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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-27

Julius Caesar" Shakespeare, and
THE Three Musketeers. Dumas.
A girl makes quite a different
selection. Those that Helen Am
thor reads, were: "Ollver Twist,
by Dickens; "Old Curiosity Shop.
Dickens; Little Dorrtt." Rickens;
'Ivanhoe." Scott; Henry Esmond,"
Thackeray; Jane Eyre" Broute;
The Vicar of Wakefield" Gold
smith; pride and Prejudice" Jane
Austen; The Little Minister" Bar
RE; Mary Lynn Gilchrist: "Van-
ity Fair" Thackeray: Alice Of Old
Vincennes," Thompson; Hugh
Aynne." Mitchell; Sense and Sen
sibrity." Austen: Scenes From
Clerical Life. Eliot; Lorna
Doone,' Eliot, The Inside Of the
Cup" Churchill; THE Woman in
White, and The Count Of Monte
Cristo," Dumas; Crawford" Gas
kell; Portrait OF a Lady" Henry
James; "Middlemarch." Eliot:
westward Ho." Kingsley; Mr..
Drifting Sees It Through" II. G.
Wells, and The Four Horsemen OF
the Apocalypse, Blasco Ibauez.
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They have not gone through DR..
Eliot's "hve-foot shelf" but two
Technical High School students
have a good start toward It.
Albert c. Brethauer, 1915 y
Gale St, and Helen Amthor. 1887
E. Ohio St. Tech seniors. won
prizes for having the best out
side reading lists for the four
years they We're in the school.
Each book is given points in ac-
cordance with difficulty of reading
it. The two prize winners did not
select easy books, because Bre-
thauer won 211 points on the
thirty-three books he read. while
Miss Amthor earned 169 points on
twenty-five books.
Prize Books Awarded
Brethauer received an Illustrated
book on Belgium and Miss Am
thor a book about England as
prizes. presented by Miss Mabel
Goddard, head of the English de
partment.
Here are the books Brethauer
read: 'Penrod," by Booth Tarlting-
ton; "Huckleberry Finn" Mark
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-27
ACCIDENT KILLS
FATHERS HELPER
Victim Gave Up School to
Support Family,

Friends today told Of the struggle
which John Higgins, IA. of 241 N.
Richland Ave, who was fatally in
jured by a truck at West and Henry
SITS Friday. made TO help his father
keep their little family together.
The father, Arthur Higgins, is a
truck driver for the Holt Ice Com
pany. The mother is dead. Three
children. besides John, made up the
family. They are Venos. 16; Helen.
u, and Edna, 10.
John worked as a messenger for the
Lilly Varnish Company. He attended
school No. II before his mothers
death. He quit school TO work in or
der to help his father.
According to the best evidence OBJ
tainable by police and Dr. Paul Rob
inson. coroner, John. riding a bicycle,
apparently was holding on 70 the side
Of a truck driven by Ernest Eddleman,
901 Albany St. At West and Henry
as II the truck had run over a rock.
Looking back, ne saw he boy lying
in the street Eddleman said he was
driving about six miles an hour He
carried the boy into the home Of Mrs.
Rose Phiffer 1872 S West St Higgins
died shortly after reaching the city
hospital Eddleman was not arrested.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-27

Twain; "Oliver Twist" Dickens;
Last of the Mohicans." Cooper;
Treasure Island" Stevenson; The
Spy" Cooper; The Talisman,"
Scott: Bob. Son of Battle oil
want; Seventeen" Harrington; The
Pioneers" Cooper; Trail Of the
Lonesome Pine" John Fox, Jr.;
Captains Courageous. - Kipling;
"Old Curiosity Shop" Dickens;
THE Call Of the Wild" Jack Lon
don; David Copperfeld." Dickens;
Henry Esmond." Thackeray; The
Vicar of Wakefield" Goldsmith;
THE Iron Woman, Deland; West
ward. Ho" Charles Kingsley;
Sense and Sensibilty," Austen;
Vanity Fair" Thackeray; The
Lady or the Tiger" stockton; "A
Certain Rich Man" W. a. White;
Ben Hur." Lew Wallace; Life
and Letters of Harriet Beecher
Stowe" Best Short Stories Of
1917" edited by OBrien; Count Of
Monte Cristo," Dumas; Last Days
of Pompei," Bulwer Lytton;
"TIypatia,' Kingsley; Uncle Toms
Cabin Stowe; "Kenilworth,' Scott;
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-27
No BObbed Hair Seen
in Offices at Butler

