Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 182, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 December 1928 — Page 3

DEO. 20, 1928

FOSTER PARENTS KEEP BOV, 11, HOMEINJjHAINS Kept Prisoner in Home as r Elders of Household Are at Work. Bn United Press RACINE, Wis., Dec. 20.—With, the imprints of a log chain still upon his arms and legs, Raymond Stratton, 11, told police today a story of torture and imprisonment. Raymond was a prisoner when he *as found in the home of his foster parents. A heavy chain fastened each of the boy’s legs to a bed and padlocks were used to make the shackels secure. His arms similarly were fastened, but there was enough slack in the upper chains to allow the boy to taste a dish of gruel that had been placed at his tide to keep starvation away. Tries to Run Away The boy was adopted by Ernest Johnson and his wife, he related apd therein lay the cause of his troubles. Raymond was not happy. He admitted'to the officers that several times he had attempted to run away. Yet each time he said, Iris foster parents caught him and each time they became more impatient. Sunday was his last revolt. He left the house in Iris night clothing and sought refuge, in the cellar of a vacant house from where he said his “make believe’’ father had taken him and put him in chains. “Daddy and mother both worked,’’ said Raymond, “and they left me alone for three day* in the chains.’’ The boy’s plight was discovered when his foster sister, J3the # \ 5, remarked to a friend that “Raymond has been bad and. is chained up.’’ The playmate carried the word to her parents and an investigation was started. Face Court Action the Johnsons immediately were < harged with “torturing and cruelly maltreating a minor child.’’ They will appear in court Friday in their own defense. Johnson told police that the boy was in the habit o; running out at nights and the chaining had been resorted to to Jeep him from taking pneumonia Mrs. Johnson said it had seemed perfectly proper to her to chain the led. since that was the only way to keep him at home while his j arents were working. VICTIMS OF PONZI i ' GET FINAL DIVIDEND

575,000 Distributed to Creditors by Trustee of Estate, Bit United Press BOSTON, Dec. 20.—Between $75.000 and $77,000 will be thrust into the Christmas stockings of those who heeded the “50 per cent in forty-five days” promises of Charles Ponzi during the erstwhile financial “wizard's” get-rich-quick boom in 1920. Playing the role of Santa Claus, Henry V. Cunningham, - trustee of the Ponzi estate, lias mailed checks totaling this amount to hundreds of Ponzi creditors in various parts of the country. It is the fifth and final dividend, increasing to about $1,300,000 the aggregate amount of disbursements to creditors. Ponzi, who served five years of a .federal sentence in Plymouth jail for using the mails to defraud, now is confined to the Charlestown state prison, to which he was committed following his conviction on larceny charges. STORK BRINGS BABY, FLAMES BRING SORROW Btove Explodes and Mother Is Burned in Rescue Attempt. B’t United Press MILWAUKEE, Wis., Dec. 20.—A baby daughter had just come to the Bernard Suszek family and there was holiday happiness in the home when the kitchen stove exploded. Mrs. Suszek had been returned from the hospital with her baby girl; dozens of mysterious packages naa been smuggled into the house and a Christmas tree was there waithing to be decorated. Suszek was at work when the explosion set the house on fire. The mother clutched her baby in her arms and ran outside, only to find that her 3-year-old son had not followed. He was searching a closet to save ‘his shiny new automobile from the fire. Mrs. Suszek unhesitating pushed her way through smoke and fire to recover her son. She was burned but is expected to recover. The home was destroyed. HELD AFTER ACCIDENT Charge Negro Failed to Give Fire Truck Right of Way. Albert Merriweather, 23, Negro 2233 Pleasant street, faces charges ot failure to give right of way to a fire truck today as the result of a fire in the residence of Merrill Moores, former congressman, Meridian apartments. Meridian and Michigan streets, Wednesday night The fire caused only slight damage. A pumper truck from Engine House 1, collided with Merriweather’s car, which was thrown into the machine of J. B. Poindexter 826 North New Jersey street, who had stopped to allow the fire truck to pass. SOCIETY TO GIVE PARTY Holy Name Church in Beech Grove Will Be Host Today. Holy Naihe Society of Holy Name church, Beech Grove, will give a turkey and card party Friday night at 8 o’clock in the school auditorium. A turkey door prize will be given and lunch will be served by the women of the parish.

