Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 161, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 November 1924 — Page 1

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|"2 1 EWIS E. FINCH, 430 Massa- i I chusetta Ave., encountered a I i ~ d i hungry, bedless young man downtown the other evening. He j took the stranger home for the j night, for his heart was touched. But that wasn't the only touch he sustained. Next morning the stranger disappeared with clothing and case—to the value of $129 Casting bread upon the waters is an ennobling act. Occasionally It returns after many days. More often the waters rise up and the caster merely gets his feet wet for his good a former Indiana woman was brutally murdered in California by a man whom she had long befriended. and whose release from prison years before was accomplished by her unselfish efforts. AJvJ similar cases of hast- ingsptitnde are continually coming u notice. Charity and ingratitude seem tr go hard in hand. But. despite the discouragements of many disastrous experiences, benevolent deeds will always b* numerous. There is joy in helping others that is its own compensation. And one charitable act that hatches out is recompense for a dozen that spoil in the shell. Mansions mHE Frank Wheeler estate, northwest of Indianapolis—proposed site for'the Indiana School for the Blind —was disapproved for that purpose by Governor Branch. This site, considered for ,vo months, is finally rejected as unsuitable. Although it can he purchased for a fraction of its original cost. For it’s just a mansion—a ri:h man’s bauble. While mansions in Heaven are al ways in demand, those on earth are less permanent in value. For, after their owners go, they soon slide down the social scale, and end in dingy obscurity as auto paint shops •" arbor colleges. Or'are rejected ites for blind schools or poor's. After a man has convert'd enterprise into wealth he likes to erect a grand architectural heap Which convinces strangers that there is housed the goose that laid the golden fg.gs. Then he is ready to die. Many men begin their careers by acquiring modest homes. Occasionally one finishes by leading a funeral cortege from the. elaborate portico of a mansion. However, society will feel the influence of that modest home after bis mansion decays and is forgotten. Count ORE than a week has elapsed since election, but the rare l___ for justice of the Indiana Supreme Court remains in doubt. Compilation of official and uni fTi a! returns give Judge Willoughby a margin. But the State canvassing board lacks official reports from twenty-one counties. In some countries hostilities between armed partisans of the rival candidates would lie already in progress. But American politics are rarely fatal. We boil boisterously during campaigns. The day after voting we subside and placidly accept the results. Even angry candidates fail to grab guns and take to bushwhacking when the vote is favorable- \ Hartford City (Ind.t man was defeated by one vote. He won’t contest. In a North Dakota county a in the rar~ for State RepWwntative. The two candidates cut cards to decide the vfetor, instead of cutting throats. And so it goes. The American government has many shortcomings and falls far short of an ideal democracy. Still we count the ballots with adding machines instead of machine guns. And our elections are drenched in ink. not in blood of civil war. Popular government la not a complete failure here.

Wills N Indianapolis man, who died in November, 1923, left a will h___J directing the disposition of his SIOO,OOO estate. His closest surviving kin was a niece. The estate went elsewhere. So yesterday she filed suit to break the will. At Waukegan, 111., a hitter contest over the latge estate of a former Indianapolis publisher has just been concluded. Numerous distant cousins, unrecognized in the will, were the contestants. Blood ties are stronger than any other bonds. The family was the first social unit. From which evolved tribes, cities. States, and all our complex civilization. Because humans reveal pride in blood and ancestry that is not shown by other creatures. Persons who have made large splashes in human affairs by their own efforts will spend money and time to trace their blood line back to William the Conqueror, the Mjicnrd of Oz. or other illustrious uf the musty past. relatives are weighty in the scheme of society. But distant relatives and wills don't mix. For though a living man's word in family affairs may be law —when he's dead it’s frequently litigation.

