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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-27

capital and northern mills moving into
the South to take advantage of the
trependous natural power being de-
veloped.
And the women--they are almost as
much interested in politics and finance
and business as the men. Georgia
now has two women in the State Leg
islature and quite number of women
mayors and city officials.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-27
WHAT THEY TALK
ABOUT IN ATLANTA

here. King Tut and the possible
psychic revenge his ghost may have
had on the Inflated Lord Carnarvon
have an equal play in the newspapers.
And among the superstitious negroes,
the revenge" theory undoubtedly had
a great following.
VIII the cotton crop be harvested
before the boil weevil gets in his dead
" work? That is the question At
lanta wants answered.
VIII Henry Ford be able to gather
enough votes 10 win a presidential
nomination? The average southerner
will tell you that Ford would be a
sure winner II he could only get him
self nominated.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-27
so COOL THEY SHIVERED
Po1fce Called to Investigate Head
less Body" Find Bundle of Rags.

Two policemen led by L. H. Drane,
colored, SITE E. Washington ST.,
hurried to the Union railroad tracks at
Pearl and East SITS, Thursday night
to solve the mystery of the "headless
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-27

body" Of man found there by Drane.
Police could almost feel the cold
creeps going up their backs.
Motorpoliceman Fogarty picked up
the body" in one hand as officer
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-27
Hand Bag Stolen

Mrs. Arthur Parker, Of Ft. Ben
jarnin Harrison, today reported a thief
took a hand bag containing SO in
cash from her automobile while the
car was parked at the State Fair
grounds, Thursday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-27
He's Out of Season

A burglar broke g. window Of the
residence of Earl Anderson, cdlored,
500 N. Senate Ave, today and took an
overcoat valued at $40.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-27

Moriarty kicked the bundle Of rags
that formed the dummy's head.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-27

To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative BROMO QUlNINE
Tablets Signature of E. W. Grove is
on box. Observation-Disclosures.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-30
COLONEL jUDSON
DIES IN FLORIDA
$eId Distinguished Service
Medal for Russian Work,

a distinguished service medal re
manned today as q symbol Of the
Army career OF Col William V. Jud-
son. 6S. retired Army officer who died
at Winter Park, Fla. Word OF the
death was received by a brother,
Charles E. Judson. 1888 \. Illinois St
The medal was awarded for merito-
rious service as chief Of the Russian
military mission. He was a mem
her of EHhu Roots commission 70
Russia before America entered the
war.
Colonel Judson was born in In
dianapolis. He was graduated from
West Point
Since he retired a year ago because
OF i'll health. Colonel Judson had lived
in Lexington, Ky
Surviving: The widow. one brother,
Charles; a son, Sidney Clay Judson OF
Chicago, an da sister. Mrs. Frank L.
Van VIE of MontcIair. N J.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-30

Admiral Beatty, Lieut.. Gen. Baron
Jacques. Gen. Armando Ddaz and Mar
shals of France.
Memorial day services will be held
in all American cemeteries in France
under American Legion auspices. The
legion Is raising permanent en-
dowrnent fund to care for the annual
decoration of $4,000 graves of war
dead in Europe.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-30
DUNES
SkPARLEY SET
loans Urge Selection of
Site at Gary

- hers Of the State conservation
!. s. e lssion. together with Governor
= -, Lieutenant Governor En-
F.. Branch and Representative
- ~ man a. Gottschalk, viii meet
I'll q. It was tentatively agreed, to
KYct the site of the 2,000-acre dunes
Il on Lake Michigan, It was an
fInced today. An act Of the last
gislature specifies the land SHAH
rder on Lake Michigan. in Porter
S. bunty.
Request OF more than thirty Chi
goans. interested in development Of
he new Indiana park, asking the
tate to locate the park at Gary has
been received by Richard Lieoer, d.
rector Of the department of conserva-
Ftion. and viii be considered. The
petition IS said to represent hundreds
Of thousands OF persons.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-30
0WSLEY INVITED ABROAD
France Seeks World War Leaders
for UnveiIing Of Memorial.

