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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-07
ACCOUNTANTS TO MEET
st. Louis Chosen for Twentieth An
niversary Convention.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United PTess
NEW YORK, Aug. This years
meeting of the American Institute Of
Accountants, which will be held in
St. Louis, Sept. 1913. will be In the
nature OF an anniversary. 1t was
twenty years ago that the first Inn
portant gathering Of the accounting
profession in the United States was
held, at the time Of the Worlds
Fair in ST. Louis. Accountants from
all parts Of the country and from
the British Isles and Canada were
in attendance. An organization was
formed there which later resolved
itself into the American Institute of
Accountants.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-07
THREE BEER DENS
NEAR CITY Barred
IN SHERIFF RAID
PropfietorS Face Blind Tiger
Charges as Result of
War;.

Proprietors of three beer. camps
face blind tiger charges today in city
court as the result of Sheriff George
Snider's war on beer camps nesting
on the outskirts of the city. The
raids were made Wednesday night.
Those under arrest are Samuel r.
Stafford, who lives in the rear of
TIA Atwood St; Thomas o. Bene;
detti, rs, of ia w. Eleventh ST.; Ivan
Hunsucker, 1904 E. Maryland ST.,
and Elmer Thoman. Pip Woodlawn
Ave. In addition to liquor charges,
Stafford and Thoman face pos
sihle charges of counterfeiting
in the Federal Court, as Sheriff
Snider turned over to United
States, authorities here twenty-five
sheets of counterfeit whiskey labels
reading Made in Old Kentucky.
which he seized at Stafford's camp
on Buck Creek, two miles east of
New Bethel. Twenty-four pints of
beer on ice and forty gallons aging
in an underground cache in a corn
field were seized at this place.
On the return trip from Staffords
camp the sheriff saw a large auto
mobile bearing an Illinois license
drive into the Pleasant Run dumps
on Southeastern Ave. Trailing it
through the horseweeds, he dis,
covered a beer camp in full blast
in a shack. and arrested Benedict.
Fifty-one quarts were seized
The two occupants of the car
proved TO be shoe statesmen Nv
ing temporarily at the Lincoln Ho-
tel seeking a drink, Snider said.
They were not arrested.
Hunsucker was arrested at his
home. Seven quarts OF beer were
taken from the icebox and thirty
five gallons in brew were seized by
Snider.
Looks like everybody in Indian
apolis Is either drinking beer or sell
ing it," said the sheriff
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-07
CONTEST
OPENEDBYC c. OF c.
Local Artists to Advertise
Industrial Exposition,

a contest to obtain an official
poster for the second Indianapolis
Industrial Exposition, Oct. 4 to Il,
at the State Playground, is n begin
Immediately. Chamber Of Commerce
officials announced today
Rules and prizes will be deter
mined Friday. The poster commits.
tee: Howard r Griffith, chairman;
George NJ. Bockstahler, Carl c.
Gibbs. George T. O'Connor and An
ton Vonregut.
Only artists who live in Indian
apolis or regularly employed in the
city VIII be eligible.
The winning poster in 1921 was
submitted by Walter l.. White
The poster committee will select
judges.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-07
FLOODS |MPERIL
PEK|N RESIDENTS
Soldiers Fight to Save
Chinese City,
By United Press

By United Press
PEKIN. Aug. Floods again to-
day threatened the city of Pekin.
The Yung Ting River burst its
dykes west Of the city and poured
down upon the capital. reaching the
south walls, where troops Of the
Christian general -Feng Yuh Sang.
were endeavoring to stem the food.
Thirty thousand soldiers were de-
tailed by Feng to build temporary
dykes around Nan Yuan village and
across the lowlands between Nan
Yuan and Pekin.
Secondary dykes held the river
waters and the river commission
was optimistic Pekin would be
saved. No loss of life in the capital
Is anticipated in any event, although
property damage in the event of a
flood would be severe.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-07
PROH|B|T|ON|STS
SEEK STR|CTER
LIQUOR RULES
Bonding Of AbStractors, Re-
duction Of Officials
Salaries Favored.

