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Newspaper

Indianapolis Times

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1926

Page

5

Women indignants rally over Gardner expulsion

A mass meeting in the Claypool Palm room plans to denounce the expulsion of Marion County Representative Ella V. Gardner from the Republican caucus. Supporters argue the action barred her from meetings until after the Speaker election for refusing to back the unit rule and backing Speaker Harry G. Leslie. Mrs. Gardner will give a public explanation of the incident, highlighting her status as the sole Marion County woman in the General Assembly.

Claypool Palm Room Ella V. Gardner Marion County Republican Cau Gardner Harry G. Leslie Coffin Machine Lemuel A. Pittinger General Assembly

Police hunt one man in four man holdup case

Police continued the search for four men suspected of aiding in the holdup of Louis Fordyce 28 of 611 Holly Ave Western Life Insurance Company collector at Prospect and Hunter at 3 p.m. Monday About 35 to 40 dollars was taken from Fordyce Officers believe they know one suspect from a description and hope to capture the other through him A separate report says a lone Negro bandit robbed Richard Nicholson 1248 W Thirty First St manager of the Atlantic and Pacific grocery at 778 Indiana Ave Monday night Nicholson said 33 dollars was taken including personal money A black sealskin coat valued at 280 was stolen from actress Mrs Roy Walling at English Theater dressing room Monday night Domestic Coal Co office at 331 W Walnut St was ransacked but nothing appears taken Discreet notes

Louis Fordyce Holly Ave Western Life Insurance Company Prospect St Hunter Ave Fordyce Richard Nicholson W. Thirty- First St Atlantic and Pacific Indiana Ave Nicholson Roy Walling English’s the Severin E. C. Miller Kenwood Ave Domestic Coal Company Walnut St

Ruby Glick Elected President of Indianapolis B'nai B'rith

Ruby Glick was elected president of the Indianapolis B'nai B'rith at Kirschbaum Community Center Monday night. Other officers include Sol Schloss as vice president Max M Pleaser as secretary Adolph Riccard as treasurer Joseph Blieden as warden Samuel Hoffman as guardian Henry Blatt Max Katz Rufus Isaaca as trustees Isadore Felbleman Eph Levin Leo Kaminsky A Riccard Henry Blatt and A H Goldstein as district grand lodge delegates Sol Hunter and Morris Strauss as alternates.

Ruby Glick Indianapolis B'nal B'rith Kirschbaum Sol Schloss Max M. Pleaser Adolph Riccard Joseph Blieden Samuel Hoffman Guardian Henry Blatt Max Katz Rufus Isaaca Isadore Felbleman Ephlevin Leo Kaminsky Adolph Ricecard A. H. Goldstein Grand Lodge Sol Hunter Morris Strauss

Stolen Cars Reported From Various Addresses

Automobiles reported stolen to police belong to Samuel Gerking at 10018 S Lyons Ave Ford 665 038 from 1115 N Capitol Ave Dewey Carpenter at 2023 E Michigan St 472 571 from Kentucky Ave and Illinois St Orville Kendall at 703 N Alabama St Dodge 18 716 from St Clair and Delaware Sts Cleveland Grain and Milling Company 606 Board of Trade Bldg Chevrolet 6448 from Illinois and Georgia Sts John J Maroney R R 16 Beech Grove Overland 217 28 from Medivilan and Ohio Sts Gregg Oliver at 707 N East St Ford T 50 831 from Cornell Ave and Twenty Sixth St Phillip Refholz 2239 N Capitol Ave Ford 520 822 from in front of that address.

Samuel Gerking S. Lyons Ave Ford Capitol Ave Dewey Carpenter Michigan St Kentucky Ave Illinois St. Orville Kendall Alabama St Dodge St. Clair Delaware Cleveland Grain and Milling Company Board of Trade Chevrolet Illinois Georgia John J. Maroney R. R Beech Grove Overland Mevidilan Ohio Gregg Oliver East St Cornell Ave Twenty Phillip Refholz

Back Home Again Automobiles Found in City

Automobiles reported found by Joe Drake at 620 N Gladstone Ave Stephens and by Jack Carr at 2465 Broadway Packard at 532 W Tenth St. items located and identified by locating residents.

