Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 17, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 June 1921 — Page 9

BETTER HOMES FOR GIRLS NOW ARMY SLOGAN Boarding House Keepers Have Rented Parlors as Bedrooms. NO PLACE TO ENTERTAIN By FREDERIC J. HASRIN. WASHINGTON—Two hundred girls in Washington—telephone operators, ex-war workers, store employes. Government clerk*—are to have a home where they will be able to entertain company in a parlor and where they will occupy rooms sufficiently attractive to make them think of “home" pleasantly, instead ' of regarding it merely as a place to sleep. These things are Important to the working girl in the city. Boarding house keepers now find it expedient to rent the parlor as an extra bedroom. Sometimes only transients are accommodated, the inference being that the parlor is ordinarily open, but the parlor seems to be perpetually in demand, and the girls have to choose between the front steps and the park as a setting for their evening engagements. As for the attractiveness of typical boarding bouse rooms, there are all degrees and variations of the “bedroom set” with a chair, wastebasket and marbla top table added to make the room homelike, but generally the effect Is not cheering. From these two evils. 200 Washington girls are to be delivered after the following plan. The Salvation Army, which has for its motto “Meet the need,” saw s need for more and better rooms for working girls in Washington. The Government Is still running its dormitories for Government clerks. But this is an emergency war measure that may be legislated out of existence at any time. Then, too, the Government dormitories are for Government employes, only. The telephone company here had Its war dormitories, too. where its employes were housed. But these are now being closed so that about fifty girls a week ■re having to find other quarters. Then there are the other girls who have not been eligible for any of the dormitories or who never got off the waiting lists. Some of these girls have been sleeping on cots, three snd four in a room, and this supposedly emergency condition threatens to extend well into peace times. Prices are still on a war basis and large rooms are still held at rates that make It necessary for three or more girls t divide the expense. In this situation the Salvation Army saw a need for a homo where at least a few of the girls who wanted a home atmosphere could be taken in. The Dewey, a small hotel in a desirable and convenient neighborhood, was bodght. already furnished, and was opened for business last week with most of the 13d rooms taken. MaJ. J. G. McGee, who is in charge of Salvation Army work in Washington, explains the plan for running it as follows: WILE PROVIDE HOME WITHOUT RULES. “Our whole idea is to establish a home for these girls—not a home in the sense of an institution, but of a residence. So we call It a residence for young women. Ther are to be practically no rules, because we feel that a long list of typed rules hung up everywhere is apt to antagonize people so that they begin to think about the things that are forbidden and want to do them. When the girls ask about rules, we tell them that this is a residence, and they are to conduct themselves Just as they would in their own homes. “One of the first inquiries of applicants for rooms is invariably about company, for that seems to have been a stumbling block at most of their lodging places. We tell them that they can entertain men in the parlors until 11 o'clock, and they look relieved and say, ‘Oh, that's all right. That's late enough. “We have no regulations as to when a girl must be Id at night. Several of the girls until 8 o'clock at the telephone exchange. They get dinner down town after that, and if they go to a moving picture show occasionally they might not get in before 12. We would not want to take In a girl who stayed out until early morning every night, but we know that the girls must have amusements. “ A high officer of the Salvation Army who stopped off in Washington last week summed up the aim of the residence and the policy of the management when he said “There must be no lack of courtesy, nothing left undone that will make for the comfort and happiness of our guests.” Ever since plans for the home became known. Major McGee has been kept busy explaining the details to girls who want rooms. The prices for room and board average about the same as the Government dormitories, except that there is a wider range of prices at the residence for young women. A few of ‘he more expensive rooms are still vacant, but it is believed they will soon be rented. The Salvation Army has established similar residences in N'.w York, Cleveland, Chicago and Los Angeles, and there are aiwavs waiting lists of applicants in these cities. SERVE SAKE OF SERVICE. The residence is expected to be selfsupporting, but not profit-making. If It Is found that any profits remain after expenses are paid, the surplus is to be put back into the project to pay for improvements, or else the rates charged the girls will be lowered.' The residence is a business project, but on a philanthropic basis. You can understand that when you know that the Salvation Army officer and his wife who are to manage it will draw a salary of sl3 a week—not apiece but both together. Staff Captain W. H. Heist and his wife, who saw service abroad in the Salvation Army huts, are coming to take charge. “It wili mean.” says Major McGee, "working all day long, twelve hours, fourteen hours a day: doing whatever is necessary ‘to meet the need ‘ You cannot hire a manager who would work that way. But the Army people do it be-'auss their one aim is service.” Even since the war. when the Salvation Army made doughnuts famous, people often associate the organization with nothing else but religious service* and men who are down, but as the Army says, Dever out. There is a good deai more to the Salvation Army than thia. Now. for instance, when many people hare let their enthusiasm for war work grow lukewarm or colder, the Salvation Army is doing two important plecea of work. For two years and a half It has been •ending relays of wounded soldiers to •pend two weeks In Atlantis City. Twenty-five or thirty boys from Walter Rsed Hospital ore selected every two weeks and soldiers in other hospitals of nearby States are also sometimes Included In the psrties. The boys are provided for from the time they leave the hospital until they return. They are put up at regular quarters maintained for them, and Atlantic City welcomes them through Its citizens by passes to the movies, invitations to dinner, and automobile rides. j The Salvation Army kept this work up for a year and a half after the war and then the war fund ran out. The Salvation Army said that It could not arford to continue, but rather than hare the soldiers' visits etop, Atlantic City voted to put up $26,000 from the city funds to continue the work another year. Another piece of war work the'Salm-

