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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-11-01
WEIRD WITCHCRAFT
GObLinS VanOOSe Win Furniture

ghost yelled: You lost your powder
put, lady
I've always had an idea that ghosts
sorta Glidod around. although ! don /
remember ever seeing one glide or
90 anything else But these ghosts
that were out last night weren't tho
gliding kind Ia hate to run a race
with some I saw after they cracked
a plate glass window.
The witches made u night of it..
too They tied automobiles together,
soaped windows. put furniture out In.
to the middle Of the streets just as IL
that really was as much fun as doing
all the queer things witches are
supposed to DO i'm fairy stories. And
they never got caught. either, as
they always do In the stories
And then the Dances Did you ever
before see such weird costumes? Why.
after a few drinks OF cider, you could
imagine you We're back In pre-pro-
hibition days seeing things" But
the cider didn't leave a headache this
morning.
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MORGAN To PROBE
LIQUOR SALE At
JEFFER50NVILLE
Prohibition Director Believes
Dry Agents Handled
Field Well"

Bert Morgan, prohibition director
Of Indiana. viii leave the latter part
of the week for Clark County TO
meet with the League Of Law and or
der of JcmersonvilIe in relation 10
their recent investigation of law VIC
lations. 1t was officially announced
today.
The fact that the Federal grand
jury docket is filed TO capacity, may
delay an investigation on the part OF
the grand jury, it was stated at the
office Of the United States district
attorney.
Morgan, having heard OF some of
the declarations made in the report
of the league, stated that the South
err Brewery Company Of New AL.
bany, charged with manufacturing
real beer one day a week and near
beer the remainder of the week
was some time ago refused permit
to operate by his department.
In relation to the part Of the re-
port demanding the resignation of
two prohibition agents working in
that field, Morgan said that he be-
lieved his men to be honest and ca
pable of handling their field as well
as could be expected.
"The situation in Clark County as
described by the leagues report is
something this office needs to investi-
gate" Morgan said. I'VE should
have been advised before the matter
was made public"
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ONE SOC FOR EDUCATION BEGETS ANOTHER
Inst III Ont Coupon Deposit Halt Dollar and Bank WIZ Dnb4e Money

Even though you have no relative
or friend whom you would like to help
get an education, the Liberty Bell ac-
counts can help you. This is a good
way to get the habit Of saving a GER
tain sum every week.
More than 100 Times readers opened
Liberty Bell accounts yesterday. The
bank prepared to hSndle many more
today.
Any amount may be deposited with
the coupon. The bank puts in so cents
toward every account. Accounts
opened yeste day varied from 81 to
$40. The ages Of the depostors ranged
from seven weeks to sixty-two years.
Today is one of the semi-anual in
terest dates in the savings department
of the Bankers Trust Company. Clerks
have been busy for several days com
putting interest on accounts for the
six months ending yesterday. Interest
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MRS. HALL WILL
, MAKE ANSWER To
GIBSON CHARGES
Rector's Widow Arranges for
Public Statement TO
Newspaper Men.

81 United Press
NEW BRUNSWICK, y. j., Nov. J..
Mrs. Frances Noel Hall. the slain
rectors widow. is expected TO answer
accusations Of Nrs. Jane Gibson,
rig ranch woman. when she breaks
her silence for the first time TO news
uapermen on the HaH-AIlls murder
today.
Mrs. Han VIII meet newspapermen
al 1870 p. m. Timothy y. Pfeitfer. her
attorney, announced, for the first
bona fde interview since she became
known as the sphinx Of the Stevens
rlansion.' 80 Immediately after the dual
tragedy.
Stenographers Are Ready
Dramatic preparations We're made
iust before the woman whom Mrs.
Gibson charges witnessed the shay
ings was 10 appear. 4 corps of ste
uographers with mimeogIaDn ma
chimes at their elbows ANA othe- wit
!. nesses were brought i'm to take down
B he conversation.
Pfeiher explain this was 10 pro
tect Mrs. Hall against being mis-
quoted"
Newspaper men entered an indgant
protest when Pfeiner served notice on
them that they had > pay for the ex-
penses Of the steongraphers.
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Fifty cents to start a college edu-
cdtiOnl
Sounds like a dime novel--"Ambi-
tious Albert" or something like that
but it's not. II you have the 90 cents,
and a young son or daughter, niece or
nephew who would like the education,
the rest IS easy.
Simply clip the Tim Thrift Coupon
and take 1t, with the 0 cents, to the
Bankers Trust Com pany, Pennsyl-
Vlnia. near Ohio st. Present it and
a bank account of 81 will be opened
for the young son or daughter niece
or nephew Whomever you wish. The
bank will supply the extra so cents.
OF course it will be up to you to
keep the account growing. BY depos-
iting 81 every week while the one who
is to have the education Is between
the ages Of one and IS, you can have
an account of $3.50 by the time the
young person Ia ready to start TO ool-
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TEACHER ACCUSED
Of RELATING SEX
To HER CHILDREN
Storm of Protest HoVers Over
Board of Education Due to
Arraignment.


