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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-07
w. C. 7. u. PLANS MEETING
Young Peoples Branches to Hear
National Secretary.

A mass meeting of young peoples
branches Of the Marion County w.
c. T. L. viii be held at 8 p. m.
Wednesday at the United Brethren
Church, Walnut st. and Park Ave.
Mrs. Naude Z. Perkins, national
secretary Of the Young Peoples
Branch. will speak. Spencer lansing
will give a baritone solo; Mrs. E. B.
Foster, a reading, and A. L. Hall, a
whistung SOLO accompanied by Miss
Thelma Baker.
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In commemorative of this event, a
program of reminiscent talks and
music will be held at the library at
3 p. m. Sunday.
Credit for the beginnings of the Ii
brary is placed by Charles E. Rush,
present librarian, with the Rev.
II. A. Edison.
In a sermon Thanksgiving Day,
1868, Edison deplored the lack of d
library. The result was the formation
by 100 men Of the Indianapolis Lii
brary Association, with annual dues Of
$25. A book collection soon was put
together. and early in 1869 the library
not a public one. however-started
in Martindale's building. northeast
corner Pennsylvania and Market SITS
Non-subscribers were given library
privileges by payment of s. a year.
Free Library Urged
A c. Shortridge, superintendent Of
schools, was among the first to urge
a free public library. In 1870 he called
together seven or eight interested
men, Two 81 A4ltlii A1t-eS1 s14@t llI - J. ICY
prepared a bill providing for a public
library as part of the Indianapolis
school system. II passed the Legis-
lature IN 1871 The school board
named a library committee. An old
residence on the northeast corner Of
Michigan and Pennsylvania SITS. pre-
vlously used by the Indianapolis Fe-
male Seminary, was acquired The
old part OF Shortridge High School
now stands on the site
Charles Evans. famous bibl-
oErapher. was chosen the librarian
IN certain fields Evans was the
best photographer we have had In tho
library game" Librarian Rush said.
He was the father Of Chick Evans
famous golfer.
The library soon became well known
and caught up with those Of other
cities.
Institution Moves
In January, 1876. it moved to the
oil Sentinel building, southwest cor
ner Meridian st. and Monument Pl.
recently torn down 70 give way to the
new Guaranty building Rapid growth
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Eerious that an escape would be i'm
possible.
dressed in his guards clothes, knotted
his bed sheet into a rope and, while
his temperature was at 100 degrees.
climbed to the ground and fed.
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SARY OF CITY LIBRARY TO BE CELEBRATED
Program Planned in Observance of Half Century of Growth
of Institution Started in 1878 by
Pubic-Spirited Citizens

Not many persons today recall April s. 1873 just
fifty Sunday the results of which probably i'm
porant Indianapolis any single happening in the cty
century of existence
On that day the first Indianapolis public library the initial
of five eliminating in the modern that
the cy's literary collection formally opened.
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Roadster Stolen

A. II. Smith of louisville, Ind, told
police today his roadster parked at
Northwestern Ave. and Maple Rd. was
stolen.
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Three HELDAFTER
GIRL ATTEMPT TO
COMMIT SUICIDE
Sisters and Soldiers Involved
Child Neglect Charged
ELLEN Allen May Die,

