Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 80, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 August 1924 — Page 12

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POLITICS CLAIMS CENTEROF STAGE State Federation of Labor Meets Aug, 27-29, Indications are that politics ■will be the chief business at the convention of the Indiana State Federation of Labor at South Bend, Aug. 27-29. Discussions among leaders in the past few days have disclosed a strong effort will be made to have the convention indorse Robert M. La Follette for President of the United States and Burton K. Wheeler for Vice President. Union miners are understood to form the chief bloc advocating indorsement of the Progressive nominees. Miners have the largest delegation to the convention. Opposed to them are labor leaders affiliated with the Republican and Democratic parties and “middle-of-the-road” advocates. One group is expected to seek indorsement of the Democratic State platform plank on labor and ignoring of the Republican plank. The “middle-road” group is expected to put up a stiff fight against this on the ground that should Republicans win labor would be in poor position to demand favorable legislation. FIVE HELD IN PROBE Police Investigate Theft of Tools From Garage. Five men are under arrest today while detectives investigate an alleged theft of tools from the West Washington Garage, 830 W. Washington St., Sunday night. The night attendant at the garage told police two men entered the garage while he was in front with the other three. Those arrested gave their names as Thomas Ford, 31. of 743 W. New York St.: Willie Carey, 29, of 152 N. Blackford St.; James Dale, 40, of Shelbyvflle. Ind.; Leonard Stack. 23. of 320 Minerva St., and Shiner Middaugh. 43, of 1698 E. Forty-second St. All are charged with vagi.-.nty. BAND CONCERT POPULAR Two More Sunday .Afternoon Programs Arranged. A group of popular airs played by the Indianapolis Military Band at Riverside Park Sunday afternoon attracted a large crowd. W. S. Mitchell is conductor. According to arrangements with the park department, the band will play at Brookside Park next Sunday afternoon and will give its closing concert Sunday, Aug. 31, at Jameson Park. Mercators to Hear of Fair William M. Jones and Levi Moore of the State board of agriculture will address the Mercator Club at Luncheon Tuesday noon at the Spink-Arms on the Indiana State Fair.

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‘Spiritual Vision ’ Fails to Warn Priest of Church of Cosmic Truth That Pretty Girl Is Police Operative

BECAUSE HIS “SPIRITUAL VISION” FAILED TO GLIMPSE THE FACT THAT PRETTY CECYLE DUNCAN (LEFT) WAS A POLICE OPERATIVE, DR. JOHN BERTRUM CLARKE (CENTER), PRIEST OF THE CHURCH OF COSMIC TRUTH. IS CONFINED TO THE PSYCHOPATHIC WARD FOR OR SERVATION. CLARKE IS CHARGED WITH CONTRIBUTING TO THE DELINQUENCY OB’ CLARA TAUTRIM, 15 (RIGHT).

By JACK JUNGMEYER. NEA Service Writer. EJS ANGELES. Cal., Aug. 11. —“To the psychopathic ward for observation.” With these words Judge Archibald of Los Angeles temporarily disposed of the strange case of Dr. John Bertrum Clarke, priest of the Church of Cosmic Truth, in the capital of cuckoo cults. Clarke, practitioner of occult lore —seer, sage, prophet—was on trial charged with contributing to the delinquency of 15-year-old Clara Tautrim. He promised not only Clara, hut four other women—jewels, fame, fine raiment, wealth, servants. material and spiritual do-

ERRORS IN MAIL COSTL Y TO U. S. Large Force'Kept Busy Find ingOut Intended Destination of Letters Incorrectly Addressed.

