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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-11
Marion County Statistics

~ NE hundred and twenty-five
Indiana persons have been
indicted for liquor VIOLA
tons in Federal~Court since JAM
1. OF this number seventy-one
were convicted, twenty-five dis
charged and cases of twenty-nine
are pending. In the first six
months of 1922 ffty-four were in
dicted. forty-two convicted. nine
had cases pending and three were
discharged.
Police Federal agents. Sheriff
Snider and deputies have arrested
2,903 in Marion County on liquor
charges since Jan. 1. All of these
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cases were filed first in city court.
So far / ,919 have been convicted.
OF the balance some are pending
and some were dismissed.
OF those facing city court, 800
have appealed TO Criminal Court
or their cases We're taken there on
indictments. F'orty-two dismissed
appeals and took the original pun
ishment; eight were discharged on
motion Of the State. twenty-six
pleaded guilty. eighty-six were
found not guilty. sixty-four were
found guilty and cases of 100 are
pending.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-11
OF BREAK
IN ENTENTE SMALL
Great Britain Minmzes Question of Split With France Over
ReparatlonS,

gist of a conversation between the
French ambassador and Lord, Curzon,
foreign secretary.
The Journee Industrille, organ OF
the f1nanciers, declares 1t will yet
prove possible to reconcile French and
British viewpoints without sacrifice
. of Frances basic policy and without
abandoning Ruhr guarantees.
France has twenty-four hours more
in which to forestall announcement in
COMMONS by Baldwin Of lone hand
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"Angelene always was a good girl
and 1 don't think she has run away
with a boy.
"She wore a green dress. black pat
ent leather sandals and a green hat.
She weighs about 1875 pounds and Is
five feet, seven inches in height. She
is large for her age, appearing to be
about IS. Her pocketbook is Of tan
leather.
''If anybody knows anything at all
about Angelene we'd be very happy
If they would notify the police.
1--WE have another sister, Mrs. Bes-
sic Sherry. 800 w. Ninety-Sixth St..
New York City, and she might have
gone there, but I doubt It,. She did
not like Indianapolis.
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POLICE SEEK WOMAN
MISSING FIVE DAYS
George E. Cook Asks Assistance in Finding Wife Who Left
Home-IlIneSS Feared.

After searching five days for his
wife, Mrs. Anna NJ. Cook. 81, George
z. Cook. a druggist at Lexington and
State Aves., today appealed to the
police to assist him.. Mrs. Cook is
believed to have suffered a nervous
breakdown.
Friday night Mrs. Cook prepared
the evening meal and seemed ito be
In excellent spirits. Cook left his
home at p. m. to return to his drug
store. Five hours later he closed the
store and returned home. He found
a note written by his wife in which
she said: Il am going to the country
for two weeks rest. and may go to
California
On the following morning Cook re-
ported the disappearance to the po-
Ice. Following Mrs. Cooks continued
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enteen fraternal organizations, of
which Cook is a member, and the
officers of these organizations have
aske dthe members to join in a search
for Mrs. Cook.
On Tuesday Cock went to Anderson,
where he and his wife formerly lived,
and fraternal organizations and
friends in that city were asked to
join in the search. The druggist and
his wife came to Indianapolis six
years ago. They have no children.
During the last eighteen months Mrs.
Cook has been i'll due to a nervous
breakdown. Il
Mrs. Cook is aN member of the
Methodist, the Eastern Star. Rsbeccas
and Pythian Sisters While In Ander-
son she was active In both church
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Cooked All Night

