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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-03

A loose pin in a switch, caused the
entire tran going at thirty-five miles
an hour to leave the track. The track
for 200 feet was chewed and twisted
into a mass of steel.
Several passe gowns were thrown
from seats, although the shock of the
accident was not noticed in some
cars.
Switch Recently Repaired
Investigation by police and railroad
officials, showed that the switch had
been repaired recently. New spikes
had been driven near the switch.
The train left Cincinnati at sI5
a. m. and was due in Indianapolis at
11:40 a. m.
After the accident taxicabs trans
! ferred passengers to Union Station.
V. L. Vandercook, expressman, 911
w. Seventh ST., Cincinnati. was
thrown about in the express car.
Some Ignorant of Wreck
]. w. Crus, Chicago. porter in the
Pullman car, said:
Half Of the passengers in my car
kenw what had happened, and the
other half didn't. Our car was the
last one Of the five behind the engine
l guess that was perhaps the reason" >"
The train crew: Michael Ryan, CAT
Hawthorne Ave, Cincinnati, engineer:
Arthur Smith, 741S Main St, Gin
cinnati, fireman, and Brakeman
Pershbaucher of Butlerville, Ind.
''The train was going no more than
So miles an hour" Ryan, the engineer
said
The expressman believes the train
was going about rs miles an hour.
The express car was on the second
track. it's trucks torn OFF, and was
lying at a 30-degree angle. The con-
tents of The baggage and express car
were scattered about and suffered con-
siderable damage.
Tho mail car stood crosswise Of the
second track. Two day coaches were
between the main and second track,
while the Pullman car had split the
switch. one set of trucks covering
the switch.
lower hnOcked over
The rails were twisted and bent in
all directions. A water and signal
tower were knocked over by the ten
der.
Engineer Ryan said he put on the
air brake before any car other than
the tender had been deralled. The
train was stopped within its own
lngth.
c. G. Slagle,' master mechanic, and
Harry Earl, general foreman of the
c., 1. & w. Railroad. reached the
scene promptly. Slagle refused to
make any. statement as to the cause
Of the wreck. Earl said it seemed
to be due to a split switch Brake
man John Pershbauer, Butlerville,
Ind, said he believed bolt
had popped out of the switch.
Thorough investigation Of the switch
cannot be made until the Pullman
car is moved.
The engine cab struck the signal
tower at the window where the fire.
man usually sit while ringing the bell
He happened to be down in the cab
when the crash came.
The engineer said the crew would
undoubtedly have been killed had the
engine jumped the track. He said it
would have crashed into a Panhandle
locomotive standing ten feet from
wnere the c.. 1. & w. engine stopped
The wrecking crew was clearing
the track this afternoon and the ten
der had been righted.
Damage to equipment will amount
to $4,000. said A. P. Donadio, a c.,
I. & w official.
Section hands had left the place
where the tender jumped off the track
and would have been swept along
with it had they been standing there,
witnesses said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-03
RETREAT BETTER PART OF
VAL0R, DANCER THINKS
Chicago Man Takes Chance of Bullet
Rather Than "Red-head" Girl.

By United Press
CHICAGO, Oct. S.-Rather than
dance with a titian-thatched wall
flower, Philip LaRose took a chance
on being shot.
LaRose was dancing with bru-
nette Tuesday night when Mrs. Josie
Caccavalo, proprietress, pistol in hand,
said: dance with that red-head or
Tn kill you"
He took one look at the girl and
jumped through a window.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-03
DAWES SAYS BRANCH
BANKS MENACE RESERVE
Daugherty Rules National Institutions
Cannot Conduct Subsidiaries.

BH United Press
WASHINGTON. Oct. 3.-Attorney
General Daugherty has ruled national
banks cannot conduct branch banks,
Controller Dawes told the congress
sional committee investigating bank
ing today.
Dawes declared branch banking has
grown so in some States 'it threatens
the balance of the Federal reserve
system" and unless 1t is is curbed
1t will constitute a serious menace to
the reserve plan.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-03
WOMAN GETS 1-8 YEARS
Mrs. Ruth Burton, COlored, Convicted
of Arson Charge

Her six year old daughter filled
the Criminal Court room with screams
and Mrs. Ruth Burton. 27 Of 1923
N. MissouriSt., colored. shrieking her
innocence, was taken to jail today
to await commitment to the Indiana
Women's Prison for one to eight
yearc.
She was found guilty of arson.
Judge James A. Collins hearing evil
dence that Mrs. Burton set fire to
the house of Kittie Minter, 2157 Boule-
ward Pl., after a family quarrel.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-03
} ANTI-W0OD FACTION
WINS FILIPINO BALLOT
tween Governor and Natives.

