davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1924-06-11
Chew Chase.

Sunday and Monday. Wesley Barry
in "The Printers Devil" Aesop's Fa-
bles, Fox News and Chronicles of
America. "Columbus"; Tuesday, Jane
Novak and Cullen lands in THE
Man Life Passed By" Mack Sernett's
Are Mattresses Safe" and second
episode. THE Speejacks": "Wednesday
and Thursday, Barbara La Marr and
John Gilbert in "St. Elmo" and "Ad-
ventures Of the Far North; Friday
James Kirkwood in "The Eagles
Feather" Earl Mohan in Before TAX
ing" and 'Way of q Man" No q: Sal
Evening star., 1924-06-11
Olynpiic.

Sunday, THE Governors Lady" and
Christie comedy; Monday, 'Galloping
Fish" and Mermaid comedy: Tuesday
and Wednesday. The Hunchback Of
Notre Dame; Thursday, Jacqueline
Logan, in 'SThe Dawn of a Tomor-
row." and comedy; Friday, Richard
Barthelmess, in ''rwenty-one," and
comedy; Saturday, John Gilbert. in
Cameo Kirby" and comedy, 'Oae
Spooky Night"
Evening star., 1924-06-11
Savoy.

Sunday and Monday, Leatrice JOY,
In Triumph" and Aesop Fable: Tues
day and Wednesday. Lewis Stone and
Helene Chadwick, in why Men Leave
Home" and Hal Roaeh's Fast Black ;
Thursday and Friday, Buster Keaton,
In Sherlock, Jr.." and Chronicles of
America, "Vincennes"; Saturday, Hoot
Gibson, in broadway or Bust" and
Lige Conley. in wide Open; matt
nee attraction, THE Iron Man.
Evening star., 1924-06-11
Columbia-'Peter the Great

At Loew's Columbia next week will
he presented Dimitri BuchowetSki's s
historical drama, Peter the Great"
with continental cast headed by
Emil Jannings OF Passion" "Decep-
Iion" and The Loves of Pharoah" in
the title role and Dagny Servaes. a
Niennese favorite, opposite.
The picture is said to occupy the
same relation to Russian histo rieal
Evening star., 1924-06-11

lin Triumph" and Aesop Fable; Tues
day and Wednesday, Lewis Stone and
Helene Chadwick. in why Men Leave
| Home" and Hal Roach's Fast Black;
Thursday and Friday, Buster keaton
in sherlock, JT.." and Chronicles OF
America, "Vincennes"; Saturday, Lau-
ra La Plante, in The Dangerous
Bsys % matinee aH att attractios as rhe r itoS
Man"
Evening star., 1924-06-11

a young Englishwoman who en-
tered a wholesale dry goods firm and
had her wits about her realized after
four yearS service that American
firms would pay big money to a re-
liable British woman buyer She Of
fered herself 10 one of the largest
New York stores. Her offer was ac-
cepted and now she has offices on
Regent street, London, and the COM
missions on her purchases bring her
in a large income
Evening star., 1924-06-11
Crandal's s.

Sunday. Monday and Tuesday, Will
liam S. Hart. in singer Jim McKee,"
and Cliff Bowes. In The Lunch Bri-
gade"; Wednesday and Thursday.
Sydney Chaplin, in Her Temporary
Husband" and Jimmy Adams. in Safe
and Sane, Friday and Saturday, Bert
Lytell and Claire Windsor, in "A Son
of the sahara"
Evening star., 1924-06-11

in the Morning" the visualized out
look of the younger generation upon
the restrictions that parents some
times endeavor to enforce upon their
jaaz-mad children, together with the
seventh inEtailment of Fl. G.. Witt
wers THE Telephone Girl and Cliff
Bowes, in Family Fits
Thursday OF next week and con-
tinuing throughout the remainder OF
the week will be shown ''The Hill
Billy" Jack Pick ford's picture, based
on a story of the southern noun
tains by John Fox, jr.; Larry Semon,
in Trouble Brewing" his latest re-
lease: the kinegraHis and pipe organ
music.
Evening star., 1924-06-11
Empire.

Sunday and Monday. Evelyn Brent,
in "The Arizona Express; comedy,
Cartoon Factory" and Topics of the
Day; Tuesday and Wednesday. Flo
renee Vidor, In The Marriage Cir
cle". comedy. "One Wet Night:
Thuysday and Friday. Mae Marsh, in
Daddies,' and Larry Semon, in The
Gown Shop" and Fox News: Saturday
and sunday, Dustin Farnum, In ken
lucky Days; comedy, Love Birds"
Evening star., 1924-06-11
Carolina.

