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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-16
AUDITORS BOOKS 0KEHED
State Examiners Report Receipts OF
S48,738 in County Office.

Receipts of the office Of John w.
Castor, Marion County auditor,
amounted to $4s.73s.25 in 1922. ac-
cording to an examination Of the
books by examiners of the State
board of accounts. The books were
found accurate.
OF this amount recording of deeds
amounted to more than 5000 and
mortgages to more than $4,000.
Castor's salary was $500, to
which was added commissions OF So,
22l.A6 He payn his aasistauts
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-16
MARION MAN TO TAKE
CHARGE OF HUGE ZR-3
Capt. G. w. Steele Will Pilot Craft
Across Atlantic.
BIZ Times Special

BIZ TIMES Special
MARION, Ind. July 16-Capt.
George w. Steele, Marion. will soon
take preliminary instruction. prepara-
tory to taking command OF the new
German dirigible airship. ZR-5. now
being built by the German govern
ment for the United States.
Captain Steele will pilot the ship
across the Atlantic under its own
power. The disaster which destroyed
the ZR-1. a ship of similar design,
makes the position of commander a
precarious one. The return trip will
be made some time in August.
The dirigible. an installment of the
German war debt, is valued at ST.
600, 900.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-16

De renewed or nearing the case.
John w. McCardle, chairman OF the
commission, said the other four COM
missioners will sit in the hearing and
that it will start Wednesday morning
in the House of Representatives as
scheduled. He said he had not de-
oided who will preside in place Of
Blessing. Besides McCardle, the re-
naming commissioners are Glenn Van
Auken, Oscar Rats and Maurice
Douglas.
Writes Letter
Blessings withdrawal was in the
form OF a letter to McCardle. At the
same time Governor McCray made
public a letter TO Blessing. in which
he approved his action and in which
he commended him for his integrity.
II am conscious of the present agi-
tation which exists in certain quarters
regarding the Indianapolis water rate
case. which is wholly unwarranted," Z"
Blessing said in his letter.
In the first place. wish to state
that I have nc apology to offer to
any one for any Of my actions while
a member Of this commission. 1 can
not understand the viewpoint of some
that friendship or social acquaint-
ance would in any degree influence
the Judgment of those who are bound
legally and conscientiously by their
oath of Office taken when they ac-
cept the responsibilities of their posi-
tion."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-16
BERKELL is DEFENDANT
Violation Of State Industrial Law
Charged in Affidayft.

Violation Of the State industrial Law
IN permitting Betty Claire Richard
son. 6. to appear In the cast of
'Daddies" at Englsh's last week was
charged against Charles Bertell. man.
ager Of the Grand Players, today BY
Miss Luella Cox, director of the
women's and children's division OF the
State Industrial board. In an affidavit
filed in city court.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-16
LEGION ARRANGES PICNIC
Post M. viii Discuss Plans at
Auxiliary Garden Party.

Indianapolis Post, No 4. American
Legion. has arranged picnic for Sun
day afternoon. July 20. The place
and other details will be decided at
supper and garden party at the
post auxiliary party at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Nathan Swain, 1925
W. Thirty Sixth ST., nat $50 p. m.
Plans for the State convention at
Michigan City Sept. 1912 will be dis.
Cured
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Friend Gives Her S150
WESTERN FARMERS
IN WHEAT CONFERENCE

Representatives of Five States Seek to
Bolster Price Of Grain.
BIZ United Press
WICHITA, Kan, July 16.-Con-
certed action by farmers to bolster the
price of wheat was sought today at a
conference Of representatives of five
hard wheat producing States.
The suggestion of Governor iona
than Davis, Kansas, the farmers urge
a sellers strike was considered by
the delegates
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-16
GARY CITIZENS STAGE
HOSPITAL FUND DRIVE
New Methodist Institution Is Last
Word In Construction.
By Times Special

BIZ Times Special
GARY, Ind, July 16.-With more
than $50 captains, lieutenants, and
workers In the field and with nearly
500, 900 pledged. the drive for funds to
liquidate the indebtedness of Gary 8
new Methodist Hospital has an excel
lent start. The hospital is already
completed and rendering a good serv-
ice to the community.
The building is the fulflllment Of a
long felt need in the city.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-16
employees GIVE PICNIC
Priz0 Are Awarded at Hatfield
Company Event.

