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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20

The Dollings charter is really
the constitution upon which
those who have the direction of
the business undertake to
finance. The charter is iron
clad and cannot be changed in
directors meetings or by any Of
fetal.
In the Dollin IS charter it Is
specifically stated that all diVi-
dends on preferred stock must
be paid before one cent Of divi-
dends can be declared or re-
ceived by the common stock
holders ofthe institutions the
Dollings Company finances. If
there has been a dividend passed,
or dividends accumulated, all
dividends then due or accumu-
lated shall be laid before one
cent Of dividends shall be de-
clared on the common stock. The
men managing the business do
not receive anything for them
selves until the Dollings Gus
toners, men and women who
have furnished the money to
finance the institutions, have re-
ceived the dividends they are en-
titled to.
If all companies or associa-
tions provided for the things
that the Dolling, Company fea-
lures. then it would be a pleasure
to transact business with those
who come to our homes or to our
business houses in the sale Of
stock.
think, however, that in every
State there should be "blue-sky
law" not alone for the protection
of those men and women who
have money to invest, but for the
protection of such good COM
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20
TURKS IMPR|SON
5000 GREEKS IN
CONSTANT|NOPLE
Seize Aliens Without Warn
ing and Thrust Them
Into Ancient Fortress.
BIZ Tnited preaR

By United Press
CONSTANTINOPLE. Oct. 20.-At
the point of the bayonet, routing
their victims from bed. Turkish po-
lice have taken matters Of ex-
change of populations with Greece
into their own hands and marched
some three thousand Greeks to inn
prisonment in the historic fortress Of
the Seven Towers.
The Greeks. who were hustled off
without being permitted to bring
along belongings. included many who
were not to be exchanged.
A child suffering from smallpox
was dragged OFF to the fortress, old
men and women were prodded along
the road by armed conveys and in
one instance a bakers boy, his hands
and apron still white with -four. was
hurried off to prison
The Greek population Of Con
stantinople is terror-stricken as a re-
suit of the action Os the police. The
letter claim the Greeks seized belong
to a category slated for exchange
and tnat they have delayed too long
after obtaining passports. Many OF
the prisoners /, no passports. how
ever.
Strong protests have been made
to the mixed inter-allied commission
which has charge of transfer Of
Greeks to Greece IN return of
Turks TO Turkey. bat the commits
sion has been unable 20 check the
arrests.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20
0PTIMISTS DINNER OFF
Sherman Rogers, Speaker, Ill
Event Is Postponed.

Sherman Rogers. lumber jack
orator" who was scheduled to make
an address at a dinner to be given
by the Indianapolis Optimist Club at
the Claypool Friday evening. is i'll at
st. Paul, Mimi, according to infors
nation received here today by Lew
w. Cooper. president of the local
Optimist Club.
The dinner scheduled for Friday
evening has been postponed and will
be held within the next two or three
weeks, If possible, Cooper says. Rog-
ers is international president of the
Optimist clubs and is association edi-
tor of Success magazine. He is lee
turing on economic subjects under
the title: Your side. my side and
the right side" Plans had been
made to have 500 guests at the
Rogers dinner, it was stated.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20
TremorS Cause Thousands
to Flee From Their Homes
and Seek Safety in Streets
Strange RumbIingS Are
Heard.
DISTURBANCES FELT IN
HUNDRED-MILE RADIUS
Terrified Residents of Dis
trict Fear Explosion as
Houses Shake = Small
Dwellings Are Twisted
From Foundations.

BY United Press
SPARTANBURG, S. c., Oct. 90
The Piedmont district OF South
Carolina was severely shaken today
by an earthquake.
The tremors were felt in towns and
cities in Spartanburg and Greenville
counties.
Thousands were aroused by the
disturbances. which occurred shortly
after $50 a. M, and continued
several minutes.
Window panes ratified and pic
lures dropped from the walls. The
center Of the quake was reported be-
tween Greenville and P1ckens where
the disturbances were most violnt
and strange rumblings were heard.
Residents at Pickens thought a
terrific explosion had occurred and
ran from their houses terrified.
Towns which reported disturb
ances included Anderson, Greer,
EasIey, Liberty and Union.
The quake was general within a
radius of 100 miles of Spartanburg.
Tie rumblngs which awoke Spar
tanburg caused a general stampede
to the streets. Hundreds Of citizens,
gathered in groups on downtown
streets today. described the disturb
ances.
Many admitted they became fran-
tic when the first shocks were fol-
lowed by additional tremors and
rumblings.
Houses rocked as If struck by
terrific winds, window panes and
crockery ratified. they said.
Pickens, where the shocks were
most violent, was a terror stricken
village during the early morning
hours, according to reports received
here. Many dwellings were rocked
back and forth as the rumbling
noises increased, following an initial
terrif, blast which aroused the en-
tire village.
The quake lasted two minutes.
Several small dwellings were twisted
from their foundations.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20
STILLMAN CASE
DISCUSSED AGAIN
Rumor Daughters Marriage
to Bring Reconciliation,
BIZ United Press

