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WHAT THEY DID NOT FIND IN THEIR STOCKINGS
WILLIAM P. EVANS, present
ing attorney: A round robin letter
from all the bootleggers and gam
blers declaring Intention of going
out of business the first of the year.
JUDGE JAMES A. COLLINS of
the Criminal Court: News that
lawyers will take no more changes
of venue.
SHERIFF SNIDER: An empty
county jail due to prohibition.
LEO K. FESLER, county auditor:
Assurance that no taxpayer would
try to beat th© county out of any
taxes and that the county is getting
value received from political ap
pointees and contractors.
G9OC DULL
MID JBV IN
EITITQOAY
Spirit of Christmas Hovers
• Over Indianapolis Amid
Merry Making.
When the city recreation de
partment's six brass quartets
went forth in the dark hours this
morning playing “Hark the |
Herald Angels Sing” and other!
time-honored yuletide pieces
Miss Indianapolis stirred, opened
her eyes, remembered, smiled
happily and sleepily remarked:
"It’s a pretty good old world after
all.”
Miss Indianapolis arose, still smil
ing gleefully. She dressed for the out- I
of-doors, dashed downstairs for a cup
of coffee and a glance at the multi j
tude of good things old Father Time:
and other relatives had left her. Just
a glance, and then she was off to de- j
liver good cheer to everybody.
For that was the spirit of the day in
Indianapolis—as It ever lias been. j
Goodfellow on Job
Over on© hundred poor families were
happy as a result of the work of the
Goodfellow Club, an organization ofl
the employes of the Indianapolis
branch of the Ford Motor Company. :
Baskets containing food and clothing
were distributed to worthy families. In
many cases coal was delivered. Three
thousand dollars was expended by the
club on families chosen to be the
recipients by the investigation com
mittee of the club.
Destitute families received food
and clothing from Mayor Shank’s
ready relief fund. Money to carry
on the wcrk of this fund was obtained
from the sale of basket-ball and dance
tickets for the game and dance held
Saturday night at Tomlinson Hall.
Ku -Khix Klan Busy
Some time betwen 6 p. m. and 7
p. m. came a light knock at the door
of more than one hundred destitute
families. Baskets of food, clothing
and sometimes bed clothing were
silently handed In to the destitute
home. Without a word the doner
turned away. The purr of a motor
and he was gone. A message of good
cheer and signed “Sincerely, Knights
of the Ku-Klux Klan. Indianapolis
Klan, Realm of Indiana.”
In the thirty-twb fire stations of the
city programs for poor children were
held Saturday night under auspices
of the city recreation department.
Christinas trees, with decorations and
presents were placed in each station.
Shriners Work
Christmas dinners of unusual
splendor were possible for the 700
families who received bushel baskets
from the Murat Temple of Shriners
yesterday. Each basket contained
food enough to last a family of four
for a week.
Needy ex-service men received bas
kets* today as a result of activities of
auxiliary units of eleven Marion
County American Legion posts. The
Servie Club also provided for disabled
veterans.
At Sunnyside sanitarium many col
ored electric lights and red tapers
lighted the room where the Christmas
party was held for the children. Santa
Claus, alias Orin Cotton, distributed
gifts to the patients.
The West Side Business League
Men’s Association distributed approxi
mately 750 boxes of candy to children
of the community. A big tree was
placed at W. Washinton and Belle
View St., where the candy was dis
tributed. Residents of the community
brought clothing and food which will
be turned over to the Family Welfare
Society.
Always ready to aid the poor, the
Salvation Army held open house at
Tomlinson Hall yesterday. Relief for
destitute families was distributed from
the hall. Approximately 500 baskets
were distributed.
The Volunteers of America distrib
uted baskets donated by Indianapolis
merchants.
Th© 310 patients of the city hos
pital received gifts of candy, fruit and
nuts at a Christmas party given them
by the St. Margarett’s Guild.
A Christmas program will be given
tonight at the Cadi© Tabernacle by
the Order of De Moiay. "The Story
of the Life of Our Savior.” a motion
picutre. will be shown. Preceding the
picture. Christmas carols will be sung
by the De Moiay choir, assisted by the
De Moiay band, the Scottish Rite
choir, and the Scottish Rite orchestra.
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The Indianapolis Times
CLAUDE WORLEY, special in
vestigator for Criminal Court: Con
fessions from all defendants.
