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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-05
SUICIDE |SFOUND
BENEATH BRIDGE
Man, Believed of Cincinnati,
Leaves Note to Wife,

The body Of a man, about As, was
found hanging to a rope tied to a
rafter under a bridge over a small
stream near Oaklandon. Ind, early
today.
A man riding by on bicycle no
ticed the hanging body and notified
Coroner Paul F. Robinson. A letter in
the mans pocket, according to Robin
son, indicates that he was Fred SLIDER
of Cincinnati, Ohio. EIe had been dead
since Friday. Robinson said.
note to Mrs. Fred Silber, 1917
Dudley Ave, Cincinnati, was found in
a pocket. It read:
81 am rot fit to tie your shoe laces
or bear my own name. ] know Dod
will be taken care or and she won's
have living disgrace of daddy. N
can't explain the tortures Of hell
have Ven through. Try to forgive.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-05
TELEPHONE GIRL
ATTEMPTS LIFE
Note to Dear Daddy Signed
Your Sweetheart

Miss marguerite Elizabeth Way.
p. telephone operator. attempted to
end her life with poison today.
Mrs. Lucille West, 1877 n East st.
became alarmed when Miss Way
didn't go to work at ! a. m today.
She found the door to the girls room
locked and called police. Police found
her lying on the floor, having taken
poison. She was taken to city hos
pital in a serious condition.
A note addressed to Dear Daddy
was found in the room.
Don't believe any lies you hear
about me, cause I've been true to
you" it said. 1t was signed Your
sweetheart, Margueriette
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-05
DEMOCRATS FIRED
BY NEW, CHARGE
Civil Service League Alleges
Unfairn0SS,
BV Hitcd Press

BV Hfcd, Press
WASHINGTON. May ). - Postal
employees who are Democrats are
framed and fired by Postmaster
General New and their places given to
Republicans in disregard Of the civil
service laws, the civil service reform
league charged here today.
Informal Investigations made by
the league after New denied the op.
portunity to make official inquiries
disclOsd that charges against Demo
Gratis whom he removed were trivial
and that more serious offenses of the
same nature by Republicans had been
disregarded and no recommendation
of discharge made, Richard Boeckel
leagues local representative, declared
Postal inspectors were used to per
secute Democratic postal employees
and drive them from Office BoeckI
said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-05
attorney Wins
Suit
Cupid Is Able Partner of Fred
Van NuyS and Marriage
Is Verdict,

TOl HRIST Church on the Circle
u was the scene of a surprise
wedding at II :25 a. m. today,
when Frederick Van Nuys,
Spink-Arms was married to Mrs.
Marie CLANCY, Cleveland.
The simple ceremony of the
Episcopal Chhrch was read by
the Rev. James D. Stanley.
pastor, in the presence of only
few friends of the bride and
bridegroom.
AS the couple left the church
they were met by a shower of
rice and were hurriedly whisked
away in a waiting automobile.
After short wedding trip they
will be at home at the Sphinx
Arms.
The bride is the daughter of
Mrs, Louise Krug, 34O1 Guilford
Ave. and has been connected
with the, William Taylor Com
pany. Cleveland.
Van Nuys is a member of the
law firm of Ralston. Gates. Larry.
Van Nuys.& Barnard. He is
prominent in Democratic polit-
ical circles. being former Demo
cratic State Chairman. He was
also formerly United States Dis
trict Attorney.
Among those present at the
wedding ceremony were Senator
Samuel NJ. Ralston. Mr.. and Mrs
E. E. Gates. Judge NJ. B. Larry.
George Barnard. Mrs. Dorothy
Peterson. Miss Barbara Eiffert.
Miss Gertrude Murphy. Miss
Lenore Landers and Miss Caro-
krug. sister of the bride.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-05
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
\EA Service Writer

EV1ASIIINGTON, May 5.-The United behind in It's
WI naval building program The United ap
preached its quota of naval assigned
orical Dob disarmament agreement Of 1921.
Congress appropriation Of $300000OO0 naval authprities
not enough pf6vide feet keeping with Wash
ngtOn treaty.
An allowance of $0000000O they add
to bring our navy approximately up the 5-j-3 basis
These salient facts brought study of
nce Sam its facilities effectiveness and possibilities
time of how compares with the important
countries, and what this you and
BY the terms of the limitation between America
Great Britain Japan France and Italy. these countries
only which put basis respectively
of 5235l75, for capital fighting ships
That is America and Great Britain equality
Japan entitled to three o sevenwentieths
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-05
WIND STARTED ALL THIS!
Horses, Frightened by Scrap of Paper,
Cause Damage.

