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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-02
BIFF! POW! OOF!
THAT'S SETTLED
Insurance Men TongIe at Cot
lection Demand.

In a battle following an argument
over a demand for settlement OF
collections, M. sandusky. manager Of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
seems to have been on the receiving end
in a box party" with Grover c.
Ferguson. 80, 3s43 East Michigan street,
yesterday Ferguson was fined 81 and
costs In city court today on the charge
of assault and battery.
Stories Of the affair. which occurred in
the life insurance company's office, diff
fered.
sandusky declared Ferguson hit him
twice, the first time knocking his glasses
off and the second time knocking him
down. He then punched him about six
times while he was down, Sandusky
complained. Two girls ~stenographers
saw the fight and neither testified they
saw Ferguson hit Sandusky while he
was down.
Ferguson said he had resigned and was
to quit next Monday when Sandusky de-
handed a settlement, he said, he told
him he would settle the day he was to
quit work When Sandusky tried to
seize a travelling bag carried by Fergu-
son, the latter said, II slapped him with
my open hand and he knocked his own
glasses off. Then slapped him again
and then he seized a chair and threat
ened me. He fell over the chair and fell
down. 1 did not hit him while he was
down"
Ferguson denied the hand bag con-
tanned the company's receipts, as San
dusky testified.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-02

your very Iife," says DR.. Carey, de-
ponds upon the perfect functioning and
health OF your kidneys so whatever you
do don't neglect them"
DR.. Carey's famous prescription No. TT
known as Marsh Root is not recommended
for everything. but we cannot too strong
~ urge its use If you suffer from annoy
ing kidney, liver and. bladder troubles,
frequent passing Of water night and day,
with smarting or irritation, brick dust
irritabilityS with loss of flesh, backache,
headache, rheumatism or any other ten
dency to Hrights Disease. Diabetis or
Gravel for kidney disease in its worst
form may be stealing upon you.
Don't wait until tomorrow to begin
the use of this wonderful prescription
now obtainable in both liquid and tablet
form if you have any of the above symp-
toms. Kidney, Liver and Bladder troubles
don't wear away. They will grow upon
you slowly, stealthily and with unfailing
certainty.
Never mind the failures of the past IL
eou even suspect that You are subject to
these diseases; don't lose single day for
Hp rs De- endaile DruG Stores. the PEAR
son Drug Company and every good drug
gist has been authorized TO return the
purchase money on the first bottle to all
who state they have received no benefit
NOTE-A generous trial bottle Of
Marsh Root, tablet or liquid form, may
be secured by sending 20 cents to DR..
Carey Company. Elmira, n. Y.-Advertise-
yleUt.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-02

the board decided IL would scratch out
the Elliott specifications and write in its
own
IT'S just a proposition" began Mr..
Freeman and paused
of not letting him do something we
ordered him not to do" finished Dr..
Spencer.
About this time Mayor shank came
into the boards office. and after getting
an Idea Of what was going on advised
the board that he thought concrete should
be left in the Poplar street Iecifsations
because he believed with Mr.. Elliott that
In low value light traffic districts, con-
crete was the best material
The board debated a while and then
announced il would change all the speci-
deations excepting Poplar street.
However. Mr.. Freeman told the mayor
he wanted to have q talk with him. The
two board members and the mayor had
their confab.
Today Mr.. Freeman announced that
the board had changed the specihca ttons
TO eliminate concrete on ell three OF the
resolutions.
Mr. Elliott was informed Of this.
Il have nothing to say-yet," was his
sInterwoven in the situation is Mr..
Eniott's fight on the high price Of asphalt
paving. Monday the engineer sent the
p board a letter recommending the rejec-
tion OF 4 number OF bids for street i'm
provement received Feb. 20, assertin 6
that the average price a square yard Of
asphalt paving represented by the pro-
rosals was $40. whereas in his opinion,
which he supported with figures showing
4 decline IN materials going into street
construction, a fair price would be be-
tween 50 so and So a square yard
He recommended further that the board
hold up paving resolutions until a square
yardage OF $1,000 accumulated. which
would make it profitable for outside con-
tractors to come in and compete. he
pointed out that asphalt costs in several
cities are more than 81 q square yard
less than the local bids Of Feb. 20. The
board rejected the bids but did not act
on the second recommendation.
Incidentally, bids received Feb. q IN
Louisville. where city specifications are
identical with those Of Indianapolis, aver
aged $215 & square yard Of asphalt.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-02
REPORT RICHEST
NEGRO WOMAN
ON MISSING LIST
Worth Millions in Oil Lands,
Friends Say She Nay Be
Working OUT