CHICAGO. Nov. IA storm Of pro.
test lowered over the board of educa-
tion today following the trial of Miss
Harriet Ostrom. teacher. accused Of
teaching dfJh-grade children things
they should not be told"
Miss Ostrom was tried on charges
that she instructed her pupils in sex
knowledge and that she slapped un-
ruly children.
The complaint was written by the
son Of an Italian family. whose par
cnts could neither read nor write Eng
Hsh
Ralph W. Condee. prosecuting the
case. stopped IN the middle Of a state
meut purported TO show what she
taught the children.
Does the beautiful story Of life en-
barrass you2" Miss Ostrom asked.
Says She Is Prosecuted
Miss Ostrom described herself as
"an old maid with peculiar ways" and
admitted that she had slapped children
when she thought It necessary. She
declared that she was being prosecuted
by the board because she was not a
member Of the Chicago Teachers Fed
Grafton
The case was taken under advise
ment. Members of the board said that
no matter which way they ruled they
expected bitter criticism.
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MAYOR 5 SMOKE.
COMMITTEE To
CAT HER FRIDAY
Will Consider Ways and Means
of AmeIiorating Present Un-
desirable Conditions.

Tho committee appointed by Mayor
shank to outline an administration
policy on smoke elimination VIII meet
Friday. Dr. Herman G. Morgan chair.
man. announced today The problem
VIII be discussed in a preliminary way
and plans laid for gathering iuforma-
ton upon which to base tho solution.
Or Morgan said
Il believe the time is ripe for vigor-
Gus action said Dr. Morgan II do
not believe Il viii be necessary TO edu-
cate the public upon the necessity for
a smoIgeiess city. At least 200 citizens
have told me personally In the last few
days that they hope the administration
succeeds ia smoke elimination The
foEgy mornings Of last month We're
enough to convince anybody.
Coal Is Wasted
Il expect that manufacturers gen
orally viii not offer much objection to
the effort we will mako because it is
recognized that installation Of mod
ern stokiug and smoke consuming ap-
paratus saves coal. With poor quail
ity coal at "a high price It seems to
me large consumers of fuel would be
very glad to do something to stop
this everlasting flow of money up the
smoke stacks.
Tho committee probably will iuves-
tigate what other cities have done to
eliminate the evil.
A representative Of the city legal
department will be asked to attend
the committee meeting to point out
weaknesses in the present smoke ord
nance. which is practically without
teeth, and make suggestions for a
now measure.
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lege. This will include $685. in actual
deposits and $565 in compound in.
terest, at the rate Of per cent.
AT least one indianapolis mother is
going to assure her son of an educa-
ton. Mrs. Elsie Johnson, S25 Madison
Ave, yesterday opened a Liberty Bell
account for her son, Robert, one year
old.
'I had a bank account before I was
married" Mrs. Johnson explained,
Ever since the baby was born, / have
intended to start an account for him
The Liberty Bell bank which / got
when I opened the account will he q
big help to us in saving for Robert $
education. We shall have no key, so
the bank can be opened only when we
bring it to the trust company TO make
new deposits" n
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on deposits made during the Times
thrift campaign will be computed from
Nov. 1 and will be credited the first
of May.
Only three rules must be observed:
Only one account may be opened
by an individual, but an account may
be opened by every member of fam
lily.
One dollar of each account must re-
main on deposit for one year.
If the second deposit is not made
within six months, the 50-cent coupon
VIII be deducted when the account is
closed, at which time the Liberty Bell
bank must be returned
The bank is open from $50 a. m
to p. m. on week days and from
$50 a. m. to s p. m. on Saturdays.
Fill that coupon out and get the
SO cents ready to take to the bank
right away.
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AUTO IS STRUCK
BY TRACTION CAR
Philip Arnold, Driver, Taken
to Hospital as Re-
suit.

