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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-20
KNICKER GIRL BACK TO
SCHOOL ON COURT ORDER
Judge Declares Indiana Law Doesn't Say How Virginia
Allen II, Shall Dress.

len. Virginia's mother. to send the
girl to every session of school and
notify the court If the school board
or anybody else excluded her.
So the compulsion under which
Virginia resumed her education to-
day was only strategic and really
marked another victory for the
mother of the "knickerbocker girl"
Judge Kopp Interviewed in the
fight at the request of the board of
children's guardians. Board men,
bers declared that Virginia had no
proper guardianship.
No Legal Destruction
Judge Kopp. after the hearing,
explained that he is not at this time
called upon to say whether the
mother is right or wrong in her
stand against the school board. But
he added he doesn't think the school
board may say how a child shall
dress provided such dress is in &C.
cordance with State law, which
makes no distinction between frocks
and Knockers.
The judge made Virginia a ward
of the court. placed her In the GUS
tody Of the board of children's guar
dams and sent her to school without
saying how she should dress.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-20
CAL'SNOSE
PROBLEM IN
REST HUNT
Nasal Disorder May Decide
Site of Summer White
House.

RkBN United Press
a WASHINGTON. May 20.-Presi-
sAent Coolidge today was bordering
whether to follow his PHYSICIANS adj
vice or his own inclinations in
choosing a summer White House in
the West.
He has reports on eleven estates
from Lake Michigan to the Rocky
Mountains, prepared by Col. e. w.
Starting, secret service attache. aft
err a tour of inspection.
Only two Of the sites, Colorado
Springs, Colo, and the Black Hills,
s. D., boast the 3,500-foot altitude
held desirable by Mr.. Coolidge's ply
sician because of the nasal disorder
from which the President suffers.
Mr.. Coolidge's choice has been
Wisconsin if a suitable place could
be found. Its nearness to Washing.
ton-only twenty-four hours AWAY
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-20
KING BEN S
BEATRICE IN
TEARS
Tells Confesslng House of
David IntimaCieS to
Father.

BIZ United Press
ST. JOSEPH, Mich, May 20
The calm which Mrs. Dolly Smith
Wheeler, SO, pretty former disciple
of the House of David. has shown
heretofore in telling of alleged init
macies with king Ben" Purnell,
was broken today when she sobbed
on the stand while telling Of confess
ing to her father.
She was testifying at the States
suit TO dissolve the religious cult.
Yesterday she told how king
Ben" had justified intimacies with
pretty young women members of his
colony by declaring it was a "puri-
fcation" creed.
During one OF our preaching
tours my father was also preaching"
Mrs. Wheeler testified today. He
showed me letter from my sister.
lone, telling OF Ben's activities. 1
read It and said it was all true"
She started sobbing and for few
moments testimony was stopped.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-20

EX-SLEUTH
TELLS ALL
Story Of MelIett Staying
Given Judge by Sen
fenced Man.
Bu United Press

BIZ United Press
CANTON, Ohio, May 20.-Details
of the murder of Don Mellett, cru
sading publisher, were revealed to-
dav by Floyd Streitenberger,
former city detective, Immediately
after he was sentenced to life inn
prisonment for his part in the under
world conspiracy.
Streitenberger after sentence was
passed asked to talk privately with
Judge Frank Clevenger and after q
conference, at which attorneys were
present, authorities announced that
a complete confession had been made
by the former detective.
Repeats Confession
Streitenberger then was taken be-
fore county officials and repeated his
Mstory ct the plot to stif1e the edi-
81 orial attack of Mellett on the Can
vIon vice ring by murder.
Prosecutor Harter indicated that
Streitenberger was moved to tell his
story because Of the evidence given
against Hill ny ILOdiS Af1tiNCl, ohiAA
to be sentenced for his part in the
murder plot.
Accused by MaZer
Mazer in testifying against his for
nier confederate charged that STREET..
enberger conceived the idea of kill
ing Mellett and was near the scene
the night the young editor was as
sassinated.
Indications that MaZer would be
sentenced to q term of two years
in prison actuated Streitenberger in
making his statement.
County authorities refused TO
make public the details of the for
rner detectives story until they have
had opportunity to check the facts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-20
ENTHUSIASM
IN MANAGER
IDEA MARKED.
Cincinnati Mayor First of
Drive SpeakerS-Coun-
Gil Praised.