By Uaited Press
MT. VERNON. N. Y. Oct. 20
Will mutual desire for happiness Of
their newly wed daughter unravel
the tangled lives of James A. Still
man and his wife?
Rumors and counter rumors flew
thick and fast today that reconcilia-
\tion between the former president
of the National City Bank of New
York and Anne Stillman was immi-
nent following marriage of their
daughter to Henry P. Dawson Sat
urday.
In New York the "other woman"
also considered the report. She is
Flo Leeds, whose only son, Jay
Ward Stil1man, will return from
school in Europe next week.
Isaac n. Mills, counsel for Mrs.
Stillman, was skeptical the banker
would drop his efforts for a divorce
in order to shild his daughter. Still
mans attorneys have appealed to
the court Of appeals from the de-
cision of the appellate division up
holding the Supreme Courts refusal
to grant the banker divorce.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20
Here Is What Ed jackson, Employed to Protect
I,11est0rS Had to Say AbOut DoIIingS Company


panies as The r. L. Dollings
Company.
Every financial house that de-
sires to transact business fairly
and honestly and stands back Of
the securities they sell has the
right to the protection of the
laws of the State in which it
transacts business. / know there
is much worthless stock offered
for sale, and the sooner it is
stopped the better we shall be
for it.
saw where someone said the
other day that the greatest thing
after all in this country Of ours
is manhood. / believe there is
evidence that the men Of the
Dollings organization. from ex-
ecutive to representative, pos
sess real manhood. The reason
why this company has sue
ceeded, the reason why there
never has been a dividend passed
by any Of the industries it con-
trolls as yet, is because of the
fact that there is real manhood
i'm the management of the organ
ization. ! have not met a man
in the Dollings Company. includ-
ing my old friend, Mont Leakey,
Of the Lafayette district, who
has not impressed me with in
tegrity of purpose
This company is surely enti-
tied to the splendid results it is
getting from all districts by rea-
son of the activity. the energy
and the honesty Of those en-
ployed. When you can thus tes-
tify about the Dollings men say
that it shows the wonderful
value Of this great organization
to the State.
The men who are at the head
of this company have gone
through their period Of struggle
and deserve great credit for
what they have accomplished.
wish this institution all the
success that can possibly be
hoped for it,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20
CITY LAW ASKED
TO HUSH TRAINS
Ordinance Against Noise to
Be Presented.

An ordinance prohibiting unneces-
sary locomotive noises, such as
whistling and bell ringing within the
city limits, VIII be introduced in the
city council meeting tonight by
Councilman Otto Ray.
Delegation Of property owners
from the northeast part Of the city
was to appear before the council pro
testing against the constant loco
motive whistling during the night
which they said constituted a nuI-
sance.
Ray will investigate other ordi-
nances regarding operation of trains
IN the city. including one restricting
maximum speed to twenty miles an
hour. before drafting his ordinance
today.
Preliminary report of the coun-
ellis market committee. headed by
Otto Miller, architect. will be made.
The committee made surveys dur
ing the weekend expected to assist
the council in determining what
market repairs should be made.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20
MINOR PARTY IN
COUNTER MOVE
Socialist Labor Nominee
Asks Ballot Mandate.

The Sociahst-I.abOr Party today
attempted to regain it's place on the
State election ballot, lost last week
when Superior Judge Leathers en-
joined State election board from in
Guiding tickets of six minor parties
on grounds their petitions were in
sufficient.
Alexander Burkhardt, Socialist
Labor nominee for Governor, petit
toned Circuit Court to mandate the
borad to put the ticket back on the
ballot on grounds Judge Leathers
granted the injunction without notice
to the minor parties.
Burkhardt alleges the Socialist
Labor petition bore 613 authentic
names, whereas only 500 are re-
Quired
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20
HENRY FLEMING INDICTED
Former City Hall Custodian Charged
With Embezzlement.

