4 MARION VOLUME XXXIX No. 198 MARION, INDIANA, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 1, 1925 PRICE: THREE CENTS R. MARSHALL IS DEAD It Never Fails to Produce a Bumper Crop INVITATION 1. INVITATION WEDDING AT ON GRADUATION SE INVITATION INVITATION INVITATION HEY MA! GET OUT A NEW CHECK BOOK AND PuT SOME MORE INK IN MY PEN, WILL YUH? LY 3 TIN INDIANA SELLS $55,585,910 IN 1924 EXPORTS State Twentieth in ListAutos and Pork Products Lead BY ROBERT S. THORNBURG WASHINGTON, June made the greatest contribution of any state to America's 000 foreign sales in 1924, the department of commerce announced today.
Commodities billed directly 'from the Lone Star state to markets abroad were valued at $737,218.000, just ahead of New York whose export; amounted to $731,593,000. Five states were in the 000 exporting class, according to the department: Pennsylvania Illinois California l'ew Jersey, Louisiana, $220,847,000. Four others sold goods to foreign nations valued at over $100,000,000 in this class being Michigan Virginia, Ohio Massachusetts. 418,000. Nevada trailed the nation with exports of $233,000.
This is the first time in the government's history that an attempt has been made to show the relative yearly standing of the diferent states and regions of the Union in the never ending struggle for foreign trade. Indiana with merchandise exports for 1924 amounting to $55,585,910, finished twentieth in the list of states of the union in the annual conquest for foreign markets. Vehicles and pork shipments played the prominent roles in Indiana's excellent showing for the year. The (Turn to Page Eleven, Please) THE T. WEEK END AUTO ACCIDENT TOLL HEAVY IN STATE Seven Are Killed in Grade Crossing Crashes in Indiana STUDENT AND GIRL DIE MILFORD, June James A.
Griffin, Yale student, whose home is in Fort Wayne, and an unidentified girl companion were killed in an automobile crash at Aimes P'oint, on the state highway near West Haven, early today. Griffin's car, said to have been traveling at great speed, crashed into another car, careened off the road and overturned. INDIANAPOLIS, June persons were dead and one dying from automobile and drowning accidents over the holiday week end. When their automobile was struck by a Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Western passenger train at a crossing near Hamilton, Ohio, C. Herschel Hutchens, 38, his two daughters, Gladys, 11, and Margaret, 13, and his son, Donald, 8, and Martha Wilson, 18, all of Greenfield, were killed.
A Union Traction interurban car struck an automobile near Peru resulting in the death of Mrs. Emma K. Pulvermiller, 30, and her sixyear-old daughter, Mary, the probable fatal injury of Katie Smith, 12, and serious injury of Pauline Pulvermiller, Helen Fisher, 14, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith.
Gordon A. Keithline, 19, of Laporte, student at Purdue university, was d. drowned at Lafayette while swimming with several friends. Unable to swim, Oscar Rice, 17, stepped into deep and was drowned before companion; could reach him, while cooling off in the waters of Cooks creek, near Elizabethtown. Charles Cole, 18, tried to swim across a narrow channel at Sylvan lake, near Fort Wayne, and was drowned.
Mrs. Alba Anderson, wife Deputy Sherff Orph Anderson, of Marion, was seriously injured about 10:30 o'clock Sunday morning when the Dodge machine in which she was riding skidded, hit the ditch and upset about one and one half miles north of Windfall, Indiana, where Mrs. Anderson was going to visit her parents. The machine, which was owned by Mr. Anderson, was driven by his son a Mr.
Kelley. of Auderson, who was slightly injured also Mrs. Anderson was badly rut and bruised about the chest and is re. I ported to be in a serious condition, with strong chances for recovery, however. Mr.
Anderson was notified of the accident shortly after it occurred and immediately drove to his wife's parents home, where she was taken. Mrs. Anderson is the democratic nominee for city clerk vl Marion having been nominated in the recent primary election. Richard Mahoney, 45, a resident I of Marion, was perhaps fatally injured Saturday in an automobile accident which occurred near Richmond, Va. Following the accident he was taken to the Memorial hospital at Richmond where he was given medical attention.
