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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
Flies With Gales
By G. F. FINE
United Press star Corresnondent


MEXICO CITY, Dec. 2O-Mrs.
Evangeline Lindbergh and the son
she is flying here to see will be
guests of President Gales at q
private Christmas dinner at the
executive palace, it was announced
today.
Lindbergh announced that he ex-
pected to hop OFF for Guatemala on
the second stage of his goodwill
fight during the week between
Christmas and New Years.
Mrs. Lindbergh is expected here
tomorrow or Thursday. She will be
the guest of President Gales, who
will meet her at Valbuena flying
field.
Besides the Christmas dinner with
the President, there will be celebra-
tons at the American embassy for
Lindbergh and his mother. There
will be garden party in the court
yard of the embassy Dec. 26 or q,
to which members of the American
colony will be invited.
Gales Goes Flying
President Gales was enthusiastic
over his flight.
"You don't feel any movement at
ALL" he said. ut is even smoother
than riding on a train.
Colonel Lindberh handled the
plane admirably"
General Obregon and Col. A. j.
McNab, American military attache,
then went up on twenty-minute
flight.
II felt absolutely SAFE" said Cen
eral Obregon afterward "Who
would not feet safe with such fine
pilot?"
1t was the first time either Presi-
dent Gales or General Obregon had
made a fight.
Will Fly to Meet Mother
Lindbergh said he would fly part
way to Tanpico in the Spirit of st.
Louis to meet his mother, who was
expected here late tomorrow or
Thursday on her flying trip from
Detroit.
AIthough mother has flown with
ME on numerous occasions, this will
be her first long distance flight
Lindbergh said. II don't know
whether she plans to return by
plane.
IT am not planning any flights
before my Central American tour
except to meet mother and to take
Obregon and possibly President
Gales up.
Lindbergh said his first halt in
his Central American trip would be
Guatemala City. He said he ex-
pected to fly the TOO miles between
there and Mexico City in nine
hours.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
TOHAVE
QUIET FAMILY FETE

Coolidge and old Saint Nick, but no
body else has penetrated the mys-
terry Of Mrs. Coolidge'S shopping
trips the last few days.
John Coolidge, the only son, al
most hidden under the folds Of d
coon skin coat, arrived at the White
House today to be with the Coolidge
family until after Christmas, when
he will return to Amherst College.
OF the great amount Of mail ar
irving daily, only packages from per-
sonal friends will be opened by the
family. These will form a part of a
little ceremony at which members
of the family will exchange gifts.
Mrs. Coolidge will have Christ
mas tree, decorated by her own
hands. Last Christmas it was in the
famous blue room, ct off with vari-
cclored lights with a reproduction of
the manager scene lending effective
significance.
Christmas day for the President
and his family will be similar to that
enjoyed by countless American
families, say White House attaches.
They explain that except for the
formality to be expected, the occa-
sion is one of quiet, reverence and
good cheer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
PEACE MOVE FAILS
Irvington G. O. P. Club Will
Remain Divided.

Rival factions of the Irvington
Republican Club dropped "reconcil-
iation" plans today, following heated
discussions at separate meetings,
Monday night.
Fred M. Dickerman, speaking be-
fore the unincorporated branch,
proposed a reconciliation committee
but Claude H. Anderson, PRESIDENT
elect, differed.
Anderson said he believed the
opposing club members should be
welcomed if they return to the
fold" but that no committee should
be named.
County Commissioner Cassius L.
Hogle, leader of the incorporated
body, declared all Republicans,
Irvington residents and others are
welcome.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
new RULES ON
WINE DRAFTED
Rabbits to Keep Check on
Its Distribution.
no. 8 Head-sea puzzle-

BH United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-Prohi-
bition Commissioner Doran an
nounced. today a new system for
distributing sacramental wines will
be put into effect Jan. in New
York City. If found successful, it
will be extended throughout the
country.
Rabbis hereafter will give their
congregations written authorization
for wine and record each distribu-
ton on stubs. The stubs will be
sent to prohibition administrators
for checking against delivery by
wineries.
Revision of the system was deter
mined following a conference be-
tween prohibition officials and a
committee from Union of Orthodox
Rabbis of America.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
AIR ENDURANCE
FLIGHT FAILS
Two Aviators Forced Down
bV Gasoline Lack.
-No. & Head-See PnzzIe-

