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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
By United Press


NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-Lights still
burn as brightly as ever along the
Great White Way"
Theater crowds Jam the sidewalks
nightly in the Roaring Forties."
The wall Of jazz floats from the
lobster palaces and tinselled cabarets,
and multi-colored lights flare forth
their invitations from the places OF
amusement.
Broadway, on the surface, is just
as 1t was in days of yore. when it
was glorious and glittering and wick
ed, when it's name was Synonymous
with Babylonian gayety, and it was
the mecca of Rotary Club members
from Keokuk, and real spenders from
everywhere.
But beneath it's courageous attempt
to live up TO it's reputation. Broadway
is sadly changed. The gayety is make.
believe and not genuine. There is no
more Of the spontaneous revelry and
joyousness. Millionaires don't chase
fashionably clad beauties over table.
tops, like the movies led a credulous
public to believe. Fortunes aren't
spent in a night for pleasure. Silver
champagne buckets are relics.
All that is gone. The reason?
Prohibition, OF course.
Prohibition has become a sad reality
along the Great White Way. At first,
Broadway didn't take Mr.. Volsteads
law very seriously. Drinks could be
had with little difficulty. for a price.
Pleasure-seekers, at the worst. could
always bring their own" And the
fun went on. dampened only a little
from the old days.
But the browning blow is the edict
that hip TASKS may no longer be car
rted. The neck of a bottle displayed
above the edge OF a table is an invi-
tation to a ride in a patrol wagon.
Federal agents are everywhere. And
who could enjoy drinking so furtively
| as that2 The merry makers simply
are deserving their old haunts. The
joy is gone out of night life.
! That's not all. either. Raid after
raid has been made on the cellars
OF the amusement places. and liquor
worth thousands confiscated Armed
with crowbars. hammers, jimmies, and
what not, enforcement officers break
and smash their way to the hidden
supplies, and carry them off.
Drinks may still be had. of course
to those in the know. Conviction of
those arrested are difficult to obtain.
But the old spirit is gone. Broadway
Is dazed and subdued, and is forget
ting how to play. Money is not spent
freely any more. Patrons Of the "de
luxe" pleasure places actually add
up their checks? Their tips are the
orthodox 10 per cent. Money, which
was once no object to the true spender
out to make a reputation for himself
has become almost as important as
IN the trick restaurants where one
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
WeaY'ied English Husbands Get
EUen With Vices Through Wills

an unstamped envelope, thereby fore
ing her to pay postage in excess of
the bequest.
But these parting shots were mild
In comparison that of the man who
left all his property to his daughter
on condition that she paid his son
three pence for the purchase of a
'hempen cord or halter for my dear
wife, which 1 trust She will use with
out further delay"
A prominent British railway official
remarked in his will that his estate
would have been larger If it had not
been for his marriage with the clev-
crest daylight robber alive" He add
ed that associations with this per-
ambulating human vinegar crust cost
me considerably more than 400
pounds"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
WHISTLES AT NINE MONTHS
Baby Marbles Like Canary, Is Claim
of Proud Father.

YOUNGSTOWN, O., Sept. Claim
is made that Mervin, 9-months- old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Max Herman of this
city. can whistle like a canary"
He's been whistling since he was
6 months Old declared the proud
father. I'm sure he is the cham.
pion baby VIII lstler Of the world. Why,
when that boy grows up he ought to
be in great demand. Think what Mr.
Sousa would give to have such a
whistler in his band"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
ENTIRE CITY DARK ENED
Photographers F1ashlight Shorts
Electric Current in Des Moines.

