Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 189, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 December 1924 — Page 1

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VOLUME 36—NUMBER 189

MISS SHOP-GIRL "Yes, I’ll Buy Early," Said Apprentice Clerk ‘X1644,’ Who Works Six Strenuous Hours in Local Toy Department as Regular Employe. By RUBY WEIL

DOWN through the ages, various persons have been ac- __ claimed. There is the man who never tipped a cheek-girl, the society woman who really wouldn't have her picture in the paper and the man who bought his wife a revolver.

CABINET CUSH THREATENED ON NAVAL AFFAIRS Coolidge Opposes Stand of Secretary Wilbur —May Take Action. By Timex speeinl WASHINGTON. Dec. 17.—Such a vital difference has developed between President Coolidge and Sec retary of the Navy Wilbur over the naval policy that a Cabinet vacancy is looked for unless Wilbur modifies his position President Coolidge has become concerned over big Nary propaganda • emanating from a number of sources. Secretary Wilbur has not resisted the propaganda as the President would have liked. The secretary recently told Congress that the only way to maintain the treaty ratio with reference to submarines, scout cruisers and oilier types not covered bv the naval limitation treaty, “is by a competitive building program which would require us to lay down and construct “hip for ship, submarine for submarine. a fleet equal to that of Great Britain and superior tv that of Japan as five to three." Katin of Four He told the House Naval Affairs Subcorr.rnPtee a lot of things about the supposedly poor condition of the fleet, the had boilers in six of the older battleships actually giving the I’nited States a ratio of four, in stead of five, as contemplated by the 6-5-3 schedule In the naval limitation treaty. On two occasions within a week, the President has indicated to friends his concern and disapproval of extravagant big Navy propaganda which he regards as nothing more than “jingoism" and having no relation to the real problem of adequate defense which he favors. He has twice reiterated the declaration against eompetior. in armaments contained in the annual message This Is the second time within a few months that Wilbur has been the subject of concern at the White House. During the presidential campaign, he was jerked from the stump to prevent delivery of a speech which was regarded as indiscreet An advance copy of it fell into the hands of the Republican national committee and President Coolidge was asked to r-umrnnn Wilbur bar* to Washington Immediately. \rotisps Sympathy Bur there It a good deal of sympathy for Wilbur. He was taken urspen" by "President Cnolidge from the California Supreme Court. Tie Is an Annapolis man and has taken the advise of the admirals at the Navy Department. it is possible that sometime next spring Wilubr will be provided with an attractive judicial appointment which probably would be more to his liking and more suited to his temperament than the Navy portfolio. HOUSE GO EC AHEAO Wilbur Called Before Naval Affairs Committee Again. By t ntird Prefix WASHINGTON. Dec. 17—Con greys will not entirely fall in line with President Coolidge on his policy of discouraging investigations Into the condition of the Navq and comparisons of it strength with navies of other world powers. Evidence of this was given today when the House naval affairs committee went ahead with its prearranged plan to question Secretary Wilbur as to whose fault It is. If anyone’s. that the Navy Is below par.

