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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-17

Mrs. Mcneil was sitting in the big
back room-Sandy's brothers room,
but he was seldom home. >
She sat near the window, framed
in patch of sunlight. Little curls
struggled on her plump, rosy neck
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-17
WOMEN FIGHT
POWERFUL FOE
Find Faithful Ally in Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound

At the second bottle l began to feel
better and l have used the Vege-
table Compound ever since, when
ever l feel badly. / recommend it
and will answer any letters asking
about it."-MRs. ADoLpH HANSEN,
HolmQuist. South Dakota.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-17

A 5.cent income tax cost a Scy'
mour man 80 cents. To-wit: TWO
cents to mail it in, 3 cents for a
money order and 25 cents for a no
tary fee.
Charles CENTS is exhibiting a two
headed pig born on his farm south
etst of Button. 1t had three front
feet, also.
Some Of the dearest" strawber-
ries ever seen in Muncie were put
on sale today at 20 cents a box. The
berries were grown in Tennessee
and are the first of the present sea
son.
Albert Gasaway, II. of Evansville,
thanked his lucky stars he was born
late" Because of his youth, City
Judge Mccoy only gave him thirty
days in Jail for driving a car while
drunk.
Wilmer Glass, IA, living northwest
OF Windfall. won't play in haymow
for a while He fell and strained the
muscles in his side and chest.
Late jewellers at Upton now need
not fear about running out of fuel.
Audley Heath will be on duty at a
Striding into the Evansville city
court minus a shoe did not alter the
stole countenance OF Ellen Malone,
Negro woman, called into court to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-17
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Ramon Follows clash over her
promise to her sick mother to give up
plans for divorce.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-17

Late jewellers at Upton now need
not fear about running out of fuel.
Audley Heath will be on duty at a
gasoline station until 10 y. m.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-17

Charles CENTS is exhibiting a two
headed pig born on his farm south
etst of Button. 1t had three front
feet, also.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-17

Striding into the Evansville city
court minus a shoe did not alter the
stole countenance OF Ellen Malone,
Negro woman, called into court to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-17

A black fox was seen near Soil
tude. Farmers are hunting II as
its pelt Is valuable. Tho animal y
rare In Indiana.
Evening star., 1926-10-24
ANAC0STIA ELECTS
DR.. HAvENNER AGAIN
Citizens Vote Unanimously for
President-Other ON.
GERS Chosen.

DIR. George &. Havenner was unanj-
mously reelected president Of the
Anacostia Citizens Association at a
meeting in the Masonic Temple
Fourteenth and L streets southeast
last night.
Other officers elected were: First
vice president. Robert Thompson:
second vice president. Mrs. Carrie
Golden Smith; secretary. w. J.
Tucker; treasurer, William Walthers;
delegates to the federation, DIR.
George c. Havenner and n. F.
Jenney.
1t was voted to give 2s per cent Of
the dues Of members taken in during
the membership drive Of the Fedora
tior OF Citizens Associations, Nov
so days to the general fund OF the
federation. also to advance the fed.
Grafton $40 towards current expenses
the latter to he refunded.
The secretary. w. J. Tucker. an.
nounced that a parade and street
dance would take place on the night
Of November IL to further the mem.
bership drive in the AnacOstia district.
A motten was passed to petition the
Board Of Commissioners to stop skat
ing by children in the streets, and for
erection Of skating rink in Ana
costa Park.
The business meeting was followed
by entertainment furnished by mem.
bers of the Anacostia Methodist Epis.
copai Church. The program was az
follows: Piano solo, Miss Mildred
Deane; recitation, Mrs. John o. Har-
mon: vocal duet, Miss Agnes Koontz
and Miss Pearl Tirkle.
Evening star., 1926-10-24
LOCAL APPEAL ISSUED

Following receipt of a cablegram at
the headquarters OF the Near East
Relief here yesterday. telling Of the
earthquake in Armenia. Harold F..
Pellegrin. Potomac director of the
relief orga nization. issued an appeal
for cash donations. not only for the
immediate needs following the quake.
but also to help az replacement for
the supplies and food taken from the
orphanages and rushed to the earth
quake areas.
AS was done at the time Of the
East relief hurried food and clothing
from the Orphanages nearby to the
places affected. And this. he ex-
planned, means emptying the ware
houses Of supplies needed by the
thousands Of orphans there. Thou
sa nds OF the orphans under the Near
East Relief are also directly affected
by the quake. Mr.. Pellegrin added.
The local headquarters, 321 Bond
Building. will he open today, and Mr..
Pellegrin requests that cash donations
be brought there The cable from
AlexandropOl to Near East Relief
headquarters states that every doc
tor. nurse and truck available from
the relief Orga MIA ton Is in the quake
area and that the ten large bakeries
Of the relief orga nization are turning
out emergency rations. Mr.. Pellegrin
| said he particularly wanted to empha-
size the fact that aid is given not
only to the orphans under care of the
Near East Relief, but to every sufferer
affected by the quake.
Evening star., 1926-10-24
$4,000 DISCOVERED;
MAY BE FRAUD LOOT
Fund. Believed Part of Money
Taken by Knapp. Found Near
His Friends Garage.


