Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 183, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 December 1924 — Page 1

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DID YOU EVER GO HUNGR Y CHRISTMAS?

MANY INDIANAPOLIS FAMILIES FACE JUST THAT—SAINT NICK HAS A BIG JOB—LET’S HELP HIM

< V\/1ES > we owed a grocery ‘ ' bill of $65 and avc have paid it all but $lO, and if we don’t eat very much this week we can pay that.” That is what one proud mother told a friendly visi-

METHODISTS PLAN T 0 USE woe ON NEW CHURCHES Six New Structures and Remodeling of One Is Announced by Dr, Harry A, King. NORTH 8400,000 EDIFICE Irvington Congregation to Include Community House In Program. Indianapolis Methodists plan erection of six new church structures end remodeling of one. according to Dr. Harry a. King, district superir. tendent. Expenditure of $760.00'' Is Beftnltely projected. North M. F. Church hn over 1100,000 raised toward erection of a $400,000 ohureh at Meridian St and Maple Rd.. the Rev. Jesse Rogue, pastor, said. The first unit will he ml 7 by sixty feet, seating 1,300 purports. Members have been two years In l&yir.g plans. Site will permit building of additional units. New Irvington C hurch Irvington M. E. Church will spend, wbout $200,000 for h new church on ftlte of residence of late Thomas C. Howe, former Butler University president, on N. Audubon Rd.. between Tyowell and Washington Sts The circle contains about on and one-half acres and is a unique site. The Howe residence will b<* used for a Cpmmunity House. Over slf>o.000 has been raised and work Is expected to begin next spring. th<* Rev. \V 1.. Ewing, pastor, said. '4 The Rev. C C*. Bonnell. paster, acid new Garfield Avenue M E. Church at Garfield Ave. and New York St., would t.e finished in about six weeks. The new building cost about $60,000 Community House A community house costing over $40,000 at Roosevelt Ave. and Fountain St will I*- dedicated first par* of January, key. P. S May. pastor Fountain Street M. E. Phurch. said. Il will ie> used for church services for several years until a church is erected. W. Michigan Street M. K. Church plans expenditure of $60,000 on new structure at Sheffield Ave. and W. Michigan St., Rev. <\ M. Kroft, pastor. said. Basement will be completed in about six weeks. New ituditorium. depart m< ptthletic room will he Built biter. W City council and t’hurch Extension Society has purchased a lot at Fifty-First St. and Central Ave . where erection of anew church is planned. The Rev. A. O. Montgomery, pastor. said Fountain Street M. E. Church plan? enlarging the present building at Shelby and Berwln Sts. JOINT SESSION OPENS Governor Addresses Assessors and Tax Board Conference. The twenty-fourth annual threeday conference of the State tax board and county assessors opened today at the Statehouse. Opening address was made by Governor Emmett F. Branch. Phillip Zoercher. commissioner, also addressed the assembly. Zoercher stated that If one-tenth as much time and effort had been exerted to tell the truth about the State tax law as there had been to misrepresent It. the people would know their rights and prlviledge? under It. He stated that only thirty-seven taxing units out of $<4,000 availed themselves of the right to appeal from the local tax levies to the board In 1923. and In twentythree of these units reduction of nearly $1,800,000 was made. New Club Directors New directors elected to fill vacancies on the board of the Highland Golf and Country Club are Gerry M. S Sanborn, Sol Meyer. Frederick E. kfa ;son and John J. Madden Sr. An lunl dinner and meeting Wednesday night closed the season. Bridge Ronds Signed CouVity commissioners today signed the $750,000 bond issue for the county’s share of bridges over Whit© River at Kentucky and Oliver Avs-

COMPLETE WIRE SERVICE OF THE UNITED PRESS GREATEST EVENING PRESS ASSOCIATION

tor from the Flower Mission. Will those in Indianapolis who do not know what real hunger means let this family, with its six children, starve to pay a bill incurred during an illness of the hard-working father?

