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The Cordova daily times., 1921-10-14
WHEREIN sARGIs WINS

VII ERElN SRRIlS WlNS
 The mother instinct to protect her child was strong in Mother Polos, and while realizing the good offer of Sar- gis, she thought to further safeguard her daughter by appealing to her nephew. David Jacobs who had been in this country twelve years and who had become citizen. In quaint little used language the mother wrote Jacobs asking him to send for Sargis, then living in Bridgeport. Conn, and If you like the young man you can use your judgment in giving the girl to him in marriage
 The next chapter in tbc little drama was enacted at the Immigration sta tion at Boston. where Blandina ar rived with friends, When they ar rived they were dismayed to find that the per cent immigration law pre- vented them from entering the cOun- try. Cousin Jacobs meantime, had re- ceived the appeal of Mother POlos and was waiting Blandina with open arms, nor did Sargis forget that his prOspec- tive bride was arriving on the steam CT Then, when the joyful news was received from Washington that the AssyriaEs arriving in excess of the quota were to be allowed to come into the United States. there were too many desiring that Blandna should make her home with them. Perhaps the mothers wishes would have been car ried out from the beginning if immi- grafton authorities had known of the trusI that was given by the mother to David Jacob. but they did not. Blan- dina was admitted in company with David Ella and his family who were bringing her to her betrothed,
 When the immigration station doors closed behind this immigrant party Sargis was awaiting wth an automobile and away they sped. Upon learning that Blandina was slipping away Cousin Jacobs was furious. He hailed taxi and started in hot pur- suit He caught the party and had the young lover arrested for kidnap- ping. It mattered little to him that he was arrested for speeding.
 WHEREIN JACOBS WINS
 The court held hearings and mean. time turned Blandina over to the House of the Good Shepherd. The action to be taken seemed to revolve upon the girls age Her passport showed that she was but fourteen; she looked sixteen, while Sargis claimed she was seventeen. Sargis' father was willing to keep the girl for his son until it was proved that she was old enough to marry, but the court, after admitting as evidence the two letters from Mother Polos to David Jacobs, decided that Blandina should be turned over to her cousin. This decision did not satisfy Shimon
The Cordova daily times., 1921-10-14
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tiE International News SCryiCC)
 WASHINGTON, Oct. Importing wife from a foreign country has it's difficulties. according 10 Shimoa Sar- gis, who, after paying for the transpor- tation of his intended bride from Meso. potamia. getting arrested for speeding and kidnappin paying out good money for attorneys fees, and being involved in other ways. finds himself just as wifeless as he ever was. The secre- tary of labor has just given the final jolt to Sargis.
 The story starts way back in the days before the World war, when Sar- gis left his home in Persia and came to the United States, leaving behind all the acquaintances of his youth. Among the friendships which he had formed was that of a family named POlos, consisting of a father, mother and a small daughter, black-eyed and pretty but still a mere child. During the ten years that followed little Blandina Polos forgot that she ever knew Shi- mon Sargis, but not so easily was memory of the little child effaced from Sargis' recollection.
 Meantime things had gone hard with the little family of Assyrians in Persia. The war came and with 1t re newed attacks and religious perseCu- tions on the part of the Turks and Kurds. Father Polos was killed and the mother and little Blandina won dered from place to place with other refugees. arriving three years ago at Bagdad. Here they remained while many of their friends. fortunate in having relatives or others in America who had means to assist them left for the United States.
 Then one day Mother Polos received a letter from Sargis. He loved little Rlandlna, now approaching young womanhOod. and he wanted to marry her. He sent money to pay her pas sage. Blandina did not remember him, but what did that matter? Times were hard in Bagdad and there was no re- lief in sight Could anything be worse than the refugee camp in which they had been living for three years? So rop.puaJ nothpr and 6auphtpr and the question was decided.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-09
MURDER
AUTO SALESMAN
Body, Handcuffed, Found Id
River Near Chicago.

