Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 177, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 December 1924 — Page 1

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VOLUME 36—NUMBER 177

RARE CLINIC IS ESTABLISHED AT RILEY HOSPITAL New Bronchoscopic Operation Saves Lives of Two Children With Lung Trouble. FIRST IN MIDDLE WEST Fragments of Peanuts Re moved Without Anaesthetics or Incisions. Following two successful operations for removal of foreign matter from lungs of children the executive committee of the Riley Memorial As soeiatlon today announced establish rrtent of a "bronchoscopic clinic” at Riley Hospital. Tiie clinic is the first of Its kind In 'he Middle West and one of the few In America. The latest operation was performed upon Verna Louise Jones. 6, of Frankfort, Ind. Seven fragments of peanuts were removed from her right lung. She was taken to the hospital as an emergency case, suffering from pneumonia, superinduced by the peanut fragments. Laughed Wliile Fating The girl inhaled the peanuts when she laughed while eating. The operation was performed without anaesthetics or incisions and was completed in about ten minutes. The child saiis immediately after the operation that “it did not hurt.” Surgeons say she will recover, if unforseen complications do not arise. The closest other ‘bronchoscopic clinic” to Indianapolis is at Philadelphia. Pa. The operation is anew phase of surgery, requiring the most skilled handling. Instrument Delicate An extremely delicate Instrument, r.juipp. i with small lights, is used. It is inserted in the lung through the mouth .and bv dexterous handling picks out the foreign substances It may be used for removing foreign matter from the throat as well. Surgeons heretofore have regarded cases where foreign matter got into lungs as practically hopeless. Th’ nP - >v citric will result In saving many Indiana lives, doctors believe. ENGLAND OPPOSES AMERICAN CLAIMS Conflict Over German Debt to U. S. Threatened. By United Perm WASHINGTON’. Dec. 3. The t'r.ited States and Great Rritain face a sharp diplomatic conflict over payment of America's $590,000,000 war claims against Germany out of the Dawes reparation fund, it appeared today. Great Britain has refused to recognise this country’s right to such a payment on a parity with other alllr-d nations, and the I'niled States Government is determined not to compromise r-n its rights. The final conference in Paris, which was to reallocate reparation receipts and cover American claims, has been postponed, the State Department was notified today. Informal negotiations will be begun in an effort to iron out the difficulty, but the attitude of the I'nited States forecasts a “no-quar-ter” fight. FIVE DAYS ARE LEFT Hawkins Defendants Must File Motion by Dec. 8. Fourteen defendants found guilty of using the mails in a scheme to defraud by a jury in Federal Court last week In connection with operations of the Hawkins Mortgage Company of Portland. Ind., still have five days to tile motions. None have been filed to date, a’though it is believed attorneys for all defendants will file motions preliminary to an appeal to the I'nited States Circuit Court of Appeals. Ruling on all motions will be made • y Judge Ferdinand A. Geiger of Milwaukee, AVIs., who heard the • ■ ise. Dec. IP. If he overrules the ■ •lions he will pass sentence at that time.

NELSON MOVES Gaylord nelson s column of local comment, which has been appearing on the front page for several weeks, is back on the Editorial Page coday. This column is a permanent feature in The Times.

