Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 192, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 December 1925 — Page 2

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DISTRICT LEGION WORKERS GIVER Committees Announced for 1926 Program. S. A. Bishop, Seventh District 'American Legion executive committeeman, today announced committees for the program of expansion in membership and activities for 1926. The executive committee: Dr. La Rue Carter, Dr. Carleton B. McCulloch, Thomas B. Stevenson, Guy A Wainwright, Lucius French, Dr. Edward G. Clark, Judge Hai/ry O. Chamberlain, John H. Klinger, Judge Sidney .S. Miller, State Senator Robert L. Moorhead, William Guy Wall, Robert B. Rhoades, Dan I. Glossbrenner and John B. Royce. Sub committees are: Finance, Neal Grider, Phil Clements; speakers, Solon J. Carter, Judge Delbert O. Wilmeth, "Walter Myers and William P. Evans; headquarters, Herman C. King, Norman Metzger, William T. Raplee; arrangements, Robert B. Rhoades and George I. Seybert; records, Ben A. Weineke.

JUDGE SCORES MILES’ TACTICS (Continued From Page 1) upon the constitutionality of acts of Congress and lodge that power in the Congress of the United States. Criticism by Minority "Fortunately, for the good of our "country, only a small minority has seen fit to indulge in this form of criticism, and as the time goes on, even that minority Will wake up to the fact that his Government, made up of its three departments, will function without the supervision of such minority,” Judge Collins said. “It would be manifestly unfair for any person or organization including •the Anti-Saloon League to assume that because the judge of the Criminal Court decides a case according to the Constitution and laws of the State and the United States that the judge is opposed to the Eighteenth Amendment. • 'This amendment,’ as President Coolidge well said, ‘was adopted by the orderly processes of the Government’ and is the law of the land and it is the duty of every judicial officer to enforce it. Ennforce it not at or by the dictation of the Anti-Saloon League, but under the orderly processes of the law as it has been chhstrued by the court. It Is just as much the duty of the court to protect the rights of the citizens as it is to enforce the law,” oncluded Judge Collins. Home Visited Pitman’s home was visited by Statepolicemen Charles Bridges, Carl Losey, former Statepoliceman, and five members of the Horse Thief Defective Association. Losey said he obtained the search warrant from Justice of Peace Henry H. Spiher in Wayne Township after he had received sufficient evidence to convince him the law was being violated. Pitman’, at the time his home was entered, was living near S. Harding St. and the Belt Railroad. Losey said he was first informed of law violation at the Pitman home by a. telephone call. He said he and Bridges then watched the home several nights and saw young people drive up and heard bottles rattle. A search warrant was obtained. Losey admitted that he made the return on the search warrant to Sheriff Omer Hawkins and not to Spiher’s court as prescribed by law. Pitman took the stand over the objection of the State and said his daughter was seriously ill when his home was invaded Shy the officers. He Said they treated him courteously.

DEATH SHOOTING RESULT Victim of Nov. 22 Fray Dies at Hospital—Assailant Sought. William Paty, 36, colored, 910 Laurel St., died at city hospital today as the result of being shot Nov. 22 -by Edgar Morris, colored, same address. He was shot in the arm and abdomen. The shooting, according to Paty, was thp result of an old grudge. Ella Rodgers, colored, same address, said Paty had struck Morris over the head with a board. Police are seeking Morris. TAXI MAN SEES ROBBERY I>riig Store Robbed as Driver Passes By. .Tames Turner, 321 Minerva St., a taxi driver, going early this morning, heard a cash register ring in the Dillihgworth Drug store at 601 N. Illinois St. A-moment later, he saw a? nian run from the store, dropping a'thermos bottle as he ran. The man escaped in a dilapidated car. glass of the front door in the ialore had been broken and $2 in KtaAnge, several dollars worth of stamps, a flash light and a thermos ‘bottle had been stolen. DAROL SINGING PLANNED Carol singing in Christ Chtrlch, will be~a feature of the public musical program offered by the Social Workers’ Club, the evening of Deq. 21. < . Bomar will play and Christ Church choir will sing. Miss. Charlotte Lieber, soprano, will sing. Miss Mary Webb will play the cello. The Rev. Floyd Van Keuren, rector, will give a .short Christpjas address. A dinner at the Bamboo Inn will precede the program. „ SALESMEN HAVE MEETING Indiana salesmen of the Louis F. Dow Company held a cbnventnion at the Claypool Friday. R. A. Burr, , St: Raul, general sales manager, and F; C. Crawford, divison sales man- ■ ager. spoke.

