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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-20
DITHMER ELECTED TO
PEOPLES BANK BOARD

Henry L. Dithmer. president of the
Polar Ice and Fuel Company, was
elected a director Of the Peoples State
Bank at the annual stockholders
meeting Friday, it was announced to-
day. He was elected after Emsley W
Johnson had submitted his resignation
as a member Of the board because of
his connection with several other In
dianapois banking institutions. John
son had been a member of the
directorate for many years
The stockholders made no change
in the personnel of the banks off,
GERS. Felix VI. McWhirter was re
elected president; Albert J. Hueber,
vice president; Clarence r. Weavr,
vic president and trust officer. and
Neal Order. cashier.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-20
EIGHT PERISH IN
TENEMENT FIRE

and attempted to lead them to safety
but became lost in the smoke-filled
halls. Firemen later found her body
with those of the children grouped
about her.
DeGloria, trapped on the third
floor, leaped from the window. He
landed on his back and was rushed
to the hospital in a dying condition.
Snow delayed the arrival of the
fire department and the building was
3 mass Of flames when it arrived,
The blaze started in a coffee house
on the ground floor, cutting off all
avenues of escape.
Fifty persons were in the burning
tenement. Many of them were
crouched in corners awaiting death
when the firemen rescuers arrived.
They were led TO safety through the
smoked filled halls.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-20
BRUHN ORDERED
TO SUPPORT WIFE

Fred H. Bruhn. $40 Z. Fall Greek
Blvd, vice president of J. =. Perry
< Co, wholesale grocers. was ordered
10 pay Sl6S "a month for the support
of his wife. Gilmore .. BrUhn. pend
ing trial of his suit for divorce fled
Dec. Il, 1922. in Superior Court, Room
?. He was ordered 10 pay her back
bills.
Mrs. Bruhn petitioned for $3.50 a
month. She told the judge that the
rent was several days behind and that
she was being annoyed by notes and
telephone calls concerning the pay
ment. The judge said he thought Sos
for the rent and 500 for other ex-
penses. as there arc no children, would
be ample to support her until the trial
in March.
Bruhn filed his suit two days after
their separation in December In his
complaint he charges that Mrs. Bruhn
'nagged. abused and cursed" him, said
she hated him" and that she made
life "a burden"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-20
WOMAN IDENTIFIES
SECOND MEMBER
Of HOODED MOB
Former Deputy Sheriff Named
is Released Under
$1,000 Bond.
BIZ United Press

BIZ tHttfd Press
COURTHOUSE. BASTROP, La,
Jan. 20.-AIrs. b. D. Carlisle today
positively identified T Jeff Burnett,
former deputy sheriff and lifelong &C
quaintance, as one of the black
hooded mob that kidnapped Watt Dan
iel and Thomas Richards and three
ctkers shortly before the brutal muir
ders of Daniel and Richards.
Burnett was released today on So
900 bond because further confinement
on a charge Of completely in the kill
lugs was believed dangerous to his
life
Z. c. Osborne testified in the open
hearing today that he left Morehouse
Parish on orders of the ''vigilantes
committee" when he was unable to
obtain protection of authorities.
Osborne testified that although he
had never been logged by the 'vigi-
lantes." his brother Clay had been
whipped.
Dewey Brown. next witness, testi-
fed TO receiving a threatening letter
which he took 10 the sheriff.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-20
AMERICAN LEGION POST
ENDORSES TWO BILLS
Memorial Day and Boxing Measures
Are Favored.

indianapolis Post No. Of the
American Legion was on record today
Is favoring a bill prohibiting racing
and other athletic events on Memorial
day. and a bill making legal the hold
ing Of boxing matches, which have
been introduced in the Legislature.
At a meeting Of the post Friday in
the Board OF Trade building the fol
loving officers were installed; Frank
Jeffry. adjutant; Harold Batchelder,
chairman Of membership committee;
Clarence Antrim. athletic officer; Miss
Mabel West, chairman Of the visit
ing committee: Scott Brewer. chair
man of the entertainment committee.
The April meeting will be cere-
monial for Initiation Of new members.
A past commanders medal will he
presented to Myron Cesler and Ii.
Matthew Services.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-20
'VILIGANCE RULE
CONTROLS 100000
PEOPLE BY FORCE
Arkansas Citizens Com
mittee' Uses Arms Lash
and Rope,

