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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-16
THE TANGLE, A HUMAN STORY IS BROUGHT UP TO DATE HERD FOR 70
Start Today Reading This
Interesting Serial

'The Tangle, - appearing in installments each day on the
woman'S page, is one of the most human stories ever printed by
The indianapolis Times. Hundreds Of readers acclaim its interest.
The story, written anonymously, is a collection of letters from
a group Of persons worked together in story form. If you are not
already reading 1.-The Tangle, - The Times today prints a cast of
characters, which will accquant you with principals in the story,
and you can start now and be thoroughly conversant with what
has gone before.
BEGIN HERE TO-DAY
Cast of Characters
JOHN ALDEN RESCOTT-Advertisin salesman.
LESLIE HAMILTON PRESCOTT-Brde of John Prescott.
MRS. MARY PRESCOTT-Mothe of John Prescott.
PRISCILLA BRADFORD-Girl whom Mrs. Prescott hoped to
marry to John.
JOSEPH GRAVES HAMILTON-Stee magnate and father
Of Leslie.
MRS. HAMITON-Lesie mother and new-rich society
leader.
KARL W~HITNEY-Rejecte sutton for Leslie, who presented
her with wonderful pearl necklace as a wedding gift, under guise
OF gift of imitation pearls from Leslies sister, Alice.
PAULA ~PERIER-French girl who holds passionate letters
john Prescott wrote to her during earlier love affair.
THE MARQUISE-The longdead French nObIewoman who
once owned the desk with the secret drawer that now is Lesies
Sydney Carton, Beatrice Grimshaw. SaIlie Anterior. Betty
StOkIey, etc, etc. mutual friends.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
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Burn Ont Odors

Clean your vegetables. fowls or fish
on a paper and burn the paper.
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Silk Hosiery

Many women find they save their
silk hosiery by sewing several rows
of machine stitching about the TOP
Just below the reach of the supporter
This prevents runs.
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Evansville Merchant Dies

RI United Press
EVANSVILLE. Ind. NAV 10
Rueben p. Hughes, 80. head Of the
Hughes department store. died today.
lie was i'll Of bronchitis two weeks.
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Household
Suggestions
Faded Curtains

Faded curtains Of silk or rep may
be dyed and s;enciled with a border
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are usually worn with white or flesh
Colored stockings.
Only one type Of millinery suits
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Of gold or silver. or Of darker shade,
and look very attractive.
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SMILES: I think it unnecessary
for YOU to get the boy a birthday
present.
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the colored kid pumps, particularly
those is delicate tones Of lavender.
blue or pink are very popular. They
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the b~ouffant frock-the large. wide
brimmed model trimmed with flowers,
ribbon or even o~rgandie.
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TOOTH PASTE

Prepared after thousands of
requests from the dental
profession. The continued
efforts of dentistry, chemis-
try and research work. Sew
enteen (17) points in your
favor; read them.
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As a post-nuptial courtesy to Mrs.
William r. Braden, formerly Miss
Vera Healey. Miss Kathleen Dyer and
Miss Helen Troutman entertained at
a shower Tuesday evening at Miss
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-16
Safeguard Your Mouth
From Pyorrhea

Prevention is easier than
cure. 1t is simple 70 do. Use
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-09-07
SCHOOLS ENJOY i
|. GOOD STARTOFF
b.. y |
Kato Board Members Are
Highly Pleased
YOUNGFOLK THERE
Session of Directors Held Last
Evening; New orsaniza-
ton Soon

