Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 282, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 April 1924 — Page 2

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FILIPINO DECLARES EX-SOLDIERS ARE FIGHHN9FREEDOM Former Manila Newspaper Man Descnbes Position on Independence, “The greatest enemy of Filipino Independence in the Islands themselves Is the soldier who served through the first military administration of the islands and is now a Filipino business man,” today declared Louis J. Palmeda, former advertising manager of the Manila (P. I.) Times, now in Indianapolis in the interest of The General Tobacco Company of the Philippines. “The ex-soldiers feel it beneath their dignity that we should govern ourselves and have formed an association to prevent our independence if possible," declared Palmeda. Party Coalition Elects A party coalition in the Islands resulted in the election of a leader Saturday who left immediately for the United States with two delegates seeking action toward Piliplno independence. “I sincerely hope they meet with success,” Palmeto said. “Because General Wood is closely Identified with the Republican party little had been expected from that administration. A change in political administration we feel will benefit us materially. Regard for America "The Filipino regards America highly because she has given him that insight into government necessary for a democracy. But we are of Malayan and Latin blood and to be ruled by a military government as at present does not harmonize with our racial instincts and never will. “We have been a practical democracy for twenty-five years, while America was never a democracy before she gained her independence in 1776. It is only logical that these twenty-five years have prepared us for independence better than America was prepared when she broke away from England. There is no point in the statement that the time for our independence is not yet ripe. AD Have Internal Problems "Os course, we have our Internal problems. But that is no argument for waiting until our internal problems are solved forever. That time will never come. America is not free from internal problems and she had been independent for nearly 150 years. "Japan does not want the Philippines and never will. Her religion is Buddhism while ours is Christian. "It means much to the .Latin temperament to govern itself. And because America has given to them the democratic foresight which no other Latin country has,- the Philippines will flourish as no other country if given their independence.”

KU-KLUX CLEARED IN MO BLAZE # Father Wolf of Shelbyville Vindicates Klan. The Ku-Eux Klan at Shelbyville has been cleared by Rev. F. W. Wolf of any connection with the burning of his church, the St. Vincent Catholic Church, three miles east of the city, according to G. L. Pugh, State arson investigator. ' Pugh and Charles Hoover, investigator, were detailed by Newman T. Miller, State Are marshal, to probe an incendiary fire which destroyed the church last Friday. Citizens had blamed the Klan. Father Wolf, however, told State officials that the organization .could not have been responsible, they said. Loss I was SBO,OOO, of which SIB,OOO was covered by insurance. Oiled refuse was used to start the fire. THEATER PROPERTYSOLD Liberty at Terre Haute Is Disposed of by Receivers. Clarence E. Weir of counsel for George M. Dickson and Fred A. Sims, receivers for the Consolidated *Reatly and Theaters Corporation, today announced receivers’ sale of the Liberty Theater at Terre Haute, Ind., to John McFall of Terre Haute. Consideration was $29,500 cash, plus assumption of $22,500 in debts. Bids also are being received upon equity in the Consolidated Bldg., here and on the < Murray and Murrette Theaters, Richmond. Ind. “Winning The War,” Topic The Rev. C. Howard Taylor will ad- ' dress the Men %>t Meridian Club at the Meridian St. M. E. Church tonight on "Winning the War.’’ The Rev. Taylor is pastor of the Broadway M. E. Church. He served overseas with the T. M. C. A. during the war. Miners Sessions Continue The international executive board of the United Mine Workers of America continued in session at headquarters in the Merchants Bank Bldg. It Is understood that among the subjects under consideration is unionization of non-union coal fields. Father Fined for Cruelty By Times Special FT. WAYNE. Ind., April B.—Solomon Foor. 40. farmer, was fined SSOO . and sentenced to six months at the k penal farm when he was found guilty lof having cruelly beaten his 13-year-old son. Humane officers caused the arrest. Applicants Disapproved By Times Special NOBLESVILLE, Ind., April B.—For the third time, the Hamilton County board of education refused to employ a county agent when names of H. W. King.. Wayne County, and L. E. Cutler, Dixon. Ky, were disapproved Monday.

