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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-31
MAYOR FOLLOWING
TRAIL TO SLAYER
OF ROBERT WATSON
Jealousy in Love Affair Is
Substituted for Religion
Theory.

Following a hot" trail, officers to-
day believed that the arrest Of a
man suspected of being the slayer
of Robert Watson might be expected
hourly.
Mayor Shank Cancelled all engage
ments today and Joined Capt. Roy
<Pcpe, his personal Investigator, and
Detectives McMurtry and McGlenn in
the investigation which conferred on
the theory that the slayer is in Indi-
annapolis.
The man sought, according to pres
ent theories of Mayor Shank, had
been confined in the State prison and
if he is out on parole now, the mayor
said it appeared certain" that he
was the right man.
Search turned to Greencastle Thurs
day as the mayor and officers ques-
toned a woman there who formerly
employed the suspected slayer. Her
descriptions Of the character and
actions Of the man wanted tally with
descriptions given by three persons
who on the night OF Aug. Is hauled
the slayer in their cars following the
stabbing.
officers are satisfied that jealousy
over a girl and not religious differ
ences caused the stabbing. A romance
dating back to Tech high school days
of 1920 is being investigated.
Watson before his death told his
mother that 1t was a former school
mate who stabbed him. Local Klans-
men have a reward out for apprehen.
sion Of the slayer on theory that re-
ngious dispute caused the fatal
stabbing.
George Sanders, chief dispatcher
for the Big Four Railroad, Majestic
Bldg, told detectives he received
message over the railroad wire that
police OF Springfield, Ohio, are holding
young man resembling the descrip-
ton of the Watson murder suspect.
The young man escaped from Troy,
Ohio police several days ago, 1t was
said. He talked gibiy Of a murder in
Indianapolis and seemed to be IA
miliar with streets here, according to
the message.
Detectives said the man might be
Albert v. Smith, wanted for the MUIR
der or theresa Perry here several
months ago. They asked for pictures
of him.
Secret Conference
At a secret conference today Sheriff
George Snider and Claude NJ. Worley,
special investigator for Prosecutor
William P. Evans. discussed what they
said was an important lead IN the
effort to arrest the man who stabbed
Watson.
Worley and the sheriff refused to dis
close what they were considering.
Worley has conferred with many wit
hesses in the past few days.
Il feel that we are going to get
somewhere in this case, but do not
want to make our plans public. the in
vestigator said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-31
BY RALPH L. BROOKS,
Times Staff CORRESPONDENT.

MUNCIE, Ind, Aug. 3l.-The In
diana State Federation of Labor to-
day fostered a movement to institute
a new State workmen's compensation
act. President T. N. Taylor will Sc
lect one member of a committee of
three to revise the present law if
plans materialize.
Following denunciation of the pres.
ent Indiana law Thursday by Herold
A Henderson, Terre Haute, State
mine workers legal adviser, the
thirty ninth annual convention of the
parent State body adopted a resolu-
ton providing for a commfseee Of
three to study the Ohio law, consid-
cred a model, and to draft a similar
bill for Indiana. Members are to be
appointed one each by the Governor,
Indiana Manufacturers Association
and the president of the State fed
Grafton. The bill is to be presented by
the next General Assembly. The reso-
luton was presented by District IL,
United Mine Workers of America.
Present Law "Barbaric"
1.-THE present law, giving employers
sole right to select physicians is mede-
vial and barbaric," Henderson de-
clared. During the last legislature, a
similar bill was defeated through ef-
forts of insurance company lobbyists,
he said.
I'VE are trying to get a law that
will give every cent paid into insur-
ance back to the worker. When the
people and employers understand the
present law they will demand a
change"
The second day came TO tunultous
close. when delegates were faced with
a resolution proposing the convention
go on record as favoring recognition
Of Soviet Russia, and that trade re-
lations be resumed with that country.
It was presented by the Indiana State
conference of painters and decorators.
President Taylor took up the cudgel
against adoption. He pointed out that
the delegates We're not enough ac-
quainted with international questions
to vote intelligently. THE Interna.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-31
B|GFOUR CHIEFS
VIEW PAY APPEAL
Farley Opens on Request for
10 Per Cent Increase.

