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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-09-04

u y lssrned that . great deal es IN.
terest > being evidenced all over the
fanean0s'Piains Country In the pro.
pod vtst q the legislative Park Com.
mlssen % Amarillo and Palo Duro Can.
yon. Injuries are being received by the
1sore g CITY Development. Panhandle.
F'esnD Chamber Of Commerce and other
uouroo from which Information may bs
recesved relative to the proposed visit.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-16
Early Tennis
Players Cause
of Discussion
Citizens Say They Arouse
People FrOnI DdIUn'S SIUeet
.SIuRlberS.

The eternal conflict between early ris-
ing nature and those humans who follow
her precept and men who like to lie
abed until the sun is high in the heavens
arose in the meeting of the board Of park
commissioners today.
Commissioner Charles Z. Coffin de-
clared he thought something ought to be
done to curb the activities Of tennis
players who invade the municipal courts
at Thirtieth street and Central avenue
about o'clock every morning. He was
In favor Of advancing the hour for open
ing the court until Z O'Clock Some of
ais friends who live near the court have
told him they cannot sleep in the morn
ing because Of the noise the playesr
make.
'While we're at it," interposed Com
missioner Fred c. Gardner, I'D like to
have resolution passed to prohibit the
woodpecker who entertains himself on
a downspOut outside my bedroom win
dow, at o'clock every morning, from
further activity"
81 think we may be able to cope with
the tennis players, but / won't guarantee
results on the woodpecker," declared
President Samuel E. Rauh.
Superintendent Of Parks James e.
Lowry came to the rescue Of the tennis
players, most of whom are persons who
work in offices and must play early in
the morning and late in the afternoon or
not at all. He suggested the opening
hour be left at o'clock, but the care
taker be instructed to warn the players
they are making too much noise. Com
missioner Coffin agreed to the compro-
mise.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-16
FOURTH JULY
PARADE LINEUP
is ANNOUNCED
Every Marion County Legion
Post and Auxiliary Will
March in Procession.

Positions Of the various organizations
y hich will participate in the Fourth OF
July parade. TO be given under the aus
pices OF the American Legion, We're an
nounced to lay by Russell Ryan and Paul
Fechtman, in charge OF arrangements.
Every post Of the American Legion in
Marion County, wOmens auxlliaries and
several b'nds and drum corps will take
Part in the parade.
The par 3de will form At Senate avenue
and West Washington street. and VIII
proceed east 10 Alabama, cOun.ermarch
to Meridian, thence north around one
segment of the Circle to Market street,
east to Pennsylvania, north on Pennsyl-
vania 90 North. west 10 Meridian, thence
south on Meridian around one segment of
the Circle, past the reviewing stand in
front Of the Hotel English then west on
Market street 20 the Statehouse, where
the parade VIII disband
Tn parade will be led by n mounted
police escort, followed by the guests OF
honor a1d speakers, in automobiles
Following the guests will come the 10th
Infantry Band. from Ft Benjamin Har.
rison, followed BY a battalion Of troops
from the fort
Next IN line will come the American
Legion Hand conducted by Frank Della.
tore. preceding the various posts
The position Of the posts IN the pa
rade, which was determined by theil
Continued on Page Two.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-16
AVE.
ROAD CLOSED
FOR SUMMER
Completion of Paving Section
Held Up Until Fill
Settles.
WARNINGS REMOVED

The refusal OF County Surveyor John
J. Griffith to permit the Timberiake Com
pany to complete paving Keystone avenue
between the Millersville Road and Fall
Greek bridges until a fill of several
hundred feet settles, viii keep this road
closed to traffic all summer.
1t was announced that the road prob.
ably would be opened to traffic some
time in October or November. Mr. Grif-
fifth has informed the County Commits
sioners that it would be folly to attempt
TO place concrete pavement on the fill
until 1t settles.
Work on part Of the road has been
completed but the commissioners are re-
lying on the opinion of the county sur
veyor that the I'LL must settle before the
concrete pavement is placed on it.
The Timberlake Company received the
contract for this part of Keystone ave-
nue. on a bid Of S3S, ,242. The road has
been closed for months.
The commissioners are daily receiving
complaints that some one is removing the
red lanterns and "road closed" signs
from the entrances to this part Of the
road
Tourists have complained that they
have gone into Keystone avenue in bad
weather only to discover that their car
was hub deep in mud
at seems TO me that some one is tak-
ing down these signs and warnings for
the purpose of getting money for haul-
ing motorists out" said President Car
lin Shank. "If it keeps on we will have
to place a watchman on the road at
night"
1t was explained at the engineers Of
fee that the fill was not made until this
spring.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-16
COMPANY WILL
RE-OIL STREETS
Complaint of Quality Brings
Action.

