Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 1, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 May 1925 — Page 17

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TWENTY BOYS SET FOR CITY MARBLE FINALS

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NEW JUDGE TO REOPEN SHAW TRIAL TUESDAY Colored Man to Fight for Life in Morgan County. John Thomas Shaw, 23, colored, arrested Nov. 30, 1923, on charges of murdering Helen Hager Whelchel, 22, of 1854 Applegate St.,-will go on trial for his life at Martinsville in the Morgan County Circuit Court Tuesday. Mrs. Whelchel's lifeless body was found early Nov. 28, lying between the ‘double’ tracks of the Big Four Railroad near the High School road overhead bridge across the tracks by a section gang. The body had been dead from the bridge. ■ Homy Ready ” Prosecutor William H. Remy has made several trips to Martinsville making arrangements. He has eighteen witnesses ready. Shaw is in the Marion County Jail, where he has been kept since the Supreme Court granted him anew trial because Criminal Judge James A. Collins refused a change of venue in the first, trial, which resullpd in death sentence Christmas eve 1923. Shaw sat in the death house at Michigan City more than a year while the Supreme Court rulled over his case. Shaw was arrested Sunday night after the murder on Indiana Ave. He was traced through a wrist watch and diamond ring belonging to the murdered girl. LIBERTY HALL TO BE OPENED House Warming Scheduled For Tuesday. A house warming for Liberty Hall, 3208 E. Michigan St., a three story building of the Commonwealth Community Club recently completed, will he held Tuesday evening. The program includes a general reception the public, an exhibition by the Badios’ fancy drill te.-m of > the Independent Order of Shepherds, a dance and short speeches. Six more stories will be added noon, according to present plans. The basement contains a poolroom, swimming pool and barber shop. On the main floor are men’s and women’s parlors, the foyer and a dining hall capable of holding 500 people. The second and third floors are devoted to gymnasium Rnd social rooms.

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TEACHERS BACKFIRE Will Request Names Be Taken From Pension Merger Petition Forms for requests that their names be stricken f.-om a petition Indorsing merging of the Indianapolis teachers’ pension fund with the State teachers’ fund were dlstribrited at a meeting Thursday at Shortridge High School. Teachers who oppose merging two funds heard an address by Elias D. Salsbury, employed as counsel. Teachers favoring the_ merger recently presented petitions to the Indianapolis school board bearing more than 1,000 names.

PARK, STREET WOULD CLASH Thoroughfare Scheduled to Be Straightened. Creation of new Golden Hill Park, adjoining home of Mayfr Shank, will prevent opening of Clifton St. on straight line to Northwestern Ave., urged by business men of north Indianapolis. Board authorized bond Issue of $52,000 to acquire park, which is to be added to Woodstock Club to extend golf links. Joseph L. Hogue, city controller, headed delegation of business men, who objected to board’s proposal that Clifton St. be rounted diagonally to avoid cutting through the park. Meeting of citizens interested, with Frank C. Llngenfelter, city engineer, and Edward Perry, park board engineer, is scheduled for 4 p. m. Monday. Completion of plans to purchase Hasselman addltoln in vicinity of .Falrland and Wlnthrop Aves., for use as a bird preserve, was authorized. SKEER GETS OFF LIGHT Confessed Kokomo Bandit Given Two to Fourteen Years. By Times Special KOKOMO, Ind., 15.—'Thaddeus Skeer. 23, of FT. Wayne, confessed participant in the robbery of the South Kokomo Bank, March 17, was committed to the Indian State reformatory today for a two to fourteen year term for alleged conspiracy to commit a felony. Judge John Marshall suspended a ten to twenty-one year sentence for bank robbery, on recommendation Os police and local bankers. SHAW REPORTED ILL Bv United Press LONDON, May 15. —The Yorkshire News says today that George Bernard Shaw is ill and confined to nis home.

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STATE C. OF C. PROGRESS SET OUT IN PAPERS Reports Given at Annual Meeting—Lord to Speak Tonight. Progress irude the past year by Indiana ‘ (State Chamber of Commerce was shown In reports at annual meeting at 2 p. m. today at the Claypool. About 200 business men from over Indiana attended. Address by Herbert M. Lord, director of the national budget, who will speak on "The Nation's Business” tonight si a dinner, Is a feature of thtj onnual sessions. J. E. Fredrick, K 'komo, president, will speak on “State Unity” and Governor Jackson on "The Budget.” Election was to be held late today. Board of governors of Indiana Commercial Secretaries Association met at 4 p. m. H. E. Bodine, Ft. Wayne, president, said arrangements would be made for the convention at Kokomo, June- 28-27. It was expected Frederick would be re-elected president. Twelve directors will be nominated for three years and two for one year.

