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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-10-05
c. D. P. WORKERS
ARE FAR BEHIND
IN REGISTRATION
County Chairman Sends Out
Letter Reprimanding Pre-
cinct Committeeman.
ONLY IS PER CENT DONE
Predict That Only TWo-Thirds
of Republicans Will Be
Registered.
ONLY IS PER CENT DONE

Il will say for. your information
that about 25 per cent Of the pre-
cincts have completed their work,
both registration and poll, and I am
sorry to say in addition that they are
men not one of whom hold a city,
county, State or Federal position"
says a letter. dated Oct. 2. which
William H. Freeman, Republican
county chairman. sent to precinct
committeeman and committeewomen
The Letter, discovered today, con-
tains a ssarp reprimand. and is I'M
derstood . have been sent to those
workers who have not shown
sufficient tspeed in registration and
poll taking 20 satisfy Republican
county headquarters. 1t bears out
predictions Of some Republican lead
ers that only about two-third of the
vote Wilt be registered when the
books aretclosed on the final regis
tration dan next Monday.
Want Work Now
The lettes' continues: THE October
registration boards are not authorized
to accept RESERVATIONS from you. so
party by throwing a bunch of regis
trations, IN! riedly and poorly done on
us at the lasit day. If you do you will
disfranchisd your precinct voters and
it Will be charged against you as bad
management here.
Please selnd your registrations day
by day TO toom 442 Lemcke Annex
and get a rte-pt. Do not compel us
to send a q, ere the form letter said
policeman. but on one letter ex-
amined the .word messenger was
written overtit in ink for them. If
you cannot register your precinct, say
so now whila( there is yet time. Get
your executive committee busy. You
selected them ito help you"
Freemans Name is typewriter at
the bottom Of She form letter. as we'll
as those Of Plrle E. Hughes, chair
woman, and u S. Miller. acting sec
rotary.
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Conductor No. 2S6 on an Illinois
street car sang out, pass up front
please, so pleasantly the passengers
actually completely. B. f.
When Miss Meng asked the pupils
in her class at school Sc to write a SEN
tence containing the word "imme-
date" a girl wrote: THE man put his
automobile in immediate w. w. P.
A high school girl sat on her vanity
case while waiting for a freight train
to pass w. Market SIT. L. V.
A man sat down on the curb along
Massachusetts Ave, and washed his
face in a mud puddle and used his
handkerchief for a towel.-C. A. G.
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COUNCIL ON VISIT
City Dads Investigate Cincinnati
Control of OdOr Nuisances

City CounciImen Walter w. Wise,
John E. King, Benjamin H: Thomp-
son and 1. L. Bramblett conferred in
Cincinnati Wednesday with officials
regarding control of nuisance indus
tries.
An ordinance prohibiting operation
of odor nuisances within four miles
ot the city limits is pending in the
council here
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OLD WIZARD RETURNS

ATLANTA. Oct. 5.-Edw1rd w.
Clarke, acting imperial wizard of the
Ku-Klux Khan has resigned. i. was an
nounced at the imperial pal5ce< here.
The resignation is effective Nov.
10, at which time William Jo&eph SIM
mons. who was forced to give up the
active direction of the Klaa on &C.
count of i'll health, will again assume
active charge.
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GANG FIGHT STAGED

The police received a riot call from
Morris and Kappes SITS. last night
They learned that there had been 4,
freefor-all fight at that corner,
the participants had dispersed bet -
the officers arrived.
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THIRD FLOOR

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draw curtains; pongee color; 97n
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dainty patterns and colorings, for dra-
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and gold colorings; washable IT,
fabrics; 29c quality, yard. 80. L -
PLAIN oVERDRAPERY-Yard wide;
close woven fabric. Rose, blue, green
and brown; washable; special, o.
yard ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ~
PURITAN DOUBLE FACE VELToN
OVERDRAPERY- wide; plush
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room draperies; rich dark o.
colorings; $1S9 quality, yard. Q0C
OPEN MESH CURTAIN NETs-48
inches wide, weaves that are extreme
ly popular for curtain lace; Egyptian
shade: launders we'll; plain cE
and figures; special, yard. .OOC
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r A G RUGS-25x50
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gray, lavender. blue,
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c o C o A 8 r U S II
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semaphore light was out and no sig
nal could be seen.-K. w.

