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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24

ton. 1t is the result Of the new
theory Of high Taterialism. Any
one who has such a low regard for
human life should suffer under the
laws OF the state. Crime is crime.
This pastor should suffer Ike any
other man.
VIRGIL +. RORER. pastor Ne
ridian Street Methodist Church.
1916 y Meridian ST: Il would
want 10 hear the evidence first I
know nothing Of this case except
the pesss reports.
L. W. DUNLAVY, Pastor Rob
erty Park NJ. Z. Church-Hight
should lie treated like any other
man ] don't know the facts in
the case. but. II he is guilty. he
should suffer the same as any
other person. lie should not be
given consideration just because
he is pastor
DIR. NJ. e. HYDE, SAT Layman
Ave. Pastor Of the Grace NJ Il.
Church If proven guilty Hight
should be treated like any other
individual regardless of the posi-
ton ne has held in the church.
Personally. I ana not in favor Of
capital punishment but justice
should he given him like any other
individual.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24
Campaign
DAY
BY
DAY

John W. Davis reply to former
Attorney General Daugherty's let
ter criticising the Democratic can
didate's remarks about him, fur
nished the overnight political sensa-
ton. Democrats saw in 1t an oppor-
tunity TO keep alive their standard
bearers honesty in Government
program" Davis was expected to
Use the Daugherty letter as am
munition in his coming speeches in
West Virginia and Delaware.
The Independents also seized on
the Daurkerty letter in which Gas
ton r. Means was quoted as repU-
dating his tests for the Senate COM
m.ttee investigating the Depart
ment Of Justice. Senator Wheeler,
vice presidential candidate, issued a
statement en- route to s. Paul for
a political speech, declaring the in
vesuigatinE committee must reopen
its hearings Immediately.
Republicans We're irritated by a
speech OF Senator Caraway Of Ar
kansas before u Democratic Club in
which the Senator read a speech he
said Secretary of the Navy Wilbur
had intended to deliver in Denver
in support of the League Of Nations
President Coolidge took no official
notice Of the incident.
G. O. p, politicians were watch
ing the New York State situation
closely as the national campaign
probably will be affected clearly by
developments at the party State con-
vention in Rochester, where AS
sistant Secretary of the Navy Roose
welt seems to be the best bet for the
Republican gubernatorial nomiua-
ton. The Democratic State con-
vention opens in Syracuse Thursday
and probably viii nominate Gov
ernor Al Smith for reelection by ac-
,clamRicn.
Results Of New Jersey primaries
in which United States Senator
Edge was renominated over Repub-
lican National Committeeman Keen.
were not considered Of great i'm
portance in the national campaign.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24
DR.. SHARP NAMED
MODERATOR HERE
FOR BAPT|STS
Chosen to Succeed Rev.
Webb at Convention Held
at Woodruff Pr, Church,

DR.. J. z. Sharp. 439 Buckingham
Dr.. was elected moderator Of Cen
trail Baptist Association today. sue
ceedlng the Rev. r L. Webb, pastor
Of College Avenue Baptist Church.
at a meeting at Woodruff Place Bap-
list Church. The Rev. II. b. Nc
Chanahan. pastor mmanuel Baptist
Church. was chosen clerk and treas
urer, succeeding Or. Sharp.
About $50 attended representing
twenty-five churches in indianapolis
and Marion County.
The External Circumstance" was
the theme of the annual sermon by
the Rec. c. H. Sheick. pastor OF
Lyndhurt Baptist Church.
Rev. Shelck pleaded for greater
hexibility in methods Of gospel work.
He said the church should not be
Identified with degrading forms Of
life. but alter and adopt a program
to increase the number of souls
saved"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24
10Th BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATED BY
COUNTY ". c. T.U.
Glowing Tributes Are Paid
to Frances {, WILL
lard,

