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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29
FOUR CHURCHES
JOIN IN SUNDAY
EVENING SERVICE
Open~Air Meetings Planned at
Hawthorne Park on w.
Washington St.

Four churches of the West Side are
uniting in their Sunday night services
during the summer months and will
hold union open air meetings at Haw-
thorne park, w. Washington St. and
BellAveiu Pl
The churches are the West Wash
ington Presbyterian Church, the Rev.
Russell Simpson, pastor: the First
Church of the Brethren, the Rev. c..
A. Wright, pastor; the West Park
Christian Church, the Rev. C. G..
Baker. pastor. and the West Wash:
ington NJ. e. Church, the Rev. w. E.
Cfssna, pastor.
Local pastors will pe the speakers.
the Rev. c. A Wright being chosen
for Sunday night. The Rev. w. E.
Cissna will preside
A young peoples service will pre-
cede the church service. Directors
plan to present motion pictures, Illus
trated songs and other features Of
interest.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29
UNITED STATES
ISLANDS PAT ON
SHIP RUM RULE
Washington Answers Speech
of Curzon in British
: House of Lords,

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, June 29.-The
United States stands pat on its ship
liquor policy.
This was the answer in official
circles today to the speech Of Lord
Curzon, secretary for state foreign
affairs, in the House Of Lords. in
which he condemned American prac-
tice in enforcing prohibition within
the three-mile limit, and rejected the
Hughes proposal that the zone OF ter
ritorial waters be extended to twelve
miles.
\ The following will be the policy of
this country:
1. The United States will stand
firmly on its right to seize liquor from
British ships inside the three-nlile
limit.
2. The United States will not re-
verse the stand taken in refusing de-
mands of dry leaders to seize foreign
vessels.
8. After sufficient time has elapsed
Nor the foreign steamship lines to &C.
pmplish their test" this Govern
lent will take some drastic action,
~ ch as seizure Of the ships.
"a. The American Government takes
the position that the Supreme Court
ruling constitutes a final word on
American law.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29
CHINESE BANDITS LOOT FOR
CHIEF PAYING BEST PRICE

That the recent Chinese kidnapping
Is not similar to the Boxer revolution,
as thought by most Americans, was
brought out in a talk before the Elk.
change Club today by o. E. Hause.
recently returned from four years in
China, at the weekly luncheon at the
Lincoln.
Soldiers are hired by the thou
sands, because it is practically the
only way they can earn a little
money. If another general comes
along and offers few cents more
day, the whole army changes hands,
This gives absolute control of the
army to the general. If the general
Is ambitious" Mause said, she uses
his army to place him in power.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29
'G|RL COLLAPSES
AFTER KIDNAPPING
Escort Beaten and Thrown
From Auto Near Hammond.
By United Press

BIZ United Press
HAMMOND, Ind, June 29.-Miss
Genevieve Sprague. 81, South Ham
mond, was found IN state Of col
lapse near here today a few hours
after she had been kidnapped.
Miss Sprague was taken from a car
in which she was riding with H. A.
Trussell. Bolton, Ill. Two men over
powered Trussell, he said, and. throw
ing him from his machine, drove away
in 1t with the girl.
She was found in the auto. which
had been deserted on a Lake Shore
road. Police said she and Trussell
identified two men taken into GUS
tody who are alleged to have at
tackled her.
: The men gave their names as Frank
Kelly, New York. and James Carr.
Muncie. Ind. according to police.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29
MAN HURT FLEEING
:, FROM EARLY FIRE
Gerden Falls From
Roof of Building.

William Gerden, 81. suffered injuries
to the back when he fell from the rear
roof Of a building at 630sS. West St
while attempting to escape during a
fire at a. m. today. The building Is
a two-story brick business block occu
pied by John L. Mains grocery and
meat market, where the fire started.
The second floor is an apartment oc.
cupied by Thomas Gilley. AZ, and Ger,
den. 81.
Giiley discovered the fire. Without
waiting to dress he ran to the room
of Gerden, whom he awakened. The
men found the stairs shut off by
flames and smoke. They climbed out
of the rear window and crossed a roof
IN the rear Of the building. While get.
ting down from this roof Gerden fell.
Today is Gerden's birthday.
Firemen said defective wiring caused
the blaze. Loss was estimated at
$500.
The fire department made a down
town run when an awning in front
of I. B. Cohen's store, 225 Indiana
Ave-, caught fire from a cigar stub
At 1880 a. m. today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29

