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WASHINGTON

Undismayed by the rebukes admins
tered by the Senate the day before in
twice ordering eNpunged from the Rec
ord his remarks reflecting on other
senators, Senator Helm, Democrat, re-
viewed the whole incident again in the
Senate, declaring he had been treated
unfairly by the subsidized press
and threatening steps to prevent 'cer-
tain press representatives" from sit
ting in the press gallery.
Administration leaders in all branch.
es of the government have expressed
confidence that speedy and favorable
action would be taken by Congress on
the British debt funding settlement
once 1t is submitted by the President.
While IL was generally admitted that
opposition to the plan would develop
considerable strength, administration
Spokesman argued that n free discus
sion of the plan would win support for
1t both in Congress and throughout the
country.
Return of amounts up to $4,000 on
nll estates of former alien enemies
seized during the wal with Germany
and now held by the alien property
custodian, Is provided in n bill agreed
upon by the House Interstate Com
merce committee. About %$4i,000,00O
would be returned out of u total of
$350,o00,OO0.
Unqualified acceptance of Henry
Ford's Muscle Shoals offer was pro
posed in the House by Chairman Mad
den of the appropriations committee.
Representative Madden declared he
viewed the matter purely from a bus
mess standpoint and that his desire
was to put the great Alabama project
in the hands of Il man of demonstrated
capacity, irrespective of his politics.
Statehood for that part of Alaska
lying south OF the Arctic circle and
east OF the 152nd meridian OF longi-
tude is advocated by Col. William b.
Greeley, chief forester of the United
States, in II report to the secretary of
agriculture In which he says thnt from
the standpoint of the national forest
administration and development, no
happier step could be taken than admit
lance of that part OF the territory to
the full rights Of an American com
monwealth.
Charles Earnest Pellew, only surviv-
ing son of Henry Edward Pellew, who
died Mt Washington recently, n
nounced that he would renounce his
American citizenship and return soon
10 England TO sit in the House cf
Lords as yiscount OF Exmouth. a title
inherited last August by his father.
Henry Edward Pellew was o. years old
when lie inherited the British title
through the death of II great nephew.
and declined to return TO England be-
cause OF his advanced age, reserylng
his rights as nm American citizen.
, 1923-02-15
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29
BOY ADMITS
MURDER Of
AGED WIDOW
Sixteen-Year-0 Youth Sobs
Story as He Faces
Armed Mob.
BIZ United Press

By United Press
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, June 29.
Believing that an armed posse
Of $50 farmers was waiting to
lynch him, Ivan Wooten, 16-year-
old grade School graduate, broke
down and confessed he murdered
Mrs. Mary Scales, Y years old,
a widow and rich landowner Of
Auburn Township, who had
taken him from the Edgar Coun-
ty children's home at Paris, ILL.,,
to rear to manhood.
II shot her because I wanted to
get away; get out in the world; get
a job and make my own living, and
she refused to let me CO." was the
lads only excuse for the crime.
In Knee Trousers
The youth, in knee trousers, who
was graduated from the Patton school
near Auburn and received his diploma
at the commencement in this city
June Is, admitted his guilt in fear
Of the mob after he had sneeringly
denied to Deputy Sheriffs William
Dickerson and Jack Walsh that it
was he who had committed the crime.
1T was a tramp whom Mrs. Scales
had refused food" shouted young
Wooten to the armed posse who had
gathered to search for the slayer of
the woman. who had been shot down
while eating her dinner in her home,
one mile east of Auburn. Running
from one group to the other, the boy
graphically described how the tramp
had killed the woman with whom he
lived and made his escape. There was
not a tremor in his voice and the
mob placed credence in his story.
Tramps Story Unfounded
While the youth was telling the
story, the phone in the Scales home
rang and a man answering the de-
scription Of the. tramp was reported
seen walking along the hard road
toward Springfield. Members Of the
posse leaped into automobiles in hot
pursuit. But they returned empty
handed.
Deputies charged the youth with the
crime.
THE mob outside may be waiting
to get you, if they think you did this"
mentioned the deputies.
The boy walked to a window, saw
the set faces Of the manhunters and
began to shake.
II did it, I did It," he sobbed. His
detailed confession followed.
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The information desired:
1. Al detailed statement Of all land
with Improvements on same at time
Of purchase, now owned by petitioner
(the water company the general
description Of each piece, date of &C
quisition, original cost, whether now
Used in furnishing the service and the
total original cost Of all such lands
with improvements.
q A general statement showing
original cost of all personal property
now used in serving the public.
Wants Book Value
8. The total book value Of petition
ers' property.
4. Tax valuation by State board of
tax commissioners for 1923.
5. A statement showing the total
outstanding issues Of securities, in
cluding common stock, preferred
stock. bonds and other dividends,
rate of dividend or interest paid on
each, present market value Of Sc
curities Of petitioner AMI securities
authorized to be issued, but which
have not been. -
6. Income account for the years
1920. 1921. 1922 and for the first six
months Of 1923, as far as available.
Z. Proportion of water produced
by river and wells.
s. The number of meters in serv-
ice, number Of fiat rate In service and
the percentage Of saving by meter
service.
9. Increase in customers, both do
mestic and industrial, during the four
years beginning 1920.
10. What new capital. does the pc
titioner propose to invest during the
Continued on Page 14l
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29
HUNT DENIES ALL
STATES CHARGES
|NOWN DEFENSE
Man Accused of Conspiracy
AgainstCounty Goes on
Witness Stand.

