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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-26
MAY
HOLD NIGHT MEET
Session for First Ballots on
President Urged,

RU tHtted Press
NEW YORK, June 26.-Discussion
Of a night session for the Democratic
convention was under way this after
noon in event the nominating
speeches were completed.
Senator Pat Harrison, who was
temporary chairman, and is one Of
the convention steersmen, was NOV
ing about sounding out sentiment
for such a session tonight. Har
rison's idea was that the conven-
ton should meet again tonight and
take four or five ballots for Presi-
dent before receiving the platform
report.
No nomination is anticipated o.:
course, within such a number Of
ballots, but Harrison believes that
by giving the leaders and dark
horses an opportunity for a prelim-
mary gallop, much progress might
be made.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-26
STATE ASKS RECEIVERSHIP FOR PHONE COMPANY
Annulment Of Corporate Franchise
Asked in Suit Filed in Superior
Court on Ground Indiana Public
Utility Law Is Violated.

Defeated by the Indiana Bell Telephone Company every
in the battle Federal Court the State of Indiana
struck back today with counterattack in Marion County
Court.
Demanding forfeiture corporate franchise of the
company and appointment of receiver operate the property
the State suit filed William Remy Marion
County prosecutor attacked ownership of the company by the
American Telephone and Telegraph Company and branded the
board of directors dummy board carry the orders
and directions of the American Telephone and Telegraph
pany through its officers and agents.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-26
GROTTO WILL INITIATE
Ceremonial to Be Held Within Next
Thirty Days.

Because a large number Of ''neo-
phytes,' whose petitions for mem
bership in Sahara Grotto had been
accepted, were unable to become ac-
quainted with the inner mysteries of
the Mystic Order of the Yelled
Prophets of the Enchanted Realm
during this weeks convention. there
will be another ceremonial within the
next thirty days, it was announced
today by Oliver r. Wald, local mon
arch.
Wald left with Mrs. Wald today
for a vacation of indefinite length.
He said before departing he hoped
to be back for the big Grotto all-day
picnic at Broad Ripple Park on July
Fourth.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-26
CONVENTION TO ACT
ON REPORT FRIDAY
Anti-KIuxerS May Garry
Fight Onto Floor in Effort
to Make Denunciation of
Secret Bodies More En-
phatiC.
By FRAZER EDWARDS
United Press Staff Correspondent


NEW YORK, June 26.-Presenta-
ton of platform to the Democratic
convention is now scheduled for
Friday.
After working through most OF
the night and for several hours to-
day, the drafting subcommittee was
still hard at it while the Smith
demonstration was in progress at
the Garden. All but the two
principal planks-the Klan and
League of Nations - had been
virtually disposed of and the com
mtttee decided to recess at 3 p. m.
until tonight.
The subcommittee will then re-
port to the full committee and the
Klan and League planks will be
finally threshed out by that body.
Although alternative planks rep
resenting the extreme and moderate
views on both League and Kan have
been drafted, the adoption of com
promise declarations on both issues
by the committee is virtually as
sured.
That means the final decision will
be squarely up to the convention
itself. Whether the extremists make
good their threats to carry the
fight to the floor" remains to be
seen, but leaders generally believe
such action will be forestalled.
Draft Alternatives
The subcommittee today resumed
consideration Of the alternative
League and Klan planks drafted oy
Homer S Cummings of Connection. :,
chairman of the resolutions commit
tee, and Senator Key Pittman Of
Nevada, secretary, who were ap-
pointed tc do the work. Cummings
said he believed the platform, as a
whole, could be submitted to the
CTurn to Page p
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-26
WAGE LAW is VOIDED
Supreme Court Ruling Does Not
Affect Teachers Present Salary.

