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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31

Other fires to which they have con
fossed follow.
Uranium Keene Lumber Company, Dec.
T. loss S150O00.
Broad Ripple Lumber Company, July
/ 16 loss $4,000
Home Lumber Company, July Il, loss
/ $500.
Capitol Lumber Company yard at Tenth
street and the Belt railroad, Oct. Il, loss
small
! Capitol Lumber Company yard al For
ty-Ninth street and the Monon railrold,
/ loss small.
Michigan Lumber Company, Sept %,
| loss $13,S52
Laurie Building. about q month ago,
attempted explosion from escaping gas,
no loss.
Circle Building Nov. I, small loss.
Garage in 1900 block on Broadway,
date uncertain, garage and automobile
destroyed.
Argyle apartments, North aud East
streets. several months ago, loss small.
ALSO CONFESS
ROBBERIES.
The young men also are said to have
confessed TO committing robberies in the
knights of Pythias Building, the Board
of Trade Building, tie State Life Build
ing. the Lemcke Building, the Indiana
Trust Building. the Kahn Building and
the Hume Mansur Building.
Some Of the fires, according TO the
CONFESSIONS were set merely for the e1-
element This the confessions stated,
Is true Of all the lumber yard fires. Tbs
downtown fires, according TO the confess
siOns were set in order to attract per
sons away from their Offices so robberies
could be committed This was explained
in detail by Wilson, who at first refused
to admit any connection with the fires or
with the other two prisoners, but who
later confessed.
ONE MEMBER
, VEAKENS.
According 10 the confessions, the three
youths agreed to set fire to the Bran
mum Keene lumber yard. but. when the
time came, Miller refused to do his part.
The three then LETT the yard, according
10 the confession, and Wilson and sample
returned later.
The confessions say Wilson placed a
lighted candle on a pile Of lumber and
that he and Sample then left, Joining
Miller outside They walked some dis
lance and then saw the blaze Of the
burning lumber piles. They returned 10
the yard and stayed until the fire was
under control. the statements say.
Wilson, according to Miller. suggested
to him that they start fire in the
Circle building, Nov /, With robbery
as a motive Wilson said he stole
purse from the Kahn building before
the Circle building fire. then went 10
the third floor of the Circle building,
placed the pocketbook on the floor, piled
some cardboard around it and placed
lighted candle in the midst of the pile.
He confessed he then committed otheF
small robberies
In the Laurie building a number Of Gas
Jets were turned on and q lighted candle
then was placed in the room Wilson
is said to have admitted turning on the
gas and placing the candle on the table
Miller and Sample told the police the
thefts were committed under the leader
ship of Wilson. They say purses were
stolen in most cases from downtown
offices, that they were looted and then
left IL the Mushrooms Of office buildings.
Most OF them were left in a Mushroom
of the Bankers Trust building and one
was left in a washroom at the Federal
building.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
i. S. RAILWAY
.BOARDOFFICER
SENSES PEACE
Sees Good Relations
Between Roads and
Employees.

fErTFAEB moo 81 Ind,,etrial
peace VIII prevail on the railroads
of the country in 1000 Rem W. Hoop
et vice president OF inc OHl'eu
States railway labor hoard predicted
.-.-..
iu al inter te" touds
1.-THE future trend of economic events
rs ss uncertain that any prediction may
seem rash" said Air Hooper Yet /
hazard fb., opinion that m. coming wear
viii ha marked Nv urfrf.~-upted GOOD
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GRAFTON ah' good >'Hz' pre'a'is 'u
u"ih sides.
The people have he-'o educated
90 O. more enlightened understanding
ot tre problems before tho labor
board. and the board feels that She
public is back Of IT,
p The board is determined 10 u~c
.rzf raardfrarv exerfiors" in reach
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
COMMISSION DOUBTS
ASSOCIATION FIGURES.