DIES MONIES, Sept. 6.-An anna
teur photographers flashlight powder
coming in contact with the main feed
coils at the Des Moines Electric Com.
pany, caused a short circuit which re-
suited in a shutdown Of electric light
and power in the city.
The photographer had been given
permission 10 visit the plant. He
paused to take a picture near the
feeding lines which supply the down
town district. and allowed his flash
to touch the coils.
There was A crash. he was thrown
to the floor, and a short circuit was
created which put out every light
and stopped every elevator ir the
business section. Passengers caught
in elevators stopped between floors
were taken out by means of ladders.
The photographer was uninjured.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
TAX LEVY SET
At g CENTS IN
MARION COUNTY
Road Contingent Fund Brings
Total for 1923 UP to
II Cents.
APPROPRIATIONS ARE CUT
Council SIashes 5000. 900
From Budget of ST ,465,ooo
Protests Heard.
APPROPRIATIONS ARE CUT

The county tax rate for 1928 was
fixed at twenty-three cents by the
county council today. With the road
contingent fund, the total county levy
will be twenty-seven cents, the same
as 1922.
The council cut 100000 from the
budget of S1,S45, 900.
Cuts and slashes in practically all
appropriations, protests by county
officers and petitions by various citi-
zens marked tOday's session Of the
council.
Among the protests was that Of DR..
H. 6. Hatch on behalf Of the appro-
priation for Sunnyside tuberculosis
Hospital. Leo K. Fesler, county au-
ditor, had recommended the institu-
ton be allowed $4,000 for the year
1928.
Appropriation Questions
The office Of the Marion County
agricultural agent came into the lime
light when the council questioned the
advisability Of appropriating $1,000
for it's use next year.
Politics Not Present
Appropriation was asked for county
school nurses on the provision that
the Parent Teacher Club pick the
nurses. The commissioners assured
the ladies that politics had not en-
tered into the selection of nurses in
the past.
Citizens from along Delaware st.
petitioned the county commissioners
for an appropriation for a bridge on
that street across Fall Creek.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
FORBIDS SALE
Lesh Says State institutions Cannot
DISPOSE of Gravel.

Attorney General Lesh has given DR..
Sam Dodds, superintendent Of the
Northern Hospital for the Insane at
Logansport, the opinion that no State
institutions may either give away or
sell gravel for county road building
purposes.
DIR. Dodds asked for the opinion
when it was found that transportation
of several miles could be saved by
the State institution furnishing the
material.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
MARKS GOES TO LEAGUE
Negro Leader to Ask for African
Colonies for His Race.

NEW YORK, Sept. George o.
Marks, representative Of the United
Negro Improvement League, sailed for
The Hague, where he will ask the
League Of Nations, in behalf of his
race, for the former German colonies
in Africa
Twelve negro guards CARRIED in
elaborate uniforms saluted Marks
with bright sabres when the boat
pulled out.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
PICKP0CKETS ACTIVE
Detectives Double Efforts to Nab
Thieves ~ state Fnir.

Detectives doubled their efforts to-
day to catch pickpockets operating at
the Indiana State Playground.
John W. Drake. 1921 s. Illinois ST..
was robbed while near the grand
stand. His purse contained 81 and a
passbook for the fair.
James Sample. SOP n. Meridian ST..
Lebanon, Ind. said his purse was lost
or stolen while at the automobile show.
The purse contained $50
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
IMPROVEMENT SHOWN
Labor Conditions Over State Bettered
Except at Hammond.

The weekly report of Federal labor
bureaus of the State made to Director
Thomas Riley shows a decided i'm
provement in conditions. Hammond,
where the steel industry is only oper-
ating to IS per cent Of its capacity,
is the only exception.
Business conditions in Lafayette,
Terre Haute, East Chicago, Kokomo
and FIT. Wayne are reported improved.
Retail coal is selling at $1,000 to
$12.75 per ton at Hammond, the report
shows.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
By United Press

LONDON, Sept. 6.--Parting gibes
at friend Wife" directed in their
wills by wearied Englishmen who
finally escaped their domestic woes
only by death, are recalled by a re-
cent example Of bitter farewell.
In this case. a Welsh tradesman
provided that his wife should be paid
in sums Of five or ten shillings, as
his trustee saw fit.
II have always found" he remarked
in his will, that my wife has no
sense of the value of money nor can
she keep it when she gets it,
Another testator, who complained
that his wife had called him an "old
pig" among other expressions, left
her the sum of one farthing (haK an
American cent? to be mailed her in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
KHAN AROUSES FEUD
Three Reported Killed, Two Seriously
Injured in Southern Clash.
By United Press

