Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 178, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 November 1925 — Page 1

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CITY GIVES THANKS IN MB Church Services Held — Union Meetings Downtown Are Well Attended — Address by Dr. 0. W. Fifer Is Sent Over the Air. DINNERS ARE EATEN IN HOMES AND CLUBS I Many Persons Get Spirit of Day and Donate to Poor —Baptist Minister Urges Religion in Homes to Combat Lawlessness. Thanksgiv'ng was observed in Indianapolis today with special services in many churches. Several denominations joined in union services. Business generally was suspended and public buildings closed. Numerous charitable organizations and hundreds of individuals carried out the Pilgrim spirit by making gifts to the poor. Public institutions gave recognition to the holiday. Thirty men were guests at a turkey dinner of the Salvation Army at 205 W. Pearl St. Adjutant M. Snlmond was in charge. The day was occasion for many families being united again around a table set with the season’s most a.ppetizing foods, while others dined at clubs. Columbia Hoosler and Indianapolis Athletic Clubs had special dinners with music, entertainment and dancing. ■ An address by Dr. O. W. Fifer, Central Avenue Methodist Church stor at the church was broadcast. , Union Service Address Lack of religion in home life a as blamed by Dr. Frederick E. Tay- . or, First Baptist Church pastor, 'or disrespect for laws, in an adIress at Central Christian Church lowntown union services. "The spirit of the Puritan is necessary to preserve our nation,” declared Dr. Taylor in reviewing history of Thanksgiving. “We should be grateful for material resources, prosperity and opportunities for all who cofie to our rich land. Our schools, colleges and universities are crowded, yet the poor boy has the same opportunity to secure an education us the rich man’s son. “America has made a rich contribution to literature, art and science,” Dr. Taylor said. The Rev. W. H. Eifert, English Lutheran Church pastor, urged getting back to faith of our fathers. “Our great nation is enjoying an era of prosperity and plenty, while practically the rest’of the World, comparatively speaking, is in want. Now the strange things is that man is most apt to forget God the Giver of all good things, in the day of prosperity,” he said. “The goodness of God is the primary cause of our greatness and prosperity, and therefore, to Him, praise and thanksgiving. Ilf America only would stop to think of God today, in one mighty .chorus, from every house of God and from every family altar, there would be sent heavenward the sweet-smelling sacrifice and praise of thanksgiving,” he said. Example of Jesus “The example of Jesus as a thanksgiver is of the highest value to modern life,” said Dr. Fifer. “Jesus gave thanks for the loaves and fishes—symbols of humanity’s food supply; for the cup and the bread —symbols of human fellowship and divine devotion; for the success of seventy evangels typical of the laborers of his future church; for the answer of his prayer at the grave of Lazarus —proof of power over death and open receptive minds toward his teachings. These he teaches are true occasions for thangsgiving.” The Rev. George William Allison, Irvington Presbyterian Church pastor, addressed a union meeting Wednesday night at Irvington M. E. Church. "The menace of America was once her poverty; Our menace today is our wealth. Unless we give this wealth a soul both it and we are doomed,” he declared. “We are deeply indebted to our k forefathers for things for which we Pcan pay in no other way than simple gratitude to them and God.” coalTeamsarebalky Grocery Windows Smashed When Horses Run Away. Teams of horses hitched to an empty coal wagon smashed two large windows at the grocery of Charles Galm, 14 E. Twenty-Third St., late Wednesday, causing a $l2O damage. Team, owned by the Mues-ing-Merrick Coal Company, TwentySecond and Alvard Sts., ran away from 2440 Bellefontaine St., while the driver, James Vorhis, colored. 1708 Arsenal Ave., was unloading coa^

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Turkey Day Wedding Record Set who paved the way I C | for a steady stream of couples to the marriage license clerk’s office in the Courthouse Wednesday established anew record with the issuance of forty-nine licenses. Miss Margaret Mahnney ; license clerk, said the number of marriage licenses issued this year was far greater than those given out a year ago. "AH*l can say is that l am thankful Thanksgiving comes but once a year," Miss Mahoney said. She is expecting another great "rush” the day before Chxtstmas.

