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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-22

He neglected to say the amount
raised by the State levy in 191415
was sS,349,787, while in 1924 it
was SIC. 339.893.
IN other words. the people pay
about twice as much State taxes I'M
der the McCray-Branch administra-
ton, Of which Jackson is a part,
than they paid in the last Demo
cratic administration"
Ralston declared if Jackson would
add up the short-time loans as he
did when he declared borrowings
under the Ralston administration
totaled s2.165. 900, he would find that
borrowings under the McCray-
Branch regime would total more
than sIS.000,000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-22

A mushroom four feet in circum-
ference, and five pounds in weight,
was found in the woods near Cha
teauroux, France.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-22
Kills "Other Man"

BIZ JHtTtU FTG8Y
MISHAWAKA. Ind. Oct. a.
CAMEL Andres, Al, today is charged
with the murder of Peter Devos, A.
Andres told police he killed "the
other man" because Devos stole the
affections Of his wife while he was
a prisoner at the State Penal Farm.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-22
Why Radiator Covers and Anti-Freeze
Should Be Bought Now

In respects automobile as susceptible to changes OF tenn
in that
of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-22

A Rootstown Ohio gardener hoes
his potatoes at night, having a
searchlight mounted on his hoe.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-22

Many Of the most successful bee
keepers of Europe are women.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-22
Total Is Higher

in 1914. as against
5.2s1 .SO4.72S in 1923.
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-02-15
rnen,ed coidly The ethics OF NV pre

rnen'ed coidly. The ethics OF my pro-
fesslon-"
His host stopped him with a little
wave Of the hand
Spare me that" he begged. while
We are on the subject. though. have
question 10 ask you. Ny lawyer
told me. directly after he had retained
you. that. although 1t would make no
real difference to your pleading. II
would be just as well for me to keep
up my blum Of being Innocent. even in
private conversation with you. Why
was that7
For the very obvious reason" Fran
els told him. that we are NOT all such
rogues and vagabonis us you seem TO
think. There Is more satisfaction to
me. at any rate, In saving an inno-
cent mans life than guilty ones"
Hilditch laughed as though amused.
Come" he threatened. Il am going
TO be nl-natured. You have shown
signs Of smugness. quality which
detest. I am going TO rob you OF
some part of your seif.satisfactIon. Of
course ! killed Jordan. | killed him
in the very chair in which you are
now sitting"
There was n moments intense ST.
ience. The woman was still tanning
herself iazily. Francis leaned forward
In his place
Il do not wish to hear this," he
exclaimed harshly.
Don't be foolish" his host replied.
rising to his feet and stroliing across
the room. You know the whole trou-
BILE of the prosecution. They couldn't
discover the weapon. or anything like
II. with which the deed was done.
Now III show you something ingeni.
ous'
Francis followed the others move
nents with fascinated eyes. The wom-
an scarcely turned her head. Hilditch
paused at the further end of the room,
where there were 4 couple OF gun
cases, some fishing rods and a bag of
golf clubs. From the latter he eS-
tracied very ordinary-looking pus-
ter, and with 1t In his hands strolled
back to them.
DO you play golf. Ledsamy' he
asked. What do you think of thnt?"
Francis took the putfer into his hand
1t was a very ordinary club. which had
apparently seen a good deal Of serv-
ice, so much, indeed. that the leather
wrapping at the top was commencing
20 unroll. The makers name was on
the back of the blade. also the name
of the professional from whom II had
oeen purchased. Francis swung the
Implement mechanically with his
wrists.
There seems to be nothing extra
ordinary about the club" he pro-
bounced. TT Is very much like ciees
{ putt with myself"
"Yet II contains secret which would
most certainly have hanged me-" OF.
'iver Hilditch declared pleasantly.
-See.-
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-02-15

