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The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-18

lore CASTOR. 80, colored. 6t7 Agnes
ST. walked up to traffic officers at
Pennsylvania and Washington SITS
today, exhibiting n lacerated finger.
which he said he reoeived when he
River and Tenth st. this morning
He said lie grabbed the mans gun
when told to hold his hands up and
the bandit fired five times. one shot
striking his finger.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-18
BY NELLIE TAYLOR ROSS.
Governor-Eleot Of wyoming.

HAVE always told my
three children that my con.
- suming desire for them IS
that they be first of all honorable;
after that. brilliant and success
ful. II possible. In any career to
which their inclinations might lead
them.
7 think that as soon as children
are old enough 10 sit up and listen,
parents should begin 70 instiH IN
them the principles by which they
expecr theEn % conduct their lives.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-18
FARMERS TO CAUCUS
Legislators WIN Confer With Fedora
tIOn Committee.

X. II. Settle, president Of the IN.
diana Farm Bureau Federation.
heading committee OF three. VIII
caucus with farmer members Of the
1928 Legislature prior to its open
ing regarding farm legislation. ac-
cording to announcement today.
The federation IS interested main
ly in the cooperative marketing bin
Other bills are regular four-ycar re-
assessment of farm land. an income
tax amendment and regulation of
motor bIts industry.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-18
HE is NO ACROBAT
Leg SlasIed When Man Cuts Out
Inner Sole.

Elijah Fuqua. Il. OF a17 Ashland
Ave, suffered from cash in MS leg
today.
While walking at Keystone Ave.
and Tenth St. Wednesday he was
bothered by the inner solo OF his
shoe. Pulled out p knife. sat down
and started to cut it out. Leg slipped
and wes cut.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-18
CORONER PROBES DEATH
Thomas I4aRey Suicide RIsmed Upon
Dependency.

Thomas Lafey. So. AT Agnes St.
died st the city hospital today ten
minutes after ne was admitted 20 tho
city hospital Traffic officer Thomas
Leonard. & neighbor, called the hos
pital on orders Of Or. 7. z. Court
ney at : a. III. Coroner Paul F
Robinson satd death was from pois-
oning. Relatives told Robinson that
Laffey had been brooding over the
death Of his mother.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-18
CREDITORS WIN POINT
State Supreme Court Reverscs Stem.
Otype Decision.

Irvfns Bank. Columbus. Ind. and
Other appellants today won an sp-
peal 20 State Supreme Court IN the
Ftenotype receivershIp case. The
higher court directed Marion Su-
pertor Court 20 place the appellants
at the top If the three classes Of
creditors The Stenotype Company
went into recetvership E9v. Il. 1913.
The second class o1 preferred cred
itors ordered by Supreme Court in
cludes Stoughton A, Fletcher. In
dianapofs. the Bankers Investment
Company and VIII c. Irwin. Colum-
bus. Ind. who signed s20,0 worth
of notes for the Stereotype Company.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-18
KIDNAPPED BOY IS FOUND
Child Missing Since Last June Is
Returned 10 Parents.

HH TEItT FFFFE
CAMDEN, \. J.. Dec. 1S-Russell
Stemling Jr.. z. son Of n Girard Ma
nor pa family. kidnapped last June.
has been restored TO his parents.
The child was abandoned here by
= man and woman who rented a
room Monday night and disappeared.
Description Of the child was broad
cast and aroused interest Of the
Stemllngs. who identified the baby.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-18
Pronertv Owners Anneal

Sixty-one property owners on
Roosevelt Ave. between Hillsdale
and Tacoma AYES. have appealed
from the board OF public works 10
Superior Court Five. asking revision
of the final assessment roll Paving
was completed recently. and the
plaintiffs contend that improvements
between the car tracks. costing
$1,000 should be paid by the city.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-18
HOosier Bandits to Die
5y TYmee SpecsdI

KTWTWH DVgNsNt
TERRE HAUTE, IND. Dec 1s.--
Police had word today that Tony
Pezzi, %. and Mike M Bassi. 38,
both Of Clinton. captured here last
October as fugttives from Cambria
County, Pennsylvania. have been
sentenced to death on charges OF
murder and robbery in a train hold
up. Petro Valentini. 2G. living near
Clinton, Ind, also arrested. was re
leased.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-18
RED MEN PARTY TONIGHT
Order win Fete WidO.vs and Or
phans ut Tomlinson Han.

