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Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-09-08

ing bright. and I'd not be able to spend
all that time enjoying myself as | do
now.
Besides" Sally continued, 1--WE do
our work. We give rides to the chill
dren and they like it"
I'VE do our work, 1t is true" said
Sophia.
"The other children would not care
for us any more If we were any bright
err" Sally continued.
"That is she said, "they wouldn't
care for us any more than they do
now if we were any brighter.
"Its too bad, perhaps, that we don't
look our best in the summer time, but
we can't help that.
"The children wouldn't like us If
we knew geography and history and
arithmetic.
"They're having their vacations now,
and they are perfectly willing to for
get about geography and history and
arithmetic for the time being.
"rhey'd rather have us give them
rides than do anything else. That is
what they like to have us do"
"Of course" said Sophia, "and we
shouldn't make any effort when 1t isn't
expected Of us and 1t wouldn't be APP
preciated. anyway"
"Well," said Sally, II think I'll have
n rest, for I've taken many children
for rides today, and feel like I need
n good rest"
$50 do L." said Sophia. Il feel like
having q good rest, too. / most GER
tainly feel like having pleasant Sleep"
.I hope you will have pleasant
Sleep" said Sally, sand / trust your
dreams will be pleasant camel
dreams"
az wish tie came TO you" said So
phia. "And hope that you, too, Will
have pleasant dreams
"Good night" said Sally Camel.
"Good night" said Sophia Camel.
"Sleep tight" said Sally Camel.
aDont let the mosquitoes bite" said
Epphia Camel, with q camel smile.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-09-08
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SlnndaySchool
' Lesson '
tBy REV p b. FITZWATER, ID. D.
Teacher OF English Bible in the MOODY
Bible Institute of Chicago)
C9. 1921, Western Newspaper Union)
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER II
PAUL IN ATHENS.

LESSON TEXT-Acts 17:16-34
GOLDEN TEXT-In him we live, ana
move, and have our being.-Acts lI:S.
REFERENCE MATERIAL-Luke 4l6-
90
PRIMARY TOPIC-Paul Telling the
People about God.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Paul in Athens.
INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR TOPIC
in a Famous Greek City.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Paul in a Center OF Learning. Being
Driven from Berea, Paul Fled to Athens
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-09-08
Valuable Experience.

"Has woman's participation in pol
flies benefited the homer
at has" replied Mr.. Meekton. Her
arguments at some of the meetings
have convinced Henrietta that there
are people in the world just as hard
to get along with as ] am"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-09-08
Thus We RabbIe On.

London Athenaeum-". in the
way the writing on the wall attracted
the attention of Nebuchadne2zar."
Whatever that writing was, it
doesn't appear to have been Keep
off the grass. "--Boston Transcript.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-09-08

To make Roadway, improve your
head.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-05
NAVAL MEN
TALK SITUATION

WASHINGTON. Aug. THE super
Hoods" giant warships which Great Brit
ain has just authorized for building are
today the real mystery ships of the
world, 10 the opinion Of naval experts
here
No one not Ia the confidence ~ the
British Admiralty has been allowed Co
get moro than an inkling Of their real
character. They have been represented
vaguely as some new type of destructive
monster surprising anything now known
20 naval science. Ia naval circles here
there IS a strong inclination 10 lay much
Of this mystery TO a desire for blur
and although speculation among naval
experts about the new boats overshad
ows the possibilities Of the pending dis
armament talk no one IS seriously
alarmed over them.
The American Navy has ships afoat
or building that approximate the super
Floods from the little that IS known Of
the latter
Whet naval officials are more con
cerned with on this side Is the inter
probation they are TO put on the situa-
t!on. They see in the laying Of the
new ships a well defined plan to have
the United States carry out her part
OF any disarmament Pact by dlscarding
Continued on Page Eighty
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-05
BARES SWINDLE
RING METHODS
Wolf Of Finance Aide to
WOrthingt0n, Makes Chi
cagO Confession.

