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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-24
Harvey G, Shafer Former
Vice President of Nordyke
and Marmon Company,
VIII Succeed George N,
BARLEY,
MOVE SEEN AS
EFFORT AT CLEANUP
New Head of Division of
Equipment and Motor
Transport Department of
State Highway Commits
sion WiII Report Aug. 5.

Governor Emmett F. Branch will
recommend the appointment of Har-
vey G.. Shafer, 317 E. Maple Rd.,
former vice president of Nordyke &
Marmon Company, as chief of the
division of equipment and motor
transport, State highway commits
sion, when the commission meets
Friday. Shafer has accepted the
proposal and will return for duty
Ang. 3.
Il went out to get the biggest
man I could get" declared the Gov
ernor today in making the announce
ment Shafer, now in the East with
a large motor corporation. was lit
orally drafted into the present po-
sition. according to Frederick
Schortemeier, the Governors secre-
tary, since his remuneration here is
negligible compared with what he
is commanding in his present posi-
ton
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-24
OFFICIALS BEFORE JURY
Appearance of Commissioners Indi
Gates Julietta Investigation.

Appearance of John Kitley and AL
bert Hoffman, county commission.
ers, before the Marion County grand
jury today was taken as an indica-
tion that investigation OF Julietta,
county insane asylum. was under
way. Kitley and Hoffman spent
about an hour in the grand jury
room.
The grand jury made a trip to
-Junetta several days ago and inspect
ed construction work on new build
ings, which is said to be faulty.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-24
CONVICT 4,700 INSPIRED
IlIiOis Penitentiary Prisoner Writes
Poem on Indianapolis.

That widespread interest is being
manifested in the Chamber of Com
merce contest for an Indianapolis
slogan is shown by the fact that
the mail brought suggestions from
convict No. 4,700 of the southern
Illinois penitentiary and fnpm a citi-
zen of Gulfport, Miss.
The prisoner wrote a poem, men
tioning several Indianapolis products
and places.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-24
TO REPRESENT BRANCH
Governor Sends Two to Calrk Monu
ment Unveiling.

Frederick e. JSchortemeier, secre
tary to Governor Emmett F. Branch,
and Adjt. Gen. Harry B. Smith have
been requested by Branch to repre-
sent him and the State at the unveil.
ing of a monument to George Tog.
ers Calrk at Springfield, Ohio, Aug.
8. The monument commentaries
the victory of Clark over the Shaw,
nee Indians at Piqua, Ohio. near
Springfield.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-24
RURAL MAIL MEN
IN BILLMIRE HUNT
Postmaster BrySon Broad
casts Statewide Appeal.

Thorough search for Dell 2. Bill
mire, 50. of 719 E. Thirty-Fourth St,
indianapolis business man missing
since July S, will be made over In
diana.
Postmaster Robert H. Bryson,
Kiwanian. has offered his services in
finding Billmire. Postmasters all
over the State will be informed of
BillmIre's disappearance and will be
asked 10 have rural carriers watch
for hun. The State Will be COM
pletely combed by the 1900 carriers.
Kiwanians. relatives, and friends,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-24
FARMERS WILL BENEFIT
Official Here Sees Big Saving in
''Pittsburg Plus" Ruling.

Indiana farmers will benefit ap-
proximately $3,OOO,0O a year as a
result of the knockout of pittsburgh
plus" freight charges on steel, Perry
H. Crane, secretary of Indiana Farm
Bureau Federation, said today.
This saving, he said, will be made
largely through the lower price in
farm implements predicted with
cheaper steel at Gary.
Officials oS the farm bureau, Crane
said, asserted farmers in the Middle
West will save 100000 a year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-24
BANDITS MAKE
S125,OOO HAUL
HoIdup Detroit JeweIry Store
and Rifle Gem Cases.
By United Press

BIZ United Press
DETROIT, Mich, July 24-Two
bandits held up the Capital Jewelry
Shoppe here today and escaped with
diamonds valued at S125,00
Entering the store while Joseph
Mazer, New York jewelry salesman,
was displaying a case Of diamonds
to Jack Wolfe. proprietor of the
store. the bandits covered Mazer and
Wolfe and a clerk with revolvers.
The bandits seized Mazer's display
case, rifled the showcases in the
store and escaped in an auto.
Every available detective was as
signed to the search for the bandits
and description Of the two men were
broadcast from the police radio sta
ton to cities throughout Michigan
and Ohio.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-24
WIFE KILLS HUSBAND
END of Seven Years of Hell" )"
Woman Tells Police.

