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The mirror., 1923-03-29
THUNDER HOLE

While strolling in the bright sunshine
along the rocky shore of Bailey Island,
off the coast of Maine, one may be
startled by sudden deep boom as of
distant thunder. Involuntarily search
ing the heavens to note the direction of
the approaching storm, one finds scarcely
a cloud. Yet, at regular intervals, the
warning sound is repeated, although her
aided by no fash of lightning.
To stranger the effect is weird, and
brings to mind the legend of Hendrick
Hudson rolling great balls among the
hills in game of ninepins.
Listening intently, one may travel in the
direction of the sound, being guided by
each repetition. AS the east shore of the
island is approached, the rumbling boom
increases in volume and is easily followed
until the roar of thunder seems close at
hand, and suddenly one sees, leaping so
feet or more into the air, column of fea
thery spray from the ocean below.
Cut into the massive formation of rock
that borders this shore is cleft of pecu-
liar shape, worn, no doubt by the terrific
force of the tides and undertow, the
strength of which at this point, it is said
the most powerful man cannot withstand
for an instant.
At about half tide, when the wind is
of the necessary velocity, and blows from
just the right quarter, the water is swept
in mighty swirl into this chasm, fore
ing the confined air against the rocky
sides with roar like thunder.
This rocky cavern is appropriately
named "Thunder Hole" and is a wonder
spot.-Ex.
The mirror., 1923-03-29

dismount, but only after the horse has
ceased his antics.
Cheyenne is known as hard-boiled
town. Hoboes avoid it religiously. The
writer and a companion were compelled
to sleep in the grandstand at Frontier
Park as result of not having reserved
rooms days ahead of the celebration, and
we were safe from molestation in the
form of locust clubs only after having
identified ourselves as connected with
the program concession.
The West has little use for the bum
and there is special hostility for the
wobbly and his red card Discreet men,
bers of that organization do not haunt the
membership card openly for it courts dis
aster. For the legitimate worker or tour
ist the West has whole-hearted well
come. There is work for those who seek
it. While the Westerner has little use
for 'greener" he is willing to recognize
his virtues.
When the word cowboy is mentioned
the Eastern reader conceives a tall, lean
chap; sun-tanned and hard-boiled;
man who knows little else but his work
and its peculiarities. That is miscon-
ception. Cowboy is term that is not
used in the West. He is a cowpuncher,
rider, buckaroo-never cowboy as the
term in its original meaning is synony-
nous with rustler.
He forms acquaintance slowly, but once
he accepts you as friend he is your
friend first, last and all the time. He is
suspicious of strangers, respects women,
and is by no means a sucker. Punchers
are cagey critters with native shrewd-
Tess that is tempered by their happy-go-
lucky nature.
You find the true representative of the
West of today at Frontier Days. He may
be a college graduate and a worlds
champion bull-dogger, and he is very
likely to own his own brand. He abhors
hypocrisy, and takes his pleasures as he
finds them openly. He is no saint, neither
is he "bad" man as writers would have
us believe. If you want to get acquainted
with him, meet him on his own ground.
When July brings another Annual Bust
grab rattler for Shy Ann and meet my
friend, the puncher.
The mirror., 1923-03-29

has many historical places and points of
interest. If you ever visit New Eng
land an auto trip over the route l have
given will be trip worth making, and
one can spend many days in seeing what
l have described and then see but frac-
ton of the things worth seeing.
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MOVE TOLIMIT
TAXES LAUNCHED
Democrats Rap Present Sys-
tenn.

The Democratic tax bill hitting the
present taxing system in the State,
was introduced by Senator Charles
Bait of Terre Haute today. The bill
which has the approval Of the Demo
cratic organization. places a limit on
the tax rates Of cities, schools, town.
ships and counties. The total town
ship limit would BE So; the city
limit, $3.50.
Under the bill all tax levies by cities,
school boards and townships and their
bond issues Of more than $4,000
would be renewable by the county
council on petition. Budgets must
be published, under the provisions of
the measure.
State tax levies would be fixed by
the Legislature. Some Of them now
are fixed by the State tax board. The
measure also would take away from
the State tax board the power to
make original assessments on horizon
tai increases in a county. The State
board would continue as a board of
appeal.
The office Of county assessor would
be abolished when the terms of the
present assessors expire and the du-
ties would be placed in the hands Of
county auditors.
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RESORT OWNERS
CASE UP MONDAY
Garrett Davis to Be Heard on
Blind Tiger Charge.