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FELLOW WHO HAS LISTENED IN FOR YEARSSPEAKSI Court Reporter Records Sixty Million Words of Human Woe in Ten Years, Being official reporter to the judge of the Circuit Court is no snap. In ' the past ten years William M. Hed- • Tht rick. Carrollton Ave., who wra holds the Job. has raw written sixty mll--1 j lion words of tes- | tlmony, the equiv- • ilPt ' V<l a lent of a thouj fgg * • j sand ordinary novels. suits. Hedrick's job Is to sit right HEDRICK next to the witness and catch the testimony as the attorneys draw it out—together with the endless objections the latter Interpose Just as soon as the unfortunate witness gets started. “Now, why did you leave home?” runs a sample question. “Well, my mother-in-law thought—” •"\Ve object. Your Honor, to what his mother-in-law thought.” interposes counsel for the other side with a belligerent glare at the witness. “I object to the objection. Your Honor: it’s not phrased right,” counters the first attorney. “How’s that? Mr. Reporter, read the question:” says the Judge. Reporter Is Important Without the reporter everything would be at a standstill. No matter how fast the witness talks or how many lawyers talk at once, his pencil must catch it all. Hedrick gets a pretty good workout sometimes when a woman with a machine-gun style of delivery takes the stand to reqite her wrongs. “There’s not really so many basics plots for a divorce situation,” Hedrick said. "In the ten years I have Hstened to the tales of why men leave home I have discovered they are few Indeed.” “Perhaps one of the most common is lack of money. Others are the other man or woman, differences In social tastes and ideals of society, uncontrolled temper, laziness. Incompatibility and monotony.” Nearly any divorce that arises can be classed under one of the above heads, Hedrick believes, although details vary

Nagging Breaks Ties For instance, many a divorce Is caused by an over-ambitious wife urging a husband of mediocre talent ye yond his limit. He doesn't earn enough money, and consequently every time he steps in the house, nagging is resumed, just where it left off when he went out, Hedrick says. The man will honestly make an effort to at'sfy his wife’s craving for more money for a while, but finally will pick up his hat and walk out. In this class belongs the spendthrift wife, the wasteful wife and the wife who runs up cjiprge accounts hubhv can’t pay. Also, husbands who spend their wages in riotous living or gambling. and consequently don’t support the family. Presence of children in the home is a great preventive of divorce, Hedrick has observed. There are three critical periods for the family ship! The first is just after the “new” of married life wears off. The second is just after the first baby arrives, with its attendant drain on the family pocketbook, and the third is after the children are grown. “Bad cooking or the fact that wife won’t get up and cook breakfast doesn't break up many homes.” said Hedrick. “It’s mentioned once in a while, though. One day a special judge heard a witness complain because he had to get his own breakfast.” “Did you say you had to get up and get your own breakfast?” asked the judge. “Yes sir. That’s right. She wouldn’t cook it. Wouldn't get up.” “Now that’s too bad,” drawled the old judge. “I've had to get my own breakfast for twenty-nine years and haven’t divorced my wife yet.” ~ Ministers Back Test The fight against the of obscene literature, given legal authority by Attorney General U. S. Lesh, has the support of the Indianapoljs Ministerial AVssociation. Members meeting at thf Park M. E. Church adopted a resolution to that effect, presented by Mrs. J. J. Brown.

MRS. H. B. HAH LEY IN “PETIT MANOIR” GARDEN (ABOVE), AND MRS. GRACE C. KEENER (BFIkOW)

You know the old saying about the surest way to a man's heart. If such is true, Mrs. Grace C. Keener. 3316 N. Capitol Ave., has won hundreds of hearts because she cooks biscuits and gives them away.

FUGITIVE OFFICER FOUND; BELIEVED FEIGNING INSANITY Missing Nava! Paymaster, Short in Accounts, Picked Up Along-Road. By Vnited Press SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., April B. Lieut. Ervine R. Brown, United States Navy paymaster, $120,000 short in his accounts, was lying on a cot in Emergency Hospital today either violently insane or feigning insanity. He was found lying on a driveway in Golden Gate park apparently demented. Taken to the receiving hospital, he was Identified as Brown by a roll of $1,200 in bills found on his person, by a picture found in his pocket of Mrs. Daisy Brown, who restored $75,000 of the stolen money to naval officals, by a scar on one finger and by the head of a “Gibson girl” tatooed in his left shoulder, after the manner of the sea. Identification Positive Early today navy with records to the hospital and announced the Identification was positive. “Am I absolutely identified, Brown asked, seeming to recover from his delirium. “Yes,” said a detective. “Then what’s the use talking to you?” replied Brown and he lapsed back into the demented state. He had made practically no cohernt statement through the night. But as he quieted down he seemed to realize his predicament, attendants said, although he firmly denied his identity. Local officials expected to turn him over to the Navy today and he probably will be taken to San Diego headquarters of the destroyer squadron for his disposition. Dressed in “Cits” Brown was dressed in citizens' clothing when found. His faqe was drawn and his eyes bloodshot. He plainly showed effects of great mental strain if not insanity. Brown had teen living at the boarding house of Mrs. H. G. Richardson. “He claimed he came out here from the East to spend a month in California and that he would locate here if he liked the city. He gave the name of “Wilson,” Mrs. Richardson said. Gyros Lunch at Technical Members of the Gyro Club had luncheon at the Technical High School today. A tour of the institution was made. James A. Calderhead, chairman of the program committee, had charge. Ray Barnes announces that the Gyro song contest will end next Tuesday. Lineman Is Electrocuted By Times Special CLINTON, Ind., April B.—Larkin Brown, 32, Indiana Electric Company lineman, was instantly killed Monday, when he came in contact with a high tension wire while working on an electric line. He Is survived by the widow at Kokomo, his mother, Mrs. Alice Brown, of Noblesville, ftse listers and three brothers. :■ fc . - , .....A