Taking the witness stand in Grim
inal Court in his own defense. Ed
win A. Hunt, 1899 washingtcs Blvd.
today denied all charges by the State
that he conspired with Will Fl. Latta.
attorney. and Richard V. Sipe, former
county clerk, to embezzle 10000 from
a county trust fund.
Latta occupied the stand all morn
ing, being subjected TO a grueling
cross examination by Prosecutor Will
liam P. Evans.
The subject Of financial deals by
Hunt and Latta while in control Of
the Aetna Trust and Savings Com
pany in 1921 resulted in many verbal
tits between Latta and Evans, in
terspersed by many appeals to Special
Judge Fred C. Cause Of Newcastle,
by Ralph Kane, attorney for Hunt, to
bar answers to the prosecutors s
queries.
The Judge allowed Evans to probe
the financial condition Of the Aetna,
which bank examiners have testified
was bad while Hunt and Latta ran 1t.
Latta said he and Hunt have pro-
NOTED many business deals in the last
twenty-five years.
The defense admits that. Hunt got
the money from Sipe. who went out of
Office March 2, 1922, and was little
later sentenced to prison for. twos to
fourteen years on a plea Of guilty to
shortage of $143,000 in county trust
funds. Sipe suggested they take the
money, Ralph Kane, defense attorney,
said in his opening statement. and
Hunt borrowed it in good faith.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29
OLD SOL PROMISES
REAL June RALLY
City Shivers as Mercury
Drops to 48 Degrees,

Back to the mothballs with mems
overcoats and out with the summer
furs of the fair sex
Summer is coming back. This was
the promise made today by J. H. Arm
ington, weather bureau meteorologist.
Indications are for fair weather and
slowly rising temperature, he predict
ed, with a return to normal summer
conditions.
Shivering Hoosiers grabbed for
blankets and extra covers as the ther-
mometer dropped to 48 degrees during
the night. But this was nothing un-
usual. Armington said, as the tempera-
ture has been that low or lower in
June twenty-five times in the past
fifty-two years. The low bark for
June was set at 39 degrees June 6,
1894.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29
CITY JUDGE FINES
CHARITY SOLICITOR
Physician Accuses Christian
Army Worker.

William Achteleben, 443 S. Della
AWARE ST., solicitor for the Christian
NArmy, was fined SIS and costs for
drunkenness and a charge Of vagrancy
was continued indefinitely in city
court today by Judge Delbert o. Will
meth.
Achteleben was arrested on a COM
plant from a local physician that
when Achteleben approached him with
his pockets full Of jingling coins and
asked for a contribution to the army
Achteleben was under the influence Of
liquor.
William Waymeier of the same ad-
dress, general of the Christian Army,
told Judge Wilmeth his solicitors re-
ceived so per cent of the contribu-
tions.
do you need any more solicitors?"
Judge Wilmeth asked.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29
CATHOLICS FAVOR
CHURCH DAILY TO
ADVANCE ACTIVITY
Press Association Discusses
Bureau Possibilities in
Sessions Here.