Two hundred and fifty employees OF
the Frank Hatfield Company. automo-
bile dealers. held picnic Sunday at
Northern beach on White River,
about eighteen miles northeast Of the
city.
4 Specia; awards we're made for the
various sthlet:c events. o. M. Crays.
superintendent. and q. B. Hurd. sales
naa-age-, were IN charge Of the pio-
Il: and contests.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-16
MAN is HIT BY CAR
Frank w. Clark Cut and Bruised In
Accident.

Frank W. Clark. 67. of room 2,
Victoria Hotel, 507 E. Washington
St. was cut and bruised when he
stepped from behind an interurban
car in. the path of a city street car
at Liberty and Washington Sts..
Saturday night.
Charles Willis, 2110 Shriver Ave,
motorman told the police he saw the
man too late to stop.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-16
DRIVERS ARE ARRESTED
Speeding Charges Placed Against
Three Men.

Robert Graves 1929 Parker Ave,
Emerson Mclaughlin, 125 Ribold
Ave, and Ora Johnson, 1912 Ashland
Ave-, were arrested on speeding
charges.
Eugene Davis, Y. M. G. A, and r.
NJ. Stafford, Brevort Hotel, were
arrested on charges of not having
automobile licenses. The arrests were
made by State Policemen Shimm and
Young and Sheriff Snider.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-16
TWELVE HURT IN WRECK
Interurban Freight and Passenger
Cars Crashed Head-on
By United Press

By United Press
ELGIN, Ills, July 16.-Twelve
people We're injured. one perhaps
fatally, this morning when an Elgin
and Belvidere elective interurbean car
and freight car crashed head-on at
illinois park, one half mile west OF
Elsdr.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-16
"All Propaganda"

Blessing said he has a great num-
Der OF acquaintances in Indianapolis,
but that no suggestion had been made
he favored the city because of this
fact
1T is. apparent that the whole thing
is mere propaganda" he said.
However. I am not blind to the
fact that the public should have the
fullest consideration In all matters be
Continued on Page LII
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-16
Public Service Commissioner WthdraWS From Water In
crease Hearing Following Charges Made
by Mayor Shank,
LETTER is WRITTEN TO CHAIRMAN McARDLE
Governor McCray Expresses Confidence in OffciaI-Agi
tation Characterized as Propaganda
ttion TO Be Considered Wednesday.

Edgar NJ Blessing, public service commissioner today with
drew from the hearing of the Indianapolis Water Company
The action followed Shank
that Blessing had visited Clarence Geis president of
company Atlantic City the Mayor
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-16
Klan Chiefs in Conference

By United Press
ASHEVILLE, N. C.. July 16.--
Grand dragons and grand titans of
.hs ksI-Klux Kan representing thirty
States went into snnual secret confer-
ecce today
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-16
JEALOUS GIRL HELD FOR
SWEETHEART'S MURDER
Feared Ex-Prize Fighter Would Give
Her Up, She Says.

By United PresS
KANSAS CITY, Mo, July 16.-Misa
Margaret Allister, 21-year-old coun.
try girl, was held in Jail today ac.
cused Of numbering Paul Murdoch, ex.
prize fighter and saloon keeper, whom
she loved.
Margaret said she feared Murdock
was going to give her up for his
wife's sake.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-16
EVER AATTEND
A BIG SALE?

II you have, you haven't for
gotten the jam you were In
Now \ multiply that crowd"
many hundred times and you
have some idea Of the crowd
: that is attending the TIMES
Used Car sale. appearing In the
Auto Columns every day. Ten
these people about the car you
have for sale. Phone a Use1
Car ad to MAIN $500.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-16
GIRL MISSING
SINCE JUNE T
HOME AGAIN
Appearance of Frances Webb 6 Ends Nationwide Hunt
Tells of Trip to Chicago on $3.50
Given Her by Friend.
MAXINE CHRIsTY
MARJORIE CRONIN

Frances Vnne Webb 16 daughter of Mr. Webb
420 Emerson Ave. home again today after being missing
thyeven days. told Women Detectives Rogers Rupert
story of her disappearance
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-16
$as Reported Stolen

John c. Henley. 2137 Park Ave.
reported TO police today that his home
had beensentered and s3e taken from
his trousers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-16
CLUB PLANNING OUTING
Golf Will Be Feature Of Traffic
Picnic.