an offer of service to relatives of dead soldiers whoce bodies are being brought to this country, to Arlington Cemetery. Often the relative* of these soldiers are nnable to come to Washington to be present at the military Interment ceremonies, and the Stlvatlon Army offers to represent them at the services and to write them about it afterwards. Or, if relatives or friends come to Washington, for this purpose, the Salvation Army says it will be glad to know beforehand, so that it can send someone to meet them and do anything possible to help them during their stay in Washington. EPWORTH LEAGUE MEETING JUNE 2 Annual Convention of CrawforUsville District. Special to The Times. DARLINGTON, Ind., June I.—The annual convention of the Epworth Leagues In the Crawfordsvllle district will be held In the Darlington Methodist Church, June 2 and 3. Delegates are expected to attend from forty-five charges, which Include the eighty different churches of the district One of the best programs ever arranged for a convention in this district will be presented. The local Epworth League cabinet and the Rev. T. L. Stovall, pastor, have made plans for the entertainment of the largest number of delegates ever present for the convention. Th first session will begin at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon with a song service led by G. E. Tremaine, who has been secured to lead the singing throughout the convention. A number of practical talks will be given on various phases of league work, after which the convention address will be made by Dr. W. B. Farmer of Indianapolis. The afternoon session will be followed by a baseball game between the ministers and leaguers. The evening meeting will begir. at 7 o'clock at which time a word of welcome will be given by Miss Ruth Carson, president of the local chapter. Rev. H. Earl Moore, district president will respond. Rev. George E. Francis of Frankfort will preach the convention sermon. On Friday morning watch will be held at 6.30 o’clock In charge of Mrs. Lynn Bates. Dr. Demetrius Tilletson, dls'.-let superintendent, will lead the devotions and have charge of the Holy Communion service. Among the other speakers who will address the convention on Friday are A. S. Warriner, president of the Battle Ground Institute; Dr. U. G. Leazenby, superintendent of this district, and Miss Miriam Brown of the central office, Chicago, special music will be provided during the convention by various chapters represented as well as by the local church.

