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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-13
SPEAKER HITS MUSSOLlEI
Italian Premier ''Transgressed Against
the League of Nations"

Premier Mussolini Of Italy should be
severely rebuked by the United States
for his transgression against the
League of Nations" H. Tregoe OF
New York, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the
National Association of Credit Men,
declared in a talk before local credit
men,
The league has fallen, Tregoe as
serted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-13
BEGIN HERE TODAY

Ned Cornet and his f1ancee. Lenore. are
survivors of a shipwreck With Bess,
a seamstress. they land on an island in
habited by Doomsdorf and his Indian
wife. Captain Knutzen. another sur
vivor. is shot and killed by Doomsdorf
Ned tries to fight the master of the
island, but is no match for the big man
and is badly beaten. Doomsdorf lectures
mis- prisoners and warns them that he was
once imprisoned in Russia and that now
he means to use his slaves as he him
self was once treated
Bess defles the brute. but Lenorc
seems unable to cope with the strange
ness of her position. Bess resolves to be
prepared in case opportunity of escape Is
afforded them. The sCuaw is always
watchfuI Escape seems hopeless.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-13

1T doesn't matter. Just be careful
the trees don't fall on you. They
sometimes do, you know, on amateur
woodsmen. The rest is plaiQ brute
strength and awkwardness. He
handed them each, from his pocket,
a piece of dried substance that looked
ike bark. Here's a piece of ierked
caribou each-it ought to keep life
n your bodies. And the sooner you
get your wood cut and split, the
sooner you see any more
Then he turned and left them to
their toll.
Thus began d bitter hour for Ned
He found the mere work of biting
through the thick trunk with his axe
cost him breath and strained his pa
thence to the limit It wasn't as easy
as 1t looked. He did not strike true;
the blade made irregular white gashes
in the bark; his blows seemed to lack
power. The great, ragged wound
deepened slowly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-13
CONGRESSMAN MADDEN
SHOWS IMPROVEMENT
Physicians Declare Illinois Scion Must
Take Long Vacation

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Sept 13.-Contin-
ued Improvement was noted today in
the coalition of Representative Martin
Madden, Illinois, chairman of the
house appropriations committee. who
is suffering from heart attack.
Madden has been notified by his doc
tors. however. he must take a long
rest and no probably never can re-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-13

IerenC physicians
without any relief
at all, they said at
last that medicine
would not reach
my case and L
should have an
operation. l had
heard of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound
and often saw it
advertised in diff
foronf nanpra
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-13
MartinsvilIe Auto Found

An automobile belonging to H.
Abraham & Son. Martinsville, Ind,
was towed to police headquarters
early today, from 1900 block on Cen
trail Ave, where police found It.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-13
Vanderburg Ex-judge Dies

EVANSVILLE, Sept. 13.-Hiram
M. Logsdon, former judge of the
vanderburg Probate Court died at
had been in Ill health for many
,,.rx,tl,a Y,xH<vo 7 ,srSdrsn xxrau az wac x.ss
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-13

and John Kelly, Columbia City, were
sentenced to the State Farm for thirty
days upon a plea Of guilty to a charge
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-13

of stealing dinner pals from railway
employees.
Since the death of her husband six
months ago, an unidentified person
has sent many strange letters to Mrs.
Lolita Booher, Greensburg. The notes
are said to express affection and are
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-13
0OCTORS WANTED
To OPERATE
Mrs. QuiIIon Tells How Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Saved Her from an Operation

Muskegon, Michigan.-"After doc
toring for eight or nine years with diff
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The Rev. Thomas J. Wilson of Or
leans will become pastor of the First
Christian Church of Shelbyville
Evening star., 1923-01-21

o meet your every want. Not on
derful variety of Fancy Innings.
Plain and Stripe Buty Chyne, |
75c yard. /
Fancy Lingette. at 89c yard.
Printed Dress Soteen, 49c yard. |
Printed Lining Sateen, soc yard. |
Evening star., 1923-01-21