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WARM RAINS FORECAST Moderate Temperature Through Thursday, Says Weather Bureau. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 34 10 a. m 35 7 ft. m 35 11 a. m 36 S a. m 35 13 (noon) 36 9 a. m 35 1 p. m 37 Break in the cold wave was in evidence today with temperatures in the early morning standing at 35 degrees. Rain was forecast both today and Thursday, with moderate temperatures. PAY INCREASE ORDERED Ix>cal Telegraphers Benefit in Wage Award. Increase of 3 cents an hour for telegraphers on the Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western Railroad, effective today, granted by I’nited States Railroad Labor Board at Chicago will affect fifteen local men and about seventy-five on the Indianapolis and Springfield divisions, local of ficials said today. GIRL INJURED BY AUTC I.ad Also Breaks Leu in Stealing Bide on Wagon. Mary Bretney, P, of R. R. M., Box 195, was slightly injured when struck by an auto In front of 3412 ‘Clifton St. Tuesday. John K. Anderson. Stop 3, til® Lafayette line, driver, was slated Raymond Brown. 14. of 147 Nor dyke Ave . received a fractured leg Tuesday when he and two other boys jumped on the back > fa coal wagon to ride and fell. The driver of the wagon Is unknown. REMODELING PROPOSED County Commissioners Insjiect the County Courthouse. After a tour of the courthouse to day county commissioners considered the alternative of remodeling at a cost of possibly $500,000 or building anew hall of justice at an estimated cost of $3,000,000. Although no definite conclusion was reached, th• • y indicated complete remodeling will be their choice. Robert Frost Daggett, architect, and George Montgomery, county councilman, accompanied the commissioners. Daggett said remodeling will take a year. IT'S A PUZZLE STILL Fruit Merchant Finds Five Cans of Mash at His I)oor. Harry J. Riebe, operator of a fruit store at 735 Massachusetts Ave., today is wondering who Is his bootlegger friend. After opening the store, he found twenty-five gallons of white mule mash In five cans at his hack door. Riebe told police he had smelled the odor of white mule for several days and was certain now that someone in the neighborhood was operating a c ti!!. WATER FAMINE AGAIN Bloomington's Supply Near Exhaustion—Rain Only Hope. By Timm tpeeinl ■•I xi.MINGTGN. Ind. Dec 3. Forecast of rain today and Thursday was welcome news here with a water famine facing the city again. Pumping at the Leonard springs plant was stopped Friday and the city has been obtaining bs water from the old upper dam fed by the Stone Springs. Fnless rain is general, the city will be entirely out of water In a few days. It Is said. Indiana I’niversltv is ready upon an hour's notice to begin hauling water to houses where there are student roomers.

SENATE TAKES UP SHOALS PRCiECT Coalition Formed to Push Through Bill. By ( nitrd Press WASHINGTON, Dec 3. The! Senate today set out to determine, j who ift to operate the b!g $150,000,000 ' Muscle Shoals nitrate and power \ project and how. Coalition of southern I>**moerats and .s!id Western Republicans has ! been formed to force through some j bill so that cheaper fertilizer may be 1 furnished the farmer soon after completion of the project tn July. Administration plans to send pending bills back to the Senate agri- i culture committee for further con- ! sideration were abandoned today, ; forecasting final disposition of the project at this session. arrangements' made C. of C. Members to Take Jaunt Northward Thursday. Added reservations for the courtesy trip to be conducted to Andr-t- ! son and Muncle and Intervening points under the auspices of the wholesale trade division of the ; Chamber of Commerce Thursday. : were being received at the Chamber ! of Commerce today. The special all- i steel interurban train over the Union ; Traction line will leave the terminal I station at 7:30 a. m. and return to i the city shortly after 10 p. m. The day's jaunt Includes stopovers j in Fortville and Pendleton In the j morning, luncheon at the Anderson • T. M. C. A., afternoon stopovers in Dalesville and Yorktown and an eve- i ning stopover in Muncle where a dinner will be given at the Muncle | Chamber of Commerce. The News- i boys’ Band.will accompany the dele- j gabion. S. L. Bassett is chairman 1 on arrangements.