That the Mankato schools have
started with the largest enrolment
and with the finest prospects, for the
best year in its history and every
condition favorable was the idea
expressed by superintendent, Harry
ID. Kies to the board OF education
last evening. Superintendent Kies
read the enrolment OF eacn building
which was published In The Free
Press yesterday, and the member OF
the board expressed themselves az
delighted with the prospects Of the
coming school, year. -. H.
President Mrs. Alice Ayers Smith
presided over the meeting. Score
tary b. F. Soaring read letter re-
garding the One Day Rest In
Seven, a new law passed last spring
and sent from the industrial com
mission of Minnesota. No action
was taken on the letter as at the
present time the law would only ef-
feet the boiler men of the schools
here. "
Secretary Soaring was again elect
ed trtant officer at the same salary
as he received last year. Superin-
tendent Kies and Mr.. Soaring will
visit the various factories and work
ing places this week to report any
children working who should be at
tending school. ..e
Reached Satisfactory Agreement
At a previous meeting OF the
board Miss Lynda Billet assistant
school nurse, asked for an increase
Of salary on account of her expenses
in reaching the outlying portions Of
the school district, which came un :
der her Jurisdiction. At the last
board meeting 1t was decided to ad-
just her work, SO she would not have
TO go to these places, and Miss Abbie
Peters, the head nurse, who has a
car, and for which the school board
pays her small sum for its upkeep
will visit these places Miss Billet
was perfectly satisfied with the
Miss Mary Macarthur, CONNER
cial teacher, had her salary in
creased to $3.50 year. adjusting
her wages in proportion to the
teachers having the same RESPONSE :
bility and number of credits.
Superintendent Kies announced
that all of the teachers had bfan IN
their places this week. with the ex-
ception of the teacher of corrective
speech and that everything possible
had been done to secure one. There
are only 276 teachers of corrective
speech in America and Minnesota
had nineteen of them. They require
extra training and many, teachers
do not go into the work. Mr. Kies
stated that he felt sure the board
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AUTO IN PLUNGE
DRIVER IS KILLED
Car Went Into Lake a Near
WatervilIe; Other People
Were Injured

Five persons were injured, one ia
tally, Sunday night on Trunk High
way No. bO near Wateryille when a
touring car plunged over forty loot
embankmenr into Lake Sakatah.
julius Teske. 16iD West Division
street, Faribault was fatally injured,
dying at st. Lucas hospital IN that
Guy, eight hours later. Ills mother,
mrs. Minnie Teske, suffered broken
wrist and bruises.
Mrs. julius Teske, wife of the auto
victim, was badly bruised about the
Lody and otherwise suffered from the
shock that was caused by her hus-
Danus injuries. Arthur Teske, four
teen years old, and Herbert Teske,
seven years old, sons OF the victim,
escaped with minor scratches.
The party was on the way from
Mankato to Faribault when the acct
dent occurred, and had attended a
Lamily reunion III the nelshporlng
city. ..-.
When the car was moving along
the top of the high embankment
over Lake Sakatah, two machines IN
-ront stopped and Mr.. Teske applied
the brakes, hoping to stop his ma
chine. Instead it lurched TO the side
OF the road and the edge of the bank
caved in, hurting the Elgin Six tour
ing car into the lake. On the way
down it was said that it rolled over
four times, coming right side up
when it landed in the water.
Mr.. Teske was thrown out on the
last turn and lay in about two feet
of water beside the car. His aged
mother and his wife remained in
their seats despite the long fall. The
two boys Tell out on the way down
the bank. -re - -
Fred Schultz, Faribault man,
who was Immediately ahead of the
Teske car when it plunged from the
road, was one OF the first to reach
the water where Mr.. Teske lay, ser
iously injured. A cot from one of
the Sakatah Springs cottages was
appropriated as a stretcher and
with the aid of other motorists the
injured man was removed to a cot
tage, until an ambulance arrived to
take him to the hospital twenty
Torpntoa later .
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JAPAN IS BRAvELY
. FACING HUGE TASK
Shattered Resources Are
Being Marshalled
World 'Hurryins Ships DeeS
Laden With Relief Sup
plies To Her Shores
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.I