the fax-reaching change I'm ssse aRss
oedure OF paying account2 Ths AE@
torney General held the regulates
illegal.
Secretary Weeks wrote 90 the eoes~
troller. inclosing q copy OF the ate
torney Generals opinion, which in
effect said the Secretary was not
obliged to obey the order sS the con-
troller general.
Now the matter is I'm the hands of
the controller general. who In re-
sponsible to no one In the executive
branch OF the government, but re-
ports direct to Congress- He hslds
once for fifteen years under iegisia-
tion by Congress ana checks the ex-
pendieure OF every cent spent by the
FEDERAL government It Is now the
controllers move.
General regulations No. 13, accord.
ing to the Official records OF the con-
trol1ers ONCE. still stand. Secretary
Weeks now has authority from the
Attorney General to disobey.
Other departments OF tho govern
ment, it 10 understood have awakened
to the possibilities Of the pro-
test by Secretary Weeks against the
regulations OF the controller. and may
fall into line with the War Depart
ment.
The controller general, under the
law, 10 the last resort outside OF the
courts for claims against the govern
ment, and his rulings 70 date have
never been successfully contested
Evening star., 1923-01-21
HUGHES TOSUPPLY
MORE BOyDEN DATA
Decision Follows Delay on
Senate Resolution for Full
Representation.

Additional Information on the sub
1ect OF American representation on
the reparation commission, and un-
omcial contact with that body through
the services Of Roland w. Royden, Is
being prepared by Secretary Hughes
TOT submission TO the Senate foreign
relations committee.
me Secretarys willingness to make
q further report became known yester-
day after conference between hIm
and Senator Lodge of Massachusetts
chairman OF the committee, which de-
cided Friday 10 await additional
Information before taking action on
| the resolution of Senator Robinson,
democrat, Arkansas, to authorize full
American representation on the com
mission.
Senator Lodge took to the State
Department the request OF committee
| members for more information than
was contained in the letter sent by
Mr.. Hughes to the committee Fri
history of American observation OF
the work of the commission.
Roland w. Boyden and Col. John
| a. Logan succeeded Mr.. Rathbone as
American observers.
Spirit of Cooperation
Yesterdays request for additional in
formation was received by Secretary
IiuS ICo, II was SdlO, In Il spirit OF
| cooperation, and as soon az docu-
| ments in the department containing
| the information desired by the com
| rnittee can be prepared they will be
submitted to the committee
In view of Secretary Hughes de-
cision to transmit various documents
4 to the committee. il was said ii would
| not be necessary for Mr.. Boyden to
| appear in person. Among the data
/ to be sent to the Capitol probably
I viii be three reports from Mr.. Boy
/ den, relating to economic surveys OF
Germany. The Secretary also will
| transmit data relative to the cost of
| maintaining the unofficial American
staff of observers
II was pointed out vest erday by ad-
| ministration leaders that the observer
had no diplomatic status, but was
acting on personal representations or
in capacity over which the Senate
had no control. 1t also was suggested
that Senate resolution could not eff
feet Mr.. Boydens recall unless the
President desired to bring him home.
Evening star., 1923-01-21
A. F. |. PAYS TRIBUTE
TO JOHN B. LENNON

john 3. Lennon. former treasurer
OF the American Federation of. Labor.
who died last week at his home. at
Bloomington, Ill, was well known
in Washington labor circles.
He was born in Lafayette county.
Wis, in October. 1850. He became
a 1ourneyman tailor by trade and
first won official recognition in that
guild as general secretary OF the
international Tailors' Union, in which
capacity he served from 1886 until
1910.
During that time he edited the
Tailor. His service as teasurer Of
the American Federation OF Labor
started in 1889 and ended 1917. He
was a member Of the social service
committee of the Federal Council of
the Churches OF Christ in America
and had been vice president OF the
Anti-Saloon League of Illinois, and
a lecturer on social problems. He
was a democrat, a member of the
Presbyterian Church, a member or
the American academy OF Political
and Social Science, member or the
American Peace Society and thirty
second-degree.
Upon learning or the deatn Presi-
dent Samuel Gompers and Secretary
Frank Morrison of the American Fed.
Grafton of Labor sent the following
telegram to Mrs. Lennon. who was
married to the deceased labor veteran
fifty-one years ago.
"In behalf Of the executive council
Of the American Federation of Labor
and the entire labor movement OF the
country, we extend to you the sim
cerest sympathy in the loss of your
dear husband, John B. Lennon.
''Mr. Lennon gave to the cause of
labor justice, freedom and humanity
the major part of his whole long
life. He was an efficient and con-
structive member and secretary of
the Jourueymen Tailors' Union of
America. He served as treasurer of
the American Federation of Labor
faithfully and we'll for twenty-seven
years. In the councils of our move
ment he gave his heart and brain.
and the cause of human progress has
lost a devoted servant. His name
will live long in the memory of man -
The federation officials also re-
quested the Bloomington Central La
Dor body to appoint a committee to
act as representatives of the A. F.
of I. at the funeral.
Evening star., 1923-01-21
Controllers Ne,o Regulations
Cause Conflict of Authority