In the middle Of he nIEht when he
was awakened. shiverinE. BY the shrili
summons ol his telephone boil He
stood 9u.kIns before the Instrument In
his pAjxmas II sss the voice which.
BY reason q some CHASTITY pr-moni-
tion. he had dreaded TO hesr-ievei.
composed. enotionIess-
Mr.. Ledsang' she Inquired
I am Francis Ledsam.- he assented.
who wants m-T-
1T Is NarKar-, HIidltch speaking
she announced I felt that l must
ring Up and i-f' you Of a very strange
thing which happened after you left
this evening
GO on" he begged hoarsely.
After you left" she went on, my
husband persisted In playing with that
curious dagger. He laid II against his
h-art. and seated himself In the chair
which Mr. Jordan had occupied. In the
same attitude. II Was what he called
a reconstrucfion. while he was hold
ing II there. think that he must have
had n nt. or 6; may have been remorse.
We shall never know He called out
ahA L MIN
! tried Ia snatch the dagger away-I
did 50. In fsct-but ! must have been
too late. lie had already applied that
slight movement Of the fingers which
was necessary. The doctor has Just
left He sHys that death must have
been Instantaneous"
but this l. horrible." Francis cried
out into the well OF darkness
"A person is on the WAY from Scot-
land Yard" the voice continued. with
out change or treInor. when he has
satisfied. himself. am going TO bed. He
Is her" now. Goodnight -
Francis tried to speak again. but his
words beat against vail OF silence.
He sat upon the edge Of the bed. shiy-
ering. In that moment NJ agony he
seemed 10 hear again the echo of oil
yer Hilditch's moclslng words:
My death Is the one thing in the
world which would make my wife
happy
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-02-15

Naturally D. murIHured. There
was another reason. too. Why / vac
anxious 20 meet you. Mr. Lsisarn." he
continued You have gathered al
ready that ] an something OF 4 crank
have a profound detsstation OF all
sentinentality and affected morals. II,
Is relief 90 me 10 come Into contac,
With q man who is free from that hour
seoIs incubus 20 modern enterprise
4 conscience
is that your estimate OF meT- Fran
els asked
Why nor7 You practice your pro-
's-sion IN the criminal courts. do you
rot~'
That l. ~ell-known.- was the brief
reply.
What measure Of conscience can
man have" Oliver HIldItch argued
hlandly. who pleads for the lnnocen,
and guilty alike with the same sImu-
lated fervor7 Confess, now. Mr. Led
san-there i SO object In being hypo-
critical IN this matter-hsve you not
often pleaded for the guilty ss though
you believed them lnnoceutT'
That has sometimes been my duty
Francis acknowledged
Hllditch laughed scornfuIiy.
"It is an part Of the great hypocrisy
Of society" he proclaimed You have
m extra glass of champa IN" for din
nsr ui night and are congratulated by
your friends be"nuse you have helped
some poor devil TO cheat the law. while
all the time you know perfectly well.
and 80 DO your hich-mLn1"d friends.
that your whole attitude during those
two hours o' eloqucnee has been lie.
That Is what first attracted me to
y0u, Nr T.sdsam
lam soTry to hear It," Francis CON.
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PAGE SIX
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oSeoue.

Wh0 beewesa two evils take 70 -.
vsods Z tAseSs IN openine.-Bosso.
Tsunso1pG
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-07-11
SHUT OFF LAKE CO. BEER SUP
PLY" IS NEW WARMING
All Roads to Lakes Regions to Be
Watched to Stop Brewery Riding"
From Chicago
(Libertyyille independently

Grapevine tips on where good beer may
be had in Lake county lakes regions
might as we'll be regarded as fairy tales
this sulemer providing plans just an
nounced can be carried out as effectively
as the authorities are about to enforce
With the local beer supply practically
curtailed at the seat of production-the
cheating brewery = definite steps were
taken for the enforcement OF the most
arid summer in Fox Lake. Grass Lake,
and various other lakes, Antioch, Cicero
and Chicago.
The sherilf's office in Waukegan, the
states attorneys sponge squad and other
authorities in the county are TO be asked
to cooperate with the Cook county au-
thoritics in putting a stop to beer running
i'll the Chicago district
In conference OF Charles w. Vursel,
chief enforcement officer and representa-
tives of the district attorneys office and
Police Chief Morgan A. Collins, it was
decided to continue the brewery riding"
program even more drastically. with the
idea of keeping the beer plants now idle
from starting UP again.
Motorcycle Squad Added
A feet OF speedy motorcycles will be
added to the command of the federal
sleuths, and with these Vursell and his
men will be unusually vigilant in patrol
ling the highways leading to nearby sum-
mer resort centers. 1t is aimed to dry up
northern Illinois wet spots as well as
Chicago, 1ad particularly to put crimp
into thriving alcohol business between
Chicago and the lake districts of Lake
county.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-07-11
BooTLEGGERS, BEWARE!
(Galesburg Mail)