DALLAS, Texas. March 2.-Mystery to-
day surrounded the whereabouts OF
Lille Taylor, reputed to be the richest
negro woman in the world.
Friends Of Lille here said they did not
know whether she was working out"
or whether she had gone 10 Shreveport
to confer with her attorneys following
the decision handed down in the New
Orleans court upholding Lilies claim
TO valuable Louisiana oil lands.
The decision which found Lille the
lawful heir of Iona McGee was the last
step in the long court fight to give the
negress her fortune.
The lands involved are In the Homer
tLa.) oil fields in Clait orne Parish. and
are valued at approximately S15,00000o
It is also understood Lille will enter
claim for several million dollars from
tie Gulf Refining Company, which is al
legged to have been taking oil from her
land under the contesting lease.
Foster. Looney & Wilkinson, Shreve-
port. who represent Lille. will get one
half of the fortune under an agreement
by which they took the case. Lille is
% and unmarried.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-02
OFFICERS
BELIEVE THEY
HAVEO'CONNOR
Hold Suspicious Prisoner on
Theory That He Is Chi
cagO Gunman.

TUSCALOOSA, Iowa, March "A man
police believe to be Tommy O'Connor,
Chicago gunman. who escaped from the
Cook County jail on the eve of the day
he was scheduled to hang, was captured
here today Authorities here Immediately
wired Chicago police a description of the
man
The prisoner was taken from a Rock
Island train coming from Des Moines.
He was half frozen and made no resist
ance.
Photographs and finger prints Of the
suspect were taken and sent to Chicago
police. he gave HIS name as Harry
Andrews, and said he had been under
arrest for several days In Des Moines.
Des MOines police have been holding
a man who gave his name as Harry
Andrews, and who when first arrested
was believed to be O'Connor This man,
however, is still in the Des Moines Jail.
Oskaloosa police are positive they have
none other than Lucky Tommy"
O'COnnOr, himself Their prisoner they
say-has all the earmarks. He is of
the same weight and height as the
escaped Chicago gunma1; he has a scar
over his left eye, has ST, Il grey eyes and
has the characteristic OConnor limp"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-02
RevolutiOnist Held
i'm u. S. Under Bond

Ell PAso, Texas, March Nicholas
Rodriguez was held in the county jail
here today in default of $4,000 bond
on q charge of providing means for a
military expedition into Mexico from the
United States. Rodriguez crossed the
border into Mexico with a revolutionist
band several weeks ago He was de-
feated three times by Federal troops
He recrossed the border back into the
Unietd States last Sunday and was ar
rested near Guadalupe United States
Commissioner A. J. Schmid arraigned
Rodriguez and fxed the bond
Rodriguez declared he was deserted by
his men, following the last battle
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-02
Cops to Round Up
License Slackers

Having given citizens two months In
which to comply with city ordinances re-
curing them to take out 1922 city
licenses for the operation of various kinds
OF businesses and vehicles, Joseph l..
Hogue, city controller, today wrote to
Chief OF Police Herman r. Rikhon, asking
him to order police to start ar4esting all
who are without the required permits.
Citing a failure to pay license fees
which he said is characteristic Of many
lines OF business, because Of dun condi-
lions, the controller said only two OF
some forty hotels and rooming houses
subject to license havs paid their fees.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-02

and the Fidelity Trust Company brought
forth the following statement today from
William H. Fogarty:
Fidelity Trust Company has no de-
post account with Mr.. Sipe, either as
clerk or personally. We merely loaned
him three thousand (S3 0O0) dollars on u
first mortgage real estate loan owned
by him on real estate In Irvington and
executed TO him personally in 1918. sup
ported by additional collateral, the value
Of which was ascertained TO be several
times the amount of the loan.
The note became due Feb. 8, 1922, and
Mr.. Slpe paid part thereof. The bal.
Gnce owing to US is s85s.43 and interest.
Upon paJ meut thereof, we shall, Of
course, return all excess collateral to
whoever is entitled to it."
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-02
150th Field Artillery
Again Indiana Unit

