Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 81, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 August 1924 — Page 9

TUESDAY, AUG. 12, 1924

‘Pop’Brown and Miss Ruby Buscher Preside Over Destinies of Noblesville, Where t Horses Still Are Hitched Around Courthouse and Bootleggers Are Unpopular

Mayor Forsakes Delegation to Talk to Kids Who Want Him to Take Them Swimming—He Drives a Regular Flivver, By JOHN L. NIBLACK best way to tell the events of this day’s trip will be to start at the beginning. After splitting the kindling, winding the clock, getting the wash water up and doing the rest of the early morning chores around the office, 1 dragged J. M. Moore, the angular Times photographer from his lair and we once more cranked Galloping Henry, the ancient fliv—this time for a trip northeast. Under insistent urging from J. M. we stopped long enough to have four rims tightened. Also three were taken up in Henry’s rear wheel, thereby removing of the numerous squeaks and rattles from our band wagon ac companiment. In return, J. M. was forced to eat a barbecue sandwich at the edge of the village, which very nearly proved my undoing be fore nightfall. City Comes in Sight Less than one hour's rapid chugging and we hove in sight of Noblesville, county seat of Hamilton County. It proved to be a pretty little city of “some say 6,000 people maybe it's only 5,500.” "What’ll we get in this town?” asked J. M. “They never had no Rileys here did they?” “Well, there’s always the courthouse. Take a picture,” I suggested Through the kindly assistance ol George Craycraft, proprietor of the Craycraft Dry Goods Company, we “shot” the courthouse in due style from this second story window. “Pop” Brown, Republican mayor of Noblesville, was discovered loafing with the boys in the fire house.

SHOTS ME FIRED AT SUSPECTS IN •PAWN SHOP THEFT Colored Men Run and Police Fire Twice —Other Robberies Probed, Two colored men thought to have participated in the robbery of the Uncle Sam Jewelry Shop, Indiana Ave., Sunday night, attempted to pawn one of the watches at the Lewis Pawn Shop, 504 Indiana Ave., late Monday and escaped after police fired two shots at them. Patrolman Marey said he called to the men when he saw them at Fayette and North Sts., but they broke into a run and the shots failed to stop them. Alleged sales of white mule were investigated today by police in connection with the robbery report made to them by James Jordan, 241 Eastern Ave., an insurance collector for the Prudential Life Insurance Company. Jordan called police to Virginia Ave. and Noble St., where he told them he entered a restaurant, and after buying some liquor, fell asleep. When awakened, he said, he missed sl7 from his pocket. Jack Fuches, colored, 533 N. California St., told police when he returned it was discovered the house had been entered and $44 taken. . Berry Harbison, W. Ohio St.. Aold police while he was away from Is room, a drawer to his dresser *as pried open and two money boxes robbed of SBO. Robert Kroeckel, 3310 N. Capitol Ave., reports that when he recovered his auto that was stolen, a tire, three tubes, a horn and two bathing

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UPPER LEFT—HOUSE ON SITE OF WILLIAM H. CONNOR HOME, WHERE STATE COMMISSIONERS TOOK VOTE TO PLACE CAPITAL AT INDIANAPOLIS. UPPER CENTER —MAI'OR “POP” BROWN. THE LEW SHANK OF NOBLESVILLE, RECEIVES A DELEGATION ABOUT SWIMMING. UPPER RIGHT—ELKS HOME. CENTER LEFT—ELLER’S BRIDGE. ON WHITE RIVER BELOW NOBLESVILLE. LOWER (LEFT TO RIGHT)—MISS RUBY BUSCHER, CITY CLERK, ONLY WOMAN EVER ELECTED IN HAMILTON COUNTY; STREET SCENE TAKEN FROM THE COURTHOUSE LAWN, INCLUDING PEDESTRIANS, AUTOS, BUGGIES AND A RAILROAD ENGINE; FACTORY OF N. O. NELSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY; RESIDENTIAL STREET.

