Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 195, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 December 1921 — Page 12

We Will Help You to Save Safely Jflrtfbrr &abingß anft Crust Company INDIANAPOLIS COUNTY CLERK REPORTS SLUMP IN MARRIAGES Only 39 Christmas Licenses Issued Against Xearly 100 Last Year. A general slump in the “marriage license business” struck the county clerk's office Saturday which reduced the total number of licenses issued to the lowest total with the last four years. A total of only thirty-nine marriage licenses were Issued. Last year the total was a few less than a hundred. According to Mrs. Mary Gunter Beil, financial secretary to County Clerk Kichard V. Sipe, the '‘slump” is due to the general lack of employment. The day before Christmas generally is the banner day for marriage licenses in the clerk's office. Among the thirty-nine licenses issued Saturday are the following twenty-two which were not announced in Saturday s Times: Asa Pavne. Sl3 River av 40 Mary Wildman. 624 W. New York et.. 44 Lee Hunter, 1223 LaFayette st 23 Willa King, 310 IV. Smith st 21 Henry Bedner. Logansport. Ind }2 Mary Foist, Logansport, Ind Alva Davis. 320 E. North st 21) Nellie McLaughlin. 3411 College av 46 Raymond Osting. 017 Hervey st 25 Thelma Hamilton, 2121 Barth av 19 Clinton Wnalen, 417 Stevens pi 2-j Esther Baker, 417 Stevens pi 23 Carl Adams. 22**3 W. Morris st IS Dorothy Cary. 1143 S. Sheffield av IS Albert Murphv. 320 Eastern av 34 Ethel Davis, 1433 N. Chester 34 Fred Haney, North Vernon, Ind 2S Jessie Banks, S N. Colorado 5t........ 25 Frank Conway, 329 Holmes av 41 Myrtle Bine, 30 N. Addison st.. 44 Gauf Raiser. 1207 Fayette st —....... 39 Lillian Green. 1207 Fayette st 41 Lon Davis, s*l? Maryland st 26 Lilian Sutton. 319 N. Delaware st 2*5 Horace Stout. Williams. W. Va 2*5 Mildred Duncan, 20S Spink Arms T* William Knox, 400 E. Tenth st 3t Grace Trenary, 537 E. Eleventh st.— 36 Walter Day, 6316 Ferguson st 19 Ina May Gay. 2313 Fairview st 19 Charles Farrington, 156'i N. Illinois st. 37 Grace Henson. 32S S. New Jersey 32 William Sneed. 2006 W. Michigan st.. 22 Ella Younger 1444 Sauly st 21 Paul Sargent, 222 E. Pratt st 29 Lelah Cassman, 725 N. Pennsylvania. 25 Emmett Johnson. 2105 Shriver av 25 Edna Maxwell. 2105 Shriver av 19 Auey Roark. 501 Birch st 23 Gladys Williams’ 636 Arbor av 19 Leo Miller. 3218 E. Washington st 26 Lillian Leeds. 125 W. Thirtieth st 23 Joseph Swift. 2619 N. Illinois st 75 Louise Felbert, Indianapolis 48 No licenses were being issued today because the holiday is being observed. A clerk vt '-j on du.'y all day to take care of emergency matters as required by law. The sheriff’s office was ready to take care of emergency matters only. All other offices and all the courts were closed. Car Fails to Start, but Patrol Doesn't John Smith, 34. giving his address as ‘•city,” had a real joyride yesterday. Smith got into an automobile at Station street, when Lieut. Waltag White walked up to the car and asfed: '‘Having trouble starting your automobile?” '•Yes.” answered Smith, *‘l guess I lost the key.” ‘•That's unlucky,’’ said the policeman. “Here is the key.” Smith’s joyride in the police automobile ended at the police headquarters where he was charged with vehicle taking and vagrt.ncy. Two Men Are Shot in Strike Battle OMAHA. Neb., Dec. 26.—Two men were wounded today in a gun battle between packing plant strikebreakers. Oliie Shurman, colored, strikebreaker, was probably fatally wounded. He was alleged to have opened fire when hailed by pickets. John Yockwusov was seriously injured by a bullet from Shurxnau's revolver.

Prices of Hogs, Sheep and Lambs Make Gain in Month Report of Department of Agriculture Official Shows Comparisons.