CHINA’S PLIGHT LAID TO WASTE Deforestation Chief Cause of Famines. WASHINGTON, June I.—Future genertions of Americans may face famine conditions, such as are no wagonizing millions of Chinese. This is the ominous warning issued by the Department of Agriculture, whose foresters declare that Chinese famine conditions are partly responsible to the •folly of deforestation" which has gone on in China for many years. “The ruthless destruction of their forests by the Chinese is one of the reasons why famine and plague today hold that nation in their sinister grasp," says a statement issued by the Department of Agriculture. “Denudation, wherever practiced, leaves naked soil; floods and erosion follow, and when the soil is gone men also must go—and the process does not take long. Forests not only play an important part in the vlistrlbutlon of mankind over the earth's surface, but also deeply affect bis spiritual, physical and economic life. A country that recklessly wastes Its natural resources faces ultimate poverty and decadence. History is full of such examples. "Human folly and short-sightedness have made a country fertile enough to support over 50,000,000 people Into a place where man must ever be haunted by fear of starvation and destruction. The lesson of deforestation in China is one which mankind should have learned many times from what has occurred in other places. In fact, it may, In a lesser degree, be brought home to the people of Amer-' lea In future years unless, through wise forethought, care Is exercised in the preservation of our forests from destruction by fire and wasteful lumbering.” When signs bearing the warning, “Beware of the Mountain Water," such as anpear in many places in China, begin to appear in America, then the Nation must guard against a decadence In it* natural resources, the foresters of the Department of Agriculture declare. The Great Plains of eastern China were transformed from forests Into agricultural lands centuries ago. The mountain plateaus have also been devastated of their tree growth. Asa result water rushes off the naked slopes in veritable floods, gullying away the mountainsides and carrying hnge quantities of fertile soil away to the muddy China seas. Tree-covered mountains of China formerly absorbed a considerable portion of the rainfall and permitted It to escape by slow seepage during the dry season. Now that there are no trees, shrubs or even grass to restrain the rainfall the streams of China are but little rivulets during the dry season, but become roaring torrents, bringing disaster and destruction. in the wet season. Agriculture becomes difficult. If not impossible, in these reglous, with consequent lack of food. Though it would take many years for deforestation to reach the stage in America which it hag reached in China, nevertheless, the forestry experts of the I’nited States Department of Agriculture declare that now Is the time to act to save this nation from any future suffering.

DUTCH OPEN AIR LINES IN EUROPE NEW YORK, June I.—A new European air line, which will operate airplane* on daily services for pessengers, mail ana freight over the routes Amster-dam-London, Aumaterdam-Hsmburg-Oo-penhagen and Amsterdarn-Brusseis-Paris, was inaugurated recently at a ceremony performed in Amsterdam and which was attended by the Prince Consort of the Netherlands. The use in the new Dutch aerial enterprise of new Fokker monoplanes has caused a Stir in commercial aviation circles in England and France. The new Fokker planes are said to be a considerable advance over present commercial planes. The Fokker "limousine'' 111, has been simplified to a remarkable extent, all wires and other bracing being eliminated. Each Fokker 111, will carry six passengers, with an engine of only 220 h. p. With the same motors the rebuilt war machines used last year carried only two passengers. The construction is almost entirely of steel tube, except the wings, which are of wood, and covered with three-ply wood instead of linen. The passenger cabin is luxuriously fitted out, with easy chairs, large windows, having much the appearance of the interior of a limousine. The door is but two steps off the ground, obviating the necessity heretofore practised of making passengers climb up orer the fusilage. Though the Fokker planes ar# bnHt In Holland the engines nsed on them are

