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Times Peace Move Gains Momentum; Many Sign Ballot Cast Your Vote for World Peace the Peace Pact Out of the Senate by Ratify Kellogg Treaty as Gift to the Wond No Nape Address Send to The Indianapolis Times Peace Editor. Leaders All Over Nation Join to Give Impetus to Movement. lit! United Press NEW. YORK, Dec. unanimous enthusiasm.

New York ministers today joined in the swelling appeal for favorable senate action on the Kellogg treaty before Christmas. The idea of stamping the treaty with the Christmas spirit has seized upon the imagination of the people in a way rare in the history of national and international questions. Here are typical expressions of ministers to the New York Telegram: Kellogg peace pact, like the star of Bethlehem, is a light to guide us to new international the Rev. Henry Darlington, Church of the Heavenly Rest, said. of us who in France went through the last conflict know that the most uncivilized of institutions is war and that unless we destroy it, it will destroy us." is great public sentiment in this country for quick ratification without reservations, and it is to be hoped that this sentiment will express itself unmistakably to the Dr.

W. R. Bowie, Grace Protestant Episcopal church, asserted. PITTSBURGH, Dec. Pittsburgh is indorsing strongly the Scripps-Howard movement to get the Kellog peace treaty ratified by the senate before Christmas.

Citizens are balloting on the treaty under direction of the committee, consisting of Dr. T. S. Baker, president, Carnegie Institute of Technology; Bishop Alexander Mann; Colonel S. H.

Church, president Carnegie institute, and A. L. Humphrey, president Westinghouse Air Brake Company. CINCINNATI, Dec. 12.

Cincinnati today enthusiastically took up the campaign to get the anti-war treaty adopted by the senate before Christmas. Many ministers indorsed the campaign of the Scripps-Howard newspapers and will preach on the subject next Sunday. Mayor Murray Seasongood and Dr. Frederick C. Hicks, former president University of Cincinnati, were among those issuing statements.

WASHINGTON, Dec. officials, college faculties, ministers and organizations today voted for prompt Kellogg treaty ratification through the Washington Daily News poll. The chaplain of the house of representatives, the Rev. James Shera, Montgomery, said: is the greatest step toward world peace ever "The Kellogg pact is the longest and straightest step toward world peace that the governments of the world ever have said Bishop W. F.

McDowell, Methodist Episcopal church. CLEVELAND, Dec. T. Herrick, ambassador to France, and Newton D. Baker, war-time secretary of war, were among the first to cast their ballots in the Cleveland Press poll to get the peace pact out of the senate before Christmas.

Votes are flowing in by the hundreds, practically all in the affirmative. Cleveland organizations, including peace societies, parent-teacher clubs, fraternal groups, civic bodies and churches, have signified their intention of forming a city-wide committee to encourage balloting. ROCHESTER, N. Dec. 12.

Officials of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, with which most of the Protestant denominations of the country are allied, are supporting vigorously the campaign to get quick senate ratification of the Kellogg anti-war treaty. After the quadrennial convention of the federal council in session here had passed a resolution urging prompt ratification, Bishop Francis J. McConnell of New York, president, and Dr. Sidney L. Gulick of New York, head of the International Friendship commission, expressed their approval of the Scripps-Howard drive for senate action before Christmas.

BRYSON SETS EXAMPLE Postmaster Mails Package of Christmas Cards Today. Postmaster Robert H. Bryson practices what he preaches. For several weeks he has been urging the public to mail Christmas greeting cards for Indianapolis delivery as early as possible, tying them in bundles and marking "for Christmas Today he followed out his own suggestion by mailing a large number of his own, Christcqaa cards, Complete Wire Reports of UNITED PRESS, The Greatest World-Wide News Service The Indianapolis Times Unsettled, probably rain tonight and Thursday. Not much change in temperature.

VOLUME 175 Central Indiana Raises Its Voice in Support of Campaign. A tidal wave of ballots, expressing sentiment of Indianapolis in favor of The drive to put the Kellogg peace pact through the senate by Christmas, began rolling in today. The voice of central Indiana was raised in support of the campaign, scores of ballots reaching The Times in the first mail from many points. The ballots, with hundreds still uncounted, had reached a total of for to 17 against before noon. A group of 573 for 573 for ratification later came in from citizens of Camden, canvassed by Don R.

