Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 47, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 July 1921 — Page 2

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ROAD BLOCKED WITH NO LIGHT; 2 DEAD,SHURT Indianapolis Automobile Party Strikes Steel Cable Strung Across Road Near Brazil. Special to The Time*. BRAZIL. Ind.. July 6.—Mrs. Wa. H. Perkins of Indianapolis and Harry Quigg of Greencastle are dead today as a result of the collision of the automobile in which they were riding with a blockade at the end of anew section of the national road at Bllltown, west of here, last night. Mrs. Perkins died instantly of a broken neck when her lace struck a cable atretched across the road and Quigg died today of internal Injuries sustained when he was hurled from his seat at the wheel. Mrs. Perkins was 56 and Quigg 36. Mrs. Walter Perkins, also of Indianapolis, sister of Quigg and daughter-in-law of the dead woman, fainted when the car struck the obstruction and did not come in contact with the cabie. Quigg was driving at a rate of twentyfive miles an hour, it wss said by witnesses, and did not see the obstruction, which bore no red light. Fire other persons in the machine suffered severe injuries and were taken to a hospital here. Physicians say they trill recover. The Injured are: Mrs. Walter H. Perkins, 33, of 3518 North Alabama street. Indianapolis, severely bruised and shocked. Miss Meda Quigg, daughter of Harry Qrvgg, head and face cut and bruised end one eye injured. Miss Virginia Quigg, 13, daughter of Harry Quigg, severely bruised about the body. Miss Helen Perkins, 13. and Miss Catherine Perkins, 11, daughters of Mrs. Walter Perkins, both suffered severe .cpts, sprains and bruiges. After crashing into the barricade the machine struck a cable which had been stretched across the highway. It tore off the top of the car and struck Mrs William Perkins under the chin causing her death almost Instantly by breaking her neck. The car then turned over burying the occupants under the wreckage. Nearby residents witnessed the accident. It is said there were no warning signals where the road was barricaded, and that the lights on the machine had gone out.

HUSBAND AND THREE CHILDREN SURVIVE Mrs. Perkin* is survived by her busband, William H. v , erkin9 of this city, who is employed in the mechanical department of a Chicago newspaper; two sons, Walter H. Perkins, salesman for the Kresrtent Paper Company, and Elmer Pet* ns, 440 Garfield avenue, and one 'daughter. - Mrs. Ethel Bair, who lived with her mother at 923 West ThirtyFourth street. Mrs. Perkins had spent nearly all her life in Indianapolis. The funeral will be held here. Pool Selling Case Carried to Collins Charles Cramer. 738 Ft. Wayne avenue, a bartender at the Rpedoway Bar, 2.72 Indiana avenue, was found guilty of a charge of selling and buying baseball pool tickets by Judge Walter Pritchard in city court today and was fined $lO and costs and sentenced to ten days in jail. Cramer appealed to the Criminal Court and put up a bond of S4O. Cramer was arrested by Sergts. Hudson and Volderauer yesterday in the Speedway bar with Mort Payne, negro, 718 West Praatt street, who was also charged with selling and buying baseball pool tickets. The officers said Cramer was carrying four new baseball ticket cards under his apron and that Payne had a bandful of new tickets in his pocket. Payne's case was continued until July 17.