CHICAGO, Sept "A mysterious MUIR
der linked with the disappearance of two
young men and 50, 400 in cash was re-
vealed today by the finding Of han-
cuffed, battered body In the Desplaines
river at haywood. The body is believed
to be that Of D J. Daugherty Of Boss
ton, missing salesman for the Packard
Motor Car Company. 1
Daugherty, with Carl Ausnus, anotheE
salesman, left his eompany's effine to de-
liver a new ear last night. he was to
collect IS, 400. No trace Of either man was
found today until the body was recovered.
The river is now being dragged for trace
of Ausnus body IN the belief that both
men were murdered by bandits seeking
either the car or the money.
Mystery surrounds the identity OF tbs
man who bought the car.
The murder of Daugherty, who came
here three weeks ago from Boston, was
one of the most brutal in police anrals-
He had been rendered helpless by regula-
ton police handouts. A fEe rope was
slipped around his neck with a hang
mans moose. He had then been horribly
beaten about the head with club. His
thr0aF mas also eHt
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-09
SCHOOLS HIT
BY THELACK
OF HOUSING
Conditions Through
out Nation Far Be-
low Normal.
PART TIME PLAN
High Price and Search
ty of Building Ma
terials Blamed.

NEW YORK, Sept 9.-The hous-
ing shortage is seriously Gripping
the Nations schools.
Practically every large city in the
country is confronted with the prob
lem of meeting record enrollments
of pupils with inadequate facilities
for sheItering them. according to
telegraphic advices received here
The situation has resulted in va
rious makeshifts. such as part
time" systems, hasty erection Of
fimsy structures and the use of
portable buildings. Overcrowding
of the schools, it was shown, is Civ
ing future citizens their education on
& sort Of installment plan.
The lack Of school space is due to high
price and scarcity of building materials
difficulty Of the municipalities in obtain
plete structures within contract time.
Only seven out of 80 cities reported
conditions near normal.
ONE PUPIL IN EIGHT
WITHOUT A SEAT.
In New York City the total school at
tendance is expected to be more than
10000 There will be about $4,000 In
the elementary schools, an increase OF
30 per cent over last year. Between
Continued on Page Fifteen.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-09
aESBANDITS ROB BEECH GROVE BANK
[ KILLED, 8 HURT
BY RACING CAR;
DRIVER is HELD
Touring Car Containing Seven
People Struck by Speed
ing Roadster.

One dead and eight injured, is the
toll Of an automobile accident at J. 30
o'clock this morning at Indiana avenue
and Blake street.
Fred Schneider, IS, 2415 North Ala
bama street, driver Of one OF the auto
mobiles is held under three charges
manslaughter, driving on the left side OF
the street and speeding.
THE DEAD:
JAMES II. GLAZE, 4s, 1920 schur-
man avenue.
THE INJURED.
MISS MARY WHEELER, p, 1Ool
North Pennsylvania street Severe scalp
wound and hand hurt
MRS. MINNIE GLAZE, wife of dead
man. Severe scalp wound and injuries
TO her legs and back; contusions serious,
probably fractured.
VIOLET GLAZE, Il. Severely cut about
face and knees.
MERL GLAZE. 20. Cut and body
bruises.
IRA SIMPSON. d 757 North PERISH
ing avenue. Shoulder injured, knees and
hands cut.
MISS MARY sPRY, TO- 126 West Wal
nut street. Shoulder hurt and cut and
bruised about body.
MISS VIRGINIA COONSE, 10, 126
West Walnut street Lip cut and
severely bruised about the body and
head.
,-r,rvt e~r-,- - $50, ,t--
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-09
PIGS is PIGS
THEORY GETS
RUDE SETBACK
Judging Fat Swine at
Fair on Today's
Program.
BULLS MARCELLED
Wavy Effect Produced
by CurrycOmb Is
Explanation.
BY FRED S. KNC DIE.

It was announced today that the
various attractions at the Indiana
State Fair would remain on exhibit
ton until noon tomorrow, the last
day of the fair. In the afternoon,
the attraction will be the automobile
races on the mile dirt track, with
music by the Purdue band.
The paid admissions at the fair
yesterday amounted to 4s,413. while
for Thursday of last year they were
52,S33.
Shows of fat barrow swine, and
judging concluded in all departments,
were the special features on today's
program.
1t has been conteEded in light utera-
ture that pigs is pigs but a BELIEF IN
this is shaken by the respondent pigs
that are shown at the fair. 1t seems i'm
tive Of their kind-the sort one sees
lazlly and contentedly wallowing in
small seas OF mud.
PIGS DE LUXE WITH
NO MUD PUDDLE NEAR.
They are pigs de luxe. one might say,
scrubbed and furnished. as they lie on
beds Of straw or waddle before their
judges, and the question subconsiously
arises in one mind as to whether they
Continued on Page Two.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-09
Polite Bandit
Waved Scared
Girl to Chair
Bank Teller Describes Hold
up in Which She Faced
Guns of Robbers.