Lesh, Times agent there. Lesh reported that the citizens enthusiastically joined in the movement and expressed the hope that similar large expressions of sentiment' might be made by residents of other towns surrounding Indianapolis. Move Is Praised This is one of the best moves made by the people in a hundred wrote Mr. and Mrs. John C.

Engle of Francesville, Ind. Endorsement of the movement came also from the Rev. C. U. Wade of Muncie, known throughout the state as secertary fthe Aid Society.

Among the important votes for ratification was'that of Mrs. Alice M. French, founder of the American War Mothers. Mrs. French pointed out that the Ketllogg treaty has been endorsed by the Indiana chapter of the war mothers and that at the convention on Nov.

9 an appeal was made to the president and congress to make the treaty the first order of business in the present session. Reibold Sends Compliment From George H. Reibold of the departments of English and History of Central Normal college, Danville, came this expression: most heartily congratulate you upon the peace project. The good people of Indiana are all with you. This movement is timely and will doubtless From every walk of life there came expressions of indorsement, in personal visits, telephone calls and by letter.

Leaders of civic organizations and churchmen of the city are taking especially keen interest in the campaign, lending every assistance in their power to The Times. Thirty-seven members of the Gyro Club signed Times peace ballots at luncheon at the Spink-Arms. None voted against ratification of the Kellogg pact. Thirty Mercators at luncheon Tuesday at the Spink-Arms voted for the pact and two against. Sixty-six students and faculty members at Indiana Central college voted for ratification, enthusiastically joining the movement, which is in line with sentiment previously expressed by both student and faculty leaders.

Watson Favors Pact WASHINGTON, Dec. J. E. Watson today definitely announced that he is in favor of the Kellogg peace treaty in its present form. Watson answered a telegram from Mrs.

Elizabeth Stanley, president of the Indiana W. C. T. co-operating in The Indianapolis Times drive, as follows: expect to support the Kellogg treaty, and I heartily agree with you in your conclusions that this treaty will have a most salutary influence in behalf of world Watson also said that he is heartily in favor of the idea advanced by the Scripps-Howard newspapers that the treaty should be ratified in time to make it a Chrismas present to the world. He added, however, that he feared it would be difficult.

Senator Robinson, however, has not studied the treaty thoroughly, he said today, and would not commit himself. prefer to say nothing at this he said adding that he expected to give the document thorough study in the next few days. OPEN HOUSE ARRANGED Three-Day Celebration Starts at Shortridge Tonight. Shortridge high school officials are preparing for the open house celebration at the new school, Thirty-fourth and Meridian streets, tonight, Thursday and Friday nights. Members of the school R.

O. T. C. will serve as guides fir visitors wishing to inspect the building. The program includes a concert by the Shortridge band tonight, concert by the and Glee Clubs, Thursday night, and by both the orchestra and glee clubs, Friday MINT MACHINE DRIVE HELPED BY CITY COURT Fine Is Imposed on Man Caught in Raids Tuesday.

GAMBLING CLEANUP ON Fourteen Cases Continued; Two Bonds Ordered Forfeited. The police campaign to rid the city of slot machines met its biggest test successfully this morning when municipal court judges followed the Tuesday decision of the superior court in holding the machines gambling devices and fined one man caught in Tuesday's drive. Seventeen men, in whose poolrooms and restaurants police raiding squads found slot machines Tuesday, faced Judges Paul C. Wetter and Clifton R. Cameron this morning.

Bonds Forfeited Two failed to appear and their bonds of SIOO were ordered forfeited. Fourteen of the cases were continued until after Dec. 20. John Campbell, proprietor of a restaurant at 504 West New York street, was fined $5 and costs on a charge of keeping a gambling device by Judge Cameron. Before the superior court order of Judge Bryon K.

Elliott dissolving a restraining order preventing police from raiding places for slot machines, the municipal courts have held the machines mint-vending devices, and not gambling devices. Warning Issued The slot machine drive is part of a general gambling cleanup, according to Fred W. Connell, president of the safety board, who ordered the slot machine drive. want to warn all hotel owners and managers that they will be held responsible for gambling in their he said. are going to make a determined effort to stamp out gambling in KILLS FOURTH RIVAL One-Armed Husband Again in Jail for Murder.

