Tip Causes Arrest In Burglary Case
Policewomen Bertha Duelus and Sadie Rodgers traced a tip to Morris Wright alias Walter Reid 22 of 601 W Pearl St leading to arrest on burglary charges Friday night Detectives Hillman and Allen secured Wright who denied the burglary A taxi driver sold a meerschaum pipe from the Rob inson home 549 Fletcher Ave to Wright, the source said.
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Bertha Duelus
Sadie Rodgers
Morris Wright
Walter Reid
W. Pearl St
Civil service exam for rural mail carrier in Indianapolis
Civil service exam for a rural mail carrier position in Indianapolis will be held January 24 at the Federal building office of Harry M. Trimpe. Open only to residents of the vicinity. Salary on a 24 mile wagon route is 1860 per year. motor routes pay 2450 to 2600. Both men and women may apply.
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Civil Service
Indianapolis
Harry M. Trimpe
Federal
City Police Form Unique All-Masonic Degree Team
Indianapolis officers form the United States only Masonic degree team composed entirely of police personnel. They recently performed in Lafayette Indiana. The lineup includes past masters from several lodges such as O Johnson Broad Ripple Oscar Merrill Logan and John Volderauer Mooresville. Merrill has chaired all chairs since joining the force. The photograph lists officers and sergeants across seven rows with names and titles including Police Chief Herman Rikhoff City Controller Joseph Hogue Capt John White and Lieutenants and sergeants alike.
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United States
Indianapolis
Lafayette
Ind
O. Johnson
Broad Ripple Lodge
Oscar Merrill
Logan Lodge
John Volderauer
Mooresville Lodge
Merrill
First Row
Herman F. Rikhoff
Jesse Sisloff
Board of Public Safety
Joseph L. Hogue
John White
Early trial set for eight alleged auto thieves
Criminal Judge James A. Collins pledged an early trial for eight youths alleged to belong to an auto theft ring. Investigators Worley and detectives Worley Kiniher and Sullivan led arrests as dozens of cars and a truckload of cigars were linked to the gang.
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James A. Collins
Claude MM. Worley
Kiniher and Sullivan
Hight Pleads Insanity in Murder Trial
Mount Vernon Dec 20 More defense witnesses will testify Monday to prove former Methodist pastor Lawrence M. Hight of Ina is mentally unbalanced. Friends and relatives testified Friday that he showed mental disorders before the death of Wilford Sweetin and Elsie Sweetin, his co-defendant.
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United Press
Mount Vernon
Lil
Lawrence M. Hight
Ina
Elsie Sweetin
Wilford Sweetin
Sweetin
Motor Bus Regulations Hinted by State Chamber Panel
A motor bus regulations proposal was outlined during a subcommittee report at a State Chamber of Commerce luncheon. A. M. Gross Brenner chaired the committee, with Louis W. Bruck leading the subcommittee on the motor bus rules.
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State Chamber of Commerce Committee
State Chamber of Commerce
Board of Traile
A. M. Grossbrenner
State Chamber
Louis W. Bruck
Witness Wheaton, Lincoln Assassination Witness, Dies
Alvin S Wheaton, 84, died at North Oneonta, N Y. He was one of three surviving witnesses to the Lincoln assassination and sat in Ford's Theatre the night Lincoln was shot.
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United Press
Rochester
N. Y
Dea
Alvin S$. Wheaton
Northoneaton
Abraham Lincoln
Wheaton
Mord’s
Lincoln
Smugglers Still Bringing In Rum
Washington reports that prohibition enforcement is improving but not yet successful as coast guard and prohibition units testify to the House Appropriations Committee. Admiral Billard notes only limited drop in smuggling by sea but expects future reductions. Prohibition Commissioner Roy Haynes calls enforcement an improvement over last year.
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Coast Guard
Prohibition
House Appropriations Committee
Treasury
Admiral Billard
Roy Haynes
Stage romance ends as Chaterton wed Forbes in New York
Ruth Chatterton star of The Magnolia Lady and Ralph Forbes her leading man married today in the Church of The Beloved Disciple in New York.
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Bulated Presse
New York
Ruth Chatterton
Ralph Forbes
Freight rate hearings draw state and local leaders to Washington
John E. Fredrick of the State Chamber of Commerce and John W. McArdle of public service, with other officials from Kokotue and Indianapolis, left for Washington to press Twin City Missouri River freight cases before the Interstate Commerce Commission. They seek orders to enforce tariffs due Aug 20 and argue for adjustments favoring Indiana.