a glowing tribute to the women Of
fifty years ago who sacrificed social
standing for social service was paid
today by Mrs. Grace Altvater, presi-
dent of the Marion County Women's
Christian Temperance Union, at the
opening Of it's jubilee year at First
Friends Church, Twelfth and Ala
bama SITS.
Mrs. AItvater characterized the
pioneer leaders of the organization
as pious leaders whose principles are
encircling the globe through tenn
perance unions. A picture of Fran
ces r. Willard. founder, was placed
before the assembly.
The county organization consists
of ,8S5 members. whose State dues
during he past year tOtaled S1.225.60
and county dues $500, according
to reports. Following committees
were named:
Membership. Mrs. Agnes Sims,
chairman; Miss Sybil Holbrook, Hrs
Ella Elbip, Mrs. Flora Mace, Mrs.
Phoebe Link; auditing, Mrs. I. j..
Foreman chairman Mrs. Cath
crime Bauer; letters, Mrs. Beulah
Cox, chairman: Mrs. Ruth Yount,
Mrs. Frances Berry, Mrs Muriel
Carlisle. Miss Frieda Heidergott,
Mrs. Cofer Palmer; credentials, Mrs.
Lillian Hoover. chairman Mrs. Eva
Baker: resolutions, Mrs. Martha
Gipe, chairman, Mrs. Nina Newman.
Mrs. Z y. Kemp, Mrs. Matte
Clymcr, Mrs. !. 3. Algire; official
papers. Mrs Essie Penrod, chair
nan; Mrs. Carrie Ross, Mrs. Rose
/ Wilkins. Mrs Austin Black. Mrs.
! Euos Snyder. and Mrs. Beatrice Dit
rich. decorations. Mrs. c. 3. John
son. chairman; Mrs Laura Leonard
Mrs. Myra Doane, Miss Irene True
/ Hood. courtesy. Mrs Katherine
( Bauer. chairman; Mrs Estelle Pitts,
Mrs. Stober Mary. Mrs. Ida White
Mrs. John Sink. press, Mrs. w w.
Rcedy. chairman; Mrs. Lulu Jordan
Mrs. Ada Cuttings.
Talks on health. Americanization,
Legislation, law enforcement and
Christian citizenship We're made this
afternoon. \ pageant The Spirit
Of Frances r. Willard" Will be pre-.
scented tonight.
Meeting viii continue until Thurs
day night
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24
SECRECY MARKS
KHAN KONKLAVE
KIuxers Meet in Kansas City
Evans Scores 'Bob,'

BIZ United Press
KANSAS CITY, No. Sept "a
Only matters of routine business
were on program of ku-Klux Khan
in annual konkiave here. Utmost
secrecy still prevailed about business
sessions. Outsiders were barred.
Imperial Wizard H. w. Evans de-
MED any political expediency was
followed in calling the konklave.
But he did go so far as to say the
Khan was dead against" Senator
Robert NJ. La Toilette as a presiden-
tial candidate.
THE Khan always will strike d.
rectly at movements of intrigue such
as La Follette and Wheeler are now
making. La Toilette is un-Ameri-
can" was the imperial wizards YER
dict.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24
Report Made

State Of religion report made by
the Rev. p. J. Morris, pastor Elmer
son Avenue Church, showed 518 hap
tisms and 500 admitted by letter in
Indianapolis churches this year. Elk
pended for missions, $4,000. Eigh-
teen daily vacation Bible schools
were conducted, and four week day
schools are now in progress.
Selection Of next meeting place
and other routine business was con
sidered this afternoon.
Principal speeches this afternoon
were: characterization Work" by
Miss Gayl Harris; Practical and
Missionary Work in the Sunday
School" DR.. o. r. Mckay, and Re
igiOus Literature" by the Rev. c. e
Parsons.
Talks by E. S. Schumacher, su.
perintendent Anti-Saloon League,
and Miss May Phillips, who will
speak on Burma" are scheduled
for tonight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24
COMMANDMENT
ROUTS AMERICANS
Shells Drive Foreigners
From Chinese City,


TIENTSIN, China, Sept. "a
Americans and other foreigners at
Shan Hal Kwan, driven from their
homes by the daily bombardments
Of Chang Tso Lin's artillery, are
camping out on the seashore about
five miles from the gateway city.
Thus far only one foreign resident
in Shan Hal Kwan, which soon may
be the scene Of a decisive battle be-
tween Changes troops and the Chi Ii
forces of WI Pei Flu. has been struck
by shells.
General WI claims to have in
flicted heavy casualties among the
Manchurians in an engagement at
Wang CHA Tuen, in which the Chi
Ii army used armored cars in re-
pulsing an attack.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24
JUDGE ANDERSON BACK
Returns From Observation-Disclosures
Case First to BE Heard.

