Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 165, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 November 1929 — Page 2
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U. S, STRIVES TO SOLVE CASE OF ‘MYSTERY MAN' Prisoner of French Legion May Be American War Veteran. Bu Unit'd Press ALGIERS, Nov. 20.—Behind the walls of the Orleansville military prison, near here, is a mystery soldier of the French foreign legion, who does not know either name or nationality, but who pretends to recall having been shot with the Americans at Chateau Thierry in 1918. An aged lady, Mrs. Eliza Jane Pritchard, widow, of 221 East Cherry street. Cushing, Okla., is convinced that the legionnaire is her son, and the United States government today put its machinery into operation to find out. On the records of the ligion, the mystery man is enrolled as Frank O’Brien. But names mean nothing in the legion; half of the legionnaires give false names upon enlisting. Talks of Indian Life The boy talks of Indian life. If: he is Marlin F. Pritchard, his knowcldge of Indian life is under-! standable, for Pritchard was raised] in Oklahoma. The boy sometimes contends that he is a Canadian. English, French or Belgian. He often gives the name of De Bruykers, but generally he offeres a different name every time he is questioned. Through the state department in Washington and Senator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma, the American consul in Algiers, Oscar S. Heiser, was furnished with characteristics of the missing Merlin Pritchard. He asked prison officials to compare his indications with marks on the boy's body. “The mysterious O’Brien has been in the prison for many months, but I have been unable to find out why he was put there,” Heiser told the United Press today. Reported as Killed
"In the last letter I received, he wiia he was Merlin Pritchard. He asks that we obtain his liberation. I communicated with the state department and Mrs. Pritchard has sent on indications which may solve the mystery. "Her son is reported to have enlisted in the Ninth division of the regular army in Denver during the war She indicated that if the boy in prison is her son. h" should have scars on his right thumb and right eyebrow’, and marks of is right arm’s double fracture.” It was remarked that the boy in prison never gave the name of Pritchard until he had received a letter directly from Mrs. Pritchard, asking whether he was not her son. The American Legion, interested ,ln the case, found Army records to ’indicate that the real Merlin Pritchard was killed by machine gun fire in 1918. Army records also show there were several hundred Frank in the American army during the World war. SUES ON STOCKS PRICE Broker Asks 58G.400 in Action Against Mrs. Leonora Haag. Suit for judgment of 583.391 against Leonora Haag, widow of Wilkinson Haag, former head of the Haag Drug Company, and Carlos C. Hammond, formerly an associate owner with Mrs. Haag of several properties in Indianapolis, was on file today In Marion circuit court. The action was brought by Leon T. Leach, investment broker of Chicago and Indianapolis. Charges are made that the defendants bought stocks in the Illinois Building Company for $71,200 in September, 1924, paying $5,000 and giving a note for the remainder. The balance Is unoaid, it is averred. The Indiana Trust Company, guardian for Mrs. Haag, was named codefendant. Farmer, "5, Dies Bn Time* £•>•■■ <t7 NOB T ESVILLE. Ind.. Nov. 20 John W. Dixon, 75. farmer, is dead at his home near this city. He leaves the widow and the following children. Mrs. Alva Apple, Sheridan; Mrs. John E. Clark. Indianapolis; Mrs. Glenn Kepner, Noblesville; Mrs. Fred Begeman, South Bend; Avery Dixon, Scranton. Pa., and Raymond Dixon and Wesley Dixon, at home.
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INDIANA CO-OPERATIVE OBTAINS RECOGNITION Central States Grain Firm Will Expand Membership. Membership of the Central States Grain Association, Inc., of Indiana, is expected to expand as result of recognition of the organization by the new Farmers’ National Grain Corporation, sponsored by the federal farm board as a step in the farm relief program. The Central States organization formerly was known as the Indiana wheat pool, being changed to accept memberships from other middle west states, and to include corn, oats, rye, barley and soy beans in its marketing. It was sponsored by and has offices with the Indiana Farm Bureau Federation. It represents the “pool’’ type of selling organization and has been operating six months. It has 19,000 member. Legion Chief to Install lIU Timm Sorrinl BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Nov. 20. National Commander O. L. Bodenhamer of the American Legion, w T ill install members of the local post here tonight at the Masonic temple. The officers are Will Brown, commander; Earl McMillan, first vicepresident; Clyde Snoddy, second vice-president; Ralph Love, chaplain; Raymond Fuson, adjutant; Dr. F. D. Hope, financial officer, and W. D. Burroughs, sergeant-at-arms.