The second semester at Butler COL
lege will begin Monday with the Of
fetal reeistr- ton day. Glasses will
begin Tuesday morning. Many stud
ents registered in January and es-
peciaIly during the past week. Miss
Sarah Cotton. registrar, has been very
busy. About five hundred students
had registered Friday evening, 100
OF these being new students. Eight
students are helping Miss Cotton with
the registration work
No boObed- hair girls are employed
in the offices at Butler College. a re
cent canvas has disclosed. The cleri-
cal work is done by both blondes and
brunettes. with the latter predomi-
mating. Several are taking college
work along with their other duties.
The seniors will make their I'M
tiaI appearance in cap and gown at
the chapel exercises on Founder
day. Feb. Z. Thereafter. as is the
custom, the seniors will wear their
special garb one day each week The
class Of 1923 has chosen Wednesday
as its day.
DR.. George William Brown spoke at
a meeting of the Y. w. c. A. forum
Friday afternoon at the College of
Missions. DR.. Browns subject was
Evolution and Religion"
Miss Catherine Riley. Of the class
Of 1917. has been appointed assistant
to Miss Sarah Cotton. registrar.
The members of the faculty will
have their annual frolic Saturday
evening. Feb. 3. at the home of Miss
Katharine GraydOn. Miss Ida B. Viii
hite has charge OF the refreshments
and<aliss Evelyn Butler is chairman
of the entertainment committee.
Others helping with the entertain
ment plans are Prof. Rollo A. Tall
colt, and Prof. Jabez Hall. Two
charades VIII be presented by mem
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-27
DEATH OF BOARD
TO SAVE EXPENSE
City Attorney Gives Figures
on Sanitary Commission,

To substantiate the claim of the city
administration that the city would
save from $4,000 to 100000 by the
aboHshing of the board of sanitary
commissioners and transferring their
work to the board of public works.
James NJ. ogden. city attorney. today
announced a detailed report OF the
estimated saving.
The report shows minimum est
mated savings OF. $4,000, as follows:
Commissioners salaries and office eX-
penses. $1,000: overhead in ask and
garbage collection; saving IN duplica-
ton of equipment, $4,000; saving in
engineering. $4,000, and saving in
buildings, $4,000
A bill to abolis hthe committee has
been introduced in the House by Rep
resentative Russell b. Harrison and
is at present in the hands of the
committee on affairs Of the city of
Indianapolis.
James a. Cravens, president Of the
board. charged that the effort TO abol-
ish it is the work of politicians.
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TEMPER OF PEOPLE ON
DEBT WILL BE DISCUSSED

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The tenn
per Of the American people regarding
partial cancellation Of Europe's war
debt, as a means of giving the United
States Government power to bring
about settlement of the PREPARATIONS
question will be brought up in the
Senate.
This will come during discussion of
a proposed economic conference and
the PREPARATIONS question.
The public will be asked to consider
whether it were better to insist on an
attempt to collect the French debt,
which all official Washington is CON
WINGED is uncollectable now or in the
future, or to mark it off, as the price
Of an agreement by France in a SEN
sible world economic program.
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CAREY FACES CHARGE
OF SHOOTING AT WIFE

Willie Carey. %, of 329 Kentucky
Ave, was arrested on the charge Of
shooting with intent to kill, and to-
day Carey's matrimonial troubles
were to be discussed" in city court.
Carey, said by police to have been
often arrested and seldom convicted,
was alleged TO have visited the home
of his wife, Mary Carey. All Douglas
St. and following a quarrel fired one
shot at her. He escaped before the
police arrived and his wife swore out
a warrant that caused his arrest
Carey said his wife invited him to
call at her home
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-27
MANY ENTRIES FOR SHOW

With the aristocracy of Hoosier
poultry. rabbits and cats on exhibition,
the fiftieth annual five-day poultry
show will open in Tomlinson Hall Feb.
Z, with prospects of the exhibition
being the largest ever displayed. The
doors will be open daily from $40 a.
m. to 10 p. m.
Scores Of Indiana fanciers have
made entries. Purdue University will
be represented by an educational ex-
hibit of poultry raising.
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bers of the faculty and four students
viii give HowelIs THE Mouse Trap"
There will be forty-one members of
the faculty the second semester of this
year. and 166 courses are offered. The
growth of the college in the past few
years may be estimated by the fact
that in 1914 there were only twenty
five faculty members and about three
hundred and fifty students, as against
more than one thousand students last
semester.
The budget committee will reopen
its drive next week for subscriptions.
The student body will be canvassed
as it is necessary to raise $1,000 this
semester In order to make the year
"a success. The budget takes care of
all appeals for financial aid made to
the students.
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FOUR CASES CONTINUED
Absence of Detectives Given as Cause
of POstpOnement.