By United Press JOPLIN, Dec. twentyfive years of marired life, D. L. Nutt, a one-armed man, has killed four rivals for his affections. latest victim is John Cole, 35, whom he killed near Baxter Springs, after the latter had been found with his wife.

19-year-old son, Bob, is in jail with his father. Both are charged with first degree murder. BALKED AT GUARANTEE Terre Haute Lawyers Refuse Assursurance of Slaying Acquittal. Bit times Special TERRE HAUTE, Dec. 12.

Members of the Mullikin Mullikin law firm have withdrawn as defense counsel for Sam Palmer, charged with slaying his uncle, Ira Tobey, asserting that Palmer refused to pay them a reasonable fee unless they guaranteed he would be acquitted. POLITICAL LEADER DIES End Comes Suddenly for Charles Weidler, South Bend. Bp United Press SOUTH BEND, Dec. 12. Charles Weidler, 60, banker and stock raiser, and widely known in Democratic politics in Indiana, was found dead in his office here today, believed a heart disease victim.

He was progressive Democrat, and once bolted the party to lead the La Follette forces in Indiana. For a score of years he has been identified with agricultural movements in Indiana and in 1926 was a candidate for congress. POLICE HEAD TO RESIGN Whalen Named as Probable Choice for New York Commissioner. Bu United Press NEW YORK, Dec. A.

Warren, police commissioner, probably will resign within the next few days, according to information in official circles here. It was understood Mayor Walker would offer the post to Grover A. Whalen, former commissioner of plant and structures and present chairman of the committee on reception of distinguished guests. Quakes Shake Chile Towns Bn United Press SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. 12.

Earth tremors of varying intensity were felt In the towns of Constitucion, Parral, Couquenes, and Rancagua Tuesday. Some houses collapsed but no lives were lost. Only a few minutes to DETROIT and return by Long Distance. Basic rate, sl.3s.—Advertisement, INDIANAPOLIS WEDNESDAY, DEC. 12, 1928 KING GEORGE IM PROVED, SAY PHYSICIANS AFTER OPERATION IS PERFORMED Lung Is Punctured to Relieve Congestion; Wales at Bedside.

BY KEITH JONES United Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, Dec. operation was performed on King George today. Pus was drained off by puncturing his lung. The process will have to be repeated, his doctors announced. The doctors said slight which they had noted in a bulletin this morning was being maintained.

The minor operation was performed after a consultation of the physicians and the announcement was signed by all five doctors Sir Hugh Rigby, surgeon to the royal household and his surgeon-in-ordinary, was summoned to Buckingham palace and arrived at 5 p. m. It was the first time that Sir Hugh had been summoned since the present illness of the king. He is senior surgeon of the London hospital and also is surgeon-inordinary to the Prince of household. The king recognized the prince of Wales when the prince tip-toed into his room at Buckingham palace Tuesday night after his dramatic race from east Africa and attendants said he appeared to rally slightly.

Youngest Son Called But it was feared today that the stimulus which the return provided hardly was sufficient to overcome the rigors of the prolonged illness. The apprehension was aggravated this morning with the announcement that Prince George, youngest son of the British king, had been called home from Bermuda where he had been with the British fleet Prince George is expected to arrive in England on the Berengaria Dec. 20, his tweny-sixth birthday. He will sail from New York Friday. The prince of Wales etumed to Buckingham palace shortly after noon today for a short visit.

There was magnificent drama in the return of the prince of Wales from his African hunting expedition. The young man who set out so Joyfully only a few months ago to become bronzed under the African sun, returned haggard and pale to his bedside. The long trip, made in record time seriously had sapped the vitality. Visit Is Brief For more than twenty minutes after his arrival at the palace at 10:24 p. the prince dared not erter the sick room.

He composed himself during a long talk with his mother, Queen Mary. Accompanied by the queen and his brother, the duke of York, the pince entered the sound-proof room in which his father is ill. Owing to court etiquette, no details of what actually transpired ever will be known. The visit to the sick room was brief, for the physicians had warned that the excitement of the king of seeing the prince might overcome the first benefits of the eunion. Queen Gets Some Sleep The visit of the prince to the palace was brief.

