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CHURCHES SEEK ’
BEFORE EASTER
Great Ai-Gathering Hoped for,
With Sunday Schools
Especially in View.
MONEY FOR COLLEGES
Plans are being developed for a great
in-gathering of new members by churches
in every part of Indiana preceding
Easter.
“Not- only In Indianapolis and In
diana, but throughout the country, pas
tors are looking forward to Easter as a
time of personal decisions, baptism and
reception of new members,” says a state
ment issued by the Church Federation
of Indiana, through Dr. Philip L- Frick,
president, and Dr. Edgar L. Williams,
secretary.
“We, therefore, urge Sunday schools
• to have decisions for Christ on the Sun
day preceding Easter,” the statement
continues. “That wherever they can,
superintendents of Sunday schools hold
p. prayer and conference meeting on this
matter with their teachers, that all
scholars in their schools be given op
portunity of confessing Christ as their
personal Savior.”
Several county organizations will com
plete evangelistic campaigns at Easter.
WILL AID ELEVEN
INDIANA COLLEGES
Bleven denominational colleges and
universities in Indiana are included in
the financial budget of the Interchurch
World Movement an t will participate in
the training of 100,Ouo additional recruits
for life service during the next five
years, acoerding to an announcement
made by the Interchureh World Move
ment of New York.
The colleges, their location, the de
nominations which they represent and
the askings included in the denomina
tional budgets are as follows: Butler
college, Indianapolis, Disciples of Christ,
$3.500,000; Fairmount acedemy. Fair
mount, Friends, $35,000; Franklin college,
Franklin, Northern Baptist convention,
,225,000; Hanover college, Hanover, at
one time under the control of the Presby
terian church, but now an Interdenomina
tional college, $500,000; Indiana Central
university, Indianapolis, United Brethren.
$2,000,000; Indiana School of Religion,
Bloomington, $450,000; Manchester col
lege, North Manchester, Church of the
Brethren, $1,000,000; Oakland City col
lege. Oakland City, General Baptists.
$1,020,000; Eariham college, Richmond.
Froends. $883,000; Union Christian col
lege, Meroin, Christian, $550,000, and Wa
bash college, CruwfordsvUle, affiliated
with the Presbyterian church, but now
not directly under its control. $2,000,000.
QUOTAS FIXED
FOR BAPTISTS
Indiana Baptists are asked to sub
scribe $3,500,000 toward the hundred
million dollar world fund, between April
25 and May 2. Marion county Baptist
churches are asked to subscribe
The largest individual quota is that of
the First Baptist church of Indianapolis,
which is, if 300,000.
ENDS SEASON FOR
MEN’S BIG MEETING
The Men’s Big Meeting at English’s
will close Its season of 1020 tomorrow.
Tom Skyhill, Australian signaler and
poet, will give the story of the terriflc
military experience of the allied armies
iu the Dardanelles.
The subject of his talk will be "Fight
ing the Turks in the Dardanelles.” As
a result of tills speech, which was given
in New York some time ago, $23,000,-
000 worth of Liberty bonds were sold in
twenty-three minutes.
The feature of music will be Von
Staden's orchestra and mass singing.
All men of the city are cordially in
vited. Doors open promptly at 3 p. m.
UNITED BRETHREN
IN DISTRICT MEETING
The Indianapolis district meeting of
the Vnlted Brethren church will be held
Tuesday, March 24, at the Brookside
Park church. The program Includes ad
dresses by several ministers of the dis
trict. The conference will open at 10
n. m., with devotions led by Rev. J. B.
Parsons. Dr. J. E. Shannon will preach
the district sermon at 7:45 p. m.
AN'XqpXf EMENTS OF
CHURCH SERVICES.
Church announcements for tomorrow
are as follows: •
HALL PLACE M. E.—Morning subject
of Rev. D. W. Nichols, “Watchman, What
of the Night?” Evening, "What Has
Thou Done?”
UNITY M. P.—Revlal services will
••ontlDUe every night next week. Rev.
Clarence J. Kerlln, pastor.
NORTH PARK CHRISTIAN—Morning
subject of Rev. J. D. Garrison. “Whst
Is a Christian?” Evening. ‘‘lnterces
sions of Abraham.”
