Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 195, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 December 1922 — Page 1

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WHAT THEY DID NOT FIND IN THEIR STOCKINGS

WILLIAM P. EVANS, prescuting attomey: A round robin letter from all thè bootleggers and gambiera declaring Intention of going out of business thè first of thè year. JUDGE JAMES A. COLLINS of thè Criminal Court: News that lawyers will take no more changes of venue. SHERIFF SNIDER: An empty county jail due to prohibition. LEO K. FESLER, county auditor: Assurance that no taxpayer would try to beat th© county out of any t&xes and that thè county is getting value received from politicai appointees and contractors.

GOOG ili AND JOY IN GUY TODAY

Spirit of Christmas Hovers • Over Indianapolis Amid Merry Making. When thè city recreation department’s six brass quartets went forth in thè dark hours this morning playing “Hark thè | Herald Angels Sing” and other: time-honored yuletide pieces Miss Indianapolis stirred, opened her eyes, remembered, srniled happily and sleepily remarked: “It’s a pretty good old world aster all.” Miss Indianapolis arose, stili smiling gleefully. She dressed for thè out- I of-doors, dashed downstairs for a cup of coffee and a glance at thè multi j tude of good things old Father Time: and other relatives had left her. Just a glance, and then she was off to de- j liver good cheer to eve ry body. For that was thè spirit of thè day in Indianapolis—as it ever has been. j Goodfellow on Job Over on© hundred poor familles were happy as a result of thè work of thè Goodfellow Club, an organization of ! thè employes of thè Indianapolis branch of thè Ford Motor Company. Baskets cor.talning food and clothing were distributed to worthy familles. In many cases coal was delivered. Three thousand dollars was expended by thè club on familles chosen to be thè recipients by th© investigation committee of thè club. Destitute familles received food and clothing from Mayor Shank’s ready relief fund. Money to carry on thè wcrk of this fund was obtained from thè sale of basket-ball and dance ticket© for thè game and dance held Saturday night at Tomlinson Hall. Ku -Khix Klnn Busy Som© tira© betwen 6 p. m. and 7 p. m. carne a light knock at thè door of more than one hundred destitute families. Baskets of food, clothing and sometimes bed clothing were silently handed In to thè destitute home. Without a word thè tìoner tumed away. The purr of a motor and he was gone. A message of good cheer and signed “Sincerely, Knights of thè Ku-Klux Klan. Indianapolis Klan, Realm of Indiana.” In thè thirty-twb Are stations of thè city programs for poor children were held Saturday night under auspicos of thè city recreation dfpartment. Christmas trees, with decorations and presenta were placed in each station. Shriners Work Christmas dinners of unusual splendor were possible for thè 700 families who received bushel baskets from thè Murat Tempie of Shriners yesterday. Each basket contained food enough to last a family of four for a week. Needy ex-service men received baskets* today as a result of activities of auxillary units of eleven Marion County American Legion posts. The Servio Club also provided for disabled vc-terans. At Sunnyside sanitarium ?nany colored electric lights and red tapers lighted thè room where thè Christmas party was held for thè children. Santa Claus, alias Orin Cotton, distributed gifts to thè patients. The West Side Business League Men’s Association distributed approximately 750 boxes of candy to children of thè community. A big tree was placed at W. Washinton and Belle View St., where thè candy was distributed. Residents of thè community brought clothing and food which will be turned over to thè Family Welfare Society. Always ready to aid thè poor, thè Salvation Army held open house at Tomlinson Hall yesterday. Relief for destitute families was distributed from thè hall. Approximately 500 baskets were distributed. The Voìunteers of America distributed baskets donated by Indianapolis merchants. Th© 310 patients of thè city hospital received gifts of candy, fruit and nuts at a Christmas party given them by th© St. Margarett’s Cruild. A Christmas program ■will be given tonight at thè Cadi© Tabernacle by thè Order of De Moiay. “The Story of thè Lise of Our Savior.” a motion plcutre. will be shown, Preceding thè picture. Christmas earols will be sung by thè De Molay choir, assisted by thè De Molay band, thè Scottish Rite choir, and thè Scottish Rite orchestra.