His brother, Clifford a linotype operator at the Chronicle, in a reply to an inquiry sent the chief of police at Richmond learned that the injuries are extremely serious and may prove fatal, Mahoney was said to have been walking along the road sAle near Richmond when he was struck by an automobile driven by Miss A. Murphy of that city. His wife, Mrs. Ida Mahoney, resides in Marion at 201. West First street.
She was notified of the ac(Turn to Page 11, Please) 'Blonde Amazon" Hunted In Boston Hotel Murder BOSTON, June tall blonde woman of such strikingly large proportions as to be known as "The Blonde Amazon" was being sought by police today in the brutal murder and robbery of Mrs. Mae Price, wardrobe mistress of a musical. comedy show and known as the "mother of the chorus girls" A former bell boy of the Hotel Hollis, in which Mrs. Price wan slain, today told police that he had overheard "the blonde amazon" and the murder victim in 8 bitter row several days before the latters' death, The bell boy, John Regan, left the employ of the hotel which is largely patronized by theatrical folk, a few I days after'the arrival of Mrs. Price AD GET THE NEWS IN THE CHRONICLE, THE DAY IT HAPPENS Today H.
R. H. Brought Rain. It's Wet, in Geneva. Moth Monoplane Record.
Only $16,812,809. BY ARTHUR BRISBANE The Prince of Wales, arriving in Basutoland, brought with him heavy rains, first bad weather of his "pleasing African" trip, but another instance of royal good fortune. The Basutos needed rain. Their best witch doctors had prayed their heads off, exhausted their incantations, and even got to accusing one another of keeping the rain away. Then along came the Prince, with his pleasant smile, under his African helmet, and down came the rain in torrents.
A hundred thousand Basutos cheered him, saying, "You have brought peace and rain." Chief Jonathan, aged 90, "as one about to die," thanked the Prince and hinted that he would say pleasant word for him up above. Even yet, in barbarous regions, where the British have not yet introduced Manchester goods and Christianity, it is customary to select some individual, give him a message for the gods, then knock him on the head send him up to deliver it. Thirsty desert travelers console themselves with the green oases of mirage. So you, plodding the prohibition desert, may find mental solace in this: The United States delegation to Geneva gave a dinner last Thursday to league of nations officials, and as Mr. James Walker of New York's state senate remarks, it was as pleasant a dinner as ever you drank.
First, extra strength, dry Martini co*cktails. Then, in solemn order, old white Bordeaux, red Burgundy, champagne brut, Napoleon, tine champagne, Chartreuse and Kirsh. Seven different and distinct "kicks," one for each day of the week. The Burgundy, following the white wine, was a gastronomic errora It should have been claret, with Burgundy or port at the end. However, American delegates will learn with practice.
President Coolidge, who lives on buckwheat cakes and buttermilk and has just had his 1921 straw hat blocked, will ask, "Did the public pay for that?" Europe is hard at work on flying machine development. Germany is perfecting the airplane without an engine, because the Versailles agreement forbade her to own flying machines. Italy leads in huge, high-powered machines, of great speed. France is ahead of all nations in her number of fighting machines trained fliers, with Japan, probably, a close second. The Dutch excel in making the all-metal monoplane.
The British specialize just now in very light machines, swift enough, and very economical. One tiny machine, only 27 horsepower, as compared with the great six and eight hundred horsepower Capronis, has just flown from England to Zurich and back, 1,000 miles, in 14 hours, using only 64 gallons of gasoline. Think what such little machines, perfected in speed and economy as they will be perfected, would mean to cheap transportation. That British aerial midget, called the De Haviland moth airplane, because of its small size, should make railroad owners and stockholders think. With such a machine, and gasoline at 20 cents gallon, a man could fly from New York to Chicago by daylight, in a little over 12 hours, the trin costing less than $10, and no Pullman car to pay.
What will happen if Henry Ford and his son Edsel--the latter in this case the pioneer persist in their plan to do Henry Ford has done for earth travel? They probably will persist, for they have never shown signs of quitting. Mark this moderate prediction: The Fords, or some one else, will enable the Chicago man and his family to fly, by the light of one day, to California, Florida or New Orleans, with safety exceeding and one-fifth of railroad travel. And it does not take any "ghost come from the grave" to predict that. The young Van Sweringenstwo brothers--had some slight equity in real estate, and a great deal of imagination. All success and accomplishment, you know, i is the result of imagination.