piece of paper a gust Of wind
and a team Of horses worked havoc
in the 800 block in e. Vermont St,
today.
Frightened by the paper. the horses,
pulling Polar Ice and Fuel Company
wagon, ran away. They crashed into
an auto parked at 316 E. Vermont
St. belonging to Chester Newland.
1919 Ingram St. and into the window
of a tailor shop operated by j. A.
Black at 312 E. Vermont St.
Damage to the tailor shop is esti-
mated by the owner at $500. Dave
Mallory. 80, of 54S w Sixteenth ST.,
driver Of the ice wagon. was arrested
on charge of failing to hitch his team.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-05

these boats were war-built, too hastily
TO be first class.
Weak in Subs
America has three modern. long
radius submarines. Of 3.31S total
tons, seventy-eight undersea boats Of
the coast defense type. representing
53.753 tons. and fifteen more under
construction, OF l3,122 tons
OF the larger, long radius vessels
We have not nearly enough naval
officers say. The others, adequate in
point Of numbers, lack speed and
radius.
OF aircraft carriers America has
one in commission and two in proc
ess Of conversion from the cruiser
type. Miscellaneous auxiliary craft
Of all sorts in commission, including
tenders, supply, repair and hospital
ships, colliers and tugs. number 1876.
The principal complaint concern.
ing most of then, is they are slow
and would hamper a fleet for this
reason.
What of 1t?
What does all this mean to you
and me, to the inhabitants along the
coast and to inland folks?
Three centuries ago inland Eng.
land was desperately poor The in
landers obje ted to any waste" Of
money on warships. Let the coastal
fringe worry. What use had they for
a navy?
Then Engiand's foreign trade began
to develop
The inland counties began to pros
per. The costal fringe did the ship
ping, but the isuanders supplied the
goods for export. To deliver these
goods abroad ships were needed-and
to protect the ships, navy.
THEN the islanders saw what a
war fleet meant to them-even to
THEM, as islanders.
Exports Help
In 1920 American exports reached
about SS,1O9 900, 900
Times were excellent.
A drop of some $4,33S, 900 900 in
exports followed
Times tightened. Agriculture espe-
cially suffered.
OF late exports have been picking
up somewhat. But not enough.
The farmers beginning to get the
point. He's clamoring, quite properly,
for more intensive development OF
America S export trade.
But does the inland farmer get this
idea, too?-
A mercantile marine is necessary to
the development Of a ceuntry's export
trade, and without navy no country
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-05
FARE RESOLUTION
BEFORE CITIZENS
tngIewOOd HuStIing Hundreds
Considers Student Rate,

y resolution indorsing The Indian
apOlis Times proposal for lower street
car fare for school children will be
presented for adoption tonight at a
meeting Of the Englewood Hunstling
Hundred at the community hall, 80 y
Rural St
The Indianapolis Federation Of
Community Civic Clubs and other
civic organizations favor lower fares
for schOO! children.
Members Of the Brookside Civic
League will vote on The Times pro
posal at their monthly meeting to-
night at the branch library. Commerce
and Nowland Aves. A Leroy Port
teus said plans Will he started for the
annual Feast of Lanterns" spon-
sored by the league each summer in
Spades Park.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-05
D0NNELLY MUST SERVE
Court Decreas Former Pugiist Must
Start Farm Sentence.

Stewart Stew DonneIly. former
pugiust now under Sentence of sixty
days on the Indiana State Farm for
violating liquor laws, will begin his
term Immediately, Judge James A.
Collins decreed today.
That is. if Grover Hinton, Criminal
Court policeman. can find Donnelly.
The latter was sentenced year ago
on two charges. and lost appeals to
the Supreme Court.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-05
1900 ABSENTEES VOTE
That Number of Ballots Received at
Clerks Office to Noon Today.

With the receipt of 100 absent vot-
ers' ballots today at the county clerk 3
office, the number cast up to noon
reached almost 800, according to
Humphrey Harrington, county cleo
tion board chairman The number
is below normal, he said. The absent
voter ballots will be received until
late election day
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-05
SANITARY BONDS SOLD
Issue of $500, 900 Goes to Two Firms
on Joint Bid.

