The Indianapolis Star from Indianapolis, Indiana • 1

The Indianapolis Star In Star VOL 13 rm TWO CENTS 21 Cars ace Starter in Auto Classic at Speedway Today CITY PAYS LEET IELD SERVICE TO THE Official List of Starters in 300 Mile Race and Score Card SPEEDWAY HONORS TO ATTUNE OR IIV HIILIMHD Driver 300 250 Car Name 100 274 DEAD TODAY SIXTH RACE 298 BY TltOEEEV 274 (I 274 air Weather orecast 275 teries Are Scheduled 274 By Memorial Bodies uih minute after ho rnco until 274 Ill 274 TO DECORATE GRAVES STARTS AT 1:30 298 AIRBANKS ORCE 298 Memorial Day Program acts About Race OPENS THROTTLE 300 PARADE LINE MARCH 300 1 3 DeViqne 275 21 Delage 14 Haibe 296 Ostewiq I 1 5 Christiaens 299 14 Sunbeam 16 Chandler 298 24 Crawford MISSION WORK IS OUTLINED 1 7 ranchi 299 Pusun Johnson 298 26 Crawford 19 Lewis 2981 25 Crawford 299 274 22 Chevrolet 300 GERMAN AMERICANS 11)0 at Crown ANNOUNCE PLATORM if by 1 TO KINGS MOTOR WORLD 10 prcseni I I 11 VH roaclied 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 rt I Ills J'(UgC(t Into in I ho In Wife and Brother lie ruli ng tiotn pie Led Lj at 1 ndla na nro going right 2 We urge a fuivJgu policy which pro JvJ th Secretary of the convention everywhere' TL a orl ti CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 COLUMN 5 school CHIE IRON TAIL EXPIRES air Weather orecast WEATHER ORECAST AtX KOHOT? TQ orecast for in Indianapolis Today CLOUDY NOTED DETROIT DOCTOR DIES 9 9 15 1 ndi CONTINUED ON PAGE 10COLUMN 2 CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 COLUMN 6 lugton J'ark 10 in and 3 kA at 1 0 iiin' to their 0 0 Car No Startinq Position will make no dcnlre mate clutch Impressive Exercises at Monument and Ceme Iron Tail on an Indian Nab died on 20 Alley Mulford Piston Dis heartbroken wl its withdrawal same old race fans were the same old easy leather have bean on hand for nil hope to attend many more cutting down of the race Perfects Organization Io Run Un der ull Head of Steam Until Time Presidential Nomination Is Made ormal Statement of Principles Includes Demand for Strict Neutrality Touches on Candi dates for President Mrs Gladys Suter Kindles ire With Oil and Accident Sprays Burninq Liquid Over Her Entire Body Jbpublk ri dh have eomo to the tJjni 11m I I eg 1 1 OH llieillHf lvi this nojidiiHlhin mid they have CHICAGO T1ny An nfTlelnl state ment of the meeting of Cfiinmi Amcrl 1 1 1 fipeud Emperor William Takes Ride on Street Car Like a Regular Guy irst Time Shullle (min service over lh IMtf our from (he Vuioit Station al tcn ininiito intervals beginning at a had I ncnneA ask er in Im allowed RACE THRONGS ENGUL CITY EAGER TO RENDER HOMAGE EAD What the Experts Say of the Big Race in Star nr AVill (Ilana 1 Wed nesda Tuesday: body was burned who was married Street cars will run over the KEROSENE EXPLODES GIRL BRIDE MAY DIE large organizations of A mor lea ns of Corman ancestry throughout the coun dhecLly prescri cd or sy 1 1 nt lujtl'J (he Irm and with Just a few warm up laps Ute winner of two jnO milo riees on 11m 1 'firlllc Woiist this season lidded mid Ily for today: Cloudy In 13H0 HG71 mil THE HOME PAPER A CITY HOMES VollowliiK that Ho of the entry list ty three was cm progra ms alive in given are the Sa It ButTerwl irropnrabln injuries which will keep it out of the rare afterwards if whh reported to the of Hdnls of (lot meet (hut Jack DeCaln had withdrawn his car Investiga tion unearthed a rumor that he had broken a rear axlo although the of ficlalH were unable to verify the re port The rfnson Jo(aln gave for bln xvilli Timc of 1:30 mi Cash rizes $30000 lass nonstock cars to coni 12 Oqren I Peugeot ofhcbils foirnni ohiclnlH and ollmrR d' Mlgnod to create or tending to create division along rnrhil llm among our people 5 We hope that no party will T)omJnnt for the prenldency nHla to whnK vP wb tend to CHlabllsh Buch division If It does rain this afternoon the rain is a ssu red the cum i suppott' continues Elements of Platform IL qiiohiH a formal platform of prlnrlpJns thu substance of which wan made public yosterday and nnuonncpn adoption of the that help keep the hearts of the Of these the two ceremonies at the Monument at 9 Among Lboshi During Monday showers and thun deratorms were tjeneril over the 8 rontenac Possible starter all day today It had ben planned to open only two rooms this week but Nr Shkh lrr