1t took four men to oil fire plug.
One drove the truck; one held the oil
can; one held the wrench; one did the
work; we pay the taxes.-J. A. Y.
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16-5UTToN KID GLOVES-Over.
seam sewn, white, in sizes 515, 6, 81,
61a and 7h : brown in sizes-5% and
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A male flapper busted himself put
ting powder and rouge on the faces
of two female f1appers at Washington
and Alabama Sts.-A. E. G.
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ADMINISTER RUGS - 27x54 inches
staple oriental patterns GO en-
STAMPED GUEST TOWELS-Cot-
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pleasing patterns, Y Or
special ................3 for EO&
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An elderly gentleman standing at
Ohio and Pennsylvania SITS, wore
silk hat, long overcoat and white low
shoes.-C. A. G.
4 gentleman weighing about IS
pounds, in a crowded street car, gave
a woman weighing 245, his seat.
The man sitting in the adjoining seat,
seeing the predicament she was in,
save her his seat also, and the fat
woman, with a breath of relief, oc-
cupied the seats of the two men,
H. S. II.
a one-horse vegetable wagon with
Soldiers license 342 carried a spare
wheel suspended under the wagon bed.
F. 3. F.
A traffic officer cussed a driver at
New York and Illinois SITS, when the
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What odd or unusual sight or
incident did you sec today? Write
it down and send it to The Times
81 Spied Editor"
The Washington times., 1922-11-13
CELL
At SING SING
To END DAYS
Discouraged Convict Steals to
Return Again to Home
in Prison.
BY Universal Service.

NEW YORK, Nov. 13.--For forty
years Big Ben" Garner. with q
record for petty .thievery. has been
shifting between the east side and
Sing sing.
Luck has seemingly always been
against Big Ben, but OF late. when
ne became seventy-eght years old,
Garner looked about himself and
took to grave reflection.
Winter was coming on. pickings
were not as easy as they used to
be, and the physical requirements
Of the game were hopelessly against
him. lie had to get some permanent
home.
Big Ben sauntered into hardware
store. waited until the eyes of the
proprietor were upon him, picked up
package Of hardware junk. and
walked out.
Later to a detective. who asked
him what was the big Idea" Of
this foolish Job. Big Ben replied:
well, I'm gettin' pretty old now.
Hope the judgell give me a life
stretch up the river. want to die
In Sing Sing.
''Life's too tough. Here I am an
OIL man an ] amt got a dime.
What's IL all about anyway3'
The Washington times., 1922-11-13
W. VA. COURT Tc DECIDE
CASE OF RAClAl. STATUS

GRAFTON, W. Va. Nov. Ia
Does ono drop Of negro blood hand.
cd down through generations stamp
a descendant as being Of African
iineage7
Should such people be barred
from white institutions?
These are questions to be an.
swered by the circourt court of Tay.
ior county. convening here today. in
case In which the school board
OF Booths Creek district is align.
cd against w. c. w. Dalton, a
farmer living near Simpson, W. Va.
The controversy started when the
school board ordered the three small
children OF Dalton away from a
rural school near Simpson on the
contention they were OF negro
parentago. Dalton denied the
charge and sent his children back
to school.
Judge Warren r. Kittle issued
n temporary injunction restraining
the school board from further In.
reference with the studies OF the
Dalton children.
Attorneys throughout this sec.
lion Of the State ore looking for,
ward to the circuit courts decision.
which will set precedent In West
Virginia
The Washington times., 1922-11-13
ALLEGED CHIEF
Of NEGRO GANG
HELD IN JAIL
Winchester Sheriff Brings
Harry Lynch Home From
Washington.