The 100000 bond issue of the city
sanitary board which went begging
when first offered in March was
awarded to the Fletcher Sovings &
Trust Company and Eldridge & Co.. of
New York today on a joint bid of par.
accrued interest and premium Of
$3.50. There We're no other bidders.
although it is understood the success
full bidders had a higher bid if any
competition appeared.
Money will be used TO finance CON
struction of the sewer interceptor
system along Fall Creek and Pleasant
Run. Bonds bear AZ per cent inter
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-05
MAD, KILLS BABE AND SELF
Mother Shoots Year-OId Babe and
Ends Own Life.

BW JNfItU FdtS5
ADAIR. Iowa. May 5-Temporary
insanity, it was believed, today caused
Mrs. j. e. Larson to shoot and kill
her 1-year old child and then commit
suicide here late yesterday Larson
was talking to neighbor in his yard
when his little boy ran out and said
Manfa's 8 dead.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-05
Arresfed After Accident

Carl Pedigo. %. of 923 Broadway,
was arrested today on charges of as
sault and battery and failure to stop
after an accident Police charged
Pedigo's automobile struck and
bruised Dave Fulton. 40, colored, 703
Cincinnati St. Saturday, at Massa-
chusetts Ave. and Walnut St
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-05
Only Citizens of United States
Eligible to Cast Ballot at
Primary TueSday-No Ma
chimes viii Be Used in
City,
TAKE PLENTY OF TIME
AND MARX IN SQUARES
If Challenged Citizen Should
Make Immediate Affidavit
Reputing Charges Don't
Draw Lines Through the
Names Fold Correctly,

Here are Instructions for voters.
based upon information from the
Marion County election board
The polls are open from 9 a. m.
Tuesday to 6 p, m. for voting in the
primary elections.
Enter the voting place and give
your name and address to election Of
ficiaIs.
You will be furnished with blank
ballot of the party to which YOU be
long. and the official blue pencil.
Walk into the curtained booth and
place a cross in the square at the
right of the candidates name for
whom you wish TO vote.
Vote FOR one candidate only for the
offices Of President Republican ticket
only. Governor. Representative in
Congress, prosecuting attorney, joint
State Senator from Marion and John
son Counties, treasurer. sheriff, cor
oner and surveyor
Four for State Senator
Vote for four for the Office of State
Senator from MarioR County and
eleven for Representative in the State
Legislature.
missioner's district vote for one for
commissioner. and voters in the third
commissioners district vote for one
for commissioner. Also. vote for one
precinct committeeman and a stated
number of delegates TO your party's
State convention. There will be no
Office on your ballot for which you
may not vote.
Fold the ballot so the election
clerks initials will show. place it in
the ballot box. and leave. All voting
is by blue pencil.
Don't do the following. or your bal
lot will be thrown out,
Don't vote for more than the num-
Der stated.
Don't draw lines through the names
Of candidates you wish to vote
against. Vote against a man by vot-
ing for his opponent
Don't put any writing. marks or
other lines on your ballot except the
little cross in the designated squares.
Don't extend the legs of the cross
outside the squares.
Don't be hurried into running your
ballot
Voters Qualifications
These persons may vote:
Any man or woman q years of age.
or who Will be q years old on Nov
4 1924.
Citizens of the United States, who
on the day Of the primary. are actual
" a resident Of the precinct. and who
have not been disfranchised for crime
Aliens can not vote on FIRST papers"
Such resident citizens may ask for
the ballot of the party to which they
belong. If his or her name does not
appear on the registration books, the
voter can obtain the ballot by max
ing an affidavit he is a qualified voter
OF such precinct
The voter votes either the Repub-
lican or Democratic ticket, as there
are separate ballots for each party,
and only one ballot is given one voter.
If challenged on grounds of auali-
1catiOn, party allegiance, selling of
vote repeating, or other causes, the
voter should make affidavit then and
there refuting the charges, if untrue
Penalty for false affidavit is a prison
term
Legally qualified voters may chal-
lenge anOther's vote
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-05
Zero Hour

Today is the last for paying
spring installment Of taxes
A double line of taxpayers ex-
in the courthouse. 100 yards long.
down the corridors and out upon
the steps
WUmen with market baskets.
some holding babies, old folks
and young. we're in the line.
Some carried their lunches with
them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-05
NOExtYnS