Wrong Diagnosis Harry Caldwell, 020 Spring street, fell on a lawn at Fortieth street and College avenue yesterday afternoon. Persons living in that neighborhood diagnosed the case as a he-.it prostration. When Motor-police Officers Ht gue and Heller arived they found a kind women putting Ice packs on Caldwell’s head and bathing his face with colu water. The police diagnosed the case as "white tnule’’ prostration. Caldwell was arrested on a charge of drunkenness. Judge Walter Pritchard agreed with the police and today in city court lined Caldwell $1 and costs. Marriage Licenses Victor Isborne, 401 W. Norwood st... 22 Elna Menst. 621 S. Missouri st 19 Panl McCallie, 1821 Arrow ave 19 Vesta Ellis. 1008 E. Michigan st 20 Walter Potton. 113 S. Cincinnati st... 19 Lena Wood, Greenwood, Ind 17 Gerald Glover, Sheridan, Ind 22 Mildred Wallace, 2718 North, st 10 Births Carl and Olive Hofmann, 536 N. Keystone, girl. Domenico and Celestina Sgro, 718 Lord, boy. Joseph and Alma Durham, 1155 W. Thirteenth, boy. William and Jessie Garritson, 26 Parkview, boy. Max and Helen Baker, 1057 W. Thirtieth, boy. George and Beulah Owen, 1911 W. Washington, boy. Nathan and Pearl Shank, 3714 W. Michigan, boy. Walter and Grace Grosecloe, Sll Chase, boy. Del and Gladys Thayer, 926 Livingston. boy. John and Samuellen Byers, 6fl©!£ W. Eelevtnh, boy. Harrv and Dorothy Karch, St. Vincent’s Hospital, girl. John and Georgia Clark, 2042 Yandes, girl. Eugene and Samaria Schafer, 1218 S. Sheffield, boy. Irvin and Grace King. Methodist Hospital, boy. Herman and Kuby Roesch, 2371 Stuait, boy. Sam and Mary Wamhais, Long Hospital, girl. George and Henrietta Sellg, Long Hospital, girl. Koy and Mary Puckett, 1002 Hosbrook, girL August and Eleanor Maners, 3420 E. Twenty-Third, girl. Charles and Margaret Blackledge, 426 X. Biley, boy. James and Meada Tiernay, 1306 Hoyt, boy.

Deaths Catherine Dooley, 90, city hospital, hypostatic pneumonia. Julia Alice Hendricks, 10 months, 1132 Bellefontaine, acute artero colitis. George Spohr, 75, 1623 North New Jersey, epithelioma. Hiram Dunn llarris ( 73, 21 North Chester, mitral insufficiency. Jacob E. Myers, 75, city hospital, carcinoma. Martin C. Runts, C3, 5424 Guilford, chronic myocarditis. Myrtle Belle Bowers, 54, 1615 Ingram, cirrhosis of liver. John P. Fox, S9, 5753 East Washington, artcrio sclerosis. Geneva Holland, 29, 1240 North West, peritonitis. Mayme Reed, 38. 1524 Martlndale, acute pulmonary tuberculosis. Dora May Uilderbrai and, 7 days, 1118 Fowler, Icterus. Howard Bruce Gillum, 4, 1134 Ken--irky, dlnbtheria. Flora Dininger, 34, city hospital, uremia. Edna R. Kelly. 6 months. 703 West Eleventh, acute entero colitis.

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Plans for Trip to Box Plant Next Tuesday The cooperation of the Rotary. Kiwanis, Optomist and other Indianapolis business men's clubs is being sought by John B Reynolds, general secretary of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, for a business men's trip to the U. S. Fibre Corrugated Boa Company plant nt Martindale and Roosevelt ’’’avenues, next Tuesday. This is one of the seftes of trips to Indianapolis industrial plants by Indianapolis business men. now being conducted under the suspires of the Industries Bureau of the Chamber. The men will leave the Chamber In special automobiles at 1:30 o'clock. Many of the party are expected to lunch at the Chamber before the trip.

McKinney Protests Name as Slacker Charles McKinney, 644’-8 East M. -k?t street, appeared before United States District Attorney Frederick Van Nuys today and entered a vigorous protest against the publication of his name in e slacker list made public a few days ago. Mr. McKinney showed a registration card dated June 5, 1917, sigmfd by Richard Lanver, registration clerk of the third district. He has only one arm and, feeling that he would not be accepted for military service because of this disability accepted a position as guard at the Indiana State farm shortly afterwards. He says he received no further notice of any character. His brother served in the Rainbow Division. Mr. Van Nuys explained to McKinney that the District Attorney had nothing whatever to do either with the preparation or publican of the slacker lists. Aged Woman Is Dead; Lived Here 40 Years Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock at the residence of a son. Allan Maxwell. 717 West Drive, Woodruff Place, for Mrs. Cynthia Ronth Maxwell. 68, who died yesterday morning after an. Illness of several months from heart trouble. Interment will take place in Crown Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Maxwell, who bad lived in Indianapolis continuously since 1881, was 'born in Wayne County and was the widow of Dr. Allison Maxwell, who died in 1913.

