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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-08-25

have to wait for a vacant space.
Aunt Cassie"
Aunt Cassie's suggestion for the
nieces to keep a diary just for once
is a good one. Try it and see what
interesting things do happen, even if
Won are not a farmers wife!
made vegetable salad one day
that will come under hot-weather
recipes. I used a pint package of
lemon jello and into the hot liquid
I emptied can of vegetable soup and
stirred it up. This tasted different,
and good, too, and as far as I am
concerned, it was original. Think of
that! Who else has an original
recipe?
August 8, 1925.
Dear Aunt Anne and M. BIS:
I had planned to bring my greetings
to our new aunt at the gathering to be
held in a few days, but unlocked for
circumstances prevented me, and I
must use Uncle Sam this time. I hope
there were many M. BIS, both old and
new, to give aunt Anne" royal well
come to her new post.
The reunion would bring sad men,
cries as we'll as pleasant ones, but we
have to go on, perhaps in different
way, but on to the end, and that is as
our dear aunt Madge" would have it.
We consider ourselves Fortunate in
having an aunt to help guide and direct
us. We have been backward in writing
our welcomes, not because we did not
appreciate the possession of an aunt
to fill the directors chair, but because,
as one of my friends put it, we are SO
human" That means it is not so
easy to get about writing letters as 1t
was a few years ago. hope we may
be favored with some new members to
help. With best wishes from,
"Lyall."
This letter of welcome is all the
more to be appreciated by everyone
of us because it was written under
difficult circumstances. "Lyall' has
had a troublesome case of neuritis
that put her to bed; she has our
hope for a speedy recovery.
Aunt Anne
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-29
SECOND PROTEST
in LEAGUE CASE
Early Decision Forecast in
Contempt Action.

A second complaint against action
of the Supreme Court manning six
attorneys as friends of the court to
advise the court in the contempt
case against z. S. Shumaker. su-
perintendent of the Indiana Anti
Saloon League. and his aids, Ethan
A. Miles and Jess e. Martin was
filed today.
The complaint was filed by
James Bingham In behalf of the de-
PENDANTS, although Gingham was ad-
vised against any more pleadings in
the case and that the court consid-
ers the issues to be decided on set
tied.
This forecast early decision In the
1se. The court adjourns for the
summer. Friday.
The advisory committee. headed by
George Dix. Terre Haute. State Bar
Association president, met in the
Statehouse this morning and con-
sidered briefs filed by both sides.
Shumalxer and his aids are
charged with contempt because Of an
attack on liquor decisions Of the
court In Hhumaksr's annual report.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-29
FIVE IN HAWKINS
CASE FACE ARREST
Mandates Confirming Terms
Received Here.

Mandates confirming sentences
given Mord Carter, William Jones.
former secretary of the State board
of agriculture, Harry J. Bovard.
Anthony Scheib and Carl B. Ander-
son, defendants in the Hawkins
Mortgage Company mail fraud case.
tried in Federal Court, was received
by the court clerk today from the
United States Circuit Court Of Ap-
peals.
This means the men will serve
their sentences in Leavenworth peni-
tentiary and that they have lost
their appeals in the higher court.
The mandate will be certified to the
United States marshal and he will be
instructed to arrest the men.
Schieb. Bovard. Jones and Carter
were sentenced to five years and
fined 81, 900. Anderson was sentenced
a year and a day.
The company, with offices in Port
land, Ind, was headed by Morton 8.
Hawkins, who was sentenced to
Leavenworth for fifteen years on
charges of using the mails to de-
fraud. Schieb was vice president of
the concern.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-29
SUPPLY FUND FOR
HIGHWAY TRIALS
Commissioners Vote SIS, 600
for Prosecutor.

At the request of Criminal Judge
James A. Collins, county council
today appropriated $4,000 for the
salary of an assistant to Prosecutor
William H. Remy in the prosecution
of the State highway cases. Alonzo
Blair Of Shelbyville, Ind, has in
formed Remy that he will be able to
assist him if the cases are passed un-
til next September.
Trial Of c. William Wha1ey, ma
chine dealer, charged with grand
larceny growing out Of the alleged
irregularities by the road commits
sion in the disposal of surplus war
materials, set for Thursday has been
postponed. Trials of John D. VIII
liams, director; Earl Crawford
former commissioner; George Bart
ley, former equipment superintend
ent;; Victor and Moses Goldberg
junk dealers, jointly charged with
conspiracy to en1bezzle, set to open
July IL also will be passed.
Judge Collins explained the amount
appropriated does not mean it will
all be paid the assistants. Following
the trials hearing will be held be.
fore Judge Collins, who will fix the
compensation.
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By Charles Ponzi
vritten for the United Press

