davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1925-04-16
WOMAN, 20. VAINLY TRIES
TO SAVE DROWNING BOY

HADDONFIELD, N. J., April rs.
The heroism of Mrs. e. g. Hop
kins, seventy years old, failed to
save the life OF William Jones, ten,
OF No. 312 Merton avenue, who slip
ped from q log on which he and
Chalmers Gates. ten, were padding
in what is known as Hopkins pond.
Mrs. Hopkins heard young Gates
cry for help as his companion
failed to reappear and despite her
age waded in until the water was
almost up to her armpits and tried
to reach the Jones boy. She was
unable to reach him. however, and
had to go back to avoid going un'
der the water. Tho lads had heen
sailing" the log and when both
slipped over Gates managed to
swim ashore, but his companion
sank instantly.
The Washington times., 1925-04-16

to consider the promotion Of inter.
national harmony through man.
kinds universal love OF music.
Today's speakers include Theo.
dore j. Risley, solicitor of the De.
partment of Labor. the Reverend
Doctor Abram Simon, the Right
Reverend Monsignor C. F.. Thomas
and Miss Ella May Powell, OF
Georgia.
At 2:30 o'clock this afternoon the
members of the Bach Choir OF
Bethlehem, Pa, prior to singing the
famous Bach B Minor at the Wash.
ington Auditorium, will be received
at the White House.
Delegates will be rendered a
luncheon at the City Club tomor.
row at noon, which is open to the
public as is the bsiness session
today.
The Washington times., 1925-04-16

future will have no effect on the
determination OF Sigma Delta fra
ternity to carry its grievances into
court.
sigma Delta fraternity is plan
ming its legal fight without any In.
tention of backing down now, j.
Milton PRODIGY, chairman of the anti.
fraternity rule committee Of the
organization, declared today.
Court action awaits the selection
of an attorney, Sigma Delta leaders
indicated. BY the end OF the week,
It is expected that a prominent
washington attorney will be re-
tanned to handle the action Of
Sigma Delta seeking an Injunction
10 restrain the Board Of Education
from enforcing its anti-fraternity
rule.
The Washington times., 1925-04-16
TELLS COURT HE SLEW
MAN IN ROW OVER GIN

Indicted for murder in the first
degree in connection with the death
October 81 last. of Noble Gales,
colored, Benjamin Lee Marshall,
also colored, today entered plea
Of guilty in the second degree.
The Washington times., 1925-04-16

before Justice Hoehling in Criminal
Court No. 1.
The two men were at a party at
Dingman place and the tragedy
was the outcome Of q drunken
brawl over a gallon of gin.
Marshall shot and killed Gales.
Assistant District Attorney Burnett
appeared for the Government.
The Washington times., 1925-04-16
WORLD MUSIC
CONVENTION
OPENS
Delegates Mapping Out Pro-
posaIs for Peace Through
Love Of Harmony

The first business session OF the
annual convention OF the World
Fellowship Through Music move.
ment 10 being held today at the
Washington Auditorium.
The purpose of the convention is
The Washington times., 1925-04-16
FRAT To CARRY
GRIEVANCES
To COURT
Sigma Delta Goes Ahead With
Plans Despite Talk
Of Farley

The action Of the Board Of Edu.
cation in reaffirming its stand
against fraternities but giving some
hope for a conference with frater-
nifty Representatives in the near
The Washington times., 1925-04-16
Crotto Band Dance

Kallipolis Grotto Band. Drill and
Drum Corps viii stage its annual
Spring dance tonight at the New
Willard Hotel.
The Washington times., 1925-04-16
Asks 500, 90 In Cafe Suit

BOSTON, April 16.-Mrs. Alice M.
Moore, proprietor OF restaurant,
in g. suit filed here demands $780,.
coo from Moses Cattle, New York
business man, charging breach Of
contract.
The Washington times., 1925-04-16
White Wash Goods
I0c Yd.

