Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 32, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 June 1923 — Page 2

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THIRTY ROBBERIES REPORTED TO POLICE OVER WEEK-END

MOTOR POLICEMAN - IS INJURED WHILE CHASING SPEEDER *L.Officer Lawrence McCarty Strikes Automobile That Turns in Path, FLEEING DRIVER ESCAPES Three Persons Hurt, Three Arrested in Series of Accidents, While pursuing a speeder early today Motorcycle Policeman Lawrence McCarty, 313 Roberts Annex, collided with an automobile that turned into his path. He was seriously injured. The accident occurred at Traub Ave. and Washington St. " The speeder escaped. F. M. Pier'pont, 126 W. Walnut St., an automobile salesman, was driving the car that was struck by the motorcycle. Pierpont was driving an automobile owned lay Frank Schreckengist, 1940 Arrow Ave., and was going west on Washington St. at Traub Ave. He turned south. The eastbound automobile passed the corner at a high rate of Speed just before Pierpont turned South. A street car eastbound hid the pursuing motorcycle policeman from Pierpont's view until too late. Motorist Stops McCarty shot past the street car find struck the automobile in the center of the right running board. Pierpont stopped quickly, r; i McCarty was hurled into the air ond fell in the rear of the automobile. -He was carried into No, 18 fire station and later was taken to the city hospital. McCarty has a compound fracture of the right collar bone, his right arm. right side and right leg were cut and bruised and he may have suffered an internal injury. Sergeant Dean and a squad investigated. „ Three persons were injured in automobile accidents Saturday night, and three men were arrested. George Lane, 2744 Speedway Ave., was sent to the city hospital with broken ribs and other injuries suffered when a car he was driving was struck by a W. Tenth street car at Warman Ave. Luther Henderson, motorman, was arrested for assault and battery E. B. Haze, 117 W. Walnut St., -driver of Marion County truck, was charged with improper, driving, and Marion Trexler, 1120 Centra! Ave., with Interfering with an officer, resisting arrest and impersonating an officer. Joseph Hill, 17 months old, was hurt about the head when the car -h:s father, J. E. Hill, 1329 W, Thirtieth St., was driving collided with the truck driven by Haze on W. TwentyFirst St. Truck Driver Hurt Dowell Beaman, driving a truck for W. S. Ellis. 1120 W. Thirty Fourth ~St„ received cuts and bruises when ''his truck was struck by a truck driven by John Highright, at South and Illinois Sts. ~ A barber pole at 616 Massachusetts Ave. was knocked down by an automobile driven by Frank Campbell, 25, of 612 N. Alabama St. Mrs. Bell, Apartment No. 75. at the Rink flats, was driving on North St. at Alabama St., and was struck by a street car. Her automobile was damaged, but she was not Injured.

PEACE ADVOCATE SCORES MODERN WAR TENDENCIES Clinton N. Howard, chairman of rtfae world peace commission, spoke this morning before the Baptist Ministerial Union at the Y. M. O. A. on "The Next Great World Event.” .. Sunday night he preached at the Second Baptist Church on "The Sword of Peter.” Pointing to Christ's command to Peter to sheath his sword as a command to ail Christians not to use the sword, he showed how every nation that relied on warfare has fallen. The relations between Canada and the United States, he said, are a splendid example of international peace. SMOKE ORDINANCE UP The Chamber of .Commerce civic affairs committee met at noon today to discuss the proposed smoke abatement ordinance. William Fortune, chairman, presided. Reports were to be made on the establishment of an artificial lake in Indianapolis and the petition of the Indianapolis Water Company for an increase in rates. of the Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce in regard to Improvement of the postal service was to be considered. Sinking Fund Bidding July 1 The city general sinking fund, amounting to $932,072.02, will be deposited with banks submitting the most favorable bids on July 1. Joseph L. Hogue, city controller, said today. This represents the amount of cash expected to be on hand June 30. Convention Closes Sessions of the colored Baptist Sunday School Convention came to a close with services Sunday night at Mt. Pa ran Church. At a mass meeting Sunday afternoon, a musical program of plantation jubilee melodies was given. Rainbow Vets To Meet All members of the Rainbow Division Veteran's Association in Marion County have been urged to attend the weekly meeting of association in Superior Court, Room 3, Wednesday for fucker details of the national reunion here July 14, 15 and 16.