BIZ JHgTed Press
MEMPHIS. Tenn. Jan. 20.-The
citizens committee" at Harrison,
Ark, has controlled 100000 people
with an iron hand for nearly a week,
according to a staff correspondent of
the Memphis Press. who reached
Springfield, Mo, today.
rifles, shOtguns, pistols. the lash
and the hangman's moose have backed
up the edicts of the citizens commit
tee which has established a soviet in
Harrison. although nine Of it's twelve
members are from other towns and
counties" according to the Press cor
respondent.
The work of the committee, sum
married., is this:
Rail striker hanged because he
repealed the invasion of his home.
Members Of the committee adj
mitted thirty men have been tied up
and lashed
at least 500 men and women have
been told o light out for the hills.
and have been sent out of their val
ley to find shelter. The nearest neu-
trail spot is Branson. just across the
Mississippi line. forty miles through
the mountains.
1.-THE home OF practically every
striker along the $50 miles OF the
Missouri & North Arkansas Railroad
have been entered and searched for
evidence Of depredations against the
railroad"
Declariny an organization was per
fected a year ago 70 stamp opposition
to the railroad which has been prac-
tically crippled since June. 1921. when
every union man walked out rather
than tab A a decrease in pay amount
ing 70 * % per cent" the Press
account SAYS:
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ny CUtfed tTCSS
LAWRENCE, Mass, Jan. 90
Eight persons persisted in a tenement
house fire here early today.
Two were injured, one seriously.
The flames swept through a three
and-a -half-story tenement. on Elm St.
The dead are; Mrs. Angelo DeGloria
and her four children, Rose, 10; Jo-
seph, 8; Angelina. Z. and Mary, 8.
Isaac Reysha, 70.
Romano Reysha, 25.
Mrs. Mary S. Kalid, So.
The injured are: Angelo DeGloria,
broken back, and Joseph Garvey, fire
man, broken wrist.
Mrs. DeGloria was carried to safe
ty by firemen but eluded her rescuers
and plunged back into the burning
building to save her children.
She apparently found the little ones
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-20
MILK PRODUCTS
MERGER FORMED

Consolidation Of the SanitaF Milk
Products Company and the Banquet
Ice Cream Company was announced
by officials OF the two firms today The
combined business will be conducted
at the plant of the Sanitary plant.
1914 Southeastern Ave. The new
company Will be known as the SAM
tary Milk Products Company In
crease In capital stock of the SAM
tary MIX Products Company from
$4,000 to $150.O00 in the near future
is contemplated, officials said
officers of the Sanitary Milk Prod
ducts Company are William Rathert,
president; r. T. Mills. general man
aeer; L. S. Graham. vice president and
treasurer; +. J. Thielke, superintend-
ent. and Frank Roger. sales manager.
Plans for extension Of business was
announced.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-20
STUFF GETS BIG ORDER

The Stutz Motor Fire Engine Com.
Pany today received a contract for
seventeen pieces of fire apparatus for
the city Of Seattle. Wash. The appa-
ratus will completely motorize the fire
department in Seattle.
Baltimore and Kansas City also
have placed contracts with the Stutz
Company during the past week. The
three contracts call for twenty-five
pieces of apparatus.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-20
HIGH POWERED HOOTCH
Quart of Liquid Defies Efforts at
classification.

A new world record for high power
moonshine has been discovered, police
said today. Joseph Falcone, railroad
section hand, who lives in an old box
car south of Cumberland, was arrest
ed and a crude still seized.
Residents of the neighborhood re
ported Friday that a man stepped out
Of Falcone's box car made numerous
efforts TO stand on his head in the road
and then collapsed.
A quart of that product def1ed all
attempts Of liquor experts on the po-
lies force to classify it, officers said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-20
FRENCH STATEMEN DELIBERATELY HAVE
THROWN AWAY BOTH OPPORTUNITIES