The city offices are on the second floor of the fire station. They Call Him"“Pop” Our troubles were over for the day. “Pi p.” or Horace G. Brown, as he is sometimes called in letters from strangers, proved to be a mine of information. “Sure, I came here from Irish Hill, Indianapolis, twenty-five years ago and liked the water so well I stayed,” he said. “Pop” is the Lew Shank of Noblesville. He coldly made a representative of a huge electric company wait until he first disposed of a delegation of shrieking little girls who made him promise to haul them out in "Teapot Dome,” his flivver, twin of Henry, to go swim-

suits valued at $30.85, were gone. A colored boy, who recently came here from North Carolina, who has been staying at the home of Mrs. E. W. Washington, colored. 624 E. Court St., is suspected of stealing $lB7 from a dresser drawer, police said. Mrs. Ada Donley, colored. 1032 N. Senate Ave., told police of *. suspect who she thought took $5 that was wrapped in a handkerchief and hid under her bed. SCHOOLNUTRITION CLASSESDOUBLED Health Board Adds Nineteen to Staff, Activity of school nutrition classes will be more than doubled next year, according to plans of the city board of health. The board Monday night authorized extension from twenty to fifty classes in public and parochial schools. Four additional physicians and fifteen extra nurses will be appointed. Extra doctors include Drs. Robert E. Conway, C. J. Clarke, Ernest M. Haggard and Oliver W. Greer. Dr. James H. Stygall will aupervice the work. Contracts for improvements at the city hospital, involving expenditure of more than $170,000, were closed. Work will start this week. Projects include refinishing floors of the new nurses' home, building connecting corridors between the units and anew heating plant. Cable Film to Be Shown The Postal Telegraph Cable Company’s movie, “The Pulse of the World,” will be shown at the Y. M. C. A. Auditorium at 7 p. m. Wednesday. Construction of land and ocean cables is shown.

ming again. Then the unfortunate representative was told to return at 2 o’clock as he had to take us around. While “Pop” waxed wrathful with members of the Noblesville Kiwanis Club over their insistence he furnish a county health nurse—to which he replied it was the county's business and law forbade cities to do such —we made the acquaintance of Miss Ruby Buscher, city clerk. She Is Democrat Miss Buscher proudly pointed out she is the first official elected in Noblesville on the Democratic ticket since 1893, and further, that she is the only woman ever elected, although others have tried for office. “The mayor and I get along just

MOTHER REPORTS YOUNG® GONE Freda Wilkins, 15, Missing From Home, Freda Wilkins, 15, Lynnhurst Dr. and Plainfield Ave., is missing, according to report to police from her I mother, Mrs. Della Morgan. She ! was wearing a black dress trimmed jin yellow and gold-colored hat, and has blue eyes and light brown hair. Christopher Myers, 63. Oliver Ave. and Edgehill Rd., left the home of his son-in-law, H. J. Hulett, 2010 Houston St., Sunday to go home, police w r ere told, but never arrived. He has white hair and was wearing dark clothing. He is known always to carry a large sum of money. Azery Zimmerman, 33, formerly of Thorntown, Ind., escaped from the Central Hospital for the Insane Monday. Police said he was wearing brown trousers, shoes and hat, has dark hair and wears shell-rimmed glasses. Raymond Bronner, 15, colored. 1948 N. West St., is missing. He left home with a boy named Buford Branch. SHERIFF IS CONSOLED Comer Who Broke Marion Jail, Escaped Here. By Timet Special MARION. Ind., Aug. 12.—Sheriff Bert Renbarger was consoled today over the escape of Roy Comer, alleged highwayman, from the county jail last week. Renbarger learned that Comer also escaped the comity jail at Indianapolis In 1920. Too, Renbarger has received a letter from Comer, thanking him for the nice treatment he had while guest of Grant County. Comer, also, has a sense of humor. He sent Renbarger the wooden key with which, he said, he effected his freedom. HIGHEST HONORS GIVEN Carl Rinne Wins Right to Title, “Scout Tried and Proven.” The highest Boy Scout honor, 1 “Minisino, a Scout tried and j proven,” has been awarded Carl ; Rinne, Troop 82, son of Mr. and j Mrs. Herman H. Rinne, 3046 Park I Ave. Rinne also attained the rank of , Eagle Scout In camp last week. He was the only Scout to win both awards. WORRY CAUSES SUICIDE Girl, 22, Auxlous Mother, Ends Own Life. : By United Prsst | WEST ORANGE, N. J., Aug. 12. Worry over prolonged illness of her mother is believed to have caused j Mary Fulton, 22-year-old daughter of Charles A. Fulton, president of the Missouri School of Mines, to commite suicide at the home of her I aunt. Auto Plunge Fatal Vy Timet Special MITCHELL, Ind., Aug. 12.—Virgil Hart, 30, is dead today. Hls auto plunged over a cliff and fell 100 feet.

