Journal and Courier from Lafayette, Indiana • 1

NORTHWESTERN GREATEST NEWSPAPER I A No 128 Vol 5 LAAYETTE THURSDAY EVENING MAY THE JOURNAL ESTABLISHED 1829 1924 Indiana Republicans Name ourteen Delegates at Large i i vt Tornadoes Stop Sunday School REPUBLICAN PLATORM LAAYETTE LAD DECLARE OR SENATOR WATSON AS DIES IN CRASH TOUCHES MANY POINTS PARTY CHOICE OR VICE PRESIDENT IVE ARE HURT REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS CONGRESS SEES END SESSION I awrenceville churches and houses but Sunday tIle church Onn nmo enovrizi 4 JACKSONTAKES and PICKING NEXT com ACROSS JAPAN DEMOCRATS AT STATE SESSION its have created MULER CHOSEN soldiers bo of Athe Island of H5ndo the Minato 354 mites frhlri Ifop tS (Continued on page ten)? Indiana that men chosen to on tem Gov (Continued on page fourteen) The Weather on and if 81 earthquakes The' crater twowhen ws au pledge funda party who any the and the Mrs the We In for pre the ju intcrna to the to the on the general Ryman White Gll was sec Ambu rankfort taken to will na an the mer tour driv miles rs on the site of The' or gan was spared and the youngs ters their goat and deg go can never debt to its favor We favor and navy and cross ocean WASHINGTON Ma Strong indications were given at the treasury today that Sec' retary Mellon will recommend a veto of the tax bill by the 'president when the measure to he treasury for 5 consideration' review a Railroads Planning ive Day Week for for the state( convention had but three roll had gone through its committee reports the fourteen delegates at large and most of the i'tf YANKEE LIERS HOP 700 MILES International News Service! WASHINGTON May Stressing the need a re vival of the play spirit in America President Coolidge to day opened the first national conference on outdoor recrea tion called to' devise methods of systematically developing nation wide recreation were gathered beach was gay school children and shohted 1 A Steamer Burned and ifteen Lose Lives MANILLA May 22 ifteen bodies have been recovered from the steamer Lalloc burned' off the shore of northern Mindanra with heavy losses of life reports today stated Governor General Wood has ordered the prosecution of the owners as the vessel having a legal capacity of 69 Is alleged to have had 240 persons aboard TRIO ARRESTED At RENDEZVOUS SEER POLITICS Presidential year means an abundance of WJashington news David Lawrence gives it you in intelligent fashion or Lieutenant Governor Harold VanOrman Evansville or Secretary of rederick Schortemeier Indianapolis or Auditor of Lewis Bowman Rich mond or State Ben Urbahns? Val paraiso tvsry business man is accor dingly called upon the decorate his store front and display win dows using flags bunting ban ners streamers and the like The state baseball tourney at Purdue riday and Saturday will bring a large number of teams and hundreds of their supporters here Then on Sun day and Monday the state con vention of the Walther League Lutheran young people will be held in Lafayette for which at least 1000 visitors are expected on Sunday Decorations should be placed Thursday evening or early ri day and left up until Monday evening after the dose of the convention The Walther League colors if desired to be used in decorations tare gold and black the same as Purdue colors All should join in placing the 'elty in real holiday attire for both events RED O'MARA President Merchants' and Man ufacturers': Association I lornadoes may sweep away HONOLULU May 22 from the scene of the eruption? of Kilaeau vol cans today said wore continuing was reported falling in and the fire pit greatly enlarged Ob soryers were in readiness to leave on an notice in view of the prediction that the prelude to' the: most i violent explosion i (Continued on page fourteen) 1 Richmond for assembled the our constructive national ad strlct each branch of its constitutional a Monon engineer and his son Charles re mained in Indianapolis after 'the automobile party left and intend ed to come home by rail He ar rived in rankfort Thursday morn ing and made arrangements for the funeral of his son Services will be held at the home of John Dunham in rankfort at 11( riday morning The body will be taken to Monon on the noon train and interment will be in the Mo non cemetery riday afternoon Mr Martin stated to the Journal and Courier at noon Thursday that Mrs Martin sustained a fracture of two ribs and a long gash on her forehead Mrs Wiles was also cut across the forehead and badly bruised Mrs Hymen was the more seriously hurt Bpth legs weie fractured and she sustained a number of cuts and bruises Mrs Tezzman was severely bruised but Mrs Matheson escaped injury Schortemeier Urbahns Bowman Win Speakers Urge Party Loyalty Local Tempera tures: High fit low tx Probe of Roanoke