davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Coconino sun., 1926-10-08
GENERAL IMPROVEMENT
OF RANGES IN STATE

Light to heavy rainfall following
the heavy rains Of last week resulted
in a general improvement of ranges
in eastern Arizona and western New
Mexico. The total rainfall at Bisbee
during the storm was $40 inches, at
Douglas $50 inches. The total pre-
cipitation at Bisbee for the month of
September was 1919 inches, a record
breaking amount. Pastures in the
southrn part of the state are green
ing nicely while in more northerly
sections the we'll moistened soil prom
ises an early crop of winter ANIMALS.
The observer at Fort Bayard, New
Mexico, reports that range conditions
are excellent and there is sufficient
grass for all requirements. Cattle
The Coconino sun., 1926-10-08

breath when these chariots go thun-
dering down the mile track. Next on
the program will be the Roman
standing races in which the drivers
require unusual skill. Inc last big
feature of the horse racing pro-
gram will be a a 1-2 furlong steeple
chase race.
The racing program is but a minor
portion of the big State Fair pro-
gram. Secretary Dillon has lined up
five football games whippet races
Americas newest speed sport-circus
acts, autho races, an aerial circus
and many other features.
The gates will be thrown open at
a. m. and remain open until mid
night every day of the fair.
Give The Sun your job printing.
The Coconino sun., 1926-10-08

able weather has resulted in better
development of cotton and conditions
at present are more promising than
formerly. Picking is making good
progress. Recent heavy rains in
southern and eastern counties have
put the soil in excellent condition for
fall planting.
The Coconino sun., 1926-10-08
700 TICKET AGENTS TO
MEET AT PHOENIX

Preliminary to the big main line
exposition to be held in Phoenix
October Is approximately 750 tick
ct agents representing railroad COM
panies all over the United States,
will gather in Phoenix on the even
ing of October II.
The Coconino sun., 1926-10-08

Here you will find style and quality that will attract
woman miss with discriminating taste.
The latest weaves in both silks and wooen designed in
styles dctationwth models arriving almost daily
you will like the quality you will like the STYLE you will like
our prices
, 1926-01-11

ct is hereby made known, that the
Tax on Auto Vehicles and Auto
Truck Tr8iler5 according to Section
81 of the Ordinance concerning
Public Roads in st. CroiX, approved
july IA, 1923, will be payable, for
the First Italf Year 1926 at the
Police offices in Christiansted and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18
STATES BUSES
ARE WASTEFUL
Attorneys Argue Before
Commission.

Motor bus operation is a waste
full form Of transportation and ex-
hausts it's own capital once every
three and a third years" declared
viii II. Latta, attorney for the In
dianapolis Street Railway Company.
in oral arguments today before the
public service commission during the
windup Of the prottracted fight be-
tween the railway and the Peoples
Motor Coach Company for suprem-
acy in the local transportation
field.
With the entire commission as an
audience, attorneys for the compet-
ing companies argued the entire
forenoon. Latta, David Z. Watson
and Carl II. Mote appeared for the
railway. James w. Noel and Rob-
ert D. Armstrong appeared for the
coach company.
Each firm is seeking new routes
from MenumenS--Circl to Thirty
Eighth st. and Keystone Ave. and to
Thirtieth ST. and Sherman DIR. The
coach company plans to connect it's
proposed Thirtieth ST. line with it's
Riverside route in order to offer
cross-town service. I,atta scored the
free transfer plan proposed by the
coach company on its cross-town
line.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18
TEN TTONS
TO BUILD HOSPITAL
Plans for ST. 100000 Structure to Replace Indiana Chris
tan Institution Announced

controlled by the Indiana Christian
Hospital Association, Inc. Ten de-
nominations will be represented on
the managing board and the institu-
tion will de INSTRUMENTATION
A plan whereby each dollar sub
scribed eventually will be returned
to the donor is being worked out.
Directors declared the purpose OF
the project will be to maintain a
Hospital with a heart" and to "ad-
vance the cause of true Christian
brotherhood among men of all de-
nominations"
Members Of the board now repre-
sent seven denominations. it was
said. They are: w. T. Cannon, DIR.
II. w. Cox, Giles L. Smith. C. A.
Everitt, John S. Geiger, w. b. Boat
wright, DIR. L. c. Ambrose, Cumber-
land; Clarence X. Weaver. DIR. o. S.
Jaquith. w. T. Quillin, o. N. Shirley,
William Gale; r. ID. Perry. Column
bus; L. B. Stewart, Scottsburg l.. G.
Gibson, Rising Sun. and d. r. Dodd.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18
DEADLOCK over
PARKING PLAN
Use of Courthouse Lawn Is
Proposed.

