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cheeks of the dead, and that before long
the human form crumbles and sinks in
shapeless bunch of bones. But here stood
this skeleton sentry as if some super
human agency still held together his form
and fgure-a miracle of the ocean
bottom.
Turning on his searchlight, the diver
examined the spectral sentry with keen
curiosity, and then discovered that the
thick folds of the collar Of the great sea
coat formed cushion which held the
dead mans skull in position Running
his fingers along the extended arm of the
skeleton, the diver felt softly the glove
which held the finger bones that still
grasped the muzzle of the rifle The
tough leather had attached itself to the
rusty gun barrel and completed the
illusion of the>dead mans grasp upon his
rifle.
Kneeling down and examining still
further, Homet was able to understand
how the broken shrouds and wire rigging
of the foremost had managed to tangle
and twist themselves around the body and
under the arms of the sentry's heavy coat,
holding it in position against the ebb and
flow of the tide. There, too, were the
regulation trousers of the British Navy,
still clinging to the bony legs which had
now bent forward somewhat at the knees
The navy shoes also were still covering
the skeleton feet.
For more than five years this watchful
figure, the diver pondered, must have
been standing there and staring, with it's
sightless eyes, into the half-lit world about
it, waiting for the day to come when it
should receive just the very visit that
Homet now paid it. For five years this
ghostly sentinel had maintained its silent
death vigil which was now soon to be
relieved by the scattering of the wreck.
"For moment" said HOmet later,
telling of his experience, 81 was rooted
to the spot, amazed at the sight, and I'M
able to move. I have seen many strange
things in my underwater work, and many
that | do not care to recall, but never,
never, have | been so startled as when
| came face to face with that silent
sentry, holding ghostly guard over the
death ship For more than a minute |
must have stood there before l could
bring myself to realize that he was not
alive"
Returning to the surface, the diver re-
counted briefly what he had seen, took
several deep breaths of fresh air, and then
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helmet turned down so that he could
watch his feet, the diver drew near to the
foremost and then, lifting his gaze. stood
transfxed in startled surprise.
Standing before him, leaning against a
portion of the ship, stood ghostly sentry,
as if to challenge his further approach.
Taking half step forward, Homet found
himself peering into the skeleton face of
a spectral form standing on guard duty
Just as he stood at the moment when that
ship went down to her doom.
From the sightless eyes of that skull
the divers gaze passed upward and be-
held the sentry's military cap still resting
rakishly on the side of his head. The
nerveless fingers of the skeleton marine
were still frozen about his bayoneted
rifle.
The diver was transixed in astonish-
ment.
Never before had Homet encountered
a drowned man standing erect, and he
could not understand it. He knew that
the fishes nibble the fingers and bite the
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THE mysteries of the bottom of the
sea have always held an unusual
appeal to the imagination and have
led many a submarine diver to risk his
life exploring the ocean depths in search
of treasure chests Of the remains of dear
ones, or to fix chains TO raise sunken ships
or place explosives TO scatter hulks that
menace navigation.
Dan Homet, an expert deep-sea diver
of Glasgow, Scotland, was recently Of
fered an especially hazardous commission
by the British Navy. His task was to go
down to the floor of the English Channel,
four miles from Eastbourne, on the south
coast of England, and set the explosives
in place to break up the sunken wreckage
of the British mine-layer, "Ariadne," tor
pedoed by a German U-boat in 1917.
Gathering his deep-sea diving outfit,
Homet was taken on board small motor
boat of the British Navy to the spot where
the wreck lay. The wreck was marked
on the surface of the water by warning
buoy. Immediately he began operations.
His clumsy rubber diving suit with its
heavily-leaded feet, was drawn up over
his shoulders and fastened securely about
his neck, While TIE Dig HeIIleL WIN us
thick glass windows was screwed tightly~in
place to the neck of the garment so that
