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The Indianapolis times., 1924-07-01

Then the road became snake
less. At first 1t was thought
cross road traffic had been aban-
doned. However, the lowly SER
pent apparently had not forgotten
the cunning and craft which he
employed when he made a mess
out of the Garden of Eden, for it
was discovered, farmers say, that
the snakes crossed the road, only
they now used an aerial route, up
a telephone pole, across the road
on heavy cables and then down
on the other side. All casualties
from sticky tar have ceased. it is
said.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-07-01
. HE problem which has de.

(" HE problem which has de.
fed the skill OF philoso-
S pliers and savants for ages
past as TO what cosmic urge in
duces n chicken to cross the road,
has given way to another among
Johnson and Marion County citi-
zens residing along Madison Rd.,
between indianapolis and Frank
lin
Why does a snake cross the
road? This is the question Of the
hour. assuming equal Importance
with discussions Of the Democratic
convention. where money for the
next installment of taxes will
come from and whether to trade in
The Indianapolis times., 1924-07-01
POLICE TUCKERED OUT
Crawfordsville Lads. Lead Cops"
Merry Chase-Two Fined.

BIZ Times Speci0i
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, July
Mayor Earl Berry has declared
war on drug store cowboys" who
have been re-enacting the battle Of
Bunker Hill with three-inch fire
crackers.
Norvin Cochran, 20. and Roy Mas
tin, 10, were fined s5 and costs by
the mayor as an example.
Youths, the mayor said. have been
firing the crackers and then running
into vacant lots and hiding
Police are just about worn out,
according to the mayor
The Indianapolis times., 1924-07-01
AIR MAIL ESTABLISHED
Hours on New Service Announced at
POstoffice.

A red, white and blue mail box
mounted on a table in the corridor
of the Federal Bldg, marked Air
Mail Only" is the only visible con-
nection between Indianapolis and
the air mail planes carrying letters
daily between New York and San
Francisco. The air mail service be-
gan today.
West-bound airplane mail must be
in by $50 a. m. and east-bound by
6:37 p. m. 1t is dispatched by fast
trains to Chicago, or Cleveland. A
letter leaving Indianapolis by $50
is scheduled to arrive at San Fran
cisco at 5:45 p. m. the following day.
Letters mailed before 6:37 p. m. for
New York would arrive there at
sos p. m. the following day.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-07-01
PatroIman Padgett Suspended

Board of safety today suspended
Patrolman Miles Padgett for thirty
days on charges of neglect of duty
and unbecoming conduct. He was
found not guilty of drunkenness.
Morris Spaw, 401 w. Regent ST.,
said that Miles borrowed his auto
mobile to make his rounds in.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-07-01
SPEED ARRESTS HIGHER
Sergeant HaEstead Reports $50
Taken in June Campaign.

Monthly report of Motor Police
Sergt. c. Z. Halstead today showed
$50 were arrested on speeding
charges in June, and 925 for minor
traffic violations.
This compares with 301 arrests on
speeding charges in May and 1929
for minor traffic violations.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-07-01
EIGHrEENrH BALLOT

Smith, S121a; McAdoo. 4701s; Cox,
so; J. w. Davis. Sc; Glass. 80; Raj
ston. 80; Robinson, 33; Underwood,
391h; Walsh, 2; Bryan, II; Ritchie,
1Sh; Gov. Davis, 10; Salisbury. 6;
Cordell Hull, 20.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-07-01
NINETEENTH BALLOT

Smith, 9111a; McAdoo, 474; Cox,
so; J w. Davis, 4S15; Glass. 80;
Ralston. 81; Robinson. %; Under
wood. 391a; Walsh, 2; Bryan, 10;
Ritchie, 171a; Governor Davis, 9;
Saulsbury. 6; COPELAND. I.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-07-01
TWENTIETH BALLOT