It might have been Bill Shakespeare who said “To err is human.” or it might have come from the Holy Scriptures. Clerks in the in quiry division of the Indianapolis postoffice don't care who said it—they know it's so. Everybody makes mistakes, and they're costly. Every day about 6,000 letters and parcels with Incorrect addresses find their way to the division. Some have no address at all. From the way the mail looks to the inquiry clerks the public must think they are mind readers. Costly Mistakes In the language of the postal clerks, pieces of mail which cannot

minion in India, and marriage. None accepted or desired his heart and hand, or fortune. Entered Many Lives A file containing a list of over a thousand names shows, how rever, that Clarke entered considerably into the lives of neurotic, supersensitive women, into their strange, blinding dreamp, mobbing complexes, queer fears. And the Irony of It all is that Clarke, who maintained in his published book, "The Chart of Mind,” that because he had once been bitten by a dog, the spirit of the dog, entering him, made him a “god”—god being the reversed spelling of dog—was an avatar

be delivered because of improper address are “nixies.” Uncle Sam has twenty-two clerks at the Indianapolis postoce all rushed at tho game of finding who gets the “nixie.” Incidentally, the salaries of these clerks average about SI,SOO a year. “Some people ‘never make mistakes,' ” said O. L. Hittle. foreman of the Indianapolis Inquiry division. "They raise cain because we didn’t deliver a certain letter. Usually when we find the letter the address is such that no one could possibly deliver the letter.” Other folks change their minds. In this case they fill out a “recall blank” and the inquiry division clerks try to recall the letter. They stop delivery' if it is not too late. Fickle Women “Lots of times a woman will write something, then change her mind and hurry to the office to stop delivery,” said H. V. Rucker, inquiry clerk. “If the letter is sent to another city we telegraph the postmaster there to stop it. If it is for delivery in Indianapolis we notify the clerks in the mailing division to watch for it. “It isn’t always the women who change their minds, either.” A few hints were given by A. B. Mundelle, superintendent of mails: “Never address an envelope to a person in Indianapolis and mark It ‘City,’ ” he said. "It might accidently be carried to Cincinnati and the postmaster there would be at a loss as to where to deliver it. "Dead Man,” Too "Always put a return address on the envelope. Sometimes we get letters addressed to ‘City,’ and the return addresses ‘City.’ If such a letter were to get outside Indianapolis no one would know where to send it. “It is better not to abbreviate streets, towns or States, especially if the address is handwritten. The abbreviation ‘Penn.’ looks a great deal like ’Tenn.,’ in some people’s writing.” MAYORS PLEDGE AID Meet at Culver to Plan for National Defense Day. B v United Press CULVER, Ind., Aug. 11.—Mayors and representatives of thirty-three northwestern Indiana cities were pledged today to support State officials in observance of National Defense day. Indorsement of the purpose for which the day was set aside was voted at a meeting called by Gen. L. R. Gignilliat of the State Defense day committee to make preparations for its observance.

POLICE HOLD TIRES Left at Home by Early Morning Visitors at Colored Home. “Go back to bed Bob, we're leaving a couple of tires here and will be back for them in the morning,” was the answer given Robert Harper, colored, 142 E. Nineteenth St., when lie shouted at two men in his yard early today. Police, called by Harper, are hold ing the tires. Colored Suspect .Arrested William Brown, colored, 315 Osage St., is under arrest charged s<dth having knocked down and robbed David Trissle, 3917 E. Eighteenth St., June 12. Trissle lost a S7O watch and chain. Frnak Brown, 441 Tippecanoe St., a brother to William, is charged with receiving stolen goods. Dogs Wear Muzzles Now By Times Special PETERSBURG, Ind., Aug. 11.— Dogs are wearing muzzles today. Gordon Colvin, 9, and Donovan Fray, 5, were bitten by a rat terrier, believed to have bad rabies.

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in the eyes of many of these women. Yet. trailing the secret of life, trying to penetrate the blinding sanctuary of infinite understanding, Clarke dallied in earthly pleasures. He made love to immature girls. Once Toe Often One of them, a pretty police operative, signaled the squad of policemen who raided Clarke's apartment just after he had entered into irregular nuptials with her in which he was both bridegroom and officiating priest. What an indignity—to a "god!” Why didn't his .spiritual vision glimpse the fact that love was not in Cecyle Duncan’s eyes at tha*. absurdly heart breaking moment?