who has charge of Im olHeo work bficmne wnrrh late in 1 he day and began figuring nn how II would He pos sible tn secure inore hotel room Ho ip Meridian streets and at 1:30 will move eolith on Meridian street to Monument Place passing to the right around the Monument to Meridian street south on Meridian street iniiuitos until io a ni Thereafter (ho cars will run evt'ry live niin Tbe local authorities learned of the Emperor's before 'the In spection of the yards was concluded and automobiles were in readiness to take the party to the station In the streets the automo pialrs showing the grist bouth ami a continuous of Tuskegee Head Ejected rom Car arrives Jjjdlnmi hustlers will he at the train to meet them arid il goes without Hiiylng that they will know Utile more the ladies l3H80 This 1 1 1 HI W'dl The great International crowd is here It entered tlie city last evening masse and took complete charge of everything in sight Sidewalks and Hoosier Boosters Will Visit Dele gates rom Other States and Present Arguments Marion Club's Coming Arranged I JHHSVILLE Ky May Two men wire killed end ton Jlc Ifi believed to have pneumonia DCTRO1T Mich May Hr Nathan Jenks 44 years old widely known In medical circles as an obstetrician died 1 in a local hospital kite today after a long illness He whs a member of 'the American Association of jhst et ricin ns ami Gynecologists and a fellow of the American Uolbgi of Surgery Lis widow and uno daughter survive fSperlal to The Indhinnpidl CHICAGO May closely tho organization pl a mi proved ho Hucecssful during tho publican niillotuil con von I ion 1SS8 which brought to Indiana first in the ncrron of latq Jam I Hrtrrison represen tn tivcK of Indiana UopubHrans who an enthusiastic and determined in their advocacy of the nominal inn of Charles Warren airbanks for dent by (he Itepublhmn national con vention which opens one wook front Wedrmsday tonight jot down to brass tacks in perfecting their work ing organization to run under a full head of steani night and day (luring Cl Wednesday fair that conversation Come around the Autos rom Everywhre it ran Automobiles were parked along both sides of Washington to Giant BY A BLAKELY won one racing carw driven by the greatest galaxy of Hpoed pilots ever iisHbniblnd in a single rare will lace the starting lino CHICAGO May 29 Uhle years old whoso home is reworval ion nea Jiushville a passenger train near ort Wayne nd onlgh Chief rnn Th 11 who for many years traveled with WbSl' rii Hhuwfi was on his way hmm with his wife lle wH taken HI while with a show at Washing died of gateH al Tairgtj lluyH SlmH ami TTemen way Delegates Nurlon Gary Buwen of Delphi Lockwoml of Munelc VanJCJp of South Lend Marshall of Lafayette the a th roads spaces at possible for I A it was said by General Man Myers that a fair day whs ex ile ujso nssertcti ticket sales had May Moton aucceeded head of annual ini riia jonnl nulninfibll? Indian: Jlepuhl I chulri fur Hm prunl (lentinl noml ns 1 1on responding lo llm call The old uniforms are brushed and pressed the flowers are waiting the flags are fluttering from flag Piaffs and from cornices and the im portant question now is what is the weather going to do today? I Probably ever veteran In town was awake at dawn this morning hurry ing to the window to get a look at the sky Upon the weather depends the real success of the Memorial day celebration If it rains heavily there can be no parade and the beautiful ceremonies at the end Monument and Hill Cemetery will have to be aban doned looming down as though It intended to keep coming down the parade and the Crown Hill ceremonies will 'not take place and the official observance of the day will be held at Tomlin Bon Hall at 8 this evening "Under these circumstances the pro gram will be slightly revised Aiiiiiml International Sweopid altos Itaco at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 'J'lio mil i (leaf Ion late yesterday afternoon of Uddin O'Donnell and Itnlph raised Ilin total from twenty ono to twenty three and al lowed the entry of two of the most noted drivers of the present season The Joy of the fans was short lived however for O'Donnell soon after qualifying broke tile bralio drum on of bls trial: Im Ih rom 1 ho hist row TLm bh i i kj i'llona amuiig been ongaged slaslppl River while fair weather and moderate