GEORGE V. COFFIN, out-going
county clerk: Resignation of Wil
liam H. Freeman from office of Re
publican county /chairman and ap
pointment of Claude McEhvain to
succeed him. /
TRAFFIC CAPTAIN MICHAEL
GLENN: Streets free of jaywalkers.
INSPECTOR OF DETECTIA r ES
JOHN MULL IN: A solution of the
Onne murder mystery.
CITY CLERK JOHN RHODE
HAMEL: His office free from loaf
Sniff! ■
Hip pocket drinkers of moon
shine liquor in Indianapolis dis
covered anew way to test their
cheer today before risking wood
alcohol blindness or death.
"Put a few drops of it in your
hands and rub them together,”
one of them said.
“This creates an odor and it is
an easy matter to distinguish be
tween poison and the real stuff.”
POLICE PUT 43
IS LOCK-UP FOR
HOLICAy SPREES
Blind Tiger Raids Also Cause
Arrest ot Number of Indian
apolis Citizens.
Indianapolis had a few wet spots
which were found by persons celebrat
ing Christmas Saturday and Sunday.
Thirty-eight men and five women were
arrested on charges of drunkenness.
Twenty-seven men and two women
were arrested on charges of operating
blind tigers.
The police interrupted the making
of Christmas white mule at the home
of William Melden, 142 Renna St.,
yesterday. A fifteen-gallon whisky still
was in operation when Lieutenant
Hudson entered the house. The police
found four gallons of whisky and 150 !
gallons of mash. Melden was not at 1
home but the police left an order for
him to appear in city court.
More Tiger Suspects
Others arrested on charges of op
erating blind tigers were, lsadore Pe- ;
tarlican, 40, Raymond St. and the
Belt railroad; James Phillips, 31, col
ored, 1425 Alvord St.; Henry Garland,
53, of 118 S. Noble St., Joseph Bur
nett, 22, of 511 W. Ray St.; and Ed
Miller, 46, of 622 E. Court St.
Nine gallons of white mule were
found in the home of Timothy
Shaughnessy, ISID N. Talbot Avo., yes
terday, the police say. Shaughnessy
was arrested on a charge of operating
a blind tiger.
Lieutenant Stoddard raided the
home of Gapa Wilkogich, 4100 Speed
day Ave„ Saturday night and found
a gallon and a half of white mule.
Wilkogich wa.s charged with operat
ing a blind tiger. Solomon Tolack,
002 Charles St., was arrested when
the police found a small amount of
whisky in his possession.
Too Much Cliristnias
Too much Christinas resulted in the
; following being arrested on charges of
i violating the prohibition law:
Henry Miller, 515 Beecher St.; Cirt
Coleman, 1854 Orleans St.; Kirby Lay
and his brother, Frank Lay, 264
Beecher St.; Gils Bethauer, 2225 E.
I Michigan St.; Chee Plat.ero, 1137 N.
I Senate Ave.; Permilea Doyle, 1877 S.
East St., and Clara Pope, 22251& E.
Washington St.
SLEEPY CITIZEN THINKS
BRASS CAROLERS DRUNK
Scene —Rear platform Illinois St.
car.
Time—7 a. ni. Christmas day.
Dramatis Personae —Two citizens.
First Citizen —Did you hear the
Christmas trumpeters bugling Christ
mas carols early this morning.
Second Citizen—Gee whiz, is that
what that was? I thought it was a
bunch of drunks out on our corner
blowing tin horns. If I hadn't been
so sleepy I would have called the
cops.
OVERCOAT STOLEN
Clifford Eley, 114 N. Senate Ave.,
ate his Christmas breakfast at Laugh
ner’s restaurant, Washington St. and
Senate Ave. A thief made himself a
| present of Eley’s overcoat, valued
' at ?20.
Celebration
A great fiery cross erected near
Thirty-Eighth St. and Keystone
Ave., was burned last midnight
by members of the Ku-Klux Klan.
The cross was twenty-five teet in
height and the cross wrapped in
burlap was sat u related in fuel
oil. As the hour of midnight ap
proached, marking the arrival of
another Christmas day, a torch
was applied to the big cross and
the flames spread rapidly. Hun
dreds watched the fiery cross as
it burned.
INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, DEC. 25, 1922
ing professional bondsmen and their
cigar smoke.
DELBERT O. WILMETH, city
judge: Regular adjournment hours
for the city court.
BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMIS
SIONERS: Harmony.
M. BERT THURMAN, collector
of internal revenue: No kicks from
Irate income taxpayers.
SIIORTRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL:
A brand new building on the north
side high school site.
