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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-20
REPORT INCREASE
\ IN FIRE LOSSES
IN INDIANAPOLIS
500, 1923 Increase for First
Seven Months Over
1928,

Fire losses il Indianapolis for the
first seven months of this year ex-
coed losses for the same period in
1928 by approximately $6S,12S, fire
records show. Losses for first seven
months of 1923 totaled 5000
while for 1924 about $975.216-
Half Million Dollar Loss
Number of alarms answered fo-
first seven months in 1928 totaled
2,75S. against 2.271 for same period
this year. Three largest fires this
wear cost over half million dollars.
Fires were: J. D. Adams & Co.,
s325.627; Anen-wildnson Lumber
Company. S113. 500. and Dynes-Pohl-
man Lumber Company. SSO.9OO.
Largest fire for 1928 was at the
Prospect St. plant Of the Citizens
Gas Company which totaled S154.124.
Attend Fire Convention
Fire Chief John J. O'Brien, Frank
c. Jordan, secretary Indianapolis
Water Company and chairman of
the Chamber of Commerce fire pre-
ventio ncommittee, and Capt. Frank
Braun Of the motor repair depart
ment and their wives are in Buffalo,
y. Y, attending the f1fty-second an
nual convention Of the international
Association of Fire Engineers. Con
vention convened Tuesday and will
end Friday. Capt. William Curran
70 &c
also attending. Parties drove to
Buffalo in machines.
Over a period of five years, how
ever, Indianapolis is one of four in
a list of thirty of the largest cities
of the United States to decrease its
fire loss. The other twenty-six
cities suffered increases of from
per cent to $50 per cent.
These figures were given out to-
Day by Newman T. Miller. State
Fire Marshall. based on a report
MADE recently by the National Board
of Fire Underwriters:
Miller Commended
Insurance companies generally
commend Miller for the work in the
State at large. where decrease in
fire loss is similar to that in Indian
apolis. and compliment Chief O'Brien
for gains made in fire protection and
prevention.
Indianapolis had a "a per cent de-
crease in fire loss from 1918 TO 1928;
Pittsburgh, 10 per cent; Newark, n.
J., 35 per cent and Kansas City, 81
per cent decrease.
The Indianapolis loss decreased
from 81. O49 1913 in 1918 10 81, ass, 995
in 1928
Louisville had the laragest increase
in loss, $50 per cent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-20
FUNERAL FOR MRS. DAVIS
Club Woman to Be Buried From
Home Thursday.

Private funeral services for Mrs,
Flora Davis, A., who died at her
home, 3343 Carrollton Ave, Tues
day, will be held at p. m. Wednes-
Gay at the residence. Burial in
Crown Hill cemetery. Mrs. Davis
was the wife of William E. Davis,
former city councilman.
She was born in Indianapolis. She
was a member Of the Seventh Dis
trict Women's Republican Club, the
Jesse Brown Travel Club, the Athe-
naeurn and the Second Church of
Christ.
Friends may call at the home from
100 to Q tonight, and 10 a. m. to
II m, Wednesday.
Surviving are the husband, three
sisters, Mrs. Julius Becherer, Mrs.
Edward Otto and Mrs. Max P. En-
merich, and one brother, Otto Leon
hardt, all of indianapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-20

500 900 in paper bills to the Federal
Reserve Bank in Chicago weekly,
and that many Of these are worn
out.
So it's easy to see how much the
Government would save If people
would use more silver dollars.
But-the bank tellers shake their
heads doubtfully.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-20
Garry Good Tool Kit and Select Compact
Camping Equipment
BY e II Scott

be fairly certain that you
have no mech troubles trip
thing consider This
we'll things
bed,
with wrenches that will
good driver cold cse hammer pair Of cutting pliers medium
probably
trouble jack the
sof
tire
belt
lighting small split bolts
filing
Wrapt the
possible
a easily
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-20
CARTWHEEL' FLOOD
ON ITS WA Y HERE
Bankers Dread u, S, Economy Moye-Say Folks Don't
Want Silver Dollars.