U. S. CAMPAIGN OF ‘VERBOTEN’ AMUSES HUNS American Blue Law Wave Gets Laughs From Satirists. CAN’T ‘SEE’ PROHIBITION BERLIN, June I.—“ Verboten,” meaning “forbidden,” was the most common word in the German language before the war, according to American tourists. Verboten to smoke, verboten to enter, verboten to touch, verboten to make a noise —verboten signs greeted you every place yon turned, the American complained to his German host. “The var and revolution freed us,” says the German. “France took our militarism and- imperialism and it is proving a heavy burden; England took our Navy; America got our ‘verboten.’ ” Germany is watching with the keenest interest the spreading of what she calls the “verboten campaign” across the United States. Wherever an American goes he lspsked about prohibition. "Really, you don't have any beer? How do you live? What do you drink, anyway?” The Berlin press keeps its readers informed of the spreading of the blue Sunday laws; of the anti-smoking wave which is attempting to put verboten in capital letters on Lady Nicotine. Berlin with the word verboten painted out or erased has reached a point where liberty has developed Into license. Tha lid is off! Anything goes! The old habit# of verboten still hold the German in a strictly disciplined check in the little things. I have stood jammed in a thick crowd of laborers in the Lustgarden before the Kaiser palace Unter den Linden, until one could hardly breathe, listening to a Bolshevist orator thunder destruction to all principles of law and order. But it never occurred to one of his Bolshevist listeners to make a little more room by stepping off of the impassable sidewalks onto the grass The verboten habit protects thousands of violets planted in beds less than two feet from the sidewalk at the Brandenburger Tor, where scores of thousands pass dally. It would never occur to a passerby to reach down and put a violet in his buttonhole, although there are no more signs “verboten.” But in the more Important thing* of life the lid is off; the revolution has blasted all memories of restraint. The theater, the press, the magazines, the passers-by on the sidewalks bear witness to the "revolution” which has brought “freedom.” Max Palienberg, Germany's bestknown comedian, is playing in “Das Welsse Laemmchen," or “The White Lamb.” The play opens in a young lawyer'* office. The lawyer is informing a young actress lady that be Intends to get married; that it’s all over between them. DRAMA BECOMES REAL OFFENSIVE. “It is, is it.” screams the young actress person. "We'll see! I'll make a Bcanda!!" She does Then and there she starts to remove her clothes—she wriggles her shoulders and her dress falls to the floor: another wriggle and she is minus a white silk—er—and then—lots of pink bows and —things. And a young lady with shapely limbs dancing round to no music, with not as much on as the advertisement for New York’s leading burlesque. Interest doesn't lag. The Whits Lamb, who is not the young lady, but Max Palienberg, turna out to be a very bad smelling, unkempt, filthy goat. He get* a laugh by saying things which no one, even in verbotenless Germany, thinks he would dare say. The humor consists in Insinuations about perverted sexual relations. “Relcen” ts so rotten that the audience tried several times to break up the show. Instead of closing it, the police sent a squad of private detectives to protect the actors. Any newspaper which tried to print s synopsis of Relgen would be barred from the American mails. “Die Dame in Frack” 1* a musical comedy in which the title role is a woman with masculine instincts. These plays are put on In Berlin's best and formerly moat conservative playhouses. “Die Frele Presse,” or “Free Press," sold on every newstand in Berlin is openly edited for the perverts who are best known by the studies of KrafftEblng. Its columns are filled with advertisements of persons who wish to meet others of similar instincts and taste*. “Simpllclsslmns" was barred from American malls before the war, but the new “freedom” hasn't helped to improve. Many of the Illustrations have no point except that they are obsence and that the degree of their obscenity goes so far as to shock the reader, and for this sensation he buys the magazine. With the permission of the police. Berlin has hundreds of strange individuals; men who go about in women's clothes; women who choose to lead the lives of men. A large number of the night cases advertise naked dancers as an attraction. The decent citizen, and he is still in the vast majority, despite the crowded boneee at the obscene theaters and the growing circulation of the obscene magazines, as the Frenchman said, “C'eet la guerre," shrugs his shoulders and says “Es Ist die revolution.” The revolution has torn down the signs verboten. Will general decency prevail end the seneiblo Industrious citizens again put on the lid, or will Germany have another revolution to reinstate the word Verboten? It's safe to say that there are thoutands in Berlin who would like to recapture the trophy “verboten” which they say is being abused and overworked in the United States. To Insure Lives for Benefit of Earlham Special to The Times. RICHMOND, Ind., June I.—The 1021 graduating class of Earlham College has decided to take out a group life insurance policy in favor of the college. The plan is to insure younger members of the class for several thousand dollars each over a period of twenty years. The cost of these policies will be carried by the Individual members of tie class and at the end of twenty yearn the college will receive the paid-up value of the policy. When the policies begin paying it will bring an added revenue of from SIO,OOO to $15,000 each year to the school.

