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White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-07-15

A young woman looking out of her
window in the Collins hotel the other
morning saw two men in an alley by
the city hall having a desperate
fight. They were rather clerical in
appearance, having what were once
boiled shirts and white collars, and
their hats having fallen off she OBJ
served that they were partly bald.
Other than these facts, which she
noted, including the location of the
fracas, she could not say whether or
not they resembled city officials.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-07-15

used any of it yet. Don't worry,
though; we'll use it as soon as We
can"
With that / went after it again
strong. Finally a reporter at the
next desk told me he knew of a fine
space story and the paper undoubt-
eddy would use a column or more
of it. 1t was of a house that was
being moved, over in the Mexican
quarter, and the movers had allowed
it to stand in one space longer than
the city ordinance permitted. | went
after it and wrote it up accordingly.
The Herald used about three or foul
inches, deleting the rest.
Then l heard about a man at a
hotel over on the Plaza who had the
story of the discovery of q new min
ing camp. That was exactly my long
suit and there / liked like lightning
I met w. H. Harris--it was in March.
1904-and he was direct from Gold
field, New, bringing the first authen-
tic news of its discovery to tho out
side world. He previously was from
Goldfield, Col, and at a public meet
ing was the one to suggest the same
name for the Nevada camp-a name
that has thrilled the world by its
magnetic aptness. I wrote it UP for
about a column and a quarter and
never a word was printed. It was
against the rules to mention mines
or mining discoveries in their sacred
columns.
1t must be assumed, too, Il at it
was considered of minor importance.
but since that time two railways
from Los Angeles have been built
into Goldfield and scores of the newly
rich from the despised Nevada camp
have bought and built ralatial homes
gold door knobs and trappings. Sew
eral big excursions have been run
there from the Angel bailiwicks and
banquets given to WOO the Nevada
outcast's trade and to induce the des-
ert jewellers to come down there for
their annual bath"
oHc Wcch lNNlIG pdSosu L ttiicu
Monday for my string" The city
editor was generous and found my
stuff had been used to the value of
81, but he had omitted entering ii
on the payroll. I would have to
wait until the following Monday. I
waited but did not again report for
work. The following Monday it had
been omitted. BY going in a time
or two during weekdays l was able
to get it duly entered ON Monday
number three and-I'm not ioshing
the cashier laid before me a real
dollar in silver, with I'm God We
Trust and the Goddess of Liberty
stamped thereon.
AS l held it up to her gaze / de-
livered a sort of little toast to the
cashier as follows:
Il worked here a week and spent
at least $40 in car fares. Besides
I spent at least 80 cents more in col
lecting this dollar, for it has taken
me three weeks to collect it, but l
will tell you one thing. which is that
if it had taken three years I would
have collected it just the same"
No, dearest. we're not dreaming.
This happened-all of it, including
the rejection Of the Goldfeld dis
covery story.
Since that day l have had the ed
itor of the biggest Los Angeles paper
for hours at a time as nv daily news
paper office guest in Tonopah, have
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-07-15

Seeing so many crutches on the
streets of Ely recently it reminds me
of the time when I had a pair. It
was in Seattle in '96, when on ac-
count of a bicycle catastrophe I had
to have a pair for a few months.
I've forgotten his name but a nice
young man. who was a member of
the same church as my family-the
First Methodist-called after was
down to a cane and for a neighbor
begged the use of the crutches that
/ had sweat blood on $45 a month to
the amount of $3.50 to purchase. In
a few days he came back and when |
thought he had called to return The
cratches he only said:
Say, would you mind if we'd cut
them crutches o%ff--only about three
inches?"
BY jove, I could not say no. H.
worried me for weeks, though, think
ing I might have to use those short
crutches some time or buy new ones.
But my worry was all for nothing.
I have never seen or heard from
them since. I think the poor suffer-
ing. crippled friend of my Christian
neighbor Is keeping them as memen-
toes or souvenirs, or maybe he
loaned them to some other sawed~off
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-07-15

This eternal bowwow stuff looks
like somebody was trying to attract
pusonal attention to himself bah ex-
a%ggerated expression, sab.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
TEXAS GOVERNOR
MAKES ATTACK
ON WET FACTION
Al Smith FIayed by Chautau-
qua Speaker for Signing
Repeater.