Smith, 3071h; McAdoo, 1872; Cox
so; j. w. Davis, 1872; Glass, 25; Raj
ston. 80; Robinson, q; Underwood,
451a; Walsh. s; Bryan, IL; Ritchie,
171a; Governor Davis, 10; Salisbury,
6; Mayor Dever, x; Senator Hitch
cock. 1; Newton Baker. /.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-07-01
Arrest Follows Collision

e. G. Boyer, Rushville, was held
on a charge of assault and battery
by police today. He is said to have
struck car driven by Herschell Be
craft, on Arlington Ave. Beecrafl
was cut about the head.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-07-01
TWENTY-FIRsT BALLOT

Smith. 3O711; McAdoo. 439; Davis,
1875; Underwood. as; Glass, "a; Raj
ston. 30; Robinson. 80; Cox. 60;
Walsh. T. Ritchie, II; Governor Da-
Wis. Z; Saulsbury. u: Baker. l.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-07-01
TWENrY-sEcoND BALLOT

Total votes cast. 1897; one not vot-
ing. Smith, 307h: McAdoo. 43Sl5;
Cox, so; j. w. Davis, 12315; Glass,
%; Ralston. 80; Robinson. %; Under
wood, 4513; Walsh. 81; Ritchie. 1712
Governor Davis, 5; Salisbury, u.
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War Veteran Dies

BIZ United Press
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. July L.
John Huffman. S8, civil war veteran,
is dead at his home east of this city.
The widow and several children sur
Vive.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-07-01
$3.50 A FRONT FOOT
Meridian st. Residence Property

Meridian St. Residence Property
Sold at Fancy Figure
Noble and Edward Dean of the
Dean Steam Pump Works have pur-
chased from DR.. Goethe Link the
resident property at 1887 N Meridian
ST., for $32 500, or $3.50 a front foot
Deal was made by Fred p Cutter
The property adjoins an eighty
foot lot owned by the Deans. giving
them 100 feet of frontage on Me
ridian ST They will hold it as an
investment, It was said.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-07-01
POSTAL RECEIPTS JUMP
City's Fiscal Year Shows Gain of
S42O,573, or 1872 Per Cent.

@1~V'Ofo' OI IA'S- cI NeIIO'
Indianapolis postal receipts for the
fiscal year ending June 80 show an
increase of S420,573.33. or 1872 per
cent over the total for the year end
ing June 30. 1923. Receipts for June
this year show an increase of 1928
per cent over those for May.
Total receipts for the year end
ing June 30 this year are s3,s46,
120.S6 as compared with $3,525. 5.54753
last year. June's receipt of this
year were s31S,O66.4O as compared
with 1907, ,95O4O last June.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-07-01
PUBLISH PAPER
Annual Convention of
Gritty at West Baden.

Indianapolis girls attending the
atioH II convention Of the Kappa
.lphsYTheta sorority at West Baden.
re publishing a daily newspaper. as
feature OF the meeting. Miss
edith l Silver, is editor and her staff
ncludes: Misses Jean Brown, Mar
,aret tRose. Marie Field, Florence
loan. Katherine Burton. Lorene
-effrie4. all of Indianapolis, and Miss
Smith of Bloomington. A
,oard fef managers. includes Miss
darth4 UpdegrafT and Miss Mildred
dorgah Of Indianapolis.
The iconventicn which has been
n session since June 81. closes to-
,ightk with a formal banquet.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-07-01
ACCIDENT is MYSTERY
Man Falls Unconscious After Stag
gering Into Home-Car Damaged.

BIZ United Press
ANDERSON, Ind, July l.
Authorities today failed to solve the
mystery surrounding an auto ac-
cident in which Charles Boyer, a
grocer, was severely injured.
Boyer staggered into his home
with blood streaming from gashes
about the head and body. and fell
unconscious.
His auto was badly damaged
When he regained consciousness he
would not discuss the accident.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-07-01


