Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 31, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 June 1924 — Page 7

SATURDAY, JTHNU 14, 1924

ARREST OF 10 HERE MAY SOLVE , HOUSERQBBERIES One Charged With Baby Bank Thefts—Two as Burnt Match Burglars. Three men, two colored, are held today by police on house breaking charges while detectives are checking reports of recent burglaries, thought to have been committed by the trio. A man, giving the name of Fred Abbott, 2526 Burton Ave., was arrested Friday at Twenty-First St. and Parkway Blvd., after he had been identified by Mrs. J. W. Seitz, 2235 Parkway Bivd., and Mrs. Emma Schmidt, 2301 Parkway Blvd.. as the man seen leaving their homes recently. Baby banks containing about S2O was the loot otbained. Theodore Anderson, colored. S3l Fayette St., and Jackson Wiggins, colored, 630 W. Vermont St., are held on charges of burglary and grand larceny. Police say a watch stolen from the home of Harvey Harrison, 444 Bright St., was found on Anderson. The police think, they say, that the two men are the burnt match burglars who have been active in residential districts. Motorcycleman Harry Smith, and Detectives .Barnaby, Marren, Trabue, Sneed made the arrests. TWO WOMEN IN SUICIDEATTEMPTS Both Expected to Recover From Gas and Poison. Two women who attempted to take their lives Friday are improved today. When Earl McCoy, Vienna Apartments returned home from work he found the windows and dcors closed and smelled gas. He found his wife Mrs. Virginia McCoy, 47, on the kitchen floor, unconscious, and the gas stove burners open. The ambulance doctor revived Mrs. McCoy. Mrs. Stella Lewis, 1004 W. Maryland St-, is in a serious condition at city hospital, but will probably re cover, doctors say, from poison she at her heme Friday night. She was taken to the hospital in the Shirley Bros, ambulance.

'FATHER’S DAY IS OBSERVED SUNDAY Dad Will Be Honored at Services, Father will have his day in Indianapolis Sunday. Mother’s day was observed several weeks ago, and Sunday many Protestant churches of the city will observe Father’s day. Special sermons for the occasion will be preached. Father's day was inaugurated fourteen years ago through the efforts of Mrs. John Dodd of Spokane, Wash. The idea gained popularity and has gained a foothold in a majority of States. Many families today adopted the popular suggestion of buying Dad a necktie in honor of his day. G. H. TAPY WILL SPEAK Indiana Retail Dry Goods Association to Be Rotary’ Guests. . George H. Tapy of Wabash College faculty Crawfordsville, will speak at Rotary luncheon at the Claypool Tuesday. Indiana Retail Dry Goods Association, most of whom are members, are invited, and Earl S. Kinnear of Marion, president, will speak. Le Monte Daniels, vice president, will preside in absence of President Henkel, who is attending the convention at Toronto. MOTORCYCLISTS HELD One Is Injured in Accident Near Boathouse. George Collier, 851 E. St. Clair St., is held in detention wArd of city- hospital today charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Lee Middleton, 212 W. North St., is held on a vagrancy charge, following motorcycle accident near the Green City boathouse. Ransom Griffin, 4021 Guilford is held after his auto struck one owned by Mrs. Emma Barnes, Sl7 E. Thirty-Eighth St. Scout tamp Ready to Open Leaders of Boy Scout camp, which opens Monday at the reservation, have been picked by F. O. Belzer, Scout executive, and everything is ready for the 100 boys who have signed up..

MR. “THE GREAT WHITE WAY” The most illuminating picture of The gay life of New York’s Main Street ever made. ALSO HAROLD LLOYD '‘is c ' r " “MOyT. ON” Inflndfß Tax

This Picture Was Taken Years Ago

Here is an old photograph of Tom Brown and his five little brothers when they were kids and probably constituted ‘The Brown Family Band.” Seems like they were always musical and when they got old enough they all ran and joined a circus. Got lots of experience there and many years ago Tom conceived