PITTSBURGH, Pa. October 23.-
Detectives tonight found f4S,0 600.
which they believe to he a part Of the
$500, 600 which Charles F. Knapp in
charged with having fraudulently oh
tained from officers of the Brother
hood Savings & Trust Co. and others
In an alleged bond swindle more than
week ago.
The money was found buried in
the ground near garage at the
home Of Edward GOodfellow. said to
be close friend of Knapp. who was
captured last Wednesday in the
mountains south of here.
Goodfellow. arrested yesterday on a
technical charge and later released on
$4,000 bond. was rearrested tonight
and charged with being an accessory
before the fact. His wife was also
arrested and the same charge placed
against her.
Goodfellow. police said. refused to
talk about the $4S. 900 when questioned d
after it had heen located. He was first
arrested in connection with the case
after police said they had learned he
had talked over the phone with Knapp
last Saturday. the day after the lat
ter disappeared.
Knapp told police during a siege OF
questioning following his arrest that
he was held up and robbed of the
$500, 900 by John Russe. a Chicago
bond salesman. and two compa Mons
Efforts of police to locate Russo have
proven fruitless.
Goodfellows home is in Perrysville,
q Pittsburgh suburb.
Evening star., 1926-10-24
BAN ON POISON GAS
WILL GET SUPPORT
State Department Will Work for
Ratification Despite American
Legim's Opposition.

Fly the Associated Press.
Notwitbsta nding opposition in some
quarters, notably ny the American
Legion. the State Department, hacked
by the War and Navy Departments,
will use it's efforts to have the Geneva
protocol prohibiting poison gas In
warfare ratified ny the Senate.
At the same time Secretary Kellogg
believes that as n preca cautionary
measure this country should keep
abreast of foreign chemical prodrc-
tions, SO that should an enemy resort
to the use Of gas the United States
would he prepared to meet the issue.
He pointed out yesterday that such
preparedness is permissible under tho
Geneva protocol and it's ratification
by the Senate would not mean that
America would lag behind in chemical
supplies.
The Secretary held gas to he one Of
the most barbarouS and destructive
weapons Of warfare and that the
United States should go on record
with other nations i'm ratifyinE the
protocol in the name Of huma nifty and
civilization. In this belief he opposed
contentious Of the protocols oppo-
nents that il is less destructive TO life
than other instruments of war.
Evening star., 1926-10-24

which will reach Boston early tOmor-
row destined for the Washington Zoo
will be sent by rail Immediately to the
National Capital. it was learned today.
Only the ruminantS, or hoOfed ami
mails, will be placed in quarantine at
the wild animal farm maintained at
Nashua \. H., 80 miles from Boston.
by Hagenbeck Bros, the great Ger
man wild animal concern.
These ruminan nts include the baby
giraffe, captured in Africa by DR.. Will
liam NJ. Mann. superintendent of the
Zoo. and considerable collection OF
antelOpes and African deer. They
must he quara ntined for two weeks
or more as a precautiOn against the
drea aded hoof-a nd. mouth disea sc. There
are no restrictions against REP
tiles. birds or mammals other than
rumina nts.
John T.. Benson. American repre-
sentative Of the Hagenbeck firm. and
Carl Hagenbeck. son of one of the
owners. were here today to make ar
rangement for the shipment to
Nashua. This Is usually done over
land by truck. but Mr.. Benson will
make other arrangements for the care
of the giraffe if the wealth turns
cold. He was doubtful if this delicate
creature could endure long, cold
ride
Weather today. however. was ideal
for reception OF the jungle creatures
as warm az Winter day in Africa.
The City of Calcutta, from Columbo,
Ceylon, bringing DIR. Mann and the
animals, is expected to enter Quaran-
tine at am. tomorrow and 10 dock
about am. If the weather continues
favorable unloading Of the cages will
start Al once. William n. Blackburn.
head keeper at the Zoo, with
one assistant. came here today to help
In the unloading and accompany the
animals to Washington.
The ship will he met also by a
representative of Walter r. chrysler
automobile manufacturer, who fnanc-
ed DR.. Manns expedition. Mr.. Benson
today discussed the possibility OF using
the Army hese at East Boston az a
quaia ntine camp for the giraffe and
other ruminants IL the weather turns
cold.
Evening star., 1926-10-24
STEPHENSON KEEPS
SECRET OF DEALS
Publisher Fails to Get From
Ex-Dragon Evidence of
Political Corruption.
By the Associated Press.


