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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-07

will take away the towns most inn
portant thoroughfare.
Lake County has more banks than
any other county in Indiana, and the
combined resources exceed those Of
any other county, with the excep-
ton OF Marion. =
Track elevation in TT. Wayne which
was stopped during war times is to be
resumed, according to Mayor Hosey.
Work on elevating the tracks at two
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-07

An effort is being made at Lafay-
cite to revive the local auxiliary to
the Spanish War Veterans Post.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-07

New Albany citizens are greatly
aroused over a rumor the Indian State
highway commission Is considering
abandoning the New Albany end OF
the Jackson Highway. They say. It
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-07
Of the most important streets is to be
started Immediately.

For the first time in twenty years,
rain brought the thirty ninth annual
Pollard picnic. recently held near Bra
I'll. to a close. A large part of the
days program was halted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-07

In line with the STEADY growth of
bus lines throughout Indiana, Gin
ton has under consideration plans for
providing a bus waiting station, with
all the trimmings, including caller.
The city of Kokomo school enroll
ment for the coming year increased
but eighty-four pupils over the pre-,
ceding year, while at the same time
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-07

Quite apart from the imminent
risks that threatened her lover, Mon
ica-although she would never have
acknowledged 1t. was desperately GU
rious to know how the duel between
Pennington and Chai-Hung would end.
From the moment she had left the
little, ramshackle train TO accompany
her brother ito Dawson's bungalow.
she had become haunted with vague,
fr,de finite fear that she was befnkr
Evening star., 1923-02-23
MRS. P|NCHOT DEFENDS
WOMEN AS DRY AGENTS
Declares 1000 to $4,000 Can Be
Found Who Are Un-
ID bribable.
BY the Associated Press.

