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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1924
Page
2
A coroner's jury opened today to determine the cause of a collision between a Detroit ToIedo interurban and a motor truck Wednesday night. Five people died and ten were injured. Witnesses said the truck moved into the intersection and a trailer loaded with turpentine drums exploded in flames engulfing the car.
D Burr Jones explains sacrificial meals raise funds for Near East Relief. Athens cable reports 660000 refugees in Greece with over 150000 deaths in 15 months, mostly women and children. Golden Rule Sunday seeks to save about 200000 gravely endangered kids. Mrs Lilian Winger hosts a Friday tea 7 to 10 with Nature Study Club cooperation.
United States district attorney Homer Elliott files in federal court to hold in trust portions of the defunct Henry C. Gilbert Company assets. Defendants Addison E Codrington and Isabel Gilbert of Indianapolis are accused of receiving about 143000 dollars of company assets upon dissolution and may be ordered to pay delinquent income taxes.
R. Walter Jarvis superintendent of city parks said he will not be a mayoral candidate in the city primary. He cited health reasons and stated he could not run, despite rumors and expressions of support from various quarters of the city.
The Indianapolis Times announces a daily Limerick contest with awards totaling 100 dollars. Submissions must be on separate slips with name and address, mailed or delivered by 7 p m Monday. Winners receive fifty dollars for first place and 24 smaller prizes. jury decisions are final.
Indianapolis postal officials report a 50 percent rise in dead letters since November 3. About thirty-five undeliverable letters are set aside daily while nearly five hundred still arrive for Indianapolis delivery. Tuesday four letters marked In haste carried only a single stamp and no return address.
Salvation Army officials warned housewives not to give to doorstep solicitors posing as Salvation Army workers. Maj. William Sowers affirmed the Army has no such solicitors and noted most funding comes from the Community Fund. A total of 609 Christmas baskets will aid poor families, with many residents applying for relief. The Police and Firemen's band will perform at the Christmas Eve party at Tomlinson Hall, with more than 3,000 women and children expected.
The Times announces the $50 prize winners in a Limerick contest. Symons jokes that his poem could fund Christmas shopping, while William H. Andrews and other entrants earn $3 and $5 awards. Dozens of one dollar honorees populate the list as judges praise wit and rhythm.
A Hollywood girl rises to fame and earns holiday money similar to Symons of No 4, showcasing rapid progress and parallel earnings during the season.
Robert H. Bryson, Indianapolis postmaster, says congestion is not a problem in Indianapolis. He notes mail, aside from first class, goes to Illinois Street station and that sacks are not closed earlier despite rising business.
John W. Hanrahan of the city hospital is raised from 1800 to 2100 dollars annually by the board of health after eight years of service. The board accepted Benjamin M. Morgan’s resignation as hospital business manager and named Clarence C. Hesa to succeed him.
Lawrence B. Davis of Newhberger Simon Davis law firm was elected president of the Indianapolis Bar Association at an Indianapolis Athletic Club gathering. The group approved drafting a bill to abolish four of five justices of the peace courts in Center Township and the city court, creating a municipal court with four judges. Additional officers named include William R. Higgins, Edward H Knight, Donald Morris, and others. John W. Kern Jr. was reappointed secretary.
Funeral services for David H Thompson 78 of 1712 Mor St were held at Shirley Pros chapel. Burial followed at Crown Hall cemetery. A IU IST graduate, he practiced in Sey County and came to Indianapolis twenty years ago. He is survived by his widow and two daughters.
Curtis M. Johnson of Rush City opened the second day of the annual convention at the Claypool with a talk on “Bigger Bonesta Bring Pigger Tusiness.” L. Gaines, vice president, led questions on business interests as P. G. Holden of Chicago gave the principal address and E. O. Snethen of the Indianapolis Federation of Civic Clubs spoke tonight. The convention closes Friday noon with officer elections.
Mrs Emma Graham aged 60, wife of Roy Graham 23 of Benton Harbor Michigan, was arrested in La Porte Indiana on a disorderly conduct charge after filing suit for annulment claiming the marriage occurred while the husband was drunk.
John R. Kissinger of this city was hopeful for a final reward as President Roosevelt approved a $1,290 pension in his annual message to Congress. Kissinger volunteered in 1898 at Aguja to receive experimental yellow fever inoculations. four peers died and he was crippled, remaining dependent on others since.
Marion authorities said funeral arrangements were made for Charles Hoginn 68 found dead in bed at his home. His brother William, once a partner in the wholesale grocery business, was found dead in bed last April.
Edmund Bal, wealthy Muncie manufacturer, showing improvement after a Tuesday stroke. He was moved from Roberts Hotel to his home as his condition stabilizes. Bloomfield Bank President William M Haig, 69, dies after brief illness with funeral plans underway in Bloomfield.
Mrs. Vivian T. Wheatcraft Republican State vice chairman has been forced to rest at the Martinsville Sanitarium after active campaign work. She is expected to stay about two weeks.
Sioux Frills announces a device that doubles mileage and removes carbon from motors. It claims cars with the device achieve over 449 miles per gallon and can be attached easily. James A. May seeks agents and offers to send samples on a risk basis to interested writers.
W L Rogers general counsel for Federal Land Bank Louisville led the opening session of the nineteenth annual Indiana Abstracters Association convention at Lincoln today. J R Morgan Kokomo and Earl Jackson South Bend also spoke. Charles White Cleveland title officer reviewed national work and urged abstracters to guard deedholders against fraud. Walter L Curdes Wayne president Indiana Real Estate Association was to address on Realtor and Abstractor relations before adjournment after officers elected.
Funeral services for 71 year old Charles J. Truemper an interior decorator and founder of American Tent and Awning Company will be at 2 p m Saturday at Wall funeral parlors. Burial will follow at Crown Hill cemetery. He was born in Germany and came to Indianapolis in 1872. He served as official decorator at the State fairground and was a Mason. He is survived by two sons and a daughter.
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