Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 82, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 August 1921 — Page 2

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SCHOOL BOARD IN DILEMMA ON ISSUING BONDS Undecided When It Will Consider Tax Board Recommendations. Whether a special meeting of the board of schoo* commissioners will be called within the next week to consider the statement made by the State board of fax commissioners last week or whether the matter will be allowed to go over until the next regular meeting is under elded, according to a statement made yesterday by Mrs. Jolla Belle Tutewiler, president of the school board, after a special meeting at which a number of minor matters were taken up. The situation is complicated by the fact therf is considerable doubt as to just In what light the statement of the tax board Is to be considered. In some quarters It is looked upon as an offi-ial “ultima turn" to the effect that the Site body will not approve any further bond Issues for school building purposes In Indianapolis until the school board agrees to surrender Its legal powers and agree to outside regulation. Other persons regard the statement merely as a disapproval of the business polio' of the school board as viewed from the standpoint of the individual members of the State board. SCHOOL BOARD BLAU ODECIDED. “I have been back in the city from Colorado only a few days,” Mrs. Tutewiler said, “and although I have read the statement of the tar board I aru nor yet In & position to say what our board will do in the matter. It Is a matter thtit Should be given careful thought before taking action.” The stand of the tax board as set out in Ita statement Is in effect that it will not approve any more bond .-.sues un;l the board of seho<-< coroniip-'oners agree* to a radical rertsi-m In its building program and to call Into consultation representatives of several outside nouoffleia! bodies. The Rhortridge High School Athletic Association will be given a loan of 5*500 by the school board to be used together -th money now In the association treasury for the erection of-a small ocker and shower bathhouse >n the north side high tool site, Peun*ylvauia snd ThlrtyFonrt streets, it .as decided yesterday. The money will be repaid from the receipts of high scl jo! football games this fall. This will enable Shortrbige athletic t**ms to nse the site for practice Instead of being forced to go to the city parks. BOARD REJECT?* THREE CONTRA CTS. Three contracts for painting were awarded to the C A. Wilhelm Company of this city, this tina being the low bid dor In each instance. The Jobs are as follows: School 47. Ray street and Warren avenue, $2,572: No. 3 Lincoln and Alabama streets, t-1.550 ard No. 67, Walnut and Rochester streets. #1.700. Bids for painting at other buildings, which exceeded the estimate prepared by the board's employes, were rejected or taken under advisement. Bids on a Urge amount of school supplies ami equipment wera referred to committees for analysis. The following appointments were made: D. B Castle, cJe'k in the building and grounds department was transferred to th secretary's office to work on pay rolls and accounting. He will be succeeded by Russel! H. .Johnson- Mis* Lucille Elkins was us bookkeeper in the offi'-e of Frank L. Reissner. secretary, at a salary of sl."io a month. Miss Ruth Stinson w-s placed in charge of teachers' pay rolls at a salary of 51V> a month and Miss L. Louise Adams was named file clerk at tie- some salary. OFFICER BELCH RETIRED BY BOARD Served in Police Department Since 1901. Patrolman John Belch. 56, woe placed on the retired list of the police department by the board of public safety today. He was appointed May 3. Ul. and twice had the rank of lieutenant. Other minor changes in the department were made. On July 6, 190*5 Patrolman lJeie.i was promoted to sergeant and advanced to lieutenant on M; rvh 31, llh/7. He was reappointed iieu’enai.t on Jan. ft, lpit), and reduced to sergeant ou Dec. 27, 1911. Reappointment as .-ergeant cams J..n. ft. 1914. He was reduced to patrolman June Ift, 19‘JO. Theodore Vera, 1225 Bridge street, wa* ordered to wre--k a barn on the rear of bia lot by next Tuesday on penalty of having the city do the work and charging it to hyn when be fa’led to appear in response to a sumntj.s from the board. Building Commissioner Walter B. Stem reported that the barn was unsafe, unsaultary and a tire hazard. .Charles O. Taylor was appointed patrolman. Fireman Roy C. Fleetweed of Truck Company No. 2 was retired because of physi.*ai disability and recommended for a pension. The building commissioner's report for the week, ending Aug. 13. showed IDS permit*, for buildings, valued at #296,.507, were issued.

