Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 240, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 February 1925 — Page 3

TUESDAY, EEB. 17,1925

SLAYER HANGS SELF IN PRISON # Sentenced to Die March 19, End* Own Life,, By United Press OSSINING, N. Y., Feb. 17. Frustrating the State In its plans to claim his life in the electric chair March 19, William S. Ford, 42. convicted of the murder of six persons, hanged himself with a sheet in Sing Sing’s deathhouse. Ford was found guilty of setting fire to a house. George Keim, his father-in-law, and five others lost their lives in the blaze. At Ford’s trial, witnesses said he long held a grudge against Keim. His conviction came March 22, 1921, and was confirmed on appeal three weeks ago. In his cell were thirty letters protesting his innocence. Play to Come Here By Times Special MADISON, Wis., Feb. 17,—Tryouts for “Ivan Ho!” twenty-seventh annual production of the Haresfoot Club of the University of Wisconsin, are now being held at the university. The play will be* given in Indianapolis at the Murat Theater Thursday, April 9. Keystone Improvement Voted Permanent improvement of Keystone Ave., from English to Parkway Aves., was provided in a resolution confirmed by the board of works today. Opening of Sugar Grove Ave., from Twenty-Second to Twenty-Third Sts., also was provided for. Manual Instructor Resigns Miss Elizabeth Hench, head of the English department of Manual Training High School since 1918 and a teacher at Manual since 1901, has resigned because of ill health. Miss Hench 1b at present at Laurel, Miss., where she went recently for her health. Southport Driver Slated Harold Handcockk, 27, Southpor.t Ind., is under arrest on a charge of assault and battery.. Police said his automobile struck Otis Vails. 20. of 843 College Ave., at Massachusetts Ave. and St. Clair St., Monday night. Vails was bruised about the right hand and left leg.

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1 PECtAL meeting of the cast Sot the French Club play “Le Monde Ou L'on S’ennue,” was called by Professor Zio Ratti. The part of Roger de O’ran was given to Horace Wright. Marie Tacoma will play the part of Madame de C'eran. Renee Smith iAays Madame de Saint Reault. Miss Martha Kincaid will direct the play assisted by Professor Rcllo Tallcott. Clide AJdrich will direct the pronunciation of the French. At the next meeting of the Catalytic Club, twenty m nute papers will be read by Lowell Mullin, Willard Robinson and Christina Lohrman. Ten minute papers will be given by Shailer Bass, Thomas C. Jaleski, Leona M. Kaley and Lloyd Poland. The following students have been pledged to fraternities: Phi Delta Theta, Harrison Smithson, Tipton; William Hays and Louis Andresht, Indianapolis., Kappa Kappa Gamma, Lorena McComb. Frances Beik spoke on "The Theater” at the matinee meeting of the Woman's League in the Chapel last week. These men were elected by Delta Phi Sigma fraternity: President, Carrol Nipp; vice president, Adrian Nail; Secretary, Albert Thompson; treasurer, Frank Teague; flnanlcal secretary. Merle Miller; sergeant-at-arms, Glen Morris. Ewalt tAppelt spoke on "Life of Youth in Germany” before the German Club at the home of Vivian Stevenson, 769 N. Carlyle St. C. C. Stone will take charge of

Legislative Calendar

House New Bills H. B. 300 (Gotschalk)—-Requires contractors on three-mile road jobs to certify materials used. Roads. H. B. 307 (Gottsuha)k) —Amends county unit road law requiring: certified statement as to materials. Roadß. H. B. 308 (Roe) —Limits salaries of justices of the peace to $2,000. Judiciary A. H. B. 309 (Roe)—Limits each township to one justice of the peace. Judiciary A. H. B. 370 (Ridenour) —Requires landowners to cut weeds. Agriculture. H. B. 371 (Pittenger-Freernan)—Ex-tends present 0-ceht war memorial levy six years. Ways and Means. H. B. .372 (Wheeler) —Codifies drain laws. Drains and Dikes. H. B. 373 (Freeman) —Requires State superintendent of instruction to approve school buildings costing more than SIOO,000. Education. H. B. 374 (Plass-Kissinger)—Places

the printing laboratory of the journalism department. He will instruct jn styles and sizes of headline type. Papers on Greek dancing, theaters and costumes will be read at the meeting of the Classical Club at the Beta Chi house tonight. Dorothy Stevenson announces a meeting of the Woman’s Athletic Association next Monday \in the chapel. Math Club will hold its meeting at the Alpha Delta Theta house. Prof. E. N. Johnson will Bpeak on the subject of "Astronomy.” Robert Nipper announces there will be a meeting of the Ex-Tech Club Mqnday. At this time Louis Wilson will read the constitution of the club. Robert Nipper is president; Helen Sieloff, vice president, and Adrain Pierce, secretary and treasurer. At the last meeting of the Press Club Ray Ridge was elected president; Dorothy Kemp, vice president; Austin Johnson, secretary, and Paul Fink, treasurer. Dr. Elizabeth Fara and Rex Hopper were student delegates sent from the College of Missions to the foreign missions convention of the United States and Canada in Washington, D. C. The Chimes Club will give two subscription bridge parties, according to Miss Caroline Godley, general chairman. The parties will be given at the home of Irma Ulrich and Irene Seuel. Proceeds will be used to pay for the “Chimes Page” in the Drift.