Disaster Ordered TBy the Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS May The public commission will con duct a hearing of the wreck on the Indiana Service Corporation line near i Roanoke last Monday in which passengers were killed next Monday afternoon in the chamber of Commerce at Hunting ton it was announced today' Com missioner Samuel 'A Artman will be in charge By the Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS May 22 A platform containing 'fourteen planks one instructing the Indiana 'delegation to the republican national convention to vote for United States Senator James Watson for the vice presidential nomination was presented to the state convention today Praise for National Administration and Rec ord Made in State by Party Relief for armers air Play for All In diana Issues Presented Endorsement of Watson for Coolidge Running Mate (By the Associated PreaaJ PORT RUSH Antrim Ire land May ise Joyce Wethered today regained the British open golf championship which she lost a year ago by defeating Mrs Cautley of Thanet Their Shops Crews I By the Associated Press NEW YORK May 22 Principal railroad companies throughout the country are considering reducing the working week of theif shop forces to five days rather than re ducing the number of employes says the New York Times This reduction will be accompanied by a corresponding cut In wages Recent surveys it was said showed that 5000 locomotives and 330000 freight cars In first class condition are waiting for business Decline In volume of traffic was reported to have caused most ot the large lines Including the New York Central and the Pennsylvania to send out general orders cutting down the operating expenses THE COURIER ESTABLISHED UM 16 TWO CENTS Roof Blaze ire caused bv snarks fall inc a dry shingle roof burned a large hole in the roof at 1 the home of Mrs Johns Jenners 806 South' street at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon Companies 1 2 and 4 answered the alarm and extinguished the blaze with chemicals and the booster pump The loss amounted Mo about $50? A 1 present Mrs Several counties seconded the nomination He was given when the vote SHOPMEN LAID International New Service) is DANVILLE His More than 600 men employed In the' local Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad car shops here today were idle upon orders receded from si headquarters to close the shops'" for the remainder of the Jmonth deficit of from $100000000 to $150 000 in the treasury next year The surplus under existing law is now estimated at $350000000 The new law reduces taxes $472600000 they admitted that any tax reduction bill would deficit Elimination of the nus and taxation issues left today but two major legislative items to be settled before adjournment: arm relief legislation and the disposition of Muscle Shoals Three Year Old Son of dVIr and Mrs Walter Martin Killed Early Thursday at Kirklin Make Two lights in DayLeaving Icy? North 'Vfor' Temperate Clime At Kasumigaura Now (By the Atsoclated Press)'' KASUMIGAURA Japan May This was a notable day for the American army aviators who are circling the globe by air Within fifteen hours they drove down out ot the bleak windy north region where 'Storms their tem Thomas Martin three years old son of Mr and Mrs Walter Mar tin 1733 North Seventeenth street was instantly killed Mrs was seriously hurt and four In dianapolis women were injured atl 7 Thursday morning in an automobile accident near Kirk i lin Ind The injured Mrs Walter Martin of Lafayette Mrs William Hymer Mrs George Wills Mrs Carl Tezz man and Mrs Robert Matheson all of Indianapolis were taken to the Palmer hospital at rankfort Mr and Mrs Martin and two children Thomas and Charles aged 11 drove to Indianapolis Wednesday for a short visit Thursday morning the five women and little Thomas Martin' started for Lafayette in an Oakland ing car Mrs Tezzman was Ing The party was northwest of Kirklin Tezzman lost control of the car and it crashed into a tree lances were sent from and the injured 1 were that city Mr Martin who Is 1 orecast today for Indiana: 1 Unsettled to night and ri day warmer tonight in south por tion jTBy tho Assilclated Press) i INDIANAPOLIS May Ed Jackson republican nominee for governor in acknowledging ratifi cation of his nomination before the republican state ctffiyention today dec'ared he was wp posed to any bloc or special class of people controlling our believe that eveiy citizen of our state is entitled to the fullest protection of the law and to have the stable arm of the state gov ernment thrown about him or her in the protection of their person and property irrespective of polit ical affiliations race creed or Mr Jackson said CONSTITUTION OR ALE I The speaker who was supported in the primary by the Ku