by the ASSOCIATED PreSS.
HARRISBURG, Pa. February 23
Mrs. Clifford Pinohot. wife of the
Pennsylvania governor who outlined
to President Harding in Washington
a proposal to use women in prohibi-
tion enforcement work. declared yes
terday that in her opinion cit would
be an interesting experiment to see
what could be done for the enforce
mont of prohibition with the assist
ance of women"
Her idea, she explained, was to take
so far as possible use women from
top to bottom" She said she would
like especially to see women in
charge of the issuance of withdrawal
permits in which. she said some Of
the worst corruption comes in."
honest than men," Mrs. Pinchot add
ed, although she expressed belief
there are available anywhere from
1000 to 10000 women who are un-
She declared the reason she would
like to have the experiment tried is
her belief that "the whole question of
law enforcement Is a big moral is
sue" and that the use of women
would serve to enlist a wider sympa-
thy and support.
Prohibition ought not and never
has been matter of SEX" she said.
Personally I'm very glad the prohi-
bition amendment was passed before
tho women got the vote"
Although Mrs. Pinchot explained
she realizes there are many places
where it would be impossible to use
women she held the belief that If the
experiment really were tried it would
be found there are not so many such
places where it would be necessary
to use men.
Evening star., 1923-02-23
COOLIDGE OUTLINES
IDEALS Of NATION
Declares U. S. Seeks to Grow
by Service and Not by
Conquest.
URGES SELF RELIANCE
Vice President Says influence Of
Washington Still Rules
Thought of Country.
URGES SELF : RELIANCE
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SYRACUSE, n. Y. February 23-The
.deal of America Is the building up of
self-reliance and self-eontroi among
her citizenry, Vice President Coolidge
said at Lenteu service here
in observance of Washington's birth
day. Under the American system of
government, he declared, society will
remain "a living organism sustain
ing hope and progress, content to ex-
tend its dominion, not by conquest,
but by service"
He contrasted two broad theories Of
government in the world-one the
the system Of equality and freedom.
Under the former. he declared. the
people look to the rulers" but under
the latter ''the rulers look to the
people"
Answer. Critics Of q. 3.
He pointed out that there are some
dangerous tendencies in this coun- =
try today. Certain students, he said,
have come to the belief that intelli-
sence In America does not test very
high and that therefore civilization
is IN grave perry Of failure ..ra.
there are dangerous tendencies. The
fact that one great empire broke
down Is not to be ignored But self
government did not break down"
Great strides forward In civilization
usually come from the masses, he
said. He declared that this always
was recognized by George Washing
ton.
influence still Lasts.
FOR the most part. the wealth and
artstOcracy of the colonies did not
follow Washington" he continued.
came from the farm, from the men of
the town meeting.
THE example Of Washington will
The nrinciplss which he advocated
and established does not change. Nile
was great exponent of the moral
force Of the world of his time
'It is because Of his increasing
power to inspire and lead that men
still speak Of him, write Of him, and
learn of him. 1t is we'll that he still
inspires the school. the editorial man
and the pulpit"
Evening star., 1923-02-23
CHICAGO UNIVERSITY
LIMIT ATTENDANCE
Faculty Committee Decides on Re-
stricttons Because Of Over
taxed Facilities.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associate ted Press.
CHICAGO, February pa faculty
committee at the University Of Chi
cago has begun work on-a Limitation
plan by which the student body will
be restricted to a number which the
institutions facilities will properly
care for. This will not necessarily
raise entrance requirements or work
against the less brilliant student,
Dean David A. Robertson explained.
The university, which is twelve
months in all departments, now gives
instruction to nearly $4,000 persons,
like most universities, has found it's
facilities oyertaxed, the dean said.
What the solution will be or how soon
some plan, if any, is evolved, could
not be stated, but the dean said the
search and graduate work must not
be hampered. In a brief statement DR.
Ernest de Witt Burton, the new act
ing president, said: -Four things
stand out in our minds as demanding
immediate attention and giving hope
for early development. These four
are: To carry out the plans for the
medical school. which were formed in
1916, but which, because of increase in
costs, will call for more money than
was then provided; increased en-
phasis on research in the graduate
social sciences; the revision and exc
cution of plans, made long ago, for
the development of the libraries. and
a marked improvement in the condf-
tions and character of undergraduate
life. Our aim here will not be greatly
cover and provide type of college
education better adapted to American
life. especially in these western states.
than any that has yet been evolved"
Evening star., 1923-02-23
CORDELL HULL ASSAIS
PRESIDENTS POLICIES
Declares Farmers Chief Sufferers
From "Aloofness and Emer.
gency Tariff Law.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOPEKA. KansI, February 23.-De-
+clarfng & that the American farmers are
the principal victims of the Euro
pean chaos" Cordell Hull, chairman
of the democratic national committee,
assailed the administration of Presi-
dent Harding In a Washington's
birthday speech here yesterday.
That band Of republican political
censpirators who undermined and
broke dow n the only program that
has yet been offered for the salts
factory dealing with our domestic
and International affairs. has much
to answer for" he declared.
They held the nation and the world
by the throat in 1890. This was
the most disgracefuI period of par
tisanship in our history. The direct
result of their assault OH the pro-
gram and policies of the recent demo-
cratic administration. of their failure
to offer any substitute policies and
of their championship of the abomin-
able doctrine of aloofness, has in
volved greater losses upon the people
Of America than Americas total cost
Of the world war.
Farmers Chief Victims.
at has been a matter of supreme
Evening star., 1923-02-23

The premier paid tribute to the late
Walter Hines Page, wartime Ameri-
can ambassador to Great Britain, for
his part ih the war and praised the
United States. the Dominion of Can
ada and the British colonies for their
immense contribution to the struggle,
without which the allies would have
been denied ths victory. He urged the
unity between the United States and
Great Britain, not merely in words,
but in action. in order, he said, that
the broken moral fiber of the world
could be repaired.
Maj. John Jacob Astor presided, and
the guests present included Amhas-
sador Harvey, Consul General Skin
ner, Post Wheeler, counselor of the
American embassy: Lord Riddell
Lord Deshrough, the Archbishop of
Canterbury, Viscount Astor, p. c. Lar
kin, the Canadian high commissioner
Charles M. Schwak and President
Harry A. Garfield of Williams College.
Evening star., 1923-02-23
REGRETS j. S. FAILURE
!. TOASSIST WORLD PEACE
Bonar Law Praises Wilson, But
Deplores Americas Policy
of AIoofness.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
LONDON, February 23.-"In my be-
lief, it circumstances had SO arranged
1t that America could have played her
part in the peace settlement as she
played it in the war the world would
be in much better position today"
declared Prime Minister Bonar Law be-
fore a gathering Of 600 Americans and
British residents here yesterday. The
occasion of the prime minister's re-
marks was the annual Washington's
birthday Tuncheon of the English
Speaking Union,
President Wilson. Mr.. Bonar Law
pointed out, had played an important
role IN the Paris peace negot fations,
burt 1T was found he had misunder-
stood the sentiment of the people at
home. who, when he returned to the
United States, rejected the work he
had accomplished.
"I shall not attempt to estimate the
effect OF Americas action" he con-
tfnued. 1T Is incalculable, but I be-
lieve the unwisdom OF Americas ab-
stention from the world settlement is
entering the minds of the American
people and government and that.
when another opportunity presents,
that government will no longer stand
aloof from the troubles Of the world"
Evening star., 1923-02-23
MAKES new TAX RULES.
Italian Finance Minister An
neunces Plan of Exemptions.

