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„ . . IBy Carrier, Week, Indianapolis, 10c; Elsewhere, 12c. Published at Indianapolis, Entered as Second Class Matter, July 25, 1914. at- Subscription Rates. vol. xxxm. Ind.. Daily Except Sunday. Postoffice. Indianapolis, Ind., under act March 3, 1879. INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, MAY 31, 1920. | By Ma „ 50c Per Month; $5.00 Per Year. NO. 17. DE PALMA LEADING AT 400 MILES; G. CHEVROLET, 2ND; R. THOMAS 3D ENGINE MISHAP FORCES As They Wheeled Away in Gruelling 500-Mile Classic AUTOS WAIT AT K GATE IN TRIPLE WILCOX OUT OF CLASSIC LINE OF 2 MILES All Roads Leading to Speed- DEPALMA AND Millionaire's Son SPEEDIEST CAR way Jammed as Early as in Flying Start 5 O’clock. BOYER PUT UP DOESN’T ALWAYS RUSH AT CITY STATIONS *5 A W i . J,u V GREATCONTEST WIN—OLDFIELD One of the largest crowds in the history of the speedway race poured Time, Lead Race Most of Al- Barney Citer. Performance of through the dowjitown district as though Rene Thomas Takes DePaima’s Mounts in early as 5 o'clock this morning bound / Lead at One Stage. Previous Races. for the Union station and traction terminal in eager anticipation of get- SARLES GOES INTO WALL LIKES LOCAL ENTRANTS ting a place of vantage at the speed- way. BULLETIN. Bv BARNEY OLDFIELD. The crowd to fill th* streets At 400 first; Dun of Amerlemn Driver*. continued miles DePalma was > and stations almost until the time for Gaston Chevrolet, second; Rene INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY. the start of the race, whru suddenly ilia uncomfortable usiness section aL.pi*: Thomas, third. May 31. —Cool, but not 1 become deserted. weather—ideal racing conditions If not THOUSANDS GO OUT - ON SHUTTLE TRAINS. interrupted by shower* marked the ad- By EDDIE ASH. Beginning at 5 o’clock 144 -ars leav- Times Spo-ts Editor. vent today of the International Motor ing the traction station began a con- •intious procession speedway via SPEED- Sweepstakes, the biggest paid admission to the INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR Ben Hur speedway sporting event In the world. 'he and regular Mav 31.—With 350 miles of routes, one leaving the station every iu:n- WAY. slowly (he As I circled therirack in uie. the long grind completed. Ralph De- n shortly after last nlghr by an army of men working ; started the long grind in th- 500-mile FRAUD CHARGED the 500-mile sweepstakes race here JOE BOYER. DETAILED STORY Boyer, in a Frontenac. plunging into the 7 o'clock and continued running every by electric lights. international sweepstakes rare for prize* twelve minutes until noon. From the start of the 500 mile race. lead. this afternoon THEY'RE' HERE aggregating TO STOCK BROKER Rig leasing OF .*Ss.noo. The picture was snapped just as The first Four train for Joe Boyer, driving a Frontenac, set the FROM ALL OVER. THE RACE the speedway, which was supposed Rene Thomas, driving a Ballot, was The picture shows the start of the race starting flag was the to pace for the other a speed waved. Collins Accused of carry only speedway employes, third: Jean Chassagne. driving a Ballot, entries with The great host had begun to gather Walter carried closp to the record set by Ralph was tn fourth place, and Jo® Boyer, driv tip early in the morning, thousands of tour- 25 Miles Selling Papers. more than 7‘>o ticket passengers. along DePalma in 1915. /** Stolen For more -han a a up ing a Fronten'tc. wa> speeding in ists arriving from nearby points and Boyer, Frontenac. first; Klein, Kronte block and half fifth place Boyer's car was designed by Louis street the driving direct to the speedway. second; < hnsttngne. third; South Illinois crowd jammed Chevrolet of Indianapolis. nnr. Ballot®- Waiter C. Collins, 47. of 1-549 North The 350 miles was run at average mighty army Monroe, FACTS ON 500-MILE CLASSIC and. although the trains carried 1.500 an Then came the of motor Joe ThoAias, fourth. Haupt. Me street, (oday r an Boyer is th® son of a millionaire De- Race started at 10 a. m. Meridian is under arrest passengers each, it was not until aftef t 90.T9-tni!®s hour. lsts who spent the night here. t"or, fifth. Time, 10:37.31. Average. 