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Pistol Team Meets

The fourth match of the U. s. R. A. indoor league pistol matches resulted in close competition among some of tho members for place on the team. "Steinway" Jones landed ahead of Per son Moore in retaliation for having been shot off the team last week. Well don was able to hold to second place, though H. c. Holt was within points of him. Holt finished his score with . string of 46x50, good enough to land at tho top anywhere. Scores:
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Macks' 1925 Camp

FORT MYERS, Fla. Jan. 2e.-Connis Mack, manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, signed an agreement today to bring his team here in the spring of 1923 for their spring training. Mack has been here since Sunday,
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ting tactics. w ten rounds.

ting tactics. Wells took eight of the ten rounds.
 MIAMI, F1a.--Leonard Hicks, Detroit amateur, defeated T. W. Palmer in the semi-final for the Florida champion- ship here yesterday. Hicks played sensational golf throughout and was two up on his rival after the eighteenth hole, which he played with a birdie.
 MIAMI, Fla.-Jack Kearns, manager of Jack Dempsey, arrived here for a vacation with the champion. Kearns re- fused to discuss business aside from saying some important matches were in prospect for Dempsey in the spring.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-26
Birthplace

10 He county unit school system
was debated Monday night
before the Indiana Farm BIZ
reau Federation Opponents OF the
measure declared that 75 per cent
Of the people listed in who's Who"
We're farm born.
Which Benjamin J Burris. super
iutendert OF public instruction. re
flutes
He quotes current research
magazine ,hat states 74.1 per cent
Of those celebrities came from cities.
towns and villages
So the ancient battle between
town and country flares up anew
Decorating statistics are shot back
and forth
Birth is important TO most people
NotabIes have to be born some
where Just like folks who only get
in the telephone directory Some
celebrities were born in mansions,
others in cottages, and some not
yet
Genius may be awakened by the
music Of screeching trolley cars and
urban clatter. Or by the rural noises
OF marching army worms and
munching potato bugs.
Natal environment has little to
do with il Seeds of greatness are
in individuals not in landscapes
And its what one does-not birth
place-that prints his name in
who's Who"
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four lines and all you have to 90
ia to think up a funny. punchy,
appropriate last or fifth line in
rhyme and meter with the first
two lines.
Remember there is no correct
last lire. / write four lines and
stop. having no idea what the fifth
may be. So It isn't a matter OF
guessing.
And then-there's $50 EACH
DAY awaiting the "Lost-line"
sent into me which the judges
think fits on the best to my incom-
plete Limerick; $15 for the next
best. three IS snackers calling for
some one to claim them for send
ing in the two next best lines, and
twenty one-buck williams bechon-
ing to the twenty honorable men
ton winners.
That performance goes ON
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situation one day when a young
lady is boarding a street car.
There's all kinds of chance for
your Imagination to run wild on
No. 3.
Take a look at Limerick No.
on Page 2. You might just as well
get used to turning at once to
Page of The Times. because
that's where new one Of my
"Lost-line" Limericks will be ev-
cry day.
Now for $50 can't you think up
something pretty snappy about
sweet Lenore getting on that
street car with a hole in her stock
ing which attracted considerable
attention? Just think OF all the
wise cracks" that could be pulled
either by LenOre or her comment.
ing Watchersi
The beautiful part about my
Limerick game Is that If you d0n's
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scribblers in the world. For six
or seven words. the first award
winner win receive $50. That's
almost a rate of 81 to $8 a word
Ever hear OF any other author
being paid like that?
If stranger stopped you on the
street and handed you $50 in gold.
would you take It? So would L.
And that's just what my Liner
icks mean.
just think up all the things you
could do with $50 with Christ
mas coming on and coal bills
mounting. With those thoughts as
inspiration, turn to Page ? of The
Times. glance at the rules of the
Limerick game and then observe
the "LOst-Iipe" Limerick Just be-
low the rules.
You'll see that I've done the
worst of it. I've written the first
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-26
Fourteen Convicted


