Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 1, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 May 1923 — Page 1

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FIFTY ARE ILL AFTER DANCE AT ROSE POLY

Physician Believes Punch at Junior Prom Was Poisoned With Afcohol. By United Press TERRE HAUTE, Ind., May 12.—The junior prom at Rose Poly Technic Institute ended early today with medical attention for fifty students and guests. Punch served at the fete was poisoned, in the belief of Dr. E. L. Larkin, who attended the sick persons. Some of the cases, he said, were serious, but none will (prove fatal. Coach John Millen. of the school, one of the victims, declared a bottle containing castor oil and essence of red pepper was found In one corner of the gymnasium after the guests had become ill. Dr. Larkin said he believed the punch had been poisoned with medical alcohol. Professor Childs, chemist at the institute, is making an analysis of the punch. As several guests drank after the fourth dance they writhed in agony Some of them fainted. Harold Hood, whose address was given as 908 Hume-Mansur building, Indianapolis, is one of the victims. “Harold is a very sick boy,” was the statement given at his rooming house, 21 Monroe Blvd., Edgewood Grove. KENYON COLLEGE RAIDED State Prohibition _ Agents Charge Violation of Dry Law. Bw United Press OAMBIER, Ohio. May 12.—President Walter Peirce of Kenyon College and nine students were taken to police court m a patrol wagon today following a raid by State prohibition agents on the college's annual “spring prom.” Peirce was not under arrest. He was ordered to “come along,” agent? said, when he attempted to interfere with the raid. The students, all men, were charged with violating the dry (law. Eight entered pleas of guilty and paid fines of SIOO each.

CARNEFIX GALLED BEFOREMOBGAN Misuse of Alcohol Permit by Druggist Charged. Louis W. Carntfix, former city councilman and proprietor of a drug store at 1008 River Ave., today was cited to appear before Bert C. Morgan, Federal prohibition director of Indiana. May 28 and show cause why his permit to purchase alcohol should not he revoked. The citation was issued, Morgan said, following reports that Carnefix had disposed of alcohol in an illegal manner. MRS. GABRILLA HAVENS. 103. DIES AT EATON Funeral Will Be Held Sunday at Fowlerton. By Times Special MARION, Ind , May 12.—Funeral of Mrs. Gabrilla Havens, 103, Pbelieved to bo Indiana': oldest woman, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. David Peck, Eaton, will be held Sunday at 2 p. m. at-the Fowlerton M. E. Church. British Ex-naval Man Guest The Unity Club, comprising Indianapolis, officials of the United States department of agriculture, will hold its monthly luncheon at the Chamber of Commerce, at 12:30 p. m. Monday. Commander A. E. Evans, formerly of the British Navy, will be a guest. HOURLY TEMPERATUR E 6 a. hi 60 10 a. rn. 57 7 a m SI 11 a. m 50 8 a. m 61 12 (noon) 47 9 a. m 60 1 p. m 47

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What You Owe to Mother Tomorrow Celebrate Day in Spirit, Is Plea of Founder of Holiday,

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ANNA JARVIS

Ciy MPA Service PHILADELPHIA, May 12 serve Mother’s day tomorrow In spirit, not in mere ostentation. This is the plea made by the Mother's Day International Asciatior.. Doing something for mother's joy. not mere flower wearing, is the object, according to its president, Jarvis, founder of Mother's day. “There is only one thing important this day of. days. ’ says Miss Jarvis. "That ir to remm ber mother, “Go home and see her if you are away in another town. Take her some icy. $f you can’t do that, write her a special delivery letter or telegram to reach her Mother's das*. "That is what Mother’s day means—remembrance of mother.” Observance has spread to all parts of Europe and to Japan, China, Africa and Palestine.

YOUNGEST MOTHER HONORED Two .Months-Old Baby of 10-Year-Old Mary ( avender Will Wear Red Rose. By United Press BAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 12. Two-months-old Gordon Joe will wear a ied flower on “Mother's day” in honor of 10-year old Mary Cavender, the world’s youngest mother. Mary has temporarily deserted her little “live doll” that smiles and sometimes cries, in her enthusiasm in arranging a surprise for Mrs. Sarah • ’ulberson. the only mother twenty eight other children at, the San Antonio mission know.