AZ the highway commission office there
WAS tendency 10 doubt the accuracy OF
these estiWates. II was pointed out that
the brick under the Old specifications
must have wire Tugs, while under the new
specihratious the bricks are not required
TO have Tugs. II is pointed out nj the
commissioners Office that this will great
ly reduce the cost Of the bricks and add
to the reduction brought about by thc
provision that the bricks are to be laid
on their sides instead of vertically.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31

the children and they love me like a
father, and love them as son and
daughter, Peterson comes and demands
them. Tie didn't want them when they
We're kids. He wants them now that
they are grown
Netech showed that he loved the chill
dren all through the time they were in
the police station and Juvenile court
offices. The little girl would burst into
tears Mt the slightest suggestion that
she leave her papa (Netech) to whose
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
MORAY ASKS
QUIZ ON COST
OF ROAD WORK
Demands an Airing
of New Highway
Specifications.
BETTER QUALITY
Seeks to Make Indiana
Pavements to Stand
Wear.

Governor Warren T. McCray has
asked the State highway commission
to look into the contention OF the
Indiana Paving Brick Manufacturers
Association that the new highway
specifications will increase rather
than reduce the cost Of brick roads
ard to report all the facts TO him.
The commission will meet Monday
and, while the discussion of specitica-
lions was not the purpose for calling
the meeting, the matter probably viii
be taken up at that time
The Governor reiterated his former
statements that his sole object in ask
ing for change i'm specifications was
20 bring the quality of concrete and brick
road nearer together and 20 permit fair
competition between the two types ot
roads. lie said ne was convinced thar
when the specifications were made they
accomplished this purpose and h. is not
vet convinced they do not tie displayed
number of letters from brick manu-
facturers approving the new spcridca
lions
SPECIFICATIONS
WOULD INCREASE COST.
Robert II. Mckinley, secretary or thc
Indiana Paving Brick Manufacturers As
sociation. contends that tho price per
mile of brick roads VIII be slightly in
creased because of the new >pec;nra
lions. rather than reduced. 81 The same
time Lawrence Lyons. director 90 the
highway commission. has made The state
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
s)ZEN EX-SOLDIERS
PACCUSE MAJOR OPIE
OF NUMBERING TWO
|enatOrs Plan to Widen Scope of Investi-
cation as Watson Evidence Con-
tinues to Pile Up.
TELLS OF ONE KILN

WASHINGTON. 3lMany Senators prepared
killed soldiers
doughboys
declared
thoroughly
under invest
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
Will HE KEEP PROMISE?

NEW YORK. Dec. 31.-"If l had mil
lion dollars would helm the poor" Nor
ris Jacobs told bis friends. Now ne has
Inherited S5.OoooO0 and he says he is go
ing to help them i've times as much as he
had planned.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31

From Ton to Bottom-Harry Wilson,
William Miller, Donald Sample.
Fires which caused damage amount
ing TO approximately $4,000 were set by
Harry Wilson, William Miller aud Donald
sample. according TO confessions they
have made TO detectives. The fires include
those in the Liberty and the RialtO
Buildings, which occurred almost stimuli
taneously; the Uranium Keen Lumber
yard, the Broad Ripple lumber yards,
and numerous smaller blazes. The youths
are being held for grand jury investiga-
tion under $4,000 bonds each.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31

hand she clung She does not remember
Peterson. The boy knows his father.
The children were located here through
a letter which Netech sent to Peterson.
Peterson came back from Newark and will
dren
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31

to keep the children and threatened to
place them in the care Of some charitable
institution. il was TO prevent this,
Netech says, that he took the children.
He claims that he was legally given pos
session of them through 4 court III
Akron, Ohio. The mother subsequently
died in Arizona Both of the children
were taught to speak the Roumanian
language. They say that they attended
school in Cleveland.
Netech says. Now that l have raised
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
WEATHER

Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
Tor the twenty-fou hours ending at
3. IN, Jan. ]. 1922:
Fair and colder tonight aud SUNDAY:
lowest temperature tonight 20 to - &c
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-22
C0NNERSV|LLE ARTIST
TO APPEAR FRIDAY

