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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-13
JUDGES OF
INSANITY

JACOB FARRAR, inmate of
Southern Indianas Hos
- pital for the Insane at
Evansville, has instituted habeas
corpus proceedings to get himself
out OF the institution. He asserts
he is not insane and is detained I'M
lawfully.
He was committed to the hos
pital by justice of the peace after
a perfunctory hearing-he alleges
in which not a single witness
was called to testify for or against
him. Just arbitrarily railroaded.
g. few weeks ago another inmate
Of the same hospital gained his re-
lease by way of habeas corpus. He
had been thrown into the asylum
in the same manner-after the
travesty of an inquest before a
shoddy justice of the peace. The
Circuit Court to which he carried
his case declared him sane.
Those cases are fine recon-
mendatlons of the Indiana system
of vesting authority in cases of
such serious character as mental
arrangement in Justices of the
peace.
Determination Of sanity is a
matter for experts not horse
doctors, and commitment to an
asylum should be hedged about by
adequate legal safeguards to pre-
vent glazing injustices. Our
system Of intrusting such vital
matters to the comic supplement
of our judiciary invites injustice
and tragic plumbers.
AS long as this system is in
force our treatment of the insane
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-13
Looking Over
Palace Show

N enjoyable afternoon or eve
q ming for the whole family
holds out at the Palace to-
day and tomorrow. The Riddles will
love acts such as Arlines Seals and
Chas. Mack and Company. viii tell
about the seals first.
The seals like each other so well
that they applaud one another when
an especially good trick Is done.
They clap their flippers together In
a most convincing way. Under the
order Of his trainer one Of the seals
dives into a tank and swims rapidly
over and under in a perfect figure
eight. Then getting down on the
floor he gives an imitation of what
he would do II he could fly. These
seals also sing and talk, or at least
try, to their trainer.
In Chas. Mack and Company, the
first setting is that of small rail
road crossing shanty and the Irish
Waterman on duty there. Some
young friends Of the old Waterman
appear and he starts to tell them
The scenery is changed in a flash
and we are looking on an old en-.
chanted wood Of Ireland. Fairies come
and dance and sing. to the accom-.
paniment Of weird music from a bag.
pipe sort Of instrument. The fairies
try to make tho old man refrain
from telling stories but the last
things he says is a whopper.
Three Harmonics, an act of two
women and one man, have some
very delightful music. consisting Of
piano solos and songs, done IN colon.
ial costumes which are good to look
upon.
Jim and Flo Bogard come on as
the young rube and the very much
up to date young city woman. Much
wise chatter is the feature of the
act. The woman makes a stunning
appearance dressed all in white.
Ed f. Ford with his many and
varied faces and Impressions OF
people he has met will give you
many laughs.
AT the Palace today and tomOr>
row. By the Discovery
!. + !.
Other theaters today offeri
"spooks'' at English's; Edith Clit.
ford at Keith's; Stanellt and Douglas
at the Lyrici "The Phantom OF the
opera" at the Colonial: 1.-THE New
Commandment" at the Circle; "Ths
Merry Widow at the Apollo; bur
lesque at the Broadway and Flower
Of Night" at the Ohio.
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REIGN OF
TERROR

~7OOKER DAVIDSON, 49,
X year-old colored youth, ar
III rested by the police Tues
day, admitted that in three nights
he had attacked, beaten and
robbed nine women pedestrians.
Each night he had stolen an auto
mobile for use in that nights bust
ness.
Until engulfed by the Flaw" he
was making excellent progress
with his individually conducted
reign of terror. When arrested
eight feloniously acquired pocket
books and handbags. were found
in his possession.
Previous to this little squirt of
activity he had been arrested on
a charge of vehicle taking. And
is at present on parole from a
Kentucky prison where he served
a few minutes in consequence Of
conviction for robbery.
A nice boy! 1t is such incor-
rigible malefactors for whom
prison doors open so easily at the
behest of sweetly sentimental up
filters who believe that loving
kindness, leniency and swift
paroles can work miracles in trans
forming bandits into pillars of So
ciety.
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Let Mr.. Ftdt help you obtain needed
improvements. He is The Times rep
resentatiye at the city hall. Write him
at The Times.
Instances OF broken paving and
curbing and failure to replace them
properly flood Mr.. Fixit's mail these
days.
DEAR MR.. FTXIT-I live on
Graceland Ave-, north of Thirty
Fourth st. The sidewalks and
curbs have been laid for several
years. There are several pieces Of
bad curbing in the 34O0 block, one
broken in several pieces. There is a
hedge about seven feet high, which
hangs out and covers half Of the
sidewalk. This is a good place for
robbers to hide. The sidewalk is
uneven. standing up about two
inches at cracks.
TIMES READER.
John O'Brien, clerk of the i'm
proved streets department, will
send an investigator at once, and
also will attend to the following
complaints:
DEAR MR.. FIXIT: Over a year
ago I called your attention to dam
age done a cement step on my prop
erty at SOC z. Sixteenth st. by the
contractor who paved the alley
there. You were promised 1t would
be repaired, but there were no re
suits.
MRS. EMILY S. BARBER,
1895 Central Ave.
There was another Mr.. FiXit
then. If you would test results.
call any of the compliments who
sign their letters in Mr.. Fixit's
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Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam T. Young,
5G09 b. Washing
ton St, as presi-
dent.
Young is an edit
or Of the Short
ridge Daily Echo,
and captained last
years d g b a t o
team.
Other class off,
GERS are Bertha
Corya, vice pres
ident; Helen Nc
@ oy, secretary;
Gordon Thomas,
treasurer and Will
liam c. Otto, an
nual editor.
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Text: "Set your affection on things
above, not on things Of this earth"