At 11:24 p. the high palace gates were swung open by guards and the prince, accompanied by the Duke and Duchess ot York left for the home in Piccadilly. The sentries came sharply to attention as the Prince of Wales passed out of the big courtyard. After a few stay at the residence, the prince left In his own car for his residence, York House, up the Mall from Buckingham palace. After midnight only a few scattered lights around the palace grounds were to be seen.

Palace of ficials said the queen was asleepthe first real sleep she has had since the king became 111. Sir Stanley Hewett, apothecary surgeon to the king, spent the night at the palace. The king went to sleep almost immediately after the visit. THREEDIE IN MOTET FIRE Lives Lost When Flames Destroy Texas Building. Bp United Press HOUSTON, Dec.

men lost their lives today when fire destroyed the two-story Boyle hotel. ARMORED PAY ROLL TRUCK IS LOOTED; BANDITS GET Bn United Press YONKERS, N. Dec. motor car loads of bandits made a spectacular raid on a steel-plated armored truck today and escaped with approximately in cash, after wounding two men. The two men wounded were Adolph Kauter, a guard on the truck who was shot in both arms and Patrick patrolman, whose face was cut by a spent shot gun slug.

Although the fire was returned by the guards, it was not any of them was injured, as they all escaped In one motor car. Co-eds All for Pact He iS Indiana Central college co-eds were enthusiastic joiners of the Scripps- Howard movement to get the Kellogg pact ratified by Christmas. Miss Julia Good (left above) and Miss Gladys Rice are shown waiting to sign Times ballots after Miss Ruth Howe completes her vote. JAIL EX-OFFICIAL ON GRAFT CHARGE Schleicker Is Accused of Pay Roll Padding in County Road Post. Charged with having mulcted Marion county out of several hundred dollars by collecting on false claims for road construction work, Clarence E.

Schleicker, 4203 Park avenue, former assistant county road superintendent, today was arrested and is held under bond. He was arrested by John G. Willis, criminal court investigator, after an afidavit, sworn out by Willis on Information furnished by Luther Tex, county road superintendent, was filed in criminal court. Claims Pour In The investigation that led to arrest was begun last spring when Tex noticed numerous claims coming in from the assistant superintendent in the slack season of road construction. The claims were drawn to pay off laborers who never worked for the county, it is charged in the affidavit.

The affidavit lists one specific case in which Schleicker is said to have obtained $25 under false pretenses, and says that several other instances of false claims are in the hands of prosecutors. Cites Specific Case It is charged that on June 27,1928, Schleicker filed a false claim for $25 with which to pay one Edward Franke for fifty hours labor at 50 cents an hour on five June days. Schleicker received the payment warrant, although, the affidavit contends, Franke never worked for the county. The total the former assistant superintendent is said to have obtained in this manner is $650, according to a check made by the investigators, the affidavit, filed by V. H.

Manifold, deputy prosecutor, sets forth. Schleicker resigned his post as assistant road superintendent several weeks ago. DIVORCED FROM RUTH Miss Husband Granted Interloctory Decree. By United Press BALBOA, C. Dec.

Womack, husband of Ruth Elder, trans-Atlantic aviator, was granter an interlocutory decree of divorce in the Canal Zone district court late Tuesday. The decree will be effective until, his wife takes action within six months. leaving the second machine behind. The payroll truck, property of the First National bank, had gone to the postoffice to obtain a large pay roll. It proceeded down a street, deserted except for a milk truck.

The two bandit cars entered the street from the rear. They first, stopped alongside the milk truck, waited for the milkman to return to his truck after making a delivery, and ordered him to right here and The heavier of the two motor cars, occupied by two men, whirled 100,000 TO SHRINE Pilgrims Start Trek Today for Mexican Religious Foast By United Press MEXICO CITY, Dec. than 100,000 persons began a trek at dawn today to the Guadalupe shine outside Mexico City in celebration of the greatest Mexican religious feast in honor of the virgin, patron saint. a SLAYS HEAD WAITER Takes Place in Welfare Home; 420 Watph. By United Press NEW YORK, N.

