Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 179, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 December 1924 — Page 14

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I* SEEK JOBS ON COMMITTEES OF BOTH HOUSES Van Orman Says He'll Use Care in Naming Members. t Scramble for recognition on important committees in both houses of *he General Assembly, which convenes Jan. S is underway, according to legislators. Lieutenant Governor-Elect Harold Van Orman. Evansville, president State Senate, said he has received many letters asking places on important committees. Harry I.eslie. Lafayette, administration candidate for speaker of the House, is bring swamped with appointment requests. Ways and Means ( onimiltee Probably the most important House committee is the Ways and Means, and in the Senate the Finance. Both handle appropriations. Other important committees are public morals, roads, judiciary A and It and education. Should the tight be made to close parochial schools, as is indicated by Ku-Klux Klan members, the educational committee would be one of the most Important. To Indianapolis the committee on r.fTairs of the city of Indianapoiis is most important. Van Orman Indicated he would use extreme care in appointment of ommittes. “Hands-Off” Policy Van Orman is keeping a “handsoff” policy with regard to the controversy for president pro tern, of the Senate between Senator? James Xejdl of Whiting and Thomas Dailey. Indianapolis. Nejdl is a personal friend of the Lieutenant Governor-elect, however, and It is believed Nejrtl’s election would please the administration. Representative Leslie {? making no announcement? regarding appointments. His election Is by no means certain, although he is on the administration •-late Representative Lemuel A. I’ittinger. Selma, appear? a likely opponent of Leslie, A r.d friends >f Representative Charles M. Clark. Indianapolis. Johnson and Marion Counties, are backing him for the speakership. There ar" fifty-six standing committees in the House and a like number in the Senate Among other impnrtan* committees are agriculture, criminal code, patronage ar.d lalxtr RETRiAL IS NEAR END Jury Expected to Get Part low Case Hate Today. The Criminal Court trial of b.hn L, Part' w, president of the PartlowJenklns Motor Car Company, b -fc.re a jury and Special Judge Join. W. Holtzman. was expected to end late today. It Is his second trial on charges of being a "fence” for stolen autos. Pnrtiow was convicted in 1019. and sentenced to one to fourteen years It, prison. He appealed, and finally served a few months early In 1924. when tiie Supreme Court ordered a re-trlal wher, his attorneys obtained affidavits from the two confessed auto thieves they made Partlow "the fall guy.” Prosecutor William H. Remy has counter affidavits from the witnesses. Thomas St-rret and Carl Bermtuer. which repudiate* the affidavits given I’artlow's attorneys.

CATHEDRAL BREAKS EVEN High School Teams Win and I /use in Debates With Frankfort. Cathedral High School affirmative debating tetun celebrated victory today over the Frankfort Catholic : High School team Thursday night at Central library r odttoriuin. Catht- 1 dral negative team ;*st to Frankfort affirmative team at Frankfort. Question was: “Resolved; That j the Federal Government should en I act legislation for c© o* dling Judicial settlement of all dispute* in railway and coal industries.” Winning team members were; Francis Mooney. : William Craig, Arnold Williams and : Joseph Tv.yman. alternate. SHIP BELIEVED BURNED j i.akc Shore Residents Report Seeing Blare—Vessel l Fildenttfied. iy I'nit' ft Vrres STOXV POINT. Mich.. Dec. 5. — , An unidentified ship was believed to j have burned in Rake Erie, fifteen miles off Stony Point Thursday night. \ Residents here rejtorted seeing a ( iiuge blaze In the lake that lasted far Into the night. EXPRESS RATES FOUGHT fly Tnitrd /V.s ST. PAUL, Minn.. Dec. s—Reduction5 —Reduction of express rates in the West and Mid-West was attacked by fiftythree railroads in United States District Court today. The railroads asked that the reduction. authorized by the interstate commerce commission May 17. be declared illegal. Three Autolsts Slated These drivers were slated today ■ on speeding charges: Henry Ramsey. 21. of 1356 Kealing Ave.; Brure Shlnkle. 24. of 405 X. Holmes Ave.. and Harry Brunner. 36. of 1241 \V. Play St. SSopshbur COUGH Each ingredient of this standard family remedy is a recognized healing medicine for coughs and throat irritations. '■, £ Benefits both children and gnum-mps. a-nk 5e Sure It's pi PHAMSEIUAfft’G ip U COUGH REMEDY U 1 CONTAINS NO NARCOTICS ! | Sold Everywhere {

