Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 193, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 December 1929 — Page 13
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MISTRESS OF ASIA IS GOAL OF JAPANESE Tokio Delegation Going to Naval Parley With Idea Firmly Set. STRONG FLEET IS AIM Nipponese Would Be First Sea Power in Western Pacific Ocean. BY WILLfAM PHILIP SIMMS Scrlppu-Howard Foreign Lditor WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—Japan will go to the London naval conference fully prepared to stand or fall on a program designed to make her impregnably the mistress of Asia, from the Yellow river to the Arctic sea. The United States, Britain, France and Italy, the other four of | the five powers slated to gather! about the green baize table in the 1 British capital, may be more or less j vague as to their plans, but Japan 1 knows precisely what she wants' I and how she will go about get- j ting it. The Japanese delegation, which stayed in Washington for a few days for preliminary conversations with American officials, will strive for—and very probably achieve—the two things essential to the future of the island empire as they see it.
Want U Secure Place First, to clinch Japan's hold on first place as a sea power in the western Pacific; second, to provide an additional margin of safety, to secure for the Japanese navy, as a whole, 70 per cent of the strength allowed respectively to America and Great, Britain. That Japan would take some such stand as t his first was .broached in these columns several weeks ago, but with the visit of the Japanese delegation here the conviction virtually became a certainty. Japan will not make any last ditch fight for seven 10,000-ton cruisers for every ten America or Britain may build, but she undoubtedly will insist upon being allowed to lay down eight, nine or ten ships of some lesser category for every ten of such craft built by the other major powers. That is to say, If cruisers, destroyers and submarines are considered globally, Japan will demand a strength of at least 70 per cent of what Britain and America are allowed. If she accents fewer 10,000ton cruisers, she will demand more 600-ton submarines, or some such compensation. Stand Made Plain The stand of Nippon’s representatives at the Washington conference In 1921, and at Geneva in 1927. gives an inkling of their procedure at the coming negotiations at London. At the 1921 conference it commonly is understood that Japan accepted a ratio of three to America’s five and Britain's five in capital ships and aircraft carriers. On paper that is exactly what she did do. Actually, however, she drove a much better bargain than that. She accepted the three-to-five inferiority in big ships only as a last resort, and even then not until she had obtained from the United States and Great Britain the virtual abandonment of all naval bases west of Hawaii, north of Australia and east of Singapore. This meant, so far as America was concerned, that her capital ships would be nearly useless in the western Pacific, because she has no naval bases there capable of docking or repairing such craft. The advantage Japan reaped by this trade was incalculable. Admittedly it left the Philippine islands and our other far eastern possessions at her mercy.
EMPLOYES GET GIFTS Prest-O-Lltc Gives Bonuses at Annual Christmas Party, Employes of the Prest-o-Lite Storage Battery Compai# received bonuses, hams, turkeys, candy and toys at a Christmas party at the plant Saturday. J. H. Quick of the engineering department was handed SI,OOO by J. H. McDuffee. vice-president and general manager, for a suggestion that officials say will reduce greatly operation costs in Prest-o-Lite plants throughout the country'. More than seven hundred workmen. their wives and children, attended the party.
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PICK HEADS FOR MEMBER DRIVE New Marion Club Names Campaign Committee. Appointment of an advisory’ committee to direct the New Marion Club’s intensive membership campaign next spring was announced today by President Albert E. Uhl. In letters to the committee members Uhl declared the club “stands only for clean politics within the Republican party and is not. attempting any selfish control of party affairs." Advisory committee members are: William Anderson, James Bingham, Robert H. Bryson, Arthur Butler, Albert E. Cottey, Henry R Danner, George L. Denny, Harry B. Dynes, Irving M. Fauvre, William S. Frye, Taylor E. Gronninger, Charles T. Hanna, Charles L. Hartman, H T. Hearsey, Donald Jameson, William E. Jeffrey, Emsley W. Johnson, Harry A. Kahn, Charles J. Karabell, E. L. Kingston, Paul H. Krauss, Ralph A. Lemcke, Harry Libeau, J. J. Liddy Jesse E. Marlin, S. P. Meadows, Joseph A. Minturn, Robert L. Moorhead, Harry S. New, Clarence W. Nichols. H. B. Pike, Charles F. Remy, G G. Schmidt, Davis F. Smith, O. J Smith, Judson L. Stark, Charles N. Williams. Uhl announced use of the club’s quarters on the twelfth floor of the People’s Bank building had been extended to a group of Republican women for their organization meetings. Following a custom of the old Marion Club the club rooms will be open New Year’s afternoon and evenmg for a party for the full membership. Fall Causes Death PAOLI, Ind., Dec. 23.—A fall on slippery pavement was fatal to Thomas Jackson, 87, Sunday. He suffered a fractured skull and died within a few minutes.