BIZ United Press
ST. LOUIS, July 24.-"This is the
is the end of seven years of hell"
said Minnie Stahl to police a few
minutes after she shot to death her
husband, August J. Stahl, AS, bar
tender, with his own revolver in
their home today.
Il am glad I did it." She had
been married to him eighteen years,
she said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-24
P0LICEW0MAN NABS BOY
Charged With Making Remarks to
Passing Women.

Hailing every woman who chanced
his way proved bad luck to William
Sanders. 16, 2162 Ringgold ST., en-
ployed on a new apartment house at
Thirty Eighth and Meridian St. to-
day. Miss Bertha Duclus, citys de-
tective, was sent to the vicinity after
several complaints about the youth
were made. When he hailed Miss
Duclus she had him arrested. He is
in city prison.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-24
STREET CAR PATRON HIT
Elderly Woman Struck by Auto
When She Steps From Curb.

Mrs. Mary Huder, 76, of 1206h E.
Washington St. was struck. and
slightly injured by an automobile
driven by Willard Wright, 1924
Park Ave, as she stepped from the
curb TO board a street car in front
of her home today.
Wright was charged with assault
and battery and speeding.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-24
MRS. SKI ISN'T WHITE
Boxers Manager Explains Misunder-
standing; Bridal Couple Hides.

BIZ Jntfed PTess
NEW YORK. July 24.-Mrs. Bat
ting Sikh Is nto white after all.
True, she has fair hair, but that was
bleached, and her fair skin, in con
trast to the pitch -blackness Of her
Senegalelese spouse, is that Of an
octorooon.
Bob Levy the boxers manager. ex-
planned matters today and said Lii
liam Werner, who was married to
Sikh Wednesday at Municipal Bldg,
is the daughter of a Memphis
negress.
, Sikh and his bride remained in
their honeymoon hotel today and re-
fused to come out and talk about it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-24
HUGE MORTGAGE FILED
Nickel Plate Secures Present Issue
of Refunding Bonds

BV Times SpectdI
AWFORDSVILLE, Ind, July
PA mortgage. securing a pres
ent issue of refunding bonds aggre-
eating over Sill, 100000 was filed
with the county recorder, by the
Nickel Plate Railroad, by it's local
attorney, Charles Harding. The
mortgage, the largest ever filed in
the county, provides for the expan.
sion Of the railroad system, and also
provides for further bond ISSUES un.
der the same mortgage to cover
other systems that may be acquired
from time to time.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-24
YOUNG PERSONS MISSING
Search Made to Locate Juvenile
Court Ward.

Police searched today for two
missing young persons.
Juvenile court attaches stated that
Opal Eads. Is. of R. r. l, ward OF
the court. left. She is fair COM
plexioned and has brown eyes, and
was wearing brown dress. hat and
coat.
c. B. Harrington. 304. S. New Jer-
sey ST., states that his stepson, Or
vile Magill, IA, left home Wednes-
day. He has black hair, blue eyes,
dark complexion and wore a blue
shirt and khaki trousers. He has
tattoo marks on both arms.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-24
lAPS HELP AMERICANS
Royal Household Aids in Move to
Curb Agitation.

By United Press
LONDON, July 24.-In an effort
to curb anti-American agitation, the
Japanese royal household has loaned
the American colony at Toxic g val
liable site, rent free, for an Amer
lean school.
Three Japaese societies have do
mated cash and materials to build
the school, to the value of $4,000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-24
Woman Caught in Traffic

Mrs. H. S. Willis of No. I Colon
made Apis, was struck by an au-
tomobile driven by Bailey Sesler,
%, of 2126 Central Ave, at Eleventh
and Meridian SITS. today, police say.
Mrs. Willis was injured about the
sides, when caught in two lines of
traffic. She was taken home.
Sesler was held.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-24
CANADIAN BANK LOOTED
Masked Men Get 100000 in Cash
and Bonds.
Rn Tnited Press

bV GUtIfU FTeSS
VANCOUVER, B. c., July "a
Three masked bandits today held up
the uptown branch Of the Canadian
Bank Of Commerce and escaped
with 500, Goo in cash and bonds.
George Bonallie, manager, was
shot and slightly wounded. He re-
fused to open the vault. Scooping
up all the cash in sight, the bandits
locked bank employees in the vault
and fed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-24
BURIED ALIVE IN SAND
Two Workers Recover From Injuries
Received as Crane Breaks.
,y Times Specidl

bV imeS Speci0t
GREENCASTLE, Ind, July "a
Delbert Mosteller and Harvey Cox
were recovering at a local hospital
from injuries received Wednesday
when they were buried under two
tons Of sand at the Indiana Portland
cement plant. The men were at
work in a small shed when a huge
crane broke.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-24
PARLEY LEADERS
HOPE AGREEMENT
WILL Be REACHED
Efforts to Settle Differences
Between French and
Bankers Continue,

