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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-19
DRIVERS THOUGHTS
NOT ON THEIR JOB
Hoosier Motor Club Secretary Conducts Tests and Dis
covers Cause of AutoiStS' CareIeSSneSs.

Motorists have too much on their
minds and have difficulty finding
room for thoughts of safety because
they carry their domestic and bust
ness troubles with them, says Todd
Stops, Hoosier Motor Club secre-
tary manager.
The club has been studying the
behavior of motorists in an effort to
discover why there is so much APP
parent carelessness. The preoccupa-
ton Of a motorists mind is one Of
the principal features thus far dis.
closed.
Motorists carry their business
and domestic troubles with them, &"
says Stops, land the result is there
Is very little room for thought Of
safety. The housewife does too much
shopping while at the wheel. The
business man puts over too many
deals while he is lodging pedestri-
ans"
How the local club official reached
his conclusions Is as interesting as
the conclusions themselves. accord
ing 10 those advised of the method.
Members OF the safety and accident
prevention committee OF the club
were commissioned to accept offers
TO ride with local motorists and to
endeavor to discover what the driv-
ers were thinking about. Almost IN
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To DR.. W. B. Caldwell, of Month
cello, Ill, a practicing physician for
At years, it seemed cruel that SO
many constipated infants and chill
dren had to be kept Stirred up" and
half sick by taking cathartic pills,
tablets, salts, calomel and nasty oils.
While he knew that constipation
was the cause Of nearly all chill
dren's little ills, he constantly adj
vised mothers to give only harm
less laxative which would help to
establish natural bowel regularity"
In DR.. Caldwel's Syrup Pepsin
mothers have regulating laxative
which they can depend upon when
ever a child is constipated, bilious,
feverish or sick from a cold, indi-
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bling the powder into the roots OF
her hair. 1t now made him smile in
appraising amusement.
She looked quietly over his head:
IT won't redeem them-ever."
You think you'll tire me out, do
you; and I'll hack down. I'll assist
you to break the VOWS you made?
If you hope that, my dear, you hope
in vain
What do you gain by holding
me?"
His smile curled: 81 hold you,
though. don't I? You understand
this now The gain is my affair
But you'll be held"-he backed to
the door, bowed-"PERMANENT-
LY! Make no mistake about that"
He stood a moment, staring and
smiling. Sandy pulled the negligee
about her shoulders. flushing at the
sudden realization of it's f1imsy trans
parence. Murillo laughed. Good
morning, my dear"
She felt as though her cheeks
were slapped, and now singing with
shamed humiliation.
She began talking to herself. fight
ing to keep back scalding tears. Il
won't stay here! I'll go. I don't
care"
Her uncle's words answered:
"Where will you go? Don't talk
wild. You can't sponge on Ju-
dith. You couldn't stand that. She
has no money, How much of her
salary do you suppose Judith is al
lowed to keep? How long do you
think you could last in the city with
out a Job? How would you like COM
ing back to him? You'd be forced
to it,"
She bit her fingers against her
mouth. wanting to rush over and
beat against the walls; hammer with
her bare fists against them-furfous
and helpless.
Held - PERMANENTLY" He
smiled when he said that. He
gloated about 1t.
She thought frenziedly: "Why
did he marry me? He likes crush
ing me"
Why did he choose her, knowing
that she was highspirited and
brazen-a laughterloving thing? He
had taken her instead of Marjorie
Lopez. whom Beatrice wanted. Mar
jorie was a gushing, demure, sub
missive girl. She would have pious-
ly taken orders; given Murillo the
servile adulation he craved. She
would have exalted his ego; puffed
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-19
COUNTY JAIL FOUND
BRIGHT, CLEAN PLACE
Reporter Discovers It's Not So Bad-AU Types of Per-
sons Seen-Gifts Brought to Prisoners Watched.