cations entire thirty y-six votes to
Davis. This was not only a big
boost for the West virginian, but it
was meant that McAdoo had def
nitely lost his hold on that State 3
ballot.
McAdoo Losing
While Davis was growing the fight
between McAdoo and Smith was con-
tir.uing through ballot after ballot
with Smith at least holding his lines.
but McAdoo falling off. The califor-
nian started off today with ATS votes.
but had dropped to 4S2 on the twenti-
eth ballot. This is only one-half
of a vote more than he had on the
first ballot Monday.
The Missouri caucus revealed
that there were actually twenty-five
Davis votes in that delegation. but
they are still voting under unit rule,
and after the twer tieth ballot, Judge
Rockwell was making desperate
efforts to swing them back to Nc
Adoo again.
The caucus of the delegation
showed twenty-five and orie-half
votes for Davis and the resi-
scattered McAdoo had oriy a halt
dozen votes left.
The switch came after Mrs r. L.
O1dfather of st. Louis had served
notice on the leaders she would de-
mand an open poll OF the delegation
on every roll call.
We've got to break this unit from
McAdoo," she declared When the
vote was announced Mrs r. l..
Hughes challenged its accuracy thus
automatically forcing an open poll
OF the delegation to place each vote
on record before the convention and
to ascertain il Davis really had his
claimed 221a votes.
McAdoo leaders made a frantic ef-
fort to save the delegation. William
Ladd Rockwell. McAdoo campaign
manager, called meeting of dozen
Of his floor leaders and they all con-
centrated on Missouri, making
private polls themselves.
Delegates Eat
AS the twentieth ballot swung
along, Franklin d. Roosevelt. who is
leading the Smith campaign. pre-
pared for long siege and ordered
scores of glasses OF iced coffee and
sandwiches brought in to the New
York delegates, who lunched without
leaving the hall. Meantime, In the
basement hot dogs We're selling at
20 cents each and bad ham between
slices of nodded bread was held at
25 cents per sandwich.
On the twenty-first ballot Davis
gained three more votes. Both
Smith and McAdoo continued to lose
ground. The New York Governor
registered 3071k.
Despite the fact that Nebraska
dropped Charles w. Bryan. its ia
vorite son, and gave enough woes 10
McAdoo to make him a gain of seven
from that State, this Californian
polled only 439,
Both Smith and Davis floor work
ers sought to bring a change In the
Iowa delegation, They failed to-
swing majority on this delegation.
however, and the chairman an
nounced Iowa's vote would be cast
as unit. Meantime Ohio was get
ting restless. The Smith managers.
Norman Mack. Brennan. Illinois pre-
dicted Smith would hold his own for
the remainder of afternoon.
When balloting was resumed today
there was little change in the stand
ing of the candidates. McAdoo polled
47S votes on the sixteenth ballot. the
first of this, the seventh day OF the
convention. Smith got 305i5 This
was a loss of one for McAdoo com-
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AUDITOR BACK

len Believes Ralston VIII Be
Nominated.
tied States Senator Samuel NJ.
ibn will be the Democratic nomi-
br President. according to Rob-
tracken. auditor of State, who
bed Monday from the Demo
national convention at New
City.
icken said there was widespread
hst in Ralston and he was
IA upon favorably by all fac
in the convention.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-07-01
SMOKERS, BEWAREI

= Are Looking for One-Must
Have Red Hair, However.
ice today were looking for a
hired man who smokes a pipe.
s. James Edward Wells of
|enne. Wyo., in a letter, says
! the description of her hus-
missing since last September.
/ formerly lived in Indianapolis.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-07-01
Sanitarium Trustee Named

Park Beadle, Rockville, today was
reappointed trustee of the Indiana
State Sanitarium at Rockville by
Governor Emmett f. Branch.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-07-01
FOURTH MAIL SERVICE.
Postoffice Closed All Day-Sunday
Schedule in Order.

Indianapolis postoffice will be
closed all day July a, it was an.
nounced by Postmaster Robert H.
Bryson today. Deliveries and col
lections will be made as on Sun
days. Special letters will be de-
livered as will perishable parcel post
matter.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-07-01
Woman Seized ON Street

Police could not find a man who
seized Mrs. J. A. Erpelding, 1921 N.
Oxford ST., at Brookside Parkway
and Dearborn ST. today. Mrs. Err
pelding ran
The Indianapolis times., 1924-07-01
S. A. FLETCHER'S PIN
Former Banker Identifies Jewei-y
Found in Arrest.