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STARK NAMES NINE DEPUTIES W, R, Ringer Takes Place Royse Refused. Appointment of nine deputy prosecutors to act in criminal and. other county courts, were announced today by Prosecutor-Elect Judson L. Stark. William R. Ringer, 30 of 2209 North Talbott street, associated with the law firm of Matson, Carter, Ross and McCord will take 'the criminal court deputyship, to have been filled by John Royse. Royse refused the place and was appointed county pauper attorney, succeeding H. B. Pike. George W. Eggleston will succeed John L. Niblack, who will resign Jan. 1 to become a state senator, as deputy and investigator in the prosecutor's office. The following other deputies were appointed: Circuit court. Arthur A. Stetler; superior court 1, Volncy M. Brown: superior court 2, Don French; superior court 3, Harry F. Rust; probate court, Donald Ream, and justice of the peace courts, Ferd Montani and Frank Sisson. All the appointees except Ream and Sisson have served in these capacities.

MAIL PEAK REACHES No Congestion at Postoffice, Bryson Says, The pea,:-load of Christmas mail was expected to be reached today, two days earlier thaii last year, Postmaster Robert H. Bryson id in commenting on success of the mail-early campaign. Thus far the postoffice has experienced r. 6 congestion either at the postoffice building or at the union station. Nearly 15,000 incorrectly addressed greeting cards today faced postal workers seeking correct addresses. Very few parcels have been misaddressed this year. Bryson said. Most of these cards reach the special clerks because of incomlete or faulty street addresses. Some are addressed in such a manner as “Little Jac..,ue Smith, Chelsea street.” Increase of 16 per v cent in mail handled at the postoffice on Wednesday, in comparison with D,ec. 19, 1927, was reported by fe-y----son. Inbound mail showed increase of 88 per cent. SLEUTH SHOOTS SON OF FRIEND IN HOLDUP Identifies Bandit at Bedside After Thwarting Robbery. Bn United Press PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. 20. When Detective James Malone, sin-gle-handed, prevented a holdup of the Bartram hotel today he shot, possibly fatally, the son of his best friend. How the detective shot the one bandit of four who tried to escape was recorded in the police records, but it was not until the youth, Joseph Hefferman, 22, was captured and taken to a hospital In a critical condition that the detective identified him. Hefferman, police said, subbed, “I didn't recognize you, ‘Shooey,’ and I'm glad the gun jammed,” when he saw Malone in the room. ' Malone only replied: “I’m sorry, kid.”

BOOST FOREIGN TRADE World Trade Club to Be Formed at C. of C. Meeting. Indianapolis manufacturers will meet Friday noon at the Chamber of Commerce to organize a world trade club, sponsored by the chamber wholesale trade department. Round table discussion will be led by Charles Lemuel De Vault, United States counsul to Japan. Purpose of the club is to assist local manufacturers increase foreign trade. Assistance will be given by the district bureau of foreign and domestic commerce. GREEN HEADS AUDITORS Arthur Green, auditor of Grant county, was elected president of the County Auditors’ State Association, to succeed Floyd Wicker of Hendricks county, at the Claypool, Wednesday. Alva Eller. Monroe county auditor, was elected secretary-treasurei'.

Above—Asa E. Chambers, poet lauratc of the Kiwanis Club, is telling stories to a group of children entertained Wednesday at a noon luncheon. Below—Wood Unger took two or thfe children on his knee to tell them another story- .

Fifty-Eight Arc Guests of Club at Yuieiide Luncheon. Fifty-eight children captured the hearts of Kiwanians Wednesday at the noon Christmas luncheon ir. the Riley room of the Claypool. The boys and girls are members of the English Avenue Boy's Club and the Lauter Memorial Boy's Club. Almost before the luncheon was over. Asa E. Chambers, the club’s poet laureate, was on the floor telling Christmas stories to the children. . Tells Kids Stories And genial Wood Unger, ser-geant-at-arms, abandoned dignity and perched a couple of kids on his knees for another Story. The menu, which probably w’as the most important to the children, included fruit cocktail, roast turkey, dressing, cranberry sauce, green peas, potatoes paysanne, ice cream, cake and coffee. The children were brought to the Claypool in charge of Mrs. Edna E. Swift, director of social service for the girls, and Will Wertz, superintendent of the Boy’s club association. Then they had dinner. Shows Magic Tricks Elmer Steffen, pianist, played several numbers during the meal, and Bert Servaas kept the kids in an uproar with tricks of magic. The committee in charge included: William H. Trimble, chairman; Frank B. Flanner, Leon Hecht, Dr. J. Ambrose Dunkle, Father M. W. Lyons, ancl Dr. E. L. Mitchell. At the close of the program, each child was fitted with a pair of shoes by the Frank Horuff Shoe Company, 125 South Meridian street. Horuff is a Kiwanian.