BIZ United Press
MANILA, P. L, Oct. 3.-The Que
zon. or antiWood group. won a de-
cided victory in Tuesdays election.
The election was precipitated by re-
cent clash between Governor General
Wood and Filipino leaders and resig-
nation of the cabinet.
Returns indicated Ramon Fernan-
dez, coalition candidate, was elected to
the Legislature by $4,000 plurality.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-03
'MONKEYIN'' is LUXURY
Pair Assessed Assault and Battery
Fine by Judge BonifieId.

I'VE were Just monkeyin' was the
plea of Theodore Barnaby. $40 Pat
terson ST., and Christie Thorpe, 334
Beauty Ave-. when arraigned before
Judge Pro Tenn Bonifield today, on an
assault and battery charge.
The monkey business viii cost each
of you 81 and COSTS" replied the
judge.
The men were arrested in dry
beer saloon at Tenth st. and Indi-
ana Ave, Sept. %.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-03
DEATH IS ACCIDENTAL
Carlisle Farmer Dies When Gun in
Hay Is Discharged.

Bp Times Special
CARLISLE, Ind, Oct. "a verdict
of death by accidental shooting has
been returned by 1. N. Bolts. Sullivan
County coroner, in the death of James
Mcconnell on his farm three miles
south of here,
A shotgun Mcconnell had placed
on hay in the truck he was driving
is believed to have been accidentally
discharged by jolting He is survived
by three sons, Wallace, Bailey and
Edward Mcconnell; daughter, Mrs
Raymond Roberts, and the widow.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-03
Stewart DonneIly AppeaIs

Stewart Donnelly, 1211 College Ave,
ex-pugilist, convicted twice in Grim
inal Court in four months on charges
of bootlegging, today appealed the
second sentence, sixty days on the In
diana State Farm and 5000 fine, given
last week by Judge James A Collins,
to the Supreme Court. Bond Is 81, 900.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-03
PRISON GUARD SLAIN
BY ARMED CONVICTS
Blue Steel Automatcs Used by Men in Unsuccessful At
tempt to Escape.
By United Press

u I'M
KENTUCKY, STATE PRISON, EDDYVILLE, KY, Oct. g.
Barricaded behind prison dining DOORS following Staying
guard and wOundng of three others
for freedom three conycts held guards bay
The convct armed with blue steel automas
guards 30 Hodge Cunningham guard by
first voey of shots and Will Gilbert B. Mattingy and viii Gill
dc ndnd
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-03
GIRL, THROWN FROM
AUTO, Is NEAR DEATH

Telephone Operator Found ON Gin
cinnati Street with Fractured Skull
BY United Press
CINCINNATI, Oct. 3.-Thrown
from an automobile, suffering fracture
of skull. fractures of both legs and
fracture of nose. Marcella Sanborn,
20, telephone operator, of Chicago,
was in dying condition early today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-03
SAYS He WAS NOT TARGET
Councilman BeTnd Asserts Ray Did
Not Throw Tickets at Him.

Councilman Theodore Bernd today
denied that Councilman Otto Ray tore
up four tickets to boxing show and
threw them in his face Monday night
in an anteroom just before the council
meeting. Tickets were thrown on the
floor, Bernd said. Ray has been dis
satisfied, it is said, with the manner
in which Bernd as chairman had been
conducting the city boxing commits
sion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-03
Cars Wanted

Volunteer women motorists are
needed by the Indianapolis chap
ter Of the American Red Cross
for service in connection with
the campaign OF the Community
Fund. There will be no compul-
sorry service, and calls upon in
dividual motorists will be infre-
quent. Women who drive are
urged TO send their names. ad-
dresses. telephone numbers and
car capacity to motor service
division. Red Cross, 40s Chamber
OF Commerce Bldg.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-03
Candidate Stunts at Dance

Nominees for offices of the Indian
apolis optimist Club will give stunts
to draw votes" at a dinner dance at
the Claypoel tonight. Elections will
be Oct IL.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-03
CITY REPAIRS TO BOARD
Improvement of City Hall, Market
and Auditorium Considered

The board OF works considered a
new roof for the city hell and repairs
at Tomlinson Hall and city market
at a special meeting today. No action
will be taken until engineers investi-
gate.
Rains this summer caused heavy
loss in the upper city hall floors.
Board members say the present check
cred copper roof without expansion
joints has proved impractical. A strip
copper roof is considered
Fined $500 on Booze Charge
Sam Bayoi, 424 w. Maryland ST,
was fined 5000 and costs in city court
today on blind tiger charges
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-03
FIFTY ESCAPE
WHEN TRAIN
JUMPS TRACK
Gu l. & w. Passenger Cars DeraIed by Faulty Switch
Near State Ave-Coming Into City From Cincin-
natl at Thrty-FWe Miles an Hour.

