Fort Wayne superintendent questions city school counts
Lewis Ward accuses Evansville of padding enrollment figures and calls for state inquiry. He notes Indianapolis, South Bend, and Evansville as top districts and reports Ft. Wayne's count is 198 less than Evansville. Ward cites past investigations and hints at possible embezzlement concerns and further probes by the state. Leonard Job to visit Evansville to assess need for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Ward
Ft. Wayne
Benjamin Burris
Evansville
Ward
Governor Branch
Indianapolis
South Bend
Leonard Job
Burris
Funeral Funds Vanish After Store Stop
Police search for a purse containing $200 in cash and papers belonging to Mrs. Sofia Wedge 65 of Brooklyn Ind. The money was to pay funeral expenses for her stepdaughter after she cashed an insurance check. She visited her daughter Mrs. Carl Niko at 2317 Sioward St and shopped downtown before heading home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofia Wedge
Brooklyn
Ind
Wedge
Carl Niko
Sioward St
Monogrammed Bathing Suits Debut This Year
The article notes a new monogrammed bathing suit style appearing this year used on simple jerseys and on elaborate silk satin surf outfits.
War R ap Resolution Drives Metho dist Conference Action
The Methodist general conference in Springfield Mass on May 24 adopted unanimously a resolution urging a worldwide conference of religious workers to oppose war. It backs a world court of international justice, supports Coolidge on a new disarmament conference, and implies faith in the League of Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presse
Springfield
Mass
Methodist General Conference
America
World Court of International Justice
Coolidge
League of Nations
Japanese Ambassador in Washington May Quit Over Immigration Bill
Mas Anai Hanihara Japanese ambassador to Washington may resign if President Coolidge signs the immigration bill excluding Japanese. Cyrus Woods already resigned as American ambassador to Tokyo. Hanihara believes usefulness ends if signed, but a veto could change the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Masanae Hanihara
Coolidge
Hanihara
Cyrus Woods
Tokio
McAdoo campaign plans outlined in Missouri roster
Missouri organizers will back William Gibbs McAdoo at the Democratic national convention. Frans H. Farris of Rolla will direct the floor activities with help from ex-Governor Gardner, Charles M. Hay of St. Louis, Judge Charles Meyer of St. Joseph, and Breckenridge Long, allies of Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press New York
William Gibbs McAdoo
Frans H. Farris
Rolla
Gardner
Charles M. Hay
St. Louis
Charles Meyer
St. Joseph
Breckenridge Long
James A. Reed
Missouri
Indianapolis marble champ Kennard Ong 13
Kennard Ong, 13, of 2361 Park Ave., wins the city marble title at Willard Park defeating Everett Gibson, 14, in the final. Ong advances June 1 to Atlantic City to compete for the United States championship and will receive a Crown bicycle and a Washington Park season pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennard Ong
Park Ave
Indianapolis
Kennard
Willard Park
Everett Gibson
Wilcox St
Shortridge High School
Shank
Sevel “Seve” Hamble
N. la Salle St
James Campton
Massachusetts Ave
Arthur Bruhn
S. Talbott St
Herman Bornemann
Fletcher Ave
Gibson
Ross Beaver
Atlantic City
United States
East
Washington Ball Park
William Black
E. Michigan St
W. Twenty-Third St
Maurice King
Guilford Ave
Sevel “Seve Hamble
Charles Bacon
Lexington Ave
Roy Peck
Chadwick St
Johnny O'Keefe
Dearborn St
Sacred Heart
Maurice Smith
Gent St
Talbott St
Gilbert Grubbs
Arbor Ave
Morris Cohen
Illinois St
Herman Fromnemann
Pletcher Ave
Robert Hemmert
Sanders St
William Boughton
Ohio St
Club Calendar May 26 to May 29 with multiple hostesses
May 26 features Propylaeum and Portnizshtly Study club programs, vocal music, and hostesses at various Central Ave and Grand View addresses. May 27 to 29 list Independent Social, Amicitia, Meridian Heights Interse, Irvington, Inter Nos, Home Economics, Zebathea, and Century Metropolitan programs with names of hostesses, speakers, and topics including Memorial Day, sketches, poems, and dramatic pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Propylaeum
J. F. Edwards
Portnizshtly
E. FE. Burkhart
Central Ave
FE. BE
Wodsin
W. ©. McMahan
M. E. Robbins
SE. Long
Grand View Dr
Kate Milner Rabb
C. FF. Cox
C. KE. Peters
Ira M. Holmes
H. E. Daugherty
Everette A. Hunt
Buckle St
Amicitia
M. Schwartz
Johnson Ave
Elizabeth Smith
Meridian Heights
Silas Johnson
OO. F. Shattuck
William Henry Davis
Lawrence Wheeler
Arthur Machen
E. Cc. Rubush
The
Angels of Mons
Irvington
Fred D. Stiltz
Audubon Road
2. C. Rumpler
B. C. Morgan