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CLAUDE WORLET, special investigator for Criminal Court: Confessions from all defendants. GEORGE V. COFFIN, out-going county clerk: Resignation of William H. Freeman from office of Republìcan county *cliairman and appointment of Claude McEhvain to succeed him. / TRAFFIC CAPTAIN MICHAEL GLENN: Streets free of jaywalkers. INSPECTOR OF DETECTI\ r ES JOHN MULLIN: A solution of thè Orme murder mystery. CITY CLERK JOHN RHODEIIAJIEL: His office free from loaf-

Sniffi ■ Hip pocket drinkers of moonShine liquor in Indianapolis discovered a new way to test their cheer today before risking waod alcohol blindness or death. “Put a few drops of it in your hands and rub them together,” one of them said. “This creates an odor and it is an easy matter to distinguish between poison and thè reai stufi.”

PiLICI PUT 43 IS LOOK-0P POI ILTOSPIEES Blind Tiger Raids Also Cause Arrest or Number of Indianapolis Citizens. Indianapolis had a few wet spots which were sound by persons celebrating Christmas Saturday and Sunday. Thirty-eight men and Ave women were arrested on charges of drunkenness. Twenty-seven men and two women were arrested on charges of operating blind tigers. The police interrupted thè making of Christmas white mule at thè home of William Melden, 142 Renna St., yesterday. A fifteen-gallon whisky stili was in operation when Lieutenant Hudson entered thè house. The police sound four gallona of whisky and 150 ! gallona of mash. Melden was not at 1 home but thè colico left an order for him to apoear In city court. More Tiger Suspeds Others arrested on charges of operating blind tigers were, lsadore Pe- ; tarlican, 40, Raymond St. and thè Belt railroad; James Phillips, 31, colored, 1425 Alvord St.; Henry Garland, 53, of HO S. Noble St., Joseph Burnett, 22, of 511 W. Ray St.; and Ed Miller, 46, of 622 E. Court St. Nine gallona of white mule were sound in thè homo of Timothy Shaughnessy, ISID N. Talbot Avo., yesterday, thè police say. Shaughnessy was arrested on a charge of operating a blind tiger. Lieutenant Stoddard raided thè home of Gapa Wilkogich, 4100 Speedday Ave., Saturday night and sound a gallon and a half of whito mule. Wilkogich wa-s charged with operating a blind tiger. Solomon Tolack, 002 Charks St., was arrested when thè police sound a small amount of whisky in his possession. Too Mtich (’liristnias Too much Christmas resulted in thè ; following being arrested on charges of i violatìng thè prohibition law: Henry Miller, 515 Beecher St.; Cirt Coleman, 1854 Orleans St.; Klrby Lay and his brother, Frank Lay, 264 Beecher St.; Gus Bethauer, 2225 E. j Michigan St.; Chee Blatero, 1137 N. I Senato Ave.; Permilea Doyle, 1877 S. East St., and Clara Pope, E. Washington St. SLEEPY CITIZEN THINKS BRASS CAROLERS DRUNK Scene —Rear platform Illinois St. car. Time—7 a. m. Christmas day. Dramatis Personae —Two citizens. First Citizen —Did you hear thè Christmas trumpeters bugling Christmas carola early this morning. Second Citizen—Gee whiz, is that what that was? I thought it was a bunch of drunks out on our corner blowdng tin homs. If I hadn’t been so sleepy I would bave called thè cops. OVERCOAT STOLEN Clifford Eley, 114 N. Senato Ave., ate his Christmas breakfast at Laughner’s restaurant, Washington St. and Senate Ave. A thief made himself a | present of Eley’s overcoat, valued ! at ?20.

Celebration

A great fiery cross ereeted near Thirty-Eighth St. and Keystone Ave., was bum ed last midnight by members of thè Ku-Klux Klan. The cross was twenty-five teet in height and thè cross wrapped in burlap was saturdated in fuel oli. As thè hour of midnight approached, marking thè arrivai of another Christmas day, a torch was applied to thè big cross and thè flames spread rapidly. Hundreds watched thè fiery cross as it burned.