Text: "Set your affection on things
above, not on things of this earth"
Col. 3:2.
m ONE years ago prominent
literary man was teaching a
- school in the Far West. He
found that his boys were wasting all
their leisure time reading "dime
novels" To break this up, he made
bargain with them. For one
month he read to them, after school
hours, the works of such writer's as
Scott and Dickens. At the end Of
the month he gave them their choice
to go back to the dime novels and
give up Scott and Dickens, or vice
versa The boys unanimously voted
a bonfire of their trashy literature.
They no longer cared for that rub
Dish which had once fascinated them,
because a higher fascination pos
sessed them.
Herein is the secret of triumphant
Christian living. We escape from
the world only as we rise above 1t
and "set our affections on things
above, not on things on the earth"
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A Thought

Be kindly affectioned one toward
another with brotherly love; in
honor preferrfng one another-Rom.
1879, 10.
I'll e that falls in love with him
III self will find no rival
Franklin.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-13
BUS HEARING CONTINUED
Request for Spencer-Vfmcennes Route
to BE Heard Later.

The public service commission
Thursday continued until December
a hearing of the request of the Spen-
GER Martinsville bus line to operate
between Spencer and Vincennes. Ind.
Those protesting asked for a con
tinuance so they may gather addi-
tional evidence
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-13
RIGHT HERE
IN INDIANA
BY GAYLORD NELSON

is mired up to its waist in
medievalism - not much better
than forging clanking chains on
the unfortunates and consigning
them to dark dungeons.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-13
ELEVATOR TO BE SOLD
By Times SpectdI

LAKETON, Ind, Nov 13-The
Laketon Elevator. recently placed
in the hands of George C. Baker.
Laketon, as receiver, is to be sold at
public sale Nov. "a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-13
LINEMAN is KILLED
BIZ Times Special

DIV FNFd NUtUTWt
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, Nov. 10.
--Kenneth Durbin, 81, lineman, is
dead today. He slipped and fell
across high tension wires while at
work.
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Curbs and Paving Broken
Mr.. Fixit

column after a reasonable inter
val. City employees are not nearly
so ferocious or negligent as is gen.
orally believed.
DEAR MR.. FIXIT: VIII you
please see what you can do toward
having the pavement at School and
e. Thirtieth SITS. repalred7 1t was
broken by the sewer contractor and
left in bad order.
c. r. FITZPATRICK,
Brightwood Civic Association.
O'Brien also promised early ac-
ton on this request.
DEAR MIR. FTXIT: For many
moons there has been a leak in the
water main on Bird st. in the rear
of the Masonic Temple. This makes
a sloppy crossing at North and Bird
SITS. and n sloppy gutter on North
st. at all times except in freezing
weather; then the ice makes II very
dangerous. TIMES READER.
The Indianapolis Water Com
pany promised Mr.. F'ixit to send
an inspector at once.
DEAR MR.. FIXIT-wouid you
please see what you can do toward
having the main sewer in Kentucky
Ave. between York st. and the Belt
Railroad cleaned out? Every big
rain causes Easements in these
homes to fill up with sewage.
OLD SUBSCRIBER.
Walter Monroe, sewers expert
of the street commissioners de-
partment, will investigate, he
promised Mr.. Fixit.
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MRS. EMILY S. BARBER,
Do You Know?