MICHIGAN CITY. Ind. October
23.-The request Of Thomas n.
! Adams. publisher of the Vincennes.
Ind. Commercial. that he he permit
ted to enter the Indiana State prison
to seek from u. G. Stephenson evi-
dence to suhsta initiate charges of
! political corruption that Adams has
made. was granted today. After
spending more than two hours with
Stephenson. Adams and a committee
that accompanied him. left the prison
i and prepared a statement setting forth
that some questions they had put 70
the prisoner were unanswered. They
obtained few admissions and said
that they had gained the impression
that he was III at ease and apparently
afraid to talk freely
Stephenson IS in the prison serving
life sentence for the murder Of
Madge OberholtZer Of Indianapolis.
He was convicted of this crime al
most q year ago. In 1924 he was
grand dragon OF the Indiana Ku Klux
Khan and reputed to he a power In
Republican politics.
Charged Corrupt Dealings.
Adams in company with several az
that during StephensOn's reign over
the Klan the former grand dragon
entered into corrupt deals with high
officials He declared that no was in
formed that Stephenson. II permitted
10 talk would make revelations ~
the alleged corrupt negotiations. Whom
the charges were first made prison
officials refused Adams and other
newspape permen permission to inter
view Stephenson.
Adams charges eliminated in the
ordering of a grand jury investigation
at Indiana polls and today the pub
Usher. through the intervention Of
gra nd jury officials. obtained permits
sion to see Stephenson.
The ex-klan leader. the statement
said. declared he was In no position
10 talk unless his conversation was
confidential. and would discuss only
his appeal from the murder cOnvic-
ton.
Says Liberty In Jeopardy.
lie was quoted ~ saving you can
understand how II iS and the FIX ]
am in. am in great danger. | am
in keenest Jeopardy. NV liberty Is
at stake and if talk about anything
extrane today I would only iniure
my own case and cause myself ad-
ditional trouble
Stephenson was said tn have ad
mitted that grand jury officials have
in their possession keys that will un
lock strong boxes which arc alleged
to contain evidence. which will sup
port the political corruption charges.
However he oarently gave no clue
as to the loca.lo Of these boxes.
Officials for several days have been
seeking to trace l.. G.. Julian Of
! L. I'M alGOCiQfn
of the ex-grand dragon. Julian. a
recent visitor at the state prison, Is
believed to have some knowledge of
the wherea bouts Of the documentary
evidence.
Stephenson was asked today II he
/ knew whore Julian might he found.
He declined to answer.
Evening star., 1926-10-24

