Politicians See Primary Repeal As Klan Issue
Political debate over repealing Indiana State primary law turns partisan with Klan leaders Walter Bossert and W Lee Smith backing repeal while D C Stephenson opposes it through the Crouching Panther group He plans to open anti repeal headquarters and push a convention based nomination system plus new rules for the Horse Thief Detective Association of Indiana requiring real estate owner membership and bonds
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Walter Bossert
W. Lee Smith
Bossert
Lincoln
D. C
Congress
United States
Schortemeier to speak on Blue Sky Law program
Frederick E. Schortemeier secretary of state will speak on The Blue Sky Law and How It Protects tonight at 8 30 at Merchants Heat and Light broadcasting station WFBM This week is observed as 1825 Safe for Investors week and Schortemeier will give the second address Rome C Stephenson vice president of Indiana Bankers Association will speak Wednesday night on Caution and Deliberation Precede Successful Investing Merchants Heat and Light Company motograph will carry a warning against hasty investment in uninvestigated stocks Luncheon clubs and other organizations over the State are cooperating.
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Frederick E. Schortemeier
Merchants Heat and Light
WFBM
Schortemeier
Rome C. Stephenson
South Bend
Indiana Bankers ‘Association
Merchants Heat and Light Company Motograph
Telephone trust charged in suit
The American Telephone and Telegraph Company faces a circuit court suit filed by two minor stockholders of Illinois Bell alleging violations of the Sherman anti trust law. The action seeks to annul AT and T control of Illinois Bell citing recent acquisitions. Company officials note the Supreme Court upheld the Illinois Bell connection.
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United Press
Chicago
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
American Telephone and Telegraph
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Illinois
Illinois Bell Company
United States Supreme Court
Russian Officer Wilzin Visits Indiana on Coast Guard Leave
Capt. Leonidas Wilzin formerly of the Russian Imperial Navy and later with the American Y M C A visited the city today en route to Brownsburg Indiana to meet Rev Homer C Boblitt a chautauqua speaker and pastor. Wilzin is now with the United States coast guard service on a leave of absence and will spend several days in Indiana.
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Leonidas Wilzin
Toledo Pastor to Talk at Men's Club Dinner
The Rev. Allen H. Stockdale of the First Congregational Church will address the Men's Club of the First Presbyterian Church in Toledo Friday evening at the monthly dinner. Last year he spoke on a topic that drew strong interest and prompted many requests for a return appearance.
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Allen H. Stockdale
Toledo
Ohio
First Presbyterian Church
Stockdale
Phi Delta Kappa installs new chapter officers
Roland Cox was elected president of the Phi Delta Kappa chapter. Other officers chosen Monday night at the Severin include Ira Lyon as vice president Harold Martin master of ceremonies William B. Bussey secretary Barney Strohm treasurer Elmer W. Eddy sergeant at arms C. V. Gilgrist inner guard Earl Lyons outer guard and Russell Winegarden corresponding secretary.
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Roland Cox
Phi Delta Kappa
the Severin
Ira Lyon
Harold Martin
William 8. Bussey
Barney Strohm
Elmer W. Eddy
C. V. Gilgrist
Earl Lyons
Russell Winegarden
Putnam County Fox Hunt Planned Despite Winter Foxes
Greeneastle Indiana January 6 Farmers in northwest Putnam County will stage a fox hunt Wednesday. More foxes than usual are reported in this vicinity this winter.
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Timea
Greencastle
Ind
Putnam County
Notice to Tenants in Office Buildings Sold As Is
Notice to tenants in office buildings about purchase and solicitations restrictions. It mentions sending an order, managing boards and a box address for correspondence. Details are fragmented but indicate a buyer offering items priced around 1.00 per bag and a 1995 reference.
Accident Victim Dies In City Truck-Car Crash
Earl Muston 43 of 105 West Merrill Street died at Deaconess Hospital after being injured when his truck collided with a streetcar at Louisiana Street and Virginia Avenue. Driver Charles Miller 36 of 1015 South New Jersey Street suffered injuries while motorman Carroll Lincicome 89 of 1422 Linden Street was charged with assault and battery.
