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The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-23
PALESTINE BANQUET
Delegations From Other Cities EX-
pectcd at Dinner Tonight.

Delegations are expected from
Terre Haute, ShelbyVille, Decatur.
Ind. Danvillc Ind. and other near
by points. for a Palestine Fund ban
quet at $50 tonight at the Indian
apolis Club.
Rabbi Morris NJ. Feuerlicht will be
toastmaster Speakers viii be David
A. Brown of Detroit and Judge Har-
ry NJ Fisher of Chicago. Mrs. Isaac
Born has charge of arrangements.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-23
Which Road to Charlottesville

CRAW w o RDSVILLE, Ind,
23.-Sweet dreams of a hunters
paradise have come true in this
county.
Silas Wright. farmer near here
and owner Of a tract of sixty
acres of wooded land. has posted
signs like this on his farm:
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-23
y Good Thing-DON'T MISS 1T

Send your name and address plainly
written, together with ) cents (and this
Slip TO Chamberlain Medicine Co, Des
Moines, Iowa, and receive in return
trial package containing CHAMBER
colds. spasmodic Group. bronchial,
"fu" and whooping coughs, and tick
ling throat: CHAMBERLAIN'S TABE
LETS for stomach troubles, indigestionS
gassy pains that crowd the heart, bill
BUSINESS and constipation; CHAMBER
LAIN'S SALVE. needed in every fami
ly for burns. scalds, wounds, piles and
skin affections; these valued family
medicines fer only ) cents. Don't miss
5. Advertisement
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-23
Are You Fat ?
Just Try This

Thousands of overfat people have be-
come slim by following the advice of doc
tors who recommend Marmola Prescription
Tablets those harmless little fat reducers
that simplify the dose of the famous Mar
mola Prescription IF too fat don't wait
go now TO your druggist and for one
dollar (the same price the world over
procure a box Of these tablets. If pref
erable you can secure them direct by send
ing price to the NaFmola Co.. General Mot
ors Bldg. Detroit. Mich. They reduce
steadiiyss&nd easily without tires0rlp exer-
else or starvation diet and leave no IN
Dleasant effect a eT--~-.- +s@rp,~r7s
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-23
BIG GAS WELL DRILLED
NobIesville Field. Famous Thirty
Years Ago. Producing Again.

BB Times special
NOBLESNILLE, Ind, Sept. %
Drilling Of a natural gas well which
tests 223 pounds to the square inch
has been completed on the farm Of
William Beauchamp, northwest Of
this city Gas was found at a
depth of 1925 feet and is said to be
the last we'll that has besn devel-
oped in this locality in years. Thirty
years ago this field was rated as one
of the best in Indiana. The well is
the property of the Sheridan Gas
COMPANY
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-23
GUARDS AT AUTO SHOW
Rugs aud Models at Updyke Com
pany Valuable.

Several thousand persons are ex-
pected to visit the salon Of the Up
dyke Auto Company this week, judg
ing from the crowd which attended
Monday, the opening day of the
showing of new model automobiles.
Three Stutz cars of the latest de-
sign. two Duesenbergs. a R0lls-Royce
and a Mcfarland are displayed,
parked on oriental rugs valued at
S2500O Armed guards are on duty
to protect the rugs and the ma
chimes.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-23
Collar Bone Broken

Lester Bell. 80, colored, 1884 Lin
den St. was suffering today from a
broken collar bone. He was knocked
from his bicycle by a machine driven
by Frank Oldham. "a Hendricks Pl,
police said. Oldham was slated.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-23
C. l.. U. SEEKS PEACE
Unions Which Dropped Out In
vited to Return.

All labor unions in the city will
receive a copy of the Central Labor
Union constitution relating to rein.
statement. John E. Smith, president,
said today.
Discussion Of return of several To-
Gals which have allowed their dues
to become delinquent was held at
meeting Monday night at S2213 E.
Washington St.
Unions which withdrew some time
ago will be invited to return. it was
said. There are forty-one locals now
represented.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-23

Hunting allowed. When bell
rings. come in for dinner"
Investigation revealed that
Wrights farm is overrun with
squirrels-both gray and fox.
They eat his crops So he's in
viting hunters if they specialize
on squirrels
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-23

BU NFA SCrrlCf
TV7 ASHINGTON. Sept. 23.-Dr.
wv 81 Elsa Goa.5e1so,u r, Berger. daughter v5o5er
Berger Of Milwaukee. is an in
terne in Washington Emergency
Hospital
James c. SkeIly, VINO had at
tempted suicide, was brought in
from an ambulance. blood spouting
from a frightful cash in his throat.
A surgeon checked the flow, but
Skelly. his veins almost drained,
was sinking rapidly.
only a blood TRANSMISSION can
save him." said the surgeon.
Take mine" said DR.. Berger,
rolling up her sleeve.
Tho operation succeeded. Skelly
rallied and now is recovering.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-23
Street Car Strikes Auto