Philip Arnold. 81, Of SAC Massa-
chusetts Ave. was seriously injured
today when his automobile was struck
by a Union Traction freight car, No.
618. in charge of G. w. Hutton, 1915
college, Ave, motorman. The acct
dent occurred in front OF 346 Massa-
chusetts Ave. as Arnold turned the
automobile around in the street,
Arnold was taken to the st. Vim
cents Hospital. The automobile,
which was owned by the Hrsch Bros.
Pickle Company of Louisville, KY,
was badly wrecked.
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BY A GIRL REPORTER


1t was a great halloween. boys. OF
course couldn't sec out of the
window this morning for soap. But
that just made me- oversleep longer
than [ should have done if the light
had come right on In. so I don't care.
And the porch swing was gone: but
gee. it's getting too cold 70 use it
anyway, even II the moon is bright.
The editor got down later than
usual this morniug-saId al four or
his automobile tires were puuCtured
last uiRht-when he ran over a row
Of milk bottles. Oh. we'll that's
about as good an excuse as any I'vo
heard him give.
But. really. did you ever see such
crowds on Washington St.2 II took
me half an hour to get across the
street. l thought was well-d.s-
guised, staggering along in trousers
and a heavy sweater, with a cap
pulled over my eyes. That is,
thought I was well disguised until
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ALLS FOR NITROUS OXID OXYGI
Discoverer Asserts Mother May Apply Treat
ment to Herself Under Observation of
Her Attending Obstetrician.
Seeking Woman to Demonstrate
Efficiency of GuedeI Treatment
Copyright, 1922, by United Press

COLUMBUS Ohio 1Delegaes Of the
Research
to a est o childbirth
of Society's
the delivery if the woman could be found
birth
of pain DR.. Ciuedel said.
babies and of interfering"
Guedel declared nitrous oxid
stay hospital shortened
costo of $
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BOY is SOUGHT

Mrs. l.. d. Danzs, Apartment ., SIS
y. Capitol Ave, reported to the police
that her son, Leonard Danzis. 16. has
been missing since yesterday morn
ing. The boy is described as being
five feet in height and weighs $50
pounds. He wore light colorsd cloth
ing and a gray cap.
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economic idea. To enact sucn
a law would be to put an ad-
ditional burden on the already
overtaxed masses of the people
and would relieve individuals Of
great wealth from taxes which
l feel they should pay.
There is nothing new in the
sales tax idea. We had 1t dur
ing the World War and every
citizen Is familiar with its work
ing. You all remember how
you paid an additional amount
for everything you bought from
soda water TO clothing. Like
the tariff. the sales tax is a tax
paid by the consumer.
The whole truth OF the matter
is that = Republican Congress
so modified the income tax law as
TO do away with a large amount
of Government revenue received
from excess profits taxes and
surtaxes on large incomes un-
der the provisions of the income
tax law enacted by a Demo
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cratic Administration
These excess profits taxes and surtaxes were
paid out OF incomes Of the wealthier individuals of
our country Now the deficit left by the abolition
and reduction of these taxes must be made good,
and Mr Beveridse is proposing a sales tax to raise
the necessary funds
The effects Of this would be to shift the
burden from the wealthy to the great mass of our
citizenship who fortunate to have in
comes of S5Q,0o0 $500. geo more year.
AS I'm the case of the tariff the burden will fall
heaviest on the families and individuals Of moderate
income a poor with ten children will be
forced to pay a tax bread and butter for ten
children. while the rich with child viii pay
q only for the bread and butter for one child
40 not want to persecute the rich. but I certain
~ feel they should pay their fair share of the
penses Of Government which protects their wealth
for them.
OF course the rich must pay a sales tax the sam
the poor man. hut he gladly will do this TO avoid
payment of excess profits and surfaces.
T. goes without saving that there are far more
people of moderate means in the country than there
are rich individuals. This. therefore that the
great bulk of the income must be paid by the
masses.
This statement was obtained from Samuel NJ
RaIston by Blythe Q. Hendricks Times staff CORE
spondent Mr.. Ralston spoke at Terre Haute last
night
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SIX AUTOS STOLEN
Capt. Michael Glenn's Machine Is
Among Missing.