Joe Drake N. Gladstone Ave Stephens S. Pershing Ave Jack Carr Broadway Packard W. Tenth St

Charles Page Dies. Oklahoma Industrial King and Philanthropist

Charles Page age 65, noted Oklahoma industrialist and multimillionaire, died at his Sand Springs home after a long career in mining lumber and oil. He built an orphanage and a widow's home in Sand Springs as part of his philanthropy.

Ue United Press Tulsa Okla Charles Page Oklahoma Sand Springs Page

U S Backing of Diaz in Nicaragua Stirs Debate

Washington cites 1923 Central American treaties to justify its stance on Nicaragua. It maintains no conflict with Sacasa or Chamorro, notes Sacasa lacked presence during Solorzano’s exit, and says Diaz’s election, while imperfect, is acceptable. Mexico sides with Sacasa, while U S denies claims of enforced politics.

NEA Washington U. S. State Department Nicaragua Guatemala Costa Rica Honduras Salvador United States Mexico State Department Adolfo Diaz J. Bautista Sacasa Sacasa Solorzano Emiliano Chamorro Chamorro Diaz EA Service, Inc

Fire crews respond to overheated oil burner at Plaza Oil

All downtown fire apparatus raced to 3:45 a.m. incident at Virginia Avenue and Maryland Street where an oil burner at Plaza Oil Station at 12 East Maryland Street overheated. No flames or injuries were reported.

Virginia Ave Maryland St Plaza Oil Station

Playmate Wounded by Toy Gun

Police report that George Beech fired an air gun at a pole at 1536 W Vermont St injuring eight year old Charles Stafford of 1525 W Vermont St in the vicinity. The B B bullet caused a minor leg wound and the air gun was destroyed. No action was taken.

Santa Claus George Beech Vermont St. George Charles Stafford Vermont St George Charles

Gilliam to file quash brief in Stephenson habeas case

Attorney General Arthur L. Gilliam departed for Michigan City to file a brief supporting a motion to quash a habeas corpus petition for D. C. Stephenson in La Porte Circuit Court. The filing argues Stephenson is not legally held as a life prisoner for murder and urges Warden Walter Daly not to release him. Stephenson is to be brought into court as required by law.

Arthur L. Gilliam Michigan City D. C Indiana Klan Stephenson la Porte County

Traffic Code Vetoed by Mayor Duvall in City Council

Mayor Duvall vetoed the new traffic ordinance which council members debated amid reservations. President Boynton J. Moore said action will be discussed by the majority faction this week. The plan kept thirty minute downtown limits and curb parking, while Duvall urged angle parking and a one hour limit.

Duvall Boynton J. Moore

Father Shoots Child in Home Accident Near Elkhart

Edna May Holdebaum aged 6 remains hopeful for recovery after a revolver discharged while her father removed shells in an adjoining room. The bullet hit her side as she played at home in Elkhart Indiana. A second item reports Albert B Fall former interior secretary in El Paso pneumonia crisis approaching, his age 65, physicians fear for recovery.

Bu_Times Elkhart Ind Edna May Holdebaum United Press EL Paso Tex Albert B. Fall Secretary of the Interior N. T. Safford Safford Fall

City to Hold Public Hearing on Street Paving Specs

Street paving specifications will be discussed at a public hearing after board of works members ordered a 1 p m Friday session to review new plans by City Engineer Chester Oberlens. The prior specs by former City Engineer George G Schmidt were criticized as unfair to concrete suppliers and approving a problematic material. Board president Roy C Shaneberger urged contractors and material men to voice their views.

Board of Works Chester Oberlens George G. Schmidt Roy C. Shaneberger

Major hotel venture eyed by leading firms on Perry estate site

Several top hotel operators seek control of the new Norman Perry estate hotel site at Denison with Pennsylvania and Ohio Streets in Norman Perry’s Norman Indiana district. A decision on operation is due early January and construction will proceed soon afterward.