WEAK LINK LETS FRIENDSHIP PART Damages Inflicted ii{ Fight Held Sufficient. A weak link in the chain which tethered Nathan Glenn's cow caused Nathan. 68, a negro and who resides at 3XOt. Station street, and bis neighbor. liee Rice, 56. negro, 3126 Station street, to land in police court today, both bearing sundry scars of a battle which occurred July 8, and both accompanied by their wives and lawyer*. Tbe weak link permitted Nathan's cow to stray into I>ee's corn field. Tbe cow ate 35 ears and trampled down as many stocks of corn, the testimony showed Lee locked tbe cow up in his barn intending to hold it until Nathan paid him damages. Nathan got Into the ham and ■darted to lead the <v*w out when Lee overtook him and began to belabor him with the chain with the weak link. Nathan retaliated with a few healthy swats himself, It was said and the fight only ended when Mrs. Glenn arrived. Nathan went to the city hospital for repairs. Judge mtchard thought enough damage had been dona Charges against both-men were dismissed. License Receipts Gain Under New Law July receipts of hunting and fishing licenses sold In Indiana aggregate $2,036.18 in excess of receipts for the same month In 1920, according to George N. Mannfeld. division chief of the State conservation department. ‘•ft Is surprising," Mr. Mannfeld aid. "but it only corroborates the opinion of department officials that the public appreciates the efforts being made to Improve piscatorial sport In Hoosier waters." There was some apprebensiou felt that the new closed season lsw on bass aud biuegills from April 3i) to Jane 16. their nesting period, would cut serious inroads in license salfs. Instead the law has stimulated receipts and in the meantime because of this protected season Indiana public waters benefited as a splendid trop of baby game fish were reproduced naturally

WOMEN TO BE ORGANIZED FOR CITY CAMPAIGN Democratic Organizer to Band Store, Factory and Office Workers. Appointment of a committee of five prominent women to organise Democratic women in stores, office buddings and fUctor!eß, was announced today by Mrs. Grace Jackson Bodenmiller, Democratic women s organizer. Mrs. John Corwin is chairman of the committee and Mjis. Philip Zoercher, Mrs. Fred Hoke, Mrs. W. C. Smith and Miss Merlca Hoagland are members. Miss Hoagland will have charge of the committee's activities among factory women. Heads of the store Rnd office building branches will be announced later, Mrs. Bodenmiller said. The first ot a series of meetings to effect liaison between the precinct and ward committeemen of the Mayor Club and the regular organization ward committeemen will be held at the Shank-for-Mayor Club headquarters. Rooms 225-227 Indiana Trust building. Wednesday evening. FIRST. SECOND. THIRD WARDS MEET FIRST. Committeemen of the. club and regular ward chairmen from the First, Second and .Third wards will be in the first gathering. Other wards will be called in at the rate of about three an evening until all fifteen have met. Grievances which may have arisen among the committeemen will be Ironed out ami a closer acquaintance among the committeemen and chairmen formed. After the ward meetings are completed there will be a general meeting of all Sht. k-fur-Mayor Ciub committeemen !tb the regular precinct and ward committeemen. This way be held early next week. DEMOCRATIC WOMEN.' TO HEAR 7 AI-K. Albert v-ump. attorney, will discuss the machinery of city government at the weekly meeting of DemoTstte women workers at city headquarters Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. Bodontalller announced Mrs. Ida Schneider, of the Thmeent' ward, will seme as hostess. Democratic pre<’.: ct meetings will be held in the First precinct of the Seventh ward at 635 North Noble street. Wednesday evening, and in the Seventh precinct of toe First ward, at IS2S Sheldon street and the Fifth precinct of the Thirteenth ward, at 2444 New street, Thursday eve ning. Socialist city candidates will spe-k at so open air meeting at Silver avenue ami Bridge street Wednesday evening.