Because Ellen Allen. p. room
ing at 124 f. New York St,
was said to have taken poison tablets
Friday. she. her sister and one sol
dier from St Benjamin Harrison
were under arrest today on charges
OF child neglect and contributing to
child neglect, and warrants were out
for two other soldiers.
Police said that the poison was
taken at O. m, but that the girl
told an officer she was I'll and had not
taken poison. It was $50 p. m before
the police We're called again and the
woman was taken 10 the city hospital
Physicians said the delay might
cause the poison TO prove fs tai Mrs.
Allen said a love affair caused her to
take the poison. according to police
Mother Tells Story
Mrs. Anna Melendez. 24O Iowa St,
mother Of the girl. when notified OF
her daughters act. said Mrs. Allen had
deserted her husband and three chill
dren and had run away with a soldier.
She also said another daughter, Nellie
May Smith, had left her husband and
two children Tor a soldier. according
to police. Mrs.. Smith was arrested
at Michigan and Agnes SITS. and
charged with child neglect.
Willie Testor. Company X. 11th In
fantry, whom f-oice sais they found
waiting FOR Mrs. Smith, was arrested
Warrants were issued for Emerson
COthren. Company K. 18th infantry.
and Oakley Foster of the 3rd Field
Artillery. both Of Fl. Harrison. charg-
ing them with contributing to child
neglect.
Soldiers Involved
Police said. Gilbert Smith, Gao Lynn
St, was standing on the corner watch
ing his wife and the soldier.
Mrs. Allen told police that she was
separated from her husband. Vern
Surface, and was known by her
maiden name, Ellen Allen, officers
said She said she was the adopted
daughter of Sarah Selch. r. r. No. g,
Greenwood. Ind.
She told police she had been going
with Oakley and Cothren. according
10 officers. She gave Foster up for
Cothren and later regretted It and
wrote COthren a letter. police said.
lie ter Found
The letter, which police found, said
in part: My Dear BOy-Darling YOU
never can understand how you make
me feel when J ask you if you are
going to take me with you and you
don't answer yes like you mean it.
Cothren, cant you see you are killing
me by talking that way. Well, by not
staying in last night. your baby got
into trouble I took some medicine
this morning and they called the
police. They say I have to move. so
am going I don't know where. If
you ever want to find me III send you
my address.
Il took some poison, but was pre-
vented from taking more than just
one and IT happened that just one
was sufficient 10 do the work 7 Ger
tainly intended 70 end It all. Please
remember me and when you want me
to come to YOU III always be ready
and love you just the same"
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near the close of the World War
with a dozen boys, while some of
the children have had musical train
ms under operate stars of Vienna
and Prague, their native folk-songs
are said to be the best part of their
program.
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Observation-Disclosures her
mother thought she was sleeping
peacefully, Janice JOY Brown. three
months, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bradley Brown. died of pneumonia.
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State Briefs

BLOOMINGTON-The Sigma Nu
fraternity house will be remodeled
and an addition built at a cost of
$4,000.
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VINCENNES-Construction Of a
$4,000 coliseum as a memorial to
soldiers and sailors who fought in the
World War Is asked in a petition to
the city council
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COLUMBUS-Because the county
council refused to appropriate money
TO replace the Brown County log cabin
Jail, which has been condemned, pris-
oners Will have to continue to go to
Johnson County
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ELNCRA-Wilns Burkhart, 7. was
seriously injured when he was struck
by truck as he was running for
school hack.
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Has High Fever

Chapman is also suffering from
lack of food and = high fever. Au-
thorities believed he would be I'M
able to go far without medical atten-
zion or aid from confederates in close
touch with the situation involving his
daring escapes.
Chapman, is hiding near his old
haunts in New York. say older mem
bers of the metropolitan detective
force.
They do not believe the criminal.
whose daring flights have put him in
the position formerly occupied by
Roy Gardner. Pacific coast bandit. has
fed to the mountains of North
Carolina, as Georgia authorities At
first believed.
Chapman was sentenced to the
Federal penitentiary at Atlanta. Ga.
after ne had been convicted of be-
ing the leader Of the 100000 mail
robbery here in 1921.
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ONE KILLED, SIX
HURT IN SERIES
Of AUTO SPILLS
Anderson Physician Dies
When Machine Crashes
Into Retaining Wall.

One person was killed, six were in
jured and one was arrested as the re-
suit Of six accidents in and near IN
dianapolis during the fifteen hours
ending at a. m. today.
The dead DR.. II. G. Fleming, AS,
Of 1907 n. Meridian ST., Anderson.
The injured
Howard Keller. IS. Cumberland, con-
dition critical, Methodist Hospital
Ivan Heidenreich, 80, Of 1922 z.
Michigan st. Slightly injured.
Irwin Hostetter, s. of 3944 Broad
way; seriously injured.
Dr. B. J. Larkins, 1873 N. Meridian
St, no. serious.
Police Sergeant Ralph Dean. 1914 E.
Market St. slightly injured.
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1t looked good enough to eat, and
it was, according TO Pohcewomen
Byrum and Moriarity who prepared
the city market float for the mu-
nicipal cleanup parade Friday aft
ernoon. Standnolde cooperated
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LEBANON-Harold Greenich. farm
hand and World War veteran who has
been Ill since he was gassed during
the war, is in q serious condition after
taking poison.
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Hits Retaining Wan