not drop of water could filter through
to the interior.
Thus equipped, it was but the work of
a moment to adjust the air-pipe, connect
the signal cord and attach the necessary
ropes to haul him back to the surface in
case of need, and to lower a ladder over
the side of the small boat into the blue
waters of the Channel. Smiling fare
well to his assistants through the eyes of
his helmet, Homet waved hand and
climbed down the ladder-down into he
knew not what might be in store for him.
He stepped off the last rung of the
short ladder. and as the loaded soles of
his boots carried him briskly down, his
companions in the little boat knew, by
the tightening of the ropes, that Homet
was on his way to the bottom.
Down, down he went, past myriads of
strange, fitting things in the phosphores-
cent gloom, through writhing masses of
sea-weed that appeared like so many
shadowy forms in the deep and that, as
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carry waterproof electric flashlights, and
with the aid of his Homet managed to
penetrate the gloom for few feet about
him.
Adjusting his emergency searchlight,
the diver moved slowly along. Penetrat-
ing further and further into the heart of
the dismal hulk, he came to the ships
magazine, and there he found 400 sub
marine mines still unexploded and effec-
tive.
The diver spent some time in fixing in
his mind the position of the mines and
planning just where to place the charge
OF decorating explosive which should set
on the mines in the ships ammunition
magazine. This task completed, the diver
turned and retraced his steps, climbed the
companionway and once more found him
self on the deck of the sunken war vessel.
Before signaling to be drawn up to the
surface, he decided to make a tour of the
vessel, and passing forward was able to
make out the outlines of the foremost,
Stepping cautiously, with measured tread,
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he slid past them, sent thousands of little
bubbles to the surface, while fish of vary
ing sizes and kinds, surprised in their ma
tive haunts by this strange creature de-
scending among them, beat hasty, finny
retreats
Dan Homet had mission to perform,
and that mission occupied him wholly,
completely, to the exclusion of everything
else. He was there to examine the wreck
of the "Ariadne," and to determine how
and where to place the explosives to scat
ter the hulk over the ocean bottom.
Ten feet, twenty feet, thirty feet
Homet could guess pretty well, from his
long training, just about how far down in
the ocean he was, only he calculated in
fathoms. And when he figured that he
was down about seven fathoms, or forty
feet, beneath the surface, suddenly he
brought up with jolt, for his feet had
struck bottom, or, at least, something
solid that supported his weight.
For a full minute or so Homet stood
quite still, until his keen eyes became &C
customed to the greenish-black darkness
all around him. Then, cautiously, he be-
gan to feel his way about with his feet.
Inc warning UuOy ldu HOC uccH IIlspIdCeu
the "Ariadne" was directly under it, and
Homet was standing almost in the exact
centre of it's upper deck. This much he
learned after his first cautious examina-
ton of his surroundings.
The deck was overgrown with strange
growths of tangled sea vegetation that
assumed fantastic, goblin shapes and
danced weirdly with each succeeding
ocean swell. Yet, in spite of this disguise
of ocean foliage that the lapse of years
had thrown over the "Ariadne," Homet
could still see many unmistakable signs of
the havoc wrought by the torpedo from
the German U-boat when it exploded
against the "Ariadne" back in those busy
days of 1917.
=, Homet pushed his way carefully among
the projecting snags of the wreck. Hell
melted and cumbrously CARRIED. he looked
like some grinning gargoyle moving sill
entity amid the wreckage, hating at times
to examine the walls or flooring of the
deck
Finally the diver came to a companion
way, and down the growth-covered and
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debris : lit
tered stairs
Homet eau
t i o u s ! y
picked his
way, taking
p a r ticular
pains that
his airpipe
did not be-
c 0 m e en-
tangled. AS
he left the
c | e a r e r
w a t e r of
the d e c k
H o M e t
u n g e d
in t o h e
d a r X n ess
below.
B u t for
s u c h a n
e m Urgency
he was pre-
pared, t or
all divers
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-25
CALVIN BATTERY
SETS NEW MARK
Local Product Sold With
TWo-Year Guarantee.