TILDEN GOING SOUTH TO ACT IN PLAY Nothing to Say on Tennis, Star Declares. 11H United Press PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20.—William T. Tilden, 11, tennis star, told the United Press today he was returning to the south to play in the drama “Dracula,” next week. He said he was visiting here for a “lay-off’ and that it had nothing to do with his tennis affairs. Asked if his return to the south indicated he had forsaken tennis, Tilden replied: “I have absolutely nothing to say on that subject. 1 should think the reporters would know by this time I am not being quoted on tennis.” RESTRAINS RAIL RATE Superior Court Judge Holds Up New Shipping Cost for Scrap Iron. A temporary restraining order against the public service commission preventing uniform intra-state freight rates on scrap iron was issued in superior court today by Judge James A. Leathers. The order was given in favor of twenty-three railroads, who brought suit against the uniform rate scale established Sept. 14 by the commission. Hearing on a permanent injunction was set for Jan. 15.

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AWARD CONTRACTS County Arranges Supplies for Institutions. Contracts awarded Indianapolis companies for supply of provisions to county institutions for three months beginning Jan. 1, were announced today by Harry Dunn, county auditor. These contracts are let every three months. Institutions use about SIOO,OOO worth of supplier annually, Dunn said. The following firms will supply provisions: Taggart Baking Company, bread to the county jail, Negro Orphan's home and Sunnysidc tuberculosis sanatorium; John B. Bright, coffee and spiqes; Red Star Company, yeast; William H. Armstrong, hospital supplies: Sanitary Products Company, paper goods; NoblesviHc Milling Company, flour: Garten Feed Company, feed; Van Camp Hardware and Iron Company, hardware; Alfred A. Reger, tobacco; Willis Fish Company, fish and oysters; The Wadley Company, butter and eggs; Efroymson & Wolf, clothing; Benjamin Frey, shoes’ Great Western Oil Company oil and gasoline; Ideal Foods Product Company, oleomargarine; Clover Farms Dairy, milk for the detention home: Kuehn Eros., meats, and M. O’Connor & Cos., soaps. ‘VANITIES’ STAR TO WED Grandson cf Emerson, Tenor in Show to Marry Albany Girl. Bj United Press NEW YORK, Dec. 20— Richard Bold, great-grandson of Ralph Waldo Emerson, and who is a tenor in Earl Carroll’s “Vanities,” and Miss Rae Gardner of Albany, N. Y., will be married in Greenwich, Conn., Dec. 23, it was announced today. Bold's father is the late Judge John Bold, former .county judge of Cleveland. 0., grandson of Emerson. Judge Bold’s mother, now living in Cleveland, Is the former Lucy Emerson. SEEK MISSING MAN, 68 Police Search for John Powell of Rockville Road. Police today were asked to search for John Powell, 68, stop B Vi Rockville road, missing since Wednesday morning. Powell, a carpenter contractor, was last seen when he left the home of his sister, Mrs. Ollie Hart, 1941 South State street, at 9 a. m. to go to the Railroadmen’s Building and Loan Association to collect SIOO due him for work. His relatives fear some harm may have come to him, because of the money in his possession. Rebels Fail in Attack Bn United Press MOSCOW, Dec. 20.—Afghan insurgents, coming from the direction of Jalalabad, failed in an attack on Kabul at 11 p. m. Wednesday. Leonid Stark, the soviet ambassador to Afghanistan, informed the foreign office by wireless today.