Alvin Owsley. national commander
of the American Legion, has received
an invitation to attend a gathering of
World War leaders at the unwilling
of the memorial battle cloister at the
Holy Trinity Church in Paris, Ne
mortal day.
Invitations have been sent also to
General Pershing, Field Marshal Haig.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-30

walking across Meridian st. tainted
and fell forward on the pavement.
She suffered painful cuts and bruises
on her face. Trafficman Tolle called
an ambulance and she was taken home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-30
Larlin Unchanged

By United Press
MOSCOW, March S0.-The latest
bulletin on the condition of Premier
Lenin stated:
General condition unchanged; tenn
perature 37.s: pulse 104; respiration
80"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-30
BODY is TAKEN TO OHIO
Coneys Funeral Held at Former Home
at Columbus.

Accompanied by q guard Of honor.
composed Of railroad men, the body Of
J. W. Coneys. superintendent Of the
Indianapolis division Of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. who died Tuesday,
was taken to Columbus. Ohio. his for
xAer home, today. Funeral was set for
b. N. The widow and daughter,
Mss Lula, also went to Columbus.
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Cut in Downtown FaH
Edith Matlock, As, Of 1877 Lord St.
became suddenly Ill today as she was
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-12
a. IRISH REBEL
CHIEFS CAUGHT
Report Prominent Quartet
Taken by Free State

LONDON. April fe.-Thc Countess
MaroIewicz. Count Piunkott. Miss
MacSwincy and Liam Lynch's broth
cr--four OF the most prominent re-
naming rebels--were captured by
Free State troops in Tippcrary, ac-
cording to an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Clonmel. via Dublin.
LONDON, April i2.-The mystery
or the capture" OF Eamonn de
Valera by Free State troops at Clon-
mel, Ireland. yesterday. remained
unexplained today. Dublin dis
patches said national columns still
were searching the mountains for the
phantom president and Dan Brcen,
his lieutenant But many corro-
spondents openly hint that De Valera
was taken and later set free.
The Manchester Guardians Dublin
correspondent suggests that version:
others recall that the British cap
turcd DO Valera once. but turned him
loose as soon as they discovered his
identity, prcferrlng 10 have him n
rebel at large rather than prisoner.
Tho Free State government makes
no statement beyond the announce
ment that tho former president OF
the republic" has not been captured.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-12
DENIES CRIME
WAVE CHARGES
Chief Says Department Is
Working Efficiently

Charges that spirit OF lethargy
exists in the police department, and
that crimes have greatly increased
since the first OF the year. as com.
pared with tho same period of 1922"
were branded as false and mali.
cious' by Chief OF Police Severyns
Thursday.
Severyns replied to published ar.
ticles TO the effect that little inter.
est was manifested by the police in
running down criminals. with a
broadside OF official figures.
"Thirty-six more petty robberics
have occurred" Severyns admitted.
Last year, up to the first of April,
502 burglaries were reported. This
year, the same period, 53S have
been reported. Apparently those SO
robberies are the basis OF the at.
tacks.
During the first three months OF
last year Seattle had &c holdups.
This year we have had SS. or about
half those of iast year. And hold.
ups are the worst OF the two"
Soveryns quoted his records, show.
ing that up TO April 10. 1922, 80
persons we're killed in auto acct.
dents. The vigilance OF the police
and improved traffic conditions have
reduced the number OF victims to
seven in tho same period this year,
"There Is no so-called crime
wave and the police are more eff
clent now than they ever were,
Severyns declared.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-12
BANKS Loaned Money
- Freely, Willingly

Possibly the most amazing feature of these transactions
the fact that the banks all seemed than willing to
make these advances.
Hndsght better than foresight and it's easy to
that Waterhouse should have the inevitable ruin of his
company But the fact remains that of the shrewdest
bankers in the country investigated his affairs at this time
then kept extending credit
However, such state Of affairs couldn't continue nde
ntely And finally January b. 1922 application
made for the appointment Of receiver Clark Bissett
lessor of law at the University of Washington and
friend of Warehouses; named to take the
panys affairs
At this time the Waerhouse Co. contended that it
trey solvent but that its assets of such character
that it could qudae them to satisfy the creditor banks
This explanation generally accepted and matter of
fact the recevershp did any great stir in the bust
ness world at the moment.
few weeks later however action to force the company
into involuntary bankruptcy brought-and the public got
its first nkng of the feud between Warehouse and Daniel
Keeher, for many years Warehouses; personal adviser
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-12
VULCAN Purchase Breaks
= the ComePs Back