BIZ United Press
LONDON, July 24.-American and
British participants in the interallied
conference maintained undiminished
optimism today. despite the impasse
to which difference of opinion be
tween international bankers and the
French government has brought the
parley.
Confidence was expressed that
weekend of rapid fire interchange
Of discussions will solve the Difficult
ties. which still center around the
subject Of guarantees.
Talks Continue
Early today the informal confer
ences at 10 Downing St. were re-
sumed with Ambassador Kellogg,
Premiers Herrlot and Theunis and
Count de Stefani sitting in" with
Premier Macdonald in an effort to
reconcile bankers demands for Sc
curity for the German loan with
French demand for sanctions,
The meeting broke up at noon
without reaching a decision. Pre-
miers Herr.ot and Theunis walked
homeward together across st. James
Park, their heads close together.
The Belgian statesman is understood
to be doing his utmost to effect
another compromise.
The conferees are not surprised at
the pessimism expressed "Wednesday
and today by the French press
which. from newspapers and cabled
dispatches reaching London, appear
already to be writing this conference.
down rs a failure. But the pessim-
ism from across the channel is dis
counted, and there still exists hope
Of pulling the whole affair from the
fire and getting on with the ex-
perts report.
Hughes Busy
This afternoon, Ambassador Kel-
logg and Secretary of State Hughes
are attending one of King Georges
garden parties at. Buckingham
Palace. Hughes, despite his avowed
intention to smooth out many Of
the difficulties, between his many
engagements with the bar associa-
ton. He is not seeing any Of the
conferees officially, but has con
ferred with Macdonald, Theunis and
Philip Snowden. British minister
and chairman Of the deadlocked com
mittee
The American secretary Of State
lunched today with Lord Balfour.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-24

once a day to stretch the leg SO
it would mend normally.
Suffers in Silence
Although the pain is severe.
Jack has born it for more than
a week without protest. So genial
is Jacks disposition that the vet
erinarian found it Unnecessary to
strap him down. although a sud
den false move on the dogs part
would throw the bones out Of
alignment.
1t was thought early in the week
that Jack would have to lie in one
position for fifteen days longer.
but he has improved so rapidly
that the veterinarian permitted
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-24
PUSH CART; NO PEDDLER
Police Seeking Missing Owner-An-
other Man Also Sought

Roscoe Stelitano. a fruit peddler,
.1017 Lexington Ave, and Joseph
Crider. r. R. G. Indianapolis, still
were missing from their homes to-
day.
Both were believed to be carrying
large sums of money and police fear
they may be victims of foul play.
Crider left home Saturday in an
automobile, his wife said.
Stelitano left home Sunday with
his push cart, which was later found
in another part of the city.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-24
STRATHMANu IS
FINED ONLY $3.50
IN BOOZE TRIAL
Prosecutor Flags Storage of
Liquor in North Side
Homes,

Edward c. Strathmann, president
and general manager OF the Bedford
Stone and Construction Company,
was found guilty Of violating State
prohibition laws and fined $50 by
John w. Hoffman, special Judge in
Criminal Court today.
Strathmann was arrested in Au-
gust. 1928. following a raid on his
residence at 1920 Central Ave, in
which more than 300 gallons Of
liquor were fonud with equipment
for manufacturing it.
Neither side was pleased with the
decision, apparently. William H.
Remy, prosecutor. who had made a
strong plea for a heavy penalty on
the ground that Strahmann's
position in life, education and
wealth, constituted an aggravation
Of the crime and not a palliation,
visibly was disappointed
sS1nmes Asks, for Time
Frank A. Symes, attorney for
Strahmann, asked for time to decide
whether the case would be appealed.
He said he probably would decide by
Saturday.
Just so long as the law is openly
tiouted by business men Of wealth
and position, just son long is pro-
hibition enforcement made more diff
ticult. Just so long as men like
Strathmann get by and other men
Of wealth. and influence get by.
there VIII be no respect for law in
Marion County, Remy said.
Protection Cited
This man would be the first to
appeal to the law for protection
should his home be broken into The
law does more for him and other
men of his kind than it does for
many others, yet these men openly
flout it. Morally this man has a
greater degree of responsibility than
many others. There are too many
north side men with big stocks Of
liquor in their cellars. A catch of
this size has not been made in any
of the notorious resorts around here
in months"
In making his decision Hoffman
said: II do not believe man should
be punished because he is rich or
because he is poor There is diff
ference between the man who man
ufactures for sale and profit and the
man who manufactures liquor for
his own use or for entertainment"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-24
BETTER BUSINESS MOVE
Police Investigate Sale of Fibre Silk
Hose.