Stoughton A. Fletcher, form sr
president of Fletcher American Ma
uonal Bank, today identified as be-
longing to him, adiamond stick pin
found, police say, in the possession
of Henry c. Norman, 3S, colored, 317
w. Twenty Fifth st.
Detectives arrested Norman when
he attempted to pawn the pin. He
said he found it in the rear of the
Indianapolis Athletic Club. He was
charged with grand larceny.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-07-01
SEVENTEENTH BALLOT

Smith, 312; McAdoo, All; Cox, so;
]. w. Davis. Ga; Glass. "a; Ralston,
80; Robinson. % Underwood, AZ;
Walsh, 1; Bryan, II; Ritchie. IT;
Governor Davis, 10; Salisbury, s;
Copeland. u.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-07-01
SIXTEENTH BALLOT

Smith, 3o51s McAdoo, ATS; Cox.
go; ]. w. Davis, SO; Glass, 25; Raj
ston. 81; Robinson. 46 Underwood,
411a; Walsh, /; Bryan, II Ritchie,
.1h; Governor Davis, II; Salisbury,
6; Brown, /; Copeland, II.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-07-01
FIFTEENTH BALLOT

McAdoo, 479; Smith, 3O515; Under
wood, 1914; Robinson, 20; John w.
Davis. 81; Ritchie, 171a; Cox, so;
Charles Bryan, II; Jonathan M. Da-
Wis, IL; Harrison, 2015; Glass, 25;
Brown, 8; Ralston. 81; Salisbury,
6; Walsh, / Baker, 1.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-07-01
OUT OF DOORS POLITICS
Socialist Rally at East and Wash
ington SITS.

Emil Herman. Seattle. Wash, will
speak at the first open air rally OF
The campaign under auspices of the
Socialist party OF Indianapolis at s
p. m. wednesday at East and Wash
lngton SITS.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-07-01
NNAMITE
'WRECkAGE
FOR BODIES
0hior Death Toll
Reaches Seventy-Nine as
Additional Fatalities Are
Discoyered-City Buries
Its Dead.

JNttfd Press
pORAIN, Ohio, July death toll
n of the tornado which swept
Ia lake towns Saturday night rose
seventy-nine today with finding
line additional bodies in the
=ckage and a complete check-up
hospitals and morgues.
|he tornado claimed a total Of 103
S in Ohio.
Forkmen began dynamiting the
en- walls of the concrete muni-
III bath house in the belief that
! my bathers may have been
ght inside when the storm
tcked the building.
Funerals Held
prain buried it's dead privately
y, while downtown in the ruined
4 less section of the city khaki
H troops moved about.
here the State Theater had stood
3 bit steam shovel puff-puffed as
3 hoped at the debris where more
- may be found.
6 ~ Ismell of hot soup came from
- Ing Army kitchens, while the
!4ftion Army maintained shelters
ERed Cross dressing stations still
ind something TO do.
Rioting Br lks Out
and rioting broke out
iay in what is known as the Colo
DO Ave. section of the city.
The military authorities. who
lred serious fighting between in
bitants of the section and persons
10 were plundering the wrecked
ses. dispatched one company OF
! 145th Infantry to the scene
3orain is not under martial law.
brding to Governor Vic Donahey.
= the local government is still
" 2tioning but has a bigger job
81 1t can handle alone and the
ps are helping out.
s. <ne-tenths Of the business dis
= Of Lorair will have TO be re
cuSluEGE6 say @NEdA ~ Gil u
Ebuildings eft standing were so
q weakened by the tornado they
have to be torn down.
- Funds Needed
he Governor was to confer today
business men and State officials
same plan of rehabilitation and
rkciers from other cities have
!. called to the conference to dis
plans for getting the needed
IL
&Df the homeless had temporary
today. School buildings and
- Furnished quarters for about
ersons.
Ky Search for those reported
continued and crews are
1<f8 searching ruins in the hope
Z[Xkg some who might yet be
The Indianapolis times., 1924-07-01
FLIERs AT ALLAHABAD
American Airnen Make 45o Nile
Flight From CaIcutta.

