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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-24
Sulphur, Salt and Ship
Interests Recently
Acquired.
BUSINESS ACTIVE
Deep Waterway Leads
Ocean Vessels to
Wharves.
Special to Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger.
BY RICHARD SPiILANE.

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 24.-Once
Houston's interests were centered
largely on cotton and cattle, wheat
and lumber. Now they include oil
and sulphur. salt and ships.
The city is the center Of a great
oil producing region. and, as il it
does not have enough to draw upon,
the West Columbia, Blue Ridge.
Goose Creek, Humble and various
other fields, that of the Mexia dis
trict, has been added lately.
Like Los angeles, Houston has made
a port for itself 1t had in Buffalo Bayou
a waterway that light draft vessels
could navigate in. With the aid Of the
Government it has deepened and widened
this stream and today ocean going
craft can come up to the turning basin
within the city limits.
OIL ACTIVITIES
BRING IMPROVEMENTS.
For eight miles along the City miles
channel is dotted with warehouses and
wharves, cotton congresses, oil rein
cries, grain elevators and various indus
trial establishments. There are oil pipe
lines and pumping stations and tank
farms galore. OF oil refneries alone
there are eleven. including the Sinclair.
Galena, Signal, Crown, Koen and WOolfe.
Deep Water, Patex, Mogul, Humble.
Turnbow, Port Houstond and Lap0rte
companies.
Houston has faith in becoming great
port In 1920, the first full year Of the
ports activities, its commerce, foreign
and domestic. aggregated 1,110,24 tons.
Of So, ,301, 1872 values.
This years total probably will be less.
There is more movement Of grain, but
the cotton crop is very short and the
oil business Is slow. There is no doubt
Continued on Page Five.)
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ICE PRICES MET
THE APPROVAL.
OF COMMITTEE
Marion County Administrators
Say Regulations Not Made
by Wyckoff Alone.

The defense in the so-called "ice trust
case" when hearing was resumed today
in Superior Court, room l, before Special
Judge W, H. Eichhorn of Blunton, be-
gan the introduction Of vital evidence
when members Of the Marion County Fair
Price Committee testified they approved
OF the 60 cent price for ice for house
hold use June II. 1920, and also when
ice peddlers testified their territory had
never been restricted by the ice conf
panies.
When court reconvened after the Sat
urday and Sunday holiday, counsel in
fomred the court that as many witnesses
have been in court for days, it was con-
sidered advisable to temporarily remove
Stanley Wyckof. former Federal Food
Administrator for Indiana and 8 de-
fendant to the suit brought by the At
torney General for the purpose of stop
ping the alleged activities Of the 80
called "ice trust" from the stand and
hear other witnesses. This the court per-
mitted. When this line OF testimony is
completed, Mr.. WyckoG again win be
placed on the stand
Walter Geddes, Victor c. Kendell, Mrs
Samuel r. Artman, Clarence McPhersOn
and Claude A. CrOwder, all members cf
the fair price committee for Marion
County, testified they approved OF the in
crease of ice on various occasions after
facts were submitted to them and also
that they approved of the 90 cent price.
Record evidence had been submitted
previously by the State in an attempt to
show that Mr.. Wyekoff virtually had
taken the matter out of the hands OF the
committee before the fair price COMMITTEES
had approved OF the increase.
The defense also presented seven ice
peddlers who testified they never CON
suited the defendant ice companies re-
garding territory; that all Of them so
rcited their own customers IN any dis
trict of the city that they desired, snd
than the ice companies did not dictate
or suggest prices.
About twenty ice peddlers were waiting
in court to testify for the defendants.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-24