a flood of silver dollars" sounds
tempting.
But it doesn't tempt Indianapolis.
At least, so bank tellers say. They're
not the least bit glad to hear that
the United States Treasury Depart
ment is trying to start a flood Of
silver dollars
You can't cram silver dollars or
50 bills down peoples threats, ="
Charles D. Vawter, teller at the
Continental National Bank, ex-
planned. They just don't want
'em. The silver dollars are too
heavy. and people are either super
stitious about 50 bills or afraid they
might given them for 81 bills-al-
though I never heard of any one
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-20

refusing a SIS or $40 bill for that
reason"
Gustav Lichtsinn, teller at the
Merchants National Bank, echoed
vewter's plant about the silver dol
lars. He said. however, that he be-
lieved employers would use them for
pay rolls.
The flood" is an economy move.
The life of a paper dollar is very
short-about five weeks-whereas a
silver dollar lasts for years.
Lichtsinn said that he sends about
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-20
millionaire Hobo WedS

ting out to laid the hapless
hobo"
Howe's grandfather. James
Eads, built several great bridges,
one of which spans the Missis-
sippi River at st. Louis, and the
great Mississippi jetties. His IA
Their was president of the Wabash
Railroad. The Eads family came
from Indianapolis.
Miss Sorenson, according to
DR.. Ben Reitman, president of
Hobo College, is known as "the
lady hobo" The couple met at
a labor meeting.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-20
BIZ United Press

3D. Jnlte6 Press
CHICAGO, Aug. 20.-James
Eads Howe, world renowned
millionaire hobo" started today
on a new jaunt-along the path
of married life.
Howe was married Tuesday
night to Miss Ingeberg Sorenson,
20, at the home of the brides
parents.
Howe, who is now 55, started
the world more than two decades
ago when he inherited 100000
by announcing he was not en-
titled to the money. as he had
not earned a penny Of it and set
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-20
Coincidence Worries

S.-Mistinguette is worried
about America. They are delight
full over there the Partisan revue
star told her friends after her re-
cent visit in the United States, but
they work too hard, and everywhere
1 go they want me to sing the Mar
seillaise.' I don't know which is
their worst fault
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-20
PRINCE LIKES U. S. JAZZ
VIII Take Band With Finn to Cana
dian Ranch.
By Times Special

By Times Special
WASHINGTON, Aug. POT h
Prince f Wales is to take an Ameri-
can jazz band with him to his Cana
dian ranch in Manitoba during his
visit to the United States. Although
long way from Broadway,
he will have Broadway music in the
air. Meyer Davis. Washington mu-
steal director, today received formal
request to assemble a de luxe band
aggregation to supply the dance mu-
sic at the Princes Long Island quar-
ters, to accompany him West to his
ranch. Davis furnished a band for
the Prince of Wales when he Wis
tied America in 1919. 1t made d
great hit with his royal highness,
and each musician received a jew
eled scarfpin.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-20
With the Candidates

PRESIDENT COOLIDGE
The President spent the morn
ing roaming through the woods
and visiting the streams near
his fathers farm, where he
spent his boyhood.
JOHN w. DAVIS-The Dem
ocratic candidate remained at
his home at Locust Valley, L.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-20
From Far
and Near

Seven Washington. D. c., girls en-
ployed as secretaries and clerks to
United States Senators have taken
q pledge not 10 bob their hair.
Among them is Mrs. F. Dorothy
Coleman in the office of Senator
Watson of Indiana.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-20
OFFICERS FLY TO DANCE
Army Men Show New Use for
Dnigible.

BIZ Times SneCi1t
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 20.-Dirigible bal
looms have uses other than those of
war. Lieut.. Col. John A. Paegelow,
commandant Of Scott Field, Belle
vile, Ill, the army's chief lighter
than-air station, demonstrated when
he flew t. a dinner dance at the Sun
set Hill Country Club here in the
giant airship TC-3. He was accom-
panied by three Geutenants.
a landing crew Of twenty-five sol
diers sent by motor truck. waited on
the lawn west Of the club building
and caught the ship when it landed.
The ship left the field at 1885 p. m.
and arrived over the club at SIS.
The officers remained at the dinner
dance until 11:45. An hour later
they were at home, As miles away.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-20

l., revamping his speech to be
delivered at Seagirt on Friday.
SENATOR LA TOILETTE
La Toilette put in most Of the
day drafting campaign material.
In the event Senator Wheeler
arrives in town sufficiently
early La Toilette will confer
with him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-20
1000 Cats Killed