PREDICT MERCURY RISE Temperatures Tonight to Ftp Around 30, Says Weather Bureau. 6 a. m 19 10 a. rn... .. 24 < a. m 2" 11 a. rn 25 8 a. rn 20 12 (noon) ... 26 9 a. ni 21 1 p. m 29 Rising temperature with the lowest tonight between 25 and 30, was forecast by the weather bureau today. The low mark in the last twentyfour hours was reached this morning with 19 at 6 a. m. WHY PILLOW SUPPED Hides $164 on Bed: Returns and Finds It Gone. Samuel kittle, of 2b S. Bradley Ave., today told police he believes little in magic, but when lie had a quick change operation worked on him that cost $164. he felt he might be wrong, kittle said he thought his wife was the magician, but she stoutly denied !* to officers tattle said lie came home and placed the money in a pillow slip. When he returned, the money and pillow were gone, he said. 1 Officers said a window was open ••.r the foot of the % bed and the pillow was in reaching distance from the outside. GROWERS IN SESSION Horticultural Society and Vegetable Men Here. The two-day convention of the Indiana Horticultural Society and the Indiana State Vegetable Growers As soeiation opened today at the Clay poo!, with simultaneous sessions hi the assembly and club rooms. Frank I. Odell, horticultural eoejety president, cited advancement of horticulture in Indiana. IT. I). Brown, Purdue University, addressed the vegetable growers on “Nematodes and Their Control.” BOOZE OFFICE MAY MOVE Mu yor Recommends Change to Board of Safety and Police Chief. Help! Police booze secrets are ■ raking! Removal of the booze squad offices in charge o? Captain Paulseli to a I more*, secluded place at police bead quarters was recommended by Mayor Shank to the board of safety and Polb-e Chief Herman I-'. Rikhoff | today. At present they are located in the lower hallway where passersby and hanger* around may catch a few “tips" that ,-ome in over the phone or discussed by (sdice officers. 51.0C0.000 SCHOOL FIRE Students |/se Effects When names Destroy Building. By I nitrd free* BRIDGET**AT lit. Mass.. Dec. 10. —A $1,000,000 fire swept through the Bridgewater State Normal School plant, destroying six of nine com ; posing the groups. Between 700 and Sou nta wete ror‘**d from their sleep by policere- living near the Institution. Ail * -Heaped i ’*t lo?t practically | of their personal effects.

Pianist Expert at Limericks By LIMERICK LARRY IRS. HERBERT ADKINSON. 24 N. Drexel Ave., the winu—_J ner of the SSO award on Limerick No. 9, has proven that a person can be talented along two iines. For years Mrs. Adkinson has been known as one of the best piano and pipe organ accompanists in the city. Now it is revealed that she is also a Limericker of no mean ability. She had been trying on all of the Limericks but it wasn't unltl No. 9 came forth that she hit the nail on the head. No. 9 was a brief novelette of the life history- so far of Eddie, the popular Prince of Wales, who doesn’t need any press agent to get info print. It began: A prince who was never called Ed Tried ta| ride but oft lit on his head. He’s handsome and shy. And, despite a black eye, Then observe the cleverness, SSO worth of cleverness with which Mrs. Adkinson finished It off to read: Many girls would his "bridlepath” tread. Mrs. Adkinson was indignant to think there would be no more "Lost line” Limericks for her to work upon. Wants Them Continued "I think it's too bad you ended them.” she said. "It woGld suit me if you would print them without an> cash award for completing them, as (Turn to Page 3)

Judging by the response in other eases, The Indianapolis Times Santa Claus is sure they will not. To these children, going hungry means not only suffering, but danger to their health, for they have received “warning cards”

A List of Needy Families Will Be Found on Page Three

City Leads in Developing New Vocational System

LEFT TO RIGHT IN THE FOREGROUND—FRED FIiEIJI, ORYAE RUCKLE. HOWARD REED AND EUGENE-SMITH.

I—-INDIANAPOLIS’ rank in the Ilend of vocational educalion advancement in Amerii a is demonstrated by the fact that the factory system. Just being adopted by many schools, has been In operation her® for three years. Under the factory system, boys in manual training perform a single operation In manufacture of a product, instead of making the on-