The Vulcan Manufacturing Co. deal the most disas-
rous of ALL 1t wasn't the straw that broke the cames back
but the whole bale.
drain upon the Waterhouse Co.'S working capital at time
when cash at premium, and in addition hundreds OF
thousands of dollars poured into it in the way OF i'm
provements and maintenance.
Only company like the Standard Oil could have withstood
such gigantic series of ossesand even the Standard would
go under eventually.
Waterhouse made desperate efforts to keep the ship aoat
Nearly 100000 in easily negotiable government securities
went to huge bond issue He borrowed much as
he could from local banks then went to Chicago and New
York to borrow hundreds Of thousands more.
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is
FAST ASHORE

Abandoned by her officers and
crew at p. m. Wednesday. the
schooner Robert Lewis. which was
wrecked near Pachena point, on
Vancouver island, was being ground
10 pieces on the rocks Thursday
morning.
The crew Of the schooner arrived
in Seattle at a. m. Thursday
aboard the steam tug Humatonna.
A 4o.mile gale is still blowing at
Pachena point and 1t IS feared the
vessel will be broken up com
pletely.
The wreck OF the Robert Lewis
was tho third sea accident Wednes-
day in Northwest waters. The ex-
German liner Susquehanna ran
aground near the mouth Of the
Columbia river early Wednesday
morning and was refloated at 3 a..
m. the same day. She continued
on her way to San Francisco and
South America
The tug Sea Monarch In attempts
ing to get a tow line aboard the
Robert Lewis, Wednesday after
noon. fouled herself in the line and
was blown ashore near the scene
OF the wreck OF the schooner. Her
upper works and radio equipment
were damaged, but she was abba
to proceed 10 Seattle under her own
power. No one was injured In tho
days accidents.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-12
BY BOB BERMANN

has already been related 1917 and 1918 were the big
years for Frank Warehouse & Co. Almost soon as
the armist signed the firms began to This
however the fate of practically all business con-
during this perod-and if the losses had been due
ey to the general postwar depression it would have had
no difficulty in sustaining them.
Fifty thousand dollars year would probably every
penny that lost by the shipping department of the con-
cerand $4,000, TO company that had been reckoning
its profits in Millions negligible.
But Waerhouse had banched out TO such extent that
there hope of recoupng. In addition to the side
lines already mentionedthe orchards, the taxi company
the building the automobile business the insurance
agencies the terminals pa the Vulcan Iron Works and the
observation-disclosures had other nteresthe Seattle
Globe Investment Co.. the international Stevedoring Co..
his dock and warehouse business, and so
And in practically all Of these ventures he losing money
NOT in proportion TO his normal losses in shipping but on
monumental scale.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-12
CAVAGE Charges and
~ Counter Charges Are Made

Friends of Waterhouse charged that Kelehr deber
atey attempting to wreck the company and dscred Water
housen effort to conceal alegedy sharp practice in the
of the Vulcan Iron Works by the bank 1t alleged
that the bank had been buying up claims against Warehouse
simply to be able to force the company into bankruptcy
claims which declared to be worth not than
or 10 cents the dollar.
Kelehers friends the other hand, accused Watehouse
of wrecking his company by taking huge sums
cash at time when every penny vitaIy needed
Whatever the facts it undoubtedly failure by this
time and the company was thrown into bankruptcy with W.
r. Laube, Seattle attorney, appointed as trustee
Since that time, just about year ago all OF the affairs of
the company have been involved in almost unbelievable
amount Of scandal Charges and counter charges have been
Cmn 10 Page 0, Column p
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-12
SUGAR SWINDLE'
PROBE STARTING.
Evidence to Prove Price
Conspiracy Submitted

WASHINGTON. April fs.--f;vl.
dcnee tending 90 prove conspiracy
os sugar gamblers responsible for
tho recent boost OF sugar prices
was to be laid before Acting Attor
ncy General A. r. Seymour. OF New
York. today. by Federal District At
tornoy Hayward. whose office gath.
cred the data
Seymour left here late last nigh,
arter a conference with President
Harding, IN which the department
OF justice investigation Of the mys.
te.y behind the sugar rise was thor.
oily canyassed.
'The probe. which has been under
way for nearly n month. Is said 10
have reached point where con.
crete evidence. warfanting drastic
legal action against those responsl.
bic for tho boosts. Is In tho hands
OF the department..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-12
JAP IS KILLED
IN Gun BATTLE
Own Weapon Ends Life Of
Notorious Character