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I Exalt whom you will, but my hat I goes off to just one —that humble, j hard-working, important cog in the i modern wheel of humanity, the shopj girl. Having been a shop girl in the j Christmas crowds in the toy depart moot at L. S. Ayres & Cos., I know he.- troubles. But. having abandoned the job after about six hours of strenuous experience. I cannot be accused of self-praise. • • • j “May T help you, please?” Sly face felt like a Cheshire cat | frozen that way. Had I been smil | ing pleasantly, mechanically, all my j life? I had visions of myself grinIning into the face of the doctor, and hearing him murmur something j about a "baby doll." “ for a girl 3 years old. It | must have eyes that close, and must | say ‘mama." ” I Back to earth—and my customer, murmuring about a “baby doll"—I came. ; She was well-dressed. I showed | her every kind of doll imaginable. I smiled my -wfetest. 1 pointed out the virtues of each exhibit. | She was pleasant, but rather in I definite. While other customers waited, she looked over what seem* I • to me to be a goodly portion of the stock. At last she turned away. “I was .lust looking.” slk “aid isweetlv. as she moved on And I smiled. "Now Virginia do you think your i little brother would like this horn j better than that one?” For ten minutes the woman ar ; guod. more w ith herself than with ! her small daughter, while she tried to decide whether to spend f.O cents ;.>r *5.7. on the toy With proportionlate speed she bought a 10-c- nt horn, ?a 45-cent game and a 2.7 . ent ball. The whole transaction took more than half an hour. But 1 smiled as I made out the ; ticket. It was part of the ‘'game '’ • • • Christmas “hoppers in Toy land are good-natured. "Doesn't do any good to lose your j patience." one man. the hero of my ■lay as A “hop girl s iid, as lie wait'd for a C. O. D. cheek to he returned ; for the velocipede he had bought. And—' < h. well mistakes do happen " —this model man sai 1 when j the ticket had to be sent hack be i cause of an omission I always “hall be thankful he was tr.y customer when I made rny one error in making out a slip. Warren T McCray has nothing on me now. 1 have a number, too ft's |“Xlfi44” —but no striped suits go i with It. ; I go? it after I had a lesson jn 'the grntlo art of making out sales tickets, from Mrs. Montrey Pernj field, assistant in the training de- ■ partmenf. There were three other i pupils—one girl and two boys. * • • ( It was time for me to "ring out.” I had worked for hours I had walked what seemed like milet. ’through the department. 1 had talked much and had sold—well no great amount. I was on speaking i terms with every doll in the place. ! and had learned how to play a toy : saxophone. 1 knew what Santy was going to bring many children My feet wme tired. Mv brain was benumbed. My nos*? was shiny. My hands were begrimed. My body i ached My eai“ rang with the sound i of. "May I help you. please?" But I smiled. It was instinct to smile, by that time. | Next year. In deference to my colleagues of one day. I “hall do my | Christmas shopping early-— maybe. FIRE FROCKS OFF WASHINGTON ST. Chief Orders Drivers to Avoid Congested Artery. Orders to all lire truck drivers to avoid Washington St. In the business district on fire runs, unless j the blaze Is there or other ways are | blocked, were issued by < hies John J O’Brien today. I This followed the injury of twoj women and smashing of three an i tomobiles near Illinois and Wash- ! Ington Sts. Tuesday when a truck ! from Statfon 13 skidded. ; “Until this month we had total 'damage to equipment of only S4OO this year.” said O’Brien. “Tills mopth alone will run over $2,0*40.” O'Brien said that competent testimony Indicated J. 11. Miller, driver of the truck in the crash Tuesday, was not speeding, but he would put : the case before the board. Do You Remember — When George Knox owned the Bates House barber shop and which was the first institution in Indianapolis to install mechanically operated fans ?

