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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-28
INDIANAPOLIS
ADOPTS POPPY
AnStUerS Appeal of French
Var Orphans.

Poppies not only bloomed in Flanders
fields today but also on the citizens of
indianapolis. Boy Scouts and pretty
young women were seeing TO that.
At every corner and in every public
building the smiling dispensers waylaid
the public. which smiled back and went
down in its pockets for the dime. or the
quarter or the dollar which paid for the
bit of bright red and green silk, fashioned
by the women of France after the gay
blossoms which now conceal the scars of
war along the old battle fronts.
The tokens were being sold under the
direction Of the American Franco Chill
dren's League with headquarters In the
l.. S. Ayres & Co. store. The money
raised goes to France to help take care
of war orphans. Mrs. Charles Stewart
voorhees,, State chairman Of the League,
was in charge. Every patriotic organ
ization has indOrsed the drive.
The poppies are to be worn until after
Memorial day They will be on sale at
the Speedway Monday.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-28
SMITH AND SMITH
ARE CONVICTED
Men Given Fines and Terms in
Tiger Case.

Archie Smith, 26. 200 Miley avenue,
pleaded guilty to a charge Of operating
a blind tiger and was fined 500 and
costs and sentenced to serve Rfty days
on the Indiana State Farm, by Judge
Walter Pritchard in city court today.
Virgil Smith, 21, 1549 West New York
street, was found guilty of a blind tiger
charge and was fined $50 and costs and
sentenced to fifteen days in Jail, and
George Sticking. 40, 1905 Wilcox street,
was freed of a tiger charge against him.
The three men were arrested yestes-
day by Sergeant Johnson, in charge OF
the emergency squad, and Lieutenants
Jones and WOollen when thirty three
gallons of white mule" was found In
a shed in the rear of Sicking's residence.
Sticking denied knowledge of the whisky
and said he had rented the shed to two
men about a week previously. Virgil
Smith and Archie Smith, who claim no
relationship. were arrested on informa-
ton from Sticking.
Archie Smith claimed ownership Of the
booze and said he bought it Friday night
from a negro for $3.50 at Eagle Creek
and West Tenth street He said Virgil
Smith was with him at the time of
the-sale.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-28
Routes to Motor
Speedway Listed

As an aid to visitors in indianapolis
the Hoosier Motor club today gave out
a list of routes to the indianapolis Motor
Speedway as follows:
FROM DOWNTOWN.
Out Indiana avenue. Follow lefthand
cars tracks At bridge continue with car
tracks to end Of pavement, then straight
ahead. bearing left to brick pavement
leading through stone arch bridge ana
thence on brick pavement to Speedway
(Cptional-msy turn LETT at bridge,
leaving car tracks, and follow river road
to stone arch bridge This road is some
what roughD Watch for Motor club
danger signs.
West on Washington street. Turn
right onto river boulevard just west OF
car barns and power house. Follow
river boulevard to EmrichsvilIe inter
section. Filling station on left. Turn
left on to brick road. thence to Speed
way. This is shorter and smoother route
than via Indiana avenue. Easier ror
strangers in city. Watch for Motor club
danger signs.
West on Washington street to Warman
avenue. This avenue may be Identified
by the iron fence along east side nf
Central Insane Asylum. North on War
man avenue TO Michigan street. (Note
railroad crossing gates) DO not cross
railroad. but turn left in Michigan street.
Go to end Of street then jog left and
right into oiled road Follow this wind
ing road, turning right at main corner
(Tenth street, for about a block, then
left on Main street Of Speedway city.
This route avoids the main Speedway
road until the entrance is reached. Good
going. all the way.
FROM NORTH SIDE.
West on Thirtieth street. Continuing
straight through Riverside Park, crossing
big stone bridge over White River ami
up the hill. Straight on west to end OF
road, which turns left along the west
side Of the Speedway. (Optional-Do not
cross river bridge at Riverside Park but
turn left onto fine boulevard ana 20
through stone arch bridge at Emrichs-
vile, thence on to the Speedway road.
This route is apt to be badly congested,
hOwever.)
Visiting members of Three A. clubs
(American Automobile AssC 0iatiOn) are
advised that headquarters OF the HOosier
Motor Club and Hoosier State Auto As
sociation are on the ninth floor of the
Claypo6 Hotel. where special courtesies
will be extended. Local members of the
motor club are asked to assist visiting
A. A. A. tourists in every way possible.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-28
COLLINS DEALS
STIFF TERMS
Three Youths Get RefOrma-
tory Sentences.