"Oftentimes, to accomplish this. he
captured several foreigners, which
Llaces the Picking government in
trouble. This was the case with the
recent kidnapping of English and
American subjects" Hause continued.
During the Boxer revolution, all
foreign countries involved collected
heavy inden1nities. I would suggest
that the indemnity that we may &C.
cuire as a result Of this. recent out
rage. be invested in a Chinese uni
versity to be located in Picking, from
which students may be permitted to
come to America to study" said Hause.
I'VE need to continue our policy Of
bringing about our frindly relations
with China and she will become one
Of our most important friends"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29
MRS. E. A. CLARK ELECTED
Parent Teacher Association Names
New Officers.

Mrs. E. A. Clark, R. D. Box aS2.
Bluff Rd., today assumed active
charge Of the Marion County Parent.
Teacher Association.
Other officers, elected at the annual
convention of the association at the
SEVERN: Mrs. NJ. z. Dietz, Southport,
vice president; Mrs. o. H. Skinner, re-
cording secretary; Mrs D. v. Lucas,
Crooked Creek, treasurer. Directors
Mrs. o. E. McDaniels Of Clermont;
Mrs. j. T. Roberts of University
Heights and Mrs. A E. Blank of
Valley Mills.
Robert Mckay, grade school athletic
coach, was commended.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29
MRS. NANCY THOMAS DIES
Death Ends Thirty-f1ve Years Resi-
dence i'm Indianapolis.

Funeral services Of Mrs. Nancy M
Thomas, CT, who died Wednesday al
her home, 636 w. ThirtyFfrst St., will
be held p. m. Saturday at the resi-
dence. Burial will be in Crown Hill
cemetery.
Mrs. Thomas was born in Parke
County and had lived in Indianapolis
thirty-five years. She Is survived by
her husband, Sanford Thomas; son,
Perry Bramblett, and daughter, Mrs.
Rose Rodocker, all of Indianapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29
Son May Implicate Father

By Times Special
HAMMOND, Ind, June 29.-Police
believe statements Of boy. 10, son
of John Bogash, arrested in a raid
on distillery, may implicate Bogash
In shooting Of George H Anderson,
Government Waterman at the Ham
mond distillery. last April.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29
Police in Crash
BIZ Times Special

By Times Special
SOUTH BEND, Ind, June 29.-De-
tective Captain Hamilton, Detective
VOTERS and Mrs. Rose Chonody mar
rowly escaped death when the police
car in which they were riding struck
a truck and turned turtle. The acct
dent occurred Will epolice were chas-
ing band Of gypsies.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29
S. PROBES ARREST
Man Held for Forging Name to Nor
phine Prescription.

Federal narcotic agents today were
investigating the alleged forged NOR
phine prescription resulting in the
arrest Of Cooper Beesley, %, Of 538
Fletcher Ave.
Sergeant Nageleisen and Motor Po-
lice >Amsden and Highland arrested
Beesley on the charge Of violating
the United States narcotic law.
DR.. George t. Wysong, 1541 Villa
Ave, whose name was on the pre-
scription, declared he did not write
or sign it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29
Two Bicycles Stolen

Two bicycles were missing today.
Morris Kropp, 1926 Hovey ST.. en-
r'oyed at Thompson's grocery, 514 E.
ThirtyThird ST., told police his
bicycle was stolen from in front Of
the grocery by a man who was driving
an automobile. Clifford Summer, 1414
E. Eleventh St., reported his bicycle
stolen.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29
LASkER PREDICTS CHANGE
Retiring Shipping Board Head Says
Congress win Amend Law.

Retiring Shipping Board Head Says
Congress win Amend Law.
By United Press
CHICAGO, June 2s.-The next
Congress will amend the Volstead act
to permit foreign ships to bring liquor
into American ports under seal, A. D.
Lasker, retiring chairman Of the
United States Shipping Board, de-
cIared today.
Arriving home. he expressed the
opinion both wet and dry con-
gressmen will support such an
amendment.
The shipping board is not favorable
to the ruling responsible to liquor
seizures on foreign ships, Lasker de-
cIared. He added the liquor ruling
would result in a Dig loss to the
American Government as it will now
be harder for the United States to
sell surplus ships.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29
Motomefer Stolen

E. o. Franklin. 11S5 Eugene St.,
today told police thief took a moto-
meter from his automobile while 1t
was parked near the Imperial Drop
Forge Company's plant.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29
Nightwafchfnan Hurt

