The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-19

Police have cleWs to the man
who was frightened away from
safe at a filing station at Twenty
First St. and Northwestern Ave.
early today. Capt. Jesse McMurtry
saw the station window open and
turned his automobile round to in
vestigate. A man ran.
The Rev. v. P. Brock, Christian
Church Union secretary, addressed
the Y. M. @. A. boys meeting Sun
day. Musical selections were given
by Harvey Wright and Mr.. Brock.
Retention Of Mrs. J. d. HOSS, park
board member, was asked today by
the Women's Department Club. Mrs.
HoSs, a Republican, is expected to
be displaced by Mayor Slack when
he reorganizes the park department.
William ]. WhippIe, 46, of 1920 N.
Illinois ST., manager of the Reming-
ton Cash Register Company branch
office, 121 w. Maryland ST., faced
charges of embezzling $4,000 in mu-
nicipal court today. Detectives Tut
and Jordan made the arrest on a
warrant filed by William E. Lunay,
New York City, company auditor.
Bond of $4,000 was provided.
John T. Davis, %, of 51S N. Dear
born st. reported to police today he
was struck over the head several
times with a blackjack Sunday
night when he stepped out OF his
automobile at Capitol Ave. and
Twenty Seventh st. to get his hat
which had blown into the street.
Davis said his cries frightened the
assailant, who ran. He was treated
at city hospital for scalp lacera-
tons.
Miss Mayme Underwood, 416 S.
Noble ST., reported to police that
while she was using the telephone
in downtown drug store some one
took $40 from her purse, which she
had left on the counter.
Local police today were asked to
be on the lookout tfor two young
men in a Chevrolet coach who held
up the Standard filling station at
Shelbyville and escaped with $500.
Walter tinker of ChiIIicothe. Ohio,
has asked police to locaNe his
brother-in-law, Russell McCord, and
notify him that his mother, Mrs,
Jennie Steadman is dead.
Young boys will be guests of the
Bible Investigation Club at 600
p. m, Wednesday, at the Y. M. G. A.
for a special Christmas message to
be delivered by the Rev. j. G.
Moore, pastor of the Central Ave.
Methodist Episcopal church. A
chorus of girls will sing carols. A. L.
Roberts, secretary will be in charge.
L. S. AyreS e.. Co. will
give program of Christmas music
at its store throughout the week.
In the morning an orchestra will
play from the balcony, and at p.
m. carols will be sung by a
volunteer chorus.
Captain w. w. Davis of the
Colored Masonic band announced
today that the organization will
play Christmas carols throughout
the city at 3 a. m. Christmas morn
ing. Anyone wanting them to
visit their street can call Davis at
Main 1888.
Police have one suspect under
arrest and sought another today in
an effort to solve the robbery of M.
j. Fisher, Room 222, Roosevelt
Hotel, who said two men took
1920, diamond ring valued at
$500 and lodge pins and papers.
The Service Club held its annauI
Christmas party for members and
their families at noon at the Lin
coin today. Hiram Seward was
Santa Claus. The next club lunch
con will be Jan. 8.
Garry the ball fairly and squarely
on the gridiron Of life" Sidney Kus-
worm, Dayton, Ohio, executive di-
rector of Americanization for Aleph
Zadik Aleph, jewish young mems
fraternity, advised those at meet
ing of the indianapolis chapter at
Kirschbaum Community Center on
Sunday afternoon.
Indiana Central College choir, led
by Mrs. Jane Johnson Burroughs,
will sing Christmas carols at the Y.
w. G. A. tonight at dinner. The
group is the first of several or
CARNATIONS which will lead caroling,
Fire believed to have been started
by a defective f1ue, caused damage
estimated at $1,000 to the home of
Louis Rosenberg, 2425 N. Alabama
ST., attorney, Sunday morning.
Mrs. Florence Leatherman, SO, Of
40 E. st. Clair ST., took two kinds
of poison in an attempt to end her
life, police said. Her condition was
reported improved at city hospital
today. She had been in i'll health
for some time.
Miss Bessie Wolf, 81, Rochester,
Ind. was reported missing to police
today by her mother, Mrs. Wolf,
1916 Linden st. She said her daugh-
ter had been employed in Roches-
ter bank as bookkeeper for eight
years She disappeared Tuesday.
The Athenaeum will serve a spe-
cial Christmas dinner Sunday. Res
ervations should be made not later
than Friday, it is announced.