H. Houston Tall, assistant
parks superintendent. has
charge of a plan to beautify the
entire city with flower beds,
shrubs and plants.
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Shortridge Seniors
Elect Officers

Shortridge High Schools 1928
graduating class has elected Collier
II. Young, son of
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interchange thought
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-13

column after a reasonable inter
val. City employees are not nearly
so ferocious or negligent as is gen.
orally believed.
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Let Mr. FtJdt help you obtain needed
improvements. He Is The Times rep
resentative at the city hall. Write him
at The Times.
The Washington times., 1925-05-19
PEONAGE CASE
ON TRIAL IN
FLORIDA
Men Are Accused of Forcing
Employees to Stay in
Turpentine Camps
nr rnternatlonal SOW servIce.

PENSACOLA, Fla, May 19.--
-Four men engaged in the tuTpen-
tlno industry went on trial in Fed
eral court here today. charged with
peonage.
Government counsel sought to
prove that negro employees, dis
satisfied with their work, were
forced by the men, under threat
of severe punishment, to return to
turpentiile camps to work out
alleged Indebtedness to the com
pany.
Those facing trial on charges Of
peonage at present are Nose Davis
and Charles Land, turpehtine oper-
ators, who are alleged TO have
forced negroes to return to their
turpentine camps by actual use OF
the lash, and VIII Proctor and
Frank Daniels, who are alleged to
have aided and abetted the return
Of the alleged poems.
Several officials OF Calhoun
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Street HAWKER.
SEASON OPENS
IN n. Y.
Spring Brings Thousands OF
FreeIance PeddIers to
Famous Park Row
By nj. A. DA PARMA,
International News Service.

NEW YORK, May ,19.---The ad-
vent of warm weather in New York
crowds the bustops with romantic
stenographers and turns busy Park
Row into a fantastic street bazaar.
The staid old street, long known
as Newspaper Row. and which
now sees many thousands Of bust
ness people pass every hour, has
become the favorite hunting ground
of every type Of street hawker.
From the shady GOODNESS OF $50
in the morning until the office
lights blink at the last red rays Of
the sun the 'free lance statesmen
dramatically call their wares to the
eyer-curious crowds, who are never
too sophisticated to stop and listen.
Haberdashery. wrist watches, radio
sets, dictionaries, balloons, rubber
gloves, aprons, all kinds of toys,
potato knives, silver polish-name
what you please. They are all for
sale.
And, gents, this re-e-e-MARK-
ABLE little. invention, absolutely
the ONLY one on the market, can
be gotten for the as-s.s-TOUNDING
price of ONE DIME-think of it,
oNE.TENTH OF A DOLLAR" T
And so on through the busy day.
At intervals of about one hun
dred PAGES the champions Of dime
radio sets and fifteen-cent silk
hosiery crate to their respective
audiences on the "genuwine two,
dollah article for one thin dime. ,
And the good people step up and
NJ
In face OF the energetic compsti.
ton various tricks OF the trade
are used to attract customers. For
example:
A hawker will place three twenty
five-cent pieces at one-foot Intervals
on the sidewalk. He has already
attracted attention, because this
simple act has been accompanied by
mysterious gestures and much sert-
Gus measuring.
When he has a small group
around him; without saying a word
ne VIII UG1Ch away AAOtAA SAAS
swapping his fingers at them ana
making gestures popularity associa-
ted with hypnotism. The coins. OF
course, do NOT move.
The crowd becomes larger. All
Of them are sure the coins will NOT
flip voluntarily into the air. but none
OF them is going to miss the sight II
by chance they sholald.
Then, glancing warily about. the
hawker will suddenly utter a tragic
Look and open his suitcase.
The crowd thus assembled then
listens patiently to euiogies Of a
new idea in needle threaders.
The hawkers' life is NOT with
out its little adventures. For. no
matter how sympathetic and guilt
bic the crowd is, the police depart
ment still refuses. to allow sidewalk
pedding.
The Washington times., 1925-05-19
POET OUTLINES
HOW To LIVE
100 YEARS !.
Keep Conscience Clear and
Sleep Outdoors, Says
Markham