VIENNA.-When four cats in b.
hernia were bitten by a mad dog,
police ordered the destruction Of
every cat within a radius of three
miles. More than 1000 cats were
collected. and asphyxiated together.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-20
ELECTION is CALLED

North Dakota to Choose Congress
man on Nov. 4.
By Unit5d Press
BISMARCK, N. D, Aug. 20.-Gov-
ernor r. f. Nestos today designated
Tuesday, Nov. 4. general election day
as special election day to elect Rep
.resentative in Congress to fill the
unexpired term of Representative
George NJ. Young, whose resignation
becomes effective Sept. IS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-20

a newspaper advertisement for
girls to pilot airplanes at night over
New York City brought 300 appli-
cations. The planes are to display
aerial advertising over the theatrical
district.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-20
Sure Sign
d'y'know

First Waiter-How d'y'know
they're married?
Second Ditto-How do I know?
Why didn't he pick up the quarter
and leave the dime, with her lookin'
right at him Judge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-20

The next thing to consider Is the
tent. There are a number Of spe-
cial tents on the market, some good
and some not so good. Choose one
that is guaranteed waterproof and
that can be easily erected by one per-
son if necessary. The khaki or tan
colored tents are usually more wa
terproof than the white tents, and
are not so susceptible to mildew.
See that your tent has plenty of
head room and that there is room for
your bed and table without crowd
ing. If possible buy one with
sewed-in floor and mosquito-proof
doors and windows. This is very
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-20

Herman Feig. the biggest man in
Germany, is dead. Feig weighed
over 500 pounds and used two chairs
when he sat down.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-20
Control Wobbly

The Republican control Of the
Senate has never been able to func-
ton successfully during the last
session OF Congress because Of the
balance of power held by the La Fol
lette group, which usually sided with
the Democrats.
With the two farm-labor votes,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-20
DRIVE ON c. O.P.
CONGRESSIONAL
MAJORITY BEGUN
Democratic and La Toilette
Leaders After Balance
of Power.
By PAUL r. MALLON
limited PreHa Staff COrresp Ond en-


WASHINGTON, Aug. 2O.-Demo-
cratic and La Toilette leaders opened
an extensive drive to overthrow the
Republican majority in Congress.
Unforeseen changes in the Rhode
Island and North Dakota legislative
delegations have opened the way for
a combined effort to defeat Presi-
dent Coolidge should the presidential
election be. thrown into the House
or Senate. Because of the slender
margin between the Republicans and
Democrats in both houses the move
ment is considered of the highest
significance. 1t may determine who
shall sit in the White House next
term.
Just as the death of Senator Colt
Rhode Island, Republican, put in
jeopardy the theoretical Republican
majority Of the Senate, comes the
resignation of Representative Young
Of South Dakota, Republican, whose
action may permit Senator La Fol
lette. the independent. to gain con-
troll of the North Dakota State
delegation
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-26
BOYIES SCHOOL
CLOSES SESSION
Diplomas Are Presented
To 103 Graduates At
Final Events