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fine, though,” she smiled. “Among other things I have to collect the city dog tax, and believe me. that’s my biggest job. I had an awful time last tax paying with country people bringing in their dogs, and leaving them in town. We shot and buried 100 and sent forty to the city hospital in Indianapolis. It cost the city 50 cents to bury each one of those dogs, what do you think!” Miss Buscher said she “is through” with politics. She likes it fine, but is preparing for Chautauqua and lyceum work, where she can make more money. Still Have Horses “Pop” was still arguing with the Kiwanis, who certainly needed a lot of conviction, so J. M. and I took

Boy Found \ ‘ Mr LESTER LAPIDUS By United Prett HICAGO, Aug. 12.—Lester Lapidus, 15-year old son of an Omaha (Neb.) millionaire business man and politician, faced toward home and his mother today, glad his wanderings are ended. Lester wae< found here by his father after a week of searching throughout the Middle West. The boy disappeared from a military camp at Des Moines, lowa, a week ago. Lester had looked for work in Chicago. He was identified by a picture which appeared in a local newspaper and his father was notified. MISSION TO BE MOVED Evangelist Trager Closes Blake St. Services Tonight Revival services at National Home Mission, 334 Blake St., will be closed by Evangelist John Trager this evening. The mission will be moved after this meeting to 1517 W. Vermont St., where opening services will be held at 3p. m. Sunday. The services on Blake St. have been meeting with marked success. The ReV. J. H. Fowler, superintendent, said Mr. Trager will be invited to conduct services in the fall. HONEYMOONERS CAUGHT Youth and Girl Arrested in lowa, to Be Returned to Goshen. By United Prest GOSHEN. Ind., Aug. 12.—The honeymoon of Harry Ernsberger, 18, and Eva Whitmer, 16, ended abruptly in Logan, lowa, according to word received here today. The couple eloped and went to Niagara Falls in an auto. Then they decided to go West and got as far as lowa before they were taken into custody. The couple will be returned to Goshen. DIVER STRIKES STU(MP Girl, 22, Anxious About Mother, Ends Own Life. B j Timet Special COLUMBUS, Ind., Aug. 12.—Louis O’Laughlin was seriously injured when in diving from Owens bridge over Flatrock River, he struck a stump. Internal injuries are feared. He was able to swim to shore, but collapsed there.

a stroll. We shot a picture from the courthouse lawn that included horse and buggy outfits, autos, pedestrians and a Nickel Plate engine. The railroad runs down one street beside the county hall of justice and the interurban along the opposite side. Sheriff Frank A. Sherrick proved to be a genial soul who stopped eating dinner —they still eat dinner at noon in Noblesville—to tell us there are three people in his jail for insanity, one for transporting liquor and one accused of beating his father to death with a gas pipe. 'We ordinarily have a pretty lawabiding community, though,” saiJ the sheriff. "How about something to eat, J. M. ?” I asked.

PARTY ENDS IN HAMMER BLOW Police Say Girl Struck Companion on Head, Police today carried on an investigation of an alleged wild party, in which an 18-year-old girl is said to have struck a man over the head with a hammer, rendering him unconscious. Two young men and two young women are under arrest. One is In the detention home. Three slated at city prison gave names as Mis.-, Dora Hlxon. 18. of 209 N. Hamilton Ave.; Paul Winesburg, 18, of 2149 Central Ave., and Gale Henney, 35, of 840 N. Oxford St. Motor Policemen Schley and Long learned the party purchased liquor noith of Broad Ripple and that Miss Hixon became angry at Winesburg and scratched his face. While he was driving she picked up a hammer off the floor and struck him on the head, police say. Winesburg later was revived at a barbecue place. FIRE THREATENS BOAT Candy Factories Burn—Steamer at Dock Menaced. By United Prett CHICAGO, Aug. 12.—Scores of passengers on the lake steamer Illinois, docked on the Chicago River, were menaced by flames today when fire broke out in two candy factories close to the ship. The fire caused about SIOO,OOO damage. Flames first broke out in the D. B. Schulley Syrup Company and spread to the Snow Candy Company. The Illinois steamed out of danger. Restaurant Owner Sentenced Wallace Klein. 991 W. Washington St., faces fine of S3OO and sentence of ninety days on the Indiana State Farm. He was convicted in city court Monday on a blind tiger charge. Police testified they found a small amount of liquor at his restaurant Saturday.