The brothers, using their real estate as basis of credit, adopted Mr. Joe Day's wise slogan, "0. P. which means "other people's is and not began hard. If buying Harriman raiiwere alive 1 now he would own control of the New York Central in October.
In real profits, so far, the Van Sweringens have not accomplished much, only $16,812,809 since 1916, according to their own confession. And for that pittance they have worked hard. But, as they truly say, first step, however humble, is the im(Turn to Page 7, Please.) BOY ON BICYCLE KILLED BY AUTO ON CITY STREET Eight Year Old Lad Falls Under -Many Accidents One death, several persons ser iously injured and a number of accidents is the toll taken by automobiles in Marion and Grant county over the week end and orial Day. Leroy Simmons, 8 year old son of Mr and Mrs. Frank Simmons liv.
ing at 1616 South Branson street. was fatally injured last night when he fell from a bicycle beneath the wheels of a machine driven by rest Lane, 21, of 330 South 110 street, near the Marion Ice and Cold Storage plant at Fifteenth and Met'lure streets. The Simmons boy was said to have been riding on the handlebars of the bicycle which was being propelled by a larger boy, whose name was not learned. According to Lane, the older boy became confused and jumped off the bicycle just as Lane's car w'as passing a truck parked on the wrong side of the street by the ice plant. The bicycle fell and the Simmons boy rolled under the wheels of the automobile, his chest being crushed.
He was rushed to the Grant county hospital in the Buchanan ambulance but is said to have died on the way to the hospital shortly after 8 o'clock. Lane is being held by the police department under $1.000 bond on 3 charge of manslaughter on the request of Coroner Phil Lucas. who conducted a preliminary examination today. The coroner stated that an inquest into the death will be held probably tomorrow or Wednes. day and no report on the death will (Turn to Page Eleven, Please) HeCouldn't Squeal on This Result He had raised pigs for many years.
He was no novice then when it came to multiplication. But he--referring Mr. J. A. Ratcliff, R.
R. No. 1-learned the other day pigs are slow multipliers compared to Chronicle classified ads. Mr. Radcliff advertised two 90-lb.
pigs for sale, and paid a small sum for his ad. Inside of three days he sold both! And his small investment in the Chronicle quickly multiplied itself into a nice profit. When YOU want to sell pigs -or any kind of animals--call 1253 and ask for our ad-taker, CHRONICLE INDIANA Partly cloudy to night and Tuesday; probably thunderstorms. by and in northwest portion tonight. Lower temperature.
Body of Former Vice-President to Be Brought Here Mausoleum in Odd Fellows Cemetery Will Hold Body of Distinguished Statesman Services at Washington and Indianapolis Beside the bodies of his father and mother in a mausoleum beneath the shade of virgin trees, OR the banks of the Mississenewa, Thomas Riley Marshall, ex vice-president of the United States will be laid to rest in the I. O. F. cemetery here in Marion. Funeral services will be held in Washington on Tuesday, when the body will probably be shipped to Indianapolis where services again will be held and from the Indiana capital city, the ex vice-president will be buried in Marion probably on Thursday or Friday, according to word received by relatives here in the city.
Distinguished statesmen of the state and nation will journey to Marion to pay respect to the honored man, and with heads bowed low see him laid to his final resting place in the quiet peace of an old brown stone mausoleum, ivy covered standing in the cool shade trees. Daniel Marshall, father of the late ex vice-president and prominent statesman, built the mausoleum, where the son will be buried, thirty. five years ago, the first be built in the old cemetery. There in this mausoleum are buried the father and mother and two years ago, the foster son of Mr. and Mrs.
T. R. Marshall was buried: Crowds will throng to Marion about the burial spot; government officials will stand with bowed heads; the foriner comrades in pubiic life and relatives will respect the distinguished man as he laid to rest. The simple burial services will mark the end of another brilliant statesman and Thomas Riley Marshall will be entered among the ranks of the honored dead of the nation. The Marshall mausoleum stands on the edge of the old part of the cemetery, on the banks of the river.
It is of brown atone, ivy covered standing in the cool shade of the nearby trees, a quiet and peaceful rest.ng place for one who has spent many years of the hurry and bustle of the world." Thomas R. Marshal was the granson of Riley Marshall, who came to Grant county from Morgan county, Virginia in the year 1829, and settled on the old Riley homestead just north of the Washington street river bridge. There were three children born in the old Riley home on the north bank the river, Daniel Marshall, father of Thomas R. Marshall, Mrs. Harriett Shively, grandmother of Bernard Bobb: Shively, of this city, and Woodson Marshall, who was the father of Mrs.