FEDERAL REPORT SHOWS INCREASED 0. S. DEATH RAIE Influenza and Pneumonia Blamed in Announcement Made by Department of Commerce. HEART DISEASES LEAD Accidents Claimed 74,131 Lives in 1923 Fewer • TANARUS, B. Fatalities, By I nitrd Perfix WASHINGTON. Dec. 17.—Influenza and pneumonia were mainly j responsible for tlie* increased death Irate in 1923. which amounted to 'fifty more persons per 100,000 popuI lation in the death registration area than the previous year, the Depart ) merit of Commerce announced toj day. Influenza deaths leaped from 31.4 •n 44.7 per 1 OO.rtOn and pneumonia ; deaths increased from 102 to 109 j per 100,000. Many Increases Increases also were registered by ! measles. cerebral hemorrhages. I whoopingeough, cancer, automobile j accidents, nephritis and accidental falls. Death rate decreases occurred In (tuberculosis, diphtheria, malaria and typhoid fever. H* art diseases led all diseases w ith ’70."33 .baths in thirty-eight States, fourteen cities and the District of Columbia comprising death regls . tration area. Pneumonia Second Pneumonia was next with 10,5,t550, tuberculosis came third with 90.732. (■•rehral hemorrhages with 87.707, nephritis with i ? 7.37? and cancer with '0,7,7 1 were close together, t'ongeni al malformations an-i diseases - ? early infancy claimed 70.030 | Accidental deaths in 1923 numbered 74.131. of which automobile ■accidents caused 11,411. Automobiles j killed only 1.000 tn 1922. POLICE TO WATCH FOR HOTEL BOOZE Men to Be Assigned to Downtown Hostelries. Spe.aliv chosen men front the i and detective divisions will he ! .!“-;gtied t" downtown hotels to watch for Christmas liquor. Police ii kief He rman I-' Rikhoff announced j today as a further effort toward j making the holiday ; dry In Indi- | amipolis. The men will go to the hotels two : l;n s before Chris! mas and remain through New Years. Bell boys and j suspicious guests will lie watched, i be said Si ops were take,, upon the recent seizure by* police of 11*1 gallons of liquoi indu-ating that, despite the i ontiscanon of thousands of gallons lof alcohol by K.-deral authorities in lie northern part f State liquor was still asily obtainable here. NOW WHO'LL HOLD IT? Date arid < oniplexfon of Bridge Dedication Changed. lust who is - going to hold the dedication ceremony for the new Delaware St. bridge ov"r Fall Creek anl when became doubtful today. Fall Creek Civic Association announced several days ago that citizens and city (officials would celebrate Chris, mas afternoon. County officials were invited to Join. But the county built the bridge. County officials said that while they were not "sore.” they wondered why they were not the chief figures in the celebration. Today civic club representatives called on county officials to talk it over. Result, celebration set for Dec. 31 at 2 p. m., and city officials were Invited. PRISONS NOW REFORM Warden Fogarty Speaks at Hi wants Club Luncheon. . Prisons no longer a.re places of punishment, but of reformation, Ed- | ward J. Fogarty, warden of the Indiana State Prison, told the Klwanis Club today at the luncheon at the Clay pool. “We should have training in the prisons that will improve men,” he stated. L

University of Wisconsin Dean Wants Cake-Eater Put on Diet

Ry T nited Presi r —IADISON, Wis., Deo. 17. jjVAj The cake-eater at the Uni*l veralty of Wisconsin is going to be put on a diet. The tea dancer is going to-be hobbled and fussing in general deflated. Deploring the fact that the Univerritv na a renv* 't : n r>s the

INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17, 1924

* Santa Claus in Charge of Parcel Post Station as Many Tons of Christmas Mail Pour Into City

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LEFT TO RIGHT—E. W. BOYER. 402 S BE TILER AVK.: O. O. ALLEK, 400*5 BYRAM AYE. 1.. K. FINE llOl'T, 1429 WOODLAWN AVK.; A. W. ADAMS. 1942 COLLEGE A YE. f. E S< ’A TTE R FIELD, 331 E. north st.. and a. o. simms. scperintendent of city distribution, behind one ok MANY TRUCKS LOADED WITH CHRISTMAS PARCELS.

I "/A "I ANT A CLAPS has taken Ii I ‘ harge of Uncle S un's parI I cel post station at Illinois ; and South Sts. The Christmas schedule was put in force today, Albert II Steele, superintendent, said. Hundreds of tons of Christmas packages, inbound, are being received at the station daily, and scores of parcel yiost clerks, work coil WAVE ONLY DELAYED, WEATHER BUREAU EXPLAINS Temperature Fall to 15 or 20 Degrees Predicted for Tonight. j *5 a m . 42 10 a. in 3' 7 a. ni . . 4 1 11 a m 3S 8 a. tri . . 38 12 (noon* ... 33 9 tt. ng 39 "We'll stand by our guns and take oil" medicine,” said J li. Armlngton, Government meteorologist, today in ! explaining why one of the warmest ; nights on record occurred Tuesday I In the face 'if a prediction of a cold wave that would send the tern- . jteratures down !< the lowest mark for the season The cold wave was delayed, Armlngton stated, and temperatures will fall rapidly today. lit pro dlcte i tlie mercury would go down to between 15 and to degrees tonight, bringing snow. Temperatures were falling. At noon the thermometer registered 3k, a drop of four degrees i since 6 a. m. The thermometer at midnight on j Tuesday was *54, Just four degrees j from the record of 68 for fids time of the year, established in 1889; and Indianapolis sweltered as a result Preparations were made for the pre dieted cold wave. Theater crowds went downtown in heavy overcoats. Housewives dug out. blankets and win,lows were raised cautiously Armlngton explained that a low ! pressure trough existed Tuesday 1 from the Western lakes region to i Texas Back of it was the cold ! wave. Instead of a concerted move, I only the north end of the cold wave moved East. With high temperatures on the eastern side, weather in this section consequently was little changed. Zero temperatures were reported today in northern Kansas. KANSAS, MO., HIT < oldest Weather of Year Reported With Sl?** Storms. Bv I nil'll /’res* KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec. 17. The coldest weather of the winter so far had this section in Its grip today. Near zero temperatures were reported from Kansas and western Missouri. Sleet accompanied the storm which struck Kansas City Tuesday afternoon, sending the mer eury down to 10 above zero shortly after midnight. Snow and colder was today's fora cast. Trains from the West were reported several hours late. 20 TO 40 BELOW ZERO North Dakota, M '■>,m In Grip o' Icy By t nited Prm>> CHICAGO, Dec. 17. —The subzero weather of the Northwest is slowly working Us way east and south and should strike as far ,east as Ohio today, the weather bureau here stated. It is from 20 to 40 degrees below zero in North Dakota, Montana and the Canadian provinces, according to reports. Sharp drops in temperatures were reported throughout the Middle West.