Federal Judge A. B. Anderson ar
rived in Indianapolis today, after
spending his vacation at Burt Lake,
Mich. Judge Anderson greeted court
attaches and prepared to begin hear
ings. His first hearing of impor-
lance will be Friday at 10 a. M,
when petition will be presented by
Scion J. Carter and Charles Martin
dale, Indianapolis attorneys. asking
an injunction filed by the Hawkins
Mortgage Company, July &C.. be
stricken from the files. The Haw-
kins petition termed several promi-
nent Indianapolis attorneys con
spirators" in an alleged scheme to
dissipate the assets of the company.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24
C. O. D. PUP STALLED
Charges of S25 Are Refused by Per
son Sent Bulldog.
BIZ United Press

BU THitCd Press
CHICAGO, Sept. 24-"Chic," a
bull pup, faces incarceration in the
Chicago postof1ce for a year, because
some one sent him parcel post c. o.
d., from Belleview, Iowa.
The person to whom the dog was
consigned refused to pay charges of
$25. He must be kept in the post
office six months unless some one
claims him. Then he must be held
another six months unless the person
who sent him agrees to pay charges
for shipping him back to Belleview
When the year is up, he can be sold
at auction.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24

81 IUIfCd TffNE
BERLIN. Sept. 24-The Marx
government Will send note to the
powers next week asking whether
Germany must renew admission Of
her war guilt, as she was required
to do at Versailles, before she can
enter the League of Nations.
The Germans also will ask a seat
on the league council. When replies
are received the cabinet will discuss
applying for admission to the league
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24
Local Youths Hurt

By Times Special
MUNCIE. Ind, Sept. 24.-Three
Indianapolis youths were in the
Home Hospital here today with in
juries received when their auto over
turned on the road west of here last
night. The three boys, Ralph White,
20; Morris Ousler, 20, and Chester
Long, "a, all of 2131 Central Ave,
are not seriously hurt, physicians
said
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24
Kills Woman, Ends Life

BIZ Times Special
EVANSVILLE. Ind, Sept. "a
Murder and suicide was the verdict
in the deaths here of Pat Murphey
%, coal miner, and Mrs. Sadie
Phelps. IS. Angered because she tore
his picture out of the frame, Muir.
phey slashed the woman's throat and
then cut his own from ear to ear.
Both died almost instantly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24
Use for Autos

''The automobile is an external
circumstance. that can be lined up
so asst to make visible revolution
ary increase in the number Of Chris
tians."
"Modesty is the biggest line for
morality and can be used for inn
pressing the virtues Of Christ" he
said.
Greater development Of Baptist
conscience is needed" said the Rev.
+ A. Hayward, executive secretary
Baptist Federated Churches, who
spoke on Our City Work"
Rev. Hayward said we must find
IA common ground and work, play,
and pray together"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24
AID CLUB PLANS DRIVE
Initiation Fee to BE Waived During
October.

Initiation fee win be waived by
indianapolis Advertising Club for all
persons who Join in October. a
drive to increase membership will be
launched.
Fred y. Whitney. Vice president Ma
tional Surety Company of New York,
wiz speak at the Thursday luncheon
at Chamber of Commerce on The
Modern CroOk-A Menace to Bust
ness Men"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24
BRySON SLATED
TO HEAD SOCIETY
Of POSTMASTERS
Elect Thur8day-Four Cities
Make Bids for 1925
Convention,

Choice of Robert II. Bryson, In
dianapolis postmaster, as president
of the National Association of Post
masters for the coming year seemed
certain today. The election will be
held at the closing session Of the
convention of the association at the
Claypool Thursday.
The nominating committee is com
posed of the following postmasters:
w. NJ. Mooney. Washington, D. c.,
chairman; Arthur c. Lueder, Chi
cago; David Hastings, Bound Brook,
y. j.; Charles Z. Black, Omaha, Neb.;
Charles A. Robinson, Portland.
Maine.
Cleveland Ahead
A spirited fight for the 1924 con-
ventiOn developed today, with Cleve-
land, Ohio, and Rochester, n. Y. ap-
parently holding a lead over Phila-
delphia, Pa, and San Francisco, Cal.
Division Of the association into
eastern and western divisions viii
be considered Thursday. Should
this be done two convention cities
Will be selected.
Tour City
A short session at which z. W.
Satterwhite, assistant general super
intendent of the railway mail service
spoke, was held this afternoon. The
delegates then were taken for an au-
tomobile tour of the city.
At the morning session questions
of salary increases for postmasters
and changes in the present system
Of bonding postmasters were re-
ferred to committees.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24
Tornado Victims Home
Bu United Press

BIZ UHtteG Press
PERU, Ind, Sept. 24.-The bodies
of Charles Grimes, 62, and his wife,
Ella, so, reached Denver, a village
near here, from Roosevelt, Wis, to-
day. They were killed in the lorna
do which swept Wisconsin and Min
nesota Sunday. Grimes and his wife
-1ere on a motor tour of the North
west.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24