Those convicted.
Anthony a. Sch-i3. Carl p. Ande~-
SON. Leo p. Harrington. John r. SUIT
ton and Frank b. Jaoua. all ot Port
land. Ind. former officers of the
Hawkins Mortgage Company. and a
r Sax Of New York. stock salesman
FOR Hawkins.
William webb of Dallas. Texas.
and William Sacks of ST. Louis. No.
former officers of the United Home
Builders
Mord Carter and William Jones
trdiaNepoHs. former officers Of the
IndiauaA ARaral credits Association.
Frank Hasht and Frank @.
Willis Indianapolis certified public
accountants.
Harry ! Rovarl. Pi't burgh Pa.
former officer ana founder ~ the
Cooperative League ~ America
j. W MeCaaum Detroit Mich.
formerly -pauleuce head If the
Cincinnati Bond and Investment
Company.
The jurr, returning verdict az
i IS Tuesday s.-ht. after being out
six hours and ,",lve minutes, found
only Johu a. CmrH ANA Charles T.
succap II Pstt-0urah pa. former
officers ~ Tho Cooperative League Of
America. NOT guilty.
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Right
Here
ITA
INDIANA
Bu GAYLORD NELSON

In I OMORRCW viii be Thanks
| giving day. It is this eoun
- try's most distinctive holiday
But it's more than a national I0-
stitu,iou. It's A scenic marvel
Americas most Sture-Lous royal
gorge.
ana in irnumerahle Ind.anap apc4s
kitchens the scenery is being as-
.e-.hr..t
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pay the 500 a day for my educa-
ton.
If you've missed out on taking
whirI on Limericks Nos and ?
Monday and Tuesday. get into the
game on Limerick No. 3 today
Today you've got three-in-one
chance to get in on $500 in cash
awards Because there is 500
waiting to be given away on No. /.
another century note on No. and
a fresh bunch of coin on No. 3 to-
day.
You've got until this evening to
shoot in lines on No. l, until
Thursday evening to put the
finishing touches on No. ? and
until Friday to present your best
efforts on No. OF today.
My Limerick 'Lost-line" writer's
are going to be the highest paid
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-26
Savings

ri ENBERS of Christmas saw
iNI| turs clubs i'm indianapolis wi.
LII soon receive approximately
S70625 Several If >the eighteen
local banks conducting clubs have
already started to mal checks TO
their members.
Eleven years ago rhe first club In
this country was organized.
This wear 5000 banks i'm the na
tion viii pay ont s245.0Goo00 TO club
members And each scar the plan
becomes more popular.
For it effectively parries the blow
Of the club welded by Santa Claus
Which improvid4nt people antici
pate with apprehension. for they feel
its sting And it frequently breaks
their backs
a single nickel. dime. OF quarter
is Just chicken feed
But when fed weekly into a sav-
ings club they become nest eggs. IN
which is concentrated nourishment
strength and dignity And from nest
eggs are hatched financial eagles
Who can battle Santa Claus 70 a
standstilL
There's nothing fashy about
Christmas clubs-or other small reg
ular savings plan. It's only the re
suit that is startling.
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EVERY DAY. I print the incom-
plete Limerick, you get three days
to think up last lines, the judges
take two days to make their deci
sions and then a week from the
day Of publication of that partic.
lar Limerick. the cash-laden
Twenty Five winners are an
nounced.
AND GET TRIS-EVERY AN
SWER is READ AND FAIRLY
JUDGED. THE TIMES PLEDGES
IT'S WORD ON THAT.
It's the easiest thing on earth
to write these "Lost-lines. Son
ny can probably do them just as
well as Dad. And Miss Stenog-
rapher has just as good q chance
to grab off that $50 first award as
has MIR. Boss.
Now let's talk about Limerick
No. and its $100 in cash awards.
No. 3 is a little poem" about a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-26
CENSORSHIP IS SOUGHT
Bloomington Senator viii Introduce
Theatrical Bill.

A bill providing for strict
theatrical censorship and rigid re-
striction Of Sunday theatrical per-
formances and motion picture ex-
hibitions will be Introduced in the
Indiana Legislature which convenes
in January. by Earl ". Payne. Of
Bloomington, Ind, State Senator
elect from Monroe. Greene and
Brown Counties, Payne announced
today.
The Rev. Roscoe Carpenter. of
Greene County. is said to be trying
to organize a fght for the bill in the
House and Senate.
Before the election. one official
Of The Motion Picture Theater' Own
ers Of Indiana sent out letters deny
ing a report that Ed Jackson, now
Governor-elect. was in favor OF
aboIishinG Sunday movies.
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TAKE Up ZONES
IN TWO WEEKS