Prices on hogs, sheep ami lambs have increased daring the past month, according to George Bryant, representative of tin* United States Department of Agriculture In Indiana. Beef and veal calf prices have decreased during the last month the report states. Sweet potatoes and other vegetables have decreased, according to the report which was made to Department of Agriculture by Mr. Bryant. Milk was sold by the farmers to the dairies of the State at an average of 23 cents a gallon and was sold to the consumer at 41 cents a gallon. The report, which covers a period of thirty days was compiled from the report of 500 frmers which were submitted to the department’s representative In Indiana. The comparison of prices are as follows : DECEMBER. Hogs a 100 lbs $ 060 Beef cattle a 100 lbs 5.30 Veal calves a 100 lbs 8.14 Sheep a 100 lbs 3.40 Limbs a 100 lbs ... 7.40 .'.Mich cows per bead 51.00 H rses per head 92.00 Milk wholesale per gaL .......... .23 Milk retail per gal. .. ... .41 Wool unwashed per lb. ........... .16 Apples a bushel 2.52 Apples a barrel 7.54 walnuts a barrel 1.29 Hickory Nuts a barrel 2.0!) Pecans a lb .23 Beans dry a bushel 3.03 Beans soy a bushel 1.88 Sweet Potatoes a bushel ........... 1.59 Turnips a bushel .<’9 Cabbages 100 lbs 3.53 Cabbages a 100 bead 6 91 Onions a bushel .................. 2.75 Timothy hay a ton ................ 13.00 Clover hay a ton 12.00 Alfalfa hay a ton 13.00 Prairie hay a ton ................. 8.00 Clover seed a bushel ............. 10.68 Timothy seed a bushel ............ 2.91 Alfalfa seed a bushel ........... 12.08 Top corn a bushel ................ 2.75 Eggs a dozen .................... hi Chickens a lb 17 Turkeys a lb 31 Cowpeas a bushel 1.32 Cream and Butter fat a lb 3S NOVEMBER. Hogs, a 100 lbs $614 Beef cattle a 100 lbs 5.45 Veal Calvps a 100 lbs. 8.50 Sheep a 100 lbs 290 Lambs a 100 lbs 6.41 Milk cows a head 49.00 Horses a head 91.00 Milk wholesale a gal 28 I Milk retail a gal .41 I'v’nol unwashed a lb. J 6

BLIND TIGERS STILL SOURCE OF DISTRESS Five Over-Sunday Arrests for Violations of Liquor Laws. Five persons were arrested on charges of violating the liquor laws and four were held on gaming charges as the result of week end police raids. “Don’t cry, lady,” said Sergeant Clifford Richter as be discovered a gallon and a half of “white mule” whisky in the home of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Burgess, made this terse comment, today on the husband is not in serious trouble Just because he has some ‘white mule.’” ”Yos, but you aiu’t found it all,” sobbed Mrs. Burgess. That was true, for as the sergeant continued to search he discovered in another room a twenty-gallon still under which a fire was burning. Two large barrels, four small barrels and eighty gallons of corn mash also were found. Burgess was arrested on the charge of operating a blind tiger. Earl and Opal Chappell. 720 North East street, were arrested Sunday on charges of operating a blind tiger. The police interrupted them while in the act of delivering whisky at a house in the 1500 block on Lew4s street. Chappel ran, but was caught with a gallon jug of white mule. His wife was busy in the automobile destroying jars of the same kind of liquor, the police say. Chappell’s car was held by the police for the federal authorities. The automobile is an Essex, with license 152461. Chappell is well known to the police. John de Paugh, negro, 1622 South Senate avenue was arrested on the charge of operating a blind tiger when a patrolman found him walking in We>st McCarty street. He js alleged to have had a bottle of whisky in his possession. THIRTEEN HURT IN TRAIN WRECK Engine and Nine Coaches Are Derailed. MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo.. Dec. 26. Thirteen persons were injured when an east-bound Wabash train running between Kansas City and St. Louis was derailed near hrre Sunday. The injured include seven mail clerks. The engine and nine coaches were dit-hed. The train carried a heavy load of Christmas mail. One Dead, Four Hurt at Grade Crossing CHICAGO, Dec. 26 —"n,> dead, four seriously injured was the t r >II of an accident at what the police, making an investigation today, termed a “mean grade crossing" at Maywood. An automobile, in whi h holiday merrytuaykers were returning from a Christmas feast. wa struck by ..n Aurora. Elgin & Chicago Electric line car at the crossing. Barbara Giilion of St. t'haries, ill., aged 5 years, was killed. The injured included her father, Walter Gllllon. Woman Dies in Rooming- House Fire NEW YORK, D°c. 26. One woman Is dead and another is believed to be dying today as a result of fire which late Inst night swept through a four-story rooming house here. The body of Mrs. Anna Hansel, 57, music teacher was found on the fourth floor. Police believe she was suffocated. Guards Added to Protect Embassy PARIS. Dec. 26—Police gnards protecting the United States embassy and the home of Myron T. Herrick, American ambassador to France, were reinforced today as the r“su!t of communist agitations. Ail callers are carefully scrutinized and all packages delieverd by mail or messenger are searched. ARMY OFnCFR IS FTIOT. DENVER, Colo., Dec. 26. —Army officers and police today are trying to solve the mysterious shooting of MaJ. Earl H. C’oy’.e of Ft. Logan, who was found unconscious Sunday with a bullet wound in his head. lie is not expected to live.

