Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 237, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 February 1921 — Page 13
JAMISON HERE TO AID SERVICE MEN Vocational Director to Instruct the Disabled. J. T. Cantwell, chairman of the Marion County Council of the American Legion, announced today that J. F. Jamison, Federal vocational training director, has arrived in Indianapolis from Washington, D. C., to aid in the work of instructing disabled service men. Mr. Jamisbn has established headquarters at the city hospital and plans to start his classes at once. The local council will cooperate with Jamison in every possible manner, Cantwell said. “The council feels it owes its first duty to the men who were disabled In the 'service of their country,” said Mr. Cantwell, “and -we used our first efforts in getting the vocational training work here reorganised and extended to a broader and wider scope.” The preliminary work on the campaign for new members for the legion Is rapidly being whipped Into shape, Mr. Cantwell announced. Reports from nearly all of the posts In the country hare been received. They Indicate team organizations are ready for active work Monday, when the campaign will open. It will continue for two weeks. A strong effort will be made to get 1,000 members the first day. The members of the women's auxiliaries of the vsrious posts have indorsed the movement for new members and will aid in the active canvass of prospects. The headquarters of the eouucll were moved yesterday from 147 North Pennsylvania street to 102 North Pennsylvania street, in the Fletcher Trust & Savings Bank. The membership headquarters and employment bureau also have been moved to this location. Bloomington G. A. R. Men Ask $75 Pension Special to The Times. BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Feb. 11.—Paul E. Sloeumb post of the G. A. R. of this city has passed a resolution which will be forwarded to representatives in Congress asking a bill be passed placing every veteran of the Civil Mar, regardless of age, on the pension roll at $75 a month, providing such veteran Is not fn a soldiers’ home or In the Government service. A resolution also was passed hy the post recommending that all widows of veterans married prior to Jan. 1, 1015. be allowed pensions of S3O a month and that all widows of veterans who have passed the age of 70 be pensioned at S4O a month. Former Legislator Is Dead at Sheridan Special to The Times. SHERIDAN. Ind., Feb. 11 —Howard H. Newby, Tfi, assistant cashier of the Farmers’ National Bank of Sheridan, for mer State Representative from Hamilton County and former postmaster, a position which he held for thirteen years, is dead at his home here after an illness of several months. Death was directly due to pneumonia, which developed a few days ago. Mr. Newby was prominent In Repub iican politics here for many years and was well known over the State as a member of many lodges. He Is survived by the widow, two daughters, a brother and one sister. 1 to 5 Years and SIOO on Cheek Charge Special to The Times. SHELBYViLLE, Ind., Fob. 11.—James M'-Carren, 22, of Owensboro. Ky„ who was arrested here on a charge of passing worthless chocks, when arraigned in Shelby County Circuit Court, entered a' plea of guilty and was sentenced from one to five years in the Indiana Reformatory and fined ?100. MeCarren informed the court he was without funds and could not find employment, so decided to secure money by attempting to pass the checks, which he gave to a small boy to cash at stores here. Widow of Suicide in* Serious Condition to The Times. MARION, Ind., Feb. 11. —Mrs. Frank Bul’.er is lying unconscious at her home In Faltmoniit, near here, as the result of the suicide of her husband, who was found dead Wednesday with a bullet through the heart. It is believed that Buller shot himself because of domestic and other troubles. A letter left t> his wife ba9 not been made public bn : it is known that a pending law suit concerning the settlement of n estate was preying upon his mind. Blackford Hospital Bonds Depend on Bill Precfal to The Times. HARTFORD CITY. Ind., Feb. It.— Trustees of the B.ackford County Hospital announced today that if the hill In the Legislature Increasing the legal interest rate on county bond issues to 8 per cent Is passed the s*o,ooo bond issue for the hospital building here can be sold. The bonds were authorized at an election last May. TO ORGANIZE TEACHERS’ FUND. HARTFORD CITY. Ind , Feb. IL—Dr. Jonathan Rigdon. president of the Danville (Ind.) Normal School, will address a Joint Institute of Blackford County teachers here Feb. 19. a county unit of the teachers’ pension fund will be organized at that time.
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Water and Cracker Repast Increases Charity Fund S4OO Special to The Times. I SHELBYVILLE, Ind., Feb. 11.—A “water and cracker” banquet, given at the Armory In this city Thursday night, was attended by more than two hundred men and women and was the means of raising S4OO for the benefit of the charity work being carried on among the poor families of the city. The idea was a result of the recent European relief luncheon, which was given here and followed an appeal of the mayor and the county nurse for financial assistance in taking charge of the welfare work, which has [been especially urgent during the last month. William A. Tarllng, former State Senator, gave the principal address at the gathering and Walter R. Myers, formerly of Newcastle, represented the charity orI gnnlzutlon In citing examples of the demands being received for assistance among the poor. Lodges, churches, clubs and many organizations of the county have contrlb- ! uted to the “water and cracker” banquet campaign and sent representatives to the 1 gathering. Deny Effort to Scrap Indiana Coal Road Special to The Times. 1 BRAZIL. Ind., Feb. 11.—Officials of the Brazil division of the Chicago A Eastern Illinois Railroad place no credence in 1 rumors that the division is to be abandoned and scrapped. It is believed the | rumors grew out of steps taken by stockholders In the C. & E. I. to purchase the main division of the system between Chicago and Terre Haute, leaving the other division of the system still in the hands of tile receiver. The Brazil division, known as the In- ! diana coal road, does a heavy freight ! business In coal and clay products from ; this field and is the only means of rail j transportation available to many towns i along the line between Brazil and M>- | menee. 111. Clay factories at Mecca and ; other towns would have no means of transporting their products should the | line be abandoned. The Indiana coal road was built from Momenee to Brazil In ISB4. Negro Booze Maker Draws Fine and Term George Brown, negro, 56, 701 Cincinnati street, was found guilty of operating a blind tiger and was fined ?T>o and costs and sentenced to serve ten days on the Indiana State Farm by Judge Walter Pritchard In city court late Thursday. The case of John Bush. 27, living In j the rear of SS6 Massachusetts avenue. ; who was charged with impersonating an i officer, after, it Is said, he searched j Brown's premises, was held over to the grand Jury by Judge Pritchard. Bona was fixed at SSOO. Testimony showed that Bush went to Brown's house, where he knew there was whisky, and, posing as an officer of the law, searched the premises and confiscated a gallon and a pint of Mr. Brown's j perfectly good "mule.”