Gerty Beard of this city. The old Marshall home, a large brick building, stood for a number of years, being torn down eight or ten years ago after the site was purchased by Oscar Bradford, former postmaster. OREGON SCHOOL LAW REJECTED BY HIGH COURT WASHINGTON, June The Oregon school law, requiring all children between eight and sixteen years of age to attend public schools exclusively, was declared unconstitutional today by the United States supreme court. Validity of the law was attacked by Society of Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, a Catholic educational corporation and by Hill Military Academy a non-secretarian educational institution, lower federal courts held the state law void because unconstitutional. An appeal was taken by the state which the supreme court overruled in its decision.
The decision of the court was delivered by Justice McReynolds: inevitable, practical result of enforcement of the law, wil! destroy these private schools," said the justice. "These schools have long been recognized as filling a lawful need and purpose." PASSES THOMAS R. MARSHALL Home City Is Shocked By Sudden Death Ind. June News of the death of Thomas R. Marshall at Washington came 'as 8 great shock to his relatives and multitude of friends in Indianapolls and throughout Indiana, today.
Attaches of the Marshall hone were unable to realize that the beloved head of the house had passed The word struck with startling away. suddeness, therefore only this morning a letter came from Mrs. Marshall, written on May 28 stating that be was improving nicely but slowly and would be able to leave his bed within a few days. Poignant grief was manifest on all sides and political foe joined with political friend of Marshall to voice hushed regrets and glowing tributes to the former vice presldent. Albert J.
Beveridge, former United States Senator prominent in republcan party affairs, nationally for years, made the following statement: "I am desolated to learn of Mr. Marshall's death. Although I nad known he had not been strong for a long time, the Dews comes with, a shock. "I knew Mr. Marshall very well felt honored by his friendship.
He was a man of abilily, character and courage, faithful to all engagements and devoted to the public interests. "Mr. Marshall discharged all his public duties with firmness aud gag. acity. "He was an excellent governor.
The Senate never had a better presiding officer. His understudy of the fundamentals of our government his knowledge of the peculiar nature of the Senate and the purpose for which it was created, caused him to perform his official functions well and faithfully. "He was an unique personage and his place in the life of our state can not be filled. His gentle humor, his common sense, his Arm uprightness and other qualities made him as distinctive as he was distinguished. The whole nation will mourn his loss." End Comes Suddenly as Famous Indiana Man Believed to Be on Way to Recovery Reads His Bible in Bed at ington Hotel AUTO RACERS KILL FOUR SPECTATORS INDIANAPOLIS, June Decoration day automobile races at Elkhart and Winchester, resulted in the deaths of four persons, and serious injury of eleven, four of whom may not live through today.
The deaths of Maurice Schwartz, 60, of Mishawaka and Joe Lauer, 14 of accidents Elkhart, at the brought Elkhart the toll dirt of track the to three, Robert Lieb 9, having died shortly after the mishap. Robert Zell 25 of Connersville died 24 hours after he was injured at the track at Winchester when one of the cars plunged into a group of spectators. Barney McKinnon, the driver, is in a critical condition today. TOWNSEND, COUNTY SCHOOL HEAD, WILL STAY Superintendent Is Reelected by Board of Commissioners M. C.
Townsend, present county superintendent of schools, was unanimously re-elected to serve a four year term by the board of township trustees today at their regular monthly meeting. Mr. Townsend, who was elected last February to fill the unexpired term of Albert Hall, former superintendent and now Congressman from the eleventh district, was nominated by Frank Martin, democrat, Franklin township trustee, and the nomination was seconded by Pearl Hodson, of Monroe township, a republican. Mr. Townsend is a democrat.
The entire election required not more than one minute to complete. In a short speech of appreciation, Mr. Townsend thanked the trustees for honoring him and pledged himself to strive to carry out the duties of the office to the best of his ability. "I will continue to give my utmost efforts to the office to which you have elected me," he said, "and promise you that I will continue to co-operate with each and every one of you as in the past for the betterment and elevation of the schools in the county." There were no other candidates for the office. The election was held in the county auditor's office.