Under guard, Mrs. John Mart Dixon.
now rs, cooked all night for General
Morgan and his stan. who spent the
night at the home CT her father.
Thomas Stout. Some of the men paid
her 50 for her trouble. When the
troops left early Sunday morning,
July IL, Stout was taken as a guide
to Versailles. a distance of fifteen
miles. and forced to ride bareback on
a poor old horse.
William Briley, formerly a second
lieutenant in the Union army. was
taken as a guide on one Of the routes.
While Morgans men were in town
many interesting incidents happened.
Emily Reeves, daughter of Abraham
Reeves, at that time hotel keeper,
carried $780, which belonged to George
Smith, a sheep buyer. in her shoes
Before leaving town one Of the rebels
rode up in front of the hotel and shod
his horse. When through he gave
her one OF the nails. 1t is still in pos
session Of members Of her family.
Mrs. James Rawlings. "a. who baked
oover half of a barrel Of -four into
biscuits, still lives IN the same house.
The men rode up to the kitchen win.
dow and handed the hams in to be
cooked. She cooked from daybreak
until 10 O'Clock. In exchange for a
new wagon and harness they took. a
colored man gave the Rawlings fam
ily tin sugar box. They still use It.
"It was an exciting time" said Mrs.
Rawlings "It was only a few hours
after 1 finished cooking for Morgan's
rcde up 1 thought that they were
more of the Confederates and did not
cheer them. They cried, oh. she's
rebel A young officer who was
sick came in and 1 got breakfast for
! him, but he had to leave before it
was ready"
Welcomed General Hobson
Citizens welcomed the arrival Of
General Hobson and the women had
a large quantity of food prepared
which they handed up to the men as
| they rode through town.
Every one was terrified one day
about a week after Morgan's visit
when a man rode into town and said
Buckner was at Paris, burning the
| town and killing women and chill
dren,'' DIR. James F. Lewis said.
Every old man in town carried
water in buckets to fill an old steam
engine standing on the sidetrack in
| order to have some way of escape. 1t
was later discovered Buckner was
over 500 miles away at the time"
Two weeks later Hobson captured
| the Rebel leader near Lisbon, Ohio.
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MAN HELD IN ROBBERY
Goshen MOtorist, at Tourists Camp,
Misses $40.

Howard Mace, Mt. Carmel, Ill. was
arrested today on a charge OF
vagrancy in connection with in.
vestigation of a robbery at the tour
lists camp in Riverside park.
Clements Miller, Goshen, a camper,
reported $40 stolen. Mrs. Bertha
Liderick. Denver, another camper.
gave police a description Of the robber
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Seize Brewing Supplies

William Campbell. "a. giving his
address as 226 Wyoming ST.. today
was arrested on charge Of operat-
ing a blind tiger at $40 Church ST.,
ant Jones said a quantity of beer and
brewing supplies were seized. Thomas
Russell, 80, and Roy Lynn, "a, both
Of 9o2 Church ST., were arrested on
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By United Press
LONDON, July 11.-There is small
danger of a break between Great
Britain and France over the question
of reparations. it was indicated semi
officially today after the British Cab
met had giver Tinal approval to state
ments on the subject which Premier
Baldwin and Lord Curzon will make
in Parliament tomorrow
France now has offered to recede
from her aggressive stand. IL 1t can
be done without loss Of face.
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Furthermore. fortv-two months after
the manufacture. sale or transporta-
ton Of intoxicating liquors" have been
made crimes throughout the land. 1t
IS only necessary to have both the
will and the money to obtain all the
whisky desired in practically any part
Of the United States.
What does II mean?
Have zealots over-reached them
selves in placing upon the statutes
a measure that does not represent
the true wish of the people. or have
a willful minority come to the con-
cfusion personal desires are para
mount to legislative edicts?
II Is already trite to say prohibition
Is a failure. or prohibition IS a sue
cess. Yet no man now living is in
a position TO pass with finality on this
question.
Specific Phases Cited
Specific phases of the prohibition
problem lend themselves to reader an
swers. It takes but a limited investi.
cation to prove convincingly prohibi-
ton enforcement is as yet a lament
able failure. II is equally as easy to
learn In the larger cities the elimina-
tion Of the salooon has resulted in
direct and immediate Improvement in
Continued on Page p
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WASHINGTON WOMEN
TAKE FIREMEN'S ROLE

Bucket Brigade Formed and Blaze Is
Extinguished.
By Times Special
WASHINGTON, Ind, July i1.-Per-
sons of Washington today were dis
cussing the bravery of women who
formed a bucket brigade and success
fully fought flames in the barn of
J. P. Clements before serious dam
age was done.
A basket of paper in the barn
caught fire from an undetermined
cause. The sides of the barn were
in flames before the fire was discov-
cred.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-11
TAX COLLECTIONS
SHOW LARGE GAIN
Increase of $4,000 Over
Last Year Recorded,

Sales tax collections in Indiana for
the fiscal year ending June l, 1923.
were $1,565, ,45S.01, M. Bert Thurman,
internal revenue collector for Indiana,
announced today. This was an In
crease Of 1892 ,414s4 over collections
for the fiscal year ending June l,
1922, Thurman announced.
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ASSAULT CHARGE MADE
Police Investigate Alleged Fight in
Factory.