Henry Seantiar, rs. of 125 w. Four
teenth st., today was recovering from
bruises suffered when he fell down
stairs at the Sander & Rocker furni-
ture store late Friday. He is night
watchmaa at the store.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29
THREE HURT IN WRECK

Girl Is Unconscious Twelve Hours
After Mishap Near Greentown.
BIZ United Press
AWABAsH, Ind. June 29.-Warren
ams and his wife. Of this city, were
81 the hospital here today suffering
ffon injuries received when their auto.
Crashed with a car driven by Wilfred
Bell. Kokomo. near Greentown. A
girl in the car driven by Bell was un-
conscious for twelve hours and may
lose the sight of one eye.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11
ENSAT

Constantinople In early days was
called %ByZantium.
Taking interest for money lent to
Hebrews was expressly forbidden by
the Mosaic law.
Sugar has been made at Liverpool
university by means of the action of
light on carbolic acid.
Charles Goodyear of New Haven,
Conn.,, discovered how to %vulcanize
rubber in January, 1880.
Among the Eskimos, '~conjurors,"
who have had a special training and
may be Of either sex. WELD a great
influence.
The Bolsheyists have abolished four
of the thirty-six letters oe the Russian
alphabet.
Copper wire was made by cutting
and %hammering from $500 Il. c.. yet
the drawing Of wire remained unknown
for 6,000 years.
Melba XIV, a New South Wales cow,
is the worlds champion butter pro-
Queer, having yielded 1876 pounds of
butterfat in 365 days.
At the age Of one hundred and four
years, Mrs. Sarah G. Yarnall OF Phil
adelphia is the Oldest stockbolder in
the Pc 2sylyania Railroad company.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11
"a Boy in Poland; Twenty Years at Sea, and
the Remainder as a Writer"
1osEPH CONRAD. to New York Reporters.

G. HAD a touch of lumbago and an attack of govt in my left hand
IL I didn't get up in the bridge a much as | should have liked.
This is the largest ship 1 was ever on (the displacement of the Tus-
"a cania is 1892 tons). -. l left the sea in 94. Ships have
changed since then. All life has changed. Captain Bone was kind enough
to show me all the new contraptons which ships did not have when [
was 1t sea.
Yes, | still hold my masters ticket; it's in the family archives.
CAPTAIN Bone insisted that his men address me by my title. At first l
didn't know whom they meant when the officers said "Do this o that for
the Captain" 1t pleased me very much. A pretty compliment.
Yes, Walter Hines Page was a great man. It is part of Englands tradl-
tional luck to have had Page in London during the war. He was killed
by the war just as much as if he had had a bullet in his heart.
America has always been good to me; magazines have seriaized my
stories from the very first. Americans have an enYiable
enthusiasm. Enthusiasm makes life interesting. No, I'm not
much up on modern American literature. You see, I don't read much
fiction and my mind is not critical l couldn't say much about writers,
because | haven't got any general culture. Twenty year. at sea when one
is a youth do not fit one with a critical type of mind. Pm not a literary
man.
Henry James, who used to come to see me, told me about John
Burroughs. the fellow who was always chasing nghtingaes. [
read Poe in French translaions. Whitman, yes, but l can't say about
Whitman. for l haven't a critical mind. You see, l have lived three lives:
until seventeen a boy in Poland, twenty years at sea and the remainder
As a writer. I thought of drifting back to sea, even after | was married;
but after "The Niger of the Narcssus," l made up my mind it was the
end of my sea life.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11
ALL RIGHT FOR THAT WORK
rheumatism No Handicap to Tailor
Who Measured Modern Girl for
Her Bathing Costumes.

Mrs. Carrie Jacobs Bond, whose song,
"a Perfect Day." has sold over four
million copies, said to a friend on a
New York pier:
81 am old-fashioned. as my songs
show, and | must confess that the
bathing dresses worn by the girls of
England and France shock me.
Il heard on the boat a story about
a man who went to a sporting goods
tailor to be measured for a pair of
golf knickerbOckers.
"'Where's old Tapes, who used 70
measure me?' the man asked. L liked
his work very much
"'Tapes,' said the tailor, got rheu-
matism and couldn't stoop low enough
to measure for knickerbockers.'
"'Poor fellowr said the customer.
What's he doing nowT
"'Oh, we transferred him to the la
dies department. said the tailor, and
he's measuring ladies now for swim
ming togs.'"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11