Sunday and Monday, Pola Negri, in
Shadows of Paris: Tuesday, The
Shooting of Dan McGrew": wednes-
day. John Gilbert, in The Exiles"
Thursday, Nellie, the Beautiful
Cloak Model; Friday, Women Who
Give; Saturday. Name the Man"
Evening star., 1924-06-11
York.

Sunday and Monday, Bert LytelI
and Claire Windsor, in "A Son of the
Sahara" and Hal Roaeh's Fast
Black; Tuesday and Wednesday,
Lewis Stone, Ramon Novarro and
Alice Terry, in "Scarameuche," and
Aesop Fable; Thursday. Pauline Fred
erick and Lou Tellegen, in Let Not
Man Put Asunder," and Dorothy De
Vore, in Getting Gertie's Goat; Fri
gerous Blonde" and Witwer's The
Telephone Girl; Saturday, Buster
keaton, in Sherlock. Jr.," and Chren-
icles of America, 'Vincennes"; The
Iron Man"
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New.

Sunday. Buck Jones and Shirley
Mason, in ''The Eleventh Hour: Mon
day. Huntley Gordon and Norma
Shearer. in Pleasure Mad; Tuesday,
Elliott Dexter, in by Divine Right;
Wednesday, Dorothy Phillips, in "All
the Worlds q Stage"
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Hippodrome.

Sunday, age of Desire: Monday,
The Breaking Point; Tuesday,
Around the World With a Speed
bsa Lack; Wednesday, Thandering :
Friday, The Steadfast Heart: Sat
urday, Tiger Rose"
Evening star., 1924-06-11

Lew Cody in Nellie. the Beautiful
Cioak Model; THE Fighting Skip
per" No. 4, and Century comedy.
Evening star., 1924-06-11
Central" Three O'Clock In
the Morning"

The first four days of next week
Crandalrs Central Fheater will offer
Constance Binney, in Three O'Clock
Evening star., 1924-06-11
Dumbarton.

sunday, The Uninvited Guest;
Monday, "MenRa Wanna: Tuesday,
Youthful Cheaters': Wednesday and
Thursday. Anita Stewart in "The
Great White Way; Friday, Second
Evening star., 1924-06-11
Anollo.

Sunday and Monday. Lewis stene
Leave Home" and Hal Roachs Fast
Black; Tuesday and Wednesday, Lea
.rice JOY, in Triumph" and Aesop
Fable; Thursday, Pauline Frederick
and Lou Telfegen, in Let Not Man
Put Asunder," and Neal Burns. in
"Dandy Lions; Friday. Laura La
Piante, in The Dangerous Blonde"
and WitweT's "Fhe Telephone Girl,
Jim McKee," and Mack Sennett's s
Smile. Please; matinee attraction,
The Iron Man"
Avenue Grand.
Evening star., 1924-06-11

Fddis'; Saturday, Buck Jones. i
Circus Cowboy"
Evening star., 1924-06-11

Laid end to end the wooden cross
ties used every year by the railroads
in the United States would eneirele
the globe eight times
Evening star., 1924-06-11

AVSNuG SrdnQ.
Sunday and Monday, Leatrice JOY,
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MAN ATTEMPTS
LIFE IN FURNACE
Veneer Plant Fireman Pre-
vents Suicide in Flames.

Walter Vandegriff. S17 Kay St, fire.
man for the Thiesing Veneer Com
pany. Chase and McCarty SITS, today
saved the life Of Frank Todhunter, 30.
said by police to be a former inmate
of an asylum at Lincoln, Ill. who
dived into furnace at the plant to-
day.
Vandegriff said Todhunter, collect
ing money for the American Relief
Workers, walked into the boiler room.
When Vandegriff turned his back,
Todhunter flung open the furnace
door and climbed in. Vandegriff
caught him by the les and attempted
TO pull him out, but the man held to
the sides Of the furnace. William Pot
ter, colored, 2403 Yandes St. helped
pull Todhunter from the fire before he
was seriously burned.
The furnace which has an unusual
ly large door is used in burning scrap
material, ............
Police held Todhunter in city prison
on an insanity charge.
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IN GOOD SPIRITS WHEN HE
RETIRED THURSDAY NIGHT
Wife in Atlantic City Is Notified of
Serious Illness" to Reach
Bedside Before Hand of Death
Well Known in Indiana.

