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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-13
LETTER FROM JOHN ALDEN
PRESCOTT TO SYDNEY CAR
TON. CONTINUED

mo, my dear boy" continued my
father-in-law, II would not think Of
saddling my great business on Karl
Whitney. It would absolutely sub
merge him. He couldn't possibly
swim out. 1t would shorten his life
as well as make it unbearable as
long as he lived.
You, John, are different. You
like to achieve. You're aggressive,
and a little bit vain and conceited.
You're apt to think that your way
is the only way. You will take up
the responsibilities that 1 am hand
ing over to you and glory in them.
IT have made you the executor
of my will, and named you as man
ager of the steel plant. Because of
| this I have arbitrarily fixed your
salary, until the death of my wife,
at least, at fifty thousand dollars a
year. To Alice, my wife, will be
given the income of one-third Of all
my investments. The home is al
Adirondacks.
! THE other two-thirds VIII be oil
vided into thirds. one of which will
go to Alice, one to Leslie, and one.
third to little Jack. Alice really
does not need any of my wealth
as Karl has probably settled a mil
lion dollars on her-he told me he
was going to when he asked me to
give him my youngest daughter.
However, that seems to me to be
about the best arrangement can
make now.
of course, you understand 10 per
cent Of my income has always been
put aside for charity, and this will
go on, as long as the business is held
in trust, which will be until the
death of my wife.
My boy, I am asking a great
deal Of you. I am asking you to
work for your wife and your child
or children, might say-because
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at the death of my wife, her share
will be distributed between my
grandchildren.
There, sgd, you see it's all cut out
for me, and I think it is something
much better than I Deserve for of
course shall accept it. wrote you
in my last letter that / would not
take over the management while Mr..
Hamilton lived. but the whole thing
has a very different aspect now.
Mr.. Hamilton certainly showed his
ability to judge men. He knew L
couldn't work with Karl Whitney.
He says Karl Whitney is even a
better man than I, and think per-
haps he is, but if he had put us
both on as executors it is very prob
able Alice would have Influenced her
husband to hamper me on every
side. I know the less have to do
with that young woman the better
J it will be for all concerned.
I'm very glad to have Mrs. Ather-
worked for Mr.. Hamilton and prac-
tically did his advertising. I will
put her in charge of that part Of it
when I am manager.
1t looks as though I were just
waiting for dead mems shoes, sgd,
but 1 know L am only doing what
Mr.. Hamilton would wish me to do
preparing for what he as well as I
know is inevitable.
III close this letter now. however.
and write you again after you have
told me what you think of it all.
JACK.
Copyright, 1924. NEA Service, Inc)
NEXT: Letter from John Alden
Prescott to Mrs. Sally AthertOn.
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TROUBLE: Three chances are
enough for any man. Your husband
has had these, and has shown you
his words of repentance were for
gotten almost as soon as uttered. Be
sides. the influence of such a step
father over your daughter cannot be
good. So I think your brighter fu-
ture" lies away from him.
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BACK HOME AGAIN

Automobiles reported found by
police belong to:
Earl a. Yeager, Lincoln Hotel.
Ford, at Walnut st. and Capitol Ave.
Lloyd Gray, 1907 Burton Ave,
Ford, at "a Kentucky Ave.
Charles Root. AL E. Thirty-sev.
enth St. Wills-St. Clair, In rear of
532 N California st.
Dudley Gallehue, 1888 E. Wash.
ington St, Hudson, at Valley Ave.
and Hazel St.
H. c. tastes, Lafayette, Ind. Ford,
at Rural and Washington SITS.
Bernard Swails, 1543 Spann Ave,
Oldsmobile, at 61o n. Illinois ST.
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John w. Stroh Dead.

Indianapolis friends today mourned
the death of John w. Stroh. So,
retired lumber dealer OF Crawfords-
vile, Sunday. Mr.. Stroh was widely
known here. Funeral services will
be held Tuesday at p. m; at Craw-
fordsville Burial there.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-13
COUNCIL AT WEST BADEN
Indiana To Be Hostess For Mid
Biennial Meeting.

