Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 11, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 May 1921 — Page 5

DEMOCRATS AT WORK MAKING UP PLATFORM Keen Interest Shown in Parley of G. O. P. Candidates and Lemaux. Data for a statement of principles upon which Democratic candidates for city offices will stand In the municipal election In November is being gathered by E Bell, chairman of the platform and publicity subcommittees of the city advisory committee. The advisory committee and its sub-bodies are directing affairs of the party. Mr Bell stated today that information, on which the statement will be based probably will be in hand before the end of this week. As soon as possible the full platform and publicity sub-commit-tee, composed of Albert Sahm. Charles E. Cox. Samuel M. Ralston and Reginald Sullivan, besides Mr. Bell, will be called together to draft the document. Shortly thereafter it will be submitted to the candidates for adoption. A mass meeting of citizens may be called within two weeks for the purpose of presenting the statement. Politicians of ail parties are awaiting with keen Interest developments from the meeting of Republican candidates with Republican City Chairman Irving W. Lemaux, to be held at the residence of Samuel Lewis Shank, Republican candidate for mayor, at 3547 East Washington street, Thursday evening. Mr. Shank requested Mr. Lemaux to resign in order that a chairman sympathetic with the Shank interests might be named. Mr. Lemaux, who stated before the primary election that he did not care to be chairman in case Shank was nominated", has not replied to the candidate's request. The matter is expected to be threshed ont at the meeting. At Mr. Lemaux's request, reporters are to be admitted to the conference. It is generally understood practically *ll other candidates are in sympathy with Mr. Shank's request for Mr. Lemaux's resignation, although they have refrained from taking any more action in the controversy than they have found absolutely necessary. It Is known some of the candidates, particularly part of the councilmanlc contenders rebuked agents of the defeated Ncws-Jewett leaders who came to them a .short time after Mr. Shank made his request asking that they Join a movement to demand that Mr. Lemaux remain in office.

Decoy Letters Catch Alleged Mail Thief Special to The Times. SOUTH BEND, Ind., May 25.—Decoy letters sent through the mall by postoffice inspectors resulted in the arrest of Lorenzo A. Austin of Mishawaka. 20. who was employed as a substitute mail carrier at the South Bend, postoffice. The police say they have a confession from him that he had taken over S2OO from letters during the last month. He said he had taken letters every day since April 25, and that the most he obtained from one letter was SOO. He had planned to be married July 2. Britain Mine Strike Weakens; 600 Return LONDON, May 25. —The first break In the ranks of the striking British miners occurred today when 600 Shropshire miners returned to the pits. The men went back to work under a temporary wage agreement with the colliery owners. The more optimistic observers declared the defect was the beginning of a landslide. Another attempt will be made to settle the national British coal strike on Friday when representatives of the Federation of Miners wilt meet the colliery owners. It was announced in the House of Commons by Austen Chamberlain, spokesman for the government. LOSES A LEG. Otto F. Richter, 1225 Keisner street, is in a zerlous condition at the St. Vincent's Hospital today as the result of Injuries received yesterday while coupling car* In the Belmont yards of the Pennsylvania railroad. He was hit by a train •nd It was necessary to amputate his left leg. His right foot Is badly mashed. Mr. Richter is a car inspector. He has been in the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad thirty-two years.

“Tom” Wynne You’re a Good Sport When the “On to Atlanta” committee asked ‘Tom” Wynne, of the Indianapolis Light and Heat Company, to send one of his executives to the advertising convention in Atlanta, he said: “Sorry, June is our busy month —but I’ll pay the railroad expenses of someone else.” That’s what we call a real, honest to goodness Indianapolis booster. * We have accepted Mr. Wynne’s kind offer. The “On to Atlanta” committee will name the person selected at the regular club meeting Thursday, May 26th, Chamber of Commerce. The person selected must be in attendance. Hats off to “Tom” Wynne. PROGRAM FOR THURSDAY’S MEETING Earle W. Bachman—New York City DIRECTOR OF THE RESEARCH DEPT. OF THE QUALITY GROUP OF MAGAZINES SUBJECT, “WHO’S YOUR CUSTOMER?” Annual Election of Officers * . Ghhi OF Indianapolis