WINCHESTER, Va. Nov. IA
Sheriff Luther Pannett, Of Fred.
erick county. is home from Wash.
ington. ID. c.. with Harry Lynch. u
negro, who is under indictment here
charged with having been the ring.
leader of a gang of six negroes who
shot up" the village Of Clearbrook,
this county. several weeks ago.
while passing through In an auto.
mobile, and badly wounded Stuart
whetzell, garage proprietor. Lynnn
is charged specifically with shooting
and woundins Whetzell. Lynch was
captured early Thursday morning
IN house In negro quarter Of
Washington, known as "Brewster's
court" Several Washington police.
men assisted Sheriff fappett In
making the arrest.
Five other negroes are held here
charged with having been impii.
Gated In the shooting.
whetzeil Is now recovering from
several bullet wounds received when
he negroes opened fustilade with
revolvers as they passed through
Clearbrook. The five negroes now
In Jail here were captured at
Hagerstown, Md.
The Washington times., 1922-11-13
ELECTRIC AIDS GROW
DAILY IN HOUSEHOLDS

We purchase n new electric ironing
machine; we add a dishwasher to our
home cquipment-our electrical aids
are becoming more numerous, and
many OF them are large. They make
extra demands upon the wiring sys-
TEN Of the house which was planned
only for electric lights, and 20 we in.
stall new sockets In the baseboards to
serve them. Frequently. double sock.
cts or 'receptacles." are put in. and
II sometimes happens that those OF
US who are not expert In matters
electrical are prone to misuse them.
The double receptacle Is Johnny.
on.the-spot with electric power for
the extra iron which is needed now
and then, or for a grill or aay other
appliance in time OF necessity. A floor
lamp may perhaps he attached to
such socket permanently, or the
double receptacle may be used for
two lamps all the time, but TO employ
both sockets regularly for larger ap-
pliances is to invite trouble. It re.
suits In overlooking the electric
wires, which In time plays havoc with
the Insulation. One appliance to a
receptacle is the general rule, except
In case of emergencies.
The Washington times., 1922-11-13
FIRE RACES IN
HUMBLE; HUGE
Loss FEARED
Millions Of Dollars Worth Of
Stored Oil lmperiIed.
Two Tanks Gone.

HOUSTON, Tex, Nov. 13.--With
damage already running into the
millions. a spectacular fire in the
tank farm section OF the Humble
oil fields was raging unchecked TO.
day.
At 7:30 o'clock this morning two
tanks, each Of 100000 barrels ca.
pacity, were burning fiercely. The
tanks are owned by the Gulf Produo-
ton Company.
Other tanks in the area arc
doomed. II was feared.
The blaze was started by lightning
The Gulf Production Company \
tank number Fl was the first one
ignited. At 10 o'clock this morning 3
this tanks entire contents Of ap-
proximately $50. 900 barrels of crude,
worth over $1,000, 900. had been con.
sumed.
The Gulf Company's No. 2. which
caught fire from No. 81, was burn
ing unchecked at 1880. 1t will be
entirely destroyed also.
The Washington times., 1922-11-13
SHORE .
POTATO FIELDS
H0C.PASTURES
Crop Of Sweets 10 So Large
That Digging Crop Does
Not Pay.

