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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-12

you going to do with it2''
THE children can have e." said
Bill. IF had million wouldn't
do q bit different"
Bills going to let the neighnor.
hood kids have his firemen's
helmet"
But he's going to keep the boots,
He says they'll be dandy to go fish.
ing in.
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Baby In Street Car injured

Nathan Williams. 7-months-old baby
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Williams,
colored, 2509 Columbia Ave, was in
juged about the head today when
thrown from his mothers lap to the
floor of a street car at New Jersey
st. and Massachusetts Ave A Co.
lumbia Ave. car slid on slippery rails.
1t is .said, into the reoy of a College
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Justice and advocated training schools
for policemen.
Eliminate Shingle Roofs"
Frank Jordan, secretary of the In
dianapolis Water Company, discussed
fire prevention work in indianapolis.
He pointed out efforts to eliminate
shingle roofs and advocated personal
liability law for fire prevention.
Lawrence c. Sheridan. engineer for
the city plan commission, urged zon-
ing for cities regardless of size.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-12
TEACHERS HEAR BURRIS
Public Instruction Head Makes Plaza
for UNFOLDING Constitution.

By Times Spect0i
FIT. WAYNE. Ind, Oct. 12.--Neariy
$500 teachers are attending the
sessions of the Northeast Indiana
Teachers Association here.
Benjamin J. Furris, State superin-
tendent Of public instruction. was the
principal speaker at the general
session Thursday. He made plea
for public school teachers Of the ma
ton to unite and stand together In
promoting the ideals of the con-
stitution Of the United States.
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Rabbi Veteran Mt Temple

Rabbi Michael Aaronsohn, blinded
by shrapnel in the Argonne during the
World War, will speak at the In
dianapolis Hebrew Congregation Tenn
pie, Tenth and Delaware SITS, at reg
ular services tonight. He is in the
service Of the Union Of American He
brew CONGREGATIONS.
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Fireman Who Started Job at SIS Per
Week, Retires With 100000 in Cash
Has Pension of 1920
Yearly Besides Annual
Income of $4,000.
az JOSEPHINE VAN DE GRIFT


MILESTONE, N. Y, Oct. IL.
IWI You'll never get rich by saw
1 ing. So says William J.
Wiesener, Queens IN. " fireman,
who retired from service the other
day worth more than 100000.
Yet he never received a salary
of more than $50 week! And when
he began he received just SIS
weekly
But Wiesener didn't get that way
by taking So out of his weekly pay
envelope and poking it through the
wicket at a courteous bank clerk
No, man! When he wasn't rescu-
ing lovely blondes from burning
third-story windows and carrying
kittens down from telegraph poles,
he was putting in time turning over
little odd jobs of real estate.
That's the reason that in addition.
to the $3.50 yearly pension which
he Will draw hereafter for his TWEEN
ty years of service in the fire de-
partment, he will have an annual
income Of $4,000 from his 5000 900
Investments. He owns a twenty
three-family apartment dwelling,
numerous small houses and $50
lots.
The neighbors in this little town
where he lives say they wouldn't be
surprised If in another five years
BIZ turned out to be a millionaire.
Right now he's only Ak
/ went over to call on Bill TO ask
him what he intended doing with
all that money. Bin himself came
out on the porch to greet me. He
had on O. blue sweater and I could
see he was getting a little bald.
II suppose" said. that you're
going TO do quite a little flixn' up
with that $200;o00?"
mot at ALL" said Bill. We've
been hvin' the same way for twenty
years and we don't intend to change
now. Hey. Kate. put on another
pork chopi There's company como
TO dinner"
T1ERE, according to Bill, was
III the way it happened;
Cl He'd always wanted a little
PLACE in the country with chickens
and so on. and one day. twenty
years ago, he sold out his grocery
store, paid up his debts, pocketed
the 5000 that remained and started
looking around.
The place, when he found 1t, con-
sisted OF four and a half acres and
two houses and the owner wanted
$500 for it. Bill borrowed the money
somehow, got a Job in the fire de-
partment, moved into one OF the
houses and the next month sold the
other house al $500 profit.
He's been selling things at profit
ever since. Along about 1918 Bill
got an idea that there weren't
enough three and four-room apart.
ments for young married people and
old couples All the bankers laughed
at him, so Bill had TO go out OF
town to get the money. But the
day those apartments were finished
there were fifty families on the wait
ing list.
HT SUPPOSE" I said to Bill,
that If you don't intend
- to move into a new house
or anything. maybe you'll put your
money in swell new motor car"
Nope" said Bill Same old bus,
1915 model"
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We'll. then. suppose you have
some pretty swell times7'
Well" said Bill. IT go fishing
quite, a bit and then sometimes
Kate and go to the theater. But
we sit in the balcony. Twenty-Five,
dollars a week could cover every
thing we buy"
But you've got an income Of
$4,000 year." waited. "What're
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-12
Three Days In Tree

