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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-06
FIRE TRUCK-AUTO
VICTIM SUCCUMBS
AT CITY HOSPITAL
Sixth Fatality in No Accident
Week as Woman
Dies,

Mrs. Mary f. Giibreath, 20. of 1922
De Loss ST., died at city hospital early
today from injuries received when an
automobile in which she wss riding
was struck by fire squad wagon, No.
2, driven by George Cakes. S57 Sand
ers ST., at Virginia Ave. and Groves
ST., Thursday night. This Is the sixth
death in and near Indianapolis since
mo Accident" week began.
Cakes ~as to be slated at city prison
today on technical charge of man
slaughter and released on his own
recognizance. pending an investigation
by Coroner Paul f. Robinson.
Alonzo Payne. 1925 De Loss St.
drivermof the auto, and Mrs. Lillian
Baudef, 81, OF 1922 De Loss St, and
her 2-year-old son Charles. also in
jured. are all improving today.
Headed for Fire
The squad wagon. from engine
house No 80, South and New Jersey
SITS. was headed for a fire at Orange
and State SITS. police say.
Payne. according TO the report
drove from Bradshaw st. into Virginia
Ave. into the path of the fire wagon
Witnesses say the bell and siren were
both sounding and two patrolmen
near Payne's car stated they tried to
warn Payne by yelling.
The body of Mrs. Gilbreath was
taken to the home OF her son, George
Harrison, 1901 w Wilkens St, where
the funeral will be held
Mrs. GiIbreath was born and reared
In indianapolis. but lived in Illinois
for fifteen years. She returned TO
Indianapolis IN 1898 She was a mem
Der of the River ave. Baptist Church
Survivors: A son, George Harrison;
a daughter, Miss Ida May Gilbreath,
and brother, Morton Reeves, all OF
Indianapolis. Date OF the funeral
will be announced later.
One woman was injured when she
jumped out the rear door OF street
csl and another tainted after leaping
through a window when Alabama
street car No. eos caught on fire from
blown fuse near FIT. Wayne Ave. and
Alabama st. Monday night.
Head Is Cut
Mrs Bunnie Cline, 30. Of 2012 N.
Alabama ST.. who jumped out the
door. received a cut on the head when
she fell against the curb Her three
sons, Frederick, IL; Richard, 10, and
Robert. 8, jumped after her, but were
uA1njured. After treatment in near
by drug store Mrs. Cline was taken
home in a city ambulance. Her con-
dition is said to be not serious.
Police were unable TO learn the
name OF the woman who tainted after
leaping through a window.
. Michael Tomlinson. 1115 N. Capitol
Ave, was fmotorman and Ray Guy.
1905 N. Alabama ST.. conductor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-06
Money and Securities Totaing $4,000 Taken After Three
Townsmen Are Woundedon Streets
100 Shots Fired
ALL COMMUNICATION WITH OUTSIDE WORLD CUT OFF
YeggS Station Guards on Top of Building and at Principal
Downtown Corners to Prevent Interfer
ence With Work.
By Times Staff Correspondent.

SPENCER, Ind, Nov 6Spencer recovering today from
the thrilling night in its history.
Safes in two banks were blown Total loot $4,000.
Three citizens wounded pitched battle with safe rob-
bers in the About 100 shots fired
All telephone telegraph and electric light wires in the town
by the bandits cutting off all communication and
plunging the town in darkness
warning sleeping citizens received about $50
when they awakened by mued explosions close
together.
Almost Immediately the fire bell began ringing Quickly the
spread Citizens dressed hurred rushed into the Streets
with every available frearm.
ROBBERS WORK IN TWO GANGS
The robbers working gangs each bank emerged
the banks fire of the citizens returning the fire. In
the darkness they escaped presumably in automobiles.
believed bandits may gone Indianapolis fifty
miles of here Police of Indianapolis notified
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-06
ANTHEM RIOTS
RACE IN BERLIN
THROUGHOUT NIGHT
Hundreds Flee In Panic
American and English
Money Seized.
BV United Press