By United Press
HOUSTON. Texas, Sept. 6.-Three
men were killed and two seriously IN
jured in a family feud inspired by in
terest of the Ku-Klux Khan in political
affairs at Sealy. Texas, according to
advices here today.
F. c. Shaffner, real estate man and
his son, Robert, and Luther Bell were
killed in the shooting fray. Ernest
Shaftner. stabbed in the back, was
in a serious condition, and Turner
Bell was believed fatally wounded by
a shot in the head.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
ROBBED TWICE

Thieves Make Return Visit-Add
to Spells.
A burglar visited the grocery store
Of J. J. Robbins. 500 Virginia Ave.
Sunday night, and again last night.
On Sundays visit the thief took
81, four pies. seven quarts Of milk
and failed to close the door Of the
ice box, which caused SIS worth Of
meat to spoil.
On the second visit the thief took
81. and cigars and cigarettes worth
$40.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
COX SEES HOPE IN
FEDERAL INTEREST
Economic Affairs of Central
Europe viii Be Aided by
Administration.
By United Press

bB CWFbtU FT6SS
LONDON, Sept. 6.-"Let us hope
our services to central Europe will be
that of a physician and not an under
taker," James NJ. Cox said in a state
ment. There is some measure of re-
assurance in the statement from Wash
ington," he continued, that the Ad-
ministration has interested itself in the
economic affairs of Central Europe
even though Herbert Hoover will not
be sent here"
Cox, who has studied conditions in
Europe. is to sail for America Satur.
day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
LAUDS SCHOOLS

National Commissioner Says Indiana
Has Profound Effect on Education.
There is no State in the United
States which has had a more profound
effect on education in the United
States than Indiana" said J. J. Tigert.
Z. S. commissioner of education,
upon his visit to Benjamin ]. Burris.
State superintendent of public in
struction. Mr.. Tigert has Just COM
pleted a lecture tour Of the State.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
Broad70ay,S Spirit Sadly Changed
Beneath Glare of Bright Lights

drops a nickel in the slot to obtain
his food. Cover charges bring COM
plant.
So Broadway mourns, and check
girls. cigarette vendors. waters and
hackers talk Of the "old days
Broadway hopes there may be a
change. hopes that boooze viii come
back, and bring with It vanished slo-
ries.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
FLIER OF JITNEY TYPE
Curtiss Experiments With Small Gil
der Which Cost About $1,000.

BIZ United Netcs
PORT WASHINGTON. L. L. Sept
Glenn ". Curtiss. veteran aviator
today tested a new type Of glider
weighing but 140 pounds. and depend
ing on air currents for motive power
in a fight over the sound Wednesdays
Curtiss' glider, towed over the water
by a fast motor-boat, the air current
thus generated forcing 1t into the air
The plane carried $50 pounds. II
spreads thirty-two feet. is twenty-four
feet long and was built at the Curtiss
plant at a cost Of about $1,000. 1t re
seconds.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
PRISONERS LOCATED
Indiana Men Captured by Germany
Accounted For.

According to official information
from the War Department at Wash
ington sent TO Adjt- Gen. Harry B.
Smith, f1fty-four Indiana veterans
who were held prisoners of war by
Germany, have been accounted for.
Five officers and forty-eight enlisted
men have been repatriated. The for
ty-ninth enlisted man is reported dead
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
POISON WHISKY FATAL
Five Men and Two Women Die From
Grocery Store Booze.

By United Press
NEW YORK. Sept. Give men
and two women are dead today from
drinking poison whisky in Brooklyn.
The deadly liquor is alleged to have
come from a grocery store owned by
Mrs Irmelinda Vatala, IS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
Find "Mule" in Weeds

Mrs. Nora Meir, 27 5. Davidson St.
today found nine quarts Of white
mule" whisky in a vacant lot near her
home The police obtained n de
scription Of the bootlegger who bid
the whisky In the weeds.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
Bond Issue Refused

The State board Of tax commission
ers has refused a petition for bond
issue of S41.500 for the construction
OF a paved road in Albany. Delaware
County. the refusal having been
based on present high taxes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
Charter is Approved

The State charter board today ap-
proved a charter for the Yorktown
State Bank. capitalized for $4,000,
to take over the property and bust
ness OF the Yorktown Private Bank.
with capital stock Of $4,000
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
ESTABLISH QUARTERS
Indiana G. A. r. Pick Randolph
Hotel at Des Moines.

