Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 306, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 May 1924 — Page 3

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YOUNG WIFE AND CHILD OBJECT OF HUNT BY POLICE Mrs, Vernia Corbett Among Seven Persons Reported Missing, Seven missing persons were sought by .police today. \ ( Mrs. Vernia Corbett, 2969 Adams St., and her son, Chester Jr., 3, have been missing since Thursday. Her husband, Chester Corbett, told police he and his wife had quarreled, officers said. Mrs. Corbett is 19, She has black hair. When last seen she wore a red hat, plaid dress and blue coat. The boy wore a blue coat. . Borman Hayes, 14, of 1245 S. Senate Ave., has been gone since Sunday. He is described as large for his age, with dark hair and eyes. When ha left home he wore a dark suit with long trousers, and light shirt and cap. Nellie Goode, 14, is missing from 525 E. Ohio St. She has light brown braided hair and blue eyes. She wore a blue serge dress. Joseph M. Cox, 18, of 306 N. West St., is missing. He has brown hair and, eyes. He wore a green suit, yellow shirt and brown cap and shoes. Russell Phelps, Carthage, Ind., left home in an Essex auto, saying he was going to visit an Indianapolis specialist. He has not returned to Carthage. John Shirley, colored, 36, employed at the College of Music, 1550 N. Meridian St., has been missing since he left a church at 2401 Martindale Ave. and started home at 10:30 p. m. Monday. BEAUTY MAY TRIUMPH Canditdates Don ‘Glad Rags’ to Attract Feminine Vote. Candidates today polished their shoes, put on the best tie and saw to It the old crease in the trousers was just right. Each did his best to assume a Beau Brummel appearance, because the fickle feminine vote hung in the balance. Prosecutor William H. Remy, running for nomination to succeed himself on the Republican ticket, was'* among those who rose early to per-. form before the mirror. After addressing a women’s meeting the other day in the Eighth ward, one of his lieutenants heard a woman say: “I don’t think I can vote for that young man, he is not as good looking as the j other candidate.” “Humph! Great day and age when j the voters judge a prosecutor by his I appearance,” snorted Jndge James A. j Collins of Criminal Court, who is j backing Remy. “But I that's ! the eternal woman for you, and it can't be helped." Gone, but Not Forgotten Automobiles reported stolen be-j long to: William Leonard, 830 Udell St., Chevrolet, from Illinois and Ohio Sts. Archie McWilliams, 960 S. F st St., Ford truck, from rear of 960 S. East. Arthur E. Krich, Danville, Ind., Reo, from Danville. C. H. Goodpasture, 3038 College Ave., Ford, from rear of home. BACK HOME AGAIN Automobiles reported found by police belong to: Christ Brehob, R. R. D, Box 199, Reo, found at 716 S. Illinois St. Bvn Butter “ther in a bowl iespoonfuls of g id one of flour. in pan of hot j * butter is melted, talf pint of hot l one tablespoon- I famous LEA&PERRINS I SAUCE 9 <jL THE ORI6IHAI WORCLSTERSHI3E Ji HEADACHE GONE TIRED HO MORE Gives Credit to Lydia E.Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Hopes Other Women Will Benefit by Her Experience “I was sick most of the time and could not get around to do my work * imiMUMi'niii' ,vithout being all 1111111111 j|| tired out so I would U tUaSiti 111 ba vs to lie down. Ml One day when I was gPHBK 9 reading the paper '3® I saw the Lydia *[ E. Pinkham’s Veg--7® TjpJK'j eta ble Compound a>jlllfi 11 vertisement and saw what it did for other fj women, so I thought /f ifi 5,1 would try It. I /JUj / ave taken three „ , ... 5 0 tti eSi and cannot jegin to tell you what it has already done for me. I do all my work now and keep up the whole day long without lying down. I have no more headaches nor tired feelings. I hope every woman who takes the Vegetable Compound will get as much benefit out of It as I have.”—Mrs. Percy W. Richardson, R. F. D. No. 2, SkowMegan, Maine. You have Just read how Lydia E. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound helped Mrs. Richardson. She gave it a trial after she saw what it had done for other women. For nearly fifty years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been doing good.—Advertisement.

Marble Champ Thinks of School

LEFT TO RIGHT—EDWARD DARNELL, WILBURT RICHARDSON, AND ROLAND WARNER.

“I’m going to give the bronze medal that I won to my school,” declared Wilburt Richardson, 14, of 15 Burwiek Ave., when he was announced winner of the sectional tournament at school No. 30. Richardson is a student at school No.

KOLFF RITES THURSDAY Veteran of Boer War Dies at Methodist Hospital Monday. Funeral services of Dirk H. A. Kolff, 48, mechanical engineer for the Noelke-Richards Irdn Company, will be held at the Flanner & Buchanan chapel, 320 N. Illinois St., Thursday at 2 p .m. Burial at Crown Hill cemetery will be in charge of Bridgeport Lodge, F. & A. M. Mr. Kolff died at Methodist Hospital Monday. He lived east of the city oh the Rockville Rd. He was born in Sorabaja, Java, Dutch East Indies, and was a veteran of the Boer War. He is survived by hi3 widow, Mrs. Edith Appleton Kolff. VOTE ON PLAZA PLANS G. A. K. Veterans Express Disapproval—Service Club Indorses. A protest and a commendation of War Memorial Plaza plans were ’on records of two veterans’ organizations today. George H. Thomas Post, No. 17, G. A. R., Monday night adopted a resolution against placing the memorial building in the plaza “with its back to the Soldiers’ Monument in the Circle.” The Service Club, meeting at the Lincoln in honor of Maj. Gen. Eli A. Helmiek, inspector general, U. S. Army, indorsed plans of the architects. The center of the pressure of water against the side of the containing vessel is at two-thirds the depth' from the surface.