Fifty c., l. ". Cincn
natl escaped injury when the engine including
coaches and Pullman eaed about 600 feet east of the
State St crossing about II today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-03

ects calculated to lift the lives of
the citizens into something of a
better standard of liSing and they
achieve thrs TNei~ en-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-03

whose activities are for the welfare
of Indianapolis seem always to be
working overtime. And what is
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-03

TTCLL service OF United Press,
- United News, United Finan-
cial, NEA and Scripps Alliance.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-03

T AIR tonight and Thursday.
j. Not much change in tenn
perature.
The Dolores star., 1923-03-02
Army Officers Try Out Tractor
Type Vehicle That Performs
Like War Tanks.
new DEPARTURE IN TRACTORS
Glides on Asphalt Pavement Without
Leaving Scratch, Then Goes Over
bitches, Up Hills and Over
Rosdiess Territory.

Washlngton.-A truck capable of
carrying two and half tons over
dltches, up hills and through roadless
territory, just as did the tanks OF
World war days, has been demon
strated to high army officers and men,
bers OF the house and senate military
committees here, with view to hav-
Ing the type adopted as standard for
the army.
With Assistant Secretary of War
Wainwright, General Pershing, officers
Of the general staff and the ordnance
and supply departments of the army
and congressman looking on. the 1O.-
OOO-pound traCtor-truck went through
its PAGES. first demonstrating its speed
and practicability en- the asphalt pave
ment and not leaving a scratch on the
roads smooth surface
Then came the tests for war uses.
Down the side of the embankment into
Rock Creek park It went, carrying
among Its passengers Maj. Gen. Will
liam II. Hart, quartermaster general of
the army. In this untraveled territory
the truck crossed successfully a net
work of bitches in the deep ravine be-
low bridge. Only once In the series
Of tests to which the army man had
the machine put did 1t falter. Straight
up the side Of ditch, at an angle of
about 40 degrees, It started. Half way
up the frozen ground gave the rear
tractors no purchase, and for mo-
ment the truck hung there With n
twist of the steering wheel the trac-
tors bit the ground and up went the
big truck.
The Dolores star., 1923-03-02

Rrute was the title bestowed upon him
by envious rivals of his ncfarious pro-
fession when his career was at Its
height. Later. when he h. d lost his
nerve and contented himself with nct-
ing as a fence for stolen goods. that
imposing nickname was changed 10
plain English Bill.
Parker's biggest coup was the ROD
berry OF the Bank OF Lyons In 1871,
MANNED and executed with the daring
Eddie Guerin. then the boldest ana
shrewdest criminal in Europe. not TO
say the most dapper. Eddie hired a
French chateau and lived in II with
dazzling blonde from Chicago while
they planned the robbery; that's the
kind OF a crook he was.
The robbery was accomplished
easily enough and Parker and Guerin
went into cemetery nearby TO divide
the spoils A sharp quarrel ensuen
and in a moment OF excitement an6
anger Parker shot Guerin, seriously
wounding him. No sooner had he urea
however. when he rcpented and at the
risk Of capture assisted Guerin 10 Lon
don. Parker fled TO Boston
The Dolores star., 1923-03-02
Death Of Bill the Brute, Clark
Parker Of Pasadena, Starts
Contest for ST, 100000.
DIED A RECLUSE
international Thief Invested an Inheri-
tanee and ouadrupled it-eioaest
Coup Was Robbery Of Bank
Of lyons.

