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, 1923-10-11
GRAIN TREND
s DOWNWARD
Economic and Political
Strain In Germany Uti-
liked by Bears

CHICAGO. Oct lin the alb
OF any new bullish develop
ments. wheat prices tended down.
ward today during the early deal
ings. Secretary Wallace's address
at Kansas City was taken as chiefly
a reiteration of statements made
earlier In the week. On the other
hand, bears put some stress on ro-
ports OF increasing critical economic
and political strain in Germany.
opening prices. which ranged from
nc lower to a shade advance, with
December $1.O9M to s1.o9T and
May s1.13% to S1.1sR. were fol-
lowed by slight general upturns and
then by a moderate setback all
around.
Although December corn touched
a new high price record for the
season. the market soon reacted as
a result of profit taking sales. After
opening unchanged to so higher,
December ~ to 77Ac. prices ad
vanced to 7sc for December and
then dropped to about the same as
yesterdays finish.
Oats paralleled the action of corn
but kept within narrower limits.
starting b to SO higher. December
43& to 1880, and later falling back
again.
Provisions wero duh and without
material change.
CHICAGO. Oct. 11-Grain closing:
Wheat December. Sf.oeH; May.
s1.1Sh; July, s1.1oA. Corn-Decem-
Der. 76%c: May. 74Ic; July, 1850.
oats-December. 43hc; May, 45he;
July. 44Bc. Lard-October. $12.15;
January. S11.O2. Ribs October.
$50; January. s9.37.
, 1923-10-11

Great earthquakes are usually
followed by hundreds or even thou
sands of minor shocks. Scientists
have discovered that when tho focus
Of disturbance is OF small depth the
after-shocks continue about ten
days, when moderately deep thres
months and when very deep several
years.
, 1923-10-11

Gypslcs take their children to
baptism and are scrupuious in the
matter OF Christian sepuItuTe.
, 1923-10-11

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, 1923-10-11

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-01
LOCAL FACTORY
WORKERS RAISE
HOSPITAL FUNDS
Tablets to Be Placed in Riley
Memorial to Commence
rate Subscriptions

Employees of number Of factories
in Indianapolis are organizing to make
group subscriptions to the Riley Hos
pital for Children. according to word
received at fund headquarters today,
the second day Of the Marion County
campaign.
Employees Of the Diamond Chain and
Manufacturing Company have pledged
$500 and employees Of the Central
Supply Company have pledged $1,000
TO the fund.
Memorial tablets viii be placed in
tho hospital to perpetuate group sub
scriptions.
An average Of $40 each will be
raised by the 400 employees Of the
G. & J. Tire Company. Robbins Body
Corporation. Ell Lilly & Co. Schloss
Bros. II. p. Wasson <. Co. and others
are planning group donations
New cash subscriptions and four
year pledges announced today total
$43.260.62.
Union men are requested to write
/ organized labor" a the top Of their
subscription blanks 80 their pladges
will be credited to n special fund be
ing raised through the Indiana State
/ Federation OF Labor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-01
CORONER BELIEVES
RITTER TOOK OWN
LIFE WITH POISON
Mysterious Disappearance Is
Cleared With Discovery of
Body at Home.

Investigation of circumstances sur
rounding the death Of Russell Ritter.
so. found dead in his home at 1882
Cornell Ave, was continued today by
Coroner Robinson. Ritter committed
suicide. the coroner said, and the
cause Of death probably was poison.
Letters in the room where Ritter
body was found were dated March "a.
However, neighbors saw Ritter on
April Is.
Ritter lived alone in the south half
Of a double house. Recently an agent
had nailed 4 rental sign on the house.
Neighbors noticed the gaslight burned
in the dining-room many days, but
no one investigated.
Walter Hill and his slsterin-law,
Frances Hill, $50 y. Keystone Ave.
who wanted to rent the house, found
the body late Monday.
Police found a revolver fully loaded
with no cartridges fired living on the
kitchen cabinet near the body
~ One of the letters was addressed t.
Harry Ritter, lis Z. Market St. a
SON, and said: Harry, give Gp some
of those bonds to help bury me-"
Other letters were addressed to his
sister in Richmond, Ind: an insurance
agent and to the rental agent. On
one sheet of paper Ritter had written
an editorial headed. THE Divorce
Evil"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-01
IN TERRIBLE PAIN,
WEAK AND Thin
South CaroIinian WAS Getting
Worse and Worse" But Now
Is Well and Working, After
Taking Black-Draught.

