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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-24
BuiIdinu Permits

R. Lee. addition, HOS w. ThirtyFourth,
81 900.
David Lichtenberg, building. ITO Roose-
welt. $4,000.
Freds R; Rosenn1und, garage, s1os Ken
wood. $3.50.
W e. Duthie, repair. 1880 Ashland,
Glenn Miles. dwelling. 754 Somerset. $3.50.
B. B. Kirkbridge, dwelling. 1928 Belle
Mrs M NJ Lawson. garage. s14 Udell.
$3.50
stella E. Cotton. double; 2o4e N. Della
George Graef. reroof, s5 W. Thirty
Fourth S225.
John Thorn. garage 2s4 N. walcott
S270
A. C. Caldwell. dwelling. $50 E. Forty.
Sixth. S13.500.
BENJAMIN higgins. furnace. .217s Dexter.
$3.50
David Freiie, cellar 17ol Columbia, $500.
Edgar G. Faulkner, furnace, 722 High
land Ave. $500.
Elmer Hessong, wreck, 931 N. Jefferson.
George Greenmsnn. rercof. $40 n. Jeffer-
son. $312.
g. i. Mcdonnell. reroof, 1904 N New Jer-
sey, $207.
9. H. Pier. garage 1905 Ruclxle. s475.
George Derleith, dwelling. 1918 Hoefgen.
"a 900
Albert Fendley. dwelling. s7o4 Gracoland
81 500.
N. Gray. rcroof. 211o Foutain. $40.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-24
OPERATORS AND
MINERS SPAR At
WAGE DIFFERENCE
Discussion Of Pay Increase
Has Not Been Broached
Thus Far,
BY ELLIS SARLES
Editor United Mine Workers Journal
written for the United Press

written for the United Press
ATLANTIC CITY, n. j.. July pa
Another day of the anthracite wage
conference has passed and the miners
and operators on the scale committee
are about as far apart as they were
before the day opened.
However. this does not mean no
agreement will be reached. It simply
means the conference is taking about
the usual course of such meetings
and everything is moving along in nor
NAL fashion.
In fact the negotiations have not yet
reached the stage where members of
the committee take off their coats
and indulge in a little plain and fancy
language in discussing various issues.
Usually that is one of the vital points
in the conference.
Up to this time the operators have
not disclosed their hand. They have
kept the miners busy explaining what
they mean by this and that demand.
They say they are seeking to learn the
miners viewpoint. But the peculiar
feature of the conference is the OPP
orators thus far have avoided all dis
cussion of the question of an increase
in the wages of the miners.
This is one of the chief demands of
the mine workers and yet it has not
received more than scant considera-
ton.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-24
$4,000 DAMAGES
SOUGHT IN COURT
Assistant Fire Chief Demands
$4,000 From Railway,

Two damage suits aggregating
s25, 900 were filed in the Marion Su-
perior Court today.
John w. Blackwell. assistant fire
chief. asked judgment Of $4,000
against the Indianapolis Street Rail-
way Company. The complaint stated
Blackwell was injured seriously in
a collision with two street cars which
failed to stop at Washington st. and
White River Parkway Aug. 10, 1921,
while Blackwell was answering a
fire call.
Helen Hodges demanded SIS. 900
from the Chicago, Indianapolis &
Louisville Railway Company for in
juries she said she suffered Oct. g..
1922. while boarding a train at West
Baden. A large handbag fell from the
car platform, the complaint said, and
struck her on the head and shoulders
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-24
MAHoLM PROBE GOES ON
Detective Records Add to List of AL
legged F0rgeries.

Records of a private detective
agency add to the total of worthless
paper used by William Maholm, al.
legged national fraudulent and forged
check writer arrested Saturday night
and slated in city court Monday for
forgery, according to the police.
The agency stated that Maholm
gave the Leon Clothing Company a
$35 check, and also a $50 check on
the Fair store, it was said
The owner of a women's clothing
store identified Maholm as the man
who gave a $3.50 false check carrying
the name of ]. Herbert Hartman. for
mer Indianapolis, attorney, for $3.50
fur coat and received the balance in
cash. the police said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-24
PLENTY OF SOFT
COAL REMAINS,
HARD IS FAILING
By Times Special