FLIES SWEEP WATERFRONT AT JERSEY CITY, N. I. Fire Fighters Unable to Stop Spread of Conflagration —Score Overcome, Dozen Hurt. MANY HEROIC RESCUES Dozen Tenement Houses and Manufacturing_Plants Destroyed. Bn 1 nit id Press JERSEY CITY, N. J.. Nov. 14 Amid the thunder of exploding dyna mite and scores of minor detonations, several blocks near the Jersey City waterfront were destroyed early today by fire. whi. h was far from under control early this after noon. Fought from land and river by hundreds of firemen and streams from New York fire boat.-, the flames devoured the saltpeter plant of Bartelle & Renwick, the large ware house of the American Sugar Re fining Company and a dozen tenement dwellings and spread rapidly, whipped by a high wind Starting with an explosion in t'n salt petre plant at 9 a. m., the flames gained such headway in four hours that every available piece of apparatus in Jersey City was at work, without appre. iahly checking the lire. lake War Zone The scene resembled a town in the war zone of France, with the constant explosions, punctured now nd then by dynamite blasts as buildings were razed in the path of the flames. A score of firemen were overcome and a dozen injured and rushed to hospitals. Priests were on hand, moving about inside the fire lines.. Red Cross tents and coffee stands were set up in the neighborhood. Three schools in the vicinity were emptied while more than 2,000 *-•-0dents were driven from their homes arid cared for in police stations and public buildings. So thick was the snmke from the Battelle and Ilenwick plant before A was completely destroyed that liver traffic was halted and tangled up and ferry boats could not get into their slips. Fog horns added their walling to the din along the water front. Step by step the' - were forced back by the terrific heat as the tiro ar reached the huge warehouse of O rate & Cos., where 0.000 tons of sc p were store!. Heroic Rescues Olmers went up from the crowd behind the ropes a.s Captain George Bush went up a tire escape, smashed a tenement house window and brought down a small hoy. Five hundred families had been made homeless by the biuze by 1 p. m. ■ Flames Inked their way to the dwelling of Mrs. Mary Conallon. She had seven children in the house and her sister, who was about to have a baby The body of one of her children, who bad died Wednesday, lay in a cask,et in the parlor. The child was to have been buried tins afternoon. Firemen removed Mrs. Conation’s sister and helped the others to safety', but the little white casket was left to the flames. Meanwhile the flames were eating their way through the nine-story sugar refining warehouse and shortly before 1 o'clock a ninety-foot wall collapsed. Tenement houses across the street were burning briskly. FIVE ARE VICTIMS OF JEALOUS RAGE Husband Kills Wife, Three Others and Self, By I nit id Frew MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 14.—Five persons were dead here today, victims of a jealous husband's rage. Henry Webber, 28, a barber, shot and killed his wife, from whom he had been estranged; Earl Shader. Mrs. Shader and Mrs. Thomas Alexander before committing suicide. The shooting occurred at Webber's home. A fourth woman escaped by hiding in an ice box.

Heir’s Marriage Stirs Main St.

By United Press 'pryuw ROcijelle, n y„ I Nov. 14.—The son and 1 —J heir of one of America’s oldest and wealthiest families hits taken as bride the daughter of a former taxi driver and the wagging tongues of Main St., which is only forty-five minutes front Broadway, will give bint rio peace. Leonard Kipp Rhinelander, 21, whose marriage in city hail Oct. 14 was revealed Thursday, spent the night at home of the bride’s parents in a small frame house here.

Fine Points for Salesmen Book Issued to Hawkins StocJ< Vendors Advises Good and Prompt Pay for ‘Bird Dogs' —‘Don't Get Too Close,’

rTTKP, punch, personality, porI I-' | severance and purpose may j J all play their part in making a successful salesman, but no salesman may hope to attain the heights unless he maintains a large kennel of dogs and treats them with courtesy and kindness. At least that is tHe doctrine advanced in the ’’Hawkins Encyclopedia.” a compendium of advice and information for stock salesmen issued by the defunct Hawkins Mortgage Company of Portland. Ind The encyclopedia was introduced in evidence by Homer Elliott. Enited States district, attorney, in the case of sixteen defendants on trial in Federal Court charged with using the mails in a s. heme to defraud through the various liawkiris interests. "Bird Dogs" Useful A large part of the book is devoted to definitions of terms used by salesmen. Among these is the following: "Bird Hog. Name given by salesmen to local men who. for a small percentage, aid in selling stock. Valuable if properly used, but always of much gs if not properly treated by -al<-man. Always pay your 'Bird Dug.’” Endcr the heading "Who Is Who.” is the following: "Morion S. Hawkins. President Hawkins Mortgage Company. law-yr-r, financier, member of the bar of the Supreme ITurt of the Ended States and Supreme Court of the Siat- of Indiana. Originator Os the Hawkins System of welfare loan institutions.” Hawkins is a fugitive from justice. Good l ooks f ount Sale-men in talking to prosper t. customers ar- advis-d, "Don't get too close to a person while talking. --■> a. t,, become offensive nd ford, move away." Sal-.-men are advised to make frequent ! -• of ihe safety razor and to make one part of thir equipm-nt “Representatives of this company . work quietly, constantly and effectively. They are always -• ntlenten.” tl e ei.< . iopedia states. "They stud} work end business. Tla-y plan their work. They work their plan." The Government will prove the list statement. Elliott -aid in his opening statement.

