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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-18
CROP OUTLOOK
REPORTED GOOD
Corn Planting Completed
Harvesting to Begin

Corn planting and replanting are
practically completed in all sections
Of the State and harvesting Of @heat
is expected to begin within a week or
ten days. George c. Bryant, agri-
cultural statistician for Indiana, says
in his bi-weekly recort made public
today.
The first two weeks OF June are
described as being generally favor
able for farm work. though the first
week was extremely hot and the
second week abnormally cool
An average wheat yield IS pre-
dicted for the southern part Of the
State. but the northern part will not
produce so well, as wheat in some
localities is not lodged 80 well, the
report states. The oats crop Is re-
ported to be making favorable prog
ress with heading found in southern
counties. All hay crops. except clover,
show considerable Improvement over
the -AFst Of the month, and small
fruits and truck crops have made
material improvement.
The farm labor situation remains
acute with many farms operating at
reduced acreage, the report concludes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-18
FUNERAL SERVICES OF
JOHN WACKER TUESDAY
Pioneer Resident of City Dies at
Home Here.

The Rev. F. r. DIARIES, pastor OF
Zion Evangelical Church will offlciate
at funeral services Of John Wacker
70. who died at his home, 24f4 w,
Tenth St, Saturday. Services will be
held at the home. Tuesday afternoon.
Burial in Crown Hill.
Mr. Wacker was born In Germany
in 1851. When %, he came to this
country and settled in Indianapolis.
He was for several years a butcher.
He was a member of the order Of the
Druids and the Zion Evangelical
Church.
He is survived by the widow. Mrs.
Emma z. Wacker; one son, Edward c.
Wacker; two daughters, Mrs. Emma
W. Wiles and Mrs. Florence Boecher,
all Of Indianapolis, and two brothers,
Augustus Wacker of Indianapolis and
Carl Wacker Of Germany.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-18
FRIEDA'S
FOLLIES
By NJ. e.

He was one of those self-satisf1ed
creatures.
Nothing interested him
Outside of the circumference of his
own anatomy.
And it was far from being
A perfect thirty-eight.
He had always had that disinter.
ested air with me.
Still I invited him to dinner.
l had made up my mind that for
one evening at least
He would be stuck on something
else besides himself
He was.
I had waited until my sisters chill.
dren
Were visiting me.
Children ara full Of fun.
They put fly paper in his chair
At my suggestion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-18
DEATH is INVESTIGATED
Fall Fatal to EmplOye of Local Rub
Der Company.

An investigation was being made
today by Coroner Paul f. Robinson
into the accident which resulted In
the death of Fred Wiese, 81, of 1918
Olive ST.. who was crushed in ar
elevator at the G.. & J. Tire Com
rany's plant, 545 E. Georgia St, Sat
urday.
John Lichtenberg, safety engineer
at the plant, told the coroner repair
men were beginning work on the
elevator. Wiess fell into the shaft
when the lift was moved.
The funeral will be held at the
Wiese residence Tuesday afternoon
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-18
BOY SCOUTS co
TO SUMMER CAMP
Classes in Swimming and
Craftsmanship Started.

One hundred and twenty five Indi-
annapolis Scouts arrived at the Boy
Scout reservation near FIT. Harrison
early this morning for a two weeks
camp under the supervision of Scout
Executive F. o. Belzer.
Many improvements, including
new showerhouse and washroom and
q new water supply, have been made
in the camp equipment since the
reservation was started.
The daily program will include
classes in scout craft and swimming,
besides general swimming, assembly
and campfire gatherings.
Assistants to Scout Executive Bel
ger will be S. L. Norton, assistant
executive; E. S. Hoelscher, physical
director. and r. NJ. Pruitt, deputy
commissioner in charge of the camp.
Several older Scouts will form a
junior staff, for assisting in the ac-
tivities.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-18
Four Autos Stolen

Four automobiles were missing to-
day. The owners of the cars, Mary
Jane Winstern, Apartment 2, 1896
N. Meridian ST.; Frank Perkins, 241
n. Pershing Ave; Cormet Ocoen, 1856
Lowell Ave, and Walker Raufh, 120
W. Thirtieth st.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-18

Oats poisoned with strychnine sue
cessfully eliminate groundhogs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-18
PENNSY RAILROAD
Is REPRIMANDED
Corporation Placed in Same Class
as Strikers.