Increased enthusiasm marked the
city manager campaign today, lead
ers said, due to the impetus given
the movement by the many converts
who heard Mayor Murray L. Season
good detail the advantages the city
manager government brought to Gin
cinnatl,
The Cincinnati mayor talked to
large crowd at the Claypool Thurs
day night and his address was broad
cast over WKBF, reaching many
moro than the 500 in his immediate
audience.
Charles F. Coffin, city manager
executive committee chairman, intro
duced the Cincinnati mayor. He told
the audience that this was the first
of O. series of educational meetings
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-20

three ounces of so per cent whisky.
Results vary from lack of control
to absolute coma.
Imagination Hurts
Imagination was pictured as one
of the greatest breeders of Ill health,
especially among Inconsistencies, by
several doctors at today's session.
DIR. Nellis B. Foster of New York
showed that changes even in per-
sonality may result from a belief
that organic disease exists.
DIR. George r. Minot, Boston,
urged a diet rich in liver in cases
of pernicious anaemia, while danger
Of sinus infection from swimming
pools was emphasized by DR.. Fred
erick E. Hasty of Nashville. Tenn.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-20
WOUNDED EX-FOLLIES
STAR HITS CAREERS
Stick to Home, Girls, Says
SeIf-Shot Former
Chlorine.
By EIdora Field

A ziegfeld Follies beauty with a
three-year contract!
A striking personality, about
which theatrical reviewers said many
fattering things. An unusual "dou-
BILE" voice with range from soprano
Alto baritone, and known as Lillian
FIST Clair"
All these, and sitting at the top
Of the world, was Mrs. Lillian Ed
wards of 1921 Blaine Ave, in 1908.
Today she lies at the city hospital,
with almost no chance of recovery.
doctors say.
Warns Other Girls
Down long and bitter path Of
disillusionment, the former Follies
beauty travelled before she turned a
revolver on herself, inflicting a seri-
Gus abdominal wound Thursday
night.
II think I'm going to die all
right" she said ~ mglad. 1 don't
want to live. But there is some
thing I'd like ambitious girls to
know"
Tell them that a career Is the
most treacherous, unsatisfying and
heart breaking thing in the world.
Any girl who has a good homey with
normal, happy life spreading out
before her, should hold this to her
heart like a bit of heaven. If she
struggles away from it and insists
upon a career, she will find that this
career will take of her youth and
beauty and talents and give her only
apples of ashes"
Girls Won't Believe
II don't suppose they'll believe
this. l wouldn't have ance. To am
bilious girls with musical talents, a
chance to a Follies beauty for
instance, seems like reaching pin
nacle of joy. Yet the greater the
success, the greater the demands in
that kind of life. People think other
SfNase, but to keep on the fine, thin
lin of near perfection, one must
constantly and heavily sacrifice.
"All your actions must conform to
routines hours for this and hours
for that. You must not eat only at
certain times, because your voice
or your figure will not allow it.
Your life becomes machine thing.
Even that one could bear, but there
Hnust not be the slightest slipping
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-20
Filters Seek Record

BU JntfPH Press
CRANWELL, Lincolnshire, Eng
land, May 20.-Two British airmen
departed at 10:4O a. m. today for
Karachi, British India. in an at
tempt to establish a new world rec
ord for nonstop. airplane distance
fiiflgfht. They are Flight Lieuten'
ant C. R. Carr and Flight Lieuten-
ant L. r. M. Gilman.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-20
HEART BEATS THUNDER
ATDOCTORS' GATHERING
Trachoma Germ Isolated, Drunkenness Determined
Imagination Hurts, Physicians Told.

the result Of investigating more than
300 cases in past year.
DR.. Bogen concluded that, gener-
ally. real intoxication sets In after
drinking more than an ounce and a
half of absolute alcohol, or about
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-20