A plat to clear the courthouse
square OF market stands and pro-
eide n parking space in the court.
house lawn has produced a deadlock
between Mayor Duvall and John w.
Friday board OF safety member, on
one hand and o. ID. Haskett. board
president. and John A. George, board
member, in opposition, It was learned
today.
Mayor Duvall and Friday favor
eliminating the outdoor stands be.
cause OF insanitary conditions and
the traffic congestion
A meeting Of the board OF safety
and county commissioners. scheduled
for p. m. was postponed for an
unexplained reason. IL is under
stood a clash was feared.
To relieve the traffic congestion
1t was proposed that a twenty feet
strip on the north side Of tho lawn
be set aside for parking. the ground
TO be covered with crushed stone.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18
MILLER SEEKING
JUVENILE BENCH
Nine Candidates File for
Legislature.

Nine new primary candidates for
the State Legislature filed declara.
tions today with Secretary Of State
Frederick Z. Schortemeier.
Clyde p. Miller, 1922 Rookwood
Ave, filed a declaration as Repub.
lican primary candidate for judge
of Juvenile Court.
Those seeking nomination for the
House Of Representatives: George L.
Saunders, Democrat, Bluffton;
Francis A. Moore, Michigan City,
Republican; Forrest w. Faris,
Shoals. Republican; Walter A. Huff
man, Elkhart. Republican; Herbert
p. Kenney, New Albany. Democrat;
Lyle Witsman. Plainsville, Repub-
lican: Leo W. Connaroe. Rrookston,
Republican. and Mrs. Anabel N.
Perkins. Jeffersonville, Republican.
Cylvanus r. Clark Of Petersburg. Re-
publican, filed for the State Senate.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18

From the toot of the first
whistle In the Indiana high
school basketball tournament
finals at the State Playground
Friday to the last shrill thrill
on Saturday night. which an
nounces that one of the sixteen
teams Is champion, The Times
will be on the air.
That means that the thou
sands Of fans who cannot get
to the Playground may sit by
their radios and hear the game
exciting play-by-play accounts
of the games which Blythe @.
Hendricks gave in last years
tourney and through the local
college season this year.
If you ever have heard Hen
bricks broadcast basketball,
you'll be right by the loud
speaker Friday and Saturday.
If you haven't, tune in on
WFBM, Merchants Heat and
Light Company. 26S meters,
and jusy try to stop listening.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18
Membership Committee to
Be Named by School Wei
fare Association, Protest
ing Site Change-0ther
Groups Appointed.
PARENT-TEACHER BODY
MEETING TO BE TONIGHT
Head of Organization Urges
Keeping Up Battle Pend
ing Hearing on Permanent
Injunction Petition on
March 27.

Executive committee members and
officers Of the indianapolis Public
School Welfare Association today
were picking a committee to conduct
a membership campaign.
At a meeting Wednesday night OF
the association, composed of Short
ridge High School patrons and north
side residents protesting against the
school boards move to sell the new
Shortridge site, Thirty-Fourth and
Meridian SITS, and buy another on
Forty Sixth St. between Central Ave.
and Washington Blvd, finance and
arrangements committees were
named.
Finance committee members are:
James E. Bailey, chairman; Harry
Schwankhaus, Max Graves. B. NJ.
Forbes, II. L. thinner and Frank
Krauss. This committee will meet
within the next ten days to outline
plan for raising funds to carry
the associations injunction proceed
ings against the school board
through the courts. About $1,000
already has been subscribed.
Judge Sidney S. Miller, Superior
Court Three, Tuesday issued a
temporary restraining order against
the board on a petition of the vel
fare association. Hearing for a per-
manent injunction to restrain the
board from taking further moves to
sell the Thirty Fourth st. site and
buying the other tract, will be March
.27.
Arrangements committee members
are: Mrs. G.. V. Underwood, Fred
Sillery, Edwin f. Shelton, Mrs.
Turn to Page I9
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18
She did NOT
GET FREEDOM
Local Woman, Seeking Di,
vorce, Locked Up.

