Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 224, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 January 1924 — Page 2

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CANDLER’S LOVE NOTES READ IN $500,000 HEART BALM SUIT

DAVIS CONFIDENT . GUILTY WILL PAY IN OnCANDAL Labor Secretary Shows More Interest in Daughter Than in Teapot Dome. Confidence that President Coolidge Will go to the bottom of the Teapot Dome scandal and that the guilty will be punished was expressed today by James J. Davis, secretary of labor, In Indianapolis to address the International convention of the United Mine Workers of America in Tomlinson Hall. Davis said that "Republicans make mistakes just the same as Democrats," and expressed the opinion that the affair is being magnified by Democrats for political purposes. More than his speech or the Teapot Dome affair, the arrival of a now daughter while he was on his way to Indianapolis interested Secretary Davis. She is his fourth child. Davis was greeted at the Columbia Club and escorted to the convention by a committee of miners. RED PEPPER HEAT BREAKS BAD CHEST COLDS OVER NIGHT Ease your tight, aching chest. Stop the pain. Break up the congestion. Feel a bad cold loosen up in Just a Short time. “Red Pepper Rub" is the cold remedy that brings quickest relief. It cannot hurt you and it certainly seems to end the tightness and drive the congestion and soreness right out. Nothing has such concentrated, penetrating heat as red peppers, and When heat penetrates right down into colds, congestion. aching muscles and Bore, stiff joints relief comes at once. The moment you apply Red Pepper Rub you feel the tingling heat. In three minutes the congested spot Is warmed through and through. When you are suffering from a cold, rheumatims, backache, stiff neck or sore muscles, just get a jar of Rowles Red Pepper Rub, made from red peppers, at any drug store. Tou will have the quickest relief known. Always say "Rowles.” —Advertisement.

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Widow Says Millionaire Blasts Romance

mn MRS. ONEZIMA DE BOfCHULUi

FUNERAL FRIDAY FUR DR J. WHITE Franklin Physician Dies at Home of Son Here. Funeral services for Dr. William Henry White, 73, a practicing physician at Franklin, Ind. for mafiy j years, who died at the home of his son, Walter T. White, 3613 Washing ton Blvd., Wednesday, will be held at the Franlflin Christian Church at 2:30 p. m. Friday. Burial in the Franklin cemetery. Dr. White was born in Madison County, Ky.. and was graduated from the Hahnneman Homeopathic College in Chicago in 1891. He attended the j Indianapolis Medical College. He had been ill at his son's home since Thanksgiving. Surviving: The widow, of Franklin; two sons, Walter and Prof. Orris White, and a daughter, Mrs. Norma E. Cloude, all of Missouri. FEDERAL COURT OPPOSED Employers and Metal Trades :Vgainst Hickey Bill I*'Opposition to the creation of a *fcc-' ond Federal District Court In Indiana has been expressed by the Associated Employers of Indiana. Foundrymen's Association and Indianapolis branch of the National Metal Trades Association. Joint resolutions opposing the Hickey bill, providing for another district In this State, wore forwarded to ail Indiana senators and congressmen by A. J. Allen, secretary of the organizations, Wednesday. PRIZE PLAYS TO BE SOLD Little Theatre IVoductlons to Be Offered at \V. K. Stewart Store. The book of prize plays for 1923, produced by the Little Theatre Society of Indiana will go on sale Saturday at the W. K. Stewart Book store and ii the Dook department of the L. SAyres Store. W. C. Tull of Lafayette and W. O. Bates, contributors to the book, will be present to autograph books sold. Mrs. Albert I. Dugan, Mrs. Charles R. Hughes, Mrs. Helen Adams. Mrs. W. O. Bates, and Mrs. Dorothy M. Woods, will act as saleswomen. Mrs. Frank Antrobus of W. K. Stewart Company is in charge of the sale.