would make your mouth water, came
III for a new prisoner. 1t was filled
with cigarets."
Committed to Range"
A prisoner here is committed tc
the range" or section, determined
by his age or the nature of his
crime. Two of these ranges" con
nected with the cells, have boy pris
oners, exclusively. On this particu
lar day, there were fourteen boys
between the ages of 16 and 20 in
one; seventeen young men under the
ages of 25 were in the other. Many
of them were clear-eyed and abso
lutely without any stamp of crime
on their young faces, but many ,ot
them are held for serious crimes
vehicle taking, bank robbery, even
murder.
Noise in the younger mems
range where the prisoners were
not in their cells, was designated as
kangaroo court" hilarity and was
reverely reprimanded by a deputy.
kangaroo court" is simply mock
court This seemed to be a compar-
atively harmless pastime for men
with endless hours to while the
hours away, but the deputy declared
otherwise The point Of the game
is that the prisoner who loses his
case gives up tobacco or any pos
session he may happen to have. 1t
causes serious fights and is forbid
den.'
The high point of the visit to the
Jail was the trip through the under
ground tunnely which leads from the
jail to the courthouse-a winding
passage, a city block long. 1t was
quite exciting to descend steep
stairs with heavy changing doors,
locking behind us. In one cellar
room here, behind bars, could be
seen hundreds Of stills, home brew
outfits, kegs and cans, taken in
liquor raids. Lot of poison in
there" remarked a deputy.
Past various dim basement rooms.
to another heavily-lOcked door; then
into the winding passage that traV-
els underground across Pearl ST.,
toward the courthouse. Just for a
moment, 1 stopped to imagine how it
would feel to pass through this tun-
mel as a criminal, knowing that
there was nothing to do but to go
fOl-Wa rd-tO what?
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S%ApV lD u A MODERN GIRL

through the grapevines, sweeping
her in his arms, she had flushed
with guilt as much as joy. Now she
said to herself with a steely bright
ness, I'm glad"
Murillo thought he would shut her
out from all the sparkle Of life? He
would deny her gayety and youth
and all the intoxicating sweetness
of love? Would he? She pressed
her burning cheeks against the win
dow pane, hearing his menacing:
You'll be INDEPENDENTLY" She
answered with a desperate, fright
ened swiftness: mo. WON'T"
The typewriter came. Sandy said
to Ida: will you let me put this
in your room? I'm afraid the tap
ping will disturb Mr.. Murillo. Be
sides. don't want him to know I'm
learning. He doesn't believe in
girl having such hobbies"
Ida looked at her with that pecu-
liar compassion: "Yes-you put 1t
here"
ment MuIillo LEFT In the morning she
began. After few hours her back
ached. She was flied with resent
ment. But she kept at it, taking
pleasure in the pain.
At the end of week she knew
time it would take her to become an
expert. Three months-that would
be the least she could learn the typ
ing and the Standardization she
would pack up her things and bolt
free-freei
She wrote this word Thousand
times . And she wrote; Hes
nothing to me-nothing-less than
nothing" The thought of his mar
row shoulders and sneering smile
made her blaze with contempt and
shame.
lie owned her He was goins to
make her life destitute-see TO it
that she would never know what
beautiful love could be. He would
keep her in this house a prisoner
compel her to grow old-starved
and defrauded as Alice had been.
She thought about this. her senses
taking fire. Only a. weakling-a
despicable weakling would submit
meekly submit to such a starvation.
She wouldn't! She knew what 1t
was to stand in the moonlight
clasped in strong. tender arms
knew what it was to have happy
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| him up with feelings of complacent
mastership.
Why had he preferred scoffing,
insolent creature like herself? Just
that he might break her to his will?
That he might have that oblique
pleasure some parents take in cow
ing a fiery child. or a man in tanning
spirited horse? Yes-he wanted to
twist her in two--make her scream
and bow.
She flung back her head, keeping
the eyes shut till the tears were
gone. But she wouldn't bow.
Wouldn't be. crushed! He'd see!
She pulled the blanket from the
bed with short, venomous yanks.
Crush her! Let him try!
She ruff1ed out the sheets, making
the bed with precise, flashing speed.
Yes! Let him try! Bob was going
to send over that typewriter. 1t
would be put in Ida's room. She
would practice-pound on those keys
until her fingers were calloused-
become expert. And then
Fly to the city-get a job-own
herself. Laugh at him-roar laugh
ing at him.
She became suddenly quiet. And
just as suddenly the blood went
flaming up-up-over her neck-her
lips-her temples. All her life Muir
lilo would hold her! lie would never
let her free. Not yet 81. but doomed.
Bound legally-no chance to es-
cape
She sank oppressively In the low
chair at the window. This couldn't
be-couldn't remain always so.
Something would happen.
Clouds-dense blue, trimmed with
f1re-hung low over the distant Is
lands; the channel waters were gray.
Far out a ship unfurled a long ban
ner Of smoke against the sky.
She wished she was on that ship
wished that she were sailing to
some remote, unknown land. In
conceivable that only death was go
ing to release her. She said to her
self vaguely: ut can't be! How can
It be-" And she became Indignant
at Bob McNeil-saying she hadn't
sufficient grounds!
And she planned ways Of trapping
Murillo-provoke him in public
goad him into some terrible public
violence
Her thoughts became reckless
aaroa and hardness entered them
Yesterday when Ramon followed her
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-19
Why have
X Ell Al ISM ?

