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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-03

n Z NO man is a hero to his
valet, as tbs often said,
then it would seem that
he would be. if possible, even less
heroic to his telephone operator.
For who knows better than she
how cross he can be, how i'm
patient. how unreasonable?
But. logic to the contrary. men
can remain heroes to their tele-
phone operators. Mrs. Harriet
NJ. Keefauver, 10 f. St. Joseph
St, operator at the pay telephone
station at the Union Station for
two years. and operator at various
hoels and other pay stations in
indianapolis for sixteen years be-
fore that. proves it.
Today she went over the list OF
her regular customers and she
had naught but good to say Of any
Of them.
She Knows NOtables
She spoke of Albert J. Beveridge.
the late Vice President. Charles
Warren Fairbanks, Senators James
Z Watson and Samuel NJ Ralston,
Thomas Taggart, former Vice
President Thomas r. Marshall, the
late Crawford Fairbanks of Terre
Haute. former Governor James
Goodrich. Bishop George r. Crosse.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-03
OWNERSHIP is DENIED
emil Says He Sold Place Raided by
Police.

Eli emil. professional bondsman.
whose efforts recently to be reinstat-
ed as professional bondsman in city
court proved futile when Judge Del
bert o. Wilmeth barred him for act
ing in that capacity. may endeavor
TO get the title to his property at
1109 Missouri St. transferred. Gmil
appeared before Criminal Judge
James A. Collins Thursday on
charges of operating a blind tiger at
that address.
emil testified he was not owner of
the property when it was raided and
some white mule confiscated- He
said he had sold the store prior to
the raid.
Records showed il had not been
transferred. Judge Collins reserved
decision until next week
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-03
Short Course Abandoned
By Times Specta!


LAFAYETTE, Ind, Oct. a.
Abandonment of the one week farm
ers' short course for an agriculture
conference to be held at Purdue Uni
versity, Jan. IL to Is. has been an
nounced here. The conference will
be open to all interested in agri-
culture and will be addressed by
national speakers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-03

Every rheumatic sufferer ought to
send today for. free book, 1.-The Inner
Mysteries OF Rheumatism; Dust out).
Address III. p. Clearwater, Box 500,
Hanowell, Maine.-Advertiseme
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
CLOTHING RETURN
ORDER VIOLATED
Or. Morgan Asks Merchants
to Cooperate,

Tendency to disregard the city
regulation prohibiting the return 10
stores Of certain kind OF clothing
after purchase was reported TO the
Merchants Association today by DR.
Herman G. Morgan, city sanitarian.
Or. Morgan wrote:
II feel that this measure should
be rgidly enforced inasmuch as quite
a number Of diseases. particularly
those affecting the skin. may be
transmitted through the exchange OF
certain kinds Of wearing apparel,
particularly that class of clothing
which is worn next to the skin.
Il trust that you will give this
important public health matter your
immediate attention and Will request
merchants to enforce it with the
same diligence and care that was
generally used when the measure
was first adopted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20

Answers Queries as to
What Food Should Be
Included in Christmas
Baskets for Poor,
ON page 10 there is a list Of needy

ON page 10 there is a list of needy
families.
What should You put into the
Christmas baskets you give to
families on the Times Santa Claus
list?
This question was answered for
the Times Santa and his helpers to.
day by II. s King. chairman Of the
Christmas Clearing House, which is
furnishing names Of families for the
first annual Times Santa Claus list.
He suggested contents for several
different kinds OF baskets.
Substantial Food
THE Family Welfare Society says
a basket for needy family should
contain beef roast. potatoes. rice,
bread oleomargarine or butter
canned vegetables. fruit. sugar
coffee and cranbeTries. King said.
If something special Is added. the
society recommends dried fruit.
-four bacon and dried beans
"One organization. at the sugges-
ton OF experienced workers, last
year distributed baskets containing
IL pound bag OF flour. five pounds
Of cornmeal. one piece Of meat, one
pound Of coffee, one pound OF oleo.
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20