Headquarters Of the Indiana delega-
ton at the fifty-sixth national en-
campment of the G. A. R., in Des
Moines. Ia, beginning Sept. "a will be
in the Randolph Hotel, Fourth St,
and Court Ave, Albert J Ball, as
sistant adjutant general announced
today. Many Hoosier veterans L IN
to make the journey. slightly reduced
railroad rates being in effect.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
Jumped From Street Car

J. S. Moss, So, of 64s Arch St, suf-
fered an injured hip when he alighted
from a moving Columbia Ave. street
car at Delaware and Market SITS. to-
day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
CASHIER is RECEIVER
Joint Bank Account of Estrayed
Couple in Court.

Cheter A. Jones. cashier of the Ma
tional City Bank, was named receiver
for the joint bank account of Stella
May Bassett and Alexander B.
Bassett. who are seeking separation,
by Judge T. J. MolI Of Superior Court
today.
Mrs. Bassett is to receive thirty
dollars a week for the support Of her
self and two children. The account
totals $1,000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
DOOLittIe Establishes Record
i'm TranScOntinentaI Flight

Jacksonville. Fla, at 1880 p. m the
day before. Kelly field, San Antonio
Texas, was his only stop eli route.
The distance was approximately
2.100 miles and the elapsed time o.
hours 90 minutes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
Truck in Collision

Fred Hagerson, 40 S. Oriental St,
driving a truck, collided with ma
chine driven by Mrs. N. C. Hurbert. 35
N Gladstone Ave, today. The Hur~
bert machine was badly damaged.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
Thousands Of Women
Are Now Taking This
Newer Form OF Iron
Worn-out Housewife Tells How
She Quickly RegOined Her
Health and Strength.

"Only a short two
weeks ago ! was so
tired, nervous and
worn out from the
drain on my nerves
and strength OF house
hold drudgery. that l
thought / could not
keep up another day
A short two weeks
treatment of the new
or form of iron has
given me a marvellous
Increase In health.
strength and energy.
Now | can do my
whole house without
help, and do not have
TO ait at home in the
evening "all-ln" sick
and nervous.
Tho above Is a
typical Hypothetical
case. says DR.. James
Francis Sullivan.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06

Thomas E. Basham, Of the Basham
Advertising Company, Louisville. KY,
will address the Thursday meeting of
the Advertising Club of Indianapo-
lis at the Chamber of Commerce. His
subject will be Getting at the
Customer"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
Woman Is Collector

Mrs. Grace S. Schmidt Of Richmond
has been appointed deputy collector
for the sales tax division of the United
States Department of Internal Rev
enue, to succeed Miss Edna Bond of
Indianapolis
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
BURGLAR Steals $40

Lee Vibeit, 4O3 w. South St. told
the police today a thief entered his
room and took $40 from his pocket.
Vibeit said he was not sure when the
robbery was committed
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
By United Press

SAN DIEGO, Cal. Sept. 6.--Lieut
]. II. Doolittle. u. S. A. was enjoy
ing a days rest IN San Diego today
after completion Of his record break.
ing one.stop trans-continental flight
last night.
Doolittle, in big De Haviland air.
plane. landed at Rockwell field here
at 5:34 p. m. yesterday. He had left
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
Policeman Wounded

JASONVILLE. Ind. Sept. Guy
Lumkins Is under arrest here charged
with shooting Aller. Rogers, police
man. in tha leg.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
ThieXs Get Anfn

Police today were searching for an
automobile owned by George 3. Saw
yer. 249 y. Pennsylvania St. The car
was stolen from st. Clair and Meridian
SITS
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06

with President Harding at the White
House today regarding continuance OF
American relief In Russia
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
FATTY COMING BACK
Film Comedian Cancels His Proposed
Tour Through Orient.
BIZ United Press

