davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-20
u. S. CARS TUNE UP
FOR SPEED MARKS

which broke that Of a fellow Eng
lishman, H. o. D. Seagrave. The
beach was slightly rolling and there
was strong northeast wind blow
ing.
With a four-n1ile start, and the
wind at his back, Campbell sent his
machine over the course at 215.70713
miles an hour for a half mile. He
turned about and went against the
wind for the half mile at speed Of
1879 .66722 miles per hour.
At one time the tachometer of
Campbell's machine registered 220
miles an hour, the British racer said.
Campbell's machine is equipped
with motors similar to the newly de-
signed airplane engines which took
English f1iers to speed success in
the Schneider Cup races last sum-
mer. He said he would attempt
to break his own record when con-
ditionS were more suited.
Several times Campbell was
shaken from his position in the
drivers seat as his machine hit
rough stretches Of the beach. Once
his foot came from the accelerator
and brakes, but he quickly regained
control Of the machine.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-20
Vanish After Leaving Grandmother's House
for Own Home Two Blocks Away;
Police Search Fruitless.
'LAYMATES ARE ENLISTED IN HUNT
Father Leads Party Which Seeks Missing
Tots in Every Section of Neigh
borhood Without Result.

Fear that Thema Poynter g. and her brother Elmer 4,
missing from their home 1925 Arrow Ave. for nearly twenty
four hours have been kidnapped horrible fate grew
this afternoon.
Police neghborS school children and the frantic father,
Everett Poyner had searched tweveboc square with
out finding of the missing boy and girl who dsap
peared Sunday after they left their granmohrs residence
walk to their home two blocks away.
Children of School 55 dismissed from classes aid in
the search.
The entire city detective staff given descriptions of the
children this afternoon and ordered cooperate with the
specifically assigned to the
The disappearance of the pair discovered until this
morning
Little Elmer and his sister attended Sunday school at the
Hillside Christian Church Sunday morning and returned home
about
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-20
Accused of MaIfeaSanCe in
Office in Petition to
Council.

Republican city councilmen, who
Intellectually have declared Mayor
L. Ert Slack out of Office. today
were given an opening for a new
attack upon Slack and his admins
tration.
Charles Koehring, hardware mer-
chant, 8o2 Virginia Ave-. filed
charges Of malfeasance in office
against Slack, Police Chief Claude
M. Worley and board Of safety
members. with City Clark William A.
Boyce Jr., for presentation to coun-
Gil tonight.
Koehring several weeks ago pro-
tested against the wholesale gam
bling raids conducted by police
with Slack's approval. His charges
today are based upon unlawful i'm
prisonment of innocent persons in
city prison on charges of vagrancy,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-20
SON SEEKS GIFTS LATE
JUDGE GAVE SECRETARY
Woman Refuses to Give
Up Presents From
MCCalIiSteT.

A diamond ring, furniture, auto
mobile and other personal property
given by the late Municipal Judge
Fred McCallister to his secretary,
Janice Martin, and her mother, Mrs.
Lavonichia Burke, 6l56 Ashland
Ave, may be Sought through court
action, it was indicated today.
Judge McCaIister committed sui
eide at his home, 1884 Byram Ave,
early this year.
Miss Martin and Mrs. Burke ad-
mitted from the Probate Court wit
ness stand Saturday that Judge
McCalHster had given them the
presents.
They refused to give them up,
claiming they were gifts from Judge
McCallister.
COnceaIment Alleged
The secretary and her mother
were in court to show cause why
they had not turned over to Ralph
McCallister, son of the late judge,
and administrator Of his estate, cer-
tain personal property.
Ira NJ. Holmes, attorney for the
family, had them cited for conceal
ing the property.
Items mentioned In court end al
legged to have been presented by
Judge McCallister were a $400 dia-
mond ring, $500 worth of furniture,
half of which was paid for, and
automobile and currency and an
interest in a real estate contract.
May File Civil Suit
Checks aggregating $4,000, drawn
on McCallister' account we're shown
to the court.
Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Burke
claimed they were gifts" and that
they would not be surrendered. If
they persist, cavil suits for recovery
may be filed, Holmes said today.
The woman admitted from the
stand they knew Judge McCalliSter
was married at the time the gifts
were made. Mrs. Martin was his
secretary throughout the time Judge
McCallister occupied the Municipal
Court bench, two years.
Checks Even for Furniture
Many of the checks were made
out to furniture companies and
other firms from which the gifts
were purchased.
The value OF the estate, exclusive
Of the gifts to the secretary and her
mother, is negligible, Holmes said.
Judge McCallister was said to have
inherited a small fortune a few
months ago.
Probating Of the will awaits dispo-
sition of the argument over the
gifts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-20
By United Press