EPSOM SALTS LIKE LEMONADE

You can now buy real epsom salts without the awful taste and nausea, by asking your druggist for a bandy package of "Epsonade Salts” which looks and acts exactly like epsom salts, because it is pure epsom salts combined with fruit derivative salts, giving it the taste of sparkling lemonade. Take a tablespoonful In a glass of cold water whenever you feel bilious, headachy or “Epsonad# Salts” is the milch talked of discovery of the American Epsom Association. —Adver-

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1921.

PUBLIC CALL FOR FIRE PREVENTION AND CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN To All Indianapolis Citizens; Please clip this from the paper and indicate by an “X” in each square your co-operation In the Fire Prevention and Clean-Up Campaign, sign and mall to the office of Jacob H. Hilkene, Chief of Fire Prevention, Fire Headquarters. Eighty-FiVe Per Cent of All Fires Are Due to Carelessness. Let’s Be Careful. An Ounce of Fire Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Fire Extinguishment. □ I have cleaned my premises and rid them of debris and other fire hazards. , □ I will not hereafter permit rubbish to accumulate in basements, workshops or anywhere about my premises. [ ; I will not burn trash, brush or rubbish, nor permit children to do so unless in a proper, non-combustible container, ' covered with a screen. □ I will not change electric wiring without consulting the City Electrical Inspector. □ I will not pass stove pipes through ceilings or wooden partitions. □ I will not connect gas stoves, hotplates or heaters with rubber hose. Ej I will not use gasoline, benzine or kerosene for cleaning purposes or for the lighting of fires. □ 1 will not allow children to play with matches and will always keep same in closed metal boxes. □ I will hereafter use every precaution against the accumulation of debris around my premises which might cause fire. □ I will not neglect to have all flues examined, cleaned and repaired at least once each year. j J I will hereafter keep ashes In non combustible receptacles. ( I I will take precaution with electric irons and will disconnect current when not in use. I j I will inform myself immediately with the nearest fits alarm box in my neighborhood. (Name) (Address)

Latin-American Countries May Drop Out of League Representatives of Republics in Washington Discuss Withdrawal.

WASHINGTON, June L—Withdrawal of all Latin-Amerlcac republics now members of ths League of Nations was predicted by South American diplomats here today. It was learned that se* ral tives of the southern nations already had discussed Informally advisability of their governments repudiating league membership with the State Department. Ambassador Harvey's “plain English speech and the growing belief that President Harding hnd definitely turned hi* back on even a modified league are the reasons given by diplomats for 'he agitation in their countries for withdrawal. Dr. Jacoba Varela, Uruguayan minis-

Purse Snatcher Gets 180 Days on Farm Calvin Hoffman. 48, negro, 630 Douglas street, was found guilty of a charge or petit larcenv in city court yesterday afternoon by Judge Walter Pritchard and was fined $1 and costs and sentenced to serve 180 days on the Indlnna Bute Farm. Charges of robbery against Hoffman were dismissed. Hoffman was arrested May 28, by Detectives Odder, Sullivan, Dugan and Stewart after a chase that ended in the rear of a five and ten-cont storo fitter he had snatched a pockethook from Mrs; Rachel Munseh, 1117 Comer avenue. Mrs. Mnnsch said the pocketbook conUlnod $5.81. Four, Thrown From Car, Escape Death Special to Th# Time*. COLUMBUS, Ind., June I.—Four persons had narrow escapes from deuth when a touring car driven by Lawrence Stillabower, of Edinburg, left the road at a speed of fifty mils* per hour near here Tuesday. Tho machine turned over three time, tore down a number of fence posts and wires and landed in a wheat field. The other occupants of the machine were Chester Stine and Miss Helen Smith, of Edinburg, and Mias Alice Fish, of Franklin. Ali were thrown out and escaped with slight bruises. FINES DEFEATED CANDIDATE. COLUMBUS. Ind., June I.—Dr. F. C. McCoy, a local veterinarian and unsuccessful candidate for the nomination for mayor of this city at the recent primary election, was fined $25 and costs when he faced Mayor Frank S. Jones in city court and pleaded guilty to a charge of assault and battery. McCoy was charged with assaulting B. S. Warren, of Petersburg, Ind. He gave as his reason for striking Warren that Warren had insulted a colored girl, who works for him.