BY Times Spectdt
WASHINGTON. July 24.-Produc-
ton of anthracite coal at the rate Of
100, 900 900 tons per year will exhaust
the known anthracite fields within
the United States in 100 years. In
the past production has never reached
100 COO, 900 tons in one year, the near
est approach to this total having been
In 1917, when 99,611,S1 tons were
mined
At the present rate of production.
the hundred-million-to goal will be
reached during the calendar year
1923. Consumption at this heretofore
maximum rate may continue un-
abted until 1923. Unless new fields
are discovered, substitute fuels or
otner heating methods would have to
be resorted to in 2024.
In this connection. it is interesting
to note that in 1923 only $500 tons
of anthracite were produced in the
United States. The shift from the
present use of coal for heating pur-
poses to some other practice-perhaps
on electricity produced by water
power-in 2O24 would not involve
nearly so great a change as took
place during the past century.
The report of the United States
Coal Commission stresses the limi-
tations of anthracite deposits. Ma
ture has given to Eastern Pennsyl
vania a practical monopoly of an
thracite. the only other producing re
gion worth noticing being Wales,
where a few million tons are mined
each year. the greater part for ex-
port to the continent. The under
around reserves Of Pennsylvania an
tEracite are less than fifteen billion
n ms"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-24
MAN, GIRL AND
S15O,OOO MISSING
Detectives Hunt Corporation
Head After Shortage Found,
By United Press

By United Press
CHICAGO. July 24.-Frederick Sic
bold Jr. 35. acting president of the
Garden Building Company, is missing
following discovery of $150.000 allege i
irregularities in the firms books. it
was revealed today by G. Bernard An
derson. the company's attorney.
Private detectives seeking trace of
Siebold are also looking for a little
country girl from Eldorado. Ill, it is
declared. who was seen in cabarets
with Siebold, WHO is married. Ander-
son said. She is wanted for question
ing.
Anderson. at a stockholders meet
ing, exhibited Cancelled checks, declar
ing Siebold invested heavily on the
Eoard of Trade. The stockholders
announced the construction work be-
ing done by the company will go on.
Mrs. Siebold said her husband has
not been home since July 4. when she
returned from California. She blames
that woman"
Where you find her, you will find
him. she said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-24
FARMERS BUREAU
TO RECEIVE PLAN
FOR WHEAT SALE
Committee Expected to Re-
port to Directors This
Afternoon.

A committe of the Indiana Farm
Bureau Federation was expected to
report to the board of directors at a
meeting here this afternoon on the
marketing of the wheat crop. The
committee had before it the question
of whether it would be advisable for
the farmers to hold their grain and
a proposal for a cooperative market
ing system.
l.. B. Clor,- secretary Of the Federal
Farm Bureau, is expected in the city
within the next day or two to help
work on the problem.
Manufacturers of agricultural lime
stone met this afternoon to take up
the question of handling the limestone
through the State bureau and of re-
ducing the price.
The establishment of an Interme-
date Credit Bureau. providing for
the advancement of money on wheat
in the farmers bins. was discussed.
The board is in communication with
a bank at Louisville in this connec-
ton
The board voted to move their head
quarters from their present site at TAT
E Market to the eighth floor of the
National City Bank
Directors attending the meeting are:
William H. Settle of Petroleum, Ind,
president; Scott Meiks, ShelbyvilIe
Ind, first vice president; Ray E. Brad
ley. Ladoga, Ind. second vice presi-
dent; Mr.. Hull, Mr.. LarIn. Mr.. Mason,
w. H. Robbins of Columbia C!ty, Ind;
Burton D. Honan of Ockley. Ind; L.
L. Needler of Marion. Ind; L. A. Pit
tenger of Selma, Ind; A. Drake Fair
banks, Ind; ]. H. Gwaltney, Posey-
vile, Ind. and George w. Trautman
OF Sunman, Ind.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-24
Halt on Utilities

No change in schedules or rates of
any State utility, excepting volun-
tary reduction, can be made until the
change has been approved by the
public service commission and thirty
days have elapsed, Attorney General
U. S. Lesh pointed out in an opin-
ion submitted to the commission to-
day. Should the utility desire a
reduction in rates the change may
become effective Immediately. Lesh
said
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-24
BIDS ON BRIDGES OPENED
Thirty Four Structures to Be Built
In Twenty Counties.