Acceptance ~ the rosjguatiou Of
William Jones. secretary of the indi.
ana state board Of agriculture. con
victci Tuesday nieht in. Federal
Court Of conspiracy to use ne mails
in scheme 10 dofraud in connec-
zion with The Hawkins Mortgage
Company. is expected when the
board moets I'm two weeks
Jones presented his resignation 20
the board at the time of his In.
dictment Jan l6 The board de
cnned to accept it pending results
Of the trial According to Barker,
president Of the board the members
will meet in about two weeks He
said nothing had been said on done
about the resignation as yet.
Jones said today he expected the
board would now accept the resigna-
ton.
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BY LIMERICK LARRY.

fYT1ERE I am again with an
III other ~Lo-t-line" Limerick
and another 500 in cash
70 be given away on It.
Now YOU can see that I'm really
in earnest about this Limerick
idea Of mine.
But I find that I'm badly out
classed as a Limericker in this city
Of indianapolis l forgot that IN
diana is the State OF poets and
that most Hoosier babies start
rhyming even before they can say
their ABCs.
These Limericks OF mine are
Just apple pie for the James Whit.
comb Rileys of Indianapolis and
vicinity. But that's all right, you
go ahead and finish off my LINER
icks in real style and III gladly
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-26
Eleanor Now Knows That There Is SAINT

Frightened, Mrs. Heslin to window on the
second floor and leaped Her left leg broken but
the baby doll was unscratched.
Then Carl Ludwig store stepped into the role
of Santa Claus Sending Mrs. Hesn a hospital, Ludwig
drove to the HcsIin home and presented the doll
Eleanor.
"Oh, bet you're Santa she said, her eyes filling
with tears at sight Of the doll
You re blamed right ] m Sanity, said Ludwig.
And YOU came for Thanksgiying?" asked Eleanor
Yep, starting carly this year, answered Ludwig
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HOURLY TEMPERATURE

win on one Limerick. you can
keep right on trying and improv-
ing all the time, because there ia
a new Limerick and a fresh S10O
for EVERY DAY.
Just now the suspense is get
ting terrific, awaiting selection Of
the winners Of the cash awards
on Limerick No. 1, to be an.
nOunced Monday. The judges
will have some job and the lines
are stiI pouring in on it.
But Nos. [ and are almost an
cient history. They were practice
spins. On No. 3 Of today we can
get down to Limericking in earn
est.
Cant you hear that $50 FIRST
award crying II hear YOU calling
me-
AS Caesar said at the Battls OF
Yorktown. II haven't begun TO
Limerick yet" SO let's Sc aga4n.
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COLUMBUS Ohio Nov. 26-Little Eleanor Hesin g.
had her faith restored in Santa Claus today.
When Eeanors mother overheard neghbor child
tell her daughter that Santa Just your Nom and Pop
she resolved demonstrate that Santa Claus is reality
Things were breaking tough for the IIesins and Mrs
IIeSin decided that Eleanor any Christmas presents
they would have to be stolen
MingIng with the crowds Of fortunate shoppers
Mrs Heslin lifted" baby doll She was just leaving
when a clerk called to her.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-26
Records are Seized

When Worley arrested the con
stables. he seized a truck load Of
records. file cases. city directories
and telephone books IN RainoyS Of
flee. Worley said the defendants
had marked nearly 100000 persons
in the state to be visited with a
warrant for their arrest on charges
Of not having workmen's conFen-
sation insurance
He also said there was some
evidence that an insurance company
may have investigated ghe drive.
Howard denied this.
Rainey and Howard achieved
notoriety in 1923 through a hoiesale
drive on delinquent dog taxes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-26
H. A. CRO0KE DIES
Veteran Nordyke & Norman En-
pIoye Is Taken.

Herbert A Crooke, 81. Of 3064
Washington Blvd. employed by Nor
dyke and Marmon Company since
1888. and an uncle Of Joe Dawson,
Philadelphia. race driver. died early
today AT his home. Funeral arrange.
ments have not been made.
Mr.. Crooke was born at LoogoOtee.
Ind. and came to indianapolis early
in life He was employed in the
sales department at Nordyke and
Marmon Company He was
Mason.
Surviving are the widow, a sister
and brother. and two nephews.
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Notice to Dealers
and Carriers Of
The Indianapolis
Times:

on Thursday THANKSGIVING
day. the Indianapolis Times
VIII publish one edition. in ac-
cordance with our holiday Gus
tom
Out-ot.town carriers who re
ceive papers on interurban
cars between 1:30 and 2:30
p. m. may expect their pa
pers from one to two hours
earlier than usual.
Carriers in indianapolis win
receive papers from two to
three hours earlier than usual.
with the exception Of those
whose papers are delivered by
traction cars. These carriers
will get their papers on trac.
ton cars leaving indianapolis
not later than O'Clock
There viii be no late Final
or Pink Sports edition.
FINES CIRCULATION DEPT
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100000 PLOT
CHARGEDBy i. S.
Forbes Planned to Divert
Money Attorney Says.

