Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 289, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 April 1924 — Page 12

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ELABORATE PLANS MADE FOR PARRS AND PLAYGROUNDS Supervised Recreation Fields Will Be Reopened About June^2o. Indianapolis playgrounds will be condueted*on the most elaborate scale :n the city's history this year. Edward E. Mcßrjde, director of recreation, announced today. The park department at city hall is buzzing with preparation. Baseball grounds, tennis courts and horseshoe I courts are being put in condition. The recreation department has ordered $2,500 worth of new equipment. The repair shop on Brookside Ave. is busy painting and repairing old equip ment and park benches. All equipment will be painted green. Playgrounds will open under supervision about June 20. after city schools close. Approximately 200 supervisors and matrons will be employed. Cus.todians of schoolhouses where playground equipment is situated have been retained during the summer at $35 a month, to keep school buildings ! open and insure safety of children. New Recreation Center These five new recreation centers will be opened for the first time this year: In Haughville, Arnolda and St. Clair Sts.: Brightwood. Olney St. and Roosevelt Ave.; Highland Park. New and Dorman Sts.: Meikel St.. , Meikel and Wyoming Sts.; W. Michigan St.. King Ave. and ; Michigan St. New equipment ordered includes slides, see saws, merry go-rounds and ! swings. Playgrounds will be re-opened at these places where community houses are located: Brightwood. Brookside park, Jameson park. Fall Creek and Greer St. Other playgrounds to be re-ope.ied ere: Rhodius Park. Shelby St. (Fountain Square). Garriekl park. Camp Sullivan. Riverside. Twenty-Sixth St.. St Clair park. Riley park. Ringgold park, Spades park. Willard park. Douglass and Norwood parks for colored persons will be re-opened. Preparations for .Swimming Playgrounds will be opened schools No. 20, 22, 20. 30. 31. 36, 39 44, 48, 50 and 70. Playgrounds for colored children will be available at schools No. 17, 23, 24, 42. 63. 64. The city park department is mak- ' irg every effort to add swimming l>ools at Rhodius and Brookside Parks. Action is pending before the park board. Swimming pools at Willard, Ringgold and Douglass Parks are being put in condition. At Twenty-Sixth St. the park itepartpient nas plans for erecting bath houses and beach equipment, subject to approval of the paik board. Thi9 beach was one of the most popular in the city last year. The mothers’ and babies' playground at Willard Park will be reopened. Mcßride plot afTords mothers a chance to take their fabies. with assurance of supervision of matrons. Extension of this park feature is planned if funds are available. , Athletic Facilities Work is being rushed to put park athletic fields in shape. Summary of facilities at city parks available this year: Riverside—Ten baseball diamonds, ten tennis courts, one football field. One soccer eight horseshoe Courts. Garfield Park—Three baseball die monds, nine tennis courts, eight horseshoe courts, one football field. Brookside Park—Three baseball dian onds. eight tennis courts, ten horseshoe courts, one football field. Jameson Park—Eight horseshoe courts. five tennis courts, one football field. Rhodius Park —Two baseball diamonds. one tennis court, one football field. %, Riley Park —One baseball diamond, two tennis courts, one horseshoe court, one football field. Hockey Field Provided Willard Park —Eight horseshoe courts, five tennis courts, one basehall diamond, one football field. Spades Park —One baseball diamond. six tennis courts, four horseshoe courts, one football field. Fall Greek —One hockey field, nine tennis courts. sixteen horseshoe courts, one football field. The total park facilities include Wfl\e tennis courts, sixty-six horseshoe cowts. eight football fields, one hockey course.

Young Woman Could Not Walk 2 Blocks Gas on Stomach Prevented Walking

“l could not walk two blocks dne to gas on the stomach, nor lie on my left Stde without gasping for breath. Adlerlka (Intestinal antiseptic! is a wonderful medicine —I have taken only one. half bottle and the gas is better.” iSigned) Lillie Lamar. Intestinal Antiseptic. There is now offered to the public a preparation haring the DOUBLE action of an intestinal antiseptic and a COMPLETE system cleanser. This prepara tion. known as Adlerika. acts as follows: It tends to eliminate or destroy harmful germs and colon hacili in the intestinal cacsl thus guarding against appendicitis and other diseases haring their start here. It la the system cleanser •rer ofTered to w public, acting on BOTH upper alHoser howel and re tr.oving foul which poisoned the srstem for months and which nothing else can dislodge. It brings out all gases, thus Immediately relieving presture on the heart. It is astonishing the zTeat amount of poisonous matter Ad lerika draws from the alimentary canal —matter you never thought was in your system Ary it right after a natural movement and notice how much more f" ' matter it Drings out which was poi-