Low bids totaling $306,sS9.17 for
thirty-four bridges in more than
twenty counties were opened today by
the State highway commission. Con-
tracts will be awarded soon.
On two jobs the bids exceeded the
engineers estimates and on two
others no bids were received. With
the exception Of these four, engineers
estimated the entire work would cost
1895 900. OF this the State will pay
SIS, 90, and the Federal Government
approximately $260,000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-24
HURT ON VACATION TRIP
Clerk Suffers Leg Fracture as Auto
mobile Slkids.

Everett V. Fulks, 1918 Cornell Ave,
suffered a right leg fracture in an
auto accident at Michigantown this
morning.
Fulk's car skidded and hit tele
phone pole. He was accompanied by
his wife and daughter, who were not
seriously hurt. The family was en-
route to Logansport, Ind. for
vacation. Fulk is a valuation clerk
for the American Railway Express
Company.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-24
CITY MAY BUY
WATER PROPERTY
Continued From Page y

finance. Commissioner Oscar Rats.
presiding in the case, declared the
testimony would not be controlling.
William A. McInerny attorney for
the company, then proceeded to ask
questions to qualify the witness to
testify concerning return. Weir
countered by asking If the witness had
ever represented water consumers in
rate cases. He said he had appeared
in such cases. but he said he was un;
able to give the details.
The question concerning the rate Of
return then was put.
On cross examination Weir referred
to lands being held by the company
and to the dispute as to whether such
lands are useful in supplying water
to the city.
Metcalf admitted that with an per
cent rate of return the company could
make a profit by borrowing money at
rate less than per cent and buying
land.
But the company does not have
an 8 per cent rate of return" he
added. He said he believed more
money could be made in other ways.
Weir then took, up the testimony
of Metcalf that it is necessary for
the company to own large areas of
lands around its wells to prevent con-
tamination. In the course of the
questioning Metcalf admitted some of
the wells are within fifty feet of
the boundaries of the land
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-24
At Pershing Dinner

Adjt. Gen. Harry B. Smith went to
Louisville today to take part in the
Louisville Chamber of Commerce din
ner t ODE given in honor Of General
Pershing. Governor McCray will &C
company him to Camp Knox. KY,
Wednesday, where the two will visit
Indiana National Guardsmen now in
training.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-24
APPRAISALS POSTPONED
County Figures Incomplete; Commits
siOners to Meet July 80.

Consideration of Marion County's
1923 taxation appraisals, scheduled to
have come before the State board Of
tax commissioners Monday, has been
postponed until Monday. July 80, the
board today announced. Marion
County figures were incomplete, the
board members said. At noon today
the board had considered property ap
praisals in about fifteen counties, pur
posing the modifying of assessments
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-24
CANOE RIDE COSTS $40
Two Boys Fined $40 Each for TtIing
Julius Warren's Craft.

One ride in a stolen canoe equals
ten days in Jail, according to the
cases of James w. Dickerson. II, 1850
Station ST., and Robert Reynolds, 10,
1903 z. Thirty-Second St, before Judge
James A. Collins in Criminal Court
today.
The boys admitted stealing a canoe
belonging to julius Warren, 1S49 New
land Ave. Fines of SO also were i'm
posed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-24
Strong Box Is "Tapped."

Eighty-fve dollars was stolen from
a strong box in the Office of Gregory
G. Appel, 500 Fletcher Savings and
Trust Building but valuable jewelry
was not taken, Donald K. Hawkins,
representing the firm, reported to the
police today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-24
Taxi Driver Arrested

William Crothers. 81, Of 112 E. Wal
nut St., taxi driver stationed at the
Union Station, was arrested today on
chargse of improper driving. Police
said Crothers violated a police ruling
against the wholesale rush of drivers
to pick up fares who have signaled
for cars
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-24
Mine Trial Near Close

By United Press
LEWISBURG, w. Va, July "a
Another chapter of the miners insur-
rection of 1921 was drawing to a close
today when the defense introduced
rebuttal testimony in the murder trial
of William Blizzard.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-24
Pay Envelope Stolen

A pay envelope containing SGT was
taken from his coat while he~was at
work on the Technical High School
grounds, E. L. Carry. 424 Drexel
Ave, told police today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-24
Suits Taken From Truck

Gregg & Sons, Madison Ave. and
Ray ST.. reported to police today two
suits of clothes were stolen from
truck while it was standing behind the
Spink-Arms Hotel today. The suits
belonged to A. Enlow, Y. M. G. A.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-24
KLAN AND KAMELIA FACE
INJUNCTION IN NEW YORK
Attorney General Seeks to Prevent
Corporation in State.

