Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 55, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 July 1924 — Page 8

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INVENTIONS ON lIP GRADE IN U.S., RECORDS SNOW Flood of Patents Continue — 1,500,000 Is Total Issued, Timet Washington Bantrtt, 1322 Sctc York See. ASHING TON. July 12 .—The \X/ man who thinks everything J has been invented which cun be invented is wrong. More inventions are being made at the present time than ever before in the history of the world, records of the United States Paten*: Office show. The Patent Office has Just issued its one and onehalf millionth patent. The first was issued in 1836, just eighty-eight years ago. It took the American people fiftyseven years to invent the first halfmillion articles on which patents were granted. The second halfmillion was invented in eighteen years. The third half-million, took only thirteen years. Records Show The economic history of the United States is reflected in the records of the Patent Office. During the period of the first halfmillion inventions rail and steamship transportation was developed. The steam engine was perfected and applied to textile machines and other devices beside transportation. The whole are o,f electrical generation and transmission of power was developed and applied. Industrial chem istry became a force. Labor-sav-ing machinery for the first time became an important factor in life. In the second period, from 1893 to 1911, developments centered around the automobile, the airplane, and wireless communication. In the last thirteen years inventors have turned their attentions toward intensive improvement of labor Eaving machinery, electrical apparatus and radio. Ice Sub The 1.500.000 th patent was granted to Simon Lake of Connecticut for a submarine designed to travel under ice and able to rise to the surface, breaking a way through ice for other vessels. Foreigners are granted patents by the United States as well as Americans. The principal foreign patents, relate to the Bessemer steel process, by-product coke ovens, wireless telegraphy. high power electrics} transmission and hardening of armor plate. Such a vast collection of patents has accumulated thaS the Patent Office is rapidly being outgrown. In iddition to the originals, the office has about 50,000,000 duplicate copies ot patents, which are sold to the public.

His Information Is Different r—-jeputy county clerk 1} LEV.' MYERS, who pre- ■. J sides over the department, where attorneys file law suits, is impatient with the Indiana Bell Telephone Company or phone users or somebody. - His phone number at the courthouse is Main 4576. The number of the information phone at the Union Station is Main 4567. Thereby hangs a tale. Just when Myers is busy starting a couple of divorces down the trail the phone rings. “What time does the next Monon train leave for Chicago?” a feminine voice inquires. “Lady, I couldn't say. This—” Well, why can’t you? That’s what you're paid to know. Look it up right away.” "Madam, this is the file clerk’s office at the courthouse. If you want to know whether the costs on your last divorce have been paid I can tell you that. You vfrant Main 4567. I think.” Sometimes Myers gets a lecture, sometimes he is thanked, and sometimes he hears muttered naughty words involving the telephone company.

NOMINEE HONOR GUEST Several Hundred Attend Reception for Dr. McCulloch. The Seventh District Democratic Woman's Club gave a non-partisan reception for Dr. Carleton B. McCulkmt) Democratic nominee for Governor. at the Clayppol Friday night. Sevreral hundred Democrats and Republicans attended. Dr. McCulloch gave a brief address. Dancing followed the short program. CHURCH DEDICATION SET •‘Homecoming” to Be Held,July 20 at Pittsboro. Pittsboro's new $20,000 Christian Church will be dedicated Sunday, July 20, with an all-day "homecoming'’ celebration. The Rev. C. W. Cauble, Indianapolis, will deliver the dedicatory address. Visiting ministers will speak. Dinner will be served. Rev. George Leonard, Crawfordsville. is pastor. The new church is white frame, equipped with modern Sunday school facilities, with a dining room and kitchen in the basement. Pastors on Vacations With many pastors of Indianapolis churcho3 away on vacations and doing advanced study, the summer program. with no evening service, has begun. Substitute pastors will occupy their pulpits. Walk In Crawford—Who was that man who said he was never kept waiting in anterooms? Some big politician? Craw • haw—No; bootlegger.—Life.

Watchfully Waiting — T“|PPROXIMATELY-5,000 men aro on the hopeless waiting list for jobs as police or' firemen, city board of safety files show. Os these 2,800 hoped at one time or other to be policemen and 2,200 thought they might be made firemen. Many of the applications have been heaped into a vault, leaving room for several hundred of the more recent ones. Only a small number ever receive tho board’s consideration. These are handled by politicians. The oldest of the "active” applications kept on file is dated Sept. 23, 1918. It is of Christopher Gordon, colored, who sought a patrolman's job. Discarded applications date to 1914. Records show 671 Republicans have hoped to be "cops” since the second Shank administration began. Eighty-nine have applied this year. Some applicants renew their faith every year or so by filing new applications. One watcher has made three without success.