Go to Church! Indianapolis churches will observe Mother's day Sunday with services of prayer, praise and songs. Nearly every local pastor has announced a special Mother's day sermon. tn the churches where the pastor's are delivering n series of sermons, .Mother’s day will be observed in song and prayer. Several neighborhood churches have invited entire families to accompany mothers to services.

CAKE FOR FOSTER-MOTHER Mother's Day Means More to Beatrice Nut tall Than All Holidays. By United Press WAUKEGAN, iy„ May 12. "Mother’s day” means more in the life of little Beatrice Nuttall, than all otser holidays combined. Beatrice, given by court decree to her foster mother, Mrs. James Nuttall, who reared her from infancy, instead of her real mother, Mrs. James Morris, was engaged today in the biggest undertaking of her life. The 12-year-old girl was found in the kitchen of the Nuttall home, making a white frosting cake, with "Id my mother'' written across it in red sugar. “I’m going to make my dear, sweet mother happier than she eyer was before,” the girl confided. She referred to her foster mother. Mrs. Nuttall, as It was the girl's choice she remain in the only home she ever knew rather than with Mrs. Morris. Auto Tire Stolen While an automobile owned by Michael I, Wet uer. 1822 W. Morris St., was parked in front of 1221 Par* Avo. a thief stoic a tire valued at $lB. Anybody Lose a Ford? Police today are trying to learn who owns an old Ford automobile found? by Patrolman Zearing in front of 2214 Shelby St., early today. There was no license or certificate of title.

RELEASED HOSTAGE! CARRIES FOOD 10 BANDITmPTIVES American Reports Prisoners Held by Brigands Are in Good Health, By United Press TIEN TSIN, May 12 —J. E. Henley, ; American from San Francisco, went* back this afternoon to the bandit camp In the Shantung hills, whence he ; was released Friday, carrying food for the foreign captives still held and terms on which the Chinese government proposes to negotiate with the brigands. Henley, permitted to leave the stronghold to which the bandits withdrew with prisoners they kidnapped after the wrecking of the Shanghai express Sunday morning, reported the captives in good health. High hopes are held he will be able to negotiate successfully for release of all the foreigners by Sunday at the latest. China’s military governors considering an ultimatum from the powers that will exact accumulative indemnities for each day the foreigners are held, announce they are prepared to pay whatever ransom the brigands now demand. At first the letter asked a million dollars, but after freeing their captives in small groups or ringly, they have considerably reduced their Remands. Part of the brigand terms was made known by Henley upon his arrival at the nearest, post outside the hill country. This is that the seige that is being laid by government troops about the brigand camp be lifted immediately. The Ijnndlts also want the privilege of enllstjng In the army, or to receive the freedom of a fifty-mile area in which they will be free from arrest or attack by troops. The Pinger and Allen boys who were taken Into the hills have returned safely to their mothers here. They were proud of their experiences. FREEDOM EXPECTED SOON State Department Gets Information on American Captives in China. By United Press WASHINGTON. May 12. — The American Government today inomentarily expected release of the prison ers held by Chinese bandits who : wrecked the Shanghai-Peking express. Both the. State Department and the ; j Chinese legation have information ; which leads Secretary of State Hughes and Chinese Minister Sze to . beileve the captives will soon be set • free.