Individuals, delegations and societies
viii be given an opportunity TO bestow
floral and other recorations with such
brief cerCnony as may seem appropriate
in each case. The commanding general
District of Washington, wilt arrange a
schedule Of ceremonies indicating the
hour, form and length Of each and will
keep a record OF all tributes bestowed.
All decorations OF the nonperishable kind
will be preserved and transported TO the
amphitheater on the morning Of Nov. IL
The pail bearers and body bearers will
assemble IN the rotunda of the Capitol
at S a. M, Nov. II. The remains will
be placed on the caisson and the escort
formed in column and ready to move az
s 80 a. IN. The remains viii be borne
by the body bearers and followed by the
pail bearers in column of twos from the
rotunda to the caisson, the band playing
sacred music. The guard of honor win
be paraded to pay its respects 20 the re-
mains.
When President Harding has taken po-
sition Immediately behind the caissOn,
the procession headed by the general Of
the armies aud stan of distinguished
generals and admirals, will proceed at
$50 a. m to Arlington National ceme-
terry, the band playing a funeral march
in quick time, ting with muffled
drums.
After completion of the ceremonies in
the amphitheater, the band will proceed
to a position near the sarccphagus. The
casket will be carried by the body bearers
to the place prepared for /. in the base
Of the sarcopbagus, the route outside the
amphitheater to be lined each side by
armed men. The casKet viii be followed
by the honorary pail bearers, the Presi-
dent, his Cabinet, foreign diplomats, other
representatives and others in the amphi-
theater.
Minute guns win be fired commencing
Mt $50 a. m. Nov. IL until the first salvO
to be fired after the lnterment except that
there will be a pause Ia the firing from
II :5S a. M. to u :0i p. m. in order to
observe the two minutes silence from l.
noon to :02 p. m. the beginning OF
which win be indicated by Attention"
sounded three times by buglers.-Copy-
right. 1921, by Public Ledger Company.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-24
2DEAD,1OHURT
IN MISHAPS; 3
VICTIMS OF GAS
Boy, 7, Killed by Street
Car Backing
Up.
NEGRO IS BURNED
Seven Arrests Follow
Auto Collisions
md Wrecks.

Two killed, ten injured, three over
come by gas, seven persons arrested
and FIVE automobiles wrecked, is the
toll of eight accidents yesterday and
today. OF this number FIVE were au-
tomobile accidents.
A street car accident took one life
and a man was burned to death,
while white mule" figured in many
Of the automobile accidents which
exacted an unusually heavy toll OF
injured over the weekend.
The dead
JAMES OGDEN. JR.. I. 1882 North
Pennsylvania street killed by street car
at Central avenue aud Thirty Fourth
street
ISAAC SPEARS. 80. negro. 1916 Colum
bia avenue, died Of burns at city hospi-
tai.
THOMAS THOMAS. 26. $50 Parkway
avenue. left leg broken, cut aud bruised.
city hospital
GEORGE sCHAEPLER, SIS Cottage
avenue cut and bruised
GERTRUDE WEIsHAAR. 7, 40 South
Oakland avenue. cut and bruised.
MONROE GOOLsDY. 425 81. Peter
street. severely cut and bruised.
RALPH KETCHUM, Al, 913 North
Capitol avenue, leg broken, hit by auto
mobile.
ALoIs RUEsCH. sos Bright street,
bruised and cut Hit by automobile.
PERCY DUNN. IS. negro. 9ls Cotton
street. legs crushed and bruised.
MATTE DUNN. 81, negress. 9ls Col
ton street. serious scalp wound.
I'D MCDONALD. 81. negro, 9ol Wes'
Walnut street, cut ON face ana head'
bruised about the body.
EMMA BOWLING. 30. negress 444
Cora street. knee cut, body bruised, over
come By gas.
MRS. ANNA LUDGIN. $50 Parkway
avenue: condition not serious
HILDA LUDGIN, 13. 3JS Parkway ave-
nue.: condition not serious.
HELEN LUDCIN. H. 35S Parkway
avenue: condition not serious.
James ogden, Jr {, son or James NJ
Ogden. Sr. an attorney, 1892 North Penn
sylyania street was crushed To death "a
nrRS the yhe@ls-.of- a. Central. avenue
street car number 1923, today Ihe
street ear was backing at Central avenue
and Thirty Fourth street, and the con
ductor was not on the car.
Thomas Hampshire. motorman OF the
street car, 1@7 Mclean Place, was AZ
rested on the charge OF manslaughter.
james Thomas Ss2s Ruckle street, con
ductor, was In a garage at the time OF
the accident and Hampshire was the only
person on the street car.
The boy had been sent 70 a drug store
at Central avenue and Thirty Fourth
street at 80 o'clock this morning. He
purchased two cans Of floor wax and
with these In one arm and leading his
bicycle with the other hand. he started TO
Continued on Phge Eieven.l
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ACTED IN EXCESS
OF LEGAL POWER
/. c. c. Charged With Having
Misconstrued Law.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24--The Interstate
Commerce Commission was accused today
Of having "mlsconstrued the transporta-
tion act and exceeded it's authority" IN
fixing intrastate rates by John f. Benton
general solicitor for the National Ass0ci-
alton of Railroad and Utilities Comulis-
sioners. before the Senate Interstate
Commerce Committee.
Benton appeared in support of the bill
Of Senator Capper, Republican, Kansas
which would restore to the State com
missions their former powers over intra-
state rates and repeal the guarantee
CLAUSE OF the transportation act
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-24
Jitneys Ordered
Out of Des MOineS;
Cars Start TOnight