MANY MAKE DONATIONS TO AIDJICKNELL Committee Chairman Voices Gratitude for Early Gifts in Campaign. Urging instantaneous action on the pant of Indianapolis and Indianians if the 2,500 children of Bicknell are to receive filled stockings on Christmas morn, Dr. Ernest N. Evans, chairman of the Bicknell Christmas Cheer Fund committee, today expressed gratitude for the early gifts received on Wednesday’s opening of the committee’s headquarters, 137 North Meridian street. Money contributions received up to noon today by the committee totaled $496.50. The contributions received follow: R. C. Rogers J 2 00 A Friend 1.00 A Show-Me Girl 1.00 For the Kiddies 5.00 S. B. Clifford 5.00 Miss Katherine Lewis 5.00 Master Johnnie Lewis 5.00 Peter H. Rogers 1 00 A Friend .50 W. T. Brown ’.OO Allan Ullworc 1.01 Elbert Shuetz 5.00 Jack Maroney 5.00 Unknown ’.Ol Karl Kistner ’.on Mrs. Alva Starks 2.00 Anonymous .50 Times Pressroom 12.50 The Indianapolis Times 50 00 June McElroy % 1-00 Irene H. Welkdr 500 Mrs. Oscar Best 2.00 John Reinhardt 1.00 W. J. Casserly I.OQ Miss Katherine McCarty 100 Simon Cook 2.00 Climax Machinery Cos 8.0” A Child's Friend 5.00 Charles Schcllenberg 1.00 A. E. Baker 5.00 Meredith Nicholson 10.00 Meredith Nicholson Jr 10.00 Charles L. Nicholson 5.01 Eugenie Nicholson ’O.OO Elizabeth N. Claypool 10.00 Edward L. Maybew 10.00 James S. Whiteside. Newtown...., 1 .on A. W. Eubank 5.00 Dr. David Ross 5.00 William Ross Tee! 25.00 Fred A. Sims 5.01 Advance Paint Cos.. T. Kelly. .. 10.00 Rachel G. Tavloi 5.00 Harry A. Little 5.00 Seth C. Klein 10.00 William F Landers Jr 5.0n J. E. and B. B. Blatz R.OO A Newspaperman i on Mrs. Henry E. Heyward 2.00 R. S. Thompson ’ 00 Mrs. P. F. Wright ...I 1.50 Hayward-Rich Grain Cos ’O.on H. D. Skiles and w ile 10.00 No name i oo T. F. Hudgins and children 3.00 Schley and Trask office .50 O. K l.on One who smiles 1.00 Mrs. L. R. Williams 1.00 V. A. Smith 10 00 \ friend i.oo Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Handley .. 5.00 Governor Ed Jackson 50 00 Mrs. Thomas Spencer i oo Anonymous ini J. Pierce Cummings io no Mary E. Lee 3.n0 Mr. nnd Mrs. Parts Hattabaugh. ... 2 00 Frances and Sarah Bernard 1 60 Henry Mootz 5.11 Mr. end Mrs. Gaylor Ray 1 oo W. G. White 1 11 J. W. Dodson ;i'oo Eriends i.no Toni L. Dillon inn F. C. Doolcv ion Three friends 3 no Indianapolis firm 25 0(1 R. K. Thompson 1 on Paul Stahrier ton A friend ....... eon lewis Nlcholt T'nn J- . A Phemister n on Friendly ] qq Marlon county building council !.'. 50’on Total $ 196.50 New contributors of toys, food, candy and other articles are: Real Silk Hosiery Mills, 200 dozen stockings E. H. Pritchard, toys. C. A. Bowc. fresh meat and toy? Windsor Jewelry Company, nine ' do.-en harmonicas A. F Wild. tovs. Mrs. R. H. Wild, fruit. Lover of Children. 100 pounds of candr Mrs. C. A. Owens, candy and nuts. Louise Lentzman. eandv Mrs. L. R. Williams, tovs. Miss Laurel Thayer, dolls. Mrs. J. H. Bowen, miscellaneous. Unknown, box of tovs. Mystery Ladv. fruit "and candy. Mrs. E. Kloetzke. fruit, nuts. rand’Mrs.. W. J. MrKnight. eandv and fruit Esther Udell, fruit and candy 1T " Ruelah WeHer. fruit and candy. Mode Brothers, shoes. ■* Mrs. Ed Heyer. miscellaneous. m&2’tanemw ChWeitZer ‘ foo,:i - candv and keSWo#" Ath ' etlC C,ub ’ tl rre *-