Two men were held today on com
plant Of the Better Business Bureau
they were selling fibre silk hose,
making the statement they were real
silk.
Nathan Nancy, rs, Of New York
City, and Sam Rosenzweig, 3041
Park Ave. were charged with vagran-
cy and Nancy with peddling with.
out a license. They were at Penn
sylvania and Court SITS. when ar
rested.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-24

17LMOST all the world
IA likes a good dog, Or.
G2 Elizabeth Conger, city
poundmaster, believed today as
she checked over dozens of re-
quests for Jack, the champion
canine patient at the pound on
Pendleton Pike.
Jack attracted attention when
The Times printed the story of his
patience under suffering. His
shoulder was broken when an au-
tomobile rap over him in ga
rage. a veterinarian put his in
jured member in a Thomas splint
and directed that a small pulley
and-string arrangement be used
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-24
HOME BURNS; MAN DIES
IvestigatiOn Under Way in Fatal
Farm Blaze.

BIZ Times Special
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, July "a
Investigation was under way today
into the fire in which Samuel a.
McCune, As. bachelor farmer, was
burned to death late Wednesday. Ex-
plosion of an oil stove. it is believed,
fired his home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-24
MAN SHOT BY DEPUTY
Quarrel Over Replevin of Auto Truck
Injuries Not Serious.

J. Irwin Cornet, 2254 N. Dearborn
ST. was at the city hospital today
with his chest grazed from a bullet,
following a quarrel with deputy
constable. He was slated on charge
of interfering with the processes Of
law.
]. F. Taylor, 1888 E. Washington
ST., constable for Walter Glass,
justice of peace, and Pete Snyder,
912 E. Washington ST., his deputy,
told police, they went to Comets
home to replevin a truck They said
they met Cornet driving the vehicle
and an argument followed, in which
Snyder shot Cornet. snydEr was not
held by the police.
Comets condition is not serious.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-24
LOOe

BIZ Times Special
GREENCASTLE, Ind, July
24.-Love is blind.
That's what Mayor Charles
Seiz told a sweet young couple
in a lecture late Wednesday
night.
They were so blind they
drove over newly paved
street, damaging it. The fire
chief hailed them and woke the
mayor out of bed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-24
HAMMER STRIKES HEART
Only Broken Ribs ResuIt-Physi-
clans Marvel at Escape.
3v Times Special

By tWes Spectdt
GREENCASTLE, Ind, July "a
Albert Kirkpatrick, 25, today was
suffering from three broken ribs. He
was struck over the heart by a
sledge hammer.
Kirkpatrick was holding a chisel
for fellow worker when the head
of the sledge flew off.
Physicians marveled that he lives.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-24
Ought to Be Proud of That Gar

EU 1HEN William Ahlers. 1921
IWI Thaddeus ST., driver for
IL F'reyn Brothers, 1923 N.
Illinois ST., was arraigned in city
court today on a charge of
driving a Ford, one-ton truck,
thirtysDne miles an hour, he told
City Judge Delbert Q. Wilmeth
that the car, would not go that
fast.
i've had enough Of these
stories said Judge Wilmeth.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-24

wen just see about it,"
He ordered Robert Dennis, pro-
baton officer, and Motor Police
men HaIstead and Tremp to test
the car. They reported back to
Judge Wilmeth that the carr did
thirty-nine miles an hour, eight
miles faster than the speed Ahl-
ers was charged with.
Ahlers was fined SIG and costs.
He did not have the money and
temporarily was locked up.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-24
COOLER WEATHER HERE
Temperature SIumps to 79-LoweI
for Friday.