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GREENSBURG—EsekIas Colvin, 76, Inmate of the I. O. O. F. home, died last night after a short Illness from senility. He came to the home six months ago from Peters! urg, where the body will l>e shipped for burial. Four daughters and four sons survive Mrs. Isabella Yanausdal, New Pennington, is dead at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Hart. Death was due to senility. She was S4. LOGANSPORT—George Kaiser, 73, is dead at his home In this city. He Is survived by his wife, one son, four daughters, one sister and four grandchildren Henry Harold, 71, is dead athis home at Grass Creek. He is survived by his wife, two sons and three daughters. Funeral services will be held from the Grass Creek United Brethren Church. BICKNELL—George Dunbar, 30, employe of the Panhandle coal mine No. 5, Is -dead as a result of being crushed while working at the mine when a huge bowlder fell on him. He lived several hours after the crash. Rushville Boy, 11, Dies Under Roller Special to The Times. RUSHVILLE, Ind., Mar 25.—Willard George, 11, son of Mr. Mrs. William George, farmers, south of this city, was killed Tuesday, when horses hitched to a heavy roller, became unmanageable, ran away and threw the boy beneath the roller. A 9-year-old brother witnessed the accident. Kokomo Workman Escapes Electrocution Special to The Times. KOKOMO, Ind., May 25.—Russell Reed narrowly escaped electrocution while trying to splice a secondary and a primary wire on the Indiana Railways and Lights Company's line, 2,300 volts passing through his body. Reed was badly burned about the hip and abdomen, and may lose two finger* on one band.

Library Notes New fiction at the Central Library this week Includes: “Schoolmistress and Other Stories,’’ by A. P. Chekhov; “Ten Tales,” by Francois Coppes; “Black Bartlemy's Treasure," by Jeffery Farnol: "Little Tragedy at Tien Tsln." by F. A. Mathews: "Moby-I>ick,” by Herman Melville. and "Esther Waters," by George Moore. New nonfiction at the Central Library includes: “What Christianity Means to Me," by Lyman Abbott; “Ford Standard Electrical Equipment,” by American Bureau of Engineering, Chicago; "Architectural Drawing and Lettering,” by American School of Correspondence "Pamphlets and Typewritten Material on the Metric System of Weights and Measures,” by American Institute of Weight-f and Measures; "Malden Survey,’’ by W. S. Atbearn; “Autobioggraphy of u Winnebago Indian," by Paul Radin: "Year in Russia,’ by Maurice Baring; “Selected Articles on the Closed Shop," by L. T. Bemau; "Plain Man and Ills Wife.” by Arnold Bennett: “Erection and Inspection of Iron and Steel Construction.-' by L. M. Berntield; “Changing World," by Mrs. A. W. Besant; “Piece Goods Manual," by A. E. Blanco; “E sentials of Social Psychology,” by E. S. Bogardus; “Colonization of North America." b/ H. E. Bolton: ‘‘Naturalism in English Poetry." by S. A. Brooke; "Journeys to Bagdad," by C. S. Brooke; "Art of Enameling on Metal." by W. N. Brown; "Wireless Experimenter's Manual," by E. E. Bucher: “Machine Tool Operation," by 11. D. Burghardt; "Canticle of Pan and Other Poems," by Witter Bynner; “Musorgsky, the Russian Musical Nationalist,” by M. D. C'alvooressi; “Five-Figure Mathematical Tables." by Edwin Chappell; ’’lntroduction to Entomology,” by J. H. Comstock; “Shorter History of England and Grenier Britain," by A. L. Cross; ’‘Botticelli,’ by R. H. H. Cuart; "Democracy and Assimilation.” by Julius Drarheler; "Guide to Yosemite," by A. F. Hall; "Principles of Freedom,” by T. J. MacSwiney, and “Voice of Jerusalem." by Israel Zatigwtll. New books at the Business Branch this week are “Selling Service With the Goods," by W. O. Woodard; “Personal Selling, by W. A. Stranger, and "2400 Business Books and Guide to Bus'nes* Literature." compiled by Newark (N. J.) Free Public Library. New books at the Teachers Special Library Include: “Community Civics, by E. W. Ames; “Studies in Experimental Education, by B. T. Baldwin; “Household Arithmetic, by K. F. Ball; “Elementary Lessons in English Idiom, by Leila Baaeom: "Personality Culture by College Faculties,” by D. E. Berg; “Elementary Lessons in Everyday English," by E. M. Bolenius; “Teaching of Oral English." by E. M. Bolenius; “Our Public Schools,” by O. T. Corson; “Group Contests for the Playground." by W. J. Cromie, and "School Printshop, by K. M. Stilwell.

