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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-08

John i. Duvall, one Of the lead
ing Republican contenders, said:
II imagine they'll get signers
enough to their petitions, and it
looks like the primary will have to
be postponed. It's sort OF unfair.
My land! After we candidates have
put in our time and spent our
money!"
Shank Bows to People
Mayor Shank and his political
colonel, William II. Armitage, in a
conference at city hall, sang the
same song. They are among the
chief hackers of Ralph A. Lemcke,
another leading Republican candi.
date.
1T sure looks like the people are
set on having this election on the
city manager proposition, and i
guess there is nothing we can do to
STOP it," said Mayor Shank. They're
bound to try it sooner or later, so
they might as well try it now"
Shank said that he will not mud
dy the waters" by attempting to
have former Police Captain John
Zener file his petition for vote on
the city commission plan. a third
form Of government, said by many
to be worse than the present sys-
tenn. Shank and Zener have q pei-
tion somewhere, said to CONAN from
5000 to 10000 signatures, asking the
council to call an election on that
plan. Twenty thousand names are
needed.
mo, / guess there won't be any
political tricks pulled to keep the
manager petition from going to the
council" said Shank. "It would be
suicide for anyone to start that.
with this group of prominent citi-
zens hot under the collar for a
vote on the question Of changing our
form of city government"
Wilmeth Doubts Legality
City Judge Delbert o. Wilmeth,
another Republican candidate, said
he ''is for" the city manager plan,
rany other plan that gives promise
of being better than the present
government, but he believes the pres
ent State law authorizing such n
change in unconstitutional.
Although Ralph A. Lemcke, Du-
wallis chief opponent, said he would
not make a statement until later,
as he had not given the matter
much thought until 1 saw the list
of names Of the Citizens Commit
tee," at his headquarters it was con-
ceded the primary will be post
poned.
Henchmen Concerned
Henchmen of candidates around
the various headquarters are much
concerned.
Say. what's the big idea post
poning the city primary" is the
question Of the hour. These birds
on the committee don't know any
thing about politics. Here they are
mixing up things right at the wrong
timer'
Duvall said. however, he intends
to go ahead with his campaign. SO
did other candidates, both Demo-
cratic and Republican.
II think they might just as we'll
all make up their minds that the
city manager plan is going over and
there will be no city primary" com
mented Charles F. Coffin. chair
man of the executive board of the
Citizens Committee OF 1000.
Coffin announced the petition con.
tanning the twenty thousand sigma.
lures OF voters asking a special cleo
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-08
RACES INTO TROUBLE
CycIist Knocked Out in Crash With
Police Car.

Gerald Smith. Is. Of 1927 N. New
Jersey St.. was racing on his bicycle
to Shortridge High School today
with Leslie Bradbridge. Is. OF 1899
College Ave- The police emergency
crossed his path at Ft- Wayne Ave.
and St. Clair St.. and Smith crashed
into it. He was knocked unconscious.
but was reviewed and taken home in
the enosxenez.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-08
HALTS DUEL; IS SLAIN
PeaceInaker Dies Mt City Hospital
Man Slated ON Murder Charge

An attempt to avoid a shooting
duel cost the life of Gilbert Hooks,
%. colored. 400 w. Eighteenth ST.,
late Tuesday. Edward Bolden, 30,
colored, 315 w. Fifteenth ST., was
slated on murder charge.
Police said Bolden and Hooks went
to the home of Joe Henry White, 81,
colored. 313 Cora st. Ill feeling had
existed between Bolden and White.
it is said. The two found White
at table and Bolden, police were
told. opened fire. wounding White.
Hooks then attempted to wrench the
gun away from Bolden and was shot.
He died several hours later at city
hospital
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-08
Tribute Sent to
hUington Home
But Miss 0berhoItzer Does
Not See Flowers From
Friends.
By Ruby We'll