corporation Ildc6u III oGul0 NldSS
as Strikers.
BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, June 1S.-The Pennsyl
vania Railroad today was publicly
reprimanded by the United States
Railroad Labor Board for refusal to
permit a certain class Of employees to
select their own representatives to
negotiate agreements covering wages
and working conditions"
The railroad was rebuked by the
board as placing itself in the same
position as employees who strike
against the boards decisions and the
law creating the board.
The Pennsylvania was declared to
have denied to its shopmen essential
rights as laboring men to which Con
gress had declared them entitled"
Perfection Butter Makes Riddles Grow.-Adv.
DR.. Otto II. grippe, OsteOpathy and Abrams
methods, 6I5 Merchants Bank Bldg. Lin. 1922
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-18
ORGANIZE BLUFFTON CLUB
Former Residents of Wells County
Picnic at Riverside.

One hundred and fifty former resi-
dents Of Button, now Indianapolis
citizens, picnicked at Riverside park
Sunday afternoon and formed a per
manent Indianapolis Button club.
Addresses were made by Frank c.
Daley, former U. S. District attorney;
former Mayor Charles W. Jewett, of
Indianapolis; the Rev A W. Miller
and W. A. Marsh.
Officers elected: Mrs. Foster. Clipp-
niger, 1921 Washington Blvd. presi-
dent; Hugh Daugherty, $40 n. Nerd
ian St, vice president; DIR. c. B.
Gutelius. 1923 Park Ave, secretary,
w A Marsh, 1850 Guilford Ave,
treasurer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-18
BIBLE CLASSES STARTED
Thousands Expected to Enroll in
Vacation School.

Approximately 1000 children were
expected to enroll in the Presby-
terrain daily vacation Bible schools this
week beginning today, it was an
nounced by the Rev. Robert ].
McLandress. director of religious
education for the Presbyterian synod
OF Indiana.
= The hours Of the schools will be
from to 1870 a. m. Teachers will
spend a half hour prior to each days
program in preparatory work. in
Guiding prayer service.
Activities will include learning
selected Bible passages and prayers,
calisthenics and motion drills, teach
ing and dramatization Of Bible stories
and patriotic songs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-18
PERSIAN QUAKES
TAKE 3,ODOL|VES
Shocks Render 100000
Homeless in KoraSSan,

By United Net1s
PARIS, June 13.-New earthquake
shocks in Persia have wiped out 5000
persons and destroyed eight villages
in the past week, according to meager
reports.
The shocks continue as 100000 per
sons, their homes destroyed by earth
quakes throughout the past months,
are fleeing in terror from the Koras-
san region.
Scientists believe there is a con-
nection between the remarkable &C.
tivtty of Vesuvius, Etna and other
Italian VOLCANOES. the lava flows re-
Gently reported from Hawaii and the
Persian disaster.
Oats poisoned with strychnine sue
cessflIIlV eliminate grOundhOgS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-18
CARPENTERS IN ELECTION
Milton \. McCord Heads Local Union
No. IS.

Newly elected officers of the United
Brotherhood Of Carpenters and Join
ers of America, local No. 70, are: Mil
tor n. McCord. president; Ralph Mar
tin, vice president; J. W. Lewis. re-
cording secretary; Thomas Short,
financial secretary; c. F. Manion,
treasurer; Frank Rucker. conductor;
Ollie Suits, warden; q. F. Carrigan,
William G. Grant, Grant Suits, trus-
tees.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-18
A Puzzle
a Day.
No sss%*NO &ssss

Fill in each Of the five dots shown
above with the name of a different
fruit that contains the same five let
ters. If the proper words are in
serted, the line will read the same
backward and forward.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-18
CATHOLIC PRESS WILL
HOLD CONVENTION HERE
Program Planned for National Meet
ing June $3.50.

Delegates representing the Catholic
press of the United States and Can
ada will meet in the Lincoln June %
and 80 for the thirteenth annual con-
vention.
The Rev. Joseph NJ. Chartrand,
bishop Of the diocese Of Indianapolis,
and Governor NIcCray will welcome
the delegates. A business session will
follow. Delegates will be guests at
the weekly luncheon of the knights
Of Columbus at the Spink-ArIns June
29. There will be a banquet at the
Lincoln that night.
High mass IN commemoration of
deceased members of the association
will be observed Saturday morning.
June 80, at ST. Johns Church
Newspaper and advertising men
from all parts Of the United States
and Canada are on the program.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-18
JAMES H. cox DIES HERE
Funeral VIII Be Held Tuesday at
Let's.