MRS. HARDING BAS ALARMING ATTACK Bad Heart Symptoms Develop, Dr, Sawyer Says, By United Press MARION. Ohio, Nov. 14.—Mrs. Warren G. Harding had another restless and painful night during which she de-velopeq alarming heart symptoms. Dr. G.arl Sawyer said today in his official bulletin. Shortly oftet midnight Mrs Hard ing developed w! ,t is known as an attack of "air’ hunger,” her physician said. The attack was severe and prolonged, but the nurse succeeded in reviving her by throwing open the windows. Dr. Sawyer's bulletin follows: “Mrs. Harding had another very restless and painful night. The heart symptoms which developed during the night are improved this morning. "She is weak and takes but a small amount of nourishment. In general she is not so well.” STOCK BOOM CONTINUES knottier '2,<HMt,(IOO Sharp Day Ysiturpil on N. Y. Exchange. Ify United Press NEW YORK, Nov. 14.—Business continued booming on the ninth day of the great post-election bull movement on the stock exchange and another 2.000,000 share, day seemed assured. More than 1.500,000 shares had been dealt in before 2 p. rn., are prices continued soaring. Bond transactions reached $9,189,000 at 1 I>. m. Special stock s continued active with American Can around 153 >4. its record price. New highs for the year were attained in a long list of individual issues.

Gossip made it an unhappy night in the household and today Mrs. Jones, mother of the bride, told newspaper men: "My husband is not of the colored race; he is as white as you are.” Mrs. Jones was indignant at publication of stories about the marriage of her beautiful 23-year-old daughter. The Now York Evening World said stories printed about the marriage “may have a sensational sequel in the courts because of some of the statements concerning the bride’s ancestors.”

INDIANAPOLIS, FRIDAY, NOV. 14, 1924

Third Stenographer in Year Braves Tradition as She Is Seated at Sheriffs Marrying Desk

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IOW would you like to take a job as a stenographer at a desk known as the "marrying desk?” One about which there is a sort of a tradition that any young woman who works at it will be marri-d in the near future? Sheriff Georg- Snider lias such a desk in ids courthouse office. A deputy sheriff usually occupies a post of danger, every one concedes ;h ,1 Sheriff Snider is lie. ginning to think the young women

TWENTY YEARS OF SMOG AND STILL NO SOLUTION

COMMUNITY FUND PUSHED TOWARD SOP MARK Grand Total Now Stands at $402,570, Campaign Audit Shows, BULLETIN Fontributions reported at. the noon luncheon wi re $103,013.08, bringing to the total subscribed to $303,583.47 Pushing on toward the half-mil lion dollar mark. Gommunity Fund campaign worker- today set out. nio \:gorously than ever In their driv, for $700,215, to -upport thirtynine welfare organizations during the text year. The men's special gifts division, of which Arthur R. Baxter is chairman, reported 568,285 in gifts ranging from S4OO to $1,200, today at tin* campaign luncheon at the t'layp,„,l. Arrangements were made, through the courtesy of Herb Jennings, manager of the Palace Theater, for Burton and Young, playing at the Palaee this week. u> entertain ihe workers at the , uinpaign luncheon today at the Clay pool. No luncheon will he held Saturday, but there will be one Monday. The fund was enriched $310.08 Thursday night, by vote of exhibitors at the Second Industrial Exposition, held at the State, fairground last month. The money, surplus in the exposition fund, was to be refunded to exhibitors, but A. 1,. Block moved that it tie turned over to Community Fund. Additional gifts of S2OO or more: William T. Gannon, $.',.',0; Mr. and Mrs. John S. Kittle, $540; F. W. Woolworth & Cos., s3uO; I,indemand Wood Finish Company, $300; Wishnrd. Hamer ,8- Mart/, S3OO, and Hampton Printing Company, S2OO.