BH Times Special
NOBLESVILLE, Ind, March 49,
Mrs. Mamie Jackson of Indianapolis
expected to secure freedom from her
husband Henry in HAMILTON Circuit
Court today, but instead she landed
hin county jail.
u When Mrs. Jackson's case, venued
from Marion County Superior Court
Three, was called, the husband was
not present.
Were you ever implicated jim a
divorce action BEFORE" asked Judge
Fred T. Hines. Mrs. Jackson an
swered in the negative. Judge Hines
then produced papers showing that
a divorce petition by Mrs. Jackson
charging cruel and inhuman treat.
ment, had been denied by Marion
Circuit Judge Harry o. Chamberlin.
A cross-complaint by her husband
also had been denied, it was said.
On orders of the judge, Mrs. Jack
son was arrested ON perjury
charge, and held under $4,000 bond.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18
Eli Lilly Company Expert and
Coroner Say Remains
Found Under Building
Have Been Buried Two or
, Three Years.
INFERRED MUCH LONGER,
is VIEW OF DETECTIVES
Two Assigned to Case Assert
Body Was Placed in
Ground twenty-five or
Thirty Years Ago-Teeth
Filings Chief CIeW.

Scientific deduction was arrayed
against conjecture today in efforts
to solve the mystery of a woman's
skeleton, found buried in a sitting
posture under the floor of a build
ing at Thirteenth St. and N. Senate
Ave. Tuesday afternoon.
On the side of science stood:
DIR. E. G. Kyle, Eli Lilly & Co.
expert, who, after carefully examin-
ing the bones, said he was positive
the woman was buried not more
than two years, because If the re-
mains had rested six months longer
in the lime in which they were found
they would have been consumed.
DIR. Paul F. Robinson, coroner,
who declared condition Of the bones
showed the body could not have been
buried longer than three years.
n Detectives Belief
On the other hand, Detectives
Sneed and Trabue declared, in spite
of the statements of the doctors, that
they believed the body was buried
twenty-five or thirty years ago.
The doctors believe that if the
mystery is probed deep enough, the
story Of the murder of white wom-
an, not over 80 years of age, some
time within the last three years, will
be uncovered.
The detectives, without clews
other than gold filings found in the
teeth Of the skeleton, believed that
the solution Of the mystery lies IN
tracing some case more than two
decades ago in which a woman dis
appeared.
The carpenter who tore-up the
flooring said there was a patched
Turn to Page 13)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18
COLONEL CANNOT LIVE
OVER 48 HOURS, FEAR
End May Come Any Time,
Says DoCtor-Chief Ex-
eCutive to Make Trip by
Special Train, Thence by
Automobile.

w ~AcAAA4Nt C-', -Ae'A vi 49,
President Coolidge will leave
Washington late this afternoon
for the bedside Of his aged
father, Colonel John G. Cool
idge, dying at the Coolidge
homestead at Plymouth, Vt.
The Colonel may die before his
son can arrive.
Word was received from Plymouth
that the Colonel was sinking rapidly
and the end may not he more than
three or four hours away.
The President will go by special
train.
The train probably will skirt New
York and then push on northward
to White River Junction, Vermont,
and Woodstock, VT. The rest OF the
journey to the Presidents birthplace
will be by automobile. The Presi-
dent will be accompanied by Major
Coupal. his private physician and by
Attorney General Sargent, as we'll
as by members Of the White House
encourage.
He will reach Plymouth in the
early morning.
Mrs. Coolidge will also accompany
the party.
The exact time for departure Of a
presidential party IS never an
noCnced, but the fact that the
President is actually departing in
the late afternoon was learned re-
liablV
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18
MATTER OF HOURS
Physician Fears Colonel May Die
at Any Time.