By United Press
CIAUTAUQUA, N. Y, Aug. IA
The "solid dry South" today made its
first attack on ''wet Democracy"
Governor Pat NJ. Neff of Texas,
speaking before the chautauqua as
sembly late today. bitterly attacked
the New York prohibition enforcement
act repeater.
His words were tempered somewhat
t. the non-polltical nature Of the
chautauqua and he mentioned no
names, but his speech was broad
side attack upon Governor Al Smith
of New York.
He is a spineless citizen who gives
encouragement to these law breakers
and law defiers by raising in their be.
half the question as to power of the
government to enforce her constitu-
tional and statutory laws" he said
Instead of repeating these laws,
they should all be strengthened and
perfected.
1.-The prohibition amendment is the
law of the nation and of every State
in the Union.
Therefore, each State should as
sumo it's responsibility and cour.
ageously discharge its duty"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
Reformatory Life Has Not Dulled
Love for Thrills in Miss Opal Isley
Leg Is Broken in Fall While
Trying to Escape From
Girls School.
~ 1EFORMATORY life has not
Tx dulled the love for thrills in
OpaI JSIav IT

IL Opal Isley II.
The latest episode in Opals excit.
ing young life was fall from the
third floor of the Indiana Girls
School at Clermont several days
ago, while trying to escape, it was
learned today. She lies in the
Robert w. Long Hospital with a
compound fracture Of the right leg.
A doctor attending her said Miss
Isley ran 100 yards before she was
forced by pain to drop to the ground
The girl is under sentence for
completely with the robber band,
led by her mother. Mamie Isley,
who took several thousand dollars
in cash and Liberty bonds from the
Alert Qnd) State Bank In May,
1921. She is pretty Detectives
declare that her mother used her
es a tool.
The girl was arrested last fall
when she was caught trying to
smuggle saws into the Jail to Cecil
Johnson. one of the members of the
gang. Johnson cared for her, de-
tectives say.
Later the girl led detectives to a
spot on the Isley farm, east Of the
city. where they found a jar con-
tanning several thousand dollars
worth of Liberty bonds from the
Alert Bank buried
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14

Reductions followed the price war"
started a few days ago by Governor
McMasters of South Dakota and taken
up Monday by Governor McCray.
Although McCray took no immediate
action, he said he would communicate
with Standard Oil officials at Chi
cago and would confer with Attorney
General u. S. Lesh as soon as the
latter returned to Indianapolis.
Naturally, I am very much graf
fled with the reductions which have
been affected" Governed McCray said.
1T is, however, unreasonable to sup
pose that the present prices can be
continued. The service stations un.
doubtedly are selling gasoline at an
under-production figure" he said.
Local agencies, without exception.
instituted the SEC reduction today, in
some cases on direction Of central Of
fees and in other cases on orders
from local managers.
These 4ndependent companies made
Continued on Page III
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
Let's All Tell
the Tax Board

Citizens of indianapolis
can get what they want If
they go after it.
The Times is convinced
that Indianapolis citizens
want adequate school facili-
ties. Fourteen persons are
trying to prevent the city
from obtaining them.
What do you think of itf
~What you think counts.
Your word with the State
tax board, which must set
tie the problem, is as good
as the word of any Of those
fourteen persons who are
standing in the way Of new
buildings.
Write a letter to The
Times telling what you
think of this situation. The
Times wants to know and
The Times wants the tax
board to know.
Make your letter brief,
but tell what you think.
Write it nowl r
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
FRANK WAMPLER
IS APPOINTED TO
P.S. COMMISSION
Ex-Head Of Phone Company
Succeeds Glenn Van
Auken Sept, /.