The polar weather should lift from
a part Of their territory within the
LeXt thirty-siX hours. the Weather
Bureau stated
In the meantime the Middle West
is struggling with the gigantic task
Of clearing up The taugle Of broken
telephone and telegraph wires and
poles sprawiing over the country
side. disruptine communication ana
slowing mp railroad and intcrurban
service Where snow and sleet GOV
cred rails do not slow down service
10 a snails pace. lack of wire facili
ties forces extreme caution.
The storm has shifted to Ohio
where the temperature dropped forty
degrees during tie night. Zero
weather IS in prospect and more
than 500 poles are down. disruptiis
communication.
Nearly all of Illinois, with the ex
ception Of the northern portion is
practically isolated, Limited service
is obtainable to St. Louis and other
southeastern Missouri points.
Several thousand persons are
stranded In st. Louis because Of
slow train service Trains are run
ming from eight to twelve hours
late Nearly all trains from the west
are hours late, according to railroad
dispatchers I'm Chicago.
Property damage Will run into
millions Of dollars, It was esti-
mated.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
TAX CUT COSTS
u. S10O,01O,OOO
Revenue Reduced That
Amount in Five Months
BIZ Trifef press

By United Press
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20-Reduc-
ton Of income and war taxes by
Congress last spring cost the Gov
ernment nearly 800 000, 600 IN reve-
nue. during the first five months Of
the operation OF the new law the
Internal Revenue Bureau reported
today.
Income taxes collected IN the
period July / to Dec. / totaled $453.-
758,074, decrease Of S31 100000 as
compared with the same period last
year
Miscellaneous taxes. formerly In
Guiding many wartime taxes, abol-
ished by the new law. totaled $375,-
S18.311, decrease OF $4,000, 900
Only sizeabie increase was in col
lection of taxes on dues Of athletic.
social and sporting organizations,
which jumped $4,000 to a total Of
100000
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
Sun Brings Brief Respite at
NCon-FIood Danger
Is Nipped.
Temperatures

All Of Indiana today shivercd
in zero or near zero weather
with no relief promised over
the weekend, according to j.
II. Arlington, Government
meterol0giSt.
Fair and continued cold tonight
and Sunday IS the forecas, with low
est temperature tonight about .
above zero.
The thermometer dropped steadily
last night reaching the lowest point
! above zero at $50 a. m. The mor.
curry jumped back 10 at T. holding
that point until 9 A warm sun
brought a rise Of degrees at noon.
The coolest point recorded In In
diana was at Ft Wayne. where zero
was registered.
The extreme cold extends into the
southern part Of the State. according
to the weather bureau and streams
In southern Indiana are rising. Cold
weather has nipped food danger.
White River was reported falling at
Noblesville.
All points north Of line from
Lake Michigan to the Texas Pan.
handle reported below zero weather
Some of the coldest points We're.
Lander. Wyo.. Sc below; Devils Lake
y. d. 81 below. Duluth. Mimi. 20
below; Charles city, Iowa. l6 below.
Peoria. H.. 4 below.
Trains from the West were run
ming from five to nine hours late it
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
BOOST IN BREAD
PRICE DISCUSSED
0ne-Cent Increase May Be
Made After Jan, I.

indianapolis bakeries have been
sounding out grocers upon the ad
visibility Of a 1-cent increase q loaf
in bread prices after Jan. /, it was
learned today.
Leading bakers denied that they
have agreed upon any increase, but
they willingly discussed the advance
Of $3.50 a barral in -four in the last
quarter year and higher costs of
other materials as factors which
have caused them TO consider a price
boost.
One big bakery increased its price
recently 1 cent a loaf on bread for
shipment to Kokomo and Newcastle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
SALE IS DISAPPR0vED
State Says Geist Must Turn Over
Reserve Fund.

The public service commission to-
day refused to approve a contract
between East Chicago and the East
Chicago and Indiana Harbor Water
Company for the sale of the water
plant to the city for s1,99S.0OO
The company's stock Is owned
principally by c. H. Geist. Phila-
delphia. chief owner Of the Indian
apols Water Company. Tho com
approved the sale price, but
declared that q depreciation reserve
fund of $4,000 must be given to the
city by the company in cash II the
contract Is to be approved.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
BULLET THROUGH HAIR
Woman Has Narrow Escape From
Gun; Boy Held.