FIRE AT SPEEDWAY INDIANAPOLIS, June 1-Fire of undetermined origin todar destroyed the judges', press and timing stand at the Motor Speedway here, causing a loss of $10,000. Prompt action by the fire department prevented the spread of the flames to the grandstands and other sections of the famous track which on Saturday was populated by 150,000 persons witnessing the 500-mile race. Riley Marshall of Indiana, former vice-president of the United died here this morning. After delivering a number of addresses in Indiana, Marshall came here a week ago today. He suffered a heart attack upon his arrival and has been in bed since.
His nurse was in the room when he suddenly fell forward--dead, and Mrs. Marshall was in an adjoining room. Funeral arrangements had not been completed at noon today except that Marshall would be buried in the Odd Fellows cemetery at Marion, Indiana, where his father, mother, and adopted son are now buried. Marshall will be buried at Marion perhaps Thursday, after service at Indianapolis Wednesday afternoon. The body will likely leave, here Tuesday afternoon for Indianapolis.
President Coolidge was one of the first in the capital to extend! expressions of sympathy to Mrs. Marshall. In a letter to the widow. the president said that in Marshall's death he felt a real personal loss and that the former vice president "leaves a place there is none to occupy." The president's letter said: this moment the shocking. intelligence has come to me of the death of your distinguished husband and I hasten to express to you not only my deep sympathy and condolences but the real sense of personal loss.
"Mr. Marshall's long and public service, both in Indiana, and as vice president for eight years, had won for him recognition for high character and exceptional ability. Beyond this and something that he would have prized even more dearly he had drawn of himself friends a and truly friendship remarkable extending power to every part of the nation and beyond. "His delightful fund of humor illuminated a philosophy of life and affairs, that had made for him an unique place among public men. He leaves a place that there is none to occupy.
Mrs. Coolidge joins in my expression of sorrow and pathy to you and yours in this time of your bereavement." Marshall had been ill at a hotel, here with a severe cold contracted; during a trip to the capitol from his, home in Indianapolis. His condition had improved during the past few days, however, and physicians regarded hime as on the way to rei covery. end came at 9:40 a. while the former vice-president was sitting up in bed reading his Bible.
Marshall was 71 years old last March. He was born in North Manchester, and was educated at Wabash college. After practicing law at Columbia City, Indiana, for a number of years, Marshall became a power in the democratic party in his native state and served as governor from 1909. to 1913. The democratic convention at Baltimore in 1912 which nominated Woodrow Wilson for president chose Marshall for second place.
on the ticket. He served as vice-president during the eight years of the Wilson administration and since March 1920, has been engaged in lecturing in various parts of the country. while taking no active part in 1 na- Meredith Nicholson Pays Tribute To Indiana's Son and other members of the company. Today he heard of the murder and promptly recalled the row that he had overheard in the room occupied by Mrs. Price.
Regan at once went to the hotel and told his story. It was Regan who conducted Mrs. Price to her room and significant to the police was her refusal to occupy one assigned to her which led out onto a tire escape. "Oh, I wouldn't be safe here," she exclaimed on viewing the room. Whereupon, it was arranged that she occupy the room in which she died, the, victim of a brutal strang.
ler. The room had only one window and was seemingly impossible ('Turn to Page 11, Please) The following trbute to Thomas R. Marshall comes from Meredith Nicholson, famous author, humorist and poet' who intimately knew Marshall for many years. Nicholson was one of the honored guests at Marshall's birthday party at his home in Indianapolis last March. BY MEREDITH NICHOLSON Hardly another citizen of Indiana has been So firmly established In the affections of the people as Thomas R.
Marshall. He was distinctly a of our own soil, and in many ways, as in his humor and philosophy he was as thoroughly represented in Indiana 39 James Whitcomb Riley. There was nothing common place about him. Mr. Marshall bad his own slant, his dividual way of looking at things, During the four years when he was governor, I saw him constantly and became familiar with his views on public 'questions, which impressed? me by their breadth and reasonableness.
Ag a partisan he was always able to see the other side of all ques He bated: sham and hypocracy, but was one of the most tol. erant of men. It was very difficult. to excite bim. lie was always calm: self-contained.
His quick wits grasped any matter with swiftness and he was endowed with something of the Journalistic sensed for quick and true appraisem*nt. (Turn to Page 11. Please), 3 A 17 4.