CHICAGO Aug. 5.-Charles ". French,
arrested here in a raid on a loop
hotel, as an aide to John w Worthing
ton. head of the alleged million dollar
swindle ring and called "Wolf Of FL
nance" today barred the frenzied tlnan-
cial undertakings Of Honest John &C
cording to the States attorneys office.
French. after his confession. was freed
under a personal bond. He viii be used
as the States star witness against Wor-
thington and the latter's associates.
French, according to his story, was
silent partner in W orthington' S
schemes His story also involved Mel
Vile Reeves. known as the unconyicted
"skyscraper burglar"
French also is said to have disclosed o
scheme by which scores of small banks
in Illinois and Wisconsin were victimizeG
of hundreds of thousands of dollars
through a series of credits. His most
important testimony. it was believed.
would involve the placing Of huge sums
by the trust in foreign banks.
After his confession, French's bonds
were reduced from $4,000 to $1,000 and
he then was allowed to sign his own
boad. He was arrested earlier in the
day at a 'Ioop" hotel.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-05
PLAN BUDGETS
FOR G.. A. r. EVENT
Committee Heads Hold Ses-
sion at c. of c.

A meeting Of chairmen of committees
for the G. A. II. encampment which win
be held here September . to -. was held
at the Chamber of Commerce today for a
general discussion of plans and to sub
NIT budgets. It was stated that none
OF the budgets submitted would be given
out for publication until all had been
submitted so that the amount of the gen
eral budget might not be exceeded.
The Indiana Federation Of Patriotic So
cieties has decided upon an intensive
campaign 10 obtain funds to finance their
part in the G. a. X. encampment. A
lawn fete, benefit performance at the
Ohio theater and a penny campaign
among members Of the organization are
included in the plan to raise money.
1t was explained by speakers at a
meeting of the societies yesterday, in G.
A. r. hall, that the fund so collected Is
In no way connected with the actual ex-
penses Of the encampment, provided by
city and State, but that the expenditures
Of the federated societies will be limited
strictly to providing additional comforts
and entertainment for guests
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-05
HARDING MAKES
PLEDGE, u. S. TO
CONTROL SELF
BetteUeS Agreement on Dis
armament Can Be Reached
Without European MeddIing

LANCASTER, y. H.. Aug. 5.-Presi-
dent Harding scratched a day from his
vacation calendar 10 motor to Gorham.
\. H. today and gave a word of cheer
to several hundred disabled service men
at the Government hospital there
The President told the soldiers America
covets no ones position or wealth. He
reiterated his previous statements on op-
umism over the status of international
affairs and the success Of the disarma-
ment conference
While the President stated that the be
lieyed an agreement would he reached by
which wars would be ended. he declared
emphatically that the United States will
continue to control her own affairs.
The United States is in a position to
lead" the President declared, and said
the "auguries were good for the success
Of her leadership in disarmament
President Harding also spoke briefly
at North Stratford.
The President went 10 Gorham shortly
after breakfast and got in a game Of
golf after his visit to the hospital. He
plans to leave here Saturday for Port
land by way Of Poland Springs, taking
the Mayhower at Portland He should
reach Washington Tuesday.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-05
i. s. is GIVEN
FREE HAND AT
ARMS PARLEY
Foreign Governments Inter
pose No Objection to Wash
ingtOn Proposals.
JAP CONVERSATIONS ON
Secretary Hughes Hopeful
All Disputed Points May
Be Cleared Up.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. - The
United States has been given prac-
tically a free hand in shaping the
course of the international confer
ence on disarmament and Pacific
questions scheduled to meet here
Nov. II next, it developed today.
Great Britain has indicated her
willingness to let America take the
initiative in matters appertaining to
the meeting and program. Italy has
followed the American lead in ev-
cry instance and France to date has
interposed no objections to anything
Washington has proposed.
There remains only Japan to complete
the conference table personnel and IN
the conversations that are now pro-
ceeding between Secretary Of State
Hughes and Baron Shidehara. the Jap
anese ambassador, officials are hopeful
that all the irritating questions at issue
between the two countries can be cleared
up before Nov. II.
Almost complete silence is being oh
served by officials here regarding the
progress Of these conversations. but both
sides are hopeful OF favorable results.
Unless such questions as zap and shan
tung and the open door in China are
cleared up In the next three months,
IL is certain that the November confer
ence viii have 10 settle them before an
approach can be made to the real pur-
pose of the meeting. which is disarma-
ment.
Conversations between Secretary
Hughes and Baron Shidebara 70 date
have been confined principally 10 zap.
Current reports that both sides have
made concessions and that settlement is
near. are met I'm official quarters with
the statement that progress IS being
made"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-05
LINK SPURGIN
IN BOOZE RING
Raid on Home Reveals Large
Private StocR-Trail Lost
in Mexico.