Rodney Drane Pushes Light Car to Thrilling Finish in Big Race

RODNEY DRANE PUSHING DONALD MILLER ACROSS THE FINISH LINE.

State Pushmobile Champion! The gold medal awarded by The Times today is among the trophies of Rodney Drane, 15, of 301 Drexel Ave., who Saturday afternoon pushed the shining white "H. C. S. Special” belonging to Donald Miller, 7, of 342 Linwood Ave., to victory, half a jump ahead of the dark horse "Rosenburg Special"'pushed by Clarence Leet, 112 S. Rural St. Seven survivors of three preliminary heats lined up under a blazing June sun for the final dash for <he three 1 Times medals. City patrolmen and ■ motorcycle cops had a hard time hold- j ing back a crowd of 2,000 cheering ! spectators. Drane \4as first* pushing the 220; yards in 23 -seconds. Then he fainted, j Raymond McClintock, unmasked: I

Additional Pledges Put Riley Fund at High Mark

Additional subscriptions to the building fund of the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children from Marion County swell the grand total well over $725,000, it was announced today. Subscriptions announced: Employes of the G. & J. Tire Company, 55,630 ,5: employes, Kahn Tailoring: Company, 52,465 : employes, Biff Four Railroad, 51.582: employes. Prest-O-Lite Company. $2,611.95: Cabinet Makers Union, 5280. employes, Hugh J. Baker Company, 5314: employes. L. S. Ayrfs & Cos.. 5133 additional; Household lin ante Company. >1 S. Kent, manager. SSO: city hall forces. $lO2 additional employes. Sterling Loundry Company, 5100; employes. The Gibson Company. 5180: Emri.-h Furniture Company, employes. 554: H. L. Sanders employes. $143. Workers of the First Reformed Church, $132.50: Altrusa Club, $385.32: The I-eon

MRS. CROKER PLEASED OVER VICTORY IN COURT Indian Bride of Late Tammany Boss Says She Was Carrying Out His Last Wishes.

(Copyright, 1923, by United Press.) DUBLIN, June 18.—"Bula, don’t give up the ship!” Such were the last words of “Boss” Richard Croker, his Indian bride, who won a complete victory in the courts when the late Tammany politician’s children were denied their suit to break Croker’s will, declared in an exclusive interview today. The “Boss,” Bula said, was encouraging her to fight all law suits designed to deprive her of his entire

FROM FAR AND NEAR

Ulster celebrated Its first dry Sunday and towns along the six-county arid area were stormed with Ulsterites quenching their thirst. During his Western trip President Harding will make speeches on world court, transportation and farm aid. Panama Canal tolls collected the first two weeks In June amounted to *974,822. Benjamin Rollins, Jr., and Claude Waidon, oil field workers, killed each other Sunday in a pistol duel at Irvine, Ky. Alleging his wife tickled his toes, Raymond Shelton. Jersey City, N. J., is asking divorce from his -wife, Josephine. The Canadian ' Pacific steamship Empress has set anew speed record in crossing the Pacific—B days, 10 hours and 53 minutes. A Chicago “L” train motorman held up traffic for half an hour when he abandoned his train to watch the Chi-cago-Philadelphia ball game Sunday. Establishment of an all-water route from New York to Duluth was announced today. Ohio rural school men are preparing to bring a bill before the Legislature to revise the school laws of the State. Italian armored care raiding southeast of Benghazi in the Libyan desert have annihilated several large parties of rebel Arabs. The Ometepe volcano, located in Gran Lago, a Nicaraguan island, is in eruption. Three hundred delegates are in Chicago attending the national wheat conference to plan an outlet for 170,000,000 bushels of surplus xrheat.