CANTERBURY, Oct IA cat
climbed a fifty-foot popular tree here
and then was afraid to come down.
After remaining in the tree three
Gays and nights it was rescued by fire.
men and police.
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Five Face Speed Charge

Five men in jail today on speeding
charges are: Ray Jorden, 81, Of 1882
N. Alabama St.; Perry Harper, "a, Of
1922 N. Alabama ST.. John Buckner.
20, of 3044 w. Michigan St., Donald
Newman, 81. Of s47 Eastern Ave-, and
Robert Tate, IT, OF 1881 w. Vermont
st.
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His Rules for Making Money

Here the maxims which made William J. Wiesenen
fireman, incipient millionaire:
Make quick sales and small profits
Don't try for all you get.
Use as little Of your OWE capital as possible
Your credits better than your Tell your banker
all about 1t.
Work in grocery store If you want to find out about
human nature.
Don't keep budgets
Don't bother about getting rich
Don't worry.
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SUPPOSE" I said to Bill,
that II you don't intend
- to move into a new house
or anything. maybe you'll put your
money in a swell new motor car"
Nope" said Bill. Same old bus,
1915 model"
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-27
HUNDREDS FIGHT
TO SAVE COLETA
FROM BAD FIRE
BY United Pres. Leased wire

SANTA BARBARA, Cal, Sept.
27.-Several hundred fire fighters
battled desperately this morning to
save the town Of Goleta from
flames. The town, including the
county's general hospital, was al
most surrounded by the Santa Ynez
forest and brush fire which has
been raging in this district for
weeks.
Famed by high wind the fire
crept down unobserved on the town
during the night, cutting off
watchman who had crossed hill to
ascertain the location of branch
fire. He escaped in another direc-
ton.
The fire fighters battled for hours
to save the hospital. For time
the situation was so grave that even
the dangerously i'll patients at the
hospital were prepared for removal.
The fire was brought under con-
troll shortly after 9 a. m, after ad.
ditional fire fighters arrived from
Santa Barbara. 1t burned over 1900
acres in the vicinity Of the town.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-27
LaW to
Stay Until Khan
Broken Is .Edict

,peachment movement, contended
that by the gathering of the mem
bers of the assembly in the corri,
dors of the capitol yesterday the
session got under way and now the
situation was the same as being in
adjourned session, with authority to
meet at any time on call of the
speaker.
Attorneys for the group of anti
Walton legislators today mapped
out a course of legal action which
was expected to start with the fill
ing of petition seeking court in
junction preventing Adjutant Gen
eral Baird H. Markham from inter
fering with their meeting.
One Third State Involved
Governor Walton, in making plail
his determination to maintain the
reign of martial rule over long
period, declared that more than one
third of the counties in Oklahoma
were under domination of the khan
Military rule will continue,
the governor said, "until the power
of the khan is bfoken and the law
enforcement agencies are function
ing normally again. Troops will
continue to control until this klar
gang and the newspapers get off my
back and give me a chance to clear
up the courts and county offices
now under khan influence
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-27
D. E. OFFICIALS
IN ULTIM ATUM M
TO DRY AGENTS

WASHINGTON, September 27.-
Prohibition Commissioner Haines
will ignore an ultimatum from Dis
trict of Columbia Commissioners
that he must dismiss certain pro-
hibition enforcement agents here
or lose cooperation of the Wash
ington police in dry law enforce
ment.
Haines today refused to discuss
the commissioners demand, declar-
ing that even if the charges of cor
ruption and brutality which Wash
ington police made against dry
agents were true, it is "personnel
matter such as occurs frequently ="
and will be taken care of "in the
usual way.'
A 4S hour ultimatum was served
on the federal prohibition commits
sioner by commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia demanding dis
missal of the agents.
Police charges included:
That dry agents here had accept
ed and offered bribes.
That raids on homes were made
on insufficient or improper war
rants " Astt fFF
That persons arrested were treat
ed with brutality.
That five former members of the
local prohibition enforcement force
were arrested on bribery charges.
That much property was unnee-
essarily destroyed by dry agents
conducting raids.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-27
BY S. A. BARKER
United Press Staff Corresporder

OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 81
Martial law will remain effective in
Oklahoma until call trace of domi-
nation of the visible government of
the state by the "invisible govern
ment of the Ku Klux Klan is re-
moved" Governor J. C. Walton de-
clared emphatically today.
The governor announced the pro-
posed extension of absolute martial
law to Murray county. He said a
delegation of "good citizens" of
that county had called on him and
asked protection from the klan.
Governor Walton considered the
effort by some members of the leg
islature to impeach him but who
were prevented from taking any
action through the military Officers
breaking up the attempt to meet, a
closed incident.
Legislators In Plans
The executive said it had been
proven conclusively that the legis
lature could not meet except in
regular session, or on special call
from the governor.
The insurgent legislators, how
ever, were going ahead with theil
plans to force court ruling or
their right to assemble.
W. d. McBee, leader in the i'm
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-27
Coolidge Wrestles With Plight Of Wheat Farmers
ELECTION TO NAME
DISTRICT DIRECTOR
is IMPERIAL PLAN

At the meeting Of the board of
supervisors on next Monday rep
resentative committee of Imperial
district, including the president of
Imperial city trustees, president of
the Chamber of Commerce of Impe-
rial, commandant of American Leg
ion of Imperial and president of
the Farm Bureau will request the
supervisors to allow ten days in
which to call an election to deter
mine whom the electors of Imperial
district desire as their candidate
to succeed Roy d. McPherrin on
the Irrigation District Board.
McPherrin recentlynresigned and
his successor is to be named.
Roy Adams, supervisor from I'M
perial district, will ask the board
to grant the request for a popular
voter will have full opportunity to
vote for any candidate desired.
No Expense Involved
While this, is not to be an official
election in the full sense of the
| term, according to T. ID. Mccall, 1t
will be held in the same manner as
the regular elections except that
there will be no expense to the
taxpayers. Only qualified voters
can vote and the regular poll book
will be used.
The candidate receiving the most
votes will be Imperial district s
choice for district director, and fol
lows the precedent established by
the Holtville district when Mark
Rose was selected by that commun
ity.
This plan has been adopted tt
allav discomfort and much discus
sion that has arisen about "poiitic
al jobs'', and to make clear I'm
perial's position in regard to one
man holding two important offices
growing out of an effort to have
Supervisor Adams. named for the
), vacancy. :.
According to Mr.. Mccall, il
Adams is chosen ate the election az
candidate, his constituents wan'
him to go with Imperial district
command to vote for himself ant
fight for election as its choice.
Would United Offices
A member of the district boart
it is claimed demands that Mr.
Adam resign as supervisor if he
wants to stand as candidate 81 to-
district director. Mccall claims
that tho answer Of Imperial dis
trict to this is that if Adams were
to resign as supervisor his successo
would automatically become thel
candidate for district director, as
plan is on foot, if the voters ap
prove, to merge these two govern
ing bodies by electing the same mel
to both offices.
His contention is that as thing
stand now, the two sets of officials
instead of unifying their effort
pull in opposite directions to tn
/ detriment and at the expense O
the taxpayers. =,
Due notice of the election vii
be given, if the proposed plan Il
sanctioned by the board OF super
visOrs.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-27
KEISER SPEAKS
BEFORE CHAMBER
ON HIS DUTIES