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Earl Muston
W. Merrill St
Dea Econess
Muston
Charles Miller
S. New Jersey St
Louisiana St
Virginia ‘Ave
Miller
Carrol Lincicome
Linden St
False alarm in bank robbery case prompts investigation
Police suspected a South Marion bank robbery suspect after a call to Robert Morse's home in Marion. A man leaving the Morse residence prompted Lt. Son and an emergency squad to respond, but he had departed. Mrs Mary Molnar later identified the man as her husband, and a letter from Robert and Mrs Morse tied to selling furniture was shown.
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South Marion
Ind
Robert E. Morse
la Salle St
J.E. Hornbeck
E. Seventeenth St
John Son
Mary Molnar
Fifteenth St
Robert Morse
Marion
Pastor Given Choice to Reform or Resign in Chicago Church
Maj. Thornton A. Mills, pastor of the New England Congregational Church, faces an ultimatum from church council. He may be required to conform his teachings to council wishes or resign after bringing down-and-outers into the church.
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United Press
Chicago
Thornton A. Mills
New England Congregational Church
Church Council
North Park Christian Church selects 1925 board leaders
The church official board elected Robert E. Neff as chairman at 4022 Graceland Ave. on Monday night. Other officers named include B. B. Fowler as vice chairman Charles F. Dawson treasurer John F. Rennard as financial secretary Alonzo Kinder assistant financial secretary A. C. Rodgers as clerk Mrs EB Day assistant clerk and C. C. Grove recording secretary.
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Robert E. Neff
Graceland Ave
North Park Christian Church Official Board
B. B. Fowler
Charles F. Dawson
John F. Rennard
Alonzo Kinder
A. C. Rodgers
EB. L. Day
C. C. Grove
Christian Men Builders Class Elects Sappenfield President
Sappenfield has been named president of the Christian Men Builders Class of the Third Christian Church. The class, described as the largest young men's class in the United States, also elected Ray Harrington Clarence M. Weesher C. BE Clift and W. O. Lines as vice presidents Kennard Perkins as secretary and Earl Holland as treasurer.
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QO. V. Sappenfield
Christian Men Builders
Third Christian Church
United States
Ray Harrington
Clarence M. Weesher
C. BE. Clift
W. O. Lines
Kennard Perkins
Earl Holland
Lebanon High School Commissioned in Indiana
Lebanon High School in Lebanon Indiana is commissioned by Dr H N Sherwood state superintendent of public instruction. Pagh Van Riper of Lebanon Indiana is principal of the school.
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Lebanon High School
Lebanon
Ind
H. N. Sherwood
State
Pagh-Van Riper
Ice Companies Form Combine
L. B. Patterson of Hygienic Ice Company of Chicago announced a merger valued at 30 million dollars uniting Hygienic Ice Company Peoples Ice and Cold Storage Omaha Horbell Ice and Cold Storage New York Empire State Ice Company Canada Bellevue Ice of Ohio City Ice and Fuel Company Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati and Federal Ice Refrigerating Company's plants in thirty one U S and Canadian cities to streamline the ice trade and serve the public better.
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United Press
Chicago
United States
Canada
L. B. Patterson
Hygienic Ice Company
Peoples Ice and Cold Storage Company
Omaha
Neb
Horbell Ice and Cold Storage Company
New York
Empire State Ice Company, Inc
Empire State Ice Company Ltd
Bellevue Ice Company
Ohio
The
City Ice and Fuel Company
Cleveland
Columbus
Cincinnati
Federal Ice Refrigerating Company
Patterson
Snow Storm Costly in New York City Cleanup
Times Special reports last week’s snow storm cost New York City between 1.2 and 1.5 million dollars for snow removal. The Weather Bureau predicts mild weather for two days to aid clearing congested streets, with main arteries already cleared.
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Times Special
New York
Weather Bureau
Roomer Takes Poison After Domestic Trouble
Hary M. Dix of 630 North New Jersey Street attempted self harm by swallowing poison tablets. Police found a bottle of poison pills and Dix reported taking eleven. He was taken by ambulance to Methodist Hospital. condition pending due to the tablet type.