Odd lot of irregular lengths
of White Wash Goods, In
GLIDING Wolfe, Dimities ana
Nainsook; at this price So
inch Printed Percales and 83-
inch Ginghams.
THIRD FLOOR
The Washington times., 1925-04-16
Slightly Imperfect
Sheets, Special
00c E0.

Sizes 63xso and 6sx9s-for
twin beds. Fine quality
sheeting. no dressing or sig
ing. Inperfections are mend
ed so they are scarcely no.
ticeable
46x46-in. "HOme'' Pillow
f Sa:ss' With Eaon peroa'e 3lC
4O-ln. UnbIeached Muslin.
heavy round thread, TOR
o 8, spreads, needle
work. etc, Special 16C
36-in. Bleached Muslin. for
general family uses. O1%O
Yard ........... AA/ ~
Slim. UnbIeached Sheet
ing. Fridays price 15C
ydIu
THIRD FLOOR
The Washington times., 1925-04-16
Friday Only, Sale!
Won1en's So Shoes
S4.95

-Four styles to choose from
ALL we'll shaped. comfort
able. smart In appearance.
The price-ror Friday only.
and rubber neels attached.
And may be had in patent
Iaather tan calf and black
kid. With either military or
Cuban heei.
We have added to this lot
~ shoeS at &4.06 q short lot
Of our former $1,000 shoes
Not all sizes.
STREET FLOOR
The Washington times., 1925-04-16
WHY
ADVERTISE

BECAUSE l have one Of
the largest, Sanitary Dental
Offices In the District Of
Columbia. All insfrUnenka
The Washington times., 1925-04-16
Colonial CGndleuOick
Bedspreads, $685.

9Ox1OS and 72xlOS-FTand-
made, mounted on good quail
ity cotton. Colors-White,
blue. gold, rose and hello.
Long enough to cover pill
lows.
I7xl7-in. AlI-Feather Pill
lOws-Light and dark col
ored art ticking; for canoe,
hammock or porch. o.
Fridays price, each. OUC
AlI-Layer Felt Mattress
Made by Capitol Bedding
Company, striped and art
ticking, soft and resilient.
q n ii ce of all sizes.
price .,...... O1VoVO
THIRD FLOOR
The Washington times., 1925-04-16
Odd Lots of WOn1en's
Lingerie

Lingerie
(25) RayOn Step-ins. as
sorted colors: lace Q0 OK
trimmed; reduced to. OGsOO
(16 SILK Crepe Gowns, or
child only; sizes II Q1 %
and Is. Friday. G1eOO
and Chemise; fine lingerie
cloth. Reduced CT M
to U1sVV
(1OO) Boomers, Gowns,
Chemise and Step-ins, made
of musin and main
sock. clos sins out. E0n
O"0''' THIRD FLOOR
Reduced for Friday
Girls and Juniors
Spring Goats, $7.95
Polo Flannel
-POcama Cloth
-Flannels
Fancy P0lalre
Smartly tailored models,
single and double breasted,
set-in or raglan sleeves.
Various styles in collars.
cuffs ard pockets. ColorS:
Blues. tan, navy, goldenrod
and many others. Sizes 8 to
II and 10 to II.
FOURTH FLOOR
The Washington times., 1925-04-16
S7.95 and $1,000

(85) Aprons, of percale,
combined with or CT co
candy. Reduced to. O4sVO
THIRD FLOOR
The Washington times., 1925-04-16
Printed Cotton Crepe
Tunic BIOuses, $I.05

Made OF good quality
crepe. v neck and short
sleeves. Tan. light blue,
gray. dark blue and green
print. Sizes 36 to IS.
SECOND FLOOR
The Washington times., 1925-04-16
Three Good Values
For the Little Folks
At $l.05

Tots Wool Sweaters, slip
over or button front: light
and dark colors; pockets.
belt and collars; some "
neck. Sizes . to s 81 OK
years ............. WAOOO
Knitted Capes. pink or blue
with white collar and facing;
embroidered in pink rose
buds. Sizes 2, 8 @1 az
ana 4............. U1OWO
Girls Straw Hats. several
styles. trimmed with ribbon
bands or streamers. C1 or
Assorted colors. D1OOO
FOURTH FLOOR
The Washington times., 1925-04-16
RemndntS-CoL0red
Wash Goods, Csc Yd.