PAT PAGE, athletic director of
Butler: A football stadium.
HOMER ELLIOTT, United States
district attorney: Please of guilty
'DUE' SARAH IS
FIGHTIILLNESS
‘Critical’ Is Text of Reports
From Actress’ Bedside.
flu United Press
PARIS, Dec. 25.—Sarah Bernhart is
critically ill this Christmas.
The facts leaked out from the bed
chamber, where the famous trag
lanne is making a gallant fight for re
covery, despite optimistic official bul
letins.
On Christmas eve the “divine
Sarah” suffered a severe chill. Her
condition, which had led to optimistic
reports, became suddenly worse. Press
reports, bearing the stamp of relia
bility, described Mme. Bernhard's ill
ness of an "extremely grave” nature.
Attendants, devoted to the actress, In
sisted there had been little change in
her condition. A serious relapse came
Saturday night.
Through it all, Mme. Bernhardt is
making a tremendous effort to recover
sufficiently to return to the Btage.
Convinced, according to friends, that
her end is near, she has one over
whelming ambition —that Is to die
while acting. Her one fear, friends
say, is that she may never get well
enough to go on with her latest part,
in anew play by Sachji. Guitry.
MAGICIAN TO ENTERTAIN
ROTARY CLUB MEMBERS
Nate Leipsig, sleight-of-hand artist
and magician, of Detroit, will enter
tain the members of the Rotary Club
Tuesday noon at the weekly luncheon
in the Riley room of the Clay pool
Hotel.
Frank S. C. Wicks, Walter E. Pitts
ford and Frederick E. Matson will
give talks on the objects of the Ro
tary.
Rotarians, their families and their
friends will attend a theater party
at the Shubert-Murat Monday night,
Jan. 8. The attraction will be AI Jol
son in “Bombo.”
CHASES CAR SMASHER
When a big automobile collided with
the car of S. D. Murphy, 2129 N. Ala
bama St., parked at Fall Creek boule
vard and Northwestern Ave., yester
day, Murphy’s automobile was badly
damaged and the other automobile
continued on its way. Murphy yelled
to the driver of the other machine to
stop and when he did not Murphy
fired three shots. Then Murphy got
into another automobile and pursued
the strangers’s car, but lost trace of
It.
from all Federal Court defendants.
E. U GRAFF, superintendent of
schools: Enough new school build
ings to relieve overcrowded condi
tions now existing.
BERT C. MORGAN, Federal pro
hibition director for Indiana: A dry
State.
LINUS P. MEREDITH, United
States marshal: An anti-quaking
device to attach r.o his knees when
he officially opens Federal Court.
GOVERNOR M’CRAY: Letter
from John Hessler, president of
United Mine Workers of District 11,
thanking him for ending the coal
strike.
Every Color But Blue
DRUGCIST IS CRITICAL
AFTER ATTACK BY THUGS
Herman Fritz Robbed and Beaten In
Store.
As the result of haring been brutal
ly beaten by two bandits Saturday
night, Herman Fritz, 628 S. Noble St.,
is In a critical condition today at the
St. Francis Hospital,
Fritz was in his drug store at
Brookside Ave,, and Tenth St., Satur
day night when two men entered.
They covered him with revolvers and
forced him to a rear room. One of the
men took $lO6 from a cash register,
and the robbers demanded to know
where he kept his other money. Fritz
declared he did not have any other
money. The bandits then demanded
morphine. He told them that he was
not a registered pharmacist and there
fore was not allowed to keep morphine.
The men became enraged and beat
Fritz on the head with a stove poker
and a gun. The bandits escaped.
BREAK LOOMS IN
HARDING GABIHET
Secretary of Interior Fall May
Resign.
By United News
WASHINGTON, Dee. 25.—The first
serious estrangement in the Harding
Cabinet has reached a critical point
and may lead to the resignation of
Albert B. Fall, Secretary of the In
terior, within a few weeks, unless he
yields to the persuasion of the Presi
dent.
Fall is grieved because he believes
President Harding has deserted him
and gone over to the Wallace-Pinchot
conservation group. The dispute
arose over the proposal to transfer the
bureau of forestry from the Depart
ment of Agriculture to the Interior
Department. Secretary of Agricul
ture Wallace threatened to resign if
the transfer was approved by the
President. Gifford Pinchot, Governor
elect of Pennsylvania and the leader
of the original conservationists, who
had much to do with the breaking of
President Taft, supported Wallace in
the fight against Fall.