pusher of the “Mystery Special,” came in third. Leet was awarded the silver and McClintock the bronze medal. Thrills, spills, everything but chills attended the miniature speedway races. Protests that the Mt. Jackson Special "zigzagged” and shut off competition was ruled groundless. Winners of the third heat “jumped the gun,” screamed one irate neighbor woman from her front porch on Linwood. Russell Peters, 9, of 2802 E- Washington St., guiding No. 14 in the third heat, steered into the curb to avoid hitting a baby, and his arm was scraped and a wheel torn off his car. Thelma McDermid, 304 Linwood Ave., won the girls' race and a has ket of roses.

aril Company. $100; Interstate Public Service Company. 5400; Women's Rotary Club o! Indianapolis. 51.15.05: Et Cetera Club 5100: Magarlne Club, SSOO pleuge: River Avenue Baptist Church workers. $112.10; workers of St Paul s Evangelical Church, ssl additional: Present Pay Club. $250. Kappa Kappa Sigma Sorority of Indianapolis 51,500: Womens Club of the Indianapolis Turner Association. $100; The Hollenbeck Press. $100: Indianapolis Musicians Protective Association. 525 Indianapolis Typographical Union. 5100; William E. English. $.500: Mrs. W W. Wentz. 5300; Samuel O. Pickens 5200: Mr. and Mrs Amos W But'er. 5100; Mrs Thomas K Marshall. 5100: H. S King. 550 The South Bend Kiwanis C.ub has pledged $5,755 toward the special $150,000 memorial fund being raised by the Kiwanianas of the State for the erection of one of the wings of the hospital.

estate, which his last will left to her. Mrs. Croker was tremendously pleased by her court victory. “It was a real Irish victory,” the former American Indian girl declared. She pointed out an Irish flag was flying over Glencairn, the home of Croker, left her, in celebration of the court triumph over Richard Croker. Jr., and other children of the “boss” by his first wife, who tried repeatedly and unsuccessfully to discredit Bula and break the will.

Private Charles W. Stevens, 25th Infantry, shot and killed Mrs Robert Coates and then killed himself following a lovers' quarrel Sunday at Nogales, Ariz. The Russian soviet government has indicated fits willingness to enter negotiations with Japan for trade relations. ■ Wilbur Glenn Voliva, Zion's famous overseer, broadcast his first sermon over Zion's new sending station, WCBD. WRIGHT IS PURCHASER Assistant Acts in Place of Jesse E. Miller. Raymond Wright today was acting in the capacity of city purchasing agent in place of Jesse E. Miller, who resigned Saturday. Wright is assistant purchasing agent. He is mentioned to succeed Miller. Although Mayor Shank has not officially accepted Miller’s resignation, Miller said today that it stands as announced Saturday. The mayor was out of the city, having left Sunday night for Canton, Ohio, to attend the Grand Circuit races, where his horse, Peter Hall, is entered. Accepts New Position. S. C. Hamilton, formerly used car manager of the C. H. Wallerich Company, is now connected with the factory branch of the Studebaker Corporation of America at 832-534 N. Meridian St. Hamilton is well-known among the automobile dealers of Indianapolis. Suicide Chooses Gas By Times Special LOGANSPORT, Ind., June 18.—111 health, is • believed responsible for suicide of Joseph De Haven, 65 a farmer. He attached one end of a hose to a gas let and placed the other in his mouth, \ according to evidence given the Cas.f County coroner.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