Section two of the Teachers
Minimum Wage law Of 1913, was de-
clared unconstitutional by Supreme
Judge Louis &, Ewbank today on
grounds that material in the section
relating to qualifications Of teachers,
was not mentioned in the title to
the act.
Leonard B Job. assistant State
superintendent Of public instruction
said the ruling would not affect the
present teachers wages since the act
Of 1920 rendered the 1913 law in
operative. The case was one in
which John u. Hobbs had brought
suit for additional salary against
Gibson Township, Washington
County.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-26

Omitted Correspondent
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK. June 25-
'Our Al Smith,
These words touched off explosion in Madison Square
Garden at II :32 G:32 Indianapolis me unprecedented
in the history of great political conventions.
In solid the New York delegation leaped to its feet
Franklin D. Roosevelt concluded his speech placing Smith
nomination
From of the Garden deaening
shrek of sirens bae of horns and Whistles rattle Of cktacks
and through all there could be family heard the mad efforts of
several bands The parade got under way New Yorks dele
CATION in the and the New banner borne alo by
Joseph Collins, president of the Board Of Aldermen
Inrn ta Rags III
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-26
CORONER SCORES
CARE OF INSANE
Suicide in City Prison Cited
as Instance,

Coroner Paul F. Robinson today
characterized the fact that woman
suspected of insanity hanged herself
in city prison as another incident lin
the disgraceful situation resulting
from our care of insane in Marion
County"
He said he would urge the city
board of health to rush the psyco-
pathic ward at city hospital, where
persons suspected of insanity will be
kept pending inquests as much as
possible. The health board has
architects working on plans.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-26
IEmpIoye Is Arrested

Anderson Lumbert, 20, colored of
1861 N. West ST.. is held today at
the city prison following his arrest
Wednesday on grand larceny
charge. Detectives say that the
theft of $40 worth Of automobile ac-
cessories stolen from the Perfection
Windsh ED Company, Fourteenth St.
and Ca'itol Ave, had been traced to
Lumbcrt. who was employed there.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-26
KICK VICTIM IMPROVING
Farm EmpIoye Is Injured by Irate
Animal.

Slight Improvement was noted to-
day in the condition of Theran Mil
Ter, 30 who is in the Methodist Hos
pital suffering from a possible frac-
ture Of the skull. broken nose and
jaws.
Miller, who is employed at the
farm of Fred Cline, former park
board member Forty-Fourth St. and
Cooper Ave. was kicked by a mule
early Wednesday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-26
RALSTON KEEPS
COOL At OFFICE
Plans TO Spend Afternoon
and Evening at Home,

The great struggle for the Demo
cratic presidential nomination at the
New York convention is no source of
worry to Samuel NJ. Ralston, United
States Senator. regarded by many
as a likely selection Of the conven-
ton.
He spent the morning in his law
office attending to routine matters.
He damned to spend the rest Of
the day at his country home, north
west Of the city.
Ralston at his home this after
noon heard himself nominated over
the radio.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-26
MINERS AID FEATURED
Eighth Annual Meeting to Be Held
at Princeton Saturday.
BIZ Times Special

BIZ Times Npectdt
PRINCETON, Ind, June 26.-
First aid work among miners, elec-
tricians, and other hazardous crafts
men, will be furthered at eighth an
nual Indiana First Aid Meet Satur-
day, under auspices of Holmes SAT-
ETY. Chapters. Thirty teams are ex-
pected to compete for prizes totaling
over $4,000. Boy Scout trophies will
be awarded junior teams.
John L. Lewis, president United
Mine Workers of America, John
Hessler, president District No. II
miners. and others will speak.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-26
Company Wins Suit
CHANCE TO LIVE SLIGHT
DespOndent Man Shoots Sell
Through Lung-Is in Hospital.

With slight chance to live, accord
ing to physicians, Frank Meade, As,
of 1401 N. Alabama ST., former police
chief of Bicknel, Ind. is in the city
hospital today, following an attemp:
to end his life Wednesday.
Mead was found in a garage in the
rear of his home by his wife and
daughter. Mrs. Emma Moore of Bick.
nell, Ind. He had shot himself
through the left lung.
According to police, dependency
was responsible.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-26
JUST A LITTLE JOKE
Two Club Members Find Them
selves Trouserless for Awhile.

II. w. Lingenfelter, $685. Park
Ave, and d. Bergman, Clermont,
awakened today trouserless, money
less and watchless at the Den Zare
Club rooms, Holiday Bldg. Call
was sent to police. About that time
the janitor walked in with the miss
ing articles which he had found in
an automobile in front of the build
ing. 1t was a joke OF club members,
it was said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-26
PROGRAM OPENS TODAY
Indianapolis Persons on Parent
Teacher Conference of WinOna.