WALKERS COLLIDE; BATTLE FOLLOWS Nesro Arrested After Cutting Opponent. ; Failure to keep to the right on the side walk this morning while en route to work, caused fine man to bo slated at the city prison charged with assault and battery with -intent to kill and another to be taken to the Deaconess Hospital with a five 1 inch cut on the right hand. Police say Kenner h Burris, ”54 Middle Dr., Woodruff PI., a drug : clerk, told them he was walking east on Washington St., and Charles Ward. 16, colored of 135 Catiierwood St., walking In the opposite direction bumped into him. They exchanged words and Burris said Ward drew a knife, and cut him on the right hand. The men grappled and Ward was on top of Burris when Charles Woods, 1202 Bacon St., and Harry Porter, 254 Dorman St., pulled him off. A crowd gathered. Feeling was growing intense when Ward broke loose and ran. He was pursued by police to the fourth floor of the Indiana Trust Bldg., and arrested. The knife was not found. TWO - DAY POWWOW Republicans-FJect to Be Guests of % Wall) Here. Politics will hold sway the next two days at the Severln, Republican State headquarters when State Representatives, Senators, district chairmen and newly elected State officials will be guests of State Chairman Clyde A. Walb. How-wow opens at 11 a. m. Thursday- when district chairmen meet. State Senators will be guests at a luncheon Thursday noon. State committee will meet Thursday night with a dinner. Friday, Representatives will be g-uests at luncheon arid dinner. Mrs. Vivian T. Wheatcraft, State vice chairman, will be host to State committee women at dinner tonight. MORE POLICE ON DUTY Efforts Made to Combat the ColdWeather Crime WaveExtra police were on duty today in the downtown district, at night as well as day, to combat the coldweather crime wave and guard against invasion of gunmen and bandits driven from Chicago by intensive police efforts there, Acting Police Chief Walter White announced today. "Chicago crooks will head south, and Indianapolis will be the first .stop,” White said. "Stores will be watched and, all suspicious characters jailed oh vagrancy charges.”

INDIANAPOLIS. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10, 1924

about their weight in school. This family is No. 15 in the list published by The Times, and provided by the Christmas Clearing House. An accident to the father, a carpenter, t.ho influenza epidemic, which weakened him further, and a fire which

tire pice®. For instance, in con struction of the footstool? one s?u dent with a jig as a guide S.iws off a number <>f legs, another stu dent bore? hole? in tin* legs, an other assembles th<* frame and another sto:ns It. Each student weaves the top on his own footstool. Before this coarse is started the boys are token through 1* modern planing mill to sec factory pro-

G. O. />. CITY BATTLE NEA RINC, CL IMA X Ralph A, Lemcke Expected to Announce as Candidate for Chairman.

Fight for contm! of th<* lb-pub llcan city organization approach*?) a climax today with the formal an nouncement of Ralph A Lemcke a? candidate for city chairman < xp.-< :*-d in a few hours, according to political loaders. Lemcke was city c hairman iti the Jewett.’city administration. Meetings of ward chairmen arc being held nightly by botli the coalition of the Shank-Armitage and Lcmeke-Jewott faction and the opposing Ooffin-Dodson faction in effort to line up committeemen. The announcement that John Duval. Marion County treasurer

NO AID FOR TEMPLETON Building Inspectors to Busy to Help on Smoko. City building Inspectors will be unable to act as smoke Inspectors this winter duo to heavy amount of building expected to continue until spring. H. F. Templeton, chief smoko inspector, said today. The intent of the smoke ordinance was that Templeton and Fred Beck, assistant inspector, should have aid through the winter when building was light and the smoke problem most serious. Directors of the Indianapolis Federation of Parent-Teacher Associations adopted a resolution favoring employment of more trained smoke inspectors. BIG FIRE AT SULLIVAN Largest Building Burns, With Loss of SIOO,OOO. By United Brett SULLIVAN. Ind., Dec. 10.—Citizens Trust Company building, largest business structure here, burned today, with a loss of SIOO,OOO. Defective flue was blamed. A. B. Cornelius Heads Team A. B. Cornelius is chairman of a layman's gospel team committee to consider plans for a series of evangelistic services in Indianapolis Method- churches T> r . H. A. King, district superintendent, said today. Child's Sight Restored By Timet Special MICHIGAN CITY, Ind., Dec. 10.— Little Lillian Palen, 9, will see her first Christmas this year. Blind since birth, she has had her sight restored through an operation performed by Dr. Joel Whitaker of Indianapolis. Country Club to Elect Indianapolis Country Club will elect directors from 4 to 8 p. m. Thursday at the University Club. Two tickets have candidates in the field.

dest roved his carpenter’s tools, were the three main misfortunes whfleh reduced this family from health and comfort to its present misery. Generous ns Indianapolis has been in its response,

duction. To give student? all around training their Jobs freqm ntly nre shifted. The factory system is used in the eighth grade, after the stu dents have become familiar with tools and woods In tin* sixth and seventh grade-. Delegatee t<■> ’he National Society fur Vocational Education convention her® this week are expect-

would be a cantlMn'o for Republican nomination for mayor brought forth a statement from Georg*- V. Coffin, Marion Fount v Republican ehairn n. that “he'.? not my man.” Coffin said that, while he and Duvall were friend? he fool not seen nor Talked with him for months Duval] said: “If 1 am a candidate I'll not be a- factional candidate but a candidate of the people. The statement that I am anti-Coffin is wrong. ('oftin and 1 are good personal friends and two year? ago in my race for county treasurer Coffin was In a great measure responsible, for my election.” IRVINGTON FIRE PROBED Blaze in Dry Good? Store Causes About $40,000 Damage. Investigation was being made today to determine the origin of a fire that damaged the Irvington Dry Goods Cos., 5454 E. Washington St., Tuesday. Theodore Porttens, former sheriff, owner, said damage would probably reach $40,000. Damage by smoke was suffered by Irvington Odd Fellow lodge rooms on second floor. Defective wiring or overheated stove might have started the bluzc, it is said.