Dec. the presence of 420 inmates, a gunman walked into the main dining hall of the city home on Welfare Island today and shot and killed Frank Branigan, head waiter. Although more than 500 men searched the island for him the assassin could not be found. HEADS COLLEGE BOARD Bishop Edgar A. Blake of Indianapolis Chosen at Evansville.

By United Press EVANSVILLE, Dec. 12. Bishop Edgar Blake of the Methodist Episcopal church, Indianapolis area, was elected president of the Evansville college board of trustees at a meeting of the board here. New Board members who were placed on committees included the Rev. W.

T. Jones, Edwin Ray Methodist church, Indianapolis. S-4 READY FOR TESTS Salvaged Sub to Be Used in Life- Saving Experiments. By United Press NEW LONDON, Dec. 12.

The salvaged and converted submarine S-4 arrived here today from Portsmouth navy yard in preparation for tests which will determine the possible future of life-saving apparatus of submarines. BURGLAR Forces Way Past Maid; Routed by Screams. Forcing his way past a Negro maid at the home of G. F. Boyd, 438 Fall Creek boulevard, an clothes began to ransack the home, but was frightened away by the screams.

in front of the armored truck forcing it into the ourbing. Bandits in both cars fired repeatedly as they approached the amored machine. Bandits in the rear machine started a steady fire at the rear door of the truck, drilling a hole in the rear door with bullets. One of the bandits inserted his arm through the hole and unlatched the rear door. The bandits seized the two parcels of money.

All returned to the one car and escaped, Entered as Second-Class Matter at Postoffice, 'lndianapolis DRASTIC ACTIOH PROMISED BY CITY HEALTH BOARD IF FLU PERIL CROWS SERIOUS Thousands of New Cases Reported Over Central Section of U. S. UNIVERSITIES CLOSED Admit Chicago Condition Serious, but Not Yet Critical. By United Press CHICAGO, Dec. epidemic of influenza which has spread eastward from the west coast in the last three weeks has attained serious proportions in the middle west, health reports indicated today.

A United Press survey of the entire western area today showed that several thousand new cases have been reported in the last twentyfour hours. Health authorities of the middlewest reported the disease apparently is a milder type of influenza than that which swept the country in 1918. They agreed, however, that all precautionary measures adopted by numerous localities a week ago have failed to check the advance of the epidemic. California, particularly in Los Angeles, where the present epidemic first gained foothold, reported considerable reduction in the number of new cases, indicating the situation there was well in control. San Francisco reported influenza virtually had died out there.

Southwest Is Stricken Los Angeles reported eleven deaths in the last twenty-four hours, bringing the total for the month to 146. The epidemic has claimed approximately 200 lives since its start, officials said. There were 500 new cases listed yesterday as compared with 800 last Thursday. A total of 1,204 new cases were reported in Oregon for the week ending Dec. 8.

Portland reported 173 cases today and officials said that early closing of schools and preliminary precautions against spread of the epidemic was responsible for the slight death rate. Five per cent of the population of Arizona has been affected by influenza, with a death total of fourteen. One hundred new cases were reported at Arizona university, Tucson Six teachers were ill at Phoenix high school. Kansas Badly Affected The epidemic was at its height in Missouri and Kansas with a majority of the educational Institutions closed down. The University of Kansas at Lawrence was ordered closed today by Chancellor E.

H. Lindley when more than 500 cases were reported among students. Class work will be resumed after the holidays. The University of Missouri at Columbia closed down Tuesday when influenza cases had filled the university infirmary. In Illinois the epidemic apparently is not as serious as in the southwestern sections.

Approximately 100 cases have been reported at University of Illinois at Urbana, Dr. J. H. Beard, university health officer said. Thirty students have been sent to McKinley hospital there.

Rock Island, 111., reported a large number of students absent because of the epidemic. Chicago Is Menaced death toll Tuesday was five, but health commissioner A. H. Kegel reported the situation but not Beloit, reported two deaths. Dr.

C. W. Andrews, city health officer, reported there were 2,000 new cases in the city. The state board of health warned that the epidemic was gaining headway rapidly. The larger cities of Indiana were beginning to show the advance of the epidemic.