PU United Press
MILLS FIELD, San Francisco,
Dec. 20.-The valiant effort of Capt.
Charles Kingsford-Sniith and Lieut..
George Pond to wrest the worlds
endurance fight record from two
German aviators failed today.
Exhaustion of their gasoline sup
ply forced them to land their Fox
ker monoplane, Spirit of California,
at the Mills Field Airport at 9:47
a. m.
The unofficial time Of the fight
was 40 hours and 90 minutes, two
hours and SO minutes short of the
record.
Kingsforth-Smith and Pond, whose
efforts to break the record met
with failure on three previous at
temptS, kept the plane in the air
today until practically the last drop
of gasoline was drained from the
tanks.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
REBELS FACE COURT
Oklahoma Legislators Will
Defend Impeachment.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Dec. 10.
Oklahoma insurgent legislators
we're scheduled to appear in District
Court today to answer subpoenaes
to defend their action voting i'm
parchment charges against Cover
nor Henry S. Johnston and two of
the State officials in violation of a
court order,
The subpoenaes were issued at the
rquest of Chief Justice Fred Bran
son of the Supreme Court. He and
Harry Cordell, president of the
State Board Of Agriculture, we're
named with Johnston in the i'm
parchment charges.
Dispositions were expected to be
filed by the insurgents, arguing
against making permanent the tenn
porary injunction obtained last week
by Johnston.
If the injunction is made per-
manent, house members will be
subject to arrest for contempt Of
court.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
BANDIT NEAR
DEATH FROM
SHOT WOUND
Gas Station Robbers
Plight Kept From Wife
With Newborn Baby.
ADMITS HOLDUP GUILT
Bullet Fired by Attendant at
Filling Station Hats
His Flight.

While Donald F. Davis, 10, con-
fessed filling station bandit, lay
near death In city hospital today
with a bullet wound in his abdomen
his girl wife, also Is, with their g.
day-old baby in her arms, wondered
why he had come home only once
since the tot was born.
Word of Donald's plight was kept
secret from the Young mother at
the home of her mother, 1882 Roose-
welt Ave. The young couple lived
at 1905 Robson st. with Donald'S
mother until the baby came.
At city hospital late Monday
night, Davis admitted to detectives
he had been shot while fleeing from
a holdup with two other youths at
the Supreme Oil and Refining Co.
filling station at Troy and Madison
AYES.
A bullet fired by Earl Smith, 81,
Of r. K. 4, Box 3o1, attendant, had
struck him over the right hip,
emerging at his left side.
Slight Hope for Recovery
Slight hope is held for his re-
covery.
Smith told Emergency Lieutenant
Fred Drinkut that three youths
drove into the station in a Ford
coupe. two Of them alighting and
coming into the station office.
Smith Immediately recognized
them as the two who held him up
last Friday night, taking sos, $50
Of which was his own money.
One drew gun and holding
Smith at bay in the corner, ran
sacked the cash register of $50.
Shot by Attendant
When they ran to their coupe,
Smith grabbed revolver he had
recently acquired for such eventual
tiles and fired four times at the
fleeing figures. Davis screamed as
if wounded when he jumped for the
running board of the moving car.
Ten minutes later, Davis two
companions carried him on to the
porch OF the home of William De
Honey, lot w. Pleasant Run Blvd,
rang the doorbell, thrust Davis in
side and led. De Honey called the
police emergency.
The abandoned coupe was found
by police at Pennsylvania st. and
Southern Ave. They said it had
been stolen.
Police took Smith to the hospitaI
to identify Davis, but the youth was
in the operating room and could
not be seen. Neither could the boys
mother. distracted by grief, see him,
but she planned to go to his side
today. Then Davis admitted his
guilt.
But Davis admission did not con-
vince his mother. II know he's in
nocent," she said. HE wouldn't
steal. Why, while he was in school,
one time. I gave him money for
books. He had cents left over,
and wanted to use the nickel to
buy something to eat. When he
couldn't get me by phone to get my
permission to use it, he went with
out"
Six weeks ago Smith was victim
of bandit raid, handing over $62.
He made up his mind he would fight
thereafter and purchased a revolver.
But he hated to use it, he said
today. He rather would have had
good "knock-down. drag-out fight"
if the bandits, for one minute, had
let go of their weapon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
BRAZIL FAMILY OF SIX
BROKEN UP BY LAW