LAUGHS, THRILLS IXEO M FILMS • (Continued From Page 6) tried and sentenced to death, but aided by Steve, his sister Katherine manages to procure evidence of his innocence and to place it in the hands of the Governor in time to save him. In the cast are Pauline Starke, Evelyn Brent, Anne Cornwall, Har old Goodwin, David Butler, Francis McDonald, Frank Beal and William Humphrey. The production was directed by Thomas Buckingham. Subsidiary program attractions will consist of the Fox news weekly, a Billy West comedy entitled "Oh, Billy”; organ selections by Earle Gordon and musical entertainment by Virgil Moore's Apollo Orchestra. > • i v *r i “THE MARRIAGE CIRCLE” IS BOOKED AT THE OHIO. “The Marriage" Circle, a motion .picture without sub-titles, a story of love and marriage, made by Ernst Lubitsch, German director, is the photoplay attraction to be shown the coming week at the Ohio Theater. The production has been made at great expense and is featured by an all star cast made up of the following; Florence Vidor, Marie Prevost, Monte Blue, Adolphe Menjoum, Creighton Hale and Harry Myers. “Going to Congress,” is a comedy featuring Will Rogers which will be shown in addition to the featured picture. A Xews Weekly is also billed. Lester Huff will be at the organ and other popular tunes will be provided by Gabe Waters, Southland Orchestra. i “The Marriage Circle,” has to do with Prof. Josef Stock and his wife Mizzi, who do not love each other and have planned a divorce. Mizzi’s friend Charlotte, now happily married to Dr Franz Braun, loves her husband and is jealous of all worn en except Mizzi. Mizzi is fascinated by Franz, who leaves Charlotte after she has had one of her jealous fits. After Franz leaves Dr. Gustav Mueller. Franz’ junior partner, enter land makes love to Charlotte. Mizzi induces Franz to visit her apartment but once there he realizes he loves Charlotte and hurriedly leaves only to return home to he suspicioned by Charlotte of unfaithfulness.

DIC K TALMADGE TURN'S FIRE FIGHTER AT ISIS Glorifying the heroic deeds of fire fighters, “Through the Flames,” a spectacular action drama, starring Richard Talmadge, comes to the Isis the firs, half of next week. One of the big scenes shows a three-story apartment house destroyed by flames. In the role of a young and ambitious “smoke eater.” Talmadge is assigned to the task of running down a gang of crooks who specialize in arson. For purposes of his own, he undergoes the stigma of cowardice in face of danger and is banished from the department, much to the chagrin of his sweetheart and his mother But after many adventures he comes back with flying colors. Charlotte Pierce. Taylor Graves, Ruth Langston, Fred Kohler, Edith Yorke and George Sherwood are in the cast. Other films will he the Pathe review and a Pathe comedy, “Fast Black.” A drama of South Africa, ‘‘The Empire Builders,” will be shown Thursday and the rest of the week. Rex (Snowy) Baker, athlete, is starred in the picture. I- -I- IMISTER SMITH S PRESENTS “THE GREAT AY HITE WAY" Opening Sunday at Mister Smith’s will be “The Great White Way,” a story of Broadway. One of the chief characters in the story is a pugilist and anothed is an actress. The cast includes T. Roy Barnes, Anita Stewart, Arthur Brisbane, Tex Rickard, Irvin S. Cobb, Buggs Baer, Tom Lewis, Harry Watson, Olin Howard, Ned Wayburn and the entire Ziegfeld chorus and others. Puslimobile Race Winner, Age 8 Frank Steinmetz, 8, 3837 Central Ave., won the annual pushmobile race in Ruskin PI. and Central Ave, vicinity, making twentymve laps in a little more than ten minutes.

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the idea of forming a saxophone band. He and his brothers popularized this instrument and played all round the globe. The Original Six Brown Brothers now augmented to a thirtypiece saxophone band are the added attraction at the Circle starting Sunday.