Conferences started today in the Of
fee of I. s. Downing. general master
car builder for the Big Four system
to consider wage increases Of 10 per
cent asked by $500 federated shop
craft employees of the Big Four road
and affiliated lines.
Downing and D. J. Mullen, motive
power superintendent, are represent.
ing the railway company in the nego-
tiations.
L. V. Hart, president Of System Fed
Grafton No. "a of the shop and craft
organization. and chairman of the va
rious shop crafts under his jurisdic-
ton, is representing the employees of
the classification.
Machinists, blacksmiths, sheet metal
workers, electrical workers and boiler
makers now receive a minimum wage
of 20 cents an hour with an S-hour day
prevailing in most shops of the Rig
-Four system. while the carmen re-
ceive 6S cents an hour as the mini.
mum wage.
The minimum wage Of helpers is Al
cents an hour. No decision is ex.
pected before next week.
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Mrs. So and So is beating her hus-
family some years ago telephoned
police headquarters one night
Police arrested her, fling charges
of assault and battery, She weighed
right at 200 pounds. and not a pound
of fat on her. He was little,
dried-up specimen, weighing not
more than ITO pounds.
He was desperately afraid of his
Amazonian wife, so he hired me to
help prosecute her. He told me he
was a slave His wife took every
cent he earned in his little store.
and once in a while would give him
a nickel or dime to spend on him
self. he said.
1 struggled him into the police
station the day of the trial She
was waiting for him in the corridor.
but we went in a side door Of the
court.
How often do you strike your
husband?" asked the lady. keep
ing out of range OF her baseful
glances at her terrified hus-
band. He tried to hide behind me. e.
IT don't strike him" she re-
torted. II spank him. and I spank
him whenever. in my judgment,
he needs IT,"
And what's~more. can spank
any man in this courtroom. If
can't, I can lick him." casting a
significant glance at the judge,
several burly policemen. who shifted
a little under her gaze, and me.
Dollar and costs" announced the
judge. She paid and departed.
Her hapless spouse saw her wait
ing outside for him. ! finally
slipped him out the back door, and
told him to run for his life. He
did. How she found out 1 don't
know, but he had just cleared out
down Pearl St. when she swept by.
About three blocks away she
caught up, and right then and there
gave him one Of the well-known
spankings. The last ever, saw o.
them, she was marching him
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-31

Ron Ave, both Of whom received
slight injuries, when their machine
collided with a car driven by Floyd
Shreckengast. 20. Of Greenwood, Ind.
who was driving north on the Bluff
Rd. Tracey was going west on Troy
Ave. Both drivers were arrested on
charges of assault and battery and
speeding.
L. L. Tucker, 727 Fairfield Ave-.
driving Nthirty-two miles an hour on
Meridian St, was fined SEA and costs.
He chose to store his car for forty days
in lieu of the fine.
-Four others received fines ranging
from SO to $22y
Arthur Jackson. Omaha, Neb., and
four others riding in the car he was
driving escaped injury when. as the
car was backed out Of a garage at
e17 Virginia Ave. today it was struck
by an inbound street car which threw
It against an outbound street car.
The automobile was wrecked.
Mrs. Albert Anderson, 63S =
Wayne Ave, was severely injured
Thursday night when the car in
which she was sitting at Speedway
Rd., and Emerichville bridge was
hurled down an embankment as it was
struck by a car driven by Charles
Fishburg. SO41 Ruckle st. Marshall
Reed, 112 E. North St, driver of the
wrecked car had parked without
tail light, police said. Mr.. Anderson.
who also was in the car. and Reed
were uninjured.
Darce Berry, 1904 Oxford St, was
crested or charges of assault and
battery when the automobile he was
driving struck a car driven by Mitch
ell Hyland, 4640 Cornelius St, at
Meridian and Twenty-F'ifth SITS. Mrs.
Hyland was seriouly injured.
Sam Ernest, 81. 1927 w. Michigan
ST., and Arthur Harbold. II, 1922 n.
Arsenal Ave. were arrested on charges
Of speeding today.
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bles will be represented. Wilson said.
About fifty Indianapolis-own sad
die horses viii be In the night con-
tests. Some local young women
are buying saddle horses instead of
motor cars. Wilson said.
Old Hickory Mountain stables Of
Barbourville. KY. will send four of
its Ave. gated champion saddle
horses to the fair this year, includ-
ing Sara Kathleen, Feudist, Ven
delta and Milady Minton Sara
Kathleen, one of Kentucky's best
saddle mares, has won five gated
contests in Kentucky shows for the
last three years, won the e-gaited
mare contest at the Cincinnati
horse show last November and high
- honors In the Louisville horse show
last June
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-31