BEN-HUfi OFFICIAL . DIES OF INJURIES Dr, R, H, Gerard Was Victim of Elevator Accident, By I nitrd Prrss TERRE HAUTE, fnd.. May 12. Dr. K. H. Gerard of Crawfordsvllie, Ind., supreme chief of the Tribe of Ben Hur, died here today as fihe re- : suit of Injuries suffered in a run away hotel elevator during the Ben Hur convention this week. % WOMAN INJURED IN DELAWARE CO. STORM Telephone am! Telegraph Wires Blown Down. By tinted Press MUNCIE, Ind . May 12.—One worn an was injured and considerable damage done in Delaware County by t-he severe wind an! thunder storm Friday night. Mrs. Minnie Hollister, blinded by rain, was -truck by an automobile ; crossing a street. She is in a critical condition. Several barns were struck by light- j mug. Telephone and telegraph wires are down In many places. CITY WELFARE WORKERS TO ATTEND CONFERENCE Institutions and Societies Will Be Represented in Washington. About sixty Indianapolis social | workers will attend the annual eon-1 fcrenco on social work, in Washing- 1 ton. D. C., next week. Representatives of several institutions will attend. • Some of the Indianapolis delegates: Father Francis Gavisk, formerly president of the conference: Paul 1.. Benjamin. generai . ecrotary of the Family Welfare Society; Mrs. Richard Lieber and Homer W. Borst of the Community Chest, Charles O. Lee of Planner House, Miss Florence Seder t of the Community Chest; Ralph Hills! of the American Settlement and W. li. Insley, president of directors of the Family Welfare Society.

Poison Pen Probe Is Hampered

By United Press NEW YORK, May 12. —New York's inner social circles were divided today as District Attorney Bantou pushed investigation of poison pen letters that have wrecked homes, caused insanity and driven recipients to suicide over a period of ten years. Some of the victims. terrorized wives or tortured husbands, want to follow the bold lead of Allan A. Ryan, son of Thomas Fortune Ryan, and fight in the open. They would risk *

INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1923

INDIANA KLAN WINS FIGHT TO KEEP NAMES SECRET

Doing Their Bit to Fight Sugar Profiteer

Here Is a group of girls In a domestic science class at school No. 5, California and Washington Sts., In the act of saving sugar, and thereby doing their bit to swat profiteers. The girts are continually made to realize that sugar has some worthy

SHANK REVOKES EIGHI LICENSES FOR POOLROOMS Owners Had Been Convicted of Law Violations —Three Retain Rights, Licenses of eight poolroom proprietors found guilty of violating liquor laws were revoked today by Mayor Shank. Action was taken under a ruling of the city legal department that licenses may be revoked for law violations. The mayor refused to revoke three licenses because the holders were eon* \ltted during 1922 and not this year. Those whose licenses were not re voked are Klva Snell, 4)1 W. South St.: Sam Radokovic. 731 N, Wartnan Ave., and Christ Rogefell, 8-13 E. Washington St. Licenses of the following were revoked: Charles W. Jackson. 748 W. Michigan St.: Leo Kistler, 1011 E. Maryland St.; John Bain, 77ft Ketoham St.; Joe and Frank Zunk. 2803 W. Tenth St.; Carl Chaleff, 702 Holmes Ave.; Peter Yankhoff, 540 S. Illinois St.; Mester Potakova, 469 W. Washington St., and Nick Dcniakoff, 702 Arnolda Ave. CLEAR WEATHER ' NOW IS PROMISED Heavy Rain Helps Crops, Forecaster Says, Clear skies and cool weather are in prospect for Siftiday, J. 11. Armington. weather bureau meteorologist said today. Following the heavy rainfall of 2.23 inches in the past twentyfour hours he predicted clearing weather for today with a* minimum temperature of less than 50 degrees above zero during the night. By Monday the mercury will begin to rise he predicted. Rain was general throughout In dian:i Friday night atid was heaviest from Indianapolis north. The rainfall will be of great benefit to the crops, Armington said. Some trouble was experienced by telephone, electric and street car com panics as a result of the rain storm Friday night. Two trolley poles on Massachusetts Ave. became highly charged early today and an emergen cy squad from police station threw a guard around them until wire repairs were made. Gas Rates Increased ' The public service commission today authorized the Richmond Light, Heat and Power Company of Richmond to increase gas rates from 85 cents gross and 75 cents net to 95 cents gross and 85 cents net., effective until November 1. 1924. The commission also ordered present gas rates in Aurora, Indiana, effective until further order.