SCHOOL COAL CHEAPER : Specifications for 26,000 Tons Will Be Ready Soon. j Cheaper coal will be available for ! use of city schools next winter tnan in many years past. R. O. Johnson business director of the school board, perdicted today. He said specifica tions- for 26,000 tons of coal, for which bids will be received soon, will be ready within a short time. No reference will be made to any special vein of coal in the specifications. Last year the question of fourth or fifth vein coal caused endless wrangling. WATERILGNSON SALE AT MARKET First Shipment Brings $1,25 Each, Watermelons were offered for sale for the first time today at the city market. They sold for $1.25. The melons were the first of shipments I from the South and were of excep- | tionally good quality for this time iof the season. Indiana cherries were selling at 20 cents a quart. Roasting ears were quoted at 10 cents each. Strawberries of best quality were bringing 25 cents a quart. Plums were 25 cents a quart. Large California cherries were selling at 60 cents a quart. Other prices; Green peas and beans, 15 cents a pound; celery, J 5 I cents a stalk: spinach, 10 cents a l pound; onions, green, 5 cents bunch; i beets, 10 cents a bunch; carrots and I turnips, 10 cents a bunch; homegrown tomatoes, 4*l cents a pound; | cauliflower, 30 to 60 cents a head. Asparagus, 10 cents a bunch or | three for 25 cents: peaches, 20 cents j a pound: apricots, 25 cents a pound; | fresh lima beans, $1 a pound; head iettuce. 15 cents a head; cucum- | hers. 15 cents each; cantaloupes, 15 I cents each, and pineapples, 25 cents | each.

MRS. HARRIS HELD FOR GRAND JURY Husband Says 'Roses and •Kisses’ Letter Forgery, NEW YORK, June 14.—Elernor Harris must face a New York grand jury on charges of third degree forgery. She was bound over Friday night by Magistrate Oberwager on the charge preferred by her husband, former vice president of the National City Bank. Mrs. Harris’ latest defeat came as a result of her husband’s testimony that the “roses and kisses” letter she submitted in their divorce suit was a “faked” document. The letter purported to he written by Harris to another woman. CANARY IS KIDNAPED Happy Home of Songster Broken Up by Bad Robber. Police today were straining their ears for a mad “tweet tweet” from a canary stolen from his happy home. Mrs. Herman Abbott, 1833 Lockwood St., reported the theft of the bird and the cage, .valued at sls. DARE MAY_CAUSE DEATH Man Falls From Telegraph Pole After Touching Wire. By Timex Special NOBLESVILLE, Ind., June 14. Acting on a dare, Roy Sutton climbed to the top of a telegraph pole and seized a high-tension wire on the arm of the pole to rest himself. He was shocked unconscious and fell forty feet to the ground. His condition Was serious.

MOTiON PICTURES First Half Next Week Richard am seats Talmadge gg a “Thru the 1 U® Flames” All the Time PATHE COMEDY “FAST BLACK”

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SINGLETON TEAMED IG SERVICE BOOT F, E, Schortemeier Becomes Secretary to Governor, Frank Singleton, secretary to Governor Emmett F. Branch, has been appointed a member of the public service commission to succeed Oscar Paoli.July 1. Ratts’ term expired May 1, but he continued in office, despite ex-Gov-ernor McCray’s appointment of Oscar Smith, Knox, to succeed him. Ratts filed suit to mandate Auditor Robert Bracken to pay him SSOO salary for May, after Bracken refused to draw a warrant for the amount. Bracken, through Attorney General U. S. Lesh, filed a demurrer to the complaint. The case was to be heard in Marion Superior Court 3 today. If Ratts loses the suit, Singleton's appointment probably will be withdrawn. Frederick Schortemeier, retiring as secretary of the Republican State committee, was named by Branch to succeed Singleton. Schortemeier will taka charge of Governor’s office Monday. Dailey E. McCoy, Versailles. Ind., primary campaign i manager for Ed Jackson, Republican | nominee for Governor, will*succeed Schortemeier.

TRACK ELEVATION IS BEFORE BOARD Citizens Protest Closing Oriental St, Action of the hoard of works on closing Oriental St. by elevation of the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks will be taken when a resolution reaches them, members said today. A delegation of interested citizens and representatives of the Southeastern Civic Improvement Club protested closing the street at the board meeting Friday. The proposed elevation would raise the tracks between Davidson and State Ave. Temporary plans now in the offices of the railroad at Pittsbuirrh call for closing Oriental St. JL G. Wray, city track elevation engineer, has announced he will recommend closing of Oriental Si. and opening of Arsenal Ave. First Heat Death B i/ l-uited Press MINNEAPOLIS. Minn , June 14 The first death by heat prostration this season in the Nortbivest was reported today. Harry Adsjeld, 30, diedtin ambulance after .he cr>i lapsed on a downiown street. The mercury stood at S3 degrees in the Twin Cities.