The darkened room of Miss
Madge 0berholtzer at her home
at 5S02 University Ave. is filled
to overhowing with flowers.
They are tribute from a huge
circle of friends to the 28-year-
old girl who has been referred
to by neighbors as "the most
popular girl in Irvington.'
But Miss Oberholtzer does not
know OF this tribute. For eight days
she has been unconscious. while
doctors have fought against the slow
poison she took after 1t is alleged
she was attacked by d. C. Stephen.
son. former grand dragon of the Ku
Klux Klan in Indiana, March 16.
Today she was mot so Well" Her
fever had gone up to 103, from about
100, and an infection OF the right
kidney had developed.
''It Is just another complication
to fight" DIR. j. X. Kingsbury said.
Each day we have less with
which to fight. The poison she
took takes from three weeks to
three months to run its course.
There is no possibility OF her re-
covering. nor has. there ever been
any, i'm my opinion"
DIR. Kingsbury said unless the poi
son is counteracted within a few
hours IT is too late. Miss Oberholzer
was without medical attention for
twenty-seven hours. after being
brought back from Hammond. Ind.
and held prisoner in the garage OF
Stephenson's home at 5432 Univer
sity Ave. according to the story she
told before she lapsed into uncon
sciousness.
No Spring Inside
For all the CHEEKY appearance o;
the large buff and white house. sur
rounded by a lawn on which trees
and bushes are budding as spring
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-08
1000 REBELS KILLED
Ku-ds Routed i'm Clash With Turk.
ish Regulars.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
CONSTANTINOPLE, April s.
More thon one thousand OF Sheik
Saids Kurdish rebels were killed
and hundreds were wounded in
clash with Turkish regulars at
Guendji. according to communiquo
received here today.
The Turks captured Gunedji only
after heavy losses on both sides.
While the Kurt.s have boen routed
according TO the dispatch. the revolt
has. -noe yes- been Qucllc2s
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-08
Miss Oberholtzer's
Condition Worse

Miss Madge Oberholtzer;; 2S,
1902 University Ave, was re-
ported as mot so well" by DIR.
John X. Kingsbury. today.
"Pyelitis, an infection Of the
right kidney, has developed"
said, "her fever has risen and
she Is not so we'll"
DR.. II. o. Mertz, specialist,
will be called in again. DR..
Kingsbury said. This is the
eighth day Miss Oberholtzer
has been unconscious.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-08
MILLER ST. LOUIS MAYOR
Republican Wins Election on Law
Enforcement Platform.
Bv United Press

Bu United Press
ST. LOUIS. April S.---Victor J,
Miller. Republican, running on a law
enforcement platform, was elected
mayor of St. Louis by 3.196 votes in
yesterdays campaign.
His opponent, William l.. Igoe.
Democrat and former Congressman,
piled the largest Democratic vote
ever recorded for a mayor OF St.
Louis
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-08
DEAN POUND is SELECTED

Harvard Professor to Give Com
mencement Address at i. u.
Bu Times Special
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, April s.
Announcement has been made that
Dean Roscoe Pound on Harvard Law
School will deliver the commence
ment address at Indiana University
this year
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-08
100 Years Old Saturday
By Times Special

BU TfMFH NDfttUt
GREENSBURG. Ind. April s.
Greensburg is planning to pay trib-
ute to Daniel Davis, G.. A. r. vet
eran. Saturday. 1t will be his hun
dredth birthday. Woman's Relief
Corps has arranged dinner and re-
ception in his honor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-08
Business Man Ends Life
BIZ Times Special

FIT. WAYNE, Ind. April S.-De-
spondency over Ill health was blamed
today for the suicide of Perry ].
Archer, So, business man, who shot
S<~sa~a< - hds heas 1kts Tuesday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-08
Brought Revolver

Upon cross-examination by Arthur
Robinson, defense attorney. Pu ell
said he arrived at the hall about
1880 and put the revolver in the box
office.
when did you next see the n.
Robinson asked.
when 1 gave it to Blackburn
at the time OF the commotion,"
Purcell replied. Purcell said he took
the gun to Blackburn at the en~
trance.
Upon direct examination by Remy.
Purcell said he did not remember
seeing Blackburn aim the revolver
at Martin.
did you see Blackburn put the
gun under his coat after you handed
1t to him?" Remy quizzed.
Purcell said he did not. Both Rob
inson and Frank A. Symmes oh
Jected when Remy asked Purcell
three times If he wasn't sure Black
burn put the weapon under his coat.
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-08
Sleeping Car Porter Tells of
Two Men and Woman
Without Hat Getting on
Train for Hammond Night
of March Is.
HOTEL MANAGER ALSO
RECALLS THREE GUESTS
'Mr. and Mrs. w. B. Morgan
Registered in Northern In
diana Town Described as
D. C. Stephenson and Al
legged Prisoner.