ANNUAL MEETING OF ROTARY DRAWS 4000TOST. LOUIS Twenty-Five Nations Send Delegates to International Convention, SESSION ENDS ON FRIDAY Merle Sidener of Indianapolis Is on Program for an Address, By United Frees ST. LOUIS, June 18.—-Approxi-mately 10,000 men and women, representing business and personal life In twenty-five countries, are in St. Louis today to attend the fourteenth annua! convention of the Rotary international, starting today. The international board of directors have been here since last Thursday putting the finishing touches on arrangements. Members of the international board include International President Raymond M. Havens, Kansas City. Overseas Visitors Arrive

The first overseas visitors to arrive were Anton Verkade, president of the Rotary Club of Amsterdam Holland, and Charles Smith of Birmingham, England., vice president for the Rotary International Association for Great Britain and Ireland. Smith represented the advance guard of about 100 British Rotarians and their wives, representing the 114 clubs in the Brltls' Isles. Delegates from Johannesburg. South Africa; Montevido, Uruguay; Auckland, Wellington and Christ Church. New Zealand; Sydney and Melbourne, Australia; Manila, Shanghai, Honolulu, Calcutta, Argentina, Peru, Panama, Cuba. Mexico. Porto Rico, Norway and Canada were also present. The two Rotary Clubs of Japan, up to a late hour, had not yet sent notification of delegations for the convention, although Japan heretofore has been represented at such gatherings. Sidener to Sj**ak The program of the convention Ineludes a series of addresses from of fleers and committeemen of the international organization on Rotary topics and addresses by Sir Arthur Moighan. former primo minister of Canada, on “Citizenship;” James T. Williams, editor-in-chief of the Boston Transcript, on "The Responsibility of the Press;” Walter Head of Omaha, Neb., vice president of the American Bankers Association, on “Patriotism," and Merle Sidener of Indianapolis, member of the vigilance committee of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World, on “The Rogues’ Gallery of Business ” Sherman Rogers, the "lumber jack” orator from the Northwest woods, and Sidney Pascall of London will be among the principal speakers. The entertainment program Includes a performance at the municipal opera, the annual president’s ball, to he held Wednesday evening at the Coliseum, and boat rides, automobile trips add a golf tournament. The convention will adjourn Friday, June 22. LOCAL ROTARIANS ATTEND About 125 Go to Convention From Indiana jx>lisIndianapolis Rotarians left this morning for the national convention j at St. Louis, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Many took auto trails to j the convention city. About 125 went ; from here. Eastern and northern Rotarians who had stopped here en route to St. Louis were entertained by the local . club Saturday and Sunday. Governor McCray spoke at a reception at Fairview Sunday afternoon. An entertainment at the Athenaeum and a visit to the Garfield sunken gardens were other features on the program for visitors. Arch V. Grossman, president of the Indianapolis club, had charge. CANDIDATES INITIATED Knights of Columbus Admit Class of Two Hundred. Two hundred candidates have been initiated into Indianapolis Council No. 437, Knights of Columbus. Half of the class was initiated Saturday night, while the remaining hundred were taken in Sunday afternoon. The ceremonies were held at the new K. of C. auditorium, Delaware and Thirteenth Sts.

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Two Automobile Parties Are Held Up by Same Men — Numerous Burglaries and Petty Thefts Are Committed Purse Is Snatched, Thirty robberies were committed by hold-up men, sneak thieves and burglars over the week-end. V Six men in an old touring ear committed two hold-ups in the southastern part of the city Saturday night.