"big ten champion in fussing,” Dean of Men Scott 11. Goodnight, declared today h 6 is seeking cooperation of the students .themselves and their organizations In cutting down the number of dances and parties they give. Students generally admit the dean is right in his statement that

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A LIST OF NEEDY FVMII.IES \\ II I. in; FOUND ON I’ \GE 3. ■ 1K you were accustomed to T I being <dd and hungry—- , | if you had no way to buy the milk the school nurso said | you needed if you had been told Santa 1 Claus wouldn't visit your house — Wouldn't you think it the most wonderful tiling <>n earth when you woke up Christmas morning and found Santa Glaus had been there and had l<ft, not only toys, but <i Ghristnms dinner such as you never had dreamed of. clothing to keep you warm ail whiter, and ft promise of miik every day to make you strong? Many boys and g'rls In fn- ,! ana polls are going to kjnow that sensation, because of the klndners of Indianapolis Times readers. When the Times Santa Glaus, cooperating with the Christinas Clearing House, made his first annual appeal for help this year, he exported Indianapolis to open its heart, but he did not reallzu how big that heart waa. Even with tdl that assistance, however. Santa finds he will not he able to fill all the needs. Only today he heard "fa man who has tuberculosis and so Is able only to pass out handbills, a < that keeps (Turn to l’age 11) STRESEMANN IS OFFERED POSI Ebert Asks Former Foreign Minister to Be Premier, By ( AHI* D GROAT. f Mr*fi f*re*H Staff 1 'orrrsjponfl‘'nt BERLIN. Dec, 17.—President El-i i today naked Dr. Sfresemann. leader of the National party and 1 foreign minister In the Marx cabinet to attempt formation of anew j ministry. Ktresemann, who recently went, to | a sanitarium when the German cab! {net situation because involved, will - give his answer this evening. Although the Nationalists are the second strongest party in the new Reichstag as a result of the election ten days ago, they represent, the | right wing of Parliament and do not have the sympathy of the parties of the moderate group. Stresemnnn knows it is doubtful if he can form a cabinet that will resist opposition and has not been over-anxious, to undertake the task. POSTAL VOTE DELAYED Republicans \tm to Trevcni Senate " Action Until Rrtirs*. By I tilt' and Pre** WASHINGTON. Dec 17.—President Coolidge took a hand in the 'egisla.tive quandary in Congress tovy and as a result it has been ored that every effort be made to’ , _.,vent a vote on the postal salaries hill in the Senate before the Christmas recess. Senator Curtis. Republican floor leader, after a conference at the White House announced: “There will be rio vote upon the President's veto of the postal pay bill before we adjourn on Saturday If we can prevent it.”