Trial by jury of Garnett Davis, pro-
prietor of the Casino Gardens, on a
charge of operating a blind tiger, win
begin next Monday in Criminal
Court The Indictment brought by
the grand jury charges that Davis
both sold Intoxicating liquor and
allowed others to resort to his piaoa
60 drink their own.
A suit to close the place, located In
the northwest part of the city on
White River, is pending in Superior
Court. 1t was brought by Prosecutor
Evans under the nuisance law.
Davis kept insisting that I come
out and see how peacebaly his place
was rum" said Jackson Carter, dep-
uty prosecutor attached to the grand
jury. 'The Saturday night I went
out they had three fights and pretty
nearly got beat up myself. Davis said
1t was just his luck to have all that
racket, the first in a month, on the
only night Z ever was out there.'ss
said Carter.
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D 'BRIEN ASKS FOR
IS NE W FIREMEN
Necessary for Cheaper Insur-
ance, Chief Says.

Sixteen more fremen are needed on
the city fire force. according to Fire
Chief John J. O'Brien, who placed the
matter before City Controller Joseph
L. Hogue and the board of public
safety at a meeting of the board to-
day.
Hogue said an appropriation ordi-
nance calling for about S57 900 to care
for the salaries of the firemen would
have to be drawn and that the city
did not have the money now.
Chief O'Brien sponsored the resolu-
ton in accordance with a recommen-
dation of fire insurance underwriters
that there be a larger personnel in the
department. He also said that fire
companies in other parts of the city
were running short in order to care
for the needs Of Broad Ripple. In or
der to obtain lower insurance rates
Chief O'Brien said that the additional
men must be obtained.
Chief of Police Herman f. Rikhoff
was instructed to order thirteen patrol
men to be examined for physical fit
ness. They are John Helm, John Hos
teller, George Johnson, James Kerr1n,
William Mellen, Charles Metcalf. AL
bert Scribner, Henry Moninger, Will
liam Morgan, Joseph O'Conner Joseph
Okey, Henry Sandman and Joshua
Spears.
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STATE IS ASKING
DEATH PENALTY
FOR KLAN CHIEF
Captain J. K. SkipWith, Ku-
KIux CyCIopS, Charged With
Capital Crime.

BN JutteQ Press
COURTHOUSE. BASTROP, La.
Jan. 16.-Charges, providing capital
punishment for conviction. will be
brought against Capt. J. X. Skipwith,
exalted cyclops Of the Ku.Klux Klan,
and other members Of raiding parties,
as result of the investigation Of the
Morehouse parish reign Of terror,
State officials declared today.
"The plan is to bring a charge of
house-breaking at night against men
who entered the home of Lon brad
dock and seized him on a charge of
bootlegging without a warrant" At
torney General A. V Coco said. The
charge carries the death penalty in
this State.
Charges against others on similar
grounds may be expected, Coco said.
With this announcement the State
planned today TO shift The investiga-
ton back to the direct cause of the
probe-the brutal murders of Watt
Daniel and Thomas f. Richards by a
hooded mob last August.
That Captain Skpwith explained
that the community" thought Watt
Daniel and Thomas f. Richards
were bad characters and needed tend
ing to-" and that Bastrop Ku-Klux
Klansmen armed themselves in prep
aration for an attack by Mer Rouge
citizens after the two victims were
kidnapped, was testimony given late
Monday.
Only short time after Aug. "a,
when the two men were kidnapped. ac-
cording to f. c. Eason, Skipwith told
him:
You probably don't know why 1t
was done. but the community thought
those men were bad characters and
they needed tending to-"
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FIGHT ON PRIMARY
DIES QUIET DEATH
Loogootee Senator Takes Meas
ure Out of Com
mittee.

The fight against the State pri-
mary law came to quiet enc
without a struggle today when
Senator Will K. Penrod of Loo.
gootee withdrew from committee
his bill providing that the pri,
mary should not apply to presi-
Dental candidates and candi.
dates for State offices.
The bill, introduced at the opening
Of the session. was backed by the Re-
publican State committee.
The plan was to jam the measure
through the Legislature in short or
der. So much opposition arose, how.
ever, that the elections committee In
neither house had reported the meas
ure out.
Senator Penrod's action ends the
fight in the Senate unless a new bill
should be introduced. In the House
it was expected the measure never
would be reported out.
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DUNN NAMED WHITE
ON SLATE OF POLICE
Probe Follows Discovery of Dis crepancy in Reports of County
Auditor Elects Arrest.