Due to the absence of Detectives
McMurtrie and Glen in New Jersey,
four cases, involving six men and one
woman, We're continued in Criminal
Court today by Judge James A. Col
Inns.
They were the cases of Robert Pra-
ter, indicted on a charge Of receiving
stolen goods; Mamie Isley, Alfred Is
ley. Charles Perdu, Walter Perdu and
De Witt Parker, who are suspected of
completely in the robbery Of the Alert
State Bank. The five held on this
charge are said by police to be mem
bers of the Sonny Dunn gang.
Inspector Mullin Of the police de
partment and Judge Collins held a
conference Friday and the continuance
of these cases is supposed to have
been an outgrowth Of this conference.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-27
BEVERIDGE DEFIES
PARTY CHIEFS IN
PRIMARY DEFENSE
Ex-senator Tells Republican
Editors They Must Trust
People,
ENDORSE ADMINISTRATION
Marion Publisher Elected
President of State
Association.

a political party to be successful
must trust the people. Albert J. Bev-
eridge declared in a speech at the
banquet of the Republican Editorial
Association at the Claypool Hotel last
night.
Facing, during most of his speech,
Senator James E. Watson and Gov
ernor NcCray. who have been active
opponents of the primary law. the for
nler Senator declared in no uncertain
terms that the people must be al
lowed to choose their representatives.
The capital fact in the Development
Of American institutions is the steady
advance Of the people in their deter
mination to choose for themselves the
representatives who conduct the peo-
pies government for the people" he
said.
This evolution OF popular rights
and power has been as continuous, ir-
reslstible ana impressive as the
process of the seasons. 1t is inevita-
bic that this should be so. since ours
is a government of. for and by the
people, as Lincoln said
Watson Speaks
Beveridge declared that the only
ground for apprehension in this cOun-
Try is that dlstrust Of the people and
anti-pubuc and repressive measures
growing out of that distrust viii
strengthen the forces of eruption"
Beverage warned against falling
into the error Of the old Federaist
party, which thought patriotism
meant oppression. that the people
were inherently wrong-minded and
that If the people were allowed TO
have their way the whole country
would go to the devil"
Senator Watson, who followed Bev-
eridge, replied his principles were
based on those OF Jesus OF Nazareth.
the Constitution OF the United States
and the founders Of the Republic.
Officers Named
Other speakers were Governor Nc
Cray. who reviewed some Of the &C
complishments OF his administration;
George 3. Lockwood. editor of the Ma
tional Republican. who defended Con
gress, the Harding Administration
and the United States foreign policy.
and Mrs. Florence Riddick Boys Of
Plymouth, who appealed 10 the
women.
At the session Of the editorial as
sociation preceding the banquet,
George D. Lindsay, publisher of the
Marion Chronicle. was named presi-
dent to succeed Jesse Pierce. editor Of
the Clinton Clintonian. George Elliott
of the Newcastle Courier was made
vice president; Herbert c. Willis of
the Waterloo Press. treasurer. and
VIII o. Feurner Of the Rushville Re
publican was reelected secretary.
The editors adopted resolutions in
dorsing the Harding and the McCray
Administrations
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-27
\. N. c. A. WORKERS
DISCUSS DUTIES
Dad Elliott VIII Speak at
Conference,

The function and activities of the
State Y NJ. c. A. were discussed by
Philo c. Dix, State secretary of Ken
lucky, at this mornings session Of
the fifty-second annual convention of
the Indiana State Y. NJ. c. A. in the
Second Presbyterian Church.
The session was devoted primarily
to business. Reports OF the State
committee was given by S. 3. Bechtel.
FIT. Wayne. The treasurers report
was submitted by W. H. Insley. II.
Z. Hudson. Anderson, reported on
recommendations.
The afternoon program was a series
of group meetings.
At the evening session Dad" Elliott
of Chicago, will address the conven-
ton on The Challenge of Half a Mil
lion Hoosier Young Men and Boys"
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CIVICFEDERATION
OPPOSES CHANGE
IN TEXTBOOK LAW
Clubs IndOrSe Plan to Elevate
Tracks of Belt Rail-
road,