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There is always a crowd around the booth of the Marvel Gas Company at the Home Complete Exposition. And every one comes away with a steaming biscuit in his hand. Last year Mrs. Keener baked 2,000 biscuits a day. She expects to

Succumbs i A >1 t ) ' y ■ I ts . . - w MRS. SUSIE L. COUGDON Funeral services of Mrs. Susie Leola Cougdon, who died Saturday at St. Francis Hospital, will be held at Shirley Bros., funeral parlors, Wednesday at 10 a. m. Burial will be at Marion, Ind. Mrs. Cougdon was the widow of Horton Cougdon, Indiana hotel man. She lived at 601 N. East St., and was a resident of Indianapolis for about fifteen years. She had held every office in the Protective Home Circle and at the time of her death was guardian of the local lodge. She was a member of the First United Brethren Church. Surviving are a son, Orville L. Cougdon of Lakeview, Ohio; two daughters, Mrs. Arthur L. Ehlers of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Mrs. Harold P. Aitkens of Oneida, Tenn., and two sisters, Mrs. H. A. Douglas of Cincinnati, and Mrs. J. F, Andrews of Birmingham, Ala. RIVER PROJECT APPROVED Board of Works (Vmfimiß Flood Prevention Program. The first of Indianapolis’ flood prevention projects, costing $3,152,312, has been confirmed by the board of works, meeting jointly with oounty and Woodruff PI. officials. This work includes river improvements betwaen Washington and Morris Sts., including construction of bridges at Kentucky and Oliver A veer; dredging and widening the stream, building flood walls and acquiring additional land. Bids on bridges will be asked immediately and contracts are expected to be let In three weeks. The Kentucky Ave. bridge will cost $723,000, the Oliver Ave. bridge, $493,700.

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SIXTH JUROR SOUGHT Judge CoLJins Has Hard Time Keeping Panel Together. Marion County still is without a grand jury. Five more names were ordered drawn from the box to get a juror. Ths five men will report to Judge James A. Collins in Criminal Court Thursday. Judge Collins has had a hard time keeping a grand jury in session since Christmas. For a month he examined venire after venire, six men at a time, until he got six jurors. After a couple of months’ investigation, one resigned, breaking the quorum, as it were, and the judge has tried ever since to get going again, because crime, investigation is behind in Marion County. The grand jury is composed of six men. •* Vacation Schools Arranged Daily vacation Bible schools will be held in Indianapolis this summer by the Federated Baptist Churches. Meetings will be held at the Woodruff ! Place Baptist Church, April 22 and j 23, to plan for the schools. A pre- ; limlnary meeting was held Monday afternoon. Fifteen churches were represented.

beat her record this year. Mrs. H. B. Harley, 526 E. Fall Creek Blvd., Is thrilled with the natural beauty of the garden of the “petit manoir.” “Just think,” paid Mrs. Harley, ‘This beautiful spot is to last only a week.”