exposure of the “poison pen’s” false charges rather than let the perpetrator of the scheme escape. Others among those who have received letters telling horrible tales of frk-nd or spouse wish to continue to suffer in silence rather than have the pitiless spotlight of publicity turned on their lives. District Attorney Banton, probing the sending of 150 of these “poisoned” letters, said the publicity given the matter by indictment of George Max-

and reliable substitutes,” says Miss Mary E. Carmack, teacher of domestic science. "The girls have made cakes, using part syrup Instead of sugar. We also use syrup In making puddings and cocoa.” The picture shows, left to right. Alma Theiss. 86S W. Tenth St.; Helen Blllianis, 519 W. Washington

SHANK ENLISTS AID IN M’GROARTY HUNT Mayor of Buffalo Asked to Help Search for Local Park Board Secretary Who Disappeared Sunday,

Mayor Shank today telegraphed Mayor Frank X. Schwab of Buffalo, ask!ng him to aid in the search for -Miss Sadie McGroarty, secretary of the Indianapolis park board, who disappeared in that city Sunday. Ar*r ” The telegram V-'Y r read v “Will you kindly f use every effort st possible to locate f• Miss Sadie Me !,* T Groarty. secretary i,- , of our board of l' < | park commission . ' * I ers? Anything you c an accompli? h Miss McGrorty will be appreciated. Mayor Shank said he i? considering sending a police officer to Buffalo to aid in the search. Police Chief

MARBLE TOURNAMENT IS PLAYED IN SEA OF MUD ✓ " Rain Fails to Dampen Enthusiasm of Agate Fans —Leroy Sweeney and Lewis Williams New Champions,

Shooting rings, Indian apolis marble sharks to(,iay won two close games In elimination contests of The Indianapolis Times city mar ble tournament. The winners were: Leßoy Sweeney, 14. of 6l‘Js\Varman avo., School No. 47. SIX MINERS HELD FOR SHOOTING EMPLOYEE Union Man Charged with Intimidating Open Shop Worker. By United I'rrss MADISONVILLE, Ivy., May 12. Six union miners are under arrest here today on charges of shooting from ambush at non-union employes of the Pontiac coal mine during the recent coal strike. Authorities said they confessed to shooting to intimidate the workers and that they placed pepper and turpentine on their shoe soles to prevent bloodhounds from tracking t hem. RAILROAD STOREHOUSE FIRE LOSS IS $150,000 Blaze at Aurora, Illinois, is of Unknown Origin. By I nitrd Perns AURORA. 111.. May 12.—Fire of unknown origin destroyed the storehouse of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy here today. Loss was estimated $150,000. The fire started in the basement of the building and gained rapid headway threatening many surrounding buildings before being brought under control.

well, president of the American Society of Composers. Authors and Publishers, on a charge of writing aj scurrilous letter concerning Mrs. Al-1 lan A. Ryan, has hampered author! ties. Ryan, condent of bis wife's inno i cence of the “poison pen's ' charges. Insisted upon a fight to a finish. Maxwell, in Europe, has deiced, through his attorney, any guilt in connection with charges against him.

Entered as Second-class Matter at Postoffiee, Indianapolis. Published Daily Except Sunday.

St ; Odessa Stephens, 437 W. Michigan St.: Myrtle Boots, 42 N. West St.; Rosie Kuzina. 515 \V. Pearl St.; Rosie Phatisha, 419 W. Court St.; Dommarle Harris. 227 Hiawatha St., and Ethel Darka, 320 N. Blackford St . of the 6 A and 7 B grades, making cakes with syrup instead of sugar.