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LAWRENCE B. DAVIS Lawrence R. Davis, 808 Kahn BMg.. was elected president of the Indianapolis Bar Association at their meeting Wednesd iv night. Births *4irls faster ami Daisy McClain ICI4 Alton. I'i.ari.* ami Eleanor Wagner. St. Vin- : .-rail Hospital. Harry arid Sally B.imes. St Vine, nt I He-mtal. William and Alice Katz, St Vincent HusPita!. Maurice and Josephine Joyce. St \ inI cent Hospital r.i'var.i and Stella Dorames St. Vincent Ti —f. tt: ; rnl ,uid lonise Jones. 304.1 Martindab*. Fr-d and Alice Mayliew. + .>f> Ralston John and Josephine Taylor, tie Bright. Benthy uid Clyde Ta. gart, COOI s E.st.-m . 'any and Haze! Blackwell. 1.">38 CorI nell. Harry aitd Ida Horsley Methodist Hospital. Kenneth nr.d Edna Sheldon. 333S K. Xw Vorit Pe.tr . and Ethel Roberts *34 ty W I Washington. w; and Carrie Wick HIT" 18C-"> N. j Delaware. John ar.d Flora Tomescu. COIO Livingsun Charl-e and Bertha Parker. 4:0 S. Harman. h.h.n and Clarissa Street. 1344 S Pershing. Harry and Ethel Toney CHI S. Keystone. Georg© and Flora Matinee Fifty-Ninth and Buckingham Dr Boys Marion ar.d Zola Muiirstb St Vlncnt Hospital. Wiillani and Margaret Ankenbroek. St Vln -at Hospital. Henrv and Virginia Rosen feid. St. Vincent Huspita. William and Mary Parkinson, st Vtn .rri Hospital Thomas and Flores t Moran. St Vincent hospital. William and Marea Weir St Vincent hospital Loving ar.d Mary RCSIh Highland PI August and Romola Breeden. 1713 Ruckle John and Jennie Starlt, 114.“* W. Twen-ty-Eighth Albert and Edna Thompson. Methodist hospital Herschel and Hazel Schu-Ji. OCT lUwick. Hugh and Marie Caldwell. 140 CE. Ohio. Is.vi-• and Mary Cvnpls-1! POT Ci— Henry ar.d Aim,a Loukeblil. 431 E South John and Louise Combs 7C7 I)r,<e Pete and I.o:s R itledg© I'.'iH Camp John and Coatney Harding 1117 Roach Deaths Mart t'r h,*i city hospital. hypo&taii • pneumonia. Ei;a* <r- -in. s*2. 4400 E Michigan. ! chr v v..' ni> * / nrdi tS •. Eni*ry Hatton. i5. Lor.ff hospital. . my*** H?bt*rt 73. 1250 Madison. < ar ! rinoma. Martin N**lson. 00 W. Forty Firt anff'na p^-torm Oilvf B. sharp. 49. State hens pital. nr 1 term* Sara 4 K-: :-dy. 05 127 R. Nob!*, c*?r> bral hemorrhage. Inf a;.* Patton. 7 hours rity hospital primal; r#> birth t David IT Thompson. 7* 1712 Mont ■ m, \ voucho-pnen;iion:a oijv*- Thoi.pkm* 52. rdty hoapit&l. lobar pneumonia Kidos R*portt*il Stolen K. . r * ( * N W.-st St today reported theft of hides valued at >lst