Improved Order Of Red Men in
Marion and Hendricks Counties will
hold Christmas entertainmen in
Tomlinson Hall tonight for widows
ana orphans of the order. Program
is made up acts and motion pic
lures followed by giving candy 70
the children. Charles Orbison will
speak.
This is the first gathering OF this
kind for the organization. Albert
TIausman. George NIillette. Wilbur
Parkhurst, Kenneth Parrish and
Jack Balm win be in charge.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-18
THAN WHISKEY
FOR COLDS And FLU

The sensation Of the drug trade is
Aspironal. the two-minute cold and
cough rsliever. Huthoritatively guar
antsed by the laboratories; tested,
approved and most enthusiastically
endorsed by the highest authorities.
and proclaimed By the people as ten
times g quick and effective as wins
key, rock and rye. or any other cold
end cough remedy they have ever
tried.
AL drug stores are supplied with
the wonderful elixir, sc all you have
TO do - to step into the nearest drug
store, hand the clerk half a dollar
for q bottle Of Aspironal and tell
him TO serve you two tsaspoonfuls.
With your watch IN your hand,
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-18
SENATOR'S WIFE IS I'LL
Mrs. Magnus Johnson Operated On
In Grave Condition.

Bp United Press
NtINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. Dec. IS
Mrs. Magnus Johnson. wife Of tha
Junior United States Senator from
Minnesota. is In a grave condition. "
but has a fair chance to recover.
DIR. Nimrod A. Johnson. her surgeon,
stated today following IN operation
on the Senator's wife for gall disor-
ders Mrs. Johnson did only fairly
well" Wednesday night. tbs physg.
clan said.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-18
Officer Alleges s-ibe

MotorCycleman Davidson today
testified in speed court" that
George Oberie. %. Of 500 N Ber.
wick Ave. whom he arrested Deo.
Il. on charge Of speeding. tried to
bribe him with 81. Judge Pro Tom.
Russell Duncan fined Oberle s24 and
costs on charge Of speeding thirty
two miles an hour.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-18
MARX MAY KEEP
GERMAN HELM
Chancellor Now Favored to
Succeed Self,
By United Press


BERLIN. Dec. 1S.-Chancellor
Marx now is favored to succeed him
self at the helm Of German affairs.
With DE- Stresemann, the only
other outstanding figure, removed as
a possibility for the chancellorship,
political straws are pointing back to
Marx. There may be several invi-
tations extended before President
Ebert resorts to this move, however
Stresemann. who tried Wednesday
TO form a cabinet. failed because the
powerful centrist party refused to
have anything to do with a cabinet
that included natiOnaIists.
President Ebert today asked Marx
unofficially to see what could be
done about reforming the old cabi-
net. whereupon the chancellor con
suited with party leaders in the
Relchstag building shis afternoon.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-18

Blood over soap Fmearoi
bathroom 90o-. and q broken
window caused police 10 make
n run today 10 the room;nc
house of Mrs Matte White.
1871 y. Illinois ST Maud Cul-
hcrtson, q roomer. sent I'm ths
cali.
Police found Paul Adams. 3&.
another roomer, Came home
late "Wednesday night ana at
tempted TO shave. Stopped on
the soap. ana fell breaking the
window Adams was badly cut
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-18
Dog Lost in Storm

STOCKHOLM, Dec. IS. - King
Fritz H." the monarch of Scandi-
navian dogs. met his death in a
storm when he went to the rescue
Of q keeper who had become lost in
the forest. Three months ago King
Fritz was sold for the highest price
ever paid for a dog in Europe.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-18
Shoe Employees Banqueted

a Christmas dinner was given
for $50 employees OF the Horuff Shoe
Company at the indianapolis Ath-
letic Club Wednesday evening by
Frank Horuff. An entertainment
and dancing followed. The Horuff
company operates the Thrift Shoe
Store.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-18
Jinx
BE- Tines SpeeioI

HE ENBF EptLFuF
KIRKLIN, Ind. Deo. 1s.-
Russell Walker. high school
student. believes he IS followed
by a jinx.
Several weeks ago his right
ankle was broken In a football
game. A few days ago he ven
tured forth on crutches. He
assisted in chopping down
tree. The tree fell on him and
broke his left ankle.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-18
Machinery Is ExhIbitad

Wide range Of exhibits from small
pulleys 10 husky. big lathes and
motion pictures are on display at
the mechanical exhibit Of the Won
negut Machinery Company. 19 w.
South st. Show VIII continue
throughout the week. Other com
panies are showing their products
IN tha a,vhftf+io,,
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-18
COBEY TRIAL OPENS
Manslaughter Charge Result Of
Fight I'm West Side POolroom.