Through a representative who con
ferred with the board Of public works
Wednesday. the George c. Peterson Com
pany, Chicago brokerage firm, agreed to-
day to stand the expense Of reoiling streets
which have been oiled with material fur
nished by them and which the board oil
works claims was not UP to speci1ca-
tions.
The Peterson company has a contract
to supply the city with between 100000
and 100000 gallons of road oil this sum
mer at a price Of So cents per gallon
The board of works claims that the
10000 gallons which have beep delivered
was Of too high volatility and that 1t is
feared the oil will dry up so fast that
the streets win have to be gone over
again before winter AT the conference
Wednesday the board asked the COM
pany for credit Of $1,000 on future de-
iiveries because of the failure of 100000
gallons to be of specific quality. The
company's proposal to pay for necessary
re-oiling was a counter offer, which the
board was to consider this afternoon or
Friday.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-16
COMPROMISE SESSION
TO ADJUST ROW ON
SPOILS OF INDEMNITY

pro-rat shares that were allotted by the
supreme council. Delegates representing e
the finance ministers of all the inter
ested powers are taking part in the con-
ferences. France, Italy, Great Britain
and Belgium are sticking to the per
centages allowed them at Spa, but the
small nations that were associated with
big allies in the war are quarrelling
over the share allotted them.
Representatives Of the chief allied ma
tions were disposed to lump the residue.
after subtracting the sums granted to
Great Britain, France, Belgium and
Italy and some of the little countries
were seized with the fear that they were
not going to get enough. Even Czecho
Slovskia, one OF the new countries Gre
ated out of the old Austrian Hungarian
empire. is claiming part Of the German
operations on the ground she declared
var against Germany few days before
he conflict ended After the delegates
reach agreements on the amounts to be
distributed to the little nations, the
finance ministers viii meet to approve
the settlement
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-16
RADICAL AGITA TORS
AND WHITE MULE TO
BLAME, SMITH SA VS.

Pike counties for the purpose Of stir
ing up trouble and that the trouble has
been of long standing. Miners in the
two counties have been rebelling against
their union organizations, according to
reports.
1t is reported from the district affect
ed that things are back to normal in
Gibson County, but that foreigners en-
ployed by the Enos Coal Company in
Pike County on railroad construction
work have not returned pending the or
ganization of a force of deputies by the
Pike County sheriff.
General Smith is reported to have told
the Governor that no action on the part
of the State to preserve order is nec-
essary.
In letter to Governor McCray, Prose-
cutor Robinson of Gibson County de-
clared he was doing everything possible
to enforce the law and expressed resent
ment of any intimation that he had not
been doing his duty. Judge Robert
Baltzeil Of Princeton wrote the Governor
that the situation was wen In hand.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-16

A combination of radical agitators and
white mule" was largely responsible for
the trouble in Pike and Gibson Counties
where number of workmen employed by
mining companies were driven from the
county last week, according to report
made to Governor Warren T. McCray
today by Adjutant General Harry s.
Smith.
The Governor said that General Smith
reported that things are now quiet and
that local authorities in the district have
the situation well in hand. General
Smith returned last night after making
an extensive investigation of the affair.
1t is understood he found the sheriff
of Gibson county In complete control Of
the situation, keeping things quiet with
an organization of former service men as
deputies and that the sheriff of Pike
county is forming such an organization.
He also found the courts ready to act to
punish the persons who had part in
the violence
General Smith is believed to. have laid
great stress on the fact that outside radi-
cal agitators have gone into Gibson and
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-16
HG! HG! the Jokes
on FeLLOWS Who
Fought Real Beer

LOUISVILLE, Ky, June 16.-That
the makers of near beer are becOm-
ing sI1iIlful is about the only salts
faction the gullibles who, for the last
few weeks have been paying 10 cents
a glass for real beer, will get out
of the report of DR.. Vernon Robins,
city chemist, who has completed the
analysis of a quantity of the beer"
being sold as the real article.
That 1t '1aclxs power" is the report
of the chemist.
There may be a little joy in it for
some, as the chemists report says the
makers have Learned to improve the
hops flavor, which is taken by some
as a sign of punch"
Mayor Smith, on his own RESPONSE
bility, recently sent an agent to pur-
chase some of the reported real"
stuff. 1t was the samples he brought
In that were analyzed by the chem
ist. One sample contained half of 1
per cent, the ehrmistH report said,
while the others fell far below that
alcoholic content.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-16
Wades in Beyond His
Depth-Calls Help
in Vain.

