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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-16
H. j. Miller Denied Damages
in His Alienation Suit
for $4,000.

Harry G. Stutz. former Stutz Mo-
tor Car Company president, today
stood acquitted of charges Of alien
ating affections Of the former wife
Of Herbert j. Miller, insurance
agent.
A jury in Federal Court, which
heard the $4,000 damage suit filed
by Miller against Stutz, late Tues
day returned verdict denying Mil
Ter damages.
Miller, former owner Of the Eng
lish hotel cafe, testified Stutz had
given him a radio, obtained for
him the position of assistant man
ager Of the Indianapolis Athletic
Club, of which Stutz was director
and chairman Of the house commit
tee, and presented him with $500
coupe, telling him to say he had
purchased the car on deferred pay
mentS.
Denies Car Gift
Stutz denied he had given Miller
"a car, asserting he had sold him a
rebuilt car, later regaining title to it
when Miller failed to pay. Also, he
denied having said he would marry
Mrs. Miller if both were free to wed.
Mrs. Clara Stutz and Miller both
testified they had not noticed Stutz
attitude toward Mrs. Miller until the
opening of the Indianapolis Athletic
Club in January. 1924, Mrs. Stutz
sobbing as she told her story.
Mrs. Miller's stepfather< testified
she had paid the Miller's share of
household expenses while they lived
with him. He also stated Miller used
profanity about the house and that
his wife objected to him appearing
on the porch clad only in trousers
and undershirt, because Of young
women who were neighbors.
Testifies on "ShakedOwn"
Frank B. willis, formerly of New
York, and Bell Rice testified Miller
had threatened to shake Stutz
down for plenty, SO I won't have to
work any more" Miller denied this
charge.
Mrs, Miller left her husband
March "a, 1924, and obtained a
divorce shortly thereafter. In No
vember, 1924, Stutz left his wife and
she obtained a divorce the following
September. In December, 1925, Stutz
and Mrs. Miller were married.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-16
TEN PERSONS
INJURED IN CITY.
CAR ACCIDENTS
Six of Victims Are Women,
Three Are Children in
Crashes.

Ten persons, six Of them women
and three children, were injured in
traffic accidents in Indianapolis on
Tuesday.
Clara May Fair, 6, of 725 N. Cap
itol Ave-, was injured about the head
when she ran in front of an auto
driven by v. w. Harris, r. r. 5,
box 1O9-D, at North st. and Capitol
Ave. Harris carried the child into
her home.
The driver Of a large auto which
collided with small coupe at New
York st. and White River Blvd, on
Tuesday night, was being sought by
police today. The coupe was over
turned, injuring Claude Stracy, IS:
Mrs. Catherine Stracy, 81, and
Jackie Stracy, 8, all of 1909 Mont
calm ST., and Mrs. Dorothy Hutch
inson, II, Of 1881 Montcaln st.
They were taken to city hospital.
Boy Injured by Car
Woodrow Jackson, u, of $50 E.
Maryland ST., was slightly injured
when struck at Washington and
Cruise StS., by an auto driven by
Louis H. Riggs, "a, of 258 Minkner
st. The boy is said to have run in
the path Of the car.
Mrs. Gertrude Apple, Manard and
Cornelius AYES, suffered bruises on
her side and arm when she became
confused in traffic near 1924 Roose-
welt Ave. and was struck by an auto
driven by Veiko Salo, 20, of 2056 N.
Tacoma Ave.
Mrs. B. G. Hill of Battle Greek,
Mich, drove her car into a Union
Traction car at Market st. and
Capitol Ave. Miss Lillian Hunot,
"a, Of 2729 N. Capitol Ave-, who was
with Mrs. Hill, was bruised about
the legs.
Women Drivers Collide
Automobiles driven by Mrs.
Martha Coleman, Is, of 1407 Mar
lowe Ave-, and Mrs. Fern Lafollette,
81. of 424 N. East ST., collided at
Georgia and Davidson SITS. Mrs.
Coleman was slightly injured.
Mrs. Gertrude Miels, Negro, 80,
Of 926 Pomeroy ST., suffered a frac-
tlIred leg when run down near
Bellefontaine st. and Massachusetts
Ave. by truck driven by Howard
Savage, Is, Of 9281s Massachusetts,
Ave.
Harry Peterson, 81, also of 92S1s
Massachusetts, Ave-, owner of the
truck, was charged with permitting
person under 16 to drive an auto
mobile.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-16
CITY'S F|REMEN
Get NO RESCUE
WORK PRACTICE
Need Fire Tower, Training
in Use of Ladders and
Life Nets.