at Any Time.
BIZ United Press
PLYMOUTH, VT, March 1S.-Col.
John c. Coolidge. father Of the
President, is dying.
He cannot live more than 4S hours
at the most. according to his physi-
clan, DIR. Albert NJ. Cram.
DIR. Cram told newspaper men his
afternoon that the colonel had been
sinking rapidly in the preceding two
or three hours and that he would
not be surprised at anything within
the next few hours"
President Coolidge told Dr. Cram
over long-distance telephone that be-
fore morning he would be at the bed
side of his father.
The President did not say exactly
when he would leave Washington.
Way Cleared
A rotary snow plow today COM
pleted the work OF clearing the 12-
mile stretch Of road between here
and Ludlow, the nearest railroad
point, to which the President prob
ably will come. en- route to Plymouth.
Because Of the change for the worse
in the Colonel's condition. neighbors
were not permitted 10 see him this
morning. DIR. Cram suggested that
his patient be disturbed as little as
possible.
1t was learned at the Coolidge
homestead today that the President
has remained in Washington during
his fathers critical illness at the
expressed wish Of the Colonel.
Coolidge told DR.. Cram more than a
week ago that Calvin has other
things to attend to-" and there was
no need for the President to come
to Plymouth.
Bulletin Issued
Early this morning DR.. Cram Is
sued this bulletin:
Colonel Coolidge has grown weak
during the night and his heart is not
as good, although II has improved
over the condition at $40 a. m, but
is more variable, 65 to 14O. Tempera-
ture about normal. Respiration. As.
"DR. A. M. CRAM"
LII ~ all save OdN AiV bAAASNAAA
after spending more than an hour
and half at the Colonel's cottage.
During his stay there, the physician
had called Maj. James f. Coupal. the
Presidents personal physician, at
Washington, and informed him OF
the latest development in the Col
onels condition.
I'VE are trying to make Colonel
Coolidge as comfortable as possible" "
DR.. Cram told the United Press. "It
is only a question Of time now. The
Colonel cannot live more than forty
eight hours, and it is likely the end
will come within twenty-four hours. ="
DR.. Cram stated Colonel Coolidge
had recovered as we'll as could be eX-
pected from the heart attack he suf'
fered about midnight. Tho Presi-
dents father has taken virtually no
nourishment for flfty-six hours, and
is rapidly growing weaker, according
to his physician.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18
3,124,499 now
live IN STATE
Latest Census Figures for
Indiana Given.

BV Times Special
WASHINGTON, March 1S.-In-
dianas population is now 3,124, 400,
and that of the United States
III, 1857, the Census Bureau esti'
mated today.
The Indiana figures are an in.
crease Of approximately 100000 over
the 1920 census total Of 1880, 800,
and of about 10000 over the 1925
estimate of 3,094,000.
The III 1876, 900 total for the coun-
try contrasts with the total of
105, 100000 of the census of 1920.
No new estimate of the population
of Indianapolis was made. The last
estimate was BESSIE. July /.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18

Plans to raise money to build a
new hospital on the site of the Indi-
ana Christian Hospital. Ohio st. and
Senate Ave, were announced today
following a meeting of the hospital
directors, Wednesday night.
Tentative plans call for a State
campaign to raise $2000,000 for the
new hospital and a nurs1s' school.
The hospital is TO By owned and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18
PLEADS FOR INJUNCTION
Negro High School Case Before
State Supreme Court.

Declaring that the Thomas Jeff.
erson High School for Negroes,
now under construction at West
and Twelfth SITS, is a move toward
race segregation, Robert L. Bailey,
Negro attorney, pleaded for an in
junction against the school board to-
day before the State Supreme Court.
Arguments were on an appeal
from decision of Circuit Court de-
nying Archie Greathouse, Negro, an
injunction against the school board.
The appeal went to the State Ap-
pellate Court, where it was argued
some time ago, A disagreement
forced it into Supreme Court. Mar
tin Hugg represented the school
board.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18
TO ASK DEATH PENALTY
Trial of Man Charged with Murder
ing Wife Starts.

While Prosecutor William II.
Remy will demand the death penalty
for Roosevelt Hicks, %, Negro, on
trial in Criminal Court charged
with numbering his wife, Ira NJ.
Holmes, defense attorney, said he
will plead temporary insanity at the
time the alleged offense was COM
mitted. Hicks is said to have fatally
shot his wife last July 26, during an
argument.
The morning session was devoted
to questioning of prospective jurors.
A jury was expected to be sworn In
this afternoon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18
DUE TO GET COLDER
But indianapolis Gets Touch of
Spring in Its Weather.

Weather with a touch of the
spring in it made Indianapolis to-
day feel hopeful that the hard back
of winter had been broken at last.
The United States weather bureau u
forecast, however, calls for slightly
colder and partly cloudy weather
tonight and Friday.
Wednesday, St. Patrick's Day,
date in March. The thermometer
reached 49,, the highest mark since
February 21. And there was no rain
or snow. There have been only four
days so far this month when rain or
snow has not fallen. Temperature of
A at z a. m. was 10 above normal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18
VETS CONTINUE
, 5 TO | Lead
Poll Shows Only 67,770
Favor Prohibition.
Copvrioht. 1896. bp United Pres,

CODurt0ht. 1895, on United Press
NEW YORK, March 18.-The
newspaper polls on prohibition con-
tinue to attract an increasing num-
Der of votes daily as the largest un-
official referndum ever taken on a
public question approaches its close.
With the climax of the. balloting
set for Saturday, reports to the
United Press today showed that
within "a hours 416.591 votes had
been cast in the polls being con-
Quoted by more than 400 newspapers
throughout the country.
The grand totals OF three large
countrywide polls today showed
that those who had voted in favor
OF modifying or repeating the prohi-
bition laws outnumbered by to 1
those who had expressed sentiments
favoring the present situation.
The United Press tabulation to II
a. m. today showed 67,770 for pro.
hi5ition and 661, ,OSS for changes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18
MEAT MARKET ENTERED
Hostess Reports Ice Cream Stolen
From Rear Porch.