By United Press
ALBANY, n. Y, July 24.-Attorney
General Carl Sherman, through
Deputy Attorney General Griffin Of
the Albany Office will apply tomor-
row for a temporary injunction re-
straining the Ku-Klux Khan and the
Kamelia from exercising the papers
Of a membership corporation in New
York State.
Supreme Court Judge Pierce, who
approved the Khan Incorporation
papers, today said he would sign an
affidavit charging incorporation papers
had been altered after he approved
them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-24
LIFE OF MABEL NORMAND
AND SENNET THREATENED
Letter Contains Confession of Taylor
Murder in Los Angeles.

By United Press
LOS ANGELES, Cal, July PA
letter signed Albert Sans admitting
the shooting of William Desmond Tay-
Tor. movie director, a year and a half
ago, and threatening to kill Mabel
Normand, movie Coincidence, and
Mack Sonnet, producer, has been re-
ceived by detective agency in Oak
land, Cal.
Point, village fifteen miles east of
San Francisco. Albert Sans" may
be Edward F. Sands, missing valet OF
Taylor, whom the movie director had
charged wit Acknowledgement shortly
before his death.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-24
This Thief Had a Heart

Some thieves have a heart, said
Charles Cheek, 1885 Ashland Ave. to-
day One who entered by a rear win
dow Monday night and took 81 from
a dresser left Cheek trousers at the
foot of the stairs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-24
TYNDALL GIVEN HONOR
Distinguished Service Medal Present
ed by Pershing

Maj. Gen. Robert H. Tyndal will
return to Indianapolis the latter part
of the week from Camp Knox, KY,
where he was decorated by Gen. John
J. Pershing. General Tyndall was
given the Distinguished Service Medal
in the presence of $4,000 troops and
officers Of the Citizens Military Train
ing Camp.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-24
Thief Plans improvements

Hardware stolen from a new house
at lis Penway Pl. was valued at SIS.
Taylor Powers, contractor. 624 K. Of
P. Bldg, told police today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-24
Fugitive From Chicago Arrested

John Blackwell, 20, of Hers Hotel,
was taken to city prison today on
charges Of vagrancy and as fugitive
from justice. Police say he is wanted
in Chicago for vehicle stealing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-24
Mrs. Eva Balser Improves

Mrs. Eva Balser, 1858 N. Illinois
St., today was much improved at the
st. Vincent's Hospital, where she was
taken Saturday night after taking
poison
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-24
Two Bicycles Reported Stolen

Frank Schmedel. 4144 N Capitol
Ave, and F. G. Hess 1925 N. Capitol
Ave. reported bicycles valued at SIS
each stolen today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-24


TIED
IN
THEUP
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-24
Coaster Wagon stolen

An IS coaster wagon was stolen
from the rear yard of the Carter Hard
.kkgare store. 5406 Z. Tenth ST.. today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-24