America Perry Denison Pennsylvania Ohio Sts Norman Perry Indianapolis Light and Heat Company

Chaplin to Troubleshoot Marital Tangles in U S Courts

United Press reports that Charlie Chaplin will handle his marital issues with Lita Grey Chaplin through U S courts. Attorney Lloyd Wright denied rumors of seeking a Mexican divorce.

United Press Hollywood Cal Charlie Chaplin Lita Grey Chaplin United States Lloyd Wright Wright Chaplin

Street Lights Turned On as Snow Smog Weathers Indianapolis

A wintry mix of snow rain and smog gave Indianapolis a dim dawn with 98 percent humidity and street lights on until around 9 a.m. The weather bureau forecasts more snow showers and lower night temperatures with total December snowfall at 6.8 inches and 3.8 inches on the ground. City crews used large trucks to clear downtown streets.

Indianapolis Merchants Heat and Light Company United States Weather Bureau

Local man granted Christmas parole from Leavenworth

Henry Pittman aged 37 of 22 Lincoln Street, the sole Indianapolis inmate to receive Christmas clemency from the federal board of pardons, vowed to stay straight as he reported to U S Marshal Linus P Meredith. He praised prison conditions and said life there is what you make it.

Henry Pittman Lincoln St Pittman Federal Leavenworth Indianapolis Federal Board of Pardons Linus P. Meredith United States

History Quiz Questions From a School Page

A quiz asks ten history questions including Old Hickory name of the first Puritan ship, Napoleon’s exile, Captain John Smith’s savior, the Austerlitz belligerents, Magna Charta, the Maid of Orleans, Civil War president, Poor Richard’s Almanac author, and the armored ship that defeated the Merrimac.

United States John Smith Austerlitz Orleans Richard

Interior Department Foots Options to Seal Land Prices

Washington reports the Interior Department obtained options on 8,000 acres in the lower Yellowstone and 11,000 acres in Bellefourche to guard against price increases as reclamation areas grow. Kreutzer notes many farms remain unoccupied due to war-time prices, with efforts to attract residents and aid from railroads.

Times Gahington Bureau New York Avenue Washington Interior Department Yellowstone Bellefourche G. C. Kreutzer Division of Reclamation Economies Gellefourche

Lame Duck Bill Faces Uncertain Passage in House

Washington dispatch reports low expectation the Norris lame duck amendment will pass this session. If adopted it would set a January start for a Congress or President elected in November. Hayes B. White of Kansas notes resistance to suspending House rules for a two thirds vote.

United Press Washington House Congress Senate Hayes B. White Kansas Norris

Auto deaths in New York total about 1000 in 1926

New York traffic experts estimate that automobile deaths in New York City for 1926 will total roughly 1,000, with projections and concerns over road safety as the year closes.

United Press New York New York City

Thousands of Acres of Farm Land Under Water Along Ohio River

Rain and warmer weather melt snow and ice raise the Ohio River above flood stage. Evansville reports 37.7 feet, 2.7 feet over flood level as lowlands flood. Farmers move corn and livestock to higher ground while Green and Barren Rivers recede and Rumsey Ky remains heavily flooded with property damage in the thousands but no deaths reported.

Ohio Kentucky Town United Press Evansville Ind Ohio River Rumsey Green River West Kentucky

Eleven Dead and Thousands Homeless in Southern Floods

Eleven people are confirmed dead with higher tolls expected as floods along the central South drown crops and homes. More than 15,000 displaced across Tennessee Mississippi Alabama Arkansas and Kentucky. Nashville Area hardest hit with up to a million dollars in damage. Rescue crews mobilize as rivers rise and communications fail. relief from unaffected cities begins.

Central South Arkansas Dennis Murphree Battery B 178Th Artillery Tombigee River Mississippi Vaughan Jackson Tennessee Alabama Kentucky Nashville Cumberland Columbus Miss. Waa Hartsville Tenn

Brothers Die Simultaneously Across the Nation

Word arrived that Zachary T. Snyder died in California while his brother Hiram B. Snyder died in Washington D C. Despite miles between them both passed away at nearly the same hour.