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HAIR TONIC JAG BLAMED Evansville Barber Stabbed—Little Hope for Recovery. Bu Times Special EVANSVILLE, Ind., Dec. 12.—Little hope was held today for the recovery of Major Perkins, 36, barber, stabbed by Claude Pike, it is alleged. Pike, police said, was on a "hair tonic jag.”

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that they have the things .they’ve been wishing for? Wouldn’t you get a real thrill out of that? Like a magician, or a good genii out of a fairy book, making wishes come true! Just because we think you want the personal touch with these ’ folks who really need you to make their Christmas a success, the Times is printing a list and descriptions of families every day for you to choose from. They are listed by number. When you have chosen the family you want, call The Times Santa Claus. Main 3500, and the name and address of the family will be given. They Go Fast The families are being cared !or so fast, that the Times Santa gets plenty of exercise going after new lists! So call for your family right away before someone else gets to it. Here’s anew list to choose from: 24. The father of six boys is ill in a hospital, and the 6-year-old boy is in bed with pneumonia. The family has known better days, but only the memory of them is left to tide over these crises. Boys’ ages are 1, 4,6, 9, 12, and 14. The oldest boy needs a suit, the two next oldest need other clothing, and a basket and little gifts should be included. Family Welfare Society has been aiding these people. 25. This widow with five children earn their living by washing and ironing. If hard work and ambitions for her children bring any rewarcL there should be a happy Christmas with extra food and clothing for the boys, aged 4,8, 10 and 12 and the girl, 7. The school nurse discovered their need. \ 26. Even though grandparents furnish some of the groceries and look after the children while she works, this wddow can’t make ends meet on her factory wages. Girls are 3,8, 9 and 11; boys, 7 and 20 months. /Family Welfare Society recommends a basket of food, clothing and toys for the children. 27. The meager wages of a young widow are the main support of her widowed mother and the three younger children, boys of 5 and 7, and a girl of 15. The older woman is a good manager and stretches every pennny, but the boys need stockings and underwear, and the girl would like new shoes and a game or piece of needlework. Aided by Family Welfare Society. 28. This young man has a sick spine and hip and probably will be well. To make things worse, he is deaf. His mother is his best friend, and the Family Welfare Society comes next. He is fond of reading and wants more books and magazines. Good food and delicacies suitable for a semi-invalid will help, too. 29. A man with only one arm, and with a crippled hand at that, collects papers and junk to earn a living for his family. He works hard against this terrific handicap, but can’t get ahead. There are twin girls, 13, who need dresses, and a boy 9, who loves mechanical toys. The Family Welfare Society says this family can use-almost any supplies that may be given them, of food or clothing. 30. Three boys, aged 7, 10, and 11, were left when their father died recently, and the mother has only a small amount of insurance. She would appreciate gifts for the boys, as she has no money for extras. Recommended by the Family Welfare Society. 31. A 15-year-old boy, suffering from a chronic illness, has been going to school when he can, and learning typewriting at night from a kindhearted instructor so he can work at it whefa he has to stay home. There is a 14-year-old girl. The mother, a works in a factory. The Family Welfare Society says the boy needs a tvool shirt and other clothing, and that any other gifts to this plucky little family will be appreciated. 32. Three little folks, the oldest one 4, and another one expected! There is very little in the house for them. They need more clothing, and if the toys come their way it will be from Santa Claus outside the family. Recommended, for the children’s sake, by the Family Welfare Society. 33. A suit of clothes with long trousers for a 14-year-old boy, and some clothing for his mother, will relieve a definite need in this family of two, whom the Family Welfare Society has been aiding. The mother, though deaf and partially blind, washes for a living, and the boy works after school, but there is no prospect of a merry Christmas without some new friends.