Kiux Klan and' attained an overwhelm ing majority over five other con testants for the gubernatorial nom ination outlined briefly his plat form elected governor of In diana I shall: stand unalterably for the constitution of the state and of the nation and shall expect and demand the proper respect for the same on the part of all citi he stated' am opposed to radicalism in any form I am in favor of halting the tendency to ward too much government I am opposed to the creating or addi tional boards and commissions I am in favor of abolishing every unnecessary board and commission already THANKS REPUBLICANS Mr Jackson added that he favor ed eviry citizen participating in governmental expression was op posed to extravagant expenditures believed strongly in retrenchment and pledged jhe strictest economy am in favor of co operating as fully as possible in the carrying out of whatever program may be deemed advisable looking bringing of proper relief great farming class of our he added The nominee thanked republicans for their confidence in supporting him primary One Bishop Elected South American Worker Being Honored DePauw Pres ident Gets Votes Associated Press i May 22 of 'South Arner lea was elected bishop of the' Methodist Episcopal church by thegeneral conference here today on the fourth ballot Bishop elect Miller received 570 votes with 551 necessary for election The Titus Lowe of Nebraska was sec ond with 542 and the Rev Geoige Grose president of DePauw university Indiana was third with '494 It was saijl that bishop elect 'Miller wjuldprobably be sent to the residence at Mexico City (By the Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS Ind May ourteen delegates at large to the republican national convention each with half a vote were elected at' the state convention today as Postmaster General New Senator James Watson Governor Emmett Branch 'State Chairman Walb ormer Governor James Good rich former Senator Albert Beve ridge George Lockdrood secretary of the republican national committee Ewing Emison ot Vincennes President Coolidge's Indiana man ager Henry Marshall Lafayette publisher Cornelius Richardson Richmond Oscar oellinger ort Wayne ormer 4 Governor Winfield Durbin Anderson Mrs Anne Studebaker Carlisle South Bend Mrs lorence Boys Plymouth CLASH AVERTED A factional clash on the floor of the convention was averted by an agreement on fourteen delegates at large to the national convention? under which Postmaster General Harry New was voted a place on the delegation George Lockwood secretary of the republican national com mittee who figured prominently in the senate inquiry into the Mon tana indictment of Senator Bur ton Wheeler was named one of delegation at large The full Indiana with three three" votes was instructed for President Coliidge under a unit rule Other delegates at were Senator James Watson former Senator Albert Beveridge and former Governor James Good rich The report ot the resolutions committee which 'was unanimously adopted carried an endorsement of Senator Watson for vice president BRANCH PRESIDES Senator James Watson porary chairman called the ses sion to order tne presented ernor Emmett Branch the per manent chairman who lauded the administrative record ot the repub lican party in the state He pro voked a tremendous ovation by an endorsement of Secretary of The vote on Ben Urbahns Valparaiso 920 Harry BrdWn Auburn 8 Charles Reybun Peru 119 rank "Cones owler 238 OR ATTORNEY GENERAL? There was no election first ballot for attorney 'The result was: William Muncie 602 Edward Indianapolis 270 Arthur ilion South Bend 478 White with drew and the second roll call be gan DEDICATE DORMITORY (By the Associated Press GREENSBURG Ind (ay The new Colfax Memorial dermi 1 tory for children at the state I Ol? home here was dedicated by Rebekahs of Indiana 'yesterday Tribute toSijhuyler Colfax found er of the 'Rebekah degree1 paid by speakers 1 school gots: right on just the same as witness this picture taken merrily ahead Publicity Through: the medium of the Classified columns focusee the attention of prospective buyers upon the property you have for sale' It never fails people are 'bound to look at property that tney know tor where else can you bring that 'fact to thair' attention as quick ly and as economically as through the JOURNAL AND COURIER Classified Ads Phone 41 42 or 43 Three Taken at Cache of Tools and Ba plosives Hear rank Sy fort rgpeclal Journal and Courier! 