HUNT BURGLAR BELIEVED SHOT Thieves and Hold-up Men Also Get Loot and Escape. Detectives today are searching for a man whom they believe was shot last night while attempting to rob the home of Ora Roach, 748 South Addison street. It was 10 p. m. when Roach was awakened by the sound of some person breaking the glass In a window of his home. Procuring his revolver. Roach went to the room and saw a man about hall way through the window. He fired at the burglar and believes the bullet found it mark. The burglar disappeared before the police arrived. Dlcran Sahaklan, proprietor of a grocery at 445 North Illinois street, today found a burglar had forced an entrance to his store during the night. He said 1 that $34.25 was mUelng from the cash register. James Lewis, 626 Union street, a taxi driver was slugged and robbed last night by two hold-up men. Lewis was near the Union depot when two men climbed into bis flivver and ordered him to take them to Riverside Park. He complied and had reached Ethel avenue, near Twenty-First street, when one of the mer. slugged him and took $4 from him. The thieves were about to take the automobile also, but Lewis talked them out ot it. A bt rg’ar entered the home of Edward Fange”, 1345 East Thirty-Eighth street, last night. The police were told that clothing valued at SSOO is missing. The rooming house thief who has operated in this city for three weeks | without being molested, robbed two houses yesterday. Mrs. I. P. McHassey, 12415 Gale street, notified the police the i man rented a room at her home yesterday and last night when he failed to return she discovered that he had stolen a pair of shoes, three pairs of silk stockings and a pair of cotton stockings. It is believed that he is the same man who rented a room from Mrs. Albert Arnold, 335 West Vermont street and stole a suit of clothes belonging to Voile Miller, another roomer. M. W. Malott, living at the Hotel Grand and employed by the Indiana Nal tional Bank, told the police he went to i G. N. T. Gray's soft drink place, 527 Indiana avenue, to see Mr. Gray on business. He said he met other men and ' they left In company with a negro. He ! said they eat down on the State House j lawn and he went to sleep. When he awoke at 4 a. m. today the negro was gone and his watch, worth $125 and a , purse containing $lO was missing.

Victim of Thieves Asks for Leniency Special to The Times. RICHMOND. Ind.. May 25.—Rapid fire Justice was administered here yesterday to Ralph Williams and Edward Garrett, both of Fountain City, who were arrested for stealing chickens. A call came into police headquarters from a local poultry company that they had caught two chicken thieves. Chief of Police Wenger and Prosecutor Beckett answered the call, bringing the boys to headquarters where they confessed their guilt. In the meantime Enos Thornburg, a farmer living northwest of Fountain City, from whom the chickens had been stolen, arrived on the scene much surprised at the Identity of the culprits. When the boys were arraigned before Judge Bond, in Circuit Court, Thornburg asked that leniency be shown them, vouching for their good reputation up to that time. The Judge passed sentence of $lO fine, thirty days in Jail and disfranchisement for one year. The Jail sentence was suspended. Mr. Thornburg took the youths to the clerk's office and stayed the fine. Forty minutes from the time the call came into police headquarters the case was disposed of and the boys were on their way back home tn company with Mr. Thornburg, the man from whom they had stolen. BULLETS GO WILD. A report that some person had been shot in a fight reached the police last night and caused the emergency squad to make a run to 631 East Wabash street. When the police arrived they found the house deserted but Katin Hamilton, negress. returned home and denied all knowledge of any trouble. The police learned later that Monro? Parker, negro, living on East Washington had fired a revolver twice but that no one was Injured.

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1921.

Accept Plans for T. H. Hospital Addition c Special to The Times. TERRE HAUTE, Ind., May 24.—The board of directors of the Union. Hospital hero Tuesday accepted the plans and specifications for a $300,000 addition. Bids for the construction are being advertised. The new addition calls for a six-story building, with the first four floors containing twenty private rooms and four baths to the floor and a sun room covering the entire roof. When completed the hospital will rank with the best In the State. PYTHIAN SISTERS HOLD MEETING 250 Delegates of Sixth District in Conclave. Special to The Times. RICHMOND, Ind., May 25.—The annual convention of the Pythian Sisters of the Sixth district was in progress here today. Approximately 250 delegates attended the conclave. Tona Spurgeon, D. D. G. C., Kokomo, presided at the afternoon session, which opened at 1 o'clock. The opening was in ritualistic form by Zcnobla Temple, Cambridge City. The address of welcome wa* given by Mrs. Lida Koser, Richmond. Response was made by Laura B. Cox, Elwood. Maude E. Constable, grand chief, Goodland, addressed the session on "Our Work." Ballot was exemplified by the Richmond temple. Installation was exemplified by the Knightatown templet Dinner was to be served at 5:30 o'clock. The evening session was to be called to order at 7:30 o’clock by the D. D. G. C. Following the singing of “America,” the collection was to be taken for the Orphan’s Home fund. Initiation was to bo exemplified by Venus temple, Newcastle. Temples represented at the conclave were: Harmony, 3, Elwood; Calnnthla, 9, Richmond: Justice, 27, Union City: Muncie, 28, Muncle; Zenobia, 40, Cambridge City; Brilliant, 46. Rushville; Venus, 50, Newcastle; Alexandria, 87, Alexandria ; Pendleton. 99, Pendleton; Golden, 117 Carmel; Mayflower, 136, Summitville; Bernice, 165, Noblesvllle: Cloverleaf 179, Greentowu; Anderson, 188, Anderson; Valentine, 190, Albany; Mercer, 240, Arcadia; Orestet. 241, Orestes; Stranghn, 259, Straughn, Frnnkton, 264, Frankton: Knlghtstown 287, Kulghtstown; Good Works, 307, Westfield; Kokomo, 365, Kokomo.