A concert of unusual interest will
occur Friday evening at 8:15 o'clock
at the First Christian church when
Anna Harrel Miller, soprano, of Con-
nersville, Loretta Heeb of the Gin
cinnati conservatory, and Prof. Albert
Glocksin of DePauw university, ap,
pear in a concert together, given for
the benefit of the Near East Relief
fund.
All Kiwanians of the city have been
extended a special invitation to attend
the performance, as Prof. Glocksin is
a member of the organization. Per
sons who do not have tickets may get
them at the door, it is announced
Everyone is welcome.
The program will be presented as
follows:
my Mother Bids Me Bind My Hair
Haydn.
(a) Merry Maiden Spring" (Mc
DowelD; CD I'm My Garden" Gid
dle); CO. "a Little Pink Rose (by
request) (BonO; (d) "Sunbeams'
(Ronald).
(a) 'Arabesque, No. 1" (DeBussy) ;
(b) "Arabesque, No. 2" DeBussy)
Ign" (Godard).
(a) Indian Love Song Uieurance)
CO. 1.-The Star" (Rogers); (c) "The
Winds in the South" (by request
(Scott)
! (a) "a La Aimee" (Schuett); (b)
"Impromptu" (Reinhold).
| Home to Our Mountains, from II Tro
vatore (VerdD.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-22
PURDUE PROFESSOR
DELIVERS EARlHAM
SENIOR DAY ADDRESS

Lawrence Hadley, professor Of
mathematics at Purdue University,
delivered the address for the senior
day exercises at Earlham Friday
morning. Professor Hadley graduated
from Earlham in 1902. He was q
member of the Earlham faculty for a
number of years and during his last
years at the college was head resident
of Bundy Hall.
This year seniors have originated
the idea of having a senior day and
anticipate that it will be the custom
in years to come. In the exercises
Friday morning the seniors marched
in, clad for the first time in their caps
and gowns, to the solemn music of
the ceremonial march. After a per.
iod of devotion conducted by Allen D.
Hole, of the faculty. Miss Elsie Chap.
pell of the graduating class, sang a
SOLO
Professor Hadley in his address
spoke Of his great pleasure at return
ing to Earlham even for such a short
time. He laid particular stress on
the ideals and atmosphere of the
school, saying that it was one part OF
the college that never changed as new
faces came and went. He also men
toned the success Of the Quaker ath
letic teams, citing as an example the
victory of Earlham over Purdue
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-22
FISH LAW PROVISIONS
|. EXPLAINED Definitely

Controversy over the recent fish law
passed by the legislature has led the
department of conservation to issue a
statement to all fish and game asso-
Citations of the state relative to the
new law. John Holiday, secretary of
the Wayne county association receiv-
ed notices Friday.
A closed season for black bass and
blue gills is established by the new
law from April 80 to June Is. This
means virtually that fishing will have
to be dispensed with during that period
in Indiana rs the black bass and blue
ells are the predominating fish in
Hoosier streams.
The act has an emergency clause
and will become effective May I. This
act makes it unlawful to catch, kill OF
Pursue any small-mouthed black bass
| large mouthed black bass, or blue gills
in waters of this state.
Penalty for violation of the act Is q
fine of from $40 to $50 for each bass
OF blue gill caught. killed, pursued OF
possessed, to which Jail sentence Of
ten days may be added. The last day
CT the closed season is June IS.
George N. Manifold, superintendent
of fisheries and game, states that the
law will be enforced rigidly, but ex
presses the hope that all true fisher
MEN will respect the law during the
| spawning period.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-22
SCHOOL TROPHIES ARE
AWARDED STUDENTS

Awards of high school "R" pins
felt RS" for sweaters and gold bas
ketball fobs were made at the high
school Friday morning. Those receiv'
ing awards, and the, department in
which they won the badges Of merit.
follow:
Basketball-Jean Crafts, Vernon
Spaulding, Dan Rost and Thornton
Brehm, "R" pins, felt RS" and gold
basketball fobs. Roland Loehr, Dale
Harkins. Stanley Green and Marvin
Lehman, felt RS" and gold basket.
ball fobs.
Football-Stanley Green, Thomas
Nolan, Mahlon Walls, Jack Mattox,
Thomas Schuemaker, Keifer Calkins,
Paul Mulligan, Herbert McMahan and
Howard Jennings, "R" pins. These
boys received felt IRIS" earlier in the
spring.
Debating John Edwards, Paul
Quigg, Allen Campbell and William
Scull, felt FRS" and "R" pins.
Each award was made during the
chapel exercises. The student body
enthusiastically applauded the giving
of each emblem. Presentations were
made by Principal Bate.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-22
ASSAULT CASETAkEN
UNDER ADJUSTMENT