Eighteen years of experience have
made F. A Colvin of the Colvin Bat
terry Company, 121 E. Maryland St.
an expert in this line Of work.
For three and one-half years Colvir
was with the Waverly Company, ther
went to France, where he did battery
work for the Government for fourteen
months during the war. After re
turning from France he spent the
next two years in test and experiment
tai work, and in 1921 he began tc
build batteries.
The Colvin Battery Company makes
batteries for every type Of car. These
are sent from the factory to the car
owner, eliminating any extra handling
Each battery Is sold with a two years
guarantee. There are now $500 Col
win batteries in use here, and out OF
all these there have been only three
requirements necessary.
Heavy type matured plates are used
in the construction of the batteries
end Port Oxford cedar separators are
used: Goodrich hard rubber Is used
exclusively in their manufacture.
Radio batteries are made by this
company, and these are guaranteed
for three years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-25

City and County Officials In
vited to Dinner.

Representatives Of the city and
county governments will attend 6
Community Chest dinner at the Lin
coin this evening, when c. M. Book
man Of Cincinnati will speak on "A
City Plan for Social Work" The
Servian orchestra and a quartette
from the Social Service Club will
provide music.
Among the guests invited are May
or and Mrs. Samuel L. Shank. Mr.
and Mrs. Charles L. Berry, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Cline DR. and Mrs William
H. Foreman, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert s
Gadd, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A Great.
house, DIR. and Mrs. Arthur Guedel
DR.. and Mrs. E. E. Hodgin, yr. and
Mrs. Joseph L. Hogue, Richard O
Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. John Kitley
DIR. and Mrs. Herman G. Morgan and
DR.. and Mrs. Cleon Maze.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-25
CITY SAVED FROM
ICE FAM|NES BY
RESERVE SUPPLY
Polar Ice and Fuel Company
Makes Every Effort to
Protect Public.

Although the city sweltered last
week, Indianapolis is protected
against an ice famine. Years come
and go, and in many instances one
hears Of the suffering entailed by the
shortage Of ice in some certain city.
This has never happened in In
dianapolis due to large reserves kept
for emergencies.
In addition to the reserve supplies
Of ice in the plants of the Polar Ice
and Fuel, these plants are man
ufacturing 325 tons of ice daily. Henry
L. Dithmer. president of the company
explained the process of manufacture
followed in their main plant at 1000
Northwestern Ave. Three artisan
wells, PA feet in depth supply the
water.
Approximately 800 gallons Of water
are consumed minute. This water
is distilled by great boilers. Two are
IN use now while two others are held
In reserve. The work goes on con-
stantly. the machinery never stop
ping.
Containers are filled with water. au-
tomatically closing when 80 pounds
of water have gone into each con-
ta1ner. This remains for thirty hours.
when 1t Is frozen into a solid cake.
It Is then hoisted and moved over
to a vat Of hot water, where 1t is
immersed for a minute or two to
loosen 1t from the container. then
automatically dumped onto a carrier
that takes 1t to its destination in the
warehouse.
The big storage rooms are begin
ming to show depletion Of the reserve
supply although there are still $50
tons yet In storage
The Polar Ice and Fuel Company
was organized in 1890 and has been
in continuous operation since that
time, the only one in the city to have
been in continuous operation over so
long a period 1t Is the aim of this
company to give service, and their
steady growth attests to the fact that
1t Is succeeding.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-25
WHEELS OF AUTO
MUST Be IN GOOD
SHAPE FOR TOURS
Local Company SpeciaIizes
on RimS-Equipment In
SureS Quick Service,

During the next three months, many
car owners will give their cars hard
usage. Long trips. will be made, in
many cases over new roads, and every
one who starts out hopes that he will
have good luck.
However, according to F. w. Den
nerline, manager of the Indiana Wheel
and Rim Company, 40 w. North St.,
no motorist should start out until he
| attention.
Many people have their engines
overhauled. tires put into condition,
and their car repainted, yet they will
give no attention whatever to the
wheels. The wheels should not be
neglected for they receive much hard
strain that tends to throw them out of
| line, and thus by the uneveness of
their road surfaces they will cut the
tires to pieces.
Our company was organized for the
purpose of taking care Of these wheel
and rim troubles. We can correct,
prevent and cure them. We are in a
position to replace any model Of wire,
wood or disc wheel. We are prepared
to paint wheels and turn out this work
in very short order. We also special
ize in the repair of wire and disc
wheels.
Another thing that should have the
attention Of every far-sighted driver
is the condition of pistons-piston pins
and rings. We carry the best Of pis-
tons, ones that will fit right and will
be big help in cutting down gas
leakage.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-25
GOOD FURNACE IS
IMPORTANT ITEM