Tech Senior Honored by SSOO Scholarship PAXTON UNGER Paxton Ungr, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Mahlon Unger, 2219 N. Pennsylvania St., Is one of the five selected by Swarthmore College for a four-year scholarship of SSOO a year out of 204 candidates from thirty-two States. Unger was a member of this year's graduating class at Technical High School. He won the highest athletic honors of the school, was the captain of the 1922 ; football team, and active In basket- : ball an dtrack. The scholarships are awarded on basis of leadership, scholarship, and athletics. YJ. Cl STARTS STATE RELAY RUN Teams Will Race From Evansville to Hammond, I The State-wide relay run of 785 miles by 500 Y. M. C. A. boys started at Evansville today and will end at Hammond Thursday. The run from Evansville to Vincennes, a distance of 57.4 miles, was made by twenty-seven Evans** Jit boys. The first boy started at 6 a. tn. and Vincennes was reached at 11:54 a. m. Relays average about one half mile each. One boy swam White River on his relay In three and one-half minutes. Every city in Indiana having a Y. M. C. A. building will be touched on the run. Indianapolis boys have been practicing for three weeks to take up their part of the run. CAPT. HARRINGTON IS REPORTED TO BE DYING Former I.ocal Recruit ing Officer in Washington Hospital. Capt. George Harrington is dying at ! the Walter Reed Hospital Washing- ! ton, D. C., according to a telegram ; received by friends yesterday. | Captain Harrington formerly lived !on E. Thirty-Sixth St. He has seen ! thirty years of service in the regular Army. He was detailed to recruiting ; duty in Indianapolis in 1907 and con- ; tinued until the United States entered I the World war. Harrington was commissioned capj tain and ordered to Washington in | 1918. In that year his wife died In In- | dianapolis from influenza. A year , later Harington suffered an attack of j influenza from which he never fully j recovered. Officer Shoots Man ! By Timm Special EVANSVILLE, Ind., June 18.— Coroner French is expected to return a verdict exonerating Patrolman John Lehman in the death of R. L. Reulean, shot while resisting arrest. Reulean and his brother-in-law were suspected of bootlegging. Reulean died in a hospital.

Nelson Taylor, 519 E St. Paul St., was driving his automobile south on the first road east of Emerson Ave., accompanied by Muriel Engle, 1468 Bates St., when the bandits drove up and with drawn guns ordered Taylor to stop and get out. They took S2B from Taylor Hold-Up Repeated. Albert Taylor, 1138 Vandeman Ave., and Roy Burford, 639 Drexel Ave, both colored, were driving on Emerson Ave., near Prospect St., when the name car drove along side and the men drew guns. Burford had no money, but $5 was taken from Taylor. Six men, arrested at the Bungalow road house on Brighton boulevard, were slated at police headquarters for vagrancy pending questioning by detectives as to their actions at „ne tim? of the hold ups. They gave their names as George McCarty, 2133 Ringgold St.; Jesse Robinson, 1120 LeGrande Ave.; Paul Elliott, 1734 Madison Ave.; Leslie Meister. 1518 Applegate St.; Thomas Cain, 348 Orange St.; Albert Stuck, 1117 Beecher St., and Robert Lewis, 1120 LeGrande Ave. Poolroom Robbed A dry beer saloon and poolroom at Frank and Meridian Sts., operated by H. D. S.'iipp, and Louis Goins, was entered and about $35 worth of cigarettes and tobacco were taken. Harry Grey was arrested and charged with vagrancy pending investigation after a hammer used In entering the place was identified as one used by the men in repairing an automobile at Grey's garage. Richard Winnings, 2517 Webb St., reported a watch valued at $45 taken from his Coat lying on a bench at Garfield park. Ed Lawrence, 4244 Sunset Ave., reported tools valued at $lO stolen. Florence Gamble, Greencastle, Ind., reported her purse containing. $9 stolen front a counter at a downtown store. Bad Cheek Reported Efforts to pass a check said to have been stolen from the office of Samuel D. Goldsmith of the Goldsmith Iron and Supply Company, failed when the teller of the South Side State Bank refused to cash it for the colored man who presented It. While the teller was calling Goldsmith the man ran from the bank. Two negroes followed Florence M. Schick, 2219 Central Ave., from the j Central Ave. car and as she stepped on the porch attempted to seize her. She jerked loose from them and screamed. The men ran. Ch ter Jackson. 2258 N. Illinois St., manager of the Standard Grocery at Illinois and Tenth Ste.. ordered Homer Engersoll, 21, of 21 W. Tenth St., arrested and charged with petit larceny. Jackson charges Engersoll stole from the store. Tres Are Stolen The home of Rufina Smith, 1306 Silver Ave., was entered by breaking a lock off the rear door. Tires and tools valued at $42 were taken. The poolroom operated by Leon Jackson. 2348 N. Sheridan Drive was entered and $45 worth of cigars and tobacco taken. Mrs. Webb Sparks, 3818 Central Ave., was marketing and a silver mesh bag was taken from her arm. The bag contained sl6. Thieves stripped a car belonging to Creston Henderson, 711 Gladstone St., of S2O worth of accessories while it was parked at Riverside park. A wagon valued at S6O was stolen from Ira Taylor, 572 Highland Ave., while he was at the Oakley Club.