Trial of oliver Cobey. 43. I110 S.
Belmont Ave. on manslaughter
charges began today before q Grim
inal Court jury Of eleven white men
and one cOlored.
Cobey shot Bud Willougtbv. 81. Of
851 Per-shing Ave. I'm e fight in n
poolroom at 2118 ", Morris St. July
3. following on argument over a
dog. according to the corouers in
quest
Lee Cobey. r. r O, brother Of the
defendant. WIS subpoenaed ~ n
prospective Juror. but was excused.
Cobey's plea is selfdofensa. Wit
nesses at the inquest tested WI
loughby struck him with a pool ball
before the shooting.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-18
COMBINE GIVEN CHARTER
Legion Posts to Surrender Ola Pa
pers Jan. 2.

National American Legion head
quarters today granted a temporary
charter to the twelve local Legion
posts to be consolidated Jan. 2. Bar
nett w. Breedlove, acting adtutant.
announced. New post will be known
as the Memorial Post Of Indianapo-
lis
Old post charters will he surren-
dered Jan. 2. On Jan. is another
meeting will be held at the Chamber
Of Commerce TO elect permanent Of
ffcers.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-18
Thief Ioots Locker

While David Kilgore. 1l6 ".
twenty First St. was trying to win
a place on the Butler University
basketball team. some one less in
terested in athletics opened his
locker and stole IS.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-18
Credit Dinner Tonight

David A. Weir Will discuss the
credit mans place IN business At
the December dinner OF the Indian
apols Association Of Credit Men at
the Scveriu this evening.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-18
First Woman Juy
BIZ Tfmes SpeoiqI

BIZ Tfmes GpeCfGI
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Ind. Deo. 49,
Paul Cook was taken to the In
diana State Farm today to serve a
sixty-day sentence on liquor charge
He was the first man to be tried here
by a jury composed OF women.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-18
WAR VET WAS OVERPAlD
Cnitcsf States Sues ex-SoIdier for
Nine Dollars.

Bp Times Special
MILWAUKEE. Wis. Dec Is-
The Government Of the United
States has brought suit against "A
Milwaukee exsoldier for 50. which
1t claims he was overpaid during the
late war.
United states District Attorney r.
l.. Morse admits that similar suits
for slightly larger amounts have
been brought against half n dozen
other former soldiers IN this district
on charges that they were overpaid
through errors made by Army pay
masters. The suits were ordered by
the War Department, he said
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-18
MAN SERIOUSLY
INJURED WHEN
STRUCK BY AUTO
Driver Held After MiShap-
Truck Owner to Be
Slated.

Esrf Hammond. s1. OF rs ".
Fourteenth St. g charged today
with assault and battery and fail
ure to have proper lights on an auto.
Police said they VIII file a warrant
against Carlos Hammond. 115 2. Six
teenth 81. owner Of the truck Earl
Hammond was driving. for failure to
have proper certificate ot title on
display. Arrests are the result Of
an investigation Of al accident at
Massachusetts Ave. and Walker St.
"Wednesday in which Joshua Grimes.
46. OF Twenty-Fifth s.. and Euclid
Ave. was critically injured and his
daughter narrowly escaped injury.
Sergeant Tooley said he was told
hy Miss Ethel Crimes. i, the laUEh-
ter. that she and her father We're
walking on Massachusetts, Ave,
when Hammond struck her father.
She said he did not stop until It had
gone 1876 feet. She said she wss of
the pavement four feet and her
father. near her. Hammond said he
was blinded By al approaching autos
lights.
Old Title Certificate
The carss certificate Of tile was
issued 20 r. O. shuflebarser. 1909
Villa Ave. Hammond said Carlos
Hammond. his uncle. owned the
truck. TooIey said the right front
head light was missing. i was
found in the back Of the truck. Ham
nond said Il was broken and they
placed It there before they LETT the
Jack % Lantern garden. where they
were working.
Miss Nav Schuler. ~. of Apart
rnent 81, Of SO y. New Jersey St.
IS IN critical condition ~ the city
'lospital suffering from injuries re-
ceivsd when struck by an auto al
pennsylvania and Michigan Sts.
Wednesday night. She sustained a
skull corcusston. body bruises and
internal injuries.
Police charged Harold Q Hlner.
20. Of r. r. ''P' Box 263. with as
sault and battery. He told police
Miss Schuler stepped from behind an
auto into his path, Witnesses said
he stopped within eight feet
Machines Collide
Autos driven by HerscheI Irwin.
-. coiored. 1928 W Walnut St. and
George Clegg. 40. Of 323 Lansing St.
coIlided at New York and West Sts-.
Wednesday night. Police said flying
glass cut Clegg on the hand and
face. irwin was charged with es-
Eault and battery
Police said witnesses told them the
year of an f Michigan g.. car turn
ing the corner 81 Highland Ave. and
Michigan St. struck Miss Artie Frost.
"a, Of 2455 =. Talbot Ave. James
Bell. 233h Virginia Ave. was mo
tornaan. Mss Frost said she started
20 board the car and slipped end
fell and the street car did not touch
her.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-18
Tools Stolen