The Jefferson County High school at
Boyles closed its eighth and most sue
cessful year during the past week with
appropriate commencement exercises in
which 103 graduates received diplomas,
the largest high school class ever to be
graduated jim Alabama except in the
larger cities.
Professor Thomas Of the University
of Alabama delivered the baccalaureate
address, the diplomas being presented
by DIR. N. R. Baker, county superin-
tendent of schools. The Jaffre medal,
given to the best athlete in the school,
was awarded to Eugene Weed, a men,
Der of the senior class.
Cameron Bryant, Janice Craig, Lind
ley Cunningham, Ruth Davidson, Hugh
McCulloch, Hett Belle OTIS, Lillian
Robinson, Paul Sandlin, Gladly
Smith and Cornelia Wyatt were in
troduced as having been elected to
membership in the National Honor
society, the highest the school confers.
Diploma List
The following boys and girls were
awarded diplomas: ="
Daisy Abney, Mildred Acker, Eliza
beth Anderson, Joe Ayers, Allie Bar
ton, Alice Bates, Lucille Black, Kath-
leen Boykin, Alice Brown, Esther
Brown. Cameron Bryant, Clayton
Bryant, Gladys Bynum, Lucille Bynum,
Marguerite Bynum, Nina Bynum, Essie
Caddell, Norma Campbell, Freeman
Conn, Aileen Cowart, Edward Craw-
ford, Lindley Cunningham, Ruth David
son, Florence DeJarnette, Tommie Lee
Dickinson, Helen Dismukes, Adeline
Dusenberry, Ed Emerson, Belle Estes,
Louis Ferguson, Dimple Fortenberry,
Hazel Glaze, Kate Golf, Annalee Green,
Clara Belle Greer, Fannie May Haigler,
Fred Hallmark, Olive Hallmark, Fran
ces Harrison, Kathleen Helton, Sadie
Hickey, Ruby Holmes, Paul Hornaday,
Mona Horsley, Luther Horton, Mary
Abbie Hubbard, Alice Hughes, Bessie
Heard, Estelle Ingram, Mile Kelly,
John Knox, Ruby Kyle, Oscar Marsh,
Grace George Mitchell, Hugh Nc
Clendon, Clarence Mccullough, Hugh
Mccullough, Corinne Donald, Julian
Mcdonald, Katherine McSwean,
Mary Nash, Lessie Nelson, Hetta
Pearson, Macie Petrask, Thomas
Pinion, Wilma Prickett, Bertha Rice,
Gertrude Robbie, Tom Robertson, Lii
liam Robson, Wilson Roquemore, Mil
ledge Rudisell, Paul Sandlin, Cecil
Scale, Catherine Self, Ollie Sherman,
Louise Simpson, Dorothy Sims, Alice
Slovensky, Gladys Smith, Iva Smith,
Mary Smith, William Snuggs, Bryant
Sorrell, Tom Soc, Vincent Sproul, Her
bert Thornhill, liza Underwood, Nettie
Wade, Charlie Wade, Eugene Weed,
Gertrude Weidenbach, Eva WEIGH, Mae
Whitley, Neetie Wilkinson, Martha Ora
Wood, Cornelia Wyatt, Clarence Wynn,
Mamie Yancey.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-26
MANY COUNTIES
AT FARM MEET
Ten Send Representatives
To Regional Confer
ence Here

Ten counties were represented by
county agents, home demonstration
agents and editors of local newspapers
attending the regional conference on
agricultural problems held in the au-
ditorium Of the Chamber Of Commerce
over the weekend.
, L. N. Duncan, head of the agricul-
tural extension service at the Alabama
Polytechnic institute, presided at the
meeting and the afternoon session was
featured by an address on agricultural
problems and the part played by the
newspaper in their settlement by p. o.
Davis, in charge of agricultural edi-
torial work at Auburn.
Visitors from various parts of Ala
bama attending the conference included
r. G. Stevens of Oneonta, president of
the Alabama Press association and pub
Usher of the Southern Democrat; Allen
Northington Of Montgomery, manager
of the Farm Bureau Cotton associa-
ton; Miss Agnes Ellen Harris, dean of
women at Auburn and state home DEM
.onstration agent; +. w. Gist Of Mont
gomery, agricultural expert; Miss Mae
Curiton, leader in women,s extension
work; q. u. Binson and w. o. Winston
Of Auburn.
The ten counties represented were
Lamar, Walker, Tuscaloosa, Sumpter,
Bib, Fayette, Pickens, Jefferson,
Greene and Shelby.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-26
SAYS PULPIT IS
NEEDING WOMEN
English Woman Thinks
Social Purity Will Come
In That Way Only

