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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-25
SANTA
Town Named for Christ
mas Saint Makes
Merry Entire Popu-
IatiOn Takes Part in
Celebration,

T~ OWN in the hills Of Spencer
III County nestles a little village
inhabited by $50 persons.
1t is called Santa Claus.
a mile west of the town is a camp
ground. 1t has been A camp ground
for many years. 1t was called Santa
Claus. About forty years ago Uncle
Sam installed a postoff1ce at this
point 1t was known as Santa Claus.
The town continued the name.
Last night, Christmas Eve, Santa
Claus visited Santa Claus. He was
honor guest of the townspeople who
had rehearsed for weeks on the
pageant that was given in his honor.
Each had a part. Later on he Off
ciated in the annual gift giving.
There was a gift for every single one
of the hundred and fifty.
Three Miles From Rails
The town has gravel road advan-
tages to three railroad points, La
mar, three and half miles away;
Dale, six miles. and Lincoln City.
six miles. Years ago. before the
gravel roads came. many were the
hardships encountered in getting in
supplies.
The little town boasts first OF lis
postotf1ce, which. by the way. is an
nually swamped with letters to Santa
Claus from all parts of the United
States. Next comes the general
store, then the blacksmith shop
there is no garage-a' barber shop
that recently has turned into a bob.
Der shop-they have 'em there. too
cream station-Clay Township jus
tice Of peace office. and last, but not
least, a public school.
The form OF government is D. f.
Lewis, Sc, a Civil War veteran. He
is marshal and justice of peace.
One Physician
For forty years past DR.. J. j.
Schwerzer has taken care of the
aches and pains. He is now 70
years young. He says the old
wrinkles still work.
On Sunday the $50 divide their
worship between the Evangelical,
Methodist and Christian churches.
Each day the mail comes in by
carrier at 1920 from Lincoln City,
where Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother
of Abe Lincoln, is buried.
Christmas there is an institution
built on a foundation Of hardships
and deprivationS.
The old community center-the
Claus--is the hub.
Santa Claus. Spencer County, In
diana, is one spot In Indiana that
Kris Kingle never misses.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-25

be thinking population
The looked a
there
patients spent spare mo-
those who
could not
Louise Bricker Z, who o hospital
Elwood Orphans happy although she said
Daddy had to work couldn't come o me-"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-25
Memories

TOLIET, Ill, Dec. 2J.-It
was a roast pork dinner
0 and haunting memories
of more sumptuous Christ
masses fol Nathan Leopold and
Richard Loeb today. With
1000 other convicts the million
aire youths, serving life for the
murder of Bobby Franks. cele-
brated the holiday in subdued
fashion.
Chicago choristers sang THE
Messiah for the prisoners.
LeOpold's father and brother
visited him Wednesday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-25

~ OWN in the hills Of Spencer
County nestles a little village
inhabited by $50 persons.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-25
Forecast

TAIR tonight and Friday.
i Rising temperature Fri
day anticipated.
Evening star., 1924-08-02
Modern Marvels.

The world is full OF wonders I'm
glad I've lived to see, before the
Reaper sunders this happy life and
me. I've lived to see men travel as
swift as lightning stroke in cars that
kick up gravel and leave trail of
smoke. And no one ever bothers to
think of olden days that saw our
patient fathers behind their plodding
bays. The might OF science reaches
around me everywhere | hear great
songs and speeches come sitting
tragic, the spiel by frenzy warmed
I've lived to see the magic OF radio
performed My good old Uncle
Peter. he died long, long ago: the
angels watch him teeter where
Edens roses grow; had any person
told him such marvels would arise
| wonder who could hold him, for he
detested lies. | often wonder greatly
what long dead men would say, if
they, severely and stately, could
from the churchyard stray, and hear
the purring, signing, of countless
motor cars. and see the airmen hy-
ing among the clouds and stars?
often wonder vainly what sights my
eyes might view, if | should leave,
lnsanely. my grave beneath the yew,
when I've been calmly sleeping a
hundred years or three; the outcome
of my peeping would sure astonish
. me!
tCopyrightD WALT MASON
Evening star., 1924-08-02
DEED IN WIFE'S NAME,
HUSBAND ASKS CHANGE
c. C. H. Perry Wants Court to Cor
rect Paper. Fearing She Will
Squander Property.