DEMOCRAT CAMP BUSY WITH PLANS FOR CONVENTION Governor Al Smith Expected to Visit French Lick Soon,

Preliminai'y powwows leading up to the Democratic National convention are on the program for the near future. Al Smith, Governor of New York and presidential possibility, is due at French Lick as soon as the New York legislature adjourns. Adjournment is expected this week. It is explained that Smith is coming for a vacation, but undoubtedly he and his host, Thomas Taggart, will talk politics. Taggart recently said Smith did not have a chance to be the Democratic nominee, adding that Senator Samuel M. Ralston of Indiana will be named as the candidate. Charles A. Greathouse, Democratic National committeeman for Indiana, will go to New York for a meeting of the ticket committee of the National convention. He is expected to confer with Ralston either in New York or Chicago. Greathouse will return to New York April 22 for a meeting of the arrangements committee for the convention. Greathouse, who is an active member of the recently organized committee which is seeking the nomination of Ralston, said a meeting of the committee will be called for the near future. He said that literature setting out Ralston's qualifications will be prepared. The committee now consists of twenty-one members. More members are expected to be appointed.

TWO DRIVERS ARRESTED Accident Results in Fist Fight, According to Police. When, according to police, Grover L. Gates, Greenfield, Ind., drove through a safety zone at Pine and E. Washington Sts., and struck a car driven by Bert Sexson, 1045 E. Michigan St., slightly injuring Mrs. Sexson, Violet, 3, and Marjorie, 6, Sexson demonstrated his wrath with his fists. Both were arrested. Graduates Sure of Jobs Newspapers of the country clamor for more graduates of the department of journalism of Indiana University than are available, according to Professor J. W. Piercy, head of the department. Professor Piercy spoke before the Indianapolis Alumni Association at the weekly luncheon.

JUDGE GIVES LIST OF n BONDSMEN BARRED IN COURT Delbert Wilmeth Works Out Plan to List Property of Surety Signers, Professional bondsmen will be obliged to keep their own books, and keep them up to date, before being accepted as surety in city, Criminal and juvenile courts, according to a plan annonuced today by City Judge Delbert O. Wilmeth. A list of twenty-two persons barred from signing personal or appeal bonds in eit}' court was given to the offices of the sheriff, city clerk and city prison turnkeys today by Judge Wilmeth. The order was made effective at once, to continue to July 10. Those named: Joe Foppiana, Meyer Caplan, Mary Rapia, Eli Gmil, Sam Far, Ed Thomas. Albert Reeder, Louis Brown, Harry Campbell, Mike Ryan James English, T. Ernest Maholm.j Charles Middaugh, Hyman Unger ' Anna Probst, Sam Koley, Henry Rothschild, Perry r Porter, Charles Stevens, Harry Howard, Frank How and W. P. Hiatt. Property lists At present a bondsman is required onjy to make a statement that he is owner of property twice the value of the bond. Sle is not questioned as to the number or amounts of other bonds he is on. Under Wilmeth’s plan, the bondsman would be obliged to present to the turnkey or clerk of court, a card filled in by the county treasurer, showing the value of his unencumbered property. The bonds would be numbered. When the case of the bonded person was disposed of the clerk of court would stamp the bondsman’s card, releasing him from that particular case. Chief Accuses Policemen Persons not professional bondsmen would be required to present tax receipts, to be accepted as surety. Judge Wilmeth was interested in accusation of Police Chief Rikhoff that motorpoheemen and wagon men ; i are “tipping off” the names of arrestj ed men to bondsmen, so they can ob- ; tain permits to talk to the prisoner. Rikhoff said the policemen were seen ! to remain in the turnkey’s office until! the money of the arrested person was counted.

A rule now in effect makes it necessary for the prisoner to notify the turnkey which bondsman he desires. In city court Monday prisoners told of alleged overcharging by professional bondsmen. It was said one bondsman charged $lO to sign a SSO bond on a statutory offense. The customary charge is $5 on SIOO or any part of SIOO. DRY LEAGUE HEAD ILL BE NAMED Anti-Saloon Directors to Meet Wednesday, Anew general superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of America wiy be named at a special meeting of the directors of the league at the Claypool at 10:30 a. m. Wednesday. The superintendent will succeed the late Dr. Puriey A. Baker of Westerville, Ohio, who died recently after twenty years as superintendent of the league. Approximately 100 of the 145 national directors are expected to attend the meeting. Four possible successors to Dr. Bilker are being die cussed. They are: E. J. Moore. Westerville, Ohio, iissistant superintendent of the league; Wayne B. Wheeler, Washington. general counsel; Ernest H. Cherrington, Westerville, secretary of the World League Against Alcoholism, and F. Scott Mcßride, Chicago, superintendent of Anti-Saloon League of Illinois.