Killed in gun battle sn front OF
the Tokyo club, 612 Maynard St, X.
Iwashita, so, Japanese gunnian. and
fifth victim OF Japanese shooting af-
trays in two days. was dead Thurs
day, while the authorities were at
tempting to decide what charge TO
place against NJ. Mulakami, 81. con.
fcssed slayer OF Iwashita. Mura-
kami is held in the city Jail. together
with NJ. Endo, AZ, who killed his wife
and three children Tuesday night.
Following tho shooting of Iwashita
Prosecuting Attorney Malcolm Doug
las. Deputy Prosecutor John d. Car
mody, Coroner w. II. Corson and his
chief deputy, Frank Koepfli, con-
ferred with Captain of Detectives
Charles Tenant Thursday relative
to the fate of the two slayer-.
MURAKANI CLAIMS
SELIrDEFENSE
1t is believed that Endo. who Is
held in a padded cell at the city Jail
TO prevent an attempt at suicide, will
be charged with first degree muir.
der. Murakami, however claims he
shot in self,defense end may be
(rurn to Page Q, Column q
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-12
MURAKAAiI CLAIMS
SELIv.DEFENSE
Strongly estern NoUel
OPENS In TOddy's Star

S~HE sagebrush-covered areas of northern Nevada
/ are the locale of The Stars latest serial fiction
offering Whispering Sage" by Harry Sinclair Drago
and Joseph Noel, beginning today.
The battle between the cattle baron and the home
steader for the open lands and the water needed to
transform the desert into productive territory is as
old as the Western frontier itself. 1t has bobbed up
continually in shootings in pitched battles and in
extensive court litigation 1t has CEASED feuds rival
ing the most bitter the South has ever Known. 1t
has played an important part in many political CAM
paign.
This is the situation Drago and Noel have used as
Vests Passion Play is written in colorfu vein, and the
exciting action is galopng all of the time Romance,
heroism philosophy, excitement, senoritas and every
thing else that goes to make thrilling Western story
are here
Turn to page II and give yourself treat.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-12
JAP LAND LAW
TEST STARTS

SAN FRANCISCO. April 12,--Test
OF the lease clause In the California
anti.alien land law will be made be-
fore the United States supreme court
Mt Washington Monday.
Attorney General U. $. Webb was
en- route to Washington today to de.
fend the validity OF the clause which
prevents persons not eligible TO eiti.
senshlp leasing land in the state or
holding land thru stock ownership in
land owning corporations.
Attorney Louis Marshall. OF New
York, win represent Japanese and
other interests seeking to have the
clause declared unconstitutional.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-12
S
TheoryOkeh
Astronomers Prove
Light DETECTION

SAN JOSE. Cal. April ls--
Tho Einstcin theory of RELATIVELY
has wiihstood the rigorous rs.
Economical and mathematical
test made OF IL several months
ago by the Croker expedition to
Australia and Tahiti. DR.. w. w.
Campbell chief Of Lick obserya-
tory. and prosidcnt-elcet Of the
University OF California. am
nounced today.
A series OF Photographic plates
taken at wailal Beach. Austria.
lin, during tho solar eclipse OF
September q, 1929. and n siini.
lar series taken early In Tahiti
by night nave been compared
and the results favor the aceur.
acy OF the Einsteln theory. Dr.
Campbell said.
These plates were secured TO
show groups OF stars IN tho vi.
oinity OF the sun and were com
pared TO show the displacement
OF their rays in passing thru the
suns gravitationnl field.
Or. Einstcin, according 10 DIR.
Campbcll's announcement. pre-
dlctcd that II his theory was cor.
rect this DETECTION would be thru
one and three.quarters seconds
OF an arc.
The calculations made from
five sets OF plates SHOW deflec-
ton averaging LA seconds OF
mn are.
THE agreement Is as close as
the most ardent prepayment of
tho theory could hope for" de-
clarcd DR.. Campbell.
He said tho results are so sat
isfactory that his observatory
viii not repeat the observation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-12
SUGAR is UP!
URGE BOYCOTT
Price Advances % Cents a
Hundred Friday

Boycott sugar. Don't buy unless
II Is absolutely necessary. II you
must buy sugar buy only in small
amounts"
Thata the advice OF the Seattle
Retail Groccrs' association Thursday
following the announcement; that
sugar prices in Seattle will be boosted
an additional .5 cents hundred
pounds Friday morning.
Spectators have got control OF
tho sugar market IN this country
and the only way that the public can
Turn TO Page 0, Column 81
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-12
Harvey Will Come
Back for Campaign