CAPE CHARLES. Va, Nov. l3.--
Sweet potatoes are drugs on the
market. On the Eastern Shore OF
Virginia where four million bushels
are grown every year. the market.
ing agency has Instructed farmers
that Il is profitless to dig the re-
mainder OF their crop.
In Currituck county. North Care.
line, many farmers have turned their
hogs into their sweet potato fields.
having decided to fatten their pork
for market rather than try to make
any profit out Of their sweet DO
tatoes.
The reason most uusaIly assigned
for the extremely low prices OF the
season is that too many sweet po-
tatoes are grown. Everywhere the
opinion 10 entertained that the crop
has been over.extended.
While the general commercial de.
precision has undoubtedly been the
occasion for most Of the decline In
prices, growers and those familiar
with the market do not hesitate TO
say that tho crop has become too
large.
II is fact that production OF
sweet potatoes In this country has
more than doubled In twenty years.
From n crop OF less than 50,oo0,0oO
bushels during the first four years
OF the present century, production
has grown until more recently the
Yield has been 100000. 900 bushels or
above. This years total crop was
estimated in October At lOS.oOO,OoO
bushels.
For a crop that is perishable this
gain In production has constituted
a serious problem. White potato pro.
duction has increased only little
more than one.fourth In the same
period. and white potatoes are articles
Of much more general consumption
than sweet potatoes.
The expansion In production has
emphasized. the necessity Tor In
creasing demand as one means Of
improving market conditions. This
fact u recognised by those familiar
with the industry.
Tho Farm Forecaster, official pub
iication Of the North Carolina De
partment of Agriculture. declares
that the market for sweet potatoes
must be created Al that for prunes
and raisins was. The southern
sweet potato" the Farm Forecastcr
declares. ''is not appreciated In the
north because they do not know how
to cook them"
The Washington times., 1922-11-13
BOY SCOUT IN COURT FOR
ASSAulTlNO POLICEMAN

Arrested last night at the tour.
ist camp for assaulting Ferdinand
De Birmingham. q special police
man at the camp, Albert Stearns,
seventeen years old, a New York
Boy Scout. when arraigned before
Judge Mattingiy In police court to-
day was placed on probation.
Stearns told the court that he
was hiking to Gilbert, South Caro-.
lima, his father having bet that
he could go there and return to
New York within three months.
He said no asked some Of the tour
lists to take him to the highway
In order that he could proceed upon
his journey, when the officer came
up to him and threw him out.
De Birmingham said the hoy
threw stones at him7 The boy
sai dhe arrived In Washington
yesterday.
The Washington times., 1922-11-13
PAJAMA PARTY,
W|FE'S CHARGE
|NFRAzEES SUIT
Testimony May Result in d.
vorce Verdict Against Bos-
ton Baseball Masnate.
ny Cuiver-ai Service.

NEW YORK. Nov. ia pajama
tete,a.tete witnessed by the wife
may win a divorce decree for Mrs.
Elsie Frazee. wife OF Harry "
Frazee. owner Of many theaters
and Of the Boston American League
baseball club.
The decree was recommended in
a report filed in the Supreme Court
here by Referee Abraham Stern.
Named in the charges of miscou.
duct was Elizabeth Nelson, actress,
who made her biggest hit in a
Pair of Sizes" produced by Mr..
Frazee. Mrs. Frazee and the CO
respondent. incidentally. appeared
together In a production OF
Madame Sherry"
One morning in 1918, Mrs. Frazec
said. she happened In upon Miss
Nelson's home at Great Neck, Long
Island, and there found her hus.
band wearing pajamas. and the co.
respondent, sitting near each other.
One OF the plaintiffs witnesses tes.
titled that this Long Island home
was known as the "Frazee House"
The Washington times., 1922-11-13
Bound By Burglars
Watchmen Hears
Lives Revealed
sy international News Service.

AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 13.--
Blindfolded and bound with wire,
Oliver Goldsmith, a watchman,
had to listen to three yeggmen
blast open and rob the safe in
the offices of the Acme Stores
Company here. Police are work
ing on clews obtained through
Goldsmith, who repeated con-
versations carried on careles'lv
by the burglars.
He heard o. of the yeggs
boast of havi y armed his pro.
fession while = wing a bit in
STIR" otherwise, a term in the
penitentiary.
Another referred to his former
employment with the company
they were robbing, speaking of
Fred W. Albrecht, president of
the concern, as having done the
thief "dirt." "If had him here
now I'd put these haAdcuffs on
him and treat him rough
Goldsmith quotes the burglar as
remarking. This loquacious
safecracker was called "Nicky"
by his confederates, Goldsmith
told the police.
Twelve charges Of dynamite
were exploded before the safes
doors gave way. The robbers
obtained $1,000 in cash and
securities.
The Washington times., 1922-11-13
BIRTHS.