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LOCAL STUDENT TO IE ORATOB Carl Winter Chosen by I. U. 1929 Class, f.y Tunes hpccial BLOOMINGTON. Tnd.. Dec. 21.Carl Winter of Indianapolis ivill be class orator for the graduating class of Indiana university at the one hundredth commencement nexi June, it is announced here in making public appointment of cimmit tees for the commencement. Committees are as follows: Invitations—Allen Bailey. Lewis, chairman, Indianapolis; Martha Covert, Evansville: Kenneth Coyle. Warsaw; James Abromson. Portland, anil Lois rotter, Wabash. Senior Memorial—John Leonard, chairman; Rochester; Oweetah Thompson, Heltouville: Claude Rich, Russiavltlr; Dona R. Biddle. Bloomington: Howard Batman, Marengo, and Douglas Scliied. Vincennes. Senior Siwash—Gilbert Alsop. chairman, Vincennes; John Cooper. North Vernon; Orah Cole Briscoe, Bloomington; Alexander' Campbell, Ft. Wayne; Ruth Ktrb.y, Bloomington: Alvin Zcplowttz, Hammond, and Frances Craig, Charleston, 111. Senior Breakfast—Kalhryti McDavid. chairman. Hillsboro. Ciretchen Smith, Ft. Wayne; Jean Green, Pekin; Helen Benton, Ft. Wayne; Christine P'Simcr. Anderson; Juno Jackson, Greenfield, and Martha Coombs, Bloomington. Peace Pipe—Joseph DeLo, chairman, Kokomo; Charles Bennett, linton; Fred Tangeman, Bluffton; Joseph Stlpp. Michigan City; Karl Thornburg. Muncie, and Clarence Forkner, Terre Haute. Tree and Ivy rianting—Joseph Carpenter. chairman. Angola: Paul Harrell. Indianapolis: William Hugus. Gary; Ernestine Mftr.ner. Bryant: Scott Kelsay. Shelbyvllle; Ruth Fries, Plymouth, and Fred Sanders. Newcastle.

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FABTY FOP ORPHANS Grotto Will Be Host at Celebration Tonight. Children at the Indianapolis Orphans’ home will be entertained with a Christmas party at 7 tonight by the Sahara Grotto at the home, 4107 East Washington street. The prophets have provided a gift, candy, and oranges for each orphan. A program will be given by the Grotto and ladies auxiliary after Santa Claus arrives. There will be dances by the Karstadt Four Leaf Clover. Mary Elizabeth. Junior Betty Jean. Paula and Dorothy Claire Karstadt, pupils of Mine. Theo Hewes; readings by Clara Jane and Joan Hickman, pupils of Mrs. Norma J. Antibus. of the Metropolitan School of Music: carol singing by the children, and a talk by Monarcli Charles G. Walsh. The entire program is under direction of Fred H. Knodel. chairman o.‘ the Grotto entertainment committee.

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HOOVER WILL RETURN TO 11. S. FROM BRAZIL Decides to Forego Plans to Visit Santo Domingo, Cuba, Mexico. BY THOMAS L. STOKES United Press Staff Correspondent ABOARD THE U. S. S. UTAH, Dec. 20—President-Elect Herbert Hoover, weary from the -ain of the hurried tour of South America, today was only a few hundred miles from the last stop of his trip, Rio de Janeiro. Pressure of home affairs, coupled with his desire to get his administration’s household in order as soon as possible after the first ot the year, caused Hoover to forego his plans to visit Santo Domingo and Mexico during the return trip. flurry to Florida The President-elect had been particularly anxious to include these countries in his itinerary, but the extension of the stays in three countries necessitated the postponement of stops at any countries ' after Brazil. The party will disembark h Florida and Mr. Hoover will probably establish headquarters during the remaining winter months at Miami, where lie will lay the grjur.U work for his administration. During the trip, the Presidentelect lias hud little time ’or res l and it was pointed out that the. warm Florida climate which he lies become accustomed to will give him a much needed rest without yotny into the cold weather further north The Utah has now reached Ironical waters and the weather is becoming warmer than in Buenos Aires and Montei irieo. Mr. Tloovcr spends as much time as his work can spare him. ori deck. Wednesday he watched the Spanish steamer Alumendi. bound for Montevideo, dip her flag to the Utah in his honor. The Spanish vessel later cent, a wireless message of greeting to the President-elect. Look Forward to Visit Several members of the party tried to persuade Hoover to remain in Rio De Janeiro over the Christina;', holidays, but it was explained that lie feels that lie should get home as soon as possible; All of the party are looking forward keenly to the visit to Rio De Janeiro. Numerous imitations to Hoover and members of the party have been wirelessed from the Brazilian capital and an extensive program of entertainment is ajiticipated from (he time the Utah arrives Wednesday afternoon until she pulls out of the harbor Monday evening. SEEKS NEW GUARDIAN y.ep Stowaway Asks Substitute for Sister. I r,n t ivted Press ST. LOUIS. Dec. 30.— Charging | she mismanaged his affairs and I secretly entered into a, contract, the terms of which are -excessive and exorbitant. Clarence *Terhune. 19-year-old Graf Zeppelin stowaway, iias petitioned in probj.te court here to have his sister, Mrji. Edna. Hall, removed as his guardian. James A. Wacchter. {Trvhune’s attorney. asked that a substitute guardian be appointed. Hie said Terlumc left a. theater engagement paving him $2,750 a week to return here and straighten ids affairs.

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