ut is an experience I shall never for
get" Miss Helen Newman, teller Of the
Beech Grove State Bank, said today in
describing the hold-up in which four ban
dts escaped with between So, 900 and
$4,000 in cash.
"One OF the bandits came to my win
dow and asked me TO change a $40 bin, '
she said. And then the cashier came
from his room and asked If there was
some one who wished to see him.
i do the bandit said and he drew
his revolver. The man pointed his gun
at me and ordered me to put up my
hands. l was so frightened I was slow
in doing it and he repeated his order
tried to put up my hands and / was
so frightened l couldn't get them
higher than my head
The bandits marched us into the
back room and as l stepped down a step
into the room I hit my ankle and be
came very sick. One of the robbers, who
seemed like very polite man, saw that
was i'll and told me Ia sit down. He
waved his revolver toward a chair and
sat down"
This is the only detailed statement that
was obtained as Henry SchOenrock. cash
ner, issued orders that Miss Christine
Markham, another employe of the tank
and others connected with the bank
should make no further statements to
newspaper men.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-09
ASKS REPAIR OF
BRIDGE ATONCE
Committee Urges Need Of
Kentucky Avenue Improve
ment in Resolution.

City and county officials under whose
direction the Kentucky avenue bridge
has been closed to heavy traffic today re
ceived copies of a resolution adopted by
the Contractors transportation Assoc
iation, in which they are called upon tc
make the structure passable.
The resolution, which is signed by A
F. Averitt, l. Martelli and G. W. Nc
Clintock, IS as follows:
Whereas, kentucky avenue is the
most direct and the most substantially
constructed transportation avenue, for at
least 90 per cent of all sand and gravel
used IN city construction work. and
whereas, the Kentucky avenue bridge
has been closed to motor truck trans
portation, but is still used by electric
interurban cars, and
Whereas, the closing of the bridge is
forcing detours in the transportation of
60 per cent Of all sand and gravel, of
60 per cent of all hogs and cattle to the
stock yards, and Of much other building
material produced in or delivered to a
large portion of northwest Indianapolis,
and
Whereas, these detours are adding at
least $4,000 per month to the cost Of
transportation of such commodities,
therefore, be 1t
''Resolved~~that this association appeal
to the authorities of the city Of Indian
apolis to completely close the Kentucky
avenue bridge to all traffic, and to be-
gin at once to restore it to transporta-
ton by repair or replacement. and that
if interurban cars are permitted to pass
over this bridge, during process of re-
pair motor trucks also should be per
mitted to pass over it."
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-09
WRANGLE OVER
BILLION MARKS
French Minister OF Finance
Wants 81 Per Cent of Ger
man Reparation Money.

LONDON, Sept. paul Doumer.
French minister Of finance, today began
a series Of conferences with Sir Robert
Horne, chancellor Of the exchequer. re-
garding the division Of the first payment
Of one billion marks, received from Ger
many.
1t has been agreed that $50. 900 0O0
marks should be paid to Belgium and
that the remainder should be divided
after first paying the expenses of the
armies Of occupation.
This decision created political crisis
in France and resulted in Doumer hand
ing in his resignation, which the French
Premier refused to accept.
France today, therefore, asked that the
sum of $40, 100000 be redistributed among
the allies, and that she receive 81 per cent
of this sum. On her behalf Doumer also
urged that the value of Saare valley coal
mines should not be charged Off Frances
expenditure upon the French army Of
occupation.
The French also seek a REIMBURSEMENT
regarding the Austro Hungarian and Bull
garian debts
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-09
Little Alma Reed is
Best Baby in Indiana
Scores 999.7 Out of Possible 1000 Points
Portland Baby Best Boy