90.21 fuglrive The crowd was estimated by speedway troit manufacturer. charged with being a from 9 o'clock that it began to decrease. They fairly choked the paved roads miles an hour. Distance. 200 laps of miles each. a* H® entered the racing game at th® in justice. Twenty-one agents were kept *s£'.ein!s 125.m. leading from the city to the say. is under iu ticket Boyer polls speedway in 191.5 as the track. Number of starters, 23. Collins, the police busy at the was forced into fifth place by the diana • -ere al- terminal station, while five The electri road* and trains 50 Miles diriment at Decatur. 111., following the necessity of taking on pas and oil. driver of Louis Chevrolet's Cornelian. Nations represented—France, Kngland, ticket booths were strung along the en- ums' a continuous procession all m°rn- Boyer, Frontenac. first; Klein. Front* Italy and United•States. ’ alleged sal® of snm® stoc k rn th® Mer- He race a speed, Bv airtue of his first pare. Boyer trance to the Union station. resumed the at terrific ;ng between Indianapolis and the speed- ('has*agn®. Ballot, third; prize money—sSs,ooo. Gtjteerv Company <*f pulled down \**veral thousand In nac. second Total chants Wholesale AUTOS IN TRIPLE "desvorinrr to regain the .lead dollars way. Gaston Chevrolet, fourth; Rene Thomas, Louisville. Ky which is said to have BOYER \ lap prizes. Prizes to winners—sloo per mile, $50,000. among LINE FOR TWO MILES. DRIVES Receipt* from the race are estimated fifth. Time. 33:05.30. Average, 90 67 divided first ten to been stolen two years ago. RACE. follows; A triple line of automobiles was wait- SENSATIONAL at 8400.000 of which $50,000 will be di- miles an hour finish, as $20,000, SIO,OOO, $5,000. $3,500, $3,000, $2,200, SI,BOO, The arrest was made by Detectives Boyer drove on® the sense i ing at the speedway when the gates of mojt three \ided in prize money for the firs' ten The track record for this was ' Giles and Coleman on information fur- laps and Jeane Chassagne, in a distance $1,600, $1,500 and T-1,400. opened at 6:30 o'clock. races ever seen on the Indianapolis 92.14 mile* an hour, by ! Quigley Hyland detective Ballot. *prarg into the leafi. ll® uae to finish. established lie | nished by th® _ line two along . citizen* of Indianapolis Lap prizes SIOO per lap, Indianapolis The stretched for miles track. hotly fought by- Boyer’s To this sum I’atma In a Packard in 1919 $20,000, awarded by the busi- agency of this city and the Standard to tetvm-mnte. th' UrawfordsvtHe road. 325 miles he had stopped hut Art Klein, around have .LM.onn In the form of S2OO d®te tlv® agency of Ky. and the pair roared added ness men and manufacturers to leaders during the race. Louisville. Another long line of cars jammed to neck and neck. to the leadpr in each iap. ! Collin* is new engaged in selling stork 75 Miles Accessory prizes awarded by manufacturers roads to the westward. DePalma had stopped twice, changing At the end of the first twenty-liv* ELI. Royer. first; Chaasagne. $15,000 of automobile | for farm implement company has mile* ADDITION* MY Frontenac. a and long had been filled over- Gres on both Royer was |e accesories using prodtirf. I*. building -* Hotels to again in 1 5® lead. aver •'RI/F.S TO 8190 o*Mh Ballot, second, Klein. Frontenac. third; to winners their office$ -In ih® K of inner ti k in lap flowing and many persons .slept in their i th--itad the first anil aged 90.21 miles an hour : ir Ilia: di added Gaston Chevrolet. Monroe, fourth; Rene Ray ) The detectives say Collin* as former’y '••Id It for eights even nilir-x heSen i>® .V essory manufacturer* bnve Former winners- Harround. Marracn. 1911; Joe Dawson, Na- cars near Sneedwav (Tty. |un'*. the total sritt Thomas, fifth Time, 19.59 M Average.) engaged In se'ling *to< k for the fqTm.) overtook him. leading unti he,was trough more to make 1912: Peugeot. 1913; j Other* w ho arrived in . Indianapolis hsy Jean Porporato. In a Grego.r*. was 90.61 tulles an hour tional, Jules Gotix, Rene Thomas. Deiage. 1914; Merchants Wholesale Grocery Company, forced to step'following the 130th mil® i, u miles was two the track officia’s h’.s Ralph and hi* Ballot DePalma. Darto Resta. 