DINNER BUT MEMORY Thief Takes Chickens and Mince Meat From Home. Two chickens and two pounds of mince meat joined the Gone-But-Not-Forgoiten-Thanksgivlng-Dinner Club Wednesday night at the home of R. E. Kidd, 2055 Indianapolis Ave. Thieves jimmied a rear door and made away with the ingredients of the repast. AUTO STRIKES WOMAN Driver Charged Witli Reckless Driving and Assault and Battery. Mrs. S. L. Bennett, 1040 Fairfield Ave., was injured today when an automobile driven by Ernest Stewart, colored, 437 N. West St., struck her at Thirtieth St. and Capitol Ave. Stewart was charged with reckless driving and assault and battery. GAS TRAIN TO START Round Trip Will lie Made Daily on Branch of Big Four. Hu Times Special ANDERSON. Ind., Nov. 26.—A two-car, gasoline-driven train will start operation Friday on the Ander-son-North Vernon branch of the sig Four Railroad. The train, which can travel, fifty-five miles an hour, will make a round trip daily,\ DRY AGENTS WATCHFUL Citizens Must Not Become Too Friendly With “Spirits.” Federal prohibition agents were on the trail today to see that Indianapolis citizens did not become too thankful and begin a day’s friendship with “the spirits.” Ansel R. Harris, deputy administrator, said he did nos- expect many liquor violations, but that agents had been detailed to watch Thanksgiving celebrations, especially the public dances and meetings tonight.

ELECTION AT NAPPANEE Republican Will Be First Mayor of New Indiana City. Hil Times Special NAPPANEE, Ind., Nov. 26.—Dr. Willard A. Price, Republican, will take office as the first mayor or Na.ppanee, after defeating William F. Nohrer, Democrat, in a special election. The town voted on Nov. 3, to incorporate as a city. All Republican nominess, except two couneilmanic candidates, were elected. beta Theta pi meets Edward Rauh Elected President of Local Alumni. Edward liaub Jr. was elected president of the Indianapolis Alumni Association of Beta Theta Pi Wednesday night at the annual State banquet at the Columbia Club. Bryon K. Elliott was elected vice president: William H. Shaeffer, second vice prisident; Volney M. Brown, secre-tary-treasurer, and Herman F. Dieber, assistadnt secretary-treasurer. Over 200 active and alumni members were in attendance. Representatives from Purdue, Wabash, Hanover, De Pauw and Indiana University were present. Hanover received a prize for having the largest percentage of members at the meeting.

TWO KILLED BY PENNSY TRAIN Brothers Meet Death in ~ Crash at Hanna. Hu Times Special LA PORTE, Ind., Nov. 26. — When they disregarded the signal of a crossing watchman and drove their automobile into the path of a fast. Pennsylvania passenger train at Hanna, near here, Reuben and Merchant Collins, ages 21 and '2c, were instantly killed here Thanksgiving eve. The machine was demolished. Tlie two youths are brothers and lived in Pensacola, Fla., according to identification cards. DRIVERS NOT THANKFUL Two Arrested After Autos Collide— One Person Injured. Thanksgiving day was sad for Grover Peters, 10 Kansas St., and Boyd Pepigo. 546 Exeter St. Peters was slated for reckless dricing and Pepigo on the same count plus assault and battery after a collision between the ears they drove at Washington and Harding Sts. James Brown. 838 Lybolt St., who rode with Peters, suffered severe cuts about the hands. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 34 8 a. m 35 7 a. m 34 9 a. m 37 10 a. m 39