Great Falls. s C-The relief Of
very painfll stomach disorder is de
scribed in the following statement by
Mr.. W. A. Orr. OF this place: When
7 would eat. p" said Mr. Orr my stom-
ach would ache and such. n terrible
burning inside! I got so thin. My
skin was sallow l was so weak
could not do my work. had a
breaking.out and I simply was get
ting worse and worse.
Some one asked me why I didn't
use Black Draught. 7 thought I could
at least give II a trial After tho first
dose or two I was so weak I rested
for few days. then began taking, It
regularly. I felt Ike I wanted to eat
I had suffered so much I was almost
afraid but I began I noticed first
that the burning quit, then the pain
After a few weeks I wasn't afraid 10
eat and my skin got clearer. felt
much better / grew stronger and
have been better ever since. ana soon
was able to go back to work and
have worked ever since.
my daughter, Viola, would hurry
home to meals and hurry eating until
she began having Indigestion. She got
so thin and weak until I was afraid
she was going to get down in bed
She was away from work half her
time. Her skin was yellow and we
were uneasy about her. We decided
she should try Black Draughr, too
She took It for a few weeks. regu
larIy. and It acted on the liver, her
skin cleared up, she began to eat
she gained until she looks jusy fine
and her skin is clear and she weighs
moro than she ever has" Sold ev-
erywhere; 25 cents.-Advertisem
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-01

Although the court theoretically
opened the way to making the At
lantic Ocean a great booze way" the
practical difficulties confronting Amer
lean ship owners make it extremely
unlikely, officials said, that any great
number OF American vessels will be
wet when they get beyond the line.
Two reasons were advanced to sup
port this view:
1. Too much trouble" in maintain
ing the suggested floating warehouses
on the fringe Of the three-mile limit,
which would be essential to stock bars
on outgoing ships and to receive
liquor supplies from inbound yes
sells.
2. The almost certain action OF the
next Congress in passing a law caulk-
ing the leak in the Volstead law which
permitted the Supreme Court to make
its ruling. Congress is believed GER
tain to make all American ships
everywhere bone-dry.
Manifold difficulties in the way Of
maintenance of floating warehouses
were pointed out today. These in
clude the obvious expense OF main.
tanning such Checking stations" in
Guiding personnel and defense meas
ures against pirates and the little
known cost of stopping gigantic liners
on the high seas. Experienced sea
men place the cost Of such stops at
thousands OF dollars.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-01
CLAIMS AGAINST COUNTY
HINGE ON COURT RULING

Settlement Of more than 24OO
claims against the county as a result
of the embarrassment by Richard v.
Sipe, former county clerk of S143,-
61647 of county trust funds may be
decided following arguments heard
Monday in Circuit Court on claim
by Schuyler A. Haas, attorney, for
payment Of $4,000.
Haas acted as attorney for the
county in collecting 100000 on the
surety bond provided for Sipe by the
Hartford Accident and Indemnity
Company. Judge H. o. Chamberlain
ordered him to file briefs as to why
he should receive that amount.
Pro rata payment of the claims may
result, it was announced. as the Haas
claim was argued at a hearing
brought by the Fletcher Savings and
Trust Company to get a court order
that will enable County Clerk Albert
H. Losche to divide the surety.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-01

ard the tank corps, commanded by
Lieut.. E. L. Stewart, entrained later
A selected few Of the men who made
high averages on the rifle range were
rewarded by riding through to Camp
Knox in army trucks They passed
through downtown Indianapolis streets
before a. m Infantry units circled
the city by taking the Gallagher Rd
off the Pendleton pike.
officers expected TO camp about IF
teen miles south Of the city tonight.
A site south Of Franklin will be
reached for camp Wednesday night
The trip will be made in about ten
days. The total distance of the march
is approximately $50 miles.
The units 20 to Camp Knox to
serve through the summer in connec-
ton with the civilian military train
ing camp. which is to be the largest
in the country.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-01
ATTEMPT TO FREE .
CLARA PHILLIPS
IS FRUSTRATED.
Romantic Young Troubadores
Offer Aid in Escape at
Honduras,