1916; Howard but of trains. w-Kich were set' in the yards for twenty second lap. H® has lost the betting, record for 92.12 for seventy-fire mile* ago hours, eleven minutes thirteen seconds, much nviln the favored entry in p.VHcox, Peugeot, 1919. : years that purpose. time In th® pit* and as bis car In per- After he had gone eight stock certtfi only a I'ttle slower than the record *f continued but I am a great believer past All roads leading to the Speedway to act badly, officials ruled him out Present record by Ralph signed by the president were up by in 1915. the formances. and to me th® fa®t looms large 'IOO Miles Established DePalma in 1918. Time, ! cates and secre- packed with as 5 DePalma of the race. company said have been automobiles early as HIICOX DROPS that, though DePalma has had the fast DePalma. Boillot. first : Rover, Front® | 5 33:5.151; average. 89.94 miles per hour. tary of the are to o'clock. nnr, second; Chassagne. Ballot, third;! . missing. Ot T OF RACE. FIRST CAR ear car* in at least four of th® famous of Traffic officers in the dis- l Gaston Chevrolet. Monroe, fourth; Klein, Area speedway—32B acres certificates did have the downtown Indianapolis race were disap- TO St Ct 18. Indinnapolla 500 mile races, h® has won i The*c not tricts said Indianapolis drivers gave fans Frontenac, fifth; Thomas, Ballot, sixth; Seating specify pointed “Howdy** The first csr to to but once. capacity 60.000 spectators owner's name written in or the when Wilcox. Indian- succumb the pace- ; them more trouble than the visitors. Louis Chevrolet. Monroe, v-venrh Wll- ! apolis man. and winner of the 1319 killing grind was Andr® Boiilot's Peu- I.ouls Chevrolet's Frontenac Monroe Capacity of parking space—lo,ooo cars number of shares. r race. eo*. Peugeot, eighth; Milton, Duesen- ; Six ago new certificates of as forced to drop out the sixty-third geot. went out of the race on the l by the illness of months in He combination hard hit berg, ninth. tenth Total estimated capacity—2oo.ooo spectators. ones re- Inn of engine lap. due to motor trouble. captain. Hill. Frontenac. Time stocks were issued and the old because trouble. fifteenth Its 1:05 Average. nti 40 65. 9136 mile* hour < Lp to the end of two At :be er.d of th® first fifty miles Rover i.or!s ha* been sick for several days Greatest previous attendance—llo.ooo spectators in 1914 ailed. WIRELESS CALL IS the hnndredth DePalma’* record for 100 miles on the there was holding lead, lumbago and had to Among the old was one certificate from lap had been only one accident. his with Kl*in second. with the almost track was an of an Capital invested $1,500,000. prac- average 02.70 tniies Decatur, which the company did not SENT FOR POLICE r t Klein, driving q Frontenac, turned They were averaging 90 67 mile* an be Ilft®d into his car for the final hour, -A established last rear. have listed, but which was made good r In the fnrWh lap. hour. tice spin. by by company. Message Neither he nnr his ra--hanician. Clyde Boyer, however, was overtaken D*- But he i* as gam® as he 1* daring 150 ( the Indicates Trouble after a hard Milts Then another certifictye of twenty five iatman. was hurt, but the ear was put Palma drive. and insisted on driving. first; Rover, DePalma. Bsllot. Kronte share, Aboard British Merchant. out of the ra^e. GOER nac. second; Chassagne. R,allot, third;! shares, worth $25 a appeared at DEPALMA 300 Miles BODY It alleged, and the grand- Andre Boillot, driving a Peugeot, mi INTO THE Gaston Chevrolet, Mon-00. fourth; How. > FOUND IN Decatur. is LEAD. Def’airnj). Bnillot. first ; Boyer. investigation resulted. May mes- the first to drop out. being out ard Wilcox. Peugeot, fifth. Time. 1:39.43; | Kronte jury BALTIMORE. 31.