The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-22

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CHTCAGO--At 3 O'Clock in thew
morning police found James John V
son, Negro, beating on a square iron
box with a hammer. IT am trying
to open my savings bank" he re-
sponded to the natural police ques-
ton. II have been at it since
o'clock last night" And then po-
lice picked up the boX--a telephone
nickel receiver-and took Johnson TO
Jail.
WATERLOO. Iowa-The Black
hawk Progressives, a county polit-
ical organization which supported
La Toilette for President in 1924, has
1894 in a bank here, but both the
party and the bank have ceased to
function. The receiver for the bank
is wondering what to do with 80
cents due the party from a 25 per
cent dividend declared on deposits.
NEW YORK-A smart shop is
Offering guinea pig holders, pocket
size, to the Christmas trade,
capacity three guinea pigs. The
pigs are used i'm testing for wood
alcohol. If the rodent, fifteen
minuets after tapping few drops,
looks pleased 1t is safe. II the pig
has encountered wood alcohol, one
of the remaining two must be used
for the next test.
vERDUN. France-A sack Of
soldiers mail lost in a battlefield
trench since 1915 has been found and
forwarded by the Postoffloe Depart
ment Since the soldiers right to
franked mail ended with the war,
the recipient of each eleven-year-late
letter must pay 80 confines postage
due.
NEW YORK-Evidence Of theNkt
large amount OF alcohol now being
used i'm radiators and rubbing
lotions was offered I'm Wall Street
Tuesday. Canadian Industrial Al
cOhOl declared 20 per cent stock
dividend and q quarterly cash
dividend of 80 cents.
CHATEAUROUX, France-UItrar
Efficient bandits held UP the Mer-
chants Bank here with revolvers,
and form letters. The robbers passed
a mimeographed letter into every
cashiers cage readingi I'VE are
bold, bad robbers. DO not make a
false move or your family VIII mourn
you. Simply and quietly, hand over
your cash" But one cashier threw
his form letter in the waste basket.
opened fire, and spoiled the robbery.
SOMERVILLE, N. J-Among
the. $4,000 expense claims Of the
HalI-NIills trial that the Somerset
county board of freeholders are
reluctant to pay Is one Of S1,100
for a bound transcript Of the
testimony, made for Prosecutor AL
exander Simpson.
NnL4AN--A pledge not % swear
during their working hours VIII be
requested of all employees IN Milan
industrial plants. An agreement to
outlaw blasphemy and obscene
language has been accepted by rep
resentatives Of industry in this dis
trict and worl1men viii be asked to
L.. NTH fhoiv al
Later a special clause covering the
agreement may be inserted in all
labor contracts. Mm
observation-disclosures her hus-
band pulled the blankets Off Of her
on a winter night, Mrs. Catherine
T.. CraddoclS, n Brooklyn teaoher,
is suing for divorce. The alleged
incident occurred at 3 o'clock In
the morning. The husband denied
the charges.
STOCKTOLM--A telephone that
answers itself during its subscribers
absence and repeats the message re-
ceived upon the subscribers return
was puDuCly uSmonSlfdlsu py LIB lns
ventors, X. Vogol and Judge Lar
sen, at Karlskrona.
PARIS.-Ahinad Kajar, deposed
Shah of Persia, was reported today
to be contemplating opening an ex-
elusive perfume shop here to re-
coup his fortune, which has
ebrYYnIr until no m long cavp fra
quent dancing palaces and expen-
sive restaurants, where he once
was an hOnored guest.