HARDWARE MEN TO ELECT

Large Crowds Attracted to Exposition at Tabernacle. The Indiana Retail Hardware Association will close Its convention, at the Claypool, with election of officers and awarding of prizes Friday. Frank Stockdaie, Chicago, spoke today on “Stock Turn.” It is estimated 3,000 persons attended a public hardware exposition being held at Cadle Tabernacle in conjunction with the convention. More than 150 manufacturers and jobbers have displays. Women at the convention were entertained at a theater party this afternoon. KNUTE ROCKNE TO SPEAK Notre Dame Coach Will Address Educators Tonight. Knute Rockne, Notre Dame football coach, will speak at the thirtyfourth convention of Indiana City ana Town School Superintendents at the Claypool tonight. W. W. Thersen, assistant superintendent of schools in Milwaukee, Wis., also will speak. E. U. Graff, Indianapolis superintendent, ’ will talk Friday on “The Problem of Financing Schools.” George Mosser of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce will outline taxation problems Friday night. COOLIDGE OFFICE OPENED Indiana Manager Organises Forces for Campaign. Ewing Emlson, Indiana campaign manager for President Coolidge, was busy today working out organization. Headquarters have been opened at Room 520, Severln. Emison said he had not decided on personnel of his organization. He said Mis Fern Ale of Winamac and Miss Martha Hays, sister of Will H. Hays, will be mam bon of the ho&d quarters force.

jf * ASA Q. CANDLES

Mrs. De Bouchelle, New Orleans beauty. Is suing Asa O. Candler, millionaire soft drink manufacturer, for $500,000, alleging breach of promts n Candler recently tnarri*d May Little Kagan, a stenographer.

Tech High ‘Cannon’ Staff Is Retained | RUTH DUVALL ALICE PHILLIPS These students have been retained on the Cannon Staff of Technical High school: Staff I —• H Naomi Adams, ed-ltor-in chief; Archie Mercey, associate editor; Karl Bottke, literature; Dorothy Dugdule, - alumni; tldena ?■? Btain m, club; Laura Schultz, H - * girl athletics; Hel--9 en Brown, school news; Reba Fran1, cis, features; Sue Anne Engle, sacDAGGETT chlof;Trls Beadle, associate editor: Mary Latham, literature; Louise Eleanor Ross, alumni: Mary Elizabeth Glossbrenner, club; Mary Voelcker, girl athletics; Wilma Llewellyn, school news; Harry Stout, fait urea; athletic editor-in-chief, Ted Nicholas; cireula tion manager, George Gisler; assistant j circulation manager, Mary Alice Free; l business manager, Jhmes Daggett; assistant business manager, Rose Gordon: magazine editor, Ruth Duvall; magazine business manager, Alice Phillips. New members on the staff: Iceland Burford, Jean Campbell. Chester Jordan, Elizabeth Mochenross. Oris Nuerge, Robert Pitt, Robert By tier, Marian Seeds, Edward Taggart, and Jamies Van Busklrk. Gone, but Not Forgotten An automobile reported stolon belongs to: George Conner. 62 N. Oakland Ave., Ford coupe, from Pennsylvania and New York Sts. BACK HOME AGAIN An automobile reported found by police: Jgxtrmon touring car parked at Maryland and Pennsylvania Sts. Headaches From Slight Colds Laxative BROMO QUININE Tablets relieve the Headache by curing the Cold. A tonic laxative and germ desSjoyer. The box bears the signature of XL w. Grove. SOr.—Advertisemen t.

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REINERT REWARD FUND _AT $1,247 [Contributions Come to Correct Weights Bureau, The reward fund for tne capture | of the slayers of John Relnert was i Increased to $1,247 today, the ComI merclal Credit, Audit and Correct Weights Bureau, which is receiving contributions, reported today. Among new contributors today were the Supreme Oil and Refining Company, $25; Irvington Ice Company. sl9; Van Wert liummel Company. $10; Sigmon Cool Company. $lO, and meyer & Cos., $lO. Commercial Credit, Audit and Cornet Weights Bureau, SSO; Indianapo lis Coal Company, SSO; Polar Ice & Fuel Cos., SSO; Peoples Cool & Cement Cos., SSO: The Indianapolis Star, SSO; The Indianapolis News, SSO; City Ice | & Coal Cos., $35; A. B. Keeport ComI pany, $25; Atlas Coal Company, $25; 1 Frank M. Dell, $25; Fred Goepper & i Son, $25; Irvington Coal & Lime Cos., $25: Minter Coal A Coke Cos., $25; Spickflmler Fuel & Supply Cos., $25. ‘ Central Coal Company, $25; Monon Fuel Company, $25; Metropolitan Fuel Company. $25; Hoosler Biick and Coal Company. $25: Capitol City Coal Company, $10; Mueslng Merrick Coal Company, $10; Home Coal Company. $10; F. W. Aldag Company. $10; E. E. Heller & Cos., $10; Davis Coal & Block Cos., $5; Rarrah Coal Company, $5; Hitzolberger Fuel & Supply Cos., $5; Riverside Coal Company, $5; Llnkhart Coal Company, $2. Frank P. Baker, former prosecutor, now In the coal business, offered his legal services in prosecution. In case the slayers are caught.