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Automobiles reported stolen to police belong to: Ben Blidon, 2720 N. Pennsylvania St., Apt. 324, Ford, from Massachusetts Ave. and Edison St. Joseph Sharp, Jr., R. R. 4, Box 659, Ford, 669-604, from Delaware and Georgia Sts. John Lewis, 713 Chadwick St., Ford, 624-200, from same address. Herschell Shelby, 649 W. Thirtyfirst St., Chevrolet, from garage at same address.

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Automobiles reported found by police, belong to: . Bert Hudson, 1119 Broadway, Ford, at % Madison Ave. and I'roy Ave. SALESMEN’S DINNER DATE The annual salesmen’s dinner, sponsored By the wholesale trade division of the Chamber of Comnjerce, will be held Friday evriiing, Jan. 22, at the Columbia Club, it was announced tod§y,i

CITY MARKET GETSMELONS English Hothouse Grapes Seen on Stands. Casaba melons reappeared on the stands of the city market today and sold from 80 to 90 cents each. English hothouse grapes were seen again on a few stands at $1 a pound. Cucumbers were 10 cents higher, at 60 cents each. Many stands had button mushrooms af 80 and 85 cents a pound and some few King mushrooms were seen at 75 cents a pound. Other prices included: Bose and Anjou pears. 25 cents a pound; grapefruit, 10 and 20 cents each; California navel oranges, 60 to 76 cents a dozen; Florida oranges, 60 cents a dozen: lemons, 15 to 30 cents a dozen, and potatoes, 5 pounds for 25 cents. ’ Eggs wore slightly lower and sold from 65 to 68 cents a dozen; butter sold at 60 cents a pqund; chickens, 40 to 45 cents a pound; ducks, 40 cents a pound: rabbits, 50 cents each and turkeys, 60 cents a pound New York dressed, and 65 cehts a pound full dressed. J

SPARKS DENIES TRIAL MOTIONS (Continued From Page 1) statement of the aforesaid court, was thus prevented from preparing and filling said motions.” "I have been misquoted right here,” Judge Sparks said emphatically. "Some things arose that did not look good between Saturday night and Monday morning. Two prisoners who were wanted in Marion County were let go. At 8:30 Monday when I telephoned they were not back. When I got here they were back, of course.” The judge then took up the motion for anew trial, which contained 288 reasons. “How tnuch time does the defense want to argue this motion?” the judge asked. “We don’t care to argue this matter,” said Christian. Motion Denied The judge then denied the petition. , Christian prayed an appeal to the Supreme Court, but withdrew it. After the ruling, Stephenson conferred with his in the judge’s chambers. Stephenson was closely guarded throughout the entire proceedings, which were watched by a crowd of about forty spectators, including several Indianapolis acquaintances. He arrived about 8:30 a. m., in charg of W. H. Craig, chief of the prison; Joseph P. McDonald, a giant guard, and Walter Clark, driver, after traveling since 3 a. m. Breakfast was eaten at Logansport. The first man to greet him as he entered the courthouse was Foster Strader, his former file clerk. Strader went to the jail and brought back two of Stephenson's suits, freshly pressed, for him to wear in place of the prison garb. His guards refused to let him change. He did change his shirt and collar. Stephenson was convicted four weeks ago today and taken to prison three weeks ago. He was charged with kidnaping Miss Oberholtzer, placing her on a train for Hammond and attacking her, causing her to take bichloride of mercury. Site died April 14. KLINCK OUT OF JAIL Earl Klinck, with Earl Gentry acquitted of the murder charge for which D. C. Stephenson was sent to Indiana State Prison, today was, released from Marion County jail, after SIO,OOO bonds were approved by Judge James A. Collins of Criminal Court. Bonds, furnished by Ira Holmes, Klinca’s attorney, and the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, were for charges of conspiracy to kidnap and conspiracy to commit arson. Gentry, facing the same charges, was released on bond this week. ARRESTED”WITH GOO.SE Joe Shirley, colored, 652 Eddy St., found himself in city prison today still trying to explain how he obtained a goose, he was carrying when officers arrested him at McCarty St. and Capitol Ave. Among thefts reported to police were: John E. Clemens, 516 Oriental St., SIOO watch from checks room at Elks Club and Mrs. Theresa Arnold, 1009 Broadway, $375 diamond ring. BUTLER GIVEN $40,000 Thomas Taggart, Indiana Democratic leader and Lex J. Kirkpatrick of Kokomo Friday contributed $40,000 to the building fund for the new Butler University. Kirkpatrick's gift was $25,000 and Taggart’s $15,000. DEDICATION IS PLANNED The Bible school addition to the West Park Christian Church, Washington and Addison Sts., will be dedicated Sunday. Services will be in charge of the Rev. C. W. Cauble, state secretary of the Indiana Christian Missionary Society.