DR.. Fleming died after his automo-
bile crashed into a retaining wall on
the AllisOnville Rd., north Of Allison
vile, Friday afternoon. DR.. William
A. Doeppers, deputy coroner, said
death probably resulted from fracture
Of the skull.
Two boys on bicycles discovered the
accident DR.. 0. C. Mcfarland, Charles
F. Roberts and Alexander Cox, all
Of All!sonviHe, Immediately went to
the scene. They found DR.. Fleming
on his knees at the side Of the
wrecked car. DIR. Mcfarland gave
him a hypodermic injection, but DR..
Fleming died before It took effect.
Traction Wrecks Sedan
Kellar, a Junior in the Cumberland
High School, was in the Methodist
Hospital today in a critical condition,
but resting fairly easily, doctors said.
He was taken there Friday night
following serious injuries suffered
when his sedan was demolished by
west bound T. H, J. & Z. interurban
car one-haf mile west Of Cumber-
land, where his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Kellar, reside. Witnesses say
his automobile stalled on the track.
With him was Miss Emma Swinford,
also Of Cumberland, who escaped with
slight injuries.
Heidenreich a truck driver for the
Banquet Ice Cream Company. 213 z.
South St, narrowly escaped serious in
jury when his truck was struck by
on inbound Monon passenger train
at the Fifteenth St, crossing.
Safety Gates Not Down
The safety gates at the crossing
were not down. Charles Koismeier,
2120 Ashland Ave, crossing Waterman
said. He said he rang the warning
bell and started to lower the gates.
The mechanism did not respond as
quickly as usual, he said, and the
truck was on the track before the
gates were down.
Detectives today were searching for
the driver of a new coupe which ran
over Irwin HOstetter, s, son of Stuart
Hostetter, 3944 Broadway. at 4:40 D.
m. Friday. The driver failed to stop,
and escaped after a thrilling pursuit.
The accident occurred in front of the
boys home.
E. Allen. S31 Broadway, and c. A
Pickard, 1916 y. oxford St. pursued
the speeding coupe north through
Broad Ripple They were unable to
obtain the license number.
Patrol and Coupe Collided
When the police patrol oollided
with coupe driven by DR.. B. J. Lar
kins. 1893 y. Meridian St, at Thir-
teenth and Alabama SITS, at 6:45 p.
m. Friday, DR.. Larkins was taken TO
St Vincent's Hospital with a severe
scalp wound and bruises, and Ser
geant Dean suffered a knee injury and
bruises when thrown from the patrol
The coupe was hurled into a street
car pole.
Lewis Marine, IS. Beech Grove.
was under arrest today charged with
improper display Of automobile IL
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fully. The poIcewomen helped
Marketmaster Robert Sloan reg
ulate the market.
The new police and fire depart
ment band made it's first appear
ance in the parade.
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Cut Light Wires

Early on the morning OF March 81
Chapman and Frank Grey, convicted
forger, escaped from the penitentiary.
They cut the wires supplying electric
lights for the prison yard and, under
cover OF the darkness. scaled the
prison wall by means Of a rope ladder.
supplied by friends outside.
Chapman, however, was recaptured.
after 4 had been shot three 'ir~es.
He wtk placed IN a hospital at Atlanta
Ga, Under heavy guard.
Doctors said his condition was so
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mother thought she was sleeping
peacefully, Janice Joy Brown, three
months, daughter Of Mr. and Mrs.
Bradley Brown, died Of pneumonia
VINCENNES-Co Of a
$3.50. 600 coliseum as a memorial to
soldiers and sailors who fought in the
World War Is asked in a petition to
the city council.
COLUMBUS-Because the county
council refused to appropriate money
10 replace the Brown County log cabin
Jail, which has been condemned, pris-
oners will have to continue to 10 to
Johnson County.
ELNCRA-Winis Burkhart, 7. was
seriously injured when he was struck
by truck as he was running for a
school hack.
LEBANON-Harold Greenich. farm
hand and World War veteran who has
been Ill since he was gassed during
the war, is in q serious condition after
taking poison.
SULLIVAN-Pros Attorney
Narval K. Harris and Miss Grace
Stewart were married secretly in Rob
inson, Ill.
FIT. WAYNE-Two 12-year-old
school girls confessed to a police ma
trOn that a desire to wear pretty
dresses to public dances prompted
them to steal from stores.
ALEXANDRIA-A. M Ebaugh is
under arrest on charges of criminal
mistreatment Of his 12-year-old foster
daughter
RUSHVILLE-Jaok Pod Conn, held
In jail here. is charged with the muir
der of a man in Rowan County, Ken
lucky, In January. 1921.
GARY--Jewels valued at $1,000, sto-
len in three cases, were recovered by
Police Captain Linn.
ELWOOD-The Ku-FJux Khan
staged a parade here with about 600
in line.
COLUMBUS-An attempt Of John
Mccoy to end his life by taking rat
poison failed and no is recovering
GREENFIELD-In a gas explosion
the building Of the Interstate Public
Service Company's pumping station
was nearly brecked and Dock c.
Jackson, an employee, was seriously
burned.
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notwithstanding Attorney
Narval K. Harris and Miss Grace
Stewart were married secretly in Rob
inson, Ill.
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FIT. WAYNE-Two 12-year-old
school girls confessed to a police ma.
tron that a desire to wear pretty
dresses to public dances prompted
them to steal from stores.
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Alexandria, NJ. Ebaugh is
under arrest on charges Of criminal
mistreatment Of his 12-year-old foster
daughter.
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RUSHVILLE-Jaok Pod Conn, held
In jail here, is charged with the muir
der of a man in Rowan County, Ken
lucky, In January. 1921.
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ELWOOD-The Ku-KJux Khan
staged a parade here with about 900
in line
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GARY-Jewels valued at 81 200, sto-
len in three cases, were recovered by
Police Captain Linn.
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COLUMBUS-An attempt Of John
Mccoy to end his life by taking rat
poison failed and no is recovering
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GREENFIELD-Tn a gas explosion
the building Of the Interstate Public
Service Company's pumping station
was nearly brecked and Dock C..
Jackson. an employee. was seriously
burned.
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BUSINESS WOMEN PLAN
FOR CHRISTMAS SEAL SALE