A number of heavy sentences were
given by Judge james A. Collins of the
Marion County Criminal Court today.
Kenneth Ray, 16; Noble Claycombe 10,
and Arthur o. Schmidt, 10, were each
sentenced to serve six months to FIVE
years at the Indiana Reformatory on Il
charge of vehicle taking.
ClHycombe and Schmidt were each sen
fenced FROM ten to twenty-one years at
the reformatory on charges of holding up
an employe of the Standard Grocery
Company at the store and taking S125
while customers were held at bay at the
point of revolvers. Ray was indicted
with Claycombe and Schmidt on a rob
berry charge, but at a separate hearing
of the cause against Ray, he was found
not guilty by jury.
Claycombe and Schmidt viii serve
their two sentences concurrently. The
court pronounced judgment under the
new law in the robbery case against the
two defendants.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-28
The LaSt0f The Tr0ubad0uyy
By O. HENRY S.s VIZ; f:

ing of Sam Galloway to any ranch, camp,
or cabin between the rivers Frio or Bravo
del NOret aroused JOY, so his departure
caused mourning and distress.
And then, during absolute silence, ex-
cept for the humping of a hind elbow of
a hound dog as he pursued a wicked
flea, Sam tenderly and carefully tied
his guitar across his saddle on top of his
slicker and coat The guitar was in a
green duckbag; and if you catch the
Significance of it, it explains Sam.
Sam Galloway was the Last of the
Troubadours. OF course you know
about the trOubadours The encyclo-
paedia says they flourished between tho
eleventh and the thirteenth centuries
What they fiourished doesn't seem clear
you may be pretty sure it wasn't a
sword; maybe it was, fiddlebow, or
forkful OF spaghetti, or a lady's scarf
Anyhow, Sam Galloway was one of EN-
Sam PIT on a martyred expression as
he mounted mis- pony. But the express
sion on his face was hilarious compared
with the one on his Hbny's You see,
pony gets to know His rider migEty
we'll. and it is not unlikely that COW
ponies In pastures and at hitching racks
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-28
Physician Witness
in Upton Draft Case

Hearing of the case of Newton Mag
nett a young farmer living near Upton,
charged with falling to register for mill
tary service during the war was con-
tiuued by United States Commissioner
Charles W. Moores today after evidence
had been introduced by DR. j. Sturdevant
of Noblesvlle to the effect that Magnett
was not of normal mentality
Frederick Van Nuys, United States dis
trict attorney, expressed desire to have
Magnet examined by Arthur II. Esta-
brook. one of the leading experts in this
line in the country
Magnet is charged with having fled
to Canada to evade the draft. he is at
liberty under bond of $1,000
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-28
Submit Proposition
to Marine Strikers

WASHINGTON, May 2S.-A new basis
for settlement of the Marine strike, ten
tatively subscribed to by Chairman Rem
son Of the Shipping Board and Seere-
tary Of Labor Davis is today before the
marine strikers for their approval
The new agreement, 1t is understood,
provides for the Is per cent wage redue-
tion but eliminates certain of the working
rules which were stipulated in the ten
tative agreement made last week Pro-
visions for pro-rata pay for overtime
work have been eliminated from the
agreement, It is understood and the
demand Of the marine workers that they
he given a ten day furlough with pay
every twelve months alsJ has been re-
lected.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-28