summer temperatures pre vailed to the westward These con ditlons were due to a trough of low barometric pressure moving eastward over the central valleys and de velopment of a field of relatively high pressure In the Northwest and the plains states The continued eastward movement of these pressure areas Indicates fair weather for Indianapolis and vicinity during Tuesday following possible showery conditions In the early morn Ing ARMINGTON Meteorologist a polls AV llfrmblkrin at bfunckfi Jorcph Keallng and Jpwrltof 1 nd In nn prl A II Shldcli of Mf rlon Blrkrndl of Wayne who reiiirtPil today from a iri Io f'j nbt In the I 1 res of Lbn (nudldacy A I5ookvvaltnr nf In dia polls and rd alrlgj nks of I nd ia na pi dis Headquarters Crowded BLUING Prussia (via Berlin May 29 to London May 30) The Ger man Emperor today appeared in the role of a street car passenger He boarded a crowded street car and paid his groschen like the other Jaros The Empnror with a small suite arrived here this morning unherald ed to visit the Schichau ship building yards He walked to a car of the bob variety and asked the motorman whether the car ran to the Schichau yards Receiving an affirmative an wer he called out right gen tiemen: jump The Emperor and the members of his suite each dropped a groschen In the box and when the trip ended the Emperor thanked the motortnan for his first experience in riding on a street car emphasizing his thanks TUESDAY MORNING MAY 30 1916 2 Men Meet Death 3 Hurt When Bolt Hits Upturned Canoe law signal iibout not havin' Sa cut corners like that yon think you are St Louis nnisn after Whitney and Veterans 1' rowing 'lowers AV and school children Salute to tho and school Children li ii 1 1 mi uf si era hud Great International Crowd Again Pours Into Indianapolis Downtown Streets Are Jammed With Autos and Cafes Resound With Cosmopolitan Life We aHcrt that any candidate fur the prr sklehry who Is not In accord with the views hf rdnhcfririj Is nnwnflhy the BUpjiort of free and Ind ponden I dnn torate The mealing real'll rm' the loyally of thu Gcrmn A i leans to 1 he 1 'nit ed three others Injured when lightning struck a canoe under which they liud taken refuge on Goose island in the River during a se vere electrical storm tonight The men composed a fishing party and were caught In the middle of the river when the storm ore down upon them Th'y drugged tln craft ashore on (loose Island tiirnM it upside down and lay down und rn'ia I It' A few moments lat' llm boll struck them Jasper Needy 65 years rld and Jacob Benson 23 were killed Instantly Joseph Barrlmore Charles Runge and John Benson wi re shocked severely 1'jsberman on either shore heard thy terrific crash and realized the plight of the marooned fishermen on the island They set out through the storm to the rescue Barrlmore Runge and John I were Hill breathing were hastened to the sceie by hospitals notlfioil of the accident The machines were kept at work two hours on the three men before they were reported put of im mediate danger Mrs Gladys Suter 18 years old 1122 South Belmont avenue was burned per haps fatally yesterday afternoon when a can of kerosene wuth which she was kindling a fire exploded and set fire to her clothing At the Methodist Hospital where she was sent by Bicyclemen De lane and Amsden It is feared that she will die Her entire The young woman to Albert Suter last Christmas was start ing a fire in the cook stove when the accident occurred Her sister in law who was standing near warned her not to use the oil As she poured It into the stove the can exploded ami enveloped the woman in flames Her agonized cries as siie ran from the house into the backcard attracted her mother Nirs Thomas iMinet who was in an adjoining room and neighbors Tablecloth Smothers Blaze The mother wrapped a tablecloth around the young woman and others at tracted by her screams threw waiter on her but the fire was not extinguished until nearly allMier clothing was burned The dwelling caught lire from the ex plosion and much of the furniture had been carried out by the time fire depart ment No 19 arrived 'The blaze was put out however with slight loss to the property were represfnted by proxy These dele gates 11 Is Htatcil were 'an I liorl zed rep resentatives of churches of many ent denominations of snrlol business ji nd i mi si