T. H. AND MUNCIE FACE CONTESTS Legal Action Anticipated in Election of Roberts or Bunch. Teouliar situations may arise in both Terre Haute and Muncie as a result of the law passed by the 1921 Legislature providing that any person who has beer, sentenced to six months or more fur violation of a Federal law may not bold public office in Indiana. This law has j been held to mean Just what It says by U. S. I.esh. attorney general of Indians i The DmocTtlc candidates In both ' cities have each tiecu sentenced to sqrv* more than sir months in a Federal penitentiary, Rol'in H. Bunch of Muncie for using the mails to defraud, and Donn M. Roberts of Terre Haute for election Jaw violations. Indications *hat both may receive a majority of the votes in the November election are strong. Should both or either be elected the first step undoubtedly will be the contesting of the validity of the law which seeks to disqualify them. By court action they may be permitted to take their offices or they may be enjoined from taking office and required to wait for a cour* decision. Should they be prevented from taking office until the courts render a decision the present mayors in both cases would In all probability continue in offiej. T'nder the Indiana law a mayor continues in office UDtil his lucenesor Is elected and qualified. The present, mayors are W. W. Hunter In Terre Haute and John R Keller in Muncie. Should the mayors-eleet finally be disqualified and their offices declared to be vacant the city councils would elect the executives. BUSCH READY ~ FOR LEGAL BATTLE Special .o The Tlmos. MU NCIH. Ind., Aug 16—Relative to j the opinion given out Monday by Attorney General Lesh that under the law. Doan Roberts, candidate for mayor of Terre Haute, conld not fill the office if elected. Dr. Rollln IT. Bunch, Democratic nominee for mayor of this city, Avhose case is similar to that of Roberts, gave out the following statement today: “The Tucker law is an ex post facto and retroactive measure, and is unconstitutional. I 6hail mike it aa issue in the coming campaign.'' Dr. Bunch declared he had been guided . by legal advice and is fully convinced that he is takiug the right stand. He believes in letting the majority rule, and insist* that if he Is elected he will fill the office. SOCIETY RULED BY IRON HAND tContinaed From Page One.) ! a membership roster the board of directors is perpetuated through the i election by the directors of other j director* to fill vacancies. Another provision of the constitution of the Indianapolis Humane Society reads as follows: “The board of directors shall appoint an executive committee consisting of six members, who shall, under | the direction of the offleers'and board of directors, be charged with the active work of enforcing the humane laws and ordinances of the State and city, and shall otherwise carry out the work for which the society is created. “The executive committee shall make reports at both the monthly and annual meetings, in which reports they shall show what oases have been L considered by them, and what steps I they have taken in the enforcement of the law. Members of the executive committee who are found to be inactive and Inefficient may be removed at any time by the board of directors who shall thereupon fill the vacancies thus created.” Under this provision of the constitution of the society, an executive committee has been appointed by the board of directors and Dr. C. A. Pfafflin has been made chairman of the committee. As the head of the committee charged with the enforcement of the laws of t’ e State and city. Dr. Pfafflin passes on all complalnfs that are made by citizens of Indianapolis to the police department relative to cruelties either to children or animals. It he desires Investigations to be made or prosecutions started he directs the four sergeants of the police department to act. If he does not desire this done he ha- only to say he word and the only for the enforca-

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men* of the humane laws of 'he State is esTuppcd from action. How effective can he this smothering of police .nvestigatinns was demonstrated somo t'me ago when a complaint was lodged with the humane officers against a member of tb ■ board of directors of the hnmane society charging hint with con tributlng to the delinquency of a child, ton of far better grade than 1* used in Tfce numsne officers, memfcvrs of the Indianapolis police de-rrtm<tit, were stopped from Investigation of thia complaint and the complainant was advised that they could not prosecute the charges. Subsequently an affidavit was made agalnat the board member In toe juvenile court and be was acquit tod. SERGE IN'TS BOASTS OF EVIDENCE. R'ently. one of the sergeant* who serve* the society under tho direction of Dr. Pfafflin, openly boasted that he had “suppressed evidence that would have convicted that guy." Fader the policy of secrecy concerning board of directors meetings which W. 11. Roberts, president, has announced for the society, It la difficult to learn whether or not the executive committee ever made a report to the hoard of directors showing that this case was considered by If in accordance with the constitution of the society. So perfect is the system of suppression of public business that no one V'aows how many complaints are made to the hurnenc officers and In how ninny instances. on the orders of Dr Pfafflin, no legal action was taken by the police. However, report of the police sergeants themselves, which were recently obtained by tb Time*, disclose that even In instances of extreme cruelty to children there has been no prosecutions conducted For example, there is tba report of a humane office under date of June .1 as follows “I Investigated a complaint, street. I examined the boy's back and found th -e raerks on his back made by the strap she whipped him with. I told Mrs. if she whipped the boy again hard enough to leave marks I would arrest j 1 c r." | And yet another report reads: I “Investigated a complaint, avenue. whipping her 0 year-old child and hhen tying her to a ehair. t'omplalnt 'true. I reprimanded Mrs. In ne!*her of these cases does the otj ticer atrai hed to the Humane Society say ! that he was directed to take any action ■ by Dr. Pfafflin and no member of the ! board of directors o* the society has been able to say that In accordance with ttie I constitution of the society the executive • board reported that either of these cases ! was considered by it. Illustrative of the ease with which the enforcement of the humane laws is restrained through this arrangement by , whieh an unbonded, unrecognized aui thority controls a part of the Indiauj apoli* police force, Is the history of a 1 complaint made against the Indiana j School for Medicine. j A citizen, called the humane officers’ headquarters in the police station and gave information t< the effect that stolen ! dogs were being confined in the medical ; college kennels and were there being sub- ! Jected to operations In violation of law. | The answer was that the complaint would I be referred to Dr. Pfafflin. Subesquently thia citizeu was Informed Iby one of the humane officers that no ' had been instructed by Dr. Pfafflin un- ! (let no circumstances to go near the medical college. Shortly thereafter a search warrant for the place was delivered to Chief Kinney Hnd in the snbesquent search a human) officer, maintained by the city of Indianapolis f- r the sole purpose of enforcing the humane laws visited the medical college. This visit, necessitated by the serving of the search warrant sworn out by a citizen, was the first visit ever made to the college by a humane officer and was made possible only through a direct order from the chief of police that the lieutenant serving the warrant should be accompanied by one of the sergeants assigned to the humane society who, theretofore, had been prevented from making the inspection hy the direct order of Dr. Pfafflin. the unrecognized and invisible authority on whose whim depends the ienforcement of humane laws in Indianapolis. I M'CORD DIES AT DUBLIN, IND. ! Harold R. McCord. 23. a veteran of the World War who was cited for bravery at Oantigny, and who died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. McCord. two miles west of Dublin, Aug. 10, was buried at Cambridge City Friday afternoon. He was born in Indianapolts but moved to the country when 13. Through a mistake It was made to appear that be died in Indianapolis.