MISSING DAUGHTER FOUND BY FATHER
Hamilton County Girl at Home for Christmas After Four Year’s Absence. ’ NOBLES VILLE, Ind., Dec. 23. The home of Frank Revis in the northwestern part of Hamilton county will be much happier this Christmas than it has been for four years because of the return of Denzil, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Revis. who has been missing since that time. When Denzil was 15 years old and stage struck, she ran away from home. Since that time the father has attempted to get some trace of his daughter through every known agency but learned nothing concerning her whereabouts. A radio station w'hich features a service for locating lost persons and to which Revis turned as a last resort, notified him that a girl answering the description of his daughter had been seen at Norfolk, Va„ but she was using a name other than that of Revis. Revis went immediately to Norfolk and after searching the city for three days located his daughter as she was patronizing a lunch room. She says she has been appearing on the stage in eastern cities most of the time since she ran away and that after a visit with her parents will return to the stage. timesTarriers guests Special Indiana Theater Program to Be Given on Tuesday. Santa Claus will visit The Indianapolis Times carriers a day ahead of time when they will be the guests of the Indiana theater at a special show Tuesday at 8:30 a. m. Charlie Davis will be on deck to entertain the carriers, and special stunts have been arranged by Ward E. Jones, city circulation manager. The motion picture feature is “Half Way to Heaven,” starring Buddy Rogers.
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STUDENTS SPREAD CHRISTMAS CHEER
Forty-four at I. U. Seek Funds to Gladden Needy Children. By Times five rial BLOOMINGTON. Ind., Dec. 23. Forty-four Indiana university students who are members of the staff of the university’s daily newspaper, the Indiana Student, are in charge of a Christmas Cheer Fund which will be used to provide clothing, baskets of food, and toys for the poor children of Bloomington. This is the seventh consecutive year that the Daily Student has conducted the campaign for funds among students to be used in this manner. The money received from the campaign, according to Miss Opal Crockett, Walton, chairman, will be turned over to Mrs. Mary A. Waldron, secretary of the Monroe County Family Welfare society, to be used by the associated charities of the city. The students In charge of the solicitation of funds are as follows. Vincent Fowler. Carl Brecht, Dorothy Larrison, James Ktper, Kevin Brosnan John Rosebaum, and Robert Pebworth, Indianapolis; Alexander King Jr., James Sullivan. Edgar Dodds, Vivian Mulholland, and Yadon Spencer, Bloomington; Edgar Wise, Scott Chambers, and Lillian Decker, Newcastle; Maty Hale, Fern McComb, and Wayne Miller, Ft. Wayne. Lowell Kern, Lebanon; Mary Bartle, New Albany; Jessie Boror. Rosville, 111.Hugh Shanahan. Goshen; Virginia Crlm Salem; Opal Crockett, Walton; Catherine Ryall, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Ethel Henneford. Bluilton; Dwight Smith, Pennville; Clarice Jones, EvansvUle; John Collins, Anderson; Miriam Mobley. Greensburg; Don Bunner, Mentone; Vance Sappenfleld, Lyons; Stanley A. B. Cooper, Brazil; Robert Day, Seymour; Mark Rodenbeck, Arcadia, Ralph Norman, Llzton; Griffith Niblack. Wheatland; Clifford Milnor. Rome City; Ray Tharpe, Ladoga; Melvin Lehman. Berne; Lewis Jarrard, Angola; Charlt 5 Hoover. Wabash; Biuford Healy, Ken,land; Seymour Francis. South Bend; Hansel Smith, Newtown, and Floyd Schuyler, Lapel.
Snail Mail Bu Times Special VINCENNES. Ind., Dec. 23. —Edward Ranton has just received a statement of account which the Wild Automobile Agency here mailed nearly three years ago. The statement was dated Jan. 1, 1927, and postmarked Feb. 4 of that year. Ranton, without nothing the dates, took the statement to Harry Wild, proprietor of the agency and declared he owed it nothing. Wild discovered the age of the bill and pacified his caller.