—Wireless forced DePalma swept into the lead on the Paris Hears average, 90.25 nne. second, G. Chevrolet, Monroe, third sages up by vessels, including in the sixteenth lap by engine French miles an hour. HOTEL BASEMENT picked trouble. thirty-fifth lap. the Judges made a Rene Thomas, Ballot, fourth: Chassagne the battleship Pennsylvania, which Jean Porporato. driving a Gregoire. buk is mistake and through the orroi Jo* Boyer, Kill Turks 200 Miles Ballot, fifth. Time 3:18:36.4,5. Average §IOO,OOO Fire Started in Annapolis roads, ask that a was ordered off the tra,-k twenty- 1.200 Coroner Investigates Identity anchored in the driving an American Frontewao, was Frontenac, fieri ; is, police physicians be lap. when Hover. Rene Thom 90.63. squad of and sent second it appeared he might PARIS. May 31. Twelve hundred Railof. second; Ballot, Cigar lose ronfrol of his credited with leading the field fePalma drew into the pits LONDON. May 31—Zlfrtdges, one of rides on WASHINGTON, 31.—1n observ- It was reported that only 350 men re- death with poor tires this In- for the second time. He ehanged three Mh.v the largest stores in London, today an- dianapolis track. ance of Memorial day. (he usual Monday sponded to the new strike call, the only tire-', t ink gas and oil and was away in ! nounced a general reduction of 10 per The veteran, Ralph Mulford, pilot- of the States supreme BASEBALL Toads affected being the Chicago Junc- two minutes. session United cent in prices of necessities with the ex ing his own Mulford Special. and court today was postponed until tomor- tion, Alton and Soo lines. The early hours of the were AMERICA N ASSOC lATTON. eeption of groceries on which a 5 per ■lbui Porporato, a smiling Italian at race row. 0 marked with almost miraculous escapes Toledo 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0-2 10 0 cent reduction will be made. the wheel of a Gregoire, brought Joy Great interest attaches to the session Columbus 0 20000 1 0 o—3 8 front Injuries. Art Kl*dn went out of the 2 to their followers by qualifying at of the court as It is the last session but Batteries—Snyder and Murphy; Barger Mrs. Grace Carpenter race with a broken steering rod on a turn. and the last moment and they roared one before the court adjourns for the Hartley. He had a spill.—but was uninjured. away with the rest. bad summer. Named Chairman Haupt. St. 12000 00 0 0 3 5 Local Favorite "Howdy" of Indianapolis and Willie ih a Meteor, lost a wheel, A flood decisions is expected and Paul 3 Wilcox of Minneapolis... 0 1 0 5 50 • but was tininjured. Itosroe Snrles went 0 2 13 18 3 Mrs. .Grace A. Carpenter .of Elkhart Ralph the only two American th®re is strong anticipation that u deci- Batteries and Forced Out Early DePalma. (Continued on Page Two.) Williams McMeehan, been appointed chairman of the en'rarfs who have ever won th*- great as to validity of the prohibition and has Thir-- sion the James Owens. tcenth women's or- olassi". received great orations as they law will be handed down. district democratic ar- around oval to get th® ganization by Alice Foster McCulloch, their i the NATIONAL LEAGUE. * - chairman, Kinks out of their motors, in spite of His Car First to Morning Games state of Ft. Wayne. th® fact they were “friendly enemies" St. Louis 02 0 1 1 0 0 1 o—s 11 0 Mrs. Carpenter succeeds Mrs. Emallne foreign ears. Postal Salary Bill Pittsburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0--4 10 0 Stockley of South Bend, who resigned driving Meet —Sherdell, entrants, Hard Luck Batteries Jacobs and Clem- because of Illness. Os the American the Dusen to ons: Ponder, Meador, Cooper. Watson I.erg stable, boasting such American vet- Pass Before June 5 and Schmidt. erans as Tommy Eddie Hearnc, Milton, May Eddie O'Donnell and Jimmy Murphy, had WASHINGTON. 31. Republican (Ten innings.) Supply of house today agreed Last of Bills the favor of the crowd. American hopes leaders the ito Cincinnati ..010000010 0 2 10 2 pass bill were pinned on Puesenherg, Fronte- a Increislng the salaries of Chicago 00 I (100 ! 