Twelve youngsters spelling champions, will fight with
words tonight in the battle for the State Spelling Champion
ship and trip the National Spelling Bee at Washington
D. c. the national winner will receive gold prize OF
1000 The Indianapolis Times of the spelling contest
program grade schools invites the public to attend the
State contest at Caleb Mills Hail. Shorrdge High School The
contest begins p mbut there only 1900 seats and
none are reserved Better early No charge
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-20

by train, compared with forty-four
hours for Colorado Springs-was an
added attraction to his natural de-
sire to visit that lake region.
The chief executive is expected to
announce his choice in a few DAYS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-20
LATIN ENVOY IN CITY
Argentine Ambassador Passes
Through on Trip.

Through on Trip.
Travelling by automobile, Argen-
tine Ambassador Honorie de Puerry.
don left Indianapolis this morning
for st. Louis. after spending Thurs
day sightseeing in the city. He and
his party arrived here Wednesday
night.
Ambassador Puerrydon, who was
former premier and treasury depart
ment head Of the Argentine Repub-
lie. was the guest of William For
tune. president of the George Rogers
Clark commission, and c. J.. Harrod,
general secretary of the Indianapo-
lis Chamber of Commerce on his
tour of the city.
During the day he spent more
than an hour at the Speedway. at
tended luncheon at the IndIanapo-
lis Athletic Club and a dinner ct
Fortunes home The party Is on ite.
way to the Pacific coast. motorine
via Albuquerque and santa Fe.
". NJ.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-20

that will be held prior to the gen
eral election June 81.
Coffin praised City Clerk William
A. Boyce Jr. and the city council for
the prompt attention given the petit
ton for a city manager election,
which was signed by $4,000 citizens.
Effect on Parties
Political parties cannot stand out
against the people il the people will
take government into their own
hands" Seasongood told Mrs.
Thomas B. Sherrin, who asked how
the proper commissioners could be
obtained when political parties are
active.
THE city manager form keeps the
people interested in government
said Seasongood.
Following the address many inter-
ested citizens questioned the Gin
cinnati mayor. Scores of women in
terested in the proposed government
change were present.
William L. Taylor, attorney, asked
Seasongood to outline the difference
in powers of the city manager and
mayor.
1.-The city manager is an executive.
like the general manager of any
large corporation. while the mayor isi
the ceremonial head OF the city"
was his reply.
Seasongood told Mrs. F.. /. Lewis,
wife of Interstate Commerce Com
missioner Lewis. of the detailed
work of the manager as executive
administrator of the city's affairs
Job Up to Manager
II was explained to William T
Ellis that the commissioners select
the manager, who has full RESPONSE
bility.
Civic groups make recommends
tons and compel outstanding lead
ers of the community to run for the
commission and rarely meet with re-
fusal," Seasongood declared in
answer to a question Of Franklin
Vonnegut.
At the speakers table were Mayor
and Mrs. Seasongood, Coffin, w. II.
1nsley, president of Insley Manu-
featuring Company; Frank z. Gates,
realtor and ]. w. Esterline, president
of Esterline Angus Company. and
Mrs. Esterline.
Best Advertisement
"rhe best advertisement Indian
apolis could have would be an eff
cient city government not exploited
by factional and partisan politics,
asserted Winfield T. Miller, before
the Women's Legislative Forum at
the Board Of Trade today.
1--WE should let the world know
thai. Indianapolis people take a pride
in their civic affairs. Its admins
tration should be one of good bust
ness principles" he said.'
"Any successful business concern
would go bankrupt II it changed
management and discharged en-
ployes every four years. Why
should the city follow the bankrupt
method
Passing Buck Too Easy
Buck passing Is too easy under
the political system" asserted MIL
Ter.
Mrs. Elsa Huebner Olsen will
speak before a meeting of the Philo-
thea tonight at 86 Whittier Pl.
Other speaking dates are being ar
ranged by Blythe @. Hendricks. in
charge Of the campaign speakers
bureau.
Lawrence v. Sheridan will speak
tonight before the Irvington Ameris
can Legion at the Irvington State
Bank,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-20
When Is Drunk?'
Water Jag Found
Possible
Bp United Press