French deliberately thrown both these chances
away The effect on value of their currency be
grave Frenchmen will have increased cost OF Inv
ing for the venture dictated by shorsghd and shortmpered
craftsmanship.
thinks of the consequences driven to ask
whether reuchpolcans really seeking reparatons
pursuing purpose quite incompatible with the
of money payments under the treaty.
This is the road toward reparaons 1t leads IN exact
ly the opposite direction.
Whittier then, does it lead9 There doubt its effect
will far German industry is concerned
have already dealt with its disastrous influence German
currency with the indirect effect of rapidly depreciat
ing currency upon German foreign trade Seizure of the Ruhr
mines will have another serious effect
Even the result Of the compulsory alienation of much
of Germany coal supply in the Ruhr Sesa and the Saar from
industry diminished German productivene The fuel
deficiency thereby created inside Germany has beer partially
by purchases of coal from outside The necessity
providing gold pay for foreign coal has added considerably
to Germanys financial difficulties
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-20
AUDITOR DISALLOWS BILL

\ bill Tor S23-lO Tor liquid soap
paper cups and cup retainer recently
bought for use in Superior Court
room I. was disallowed today by Leo
X. Fesler, county auditor. Fesler said
the county had a contract with a
toilet supply company for such ar
ticles.
County Commissioners Albert Hoff-
man and John Kitley agreed with the
auditors action. The supplies were
ordered by Judge James NJ. feathers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-20
AUTO DRIVER IS
HELD AS RESULT
OF BOYS DEATH
George Ru8hton, 8, Run
Down While Playing
With Wagon,

George Rushton, g. son Of Charles
p Rushton. 1928 n. Rural St. died at
his home today as the result of in
ju~ies received Friday when he was
struck by an automobile driven by
Harry B. Millspaugh, 80, Of 1905 Gull
ford Ave. NIIlspaUgh is charged with
manslaughter. It was the first death
from a traffic accident in the city this
year. The boy was pushing a toy
wagon.
The accident was one of a series
that occurred Friday. Anthony Bur
relic, Il, of 927 S. East ST., was In
jured when a bicycle he was riding
colHded with an automobile driven
By r. ". Livingston, 1850 Bellefon-
taine St. The accident occurred at
Ohio and Pennsylvania SITS. Burrello's
injuries were slight and he refused
to go to a hospital. No person was
injured in two other automobile acct
dents investigated by the police.
Playmate Sees Mishap
Nillspaugh was driving in the 300
block on Rural st. at p. m. Friday
when George Rushton ran from be-
hind an automobile and was struck by
the fender Of Nilspaugh's car, accord
ing to Frederick Hubbard. 406 Eastern
Ave. who was playing with Rushton
and witnessed the accident.
The injured boy was carried to his
home and DR.. Mendenhau was called.
The physician said the boys leg was
broken and his skull was fractured
Sergeant Wilkerson arrested Mills
paugh on the charge OF assault and
battery, but when the boy died today
the coroner ordered the charge Of man
slaughter placed against him.
Interurban Hits Auto
Mrs H A. Baker, 1882 n. Arsenal
Ave. was driving an automobile at
Twenty-Fourth St and Northwestern
Ave Friday when the automobile
was struck by an interurban car.
John Sunderland was motorman OF
the interurban. The automobile was
knocked into truck owned by c. E.
Grant. 119 y. New Jersey St. Both
automobiles were badly damaged but
no person was injured.
Jesse Sims. 49, w. Sixteenth ST.,
was arrested on the charge Of failing
to stop after an accident. Mrs. Ever
EFT c. Johnson, 5505 Pleasant Run
Blvd. was driving her car on Wash
irgton St. when it is alleged an au-
tomobile driven by Sims sideswiped it
in such way that Mrs. Johnson's
car hit an automobile parked at the
curb The third car was owned by
A. B. Robinson, S134 E. Washington
St, and was parked in front Of his
home. No person was injured in the
accident.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-20

Lady Nicotine would be all out Of
luck if Representative Thomas B.
Brown Of Mt. Vernon had his way.
Brown has introduced a bill in the
Indiana House providing for a tax
of five cents a package on cigarettes.
He doesn't like any kind of tobacco,
but he is particularly opposed to
cigarettes. Brown is a bricklayer
by trade and declares he can lay
more bricks in day than either
of his sons, who also are bricklayers
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-20
American Policy ISNow One Watchfu Waiting Until In
vaSiOn of Ruhr Has Either Proven Success or Fall
ure-ACton Is Fraught With Danger.
By FRANK J. TAYLOR
Times StGr Correspondfnt

