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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
SHERIFF FINDS
new CLEWS IN
BANK ROBBERY
Arrest of Four in Band
Which Obtained 100000
at Rensselaer, Expected.
INFORMANT IN CUSTODY
Jasper County Official With
holds Name of Man Who
Has Confessed.
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RI Times Special
RENSSELAER,, Ind, Dec. 23.-
Developments in solving the State
bank robbery here Sept. Z, 1923,
termed by Sheriff Harry Rouse of
Jasper county to be of a startling
nature, are expected to result in
arrest of all but two of the six
men alleged to have participated in
the crime, loot of which was
100000.
The sheriff says a prisoner held
in the jail of a county near here.
accused of another crime, broke
down as authorities wove a chain
of evidence connecting him with
the bank robbery, and has signed
statement revealing new clews.
Rouse refuses to divulge the
name of the informant or the place
where he is confined. Another man
connected with the robbery is said
to be a prisoner in the same Jail.
Henry T. Davidson, reputed
leader of the bandit gang, is in
the Lake county jail at Crown
Point awaiting sentence for his
part in the holdup, having been
convicted recently in Jasper-New-
ton circuit court at Kentland.
Davidson made a stubborn fight
against extradition from Oklaho.
ma, but was finally beaten by In
diana officers.
The robbery was committed i'll
mid-afternoon. Quiet and speed
characterized it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
TIGER ATTACK
BACK OF SUIT
Doctor Asks $1,000 for
Services to Woman Trainer.

BIZ Science Serrfce
ROCHESTER, Ind, Dec. 23.-Dr.
Harrison L. Robinson of Bangor,
Me, is plaintiff in suit for $500
on file in Fulto circuit court here
against the John Robinson Shows,
with winter headquarters at Peru,
and Miss Mabel Stark, animal train
er, employed by the circus.
Miss Stark was seriously injured
while the show was at Bangor near
ly three years ago, when she was
attacked by tigers. DR.. Robinson
alleges he was never paid for pro-
fessional services rendered Miss
Stark. She wrote an account OF the
attack recently published in mag
azine of national circulation. The
case was brought here from the Mi
ami circuit court at Peru on a
change of venue.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
PICK HEADS FOR
MEMBER DRIVE
New Marion Club Names
Campaign Committee.

Appointment of an advisory COM
mittee to direct the New Marion
Clubs intensive membership cam
paign next spring was announced
today by President Albert E. Uhl.
In letters to the committee mem
bers Uhl declared the club stands
only for clean politics within the
Republican party and is not at
tempting any selfish control of party
affairs"
Advisory committee members are:
William Anderson, James Bing-
ham, Robert H. Bryson, Arthur
Butler, Albert E. Cottey, Henry r.
banner, George l.. Denny, Harry B
DyneS, Irving M. Fauvre, William S.
Frye, Taylor E. Gronninger, Charles
T. Hanna, Charles L. Hartman, H
T. Hearsey, Donald Jameson, Will
liam f. Jeffrey, Emsley w. John
son, Harry A. Kahn.
Charles J. Karabell, E. L. Kings
ton. Paul H. Krauss, Ralph A..
Lemcke, Harry Libeau, ]. j. Liddy.
Jesse Il. UMart1n, >. Z. MEADOWS, Jo-
seph A. Minturn, Robert l.. Moor
head, Harry S. New, Clarence w.
Nichols.
H. B. Pike, Charles F. Remy. G
G. Schmidt, Davis F. Smith, o. ]
Smith, Judson L. Stark, Charles N.
Williams.
Uhl announced use Of the clubs
quarters on the twelfth floor of
the Peoples Bank building had
been extended to group of Repub-
lican women for their organization
meetings.
Following a custom of the old
Marion Club the club rooms will be
open New Years afternoon and
evening for a party for the full
Nom herSriYS
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
WHITING MAYOR DIES
Francis Mcnamara Took
Office Only Six Days Ago.
BIZ United PreSS

BIZ United Press
WHITING, Ind, Dec. 23.-Al-
though one of the two mayors-e elect
of Whiting is dead, the political tan
gle resulting from the Nov. 5 city
election is believed still unsettled.
Francis Mcnamara, 80, who sue
eeded to the mayoralty six days ago
upon resignation of Walter Schrage,
died Sunday night after an emer-
gency operation. He and Thomas
Boyle, Democrat, were the candi-
dates for mayor in November. EoyIe
won by seven votes and was given
the election boards certificate. Nc
Namara obtained a recount show
ing he won by three votes and was
given certificate by the recount
board.
Boyle plans to assume Office in
January. but it is expected he will
be opposed by H. F. Spurrier. city
controller, who by virtue of his Of
flee succeeds the mayor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
STREET CAR LINES
TO GO ON BLOCK
Hammond, East Chicago
and Whiting System to
Be Sold Tuesday.