POLITICS IN BOARD WORK IS ASSAILED William Dudley Foulke, in Thanksgiving Address at All Souls Unitarian Church Takes State Health Group to Task. WASHINGTON WATER CASE IS DESCRIBED Richmond (Ind.) Man Calls on Citizens as Patriotic Duty to File Charges Against Members of Governmental Group. William Dudley Foulke, Richmond, Ind., former member of the United States civil service commission, in a Thanksgiving address at the All Souls Unitarian Church today, called on Indianapolis citizens as a patriotic duty to file charges against State hoard of health members who “wantonly refused to hear and consider” the water supply condition of Washington, Ind. Foulke flayeddd politics, w’hlch he declared was disrupting the State health machinery and causing attempts to remove Dr. William F. King, board secretary. After enumerating present factors in material prosperity which are causes for thanksgiving. Foulke asked if such prosperity had not been accompanied by certain deterioration in national character- He cited the increasing flabbiness and lack of discipline in education, leading to a lawless regime, and the increase in political manipulation and intrigue. Politicians Named He referred especially to the State hoard of health, which he said had been admirably conducted until last April, w'hen Governor Jackson, Secretary of State Sehortemeier and Auditor of State Bowman appointed two politicians, Drs. Turner and Hess, chairmen respectively of the Republican committees in Brown and Miami Counties in plitce of two reputable physicians. “Then Mrs. Lillian Wheatcraf.’, then head of the intelligence division of the fire marshal’s office, met the new political members, together with the Democratic member, Dr. Keene. Later, Dr. King was ordered to get the resignations of two competent food and drug inspectors in the service, just because they had not been ‘active’ enough—not in guarding the health of the State, hut in work of the Republican party.” said Foulke. “Now if the Lord had made all diseases of a political nature this would be an admirable plan for the prevention and extermination of Democratic mumps and measles or Republican cholera morbus or summer flu.” Removal Attempted Foulke recited how King's removal was attempted and the court order restraining the board from Interferrlng with the secretary’s position issued. “It was easy to see that disorganization and paralysis of the health - hoard was bound to follow,” said Foulke. He told how the health hoard had adjourned Sept. 17, refusing to act in an investigation of the water supply at Washington. “No time has been fixed yet for that hearing,” Foulke declared. “On Oct. 11 I wrote the Governor reviewing the conditions at Washington—of the danger of typhoid spread, ing there. I said: ‘The new members and their associates are now apparently insisting upon the removal of Dr. King himself, and the entire partisan reconstruction of the board before they will do any work to protect the health of the State. Tlie lives and health of our people are likely to be made a sacrifice to this contemptible species of spoils politics.’ “I asked for a clear statement from the executive of the flagrant violation of public duty to compel these recreant members from very shame to take some speedy action to remedy this dangerous situation.” Foulke said the Governor’s reply only thanked him. Foulke cited the laws, and said that the Marlon Circuit Court has jurisdiction to remove the health board members. EPIDEMIC AT EVANSVILLE Health Officers Fight Scarlet Fever in Schools. Hu Times Special EVANSVILLE, Ind., Nov. 26. City health officers are doing everything possible to check the epidemic of scarlet fever in Evansville and Vanderburg County. School buildings are being fumigated. There are more than forty cases of. the disease in the city and about twenty in the district.