Julia Nohecs. 533 North Eighteenth
street, was arraigned in Wayne cir
cult court Friday morning charged
with malicious mayhem. She was
arrested Tuesday night after an as
saIllt on Morics Varga, with razor.
Frank Dozy, Hungarian interpreter,
translated Mrs. Nohecs' story to the
court. According to the story told by
the woman a clandestine love affair
had existed between the woman and
man for about two months. Varga had
betrayed the confidence of the woman,
and she attacked him with a razor
in an effort to avenge herself for
having been made a fool Of as she
stated.
She gave her age as % years, al
though she appeared to be much older.
She is the mother of one child.
The young foreign woman gazed ap.
pealingly at her husband who sat In
the court room during the recital OF
her story of misplaced love. She
called to him to forgive her as she
was being taken from the court room
to, be returned to the woman's prison
awaiting judgment of her case, which
was taken under Amusement by Judge
Bond.
Nohecs vehemently asserted that he
would not forgive her, stating tina,
she had betrayed his love and must
suffer.
Judge Bond took the case under ad
visement and further investigation
will be conducted by Prosecutor
Beckett to determine all the circum
stances connected with the case.
Statutory charges were filed agains
Morics Varga by Prosecutor Beckett
Friday afternoon. He will be retained
atsthe county Jail pending his trial.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-22
FRIENDS WILL RAISE
over $4,000 FUND
AT SERVICES SUNDAY

From $4,000 to $4,000 Is to be
raised by four Friends churches OF
Richmond, in a simultaneous financial
solicitation among members, from
to o'clock Sunday afternoon. Church
es to make this canvass include the
South Eighth Stree. Friends, West
Richmond Friends, East Main Street
Friends and Whitewater Friends.
Congregational meetings and group
gatherings are to be held in three of
the four churches Friday night, with
the purpose OF preparing for the Sun
Gay campaign. Each church has been
apportloned an amount according to
its membership. 1t is necessary for
each church to reach its goal to realize
the quotas OF the quarterly meetings,
yearly meetings and the entire budget
for the Five Years meeting, which is
over 1857 900 this year.
Throughout all OF the yearly meet
ings, of which there are Is in the
Five Years meeting, lectures and slides
have been presented during the mast
few months. These lectures and illus
| trations have been educational in
| character, showing the work OF the
Five Years meeting. Every yearly
meeting IS not putting on its cam
paisn simultaneously. however. as
each meeting is deciding for itself the
best time for the drive.
Basket Supper.
! A basket supper is to be given at
South Eighth Street Friends church at
6 o'clock Friday night John H. John.
son. chairman of the finance commit.
!tee of that church, will preside. Prof
1 Homer Morris, of Earlham, and Levi
I. Pennington, director of the Friends
Forward Movement, VIII speak.
| West Richmond Friends church il
to hold banquet for about 80 of its
men, Friday night. e. Harrison Scott
is to preside. One special speaker All
nounced is n. c. Heironimus
The entire membership of East Mair
Street Friends church is to be presen,
at the congregational supper and bust
ness meeting Friday night. Harry
Reeves is to preside at the bushes:
meeting. E. G. Crawford is to pre-
sent the facts about the local budget
and Edgar S. Mote is to talk abou
the united financial campaign. Folgel
Wilson and Rev. E. Howard Brov1
will speak
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-22
ANDERSON AND DAYTON
BOWlERS COMING HERE

Bowling fans are expecting to view
a real match at the Twigg alleys We'd
nesdsy night, when the Remy cleo
trio division Of Anderson meets the
Delco electric Of Dayton, O., to play
off tie. Each of the two teams lost
on its opponents alleys, and they have
chosen the local alley as neutral
ground for the final game.
State tournament bowlers, George
Wyocke and o. X. Grey, both with
the Anderson maple killers. are to be
seen in action here when the Dayton
and Anderson teams meet. 1t is said
that Wyocke and Grey are both we'll
to the front in the state singles.
Anderson rooters are planning to
come here in automobiles. 1t is be.
lie~ed they will send a strong delega.
ton. 1t is not unlikely that the Day.
ton Delco team will be accompanied
by a large number of interested per
sons.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-22
WALKER LAND NAMED
TO HEAD CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE next YEAR