From Far and Near

I. V. Nicholas, president of National Petroleum Marketers’ Association. addressing the convention in St. Louis today, declared future homes will be heated by oil-burning stoves operated like automobile engines. J. E. Gordon, St. Louis, went to sleep in Kansas City hotel with cigarette in his hand. He was rescued from his blazing bed by another guest. Senate's investigation of aljeged land frauds along Rio Grande continued today with Rush D. Simmons, chief postal inspector, on stand for cross-examination. George W. Miller of the Oklahoma ”101 Ranch” declared at Ponca City, Okla., today, “our dealings with the Indians in obtaining land was open and above board.” The Supreme Court ruled Monday States cannot compel interstate railroads to join in construction of union stations, or to abolish grade crossings. While putting away her noonday dishes Mrs. John Penrose, Dixon, 111., fell into a cistern and drowned when a trapdoor in the kitchen floor gave | way. Three girls were permanently disfigured with silver nitrate at a hazing which marked their initiation into the Delta Kappa Gamma, Brooklyn interhigh school sorority. Now They Know Various features of the modern gasoline engine were discussed in a talk before the Scientech Club Monday by Otto C. Berry, chief engineer of Xhe Wheeler-Schebler Carburetor Company. His subject was “How to Choose an Automobile.”

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JOHN E. EKLUND Here’s one of the younger contestants in The Times marble contest. He is John E. Eklund, 8, of 19 E. Thirty-Fourth St. John isn’t so sure. But lots of city champions last year weren’t any older than John. So you can’t tell what he may do. John is a real sportsman and is going into the games just for the fun of it. What about you, have you entered the contest yet? NAME OF PATIENT 'SOUGHTBY POLICE Man, Found in Restaurant, Says He Does Not Know Police today are attempting to establish the identity of a man, about 27, who was taken to city hospital Monday night, apparently suffering from loss of memory. He was-found in the Lincoln restaurant, Alabama and Washington Sts. A signet ring he wears bears the initial "E.” “A. D. Tnompson, Oswego. N. Y.,” appears on an inside coat pocket. The man wore a tan overcoat, brown soft hat and brown suit. He has a smooth face and is dark complexloned. Police are searching for these missing persons: John Slickty, 45, of 3343 E. Michigan St., missing since Saturday; Fred Bloom, 17, of 517 E. Ohio St.; Wendell Jones. 814 N. Beville Ave.; Floyd Langley, 600 Massachusetts Ave., and Roy Blakeley, Anderson, escaped from White's Institute, Wabash, Ind.; Eugene Morton, colored, Indiana Harbor, escaped from Indiana State Reformatory Monday.

CZfibt know a Jose of DR. CALDWELL'S PEPSIN Will keep them Jit

‘First Aid’ For Sick Children

THE experienced mother is not alarmed when a child becomes sick. She knows that most of the ailments of childhood are trifling. If it seems serious she calls a doctor, but whether or not she calls him she gives, first of all, a good laxative medicine. The doctor would advise that anyway. It is his “first aid.” Such experienced mothers as Mrs. Everett E. Hunt of Belzoni, Okla., who has three children and never any sickness, and Mrs. F. B. Kuklenski of Prosser, Wash., always give Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin at the first indication of sickness. Such timely doses have saved them much worry. The Meaning 61 “Good” All doctors agree that a thorough cleaning out of the bowels is of first importance for it removes dangerous intestinal poisons. They will also advise a“good

laxative/’and by”good” they mean one that is effective and yet harmless. They know that there are physics that never should be given to children - calomel, which is mercury and loosens the teeth; phenolphthalein, a coal-tar drug that causes skin

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trouble; salts, which concentrate the blood and dry up the saliva. They consider Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin safe for all ages as they know it is a simple vegetable compound of Egyptian senna with pepsin and agreeable aromatics. The formula is on the package. Give Laxative for Colds Adults should have at least one movement of the bowels every 24 hours, and children tww or three. Failure to have it means constipation, then headache, biliousness, drowsiness, lack of appetite. Give a dose of Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin at bedtime, and there will be health and good feeling by morning. A dose costs less than a cent, and a bottle can bo had at any drug store. Colds and constipation come together, so if you notice coughing or sneezing stop it at once with Syrup Pepsin.

■■■■■'lf You Want to Try It Frea Before Buying™***' "Syrup Pepsin,” 517 Washington St., Moaticello, Illlnoi*. I need a good la rat ire and would like to prose what you toy about Dr. Caldwell's Svri’j.' Pepsin by actual tssl. Send me a fret trial bottle. Address to Name ~, i i ! Not more th a on* fraa trial bottle to a family ,