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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-08
DOCTOR is INJURED
Struck by Auto on n. Meridian
Said to Have Walked Into Path.

DR.. c. S. Neu, 31OS n. Meridian
St., nerve specialist, was taken to
st. Vincent Hospital seriously in
iured about the head. following an
accident at Twenty-Second and Me-
ridian Sss., early today.
Harry G. Campbell, Cincinnati,
said he was driving north on Meri-
dian st. and saw Neu standing on
the west side of the street. The
man walked into the path Of his
car. he said. A door handle struck
him on the head. Some people pass
ing by recognized DIR. Neu. Camp
bell was not charged.
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SCHOOL INCREASE SEEN
General Gain in Enrolment on
North Side, Says Weir.

General increase of school at
tendance on the north side was in
dictated in unofficial reports today
according to D. r. Weir, assistant
schools superintendent. Weir said
a 25 per cent increase in grade
One B was reported.
He had received no reports from
the south side. Official reports of at
tendance were expected this after
noon. Large enrollments were re-
ported at Shortridge, Technical and
Manual High Schools.
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WOMEN OUT OF LUCK

BIZ United ITcss
WABASH, Ind. Sept. S.-Women
in Wabash County will be "out of
luck" when time comes for registra-
ton, election officials announced. In
order to become eligible to vote a
woman will have to give her exact
age, the announcement said and
can't get by with past twenty-one."
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LENGEL GOES ON TRIAL

BU JniteI PrCSS
CANTON, Ohio, Sept. SIS. A..
Lengel, ousted chief of the Canton
police force, goes to trial before the
civil service commission here today
on charges of incompetency and
neglect of duty growing out of the
Don r. Mellett murder investigation.
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EDITOR is BANISHED
Ordered to Leave Nebraska for
LibelIing Pastor.

BU United Press
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. S.-After
having been convicted for the sec
ond time of libel Edwin l.. Huntley,
editor of the weekly Mediator, today
was banished for five years from the
State. Huntley announced he would
leave the State within a week.
HIuntley pleaded guilty to libelling
the Rev r. 3. Brown, radio preach
er and pastor of the Omaha Gospel
Tabernacle. The sentence also pro-
vides that the plant of the Mediator
be "junked" and the mailing list de-
stroyed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-08

Shorty" Burch, the Washington
Park baseball announcer, sometimes
finds himself batrtng in the wrong
league at the State fair when MAX
ing announcements. shorty was
telling the grand stand audience
something about a brace of huge
German police dogs held in leash by
their owner.
LADIES' and Gentlemen" Shorty
said, Introducing the worlds great
est champion dog, er-criminal dog.
In this corner, Mr.. Ben Wilson of
Rushville and in this corner the
worlds greatest world war trainer
of, er-criminal. dogs. Right from
Europe" and the grandstand gasped
as Shorty" floundered With his
facts.
James Risk, 17-year-old horseshoe
pitching champ from Montpelier, is
giving the stands something to talk
about as he nonchalantly losses ring
er after ringer over the stakes.
ASlSh, d SH6HIly puII voulH, HdIIuleS
the cumbersome tournament shoes
with apparent ease. Finding the
competition a little brisk Tuesday,
he tossed eight ringers in success
sion and was again in the lead. Last
year Risk won the boys singles
championship and shared the doub,
les laurels with Joe Porter of Hart
ford City.
Spectators marveled at the wonder
full team work a pair of horses,
a gray and bay, owned by William
Ankron of Portland, winner of sec
ond place in the Tuesday horse
pulling contest. Ankron's team was
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-21
'CANDYK|D' CASE.
At CLIMAX

BUFFALO, N. Y, April 21.--Be.
fore tonight Richard Reese White
more, boy.faced bandit gang leader
accused of the Bank of Buffalo
ho1d-up and murders will know
what the Buffalo authorities have
got on him."
He will have an inkling Of
whether he is to be wrecked on
the reef of positive Identification
by four reputable business men, as
District Attorney Guy d. Moore
promised in his opening address tn
the jury, or whether he has a
chance of eluding disaster through
the narrow channel OF an alibi.
The Candy Kids" trial was re-
sumed on this, the third day. with
the prosecution we'll advanced in
the preliminary stages Of proving
there was a hold-up, that Charles
w. Clindord, the armored car mes
senger. was shot dead. and in set
ting forth the scene by engineers
map, photographs and the proof
that $4,000 was stolen by the
hoIdup gang of which it is claimed
Whittemore was a member.
This afternoon District Attorney
Moore intends to place on the stand
the eye witnesses, four OF whom.
he claims, can positively identify
the defendant as one of the bullet
throwing gang who staged the
robbery.
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Pol ICE PROBING
AUTO PLUNGE