Parents of Six Children Sentenced
at Brazil for Neglect.
Blu Times Special
BRAZIL, Ind, Dec. 20.-The fam
lily of Frank Hamm, wife and six
children has been broken up by ac-
ton Of the Juvenile court here. The
mother was given six months SEN
tence in the Indiana Woman's
Prison on charges of child neglect.
On similar charge, the father was
sentenced to the penal farm for six
months, which was suspended so he
can continue working and contribute
to support of the children.
Four of the children were COM
mitted to an orphans home, and the
other two, boys, sent to the Indiana
Boys School at Plainfield. Twelve
charges were filed against various
members of the family.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
AGED JUDGE TO SERVE

bloomington Lawyer, 80, to Go on
Bench for Special Duty on Birthday.
BIZ Times Special
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Dec. 90
Robert w. Miers. veteran Monroe
County lawyer, will begin his eighty
first year of life Dec. 90 by acting
as special judge in the case of Ray
mony Stephens, charged with man
slaughter. He has served as repre-
sentative in Congress from the Sec
ond Indiana district and for four
teen years was circuit court judge
here.
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will be laid to rest tomorrow in
an unmarked grave in the cults
Crystal Springs Cemetery, with
only two or three relatives, whom
he had not seen for years, attend
ing.
In plain pine box the body
will be buried beside the grave Of
his son, Coy, whose remuneration
brought the scathing retort from
Purnell that "only sinners die
let the dead bury the dead"
No member of the colony, not
even Queen Mary, will be per-
mitted to witness the burial. The
funeral plans were in accord with
Purnell's last wish, his wife said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20

FLORENCE McCASLo. Pur-
L nell's nurse for three years.
still was at his side today.
Questions about a new ruler
were answered with scornful
silence. Members Of the cult re-
fused to admit the possibility that
King Ben might not arise.
Purnell, born and reared in the
obscurity Of small Kentucky
town, deserted his profession Of
broom making ct an early age to
join the cult Of Prince Mix"
Mills at Detroit. He married
shortly AFTER Mills colony had
been broken up By the State.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
Mae Murray
Miss Murray Going Back to
Prince David Then,
She Says.

BIZ Times Special
BOSTON, Dec. 2O.-Mae Murray
is in town today.
Two more pictures and I'm
through" said the screen star.
Then it's back to David"
"You are really going to retire?"
she was asked.
Eyes, I mean it," was her reply.
ut is hard to tear myself away
from public that has been so Won
derfully nice to me. But in retir-
ing, after two more pictures, I shall
do SO with all the halos around my
head. All of us must retire some
time. 1 prefer to do so when I'm
still a star"
David is Prince David Mdivani of
Georgia, in the Caucasus.
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In 1902 the two founded the
House of David. From all lands
his members came-lured by his
promises Of everlasting life. The
colony proSpered and its interests
and investments covered wide
field. Purnel built Shiloh, q mas
sive and beautiful palace, into
which he moved che youngest and
tairest daughters of his followers.
Then the State started an in
vestigation into charges Of inn
morality.
Purnell ned and evaded capture
for three years. He finally was
taken IN the Diamond house room,
where he died.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20

BU United Press
DENTON HARBOR, Mich, Dec.
~ 20.-With the quiet conf
dence which comes from many
years Of adherence to the faith,
800 members of the House of
David religious cult today awaited
the promised but overdue resur-
rection of King Benjamin Pur-
nell, their ruler.
Death relieved the suffering of
the sect rulers disease wracked
and emaciated body Friday, but
with answering faith his follow
ers waited the prescribed u hours
until yesterday morning for his
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
MOTHER OF
Indy READY
TO HOP OFF
Plane Will Leave st. Louis
Today; San Antonio Is
Next Destination.
SON WILL MEET HER
Air Ace Plans Flight to
TampicO to Act as Es-
Cort to Parent.
BULLETIN