the dance craze has been carried to excess here. Many of the men blame co-ed ideals for the intense interest, in social affairs. Three thousand of the 7,600 students are girls, the men say, and most of'•them—at least those who “date” —rate a

ing the big mail trucks for Indianapolis delivery. A. O. Simms, superintendent of city distribution, declared the Christmas delivery was starting with a rush, and his force is rapidly being organized to handle a record-breaking tonnage. Mail is being moved without congestion. FIRE CHIEF RAPS SUGGESTION SIOP SIGNS BE OBEYED Trucks Will Slow Down for' Silent Cops, O'Brien Re- j plies to Club, To the suggestion of the Hoosier j Motor Club today that it would be ! better for tire apparatus to halt - when silent police "stop" signs flash thttn to crash into a motorist driving with the "go" sign. Fire Chief John J. O'Brien replied: “Would the Hub have us wait a half minute or so at a crossing while, perhaps, somebody's children are screaming in the upper floor of burring home. Just because Joy ] riders don't pay enough attention to {the sirens on tlr trucks?" files Vc< ident Todd Ktoops, secretary-manager of the chib, announced that direc- ; tors have given much thought to i the problem, brought to light when a fire truck, running against a “stop" ■ sign crashed into a motorist who had !'h "go" sign .it Meridian and Kix- ! teentli Sts “Motoriata should draw to the iiirh and atop when emergency signals are heard." said Stoops. "During winter 9o per cent of automobiles are closed or carry curtains making It difficulty to see and hear fire apparatus. “Drivers, consequently, depend up ! j on traffic signals Disaster Feared “Under such conditions It would’ seem humane for a)! titiffic to stop ; with the 'stop' sign Some dis- , aster will occur unless .-iff traffic { stop.s or Is under control." O’Brien said he had ordered all fire truck drivers to check speed so ; they may stop Instantly when they | approach a street against a “stop" sign. The> are not to stop, but he I ready to halt If “aon-ie darn fool joy | rider flashes in front of them." said O'Brien. FIVE-YEAR TERM IS GIVEN: Kx-Cily Employe Uomieted of Crime j Against Cdrls. James Baettie. 40. former city employe, today was sentenced to live to twenty-one years in the Indiana State Prison by Criminal Judge James A. Collins on conviction of j statutory offense involving four 13year 1 old girls.

neatly filled tuxedo above a football letter or a scholarship honor. And some of the girls agree. “The mothers regard the university as a good matrimonial bureau. and accordingly thqy send their daugnters here,” said another. a leader of the "intellectuals.”

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

Sheriff, Called Before Federal Jurist, Says Lock-Up Is Overcrowded, but Denies Food Is Poor in Quality —Eats It Himself. TWO CONFER UPON MEANS OF LESSENING BAD CONGESTION Defendant States Colored Men, Sleep Three in One Bed Under One Blanket, Some on Floor—Removal of U. S. Men Suggested. When Charles Moore, colored, Evansville, Ind., complained today that three men were compelled to sleep in one cot under one blanket and that food is poor at the Marion eountv jail today. .Judge A B. Anderson summoned Sheriff George Snider to explain. A similar inquiry by Anderson several years ago resulted in sensational disclosures of rotton conditions at the jail.

