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WHAT DOPE DID TO ONE WOMAN.

teered Maizis brisfly, "but it dou't pay to look 1t it If we had . gun nov VI wouldn't have to scratch him, but he won't fee3 it anyhow. Hers. old fellow, give Maisie your hand"
 Win . svift practised gesture shA scratched ths pin Q it left . thin rcd scar. and as tho blood oozed slowly out shs poured . few drops of ths warm powdered fluid ints ths wound
 The boy had raised his head with . sudden jerk and his whols body wA tenss and rigid
 He rose to take her in hin arms and Naisis flashed mo . quick look over her shoulder.
 ~Thafs just my friend who cams back with mo, Rad," she explained 1No, she doesn't want any stuff"
 1Tvs got plenty of it here, Maisis." He resented a slur on their hospitality and had held out the little spoon to mo just aa . host in another part of town might offer one 2 cup of tea. T pulled en . littla deal yesterday downtown and I laid tn . good suppln Yeu'rs sure you don't want any 1@ j
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tho other day. Here ws are nov. Don't be shocked at the elegance of my apartment"
 We had stopped before little fruit shop, ooe of those that jut out on the pavement lined with overripe and rather dirty fruit and riddled with flies. Back of this vas . narrow alley and pair of rickety stairs lead ing to an overhanging house.
 ~Its only me. Rad" said the girl swiftly and explained in an under tona That Rad, he's my gentleman friend. Don't take any notice of him. He's pretty well doped up."
 Tho boy stirred drowsly and raised his head enough to lean it against her waist The girl drew her eyebrows together swiftly. Been shooting him. self to death. guess" she murmured sadly and stroked the black hair. She looked at me with a little worried frUwn and then turned toward shelf hanging on the wall where there stood . book. m ash tray. . box of facs
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can maze about rnlrty miles an hour. And under nfavorable conditions it can churn, bump, rumble and splash from hummocked ice to open water and then back the ice again in a manner which brings to mind the well known story "there ainr no such animal"
 An iceboat enthusiast sometimes regards . scooter in somewhat the same light which the owner of Rolls Royce might flivver. recall watching scooter when an iceboat sailor suddenly exclaimed:
 "Just hear them, will you? Listen to all that ncise. Bumpity- bump -bump-bump. regular train of cars It makes me sick Give me smooth, silent iceboat every time instead of thoss noisy contraptions."
 The fact remains that no iceboat would havs dared venture the particular stretch of ice which those scooters were sailing. Like the hivver land, the scooter on ice and water will take you almost anywhere that you wish to go.
 The scooter you find it on the Great South Bay assumes numerous weird forms, an effort which is by means lessened through the genius of the small boy. Even watertight drygoods
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fb. although combined with this may be tho handling of the main sheet and change in the seating positions of the crew. One person alone sits amidships holding the jib sheet in one hand either hauling 1t in paying it out according to the course which he wishes to take. To head into the wind you pay out the jb sheet, to head off you haul in. Extra speed in coming into the wind is had by shifting the weight forward. thus tighten ing the stern.
 The mainsal of the scooter is kept trimmed fairiy flat. You cannot sail before the wind as with ordinary sailboat, for the reason that the jb would become banketed by the mainsail. and the jib being the steering gear would thereby re- fuse to. function. You have to tack when going ts leeward as well to windward. Just as an icel boat must approach a crack head-on, so must the scooter meet open water head-on or else over she will go. In approaching . stretch of ics from the water, the same rule holds good When the wind s not strong enough to carry tho scooter up on tho ics pike pole having hoe attachment . used. scooter almost invariably carries one ef these and also 8 pair of oars.
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and there is not sufficient amount of good ice ta permit much ice boating. Until few years ago the customary method of making the trip across consisted of mounting boat sled, dragging this across the ice as far dared walk, slid- ing the boat off into open water and trusting to luck that it would reach the other side. There were numerous drownings.
 In due time the thought seems to have occurred to some unknown genius to attach the sled runners directly to the boat Through process of evolution sail was added presently and the hauled boat ceased to exist The result was the amphibious scooter
 The scooter defies any strict classification It may be called an ceboat in that it sails ice, but it is of course vastly different in construction from the skeleton-like craft which for nearly century has been known as an iceboat. The scooter is equally at home on ice and open water and for this reason neither can it be called sailboat Its actions and rigging unlike those of any craft which is strictly confined to water, although the scooter may be sailed in summer well as winter.
 Tn common with several implements of winter. such as the snowshoe and ski, which originally were regarded merely as means of getting from one place to another the scooter has entered the realm of sport. Scooter racing on the Great South Bay has become as permanent an institution as has ice boat racing in New Jersey and the Middle West A scooter when sailing under favorable conditions
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The Scooter, Speedy Fhvver of the Ice