A decision by the Illinois SUI
preme court yesterday that the sale
of poisonous liquor for beverage
purposes is punishable under the
Illinois law by death or imprison-
ment should cause chilly tremor
to pass up and down the spines of
our Bookkeeping fraternity and a
cold perspiration to stand out on
their foreheads. 1t should cause
those who dispense denatured al
cohol to individuals in frequent
half pint quantities to pause a mo-
ment to give thought to II posi-
bic consequences. If man goes
out and drains the alcohol from the
radiator of his automobile, drinks
it, gets poisoned and dies no one
can blame the person who sold the
alcohol to keep the autos radiator
from freezing. 1t might not be so
easy to prove innocence on the part
of the seller if the drinker is found
dead in some back alley and bottles
bearing the labels of denatured al
cohoI lying by lis side. Analysts
tell you that ninety-hve per cent of
all hooch liquor sold is poisonous,
that it is apt to cause blindness,
even death. With the supreme
court reaffirming its opinion that
dispensers of such poisonous booze,
which causes death can be hanged
or sent to prison, it is about time
that our bootlegging fraternity
give thought to what may be i'll
store for them.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-07-11
FIVE RESORTS CLOSED BY COM
PLANTS MADE TO STATES
ATTORNEY
(E1gin Courier)


Acting on orders said to have come
from States Attorney Charles L. Abbott,
deputies of Sheriff Herman J. Vierlle
closed five resorts in the southern end of
Kane county last night.
The places closed are "L' Inn, the
Arrow club Tumble Inn and White Rock
Inn near Aurora and "Buckleys Place."
northeast of Montgomery.
Chief Deputy Howard E. Orr visited
the various places and notified them to
close up at once and stay closed. If any
attempt is made to reopen, it was an
nounced, daily raids will be made and
criminal prosecution will result Keys
were turned in the locks of all the resorts
at 100 o'clock Sunday morning.
The closing is reported to follow COM
plants received by the states attorney of
alleged liquor violations in the various
places.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-07-11
FITz HENRY OUT TO FILL JAILs
Having Filled Up Bloomington Bastile,
He VIII Continue to Send Prison
ers Elsewhere
Bloomington Bulletin)

Springfield, ILL.,, June 27.-"On to Pc
oria" is the battle cry of federal prohibi-
ton officials and attaches of the United
States District Court which is finishing
one of the busiest sessions ever held in
this city in "mopping up" liquor law vio-
lators. The Peoria onslaught is promised
about next Monday and in the words of
court attache they expect ito fill Peoria
county Jail trimming full
For some weeks, according to informa-
ton gained from sources close to the
court, special federal investigators have
been in Peoria preparing cases for pre-
sentation with a view of securing jail
sentences. 1t is known to be the plan of
the court to dispose of as many of these
as possible at one sitting and the machin-
cry has been speedcd up to get everything
ready to move on time.
Will Need an Annex
"Well, we've filled up the Bloomington
Jail and the Springfield Jail, now we're
going after PEORIA was the dry COM
ment of Ned Dressendorfer, U. S. Deputy
marshal. Tell EN- to build an annex on
the Peoria Jail because they surely will
need it,"
1t is understood to be the general plan
of Judge FitzHenry to clean up all pend
ing liquor violations involving Injunction
writs and contempt charges and to inflict
Jail sentences in preference to fines in all
cases justifying such action. 1t is said to
be in conformity with the recommends
ton of U. S. District Attorney Tom Will
hanson and his staff of prosecutors.
Cleanup in Cass County
The same method has just wrought
havoc with bootleggers and others afoul
OF the liquor laws in Cass and Schuyler
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-07-11