Ry Times Special
CROWN POINT, Ind, Dec. 90
The Hammond, Whiting & Eastern
Street Railway will be offered for
sale at public auction at the Lake
county courthouse here at noon
Tuesday, as a result of foreclosure
Of a mortgage ordered in federal
court at Hammond by Judge Thorn
as w. Slick.
It is expected there will be but
one bid, that of group of Ham
mond and East Chicago business
men and a representative of Samuel
insult, Chicago, utility magnate. The
group has subscribed fund of
100000 to make the purchase. 1t
is planned to rehabilitate the prop
erty shortly after it passes to the
new owner.
The mortgage Is for 81, 788, 900, but
it is said purchase price around
100000 will cover debts, but bond
holders, mostly Chicago capitalists,
will suffer heavy losses.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
VETERAN OF BLUE SOUNDS TAPS FOR PAL OF GRAY

day and played taps" at the
grave of the boyhcod chum and
comrade of old age, who had
owned the other.
His bugle In one hand, a
battered black campaign hat in
the other, SisSon stood in the blue
of the Union while H. P. Childress,
clad in the gray Of the Con-
federacy, was laid to rest.
The two had been boyhood
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23

chums down east. When the
Civil war came, Sisson joined the
Union army as q bugler. Childress
became bugler for the Con-
federao. For four years they
sounded the martial calls that
urged north against south and
south against north.
When Lee surrendered, they
blew the signal of peace.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
Horse Sticks
i'm ManhOIe

RI Times Special
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Dec.
23.-Jim, a horse pressed into
service by the city street de-
partment to clear away snow,
had several embarrassing mo-
mentS after his headquarters
slipped into a manhole while
a scoop of snow he had drawn
was being emptied. An auto
mobile wrecking outfit pulled
him out, but he was unable to
maintain his footing and laid
in the street nearly an hour.
A bucket of ashes scattered
over the slippery pavement
finally enabled him to right
himself.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
NEW INDUSTRY HERE

City Company VIII Make Lubricant
for Motors.
A new industry for Indianapolis
is the gift of the Denham Oil Com
pany, which announces the patent
of a new lubricant for motors to be
sold under the copyright name, Just
issued, Of Lubr-eeze. 1t is claimed
for the new product, just placed OF
the market, that it flows freely al
so degrees below zero, prevents
sticking valves, dissolves carbon and
increases motor revolution.
The product will be manufactured
In this city and a nationwide sell
ing program is expected to add ma
terially to the city's resources dur
ing the next year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
MISSING DAUGHTER
FOUND BY FATHER
Snail Mail
BIZ Times Special

BIZ Times Special
VINCENNES, Ind, Dec. 20.
Edward Ranton has just re-
ceived a statement of account
which the Wild Automobile
Agency here mailed nearly
three years ago, The state
ment was dated Jan. l, 1927,
and postmarked Feb. of that
year. Ranton, without nothing
the dates, took the statement
to Harry Wild, proprietor of
the agency and declared he
owed it nothing. Wild dis
covered the age of the bill and
pacif1ed his caller.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
STUDENTS SPREAD
CHRISTMAS CHEER
lisa Gift
mn Tires SnecidI

RI Tires SnccidJ
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Dec.
ga one to teh-year prison
term for grand larceny was
imposed on Harry P. Butcher,
taxicab driver, on his thirtieth
birthday. He entered a plea
of guilty in being one of a
group of four persons who
stole $35 from the home of
Andrew Podoni in Mishawaka
during a party at which they
were self-invited guests.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 23,-Grace
Moore, Tennessee mountain girl
who stepped from musical comedy to
grand opera, is going into the talk
ing motion pictures.
She announced today she would
sign three-year contract with the
Metro Goldwyn-Mayer company.
I am to make two pictures each
summer for three summers, which
will make it possible for me to con-
tinue with the Metropolitan and
also to sing an early fall engage
ment in Paris" Miss Moore said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
HELD ON AUTO CHARGE
Police Arrest Man for Taking Car
for Chicago Trip.

