Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 189, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 December 1924 — Page 2

2

LAST RITES ARE SET FOR VETERAN MONON OFFICIAL Service:- for F, B. Humston to Be Held at 2:30 p, m. Thursday, Funeral services for Frank Beeler Humston, 60, veteran railroad official. known as "the father of the boulevard station” of the Monon Kail road, will be held at the residence, 3013 College Are., Thursday at 2:30 p. m Friends may view the body at the residence Thursday morning. Burikl will be In Crown Hill cemetery. Daughter Very 111 Mr. Humston died at the ?>Tthodist Hospital at 8:30 p. m. Tuesday. Hl3 last words were an inquiry about the condition of bis only daughter, Mrs. Walter B. Lynch, who lay critically ill in a room above him. Mews of her father's death is being kept from Mrs. I.ynrh, hecaupe physicians fear the shock would make her recovery doubtful. Mr. Humston, born at New Albany. 1864, entered Monon service at Ijouisville. Ky„ when a boy. At ihe time of his death he was division passenger agent. He wag a past president of the Indianapolis Traffic Club, member of Murat Temple Khriners. Scottish Rite, F. and A. M. of Monon. Tnd.. and the Broadway M. E. Church. Engaged in Fnlitlc* Leaving railroad service for a time, Mr, Humston advanced in political circles until he became a director of United States Census Bureau. He was an assistant to the ad.iutart general of Indiana at one time. He is survived by the daughter, the widow, Mrs. Minnie Humston; two sisters. Mrs. Charles X. Lindley, yalem. Ind . and Mrs. W. H. Stuckey, Bedford. Ind . and one brother. J. L. Humston of Middletown, Ohio. The Scottish Rite will have charge of the funeral. Dr. John McFall will deliver the sermon. Memorial services for Mr. Humston will be held Thnrsdav noon by the Indianapolis Traffic Club. Albert Stump will deliver the memorial address. CITY HALLJAIL LIT UP* Council's Order Results in General Illumination of Building. The city hall has become the “Great White Way.” Scores of brilliant lights now II luminate the darkened comers as result of an edict by the council. When the council met recently and city fathers ha-1 difficulty reading ordinances in the council chamber a resolution calling on the board of works to provide “decent lighting” was unanimously adopted. But the board went the council one better by having lights put In ail fixtures in the building and ordering them lighted during the day. Hearing on Smith Bequests Samuel Montgomery, county inheritance tax appraiser, today held a preliminary hearing for 298 Indiana legatees undrn- the will of the late Delavan Smith, publisher of The Indianapolis News. Hearing was to determine amounts upon which the beneficiaries must Pay taxes.

WALK- OVER’S FAMOUS

W SALE TUI TO QIP% A V DURING SALE—Doors Open at ETO A V 1 UUIXOJA I 7:30 A. M . and Close at 6 P. M. F l

Kuy Several Pairs

Hundreds of high-grade HOUSE SLIPPERS, nothing but the best, at SALE PRICES greatly under regular prier.

At Rest

FRANK B. HUMSTON ARSON CHARGE FILED Alleged Attempt Made to hire Mars Hill Home. William Reynolds, 4fi, Mars Hill, is in city prison today charged with an attempt to set fire to his home, on which be bad f 1.000 Insurance. • He li ft an electric iron setting on a ! plank in the basement, according to j Charles Hoover, assistant State fire ! marshal, who made the arrest. 1 Damage was slight, i The iron had burned nearly two inches into the board when disI covered by Reynolds’ 11-year-old daughter when she returned from 1 school, Tuesday. Neighbors called i authorities The iron never had i been used in the basement. Hoover ! said he learned. Charge was denied io n behalf of Reynolds. THIRD TIME IS CHARM Peeping Tom Escapes After Being Captured Thrice. A colored "peeping Tom" was free i todav because Thomas Trusler. 611 X. Illinois St., Apartment 1, didn't i shoot to kill. Trusler said he caught the man spying on his wife through a window and at the point of a revolver brought him back to th house where he told his wife to call the police. The man fled. Trusler firM and he stopped. Trusler brought | him back, striking hiirt over the | head with the gun. The man fled a : third time when near the houße and | did not stop when Trusler fired. | Police were unable to find him. THREE PERSONS MISSING Police Asked to Search for Iwo Boys and One Girl. Polh* searched for three missing ! persons today. Byron Vernon. 16. of 741 X. New Jersey St., is missing, according to his parents. When he left’ home Friday he wore a light cap, brown overcoat, blue trousers and purple sw-eater with white collar and cuffs. Mary Herndon, 16. is missing from her home at 34 Sycamore St. Site has run away several times, police said. Police watched recruiting office-: for James R. Lyons. 20. of L> uisvilje. Ky. He is wanted ham*- on account of serious illness, a wire to police read.