The Indianapolis Traflc Club will
hold it's annual midsummer picnic at
Riverside Park Thursday afternoon
and evening. More than 800 are ex-
pected to attend. A miniature golf
tournament will be held in the morn
ing, games for women and children
are arranged for the afternoon. Dane
ing will be the feature Of the eve
ming.
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Mother and Daughter Meet

Frances who?" he asked.
Frances Webb" was the answer.
The telephone connection then was
cut off For more than two hours the
girls parents waited for news. Then
the telephone bell rang again. The
same neighbor said. Frances is on
our porch"
A minute later Frances Webb was
talking to her mother over the tele-
phone Mrs. Webb and another
daughter. Ruth. 10, hurried to the
home of the neighbor, where they
found Frances waiting. They re-
turned home.
At first Frances told her parents
she had been in Chicago working.
Then she told a complete story of her
disappearance.
. Friend Gives Her s15O
On the night Of June Z. when
Frances left hime, she went to a resi-
dence near New York st. and Col
orado Ave, where she telephoned an
other family. asking permission to
stay all night. she said. She went to
this house and, upon learning that her
mother was on her way there, went to
another house in the neighborhood.
Continued on Page 1O
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CHIRoPRACT0RS TO MEET

Seven Hundred Expected to Attend
Session Here.
Nationally known chiropractors will
address the annual convention Of the
Indiana Chiropractors Association at
the Claypool Sept. 80 to Oct. 2. About
seven hundred are expected to attend.
The program is now being complet-
ed by a committee working with
George G. Rinier and DR.. Maud NJ.
Jones. secretary of the association.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-16
81 AND SUBWAY CRASH
Six Injured as New York Trains
Meet ON Trestle.
BIZ United Press

DV Cn1leu FTeSS
NEW YORK, July 16.-Six persons
were injured today when a Ninth Ave.
IL" train crashed into stalled sub
way train on a trestle.
Motorman Joseph Higgins. Of the
Il" and five passengers was hurried
to hospital suffering from serious
ir.5ssriaa
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-16
WHEAT TUMBLES FURTHER
July Futures Drop to 81 Cents in
Chicago Trading.

CHICAGO, July 16.-Wheat prices
continued to fall today on the Chicago
Board of Trade.
Afer opening at sS cents, July fu-
lures closed at etc. September de-
hveries closed at 961i 1hc and Decem-
Der at 9s7sc, the latter falling below
81 for the first time during the pres
ent break.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-16

just returning from a vacation trip.
Most Of her time since leaving home
had been passed in Chicago, she told
her parents and the police.
AT 1890 p. m. Saturday neighbor
telephoned Webb and stated he had
received a telephone call from a girl
who asked for his daughter. Webb
said his daughter was not home. Then
the girl said, This is Frances talk
ing"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-16

Fighters Escape
Four men had freetor-all in Fpun-
tain Square Sunday 9ight- They
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Forecast

GENERALLY fair tonight and
NJ Tuesday. Not much change
in temperature.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-10
SEWERS AMI EPIDEMICs