CHICAGO. Aug. 5.-Eyidence linking
Warren q. SpurEin. missing president Of
the looted Michigan Avenue Trust Com
pany,- with q boouegging ring was
unearlhed here by Assistant States At
torney Roscoe c. Andrews.
Prohibition agents, armed with search
warrants, seized a truckload Of whisky
and wines in a raid on the banks vaults.
The liquor, bank officials said, was Spur
gins private stock
Andrews announced that indictments
would be sought against SpNrgin imne-
diateiy as result OF evidence obtained
in the raid The missing banker will
be charged with violation Of the prohibi-
ton act aud for conspiracy in connection
with a rum ring" Andrews said.
II was intimated that developments
may show that Spurgin used the banks
funds 60 finance booze ring. The no
uors seized today were valued a thou
sands Of dollars.
y think we can establish a very clear
connection between Spurgin and a 'bOo2,
ring before we are finished with our in
vestlgation," said Andrews.
A crowd ~ depositors. lettering around
the bank, denounced the missing banker
when they learned the liquor belonged to
him.
The trail Of Spurgin has leen lost in
Mexico. detectives said.
Operatives who traced the alleged
embezzler Of nearly million dollars to
the vicinity Of chihuahua, Mexico, said
all traces have been lost
Il was said at headquarters the State
Department would be asked to solicit the
aid Of President Obregon to arrest the
banker. There is no extradition treaty
with the border republic.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-05
RICH MANS SON
HELD FOR THEFT
Manager of Hammond In
dustry Reputed Brains of
Auto Stealing Ring.

CHICAGO, Aug. 5-Walter Keller.
scion of a wealthy Philadelphia family,
today was held under $4,000 bonds fol-
lowing arrsignment in South Clark street
court on eight charges Of larceny. Keller,
who is manager Of the $500 coo Pratt
Food Company Of Hammond, Ind. was
arrested while changing the sseering
mechanism on a stolen automobile. Po-
lice charged he was the brains of an
automobile ring.
Two Of the eight charges brought
against him were new ones, the victims
having charged Keller with stealing their
machine.
Keller pleaded not guilty 20 gil the
charges, terming them fairy tales"
The accused man was represented by an
array OF attorneys, who announced that
Keller's father Ia Philadelphia was com
ing to his sons aid"
Il knew my father would stick to me"
said Keller.
His case win be tried Aug 3D.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-05
SHANK CLUB OF
10000 MEMBERS
is ANNOUNCED
Louis w. Carnefix, Organi-
zatiOn's President, Tells
of Purpose.
DRIVE ON FOR $4,000

Completion Of the organization of the
Shank for Mayor club with an initial
mem bership of 10000 was announced to-
day by Louis W. Carnefix, president.
The club will open drive for 10000
members Monday morning, which figure
will be reached Oct. 10, the club officials
hope.
Other officers are Benjamin Branson,
vice president; Herman Rickhoff, treas
urer Edward Unversaw secretary, and
J. +. Walker assistant secretary Lead
ers in the club We're among the promi-
nent figures IN tire Shank primary or
ganization and include all those not
transferred TO positions in the regular
Republican city organization following
the declaration of peace between the
Shank and News Jewett factions.
CLUBS PURPOSE
SET FORTH.
President Carneix issued a statement
setting forth the purpose Of the club as
follows:
The club at this time has a member
ship Of 10000. 1t Is the hope Of the
Shank leaders to have 10000 by Oct. j..
More that 1000 Democrats have been
enrolled since the primary.
The management extends an invita-
tion to every voter IN the city of In
dlanapolis regardless Of previous party
afiliation to Join. The club viii be main
tsined as a coordinate interlocking po-
Itieal organization with the regular Re
publican city committee. Conferences
have been held between the regular Re
publican committee and the Shank ex-
Continued on Page FlfteenD
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-05
Negro Paid 81, 400 for Job
at City Hall Which White
Man Did for $500 in 1917