Instead of waiting until after Uhristmas to hold mir End of Month Sale wo are going to hold it before. Every one ean better take advantage of the priee reductions. WALK-OVERS make fine Christmas presents. WALK-OVERS sell regularly at $7, sß.oo, $lO. We offer 1.78)1 pairs from regular stock at only $5 the pair. ( lttlA(-€)Veg t SHOE STORE 28 N. Pennsylvania St.

NEW BUSSES TO RUN Company M ill Operate Coaches on East, Side. William M. Golden, colored. 2323 ! Sheldon St., manager of Your Bus Company, today announced his company will start operating two busses in the eastern part of the city sometime this week. Busses, he said, have been purchased from a Lafayette (Tnd.) firm and will accommodate eighteen persons. Terminal will be at Market and Delaware Sts., ho said. The line will run northeast. to Thirty-Fourth St. and Sherman Dr. EX-GOLF CHAMP -DISMISSES SUIT I Charge Wife's Love Is Stolen Dropped, A suit asking $100,(90 damages for alienation of affections of his ; wife was dismissed today by the j plaintiff. William H. Reed, 38, of ; 1602 Spann Ave., city golf champion in 1322. The suit, which was i set for a jury trial in Superior ■ Court One this week, was dismissed. after agreement with the I defendant, Edward W. Zaiser, 44. of j 2343 College Ave., president of the ! ! American Finance Company. Settlement was not revealed, in the complaint Reed filed Aug. 18, 1923. he charged Zaiser broke up , his home by ardently wooing Mrs. | Mary L. Reed, persuading her to : obtain a divorce on the grounds she was a "golf widow.” The divorce was obtained May 10, 1922, and ‘ Zaiser and Mrs. Reed were married j June 7. going on a honeymoon to the Bermudas. It was. Zaiser's fourth honeymoon, according to i Reed's complaint. Rood charged Zaiser paid for th ' divorce, kept his wife in an apart- | mant and sent her to Butler Univer- | sity in 1923. MUNCIE MAN RELEASED Freed in Investigation of Burning of Stephenson's Yacht. j Ry T 'tiitrd PrmK i TOLEDO. Ohio, Dec. 16 —John H Brady, Munch*. Ind,. today was released by police after satisfying th“m he had nothing to do with the ! burning of Reomar 11, $125,nn0 yacht | i belonging to I>. C*. Stephenson of! i Indianapolis. Brady slid that be bad been of. j I fared flO.O'b' to burn the yacht by! an enemy of Stephenson, but h had ! refused Tie enemy was JJild to I,e Ia member of an Indiana secret organization of which Stephenson was a member. REALTORS HEAR BANKER Sees Prosperity MiPad if Prices \re Stabilized. Evans Woollen, president Fletcher Savings and Trust Company, said "there ~eem so be present many. ■ though not all of 'he conditb 'that go toward making the basis; ; for an ■ a of prosperity," today lat Indianapolis Real Estate Board j luncheon at Chamber of Commerce. ! "The main difficulty is the lack i of equilibrium in the prices of com I modifies." he said.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

NATIONAL SEARCH ON FOR HUSBAND IN WIFE MUM Jealousy Seen as Motive for Fatal of Woman, Jealousy was seen today as the motive for the slaying of Mrs. Fernie Fa* Dorsey, 25, who was shot and instantly killed by her husband, John Dorsey, 39, United States Army clerk of Vincennes, Ind., at the home of her mother, Mrs. Nora Eaglefeather, 2314 Kenwood Ave., Tuesday. Dorsey fled end a ' nation-wide search is being made for him. Mrs. Eaglefeather, the only witness, told police Mrs. Dorsey came home Tuesday shortly before 3 p. m. from Punde's Lunchenette, 37 E. Ohio Ft., where she was a waitress. Mrs. Eaglefeather said she asked her what she was doing home. Wanted Marriage Annulled "Jack is here and he wants to gft our marriage license so that he may have our marriage annulled," Mrs. Dorsey replied. Mrs. Eaglefeather then said her daughter walked into the front room. Dorsey followed her. "Look here. Fertile.” Dorsey said, according to Mrs. Eiglesfeather. As Mrs. Dorsey turned and faced her husband, Mrs. Eaglesfeather said lie pointed a small revolver at her and fired twice. One of the shots entered the heart and the oth er In her head. Mother Threatened Brandishing the weapon at Mrs Eaglefeather, who jumped behind a door, Dorsey walked from tho house and then east on Twenty Third Ft. Mrs. Eaglefeather said her daush ter married Dorsey six years ego and the couple had been living in Vincennes, Tnd.. up until th time of the separattion, Nov. 2'-'. Mrs. Dorsey is survived by her parents, three sinters, Mr- Alma Svversten. Miss Emebite Pulliam and Miss Florence Pulliam, and two brothers. H.-ciy and Vim Pulliam. Funeral arrangements have not been made. JUNIOR CLUB EXPANDS Civic Organization Signs Up Ten New Members. Platts for conducting a. member ship drive were formulated Tuesday night at a meeting of the Junior Civic Club at the Shelby Fh branch library. Fhelhy and Bradbury Sr.Frank PllbertJ. president, announced the following tie"- members ad mitted: W’ilford Schvv >rtz. William Shea, James Cole. Ks>yd Fu-Meth. Floyd Morgan, Frank Gaalina. Franklin Cain. Ralph Adame. Charles Mahan and .Maurice Hale. Jarfn-s Cole, 2195 New St . w.,s named new vice preddent to succeed William Riley, who r> Urn I. School Dedicated /tv Ti'wf* Sprrlnt SOUTH BEND. Ind. Dor 17 Dr H. N Sherwood, Strr- superin ton,lent of public instruction, w - the chhf sneaker at the dedication i of the row,Lincoln School h- re Tv j day night.