Henry Fleming, cOlored politician,
formerly custodian of the city hall
and now head of the Independent
Voters League working out of
Democratic State headquarters, to-
day was indicted by the grand jury
on charge Of embezzlement. 1t is al
legged he appropriated $500 from the
funds of Mrs. Maggie Carter, colored.
500 Dorman St, while acting as her
agent In paying off a mortgage.
Fleming is proprietor of a restaurant
on Indiana Ave. Fleming denied in
tent to defraud.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20
FATHER OF Is IS HELD
Sheriff Snider Uncovers Still on
Large Family's Farm.

R>Shard Bowers, colored. father
of fifteen children, is under arrest
today. Sheriff George Snider said he
found a thirty-fve gallon still in
COrnshock on the farm Bowers rents
at Thirty-Eighth St. and Arlington
Ave. Jefferson Shepard, colored, S04
w. Twenty-Fourth ST, said by
friends to have admitted he was the
operator, also was arrested. Three
hundreds and fifteen gallons of mash
were found in the hog pen. Bowers
said it was hog feed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20
FAST TRAIN WRECKED
Pennsylvania Express Deraiied 49,
Many Passengers Hurt.
BIZ Inited PreaR
By United Prest

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 20.-The
Commercial Express. passenger train
No. 26 on the Pennsylvania Railroad
between St. Louis and New York.
was derailed at Longfellow, Pa, to-
day.
All cars of the train left the track.
,he dinner completely overturned
and three Pullman sleepers plOughed
over the edge Of an embankment.
A number Of persons were injured
and relief trains nave been sent to
the scene.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20

concern the securities Of which
We're proved to be just so much
blue sky and in which thousands
IN Indiana lost their money.
Indiana has just had one Gov
ernor who displayed poor business
Judgment. Does it want another?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20

Seven persons who said they
will vote for Coolidge said they
will also vote for McCulloch,
Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor OF these seven voters,
three were Democrats.
The seven Davis supporters
all intend to vote for McCul
loch. Three Of the seven La
Toilette supporters will vote
for McCulloch, and the other
four didn't know who they
would support for Governor.
Two La Toilette supporters
classified themselves as Inde-
pendents. one as Socialist, one
Republican, two Democrats and
one was too young to vote in
1920.
Totals in The Times poll to
date:
Coolidge ........... 366
Davis .I............ 20S
La Toilette ...... IA
McCulloch ......... 351
Jackson .......... 283
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20
AIM POOR BECAUSE
OF DRINK, HE SAYS
Fled to Chicago and Planned
HoId-up to Obtain Funds
for Escape, They Confess
TO Detectives Who Ar
rested Them.
rested Them.
By United Press

bu Unued PTeSS
CHICAGO. Oct. 20.-Three De-
troit youths We're arrested by Chi
cago police today and confessed the
murder of Clifford Greaves, manager
of a gambling house in Detroit, on
Oct Il.
The youths, all q years Of age,
are Russell Burnham, Howard
Young and Michael Feitem. Lieut..
Michael NfcFadden, Chicago detec-
tive. was assigned TO take them back
TO Detroit.
Burnham admitted that he fired the
shot that killed Greaves. He said he
and his companions were "peeved
because Greaves had passed phoney
cards on US, and because he
wouldn't let Young play cards"
"Greaves said Young was drunk, ="
Burnham said. All three OF US
were drunk. I am a good shot and
drew my gun, intending merely 70
wound Greaves. But. being drunk,
I aimed poorly and hit him IN the
abdomen and killed him.
Young and Feitem admitted they
also drew their revolvers.
Burnham said that after the shoot
ing. when forty folks in the
gambling house were running for
cover" he and the two others es-
capped in an automobile and drove
20 Kalamazoo. Then they drove to
Chicago, he said, hoping to stage a
holdup that would give them money
TO clear out"
Burnham and Young were arrest
ed at the home Of the formers
brother on the southside here. and
Feitem was arrested in another
Bouthside home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20

Ed Jackson. now Republican nom
inee for Governor. in which he
strongly indorsed the concern, in
which Indiana citizens lost thou
sands Of dollars.
AS secretary Of state Ed Jack
son was then and is now head of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20
LEASE SUIT POSTPONED
Hearing on FAN Oil Grant Scheduled
for Tuesday.