Clarence c. Perry has asked the Dis
trict Supreme Court to correct d deed
by which the title to his home, at 1929
Montello avenue northeast, was placed
in the name of his wife, Eva j. Perry.
When he had paid off all the in
cumbrance excepting about $500, the
husband tells the court. his wife in
formed him she had dream in which
her dead mother appeared to her and
told her the house ought to be cleared.
AS she had some money in bank she
persuaded him to use it in removing
the inCumbrance on the property. He
accepted, Perry says and then learn
ed that the deed to the property had
been made out in his wife's name and
that he had no title to his home.
When the house was bought in 1906,
the husband states, his wife was
without funds and he made the in
itial payment on the property. He
left to fellow employe of the PEN
sion Office the making out of the
deed and supposed that the title had
been placed in his name, he states.
Perry expresses the fear that his
wife may sell the property and
squander the proceeds. He is rep
resented by Attorney Gerald NJ. John
son.
Evening star., 1924-08-02
RADICALISM DECLARED
ON WANE IN GERMANY
Both Fascism and Communism
Have Seen Best Days. Cabinet
Member Says.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, August 2.-Radicalism from
the Right and Left no longer
constitutes a menace to Germany. in
the opinion of Carl Severing. Prus-
sian Minister of Interior, who pro-
fesses to see evidence thatib Com
munism and Fascism are on the wane.
The Communist party" declared
Herr Severing, has become meas
urably weakened, Notwithstanding
that it apparently still is we'll
financed. 1t no longer is a co-ordi-
mated mass movement, and only an
economic crisis could possibly enable
it to gain temporary ascendency."
The minister said he was opposed
to legislation calculated to SUI IS
the Reds. He believed such :
ures would only arouse sympatI. Jr
Communism. which made a specially
of courting censorship.
AS for the German Fascist becom-
ing an increasing danger to the Ger
man Republic, Herr Severing assert
ed he was convinced that the Nation
alistic movement which emanated
from Bavaria. was wholly on the
wane, due chiefly to lack OF the funds
heretofore supplied by the PruSsian
agrarianS, who now were victims of
the prevailing money crisis and dis
inclined to indulge in political frolics
which hold out little hope of real
iZation.
Herr Severing said the principles
enunciated by Adolph Hitler and Gen.
Ludendorff also had lost their original
appeal to the voters.
Evening star., 1924-08-02
SOUNDS KETTLE BOTTOM
SHOALS IN THE POTOMAC
q. S. Engineer o'Connor Testing
Channel Near Colonial Beach
With View to Improvement.

with a view to improving the navi-
cation of the Potomac River at Ket-
Tie Bottom Shoals. near Colonial
beach, Maj. James A. O'Connor, the
Inlted States engineer in charge, has
arranged TO have soundings made of
the channel in that large area to as
certain actual conditions and fix a
hasls for estimating the cost of re-
pairs. IT has been reported that the
channel has shoaled in places to a
depth of from II to IS feet, whereas
the approved depth necessary for the
passage Of deep -draught vessels
bound to and from this CITY and AIay-
andrla is "a feet. Complete SURVEYS
VIII be made by party of engineers
ana helpers in charge of E. J. Merrick,
which left here yesterday in two small
vessels, and will take about two months
time
1t has been estimated that il will
cost about $250.0OO to restore the
channel to the required depth. and
the plan is to have the data ready for
SUBMISSION to Congress at the coming
session.
Evening star., 1924-08-02
MONARCH CLUB HEARS
D. C. ARCHITECT SPEAK
Albert L. Harris Talk on Ancient
and Modern Styles Features
Luncheon.

An address by Albert l.. Harris.
municipal architect of the District of
Columbia, featured luncheon of the
Monarch Club at the City Club Thurs
day. Mr.. Harris spoke on Ancient
and Modern Architecture and It's En-
gineering Problems"
The club decided to hold a ladies
night" at the home of the national
president. II. S. Omohundro, Chevy
Chase, Nd, on August IA. Arthur A.
Riemer, chairman of arrangements
for the occasion, announced that his
committee had perfected all details The
newly formed Monarch Club of Balti-
more has been extended a special invi-
tation to attend the affair.
1t was announced that all commit
tee chairmen will meet in the City
Club next Monday evening and after
ward attend a theater party at
keiths. Prof. Henry q. Doyle will
have as his guest at the next regular
meeting DR.. Harry S. Bernton of the
United States Public Health Service.
who will deliver an address on Hay
Fever-Its Causes and Cure"
Evening star., 1924-08-02
ToDAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