Defies Senate GEORGIA HAMON ROHKER Bp Critrd Press CHICAGO, April 16.—Mrs. Georgia Hamon Rohrei. widow of t.he late Jak? Hamon, slain Oklahoma politician and oil millionaire, today defied the Senate oil investigating commmittete to force her to testify. | "The former attorney general j didn't pay any attention to their ! old forthwith subpoenas, and I'm just as independent as he ever was. The Senators down there are acting like a lot of school boys." Mrs. Rohrer said. Mrs. Rohrer was found at the i Allied Ai ts Club. “Im not going,” she declared. “I've always been a good Democrat and Jake never told me any j of his Republican secrets. And as : for the papers the committee wants, well, they were burned up months I and months ago." A Puzzle , a Day I CARE NOT FOR FAME OR GLORY The above sentence conceals the name of the largest city in a certain State of the Union. The name is there, in full view, hut all of it does not appear in one word of the sentence. Can you discover it? Yesterday’s answer: -— /t/A\Y Lc;, \ i Wf I I By starting at A, and following the dotted line to B. a course is ! traced which passes over all fifteen bridges, and goes over no bridge more than once. UTILITY ISSUES PASSED Commission Authorizes Securities for Two Cumpanies. The jmblic service commission to- I day ainnorized the Indiana Electric 1 Utilities Company to issue $345,000 in securities to purchase the plants of the Indiana Utilities Company at Angola and the Economy Electric j Company at Montgomery, Mich. ! The Indiana Hydro-Electric Power Compaq' of. Indianapolis, which is ! building a super power plant on the - Tippecanoe River in Pike County, j was authorized to issue $247,000 in securities to reimburse the treasury for plant expenses. MURDERER STILL SOUGHT Police Have Slight Information in Death of Joe Forrestal. With slight information on which to base their investigation, detectives today continued their search for the 1 murderer of Joe Forrestal. 1305 Ken : tucky Ave. He died at the city hosi pital' Monday a few hours after an | alleged gun battly between alleged bootleggers and hi-jackers at the home i of Elizabeth Ping, 949 Maple St. The twelve men and one woman I who are held in the case failed to : give testimony of value at the inquest held by Coroner Paul F*. Robinson ' Tuesday. Deputy Sheriff Improves i Henry W. Sleets, deputy sheriff, 2355 Alvord St., was improved at the 1 detention ward of the city hospital 1 today, where he is held on a charge | of improper-driving. He was injured | Tuesday when his auto collided with a truck driven by Jake Garrity, 2942 Schofield Ave., at Fortieth St. and College Ave. Garrity also was slated.

soning you. In slight, disorders, such as occasional constipation, sour stomach, gas on the stomach and sick headache. one spoonful Adlerika ALWAYS brings relief. A longer treatment, how. ever, is necessary in cases of obstinate constipation and long standing stomach trouble, preferably under direction of your physician. Reports from Physicians. “I found Adlerika the best in my entire 37 years’ experience.” < Signed') Dr. G. Eggers. ‘‘l use Adlerika in all bowel cases. Some require only one dose.” (Signed) Dr. F. if. P. (Name given on request.) “I bare found nothing in m.v ,V> years’ fractice to excel Adlerika.” (Signed) >r. James Weaver. ‘ After taking Adlerika feel better than for 20 years Haren’t language to express the 'AWFUL IMPURITIES eliminated from my system.” (Signed) J. E. Puckett. Adlerika Is a constant surprise to people who hare usai only ordinary bowel and stomach medicines, on account of its rapid, pleasant and COMPLETE action. It is sold by leading druggists everywberei Sol Ain Ind anapolis by Hi J. Huder and t Hdnk Drug Cos. and other leading druggw.tw -4Adverti*eu ?nt