The Indiana Federation Of Won
ems Club is beginning work on the
program for the mid-biennial Coun-
ell of the General Federation which
will be held in West Baden in June
1925.
The Oklahoma Federation. whose
invitation for the mid-bienial meet
ing had to be withdrawn, will make
an offer for the 1928 melting 1t was
said by DR.. Margaret Sanger, State
president Of the Oklahoma FEEDER
alton.
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ANOTHER CHAPTER
IN WALB-BENTLEY
DISPUTE PENNED
Bob's Chairman Denies Set
tie viii Mail Out La Fol-
Iette Circulars.

A. F. Bentley. La Toilette State
chairman, is one letter ahead of
Clyde A. Walb, Republican State
chairman in the Walb-Bentley-Se Settle
controversy today, regarding Settle.
Indiana Farm Bureau president po-
liticaI affiliations. Bentley answers
Walb again:
Your letter to me concerning my
relations with President William H.
Settle Of the Indiana Farm Bureau
Federation misrepresents the facts.
think you know this. Your &C
tons seem to me a deliberate insult
to Mr.. Settle, to every officer of the
Indiana Farm Bureau Federation
and to every member Of it.
1T is not true that Mr.. Settle has
consulted me.
Denies Circular Story
''It is not true that will have, in
any respect whatever. the aid Of the
Indiana Farm Bureau Federation in
distributing circulars.
I propose to get these circulars
distributed all over the State by the
aid of our splendid and complete or
ganization in every county in Indi-
ana of volunteers for good govern
ment against a party of misrule and
Misrepresentation. of which your
letter is a fair example.
Tribute to Settle
'T have known Mr.. Settle for a
long time. admire him greatly. I
think he is at the present date the
most influential man in Indiana on
account Of his high purpose and self
sacrificing work in the interest Of
our national prosperity. But, de-
spite my personal acquaintance and
regard for him, have only seen him
three or four times since 1 came to
Indianapolis in July for this work,
and that only for moment or two
in the most casual way. He has
avoided all contact with our political
activity as an obligation to his Of
fee.
II again thank you for your con-
tinued favor in giving publicity to
the breadth and solidity of the La
Toilette movement in this State"
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JACK

Ask your f1ancee what is wrong,
and offer to release her from her
promise Of marriage. From her an
swer. whether she accepts or rejects
your offer, you can tell whether you
are merely imagining things or her
attitude really is changing.
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Baptists Meet
By Times Special

By Times Special
ANDERSON. Ind, Oct. 13.-Pre-
convention conferences of pastors
was the activity of the ninety-second
annual convention of the Indiana
Baptists' Association which formally
opens here Tuesday. Attendance at
the convention is expected to reach
1000.
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BROWN MAKES DENIAL
Chairman State Tax Board Refutes
Democratic Committee Statements.

tax board, has issued bulletin den
nying statements alleged to have
been made by the Democratic State
committee that the present tax
board spent s75,250 ito make taxes
high in 1924" while it cost the Dem
ocrats only $4,000 ito keep taxes
low in 1916" Brown said 1915 tax
board expenses were actually $751;
1913 and the 1924 expenses, $66,911.
He said the present boards activities
were 1887 per cent greater than
those of the 1915 board.
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FianCee Acts Strangely

Mrs. Lee: For the past three years I
have been keeping steady company with a
girl I dearly love. Circumstances compel
me to work away from home and l see her
very little. She has promised TO marry me
in not many months: yet every time I see
am at loss to understand this.
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Woman Dies From Burns

BIZ Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind, Oct. 13-Mrs,
John Davis, 81, is dead from burns
received three weeks ago when her
clothing was fired. She had been
unconscious since the accident.
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By Times Special
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Oct. 49,
Because she said her husband and
his father bootleg. Mrs. Margaret
T. Linville has sued for divorce.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-13
Halloween stun"

Frank Millikan, 1922 N. Delaware
St., returned home Sunday and
found GO to -" painted on his
front windows. He told police today
he could assign no motive. Police
are seeking Halloween prankers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-13