Frank Wampler. 2161 N Meridian
ST. president of the Hoosier Motor
Club, and former vice president and
general manager Of the Indiana Bell
Telephone Company. today was ap-
pointed a member of the public serv-
ice commission by Governor McCray.
He Is a Democrat.
Wampler will succeed Commissioner
Glenn Van Auken, Sept. /. Van Au-
ken rendered his resignation to the
Governor several weeks ago.
Wampler resigned from the vice
presidency of the telephone company
more than year ago, one day after
the company had begun it's effort to
get rates increased throughout the
State. 1t was reported Wampler was
not in sympathy with higher rates
Taylor Groninger. city corporation
counsel, expressed satisfaction over
Wampler's appointment.
"Wampler is a man who will be fair
to the public and TO the utility" said
Groninger. Governor McCray could
have made no better appointment"
A report Commissioner Edgar NJ.
Blessing intends to resign while on his
vacation in Colorado Springs, Colo,
or Immediately after he returns, was
discussed at the Statehouse today.
A person very close to the commits
sion said he understood this to be
the case.
Blessing left Saturday for a month
vacation.
Asked If Blessing had tenoered his
resignation, Governor McCray said:
He has said nothing to me-"
The report that Blessing intended
to resign was current shortly after
Mayor Shank attacked him for his
visit with Clarence N. Geist, president
of the Indianapolis Water Company,
in the East before the water rate Pc
ttion was filed.
At that time the Governor said to
a Times reporter:
Edgar Blessing as a private citizen
visiting G. N. Geist as private citi.
zen is one thing. Edgar Blessing as
member of the Indiana service com
mission visiting C. N. Geist as presi-
dent Of the Indianapolis Water Com
pany is an entirely different thing"
Commission records show Blessing
still Is on the pay roll.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
COOLIDGE EFAVORS
S126,QO0,ODOCUT IN
FEDERAL BUDGET.
President Has Plan for
BaniShing Threat of
Coal Strike.
BY PAUL r. MALLON
nited Press STAFF Correspondent

WASHINGTON. Aug. IA. - Presi-
dent Calvin Coolidge approved today
a slash in Government expenditures OF
1926, ,0ee3o00 for the next fiscal year.
Gen. Herbert NJ. Lord, director of
the budget bureau, conferred with the
President at the White House and sub
mitted his estimates Of expenditures
contemplated by the various Govern
ment departments for the next year.
Lords work. which was begun at
the instance of President Harding,
VS. wholly sanctioned by Mr.. Cool
idge. The threatened anthracite
strike. and the immigration situation,
were the other principal problems con-
fronting President Harding's old
Cabinet as 1t met for the first time
today to advise with the new Presi-
dent. Calvin Coolidge.
Mr.. Coolidge has drawn up and al.
ready put into execution a def1nits
plan to Danish the threat Of coal
strike by having representatives Of
both sides meet at New York tomor.
row and seek an agreement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14

teen are not qualified the State board
of tax commissioners will be asked
to disregard the remonstrance.
Plan Fight
Meantime the board of school COM
missioners is making plans to fight
the case at the hearing Aug %. Plans
will be discussed at the board meeting
tonight and bids on a number of the
buildings ordered advertised.
"If the bids are ordered advertised
tonight 1T will be Sept. before they
can be received" Richard o. Johnson,
business director the board, said to-
day. THE hearing before the State
tax board on the bond issue should be
completed long before that date
Official notification of the hearing
has not yet been received by the
school board.
II saw in The Indianapolis Times
that the tax board had set Aug. %
for the hearing. and that is all 1
know about it." Johnson said. I'VE
never have been officially notified"
Favor Receiving of Bids
Members Of the tax board were said
to be in favor of the school board re-
ceiving bids first and asking for the
bond issue later
1--WE were advised by our attorney
not to do that" johnson said. But
even If 1t were legal to do so I doubt
very much If we could get contractors
to bid on buildings and then have
their bids held up indefinitely while
the matter of bond issue was being
thrashed out. In the meantime prices
of material and labor might vary
greatly, and contractors would be
afraid to bid under those conditions"
The necessity of new school build
ings in Indianapolis is becoming
greater every day, school officials de-
clare. With a school population grow
ing at the rate of 1900 to $500 a year.
1t Will be ruinous to the public school
system to delay erection of new build
ings further. Already about 5000
pupils are housed in portables and
temporary buildings, and not single
new permanent grede or high school
building has been erected in more
than two years.
Advertise In Groups
It is the plan Of the board to ad-
vertise the buildings in groups Of two
and three each.
I'VE feel we will get better bids by
this system" Johnson said. by ad-
vertistng in groups the bidders who
lose out on the first bunch Of build
ings will be stimulated to try all the
harder on the following groups"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
Germany Willing to Present Ruhr Crisis
to international Court, Stresemann Says