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HARRIS STARTS LIQUOR PROBE Federal Agents Now at Lawrenceburg. Thorough investigation of the Greendale Denaturing Company, Lawrenceburg, Ind., was begun today by Federal prohibition agents of the Thirteenth district. A. R. Harris, dep’.ty administrator at Indianapolis, said the local division had men in Lawrenceburg, but he refused to divulge their names or fiuties. The denaturing company is thought to be one of the syndicate booze ring whicli was uncovered by Federal officials with the seizing of a plant of J. B. Soheuer and Company in Chicago, Wednesday. The syndicate is said to have done business of $1,000,000 a month. “Made” whisky valued at $200,000 was found there. It is thought the Chicago place was being supplied by the Indiana firm. It was predicted the company Government permits will he revoked and \he company forced to pay taxes on the illicit liquor. A safe containing the company’s books and record are held at Chicago and will he opened. A report that a "black book" containing names of persons connected with the ring, said to implicate numerous Federal officials and former prohibition agents, wqs denied. GROCERS SUFFER MOST Windy City Bandits Stock Up for Thanksgiving Feasts. Bn 1 nitrd Press CHICAGO, Nov. 26.—Thanksgiving bandits conducted a series of held-ups Wednesday night. meat markets and corner grocery stores, being their chief objectives. Between S9OO and SI,OOO. and a twenty-pound (turkey comprised the loot from the robbery of six stores. The same group of bandits is believed responsible for all the hold-ups. FOX HUNT STARTED Thirty Dogs Used In Meridian Hills Country Club Chase. One little fox out at the Meridian Hills Country Club today felt that he had nothing for which to be thankful. At 10 a. m. thirty dogs were turned loose on his trail in the club’s fox hunt, which started at Pennsylvania St. and Williams Creek.

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PACT ON SHORTRIDGE IS CITED BY OFFICIAL Book Reiterates Statement That Taxpayers’ Officials Agreed to Proposed School Figure.

William H. Book, business director of the Indianapolis school hoard today issued a second statement in which he again condemned Harry .Viiesse. secretary of the Indiana Taxpayers’ Association, for breaking the agreement with the hoard by

ESTATE WORTH $200,000 Anderson Ranker Leaves All to Two Children. Hu Times Special ANDERSON. Ind., Nov. 26. —The 200.000 estate of the late Daniel F. Mustard, banker and war veteran, is divided between two children, Mrs. Ethel Cline and Fred E. Mustard, according to the will admitted to probate here. ‘OLDEST WOMAN'. DIES Mrs. Mariuh Shaffer, 101, Lived at State Soldier's Home. Hu Unit id Press LAFAYETTE. Ind.. Nov. 26.—Mrs. Mariah Shaffer, reputed to have been the oldest woman in Indiana, is dead at the Indiana State Soldiers' Home here. She was 101 years old, having been horn in Mooresville in 1824. STOVE BURNS FATAL Man Was Preparing Lunch in Home Before Retiring Bu Times Special LAFAYETTE. Ind., Nov. 26. Burns received when he fell across a gas stove at his home brought the death of Isaac Ularto, 74, at a hospital here. He had been preparing lunch before retiring. George Mul ca.hy, in the house reading, found him lying across the lighted stove. LOCAL BOYS ARE HELD Hugh Fiskliu and Glen Grove Found In Stolen Machine. Local police received word today (hat Hugh Fisklin and Glen Grove, both 15 and of Indianapolis, are under arrest in Shelbyville. 111., in possession of a stolen car belonging to Jack Harbour, 26 S. Illinois St. The HarlKiur automobile was stolen Nov. 24 from Shelby und E. Raymond Sts., police said. The boys will be returned. NO. DINNER FOR JOHN D. Rockefeller Family Se pc rated for Thanksgiving. Hu Times Special TARRYTOWN. N. Y-. Nov. 26. 'John D. Rockefeller will he deprived of a family reunion Thanksgiving dinner, this year. Both John D. Rockefeller Jr., and ills wife are in Europe. It is possible, however, some of the elder Rockefeller’s grandchildren will take dinner with hinw KING OF SIAM IS DEAD Monarch Dies Day After Birth of Daughter. Hu United Press LONDON. Nov. 26. —The Bangkok correspondent of the Central News reported today that King Rama of Slam had died of heart trouble following a recent operation. His younger brother, Projad Tipok, was reported proclaimed king. (Siam dispatches yesterday said a daughter had been born To the new queen, Chaochom, whom the king chose after setting aside his first queen became she was without Issue.)