Six automobiles. including one
driven by Police capt. Michael Glenn.
chief OF the traffic department. were
reported stolen last night Captain
GIeun's car bore license No. 3S5675.
Details Of the disappearance of the
police captains car were lacking as
the stolen car report was only partly
filled out. The owners of other auto
mobiles stolen last night We're Ray +.
Byfeld. 655 z. Twenty-First St;
Ivan CROUCH. 1I40 W. New York St.
Stanley ZweibeH. 21O2 y. Meridian
St: Edgar W. Love. 227 Fulton St.
and D. ". Wiseman. living at the OK
ford Hotel
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WOMAN INJURED
Thrown to Pavement When Street
Car Hits Truck.

IhrOWn 10 Pavement When Street
Car Hits Truck.
A truck driven by Millard A.
Brown, %, Of 91S Fletcher Ave, was
struck by S. Meridian st. car No. 231,
northbound on Meridian st. at Nor
ris St, last night The truck was
dragged sixty feet and Mrs. Ellen
Housand, 90, 91s Fletcher Ave, who
was riding on the truck, suffered a
broken shoulder when she was
thrown to the pavement. Her
shoulder also is believed To have been
dislocated. She was taken to the
city hospital in an ambulance. II.
Inskeep, SO, Of 1880 Nordyke Ave,
was the mOtorman of the street car.
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BOY RUN DOWN
Ienry Swami Struck While Playing
at ('Orua-

Henry Swami Struck While Playing
at Corner.
Henry Swami. 10, of 1914 Ingram
St, was cut on the left knee and ell
bow and above the right eye when
struck by an automobile driven by
Robert Sheaver. y. Of 1947 Hillside
Ave. at Nineteenth st and Hillside
Ave early today. The boy. who was
playing in the street with a crowd
Of other youngsters. was taken 20 the
office of DR.. J. NJ. Whitehead, 1540
Roosevelt Ave. where his wounds
were dressed. Sheaver was held by
police on a charge of assault and bat
tory.
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RELIEF
Drought Broken

~ ftfHfS SDCcfdt
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Nov l.
Residents of Bloomington shouted.
then ran to get buckets, pans and
tubs when rain started to fall here
at II O'Clock this morning. breaking
a prolonged drought.
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81 ARE CONVICTED

7 IsH HTIU ViIHt UINISIOH VOIItCIS
S9,426.j1 in Fees and Fines.
The fish and game division of the
State conservation department, during
the month Of October. obtained fifty
seven convictions for violation of
game laws. 1t was shown today in the
monthly report Of the State depart
ment.
This division, during the month,
collected $9,42851 In license and fine
fees.
a total of s551s7 was collected by
the department Of conservation and
turned over to the revolving fund.
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LLOYD GEORGE ILL
Former Premier Forced to Abandon
Campaign Temporarily.

BIZ United Press
LONDON. Nov. David Lloyd
George. former premier. has been
forced to abandon his speaking en-
gagement at Bristol Thursday because
Of a Slight illness, it was announced
today.
The heavy strain placed upon Lloyd
George by his campaign to come back
as the leader Of the British empire
has been exceptionally heavy, the last
few days.
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THE WEATHER

Since Tuesday morning rains have
continued from the West Gulf coast
to Iowa and precipitation has been
general over the Mississippi and
lower Ohio valleys.
4 Temperatures are still high IN the
Flower Missouri and middle Mississippi
valleys. Colder weather is forecast
for. this section.
New Orleans and Tampa enjoyed
temperatures Of - degrees this morn
ing. while freezing weather with a
temperature of IS degrees was re
ported from Bismark, y D.
HOURLY TEMPERATURE.
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CART AWAY LUMBER
Thives Gel Material From New
building.

Building.
Thieves carried away 800 feet of
building lumber, ten punches Of ashes
tos shingles and fourteen two by
fours," from a new building at oxford
and Vermont SITS, last night. William
Meridith. 407 N. Davidson St, re-
ported the loss to the police.
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ASKS STANDARD

state flre MarSAI wants cities 10
Have Similar Couplings.
State Fire Marshal Newton Miller
has started a campaign 10 induce all
Indiana cities to adopt standardized
hydrants. With the adoption of the
standaA threads, made possible by
an instrument which the State official
has secured, the department Of a city
responding to fire in another city.
may couple up without the use of
the special coupling.
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BUILDING
CONTINUES MARCH
TO NEW RECORDS
Permits for October Shatter All
Previous Records in City
for the Month.
EXPENDITURE S2,431, ,513
More Than Half of Permits Are
for Dwellings -Betokens
Prosperity.