WItII
Los ANGELES. Cal. Oct. 20
After a suspension Of twenty-four
hours, Government suit against Ed
ward L. Doheny, seeking to break
Elk Hill naval reserve lease given
the Pan-American Oil Company by
former Secretary of the Interior
Fall viii get under way Tuesday
The suit was scheduled to open to-
day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20

the State securities commission
which was created for the purpose
of protecting investors. II was his
business 20 investigate concerns
selling securities in Indiana and to
act for the protection Of the stock
holders.
Yet he publically indorsed a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20

Above is a Photographic repro
duction Of a page OF "'he Digest,
house organ of the late r. L. Dol
hngF Company in which thousands
OF investors lost their savings.
The page contains a steno-
graphic copy of a speech made by
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20
YOUNG PEOPLE ELECT
Charlottesville Youth Chosen at Co
IuInbus Conference.
By Times Special

COLUMBUS, Ind. Oct. 20.-Amos
Surface Of Charlottesville, Ind, was
elected president for the third time
of the Indiana State Young Peoples
conference. which ended here Sun
day afternoon. Other officers named
were: Vice president, Charles
Rhoads, president of the Marion
County Young Peoples Council, In
dianapolis. and secretary, Miss Lou
ise Widen, Goshen, Ind.
South Bend, Ind, was selected as
the conference city for 1925. Confer
ence was the largest young peoples
meeting conducted by the young peO-
pies division of the Indiana Council
of Religious Education in the State.
Official registration was $50.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20
Stone Worth 1t"
500 Names! !

A total Of 800 names have
been suggested by Indianapo-
lis Times readers as substitutes
for 'Hoosierisms," the present
title Of Gaylord Nelson's s column
Of comment on the Editorial
Page.
Suggestions may be mailed
up TO midnight. The reader
who submits the winning name
will he paid s25.
The winner will be announced
as soon as possible.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20
HE DIGES r

Mr.. Jackson 10 our Secretary OF
State. In which capacity he has
served faithfully and efficiently. The
Dollings organization was highly hon
ored In having him as a speaker at
the dinner June II. and below is
printed a portion of the address he
delivered. The DOllings Company
prides Itself In putting out strong
charter for all the Industries we
finance. aud 1t was a distinctive priv
iege TO hear the Secretary of State
comment favorably on the efforts OF
Mr.. Harrison. our general counsel.
who frames all our charters. and en-
dorse the things We are doiuG in In
? dlnna.-Edltors Tie Digest
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20
Precedent

George Metzler. 80, of 1741 S.
Meridian St. and Maude Kent,
%, Mooresville Ind, today were
found guilty of transporting
huqor into FIT. Benjamin Har-
rison. They were each fined
500 and sentenced to one to
two years imprisonment by
Criminal Judge James A. Col
Inns. 1t is the first time Judge
Collons has found q woman
guilty of felony on liquor
charges.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20
GERMAN CRISIS
NEAR SOLUTION
President Ebert Acts to End
Parliament.
BIZ United Press

% Y DWFfFW 7 Ftbo
BERLIN, Oct. 20.-ChanceIlor
Marx and his cabinet have given up
as hopeless their attempts to solve
the governmental crisis without dis
solution of the Reichstag, and today
decided to ask President Ebert to
dissolve Parliament.
The President approved the cab
inet's course when the request was
made, and it was announced disso-
luton will take place Immediately.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20
DIRIGIBLE ON WAY BACK
Shenandoah Starts on Return Trans
Continental Trip.

BIZ United Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Oct. 90
The United States naval dirigible
Shenandoah is expected to pass over
San Francisco today on her return
trip to Lakehurst, N. j., according
to a message received here by the
Radio Corporation from the Shen-
andoah.
The dirigible left her mooring mast
at Camp Lewis, the western objec-
tive Of her cross-country trip, at
1910 p. m. Sunday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20
SUPREME COURT RESTS

Announces Recess VIII Be Taken
From Oct. 81 to Nov. II.
By United Press
WASHING CON, Oct. 30.-Supreme
Court today announced it would
recess Oct. 27 to Nov II.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20
MILLIONS OF BALLOTS
Statehouse Active as Carpenters Box
Materials.