counties. Yesterday was cleanup day in
the Cass county cases and thirty jail
sentences were passed out by the court on
pleas of guilty. One case was tried be-
fore jury resulting in a conviction and
four others were fined.
The day before similar action was
taken, making in all 81 Jail sentences
dealt out by Judge FitzHenry to offend
ers from the vicinity of Bcardstown. All
sentences were to the Springfield and
Bloomington county jails.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-07-11
BOOTLEGGERS FINDING JAIL
NOT SO EASY
William "Red" Sheehan Latest to Land
Behind Bars
(Joliet Herald News)

Bootlegging is not all rosy life of ease
and plenty and has been growing even
less SO the past few days as evidenced by
the number of Jail sentences which mem
bers of the profession have been drawing
recently.
The latest addition to the "Bootleggers
in Jaif' club is William Red Sheehan,
former bartender for James Ward, one of
the prominent liquor dispensers of Joliet.
Sheehan was arrested several weeks
ago by the federal prohibition squad
which mopped up a number of Joliet sa-
looms. Arraigned before Judge Clife in
the federal court at Chicago, Sheehan
pleaded guilty to possessing Intoxicating
liquor with intent to sell and was sem
fenced to the county Jail at Wheaton for
80 days. He began his sentence there late
yesterday.
Two other Joliet bootleggers are serv-
ing time at Wheaton, Joseph Zupanich
and NJ. Frankovitch. only that they are
under longer sentences than Sheehan,
having drawn 90 days each from Judge
Cliffe.
Five Joliet saloonists were sentenced to
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-07-11
ENFORCEMENT PAYS
(Amboy News)

1t pays in Tazewell county to be
dry. In a recent report to the
county board of the result of a
cleanup that cost the county S.
37625 the minions of the law
turned in $1o,790.95, a net to the
school funds of the county of $14,-
414.70. That's the county where
Jesse Black lives, and he helped to
do the cleaning up. The wet propa-
ganda proclaiming the Volstead act
a failure lacks supporting evidence
all about us.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-07-11
IT'S GOOD DRY RECORD

Back in 1916 on June 80, the end of the
fiscal year, there were 334 inebriates in
the asyums of California, while on the
same date in 1923, the number was "a, a
drop of exactly 800. The record for pa
tents in the insane asylums of that state
for 1923 was the lowest for II years, re-
gardless of the great increase in popula-
ton.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-07-11

jail last week by federal authorities, and
Judge Drew in the county court sent
three others to the local jail, and indica-
tions are that these eight will have COM
pany before long.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-07-11

The same method has just wrought
havoc with bootleggers and others afoul
OF the liquor laws in Cass and Schuyler
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-07-11
PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES IN VARIOUS
ILLINOIS COUNTIES REPORTED BY STATE PRESS

Judge FitzTIenry Is Filling a Resorts Closed County,
Will County Voators Behind the Bars Injunctons Close
ison County Joints Lake County Chicago Join
Dry Lakes Region
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-07-11

You see almost everything advertised
on bill boards, but no longer do you see
booze signs defacing the landscape.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-07-11

''It may be that the nearness of Rum
Pow will suggest wet plank to Demo
cratic delegates. "-Ph Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-07-11
FIRST FIVE DRY YEARS BRING
GREAT CHANGES IN OLD WET DIST.
CONTINUED from Page y