The 150th Field Artillery is again an
Indiana organization.
Adiutant General Harry B. Smith re-
ceived orders from the War Department
today changing the name OF the 1S1st
Field Artillery. Indiana National Guard,
10 the 10th Field Artillery. This change
has been urged for some time by persons
who wished to keep alive the designation
Of the regiment which became famous as
a part of the Rainbow Division during
the World war. The 10th Field Artil-
lery was the only purely Indiana unit
that saw active service IN the war.
General Smith also received notification
that he had been made life member Of
the National Ride Association Of America.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-02
HOW'S YOUR APPETITE?
When Stomach Distresses You,
Take This Advice

Indianapolis, Ind.,-"For three or four
years l suffered terribly with backache
and pains in my stomach. Most Of the
time my appetite was poor. l took one
bottle of DR.. Pieree's Golden Medical
Discovery and soon began to improve,
and by the time / had taken the fourth
bottle I was well. / can now eat and
work as well as evct. However, l con-
tinue TO take the Golden Medical Dis
covery occasionally. John K. Johnson,
2139 Martindale ave.
You can quickly put yourself in Al
condition by obtaining DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery in tablets or
liquid, or write DR.. Pierce, president
Invalids' Hotel In Buffalo, n Y, for
free medical NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-02
SUPERVISOR OF
NURSES QUITS
CITY HOSPITAL
Miss Annette Cowles Declines
to Say Why She Re-
signed.

Asserting that she still is smiling and
that she wants 1t thoroughly understood
she has had no trouble with DR. Richard
A. Poole. superintendent, Miss Annette
Cowles. superintendent of nurses at the
city hospital today declined to tell why
she presented her resignation to the
board of public health yesterday. She
made the resignation affective April l,
but the board, at special meeting
Wednesday afternoon, made 1t effective
at once.
Miss Freda Weirather, assistant super
intendent of nurses, will leave the hos
pital with Miss Cowles, the assistant said,
She said she did not care to discuss the
matter. She was brought to the hos
pital from Chicago by Miss Cowles. Her
resignation was transmitted to the board
by Miss Cowles, but was not accepted.
Dr. e. E. Hodgin, president Of the board
said Miss Weirather might be offered
the SUPPLEMENTARY but Miss Weirather
said she would leave with her friend.
CAME TO HOSPITAL
FROM ST. LOUIS.
Miss Cowles came to the hospital Aug.
/, 1920 highly recommended from y St.
Louis, wheer she was the head Of a
large nurses training school. She had
charge of the instruction here.
The health board said Miss Cowles'
resignation was unexpected. DR.. Hodgin
said he thought 1t might Lave been due
to the boards policy Of pairing expendi-
lures for social service work at the hos
pital. Social service is very near to the
heart Of Miss Cowles. 1t was said. Lack
of funds caused the cut in this branch,
DR. Hodgin said.
DIR e. j. DIT. BOTS
CITY BACTERIoLoGTsT.
DIR Edouard J. Du Bois who has been
in the United States Public Health Serv-
ice with the rank Of major for several
months was appointed city bacterioio-
gist and assistant city sanitarian at S3,-
600 year. He succeeds DR.. w. v. Boyle,
present bacteriologist on March Is.
DR.. Du Bots held the bacteriologist
post until he resigned to enter the Gov
eminent service. His pay then was ST.
400 a year. He will give full time to
the work DR. Boyle's employment is
only a part time basis
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-02
Is us. Soldiers
Have Narrow Escape

NEW YORK, March Fifteen United
States soldiers from FIT. Totten, had
a narrow escape from death today when
a launch in which they were returning
from FIT. slocum was driven on q
reef, of Hunters Island. in a heavy
snow storm. For Eve hours the craft
was bufeted by high waves which
threatened to enguR 1t. Three OF the
soldiers put of in a small rowboat
carried upon the launch. After drifting
about In the ice floes, they reached
Harris Island, made their way over the
ice TO the mainland and notified police.
A police launch put out and rescued the
twelve men on the stranded launch
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-02
Moves to Change
WOmen's Voting Age

DUBLIN, March 2.-The widow of the
late Mayor O'Callaghan Of Limerick
moved In the Dali Eireann today that
the voting age OF women In ireland be
reduced from 80 to 81 years
Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith op-
posed the motion on the ground It would
make necessary a new ompilatlon Of en-
franchised persons and delay the general
election.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-02
Would Cut List of
Congressman, Boost
Salaries, Fix Fines