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WABASH STUDENTS IN COURT; DEC. 18 IS SET FOR TRIAL , ! No Pieas Entered Beiievei Damages Will Be Paid and Charges Dropped, Bu Timex Special GKEENCASTLE, Ind.. Dec. 5. Nineteen Wabash students and one Crawfordsville youth, entered their appearance today before Circuit Court Judge Hughes to answer indictments in connection with the painting of De Pauw Bldgs., here Nov. 20. No pleas as to guilt were made. Judge Hughes set Dec. 18 at 9 a m. as the date for trial and itleased the youths on their own ; recognizance. Belief wan expressed that officials I of l>e Pauw and Wabash, would get I together with attorneys of the boys and fix damages done to the I>e Pauw Bldgs., which would be paid |by the boys. Prosecution of the ; charges is not expected. Those indicted were: Francis B. Sttill, senior, and Herron,-e M. ■ Connell, junior, of Indianapolis; !>. IX Kennedy, sophomore.• Crawfordsville: J tmes Martin, junior, Chicago; W. W Johnson, freshman, Chicago; T. P. L-itzell. junior. Benton, Wis ; Hugh McDougal. freshman. Chicago; Cans,- Little, senior, Springfield, M,> ; Richard Hufford. sophomore. So dalla: .1. P. Sattlson, sophomore, Larwill; Gerald Itahrer. freshman. Osslan; Robert Bremkin, freshman, Chicago; George S Roe, freshman, Osgood: George Cross, junior, Linton: James J. Martin, sophomore, Minn ie; W. E Varling, Junior, Shelhyville; Algernon Krleder, sophomore. Columbia City; Joseph Gibb, freshman, Danville; A. K. Wilkinson, Junior Danville, and Joseph Strai-hi,-k. Crawfordsville, who Is not a student NO ACTION IS EXPECTED Wabash College Indicates Matter Will Be Dropped. lip Timex Special CRAWFORDSVILLE. Ind.. Dec. —No action is expected to fi> taken by Wabash College against the nine 'pen students, ii.dieted at Greernuistie fur painting I >e Pauw buildings, t was said here today. Officials point out that a similar raid was made on Wabash her*- last year by Do I’auw students, and no action was taken by De Pauw. TWO SENTENCES GIVEN Greenshurg Man Also lined on Four Charges. J. K. Norris, 84, of Grcensburg. who w.'is arrested Thursday by , !*epufy Sheriff Roland Snider, after ; a chase from new Bethel to near the ■ ity was busy today adding up his j fines and sentences following con . viction in city court. Ho was fined ; Jt and costs for drunkenness, J.'d : ind costs and thirty days for carry ,ng concealed weapons; i25 and costs 1 and twenty days for drawing eon- , coaled weapons. $25 and ,-ost- an i I thfrty days for operating a vehicle while under influence ~f li.jitor. Charges of operating a blind tiger was lismissed

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MOTHER DROWNS CHILD Pushes Daught-cr Into Lake and Jtuni>s In After Her. Bv I nifi’d Prettx CLEVELAND, Ohio. Dec. r,.—Despondent. Mrs. Irene Wood, 28, lod her daughter Irene. 6. to a lonely pier, pushed the little girl into the icy waters of Erie and then drowned herself. ”1 am leaving you the two boys and taking the girl with me.” Mrs. Wood sa,d in a note left for her husband. TOHOPEKALIGA LATEST SOCIETY Organized by Former 'Old Man of Klan.’ "Tohopekaliga.” Sounds like anew drink or a Pullman car name. it isn’t, though. Tohopekaliga is the name of the non-partisan, non- ] sectarian political organization in | Indiana, headed hy D. C. Stephenson, ! political adviser to Governor elect i Ed Jackson and former “Old Man” ! of the Ku-Klux Klan in Indiana. “Tohopekaliga” is an Indian name, a sort of combination of the Chlcku- | saw and Aztec dialects, Fred Butler. 'Stephenson lieutenant, explained t<>- | day. The Stephenson organization has for its object, clean politics in Inj diana. the "chief” explained. ! bership is limited to ten to each pre i cinct, making approximately 35.U09 workers in the State. HOTEL MEETING OPENS More Than 200 in Attendance at Convention. ; More than three hundred hotel 1 owners were registered at the tweni:j ninth annual convention of the I: diana Hotel Keepers Association today tit the Ciaypool. An elaborate entertainment program included tt luncheon today for wives of hotel keepers at tie* LinI coin ai;d a “stag ’ luncheon iit t'.e Severln. Th> at.nual dinner will be - held tonight at the t'hiypool. Har- , obi Van Ortnan. Evansville, Lieutenant Governor eh rt; Henry p<dm. Chicago, nrel Arvirew C. Welsber.g, South Bend. jr-?ldent ■ f tho usso elation, will be principal speakers. Annual elc r|on of officers will be held Saturday Jifternoon. (', B Smith., Washington H< tel, secretary, sil l t!:e hotel keepers were ln'erested in severai bills that would com** fieforo the Leg:sltur<The session is to close Saturday | night, with a theater party at Keith's, following eb-ct'ori. CONFERENCE ON IN PARIS Chamberlain, British Foreign Min ist**r, and l*r**mier Hcrriot Meet. Bp ’ /’* •* PA KIS. lice. r. Conversaflonx de signed to strengthen alliance he : tween the Conservative British gov 1 eminent and I'Ynnce iven begun to !ay at ’he QmU ivorsny by An ’en i •"'hamberlain an 1 Prentler Herrlof. ''hamberl.iln. British foreign mitt ister. is <-n route to Rome. Drownintr \ irtim FoiiientTfied j Trie !e -.! •. ( -f : 1 -n: • t • rn- ■ M ' from the c. riai jt' West St Thurs day afternoon wa unidentified to •lay The wis taken to :hi Royster & Asktii funeral home, sp,7 N Hit'in's '*•