oh, what a wonderful feeling to
~ be free from the miserable
rheumatism. To know again the
Joy of timber joints and active mus
cles-freedom from that agonizing
pain!
How often have you longed for
some relief as you suffered torture
from swollen, infamed muscles and
joints-how often have you said
you would give anything in the
World for a few, hours comfort!
But you didn't know that all you
had to do to get real relief from
this nerve wracking misery was
just to build rich, red blood, did
you? You didn't know that rheu-
matism had to be stopped from the
inside by destroying the impurities
that cause it-by building millions
of red cells in your poor weak
blood, did you?
Until you fill your system full of
healthy, rich, red blood you will
never end your rheumatism. S. S. S.
will surely help you. That's be-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-19
DrCk1weNS
SYRUP
pEpSlN

cause S. S. S. helps Nature build
the red-blood-cells that fight off the
impurities that cause rheumatism.
Conquer rheumatism! s. S. S.
has shown the way. For genera
tions S. S. S. has brought blessed
relief and comfort to thousands Of
rheumatic sufferers.
When the rich, red blood that
S. S. S. helps Nature build goes
coursing through your system, it
purifies the blood in your body.
rheumatism vanishes--skin blem-
ishes disappear-you begin to get
hungry again and en-
Joy your food-/
strength and power & q -
fill your body you\NAN
are vigorous = red se%
blooded and ready for
action. Know this joy
Of living again. Take s. S. S. and
Danish rheumatism!
Get S. S. S. from any druggist. The
larger bottle is more economical.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-19
bv E1emOre III e IN erin,
AUTHOR OF ''CEHICKIE''

looked forward to Ramon's visits
a subtle feeling stealing through her
thoughts.
One day Murillo accosted her a.
she was coming from the building;
What are you doing here?"
She had two letters. one from Ju-
dith and one from Ramon, In her
hand. She clutched them.
so you call here for your mail,
do your"
He made a grab for the hand
where she held in passionate terror
these letters.
ITO BE Continued
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-19

the dark. If could only be little
sure that you came because OF a
feeling for me-a feeling even one
tenth as strong as mine for you! l
love you. 1 recall the moment or
the boat when you reached your
hands to my neck. Sandy-you
wouldn't take the string Of Jade.
You didn't want ME to have so slight
a tie as this on you. But I'm bound
to you now-bound by the hands
you clasped about me-"
She went every day tn the post
office to get these letters. She
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lips pressed warmly on hers-float
in these arms dreamily down a sea
of flowers.
She let herself daily with these
images of herself and Ramon. She
sat in Ida's room, the window on a
level with the garden and flushed
exultantly, recalling the fervor in
his sunny eyes.
She read and reread his letters:
You don't want me to come. Sandy:
Yes, you do, Why not? What harm
can you do me? I'm not a boy,
and want to come. I think Of you
continually as you stood there In
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-19
AUTO CRASH IS FATAL
Woman Killed When Funeral Car
Is Struck.