New York.-What would the old
sronies in crime of Clark Parker, once
internationally Infamous as Bill the
Brute. burglar, thief and receiver of
stolen goods. say II they knew he left
an estate of 100000 for eminently
respectable relatives and heirs TO
squabbie over7
What might be the comment of his
one- time pal, Eddie Guerin, bad man
from the West who achieved no end
Of notoriety as the only man ever
TO escape from dread Devils island,
the French penal colony where Drey-
fus and untold other unfortunates
What would Eddie think
OF that cool million. Eddie who robbed
300 francs with BIZ the Brute. but
who had 10 be sentenced TO a British
Isil at slHty-one in 1920 for filching
pennies from pedestrian?
Died a Reeluse.
Clark Parker died in Pasadena. Cal.
IN January. 1922, recluse millionaire,
aged eighty. For many years he was
well known 10 the police of America
and Europe, but suddenly settled down
to responsibility In Boston.
His brother. Benjamin Parker. was
at the time a resident of Boston and
one respected alike in business and
society. He was the Molasses King
and he beQueathed his entire fortune
In trust 10 the reformed Clark. Clark
quadrupled It by careful, investments
honest lnyestments-and in 1910
moved 10 the Pacific coast. living In
seclusion until his wlfe's death, alone
after she was taken from him.
BIZ the Brute did not win his BROTH
er's fortune without bitterly fought
legal contest. DR.. Frederick =. Gay,
now a member of the University of
California faculty. his nephew, led
band of relatives N joint attack on
the will and Its benefactor on the
ground that Benjamin Tarker had been
unduIy influenced.
Now Clark Parker is dead and his
will divided the greatly enhanced for
tune of Benjamin Parker among the
Masons and Elks Of Los Angeles and
Pasadena and a long list of one-time
friends. A birthday gift" of 81 900 is
all Doctor Gay is supposed TO get.
Again Doctor Gay leads fight on
the will. He and Jefferson II. Parker
of Boston are the nearest blood rela-
lions left by old Bill the Brute. And
they have filed contest on the ground
that the will and It's codicils are llle-
gal. that the deceased was unduly IN
auenced in drawing up the instrument,
and Furthermore incompetent.
Many interests will be represented
In the defense Of the will. The Masons
and Elks are, naturally enough, most
The Dolores star., 1923-03-02
WOMEN NEED SWAMP. ROOT

Thousands of women have kidney and
bladder trouble and never suspect it.
Women's complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in a healthy con-
dition, they may cause the other organs
to become diseased.
Pain in the back, headache, loss Of am
bition, nervousness, are often times symp-
toms of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. DR..
Kilmer's Swamp Root, a physician's pre-
scription, obtained at any drug store, may
be Just the remedy needed to overcome
such conditions.
Get medium or large size bottle i'm
mediately from any drug store.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this Observation-Disclosures
The Dolores star., 1923-03-02
u. S. MILITIA COPIED BY ITALY

was called TO head the government.
Preference in choosing the personnel
or the new force is given to fascist.
Moderate nationalists, Fiume legion
naries and those of proven Italian
faith" are given the second consider.
alton.
Units of the new militia will be
placed in every town, just as National
Guard units are distributed in the
towns and cities of America. While
no definite orders have been issued
regarding the uniform of the new
force, 1t Is expected that the black
shirt of the fascist will be adopted
1t has been pointed out that the black
shirt Is now traditional, just as was
the red shirt in Garibaldi's time. The
men In the new body are said to favor
the black shirt in preference to an
army uniform, for 1t was in these
shirts they made their celebrated
march on Rome.
The new militia may be called to
garrison duty in the Italian colonies
In Africa. There they would super.
The Dolores star., 1923-03-02
Truck Climbs
Over bitches

This "roadless truck" Is new de-
parture in tractors. Instead of the
usual leaf or coil spring that takes the
load OF the great truck in crossing OBJ
structions 1t is equipped with sus-
pension cable that spreads the weight
of the truck over the entire chassis.
giving the huge bulk n pressure of
only 1871 pounds square inch on n
hard roadway and 91a pounds where
the steel shoes come in contact with
the ground on softer surfaces. A
SNAKE track" having n radius about
which the machine will turn, gives the
truck almost as much fleXibility as an
ordinary automobile ald prevents the
scutiing of the road so common In
tractors. A demonstration of how the
weight is spread out by the suspension
cable was given by running the 10000
pound truck over series of pine
blocks, leaving no marks on them, and
without Jarring the occupants. AS n
final demonstration of the ease with
which II can be manipulated Mrs. VIII
liam II. Coburn of Chestnut Hill.
Mass, took the drivers seat and put
the big machine through all the tests
again.
The construction Of the truck is n
distinct departure from all previous
types and 1t is the first one built In
this country. Built on the general prin-
ciple of suspension bridge, the road
less truck was designed especially for
use in oil fields and other virgin ter
ritory where no roads exist. So per-
fectly does this cable function. It is
said. the machine could pass over n
mans leg without seriously injuring It,
the weight not applying in one spot
as in other types. Army experts be-
lieve this type will help to solve the
problem of carrying heavy loads over
light roads without the resulting dam
age that has led to so much protest
against the use Of heavy cars on
boulevards and other smooth roads,
New Lubrication Scheme.
One phase of peculiar interest to
the technical men present was the
they believe, overcomes one of the
principal difiicultie.. to which tractors
have been subject. Heretofore in
running through sand there has been
much trouble over the mixing of sand
and oil, which quickly cuts the bear
ings. This new invention forces the
oil out. the pressure being sufficient TO
keep the sand from working its way
into the bearings.
The truck made the trip down to
Washington from New York at an
average speed slightly in excess of
nine miles an hour. The rubber tread
with which the front wheels and rear
tractors are equipped showed little
sign of wear.
The Dolores star., 1923-03-02
Heirs Fight for
Wealth of Thief