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HOWLAND IS HONORED Indiana Club of New York Welcomes . Editor. Bu Cnited Press NEW YORK, Dec. 12.—Hewitt H. Howland, formerly maunscript editor of Bobbs-Merrill, publishers, Indianapolis, wag welcomed to the editorship of the Century magazine at a dinner accorded Him last night by the Indiana Club of New York. Among the speakers were Elmer Davis, Will B. Howe. Mrs. Alice Booth Hartwell, Joseph K. Hart and Dr. Albert E. Wiggam. Mary Garfett Hay, president of the club, acted as toastmaster. VEHICLE THEFT CHARGED Charles Blue, 229 S. Keystone Ave., and William Lucas, 1417 Delxm St., are held in city prison on vehicle taking charges. TheJkwcre returned from Wapakoneta, Ohio. Police say they had an auto stolen Nov. 9 from 1.. K. Murchie, 905 Peoples Bank Bldg. MURRKJt THEORY HELD Bu Times fiverinl EVANSVILLE, Ind., Doc. 12 —Police today believed Ernest Epmeier, 68, confectioner, found dead with a bullet in his head, was murdered. Suicide theory is doubted.

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HISTORIANS TO ADJOURN TODAY Second Day Session Opens With Breakfast. The last day of the two-day, seventh annual history conference opened today with a breakfast at the University Club. The Indiana Historical Society, the Society of Indiana Pioneers and the State Historical Bureau are sponsoring the conference. At 10 a. m. the societies met with the history section of the State Teachers’ Association at the Claypool. An afternoon session and business meeting tonight were scheduled. Officers of the conference elected Friday were: Prof. James Woodburn of Indiana University, president; Evans Woollen, first vice president; William E.‘English, second vice president, Charles E. Coffin, treasurer; Christopher Coleman, secretary, and Miss Sue Howe, corresponding secretary. Executive committee: Lee Burns ind Amos W. Butler, Indianapolis; L. N. Hines, Terre Haute; Mrs. Eva N. Beck, Franklin, and Mrs. Harvey Morris, Salem.

BUS CASE POSTPONED Action on Fare Increase Delayed by Commission. Action has been temporarily postponed by the public service commission on a petition of the Interstate Public Service Company to charge a basic fare of 3 cents a mile on its bus lines between Indianapolis and Louisville, Ky. Some members of the commission at Friday’s conference are said to have objected to fare increases recommended by John S. Powell, chief accountant, and decision was reached to suspend action until the entire commission could be present. The commission revoked operators’ certificates held by the Kokomo Omnibus Company, authorized the Gary Railways Company to establish two new bus lines, and ordered the Liberty Transit Company of Anderson to discontinue operation of all but two of its city routes. IS FINED Practicing Medicine Without License, Charged. Norman Colby, Linden Hotel, in city court today was fined S2OO and costs on a charge of practicing medicine without a license, and fined $5 and costs and given ninety days on the Indiana State Farm on an assault and battery charge. Detectives say Colby posed as a medical adviser for an eastern cloak house, and examined applicants for positions as models.