Today’s Best Radio Features (Copyright, 19!), by United Press) WRC, Washington (469 M) 9:15 P. M., EST—Concert by U. S. Army Band. WIP. Philadelphia (509M> 7 to 9 P. M., EST —Comfort's Philharmonic Orchestra and Vessela’s Band. WEBM. Chicago (370 M) 6:30 to 11:30 P. M., CST —Classic and popular music, solos and orchestra. KSD. St. Louis (546 M) 8 P. M# CST —Missouri Theater Orchestra and specialties. WEAF. New York (492 M) 10 P. M . EST—Semi-weekly program by Vincent Lopez and his orchestra. SUNDAY (Copvrioht , 192), by United Press) WEAF. New York (492M1 6:20 P. M.. EST—Musical program from the Capitol Theater. (Also from W.TAR, Providence (360 M) and WCAP, Washington (469 M) WJZ, New York (455 M) 7:30 P. M.. EST—Concert by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra from Lewishon Stadium. WOS. Jefferson City 440.9 M) 8 P. M.. CST—Union open-air services with music by Missouri State Prison Band. KSD. St. Louis (546 M) 9 P. M„ CST —Program from the Grand Central Theater. DOAW Omaha (526 M) 9 P. M., CST —Musical chapel service by the Goldman Concert Band from Central Park. WDAF. Kansas City‘(4llM) 8 P. M., CST —WDAF minstrels.

Hoosier Briefs • i ——l OWARD BOWMAN, BJuffI—l ton, no longer likes heavy * A I music. He had his arm crushed between two pianos. Folks know when there's a fire at Columbus. A huge siren horn has been installed at Fifth and Washington Sts., to sound" when the alarm comes in. Lawrence Hudson, 10. Lafayette, found “something” he was curious about. He, stryck it with a hammer- He found it was a dynamite cap. Injuries were only painful. iy, L. MOON nearly froze to death at Andersofi. A — 1 ■ wagon load of ice upset on him. Tom and Jack Loy of Columbus found a land terrapin with initials j ‘L. W.” carved on its back. Invesugation showed Lee Wendall was the ! carver thirty-one years ago. Johnson County grows them ' tough. Charles M. Daugherty, 80, shocked thirty-five acres of wheat singlehanded in a day. R r ~~~ \LEIGH, plans an accident prevention week. Sam Me- "" - Crorv fell while picking cherries and broke his arm and Meryl Craig broke his hand cranking a flivver, all in one day. Old Dobbin found a flivver in his rlace, when he came back home after being gone four years. The | horse was stolen from John Bergen ■ Franklin, ir 1920 and was only rei eently located. \Y/ F ’ OGG of Lafayette, rubbed his eyes when he 11 found an alligator in his back yard. He made a hasty presentation to the city zoo. Poor business has solved Cos | lumbus’ rink prohlem. Lack of patronage has closed the skating | place which operated in defiance to j citizens.

INTERRUPT HONEYMOON Police Arrest Youth at Vincennes— Faces Double Charges. Indianapolis police have received word from Vincennes police that an automobile stolen from the Y. M. C. A. here was found in the possession of Charles L. Norris.-19. Vincennes, when he was arrested Saturday, July 5. Norris is charged with having stolen six letters from the mail box of Mrs. A. B. Crampton, 2108 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, and with forging a check for $135, found in the letters. Norris, when arrested, had just been married and was takiiTlt his bride for a ride in the machine. The car belongs to J. E. Riley, Y. M. C. A., Indianapolis, police say. Swim Students Examined Physical examinations for those who will take lessons next week in the Red Cross learn-to-swim campaign at the Y. W. C- A. were to b“ cdhtinued today from 3 to 6 p. m. Miss Helen Cruse, in charge of the work, announced that the instructors would be Virginia Fitch, Elizabeth Held. Cornelia Mason, Claire Masteller, Rower.a Smit-i, Edith Jane Dyer, Catherine Black, India Wilson, Ernest Holfeseher and Robert Winstead.