BU United Press
BERLIN. Nov. 6.-Anti -Jewish riots
ragged in Berlin throughout the night
and continued today,
At noon police reported 100 add.
tional cases of plundering during the
night and outrages were still go
ing on.
Hundreds Of Jews many Of them
with bloody wounds and torn gar
ments, fled in panic from Berlin this
morning. These refugees, stumbling
and lettering, many wailing and 9th
ers evidently dazed, Joined IN a great
exodus, spurred on by the distant
yelling of mobs.
Jewish money bootleggers" were
caught in the Taus nzetnstrasse, and,
when forced to uudress. American dol.
lars, and English pounds were found
hidden in their underwear. collars and
hat bands
1000 Shops Looted
AT p. mC. police estimated the num-
Der OF shops looted in the city at 900
Attacks on the Jews were being
Carried out by organized bands of ten
to twenty youths.
Windows in many shops were
smashed. stores were rlundered. Jews
were held up in the streets and their
clothing ripped from them, while the
rioting was at its height.
Garment shops and bread and meat
stores in the Jewish districts were
looted
The mobs. many of them apparently
working under a sort of discipline,
were especially active in the Grena-
where pawn shops and thieves
fences" are plentiful.
Rioters Divide Loot
The neighborhood rang with the
crash of shattered glass, hoarse yells,
screams and occasional shots The
windows of the Jewish shopG were
knocked in and cloth was carried into
the street, to be divided among the
rioters.
Jewish appearing persons were at
tackled by nnobs In many parts of the
city. Men were seized and stripped
of all their garments except their
shirts. Then they were beaten and
sent running, bloody and halt naked,
through the streets in search of a
hiding place.
In~the west end crowds ranged the
avenues long after midnight, stopping
automobiles and searching them for
Jews. In the center of the city per-
sons suspec ed Of being Jews were
halted, roughly handled and tested re-
garding their race purity
Jews assert the riots were art1f-
cially worked up under the slogan,
1.-The Jews bought the goid loans, thus
doles'
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-06
]. N. SIMS HELD
ON CHECK CHARGE
Refining Co, Head Under Ar
rest at Columbus, Ind.

James M. Sims. 2106 N. Meridian
ST., president of the Republic Refining
Company, now In the hands of re-
ceiver, is held under 100000 bond at
Columbus. Ind, charged, with issuing
fraudulent checks. It Is charged ac-
tlvities of Sims were responsible for
the closing of the Hope State Bank
recently.
According to the charges, Sims de-
posted worthless checks in the bank
and then drew out his deposits be-
fore the checks were protested
Stockholders of the bank have au-
thorized a new stock issue to pre-
vent the institution from going into
receivership. 1t is said the bank lost
$4,000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-06
BODIES OF TWELVE
MINERS RECOVERED
Thirty Men Are Believed Still Entombed Following Gas Ex-
pIoSion Which Wrecked Workings in Shaft

Wives and children of the men who
earn their living far below the earths
surface, presented a scene of deepest
tragedy as they gathered around the
mine.
The twelve bodies, many of them
badly mangled, were brought, one at
a time, TO the little group at the top
Of the shaft
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-06
ELECTION CONTESTS HOT

Voters in numerous Indiana towns
went to the polls today to register
their choice for town officers. In
most instances there was no division
along party lines, local issues and d.
visions prevailing
Elections were held in three Ma
rion county towns, Woodruff Place
Ravenswood and Beech Grove. There
were hot contests in all three places.
The remaining four Marion county
towns were not holding elections.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-06
OCTOBER FIRE LOSS HIGH

Fire loss in October this year was
$50, 760.62 higher than October 1922,
according to Fire Chief John J..
O'Brien today. Fire loss in October
1922 was $48,239.3S compared to an
estimated loss of $85, 900 this October.
The department answered 298
alarms in October compared to 288 in
October, 1922. OF the alarms, eighty
seven were bell alarms and I'll
stills"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-06
Taxpayers Make Plans