James H, Cox. IS. ex-postmaster at
Let's, Ind, died of leakage of the
hetart Sunday at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. John Marshall, 1909
Gale st. He had been i'll for some
time.
Funeral services will be held at the
Methodist Church in Let's, Tuesday
at 2:S0 p. m. Burial will be in Mount
Aril cemetery. Let's. Six sons and
two daughters survive.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-18
Another RicvcIe Stolen

Roman Broazus, 2516 Baltimore
Ave, today, told police thief stole
his bicycle
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-05
900 SHOE DEALERS
WILL 81: ON HAND
FOR Convention
Sessions Of Southeastern
Association Will Open AT
TutWiIer Tuesday

Approximately 900 statesmen retail
dealers, and manufacturers from all
parts Of the south and east. are i'm
pirr,i,gbar, 70 atto,a +ha eo,,ti,
oil "ii" si''ll u d''eHp the SCUM
eastern shoe Retailers association
convention here Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday. The convention will
be one of the largest held among
shoe men in the south in great
many years.
Redistribution booths will omen at
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-05
FAIRGROUNDS OP EN-
FOR SUMMER SEASON
Formal Exercises Held At Magnolia
Park Tuesday

Prof. T. c. Young. South High
lands, was the principal speaker on
program of exercises at Magnolia
park at the formal opening of Biz
mipgham Fairgrounds Monday after
noon. Formal opening exercises ex-
tended from to o'clock in the
afternoon. Children in all parts of
the city filled the "a Birmingham
Fairgrounds with scream ms of laugh
ter during the afternoon, baseball
being the favorite sport of the boys,
while volley ball. tennis, swings,
slides and see-saws were the feature,
attractions with the girls and smaller
boys In secluded part of the park
under the shade of the great oaks
were the sand pits for the tiny tots
where they were safe from baseballs
and bats.
Story hour was held at the Mag
nolia park at 4:45 O'clock in the aft
ernoon. when groups of the young
sters gathered around Mrs Ham
mond, who recounted tales of adj
venture to them. Attempts were
made to have the Boys Industrial
band play at the Magnolia park pro-
gram but prior engagements pre-
vented. Arrangements, however, are
being made for moonlight concerts
to be held at the park during the
summer months. Miss Jessamine
Goodwin is supervisor of the Mag
nolia park.
The "a Fairgrounds of the city
have been divided into four sections.
each with it's district supervisor.
| Playground supervisors are also in
charge of each of the individual play
| centers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-05
HOWARD SCHOOL OPENS
Enrolment For Summer Session
Expected To Break All Records

With one OF the heaviest enroll
ments ever experienced, Howard col
lege summer school got off to fly
ing start with initial registrations
Monday. Registration of late pupils
VIII continue through Tuesday, with
the first sessions of classes scheduled
10 take place Wednesday morning.
Officials of the summer school are
confident that before the end of the
week record enrolment will have
been checked up. Prospects for the
summer school are unusually bright,
Director William f. Bohannon de-
clared. Virtually all of the rooms in
the various dormitories on the col
lege campus have been taken, and
overflow students are being cared for
in East Lake homes.
The first assembly of the summer
session is to be held in the college
chapel at 10 o'clock Tuesday morn
Ing. DR.. Henry Frederick Cope, ex
ecutive secretary of the Religious
Education association, Chicago, ILL.,.
is to address the assembly. DR.. j. r.
Hobbs, pastor of the First Baptist
church in Birmingham. will speak
before the Wednesday morning as
sembly of the pupils and members OF
the college faculty.
The initial summer school recep-
tion. similar to the entertainments
given at the beginning of each regu-
lar session, will be given students
and faculty at Renfroe hall Tuesday
night.
Among the more prominent educa-
tors of this section of the country,
members of the summer school fac
ulty. who were present at the initial
registration Monday were DR.. n. r.
Baker. county superintendent of
schools and assistant director Of the
summer school; DIR. Charles A. Brown.
II Il 4
ham schools; Miss Lula Bradford,
primary supervisor and C. E. Booth,
superintendent OF schools, Fort
Pierre, S. d.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-05
CAPITAL EDUCATORS
TO VISIT BIRMINGHAM
TO INSPECT SCHOOLS.
Board And Superintendent
Will Visit Buildings After
Election