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50, the visiting school in Thursday’s tournament. Edward Darnell, 8, of 102 S. Neal St., won for school No. 30, but was eliminated in the final game. Roland Warner, 14, of 213 Sheffield Ave., was runner up iif the finals. He Is from school No. 50.

BOARD EXONERATES GRAY Report Says He Couldn't Have Personally Inspected Road. State board of accounts’ final report on inspection of the Behmer Rd., in Marshall County, a county project for which State inspection was asked, holds it unfair to place responijibillty tfor Acceptance of the road upon Chesley Gray, chief engineer, State highway commission. Gray was indicted, with other road inspectors, by Marshall County grand jury on charges of accepting faulty construction. Gray accepted reports of road i: spectors in making his acceptance. it is said. The report hoi.ls it was impossible for Gray to have ini spected the road personally. DONNELLY LODGED IN JAIL Former Pugilist Threatened Attorney for Losing Appeal, Court Is Told. Stewart Donnelly, former pugilist, is in Jail today awaiting transportation to the Indiana State Farm to begin two sentences of sixty days each imposed in June. 1923, by Crimfhal Court (ITT two charges of violating liquor laws. Donnelly lost both appeals and when arrested Monday was en route to the office of his attorney. Thomas C. Whallon, to “beat him up, ’ Criminal Judge James A. Collins was told. The former pugilist was sentenced both times on charges of selling liquor in the Claypool, after which the hotel management obtained an Injunction forbidding him to enter. All the national cemeteries In the United States have a total area of 153,160 acres.

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MARBLE CHAMP AT NO. 08 CHEERED BY SCHOOLMATES Everette Beaty Carried on Shoulders of ’Boys After Winning Sectional Title, Lifted on the shoulders of his cheering schoolmates, and carried about the playgrounds, Everette Beaty, 13, of 1932 N. Bellefontaine St., was acclaimed wanner of the sectional marble tournament No. 58, Linwood and E. New York Sts., Monday. It was a close struggle between schools No. 57 and 58. Joe Stubbs of 46 Johnson Ave. was in the finals for No. 58, the visiting school. Tilden Wilson, 13, of 509 N. Drexel Ave., was the other player in the finals. Joe was the runner up. Tojjay students at schools Nos. 49 and 46, were to play on the grounds of No. 49, .Morris and Kappes Sts., at 3 p. m. Wednesday's tournament will be held at No. 45, Park Ave. and Twenty-Third St. Students at Nos. 45, 27, 60 and 29 will play. The tournament will begin at 3 p. m. Any boy or girl under 15 years of age is eligible to play in the Indianapolis Times marble tournament. Prizes will be a bronze medal for each sectional champ. The city champ will receive a week's free trip to Atlantic City—The Times pays for everything; a Crown bicycle, and a season pass to Washington Park. FOUR HOURS TO VOTE Yau Can Take That Much Time From Work Sbi' Jtes Say. The “Four-H. urs-to-Vote-Club” hold its biennial cc .vention in Indiana today. The statutes allow every’ einp oye of every establishment, manufacturing or mercantile, four hours absence from his work to cast his vote. Governor and Mrs. Branch went to Martinsville Monday night to vote. Statehous© offices were manned only by enough clerks to transact necessary business. Statehouse employes and of finals living outside of Indianapolis vote In their home precincts. CLUB ROUND-UP OPENS 1,500 Boys and Girls Attend Sessions at Purdue University. Rii Timrt Special LAFAYETTE, Ind, May 6—Sixth annual Boys’ and Girls’ Club RoundUp opened at Purdue University today. Z. M. Smith, State club leader, will speak Wednesday. Martinsville boys will demonstrate also. Inspection of university herds, flocks and buildings and judging contests of eggs, poultry, sheep, catt'e and swine and clothing and interior decorating classes are on the program, v, hlch closes Friday.

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NEW ORDINANCE WOULD ELIMINATE FIRE LIEUTENANTS i Would Affect Fifty Officers of Department Other Council Business, Steps to eliminate the rank of lieuterftmt in the fire department were under way today following introduction of an ordinance in the city council Monday night. The ordinance provides raising officers of that rank to captain, since under the double platoon system lieutenants perform the same duties as captains Fifty lieutenants wohjd be affected b ythe measure. Salary of lieutenants is $2,090 and captains $2,200. The ordinance went to the finance committee. Ordinances Introduced \ A number of ordinances were introduced and referred to committees. They included: Ratification of a ten-year street lightiifg contract between the city and

the Merchants Heat and Light Company. Amending concrete block ordinance to provide additional strength tests. Amending concrete block ordinance to provide additional strength tests. Approving sale of lot owned t y the city at White River Pkwy. and River Ave. Transfering SBSO from the fountains an<j wfell maintenanace and supply fund to anew fund to be known as a repair fund. Providing changes' in the building code regarding hotel and small garage construction. Raising salaries of carpenters em-

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ployed by flyfe city from $1.05 to sl.lO and foreman from $1.15 to $1.20. A public hearing was held on rn amendment to the zoning ordinance changing the district at Cornell Ava and Tweicy-Seventh St. from residential to business, but the council tool, no action. ( 185 Breaks in Street The asphalt surface of TwentyNinth St. is broken in 185 places, according to report of A. L. Donaldson, State board of accounts examiner. Property owners asked investigation after the city board of works accepted the construction over their protest.

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