Mrs. F. A. Faucet, so, Of Fish
ers, Ind, while visiting her daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. Max Faucet, 314
E. North St. Apt. 16, was shot
through the hair today but unhurt.
when a small bullet from an air
gun bored its way through the win
dow OF the apartment
Michael Klein, proprietor OF a liv.
cry stable. 622 Ogden St, held Viii
ford Robinson Ia, Of 723 n. Della
ware St. and Paul Schlapper, 10,
Of S18 Z. North St, as the lads who
wfelded the gun. The Robinson lad
was sent to the city detention home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
.PICKPoCKET GETS s225
Passenger Touched as lie AEghts
From Interurban Car.

Sam Stephenson Of Centerville,
Ind. told police that while he was
alighting from an interurban car at
the terminal station today a pick
pocket took his bin fold containing
1925.
Mrs. Iva Lyons, 529 N. Pershing
Ave, told police that while she was
downtown shopping some one took
her purse and S13.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
OLIVER COBEY SET FREE
Jury Acquits Prisoner Held on
Charge of Mans Death.

Oliver Cobey. 43. Of ITO s. Bel
mont Ave, who has been in jail
since July 3 charged with the death
of Bud Willoughby, 81, of 85l
Pershing Ave, will spend Christmas
at home, free. a criminal court
jury found Cobey not guilty Of man
slaughter charges In verdict
Friday. Cobey shot the other man
in a poolroom fight in self defense
He was defended by c. S. Cameron,
county attorney for the poor as he
had no funds TO provide bond or hire
a lawyer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
AUTO MEN TO AID AGED
Association to Supply Home With
Christmas Dinner

Following their custom the In
dianapolis Automobile Trade Associa-
ton will supply turkey. ice cream
and cake. for the annual Christmas
dinner to the forty-eight inmates of
the Indianapolis Home for Aged,
1886 N Capitol Ave. 1t was an
nounced today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
Hope!

Hopes for a white Christ
mas" were held out today by
J. H. Arlington, Government
meteorOlogist.
There is probability Of snow
the middle of next week" he
stated. Weather will be gen
orally fair with that exception.
Winter temperatures will pre-
vail"
The United States weather
bureau, in its forecast issued at
Washington. reported the prob
ability Of cold weather and
snow In every portion Of the
United States. except the ex-
treme South and West. next
week.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
GOMPERS' WILL FILED
Labor Leader Leaves Minimum
Amount to Wife

By United Press
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20.-Will OF
theh late Samuel Gompers. labor
leader, probated here today left the
bulk Of his estate to his three sons
and allotted TO his wife the mini
mum amount required by law.
The will, drawn Nov. s, this year,
to supersede one made in 1921 when
he married his second wife, leav-
ing his entire property to her. said:
"If Gertrude A. Gompers shall not
be my lawfully welded wife at the
time OF my death she shall not. re-
ceive any part OF my estate and the
whole shall be divided among my
other heirs"
Amount OF the estate was not
revealed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
PALATIAL SUBSTATION
Shank Turns Old Residence Over TO
District Police.

Removal of the police substation
at the fire station on Sherman Dr.,
north of New York St, to Mayor
Shank's old residence at 3547 E.
Washington ST. was authorized by
the mayor today. The fire station
was declared crowded with the DO
ice located there.
My house Is well stocked with
coal. and somebody might as well
use it, said the mayor. He. will
charge the city no rent
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
MAILING CROWDS GROW
Rush Begins in Earnest at Indian
apoiis Postoffice.

The Christmas mail rush struck
the Indianapolis postoffice in full
proportions today. While mailing
has been normally heavy for several
days employees were not taxed to
their full speed until today.
Postmaster Robert H. Bryson said
his augmented force was keeping up
with the demand, clearing parcels
fast enough to avoid congestion
The crowd was so great at times
that E. r. c. Bechard. station ex-
aminer. was on duty in the main cor
ridor to direct traffic.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
STORES REMAIN OPEN
Extra Half Hour Is Given Downtown
Christmas Shoppers.