w. r. Harrison, superintendent OF
the Montgomery city schools; l.. c.
Cardinal, president of the board OF
education of Montgomery, and Mrs
l.. w. Tyson, j. NJ. Garrett, Leopold
Strauss and NJ. s. Whitfield, members
of the Montgomery board of educa-
ton, will arrive in birmingham We'd
nesday morning to visit new school
buildings.
Montgomery is going to vote on a
new threemiil tax Tuesday for the
Montgomery schools. Feeling con-
fident of its approval the board mem
bers and superintendent Will visit
Birmingham schools and see how Biz
mingham has spent her school
money in order to spend theirs
wisely.
The Birmingham board of educa
ton, headed by DR.. c. B. Glenn, SUI
perintendent, will accompany the
Montgomery board, taking them in
automobiles to visit each school. At
the noon hour both boards will be
guests at the luncheon of the Ex-
change club at the Tutwiler hotel.
DIR. c. B. Glenn, Birmingham superin-
tendent, will tell the club members
of conditions in the Birmingham
schools.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-05
VETERANS BUREAU AT
GADSDEN TO BE UNITED
WITH BUREAU HERE
Effective June 80, Work For
Northern Albania viii Be
Consolidated

Consolidation of the Gadsden sub
district of the United States veterans
bureau with the Birmingham office,
will take effect. according to T. j.
Calvert, subdistrict manager at Biz
mingham. June 80. The Gadsden sub
district is one of - being closed by
General Frank T. Hines, director OF
the United States veterans bureau,
in order to carry out the econcm my
policy of the bureau.
The entire administrative expenses
of the Gadsden office will be elm
mated as the Birmingham office will
handle all administration training
Amusement, and supervision, includ-
ing it's personnel. A substation will
be maintained at GadSden with d. w.
Kennemer in charge for direct super
vision of trainces. and emergency as
sistance necessary.
Mr.. Calvert states that approx
mately 200 additional men will be
brought under the supervision of the
local office, So of whom are in agri-
cultural pursuits, either on project
work or in the state secondary agri-
cultural school at Albertville.
The Birmingham subdistrict is a
part of district No. 6, embracing the
three states, Alabama, Mississippi,
and Louisiana. and includes % coun-
ties in northwest Alabama. Nine hun
bred disabled veterans are now be-
Ing supervised from the Birming
ham office. This subdistrict will in
clude the whole of North Alabama
upon absorption of the Gadsden Of
flee. "a
Mr.. Calvert states that the char
acter of work is improving and the
morale of the trainees Is growing
much better. He believes the bureau
is now accomplishing the ends for
which 1t was established.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-05
MORE IRON TAKES $27
Sale To Evansville Works Regarded
As RefutatiOn OF Lower base

Sale of 400 tons of Birmingham
iron to an Evansville gas engine
works at SGT is accepted in iron
circles as another refutation of re-
cent reports in one trade journal of
Birmingham iron going in small
quantities below that base. This sale
followed one of 1000 tons for south
ern delivery. first quarter consump-
tion at S27 base and fill charge for
higher silicons.
Prevalent business In the iron mar
ket remains confined to small lots for
prompt shipment at S27. One iron
maker. who is sold up approximately
until October /, had only 1000 tons
on yards at beginning of the month
Another, who is sold up to the same
degree, has less than 1000 tons on
yards. Iron Is being shipped as fast
as made and in the volume made
with some additional drawing also
on the minimum Of stocks.
Ship scarcely ever leaves port of
Mobile for Cuba without moro or less
Birmingham steel cargo. A Saturday
cargo for Matanzas included 10000
pounds of galvanized barbed wire
5000 pounds of galvanized wire
staples, 1000 pounds of plain wire
and 114000 pounds of wire mails.
This was preceded by an extremely
large cargo for four Cuban ports, en-
bracing among otheh items over 5000
tons OF steel rails.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-05
RELEASED ON BOND
Shelby County Men Charged With
ObStructinG Officers In Duty

W. n. Hoggens, C. O. Finley and F.
F. Farrell were released under $1,000
bonds each. following their arraign-
ment before Kenneth c. Charlton,
United States commissioner, Monday
morning. charged with conspiracy to
obstruct federal prohibition agents
in discharging their duties.
Each of the men is a resident OF
the community of Simsville. Shelby
county, and are alleged to have given
warning to a number of "mooashin-
ers" operating a still of the approach
of the officers. while they were MAX
ing a raid in this county on May %.
They will be given a preliminary
hearing at IL o'clock Saturday
morning.
George Joseph, charged with the
violation of the national prohibition
act, was arraigned before the COM
missioner and released under a $500
bond. while Mrs. Mabel Johnson.
charged with the same offense, was
released under $500 bond. A pre-
liminary hearing for Mrs. Johnson
will be held at l o'clock Wednesday
afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-05
SUMMER SCHOOL PLANS
Special Courses Will BE Offered At
Birmingham-S Southern