mannsplatz this morning stormed a
detachment of police who finally were
forced to use their weapons.
In the Berlinerstrasse. ldemonstrat-
ors attacked police who routed the
mob after one man had fired at a
policeman.
Minor riots were reported in the
suburb of Schoenburg and other dis
tricts in which several were wounded
Stresemann Is Calm
Observers saw calamity ahead for
the new regime, but Stresemann faced
the situation with apparent calm. He
planned an opening speech calling on
the workers in the interest Of them
selves and the Fatherland to abstain
from wooing the Lorelei of commun-
ism.
Overnight flashes in the kaleido-
scope of German events included a
strong movement for separation of
the Rhineland and formation of the
Continued on Page III
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14

fingers half a dozen times, shook his
head. tried to glance significantly at
the young woman without my MOTTO
ing it and then passed the money on
to the manager.
The manager opened the cash regis
ter and pulled out half dozen other
$40 bills. Carefully he compared each
one with mine. He bit his lips.
Then with the air of "Oh, well. I
suppose We'll get stung on this, but
we mustn't lose a customer" he hand
ed me the change.
1t finally dawned on me-
Capt. Halls Of the Secret Service
has issued warning to merchants that
a number OF bogus $40 bills are in
circulation In the city.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
WANT CENTRAL?
TRY RIVER PARK
Phone Company Employees to
Picnic.

Employees of the Indiana Bell Tele-
phone Companies and their families.
about 1000 in all. will take Broad
Ripple Park by storm Thursday for
their annual picnic. Beginning at IL
a. m. with a ball game between the
auditing department and the plant de-
partment, races, contests and athletic
events will be held throughout
the day.
An address Of welcome will be de-
Hvered by c. H. Rottger, president.
Vail medals, in recognition Of special
acts of heroism. will be awarded. .
The swimming pool will be open
for events in the afternoon. There
Will be free dancing in the pavilion
in the evening. Committee chairmen:
c. r. Woods, refreshment; R. l.
Kessing, dance; F. A. Montrose, pres
entation of Vail medals; A. R. Henry,
telephone pioneers of America; Fred
L.. Thomas, get together;J. L. Wayne,
placement, and George Wellbaum. ath-
letic events.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
Now He Takes His Salary in ST Bills

But now--give 1t to me in one
dollar lots.
Iwent into downtown drug store
to buy some soap.
While the pretty young woman
was wrapping it I drew a s5 bill
from my purse. Then I thought of
the twenty. Better get it changed
now, decided
Back went the five and out came
the twenty.
The young woman eyed me. I hand
ell her the twenty. Coldly she sur
veyed the bill.
TIL can't change It," she STAN
mered. Take 1t to Mr.-.''
Across the aisle wss Mr.. --. He
took tho bill. puliad IT through hia
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
CANAL VALUATION
TAKES $1,000 JUMP
To- the Gates, Men, Quick Shut er Off There's Gold
Some'ere Nearabouts

Edward o. Snethen, 416 Indiana
Trust Building, attorney who aided
Taylor E. Groninger, city corporation
counsel, in fighting the Indianapolis
Water Company's petition for in
creased rates, was confronted this.
morning by a stranger who demanded
that Snethen turn OF the water in
the canal.
There is $4,000 buried in that ca
nal,' said the stranger. when that
canal was built two Cinnamon muir
dered man for his money and bu-
ried the money in the canal"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
15c a Year

Based on the present popula->
ton of Indianapolis it will cost
every citizen Of Indianapolis
only fifteen cents a year to pay
the principal on the $1,650,00
bond issue asked by the school
board to erect new buildings
and additions az eight upbhc
schools.
Fourteen persons have at
tempted to hold up the building
program which would enable
many of the 5000 school children
now housed in portables and
temporary shacks to attend
school in modern, fireproof build
ings.
The bonds II issued will cover
a period Of thirty-two years. the
first instalment to fall due in
ten years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
BOY TRUANT HANGS
SELF AT SCHOOL
Dependency Over Recent Punishment Is Cause for Suicide
Officials Believe,