Samuel and Elinora GarofoIa, boy.
Charles =. and Elizabeth p. Pattiiio
Edwin 8. and Gensvieve b. Bilihimer,
boy.
sydney A, and Yesta b. Raymond. boy.
Arthur L. and Helen Lowe, boy.
Leslie 8. and Helen GSeene, boy.
william s. and Margaret b. Hance,
Emo p. and Mildred W. Knollman,
william d. and Eva z. Anderson. girl.
Leo and Florentine Colbert, girl.
Arts II. and Mabel Becas, boy.
John J. and Mary A. Weisman. girl.
Wilton A. ana Mary 70. Hardy, girl.
John II. and Hattie Major, girl.
Joseph A. and Catherine L. Began.
Roscoe Mex. and Pauline A. Roach,
Thomas v. and Ans.tssis Connor. girl.
Samuel n. ana HELEN Dodd, girl.
Alexander a. and Mary A. Kirchner.
boy.
Avis NJ ana BETTY Shifted. boy.
Albert and Rebecea W. Jones, boy.
Floyd and Mart Y. johnson, girl.
,rohn and Rose E. Mccall. boy.
James A, and Mary &. Butler, girl.
Charles II, and Elisabeth M. Davis,
Girl.
John n. ana Pearl Coleman, Giri.
Henry e. and Matte sumby, boy.
James and Lou wiiliams boy.
Hushei and Eva n. Bsasley. boy.
The Washington times., 1922-11-13
C|T|zENSFLEE
ASPAN|C GRIPS
TURK CAPITAL
British Subjects Are Attacked
and Beaten and Situation
Continues Acute.
by International News Service.


LONDON. Nov. 13. - Clashes in
which British citizens were beaten
up by Turks were reported from
Constantinople today. Gen. sir
Charles Harrington. British COM
mander-in-chief at Constantinopie.
has ordered the withdrawal OF the
disorderly Kemalist forces that caus.
ed the trouble.
The situation at Constantinople
continues acute. Panic was reported
among part of the population with
many civilians in flight.
Turkish infiingements upon the
allies rights continue at. CONSTANT.
nople and Foreign Office officials
described the situation as more ex.
plosive than ever"
British Favor Martial Law.
British officials believe that the
situation warrants immediate
martial law, but apparently the
French high commissioner has not
yet been employed by his govern
ment to allow the proclamation to
be issued and made effective.
Owing to the cutting Of the Near
East cable and the censorship. many
conflicting reports are being received
from the Near East. One was that
Rafet Pasha, Nationalist envoy at
Constantinople. had refused to recog.
nize the allies administration and
was overriding the capitulations--the
restrictions placed upon the Turks at
the end Of the war.
Reports received by way Of Paris,
however, said that tho situation in
Turkey was more favorable.
General Harrington has refused to
recognize the Turkish Nationalist
governor Of Chanak, appointed by
The Angora government.
The Near East peace conference
was to have opened today at Lau-
same. Switzerland. and the Turkish
envoys already have arrived there.
Owing to the dangerous new situa-
ton which has developed in the Near
East the allies have agreed that the
pariey should be continued until next
Monday and perhaps longer.
The Washington times., 1922-11-13
'McADoo FAvoRS BONUS
PAYMENTS FROM TARIFF