Mrs. 2. May Hahn, 225S n. Cap
itoI Ave, is president Of the Ma
rion County chapter Of American
War Mothers, who with the
Founders chapter, will be hostess
for the State convention of War
Mothers of Indiana Tuesday and
"Wednesday at the Spink-Arms.
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Buy Diamond Dyes''-no other
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Business Man Dies

Business Man Dies
By Times Special
ATTICA, Ind, Oct. 1s-Funeral
services will be held Tuesday for
George A. Pence, so, business man.
who died suddenly Saturday.
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The Tuesday Eucher Club will
meet Tuesday in the hall at 21615 n.
Meridian st.
The Druids announced card
party for Monday night in the hall.
Sc w. Washington st.
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Indianapolis Lodge, No. 297, Aux
iliary to the B. R. T. will have a pub
lie card party Tuesday afternoon in
Trainmen's Hall, 1902 E. Washing
ton st.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-13

Miss Gladys Marie Blake, daughter
Of Mrs. James. 434S Park Ave. be-
came the bride of Ambrose 4.
Casper Saturday with the Rev Nor
ris O'Connor. officiating at the St
Joan of Arc Church.
Mrs. Joseph Gallagher ,organist
played the bridal music and az
companied Miss Cyrilla Tuite, soloist
and William Thorp, violinist.
Attendants were Miss Ruth Blake,
sister of the bride, maid of honor,
Miss Violet TopmilIer, Miss Helen
Houppert, Miss Edna Sucker and
Miss Loretta Thale, bridesmaids.
Little Miss Frances ROLES, was
flower girl.
Ushers were Matthew Samulowitz,
Gene Thale, Lawrence Verbarg, Lee
Clouser and the . best man was
Herbert Casper.
Mr. and Mrs. Casper will be at
home after Nov. Is at the Seville
Apis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen S. Yoemar,
s27 E. Thirty Second St, have
started on an world trip.
Mrs. Charles S. Crosley, 1887 n.
Delaware St, accompanied by Miss
FCrba Mcdaniel, are in Atlantic
City for several weeks.
The Indiana School Women's
Club will meet for the annual break
fast Friday morning at the SEVERN,
Reservations may be made with Miss
Josephine Bauer. 713 E. Twenty
First St.
Queen Esther Auxiliary to the
o. Z. S. will have a rummage sale
Tuesday in the 900 block on Indiana
Ave. Donations may be made
through Mrs. Maude Huey.
Miss Estella Farrell will be hos
tess for the Alpha Sigma Delta
Sorority Wednesday night at the
home of her sister. Mrs. Ambrose
Hornberger, 1929 E. Kelly St.
The George H. Chapman w. r. c.,
No. 10, will leave early Wednesday
morning for Greencastle to attend
the Second District convention of
the Woman's Relief Corps.
Indianapolis Lodge, No. 297, Aux
iliary to the B. r. T. will have pub
lie card party Tuesday afternoon in
Trainmen's Hall, 1902 E. Washing
ton st.
The Tuesday Eucher Club will
meet Tuesday in the hall at 21612 N.
Meridian st.
The Druids announced a card
party for Monday night in the hall
2s W yU1ebfuzfax7 CT
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The George H. Chapman w. r. c.,
No. 10, will leave early Wednesday
morning for Greencastle to attend
the Second District convention of
the Woman's Relief Corps.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen S. Yoemar,
527 z. Thirty-S Second St, have
started on an arond-the-world trip.
Evening star., 1924-09-14