tempt to 'get" I. r. Davis, an in
structor.
Wright committed suicide because
of despondency over being punished,
school officials believe.
Mrs. Olive Wright, his mother, said
she would demand an investigation.
The boy had been in school for truan-
cy since 1919.
A number of aldermen, sitting in
at habeas corpus hearing to re-
lease "a boy from the school, recently
conducted an investigation Of charges
Of cruelty at the school. Testimony
at this hearing alleged that the boys
were whipped, placed in solitary con-
finement and in one case attaches
caused a group OF youths TO beat a
companion SO badly that he died.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
ROTARY ENTERTAINS
BABE RUTH AT LUNCH
BambinO, King of Swat, and Manager
of Yankees, Are Guests.

BambinO, King of Swat, and Manager
of Yankees, Are Guests.
Babe Ruth. king of swat, was the
guest Of the Rotary Club at its noon
luncheon today at the ClaypooI. Mil
Ter Higgins, manager of the New
York Yankees, and Everett Scott
Yankee shortstop, also were present.
The three are here to play an ex-
hibition game with Indianapolis at
Washington Park this afternoon.
Scott. an Indiana man, has played in
more than one thousand consecutive
ball games. Higgins was to make a
short talk.
]. M. Mathews, director of the divi-
sion of practical economics, Babson
Institute, Wellesley Hills, Mass.
spoke on 1.-The Prevention of Business
Panics.'
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14

operation The stockholders agreed this should be
Mcbride suggested that working capital be secured through
the issuance Of bonds
Let's not lquidate the Hugro property, said
fwe do will get cent I'll bet you my old horse,
and that is all have left if liquidate never
get anything
The stockholders took vote Of confidence in Mcbride
The meeting called by Edgar NJ Haas Richmond who
presided Orvle Easterday Portland acted secretary
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14

Where the $19O0O000 worth of they told
about?" stockhoder asked
''I don It know said Mcbride.
Whati going become of all the clams9" said another
''That is up to the courts, the receiver said.
Another man, a salesman, said he had check
Dongs Company he had neglected cash. was uncertain
about it.
Mcbride told the stockholders and saesmen he believed
the Hugro Company could make profit and advised be kept
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14

Snethen assured the stranger he
was powerless to authorize the turn
ing off of the water and advised the
man to appeal to officials of the In
dianapolis Water Company.
Il did, and they sent me over here. {"
the man said.
Snethen said he believed the water
company sent the man to him be-
cause during the water case hearing
before the public service commission
recently he dealt with the canal in
his argument for reduced rates.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
SMALL OIL FIRMS
= FACE BANKRUPTCY
Independent Companies Charge Standard With Attempt to
Ruin Them by Price Cut.
BULLETIN

Independent distributors today moved in attempt
the price which has driven the price gasoline
to 9 gallon twelve mdwestern states it was learned
by United Press.
Charging that the Standard Oil Company of Indiana at
tempting wipe the Independents market
with its sweeping sc cents gallon cut delegation
dependents will call Governor W. H. McMaster the South
Dakota executive who started the price sahing him
to 'ca off the war;. Independents in states declared
they fear bankruptcy.
indianapolis gasoline distributing companies through their
stations today made SO gallon in the
price of gasoline in line with like made bv the
Standard Oil Company throughout the central West
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
BY CARL D. GRoAT
ted Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Sta1f Correspondent
BERLIN, Aug. 14.-Germany is
willing to present the question of
JustIce or injustice of Franco-Belgian
occupation Of the Ruhr to an inter
national court, Chancellor Stresemann
declared this afternoon in his mai
den speech in the Reichstag.
The chancellor suggested IL the ex-
reIed German population OF the Ruhr
IS permitted to return. If all the Ruhr
is permitted to work freely. and If
Germany is granted a reasonable mo-
ratorium, the Reichs government will
be able to meet it's reparations obh-
cations.
Police reported more than a score
of wounded when a mob in the Her
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14

ngs In the crowd who had been employed by the
Dong company sell stock and who had invested their
ings in the securities.
There unusually large number of persons above
middle age There were who the sunburn Of the
fields They with suspenders displayed There
large number of At point baby cried and
it's mother took it from the n
Bert Mcbride receiver for the Dongs Company the
center of constant questioning.