A national Catholic daily newspa-
per, backed by the Catholic Press AS
sociation, was urged in letter to the
thirteenth international convention Of
the association at the Lincoln today
in a letter from the Rt. Rev. Louis S.
Walsh, D. D. of Portland, Maine,
chairman of publicity.
Either Washington, D. c., or New
York should be the home Of the paper,
the letter said.
A resolution favortng a national
press service to inform secular press
on Catholic affairs was turned over
to the resolution COMMITTEES.
The nominating committee. as ap-
pointed by the retiring president, r.
W. Harvey, Jr., Chicago, Is Francis
e. Kelley, D. D.. chairman. Shomas
p. Hart and E. Lester Muller. The
election will be held Saturday morn.
ing.
In the absence Of Governor McCray,
his representative, George Barnard,
gave the address of welcome.
Justin McGrath, director Of the
news service, told Of the progress of
the National Catholic Welfare News
Service.
Other speakers today were James
A. Stuart, representing the secular
press; Joseph P. O'Mahony, editor of
the Indiana Catholic and Record; the
Rev. John Danihy, S. j.. of the school
of journalism at Marquette university,
and Patrick Scanlan, editor of the
Brooklyn Tablet.
A banquet will be held tonight in
the Travertine room Of the Lincoln.
Mgr. Kelley will give the address.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29
COLORED BAPT|STS
IN STATE MEETING
Officers viii Be Elected at
Session Today.

Election of new officers of Sunday
school workers in colored Baptist
Churches, who opened their flfty-sixth
annual State convention Thursday at
Mt. Paran Baptist Church, Twelfth
and Missouri SITS, was to be held late
today. It will be followed by bust
ness meeting.
The convention opened at 1870 a. m.
today with devotional services by the
Rev. Charles w. Lewis, president. 1t
was followed by discussions on Sun
day school work.
The morning session adjourned at
11:45 a. m. and the afternoon session
convened at 2:30 p. m.s at which de-
votional services, readings and vocal
solos were given. The night session
will begin at 1880 p. m.
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She Is Trouble Shooter
for All City Departments
What to Do-How to Do It.
She Advises Citizens
Every Day,
e" HE Trouble Girl would be an
appropriate name for Miss
= Marparet KerO SECRETARY tn

SHh HE trouble Girl would be an
appropriate name for Miss
Margaret Kern, secretary to
Francis F. Hamilton, city building
commissioner.
for the building department, clerk
for Smoke Inspector Fred S. Beck,
secretary to the board of electrical
examiners, and when she has nothing
else to do, posts the huge book in
which building permits are entered
a. the rate Of 1000 a month.
"Stick your head out the window,
don't you think it's awfully smokey
today?"
And where on earth is the smoke
inspector and why don't you do some
thing to get rid Of it?" residents in
quire Of Miss Kern.
When persons burn trash in the
alley, when kids build a harmless bon
fire, and when a soft coal fire begins
to smoke up the neighbor's clean
laundry, the telephone rings and Miss
Kern knows what to expect.
With hot weather, boys and girls
selling lemonade and pop on the street
have cut years from her life, she
says.
This Is a residence district out
here and children on every corner
have lemonade stands. ] don't see
why you let them turn this into
business district. And / know their
mother is back Of the whole thing
teaching her children to get all the
loose pennies In the neighborhood,"
says a feminine complainant.
Miss Kern sees evidence of a neigh
borhood row and lets them go on SELL
ing lemonade. The building commits
sionerA has ruled that this is not a
business. II it were the zone law
would prohibit the stands
They've just cut tree down out
here and there's whole nest full Of
young squirrels in It, What will I
do with them?' asked another.
This question puzzled her for a
minute, and then she told them to
call The park board, as she believed
they were the board Of squirrels
guardians.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29
PASTOR RELEASED
BY CONGREGATION
Rev. Eakins Leaves Memorial
Presbyterian Church.

The congregation Of the Memorial
Presbyterian Church, 722 e. Eleventh
ST., accepted the resignation OF the
Rev. James M. Eakins 615 e. Twen-
ty-Second ST., at a called meeting
Thursday night, it was announced to-
day. The resignation Is dated to take
effect Sept. /, but the Rev. Mr.. Eakins
preached his last sermon last Sun
day.
The congregation passed a resolu-
ton asking the presbyetry Of Indi
annapolis to dissolve the relationship Of
its present pastor and church. The
resignation will be officially effective
as soon as that Is done.
The meeting also passed resolu-
tions commencing Rev. Eakins for
his work while pastor. The resolu-
tions stated that the church has made
splendid strides in numbers, financial
iy and spiritually.
1t IL understood by members of the
church that the Rev Mr.. Eakins re-
signed so that he would be able to
carry on his work in a larger field
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29
POISONED WOMAN
FIGHTING DEATH
Mrs. Myrtle Ware Attempts
to Take Own Life.