Among many African races there are
no words to indicate the time Of day.
Semaphores were invented by a
Frenchman in 1894.
Holland excels all other countries
In the making of gin.
No part Of Scotland Is more than
40 miles from sea water.
The Aston family was for many
years known as "the landlords Of New
York"
The density of population In India
varies from 800 to the square mile
to five persons only.
Women sleep more lightly and re-
quire less sleep than men, according to
a French scientist.
Three million young oysters are to
be planted in the bays and sounds of
North Carolina by the fisheries COM
mission Of that state
Warrentown, Ore, is said to be the
first city to select a woman city man
ager. She is Mrs. r. e. Barrett, a
prominent business woman
The Tonga or Friendly island group
which lays claim to being the only
country free of debt in the world, Is
ruled by a
One of the principal handicaps in
the North during the summer season,
is the mosquito.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11
Thursday Sang a Little Song"

SNS
dress all her dolls up In fresh. clean
clothes again. And that pleased me
enormously.
"Then l heard some others say
Let's take advantage of this beautiful
day and go on a picnic and take Il
swimming suits along That pleased
me so much, too
"Then l heard some others say:
Let's take q ride in the old automo-
bile and We'll take along our lunch
and our supper and We'll have a real
holiday-all of us-and we'll sit by the
roadside and eat.
"'We will spend this wonderful day
out-of-doors and take advantage of It,
Oh, that pleased me very much.
"Then 1 heard a lovely lady say: I
shall sit out on the back porch this
morning for 1t has been damp and
rainy lately and l have not been able
TO get put. But I will take advantage
of this beautiful day.
"That pleased me ever so much for
1 could see how the lady did love a
pleasant day.
"And then l heard some one else
say: "A pleasant day makes me feel
so happy
81 am saving that to tell to Father
Week when I get back home. He will
be delighted. But l could not do all
this without help, and Mr.. Sun Is my
greatest helper.
81 somehow think that we all need
help from one another. l don't be-
lieve anyone could be pleasant unless
they had known what joy it brought
and what happiness it carried with it
TO be pleasant.
~ know what Mr.. Sun can do and l
am helped by Mr.. Sun. We do all we
can for others. And 1t Is so nice to be
a pleasant day. Every one feels so
kindly toward a pleasant day and the
compliments are eve so nice to hear.
"And a day likes to be taken advan-
tage of because 1t Is always in SO nice
a way, but to take advantage of people
in a mean and t~houghtless way is
something very different, l repeat once
more.
"Ah, yes, Pm a pleasant day today.
l think l shall sing a little song about
IT,"
SO Thursday sang a little song and
Mr.. Wind joined in the chorus and the
Breeze Brothers, too, none of them
singing but just humming a bit. This
was Thursdays song:
I'm a pleasant day
And l hope I may
Stay that way.
All day. all day.
I'm happy, you see,
AS happy as can be,
Mr.. Sun shines with glAe,
And that rejoices me.
Oh, I'm a pleasant day
And all day I'll stay this wayi
The people did not hear Thursdays
song, but there was music In the air
upon that pleasant day.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11

Joe Buckley Laurie, twenty-eignt.
has told police officials of Los An
geles of having killed eight men. q. s.
revenue agents, during a battle In
the Kentucky hills 10 years age.
Laurie was one of 16 children. There
was always fighting with government
agents, and the children handled rifles
with all the skill and sharpshooting
ability of veteran marksmen. Laurie
was arrested on charge of stealing, a
ride on a train. When questioned by
the authorities he confessed the kill
ing Of Is years ago and said he had
beer haunted since that time. He had
run away from his Kentucky horne
and travelled in various countries.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11

Face to Face With Greatest Mystery Which
Animal Kingdom Presents
By A. W. sCHoRGER, in American Forestry.