The climax came at a stormy con
ference at the White House a few
days ago when Fall and Pinchot
faced each other in th© presence of
the President. Fall left Harding’s
office in an angry state of mind when
Harding indicated he would stand
with the Wallace Pinchot faction. It
is even said that Fall threatened to
resign on the spot, but this has since
bene denied by those present.
BENJAMIN J. BURRIS, superin
tendent of public instruction: Let
ter from a township trustee indors
ing the county unit school system
as recommended in the recent school
survey.
JESSE ESCHBACH, chief ex
aminer of the board of accounts:
Letter from a county official thank
ing him for finding a descrepancy in
his accounts.
JOHN J- BROWN, president of
tax board: Letters from a taxpayer
indorsing the refusal of the State
board of tax commissioners to lower
real estate appraisals on assessment
sheets.
FOUR SUFFERING
FROM OIL BURNS
Baby and Woman Fight for Life
in City Hospital.
Four persons were in the city hos
pital today suffering from burns re
ceived in explosions reulting from at
tempts to start stove iires with coal
oil.
Mrs. Harriet Leeper, 40, of 1657 S.
Delaware St., burned Saturday after
noon, was in a serious condition as
were Martha Young, 2, of 229 N. Shef
field Ave., and Miss Jewell Moore, of
Raccoon, Ind., her aunt, who were
burned when the baby’s mother, Mrs.
Myrtle Young wits fatally seared at
the Young residence Friday.
Leeper, 15, who was burned
with his mother was not In a serious
condition.
A Christmas Message
By REV. LEWIS BROWN, PH. D„
Rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. ___________
CENTURIES AGO, in a little
mountain town and a rude
stable, a little Child was
born, whose puny hands and feeble
cry were to influence the whole
world. It was the Child Jesus,
the dearest, kindest and best Babe
that was ever permit-
ted to come upon earth.
He came in the win
ter to teach that cold
and privation could not
keep him out. He
came in a manger, be
cause He wanted to con
secrate the most for
bidding suroundings He
appeared to angels that
iUI might know that
Heaven was interested
in His coming. He
showed Himself to shep
herds that He might
prove Himself akin to
all outdoors. He was
surrounded by sheep and
oxen that people might
know that dumb brutes
had part in His minis
trations. He brought
joy to His Mother that all mothers
might give thanks for His blessed
life. He even beamed upon re
mote kings, and attracted their
gifts to show that no household,
great or small, could live without
Him. He is the Royal Child
Entered as Second-class Mater at Postoffice,
Indianapolis. Published Dally Eicept Sunday.
AMOS W. BUTLER, secretary of
the board of State charities: Mes
sage from inmate of State penal
farm praising conditions at the in
stitution.
INDIANA BELL TELEPHONE
COMPANY: An order from the pub
lic service commission for increased
rates.
THE PUBLIC SERVICE COM
MISSION: Assurance their jobs
will not be abojished by the Legis
lature.
TAX BOARD: The same.
STATE AUDITOR ROBERT
BRACKEN: Money to pay all those
State bills piled up in his office.
KMTII OF SIR
MLR IS REIUHD
Hi ffICH MET
Establishment of a Customs Barrier Between
the Rhineland, ’Ruhr and Germany
Without Annexation Is Plan.
By WEBB MILLER
United Press Staff Correspondent
PARIS, Dec. 25.—France renounced intention of occupying
the Ruhr at an extraordinary session of the cabinet presided over
by Premier Poincare on the eve of Christmas, it was learned on
high authority today.
Instead, the French will propose establishment of a customs
barrier between the Rhineland, Ruhr and Germany, without an
nexation.
Military intervention, according to the new scheme evolved by
Poincare’s government, would in this j
case be reserved for protection of the j
customs controllers.
The French plan, while constituting ]
a back-down from the stand of the i
die-hards that the Ruhr valley must
be occupied and eventually annexed
would place the allies, if they joined
in the scheme, and France alone if
they did not, in a position to levy a
considerable duty on all German
revenues obtained from the rich
Rhinelands.
“This is the only manner in which I
France can hope to be paid,” the j
authority informing the press of the 1
rew plan commented.
“The idea was worked out Sunday
at the extraordinary council session
which was attended by Louis Bar
thou. The whole question of coercive
measures was gone into by the pre
mier and his ministers, with a special
eye to the possibility of an American
plan for return to participation in
European affairs being announced at
the conference of allied prime
ministers, Jan. 2.”