AYRES ISSUE WARNING Store Says Magazine Solicitor Does Not Represent Them. L. S. Ayres X- Cos. today warned the public against a magazine solicitor claiming to represent them. The solicitor, giving the name of J. Moen, was reported to be working in the neighborhood of TwentyNinth St. and Park Ave. An official of the store said the company employs no solicitors. TRIANGLE IN MURDER Husband of Woman Said to Be Slain Man’s Sweetheart Quizzed. By United Press LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14.—A love triangle entered the murder case of Harry L Katz, musician and clubman. Chase Carroll, husband of Katz's last sweetheart, and Earl H. Bridges, Carroll's roommate, were being questioned following Carroll’s admission he once shot a man who was paying too much attention to his wdfe.

deputies who occupy his stenographer's desk ure right on the firing line. Anyway, he has just had to hire Ills tiiini stenograi her in a little more than a year due to unwnrrant and activity of Cupid at that po.it. It is known in the courthouse as the ' marrying desk." In the picture. Miss Frances Childers, right, is shewn teaching .Miss Hazel House. Davhui Apts., how to get out summons and things. Miss Childers, daughter

Reporter Cleaves Way Through Veil to Rattle Civic Skeleton, By LAURENCE F. TRIGGS "T*l MtiKE inspectors like ho *"■ V cars, hair sofas, and bustles, have hi'i their -la-, But, like woolen underwear, some tilings simply refuse to find the.r permanent niche in hi-'ory. Smoke inspectors s.-etn ns in cv:table ns Bryan. Twenty years ago today Robert P. King, newly- appointed smoke in specter, made his first, rounds with Budding Inspector George W. Stun ley. Stanley said: "Just what the procedure will be has not been determined yet, but. we are going to enforce the anti-smoke ordinance." Yes, they had the anti smoke ordinance then. The city ho’ I up its hand against the east wind end commanded it to stop. Well, Kuncho Pinza King, follow ing faithfully ir. the footsteps of R..n Quixote Stanley, started out against the windmills of industry—twenty years ngo today. Stanley had sent out 3f'o notices the week before warning smoke makers He pointed out the smoke consumers operated in the State Life Bldg., Paul H. Kmi ins Eaundry, Ex oelsior In undry and the New York Store. He paid the. smoke makers [didn’t have to adopt this particular (Turn io Page 21) FAIR FOOTBALL WEATHER Forecaster Assures Fans Clear Skies Saturday. Football fans breathed sighs of relief today with fair weather forecast for Saturday. Football players sighed, too. The heavy rains of Thursday softened the playing fields. Relief from the drought was gen eral over the State. A total of 1.15 inches of rain fell in Indianapolis Thursday. Warmer weather was forecast., nsI soring the wheat crop anew. Farm- | cr- declared that heavy rains foli lowed by mild temperatures would save the crop. 1101 RLY Tl MPKRATT RE 6 a. m 41 10 a. m 41 7 a. m 40 11 a. rn 4 2 8 a. m 40 12 (noon) ....... 45 9 ft. m......... 40 1 p. m 48

THE AFFAIR Al FLOWER ACRES’ By Carolyn Wells A - MYSTERY story such as only Carolyn Wells i— can write! ... a story that is more a story—a masterpiece of dramatic literature! Action, suspense, heart interest, conflict, thrilis—all the elements of the most enthralling kind of mystery serial lie in “The Affair at Flower Acres." Starting Monday in The Times

of ’’rank Childers, chief deputy county clerk, won t be around the courthouse after Saturday, except to get, a marriage license for a wedding about Thanksgiving. 1 1 'put y< ’h fid, : s .su< eee ied Deputy MaOelle li cfer. whoheairkenad to •fie wedding hells, July 1, 1923. M:ss House left :i pwition With ihe county agricultural agent to take tie position. jaespite the experience of her jp- iwie.ai's. Miss House firmly declares she's not superstitious.