Harry Zimmerman, %, Of 28ll
North Sherman drive, was held to-
day on vehicle taking charges, fol-
lowing his return Sunday from
Whiting, where he gave himself up
to police.
Zimmerman, police say, admits
having stolen Ford sedan belong
ing to Edward Holm, R. r. 4, Boz,
289, from Sixteenth street and
Sherman drive, Dec. II. He drove
to Chicago and then back to Whit
ing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23

Reunited, the veterans settled
here. Yearly on Memorial day
their bugles sounded the call for
those who had gone on before
them. Now that Childress, at 80,
has joined the host in that other
world where no bugles blow, his
friend will raise his bugle no
more.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
CARS GO THROUGH WALL
Occupants OF Autos Unhurt After
Collision; House Damaged.

Occupants OF Autos Unhurt After.
Collision; House Damaged.
A radio bounded away from the
wall of the home of Charles E.
Green 3249 Bethel avenue, Sunday
night and members of the family
wondered whether static had taken
on furniture moving power, for the
movement was accompanied by a
crash
Then part of the corner Of the
house came in and investigation
showed cars driven by James
Jacobs, 80, of Hobart and Bethel
avenues, and Paul c. Koehring. 80,
of 2619 Apologize street, had col
lided and skidded over the curb and
against the corner of the house. The
autos and house was damaged, but
occupants Of the cars were unhurt.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
MPLOYES GET GIFTS
Prest O-Lite Gives Bonuses at An
nual Christmas Party

Employees of the Prest-o-Lite Stor-
age Battery Company received
bonuses, hams. turkeys. candy and
toys at a Christmas party at the
plant Saturday.
J. H. Quick of the engineering
department was handed $1,000 by
J. H. McDuffee. president and
general manager, for a suggestion
that officials say will reduce greatly
operation costs in PreSt-o-Lite
plants throughout the country.
More than seven hundred work
men. their wives and children, at
tended the party.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
NEGRO Centenarlan Passes

Mrs. Anna Gregory, Negro, 100.
died Sunday night at the home OF
Mrs. Carrie Bonds, Negro. 14l5 Co
lumbia avenue. She had been III.
for about six months. She for
merly was a southern slave, police
we're told.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23

E. United Press
NTARYVILIIE, Mo-, Dec. 49,.
Nk Two battered bugles that
sounded cease firing" to the war
weary hosts In blue and gray at
Appomattox Courthouse on an
April morning sixty-four years
ago were laid away today to be
silent forever.
Nat Sisson, 88, raised one OF the
bugles to thin, uncertain lips Sun
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
TEACHERS TO CONFER
WITH LESLIE ON AID
Committee Representing Southern
Counties Will Be Chosen.

OUukiubtCC NSCpICcCutllS oVutuCIu
Counties VIII Be Chosen.
A direct plea to Governor Harry
G. Leslie for aid will be made by a
committee of teachers from state
aid schools, to be selected at a meet
ing of teachers from forty-nine
southern Indiana counties In
Bloomington Friday.
All Of the state-aid teachers have
been invited to attend the meeting
in the Monroe county courthouse.
The call is sent by the executive
committee of the Monroe county
state aid teachers organization.
Letters setting forth the problems
confronting the teachers in the i'm
poverished townships are bring sent
the teachers.
The teachers committee will set
forth their side of the state aid
problem.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
MONEY CREDIT BETTER
Federal Reserve Board Reports
General Conditions Improved.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Im-
provement in the general credit sit
uation was attributed to the ire
mendous def1ation of brokers' loans,
by the federal reserve board today,
in its monthly bulletin.
Curtailment of funds used on the
security market has strengthened
the credit structure, despite the in
creased volume of credit due to as
sumption of loans of non-banking
lenders.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
HOLD LAST RITES FOR
CITY BUSINESS MAN
Patrick J. O'Connor, Dry Cleaner,
Dies at Home.