Although a. coroner's jury has
been sworn over the body of VIII
liam Franklin Best, SO years old,
of IT, INLAND Terrace n. E.. who
died last night from injuries re-
ceived when his automobile plunged
down a 2O0-foot embanlment in
Rock Greek Park, an inquest Will
not be held until the police Con-
plete an investigation OF the case,
it was announced today. It is not
certain that an inquest viii ever
be held.
Best was found yesterday MORN
ing by Congressman F. NJ. Daven-
port, of the Wardman Park Hotel,
who was riding through the park.
Painfully injured by his plunge
down the embankment from Snake
HILL" Best's wrists were sliced,
claimed by him afterward to have
been done with a pen knife to end
his agony.
There are several queer angles
to the case. First, what caused
Best's car to leave the road at
right angles on a perfectly straight
stretch. and second, how did Best,
from several hours Of
suffering, and after slashing his
own wrist, managed to get down
so feet below his car, where he
was found.
The knife with which Best said
he slashed his own wrist was found
on the fender of the car. The
injured man was so feet away. He
said he sIashed himself because he
thought he was going to die any
way.
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AWAY
7NI]NTHS
AGO

Defying parents, police, and the
usual conventions a 15-year-cId
girl is held today at the
House of Detention because she
dared, seven months ago, to break
from the restraints of mid
western home and 30 away with
the man she loved.
She is Dorothy May Riddell,
Of Port Huron, Michigan. She
is pretty, large for her age, and
in love with Harry Campbell. the
24-year-old sweetheart, who il
held in another cell at the First
precinct as q fugitive from jus.
tee.
To Take Girl Back
Last night Detective Keck received
a telegram from Port Huron police
that an officer is on the way to
washington to take Campbell back
to face charges growing out OF. the
elopement. He will take the girl
back, too, unless she consents to
father, who are here.
But with all the fervor Of mod
ern American girl, Dorothy has
sworn that she win not go back
at least she win not go voluntar'
lily. She told her parents so yes
terday after they, in company with
Detectives Keck and Thompson,
had raided the young couples little
home on a suburban lot near Second
and Peabody Streets Northeast.
Girl Is Furious
The girl was furious. She told
them frankly:
II love Harry and / am going ia
stay with him. l won't go back.
won't. i won't. why can't You
leave us alOne?"
The police and parents had Harry
with them when they went for the
girl. They had taken him from his
Job, carpenters helper, for the
Wardman Construction Company Ga
the new Carleton Hotel. at Six.
teenth and K Streets NORTHWEST.
Harry had little to say-except to
Afraid to Get Msrried
The young couple. who explained
that they were afraid to get mar
ried for fear Of being caught ana
taken back to Michigan. have had
a troublesome time. Seven months
ago Harry was working at hts
trade in Port Huron and was board
ing at Dorothy's home. She was
going to the junior high. and fell
in love with the new boarder.
Harry was held responsible by the
girls mother. and he was told to
leave. He did. But Dorothy went
with him.
Police say the couple stole an au-
tomobile in Toledo and abandoned
1t in Cincinnati. They say, too,
that the couple came on to Clifton
Forge, Va, and that Harry got a
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I HIEVEs RAID
D|ERKS PARTY