BANKERS HEAR ARTMAN Commission Member Talks on Method ol Issuing Flinty Securities. By Times Special LEBANON, Ind.. Jan. 31.—-“ If the Issue of utility securities in Indiana continue for five years on the present basis there will be a collapse compared with which the Bollings’ failure would be negligible,” Samuel R. Artman, Indianapolis. member of the public service commission, said In an address before Boone County bankers find business men Wednesday night. “Failure of the utilities to recognize actual valuation for issuing utilities securities has brought dissatisfaction until there Is a formidable demand for repeal of the commission act,” Artman s&ld. lad Rcleaswl After Confession By United Press VALPARAISO, Ind., Jan. 31.—Following his confession that he accidentally shot and killed Minnie Brooks, a high school girl, Richard Mason, 11, was released from custody today.

UNUSUAL PEOPLE Back to Field of Ancestors By V/7.4 S err tee raij ASHINGTON, Jan. 31.—Comyy J lng to Washington for his first - J term In Congress was Just like getting back to the old homestead for Henry R. Rathbone, member-at-large from Illinois. ““ L - Not only was •■ .■.•■a Agjgrogff* ; A he born within -.,4 a block of the Wh,t, but I tory. K'jf, f It a t h b o n e's father. Henry R. Br, was a Civil ,W War general and F close friend of Ii 1 n co 1 n and ammm — Grant. General Rathbone was In RATHBONE Ford s Theater the night of Lincoln’s assassination and himself received a knife wound as he grappled with Booth in his escape. Perhaps Rathbone gets his legislative bent from his maternal grandfather, Ira HaJF a. Harris was a United States Senator from New York back before the Civil War.

Attorneys for New Orleans Widow Declare Missive Received on Wedding Day Shatters Romance With Millionaire Soft Drink Manufacturer, By United Press ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 31. —While “waiting at the church” for Asa G, Candler, 73-year-old multi-millionaire, Mrs. Ouezima De Bouchelle received a letter breaking the engagement and charging her with improper conduct, Albert Howell Jr., attorney for the New Orleans beauty, charged today. The accusation was made by Howell as he resumed reading endearing letters written by Candler to Mrs. De Bouchelle in the (rial of the SOOO,OOO breach of promise suit against the wealthy soft drink manufacturer.

GRIFFIS GOES 10 HAMBURG FROM MOSSBACH PRISON Comrades in Attempted Kidnaping of Bergdoll Were to Be Freed Today, By CARL I). GROAT (United Press Staff Correspondent) BERLIN, Jan. 31.—Freed from the Mossboch jail, where he was serving sentence for the attempted kidnaping of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, Lieut. Corliss Hooven Griffis of Chicago has gone to Hamburg, whence he planned to eail for New York today. Perly Sperber and Prince Gagarine, who participated with Griffis in the attempt to rush the American draft dodger over the border to France, were to be freed today. Pardon Is Mysterious The pardoning of Griffis, who had been sentenced to servo twenty-one months on a technical charge of assault and battery, was carried out in a mysterious manner. Throughout Wednesday, officials either were silent or Insisted the American lieute/< nt had not been pardoned. Then, this forenoon, the announcement was made that Griffis had been freed through the Baden government. It was explained the central relief committee (General Allen’s) was chiefly instrumental In speeding up the release. Applications From Newspapers It was stated numerous applications for the pardon had been received from various newspapers In the United States. Why the original order of the pardon movement was ditched in favor of another similar enterprise Is not known, although It Is suggested that Foreign Minister Stresemann himself intervened. Griffis went to Hamburg by way of Heldelburg accompanied by Baden officials from the ministry of Justice through which the pardon was granted. He was expected to sail on the Albert Ballln. AUGUST MERKT BURIED Widow and Three Children Survive Woodruff Haro Kcsidetit. Burial of August Merkt, 62, who died at his home. 1849 Cross Drive, Woodruff Place, Tuesday, was to be held in •Crown Hill Cemetery following funeral services at the home this afternoon. Mr. Merkt came to Indianapolis thirty-nine years ago from his birthplace in Germany. Surving are the widow; two sons. Martin and August Jr., and a daughter, Lena, all of Indianapolis: a brother, Herman Merkt. and a sister. Mrs. Charles Kernel, both of Chicago.