NEW YORK, April 25.-Chares F. Murphy "boss' of
Tammany Hail. died at 20 today of acute indigestion
Murphy death occurred Seventeenth St. Man
haitian.
Coming does only months before the national Dem
ocratc vention the passing of the famous politician
peced have important effect upon
cratic nominee June
Murphy in his usual good health when he bed last
night said his home This morning however,
early and complained that he feeling cold.
Dr. John Harries called and did believe the
He said Muphy circulation bad and that prob
ably suffering somewhat from disease with which the
political leader had been affected for years.
Death Unexpected
The doctor put Murphy to bed however and advised the
family watch him Meantime Foley, Murphys
Soninlaw summoned
After Murphy lost strength rapidly said and
died shortly after 9 o clock.
The death totally unexpected and it
hour before Murphys closest friends learned
Governor Al Smith called Tammy Hall person.
first believe reports passing the Tam
many eheftain.
Smith Affected
The Governor greatly affected his military aide said
Smith and Murphy close friends
Was Away
Mrs Murphy who in Atlantic City, notified by tee-
phone that seriously and left at once for
New York She told that Murphy dead.
At the Murphy home said the at :05 He
given hypoderm relieve his pain by
digestion from which he had suffered during the
last years
Murphy only days ago from Hot Springs Va
where he had conferred with Tom Taggar Democratic
leaders.
Mayor Hylan Shocked
Mayor Hyan profoundly shocked Murphys
death, it said at his office.
The expected formal later in the
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LOWER FARE FOR
STUDENTS BEFORE
VICFEDERATION
Heads of Several Leagues
Have Approved Times Pro-
poSaI for Ticket Books.

A resolution asking the Indianap-
oils Street Railway Company to grant
special rates 10 high school students
riding street cars to and from school
as recommended by The indianapolis
Times. will be presented tonight at a
meeting Of the Indianapolis Fedora
ton Of Community Civic Clubs by
Edward o. Snethen, president. The
resolution:
Whereas, The public service COM
mission has granted an increase in
fares TO the indianapolis Street Rail
way Company. increasing the individ-
ual fares to seven cents;
And, Whereas. there are several
hundred children attending the high
schools Of the city who need to ride
and that this increase in rates will
work a hardship on many Of these
pupils. and on many parents. especial.
ly those who send several Ch.ldren to
high school, and in many cases pre-
clude the parents from sending their
children to high school on account
OF the increased cost in tranSporta-
ton: and
Whereas, the higher education of
our future citizens should be fostered.
Be 1t Resolved: that the Indian
apolis Street Railway Company sell
books of tickets ~ the rate Of twenty
tickets for one dollar for the use of
school children in going TO and from
high school as advocated by The In
dianapoIs Times.
Presidents of several civic organiza-
tons have expressed their approval of
the special rate.
Other questions to be considered by
the Federation tonight are playground
and recreational development. swim
ming pools and the establishment of
drinking fountains on the downtown
streets. a resolution urging public
ownership Of public utilities will be
introduced by John F. White, secre-
tary. Several civic organizatio are
expected to be taken into the Fedora
ton.
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BY EDWARD c. TONER

7 AM free agent in this contest am paying an
1 expenses of my campaign. / have not and VIII
- not accept contributions from any source what
ever am going a step further than the law
of Indiana requires. 1 making public my expense
while the campaign period is still under way
am not handicapped in this contest by the active
support Of any clique, bloc group within the Re
publican party. If elected l would enter office un-
hampered by any pledge obligation of any Kind
other than those contained in this state
ment and the platform to be formulated by the Re
pubcans of Indiana in the State convention. As /
it, the great need in this country today is for
officials who blessed with a combination of firm
determination and good. oldfashioned horse sense.
My major purpose in the next administration
would be twofold. I to help lower taxes in
Indiana and / want to help lower utility rates be
lieve | do both. At any rate, my unremitting
effort would be along these lines. l have no fads
I want to introduce any untried theories of gov
eminent / want to nflic upon the people of Indiana.
1 have extensions of the functions of State gov
eminent in contemplation.
should like to put every obstacle possible in the
way Of extravagant spending Of money. Under my
administration employe Of the State would
compensation in excess of the amount specified by
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law. The evidence is rather clear that although the
expenditures for State government have increased
inordnatey, stil the greater part of the burden
is due to expense in local government for which each
community is directly responsible.
believe in the principle Of the public utility COM
mission and want to preserve the principle if at all
possible. do believe the utility excessive,
1t would be my purpose to organize the utility
board that the public interests could be protected
and, failing once. keep reorganzing it until salts
factory results be achieved.
IT, in the end. l could accomplish satisfactory
results in this if the public utilities should
persist in the practice that is becoming frequent,
of appealing to the courts from the findings of the
commission, 1 would then join those who would
rhce the principle for results and would give my
aid to them to repeal the utility law.
The utility lobby is menace about the State
Legislature and I would keep that lobby away from
the Legislature during my administration.
l believe in the blue sky law The present law,
however, does not go far enough. The law be
protect the Indiana investor and it should
be so amended that it will do this 1 for such
a amendment.
Next Charles S. Bait, candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination.
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Bandits at Granite City, Ill.,
Hold Up EmpIoye Leaving
PoStoffiCe With SacheI
Containing Pay Roll for
Rolling Mills.
PRESIDENT AND CASHIER
FIRE. WOUND ONE
Robbery Expected and One
Newspaper Had Even Pre-
diCted 1t Detectives Say
Identity Of Members of
Gang Are Known TO Them.