DIES MONIES. Iowa, Oct. e4.-Busses
were ordered from the streets OF DeS
Moines by the city council and street car
service halted ten weeks ago, will be
resumed late today.
Federal Judge Wade ordered cars
locked up in the barns whom the COM
pany in the hands of the receiver, lost
about $e5. eco a month due TO competition
of busses which charged only cents
fare while ths trolley fare Was cents.
The new franchise includes the old rate
of fare
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-24
MORE DELAY IN
POWELL'S CASE;
UP NEXT NOV. II

More delay in the actual hearing Of
the case Of Perry Z. Powell, 1896 Carroll
ton avenue, a real estate man, who is
said to be a former minister, charged
with contributing to the delinquency Of
Edward Smith, a minor, 525 Eugene
street. caused the case to be continued
until Nov. IA, before Special Judge John
c. Ruckelshaus in the juvenile court to-
day
It was announced that the Smith boy
was "out Of the city and so could not
present to testify. The boys parents
promised to have him in court the aft
ernOOn Of Nov. II.
The case against Powell was filed
June G, 1921, and has been set for trial
on numerous occasions.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-24
Threatening Mutters
From Business on
Increase.
Special to Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger.
By FREDERICK WILLIAM WI


WASHINGTON, Oct. 24-That the Re
publican party is on the brink of disaster
is the conclusion frankly reached at a
conference of leaders in Washington last
week. Conceded failure Of the huge q.
o. P, ajority in Congress TO satisfy
the cOuntry's expectations of taxation and
tariff reform is the cause of alarm. What
leaders said to themselves, in cold
blooded candor, is that the party has
not keep its campaign pledges to the
people. They are convinced the situs-
ton is such rs to threaten overwhelm
Ing rebuke in the 1922 elections.
No one is more upset over the state OF
affairs than Senator Penrose. He did not
minca words in his discussion of it with
organization officials. The chairman of
the Senate Finance Committee told them
it is plain as daylight that the G. o. P.
is slipping slipping" to possibly
irretrievable depths.
The insurgent Republicans in the SEN
ate, notably the belIgerent farm bloc"
primarily are blamed for clegging the
legislative wheels and frustrating the
Administrations plghted business pro-
gram. If the Ken Cap -Klan"-Senator
Moses picturesque nickname for the
Western agricultural group headed by
Senators Kenyon and Capper-keeps up
its fight on the tax bill. the railroad
funding scheme and the foreign debt
project recommended by Secretary Mellon
Republican leaders, make no bones about
saying the jig is up.
The party, they lugubriously lament
might as well get ready for defeat at
next years congressional polls. Senator
Penrose is quoted as having said the Re
publican majority in Congress already
has met its Waterloo. lie declares the
humiliation is all the harder to bear be-
cause il has been brought about from
within, and not from without the organ
iZatiOns own ranks.
ORGANIZATION LEADERS
HASTEN TO WASHINGTON
Feeling that Washington often is over
dangerously out of touch with popular
sentiment, Republican organization lead
ers fastened TO the Capital to reflect It.
Many Of them same hither with blood
in their eyes. What they had to report
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-24

by city, State and probably county in
stitutions." said DIR. Morgan.
They will be condemned under the law
whenever found, he said.
WOMAN OPENS
INVESTIGATION.
The evidence has been gathered by
Health Inspector Ed Young and \. G
Stringer, agent of the Better Business
bureau The probe grew out of a report
of a south side woman to the Better
Business Bureau early, in July that she
had found a mattress just purchased to
contain floor sweenings, DR.. Morgan said.
She said she tore open the mattress when
Scontizusd ON Page Elsssm1
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SPURGTN STILL
IN MEXICO

MARIA. Texas, Oct. 24.-The idea that
rhe body Of the mystery msn" found a
suicide in a hotel at Miami, Fla, is that
Of Warren G. Spurgin. abscOnding head
Of the Michigan Avenue Trust Company
Of Chicago, is secuted by the district
manager of a nationally known detective
agency who trailed Spurgin to Chihuahua,
Mexico.
''It is either a case of mistaken identity
or ruse to try and get US or the trail
received a telegram Sunday from my
men in chihuahua and he still was there"
the district head announced
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Infantry Sergeant Picks
BOdy of 'URknOgUEs' He re