A resolution opposing any change in
the present method Of adopting text
books in the State of Indiana was on
the records of the Indianapolis Fed
Grafton Of Civic Clubs today. 1t was
adopted at the monthly meeting Fri
day night at the Chamber Of Comerce.
A. lie Roy Portteus, vice president,
said that under a bill presented in
the Legislature the question would be
left in the hands OF the county or
even township units.
This would mean a large number
of different books would be chosen by
unqualified persons, rather than by
educators" Portteus said.
Bill to Be Drafted
A resolution tndorsing the proposed
plan for elevation Of the Belt Rail
road tracks also was adopted. Ed
ward 0. Snethen, president, announced
an attorney representing the city,
another the Chamber Of Commerce
and one from the indianapolis Union
Railroad Company would meet today
to draw up a bill to be introduced be-
fore the Legislature to allow the city
to advance money to the railroad in
order that would could be started on
track elevation at once.
T. A Morgan, for eight years en-
gineer at the Eli Lilly Company plant,
who was to tell how he solved the
company's smoke problem, was unable
to attend the meeting.
Election Date Set
The last Friday night IN March
was set as the date for the annual
election Of officers. A nominating
committee consisting of Lewis Mil
Ter of the McCIainsville Improvement
Association, George W. Beeman Of
the Mlpleton Civic Association, c. II.
Bird OF the North Central Association,
T. p. Woodson of the College Ave.
Civic League. and Mrs. c. A. James
Of the Brookside Civic League was
appointed.
Declaring that the sanitary commits
sion was doing it's work more cheaply
than it could be done by the city and
that statements to the contrary vera
made by persons who did not know tho
facts of the case, J. a. Cravens, chair.
man Of the sanitary commission,
struck at the bill recently introduced
in the House for the abolition Of the
commission as a move by local poll
ticians." 4
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BROOKHART AND LOWOEN
SUGGEST PEACE PLANS
BIZ United Press

BU LHtFfd TTf8S
NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-Sen2tor
Smith Brookhart of Iowa and for
mer Governor Frank O. Lowden OF Il
unois suggested panacea for world Ills
before international statesmen and
bankers at the council on froeign re-
lations gathering last night While
Brookhart addressed a worldwide CO.
operation OF producers and consumers
Lowden said the time to end our
Isolation" had come.
Lowden declared for abandonment
of the Administrations present policy
Of abstension from European affairs.
Brookhart recommended an intcrna-
tional cooperative agency, includ-
ing in Its scope banking, interstate
and foreign commerce, and farming.
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NETHEN BRANDS INDIANAPOLIS SMOKER THAN PITTSBURGH
Civic Forces MarShaed in CIR uSade to Danish 0verhangng
Screen-0ffCiaIS Wait Chance to
Enforce Law,
Enforce Law,

Th smoke nuisance in Indianapolis present is than
that Of Pittsburgh and disgrace and shame to the city, Ed
ward O. Snehen president of the Indianapolis Federation of Civic
Clubs and chairman of the smoke abatement committee of the
Chamber of Commerce, declared today.
Nohng too strong be said against this evil and nothing
should be stopped until is eliminated" Snethen asserted 81
speak for the federation say that this
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-27

campaign we are going to stand by
until some definite results are gained. i"
An Economic Issue
Whenever the people Of Indian
apolis wake up to the fact that the
proposition Is an economic measure
and not merely a civic one, then some
definite things can he accomplished,
he said. II do not see how any plant
owner can watch thousands Of dollars
wasted every year in the form of IN
burned coal and gas. And there is
no one that this does not apply to-"
At the request of Mayor Shank on
7 recommendation Of his smoke abate-
ment committee. Francis f. Hamil-
ton. city building commissioner, has
formally requested Purdue Univer-
sity engineers to aid in solving the
problem.
1t has been impossible for Fred S
Beck, city smoke inspector, to en-
force the city smoke ordinance when
city and State buildings We're the
worst offenders. A step toward elm
mating TINS evil was taken Wnen
Mayor Shank ordered smoke consum-
ers installed at the city hall.
Must Clean Own House
If these consumers are successful
offenders Will be notified and given a
certain time in which to clean house.
Hamilton stated. I'VE want to be
sure and clean our own house first
While we are waiting for results we
are going ahead and taking pictures
of smoke stacks, but only in a few
cases have we notified offenders.
The department is handicapped
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-27
CHlNAMAN TO GIVE TALK
DIR. Hung to Addresses Rotary Club
at Birthday Banquet.