Mrs. Ray NJ. Dill, 3O39 Northwest
ern Ave, was bruised about the
body and possibly internally injured
when the machine she was driving
west on Walnut st. was struck by
a southbound Illinois st. car at Wal
nut and Illinois Sts. today. The ma
chine was badly damaged.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-23
Hamilton on Program

Francis Hamilton. building com
missioner. will address the Indian
apolis Real Estate Board at Wednes-
days luncheon at the Chamber of
Commerce. Members of Indianapolis
Home Builders Association are in
vited 10 attend. Henley J. Hotel, Sc
retarY. said.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-23

Mrs. Hugh McGibeny, director Of
volunteer service. indianapolis Red
Cross chapter, will speak on Vol
unteer Service" at regional con
ference of the American Red Cross
at South Bend. Sept. 26. Several
speakers from the Washington divi-
sion are on the program.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-23
Mother browns in West

BU Tunes NpCcldI
PETERSBURG, Ind, Sept. 23.-
Mrs. Doris Frederick has received
word of the drowning of her mother
Mrs. Mary Ault in Snake River in
Idaho. Mrs. Ault was a former resi-
dent of this cOuntv
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-23
BACK HOME AGAIN

Automobiles reported found be
long to:
Emmett Cooper. 1929 Pleasant St,
Ford, Roanoke and Michigan Sts.
Lawrence Casey, Ford North Yer
non. Ind, at Illinois and Louisiana
SIS.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-23
TIMES THANKED
FOR EFFORTS IN
GRANT REPRIEVE
Chicago Youths Attorney
Thanks Readers Who
Petitioned Mercy.

Recognition of the part The lndi-
annapolis Times played in securing a
reprieve for Bernard Grant, Chicago
boy sentenced to hang, is given in
letter received today from Thomas
z. Swanson, attorney for the youth
Several thousand petitions. signed
by Times readers, were sent to Gov
srnor Lem Small Of Illinois, and
Swanson in his letter sends his per
sonal thanks for the aid given in
the case.
Swanson is now petitioning for
the release of the boy on the grounds
that he is innocent and should not
have TO wait ninety days for a re
hearing.
Flight for Humanity"
Swanson's letter:
In the flood OF mail and telegrams
that has swamped me in the case Of
Bernard Grant there has been sent
TO me by q friend in Indianapolis a
copy OF The Indianapolis Times of
Sept. 16. containing a Plea for a
Boys Life" In behalf OF the Grant
boy. his family. and personally. 1
thank you for the aid given us by
your great newspaper in our fight
for justice and humanity.
As you have learned ere this. Gov
ernor Small. upon receiving our pc
tition for executive clemency this
morning. at once granted a reprieve
of thirty days on his own vOlitiOn.
We did no task for it. but expected
an early hearing. and are prepared
now to introduce newly discovered
evidence that will absolutely exon
crate the boy Of all guilt.
Cases Are Unalike
Our honored Governor puts his
reprieve on the ground that Kraus-
er's case has not Vet been decided by
the courts. There is no question Of
Krauser's guilt He has admitted il
all along. even in his repudiation ex-
onerating the Grant boy. The cases
are in no wise alike. Grant IS in
nocent and has stoutly maintained
his innocence at all times. Krauser
was identified by the manager Of the
A. P. store. the man who was robbed
at the time Of the killing. This
same man says that Grant is not
the boy who was with Kraser. and
at all times has said this.
No Just Reason
In the face OF the policy Of our
laws announced in the Loeb-Leopold
case. we do not think that Krauser
should he hung inasuch as there
should be no distinction IN the en-
forcement Of penal laws between the
rich and the poor offender. but
Grants case stands on an entirely
different footing. as he is innocent
and we are able TO prove this There
is no just reason for keeping him in
carcerated ninety days longer for a
crime ne never committed and was
in no way connected with.
Upon due consideration of the
matter 7 may decide to petition our
honored Governor to reconsider his
action and grant an immediate hear
ing as 10 the Grant boy. but what
ever action Is taken I trust it viii
not prevent YOU from forwarding to
Governor Small the response made
TO your appeal"
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-23
Fire Costs State SI5.OON

