Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 October 1947 — Page 22

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_THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES _ Abas

- Hographical Novels Best

Horeyoner hei

Writes Them to Get Bigger Audience

“A biographical novel! may outsell | a straight biography as much as 5000 to 1.” + i 80 says Irving Stone, author of “Adversary in the House” the novelized biography of Eugene V. Debs, famed Indiana labor leader and Socialist candidate for President a generation ago. In Indianapolis yesterday to aun‘tograph copies of his Doubleday - published book in L. 8. Ayres’ book department, Mr. Stone also Was guest of honor at a press luncheon in Ayres’ tearoom, ; Asked why he preferred writing biographical novels rather than i straight biography, Mr, Stone said; § “When 1 feel keen Bont my subject, 1 want as many people as possible to read the, book. Thal why I've written novels about m central ‘characters instead of con Hou ventional. ‘biographies ' ab Mr. Stone believes Kugene V. Deb " greatest quality was the “boundless sented

man of his.time who had that mag- jie

has had it since,” the writer say: Haute,

Quimed about the character of 14 Gloria Harkness in the book, repre 1

Leaves of Brown

1 pt Tumbling Down Indiana nature lowers and cam Lents era enthusiasts were told today to Hams piek up and. take -a look around their native Hoosierland Boy

The State Conservation Depart F ment sald Brown County's multi or

Department officials sald the an- Webb pual pilgrimage would start this been-2 week-end. Heavy traffic was ex- age. pected throughout Brown County The and adjacent areas, If the Weather senten perfiitted, However, the Indianapolis Weath- with | er Bureau predicted cloudy weather his 16

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AUTHOR™- 14 Stone, du- GU 4 Hoosiar tugene V. Debs.

love that flowed from him to every= ce friend, though married to fraudulent checks totaling $350 and one he met, everyone who even Saw... ther man, Mr. Stone said: “She's cashed them while in Puerto Rico him. Debs probably was the only a composite of two women in Debs’ oi business, The checks were drawn The friend of his mature ,,,. the Fletcher Trust Co, here netie quality, and perhaps no one year was a leading hostess of Terre wijere only about $3 was on deposit

The title of “Adversary In the ro. jneeliectual converSation, new The checks were payable to Ste-

" voters t she! wile, “All i " ‘ he . ' House Fe o De b wae } . dens atid new music In her home phenson's second wife and himself , 8 Vas ostile 4 { 1 al ! the ev idence Rows e ’ prion Debs was able to meet and talk Because Stephenson has no ‘pre to Debs’ friends and unsympathetic oii friends his wife would not ad- vioys police record and surrendered , Stone . ' . toward his radical ideas,” Mr. BLone iy (4 the Debs house voluntarily, Commissioner Smith

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and showers for the week-end, al- Hammonds, also of Monroe though temperatures would continue’ Hammonds, recuperating from the Miami's atmosphere, and study to be mild in most sections of the lung wound, was scheduled for trial their combined effects on variou State next April : fabrics, >

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{ |. Charged With Fravd x | In Puerto Rico | A honeymooning Indianapolis * man was arraigned here today before a U. 8. commissioner on federal charges that he issued fraudulent checks in San Juan, Puerto Rico, ° The ‘twice married defendant, Elmer CG. Stephenson, 35, of 3724 N. Oxford Bt, surrendered last night | to FBI agents who had notified him in Texas that he was wanted as an ‘alleged violator of the ' National Stolen Property Act, At the time, he and his bride were % en route to California, The couple’ { was married in Richmond, about a week ago. The blond, heavy-set Stephemson 8. Commissoner. Asa J. | Smith that he is a supervisor of a

oY ‘Adversdry in the service school for the Willys-Over-e biographical novel land Co, Toledo, O. Charge 3 Checks Issued FBI agents said that the defend- | as a youthful sweetheart and ,,t last Pebruary issued three

whose home became a center , stephenson’s credit, they added

roof “Lust for Life,” “Im- reduced a $2500 borid to $1500. The ile” and “Jack London: isher hond had been requested 1 Horseback” three previous ny , 8. District Attorney B. How-

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