Summer is always a busy time for
new. building and also for remode1ing.
Many people find that few hundred
dollars spent in rendodelipg more
than pays in the comfort and con-
venience it affords.
Harry Rybolt Of the Rybolt Fur
mace Company, 632 Massachusetts,
Ave, reports an unusually brisk bust
ness this summer, due to continued
growth in construction work.
People are now realizing the ne
cessity Of having an adequate heat
ing. plant installed in their homes,
and are also convinced of the neces
sity of having it installed by expert
mechanics, for no matter how good
the furnace may be, it will never be
satisfactory if poorly installed. We
are prepared to give expert advice as
to what type and size furnace should
be installed in a house.
This Is also the logical time of the
year for the repair of heating plants.
so that they will be ready for service
at the opening of cold weather. We
have repairs for all makes Of fur
naces, and our expert repair men take
care of this work in a way that Is eb-
solutely So isfactory to the customer"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-25
136 ARRESTED IN
WEEKEND RAIDS
Twenty-Four Held for Intoxi-
cation by Police,

One hundred and thirteen men and
twenty-five women and one boy We're
crested by police during the week end.
Twenty men and four women were
charged with drunkenness, six men
and two women were charged with
statutory offenses, eighteen men and
four women were charged with operat-
ing a blind tiger.
Lieutenant MCGEE arrested William
Kelley. 725 Virginia Ave; Charles
Green, 216O Olney ST.. and Laura
Shacklett, 512 E. Court ST., on charges
of operating a blind tiger. Louise
Price, colored, 557 E. Court St, was
arrested by the same officer on the
charge of drunkenness and disorderly
conduct.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-25
By DIR. LOUIS HANEY.
Director Bureau of Research Ne
York University.

York University
NEW YORK, June 25.-The trend
Of wholesale prices is still downward
The Bureau Of Labor has just con-
flrmed the per cent decline shown
by Bradstreet's index during May.
This steady sagging Of wholesale
markets now affects nearly all groups
of commodities except certain build
ing materials This fact marks a
significant change from the scattered
and irregular declines of month or
two ago.
The general decline in wholesale
prices cannot go on much longer
without a frank admission that the
1922 boom has ended and that fur
Their readjustments in industry. must
be made before we have another up
swing in the business cycle. Under
some circumstances, prices may de-
cline without injuring prosperity, but
hardly 80 when labor cost Is increas-
ing and there is overproduction in
key industries. A good part Of bust
ness profits Is speculative and comes
from buying things at lower price
than they are later sold for. This is
easiest to do when prices are steadily
rising. 1t is very difficult when
prices are falling. The recent declin-
ing trend of wholesale prices taken
alone shows a tendency to decreased
profits.
Wages are still on the increase,
probably due to demand coming from
advance orders and to the seasonal
demand in agriculture. road building
ETC. Signs are at hand that the in
crease In employment and labor short
age are soon to be checked. If prices
continue downward, wages will have
to come down, and in the process of
adjustment there is apt to be indus
trial trouble
The outlook just now is for fur
Their price declines. In the first place,
there is known overproduction in sew
eral industries and that may exist
in others.
Petroleum and some Of it's products
are in excess supply. with price cuts
coming thick and fast. Rubber and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-25
NEEDED TO
RE-ADJUST BUSINESS
Decline in Price and Increase in Wages Frank Admission
That Boom Nears End.

tires are weak, and a tire price war
is at hand. Copper production is now
so large that in view of European
conditions the market is rather weak.
Above all, there is the weakness in
grain and livestock. From the high
points of this year, cash wheat has
fallen about Fl cents and futures
have had an even greater fall. Hogs
have recently sold below pre-war
prices.
The weakness in farm products is
due to large world supply, and 1t is
difficult to see how any mere market
ing arrangement like that proposed
by Mr.. Baruch car remedy the stu
alton. 1t will take smaller wheat
crops and fewer hogs to bring up
the prices Of those products.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-25
FROM FAR AND NEAR

