Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 197, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 December 1930 — Page 4

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1,200 CHILDREN OF REDS JEER SANTA CLAUS Poke Fun at Christmas Festival at Party Held in New York. By United Pret* NEW YORK. Dec. 26.—The children of the “Communist party in New York were recovering, like other children, today from the effects of a very happy and exciting Christmas. They had as much fun jeering at Santa Claus as other children did receiving presents which they thought he had brought to them. The celebration, which was held in the Central Opera house, decorated for the occasion with an anemic pine tree and caricatures of capitalistic dignitaries, gained added excitement for the romping children when the heat was turned off nnd most of the lights went out. A capitalistic manager of the hall was blamed for this. He said later he had been “tricked” into renting the hall, and did not believe in giving a program against Santa Claus too much light. Jeer at Santa Claus The children, 1,200 strong and accompanied by about 600 parents, paraded into the hall for the party. They booed and jeered joyously when the saw the caricatures of Mayor Walker, former Police Commissioner Grover Whalen, President Hoover and their hated enemies, the police. They put on paper policemen's hats and knocked them off again with little whips. They pushed the scraggly Christmas tree—surmounted by a large dollar sign representing the Star of Bethlehem—to one side and overturned it. Santa Claus was disposed of at once by a song which the children ■ ang. It ended, “They are trying to fool us.” Just then the lights went out. Off stage, the girls who were to give the dance of the seven veils, found the steam pipes getting cold. They shivered in silence for some time and finally decided not to dance. A “Revolutionary Christmas” The Internationale was sung with enthusiasm and a collection was taken up. There was a boxing bout between religion and science. Everybody seemed happy when science knocked out religion in the seventh round. Then religion, to show its versatility, was impersonated by a girl who walked a tight rope, supported on either side by bosses and ignorance. The meeting ended with plenty of denunciation for everybody. A woman speaker wished them all a “revolutionary Christmas,” and they went home. Nearly 600,000 tons of caustic soda are produced in the United States annually.

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Bit .V/'.t Scrrirr LOS ANGELES, Dee. 26.—The world’s most unusual occupation for a woman is held by Eleanor Link of Los Angeles, who is following *1 her father’s footsteps as an “alligator farmer.” The daughter of Carl Link, manager of the famous Los Angeles alligator farm, Eleanor's playtime since early babyhood has been spent In company with alligators. When she reached the age at which most little girls have the doll-craze, Eleanor merely graduated to bigger and bigger ’gators, until now at 16. she is on intimate terms with the largest of them. Her long association with alligators has led to an understanding of their mentalities, and Miss Link is convinced that the reptiles can distinguish between strangers and friends. Moreover, her experiments have proved that they can be taught tricks

SON’S BANDIT ESCAPE BRINGS FATHER JOY Christmas Telegram Tells About Capture by Mexicans. STONEHAM, Mass., Dec. 26. John H. Craigie, whose son Hugh was captured by Mexican bandits Tuesday, received a cheery telegram Christmas night. The message, from Santa Barbara, MOTION PICTURES

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of an elementary nature, and she is now attempting te train “Peter,” a three-foot specimen, to pull a mir.iaure boat. Miss Link takes delight in exposing the “deathdef.inr;” stunt artists who appear to take dangercur chances when they enter a pool of alligators. Pile gives away their secret, which can be reduced to this: Keep his mouth shut and stay clear of his tail. This is based on the peculiar arrangement of jaw muscles that gives the animal tremendous biting pressure, but very little reverse strength when it attempts to open its mouth. Members of Eleanor’s class in high school, however, are loath to follow her bravely into the water in an attempt to duplicate her simulated “capture” of a gigantic alligator.

Chihuahua, Mexico, read: “Cap- The younger Craigie is a mining tured by bandits, but escaped, engineer for the American Smelting Merry Christma:.” and Refining Company.

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DISPOSAL OF i CZAR'S ASHES STILL MYSTERY Man Who Brought Remains to France in Four Suitcases Tells Story. By Vnited Prest PARIS, Dec. 26.—General Pierre j Janin, who claims to have brought the remains of the Russian imperial family to France in four suit cases, said today that he believed the remains to be in the possession of M De Giers, former imperial ambassador to Rome. General Janin added that he had no idea of De Giers’ present whereabouts, ar.d is not sure whether the former imperial‘representative still is alive. Janin was interviewed by Le Petit Journal. “I received four suitcases at Harbin, Manchuria, in 1918 from General Diterichs, former commander-in-chief of the Russian troops,” Janin said. “They contained objects relating to the assassination of the imperial family, including thirty pieces of bones, chunks of flesh and a finger with a ring still cn it, believed to have belonged to Grand Duchess Alexandra Feodorovna. “These objects were taken from the spot where the bodies of Czar Nicholas and his family were cut up and burned. “I was asked to give the valises to Grand Duke Nicholas, but when I communicated with him on my return to Paris he refused to accept them. I kept the remains in my heme at Serre Izard, in a room

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converted Into a chapel, for five months. “A representative of Grand Duke Nicholas came to me later and said that he was authorized to take“the remains to M. De Giers, but I don't know where De Cfteri is now, or whether he is alive .V General Janin said that he only accepted the remains of the imperial family after English officers had refused to take them out of Russia. SKULL INJURY FATAL Man Struck by Car Dec. 20 Digs at Hospital. Skull fracture he received when struck by an auto Dec. 20 was fatal today to Herman Teague, 44. of 61 South Tuxedo street, in St. Vincent's hospital. According to witnesses, Mr. Teague walked into the side of a car driven by Ralph Cole, 19, of 24 Hendricks place, in the 800 block East Washington street.

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BUILDER'S LAST RITES ARRANGED Theodore Brydon Dies Here After Long Illness. Funeral services for Theodore B. Brydon, 54, prominent contractor and builder, of 124 South* Bolton avenue, will be held at 1:30 Saturday in the Irvington Presbyterian church, witJl burial in Memorial Park cemetery. Irvington lodge. No. 666, F. &

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A. M.. and the Knights of PythMffl and Red Men’s lodges, to which flj ■ belongeu, will take part. Brydon, ill for the past four worried considerably over the death ! of his son. Howard W. Brydon, who was killed in an accident a few years ago. The past three month! he was under the care of specialists in the Methodist hospital, where hs died late Wednesday. Besides the widow, survivors are three daughters, Mrs. H. S. Goheen, Dayton. O.: Mrs. Harry McCalls, Ft. Wayne; Miss Louis Brydon. and three brothers, W. G. Brydon, Thomas Brydon and Charles Brydon, all of Indianapolis. Total number of suicides in thd United States in 1928 was 5.561.

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