Thomas NJ. White, 4S01 Winthrop
Ave, who is working on house at
32OS Z. Michigan St. today reported
the theft OF his tools valued at S175.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-18

MISS WILMA LLEWELYN
T~1USSELL Cliff. 1925
TX w. Washington St, is
9 the new president Of the
June senior class OF Technical
High School. Miss Wilma
Llewelyn, 2110 Prospect St, is
vice president; Miss Jean Camp
bell, 312 \. Ritter Ave. sec
retary; Donald Hawkins, 1926
Belefontaine St. treasurer, and
August Hook, r. r. N. Box
3S4. sergeant alarms. Election
results were just announced.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-18
Tent Left; $40 Taken

A man who represented himself
az a patrolman on the police force
Of Milwaukee. Wis, today feeced the
Indianapolis Tent and Awning Com
pany, 447 e Washington St. out
Of $40. He left tent to be repaired
and told employees he was hard up"
and needed the money. They gave
1t to him, but later failed to find
him.
When You Feel 4 Cold Coming On
Take Laxative BROMO QUININE
Tablets to work off the cause and TO
fortify the system against an attack
Of Grip or Influenza. A Safe and
Proven Remedy. The box bears sig
nature Of Il. W. Grove. 30c.-Adver-
tisement.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-04-03
FLOOD WATERS OF POTOMAC
TAKES TOLL OF five LIVES
SATURDAY AT KITzMILL ER
Mining Town Almost Swept Away, Houses and
Other Buildings Being Carried Down Bodily
Aid Being Rendered By Red Cross.

Five lives and the loss of thousands of dollars worth of prop
erty of individuals and public utilities operating in Garrett county
the toll claimed by the sudden rise of all parts
this section Of the country early hour last Saturday morning.
in addition to the mental and physical suffering experienced by
the flood victims.
The dead the members of entire family who swept
away with their home at Ktzmer by the sudden rise of the Po
tOmac river, and are
Mr. and Mrs Samuel Beeman and their children boy
ten years and daughter of eight years
David Beeman, Samuel Beemans father.
The flood waters of the Potomac River struck Kzmer
o'clock Saturday morning which hour few people
The people of the town. which lies along the south bank the
back and forth along the main place. firing their
guns at intervals and telling the people best they could the
conditions they then existed and warning them escape
higher ground which surrounds the town.
Many obeyed the warning going forth into the chill morning
air scant clothed while Others having time
selves properly, fled in their night robes.
lowest points in the colo etaon eaon etaon
The Beeman home which located at one of the lowest
points III the town and close by the entirely surrounded
by the sWrng flood when the who giving alarm
reached that section with the result they unable
reach the house make the inmates hear until they reused them
by hurting stones through the windows the sleeping
the second floor.
before they could leave the house had been swept away bodily
with them in it.
The bodies OF the children and of Mrs have been re-
covered the chdrens at points and one-haf miles
low hltzer while Mrs Beemans were located lodged
IN mass OF dftwOod along the Maryland shore Of the river
Inc remains OF neither of the have yet been located
The report of conditions existing Ktzmer was brought to
Oakland Monday night by Mr. H. A. Loadtch Who in COMPANY
with Mr. Arte Wolfe left Oakland on Sunday afternoon in car
Tor that town. They succeeded after almost suporhman
IotS III feacng the top OF the mountain Wilson Store
where on account Of massive snows still blocking the road
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-04-03
OAKLAND SUFFERED SOMEWHAT
AS A RESULT OF SATURDAY
MORNINGS HIGH WATER
Streets Resembled Mill Races and Stores and
Other Places of Business Flooded, Entailing
Losses of Several Thousands of Dollars