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1921.

R. K. DEVRICKS FILES SUIT TO OUST SWAILS (Continued From Page One.) Washington Township. No mention was , made of Trustee Clement* Purdy of Pike j Township, the office that the eouncy ! commissioners sought to abolish by rosk ling Pike Township a part of Wayne Township. ilt Is set up tn the complaint that Trustee Hockcr wts elected chairman of the . meeting of the county bonrd of educi. ■. tion and that Trustees Voyles. Evans, Hecker and Hillman voted for Derricks j and that trustees Wright, Hamilton. Burk and Whe.ttiy refused to vote. Then lit Is contended that County Auditor Leo K. Fesler, as clerk of the board, voted . in favor ot Mr. Derricks and that Mr. j Derricks was declared elected The complaint sots up that Mr. Swails ! only holds a two yea s' State high schoollicense aud so did not possess tho neons sary qualifications to be a candidate for the office on June , last. It also is contended that the trustees were informed that Svraile was not quail ; fied to boa candidate and is not entitled to hold a professional or life license j granted upon examination by the State ; board of education. DIM EFT TO TEST TITLE TO OFFICE. The object of M*. Derricks' suit U to test the title ot the office, or In other words to determine who Is entitled to | hold the office. The suit was filed in the same court ! that Mr. Swails filed a mandatory action and for Jft.ono damages against Auditor Fesler. In -wsl.V suit, the plaintiff asks that Auditor Feeler t* compelled to cor rect the alleged fraudulent record made by Mr. Fesler showing the election of Derricks The written demand es Mr. Derricks upon Swails to vacate the offtce ts as follows: “I hereby make demand upon youvthat you forthwith cease to act as superintendent of Marion County, aud that you 'forthwith vacate and abandon the prem lacs appurtenant to said office, and that you forthwith surrender and account to me for all books records documents and othen property of any kind whatsoever appurtenant to satd office. | "Concurrently with the foregoing do- | mand I notify you that I have been duly ! elected superintendent of schools of Ms i roiu County for the lawful term begin ning Aug. 10. 1921, and that I am ready 'to assume the dtltica thereof, and that I i will assume the duties thereof unless pre j vented t.y failure upon yonn- part to comply with the aforesaid demand." fcwa.ll* was administered his oath of , office by A. C, Sogemeior deputy county clerk aud Mr. Derricks received his oath of office from Mr. Fesler MANY EXPECTED SENSATIONAL AFFAIR. ; Many who lingered in the vicinity of I tho superintendent's office expected to see as a sensational an affair as when the Fesler-Devricks faction of tho county school board elected Mr. Devrlcks superintendent. At that time Mr. Swails and Auditor Fesler nearly came to blows. Today everything was very quiet and orderly as Mr. Devrlcks decided to leave the question of his right to the office up to Judge Hay. "I do not care to embarrass the teach, ers of Die county in the opening of school,” Mr. Devrlcks stated. "It ts a matter for the court to decide." In the meantime, Superintendent Swails occupies the office and ia preparing to open the county school* in the fall. He has announced that the annual county teachers' institute will bet held in the Criminal Courtroom Aug. 22 to Aug. 2(5. It is understood that Mr. Deverlcks will make no further effort to obtain possession of the office uutil Judge Hay decides the case. The Swaiis-Deverieks controversy Is Die result of a desire of the members of the Marion County board of commissioners to replace Superintendent Swails. who is a Democrat, with a Republican. In attempting to carry out the theory that to the victor belong the spoils, the commissioners sought to dominate the town ship trustees who compose the Marion County board of education. WHOLE township IS ABOLISHED. Failing to obtain the required number of votes to put Mr. Deverlcks in office, the commissioners, on the day of the meeting of the board of education, for the purpose of electing a county school superintendent, passed a resolution abolishing I’ike Township aud making it a part of Wayne This resolution was presented to | County Auditor Leo K. Fesler who read ! the resolution at the hoard meeting, j Fesler then refused to recognize Clements } Purdy as trustee of Pika Township. I This arbitrary action of Mr. Foster and the commissioners resulted in Trustee

