Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 54, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 July 1924 — Page 5

FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1924

JAP AMBASSADOR GOES BACK HOME Fears Trouble Between U, S, and Nippon. By United Press WASHINGTON, July 11.—Leaving- Washington today Masano Hanihara, retiring Japanese ambassador, returns to his country convinced a more satisfactory disposition of the Japanese immigration question must be arranged if trouble is to be avoided between the two countries. Hanihara is not making any statement, but he is understood to believe that although outward antiAmerican demonstrations in his country will soon end, resentment c*n part of the Japanese will continue under the surface. Hanihara will sail July 18. Offlcialiy*it is said Hanihara has not resigned as ambassador and that he is returning tf> Japan on leave. Future course of Japan in dealing with immigration is expected to be decided after conferences between Hanihara and the Tokio government. • FIRE SWEEPS MESSINA Flames Make 1,509 Homeless In Italian City. By United Preen MESSINA, Italy, July 11.—Scores were injured, 2SO frame dwellings destroyed and 1,500 persons rendered homeless as Messina was swept by fire Thursday night. One hundred and twenty houses were blown up with dynamite as firemen fought to check the flames. The populace is being housed in tents. Fire destroyed the Gamine* Church, gymnasium, normal school and more than two hundred homes erected since the last quake It was under control early today. Alleged Bigamist Sought - Py Times Special PERU, Ind., July 11.—Police are seeking Kern E. Akers, 24, on a charge of bigamy. He is alleged to have married Miss Valencia Long of this city, with another wife and two children in the East. Window Smasher Sought Police today are seeking a colored man who is said to have boarded a

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“THOSE WHO DANCE” has been called a dif- * ferent type of picture and it is—in theme and in handling. “THOSE WHO DANCE” is melodrama “THOSE WHO DANCE” has heart interest “THOSE WHO DANCE” has tense, gripping action “THOSE WHO DANCE” has a cast of superlative excellence, in c 1 u ding: BLANCHE'SWEET WARNER BAXTER ROBERT AGNEW BESSIE LOVE MATHEW BETZ LUCILE RICKSEN FRANK CAMPEAU and many others. “THOSE WHO DANCE” Is a Those H. dtiee Production “THOSE WHO DANCE” Is a First National Picture COMING SUNDAY CIRCLE THEATRE Also — The Sherwoods —Final Week.

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Kathryn Browne, a Chicago grand opera singer, played the “lead” while grand opera stars whose names are far better known to the public than hers made up the “chorus.” It was her show from start to

| street car and rode to Vermont and Indiana Ave., after hurling a brick | through the window of the Horuff i Shoe Store, 2610 Northwestern Ave. Thomas Franklin, colored, 610 W. ! Twenty-Sixth St., said he saw the man hurl the brick and carry away Ia bushel basket full of shoes.

finish. It was her “wedding day. Clarence E. Cramer of Chicago was the groom. William Rogerson, tenor; Isodore Berger, solo violinist; Lucie Westten, and Adalbert Huguelt, choirmaster at Holy Name Cathedral, all participated in the musical program.

HE HAD A KICK COMING Health Officer Promisee Relief to Offended Citizen. Dr. Herman J. Morgan, city sanitarian. today promised that he would i see that there is immediate action | upon an order of a sanitary inspec- [ tor-issued July 7 for elimination of |an alleged insanitary condition in ! the rear of 948-50 Hosbrook St. The announcement came after sl. J. Monahan. 943 Elm St., across the alley from the jjlace complained of, i had stated he had tried for a month ;to get the “board of health to do j something.” Monahan said odors from an open j vault at the point made life almost i unbearable. Conditions became worse, he said, when the alley was ‘ improved, loweyng its grade so it was below the level of the vaujt. , Effluent from the vault ran into the i the alley, he said.

CROP OUTLOOK GOOD Canadian Railway Report Says Wheat Prospects Are Improved. ; By Time* Special | WINNIPEG, Manitoba. July 11 ; Apart from the comparatively backI ward growth, the outlook for the | crop throughout the three prairie provinces is the most promising in many years, according to the weekly ! crop report of the Agricultural Department of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Cold weather during the past week, the report states, has ; retarded growth, although a large proportion of wheat is in shot blade, while conditions of barley and oats is progressing favorably. Fall rye ;is now headed, giving promise of a good crop. MORE PAY FOR TRUSTEES Reclassification of Thirty-Nine Townships Completed. The State board of accounts today had completed reclassification of thirty-nine townships in the State, which will result in a $5,170 Increase in salaries of township trustees. Trustees are paid on basis of classification of their townships. Classification is made on population, number of school teachers, roads and taxable property. NURSES HAVE BUSY JUNE Nearly 5,000 Calls Made, According to Association Report. Activity of the Public Health Nursing Association is ‘revealed by the report of Miss Edna L. Hamilton, superintendent of nurses, showing 4,744 calls made in June. Os these 135 were upon crippled children, 140 were baby cases and 287 were in the interest of Americanization in foreign districts. Patrolman Suspended Following report from Juvenile court officers that they had affadavlts against Fred Starks, color'd patrolman, 2220 Martindale Ave., Police Chief Herman Rikhoff suspended Starks from police duty. Tt-is said the court officers will prefer charges before the board of safety. Four Bands to Be Hired PJenty of music will be on the program in city parks this summer, according to the park board, which has appropriated $2,000 for hiring four bands. R. Walter Jarvis, park superintendent, is arranging the program schedule. . . . * Evangelist Huntley to Speak The Rev. James W. Huntley, evangelist, will speak at Tomlinson Hall Sunday under auspices of the Indianapolis Gospel Chorus. The chorus will picnic at Garfield Park July 12. Choir to Give Concert The Woodside M. E. Church choir will give a concert Sunday evening under direction of Cecil R. Thomas. Soloists are Misses Eugenia Maggotson and Ernestine Baker.

