Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 5, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 May 1923 — Page 3

THURSDAY, MAY 17,1923

POLICE MO 10 POSH SEARCH FOR GRAYLYNN CLERK Hotel Manager Tells Officers New Employe and $242 Are Missing, Police today were asked by Gus Campbell, manager of the Graylvnn Hotel, Eleventh and Pennsylvania Sts., to look for A. C. Murphy, 33, night clerk, who was said to have left during the night. Ed 'Wilson, porter, 523 Hudson St., found the front door unlocked early this morning. Rules provide doors shall be locked at midnight. Campbell, according to police, said $137.16 was not in the strong box in the safe and $lO5 was gone from the cash register. Murphy had been night clerk only a week, according to Campbell. WOMAN MAKES TWO EFFORTS Tff KILL SELF Mrs. Bessie Gray Tries <o End Life With Gas. Physicians today were called to examine Mrs. Bessie Gray, 22. wife or Jack Gray. 716 N. New Jersey St., who twice tried to commit suicide Wednesday night, police say. Mrs. Gray was arrested on charges of insanity and vagrancy when she is said to have turned on the gas in the kitchen stove following an argu ment with her husband. Mrs. Gray's first attempt to enu her life was made two hours earlier, when she turned on the gas In her room, went to bed and coveted her head with a blanket. Mrs. Louise Wahalley found Mrs. Gray lying on the bed almost unconscious. BONAR LAW GOES TO PARIS TO SEE DOCTOR British Premier Has Not Regained Health as Was Hoped. By United yeses PARIS. May 17.—Premier Bonar Law. who left London two weeks ago In the hope that he may recuperate his health end continue to guide the tory party, has arrived here to consult a specialist. Those who saw the prime minister declare he has not Improved. THIRTEEN THEIR HOODOO White Woman Arrested With Colored Persons at 1536 N. CapitoL Seven colored men, five colored women and one white woman were under arrest today following a raid by Lieutenants Hudson and Jones, at 1536 N. Capitol Ave. Wednesday night. Lulu Cummings, 26. colored, was charged with operating a blind tiger, keeping a disorderly house and vagrancy. Humphrey Cummings, colored, with operating a blind tiger and the others with statutory offenses. MEN FLEE WRECKED CAR Police Investigate Accident at Railroad Crossing. Investigation was made today of an accident at St. Clair St. and the Monon Railroad. Ira Dlllman, 906 E. St. Clair St., told police two men in a coupe drove over the tracks, damaging the coupe, and then deserted the automobile. The coupe bore license 37,817. Records show it had been issued to Harry G. Kerrigan, 1009 E. Pratt St. This Stops Autos! The “stop at the boulevard" law caused this accident late Wednesday: Autos of L. J. Richard, 1305 N. Delaware St., and C. R. Griffin, 4020 N. Pennsylvania St., collided at Meridian St. and Maple Road. Both bumpers were broken.

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RIVER DROPS AS CITY IS GREETED BY CLEARING SKY Flood Danger Passes —Slight Damage Reported by High Waters, Sunshine greeted Indianapolis today for the first time in almost a week, and the waters of White River were dropping at the rate of an inch an hour. The river was highest at 6 a. m., today when it teached ten feet on the Indianapolis Water Company's gauge at Washington St. The gauge measures from low water mark and not the bed of the river. The water at 6 a. m. today reached within two feet of the record mark cf twelve feet of last year, the highest since the flood wall was built. Campers at Ravenswood who left their cottages in boats Tuesday were returning today when they learned danger of a flood was past. Heavy rains of the last few days caused some damage to buildings and sewers. An apartment building at Rural and Tenth St., now being built, was damaged when an eight-foot reinforced concrete wall of the foundation caved in. A sewer on Keteham St., between Walnut and St. Clair Sts., Wednesday night caved in. A police night rider automobile squad was stuck in the mud. Falls From Street Car. Miss Pearl Hines. 733 Park Ave.. is recovering from injuries sustained when she fell while alighting from an E. Tenth street car at Massachusetts Ave. and Walnut St.