GRANITE CITY, H.. April 2J.-
Bandits in two automobiles today held
up the messenger Of the Granite City
National Bank as he crossed the
street from the postoffice to his bank,
seized the satchel he carried contain
ing $4,000 in cash and escaped.
The money was the pay roll for the
the Granite City rolling mills.
President Godd and Cashier Frazer
witnessed the robbery from the bank
and fired at the robbers. wounding
one Of them, who fell from one of the
automobiles as they sped out of town.
Rescue Wounded COmrade
The automobile stopped and the
robbers hauled their comrade in and
sped away
Three men in one car one of whom
was on the running board, stopped
the messenger in the street and took
the money at the point Of a revolver.
Others in another car behind coy
cred" the actions Of the trio.
Two years ago bandits obtained
$4,000 in a similar hold-up. taking
the money before it left the postofice.
Robbery Predicted
Burns detectives who have been
working in southern Illinois since two
attempted bank robberies earlier this
month, We're anticipating a robbery
and an Edwardsville newspaper yes.
terday printed a prediction of rob-
berry today. on the basis of an inter
view with one Of the operatives.
All members of the gang of robbers
are known, the detectives claimed
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Hylan received the news of the
Democratic leaders passing shortly
after he had arrived from his home
in Brooklyn.
With the head of Tammany Hall
dead, the dramatic career of one Of
the Nations master politicians ended.
Murphy leaped from an obscure
driver of a horse-drawn street car to
the position where the flick of his
finger either made or broke political
aspirants in New York City and New
York State. And the widespread in
fluence of the domineering machine
he built carried it's influence into the
Democratic national machine.
He was born in New York in 1858,
the son of John NJ. Murphy. Edu-
Gated for a period in New York
schools, he was later a student in pa
rochial schools.
His first employment was in a wire
factory, then he became a driver Of
a horse-drawn street car in New
York's early days.
Murphy's political career started as
leader of the Eighteenth Assembly Dis
trict of New York in 1892. Suisse
quently he became commissioner Of
docks and ferries and finally treasurer
of the board.
His chief bid to fame came when he
Continued on Page ~
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ONE KILLED, THREE
INJURED IN CRASH
Interurban Strikes Auto at
Crossing Near Richmond.

By United Press
RICHMOND, Ind, April 25.-John
Gephart, 65, a farmer, was instantly
killed today and three members of his
family probably were fatally hurt
when their auto was struck by an in
terurban car near Strawns.
Those injured We're: Gephart's
wife. so; a grandson. Richard. 6, and
a granddaughter. Marjorie. IS months
Richard. the most seriously injured
suffered a broken jaw and internal in
juries and his leg was crushed.
The interUrban was the "Hoosier
Special out of Dayton, Ahio, on the
Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern
Traction line.
1t is believed Gephart. who was
driving, did not hear the warning
whistle of the approaching car.
The three injured We're removed to
a hospital in Cambridge City. The
body of Gephart was held at the
scene of the accident pending arrival
Of the Henry County coroner.
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son as reporter on the Anderson
Herald. In six years, he and
Charles H. Neff, another employee,
purchased the paper and have been
operating it since.
He was delegate to the Re-
publican national convention in
1912. He ran for congress that
year in the Eighth district. He was
drafted as State chairman Of the
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borhood of Clinton, where Federal au-
thorities made a cleanup some time
ago This mule is selling at from
IS to 81 quart.
From Chicago according to
those who say they know, come
quantities of grain alcohol. This
is used in making gin and other
liquid combinations. Gin bottle
labels bearing the name Gordon
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Edzgurd 6. Toner

Progressive party in 1914. In 1916
he was made delegate at large to
the Republican National Conven-
ton.
He was defeated by Warren T.
McCray for the gubernatorial
nomination in 1920 For two years
he was member of the Advisory
committee on the Republican State
committee.
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ENFORCEMENT BODY
. TO ENLARGE SCOPE
Citizens Committee Of One
Hundred Plans Campaign,

Recommendation that form of or
ganization be studied further was
made today at a luncheon of the Cit-
zens' Committee of One Hundred at
the Spink-Arms.
Chairman Dwight S. Ritter of the
nominating committee said committee
men felt the scope of the organiza-
ton, which will conduct a law en-
forcement education campaign, should
be widened to include more interests
than those now represented.
Attorney General u. S. Lesh spoke
on how the organization can aid in
law enforcement.
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SNOWSTORMA|DS
JAIL DELIVERY
Fourteen Long Term Men Es-
cape in Colorado.

