Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 66, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 July 1925 — Page 13

WEDNESDAY, JULY 29. 1925

GREAT DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS BEING RUNNEL % Omaha to Present Spectacle at American Legion Convention. Bu Time's Special OMAHA, Neb., July 29.— When 100,000 American Legionn : res come to Omaha next October for the American Legion National convention. they will see the greatest display of fireworks ever staged in America. The display that was originally designed for the Coolidge presidential inauguration celebration, augir.enttd and enlarged upon bthe addition of military units airplanes, and smoke screens, will je shown at Ak-Sar-Ben field following the military contests and horse races. . Immediately after the military show, a French train, an exact reproduction of the trains the soldiers rode in France, will come on the field and will stop at a model “French Village." American troops will disembark and will be welcomed by the villagers with folk dances and games. Afterwards the soldiers will go to their billets. Planes Will Attack Following this a fleet of German airplanes will attack the village, dropping bombs and going through all the maneuvers of raiders. American anti-aircraft artillery will go into action. Three thousand men will take part in this phase of the d.'skPlay. | As the battle progresses and the firing becomes heavier the village will be burned to the accompaniment of explosions from twenty ammunition dumps will be destroyed. Long Smoke Screen As the village burns a fleet of army airplanes will fly over and lay a dense smoke screen five miles long and a quarter of a mile high, upon ■which fifty army searchlights will be concentrated. It is at this point the inauguration fireworks Will be put on. The climax of the display will come when a huge set piece forty feet high, showing an American bugler, is set off. One thousand buglers will unite in sounding “taps” while the piece burns. Following the fireworks the finalists in the drum corps, Woman's Auxiliary drill teams and the band contests will come on the field and go through their final drills to decide the winners in the competitions. INSPECTOR PROMOTED Assistant State School Official Named to Fill Vacancy. John W. Rittinger, South Bend, assistant State school inspector, has been appointed chief inspector to succeed E. E. Ramsey, it was announced today by Dr. Henry Noble Sherwood, State superintendent of public instruction. 1 Ramsey has accepted a faculty position with the State Normal at Terre Haute. FRANKS FATE RECALLED Missing Seven Year Old Boy Sought In Chicago Bit United Press CHICAGO, July 29.—Recalling the fate that meF'“Bobby” Franks, the parents of 7-year old Dwight Tracy today asked police to hunt for their boy. He was last . seen Monday morning when he boarded his “scooter" and coasted off toward Jackson Park. TASTE OF SOLDIER LIFE C. M. T. C. Cadets Will Sleep in Tents After Six-Mile Hike. Cadets attending the Citizens Military Training camp at Ft. Benjamin Harrison got their first real taste of soldiering today after hiking six miles to Prendergast Park. Pup tents will provide shelter tonight. Return march will be Thursday morning. Lieut. Col. E. J. Nowlen, commandant, announced Governor Jackson will speak Aug. 4, at Visitors Day ceremonies. Thursday the 1,300 boys will be guests of the Indianapolis baseball club at Washington Park. HELD AFTER ROBBERY Filling Station Attendant Reports He Was Held l T p Linden Bishop, 21, of 1714 W. Minnesota St., attendant at the Indiana Refining company filling station, Eleventh and’Pennsylvania Sts., was locked in city prison today after he reported that he had been held up and robbed of $l5O. Lieut. Claude Johnson and emergency squad said Bishop told *them he locked the station at 10:30 and opened at 5:30. As he unlocked the safe, a man yho had been on top of a small partitioned floom leaped down with a gun and took the money. Johnson said newspapers on top the closet were not mussed and no openings were found where the man entered the station. SECOND SALESMEnIhELD Local Man Jailed on Charge of Embezzlement. A ■ -'\- Nathan A. Davis, 38, of 388 E. Minnesota St., was arrested Tuesday night upon his return from Florida and charged with embezzlement by Detectives Gaughan and Owens. A warrant filed several weeks ago by Charles S. Hughes, president of the Hughes-Curry Packing Company, Anderson, Ind., alleges Davis, a salesman, is short $2,992.72 in his accounts. A few weeks ago Roy Morgan, was charged with a sjhortfte of $6,267.75. 1 HELPS CLUB WORK M. Baruch, famous New )M9l financier, has given SI,OOO to *2;A completion of a permanenfflggraßand girls' club camp at Rocky

Willard Park Team After Honors

Willard Park Kitten Ball Team.

The Willard Park playground kitten ball team is one of the hard-hitting outfits out to win the city championship and pluck off the medals The Indianapolis Times is offering to all players on the lucky team. Members are : First row, (left to right! James Slinger, 1601 E. Ohio St.; Paul Healy, 1713 E. Maryland St.; Francis Marley, 21 N. State Ave.; Ralph Neel, 319 S. Keystone Ave.

Hot Spell Wanted at Nobiesville Bu Unit eel Press NOBLESVILLE, Ind., July 29. —Noblesville today prayed for hto weather. Tho 'city's new municipal bathing beach along White River was opened Tuesday night. The beach is within three blocks of the business section. '

POLICE HELP SOUGHT V Show Proprietor Says Boys Throw Rocks at Patrons. Fred Donas, proprietor of a motion picture show at 2702 W. Tenth St., has asked police to aid him in protecting his patrons from rockthrowing boys. Donas said boys congregate in front of his show, hurl jibes at young men with women and tosg rocks at persons going and coming from the show. A rock Tuesday night struck an elderly woman on the head. PLAN TO OVERCOME LOSS County Taxation Valuations To Be Equalized. Efforts are being made by the State tax board, through equalization of county taxation valuations, to overcome a $100,000,000 loss in the total State valuation this year. It is hoped to reduce the loss by half, according to members of the board. Two counties, Marion and Delaware, remain to appear before the board.

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Second row: James Smith, 14 N State Ave.; Howard Bradbury, 2402 English Ave.; Nookey Beikes, 20 Hendricks PI.; William Crofts, 801 N. Ritter Ave.; Raymond Miller, 266 Leeds Ave. Third rerw: William Blake, 2632 Southeastern Ave.; William Healey, umpire, 1713 E. Maryland St.; Tillman Beikes, scorer, 20 Hendricks PI.; Louis Hasseld, 405 N. Keystone Ave., and Bernard Marley, instrucer, 21 N. State Ave.

KNIFE WOUNDS PROVE FATAL Man Said to Have Slashed Throat With Razor. Alonzo J. Powell, 65, of 2524 Bellefontaine St., died early today at city hospital from razor -and butcher knife wounds said by police to have ben eself-inflicted with suicidal intent July 21, . . According to Lieutenant Klalber, Mrs. Lois Pierson of Tippecanoe City, said her father slashed his throat with a knife, and before she could seize it he grabbed a razor and cut himself again. .Officers gay Powell had been in ill health and despondent since the death of his wife, a year ago. Three daughters, Mrs. Lois Pierson and Misses Aline and Maude Powell, and a son, Lester, survive. TRADITION IS UPHELD Engineer, 111, Sticks to Throttle Until Train Reaches Town. Bu United Press WABASH, Ind., July 29.—Alter Anson, Big Four engineer, lived up to the traditions of his job. Taken seriously 111 on his run, Anson refused to give up the throttle to his fireman until he had taken his train safely into Marion. After being given medical attention there he was brought to his home in Wabash.

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