The distances travelled by various species Of birds between their sum
mer and winter homes present many anomalies. The labored flight of the
rails is so proyerbal that it was formerly supposed that they migrated on
foot. The Carolina rail, however, crosses the wide reaches of the Carib-
bean 10 winter in South America. The robin, a much better flyer, mi
CRATES with reluctance, a few wintering even in southern Wisconsin. The
range Of the night hawk is from Alaska to Argentina, a distance Of 1000
miles, exceeding that Of any other land-brd.
Some of the water-birds travel distances truly marvellous. The golden
ployer, breeding on the Barren Grounds, migrates overland to Nova Scotia.
From this point to South America, a distance Of 400 miles, the journey
is made entirely over the waters of the Atlantic and Caribbean. The Pa
cife poyer on leaving Alaska has a landless course Of 1000 miles before
reaching its winter home in the Hawaiian islands. The Arctic tern in its
cation Of the globe.
Our lack Of knowledge on many of the specific phases and general
principles Of migration Is still SO great that we must agree with Alfred
Newton, who said: Owe ara here brought face to face with the greatest
mystery which the whole animal kingdom presents"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11

NARY GRAHAM BONNER
PLEASANT DAY

"Now, 1t isn't right to take advan-
tage of people and 1t isn't right to
take advantage of animals, but 1t Is
all right to take advantage Of any of
u.s." said the day-Thursday.
II don't mean," Thursday continued,
THAT 1t is wrong to get pleasure from
people and enjoyment and assistance,
but it is wrong to take advantage of
people-to let them do more thar you
know they should do, to let them &c
without for you while you have all for
yourself.
"Such things are dreadful to my
mind. Those who forget friendships
and kindnesses and sacrifices are so
really cruel, for they do not know the
suffering they cause from their
thoughtlessness and their se~lfishness.
but, as l said, with a day it is diff
fcrent. I want every one to take ad-
vantage of me. / am here for that. l
can't accept anything from people be-
cause l have always gone in the same
circle and always shall. Not that l
am snobbish. BY no means l want
every one to share me. But l can't
exactly play games with them or chat
with them in their own language.
1.-THE friends | know are Mr.. Sun
and the King of the Clouds and Old
Man Weather and Mr.. Moon. Those
are the ones l know so well. But l do
want every n to get all the enjoy
ment out of me they can.
81 heard a little girl say that she
wanted TO take advantage of this nice
day as she was anxious to wash out
her dolls clothes and have them dry
nicely so she could press them and
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11
Her Social lnfarior.

"Well, Elsie, did you enjoy the party
last nightf"
every much, thank you, auntie."
"And I suppose m was there to
look after you?"
"Oh, no. Mamma and I don't be-
long to the same set."-Boston Tran.
script.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11

Mrs" Frances Carrick. also known
as Fred Thompson" who led a
double life as man and woman, was
arrested in Chicago for the murder
of Richard c. Tesmer, and was identi-
fed by Mrs. Tesmer, who witnessed
the killing. These photographs of the
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11

Photograph Brain of Living Person.
1t is stated that a method has been
discovered of photographing the brain
of a living person without affecting the
health of tho patient.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11
conceit Serves a purpose

COnceited men are a harmless kind
of creatures, who, by their overween
ing self-respect, relieve others from
the duty of respecting them at ALL
Henry Ward Beecher.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11

The expression, muscular Chris
tianity, may be described as healthy
or strong-minded religion. which
braces a man to fight the battle of
life brayely and %manfully. The tx
preston was first used by the late
Charles Kingsley, a noted preacher
and write. of the Church Of England.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11
Suicide of Children Is Peculiarly Distressing,
a Most Serious Problem
y DR.. H. NJ. WARREN, President save-a-Life League

The suicide of children is a matter particularly distressing, and a
most serious problem, to be carefully considered. In 1919 we reported
Az child suicides. In 1920 there were 17. In 1921 the number had in
creased to 858. In 1922 there were over 900, or nearly 5000 in four
years. The average age of boy suicides is sixteen, girls fifteen. Most
girls use poison; the BOYS use a gun. When five school girls in four days
commit suicide it is time the public asked the reason why. The con-
cusion reached probably will be that they were temperamentaay dsor-
dered, OF home conditions were inoerabe or that the school system was
at fault. All three are the chief causes for child suicide.
Child marriages is another serious cause. In 1920 there were 1000
bows and 10000 girls fifteen years of az. in the United States listed as
married. and nearly 500 of them were recorded as widowed or divorced.
The married BOYS of sixteen numbered 3222. Those of seventeen num-
bered 1890, those of eighteen 24,644. Girls who had married at sixteen
numbered 1920. at seventeen 90,930, and those at eighteen 1868.
Many of these children soon after marriage find that they have made a
Gzvsxesnistake IN taeir choice, quarrel separate, get divorced and supply
q ~ a. ruictdes as well as homicides. Parents and teachers should
&&<$8E&6&xk%z agGd emotional excuses, to meet brayely the un-