The north corridor Of the State
house today resembled a cabinet
shop.
Ballots for the general election
were being boxed to be shipped TO
county clerks over the State. Eleven
carpenters were working.
Up to noon 100000 had been dis
tributed with fourteen county clerks
here to receive them. Approximate
" 100000 ballots win be shipped
by Friday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20
SHOCKS RECORDED

Seismograph at University of Georgia
Shows TremOrs.
BIZ United Press
ATHENS, Ga, Oct. 20.-An earth
quake was recorded on the seismO-
graph at the University Of Georgia
at $50 today, the first shock
registered here since 1890
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20
La Toilette

T. TOILETTE Chairman A.
IL certainly
Toilette Indiana
they belong on A.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20
ROAD CONTRACT
IS GIVEN OVER
STRONG PROTEST
Paving Material Statesmen,
Taxpayers and Officials
in Hot Argument.

While a roomful of interested tax
payers looked on. county commits
sioners today awarded contract to
pave E. Fifty-Second st. from the
AIOnOn Railroad to the NOblesville
Rd. to the McConn Constructing
Company on bid Of s5S,476.
Award followed a heated wrangle
among taxpayers. commissioners and
gravel and stone company represent
atives as to whether Marion County
gravel or Putnam County crushed
stone should be used. Howard Max
we'll OF the Maxwell Gravel Com
pany presented a petition signed by
100 Washington Township taxpay-
ers asking the specifications be
changed to call for Marion County
gravel. Local gravel producers are
Disseminated against, he said, in IA
vor Of out-county concerns. and tax
payers have paid out s120, 900 in two
years because the higher priced
stone is used.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20
TOURS ILLINOIS
Democratic Candidate Denies "Radi-
calism" Charge.
By United Press

By United Press
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Oct. 20.-Gov-
ernor Charles w. Bryan, Democratic
vice presidential candidate, after a
Sunday here embarked on pilgrim
age to southern Illinois today deny
ing charges Of "radicalism" and out
lining his Views of wages and agri-
culture.
Bryan speaks at Waterloo, Sparta
and Murphysboro, today and at Ben
ton, Fairfield and Robinson, Tues
day, after which he swing5 nto Ohio
for a two-days program Of speeches.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20
FORTY HOURS DEVOTION
Especial Services Being Held at
Catholic Cathedral.

Observanc eof the forty hours de-
votion" is being conducted at the IS.
Peter and Paul Cathedral by Rev.
Bernard Mulloys, o. S. c.. of Notre
Dame, missionary Of the Holy
Cross order. Services began Sunday
at 1890 a. m. and will end with
solemn procession Tuesday evening.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20
annual Brake Tests to Be Held This Week

p
| F khof the annh a @ for pr owned
- Certain nsreNsw will / rked Of fd rivers will b qh o IS brake The pass
will receive
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20
Cal and Mac

E7OUSEWIVES and Others
II Of the mixed crowds a.
the city curb market
Saturday afternoon cast the fol.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20

The Dolhngs company has
over 10000 satisfied customers
in six states.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20
Lad GiggIes- Teacher Spamks- Justice Acts


Il
the lnd by Wshn of Paragon, n,nucin instruct
The ache pie guilty d fined
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20

Republican

m EPUBLICAN STATE CHAIRMAN A WALB-I feel
X the s by big
- We must intoth
prec to that every Re-
publican do
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20
Democratic

CHAIRMAN
(I McCuoch will
- McCuloch growing
there district swing Davis sterling
better known
declining
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-20
Maxwell Withdrew

The original hackers Of the road
protested against the petition, and
ALaxwen withdrew it when nine of
his signers told commissioners Max
well, who circulated the petition.
had misrepresented the difference in
cost Of gravel and stone.
Maxwell said tn ecrushed stone
used in paving the n. Pennsylvania
ST. road cost S3.42 a cubic yard laid
down on the grade. while good
gravel would have cost but S1.75.
Stone worth 1t"
Commissioners said the stone costs
$4,000 more a mile, but is worth il"
because It contains no dirt, and a
yard Of stone makes more concrete
than gravel" County has gotten
bad concrete in the past from dirt
in the local gravel. they said, and
fOr that reason they will not use it.
Roy L. Brown. representative Of
the Portland cement association,
said stone or gravel is equally good
for concrete and the cost is about
the same.