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch-l
The Japanese nation stricken By
what Is probably the greatest dis
aster of the modern era, turns
bravely to the tremendous tasks
ahead, naarshalling her shattered
resources to succor the hundreds
OF thousands who suffer from injury
and from hunger and laying her
plans for the rebuilding OF her ruin
ed cities.
While the rest of the world hur-
ries its ships OF war and commerce.
deep laden width relief supplies, to
japanese waters, Premier Yamamoto
broadcasts message to his people
urging them to unite In the trying
hours through which they are pas
sing and appealing to them to make
a supreme effort to relieve the SUI
.ering and expedite the work OF re-
construction.
Yokohama City pesoIation
The cables say that already or
aers fer building materials have
bean received In England, while
architects In New York have prof
Tered their assistance in making a
new Japan.
Yokohama is city Of desolation,
far more seyerly smitten than is
Toxic. A message received from
Kobe at the state department In
2shinston confirms previous word
that the great port OF Japan has been
completely destroyed, with a ire
mendous loss Of life. including
Americans. The city's streets and
canals are filed with dead; one dis
patch says that only threo or four
houses have been spared. The har-
DOR is practically OF no value to the
relief ships, for the moor has been
raised. the breakwaters torn asund-
err and the many lighthouses, with
only two exceptions. demolished.
Some Americans Dead
Five hundred foreigners are said
to have been killed IN Yokohama.
Included in this numper, acooraing
10 various reports, are the, fotioWln;s
americans Cap tain Mcdonald o.
the Grand hotel; Cnief Pharmacies
IL. Zembech of the u. S. naval hes
pital, and mis- wIfe. and two eniisseu
men. The hospital buildings Msrs
wrecked.
Other Americans reported. killed
are Lieutenant ColonsI CnarIes
kurnett, Military attache at the
American embassy in Toxic; Bess
and Richard Mendell OF Cleveland;
Elizabeth Dodson Of Kinston, N. C.;
and w. T. Blume of the General
Electric company. The latter was
stationed in Tokio.
A dispatch from the Toxic cor
respondent of the CentraL-News, re-
reived in London, says that 20O,O
are dead in that city, but the cor
respondent OF The Associated Press
in a dispatch filed on Tuesday, puts
the NUMBER at $4,000. Not less Inan
zoo foreigners, he estimates, perish
ed in Yokohama.
No Report Disorders
Throughout the striker area the
authorities are trying to meet the
two immediate needs Of tire situation:
care for the wounded and food for
the hungry. Supplies of rice are be-
Ing requisitioned throughout the
empire while engineers, working
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RED CROSS PLEA
HAD FINE EFFECT
Generous c Contributions on-
tinue To Come In
SHIPS AT DISPOSAL
Initial Purchase Food, Medical
Supplies and Shelter
Material Made
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch

Washington, D. c., September 6
While the American Red Cross
pushed forward practical relief
n4easures Tor the Japanese earth
sufferers, indications today were
that the appeal tor $5,00V,0o0 re.
lief fund to be administered by the
organization was ne citing generous
and quick response throughout, the
nation. No estimate was obtainable
OF the amount contributed through
local Red Cross chapters, but the
now of contributions continuing TO
reach headquarters here raise hopes
OF early realization Of the amount
sought.
An initial purchase of food. medt-
cal supplies and shelter material 20
20 forward at once already has been
ordered by the Red Cross, after
taking over yesterday the entire
purchasing and shipping depart
Ihent OF the American relief ad
lninistration in order to expedite
relief. Approximately $4,000 tons
OF shipping in the Pacific has been
placed at the disposal of the Red
Cross by the shipping board for the
Iansportation OF supplies.
American Destroyers Arrive
Meanwhile deStroyers OF the ASH
attic feet are believed TO have al
ready brought American aid to the
stricken area, dispatches to the
navy department from Admiral An
derson, commander OF the feet, in.
dicating that the first group of de-
stroyers had arrived at Yokohama.
Other army and navy vessels are
either loading or enroute from
Manila and other points in the Far
East with relief supplies.
AS relief measures went forward
the state department anxiously
awaited further word as ter the fate
of Americans in the stricken cit
les. Consul Dickover. at Kobe, re-
ported that approximately half of
Toxic had been destroyed by fire.
The dispatch said the President
jefferson was sailing that day with
about 800 destitute Americans ana
aliens who Will need assistance al
Seattle" fr - IN 49,
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TIRED AND HOARSE
BRIEF WAS SPEECH
Magnus johnson Cut His
Words Short Last Night
WILL COME AGAIN
Then Proposes To Talk Two
/ Hours; Frazier Not On )
Hand