The Prohibition party of Indiana,
in convention at the Statehouse to-
day, adopted a platform including
plank calling on women to sup
port the party since It, according to
the plank, was responsible for wom-
ems suffrage, and another plank de-
nanding that abstractors of real es-
tate titles be required to furnish
bond.
A State ticket was to be named.
Nine delegates were present. B.
l.. Allen, 333 Ritter Ave-, was chair
ma National Chairman B. P.
Prugk, -Tttsburgh, gave the keynote
address He argued for the recogni-
ton or God as the head of all parties.
The platform favors more severe
liquor laws, reduction in salaries OF
State and county officials, a law re-
curing the Bible to be read In pub
lie schools, aid for farmers, abolition
of the public service commission,
more severe laws against tobacco,
and changes in the election laws al
lowing minor political parties to get
tickets on the ballots without petit
tioning. It also declared against the
primary election law, tax exempt Sc
curities, and in favor Of good roads.
There was some objection against
the tobacco plank, but it could not
hold out against the majority opin-
ion.
James Ransom Bloomington; H.
s. Bonsib, Indianapolis, and Thomas
r. White, Carmel, Ind, form a COM
rnittee to investigate what offices the
party will fill on its State ticket
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-07
CONTRACT LET
Gallon Brothers Get Plumbing Job at
Technical High School.

Contract for installing new air and
gas pipe lines in Technical High
School was awarded to Gallon Bros.
Company by the Indianapolis school
board today at a special meeting.
The consideration was S10,139 as a
base bid.
Five bids were received by the
board on plumbing work to be done
on School No. %, Thirteenth and
Missouri SITS. Lowest base bid was
$14.31s, made by Clarke Bros. Bids
were referred to the buildings and
gounds committee for an analysis.
Bids on eleven houses near Schools
30. So and 16 were referred to the
business director. The only bid made
for all the houses was 5000, by H.
L. Brittenbach. Five of the houses
are near so Miley Ave, two on Win
ter st. at ~2040 and 2042 and four
are at Bloomington and Martin SITS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-07
NEW BIDS ARE OPENED
Health Board Takes Steps forr I'm.
provements at City Hospital.

F., Board Of Health opened this after
noon for additions to city hospital.
Cost is to be pal out fthe s2S0,00O
bond issue authorized the city coun-
Gil several weeks ago.
Improvements include detention
ward. connecting corridors to the
main building, reflnishing the resi-
.dence home, new heating system and
water supply.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-07
SYSTEM HELPS
Japanese Women to Enter New Era
of Bodied Hair.

By Tunes Special
GLOUCESTER, Aug 1.-THE So
called factory system" is bringing
a new era to the women Of the ORR
ent, in China especially, the girls
there are beginning to bob their
hair, are no longer binding their feet
and are looking for husbands in the
normal manner of the Credentials,
says Warren Hastings Miller, the
author, who is making his summer
home here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-07
FORMER RESIDENT DEAD
Body of Frank NJ. Baldwin to Be
Buried Here Saturday

Funeral services for Frank M
Baldwin, former resident of Indian
apolis, who died at Colorado Springs
Col, will be held at the home of his
sister, Mrs. Edison T. Wood, 4310 N
Pennsylvania St., at 2 p. m. Satur
day. Burial in Crown Hill Cemetery
He was president of Baldwin Toole
Works, Parkersburg. w. Va.
Miss Margaret Baldwin of Indian.
apolis, a sister, and son, William
Baldwin, and grandson of Parkers
burg, survive.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-07
BANDIT WORKS ALONE
Robber, SingIe-Handed, Loots Day
ton Bank of $1,000.

DAYTON, Ohio. Aug. IA lone
robber, without a mask. today held
up East End branch of the Dayton
Savings and Trust Company, escap-
ing with 81 900 in cash.
Entering the bank at noon, the
robber pointed a pistol at the cashier
and demanded all the money on the
counter. Then he backed through
the front door, stepped into an au-
tomobile and drove off.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-07
INSIST ON HIGH LEVY
Sanitary Board Says 1t Must Have
8 Cents.

The sanitary board will insist that
the city council restore its tax levy
for maintenance to 8 cents when the
city budget comes up for public hear
Inc, II was announced today.
In line with his tax reducing pro-
gram the mayor cut the sanitary
board from to SIS cents. At that
time. Mayor Shank said he doubted
his authority to do it.
The board today considered pur-
chase Of two f1ve-ton tractor trucks
for use in its garbage and ash col
lection service. The trucks will be
used to replace worn equipment.
Board members today denied COM
plants that the garbage reduction
plant at Sellers farm was responsible
for odors on the south side
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-07
RATE PROBE COMPLETED
Two Local Power Companies Charged
With Violating Commission Order.