Motorman Freed A charge of Involuntary manslaughter against Roy Bracken. 526 North Delaware street, an interurhan motorman, arrested May 29, by Sergeant Sheehan and the emergency squad, following an accident at Bellevue place and Washington street, in which the interurhan he was driving struck an automobile, killing one man, was dismissed by Judgt? Walter Pritchard in city court today on recommendation of Dr. Paul F. Robinson, coroner. The coroner said he found on investigation the accident was unavoidable. Vccordlng to police records Allen C. 1 Ui.lley, 62. 628 Bellevue avenue, was jriving his machine west in Washington street, anil when he attempted to turn south in Bellevue place, a:i inbound iuterurban from Danvillel struck Findley's car. The automobile was dragged ninety feet, it Is said, before the interurhan was stopped. It was necessary to call n wrecking crew to lift the interurhan off of Findley and the machine. It was found that Findley had Just bought the automobile he was driving and was taking it home. SUES TO COLLECT BOND. Judgment of $l,lOO is asked in a suit filed by Prosecutor William P. Evans in behalf of the Sttes against William Fitzgerald, alias William McSpadden, and against Nelson T. Wells, who was surety on Fitzgerald's $l,lOO appearance bond In the city court. The State ealims Fltzgernld failed to appear for trial on charges of operating a blind tiger and resisting an officer. FOPR-DAY NOTE NOT PAID. Suit for $8,500 against Harry Muller and Rosa D. Muller of Anderson was filed In Federal Court today by Gus Bun of Springfield, Ohio. The complaint alleges that May 1921, the defendants executed a note vit $7,900, payable in four days, to Sun, and that nothing has ever been paid on the note since Its maturity.

GOVERNOR MEETS LIVE STOCK BODY Attempts to Heal Differences of Two Factions. An attempt to clear up differences between the two factions of the State live stock sanitary board was made at a meeting of members of the board with Governor Warren T. McCray this afternoon. The board took up the question of tii* appointment of a State veterinarian, lir. R. G. Julien of Delphi was appointed at a meeting acme time ago, but his appointment did not meet with the approval of the Governor. Tba board, however, may Insist that the appointment go through. In commenting on the situation, Governor McCray said ho had no control over the appointment other than the approval of the salary. He said he believed a representative of a faction should not be appointed. The Governor said he had not received the resignation of Dan Heed of Covington, a member of the board, who announced ho would resign as a result of the controversy.

Richmond Divorce Suit Attracts Crowd Special to The Times. RICHMOND, Ind., July 6,—Hearing of evidence in the Stanford divorce trial commenced here Tuesday. Mrs. Maude D. Stanford asks $15,000 alimony from Roacoe L. Stanford, care anl custody of three minor children am\ provision for their education. She charges her husband attacked her with a knife; is stingy and has u mean temper. Stanford's cross-complaint is a general denial of all the charges made against him. lie states his wife has had him confined In a sanitarium aud Is extravagant. The prominence of the principals has caused the courtroom to be crowded, despite the sultry weather. Hundreds of farmers from the section in which the Sranfords live brought their lunches to the trial.

Charged Wire Falls on Car; Man Killed Special to The Times, SHELBYVILLE, Ind., July 6. According to the report of the Shelby County coroner, the death of Frederick Otto Bnrkher, 35, who was electrocuted here Monday afternoon, was instantaneous. The funeral for the well-known man, who was prominent in business and social life here, was to be held Wednesday afternoon from the late home. Wright Hankins, his brother-in-law, who was with Mr. Burkher at the time of the accident, is improving slowly from the shock he suffered when he also touched the metal of the automobile which was charged with a high tension wire carrying 2,200 volts. Burkher's death was caused when he placed bis hand on the fender of the machine across which the electric wire had fallen alter becoming entangled in the car. Committee Named to Quiz Mingo Mine War WASHINGTON, July 6.—Senator Kenyon today announced the appointment of a sub-committee of the Senate Labor Committee to investigate the Mingo mine war. The sub-committee consists of Kenyon, Phipps .Colorado; Shortridge, Cal.; McICelior, Tennessee, and Walsh. Massachusetts. The sub-committee will meet this week and decide when to begin the investigation at Mingo. CHILD BURNED AT GREENSBURG. GREENS BURG, Ind., July 6.—Virginia, 5-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Shefton Schoekley of Chicago, here on a visit, is suffering from severe burns received when her clothing caught fire from a sparkler she was firing. The clothing was torn from the child's body, but not before severe burns were, Inflicted. ASKS *5,000 FOR HURTS. Damages of $5,000 today was asked in a suit filed in Superior Court. Room 5, by Moilie Hadley against Herbert Wright. Jr., and the Autoist Mutual Insurance Company. She claims she was painfully and seriously Injured when struck by Wright’s automobile.