By United Press
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, Feb. 20.
Two American race drivers, one
with dirninutive appearing ma
chine, today prepared to make at
tempts to break the record Of 206.-
95602 miles per hour established
Sunday by Capt. Malcom Camp
bell of England over the Ormond-
Daytona Beach course.
The two Americans are j. M.
White, of Philadelphia, in a power
full 36-cylinder special design, and
Frank Lockhart, In . small two
engined Stutz. Whites machine has
been barred by the American Auto
mobile Association. But he was ex-
pected to revise it to meet claSsifi-
cations.
Lockhart's machine is a pygmy
besides the great "Bluebird" which
Campbell drove to victory Sunday
and Whites big machine He has
been able to exceed 180 miles an
hour in tests and believed it would
be able to break the record Camp
bell made.
The British driver made brilliant
runs in establishing his record.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-20

just south of Hamilton Ave. Tho
alley led to the side of their home.
Possibility that they might have
been pulled in a box car of a freight
train standing on the tracks there
by trampS and carried away was
suggested by the grandmother.
The mother was near collapse al
the search went on.
why don't they come homer
Why don't they come home?" she
sobbed. They're such good chill
dren, don't see why anybody would
want to keep them.
Father Fears Death
'This might be something like the
Hickman case, but 1 don't see how
anybody would think they could get
money from U.S."
The father doubted that the chill
dren had been kidnapped, but feared
they might have been struck and
killed by a hit-and-run driver and
the bodies carried of or hidden.
He searched every culvert and
place where the bodies might have
been hidden within six blocks Of
the home, he said.
The Poynters have. been married
eleven years. Poynter served in the
engineers unit during the World
War. The couple has lived hers
most of the time since they were
married.
They have two other children.
Ehel 7. and Ruby 3.
There is no one I know who could
have wanted to steal my children"
the father said. II have no enemies
and there has not been any family
trouble which would have made
anybody do this"
Thelma is in the 3-A grade at
School 55. She never has COM
planned that any men had followed
her or bothered her on the way to
and from school, the teacher, Miss
Teresa Checking, said.
Elmer, according to the father,
was always friendly. He was ha-
bitually grinning at strangers and
would speak to those who returned
his smiles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-20
BARE CONSPIRACY
IN SALE OF STOCKS

Weatherholt says that the ex-
aminers have unearthed eighteen
cases where one firm took commits
sions both for selling and buying
certain unregistered stocks. This
has been turned over to the grand
jury.
1t was understood the jury also
was to probe statements supposed
to have been made by a local at
torney that he could stop prosecu-
ton attempts for $780,"
Prosecutor william H. Remy
would not comment on the situation.
1t is known that a local business
man has complained Of the opera
tions Of an alleged bucket shop"
outfit, asserting he lost $1,000 in
fake stock transactions
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-20
NEW CHARGES RAP
SLACK AND WORLEY

without cause or any evidence for
conviction Of such persons.
If the council takes cognizance
of the charges a committee will be
appointed to investigate and report
whether impeachment should be
undertaken.
$4,000 Not Guilty.
Koehring sent letter to council
with the charges declaring that
within the last year police have
made more than $4,000 not guilty
arrests and during Mayor Slack s
term of office the proportion of
these arrests has been increased.
Koehring said that arrests where
the police obtain no convictions out
number those upon which persons
are found guilty two to one" and
added ''It is safe to say that in no
other place in the civilized world
is such brutality and lawlessness
practiced by the police and If these
facts were properly reported to our
citizens they would not permit this
state of affairs"
Slack Refuses Comment
Koehring said the charges were
prepared by Attorney Edward G.
Eikman, 408 Fidelity Trust Bldg.
He admitted he had talked with
Councilman Boynton ]. Moore about
the charges.
Mayor Slack refused to comment
upon the charges. Police Chief
Worley said:
''Koehring is having his annual
outbreak"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-20