Lack of money is keeping the fire
department from erecting a>f1re
tower to be used to keep Indian
apolis firemen trained in using lad
ders, carrying persons from build
ings and using nets, according to
Fire Chief Jesse A. Hutsell.
Need Of keeping the city firemen
in practice has been pointed out by
many since the Graystone Apart
ment Hotel fire early Sunday in
which eight persons died.
Some of the fire companies called
to the Graystone were slow in
raising ladders, several times lad
ders too short to reach were hauled
to windows, and a few f1remen
showed themselves to be out Of
practice in ladder climbing, fire
witnesses said.
1t also was pointed out that no
nets where used to catch persons
jumping from upper story windows.
Admits Firemen Unframed
Hutsell admitted that firemen are
in need of practice, but declared
his department. did conduct rescue
work as efficiently as would have
been possible under any circum-
stances.
In the administration of Mayor
Charles w. Jewett the city erected
a fire tower beside fire headquarters
at New York and Alabama SITS.
Erection of the tower, demanded
by the National Board of Fire IN
derwriters, helped lower city insur-
ance rates.
The tower was a six-story wood
and steel skeleton, with stairways
and windows constructed according
to building code specifications and
to scale. All firemen were required
to practice once a week.
Tower Is Torn Down
Against wishes of Fire Chief John
j. O'Brien the tower was torn down
during the late Mayor Shank's adj
rlinistration to make way for an
addition to the municipal garage.
At the beginning Of Duvall's adj
ministration Chief Hutsell, appoint
ed by Duvall, stated the tower would
be rebuilt beside Engine House 80,
New Jersey and South SITS. Lack
of money has prevented this.
Recreation of the fire tower and
revival of a firemen's training school
were among the imperative de-
mands made by the fire underwrit-
ers' board last spring after an in
spection in January.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-16
Corns
Money Back, Says Hooks De-
pendable Drug Stores, if
Moone's Emerald Oil
Doesn't Do Away With
All Soreness and Pain
in % Hours.

Get bottle of Moone's Emerald Oil
with the understanding that If it does
not put an end to the pain and sore
ness your money will be promptly re-
turned.
Don't worry about how long you've
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So morvelously powerful is Moone's
Emerald Oil that thousands have found
1t gives wonderful results in the treat
ment of dangerous swollen or varicose
veins. Hooks Dependable Drug Stores
is selling lots Of it.-Advertisement
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-16
36 FLAGS TO SCHOOL
Spanish War Auxiliary Will
Make Presentation.

Women of Harold c. Megrew
Auxiliary. No. 3. United Spanish
War Veterans, will present thirty
six United States flags to Washing
ton High School at dedication serv-
ices in the new building, Washing
ton and Belmont Ave-, tonight.
The auxiliary is giving a flag for
each room, one of the largest flag
presentations by a patriotic society
in the country. In beautiful cere-
mony, Mrs. Cora Virginia Clapp,
past president, will make the pres
entation.
Other officers who will take part
are Mrs. Pearl I. Krause, president;
Mrs. Marie G. Williams, national
president; Mrs. Daisy Little, depart
ment president; Mrs. Electra Frazee,
patriotic instructor, and Mrs.
Bertha G. Partin, senior vice presi-
dent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-16
OFFICIAL PLEADS TO
ELECT GOOD MEN
Lawrence Orr Speaks to G. q. P.
Club of Perry Township.

Lawrence Orr Speaks to G. q. p.
Club Of Perry Township.
ELECT public officials because they
are efficient and not merely because
they are popular fellows" Chief Ex-
aminer Lawrence Orr Of the State
Board of Accounts told members of
the Perry Township Women's Re-
publican Club Tuesday afternoon at
a meeting at University Heights.
There are plenty of good men in
public life." he asserted. eff a man
merely conducts his office efficiently
he seldom breaks into print. Such
men, however, are the ones which
should be rewarded.
There are many failures in bust
ness life and likewise there are fail
Ires in governmental Offices"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-16

Fifty years ago, Sir Norman
Lockyer announced that there was
a relation between sun spot cycles
and rainfall,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-16
Toy Balloon Flies Far