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Purdy refu ring to honor th.* ruling of Mr Fesler that Mr P rdv lost his job the minute tho commissioners abol.shed Piko Township. Mr. Purdy and four other members of the board hold a meeting at the same t the Fesler-Devcrlcka faction was t---teinpting to put a Republican into office. The Purdy faction took a vote an-' declared Superintendent rc-vail* re-elected for a term of four years bej. nning Aug. Id. The other faction, having the servic-e* of Auditor Fe-ier declared Mr. Deverlcks elected after Fesler, who Is not an elected mVmher of the board, cast a purported deciding vote for Dev.-ricks DOTH MEN FILE RONDS. Fesler* record shows that Deverlcks was elected superintendent of th county schools. Both Deverlcks and Swail- tiled bond* as required by Isw but Fesler recognized only the bool of Mr. Deverick*. After the citirens of Pike Township began to show signs of fight at the action of the commissioner* lu cauK’ng Pike Township to evaporate suddenly. CotumUsb’iicrs Shank and George passed resolution which re-created Pike Township. Commissioner Carlfn PhnnU then calmly announced that the commissioners had nothing further to do with the county superintendent of schools controversy. Mr Shank said he and Commissioner Georg" "imd wiped their hands of tho whole matter and that it was now a question to be settled between Fesler aud iSwuiis." VETERANS’ SONS MEET WITH DADS Hold National Convention With the G. A. It. It is announced officially through the Banner, the national organ of the Pons of Veterans, I'. S. A., that the romnjaudery In chief mcampment of the order wll) meet In Indianapolis the week of Sept. 25, at. the time of the national encampment of tlin G. A. R. The approach of this great meeting of the Sons of A'eteruus l:as given a tremendous stimulus to the membership campaign of Ben Harrison camp of the Pons of Veterarfs. a campaign which at last reports had ob tallied ft.'U applications for the camp Eligible* to the Sons of Veterans are showing a lively interesi in the near np proach of the national meeting aud are enlisting for the purpose of assisting In making the gathering a success from ttie point of view of hospitality. New plans have been announced for an intlla tlon to be held the evening of Aug 81. on tho parlor floor of the Denison Hotel. There will be no initiation ceremony between now and that date, according to die revised schedule, but on that occasion It Is expected a large number of applicants will be obligated. I’lans also are maturing for a notable .Initiation ceremony of Leu Harrison camp the night of Sept. 20. at tho time of the opening of the cominandory-in chief encampment.

STATE DEMANDS PAY FOR TRUCKS Holds Big Charge Against Nordyke & Marmon. Attorney General U. S. Lesli has before him for consideration n claim of the Sta'o highway commission against the Nordyke & Marmon Company for $5,630 for the use of ten State trucks by that company during the switchmen's strike last year. The highway department holds tbe trucks were loaned to the automo bile company, which was to pay $lO a day for their use. In commenting on the claim of the State, H. L. Purdy, treasurer of the N'ordyke & Marmon Company, declared the company paid for the use of the trucks in repairs. He said most of them had important parts missing when they borrowed them, and that all of these were replaced. He said one truck had a broken crank shaft and this was replaced. According to Mr. Purdy the trucks were iu actual use oply about two weeks. CONSIDER “GOOD HOADS’* BILL. WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.—The modified Townseml “good roads" bill, creating a Federal Highway Commission and appropriating $100.!X)0,OtX) for the construction of an Inter-State and later-county system of highways, was taken up by the Senate today on a -motion of Senator Townsend, Republican, Michigan.