Herman F. Rikhoff also asked the Buffalo chief to assist. Hubert S. Riley. 2355 N. Delaware St. brother-in-law of Miss McGroarty, was still in Buffalo directing the search. Relatives were particularly worried because M;s? McGroarty was in poor health. The only trace found was her traveling bag, left in Tier room at the Buffalo Hotel. Miss McGroarty recently visited I-ake Forest. 111., and after returning here, left for Danville. 111. Kqktives there state she failed to arrive last Friday morning. Mrs Riley received a wire stating her sister was In Buffalo, N. Y.. and would return immediately. Nothing further was heard from her. Relatives discovered she had not been seen since early Sunday morning. Riley, In a long-distance call, stated he had Identified her traveling bag and clothing, but so far had not the slightest clew to Miss McGroarty’s whereabouts.

Lewis Williams. 13, of 1020 N. Ha ugh St., School No. 52. The first tie game in any of the elimination contests was played by Lewis Williams and Francis Fordyce, 12. of School No. 16 ill School N'o. 52. There were four players in the final game and each of the leaders ended with four marbles. It was necessary to play another game to decide the tie. The game at School No. 47 also came near being a tie. Leroy Sweeney and Harry (trick, 11. were tied for sonie time. Then Hurry succeeded in getting one more marble than Leroy. As the game progressed took ten shots at Harry's shooter before he knocked it out of the ring, and won the game. The two new sectional champions bring the total of sectional champs to nine. The other three to be chosen will be revealed in sectional games next Saturday. After the sectional games the twelve champs will play for the city champ will be sent to Atlantic City with bis mother dr father to play for the National championship. The Times will pay the expenses of the trip, and give the winner a bicycle. HOODED SLEUTHS TO FACE CROOKS Detectives Will Attempt to Identify Criminals, LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 12.—Twen-ty-five black robes, reaching below the knees and having only two small eye holes, hftve been obtained by the detective department. Capt. E. A. chief, is inaugurating the ‘show up squad.” Every morning before Police Court, all the prisoners at the county jail will be paraded before detectives ciad in the new regalia. This will be started today. The idea, not anew one among detectives, is that the sleuths will be able to familiarize themselves with the faces of persons in custody, without the prisoners getting to know any of tbA plaln-clflthgfl force.

.Temporary Restraining Order Against ‘Tolerance’ Is Issued by Federal Court at Chicago—Further Hearing Is Ordered, Judge George A. Carpenter, sitting in United States District Court at Chicago, granted a temporary injunction Saturday restraining ‘‘Tolerance,’’ an anti-Ku-Klux Klan publication, from printing names of persons alleged by it to be members of the klan. The court referred the ease to a master in chancery, a United Press dispatch said, and he will review the situation and decide if the restraining orcUr is to be made permanent.

The dispatch said Indiana Klan leaders asked the Injunction. M. J. Hanrehan, Indiana manager of the American Unity League, made public this telegram from Joseph R. Reach, attorney for the league, commenting on the court rulilfg: “Tlie Ku-Klux Klan by their petition admits ‘Tolerance’ has authentic information on membership in the Klan. A temporary restraining order was issued by the court restraining ‘Tolerance’ from printing any names that were stolen, of which there are none. The proposition w T ill ‘ be fought out on very broad lines, j The Klan is now before the federal ■ Court, which eventually means their; disruption.” “Tolerance” has published the names of a large number of Indiahapolis- and Indiana citizens. Including many public officials, alleging they art members of the Klan. Publication in “Tolerance” of the fact that Lawrence Lyons, Republican State chairman, joined the Klan and then resigned, brought forth a demand for his resignation as G. O. P. chairman. This has resulted in a party fight. The Republican committee is expected to meet soon to accept Lyons’ resignation and to appoint his successor. DRIVE ON POOL SALES RENEWED BY CITY POLICE Five Men in Plain Clothes Assigned to Stop Baseball Gambling. With the assignment of five police- ! men in plain clothes to investigate i sale of baseball pool tickets, police to 1 day reopened their drive on gaming i devices of all sorts. On their first raids, the plain clothes j men arrested John B. McCarty, 42. ' owner of a poolroom at 2140 N. 1111- i nois St., and Steve Evandorff, 33. | owner of a poolroom at 502 E. Wash j ington St., for selling baseball pool : tickets. McCarty pleaded not guilty before; City Judge Delbert O. Wilmeth, and ; said officers tfreeatened to wreck his place if evidence was not produced, j Three kinds of tickets were said to have been sold to the offieei-s. McCarty was fined S4O and costs. Advising him to take the first boat back to Bulgaria, Judge Wilmeth fined Steve Evanoff S4O and costs on hi., plea of guilty to selling baseball tickets. Evanoff, police say. ha? been In trouble before. He has not yei taken out first citizenship papers.