A conspiracy Of certain Indiana
and Chicago investment houses to
sell unregistered stocks in this State
was revealed today by State Securi-
ties Commissioner Wallace Wealth
erholt, who. with the aid of Chief
Examiner Earle Coble and the Mar
ion County grand jury and prose-
cutor's Office. is warning on bucket
shops"
Weatherholt reported three firms
have left the State, all being under
investigation. Two we're being rep
resented today by Attorney j. Glenn
Harris, Gary Republican leader in
the Indiana Legislature, who con-
ferred with Weatherholt and also
with Prosecutor William H. Renly.
Both Of these firms have 'closed
shop" Weatherholt said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-20

Their mother was preparing
dinner, but the meal was not
quite ready.
Thelma suggested that she visit
her grandmother, Mrs. Ellen Greg
ory, 1888 Steele ST., two blocks away,
to wait until dinner was prepared.
Boy Insists ON Trip.
Elmer asked his sister to be taken
along, and when the sister objected
at first, he began to cry. The
mother settled the dispute by di-
recting the sister to take brother
along.
The children often visited their
grandmother overnight and the
parents felt no alarm when they
did not return Sunday night.
At $3.50 this morning the grand
mother came to the Poynter home
and inquired about the children.
Then the mother learned that
Thelma and Elmer had left the
grandmother's home shortly after 4
p. m, Sunday.
She called her husband, at work
at the Stutz Motor Car Company,
where he is a grinder.
The father returned home at once
and organized a search Of the
neighborhood.
Every spot within six blocks
Of the Arrow Ave. home. where
the children or their bodies might
be hidden was searched, according
to tie father, without trace being
found.
The homes of all friends where
the children might have stopped
were visited.
Aid of Thelma's companions at
School SIS. 1915 Sheldon Ave-, was
directed by Principal Homer Knight.
Glasses we're dismissed half an
hour early at noon and the chill
dren directed to enlist their parents
and search the block In which they
live.
Four Officers on Job
Police Chief Claude M. Worley
detailed two detectives and two po-
Hcewomen to carry on the search.
School children and neighbors
said no strange men had been seen
lettering in the neighborhood re-
Gently, but the theory that the chill
dren were attacked and dragged
away by a moron, or morons, was
advanced.
The theory also was suggested
that the children might have been
enticed into Big Four Railroad
box car.
They would have crossed the Big
Four tracks east Of Massachusetts,
Ave. on their return from the grand
mothers.
Go Across Tracks.
The grandmother lives in an
apartment building at Massachu-
sets Ave. and Steel st. just across
from the tracks. The children ordi-
narily crossed the tracks at an alley
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-20
ADMITS TWO TO BOND
Supreme Court Fixes Bail for Men
Held In Dance Hall Death.

Supreme Court Fixes Bail for Men
Held In Dance Hall Death.
The Indiana Supreme Court
under a special ruling has admitted
Clarence jackson and William
iMehrhoff Of Lawrenceburg, Ind, to
bail after it had been refused by
Judge James A. Cox, special judge
in the Ripley Circuit Court.
The two men are held on charges
Of second degree murder in con-
nection with the death at Cincin-
natl Of Leonard EadS, employe Of
the Cedar Greek dance hall, near
Versailles.
Eads is said to have died as a
result OF injuries received in a fist
fight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-20
Is Thirty
DeadZine'
i'm LOUe?

This is the Introductory article of
series which had its birth in the state
ment attributed to viii Durant,. famed
philosopher. that thirty is the deadline
age for love. Mr.. Durant here gives his
version and the first answer to him will
appear In The Times tomorrow. It will
ne written by Montague Glass, giving his
mortal characters, Potash and Perlmut-
ter. other noted Americans will follow
Mr.. Glass. In replying to Mr.. Durant.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-20
COLD WILL CONTINUE
Mercury Rise Tuesday viii Be
Slight, Says Weather Man.