BELASCO-"Smilin' Through" at
$3.50 pm. Mat, Z:30
POLPS-"The Chocolate Soldier" at
SEQ pm. Mat, 2:20.
kEITH'S-Martha Hedman Nan
Halperin. vaudeville. at 2:15 and S:15
p.m.f
TIVOLI-"Tivoli Favorite's Week" "
picture feature, continuance per-
formance from to IL pm.
RIALTO-"Babbi at 1870, 1880.
$40. $50. 1880 and $50 pm.
METROPOLITAN" Sale" at
11:40, las, 3:35. 1880 and $3.50 pm.
COLUMBIA-"Bread at 11:20. 1870.
3:35, 5:35, 1880 and $40 pm.
PALACE-"Revelat at 1900.
100, $40, $40, 7:10 and 9:20 pm.
Observation-Disclosures Washing
ton, Jr.,' at 2:20, 4:20, 6:2o. aid
S:55 pm.
CENTKAI-"Beau Brummel," con-
tinuous performance fr m 1880 am.
TO $3.50 pm
Evening star., 1924-08-02
TEACHERS MURDER
|SLA|D TO MORON
Police Say Inmate of Feeble
Minded Home Has Admitted
Staying Woman.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LA PEER. Mich. August 2.-Louis
Johnson, 2l years old, an inmate OF
the Michigan Home and Training
School, State Institution for the
feeble minded, is in Jail in "a nearby
city, after having confessed here Thurs
day. police say, that he strangled
10 death Mrs. Blanche Burke. pretty
2S-year-old widow, employed at the
institution.
Johnson, who is clasSed by the in
stitution as definitely feeble minded
and who has been at the home for
IA years, readily admitted killing the
woman, according to the officers, and
then went to the scene and re- enacted
the event for them. He told them
they said, that he resolved to xii!
the woman to get even" with her
Tor an argument they had had in the
laundry of the institution some time
before.
Caught Her in bushes.
On the night of Saturday. July %,
the alleged confession continued the
man waited for Mrs. Burke to leave
the home and followed her until they
reached a spot where the roadside
was heavily overgrown with weeds
and underbrush. After he had caught
her Sl~ broke away and ran, but he
'Nellooh ner ana ONerpoWereu her.
stripping off her stockings, John
son bound her feet together and then
tied her hands before he strangled
her, police say he said.
Mrs. Burke was missed late Satur-
day night when she failed to return
10 her nome from the institution. A
search was started and her unclothe ed
body was found early Sunday morn
ing. For two days posses searche d
the vicinity in an effort to get some
clue, but without success. Johnson
was arrested yesterday. after another
inmate of the home had told officers
that the man had told him he killed
RS. Burke.
Mrs Burke was the mother of two
small children. Her husband died
three years ago
Johnson WIS not considered as dan
gerous by the attendants at the in
Stitutlon and was employed at such
work as his mentality would permit.
Evening star., 1924-08-02
new DRY LAW UPHELD.
Virginian Must Serve Three Years
as Result of Conviction.
,pecial Disnatch TO The Star

Special Dispatch TO The Star
RICHMOND, Va, August John
Dix of Danville will have to serve
three years in the State penitentiary
for violation of the prohibition laws.
The man was convited prior to his
last trial in the corporation court of
Danville, and a second conviction car
ried the felony charge. He appealed
from the decision of the trial court
and that tribunal has refused to in
terfere in the case, thus affirming the
validity of the act and the conviction
Emmett Hunt of Southa mpton had
half gallon of liquor hidden in his
yard and was fined $3.50 and given
three months in Jail. and this has
been approved by the supreme court
Evening star., 1924-08-02
Horses Set Pulling Record.

REGINA, Saskatchewan. August
2-Esta blishing what was said to be
a new world record. team of horses
from Lumsden, Saskatchewan. pulled
800 pounds deadweight a distance
of 27 feet at the Regina exposition
last night. This pull was measured
as equivalent to draw of 20.1 tons
on a rock pavement, or 16.4 tons on
an asphalt pavement.
Evening star., 1924-08-02
SIR CHARLES c. MADDEN
HEADS BRlTAIN'S NAVY
Flag Officer and War Hero Pro-
NOTED to Chief Post
in Service.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, August Admiral Sir
Charles E. Madden, a flag officer of
the royal navy, who was commander
in-chief of the Atlantic feet from
1919 to. 1922. has been appointed ad-
miral of the feet, the chief position
in the British navy.
He served in the battle of Jutland,
1911, and was mentioned In dispatches:
was chief Of staff to the admiral COM
manding-in-ch chief. 1s14-1s1s. and sec
ond in comand of the grand feet, 1917.
Evening star., 1924-08-02
II You Are Thinking of Going to Cali
fOrnia You VIII Want This Book.