Mrs. Earle G. McLin of Birming-
ham will have charge of the courses
in public speaking and expression at
Birmingham Southern college dur
ing the summer sessions. according
to an announcement Monday by DR..
Roy f. Hoke. director of the school.
Mrs. McLin, who is a graduate of
Curry School of Expression at Bos-
ton, will offer three courses which
are framed to meet the needs of the
teachers. She will also Civ private
lessons to those desiring 1t. it was
stated
The summer school Is divided into
two sessions of five weeks each. The
first session will begin June Is and
the second July 23. and will be oper-
ated six days a week instead of the
usual five. The college dormitories
students. as usual, special provisions
having been made for the women.
DR.. Guy E. Snavely, president of
the college, will take charge of the
department Of Spanish. He is the
editor of several Spanish text books
and has recently been honored by
society in Spain for his contribu-
lions.
Dean Judd NJ. Spivey VIII have
charge of the departments of history
and sociology and will give special
courses in the history of the World
war, rural sociology and rellSlous
education.
DR.. Hoke will offer courses in edu
cation and psychology, including q
course In the Prodgect method Of
mental tests and measuremen Prof,
L. Frazer Banks will offer course
in 1.-The Elementary School Curricu-
lum" Prof. e. NJ. Henderson. of the
Associated Press, will again offer
his course in journalism. Mrs. E. w.
More will offer the courses in pri-
mary methods. DR.. Weldon r. Myers
of Converse college. will have charge
OF the courses in English.
Other teachers who will offer
courses at the summer school are
Professors Powlison, +. W. Davis, w.
o. Gordon, Amelia Jackson. w. A.
Moore, Austin Prodeehl, Ernest A,
smith. Elmer E. Smith, w. d. Webb.
and w. A. Whiting. Prof. T. c.
Young, principal of South Highlands
school. will have charge OF the
courses in elementary school
y,,athodS
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-05
SHIRLEY BACK FROM
WASHINGTON SESSION
Has Not Been Served With Any Pa
pers In Khan Controversy

washington has certainly made
every preparation for entertainment
of Americas Shriners at the impe-
rial council which opens it's session
Tuesday" declared Thomas ]. Shir-
ley. sheriff of jefferson county. who
returned Monday afternoon from a
business trip to the nations capital.
Sheriff Shirley said he was unable
to continue his stay because he could
not find hotel accommodations. He
was forced to give up his room at 3
o'clock Monday morning. he said.
Mr.. Shirley said he had not been
served with any papers relating to
the receivership suit filed against
the Ku Klux Khan officials at At
lanta last week by David Rittenhouse
and others of Philadelphia. Ia. He
declined to discuss other recent de-
veltpments in the klans activities.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-05
TO GIVE RECEPTION
FOR MISS M'ELROY,
MARATHON DAN C Err
Worlds Champion Long Dis
lance Stopper Guest Of
Honor Tuesday Niqht

A reception and dance Is to be held
in honor of Miss Jennie Mae McElroy,
world champion woman marathon
dancer, at the West Lake park Tues
day night. Miss McElroy will appear
personally at the dance, which will
last from 9 to / o'clock at night.
Two full orchestras will play con-
tinuously throughout the evening,
giving what is expected to be the
finest music which will have been
heard around Birmingham for some
time.
Miss McElroy recently established
a new world record in marathon
dancing at the West Lake park pavil-
ion by dancing from II O'Clock last
Monday morning till 1880 o'clock the
past Sunday morning. with time of
more than 140 hours of continuous
dancing. During that time she was
watched by thousands of admirers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-05
BIG PICNIC PLANNED
FOR AClPCO EMPLOYEES
Outing Will Be Held July On Five
Mile Creek

Arrangements rapidly are being
completed for the annual pincic of
the American Cast Pipe company EN-
ployes, which is to be held July 4
on the property of the Birmingham
Water Works company at the source
of Five Mile creek on the Mt. PIN
son highway about eight miles north
east of Birmingham.
AS many of the company's en-
ployes as have automobiles will drive
to the picnic site, while others will
be carried to Tarrant City over the
B. r. L. & P line, with automobiles
at Tarrant City finishing the journey.
A large tent will be placed on the
picnic grounds under which tables
will be arranged for the big picnic
dinner. Each family will be expected
to bring a lunch basket. while all
other expenses of the picnic VIII be
horne by the company.