The numerous cases of typhoid fever that have broken out in
what is known as the Grab Beach section of Woodbridge township,
a district on the meadows half way between Woodbridge and
cities polut the streams that flow past their door. While it has
not been definitely determined that this pollution is the direct cause
of the typhoid in Woodbridge, enough is known about the cOndi
ton of the creek in the vicinity of Crab Beach to cause very grave
suspicion.
Woodbridge empties raw sewage into the creek not far from
the bridge crossing the stream between Woodbridge and Sewaren
and it is at the bridge where the children of the neighborhood go
swimming. Bathing day after day in this polluted water is bound
to cause sickness; the wonder is that an epidemic has not broken
out long ago.
But Woodbridge is not the only municipality guilty of this
practice. Perth Amboy is just as bad, if not worse. 1t seems a pity
with so much water all about us there should not be a place fit for
bathing. Sewers are everywhere. They are a constant menace to
health. No municipality can boast of its sanitation as long as such
exist.
Americans will go into Cuba, Panama, the Philippines and
other backward countries and install systems of sanitation that
are models the world over, but all the time these same Americans
are permitting their own cities to do the very thing that they have
solutely refuse to do for ourselves.
The result is, we have such outbreaks as has occurred in
Woodbridge. This is Woodbridge1s immediate problem. But it
is just as likely to be Perth Amboy's problem next week. It will
probably require a great epidemic claiming many lives, to arouse
the city sufficiently to clean up the waterfront and handle the sew
or problem in accordance with the best known methods of modern
sanitation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-10
This
ENlft@
WOKlQ

WASHINGTON-A hectic time is
ahead of G. Basoom Slemp, secre-
tary, to President Coolidge, If his
new job contemplates his ~cushioning
all the contacts between Congress
and the chief executive. in the opin-
ion OF William Tyler Page, clerk OF
the House OF Representatives.
"Bascom was one of the insiders
in the House for the last several ses-
sions," Page says. but alas! Times
have changed.
"A lot of the old leaders with
whom he worked-Uncle Joe, Frank
Mondell, Phil Campbell and others
are gone.
'1here'll be more than $50 new
faces in Congress Dec. 3, and they'll
be an independent, undisciplined,
difficult crowd to handle. They
won't know Basconl and the wont
care. Their independence will be in
tensiiled by the very fact that the
party majority is small-so small
that the Wisconsin delegation alone
will hold the balance of power.
It'll take a Machievelll to main
tain harmony between Congress and
the White House next winter, or I
miss my guess"
Under the surface, official wash
ington is perturbed by Newton ID.
Bakers announcement that he'll
bring the League or Nations issue to
the { ront in addresses he will de-
liver following his return from Eu-
rope.
Baker is recognized as one of the
most eloquent of Democratic orators
and as perhaps closer to former
President Wilson than n other
member of the old Wilson cabinet.
xxYsNl T1t-Ar = frNyfn. " fanQlA the
world court proposal sponsored by
the Republicans, with the League
of Nations, the job Of Republican
s~pellbinders in making clear just
how far to go and no farther would
be most difficult.
Therein, however, lies the chief
hope of Hi johnson and his bitter
enders.
"The world court today mean the
Baker will urge. Therefore why
not make II ali at n step?"
The J~ohnsonites will pound on the
same point. 1.-The world court today
means the league tomorrow. There
fore defeat the world COURT
Incidentally, the Baker pronounce
ment despite his declaration that he
has no political headgear. leaves the
Impression here that he may be
fishing for the support of ardent
Wilson pro-league followers as
logical Democratic-League of Ma
tons candidate for president.
The lives of political corpse in
Washington is John T. Adams,
chairman of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, who halls from
Dubuque, Ia.
About once each month Adams Is
declared ditched, ~sidetracked, dead
and-buried, either by the Democrats
or bv opponents within his W
party. But Adams goes serenely
along with a firm grip on the throt-
tie of the old machine.
when the new candidate is elect
ed Adams will hand him his resig-
nation, iIeav niagehmfreoDn'(eo
nation, leaving him a free hand to
nick the man to run his campaign.
! That is precedent. But in the pre-,
convention campaign-wei, tnereil
be no swapping OF horses at this
stage. TOO many sniping INDIANS
about.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-10