Jewelry Taken H. M. Zimmer, 3504 Evergreen Ave., reported his home entered by a burglar who took two ruby stickpins, a pearl pin and $4. Ed N. Rodmier, 6381 E. Washington St., reported his home entered by a burglar who took sl6. A glass was broken from the rear door of Miss Maholm's millinery shop, 917 Massachusetts Ave. The burglar took onehalf dozen white silk hats, two black lace hats worth $62 and 200 pennies. Mrs. Clara Mueller, 1214 E. Vermont St., said a thief entered her house and took a diamond ring valued at SBO. Horace Edmonds. 1122 N. Belmont Ave., and A. F. Walsman, 2916 N. Illinois St., reported watches stolen. Car Stripped Stanley Lawlll, 1035 Eugene St., parked his automobile at Cooper Ave., and Thirtieth St., when the car ran out of gasoline. The car was stripped of five tires, spot light, dash light and a motor meter. George De Vatz, 202 Bakemeyer St., reported a thief took two tires valued at S4O from his automobile. J. S. Gollin said a motor meter worth sl2 was taken from his automobile parked in front of his home. Frank Granden, 1233 E. Raymond St., was halted by two robbers at Olive and Raymond Sts. One covered him with a revolver and the other took 65 cents from his pockets. POl SO n B ETT E R George Speers Reported to Have Attempted Suicide. The condition of George Speers, 23, of 2101 Barth Ave., who, police say. drank poison Saturday night, was reported improved at the city hospital today. Mrs. Speers said her husband had been ill and was despondent. They have four small children. Poison Victim Recovers. Police today investigated the poisoning of Etta Hunter, colored. 35. of 742 Adelaide St., who -was found in the restaurant of Jack Mooney, 812 Ft. Wayne Ave.. where she works. Thief Walks Right In. When tvarm weather caused tne rear door of the home of Sam Coftrad, 1413 E. Michigan St., to be left open, a thief entered and took Mrs. Conrad's purse, containing $lB. "

Indianapolis Was Her Home for Fifty Years MRS. ANNA E. DOERSCHEL PIONEER RESIDENT OF CITY SUCCUMBS Funeral of Mrs. Anna Doerschel Wednesday, > Mrs. Anna E. Doerschel, 78, for fifty years a resident of Indianapolis, who died Sunday at the residence of her son. Louis B. Doerschel, 314 N. Summit Ave.. after a brief illness, will be burled in Crown Hill Wednesday following services at her son’s home at 2 p. m. Mrs. Doerschel was born In Saxony and came direct to Indianapolis with her parents. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Charles Zahl of Indianapolis and Mrs. E. S. Miller of Los Angeles, her son, and eight grandchildren.