CHALoNS SUR MARINE, France. Oct,
24.-Every place of business was closed
and all citizens congregated around the
city hall today while Edward +. Younger,
a sergeant of the 5Oth Infantry, advanced
into the temporary chapel, where lay the
remains Of four unknown American SOL
diers, to pick the one to be buried in
Arlington Cemetery amid highest honors.
Sergeant Younger entered the chapel
alone. Behind drawn curtains he could
be seen to sharply salute each coffin in
turn and finally deposit white rose on
one Of the caskets. Returning he salutcd
Generals Allen and Rogers, after which
the guard about the city hall reformed
and marched away. Sergeant Younger
then aided in the removal of the chosen
casket to a chapel opposite, where the
body of the unknown" soldier was en-
balnled and laid in a coffin brought from
America for the purpose The body viii
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he buried in this coffin at Arlington
Cemetery.
At 1 O'Clock the coffin was placed be-
fore the entrance to t'e city hall, guard
ed by American and French troops. All
Chalons fled past the casket in silent
tribute to the unknown" soldier
At o'clock a picked Ameri an body
guard, accompanied by a FIT .nch regi-
ment, saw the body to the Chaions rail
way station, where ia was placed aboard
a special train for Havre
Maj. Robert Patrick Harbold. who as
sisted in the removal of the four bodies
Of American soldiers from the cemeteries
declared three careful examinations were
made Of the bodies and that no identi-
fcation marks were found No one ever
viii know the battlefield upon which the
soldier fell, Major Harbold said
The bodies Of the three remaining
American doughboys will be buried In
the cemetery at Romagae. - -
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-24
WOMEN WILL MEET
ON SCHOOL TOPIC
South Side Club to Make
recommendations.

Members Of the Original South Side
women's Club, aroused over the with
drawal of Bert s. Gadd as a candidate
for school commissioner, will meet to
night and it is expected win call upon
the Better Schools League to investigate
the petitions of other candidates,
especially those who are on the little
schools" slate.
Mr.. Gadd, who was a propOnent OF Il
larger school building program. resigned
just prior to the filing Of a suit which
questioned the number of signatures upon
his petition.
The meeting will be held in the Nc
Kinley School, State and Lexington
avenues.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-24
MRS. BURKETT
GETS SENTENCE
Hillsdale (Ind.) Woman, Who
Forged Roosevelt Note,
Goes to Prison.

NEW YORK. Oct 24.-Emma Richard
son Burkett. Hillsdale. Ind, was SEN
fenced to from six months to three years
in the peniteltiary today by Judge Al
fred J. Talley for forging the name Of
the late Col Theodore Roosevelt to a
fake note.
Her husband, George Burkett. of Hills
dale. conferred with Judge Talley before
sentence was passed. He said his wife
was considered a "crank" IN Hillsdale
and that she had acted ''mysteriously
for several years. He said she was once
convicted Of attempting to defrauo
through use of the mails
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-24
Blood-SOaked Cotton, Cigar
Stubs and Sweepings Used
in Mattresses, Morgan Says

Evidence to show that there have been
and are hundreds Of mattresses offered
for sale in indianapolis department,
furniture and second hand stores, un-
labeled in violation of State laws and
filled with such refuse as blood SOAKED
cotton, filliINss of abandoned mattresses,
cigar stubs and floor sweepings. anA that
such mattresses are being manufestured
by certain concerns in indianapolis will
be turned over to William =. Evans
prosecuting attorney, in few days by
Dr. Herman g. Morgan, secretary of the
board Of public health.
would not be surprised If we find
that some Of these mattresses are in use
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-24
sMTAMI SUICIDE
is NOT SPURGN,
MISSING BANKER
Unidentified Man Not as
Large as Chicagoan, Who
Is in Mexico.

MIAMI, Fla, Oct 24-Denial that the
body found in the Pershing Hotel here
Friday is that OF Warren e. Spurgin.
missing president Of the Michigan Ave
nue. Trust Company Of Chicago. WAS
made here today by Chicagoans in this
city. The suicide it was stated, was a
man of only 3 feet 10 inches. eShile Spur
gin, .t is said, is feet inches. The
dead man here weighs 185 pounds, while
Spurgin, it Is declared, weighed hun
dred pounds more than this figure
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-24
SEVENTY YEARS A WIDOW.