BT United Press
WASHINGTON, May 90
Water, drunk in sufficient
quantities, is intoxicating. ac-
cording to DR.. A. M. Smell and
DR.. L. G. Rountree of Rochester.
N. Y, attending the conference
of the Association for the
Study of Internal Secretions.
Five or six gallons taken
every day will eventually pro-
duce jag" similar to that
brought on by INDUCING in too
much liquor it was said,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-20
Complete Speech

Complete speech OF Mayor
Murray l.. SeasOngOod at the
city manager mass meeting
Thursday night will be found
on page IS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-20

WASHINGTON, May 20.-Two
thousand American Medical Associa-
ton delegates here heard human
heart beats ring out like thunder
claps and were silent before the
marvel.
In another hall a great discovery
isolation Of the long-sought germ
Of trachoma-was announced by an
unassuming Japanese doctor in
tones hardly audible, and 1000 eye
specialists arose and cheered.
The heart beats were amplified ten
trillion times by an electric steth-
oscope," demonstrated by DIR. Clyde
Shook of the Bell Telephone Com
pany laboratories.
DIR. -Hideyo Noguchi of the Rookie
Teller Institute for Medical Research
consumed half an hour telling Of
seven years experiment enabling
him to isolate the dreaded trachoma
germ. DIR. Martin Cohen of New
York aided.
When Is Drunk?
When is man drunk?
Ways have said it is when he lies
on the floor and has to hold on, but
a scientific answer was given today
to thousands of doctors at the Amer
lean Medical Association convention
by DIR. Emil Bogen, Cincinnati. as
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-18

five tackles and Gonzales recovered
for the Juniors.
Guess broke through for a first
down on the initial play, and Con
zales slipped off tackle for 20 adj
ditional yards. Santa Rosa braeed
there and held for two downs, but
on the next try Sanchez got loose
and after shaking off several tack
lers crossed the goal line for the
fourth touchdown, his third Of the
game. Again the extra point attempt
ed was u failure.
From there Santa Rosa opened up
a last-ditch passing attack that
would not be denied. The two per-
fectly made passes placed the ball
on the vineyard line. Meeting the
situation with the same determine
ton that had kept their goal-line un-
touched all season, the slashing
junior Brownies dug their toes into
the turf and tossed back the On
slaught four straight times, causing
Santa Rosa to lose half a yard in
the final reckoning.
No Substitutes
In the final five minutes Of play
Red Irvine, coach of the Valley
junior champions, canvassed the
boys on the bench, asking them if
they wanted 10 20 in or let the
starting boys finish the contest.
Every one looked longingly mt the
dusty field. and shook his head.
They would not deny the winners
the glory that was theirs.
The lineup:
B'sville-26 Position Sta Rosa-0
hO"aiski SlDSon
left end
AreVino Is. Davis
left tackle
O'NeiI
left guard
AruJllio Nolan
center
LafFa Dixon
right guard
Oortex Cox
right tackle
blges Weaver
right end
uonzales Gibbons
quarter
SancneE ....... Head
left half
baheE Richardson
right half
ouess ..s...ss.- Iarter
Substitutions: Santa Rosa-Ezelle
for o'Neil; F. Davis for Weaver.
Officials: Frank Rubarth (Centre),
Referee: Stevenson tFlorida), I'm
pire; Gull (Texas A a. ND, Head
Linesman.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-18
Tennis Tourney
At Valley Fair

HARLINGEN, Nov. 1S-AIl Rio
Grande Valley tennis enthusiasts. BE-
gan preparation today 70 turn y IL
full force for the tennis tournaments
@ be held during the Valley Mid
winter Fair, November "a 70 Decem-
Der /.
With a tournament lasting a solid
week, in order to provide ample time
Tor champion meters to show their
stuff,and with two new special courts
~ caiiche compound. tennis PLAYERS
have begun 70 enter the tournament.
Duvall West and Frank Stacy. IN
charge OF this event announced.
b. J. G. Norton, Of Brownsville. che
tennis phenomenon who has acquired
so many championships, was ore Of
the first to enter. Invitations have
been mailed 20 Arthur Seelirson az
San Antonio, Gillespie stacy and
Berkeley Bell Of Austin. Sellers Tho
mas, Lewis White. LLOYD Gregory.
and Palmer Bradley or Houston. ~
well rs many others.
The tournament, limited 70 male
players, will have singles and don
bles events. Handsome silver loving
cups win be given as prizes. Letters
have been written 20 Valley luncheon
clubs and 60 Chambers Of Commerce..
who are anxious 90 see q tennis cen
ter in che Valley. ~aprraisinr them ~
the event.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-18
Saints anG Baker
Battle Saturday
(Special 70 The Heraldl