BIZ Times Special
WEST TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Nov.
16.-Albert Berry, IS, has just been
advised that one of five toy balloons
he set loose Nov. has been found
at Pendleton, KY. He put notes on
each of the balloons asking that the
finder write him, but so far he has.
heard only from Ruby L. Wheeler.
Pendleton.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-16
FARLEY n
BACKS PLAN OF
ARMY EXPERTS
Unanimous Endorsement Is
Given Engineers Corps in
Meeting at st. LOUIS.
BY F0STER EAT0N

g ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. 16.-Leaders
Of the Mississippi Valley Association.
representing twenty STATES, prepared
today to leave for Washington to
present recommendations for flood
control and inland navigation i'm
provement. The association advo-
Gates immediate flood control work,
the entire expense to be borne by
the United States Government.
The ninth annual convention Of
the organization adjourned late
Tuesday with the unanimous in
dorsement of the work of the Army
engineer corps. 1t suggested that
the corps forthcoming report to
Congress be considered a basis for
the final plan.
Unanimous opposition to the pros
posal that a department Of public
works be created at Washington
also was voted by the Valley Assoc
citation, which characterized the pro-
posal now before Congress as de-
signed to eliminate the corps from
supervision and control Of river and
harbor work.
The association recognized the
primary importance Of flood con-
troll, but insisted that river develop
ment shall not be curtained nor
delayed" It urged prompt COM
pletion of "the navigated program
of the valley as authorized by Con-
gresS."
Recommendation also was made
that authorized capital of the In
land Waterways Corporation be in
creased and that its operations be
extended ito all localities on the
Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio rivers
and their tributaries and connecting
waters"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-16
Kidnaned, Girl Is Found

Miss Violet Mcclellan, IS, of 628
Cole ST., was located Tuesday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. James Camp
bell, 314 Koehne ST., after she was
reported missing by her parents.
She had left note before departing
from home through a window Mon
day night. Her parents had feared
she had been kidnapped.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-16
Do You Feel Mean and Gruuchy?

Bad taste in your m o u IN,
coated tongue, no appetite, and
general out Of sorts feeling.
Get right over night Tor 19c, with
O'Neill's Vegetable Remedy " r
Tablets).
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-16
PROTECT YOUR CHILD'S
HEALTH

Through thoughtlessness the slight
cough or cold Of a child is some
times neglected and becomessserious.
A few doses of Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound, at small cost, taken
at the onset of a cold, brings speedy
relief. Be prepared, have a bottle
of this safe, reliable cough remedy
on hand and give promptly when a
cough or cold is first detected.
Equally effective for grown persons,
Ask for Foley's Honey and Tar. Sold
Everywhere Advertisement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-16

BIZ Times Special

BIZ Times SDectdE
BRUCEvILLE, Ind, Nov. 16.
A postcard mailed at Bicknell,
Ind, ten years ago by Mrs.
Lottie Terry to Mrs. E. c.
Burch here, has just reached
e local postoffice. The writer
died two years ago and the adj
dressee four years ago. Despite
its long wandering through
postal channels, the card was
fairly clean on arrival here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-16
Seven Turkeys Stolen

BIZ Times Special
MARTINSVILLE, Ind, Nov. 16.-
w. H. Eslinger is the victim of pre-
Thanksgiving thieves. They stole
seven turkey gobblers from a coop
in the rear Of Eslinger's home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-16
AIL Night

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-16
STUTZ CLEARED.IN
LOVE PIRACY CASE
MURDER CASE NEAR END

Verne Martin May Know Fate
Friday or Saturday.
BIZ Times Special
COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. Nov. 16.
The murder case against Verne
Martin. Elkhart, in Whitley Circuit
Court here on charge of Staying
Franklin Tucker. Warsaw, last jan
Friday or Saturday.
Defense testimony is being intro
duced today. The State rested I'M
expectedly Tuesday and immedi-
ately afterward the defense filed a
motion for a directed verdict of
mot guilty." asserting the State had
not proved that Tucker is dead and
that is evidence was circumsantial.
The motion was overruled by Judge
A. F. Biggs.
Evening star., 1927-11-27