written for the United Press)
HOUSTON. Texas. June %
After my attorneys in Miami had
told me that Florida authorities
would not permit me to go to Bos-
ton to appear in my appeal of the
four.year prison sentence on fraud
charges. decided that l would go
back-after twenty-three years-to
Italy.
II was a problem as to how to
make my escape. / knew that Key
West, the most logical point that /
would try to escape from, was
watched. So 1 decided to go to
Tampa.
When arrived there, through
friends 1 learned that Capt. A. j..
Mortola of the steamship Sic Vos
Vobis had just lost his pet waiter,
Petro, who had deserted the ship.
He was an excellent waiter. gos-
sips said. and sthe captain was hard
to please.
NV friends visited the ship and
talked to the captain, telling him
that one of his countrymen. pro-
fessional waiter, wanted to work
his passage back home.
The captain was greatly pleased
and told them to send me aboard.
So 1 shaved off the hair on top
Of my head. trimmed my eyebrows
so that they would not be so bushy
and acquiring a broken English
manner of speech. went on board.
1 have never worked so hard in
my life. Up at 4 a. m. to serve
coffee and it seems as though all I
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PONZI TELLSST
OF HIS RECAPTURE
Financial Wizard Turns Waiter to Escape Law - Tee-
gram Proves His Undoing.

did from then on until p. m, when
/ went to bed. was serve.
Looking at my face in the mirror
encouraged me. No one would know
me. 1 decided, so I took a chance OF
going to the Western Union Tele.
graph office in Houston to send a
cablegram to my relatives in Italy
Now / know that was m yfatal
step-at least maybe 1t was, for that
was when Detective Lacy says that
he became suspicious of me and fol-
lowed me back to the boat.
Then I conceived another plan to
further throw the authorities off my
trail. I would commit suicide by
proxy.
So I wrote to friends in Jackson
vile. Fla, and told them in about
five days to place my coat and hat
and some other clothing on the
shore of the ocean near the city.
1 enclosed a note that they were 20
leave with them.
It said that thought this was the
best way out Of my difficulties and
that was ending it all and asked
my wife and mother to forgive me
for the act.
. But now the clothes will not have
to be placed on the bank and 1t will
not be long before see both my
wife and mother. I hope.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-29
u. S. PADLOCKS
WOPROPERT|ES
Four Places Restrained
From Liquor Sale.

Two Indianapolis properties were
padlocked for a year and a day to.
day by Federal Judge Robert c.
Baltzell and injunctions were issued
against four others restraining the
sale of intoxicating liquor on the
premises. Two, Anderson, Ind,
places also were closed. Operators
have been convicted of violation of
the Volstead law.
Places padlocked in Indianapolis
We're: 1909 z. Pratt sSt., operated
by Mrs. Tode McQuaid and Humph-
rey Barrett; 637 N. Bright ST., oper-
ated by Rufus Hicks.
Those restrained by injunctions:
43 S. West ST., operated by Eli Ciss;
424 e. Maryland St., operated by
John Lupear; barbecue stand. 3131
Madison Rd.. operated by Lee Mer-
ritt. and GIT e. Wabash ST.. oper.
ated by Mary Russell.
Places of Walter Hardman and
Charles j. Richardson, both of An
derson. were padlocked.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-29
POOR FOLKS
LEAVE CITY
FOR RES T
116 Go to Salvation Army
Camp for Weeks Play
Mother of 9 in Party.

One hundred and sixteen poor
mothers and hcildren today were ta-
ken to the Salvation Army fresh air
camp, fourteen miles northeast of
the city, in twenty automobiles fur
nished by Universal Club members,
there to romp and run on an eighty
acre playground of hills, valleys and
trees and swim in sparkling Indian
Creek for week.
The contingent included mother
with nine children, two of whom
were twin babies, and another
mothoer with six children.
Nine sessions of the camp, financed
by the Community Chest and
operated by the Salvation Army, will
be held during the summer providing
a weeks outing for more than 1000
unfortunates.
Mrs. William B. Sewers, wife OF
the local Salvation Army head. is in
charge. The program of activities
aside from a religious service Sun
day and patriotic observance Mon
day, is rest and play"
The camp, lying two miles north
of Sunnyside, is equipped with
twelve cottages. built four years ago
by civic clubs. and dining hall.
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FRANCE TODELAY
DEBT PACT 0. X.
Announcement Is Made by
Premier BRAND.