Conflict of authority In q three
cornered affair. which may develop
into q showdown between the power
OF the executive and legislative
branches OF the government, 10 brew
Ing In the ONCE Of Controller General
OF the United States McCarl.
The conflict is . result Of general
regulations No. 10, concerning pay
ment Of transportation accounts, is
sued by the controller general. ef-
fective January I. and which have
been declared illegal BY Attorney
General Daugherty in . formal
opinion.
Tho regulations in effect call upon
the government departments to
cease paying transportation accounts
through their disbursing officers, but
instead to forward bills and vouchers
to the general accounting ONCE for
audit before payment instead Of
afterward. They provide for pay
ment by the Treasurer OF the United
States instead Of by the various dis
bursting officers. in order to facilitate
the handling Of accounts, and In
crease efficiency.
Secretary of War Weeks received
the regulations. but appealed to At
torney General Daugherty. The
Secretary wanted to know II the con-
troller had the authority to order
Evening star., 1923-01-21
OFFERS FREE u. S. SEED.
Senator Weller to Answer Mary
land Applicants Before March l.

Senator Weller announced yesterday
he will be glad to distribute free Of
charge, his quota of vegetable and
flower seeds for spring planting to any
resident of Maryland who will write
him. by postal or letter, on or before
February IS, to room 227. Senate office
building.
He will send each applicant one or
more packages, the number depending
upon the quantity he has to distribute.
Each package contains five varieties of
seeds.
Care should oe taken to give the cor
rect name and address Of the applicant.
and to state whether flower or yegeta
BILE seeds, or both, are desired
The seeds will be forwarded on or be-
fore March l. 1928
Evening star., 1923-01-21
Notions and Dress
}. Findings

Dress Shields, guaranteed, as
sorted sizes, with featherweight
covering. White, flesh color. At
z1c pair.
Kleinert's Rubber Sheeting, So
inches long: waterproof. At 3sc.
Children's All-rubber Aprons,
with sleeves. Each, 2oc.
Martex Wash Cloths, assorted
designs and colors. &c to 1ec each.
Sanitary Aprons, lace trimmed;
superior quality. Each, 6oc.
Penela Double-rnesh Hair Nets,
81 real hair; guaranteed; IF not per-
feet will give new net. At 3 for
1ec.
Invisible Hair Nets, assorted
shades; cap and fringe. At 2
dozen, 55c.
!, Marcel Waving Irons, with three
rrongss full nickel. Each, 35c.
West Electric Curriers', S to card;
wave or curl hair in few minutes.
Magic Hair Curriers', S to card;
make beautiful euris and waves.
Gard, z9c.
Long Waist Innings, white, as
sorted sizes. Each, 3oc.
palaas RoyaI--Mafn KIn>
Evening star., 1923-01-21
Wearever Sheets
'$I.Z5 & $1.20

Heavy bleached quality, free
from dressing; wide hem. 72x90
inches, at $1.25 each. 81x90
inches; at $1.29 each.
a-SecOnd Floor.
Evening star., 1923-01-21
MearwelI Pillowcases
SOC & CSC

A beautiful case and made the
right way; no dressing or imper-
fections. 42x36 inches, at soc
each. 45x36 inches, at 35c each.
Palafs ROyal-second Floor,
Evening star., 1923-01-21
h Bath Towels
and 9OC

|ers; slight defects cause the price
|edium size. At 59c.
colored; all-over design. At 75c.
|te and colors. oOc.
Second Floor
Evening star., 1923-01-21