never realizing that it may be useless
in an emergency.
stopping the Car.
THE driver who doesn't know how
to stop a car if his brakes fail him
has no business taking passengers
riding. He may approach a crossing
on the downgrade, may see that the
gates are down and may know that
he ought to stop. but If he can't
stop it's different story. Up until
the psychological moment he does not
realize that he is taking chance
when he approaches that particular
crossing. Thus he Is not prepared to
stop the car by means of the engines
compression il the brakes fail
This is accomplished by shifting
from high to second Motorists do
it constantly when going uphill, but
seem to be afraid to try it when
going downhill, Yet it 10 necessary
only to speed up the egine a. moment
while the clutch is out, letting the
il out again. Once in second speed.
and with the ignition shut of the car
will slow down to about Is miles an
hour. This is safe enough speed
to risk running into a ditch or an
embankment along the road. being
careful not to upset the car. II this
does not appear advisable or II the
car still keeps travelling fast the wise
driver simply jams his gears by try
ing to shift to .nrst.' This wrecks
the transmission, but 1t locks the
propeller shaft and the wheels.
brakes. the car Immediately and thus
saves the party.
Drop Into "Second."
II notice that you always take tho
precaution to drop into second speed
when crossing railroad tracks SO that
in case a train comes unexpectedly
your motor Is not likely to stall. You
are surer OF making q quicker get
away when in second but even that
can't always bo relied upon. A self
starter of the over-running clutch
type may be used without danger of
damage while the engine Is running.
Thus IL the driver who is running
car so equipped fears that his engine
will stall when he accelerates 1t
suddenly he keeps one foot pressed
on the starter. If the engine does
happen to stall it will start again
Immediately, and in the meantime the
electric motor will be slowly but
surely pulling the car out of danger.
I'm an emergency l would even
take a chance with a starter of the
Evening star., 1924-09-14
No. 63-Can You Beat 1t.

1t was during this same recent
trip with Smith in his car that our
minds turned to the problem Of han
ding car on grade crossing. AS
we approached an unusually unob-
structed one a freight train was seen
heading for the crossing at speed
seemingly the same as ours.
1.-THE very sight of that approach
ing train would tempt the average
driver to ask himself. Can you beat
it," Smith said "This accounts
for the high death rate at train
crossings. II motorists would say
to themselves, Perhaps 1 can beat it.
but why try this blot on motoring
would soon be erased"
Not entirely" | replied. There Is
another side to the question. Do you
realize that a large percentage of
think they were taking chances when
they crossed the trackS?"
"Of course, there are many OBJ
scurcd and unprotected crossings"
Smith agreed You might call them
traps. But isn't it a good plan to
anticipate such crossings and study
the situation moment before pro-
ceeding across the tracks? In other
words. would there be any fatalities
at grade crossing if all motorists would
stop. look and listen?"
Car Failure Uncertain.
II think there still would be large
number was my answer. There are
cases where fatalities are due to
carelcssncss OF watchmen. Others
are due to falling brakes and stalling
engines You can say that a driver
has no business being on the tracks
when a train is near at hand, but
how is he to know when the car
itself will fail him.
You and l can help toward bring
ing about a total abolition Of grade
crossings, or at least an Improvement
Of those in use, by joining our local
automobile club, thus helping to sup
ply the funds and the power of public
opinion necessary to combat such
evils. But individually. there are
other things we can do-things which
we shall probably always be obliged
to do. | refer to having a knowledge
of motoring's attendant hazards. The
man who believes that all he has to
do to stop is to press on the foot
pedal may be surprised to find that
there is an exception to the rule
when he least expects it. Too many
motorists rely upon the accelerator,
Evening star., 1924-09-14
SAFER MOTORING
:: : IS PLEA OF A. A. A.
= Urges Enactment of Law to
Prohibit "HandIe-Ba Rid
- ing" by Children.