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Hary M. Dix
New Jersey St
Dix
Methodist Hospital
Arrested on Complaint: Robert Ware in Accident Case
Robert Ware a 22 year old colored resident of 242 W Vermont St was arrested on a charge of inadequate brakes passing a street car unloading passengers and assault and battery. The arrest followed a complaint by Chester Crabbe of 411 N Warman Ave who alleged Ware's car struck him Monday night as he alighted from a street car in front of the Robert W Long Hospital.
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Robert Ware
Vermont St
Chester Crabbe
N. Warman Ave
Ware
Robert W. Long Hospital
Shippers to Attend Midwest Car Association Meeting
Indianapolis shippers will attend the annual conference of the Midwest Regional Board, American Car Association, in Terre Haute on January 23 at the Deming Hotel. John W. McCardle, vice chairman of the public service commission, said the board’s cooperation reduced car shortage and dislocation to negligible levels since 1921 with requests for cars dwindling to six last year.
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Indianapolis
Midwest Regional Board
American Car Association
Terreute
Deming Hotel
John W. McCardle
Public Service Commission
McCardie
City Junk Auction Nets About 3197 Dollars
City sale of miscellaneous articles Monday yielded approximately 3197.25 with items including five mules and various junk. Ray Wright led the auction as city purchasing agent while Epstein Brothers bought the old copper roof at 10.60 per hundred pounds and scrap iron at 10.50 a ton.
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Ray Wright
Epstein Brothers
Jackson to Open Beech Grove Gym Dedication Night
Governor elect Ed Jackson will deliver the dedicatory address at the Beech Grove gym opening Friday. Roy B. Julian of Southport will speak. Beech Grove High teams play Technical High and Noblesville girls. Superintendent A R Mather says 1,500 invitations sent. building cost about 65,000 dollars.
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Ed Jackson
Beech Grove
Roy B. Julian
Southport
Indiana State High School Association
Technical High School
Noblesville
A. R. Mather
Guy Rutledge
Beech Grove Car Line
License Bid Awarded for Indiana 1926 Plates
National Ha Company of Heberville has been awarded the contract for 700000 Indiana 1926 automobile license plates at 12 cents each. The firm has manufactured plates since 1922. No Indiana bids were received and labor from prisons or reformatories is not used due to lack of adequate machinery. If permanent plates are adopted, Secretary of State Frederick E Schortemeier will push state manufacture in institutions and believes the 1926 plates are as inexpensive as those of any state.
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National Ha Company
Heber
Indiana
Frederick E. Schortemeier
Stolen Cars In City Report Incomplete Details
Automobiles reported stolen belong to Harry B. E. Adams of 303 W. Ohio St and John E. Coles of 430 N. Meridian St. The thefts occurred from in front of their residences at Ohio and Illinois Streets.
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Harry BE. Adams
Ohio St
Ford
Same
John E. Coles
Meridian St
Ohio
Illinois
Auto recovered by police belongs to Mrs. Harry Carvin
Police recovered an automobile found at Edgewood Indiana and traced it to Mrs. Harry Carvin of 1021 North Lasalle Street. A separate report notes Henry L Burton 63, a janitor, died after a fall down stairs at the Spolin Building.
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Harry Carvin
N. Lasalle St
Reo
Edgewood
Ind
Pe Tatini
Henry L. Burton
Spolin Bldg
Puzzle clue yields country and its island by letter placement
Insert one letter repeatedly into GRC to spell a country name and insert the same letter into CRT to spell the country’s island. Yesterday’s puzzle stated no two crosses share a row across or diagonally.
House Tries 10 Cut Canal Cost
The House Rivers and Harbors Committee will seek amendments to trim authorizations in the rivers and harbors bill from about 53 million to 40 million. A proposed reduction would limit the inter coast canal from New Orleans to Corpus Christi to Galveston, halting progress to Port Arthur.