Culver Military academy, Culver, closed down Tuesday, as did Wabash college at Crawfordsville. St. Paul, reported 600 cases and other cities in that state reported many children out of school. Serious in Denver In Wichita, the situation was becoming serious. Three deaths have been reported and 2,400 students and forty-two teachers were absent from school.

Salina, reported 600 school children out of class and Parsons had 770 absent. Latest reports from Denver said there were 2,000 cases there, but Dr. S. B. Jaffa, manager of the health department, said most of them were not serious.

Twenty deaths had been reported there in the last twenty-four hours. Two Governors, William H. Adams of Colorado and R. C. Dillon of New Mexico have been stricken by the disease, but are improving.

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43 12 48 9a. 43 lp. $8 HOME Outside Marios County 3 Cents TWO CENTS Meeting to Be Held to Consider Epidemic. Soon. HIGH PNEUMONIA Health Authorities Refuse to Admit Condition Here Is Cr tical.

(State influenza s.tory, Page 20.) With eyes focused on a rising pneumonia death rate, the Indianapolis health board planned a special meeting within the next day or two to discuss the situation. The board, and Dr. Herman G. Morgan, city sanitarian, do not believe that the wave of respiratory infection throughout the city is a recurrence of the influenza epidemic of war times, despite United States public health service statements that the middle west is in the grip of true influenza, but are keeping a close check. No such measures as the closing of public schools, factories or theaters has been discussed or considered, but the board would not hesitate to use its powers if the situation calls for drastic action, Dr.

F. E. Jackson, president, said. Since Nov. 25, forty-four Indianapolis residents have died from pneumonia.

The health authorities are careful to point out that none of these deaths are listed as due to influenza. Old-fashioned la-1 grippe, bronchitis, laryngitis and kindred ills may have been the original trouble from which pneumonia developed. 11 Deaths in 3 Days Eleven of the pneumonia deaths occurred from Sunday morning to Tuesday noon. Charles F. Miller, superintendent of schools, said the public school situation was slightly improved.

Some of the teachers who had been ill have returned to classrooms. Approximately 100 were off duty Monday and eighty-five Tuesday. No figures on the number of pupils absent were available since daily reports' are not made to school headquarters. Miller said the infected areas are spotted, there being some schools practically free and some with numbers of children out in only certain rooms. Substitute Teachers Scarce School executives were hard pressed early in the week to find substitutes for the sick teachers.

The substitute force was cut down last fall, Miller explained, because it was thought better to have fewer substitutes, who teach oftener. Some of the regular substitutes were among those ill and it was necessary to call upon several former substitutes. will co-operate with the health board in any measure decided upon, even the closing of school if that Is deemed said the superintendent. hardly believe the schools should be closed, however. The situation does not warrant considering that in my opinion.

Besides, I believe the uninfected childen would be much better off if they were released to rush and out of doors from their homes all day long. The situation is not much worse than we usually have at this time of year." Schools Not to Close Meanwhile, Dr. William F. King, secretary of the state board of health, took cognizance again of the state situation by urging infected persons to avoid congregation and asking employers to send workers with symptoms of influenza or kindred infections home. Closing of the public schools as a means of checking the epidemic of respiratory infections would be an obsolete method, in the opinion, of Dr.

Herman G. Morgan, city sanitarian. Several suggestions that the schools be closed have been received by the health officers. Out buildings have as high as 3C per cent absence due to illness. But this Is not a general Dr.

Morgan said. make the mistake of trying to wear out such colds. They should go to bed at once and avoid pneumonia and Dr. Morgan wared. Dr.

Morgan estimated three out of every five citizens have suffered some form of respiratory infection durhwf the last month. oiamondTings stolen Jewelry Worth $2,000 Taken from Sick Room of Wife. James W. Lee, 5380 Guilford avenue, today reported to detectives the theft of two diamond rings valued at $2,000 from the room of his wife. Mrs.

Lee is ill and confined to room. The theft is believed to have occurred last Friday. Lee said one of the rings was a 3V4 karat stone mounted on white gold and the other a dinner ring with lve diamonds. The large stone was valued at $1,200 and the dinxwff.