SANDERS BACKED BY J. L. LEWIS Miner Head Favors Congressman for Federal Judge, John L. Lewis, United Mina Worker president, today indorsed Ci’jegressman E.-uatt Sanders of Terro Haute for appointment to succeed Federal Judge A. B. Anderson In the Indiana District Court, if Anderson is promoted to the Circuit I Court of Appeals at Chicago. Lewis’ indorsement was contained in a letter to President Coolidge. Anderson's promotion is regarded as almost certain. “Eminent in the profession of law. possessed of high ideals of integrity and honor, equipped with a keen | and admirably truinod legal mind, with fine judicial temperament, Sanders is assuredly qualified to dis charge the functions ,fa Federal judgeship with strict impartiality to all litigants ind in accordance with 'best, traditions of our Fedeial ju | diciary,” said Lewis. HEAVY FINES GIVEN .Man Is Sentenced on Two Blind Tiger < lunges. Tried on two separate charges of operating a blind tiger, Frank Mar tin, colored. 2328 Indianapolis Ave today was lined SIOO ami costs and sentenced to thirty days on the Indiana S ate Farm on the first charge .and SIOO and costs and sixty dots on the s -end. by Judge Pro Ten;. Garth Melsuti in city court. Martin was arrested Nov 29 by Lieutenant Stoddard, who said he found white mule at Mat ins hoin-\ ; and Dec. 1 by Lieutenant Anderson, who said he found a st:ih William Evans, colored. 2407 Mar I tlndule Ave.. was fine 1 , lion am) costs •and senten -i to .State Farm ■ n a blind tiger charg ■ CRITICISM IS RESENTED M'-miors of city plan commission today oi.jHised a r--, .tr.nc-nda’ion •ha 1 tlie plan n-.tumi.-s;-' and :•-• >t -1 ••f zoning appea - - 1 uld be sepa rate bodies as indorse! ty the In ptei f the i:ttginu**rs. * ’riticism of the w, . k -f the plan commission was also r*sented. At a luncheon Thurs lay the a. glneers urg- 1 that the zoning bear ! !,e made of five me-rnls-n* so that thp'.an con;inis-*ion could devote full ' ini*, to Sts special duties. Plan comu Psion meinbers s.d.-l their work meet ings by commit tec-s, and t i.lecentral Ziition of f‘.mettons by two separate hoards would not prove HHt.sf.irV,’ y. Marriage Licenses ' (. H Ha 72 .32* J L.-v.ra li',rl*r. ; fc *f 1" :332 * •* C H ‘, -•. Tt M* ■ °2 ! : H.f * - .ii • r j * v ... s. • *•*’, ;,k 87 7 1.-.’. ' , na;; I*. :7. i * .5 S M* i*l t, .4‘irr.Uf'‘. Huri <* - 2 374 I *■ -* n. .t tit[<.{• :.-•*• U Bell. 40 324 Hart.- , lay work % . Jol.n N r mrv sH iiv !.Mr i. farr.p- M*rv V. <: " V 7 -n j '.at* }l’ -*' N ,i ; :, v r r. j b U( r < ,il l nr.** E-tS rn 74 E M j*,. - , i; r. y I'lftrk 33 333 N A!a>nnn \\i.\er B M t*f- ' • 79. v •' ‘ : ' , t: c/< ' Mac: ■ - -■* -(-• - - * ‘ 1 ,| (', ,r-o -I! ■'!' i’iui t! t( le artist. M M D*ai(