CARS GO THROUGH WALL Occupants of Autos Unhurt AfteiCollision; House Damaged. A radio bounded away from the wall of the home of Charles E. Green 3249 Bethel avenue, Sunday night and members of the family wondered whether static had taken on furniture moving power, for the movement was accompanied by a crash. Then part of the comer of the house came in and investigation showed cars driven by James Jacobs, 32, of Hobart and Bethel avenues, and Paul C. Koehrlng, 30, of 2619 Applegate street, had collided and skidded over the curb and against the comer of the house. The autos and house was damaged, but occupants of the cars were unhurt.
VETERAN OF BLUE SOUNDS TAPS FOR PAL OF GRAY
P}/ United Press Maryville, mo., Dec. 23. Two battered bugles that sounded “cease firing” to the warweary hosts in blue and gray at Appomattox Courthouse on an April morning sixty-four years ago were laid away today to be silent forever. Nat Sisson, 88, raised one of the bugles to thin, uncertain lips Sun-
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school. The recent death of Mrs. Sarah Demree removed the last surviving pupil of the old school. For many years she lived and reared her children next door to. the school where she received her first education.
It’s a Gift rtv Times Special SOUTH BEND, Ind., Dec. 23.—A one to tefi-year prison term for grand larceny was imposed on Harry P. Butcher, taxicab driver, on his thirtieth birthday. He entered a plea of guilty In being one of a group of four persons who stole $35 from the home of Andrew Podoni in Mishawaka during a party at which they were self-invited guests.
WHITING MAYOR DIES Francis McNamara Took Office Only Six Days Ago. By United Press WHITING, Ind., Dec. 23.—Although one of the two mayors-elect of Whiting is dead, the political tangle resulting from the Nov. 5 city election is believed still unsettled. Francis McNamara, 30, who suceeded to the mayoralty six days ago upon resignation of Walter Schrage, died Sunday night after an emergency operation. He and Thomas Boyle, Democrat, were the candidates for mayor i:i November. Eoyle won by seven votes and was given the election board’s certificate. McNamara obtained a recount showing he won by three votes and was given a certificate by the recount board. Boyle plans to assume office in January, but it is expected he will be opposed by H. F. Spurriei. city controller, who by virtue of his office succeeds the mayor.
HOLD LAST RITES FOR CITY BUSINESS MAN Patrick ,T. O’Connor, Dry Cleaner, Dies at Home. Funeral services for Patrick J. O’Connor, 47, who was engaged in the dry cleaning business in Indianapolis for many years, and who died at his home Saturday, were conducted at 8:30 a. m. today at the home, 5444 Carrollton avenue, and at St. Joan of Arc Church. Burial was to be in Crown Hill cemetery. Mr. O’Connor was born in Indianapolis and had lived here all his life. He was a graduate of St. John’s Catholic school. In 1912 he married Mias Ella Cashman. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, St. Joan of Arc Men’s Club, and St. Joan of Arc church. Survivors are the widow, a brother, Maurice O’Connor, Indianapolis, and a sister, Mrs. Nora Lang of Langdon.
TEACHERS TO CONFER WITH LESLIE ON AID Committee Representing Southern Counties Will Be Chosen. A direct plea to Governor Harry/ G. Leslie for aid will be made by a committee of teachers from state aid schools, to be selected at a Meeting of teachers from forty-nine southern Indiana comities in Bloomington Friday. All of the state-aid teachers have been invited to attend the meeting in the Monroe county courthouse. The call is sent by the executive committee of the Monroe county state aid teachers’ organization. Letters setting forth the problems confronting the teachers in the impoverished townships are b* ing sent the teachers. The teachers’ committee will set forth their side of the state aid problem.