Investigation of the Indianapolis
Light and Heat Company and the
Merchants Hea1 and Light Company
by the public service commission.
following alleged discovery Of viola
ton of the commissions rate order
in arbitrary cancellation Of demand
charges, has been completed.
An audit Of the books Of both
companies was made and a hearing
on the facts is to be scheduled. Com
mission officials take the attitude
that if the companies arr cable to
cut off demand charges for favored
industrial consumers. they are able.
il operating legally. to make a blan-
ket reduction in the industrial cleo
trio rates. No reduction is contem-
plated in domestic rates.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-07
PLAN SPECIAL TRAINS
Officials Discuss Extra Transporta-
ton for Fair Week.

officials Of the various traction
lines entering Indianapolis are CO
operating with members Of the State
board Of agriculture in an effort to
work out adequate transportation
for the thousands of persons who
will visit the State fair. 1t is
planned to post in every traction sta
ton in the State programs announc-
ing the educational features of the
fair.
Speakers from Purdue University
will visit every county and encour-
age attendance. Prizes will be
awarded to the counties having the
largest number of visitors.
Special trains at reduced rates will
be run from many Of the county
seats.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-07
SEVEN OHIO DEATHS
Showers Bring Slight Heat Relief to
Neighboring State.

By United Press
COLUMBUS. Ohio. Aug. Light
overnight showers brought only q
small measure of relief from the
heat wave in Ohio, where seven
deaths have resulted from high tenn
peratures since Tuesday.
A record high for the summer
OF 81 degrees was registered here
late yesterday Street level tempera-
lures passed the 100 mark In sevsral
cities.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-07
"Cramp" Endemic

By United Press
HAMMOND, Ind, Aug. 7.--Joseph
Narog told city court that he WASH t
selling moonshine, but merely
"cramp medicine" Narog was fined
800 and costs, because too many
suffered eerom cramps"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-07
CONTEST ENDS MONDAY
1000 Slogans Sub
mitted to Chamber of Commerce.

E. ]. Gausepohl. chairman Of the
slogan contest committee of the
Chamber of Commerce, today issued
the final call for slogan suggestions
as the contest will be brought to a
close at p. m. Monday. Approx
mately 1000 entrants have offered
suggestions.
Judges. Frank Chance, J. I. Hol-
comb. Walter L. Pittsford and Hor-
ace E. Ryan, will meet with Cause
pohl Immediately after the close Of
the contest. A $25 prize is offered.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-07
Child's Leg Bruised

Evelyn Sanderidge, 8. colored, Sen
ate Ave. and Seventeenth ST., suf-
fered slight bruises on the left leg
today when she was struck by a car
driven by Roland Berry, colored,
63614 N. West ST., in front of her
home. according to police. Berry
was held.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-07
BANKRUPTCY is ASKED
Creditors Allege NOblesviIIe Tire
Company Is Broke"

An involuntary petition in bank
ruptcy was filed by creditors of the
Burdick Tire and Rubber Company,
Noblesville, Ind, in Federal Court
today.
The creditors, H. G. Steinbrenner,
II. P. Steinbrenner and the Custom
Printing Company, all of Chicago,
and William J. Teter Coal Company,
Indianapolis, allege the rubber COM
pany owes them, In the aggregate,
approximately $4,000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-07
HUSBAND SHOOTS
WIFE AND KILLS
TWO RELATIVES
Murders Occur Five Minutes
After Man Talks With
Policeman.

Within five minutes Wednesday
night, Robert Tucker, So, colored, OF
Anderson, Ind, left a policeman he
had appealed to for help in smooth
ing over an enlargement with his
wife, and returned to the house
where she was staying, 1924 Yandes
St. shot his wife, probably fatally,
and then turned the gun on her two
aunts and killed both, police say. He
drove away and escaped police.
Police Chief Herman F. Rikhoff
had report made him by Patrol
man Fred Braughton on his desk
today detailing what took place
while he was with Tucker before the
shooting.
Separated Five Weeks Ago
Emergency Sergeant Sheehan re-
ports that when he arrived at the
house he found Mrs. Helen Tucker
sitting in the porch swing with a
bullet wound in the back. Near her
at the entrance to the house Mrs.
Josie Gray, 66, colored, lay dead.
In the house lay Mrs. Amanda
Smith. CT, colored, both aunts Of Mrs.
Tucker, with whom sh chad been
living since she left her husband in
Anderson. five weeks ago.
Braughton said that Tucker came
to him or the Monon tracks and
asked him to talk to his wife about
patching up the trouble. Broughton
said that Mrs. Tucker refused to
talk to her husband. and that he or
dered Tucker to get in his machine
and go back TO Anderson. He said
he did not know that Tucker had a
gun.
Uses Automatic Pistol
Immediately after he left Braugh-
ton Tucker returned to ythe house
and met his wife on the porch.
Whipping out an automatic pistol he
fired twice, Mrs Gray appeared and
he shot her and then stepping on
her body entered the house and shot
Mrs. Smith.
AS he ran to the machines, VIII
liam Green, colored, 2215 Yandes ST.,
and three men who heard the shoot
ing. jumped in Green's car and fol-
lowed Tucker TO Twenty Second St.
and Arsenal Ave, where he pointed
the gun at them and threatened 70
fill them full OF lead il they did not
turn back"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-07
Serious Charge Filed