Chicago Jews in convention adopt
resolutions calling for a permanent
American Jewish congress TO obtain
civil. political and social rights for
the race in all nations
Pennsylvania Railroad ignores rail-
road labor board and holds additional
elections for employees representatives
under the Company Union" plan.
A bomb attached to his auto battery
exploded Sunday and killed G. Farris
Van Tassel, 81, oil worker at Long
Beach, Cal.
William Jennings Bryan declares
action of British ships in bringing
liquor within the three-mile zone is
the height of gall and impudence."
Honorary degree was conferred Sun
day on DR.. William J. Mayo, famous
American surgeon. by Dublin Univer-
sity.
General Pangalos, commander-in-f
chic of the Greek army, has resigned.
European nations are planning the
greatest rush OF immigrants to the
United States in history.
- Governor Greutzner of the Ruhr,
md leader OF the passive resistance
movement. declared Sunday at Berlin.
Germany is ready ito end the Ruhr
war"
Body of George Jay Gould. million
aire. who died in France, arrives
in New York.
John Drinkwater English play
!. wright and author of Abraham Lin
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-25

coln." has produced another play,
Robert E. Lee"
Major Mercanti. director Of the Ital-
ian air service, was seriously injured
when his plane fell Sunday near
Chambery, France.
Motor bus service in Madrid is tied
UP by strike Of chauffeurs.
Ten thousand were at Mooseheart,
Ill. Sunday at opening Of the thirty
fifth convention. of the Loyal Order
Of Moose.
Henry Sturges Morgan, son of J..
p. Morgan, will wed Miss Catherine
Adams in Boston next Thursday.
Albanian consul at Lausanne to.
day denied a revolution has broken
out in Albania.
Guests on the Leviathan contrib
uted $4,000 to the engine-room crew
following breaking Of speed records
by the big ship.
President Harding, speaking from
the rear platform of his train at Colo
RADIO Springs Sunday, declared Ameri.
can people need more religion.
New and sensational evidence was
promised as the second trial of DR..
Louis L. Jacobs, charged with muir.
der of FRITZ Mann, opened Monday
at San Diego
Nathan Hebald, jeweler, was killed
by bandits in New York Sunday when
he attempted to prevent q diamond
theft
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-25
POSSE KILLS CONVICT

Spectacular Man Hunt in Michigan
Comes to End.
By United Press
ESCANABA, Mich, June 25.-Up-
per Michigan's most spectacular con.
vict hunt in years ended today, fol-
lowing the death of George Matchbox
slayer of Deputy Sheriff Frank Cur
ran, at the hands Of a posse yester-
day.
Matchbox was shot to death in a
yer, Mich. He had been sought for
several days.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-25
LOCAL YOUTH SELECTED
Charles Coffin Named Cadet at An
napolis Naval Academy.

Appointment of Charles Emmett
Coffin, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
z. Coffin, 1859 n. Delaware ST., to the
Annapolis Military Academy has been
announced. He has passed both men
Val and physical examinations and will
report to the academy July 6.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-25
SOUTHPORT WOMAN DIES
Funeral Services for Mrs. Maria
Smith to Be Held Tuesday.

Funeral services for Mrs. Maria NJ
Smith, who died following a stroke Of
paralysis Friday, will be held at the
home of her niece, Mrs. Carrie Orrne,
Southport, Tuesday afternoon. She
was born in Kentucky, but had lived
IN Southport for nearly thirty years
No immediate relatives survive
Burial will be in Southport cemetery.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-25
Widowers' Frolic Spoiled

Widows, essential element of a
widows and widowers' afternoon
frolic and picnic, advertised for Sun
day afternoon at Garfield Park, were
totally absent when a group Of eligi-
BILE males appeared. Even the promo
ter Of the party, Mrs. Louis Jordan,
could not be found, widowers said
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-25
'MEANEST THIEF SOUGHT
Police Looking for Clews to- Missing
Toy Wagons.

Police officers were doubling efforts
today to arrest the thief who for g..
month has been stealing toy wagons
and children's automobiles in various
parts Of the city.
Jack Storms, 510 N. Meridian St.,
today told police the thief took his
Irish Mail, valued at $12.75, from in
front Of 1923 N. Pennsylvania st.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-25
Lift Is Expensive
By Times Special


MISHAWAKA, Ind, June 25.-Ac-
cepting a lift from a motorist was
an expensive thing for John Wood.
Today he is in a hospital suffering
from severe injuries received when
the car In which he was riding
collided with a street car.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-25
River Victim Found


By Times Special
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June 25.-
Searching parties Saturday found the
body of T. ]. Watson, %, st. Elmo,
ILL.,. who drowned while trying to
swim across the Wabash River Fri.
day.