MANSUR PARK M. serv.
ice, Arthur Pope of Wheeler City Rescue
mission will speak. Evening subject of
Rev. J. C. McCaslln, pastor, “God’s
Righteousness.”
TABERNACLE PRESBYTERIAN—
Morning subject of Rev. J. Ambrose Dun
ke>, “Now Concerning Thee?” Evening
service at Tabernacle chapel.
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN—Morning sub
ject of Rev. Allan B. Philputt, “The Way
of Salvation.” Evening, congregational
meeting to consider building new chruch.
THIRD CHRISTIAN—Morning sub
ject of Rev. T. W. Grafton, “A Dav of
Big Things." Evening, “A Young Man
Who Failed.”
MERIDIAN STREET M. E— Morning
subject of Dr. Philip L. Frick, "The
Grace of Passing It On.” Evening,
"Nero or Paul."
ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL—Morning
subject of Rev. Lewis Brown, "No Tem
ple in Heaven.” Evening, “The Passion
of Christ.” The church has been closed
two Sundays on account of redecorating.
BROOKSIDE PARK U. B.—Rev. J. B.
Parsons preaches in the morning on
"What Is a Christian?” Evening, “A
Call to the Colors.”
CAPITOL AVENUE M. E.—Morning
subject of Rev. William L. Sanders, “The
Redemption That Is in Christ Jesus."
Evening, "The Hidden Manna.”
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN—Dr. O. D.
Odell will preach in the morning on the
subject, “On Being Spiritual.” Evening,
"Arrested Development.’’
SUTHERLAND PRESBYTERIAN
Morning subject of liev. John L. Pren
tice, “Choosing the Hill Country.” Eve
ning, special Boy Scouts’ talk.
ROBERTS PARK M. E.—Rev. George
M. Smith will preach in the morning on
“The All-Persuasive Voice.” Evening,
“Can We Fall From Grace?”
CENTRAL AVENUE M. E.—Morning
subject of Dr. O. W. Fifer, “The Triple
Promise.’’ Evening, “The Ascending
Life.”
ALL SOULS UNITARIAN—Morning
subject of Rev. Frank S. C. Wicks, "Zo
roastrianism.”
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL Rev.
George Savary will preach at 11 a. m. on
"A Man Who Grasped a Serpent.”
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN—Rev. M. L.
Haines will preach at 11 a. m. on “The
Best Light We Have.”
FIRST BAPTIST —Morning subject of
Rev. Frederick E. Taylor, “The New
Creation.” Evening, “Running Past the
Signal.”
ST. MATHEW’S EVANGELICAL LU
THERAN—Morning theme, "Christ's
Crucifixion.” Evening, "Our Church
Her Members.”
ST. MARK’S ENGLISH LUTHERAN—
Morning subject, “An Attempted Assassi
nation. ’ Evening, “Citizenship.”
TRINITY CONGREGATIONAL—Rev.
W. M. Carson will preach in the morning
on “A Future Life.”' Evening, “Praver."
ST. JOHN’S EVANGEL U7AL—There
will beau examination of condrmauts in
two -lovn'ni.'. A eon >■•fional meeting
will be held In the afternoon,
FLETCHER PLACE M. E.—Morning
‘AW, BEANIE, YOU QUIT YOUR FUDGIN’ NOW ’
Left to Right, Memburs of Boys' Club Playing Marbles—Jacob Magdison, Joe Hall, Joe Schmidt,
Philip Golas, Gilbert Clark, Abe Feltman, Abe Becker, Sam Glaser, Sam Goldberg and Tony Florette.
MVRBLE playing is a sure sign of j thuslastlc “shooters.” And of them all,! “Aw- quit your fudgin’ there.”
spring. Tony Florette claims ,the championship And the game goes on merrily.
Down at the Boys’ club the “marble of the square ring game. j Incidentally, today is the first duy of
playing arena’’ is crowded daily with en- “Roundsomes.” spring.
theme, “Getting Away From the Ferry.”
Evening, "The Art of Losing One’s Self.”
MORRIS STREET M. E.—Rev. E. R.
Lewis will preach in the morning on
“Fixing the Heart.” Evening, “Cleaning
House.”
VICTORY MEMORIAL M. P.—Evan
gelistic services both morning and eve
ning.