AUSTIN, Tex, Nov. 18.-Coach
Jack Meagher and his crew or 81.
Edwards university gridiron artists
are making determined preparation
this week for the Homecoming day
game with Daniel Baker college next
Saturday. The game will be played
in the University Of Texas Memorial
stadium.
Although disappointed by the i'll
luck that cost them their game
with Howard Payne on Armistice
day-and incidentally cost them their
chances for a championship, mas
much ms they are playing no more
conference games this year-the
Saints are nevertheless looking for
ward to two more mighty interest
ing contests before they doff their
m~oleskins for the last time this
year.
The two remaining ame are with
Daniel Baker and the Southwest
Texas Teachers college-the Bob
cats. Both games are due to BE-
"humdingers," for both schools are
ancient rivals Of st. Edwards. There
has long been a splendid spirit and
an intense athletic rivalry between
ST. Eward's and Daniel Baker, and
the Saint football men will find al
most as much satisfaction in wiping
out the defeat at hands OF the Hill
Billie last year rs they would ~
walloping their Texas conference
rivals.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-18

EMBELLISHMENTS for DESERVING
his family. James Seaton declined
an offer Of bail, saying ne was safer
in jail.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-18
Two CHAMPS
WIN ON MAT
Stranger Lewis Has
Hard Time With
Jones, Texan

DALLAS, Tex, Nov. 1s.-H1-After
graphing for one hour, one minutes,
and rs seconds before he threw Paul
Jones, Texas wrestler. the first time,
Ed stranger Lewis, claimant OF
the worlds heavyweight wrestling
championship, threw his opponent for
a second fall in only two minutes and
25 seconds, winning the match here
last night.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calf. Nov. IS
-(P-Joe Stecher, claimant of the
worlds heavyweight wrestling cham
pionship, defeated Renato Gardini-
OF Italy. two out OF three falls here
last night.
Stecher took the first and third
falls, both with a body scissors, the
first in Z minutes, 20 seconds and the
third in IL minutes and IA seconds.
Gardin took the second fall with a
series OF reverse head locks in IL
minutes 33 seconds.
Wladek Zbyscko, OF Poland, threw
Dick Lewis, Of Omaha, Nebr., In 7
minutes, 20 seconds OF q one-fall
match, using a head lock.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-18
Asks Definite
Flood Policy

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 1e.-(FJ-Not
until congress adopts a definate
flood control policy can there be
hope for diversion Of surplus flood
water and prevention of another
flood such as that in the Mississi-
ppi valley last spring, Walter Parker.
New Orleans, executive director of
the National Flood Commission,
told the American Farm Congress
in an address here Thursday.
The Harvesting Of streams and the
use Of surplus water for power and
irrigation were urged BY Parker,
who declared the 'levee only" poll
cy AZ engineering blunder Of mons
ter magnitude"
So long as the levee remains I'M
supplemented by spillways and other
flood lowering devices, he said, re-
Mobilization in the Mississippi valley
viii continue difficult because the
inhabitants have lost faith In the
4levee only" policy.
The situation in the Mississippi
valley was intolerable, Parker said.
resulting from an attempt to make
dirt dykes take the place of thous-
ands of square miles Of lowland
natural reservoirs and several great
natural outlets. Bureaucratic gov
eminent, many politically powerful
local levse boards, a horde Of Ievee
contractors and merchants who sell
them supplies, and the public whose
line Of least resistance seemed 10 be
10 place blind faith in constituted
authority were responsible for the
'levees only" policy.