Admission by l.. Thomas, Chicago,
ILL.,, sleeping car porter. that on the
night of March 10, two men and a
woman without hat occupied the
stateroom on his car from Indian
apolis to Hammond, tended today to
bear out parts of the statement
Miss Madge Oberholtzer, 28, of 5802
University Ave-, who is lying at her
home at the point of death, made to
her parents.
AS the result of her statement, d.
9. Stephenson, former grand dragon
of the Ku-Klux Klan in Indiana,
generally regarded as a power in
Hoosier Republican politics is under
arrest with Earl Klenck and Earl
Gentry, charged with conspiracy to
attack her.
Porter's Story
"A party of three came aboard my
car shortly before midnight the
night of March 49," Thomas said be-
fore going out on his run early to-
day. II was putting another passen-
ger aboard and was in the car at
the time. AS result ! paid no par
ticular attention to the three. I re-
member, however, that there were
two men and one woman, and the
woman did not have a hat. l saw
nothing more OF them that night aft
er they went into the stateroom. In
the morning 1 called them before we
got to Hammond and the three got
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-08
Attorneys Cross Examine
State Witnesses in At
tempt to Strengthen Plea
of SeIf-PreServation-Gir
Takes Stand.
YOUTH TELLS OF TAKING
WEAPON TO DANCE HALL
Revolver Was to Be Used to
Guard Receipts, He Says
Judge Warns Lawyers
to Stop WrangIing and
Interruptions.

Step by step the defense attorneys
for William r. Blackburn, Sc. of 609
Congress Ave-, on trial in Criminal
Court for second degree murder,
brought from State witnesses today
testimony which strengthened their
plea of self-defense.
Blackburn is being tried for the
alleged fatal shooting of John p.
Martin, "a, Of 2425 Central Ave, the
night Of Oct. rs, 1924 at a dance at
the Athenaeum, 401 E. Michigan ST.
Ralph Purcell, 1S, of 2126 N
Meridian ST.. second witness called
today by Prosecutor William II.
Remy, admitted he owned the gun
which Blackburn used TO shoot Mar
tin. Purcell, who is a relative Of
Ray Powell, who sponsored the
dance as a feature OF the Butler
Wabash football day with Max
Blackburn. son of the defendant,
said Powell asked him to bring the
weapon to be used to protect the
receipts
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-08
Home Edition

ID FAD "Chickie," the story
IN of modern girl, on the
back page of The Times every
day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-08
Forecast

INCREASING cloudiness to-
Il night, becoming unsettled
Thursday with pro b a b y
showers by night. Not much
change in temperature.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-08
Twelve Persons, Household
Goods and Dog Ride
From Paris, Ill.

E=-ITH Miss Spring definitely
W settled in indianapolis, the
annual influx of tourists is
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-21
White Pine
Blister Rust
Control in Maine

w. o. Frost, State leader of white
pine blister rust control agents, is
receiving inquiries from all parts of
the State regarding the blister rust
disease. The control work will be
confined to the so towns that made
appropriations last spring at the
town meetings. these towns being in
York, Cumberland. Oxford, Andres
coggin, Sagadahoc and Kennebec
county. Winslow was the only town
in Kennebec county making a ap-
preparation for this work.
Arthur J. Lambert, of the forest
service blister rus tagents, has just
returned from Old Town, where he
was supervising a blister rust eradi-
cation job on the lands of James w.
Sewell, forest engineer. During the
week on this job q total of 23,20S
wild current and gooseberry bushes
were pulled up and destroyed from
140 acres of pine land. This is the
second year that Mr.. Sewell has car
ried on the work and he will continue
it next year.
Mr.. Frost accompanied by G.. H.
Kimball Of Auburn, blister rust agent
for Androscoggin- Sagadahoc coun-
ties, made an inspection Tuesday for
blister rust infection on the pine
lands of Mrs. e. r. Kaul. situated
on Rich Mountain in West Bath.
Diseased pines were found, also
many wild gooseberry bushes which
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-21
What Is JOY !