we'll Immediately and she came
stra light hack to school.
1t was at least 40 seconds before
she uttered a sound after she learned
that she had won one OF the places.
and then she heaved a tremendous
sigh and then "Ohhhhhhh. while a
great smile spread itself across her
little round face and her big brown
eyes opened wide.
Il like to read" explained Louise,
land ! read I'm the paper that the 81
raffe was coming, and | read that all
the girls and boys were going to give
him name, and l just wanted to
help. too. 20 l sent in four names.
"Of all the names l like 'Jungo'
best-'Jungo.' she repeated proudly
the name. ,-. =
"The giraffe is so big and high and
proud looking. and ! sent Royal and
Prince and ajesty, but | like Jungo
best of all
Louise does a great deal OF reading.
and go she knew all about gira ffes be-
fore she read of the expected arrival
Of one in Washington. She Is sympa-
thetic. too. for her chief concern for
the giraffe now Is for his comfort a nd
satisfaction with the name that is to
he given him.
Hopes He'll Re Happy.
Tell him for me if you see him
first that hope he'll like his new
home In this country. and that I hope
he won't he lonesome 'n'homesick for
the Jungle. I guess that's all I've got
to tell him."
Little Louise didn't say she was
glad to he a winner in so many words.
hut her face was just one big smile
from the time she heard OF 1t until
she admitted her cure and rOmped up
the steps to her class 90 minutes late.
She loves live things. her mother ex-
planned, and plays with them In pref
ereDce to dolls. AS she was talking,
Louise scOoped up little kitten--a
stray one, tOo-and held him until
she fed to Mrs. Grace Zellers. her
teacher In the fourth grade. turning
az she ran to call one more MESA &c
to the giraffe.
And please tell him hope we won t
bother him too much in his new
home"
The letter Louise wrote follows:
Dear editor: Because the giraffe is
such a high. dignified animal. I would
like to name him Royal. or Prince. or
Majesty. Another good name for
him is Jungo, because he came from
the jungles.
"Respectfully.
LOUISE GROTLTSCH."
And now. children, we must wait
until that giraffe actually gets here
before we can have our party. In
the meantime The Star has sent one
OF it's men to Boston to meet the
giraffe and tell us all about him.
Last night he sent us the telegram
which follows:
Evening star., 1926-10-24
BORAH HITS APPEAL
FOR TARIFF SLASH
lnternationaIists Still Trying
to Readjust U. S. Foreign
Policy, He Holds.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The proposal Of international hank
ers and industrialists for tariff re-
vision was assailed Yesterday In a
statement by Chairman Borah OF the
Senate foreign relations committee. as
plan to sacrifice American foreign
policy, industries and mohey to a gen
eral scheme of readjusting our rela-
tionship with the world as desired by
interns tionalists.
"The proposal to break down our
foreign policy aroused very great IN
terest in the Middle West" asserted
the Senator, who has just returned
from a speaking tour In Missouri
Whenever adjustments Of the pres
ent tariff may he deemed wise" he
said, IT found a pronounced Objec-
tion to the adjustment being made for
the purpose of and under the direc-
tions indicated in the proposal. If
adjustments are to he made they
should be made In the interests OF our
people at home and not TN the inter
ests of those abroad. and for the In
terests OF the whole people and not
OF the few.
"rhe proposal. however. is in entire
harmony with the program OF those
who have large and constantly In
crea sing interests abroad. The nrst
proposal was to completely aba ndOn
our traditional foreign policy and put
our guarantee behind the territorial
divisions of Versailles.
"The second proposal was to cancel
the entire $11 900 900 900 In foreign
loans. money belonging to America n
taxpa yers. and thereby accentuate the
value of the private investments
abroad amOuntinR TO SOmPthi like
So. .00O, ,000, 600.
Their third proposal was to repeal
all tariff laws which would also aug
ment the value of foreign investme nts.
They are all in harmony with the
same general plan--our foreign policy.
our industries and our money are to
he sacrificed in this general scheme
of readjusting our relationship with
the world"
Evening star., 1926-10-24

Mildred was asked how she felt
about the losers in the contest.
II guess I'm hard boiled" she
sighed. you know l haven't a hit of
sympathy"
William (BilD A. Maidens, winner
Of the second place in the contest, was
tickled to death.
Bill Is the son of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles A. Maidens and they all live
together with Bills little brother
Charles, better known as Bumps, at
1904 S street
The only boy winner of the first
three places proved to De family
man." First of all. he wants it known
that 1t was his daddy who read The
Stars stories OF the giraffe to him and
who suggested that he get into the
contest. and then when he sent in
a name he sent the nickname Of his
little brother. Now, Bil's only 8, SO
the little brother is every bit a little
brother.
Bill Is Habitue of Zoo. ..
Explaining how he became really
interested in the giraffe. Bill said:
Well every Sunday that it didn't
rain my daddy used to take me to
to like the monkeys hest of all. cause
cause they do such funny things,
but now--Well guess now III like
the giraffe the very best Of all. I
hops he gets here real soon because
then daddy1l take me to see him.
And turning to Mr.. Maidens for con
firmatiOn of such sweeping asser-
ton, and receiving a kindly nod Of
assurance. Bill added. "and we'll go
Visit him right away-just as soon as
he comes here to live" .t. '...
Bill likes dogs all right and all
animals. and he's one Of the cham
pion foot hall players OF his neigh
borhood. When he gets all through
school, he thinks he'll he soldier,
hut his daddy rather expects him to
follow his own steps and become a
lawyer.
How Brother Got to BE Bumps.
Bill, in his letter to The Star. wrote:
Dear Giraffe Man: think the name
of the giraffe coming to our Zoo
should he Bumps.
MY little brother Ia nick ma med
Bumps. When he was younger he
was forever falling down humping
himself That is why we call him
Bumps. My little brother Bumps is
the pet Of the neighborhood.
This young giraffe is going to have
many bumps coming here. He has
two bumps on his head to start with
and has bumped right into the Zoo
that sure does need him.
He will he pet of our city.
Hoping / win the prize.
civilian A. MAIDENS."
Louise Grotlisch. daughter Of MIR
and Mrs. Victor F.. Grotlisch Of Wood
side Park. Md, who won third place
went home for lunch Friday because
she was not feeling so well. and her
mother decided that she might re
main at home.
The reporter had gone to the
school to see Louise however. and
when she didn't return at | O'clOcE
her home was called by telephone
Hearing that IAN emissary from the
giraffe was awaiting her she got
Evening star., 1926-10-24
MALE NUDITY KISSED.