U. S. TO PRESS CLAIMS Government Prepares Reply to British No to on German Debt. By United Preen WASHINGTON. Dec. 10.—The United State? Government today began preparation of a reply to the note Just received from Great Britain protesting against this country’s sharing in German reparations payments. The American reply is expected to refuse to recognize the British objections to payment of American war claims. Jewelry Case Reversed Indiana Appellate Court today reversed action of Marion Superior Court in finding in favor of keo Krause, Jeweler, in a suit by Joseph Frackman Company, wholesale jewelers, to collect value of merchandise worth $3,610. Trading in of $1,500 worth of jewelry for new merchandise was involved. The court ruled against Krauss. Do You Remember — When the iiresent Indiana Trust Cos. building at the point of Washington St. and Virginia Ave. was known as the Vance Block?

there still are many to be cared for. When you find the family you desire to help, communicate with The Times Santa Claus, in person or by telephone, Main 3500. Mention the family you have chosen by number.

ed to show great interest in the development of the system. In the picture Fred Freiji, 13. of 371144$ E. Michigan St., is drilling hole.? in stool legs; Orval Ruckle. 12. of 427 N IVaibjin St.. 1? weaving ,i top; Howard Reed. 13. of 437 Virginia Ave., Is assembling a stool and Eugene Smith, 13, of 19 Eastern Ave.. is using a mitre box to square stool legs. They attend School 3. at 23 N, Rural St.

MOTORIST HURT IN CAS CRASH Castleton Man in Critical Condition. * Homer Justus. 43. of near Castle- ! son. Did., i? in MethodTkt Hospital with a crushed skull niVI other eritical injuries Police say witnesses told them he drove his automobile in front of an in-bound Anderson interurbnn on the Union Traction line at Thirty Eighth At. and Sherman Dr. early today. Paul Laswell, 31, Anderson, Ind., motnrman, who stopped the car in a short distance, was slated. He said he saw the automobile and whistled to' warn the driver. Miss Marguerite liulbert was slightly injured when an automobile driven by her father, George 11 til ■bort, 3344 Broadway, turned over after colliding with a car driven by i >ah F. Driscoll. 614 Carl PI., at Delaware and Michigan Sts. Driscoll was slated. * DAMAGE SUIT FILED Injured Boy’s Parents Seek to Collect s4o,©Ot) From Railroad. Suit for $40,000 for injuries sustained by Carroll Dixon, 5, of 3402 Newton St.., when he was run down by a Pennsylvania freight train Oct. 1, were filed by the boy’s parents today in Circuit Court and Superior Court One. The mother, Mrs, Ada Dixon, asked $35,000 and the father, John IV. IMxon, sfi,oko. The complaints state the child fell on the tracks and his right turn was severed by a box car which was being switched. Charges are made that there was no watchman at the Ta Salle St. crossing, where the accident occurred, and that the airbrakes w r ere not connected.

Reward By United Preen j*p7IIIICAGO, Deo. 10. The j| $6,000 reward offered L_U for clews and evidence which led to the arrest and conviction of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb for murder of Bobby Franks was distributed today as follows: James W. JVlulroy, Chicago newspaper man. and A. H. Goldstein, formerly of Chicago, but now a St. Louis nawspaper reporter, $1,500 each; Tony Minks, Roby, Ind., $850; Paul Kross, $750: Bernard Hunt, $500; John Kaleska, $300; Walter and John Knitter, brothers, S3OO each. Minks found the body, while the others dug up evidence connecting the millionaire youths •dth the crime. ,

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

Many of those who have offered to give a merry Christmas to families in need are making personal investigations. Others are getting together the things needed, as described in The Times, and will take them

COL FORBES’ ATTRITIONS TO MRS. MORTIMER TAKEN TOHHiUIISSSAYS Former President. Asked to Curb Recent Veterans’ Bureau Chief, Star Government Witness Testifies at Fraud Trial. ADMITS HE WAS INDICTED FOR LIQUOR LAW VIOLATION Defense Plans to Call New York Banker to Stand to Check Up on Story Told by- Former Departy ment of Justice Agent. Up t nitrd Pr f ee FEDERAL COURTROOM. CHICAGO, Doc. 10.—The late President Harding was appealed to in an effort to curb Col. Charles R. Forbes’ attention to Mrs. Mortimer, Elias H. Mortimer. her husband, chief Government witness in the ForbesThompson fraud trial, testified today. Mortimer did not relate the result of the appeal which he mentioned voluntarily when asked how often he called at the White House.