Eventualities -which might arise fol
lowing resumption of this conference
were considered, it was itrmounced, as
well as the possibility of Germany de
faulting on payments due Jan. 15.
The ministerial council Issued the
i following official communique:
“The ministers examined anew the
i question of reparations and sanctions,
j particularly the problem of delivery
I of fertilizer required of Germany.” The
| communique further referred to the
I situation arising from a flat refusal
on Germany’s part to deliver any
amount of fertilizer, however small.
The allies demanded one tenth of Ger
many's production, it was stated offi
cially, but when the allied representa
tives returned from Berlin Saturday
night, they brought the response from
the Cuno government:
“Not a grain.”
of every home, clime, nation and
individual. He loves those who
follow His gleaming footsteps. As
He gave Himself for all the world,
so He wants every one to give
something to enlarge His Kingdom.
He is gladdened by the gifts that
the children pour forth
for their poor little sis
ters and brothers every
where in need. In the
mountains of the South,
China, India, Alaska,
broken Armenia and
Syria, Africa and the
Islands of the Sea, His
great family abides.
Anything given to the
least of these is given
to Him. If you -idve
made one other child
happy, you have filled
His heart with peace,
and His message is
born again in you.
He asks that you will
let Him come into your
heart and be a valued
guest there forever.
I know what your
REVEREND
BROWN
answer will be, and hpw much
more precious the reply will make
Christmas for your dear Master—
the Child Christ Jesus, the eternal
Lord of Glory. Are you ready
to welcome Him this Christmas
day?
Forecast
GENERALLY fair weather
tonight and Tuesday. Con
tinued mild.
ALBERT J. BEVERIDGE: A
seat in the United States Senate.
HARRY S. NEW: The same.
TURNKEY HENRY SANDMAN:
A blind tiger operator who did not
get out on bond.
EX-SERVICE MEN: The bonus.
JOHN L. ELLIOTT, city engineer:
Anew automobile that didn’t have
the word “Indianapolis” painted on
it in big white letters.
ALL THE CITIZENS OF BROAD
RIPPLE: Extension of city street
car service and 5-cent fare.
LUCIUS B. SWIFT, member of
the sanitary commission: A letter
from Mayor Shank praising the
work of the commission.
lONS AGAINST
STARTING FIRES
WITH COIF OIL
Frank C. Jordan, Prevention
Chairman, Deplores Danger
ous Practices.
Death of a woman and a littje girl
and serious injury of four others last
week in explosions resulting from at
tempts to start fires with kerosene
or playing with matches, today led
fire prevention authorities to plan a
new crusade.
“We Intend to go ahead with the
fire prevention educational campaign
and leave nothing undone until every
one knows the danger and risk of
such practices,” said Frank C. Jordan,
chairman of the fire prevention com
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce.
“Nothing can be said too strong in
condemnation of the practice of start
ing fires with kerosene. We thought
people had entirely abandoned such
careless methods.” said Jordan.
“If people would take a little more
time and start fires in the correct w*y
there would be no such headlines ifli
the papers, as—‘Child burns to death
when kerosene explodes.’
“Kindling and paper mixed with a
little time and patience is the best
formula.
“Educational campaigns have cut
down the fire losses in Indianapolis,
and we know they will stop these
kerosene tragedies. When a person
starts to use kerosene on a fire, he
should stop and use a little common
sense.”
AUTOIST DISAPPEARS
AFTER KILLING WOMAN
No clew as to the identity of the
driver of the death car which struck
and killed Elizabeth Robinson, SO, col
ored, had seen found by police today,
i The accident occurred at Virginia Ave.
j and Grove St. Saturday night. The
i driver of the car stopped a moment
I after the accident and then drove
I away.
STEALS PEANUT BUTTER
l Frank Karst, 910 Park Ave., was
arrested late Saturday on a -charge of
stealing a glass of peanut butter in a
grocery at Ohio and Delaware Sts.
GUEST UNSOCIABLE
An uninvited guest received a free
ride in a patrol wagon yesterday.
When Mrs. Anna Wooten, 316 Arch
St., returned home she found a man
in her house. The stranger was
sitting in a chair and he was asleep.
Unable to awaken the man, she called
the police. The man gave his name
as Andrew McNaivoy, 963 N. New
1 Jersey St. He was charged with
drunkenness.
TAPPED WITH POKER
Bert Young. 835 Economy St., is al
leged to have struck Ben Irvin, of the
same address, on the head with a
poker. Irvin had a cut on his head
and Young escaped before the police
arrived. Both men are colored.
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