Useful lengths of desirable
fabrics, including Plain and
Printed Wolfe. bingham. Tfs-
sue. Printed Plisse and many
others. in ieuGths from to
yards
The Washington times., 1925-04-16
Lining Remnants
Ioc Yd.

Buty Chyne, Plain and
Printed Silk-and- Gotten Can
ton and Sateen; also Kimono
silk Cotton Fabrics-and
others IT, lengths from TO
4 yards.
THIRD FLOOR
The Washington times., 1925-04-16
House Dresses and
Negligees Reduced

(2OO) House Dresses and
Aprons, of Bingham and per-
Gale; broken sizes; many
colors. r. d uced no.
(25) NegliGees. of crepe de
Chine, also Breakfast Coats,
Of silk taffeta: greatly re-
duced. Two lots
The Washington times., 1925-04-16

Binner, Memo and MOdart Num-
bers, made of coutil and broche:
in low bust and long hip models
sizes - to So in the lot, but not
in each style.
IS. SO. and $3.50 SELL C0 Ak
era. Friday only. 1890. aDeDSe6O
SECOND FLOOR
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-01
SIX HOLD-UPS
Are REPORTED
Five Bandits Halt Motorist-
Get $26.

Six hold.upc were investigated by
police today. Five bandits pulled
their auto across the road at Hard
ing St.. near Raymond St., and
robbed Jonn Perry, University
Heights of $26, at the point Of a
gun.
O~ville Small. 900 N. Capitol Ave,
told police lone colored man took
S3S from him near his home.
Mrs. Lula Etchison, 6391z Massa'
chusetts Ave, called police after her
husband said he was robbed Of S4S
at Holmes Ave. and Michigan st.
Miss Bertha Fox. Gil n. Delaware
St., said a man dressed in soldier
uniform, seized her handkerchief and
1910 tied in Il and ran.
Two bandits failed 10 get anything
by holding up S. n. Hitchcock. Al n.
Arlington Ave. at 500 E. Washing
ton st.
Jake Davis. So. of 10 w. Tenth
ST., was counting his money at Pratt
and Illinois SITS, when a man jumped
from an auto and tried to seize IT..
Davis said he held all but $40. Po'
lice charged him with intoxication.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-01
DRIVERS WILL
RECEIVE PRIZE
MONEY TONIGHT
Pete De PaoIo, Winner, to
Get S28,OO0-Something
for Everyone.

With distribution of $4,000 in
prize money at dinner at the In
dianapolis Athletic Club tonight, the
thirteenth annual 500-mile race at
the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Saturday will pass into history.
Drivers Of the twenty-five cars in
the race will receive their share of
the purses and additional prizes. To
Peter De Paolo, winner of the race
in record breaking time in his Indi-
annapolis. made Duesenberg who
pushed the average up to 101.13
miles an hour, will go the lions
share of the prizes. He will receive
first prize Of $4,000 and $500 in
lap prize money.
Dave Lewis, who drove the front
drive Miller into second place and
Bonnie Hill, who relieved him and
made a last desperate effort to over.
take the flying De Paolo, will re-
ceive $4,000 for second place while
Lewis will get $4,000 in lap prizes.
Duesenbergs Win
1t was a great day for the Duesen-
berg team, placing three of their
four cars in the money and taking
first, third and eighth places.
Richard Hennerdell, chairman of
the contest board Of the American
Automobile Association, will be
Mastmaster.
twEvery car starting in the race will
receive something. $4,000 being set
aside for cars not finishing in the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-01
SHAW TO GET
Third HEARING
Jury Disagrees in Trial for
Murder. .