George w. Rice, 45, colored, 213s
Highland Pl., was arrested today
charged with assault and battery
when, according to police, he struck
w. D. Cosgrove. 27, of 500 N. Holmes
Ave, with a piece Of iron, causing
him to fall back on a slab of hot iron.
Cosgrove's back and shoulders were
burned.
Rice and Cosgrove are both en-
ployed by the Link Belt Company. S.
Belmont Ave. and Big Four Rail
road.
Rice wAs quarreling with a. white
boy when Cosgrove interrupted, po-
ice said.
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is PROHIBITION
A SUCCESS?
Booze Appears Plentiful, but
Price Is Boosted
Records show 1908 for liquor law violations here
since January l. 1928
BY C. A. RANDALL

of
o o ii
o a o
DROHBON has been force the United States for three
and onehalf years. Technically it is closed matter By
constitutional amendment legislative liquor for
purposes has been ruled this country
Yet today interest in prohibition laws their enforcement
their modification exceeds any other national question Instead of
becoming the accepted laws of the land the regulations affecting
liquor causing increased discussion dssenon
passing of each month.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-11
DAWN -TO-BARK FLIGHT
ABANDONED FOR YEAR
Army Air Official Issues Order "for
Good of Service"

By United Press
DAYTON, Ohio, July 1.-THE day
light transcontinental flight of Lieut..
Russell L. Maughan has been aban-
doned for this year at least, 1t was
announced at McCook field today.
Major General Patrick Of the Army
Air Service, who issued the order,
explained such a decision was flor
the good of the service and all others
concerned"
Maughan is en- route from st. Jo-
seph, Mo-, to New York.
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Burglar Takes Watch

A burglar entered the home Of Mrs.
Marie DesJean. 1922 Union ST, Tues
day night, and took a wrist watch
valued at $35, police were told.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-11
HEAT WAVE THREATENS OHIO

Mercury Starts Upward at Columbus
and Thousands Seek Pools.
BIZ United Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July IA re-
currence of June heat wave threat
ened Ohio today as the mercury at
an early hour was heading for the
nineties.
Tuesday was the first time since
June % that the temperature reached
80 degrees and thousands sought re-
lief in the swimming pools Of the
States many summer resorts.
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II WAS teaching grade school
near Camden when was 20
years old. Camden was my
home town. I went to Indiana
University for two years. quit
college and taught school for two,
and then went back and finished
my college course. 1t was in the
two-year interim that I was 20
years of age.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-11
Taxi Mans Purse Taken

Charles Gordon, employed by the
Frank Bird Transfer Company at the
Union Station, told police today his
purse containing $1s was stolen from
the station.
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1T is hardly time to discuss the
disposition of the college plant and
grounds in Irvington, for we probably
shall occupy these for at least two
more years" the report says. The
city school authorities, It has been
suggested, some day will need this
property for combination high school
and grammar grade schools. If so,
they have been advised that they no
doubt will be regarded by the board as
preferred purchasers"
Normal School Proposed
E. U. Graft, superintendent Of
schools, said the school board never
has discussed purchase Of the college
property, but that several years ago
he suggested to the Chamber Of Com
merce that the school city some day
might want it for normal school pur-
poses.
Graf said the board contenplates
no high school in the eastern part Of
the city, desiring first to take care Of
he extreme north and west sections,
where the need is greatest.
tions already made to the endowment
fund and of plans to raise more
money.
Future Considered
Discussing plans for moving the
institution to Fairview Park, Alley
says:
"My hope and recommendations are
that active building operations at
Fairview may begin next spring, oI
not later than next summer. It may
be possible TO do some preliminary
grading this fall. The Typographical,
survey OF the grounds is about com
pleted and lay-outs of the grounds
and buildings are about ready for youa
consideration.
Your officers and committees have
proceeded on the theory that no con
struction work shall begin until the
whole future has been thoroughly
| planned.
Plans Almost Ready
"Only a few of the buildings con
templated can be provided for out OF
| the funds that we are now-raising
but the type Of architecture and
general plans. that ought not to be
changed in the near or far future,
without weighty reasons, soon will be
ready for your approval. These plans
will contemplate complete and we'll
| equipped institution of the first order
| They cannot be worked out in a year
or five years. No collegiate in
stitution is ever complete"
The report suggests development OF
a school of Journalism and Of the
| Bible school.
Preceding the meeting of the trus
| tees the Butler Foundation. which
| has charge Of the endowment funC
campaign, reelected these officers:
William G. Irwin, Columbus, Ind.
president
James E. Clark, Danville, Ind, vice
| president.
Arthur B. Brown, Indianapolis
| treasurer.
J. w. Atherton, Indianapolis, sec
| retarv
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PROSECUTOR TO SPEAK