App>s a bushel 2.51 Apple* a barrel 057 Walnuts a bushel 4 49 Hickory nuts a bushel l’ecans a lb 21 Beans dry a bushel " :;’ik Beans soy a bushel 2.70 Sweet Potatoes a bushel i’t;v Turnips a bushel r>r, Cabbages a 100 bead 8 <ll Cabbages a head 80 Onions a bushel 2. 10 Timothy hay a ton 13.00 Clover hay a ton 12.00 Alfalfa hay a ton 14.00 Prairie hay a ton 7.00 Clover seed a bushel 10.37 Timothy seed a bushel 2.67 Alfalfa seed a bushel 12.37 Pop corn a 100 lbs 3.46 Eggs a do*. .53 Chickens live a lb 18 Turkeys live a lb 29 Cow- peas a bii'-hcl 2.62 Cream butter fat lb 39

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DOG HILL PARAGRAFS "~7 j w Raz Barlow has borrowed the Wild Onion school teacher's dlctlonery and Is writing a letter to a girl in the Call Ribs neighborhood. • • • Slim Pickens stopped in front of a show window at Bounding Billows Tuesday and was aiming to look at all the Christmas goods, but when he saw a coeoanut starring at him he went on. The Depity Constable Is bringing pressure to bear on himself to again make the race for re-election. He has been making the races on merit and qualification, but this time he will use only his horse. DEATH OF THREE CAUSED BY POISON Oflicials Mystified Over Family Tragedy. CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dee. 26.—Mrs. Lillian Ambruslnski. 31; her two childrin. Wililara and Jennie B. are dead at their home today, the result of poison of an undetermined nature, according to policemen. Felix Ambrusinsk!, 30, the husband, is in St. Alexis’ Hospital, critically 111 from the same poison. A lodger iu the same dwelling dis. orered the ragedy last night, when receiving no reply to his knocks at the Ambrusinski apartment, he summoned help and forced the door. Mrs. Ambrusinski was lying on the floor writhing in pain She died on the ray I t 1 spital. William was dead and Amhrusinakl and Jennie were unconscious Jennie died shortly after reaching the hospital. Ambrnsinski has regained consciousness and In answer to questions by police said the family had eaten nothing the past twelve hours that could have caused the trouble and that all they had to drink was wine and tea. An autopsy performed on Mts. Ambrusinski last night shed no light on the tragedy, physicians claiming there was no indication of the cause of death. When you see the wonJk derfnl portraits we are making of national re. lebrities you'll real Ire F/4JW why Moo retie Id photo- . ** erapbs are the ones best J. &§f suited to you. Ninth fleer, tiki lids.

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RIVER PASSES FLOOD STAGE Ohio Still Rising at Evansville and Lowlands Are Inundated. EVANSVILLE, Ind., Dec. 26.—'Thousands of acres of lowlands along the Ohio River and tributaries in southern Indiana, western Kentucky and southern Illinois, were being covered today by Good waters. United States Weather Observer Brand, predicted a stage of from forty-two to forty-five feet In the Ohio at Evansville by Thursday. Flood stage, thirty-five feet, was passed late Sunday and the r'ver continued to rise three-tenths of a foot art hour. Evansville, however, Is not affected tint 11 a stage of forty-five feet Is reached. Barren and Green Rivers In Kentucky and the Wabash River In Indiana, and Illinois, are booming. Flood stages In those streams were predicted for Tuesday. County farm agents report most of the

AN APPRECIATION FROM THE ELKS and CIRCLE THEA TER Though wo realize that the smiles of gladness that spread over the faees of the happy children arid the joy that was brought to them is reward enough for those generous ones whose efforts and assistance made this the wonderful Christmas party it was for the Children Santa Claus Forgot, held Monday morning at the Circle theater, nevertheless we, in whose hands was entrusted the privilege of formulating plans and executing them, owe a debt of appreciation and undying gratitude: To Chief of Police Jerry Kinney, traffic officers and men, we owe the successful handling of three thousand children without an accident to mar the enjoyment of the day. The' owners’ and drivers of automobiles and trucks, both Elks and those not members of the order, who so whole-heartedly entered into the tremendous task of transportation, we thank sincerely. To the Street Car Company Is due thanks for the transportation of a thousand children from the orphanages and institutions of the city. To the School Board and teachers we are indebted for ’he efficient manner In which it was seen that no worthy child was overlooked this Christmas, To the staff of the Circle Theater, the orchestra, to those responsible for the ballet and vocal presentation, and to all the others who assisted in giving the three housand youngsters such a merry Christmas, we say “THANK YOU.” To the members of Indianapolis Lodge, No. 13, TV P. O. E . and to those not members who donated to the fund, we can only say that their dollars brought sunshine and smiles. To the newspapers of Indianapolis wo thank for their splendid cooperation. And to the committee in charge of the Elks whose privilege and assistance for the past weeks made this party an event of the year, we repeat the watchword of our order—“and the greatest of these is Charily.” INDIANAPOLIS LODGE NO. 13, IV P. 0. ELKS, By H. C. Spellman, Director-General Elks-Cirele Theater Christmas Party. THE CIRCLE THEATER COMPANY, Ralph "NY. Richer, Business Manager.

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