when he first learned
Of the Klan feeling in Colorado and
particularly in Denver.
Has Fighting Chance
Beca use Of the Klan issue which
has split the Democratic into bitter
factions. Davis was told he has a
fighting chance 10 carry Colorado.
He must, however. demonstrate q
real progressivism 10 hold the Demo
cratic element that is now leaning
toward Senator La Toilette, it was
said
The Klan is said to be bitterly op-
posed TO Davis because Of his Seasirt
speech in which he denounced the
order and Klan leaders were pre-
pared TO demonstrate their dis
approval Of the utterances Of the
Democratic candidate.
When local leaders learned Of the
plan. they served notice on Mayor
Stapletou. who was elected with
Klan support. that adequate police
protection must be given TO prevent
any disorder. AS a result a Gordon
Of mounted and foot police surround
ed the station.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-08

The yeggmen are thought to have
used a ladder TO climb TO the roof
Of the one-story building in which the
Holloway office is located. Then they
carefully removed a setclon of a sky
light and lowered themselves into
the office They drilled holes around
the safe combination with extreme
precision. opened the outer door and
got into the inner compartment with
keys found in drawer.
Every bit of evidence except
finger prints was removed by the
crooks. Bertillon Expert Bert Perrott
took pictures Of the prints.
Abner Jackson. colored. S32 W.
Twenty St. janitor, dis
covered the robbery.