dIS OHSIS0 AOA NAO1s0oy SAAy.
Portieres of Various Grades
$7.45 Terry Portieres, reversible
patterns. At, pair, $3.50
$e.z5 Reversible Armure Por-
there's. At, pair. $500
,$4.o5 Plain Repp Portieres. At.
pair. SITS
Ss.e5 Plain Chenille Portieres.
At, pair, $4.45
Curtain and Drapery Materials
&c Curtain Marquisette, yd., lac
soc to Sec Cretonnes, yd., 39c
6ec to sec Colored Drapery Ma
dras. yd., 4ec
SITS Furniture Tapestry, yd., ST. .48
Sl.os Printed 36 Inch Velours,
yd., $l.29
Curtain Values Extraordinary
Marquisette Curtains, lace edged,
pair, $l.lS
Marquisette Curtains, hemstitched.
pair, 9Sc
Imported Irish Point Curtains,
pair, $5.68
Domestic Irish Point Curtains.
pair, $4.S8
Marie Antoinette Curtains,
pair. S4.2o
Evening star., 1923-01-21
Final Clearance Odd Lots of Rugs, Curtains
Portieres and Drapery-Reductions

ming. Please remember that they
Filet Grandee Curtains
Every one of the designs made
by the Quaker Craft Mills is rep
resented in the new lot. Some de-
signs are entirely new. Specially
priced at $3.50 each.
Wool and Fiber Rugs for the
Bedroom, Hall, ETC., i'm the
Wanted Shades
$3.25 Kaba Rugs, 26x48 inches,
13 rugs: $3.o5 Apgar Rugs, 27x54
inches, 10 rugs; $4.75 Kaba Rugs,
30x60 inches, II rugs-choice,
$l.50 each.
$3.50 Kaba Rugs, 36x7z inches,
9 rugs; $5.e5 Apgar Rugs, 36x72
inches, 9 rugs; $3.50 Wooltone
Rugs, 36x72 inches, 2 rugs-choice,
$500 each.
Atlantic Chenille Bath Rugs
that are washable, in shades of
rose, blue and gray. with white in
check and other designs.
10 rugs, 36x72 inches; regularly
$5.75. At $l.65 each.
10 rugs, 3ox6o inches; regularly
%.95. At $1.65 each.
8 rugs, 27x54 inches; regularly
$3.75. At $1.15 each
Falais Rsyal-Second Floor.
Evening star., 1923-06-05
The Ruby stick pin.

Now" said Morton. the detective.
:.briskiy, TO get to business. | must
/ make inquiries of the family - the
! household suppose / see them in
Some other room
Yes" agreed Lockwood with what
seemed to Morton suspicious eager
ness. Why should the secretary be
SO obviously pleased to leave the
Study-though. to be sure. it was Il
gruesome place just now.
Wait a minute" Morton said how
about robbery? Has anything been
missed"
Lockwo looked surprised
Il never thought to look" he said.
, assuming suicide. of course robbery
the room. Nothing seems to be miss
/! ing"
stay on guard. Highly" the detec-
tive said to policeman. and then
asked the secretary where he could
interview the housekeeper and the
servants.
Lockwood took Morton to the iiv-
ing room. and there they found Mrs
! Bates as we'll as the two Peytous
Though her eyes showed, traces of
tears. Emily Bates was composed and
met the detective with an appealing
face.
do find the murderer" she cried:
Il don't care how much that room
was locked up. l know John Waring
never killed himself! Why should he
do il? Did ever man have SO much
TO live for? He couldn't have taken
his life"
I'm inclined to agree with you.
Mrs Bates" Morton told her. yet you
must see the difficulties in the way
of murder theory. I'm told the
room was inaccessible. Is not that
right. Mrs. Pcyton?"
Flustered at the sudden question
the houSek eeper wrung her hands
and burst into tears. "Oh. don't ask
me" she walled, Il don't know any
thing about it,"
Nothing Indicative. perhaps" and
Morton spoke more gently. but at
least. tell me all You do know. When
did YOU see DR.. Waring LAST"
AT the supper table. last evening""
Not after supper at all?''
NO. that is. | didn't see him. l
am training a new servant. and I
watched him as he took d tray of
water pitcher and glasses into the
study. but l didn't look in, nor did
! see the doctor"
Did you hear him?''
Il don't think | heard him speak. I
heard paper rustic, and ! knew he
was there"
The servant came right out again."
Yes: my attention was all on him
Evening star., 1923-06-05
THE MYSTERY GIRL:
Thrilling Detective Story
BY CAROLYN WELLS.
by J. B.
Copyright by ]. B. Lppinoott Co..