AS the result Of poison said to have
been taken with suicidal intent, Myrtle
Ware, "a, of 2048 S. Meridian St., is
in a critical condition at the city
hospital.
Motor Police Cooney and Harms
were called to the S. Meridian St. ad-
dress late Thursday.
They called an ambulance and sent
Mrs. Ware to the hospital. Domestic
trouble, police were told, was the
cause Of her action.
The trouble started Monday when it
is said Mrs. Ware who is the wife Of
Charles Ware, objected to the parents
Of her husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Ware, living in their three-room
APARTMENT.
Mrs. Ware went to the apartment
Of Mrs. Lizzie King, who owns the
building, and drank the poison. Mrs.
King attempted to take the poison
away from her, but 1t was too late.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29

Every day the figures printed
in The Indianapolis Times re-
cording the number of traffic
accidents are increased, but for
several days, fortunately, the
figures showing the list of
deaths has not grown larger.
The Times record of acci-
dents, published to bring a daily
lesson Of danger before pedes-
trians and autoists, was COM
mented on in city traffic court.
by Officers Walter Paul and
Frank R. Owens, who are giving
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29

public lectures on accident pre-
vention.
eff every person in this court
room charged with traffic violation
will pay attention to the figures
printed in" The Times, which is CO.
operating with us in accident pre-
vention work, not one day, but with
its daily reminder, that death fg-
ure will remain at 81" the officers
told alleged auto law violators late
Thursday.
"You will notice by reading The
Times that the number Of accidents
is growing TO almost unbelievable
figures"
What can be done to make the
streets safer, both for pedestrians
and autoists. The Times is offer
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29

without left turns, from Senate Ave.
to Alabama st. or reverse.
2. Have a direct north and south
bound movement for four blocks
from Ohio ST., to Georgia ST., or re-
verse-pedeStrians to move with
traffic, as directed, in crossing
streets.
8. All street cars using loops
should cross with north and south
bound traffic from Capitol Ave. to
Pennsylvania ST.
A. All pedestrians and autoists
should be familiar with traffic rules
and use plenty Of horse sense.
S. S. LONG,
2023 Wilcox ST
l. i l.
AS to Turns
East and West Traf1c-No right
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29
OHIO BOY PROVES
HIMSELF KING OF
l|ARbLE CHAMPS
Columbus Player Defeats St,
Louis Lad for National
Title.
.Bp Times Special

Bg Times Special
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., June 20
Harlan Mccoy, IA, Of Columbus. o.,
Is the champion marble shooter Of
the United States.
He won the title here today, defeat
ing Sammy Schneider, II, Of ST. Louis
in the final match of the marble
championship tournament, which was
backed by newspapers of the Scripps-
.apolis Times is member. The
Scripps- Howard organization sent
champions from various cities in
which it publishes newspapers to the
national games, paying all expenses
Of the boys and one parent or other
escort.
Mccoy was picked as Columbus
the Citizen, a Scripps- Howard news
paper. Ross Beaver, Indianapolis
champion, chosen in The Indianapolis
Times contest, was defeated early in
the elimination series.
Schneider won the first game today,
s to S.
Mccoy came back and took the Sec
ond, IL to 2.
Schneider rallied, however, and cap
tured the third, 8 to s.
Mccoy took the fourth, 9 to A. the
fifth, IL to 2, and followed this up
by winning the sixth.
Mccoy and Schneider were the sur
vivors Of forty competitors.
The tournament started Tuesday on
the sand here. Large crowds watched
the play.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29
TWO PRISONERS
ESCAPE DEPUTY
Work Gang Members Leave
as Officer Eats.