John Thomas Shaw, %, colored.
will be tried the third time, it was
announced by Prosecutor William H.
Remy. A Morgan County jury which
spent two weeks trying shaw on
charges OF numbering Helen Hager
Whelchel, %, Indianapolis widow,
hopelessly disagreed and was dis
charged Saturday by Circuit Judge
Joseph w. Williams. 1t deliberated
two days and stood six to six, it
was said.
1t was Shaw's second trial. The
first, held in Cricinal Court here,
resulted in a death sentence Dec.
%, 1923. after one hour and 40 min
utes' elaboration. The Supreme
Court ordered a new trial. Mrs.
Whelchels body was found on the
Big Four Railroad tracks west Of
Indianapolis Nov. 2S, 1923. Shaw
was arrested when II was found
he had her watch and ring the next
day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-01
MAY SEEK TO
CUT COST OF
SURGERY UNIT
Other City Expenditures to
Be Considered by FL
nance Committee.

Proposal that five city councilmen
be sent to other large cities to in.
vestigate costs OF surgery units In
hospitals was to be discussed at a
meeting of the council finace com
tee today. Report would be sub
mitted to council tonight.
That the estimated cost Of $3SA,000
for a surgery until is excessive is
the belief of number of council
men, according to John z. King,
finance committee chairman. The
body also will consider a $465,00O
site proposed for municipal coliseum
between Washington, Market, David
son and Pine SITS. Several members
would like to white this amount,
IL Is said.
Movement to apply the pruning
knife to the appropriation OF $1,000
for salaries of three election com
missioners was under way.
Five thousand dollars IL n pretty
big bill for three weeks work, espe-
cially since the commissions will
have another chance at the city
treasury for services in the fall
election" King commenced.
Council will receive the new
building code ordinance tonight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-01
BLACK CAT is
sign OF GOOD
PLACE TO EAT
Chile ParIor Also Serves
Special Steaks and
Lunches.

The cool days that Indianapolis
has been having this spring keep
the appetite on edge. and the smeii
of a tender T-bone steak sputterins
on the range top sends a siren'can
10 those who pass along n. Illinois
St. in the 200 block around meal
time.
Nine chances out of ten when one
gets TO 21S n. Illinois ST., where
cheerful stuffed black velvet cat
grins from the window, he will just
naturally wander in and order a
chicken-fried steak. French fried
potatoes, and cream gravy. That 8
one of the special lunches that The
Black Cat Chile Parlor serves at a
price delightfully."- moderate.
The chile and hot tamales served
here are famous all over the city
also. and one may enjoy these
favorite Mexican dishes at the chile
parlor or at home.
The chile parlor is open at all
hours, so that one may drop in ana
enjoy an after-theater lunch or buy
a quart or two OF chile to serve at
home. A line of grinning black cats
forms a frieze around the walls, ana
these. with the satisfied looking
stuffed cat in the window, give The
Black Cat Chile Parlor its name. but
the service, cleanliness and quality
Of the products have made 1t one OF
the towns most popular eating
places.
The slogan OF the restaurant is
The Cat Came Back-So VIII You.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-01
ADMIT PLOT TO
KIDNAP ACTRESS
Three Confess Attempt to
Hold Mary Pickford.

BIZ United Press
LOS ANGELES, Cal. June 1,--An
three of the men arrested in an al
legged plot to kidnap Mary Piclnord,
movies star. have confessed. accord
ing to police.
Despite a continued tendency TO
look for a press agent" in the af-
fair, police insist that the plot not
only was bona fide but was well
planned and Miss pickford as we'll
as several other stars, were in
actual danger.
After Adrian James Woods had
admitted his part in the supposed
plan to hold the screen heroine for
100000 ransom, Claude Holcomb
and c. II. Stevens finally broke
down and confessed to participation
in the conspiracy, police said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-01
LAST RITES FOR VICTIM
Lineman Fatally Burned to Be
Buried Today.