WASHINGTON, March 2.-Represent-
ative John Clarke OF New York today
introduced a bill in the House to reduce
the membership Of that body from 435
to PIT. and to increase the salaries OF
Congressman from 1900 to $4,000 a year.
The bin also puts the salary Of the
Speaker at $4,000 a year ard provides
that members should be fined 500 day
for each day they are absent.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-02
Two More Brokerage
Firms Strike Wall

NEW YORK. March 1.-Two brokerage
firms Joined the long list OF failures here
today. Scott & Stump OF 40 Exchange
Place. went into Involuntary bankruptcy,
and A j Deschamps. formerly Friedman,
Marketson & Co. whose members have
been indicted FOR grand larceny made an
assignment for the benefit of creditors
Scott & Stump were suspended from
the Consolidated Stock Exchange today.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-02

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estimated the $50 cash feature Of the new
plan win not require more than $4,000
600 drag on the Treasury the first year.
This easily could be absorbed.
American Legion leaders here are salts
fed with the House bonus" subcommit-
tee proposal to drop the cash bonus"
provided a workable insurance certificate
plan with the privilege Of borrowing
money on the certificate, Is substituted.
They stated this today, adding that
while they may make a protest-to keep
the gsc0yd straight-On elimination Of
the cash payments, they do not now plan
any campaign against the proposed COM
mittee method.
YOU1E PROVIDE LOAN FOB
ILL OF UNEMPLOYED.
AS the House drafters are aiming an
III or unemployed man or others actually
requiring cash could get a loan from a
bank at once up to so per cent of the
amount allotted to the soldier for his
term Of service on q s1-a-day basis. For
instance, the average soldier served 800
days he could take his certificate to a
bank and get a loan of s164.50. If he de-
faulted payment the bank would then
turn to the Treasury and get its advance,
with interest back at the close Of three
years from the date Of passage of the
bill
The Legion leaders contend that the
insurance certificates would really mean
more TO the average man than cash. The
certificate would mean something for old
age, but II could tide over hard times
now as well.
At the same time, House leaders say,
the proposed elimination OF the cash
bonus" means two very important
things:
! Prevention OF disturbance to the ma
tionaI finance system In the next two
years when a stable situation is needed
for refunding of maturing Government
securities
WOULD PREVENT
PENSION HOPE.
?. Prevention of any move for pension.
q costly thing which It has been pre-
dicted would be the next step II a cash
bonus were pulled across.
Secretary OF the Treasury Mellon, will
be called before the committee again. He
IL likely to offer objections among
which probably viii be that initiation OF
currency viii follow through the loans
on certificates.
Representative Longworth says If all
service men took tie GER ificates and held
then the financing cost would be $780,
o00,CoO. but he estimates with other con-
yersatiye men that the cost would be
considerably lower since many certificates
win be closed out by default of loans
before maturity of the insurance Long
worth thinks the plan feasible-prac-
tically the only one which will meet the
numerous objections raised by President
Harding. big business and the ordinary
eax payer.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-02
Two May Die as
Result of Blaze

NEW YORK, March 2.-FiTe persons
were burned, two women probably ia
tally, In a fire which swept the home Of
Tony Zacaresi in Brooklyn today. Light
ed candles at the head of n coffin contain
ing the corpse Of Zacaresis S-year-old
son set fire to window curtains. The
coffin was badly scorched, but the body
was not touched.
Adjoining houses were menaced and
seventy five telephone operators in an ex-
change across the street were thrown in
to panic.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-02
Pennsy and Kentucky
Will Corner Whisky

WASHINGTON, March 2.-Concentra-
ton in warehouses In Pennsylvania and
Kentucky of the 10000, 600 gallons of
bonded whisky now held by the Govern
ment will be started Immediately. Prohi-
bition Commissioner Haynes announced
today.
The whisky now is scattered In 304
warehouses but 1t will occupy only TWEEN
ty or thirty when the moving is com
pleted.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-02

