Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 190, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 December 1924 — Page 3
THURSDAY, DEC. 18,1924
HOSIERS IN US! BE MEXICAN 1R SURVIVORS Three Full Squads of Nonagenarians Form Last Ranks, Bv United Press WASHINGTON. Dec. IS.—Three full squads of nonagenarians are all that remain today of the army which fought for the United States in the Mexican War. Among these few are two Hoosiers. Uriah Gasaway, 94. Reelsville, Ind.. and Samuel l.rfTler. 93, St. Paul. Ind. Gasaway served with the mounted riflemen, and Leffler was a private in the sth. Indiana Infantry. Ranks are thinning rapidly, for a tear ago there were forty-nine on the pension list and today twentyfour remain, pension bureau records show. James M. Holmes. Owensboro. Ky.. a private in the Texas Rangers in the combat which ended seventy-six year agn, is the oldest of the scattered band of feeble veterans. He Is 100 years old. The other survivors are: Amasa Clark. 99 Bandera Texas, lirivate in the 3d. Infantry. John Wcdig. 99. Granite City. 111., private in the Ist. Dragoons. Thomas A. Kirk. 99, Milano. Texas, private Ist. Texas Mounted Volunteers. f.evi Flowers. 98, Pawnee. Okla.. private 2d. Missouri Volunteer Daniel Gonder. PS. Kippe\ , .va. Private 2d. ohn Infantry Oliver J. Sfoiigi: San I>;e~o.
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TJr armonie hi 7 to Give Yearly Christmas Party
The Harmonie has observed a custom every year of giving a Christmas party for the poor children of the city, and this year the interest is bestowed upon some 300 children who attend the Sunday meetings under the personal care and teaching of Mr. Hassler. The entertainment will be given on Saturday afternoon at 1:30 In the Mansur Hall.' on the northeast corner of Washington and Alabama Sts. The program committee of the Harmonie Club has arranged a special Christmas program to be given by members of the club, who will sing Yuletide songs. The remainder of the program will be in the hands of children as follows; a violin solo by Constance McCullough, recitation by Mary Kile n Cooper and a cornet solo by Henry Marks. The children will indulge in refreshments and receive a gift and Christmas "goodies" as they march around the large Christmas tree. Mrs. James M. Pearson is presi-
Cal., private 3d. Ohio Infantry. Robert Starkey. 96, Marshfield, j Ure.. seaman. U. S. Navy. I'riah Rose, 96. Thaxton, Va.. pn- j vate Ist Virginia Infantry. William F. Buckner, 96, Paris, j Mo., private 2d Missouri Volunteers. | Hugh Connor. 95. Floral Park. X. V.. private Marine Corps. William Corbin. 95, Sullivan, 111.. J private Ist Illinois Foot Volunteers. Jacob M Fleming. 95. Mt. Pleas ant. Texas, private 3d Tennessee Volunteers. Jesse Stoneeipher. 94. Xenia, 111 . private sth Tennessee Infantry. Calvin K. Myers, 94, Divlngston. i Term., private 4th Tennessee Infantry. George \V. R Meadows. 94. Checo
dent of the Harmonie Club, and the executive board is composed of Mrs. Helen Warru.n Chappell, Mrs. James Lowry. Mrs. Glenn Friermood, Mrs. Cora Brockway. Mrs. J. L. lllliott, Mrs. Robert Bonner, Miss Emma Doeppers, Miss Paula Kipp and Miss Paulino Schellschmidt. -I- -I- -ITopping the new bill opening today at the Palace is the Versatile Octette. The movie Is Baby Peggy in "Helen's Babies.” Other attractions on view today include Ziegfold "Follies" at English's, House of David Band" at the Lyric, Anatol Friedland at Keith's, "Tongues of Flame" at the Ohio, "The City That Never Sleeps" at the Apollo. "The Only Woman" at the Circle, "Messalina" at Mister Smith's and a complete change of movie bill at the Isis. The Shrine vaudeville show is still drawing large audiences three times daily at the Murat. The Indiana Indorsers of Photoplays indorse for adults this week “The Only Woman" at the Circle and "Tongues of Flame" at the Ohio.
tali. Okla.. private 3d Kentucky Infantry. William J. Biggerstaff, 94, Lake;port. Cal., private Missouri Voluni teers. Owen Thomas Edgar, 93. Washingi ton. D second-class boy, United States Navy. 1 Wllliiftn Harman, 93. Washington, \ D. fifer, 7tii Infantry. Richard A. Howard, 93, Sterling i City. Texas, private Ist Artillery. Thomas B. Ballard. 92. St. Joseph, Ky.. private 4th Kentucky Infantry. David Irvin, 91. Pilgrim, Texas, private 2d Missouri Infantry. There are sixty motor vehicle , manufacturers and 1,900 dealers in < termany.