1t was a small crowd that gather
near United States Senator Lynn j.
Dakota and United States Senator
4uagnuS Johnson o. Minnesota
speak. The meeting was a disap-
polntment in many ways. IN the
urSt place, as announced by 4hr.
Iownley, United States senator
Lynn j. Frazer couId not pc pre-
sent owing tostne fact mat he was
scheduled 10 speak At Owatonna
last night. United States Senator
.nagnus Johnson was not present 4.
me opening or the meeting, put MI.
rowley SAID that after inc MINNIE =
sotaN senator elect had finished
speaking at owatonua he would
come TO Mankato as "Iast as fast
arrive, however, until IL =. M. and
men he was so tired and noarse
that he could scarcely speak. With
d snort announcement TO the etrect
that he would return TO MankaIo
laler and speak for two hours. the
Minnesota senator took his seat and
the meeting ended
"A. Z. I0wnIey was introduced at
eight O'Clock by George II. Ballard
or this city, and talked continually
from that hour until the arrival OF
Magnus Johnson in order to hold
The crowd, but over half Of the as
semblage had gone home before
Senator Johnson reached the n4...,
Spoke On Price Fixing
Mr.. Townley spoke on the pro-
posed farmers price fixing organi
cation, and said that the only solu-
ton OF the farmers present diffi-
CuItles In the way of low prices for
,nelr products is TO farm on q bust
ness basis, just like any other bust
ness men. That is, to determine the
COST OF production, add fair prot.t
and then nix the price of the com
modify, just as other business is
run.
AIR. Townley in the openin~
speech said that while he had not
torsaken politics, he was going to
talk along strictly agricultural lines
and give plan, which he though
II properly worked out would result
,cial difficulties. ..s..s &, -,
Tbs speaket was emphatic Ia his
statements that farming must be
put on sound business basis. He
said that the problem Of agriculture
is not one Of production. The real
trouble is, the speaker said, that
the farmer does not get what he
should for his products. Here the
speaker took considerable time In
showing that other lines of bust
ness determine the cost of the pro
Duct, add a reasonable profit and
then fix the price. They are entitled
to do this. Every producer is EMIT
led to fair profit, plus cost OF pro
auction. Without it industries mugt
OF a necessity fail.
Should Stick To CaIIinu
The speaker said that he believed
in the farmer sticking to his calline
and not dabbling in the establish.
ment OF packing plants terminal
elevators, etc, to bring up the prices
OF farm products. Farmers stores
etc. had failed because the farmer
does not know how to run them The
proper procedure according to the
speaker, Is for the farmer to pro
ceed ike the manufacturer or other
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AMERICA COULD.
RFvAMP EUROPE
Fred W. Upham Home From
Tour of Old World
TO SEE PRESIDENT
Has Scheme To Break Dead
lock Between France and
Germany
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. !

lASSOCLALeO fTSen> NiSpSISL.I
Chicago, September 6-American
Intervention with a firm hand to
break the deadlock between france
and Germany on the question OF
reparationS was advocated by Fred
w. Upham, treasurer OF the repue-
lean national committee, who said
he viii recommend to President
Coolidge that he ask congress 10
mission OF American business men
to determine as soon as possible
what reparations Germany Is able
TO pay. Mr. Upham, who returned
to his home here yesterday after q
tour Of Europe this summer TO
study conditions, will go to Wash
ington next week at the invitation
of the president to report on the
situation in the old world.
Without asking permission Or
France, the United States, in Mr..
Upham's opinion, should make an
inquiry into Germany's ability TO pay
and. then France. should be inform
ed that the ngufe Rrr1ved- at shDufd
be accepted at once. Failure OF
France to accept the commissions
findings should be followed by d
demand upon France to pay at once
the debt she owes the United States
according TO Mr.. Upham's plan.
Germany VIII Collapse
Germany will collapse and may
embrace Soviet Russia, rather than
face complete ruin unless this
country acts quickly, he declared.
The United States is the only ma
ton in the world today that is in a
position to determine that Europe
PUT its house in order, Mr.. Upham
said.
son believes that, under the rules of
the war game, Germany having lost
should make proper reparations, II
is stupid to seek to impose condi-
lions on the vanQuished nation that
would result in ruin, not only foi
Germany but for the countries in
Europe that are looking to Germany
for PREPARATIONS.
THE European nations seem
powerless to bring order out / OF
chaos. Without any regard to Lea
que of Nations, world courts or any
other tribunal that may be advocat-
ed by we'll meaning Americans the
time has come for a business set
Element Of the whole problem.
H. That a commission of American
business men would be fair to both
Germany and France goes without
saying"
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DISTRICT COURT BUSINESS
Settlement Of Case of James ,Mape
Against jamestown