Because of the length Of
the ballots it will be impos-
sible to obtain sufficient pri-
mary election returns Tues
day night to give any in
telligible idea Of the results.
For this reason The Indian
apolis Times will publish no
election extras or attempt to
give out results by tele-
phone. Returns will be given
to the public Wednesday in
editfAns published as fre-
quenely as the news war
rants.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-05

The treaty puts no limit on naval
establishments except as to the two
classes Of ships named. none as to
personnel
In the matter of capital ships, mean
ing battleships and battle cruisers.
America, like Great Britain and ia
pan, was above her quota when the
treaty was signed. and had to scrap
seventeen old and eleven new vessels
Present Strength
What strength does this leave us?
We have 1873 officers and $4,000
men On the quota basis we should
have 1855 officers and 97.125 men.
To offset the shortage we have a
reserve Of 4,256 officers and 1879
men. Our $4,000 men. though first
class raw material for the most part
lack the long training most old world
man-O' war men have had.
OF capital ships we have eighteen.
totaling 525,S5O tons. This Is close
to our full quota, but several Of the
ships need modernization-con
into oil burners, new boilers and bet
ter protection against submarine and
aerial attacks There is Reason also
to believe our guns are outranged
by the British. about II to s.
OF modern high-speed light cruisers
we have four Of 10000 total tons.
with six more representing 5000
tons now building, three of them
nearly finished. On the treaty basis
we are entitled to nineteen of 1877 1888
tons Naval men agree we are dan
gerously short of this type Of craft.
OF modern destroyers we have 274,
of total Of 325.41 tons. Numerically
this is strong showing but most Of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-05
Cheer up. folks.

The primary soon will be over
and the city administration Will
begin running as usual
So careful has the Administra-
tion watched its step not move
aside from going in and out for
lunch has been made at the City
Hall.
No friends were sighted. No
one rocked the boat.
But after the primary-here s
what will happen A
The board of safety will b n
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-05
Convention Key Point?
REPUBLICAN

ED JACKSON-Has- the support If
the Khan element. Has been opposed
on grounds he indorsed the r. l.. Do.-
lings Company. Repea tedly denied
this during his campaign. Started
campaign organization months ago.
One Of last to start active speaking
campaign.
EDWARD c. TONER-Unsucces
full candidate for nomination four
years ago. Started slowly in present
campaign. but gained momentum.
Has powerful newspaper support. Re
ports generally circulated that his
strength has been growing rapidly.
His opponents declare this statement
has been manufactured by his almost
unprecedented publicity organiza ton.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-05
After the P1imar1-Firezg0rkS!

The board of works will decide
whether more busses can run.
No more hearings will be con
tinued by the zoning board
Cases under advisement by the
board of safety will be decided.
The city council investigating
committee will report-maybe.
New ordinances licensing AUTO
mobile drivers will be draftedSA
Street cars will be rerouted. I
And 4
Mayor Shank will be in his oa 4
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-05
MANAGERS FOR GOVERORSHIP
ASPIRANTS CLAIMING VICTORY
Nomination at Polls Conceded I'M
probable and Convention May Be
Deciding Factor in Both Parties
Presidential Vote to Swell Ballot.

After of the most peculiar primary campaigns since this
system of nomination started in Indiana the
parties of the ready to 90 to the polls and
make their choices The polls will open at 6 n Tines
day and remain open until p.
a number of things are involved in this primary Among
them
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-05

Boy Scout Troop &c wlil give a
father and son banquet Friday night
at the Broadway NJ f Church
Awards will be made to winners in an
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-05
y Aged Man Sought

Police are. searching for John Shat
fer, 72, of 2120 Winter Ave-, step
father of Police Lieut.. Charles Sum,
ner, who left home Saturday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-05
Shank Is Mystery

SAMUEL l.. SHANK-The mystrv
OF the present campaign Has made
the most active speaking campaign Of
any of the candidates. Predictions
among politicians place him anywhere
from first to last.
EDGAR d. BUSH-Was candidate
four years ago, but withdrew before
primary. Has been making his cam
paign "On shoestring" Has strength
in southern part of State and perhaps
elsewhere.
ORA d. DANIS-Mayor Of Terre
Haute. Little known outside of his
home district. Principal plank in
platform is opposition to the Klan.
ELIAS ". DCLBERGER-Pra
cally unknown to voters.
DEMOCRATIC
CARLETON B. M'CULLOCH-B Bears
Taggart stamp Of approval. Was the
Turn to Page III
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-05
GOLDEN STATE WRECKED
Engineer Killed, When Crack Coast
Train Is Derailed.