BIZ United Press
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 2O.-Mrs.
Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh and
her travelling companions left
Lambert-St- Louis air field here
today ON the third leg Of their
fight from Detroit to Mexico City.
A stripped starter gear delayed
the flight.
The airpIane, pilOted by Harry
Brooks, Henry FOrd'S chief test
pilot, left at 1:O2 p. m.
BIZ United Press
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 20.-Favored
by clear, cold weather, Mrs. Evan
geline Lindbergh was expected to
resume her fight to Mexico City
early this afternoon. San Antonio,
Texas, was her destination, with =
stop probably at Oklahoma City,
Tulsa or Muskogee, Okla, for
luncheon.
Necessity for adjustment of the
starting mechanism of the plane de-
layed the take-off, first set for 8
O'Clock. Mrs. Lindbergh was at the
field.
She spent the night at the home
of Major William B. Robertson, after
being welcomed by a reception COM
mittee. -
Besides Mrs. Lindbergh and
Brooks; w. B. Stout, designer of the
plane; Mrs. Brooks; H. A. Russell,
mechanic, and A. L. Lajous, Ford
representative in Mexico City, made
the trip.
Three hours were required for the
acknowledgements hop, and two
hours and forty-five minutes for the
indianapolis to st. Louis trip.
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protested return before making
the announcement.
Even then their faith was I'M
shaken. They pleaded with health
officers to be allowed to defer
burial for twenty-four hours. They
were permitted to do so.
tuberculosis, contracted while
he was in hiding to avoid arrest
on charges of immortality, resulted
in the death of the Seventh
Messenger" and self proclaimed
Brother of Christ"
business Of the colony pro-
- ceeded as usual today, with
members steadfastly refusing to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20

believe Purnell would not again
rise and lead them to the prom
ised land of everlasting life.
Queen Mary. Ben's wife, broke
down and wept in announcing the
funeral plans, but her belief in his
return likewise was mistaken.
Poor Benjamin." she cried.
HE suffered so. He was crucified
like Christ, but like Christ he will
arise to lead the $4,000 ISraelites
through the millennium to ever
lasting life"
MO pomp or ceremony marked
4 y the passing of Purnell. With
out mourning or services, his body
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BN United Press

BM United Pre88
BUFFALO, N. Y, Dec. 20. - The
200 motorists who had been snow
bound at Evans, N. Y, since last
Saturday, were expected to come out
of the snowdrifts today
Evans is twenty miles from here.
Sleighs broke through the 15-foot
drifts last night. taking food and
medical attention to the trapped
tourists. Many of them were Ohio
motorists on their way from New
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
SettIes 22-Year-OId Cas-

RUSEVILLE, Ind, Dec. 2o.--A
twenty two-year-old law suit has
been compromised between Arvel r.
Herkless against the city of Rush
vile for $500. Twenty-Five years ago
Herkless built a sidewalk for the city
at the same time a construction
company was digging sewers. The
sidewalk caved in and Herkless sued
for damages. He will pay the court
costs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
EXPANSION OF
GAS firm IN
1921 PLANNED
More Than Third of Million
Dollars to Be Spent on
improvements.
NEW PURIFYING PLANT.
Feeder Mains Will Be Laid
to Provide for Future
Growth of City.

More than a third of a million
dollars will go into improvements in
the plants and distribution system
of the Citizens Gas Company in
1928, is the statement of Clarence L.
Kirk, vice president and general
manager.
Largest single project in the COM
pany's program for the coming year
is the installation of a new purifying
plant at the Prospect st. plant,
costing in excess of $145, 900. An adj
dition to the coke screening system
at the same plant will cost approx
mately $4,000.
"The main extension program
contemplates the expenditure of
around 100000 for feeder mains
to take care of the growth of the
CITY," said Kirk.
Constantly Improve System
I'm the last two years we have
done large amount of reconstruct
ton work at our plants and have
made extensive additions to the dis.
tribution system" he said.
I'm 1926, additions to the system
made necessary an expenditure of
$l55,000. We constantly are improv-
ing the system by installation Of
high pressure feeder mains, ranging
in size up to twenty inches. At the
present we are constructing a six
teen and twenty inch feeder main
from the Prospect ST. plant to Emer-
son Ave. and Brookville Rd.
This main will become a part of
the high pressure belt line which
eventually will encircle the city.
Such Improvements mean better
service to gas customers"
Plant improvements during recent
years have included construction OF
a new battery of forty coke ovens
and auxiliary equipment, as well as
additions to the coke screening sys-
tenn. The company's improvement
program for 1923 will not be so ex-
tensive in view of the large expend-
itureS of the last two years, Kirk
explained.
Romance in Heating
Increasing use of gas for house
heating, he asserted, is engaging the
attention of home owners TO the
new house heating rate. "a num-
Der of house heating installations
have been made and during the
coming year the company expects to
make hundreds of them," said the
official.
"A new bit of romance has made
its entry into the gas industry"
Kirk added, "in the form of the gas
refrigerator. Here we see in this
simple unit ice made with heat, and
today the pipe that brings the gas
company's customer heat, also can
bring them cold"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
2OOTOURISTS FREED
FROM SNOWDRIFTS