Police officers in and near the loop in
Chicago declare that conditions have
greatly improved since the days of the
saloon. A policeman interviewed oil
Madison street declared that the life of
policeman is much more pleasant than
formerly. I'm the old days." he said,
there was a saloon on almost every cor
ner and several in each block. We po-
licemen had to be IN these saloons
great deal in the course of duty and we
were almost always urged to drink. 1t
used to be hard for policeman not to
drink. Now it is easy. Our work is
much easier too. While DRINKS now are
usually in worse condition because of
the vile stuff they drink we do not have
very many of them compared with the
wet days"
Few DRINKS Cross the River
Two police officers on the Madison St.
bridge agreed that DRINKS are seldom
seen crossing the river there. Formerly
they reeled across the bridge by the
dozen every day. The police officer at
the Chicago and Northwestern station
spoke of fifteen years of service in this
locality and declared that there has been
a marvellous decrease in the number of
DRINKS since the nation went dry. I'VE
used to have two patrol wagons going all
the time during the evening to pick up
the DRINKS in the vicinity of this station.
There were four saloons right across the
street and the next block was full of
them. The saloons were mostly of the
barrel house class, where men would go
in and drink until they were full and their
money was gone. They would then get
thrown out into the street and our pa
troll wagon would come along and pick
them up"
No Shabby Shoes
An hour spent at State and Madison,
the busiest corner in the world, revealed
no signs of drinking or drunkenness.
Among the thousands that pass by not
one staggers and not one alcoholic
breath is noticed. All appear prosperous
and all are we'll dressed. Work1nen that
passed by were clothed suitably for their
WORK ana 1t Is especially noticeaDle that
they wear good shoes. In fact, no
shabby shoes are seen. Not one of the
thousands of feet that pass by lacks
good shoe This is enc of the best and
most striking proofs of the prosperous
condition of all classes since the saloons
closed five years ago. In no large city in
the world outside of the United States and
dry sections of Canada do the shoes
worn by the people give such proof of
the prosperity that comes with sobriety.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-07-11
FEDERAL LIQUOR WRITs CLOSE
81 MADISON PLACES
springfield Journal)

Thirty-one injunction decrees perma-
nently closing as many places in Madison
county where violations OF the national
prohibition laws are alleged to have taken
place, were issued by Judge Louis Fitz-
Henry in federal court.
Temporary injunctions were issued
against these places some weeks ago, and
the defendants arraigned in court to show
cause why the writs should not be made
permanent.
Judge FitzHenry issued instructions
that the injunction notices to be posted at
each place should be of large size so that
the reason for closing the places would
stand out conspicuously.
In addition to the thirty-one closing
orders, eight residents of Granite City
pleaded guilty to prohibition violation
charges and were fined $500 each and
sentenced to serve three months in the
Mclean county Jail.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-12
Communists Must Win the Majority in the Trade Unions

port? We will put them against the
wall, we will force them to answer,
we will tell them what the policy Of
the Amsterdam International in the
question Of the experts report looks
like. Their policy is the policy of
1914. 1t is only continuation of the
social betrayal with other means. 1t
is the same betrayal of the masses as
on August 4th, 1914. These gentlemen
want to settle the question In secret.
At the moment when we can put the
question in international dimensions,
they and not we, will be in a tight
corner.
The Arguments Of the German Com.
rades Are False.
All the arguments, then, Of the Ger.
man memorandum are artificial argu.
montS.
One hindrance only remains in the
way Of our German comrades, that in
the depths of their own party, they
have not yet given up Schuhmacherism
We must be grateful to the Amster-
dam International, IL only for this,
that it give US the opportunity to
put this question once more before
the German party at world confer
ence. We have nothing more to say
to those who believe that it is really
question Of marriage" with the
Amsterdamers. If wished for a
marriage" with them l would de-
serve to be put out of the door, at
least that is what would do to the
man who was striving for such an
alliance.
We wish to use our weapons as the
class war demands. This demand at
present is, that we try in direct ways,
to preserve the unity of the trade
union movement, and to win the ma
jority in them. Formerly we hoped
to win by direct attack, but that was
not successful. Now we must ask
ourselves the same question, but ap-
proach our end along a slower path
We must win at any price! He who
is for the work in the trade unions
Of his own land, will be just as sin
cerely for the unified policy in inter-
national measures. That is quite
clear, that he who has stomach-ache
in national affairs, will also have it
in international ones. amusement:
quite rightly
Only then does one write a memo