The temperature will continue low
tonight and although it will be
somewhat warmer Tuesday the risa
will not be pronounced, according to
Weather Man j. H. Arlington.
Todays a. m. temperature of 10
was 8 degrees below normal. The
low mark for the weekend was IL
at a. m. Sunday.
The low temperatures over this
weekend prevented the 1.S inches
of snow which fell Friday night
and Saturday from melting.
Temperatures tonight viii be-
about the same as those of last
night, reaching a low mark OF from
Is to 20, he said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-20
Six Planes to Carry 100,-
900 Pieces of Mail in
Tribute to Slim
PLANS TO CHANGE SHIPS
Will Give Lindbergh Touch
to Each Letter: BuddieS
Accompany Him.
BY FOSTER EATON
United Press staff Correspondent

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Feb. 20.-A
milestone in the progress Of the
United States air mail service was
reached today with the scheduled
fight of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh
over his old st. Louis Chicago route.
Upward of 100000 separate pieces
of mail-a record-making consign-
ment-awaited slowing aboard six
planes here and at Springfield and
Peoria, H.. as tribute to slim"
Lindbergh'S temporary return to
the service.
The goodwill ambassador will
personally fly new Travelair
Whirlwind air mail plane delivered
here Sunday, but during the flight
to Chicago he is expected to change
ships to give the Lindbergh touch"
to each piece of mail.
Special Mark On Letter
Every letter will bear the special
cancellation mark "Lindbergh again
flies the air mail"
He will be aided by Pilots Philip
A. Love and Thomas Nelson, his
former buddieS on the same route,
and by Bud Gurney, Leslie Smith
and Ira Sloniger, now regularly en-
ployed on the old "Lin6bergh trail"
After brief formalities featuring
Lindbergh, Federal and municipal
postal authorities, "Slim" is sched-
uled to take off at Ais p. m, for
Springfield, arriving at $40 p. m.
He is due at Peoria at 6 p. m, and
at Chicago at tbs p. m.
While at Chicago. the pilots are
planning a dinner "of. Ky, and for
air mail pilots" instead of the more
formal ceremonies to which Lind
bergh has become accustomed on
his European and Latin-American
tours.
Weekend Hops interrupted
The return air-maii trip is sched-
uled for Tuesday.
Over the weekend, Lindbergh
engaged in two interrupted test
flights intended to take him over the
st. Chicago route. Oil trou-
BILE forced him to abandon the first
attempt at Springfield.
After returning to st. Louis as a
passenger in a regular air mail
plane, he was delayed in starting
out again until 6:35 p. m, when he
returned after a flight of few min
utes because of landing-light
trouble.
Lindbergh attempted to make
trial fight Sunday in the new
Travelair biplane, but was prevented
by an unnlanageable Sunday after
noon crowd, which swarmed about
the plane and refused to clear the
field, which was not policed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-20
Here Are Descriptions
of Too Missing Children

neighbors police this afternoon aided the
these children disappeared
Sunday their 172s from
their grandmothers two blocks away:
Thema Ponter weight 46 pounds; height feet inhes
hair with fair and blue dark
collar, tamosham, dark blue
light tan stockings.
Poynter weight IS pounds height, feet rather
chunky for his light complexion with blue dark
sailor suit black stockings
Usually grnnng mSchevouy Made friends with strangers
easily unusually street. who returned his
smiles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-20
HOL MES REFUSES TO
APPROVE HEALTH BILL
Returns Measure Providing $125, 900
Loan to City Council.

returns measure frOVlu1ng SIEo,OOO
Loan to City Council.
Ira M. Holmes, declared legal
mayor by councilmanic rc solution,
today declined to sign the $125,00
health board temporary loan ordi-
nance and returned it to City Clerk
William A. Boyce, Jr.
Holmes advised Boyce to submit
the ordinance to council for passage
over "his pocket Veto" Holmes said
he feared he would "hamper the
city's credit if he signed the measure.
1t is considered doubtful whether
the city can obtain a loan since the
ordinance has not been presented to
Mayor L. Ert Slack for signature.
The health board needs the money
to meet it's pay roll and pay bills.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-20

OUR OWN PIES and pastries.
Try them. FLETCHER GAZETTE
RIA, Basement Fletcher Trust Bldg
l0:30 a. m. to 1880 p. m.-Adver-
tiSement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-20
Community Chest Leaders Confer.

community CheSt Leaders corner.
Ry United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb 20.-Three
hundred delegates Of the Associs-
ton Of Community Chests and
Councils met here today for two
day conference. They wiz be re-
ceived by President Coolidge at 5
p. n
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-20

MEANWHILE, however, the inter
1V1 lude is chaos. Many of our
people are of South European origin,
and will carry with them, for sew
Turn to Page q
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-06