LOW RATE VACATION TOURS via Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Cos. CLEVELAND A BUFFALO TRANSIT COMPANY LAKE SHORE ELECTRIC RAILWAY CANADA STEAMSHIP LINES WHITE STAR LINE STR. INDIANAPOLIS TO NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. TORONTO, ONT. DETROIT, Mich. BUFFALO, N. Y. LEWISTON CLEVELAND, 0. CEDAR POINT, 0. ST. CLAIR FLATS PUT-IN-BAY, 0. PORT HURON, Mich. TASHMOO PARK TOLEDO, 0. Special 15-,day return limit excursions to Niagara Falls and Toronto, June sth, 19th, July Bd, 17th and 31st. Tourist Rates on sale every clay, commencing June 7th. Final return iimlt Sept. sth and Oct. ,15th. Tickets accepted on th# great ship "SEEANDBEK” between Cleveland and Buffalo. Circular giving full Information, including fares, etc, cbe secured by calling on Joint Ticket Agent, or addreg# Traffic DepartOant, 208 Terminal Bldg., Indianapolis. Phone Main 2737.

i ter, confirmed th* report today that withdrawal from the league was under discussion in the Uruguayan congress. “Argentina's position is the same a* it was when Foreign Minister Peurydon and the Argentine delegation withdrew from Geneva—nonpertieipatton until our resolutions are considered,'' declared Felipe Es pll. charge d' sffalres for Argentina. Nicaragua already has expressed her intention of “resigning" from the league assembly. It Is reported that Costa Rtea, Salvador and other Central American countries are considering following suit. Mexico never has been admitted to membership, although hope of admittance “when she mended her ways” was held out.

South Bend School Flooded bjr Vandals Special to 7'h# Times. SOUTH BEND. Ind., June I.—Although the end of school is only two weeks away, vandals, thought to be boys, tried to shorten the period by flooding th--Perley school here. They attached a hose to a' faucet In the basement, took the nozzle to the first floor, and let it run all over the place. They also defaced and tore down blackboards, stained desks with Ink and soaked textbooks with water. Neighbors noticed water running from the front door of the place and notified the police. The depredations were done in daylight. VETERAN'S HOME DESTROYED. COLUMBUS, Ind., June I.—The home of John F. Dlnn, a veteran of the Civil War, four miles west of Taylorsville, was destroyed by fire Tuesday with a loss ot more than $1,500. The fire started from a piece of blazing paper which came from the chimney and fell onto the roof. Tho house was in flames when discovered by a passerby and was completely destroyed with all of its contents. The house had been the borne of Mr. and Mrs. Dlnn for many years.

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ISSUES YELLOW RACE WARNING King Advises Against Driving Orientals to Antagonism. WASHINGTON, June I.—A warning not to drive the yellow races into a position of antagonism against the white races was sounded in the Senate today by Senator 'William H. King of Utah during the course of debate on the naval appropriation bill. Discriminatory legislation against the Japanese in California and Hawaii, King said, has a dangerous tendency to solidify the Orient and draw its peoples into an attitude of antagonism toward those of the Occident. “We must beware,” he said, "of driving the Orientals into mass antagonism against the whites.” R. C. ASKS AID OF STUDENTS Assistance in European Relief Is Sought. Miss Anna Brochbausen, chairman of the executive board of the Junior Red Cross, has addressed a letter to each of the principals of sixty-three public schools urging them to interest their pupils and the women the district in the Red Cross appeal for garments for European children. Eacn pupil fs asked to make a copy of the following call and take it home. Where there is more than one child in a family, the oldest Is to give his copy to a family where there are no children: “AN EMERGENCY CALL. “Indianapolis is asked to send 1,300 layettes and 11,000 garments to the suffering children in Europe. Give an hour or two of your time you are downtown! Red Cross Sewing Shop, fifth floor, New York Store. Please help!” Boys and girls who can print rapidly ore asked to make posters to hang in neighborhood stores: “Lend a Hand! "Sew for the suffering children in Europe. “New York Store. Fifth floor.” Principals have also been asked to solicit clean, warm, durable, second-hand garments from parents in their district, which should be sent to the Red Cross Shop, fifth floor, New York Store.