BANK ROBBED AT HAGERSTOWN; 51,080 IS TAKEN Cashier and Two Others Told to Stick Up Hands as Till Is Ransacked, iiy Time* (t/irrint HAGERSTOWN. Ind.. Nov. 14. Two bandits, mat of them masked, held up and robbed the In ion Trust Gompany here shortly after 9 a., in. today, and escaped in an automobile, with between sl.oou and $1,200. Only three persons were In the ■: • vis, c u hler, R. M. Hudson, assistenl, mid George Mendenbali, t„x>kkoeper. Davis .--,ud lie was in a hack room talking over n telephone when one of the men walked in, ordering him to throw up his hands and walk into the counting room w.th his head down. lxo( Taken From All The other two employes were lined up against the wall by the masked men. while his partner scooped up currency in the cashier's till and seized fifty silver dollars out of a money changer. The men then walked to the street, calmly got. in their automobile and drove away. Davis said half a dozen or more persons saw the the men come out of the bank, but did not know there had been a hold-up and no effort was made to stop them. Last reports were received from farmers that the men had been seen going west through Ijosaritville. Both Are Young Davis described both men as be Ing about 28 or 30 years of age. One was light coniplexioned and of slight stature. The other was dark and tall. The auto used, by the bandits was an open Studebakor car bearing r.o license plates. The car was tightly curtained. MERCHANT'S WIFE HURT Greencastle Women Struck by Unknown Motorist. Tiv Times Fpreia l GREENCASTLE, Ind.. Nov. 14. Mrs. J. F. Ixing. 59. wife of one of Greencastle’s merchants, is near death at the county hospital toWiy after boil g struck by a speeding automobile Thursday night, while crossing a street near her home. The driver of the car did not stop. Mrs. Long received a broken left leg, a fractured right shoulder and serious internal Injuries. FIRST HUNTING VICTIM Seymour Man Shot for Quail; Condition Not Serious. By Times Special SEYMOUR, Ind., Nov. 14.—Ernest Brunow, proprietor of a sporting goods store here, is the first victim of the hunting season. He and a companion were hunting quail in a thicket, five miles east of Seymour, when hiR companion fired a shot which took effect in Brunow’s left shoulder and side. His condition is not regarded as serious.

Entered as Second-class Matter at Postoffice, Indianapolis. Published Daily Except Sunday.

Democrats Say They Will Contest Result on Basis of Extra Returns From Sullivan and Howard Counties. RACE CLOSEST IN HISTORY OF ELECTIONS IN INDIANA Republican Totals 601,861, Denton 601,860 —Mandate to Include Disputed Figures Planned by Loser's Friends. By a margin of one vote out of a total of more than 1,200,000 Benjamin H. Willoughby. Republican, defeatedGeorge K. Denton, Democrat, for judge of the Supreme Court, First District, according to the official tabulation of the rota sompleted by Pliny Wolfard, assistant secretary of state, tolay. The tabulation gave Willoughby OOluOl and Denton 501,860. This result is subject to a recheck of the figures.

The result does not include addi tmnal returns cert ill,-d by election commissioners of Sullivan and Howard counties, after tirst certified returns had been made. These returns show aa net gain for Denton of 413 and if accepted would give Denton the election by 412 votes. Wolf aril Awaits Mandate Wolfard said today he would not accept the revised Sullivan and Howard county returns unless mandated to do so. The Democratic State committee announced Thursday It would take court action to mandate Wolfard to accept the returns. Denton said: "It's pretty close Isn’t it. I'm leaving the matt- r up to the Democratic State committee.” The revised returns in Sullivan County show a gain of 148 for Denton; in Howard tney show a loss of 198 for Willoughby and a gain of sixty-seven for Denton, a total net Denton gain of 413. Regardles*~of the outcome of mandate suits, a recount may be asked. Cost would run into thousands of dollars. County Rooheck Possible A suit would have to be brought in each county and the vote re* counted by counties. Denton conferred with United States .Senator Samuel M. Ralston today and retained him as counsel. The check of the certified vote has been under way since Monday. Wolfard and his assistant, Frank Denius, have been in charge of the work. Herbert Spencer has been present on behalf of Denton and D. il. McCaffrey of Cambridge City, has represented Willoughby. A cheek of tHe vote for presidential and other State candidates is under way.