Bu United Press
PARIS, June Rehabilitation of
the Mellon-Berenger agreement for
funding the French debt to the
United States will be delayed, Pre-
mier BRAND announced today in the
Chamber of Deputies.
The announcement was contained
in the new cabinets ministerial
declaration which today was pre-.
sented to both houses of Parliament.
France will seek a foreign loan,
BRAND announced. but in manner
unprejudicial to the sovereignty of
the State. The government will
recognize the independence of the
bank of France, whose credit will
remain distinct from that of the
State.
BRAND informed the chamber that
stabilization of the franc would be
impossible without settlement of the
debts to England and the United
States. He promised that the Gov
ernment would hasten to negotiate
a funding agreement with England
and said that the agreements would
be ratified simultaneously.
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Of
NEW SLUSH
FUND MADE
Senators Told Money Sent
to Influence IoWa's
Primary Wednesday.
NYE'S DEFEAT SOUGHT
GriIIing of Pennsylvania Of
ficiaI Continued.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, June ga
charge that the same interests which
financed the $3,000,000 campaign in
Pennsylvania are sending money
into North Dakota for the Repub-
lican primary there tomorrow, was
filed with the Senate primary inves-
tigating committee today by D. H.
Macarthur. secretary to Senator Ger
aid P. Nye, entrant in the senatorial
race there.
1T is my personal opinion that a
huge slush fund has been obtained
through administration channels OF
support. to be expended in North
Dakota for the purpose of defeating
Senator Nye and sending President
Coolidge's campaign manager, L. B.
Hanna, to the Senate" said Nc
Arthur in his statement.
Macarthur contended Joseph r.
Grundy and w. L.. Mellon, Republi-
can party leaders in Pennsylvania.
collected 100000 for the 1924 Cool
idge presidential campaign. OF that
amount, he charged $740,000 was
sent to North Dakota and other
western States to help carry those
States for President Coolidge.
Strange Coincidence
''It is a strange coincidence that
these same gentlemen" said Nc.
Arthur" in their testimony before
the committee now in session in
Washington investigate fraudulent
use Of money in the recent Penn
sylvania primaries. admitted that
they contributed hundreds of thou
sands of dollars.''
Meanwhile the Senate committee
widened it's scope to an all embrac-
ing inquiry into national politics.
Decision has been reached to sit all
summer if necessary to ascertain
the political activity of all parties
on most of the northern and west.
ern stations, including Indiana,
Iowa, Ohio, North Dakota, Oregon
aliforrlia, Vermont, Kentucky, Okla
homa and perhaps other States.
Thousands of letters concerning
visioned irregularities in these dis
tricts have been received by mem
bers of the investigating committee
Chairman Reed ordered a subpoena
issued this morning for William II
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Arguments in the trial Of w. J..
Keeney. special investigator for
Prosecutor William II. Remy, and
Tom Casey. confessed bootlegger,
charged with contempt Of court, will
be made by defense and Government
attorneys, Thursday, before Judge
Robert c.. Baltzell.
Prohibition enforcement methods
were scored by Judge Baltzell Mon
day after listening to testimony for
both sides.
81 am getting very tired of
some of the tactics employed by
agents i'm getting evidence i'm
liquor cases." Judge BaltEell said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-29
FESS FARM BILL
GAINS STRENGTH,
CHECK REVEALS
Measure, However, Believed
Doomed-Pressure From
White House.
BIZ United Press


WASHINGTON, June 90. = Elk.
traordinary pressure from the White
House has won more than a dozen
unexpected votes for the Coolidge
Fess farm relief plan in the week,
check.up of algnments showed this
afternoon.
While the bill still is virtually
certain of defeat, there is by no
means the overwhelmingly majority
against it that there was on Satur-
day, and extended debate may swing
a few more Republicans into line.
Those in touch with the Demo
cratic side estimate that from six
to ten Democratic votes will be cast
for the bill and about thirty against
it. This means the fate of the meas
ure will rest with the number of
Republicans who vote against it.
A count Of Republicans showed
many who voted for the McNary.
Haugen bill would relinquish their
alliance with the farm bloc and vote
for the Fess bill.
About fourteen Republican votes
are counted as sure against the
measure.
Senator Fess (Rep), Ohio. offered
his farm loan bill soon after the
Senate convened. He presented the
measure and an unopposed coopera,
tive as one act. The cooperative bill
provides for gathering of information
to aid cooperatives and the Fess
loan provisions authorize an appro-
priation of $1O0.000,O 900 toy be loaned
to cooperatives. The loans would be
administered by farmers market
ng commission of seven members,
including the Agriculture Secretary.
Hot debate broke out between Fess
and Senator McNary Rep.l, Ore
gon, farm bloc leader.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-29
Brothers Duel With
Kniues; One Is Dead