BAn CRITICISES STATE EMPLOYES I Says There Are 1,100 of Them Who Do Nothii>g. Hi) Times special CORYDON, lnd., April 16.—Declaring there are over 1.100 State employes who perform no services except political or.es for friends. Senator Charles S. Batt, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor, in a speech Tuesday went on record in favor of abolishing all paid State boards and commission l *. The employes unite to coerce members of the Legislature whrti an attempt is made to reduce their numbey, he said. He declared the Governor should adopt a policy of discharging any employe who approaches a member of the Legislature. Senatoi Batt also spoke at New Albttny Tuesday condemning the publ.c service commission. Jackson at La Grange Bu Timm Special LA GRANGE. Ind., April 16.—Ed Jackson, candidate for the Repub lican nomination for Governor, conferred with leaders from La Grange, Noble. Steuben and Dekalb Counties here Tuesday. He also addressed a mass meeting of Republicans in the Wigdon The ater. declaring himself in favor of “just and adequate regulation of public utilities." Shank Speaks at Brazil Bu Times special BRAZIL, Ind., April 16. Mayor Lew Shank. Republican candidate for Governor, addressed a large audience in the courthouse here Tuesday night. He criticised the State public utilities commission and the issuance of tax free securities. Attorney S|eaks for Toner tin Times Special j WABASH. Ind.. April lb.—Oswald J Ryan. Anderson attorney spoke in be j half of the candidacy of Edward Toner for the Republican nomination for Governor Tuesday night. Ed i Toner never suffered from hypoder- j mic of political necessity,” he said. | From Far and Near Pennsylvania Railroad has applied for permission to issue" $20,100,000 of 5 per cent equipment trust certificates to buy new cars. When Sergeant Troyes. French aviation mechanic attempted suicide in an aeroplane and failed he was arrested and must stand trial for damaging government property. Condition of John M. Moore, Kansas City banker $600,000 short in his accounts, is serious. He is unconscious. German acceptance of principles of Dawes' report likely will be delivered to reparations commission tonight. Florence. Italy, seismograph regis tered a strong earthquake shock 6,500 miles distant, Tuesday. The Senate has rejected nomination of Samuel Knight. San Francisco, as special counsel to prosecute Standard Oil claims to naval oil in California. Japan has expressed willingness to recognize the soviet government of Russia. % Phillip Shomskey w.ll pay $2,500 i for privilege of removing the clothing i of his 22-year-old housemaid. Kather- ' ine McNerney, a New York jury de- | cided. Daughters of American Revolution in convention at Washington consider a resolution urging Pres dent Coolidge j to sign the Jap exclusion bill.

mind still clouded Amnesia Victim, Found Here, Fails to Recognize Family. Alexander E. Thompson, amnesia victim, found in an Indianapolis restaurant lost week and held in city hospital several days, did not recognize his wife and baby when he reached his home in Oswego, N. Y., his mother, Mrs. Mary Thompson wrote Indianapolis police. Mrs. Thompson identified her son here last Thursday. She thanked police for their kindness. The mother said Thompson showed some signs of recognition of the fam ily after ho had rested for a few’ hours, but ip far from recovery. A physician said he was suffering from toxic poisoning from a goiter, she wrote. COMPROMISE ON KLAN Missouri Democrats Vote Down Flatform Denouncing Body. By United rrrsx SPRINGFIELD, Mo.. April 16. After a spectacular battle lasting until dawn today, the Democratic Missouri State convention voted down a plat form plank denouncing the Ku-Klux Klan. Personal encounters were narrowly avoided during the bitter debate. Hoots and cat calls sounded constantly from the floor of the convention. A compromise demanding “civil and religious liberty” was adopted. MOBILIZATION IS SUCCESS Indiana National Guardsmen Stand Inspection at 7 p. in. Tuesday. The first trial mobilization of the Indiana National Guard, affecting more than five thousand men, was pronounced a success today. Hoosier Guardsmen mobilized at their unit armories at 7 p. in. Tuesday night for inspection by Regular Army officers. Approximately 450 Indianapolis men were inspected at the armory, Market and California Sts. Fan Reported Missing P. F, Paramore, 67, of 535 Parker Ave., left home to attend the opening ball game Tuesday. He failed to return, police say a son reported