Robert Brown, II, negro, whose
home is on West Sixteenth place,
near Boulevard place, was drowned
in the canal today. Brown entered
the water near the Fourteenth street
bridge, after partly disrobing, and is
believed to have been wading when
he got beyond his depth. He called
for help, but no person close was
able to save him.
Brown is the seventh person
drowned in less than a month and
the second this week.
Motor Policemen Hansford and Lansing
dragged the canal and recovered the
body a halfhour after the youth en-
tered the water.
The park board is completing plans for
public bathing pools in various parts of
the city. These pools have been prom
ised for three years. and if the present
plans carry, some Of them may be com
pleted by next September.
Brown came to indianapolis from Nash
vile, Tenn, month ago. He made his
HOLne III lAlAb Cdty Win JOHu w AA1ttt ASB "
432 West Sixteenth Place. He went to
the canal with three other negroes about
his own age to go bathing. Archie Gar
nett, IS. 446 West Sixteenth Place, who
was one of the four, warned the others
not to go into the water at that place.
as it was deep. Brown laughed at the
warning and a few minutes later waded
in and got beyond his depth. He evi-
dautlv could 0ot swim and sank the
other young men being unable to save
him.
DIR. George Christian, deputy coroner
ordered the body removed to the city
morgue-
Paul McGrath, 10, 2113 Lexington ave-
nue., was drowned Monday while bathing
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-16


10 the Palace Hotel, where they were
told that about month ago he had
moved to 50TI5 Massachusetts, avenue.
At this address they learned that
Pressler had left Wednesday morn
ing saying he would be gone a month.
They found the door to his room
locked from the inside with n bolt.
Just how any one out Of the HOudini
class could bolt a door from the
inside while on the outside was be-
yond the knowledge of the officers,
so officer Schlanger scaled the
heights Of the wall, removed screen
covering a window and put his trusty
pocket flashllght to work.
Its bright rays revealed the pres
ence of John A. Pressler, 50. and
very much alive. He denied having
written the note and said he had
given the shoes and coat. found on
the canal bark to a negro, whose
name he did not know. He further
said he did not know the card case
was in the coat when he gave it
away.
The police say they have learned
that Pressler's wife is living in Gar
field avenue and that the couple has
had domestic trouble.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-16
GOVT ACCUSES
8 RAILROADS
Charged With Violating Fed
eral Regulations.

Suits charging violation OF various
Government regulations were filed
against eight railroad companies by
Frederick Van Nuys, United States dis
trict attorney, in Federal Court today.
The offenses charged, which are punish
able by fines of $1O0 and upwards, in
clude permitting animals in transit to re-
main in cars more then thirty six hours
at one stretch, inefficient hand brakes on
freight cars, absence of required handles
from locomotives and improperly located
side ladders and drawbars.
The following railroads are named as
defendants Wabash Railroad Company,
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Toledo,
Peoria & Western Railway Company,
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Com
pany, Illinois Central Railroad Company,
Chicago, indianapolis & Louisville Rail
way Company, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Company and Indiana HarbOr Belt Rail
road Company.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-16
YOUTH LOSES LIFE
IN CANAL; SEVENTH
DROWNING IN MONTH
1921 DROWNTNGS

June 16-Robert Brown, II,
negro, West Sixteenth street, In
canal.
June 1s-PauI E. McGrath, 1e,
2113 Lexington avenue, in White
River.
May 2s-E Esau coOkseY IA,
negro, 426 Toledo street, in canal.
May 2s-John Henry Dennis,
10, negro, 2oss Lewis street, In
canal.
May 26-Louis Hearne, 21, 20
South Delaware street, In White
River.
May 22-John Koopman, Ia,
2755 MartindaIe avenue, in Fall
Creek.
May 21-Arthur FraIing, IL,
student at Indiana School for
Deaf, In Fall Creek.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-16
MAN ARRESTED
AT STATEHOUSE
Tony Amas of Lake County
Accused of Threatening
Governor.