Sniffer, hnvvi-vcr. cxplaincl to the Juflge's snii.-sfactinn anff a movement 'to eliminate overcrowding at the lit appeared likely to be the out- > come. Moore and four other colored men of Evansville told the judge In pleading gui)t\ to liquor violations that Evansville policemen bought, sold and drank liquor on their beats. Straw Ticks on Floor Moore, in pleading guilty, asked the judge for permission to describe ! conditions at the jail. He said col- | '>red men sometimes are compelled to sleep on straw ticks on the floor. Snider admitted to the judge that tlie jail is overcrowded, pointing out if was built to hold 150 prisoners and now houses 24'L He said he kept colored persons separate from white and the quarters for colored are unusually small. Snider denied food is poor, assert ing Sie and his deputies ate the same fare in a table in a corridor. The sheriff suggested the only way out is anew jail wing. Suggests I’enal Farm Anderson suggested that District Attorney Homer Elliott ask the Department of Justice at Washington 1f there is not some other place Federal prisoners could b" sent. He thought the Indiana State Farm might be a possible outlet. “Tlie new state reformatory at l’endleton Is so gorgeous and the county jail so poor, it looks iike someone ought to be able to strike a happt medium.' said Anderson. The fl\ defendants were arrested in the clean-tip at Evansville more than two months ago Tiny have beer? in jail since. Anderson assessed these penalties: Moore, ninety days in jail. -Tames Davis, ninety days; Will White, ninety days: Waller Huston, ninety days, and Sherman Dawson. $.700 fine and six months. NAMING BROTHER IS PROTESTED Branch to Look Into Ft, Wayne Appointment, Governor Emmett F. Branch today said he was taking steps to acquaint himself with circumstances surrounding the resignation of Dr. Byron E. Biggs. Tor two years su j perintendent of the School for Feeble Minded Youth at Ft. Yayne. and the appointment of James Jackson, brother of Governor-elect Ed Jackson to succeed him. A storm of protest, it Is said, Is developing in Ft. Wayne over ap poi'itmont of Jackson, who used to be manager of the school's truck] farm. Dr. Biggs said he resigned because the trustees bad informed him he would be “lot out In favor of the Governor-elect's brother if lie did not. The Allen County Medical Association Tuesday night adopted resolutions protesting the resignation of Dr. Biggs. Parent-Teacher clubs also in the county are expected to protest the resignation.

Dean Goodnight himself declined to go into reasons for the growing popularity of parlor sports. "The tea dinner, the cake-eater and the drinker are the perennial problems of a university,” he said. “They are always with us. “One problem suddenly becomes more pressing than the others ajxd

Forecast UNSETTLED with probably snow tonight or Thursday, Much colder tonight with lowest temperatures 15 to 20.

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Ouch Py Times Special MARION. Ind.. Dec. 17. Hubert Thompson, taxi driver, he’ i out his hand, signaling he was making a turn. An interurban struck it. breaking his hand in two places.

WIPERS' BODY LIES IN STATE iThousands in New York Pay ; Tribute to Labor Chief, { By T'nited Prrst NEW YORK. Dec. 17.—Body of Samuel Gompers, veteran labor leader lay in state at the Elks Club h- re today while thousands of admirers from New York anl other : cities filed by to pay their last tribj ute. I The funeral train arrived hers : from Washington at 7:30 a. m. and the body was immediately carried to the club, where it will remain until S a. m. Thursday. Members of the Elks, Masons and other fraternal orders will serve as guards of j honor. Mrs. Gontpers and members of the | family arrived with the funeral train. 1 Interment will be Thursday at. ] Sleepy Hollow cemetery at TarryI town. FAMILY GETS ESTATE Belmoni Will Divide® (420.000,000 Fortune—No Public. Bequests. By I'nitrd Pres* NEW YORK. Dec. 17.—August Belmont, financier, turfman and 1 subway builder, disposed of his fortune of approximately $20,000,000 to I his wife, children ami their' issuft, (Without any public bequeaths. Mrs. Belmont, formerly Eleanor j Robson, an actress, will receive all itho personal property acquired by I her husband since their marriage and a trust fund of $700,000 has ; i >e ,, n aside for her support, ac- | cording to terms of his will. She also receives the Belmont ra^ a j horses. \ BANDITS HOLD UP STORE J Sie/e $52,500 In Tvoot YYbil Crowds Hurry Bjy, | By United Prefix > CHICAGO, Dec 17. y,Title hanidreds of persons streamAq bv, four | bandits today looted rhe jewelry store and pawn shop o*f David Swesnik, escaping with £-,60,000 in jewelry and $2,600 In. /hash. Covering Harry /Swesnik. brother of the proprietor,/ and three employes with revolvers tne bandit® leisurely stowetj* away their loot, As they were', about to leave a detective entered. They backed him into an ant/room, took away hiai gun and aclvised him ‘not to commit suicide, by making a rnova.”

we go to work on it. Right now we are trying to check the excessive canning. “I haven't suddenly become puritanical about it, but I believe this dance ci&ze has been carried too far. A. n*an can’t do all this V_nd then ke,p up his work an l * engage to university aottvitkuik)*