which was only four years ago, We had
an Italian named George Gristo on the
janitor force Of the city hall. Gristo was
drawing 500 a month. He cleaned the
walls and did a fine job of 1t in ap-
proximately four months at a total cost
TO the city Of about S400. l see no reason
why that could not have been done this
time"
Gristo cleaned the walls practically by
himself, thereby doing in four months
what five negroes have failed to complete
in almost six months and at an expense
OF one tenth of what it viii cost the tax
payers as a result Of the providing Of
easy berths for the negro politicians.
For two months, it is said, GristO la
bored away at $50 a month. Then he
appeared before the board Of public works
with his several children and put up a
plea for an Increase to $75 a month, as
serting that he thought he was cleaning
the walls in a manner to merit the IN
crease He took the board up to the as
sessment bureau where he had left an
uncleaned patch to contrast with that
which he had washed. He got the in
crease it is said.
NEGRO USES
SPECIAL FORMULA!
Hayes wilson contends that 10 clean
such walls & 5 the city hall, expert work
men and a special cleaner, manufactured
upon secret formula which he possesses
are necessary.
Nonsense" remarked Mr. Hegarty,
when told of this "Au you need is
some soap powder and hard work. Of
course you coldn't complete the job In
two years If the men on it spent most Of
their time sleeping in the basement
Gristo did not use a special formula and
everybody said he did fine job
Several months ago the county council
appropriated $500 to have the walls Of
the basement. first and second floor cor
ridors Of the Courthouse cleaned. At the
last meetlng Of the council the sum was
increased TO $500 because It was desired
to clean the five Superior. the Probate,
juvenile, Criminal and Circuit Court
rooms as we'll
Hayes Wilson contends that the men
working on the Courthouse are not do
ing good job. but persons who have
vlsiSted the Courthouse regularly com
ment upon the great contrast for the bet
ter between the looks Of the walls as
they are now and as they were before
being washed
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-05
START QUIZ ON
HAITI TROUBLES
Occupation Called Blot on
u. S. Navy.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-Investigation
of the American occupation of Haiti and
San Domingo was started today.
Oswald Garrison Willard. publisher, and
Horace Knowles, former minister to San
Domingo, appeared before special Senate
committee with sensational charges con-
cerning the American occupation which
began in 1915 Naval officers were called
in defense Of their administration.
Willard and Knowles declare the Oc-
cupation Of Haiti is a blot on the Navy
According to Willard there was no trou
BILE there until the United States went
in, but afterwards. "inexcusable muir
ders" were committed by American
troops.
Charges that the Wilson administra-
ton took advantage of a weak and de
fenseless nation" Ia establishing a mill
tary occupation Haiti following disturb
ances at Port au Prince in 1915, and
the subsequent death Of PresidentS Sam,
were made by Stsnio Vincent, former
psssideas Of the Haitisn senate.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-05
NObOdy Interested!

Piled against the fence that sep
arates st. Clair Park from the prop
erty OF the Blind Asylum are the
bodies of more than fve hundred
birds that were killed in the park by
the storm last Monday.
These bodies are In state OF de-
cay and the stencil Is terrible.
The childrens' playground in the
park IS located only few feet from
the pile of decayinR flesh and the vi
cinity Is rendered unfit for the pres
ence of humane beings.
The park is under the Jurisdiction
OF the park board.
Sanitary conditions in indianapolis
are presumably under the supervision
of the board of sanitary commits
sioners.
Back of these two boards is the
city board of health with a long list
OF sanitary inspectors and this board
has power to clean up premises which
are offensive to health.
But In the meanwhile the stencil
from the bodies OF the dead birds
continues TO concentrate the neigh
borhoOd and nobody In authority is
even mildly Interested.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-05
DAWES
TO 'CUSS' OFF
US. EXPENSE
Committees Hopes of Cutting
Taxes Pinned on Budget
Director.
VIEW MELONS PICTURE
Leaders Realize Difficulty of
Fulfilling Campaign
Promises.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. - The
hopes Of the House Ways and Means
Committee that taxes can De reduced
this year now are pinned on "Rcll
and Maria Dawes, director of the
budget.
Determined to cut this years gov
ernmental expenditures $1,OO0,000,00O
below the $4,55O0OO,OO0 estimate of
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, the
committee probably will ask Dawes
to seek a program by which this
economy can be effected.
The secret hope of the committee is
that Dawes will let fly some of his choic-
est 'cuss" words at those responsible for
Government extravaganza and then use
the ak in cutting off their appropri-
ations Dawes probably viii appear be-
foEe the committee within the next few
days.
HOUSE LEADERS
SEE DIFFICULTIES.
Republican leaders of the House. as the
result of the dark picture Of the Gov
ernment financial situation given the
committee yesterday by Secretary Mel
Ion, realize it will be most difficult to
make good their promise of reducing
taxes to any great extent. Upon Melons
estimates of expenditures, taxes must
be increased S26G 00U000.
To cut taxes S500OO0OO0. the new reve-
nue. bill must not yield more than three
billion dollars. The revenue revision
program suggested by Mellon with the
several new taxes would yield approx
mately S3.565, 0O0,OOO
In expenditures can be cut to $3.50,
100000. or SSO4 .OO0000 under the Mellon
estimate, the S50O.000OOO cut in taxes
coudl be accomplished.
TARIFF BILL AND
SALVAGE TO HELP.
In addition to three billion dollars
which would be provided in the new tax
bill the Fordney tariff is expected to
bring in SS7, 600 COO if passed By Jan. /,
aud $3.50 000,O00 will come from the sal
wage of war material.
The marked business depression Is ia
large measure responsible for the present
difficult fiscal problem which eonfronts
the Government. The present taxes at
the height Of war profits yielded about
six billion dollars u year. The same
rates now are producing only $3.50
Continued on Page Eighty
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-05
GOING BACK