BUTLER COUPE OWNERS HAPPY Butler University students were jubilant today when Miss Evelyn Butler, dean of women, explained the rule prohibiting the use of a two-passenger auto as means of transportation to and from dances applied only to the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority dance to be given Saturday night at Lebanon, Ind. ‘‘When a permit Is Issued by Butler College for Its students to give a dance out-of-town, application for special privilege Is necessary and regulations* are adapted tp that special function,” said Miss Butler In a signed statement. Miss Butler said' there has been no general ruling as to how many pupils may ride In one car. EX-OFFICER SUES CITY Arthur B. McOee, former local policeman, filed suit in Superior Court One today demanding s2bo judgment against the City of Indianapolis for salary he alleges is due him for services while in the police department. McGee charged his police duties were terminated Sept. 25. 1923. when there was due him $192.96. McOee asked that amount and 6 per cen, interest.

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Wind-up of Times Tourney to Start at Willard Park at 8:30 a. m. Saturday—Jarvis to Officially Open Meet. By Ed O’Neel .. Timed Marble Editor City marble title will be decided Saturday when district winners will fight it out in the finals of The Indianapolis Times annual marble contest.

Finals will be played at Willard' Park, State Ave. and Washington St. Elimination games will start promptly, at 8:30 a. m. Twenty district champs will battle for the right to represent Indian? polls in the national tourney at Atlantic City, N. J. R. Walter Jarv's, superintendent of parks, w :o will shrot the first marble In the tourney, has given his assurance the grounds will be in perfect condition. For weekd the district winners have been jjt i Hieing for the decisive match. Ever thing is in readiness for the whist.e Saturday morning, and all vhat is necessary to make the contest a succesa is a gold day from the weather man. In order that every boy will have a fair chance at the prize only two boys will play in each elimination game. * Winners of two games out of three played will determine the champs. The ten winners of the first games will compete and eliminates five players. The five winners of the semi finals will battle for the title. The game will be played according to the national marble rulee. In the gan\e of ringer the hoy who has the most marbles at the end of the game wins that game. Thirteen marbles are placed In the center of a ring ten feet In diameter. The players try to shoot the combos from the ring. Every marble knocked out of the ring scores a point and gives the player another shot. Rules of “Ringer” The player must shoot his next turn from where his taw stops unless it is outside the ring. When a shooter hits a taw Inside the ring he scores one and Is given another shot. If another player’s taw Is knocked from the ring the player who is knocked out gives all the marbles he has won to the other player. If he has no marbles he is out of the game. Permission to use school playgrounds for the neighborhood games was granted through courtesy of R. O. Johnson, school business director. About 2,000 boys anjj girls participated in the school matches. Everyone under fifteen was eliglhl.e The city marble king, with the Marble Editor of The Times, will leave May 30 on the train the "New American," over Pennsylvania lines for Philadelphia. Penn., where a special train will be made up to carry city champs from all over the country to Atlantlo City. The skilled shooter will live at a fine hotel the week of the national tourney, with all expenses paid. Atlantic City citizens have ar-anged special entertainment for tle boys. A blue and white Em-Roe bicycle, which Is on display In the front window of The Times office, and a gold medal will also be awarded the city champion. Ong In Running A complete radio receiving set and silver medal will be given as second prizes. Each district*champ will be giver a bronze medal. Kennard Ong, 1924 city champ,, BETTER THAN WORST Englishman Hays U. 8. Films at Expense of Own. B v Times Special LONDON, May 16. American movie films are "mostly rubbish,” according to Lord Gainford, who led tin attack on the American domination of the British film market in the House of Lords, Thursday night. Lordship was supported by Lord Newton and Lord Burnham, all of whom agreed that something ought to be done about it, preferably a government Inquiry to discover why American films, bad as they are, ars better than British films, which are terrible.

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who won middle western honors at Atlantic City, is competing again this year. Here are the boys who will compete Saturday: Carl Kitchen, 116 N. East St., school No. 2; Fred Brant, 642 S. Meridian St., No. 6; James Crasfford, 338 Drexel Ave., No. 57: William Boughton, Apt. 9. 634 E. Ohio St., No. 6: Philip Groves. 211 E. St. Clair St., No. 15; John Cherry, 114 N. Minkner St., No. 16; Grover Collins, 3949 N. Capitol Ave., No. 43; Paul Fuller, 1737 Montcalm St., No. 44; Robert Gross, 1449 Hiatt St., No. 46; Leland Loman, 2620 E. Seventeenth St., No. 54; William Von Hollingsworth, 1639 N. Alabama St., No. 27; Kennard Ong, 2631 Park Ave., No, 10; Harold Martin, 1127 N. Capitol

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Philip Groves

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Ralph Coble

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