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United Press
Washington
House
William Clift Dies After Twelve Years In City
William W. Clift of 3130 North Western Ave died early today. Half owner of Clift Battery Service, he was born in Madisonville Kentucky and lived here twelve years. He belonged to the Masonic Order and St Paul Methodist Episcopal Church. Survived by widow two brothers two sisters and parents. Masons to conduct funeral at 2 p m Thursday at 974 W Thirty-Fourth St with burial in Crown Hill cemetery.
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William
W. Clift
Northwestern Ave
Clift Battery Service
Thirtieth St
Clift
Madisonville
Masonic Order
St. Paul Methodist Episcopal Church
Merchants Heat and Light Company
Thirty-Fourth St
Crown Hill Cemetery
Snowball Offensive Reported by Delaware Street Schoolboys
Police warn that schoolboys conduct a snowball offensive at Delaware and Walnut Streets. A window at the home of Mrs. Clarence Yunt, 412 North Delaware Street, was broken triggering police attention and juvenile court proceedings.
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Delaware and Walnut Sts
Clarence Yunt
Delaware St
Fansler's Kidney Bladder and Rheumatism Medicine Ad
An Indiana made medicine claims rapid relief for rheumatism neuritis neuralgia aching legs backache headache Puffy eyelids and kidney and bladder troubles. It urges one bottle proves its merits and invites purchase at Brooks' Drug Store at Penn and Obio streets.
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Fansler
Indiana
Brooks’ Drug Store
Suit on notes filed in federal court in Indiana
Simon Strauss of Danville files suit in Marion against Leon & Strauss Co Sigfried Leon Citizens Trust and Savings Bank and Grant Trust and Savings Bank seeking 15000 and an accounting. He asks court to stop corporate defendants from paying funds held in trust for Leon. Leon allegedly issued Strauss six notes for seventy shares of Leon & Strauss Co stock.
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Simon Strauss
Danville
Ind
Leon & Strauss Company
Sigfried Leon
Citizens Trust and Savings Bank
Grant Trust and Savings Bank
Marion
Strauss
Leon
Legion Post to Install New Commander at Banquet
Hayward Barcus Post 535 will install Phil H. Clements as commander at the annual banquet held Wednesday night in the post clubrooms. Other officers include Roland Schmedel adjutant, R. L. Bailey and L. C. Kercheval vice commanders, R. A. Farr finance officer, and Lewis Biltmier chaplain.
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Hayward Barcus
Seventeenth St
Broadway
Roland Schmedel
R. L. Bailey
L. C. Kercheval
R.A. Farr
Lewis Biltmier
Fight to Save Primary Moves in Englewood
About a dozen residents in Englewood oppose and seek repeal of a Indiana law. The group plans to inform every General Assembly member. A meeting at Englewood Community Hall was led by J A Johnson. Negotiations for a church hospital unit are under way with the Christian Church backing. The Woman’s National Benevolent Association may operate the hospital.
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Englewood
General Assembly
Englewood Community Hall
J. A. Johnson
Christian Church
Woman’s National
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Duncan
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Lucile
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Lucille
Edward Herman ‘Tabert
Edward Tabert Jr
LaSalle Sr
Board of Health
Lucille Tabert
Edward Herman Tabert
Telephone Trust
Illinois Company
Phi Delta Kappas
State Chambers
Fritch's V Soar
Smne
Geo
Tadiy Ie
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North Park Christian
C. V. Sappenfield
Christian Society
ICE Companies
New York City
Roomer
Man
Waterman
Schaeffer
Lifetime
Conklin
Moore
Duoford
Clark & Cade Claypool Drug Store
Gribben & Gray
Terre Haute
McCardle Gites
Jackson
Kentucky Company
Fall
Bill
William Clift
Walnut-Delaware
Cofield
J. W. Cofield
Marion Bldg
Ohio and
Meridian Sts
Phil H. Clements
An Younge
Englewood Hustling
Hungdreds
Charles Mayer & Co
Washington St
Hatfield Electric Co
Meridian
Maryland
Thrift Shoe Store
Meridian and
Washington Streets
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