Cooler weather forecast Wednes-
day by the local weather bureau was
borne out today. The high mark
was reached this morning at so,
when the thermometer slumped to
10, maintained through the noon
hour.
Cooler weather was also forecast
for Friday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-24
End of the Raibow

Davie wa broke" Sauer had s
cents. He bought six rolls, gave
Davie three and had one cent left
They walked to the east end Of
the Brightwood Big -Four yards to
wait for a freight train near Emer-
son Ave.
Davie sat down on an unused
rail near a track while Sauer went
down an embankment to rest. Sauer
fell asleep. Police believe Davie also
slumbered.
About 1920 Big Four Passenger
No. SO from Cleveland roared
through the yards. The engine
struck Davie. knocked him about
ten feet. He died instantly, it is
thought The train crew did not
know he had been struck and went
en- to the city.
Half an hour later. No. Al, second
section Of SO, pulled in. The engineec
saw the body and stopped. Sauer
awakened and went back up the
embankment to find his pal dead.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-24

les, was the whispered response
to the question of whether a charred
automobile rug was similar to the
one which she had seen in the Leo.
pold home.
Miss Sattler was on the stand but
a moment or two and left almost
in state of collapse.
Leopold and Loeb lost their
amused smiles when DR.. Emil
Deutsch. eye specialist, testified that
glasses found near body Of Robert
Franks had been prescribed for Ma
than Leopold.
Students on Stand
Four students OF University of
Chicago. former intimates of Leo
pold during his law studies there.
further helped the State by testify
ing to the ownership of the type
writer used by Leopold.
Leopold and Loeb tried to act in
a careiree manner throughout, but
showed considerable concern as
friend after friend mounted the
stand.
The youths showed much amuse.
ment at the faltering testimony Of
Patrolman Homer, who arrested
Loeb on the day preceding Memorial
Day as a suspect in the Franks
murder case.
Loeb was taken into custody be-
cause he was a friend of Nathan
Leopold and admitted he was with
Leopold on the day Of the murder.
1t was the suave Leopold who was
first suspected because Of the find
ing Of bis glasses near the scene Of
the murder.
Jacob Franks sat alone some six
feet behinT the defendants He
wathed them closely and showed his
displeasure at their banter during
Homer's testimony.
Convening of court was delayed
few moments today. A conference
was reported on in the chambers of
Justice Caverly.
Crowd Small.
Due to a rain. the crowd Of spec
tators was cut down and the little
courtroom, heretofore crowded be-
yond capacity. was about half empty.
Firemen and policemen maintained
a guard in the halls and the court
to prevent overcrowding.
The defense attorneys and Prose
cutor Grove were in conference with
Justice Caverly. The conference, it
was understood, was called to ex-
pedite the case. An effort will be
made to cut down the number of
witnesses to be summoned by both
sides.
Court was convened at 1910.
The defendants were brought into
court a moment after Justic Caverly
ordered the case to go on. The boys
appeared at ease.
Andy Russo, an electrician, was
the first witness.
Russo is an employe of the Pull,
man Company, and he testified to
finding note in a Pullman car in
New York on May 81.
The note was addressed to Jacob
Franks and directed him to throw
IdHSo1Il money out OF a Train WIN
dow. The note said:
PROCEED Immediately to the back
platform of the car and have your
package ready to throw off. When
you see first large red brick build
ing count to five slowly and when
you get opposite a large sign which
says Champion throw the package
as far as you can to the right.
(Signed George. Johnson"
The note was put in the car by
the boys and Franks Instructed in
the ransom letter to secure the note.
The place where the money was to
be thrown from the train was few
miles from Chicago. The plan was
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-24
Succeeds BARLEY

Shafer is TO succeed George N.
BARLEY. who resigned hfs position
recently shortly before fling Of the
report of the State board Of ac-
counts. alleging n1ismanagement and
inefficiency within the division and
overpayment Of $4,000 TO o. F.
Schlensker. auto parts dealer. The
money was returned by Schlensker.
The naming of Shafer indicates
the Governors determination TO
clean up permanently whatever al
legged inefficiency and irregular con.
ditions there may have been in the
division Of equipment.
Shafer had been with the Nordyke-
Marmon Company for twenty years
until the reorganization Of the com
pany this spring He started as a
millwright, served as superintendent
OF production during the war when
Liberty motors were being made and
was then made vice president. He
was fifth man in the list Of candi-
dates for nomination for Republican
State Senator fn the last primary,
when four were chosen