BU Times Special
RICHMOND. Ind, Sept. %
Sparks from a traction engine. used
nearby fired the large dairy barn Of
the Eastern Indiana Hospital for the
Insane with a loss estimated at
$4,000.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-23
General Fund Increase

The levy: General fund. 455
cents; school. Z cents; benevolent. S
cents: colleges. ) cents; vocational,
5 cents: memorial. 6 cents; agri-
cultural experiment. 4 cents; teach
ers' retirement fund. Is cents; dunes
park. . cents; board Of agriculture,
.25 cents.
All but the general. benevolent
and teachers retirement funds are
fixed by statute. The general fund
levy was increased from 3 cents,
the benevolent levy decreased from
y cents and the teachers retirement
fund levy increased from los cents.
Bracken said the deficiency in the
levy would cause a deficit in the gen
eraI fund of $130O,0O0 on Oct. I,
1925 and $2.760.O0O Dec. 81, 1925.
The board says the debt will be paid
and there will remain balance.
Bracken Predicted Debt
Last year. Bracken predicted that
because of a deficiency in the levy,
the State at this time would be in
debt $3.646,0OO. 1t is in debt 49,,
740. 900
Bracken also objected to the
boards action because no provision
was made to tide the State over
from Sept. so, the end of the fiscal
year. until January when the next
tax payments come in. The several
funds of the State are exhausted at
the end of the fiscal year and the
State has had usually to borrow
money to tide it over. The tax
board contends, however, that it has
no right to levy a tax for any
thing, but legislative appropriations
although it annually exercises its
own judgment as to what the
general fund levy. the benevolent
fund levy and the teachers retire
ment fund levy will be.
With the State rate at rs cents,
these townships inside Indianapolis
will have these rates: Center,
$2.705; Perry, $2.S1s Washington,
$29S5; Warren, $2.9825; Wayne.
$2975.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-23
New Member of Service Club

A local talent" program was
given at the weekly luncheon Of the
Service Club Monday at the Lincoln.
Gen. Dwight Z. Aultman Of Fort
Harrison introduced Lieut. Col Fran
els E. Glover. a new member.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-23
Wabash Coach to Speak

Robert E. Vaughan, Wabash Col
lege athletic director, will speak at
the first fall luncheon of the In
dianapolis Association of Wabash
Men. "Wednesday at the Severin.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-23
POultrymen to Meet

BIZ Times Special
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Sept. 23.-The
Indiana State Poultry Association
will meet at Purdue University, Oct.
1916, according to an announce
ment here
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-23
Four Men in Crew

Four men compose its crew.
They make their way to shoals
known only TO themselves. twenty
miles or more from shore. There
they drop anchor in water over a
hundred feet deep.
over the side they drop a line.
its end tied to an imitation fish of
lead with two long hooks extend
ing on either side.
Swiftly the line pays out. 1t
touches bottom and is then pulled
up a few inches.
Steadily their arms rise swiftly
only 10 fall again-the imitation
fish thus being made to simulate
the frightened dash of the smaller
fry in escaping the voracious
swoOp of their larger enemies Of
the deep.
And it is thus that comes TO
your table the steamiug plate of
creaTed Goldfish or the still more
suCculent Goldfish balls.
For these men are the cod fish
ers of the arctic seas.
Their home is in Newfoundland
far TO the south.
Early in June, as soon as the
summer sun has freed these ice
bound waters. they put out in their
fraiI schooners and flock to the
northIand by the thousands.
At the numerous tnlets on the
Labrador coast they make their
headquarters.
Rising at / in the morning. they
put out 10 sea in any and all
weather.
All through the day their arms
jerk their fishing lines in the way
that they call iigging.
Often the freezing water hurls
its spray over them.
Their hands wet and worn by
the constant work at the lines. be
come cut and torn.
Six or seven o'clock sees them
back at shore-but not to rest
Their catch must be cut up.
cleaned and saIted down.
If it has been reavy. it is often
10 or II before they can 90 70 bed.
Through Short Summer
Thus through the short summer
Of the far north.
Toward the end Of October the
freezing of the harbors forces them
10 return 10 their homes.
If the year has been a good one
the catches heavy and the mar
ket prices high-they may get as
high as 5000 for their seasons
work. after their employer has de
Quoted their living and other ex-
penses.
Usually they receive about 1925.
Excepting those who do not re-
turu-those whom the northern
waters have taken as toll for the
fish they gave.
For yearly some thirty 70 fifty
men meet death by sudden storm
or crushing ice.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-23
MANY AWARDS
FOR AIR RACES !,
AT DAYTON, OHIO
$4,000 in Cash and Tro-
phieS for International
Event,
BIZ Times Special