I BOSTON, May 19.-Refuse to
worry and keep your conscience
clear.
Refuse to eat white bread, using
whole wheat bread instead.
Refuse to sleep indoors.
Follow this program and you will
live to be a hundred years old
This is the belief of Edwin Mark
ham, author Of 1.-THE Man With the
Hoe" who was in Boston on q
literary mission. /.
Markham believes in change, in
progress, in evolution and growth.
Life is change" Markham de.
clared. Things that stand still
usually rot. Be prepared for
change.
Every boy and girl on this
planet should be. trained for parent
hood. It is our greatest RESPONSE
bility. The reason it is being agi-
tated as course in the public
school curriculum is because SO far
there has never been any training
in parenthood. Z
The Washington times., 1925-05-19
T|TLEDRUSS|AN,
/ JOBLESS, IS
! IN WANT
Baron Antoine voIkoff Mould
Like Position as Cook.
Used to Luxury

CHICAGO. May 19.-Not so long
ago he was a Russian. consul gen.
eral at Chicago, with millions of
dollars at his command and with
jurisdiction over 100000 Russian
subjects; he was known. and wei,
coined in social circles, where the
beautiful jewels and gorgeous gowns
displayed by his wife caused many
to marvel.
Today he leads almost a solitary
life in a small flat; his face is
wrinkled and he listens with tired
heart to the mournful strains of the
guitar on which his wife plays the
tragedy of his soul. He is jobless
and. knowing little of the culinary
The Washington times., 1925-05-19
ALABAMA DAY EXERCISES
HELD AT N. Y. EXPOSITION

NEW YORK, May 19.-Goveruor
w. w. Brandon, Of Alabama, att
tended the Southern exposition to-
day in. honor OF the Alabama
day" exercises. The exposition
which has been going on more
than a week at the Grand Central
Palace contains exhibits OF the in
dustrial and, agricultural growth OF
the southern States.
Part of today's exercises will be
a banquet in honor of Alabama p
greatest living men and women.
chosen by ballot conducted by
the Birmingham Junior Chamber
Of Commerce Those chosen were:
OGtavus Roy Cohen, writer; Sen.
ator oscar w. Underwood, General
r. L.. Bullard, Doctor George III.
Denny, George G. Crawford. manu-
facturer: Roderick D. Mackenzie,
artist; Helen Keller, Lois Wilson
and Joe SeweH.
Among the speakers at the ban.
auet will be Theodore Swami, VIC
tor Hanson, publisher OF the Biz
rningfarn News, and Colonel r. A.
Mitchell. &
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art, he is anxious to get work as
assistant cook in good hotel.
Such in brief is the story OF
Baron Antoine Volkoff, former Rus.
sian consul general for the Central
Department of the United States.
For thirty-one years Baron Vol
ko6 served the Gar in the consul
lar service. AS consul in Brazil, at
Liverpool, and in the Orient, he
learned English, French. German,
Spanish, Persian, Turkish, and
other Oriental languages. He came
to Chicago eleven years ago.
Lived In Luxury.
He had ample money, spacious
offices and a large staff. And
when he came here his idea was to
develop business relations between
the United States and Russia.
Everything went smoothly until the
revolution in Russia.
For a time even after that he
continued to live in luxury. He
kept his job under Kerensky and,
when Boris Bakhmetien came to
the United States as ambassador,
the consul general at Chicago had
the disposal of millions of dollars,
which were spent for agricultural
machines to, be used in Russia.
Closes Office.
But when the Bolsheviki came
into power in 1917 his tragedy be.
gan. The Soviet government was
not recognized by the United States
and the Bolsheviki refused to rec
ognize Volkoff as their representa-
tive. There was no more support
and no more income. Volkoff dis
missed his large staff and moved
into smaller quarters Only one of
his assistants, a typist, remained
with him. Volkoff became tranS.
lator.
But now there is no more work.
There was no money to pay for
his little office and he closedNit.
He spends his time in his little
flat when he is not hunting for
work as assistant cook. He wants
TO make enough money to permit
his eldest daughter, Lola, who is a
student at the University of Chi
cago, to complete her education.
The Washington times., 1925-05-19

This group of high-cost dresses
represent decided savings at this
sale price! All of excellent fabrics
-geoFgette, satin. flat crepe, printed
crepes, fIannels, kashmir. Smart
ensembles with frocks Of flannel or
matching silk, flare frocks of fiat
crepe or satin, ensemble effects with
contrasting fronts or jabOts. silk
frocks touched with vivid, cOlOred
embroidery and beading, lace trim
med frOcks with pleated panels or
tunics, shirred and circular apron
fronts.
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A Big Groups
At $3.50