committment of insane persons with courts. State Medicine. .. H- B. 375 (McMinn)—Limits publication of school books to State. Education. H. B. 370 (Elliott) —Licenses pawnbrokers. Judiciary B. H. B. 377 (Smith of Marion) —Empowers schools to release pupils two hours a week for religious instruction. Education. H- B. 378 (Kltch) —Authorises city councils to convert abandoned cemeteries into parks. Cities and Towns. H. B. 279 (Lowe)—Clarifies laws on real estate titles. Judiciary A. H. B. 380 (Haines)—Amends landlord and tenant law. Judiciary B. H. B. 381 (Carney)—Appropriates $1,200 for State poultry association. Agriculture. H. B. 382 (Calvert)—Permits Lloyds Ltd. to write policies insuring real estate titles. Insurance. H. B. 383 (Smith of Tippecanoe) Clears tttls to Wabash River land held by James A. Runkle. Judiciary A. H. B. 384 (Smith of Tippecanoe)— Creates county boards of welfare. Benevolent and Scientific Institutions. H. B. 385 (Knapp)—Give# St#te board

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of education power to classify all echools. H. B. 386 (Knapp)—Provide* for transfer of school children. Education. H. B. 387 (Cl ay pool)—Provide* for consolidation of certain schools. Education. H. B. 388 (Worley)—Regulates hours of duty of firemen in certain cities. Cities and Towns, ... „ H. B. 380 (Murden)—lncrease Cass county judge's salary SI,BOO. County and Township Business. H. B. 390 (Smith of Marion)—Requires names of 40 per cent of voters to appear on petitions tor city manager or commission form of government in first class cities (Indianapolis). Affairs City of Indianapolis. H. B. 391 (Brewster) —Permits Increase in common school levies. Ways and H7B. 392 (MendenhaU) —Licenses peddlers. Judiciary A. Bills Passed H. B. 4 (Murden) —Fixes attorneys’ fees in ditch litigation. 66 to 26. H. 6. 15 (Babcock I—Clears title on land held by D. W. Biddle. Benton county. 90 to 1. H. B. 73 (Hinkle) —Authorises county recorders to compile discharges of exservice men In permanent book. 91 to 0. H. 8y75 (Smith of Vigo)—-Prohibit# unauthorised persons from 'wearing Insignia of patrfotie organizations. 89 to O. H. B. 70 (Cooi>er of Vigo)—Designate# by Governor s proclamation flag day and armistice day. 90 to 0. H. B. 110 (Knepper)—Regulates pay of road engineers in certain cases. 92 to 0. H. B. 141 (O Connor) —Requires assessment of real estate contracts at cash value. 8S H tO 8 3 '140 (Camey-Knepper)—Eliminate# eighth grade examinations. 89 to 2. 11. B 153 (Freeman) —Amends law covering notice# of public improvements. 80 H° B.' 159 (Thiel)—Require# lawyers to be examined by Supreme Court. 82 to 11. H. B. 211 (Clements) —Change of venue bill. 86 to 0. . . .. H. B. 220 —Requires government to file Income tax ileus with county recorder. 87 s!°B°2 (Barker) —Call# for tax re-valua-tion in 1925. 92 to . 8. B. 61 (Shank) —Allows gift U> st *J? of Steuben county park lands. *•> to 2. S. B. 157 (O'Hourke) —Increases penlions of retired firemen. 91 to 0. Indefinitely Postponed H. B- 241 (Bebingnr)—Required Indianapolls Belt Railroad to forfeit S2OO a day for certain delays in track elevation work. H. B. 289 (Wright of Randolph)—Required marrying officials to register witn county clerk. _ . _ H. B. 330 (Duncan) —Empowered Indianapolis board of safety to appoint women as firemen. H. B. 331 (Duncan) —Appropriated $48.64 to pay tor gas used by State board of health. Senate New Bills 8. B. 284 (Barker) —Lengthening terms of present county superintendents of instruction two years, providing an election for their successors in June. 1927. Euucation. . , . 9 B. 285 (Brown) —Reducing county institute* for teachers from live to one to three days. Education. 8. B. 286 (Brown)—Providing separate Superior Courts for Porter and La Porte Counties. Organization of Court*. 8. B. 287 (Chambers) —Requiring fire insurance companies to send notice of increase in rates to policy holders giving them a chance to remove the fire hazard causing said rate Increase. Insurance. S. V 288 (Diekerman) —Creating a charter board for building and loan associations. Banks. Trust Companies and Savings Assoclatoing. S. B. 289 (Diekerman) —Creating a building and loan association bureau m the office of auditor of State. Banks. Trust Companies and Savings Associations. 