PROHIBITION LIFT AS NATOS PERIL Peace Commissioner Says It is Moral Tragedy, Clinton N. Howard of Rochester, N. Y., chairman of the world peace commissione, In an address to the Indianapolis Ministerial Association today said prohibition is in peril of nullification. “If prohibitiort remains unenforced,” said Howard, “it is a peril to our nation. It is the greatest tragedy in moral history. This country is now in the grip of a rum revolution. An armed khisky insurrection of national proportions is shaking the foundation of the nation,” he said. Howard also discussed the problem of the three-mile limit. He said, “Let the Government of the United States serve notice upon all nations engaged in protecting rum piracy under their flag and registry in violation of our laws, to withdraw their international pplracy or look for their cargoes of booze on the bottom of the sea.” Marriage Licenses J W. Sandora, 25, 29 N. Richland; Georgia Thompson. 20. 20 N Richland. F E Pickett. 20. 215 Spring; Mrs Corrie Irish. 48, 1312 Cottage W. N*. Eckstein. Jr.. 21. 1312 Prospect: Bemioe Ludurg, 10. 3216 E Thirty-Second. E. P Steele. 23. 2019 Rowland; Marie Schuck, 25, 2,82 N. Mount. G. B. Neilson. 30, Detroit: Ruth Burrows, 25 4260 Cornelius. H F Eckel, 27. 2103 Parkway Bird.; Gladys Martindale. 24. 534 Centennial. Y.onnie Lyster. 43. 118 Noble; Katie Grammar, 43. 118 N. Noble C. J. ferinkworth. 26. 345 K Hamilton: Helen Sheehan. 25, 823 Elm. C O Duenweg. 1234 Broadway: Irene Lindsey, 32. 1234 Broadway. „ Kenneth Kemodle. 21. 1011 E. Pratt, Lottie Hendershott. 18, R. R E., Box 337. S. B. Canfleld. 37, Indianapolis; Ruth Custer 33 320 N. Liberty John Stevenson. 10. 231 S. Oakland: Doris Glore, 17. 114 S. Rural. Felix Blazieh, 28, 932 Arnolda; Gezela Blarich. 30. 032 Arnolda. M E Grlbble. 23. 1120 Charles; Blanche Crow. 19, 1120 Charles. A L Mills. 23. 736 Woodlawn: Leona Hall, 32. R R E. Box 252. J. F. Brengle, 26. 2008 E. Washington; Ruohie Edwards, 2A. 1230 E. Tenth. J. A. Lane, 23. 523 N. Fremont: Opal Hammond. 18. 516 N. Sheffield O J Berry. 00, Staunton. Ind.; Ludema Holmes, 66. 2734 N. Capitol. I_ F Winders 22, 402 N. Bright; Katherine Edwards. 18. 402 N. Bright. G E Mitchell. 20, 1201 King: Okel Roberts, 22. 1150 N. Holmes.

Gray Haired Prisoner Daily Remember Sinking of Maine

By yEA Service _ _ -j- OLIET, 111., June 18.—RememI ber the Maine? 4-r Casually, of course. But not with the vividness of the man who is perhaps the senior war prisoner in the United States. He has remembered it daily for twenty-five years from behind the walls of the Illinois State penitentiary here. Only for a while as a fugitive. They call him “Silent Ed.” He does not like to talk much. He recalls too vividly that horrible day twenty-five years ago—before his hair turned gray. He was black-haired Ed Smith on Feb. 16. 1898, whfen cables plunged the world into grief with news that the Maine- had been sunk at Havana. Use was pretty sweet then. Smith had just turned 25- There was a girl. And he rated an excellent seaman on a Great Lakes steamer with excellent chance for promotion. “X in a saloon that night and

MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1923

LABOR OFFICIALS OBJECT 10 ARREST OF MOVIE PICKET Letter to Police Chief Declares Operators Are Violating Law. Following arrest of Alvin Cole, 21, of 3538 Garden, Ave., a representative of the local Motion Picture Operators’ Union, on a charge of picketing, Adolph J. Fritz, secretary of the State Federation of Labor, and T. N. Taylor, president, today arranged a conference with Chief of Police Rikhoff and the board of safety. Cole was arrested while picketing the Savoy theater, 1225 Oliver Ave. A committee of movie exhibitors called on the chief a few days ago, requesting that the anti-picketing law be enforced. The chief today received a letter from the Marion County labor committee contending that owners of the theaters are violating the Sunday closing law and that members of the operators' union should be given the same consideration shown owners, so long as peaceful methods are pursued. “We further demand that if in the event th > members of the Operators’ Union are arrested, you do your duty by arresting the owners for violating the Sunday closing law,” the letter stated.