Woman in the pulpit viii bring about
purity in political as well as in private
life. Woman is a worthy medium for
those divine messages usually inter
preted by man. 1t has been proved in
the religious organizations in which
women, as well as men, are spiritual
executives.
This is the opinion of Miss Edith
Picton-T urbervill, the first woman in
England to preach under the sanction
of the Episcopal church. She arrived
recently in the United States.
THE Christian message will never be
fully delivered in the churches until
women alongside of men give their in
depreciation of it," she said. "God
doesn't speak through the. masculine
medium alone. Men throughout the
ages have interpreted Mis- message.
After all, men and women have diff
ferent ways of looking at thing, diff
ferent minds, a different approach. God
doesn't speak through one sex. Just as
in ordinary political and national life
woman's contribution is needed, 30 it is
in the churches.
Started As A Social Worker
Twenty years of social work brought
me into political life," Miss Picton-
Turbervill, who was a candidate for
Parliament in the recent English cleo
tions, explained. II know now that
fundamental changes for the welfare of
the people won't come through legisla-
ton, but through spirituality.
women will create a truer purity in
sex life if they preach. For example,
in the Society of Friends, where women
have always preached with men, there
has never been a divorce. In Britain,
if you ask what society has done most
to give hope to the hopeless and love
to those who have never known love,
you will be told the Salvation Army.
And the Salvation Army is an organiza-
ton in which women, as well as men,
may be generals. So am persuaded
that there will not only be more purity
under such conditions, but more all
around humanity"
Edith Picton-Turbervill daughter of
Colonel Picton-T urbervill of Glamorgan,
Wales, left her ancestral home, given by
the crown in 1901 to Sir Paine Turber-
will, to go to London and help the poor.
At 25 years old she made the troubles
of the slum workers her own problems
and solved many of them.
Her Church Is Filled
At the same time she studied in a
theological school, and later Joined the
Women's University settlement in Bonn
bay, where she worked among the In
dian women. After six years in the
East, Miss Picton- Turbervill returned to
England and won fame as a fervent
speaker on religious and political sub
jects.
at has been said that people will not
come if a woman breaches. I speak
only from experience, but when l preach
the church is full. And when Maude
Royden breaches her church overflows.
II believe strongly in the labor party.
The labor party is not out to make all
equal in every way-that would be the
program of lunatic. But it does mean
to give all equal opportunities"
Miss Picton-Turbervill is director in
the international Y. w. G. A. and will
attend the woman's peace conference to
be held in Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-26
BENJAMIN AGREES
TO PAY ALIlNONYl
Alimony Club In New York Jail
Loses Member

NEW YORK, May 25.--Ludlow
street jairs Alimony club has lost a
prominent member. Paul Benjamin,
smiling and debonair as ever, made ar
rangements to pay up back alimony due
his first wife and was released from jail.
Mrs. Benjamin No. / had her for
mer husband, who since had married the
correspondent in their divorce case,
lodged in Jail when he got 5000 behind
with the alimony payments. Mrs. Ben
jamin No. wept bitterly, but didn't
have the 5000 to get him out.
BENJAMIN, who is a brother Of Mrs.
Enrico' Caruso Ingrams. agreed to con-
tinue paying $75 week and to pay $500
every three months until the $1,000 was
paid up.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-26
MRS. AMMAN FREED
OF MURDER CHARGE
Chicago Jury Forced To Swear
Immunity To Beauty

CHICAGO, May 2t.-NIrs. Beulah
Amman, %, declared by the police to
be Chicago's prettiest woman slayer,
was found not guilty of the murder Of
Harry Kalstedt yesterday by jury, all
members of which were required by the
prosecutors to declare they could not
be influenced by a pretty face.
The jury reached its verdict after de-
liberating about an hour and a half.
Mrs. Amman appeared overcome by
emotion, rushed to her husband, AL
bert Amman, an automobile mechanic
and kissed him, then smiled at the
jurors and thanked them.
Mrs. Amman shot and killed Harry
Kalstedt in her apartment here sew
eral months ago. The young woman,
who came here from Greensboro, KY,
testifying in her own defense today
contended that Kalstedt was intox-
icated and that she shot him after he
forced himself into her apartment and
tried to attack her.
The state maintained that Kalstedt
was shot in the back and declared this
refuted Mrs. Annan's story, but the
defense declared he had been shot in
the side.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-26
ATHLETICS FEATURE
EPWORTH MEETING
Rev. o. E. Hardin To Conduct
Recreation At Conference

Directed recreation will be a feature
at the annual conference of North Ala
bama Epworth leagues, which will be
held at Birmingham-Southern college
commencing June 2 and continuing
through June 8. Rev. E. o. HarbiA,
attend the conference, for few hours
in the afternoon and evening of each
Munger bowl, the Birmingham South
ern athletic field which has recently
undergone marked Improvements, will
be the scene of most of the recreation
activities. 1t will be well lighted with
a net work of special flood lights, which
will also make the campus at night a
place of unusual beauty.
Thirty Boy Scouts, also members
of the Epworth league from the Nor
wood Methodist church, under direc-
ton of w. D. Saunders, scoutmaster,
will patrol the grounds night and day,
to handle the crowds, enforce the rules,
and serve the delegates and visitors.