Against jamestown r..
Settlement was reached in the
district court case of James Mape
against jamestown. The action in
'volved The question Of the estab
lishment Of new roadway between
Duck and Ballentyne lakes. to
which MT Mape objected. Regan &
Grogan appeared for the plaintiff
and s. B. Wilson as attorney for the
defense.
Judge W. L. Comstock this morn
ing filed an order in the divorce
case of Amelia Geger against Mich
ael Geger,t in which a permanent
separation was granted, and the
plaintiff was awarded forty acres OF
the defendants estate, which lies in
Beauford township. Schmitt &
Volk appeared as attorneys for the
plaintiff and Frank e. Morse for the
defendant.
The jury in the case of o. C..
Kunkel against Warren Huisinga
after being out from Ave clock last
evening until nine o'clock brought
in verdict for the, plaintiff In the
sum of SIS. Mr.. Kunkel brought an
action to recover $3.50 for the loss
OF dog, alleged to have been shot
by the defendant. Regain & Grogan
appeared as attorneys for the plain
tiff and Franz E. Morse as attorney
for the defendant: @.-ss ~.
The case OF Paul E.. Dejung
against Arnold and l. M. KietZer
went to trial this morning about
1890. This action involves the sale
of certain bank stock. John w:
Lowell and Allen & Allen appeared
as attorneys ( for the plaintiff and
Regain and Grogan as attorneys for
the defense
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-09-07
MONEY IN VAULTS
BANK JAPAN SAFE:
Reports Today Show Yoko-
hama Wholly Destroyed
PA,RTOF TOKIQLEFT
Additional Troops Equipped
With Provisions and Ma
chine Guns Arrive
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.lr

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch l.
Osaka, September 6.-All money
in the Bank of Japan vaults was
saved from destruction in the fire
which followed the earthquake and
tidal wave, it became known here
today. ... -.
A recapitulation of the earth :
quake and fire area today showed
Yokohama as it's center. extending
north and south about one hundred
miles and one hundred forty miles
east and west from that city.
This area included thirty three
counties, five large cities, inhabited
by 100000 people, who were
caught in the disaster. 1t is esu-
mated that about seventy per cent
OF the cities and towns within the
stricken area were destroyed.
Yokohama, according to reports
received here, was totally DESTROYED
and only about one fourth OF Toxic
remains.
freedom to feions confined in prison
there, as they were released when
it became apparent the prison was
in the path of the flames.
Additional divisions Of troops
have been ordered from Osaka to
Toxic equipped with provisions and
machine guns.
:, Are Reported Safe
Iwaki, September 6.-Colorel
Samuel Reber of New York and
Major William c. Crane, Jr., Ian
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GOING OVER NEW GROUND
Miners and Operators Have Discus
sion Of Their Differences
TASSociated Press DiSDatchl

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatchl
Harrisburg, Pa, September O.
Leaders OF the miners union and
anthracite operators, whose differ
ences have led to a general suspen-
sion of mining, mad some new
ground to go over. but still exhibit
ed marked difference in views when
Governor Pinchot reassembled them
today, in the course Of his peace ef-
fort. ~.
Tentative agreements on the part
of the employers group to drop the
stand for arbitration which has
been upheld since the inception of
negotiations were understood to- be
In the governors hands as a result OF
Yesterdays executive sessions.
Miners union officials, to, had i'll
some degree moderated the original
scope OF their organizations de-
mands by agreeing that ten per
cent wage Increase for contract
miners might do. They continued,
however, to ask more for the day
workers, who constitute the bulk of
anthracite employees and this the
operators are most unwilling to ac-
cede.
Anthracite mine operators and
officials of the miners union who
today resumed conferences with
Governor Pinchot for discussion of
possible terms of settlement of the
differences which causes suspension
of operations in the hard coal field
September /, adjourned at 1850
until 2:30 this afternoon. Leaders of
both sides reported little change in
the situation.
. After the meeting adjourned Gov
ernor Pinchot made this brief
statement: 1--WE continued discus
sion over the individual points pro-
posed for settlement with each side
in the effort to bring them closer to
agreement.