BODY IS BROUGHT HOME Indianapolis Man Dies En Route Home From Vacation. The body of John Koch, 34, locksmith, 712 Terrace Ave., who died at a Seymour hospital of heart disease was brought home today. Koch had been in Louisville with his son^on a week's vacation and while there became ill. They started home on Friday by automobile, but were compelled to stof at a hotel at Seymour, where an ambukince was called and removed him to the hospital. His parents Mr. and Mrs. John G. Koch, ai.c a sister and brother arrived from In dianapolis a few minutes before he died. ' ALMOST JOIN ARMY Lads Go Through Test Only to Have Parents Arrive. Two nude boys in the United States Army recruiting station in the Federal Bldg, would have made an interesting subject for a painting titled, “Surprise” today when a friend of the parents handed them their clothing and signified his intention of taking them back home to Madison, Wis. The lads, Jerry Murphy, 17, and William Bradley, 15, tried to get in the Army although under age. Sergt. Sylvester, in charge of the station, had been notified beforehand to watch for the youngsters. He put them through the physical examination very slowly. They were doing their last turn at hopping around room when the gentleman from Madison arrived to take them back home. MORE THAN ONE WAY Chicago Policeman Uses New Method to Kill Dog. By United Press CHICAGO,, Aug. 11.—There is more than one way -to kill a dog. Patrolman Herbert Hagberg fired a half-dozen shots at a mad dog and missed. So he chased the animal and was rapidly overtaking it when the dog stopped suddenly. Hagberg fell on it. Death was instant.

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BRITISH FLIERS ONTO HOME MacLaren Pleased at Progress of Americans, By United PrehS DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska, Aug. 11.—Maj. Stuart MacLaren and his party of British roynd-the-world fliers were en route southward today from Dutch Harbor to Prince Ruppert, B. C. From Prince Ruppert they will go to Victoria, aboard the trawler Thiepval. The Thiepval arrived here Saturday, bringing not only the fliers, but the plane, damage to which forced abandonment of the flight. The fliers were entertained here, but were reticent in discussing their experiences. Major MacLaren expressed great pleasure when he heard of progress of the American flight, but deeply regretted the accident which befell Lieut. Leigh Wade of the American expedition. I. N. G. AT CAMP KNOX Two Weeks’ Training Begins for Indiana Guardsmen. Units of the 150th Field Artillery, Indiana National Guard, today began two-weeks' training at Camp Knox, Ky. The organization, consisting of forty-six officers and 680 enlisted men, entrained on a special leaving Indianapolis Sunday morning. Units which boarded the train here were the Indianapolis headquarters and service train. Angola, Muncie, Lafayette, Kokomo and Elwood. The Columbus unit joined the train en rout? to Louisville. Bloomington and Spencer units joined the outfit at camp. RAILROADER IS KILLED Speeder Crashes Into Freight Train Near Crawfordsville. By Time* Special CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Aug. 11. —Wayne Lauthers, 18, son of Harry Lauthers, is dead today, following an accidenf Saturday night In which he lost control of the motor speeder he and a fellow railroad employe were riding home from work, and crashed Into a freight train. Lauthers was employed as a lineman on the Big Four Railroad.