BERLIN, October % OP).-"Hard.
boiled Berlin theatergOers, accus-
toned to seeing eOmely and shapely
actresses divesting themselves OF
supernuous clothes on the stage
found 1t was going a hit too far when
recently a male artist started to un-
dress in the same manner.
Catcalls from every corner of the
house virtually ruined the first night
performance of the French play,
"Ioteta," by Auguste Achurne. Police
had to he called to establish order
before the performance could proceed.
Evening star., 1926-10-24
HONOR POLISH GENERALS.

NEW YORK. October % R.-The
Polish generals. Pulaski and kosciusz-
kc, heroes of the Revolutionary War.
In which they fought for America
were feted today. the 15oth anniver.
sary of their arrival in America.
Children from Polish paro"hial
schools sang hymns in City Hall Park
and Mayor Walker lauded them in an
address. The children planted two
oaks In the park - commemorate the
senerals.
Evening star., 1926-10-24

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mOlished. being the center of bitter
fighting Between the Russians and
the Turks. 1t has been partially re-
built during the past three years. At
least half of the city's population are
refugees. officials of the relief Organi-
ZatiOn said.
The Near East Relief orphanage
consists of 400 buildings. made Of
volcanic stone. and covers 1000 acres.
plant is about 81 500 900. 1t was
pointed out today that the Near East
Relief has spent nearly $100. 600. .0Oo
in relief work in this part of the
world since the war.
Winters Are Severe.
Winters are very severe in I4enin-
akan. said Charles Y. Nickery, gen
eral secretary of the Near East Re
lief, who returned from Armenia only
n few days ago.
within another month";" he said
the savagery of Winter will over
whelm the entire area which has
just been devastated by earthquake.
feninakan In the heart Of the wheat
district Of Armenia. The present
earthquake will he a matter of i'm
mediate life and death to q million
granaries and storehouses. filled with
their recent meaCer harvests.
There also Is a possibility, he said
that dozen or more great irriga :
tion projects were wrecked. He
thought the greatest loss OF life prob
ably was In the peasant villages
where the houses are Of mud con-
struction. being built about half
under the ground.
List Of Americans.
The Near East Relief has issued
workers. II Of them women. now In
the Leninaka earthquake area:
n. $. Allen. Kent. y. V: Ray G.
Baker. clyde. Mich; Joseph w
Beach. Rangor, Me-; Charles X. Car
roll, McGregor, La. Adele n. Chick
eringe Spencer, Mass; Edwin N
Douglas. East Orange. y. j.: Chris
tinn N. Dunbar. New York city:
Evelyn V. Eastman and Harry a
Eastman, Chicago; Theodore Elmer
Bridgeton. n. j.; Everett u. Gunn
Nickerson. kans.; Olivia NJ. Hill
Gresco. Pa; Elsie l.. Jarvis. wash
ington, D. c.: Matte II. Johnson
Burlington. Iowa; Laura MacFet
ridge, Morrisville, Pa; SOlon p
Massey, Denver, Colo; Louise r
Paisley. Mount Vernon. y. Y; Mr.
and Mrs. Paul II. Phillips. Cushman
Mont. and Eampa, Idaho; Walter n
Sisson. WauseOn. Ohio: Mrs. Mary
G. Sisson. Fhila delphia. Pa: Edna F.
Steiger, New York City, and Will
Transport. Pa: Dorothy Stratton
South NOrwalk, Conn; Inez Webster
Galesburg. Ill.,. and Marjorie Wilson
New York City.
LOCAL Appeal. ISSUED
Evening star., 1926-10-24
LEADER OF TURKISH
FEMINISTS TO SPEAK
Nine. Hallid Bey Will Lecture
Wednesday at Wardman
Park Theater.

Nine. Hallid Hourched Bey a lead
er of the Turkish feminist move
ment, will give a lecture on modern
Turkey at the Wardman Park Thea :
ter Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
Nine. Bey will also show the first
photoplay made in her country, a
photogra phic account of Turkish
dancing.
The lecture Is given for the bene-
At Of the orpha nages throughout
Turkey,
Nine. Bey Is in this country as the
guest Of Mrs. Ray Ovid Hall, 203S
q street, whose husban nd was former
commercial attache at Consta ntincple.