Several Indianapolis persons will
appear on the two-day program of
the State parent-teacher conference
opening today at WinOna Lake, Ind.
Mrs. David Ross was to speak on
Motion Pictures" and Miss Blanche
Merry, State attendance officer, on
School Attendance"
Fridays program will include Mrs.
Richard Lieber of Indianapolis, and
Oscar H. Williams. Other Indian
apol;s women attending the conven-
ton are Mrs. G. G. Derby, Mrs. E A.
Clark, Miss Ruth Clark, Mrs. How
ard White, and Mrs Minnie Skinner.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-26
TWO CLUBS ADMITTED
May Wright SewaA Council Board
Holds Meeting.

Delphi Chapter, D. A. r., and In
diana Child Welfare Association
were admitted to the May Wright
Sewall Council Of Indiana today at
the quarterly board meeting at the
Spink-Arns.
Mrs. E. A. Williams was named ex-
tension chairman; Mrs. o. c. Luken-
bill, citizenship; Mrs. Edna Hatfield
Edmondson of Bloomington, educa-
ton, and Mrs. Allen H. Fleming, leg
islation.
Other business followed luncheon
this afternoon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-26
PAYS HIGH. TRIBUTE IN
BRIEF PRESENTATION TALK
Anna Case Leads in Singing of Con
the Banks of the Wabash" Refers
to Indianian as Rugged" American
of the Middle West.

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK, June 90
Playing high tribute but confning his
nominating speech of the day. Fred Van Nuys of indianapolis
placed Senator Samuel NJ Ralston of Indiana
today.
Van Nuys got away flying popular start by saying
he would keep his remarks within the limits of single printed
page His speech frequently interrupted by scattered
applause.
Reaching climax of his brief presentation Van Nuys
turned and pointing large oil painting of Indiana favore
which lifted to the speakers rostrum introduced
Samuel NJ Rason.'
In the band loft On Wabash was struck
up softly Miss Anna Case who has become the outstanding
hit the convention forward again the singing
The Indiana delegation stood chairs Tom Taggar sing
ing earnestly with the rest
There cheers and applause conclusion of the
Then the Indiana delegation sang their own song alone
as the big convention quietly
"Our home is down in Indiana put forth with every
thing the Indianans had.
Calling of the States proceeded. Iowa sent I'D NJ F.
Heay of F Dodge, blind State Senator seconded the
nomination of Smith.
The blind described pilgrimage the Wilson crypt
at st. Albans in Washington few days ago.
Il stood in that presence and by accident my came
contact with the flowers ra love and devotion placed
there that morning.
Nominating Ralston Van Nuys said:
ION behalf of the united loyal Democracy Indiana
desire to place nomination for the presidency the name of
man who is both available and dependable in his of
necessity.
Plurality of 100000
In 1912 he elected Governor of Indiana by plurality
of approximately 100000 In 1920 President Harding carried
the State by $4,000 In the last election this once more
changed the political complexion of the Hooser State and was
elected United States Senator by $4,000.
As Governor of Indiana he made unparalleled record
for and efficiency He left 100000 State
treasury and the State got for the first time in
eighty-two years.
A United States Senator he himself possessed
of rare pose and purpose
Had he been President of the United States during the
long trying months passed. he would remained
Stocal and silent He would have broadcast silence
outraged and expecan people, but would have with
dynamic and not a static spirit of Americansm
Rugged American
eve know this from Indiana We need him at the
head of the Nations affairs today He rugged American
of the MddeWest ntrpidy honest seasoned fear
leSSnesS
ION behalf of the Nation which hangs expectanty upon
the results of this convention present the Of Samuel
NJ Ralston of Indiana for the presidency"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-26
Theater EmplOye Hurt

David Burdette, 25. address un-
known. is in city hospital today suf-
fering from a serious head injury.
According to police, Burdettte, en-
ployed at the Emerald Theater, at
Blake and Michigan SITS, fel Ito the
cement floor while descending from
the operators box.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-26
ANDERSON ORDERS
ALLEGED BOOZE
SCHEME PROBED
Confessed BOotIegger Says
Things Were Fixed for
Grotto Convention,