Funeral services will be held to-
day for Elmer Campton, 36. Of 1345
w. Twenty Seventh St. who died
Saturday at st. Vincent Hospital
from burns received Friday when
a telephone pole on which he was
working at Tenth and Lynn SITS,
caught fire. Burial in Crown HILL
Campton. who was working with
Charles sherfck, 2s, of sSS w.
Thirty-Third ST.. was badly burned
about face. arms and body when an
unprotected joint short circuited'
causing a blaze. Sherlock. who was
also burned. unfastened the safety
belts and both men climbed to the
ground.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-01
II. adml,,.., he might ou..d srmt

he admI'',.' he might o,,.;d srint
motors.
The success of the front-drive
car, which landed in second place,
means that there will be more cars
of this design in future races.
Drivers and mechanics got busy
today preparing cars for shipment
to Altoona. Pa, where there will be
"a z50-mile race June 10. The board
track there is very fast, but always
has been a jinx to drivers who have
made themselves famous in the In
dianapolis track. 1t was there that
Howard Wilcox was killed in 1923
and Joe Boyer in 1924.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-01
H. Z. DORSEY IS
OUTFITTER OF
EATING PLACES
Manufactures Other Sheet
Metal Products
Also.

Every one, of course, knows what
cafeteria service is, but not every
one appreciates the fact that many
Indianapolis cafeterias owe their eff
fiicent and time-saving equipment to
II. E. Dorsey, whose shop is at 555
S. Delaware st.
Dorsey manufactures, among
an excellent line Of steam tables
for cafeteria use. These metal tables
are far more durable than wooden
tables.
Will Not Warp
They will not warp and are sani-
tary and easy to keep clean. But.
more important than anything else,
they are made to serve as a sort
Of steam warming oven. in which
food may be kept warm for hours
without losing its freshness.
Gas burners beneath the metal
surface keep water at a steaming
temperature at all times, and this
steam, rising under the pans of
food. keeps it just at the right tenn
perature. and never allows it to be-
come overlooked or dried out.
Business Grows.
I've been in the sheet metal
manufacturing business for twenty
years and have had my own bust
ness here for two years, Dorsey
said. "In those two years the cafe
terra steam table business has
grown from next to nothing to our
leading line.
I'VE do other kinds Of sheet metal
manufacturing too-work in brass,
tin, copper and galvanized iron, but
we are kept busiest making steam
tables for cafeterias and restau-
rants, -
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-01
STRIBUTING is
SPLENDID kind
OF ADVERTISING
Pioneer Company Employs
Reliable Men to Carry
Samples.

Curiousity may have killed cat,
but that isn't the way it affects
people. Did you ever come home
and find a neatly folded paper in
your mail box or beneath your door
without opening and reading It? If
you did, you are a rare exception.
You may have known 1t was an
advertisement of some kind. but
you'd never have allowed it to re.
main unopened. On the other hand.
advertisements sent through the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-01
AUTHORIZES ON RANCH
Works on 800 Acres by Day and
Writes at Night.

BIZ Times Special
CALGARY. Alberta. June Am
English authoress who finds her lit
erary work not incompatible with
ranching is Miss P. Carlisle, who
three years ago purchased 500 acres
of land near Calgary. which she has
since operated successfully. She
works by day and writes by night
and is the author Of several books.
Such is her belief in Canadian OPP
portunity that it is her ambition to
induce as many we'll educated and
well-to-do English women as possible
to come TO western Canada, in the
belief that they can make as great
success of ranching as she has
done.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-01
HUNT FOR PICKPoCKETS
Man Backed Into Corner and Re-
lieyed of S48-Other Victims.

Search is being made for two men
who took S4S from +. ]. McCracken.
2346 y. Pennsylvania ST.. after
crowding him into n corner while
he was leaving a downtown theater
Saturday.
Other pickpocket victims: Dunbar
Scott. 1884 Park Ave. 1855; Allen
Almas, 20 w. Walnut St. $40; James
Phillips. 1881 n. Capitol Ave, SSS;
Clinton Ewbank. Urbana, ILL.,, $40;
]. E. Kelsey, 961 n. Meridian St,
sac
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-01
BURIAL AT WASHINGTON
Veteran Hotel Man Dies at st.
Vincent's Hospital.