1 Fined, 2 Dismissed on Tiger Charges Noble Wood, 930 Church street, was found guilty on a blind tiger charge in city court, yesterday afternoon, and was fined SSO and costs by Judge Walter Pritchard. Tiger charges against James Wood and George Grouse, both of 939 Church street, were dismissed. The three men were arrested May 20, by Motorpollcemeu Harms and Owens and Patrolman Nicholson in the Church street address. The officers say they found eighty-five quarts and thirteen pints of home brew in the bouse. Square and Compass Club to Close Charter The charter of the Hoosler Square and Compass Club, the newly-organised Masonic organization, will close Monday night at a meeting to be held by the club at the Knights of Pythias Grand Lodgeroom, Pennsylvania street and Massachusetts avenue. At its meeting last night 691 petitions for membership were received, making the total membership 2,664 to date. The club expects to select a sit for Its home during the present week. DISMISSES SIO,OOO SUIT. SHELBYVILLE, Ind., June I.—Anna F. Weaver, administratrix of the estate of Ella J. Weaver, has dismissed her suit in the Shelby Circuit Court against Harry P. Smith and other* for damage* of $lO.000. The suit, which was received here on a change of venue from Marion Countv, wns the result of an automobile accident that occurred at Indianapolis.

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Fishing Craft Sinks, but Crew Is Saved HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, June I.—The crew of the American fishing schooner Esperanto, which was lost at sea, arrived safe here today on board the schooner Elsie, relieving the anxiety that had been felt for them since Sunday. Captain Behman of the Esperanto, said bis schooner sank in fifteen minutes after striking a submerged wreck off Sable Island in a dense fog. RAZE BUILDING FOR TABERNACLE Preliminary Work Starts on Cadle Memorial. Workmen began yesterday razing the Fletcher homestead, Ohio and New Jersey streets, preparatory to the construction of the Cadle Memorial Tabernacle, to be built by E. Howard Cadle. The corner stone of the new building will be laid late in June or early in July, Mr. Cadle announced. The sponsor of the tabernacle plans to name twenty business men to assist him as an advisory board in plans to make the tabernacle a religious, social and civic center. He plans to have Gipsy Smith, who conducted a series of evangelistic meetings in Indianapolis several weeks ago, deliver the dedicatory sermon. The American Legion will be asked to participate in the corner stone laying. Institutes Suit on Fugitive’s Bonds Efforts have been started by Prosecutor William P. Evans to obtain Judgments totaling $2,500 in bonds declared forfeited by Judge James A, Collins of the Marion County Criminal Court in the case of Teddy O'Brien, who failed to appear for trial. The prosecutor has filed two suits In the Circuit Court. One suit is directed against A. F. Champion, Richard V. Sipe, county clerk, and George O. Hutsel, city clerk. Judgment for $1,500 is asked against those defendants. In the other suit, on a SI,OOO bond, the State has brought suit against Frank J. Glenn, who signed the bond as surety. Miss O'Brien was arrested after she is alleged to have robbed and stabbed a Chicago traveling man in one of the local hotels. When she was released on bail she left the city and has not been found.