Orva Weininger, GOT N. Illinois St.,
former policeman, was to be ar
raigned before United States COM
missioner this afternoon on charge
of violating the white slave law.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-07

When the Bible speaks of an
"outlandlsh woman" 1t means a
foreigner
Phillips County herald., 1924-04-17

All kinds OF job printing done al
this office.
Phillips County herald., 1924-04-17
Winnebago Indians Like
to Wear Fancy Clothes

As clothing the early Wlnnebago
wore breechclont, moccasins, leg
gings and robes OF dressed skins. The
advent of the French trader added
to their dress, but at all times we
find both men and women comblng
their hair strnight back, parted in
the middle and tied behind their heads
in braids later decorated by ribbons,
Thomas Anderson, who spent winter
trading with them on the Rock river
In 1902. said that they were the most
filthy, most obstinate and bravest peo-
pie of any Indian tribe. When the
French came they added blankets to
their garb, white for winter and bright
colors for the summer.
In the governors reception room In
the state capitol at Madison, Wis. the
surrender of the noted Chief Red Bird,
which ended the Winnebago war In
1925, is cleverly depicted, Red Bird,
the prisoner is pictured as having one
side of his face painted red, the other
intermiXed with green and white,
clothed in Yankton suit of dressed
elkskin, perfectly white and as soft
as kid glove. 1t consisted of a
jacket, ornamented with fringe of
the same material and enriched with
blue beads.
On his feet ne wears moccaslns, and
on each shoulder, In place of an epau-
lette, is fastened stuffed red bird.
Around his neck hang strands Of wam'
pun of various lengths. and he holds
war pipe In his hand, ornamented
with dyed horse hair and feathers of
Detroit News.
Phillips County herald., 1924-04-17
Figureheads on Ships

Time was when a vessel would al
soon have thought about starting out
with a leak as without figurehead
and the farther back one goes the
more was this fact. The earliest
discovered model Of figurehend be
longed to pleasure boat OF one OF
ancient Egypt's dark-eyed queens, be
ing In the form of lotus, and so very
much to her mind and heart that she
had 1t buried with her. But warshipi
with animals carved upon the prov,
are shown to have existed in Egyp,
before the day Of this queen; in fact
as early as 1000 b. c., writes an au
thority on maritime history. The sub
ject usually corresponds to the name
of the ship.
Apparently each particular natior
had favorite emblem. The owl was
as conspicuous on the Athenlan ship.
as was the cock, that emblem of Wig
lance, on the prows of the Phoeni
clans. The shining blade of st. TheO
dore, the patron saint of the Vene
tians, was their favored figurehead.-
Detroit News.
Phillips County herald., 1924-04-17

While there are plenty Of Wild In
dams In parts Of Paraguay, no livini
man ever saw pure-blooded Guaranl
Inhabiting the alluvial and easily &c
cessible sections, they we're conqueret
and assimilated by the Spanish cen
turtles ago. ceasIng. to exist as sep
arate people.
The common people OF Paraguay
however, speak Guarani more readil,
than Spanish and nearly all place
names are in the language. 1t Is 6
very simple tongue with total vo
cabulary Of less than 500 words. The
only numerals are l, 2, and 4.
Cleanliness was virtue OF tht
Guaranis. No matter how ragged nnt
diapidated a Paraguayan peon ma!
be his clothes and his person are
clean. That he was not unskilled II
certain artistic crafts Is shown by th'
exquisite nanduty lace, peculiar Il
Paraguay, the most sheer, cobwebby
delicately beautiful thing OF its kinf
In all the world. The art OF makini
II has been lost.-Detroit News.
Phillips County herald., 1924-04-17
Origin of Earring