filing a remonstrance to the Shortlidge High School bond issue. The statement follows: “Mr. Miesse’s continued misstatements cannot go unanswered. “He has said since the filing of his remonstrance against the new Shortridge High School project that he had no agreement with the school board, and then he said later that he had written a letter to the school hoard telling them that -this body (the tax payers’ association! has no authority to enter into any agreement with them. We have not seen such a letter. First he denies he was party to an agreement and then denies that -there could he an agreement. Directors Called "The facts are that almost a dozen of the directors of the Taxpayers' Association and Mr. Mlesse. himself, called on the scl 00l board and made it a j>roi>osition which ir, cluddd the issuance of bonds to the extern of $1,250,000 for anew Shortridge. The school board accepted the proposition in good faith. A (Turn to Page 15) POLO PLAYER INJURED Auto Struck By Big Four Train at u( Shdbyville. Uii Times Spci-ial SHELBYVILLE, Ind., Nov. 26. Arthur R. Patterson. Fairland, is in a hospital here injured, perhaps fatally, as the result of an accident Wednesday, when his automobile was struck by a Big Four passenger train at a Shelbyville street intersection. Patterson is manager and player on the famous Patterson auto polo team. Witnesses say Patterson failed to see the train. MINE BOILER EXPLODES Fireman Seriously Injured; Houses Rocked; Windows Broken. Uii United Press BRAIL, Ind., Nov. 26.—Robprt Garlett, 23. is seriously injured in a Terre Haute hospital today as a result of the boiler in the engine room of the Garlett mine, near Clay City, exploding. The terrific force of the blast shattered windows for half a mile. Houses were rocked. Garlett, son of one of the mine owenrs, was the fireman. CHICKEN. NOT TURKEY State Reformatory Inmates to Have Good Meal and Exercises. Bn r piled I'riss PENDLETON, Ind.. Nov. 26.—The inmates of the Indiana State Reformatory here today “thanked their lucky stars” that it wasn't any worse and that they would have chicken for dinner today. The warden announced this morning that special exercises will be held this afternoon, following a chicken dinner for the 1,600 inmates. STATE RETURNS CASH $1,000,000 Unexpended Appropriations Given to Treasury. Departments of the State government returned $1,000,000 in unexpended appropriations to the State treasury during the first year of this administration, according to State Auditor Lewis S. Bowman. Governor Ed Jackson’s office, secretary of State, public service commission, livestock sanitary board, Indiana Reformatory And oil Inspection department led In returned allowances.

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STUDENTS TO BACK SCHOOL BOARD PLEA Shortridge Pupils Will Protest Against Move to Delay Erection of New Building on North Side Site. CITY-WIDE FIGHT UNDER WAY Parent-Teacher Group Also to Aid Effort for Remonstrance Withdrawal. Shortridge High School students and parents loday piepared to aid in the fight to prevent delay in tin? erection of the new Shortage High School building and disruption of the school board building program to relieve congestion in grade schools. At the same time organization of a city-wide protest by civic (organizations against action of the Indiana taxpayers Association in tiling a remonstrance against the $1,200,000 Shortridge bond issue was under way.