The chicago & North " estern Ky.
has just published a new edition of
their booklet, Forty Ways and More
to California and the North Coast"
1t is not a picture book. but it is
chock-full of interesting information
about routes, reduced fares. and shows
with the aid Of outline maps the ter
ritory you can cover. A copy may be
had free of charge by writing r. o.
Small. Gen. Agt.. c. & n. W. Ry.. PA
Pennsylvania Bldg, Philadelphia, Pa.
advertisement
Evening star., 1924-08-02
WILL FIGHT FOR CLAIMS.
Russian Policyholders in United
States Company Organize.
By the Associated Press.

By the AsSociat ted Press
MOSCOW, August 2.-An organiza-
tion is being formed here to take M
in American courts the claims of pol
lcyholders of the New York Life In
surance Company and the Equitable
Life Insurance Company, which have
refused to recognize Russian policies.
Evening star., 1924-08-02
ESTATE GOES TO FAMILY.
Spreckels' Millions Split Among
Wife and Children.

SAN FRANCISCO, August 2.-The
will of the late Adolph Spreckels, San
Francisco capitalist, filed for probate
here yesterday, leaves the bulk of an es-
tate variously estimated at from
sS.000.00 to s10.000.O00 to his three
children and his widow, Mrs. Alma de
Bretteville Spreckels. The children
are Alma E. Adolph F. and Dorothy
c. Spreckels.
bequest of 100000 was made to
charities and numerous smaller ones
totaling about $4,000 to friends and
domesticS of the family.
Census figures show that there are
in the United States 200 policewomen
and $50 female street car conductors.
Evening star., 1924-08-02
RAILROAD WILL TEST
RUNNING TRAINS BY GAS
Experiment in Replacing Steam
Planned by Midwestern
Company.
BY the Associated Press.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 2-An
experiment. in replacing steam dra wn
trains with gasoline motor cars will
be inaugurated on the Cleveland, Gin
cinnatl, Chicago and ST. Louis rail-
road within few weeks, il was
learned following announcement bv
- {. Byers, general superintendent
OF the indianapolis division, that
three gasoline cars have been ordered
by the railroad. According to the plan
of the officials two of the new cars
are to be run on the St Louis divi-
SION and the other on the Cairo divi-
sion.
Evening star., 1924-08-02
Towns Business Wiped Out by Fire

HARRISONBURG, la, August g.
Fire originating in restaurant here
yesterday practically wiped out the
business section of this place, parish
seat of Cattahoula Parish, destroying
eight stores and the post Office. The
loss was estimated at $4,000.
Evening star., 1924-08-02
SURCHARGE REMOVED.
Virginia Pullman Decision Affects
Al Roads and Ship Lines.

RICHMOND, Va. August 2-An or
der removing the so per cent Pullman
and parlor car surcharge on intrastate
travel in Virginia on and after Sep
tember ID was issued today by the
State Corporation Commission. For
ty-one railroads and steamship lines
operating in the State are affected by
the order.
Evening star., 1924-08-02

Miss Majorie Whitacre is the only
woman lifeguard at Beach Haven,
N Il
Evening star., 1924-08-02
Do You Read FurAdVertiSinG?

make their advertising 100 ceabe the public Every effort
being made by their advertisements in that
not misead itsr
Evening star., 1924-08-02

corr zee. ~ WORLD. PRESS rus CO
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-05-14
BLUE RIVER
ARSON CASE
AT LACROSSE
Trial Held There This
Weekly Venue Change.

District Attorney Geo. B. Clement
son went to La Crosse Monday to
prosecute the case of the state VS..
Clyde Berry, former resident of Blue
River, now of Milwaukee, Mr.. Berry
is charged with having set fire to his
premises at Blue River for the pur-
pose of collecting insurance
A blaze was discovered in the build
ing one morning early last fall. The
structure was used internationally as
a picture show and one man had
rooms overhead. A friend of the room
er, on the way to visit him, discov-
cred a fire in progress and gave the
alarm.
The fire was put out and evidence
in the form of an Internal machine
was discovered. The device consisted
of a fiat board with sand paper on
it and another board with match
heads in a row resting upright on
the fiat board. A string led from the
upper board to mousetrap. Above
the device was metal mail basket
filled with movie film and a kerosene
lamp stood handy nearby. The obvious
intention was to bait the trap and al
low mice to operate the machine. The
matches drawing on the sandpaper
would ignite and in turn the celluloid
film and other infiammables would
ignite the building.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-05-14
BURLINGTON ROUTE
CUTS TRAIN SERVICE
West Side of County Worse
Off Than Ever