box has in more than one instance become full- hedged scooter. There is, however, one type of craft which predominates, for it has been found through experience that boat of the constructions which am about to describe sails better than all others under the varied conditions to which scooter is subject
 The hull of the typical scooter resembles very closely that of duck boat It is about fifteen feet long and four five feet wide The boat is well decked, fore, aft and amidships with room left for cockpit having strong combing. Both the deck and the bottom are gently curved in much ths manner of turtles back
 Only when the bottom of the scooter is visible do you see evidence of it's ice-sailng capacities. For, bolted to the bottom two runnerss either brass steel, about ten feet long and about twenty inches apart The slightly rocked somewhat after the manner of rocker skate.
 modified jib and mainsal rig is used Both astern and in the bow a considerable amount ot lateral expanse of sail is needed. The reason for this Is that the scooter carries rudder. It is >teered mainly through proper manipulation of ths
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 intD existence is as follows.
 The rzngy iandlocked salt water lagoon which is the Great South Bay is in winter neither freq reach of open vater it is solid ice It is partly ice fvery trearherous ice) and partly open water Across the bay from the Long Island mainland ara nz1rneruus outlying beaches with which eommunica- GN must be kept up throughout the winter. These benches on the ocean side are spotted with Me-saving stations.
 The treacherous, intervening stretch between mainland and beaches cannot be walked on for any great distance, can seldom be crossed by saiboat,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-11
By Elon Jessup- Illustration by Herb Roth.

the Great South Bay of Long Island. just 8 few years back, there was born of necessity a strange amphihious craft known as the scooter" Next to tho hydropiane. the scooter functions more like a wild
 snck than any craft which I have ever seen. The
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-28
Yesterdays ANSWER
HUNTING VICTIM INQUEST
Lad Is Killed Accidentally While
Hunting Late Monday.

An inquest into the death of James
Riggs, IA. Of Old Augusta, who was
shot and killed while hunting late
Monday, one mile north Of Old Au-
gusta, will be held at O'Clock this
afternoon by Coroner Paul F. Robin
son.
Wilbur Chance, IS, OF New Au-
gusta, who accidentally crushed In
the back of Higgs' head, according to
a report by Sheriff George Snider and
Deputy Joseph Shinn. was not ar
rested He was ordered to report
with George Watts Il, OF Old Au'
gusta, to whom he ran after the
shooting. A
The boys obtained hep and the
body was removed to the undertake
ing parlors Of Jesse PHILIPPE at lions
vile, Ind.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-28

be extended to apply to numberless
ether governmental problems.
That such decentralization might
incidentally prove one Of the most
sagacious political moves of recent
history is the belief of many compe-
tent, observers.
Problem Localized
What Coolidge did in asking PinchOt
TO handle the hard coal situation was
TO localize the problem. Congress has
been asked to legislate to make coal
and railroad strikes impossible and it
has tried; to legislate. even when it
was obvious to everybody in Wash
ington that the only effective means
of Federal action would be far too
drastic for the government Of a
republic.
In the present situation, for in
stance it might become necessary for
Pinchot to seize the anthracite mines
in the name of the State. Information
has reached Federal authorities here
that he will! go to that length If it
becomes necessary, though he realizes
the difficulties such a step would
involve.
But these difficulties would be in
fnitely greater and the after-conse-
quences much more prolonged If the
Federal government were to seize
the mines.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-28
KNOCKS AT HOME; JAIL
I'm All Right, JOHN" Fails TO Pass
Elmer Marone.