Over so members of the Cham
Der Of Commerce and the Imperial
County Farm Bureau attended the
meeting last night at chamber head
quarters held in the interest of
promoting harmony between the
members Of the two organizations,
and heard an encouraging address
on California real estate by Edwin
T. Keiser, state real estate COM
missioner.
Mr.. Keiser explained the duties
Of his office as being that of a
protector of the interests of the
people and not a department to
advance the cause of real estate
men as some have been led to be-
lieve. Supervision over approxim-
ately $4,000 men who are engaged
in the real estate business in Cali
fornia necessarily involves consid-
erable work and the speaker said
it is impossible for dissatisfaction
not to show at various times. On
the whole he believes the real es-
tate men are q credit to the state,
the majority being conscientious
businessmen who are doing great
deal to attract new settlers to this
state and mako better the living
conditions of those already here.
One Of the chief duties of his
department, he explained, is inves'
tigating the various promotion
schemes which are launched through
out the state.
Should it become evident that
the promoter is seeking to enhance
his own prosperity at the expense
Of the investors the real estate
department makes it difficult for
him to do business.
Lauds Imperial Valley
He paid tribute to the Cali
fornio Real Estate Association,
which he said is working toward
the same goal as the state depart
ment.
He spoke highly of Imperial Val.
lev lands and praised the de3eiop'
ment which has, been achieved here
in the short space of years since
the first water rawas brought to the
valley. ~.
Following Mr.. Keiser's talk, the
directors held short meeting at
which there was general discussion
of plans for the coming months
Encouraging reports we're made by
the industrial and housing commit
teo and the civic Improvement com
mittee. The directors pledged their
support to an active cleanup cam
paien in connection with Fire Pre-
vention Week, on October to lS'
and will cooperate in every way
70 make the campaign a success. All
the directors were present with the
exception Of r. II. Cary and Rodney
Hermon, both Of whom are out OF
the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-27
FIRE MENACE in
THIS CITY HAS
GROWN GREATLY
All Invited Tonight to
Meeting for the
Cleanup Week

Following the announcement of
Fire Prevention Week to be OBJ
served October 7 to 13, members
of the FL Centre fire department
have been told that the fire hazard
in FL Centre is decreasing and
knowing that such is not the case,
William Bewley, appointed by Chief
Ferguson to represent the depart
ment in the work of Fire Proven
ton Week, has compiled COM
parative figures for 1922 and the
first nine months of 1928, which
show positively that the fire men
ace here has increased in the past
year.
\ During 1922, the department had
SO calls, which caused a damage of
$4,000. Of these calls, IL were for
fires caused by Oil stove explosions
and Is were caused by trash being
permitted to accumulate in danger
Gus places. There were fire false
| alarms. ~
The figures for the first nine
months this year show SO calls, with
damages of $1O,705. There have
been Ii oil stove fires, the same
as for the entire year of 1922 and
! Is trash fires, three more than last
| year. Thus far there have been
| three false alarms. k,eA
Damage Almost Double
With only three less calls so far
than during the entire year 1929,
and with the damage caused almost
doubled, it is easy to see that con-
ditions have not improved here. On
the contrary they have become
worse. Trash fires have increased
and it is Certain that the number
of oil stove fires will increase as
these articles will be in use from
now on and there have already been
as many this year as in 1922.
These figures prove that the fire
menace here is gaining instead of
losing, and is one Of the reasons
why interested citizens should at
tend the meeting called for 7:3C
tonight at fire headquarters when
representatives of the different
civic organizations will discuss Fire
Prevention Week.
Permanent committees will be
named to combine with the OBJ
servance of this week cleanup
campaign that will remove every
bit of unnecessary rubbish from E
Centre and put streets, alleys, yards
and houses in better condition.
Fire prevention Week has the en-
dorsement of the best citizens il
the city and the need for d clean
up campaign has long been recog
nized as one of the chief requisites
for the Improvement of Ell Centre
Members of the fire department
and the civic improvement com
mittee of the Chamber of Com
merce, who have sponsored the
movement, earnestly ask the co
operation of all civic bodies, th'
schools and churches, and are de
termined that the week will be {
memorable one in the history of Z
Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-27
SWING, HARTMAN TELL PRES.
COOLIDGE NEEDS OF VALLEY

ppment Of tho Colorado river basin.
Washington dispatches state the
president showed deep interest in
the information given him by the
Imperial Valley delegates who have
been attending the conference held
by the war. department. for the con.
sideration of plans for. the devei.
opment of the Colorado river, suA
it is felt that he 10 sympxthetie
with the desire to assist the -.
service men in any way possible,
congrcssnan Swing urged on The
President the Aeeessity, % tAs gov
eminent haruessing the coloYs6a
river sbefore disaster occurs.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-27
COMPERS PROBES
RADICAL RUMORS
! SEATTLE COUNCIL