Carrollton Ave, was driving north on
Northwestern Ave-. and ran into the
rear end Of the automobile of George
Spinks, colored, 4025 Rookwocd Ave, -
the report read I'VE arrested Dunn
for drunkenness, speeding and operat.
ing motor vehicle while under the in.
fluence of liquor"
The Jail list in the turkeys Office
does not show the name Harry Dunn.
Instead there is the name Harry
White.
Louis Brown, professional bonds
man, was listed as having furnished
$500 bond for Harry White" He de-
clared he had not put up any money
for a Harry White" This caused
Judge Delbert o. Wilmeth of city
court to start an investigation to find
out why Browns name was used and
to whom the $500 belonged. The In
vestigation was continued today.
Meanwhile the $500 reposed in the
hands Of police. Trial of Harry
White" was set for Jan. "a.
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THIEVES RANSACK
WEST SIDE STORE
Druggist Discovers Theft of
Cash.

When Charles Wyatt, 80 n. Temple
Ave, opened his drug store at 1902
W. Washington st. this morning, he
found it ransacked. Merchandise was
strewn on the floor and counters.
Burglars had broken into the cash
register and taken $50. They looted
the pay telephone and ransacked the
peanut machine. Fifteen hundred
pennies, several flashlights and sew
eral cheap watches were taken. Va
rious lines Of medicines ana merchan-
disc were removed from their places.
The medicine room had been tampered
with. which led police to believe the
raiders were seeking narcotics.
Wyatt had no estimate on the value
Of merchandise taken. Entrance was
gained by jimmying a window in the
Office OF DR.. o. l.. Deitch in the rear
OF the drug store.
DR.. Deitch told detectives two
young men tried to start an automo-
bile parked in front Of the place
early in the morning. The detectives
arrested Edward Hale, II, of 2312
Woodlawn Ave, who returned to the
car later, according to them. The
detectives said he had one Of the
stolen watches on him. He was ar
rested on a burglary charge and held
under high bond.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-16
M CRAY REPORTS
ON REFORMATORY
Governor Complies With De-
mand.

Information concerning the Indiana
reformatory. demanded by the Indi-
ana House Of Representatives Mon
day afternoon, was supplied by Gov
ernor McCray today.
Pamphlets containing a copy of the
contract entered into for the construc-
ton Of the new institution, state
ment OF the amount spent and an es-
innate of the amount required were
placed on the desks Of members of the
House. The report showed the con-
struction completed and the construc-
ton under way.
The report estimated that a total
of s1,ee9. .543.72 will be necessary to
complete the institution. 1t indicated
that the State already has spent $780,
S10.71 and that 1t has available $685.
546.40. This would make the total
cost of the institution 81, ,997. .094.73.
Motion TO reconsider the motion de-
manding the facts concerning the re-
formatory passed Monday was made
in the House today by Representative
Wysong of Indianapolis, the only Re-
publican member who voted for the
motion. The motion to reconsider was
seconded by Representative Thurman
A GOttschalk, Democratic floor leader,
author Of the original motion. The
original motion was reconsidered and
killed.
Gottschalk explained his action by
saying the Governor had provided the
information demanded.
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Germans at Buer stoned French
troops as the latter marched into the
town.
The French general in command
ordered his soldiers to shoot II the at
tack was repeated. The police chief
was ordered punished for the out
break.
Uprising throughout West Phalia
and the Ruhr were feared momen-
tarily as the temper Of both invaders
and civilians became uglier with an
increasing number of incidents such
as this. Agitation was under way in
Bavaria today to create a new IAN
wohnerwehr" (citizen guards), hlth-
erto forbidden by the allies.
Occupation Is General.
1t is indicated that the occupation
will include virtually all of Rhentsh
West Phaia, a mining region, repre-
senting about three-fourths of the
whole German output. This will take
French troops into the heart of the
West Phalia region.
The first blOOdshed of the Occupa-
tiOn-at BOchum, where French
troops shot down German civilians
yesterday, killing one and wound
ing others. is feared in Berlin to be
but preliminary to further casual
ties throughout the occupied zone.
Reports of the shooting at Bochum
yesterday are conflicting. Some re-
ports say there was a clash in the
streets between German communists
and reactionaries. not directed against
the French, who either mistook he
character Of the demonstration or
considered they had to take over The
duty Of restoring order when local
police proved powerless.
just as this first sign of rising
tide of temper among the invaders
is believed to presage serious trOu-
BILE for civilian populations OF the
Ruhr, so are the bitter feelings of
the German citizens cropping out.
These were indicated when Germans
at Steele tore down q French mill
tary flag and shredded it to ribbons.
The mayor of the town was forced TO
answer for the insult.
1t is freely predicted that inside a
month the bloOdiest guerilla warfare
will devastate the Ruhr valley. Es-
pecially viii this be inevitable, Ger
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the tired child, gave her a bath and
tucked her in warm bed.
Before Ruby White closed her eyes
in sleep she told the matron a story
of having been taken by a man and
woman who took her on an interurban
car to Greenfield, where she said they
left her The child said her name was
George Phillips" and that her father
was employed as a body maker In
the Nordyke & Marmon factory in In
dlanapous. She said her school teacher
was Miss Ward.
Mr.. White today explained the
child's statements by saying she has
an uncle named Robert Phillips who
lives at Stop 4, Terre Haute interur-
ban line. and that she probably OBJ
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French Troops Surrender
MemeI to LithuQni0nS