With approximately $50 saddle
horses entered for the three and
fve-g gated classes and in the com
bination light harness contests at
the Indiana State fair next week,
officials hope to make these-animals
a dominant feature of the night
shows. From 400 to $50 horses,
ranging from light harness to draft.
will more than fill the brick barn
east Of the Coliseum, Lin Wilson.
superintendent of the show horse
department. said today.
Draft horses will compete for rib
bons during the day, while road
sters, pairs and saddlers will appear
at nights. A large stable of horses
is being shipped from Seattle,
Wash. and several kentucky sta
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-31

1.-THE secret Of fifty years Of
happy married life is just work
ing togetherl'
Charles Lewis Henry, 1914 Broad
way, in speaking of the celebration
of the golden wedding anniversary
he and Mrs. Henry are planning,
gave this today as his simple for
mula" for matrimonial success.
Yes, that's what 1t takes" he
reiterated.
You can't live that long to-
gether without some unhappiness, Of
course; but as a whole the years
have been long and happy ones"
All Will Help Celebrate
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry have five
children. Three daughters at home,
Edna G., Alta L., and Alice c.; one
married, Mrs. Edith S. Linstrom, and
George S., all living in Indianapolis
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-31
AG|TATORS PERIL
us. CONSTITUTION,
BURR|S DECLARES
State School Superintendent
Defends Court at
Institute,

Movements for limiting the powers
Of the Supreme Court. fixing prices
oud forming legislative hlocs, and
those of similar nature. provide a
fertile field for professional agita
tors" Benjamin J. Burris, State SUI
perintendent OF schools. told Marion
County teachers today at their annual
lnstitute at tho courthouse.
ITO cripple the Supreme, Court
would be to change our form OF gov
ernment," he declared.
He pictured the initiative, referen
DUN and recall as a menace to the
constitution.
Responsibility Increased
Burris pointed out to the teachers
their increasing responsibility as re-
suit Of changing social conditions with
demands for more leisure time for
working men.
1T is dangerous to give some people
eight hours leisure unles they know
how to use them for self-improve-
ment," he said.
The Rev. Allan B. Philputt, pastor
of the Central Christian Church. told
the teachers to emphasize individual
ity.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-31
WILLIAM PlEL RITES
AT HOME SATURDAY
Starch Company Founder VIII BE
Laid to Rest


Laid to Rest
Funeral services for William T.
Piel, 70, founder of the Piel Brothers
Starch Company, who died at his
home Thursday, will be held at the
residence, 1888 N. Meridian ST., and
at the Church of Our Redeemer, Sat
urday afternoon.
The Rev. William r. Eifert pastor,
will conduct the services. Burial in
the Lutheran cemetery.
Mr.. Piel has held an important
place in many Indianapolis concerns.
He was a member of the Lutheran
church and the Columbia club.
Four of his eight children survive
Alfred, Elmer, William and Mrs. Ed
gar A. Metzger. One brother, Charles
F.. Piel and two sisters, Mrs. Emelia
Melcher and Mrs. Frank Subbrock
all of indianapolis, also survive.
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The children and'the seven grand
children, will all assist at the cele-
bration Sunday at their home.
Mrs. Henry, who was Mis- Eva
Smock, lived in Greencastle before
her marriage. She met Mr.. Henry
while he was a student of law at old'
Asbury Co eye, now De Pauw Uni
versity.
Mr.. Henry's boyhood was spent
In Pendleton.
President of Traction Co.
Mr.. Henry is president of the In
dianapolis and Cincinne1' Traction
Company, and is - active and in
teresting as q man OF 40.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry will be at
home to all their friends Sunday aft
noon. No invitations have been is
sued.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-31
NEW SUBDIVISION OPENED
Tract Around Broad Ripple VIII Be
Sold by Fletcher Trust

A new subdivision in the northeast
territory. surrounding Broad Ripple,
was opened today by the real estate
trust department of the Fletcher Saw
ings and-Trust Company.
Morton B. Dawson subdivision No. 1.
It lies IN Sixty-Second street and Val
ley View Drive and contains twenty
one large residence lots. according to
announcement today from Burt E.
Richardson.
The ground is part of a large
tract lying between Broad Ripple
PARK NJ T-e---4o-e Ave. ta'<7n over
"a trust s-s...r In rs Dawson he's.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-31
SCOUT CAMP TO CLOSE
Ceremonies win Be Held Near Fl
Harrison Tonight.