Copyright, 1928, by United Press.)
TEGUCIGALPA. Honduras. May 1.
An attempt to free from jail the
woman held here as Clara Phillips
Los Angeles hammer murderes, has
been discovered by the police.
A group of romantic young men
trouba dores offered their assistance to
her il the attempt communicating
with her by notes sent to the Jail
in Oranges.
The woman, held under the name Of
Mrs. Jesse Carson. offered money to
her guards and intended to dash from
the prison gates at o'clock in the
morning.
The full plar was discovered by the
director Of police. He, however, does
not attach a great amount Of I'M
portance to the scheme, believing 1t
only the machionations of movie
mad" film lovers perpetrated in a
spirit of adventure and romanticisH2l
A careful watch is being maintajrSB
on the three prisoners. Mrs. Carson,
Mrs. R. NJ. Young "of Poughkeepsie,
N. Y" and Jesse Carson, who say he
is a promoter for American capitalists
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-01
VETERAN ENGINEER WILL
BE LAID TO REST HERE
William I. Pittman Succumbs After
Paralytlc Stroke.

William I. Pittman. Il. who died
Monday. following a paralytic stroke,
will be buried Wednesday. 2:30 D. m.
at Crown Hill. Mr.. Pittman had been
an invalid for twenty years. He was
for many years an engineer for the
Pennsylvania Railroad.
He is survived by the widow, Mrs.
Jennie Pittman; a brother. Frank II.
Pittman; one sister, Mrs. Eugene
Larger, and his mother, Mrs. Eliza
beth Pittman, 90. all Of Indianapolis.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday, p. m. at William
Vehling's chapel, 948 e Washington
St.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-01
RIFT APPEARS OVER RULING
Lasker Pleads for Delay as Harding
and Cabinet Meets.

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, May IA rift in
the administration over the question
Of liquor for American ships threat
ened today as President Harding and
the Cabinet met to discuss Govern
ment policy In the light Of the
Supreme Courts decision that Amer
can vessels can carry liquor outside
the three mile limit
Chairman Lasler OF the shipping
board urged Mr.. Harding not 10 de
eide at once the question Of keeping
shipping board vessels dry. Lasker in
6icated that Mr.. Harding had nothing
to say about it. and that II the
shipping board itself decided to serve
liquor on the ships. the President
would not have the right to interfere
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-01
DEFENSE GIVEN IN
KIDNAPPING CASE

Defense Of Clyde Disponett. Charles
Locke and Fred Hodson, all Of Beech
Grove, accused Of kidnapping Charles
Bartlett, Acton. Ind, last Aug. 4, was
expected to be concluded this after
noon with testimony of eighteen wit
nesses. IN their trial IN Criminal Court
The defendants, striking railroad
men, are charged with forcing Bart
lett. who worked for the railroad dur
ing the shopmen's strike, to accom-
pany them TO woods at night. There
he was forced TO his knees and made
&c take an oath that he would not
return to the shops. hetestjf1eJ.
Four witnesses testified they saw
Locke at his home on the night IN
question.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-01
TWO FIRES CAUSED
BY HOT GREASE

Hot grease caused two downtown
fire runs today.
A fire started in an elevator shaft
in the Hibben-IIollweg building. Me.
ridian and Georgia SITS. and ran up
the elevator track. EMPLOYEES extin-
guished the blaze
A few minutes later a call was re
Ceived from the Columbia Club Fire
found grease blazing in the kitchen.
No damage was done.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-01
Cost of Maintaining Floating Warehouses at ThreeMIe
Limit Too Great - Next Congress viii
CaIk Leak in VoIStead Law,
British and French Planning
ReprisalS Against Liquor Ban

BIZ United Press
PARIS, May decisions Of the
United States Supreme Court that
the Volstead act bans liquor from
foreign vessels within the three
mile limit, is likely to result in
serious reprisals against American
ships in French ports.
The government could hold
American ships for long days in
port on technicalties which may
arise from the ruling. Definite
action along this line Is being dis
cussed, 1t was learned.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-01
WHOLESALERS ASKED TO
AID IN TAX COLLECTION

Charles c. Benjamin, State director
of gasoline tax collection, declared
that he will reduce the cost OF enforc-
ing the law 70 a minimum if the
wholesaler will cooperate with the
State. at the final session of the annual
convention of the Allied Motor Com
merce at the ClaypoOl.
It is his plan TO have the wholesaler
collect the tax of cents a gallon and
turn it over TO the State, thus elm
mating the necessity of providing a
corps of collectors to call upon and
check the books of the dealers.
Resolutions were adopted indorsing
the gasoline tax and urging economy
in its enforcement. The State high
way commission was Congratulated on
it's plans for permanent highway
Development
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-01
|. U. PROF. IS HONORED
BY ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
By Times Special