poll leal oj ganlza 1 Inns m)( of krnin A merican Assocla JVe the nuthorlW rpreSftntut(vs of jnll lions of voters In tb United tn tew enn ferenro assembled at Cblrngo this 29th day of Muy 19)0 resolve' that: 1 Wfl denvind a neutrality In ntrlct ac eordance wit It thu advice contained In mall declutch bin hilrniimi rotuinlng to Chicago and not ntnylng In the city lo Sos i nu'i Whl'h he hoped to win lial tiie Intea not been against hhn 'D'Alene Has Trouble Wilbur JAI''ii Eddie's team also hud Homo trouble with bls with those hotel nbefoi 7 tVe trust tle I wlll nnmlnnte for the MONTGOMERY Ala The wife of Maj Robert the negro educator who Booker Washington a Tuskegee Institute and Blanton Mo ton the brother were ejected from a Pullman car at Troy Ala today on complaints from white pas sengers and required to ride In the coach provided for negroes under Alabama law They attempted to travel In the sleeping car Maj Molton said here against his advice equal flnnnfHs inL juU' Wo condotnn pvmy nlllrlnl net and which bIiowh jiHrtnlonalo 1 1 aehmn Hi I A liimnl lid weepM alecs Karo Iis( 300 miles I ndiaiiHpol is sui ted that he would have the cur back in shape hr fore llm start nt fho race With tlm track scrubbed til) it Is uh fnlutely spot less and thn stands cleaned and ready for th spnciators every thing is in readiness for lio race Ex raorrtl miry prormitlnns hnv lwn taken by tho mu nn gf rm to avoid arcidenlH and the 1 1 ht en streets were jammed with pedestrians and automobiles and yon wanted to find out if conditions compared favorably with other years all you had to do was ask a traffic officer as bad as last said the boss of Washington and Meridian streets believe the bunk about Hey madam kindly pay attention to this sig nal Yes I know you are in a strange city but nevertheless you must obey the now you can go aneaa waicn inn tes trie bunk they are telling young man you here do 25 50 75 lie was driving new ear which had Leun uomphdrd nulyluHt and wlikh did not arrive nt llir Iraclc till lale yesterday Ilf wjih grnlltied tn qmil Miles I 1 in Mt JnckMHi Croivn 1 1 II I nml Hol ni Other Delegates Visited Aeflvn and able rcproum i 1 1 vc'J of In diana Republicans wro named visit tlm dologntcs from Pali slatt and sent lo llnmi (hr Halms that Indiana Im putting forward for fhla nondnallom Not a delegate hi slates (but have no cnndl Monument Exercises at 9 If the weather remains fTir however lhe usual I fl Memorial day I people will be principal ones and i o'clock this morning and at Crown Hill I Cemetery at 3 this afternoon I The program at the Monument will be under the direction of Capt rank Clark and will be given under the auspices of the Union Veteran Legion i and Lieut rank Clark Camp of the I Spanish War Veterans The naval serv jees will be under the auspices of the I Indiana Naval Club John Kern will I Ve the principal speaker and a feature I of the program will be the songs bv sev I ralbundred school children and the dis I tributlon of the flowers that were sent I lo the schools yesterday afternoon Qth I 'ers on the program are Woodruff I who: will sound the assembly call: the I Jev Lewis Brown who will pronounce the invocation Harry Hubbard who road a poem and Miss Corl Waite Avho will sing the Land of Lib written Dr Hannah Graham fMie will be accompanied by a quartet from the A The piirade of which Wilson is chief marshal will form at 1:15 o'clock nt the corner of New York and Meridian fitieets and march to Meridian and Mary land streets where the ma rollers will lake cars for the cemetery Several hun dred veterans will be in the parade rep resentatlves from all the Grand Army posts in the city There will also lie Other civic and military organizations Automobiles will he provided for the old oldlerfi who are too feeble to make even that brief march Other Orders Participate i Arrived at the east entrance to Crown IdHl Cemetery the veterans will jon theons of 'Veterans Sp)ltlsh War Veteransnd others and march to the veterans' plat While they are marching to the Jdat a salute of thirteen guns will be fired hy Battery A of the Indiana National Guard under the command of Capt Gav in Payne Albert Ball is niaOer of ceremonies The complete program at rown Hill follows: Assembly Call (J Woodruff Music strfinnl invocation The Rev Albert WlilfnovRpiulin? of Ordni