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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1924
Page
1
Speedway fans gather as city plans for a major event. Organizers expect large crowds and heightened security, with arrangements in place at the venue and surrounding streets. Local authorities urge patience and note anticipated traffic changes and parking impacts.
Indianapolis buzzes as race week begins with 20 drivers qualifying and hotel lobbies filling with visitors. Road work continues despite weather as officials anticipate the largest Speedway crowd yet, with a 26-car field possible and attendance nearing 150000 last year.
The cabinet instructed Ambassador Hanihara in Washington to lodge a solemn protest with the United States Government over the immigration law's Japanese exclusion clause. Tokyo regrets the passage despite Japan's protestations.
A tramp wearing a full new clothing outfit today is found minus sanitary items. Items reported stolen from Yankuner Brothers Department Store include a raincoat and a stash of salt sugar soap toothpaste and toothbrush left behind. Karl Deyo 38 of Detroit is jailed in La Porte Ind after fear of arrest for two minor robberies drove him to surrender to police.
Indianapolis merchants and service providers are urged to treat visitors well during Speedway races to uphold the city's reputation as the City of the Square Deal. The Better Business Bureau and Chamber of Commerce leadership call for cooperation from 300 leading firms across all lines of business.
Senator Robert M. La Follette declares he will not attend the St. Paul convention and will back a truly progressive third party if parties fail to purge themselves. He warns that communists have taken over the June 17 convention, accusing them of aiming to disrupt the progressive movement and push toward a soviet form of government. The statement signals a possible independent presidential bid and a nationwide campaign.
New Orleans May 28 The known death toll from the tornado that struck Mississippi Alabama and other South sections Monday night and Tuesday stands at about forty and is expected to rise as wire communication is restored. The storm caused floods with rivers and creeks rising to unprecedented levels and damaged crops. Red Cross relief is en route to the storm area.
Franklin Indiana May 28 The ninth commencement exercises at Franklin College honored fifty two graduates. Forty four received bachelor of arts degrees while eight earned bachelor of science degrees. Honorary doctor of laws degrees were awarded to Arnold Bennett Hall of the University of Wisconsin and William G. Spencer president of Hillsdale College.
A theft ring revived a room renting scam on Tuesday. Mrs. Alice Gregg of 319 E Sixteenth St reported a man asking to rent a room and bathing his face after a headache then stealing $6 from a drawer while she fetched water. A revolver valued at $18 was noted in the Washington store portion of the report.
A Times investigation finds a wooden fire wall instead of brick at Julietta West Wing. Sagging attic concrete floors, soft mortar, and collapsed ceilings threaten prisoners and workers. Contractor Weaver disputes wall thickness while grand jury reviews faulty construction and possible rebuild costs.
A Ku Klux Klan meeting will be held at the State fairground Thursday night and Friday open to the public. The event features a pageant and Klan review celebrating a recent victory in the Republican primary and State convention with about 2000 robed participants, plus fireworks, band and drum corps music, and carnival stunts.
W E Balch manager of the Merchants' Association announces Indianapolis retailers will close all day Friday May 39 to honor Memorial Day. He notes member stores will observe the day for proper observance. Other shops in the downtown area may also close.
Weather Bureau head J H Armington cites unsettled conditions making a definite Friday forecast difficult. Despite two pressure systems and a South storm, a fair weather area in the West could move into Indianapolis, offering a potential improvement.
Police investigated a shooting at 322 E Market St where John Buckner of 2165 Northwestern Ave was found with a bullet wound in the left shoulder. Buckner was taken to the city hospital detention ward under a vagrancy bond after reporting he heard two shots and felt the impact. he saw no assailant.
Mabel Fox, 14, of 523 Be North Street, is reported slightly improved at city hospital after the girl was reprimanded for her dress. Attaches say she became despondent following the rebuke.
The tribunal of Protestant Episcopals in Cleveland Ohio today overruled a motion to dismiss the charges against Bishop William M. Brown. Brown’s counsel had argued lack of tribunal jurisdiction in the case.
City safety board orders brake tests for motorists to start within days. Officials say the end of school term increases street activity with extra precautions advised. Tests were conducted last fall.
Mrs. Ruth Richardson of 2858 N Talbott Ave files for 15000 damages against William H Block Company claiming her hair once three feet long became two inches after a permanent wave treatment in June 1923. Bloc's Miss V Mae Morrison denies negligence saying hair dryness caused breakage like with any permanent wave.
County council requests grand jury review of a workhouse sale after a title dispute arising from a site described as three tenths of an acre. The move aims to clarify ownership and public interest in the property.
County records of the sale of the old workhouse ground to Fairbanks Morse and Co are challenged as altered. Cassius L. Hogle said he will present evidence to the grand jury, which was idle due to bailiff illness, and seek investigation. The 18 acre parcel sold for 150000, yet the county says only 1.5 acres should be retained. the disputed strip includes the railroad switch.
The Indianapolis Fire Chief John J. O'Brien recovered from an appendicitis operation at St. Vincent Hospital with potential crisis in twenty four hours. Police Chief Herman F. Rikhoff left his office after a ptomaine poisoning attack. The Board of Safety named Harry Johnson acting fire chief, with Fred Kennedy and George Townsend named to higher acting posts.
Samuel R. Artman of the public service commission said the crew of the special train and Indiana Service Corporation officials will be held jointly responsible for the Wabash Valley Flyer collision at Roanoke on May 19. Five people were killed and the five minute rule appears to have been routinely ignored with company officials largely acquiescing.
Traffic on the Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern Traction lines was halted early today as a section crew removed a curve placed in the tracks overnight by an auto. A collision between autos driven by William Baugh of Terre Haute and another driver knocked the rails two feet out of line. Ing$ rban cars were at the curve.
Lieutenant Jones ordered the showing of Three Weeks halted at Mister Smiths Theater in Indianapolis. Reverend C H Winders and E S Shumaker demanded police action, with Captains detailing a unit to view the film and report, possibly arresting if required. The Reverend urged removing the film entirely despite managers promising cuts.
Washington May 28 An official probe into the success or failure of prohibition was ordered by the House committee on the alcoholic liquor traffic. A sub committee was named to study every phase of the prohibition issue including the rise in consumption and the extent the Eighteenth Amendment affected it.
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