day and played "taps” at the grave of the boyhcod chum and comrade of old age, who had owned the other. His bugle in one hand, a battered black campaign hat in the other, Sisson stood in the<,blue of the Union while H. P. Childress, clad in the gray of the Confederacy, was laid to rest. The two had been boyhood
SHERIFF FINDS NEW CLEWS IN BANK ROSBERY Arrest of Four in Band Which Obtained $109,000 at Rensselaer Expected. INFORMANT IN CUSTODY Jasper County Official Withholds Name of Man Who Has Confessed. pu Times Special RENSSELAER, Ind., Dec. 23. Developments in solving the State bank robbery here Sept. 7, 1928, termed by Sheriff Harry Rouse of Jasper county to be of a startling nature, are expected to result in arrest of all but two of the six men alleged to have participated in the crime, loot of which was $109,000. The sheriff says a prisoner held in the jail of a county near here, accused of another crime, broke down as authorities -wove a chain of evidence connecting him with the bank robbery, and has signed a statement revealing new clews. Rouse refuses to divulge the name of the informant or the place where he is confined. Another man connected with the robbery is said to be a prisoner in the same jail. Henry T. Davidson, reputed leader of the bandit gang, is m the Lake county jail at Crown Point awaiting sentence for his part in the holdup, having been convicted recently in Jasper-New-ton circuit court at Kentland. Davidson made a stubborn fight against extradition from Oklahoma, but was finally beaten by Indiana officers. The robbery was committed in mid-afterncon. Quiet and speed characterized it.
NEW PARKING GARAGE TO BE FIVE STORIES Plans for Erecting Structure in Downtown Area Made. Plans for erecting a five-story parking garage on the southeast corner of Meridian and Chesapzake streets were announced today. S. E. Test, head of the Circle Motor Inn, Inc., the Pennsylvania Motor linn and Plaza Motor Inn, is president of the corporation which leased the South Meridian street property. Ninety-nine-year leases involving total rentals of $1,465,003 were negotiated. Lucius M. Wainwright, Diamond Chain Company president, owned the property. The building will cost about $300,000. Storerooms will occupy the first floor. MONEY CREDIT BETTER Federal Reserve Board Reports General Conditions Improved. WASHINGTON. Dec. 23.—Improvement in the general credit situation was attributed to the tremendous deflation of brokers’ loans, by the federal reserve board today, in its monthly bulletin. Curtailment of funds used on the security market has strengthened the credit structure, despite the increased volume of credit due to assumption of loans of non-banking lenders.
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By United Press NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—Grace Moore, Tennessee mountain girl who stepped from musical comedy to grand opera, is going into the talking motion pictures. She announced today she would sign a three-year contract with the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer company. ‘I am to make two pictures each summer for three summers, whicn will make it possible for me to continue with the Metropolitan and also to sing an early fall engagement in Paris,” Miss Moore said.
chums down east. When the Civil war came, Sisson joined the Union army as a bugler. Childress became a bugler for the Confederacy. For four years they sounded the martial calls that urged north against south and south against north. When Lee surrendered, they blew the signal of peace.
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Ripley’s Yuletide Greetings Are Postmarked ‘Santa Claus.’ The man who looked for Santa Claus came to the office of The Indianapolis Times today, cold, but happy, for he had found Santa Claus. Richard Hyman cf New York, collaborator and scout for "Believe It or Not" Ripley, left New York last week on a special mission from his chief to find Santa Claus. At first he thought it was a joke, but when he got to Indiana he found that all things are possible. Down in the “pocket" district of Indiana he learned was a Santa Claus. Hyman went to Evansville and from there a train took him to Lincoln City. “You can locate Santa Claus eight miles up this pike,” he was told at Lincoln City. A friendly rural mail carrier told him: “Sure, I’ll take you to Santa Claus.” For an hour they bumped along the snow-covered road in the mail man’s flivver. Then came the turn, and before Hyman’s eyes was stretched snowcovered Santa Claus, a village of about thirty inhabitants. After taking some pictures, Hyman sent out 1.000 letters of greeting from Rinley in envelopes such as oictirred here. Hyman also obtained several hundred envelopes postmarked “Santa Claus” as souvenirs. John Martin, the postmaster, showed him packages conta’ning 15,000 letters, sent him for maihng from Santa Claus. Because of the village’s unusual name, approximately 100,000 lette-s are sent Martin annually for mailing at Christmas time, he said. Fumes Cause Death J. S. Leslie, 55. veterinarian, died as a result of inhahng fumes from an oil stove he used in heating water.