NEWLYWED FINDS LOST LINE i- -i* -i- l- -i- -i- -i- i- -i- -i- -!- ‘T. M.' Merritt Is the Lucky One in Solving Limerick No. 3 — Mrs. H. A. Tilford Is Second Prize Money Winner By LIMERICK LARRY

LIMERICK NO. 3 AWARDS First Award —$50 T. M. MERRITT, 1005 N. Pennsylvania St. Second Award—sls MRS. H. A. TILFORD, 334 Gladstone Ave. Next Three Awards—ss Each M. B. FOWLER. Jonesboro. Ind I.ULU E. EARL, 1541 X. dale St. G. V. FITZGERALD. Scottsburpr, Ind. Next 20 Awards—sl Each Complete list given in story below. OF'LL probably think, just like I did. that T. M. Merritt, 1005 N. Pennsylvania St., winner of tin* SSO award for Limerick Xo. 3. is a man. But she isn’t. T. M Merritt is really Mrs. Max B. Merritt, | whose husband is employed by the J. 11. Aufderheide *'■.. Guaranty Building. They’ve only been married five months and she hasn’t become used to her new name yet, her husband explained. And T. M. wants it distinctly understood that Max B. had nothing to do with the thinking up of the winning “Lost-line’’ for Limerick No. 3. Limerick Xo. 3, you'll remember, was that sad little tale about Lenora, she of a hole in her stocking. Here’s the way it looks with T. M. Merritt’s SSO inspiration added: There was a sweet thing named Lenore, A hole in her stocking she tore; As she hoarded the car There came shouts from afar From a guy who’d been blind heretofore. Pretty snappy, isn't it? Can you imagine an easier way to earn SSO than that ? It should be just as easy for you to earn one of the Fifty-Dollar Tulls, the sls, or one of the $5 notes or $1 bills that The Times is paying EVERY DAY for “Lost-line ’’ Limericks. By the way—on Page 2, you’ll find today’s new “Lost-line" Limerick, No. 9, and anew bunch of SIOO in cash for awards. Mrs. Merritt, or rather T. M. Merritt, the winner of No. 3, said she didn’t send in very many lines. “I try to think up one or two good ones rather than a whole bunch of the first lines that come to my mind,’’ she said. “And I’ve had to do them all alone because mv husband refused to help me a bit. Every time I’d ask him for some rhyme words, he’d tell me to think ’em up myself.” She was so surprised at being notified that she was the SSO winner that she hadn't the slighest idea what she would do with her award money. “I worked on them morn for the fun of it than anything else,’’ she said. “And was hurrying through my housework today to get started on the latest one when you arrived.” And although Mrs. Merritt, I mean T. M. Merrit, won easily in the judges’ votes on No. 3, there were some mighty clever other lines considered. Such as this sls award winner: ‘ We care not how high the rents soar.” Mrs. IL A. Tilford, 334 Gladstone Ave. There were many good plays on words such as “rents.” “runners,” “darn.” as you will notice in the other winners, including these three $5 award winners: “Oh, darn it, Lenore, don’t be sore.” —Lulu E. Earl, 1541 N. Gale St. “But she smiled as she said ‘au revoir.’ “ —M. B. Fowler, Jonesboro, Ind. “If that’s anew style, give us more.” —G. V. Fitzgerald, Scottsburg, Ind.

You’ll got a lot of “Lost-line” punch ideas by reading river these twenty $! honorable mention “Lostlines” also: “She's ne'er been so ‘ripping’ before.”—Katherine Black, 213 Bankers Trust building. That’s when dust in your eye Is

SIOO Daily lE> |EAI) today’s win- | ning lines which won the SIOO cash awards offered for Limerick No. 3. Everyone of them is interesting. But more than read them, see if you can’t, do just as well on Limerick No. 9, which is awaiting you on Page 2 today. Because No. 9 also has SIOO in cash awards hung up on it. You know The Times is giving away SIOO EVERY DAY for Limeriek “Lost-lines.” Here’s the best chance you’ll ever get to earn your Christmas shopping money in an easy way and at the same time have a lot of fun. Writing Limerick “Lostlines” is play with good pay. Try it today.

INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3, 1924

a bore.—T. M Monahan, 2916 E. New York Pt. “Try ‘mule’ and be safe evermore.”—Charles S. Leeds, 3408 Clifton St. She’ll be wearing those socks (Turn to Page 2) TO TRY HUMAN TEST Continue Experiments In Columbus Murder Ua.se. By United I‘rrss COLUMBUS. Ohio, Dec. 3.—Further experiments to determine whether Mrs. Addie Sh.eatsley, Lutheran pastor's wife, took her own life or was murdered were on the program of the furnace mystery investigators today. One of the final experiments expected today calls for a human test, with a woman of Mrs. Sheatsley’s stature, to decide whether the pastor’s wife could have crawled through the fourteen-inch square door of the parsonage furnace. HUNTING WOUND FATAL Indianapolis Youth Dies From Accidental Shot. Shock and loss of blood from a gunshot wound above the knee received in a hunting accident proved fatal today to William Scott, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Scott, 1110 English Ave., at city hospital. Scott and Iral Hestand of 1103 English Ave., went hunting west of the city Saturday and in entering an auto to return home, Scott accidentally discharged the double barreled shotgun he was carrying. He is survived by his parents, and two brothers, Lester and Fowler, and three sisters. Mary, Beulah and Eulah. Scott was employed at the G. & J. Tire Cos.

T. M. MERRITT

KLAN TO MARCH HERE Iti liftoff Give* < onseni for Parade Saturday Night. Two p prt-*o i r.t.tiv. -of the KuKlux Klan in Marion County t >. i y eons( rrml with Pol • hies Urn E. llikhoff upon pan. ■ (■ ii < KUm parade in the bu~ n< * d!su ■ • . at Urduy night. Ulkhoff sail hr .-i'. •• consent and promised pol.< ■ pro:. . t . n. About 6.00:1 marked K I m.-men para led through the basin.-S.s disßirl last, summer. POISONERS’ TRIAL GETS UNDER WAY Mrs. Svveetin Plans to Repudiate Confession. By rvit-.i MT. V MIC NON. 111., Dee. 3Se irrtion of a jury to fry Lawrence M. flight, former pastor of Ina. a: 1 Elsie Sweotin, for luurdor of Mrs I light and Wdford Sw> etin was ho rim today. Mrs. Sweetin let it be known sh planned to repudiate her confession that she poisoned her bust,and. "I can't find a word that describes my loathing of him. t detest him," she said concerning I light. “My defense will tie. that I light did ail tin poisoning." Might had little to say, and it Is understood ids defense will be solely that Mrs Sw. . tin temporarily uri balanced him and led him to pdsmi his wife. POSTMASTERS ARE HELD Three Charged With Taking Government Funds—ln Conn Friday. Three Indiana post masters have been arrested on capiases following indictments returned by Federal grand jury'. They will lie arraigned with about, fifty others Friday. They are Lester J. Taylor of Guilford, Ind., charged with converting $4,732.23 in postal 'unds to his own use; Waiter Kieckner of Vistula, Ind., charged with taking $340.57. and William C. Clark of Riverside. Ind., $174.63. Taylor is in Jail and Clark and Kieckner are at liberty under bond of $1,500 each. PRESIDENT HEADS WEST Leaves Today to Visit Livestock Exposition at Chicago. By United Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—Presl dent Coolidge was packed today and ready for his first visit to the West since he became President. Accompanied by Mrs. Coolidge and | a small party of friends and officials, the President will leave this after noon for Chicago to attend the In- ; ternational Livestock Exposition. LAKE STEAMER SINKS Goes Down in l>ake Michigan—Crew of Thirty Saved. By United Press STURGEON BAY, Wis., Dec. 3. The steamer Lakeland, Cleveland, went down in Lake Michigan about five miles outside the harbor here I today. The crew of thirty men were j saved by the freighter Atyi Arbor.