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YOUTHS QUIZZED IN AUTO THEFTS Police Say Four Confessed Taking Six Cars, Detectives continued today u> question four youths who, they said, have confessed they stole six automobiles. Those held are Paul Wilhelm, 17, of 1404 St. Peter St.; John Athey, 16, of 1405 St. Paul St., Floyd Robinson, 20, of 1405 S. Keystone Ave., and James Ragan, 16, of 1437 St. Paul St. The stolen cars belonged to Harry Garher, 1407 Churchman Ave., jjuncker Bottling Works, Ashland and Massachusetts Arcs.; Esther Milborn, 2018 Prospect St.; Edward T. Miller, 1113 Harlan St.; Floyd Thompson. 1220 Blaine Ave., and Shirley Woody, 1334 Villa Ave., detectives said. Leonard Lawrence, 511 N. New Jersey St., also is charged with vehicle taking. Police alleged he stole an auto owned by Herman M. Riley, 2721 Boulevard PI. TAKES RIDE TO COOL OFF Police Told He Chased Roomers Out of House. After he is alleged to have threatened his wife and drove all of the roomers out of his house, Asa Hackey, 40, of 1842 N. Talbott Ave., took an auto ride to cool off. His wife toid Sergeant Russell he took a shotgun with him. He was arrested on his return to the house and was slated on a charge of disorderly conduct. Van Natta Reappointed John W. Van Natta, Lafayette, has been reappointed a member of the State livestock sanitary board by Governor Emmett F. Branch.

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Ramsey’s Pet Baby Jean Margaret MacDonald, G-monthsold grandchild of England's prime minister, and her father, Alstair MacDonald, second son of Ramsey. SOLICITORS SUSPECTED Police Believe Men Asking Funds for “Legion” Are Thieves. Two young men who told Mrs. Jerome Lyons, 4160 Washington Blvd., they were soliciting funds for the American Legion were suspected by police today of being burglars active in the north side recently. Mrs. L?V>ns told Ernest L. Kingston, president of the board of safety, that when she. questioned the men they left, stopped at another house and then entered a parked auto in which a young woman was waiting. Police said they believe the men use this means of "getting the lay” of homes in preparation for robberies.

FARMERS CONFER ON RELIEF FIGHT National Agricultural Organization Planned, By United Preen ST. PAUL, Minn., July 11.—What the next farm bloc in Congress will fight for will be largely decided today. A national conference of farm organizations met today to start a campaign for agricultural legislation such as was emboidied in the Me-Nary-Haugen measure, defeated by the last Congress. The two-day conference hopes to evolve: 1. A national agricultural organization. 2. A program of legislation. 3. Means of supporting candidates for congressional posts who are favorable. George C. Jewett, former general manager of the American Wheat Growers’ Association, is chairman of the conference. He was scheduled for the principal address today. TIRE THEFT CHARGED Police Seek Second Man in Alleged \ Robbery. An automobile tire which James Thompson, 32, colored, 411 Rankin St., held under high vagrancy bond, is charged with stealing, awaits its owner at police headquarters. Police are searching lor another man. Motor Police Hague and Pettit reported that, while they were hunting a man, they saw two men steal a tire from an auto. As the men dropped the tire and ran, the officers fired, they said. At Vermont St. and the canal, Thompson fell, the officers alleged. He said he was shot, but the officers denied this. The other man escaped, according to the report.

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Indian Beauty TSSBP iWnli h*. y-WBabw ipi&£ x ' mmM Marie Lohre—her people call her Wah-mul-kee—has been voted, the most beautiful Indian girl in the northwest. The honor came to her in a contest conducted by The Real American, a newspaper published by Puget Sound Indians. There were entries from Alaska, Canada, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. Marie is a member of the Quinalt tribe. • Magic at Exchange Luncheon George K. Reinhart entertained fellow- members of the Exchange Club at luncheon today with magic stunts. Two important amendments to the club constitution are being considered.

BURGLARS ACTIVE ON SMALL JOBS Daylight Thief Gets Radio Parts at Residence, Daylight burglars and sneak thieves were active Thursday, police reports showed today. At the home of Edgar Ridout, 330 Prospect St., a rear door screen was cut and a door panel broken. A suit, radio parts and a plane and saw, valued at $33, were taken. The grocery of Louis Heid, 1310 E. Sixteenth St., was entered during the night Thursday. Heid told police nothing was taken and sls In the cash register was not touched. W. L. Freeman. 660 E. St. Clair St., street car conductor, suspects a boy of taking $5 worth of car tickets from him. Walter Gray, 509 Bosart Ave., city fireman, assigned to engine house 15, reports that while the fire squad was out on a run, his watch, valued at $75, was stolen from the engine house. Miss Relley Drucker, rooming at 913 Maple St., saw men at her bedroom window. She. called members of the family and the men ran. ONE HURT IN SHOOTING Colored Men Stage Battle at Canal and Indiana Ave., Thursday. Robert Rose, 33, colored, 2925 rear N. Delaware St., was at city hospital today suffering from a wound in the hip, and two other men and two women, all colored, were under arrest In connection with a shooting duel at Canal and Indiana Ave., Thursday night. Roscoe Blackemore, 817 Fayette PI., told police the men who did the shooting escaped.

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