A man giving his name as Tony Amas
of Lake County was arrested in the
Statehouse this afternoon after he is said
to have threatened to shoot Governor
Warren T. McCray. He is being held by
the police while an investigating is con
Quoted.
Amas, or Yamarss as he also gave his
name, had a case before the Industrial
board, and when it was not settled to
his satisfaction he sought an audience
with the Governor. Tlis was denied
him and, according TO Roy Couch, GUS
todian, he made threats against the
Governor.
When arrested he was standing be-
hind a pillar in the Statehouse corri-
dors. He was unarmed
1t developed with his arrest that early
in the day he had threatened to use a
knife on members of the industrial board.
No knife, however, was found when he
was searched.
Amas said he came to the United
States from Poland about twenty years
ago.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-16

in White River, near Hanson avenue,
when he is believed to have been caught
in a whirlpool caused by an intake pipe
of a power house.
On May %, two negro boys were
drowned while bathing. Esau Cooksey.
II, 426 Toledo street, in the canal near
st. Clair street, and John Henry Dennis,
10, 2036 Lewis street, in Fail Creek near
Thirtieth street, were the victims.
The other drownings this year were;
Arthur Fraling, -, a student at the
Indiana School for the Deaf, drowned in
Fall Greek John Koopman, IA, 2755 Mars
tindaIe avenue, drowned in Fall Greek;
Louis Hearne, 81, 20 South Delaware
street, drowned in White River near Sew
entieth street, while trying to save his
sister, who was bathing.
These five drownirgs occurred in one
week
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-16
4DEAD, 35 HURT
ASBRIDGELETS
TRAIN THROUGH
Chicago and Northwestern
Passenger Wrecked in
Nebraska.
3 COACHES INTO WATER

OMAHA, Neb., June 16-Four- are
known to have been killed and thirty
five injured when three coaches Of Chi
cago s. Northwestern passenger train No
Cos plunged through a bridge over Cot
tonwood Creek, two miles east Of Craw-
ford, Neb., early today.
The death list may run higher as sew
eral Of the injured may die.
Several passengers have not been ac-
counted for and these may be dead.
The dead;
V. NJ. BUCK, Grant Island, Neb.
HARRY BOSNOR, Lander, WyO.
S. NJ. STEWART, Gordon, Neb.
r. 5. SCOTT. train baggage man.
TRAIN RUNNING
ON BRANCH LINE.
The Northwestern train was Bound
from Lander, Wyo., to Omaha, Neb., on
q branch line
The engine and several coaches had
safely passed over the bridge before the
structure collapsed.
The three coaches were hurled into the
mad food waters of Cottonwood Creek
whose waters have destroyed thousand:
OF dollars worth of property in the
northwestern part Of the State in the las
LQIe4 Weeks
Rescue work was impossible for sew
eral hours after the disaster because Of
the swollen stream. Those imprisoned II
the coaches cried In vain for help.
Relief trains, with doctors and nurses
on board and laden with first aid sup
plies, arrived at the scene shortly aftel
I daybreak
| The dead were removed to Chadron
Neb.
: The injured were rushed to a hospita
at Hot Springs, S. ID.
BELIEVE HEAVIEST TOLL IN
! SMOKER AND COACH.
| The heaviest injuries and probable losi
| OF life is believed to have occurred amont
! passengers in the smoker and one o
, the day coaches.
| One Pullman is reported hanging pre-
/ carIously on the left bank of the creel
and is liable 10 plunge into the surg
! Ing waters at any moment. All passen
gers in this car are said to have es
/ capped.
Rescue workers are helpless, accord
I ing 10 word received here. Dragging an'
/ diving for bodies perhaps imprisoned il
/ the submerged coaches is impossible be
cause Of the strong surrent of the creek
dispatches said.
/ Aviators from here and Council Bluffs
Iowa, are going over their machines pre-
! paratory to hopping OF" for the seen
Of the accident to offer their assistaEc
IN rescue work.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-16
GRAFT QUIZ WILL
HAVE WIDE RANGE
To Cover All Who Held War
Contracts.