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1,200 MEMBERS ATTEND STATE 1,0. OJJ’ARLEY Hospital Fund Drive, Election to Close Yearly Grand Lodge Session. Annual session of the grand lodge, Indiana Odd Fellows, opened in the Odd Fellow building here today with approximately 1,200 delegates attending. The Indiana grand encampment of the order was held Monday. Many members who attended remained for the grand lodge meeting. Clyde Crane, Bloomfield, grand rrfbster and presiding officer, opened the session. Most important business to be considered will be the present drive of Odd Fellows’ lodges in Indiana for funds to erect a new' hospital at Greensburg, costing more than $200,000. Cyrus Herron, Muncie, was elected grand patriarch of the grand encampment at its closing session. He was formerly grand senior warden, and succeeds Yens Anderson of Hammond. „ Other Grand Encampment officers are Elder Davis, Russiaville, grand senior warden; R. B. Kalthoff, Lafayette, grand junior warden; George P. Bornwasser, Indianapolis, grand scribe; A. H. Chamberlain,
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Salem, grand treasurer, and Dr. W. A. Chapman, Indianapolis, grand high priest. Officers were installed by Ernest Schlegel, South Send, past grand paj triarch, assisted by Joseph Painter, I Middletown. Anderson, retiring i grand patriarch, was presented with | the grand patriarch’s jewel. Meeting of the Grand Lodge j members w’ill close Thursday. The j only night session will be held at ! Meridian lodge hall, 43 East Vermont street, tonight, where the second degree will be conferred by Harris lodge, No. 644, of Indianapolis. INA CLAIRE GOING TO ‘LEAVE’ JOHN GILBERT Separation Is Temoprary, However, During Home Remodeling, Bn United Press HOLLYWOOD, Cal., Ntov. 20.—Ina Claire, film star and wife of John Gilbert, is tired of “having lumber every place and carpenters the rest of the places,” so today she w'as planning to leave her husband temporarily to live in less noisy surroundings. Gilbert’s home was built when he was a bachelor. Then he married and it was found that the place was not big enough, so carpenters began remodeling it. Ina decided Tuesday that John could look under piles of lumber for his neckties each morning if he wished, but that she preferred to take her fifteen trunks elsewhere. Gilbert said his wife would live in a rented home in Beverly Hills until the work on his house was finished.
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The Rt. Rev. Charles Palmerston Anderson, above, bishop of Chicago, is the new presiding bishop of the Episcopal church, having been chosen at Washington. He will serve the remainder of the term of the late Bishop John Gardner Murray of Maryland. Arcadia Builder Dies Bu Times Soecial ARCADIA, Ind., Nov. 20.—Isaac Bright, 75, contracting carpenter, is dead at his home here following a year’s illness. He leaves his widow and two children, Mrs. Lulu Walton of Noblesville, and Mrs. Julia Cruse, Cicero; two brothers, Henry and Joseph Bright, Arcadia, and two sisters, Miss Elizabeth Bright, Chicago, and Mrs. Della Larender, Indianapolis.
ART EXHIBITS DRAW PUPILS Directors Urge Attendance at Galleries. All Indianapolis school children axe urged by art directors to take advantage of displays of paintings at the art institute and city art galleries during November and December, Among exhibits for November is that of the Indiana artists, now at the John Herron Art Institute. Others for this month are at Lieber’s gallery, works of Brown county artists; at Pettis’ gallery, an exhibit of Indianapolis artists; at Central library, reproductions of water colors by Kiowa Indians of Oklahoma, and at Ayres’ gallery, the Gamboliers, an exhibit of reproductions. Included in the December exhibits will be paintings of T. C. Steele and other Indiana artists at the John Herron Art Institute, one of the feature art exhibits to be shown here this winter. Other December dipslays will be, at Lieber’s gallery, Will Vawter’s paintings, until Dec. 7; at Pettis’ gallery, oils by Ruthwen Byron, until Dec. 7, and paintings by Mr. and Mrs. George Mess, until Dec. 16; at Teachers’ library, the T. C. Steele exhibition, Dec. 9 to 14, and at the Central library, the Stevens’ display, Dec. 16 to 28.
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