WASHINGTON, April 12.-George
Harvey. American ambassador to
Great Britain, will come home this
month TO manage the administra-
tion's campaign for American en-
trance into tho International court OF
the league of nations.
President Harding and Ambassador
Harvey together win map out and co.
ordinate all administration activities
In support of this policy. which Is
closer to Hordng's heart than any
other major policy OF his admnistrn-
tlon ut this tlmo.
Whether Harvey win return TO his
London post will depend ~ what
happens after he gets here, lie may
remain to direct tho Harding 1894
Cumpplgh
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-12
Continuous Dance
Record Is Broken

CLEVELAND. o., April l2.-ThS
new record for continuous dancing
was SGT OF Sc hours and II minutes
By Miss Helene Mayer hero today.
Miss Mayer walked off the floor
III 1ag p. m. sho had been dancing
since e.35 q. m. Tuesday.
This exceeds by two hours and
nine minutes the former record set
by Alma Cummings In New York,
which was 80 hours, two minutes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-12
IS
REPORTED IN
FLAME Peril
Fuji Maru Speeds
to San P e dro
III a Dor, Says
Radio Message

LOS ANGELES, April 12.-Radio-
grams were received here during the
night reporting the japanese steamer
Full Maru afire near San Pedro and
racing 10 port in an effort 10 reach
safety before the fire forced aoan-
Comment OF the ship.
The fire was described as In the
forward hold and the meager mes
sages indicated II was beyond con-
troll.
The vessel was scheduled TO reach
San Pedro today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-12
Death Sentence for
Syndicate Member"

CLhRKSBURG. w, va" Apth u,
The death sentence today woa
passed on Phil Connzarro. second
OF II alleged leaders In the West
Virginia crime syndicate TO be son.
fenced TO hing for completely In the
murder OF Frank Naples.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-12
WAREHOUSE
COMEDIES Big
POINT in SUIT.
Attorney Admits
TIL a t Shipping
Man Dominated
His Company

Frank Waterhouso lost Just az de
cisively Thursday as he had gained
the day before in the trial OF his I'll
Aquario' suit before Judge Calvin s.
Hail.
After n long and highly involved
argument, which took up much OF
the morning session, waterhouse's
attorneys made the admission that
their client had always been the
dominant figure In Frank Water.
house & Co. and that the trustees
had been, In the majority. members
OF his personal family and others
closely associated with him.
This was considered a vital point,
as one Of the principal contentious
made by w. T. Laube, trustee in
bankruptcy for Warehouse & Co,
who Is bringing the suit. is that
watorhouse. as the man who abso.
lutely controlled tho destinIes OF the
company. improperly expended com.
pany funds 10 pay his personal losses
incurred in the construction OF the
Steamer Tt Autiario
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-12

Clarence l.. Reames. chief counsel
for Watcrhouse. explained that he
made the admission simply 10 keep
tho trial from stretching out for
weeks. The point came up In argu-
ments over the admissihility as owl.
dence OF minute books, showing the
transfer OF funds from Frank
yvaterhoese e. Co. % the Seattle
Globe & Investment Co. which has
bean described as WAREHOUSES; per-
sonal holding company. When John
u. Hart chief counsel for Laube.
attempted TO introduce these books.
Reames protested that weeks would
be required 10 refute the evidence,
and finally. in order TO avoid this,
Turn 10 Page 9, Column II
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-12

SACRAMENTO, April 1s.-GeorGe
A. Tsspenias. of Seattle, who was
mortally Injured near here recently
IN an auto accident IN which his wife
WINS killed, died yesterday In Sacra-
mcnto hospital. He was retired
hotel man OF Seattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-12
TODAYS
OPPORTUNITY

From day to day many things
take place and many sacrifices
have to be made. These, unusual
opportunities continually appear
In star Want Ad Columns.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-12
BUSINESS FEUD
CROWS OUT OF
ALLEGATIONS!
Man Charges That Kelleher
Scuttled Concern in Order to
Cover Up Sharp Practices

rTaIIS = tho series articles sensational rise
and fall Of Warehouse. nsialmeut viii
tell Of tho continuation keeher and