FINES 20 OUT OF 35 NEGROES HALED TO COURT Judge Pritchard Passes on Week-end Clean-up Cases. Thirty five negroee appeared in city court yesterday afternoon answering to charges of gambling following their ar- | rest during the week-end clean-up made by police. Twenty of that number were fined by Judge Walter Pritchard, nine cases were continued indefinitely, two were dlsuxissed and four discharged. Henry Nance, proprietor of a “pressing parlor" in the rear of the dry* beer saloon at 1442 North Senate avenue, arrested Saturday by Lieutenant Winkler i and Sergeant Chitwood with eight other - negroes on a charge of keeping a gambling house, was fined $lO and costs and i sentenced to fifteen days in jail. Four j others were each fined $5 and costs on j gambling charges, two discharged, and : two cases were continued indefinitely. The police say they saw a crowd around a table, and Nance was sitting in a chair with a leather bag. containing $4 in monev, in front of him. Jnst before the officers got into the room the lights went out. When the lights were ag.ilD lighted, the officers found only nine men In the place, and tbs dice and money bag, were gone. SERGEANT HTLSE KILLED IN' PLACE. Nance was arrested several months ago on the charge of tfeening a gambling house. It wss in his place and at that time 'hat F• rgeanf Wnd> Hulse was killed by one of the gamblers. Otho Hester, negro, arrested at his home. 72S Lo • street, with twelve other men on charge* of keeping a gambling house, pleaded guilty and was fined $lO and costs and sentenced to ton days In jail. The other negroes also pleaded guilt- excepting one man who was (11smlsaed, and were each fined $5 an 1 costs on gaming cargos. The officers slid they f-und a leather hi g containing S.J.i>3 claimed by Roster. Po-trr admitted ho was the keeper of the game and said to teak 5 cents ''a* each throw!" •lidin Hines. 313 Chesap ako street negro. arrested in a burn wit! tight, other .negroes in the rear of -4..S Indiana avenue. was fined $lO and costs and sentenced to ten days in Jail on a charge of keeping c gambling house. Two other men were fined $2 and rosis on a charge of gaming, three case,- were continued indefinitely, two were discharged and one dismissed. According to the police who arres'ed the negroes late Sunday ni fc ht. a large I table covered with canvas was so .nd and around the table -ere several men. \ Including Hines with the .ocuey bag tu front of Slim. CHARGES AGAINST FOLK CONTINI ED. Gambling charges against Will Brown, 914 North Senate avenue. Joe Malloy. 124 Nor'h Liberty sure**. Walker Wharton, (ills F.ast Court s -apt, and Carl Johnson, 015 North California street, all negroes, .were continued idefinltely, and fhev vi erp 'told to refrain from using the sidewalk as h place to shoot craps. The quartette was arrested by Sergeant Marren and squad s* Liberty and Court streets aud were, the police allege, shooting craps with numerons other negroes, all of whom escaped but the four when (he officers raided the gam-. A pair of dice ami 51 cents was found on the ground. PROFIT SHARING LAW IN EFFECT Vera Cruz Statute Gives Workers Half Profits. MFXTCO ("ITT. Aug Id—Many industrial plants throng’ >nt the State of Vera Cruz are threatened with shutdown because of the State profit sharing tax, which go“s into effect today. The law, if enforced, will compel the companies to give one half of their profits to the workers. A number of mineral and oil companies are affected. An appeal was made to the State Government, to reduce the taxes, but It was rejected. The government tnj formed the owners of mineral companies i that Germany and Russia woul! soon be j issuing silver money which would assure (higher prices for the metal and also a i greater demand. ' The teachers a* Puebla wnt on strike ; against a reduction of wages and a Htormy tunss meeting was held to pro- : rest to the Governor of the State of : Puebla TAMPICO, Mexico, Aug. IS.—There was no indication hone today that the new socialistic profit sharing law* in the StHfe of Vera Cruz would cripple the oil industry In that State. The companies are continuing drilling operations and It wns reported today that four new wells : were being brought in. Civil War Prospects Dying Out in Italy ROME, Aug. Iti The threat of civil war in Italy between the Fascist! on one side and the Socialists and Communists on (h other, is rapidly dying out, according to indications to lay. During the last two days one man has been killed and five wounded in clashes between the hostile factions The government has bnought to bear every possible agency to estore peace | and to bring about an amicable agreej ment between the rival parties.