PROSPECT M. E.—Rev. J. C. Gerlech
•will preach both morning and evening
OLIVE BRANCH CHRISTIAN—Morn
ing subject, "An Influential Church.”
Evening, “The Path to Pardon.”
TROUB MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN
—Morning subject. “A Modern Romance.”
Evening. “The Way of Transgression.”
SEVENTH PRESBYTERIAN—“A Mod
ern Romance” will be the morning theme
of Rev. M. E. Runden. Evening, “The
Ministrv of Failure.”
BUTLER MEMORIAL REFORMED—
Morning theme, “Christ's Vision and
Purpose." Evening, “The Blessed King.”
SECOND REFORMED—There will be
an examination of the confirmation el 'ss
in the morning. Evening topic, “The
Peril of Tomorrow.”
FOUNTAIN STREET M. E.—Morning
subject. “No Cares for My Sou!.” There
will be a gospel sermon in the evening.
TUXEDO BAPTIST—The topic of the
morning sermon will be, “The Slaying of
the Giant” Evening, ‘‘Who la on the
Lord's Side.”
CENTRAL UNIVERSALIST—Rev. P.
M. Patrick will preach at 10:45 in the
morning.
EDWIN RAY M. E—Morning theme,
“Cheerful Service.” Evening, “A Surren
dered Life.”
HEATH MEMORIAL M. E.- Rev. El
mer St. Clair will preach in the morn
ing on “Some Lessons From Spring.”
Evening, “A Life of Service ”
Second Evangelical—Morning theme,
“The Obligation of Ownership” Eve
ning, “Ministering ho the Multitude.”
Find Young: Woman’s
Body Buried in Sand
CHICAGO. March 20.—Chicago’s “Gold
Coast” section was aroused today by
a mystery started with the finding of
the frozen body of a well-dressed young
woman, burled In the sand on the lake
front near Lake Shore Drive, the city’s
most fashionable residence thorough
fare.
One of the young woman’s hands pro
truding from the sa. and led to the discov
ery of the body. No marks of violence
were apparent.
This Tear’s Demand For
Post Toasties Js Greater
Than Ever Before
Public Demand Has Its Significance!
The grocers* shelves hold many brands
of cornflakes. There they are; take
your choice. But the greater mass of
buyers, knowing merit , appreciating
worth and valuing superiority in fla-,
vor and satisfaction, order
Post Toasties
Best of Corn Flakes
And so when you order
specify Post Toasties — i Hjpppj| J
byname.lt will mean fresh f
goods of superior quality, j|||jg|S
made on honor in the great* If;
est cereal food factories -SSTjP H
in the world and sold to %
you at a fair price.
Made by Postum Cereal Cos. Inc. Battle Creek,Michigan.
Sy E. ft HlOftlNft.
Here’s some educational puzzles in word mathematics in which we
add and subtract words to get our results.
If that isn’t clear to you, here’s an example. Bore —b-ore. Working
along that line with words instead of figures, here’s a set of puzzles which
give the names of some of the principal cities in the United States, with the
words you must add and subtract to find out the name, represented in pic
tures.
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Here are i few facts about the city, to help you out a little.
This city has a population of over 600,000. Its growth has heen helped
by an excellent harbor. Many years ago it helped to make history.
Answer to yesterday’s puzzle
CHAir?—Alß.+ 1-+ CAGC C ■+- O* CHICAGO
(The answer to today’s puzzle will be given In our next issue.)
INDIANA DAILY TIM&&, &AIL&DA*, iyiakCH isO,
MAYOR OF CORK
MURDERED BY
MASKED BAND
Thomas McCurtain Called
From Bed and Shot Down
as He Opens Door.
WAS SINN FEIN LEADED
CORK, March 20.—Thomas McCurtain.
lord mayor of Cork, was shot and killed
in his home at Blackpool at 1 o’clock
this morning.
The murder was committed by a band
of armed, masked men who hr.d smeared
their faces and hands with black.
. Mrs. McCurtain answered a knock at
the door and was overpowered. Then
her husband was called from his bed
chamber and shot in the chest as he
opened the door. The men fled.
