The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-30
THE CITY
IN BRIEF
SATURDAYS EVENTS

SATURDAYS EVENTS
z, PoIIies and Firemen's Field day. Broad
Beta Theta Pi luncheon. Board OF Trade.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon luncheon, Chamber
OF Commerce.
Brookside Civic League Feast of Lam
terms. Spades Park. evening,
Big Four car supervisors dinner. SEVERN.
Two negro boys. and years
old. were taken to the detention
home Thursday night after they are
alleged to have pulled a fire alarm
box at the city hospital. When cap
tured by Patrolman Harley Jones at
928 Indiana Ave, one bit the Of
f1cer's thumb. causing the officer to
loosen his hold. He ran. He was
recaptured again soon.
Railroaders from three states
joined with the Indianapolis Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers and
Firemen Thursday at an all-day
outing at Riverside Park. More
than 800 members and their fami-
lies we're present. including repre-
sentatives from Cincinnati, o.:
Greensburg, Lafayette, Kankakee,
Ill, and other points.
Three times in one week burglars
have entered the home of Mary l..
Scott, Negro, of 1901 Yandes ST.,
while she was at work during the
day. Each time they cut and tore
clothing belonging to her and her
children. Thursday they caused
damage of $40, she said.
Blank checks stolen from the
Hoosier Tarpaulin Company, Gree
ley and Washington SITS, week ago
are being forged and passed on To-
cal merchants. M. L. Goldberg,
proprietor, told police Thursday
night.
A petition for reduction of 10 per
cent in shipping rates on hay from
Indiana points to Ohio River points
and from Ohio River points to
Southern States has been filed with
the Southern Freight Association,
w. E. Hurley, commercial agent Of
the Southern Railway system, of
BOT Merchants Bank Bldg, said.
Schuyler A. Haas. city corporation
counsel. today went to Lafayette 10
attend the Republican Editorial AS
ISOLATION meeting.
Federal Judge Robert c. BaltzelI
today returned finding in the case
of r. Herschel Manufacturing COM
pany of Peoria, H.. against Great
States Corporation of Richmond,
ruling against both plaintiff and
defense and dismissing the case for
want Of equity The complaint
charged infringement on a lawn
mower patent.
Carl Haas. 3, son of Mrs. Rosie
Haas. 723 Maxwell St, was cut on
the legs Thursday night when struck
by an auto while delivering papers
at w. Michigan st. near Robert
Long Hospital.
Fire caused by sparks from q
bonfire late Thursday night de-
stroyed the Westinghouse Electric
and Manufacturing Companys gar
age, 60S N. Tuxedo st. Damage was
estimated at 5000.
John Brent, IS, escaped Central
Indiana Hospital for Insane patient.
was sought by police today. Brent
wore a dark brown suit, light shirt
and dark felt hat. He has a mus
tache.
No meetings Of the Federation Of
Community Civic Clubs will be held
during July and August, President
John F. White announced today.
The next meeting will be held the
last Friday in September.
Virgil Vandagrifft, president Of
the board of public works, is spend
ing his vacation with his family on
a tour through eastern cities.
Alfred Lawson, 80, a plasterer, was
reported missing to police today by
Mrs. Mamie Lawson, his wife. Law
son left home Tuesday.