BIZ Times Special
phies valued at $4,000 will be dis
tributed to the winners of the twelve
racing and exhibition flying events
at the international air races to be
held here Oct. 2 to 4.
Awarding of such trophies. six Of
which are perpetual. and like num-
ber permanent trophies. will be in
addition to the cash prizes totaling
$50. 900, and the numerous gold, sill
yer and bronze medals and plaques,
to be distributed among winning
fiiers.
The number of trophies to be dis
tributed. as well as the amount OF
cash awards, is the largest to be
distributed among winning pilots
since the annual staging of race
meets.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-23
Trash Box Fire

Fire in a trash box at the home
of Ray Moore, 1886 n Illinois St,
caused a damage of 500 late Mon
day night
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-23

The two official pawnshops Of Ber-
lin are doing a heavy business. 50
marks being the highest sum al
vanced. no matter how valuable the
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-23
COUNCIL SESSION
OPENS MEET OF
STATE DOCTORS
Public Invited to Health
Program Thursday
Night,

State convention of the Indiana
Medical Association. the big feature
of which will be public health meet
ing at Cadle Tabernacle Thursday
night, was to convene today with a
council business session at the Clay
pool Dinner and a business meet
ing Of the house Of delegates was to
follow
Council is composed Of one mem
Der from each of the congressional
districts and it's function is to act
in an advisory capacity to the as
sociation. The house of delegates,
which is the executive body of the
organization, is composed of eight
delegates from Marion County, two
from Allen, Lake, St. Joseph. Van
derburg and Vigo and one each from
the other seventy eight counties, the
councillors and former presidents of
the association.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-23
PRETTY WIDOW
ADMITS MURDER


Continued From Page u
hurt in q mine al Mason. III.
Lawrence NJ. Hight gave me paper
package which he told me contained
poison and told ne to give some Of
it 10 Wilford i'm anything.
Husband Hurt
That WHord was hurt in the
mine on the night of July 1G, 1872
and that the following day tWliford
and u went to Benton. H.. and Went
in a drug store and got some ice
cream and coca cola.
And on the way home gave
Wilford Sweetin, my husband some
chocolate candy in which ! had
mixed some Of the poison which
Hight had given me lie became
very i'll. but seemed later TO grow
better. an on the Tuesday follow
ing / gave him some more poison
in oatmeal
Mr. Hight had given me some
more poison Ia the meantime,
THAT with medical attention WI
ford seemed to grow better again
and after Dr. ). ]. Thompson had
waited on him
Friday, July IS, I administered to
Wilford Sweetin the final dose Of
poison and he grew worse. lie died
on July 2s. 1924.
THE final dose Of poison was ad-
ministered in some tomato soup
That every time the Rev Hight
came TO the house during Wilford's
illness he gave me note of en-
coura cement to give Milford more
poison.
THAT l did not know and he did
not tell me he poisoned his wife
but when she became i'll and died I
supposed he had poisoned her;
"Tha- until ! became infatuated
with Mr. Hight 1 had led a blame
less life and had always been true
wife ard mother.
And this is true, so help me God.
All through the night the woman
was the target Of a merciless fire
Of questions from States Attorney
Frank Thompson. Sheriff Grant Hol-
comb and Coroner Jesse Reece. She
replied to all questions:
Il didn't poison my husband. 1
loved him. Hight might have
poisoned him"
Worn by Gossip
Then. worn by many sleepIess
nights. and by the finger of suspi-
cion gossip has been pointing at
her and the pastor since the death
Of her husband, she began to droop.
The confession of the pastor was
read to her She did not lose her
presence Of mind.
DIR. S. j. Thompson. who treated
her husband when he was i'll, asked
her to make a clean breast of it"
He told her there was nothing to
gain by holding back.
Elsie Sweetin knew the pastor lay
in a cell few feet away in the
courthouse.
When dawn broke she weakened
Her eyes We're heavy with sleep.
Wen see that your children are
taken care Of You needn't worry
about them"
1t was the final straw. The prom
Use gave a hope Of relief.
"All right" she \said YEARLY
I'll tell"
Then she dictated her long state
ment taking more than thirty min
utes for the task
When it was finished she scratched
her signature across the document,
sank back into her chair with a
gasp and went Immediately into a
deep sleep.
She was removed to q cell and put
to bed.
Elsie Sweetin, although haggard,
still is beautiful. She is a slender
brunette, with regular, handsome
e~~4.,-o- TTa-- 49, 80 49,
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-23
Reception for DIR. Mayo