Are You Still Going Strong at 50? Full of Life and Energy No? Then Eat More Spinach and Carrots with Organic Iron to Help Give You Rich, Red Blood and Revitalize Your Wornout Exhausted Nervea

YOU CANNOT BE STRONG AND WELL WITHOUT PLENTY OF IRON IN YOUR BLOOD. Without iron your blood loses its power to change food into living tissue and therefore nothing you eat does you the proper amount of good —you do not Set sufficient strength and energy out of it Thousands of people suffer from iron-starvation of the blood and are weak, nervous and ailing all the while WITHOUT SUSPECTING THE REAL CAUSE OF THEIR TROUBLE. THERE ARE 30.000,000,000,000 RED BLOOD CORPUSCLES IN YOUR BLOOD AND EACH ONE MUST HAVE IRON.

If you are not willing to eat the peels of fruits and vegetables nnd tho hußks of grain so as to get sufficient quantity of organic iron for your blood, as nature intended you should do, then you should eat plenty of iron-containing foods like spinach, carrots and . baked apples and reinforce them from time to time with a little organic iron, w hich you <an obtain from vour druggist under the name of Nuxated Iron. Nuxated Iron represents organic in such a highly concentrated form that one dose of It is estimated to be approximately equivalent (in organic Iron content) to eating half a quart of spinach, one quart of green vegetables or four large apples.. It's like taking extract of beef instead of eating poujids of meat. Nuxated Iron is partially predigested aud ready for almost immediate absorption and assimilation by the blood while metallic iron Is Ir<w just as it comes

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Plenty Room Now in Illinois River / PEORIA, 111,, Aug. I.—Hair-rais-ing panic prevails at all the bathing beaches for 109 pi lies along the Illinois River. Fourteen alligator* have cancelled their engagements as attractions at a Riverside Park here by breaking their wire barriers and escaping Into the river.

QUIZ CAUSE OF WOMAN’S DEATH Beauty Winner Believed a Suicide Following Attacks by Small Magazine. CHICAGO, Aug. 16.—A complete invesigation into the death of Mre. Mary de Brito, former wife of a distinguished Brazilian, and winner of several beauty con'ests, will be asked of Coroner Peter M. Hoffman and the police, Mrs Edwarf Weller announced today. Mrs. De Brito ended her life in Mrs. Weiler's home by turning on the gas. . . It is believed Mrs, De Brito ended her life because threats made against her by the editor of a small magazine. Several weeks ago Mrs. De Brito obtained a cony of the magazine while traveling on >i train. She was so shocked by its contents that she wrote the Governor of North Dakota, where the tnaga zine is published, expressing the opinion that the publication should be suppressed Mrs. De Brito's letter to s he Oovenor was forwarded by bts secretary, it Is said, to the editor of the magazine. Foon after her recurn to Chicago, it Is declared Mrs. De Brito received a vituperative letter from the editor. Later a roughly dressed man called at the Weller home and made inquiries concerning Mrs. De Brito. Airs. Weiler believes the letter and the man so frightened Mrs. De Brito, who was of a highly n-rvoua temperament, that Bbe took her own life. TRACE SHOT TO BLACKMAILERS Muncie Police Believe Parrish’s Death Outcome of Plot. Special to The Times MT'NCIE. T nd . Aug. 16— Th# belief that a gang of blackmailers baTe been working in the vicinity of Muncie for some time and that they were responsible for the deatn of Irvin o. Parrish Fort Wayne traveling salesman who was fatally wounded on a country road near Muncie Patn-day night, wns expressed by tho poli-e today. They assert they are now working on definite clews, but will make no arrest until after the coroner’s verdict is announced, which probably will be tomorrow The officers said they had learned of several motorists who had been stopped on roads near Muncie recently by men who seem to ha-e been making a practice of holding up clandestine lovers and de mending payment of them on threats of blackmail The police are working on the theory that this was the purpose of the three masked men who had held up the Parrish car. but it Is thought the shootI ing was not premeditated and that no violence would have been attompred had Parrish not hopped from the machine and given caase to the men. Miss Lee Vaughn Cunningham, the pretty niUllner who was with Parrish at the time, sticks to her story of the shooting and dentes that she was out of the machine until after the shots were fired. ATHLETIC PROGRAM FOR PICNIC. A baseball game at Garfield park, followed by athletic contests and games and a basket lunch at Columbia park, will be features of the picnic of employes of the Standard OH Company tomorrow afternoon. In the evening there will be dancing