Pays 45 Cents Rail Fare After 25 Years Special to The Times. NOBLESVILLE, Ind., Feb. 11—J. E. Hardesty, agent for the Monon Railroad Company at Carmel, has received a let- ! ter from Kokomo signed “A Sister in ! Christ." in which the writer says that ) rwenty-flve years ago she rode from Oari mel to ludianapolis without paying her fare. The woman enclosed 45 cents to compensate the company for the ride. She says that a recent conversion caused her to refund the money. English Man Freed of Murder Charge SpeHal to The Tlmee. j ENGLISH. Ind.. Feb. U.-The Jury in the case of Jesse Byrd, 24, who has been lon trial here since Tuesday for second degree murder In connection with the killing of Wayne House of English, Nov. £O, returned a verdict Thursday of not ! guilty. Byrd pleaded self-defense, saying he : shot House after the latter hud made a motion which Byrd considered as thcateniug during an altercation at a dance. Imprisoned Slayer Gives Bonds to Son Special to The Times. 1 MARTFORD CITY, Ind., Feb. 11 | Howard Pyles, 8, son of Joseph I’yles. | who Is serving a life sentence in the Stnte Prison for killing bis divorced wife, has received SSOO In Liberty bonds from his | father, who made a voluntary settlement of the estate. The father retained S2OO. The remainder of the estate was used for his defense In the murder trial. L. E. & W. to Increase Forces at Tipton Special to The Times. TIPTON, Ind., Feb. 11.—All of the Lake Erie & Western Railroad offices will be moved to Tipton on Feb. 15. I This will bring a great many men to • Tipton. All of the division superinteni dents and dispatchers will work Under ! the general superintendent, F. J. Do Grief. Many of the high-up officials will be 1 taken off the lines or will be given ' smaller jobs.
PASSAGE IS SEEN FOR TAX MEASURE Classifications Bill, Despite Minus Report, Has Chance. The proposed amendment to the Indlnna constitution, which provides that ths Legislature shall make taxation classifications, probably will be passed by the House In spite of an unfavorable report which was returned by the House Committee on Judiciary A. This is thought likely following a conference held In the Governor's office Thursday afternoon. The House reconsidered the action taken on the report of the committee and at the request of Governor McCray, further action on the resolution was postponed until 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. The amendment is one which Governor
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McCray recommended In hla message to the Legislature. Those who attended the conference were: Fred A. Slnls and John Brown of the State board of tax commissioners; Representative Chester Davis, chairman of House Committee on Judiciary A; John Brown of the State Federation of Farmers' Associations; Kben Wolcott and James Noel of Indianapolis, aud Senator Oscar A. Rabts. Pershing and Dawes Invited to Banquet Gen. John J. Pershing and Brig. Gen. Charles G. Dawes have been invited to attend ths annual banquet of the Indiana commandery of the Military Order of Foreign Wars of the United States. The Invitation was extended at a luncheon of the council and officers yesterday. General Pershing is a member of the Pennsylvania commandery of the order.
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GIRL AND YOUTH ARE BOUND OVER Two Held to Grand Jury in Osman Assault Case. Florence Cork, 20, and Truvella Phil- j lips, 20, were bound over to the grand Jury by Judge Walter Pritchard In city court late yesterday on a charge of shooting and attempting to rob Charles Osman, Turk proprietor of a poolroom at 134 South West street the night of Jan. 30. Their bonds totaled SII,OOO which they were unable to furnish. The Clark girl is charged with robbery and conspiracy to commit a fe ony She was held to the grand Jury on the robbery charge on a $5,000 bond. She lives at 1309 West McCarty street and is said to have been discharged only recently from the Indiana Girls’ School at
Clermont. Phillips was bound over under $5,000 bond on • robbery Charge and a bond of SI,OOO waa fixed on a charge of assault and battery with Intent to kill. A charge of conspiracy to commit a felony
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was dismissed. He lives at 809 Coffey street. Phillips stated In court that he "didn’t shoot Osman, but used an ordinary blackjack which caused the two deep scars on the back of his head." Police
say there la no doubt that Osmas was shot. According to the police, Phillips admitted suortly after hi* arrest that he waa a deserter from the United States Vary.
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