By Onited Press
SAN FRANCISCO. May 5.-Ths
Golden State Limited over the South
ern Pacific. bound from Los Angeles
TO Chicago. was derailed one mile east
Of Larkspur. n. Mex, today.
G. 3. Thunn OF Tucson, Ariz., was
w:lled. Ne passengers were injured.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-05

Whether Indiana Republicans pre-
fer Calvin Coolidge or Hiram johnson
as the party standard bearer this year
The preferences of the voters for
Governor. Congressman and county
offices.
Pasty Control Involved
The control of the two ma jor parties
in both the State and the counties.
One of the pecuIarities of the cam
paign has been the large number of
candidates for Governor. Another has
been lack Of issues. candidates in both
parties seeking nomination on virtual
" the same platforms Another is the
lack of interest in the presidential CON
test
1t is generally agreed that Coolidge
Will carry the State over Johnson by
a safe. if not a large. margin Coo
lidge headquarters issued statements
predicting victory. The statements
came from a number of leading Re
publicans of various occupations. who
indorsed the President No spea king
campaign has been made in the State
for either candidate.
While managers for many Of the
candidates for Governor in both par
ties are claiming victory. it is impos-
sible TO guess the outcome of the
GovernOrship race. A number of ele-
ments enter into the present contest
that have not been encountered be-
fore. The principal one is the infiu-
ence of the Ku-Klux klan
Convention Key Point?
1t is rather generally agreed that
there will be no nomination in the pri-
mary in either party and that it VIII
be necessary for the choices to be
made in convention. But there is no
agreement on the leading candidates.
Without making any attempt 10 in
dicate how the candidates will finish
in the race. these are some of the out
standing facts:
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Home Edition

HULL service of the United
5 i Press, the NEA Service, Il
Scripps-Howard Newspaper Al
lance and the Scripps-Paine
Service.
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Forecast

INCREASING cloudiness and
L warmer tonight; probably
followed by showers in this
vicinity Tuesday.
The Pleasantville press., 1924-02-13
Experimental Fur Farm

An experimental fur farm Is being
established in the northwestern part
of New York state by the bureau of
biological survey OF the United States
Department of Agriculture, in order
that observations and studies may be
made of the habits of fur-bearing ami
nal; and of the possibilities of grow
ing them in captivity and producing
fur OF good quality. A similar farm.
which has been operated by the bu-
reau at Keesville, N. Y, will be discon
tinued as soon as the new one is ready.
The new farm is located three and one
half miles from Saratoga Springs, n.
y. on the state highway to Corinth,
and is more easily accessible than the
old. both by automobile and by bus
line. The tract comprises 20 acres.
of which approximately Is are covered
by an excellent growth of timber, and
will furnish an ideal situation for the
desired purpose.
The Pleasantville press., 1924-02-13

Many of the southern states seem
to have fixed their affections on Nc
Adoo. In some Of the northern states
his strength is apparently just as
stable as it is in part of the South.
but elsewhere In the North the oppo-
sltion to him in the party is marked.
There were plenty of evidences of this
in Washington during the meeting of
the Democratic committee.
The belief seems to hold among the
politicians here that before very long
William Jennings Bryan may declare
for the McAdoo cause. There is some
feeling here that the Commoner NAV
hold off until the convention and then
attempt TO do what he did in the Bal
llmore convention of 1912 when he
swung from Champ Clark to Woodrow
Wilson and landed his man.
There are plenty of Democrats here
IN congress and out of it who see in
the struggle between Mr.. McAdoo on
the one side and Mr.. Underwood ON
the other the likelihood of convention
approval of the nomination of a dark
horse, principally the one being quietly
groomed today in a paddock In Indi-
NJ. Ralston, United States
senator from Hoosier land.
There is, however. q seemingly COM
plete optimism in the ranks of the Nc
Adoo followers. 1t may be that their
cheerfulness is just a case of ad-
mirable bluff, but they appear to have
even more confidence In the success of
their candidate than the followers of
Champ Clark had in 1912 when 1t actu-
ally was assured that the Mlssourian
could command at the outset a ma
lority of the votes in the Baltimore