By uitrd Press
CHICAGO. Nov 26.-The con-
tracing firm Of Thompson & Black
thought and paid for its Govern
meut contracts" for erection Of vet
erans hospitals" Assistant Attor-
ney General John W. H Grim
charged today in his opening state
ment 10 the Federal jury trying
Col. Charles r. Forbes, former Vet
eran Bureau director, and John w.
Thompson for defraudIng the Gov
ernmeut
Grim said he expects to prove that
Forbes and Elias Mortimer. init
mate friends" of Forbes, had ex-
pected TO divert to themselves ST.
100000 Of the $17.000,00O appropri-
ared for erection Of the hospitals.
Grim declared the first bribes were
made to Forbes by Thompson IN
Chicago on June Il, 1922. when
Forbes was advanced $4,000 and
Mortimer given a like amount, "for
which no arrangements had ever
been made for repayment
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-26
ONE LESS BOONE BOOM
Thief Takes Drum at Shortridge
High School and Beats IT."

Shortridge band had one less
boom-boom today and Gerald Druley.
student. sat on the sidelines at the
Misunderstanding High School foot
ban game as result Of q theft Of
drum instrument and a pair Of
gloves from the music room at the
nigh school today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-26
ACTIVITIES OF COURT IN
IRVINGTON GIVEN AIRING
Threats Of Arrest Made Against
Bainbridge, Greensburg and De-
catur Citizens, According to True
Bills.

T. R. Raincy, lrvington justice of peace; A. NJ Howard
and Joseph ren conaabes in Rainey court indicted
today by the Marion county grand jury charges Of blackma
and conspiracy The charges result from statewide
drive against alleged voaors Of the wormen compensation
whereby Howard and his deputies brought citizens
from o1hcr narts Of Tho State into Rainexs court.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-26
BROTHER SCALDS BABY
Accidentally Tips Kettle Of Water
on Child.

~ INiffd VrC8S
LOGANSPORT. Ind. Nov. Go
William Dudonis. 4, was seriously
burned about the shoulders and
body today when an elder brother
tipped a kettle of boiling water from
a stove onto the child
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Example Is Given

An example OF this was the case Of
Miss Rousseau Mcclellan. for more
than twenty-five years a teacher at
Shortrldge. Her original license was
for botany In addition she took on
classes in biology. IT was necessary
to obtain q permit for her to teach
the latter subject"
After the present law was passed
Weir said an opinion was obtained
from Albert Baker. attorney for the
school board who stated, according
to Weir that he doubted whether the
law applied to indianapolis. but ad-
vjsed that the board comply with il
rather than to take the matter to
court and then attempt TO have 1t
by the Legislature.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-26
MRS. ARBUCKLE SUES
Wife of Former Film Comedian
Seeks Divorce.

PARIS. Nov. 26,-Mrs. Arminta
Arbuckle. wife Of the former fiIn
who was the central figure
In the sensational Virginia Rape
case. TWO years ago. applied for
divorce today, charging desertion
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A NEW crossword 3puzzle,
y giant size, on the Comic
Page today.
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Forecast

INCREASING cloudiness and
4 warmer tonight. Lowest
temperature tonight somewhat
above freezing. Thursday over
cast and cooler.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-02

At the bottom Of Rock Creek lies
all that is mortal of a Zoo attendant
who betrayed his trust. Because Of
his negligence, Washington will
have forty days more of winter
He had been told, after consulta-
ton with Hostetter's almanac and
the United States Weather Blu
reau, that today would be fair and
sunshiny, and under no circum.
stances was he to allow the prophetic
grounding to see his shadow in the
bright morning.
Gets Smoked Specs.
"Here." said Superintendent Hol-
lister. handing the varlet a small
package" Is pair of smoked spec.
tacles. When the groundhoS comes
out, slip them over his nose quick.
ly. Then we'll be safe in our jobs,
because II that darned animal sees
his shadow and keeps winter in
washington, the newspapers will
raise the deuce with u.s."
AYE, aye, SIR quoth the false
attendant.
The morning dawned crisp and
clear, as the football stories used
to read. Milton Aloysius Ground.
hog awoke with soulful yawn
and numbered up to the entrance
of his subterranean home. Far
away, tucked in his little trundle
bed, the attendant dreamed peace,
fully Of the days when he had
charge Of the sloth, the latest
animal in the world except himself.
Milton ventured forth into the
light. His sharp eyes found his
shadow. He whisked about and
disappeared into his earthly aparl.
ment. Forty days more Of winter!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-02
BOARD OF TRADE RAPS
WORKERS. BILL IN HOUSE