BARELY is the complete cast OF
IN principals of a special screen pro-
duction as generally familiar to mo.
ton picture fans as the list or pay
ers in Chicago" now in production
at the De Mile Studio.
The two outstanding roles OF the
stage play, from which Leonora Coffee
made the adaptation, were assigned TO
two of the most popular members OF
the new school Of stars-Phyllis HavSx
and Victor Varconi.
Coming to the front in series OF
pictures during the past two years,
Miss Haver's position is the result OF
one of those interesting developments
which keep the movie colony alive
with fresh hopes. Since winning fea.
tured player position with De Mile,
Miss Haver has appeared in The
Wise Wife," THE Rejuvenation of
Aunt Mary" The Fighting Eagle"
and 1.-The Way of All Flesh" Her
Shanghai Mabel in What Price
Glory" was cited as one of the notable
portrayals of its current season, and
il comes closer than any other to the
characterization of Roxie Hart, the
jazz murdnress in Chicago"
Victor Varconi's outstanding per-
fnrmances@ Of the past two sea sons
were in 1.-The Volga Boatman," THE
Forbidden Woman and PLATE in
The King of Kings" and he has now
been given the role of the husband OF
Roxie Hart.
Robert Edeson. one OF filmdon's vet
eran character actors. plays the un'
scrupulous attorney; Virginia Brad
Evening star., 1927-11-27
Eastern Cadet Band.

THE new Eastern Cadet Eand, under
- the able tutelage of L. K. Manly.
Mai. A. w. Maish, and Master Sergt.
Hess Of the United States Army Band
is raidly becoming a crack" organi-
zation.
More than 80 men are now being
drilled every Monday and Thursday.
besides regular playing each school
day.
Herbert Cooper. cornetist. has been
made temporary commander and will
hold that position until a captain has
been chosen,
About one-half of the instruments to
be furnished by the United States Gov.
eminent have already arrived. and in
view of the fine equipment and large
number OF individual players of abii.
fly, it is expected that this will be one
of the best hands of high school cali
Der in this section. -.>-~~~>
Evening star., 1927-11-27
The Moving Picture Album
ny ROBERT E. SHERWOOD.

Rooney" 1t will undoubtedly be
widely popular.
X * X X
When Herbert Brenon had com.
pleted Beau Geste," which won the
Photoplay Magazine gold medal for
1926, he tried to persuade his en-
ployer, Mr.. Lasky, to assign him to
the direction of "Sorrell and Son.
which climbed into the best seller
class last year.
Mr.. Lasky. however, felt that 'Sor-
rell and Son" might be a shade too
tragic for the screen. so Herbert
Brenon bought the story himself and
decided to produce it on his own hook
under the independent banner of
United Artists.
He has done so, and has made a
singularly tender, appealing picture OF
it. ''Sorrell and Son" tells the touch
ing story of British officer who re-
turns, wounded, from the war to find
that his wife is leaving him. To him
is intrusted the care and education
of their little boy Sorrell dedicates
himself to this task and goes through
untold misery to accomplish it. In the
end he dies with the realization that
he has made a good job of it-that his
son is a success in the world and q
credit to his name. III. B. Warner is
the father and little Mickey McBann
the son. Both of them are marvellous
ly good.
The final stages of the picture are
not as effective as the earlier ones,
due to defective performances In i'm.
portant roles. Mr.. Brenon's direction
is characteristically sensitive and ex.
pert throughout.
Although "Uncle Toms Cabin" was
written before the Civil War, the Uni
versal screen version Identifies the IA.
nous melodrama with Lincoln Grant,
Sherman and the war itself, which
means that the attitude toward this
film in the South may be classified as
doubtful. The first half of Uncle
Toms Cabin" ends with the emancipa-
ton of the slaves and the final scenes
are concerned with Sherman's march
to the sea.
Uncle Toms Cabin" contains a
great many thrills lit always did.
EliZa's crossing of the ice being, of
course, the high spot. 1t isn't, how
ever, nearly the picture that it might
have been. James B. Lowe, a negro,
appears as Uncle Tom and conveys u
ringing note of sincerity that is sadly
lacking in the others of the large cast.
(Conyriybt 1927
Evening star., 1927-11-27
Seek Underworld Realism.
"DREssED TO KILL" satire or