0H 3 0 1 Reported the postal proposed Fisher Wingo; House nac and Monroe entries as the ones lo all employpsj before the and Alexan- Jto and give to the Peugeots. recess, June 5. der Killlfer. WASHINGTON. May 31. The general battle * The increases, averaging -about 20 per ,lee Foyer. In a Frotenae, won the Boston 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 -4 0 1 deficiency appropriation bill, last of the of race, cent, will be based on a long investiga- to be brought a first prize money the StOil. Philadelphia (Li) 0 0 0 o o 1 0 Ik r, supply bills out at at His tion of the joint committee on rclatf congress by leading the first lap. team- Batteries Oeseher and Howdy; Smith session of carrying a total of mate, Art Klein, was second. The sifleation of thp postal workers, which is k10P.4N2.51t> Lii new appropriations and in \ Weinert and Withrow. time was 1:40.5.1, average, 89.53 miles expected to be ready tonight. was reported today to an hour. They are to bring the bill under sus New York, O 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 I—2 11 2 the house by the appropriations commit- Ralph DePalma. noted as a “bard luck'* pension of rn!e> which would require a Brooklyn ‘ 030200 0 0* in 1 tee. driver, ran into misfortune at th® start two-thirds majority for its passage. Batteries- Dougins. Hubbell and Sny- It probably will be passed by the house der; anil , by having to change a tire at the end of Grimes Miller and senate before Saturday. the pacemaking lap. n. ( The American Frontenac made a s AMERICAN LEAGUE. 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 S btave showing at the start, both Boyer Detroit 0 o—s 0 * -9 t Vanderlip Says War taking the-turns high and Must Cleveland 20001 2.2 2 17 ard Klein fast Diamonds Be and Stanage; Myers heels to Batteries—Daus an-i show-ing the fie! 1. and O'Neill. With Japan Unlikely The remainder of the tieid was fairly Common in Chicago Washington.... May ” bun-bed. 000003 0 0 3—6 7 1 SAX FRANCISCO. 31.—The La- Boyer relinquished his lead after CHICAGO. May 31. —Diamonds val- New York 0 0 1 0 0 50 0 I—7 13 2 ment-Vanderlip party of bankers and ed- end SIOO,OOO lay a giltto’' her® at In Batteries -Shaw and Picinich : Mogridge ucators, who returned yesterday frpm nearly all S.it’irday night. and Hannah. Japan, will RALPH DEPALMA. their mission to leave Thurs- Thor Aldredson. carpenter. was day for New York, it was announced to- Former Speed Winners 000 0 ftp 1 5 prompted by curiosity to. pick up the few miles the race be- by DePalma with frantic cheers Philadelphia... 00 J 1 HOWARD WILCOX. day. After the first 00 0 1 2 00 0 * 3 fi o I Year. Average. package. He took it !• • *,i Boston Forced by engine to leave 1911—Ray Harroun (Hv-raonl... 74.49 i came a "horse race" between ttalph De- DePnlma was always a favorite on the Batteries- Niylor Perkins; Pen- trouble the War with Japan is unthinkable, said and ra'e in sixty-third lap. a spec- 1212—Joe Dawson (National) 78.15 covered it -ontained Jium'uji fitriu’t* local track, due to the courage displayed tha after Frank A. Vatxwrllp. 1 rings, and and Joe Boyer,?with the two nock and Walker. -I"rapines— Hildebrand 1913—Jules Goux (Peugeot).. 75.92 ear-rlrgs. arm Imnls Palma followed tacular race in which he rapidly gained Developing in Japan side by side with ANDRE BOILLOT. alternating the whep bad luck him as it has and Evans. 1914—Rene Thomas (Delage).... 82.47 bracelets and lavollieres. drivers In lead. on the leaders, attaining fifth place. How- a military csstc which has heretofore I a large part of the done so often in Indianapolis. i 1915—Ralph DePalma tMercedes) 89.84 The first ear to succumb In the psee- James Simpson, wife of tile DePalma traveled CAFE TIME IS EXTENDED. ard (Howdy 1 Wilcox was cheered'-by her destiny with an 1918—(390 miles) Dario the ruled Iron hand is a I Rests killing grind at the speedway was An- vice Atesident of Marshall Field 4 time in second place, pursuing his ad- Rene Thomas also djas putting up a i TJ RIS, May 31.—Cases and restaurants large crowd, thousands of wbUp "had thriving democracy ptiMage* (Peugeot) 84.05 Boyer taking fop which dre Boillot's Peugeot. He had go out the package while motoring vantage every lime was forced to hard, race, a short of Mtris may remain open unril 1 ni, hoped to see ' peace good for the of_ 1919—Howard Wilcox (Peugeot) 88.0 Cos.. Itait tjU'lead a. hi;fi win. . and much huniyids J Up drop time, being by according ‘ Best average, DePalma. 1915. of the race on the fifteenth due to Saturjhy afternoon, she said. back. but o'-fi-jaken DePalma' 1 aftat Aneiorrow. to la decrgfe Wilcox,, drivjng the same won millions of people iu the orientcAe de- motor trouble. crowd greeted ev buret of speed anfl then by Boyer, ste**! at the race last year. clared.