Military funeral services over the body
of First Lieut.. Francis A. McIlvaine.
which reached Indianapolis from France
at 40 a. u. today. were held at 2:lo
O'Clock this afternoon, the McIlvaine-
Kothe Post No. 1853, American Legion,
and Ancient Landmark Masonic Lodge
officiating. Lieutenant McI.yaine was
the son of Mr. and Mrs. a. 5 Mcllvaine,
1929 Washington boulevard
The body and family were escorted
from the Ragsdale X Price undertaking
parlorS. 323 North Delaware street. TO
An Saints Cathedral Sixteenth street and
Central avenue. by a uniformed detach
ment from the McIlvaine Kothe Post.
with representatives. Of the Rainbow
Veterans Association.
Bishop Joseph NJ. Francis gave the
Episcopal service al the church From
there the body was taken to Crown
iiil cemetery. where the Ancient Land
mark Lodge gave the Masonic burial
ritual. The McIlvaine- Kothe Post closed
the services with a Yolley from a firing
squad and taps.
Lieutenant McIlvaine was an officer Of
the I6sth Infantry. the Iowa unit Of the
Rainbow Division. when ha was killed
In the Toul sector May II. 1918 Four
fellow officers from his regiment were
70 attend tho funeral They were vii
lism T. Murphy Of Lafayette f. NJ. Sef-
ton Of Anderson, Dan Brown Of Frank
lin and John Paul Ragsdale Of Indian
apole
Lieutenant McIlvaine was we'll known
among the young business men. lie was
the atst member Of the Marion Club to
give his life iu the World War. lie
served as a sergeant in the lst Indiana
Regiment IN the Mexican border cam
paign of 1916 II.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-28
Farmers of N. Dakota See
NOrmGtcy in Scent Loot

NEW YORK. May 2s-The farmers of
North Dakota are working to bring back
the cent loaf Of bread.
They declare bread could now be sold
at the old standard figure, based on the
present price OF wheat and they are plan
ming TO demonstrate this to the rest Of
ths country.
Horace A. Davis. Of Brookline, Mass,
eastern representative OF the Bank Of
North Dakota, said that the State soon
will issue 100000 bond issue through
its bank to establish a flour mill at
Grand Forks, through which the demon
stratiOn will be carried out
Bread could be selling ct cents a
loaf now and It should be- Davis said
The difference between the present
price Of bread and the nickel IS unfairly
taken by millers. transportation men,
middle men and others operating between
tie fnr-re- ard fhe ~an@m<.aw
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-28
EUROPE WILL DO
HONOR TO u. S.
VICTIMS OF WAR
Legion Representatives to
Place WreGtRs on $1,000
Foreign GrdUeS.

PARIS. May 2S American soldier dead
throughout EUROPE viii be honored Mon
day by their cOmpatrlots and citizens Of
the countries where their bodies lie
Wreaths will be placed by representa-
tives Of the American Legion on more
tht.n $4,000 graves in France, Grea
Britain, Italy and Belgium. Special
services will be held in the four big
cemeteries IN this country at Suresnes.
Romsgne, Belleau and Bony.
Marshal Petain viii deliver the
Memorial Day address at Suresnes. hear
Admiral Magruder and Brigadier General
Johnston viii speak at Belleau in the
morning, al Chateau Thierry Ia the after
noon. Brlgadier General Porter who
commanded the first division viii con
duct the services at Ploisy.
French veterans, war orphans and local
patriotic societies in some instances
aided by American soldiers Will unite "
making the day replica of Frances
all souls day at the cemeteries scattered
throughout the battle areas OF northern
France and the service of supply routes.
Among the towns where these cemetei'-
les are located are Fismes, Amiens, Sc
ringes, Chaumont, Lengres, Dijon, Lyon,
TOul, Thiacourt, Clermont, Ferrand, AK
Les Bains, Vlchy, Anglers Beaumont,
Chalons, Villers Tourneles, Sezanne,
Vilry lie Francers, Neufchateu, Ville-Le-
Mans, Tours, Nantes, st. Nazaire, Brest,
Bordeaux. Rouen, Hayre, DIeppe, Cher
bourg and Lille.
In Paris the service will begin tomor-
row in American churches. There Will be
a parade by picked company and band
from the Rhine forces, accompanied by
French military. A wreath will be
placed in the tomb of the unknown pouli
at the Arch of Triumph,
Ambassador Wallace win deliver an ad
dress and later lay a wreath on the statue
of Washington and the grave of Lafsy-
cite.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-28