Elmer Marone, %. 1928 Climber ST.,
knocked on door last night, thinking
he was at home.
He later discovered that he had
knocked on the door to jail.
Guido Berzler, 1413 Climber St, told
Sergeant Dean and squad that the
man, who he thought was a burglar,
came TO his door, turned the knob and
said:
Let me in John. I'm all right"
When Dean found Marone in a
truck in front of the Betzler house
Dean decided the burglar" was not
all right He was slated at the city
prison chraged with intoxication.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-28
GREEK GENERAL KILLED
Frontier Official and Two Aides Are
ASsaSsinated.
By United Press

BIZ UnGted Pr6SS
ATHENS, Aug. 2S.-General Telini.
Limitation of the Greek Albanian from
tier, was assassinated today by a
party Of unknown gunner who am
pushed his motor car on the Santa
Kuaranta highway. His chauffeur,
Sergeant Major Scorti and his aide
de camp, Conatti, were also killed. Of
ficials are doing their utmost to ap-
prehend the guilty parties.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-28
GAS TAX APPEAL SOUGHT
South Bend Company Asks Supreme
Court TO Reverse Ruling.

An appeal from the decision oil
Judge Lem ]. Dare. st. Joseph su
perior Court, upholding the State 2
cent gasoline tax, has been filed In
the State Supreme Court by Bruce
GafiI OF South Bend. president Of the
Gafll OIL Company.
Judge Dare, in sustaining the States
demurrer to the original suit on the
ground of jurisdiction, upheld the tax
as constitutional.
Since the tax went into effect the
Gafn Company has been making pay
ments to Robert Bracken, State audi
tor. under protest.
Perfection Butter Makes Kiddies Grow.--Adv.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-28
NEXT TIME THEY'LL LOOK
College Students Explain Why They
Were in Raid.
BIZ United YeWs

BIZ United Aetcs
CHICAGO, Aug. 2s.-Four North
western University summer students
and their four coed companions prob
ably from now on will read all signs
with care.
Saturday night. according to the
story of their attorney in Morals
Court, they were looking for a quiet
place to eat after a tour Of cabarets.
They landed in the New Albany
Hotel, under the impression that it
was a restaurant. 1t wasn't, and just
as they were crowding the desk to
ask the clerk about it, the police vice
squad came in the door and arrested
them along with forty-three other
guests Of the hotel.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-28
NO RAISE; FIREMEN QUIT
Noblesville Men Also Turned Down
on Double Platoon.

3D. Tunes NpectuI
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. Aug. Is
All the members Of the fire depart
ment rendered their resignation when
the 1924 budget was passed by the
council without providing for an in
crease in wages for them. The men
received 800 a month. They asked
for a wage increase or the establish.
ment of the double platoon system.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-28
OFFICERS CHARGED
WITH NEGLECT TO
Be TRIED SEPT. IS
Detectives Comb Path Of
Slayer for Discarded
Coat and Weapons,