a.s +, limo wi,, ;,s no,;cv If ancourae-
ing safety in motoring by attack
ing and removing specific causes of
accidents the American Automobile
j.. Association will urge the passage
.sf bills prohibiting children from
carrying each other on the handle
!. bars of their bicycles on public
!. streets and highways. according to
!: a statement sent out from Three-A
. headquarters in Washington by the
7 legislative board.
I The A. A. A. sees in handle bar
/ riding" positive menace to motor
/ lists who are often innocently in
!. volved in unfortunate fatalities Ac-
/ cording to the boards report. the
). percentage of accidents caused by
!, riding the handle bars on public
|, streets and roads is still small in
j comparison with the percentage OF
! accidents from other causes, but it
!; is pointed out that constructive
! policy such as the \. A A. has adopt
: ed calls for elimination of minor
!, as well as major causes
Average Child d Menace.
!! THE average child is menace enough
i when bicycle riding along a crowded
I thoroughfare without doubling the
chances of accident by allowing him
to wobble all over the road with
another child perched on the handle
bars" the A. a. A. statement reads.
1.-TWO children should not be allowed
/, riding one bicycle any moro than
three persons should he allowed to
/, sit in the front seat of the average
automobile
The bicycle stunt is prevalent in
localities where children have a long
. This increases the hazard because it
; means that many children are then
!. occupying the streets and highways
s at points where the motorist is not
. warned to look out for children.
:. The desire for quick transporta-
:, tion is inbred in American children.
J.: They want to ride. and ii is up to
. their parents and those who are in
terested in their welfare to see that
they ride in safety. The American
automobile Association is, Of course,
primarily interested in helping the
motorist avoid inadvertent injury of
children. but it feels that an appeal
to parents in behalf of the safety Of
their children will help to accomplish
results as well as definite legislation.
Riding on behind wagons has been
held in check by parental interest
and legislation, and the same checks
must be applied to the newer menace
of uncertain bicycle riding on streets
and highways where motor traffic
cannot possibly adjust itself to the
whims of unthinking children.
Demand for Common Senses.
we must have common sense in
this matter, and laws to enforce CO.
operation where it is not voluntary.
Parents can do their share by see
ing that their children do not ride
on the handle-bars of their compan-
ions bikes, and that the States can
do much to make bicycle riders con-
form to certain rules that will dove
tail with regulations covering motor
traffic.
Bicycle riding is on the increase,
and unless misuse of this form of
transportation is checked at the start
all traffic will have a number of new
problems as quickly as oldpones are
solved
Evening star., 1924-09-14

Rendix drive type. Some teeth on the
nywheei might be Clipped or, but ii
the starter saved a stall-and an
accident--the expense OF q new n.y.
wheel would be trivial in compari-
son. In other words, my interpreta-
ton OF Can you beat It? is DO you
know how to meet an emergency and
outwit it?"
Smith wanted to practice some Of
these stunts right then and there,
but suggested that some other place
with imaginary train tracks would do
Just as we'll.
Next week-Importance Of Getting
Under.
Copyright, 1924. by the Ullman Feature
Seryice.)
Evening star., 1924-09-14
For Safety's Sake.
Where do you keep the gas tn,

Where do you keep the gas throttle
when you drive through traffic? If
you are in the habit of using the
hand throttle now and again instead
of the accelerator you are also likely
to forget to shut 1t all the way off
when you are again using the ao-
celerator. The danger in this is that
in event of p quick stop your brakes
will be rendered less effective be-
cause of the fact that tho engine is
pulling the car ahead instead of help
ing 1t to stop, for the proper way to
stop-as you may knows to keep
the clutch engaged until the last
minute.
Evening star., 1924-09-14
John Smith and His Car
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL.

John whom should welcome He
selfish: motoring chap willing and glad
exploited the benefit of
the mo members of the clan
Evening star., 1924-09-14
What ChryS1er Engineers
Are doing for Maxwell

ings eliminates friction to such IN
extent that with one hand you can
roll the car on q level floor or street.
That the heavy, perfectly balanced
crankshaft floats on a film Of oil
maintained under force-feed pres
sure in its oversize be1rin2s-thus
reducing wear to the point whsre
there is practically no need fos
bearing replacement.
That the release or throwout bear.
ing of the new clutch-often q
prolific cause oftrouble and ezpenae
because Of poor lubrieadoo-is pos.
itively and Systematically lubrieatsd
from the transmission.
That at all vital points the good
Maxwell uses the same kinds Of alloy
and heat.treated steels employed In
the cosdiest cars.
That in proportion to weight, it il
actually stronger than cars costing
two, three or even four times ~
much.
That the rear axle drive pinion.
which bears the brunt Of pcopellins
the car, is rigidly mounted ON beap-
ings which preserve permanent
alignment and quiet.
That the frame, in addition to is
unusual depth Of six inches is braced
by six stout cross members.
Such superiority in material, in con-
struction, in engineering design, ID
bringing new Thousands to the con.
viction that the Maxwell is not only
a good car, but that it is actually bet
ter than anything IT anywhere near
its price.
Evening star., 1924-09-14

never realizing that it may be useles
in an emergency.