Plans to organize unit of the In
diana Taxpayers Association, formed
recently in the interests of economy,
in every county in the State, were
made at a meeting Of officers today
at the Columbia Club. Harry Miesse
of Indianapolis, secretary, was in
structed to proceed with organization.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-06
FLOAT Of the Stewart Speed
a ometer Company which won
first prize in a safety parade

IA ometer Company which won
III first prize in a safety parade
in Chicago has been entered in In
dianapolis' No Accident Week par
ade. to start at 2 p. m. Friday.
Sixty taxi drivers and a band from
the Yellow Cab Company will march
in the parade. The drivers will carry
placards showing the safety work
the company is doing.
Featured viii be 1900 junior traf-
bic officers and members OF school
safety councils. who VIII go TO city
hall, where Police Chief Herman F.
Rikhoff viii administer the oath to
the officers and give them arm
badges.
Capt Michael Glenn OF the police
traffic department today urged par
ents whose children are not in the
parade to bring them to watch 1t.
T.. Several thousand stickers reading
Il am pledged to safety and cour-
tesy'' have been provided by the
+Hoosier Motor Club to the police
department and are being placed on
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-06

Frank Gray and John Barge, who
were shot by bank bandits at Spencer,
came to the Methodist Hospital here
for ex-ray photographs.
1t was said at the hospital that both
men had bullet wounds in the thigh
and that their cases were not serious.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-06

The wounded are:
FRANK GRAY, secondhand dealer.
J. A. BARGE, a baker.
GEORGE SMITH.
The condition Of none is serious.
Nineteen shots were fired into Barge's
automobile when he drove into the
town in the midst of the battle.
The banks robbed are the First Ma
tional, with loss of $4,000 and the
Exchange State Bank, with a loss of
81 900 These losses are approximate.
as 1t has been impossible to check
them exactly. The loot was said to
BE- in currency.
Size of Robber Gang
The number OF the bandits is vari-
ously estimated at from ten to twenty
Sheriff D. C. McCarty said he believed
there were at least ten or twelve in
the two gangs.
1T was so dark we could not even
get a description of the bandits" Nc
Carly said. I'VE believe they left in
two automobiles. possibly in three"
The bandits are believed to have
arrived in the town at about midnight
and to have laid elaborate plans to
capture" the town II necessary.
When the alarm was spread
man armed with a rif1e-presum-
ably a bandit-wa.s seen stationed
on the roof OF building across
the street from the First National
Bank apparently covering the
front door, to prevent surprise.
Seen by Fox Hunter
The flrst man to discover the
bandits was Herbert Runyon, whose
home is behind the First National
Bank. He had been attending fox
hunt and arrived after midnight.
AS he drove up to his garage, two
of the bandits ran from the bank,
seized him, bound him and left him
in the alley, where he was released
in the morning. A guard was placed
over Mrs. Runyon and she was told
that If she raised an cutlery, she
would be shot.
The bandits then stationed guards
at street corners to cover every pos
sible approach to the bank and 1t was
these guards who opened fire when
the alarm was spread. Wires appar-
emily had been cut earlier In the night
in preparation for the robberies.
Bank Interior Wrecked
The entire interior of the First Ma
tional Bank was wrecked by the
charge of dynamite. The safe at the
II M
not so much damage was done.
At the First National bank the ban
dts overlooked $4,000 in bonds and
81, 900 In currency. 1t is believed they
did not have time to take all the
money before the explosions aroused
the towns.
Twenty sticks of dynamite and
pint of nitroglycerin were found on
the floor Of the First National Bank
this morning.
G. r. Hopper, who lives across the
street from the Exchange Bank, said
he heard an explosion. at the First
National Bank at 3:05 a. m. He said
five other explosions at the two banks
followed, the last being at 1886.
Hopper said: IT stuck my head
out of a window end man with
gun said to me:
"'You get your head back in
there and keep it in
at did.
From where sat could sec every
thing that went on in the Exchange
Bank. There must have been four or
five men at work in the bank for at
least half an hour"
Frank Gray and John Barge, who
were shot by bank bandits at Spencer,
came to the Methodist Hospital here
for ex-ray photographs.
1t was said at the hospital that both
mon, had bullet wounds in the thigh
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-06
CANADA is
BACK IN WET COLUMN

Province Has Been Dry for Seven
Years-FederaI Control
By United Press
CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. al
berta voted wet, according to tabula-
tons today of Mondays wet-dry bal
loting The province has been dry
for seven years.
Returns today indicate the clause
calling for government control and
sale of liquor will carry by major
ity of between 80 900 and 100000
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-06
GERMANY MUST PAY
FOR LUSITANiA DEAD
Body Holds Claims Totalling 25,000,.
600 Against Berlin.