McCuv*aln had been a prominent Sinn
Fein leu ler. He served several terms
in prison for activities on behalf of the
Sinn Fein.
Today’s shooting came as the climax
of a loifg series of outrages In the Cork
district.
CRIES BETRAYAL
IN PARDON PLEA
Secret Society Brother Ac
cused in Unique Petition .
Promises of -lemcncy extended by a
brother membei of a secret organization,
who was also a -ailroad detective, caused
him to plead gul'ty to a grand larceny
charge. George Filtton, of Lake county
Informed the stab' board of pardons.
When the court pronounced sentence
of one to fourteen years in the state
reformatory, Britton realized that the
detective had employed thflr fraternal
relationship to benefit himself is advancS
ing his professional record, he claims.
Britton said he had taken six cans of
pineapple from the depot at Gibson after
they had been lying around the place
for some time.
The current session of the pardons
board Is ended. Recommendations con
cerning cases heard will be made to the
governor later.
Meat Saving Week
Boosted at Meeting
Plans for observance of “meat saving
week.” March 22 to 29, were outlined at
a meeting attended by John F White,
head of the local fair price committee.
a:id representatives of wholesale meat
dealers Httd packers at the Chamber of
Commerce this morning.
The purpose of the campaign Is to In
crease the consumption of the less ex
pensive grades of meat. Packers will in
struct their salesmen to carry the message
to retail dealers, and civic organizations
will pe asked to spread the message.
Another meeting will be held at the
Chamber of Commerce at 3 p. in. next
Tuesday at whi> h representatives of sev
eral organizations will be present.
Towns You May Have
Heard of Show Gains
WASHINGTON, March 20. -The census
bureau today announced the following
preliminary 1920 population figure*;
Selma. Ala., 3920 population. 15.009. in
crease 1,958 or 14.3 per cent; 1910 popu
lation, ’3649.
Schenectady N. Y., 1920 population.
98,723; Increase, Ifi.ssvr. or 21.6 per cent;
1910 population, 72.826.
Hamilton. O. 1920 population .39675; In
crease, 4,296 or 12.1 t per cent; 1910 popu
lation, 35.2T9.
Valley City. N. D., 1920 population 4,-
686; Increase, SO, or 1.7 per cent; 1910
population, 5,606.
AMERICAN LEGION NOTES
Frank Richards la chairman of the
entertainment committee of Kothe-Mc-
Illvalne post No. 154, which will glee
a dance Monday night, March 29. The
post plans a series of sprlDg enter
tainments.
Robert E. Kennlngton post No. 34 will
bar women Monday night. It will be
“stag” night nt the post.
Harry Kiris, chairman of the enter
tainment committee of Yetter-Munier
POLICE SAY LOCK
HOME IN ABSENCE
Daylight Burglar Operating
Again—Diamond Among Loot.
Lock your house If you leave during
the day.
This is a tip from the police. Day
light burglars are operating in various
parts of the city.
Mrs. .Tames Dunham, 1951 Bellefontalne
street, went to a grocery and on her
return home found the- house had been
ransacked and a gold locket with n
diamond set, and two rings had been
stolen. The front door was unlocked.
Mrs. Fred A. Sims, 23 West Thirty
third street, was on the second floor
when a doorbell rang. She did not an
swer. A few minutes later she heard
someone downstairs. 'She called to a
neighbor. The burglar heard her call
and ran out of the house.
Several other minor robberies were
reported.
A sneak thipf stole a SSOO diamond pin
from the apartment of Mrs. George
Feeney, Winter apartments, 1321 North
Meridian street.
Miss Jean Jones, 840 North New Jer
sey street, was attacked near her home.
The thief got her purse with $4 in it.
American Duchess
Seeking Divorce?
LONDON. March 20.—Consuelo Spencer
Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, and
formerly Consuelo Vanderbilt of New
York, has brought suit for “restitution of
conjugal rights,” It was learned today.
Her petition will be heard in court
Monday. It probably will be opposed
by the duke.
Support of “restitution of conjugal
rights” usually Is preliminary to di
vorce In British courts. The duke and
duchess have lived separately since 1906.
The American Mortgage Cos.