Funeral services for Patrick j.
O'Connor. AZ. who was engaged in
the dry cleaning business in Indian
apolis for many years, and who
died at his home Saturday, were
conducted at $3.50 a. m. today at the
home, 5444 Carrollton avenue, and
at st. Joan Of Arc Church. Burial
was to be in Crown Hill cemetery.
Mr.. O'Connor was born in Indian
apolis and had lived here all his
life. He was a graduate of st.
Johns Catholic school. In 1912 ne
married Miss Ella eastman. He
was a member of the knights of
Columbus, st. Joan of Arc Mems
Club, and st. Joan of Arc church.
Survivors are the widow, a
brother, Maurice O'Connor, Indian
apoliS, and a sister, Mrs. Nora Lang
Of Langdon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
TIMES CARRIERS GUESTS
Special Indiana Theater Program to
Be Given on Tuesday.

Santa Claus will visit The Indian
apols Times carriers a day ahead
of time when they will be the guests
of the Indiana theater at a special
show Tuesday at $50 a. m.
Charlie Davis will be on deck to
entertain the carriers, and special
stunts have been arranged by Ward
E. Jones, city circulation manager.
The motion picture feature Is
Half Way to Heaven" starring
Buddy Rogers
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23

faces Of 1,400
children.
Santa Claus
She was First
Lady.
"Of course,
these are all
good children,
S m IL e d Mrs.
Hoover, as she
distributed the
gifts to the
guests of the
Central Union
Missions an
nual Christmas
party.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
Fumes Cause Death

BIZ Tim ." "no"ioI
GALVESTON. Ind, Dec. 23.-Dr.
J. S. Leslie, SIS. veterinarian, died
as a result of inhaling fumes from
an oil stove he used in heating
water.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
AGED RAILhJAO MAN, :
70, PASSES AT HOME
Veteran Big Four EmpIoye Rites
Held; Buried at Crown Hill.

AACiu, buAicu dC Cr0Wn Hill.
Last rites for William G. Chaplin.
10, veteran Big Four railroad en-
ploye, who died at his home, 3544
Carrollton avenue, Friday night.
were held at 10 a. m. today at the
Shirley Bros. chapel, 946 North
Illinois street, by DR.. o. W. Fifer,
district superintendent Of the
Methodist Episcopal church. Burial
was in Crown Hill cemetery.
Mr.. Chaplin was born in Kokomo.
and lived in Washington for time
prior to his coming to Indianapolis.
He served in the freight office of
the Big Four railroad forty-six
years and had retired Sept. 80.
Surviving him are the widow,
Mrs. Della Chaplin, and a sister, Mrs.
John B. Kirlin, both of Indianapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
NEW PARKING GARAGE
TO BE FIVE STORIES
Plans for Erecting Structure in
Downtown Area Made.


Plans for erecting a five-story
parking garage on the southeast
corner of Meridian and Chesapeake
streets we're announced today. S. E.
Test, head of the Circle Motor Inn,
Inc, the Pennsylvania Motor linn
and Plaza Motor Inn, is president
of the corporation which leased the
South Meridian street property.
Ninety nine-year leases involving
total rentals of $1,465,00o were ne
gotiated. Lucius M. Wainwright,
Diamond Chain Company president,
owned the property.
The building will cost about
100000. Storerooms will occupy
the first floor
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
WOMAN HURT IN CRASH
Passenger Suffers Slight Injuries in

Passenger Suffers Slight Injuries in
Taxi-BuS Collision.
Mrs. Rachael Hess, 48, 1905 Cor
nell avenue, was injured slightly
today, when a United taxi driven by
Roscoe Hamilton of the Stubbins
hotel and a Peoples Motor coach,
driven by Homer Hedge of No. 8,
Central Park. collided at Bell
fontaine and Twenty-second streets.
The taxi was damaged.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
EIkhart Boy browns

ELKHART, Ind. Dec. %
Robert Hosterman, 6. was drowned
in the st. Joseph river at the rear
of his home when a sled broke
through Ice.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
Toxic Delegation Going to
Naval Farley With Idea
Firmly Set.
STRONG FLEET IS AIM
NlpponeSe Would Be First
Sea Power in Western
Pacific Ocean.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
Snrinna- Howard ForeiRn Editor


WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Japan
will go to the London naval con-
ference fully prepared to stand or
fall on a program designed to make
her impregnably the mistress of
Asia, from the Yellow river to the
Arctic sea.
The United States, Britain,
France and Italy, the other four of
the five powers slated TO gather
about the green baize table in the
British capital, may be more or less
vague as to their plans, but Japan
knows precisely what she wants
and how she will go about get
ting it.
The japanese delegation, which
stayed in Washington for a few
days for preliminary conversations
with American officials, will strive
for-and very probably achieve
the two things essential to the flu
ture of the island empire as they
see 1t.
want Va
First, to clinch Japan's hold on
first place as a sea power in the
western Pacific; second, to provide
an additional margin of safety, to
secure for the Japanese navy. as a
whole, 10 per cent of the strength
allowed respectively to America and
Great Britain.
That Japan would take some such
stand as this first was preached in
these columns several weeks ago,
but with the visit of the Japanese
delegation here the conviction vir~
tually became a certainty.
Japan will not make any last
ditch fight for seven 10,000-ton
cruisers for every ten America or
Britain may build, but she undoubt-
edly will insist upon being allowed
tn lay down eight, nine or ten ships
Of some lesser category for every ten
OF such craft built by the other
major powers.
That is to say, if cruisers, de-
stroyerS and submarines are con-
Sidered globally, japan will demand
a strength of at least 10 per cent
of what Britain and America are
allowed. If she accepts fewer 10000
ton cruisers, she will demand more
600-ton submarines, or some such
compensation.
Stand Made Plain
The stand of Nippon's representa-
tives at the Washington conference
In 1921, and at Geneva in 1927.
gives an tnkling of their procedure
at the coming negotiations at Lon
don.
At the 1921 conference it common
" Is understood that Japan &C
cepted a ratio of three to Americas
five and Britain's five in capital
ships and aircraft carriers. On
paper that is exactly what she did
do. Actually, however, she drove a
much better bargain than that.
She accepted the three-to-flve in
feriority in big ships only as a last
resort and even then not until she
had obtained from the United States
and Great Britain the virtual aban-
donment of all naval bases west of
Hawaii, north of Australia and east
of Singapore.
This meant, so far as America was
concerned, that her capital ships
would be nearly useless in the west
ern Pacific, because she has no
naval bases there capable of dock
ing or repairing such craft. The
advantage Japan reaped by this
trade was incalculable. Admittedly
1t left the Philippine Islands and
our other far eastern possessions at
her mercy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
Santa to LOO
First Lady of Land Acts
as Kris NringIe for
Mission Party.

m United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. ga
w beautifully gowned woman
stepped to the front of the stage
in a large downtown theater to-
day and looked into the eager
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
Fall Causes Death

Fan Causes Death
PAOLI, Ind, Dec. GA fall on
slippery pavement was fatal to
Thomas Jackson, 81, Sunday. He
suffered a fractured skull and died
within a few minutes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
LA TOILETTE ALLY DIES
Former Law Partner of Late Sena-
tor Succumbs at Home.

tor Succumbs at Home.
BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Gilbert E
Roe, "a, former law partner Of the
late Senator Robert M. La Toilette
of Wisconsin, died at his home here
Sunday.
Although he came to New York
in 1899, Roe never lost interest in
the liberal movements sponsored by
La Toilette and in 1924 directed the
senator's presidential campaign in
this section. He also was counsel
for La Toilette in a number of &C
tionS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23

private institution, parents Of
pupils paying q fee. Pupils from
this school advanced to the old
seminary which was on Church
street.
Some of Dublin's first settlers
sent their children to the old Boggs
New Britain herald., 1929-07-10

Bar weather has forced the post ponement of several games, so that there will be several delayed games 10 be interspersed with the rest of the schedule. The schedule from now until the close of the season is as follows;
 July 13-tIighland Park at Kens- ington; Southington at Orford Soap.
 July 20-Kensngton at Southing- ton; E. Berlin at Highland Park.
 July 27-Highland Park at South irgton; Orford Soap at E. Berlin.
 August 3-Highland Park at Or ford Soap; Southington at F. Berlin.
 August 1O-<ensington at E. Der lin; Southington at Highland Park.
 August 17-Kensington at Orford Soap.
 August 24-E. Berlin at Orford Soap.
 August 31-Orford Soap at South ington.
 Anthony Egidio is manager of the Southington team and Carl Allen is the pilot of the Orford Soap outfit. Rev. Vernon l.. Phillips has been managing Kensington. but during his absence the team is being handled by Edward Malone. Kenneth Rich is the East Berlin manager and George Beer the boss of the High land Park aggregation.