600 lire by the abolition of the Royal
Guard; 221,000,000 lire has been
saved on public works; 152, 900, 900
lire in the pruning of military ex-
penses, 101, 900 900 in reforms in the
administration and operation of the
postal, telegraph and telephone SER
vices; 100000 lire in the customs
service and varying lesser amounts
in the homo Office, the colonial Office
and other branches of the civil es-
adjustment. A total saving of L.
$4,000, 900 lire is claimed in the
report.
Against these savings must be set
new expenses arising from the I'M
dertaking of programs to which the
Fascist were pledged when they
seized the reins of government in
their famous bloodless revolution
the dramatic march Of the Black
shirts on Rome, the Eternal City.
The principal item is one of $780,
100000 lire for the prompt payment
of war damages. As this sum is to
be financed by the sale of bonds and
not taken directly from the treasury
the finance minister. declares that
only the sum necessary to pay inter-
est on the amount, 10000, 900 lire,
should be charged up as a new ex-
penditure. Seventy-four million has
been added to strengthen the Air
Service of the Army and 1872, 900, 600
for a ship subsidy such as former
President Harding tried to have con-
gress enact for the American mer-
chant marine.
When all the budget cuts made by
Fascisti are taken into consideration
and against them is set the total of
the new expenditures, a net reduc-
ton in the government expenses of
nearly half a billion lire still re-
mains, so the report claims that the
new revolutionary regime is doing
its job in a creditable manner and
bringing Italy back toward s%olvency.
The Fascist financial regime rec
ognizes the war debt owed to the
United States and has made no plea
for cancellation, such as has been
made by France. However, the Fas-
cisti leaders say that they believe
terms should be accorded Italy in
the funding of the debt, equally fav-
orable with those accorded Great
Britain. To such a proposal, Chair
man Mellon and the World War
Foreign Debt Funding Commission
have acceded.
How long the revolutionary Fas-
cisti government will stand can not
be predicted with any measure of
safety but American officials see no
reason why it should not continue to
be successful in the light of the COM
petent management Of the finances
which the report just received re-
veals.
Such a report is of special interest
in this country now because this
winter negotiations will be COM
menced on the funding OF the Italian
debt to the United States.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-10
THE REoKLEssNEss OF A DICTATOR

Premier Mussolini, the Italian dictator who set himself up as
the government of Italy a short time ago, is hurting fire brands
right and left into the European powder box. Having sent his
ultimatun to Greece, he now notifies Jugoslavia that on Septem-
Der is the times expires for her to give her answer regarding the
status of Fiume. Mussolini would have these Balkan states to
known that Italy is one of the great powers and therefore will
stand for no foolng. He seems to be assuming the role of the
''bully" Of Europe. If the disputes in which he is engaged were
with France or England he would assume an entirely different
attitude. But Greece and Jugoslavia are small and weak, hence
the "def.'
It was predicted that Mussolini would run amuck before long.
Ills bold seizure Of the government Of Italy by the Fascist has
been an attack on democracy from the right, just as the seizure
Of the government of Russia by the Bosheviki was an attack on
democracy from the left. Neither governmentsw was chosen by the
people, and both are entrenched behind personal armies. Musso-
lini's reeklessness in bringing all Europe to the brink of another
war shows the danger d. having a dictator in power.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-10
RAISING PERTH AMBoY's QUOTA

If Perth Amboy is to raise her quota of $4,000 for the Jap
anese relief it has got to be done within the next two or three
days. We hear expressions of sympathy on all sides for the peo-
pie of Japan; the question is, how deep is that sympathy? Will
as a dollar for each family in Perth Amboyq That remains to be
seen. A small contribution from everyone would soon make up
the amount that this city is asked to give. AS the raising of this
fund IS as much one persons business as it is another, each indi
yidual should consider himself a collector with the particular as
signment to see himself and get his own subscription and send it to
Red Cross headquarters in the Raritan building, or to the Eve
ming News, the treasurer of the fund, Isaac Alpern, or leave it at
any of the agencies that are being established about the city.
Persons who can't give willingly to such a cause as this
should keep their money. 1t is doubtful if it will do them any
good, for anyone who is so cold-hearted that he is not touched
with this cry of distress that comes across the Pacific, can't get
any enjoyment out of anything. Perth Amboy can and will raise
its full quota the question is, how long will it take to do it. The
need is urgent. No time is to be lost. If you intend to give, give
now.
A dollar for every family in Perth Amboy would more than
raise the quota for this city, as it estimated that there are 10000
families here. New York was asked to raise $1,000,O00 and that
amount was subscribed the first day. Already 100000 has
been raised there and they are now working on their third million.
That is the way to do things.
Has your family given a dollar yet in order that it may be rep
resented in helping Perth Amboy raise her quota9