l told him exactly what to do during
the evening"
What were those instructions?'
ITO attend To his dining room
dishes and that. and then to stay
about. ON duty. until DR. Waring left
his study and went to bed"
This servant has done these things
| before?"
,, Not these things. He arrived but
"A few days ago. and Ito. the butler.
attended to the doctor. But Sunda y
afternoon and evening Ito has off, 50
| began to train Nogi."
And this Nogi has disappeared"
Yes: he is not to he found this
morning. Nor has his bed been dis
turhed."
: Then we may take 1t he left in the
night or early morning. Now the
doctt rs Judge that DIR. Waring died
about midnight. We must therefore
admit the possibility of Il connection
! between the Japs disappearance and
the doctors DEATH
!. AT this suggestion Gordon Lock :
wool looked interested. Whereas he
had preserved stony calm. his face
now showed deep attention to the de-
tectiVes words and he nodded his
head in agreement.
You think so. too. MIR. Lockwood 90
Morton asked. in that sudden and
often diSconcerting way of his.
Il don't say l think so" the sec
retary returned. quietly. but l do
admit a possibility"
1T would seem So" Mrs. Peyton
put in. IF Noei could have got into
the study. But he couldn't. You know
it was lock ed impossible. Mr.. Lock
wood?"
Yes" Gordon returned. Il heard
DIR. Waring lock his door"
When was that asked the detec-
tive. sharply.
Il should say about 10 o'clock"
Where were you. then?'
Sitting in the window nook outside
the study door"
Gould you not, then. hear anything
that went on in the study"
Probably not. The walls and door
are thick-they were made so for the
doctors sake-he desired absolute
privacy and freedom from Interrupt
tion or overhearing. No, ! could not
know what was taking place in that
room-if anything WAS. at that time"
AT what time did you last see the
DOCTOR"
After supper | went with him to
the study. ! looked after his wants,
getting him a number of books from
the shelves, and selecting from his
files such notes or manuscript as he
asked for. Those are my duties as
secretary
And 1hen?."
Then he virtually dismissed me,
saying | might leave for the night.
But | remained in the hall window
until II O'Clock.
why did YOU do this?"
out of consideration for my en-
ployer. He was exceedingly busy and
if a caller came. | could probably at
tend to his wants and spare the doc
tor an interruption"
Did any one call
NO one
Yet you remained until 1l?'
Yes. | was doing some work of
my own. and it was later than
thought when | decided TO go home"
Evening star., 1923-06-05

And you spoke to The doctor be-
fore leaving?"
''As is my custom. / tapped lightly
at the door and said good night This
Is my rule, when he is busy, and il
he makes no response, or merely mur-
no further orders till morning. and
go home"
Did he respond to your rap last
night?"
II cannot say. l heard him muir
n good night. but If he did. it was
so low as to be almost fnaudibls.
thought nothing of it. Since he did
he does when he wants me. | paid
little attention to the matter"
And YOU reached home-when?"
Something after II. It's but few
steps over to the Adams house, where
l live"
NOW" summed up the detective
here's the case. You, Mr.. Lock wood
are not sure DR. WarinR responded tC
your good night. You did not see oI
hear him when Nogi took i'll ths
water tray?"
"No: / did not
Mrs. peyton did not see him then
either--though she imagined she
heard paper rustic. NoGi is gone
he cannot be questioned. SO. MIR
l.OCE Oou the W loHl w
know definitely To have seen Jahr
Waring alive is yourself when. as
you say. you left him at about--tr-
what time?"
about half past 3 or o." said Lock
wood, Carelessly.
Yes: YOU left him and sat in the
hall window. Now. we have no posi-,
tive evidence that he was alive aftel
that"
What Lockwood stared at him.
mo positive evidence. ! say. Nog
went in but no one knows what Nog
saw in there
Come. now. Detective Morton.
Lockwood said. coldly, you're ro-
mancing. DO you suppose for min
ute that If there had been anything
wrong with DIR. Waring when Nog
went in with the water he would not
have raised an alarm?
Il suppose that might easily have
been the case. The Japanese are
afraid of death Their one idea is tC
flee from il. If that Japanese servant
had seen his master dead. he would
have decamped, just as he did do"
But Nogi was here when ! went
home. He handed me my overcoat and
hat, quite with his usual calm de-
meanoT.
You must remember. Mr.. Lock
wood. We have only your word for
that"
Gordon Lockwood looked at the de-
tective.
II will not pretend to misunderstand
your meaning" he said, slowly and
with hauteur. Nor shall | say word
at present in seifdefense. Your inn