<sCHOOT ' KINGFISHER The q bird that plays tricks in HELPS thewat " * C'eoxrlcht. Compton’s JPletared Encxelopedln Fentnro Sorrleo

SHE kingfisher Is a trick performer, and by his tricks he gets his living. From a perch sometimes as high as fifty feet above the water he does a sud len dive, seizes some luckless little fish In his long beak, flies back to his perch, tosses the fish into the air, and swallows it head first! At times he beats the fish against the perch before swallowing it, or he may carry the fish away to his young family; but one part of the performance is always the same the meteor-like swiftness of the bird s plunge. The kingfishers constitute a large family of about 200 species, distributed over the greater part of the globe, with about eleven species in America. All are remarkable for the beauty of their plumage and ther interesting habits. They are unsociable birds and when a pair has taken out “fishing rights” for a particular neighborhood, it allows no trespassing there by others. The true kingfishers nest in holes which they dig in banks, from four to fifteen feet deep. The five to eight eggs are laid on a heap of fish bones*and the young grow up in quite a fishy atmosphere. The belted kingfisher is the commonest American species. It is about twelve inches long, with a bristling black crest which gives it a savage look; Its upper feathers and belt are bluish gray, and underparts white. The females have a reddish band across the abdomen. The large bill is a powerful sharpedged implement that Is capable of catching an insect on land, or a slippery fish under water. The call Is a loud rattling cry unlike the call, of any other bird. This species winters in most of the central and southern parts of the United States. The Texas kingfisher is a smaller bird, green above and white below. He resembles the belted kingfisher in habits. The kingfisher family is most numerous In the Malay Archipelago and New Guinea, where there are many beautifully colored species. The common kingfisher of Europe, with its blue-green upper parts and rich chestnut breast, is an example of the striking plumage some member of this family wear. Many beautiful legends are conMAKE LIFE WORTH LIVING Don’t go around feeling tired, lacking in energy and strength, because your kidneys are not working properly. The use of FOLEY PILLS, a diuretic stimulant for the kidneys, will flush your kidneys, remove Injurious waste matter and bring the kidneys back to a normal, active condition. "Your FOLEY PILLS are the only thing I ever got. to do me any good,” writes Samuel Brenner, Alexandria. Ind. —Advertisement.

nected with the European kingfisher, or halcyon, as It was anciently called. An old belief was that the seven days preceding the shortest day of the year were used by these birds to build their nests, which. It was thought, floated on the water, and the seven days following were devoted to hatching the eggs. During this period “the halcyon days,” the ancients believed, the se awasalways calm. That Is why we use the word “halcyon” to describe calm 'peaceful days. The power of quelling storms was believed to have been conferred upon the kingfisher by Aeolus, the windgod, who made this dispensation when his daughter, Alcyone, and her husband, Ceyx, were changed into kingfishers. This myth accounts for the ancient and poetical name of halcyon. PORTUGAL ELECTS Bu T'nitrd Press LISBON, Dec. 12.—Bernardino Machado was today elected president of* the republic. The old cabinet has resigned. '

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ROBBER YOUTH IS SENTENCED Pleads Guilty to Three Charges in Court. Two fines and sentences were given Booker Davidson, 19, colored, in Criminal Court today. On a robber yarn! petit larceny charge he was fined SI,OOO and costs and given ten to twenty-one years in the Indiana State Reformatory, while on an attack charge he received a similar fine and a five to twenty-one-year Reformatory term. Tho sentences will run concurrently. Davidson pleaded guilty to the two charges, as well as a vehicle theft charge, before Judge James A. Collins. He is said to have attacked a white girl- Nov. 9. Judge Collins will recommend his removal to Indiana State Prison. NOVELIT’S WILL FILED Bu Times Nverial FT. WAYNE, Ind., Dec. 12.—Indiana property of the late Gene Stratton Porter, the novelist, le valued at $50,000, according to her will, filed here for probate. Most of the property is in this county.