Times Rockport Ind Zachary T. Snyder California Hiram B. Snyder Washington, D. C

Two U S prisoners escape from Columbus Federal Building

Herbert Smith alias J A Williams 38 and James D Reedy 29 Enola Pa escaped from the Columbus Federal building late yesterday with fifty other prisoners on the fourth floor. They walked along a balustrade for 125 feet entered an adjoining room unlocked the door opened a window and escaped over a ledge. No trace found

United Press Columbus Ohio Herbert Smith J. A. Williams James D. Reedy Enola Atlanta Federal Williams Reedy

Enloe Elected New Commander of Hoosier Post 624 VFW

Judge Solon A. Enloe of the Indiana Appellate Court was chosen Monday night at Castle Hall to lead Hoosier Post No 624 VFW succeeding Frank S. Clark. New officers include Samuel J. Williams senior vice commander Harry A. Shane junior vice commander and Charles Crumbo officer of the day with Dr. G. L. Spearing as eighteen‑month trustee. Chaplain Martin Land and Quartermaster Charles T. Doty were reelected.

Solon A. Enloe Indiana Appellate Court Hoosier Post Castle Hall Frank S. Clark F. 8. Clark Realty Company Samuel J. Williams Harry A. Shane Charles Crumbo G. L. Spearing Martin Land Charles T. Doty

Three Strong In Bakery Business

Three large baking firms dominate U S bread and pastry sales under the so called bread trust investigation led by Senator Walsh. The firms operate 147 plants across the United States and Canada and account for about one fifth of domestic bread. Ward Baking Company runs eighteen plants in fourteen cities while Continental Baking and General Baking Company run dozens more including Baltimore Washington Cleveland Toledo and Oklahoma City. Secretary Johnson of the FTC testifies as the inquiry scrutinizes the consent decree and alleged monopolistic practices.

Roscoe B. Fleming Times Washington Dec United States Bread Trust Pittsburgh Baltimore Cleveland Youngstown Columbus The General Baking Company Toledo Oklahoma City

Serious condition for 2-year-old in railroad crash

Karl Lind Jr aged 2 remained in serious condition at Clark Blakely Hospital after a train auto collision at Commerce Ave and the Big Four railroad. His sister Dorothy 5 and parents Mr and Mrs Carl Lind from Springfield Ohio were in the auto. the wife and daughter suffered cuts from flying glass and are improving.

Karl Lind Jr Clark-Blakeslee Hospital Commerce Ave Big Four Railroad Dorothy Carl Lind Springfield Ohio Cleveland Lind

Motorman Injured in Streetcar Collision on Massachusetts Avenue

Percy Haught age 34 of 1215 E St Clair St was injured in a streetcar crash when a mail truck driven by Harold Bray 18 of 631 Parker Ave skidded into the streetcar at Massachusetts Ave and Cornell St He suffered injuries to hands head and face and was taken to City Hospital.

Percy Haught E. St. Claire St Massachusetts Ave Cornell St Harold Bray Parker Ave Bray Haught City Hospital

Unidentified Woman Dies on Chicago and Eastern Clinton Train

An unidentified woman traveling from Chicago to Clinton Indiana was killed near Chicago when she fell or jumped from a Chicago and Eastern Illinois passenger train. She carried a bundle of baby clothes but had no identification.

United Press Chicago Clinton Ind Chicago & Keastern

Antioch Baptist Church Hosts Pastor’s Eleventh Anniversary

The Antioch Baptist Church at Thirteenth and Missouri streets will host a reception tonight honoring the eleventh anniversary of Pastor Rev. N. R. Joseph. Claude M. Worley, chief of detectives, will deliver the principal address.

Antioch Baptist Thirteenth Missouri Sts N. R. Joseph Claude M. Worley

Healed His Rupture Through Nonoperative Relief

A reader explains a long standing rupture cured without surgery or trusses after lifting a trunk years ago. He states no operation, no time lost, and ongoing hard work as a carpenter with lasting relief and offers full information on how to obtain it.

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