87 B. 290 (Durham) —Legalizing all titles to real estate passed by any instrument on public record for more than twenty years. County and Township BuslB. *291 (Easton and English)—Making Saturday afternoon legal holiday for banks and trust companies. Banks. Trust Companies and Savings Associations. 8. B. 292 (Harlan) —Prohibiting foreign firms from buying or selling real estate in Indiana without license from Secretary of State. Judiciary A. _ 8. B. 293 (Hodges)—Providing mortgages securing loans from school funds shall not be prior liens to mortgage# on same property recorded before them. Ju<U<llTb.A' 294 (Holm*#)— Renewing Indefinitely the lsw providing for sinking funds to care for delinquent or short Barrett law assessmmenls. Cities and Towns. . _ 8. B. 205 (Holmes and Inman)—Providing that State department of .'.'-.J may nave four more examiners, aud that Stato and private banks may become Federal reserve members. Banks. Trust Companies and Savings Associations. S. B 7 296 (Knurl —Giving courts jurisdiction over drainage projects rising in their Jurisdicatlon. Swamp Lands and Drains. 8. B. 297 (Holme# and Lochard) —Repealing the act providing for a special election In Jennings County to determine the site of the county seats, passed in 1913. Judiciary B. 8. B. 298 (Moorhead) —Providing that in Indianapolis any one hauling away garbage except sanitary board. Wall be fined, excepting State institutions in the city limits. Benevolent Institutions. 8. B. 299 (Payne)—Prohibiting electricians wiring houses from operating unless by license from the Administrative Building Council. Judiciary B. S. B. 300 (Penrod) —gutting Lawrence County in the Second congressional district. Elections. _ 8. B. 301 (Penrod) —Providing the director of the teachers' retirement bureau may Invest the funds hi public securities of other States and the! Federal Government. Education. S. B. 302 (Perkins) —To reduce the fee collected by the engineers registration board Jrom $lO to 86. Judiciary A. 8. B. 803 (Sims)—Providing that all five members of the State board of dentistry examination and registration shall be practicing dentists appointed by the Governor. Public Health. 8. B. 804 (Steele) —Providing for a county unit plan of the educational system and abolishing trustees. County and Township Business. 8. B. 305 (Alldredge)—Providing for one ballot only at primary elections. Elec--306 (Alldredge)—Provtdtnr the State shall print all common school textbooks. which shall be furnished pupils free by the local school units. Rights and tT i, lU*BO7 (Holdeman) —Changing time 'il school enumerations from April to Aug. the Stats Public Bervice Commission, and substituting an Indiana Utilities Commission of three members. Judiciary B. 8. B. 309 (Ernl)—Authorizing Floyd County to accept a gift of a tuberculosis hospital built by popular subscription. Count’ and Township Business. S B. 310 (English)—Authorizing an election in 1920 on the four proposed State constitutional amendments for the State. Constitutional Revision. Bills Passed S. B. 71 (Easton) —Providing a Superior Court for Rnox County. 33 to 10. S. B. 170 (O&nn) —Increasing gasoline tax from 2 cents to 3. 29 to 17. 8. B. 179 (Dally)—Establishing four municipal courts for Indianapolis as substitute for city and J. P. courts. 35 to 4. 8. B. 180 (Dally)—Authorizing Governor to appoint a second judge in Indianapolis city court. 38 to 2. H. B. 44 (Chrisney)—Legalizing construction Sos Humpfling road In Anderson township, Perry county. 37 to 0. , Indefinitely Postponed 8. B. 209 (Moorhead)—Providing for State safety department. 8. B. 178 (Alldredge)—Fixing the rate of Increase county commissioners must allow for extra help for county clerks. Meridian St. Property Bought Edward G. Sourhier, vice president, Public Savings and Insurance Company, today announced purchase of the George H. Spacke property at Twenty-Fourth and N. Meridian Sts., for 536,000. It was purchased am an investment, he said.