Dr. William Hung of the Depart
ment of History of Pekin University
will speak at a banquet celebrating
the tenth anniversary of the Indian
apolis Rotary Club. to be held next
Tuesday evening in the RELY room of
the Claypool Hotel. China as a
Coming World Power" will be the
subject Of DR.. lungs address. Char
ter members and past presidents of
the club will lead the entertainment
program. Members of the immediate
families Of Rotarians will be guests.
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from lack of funds with which to
work" Hamilton said. There is no
money appropriated by the city to
fight the smoke evil and it is going
to take money to make success Of
the campaign. If I had twenty men
assigned to this department I could
get definite results within two years,
but with our limited means it is neces-
sary 70 proceed slowly"
Blames Boiler Types
Mrs John II. Judah, president of
the Smoke Abatement League, an or
ganization that was active in fighting
the smoke nuisance in indianapolis
several years ago stated before a
meeting of the Indianapolis Fedora
ton of Civic Clubs that the only way
to get results was through wide
educational campaign in which the
people We're shown the economic side
OF the question. There isn't such a
thing as a successful smoke consumer
on the market Mrs. judah said.
The whole question is a matter Of
the proper firing Of correct types of
boilers"
Dr.. Herman c. Morgan, executive
secretary of the board of health.
stated: IF the drinking water Of the
city was one-haf as foul and polluted
ard as dangerous to health as the
smoke laden air that we breathe, the
people Of the city would be up in
arms In the meantime we worry
along with the smoke, breathing the
foul air, burning up lots Of good
money every year, soiling our clothes
and watching the black smoke screen
hang over the city day after day"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-27
PLAN NEW AUDITORIUM
Sunday School Addition Also Sought
by Central Church.

Plans for construction OF a new
auditorium on the site of the present
building of the Central Christian
Church, Delaware st. and Ft. Wayne
Ave, were announced today by the
Rev. Allan B. Philputt, pastor.
1t is planned to erect the new au-
ditorium as soon as the debt on the
new educational building is removed.
More Sunday school is needed and fu-
ture plans call for an addition on the
present Sunday school building.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-27
CHEVROLET co. PAPERS
Manufacturing Company Is Cap
italized at 100000

Articles of Incorporation for the
Chevrolet Brothers Manufacturing
Company, capitalized for 100000 of
which $25, 900 is represented by pre-
ferred stock and the remainder by
common, have been filed with the Sec
rotary of State
The incorporation effects n con
sondation of the Chevrolet Brothers
Manufacturing Company and Arthur
Chevrolet, manufacturer of ring gears.
the plant will be located tat 410 w.
Tenth st.
The officers of the new company
will be Arthur Chevrolet, president;
Louis Chevrolet. vice president; vii
liam H Faust, secretary, and Fred
l.. Tompkins, treasurer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-27
COURTESY TRIPS REVIVED
Local Wholesalers VIII Visit LOgans.
port Feb. II.

The first of a new series Of monthly
courtesy trips" to be conducted by
the wholesale trade division Of the
Chamber of Commerce will be taken
Feb. IA. when about seventy-five In
dianapolis wholesalers viii make an
all-day visit to LOgansport. No effort
will be made to place orders, but the
visitors viii seek to become better
acquainted with the retailers.
Several such trips were highly sue
cessful last year.
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BOYS AUTHORITY TO TALK
Y. Nj. C. A. Small Town Worker To
Speak Sunday.

E. A. Roberts Of New York City. di-
rector of county Y. M. c. A. work in
America and a recognized authority
on boys life in small towns, will
speak at boys meeting in the Y.
M. c. A. auditorium at 2:30 p. m. Sun
day. Boys from 10 to Is are invited
A musical program will include a
drum special" by Russell Birk, a
whistling solo by Jesse Hall and
selections by the Y. NJ. C. A. orches-
ira.
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GeOgraphers End Conference

Big Jn3tCu PreSS
MUNCIE, Ind, Jan. 27.-The second
annual meeting of the State geograph-
ical society, composed Of geography
teachers from all parts of Indiana
closed here today. Instructors from
several colleges were the principal
speakers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-27
Butcher Shon Robbed.

The butcher shop of Henry Woes
ner 1855 Howard ST., was entered Fri
day night and a cleaver and some
meat, valued at $3.50, were stolen,
Woesner told police today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-27
Receiver Is Amounted

Charles Weiser Of Vincennes has
been appointed receiver for the estate
OF -Justus II. Henkes, Vincennes
jeweler. following an involuntary Pc
tition in bankruptcy filed by Illinois
corporations in Federal Court. The
petition lists the assets of the estate
at I15. 900 and his liabilities at $4,000.