Joseph P. Gallaghar
Ashland
Ave
Robert Workman
Graceland
Douglas White
David
H. W. Darrow
Milo Stuart
Park Ave
E. A. Brown
Browning
Mussec
F. J. Haight
E. Fall Creek Blvd
Arvin
Bookwalter
Bolin
Freeman
Harold
Geupel
Morton
Minnick
McKibben
Murr
Nehrbas
Rinehart
Storer
J. W. Walker
Broadway
W. D. Engle
H. OD. Merrifield
G. R. McDavitt
J. E. Martin
G. B. Davis
C. H. Cook
Pepper plan defeats Harding Hughes on world court approach
Washington May 24 The Senate Foreign Relations Committee reports Pepper plan for American adherence to the world court by a 10 to 6 vote while Harding Hughes plan is defeated 10 to 8 The Pepper plan seeks separation of the court from the League of Nations and to elect judges by a separate electoral council and an assembly of signatories President Coolidge backed the Harding Hughes plan and would campaign for it The committee also removes the compulsory arbitration clause and allows any nation with a treaty to appeal to the court's jurisdiction
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
World Court Today
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
League of Nations
Council
Assembly of the League
Coolidge
Warding-Hughes
Ruhr workers threaten food and power in Berlin article
Communists force Ruhr merchants to grant food credits under threat of plunder. Reds compel city councils to provide doles and dinners. Over 1,200,000 workers and families fed daily at about $200,000 per day. Ruhr lockout risks bankruptcy. mines flooded including Moeller group at Buer. Women push men toward violence and sabotage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Berlin
Ruhr
Reds
Ety
Moeller Croup
Buer
Grandchildren Visit Baby Conference At Statehouse
The official grandchildren of the State board of health child hygiene division visited baby conferences in the Senate Chamber at the Statehouse on Friday and today. Wilma Susan Baker, seven months old, and Robert James Alexander, nine months old, attended with their mothers Eunice Laker and Fred Alexander, both connected to the division before marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division of Child Hygiene
State Board of Health
Senate Chamber
Statehouse
Wilma Susan Baker
Robert James Alexander
Wilma
Eunice Laker
Massachusetts Ave
Robert
Fred Alexander
Dawson Sr
Ada Schweitzer
Eunice Bbakker
County Council Refuses Blame Over Poor Farm Conditions
Cassius L. Hogle defends the Marion County Council saying they funded the board’s request and that $130,000 should suffice. The board of charities denounces the poor farm men’s building for faulty construction with cold floors and unplastered walls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County Poor Farm
Cassius L. Hogle
Hogle
Marion County Board of Charities and Correction
Poor Farm
Gingham Dresses Featured In Yellow and Orange Tones
The text describes gingham dresses in yellow and white or orange and white, paired with matching colored felt hats.
Radio Secret Device Demonstrated in Italy
In Rome John Hays Hammond Jr. has contracted with the Italian government to buy a radio device that permits secrecy in transmission and simultaneous messages on one wavelength. Demonstrations show the machine enables narrowcasting, the opposite of broadcasting, a long dream of radio fans. Hammond is the son of famed writer and diplomat John Hays Hammond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Young Hammond
John Hays Hammond
Park Board In Billboard War Over New Signs Near College Ave
The park board asked the board of safety to direct police to tear down new billboards near College Ave and Maple Road. Restraining orders bar removal of existing signs within 500 feet of a boulevard. Butler University offered public use of Fairview Park diamonds and courts, but the permit was rescinded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Park Board
Board of Safety
College Ave
Maple Road
Butler University
Fairview Park
Filling Station Project Schedules Action on Broad Ripple Park
TERRE HAUTE Ind May 24 Elida Barker 20 a recent bride lies in hospital near death from self inflicted gun wounds in a personal safety related incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broad Ripple Park
Capito Ave
Sixteenth St
United Press
Buttoned Scarf Across Bateau Neckline In Kasha Coat
Scarf styles showcase a bold trend with a scarf fastened across the bateau neckline of a kasha coat. This accent creates a distinctive silhouette emphasizing the collar and front opening.
Velvet parasols with rose embroideries charm this season
Embroidered parasols appear in a new season lineup. One standout features black velvet with shell pink satin lining and rose shade embroidery, praised for its beauty and craftsmanship.