The story of the Herman
Dierks' party-of the theft of the
wraps of many young society ma
irons, and of the loss of several
other valuable articles-that's the
tale which has kept a large sec
ton of Washington society agog
since last Sunday night, but
which the wealthy hostess still:
keeps a dark secret from the
police.
Losses Were Heavy
The theft, which, it is understood,
runs into thousands Of dollars, &C.
Cured between a dinner and dance
which the very wealthy New
Workers were given at the red brick
mansion on the northwest corner of
sixteenth Street and Massachusetts
Avenue, which they leased last No
vernber for the winter season here.
There were about twenty guests
ut the dinner and dance, and half
Of them had to go home in bor-
rowed wraps or in garments rushed
from their homes on telephone calls.
Besides, the thief or thieves,
while the party was in full sway,
got away with cut glass articles,
gold and silver bureau ornaments
and some jewelry belonging to Mr..
and Mrs, Dierks.
According to gossip circulating
freely in society circles, there is, in
some quarters, quietly expressed
anger because Mrs. Dierks has re-
fused to notify the police, and thus
get official police aid in the re-
: covery of the clothing of her
guests.
She Fears Publicity
At the Dierks mansion today, it
was said that Mrs. Dierks had eni-
pIoyed a private detective agency.
as she feared report of the robbery
10 the police would result il
publicity.
Some Of those whose wraps were
lost said that the Burns Detective
Agency had been employed by Mrs.
Dierks. and a maid at the Dierk.s
mansion confirmed this today
Not all of the guests who at
tended the Dierks' dinner Sunday
night stayed for the dance. When
they left, all wraps were intact. II
was toward the wee small hours Of
the morning. when the guests wno
had attended the dance were about
to leave, that the thefts were dis
covered.
It is understood that the thefts
were made either by some one
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" DRIVE
SCI)REDBY
Prizes

The vets have corrupted the
nation through fraud and bribery
In their effort tO modify the dry
law, Father Gurran of
wilkes Barre, noted leader Of tias
Pennsylvania miners, told the
Senate Prohibition Committee to-
~.
Father Curran took sharp Issue
with Father Kasasczuln, Of Sugar
Notch, Pa who recently declared
that prohibition had debauched
the people Of the mine regions ard
that even small children were
drinking moonshine liquor.
Father Curran charged that
Father Kasasczum tried to get
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Times to Broadcast
Ball Game Today

Today's game between the Griffmen and
Times through station WRC, beginning at 3
o'clock.
All out-of-town games in which the champion
Washington team participates will be put on the
air by Announcer William r. Sweets, whose
clear descriptions of the games pronounced
the game itself.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-21
L TEXANS
BUREAU
HIT

The United States Veterans
Bureau was sharply criticized to-.
day for permitting Commissioner
Frederick Al fleming to conduct
his alleged Bhsiness Of preying
lsip0n insane World War, veterans.
when the investigation was re-
sumed by the House Veterans
Committee.
At the same time controversies
over the Fenning matter broke
out on the floor of the House and
in the House District Committee.
ColIaday Defense Barred
Representative Benjamin l.. Fair
child, Of New York. was denied
permission to present to the House
a letter from Edward r. Colladay.
Republican national committeeman
from the District, in which Colladav
defended himself against charges
made against him on the floor OF
the House in connection with
the Fenning case.
A protest against executive hear
ings of mis- investigation was made
today by Commissioners Fenning in
q letter 20 Representative Gibson,
declaring that the public was en-
titled to know the facs.
His letter to Representative Gibson
says: AZ observe that at the inquiry
which the subcommittee of whica
you are chairman is now conducting.
representatives Of the press have
been excluded.
May express the hope that when
I am called before the subcommittee
the hearing will be open to citizens
and to representatives OF the press?''
In the Veterans Committee, Major
Davis G. Arnold, national guardian
ship officer for the Veterans Blu
reau, was questioned regarding the
size of commissions allowed to Fen
ming.
II will not pass upon the reason.
ableness Of allowances as made by
the court to Commissioner Fen.
ming" Major Arnold said
Admits Fee Excessive
"If the transaction for which
Commissioner Fenning received a
commission represented no greater
labor on his part than the cashing
of a check from the Veterans Blu
reau, as it did in many Of these
cases. do you not think 10 per cent
commission was eXcessive?' Major
Arnold was asked by Representa-
tive A. l.. Bulwinkle Of North Caro-.
lima. =
"If that were all the guardian
did, 1t was excessive" Major Arnold
replied.
IF you believed that the COM
missions were excessive" Represen-
tative Bulwinkle said, don't you
think it was your duty as guardian
ship officer to make protest to
some proper authority"
mo, the guardianship officer has
no authority to protest"
did you ever protest to Congress
that these fees were excessive?"
81 understand the committee itself
in the past has gone thoroughly
into the matter"
Buck Passing" Charged
''You can't pass the buck to this
committee and cover up your own
neglect shouted Representative
John E. Rankin of Mississippi.
An effort to ascertain whether fees
recommended by the court auditor,
in cases handled by Fenning. later
were changed by the court was made
by Representative Rankin.
Major Arnold said he had made
no effort to determine whether such
changes had been made.
In the House District Committee
Representative Thomas l.. Blanton.
of Texas, who impeached Commits
sioner Fenning this week. rose to
a point of personal privilege to de-
fend himself against an attack made
in an afternoon newspaper by AZ
lCOntinped- on. Page ~ Cplnmn>-AA
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the miners to surrender their
rights in the recent anthraeite
strike.
cat bottom of the whole scheme
and conspiracy is the aim and am
bition of the wet people to make
easy money and make it without
consideration of the law of God,
the law of humanity, or the law
of the nation" said Father Cur
ran.
"Thus, the vets have corrupted
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THE WEATHER