LONDON. Oct. 23.-Mrs. Garrett of
Oakgroye has just celebrated her 104th
birthday. Although her eyesigbt and
hearing are beginning to fail her intel
lect is as keen as ever. She takes great
interest in pullic affairs and was loud
in her denunciation of the Carpenter.
Dempsey fight. She has wonderful re-
tentative memory. She has been widow
seventy years.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-24
Canadian Boat Wins

HALIFAX, \. S. Oct. 24-The schooner
Blue Nose of LHnenberg, by winning to-
days race with the Gloucester schooner
Elsie. in five hours and twenty minutes
lifted the international 6shermens
trophy, won last year by the Gloucester
schooner Esperanto.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-24
RABBIT CHASE Fatal.

NORFOLK. England, Oct 23.--Acci-
dentally struck on the thumb by stick
while chasing a rabbit Charles W.
Woodbouse died in the local hospital from
ockjaw.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-24
TRAINED HIS WIFE.

CHICAGO, Oct. 23.-Mrs. Clarence Fry
sued for divorce on the grounds of cru-
city. She said that whenever she went
out with him she had to walk behind
Like 4 dnx"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-24
WEATHER

Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
TOR the twenty-fOur hours ending Z
p m, Oct 25, 1921:
Fair and warmer tonight and Tuesday;
increasing cIoudinesk
TInTTnE y nj asf,T~
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ATTACK POLISH xI,I.AGrs

AA ~ "A FOAiSH flLLAGEs.
LONDON. Oct. 24.-Bands of armed
Germans were attacking Polish villages
and have clashed with French soldiers
an official Polish dispatch from Beuthen
a Solician town, stated today
Evening journal., 1921-12-01

morning. II appears that he had
struck up an acquaintance with A
Maloret another passenger, and
conversed with him In the smoking
room until Ills Saturday night.
when he left suddenly. saying he
would retire. lie was not seen
afterward.
"On Sunday Mr.. Meloret inquired
for him. but thought he was M. as
We were having heavy weather. on
Monday morning when % was found
hat his berth was undisturbed, an
Investigation was made and nine
letters 20 members OF his family,
several wireless messages and a
note to me were discovered on his
berth. The siatero0m was then
looked and the papers delivered to
me.
"I ala not forward tho wireless
messages but sent two Of my own
ono 10 his executor. John r. Pruyn
another TO the company once. Tho
letters entrusted to mo I shall mai
az soon as possible
Evening journal., 1921-12-01
NEIL o'RRIEN's MnNsTRELs

All roads. .thoroughfares and con-
veyances tonight will lead directly
or Indirectly to tho Playhouse. where
Oscar +. Hodge will present Neil
O'Brien Super-M Minstrels now on rs
tenth annual tour OF gloom annlhila-
tion. Tho show will be In this city
for three days with n Saturday
matinee.
This celebrated organization has
assumed greater proportions than
ever this year. and the company now
Is almost double the size OF that
presented In earlier years. The
scenic production Is one OF massive
and lavish splendor. never before
equalled IN minstrolsy and not ex-
ceiled even by the 'ziegfeld Fol
lies" and Winter Garden shows
The entire program has been ar
ranged and produced under the per
sonal supervision OF Mr.. O'Brien
with the musical part and orchestra
under the direction OF J. II. De
Vecho. Among other we'll know
favorites the company include'
Jack Smoke" Gray. Pete Detzel anc
Joe Carroll, Bell and Arliss, Gen,
Cobb. Fred Miller and Claude Root
Henry Maher. J. Lester Habercorn
Tom Kane. Wally y. Mersereau
George Shone, Dan Marshall. Char
les r. Wright. Tom Virgins. An
drew White. Jimmy johnson, Nyl
Verne and William Richards. Davil
"Sugarfoot" Ganney. Frank Crack
er" Quinn Ed. Larson.
Evening journal., 1921-12-01
THE eSf@1@G

style and comes under he wire as
easy winners.
a Fool There Is." and he makes
us laugh and this Is tho firm name
OF Wilson and Kelly The pair con
duct catch as catch can bout with
fun and prove themselves masters
OF the art OF landing laughs "A
Fool There 1s" Is tho title OF their
skit. II is composed Of a Lively line
OF truly funny pattor with song here
and there TO keep the fun IN bounds.
Ray Hughes and Company. assist
ed by Pam" offer "Oh. Cut II Out. "
a number with 100 por cent fun and
frolic.
Doll and Gliss are comedy eccen-
trio musical clowns with NJ much
fun NJ a circus. The Patricks are
gymnasts Of great strength and dar-
ing. Tho Henry Sisters are othorr
on the program. They have n sons
and dance program.
The photoplay feature this week
is 10 be william Russell In Bar,
knuckles." a real adventure pictur,
OF the West with thrill in eaci
scene.