Masters Association Of America, al
lied with United Kingdom Of Lon
don, Of which Sullivan is vice
president, asked New York Music
Association last year to compose
better music 1t also went on rec
ord this year favoring elimination
Of jazz. Sullivan is also a mem
Der Of international Association Of
Masters Of Dancing.
som enew dances this year: Pa
risienne fox trot, club fox trot,
oleotango. modern waltz. Nugo fox
trot and Raggedy Ann fox tro-.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24
Mrs. Watson Buried

BIZ United Press
WINCHESTER, Ind. Sept. "a
Funeral services were held here 10.
day for Mrs Mary Watson, mother
of James e. Watson, United States
Senator from Indiana.
Burial was in the Fountain Park
cemetery here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24
st. Patrick Alumni Meet

Alumni Of St Patricks Catholic
School, Prospect and Hunter SITS,
will meet at S tonight at 144 w.
Georgia St, TO receive new mem
bers ana elect officers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24

and improper positions. BY stand
ing in the proper position, any step
can be taken.
Jazz music is being eliminated.
II is more Of a noise than it is
music. because there is no rhythm
thereto. II causes dancers to make
many improper steps. That is why
dancing masters disapprove of it,
said Sullivan. who warns students
against initiating freak move
ments.
United Professional Dancing
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24

find methods sufficiently drastic to
defend ourselves.
% \. TRINKLE. pastor Engle-
wood Christian Church. 10 n. Ru-
raj st: This pastor must have
been over.persuaded by his infatua-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24

King Jazz is dead. Earmarks of
the more stately and modest dance
of yesteryear are to return, accord
ing to predictions Of dancing teach
ers.
All dances are slower this year,
and the tango is taking the place
Of fox trots." said r. L. Sullivan,
dancing teacher. 1882 W. Wash
ington st. y few fast dances re
main.
The picture shows Mr.. and Mrs.
Sullivan demonstrating the proper
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24
Fire Damages Shed

a fire of unknown origin caused q
$50 loss to a shed owned by John
Deppe, 1884 W. Michigan St. Tues
day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24
INSTITUTE SEEKS FUNDS
Bible Society Would Purchase
Shank's Old Home.

Officials of the Indianapolis Bible
Institute today were attempting to
obtain funds through pledges for
purchase Of Mayor Shank s residence
at 3547 East Washington st.
Mayor Shank, who Monday an
nounced purchase of a new home in
Golden Hill, will give the institute
$4,000 by deducting that amount
from purchase price of the home, he
said. The institute has already
So, 200 pledged. Purchase price of
the Shank home will be approx
mately $4,000, it was said.
The institute has been shifted
from one place to another for four
teen years, and plans to make a
permanent home at the Shank resi-
dence where activities may be ex-
tended
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24
Filling Station Denied

The board of coming appeals has
a filling station at the southwest cor
ner of Thirty-Eighth and Pennsyl-
vania SITS. Petition Of the National
Refining Company for permission to
erect a filling station at the south
east corner of Forty Sixth st. and
College Ave. Tuesday, was delayed
two y eeks when sixty property own.
ers in the neighborheod filed remon-
STRANGE.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24
Learn of Marriage
Lett City July 1

McMUTtry said he learned that on
July 4, Lee and his bride were to go
to a picnic, but that he was nervous
and insisted that she accompany
him and that they left town early
in the morning.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24
DETECTIVES SAY
ARREST CLEARS
GROCER'S MURDER
Man Held in Seattle, WaSh,l
Wanted Here in Abner
Peek Case,