Fringed Ostrich Feathers Highlight Evening Gowns
A scarf fringed with ostrich feathers in self color appears with many of the season’s best evening gowns for summer, adding a touch of elegance and texture to formal wear.
Kills Wife on Dare Police Say in St Paul
Wade Maltby 38 held by police after allegedly killing his wife and wounding Paul Weiss last week. In a statement he claimed he confronted his wife over infidelity, fired into the air, then shot her five times. He then fired at Weiss, missing, before being captured ten minutes later. The Maltbys include daughters Ellen 18 Clara 14 and son Henry 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
ST. Paul
Minn
Wade Maltby
Tocay
Paul Weiss
Maltby
Weiss
Ellen
Clara
Henry
Ostrich Fringe Gowns Highlight French Fashion
Scarlet snow blankets Halmstad Sweden due to tiny worms while fashion houses showcase gowns trimmed with ostrich fringe along the hem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halmsted
Sweden
Memorial Day Observance Plans Across Cemeteries
The May 30 program under the General Memorial Association includes 9 a.m. services at the Monument with D. H. McAbee as master of ceremonies and Delbert O. Wilmeth delivering the principal address. American Legion Irving Post 388 leads at Memorial Park Cemetery, with events at Mount Jackson Floral Park New Crown cemeteries. Afternoon veterans parade forms at University Park, with G A R and veterans groups, then moves to Crown Hill for 3 p.m. services by Albert L. Pauley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Memorial Association
D. H. McAbee
Ty Delbert O. Wilmeth
Memorial Park Cemetery
Irving Post No
Mount Jackson
Floral Park
New Crown Cemeteries
Alin P. Hovey
Women’s Relief Corps
Boys Scouts
William P. Reagan
William F. Russell
Anderson Cemetery
D. L. Andrews
Otis E. Brownpost
Harry Lowe
New Crown Cemetery
University Park
Meridian St
Frank Shellhouse
Sons of Veterans
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Robert L. Moorhead
Crown Hill Cemetery
Albert L. Pauley
Holy Cross Cemetery
Ferdinand J. Montani
Claude J. Harris
Ebenezer
Garfield Park
Moslems study Bible as sheiks learn Hebrew in Tripoli report
A Presbyterian missionary reports Muslims listen to sermons during clinic wait times and Bible women study with patients. One sheik memorized large portions of the New Testament and teaches his friends nightly. Two sheiks studied Hebrew in Palestine and formed a study circle but were forced to relocate by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Boyes
Tripoli
Syria
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Palestine
Gold fringe described on summer wrap edge
A fragment notes a gold fringe about a foot deep along the edge of a summer wrap. The wrap features black satin lining and a brocaded cloth of gold, suggesting ceremonial or decorative use.
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EGHT
Mary
Mary Kathryne Walsh
Vermont ST
Little Lamb
Library
Christ, Scientist
First Church
Meridian
20Th St
Second Church
Delaware
12Th St
Jo Aan
Mt. St
Consolidated Bidg
N. Penn. St
E. Thirty-Fourth Street
South Side Spiritualist Church
Fountain Square
Fountain Block
Virginia Ave
Prospect St
Rev
A. A. Hamilton
Mrs
Bertha Holtz Hamilton
F. P. Dillon
Progressive Spiritualist Church
H. W. B. Myrick
Mina Manse Simpson
Audra Hodson
Ladies Aid
Myrick
Anna D. Throndsen
Simpson
Spiritualist
Church of Truth
North St. and
Capitol Ave
Red Men's Hall
Charles H. Gunsolus
Jesus and
Mrs. Nell Edelman
Nell Welding
Ladies’ Aid
Christ Church
James D. Stanley
Spiritualist Mission
Monument Circle
Washingeer St
Mra
ADA
Cadle Tabernacle
Arthur Booth-Clibborn
London
England
Percy C.ene
E. Duthie
Amn “i Roper
the Second Spiritualist Church
Minnesota St
Howard and Kappes Sts
First Spiritualist
N. Liberty St
Mass. Ave
North St
Lydia Crane
Ruth van de Beuken
Hanihari
W. O. Duckstein
Senate Investigation Committee
Department of Justice
Wheeler
Gaston Means
M’adoo
Bronz
Metropolitan School of Music
Sol H. Esarey
County Council
Gingham
John Hays Hammond, Jr
Lillian Scharman
N. Y
Llian Scharman
Association
Sheiks
Philadelphia, Pa
Indiana
Indiana Trust
Company For Savings
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