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Baptists to Open Daily Vacation Bible Schools on June 23

By THE VISITOR Practically all the Baptist Churches in the Indianapolis area wall conduct daily vacation Bible schools this year and extensive conferences and institutes have been held at various times preparing for this annual pro- ; gram. The Daily vacation Bible schools ; will open in the Baptist Churches lon 'Monday, June 23, and an un- | usually large attendance is expected. I The Bible stories this year will center around the theme of Jesus and character building stories have been chosen by a committee, of which Mrs. L. C. Trent is chairman. Rev. George C. Chandler will act this year as chairman of the daily vacation Bible school committee. A final conference and institute will be held at. the First Baptist Church, primarily for the church itself, but open to the public on next Monday night, at 7:30 p. rrt. * * * DR. KISTLER PLANK SI MMER MUSICAL HOLR Dr. Edward Haines Kistler, the minister of the Fairview Presbyterian Church, announces a summer hpur of musical worship for Sunday at 11 in the Fairview Presbyterian Church, Nineteenth and Alabama Sts., arranged by the organist ami director of the church, Mrs. F. T. Edenharter. The program follows: “Meditation'' Sturgis “The T,ord Is My Lisrht" Parker “N’octurnette" d'Every Peace to Thia Sacred Dwelling "... Nevin m-t ale Quartet "Come Unto Me' ... Hawley Mrs. John L. Elliott (at • Bv the Sea MacDowell (hi ‘ Adieu” Shortridfre String Trio Solo—Mrs E C. Johnson. “Holy. Holy. Holy" Shelley Male Quartet with Obligati Postllide Wely The Wpmen’s Association of this church will he hostesses at a puhlic reception to be given Wednesday at 8 in the church gymnasium to the newly installed pastor. Dr. Edward Haines Kistler. and his wife. “The Alpha and Omega" will he Dr. Klstler’s theme Thursday at 8. * • * ALL-DAY SERVICE AT CROOKED CREEK CHURCH An all-day service has been ar- j ranged at the Crooked Creek Baptist j Church for Sunday. In the morn- j ing the Rev. F. A. Hayward, ex- j eoutivp secretary of the Federate 1 , Baptist Churches of Indianapolis, j will speak on (he subject, “Christ Is | All.” Following this service these ! will bp baptismal services and a re | ception of new members. A pitch-in j dinner will be served at the noon j hour. In the afternoon the Rev. 1.-eroy James w ill speak on “The j Modern Church in the Modern ; World." and Rev. Hayward will speak on “One Thing a Church Cannot Do Without.’’ • • • THE REV. BELCHER TO CLOSE LOCAL PASTORATE SUNDAY CLOSING the pastorate of the Rev. Joseph Belcher, covering a period of jNmost three years’ dura ;

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tion, there will be held Sunday an all-day meeting at the Temple Baptist Church. There will be a “Children’s Day” service in the morning, followed by a sermon on the theme “The School of Jesus.” Dinner will be served he noon and in the afternoon a brief service will be held. Tlge subject of the evening service will be “The Great .White Throne.” Future services will be arranged for through the executive secretary of the Federated Baptist Churches of Indianapolis.