Hearing on the remonstrance before the State tax hoard would delay letting of contracts for the new high school several months, school board members said. Shortridge students will visit Harry Meisse, set-retry of the taxpayers' association, and those who signed the remonstrance and present the need of a. new building and ask the exact purport of the remonstrance he explained, if plans are carried out. Talk in Classes Members of the faculty are planning to bring both sides of the light before the students next week. Through the English department every pupil will be asked to Investigate and talk or write on school development. * George Buck. Shortridge principal, said he favofed the pupils discussing the matter, if they did so in a nonantagonistic attitude. “It is unfortunate that such a delay has come up, because everyone had counted on the new Shortridge,”, he said. “It may not mean that we won't get the new school, but it Is a perplexing delay. It was the general feeling I hat Indianapolis was to have a high school comparable with high schools in other cities as large and not as large as this city. “The drive for the new Shortridge ought to be a city-wide campaign, and high*school pupils and their parents should he informed about this move on the part it the taxpayers association ard what it means.'' Meeting Tuesday A meeting of the directors of the taxpayers association nnd members C-f the school board is to be held at 2:30 p. m. TuesdayIt is the opirtfon of William H.' Book, business director of the school hoard, that the signers of the remonstrance and the directors of the organization will realize the hindrance such action will be to the school board’s building program and that they will withdraw the remonstrance. The remonstrance now is held in the office of County Auditor Harry Dunn. Leonard V. Harrison, secretary of the civic affairs committee of the Chamber of Commerce, will attend the meeting ns the third party and would take no action or make any recommendations. Members of the various civic organizations in Indianapolis will not take any action in the fight until after a meeting of the Indianapolis Federation of Community Civic (Turn so Page 15) DEATH WINNER AT LAST Mrs. Waggoner, (o Whose Bedside Brother Raced, Dead. Itii United Press NEW YORK. Nov. 26. —Electra Waggoner, one time Texas society beauty, died at her mother's apartment here early today, the victim of a complication arising from gall stones. Two weeks ago her brother Guy, Ft. Worth oil millionaire, staged a sensational race against time to her bedside, coming from St. Louis on a special Pennsylvania train more than three hours faster than any regular train that railroad makes the run. JURY DEBATES CASE Fate of Eleven Colored Persons Causes long DelitMtr.ilion. Hu United Press DETROIT. Mich.. Nov. 26. From 3:30 p. m. Wednesday until 2:15 a. m. today a Jury In Recorders Court struggled without success to return a verdict in the case of Dr. Ossian 11. Sweet, his wife, nnd nine other negroes charged with the murder of Leon F. Brelner, who was shot during a threatened race riot here Sept. 9. Judge Frank Murphy ordered the jury locked up for the night, to return at 9:30 a. m. and resume deliberations. An anxious crowd of spectators, composed chiefly of negroes, waited patiently for word from the Jury room. *

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FRENCH FUTURE STILL IN DOUBT Herriot May Not Be Able to Form Cabinet. BULLETIN Hu I nit-d Press PARIS, Nov. 26.—Edouard lien-lot Informed I resident Doumergue lie was unable to form a cabinet. Hu United Press PARIS. Nov. 26. —Edouard Herriot, commissioned by president Daumereue to form. a cabinet was finding ids path thorny today Just ns Aristide Brland and Senator Paul Doumer had found it before him. The Socialists were undecided whether to sit in a regime ho would head. And because of this uncertainty, they conferred this afternoon to determine definitely what they should do on the question of participation. Herriot, it was generally believed, would hand his mandnte back to Doumerguo. if. the Socialists determined against participation. CASHIER MAY~ RECOVER .Missing Bank Employe Not Wanted on Charges. Hu United Press LINCOLN. Neb., Nov. 26. Thanksgiving day brought both mental and physical relief to David F. Pattoe, 34, Beverly. Neb., State hank cashier, who attempted sui* old© here Wednesday, after having been missing since Saturday. Physicians said he would live to return to Ills wife and two small children. Simultaneously the State hanking department reported that Pattee was not wanted on any charges. POSSESSION IS DENIED Judge Chamberlin Holds Properly Belongs to Defendants. Property bequeathed to descendants In 18J8, but since sold several times, does not belong to the descendants. Judge Harry O. Chamberlin of Circuit Court ruled Wednesday. Clayton C. Coil, Marion County resident, and William J. Coil, James A. Mustard and Mary Johnson of western States sought possession of ten acres of property lying east of Guilford Ave. between FiftySecond and Fifty-Fourth Sts. along the Monnn Railroad. They claimed property by terms of the will of Jacob Coil, wealthy farmer- Defendants were Louis F. Schetter, the Indiana Concrotlle Roofing Company, John A. George and the Allied Coal and Material Company. SUIT TRANSFERRED HERE A suit seeking damages of $125,000 from the Maytag Washing Machine Company, filed in Cleveland, by John Kelly, Orzo Beebe and Karl Neu, has been transferred to the local Federal Court. The suit alleges the company withdrew their rights to sell the machine in Cleveland.

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