BIZ united Prcas - q s. ~
LONDON, July Arn6r1isa' s
three world fight planes arrived
safely at Allahabasd. India. today
having made a 45osmile flight from
Calcutta. Il
The next jump Will be eastward to
Nasirabad whence they ny -
Karachf. z IS.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-07-01
FOURTEENTH BALLOT

McAdoo. 47515 Smith. 3O61A
John w. Davis. 641z; Ralston. 81
Underwood, 401z Ritchie, 171A; Rob
inson, 19. Cox. go; Charles Bryan
IL; Jonathan M Davis, Il; Harrison
2O1k Glass, "a; Brown. 8; salisbury
6; Walsh. J.. Baker. 1.
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THIRTEENTH BALLOT

McAdoo, ATT; Smith, SOs1s; Under
wood, 4015; John w. Davis, 641a
Ritchie, 171z; Robinson, 19; Cox. so;
Charles Bryan, 10; Jonathan M.
Davis, II. Harrison, 20h; Glass.
rs; Brown. 8; Ralston. 3111 Sauls-
bury. s: Walsh, L; Grebs. /: Baker. l..
The Indianapolis times., 1924-07-01

On the twentieth ballot Missouri
passed. caucused and threw the dele
cations entire thirtysix votes to
Davis. This was not only big
boost for the West Virginian, but it
was meant that McAdoo had def
nitely lost his hold on that States
ballot.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-07-01
TWELFTH BALLOT

McAdoo, 47S $40; Smith, S01; Un-
derwood, Al $40; Robinson, 10; John
w. Davis, so; Ritchie, II 5-10; Cox.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-31
OIL CONTROL

President Coolidge, appointing four members of
his cabinet commission petroleum conservation
states the situation convincingly:
1T is evident that present methods of operating
oil deposits wastefu to alarming degree in
that becomes impossible to oil in the ground
under our present leasing and royalty practices if
neighborng lessee desires to gain possession
of his deposits.
"The development of aircraft indicates that our
national defense must be supplemented if not domi-
mated by aviation. 1t is probable that the su-
premacy of nations may be determined by the possess
sion OF available petroleum and its products.
The problem of future shortage in fuel and lub-
ricating OIL not to mention gasoline, be avoided
or our manufacturing productivity will be curtaied to
an extent not easily calculated.''
This is a concise expression of what has been said
repeatedly of late by all classes of citizens familiar
with the oil situation including leaders of the oil in
dustry The President emphasizes the desirabity of
stopping lavish overproduction and starting to safe
guard the national petroleum supply, private as we'll
as public, before the inevitable scarcity appears.
This is not only necessary for national self-de-
Tense but necessary for the security of American in
dustry Gvernment is wanted in private business as
little as possible; but there is field in which some
sort of governmental intervention is desirable.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-31
BRAINS AND FOOTBALL

The criticism that football calls for nothing but
Drawn and is therefore crowdng brains out of the COL
leges and universities is of course exaggerated
statement of condition that does have some unsatis-
factory aspects Another side is brought to light in
the that the captain of the University of
Missouri football team has recently been selected a
Rhodes scholar.
Many other colleges and universities could point
out successful athletes who also good students
maintaining honestly high Standards their academic
work without any favortsm from faculty or3fellow-
students.
It is possible that there would be still more such
happy examples of combined athletic and scholastic at
tanments if the public attitude toward the ntellec
tually successful undergraduate were improved little
No school has yet organized cheering section to IN
spire and honor the pupil who does sound work in
library laboratory and class room. Very few instltu
tons of higher learning give coveted school letters to
the men and women who pass all their courses Per-
haps this is because passing is expected of
every student while athletic prowess is looked upon
a special service to the school.
The ideal system of education should develop
physical health along with mental training and
character
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-31
For New
Trial for Mccoy
Being Prepared