BIZ United Press
BOSTON, June 29.-Two brothers,
one only 16 years old. fought a duel
to death in their room at a lodging
house after an argument over money
early today.
Oscar F. Magnuson, %, a student,
died later in hospital from wounds
received in the battle. in which
butcher knives were the weapons.
Ernest Magnuson, 16, is in a critical
condition.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-29
OUTINGS ARE
MAJOR PLANS
FOR FOURTH
Official Observance Confined
to Less Than Score of
Patriotic Meetings.
NO PARADE CELEBRATION
Commemoration Will Extend
Over Two DAYS.

Outings and picnics comprise the
private double holiday program of
thousands of Indianapolis citizens
this Fourth of July.
Official observance of the 150th
anniversary of the signing of the
Declaration of Independence will be
confined to less than score of pa
triotic meetings Sunday and Mon
day.
No parades or public celebrations
are planned.
Independence day commemora-
ton will be two days long, the
Fourth being Sunday. Stores,
banks, city, county and Federal
buildings will remain closed Mon
day, postal delivery being suspended.
The general delivery window at the
postoffice will be open from a. m.
until noon.
''Safe aud Sane"
The entire observance will be safe
and sane. City regulations prohibit
fireworks sale until Thursday, use
until Sunday, and require permits
be secured for special fireworks dis
plays. Before the permits will be
issued a check will be made to as
sure officials every precautionary
measure against accidents has been
adopted.
The city's seventeen American lie
gion posts plan a short ceremony al
the exact hour of the signing.
p. m. Tradition fixes the hour as 4
p. M, eastern time. The roll oi
signers will be called at these sepa
rate ceremonies, and 1.-THE Ameris
can Greed" repeated
Members OF Thomas Post No. II
will be hosts at a reunion of G. A. r
Veterans at F't. Friendly.
Salute to Be Fired
Celebration at Ft. Benjamin Har
rison will be a patriotic address by
either Brig. Gen. Dwight E. Ault
man. post comnandant. or Col
George Freeman, and the firing oil
the regulation forty-eight-gun salute
Thousands are expected to gather
at Dearborn Park. bounded by
Thirty Fourth. Thirtieth, La Sale
SITS. and keystone Ave, where City
Recreation Director Jesse Mcclure
has arranged an all-day program oi
dancing. singing. sports. games anc
a flag drill In charge of seventy-f1ve
girls completing courses in recrea
ton direction under playground di
rectors.
At Beech Grove
A celebration consisting of games
and sports, in which prizes will be
awarded; a band concert by the Big
Four Athletic Association band. a
$500 fireworks display at night, and
patriotic addresses is planned by
the Beech Grove Civic League fol-
the Beech Grove public school park
and gymnasium.
Another night fireworks displaI
will be had at the Meridian Hills
Country Club
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-29
Ex-Hoosier Charged
With Wife's Murder

%BN United Press
Sf'. PETERSBURG, Fla, June 20.
Tight Tipped and sullen, Eugene M.
Elliott, multi-millionaire real estate
developer, sat in his cell here today
awaiting a preliminary hearing on a
murder charge.
Although counsel expressed con-
fidence that Elliott would be alb
solved Of all blame in connection
with the mysterious death of his
wife Saturday, the corners jury rec
omfnended his arrest and ordered
that he be held for murder.
Elliott is formerly Of Attica, Ind.
At one time he was employed by the
Haynes Automobile Company Of Ko-
konno, Ind.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-29
$500 Train Speeds
for Mrs. Mccormick

BIZ United Press
PITTSBURGH, Pa, June 20
Mrs. Cyrus H. Mccormick, wife Of
the former president of the Inter
national Harvester. today was speed
ing toward her home in Chicago on
a special Pennsylvania train.
The train, which Mrs. Mccormick
chartered after landing in New
York from Europe and finding she
had missed the Broadway limited
arrived here at 1:47 a. m. after q
record run from New York.
Railroad men said the train, .ex
elusive of the Pullman would cost
Mrs. Mccormick $5.200.87.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-29
PHONE BOOK
TELLS TALE
OF GROWTH
New Directories, to Be Is
sued Thursday, Show
Gain Of LAS Clients.
DROP CIRCLE NUMBERS
More Families, Businesses
in City, Revelation.