BURGLARS BATTER SAFE Enter Office of Sugar Creek Creamery Company. Burglars batten'd the combination an.l handle from a safe in the office cf the Sugar < Te- k Creamery ComTuest y night Frank Liggett, man g*r, report- Ito police today. A safe expert •.rilled into the strong ‘■•*x And found s2o') left In it was not Stolen. A burglar broke into he Supreme oil station. Troy and Madison Aves., and stole a pay telephone. KURETZ MAY GET 10-YEARSENTENCE Swindler Is Ready to Plead Guilty. By i nit’d Press CHICAGO. Dec 3.—Leo Koretz, confessed $2,000,000 fake oil land swindler, will start his prison term Saturday, according to plans of State's Attorney Robert K. Crowe. Late today Koretz is to appear he fore Chief Justice Jacob S. Hopkins to plead to four indictments, charging larceny, playing a confidence game, larceny as bailee and embezzlement. Koretz lias promised Crowe to enter a plea of guilty. Sentence Is to he imposed on Friday. Crowe plans. Crowe said that wliile each count carries a penalty of from one tr fourteen years, it was his belief Koretz would bo sentenced to a term of ten years. If tliis schedule goes through Koretz will bo started to the Joliet State prison Friday night, or Saturday. EXPERT TESTIFIES IN FORBES TRIAL Says Thompson Raised His Cost Estimates. By United Press FEDERAL COURTROOM, CHICAGO, Dec. 3.—John W. Thompson, St. Louis contractor, “dictated” to his “experts” how much to bid for contracts to build Government hospitals, A. IL Crump of Philadelphia testified today In the Forbes Thompson case. Crump said he estimated cost of building a veterans’ hospital at ; Northampton, Mass. He submitted i his bid to Thompson, who looked it over and ordered him to change it to a higher figure. The bid "dictat- j ed” by Thompson, and higher than | several others, was awarded the con-j tract. In order to justify the higher bid, Crump -said, Thompson ordered him j to change the estimated time j necessary from 120 to sixty days. It is the Government’s contention j that Thompson and Col. Charles R. i Forbes, former director of the Veterans’ Bureau, conspired to de- 1 fraud the* Government by granting contracts to Thompson's firm, using | the argument speed was needed re- I gardleas of cost, as a “ruse.”

Entered as Second-class Matter at i’ostoffice, Indianapolis. Published Dally Except Sunday.

ECONOMY 111 GOVERNMENT FIRST ill OF CONGRESS, COOLIDGE -MESSAGE SAYS Expenditures Should Be Reduced and Taxes Cut, President Declares Today in Annual Address to National Legislature. BEST REMEDY FOR NATION’S ECONOMIC ILLS, HE ASSERTS Takes Stand Against League of Nations and for Harding-Hughes World Court in Outlining Views of Foreign Affairs. By Unit'd Per** WASHINGTON. Dec. 3.—Congress’ most important duty is to reduce cost of Government and provide for further tax reduet ion, President Coolidge declared in his annual message read to the National Legislature today. Abandonng the custom of delivering the message in person, Coolidge dispatched the text of his address by messenger to the Senate and House, where' it was read by clerks. “The Government can do more to remedy the economic ids of the people by a system of rigid economy in public expenditure than can be accomplished through any other action,” he said.