surgentS lasted most of the day.
There were no reports Of casualties.
The French warship, Voltaire, is to
leave Brest Tuesday for MemeL Great
Britain is to send a ship and reports
from Warsaw declare that Poland has
dispatched one.
Meme1, a territory of 10000 inhabi-
tants, has been under the protection
Of the League of Nations since tha
war. Previous to this it was cap
tured from Germany by the Russians
in 1915 and then evacuated.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-16
KNIFE URGED
FOR BUDGET
BY MINORITY
Chambers and KitCh Favor
Cutting Reformatory Fund
to $750,000.

Recommendations that the ap-
preparation for work on the new
reformatory at Pendleton be
limited to $750,OOO instead of the
100000 asked for by Governor
McCray and that numerous other
cuts be made in appropriations,
were contained in a minority re-
port OF the budget advisory commit
tee submitted to the Governor today.
The report was signed by Senator
Walter S. Chambers and Representa-
tive John ". KItch, Democratic mem
bers of the committee.
I'VE cannot reconcile ourselves TO
the appropriation of s2.0000 900 in ad-
dition to the 81 900. 600 already appro-
priated TO apply to the building of
the reformatory at Pendleton," the
statement says Under the present
extravagant plans il would take still
another s1,000.000 to complete the in
stitution. and possibly 81, 900, max
ing a total cost OF between $4,000, 900
and $1,000, 900 when the reformatory
Is finished
Tiled Engine-room Floors
The report declares that tile floors
have been provided for engine rooms
and that the floors have been elevated
to accommodate pipes Ie declares
that the industrial buildings win cost
$3.50, 900 each as compared with S25. 900
for a similar building at the state
prison The reformatory, it is de-
clared, is costing s3 a square foot of
floor space while the State prison cost
40 cents
For these reasons" this section Of
the statement concludes, I'VE believe
$780, 900 an ample amount to complete
the reformatory in addition to the ap-
proximately $780, 900 unexpended bal
ance, making a total Of S1,25000 yet
available to add to the S5000 al
ready expended. This is entirely prac-
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OPENS
CRUSADE On
THIEF GANG
Orders Police to Patrol in
Plain Clothes at
Night.

a drive to stop the wave of negro
hold-ups and burglaries in the city
viii be launched by police tonight
when patrolmen on a number of resi-
dence districts Will report in plain
clothes.
The patrolmen have orders to ar
rest all negroes and white persons
unable TO give a good account of
themselves or who arouse suspicion by
their actions.
Police Chief Herman +. Rikhoff
said a number Of negro desperadoes
have banded themselves into several
gangs and have been responsible for
numerous robberies and house break
ings in sections Of the north side
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Discovery CT a discrepancy between
a report of Motor Policemen Baker
and Lowe. of substadon No. 2. and
the Jail list in the turkeys office at
the city prison, today, showed that
Harry Dunn, 3615 N. Carrollton Ave,
county auditor-elect, who was ar
rested the night of Jan. II after a
motor accident, was slated es Harry
White, 80, of 3615 Charleston Ave.
Dunn said today he did not care to
discuss the incident.
A report filed by Baker and Lowe,
Jan. II, shows that at 9:05 p. m. that
day they were sent "by desk sergeant
to Thirty Eighth st. and Northwest
ern Ave." on report Of an automo
bile accident.
1--WE found that Harry Dunn. S615
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Puz&limg Story Is Told By
Girl Found in Bows CLOthing