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, DEC. 25, 1922

ing professional bondsmen and their cigar smoke. DELBERT O. WILMETH, city judge: Regular adjournment hours for thè city court. BOARD OF 3CHOOL COMMISSIONERS: Harraony. M. BERT THURMAN, collector of internai revenue: No kicks from Irato income taxpayers. SHORTRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL; A brand new building on thè north side high school site. PAT PAGE, athletic director of Butler: A football stadium. HOMER ELLIOTT, United States district attomey: Please of guilty

'DUE' SAIA! Il FIGHTIILLNESS ‘Criticai’ Is Text of Reports From Actress’ Bedside. Ry Uniteti Press PARIS, Dee. 25.—Sarah Bernhart is eritically ili this Christmas. The faets leaked out from thè bed chamber, where thè famous tragianne is making a gallant fight for recovery, despite optimistic officiai bulletins. On Christmas eve thè “divine Sarah” suffered a severo chili. Her condition, which had led to optimistic reports, became suddenly worse. Press reports, hearing thè stamp of roliabillty, described Mme. Bernhard's illness of an “extremely grave” nature. Attendants, devoted to thè actress, lnsisted there had been little change in her condition. A serious relapse carne Saturday night. Through It all, Mme. Bernhardt is making a tremendous effort to rocover suffielently to return to thè Btage. Convinced, accordlng to frlends, that her end ls near, she has one overwhelming ambitimi —that is to die while acting. Her one fear, friends say, is that she may never get well enough io go on ivith her latest part, in a new play by Sachji Guitry.

MAGICIAN TO ENTERTAIN ROTARY CLUB MEMBERS Nate Leipsig, sleight-of-hand artist and magi clan, of Detroit, will ent.ertaln thè membera of thè Rotary Club Tuesday neon at thè weekly luncheon In thè RUey room of thè Claypool Hotel. Frank S. C. Wlcks, Walter E. Plttsford and Frederick E. Matson will give talks on thè objects of thè Hotary. Rotarians, thelr famllles and thelr friends will attend a theater party at thè Shubert-Murat Monday night, Jan. 8. The attractlon will be AI Jolson in “Bombo.” CHASES CAR SMASHER When a big automobile colllded with thè car of S. D. Murphy, 2129 N. Alabama St., parked at Fall Creek boulevard and Northwestern Ave., yesterday, Murphy’s automobile was badly damaged and thè other automobile continued on its way. Murphy yelled to thè driver of thè other machine to stop and when he dld not Murphy fired three shots. Then Murphy got into another automobile and pursued thè strangers’s car, but lost trace of it.

from all Federai Court defendants. E. U GRAFF, superintendent of schools: Enough new school buildings to rqlieve overcrowded conditions now existing. BERT C. MORGAN, Federai prohibition director for Indiana: A dry State. LINUS P. MEREDITH, United States marshal: An anti-quaking device to attaeh r.o his knees when he officially opens Federai Court. GOVERNOR M’CRAY : Letter from John Hessler, president of United Mine Workers of District 11, thanking him for ending thè coal strike.

Every Color But Blue

DRUGCIST IS CRITICAL AFTER ATTACK BY THUGS Herman Fritz Uob>ed and Beateli In Store. As thè result of having been brutally beaten by two bandita Saturday night, Herman Fritz, 628 S. Noble St., ls In a criticai condition today at thè St. Francis Hospital, Fritz was In his drug store at Brookstde Ave,, and Tenth St., Saturday night when two men entered. They covered him with revolvers and forced him to a rear room. One of thè men took $lO6 from a cash register, and thè robbers demanded to know w'here he kept his other money. Fritz declami he did not have any other money. The bandita then demanded morphlne. He told them that he was not a reglstered pharmacist and therefore was not allowed to keep morphlne. The men became enraged and beat Fritz on thè head with a sto ve poker and a gun. The bandita escaped. brelloomsir HARDING CABINET

Secretary of Interior Fall May Resigli. By United A'cwn WASHINGTON, Dee. 25.—The first serìous estrangement in thè Harding Cabinet has reached a criticai point and may lead to thè resignation of Albert B. Fall, Secretary of thè Interior, within a few weeks, unless he yields to thè persuasion of thè President. Fall ls grieved because he believeg Presldent Harding has doserted him and gone over to thè Wallace-l’inchot conservation group. The dispute arose over thè proposai to transfer thè bureau of forestry from thè Department of Agriculture to thè Interior Department. Secretary of Agriculture Wallace threatened to resigli if thè transfer was approve'd by thè Presldent. Gifford Pinehot, Governorelect of Pennsylvania and thè leader of thè originai conservationists, wlio had much to do with thè breaking of Presldent Taft, supported Wallace in thè tight agalnst Fall. The climax carne at a stormy conference at thè Whlte House a few days ago when Fall and Pinehot faced each other in thè presenee of thè Presldent. Fall left Harding’s office in an angry state of mind when Harding indicated he would stand with thè Wallace Pinehot faction. It is even eaid that Fall threatened to resign on thè spot, but this has since bene denied by those present.