’ .MQTJQN.PjPT.uftES BABY PEGGY (HERSELF) IN PERSON WILL VISIT THE CIRCLE TODAY AND WEDNESDAY TO GREET HER INDIANAPOLIS FRIENDS, AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 AND 8 P. M. FEATURE PHOTOPLAY BABY PEGGY in “CAPTAIN JANUARY” WITH HOBART BOSWORTH, IRENE RICH AND OTHERS PICTURE OF 1,000 THRILLS, “THE CHASE” NEWS—NOVELTY—COMEDY joyous tuc curoumnnc And the Return of lilt afltnWvUUd Boys Mammoth Cooling Plant Just Installed

"Can’t cut it, son,” he replied hoarsely. “I don’t believe that barbecue sandwich is sitting on my stomach right.” We drank a lemonade, and went back to the city hall—fire house. Drives "Teapot Dome” “Pop” got in teapot dome and v.e followed him to the Elks home, the old part of which was built in 1847 —not for an Elks’ home then, however. Then he kindly allowed us to shoot Logan St., choice residential district. ; "When we had the Hancock coun- | ty centennial in 1923 four blocks of this street were roped off and filled with tables three deep,” he said. "The cakes for the feed were cut ; by two people over 100 years old.”

CRIME WAR DECLARED South Bend Orders Arrest of .All Out .After Midnight. 1 By United Prett SOUTH. BEND, Ind., Aug. 12.—A campaign against the crime wave which has become serious during the past two weeks is under way here today. With twenty robberies reported to the police Monday, orders were sent out to arrest everybody on the streets after midnight who could not | give an account of himself. ILLINOIS BANK IS CLOSEDBY STATE Cashier Held While $123,000 Shortage Is Probed, By United Prett PEORIA, 111., Aug. 12.—John W. ; Speer of Peoria,* cashier of the Fon I Du Lac State Bank of East Peoria, | is held in county jail at Pekin today while J. L. Northrup, State bank examiner, is making an audit of the bank’s books. Funds totaling $123,000 are said to have been misappropriated. The bank was closed Monday by the State auditor. After a pre llminary survey in the bank, the State examiner ordered detention of the cashier. An East Peoria oil concern is said to have absorbed all the money. Speer, unauthorized, if said to have advanced funds to the company. Several pages of ’the bank’s books, are said to be missing. * LAD LIKES TO ROAM \ Police Called When.He Runs Away for Fourth Time. For the fourth time in two months, J Ralph Strange, 7, of 447 N. Alabama St., has run away from home and each time has been punished with-1 out success, his father told police Monday night. The officers responded to a call from J. J. Lynch, 35 N. Arsenal Ave., where they found the boy asleep in J the rear seat of the auto.# Police gave him some advice.

“Must have about wore them out.” opined J. M. privately, squinting at the four blocks. I assumed he meant the oid people. Both county and city were founded, in 1823. “Pop” took us to see ihe N. O. Nelson Manufacturing Company, where fine tubs are made, and said the payroll ran over $500,000 a year. Other promising industries are the American Straw Board plant, recently bought by Ball Brothers, Muncie, who are expanding the plant, and the Hamilton Chemical Company, which makes “simon pure hog cholera serum—finest in the country.” No Bootleggers _“And speaking of simon-pure,” said “Pop,” “that reminds me that’s

IVI’CULLOCH GIVEN LABOR SUPPORT C. L U, Makes Resolution Public —Officers Named, Central Labor Union today made public a resolution adopted Monday night, indorsing Dr. Carleton B. McCulloch, Democratic nominee for Governor. The resolution; “Wheras, the Republican State committee has been the first to ignore the cause of labor; and, whereas, the Democratic State convention has adopted the planks written by organized labor: and, whereas Dr. Carleton B. McCulloch had indorsed these planks, thereby making him the outstanding friend of labor; therefore, the Central Labor Union does indorse and recommend to ail | workers the election of Dr. McCu’- ] loch.” Officers elected for the C. L. U. are John E. Smith, president; W. E. Holmes, vice president; Arthur Lyday, recording secretary; Henry Hedderlch, financial secretary; James L. Kinney, treasurer; Henry Friedman, organizer; Frank Ankenbrock, statistician; Q. Shafer, sergeant-at-arms; Emil Salsbury, Elbert Leib and Frank Hockett, trustees, MOTION PICTURES