The regular meeting of the Busi-
ness and Professional Women's club
was held on Tuesday evening. The
health committee, it was reported, is
very busy with arrangements for the
sale of the Anti-Tuberculosis Christ
mas seals. The committee promises
to have the seals on sale at an early
date this year and everything is be-
ing done by the club to make the
sale success.
The club was fortunate in having
DR.. ]. H. Einhouse present, who gave
an interesting talk on the work of
the Anti-Tuberculosis League.
The following committee Of girls
was appointed to assist the health
committee in the sale of Anti-Tuber-
culosis seals: Hazel Bergen, Edna
Collins, Lillian Roise, Mrs. A. A.
Frazee, Mrs. Harrington. Norma
Moore, Edith Olson, Edith Tal1man,
Lucie Throckmorten, Avis Drew, D.
Wethered and Rhoda Hobson.
The club also decided at this meet
ing to give dances the 18th of No
venfDer, and on the 21st of December.
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SERVICE MEN Plan
ARMISTICE EVENTS
r. d. LEEPER TO SPEAK AT UNI
VERSITY-REGIMEN TO PAR
ADE-DANCE ON SATURDAY

Armistice day will be observed in
Moscow on Monday, November IL by a
special assembly at 10 A. M. in the
university auditorium. Robert D.
Leeper, Of Lewiston, past department
commander of the Idaho American
Legion, will be the principal speaker.
Following the special assembly the
cadet regimen will form on the
campus at II a. M A national sa-
lutte will be fired and the flag raised
to top mast. A regimental parade
will then be held on the campus and
will be reviewed by the ex-service
men of the community. The public
is invited to both the special assembly
and to see the parade. There will be
no parade down town.
Armistfce Day Dance
The second annual Armistice day
dance will be held in the community
gymnasium Saturday evening, No
vember 8, under the auspices of the
American Legion and the A. e. F..
club. A matinee dance will also be
given in the afternoon from 2:30 to
430 D. M, where returns from the
Idaho-O A. c. football game at Boise
will be given out.
At 900 p. m. the ladies of the
American Legion Auxiliary will en-
tertain members of the legion at a
dinner in the Moscow hotel.
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MOSCOW'S GRID STARS
OUT To GET PULLMAN

Moscow high school football play
ers are all primed for Pullman here
Friday afternoon on the Fairgrounds
field at 2:30 Pullman has an un-
usually strong team but the Moscow
supporters are confident of a home
victory. Moscow has a substantial
claim to the northern Idaho high
school championship through the de-
feat of Coeur d'Alene and efforts
may be made later on to arrange a
game with either Standpoint or a re-
turn game with Kellogg.
All attention, at the present. is
centered on the coming game with
Pullman. Pullman won last year by
one touchdown and the local players
are anxious to even up the count.
In three games played Pullman has
vet to be scored on, having won
by comfortable scores from Palouse,
81 to O; st. John, 21 to O; and Ro-
sa1ia, As to 0.
The game Friday afternoon will be
the last of the home contests and a
record breaking crowd is expected.
There will be no conflict with Uni
versity of Idaho games in that the
freshmen play Cheney Normal on
Saturday afternoon,
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new WHEAT RESISTANT
OF BUNT and Smut