Advices were received Monday that
the Burlington Route would make a
change in its north-bound train sched-
ule effective June /.
No. SO, morning train now reaching
Potosi at 7:01 a. m. will be changed
to an afternoon train, reaching Po-
tosi at $50 p. m. 1t will remain 10
cal train.
No. 81, the Pacific coast limited,
now reaching Potosi at 4:05 will run
as usual but make no stops between
E. Dubuque and Pra. du Chen.
AS a result of the change in the
morning train the Chicago papers and
letters now reaching Potosi at 7:O1
will have to be routed otherwise. They
will probably come into Lancaster on
the noon train.
Patrons of Potosi, Bloomington,
Lancaster, Glen Haven and other
points affected by the change are writ
ing prot ests to P. E. Eustice, Traffic
Manager of the system at Chicago.
According to J. Francis, Burling-
ton official, auto traffic has made SER
ious inroads into local train traffic
and the roads are retrenching as a
result.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-05-14
Winning Pupils in
Three r. Contest
"JAWBREAKERS"

Following are words in the rural
school spelling contest here Satur-
day. Try them out on your radio:
Authentic, astonished, testimony, re-
straint, permanent, believe, difference,
fragrant hydrant, juvenile, maturity,
sufficient, ventilation, unconditional,
neutral, lieutenant. information, for
mula, gauntlet, eliminate.
Development, ammunition, volun-
tary, bronchitis, utilize, custodian,
treachery. directory, superstition.
equity, representation, financial, priv
ilege, gradually, organization, humor-
Gus, nonsense, irrigation, mortgage.
justification.
Librarian, apparatus, boundary, con-
venient, delegates, excepted, fugitive,
government, hostility, institute, KNAPP
sack, luncheon, management, noxious,
opportunity, persistence, restrictions
signature, transaction, unfortunate.
Vengeance, architect, toilsome, an
niversary, survivor, beneficial, wheel
barrow, corporations, respectfully
convention, prominent, drainage, or
dinance, administrator, established.
naturalized, fortitude, masticate, guar
antee, investigate.
Harmony, physician, abundance.
granary, superintendent, disappoint-
ment, ridiculous, education, stationery
persuade. perseverance, secretary
fortifcation, substitute, kerosene, spe-
cialist, simplicity, pyramid, necessary
auctioneer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-05-14
GRANT COUNTY
LADS TO TRAIN
ATCAMP CUSTER

A number of Grant county boys
have signed up for military training
at Camp Custer, Michigan, August
1-30. They obligate themselves only
to attend camp, the government pay
ing all expenses. Military work is car
ried on in the morning but the after
noon is devoted to sports, games,
physical development work, etc. The
evening is turned over to entertain
ment which includes lectures, free
movies, once-a-week dances and stu
dent entertainment. Grant county
signers are as follows:
Albert c. BAIT, Sitter
Thomas w. Lane, Bridgeport.
Ora NJ. Poster, Millville.
Ernest Steinhoff, Platteville.
Walter Bradley, Patch Grove.
Edward Doser, Potosl.
Melvin Edge, Potosi.
Orville Livingston, Livingston.
Reginald Schleck, Fennlmore.
Henry Bukoski, Fennimore.
This is only partial list and other
names are expected.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-05-14
ROCK WORK ON
H.ACKETT GOES
NIGHT AND DAY

People wanting to see a. unique
sight can drive down on Hackett any
evening and watch rock quarry at
work at night Quarrymen under d.
rection of Reuben Wonn of the Iowa
County Construction Co., are getting
out rock for the Hackett Improvement
toward Bloomington. To cut overhead
Mr.. Wonn divided his gang into two
shifts, working about 20 men in each
shift. Work goes on faster at night
than it does daytimes and the rock is
moved faster in proportion.
The rock is taken from the quarry
and crushed. 1t is then trucked to
the road and distributed evenly
A strong Delco light system furnish
es light for the quarry. At night with
the lights in full blast, the workers
hurrying hither and thither in the
glare, the ponderous crusher churn-
ing the rock out and the general
noise and life Of the place the scene
becomes interesting.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-05-14
AGED LANCASTER
LADY CELEBRATES
87TH BIRTH DATE

Mrs. Mary Kaspers, widow of the
late Jos. Kaspers, celebrated her S7th
birthday at her home in Lancaster
Saturday. Mrs. Kaspers resides with
her son, Henry, one of the Kasper
Bros, millers.
Fred Heberlein of Fennimore, aged
81, and the only living brother of the
old lady, was here for a Sunday VS.
it, at the Kaspers home.
Mrs. Kaspers and Mr.. Heberlein are
the sole survivors of family OF Ia
children A brother, Jacob, died last
week. Had he lived until June 81 he
would have been SO years old.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Heberlein and
children came to America from Ger
many in 1857 The old gentleman died
in the east and the balance OF the
family moved to Grant county and
have resided here since.