Step in and Se Fitted

Special attention to fitting as is usual in, our stores. We suggest shopping early as our store will be very busy.

SEVEN DRIVERS NABBED Charged With Speeding Despite Slippery Streets. Seven alleged speeders w'ero slated at the city prison Tuesday night dospite slippery streets. They are: Patrick King, 27, of 2159 Winter Ave.; Charles W hite, "24, of 10 S. West St.: Eltner Long, 32, of 2201 Bellefontaine St.; Otto E. Baird, 54, of 120 I#Clede St.; Earl L. Lawhead, 33, of 3926 Rockville Rd.; Joe Little. Ph of 2026 Woodlawn Ave.; Everett Royer, 20, of 4 40W w r . Washington St. William McCarthy. 62, of 2133 Ringgold St., is charged with driving while intoxicated and Horace Jackson. 25, of 2902 Central Ave., with failure to stop after an accident and assault and battery. KNUGKS AT DOOR, FLASHES PISTOL Miss Mae Roe Says Mari Entered Home, Police today were searching for a w ell-dressed man who knocked at the door of the home of Miss Mae Roe, 619 E. Miami St., Tuesday, poked a gun at her when she opened the door and stepped inside. The man tied, she said, when she screamed. She described him. Mack Farrell, 2605 Bellefontaine St., was suffering from a blow- on t tie* head received Tuesday night when he was slugged by a bandit near Twenty-Seventh St. and Cornell Ave . and robbed of 133. Two colored men tied with $1 80 in merchandise from the grocery of Aaron If. Jhviics, 1502 E. Seventeenth St , when he left the room. A man knocked tit the door of the borne of R. <’. Clark, 6122 Carrolll inn Ave.. Monday and ran when Mrs 1 iark answered. Tuesday he was seen near the house again. Police were notified. PEACE MEET INDORSED ft Pastors Join Association in Bringing I>r. Hamilton Holt Here. Jtidiar polls Minis’erial Assoc) Ron. in a resolution, has pledged ' - to the Leagut of Natio hen Partisan Association hi bring :'o: Dr. Hamilton Holt, former editor 1 '•f ’he Independent, to sp> ik Jan. ’ hoi:.. Tabernacle Th*- meeting i- In the inter, -t of it t, : national peace Short Wright Alleged < - V WojghN and Measure* It ' J Scott and Richardson today i,rr, st,d William M- Knmey. 64, ~f ■!’’ E St. (Tali- St., proprietor of M.-ti-.n Fuel Company. MO K S’ 1 .nr St . on charge of short <K--, 1 ~ / - •nl !' >r the Heal Silk Ho>i. ry Milks vcs 200 pounds short. .McKam-o ''•■tib-d intent to defraud

For Mother’s Christmas ANEW GAS RANGE

S3

T.'.. 1 .;. f . - Tgqr^m^laßtem^i I ■ ■■ f mmm I I I 101 l M

A Small Payment Down Ig? will place one of these beautiful ranges in your home all ready to use if gas is in the house. The balance may be spread over a period of twelve months. One Full Year To Pay There is nothing that will please your mother more than a brand new, snow-white enameled gas range. It will reduce her kitchen work and make cooking a H pleasure rather than an effort. Order your range now and delivery will be held until next week if desired. I Citizens Gas Company —Majestic Building—--49 S. Penn. St. Main 2571