WETS 10 STARE DRIVE ON LAW Hill Will Present Bill Legalizing 2,75 Per Cent Beer, By United Press , WASHINGTON. Nov. 14— Wets are to open a nett drive in Congress for modification fg the Volstead act ns a result of the judicial precedents established by judge and jury in the Hill "home brew” case. Representative John Philip Hill of Maryland—who was acquitted Baltimore jury which decided home made wine containing 11.64 per cent alcohol did not come under the prohibition iaw—announced today he would press his bill legalizing manufacture of 2.75 beer, as soon as Congtess reconvenes. •\ strong wet group in both the House and Senate is also showing new life.

U. S. to Test Tuberculosis Cure

By United Press JOLITMBUS, Ohio. Nov. 14. —"Sanakrysen,” believed to be a sure cure for tuberculosis, is to be tested in this country soon, according to Dr. Allen W. Freeman of Johns Hopkins University, here attending annual conference of Ohio health commissioners. The new compound is itetng brought from Copenhagen, where

Forecast T7LYTR tonight and Saturday. X. Somewhat warmer weather anticipated Saturday.

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COST IS $1.02 A VOTE Election Comes High aal Igt Porte, Figures Show. Bin Times Special L.\ PORTE, Ind., Nov. 14—Ths election here cost .81.02 a rote, according to figures available today. Total cost was $19,253, with IS.SSJ persons voting. ALLEY CLEAN-UP NEXT Walker Announces Street Work Will End Saturday. Clean-up of alleys next week was* announced today bv John F. Walker, superintendent of the street cleaningdepartment. The cle,tn-up campaign of paved. streets will be completed. Saturday, he said. More tnan 100 miles of paved alleys are under care of the street cleaning department, and citizens are asked to continue their cooperating by having all leaves and trash ready for collection. VEVAY WOMAN IS NAMED Miss Evelyn Craig Heads library Trustees Association. Miss Evelyn Craig of Vevay, Ind., was elected president of t’ne Indiana Library Trustees Association which is meeting in joint session with the Indiana Library Association today ■at the Severin. Other officers elected' are: Vice president. Mrs- W. R. Davidson, Evansville; secretary-trefts-urer. Mrs. J. JL Thistlethwaite, Sheridan: C. H. Oldfather, Crawfordsville. retiring president, and Mrs. B. B. White of Terre Haute, members of the executive committee. Meeting ended with an address artiU committee reports-

PETTY THIEVES SUFFER •Judge Hands Out Stiff Sentences in City Court. Judge Pro Tern. Vinson Manifold %-iday dealt a heavy hand to persons found guilty on charges of petit larceny. Fred Pickrin, colored, 1491 Cornell Ave., was lined S2O and costs and sentenced to ten days in jail for stealing S2O from his mother, Anna Williams, 1020 AY. Morris St., was fined $lO and costs and sentenced to twenty days at the Indiana Woman's Prison for the theft of shoes. Edward Alien., 1928 Cornell Ave., wasj lined Slu and costs and sentenced to ten days in jail for tha theft, of an overcoat from F. IL Jones. 219 E. Seventeenth St. Argument Js Costly Mrs. Lula KittrelL colored, 633 Roanoke St., was fined $25 and costs in city court today by Judge Pro Vinson Manifold on charges of assault and battery and William Shannon, colored, 633 Roanoke St,, was fined $lO and costs for a similar charge as a result of a.n argument Saturday night.

It has been used with success by Professor Mollgard., and will be given tests by the United States public health service. Dr, Freeman said. “Sanakrysen” is declared to 'he fatai to the tubercle bacillus, so fatal in fact the principal difficulty in administering It is that pa* tlents often are poisoned because of Inability to throw off the many dead tubercles.