STREET CAR LINES TO GO ON BLOCK
Hammond, East Chicago and Whiting System to Be Sold Tuesday. Bjf Times Special CROWN POINT, Ind., Dec. 23. The Hammond, Whiting & Eastern Street Railway will be offered for sale at public auction at the Lake county courthouse here at noon Tuesday, as a result of foreclosure of a mortgage ordered in federal court at Hammond by Judge Thomas W. Slick. It is expected there will be but one bid, that of a group of Hammond and East Chicago business men and a representative of Samuel Insull, Chifcago, utility magnate. The group has subscribed a fund of $200,000 to make the purchase. It is planned to rehabilitate the property shortly after it passes to the new owner. The mortgage is for $1,788,000, but it is said a purchase price around $200,000 will cover debts, but bond holders, mostly Chicago capitalists, will suffer heavy losses. LA FOLLETTE ALLY DIES Former Law Partner of Late Senator Succumbs at Home. Bit United Press NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—Gilbert E Roe, 64, former law partner of the late Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin, died at his home here Sunday. Although he came to New York In 1899, Roe never lost interest in the liberal movements sponsored by La Follette and in 1924 directed the senator’s presidential campaign in this section. He also was counsel for La Follette In a number of actions. WOMAN HURT IN CRASH Passenger Suffers Slight Injuries in Taxi—Bus Collision. Mrs. Rachael Hess, 48, 2905 Cornell avenue, was injured slightly today, when a United taxi driven by Roscoe Hamilton of the Stubbins hotel and a Peoples Motor coach, driven by Homer Hedge of No. 8, Central Park, collided at Bellfontaine and Twenty-second streets. The taxi was damaged. *
Reunited, the veterans settled here. Yearly on iMemorial day their bugles sounded the call for those who had gone on before them. Now that Childress, at 92, has joined the ho6t in that other world where no bugles blow, his friend will raise his bugle no more.
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Horse Sticks in Manhole pii Times Snecial SOUTH BEND, Ind., Dec. 23. —Jim, a horse pressed into service by the city street department to clear away snow, had several embarrassing moments after his hindquarters slipped into a manhole while a scoop of snow he had drawn was being emptied. An automobile wrecking outfit pulkd him out, but he was unable to maintain his footing and laid in the street nearly an hour. A bucket of ashes scattered over the slippery pavement finally enabled him to right himself.
TIGER ATTACK BACK OF SUIT Doctor Asks $2,500 for Services to Woman Trainer. By Science Service ROCHESTER, Ind., Dec. 23.—Dr. Harrison L. Robinson of Bangor, Me., is plaintiff in a suit for $2,500 on file in Fulto circuit court here against the John Robinson Shows, with winter headquarters at Peru, and Miss Mabel Stark, animal trainer, employed by the circus. Miss Stark was seriously injured while the show was at Bangor nearly three years ago, when she was attacked by tigers. Dr. Robinscn alleges he was never paid for professicnal services rendered Miss Stark. She wrote an account of the attack recently published in a magazine of national circulation. The case was brought here from the Miami circuit court at Peru on a change of venue.
Santa to 1,400 First Lady of Land Acts as Kris Kringle for Mission Party.
pii United Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—A beautifully gowned woman stepped to the front of the stage in a large downtown theater today and looked into the eager faces of 1,400 children. Mgtm. ■ Santa Claus She was First A Lady. : : “Os course, / these are all • good children,” W > smiled Mrs. W Hoover, as She guests of the \B* Central Union Mission’s annual Christmas £f aarty. Mrs. Hoover “Every one of them” replied Santa Claus. “I haven’t heard one bad report on them.” Little Betty Baker was the first to get a bag. “She said ‘Merry Christmas,’” said Betty, after leaving the stage. “And I wanted to say ‘Merry Christmas,’ too, but I didn’t get a chance,” Before she started distributing the gifts, Mrs. Hoover declined to pose for photographers until the right bag had been selected for the child who was to receive it. “They mixed up the bags, anyway,” she laughed. Later, in the theater, she had more comment on cameramen. “That’s one thing I don’t like about this picture taking,” she observed, looking at a solid line of cameras grouped back of the footlights. "Those cameras obstruct the view of the children.” Then suddenly turning to Mrs. John S. Bennet, wife of the superintendent’ of the mission, Mrs. Hoover said: “Why can’t we have some more music? Wouldn’t it be nicer for the children to have something to listen to while they wait?” The orchestra played Christmas carols. Then the First Lady said: “I wish evSry one of you, a Merry Christmas and the same to all the children who couldn’t get here on account of the rain.” Elkhart Boy Drowns ELKHAI?T. Ind.. Dec. 23 Robert Hosterman, 6, was drowned In the St. Joseph river at the rear af his home when a sled broke through ice.