’‘Twice,” the witness said. “Once j when Mr. Williams, my wife’s uncle, 1 called on the President and protested (against Colonel Forbes running around with Mrs. Mortimer. They were living together In various big hotels." Mortimer brought this out during i cross-examination by Randolph j Laughiln, attorney for ,T. W. Thompson. Forbes’ co-defendant. I.uighlin, in questioning Mortimer. ; painted a picture of the witness living in the most fashionable and expensive hotel in Washington, riding about the city in a $7,500 automo--1 Rile behind a liveried chauffeur, a ; man on friendly terms with political leaders, and calling Senators. Cabinet members and even the President, by | their first names. It was an attempt jto show Mortimer a "hanger-on,” trying to “pick up easy money.” Mortimer in answer to Laughiln question as to who started the alleged conspiracy to defraud the j Government on hospital contracts | placed the blame on Thompson. Mortimer admitted today that he was indicted by a New York grand Jury for conspiracy to violate the Volstead law, Mortimer admitted he was placed under $5,000 bail, but insisted it was later paid back and the ease never went to trial. Frank A. Vanderllp, former president of the National City Bank, New York, will be called to the stand to testify against, Mortimer, defense attorney announced today. Vanderllp, expected today, is said to have heard part of Mortimer’s story while he was conducting his unofficial investigation of alleged corruption In Washington. He will tell Mortimer’s story as he heard it a year ago and the defense, by comparison, hopes to establish that the special Department of Justice agent has “added to his story” every time he told it. Mortimer, shortly before court closed Tuesday, charged Forbes with claiming: “I can get you what- j ever you ask. I am an intimate friend of Jess Smith: Attorney General Daugherty and I are pals."

•MYSTERY MAN’ IS SEEN Police Puzzled Over Address of Auto Accident Victim. Police today were mystified over the address of Frank Tyner, 60, in a serious condition at the city hospital from injuries received when struck by an auto driven by Donald Westfall. 1902 Holloway Ave., Saturday. Tyner said ho lived at Morristown. Oldest citizen there told Westfall over the telephone a man by that name left there twenty years ago. Tyner wore a cap purchased in California. He admitted he had been there, and that he left Morristown thirty years ago

Forecast PARTLY cloudy tonight and Thursday. Rising temperature. Lowest tonight from 25 to 30.

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out just before or on Christmas. _ In several eases, the donors ore not waiting until Christmas, but. are starting their good work now. Your Christmas will be happier if 3 r on have helped someone else.

BARNARD URGED FOR JUDGESHIP Ralston Asks Appointment to Court Here. By United Preen WASHINGTON, Dec, 10.—Georg® Barnard, Indianapolis attorney, was recommended for appointment as district judge to succeed Judge A. B. : Anderson if the latter Is promoted Ito a circuit Judgeship by Senator | Ralston. Democrat, who called on | President Coolidge today. Barnard Is r Republican and a law partner of Senator Ralston. He was a member of the public service commission under Governor McCray and one of the attorneys, who defended McCray. Senator Watson has recommended Judge Robert C. Baltzeil of Princeton, Ind., to succeed Judge Anderson. President Coolidge has given no Indication who he will appoint. Attorney General Stone still has under consideration the names of six candidates for the position, he said, after an Interview with President Coolidge. Names mentioned were Baltzeil, Homer Eiliott, Everett Sanders. Barnard. Fred CL Gause and William Sparks. Forty Stitches Taken By Time* Special GOSHEN, Ind., Deo. 10.—Forty stitches have been taken to save the hand of Fred Hess, 62, Injured when struck by a Umber at a local factory.

Holding Own Indianapolis bank business for 1924 probably will be as great as It was In 1923, although the official figures of the Indianapolis Clearing House Association will fall below those of the year before. This is due, bank officials said, to the fact that the Fletcher Savings and Trust Company, and Peoples State Bank, withdrew from the clearing house Nov. 1, and their business does not appear In the official totals. Clearing for the first eleven months of 1924, according to clearing house figures amounted to $911,470,497.91. Total clearings in 1923 were $1,058,928,554.65.