Gypsies. some Spaniards and Ital-
ians and renegade tribes OF Indians
still cling to the ancient custom OF
piercing the ear and suspending vari-
Gus grotesque figures from 1t. The
idea of piercing the ear has gone into
almost universal disuse, although AT
one time the medical profession even
suggested that piercing was beneficial
to the organ of hearing.
Long before the dawn of civilization
earrings were almost as important
In jewelry as today. Al the height Of
her power Greece adopted the earring
both men and women wearing II. The
Grecians We're the pace-setters in
styles in those days. II would seem
for the Romans did nc, Incline so no.
tlceahly toward the movement until II
had been well grounded in Athens.
Then Rome wasn't satisfied with the
limitations of the earring, so her
style dlctators proceeded to make varl-
atloas. The dlstlnctlveness OF the
earrings In Rome was the addition OF
weight.
Phillips County herald., 1924-04-17
Most Violent Storms
Occur in United States

The most violent s,oans known any
where occur in the Interior of the
North American continent, especially
in the middle western United States
and most frequently in late spring
and summer. Their most conspicuous
feature Is whirling black cloud hang
ing from Il mass of dark storm clouds.
This cloud may he funnel shaped
or balloon shaped, or like the trunk
of huge elephant II Is really wa.
terspout ON land, though larger than
the marine wateispout. 1t sweeps
over path averaging a quarter of u
mile in width and about twenty-five
miles in length Wherever ii touches
the earth 1t accomplishes surprising
feats of devastation.
In comparison with the area COW
cred by a cyclone one of these storms
is of insignificant size. II is, in fact.
purely local affair. Hence, at any
given place in the United States such
storm Is an exceedingly rare event.
though throughout the country several
such storms occur every year. These
storms are known to meteorologists as
"tornadoes." In popular parlance
they are almost universally, but in
correctly described as "cyclones."-
Detroit News.
Phillips County herald., 1924-04-17
POLICE NOW USING SPEEDY
ARMoRED FORD CARS


Armored Ford cars as bandit chas
ers are the latest police inovation
Gen. Smedley d. Butler, Philadelphia
dynamic commissioner of public saf
ETY., Is the man who introduced them.
eBfore he took office few weeks
ago, the Philadelphia city council vot-
ed General Butler $4,000 with which
TO purchase an automobile for his per-
sonal use.
But when salesmen for hin priced
cars appeared and tried to interest
him. he made it plain that he in
tended to spend the money in purchas
ing small. light cars for use as ban
dit chasers by the police department.
The Ford runabout was his choice
and it wasn't long before an enter
prising Ford salesman had car
ready for the generals inspection.
Now the Philadelphia police have
six of these armored Ford cars and
under General Buffers plan this num-
Der will shortly be augmented until
there will be ninety bandit chasers
in service.
The entire shell Of the body is lined
with is inch special steel and the
space between the armor plating and
the outside Of the car is packed with
loose cotton and coarse hair to re
tard the velocity of bullets. Armor
plate also covers the cowl and runs
as high as the lower portion of the
windshield. The upper portion is
in two sections Of bullet-proof glass
and windwings have been provided
on either side. also of bullet-proof
glass.
The Ford engines are specially eq
uipped to afford increased speed, and
tests made show some interesting re-
suits. In one test TO show acceler-
alton and power developed for hill
climbing, a mile was covered in one
minute and thirty-one seconds from
a standing start. On a country road
the car attained a speed of more than
sixty miles an hour and in a city
street test covered 2,S2s at a speed of
approximately 10 miles an hour.
Ford cars just recently have been
adopted by the Denver police depart
ment to replace motorcycles. They
are less conspicuous. and afford great
er protection and comfort" said Man
ager of Safety Hershey. We already
have number OF touring cars IN
service. and this armored car locks
mighty good to me-"
Phillips County herald., 1924-04-17
Father of Brass Bands

The hiass hand has existed for less
than century. THAT little German
hand" was the father OF all modern
brass bands Along about 1910. in
Germany, the band was horn. though
actually the iirst collection OF outdoor
instruments which history traces
dates hack 10 the Sarneens. whom the
crusaders mo, in the Holy Land In the
Middle ages.
The first bands In Germany were
called "thurmcr bands" hecnnse they
played In towers, For almost half n
century the brass band WIS almost
solely an army unit. The great bands
of history were reglmental hands. Ger
many even appointed handmaster
general. wlcprecht, who invented tho
bass tuba. the giant bass horn OF
todny.-Detrolt News.