FULLERTON, Cal, Nov. Ia
Payment Of adjusted compensation
20 former soldiers and sailors at the
expense OF beneficiaries Of the
Fordney.McCumber tariff bill ives
urged In an address here by viii.
lam a. McAdoo, former Secretary
of the Treasury.
Assailing those who have fought
the soldiers bonus on the ground
that II would he burden upon the
country. Mr.. McAdoo declared II
was sheer hypocrisy" TO say that
tho nation cannot bear this rela.
lively insignificant burden when
great subsidiaries are granted 10
private interests at the expense OF
ihA naoplA.
The Washington times., 1922-11-13
vA.|NDUSTR|ES
WORK ON FULL
TIME SCHEDULE
Labor Outlook in Cities Shows
Marked Improvement in
October.

Industrial employment conditions
continued to improve during Octo.
Der throughout Virginia, reaching
the highest point Of the year. and
bringing about real shortage Of
labor in many lines In alpost every
city of the State.
Conditions In the several cities Of
the state are summarized as fol.
lows:
Norfolk - Employment conditions
about normal. no shortage or sur.
plus of workers. Strong increase
revealed In chemical and allied
products. while noticeable gains were
made i'm textiles, stone, clay and
glass products. and miscellaneous
industries. A slight diminution OF
repair shops. All plants running.
ford employment to building crafts.
men.
Roanoke-Employment further i'm.
proved, marked increases being
registered In textiles and It's prod.
ucts and miscellaneous Industries.
All plants running on practically
full time basis. with but one plant
closed down. Building activities
continue to afford employment to
building craftsmen. Adequate hous.
ing facilities to meet demand.
Petersburg - Conditions In labor
market are generally satisfactory.
All plants are running, some on
part time. Housing situation con.
tinues inadequate. General optimiR.
tic feeling exists as to the future.
Richmond - Textiles. iron and
steel, leather, paper and printing,
tobacco manufacturers and miscel.
lnneous industries show Increased
employment, while food and kindred
products other than iron and steel,
registered slight decreases. En-.
ployment conditions are very salts.
factory. A shortage of common
labor obtains. This condition Ia
being relieved daily by influx OF
workers from other sections. Resl.
dental, small building construction
has been kept up better than ever
before and housing conditions arc
more satisfactory. All plants In
operation.
Lynchburg-Improvement In EN-.
ployment, largest gains being made
In textiles, leather and its finished
products and paper and printing.
Slight augmentations recorded In
lumber, chemicals, tobacco. manu-
features and vehicles for land
transportation. Iron and stgel EN-.
ployment appears 70 be holding M
own, while a slight decrease ID
hoted u food and kindred producta
The Washington times., 1922-11-13
CLAYS TESTED
FOR BRICK At
BIC stone CAP
Citizens Find Soil Adapted to
Making Best Quality OF
Brick.

BIG STONE GAP. Va, Nov. 10
Great satisfaction prevails among
those citizens who are investigating
clay and shale resources OF Big
-)tone Gap. over the splendid show
ing from the preliminary tests.
The samples received show con-
clusivcly that the highest quality
OF face brick can be made IN o
range Of colors from light buff or
cream color TO the darkest. richest
red. The light colored brick VIII
sell on the market ut nearly double
the price OF the usual red shades.
The committee finds an in"xhaus-
tihlc supply OF the proper clays and
shades and will now invite experts
here TO advise them how to obtain
the very best results from these
valuable deposits. and proceed 10
have scientific and exhaustive tests
made and samples shipped here TO
show prospective investors. II is
hoped that our own citizens will
avail themselves of the chance 10
invest in a highly profitable in
dustry.
The committee recommends that
some expert manufacturer, whose
OWE funds will be invested. be
given every assistance and CO.
operation in establishing a strictly
modern brick plan bore - n" y
products can undoubtedly be pro-
duced. and will add to the profits
OF the plant.
The members of the committee
are u. B. McGheckin, W. W. Tay'
lor. J. II. Catron and Dan Bostic.
They will give every attention 10
any one interested in the project.