BIZ Jn1tcd Press
ANDERSON, Ind, March 19.-An
investigation was under way today
into the accident which occurred
near here in which one woman was
killed and six other persons were
injured.
The crash occurred when an auto
bearing Mrs. Worthington and other
members of a funeral party was
struck by a machine driven by Ward
Shatterly, Republican candidate for
the nomination as county auditor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-19

The wheel OF fortune made a ban
turn for David crippen, 10. once IN
nous musical composer Of popular
sentimental ballads In the eighties
Evansville police apprehended him
on the strets for selling his tunefuI
compositions without a license.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-19

Sandy Mcneil in love with life. mar
ries Ben Murillo. a rich Italian. to please
her impoverished family Tyranny, by
Murillo, and frequent -quarrels follow
A son dies at birth. Bob Mcneil, her
uncle, aids in plans for Sandy and her
mother to take a trip to Honolulu. There
she meets Ramon Worth. who saves her
home he declares his love. Murilo de-
clares he will never release her. Judith
Moore. a cousin. tells Sandy love is
everything. Murillo overtakes her as
she goes for a tryst with Ramon Fol
lows a clash over her promise to her
sick mother to give up plans for divorce.
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BY EId0ra Field

If you're feeling a bit pessimistlc
these days and want to get into a
good wholesome atmosphere and san
itary surroundings, find some way to
be committed to the county Jail.
There, despite the fact that the
building is more than thirty years
old. you'll find bright, clean, light
painted walls. clean corridors and
white-scrubbed surfaces on every
thing scrubbable. 1t should SATISFY
a New England housewife.
There's good food too. OF course
the prisoners are not. unduly pam
pered, but good management has
made the Jail a credit, as jails go,
to our city.
Prisoners Just brought over from
the courts stand outside the double
barred doors of the Jail in charge of
one or more deputies until Sheriff
Omer Hawkins or some one in
charge turns the huge keys. 1t
seem easy to spot" the prisoners
entering for the first time. A whole
world of misery was in the shifting,
tear-filled eyes of a youth who con-
victed of vehicle taking, was one
Of The early arrivals the other morn
ing. He looked to be about IS years
old and trembled so that he could
hardly stand.
Would Cure Young Blades
"a look at that young fellow
would cure some of these gay young
blades that go round lifting ma
chimes, eh?" a deputy remarked.
The youth was in sharp contrast to
a young Negro bootlegger who also
waited in the ante-room of the jail
and grinned broadly. AT
"You back again, Eugene?" Dep
uty Sheriff Roland Snider asked, and
Eugene delightedly admitted thai
he had arrived A girl sitting with
bowed head, waiting to be taken over
to the Woman's Prison, sobbed at in
tervals and gave every evidence Of
acute distress. "F'irst-time easel 1
pronounced. "Old- timer" laconically
announced a deputy, and I hastily
renowned all gift for character read
ing in jails.
The bars of the outer door Of the
ante-room ratified and an eldelyy
Womans voice was heard Here's
some doughnuts for my man john
she said. i've got his name on the
sack" and a greasy-looking bundle
was put in the corner with twenty
or thirty other bundles and boxes.
"A1l those have to be thoroughly
examined before they're given out, "
Deputy Sheriff Frank Kempf ex-
planned.
Kempf, one Of the best-known
deputies in this part of the country,
with two decades Of experience in
the handling of criminals, talked
further about the harmless looking
packages.
1--WE have to watch 'em like
hawks" he commented. They try
to sneak through, saws, knives, al
most every kind Of tool to prisoners.
The commonest articles they try to
get through is cagarets. Not long ago
a dandy-looking cake with icing that
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-19
NAMED AS INSPECTOR

William G. Paul was named by
the board of health Thursday night,
to succeed James Griffin as piumb-'
my inspector. The board also au-
thortzed employment OF an admitting
room physician at city hospital at n
salary not greater than $3.50 n
month.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-19
AOliId' S Laxative
which Mothers
Can Rely On

gestion or sour stomach. All chill
dren love it's pleasant taste.
Buy a large 60-cent bottle at any
store that sells medicine and just
see for yourself how perfectly it
cleanses and regulates the bowels Of
infants and children.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-19

John Humphrey OF Evansville.
has decided that quarrelinE at meal
time is bad form. He Is In St. Mary's
Hospital with a fork wound His
wife was charged with assault ana
battery.
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vartably the drivers launched into Il
conversation regarding their respect.
i've interests. The assumption was
that IL there had been no one In the
car with whom to discuss these mat.
ters, the drivers would have dis.
cussed the matters with themselves,
mentally.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-19
HOOSier Briefs