charge Of the nurses who were sent
from the various hospitals and the Pub
lie Health Nursing Association, TO assist
in the work.
The prizes offered included SIS first
prize. SD second prize $40 third prize,
81 fourth prize, and S. fifth prize for
contests under division l and . SIS first
prize, $50 second. SIS third. $40 fourth.
for contests under div ion 3, and sweep
stak for boys and girls, So each. The
babies and their places are as follows,
according TO the announcement made ehis
morning:
DIVISION.
Boys. City. I2 to 81 Months.
Arno D--Siefker 1890 Speedway ave
nue.; Royse Addison Fliener. 443 West
Twenty Eighth street Robert Walter
Padgett, 523 Bernard, avenue; Robert
warren Randall. 2130 South Delaware
street John Joseph Danahay, 1925 East
Washington street; Ralph Mcdonald 1898
North La Sale; Henry Butterworth 2457
North Delaware street; John Walker.
III North Talbot street: Robert
Johnson. 1855 Broadway; Wilbur Keen.
."l North Gray street Anthony Douadio.
5o2 West New York street: Lowell
OBrien, IS Keystone avenue: Wilbur
heeney, 951 North Delaware street .
Leonard Il. Stevens 2601 North Della
ware; Charles Arthur Carlisle. G15 East
tlfty Second street; Delanor Fossetti
l929 North Hartford; sydney o. Smock.
1916 Churchman avenue: Paul Hickman.
1916 villa avenue; Allen Guthrie 119o
North Illinois street; Charles Frank
Wendall. 2432 West Walnut: Robert Nor
ris Sanford, 242 Minkner: Frank a
(COhtinued on Page Fifteen)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-09

investigation of several months duration
in the course Of which much was uncov-
cred that 1t not made a part of the STRAIT
ling complaint. II is understood that the
suit was made necessary at this time
by the action % Roberts in attempting
to prevent the regular monthly meeting
Of the society's directors for the month
of September.
MISUSE OF
FUNDS CHARGED.
The investigation on which the com
plant was based has revealed;
/. That out of total Of $S,41532 con-
tributed by the public to the society for
the building of q shelter home for ami
mails more than half-S4, $50 09-was paid
out as alleged expenses" Of the CAM
paign in direct contravention of the by
laws of the society which provide that
money shall only be paid out on writ
ten order, signed by the president and
secretary"
2. That previously to the undertaking
Of this drive in which more than half
the money solicited was spent in the
solicitation, the sum of S1,700 solicited
for the same purpose, had been Illegally
diverted to other uses and that 81 700 re-
ceived from the War Chest for build
ing purposes had been used to replace
this money which had illegally been
diverted.
3. That for the last two years the
money which found its way into the
treasury Of the society from the War
Chest, the Community Chest and the
pockets of contributors to the humane
work has been expended in an Illegal
manner without the consent of the sec
rotary, on whose written order only
could the money have been legally ex-
pended.
OFFICERS FAIL
TO PAY DUES.
4. That although Roberts and Frye
have been holding forth as officers Of the
society they and others have not been
paying dues which are required by the
bylaws Of the society in order 10 quality
az members and as lnatter Of fact. no
dues have been faken xosn rner1bprs, bnt
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-09
NEGRO, 3 WHITE MEN
MAKE HAUL OF $50, 900:
ESCAPE IN MOTOR CAR
-Four Employees and One Patron Covered bu
ReUOLUeTS While Vault Is
Rifed


heavily Bank Seventh
and Main II o'clock between
$4,000.
Following the robbery fight
touring the last police
the Beech neghbohOod
that they c
There confusion the
this police
there four matching the
the vicinity of BghwOod
and squad Of detectives city
mobiles Investigation
Three white and all carrying
hodup the bodest Indianapolis robbery
State Bank and the East Tenth years
The fact that today shops
Grove with bank
believed brought about robbery
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-09

Little Alma Reed, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Kenneth Z. Reed, 471T Winona
street. Indianapolis, carried of the honOrs
at the State Fair IN the, Better Babies
contest, scoring 999.7 out Of a possible
1000, and was awarded the sweepstakes
prize of S25. together with the first prize
of So for best girl baby between the
ages of "a and 36 mouths. Local twins
also claimed the purse offered for the
best set of twins. Barbara Louise Ken
drick and Jean Josephine kendrick,
1905 Brookville road, being the winners
out of the nine sets entered.
Brookes TormOhlen Of Portland won
the boys sweepstakes So prize. with
score of 99S.9 points out of the thousand.
Lively interest has been manifested
in the contest, about 200 babies being
entered. The children were examined
from 4 mental and physical standpoint,
a thousand points being the perfection
basis. Specialists in various lines Of
medical work We're engaged to make
the examinations in the rooms arranged
on the second floor of the wOmens build
ing. Dr. Ada T. Schweitzer of the State
board of health was the director of the
contest, and Dr. James c. Carter was
the specialist in charge of the physical
examinations. Miss Alma Lips was in
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-09
COAL MEN FIGHT
REMOVAL TO CITY
Indicted Chicago 'BarOns'
Hire Legal Aids.