That the restless desire for
change which actuated thousands
upon thousands of voters at the
national election last November
to vote the Republican ticket is
rapidly wearing off was indicated
a few days ago by three Rouman-
ians who called at the office of
n. M. Tebay, division chief of
this district for the Department
of Internal Revenue These men
asked for clearance papers in
order to return to Roumania.
When asked why they were going
back to Europe the spokesman
said:
"We vote for Harding last fall.
Country not good any more.
Normally all bad"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-05
KU-KLUX BAND
TOLD TO QUIT
North Carolina Organization
Called Fraud

DURHAM, \. c, Aug. 5.-The organiza-
ton Of the Knights of the Ku- -Klux Khan
in North Carolina toda ywas ordered dis
banded by its head grand dragon, Bruce
Craven
Cre-s1 issued a statement in which he
declared the Ku- -K1ux Klan to be moth
ing more than IAN organization engaged
exclusively in collecting initiation fees
under false pretense without any legal
standing in the State" and in his opinion
a failure and fraud"
Craven communicated his action TO
Col William J. Simmons of Atlanta i'm
perial wizard Of the Ka HIux Klan.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-05
SEEKS TO KNOW
DEATH CAUSE
Coroner Probes Sudden End
of John Shannon, Hurt
in Fight.

Dr Paul Robinson, coroner, today or
dered an autopsy to determine the cause
OF the death at the city hospital late
yesterday of John Shannon, A, S3S12 East
Washington street
Edward Flannery. 80, 115 North Lib
erty street. is held in the jail on the
charge of assault and battery with in
tent to kill Whether FIannery viii be
charged with murder depends on the au-
topsy.
The two men had a fight Sunday aft
ernoon at the home of Lucille Henry, 40,
115 North Liberty street The woman
said the men were jealous over her.
WOMAN HELD
AS WITNESS.
The Henry woman held on vagrancy
charge as witness was rearrestef and
her hond fixed at a high figure after
Shanon's death
Following the fight Sunday, Flsn., ~,
who was cut in the back and who had
two black eyes. was sent to the cily hos
pital His injuries did not seem serk IS
and he was brought to police headqua~
ters. On the next day the case was con-
tinued in city court.
Shannon, Il big powerful man, did not
appear to be seriously injured. He was
arrested and sent to police headquarters.
Both men were charged with assault and
battery with intent TO kill. Shannon had
been locked in the cellroom less than two
hours when he called the turnkey and
showed him a swelling on the right side.
He declared he had been kicked by
Flannery.
SENT TO
CITY HOSPITAL.
He was suffering so much that the
police officer sent Shannon to the city
hospital detention ward On the follow
ing day Shannon was operated on and at
that time it was reported he had ao-
pendicitis, His condition became more
serious Tuesday and hospital author
tiles notified the police there was little
chance for his recovery
The story told in the east end district
where the fight occurred is that there
was another woman at the Henry home
over whom the two men fought, but that
the police never learned her name.
Shannon told the turnkey he was born
in Dublin, Ireland, ard that he came to
the United States thirty seven years ago.
He said he was unmarried.