WASHINGTON, June 16.-War graft
investigation ordered by the President
will be extended to cover practically all
individuals and concerns who had deal
ings on large scale under contracts
for supplies during the war period, At
torney General Daugherty announced to-
day.
1.-THE books will be laid wide OPEN"
said Daugherty, 80 all persons and con-
Germs may have chance to know who Is
innocent and who s guilty. General
suspicion surrounds al contracts of this
character.
1.-The ADMINISTRATORS purpose is to
dispeI such suspicion, where there is no
ground for any; and at the same time to
show up those who have dug deep into
the public treasury and taken unjust
profits either through frauds or consrir-
acies"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-16
9 HELD IN THEFT
OF u. S. PROPERTY
Other Arrests VIII Bring Total
to Eighteen.

LEAVENWORTH, Kan, June 1S.-Nine
men were at liberty under bonds here
today following arrests on charges of
theft and conspiracy in connection with
the disappearance of Army supplies from
Ft. LeavenwOrth.
Other arrests were expected. bringing
the probable total to eighteen men.
DR.. S. n. Jackson, negro, was charged
with theft of surgical instruments from
the FIT. Leavenworth Hospital laboratory.
Others arrested were taxi cab drivers,
former soldiers and inmates Of the prison
who are charged with being implicated in
removal of blankets and other supplies
from the fort.
The thefts were characterized as at
tempts to defraud the Government of
thousands Of dollars worth of supplies.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-16
STAGE ALI SET FOR SUICIDE
Note 81 round win GARMENTS on Canal Bank u
GiVES POLICE ii MERRY !. CHASE

-l~ Il -l~ IL Il =
Canal annals were enriched last
night by the story Of another sui
eide underneath its limpid waters
almost. The stage was all set for
suicide; the old canal was there all
fun Of water 'neverything, and on
its banks Just south of Michigan
street at the mystic midnight hour
were discovered pair OF shoes, a
coat, le her card case containing
cards refa :. y. A Pressler, 4224
East 'rasl 'ngton street, architect
and builder" and note which read,
Mama am tired Of living this way.
| feel you have cast me on
The only thing lacking to make
the suicide a complete success vas
the "suicidor" After an investiga-
ton of three hours the police believe
they succeeded In clearing up the
mystery.
Just about midnight Laura Baker.
negress, S34 North Missouri street,
found the clothing and notified
Motor Policemen Schlangen and
Lowe. The police rushed out to 4224
East Washington street to notify the
bereaved relatives only to find that
Pressler had not lived there for
three Yeas They then traced him
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-16
AWARD EMERSON
AVE. CONTRACT
For Paving of Subway
Road.

The Marion County Commissioners to-
day awarded a contract for the paving OF
the Emerson avenue subway road to
Mcclure and Jacobs on a bid of S14, $50
Other bids were as follows: J. W. and
W. C. Martin, S14,S97 and S. NJ. Timber
lake; S14,4S9
Announcement was made that work of
improving this section of the avenue,
representing about 1,461 feet, would be
completed by fall
The part to be improved extends from
Emerson avenue east through the B g
-Four subway and on to the Pendleton
Pike.
With the awarding of this contract,
1t will afford continued improvement on
Emerson avenue from Thirty Eighth
stret to a point nine miles south of
Thirty Eighth street.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-16
Chi Beaches Open;
One-Piece Bathing
Suits Net AUOUU,ed

bathing beaches were thrown open to
the public day-axceptiong women
In one piece bathing suits.
The free and easy" costumes for
women were absolutely barred by
police order. The swimming frocks
must have "knickers'' reaching to
within two inches Of the knee; have
quarter-length sleeves and neck no
lower than the armpits. There were
no rules for mere man.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-16
BLAME RETAILERS
FOR HIGH MEAT
Live Stock Delegates Plan At
tack.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 16.-The re-
tail meat dealer is to blame for high
prices in the opinion of delegates to the
thirty third annual convention Of the
National Live Stock Exchange and he will
be roundly scored by speakers during the
business session here.
The necessity for elimination Of exces-
sive profits in the retail end OF the bust
ness was stressed by President Everett c.
Brown, of Chicago at the opening session
here today.
The convention also will go on record
as favOring all campaigns for the elimina-
tion Of tuberculosis among live stock,
and it is possible the delegates will take
some move toward material assistance.
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace will
address the stock men tomorrow.