Indiana Bell Telephone Company
new directories, to be issued for use
Thursday, tell an interesting story
1t is story of the steady. sus-
! tained growth of Indianapolis. The
books prove their optimistic story
with names, addresses and numbers
of 1,445 more telephone subscribers
than were listed in the directory is
sued Jan. i.
300 Increase Per Month.
The growth recorded covers the
first five months of 1926. The book
was sent to the printers June 1. An
increase of 500 telephones month
is shown.
This means new families, new
businesses, new life in the city.
Ninety-four thousand copies Of the
directory are to be distributed, a
marked gain over the last distribu.
ton.
Drop Circle Exchange
Circle exchange numbers are
changed to Main numbers. The Cir
Gle exchange was temporary ex-
change when created and most Of
the subscribers with Circle numbers
are being switched onto automatic
telephones, making the maintenance
of Circle exchange for the few re-
naming manual telephones uneco-
nomical.
Directory distribution, supervised
by L. v. Broyles, is complete in the
downtown area, with crews work.
ing overtime to complete the distri-
button in residence sections by the
time the new numbers become ef-
fective.
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"They take women out on wild
parties, induce them to buy drinks,
and then discredit the character
of the women used by them as
tools. The sooner the prohibition
department finds out that this
court win rot stand for such
methods, the further it win get.
I am tired of having agents come
into this court and testify on both
sides of a case"
The Government charges Casey
paid Keeney $500. with which Kee
ney had promised to influence the
testimony of l. E. Green and U. N
Pope. alias James Polk. 31-33 Marian
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MOTORISTS
ANN|H|LATE
STATE DEBT
Taxes Levied Upon Auto
Owners to Meet Indiana
Payment "Wednesday.
ROAD FUNDS DIVERTED
Money Switched From High
way TO General Column.

The state win be out OF debt
wednesday.
The last of the obligations incurred
during the Goodrich and McCray
administration will be cancelled.
The debts. amounting to $2.b0O,000
on Sept. 80. 1925. have been wiped
out by the automobile owners OF the
state through the extra taxes laid
upon them,
The money that formerly went Tor
good roads through direct levies and
the Inheritance tax has been applied
TO the debts and the good roads have
been built by the gasoline and license
fees.
How It Was Done
The Legislature OF 1925 turned
over additional revenues 10 the
general fund. From that fund the
debts have been paid. The money
has not been saved through
economies of administration.
The auto theft fund contributed
s490,00o while the general levy OF 3
cent on each hundred dollars that
formerly was given to the roads has
retained for the debts.
The auto theft fund was a self
imposed tax on the part OF the
motoring public and was designed as
fund for the protection OF the
motor owning public. When the
general fund was In a bad way
financially the State finance board
borrowed 100000 and placed II in
the general fund to tide over imam
cial shortcomings. Notes were given
for the amount.
Assembly to Rescue
In 1925 the Legislature changed
the law so that all funds and fees
collected by the Secretary OF state
became a part of the tgefjeral fund.
Those in control decided that thisv
was sufficient excute to not only
destroy the notes for $4,000 but 70
take the $4,000 which had accumu'
lated since the larger amount was
borrowed as well.
In 1919 the levy for highway pur.
pOStS was 90 Cenlos non IL ut
came S.3 cents on the 500. The
State tax board took a broad view
Of its powers ana changed the S.S
cents levy to 3 cents because II would
be easier 10 figure.
Another Transfer
Then IL was shown that the gas
and automobile license fees woVi
make enough TO cover the budtei
allowance for highway work and thu
Scent levy was transferred for othei
purposes. This Scent levy amounts
to approximately $1.500,000.
The Inheritance tax was added 20
the general fund and taken from th,
highway funds. Action along this
line was started In the Legislatur
Of 1923, but the law was declare
unconstitutional. The 1925 act ha,
stood the acid test and the inner
tance money was used for genera
purposes. Tho total collected in 1925
was $1,127,230.