1 RANKORT Ind May Three men were arrestdd tiro miles north of here late last night when they went to a cache to get nitro glycerinq and burglar's tools which had been hldcten on a farm the night before The a men ar rested are Landjl of Cin cinnati Charles Normaru and Dan Morgan of Chicago They were lodged in jail The supposition is that they in tended to burglarize a jrankfort The farmer on wlhose land the tools and explosives were placed saw the men leave it Wednesday morning and not! fled Sheriff Dan Power who jiwith dep uties went to the acene' Wednes day nighf and surrounded It The three men drove up in a car and were captured when they reached 7' the cache One of the men fired at Sheriff Power and a deputy shot back but no one was hit had lunch a fyrief rest and then went on 1 I I TO IRESUME LIGHT At Senflai about half way be tween Kasumigaura and Minato a group of Japanese planes met the Americans and escorted them southward Present expectation is the American will not continue their flight until Sunday or later i Arrest Js Made on Charge of Slander Herschel Switzer who resides at the Inn has been ar rested onja warrant issued in city court charging criminal slander under thej acts of 1921 He was arraigned before Special Judge Harry Pj Schultz' who set" bond at vhich was furnished The case will be tried Saturday morn ing at 9 with rancis Murphy appearing as special pros ecuting attorney red Hook is the prosecuting witness Durgan Asserts He Would Not Accept Secondary Position (By the Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS May 22 May or George Durgan of Lafayette in a statement issued here last night" declared" he would not ac cept the democratic nomination for lieutenantgovernor if it were of fered him atjlhe convention He declared that if 'the convention is nctjytiatr sMint rolled? he'wiii ie th Bominalfon for governor The statement follows has been published that I would be satisfied with the nom ination for lieutenant governor Such a statement never emanated from me or any of my friends I would not accept' such a nomina tion weie it tendered me unani mously the coming democratic state convention be a leal anti klan convention I have every right to expect the nomination for gover nor If it is to be a cowardly or timid convention afraid to meet the klan issue fairly and squarely or if it proves to be a 'klan con trolled convention! would ac cept: any nomination within (International News Service WASHINGTON May After wandering in the wilderness of discord and dissension for nearly six months the turbulent sixty eighth congress emerged today in to the sunny open spaces of com parative harmony and pointed to ward certain adjournment by June 7th The agreement on the tax bill and the promise that it will be signed by President Coolidge has magically dispelled nine tenths of the trouble in Washington Con now go homel and lace 'the electorate "pointing with to the accomplish ments ew events since the armistice has been so joyously acclaimed or received with such feeling of re lief as the ending of the long and bitter struggle over tax reduction Both republican and democratic leaders predicted today the pas sage of the completed tax reduc tion bill and its signature bv Pres ident Coolidge within ten days Treasury exnerts todav predict ed the new tax bill will leave ajfeasance By the Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS May 22 orebodings of party strife vanished into thin air? when the republican state convention tackled its real work this afternoon i When it selection? of selections ticket the experienced calls two of them on lieu tenant governor VAN ORMAN WINS The first vote on lieutenant governor stood: Necessary for choice 676' Harold VanOrman Evansville 626 rank Kimmel Lafayette 56 A Vanwinkle Hartford City 151 Edgar Bush Salem 517 As there was no majority for any candidate a second ballot wa4 ordered" Bush hes fore the poll" Vanwlnkle withdrew after the first ballot On the sec ond Marlon switched from Bush 80 and Van Orman 33 to Busin 44 and Van Orman 75 Mem bers of the delegations challenged the vote demanding a poll of the delegation Governor Branch ruled the Marion county vote should stand as cast Van Orman was nominated on the second billot The vote was Van Orman 680 Bush 665 Kim mel 5 On motion of Bush the nomination was made unanimous Van Orrnan thanked the conven tion announcing that platform was his own TWO BY ACCLAMATION rederick Schortemeier secre tary of tqe state committee nominated by acclamation for retary of state Lewis BoWman nominated by acclamation dit or of state Van name was ed to the convention by Rose of Evansville a great jovation was announced' URBAHNS RE NAMED state treasurer: Winter lare Back Throughout Indiana IBy the Associated Press INDLkNAPOLIS May In diana had a flare back of winter early today ice and frost being reported from many sections In some parts of the state the fost was described as while in 'others only small damage was re ported Ice was reported officially at Marion and from a number of oth er ities unofficially Preliminarysurveys indicate considerable dam vage