The body of Frank Blackwell. "A,
proprietor Harbour hotel. Gil n.
Illinois S., who died Sunday at St
Vincen. IS Hospital after seven
weeks illness was taken today TO
Washington. Ind. for burial Tues
day.
Mr. Blackwell had been in the
hotel business in Indiana for many
years. For nearly seven years he
managed the Meredith hotel, at
Washington.
The widow, sister. Mrs. H. c..
Billings. Washington, and two
brothers, James. Tacoma, Wash.
and Harry Blackwell Los Angeles,
Cal. survive.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-01

first ten This money was award
ed on the basis of the number Of
laps run by each car, ranging from
Frank Conner, with s1,096.25 to
Jules Ellingboe with $6246S.
The race marked the end Of the
use of 122 cubic inch motors. For
1926 the displacement will be cut
to ninety-one inches.
Just what effect this will have is
problematical. That it will cut the
speed of the race at least for year
or so is conceded by drivers and
designers.
Move on Foot
There is a movement on foot at
present to make the minimum
weight limit 1900 pounds and the
width of the body 80 inches, stand
ard two-seater width. This is IA
vored by Europeans and to gain
number Of foreign entries next year
this concession may be made. Amer
can ;'uiltcrs on the other hand are
in favor of a 1,400-pound minimum
and an elghteen-inch body, such as
is now used,
Harry Miller, designer of the
Miller motors, frankly said last
week that X high. wciGi. limit and
wido bod, .rt adopted /" Will not
build cars or the next race though
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-01
Fraternities Lose
Name Plates \

"Oh, girls, seme one has sto-
len our shingle."
No, it's not the latest style
haircut, but the shingles or
name plates of Greek letter fra
ternities at Butler University
that are missing.
Some one, with the instincts
of an antique collector, has ia
ken the shingles and in some
cases the house numbers from
several of the fraternity and
sorority houses.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-01
FUTURES START STRONG
Initial Buying Based on Bullish
Possibilities i'm Estimates.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, June 1.-Grain futures
got away to a strong start on the
Board of Trade today. Prices opened
generally higher, wheat leading.
Initial buying in wheat was based
mainly on bullish possibilities in pri-
vate crop estimates. Today is the
day leading crop experts make
known their May figures. Beneficial
rains fell over the growing belt ex-
cept in Illinois and Indiana.
Corn's strong undertone was in
spired by strength in wheat. The
crop is reported recovering favorably
from the cold weather damage.
Oats was strengthened. 1ndivid'
uality was lacking.
Provisions sold off with hogs and
cables.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-01
MISSING SINCE FRIDAY
Police Search for Man; Last Seen
on Friday.

Police today were searching for
Samuel Brierley, as, OF 1927 Boule-
ward Pl., missing since Friday. Po-
lice were told he had attempted TO
take his life about a week ago.
Il, Local police were asked to look for
Miss Vivian Pryor, 16, who left her
home in Greenfield Ind. Saturday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-01
BROKER DIES IN FIRE
Coroner Investigating Death In Gold
Coast Apartment.

Bp United Press
CHICAGO. June IA coroner's
investigation was started today into
the burning to death Of Dec r.
Parsons, 40. wealthy broker, in his
palatial cold Coast" apartment
apartment yesterday.
James King. park policeman,
seriously injured in the fire that
killed Parsons, Is under guard by
police as a material witness. Mrs.
Parsons also was summoned. King
and Mrs. Parsons told conflicting
stories.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-01
WOMAN TAKES POISON

Ella McCalley. 2O2O Highland Pl..
is in city hospital suffering from
effects of poison self-administered
Sunday. Police were unable to as
sign a motive.