prominent. for between them they are
TO receive S375.0O0 II the will stands
unbroken.
Began by killing.
Parker began his criminal career
when he was still in his teens. killing
a seaman in brawl aboard sailing
vessel. He served Il term In Massa-
chusetts penitentiary for the crime and
II started him on series of depreda-
tions In America, England, France and
Canada. In each of those countries he
served time.
All kinds of burglaries and thefts
received his attention and he commit
ted them under all kinds of names
Clark Parker. Charles Parker. William
Stetson. George Goodman Bill the
The Dolores star., 1923-03-02
MussoIini's New State Troops
Modelled on National Guard.
Men Are Unpaid and Drill Only in
Spare Time-Former Soldiers and
Members Of Fascist Arc
Joining Ranks.

Rome.-Premier Mussolini's newly
organized state militia, which is main
y enlisted from the fascist, is built
IN the plan of the National Guard or
Service in the italian militia is vol
nntary, and is unpaid unless on active
seryice. Its members follow their
regular occupations and drill in case
Of civil disorder, while, in the event
pf war, they will be merged into the
regular army.
Already the new organization is
Elled with former soldiers and lads
who took part in the recent historic
'ascisti coup, when Premier Mussolini
The Dolores star., 1923-03-02
Seeks Danger Call for FLYER.

London.-The air ministry announces
that tests are now being carried out to
determine an international distress
word or signal for use in radio tele.
phony In aircraft. Pending results
the letters 8. o. S. will be used, and
Will insure immediate attention by all
stations receiving 1t.
The Dolores star., 1923-03-02
A New Accessory.

Hiram. nge four, with his mother on
the way to his nunt's for dinner, was
picked up by his grandfather In the
new automobile of the latter. In the
rear compartment of the automobile
was n heater, something new to Hiram,
On their arrival at his aunt's he ex.
claimed:
"Oh. auntie. grandpa has new auto
mobile with furnace In It,"
The Dolores star., 1923-03-02
Grass Used as Towels in Russia.

Petrograd.-Bundles of dried grass
and flax are sold in the streets Of
Petrograd, near the public bath
houses. to be used as towels by the
bathers. They cost but n penny or
so, and are thrown away after use.
Foreigners take their own towels, for
while the grass serves its purpose. 1t
Is too ticklish for their tender skins.
The Dolores star., 1923-03-02
When Electric Globes Pop.

The strength Of the glass prevents
an electric light bulb from bursting.
When bulb is broken with blow.
the pop is the result of the fact that
the Interior was not filed with air.
The Dolores star., 1923-03-02
ew Hair 81 !: !: ::i:::; :: !:
ropie- Don't get bald. get QBAn today Tt's
much more pleasant Al all good druggists, 6oc,
direct from HESSc ILLS, CAsniss AsseA. Is..
BRINGING Home the Bacon.

Hale-There goes a big truck down
the street with five armed guards
aboard. Probably it's carrying regis
tered mail or some company's payroll.
Hearty-No. It isn't That's only
one of the neighbors bringing home
ton of coal.
The Dolores star., 1923-03-02
Not JelIinQ,

Patty-Why did you tell Edith that
secret that I told you not to tell?
Crissy--I didn't tell her. I just
asked her If she knew it.-London
Answers.
The Dolores star., 1923-03-02
Cuticura Soap
The Velvet Touch
For the Skin
The Real Situation.
Soap 25e, Ointment rs and Soc, T.le,m 2se.

Hobson-My wife says if / were to
die she would remain widow.
Dobson-Evidently she thinks there
isn't another man like you in the
world.
Hobson-On the contrary, she says
she is afraid there is and that It
might be her i'll luck to get him.
The Dolores star., 1923-03-02
Poker Player Died When
He Found a Royal Flush

"A royal fiush," exclaimed
Charles Hnss, of Davenport. Ia
while at the home of a friend
playing poker. He had discarded
two cards and picked up a Jack
and ten of spades, filling out the
premier hand. AS he reached
for the chips he fell dead from
apoplexy.