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CITY WILL HAVE NEWSTATEBANK Meyer-Kiser Officials Promote $25,000 Institution, Incorporation of the Guardian State Bank on Indiana Ave. wasompleted today with the issuance of a charter by the State charter board. Capital stock is $25,000. The kicorporators are Sol Meyer, Sol S. Kiser, Ferd A. Meyer, Ferd S. Meyer, Florence S. Meyer, Melville S. Cohan and J. J. Kiser. The directors, ali of whom are connected with the MeyerKiser Bank on E. Washington St., said today the bank would do a general deposit business. The new bank, however, is not a branch of the MeyerKiser Bank. The new bank will be situated near the intersection of Vermont St. and Senate Ave. California has 251.4 motor vehicles registered to every 1,000 persons, or one car for every 3.8 persons.

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TRIAL OF FLORIDA ‘WHIPPING BOSS’ OPENS Convict Camp Superintendent Charged With Murder of Prisoner. By United News TALLAHASSEE, Fla., May 17. Walter Higginbotham, “whipping boss,” charged with murder in connection with the death of Martin Tabert, North Dakota youth, in a convict camp, was on trial today. Counsel for defense and prosecution announced they were ready. John E. Kelly, State's attorney, was assisted by G. G. Grimson, North Dakota assistant attorney general. 5150,000 Light Bid Petition of the Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company of Evansville for authority to buy the Mt. Vernon Electric and Power Company was on file today with the public service commission. The Evansivlle firm offers $150,000.

Decayed Teeth Cause Foul Breath A pus pocket at. tho root of a tooth with no point of discharge will infect, tho entire blood stream and may cause death Ask your physician! Some folks fear having a tooth extracted because in tile old days it did hurt—that (lay is over. “My teeth were always hard to extract, but the People's Dentists removed them without hurting me a bit." —D. R. Caldwell, Guilford Flats, City. THE PEOPLE’S DENTISTS S6 WEST WASHINGTON ST.

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MANY COPS FOUND 7 WITH mGH RANK City May Reduce Force of Police ‘Generals, 1 Reduction of a number of ranking officers of the police department may follow a conference this evening between members of the board of safety, city officials and a council committee. An effort will be made to agree on a salary scale for police. Indications that such demands will he made were given Wednesday night at the second series of wage adjustment meetings. It was said that the police department is “top-heavy” with officers. There are 254 patrolmen and

Beginning Tomorrow, Friday—A Disposal of Timely Spring COATS, DRESSES, surrs At Much Below Regular Price I XE pm-pose onlv prompts the lowered price of our entire stock of Spring Merchandise. THE MERCHANDISING POLICY which demands the disposal of all garments within four weeks’ time. Since the styles represented herewith are all last minute designs the values take an added interest.

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248 members with higher rank. General increases were asked for employes in the municipal garage, department of public works office staff, assessment bureau, city hall and Tomlinson hall workmen. An agreement is being reached whereby a general increase of about 10 per cent may be given city employes receiving less t;han $1,500 a year. TWO H ELD AS FUG HIVES Ralph Owens and Fred Webb Wanted Outside City for Charges. Ralph Owens, 24, of 811 Bradshaw St., and Fred Webb, 19, of 752% Lexington Ave., today were charged with being fugitives. Owens, according to Detectives O’Donnell and Stew-art, is wanted at Franklin on a charge of owning a 8 till. A charge of operating a confidence game faces Webb, at Mt. Vernon, 111., according to Detectives Alien and Radamacher.

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KANSAS MARRIAGES MAY BE DECLARED ILLEGAL Suit Filed to Test Weddings by Probaite .Judge Pro Tem. By United, Press TOPEKA, Kas., .May 17. —A suit to determine the validity of hundreds of Kansas marriages was filed here today by- Julius N. Baird, Wyandotte attorney. Baird in his petition declared that i all marriages performed by probate judges pro-teiru in Kansas were illegal and should be declared null and void. State Bankers Elect By TSuies Special NEW ALBANY, Ind., May 17. Frank L. St&neider of the Dubois . Statie Bank, Jasper, was elected chairman of Group 7, Indiana Bankers’ Association, at the annual meeting. Cecil Johnson of. the Paoli State Bank, waa elected secretary.

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