Building permit records for October
were shattered last month. the report
OF the city building department
showed today.
\ total Of 1.15 permits for construc-
ton valued at 50. .431, ,5153 were issued.
The previous record for any October
was in 1920 when there We're 792 per
mits for s2.O42.235 worth of buildings.
The October figures brought the to-
IzaI valuation of permits during the
Zen months of 1922 10 S21,S1S.o9o.
which is SS.5+g.1oJ more than the
total for all of 1921, when all records
were broken. The 1921 total was SIS
32S.965.
That the building boom i'm Indian
apolis is healthy was shown by the
fact that more than half OF the oc-
tober valuation represented construe-
ton of dwellings. Permits for frame
dwellings, tOtaIed 321 in number and
SI.323,41J I'm value.
Leads in All Angles
From practically every angle 1922
has far exceeded 1921 i'm building
activity. In former years if wss con
sidered a sign Of prosperity If valua-
ton went over a million dollars in
a month, but seven of the ten months
this year have shown valuations of
more than two million dollars and
two went more than 100000 over
three million dollars.
a permit was issued to z. n. Har-
diu. trustee Of the Commonwealth
Community Club for erection of a ten
story clubhouse. costing $4,000. ar
S2o8 z. Michigan St The building
viii be Of brick and concrete freproof
construction and viii have ono wing
42x121 feet and another Ix57 feet.
Bertha Miller was given a permit
for a two-story. brick veneer. six
family apartment house at 5243-5241
Central Ave, costing $50. 600.
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I am opposed unalteraby to a sales tax. My op-
ponent Mr. Beveridge. has out in favor of such
a tax This is a relic Of the middle ages a discarded
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TAXES AND DEBTS
Candidates Continue Discussion of Issues

The aks ak sdE " anu T dd or NJ
Aner J Bd Fu for Senate continues a fi re n e
Times poiI I 1 h wi b g fu remand 0 week
statements weeO from navHng wh The
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-11-01

Democratic office seekers in Indiana tell us over
and again that the League of Nations is not
an issue in this campaign These same Democratic
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we should find ourselves chained to the League of
Nations in form?
1t is, therefore, vital that nobody should become
an American Senator during the six years who
believes. or did believe in the League of Ma
tions any other form of political uternationalism
Yet years ago my honorable opponent was the
most outspoleu Indiana supporter of the League Of
Nations. excepting, perhaps. his most intimate as
socate and influential friend. Mr. Thomas Taggart.
of course. sincere and persistent "a man has not
changed his views quickly, especially since his
opinion strong and expressed with such yigur
form another, the League Of Nations
is bound to be considered by the Senate during the
next six years Again I repeat the solemn warning
OF the late Senator Knox OF Pennsylvania, who
derstood the methods OF the and interests back
this international plot better than any other Amer
lean. I have repeated three four times the words
OF Senator Knox me, but what he said is ina
portant, and In view OF recent developments.
prophetic. that his statement ought to be repeated
constantly by every American man and woman.
The words Of Senator Knox that
tain and interests viii get into the League
Of Nations If they have 70 pull ln by the
tails through the back door Senator Knox said
that these and interests viii never let up
as long they have the faiutest possibility of a
hope and that it would be necessary defeat them
time and time again matter what the form and
manner Of their attacks.
This statement was obtained from Albert J. Bov-
eridge by Donald y. Hoover Times staff correspond
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Office seekers at last, but with
hesitation, have also said they
would favor the cancellation of
the $11.500 ,OOO,O 900 debt which
European nations owe us.
Is anybody deceived by such
talk, which plainly is for cam
paign purposes only? Every
body now knows that the de-
termination of the international
financiers is as strong as ever it
was to entrap solvent America
into political combination with
insolvent Europe, and every
body who reads and thinks now
knows that the plans of this in
ternational cabal are being ad-
vanced as subtly and secretly
today as they were advanced
openly and brazenly two years
ago. If these men could count
upon a majority Of the AmeIi-
can Senate and the cooperation
of an American President at
any time during the next six
years. does anybody doubt that