By United Press
TOXIC. Sept. 6.-Roscoe Ratty)
Arbuckle has recovered from the in
lection in his hand which caused him
to go to Yokohama hospital. He has
abandoned his plans for tour of the
Orient and trip around the world.
Arbuckle will remain in Japan until
Sept. Is, then return to Los Angeles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
Goodrich at White House

WASHINGTON. Sept. 6.-Secretary
of Commerce Hoover and former Gov
ernor Goodrich Of Indiana conferred
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06
BIZ HUDSON HAWLEY.
rtted Nesos STAFF Correspondent


PARIS, Sept with most Pari-
SLAMS of Importance now beginning to
return from their vacations or from
taking their cures" the atmosphere
in the capital is now full of seaside
and mountain gossip Of sorts From
among this flood of anecdotage, let us
pick out just a few specimens:
Vichy: Party Of motorists going
along the road. They pass an old gen.
tleman with bushy eyebrows, a heavy
white mustache, and the walk of lad
Of 20, Flooding along for exercise. The
members Of the party stare and stare.
Finally Father says, right out loud:
What do you know about that?
There's an old bird who's gotten him
self up like Clemenceaur
The remark is not lost on the elder
~ pedestrian. With a grin he shouts
back at the occupants of the car: Yes,
and damn we'll initiated, ehr'
That night the Tiger" himself for.
NOR premier, 80 years young, tells
the story on himself to all and sun
dry at the Casino.
Deauville; King of Spain exiting
from his friends chateau. Bunch of
little girls along the road recognize
him; one of them shouts: "Hurrah for
the KING Alfonso, pleased, offers the
little girl a bank note. Whereupon
another youngster of the party shouts
out: why, you're not the King after
all.'
"How's that?" asked the still snil-
ing monarch.
Because" replies the young phi
losopher, IF you really were the king
you wouldn't be pleased enough to
be called that to want to give Loulou
those fifty francs. And besides, where's
your CROWN"
That noon, at the Potiniere the
king tells the story with gusto to
crowd Of his titled friends.
En- route for Aixles- Baine; Ameri.
can tourist seated at table with two
French ladies and their escort, in
the dining car. When the roast comes
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-06

Chicago, Ill.-"You surely gave wo.
~ men one good medicine when you
put Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound on the market. After l had my
baby l was all run down and so nervous
it kept me from gaining. My doctor
did everything he could to build me up,
then he ordered me to take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with his
medicine and l am now a new woman.
have had three children and they are
all Lydia E. Pinkham babies. have
recommended your medicine to several
friends and they speak highly of it.
You are certainly doing good work in
this world Mrs. ADRITH ToMsHECK,
1857 Wabash Ave-, Chicago Ill.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-14
Be Careful What You
Wash Your Hair With

Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali, which is very
injurious. as it dries the scalp and
makes the hair brittle.
The best thing TO use is Mulsified CO.
coanut oil shampoo, for this is pure and
beats anything else all to pieces. You
can get Mulsified at any drug store.
and a few ounces will last the whole
family for months.
Two or three teaspoonfuls Of Muls-
flied in a cup or glass with a little
warm water is all that is required. 1t
makes an abundance of rich, creamy
lather. cleanses thoroughly and rinses
out easily. The hair dries quickly and
evenly, and is soft, fresh looking,
bright. fluffy, wavy and easy to handle.
Besides, it loosens and takes u every
particle of dust. dirt and dandruff. Be
sure your druggist gives you Mulsified.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-14
Brown Shamming
Insanity, Ayers
County Attorney

Omaha, July 13.-Tred Brown, the
Omaha "chain man." facing charges
Of kidnapping and assault with intent
to kill, is shamming insanity, accord
ing to County Attorney Shotwel who
in several visits to Brown in the coun
ty jefl has been unable to get an in
telligent remark from the prisoner.
"Catch fish is the only thing Brown
has said in several days, according tc
the attorney. Brown offered this com
ment when Mr.. Shotwell asked him
If he realized that conviction on the
kidnapping charges might carry with il
the death penalty.
The public defender, who has beer
assigned as Browns attorney. has beer
unable to get Brown to discuss any
of the charges against him Dr. assist in
planning a defense.