REUNION OF' CONFIRMED MEMBERS TO BE HELD SUNDAY night at Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church, all people who have been confirmed by the Rev. L. C. Fackler since 1917 will hold a reunion. The Rev. Fackier will preach on “The Promise You Made.” .At the morning hour, the Sunday school will observe “Children’s Day” with a special program. The Willing, Workers will meet Tuesday night at the home of Arthur Foerster, 1926 Hoyt Ave. • * • CHILDREN’S DAY will he observed at the Grace M. E. Church. I Dr. M. B. Hyde, pastor, will give an I illustrated lecture. At night his theme will be “The Man That Is ! Down.” • * • REV. PAUL W. EDDINGFIELD 'will preach at the Broad Ripple ! Christian Church Sunday morning on “Father” and at night on “Has the World Gone Pleasure Mad?”* * * * “GOD AND EVIL.” will be the Sunday morning subject of Dr. Edwin Cunnfngham at the Central Universalist Church. * * * REV. CLARENCE WILHELM’S morning theme at the Calvary Baptist Church, Brightwood, will be “Christ's Collected Flock." At night, an evangelistic service will be conducted. Subject: “Nine Missing Men.” • * HOMER DALE, pastor of the Hillside Christian Church, will preach tomorrow morning on “Christian Missions.” The theme of his Sunday evening sermon will he “The Sunny Side of Life.” • • DR. FRANK S. C. WICKS announces the following order of service at All Souls Unitarian Church Sunday morning: Prelude—Batiste; Meditation Scrietise —Bartlett: Hymn 336; second service; covenant; anthem; words of* aspiration: responsive reading—fifteenth selection; Scripture: Hymn 2; notices and offerings; Nocturne— Chopin; address; hymn *93; benediction: postlude; Cujus Animam —Rossini. • • # REV. CHARLES H. OUNSOLUS will preach Sunday night on “The Cloud of Witnesses’ ’at the Spiritualist Church of Truth. • • * EVANGELISTIC SERVICES will

be held Saturday night, Sunday afternoon and night at a tent located at W. Washington St. and Alton Ave. Rev. R. Russell of Nashville, Tenn., evangelist, will preach. • • REV. H. R. WALDO, pastor of the Second Baptist Church, will speak in the morning on “The EverPresent God,” and at night on "Zaccheus,' the Climber.” * * * REV. ARMIN A. HOLZER of Philadelphia, an evangelist, will speak at 2:30 p. m. Sunday at the Cadle Tabernacle, under the auspices of the Indianapolis Christian Layman Committee. The program is as follows: Organ Recital Mrs. Wm. Duthie Twenty-Minute Song Service. Devotional George Scruggs Violin Solo Armin A. Hoizer Quartet Indianapolis Male Quartet W. E. Wlimoth, B. F. Mieman, R. C. Hiller, P. C. Turner. Congregational Singing, led by P. C. Turner Duet— R. C. Hiller and B. F. Nieman. Announcements and Introduction of the Speaker by the Chairman. H. V. Cook. Message Evangelist Armin A. Hoizer Subject: "The Jewish Passover in the L'ght of the Christian Communion.” MOTHER VERSUS SON Coyle Case Will Go to Jury La(e Today. By United Press SHELBYVILLE, Ind., June 14. Closing arguments were started today in the trial of Otto Coyle, former county clerk, charged with forging his mother’s name to a $1,500 note. Mrs. Coyle was a witness against her own son during the trial.

MOTjON ... ........ n COME ON IN! I The Water’s Fine Get in the Swim With Freddie, the Galloping Fish—Willie, the Alligator Newlywed—His Jealous Wife—and a Grand Thrill Climax That Heaps j The Year’s Big Laugh Maker | Syd Chaplin, Ivouise Fazenda, Ford Sterling, Chester Conklin, Lucille Ricksen, John SteppA First National Picture EXTRA ADDED FEATURE One of the World’s Foremost Brown COMING SUNDAY, JUNE 22 Thos. H. Ince’s Latest Hit “THE MARRIAGE CHEAT” and Alfred Evans’ University Players

TRIBUTE PAID TO VETERAN MEDIC Dr. Wishard Regrets Passing of Family Physician, Passing of the old-time family physician and a tendency of modem practitioners to specialize on one phase of study only are regrettable tendencies of modern medical practice, according to Dr. W. N. Wishard, a veteran in Indiana medical circles. The statement was made by Dr. Wishard at a testimonial dinner given him by 300 physicians Friday night at the Claypool in honor us the fiftieth anniversary of his graduation In medicine. An oil painting of the honor guest by T. C. Steele was unveiled. It will be placed in Indiana University School of Medicine beside a portrait of Dr. Wishard’s father. Jail Breakers Sentenced By United Press FT. WAYNE, Ind., June 14.—80 y Lemont, 18, and Ralph Shanks. 24, were taken to the State Reformatory at Michigan City today to start terms of ten to twenty-one years. They were sentenced late yesterday for breaking jail here last week.

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