Gone, but Not Forgotten Automobiles reported stolen belong to: Mrs. Mary Hombeck, 654 E. Seventeenth St.. Chevrolet, from , Capitol Ave. and Market St. Vivian Fielding. Glenwood, Ino., Ford, from Market and Alabama Streets. Sam Stephens, 262 N. La Salle St.. Ford, from Parkway Blvd. and Twenty-Seventh St. Police Department, Danville. Ky., Buick, from there. Herman Cunningham, 705 E. North St., Ford, from Maryland St. and Kentucky Ave. John Henly, Greenwood. Ind., Ford, from Capitol Ave. and Union Station. Frank Winter. Lawrenceburg. Ind., Oakland, from there. BACK HOME AGAIN Automobiles reported found be long to: B. M. Ralston. 143 E. Market St., j Kissell, at Twenty-Ninth St. and j Parkway Blvd. Ernest Watkins. Anderson. Ind., j Lexington, at Pennsylvania and i New York Sts. R. C. Harms, Muncie, Ind., Ford, j Tibbs Ave., near Maywood. Walter Kershner, 320 N. Illinois St., Maxwell In rear of HOI N. Meridian St. Ingold Sehermerhorn, 3507 E. Tenth St., Ford, at 835 E. Georgia St. j Joseph Longhridge, 336 E. Maple j Rd., Ford, rear of Y. M. C. A. Stanley Lewis, 540 E. North St.. I Ford, on downtown street.

A Puzzle a Day | so o o o' * o o jo OOP Two men, A and B, ow'ned a plot of ground on which there were ten trees (see drawing). They decided to divide the plot so eaeffi had the same amount of lane, and in such manner that each one would have five trees cn his property. What was the most practical way in ■which to divide the ground? Yesterday’s answer: IF ANY BOY WHISPERS, I AM GOING TO PUNISH HIM There are two concealed countries in the sentence: each of the bright scholars discovered a different one’ The countries are Siam and Persii. (WhisperS I AM:.. WhisPERS I Am.)

From Far and Near A tribunal of justices of the peace at Zebulon, Ga., freed D. G. Leach, who shot and killed his wife and John Moore. Leach pleaded the "unwritten law.” Caves in mountains seventy miles southwest of Ely, Nev., of Nevada scientists, have been closed to the public by Go\ r ernor Ccrugham. The writings are said to be almost duplicates of paleolithic in scriptions found in caves of the Pyrenees Mountains in Spain. Joseph Garner, Chicago, was held up by two thoughtful highwaymen. I After taking his watch and other ] valuables they promised to mail him I the pawn ticket. Miss Sarah Dorison called Patrol, man Delany of Coney Island a '‘dumbbell” because he didn't respond when she beckoned to him. She w’ent to Jail clad in a bathing suit. Arrested for vagrancy, William Lynch, 18 of New York, said he was too busy explaining tye wasn’t his twin brother, he didn’t have lime to work. * POLICE TO WATCH RIVER Will Not Permit Bathing When There Are No Life Guards. Sergt. Harry Smith of the accident prevention bureau, today said police will stop swimming in beaches ! where no life, guards are stationed. Warning signs will also be put up at all places that are frequented by swimmers. This action follows the drowning Saturday of Russell Hayes. 9, son of Mrs. George Stew-art, 1203 W. New York St., under the Michigan St. bridge over White River. The boy, with Fred Coram, 10, of 457 Blake St., w-aded out into the river and stepped off a ledge into ten feet of water.

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GUNMEN MURDER TWOINCHICAGO Father Killed in Quarrel Over Dog—Officer Shot. By United Press CHICAGO. Aug. 11.—Two murders and two deaths in automobile accidents w'ere chalked us over the week-end here. Guy Franklin, father of nine children, was stabbed to death by an Italian because he refused to pay $3 for damage done to the assailant’s pants by the Franklin dog. Patrolman Harry Gaster was shot

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to death by tw'o wouths whom he sought to arrest for trying to steal an automobile. Gaster was doing extra work as watchman at a dance hall to earn more money to defray expense of an addition to hjtf family. ™ Two boys were killed when they were run down by autos. BURNS FATAL TO CHILD Baby Plays With Matches, Clothing Is Fired. By United Press FT. WAYNE, Ind., Aug. 11.— Devona Wilson, 2, is dead as the result of playing with matches Sunday. Mrs. William Wilson, the mother, sustained severe bums to her hands and arms in an endeavor to extinguish the flames on the little girl’s clothing.