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1921.

Inspector Wei born to Take Charge Here Word has been received by local postofflce officials that J. W. Welborn. for the last sixteen years connected with the postoffice inspection department of St. Louis, has been transferred to Indianapolis to tako charge of Marion County. Mr. Welborn formerly lived in Indianapolis and was employed as postoffice clerk here. Tn 1905 he was appointed postoffice Inspector and transferred to the st. Louis office. At various tlm -s tie has been stationed at Ottumwa. lowa and Cinein nati. it Is believed A. C. Gerrigns will be transferred from Marion County to Kokomo, aithougn ngreat part of his time will be spent here. Must Buy License for Dogs by July 21 f-lx of the twenty four days in which dog licenses may be taken out, before delinquency, have passed and owners of only 1,290 ot vlie 7.CK10 canines in Indianapolis haie pa.d the city fee of $-’, City Controller Robert H Bryson announced today. The police will be requested to arrest all owners of unlicensed flops on charges of harboring them without license after July 24, the controller said. Mule in This Story Not Kind You Mean Tii® police have brought in a lot of white mule, but never until today did they ever find any person who was willing to claim the liquor. The white mule claimed today was not In the liquid form, but was a real four-legged animal. The mule escaped from a pasture in the northeast part of the city and was captured by the police on June 30 after a pursuit. David Warfield, 1431 Columbia avenue, today asked the police if they had seen his white mule and identified the captive mule as his property. Spoke Out of Turn Rudolph Karweik, 29, Cornell avenue, truck driver for the Zero lee Company, today admitted that he spoke out of turn. Karweik was driving a truck in Sutherland avenue. Detectives Stone nud Everson were driving an automobile north in Ashland avenue. At the Intersection of the two streets both motor vehicles came to a sudden stop to avoid a collision. Karweik seemed peeved and told the two men who were riding In the “fllvvvr” what he thought about them and their lack of knowledge of the traffic laws. He is alleged to have threatened the detectives wUh an ice pick. When Karweik found hl.nself under arrest on n charge of drawing deadly weapons, lip admitted he Hpoke too soon because .’.a didn't know the two men were police officers. DELAYS OPENING BIDS. The board of sanitary commissioners have discovered that an error was made in computing the advertising period for the receipt of bids upon the second unit of tho sewage disposal plant at Fellers Farm. Advertisements fixed today as the date. When proper allowance for holidays and other days which could not legally be counted was made the date was found to i p July 13. Bids w-hich have been received will not bo opened until that time, it was .announced. PHONE COMPANY INCORPORATES. Articles of incorporation were filed with the secretary of State today by the : Montgomery County Telephone Company, ! with a capital stock of SIOO,OOO.

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JUNIOR C. OF C. ORGANIZATION WILL BE FORMED Hold Meeting Here Friday and Saturday to Build StateWide Body. A meeting to organize an Indiana State Junior Chamber of Commerce will be held at ' the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce Building by representatives from the Indianapolis Junior Chamber of Commerce the Marion Junior Association of Commerce and the Terre Haute Junior Chamber of Commerce, Friday afternoon and Saturday morning of this week. Friday evening there will be a dinner, at which Myron M. Hughel, president of the Indianapolis Junior Chamber of Commerce, will preside, and the program of speakers will Include Judge Arthur R. Robinson, Glenn Curran, president of the Marion Junior Association of Commerce; Floyd E. Dix, president of the Terre Haute Junio- Chamber Commerce, and John B. Reynolds, secdretary of the Inianapolls Chamber of Commerce. The program for the opening session. Friday afternoon, includes the adoption of a constitution and election of officers. Saturday morning's program includes papers showing the activities of the three Junior chambers in the State, and the transaction of routine business. The meeting will conclude with a luncheon j following the morning session. The first of the three Junior chambers in the State was that organized in Terre Haute, about four years. The one in Indianapolis was organized about one year ago. Although all three are affiliated with the senior chambers in their respective cities, (hat in Indianapolis is most closely affiliated, being a bureau of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce. The purpose of the proposed State Junior chamber is the promotion of the work throughout the State and tho organization of new Junior chambers. The meeting in this city will ba attended by five delegates from each of the three junior chambers. The Fill ted States Junior Chamber of Commerce will hold Its annual convention in Indianapolis, June 15, 16 and 17 of next year.