rSEXORABLY Sam Galloway saddled
his pony. He was going way from
Il the Rancho Attic at the end of a
three months visit. 1t Is net to be ex-
pected that a guest should put up with
wheat coffee and biscuits yel ,ow -streaked
with saleratus for longer than that Nick
Napo con, the big Negro man cook, had
never been able to make good biscuits.
Once before, when Nick was cooking at
the Willow Ranch, Sam had been forced
to fly from his cuisiEe, after only six
weeks so1ourn
On Sans face was an expression Of
sorrow, deepened with regret and slight
ly tempered by the patient forgiveness
Of a connoisseur who can not be under
stood. But very firmly and inexorably
he buckled his saddle einches, looped his
stake-rope and hung it to his saddle
horn, tied Ibis siicker aud coat on the
cantle, and looped his Quirt on his right
wrist The Merrydevs (householders of
the Rancho Altit0), men, women, chill
dren, and servants, yassals. visitors. en-
ployes, dogs, and casual callers we're
grouped in the gallery" Of me fanch
house, all with faces set to tse sune Of
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-28

'The experiment now being carried out
in North Dakota viii show that this
waste can be eliminated and that wheat
can be brought to the public in the
form OF a scent loaf of bread
Former Vice President Marshall de-
clared some time ago that what this
country needs is a good scent cigar
feel that a good scent loaf of bread
would be more indicative of a return to
'normalcy.'"
Davis explained that a small expert
mental mill esta blished at the North Da-
kota State Agricultural College about a
year ago bad shown that so-called lower
grades Of wheat, for which the farmers
were forced to accept a much lower price
from the miliers. had been used to make
high grade -four, for which the millefs
received usual pricesl The extra profit
for the millers was said to range from
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-28

BERLIN, May 2s.-Germany today de-
posted $50, 100000 marks with the Fed
eraI Reserve Bank at New York to be
paid to the reparations commission. The
money transfer was made In accordance
with Germany's acceptance of the recent
allied reparations ultimatum.
PARIS, May 2S--The new German
government Is already sounding the
allies, particularly France, through diplo-
matte channels, with a view to ascertain
ing whether there is q chance for her to
be admitted to the League Of Nations
when the league meets in September.
The Germans, according to reliable in
gormation reaching the international
News Service are anxious ttfA learn
whether France has withdrawn-or will
withdraw-her opposition to German
ls..1
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-28
Death Darkens Home
of Edgar A. Guest

DETROIT. May 2S.-Death came Fri
day night into the home of Detroit's
poet of happiness when Marjorie, ID,
daughter of Edgar A. Guest and inspira-
ton of many of his best child poems,
succumbed after a long illness from tu-
bereulosis. Mr.. Guest took her West re-
Gently in hopes ii would benefit her
health. In her last hours her younger
brother, Buddy" was constantly at her
side.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-28
RENO AMT
SEEN NOTHTN'
Suit Filed, DiUOrce and $1,000
AiimOHy in One Day.

There was much discussion today OF
the speed" attained by Mrs Ida c.
Crandall. formerly of The Delano, II East
Meridian street in obtdining a divorce
from Charles +. Crandall.
1t became known today that the suit
for divorce was filed last Thursday
tried on the afternoon Of the same day
and divorce decree and $4,000 alimony
was granted by Judge w. W. Thornton
,of Superior Court, Room 1.
The clerk Of the court produced his
records when asked for them today by
newspa permen and the record shows that
the ease was filed May &C. 1924, and the
divorce granted on the same date
AS the judge has a rule that divorces
are not tried until at least sixty days
after date of filing there is much dis
cussion what effect this innovation will
have on the other judges who have fol
lowed the same rule.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-28
Plan Military Rites
for Earl Barcus