' , Capital $1,000,000
ORGANIZATION
Incorporated under the laws of Indiana. Authorized capital
$1,000,000, all Common Stock; par value of shares SIOO.OO. Shares
tax free in Indiana and nou-assessable. Dividends. Free from
Normal Federal Income Tax.
BUSINESS
Construction Loans Second Mortgages
The Company proposes to finance new housing projects, loan
ing its capital to construct new homes on a liberal basis. Its plans
are comprehensive and will help solve, in a scientific way and with
reasonable profit to all concerned, the housing problem of the cities
in which it operates.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS:
Melville Ritchie, President. A. Leonard Campbell, Vice President.
Harry B. Burnet, Vice President. Charles A. Butler, Secretary-Treasurer.
Lewis G. Reynolds, Vice President. Holtzman & Coleman, General Counsel.
MELVILLE RITCHIE LEWIS A. COLEMAN
Formerly Treasurer National Mortgage Holtzman & Coleman, Lawyers, Hull-
Company, Cleveland. , ana polls.
Builders Investment Company, Cleveland. Vice President Sterling Fire Insurance
President American Mortgage Company, Company.
Cincinnati. Director Bankers Trust Company, Indi
anapolis.
HARRY B. BURNET
HENRY C. THORNTON
President Burnet-Binford Lumber Com- Pn , Bldeilt Thornton-Levey Printing Com
pany- pany.
Vloo PrMldent and ritrector Northwejt- uj Director Coutinratd
ern Slate Bank, lodlauapoll,. National Bank. IndiananoU.
LEWIS G. REYNOLDS CHARLES A. BUTLER
Retired Paper Manufacturer, Richmond, Formerly of Watkins & Butler, Lawyers,
Indiana. Huntington. Indiana.
H. H. FRIEDLEY, State Fire Marshall, Indianapolis.
(Bylaws provide for nineteen directors, which will complete full board.)
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mrpn<?TTARTPq- ( Fletcher-American National Bank, Indianapolis, Indiana.
| Citizens State Bank, Huntington, Indiana.
All legal details in connection with incorporation and the issue
of shares have been approved by Messrs. Holtzman & Coleman, In
dianapolis, Indiana.
Subscriptions to the shares in the Company at par are invited
and may be purchased either on all cash basis or on conveniently
arranged payments.
Address all communications to
THE AMERICAN MORTGAGE COMPANY
Becond Floor, No. 9 East Market Street
To The American Mortgage Company,
Indianapolis, U. S. A.
You may send me full literature.
Address
post No. 92, Is making arrangements for
the concert to be plven April 5 under
the ansploes of the post. Other special
committees will be named and Mr. Kiel*
has organized the entire post member
ship Into a sales force.
Joseph Konecny, Bohemian violinist,
will appear in the concert, assisted by
other well known artists.
Indianapolis post No. 4 will give n
dance at Tomlinson hall Saturday eve
ning, April 17.
STILL HUNT FOR STILLS,
PITTSBURG, March 20.—Oft In the
stilly night the revenue officers do their
bit Three stills one stilly night Is the
best record here. However they still
search for stills.
**A Good Place to Buy Everything **
Hurst Bldg. Penn. & Ga. Sts.
COMPLETE DEPARTMENTS OF
Shoes Groceries Gents’ Furnishings
Paint Dry Goods Auto Accessories
Stoves Furniture Electric Supplies
Rugs Hardware Implements
Tires Roofing Harness
STANDARD QUALITY. REDUCED PRICES.
You Are Always Welcome.
hurst & co.
Dry Goods Men to
Meet Here March 24
The work of the fair price commission
will be fully explained to memben of
the Indiana Retail Dry Goods acsoclatlon
at the annual convention of that organ
ization to be held here Wednesday,
March 24.
Among the speakers will be Stanley
Wyckoff, fair price commissioner for In
diana ; G. A. Efroymson and -Victor E.
Kendall. William M. Hammond, attorney
for the association, will speak on the legal
aspects of arbitrary Increases in prices
by Jobbers and manufacturers after
goods hare been ordered and paid for,
A smoker will be held on the evening
preceding the convention. F. T. Turner,
Crawfordsville, is president of the asso
ciation ; Lee B. Nusbaum, Richmond, sec
retary-treasurer, and Frederick M. A>res,
Indianapolis, a member of the board of
directors.
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