By United Press
DENVER, Colo, April 25.-Fourteen
prisoners in the county Jail here held
up guards and escaped during the
night in a heavy snow storm. Guns
had been struggled into the prison for
use of the convicts in holding up their
guards.
Leading the escape were Slippery
DELI Hanlon, elusive st. Paul bandit,
and his two companions, Herman w.
Herbert and Thomas Edwards, all
convicted last week of highway rob-
berry and sentenced to from ten years
to life Imprisonment.
Only one of those who gained free
dom was a minor offender.
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MERCURY CLIMBS TO 81
Colder Weather Forecast for Saturday
With Storm From West.

The mercury climbed to 50 degrees
AT 1 o'clock this afternoon the
weather bureau predicted colder
weather for Saturday.
4 storm coming from the west in
an area of high pressure will bring
the cold weather, the bureau reported
Mercury on April 16 registered 80
degrees. Rains promised for tonight
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MIX Fed
BIZ United Press

BY UHffed Press
CHICAGO, April 25.-To dem
onstrate that milk has energy,
DR. Herman N. Bundesen health
commissioner, ran train over
the Rock Island tracks for
twenty miles using for fuel
chunks of dry COW milk instead
of coal. During the entire ex-
pertinent, milk was the only
thing fed to the fire.
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HOURLY TEMPERATURE

fewer stills in Indianapolis and
Indiana. but booze is being man
ufactured" in other ways.
Very little real liquor is in ex-
istence, oil agree. What little
comes into Indianapolis is said to
come In a roundabout way, usu-
ally from Florida 1t sells from
SIS to s35 a quart.
1t is said that white mule still
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Police say the big bootleggers sell
dom are caught in raids. They say
the bootleggers who finance the bust
ness merely handle the moeny, but
never handle liquor themselves, prefer
ring to let others handle it on a com
mission basis. 1t is said these agents
are paid from % cents to 81 a pint
commission.
Officers declare booze Is sold by
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XVI HAT are Indianapolis bootleg
lWI gers selling and their custom
IL ers drinking?
This question was asked today of
police, Federal officers and others sup
posed to know.
Here is the answer:
A very little bonded whisky.
Large quantities of moonshine
made in Illicit stills.
Considerable booze made from a
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genuine without this name are
said to come from Chicago.
Police and physicians say the num-
Der of persons suffering from liquor
poisoning is increasing. According to
police, some bootleggers, seeking to
make a cheap product, buy denatured
alcohol-the kind motorists put in RAJ
diators-for so cents a gallon, cut 1t
with water and sell it. Denatured al
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places. They say it is customary
for a man with a pitcher Of
liquor to stand in back room and
watch through a peep-hole for fa-
vored customers. These are adj
mitted to the back room. If the
man sees police or Federal officers
approaching he Immediately poufy
the contents Of the pitcher into q.
sink and follows 1t with a quaz
of disinfectant, thus dessJ
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State Seeks Shore Preservation

The State has filed petition for in
junction against dredging of Lake
Wawasee at Syracuse, Attorney Gen
eral U. S. Lesh said today. Suit is
being brought at the request of the
State department of conservation to
prevent Elwood George, cottage
owner, from altering the shore line.
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UTILITY OWNERSHIP UP
Gas Association Will Discuss Question
at Annual Convention.

Customer ownership of public
utilities will be discussed by the In
diana Gas Association in it's annual
convention at French Lick. May Sc.
On the program are James w. Dun
bar, New Albany; Walter Decarr.
Hammond; F.. II. Bebee, FIT. Wayne,
and Philip J. Wilson, Terre Haute.
Leonard Fitzgerald Of Gary is presi-
Burke, Indianapolis secretary trea-
surer.
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TDWARD C. TONER. Ander-
son, candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for Gov
ernor, was born in 1871 on a farm
in Shelby County. He taught
school for a time, served as re-
porter for a Martinsville paper and
was graduated from Indiana Uni
versity in 1895.
The next fall he went to Ander-