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John E. Fredrick
Kokotue
State Chamber of Commerce
John W. McArdle
Cohabniu
AL 1
Cronk
Public Service Commission
Twinity
Harry J. McNeely
Tricity
Indianapolis Chamber of Ternimierce
Adios L. Taylor
Elklart
Chamber of Commerce
Washington, I. C
Twin City & Missouri
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pelle Raellends
Commission
R. B. Cospstick
Muineer State Chamber of Colanerer
Pierce
Freight and Teott
Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce
I R. Martin
Oliver Chilled Plow Works
Ah Read
HW. A. Clark
Ball Brothers’ Manufacturing Company
Muneir
Washington
Middle West
Indiana
G. H. Mosser
Youngest House member proposes constitutional convention call
Lawrences Carlson aged 22 of Huntington County filed four drafting bills with Charles Kettleborough to summon a constitutional convention. He mentions a 1926 special or general election as a ballot question and notes the convention would not meet before 1920 with ratification unlikely before about 1932. Similar bills failed in 1911 1913 and 1917.
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House of Representatives
Lawrences Carlson
Huntington County
Charles Kettleborough
Legislative Reference Bureau
Carlson
Head Charged With False Pretenses In Dress Purchase
Miss Angela Head 18 of 325 S East St faces Criminal Court charges by Special Investigator Claude Worley. She allegedly obtained a $35 dress and two pairs from L S Ayres by posing as Mrs Elva H Button of 938 N Jefferson Ave.
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Angela Head
S. East St
Claude M. Worley
Miss Head
L. S. Ayres & Co
Elva H. Button
N. Jefferson Ave
Trotsky Mutiny Sparks Civil Clash Across Russia
Telegram from Bucharest cites Moscow mutiny supporting Leon Trotsky and arrest of Stalin. Reports claim Rykov resigned as premier, troops storm barracks, and fighting leaves many dead. Trotsky and Zinoviev factions allegedly vie for power with civil war like conditions reported in several cities.
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Troy
Leon Trotsky
Moscow
M. Stalin
Communist Party
Disquel
Zerliner Zeitung Amimittag
Bucharest
Odessa
Trotsky
Rykov
Baroecks
Stalin
Russia
Nijininovserod
Kasin
Zinoviev
Berlin
Willis Carey Faces Year Long Prison Sentence In Indiana Court
Veteran offender Willie Carey, repeatedly in trouble, was sentenced to one year in the Indiana State Prison after trial on charges including theft and trespass. Prosecutor Willan J. Remy pressed for a felony conviction and habitual criminal status to end Carey’s pattern of court appearances. Judge Collings commented on Carey’s notoriety and the need for a felony conviction to curb his conduct.
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Willie Carey
Beeches
Jude James A. Jolims
Hir
Indiana
Prem
Hiry
Thania Clenep
Diguer
Carey
Willan Jl. Remy
Erand
Ceny
Wwe
Ufe
Wile
Juadse Collings Ie
Man Found Dead On Street Near National City Bank
Police and coroner tried to identify a man found dead from heart trouble in front of National City Bank on Washington Street. He appeared about 38, six feet tall, 140 pounds, brown hair and eyes, wearing a dark suit, brown overcoat, light cap, and khaki shirt.
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Paul Konobinson
Tain
National City Bank
Washington St
Whiting
Public Utility Buys Time To Earn Rate On Leased Property
Public service commission rules Indiana Power and Light Co rates at Butler Indiana allow a rate of return on leased property in the current order. The ruling impacts how the utility earns income from leased assets within its service area.
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Public Service Commission
Indiana Power and Light Co
Butler
Ind
Gift suggestions for family members and home items
A list of gift ideas for mother father and sister including clothing like gloves and hose, accessories such as silk scarves and belts, plus home goods like towels, sewing tables, lamp, silverware, dishes, and bedding. Items are grouped by gifts for mother and for father or brother with multiple gendered options and decorative pieces.
Boling Named Secretary of State Tax Board
State tax board chairman John Brown announced the appointment of O. S. Boling to succeed William Harrison as secretary. Boling, 543 KE, Thirty-Sixth St., will assume office Jan. 1. he former deputy clerk of Supreme and Appellate courts under Patrick Lynch. The Delta Upsilon alumni group will convert the Monday luncheon at the Lincoln into a Christmas party.
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John Brown
State Tax Board
O. S. Boling
William Harrison
Boling
Harrison
Patrick Lynch
Indianapolis Delta Upsilon Association
Delta U Fraternity
Lincoln
Health Advice Warns Against Flannels In Cold Weather
Dr. William I. King, state health commissioner, urges light indoor clothing and breathable outerwear when outdoors to prevent chills and illness. He warns heavy underwear can cause overheating and favors wearing loosely woven fabrics to allow air and moisture to escape.