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2O-Whenever the government
will listen reason rpaatOn the American is
ready step mediary the French invasion Germany
just much the United States could do without actually
suspenng relations has been done the German
crisis and of the Ru valley the President his Cabinet
advisers feel
Though the American policy will be one of watcu
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-20
EN- FRENCH LISTEN TO REASON j. s. IS READY TO AID
Popular.

sol9N pa1lH1 Ha
MUNCIE, Ind, Jan. 20.-A
girl bootlegger who carried
booze in a perfume bottle and
gave 1t to thirsty fellow stu
dents in high school here, is in
a report made public today by
Clarence Dearth, juvenile judge.
Other cases Of alleged delin-
quency are said to be known to
the court.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-20
RECEPTION FOB DR. TRENT

4 reception in honor of DR.. L. G.
Trent. recently appointed pastor of
.the Woodruff Place Baptist Church.
: wiH be held Monday evening in the
schurch. Short addresses Will he made
4by c. S. Dearborn, S. A. Hayward,
he Rev. Frank Z. Davidson, pastor
BE- the EnglewOOd Christian Church,
'1ssand Mrs. c. W. Craig. DIR. Trent came
30 the Woodruff Place Church, from
-Kiwalks, III.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-20

automobile in company with Homer
S. Dean, 1923 Grand Ave, Dayton,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter NJ. Ames,
222 Forest Ave, Dayton. The Blen-
singers have two children.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-20
WILL GERMAN MINERS WORK REGULARLY
AND EFFICIENTLY FOR FOREIGN MASTER?

still larger foreign purchase will be the inevitable result
forcbe diversion Of large quantities Of Ruhr coal to France and
Italy further financial embarrassments consequence
That is bad enough. But fear Will the German
work with the regularity and efficiency for a
foreign he does for German employer? Is there the
possibility of the production being maintained its pres
ent level?
The influence world ncalcu
able Nobody gains everybody is loser by the How
Germany whose embarrassed finances made still involved
how is Germany whose industry becomes and
dicuthow Germany reduced to despair to be of the slight
o France, Belgium Italy anybody else?
The eatherheaded scrbes who have advocated this rash
policy France will be helped because Germany will thus
impotence For how long? IDENTIFICATION OF
GERMANY rs NOT AN UNLIKELY CONSEQUENCE OF THIS
MOVE
know that is the expectation Frenchmen still banker
after the days when the saxons and Bavarans and Wurtem
burgers allies and almost vassals of France against
THAT WAS THE THAT LED THE THIRD
NAPOLEON TO HIS RUIN. IT rs THE ATTRACTION
WHICH Is NOW DRAWING FRANCE ONCE MORE To
WARD SURE DOOM
HOPELESS TASK TO ATTEMPT RECOVERY
OF PREPARATIONS FROM DIVIDED STATES
The policy will bring security France in the future
deprves her of all hope of Preparations the immediate
There will be longer German pay 1t would be too hope
less task attempt recovery from each of the severed
BUT WHAT OF THE INCREASED SECURITY?
NOTHING CAN KEEP GERMANS PERMANENTLY
APART THEY WILL AT THE SUITABLE MOMENT RE-
UNITE UNDER MORE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS,
FREED FROM EXTERNAL As, WELL AS INTERNAL
DEBT FRANCE WILL HAVE LOST HER PREPARATIONS
AND ONLY RETAINED THE HATRED OF AN IMPLAC-
ABLE FOE WHO HAS BECOME MORE REDOUBTABLE
THAN EVER.
How would Europe have Jared in the interval whilst France
learning from events what every other cy now9
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-20
MAINLAND WOMAN
HELD WHEN WIFE
MAKES ENTRANCE
PhiIadeIphianS involved in
Love Triangle in Court
Here.