Official o. g. Weather Bureau Report
Fair tonight and Thursday; warmer
tonight; west and southwest winds. Tenn
perature yesterday High, DO; low, %.
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International News has the exclusive rights
to for republication IN any FORM all news dls-
patches credited to 1t not otherwise credited IN
this paper 1t is also exclusively entitled to use !or
repubIication all the local undated news pun
Hshed herein a. well all special dispatches
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PRINCESS BORN
IN ENGLAND

LONDON, April 21.-Booming
of II cannon in Hyde Park this
morning announced to London the
birth of a Royal Princess to the
Duchess of York.
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THE DUCHESS OF YORK

A1 OOSAAAStoc vi
Orders for the royal salute
were issued from Windsor Castle
where the King and Queen were
advised by telephone of the event.
The child was born at 2:40 this
morning. News of the birth ar
rived too late for publication in
the morning papers, but news
spread rapidly by word of mouth.
Flags were run up on public
buildings and residences. By 9
o'clock London was festive with
union jacks fluttering everywhere.
A bulletin. issued by physicians
at noon. read as follows:
The Duchess of York has had
S She rest since the ARRIVAL OF her
daughter, her royal highn0Ss. and
the infant princess are making very
Nataskant0rE proRrasals
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-02-11
THE OBSERVATORY
By CASTOR R. Coyner


Some men think it shows how
bright they are by saying they do not
believe in Heaven or in hell, and that
this life ends all. They tell you they
do not believe in future life because
no one has returned to tell them a.
bout it. They do not believe in the e.
ternal things of God because they
have no proof for them. They can see
the flowers and the birds and the tree
and the many other things of this phi
ysical world but they cannot see God.
Do the poor ignorant fellows think for
a moment that they can get in touch
with God through the senses? We
see, hear, feel, smell and taste that
we may live in physical world
But if we would get in touch with
God it must be through the intellect
and the soul. These unbelievers, !
suppose, do not have depth of intellect
or soul big enough to get in touch
with God and so they remain I'M
believers. Reader, do you think it God
would make the air to match the
wings of birds, and the water to
match the fins of fish that He would
not also provide future life to match
the longing for it which is found in
the breast of every man? For we
know that if our earthly house of
this tabernacle were dissolved, we
have building of God, and house
not made with hands, eternal in the
heavens.-2 Corinthians 1.
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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE
q q q q s1ssp
SOME DONTS FOR COUNTRY
CORRESPONDENTS

Don't mention the same people
over and over in your items while
ignoring others. Cover your field
thoroughly.
Don't use "Messrs." before the
names of a group of men. Name
peach man separately.
Don't forget first names and init
ials, they are important.
Don't let free advertising get into
your items. If person or organi-
zation wants to advertise sell them
the space.
Don't use "occur" when you mean
take place. Death occurs, but wed
dings, never.
Don't use the adjectives well
known" popular" and prominent. "
They go without saying.
Don't forget to name the time when
an event took place.
Don't use the word very"
Don't abbreviate names in your let
tiers.
The Chronicle Cub, organ of the
Correspondents of the Toledo, Iowa,
I Chronicle.
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John Kennedy says if the snow
gets much deeper / win have to
jack my cows up to milk them"
= - =
MARYSvILLE