Plans have been completed for the
reception and entertainment of DR.
William Mayo Of Rochester, Mimi,
DR.. Hugh r. Patrick Of Chicago and
DR.. William Allen Pusey, president
Of the American Medical Association
who VIII address the public health
meeting Each viii be entertained
by Indianapolis physicians and sur
geons.
The general committee on ar
rangements for the meeting, Of
which Dr. William A. Doeppers is
chairman. is composed Of Drs. John
Ray Newcomb, entertainment; Dr.
c. j. Strickland. hotels; DR. T. Vic
tor Keene. publicity; Dr. Larue j.
Carter. sergeant-at-arms; DR.. j. Il.
Eastman, program; Dr. Albert
Sterne, reception, and DR. Alfred
Henry, finance.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-23
His Statement

81 make this statement of my
own free viii I make this state
ment to the Rev. G. G.. Hall Mrs
Elsie Sweetin and I fell in love and
intended to get married. We made
arrangements to put her husband.
Wilford Sweetiu. and my wife Anna
out Of the way She Elsie asked
me what to get and I got arsenic.
I bought it at Benton. gave the
poison to Mrs Sweetln. / never gave
her husband any ] said did be
cause I didn't want 90 give her
away. and after his death il was up
to me to put my wife away, accord
ing to the compact. | did not intend
to do anything until after we had
moved. but she, my wife got sick
and I did. (Signed
II. NJ. HIGHT"
The former friends Of the pastor
today pointed to his dead game
proCuvities-that pushed him to car
ry.ng out the compact-"as ascribing
it to the training he had i'm early
manhood. when he was follower Of
race tracks racing and sometimes
riding horses That was fifteen years
ago. but he later got religion" and
became \ devout Churchman.
Fellow churchmen Of the Rev.
Hight today appealed to the public
not to convict Christianity for the
sin of a single church leader
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-23
Formal Presentation

Trophies. medals, plaques and the
cash prizes viii be formally pre-
sented 10 the fiers at the informal
smoker 10 be held Oct. 4, last day
of the races.
On this occasion Judge Roland w.
Bagget of the court of domestic re
lations in Dayton will be toastmas-
ter. while a program of entertain
mept IS being arranged for the
event
The permanent trophy offered by
the Central Labor Union is the first
instance where a labor organization
has offered a trophy and sponsored
a race in any national or interna-
tional event Of this kind.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-23
Permanent Trophies

The permanent trophies-that is,
the trophies which may be pernd-
nently retained by the winner Of the
races in which they participate, are:
On-to-Dayton race trophy, sponsoref
by the Dayton chapter of the NaS
tional Aeronautic Association; Ma
tional Cash Register Company tro-
ply: Central Labor Union Of Day
ton trophy; Dayton Chamber Of Com
merce trophy, and the Engineers
Club of Dayton and Bicycle Club
trophies.
Perpetual trophies, which VIII be
assigned by the race winners TO the
keeping of the Aero Club or organi-
zation which they represent, are:
Liberty Engine Builders trophy;
Dayton Daily News trophy; B. H.
Mulvihiu trophy; Aviation Town and
Country Club of Detroit trophy;
John L. Mitchell trophy, and the
Pulitzer trophy.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-23
Churclimen Appeal

The Rev. Hall. announcing that
the Methodist Episcopal conference
at CarbondaIe meeting Wednesday
viii take up the case of the Rev
Hight and deal appropriately, said:
My hope is that no one will think
less Of Christ or his power to save,
or because hardened or embittered
at Christianity because "A preacher
has fallen. After all if Christ be
gone, all is gone"
Another county leader of the
church, Samuel There, superin-
tendent of the large Methodist or
phanage here said:
christianity still has the power
to change lives from sin to
righteousness in this life and gives
a glorious hope for the hereafter
although some of it's followers may
perform acts similar to that of
Judah"
The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-23
Signers Met There

Old Carpenters Hall in Phila-
delphia. which was begun in 1870
with a sum raised by assessing each
member four pounds, now historic
land mark" WAS the scene of the
Colonial Congress meetings, prior to
the Declaration Of Independence. Ac-
tion taken there Sept. ;. 1874 finally
resulted I'm freedom and independ-
ence of the thirteen States.
1T was there the framework Of
our national dependence was
planned; # was there the historic
declaration Of COLONEL rights was
drafted; it was there in 1897 that
the Constitution Of tho United
States was agreed upon. thereby
making Carpenters Hall memorable
for its connection with the first
uniteI effort to obtain a redress Of
grievances from the mother country,
which changed loose league Of sep
0rate colonies into a powerful, united
nation"