MISHAPS CAUSED BY WET STREETS Misty Windshields Result in Auto Accidents, Rain and mist on windshields and streets caused accidents Tuesday night, police reports showed today. Harry Lindeman Jr., 21, of 340 Eastern Ave., told police mist covered his windshield and he did not . see Mose Higgins, 38. of 2300 X. Oxford St., member of the Indianapolis Water Company gang, whom lie i j struck at Washington St., and Hendricks PI. Lindeman was charged with assault and battery. | Higgins was taken to city hospital ! with a skull concussion and body ! bruises. j Police said when they find the driver of an auto thought to belong |to William Rentier of tho Holt h - e j and Storage Company, they will j charge him with assault and battery. Officers said an auto struck | Miss Mae Sands. 530 X. Alabama St. at Delaware St and Ft. Wayne Ave., injuring her left leg. The driver took her home in his auto and said ills name was Rentier. Marion Duzan. 22, of 1042 High St., was charged with assault and .battery. His auto skidded on the 1 wet pavement, police said, when he

sFe far ft©r Colds, Wm Grip, \|§ lnflu=^gm enza and as a 4CSk Preventive '/jjjSBL # Laxative §Broms \ \ Quinine / Hk tablets Jp The First and Original Cold and Grip Tablet A Safe and Proven Remedy The box boars this signature (q. Price 30c.

‘HI-BINDERS’ HAVE DAY Will Direct Traffic Club Luncheon Thursday at Severin. The “Hi-Binders” will have charge charge of the weekly luncheon of the Indianapolis Traffic Club at the Severn! Thursday noon, S. C. Farrington, secretary, announced. Members attended the Lions Club luncheon at the Lincoln today. tried to stop and avoid striking Martin Bloomfield. 48, of 1018 Elm St. Rear of the auto struck Bloomfield, injuring him about the body. Accident occurred at Alabama St. and Virginia Ave. WORKER BURIED ALIVE ! Freed When Companions Dig Him Out—Cheek Cut. f.ee X. Andrews. 25. of 5867 Central Ave.. was alive today due to the efforts of five fellow workmen, who freed him from four feet of earth when he was buried alive Tuesday while digging a ditch at the home of C. M. Foster, 5615 Guilford Ave. I He was buried four minutes. Ray Dowell. Sixty-Fourth and Bellefontaine Sts : Frank Skinner, 5603 Guilford Ave.: Curtis Graham, 4805 Carrollton Ave.; W. R. Kimmoll. 523 X. Beville Ave.. and E. E. Roberts, 1524 Ewing St., dug him out, and one of the spades used struck his cheek, causing a deep cut.

Griff Are Most \ Practical Wliat. about a Electrical gifts are practical as Toaster ■ well as attractive. Every woman Iron : will appreciate a gift that makes t her work lighter and make3 her Water Heater : home equipment more modern. Warming Pad There are so many different Heater : electrical appliances that you can : choose something that you know Percolator she hasn’t anything like It. Coffee Urn Just drop In and look around— Table Lamp see for yourself what a varied sloc- : tion there Is. Cooker A Duplex • a ■ Lite Lamp will Make a Lasting Appreciated Gift The Electric Appliance Store A Complete Electrical Store, Conveniently Located Downtown. Merchants Heat & Light Cos. THE DAYLIGHT CORNER

11 Discount A\/ \ During our special Christmas sale we will allow a discount of ten per cent on || all domestic gas ranges, water heaters, B fireplace heaters, logs, etc. .Our regular B price tags remain on all appliances. B Christmas sale prices are shown on red B tags. This is your opportunity to select B a real gift at a very reasonable cost, fc

WEDNESDAY, DEC 17, 1924

RITES THURSDAY FOR CLUBWOMAN Mrs, F, E, Gavin to Be Buried in Crown Hill. Funeral services for Mrs. Frank E. Gavin, 70, wife of Frank E. Gavin, attorney and former Appelate judge, who died Tuesday night, | probably will be held at the residence, Apt. No. 1, at 1308 Central | Ave., Thursday afternoon. Burial in Crown Hill cemetery. Mrs. Gavin, the daughter of the Rev. James Lathrop, pioneer Methodist circuit rider, was born at Vevay, Ind., and lived for a number -of years at Greensburg. She had been a resident of Indianapolis since 1896. She was a member o' Meridian | St. M. E. Church. Fortnightly Club and Colonial Dames. She was graduated from Wesley College, Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1873. The husband, two sons, James L. and William E-. and a daughter. Miss Mary Gavin, all of Indianapolis and the father survive.