Formal campfire ceremonies will
close the Boy Scout camps for the
summer at the scout reservation near
FIT. Harrison tonight.
At meeting Of the court Of honor
Thursday night. Lloyd Byrne. Troop
a. and Robert Rainer. Troop AZ. were
made Eagle Scouts. Rainer. Ferris
Ruggles, Troop Al; yron<Goetz, Troop
75. and Kenneth Mark, Troop So, at
tanned the rank of life and star scouts.
Sixty.one merit badges were awarded
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-31
FROM FAR AND NEAR

Alvin Owsley. National commander
of the American Legion was decorated
as a commander Of the French Legion
of Honor following a tour OF the
Ruhr.
The threatened gas workers strike
in Chicago has been postponed.
The Colorado, a new warship. has
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-31

toward home with firm grip on
his coat collar.
He never got back TO pay me.
And I was glad. I was afraid she
might come along.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-31
SUBWAY TO BE LIGHTED
Robberies and Hold-Ups Cause Board
to Act.

Plans for new subway lights, where
city streets run under railroad ele-
vations. were before the board of
works this afternoon.
Numerous accidents and hold-ups
have caused q proposal for high pow
cred electric lights under elevations.
Every elevation in the mile square
and important outlying ones are In
cluded in twenty-one under consider
alton.
John Elliott, city engineer, COM
pieted signature of the plans and
drawings today Work may be com
pleted before winter, Elliott said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-31
PLAN SPIRITUALIST CAMP
Buy Land in Hancock County and
win Expend 100000
By Times Special

BIZ Times SDeot1I
GREENFIELD, Ind. Aug. 31.-The
ton has bought sixty acres of land
in Hancock County. with an option
on an additional 260 acres It is the
plan to expend 100000 in the erection
of a college. sanitarium, hotel and
lake. the property to be- known as
Nervana Spiritual camp.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-31
South Side Festival

Several thousand South Side resi-.
dents attended an outdoor festival
Thursday night celebrating the i'm.
provement of w. Arizona ST., between
S. Meridian St. and s. Capitol Ave.
The program was in charge of Mrs
Charles werbe. 1876 S. Meridian st.
Talks on fire and accident prevention
were made. Several musical numbers
rveae provided. 4
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-31
Clothing vahed at $500 Gone

A suit case bearing the name Wilma
Kidwell, Chattanooga, Tenn. was lost
from the side of an automobile in Me-
ridian ST., between the Union Station
and South st. The case contained
clothing valued at 500.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-31

day.
Mrs. Dorothy
NJ c F e ely, 2136
Mort b W estern
Ave, was Sc
riously injured
and hospital ply
sicians said her
right foot may
be amputed. She
was riding In a
machine W / t b
Leo Tracey. 81,
500 Marion Ave-,
and Miss Helen
Fisher, go Ma
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-31
Lunior Cornmerce Picnic

Members of the Indianapolis Junior
Chamber of Commerce will hold pic
mic Saturday afternoon and evening
at Broad Ripple Park. Special games
and contests will be held, with dane
ing in the evef1ing
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-31
AMPUTATION OF
FOOT MAY RESULT
FROM ACCIDENT
Three in Hospital Following
CoIIISion-DriverS
Arrested

Two women and man, are at city
fosnital today following an automo-
bile accident at Troy Ave-, and Bluff
Rd., late Thurs
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-31

+ Eyes, we're having no picnic"
say Mrs. H. NJ. Boucher, 1880 Brook
side Pkwy.. n. Dr.; Mrs. Rose King.
2346 College Ave. and Miss Minnie
Fisher, e6l f. Twenty-Fourth St,
aides to I. Newt Brown. secretary
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-31
BloomfleId Man Loses Car

The sedan of Curtis ~..Hendren.
Rloomftld, Ind. was stolen today
he notit ed the police.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-31
HARRY FOX FUNERAL
Secretary-Treasurer of Peerless Foun.
dry Dies Thursday.