BENJAMIN J. BURRIS, superintendent of public instruction: Letter from a township trustee indorsing thè county unit school System as recommended in thè recent school survey. JESSE ESCHBACH, chief examiner of thè board of accounts: Letter fi-om a county officiai thanking him for finding a descrepancy in his accounts. JOHN J-. BROWN, president of tax board: Lettera from a taxpayer indorsing thè refusai of thè State board of tax commissioners to lower reai estate appraisals on assessment sheets.

fu soffermi; FROM 111 BURNS Baby and Woman Fight for Lise in City Hospital. Four persons were in th© city hospital today suffering from burns received in explosions reulting from attempts to start stove lìres with coal oli. Mrs. Harriet Leoper. 40, of 1657 S. Delaware St., burned Saturday afternoon, was In a serious condition as were Martha Young, 2, of 229 N. Sheffield Ave., and Miss Jewell Muore, of Raccoon, Ind., her aunt, who were burned when thè baby’s mother, Mrs. Myrtlo Young was fatiiily seared at thè Young residence Friday. Leeper, 15, who was burned with his mother was not In a serious condition.

A Christmas Message By REV. LEWIS BROWN, PII. D„ Rector o" St. Paul's Episcopal Church. ___________

CE NT URI ES AGO, in a little mountain town and a rude stable, a little Child was bora, whose puny hands and feeble cry were to influence thè whole world. It was thè Child Jesus, thè dearest, kindest and best Babe that was ever permit-

ted to come upon earth. He carne in thè winter to teach that cold and privation could not keep him out. H© carne in a manger, because He wanted to consecrate thè most forbidding suroundings He appeared to angels that all might know that Heaven was interested in His coming. He showed Himself to shepherds that He might prove Himself akin to all outdoors. He was surrounded by sheep and oxen that people might know that dumb brutea had part in His ministrations. He brought

joy to His Mother that all mothers might give thanks for His blessed fife. He even beamed upon remote kings, and attracted their gifts to show that no household, great or small, could live without Him. He is thè Royal Child

Entered as Second-class Master at Postoffice, Indianapolis. Publishcd Daily Eicept Sunday.

AMOS W. BUTLER, secretary of thè board of State charities: Message from inmate of State penai farm praising conditions at thè lnstitution. INDIANA BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY: An order from thè public service commission for increased ratea. THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONI Assurance their jobs will not be abojished by thè Legislature. TAX BOARD: The samo. STATE AUDITOR ROBERT BRACKEN: Money to pay all those State bills piled up in his office.

UH OF DIR VALLE! IS EMIDI BIFRM CABINET Establishment of a Customs Barrier Between thè Rhineland, Ituhr and Germany Without Annexation Is Pian. By WEBB MILLER United Presa Staff Correspondent PARIS, Dee. 25.—Eranee renounced intention of oceupying thè Ruhr at an extraordinarv session of thè cabinet presided over by Premier Poincaré on thè eve of Christmas, it was learned on high authority today. Instead, thè Preneh will propose establishment of a customs barrier between thè Rhineland, Ruhr and Germany, without annexation. Militarv intervention, accordili" to thè new sclieme evolved by

Poincare’s government, would in this j case be reserved for protection of thè j customs controllers. The French pian, whìle constituting ] a back-down from thè stand of thè I die-hards that thè Ruhr valley must be occupled and eventually annexed would place thè allies, if they joined in thè scheme, and France alone if they did not, in a position to levy a considerable duty on all German revenues obtained from thè rich Rhindands. “This is thè only rr.anner in which I France cari hope to be paid," thè ; nuthority informine thè press of thè 1 rew pian commented. "The idea was worked out Sunday at thè extraordinary council session which was attended by Louis Barthou. The whole question of coercive measures was gone into by thè premier and his ministers, with a special eye to thè possibility of an American pian for return to participation in European affaire being announeed at thè conference of allied prime ministers, Jan. 2." Eventualities which might arise following resumption of this conference were considered, it was ;trnounced, :rs well as thè possibility of Germany defaultlng on payments due Jan. 15. The ministerial council issued thè : following officiai communique; ‘‘The ministers examined anew thè ! question of reparations and sanctions, I particularly thè problem of delivery I of fertilizer required of Germany.” The | communique further referred to thè I situation arising from a fiat refusai on Germany’s part to deli ver any amòunt of fertilizer, however small. The allies demanded one tenth of Germany’s productioh, it was stated officially, but when thè allied representatives returned from Berlin Saturday night, they brought thè responso from th© Cuno government: “Not a grain.”