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ASK USE OF NAVY DESTROYERS TO END SMUGGLING Officers Find It Difficult to Stop Border Whisky Runners With Present Force. NEW TORK, Aug. 16—Whlaky and beer smugglera, attempting to enter the United State* by land and *ea, were matching wits with Federal and State guards on the Atlantic coast and the Canadian borde.r today. Raids, seizures and arrests marked the engagements In the border battle between bootleggers and United States authorities near Detroit, where the smug glers are trying to bring their contraband in t-om Canada The prohibition enforcement forces took the offensive all along the line, throwing more troopers Into action along the river districts and running down the small, speedy power boats that came puttering over from the Canadian border with their cargoes of 9 per cent beer. Prohibition enforcement authorities, roaliing the hugeness of their task along the coast were reported to be considering a request for a loan of several destroyers from tbe Navy. It is possible, too, the Army may be askad to assist the border guards. The Government has been warned that a veritable arinsda of schooners is sailing northward from the Bahama Islands, bound for secret destinations along the middle Atlantic coast. Elaborate preparations are being made to round up the fieet. FINAL PAGEANT REHEARSAL HELD Brookside Park Attraction to Open Wednesday Ni?ht. The final dress rehearsal for the third I annual pageant of the city recreation department, was held at Brookside Park this afternoon. R. M'alter Jirvts, director of recroa*'on. add Miss Alice ilescall, as sistant director, watched the rshearasj and predicted that the spectacle, which is called “Evolution of the Dance,” would be one of tho finest affairs of the kind given In America this year. Movies t-f the dress rehearsal were taken. They will be exhibited In local theaters. The pagesnt will opeu in Brookside park at 7.30 o'clock Wednesday evening. Special car service over t .• East Tenth and Brookside lines will be provided. Approximately fifteen thousand people attended the pageant last year. IN INDIANAPOLIS Demonstrating the Famous Rice Method Free to Callers at Hotel If you are ruptured, your big opportunity has now arrived. If you would like to he free from the slavery of gouging. pinching, chafing trusses that make life a burden, then HERE and NOW is the time to act. J. A. GUligan, an expert in rupture eases, trained under the personal direction of W. S. Rice of Adams, New York, the famous discoverer of the Rice NonSurgioal Rupture Method, will be at the f’olouial Hotel, Indianapolis Ind., Aug, 18. 1!) and .0 Mr. Gili.:,n is here to personally demonstrate to all ruptured people vrhgt the Rice Rnpture Method can seconsplish. You have, no doubt, heard and read much about this famous Method and the cures which thousands have reported from it. Now, you have the chance to find out all about it—to have it demonstrated to you and to see what it can do in YOUR OWN case. Just call at tbe hotel and Mr. Gilligan will give you his personal attention, his best adTice and complete demonstration absolutely without charge. Are you tired of that binding, hampering. uncomfortable trass? Would you like to be free of it forever? Then investigate this Rice Method and find out the possibilities it holds out. Surety s Method that could cause so many thousands of former ruptnre sufferers to report cures must be worthy of your full and complete investigation. The Rice Method is different from anything else. It is modern, np-to-the-minute. abreast of the latest scientific developments. It is the one Method that yon are not asked to take on faith alona —the one Method that is positively demnnstreted to you. right on your own person. without any charge whatever. Yon do not spend a penny unless, after hav lng a full and complete demonstration, yon decide that this is the method for yon. And ynu- you alone—are the sole judge of that. In Jnsticc -to yourself, come in and see Mr. GUligan. Remember, he will be hero only three days, then your opportunity will be gone. Grasp It NOW, It may prove to be the wisest thing you ever did. and anyway, it costs you nothing to find out. Remember, come to the Colonial Hotel, any day from 9 to 12 forenoons. 2 to 3 afternoons, or 7 to 9 in the evening. Tba dates sre Aug. 13, 19 and 20. Don’t Ipt this opportunity get away from you. IV. S. RICE. Adams. N. T. —Advertisement.

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