Burglars entered the Rudolph
Brauser, meat market, 1543 Roose.
velt Ave-, and stole $50 "Wednesday
night.
Joseph Rohr, custodian Of the
Kresge Bldg, told police he found
$40 bill missing from a roll in his
lockers. Harry Peters, another EN-
ploye, reported an envelope contain
ing $100 missing.
Mrs. Robert Jarvis, 2814 Washing
ton Blvd, reported homemade ice
cream taken from the back porch.
She was hostesa,at a party.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18
BIG FURNITURE MERGER
Four Factories to Combine at
Evansville.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March 1S.-
Consolidation of four Evansville
furniture factories. which have been
operated as individual units under
the same management, as one giant
furniture company was announced
here today by Oscar Klamer, presi-
dent of the companies.
Incorporation papers to be filed
with the Secretary Of State at In
dianapolis provide for capital stock
of 81 900 900.
The four factories will be known
as the Klamer Furniture Corpora
ton.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18
CITY employees SHIFTED
Substitutions Made in Two Park
Board Posts.

Two park board employees wero 90
be discharged and substitutions
made at the board meeting this aft
ernoon. Mayor Duvall said.
Noah A. Komanie will succeed
Harold Edward as motorcycle watch.
man on Kessler Blvd. and William
Oman is TO replace William McGin
as foreman OF Brookside Park.
The board was expected TO con
slider changes in other MINOR puAi.
tfona
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18
WELFARE BOARD NAMED
l.. G. Huesmann Selected Director OF
Community Body.

Louis c. Huesmann was named
director Of the municipal community
welfare board today by Mayor Du-
vail. Duvall appointed Felix NJ
McWhirter to serve the unexpired
term Of two years of the late Aquilla
Jones.
Duvall named three board mem-
bers to serve four years, beginning
May 1. They are: Mrs. Frank D.
Stalnaker, Allen A. Wilkinson and
Walter c. Marmon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18
ONE GRAVE TOO MUCH
Sexton Dies After Digging His
ThOusandth.

FALMOUTH, England. March 18.
George Rickard, sexton in the
nearby village of Buddock, finished
digging a grave and climbed to the
surface. THAT is the ,000th grave
1 have dug since I started here, he
remarked to his assistant. and top
pied over into the grave.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18
KILLS HIS OWN SON
Farmer Backs School Hack Over
Child Unknowingly
BU United Press

BIZ UniteG Press
MT. VERNON, Ind, March 49,
Feeling an impediment TO the school
truck he was driving OUT of the lane
at his home, Wilfred Curtis, a farm
er, stopped and found his 3-year-old
son, James Eugene, dying beneath
the wheels of the truck.
Unknown TO the father the child
had toddled from the house and
stood in the path of the truck as
Curtis backed from the lane.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18
HANGS SELF IN BARN

HAMILTON. Ind, March 1S.-
Temporary insanity today was
blamed for the suicide of Clyde Jack
son, AS, whose body was found hang
Ing from a rafter In his barn near
dere.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18
OF LEMONADE
Kansas Woman Says Husband Spent
Her Earnings.

BU United PreSS
WICHITA, Kan, March 1S.-
Liquor isn't the only drink to break
up homes. Mrs. L. c. Prehin, at
her divorce hearing, testified that
her husband not only refused to
work, but spent most of her earn
ings on lemonade.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18
ANDERSON MAN JAILED

Isaac Thornburg. Anderson. was
sentenced TO ninety days in the Mar
ion County Jail today by Federal
Judge Robert c. Baltzell on n liquor
law violation charge. Thornburg
pleaded guilty about two weeks ago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18
ROBINSON AIDS NAMED
Manager Announces District Work.
ers for Senator's Campaign.

Three congressional district chair
men for the campaign Of Senator
Arthur r. Robinson were announced
today by Ora Davies, manager. Wal
ter Wills, Linton, will be in charge
Of the Second district; David Patter-
son, Greencastle, Fourth district, and
Frank r. Miller, Terre Haute, Fifth
district! Charles w. LAM, Bedford,
was appointed recently to head the
Third district