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prickly heat, burns, scaids, cuts sns
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The mighty healing power Of p l,,,,
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-21
John T. Smith,
SacO, Named as
State Bank COm'r

Gov. Brewster Wednesday nominated
John T. Smith of Saco as bank COM
missioner to succeed Fred r. Lawrence
Of Skowhegan, whose term has expired
and who was not a candidate for reap
pointment. The nomination will be in
line for confirmation at the session of
the governor and council Tuesday. Mr..
Smith is mayor of Saco and is an at
torney.
The names of Frank L. BOSNIAN and
Rex Q. Dodge of Portland. Franklin
r. Chestley Of Saco, Alton NJ. Wheeler
of South Paris and Franklin Fisher of
Lewiston, formerly deputy attorney
general. had been mentioned in this
connection. The office pays a salary
of $4,000 a year.
Gov. Brewster also nominated An
drew c. Swan of Princeton as agent
for the Passamaquoddy tribe of In
dams to succeed Justin E. Cove. Will
liam K. Sanderson of Portland was
named trustee for the Maine School
for the Deaf; and Frank /. Cowan of
Portland as disclosure commissioner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-21

during the entire making of the pic
ture, and of course she learns all
there is to be learned about shoot
ing"
What then was more natural than
that Miss Toering should sooner or
later step into the first suitable part
that came along? Her opportunity
presented itself while futile was
casting for his new picture, "Califor-
nia-Or Bust" in which Richard Dix
is starred. The director selected her
for the small but important role of a
boarding house slavey-and Dorothy
Toering had finally arrived at the
goal for which she had started two
years ago.
Dorothy hasn't yet achieved great
ness, but she has managed to make
the start; and If she does achieve it,
nobody can say that it was thrust
upon her. By using a large guam
tity of perseverance mixed with con-
siderable ingenuity, she has done
what thousands of other girls, hopes
full but less determined, only think
longingly of doing. The title of her
first picture, "California-or Bust" is
only little different than the motto
which this young lady adopted back
in Nevada" Successor Bust"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-21
Mrs. Dostie's 4 Years of Dys-
pepsia and Stomach Trouble
Quickly Overcome by Sensa-
tiOnal Medicine
WORTH WEIGHT IN GOLD,
SHE DECLARES
No Medicine Has Ever Before
Received the Wonderful In
dorsement Now Being Ac-
corded Karnak

Unqualified praise for Karnak, the
sensational medicine on sale in Au-
gusta at John Coughlin's is now be-
ing heard all over Maine from hum
dreds of men and women in all walks
of life who have been benefited by its
remarkable health> building powers.
No Medicine has ever before re-
ceived the high Endorsement that is
being accorded Karnak. Almost with
out exception people who have taken
it report the most gratifying results.
Now comes Mrs. Delvina Dostie,
highly esteemed resident of IS Ken
dali ST., Augusta, Me-, who reports a
remarkable gain of 10 pounds in
weight and an end of her four years
of suffering from dyspepsia and
stomach trouble by use of this great
medicine.
"It just seems like miracle to me
to be feeling so good after all my
miserable suffering and | have Kar-
max, and Karnak, and Karnak only,
to thank for it," declares Mrs. Dos
tie
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-21
liss Construction Co., Roslindale,
Mass, $58,2SS.20.