PORTLAND, Ore, September 81.
Greeted by national officers al
ready in the city and by large
delegation of local union officials,
Presidcat Samuel Gompers of the
American Federation Of Labor, ar.
rived in Portland today for the an.
nual convention of the organization,
opening Monday.
Gompers spent yesterday and
last night in Seattle, where he in
yestigated alleged radical leanings
of the Seattle Labor Council. No
action was taken as a result of the
days conferences, Gompers said, in
dicating that the Seattle Difficult
ties may be threshed out in ex
ecutive committee sessions here.
Three preliminary convention:
were already in session today. The
Metal and Building Trades delegates
met again following their opening
gathering yesterday while the AS
sociation of Labor Editors con
vened this morning.
The usual coplmunlstlc group
composed Of radicals denounced by
the labor federation, is reported
gathering here.
William z. Foster, radical leader
! is billed to speak here October
while police authorities have in
formation that communist con
vention will be held somewhere il
the city tomorrow.
The police have been Informed
that the l. w. w. are planning /;
demonstration during the conven
tion, including an attempt toy in
wade the convention hall ant
heckle the delegates.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-27
ARMED PIRATES
BAT THING FOR
WRECKED CUBA
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, September 81
Two rival crews of "Pirates" are
battling for possession of the
freighter Cuba, wrecked on San Mi
guel Island.
The Cuba was abandoned, accord
ing to the reports reaching the
owners of the Wis ~ of San Pc
dro. They Immediately started for
the wreck.
Captain Ira Eaton of the power
schooner Sea Wolf of Santa Bar
bara,, received similar news and,
under the law of the sea, set out
to salvage her as dereclit.
Members of the Wis ~ crew re-
turning here, said they had been
driven from the wreck by members
of the Sea Wolf crew, who had seiz-
ed the vessel and placed am armed
guard over it.
Meanwhile Lloyds, who insured
the Cuba, claim to have posted a
watchman aboard her to retain legal
possession and are asking bids on
the wreck "as is, where is"
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-27

President Calvin Coolidge was to-
day made personally acquainted
with the problems of Imperial Val
ley and the benefits to be deriv-
ed from the construction of Bould-
er Canyon dam and the All.Amer-
ican canal when he was visited by
Congressman Phil D. Swing and tho
Rev. George A. Hartman of this
city, state chaplain Of the Amer
lean Legion. The latter told the
President that the government
should take advantage of the op-
portunity to pay its obligation TO
hundreds of World War 'eterans
through the reclamation I'D devol-
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-27
80 MASKED MEN
STEAL WHISK Ely
WORTH FORTUNE
by United Press Leased Wire

BRISTOL, Pa, Sept. 27.-The
Philadelphia Pure Rye Whiskey Dis
tilling company warehouse at Ed
dington, Pa, was robbed Of thous-
ands of dollars worth of whiskey
early today by 80 armed and mask
ed men who overpowered six gov
ernment' guards, the police here
were notified.
The robbers, after binding and
gagging the guards, rolled cask af,
ter cask of whiskey to fleet of
waiting trucks. AS fast as the
trucks were loaded they sped away,
the police were informed by a guard
who managed to free himself from
his bonds and sound an alarm.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-27
How Do You
Like This
Weather?

Show us the poet who wrote
"What is SO rare as a day in
June?'
It's a sure bet he didn't Live
in Imperial Valley or he would
have said tWhat is SO glorious
as a day in September?''
Just a few days Of weather
like this and all the heat and
discomfort Of the summer sea-
son are forgotten. The early
mornings are full Of zip and
pep and every one trots off to
his daily chores full Of the Joy
Of living. If he doesn't, he
ougha to!
Which leads us to again rise
up and remark that the valley
is losing ore Of her biggest as
sets in not singing more loudly
the praises Of her fall and win
ter climate that all the world
may know.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-27
MANY TEACHERS TO
CONVENE AT s. F,

OAKLAND, September 26.-The
annual institute of the California
Teachers Association will be held
here and in San Francisco October
% to 25.- DR.. Henry Suzallo, presi-
dent of the University of Wash
ington, is listed among the promin-
ent coast educators to address the
conference.
More than 5000 teachers are ex-
peeted to Httend the meetings
in the two bay cities and busy
program of talks and roundtable
conferences has been arranged.