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Candler who wrote as often as three times a day to his “Sweetums” during ihe engagement period, shattered the romance with a brief note received by Mrs. De Bouchelle on her wedding day, saying he had been informed while she was the sponsor for the Confederate re-union she had received male visitors in her hotel room. This letter, which reached the New Orleans society leader Sept. 22, 1922, was one of seven missives introduced by the plaintiff today to tell the story of the blighted betrothal. Love Pleas Read Nearly a score of Impassioned love pleas telling of Candler’s undying love and his rosy dreams of spending his remaining years In a ‘‘love nest” were presented at the opening session of the nilt In Federal District Court Wednesday. Today after Howell read one missive after another relating to the aged Coca-Cola king “was having the fight of his life,” because of the objections of his brothers and other members of his family against “marrying a divorced woman." The story of the climax of the engagement was reached. (nnflrms High Estimation One letter detailed how one brother personally visited New Orleans to Investigate Mrs. De Bouchelle's character ’'and confirmed my high estimation of your character." Howell indicated he expected to “finish presenting the plaintiff's case at today's session. After the letters he intended to Introduce a number of depositions. Only one or two witnesses will be called, he said. Neither Candler nor Mrs. De Bouchelle can take the witness stand under statutes governing breach of promise trials In Federal Court. letter Blasts Romance The letter which blasted the romance was dated Atlanta, Sept. 15. It said: "I am In a state of great perplexity. There has Just come to me from a reliable source of Information that two men visited you at your own solicitation In your room In an Atlanta hotel during the celebration of the Confederate reunion for Improper purposes. “To marry you with these reports in force would be ur.wise. "I must, I will, be kind to you. Nothing has so disheartened me as this. Please think kindly of me as I Jim now no more your love.” ANOTHER RUSH AT POUND Owmvn, Avoiding Taxes, Turn Hundreds of Dogs Into Streets. Because their owners do not want to pay taxes on them, hundreds of dogs have been turned out into the streets of Indianapolis, Dr. Elizabeth Conger, city poundmaster, said today. Consequently, the city dog pound, In Pendleton pike, north of the city, now Is housing 100 dogs, many of whom will have to be "put to sleep" unless persons with kinder hearts than their owners had, give them homes. The pound has handled 200 dogs this month, Dr. Conger said. Columbia Club to Elect Three members of the board of trustees of the Columbia Club will be elected at a meeting of stockholders Saturday night. Fred G. Gardner, Arthur E. Bradshaw and L. R. Ziegler have been nominated.