Il would marry him tomorrow if
he were divorced" declared pretty
Mrs. Gretchen Rapp, %, of Philadel
phia today as she walked into the city
court room. but what 10 I want of
a married man."
Mrs. Rapp was arrested in company
with Thomas r. Blensinger, IS,
business man Of Philadelphia, at IL
p. m. Friday. Both were fined SIS
and costs in city court on the stat
utory charge. The additional charges
Of contributing to child neglect viii
be placed against Mrs Rapp. and
child neglect against Blensinger in
Juvenile court, authorities said. How
ever, no affidavits had been filed.
Mrs. Rapp was released on 5000
bond signed by Walter Reeter, known
as a professional boudsman, who also
stayed her fine.
The police of this city started TO
assist Mrs. Blensinger to uhravel the
love tangle last night when Motor
| cycle Policeman p. A. Taylor was
called to the Great Eastern Hotel on
report Of a disturbance Mrs. Blen-
singer had discovered her husband
and Mrs. PAM, ~, , room, az tha botoI
noIfoe said
WIN Not Make In
Mrs PlensiDc,or +o5a,, doclarad Che
uo,Id mot return m ba, husband The
love affair started In Philadelphia
eight months ago, she said Mrs. Rlen-
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STATE TROOPERSIN
KHAN, IS CHARGE
lContinued From Page D

openly displayed sympathy with the
khan, one company-l52G HoWitzer
Battery-meeting IN regular drill,
being dismissed after short time
and just before the parade. with the
order to go upon the streets, mingled
with the crowd, but not to loiter and
70 report at the armory after the
parade
THAT some Of the officers we're
carrying side arms during this time.
These guard members gathered close
~ around city officials when l. as
mayor. forbade the khan to parade, and
these Euardsmen openly showed by
their actions and talk that in event
Of city officially attempting arrest they
the guardsmen-would take the part
Of the khan.
That officers Of the guard met and
conversed with klansmen leading the
parade a portion of the way and that
members of the guard marched along
side the klansmen as though to protect
them"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-20
Italy May Break

This Government looks for the
italian. government To break away
from the French on the policy OF
forcibly collecting from Germany.
Italy is already disappointed in the
results. advices reaching American
officials indicate. Withdrawal by
Italy from the Franco-BelgoIta
combination against Germany might
cause the French to modify their
policy.
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. waiting until France has either sue
ceeded or failed in collecting by force
from Germany American officials are
not at rest. They look upon the
Ruhr invasion as fraught with ut
most danger for the world.
However. the United States will not
attempt mediation unless the French
acknowledge a willingness to accept
a reparatiOn sum which Germany can
actually pay. Before the Ruhr Inva-
sion, American experts said Germany
could possibly pay sum approximat-
ing So, O0O, 600. 900. British and Ger
man economists concurred in this.
Now, however, serious doubt exists
here as to the ability of the Germans
to reorganize their production suffi-
GENTLY to pay even S12, 900, 900, 900.
The longer the French occupy the
Ruhr, the less the Germans can pay
eventually, American experts say.
Ruhr Is Source of Wealth
The explanation of this lies in re-
ports from the Ruhr. which indicate
that the most delicate and intricate
industrial and economic organism in
has been out of gear by the French
invasion. The Ruhr is Germany's
greatest source of wealth, being her
center Of production. and the princi-
pal source of wealth with which to
pay PREPARATIONS.
Commerce between the Ruhr and
the rest OF Germany has stopped, re
uorts show. Officials here fear for the
plight of the dense population OF the
Ruhr district. which produces but one
tenth Of the food needed for inhabi-
tants of the region. But one weeks
supply Of food existed in the Ruhr
when the French entered. Unless the
French are able TO feed the population,
intense suffering will result. the
American Government fears.
Germany as a whole is estimated
TO be more than 100. 600, 000 tons of
food short this year. Entry Of the
French armies into Germany was
signal for immediate cancellation Of
practically all orders for supplies
from abroad to Germany, Department
Of Commerce reports show. Business
in Germany is at a standstill. On
the other hand, American firms find
themselves with many orders for
goods formerly supplied by Germany,
particularly in South American coun-
tries
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McCray Non-Committal

Il am busy now with the State
budget and I have not had time to
give consideration to the letter." the
Governor said. Il do not know
whether l will do anything about it."
Adjt. Gen. Harry =. Smith, head Of
the National Guard. was inclined to
minimize the charges.
"Of course, l shall be glad to go to
Portland to investigate, If the Gov
ernor wishes" General Smith said.
Members OF the guard have a right
to belong to the Ku-Klux Khan or
any other organization. So long as
they do not appear in uniform or IN
der the command Of their officers, the
State has no right to interfere.
General Smith intimated this is
not the first charge Of khan activities
on the part Of the guard he has re
ceived. He said he had reports from
another city that the khan was holding
meetings in an armOry, but had found
this to be untrue.