Jack Lewis, %, colored, 433 Indiana
Ave-. and Elmer O'Bannion, "a, col
ored, 800 Ellsworth ST., county pris-
oners, walked away from guards at
the old workhouse. Twenty First St.
and Northwestern Ave, today.
Police said they were told the men
escaped from Deputy Sheriff Amos
Compton as he was eating lunch.
Lewis had ten days to serve for
petit larceny and O'Bannion, nineteen
days for assault and battery
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29

or left turns between Delaware and
Capitol Ayes; West-bound traffic.
right turn at Capitol Ave, left turn
Senate Ave; east-bound traffic.
right turn at Delaware St., left turn
at Alabama St.
North and South Traff1c-No
right or left turn between New
York and Maryland Sts.; south
bound traffic, right turn at Mary.
land St., left at Georgia ST.: north
bound traffic, right turn at New
York ST., left turn Vermont st.
Pedestrians-To go with auto traf-
fic in same direction at street cross
ings. They should wait for signal.
Street Cars-Street cars should
obey signals but have privilege of
right and left turns.
EDGAR E. STONEBURNER,
1903 Bellefontaine st.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29

NJ THEN I was 20 was teacher
w in my second year In a one
room country schoolhouse
near the farm upon which I
was born and reared. in st, Jo-
seph County, near Walkerton. l
had lived all my twenty years IN
this neighborhood and had gone to
the same school in which I was teach
ing. had graduated from the high
school at Walkerton. I had vision
Of some day becoming a lawyer.
Until / started teaching I had
worked on, the farm which we still
own. This was before automobile
were becoming plentiful and l was
the proud ~possessor of a horse and
buggy which l used on Sunday eve.
nings to take my lady love out rid
ing. The girl 1 courted is my wife.
Those were happy days and, although
had many hardships to go through
IL were to live life over 1 would
be glad to take the same course.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29
PENNSYLVANIA GENEROUS
Fund to Decorate Graves Of War
Heroes Now $112,947.

Raising it's total to $9,211.23. Penn
sylvania retains the leadeship in con-
tributions to the American Legion
fund to provide for the permanent
annual decoration Of graves of Ameri-
can war dead in Europe. according to
announcement at headquarters here.
Donations from legion posts and indi-
viduals during the last few days have
raised the national total to $112,-
94727. 1t has been estimated that
100000 will be required to decorate
the graves during the lifetime of war
fighters.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29

DENIED AID
BY HARDING
Chief Executive Wants Help
of Idaho PoIiticianin in World
Court Plan.
BY LAWRENCE MARTIN
United Press staff Correspondent
Copyright 1928, by United Pressl

WITH PRESIDENT HARD
ING, EN- ROUTE TO BUTTE,
Mont, June 29.-Efforts to get
President Harding to lend his
active support to the fight on
Senator Borah fell through
when the President turned
down the pleas of Idaho politi-
clans that he rebuke Borah
while speaking in Idaho.
Borah today is fighting the whole
Republican organization of. his State
TOR bis political life. One group Of
party leaders is so embittered against
him that it's members want to throw
him out of the nominating COM
mittee, refused to seat Borah delegates
and repudiate him in the most ruth
less manner.
: Another group quite as hostile, but
Vafraid of a third party movement,
will try to beat Borah for the
lsenatorial nomination without giving
MIN chance for comeback.
Would Gust Him
Borah's friends would not be sorry
to see him excluded from the con-
yention. The plain fact is they-and
Borah shares their feeling to a
degree-would just as soon ne ran as
an Independent.
If his reelection were left to the
people Of Idaho, Borah would prob
ably make little or no campaign, but
would go back to Washington and
let. the voters take care of him.
The only thing that deters the party
leaders from reading Borah out of the
party right now is the ominous
shadow Of an Independent movement
Continued on Page 1W
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ing a prize of $50 for the most
practical suggestion. The contest
will close in two weeks. If more
than one reader makes the same
suggestion--and it Is declared best
the prize goes to the first con-
tributor. Therefore, send in your
suggestion at once. Address 1t to
the TRAFFIC PROBLEM Ed.
TOR, INDIANAPOLIS TIMES.
Suggestions picked at random
from today's mail include these:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-29
STUTz APPLIES TO
STOCK EXCHANGE
Local Concern Seeks Place. on
Big Board

Dispatches from Wall Street today
told Of application made to the New
York Stock Exchange for the listins:
Of 26S,000 shares Of no-par stock O.,
the Stutz Motor Car Company of
America, Inc, of Indianapolis.
j. J. Hotz, treasurer, declined to
comment. The application would re-
move the stock from trading on the
New York curb exchange, on which
it was listed by Charles Schwsb, steel
magnate, when he purchased con-
trolling interest in the company from,
Allen A. Ryan, New York broker.
William N. Thompson, president, is
in Uniontown, Pa. The new move
would re-list the stock on New York's
big board. The Chase National
Bank Of New York acts as transfer
agent for the company.