Thorough investigation of an al
legged conspiracy 10 violate the Fed
eral prohibition laws by Franklin
Thiele, Chicago, confessed bootleg
ger, and Miss Velma Lindsay. a sec
ratary at Grotto convention head
quarters, Room 323 Claypool was or
dered by Judge 4. 2. Anderson to-
day
Statements that city authorities
had been fixed" and that Grotto
members told them that City Judge
Delbert o. Wilmeth knew all about
the traffic and that nothing would
!5e done about it, were made before
Judge Anderson by Miss Virginia
Rose. telephone girl, and Thiele. who
admitted delivering the liquor.
Thiele testified that he had made
arrangements with Miss Lindsay. a
convention secretary. 10 supply the
liquor. He said that he called her
telephone number, Riley 2173 every
half hour to get orders left there
He said that Grotto members told
him it would be perfectly safe.
Girl Testifies
Miss Rose, 81, living with Miss
Lindsay at Aut. 3t6 at 1929 n. Penn
sylvania St, said she had been hired
by Miss Lindsay to work during the
convention, answering the telephone
and repeating the orders to Thiele
Judge Anderson ordered Miss Lind
say arrested on a charge Of con-
spiracy to violate the prohibition
laws. Thiele was placed under ST.
500 bond, charged with conspiracy
to violate the prohibition law. Miss
Rose was released on her own recog-
nizance bond of 81 900.
Phone Investigated
An employe Of the Indiana Bell
Telephone Company, alleged to be a
member Of the Grotto convention tel
ephone and telegraph committee, in
stalled the telephone for Miss Lind
say under a fake contract, it was al
legged by George Winkler, prohibition
agent. Judge Anderson ordered the
matter thoroughly investigated.
Thiele said he came here at the
instance Of members of the Grotto
TO dispose of liquor during the con
vention. He arranged with a Terre
Haute man to bring liquor from S.
Louis to indianapolis.
Thiele said he had seven cases in
the rear of a Ford car and that they
had sold about fourteen or fifteen
bottles before they were arrested.
Of a plot.
THAT statement is so ridiculous
that it deserves no answer" said
Judge Wilrleth when told of the tes-
timony.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-26
AMERICAN FLIERS In AIR

ROund-the-WOr Airmen Hop Of
for Calcutta, India.
By United Press
CALCUTTA, June 26.-The United
States Army round-the- world fiiers
left Akayab for this city today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-26

Proposed by Lesh
The complaint was prepared by L.
S. Lesh, attorney general of Indiana,
following a conference with Remy.
The complaint sets out that the out
standing capital stock of the com
pany is SIS 100000 divided into 500
shares. All but nine shares are di-
rectly and Internationally owned by
the A. T. & T. Company. a New
York corporation. The nine shares
are also virtually owned by said cor
poration;" the complaint charges.
1t is stated further that the law
requires that a majority Of directors
Of public utility be residents of In
diana, and all directors be bona fde
stockholders.
In order to circumvent the letter
and to defeat the spirit and purpose
Of the statute or provisions the de
fendant and the American Tel
ephone and Telegraph Company en-
tered into a scheme" the complaint
charges.
This scheme is alleged to have
NOA4o4SlS0 u the ClCCA4O4l Ol q UOdIu
Of dummy directors, Ave Of whom
were residents Of Indiana
New Workers Control
A bylaw then was adopted, it is
charged, to further neutralize the
nominal power of the dummy board,
creating an executive committee Of
three with power to exercise all
powers Of the board between regular
board meetings. On this board are
TWO residents of New York, it IS
said, H. B. Thayer and Edgar S.
Bloom. These constitute a ajority.
Not one Of the nine directors
who reside in this State is a bona
f1de stockhOlder in the defendant
company; the board of directors is
not a genuine board of di-
rectors; all affairs of said company
are under control and direction Of
he American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company, foreign orporation
Of which H B. Thayer and Edgar s.
Bloom of New York City are the
dominant owners and officers, such
semblance of authority as is nom
inally exercised by the dummy board
of dire ctors is dictated and controlled
by H. B. Thayer and Edgar S.
Bloom" the complainant states.
Business Methods Attacked
Another charge is that the man
ner in which the defendant has CON
/ Quoted it's business in violation Of
/ the laws Of this State constitutes a
| grievous abuse of its corporate
franchise"
| For several years the battle be-
tween the State and telephone com
pany has ragged. After several hear
/ ings and Investigations the public
| service commission issued a rate
| schedule granting the company sub
stantial increases last September.
! The rates set, however, were below
| those asked by the company. The
| company took the case to Federal
/ Court in Chicago and obtained a
! temporary restraining order against
| enforcement of the commission s
order. The telephone rates now in
| effect were permitted at that time.
Company Wins Suit
| Then came a long series of hear.
ings, and recently Federal Judge
George T. Page of Peoria, Ill, mem
Der of the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals, decided all points
| in favor of the company.
1t has been intimated that the
| company intends to put in effect a
| rate schedule with marked increases
| in rates by virtue of Judge Pages
!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-26
Home Edition