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BEGIN UKKK TODAY - John Ainsley. a man of (duration and breeding:, becomes a master crook —preyins upon other thieves, l'osmg as a millionaire, he goes to the estate of a wealthy retired broker, Kirnoehan, to steal a large ruby ring: be-long-insr to Kernochun's daughter, who is engasred to Ernest Vantine, chief owner of a detective agency. Having acquired a paste copy of the ruby from an elderly widow, its former owner, Ainsley substitutes the imitation for the real ring when the lights go out in the library. But the substtitutton is discovered, and Vantine prepares to search Ainsley. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY * j ANTINE sn.irked. .."X . ajn y dealing with a desperate - criminal, Alice. But Ainsley is dealing with a detective of some reputation. Would a criminal, as daring as this man, leave this house without the object for which he has risked his liberty? Certainly not. Look at his face. The ring is somewhere in this room; he picked it u p "Oh, end this farce!" I cried. 1 stretched my hands wide. The girl was seated in a chair. She wore an elaborate coiffure, piled higl), upon her head. In the depression above her crown, formed by a coil of chestnut hair —her only attractive posses-sion—-I placed the grand Duke’s ring. My hands were quicker than their eyes, and I stepped closer to Vantine, saying wearily: "Search me!” Twenty minutes later I was dressed again. Miss Kemochan had returned. She had sat down again in the chair. I had plucked the ring firm hex- hair and it reposed snugly in my waistccat pocket once again. Yes, in tnose days I was an ama teur; but I leave it to you who read rt.y memories, to decide whether or not I showed, even at the outset of my career, flashes of that genius which since nave rendered me incomparable. "Let's talk this over," suggested Kernochari. He made a wry mouth "You have us on the hip, Mr. Ainsley. But you must realize that you can never take the ring out of this room. And we are convinced that it is somewhere in this room."

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"So am I,” I declared. "I think it's about time that you and 1 searched Vantine.” Vantine laughed, but there was anger in his/mirth. "You're welcome, Mr. Kemochan,” he said. But the suggestion was too absurd for Kemochan to entertain. I give you my word, had Vantine been searched I would have found the ring upon him. But in that event I might have lost the ruby ring. “Let's sit down, have some coffee and talk this over,” persisted Kernochan. “I won’t use harsh words, Mr. Ainsley. But that ring is here. You brought a paste copy ” I raised my hand. "All of thi , Mr. Kemochan, this unfounded lib* 1, will be paid for in court." “I don't want a lawsuit any more than you want a criminal prosecution," he said. “And we'll hardly have one without the other. But I do want the ring." He ordered the butler, who had assisted in the second search of me, to bring coffee. “We’re all excited and under a strain and a cup of coffee will help us to look at the matter sensibly." The butler left; I sat dow r n. "Go ahead," I said to Kemochan. He argued, pleaded and threatened. T was adamant. I told him that I had been insulted, and that if my departure were much longer impeded. I would have satisfaction in the courts. The butler entered, bringing coffee. I refused to partake, and started boldly for the door. Vantine leaped to his feet. “You can’t go," he cried. I turned and advanced to the table on which were set the cups of coffee. I guessed, I thought, his intention. “I suppose,” I said, “that you are going to search me again." I really thought that he was; mind you. the man was beside himself in wrathful humiliation. Only the fear that I might after ajl be what I claimed to be. and the fear of ridicule which I had promised, restrained him. But I did not know that he would be restrained, and so

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I slipped the ring into a cup of coffee, not. however, into the cup that had been set at the vacant place at the table wtiich was meant for me; I slipped it into Vantine's. He colored furiously. He fait as ridiculous as lie was. "No, I'm not toing to search you," he almost roared. I bowed to him. "In that case,” I -aid, “I shall drink Mr. Kemochan's coffee.” e Something wihin me gave warning; instead of picking up Vantine's cup, I chose the one meant for me. And befote I could put it to my lips, Vantine's lingers gripped my wrist. "So, that’s where you hid it!" he cried. "IF ALL DETECTIVES ARE AS STUPID AS YOU—” "Don’t bq absurd,’’ Ernest,’ said Miss Kemochan petulantly. "The coffee waa just brought in.” But Vantine must have seen something triumphant in my eyes, for he poured the coffee out, part of it, into the saucer, and then groped in the Jiqthd remaining in the cup. Then, forgetful of the presence of his fiancee, he cursed angri^*. “If all detectives are as stupid as you, V'lnt.ne," I told him. “I wonder that more people don’t go in for theft." I reached for his cup. “I don’t propose to be denied my drink because you are a jackass,” I remarked. With that I put his cup to iny lips; the ruby ring passhd into my mouth; I put the cup down, and wiped my mouth with a napkin. A second later the ruby ring hed once mpre again returned to my waistcoat pocket. I nodded coldly to Kemochan and his daughter.