Declaring he be-
lieved his daughter
may have been kid
naped, L. Cecil
White, GAS Birch
A e., w Q mt to
Greenfield t o d a y,
where the child,
Ruby White. 7, was
found NJ o n d ay
night.
T h Q girl W a s
dressed in boys
clothing. Under the
boys suit and new
blue and white
striped boys shirt
she wore a green
gingham dress, and
a green coat which
she had when she
left home Monday.
The sheriff at
Greenfield IS search
ing for q man and
woman said to have
brought the child
to that city.
Deputy Sheriff D.
E. Kinder Of Green
field called Inspec-
tor Of Detectives
John Mullin in this
city by telephone at
1890 p. m. Monday
and told him the
child was found.
Kinder said he
W as called to
Early's drug store.
where the girl wsls
surrounded bE a
number of persons
who were attempt
ing to question her.
She had entered the
store. and, walking
up 10 the proprie-
tor. said: II have
come to stay" That
was ell she would
say.
Later the girl
said she had been
told mot to say
anything. She was
taken to the living
apartments Of the
Jail, where Mrs.
Blanche Smith, ma
r. -
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FRENCH PRESS ONWARD IN RUFiR
TODAY'S MOVES In GERMANY

L. France pushed her occupation of the
Ruhr today until her troops had virtually
isolated the richest industrial region of Ger
many.
2. AS the French advanced nearly forty
miles into the Ruhr basin, taking control of
Dortmund and crossing the river Lippe, the
reparations commission in Paris found Ger
many in further default and Poincare asked ad-
ditional penalties.
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OLDEST employees OF STORE TO 'CETTOCETHER'

ployes-Niss Eta Dickman and
Miss Emma Reissner-who were
employed there in the eighties.
These two have called meeting
of all the women in the city who
were employed at the store be-
tween 1886 and 1898. The meet
ing will be held at o'clock Fri
day, in the dIning-room Of the
store. There will be about twenty
five present, including the first en-
ploye and the two oldest serving
now. Each eligible guest viii bring
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3. The German mark tumbled to I'M
imagined low levels, more than $4,000 to the
dollar, with these developments
A. Citizens of the Ruhr valley were sullen
as the French marched on There was trouble
at Steele, where French flag was torn down,
and at Burea, where crowds stoned the troops
No repetition of the bloodshed at Bochum was
provoked, however.
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mans say, II the French invaders en-
deavor to force the miners to 'tslava
labor
Cuno Is Firm
The German government Is appaFs
emily adamant on the subject OF with
holding coal deliveries from France. Is
was permitted to be known today that
the Cuno administration will not ne-
gotiate with the French on this point
as long as the Ruhr is occupied. AS
the French have made it clear, occu-
patton Of the Ruhr is to force salts
factory negotiations and coal deliver
les the situation seems completely
deadIocked.
The question of coal deliveries and
acquisitions was expected to reach a
final showdown this afternoon at q
meeting called by General Degoutta
at Dusseldorf.
Operators and mine-workers were
to attend It was understood the
French general, commanding the
Ruhr army Of occupation, wished to
explain Premier Poincares requisi-
ton orders to the Germans at first
hand
Held Long Conference
Chancellor Cuno held a long confer
ence this morning with Herr Stutz,
German coal commissioner but no
communique was issued. Later Stutz
in a statement to the United Press,
expressed confidence the operators
Of the Ruhr would obey his orders,
and make no coal deliveries to France
or Belgium.
Lacking official information as
to Poincare's orders and plans,
Stutz is puzzled as to whether
the French intend to seize the
Ruhr mines and endeayor to
operate them with guards at the
pit heads, or to seize money des-
tined for the workers. In either
case, he predicts quick stagna-
ton should the French alter nor
NAL transport.
1T is conceivable that the coal win
pile up at the pitheads, choke pro-
duction and cause eventual shutdown
of the Mines" Herr Stutz said.
This would lead to most serious
consequences, he added.