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Nov. s. - The
mixed claims commission settling
war claims under the Versailles
treaty provisions, Monday held Ger
many liable for damages on lives and
..property lost with the Lusitania.
i Claims totaIIing $4,000. 900 have
been filed with the commission.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-06
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-06
Forecast

T UNSETTLED tonight followed
u by fair weather Wednes-
day. Slightly colder tonight in
this vicinity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-10
NJ. W GOVERNMENT
 ISSUE ANNOUNCED IF $200,O00,O0O
September Financing Pro- gram To Be Last Before
 December 15

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-(By the Associated Press.)-After remaining out of the money market three months, the treasury today an nounced a new issue of certificates of indebtedness, aggregating two hundred million dollars, and matur- ing six months from September Is. The note will bear four and a quar- ter per cent interest.
 The announcement of the Septem- Der financing program also con tained the declaration that no fur ther fiscal operations are contem- plated by the government before De- cember Is when maturing certifl- cates of indebtedness will require new borrowings. Thus, 1t Is shown that tho treasury will carry through the first half of the current fiscal year, with only two pieces of financ- ing and this, in the opinion of finan- position with respect to caring for the great public debt, most of which grew out of the World war.
 Government securities, matured and outstanding or maturing Sep tember Is, aggregating slightly in excess of half a billion dollars, must be provided for in the September it will receive about SS40,o00,000 in September income and profits tax collections-the third quarterly in stallment of this calendar year-and this with the funds obtained from the new certificate issue and the usual monthly receipts from miscel- laneous taxes will care for matur- ing obligations and provide for cur rent cash requirements until the next tax installment, December 15
 About S29O,000,000 in certificate of indebtedness will become payable September IS, and the treasury has made the usual offer to exchange new for old certificates that has characterized refunding operations At the same time, interest on the public debt amounting to $145, 100000 must be paid. In addition to these obligations, provisions must be made to care for about S53,000,000 in Vic tory notes, some of which were called for retirement last December and the others of which matured last May and about $30,000,000 in war savings certificates, maturing last January, which like the victory notes, have been coming in slowly for retirement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-10
WEEKLY REVIEW OF INDUSTRIAL NEWS=
HOUSTON OIL MAN
 DENIES WILDCAT DEAL TRANSACTED
Perryman Says Single Ranch He Bought Is Worth
 Millions

HOUSTON, Sept. Exchanged with being the central figure" in an oil promotion scheme involving II oil companies, capitalized at millions of dollars and which had as its object the fleecirg of investors over the entire country, Butler Perryman, Houstcn oil man, entered a sweeping denial of the allegations Saturday and announced he intended to fight the cases to finish.
 Detailing efforts which he and his associates made to develop properties of the Rluebird Oil company at Goose Creek, MT. Perryman said his concern had drilled four wells, three of them to a very deep level. He also declared he had purchased for the Bluebird company 3S,000-acre ranch in Brazoria county, which he was convinced contained enormous de- posits of sulphur.
 T consider the ranch worth mil lions of dollars, and I still think so,' MT. Perryman said.
 The oil operator asserted that promises of big profits made to stock holders in the company which fig ured in the merger were backed by his sincere belief in his own ability to make his two companies, the Blue bird and the Gusher, financial suc- cesses.
 I've been living in Houston some 20 odd years" a formal statement issued by MT. Perryman said and never have been accused of crime before. I am not guilty. 1 don't see how the government can have case against a man who has put every available dollar he received from stock into drilling campaign
 In discussing the literature which was sent through the mails by the Bluebird and Gusher organizations, MT. Perryman admitted that many promises were made. He contended, however, that his faith in the success of his companies and his conviction that the Brazoria county ranch was A veritable treasure mine, waiting to be opened up, explained the en- thusiastic statements which were made to stockholders in the old com panies.
 Trial of the cases against MT. Perryman is expected to center large ly on whether the literature under discussion was sent out with crimi- nal intent or whether it was sent out by a man who held high hope and a broad vision-and failed.
 It became known Saturday that Mr. Perryman severed his connec- tion with the Bluebird and Gusher companies about June l.
 Four more men indicted by the federal grand jury arranged bond saturday. They were J. J. Edwards, Q. |. Pardue and John De Brueys and R. D, Samblett. The first two furn- ished bail of s1O,oOO and the last two S5,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-10
WORLD WIDE DECLINE. OF H. C. L. REPORTED