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Wiliam I. King
King Winter
Convicts Moved From Atlanta as Grand Jury Probes Penitentiary
Atlanta December report says the federal grand jury indicted Sartuin and Pleteher for bribery at Atlanta Federal Penitentiary. Secret Service continues probe into prison conditions, with new disclosures promised when the court reconvenes. Five convicts tested before the grand jury were moved to the county jail in Athens yesterday.
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Buy
United Presa
Atlanta
Wedersl Grand
Sartuin
J. J. Pleteher
Athinta Mederal Penientiary
Mesuwhite
Secret Service
Dernietment of Justice
Bartain
Pletehber
Ael
Jadi
Athens
Gasoline His Downfall and a Fraudulent Check
William Gorbel of 3750 Madison Ave. Indianapolis was sentenced to one to five years in the Indiana State Reformatory for passing a fraudulent $7.80 check for gasoline to Chwile Clark at Trey and Madison Aves Southport. Gorbel claimed he was out of work and needed gas for his car.
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James A. Collins
William Gorhel
Madson Ave
Indiana State
Motorman Is Released in Interurban Crash Case
Motorman on a Terre Haute and Eastern interurban in Mooreville Indiana was freed after an involuntary manslaughter affidavit involved in a November 27 collision at Kentucky Avenue and Elm crossing that killed Grover Hawkins 42 and Ruth 16. Injuries to his wife and three other children were reported.
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Mooresville
Ind
Kentucky Ave
T. HL
Grover Hawkins
Ruth
Liquor Charges Probe Involving 88-Year-Old Police Official
Times Special reports from New Albany Indiana that Motor policeman Clarence Daily aged 88 resigned at mayor Morris request amid an investigation into liquor charges alleging he acted as a liquor agent.
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Times Special
New Albany
Ind
Clarence Daily
Robert W. Morris
Daily
Speeding arrests from Lafayette Heights and Pratt Street
Wilford Rackenman aged 22 of Lafayette Heights was rearrested today on a speeding charge after missing a prior speed court appearance. George Holmes aged 24 of 3423 East Pratt Street was arrested on a speeding charge.
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Wilford Rackenman
Lafayette Heights
George Holmes
E. Pratt St
Furniture dealers feted by Hirschman at Claypool dinner
More than one hundred furniture dealers and salesmen attended a dinner given by J. C. Hirschman Company, mattress manufacturers, at the Claypool Friday night.
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J. C. Hirschman Company
Mattress Manufacturers
Claypool
Police capture escaped slaver in Chicago extradition
Chicago dispatch reports Jack Connelly, an escapee from Baltimore penitentiary serving 15 years to life for murder, to be returned today. State's Attorney Crowe says Baltimore will take custody with two Baltimore officers present. Connelly offers no resistance to extradition and faces a separate $35,000 silk robbery charge from a Chicago garment plant.
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Nolly
Baltimore
Crowe
Connelly
Chicago
Senate approves pest control fund for European fowl pest
Washington December 20. The Senate resolution allocating 15000 for control and eradication of the European fowl pest was unanimously adopted in the House. A provision bans use of any funds to pay indemnities for condemned poultry.
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Washington
Senate
House
Health Chief Urges Home Sex Education At Tabernacle Club
Dr William F. King state health commissioner urged home education in sex hygiene to the Men's Club of Tabernacle Presbyterian Church. He warned that social evil exists and parents should act to combat it.
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William F. King
Tabernacle Presbyterian Church
King
Snarl in Kentucky Ave bridge bond plan delays approval
A new tangle in the Kentucky Ave White River bridge bond issue emerged as County Auditor Harry Dunne and County Council members warned they will not pass another ordinance for the 750000 bond. The city and county dispute flood prevention costs and land purchases while council meets January 12 to resolve the impasse.
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Kentucky Ave
White River Bridge
Harry Dunne
Cassius L. Hoyle
Samuel M. Montgomery
Dunn
Russell Ryan
Board of Works
Crescent Packing Company
White River
Indianapolis Real Fisture Board
Merle N. A. Walker
County Council
Eight alleged speeders held after Friday night arrests
Eight alleged speeders were arrested Friday night. Notable names include H. L. Purdy, 36, Nordyke & Marmon Co. vice president, and Fred L. Rhees, 26, of Division Street, with Rhees facing appeals on prior speeding convictions. Several others are charged with speeding, while some face driving while intoxicated or failure to stop charges.
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H. L. Purdy
Maple Court
Nordyke & Marmon Co
Fred L. Rhees
Alias Reese
Fred Meyer
N. la Salle St
Edwin Fowler
McKim St
Harold Batterall
W. Thirty-First St
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