U.S. AGENTS SEIZE BEERATANDERSON Hundred Barrels Taken at Norton Brewery. Federal prohibition officials today checked over the books and stock of the Norton brewery at Anderson following a raid on the plant early Sunday. In the mid about 100 barrels of beer in vats were found and two large motor trucks loaded ■with barrels said to contain beer were seized. All evidence will be turned over to Homer Elliott, United States district attorney. Beer from the brewery has found Its way into Cincinnati and Hamilton, Ohio, Federal officers say. Drivers of the trucks gave their names as William Schramm, agent for the Indianapolis Brewing Company at l Hamilton, Ohio, and Frank Houser, also of Hamilton. After the raid Earl Hoel, proprietor of a soft drink establishment at Markleville, near Anderson, was arrested. He is said to have been implicated in handling the beer. The raid was conducted by Morgan and Agents W. O. Holman, George Winkler Frederick Davenport, Robert Neilan, Seth Ward and Homer Haalove. Deaths Nellie E. Grinalade, 54. Deaoonee* Hospital. appendicitis. . _ _ Peter Senng Deltzer 57, Methodist Hospital. chronic myocarditis. Infant Orrid, 6 days, city hoepital. premature birth Emm alee Minton. 28. 3737 Northern, pulmonary tuberculosis. Catherine Esther Hammer, 14. city hospital. sarcoma. Charles Edward Lnigeman, 53, Long Hospital. chronic nephritis. George A. Hazelworth. 62, 2944 Park, chronic myocarditis. „ Clyde Franklin Dyer. 6. St. Vincent Hospital. streptococcus meningitis. Nannie N Sanders, 61. 714 W. Vermont, chronic myocarditis. Mary F. Morris. 5 days. 1524 Draper, hydrocephalis. Thomas Ruley. 70, Long Hospital, chronic nephritis. „ Gordon D Plumb. 22. St. Vincent Hospital, endocarditis. Andrew Scarborough, 24, city hospital, pulmonary tuberculosis. James Cox, 78 2909 Gale, chronic myocarditis. Margaret Agnes Hockery. 51. 1910 w. Michigan, chronic myocarditis. John MeParland. 55. St. Vincent Hospital, encephalitis. Boys Get Reward By Times Special FRANKFORT, Ind., June 18.—Two boys found an automobile which Carried Matrix reported stolen Thursday. The" car was located in a woods, well concealed by brush. In the exuberance of his joy, Mattix gave the boys $1 each for returning his car. Ford Truck Stripped Charles Hauser, 936 irglnia Ave.. reported his Ford truck stolen from his garage today. He found it in front of 6210 Lexington Ave. It had been stripped of tires valued at sls. Vincennes Runaways Held Leroy Crowe, 16, and Cleophas Crowe. 14, of Vincennes, were held at the detention home today. The boys were found by Sergeant Cummings.

had had some drinks. Every one was talking about the sinking of the Maine. Then the jxirtendenr started talking. He'happened to be a German. “ ’lt’s a good thing.' he said. Tm glad they did It. They ought to blow up all those American battleships.’ “Well, I called him on that, and one word led to another. I guess I'd have done it anyhow even If I hadn't had those drinks. But a fight started. I picked up an iron pin from under the stove and hit him. He died, and they sent me here for life“l don’t mind your having that picture now,” he says. “Everybody has forgot about me by this time anyhow. “The Maine went down a long time ago, you know. “But I —l’ll always remember." Then came quiet. Ed Smith had dropped back into the shadows of his realm again—into the land of silence. “SILENT ED’’ SMITH