Walker e. Land was reelected pres
ident of the Chamber of Commerce
at a meeting of the newly elected di-
rectors, at o'clock Thursday after
noon. Others elected were: DR.
Charles Marvel, first vice-president;
Miss s. Ethel Clark, second vice.
president; A, G, Matthews, treasurer
Frank P. Chaffee, secretary-manager
was continued. ALI officers are to hold
their positions for one year.
John J. Harrington, Jr., was chosen
director of the department on organi
cation, Robert E. Heun, director, of the
industrial department.; Jesse Bailey
director of civic affairs; William II
Rooney, director of the business de
partment; and Isaac Wilson, director
of agricultural activities.
Board of directors meetings will be
held at 4 O'Clock on the first and THIRD
Wednesday afternoons of each month
Each of the FIVE departments for which
directors were named, are to start Al
once toward realizing the IA articles Of
the program of work, adopted at the
first Chamber Of Commerce forum
meeting, held Wednesday night.
Cooperate with Breeders.
Isaac Wilson, Theodore Davis anC
Walter B.. Fulghum have been ap
pointed to confer with the Wayn'
County Breeders association concern
ing receiving cooperative assistance
from the Chamber of Commerce.
The Chamber of Commerce is nov
establishing a community calendar
the object of which is to keep a record
of all meetings and events, as mat
ter of public information.
To this end, the secretary-manage
asks every club, lodge and other insti
tuition to write him and give dates ant
hours of regular meetings. When an.
event, rs concert or other public
event, is being arranged for, it il
requested that the Chamber of Com
merce be notified of such meeting 70
entrance on the community calendar
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-22
RICHMOND CHURCHES
WILL HONOR GIDE0NS
AT SERVICES MAY Is

Gideon Sunday is to be observed in
Richmond, May Is. Nearly every
church in the city will entertain a
Gideon on that day. The Gideons are
an organization Of travelling men, who
place Bibles in hotels and other public
buildings, for the use of the public.
Through the efforts of the religious
work committee of the local Y. NJ. c.
A., arrangements have been made for
members of this organization to speak
at Sunday school and church services
on the date given. Both the city Sun
day school association and the Minis
terial association have given their en-.
dorsement to the enterprise. Gideons
from all parts of Indiana and Ohio
will visit here.
Wherever possible, Gideon speakers
are to speak in both Sunday school
and one church service of each
church. This could not be arranged
for all churches, however. A mems
mass meeting is to be held on Gideon
Sunday afternoon in the Grace M. E
church.
Announce Services
Following are the churches in which
speakers will appear and the time
the Sunday school of each church be
gins. Where the church time is alst
included, it indicates that in all prob
ability, a Gideon speaker will be pres
ent at that service also:
First English Lutheran, O'CLOCK
Sunday morning; Grace M. E. S:15
Whitewater Friends, 9:15 and 1875
or 1880 church service; Third M. E.
$3.50; South Eighth street Friends
10; First Presbyterian. 1890 church
service; United Brethren. $40; FRS
Christian, 9:15 and 1880 o'clocl
| church service; East Main stree
Friends 9:15; West Richmond Friend
9; Second English Lutheran, $50; ST
Paups Lutheran, 9; First Baptist
9:15; Reid Memorial United Presby
terrain, $50; Second Presbyterian
$50 and 1890 church service; Firs
Methodist, $3.50 and 1890.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-22
PROMINENT SPEAKERS
FOR EARLHAM GRADS

The senior class of Earlham has
secured for the two principal ad-
dresses of commencement week,
Evans Wooden, of Indianapolis, as
commencement speaker. and Clarence
Marsh Case, of Iowa State college, for
the baccalaureate service.
Mr.. Wooden. who is president of the
Fletcher Savings and Trust company
Of Indianapolis, will speak on the sub
ject, Education for Business" At
the centennial conference of Indiana
university last year, Mr.. Woollen was
one of the principal speakers, along
with representatives of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania and Oxford. He
is also announced as the commence
ment speaker at the University of
Pennsylvania this year.
DR.. Case is professor OF sociology at
Iowa State college and comes highly
recommended as an orator. After
graduating from Earlham. he was for
seven years professor at Penn col
lege, Oskaloosa, Ia Further details
as to commencement week will be an
nounced later.