ROME, February 2a-The, nIinfster
of finance has made public the regula-
tions concerning the taxatien exenip-
tions of foreign capital in Italy
Exemption is couceded to the follow
ing: National firms and those con-
stituted abroad which have their
Headquarters I'm Italy and which carry
on their activities here: interest pay
ments on loans contracted by
creditors, on mortgages contracted in
foreign countries and on securities
placed abroad; interest on obligations
issued and contracted after December
16, 1922, and placed until December 81
1895.
The special permission Of the min
lister of finance is required for the
placing of foreign capital in Italy and
the minister may annu1 the exennp-
tions IL the operations do not coincide
with the interests of the country.
Evening star., 1923-02-23

Indifference to arrogant republican
national leaders that the farmers and
other producers of substantial sur
pluses in this country are wholly de-
pendant upon sound reciprocal foreign
markets for their chief prosperity at
home, and that the American turner's
today are the principal Victims OF
European chaos.
Republican leaders nor only fodled
and almost. destroyed the America n
farmer through their policy toward
Europe, but they unsuccessfully en-
deavofed to fool him with an absurd
tariff remedy during the past two
years.
Under the operation of these new
tariff rates the value of farm prod
ucts fell off 80 Ia per cent in 1921
despite this so-called emergency tar
iii.
"a high protective tariff system ir
America at this time flies I'm the face
of every sound economic law. It wifi
be the chief domestic issue in 1924"
Evening star., 1923-02-23
BLAST KILLS Three.
Dynamite Explodes Ireznaturely at
Oklahoma OIL Well.

Three men were killed and two oth-
ers injured yesterday afternoon In
an explosion on the Carter Oil ConP-
pany lease hear billiard, eighteen
miles west of here.
The explosion occurred when the
men were preparing to blast the cas-
ing In an abandoned we'll q charge of
dynamite being lowered into the well
exploding near the surfaces. The cause
of the nrerature blast has not been
detexinined
Evening star., 1923-02-23
DAMAGED SHIP TURNS BACK.

PLYMOUTH, February %. The
Italian steamer s Adige, & bound md, from rom
tic and has turned back here, 500
miles from where the accident occur
red, for repairs,
Evening star., 1923-02-23

Queen Mary was ons Of the nrsj
women in England to fntroduce
vacuum cleaners and electric cooking
cleaning and wastttn& devices in har
homes. The royal laundries are al
most entirely operated by electrical
machinery.
Evening star., 1923-02-23

Nearly 1000 women in the United
states are praS'cing dentistry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-06
PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY

Dave cade Ensley. July 2s. Liabilities s145.s5; assets, none.
 Liabilities, SS75, assets, wages due by Woodward Iron company, $50. Attorney D. $. Dark.
 J. K. Rochester, Birmingham, July SO Liabilities, S182. 93; assets, wages due by L. x N., $S4. Attorney, o. s. Finch.
 w. l.. Laird. Bessemer, July 30. Liabili- ties. s26O; assets, wages due by American Steel and Wire company $7Q, automobile S53O. Attorneys, Benton X Bentley.
 Henry Perry, Bessemer, July 30. Liabil- lties, $S79.4o assets, wages due by $. S. gagged for S560. claimed as exempt. Attor- neys. Mathews Mathews.
 John Malone, Westfieid Ala, July 30 Liabilities. S163. 60; assets none.
 c. A. Culver, Birmingham, July 30. Lia- bilities S473 assets. wages due by South ern Railway company, s65 50. Attorney
 Joseph 0 0, Michael. Birmingham. Lia- bilities, s1.52S 72; assets none. Attorney
 l. w. Beard, Birmingham, July S1. Lia- bilities, SS64 75; assets, wages and per sonal property. $16O. Attorney. R. L. Will Hams.
 Monroe Lacey. winonah. Ala, July s1 neys. McEwing & McEwing.
 J. T. Newman, Birmingham. July 31 Liabilities. $421; assets none. Attorneys
 sam Junior, Ensley. July 81. Liabilities SEA; assets $50. Attorney D. J. Hummer.
 Jasper Howard, Dolomite, Ala July 31. Liabilities. S125; assets. SEQ. Attorney, T.
 c. W. Forshee, Ensley, July 30. Liabili- ties S227 50; assets, wages due by T. c. l., $40. Attorney, D. J. Hummer.
 Oscar Westbrook, Quinton, Ala, July 2S. Liabilities. Sl79; assets, wages due by Franklin Coal company s45 45. Attorney. w. M. Davidson.
 Rebecca Bazemore. Birmingham, August 1. Liabilities, S350; no assets. Attorney. Clark Williams.
 National Metal Products Co.,, Inc Bir- mingham, August 1. Liabilities, S3.620 66 assets. $1000. Attorneys, Weatherly. Birch X Hickman.
 Tom Booker Birmingham, August l. Liabilities $64 25; assets wages due by T. c. l.. s. claimed as exempt. Attorney, w. Emmett Perry.
 Andy McGregory. Birmingham. August 1. Liabilities. $210; assets wages due by Birmingham Southern Railway company, claimed as exempt Attorney, Albert A. Rosenthal.
 Lemon Freeze, Birmingham, July S1. Liabilities s222 60; assets, wages due by Southern Railway company, $36, claimed as exempt. Attorneys, NeSmith & Gar rison.
 Walter DeLoache, Bessemer. August g Lia bilities. S115: assets none. Attorneys Benton & Bentley.
 Lee Bryant. Bessemer. August ?. Lia- bilities. s65; assets wages due by T. c. l.. s16; attorney none.
 Will Jackson, Boyles, August l. Liabil- tiles, $161 assets, wearing apparel, $7. At torney. Alvin NJ. Douglas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-06
GENERAL BETTER AFTER BLOOD, TRANSFUSION
Chief Of Police Gladly Gives Blood
 To His Old War Chief

NEW ORLEANS, August 5.-Gen. Lee Christmas, subjected to blood transmission yesterday in an effort to save lis life, showed marked lm- provement today, according to his physician, and rested easily, although taerc was a slight increase in his temperature. Guy Molony, superin- tendent Of the New Orleans police de- partmeut, who fought under General Christmas In several Central Amer ican revolutions. was none the worse for the loss of a pint and quarter of hood which he gave to his old cuntrade.
 rn- superintendent, who went to police headquarters immediately after the operation, told the general before leaving that if he needed more he could have 1t, even If it took the last drop in his body. Physicians said they expected to repeat the op- eration within the near future fer the generals weakened condition is 1ue to acute anemia Induced by complication of tropical diseases contracted during the many years he spent in the Jungles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-06
BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERAI4D
AMERICAN PADS BECOME POPULAR WITH THE FRENCH
Chewing Gum, Coco-Cola, Ham And Eggs Are All
 In Demand
By CARL VICTOR LITTLE Especial Wire to The Age-Heraid)

PARIS. August 0.-l arls lS AV' PSA cent American.
 To begin with, the French nave become chewing gum addlcts. The beautiful darlings along the boule- wards now chew gum with the agll- ity Of the American stenoBrapher. These same girls are the elder sisters of the ones who, during the war called the Americans vulgar when they introduced the chewing gum habit to France.
 And it is not at all unusual for Frenchman and his girl to walk mo one of the many ice cream soda par lors and order one of the cool ana refreshing American drinks-With two straws in it. The French are economical Coca cola, which mas just been introduced, is also making 2. hit with the natives.
 Ham And Eggs, Too.
 Ham and eggs? At the time CT the American invasion of Francs during the war, the French had d superstition against serving ham and eggs together. Now even some of the Frenchmen have given up their traditional chocolate and rolls for breakfast to indulge in the great American dish. Juicy, sizzling not dogs" have also made their appear ance.
 Jazz music-made in America-is also the fad, not only among the tourists. but among the French. There are at least 50 American negr } iazz bands in Paris, and many of them cater only to French patronage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-06