UW 7 tFHte bpCULut
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. May DIR.
c. H. Eigemann, head Of the zoology
department at Indiana University,
has been elected to membership in
the National Academy of Sciences. He
is the only elected member in the
State Of Indiana. Election in the Ma
tional Academy Of Sciences is the
mostly highly priced honor that can
come to an American scientist.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-01
Fugitive to Be Returned

Fred A Howard parole officer
from a boys school at st. Charles,
Ill, arrived in Indianapolis today to
take Ralph Rowan. Is, fugitive from
the school, back Rowan was taken
in custody by police here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-01
CIVIC BODY TO ELECT
MapletOn Association VIII Have New
Officers.

Officers will be elected at the annual
meeting of the Napoleon Civic Asso-
citation at Fortieth ST. and Capitol
Ave. this evening. Reports Of com
mittees and announcement of plans
for the coming year will be given.
President Harry e. Calland hopes the
full membership will attend.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-01
MAN IS ARRESTED
ON Theft CHARGE
Brother Also Held In Connec-
ton With Robbery,

Jesse Brown, IS. Of 31s e North St.
was charged with grand larceny and
carrying concealed weapons today
when police allege he attempted to
pawn a valuable tie pin taken from
the home OF Mrs c. A Madison,
where he rOomed.
Ross Brown. 20. his brother. who
said he lived in Gosport. was arrested
on a vagrancy charge.
Mrs. Madison reported the theft OF
two tie pins and two rings, all valued
at $3.50, from her home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-01
.1.1OO SOLDIERS
LEAVE ON MARCH
FOR CAMP KNOX
Troops Depart From Fl
Harrison on Hike to Last
Ten DAYS,

Wartime scenes were enacted at
Fl. Harrison today as three units
comprising approximately HOO Off
GERS and enlisted men, started for
Camp Knox. Ky.
Infantry left the post on foot shortly
after 6 a m. under command or Col.
J. r Dean: the artillery, led by Col
Frank + Hopkins. left at s O'Clock
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-01
MRS. c. D. HAMLIN DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Funeral Services Will BE Held
Thursday.

Dr. J. Ambrose Dunkle. pastor Of
the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church.
will conduct private funeral services
Thursday morning for Mrs. c. D.
Hamlin, 3S. Of 3046 Broadway, who
died Monday night at her home after
a nillness Of four months.
Friends may call at the residence
Wednesday afternoon. Burial will be
in Crown Hill.
Mrs. Hamhn came here from Chill
licothe, Ohio, where she was born.
Her husband. c. D. Hamlin. has been
engaged in the insurance business in
the city for about twelve years.
She is survived by her husband
three children, Robert. Jean and Julia
Ann; her father. John Hoffman; a
brother. Edgar Hoffman; a sister. Miss
Helen Hoffman. all of ChlHcothe.
Ohio, and a sister. Mrs. Walter Dyer
of st. Louis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-01

BIZ United Press
LONDON. May British
steamship officials Immediately
moved for collective action against
the decision of the United States
Supreme Court barring liquor from
foreign vessels within the Amer
lean three-mile limit.
Those in charge OF the largest
British lines were most indignant.
The various officials held hasty
telephone conferences this morn
ing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-01
ORR BECOMES EXAMINER
Deputy Succeeds Eschbach In State
dob

Lawrence F. Orr. deputy examiner
Of the State board Of accounts for
several years, today became chief
examiner Of tire board. following re
cent appointment by Governor Nc
Cray. Orr succeeds Jesse T. Esch-
bach, whose term expired yesterday.
Eschbach has accepted an executive
position with the Lincoln Trust Com
pany Of TT. Wayne.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-01

" Press
WASHINGTON, May 1.-American ships the high seas
will probably continue dry in spite of the Supreme Courts ruling
Monday that outside the hreeme limit vessels outside the
VOlstead law.
opinion of Government officials in practically
departments having to do with shipping Of LIQUOR
The Nenana news., 1923-07-28
NEW AERIAL RECORD

GARDEN CITY N. J. July 2S- Eddie Stinton, aviator, Charles Dick inson, president of the Aero Club of Illinois, and mechanic, arrived al Hazelhurst field yesterday morning in an all-metal plane which left Chicago the previous night the trip which was made in sh hours, was the first three-passenger nonstop flight between the two cities.
The Nenana news., 1923-07-28
FAR AWAY BORNEO OFFERS
 EASY AND CHEAP LIVING