"DRESSED TO KILL" a satire on
underworld melodrama. will be
started shortly at the Fox studios.
To get intimate knowledge of the
ways of crookdom, Director Irving
Cummings and Howard Estabrook,
scenarist, spent two weeks in New
York. They now are en- route to Los
Angeles after what might we'll be call.
ed wild week."
Estabrook, a former New YORK
newspaper man, took Cummings on
raids of night clubs and bootleg
joints, to fences" (where stolen goods
are sold), and to police headquarters.
where it was arranged for them TO put
on masks with the detectives at line
ups of arrested men. They went on
one raid by Federal agents at 3 O'Clock
in the morning, during which there
was a tree -for-all fight.
Among the most interesting expert
ences, which will have a prominent
part in the photoplay was visit to a
bird store in Harlem which is run by
an ex-convict. This man keeps sew
eral birds In cages bearing the prison
numbers of convict pals of former
Gays. When a prison pal is released
the proprietor of the store turns loose
the bird in the cage that bears the
freed mans number There are no
'lfer birds" ornithologically speak
ing.
Immediately on returning to their
hotel after pilgrimages to the under.
world. Cummings and Estab:ooI<
wrote down the highlights in the pic
ture script. No amount of imacina'
ton. they declare, could have unfold
ed stranger occurrences than they en-
countered.
Edmund Lowe will have tho feat
ured role of a gentleman crook.
Evening star., 1927-11-27
Pity the Poor Brunette!

RUTH TAYLOR, who plays The role
of Lorelei Lee in the screen ver
sion of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"
has become all stirred up on the sub.
ject of blondes. She has found time
off the set to make an extensive re.
search into the private lives of blondes
down through the ages. and, If you
believe the petite goldilocks, there
never was a time when gentlemen
didn't prefer blondes.
Miss Taylor points out as a starting
point that no less a scholar than
Lafcadio Hearn declared:
I'VE feel more reverence for blonde
beauty not only because it seems a
reflection of celestial loveliness. but be.
cause it bears, with us, the sugges.
ton of force, will. strength and loyalty
the glory of the north-cold fresh.
strong and immortal"
Down until a very few thousand
years a GO according to Miss Taylor.
blondes held sway practically without
any question or resistance from bru-
nettes. Tradition says that Eve was
as blonde as wheat" and that Lilith.
whom the Talmud lists as Adams first
choice, also was blonde.
cause she was the Greek ideal of love
and beauty" Miss Taylor says. you
may go into museums now and see
ancient statues from the Greek and
Roman temples with Venus painted as
a lovely blonde. In fact, Zeus, so
legend has it, would have nothing but
blondes around him, thereby showing
himself a discriminating chief of the
gods. Juno. Diana and Dallas Athene
all were blondes. This isn't just
claim-it is based on the poetry and
legend which come down from those
ancient times.
The mythology of the northern
countries paid even less attention to
brunettes. The Morse goddesses all
were blondes. The most beautiful
woman in Germanic legend is my own
namesake. Lorelei. the siren who sat
on a rock at the falls of the Rhine
and combed her golden hair.
I'm the Orient where dark hair is
almost universal, blondes are regarded
with peculiar venera ton. ] recently
heard what is purported to be a true
story of missionary party in the in.
terror of China. who were attacked by
bandits. They were about to be killed
when a little blue-eyed. golden-haired
girl was discovered among them. The
bandits Immediately said the child was
a goddess, a wise old woman who was
100 years old the day she was born.
So they restored the property they had
seized and escorted the party to where
thew wanted to go"
Evening star., 1927-11-27
Played Role In Real Life

SOME years ago a pretty golden
haired girl, her dream of being a
great dancer shattered, started to
prepare herself to be a private Sec
retary. Today that same girl. well
known picture star. is taking the role
of private secretary in Paramount's s
production, Figures Don't Lie,
which will be seen at a local theater
this week.
Esther Ralston is the girl who
takes on the screen the part she was
almost compelled to take in life.
Esther never wanted to he a private
secretary. Her ambition has always
been to be a great actress. But on
two different occasions fate ruled
otherwise.
The first was when the tiny 5-year,
old girl met with an accident
while performing as an acrobat with
her fathers troupe, The hospital and
then school followed that accident.
The second was a few years later,
when real success as a dancer seemed
far away.
1t was then that a private secrc-
tary's career was considered and she
started for school in Washington. d.
c.. to prepare for that career when
fate took another hand in the game.
The Ralstons moved to California
and once again hope famed high in
the heart of the girl who had never
relinquished her real ambition. A
new avenue was open to her in
Hollywood and she Immediately set
about breaking into moving pic
lures. That was just few years ago
Now it is Esther Ralston, screen
actress, playing the part OF a private
secretary, when it might readily have
been Esther Ralston, private secre-
tary. wistfuly dreaming of Esther
Ralston, screen player.