liss Construction Co., Roslindaie'
Mass, $58,2S8.20.
Highway "F," Livermore, federal
aid project, SIG miles of gravel road
Boone & Brewer Construction Co.,
ssS,729.50; Litchfield & Douglas
Brunswick. 91,46S.60; Joseph NC
Cormick, E. Providence. R. I. $685.
1890; E. w. Cummings. South
Paris, $93,700; Ford & Smiley. SHOW
hogan, $94,133; Wyman & Simpson,
Inc, Waterville, s94,62S.60; Murphy
& Greenleaf, Auburn. $96,992.20.
Waterville. state aid road, 700
miles in Waterville; bituminous
macadam or cement concrete-Greene'
& Wilson, Waterville, $17,542:oo Ion
bituminous macadam and Szo,o4o:oo
for cement concrete; Cyr Bros. %
Wateryille, s2S,1S5.70 for cement con-
crete; Edmund Cyr Co., Water1ille'
sos. 96S.62 for cement concrete; Dun
har e. Havey. West Sullivan. $19,-
0561O for bituminous macadam, anu
"a s97 az for cement concrete; Fora
&, Smiley, Skowhegan, S20,z4'.oo ior
bituminous macadap. .;a
Highway "S", Gray, Federal Aid'
4 40 miles of bituminous macadam
road-Amos o. Bridges Sons, Inc. Haz-
ardviIle. Conn, s90,947.9S; McCabe q
Gioyannini, Inc. Boston, Mass, 800
352.01. Joseph Mccormick, E. ProVl-
dence, R. l., s103,0S1.9S.
Highway "N', Observation-Disclosures,
Federal Aid, POI miles gravel road
Roone & Brewer Construction CO.,
pressure Isle, s4S,797.30; Peckham ROAD
Corporation, Pennington, N. H, s49'-
$40: Holmes & Corliss Construction
Co. Inc, Roslindale, Mass, $50, lulu;
McCabe & Giovannini, Incp Boston,
s51.741: Wyman & Simpson, Water
Vile. s53,91260; Dunbar & Havey'
West sullivan, $59,171.50; Litchfield &
Douglas, Brunswick, s59,663.5o; Joseph
Mccormick, E. Providence, r. l., $685.
1880: Frank Williams, Revere, Mass,
S67,S75.50.
.'K" Spur, Houlton, Federal Aid, 2.0S
miles bituminous macadam road
Boone & Brewer Construction Co, SOW
SIT: Joseph Mccormick, s63,552'oz'
McCabe & Giovannini, s64,035,9S.
Bids were also opened by the COM
mission for supplying 1000 gallons or
paint to be used on highway guard
rails. Although the commission ala
not report the result of these BIDS
Yesterday, it was said that Maine
firm. Burgess, Fobes Co. of Portland
was the lowest bidder at s1.97 per GAL
, lon. The bids ranged from $3.50 TO
s1.97 and were made by 81 firms, some
of them being among the largest IN
the country. 1t is said that this Is
the first time that a Maine firm mas
had the lowest bid on supplying paint
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-21
CLOSE-UPS
Screen Folk and What They Are
Doing at Home and at the Studio

Director Frank futile was con-
WINGED, recently, that no one could
grace a charity bazaar booth to bet
ter advantage in Richard Dix's latest
film, "California-or Bust" than a
young society matron. So he en-
gagged Mrs. John Hartman for the
role and this focused attention on the
earnest but unobtrusive efforts that
the young society woman has been
making for some months past to win
a foothold in the movies.
Mrs. Harriman-or Alice Laidley, as
she prefers to be known on the silver
sheet-has beauty, wealth and social
position. Yet she is not content to
spend all her time in idleness or in
a round of social gaiety. Determined
to achieve success in pictures on
her own merits as an actress, she has
been appearing under her maiden
name of Alice Laidley SO that she
will not have the benefit Of her hus-
bands name.
She made her film debut in Glass
mates" with Richard Barthelmess.
Since, she has appeared in "Argen-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-21
P. u. Commission
Hears Petitions for
Two Jitney Routes

Hearing was held before the Pub
lie Utilities Commission Wednesday
morning on the petition of Clinton
&. Thurston of Clinton asking for a
certificate to operate a motor bus
line between Clinton and Water
vile. serving Benton and Fairfield.
Mr.. Thurston appeared in his own
behalf, Attorney Everett II. Maxcy
of Augusta appeared for the Water
vile, Fairfield e Oakland Street
Railway, and Attorney George E.
Fogg of Portland represented the
Maine Central Railroad.
The Waterville. Fairfield & Oak
land Street Railway Company agreed
not to contest the petition If Mr..
Thurston would agree not to carry
passengers between the two points,
Fairfield and Waterville. Mr.. Thurs
ton agreed to carry only passengers
making the through trip.
Presentation of the summer time
tables was the only evidence offered
by the Maine Central Railroad in the
matter.
Petition Of Bert Duren
Attorney Sherman N. Shumway Of
Skowhegan presented the petition of
AoSih i|hi Sill SCthlHSS q 10
operate a jitney line between Jack
man and Skowhegan, serving The
Forks, Caratunk, Bingham, Scion,
North Arson, Madison and Norridge-
wock
Although the Maine Central Rail-
road offered no testimony in oppo-
sition, the railroad company was
represented by Attorney George +.
Fogg of Portland. Witnesses for the
petitioner included Ellsworth A. Pi-
per of Jackman and Ralph Sterling
of Caratunk. 1t is proposed to OPP
crate the jitneys on the Quebec
Highway.
No one appeared in behalf Of the
petition of Claws Frost of West
Ieru, seeking certificate TO operate
bus line between West Peru and
Rumford. Hearing on the petition
was postponed until later date.
The Public Utilities Commission
will render decisions later on the
Thurston and Durgin petitions.