Evans Discusses Law Enforcement"
at Church Tonight
Prosecutor William P Evans will
speak on Law Enforcement" at a
meeting at the King Ave. M E.
Church at 1880 tonight, under the
auspices Of the w. Michigan ST. M.
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President Robert j. Alley Proposes That Irvngton Building
Be Used for Grade and High School Center to
Meet Future Needs
FAIRvIEw OCCUPATION is EXPECTED IN TWO YEARS
Superintendent Graft Repeats Suggestion That Normal
College Be Established When University Prop
erty Is Abandoned,
erty Is Abandoned.

Suggestion the old Butler University buildings eventual
y may bought by city for grade and high school
report today of Robert Aey president Of the
institution to the board of directors
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CITY MAY BUY OLD BUTLER SITI
Incidents of Morgan's Raid Sixty Years
Ago Are Recalled by Indiana Citizens
Woman Tells of Cooking for
Confederate Soldiers on
Indiana Visit.

By Times Special
~ UPONT, Ind, July 11.-Only
few "old timers" scattered
- over the country recall the raid
of Gen. John Morgan's army through
southern Indiana sixty years ago this
summer.
In the days of the Civil War nearly
all able-bodied men joined the Union
forces, leaving only old men, wom-
en- and children at home.
Morgan crossed the Ohio River into
Indiana at Brandenburg, following
zig-zag route along the river into
Ohio. The raiders passed through
Corydon Salem, Vienna, Lexington,
Vernon, Dupont, Versailles, Osgood,
Sunman and Harrison. The State line
was crossed east of Harrison.
Ride Into Duport
Excitement was intense late on the
afternoon Of July IL, 1863, sixty years
ago today. when an advance guard
| of Morgan's men rode into Dupont,
cut the telegraph wires, and captured
small group of old men. gathered
on the street corner to try to prevent
them from taking the town, placing
them in an old store building for the
night
From dusk until late at night the
main body Of troops. said TO range
from 1000 to 5000 men. poured into
the village from Vernon. Homes of
the community were taken over for
the night, women were ordered to pre-.
part food. stores were raided. horses
were taken and beds were occupied
while members OF the households
were forced to stay W and have break
| fast ready. Box cars. the station, the
railroad bridge at Big Greek and sew
eral rods Of track were destroyed
More than 1.S0O hams, taken from
the porkhouse of Frank Mayf1eld
were strewn along the highways leav-
| ing town.
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Forecast

T UNSETTLED, cooler tonight
~ and Thursday, with local
thunder showers.
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-03

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about to start housekeeping should
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This beautiful home, designed and ex-
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-03
Handsome Floor Lamp
and Shade

several styles to choose from, will
be given away during our Opening
Weekwith every purchase of a Living
Room Suite.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-09
french DEPUTIES ARE
UNANIMOUS IN THEIR
APPROVAL Of TREATY
Washington Treaties Relating to
Pacific Ratified by French
House-Now to Senate
AGREE TO LIMITATION
Conventions Now Before Senate
and Final Approval is Ex-
pected Soon