—Now Playing— BETTY BLYTHE MAH LON HAMILTON “RECOIL” Great Picture of Monte Carlo Day. Lester Huff, Organ Solo “A JUNE NIGHT” Virgil Moore’* Entertainers COMING SUNDAY RUDOLPH . VALENTINO —ln—“Monsieur Beaucaire” “Monsieur Bmuoaire” bring* the great lover back to the serren greater than ever. APOLLO REX INGRAM’S “THE ARAB” WITH Ramon Novarro, Alice Terry WILL ROGERS COMEDY "A TRUTHFUL LIAR” Melody Entertainer* LINCOLN SQUARE THEATRE SECOND WEEK OF “The BIRTH of A NATION'’ Special music Matinee, 25c; Nights, 25c and £so

City Clerk Is First Democrat Elected in Hamilton County Since 1893—She Has Big Job Collecting City Dog Tax, what we call our community. No bootleggers light here! lam the one who soaked Roll Hoss, Statehouse bootlegger deluxe, a fine of S4OO and gave him six months in jail. They don’t like jail sentences, those loggers.” Declining with thanks an offer to let us take a picture of the cemetery, we headed south, with many other facts packed in our heads, including the information that Noblesville has eleven churches, and that a Fall Creek township couple were recently divorced because he was a Republican and she a Democrat. Under orders from “Pop” we meant to stop at the old William H. Connor farm, five miles south of town, and look at it. Here the State commissioners in 1820 decided by one vote to place the future State capital at the junction of Fall Creek and White River, instead of north of Noblesville. We couldn’t find the place for a while, much to the disgust of J. M., who eyed the horizon toward Indianapolis with longing glances, even as he gazed at a dark cloud to the West. He finally solved the difficulty by taking a large chew of “Masterpiece, ”'and we soon located the old brick house on the bluffs faclnff west over White River bottoms. To Unveil Statue Then we crossed the river to the west by the beautiful old covered Eller’s bridge, east of Carmel. Our last stop was at the Indian mound on the farm southeast of Carmel recently purchased by John H. Taiga of Indianapolis. The newly organized Hamilton County Historical Association will unveil a statue of an Indian on top the mound Sunday, Aug. 17, at 4 p. m., at their first outdoor meeting. Miss Buscher will sing a program of Indian songs. Mrs. “Pep” Brown is the organizer of the association and ex-Judge J. F. Neal president. Under the combined influence of the unlucky barbecue sandwjph, the chew of Masterpiece and Henry’s galloping. J. M. announced on the way home his neck was so stiff he couldn’t bend it, and he was all in. We stopped and gave Henry a dose of oil, and amid J. M.’s lamentations and rolls of distant thunder quitted Hamilton County, with its smiling fields and beautiful woodlands.

..... AMUSEMENTS CAPITOL THEATRE COLUMBIA BURLESQUE ALL THIS WEEK LENA DALEY £* Ladle* Every Pay 23c. Matinee Daily Box Office Open 10 a. m. to 10 p. m. Cl rcle 3939. ENGLISH’S BERKELL PLAYERS “Common Clay” | Mat.: Wed., Thors, & Sat p • . afternoon: 25c, Ssc, 50c. r rices. Sis-ht: 25c. 50c, 68c. 90c. TAX CHARGED OX 68c AND 90c SEAT TICKETS OXLY Phone Circle 3373 Next and Last Week—- “ Broadway and Buttermilk” WHERE THE CROWDS GOt LYRIC 5 VERSATILE C STEPPERS HOLLAND & O’DEN “AIN’T NATURE GRAND” CAPPES FAMILY ROXY LAROCCA FENWICH SISTERS LOUISE & MITCHELL LIEUT. THETION & CO. Comedy—“ Dumb & Daffy” ••Fast Steppers’’ Serie* ? Dancing In the Lyric Ball Room Afternoon and Evening —A SCOTCn HIGHBALI— Rose Maura's Revue Featuring ROSE MAURA “SIX FEET OF PERSONALITY” HERBERT WEBSTER Character Comedian . , and A SCOTCH BAGPIPE BAND f TRULY EMMA Shattuck & O’Neil Odd Moment* in a Vodvil Way Goul & Rash The Two-Man Quartette Johnson & Behan Comedy Hat Jngglars Ann Linn & Cos. 1 Tl A Melange of Song and Danoe PHOTO FEATURE Priscilla Dean —ln The Storm Daughter ... You’ll Just Lot* Thyi

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