Providence usually smiles upon Oakland people,
that or they deserve overly much but such
case when existing conditions between this neigh
boring towns and cities This
later than last Saturday morning when about
five lives lost at Kzme homes swept away rrepara-
bly, damaged and thousands of dollars property sustained
by people who in many could ill afford it.
Conditions Kzmer and at Oakland same COM
paravey in the that instead of having defined river
flowing through the town at Kizmier Oakland small
vu but viewed in the early hours of the morning just the
peep OF day. the Of water covering Second Third
Streets resembed of water upon which floating
os OF all kinds from flooded stores and warehouses which
come inundated at five o'clock that morning without warning by
the waters of Wilson creek Overowng and spreading
throughout the business section of the doing damage the
amount OF probably five thousand doors retardng buso
mess for not alone that day but up this time.
With snow covering the protected hsdes depth from
one foot to three feet accumulation of weeks
day night at which time rain set ill., predicted
feared by number people that the the streams in
this section would but the proportions thew did and in
so short time.
Half after four the hour when the people whose places
OF business located the three named were
called out by the nsistent ringing of their telephones 1t re-
qured but few minutes for many them respond
their stores and offices after being appraised of the existing
TONS Hercuean efforts made the part of all
what could be saved but the rapidly that much val
liable merchandise submerged and ruined by the
Wilson Creek where it is brdged by the sidewalk on Second
street. found channel by overlooking flooding the
stores the blocks of that and midway
the block above Green street.
Lauers Bakery the first place feel the the
ter In the soreroom eighteen inches of muddy swred
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-04-03
FAIR DATES FIXED
September 80, October l, 2 and
3 Decided Upon for Local
Annual Show.

The dates for the annual fair of the
Garrett County Agricultural Fair AS
ISOLATION for the year 1924 were an
nounced last Friday for September 80,
October I, 2 and 8. No other agri-
cultural association in this section of
Maryland, West Virginia or Pennsyl-
yania will be held on any of these
dates as has been learned by the sec
rotary of the local association within
the past week, hence no interference
insofar as conflicting dates with other
towns are anticipated.
towns are anticipated Mr.. Harry Por-
ter, Oakland, is secretary of the Gar
rett County Fair. He is now engaged
with others of the fair board in ar
ranging the annual premium book to
be issued within a short time. Any
reader of The Republican will be Civ
en- information concerning the 1924
Fair upon application to Mr.. Porter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-04-03

from their foundations and likewise
carried off on the flood waters or de-
molished, making the entire town a
desOlate spot.
In all five dwelling houses were
washed off their foundations and car
rled down the river, five or six others
were badly damaged and rendered I'M
tie for habitation until after extensive
repairs are made, while an equal num-
Der of garages were either washed
away bodily or demolished.
The garage of Frank Bell, in which
he conducted repair work, was dam
aged, while another building used for
car storage purposes, was washed
away, as was also the private garage
of Grant Pew in which was stored his
own car and that of Mr.. Stanley Ben
der, all going out together.
The Coffman-Fisher Department
Store, which was the largest mer-
camille establishment in Kitzmiller,
suffered loss of probably $4,000 in
damaged goods.
DR.. Stachan's office building and
store combined was more or less dam
aged by having the foundation torn
from beneath it, while the drug store
building of DR.. Shepherd and the
Maryland Theatre, the latter owned
by Grant Pew, were both damaged
almost beyond repair.
The town hall and lookup combined
was moved from its foundation and
carried across a mill race 100 feet.
Charles Sprague, owner of res
taurant and also taxi man, lost his
restaurant fixtures, two automobiles
and a truck.
The home of Isaac d. Junkins along
with his stable, two cows and one of
his horses, were swept away. A horse
which managed to escape from the
stable as it was being carried off,
stood in the water with it's nose alone
showing above the surface from Sat
urday morning until Sunday before it
could be reached and brought to the
river bank.
Every bridge in the town, of which
there were a number spanning the
old mill race used years ago to drive
machinery in a wooden mill, are gone,