You nonchalantly hope onto city
street car and In a few minutes are
whirled uptown. Ever take a minute
to think about the men who made
this convenience possible?
Right here in Indianapolis is a man
who did much to make electric cars a
reality He is Elmer P. Morris. man
ufacturing distributor. with an office
in the Holiday building. He doesn't
do very much now. He is 81, he ad-
mitted, and doesn't have TO.
Morris is strictly an Indianapolis
product. He graduated from historic
old school No. 10. Didn't go to high
school or college. Yet he built many
of the early street railways of the
country.
On Lowest Rung
An electrical engineer-he began
his career working on a bench at the
Gilliland Electric Company at the Big
Four Railroad and Fletcher Ave.
Later he went to the Brush Electric
Company, which had the contract Of
furnishing power for commercial and
street lights here in Indianapolis.
My earliest job was carrying a
ladder around" Morris declared. II
was what they called lamp trimmer.
That was about 1881. There were only
eighty arc lights in the city then.
Back in 1882 Morris went to Chicago,
where Charles ]. Van DePoele, the
famous Belgian inventor, was conduct
ing his early experiments with electric
driven cars. Morris takes great de-
light in telling Of his early experience
with Van De Poole.
Speed Brought Luck
MY first job was wiring a Ex-
position building at the Chicago ex-
hibition. When finished the job sat
DOWN on box and waited for the boss
to come. He finally did. Seeing me
sitting idly on the box swinging my
legs, he burst into a torrent of
eloquence, more picturesque than
polite. He would hardly believe had
finished. When he had satisfied him
self I had. he ordered me to report at
the factory the next morning. Then
.
The first job had there 1 made
bobble of, because I didn't know there
was such a thing as positive and mega
tive electricity I wired some arc
lights so that the current was re-
versed. The boss was so violent in
his wrath that l put on my hat and
coat and prepared to leave. Then
Van De Poole took me across the
street to saloon. That was early in
the morning. l got my first real les
son in electricity there. He used up
all the paper he had, all had and all
the bartender could find. We sat there
until the middle of the afternoon draw
ing diagrams. After that Van De
Poele and 1 were staunch friends and
remained 50 until his death"
Experimenting With Cars
Then I helped with electric car ex-
periments. A lot across the street
from the factory was rugged up and a
track built. The ground was frozen;
poles couldn't be erected. So the
supply wire was laid in a V-shaped
trough placed between the tracks. An
arm extended from the end Of the car
on which was a grooved wheel. 1t
picked up the wire as the car passed.
What Morris believes to have been
the first complete electric railway in
the United States was constructed in
ApuIeton Wis in 1880 Thera ware
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-24
Petitions Not Discussed

Facing 6. pile of petitions bearing
the names Of thousands Of taxpayers
an increase in rates, lawyers and wit
nesses droned on. discussing technical
details, facts and figures. Not a word
has been said in the hearing about the
petitions since two policemen, repre-
senting Mayor Shank. silently entered
the hearing room at the Statehouse.
deposited the petitions without COM
ment and departed Monday noon.
There was no indication that the
petitions have been or will become
The Washington times., 1923-12-13
DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
By DIR. FRANK CRANE.
Z01aglUiLL's ScOLding.

TT is always well to listen to those who do not like you
You learn lot which your friends would never dare
Israel Zangw in an address the other day before
League for Political Education, pointed his finger at the
United States and made some very jagged remarks We
disposed goodnaturedy to take his expressions of
dislike and frankly admit those OF his criticisms that
In the first place he says that the United States is
joke and in this we are inclined to agree with him
better to be joke than tragedy
Prohibition also, he declares, is joke. We can easily
understand how Mr. zsngwi got this impression 4o He
including New York and its environment which is mostly
European dump heap. He met people with pocket
TASKS and enjoyed surreptitious cocktails bet
ter spelling would be syrupttous-and concludes that
the law is failure He did extend his Investigations
far enough We could easily have introduced him into
circles where he would have found abundant evidence to
show that every kind of law is failure including laws
against arson murder adultery mayhem and dsordery
conduct. Any law is failure in the society of law
breakers.
He saws that our restaurant service is joke safety
razors are pest, and tipping is an abomination. On
these three points we are not disposed to quarrel with
him.
silly. We "held up a vision of world peace and then
sneaked away We have been induging in an orgy Of
oblivion ever SINCE trying to forget responsibilities An
these statements inclined to put Mr. Zangw down
about 80 per- cent correct. -,
justice in this country as compared with England This
to be the expression OF matter OF taste Tastes
differ We are free to admit that for those who like
England England is about the sort Of thing they would
like as the old woman said when she kissed the
He says that immigration laws absurd and ex-
asperating On this statement would make him about
65 per He objects because when the Archbishop
Canterbury to this country and Intercepted
they asked him if he poygamous. This ques
ton to ask an archbishop STILL he did not just say what
answer the archbishop gave.
He declared that American pep" did not indicate
efficiency and thought that England very much
more efficient on the whole than the United States. 1t
is difficult to reply to this What going to to
a man who walks up to you and declares: Il better
man than you? The is to lick him, and we
cannot do that because really like the English and
like Mr. Zangwil.
So all we can do in the circumstances is to reach
around to our hip pocket and offer Mr. Zangwl and
other English critics about the kind of argument that
we can find that to soften the asperes of their
Judgment.