SNOW-COVERED STREETS BRING AUTO CRASHES Scores Hurt, Another Death Added to Year Total, Is Week-End Toll. CAR SKIDS, TURNS OVEH Negro Driver Arrested for Failure to Stop After Two Accidents. Streets covered with snow contributed to a series of traffic accidents over the week-end and today, another death being added to the year’s total. Mrs. Edna Wolf. 31. of 5312 South Halstead street, Chicago, was injured fata’ly when her car skidded and turned turtle on the Crawfordsville road# on? and a half miles northwest of Speedway City, Sunday. She died in the car of B. T. Coleman, 532 North Pershing avenue, en route to the hospital. Nicholas Wolf, 35, her husband, suffered a broken right leg and broken right arm. Chester Rice, her brother, was cut badly. The oarty was en route to Huntington, W. Va.. for Chsistmas holidays. Among other accidents were: Freight Hits Car Auto driven by Frank Bischoff, of 2123 North Rural street, struck Brightwood street car in 1900 block on Sherman drive, Bischoff slightly injured; freight train struck au|o driven by William Hunt, 39. of Bloomington, at Belt railway and South Meridian streets, Charles Madens of Bloomington slightly hurt; Eumer King, 22, of Meridian Hills Country Club, slightly hurt when his auto and car driven by Paul A. Gartman, 26, of 4930 College avenue, collided at Forty-ninth and Illinois streets; Fred Zoschke, 42, of 732 East Michigan street, injured slightly when struck by auto driven by Donald Farrell, 24, of 211 West Thirty-third street at Michigan and Fulton streets. Auto Turns Over William Dukes, 45, of 146 South Second stree' Be?ch Grove, cut on head when car driven by John R. Hamilton of Box 499, R< R. No. I, turned over at 1601 Wade street; Eoy Welsh, 43, of 1227 Harlan street, bruised when auto skidded into tree at Laurel and Prospect street; Clarence Chambers of 1105 West' New York street, wrist broken while cranking car; Mrs. Evla Robey, 43, of 1228 Herbert street, injured In fall on icy streets at Court and Illinois streets. Henry Sleets, Negro, 42, of 2242 Columbia avenue, was arrested on charges of intoxication, drunken driving, reckless driving and failing to stop after his car collided with machines driven by Louis Fhimer of 5808 Cak street, at Fifteenth street and Capitol avenue, and by William Saxon of 1403 North Pennsylvania street, at Seventeenth street and Capitol avenue. Sleets drove away after each accident, but was arrested at Thir ' eth street aM Capitol avenue, po l say.
AGED RAILhjAD MAN, ’ 70, PASSES AT HOME Veteran Big Four Employe Rites Held; Buried at Crown Hill. Last rites for William G. Chapin, 70, veteran Big Four railroad employe, who died at his home, 3544 Carrollton avenue, Friday night, were held at 10 a. m. today at the Shirley Bros, chapel, 946 North Illinois street, by Dr. O. W. Fifer, district superintendent of the Methodist Episcopal church. Burial was in Crown Hill cemetery, Mr. Chapin was born in Kokomo, and lived in Washington for a time prior to his coming to Indianapolis. He served in the freight office of the Big Four railroad forty-six years and had retired Sept. 30. Surviving him are the widow, Mrs. Della Chapin, and a sister, Mrs. John B. Kirlin, both of Indianapolis.
NEW INDUSTRY HERE City Company Wi’l Make Lubricant for Motors. Anew industry for Indianapolis is the gift of the Denham Oil Company, which announces the patent of anew lubricant for motors to be sold under the copyright name. Just issued, of Lubr-eeze. It is claimec for the new product, just placed oi the market, that it flows freely at 50 degrees below zero, prevents sticking valves, dissolves carbon and increases motor revolution. The product will be manufactured in this city and a nation-wide selling program is expected to add materially to the city’s resources during the next year. HELD ON AUTO CHARGE Police Arrest Man for Taking Car for Chicago Trip. Harry Zimmerman, 23, of 2811 North Sherman drive, was held today on vehicle taking charges, following his return Sunday from Whiting, where he gave himself up to police. Zimmerman, police say, admit: having stolen a Ford sedan belonging to Edward Hohn, R. R. 4, Bor 289, from Sixteenth street and Sherman drive, Dec. 17. He drove to Chicago and then back to Whiting. Negro Centenarian Passe* Mrs. Anna Gregory, Negro, 100 died Sunday night at the home of Mrs. Carrie Bonds, Negro. 1415 Columbia avenue. She had been 11! for about six months. She for-, merly was a southern slave, police were told.