Detective Inspector Jerry z. Kin
ney today wired Seattle CWash) po-
lice that Ralph II. Lee. % who is
under arrest there as an escaped con-
Wet from the Reformatory at Pen
dleton, Ind. is wanted here for the
murder Of Abner \. Peek. 70, of 2340
Speedway road. Peek was shot fatal
" when he resisted a hold-up of his
grocery at Tibbs Ave. and Speedway
Road. on the night of July 8. In
making the fact known that Lee is
wanted Kinney also disclosed evi-
dence he says his department holds
on Lee
The wire that was received here
disclosed that Lees wife, who is also
held there. gave the Seattle police
information on what Lee was wanted
for. and caused the query 10 be sent
here asking If he was wanted.
Kinney said that the investigation
of the murder OF Peek gave them
Il QEotl DLlOAt AlA1L Lel4AA-tA win A~C-
Lee was. being sought here after his
second escape within a week from
Indiana State RefOrmatory at Pen
dletOn. where he was serving a SEN
tence on a burglary charge. After
his first escape, AprI "A, he was ar
rested the next night al the home
of his mother, Mrs. May Lee Nc
Illvaine. 1850 Cornelius ave. by
Sergeant Brennan and squad.
Learn of Marriage
Detectives McIIurtry and Nc
Glenn learned that about the first
of June, Lee had married a girl
named Dorothy Yagley OF 1903 Tibbs
Ave, about four blocks from the
scene Of the shooting
On the night OF the shooting the
bandit entered the store and. point
ing a gun at Peek. hfs brother. Fred.
and his father, J. W. Peek. said:
Il am going to hold up this place 80
Abner Peek reached for his gun and
the bandit fred. striking Peek in the
head. Fred Peek then took the gun
and ran after the fleeing bandit. who
turned in the middle of the street
and fired back.
Lett City July
McMurtry said he learned that on
July I, Lee and his bride were to go
to picnic but that he was nervous
and insisted that she accompany
him and that they left town early
in the morning.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24
MERCHANTS HEAT
AND LIGHT PAYS
HONOR TO PERRY
Offices to Be Closed During
FuneraI-PreSident Ac-
cords Tribute,

L. B. Andrus. president Mer-
chants Heat and Light Company to-
day paid tribute to the late c. c.
Perry. president of the Indianapolis
Light and Heat Company.
NJ. X. Foxworthy, vice president
and general manager Of the Mer-
chants announced the Merchants Of
fee would he closed from 2 to 4 p.
m Thursday, during the Perry
funeral
His Tribute
Andrus' tribute:
To me, who has had the oppor-
tunity and pleasure Of a close ac-
quaintance with Charles G. Perry.
and often requiring in the nature of
utility business relations. the oppor-
unity of intimate and close associa-
ton, the news of his death comes as
quite a shock.
Our acquaintance in the utility
| field Of operation is one OF long
standing, and in recent years when
representing the interest Of the Mer-
chants Heat and Light Company, in
the many difficult problems arising
in common in the utility field Mr..
/ PerIy's appreciation Of the other fell
/ low position, his attitude in the
matter Of human relationship be
/ tween men and his good and strong
/ character always made il a pleasure
/ to counsel with and seek his advice
on larger problems arising in the
/ business Of conducting utility opera
tons in indianapolis
Student of Men
I know that Mr.. Perry was q
treat student Of the men who were
working with him in his company.
| know from personal contact with
him that he would observe charac-
ters of the men who We're working
/ for him ana the influence Of thci~
experience also their temperament
and their general views on related
/ questions.
/ In utility matters he would oh
+ serve those things that make for q.
. aciency and also the things that
We're 'm1ediments to the conduct II
/ the business. He would do this
without malice or hard feelings. but
/ rather with a sincere desire 10 find
/ out the best way Of conducting
/ the business as "A whole.
l know that Mr.. Perry's ambition
was to have his company perform
/ its work i'm the most ideal way. MS
/ he was firmly II the belief that 1t
was the activities Of today which
/ would shape the future.
/ MIR. Perry was power in the In
/ diana utility field. vet he had the
/ faculty Of exercising such power, ir-
( respective Of authority. and i'm his
/ death the utilities Of the state hay
suffered a real loss.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
Science

Now comes, at this late day an in
ventor with a substitute for the sail
ing ship, who would utilize the wind
but discard the sails. Dispatches last
week from Berlin told the story of
the trial cruise of a ship with towers.
constructed to catch the breeze and
manipulated from below to utilize all
the wind that's stirring. German
papers hail the invention as revolu-
tionary Anton Flettner is the in
ventor.
The recently announced invention
of a portable X-ray machine in the
laboratories of the General Electric
Co. has wide possibilities. The ma
chine, which may be carried about
easily, has the power of looking
through the walls of a room or into
trunk or suit case. Dispatches last
week indicated interest on the part of
Central American government which
wants to know If it may purchase
l,200 of the machines for the equip
ment of its customs inspectors.
William Marconi. pioneer in radio
telegraphy, pressed a button last
week in London. sending an electric
wave 5000 miles across the Atlantic
Ocean to open circuit which illumi-
mated an American flag in the Grand
Central Palace, New York City. I'M
mediately afterward his voice 'came
distinctly through a loud speaker,
congratulating the American public
on the marvellous strides it had made
in radio. The ceremony was incident
to the opening of the third annual
radio exposition in New York last
week.