no you know the boys who
IL live in Mrs. Hoople's
Boarding Housef They appear
daily on the Comic Page.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-26
Forecast

UNSETTLED tonight and
" Friday with probably local
thunderstorms. Not m u C h
change in temperature.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-26
Smith Demonstration Sets Record
for Enthusiasm at COnUentiOn
By ROBERT j. BENDER

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-11
TEACHERS CLAIM
ECONOMY PLANS
MUST Be FOUGHT
Urge Mayor to Reopen
Fight on Tax Dodgers

Declaring that the recommendation
Of theA-school board to increase the
size of the overcrowded classrooms in
the elementary schools would render
the education of Chicagos children
very inferior, the Teachers Federation
at its last meeting denounced this pro-
posal together with the other econ
omy plans recommended by the school
board
They appointed a committee to call
on Mayor Dever TO remind him of his
own statement to the city council on
July 2, 1923 in which he pointed out
the alarming extent of tax lodging
by big property holders in Chicago"
They will also remind him that at this
time he issued another statement in
which. he pointed out that if this con.
dition were remedied it would not be
necessary to cut down school operating
costs as the school treasury would re-
ceive the money it is being robbed
Of by these tax dodgers.
The mayor will be invited to attend
a teachers mass meeting in the near
future to discuss the situation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-11
COUNTESS PASSES ACID
TEST OF LOYALTY TO
THE CAPITALIST CLASS

NEW YORK, N. ", Nov. TO-
Catherine Countess karolyi Of Hun
gary told an audience here that she
Is very misunderstood woman.
She stood up for the reign Of white
terror in Hungary, and declared she
was not even pink, let alone red.
coutess KaroIyI was a little "in
bad" when she landed because the
National Security League charged
her with being red. But the countess
explained that she had only adj
voeated that the dirty linen used
on the bandages Of wounded Hun
aarIan soldiers should be washed.
The countess, however, was not
appreciated in Hungary. She heard
Of the gold that poured into the
purses Of nobility who had been
kicked out Of foreign countries. The
countess felt she would be APP
preciated II she came to this coun-
try and told the capitalists here how
proud she was Of the bl oodthirsty
capitalist regimes Of Europe.
Countess karolyl was perfectly
willing to advocate in this country
the perpetuation of the rule Of the
employing class which has reduced
the workers Of Hungary to such
miserable destitution.
But s. stanwood Menken, super
American Of the National Security
League, heard about the dirty linen
episode and had the countess in
vestigated at ELLIS Island. The
countess speeches since landing
have been Vicious enough against
the working class, however, and
the danger of deportation has been
removed. Menken will allow Count
ess karoIyi to replenish her purse
by continuing to denounee the work
ers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-11
STEEL WORKERS WIN ELECTION

bring into Office workers who have q
sincere desire to make the A. A. re
spected and feared by the steel barons
and not as 1t Is at present simply
tolerated because a few old fogey la,
Dor takers hear the steel barons first
and the steel workers last.
A new dawn is breaking for the
steel and iron workers and 1t is the
duty OF every Communist to Join
hands with the progressives in this
organization Of steel. tin and iron
workers, and together with them
march on to the organization OF the
steel slaves-the last great bulwarlS
Of the steel barons.
Such fighters as Jack McKeown,
Jim Ward, Bill Clark of Warren, o.,
King Of Pittsburgh, Bill Gray Of Pitts
burgh, G. A. Wilbur OF McKees Rocks,
Sam T. Baker. John Stose, Wagner,
Jim Strong OF Canonsburgh, along
with A. M. jennings and Weddell of
Granite City and Bill White OF Girard,
o., are in this fight for a bigger and
progressive A. A. of l. S. & I. w.
Well may Mike Tighe q Co. trembIe
in their boots.