everything was over" and that he was
ION his way toward prison.
Prosecutor Evans discussed the sit
uation with George V. Coffin, the new
clerk, today. Afterward CoiTin an
nounced that we are going to get some
Of this money back. II not, some people
are going TO jail"
Schuyler A. HeHs, representing the clerk,
Is expected to make demand on the
bonding company for ne payment Of the
money for which 1t was surety.
Chalmer Schlosser. attorney represent
ing Mrs. Nola p. Parrish has announced
that he will file a suit against the bond
ing company asking restitution Of the
$4,000 which sipe is accused Of having EN-
bez2Ied
FUND PAID IN
MURDER CASE.
This fund was paid over to Mr. Sips
after Grover Parrish. Mrs. Parrishs dI-
vorced husband, was murdered Ia Mum
Gle last fall. Parrish was killed In n
mysterious manner while out automobil-
ing with a girl. The Indiana Travellers
Accident Association promptly admitted
liability and paid the insurance fund
over.
Then Parrish's parents and Mrs. Par
IRISH brought suit to settle their right 20
County on a change of venue. Thefe
judgment was found for Mrs. Parrish
and the johnson Circuit Court ordered
Sipe to pay the fund to Mrs. Parrish.
When the check came back marked mo
funds an investigation was started.
HOW sIPE EXPLAINS
DISPOSAL OF $4,000.
The disposal Of $4,000 is explained as
follows by Sipe;
THE Latta NATTER designated By
Sipe as a loan to WIN II. Latta, $4,000.
Invested In the Hoosier Stack and
Construction Company through the in
huence of Norman Zolezzi. n member Of
the board Of directors. $4,000.
Invested in the lndlanapo Securities
Company now defunct, S11,760.
Advanced to big Jack Jackson. pub
Usher OF a negro newspaper and in ex-
change for the paper, $500
Advanced to I'd A. Hunt of the rlVot
City Realty Company, Ss.I00.
Invested in q motion picture theater,
So, $50.
Invested in the Franklin Stores Com
pany, now In the hands Of a receiver,
$1,000. y
Invested In a garment company, $500,
Invested In q Lawrence County fruit
farm, $500.
In addition to these sums, Sipe said
be put a great deal OF money from the
fund into the payroll of his office which
he described as enormous"
sTDELIGHT FOUND
IN SUPERIOR ROOM l.
An interesting sidellght on the de-
fAulting clerks transactions came TO light
today In Superior Court, room q The
records there show that Mrs. Valerie
Zolezzi on May 7. 1921, filed suit orr
divorce against Norman A. Zolezzi. a d.
rector Of the Hoosier Stack and Con
struction Company. into which Slpe said
he sunk about $4,000 On Sept, %, 1921,
she was granted decree b. Judge Linn
Hay and ordered to pay $500 support
On Dec 10, 1921. the plaintiff filed a
citation against Zolezzi for failure to pay
the money into court. Some time after
that Sipe came to the courtroom and
looked over these entries. attaches of the
court said.
MAKES STATEMENT
ABOUT TRUST LOAN.
A published statement attributed to
VIII c. Latta. attorneys, in which he re-
ferred to a transaction between Mr.. Sipe
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-02
CHICAGO POLICE
KORKFNG TIP

CHICAGO. March 2-ChicagO police
have been working for a month on a
tip that Tommy O'Connor. notorious gun
man, was hiding in Iowa, Chief Charles
FitzmOrris announced today. when in
formed 0skaloosa police held a man who
resembled O'COnnOr.
''It looks Ike a hot tip" Fltzmorris
said.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-02
Park Supervisor
Returns to Post

R. Walter Jarvis. superintendent of
city parks, today returned to his office
after an absence Of nearly a month, In
which he has undergone an operation
and treatment for Infection Of a facial
bone beneath the left eye at the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania Hospital in Phila-
delphia. He returned to Indianapolis a
week ago, but was confined to his home
under the doctors orders, His physi-
clans have pronounced him cured.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-02
WILL PICK ARCHITECT

Members of the State board Of agri-
culture met this afternoon for the pur-
pose Of choosing an architect In the con-
struction Of a new barn at the State fair.
ground TO replace the one destroyed re-
Gently by fire. Bids win be asked as
soon as plans are accepted.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-02
Mrs. FradY Dies

MIAMI. Fla, March Mrs L. c.
Frady of Chicago died in nosp tai here
at 1 o'clock today from wounds received
in her husbands room at a Miami hotel
Sunday.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-02
Pneumonia Causes
Four More Deaths

Four deaths was the toll of pneumonia
in the last twenty four hours, reports to
the city health department show. This
is slightly below the daily average for
the past month
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-02
RECORDS FAIL
TO SHOW BOOKS
WERE EXAMINED

CONTINUED From Page one.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-02
Kidney and Bladder
Troubles HAVE TO GO

clogged up Kidney Deposits are DIE.
solved and the Toxins (Poisons)
Completely Driven Out. Druggists
Told to Guarantee 1t In Every In
stance.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-02
WOULD OFFER
EACH SOLDIER
BONUS OF $50

CONTINUED From Page one.)