ENGLISH AVENUE BRIDGE BREAKS Pedestrian Hurt as Heavy Truck Goes Through. When the nridge crossing Pleasant Run at English avenue, collapsed as a ten-ton trn k drove onto It today, Alexander Snider, 17. 344 South Oakland avenue "ho was walking across the bridge at the time sustained seriously crushed legs Motorpoliceruen Muse and Dillane, who Investigated, sent Snider to the city hospital. The truck driver was uninjured According to the police. Lewis S'-hock. 416 North Rural street, was driving the heavy truck, loaded with five tons of wet gravel east on English avenue, and when the truck's full weight was on the middle of tae bridge, it sollapsed, the truck Snider and parts of tin* bridge falling more than fifteen feet to the shallow wates below. The bridge, the police say, is made of steel and wood, steel sides and supports and wood flooring. It will be necessary to use a derrick to hoist the truck out of the hole, the police said. Soho, k was driving the truck for Claud I.efhr, .'5708 Bellefontnine street, a subcontractor for the Marion Construction Company doing road work Just east of the bridge at the present time. Suits Are Filed Against Railroads Suits against four railroads charging th -m with violation of the national safety appliance act were filed In Federal Court by Frederick Van Nuys. United States district attorney, today. The violations charged consist of permitting uncoupling levers on cars to become loose and having freight ear ladders improperly placed The defendants are the Louisville 4 Nashville Kallroad Company. Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Grand Rapid* & Indiana Railway Company and the Pittsburgh. Columbus, Cincinnati 4 St. Louis Railroad Company.

Race Suicide Not Creed at South Bend Special to The Times. SOUTH BEND, Ind., July 6.—None of the many races which make up the population of South Rend is practicing race suicide, it swum. For the six months ended July 1, 1,000 babies were born here, as against 942 for the same period of 1920. And the death rate, In the same period, declined from 595 to 387. An increase in the city's population is confidently expected by the experts during the succeeding six months, and the world's greatest baby carriage plant, at Elkhart, near here. Is preparing to supply the demand for children's carriages. O. K. Anti-Beer Bill WASHINGTON, July 6.—The Camp-bell-Wlllls "anti beer bill" was ordered favorably to the Senate today by the Senate Judiciary committee after a long wrangle in closed executive sessions, which, however, only resulted in . minor amendments being adopted, j The bill, as ndopted. retains the House ; provisions prohibiting the use of beer | for medicinal and other purposes, peri mitttng physicians to prescribe only j one-half pint of gpirltous liquor to a i siugle patient every ten days, and extending the provisions of the Volstead act to the Hawaiian and Virgin Islands. TWO GUARD UNITS FORMING. Two ambulance companies, one to bo motor equipped and the other to be j horse-drawn, are i:. the process of for- ! motion at Marion, Ad 4 t. Gen. Harry B. I Smith said today. General Smith said the organisation of these companies would complete the formation of the Indiana National Guard. TEACHERS MEET AUG. 22 TO 26. The Marion County Teachers’ Institute will be held In Indianapolis Aug. 22 to 20, the State departmenet of public Instruction announced today.

Leaves for U. S . i - ——'.? PARIS. July 6.—Hugh C. Wallace, retiring American ambassador to France, left here today to return to the United States on the Olympic. About 100 friends bade him farewell including Marshal Foch, General Weygant, former premier Peret, Jules Cambon and others.