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"Now, then,” I said to Vantine, "if you will kindly unlock the door, I will go upstairs, get my things and leave." Tlie sweat stood out on Kernochan’s forehead, but he nodded to Vantine to acquiesce in my demand. The detective opened the door for me; I walked calmly through it, and began mounting the stairs in tho hall outside. Now, 1 have said that at this period in my career I was an amateur. This account of my recklessness is proof thac I tell the truth. But do not do me the injustice to suppose that I thought for one minute that, though I was permitted to leave the room, T would be permitted to leave the house. I heard the telephone click as I set my foot on the first step. Rather than risk a brawl, I w'Ould be permitted to go upstairs. By the time I would have packed my bags, policemen would be in the house. Only Vantine’s pride had caused thfs much delay in sum moning the police. For their arrival meant publicity and consequent ridicule, in the press, for the great detective who must call in village policemen to recover a jewel stolen under his eyes. But Vantine's pride was not too elastic; it had snapped now. He would risk ridicule and Kemochan would risk a libel suit. The jewel was worth these risks. Yet. knowing what they were doing, I managed to restrain myself until I reached my room. Then I acted as swiftly as ever a man, in a similar predicament, could hope to act. I snatched up hat and coat, crossed my room in a bound, threw open the French window that led to a balcony, and vaulted to the ground twelve feet below. True, I risked a broken leg, but it a chance. Arrest meant certain imprisonment. My recent past could, afford no. disclosures. And luck was with me. I was shaken up, but uninjured. In thirty seconds I was in the garage, at the wheel of my car. Cries from the houses—they had heard my impact with the. ground—alarmed a lounging chauffeur. But he was not quick enough; I was away at once. And I was not captured. I reached New York, abandoned my car, purchased clothing—even late at night it is possible to buy apparel in the great city—and within an hour after that I had eliminated, I felt certain, any possibility of capture. For I arn of undistinguished appearance, and the description meant for me would fit a thousand other men. Yes, I was safe—sate, I mean, from the pursuit of the clumsy Vantine and the ex-policemen who make up the staff of his agency. But I was not safe from something else. Once again I tell you that at this

OUT OUR WAY—By WILLIAMS

time I was an amateur, cursed with sentiment —aye. sentimentality. For I could not help but think of the sweet-faced widow in Boston. The Grand Duke’s ring should have been hers. Somehow I felt that I had robbed her, not the grossly rich Benjamin Kemochan. And so—l turned the ruby into cash, engaged a discreet lawyer, and Mrs. Henry Adams learned that certain stock which she did not know belonged to her husband, was hers. She lives, I beliave, in comparative luxury upign a farm in Massachusetts. She should live well: the income from $150,000 —the price paid me for the Grand Duke’s ruby by a dealer in stolen stones —is :*nple for a widowed lady of simple tastes. Yet, I was a amateur. Thank God, I had not yet forgotteii that I was also a gem lemon. The adventure of the Grand Duke's ruby had cost me money instead of showing me a profit. Yet if by that adventure I was lighter in my pocket, I was also lighter in heart, thinking of Mrs. Adams, as I sailed the following week for Europe. I BEGINNING IN OUR NEXT ISSUE: "TO CATCH A THIEF.” Gleaners’ Class to I*lolllo The picnic season in Indianapolis churches is here:' Frierids who were in a recent play will be guests at a picnic of Gleaners’ Class of the New Jersey Street Methodist Church at Brookside Park, July 19.

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‘HE SAYS HE IS BOSS’ X Mrs. Roy P. Meyer File* Suit for Divorce. Alleging that Roy P. Meyer “tells her he is the boss and he will run things to suit himself and if she doesn't like it, get out,” Mrs. Thelma C. Meyer, 611 E. Fortieth St., has entered suit for divorce in Superior Court. Charges were denied on defendant’s behalf. Fanner Owes $17,449 George Henry Kincaid, farmer, near Lebanon, Ind., filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy in Federal Court. His assets were listed at $15,170 and his liabilities $17,449.^^ AFTER AN OPERATION Mrs.Wilke Couldn’t Get Back Her Strength Until She Took Lydia E. Pmkham’s Vegetable Compound

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