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REMEDY FOR TREE HURTS Sudden Activity of Old Sol Causes Many Complaints From Owners. Leaves and tender shoots on trees which pushed ont during the cold damp weather of the fore part of last week were damaged by the hot, bright sunshine of the last thre days of the week, according to reports reacrlng George E. Morgan, head o fthe special service of the city park department, today. Mr. Morgan issued a special bulletin upon methods of preventing damage to the leaves and shoots, as follows: “Young leaves and sometimes tender shoots that have pushed out and become somewhat developed during a siege of cold, cloudy and wet weather frequently wither and die when exposed to the hot bright sun that comes later and following such conditions. The trouble usually occurs yrben a rather moist spring such as the one Just experienced is followed by such weather as we are having at present. “Many complaints are coming relative to trees thus affected, especially sugar maples, that are losing the green In the leaves In that part most distant from the stem. The cause is a lack of water supply in the leaf tissue which causes death to the least resistant portions of the leaf during a hot and dry spell. “To remedy above conditions keep soil cultivated around trees. Such practice will tend to conserve the moisture ana aerate the soil, also good watering wilt tend to correct the conditions and an application by top dressing of either nitrate of soda or snphate of ammonia will stimulate mors healthy and luxuriant foliage. “Those citizens having the above or any other tree or shrubbery trouble may recolve Instruction and advice free of charge by application to the Special Service Department Public Parks. Stokes Trial to Be Completed Soon NEW YORK, May 25 —W. E. D. Stokes, millionaire hotel owner, will be able to take the stand very shortly In his divorce suit against his wife, Helen Elwood Stokes, It was announced by his attorneys today. Stokek has been 111 with pleurisy and his Illness delayed the continuation of the trial. Only his testimony remains to complete the case.

Yon Hake Estate Is Valued at $200,000 The Fletcher Savings and Trust Company and Charles W. Mlnesinger were appointed administrators of the will of the late Carl von Hake, former county treasurer of Marion County, when the will was filed for probate Tuesday In the probate court. Mr. Mlnesinger was a son-in-law of Mr. von Hake. The trust company and Mr. Mlnesinger were named administrators, with the will annexed. The estate will amount to approximately $200,000, according to announcement from the administrators. The instrument provides that the property be divided equally between Mrs. Nelle von Hake, the widow, and three children, Mrs. William Birk and Mrs. Charles W. Mine- < singer, Indianapolis, and Mrs. George Kothe, Los Angeles, Cal. 17 Cass Cos. School Buildings Condemned Special to The Times. LOGANSPORT, Ind., May 25—Seventeen rural school buildings of Cass County have been condemned by the State board of health, according to word received in this city by County Health Commissioner C. H. McCully. Unsanitary conditions have resulted in the closing of the buildings in the majority of instances, Commissioner McCully declared. These buildings will remain closed on and after June 15 unless improvements are made. Eight schools in Washington Township will be closed, four buildings in Deer Creek Township are affected, three in Miami Township and one each in Jackson and Clay Townships. Peeved Autoist Hits Reputed Road Hog Special to The Times. NOBLfcSVILLE, Ind., May 25.—A warrant was Issued in this city yesterday afternoon for the arrest of Calvin Hurst of Elwood, on the charge of assault and battery growing out of an automobile episode south of Noblesvllle. Kenneth Meara, a garage man of this city, with his wife and wife's sister, Mrs. Ora Harrell, were going to Indianapolis. A machine driven by Hurst and occupied by four other men made an effort to go around Meara on ths highway. When they did succeed In getting around him they stopped tholr car immediately in front of the Meara machine and alighted on the ground. Hunt is said to have rushed up to the other automobile and struck Meara in the eye with his fist.

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