An amazing group of Beautiful
Dresses, ordinarily much higher
de chine, flat crepe, printed creme,
satin, flannel. Stunning new models
In this group; flannel ensembles
combined with printed crepe: tailor
ed geOfgette dresses; ge0rxette
over colOrfuI prints; tunic models;
gOdets, iabOt fronts, flare models;
elbow sleeves or reaching the wrist
In the new manner.
The Washington times., 1925-05-19
'NlNE-MINUTE EARTHQU JAKE
ROCKS TOKYO DISTRICT

TOKYO, May 1.-THE heaviest
earthquake OF the year rocked the
Tokyo district this morning. The
'shock~3asted nine minutes. No dam.
age has been reported.
d The center of the disturbance was
believed to be; Sagan1i Bay, which
was the center Of the great shock
Of September, 1928.
The Washington times., 1925-05-19
Crew Leaves Schooner
To North Carolina
Storm
By International News Service.

NORFOLK, Va, May TO-
The lumber laden four masted
schooner Margaret Spencer,
which went on sand bar near
Chicamicomico coast guard sta
ton, North Carolina, last night,
is pounding to pieces in the
heavy surf today, Norfolk coast
guard headquarters announces.
She probably will be total loss,
it was said.
The crew of twelve men was
brought ashore in surf boats by
coast guardsmen early today.
Offers to rescue them were re-
fused last night, but later their
position became so perilous they
asked for help. :
The Margaret Spencer was
bound from Georgetown, S. G.,
to New York. It is believed she.
lost her way in the heavy fogs
that prevailed on the coast.
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Dresses for All Occasions!

a great number of sports types are
among these 600 dresses. Dresses for out
ing wear, country club, weekend and
motor trips. Street dresses, afternoon
dresses, dinner dresses for semiformaI
Summer wear.
The Washington times., 1925-05-19
Merchant Could Read
Name; Knew Il
Was Forged

MT HOLLY. N. J., May 10.---
George N. HilIman's well-knowr
iIIerible signature was directly
responsible for the arrest and
failing of James Reichart, alias
Morris and Myers Of Hanover,
Pa. when he presented at 9
local store check for $45
bearing HilIman's signature so
poorly forged that it could be
read.
AS soon as the merchant read
the name he knew It was q
forgery and pretended he did
not know Prosecutor Hillman.
He detained the stranger to
give the clerk q chance to find
County Detective Carabine, but
before the officer was located
the man left the store.
The same check was success
fully passed and $41.50 in
change given at another store
afterwards, and Reichart was
buying ice cream while his wife
waited in car when he was
arrested by Detective Carabine.
The Washington times., 1925-05-19
MINERS HOUSE WRECKED
RY DYNAMITE BOMB

MOUNDSVILLE, w. Va, May
IA nitroglycerine bomb wrecked
a clubhouse inhabited by miners
employed by the Ben Franklin Coal
Company, near here, yesterday, ten
miners narrowly esca ping death.
The miners. who had refused to
ioin the West Virginia coal strike,
were thrown from their hunks, but
nome was injured.
The Washington times., 1925-05-19
At $3.50

In this group are many copies
of InlpOrts-4mOstly beautiful 0ne-Of-
a-kind models! Included are:
Satin ensembles In black CONF
bined with printed frOcl<s and jabOt
fronts; ensemble effects with printed
silk panels: dark cOlOred geOrgette
yelling bright colored prtnfs; crepe
roma frOcks with shirred apron
effects bOrdered with lace; flare
frOcka with jabOts and long slecvos;
the popular navy blue ge0rgette
frOcLs, finely pleated or tucked.
Same In black. Printed ehiffOns
and geOrgettes In floral designs.
The Washington times., 1925-05-19
At $3.50

Lovely dresses You would normal
" pay much more for. OF geOrgette
crepe, flat crepe, satin, flannel,
printed crepe, lowered chiffon and
lace! Note these styles for summer
in this group: Lace ensemble coat
over satin, chanel pleats, slIirred
apron fronts. jabOts, tailored models.
flannel ensemble coat with dress Of
self or matching silk, collars and
cuffs of fine batiste and lace hand
fagOting, pleats and tuezs. Sleeves
In elbow or full length, or cap
EleeyeS-Or no sleeves!
The Washington times., 1925-05-19

county later viii answer indict-
n.ents for peonage in Federal court
here. They are: Sheriff Clark,
County Judge Chafin. County Pros
ecutor McClelIand and Deputies
Shuler and Cason. Gerry Whit
field also was indicted in connec-
ton with the case.