Washington. "a. P.)- Develop
ment of new variety of winter
wheat which is resistant to bunt or
smut is announced by the Depart
ment of Agriculture. 1t has been
named "Ridit" because it is expected
to rid the wheat fields of smut The
variety was developed by DR.. E. F.
Gaines of the Washington agricul-
trail experiment station at Pullman,
Wash, in cooperation with the De-
partment of Agriculture. 1t was bred
through crossing Turkey and Flor
ence varieties, the latter a smut re-
sisting spring wheat from Australia.
Ridit has been found better adapted
for the more humid regions than for
the semiarid regions. A few hundred
farmers in eastern Washington plant
ed Ridit this fall to give it more
complete trial than it has had in ex-
periments.
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SEEDING UNDER
ideal CONDITIONS
BIG ACREAGE FALL WHEAT GETS
GOOD START-MOSCOW FARM
ERS WILL DIVERSITY

The exceptionally fine fall weather,
following sufficient rains to start the
grain, has made it possible for the
PalOuse country farmers to seed a
large acreage in fall wheat, under the
most favorable conditions. Not few
farmers, who seeded their summer
fallow as soon as they were through
with their harvest, are now pasturing
it, the wheat affording excellent fall
pasture for the rapidly increasing
number of cattle in the Palouse coun-
try. While much of the summer fall
low was weedy, because of the abun-
dance of early summer moisture, the
farmers have had time to cut the
weeds out and get the ground in first
class condition before they seeded.
Acreage is Large
The acreage of fall wheat, accord
ing to estimates from all over the In
land Empire, will be larger than u.s.
ual and considerably larger than the
acreage Of fall sown grain in 1922.
Walter J. Robinson, general man
ager of the Washington Wheat Grow
ers' association, in a recent state
ment, said that the acreage of fall
sown grain is large throughout the
entire country, the farmer realizing
that heavy production, despite the
low price of wheat, offers about the
only chance the farmer has of cutting
down the per bushel cost of produc-
ton The fixed overhead on the !
farm must be met whether the acre
age is large or small and the crop
big or little.
"As a result" Mr. Robinson states,
''the average grower is seeding every
acre he possibly can this fall. More
acres normally will mean more wheat
more, gross revenue with which to
meet the fixed overhead. Everything
right now points to the biggest crop
in the country's history in 1924, if
normal weather conditions prevail.
This is true of the entire United
States. Reports at the Denver con-
terence last week were that the mid
1le western states have also seeded
heavily this fall and the grain is in
tine condition, and conditions were
never better in the Inland Empire"
Mr.. Robinson, in his statement, says
hat so per cent Of the crop north of
Snake river is still in the growers
lands, which is no doubt correct, as
more than that percentage is held in
he territory adjacent to Moscow. In
he district south of the Snake, which
s heavy wheat producing territory,
md in the Umatilla district, at least
wo thirds of the crop has been sold.
More Diversification Here :.
In Latah and Whitman counties,
in the district adjacent to
Moscow, while there will be a large
lcreage of fall wheat, there will be
greater diversification that ever be-
ore, with hundreds of heads of dairy :
:attle being brought in and with the
endency to plant peas and other
,rops on ground which would other
wise be summer fallowed. This ten
lency to make use of the ground ev-
Try year, it is said by many farmers,
will result in increased incomes and
is certain to find the farmer with
7ariety of products to market, MAX
ng him less dependent upon the
Wheat crop.
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WILMER HEADS WHEAT
Committee AT C0LFAX

Colfax, Wash.-(A. P)-The organ
ization of a permanent committee of
representatives of the farm and Of
banking and business. interests, to
conduct survey of proposed plans
for the relief of the wheat growers,
was decided at conference of these
interests in eastern Washington and
northern Idaho here today, called by
Representative John W. Summers of
the Fourth Washington congression-
al district. State Senator F. j. Will
mer. of Rosalia, was chosen chairman
al the committee.