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HAKAKLO DIAZ When Una B. Talbot presents the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in concert at the Murat Monday night in connection with the Mendelssohn ('hoir, Uafaelo Ditz, tenor of the Metropolitan Opera, will he the soloist. STADIUM SUIT FILED Irnliana University Seeks to Recover 530,000 on Structure. Judgment of $50,000 from the De trolt Fidelity and Surety Compuny. Detroit. Mich, which bonded tlm Bedford Steel and Construction Company of Bedford. Ind.. f>r its const ruction of the Indiana University stadium, was filed In Federal Court Wednesday. The suit, filed by the university s trustees, charges the surety output ly denied liability for the sum. The plaintiff charges the construction company failed to make good their contract and built an insubstantial structure of which tho con crete contained clay lump* University paid the construction company $50,000 of ttie $101,250 which the contract demanded SUICIDE IS INVESTIGATED Wealthy Man Puts Gas Tube in Mouth, Fires Bullet, flv Time* Sofeial SOUTH BEND Ind . Dec. is The coronep today was Investigating the suicide of Joseph Luther, 4S. wealthy business man Luther placed a gn.s tube in his mouth and fired a bullet into his temple Th flash Ignited *he gas burning his face almost beyond recognition. No motive is given. He was a cousin of Edward ,T Fogarty, warden of Ist dlana State Prison. PUPILS ESCAPE DEATH School Hack Carried Forty Feet by I stcomoUve. By Timm Sfifrtal NEW ALBANY, Ind, Dec IS.— Thirteen school children escaped death Lite Wednesday. wh>-n the school hack in which they were t.d ing. was struck by a freight train near here. Maynard, 10, and Ken neth, 8. sons of Claud Wolfe, and Mary, 10, daughter of Thomas Murphy, were slightly hurt Charles Bailey, 65, driver, was cut about the face. The bus was carried forty feet down the track.
Gone, but Not Forgotten Automobiles reported stolen belong to: B. T. Pirtfll. 201(1 N. Meridian St., Ford, front same address. Harry Rtansbury, 1 527 W. Ohio St., Ford, from f'aplto! Avo. and Ohio St. Steve Anderson, 15(12 Hoyt Ave , Ford, from Madison Ave. and Pros pent St. BACK HOME AC, YIN Automobiles reported found he long to: Ford touring ear, license 540582, found In rear of 840 S. Capitol Ave. Lynn Huckston, Lebanon. Ind.. Ford, found at 314 E. New York St. Jewell McNfibb. 3707 N. Meridian St., Chevrolet, found at 527 E. Vermont St. Bert Dovey, 1809 E. Washington St., Maxwell, foun dat Pine St. and Fleteher Ave. Pan Wagner, 528 Madison Ave., Ford, found at New York and Meridian Sts, Statelwuse flub to Frolic The Statehouse Women’s Republican Club will hold a Christmas entertainment tonight at the Y, W. C. A. Mrs. Vivian T. Wheatcraft. Whiteland, Republican State vice chairman. Fourth district vice chair man. president of tlie Indiana Women’s Republican Club and assistant State fire marshal, will speak. Former Auditor Dies Ry Times Kperlal NOBLES VI LEE, Ind., Dec. 18.— Funeral services for Emanuel Burgett, 85, a Civil War veteran, who died Wednesday night, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Frank Wise hart, near here, will he held today at Frankfort. He was former auditor of Clinton County. HEALED HIS RUPTURE I was badly ruptured while lifting * trunk several yews ago. Trusses did tn* no good. Finally I got hold of something that quickly and completely relieved me. Years have passed anii the rupture has never returned, although I am doing hard work as a carpenter. Thrre was no operation. no lost time, no trouble. I have nothing to sell, but will give full information about how you roav find complete relief without operation, if you write to me, HTugene M. Pullen, Carpenter. i)7b Mareeilus Avenue. Manaaquan. N. J. Better cut out this notice and show it to any others who are ruptured—you may save a life cr at least atop the misery of rupture and the worry and danger.—Advertisement
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Hosieiy By United Prcts I ir-IARRS, Dec.- 18.—Sixtyli* I ve Pair® of stockings ' * J in one month are too many for one woman, a Paris court decided, sustaining Frank J. Gould's refusal to pay for that amount of hosiery charged to him in a month by Edith Kelly Gould, his former wife.
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PLAN DIVISIONAL PLANT Van Sweringen Interests May Take Over Car Factory. Van Sweringen railroad interests may take over the plant of the In-ter-State Car Company here for a divisional plant for the Nickel Plate system, it was learned today. Value is estimated at about $750,000. Van Sweringen interests during the past year have obtained control of the Nickle Plate, Pere Marquette, Chesapeake & Ohio, Erie and Hocking Valley lines. San Francisco cut its motor fatalities 14 per cent in the first seven months of 1924.
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