iesulted from the cold 'r: 1 DRESS UP! Business Men: Hundreds of visitors will visit the city this week end It behooves us 'to givs them a proper reception and in some manner to express appreciation for the efforts which wilt make the city a center for many for few daye and fogs have hampered progress i for davs into a perate clime where they probably can makp up some of the lost time They made the first landing American airmen have made in Japan they did two? day's tasks in one LEAVE ICY WATERS Taking off from the icy waters of JHItSkaphu tfey off Yetorbfu Inland JingitheKuriles at 4S a AT the aviators swooped down Kushlro the Island of Mok' kai'dorin four hours and fifty min utes circled once over the Ameri can destroyer John ord on duty there In case the flyers needed aid and went on without landing to Minato at the ern end of the island of H5ndo on which Toklo is "located Tliey landed at Minato 354 mites frbiri HitOkaphiji bay at 10 40 At 12:3) pm they Jook' the air fnr tha on YSsumlgaurai where they af rlveU at i OrUrinaiiy it had been planned that the hop from island'2 island of Japan and hop to Kasumigaura snould occupy successive days but yesterday Lieut Lowell Smith commanding the flight advised Americans naval officers on the ora tha the aviators would try to do both today On the way here the Americans gave the population of Kusbtro? already? thrilled by the visit of ord thjO first foreign warcraft ever to enter that fishing town's harbor their first sight of an American airplane arfd to most of them the fifst view of any air craft whatever Crowds numbering thousands lined the hills above the tSwn and gathered i In open spaces to the plaids pass over Crowds also at Minato The with thousands of who waved flags rne flyers by the resolutions commit tee Included in one of the planks is the declaration the laws of the state and nation shall and must be justly enfoiced upon the high and low without prejudice to race creed or color The planks in the order of their appearance deal with the follow ing matters: National administra tion state administration labor agriculture" taxation boards and commissions securities Jaw bud get system women public funds Great Lakes St Lawrence water iway project party: emblem 'senator Watson NATIONAL AAIRS The text of the resolutions report In part follows We the republicans of Indiana in convention anew our loyalty to mental principles of We commend the achievements of our ministration We call attention to the remarkable progress made in little more than three years in the restoration of national security and prosperity 'Under a protec tive tariff law revenues have been greatly increased exports and im ports have touch cd jiew)eace time levels and national prosperity seri ously impaired under the Under wood law has been restored HARDING AND COOLIDGE death of President Hard ing was an irreparable national loss He will ever be remember ed for his effective labors in be half of national and international good will commend President Cool policy of legal punishment for every official guilty of mal congratulate tne country upon the higher ideals and personnel in public service attain ed during the present administra tion PARTY PRINCIPLES favor the largest measure of international co operation con sistent with the American ideals ngnts ana just interests dorse any practicable plan serving world peace by dicial determination of tion disputes We favor restric tion of immigration We favor the protection of child lite from sacri fice through inappropriate employ ment We favor strict enforce ment and observance of all laws recognize the special hard ship imposed upon farmers by war time policies world wide economic demoralization and sudden defla tion We favor policies which give the farmer his share of tional prosperity adequate army fostering of a District Chairmen Meet to Elect Indiana Leader of Party Chambers Slat ed for Retention I IBy the Press) INDIANAPOLIS May 22 Re organizatlon of the democratic state committee with retention ofall the present officers was plan ned today when the thirteen dis trict chairmen elected last week met here to complete the state or ganization for the 1924 campaign The meeting of the state? chair men attracted a most of candi dates for state offices nominations for which will be made at the state convention June 4 and 5 The present state committee officers whose re election is expected are Walter Chambers of Newcastle chairman Mrs Adel bert lynn of Logansport vice chairman Miss Gertrude anning McHugh of In dianapolis secretary and Dick Miller of Indianapolis treasurer and died within a few hours The deceased was 42 years old quately pay its and was born August 11 1881 near defenders We Aiununorenci i 'raciicaiiy ner en tire life had been spent in