Ai Ain VioiflTiii Music atherhood and Love I th i Idrsn A It Ritual nicer of th a Day A no ii 1 1 1 i i dpi Comrade Joseph Haskell PROGRAM 0 a nv and Monument 9:30 in Anderson Cemetery 9:45 a ni Greenlawn Cemetery 30 a Mount Jackson Cemetery So solid street from Pennsylvania to Illinois and along Illinois to New York street Even the well known small car of moderate price could not have found an opening to got anose in biles with number names of states North West were running along In stream The sidewalks were lined deep with strangers who were giving the Hoosier canita inn once over ana brought In the latest styles from their home towns To some Washington street was Broadway to others it was Wood ward avenue many looked upon it as State street while the parties from Den ver were reminded of their dear Six teenth street And so It ran The crowd found plenty to amuse An opening night at the Murat of play to tie seen next in Chicago and later in New York a circus and moving picture houses galore The good natured ele ment prevailed as in every crowd of re spectable citizens that gather to attend a sporting event Hotels Are Crowded the Claypool Hotel tine Hotel Scv Washlngton Hotel Hotel I Sriglish olhers thr to bo seen in chairs Many five races and However the from 500 to 300 miles ami starting the event In the afternoon instead of the morning completely changed the com plex of the situation Thousands who previously found it nec essary to motor In from cities and towns in the state and adjoining suites now imd it possible to wait until early this momlng Motorists in every part of the slate will leave this morning for the capi tal and will make a bee lino for the Spnedway thereby eliminating tlie all uight wait Thousands will come into town today on the Interurban lines and the tiains will bring the speed fans from every part of the country The chief occupation at the hotels was lucking winnersJ The racing drivers rc litff drivers ami mechanics gathered in the palm louin of the Claypool Hotel last evening to receive their last Instructions They were a Imppy eoiertjnn of rare free should worry1' speed merchants and as they filed down Into the lobby of the hotel following their meeting the crowd surged around them Barney dd fleld got extremely careless ami replaced the time honored cigar stump with a 'loworfi" school children iring Salute to the Detail Spanish War Velnmns Assembly Cail at Stand Woodruff IJnenln'H Gettysburg Address Adjt Oration Judge Ira Christian Program at Greenlawn A program xvil! be given at Greenlawn Cemetery at 9:45 under the direction of Jlarlan Miller Included among the participants are A Schtill Sny der TV Pease JI Hinckley rank i'l Riley ami John AV Recker The pro piii at Holy Cross Cemetery will be frlfleii at 3 The committee consists of Murphy 7 and Kelleher and the list Continued on page 3 column 6 first slogjiu Ih seen groiimlfi wa rm sun du ing yesterday dried up the I iilield narking Him frrtok 1ilL IL will them to bear up under the traffic hllL JHJiDI 11 (ULI peeted for tiie racn' that the "Inst minute' linn nfronl ions 1 1 hnnvv 'The cars xvtll be led away'from the starting line promptly at 1:30 m' hv rank Smith One lap jit a spued of sixty mlleH tin hour will be completed be fore the race really starts As tlm cars (nine thundering down the home stretch Pacemaker Smith will draw up at the pits and the other drivers will cross the starting line in a grtieling contest of 30) miles which will test their physical strength as well as the speed and fitaminu of their mnnnts Will Record Be Smashed? Opinions differ as to whether or not 'the old record for the 300 mlle or 500 nille mark will be broken A majority of the (lyud in tl ie wool rail birds are of the opinion that while the record set last year by Ralph in his orcedea may Lo approached it will not be betteied Conditio is last year were perfect fur fast time ami llm winner was pushed every foot uf the long journey from start to finish by the same SMitz ear which sat the world's record hi the big 1915 New Big Throng Imliana for iJo? Tu sday' ami 1 1 1 1 Peugeot Aitken Maxwell Rickenbacher 28 Premier 3 Anderson 17 Peugeot 4 Resta Delaqe Oldfield 29 Premier 6 Wilcox 27 Premier 7 Rooney 19 Peuqeot 8 Merz 4 Maxwell Henderson 1 Duesenberg 10 7 rontenac 11 A Chevrolet 6 rontenac 12 Chevrolet.