PARIS, July 9.-(By Associated
Press. THE Chamber of Deputies
today unanimously approved the
Washington treaties relating the
Pacific.
The chamber also passed bill
approving the treaty concluded
December 1921 by the France
United States, Great Britain and
Japan, covering their island posses
sions in the Pacific ocean and the
declaration adopted the same date
relating to Pacific mandates from
the League of Nations. The cham
Der also accepted the complement
tary agreement made in Washing
ton February 6, 1922, in which ap-
plication of the treaty is precisely
defined as it concerns Japan.
The Chamber approved the
Washington treaty on naval limi-
tation Saturday, and all the trea-
ties now 60 to the senate for final
action. 1t is expected the senate
will act favorably and promptly
upon both measures.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-09
SAWYER CASE AGAIN
UP IN CITY COURT
Many Witnesses Have Been
Sumoned to Testify in Action
By Both Sides

The famous Sawyer case, which
has already been tried several
times in the courts of Sumter
county, is again on trial in the City
Court of Americus today. Judge
R, L. Greer, of Oglethorpe, is pre-
siding, Judge w. M. Harper, of
the City Court being disqualified.
The case is an action brought by
the firm of w. H. Sawyer Sons
Co., against the Seaboard Air
Line Railroad, seeking to recover
damages for losses sustained in the
burning of the Sawyer machine
shops and plant here several years
ago. A number of valuable blue
prints and plans for building pat
ented machines are alleged to
have been destroyed in the fire,
which the plaintiffs claim was
started through negligence of the
defendant company.
At previous hearings the plain
tiff has been awarded damages,
but the case was recently sent
back here for trial after a plea for
q new trial.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-09
SECRET WEDDING OF
MACON GIRL REVEALED
Descendant of L. Q. C. Lamar
Married Ernest Triebel Horn,
Jr., a Month Ago

NEW YORK, July 9.-Mrs. J.,
Garnett Starr, of Macon, Ga,
formerly Miss Annie Camille La
mar, and grand niece of two
former justices of the United
States Supreme court, was married
to Ernest Triebel Horn, Jr., New
York Real estate operator here a
month ago, it was disclosed today.
Mrs. Starr is one Of several owners
of valuable patent medicine rights,
and is very wealthy.
She is a grand niece of the late
l.. Q. C. Lamar who was United
States senator from Mississippi, a
member of President Cleveland's
cabinet and justice of the Su-
preme Court of the United States,
and of Justice Joseph R. L. Lamar,
of Augusta, who was appointed a
member of the Supreme court by
President William H. Taft.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-09
SON PRESENT WHEN
JURIST PASSED AWAY
Funeral Exercises VIII Be Held
Thursday at Canton, Ohio,
Where Family Resides

MACKINAW ISLAND, Mich,
July 9.-Justice William R. Day,
former associate justice of the Su-
preme court of the United States
died at his cottage here this morn
ing. Death ensued at $3.50 o'clock
and was preceded by only a brief
illness
With Justice Day when the end
came were his son, William L. Day,
of Canton, Ohio, and his wife, Mrs.
Day.
Funeral exercises over the re-
mains will be held Thursday at
Canton, where the Day family has
resided during many years and it
is expected many distinguished
American statesmen and jurists
will attend.
Justice Day was appointed to the
Supreme court bench by President
William Mckinley and served as a
member of that tribunal many
years having been one of its
most distinguished members. He
retired several years ago, having
attained the age permitting his to
do voluntary.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-09
JUDGE REFUSES To
DIRECT VERDICT FOR
ACQUITT TAI Of MORSE
Famous Financier and 3 Sons
Charged With War Frauds
Lose First Court Move
INDICTMENTS TO STAND
Counsel for Morses and Much
Attempt to Have indictments
Dismissed But Fail

WASHINGTON, July 9.-Jus-
tice Stafford in the District court
here to-day refused to direct a YER
dict Of acquittal in the case OF
Charles W. Morse and his three
sons and four others who are on
trial on warrants charging them
with conspiracy to defraud the gov
ernment.
The alleged frauds were in con
nection with the exception Of gov
eminent was time contracts which
were given the Morses in connec-
ton with the construction and op-
GRAFTON of government ships.
At the same time Judge Stafford
over ruled motions made by coun-
sci for the Morses and R. MI
Much for the dismissal of other in
dictments pending against them.