The trials for Lieut.. Arthur MCGEE
and Patrolman Bedford, charged with
INSTRUMENTATION and neglect of duty
when they issued a warrant for the
arrest of a boy at ColfaX, Ind, sus-
pected of the murder of Robert Wat
son, who died thirteen days ago from
knife wounds at the hand of an I'M
known assailant, were today set for
Sept Is by the board Of safety.
The officers were confronted with a
perfect alibi when they went to serve
the warrant at Colfax a week ago it
was said and returned empty handed.
Police Chief Herman Rikhoff de-
clared their action in violation Of
orders. 1t was reported superior Of
fcers knew nothing of the action of
the two policemen.
Detectives at Work
Detectives today are combing terri
tory through which the slayer is
thought to have passed in his escape
from the scene Of the killing near Wat
sons home, 215 n. Richland st.
According to descriptions Of the
escaping assailant given police by
persons who say they saw the boy at
different times, the murderer must
have left a knife, revolver and coat
behind him in his flight.
Police are searching for the dis
ca-ded coat and weapons in the hope
that they will point to the identity OF
the man. So far no clews have been
found upon which appreciate prog
ress could be made, according s>~olice.
Had Coat and Revolver
Ray Harris, 127 N. Minkner ST., anu
Steve Bait, 1852 n. Warman Ave,
who were walking on the railroad
tracks near the scene Of the Staying,
told officers that the man was wear
ing a coat and pointed a revolver at
them ordering, stand backr'
S. F. Arthur, owner of a grocery at
the National Rd. and thee> Dandy
Trail told police he gave a ride to a
man thought to be Watson's slayer.
He said the man wore no coat.
Postmaster Rowland Graw. oxford,
Ind, said he gave a ride to a man
near Bridgeport. Ind, who answered
the description given by Arthur.
Path of Escape
The approximate path Of escape
taken by the slayer along which evil
dence would show coat, gun and knife
were discarded has been determind by
police as that between the spot where
Harris and Bait report being held off
at the point of a revolver by the
suspected slayer and point on Wash
.ngton st. west of Harding St. where
Arthur said he picked up the escaping
man.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-28
COAL MOVE MAY
CHANGE TREND Of
u. S. GOVERNMENT
End of Extremely Centralized
Power Seen in Strike
Activity.
By LAWRENCE MARTIN
United Press STAFF Correspondent
(Copprjght, 1923, By United Press)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-The out
come of Governor Pinchot's effort to
avert the anthracite coal strike is i'm
portant, far beyond the immediate
question of getting coal to consumers
this winter. though that at the mo-
ment is the over -shadowing Considera-
ton.
1t Is important far beyond its effect
on the political fortunes of either Pin
chot or President Coolidge.
This important act Of Coolidge in
putting up the strike situation to Pin
chot may become the first step in a
new national policy, which, broadened
out from this beginning, will change
the whole aspect of American Govern
ment.
Decentralization Started
In recent years the whole trend
has been to centralize authority and
responsibility in the Federal govern
ment. the president and Congress.
The war, Of course. gave this trend
a tremendous impetus. and since then
there has-bee widespread complaint
about IT, without any very effective
efforts to-break away from it.
Coolidge. by one stroke, has opened
the way. however, to a sort of de-
Capitalization that. II it succeeds in
the present instance could very easily
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-28
A Puzzle
a Day

Start at any circle in the dia-
gram and draw a straight line from
its center to the center of any other
circle. From there turn at an angle
and travel to another. The puzzle is
to follow a course that will include
all the circles once and no more. The
course must not be, broken; turn
must be made at every circle, and no
lines Of the course may cross. The
line, for example, may not run from
l to to II; or 10 to 8 to 5, as no
turns will be made at or 8. The
course shown in the diagram does not
meet the conditions. as circle Is Is not
included and cannot be, because the
course from Is to IA may not be con-
tinued.
YESTERDAYS ANSWER
The dealer who increased his sale
of automobiles by three each day and
who sold 100 cars in eight days, made
sales as follows: First day, 2; second,
S; third, g. fourth II; fifth, Ia; sixth,
II; seventh, 20; eighth, %.
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Mrs. Joseph Beam, 2033 N. Cap
itol Ave, told police today three col
ored boys were caught stealing grapes
from her back yard. The boys left a
mans overcoat, a woman's cape and
three quart milk bottles in their flight
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-28
To Represent Boy Scouts.

Scout Executive F. o. Belzer and
s. L. Moron, assistant scout execu-
tive, will represent the, local scout
council at the region No. Z scout ex-
ecutive's conference at Culver, Ind,
Sept toto IA
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-28
Wealthy Farmer Suicide

BY Times Special a.
MUNCIE, Ind, Aug. 2S.-Orin S.
Lemon, 81, one of Delaware County's
wealthiest land owners, killed himself
at his home. Worry over i'll health is
given as the reason.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-28
LABOR TAKES Up
! CUDGEL IN PHONE
RATE CAMP A|GN
Committee Is Appointed to
Garry Organizations
Protest to Company,