Granny Groundhog cracked the two Pigs with the switches. My how Percy and Penelope Pig squealed! They had never been switched like that before and it felt just like bees stinging They dropped the Raggedys and scampered away through the woods. Just wait until we catch you on the way to school." they called back to the Raggedys, I've will take the Wishing Stick and Wishing Pebble away from you then"'
 "Ha, Ha! Hal Did you ever get fooled" Raggedy Andy called back 'We do not go to school So therer' Then Raggedy Andy made the wish without hiding his eyes and all around Granny Groundhog's home were lots of candy covered cookie bushes with all kinds of cookies, ripe ones, on every branch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-06

gedy Ann felt herself caught too. Of course they took their rag hands away from their eyes imme ediately and saw that Percy Pig and his sister Penelope Pig had slipped up quiet ly from behind and caught them. Now we will have the magical Wish ing Pebble and the Magical Wishing Stick" Percy and Penelope Pig cried as they started to run with the Raggedys. But they had not taken more than l6 steps before Granny Groundhog and little Ned Gnome knew something was wrong and opened their eyes.
 Little Ned Gnome flew after Percy and Penelope Pig and caught each right by their curly tail and hold them tight while Granny Groundhog cuttwo switches from a willow tree
 "Whack! Whack, Whacki Whacl<p
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-06
HARDING'S BODY
 TO PASS CHICAGO
 AS DID LINCOLNS
Fifty eight Years Ago Lincoln Cortege Went Through
 Windy City

CHICAGO, August 6,--As a funeral train sped eastward and through the great central west tonight bearing Harding, Chicago, for the second time In It's history, prepared to re- cSlve the body of a nations chief executive,
 Fifty-elght years ago a funeral train bearing the body of martyr, Lincoln, was brought to CMcago on the way to Springfield, where 1t was lad to rest, Then elaborate memo morrow the body of Pros dent liar ding will rema'n I'm Chicago only while the funeral train passes from one road to a"otnar. a mates of less than an hour,
 The city, the largest through which the body of the President will pass, had prepared a tribute little different than that paid to the nem- ory Cf the chief executive every whelw on the long, sad journey from the Golden Gate to tho nations capi- tai,
 Tomorrow tens of thousands of people will line the Chicago k North tracks as the crepe -draped engine creeps through the maze of railway yards and gets her speed for it's final dash to the capital. Q o e
 Cross Father of Waters.
 Tonight the train sped from the plains of Nebraska and forged east plains of Nebraska an dforged east ward towards the Mississippi. Omaha | and Council Bluffs, Ia, will be passed if the schedule is maintained in the early hours of tomorrow morning Iowa will be crossed during the morning, and the Father of Waters about noon. The afternoon will be spent In crossing Illinois. Few details are lacking here for the transfer of the train from the Chicago & Northwestern line to the Baltimore & Ohio. The funeral train Is expected shortly after o'clock l daylight saving time.
 With only slight pauses of few moments to change engines and crews in his fast race over half the country, the first stop O. any length will take place here, when about one hour will be taken in changing en- zines, switching, taking on ice and other details. With this completed the train will resume its journey with the next scheduled stop the na- tional capital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-06
FIND ANCIENT COINS

ROME, August t.-Interesting g relies in the form of twa large brass vases filled with pieces of gold, and believed by experts to belong to a period of 300 or 400 years B. C., have by order of the government, been removed from Ognina, which is sit uated at the foot of Mount Etna, to Rome.
 The vases were discovered in fis- ure in the ground under an old wall, after a slight earthquake, by a deaf and dumb peasant. The news of the find only reached the authorities when the peasant offered the vases for sale to collectors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-06

'Oh. yes, indeed! Raggedy Ann replied "Raggedy Andy has the Magical Wishing Stick sewed up in side of his cotton stuffed body, and he has made some very nice wishes with it. Just you wait and see if he can wish for the cookie bushes, you'll be surprised, I'll bet a nckel!"
 Maybe if Granny Groundhog and little Ned Gnome close their eyes, the Wishing Stick will work bettern' Raggedy Andy suggested.
 So Granny Groundhog and little Ned Gnome both closed their eyes and the Raggedys held their hands over their eyes, because, being shoe button eyes, the Raggedys could no' close them. Raggedy Andy had just started his wish for the candy covered cookie bushes when he felt himself caught from behind. and Rag
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-06
NEBRASKA PAYS TRIBUTE

OMAHA, Neb., August 5.-lBy As sociated Press.)-Nebraska late to- day began paying it's silent tribute to Warren G. Harding.
 At Kimball. Neb., the train bear ing his body from California passed through at D. m. (mountain time), with between 800 and 1000 citizens standing on both sides of the rail- road tracks. with heads barred and bowed.