SANDO NAMES COMMITTEES New Advertising Club Head Lays Plans for Work of Organization. Brlant Sando. the recently elected president of the Advertising Club of Indianapolis, has announced the following committees for the club: Advisory—Merle Sidencr, chairman; H. T. Griffith, Paul Richey. Program—Frank Carroll, chairman: W. It. Aldred, Ike Kornblum, Fred Millis, J. B. Reynolds Membership—B®rt O’Leary, chairman (thirteen sub committees). Publicity— R. W. Wishard, chairman; Louis W. Bonsib, Earl Bullock. Vigilance George E Gill, chairman; Charles Birdsong. Harry Mason. Adscript -John C Mellett, chairman; Burton Bigelow. Ed Herman. Library—C. E Rush, chairman ; N. S. Sichternian, A. C. Waggoner EdueatioiiV H I*. Pagan!, chairman; John S Wright. Horace Ryan. Chamber of Commerce — H. B. Williams, chairman; Wallace O. Lee, Robert Tracy. Exhibits- W. H. Boxman, chairman; Oaklelgh French. A. G. Neerman. Social—Don Bridge chairman; Hal Bonham, John Cartwright. Speakers—Albert Stump, chairman; Er- i nest Cohn. Harry Noel. Luncheons--J. B. Rvde, chairman; William Trude, Otis Spencer. Financial—O. T. Roberts, chairman ;E. C Ropkey, F L. Bickford Membership Committee— Bert O'Leary, general chairman. 1. Advertising Agencies J. T. McDermott, chairman; I. J. Ridge, Carl Switzer. 2. Antos nnd Accessories —Harry Hlrschmann, chairman; Art Mogge, George Bryant. 3. Direct Advertising—Maxwell Droke.! chairman: Mary Davis. Ed CainpbeU, \ Alice Anderso!', Charles Thompson. 4 laidies Ruth Broderick, chairman : Mrs A O. Able, Mary Buehkr, Hazel Murphy. 5 Manufacturers—Earl Christena.i chairman: Harry Britan. Chester Gough, S. G. Lecge, George Hiii. 6 Miscellaneous -Frank Flanner. chairman; liarjry Dragoo, Ralph Lieber, S. 11. Greeubnrg. L. G. Rothcliild. 7. Newspapers and Magazines—Sain Howard, chairman; W. D. Giffen, Henry Barringer. Earl Shea, William Keenan, J. M Nlehaus, Paul Miller. 8. Novelties. Photos, Outdoor Advertising—T. I? Canfield, chairman; 11. S. King, W. F. Jones, C. C. Voorhis. 9. Engravers. Artists, Paper Companies C. C. Goodrich, chairman; Ben Morris, (iHie Lewis, Kluier Frankel, Chic Jackson. I<>: Printers W. R. Vorls, chairman; L. L. Teegunrden, It. L. Mellett. It. M. Ross, I. R Holycross, Frank W. Ball. 11. Retailers - Kenneth Huek. chairman; Leo Krauss, 8. J. Freeman, John Itrosnan, Jr.; J. W. G-loser, Clarence Baker. Sam Goldstein. 12. Wholesalers —George Stewart, chairman; A Paul Porter, J It. Sentney, Allen Maxwell. William Kothe. 13. Bankers, Insurance. Reul Estate— Orrln Jessup, chairman; James Carr, Eugene Short. Fred Bock, F. D. Sliera. "Theatrical Advertising’’ will be tne subject of a talk by Stuart Walker at the weekly luncheon of the Advertising Club tomorrow on the seventh floor of the Chamber of Commerce Building.

Workman Burned in Dust Explosion Special to The Times. GREENCASTLE, Ind.. July 6—Basil E. Hanford, 32. was severely burned nbout the arms and body at 3 o'clock this morning, while working on the repair gang at the Indiana Portland Cementi Company's plant, south of Greencastle. At the time of the accident he was helping repair one of the coal conveyors in the coalhouse at the plant. It is said that the coal dust exploded. Hanford was taken to the Methodist Hospital at Indianapolis. It is said that he will recover. None of his fellow workers was injured. Head Blown Off by Explosion in Mine Special to The Tlmea. VINCENNES. Ind., July Miles Bar- ; rett's head was blown off and George 1 Greek was seriously Injured late yesterday in a premature explosion of dynamite In American coal mine Number 2, i near Bicknell. Louin Abbott who was | helping the two men blast a steep grade | was not Injured. Barrett, was 35, Is survived by a widow : and a child, | SOUTH SIDE LEAGUE TO MEET. j The South Side Republican's League | will hold a meeting at Turner's hall, j Madison avenue and Prospect street, at 8 | o’clock toinorrwo evening. Charles Yoke | president of the organization is to preside THREE BANKS CHARTERED. Charters were granted today to three banks by the State charter board. The banks are: The People's State Bank, Gary, capital, $50,060: the Union State i Bank, Union Mills, $25,000, and the Swltz I City Bank, a private institution, capital, j SIO,OOO.