York State to Erie, Pa, en- route
home.
Rotary plows, working all night
long, had cleared the roadways suff1-
GENTLY to allow caravan of tour
lists automobiles to resume their
journeys to all parts of the country.
Here and there along the road
side were stranded automobiles,
whose owners had dared the noun
tain-high snowdrifts afoot to reach
railroad stations.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
BY HUNT CLEMENT JR.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. = Ad-
vance agents of Santa Claus have
visited the White House on Pennsyl-
vania Ave. and learned a secret
guarded as closely as an affair of
state.
What President Coolidge will get
for Christmas is known to Mrs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
RABBI IN YULE PLEA

Head Of Terre Haute Jewish Con-
gregation Addresses Public.
BN United Press
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Dec. 20
Rabbi ]. Marshall Taxay of Temple
Israel has made an appeal here for
the public to support a Christmas
tree for the city's underprivileged
boys and girls. 1.-The spirit of the
season is upon U.S." the rabbi de-
clares. Its appeal is not to group
or sect or creed. 1t is universal"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
$4,000 Fire at School

BIZ Times Special
NEW HAVEN, Ind, Dec. 20
Damage of $4,000 was caused by
fire in the high school building here
Monday. The flames, origin of
which has not been determined.
were confined to the boiler room and
gymnasium.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
CARTHAGE NEEDS TRAIN
Citizens Petition State to Keep Only
Mail Service From North.

Nineteen business men of Garth
age, Ind, today filed petition with
the public service commission OPP
posing the request of the Big Four
Railroad to discontinue train No. 9
into Carthage. This train is the
only carrier Of mail and express
from the north. the petition says.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
Truck Becomes Churn

BA United Preas
CEDAR GROVE, N. j., Dec. 90
Squire Hake Baldwin, village milk
man, was delayed in his mornings
round when he ran out of water
and had to fill his truck radiator
with milk. A mechanic spent an
hour getting the butter out Of it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
Fourth Divorce to Woman

bU tUteS NDtCIUL
NEWCASTLE, Ind, Dec. 20.-Mrs.
Ella Lift has just been granted the
fourth divorce of her varied matri-
monial career. The latest husband
disposed of is John E. Lift, who
recently eloped with Ida Cox, IS,
wife Of Charles Cox. When the
couple left, they took Mrs. Lifts
auto.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
NO U. S. PARDON GIFTS

President Won't Grant CIemency
for Christmas Presents.
BN United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-Presi-
dent Coolidge does not contemplate
issuing any special Christmas par
dons, it was said at the White
House today.
Pardons are issued from the ex-
ecutive Office every day, it was said,
and while the Department of Justice
may be considering special cases the
President does not anticipate special
holiday pardOnS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
CLUB TO HEAR Ex-HEAD

Purdue Agriculture Professor Will
Address Kiwanis Farm Program.
Thomas Coleman Of Lafayette
head of the Purdue University
school of agriculture, a member Of
the Kiwanis Club of Lafayette, and
former district governor, will speak
at the KiWanis Club luncheon
Wednesday, at the Claypool. The
club will observe Farmers day."
and members have been urged to
invite their farmer friends to at
tend.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20

EoNoRED
State Securities Commissioner on
National Committee.

Announcement is made that Wal
lace Weatherholt, State securities
commissioner has been appointed a
member of the committee on real
estate mortgage bonds and Federal
legislation and uniform laws and
regulations of the National Asso-
citation of Securities Commissioners.
The appointment was made by S.
Louis Ostrem of Iowa, president.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
STOLEN CAR IS FOUND
Mechanics Lien Reveals Theft of
Auto IL Months Ago.

When a mechanics lien was filed
on a automobile left in an Indian
apoliS garage for repairs, State Po-
liceman Charles Bridges noted IA
miliarity of the property described
to that of a car reported stolen.
Search of the files revealed that
such a machine did disappear sew
enteen months ago. 1t belonged to
Truman F. Wise, 905 City Trust
Bldg, who identified it today.
The engine numbers had been
mutilated Bridges is attempting to
trace the thief.