HOW and WHY
NOTIFICATIONS OF
THE SQUARE FACE
BY ANN ALYSIS

The square type Of face IS capable
of many notifications. In the mat
ter of size alone there are three
distinct divisions, to say nothing Of
the innumerable changes caused by
combinations with other typal
forms.
If the square face is long it is
entirely different in expression from
the short square type, which type
needs distinctive arrangementment
of dress and hair. The square face
Of short or medium length is not
likely to give the same impression
of severity and sternness as the long
square type.
Should your facial lines follow the
short square form, not modified by
an oval or a tapering chin. dress
the hair with a view to adding
length to the outline, and comb it
to a soft becoming curve over the
forehead, thus breaking the too
straight lines of your type, and add
ing the charm Of the undulating
wave.
AS with the longer Square type
described in a previous article, avoid
square neck lines and cleave to the
very becoming pointed or rounded
styles
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-06
Groups
0fA.A.U.W
Will Meet

A part of the March open house
of all committees and study of the
Indianapolis branch of the Ameri-
can Association of University Women
will be the meeting of the legislative
committee and the orientation
study group this week. The pro-
grams have been made of general
interest and members are invited to
bring guests who are interested or
eligible to membership in the or
ganization.
The legislative committee will hold
its guest meeting Friday, on the
mezzanine floor of the Columbia
Club at 3:15 p. m. Mrs. Frank
Streightoff, president Of the Indiana
League of Women Voters. will speak
on Problems OF Welfare for Women
in Industry"
The orientation study group will
meet at luncheon in the hunters
room of the Marott Hotel Saturday
at noon. Mrs. H. B. Jackson of
Emerald Lake Chalet, Canada, will
give an Illustrated talk on the
Canadian Rockies. Reservations may
be made with Mrs. Margaret Segur,
1870 E. Twenty Eighth ST., by Friday
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-06
Studu Club Officers

Miss Elizabeth Cotton was re-
elected president of the Fortnightly
Study Club at a meeting Monday
afternoon with Mrs. Eli J. Shields,
$50 Sutherland Ave. Miss Cotton
has been president since founding
of the club in 1910.
Other officers elected are: Mrs.
James E. Gaul, vice president; Mrs.
John E. Hollon, secretary; Mrs. Ed
win HILL treasurer; Mrs. William H,
Link, federation secretary, Mrs.
Howard F. Stout, alternate; Mrs. l..
D. Warner, Seventh district dele
gate, with Mrs. J. E. May, alternate;
Mrs. Frank c. Jones, indianapolis
Council delegate, with Mrs. w. G..
Eichholtz, alternate; Mrs. Shields,
art chairman; Mrs. w. c. McATa-
han, home chairman; Mrs. E. E.
Hodgin, health chairman, and Mrs.
Daniel T. Weir, motion picture
chairman.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-06

Another of life's little contra
dictions" is what Nancy Carroll,
cinema scintillant, says Of stuffed
oniCns her favorite luncheon dish.
Il say that because it is such
a surprise to find onions SO
delicate a dish" she explains.
Nancy learned her onions be-
fore she saw a footlight.
- I've changed mothers recipe
only a little-but I've called it
onion farce and veal" says Nancy,
and this is the way she cooks it:
Peel six large BermudaS and
remove a part of the inside. Put
in a saucepan, cover with boiling
water and let boil six minutes.
Drain, stuff with veal farce meat
and place in pan on six large
slices Of fat salt pork. Pour around
one cup brown or chicken stock
and bake until onions are soft
about 80 minutes.
Veal farce meat: finely chop
one-half cup raw veal Add two
tablespoons finely chopped fat
salt pork and one-half cup bread
crumbs, cooked three minutes
with one tablespoon butter and
one tablespoon finely chopped
onion. Beat one egg slightly and
add to mixture when it is
blended. Season properly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-06
Mrs. Ralph Clark
VIII Entertain
AhWn1naeChapter

The Beta Beta illuminate chapter
Of Alpha Chi Omega will meet Sat
urday at the home of Mrs. Ralph
B. Clark, 1850 Washington Blvd.
The meeting will consist of St.
Patrick's day luncheon and the an
nual Hera day meeting, at which
time all reports will be given con-
corning Hera day work.
The program will be in charge of
Mrs. Don U. Bridge. who will sing
a group of songs. and Miss Dorothea
Berger, who will play several piano
selections. Mrs. Fermor S. Cannon
is the chairman of the committee
and will have as her assistants:
Mesdames
A. A. Thomas, Bernard Keltner
L. Roy Zapf W. w. Wilcox Jr.
Misses
Verne Trask Gertrude Brown.
Nora Phares