GENEVA. Sept. 9.-World- wide satisfies on the cost of living. based both on wholesale and retail prices show at last a definite tendency to- wards improvement and marked re- duction in the H. c. of l..
 These statistics, which are gath cred both monthly and quarterly in all of the leading countries of the world by the international labor bu- reau, still continued to show durlng the first quarter of the present year the same general upward tendency that has marked the cost of living ever since the close of the war
 It was only during the second quar- ter of 1923 tha downward tendency became apparent, tendency which has continued through the first two months also of the third quarter. As a consequence experts at the labor bureau feel that the cost of living is definitely headed back towards what will be eventually its new normal basis.
 The principal countries to report this downward tendency during the past five months are South Africa, Austria, Belgium, Egypt the United States, India, Ialy, Holland, England and the United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia.
 The countries which have shown so especial change, but where in any event the food prices nave become more of less stabilized are Spain Japan and New Zealand
 The only countries to report still upward tendency in prices are Ger many, France, Australia and Dem mark, in the two former at least this is believed to be due purely to the Ruhr occupation.
 Canada, Finland and the United Kingdom especially show ready fall in prices since several months, The decrease in prices in the United States is declared to be especially marked in view of the continued in- dustrial activity there.
 In Russia a marked upward tend ency still prevails this continuing even at the present ime at the rate of 50 per cent a month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-10
FINANCIAL MARTS STEADY, DESPITE DISTURBING NEWS

NEW YORK, Sept. 9-(By Asso- ciated Press. )-The principal finan- cial markets held reasonably steady last week despite unusually disturb ing news from abroad.
 The Japanese district evoked con flicting opinions as to the extent of ment at first was unfavorably effect on domestic and world trade. Sentl- ment at first was unfavorable effect ed and reactions followed, but more reassuring news early in the week brought prompt recovery.
 Traders inclined to the belief that American business would be more benefited than harmed. The street pointed to the fact that the damaged regions were commercial rather than industrial and that recovery would be rapid, In the rehabilitation, build ing materials from this country Will be needed and the steel industry also is receiving inquiries from Japanese sourcs.
 Although much silk was destroyed, creating difficult problem for American silk manufacturers, the price of cotton was stimulated ana an increased demand for artltlclal silk was expected.
 News of the virtual settlement or the anthracite wage dispute came 100 late to influence markets
 The steel llluuStiS August was unusually high. Railroad traffic also continued at high level, loadings for the week ending August 25 amounts to 1,O69,OoO cars, exceeding by a good margin figures for any previous week in the history of American railroadlng.
 The strength of cotton last weeh was attributed in part to oelateu recognition by spinners or the sls
 ;sicorco of the last crop report. Wheat also advanced, contrary to ex- pectation, partly because of lower Canadian crop estimated.
 Foreign exchanges held rarls steady. with the exception of the German mark, which, however, mas ceased to be a factor in the market
 Climate of Japan is far wetter than that of England and subject to great ar extremes of temperature. the best
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-10

Climate of Japan is far wetter than that of England and subject to great CT extremes of temperature, the best season being autumn.