TIMES REPORTER STABBED BY GIRL Prisoner, Caught After Escape, Wields Knife, Mahal Clttrk, 18, escaped prisoner from the Indiana Girls School, told police she sla-shed Dick Miller, Indianapolis Times reporter, 2528 N. Olney St., with ft knife ns they rode In a police emergency automobile today, because she wanted to he sent to the Indiana Woman’s Prison instead of back to the school. A five-inch gash in Miller's right shoulder, two inches deep, inflicted with a pocketknife which the gin had hidden in her clothing, was dressed at St. Vincent’s Hospital. i Sergeant Reilly and Motor Policemen William Englebright and Gharles Bernauer found the girl and Ora Mullen. 19. another escaped prisoner, at the home of Miss Mul len’s foster mother, Mrs. Sarah McDermott. 4532 ilovey St. The Clark ; girl fought the ,itfieeis ,-*s th*-y loadI ed her into th<> et,.ergency atu.,mo , bile. The car had gone about a block when th<> girl slashed Miller at;,! scrambled out. It took two officers to subdue her. Marie Edwards, is. who escaped with the other girls Friday afternoon. still is sought. Police doubted a story the girls told about, stabbing a m in on the "nilroad tracks west "f the city ditr mg the night Wife Not in Accident Mrs. John Mills, O' ■ B-l!-fontaine : r t , today said tint sh“ was not the I woman who th* r. iin<* ’ Mrs. I lack Mills. 6 :l 05 Hell, formine 5..” \Ve<lne?d;,.\ night w!c-n th-.- Wonmn I was reported injured in an accident with Mills tear Nobb-sviile. Mrs ,'nhti Mil’s said si.,- is Miiug her bus band for dtvorc. ~..1 was nut riding 1 with him.

~t j W?hOW ■ THE/MISSISSIPPI V.’ITHC-CT LOSS OF A IMS’ nm&4SenHce BECAUSE of the growing popularity of the beautiful Mississippi Gulf Coast the Illinois Central will improve the service and quicken the time eSective . December Ist. The famous Panama Limited leaving Chicago 12:30 provides through sleeping car service. Arriving Gulfport 11:55 A. M, next Morning. Immediate connection same station special service for Biloxi, Ar. 12:45 P. M. and Pass Christian, Ar. 12:45 P. M. Fastest time to Qulf Coast. From Chicago to Biloxi by 6 1 2 hours; to Gulfport by 7 :! 4 hours; to Pass Christian by 7'i hours. Convenient Illinois Central connections at Mattoon and Effingham. Here Today—Play Tomorrow Out Mississippi Gulf Coast Booklet tells about it. Write for it. J. M. Morisey, District Passenger Agent 315 Merchants Bank Bldg., 1 So. Meridsn SrPhone Circle 4534-*4535 Indianapolis, Ind. 9n~t THE ROAD OF TRAVEL LUXURY

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GOLDEN WEDDING 10 BE OBSERVED Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rugenstein, 1218 S. Talbott St., will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary Wednesday at the home of their daughter. Mrs. Charles Kuelirmann, 1519 S. East St. A reception will Its held from 7 to 10 p. nr, following a family dinner. The day also will be Rugenstein's seventy-second birthday. Mrs. Rugenstein is 70. They were married in Indianapolis, and went to housekeeping in the same little house where they are living now. They have four living children; Henry Rugenstein, Rushville, Ind., and Mrs. William Moiler, Mrs. Kuehrmann and Louis Rugenstein, all <>t Indianapolis.