The Board Of Trade Is opposed to
the Fitzgerald "Workmen's Com.
penSation Bill" on the ground that
the Government should not take
upon itself a business that should
properly go to the insurance COM
panies. The Fitzgerald bill would
have q workmen's compensation
tund to be government operated,
thus cutting Off the private inSur-
ance companies from participation.
through David M. Lea. chairman
of its insurance committee, the
board yesterday sent a letter to the
House committee which is now
holding hearings on the bill. The
letter backs the Underhill bill
which would permit the private
companies to administer the fund.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-02
YOUTHS HELD IN
PHONE GIRL
Staying
Two Arrested in Rochester
Deny knowledge Of Can
ton Crime

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Feb. a.
Henry, alias Frank, Bauer, and
Frank Heft. of this city, both aged
about twenty-five years, were being
questioned today by the police in
connection with the staying Of Miss
Florence Nitzman, nineteen, tele.
phone operator, In Canton, Ohio.
Both stoutly deny any knowl-
edge of the crime. When arrested
last night they were in an auto
mobile which Is believed to have
been stolen. Both meet the de-
scFiption OF the men wanted for the
Canton death and, In addition, the
police here claim to have informn-
ton which satisfies them the two
suspects were in Canton at thu.
time the Nitzman girl was killed.
The victim left here six months
ago to accept position in the
Ohio city. where she was LIVING at
the home Of cousin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-02
WAR RECORD UNAVAILING
FOR DRY LAW OFFENDER

Efforts to effect parole for John
Herman Anderson, a world war vet
eran, because of his splendid record
overseas, having beer. wounded five
times at the front, were unavailing
when he was brought before Judge
John p. Mcmahon today to receive
sentences on five violations OF the
national prohibition laws. He was
given a straight Jail sentence of
thirty days and sentenced to pay
total fines Of $125 or serve addi.
tional sixty-five days. He paid the
fines.
For a sale on October 20, 1928.
he was sentenced to serve thirty
days in jail, without the alterna.
tive of fine; possession brought $26
or ten days and his personel bond
was taken on a transporting charge.
For transporting on January 10, he
was fined $25 or ten days and for
possession on the same date $75
or forty.five days.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-02
COMMITTEE Is NAMED
FOR MERCHANTS DINNER

The personnel Of the Booster
Dinner Committee" Of the Mer.
chants and Manufactures Associa.
ton, was today announced by M.
A. Leese, chairman. A meeting of
the committee has been called for
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock in
the office Of the association.
The committee, in addition to
Mr.. Leese. Is composed Of M. G.
Gibbs, Charles T. Ciagett, I. l.,
Go1dhein. Sidney M. Sellnger, M.
e. Horton. Mark Lansburgh, Rich.
ard l.. Lamb, Frank v. Wilcox,
Harry M. Crandall and Lewis A.
Payne.
The booster dinner is planned as
one Of the most pretentious get
together meetings that the associa.
ton has ever held. No details as
70 date or the place of the meeting
have yet been decided.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-02
SENATOR Nicely
IS HEARD ON
EUROPE
Speaks Before National Amer.
lean Club-Senator Stanley
Also Makes Address.

Speaking before the National
American club meeting held in the
Continental hotel last night, Sena.
tor M. M. Nicely Of West Virginia
declared "the common laborer in
America has more liberties than the
royalty Of Europe formerly en-.
joyed." Senator Nicely told Of his
recent trip through Europe.
Need Of such club as the Ma.
tional American, with Americanism
as its object, was emphasized by
Senator A. owsley Stanley Of Ken.
lucky.
John p. Arbenz, president of the
Wheeling, w. Va, club, outlined
the purposes of the club, declaring
1t to be the only means he knew
OF to combat anti-American moves.
DR.. Will Cruise, one Of the found.
ers Of the national organization,
presented the clubs charter to John
w. Fenton, the POSTMASTER. Judge
Mattingly, Of the municipal court,
spoke. DR.. Cruise announced that
national headquarters will be opened
here soon.