The Central Labor Union today is
active in it's opposition to an in
crease of telephone rates in Indian
apols.
A committee was appointed at the
semi-monthly meeting Monday night
to carry the organization protest to
the telephone company, and. II neces-
sary, to organize union men to have
telephones removed from their homes.
The committee: Charles Roster
Pressmen's Union; Fred Bruder
Structural Iron Workers, and James
Doyle, Molders.
Branch No. 80 Withdrawn
Official notification of the withdraw
al of the Hoosier City Branch, No. 80
National Federation of Postoffice
Clerks, was received by the central
body.
The letter declared the withdrawal
came because of "a lack of interest OF
members and delegates in the activi
ties Of the c. L. u
A resolution was passed asking the
city council not to cut the tax levy OF
the park board.
Movie Operators Agreement.
Motion picture operators have
reached a wage agreement with EN-
ployers, announced Arthur Lyday OF
the operators local.
TIE nSw wage scale provides an in
crease of IL to 13 per cent. Mini
mum wages under the new scale viii
be 81 an hour with a minimum week
ly salary of $50 a week. The agree
ment goes into effect Sept. l.
Lyday pointed out, however, that
the contract will not be signed unit
all other theatrical unions have
reached agreements The musicians
union has not reached an agreement
a member said.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-30

Many of our irate husband
band readers will enjoy learn
ing a beauty doctor is in trou-
BILE. 9
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-30
HHEAIPESSa
a SA
BIG DOUBLE PROGRAM
AT RYLANDER TODAY.

A new automobile racing star has
come. to the screen. She is a tan
talizing, vivacious girl with golden,
bobbed hair, a flashing smile and
sparkling eyes. She is Agnes Ayres
and is appearing at the Rylander
theater today and Tuesday in Rae
ing Hearts, one of those famous
automobile stories by Byron Nor
gan, responsible for all of the Wal
lace Reid successes.
In Racing Hearts Miss Ayres
steps into an entirely new charac-
ter. AS the poppy young daughter
Of an automobile manufacturer who
is steadily going into bankruptcy,
she displays unusual enthusiasm.
Racing Hearts is unique for
several reasons. First, because it
serves to introduce this new Agnes
Ayres to the screen. Second be-
cause as the driver of a high-pow-
cred automobile in the thrilling race
climax, she is the first woman of
the screen to pilot racing car
in actual contest In addition, it
again brings Miss Ayres and Theo-
dore Roberts to the screen as
daughter and father, the previous
occasion having taken place three
years ago during the production Of
TOO Much Speed" in which Wal
lace Reid starred for Paramount.
In addition to Agnes Ayres and
Theodore Roberts, the cast of Rae
ing Hearts includes Richard Dix.
As an added attraction on these
two days the Rylander is present
ing Buster Keaton's new two-reel
comedy, "The Love Nest" in which
Buster is shown in all his glory.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-30
MANY ATTEND REVIVAL
At PLEASANT GROVE
Baptists From All Parts of The
County Attending Services
Conducted There

The Baptist meeting going on at
Bethel this week is being largely at
tended. Mr.. Burns, of Macon, is
in charge of the singing and the
choir is doing splendid following
their guide.
Mr.. and Msr. Joe C. Willis spent
Saturday with Mr.. and Mrs, Will
Dowdy.
Misses Eunice, Myrtle and Nellie
Copeland, of New Point, are visit
ing friends in this community. They
formerly resided here and are vel
coined by their many friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Rountree and
daughter, Katherine, spent part of
the week at the home of ]. B. Bar
ton.
The Saturday night singing was
given at the home of Miss Annie
Google.
Miss Zelma Parker spent Tuesday
night and Wednesday pleasantly
with Miss Lucille Midldebrooks.
Miss Veronica and Wonzia White,
Ford and Annie Ruth Barton and
Miss Ruth Rogers, Of Cordele, mo-
tored to Rupert Sunday.
Miss Agnes Wise, Of Jackson
vile, Fla, is visiting her uncle,
Jesse Roach.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Barton spent
Thursday as guests Of Mr.. and Mrs,
j. N. Reeves.
Mrs. J. D. Lane entertained a
number of young girls at her home
Thursday, complimenting Misses
Copeland.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Braswell were
spend-the-day guests of their son,
C. S. Braswell, Friday.
Mrs. J. N. Reeves visited Mrs j.
B. Barton Saturday.
Sam McGlamry spent this week
at home.
Rev. E. T. Moore and Mr.. Burns
were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
iMiddlebrooks Monday.
Mrs Joe c. Willis visited Mrs.
J. B. Barton Monday afternoon.
Mrs J. NJ. McGlamry was the
Sunday guest OF her mother, Mrs.
Z. Braswell