We are having some heavy winter
in our locality.
+ The health of our vicinity is vers'
good at present except w. w. Bosely
and he is not improved any at this
writing.
Coleman England is still blowing
snow on the B. and F. pike.
S. M. Polling was in Belington Mon
day on business.
Clarence Mclean was a business
visitor in Belington Monday.
G. w. Gamer was a caller at D.
B. Poling's Sunday.
Arthur Bosely, was on errands in
the City Saturday night.
From the looks of things Mr..
Ground Hog sure saw his shadow.
Denzel Gamer was home over Sun
day from Belington.
Ingle Ridgeway and John Pierce of
Belington were pleasant callers in
Philippi Saturday night.
Grover Poe was visiting at G. w.
Gamers Sunday.
Andrew Mclean has "hibernated
to Tucker County.
Mrs. J. o. Latta was at Elkins over
week end, returned home Monday
Hubert Gamer of Belington passed
thru our burg enroute to the farm On
Bills Creek Saturday afternoon.
Aubrey Polling is at his father-in-
laws Mitchell near Arden for a. few
days.
In hope to vnd Marysville No. 2,
We think this viii do.
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Why Darrow Was Left.

Some of the unbelieving evolution
lists have been Growing over the
fact that William Jennings Bryan
was stricken at Dayton, Tennessee.
He died, but barrow, the unbeliever,
was left. A lot of hell-boosters will
tell you that Bryan's death shows he
was wrong. Let me tell you why
Bryan was taken and barrow left.
1t was to give barrow a chance to
repent. God takes no pleasure in the
death of the wicked When Bryan
died he went to glory. If rrow
should have died he would hal gone
to hell Is it not strange tn I some
men will belittle the name of Bryan,
though they say he was a good man
and as fine a Christian as is ever
seen, but praise Clarence barrow,
who is an unbeliever? All those
who claim they are descended from
the jungle and Go not believe Gods
Word, ought to be buried like horses
and cattle. Why waste money on a
casket and all the expenses of an
undertaken? Why not give the mon
ey to the poor if these persons are
no more than dogs? Thank God for
the Christians hopel Every Christ
ian can say with Paul, Il know whom
have believed"
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On CaIvary's Cross

! have written the following poem
which may be sung to the tune OF
the hymn, Jesus Shall Reign"
On Calvary's Cross our Saviour died
The blessed Christ was crucifed;
His blood was shed that you and
Might conquer sin and never die.
Through all the earth His praises
ring,
Glad Alleluias to our King;
And heather tribes rejoice to see
Salvation's power that sets them
free.
0 souls, who live in sins dark night
Christ bids you walk into the Ligh-
Where gloom and sorrow flee away
And life becomes eternal day.
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CONCORD

Mr.. Channel who was a renter Of
B. Wilmoth's farm has bought Fred
letters place at Concord, and moved
to it.
Fred Teter has moved into the
Turner house and viii go in the early
Spring to Marietta, Ohio, to take
care of Joshua Thorn. Mr.. Thorn is
the father of Mrs. Teter.
Oscar Durrett delivered Friday
evening last to B. E. Wilmcth's meat
shop hog netting 504 pounds.
The snow continues. The weather
is all right for winter.
Herbert T. Parsons, President of
the F. w. Woolworth Company, said
! recently, he is expecting heavy
volume of business for 1926.
Rev. Richardson preached here last
Sunday, his subject being "Endow-
ed With The Holy Ghost" His SER
mons are well delivered and we'll re-
ceived.
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VALLEY BEND PIKE

The snow is very deep on the
ridge at this writing.
S. B. Price is very busy in his
store.
Russell Wilmoth and Hayes Ken
pedy were calling on friends at Elk
ms last Sunday night.
Ten Mile School has been closed
tae past week due to sickness of the
teacher Aubrey Philips.
Dyson Ballah has recovered from
his broken leg and will be ready for
school in a month or two.
Joe Foster mosed on the pike Fri
day.
Guy Golden was calling on friend
at Stringtown.
Gordon Ramsey has been getting
in late at night but it isn't his fault.
Denzel Gamer is improving well
from broken limb.
A. B. Polling is working at MorreIl
mines.
Lights are being seen in the sky
by some young boys on the pike
Virgil Jones and Guy Golden flew
home the other night when light
assembled out of the grave yard
The bows of the Pike have set up
new broadeasting station--I w w
Myrl Jones is off on vacation.
John Board, G. England, George
and Brooks Ramsey have been work
ing day and night to clear the road
from snow drifts.
Harley Coberly and Jake England
have been fox hunting.