of every home, dime, nation and Individuai. He loves those who follow His gleaming footsteps. As He gave Himself for all thè world, so He wants every one to give somethlng to enlarge His Kingdom. He is gladdened by thè gifts that thè children pour forth

for their poor little sisters and brothers everywhere in need. In thè mountains of thè South, China, India, Alaska, broken Armenia and Syria, Africa and thè Islands of thè Sea. His great family abides. Anything given to thè least of these is given Lo Him. If you -icive made one other child happy, you have filled His heart with peace, and His message is bora again in you. He asks that you will let Him come into your heart and be a valued guest there forever. I know what your

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answer will be, and hpw much more predous thè reply will malte Christmas for your dear Master—thè Child Christ Jesus, thè eternai Lord of Glory. Are you ready to welcome Him this Christmas day?

Forecast GENERALLY fair weather tonight and Tuesday. Continued rnild.

ALBERT J. BEVERIDGE: A seat In thè United States Senate. HARRY S. NEW: The same. TURNICEY HENRY SANDMAN: A blind tiger operator who did not get out on bond. EX-SERVICE MEN: The bonus. JOHN L. ELLIOTT, city engineer: A new automobile that didn’t have thè word “Indianapolis” painted on it in big white lettere. ALL THE CITIZENS OF BROAD RIPPLE: Extension of city Street car service and 5-cent fare. LUCIUS B. SWIFT, member of thè sanitary commission: A letter from Mayor Shank praising thè work of thè commission.

IMS AUSI STAITI FiBES MITI GOAL DIL Frank C. Jordan, Prevention Chairman, Deplores Dangercus Practices. Death of a woman and a little girl and serious injury of four others last wetk in explosions resulting from attempts to start flres with kerosene or playing with matches, today led tire prevention authorities to pian a new crusade. “We intend to go ahead with thè Are prevention educational campaign and leave nothing undone untll every one knows thè danger and risk of such practices,” said Frank C. Jordan, chairman of thè Are prevention committee of thè Chamber of Commerce. “Nothing can be said too strong in cor.demnation of thè practice of start - ing flres with kerosene. We thought people had entirely abandoned such careless methods.” said Jordan. “If people would take a little more timo and start flres in thè correct w%y there would be no such headlines ifli thè papere, as—‘Child burns to death when kerosene explodes.’ “Kindling and paper mixed with a little time and patience is thè best formula. “Educational campaigns have cut down thè Are losses in Indianapolis, and we know they will stop these kerosene tragedies. When a person starts to use kerosene on a Are, he should stop and use a little common sense.” AUTOIST DISAPPEARS AFTER KILLING WOMAN No clew as to thè identity of thè driver of thè death car which struck and killed Elizabeth Robinson, SO, colored, had seen sound by police today. i The accident occurred at Virginia Ave. j and GroVe St. Saturday night. The i driver of thè car stopped a moment I aster thè accident and then drove I away. STEALS PEAÌMUT BUTTER I Frank Karst, 910 Park Ave., was arrested late Saturday on a .charge of stealing a glass of peanut butter in a grocery at Ohio and Delaware Sts. GUEST UNSOCIABLE An uninvited guest received a free ride in a patrol wagon yesterday. When Mrs. Anna Wooten, 316 Arch St., returned home she sound a man in her house. The stranger was sitting in a chair and he was asleep. Unable to awaken thè man, she called thè police. The man gave his name as Andrew McNaivoy, 963 N. New 1 Jersey St. He was charged with drunkenness. TAPPED WITH POKER Bert Young. 835 Economy St., is alleged to have struck Ben Irvin, of thè same address, on thè head with a poker. Irvin had a cut on his head and Young escaped before thè police arrived. Both men are colored.

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