Plans for the military funeral to be
given over the body of Earl Barcus, son
Of Mr and Mrs ] r. Barcus. were be
ing made today by the Hayward Bareus
Post. American Legion. and the Rain
bow Veterans Association. following de
parture for Hoboken of the parents The
body is in the New Jersey port and
probably viii be brought to indianapolis
v Wednesday.
The funeral probablAmill be held next
Saturday.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-28
City Hall StOrmed by
Seekers After Plants

Back yard aud vacant lot gardeners
by the hundreds came TO the basement of
the city hali today to share In the free
distribution Of 10000 tomato and 1900
cabbage plants by the Patriotic Garden
ers' association. The plants weree raised
under the supervision Of II. II Tall. city
horticulturlst, at the city nurseries at
Riverside Park
George e. Morgan, head Of the special
service Of the city park department
Miss Marie Fitzgerald and John Fitzger-
aid Of the patriotic gardeners Office stan,
sperylsed the distribution.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-28

RICKENBACKER
ON FINALLAP
Obtains New Plane at Day
ton, o., and Continues
Trip Alone.

DAYTON. Ohio, May Exchanging to
D-H-9 at McCook field, after taking
lunch hera, soon after landing at 10 0:05
a M today, Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker
was on his way alone for Columbus and
Washington at II :O6 O'Clock.
In route from Omaha, Neb., to Chicago
late yesterday Rickcnbacker snatched a
few hours sleep In the cockpit of the
mail plan, piIoted by William c. Hopson.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-28
Don't OUerchIrqe

barber in New York City was
heavily fined and given a jail SEN
tence for OvercharginE stranger.
An Indianapolis barber recently gov
the same treatment In city court.
Such action by one barber reflects
on other BARRIERS In the city, although
there are probably not half dozen
BARRIERS In Indianapolis who would
be guilty of such an act.
One taxi driver, by Overcharging,
hurts the reputation of all Indianap-
oils taxi drivers.
We ask each line of business to
help protect its good name by
prOsr ptIy reporting any such case
durijlg the speedway races to the
Bsttsr BUSINESS Bureau, e08 Chambef
of Commerce. Main 0114X.
BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU.
G. u. OLWIN. Manager.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-28
Moral Beware!

SOUTH BEND, Ind, May 2S.-The
moral to this story is evidently Beware
of mysterious packages" Clayton Eek
erson in court here charged with black
mail, was seen by detectives to pick up
q decoy package left at place desig-
mated in a blackmailing letter sent to E.
J. Coates threatening violence to Coates
and his family. Eckerson declares he did
not know what was in the package. The
State contends he was the blackmailer.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-28
Germans Trying TO Worm
Way Into World League

treaty engagements before the league
meets again In the contrary case, so
the correspondent is informed, Germany
will not apply for membership, in order
to save herself the humiliation of
turn down"
Thus far Frahce has made no reply.
Nor has she given any sign whatever
as to her views on the subject.
Germany's desire TO enter the league
is based partly on commercial and part
ly on political reasons. She believes
membership in the league will restore
her business relations with the rest OF
Europe, assure her representation at the
meetings of the various financial organi-
cations that are subsidiary bodies of the
league and also give her voice hgainst
the allies in future discussions in which
the league viii concern itself with the
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-28
Heavy Demands Made
in Two Damage Suits

Damage suits totaling S375,oOO in judg
ments asked were filed today in the
county Superior Courts.
Scott p. Mathews filed suit in Superior
Court. room 3. against Kingan & Co,
Limited. and Kingsn & Co., Incorpor-
ated, for $3.50 damages resulting from
a lumber contract reputed TO have been
made with the plaintiff
The Panhandle Coal Company and the
Linton Summit Coal Company asks for
S350.00 Judgment against The Consumers
Coal Company and the Indiana Railways
and Light Company, for alleged breach
Of n coal contract The suit was fled
in the Circuit Court
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-28
Brew Raid
Nets 536 Quarts

Five hundred and thirty six quarts Of
home brew were con1scated by the police
today following a raid at the home Of
Joe McGlenn, 81, 914 South Bennett
street. McGlenn was slated on a charge
of operating a blind tiger.
Lieutenant Jones, Sergeant Richter,
and two motor policemen conducted the
raid