DR.. d. L. Pratt of Seymour is ia
nous for losing. Last year he lost
a pet bear. Recently he lost pet
dog. He recovered both.
Mrs. Clyde Prosser is a candidate
for sheriff at Mitchell.
Fore" will soon echo amid the
bunkers Of the Blackford Golf Club
IL plans are carried out for its re
organization into a country club for
Hartford City residents.
"What-No noodles?" asked Rob
ert Boykin. 10, of Wabash. and he
ran away from home. Marion police
returned him.
North Anderson residents face an
acute water famine unless steps can
be taken to stop the city from pump
ing 100000 gallons a day from a
deep well in that section OF the city.
Several private sources Of supply
have already gone dry.
George Hartley. a singing master
living south OF Hobbs. will soon
have enough children to start a
private chorus OF his own. His
eleventh son has been named Sher-
wood.
The mysterious death Of several
hogs owned by Wayne Hutchinson.
living near Upton. was explained by
a well-known live stock expert, who
said the porkers had been jolted TO
death while being transported to the
market by truck.
Mrs. Nancy J. Pyles. oldest rest
dent Of Upton. celebrated her
eighty sixth birthday.
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GO ON WITH THE STORY FROM HER

action and he tells her she has no
grounds Murilo takes her Jewels from
her so that she cannot pawn them.
GO ON WITH THE STORY FROM HERE
CHAPTER XLVIII
Redeem them any time you wish
next week, next month, next year.
He came up and smiled in Sandy S
eyes, letting his glance dwell on that
pale. vivid face-inhaling sachet. He
knew this little trick of hers-rub-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
FIRM z
PROBE NEAR END
Facts So Far Disclosed Do
Not Support Charge of
Decree Violation.

By the Associated Press.
The Department of Justice an
nounced last night that it would com
plete within the next three weeks its
investigation into the activities Of the
Aluminium Co of America Thus far,
the department said, IL had found
no violation OF the consent decree
which the company entered into with
the Government in 1912 enjoining il
from using discriminatory practices
against competitors.
Pointing out that Attorney General
Stone had directed a thorough inves-
tigation of the company, in which
Secretary Mellon is interested as q
stockholder, the departments an
nouncement said it had sought
through all available channels TO
ascertain all facts connected there
with" and that, while the inquiry Is
yet to be completed and the report is
yet to be prepared, cit may be stated
that the facts thus far disclosed do
not support the oft-repeated charge
that the decree in question has been
violated"
Upon completing the investigation
and the writing of "a final report. the
announcement said the Attorney Gen
eral will decide finally whether the
facts disclosed warrant any action
either under the decree or by way Of
a new proceeding, and will make
known mis- conclusions
The departing statement gave =
complete history of the Aluminium Co
case. which was first brought to its
attention in 1911, and with regard to
the investigation at the present stage.
defined it's announcement as rejecting
the situation 'as il appears from the
data thus far obtained"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
BLANTON UPHELD
BYCOMM|SS|0NERS
Col. Bell Says He Favors
Withdrawing Opposition
to Scent Fare.

Engineer Commissioner J. FRANKLIN
Bell announced las: 4ngr, TINT ne
plans to reply favorably to the com
munication of Representative Thomas
l.. Blanton asking the Commissioners
to withdraw their opposition to his
scent car fare bill, on the ground
that the Commissioners had not di-
rected the unfavorable report.
The letter representing the position
of the Commissioners. Mr.. Blanton
pointed out, was drafted by Earl ".
Fisher. executive secretary of the
Public Utilities Commission, who was
governed by the opinion of Corpora
ton Counsel Francis H. Stephens.
Col. Bell indicated that he would tell
Mr.. Rlanton that the Commissioners
left the framing Of the letter to the
commissions experts because of the
pressure of other official business
Il am going to tell Mr.. Blanton
that | am in hearty accord with his
statements" said Col. Bell. Il re-
iterate that his comment on the
method used in the preparation of
the report of the Commissioners is
the best argument 1. have yet heard
ton of the Public Utilities Commits
sion and will ask him to support that
plan. With their other muItifarious
duties. the Commissioners do not have
sufficient time to give to such details
and statistics as contained in the re-
port on the scent car fare bill"