30,000 FEET OF WATER MAINS LAID IN YEAR Board of Public Works Hears Reports of Progress Made in Various Departments. Sine* Jan. 1. 30,000 feet of new water mains have been laid in Indianapolis, Frank C. Jordan, secretary of the Inboard of public works today. Good progress is being made on other improvements, he said. Among other completed improvements, he said, is the new concrete bridge over the canal at St. Clair street. The water ofHeial asked and received permission to close New York street over the canal for ninety days while anew concrete bridge Is built there. The spans coßt SIB,OOO each. Work on the New York street structure and the new twentyinch main in Scburmann avenue north of Twenty-Fifth street will be started in a few days, Mr. Jordan said. Two delegations appeared before the hoard 'to be heard upon the resolution for the permanent improvement of FiftyFirst street from Pennsylvania to College avenue. One delegation, composed mostly of nonresident property owners, opposed the improvunent on the ground that the rock bottom in material prices has not been reached. Most of the resident property owners, who formed the other group, favored the resolution, which the board finally confirmed. A resolution for sidewalks In the. same limits also was confirmed. Contracts were awarded as follows: Permanent improvement of Hiatt street from Minnesota to Morris streets with bituminous concrete to Marion County Construction Company for $5.80 per lineal foot; total. $29,631.48. - Permanent improvement of Harvard place from Cornelius to Rookwood avenues bituminous concrete to J. N. Morgan & Sip., for $5.27 per lineal foot; total , $4,637.60. Permanent Improvement of North street from Eugene avenue to the first alley east of Leland avenue with twocourse concrete, to Columbia Construction Company for $3.30 per lineal foot; total, $9,817.32. The Indianapolis & Cincinnati Traction Company was granted an extension in time of one week from today for complying with the order to re-route its interurbans from Delaware and Ohio streets to South, Illinois and Georgia streets and Capitol avenue. An extension of ten days expired today. The company claims it can not alter the trolley platforms on its cars so they will pass under the Union Station elevated tracks at Illinois street. The city council committee on re-routing is having the claim Investigated by an engineer for the public service commission who Is to report his finding Thursday.

Shares All Things , but Draws Line on ‘Cussing’ Husband "We both belong to the Church of the Living God, me and Sister Smith,” testified Mrs. Emma McGee, negress, 1440 Columbia avenue, in city court today. "We get water out of the same pump and when we gather greens we give each other a sample, but when 1 heard Sister Smith in her kitchen cussing my husband, I went over there. You see, me and Sister Smith hang our washing on the, same line." "Is there a fence between your yards'/" interrupted J. Burdette Little, deputy State prosecutor. "No. and there is very little yard,” explained Mrs. McGee. Emma McGee, her husband, Nathan McGee, and daughter, Itosa Bracken, all of 1440 Columbia avenue, wore being tried on the charge of assault and battery on Lillian Smith, uegress, 1221 East Fifteenth street. Judge Walter Pritchard dismissed tne charges against all three on condition .that Mrs. McGee would stay out of Mrs. Smith's back yard. "Judge, I'll sure stay out of Sister Smith's back yard,” Mrs. McGee said.

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JOY-RIDER FAILS TO RETURN AUTO Negro Chauffeur Held on Tied Charges. “Joy riding” resulted in the arrest today of McLennon Matlock, 22, negro, on charges of vehicle taking and carrying concealed weapons. Mrs. C. D. Dugger, 531 North Meridian street,, telephoned the police that Matlock, employed by her, had on several occasions taken her automobile without permission. and that the car missing from the garage. Motorpolicemen Finney and Lansing went to the garage and waited from 4 o’clock to 6 o’clock for the negro .to return with the automobile. Matlock returned,- but without the car. The police searched him and found an Army automatic pistol in his pocket. Matlock explained that his failure to return the automobile was due to the fact that the oar burned up near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He was, however. UDable to tell where the ruins of the machine could be found. Police are investigating.

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