The funeral service for J.. Harry
Fox, Sc, secretary treasurer of the
Peerless Foundry Company, who died
Thursday at his home. S24 Bosart Ave,
will be held at a. m. Monday at the
Our Lady of Lourdes Church in r.
vington.
Surviving are the mother, Mrs. Eli
zabeth Fox, 324 Bosart Ave, four sis
tiers, Mrs. E. w. Mann Of Chicago;
Mrs. w. C. lexington Of Audubon
Ct; Mrs. Ernest Distler, 81 n. Riley
Ave, and Miss Francis Fox, all Of In
dianapolis.
Mr.. Fox was in the employe Of the
Peerless company fifteen years. He
was a member Of the Knights Of Co.
lumbus. Kirby & Dim are IN. charge
Of the funeral.
Plants Valued at SO Taken
Plants, valued at SO, were taken
from the front porch of A. A. Baird
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-31
My Most Interesting Case
tell about the most
affairs they been involved in Here is No. Al:

JAMES w. LAMKIN
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-31

Of the State beard Of agriculture.
State fair times heaps work upon
their heads.
They are up to their elbows. keep
ing the Office at the State fair
ground running smoothly pending
the fair opening Monday.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-01-05

greatly, he must be great indeed.
Hence it has been justly said, that,
"our private deeds, if noble, are mob
lest of our lives"
Of these private deeds of Washing
ton very little has been said. In most
of the elegant orations pronounced to
his praise, you see nothing of Wash
ington below the clouds-nothing OF
Washington the dutiful son-the atfec-
tionate brother-the cheerful school
boy-the diligent surveyor-the neat
draftsman-the laborious farmer
and widows husband-the orphans
father-the poor mans friend. No!
this is not the Washington you see;
It's only Washington, the hero, and
the Demigod-WashingtOn the sun
beam in council, or the storm IN val
And in all the ensigns of character,
amidst which lie is generally drawn,
YOU see none that represent him what
he really was, "the Jupiter Conserva-
tor" the friend and benefactor OF
men. Where's his bright plough
share that he loved-or his wheat
crowned fields, waving in yellow
ridges before the wanton breezes-or
his hills whitened over with fiocks-
or his clover covered pastures spread
with Numerous herds-or his neat
clad servants with songs rolling the
heavy harvest before them? Such
were the scenes of peace, plenty n
happiness, in which Washington de-
lighted. But his eulogists have de
MED him these, the only scenes which
belong to man the great, and have
trick'd him in the vile drapery OF
man the little. See! there he stands!
with the port of Mars 1.-THE de
stroyer,' dark frowning over the
fields of war-the lightning Of Pot
ter's blade is by his side-the deep
mouthed cannon is before him. dis
oorging its fesh-mangling ballS-hls
W~ar-horse paws with impatience to
bear him, a speedy th~underbolt,
against the pale and bleeding ranks
af Britain!-TheSe are the drawings
usually given of Washington; draw
ings mastery no doubt. and perhaps
iuStlv descriptive of him in some
scenes of his life; but scenes they
were. which | am Sure his soul abhor-
red. and in which, at any rate, you
see nothing of his private virtues
These old fashioned commodities are
generally thrown into the back ground
of the picture. and treated as the
erandees at the London and PariS
routs. treat their good old aunts ana
grandmothers, budding them together
in the back rooms, there to squeeze
and cough by themselves, and not de,
press the fine laudanum-raiSeG
spirits of the young sparklerS. And
vet it was to those old-fashioned VIZ
tues that our hero owed everything.
For they in fact were the food of the
great actions of him, whom men call
Washington. 1t was they that en-
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advice to establish a government that
should immortalize the blessings of
liberty-however glorious, I say. all
this may have been to himself, OF in
~structive to future generals and preSi-
dents, yet does it but little concern
our children. For who among us can
hope that his son shall ever be called,
like Washington, to direct the storm
of war. or to ravish the ears of
deeply listening Senates? To be
constantly placing him then, before
our children, in this high character,
what is but like springing in the
clouds a golden Phoenix, which no
mortal calibre can ever hope to
reach? Or like setting pictures OF
the Mammoth before the mice whom
mot all the mama of Heaven can
ever raise to equality? Oh, no. give
us his private virtues, In these.
every youth is interested, because IN
these every youth may become a
Washington-a Washington in piety
and patriotism,-in industry and hon
our-and consequently a Washington
in what alone deserves the name, self
esteem and universal respect.
Ito be continued) .