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COAL DEALERS TO MEET APRIL 24-25 Continued Fight for Correct Weights to Be Made, Plans for continuation of the fight for correct -weights will be made by Indiana Coal Merchants Service Bureau, Inc., at the Severin, April 2425 in its eighth annual convention. Necessary amendments to the Transportation Act. which will put the shipper on the same relative leasts as the carriers, so far as matters of collectings overcharge and other claims are concerned, is one of--the more important things to come before the dealers. Definite steps will probably be taken to ask for proper supervision of track scales by eithei* State or Federal authorities. JEWISH GROUP INCREASES Federation Membership Doubles During Past Year. Membership of the Indianapolis Jewish Federation increased more than 100 per cent during the past year, according to officials. Seven new members were elected to the board of governors at the annual meeting at the Communal building, 17 W. Morri> St . Tuesday night. They are: Nathan Berkowitz, G. A. Efroymson, Julius Falendar, Isadore Feibleman, Rabbi Morris M. Fouerlicht, 4s>ol S. Kiser and Miss Frances Mazur. They will serve for three years. Efroymson Is president. The hoard will meet May 8. BRYSON NAMED CHAIRMAN Postmaster Heads Organizers of Aero nautic. Association. Robert H Bryson, postmaster, has been named chairman of a business men's committee which has completed a preliminary organization for a local chapter of the National Aeronautic Association. To place Indianapolis or. the airway maps of the L'nited States is their aim. Other officers and persons who met with Rear Admiral William F. Fullam advocating the plan Tuesday at the Claypool: Fred Duesenberg. vice chairman; John R. Welch, treasurer, and John B. Reynolds, secretary; Frank Wampler, Roltare Eggleston. Harry E. Jordan and John G. McKay.

HOME COMPLETE DINNER Director Kntertains Staff and Newspaper Men at Summer Home. J. Frank <’nntwell. director of the third annual Home Complete Exposi tion. was host Tuesday night to mem hers <-f the exposition staff and newspaper men at his summer cottage in lagoon I’ark Jajnes H. Makin, who was in charge of the lunch stand at the exposition, served a chicken din ner. Cantwell announced that all efforts will i>e made to make the 1925 sfaow a still greater success. He said ex hibltors ate flooding him with letters stating what a great show it was. • Sill) in Jewelry Stolen L. G. Riley, 2528 W. Tenth St., today reported the theft of jewelry and antiques valued at sllO from his home Tuesday night. Other victims: Sam Swartz, Washington Hotel, S6O; T. C. Parcey, 128 W. Washington St., pocket picked, s2l: Wood and Ken nedy Grocery. 1570 College Ave , $22.

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FOR ABSENT VOTERS County Clerk Says'Ballots Will Be Ready April 26. Absent voters ballots will be ready for distribution April 26, County Clerk Albert IT. Losche announced today. Several applications have been received already, he said. “Voters who will be out of the city on primary day. May 6. should mark their ballots in my office before they leave.” Losche said. "Voters away from Indianapolis who apply by mail will receive a ballot, which they should mark and return." Marion County uses more ballots Ilian any othe'r county in Indiana. Eight presses run twenty-four hours a day for five daysj on the job. WABASH GIVEN $15,000 Chicago Banker, Fortner Student, Aids Endowment Fund. Edgar H. Evans, national chairman of the Wabash College million dollar endowment fund campaign announced that Isaac M. Eiston Jr.. Chicago banker and former Wabash student has given $15,000. Reports at a mooting Tuesday brought the total for Indianapolis workers to $6,101. The total amount reported now is $204,466. \ olney M Brown anti his team reported the largest amount, $2,150. Joint-Ease For Creaky Joints Just rub on the new application called Joint-Ease if you want to know what real joint comfort is. It's for stiff, swollen or pain-tor-tured joints whether caused by rheumatism or not. A few seconds' rubbing and it soaks right in through skin and flesh right down to ligimont and bone. rt oils ip and limbers up the joints, subdues the Inflammation and reduces the swelling. Joint-Kase is the one great remedy for all joint troubles nnd Hook Drug Cos. and other* live druggists are dispensing it daily—a tubs for 60 cents. —Advertisement.

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Savings Mean More Than Money in the Bank AN INCREASE in population without a corresponding increase in savings means decreased demand for labor and lower wages. The dollars deposited in the Savings Department of this bank arc not merely earning interest. In a vital way they are helping to insure lasting prosperity for this community. Are you helping to maintain this prosperity t We Pay 41/2% On Savings. Meyer-Kiser Bank 136 East Washington Street

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