CHICAGO, Sept. "a bitter fight be-
tween the United States Government and
the seventeen coal Larons" of Chicago.
indicted some months ago by a Federal
grand jury in Indianapolis, loomed today.
District Attorney Charles F. Clyne an
nounced he would institute u court fight
to have the indicted coal men removed to
Indianapolis for trial
The latter, headed by Francis S. Pea
body, head Of the Peabody Coal Company,
have engaged a galaxy of legal talent to
oppose the removal proceedings.
II shall go into court a week from
Monday" District Attorney Clyne said
today. and ask for an order for their
removal"
The coal men were indicted on a con-
spiracy charge.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-09
END WAR
AND SHERIFF is
AFTER LEADERS
Illinois Physician to Be Ar
rested on Charge of In
citing Riot.

ELIZABETHTOWN, ILL.,, Sept 9.-The
offensive in the Hardin County "mine
war shifted today from the hands Of
the union miner forces TO those Of the
depty sberins guarding Elizabethtown
and Rosiclare.
Sheriff D. n Cox's forces began to
carry ont plans to capture leaders Of the
union miners A party Of deputies left
here before daybreak In an effort TO cap
ture Or. j. z. Joiner Of K Nslclare.
physician who abandoned his home and
practice to lead the union miner forces.
The sherif's posse planned to lay siege
to the house Of Dr. Joiner's father, several
miles northeast of here, where the union
leaders was reported to be spending the
night
Deputies carried a warrant for Dir. Join
er's arrest, charging him with melting to
riot
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-09
President, Treasurer of City Humane
Society Charged With Dissipation of
Funds by Organization s Secretary

contributions have been placed in a So
called building fund and $500 month
supplied by the Community Chest has
been used by the society to pay running
expenses and regarded as the dues of
the members.
8. That the secretary has not been pro-
vided with a list of members who have
paid dues and has now no record of
who constitute the members of the So
ciety in good standing
O. That a large sum # money has been
loaned" to a committee appointed by
Roberts, Of which he is the chairman,
which committee has caused a shelter
home to be erected on the Pendleton pike
and has never made an accounting to
the society of the expenditures on this
project.
The story of the campaign for funds
in which more than half of the money
Continued on Page Eighty
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-09

waiting trial in Federal Courts. The
Department of Justice Is spending near
~ $2o.00o,0o0 a year in maintaining
courts and the number is insufficient to
cope with the situation.
Attempts to defraud the Government
generally follow the lines of raising
checks, counterfeiting coins and bank
notes, presenting false petitions for COM
pensation to the War Risk Bureau and
the like.
Mail ROBBERS obtained in loot approx
imately $6,00o,e00 worth Of checks, cer-
tihcates, bonds and other securities in the
last ten or twelve months, according to
lCouianned pa RAge F1fteeu.l
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-09
NATIONAL GUARD
SEEKS MURDERER
Shoot to kip Order Given
Three Officers Slain.

HIBBING, Mimi. Sept 9.-The Hib-
bling National Guard company Joined In
the search for John Webb, murderer or
three police officials Troops and depu-
ties were ordered to shoot to kill the
moment they sight Webb.
Webb shot and killed Chief of Police
Daniel Hayes, sChief of Detectives Gene
Cassidy and Traffic Officer William
Kohrt last night, when they attempted
to arrest him on q charge of ravGgins
his 13-year- old daughter, Alice.
A posse of more than thousand men
was said to be beating the woods near
Wilpin. Indications were that Webb had
escaped
One report was that 4 man of Webb's
description was seen in West Duluth
in a speeding automobile early today.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-09
HUSBAND KILLS
WIFE, LAWYER
ON CROWDEDCAR
Shoulders Way to Couple and
Empties Revolver Before
Many Spectators.

pEDHAM. Mass. Sept. 9.-Mrs. Elena
Wells and her attorney A. Louis Alt
meyer. were shot to death in a crowded
street car here today. The man~who did
the shooting said he was Charles \.
Wells the womans husband.
Witnesses said the man boarded the
car quietly, shouldered into the crowd
and then began shooting.
Mrs. Wells and Atlmeyer were seated
near the front Of the car. Two bullets
struck the woman She died Just as she
was carried into the hospital. one bullet
entered Atlmeyer's head. He also died
at the hospital.
The assail0nt. revolver in hand. jumped
from the moving car and started TO run.
Five passengers pursued him and
caught him before he had run 100 feet.
He fought desperately, but was over
powered and taken to the police station.