A number of downtown stores will
remain open until p. m. from today
regularly close at $50 p. IN.
Blocks, Ayrcs'. Goldstein's. Pettis.
Kinks and Wasson's will close at
S o'clock.
Schloss, Rubens. Strauss, Hanger
and Miller-Wohl stores will be open
until . o'clock tonight and some will
be open later than p. m. next week.
Merchants Association today urged
members to advertise their Christ
mas closing hours.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
FATHER TIME FROZEN
Sudden Drop in Temperature Affects
Downtown Clocks.

Old Father Time was slowed today
by the sudden drop Of temperature
in indianapolis.
Several downtown street clocks
were stopped.
Sudden change in temperature
affects street clocks" said Leo
Krauss, jeweler, 43 n. Illinois st.
Probably some water got on the
inside during the recent rain and
froze. Cold weather does not affect
them if it does not some swiftly. "
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
HEAVY TOLL OF DEATH
Family All Gone, Son Dies Shortly
After Birth

By Times Special
NOBLESVIBLE. Ind. Dec. 2o.--
Death has taken usual toll from
Mrs. Larllin T. Brown.
posthumous son born this week
died shortly after birth.
Last May her husband was killed.
Her mother died last month, shortly
after her father.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20

8U NEA NcTttof
GD ETHLEHEM. Dec. 90
- And she brought forth
her first t-born Son, an d
wrapped Him in swac ing
clothes, and laid Him in a
manger, because there was no
room for them in the inn.
Now. 20oO years later, the little
city Of David" IS crowded with
pilgrims from every corner of the
globe. Not here under decree from
a ruler to be taxed, but here to re
build Palestine into an lndepond-
ent state The spacious
hotels Of M dern accommodation.
And it came to pass, as the
angels were gone away from
them into heaven, the shep-
herds said one to another, Let
us now go even unto Bethlehem
and see this thing which is
come to pass
Today chugging fiivvers carry
tourists and inhabitants to ard fro
across the country. Tho long
Journeys Of the camel are but bib
lcal memories.
And when they had seen It,
they made known abroad the
saying which was told them
concerning this Child. And all
they that heard it wondered
at those things which were told
them by the shepherds.
Telephones, telegraph and radio
are now commercial fixtures in the
everyday life of persons living In
Bethlehem. The word IS not passed
from mouth to mouth.
And when they had opened
their treasures, they presented
unto Him gifts gold and frank
incense and myrrh.
TOLD, silver or more likely a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
STORM CENTER, SHIFTING
EASTWARD, NOW IN OHIO
Property Damage Amounting to Mil
lions Left in Wake - Weather
Bureau Promises Relief Within Sc
Hours for Part of Section.


CHICAGO Dec 2O-At least nineteen persons dead
result of the sbzero weather centerng the Middle
West. according data obtainabe today.
-Four killed in Milwaukee, five in Oklahoma, two
in Louis Chicago four Michigan, Kansas
City. Mo. and one in Kansas.
The deaths due fires from overheated stoves falls
traffic accidents exhaustion from cold.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
FIVE DIE IN OKLAHOMA
Texas Bank R0bbed-ReIief Prom
iscd For Missouri District.


KANSAS CITY. No. Dec. %
with rail and wire communication
still badly demoralized a break in the
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
WHAT IS THE MATTER
WITH INDIANAPOLIS?

KV7E ARE ASKING this question in all seriousness What
w the matter with Indanapoisf
Your first impulse will be to become indignant and reply
Nothing 1t is wonderful city and good place to live
And will be that you right about it being
wonderful city and good place to live But after little
thought you will agree that Indianapolis perfect
does individual city world of good pause
in while and size himself itself up That what
planning do in this editorial.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20

+ : IND RIGHT HERE may the for
~ the lack of civic spirit in Indianapolis.
EVERYBODY is pushing together. The pushing
left a few-to the who the Chamber Com
the Community Fund matter and their immediate
associates.
They said before, and doing their
best but they represent only part of indianapolis
part at that.
They the Georges" who are permitted to "do it."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20

