The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-26
A La NIussolini

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A La Mussolini
With the efficiency of Mussolinl
the papers were taken away from
the boys-papers which many or
them had invested a dollar or two In
and expected to make a dollar or
two on-and the boys warned that
they might get in Jail If they sold
any more.
But it happened that Claude and
Clyde Coatley had not paid for their
papers and they wondered what to
do about it when they were taken
away from them and they had no
way of raising the money to meet
the bill.
The mother says the boys told her
that the judge told them not to pay
Mrs. Dale.
mo judge can tell my boys to keep
money that doesn't belong to them"
declared Mrs. Coatley.
Bread Winner Afraid
Mother, I'm afraid to sell papers
any more" small "Bill' Frierson,
son of Mrs. William Fierson. 1917
Penn St., told his mother. 'Bill" is
one Of family of nine children, is
needed bread winner, but hes
scared out" explained Mrs. Frierson.
you see, he and others OF the boys
connect the word probation with
Jail or juvenile court, and are afraid
the judge can put them there"
Small Kisel Blake. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Blake, 1000 S. Elm St.. is
another "newsie" who has been too
frightened to continue his news
selling. The word probation" has
also struck terror to his heart.
Highly indignant are the parents
of Claude and Clyde Coatley, 1A15
L. First st.
NO judge can tell my boys TO
keep money that don't belong to
them," declared Coatley. His sons
claim that the judge told them not
to give their money from the papers
to Mrs. Dale, wife of the editor of
the Post-Dispatch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Nicholson,
lila w. Fourteenth ST., whose son
Wayne had his papers taken from
him, were also very indignant. Mrs.
Anna Scruggs. A and Fourth ST..
said: MY boy George Davis has been
selling papers for several years.
think he deserved better treatment
than to have his papers taken from
him.
One on the Judge
But little Bob Bennington, 1923
w. Eleventh ST., put one over" on
the judge and his deputies. 81 ran
with my papers and an officer stayed
right behind me. lie was going to
take my papers, I'm sure, but he
didn't catch me. Then a man in
an auto honked TO me to bring him
a paper, and l ran across the street
to take IL. Then the officer almost
got me, but l dcdged him." declares
Bob.
John Millspaugh, son OF Mrs. c.
A. Millspaugh, 336 e. Jackson ST.,
hasn't yet recovered from his fright
when between twenty-five and thirty
papers were taken from him "after
l had paid good money for them,
too" exclaimed John. ruefully.
John Ranes Schweitzer, COS w.
Ninth St, has indignant parents.
who resented Judge Dearth's orders
to take Johns papers from him,
and John still smarts from the in
dignity Of blow in the face when
a policeman hit him. 81 was Just
tellin' how a policeman threatened
me-" explains John, when Patrol
man Ira Pittinger said That's n
lie and slapped me hard in the
fa3."
Bernard Reisleman. 905 s. Brady
ST.; Charles Hawk. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Hawk, 300 Z. Ninth ST.,
and small Steve Carrigg, 91S S.
Grant ST., whose father has been i'll
with rheumatism for n long time,
and who has been n small bread
winner, are other boys whose papers
were conflscated by the czar-like or
der of Judge Dearth.
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