Eleven Years a Champion By John\iy Kilbane i • World’s Champion for 11 Years Johnny Kilbane, featherweight champion, has written the story of his life. He is the greatest featherweight of all time. His story brims with human interest. Start It in Indianapolis Times Sport Page Monday

Forecast CLEARING this afternoon, followed by generally fair tonight and Sunday.

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COUNTY ORDERED TO PAY $30,916.30 ON MINIS Creditors of Defaulting Official Will Be Given 60 Cents on sl, * Sixty cents cn the dollar will be paid 3,700 claimants against the county as a result of embezzlement of $143,616.47 by Richard V. Sipe, former county clerk. The dividend wilj be paid as a result of an order today to divide pro rata a sum of $90,916.30 held by the county fer that purpose. It is the remainder of SIOO,OOO paid on Sipe's defaulted bend by the Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company. The order waa given by Judge H. O. Chamberlain, Circuit Court. He also ordered that Schuyler A. Haas, attorney, who represented the county against the indemnity company, is to receive $4,000 for services. Claims range from one cent to SI.COO. Sipe is serving two to fourteen years in State prison, having pleaded guilty last spring. Others indicted with him will be tried May 21. The county will be ready to begin payment in ten days, it was announced. A small surplus will be kept until the settlement of a receivership against Sipe now [in w hich the county hopes to recover $30,000 more. A second dividend that will nearly clean up the claims will then be paid. In addition to Haas’ payment. Mrs. Noia B. Parrish has already received $5,000. She in-ought the suit that uncovered the defalcation.

PARKER IS GIVEN lERMINPRISON Alleged Bank Robber Must Serve Time, Following the sentencing of Dewitt Parker, one of the persons held in connection with tlie robbery of the Alert State Bank in May, 1922, Deputy Prosecutor William Remy announced today Alfred Isley. another of those implicated, will be sentenced Monday when he will enter a plea of guilty. Parker was fined SI,OOO and sentenced to two to fourteen years In prison. Bonds worth $45,000 were taken from the bank, of which SII,OOO worth have been found. Isley is the husband of Mrs. Mamie Islev. who was found guilty of conspiracy to loot the bank. and who is now serving two to fourteen years in the Indiana Woman's Prsoti-. She was said to be the brains of a gang that lived at the Isley farm, eleven miles southeast of Indianapolis. Cecil (Blondy) Johnson, another implicated, received a sentence of two to fourteen years in the State Reformatory. I, pal Isley. 17, a daughter, has not yet been tried in juvenile court. GIRL HIKER SELLS TIMES New I orkers Stop Here on Trip to Is>s Angeles. Kitty Siegel, of New York, made hiking to Los Angeles a little easier today by selling copies of The Indianapolis Times. Asa result of her salesmanship, her exchequer is $6.37 larger than it was when she stepped into Indianapolis. * She left with something like $42 in change, which is pretty large considering the 52.10 she had when she left New York. With a girl companion. Kitty left New York two months ago. They expect to be in Los Angeles before winter. NEWCOMER HAS ‘ADDRESS' Antone Marin', Goes to Jail on Shoplifting Charge. Antone Marino, who arrived in Indianapolis Friday, now has an address. It Is the '•ity prison. He was arrested on a charge of petit larceny by Traffic Officer L. E. Jones Saturday noon as Jones said he emerged from L. S. Ayres & Co.’a store with his pockets bulging with nine pairs of silk socks and stockings. The arrest was made at the request of Miss Hazel Lamar, operative for a local detective agency, whcAaid she detected Marino in the actl. vSshoplifting. i In broken told had no address, had