[O1UR MUNICIPAL government the best municipal
III government possible Other cities have made progress
advance of Indianapolis
indianapolis has wonderful opportunity to become
greater convention city than today Yet repeated eff
forts bring about the erection Of large municipal auditor
um such those possessed oy other cities failed They
have failed because civic spirit strong enough put
them
There OF things that be accomplished for the
good of indianapolis if EVERYBODY will put his shoulder
the wheel and push
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20

1HE OTHER NIGHT there held the Chamber of
u Commerce meeting attended by twenty-five or thirty
They represented part of the leadership of ndanapo
lis affairs Their number included bankers manufacturers and
merchants.
The purpose of this meeting discuss what could
efficiently and humaney the needs of the
unfortlnates of indianapolis.
outsider the of this meeting would have been
surprising To Indianapolis citizen it all painfully
a matter of course.
The interest of every of these indianapolis
They absolutely their attitude and in their
for the good of the city Many them spend per-
centage of their extremely valuable time in their work for
city.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
BETHLEHEM IS BUSY CITY

Radio and Fes Invade Birth Place ChSpacou8 Hotels Replace Old Inns
Persons From Every Corner the Globe Band Together to
Make Palestine Independent State
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20

NJ EFT NEARLY EVERY that meeting agreed that
indianapolis lacks proper civic spirit. Every
agreed that has been extremely hard the Com
muny Fund which considerably smaller proportion
population than that raised in many other cities.
1t almost the agreement Of the meeting that
money raised by taxation take of the needy would
be impossible money for welfare and upft organz
tions through q Community Fund
The made that a Community Fund needed
to keep up a community spirit.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20

TOLD, silver or more likely a
check passed through n
- complete banking institu-
ton Is the twentieth century pro
cedure.
And such gifts are carried by a
mailman.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20

SEEMS THAT it is necessary keep community spirit
alive in Indianapolis by of artificial respiration
This is brutal but the evidence points that direction
Too many of repeating like parrots the slogans, I'm
dianapols good town, indianapolis, city
We stopping get ourselves We
sefsatisfed.
Let repeat: indianapolis IS good But Indian
apos can be made BETTER
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
Alcohol

TN PROPER proportions of al
cohol and water to make
- good anti-freeze mix
ture depend on the extremity of
the weather. For this reason
1t Is up to the individual driver
to determine how much alcohol
to put into his cooling system
The following table, how
ever, will help decide on the
best proportion:
Use
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20

G1HERE is certain spirit of distrust evident in Indian
apolis The employe does thoroughly his
poyer and the employer does thoroughly his empoye
We speaking the and of individual
Civic organizations do not always work we'll together
Charitable organizations having similar difficulties
There tendency shift the burden from group
another for group look upon another a rival
load cannot be moved even by twenty mule if
mule pulls in different direction.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20

xvi HAT INDIANAPOLIS needs is mutual confidence It
w needs pulling together of every element in the city.
1t needs direction of civic affairs by CROSS-SECT
IF city interests sitting together around the table
: When this about shall have civic spirit
awakening of which indianapolis is sorely
Then may truthully that there nothing
matter with Indianapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20

TTELP somebody less fortu-
IL nate than you are this
Christmas.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20

Home Edition

d Ado Programs for to-
~ night, Sunday and Mon
day morning appear in The
Times today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-25
NJ T|GUE GIVEN
AIR FOR ONE
YEAR

NEW YORK. Oct. 25.-The State
athletic commission has recon-
mended to its license commission
that Mike McTigue. worlds light
heavyweight champion, be refused
a license to box ip New York for
a year. because Of his failure to
accept challenge to defend his
title against Gene Tunney. holder
of the American 175,pound crown.
The commissions action definitely
ends prospects of q match be-
tween McTigue and Paul Berlen.
bach, Of New York. which Tex
Richard was seeking with the in.
tention Of matching the winner
with Tunnay.
The commission announced that
while McTigue would not be de,
prived Of his title, recognition az
the ranking light heavyweight
while he Is under ban would be
extended to Tunney.