Weekly Book Review ■ ■■■■— —— Family Skeletons Are Knocked to Pieces By Albert Wiggam

By WALTER D. HICKMAN 1 ”3 HERE are a bunch of “mental skeletons” which should be kicked out of every American home. One of the best ways to remove such rubbish Is to read “The Fruit of the Family Tree,” by Albert Edward Wiggam. Published by The Bobbs-MertiU Company of this city. The very first sentence of Wiggam’s book gives one a splendid basis to begin a mental house cleaning. The line is “Unless a man understands heredity he can not possibly understand human life.” Some may suspicion that this book is a scientific treatise. It is scientific but written as a powerful drama in terms that may be understood on Main St., or Broadway. That is the beauty of Wiggam. He does not become cheap or sensational, because he has vast scientific knowledge which is made human by his understanding of life. I firmly believe that if every high school would for one term require the members of the senior class to study this book, we would create a field wherein might spring better family life in- America. I am serious when I state that every young fellow should read "The Fruit of the Family Tree,” before he asks a girl to become his wife. Wiggam drives home this lesson —Be sure you marry the right kind of blood. The mission of this book is to drive home the necessity of the mating of the right kind of blood. What It Covers Approach this book in a careful fashion. You can read it along with other things. I took my dose of Wiggam for two hours a day until I digested it. Jt was so interesting that I could have given more continuous time to it, but I felt that slow and careful reading was the best way to get the most out of it. A few of the questions answered are shown by the title of some of the chapters as follows: “Does Blood Tell?” ‘“What Heredity Tells and How It Tells It,” “What Education Tells,” “What Twins Tell About Heredity,” "What Cousin Marriage Tell About Heredity," "Is Disease Inherited?" “Is Brain-Power Inherited?” “Can We Make the Human Race More Beautiful?” and “Can We Make Motherhood Fashionable?” These titles suggest In a way the subject matter contained in those chapters. The subjects are delicate but the manner of handling these vital life problems are handled in such a beautiful manner that senSUM DISOfIOEBEDT Take Haley’s Magnesia-Oil—-milk of magnesia and mineral oil combined There Is a cause for disordered stomach. And thaj cause will most often be found In the lower bowel, the seat of most so-called “stomach trouble.” Acids from fermenting, accumulating waste matter must be neutralized and waste matter eliminated. Two things are necegsanr—both are done at one time with Haley’s Magnesia-Oil (milk of magnesia combined with mineral oil). Both oil and magnesia work together as they should. The oil carries the magnesia straight to the lower bowel where it Is needed. Acids are neutralized, clogged tracts are lubricated. Action Is prompt but devoid of griping or distress. Get a bottle of Haley’s Magnesia-Oil today. There is no oily taste. If your druggist can’t supply you write us. We’ll mall postpaid on receipt of price. Large family size, sl. The Haley M-O Company, Indianapolis, Ind. W^M-O OrntTlUtkof Maqnviia vnd Pti/ie rtUne/ial (HI

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sationalism and "cheap" information have been excluded. A Few Verdicts A few of Wiggam’s verdicts on important subject* are given as follows: • * • our ancestors exercise no influence over us whatsoever in making us either good or bad except when they decide which shall marry which. "While we see, then, that education and environment do not directly modify the body and mind of a parent so that the modifications are In any large representative way transmitted to the children, yet education and environment do Influence marriage Ideals. “First, that the germ-cells from which children are born are not created by the parents at all. Parents do not 'create,’ their children. God, or nature, does that, by creating the eggs and sperms from which the children are born. Nature creates the hereditary characters that are

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contained in these germ-cells. "Do you know that the United States Government knows exactly how many pedigreed pigs were born in America in the last twelve months, but does not know how many babies were born; that the Government knows officially the quality of Its best hogs, mules, horses, sheep, cattle and goats, but does not know officially the quality or ancestry of its best or worst human beings?” Would like to give you more of Wiggam’s verdicts which do wreck lot of the foolish mental skeletons which rattle In the closets of many homes. This is one book which should be in every home. Assessors Will Meet By Times Special NOBLESVILLB, Ind., Feb. 17. The township assessors of the ninth district will meet here Wednesday to adopt some kind of uniform schedule for the assessment of real estate this spring. K, of C. to Hear Shank Mayor Shank will address the Knights of Columbus Luncheon Club Thursday nopn. at the Splnk-Arms. E. J. Sexton will Introduce the mayor. /

Worth While Library Books New books of religion and sociology at the Public Library Include: "Faith of Modernism," Shailer Mathews; "World’s Debt to the Catholic Church," J. J. Walsh; “Citadel of Freedom," Randolph Leigh. New books of poetry, art and literature include: "Best Poems of 1924;” "Small Houses," Gilbert Murtagh; "Best Short Stories of 1924;'* "Changing Ireland," N. J. O'Conor. New books of biography and travel Include: "The Real John Burroughs,” W. S. Kennedy; "Wilfred Grenfell, the MasterMariner,” B. J. Mathews; “Rainbow Bridge," C. L. Bernheimer; "Down the Grand Canyon," L. R. Freeman: "Wonders of Salvage," David Masters.

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