LONDON, (By MaiD-British North Borneo appears to be as near paradise as it is possible for the tax burdened man of today to get.
 No income tax is collected in the district. There is only a nominal land tax, railway fares have not been increased since 1911, tobacco is cheaper than in any other place iH the world, chickens sell for shil- ling apiece and whiskey for eight shillings a bottle.
 These facts are not taken from the circulars of a colonization agent but are found in the official report of ;he British government authori- ties in the district.
 Incidently the report says the na- tivs have given up their old habit of head hunting.
The Nenana news., 1923-07-28
VIENNESE TOO POOR TO
 PAY THE DOCTORS FEES

VIENNA. By MaiD-Hundreds of doctors, these days in Vienna are having hard time keeping them selves alive. The people cannot af- ford their fees, which are 10000 crowns, or Is cents, for a visit. Many physicians families get meat only once a month and live chiefly on bread and potatoes.
 Ninety percent of he people in Vienna belong to sick benefit asso- citations, and seek the help of an outside doctor anly as a last re- source. Furthermore few foreigners come nowadays to Vienna in quest of medical aid. The home doctors discourage. them taking the journey representing the local facilities for cures as good as anything to be had in Austria. It is evident the local practitioner does not want fees 70 slip through his fingers for the ben eft of the profession in another country.
The Nenana news., 1923-07-28
WARNS AGAINST BOILERS

NEW YORK, By Mail) Steam power is taking the place of strong right arms and "elbow grease" in west and middle west farms, accord ing to the Boiler Code Committee of the American Society of Mechan- ieal Engineers. The use of steam for scalding milk pails, cream separ- ators churning machinery and other daIrying apparatus is fact becom- ing general. Steam power is being used to pump water and saw wood.
 With the announcement of the in- creased use of steam on farms, the committee has sounded warming that the application of safety laws to guard against explosion of high pressure boilers is needed. The high pressure boiler is as potential ly danerous as INT, the committee declares.
The Nenana news., 1923-07-28
TYPHoIDs LOW DEATH RATE

NEW YORK, (By MaiD-Control of typhoid fever has made such progress that in 1922 the death rate for this disease was the lowest ever recorded, according to figures com piled by the Metropolitan Life h. surance Company
 Based on statistics from one-sev- enth of the total population of the United States and Canada, the death rate in the year mentioned was 5.6 per 100000 of population. In 1911 the rate was 22.s per 100000.
 These figures are particularly cheering to the American Child Healath Association, which is engaged in fighting typhoid as we'll as other diseases which affect children and mothers.
The Nenana news., 1923-07-28
HAWAII WILL FIGHT FOR
 RIGHTS AS U. s. TERRITORY

HONOLULU, (By MaiD-A con- certed campaign to obtain recogni- tion of Hawaii's status as a territory and it's rights to the benefits anS priveleges enjoyed by states, as set forth in the measure adopted by the recent legislature, which IS known as "Hawaii's Bill of Rights" is be- ing waged by Govern IT Wallace R. Harrington and other territorial of ficials.
 The territorial government Is mail ing to the governors of all of the states and to each member of Con- gress copy of the Bill of Rights" which was approved April 26. A letter requesting aid in obtaining the recognition sought accompanies each copy.
 "The bill, containing 16 printed pages, reviews the history of the is- lands from 1853, when annexation to the United States was considered for the first time, until the present day.
 This declaration and its method of promulgation are extraordinary unique in the history of legislation" the document says. "The reason for this procedure is that an extraordin- ary and critical situation faces Haw- aii-one unique in history"
 For a quarter of a century Flaw ali has occupied the legal status of full and complete political union with the United States as an integral part thereof. but a misunderstanding appears to exist in the congress and in some of the executive depart ments of the federal government as to the status, which has at times re- Snlted in the classification or treat ment of Hawaii as if it were an "insular possession" in a derogatory manner to the dignity of this terri tory"
The Nenana news., 1923-07-28

Steve O'Neill came down from Fairbanks yesterday on his way to Cantwell. :~
The Nenana news., 1923-07-28

Bartley Howard, head of the B. & B. department of the Alaska Railroad, came over from the coast yesterday on his way to Fairbanks to look after construction work planned for the Garden Island ter minal. He was accompanied by his popular daughter, Miss Ophelia.
 Pete Jepson has returned to town from the Canyon district.
The Nenana news., 1923-07-28

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