INSURGENTS PRINT DODGERS CULLING DAVISMEMY’ Denounce Lewis for Bringing Secretary of Labor to Speak, Overnight, dodgers have appeared bearing in bold type the inscription “James J. Davis, the enemy of the United Mine Workers of America,” signed “The Progressive International Committee of the U. M. W. of A.” "Why does the Lewis administration bring as a guest to this convention Secretary of Labor James J. Davis—the bitterest enemy of foreign born miners and other workers?” asks the dodger. Speeches Are Cited “.James J. Davis has demanded in dozens of speeches. In written articles, the registration of all foreign-born workers, he has urged Congress to jjas3 a law compelling them to be finger-printed and to register with the police,” it says. “Members of the United Mine Workers of America! James J. Davis is an enemy of the foreign-bom miners, of all other foreign-bom workers and of the organized labor movement." “Why do our officials bring him here to talk to foreign-bom union men he wants to persecute? Goinpers’ Criticism “Sam Gompers says In the American Federationist for January, 1924: . nothing could be more thoroughly calculated (than the Davis proposal) to compel a spirit of spineless docility, of subservience and slavlshness . . . The whole concept of the registration scheme Is as thoroughly Prusslon as It Is completely un-American and nothing else can be said for It,’ “Why do ‘ our officials Invite this enemy of labor and friends of the coal and steel trusts to speak here at our own convention? “Is he a friend of John L. Lewis?" SKULL FRACTURED IN AUTO ACCIDENT Boy Improving After Mishap —Driver Is Arrested. Henry Lapacek, 10. of 546 N. Miley Ave., Is Improving when he was Btruck by an automblile at 1702 W. Michigan St., Wednesday. William Harrison, 1820 Ashbury St., driver of the auto, was charged with assault and battery. Edward McNulty, 2109 N. Alabama St., was charged with assault and battery after his automobile struck a machine driven by Thomas M. White, 4801 Winthrop Ave., at New York and New Jersey Sts. Mrs. White suffered slight injuries to her arm. CLUB TO REJOIN A. A. A. I lookers to Retain Membership in National Motorists. The Hoosler Motor Club will rejoin the American Automobile Association, M. E. Noblet. secretary, announced today. The action was taken Wednesday at a directors’ meeting at the Spink Arms. The club will retain its I present connection with the National Motorists' Association. It Is believed similar action will be taken by the Hoosler State Automobile Association, It Is said.

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THREE CHILDREN SURVIVE Late Ezra Coate Was Great-Grand-father to Five—Funeral Saturday. Three of ten children born to Ezra Coate, 81, who died Jan. 22, survive him. They are Mrs. Anna E. Metzger and Edward and Elwood Coate, all of 1742 Olive Ave., children by Mr. Coate's first wife, who died in 1880. Mr. Coate also is survived by a widow, eight grandchildren and live great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday. When Joint-Ease Gets !n — Joint Agony Gets Out If you want to take the pain and misery’ out of rheumatic joints or reduce the swelling or limber up stiff, creaky joints—then you want JointEase—it’s for the Joints only—that's why it succeeds when ordinary remedies fail. 60 cents a tube at Hook Drug Cos., and all pharmacists.—Advertisement. HAVE COLOR IN CHEEKS Be Better Looking—Take Olive Tablets If your skin is yellow—complexion pallid—tongue coated —appetite poor—you have a bad taste In your mouth—a lazy, no-good feeling—you should take Olive Tablets. I)r. Edwards’ Olive Tablets—a substitute for calomel—were prepared by Dr. Edwards after 17 years of study. Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets are a purely vegetable compound mixed with olive oil. You will know them by their olive 1 color. t To have a clear, pink skin, bright eyes, j no pimples, a feeling of buoyancy like I childhood days you must get at the i cause. j Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets act on the liver and bowels like calomel —yet have no dangerous after effects. Thev start the bile and overcome constipation. Take one or two nightly and i note the pleasing results. Millions of boxes are gold annually at 15c and 30c.— Advertisement. Important to All Women Thousands upon thousands of women have kidney or bladder trouble and never suspect It. Women's complaints often prove to be nothing else but kidney trouble, or the result of kidney or bladder disease. If the kidneys are not in a healthy condition, they may cause the other organs to become diseased. You may suffer pain In the back, headache and loss of ambition. Poor health makes you nervous. irI rttable and may be despondent: it I makes any one so. But hundreds of women claim that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, by restoring health to the kidneys, proved to be just the remedy needed to overcome such conditions. Many send for a sample bottle to see what Swamp Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder medicine wii i do for them. By enclosing ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Cos., Binghamton, N. Y„ you may’ receive sample size bottle by Parcel Post. You can purchase medium and large size bottles at all drug stores. —Advertisement.

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