LOS ANGELES, Dee. 31.-Attor-
ncys defending Kid Mccoy, CON
victcd of manslaughtcr in the Ieath
Of Mrs. Teresa Mors, his sweetheart,
were today preparing a strong ap.
peal for u new trial, which will he
filed Friday when the defendant
comes NJ for sentence.
If The appeal is denied, Mccoy
must serve from one to IA years in
states prison. Should he DC con.
yicted on the three charges of as
sault and four charges of robbery
pending against him in connection
with his raid on the store of Mors,
inc, his prison term can be from
minimum of seven TO Il maximum
of 800, state s attorneys said.
Possibility that the grand jury
may be called on to investigate the
reported attempt TO influence John
Apffcl, a Juror in the Mccoy case,
was admitted by Chief Trial Deputy
Frickc. Apffel reported the alleg-
ed bribery offer to District Attorney
Kcycs. and the investigation has re-
vc;1cd enough facts TO warrant a
grand jury probe, Frickc said.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-31
Times MidWinter
Number Valuable
Source of News

The Midwinter number of the Los
Angeles Times, out New Year S day
is the most imposing and eomprehen
sive vel issued by The Times. 1t is
cclorfld and attractive, being illus
trated IN rotogravure,s colors anc
half tones, but its strongest fea
ture is an. enormous amount of in
formation contained in authoritative
articles.
Figures and statistics presented
concerning the activities of the year
1924 comprise striking comment
ary on the tremendous strides made
by Southern California in the past
II months. Among the contributors
are bank officials, railroad execu-
tives, and other men prominent in
commercial life. The articles are
profrsev illustrated with photo
graphs AID pictorial drawings by
Charles H. Owens, pictorial map
maker of national prominence.
Pleasing indeed are the eontribu-
tions by Rupert Hughes, Zane Grey
and Edgar Rice Burroughs, all of
whom are residents of Southern Cali
folli..
This midwinter number is the
fortieth published by The Times,
the fortieth milestone, as it We're,
of the progress of the southwest.
Doubling of export trade, increase
in population and valuation, Il build
ing record of $50, 100000. new high
ways, great flood control and water
conservation projects, new public IA
ciities and utilities, harbor improve
ments, increase in factory output to
more than $l,000,000,00o and many
other aecomp ishments of 1924 are
told attractively and conciScty to
gethcr with announcements that por-
tend an even husier and more event
ful wear for 1925.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-31

The Motor Vehicle Clearing House
/ of San Diego has opened up Il
! branch at 4499 Main street here to
/! take care of applications for re-
newals of license plates. Ben Pol
! lack who has charge of the local
| efficc saws that he will gladly eX-
rlaip any of the details of the pro
cc,lurc, which is causing some cen,
fusion this year.
L The division of motor vehicles has
not changed its recent ruling that
the pink certificates of ownership
must be presented or mailed before
autoiaob;ie licenses for 1928 will be
renewed and will still insist that
the pink certificate be forthcom-
ing. This was asserted i'll u state
ment issued by Win II. Marsh, chief
of the division. The statement said:
Reports to the effect that we
have changed our ruling on the
mink certificates have been widely
published in number of leading
rapers in California recently. These
reports are erroneous and were un-
authorized. As means OF protect
ing the title of ears we are insisting
that the pink slip be sent us before
we can renew. We are also asking,
although not insisting, that the
white certificate of registration be
sent to shorten the time needed for
verificaii0n of records.
.'Where registered and legal
h.N ~ IN,
will be simple. All necessary in
sueh cases is to send both certifi-
eatce with the fee to Sacrar;ento
ami the plates and new certificates
will be mailed III due time.
Legal Owner Must Act
"If registered and legal owner
arc net the same the registered
owner should send his money and
white certificate to the legal owaer
and. have the latter secure the
alates,
'srhcre HAY be Il few. scattered
eases IL the state where the regis
tered owner will find it impossible
to secure the pink ecrtifictc OF to
ge. in touch with the legal owner.
In such o1>cs the registered owner
should send his white certificate
and fee to the division and his ap-
piira,ion will be p8t ASIDE until
such time as we can properly verify
from cur records.
- want to caution the motoring
public tiat the above pr1cc lure
Will of necessity be exceedingly
slow because of the volume of bus',