“Nothing Is moi*e likely to produce that public confidence whirls is the forerunner and the mainstay of prosperity, encourage ami enlarg. business opportunity with ample opportunity for employment at govt w.-grs. provide a large, market foagricultural products, find put our ; country in a stronger position to ' meet the world competition in trr.d•ban a continuing policy of economy.” Ivici(l Economy Urged Rigid economy by the present session of Congress will pave the way during the next fiscal year for a re duct ion of taxes. Coolidge aid. Coolidge opened his message with a declaration that "the Cr.ion holds a position unsurpassed in all former human: experience.” and declared "the present state of the Nation is such that it may he regarded with encouragement and satisfaction by etcry American ’ He then swung into his recommendations: The President's recommendations on Important problems were: Economy—Our domestic ills are for the most part economic, he said. There exists a national debt of $21.000,000,090, annual Government expenses are $3,500,000,000. The Na(Tuni to Page 5) 130 REBELS DIE IN PESO REVOLT Federal Troops Quell Riots —Officers Shot. By United Press LIMA, Peru, Dec. 3.—Crushing of a revolution in which 130 rebels were killed and their leaders cap- j tured and executed, was made known by the government today. The movement was designed to embarrass President Leguia at the. time of celebration of the anniversary of the battle of Ayachuco. The uprising occurred In the remote mountain district of Chota j Province, according to the official : communique. The government immediately ton ; centrated troops on this district, fed- j oral forces attacking Chota Nov. 29. The rebels lost 130 killed and many prisoners. The officers were captured. court martialed and shot. STICKERS ARE IN DEMAND Christmas Seal Emblems Are Used by 1 .oral Business Houses. Numerous local business houses ! are asking Marlon County Tuberculosis Association for supplies of wind-shield stickers, advertising an- ; nual sale of Christmas seals and health bonds, proceeds of which antituberculosis work in Marion County ; will be promoted. Windshield stickers have been ; placed on thousands of automobiles, j with the consent of the owners by Boy Scouts and Girl Scoutp. HAYNES FACTORY OPENS 150 Men at Work Will Build 250 Autos. By Times Special KOKOMO. Ind.. Dec. 3.—One hun- : dred and fifty men were at work to- 1 day at the Haynes Automobile Company, recently declared bankrupt, j to build 250 automobiles at the rate | of twenty-five a week.

Forecast P) AIN forecast for tonight L and Thursday with moderate temperature.

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N.Y.C. OFFICIALS ARRIVE TO BE DINNERGUESTS Railroad President and Party Entertained by Traffic Club. More than CoO railroad officials celebrate] "New York Central Lines day" under .'inspires of Indianapolis • Traffic Club, today. P. E. Crowley, president, and his official family, arrived at 1:30 p. m. on a special train from New York and were guests of a citizens conimittce at luncheon at Indianapolis Athletic Club. Fred Gardner presided. \ delegation of Traffic ("Hub mem bers and railroad officials, headed by B. C. Byers, chairman of reception committee, escorted the party. New York Central Lines band of Colltnwood, Ohio, played. Albert Stump. Indianapolis attorney, address-?.] 250 guests at a luncheon at the Severin. Fred A. I.k-ebber, president, presided. "Safety Pays,' an arc'dent prevention film, was shown by the Safety Bureau, under direction of Charles E. Hill, director. Following luncheon, the party toured Bi-t Four and New York Central Lines terminals and other points. The band gave a concert on Monument Circle at 2:30 p. m. and will play tonight at the Claypool, where 1.200 will attend the banquet. Speakers will be Crowley, G. H. ,ngalls. vice president, who will talk on “Railroad Recoveries;” and Governor Emmett Branch. Doebbers will introduce Charles A. Bookwaller, former mayor of Indianapolis. who will be toastmaster. Special entertainment will be provided. STREET CARS COLLIDE Woman Injured In Crash on Slick Tracks Downtown. Mrs. Hazel Johnson. 27, of 719 E. Sixteenth St., was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital today with arm and back Injuries received when she was thrown to the floor of a College Ave. street car at Pennsylvania and Washington Sts., when an E. Washington car crashed into it. Police are looking for a man passenger on the College Ave. car who was hurt but taken away in a machine before they got his name. E. W. Thayer. 1224 Deloss St., motorman on the Washington car. was slated He told Sergeant McClure that the tracks were slick and his sandbox failed to work.

Horse Sense By Times Special MUNCTK. Ind., Dec. 3.—Walter Nickerson's horse knows what '’stop'’ means. Nickerson who drives a laundry wagon, says his horse has learned all stop streets, stops of his own accord on arriving at one of them and looks m both directions before going