lafay ette On March 1918 she was married to Mr Waldeck "Waldeck was a member of iWest Lafayette Baptist church of the Pythian Sisters lodge (She was well known and the news of her unexpected death proved a fhock to her relatives and friends Surviving are the husband and mother Mrs Ervin The fu neral will be conducted at the family home riday afternoon at 2 with Rev Newton Jessup in charge Burial in Heb ron cemetery STAND AGAINST CLASS CONTROL Declares All Citizens Entitled to ull Protection of Law Will Enforce Constitution1 0 NOMINEE HAS BEEN EASY Writing of Republican Na tional Platform Will Be 2 '4Qujte Different By DAVID LAWRENCE (Copynght 1924 by Tne Lafayette Journal and Courier) WASHINGTON May Pick ing the next republican presiden tial Calvin has been a simple process of organiza tion but wilting the republican national platform Is quite a differ ent thing and may furnish" the in teresting side of the Cleveland convention Republican leaders began to realize today that it will require a literary gymnast to draft certain planks the national platform particularly that which relates to the soldier bonus The democrats will of course point with pride to their record in support of the bonus and individual republicans will enter the campaign anxious to be rewarded for their votes in congress but how about the nom inee for president who is to i tin on tho republican national plat form? He vetoed the bonus bill and the principle of the thing Can lie republican plat form uphold congress and at the same time omit reference to veto by the president? There are some leaders think there is no necessity for platform declaration since bonus is an accomplished fact that a general statement of record of tlje republican party in aid of the soldiers and sailors of the World war will be sufficient for campaign purposes The dem PRE BXTRR I ANS EET HaiaichMay 22 Ttfe 136th general agserntJly dfj the Pre'stJyterian ctiurch in'thCj United States of America opened here this morning listened to tKe keynote address of Charles Wishart the retiring moderator' and then plunged into the busi ness electing his successor Nine' hundred and sixty commissioners representing presbyteries in every state of the union are in attend ance at the assembly: 7i Avert Strife by Doubling Size of Cleveland Delegates Named I Delegation at Large Kimmel Defeated by Van Orman for Lieut Gov Nomination West Side Woman Expires Suddenly After Hemorrhage Mrs Minnie Erwin Waldeckwife ot Alfred Waldeck died at rg Wednesday evening at the family home 12 Russell streetWest Lafayette after an illness of 'only a few hours She suffered a hemorrhage late in the afternoon chant marine ade lieroic national I (fare for every disabled and indi gent veterans and the largest na tional contribution to the welfare of every soldier consistent with the demands of public economy We favor constructive regulation ot business to prevent anuses but oppose undue burdens and execu tions destructive of legitimate en terprises and employment AVe stand for representative republi can government and the confinement of government to functions demand office as republicans shall remain republicans in fact as well as in name so long as they retain com missions gained through the sup port of the republican party I Coolidge has given jthe nation an efficient construc tive courageous ana oatriotic ad ministration We unreservedly in dorse him for re nomination and re election STATE PROGRESS I work of the Indiana high 1 way commission under republican leadership has placed Indiana at the very head of the states of the union in the matter of road con struction and maintenance All this Is now being accomplished without any direct tax or a single dollar of bonded indebtedness We commend the work of the conser vation department We favor the conducting of the penal and be nevolent institutions of the state of Indiana under that same wise plan originally inaugurated bv the republican party of non partisan control and administration PUBLIC UTILITIES "In principle a state regulatory body with power to govern the affairs of public utilities is clear ly sound The interests of the public must be thoroughly protect ed We therefore advocate such modifications of 'present adminis trative rules and practices as will make certain a satisfactory func tioning of this department increased cost of state I government is found in the sup port and extension of our educa tional benevolent and penal? in stitutions and not in operating ex penses of the state government IN NEAR UTURE Tax Bill as Agreed On to Be Put Up to President Soon Coolidge Expected to Sign It BY METHODISTS I 4 i WS A 4 i HL TTKT 'M'l ATMI i rSClTSrW I Ti 4k a i A wm' 3 Is 1 J7 4 f'jl 5 ''Ji Nt 1 1 1 4 1 fl Blwl 'fly Rkl Bf Bilk I 1 JEJLi 1 ivlH I bv Ga 3.