Cheated of 15 Cents, Is Suit Allegation Special to The Times. SHELBYVILLE, Ind, .Tune I—Charging that he lost 15 cents through being shortweighted in the sale of some old iron. Bob Pettit, a local Junk peddler has caused an affidavit to be filed in the city court here against Hyman Sux, owner of a Junk yard. Pettit asserts that he soM a quantity of old iron to the defendant who informed him his wagon weigher. 670 pounds when in reality the wagon July weighed 625, according to the charge. Stillman Hearings Go Over to Next Week POUGHKEEPSIE, •N. r.„ June 1 Secret hearings in the Stillmnn divorce here were postponed today until Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of next week, following an hour’s argument by attorneys before Referee Daniel J. Gleason. Efforts o Mrs. Stillman’s attorneys to obtain postponement were successful when Gleason satisfied himseir that chief counsel John B. Stanchfieid was unable to be present because of another case In New York. CHOIR ENTERTAINED. Members of the Mendelssohn choir, with several guests, were entertained last night at a dinner dance given at the Athenaeum, when Mrs. and Mrs. Perceval Owen were presented with a purse for their services by the choir. J. Irving Holcomb acted as toastmaster.

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GOBS TO BE IN ‘mr PARADE Local Legion Bids Also foi Crack Great Lakes Band. Important In the development of plant for the Fourth of July celebration, wbicll will be held this year under the auspice* of the Marion County Council of th* American Legion, is the announcement that approximately six hundred formei Navy men and members of the Navy ret serve corps will participate In the pal rade which will be given. It also is probj able that the Great Lakes Naval Train' ing Station Band, composed of twenty' five pieces, will lead the parade. Through the assistance of t Llecti Thomas E. Orr, officer in charge' of th* local recruiting station, an application has been sent to the commandant of naval training station asking that th* band be released tor recruiting servirt on that date. Although Navy recrultingi as explained by Lieutenant Orr, la no\* slow, due to the reduction in personnel, It Is hoped that local influence may b* used in obtaining the services of th* band. The Navy band, largely developed under the leadership of John Philip Sousa, world-famous bandmaster, ha* been reduced in its size, but still is reci ognized as one of the “peppiest” organl. zations available. Paul Akin, commander of George Dewt ey Post No. 3, American Legion, a posl composed entirely of former Navy hen, is completing a roster of all the disi charged Navy men In the city in ordej that they may be invited to appear ip the parade. A meeting of the general committee lp charge of arrangements for the celebral tion will be held at the Chamber of Com' merce Friday at noon and plaifs will discussed for the day, particularly ip respect to a number of speakers whp have been asked to attend. Among thos* who have been invited are Admiral Fostmaster General Will H. Hays, Sen* ator Luke Lee of Tennessee, former Vic# President Thomas R Marshall, Charlei G. Dawes and Gen. John J. Pershing. Richmond Light Plant Head Is Kept on Job Special to Th# Times. RICHMOND, Ind., June I.—Mayor Zim-i merman will not accept the proffered resignation of James Dillon, superintendent of the Richmond municipal light plant, it was learned today. The mayos stated that in spite of efforts to discredit the plant, It was making money and that he saw no reason why he Suould change the administration. Other city officials said they were opposed to a change with only a few months remaining of the present administration; Dillon's proffered resignation came aftef a great deal of pressure was brougbt,to bear by citizens who contended that th* plant was not being run on an efficient basis. Tent Thieves Start Operations in City J. M. Millikan, manager of the Hotel Barton, reported to the police today that $127.28 had been stolen from the cash register in the hotel between May 28 and 30. Tent thieves were active last nighty also, the police were told. A wall tent valued at sls was taken from the home of F. M. McCoy, 317 Kenmore road, and a wall tent valued at $lO and an automobile tent valued at sl4 was taken from the home of F. M. Hoffman, Just across the road. , Old Resident of Indianapolis Dies Gustav Scbmalzigaug, 55, 828 South Pennsylvania street, died last night at 9 o'clock at the St. Francis Hospital, following an illness of eight weeks. Mr. Sohmalzigaug was born in Cincinnati. Ohio, but bad lived in Indianapolis sine* be was 3 months old. He had been a clerk in the H. E. Frauer & Cos. dru* store for the last thirty-five years.

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