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2 COMMUNISTS ME CONNECTED WITH WREGKJEAH GARY Federal Operatives Say Rail road Strikes Were Caused by Leaders. LENINE IS INVOLVED Government Hits at Plot Said to Be International Against Industry. By United Nevs BRIDGEMAN, Mich.. Aug. 23.—The Government has struck in Its cam paign against what Federal investiga tors declare is an international plot against peaceful functioning of Amer ican industry. Directed from Washington by Wil liam J. Bums, chief of the United States Secret Service, four Federal inspectors leading twenty deputy sheriffs, after lying in the hills near here for three days, swooped down on the international convention of the Communist party, held in a remote re sort, and captured fifteen leaders. Planned for Months The raid, which is regarded as the I most important cotip of the Govern-; ment against radicalism In years, was the culmination of months of patient j waiting by the secret service men. j The Government knew of the pro posed convention through Its secret service. Operatives have been shad owing the Communist leaders for months, it is learned. The meeting here was to have been preliminary to a convention of the Trades Educational League, headed by William Z. Foster and the Na tional Workers* pArty, to have been held secretly in Chicago on Aug. 27-28. Lenine Offered Aid “We have not had time to study all of the correspondence,” said Jacob Spolanski, Federal operative, “but we have connected this aggregation with railroad strike troubles and to some extent with the wreck at Gajy. Ind., where spikes were removed from the ties.” The alleged representatives of Le nine were to have offered financial assistance in furthering the Com munist movement in America, ac cording to another official. WOMAN SENTENCES BOYS Acting Magistrate Sends High School Athletes to Jail. ATLANTIC ClTY.—Three Atlantic City high school boys, who say they were arrested in Absecon on charges, of disorderly conduct and resisting an officer and were sentenced to thirty days in jail b'y a woman magistrate, complained to authorities here that they had been beaten, handcuffed and Otherwise abused by the police. One of the boys, Andrew McElray. captain of the 1922 Atlantic City High School football team, was a runner In the Philadelphia to Atlantic City mara thon. He says his brother, J. Toland McElroy, and William Colder were try ing to keep traffic out of his way as he ran down the White Horse pike. Three officers in plain clothes, he said, approached them and ordered his two companions to keep away. Upon their refusal a fight ensued and the boys were arrested, given a summary hear ing before Mrs. David Peoples and hustled off to Mays Landing jail with Andrew still in his running togs, after being blackjacked and handcuffed. Mayor Bader had a writ of habeas corpus made out and the boys were re leased under SSOO bail each. The mayor ordered an investigation by Colonel Sehwartzkopf, commanding the State constabulary. FISHES FOR TOOLS bearch With Magnet for Instruments Used to Break Jail. CINCINNATI, Ohio—Tools used by three prisoners at the Alexandria (Ky.) jail recently In an unsuccessful attempt to saw their way out of a window disappeared mysteriously and could not be found. Herman Kemper, the jailer, searched the jail in vain. His suspicions centered on a deep crack in one wall. He tied a horse shoe magnet to a string and lowered It Into the fissure. Two saws and two table knives which had been made Into saws were fished up. SNOW SAVES FIVE Fall in Alps Results in Bruises Only to Climbers. GENEVA—Three men and two young women, roped together but without a guide, fell from an Alpine elevation 500 feet. Other climbers or ganized a rescue party and they found all five only slightly bruised. A cush ion of soft snow had saved them from death. They had started the ascent of the Oldenhom, which rises 10,250 feet, and had lost their way. JUDGE BAKER COMING Expects to Hear Troubles Arising From It. R. Injunctions. Judge Francis E. Baker of the United States Circuit Court of Ap peals will be in Indianapolis Monday to consider matters arising out of the injunctions granted railroads oper ating in Indiana, Noble C. Butler, clerk of Federal Court, said today. Oil Official Drowns MADISON, TVis., Aug. 23.—Ira White, 39, an official of the Johnston High Test Oil Company of Kewaneee, 111., was drowned here today when he fell out of his fishing boat into Lake Mendota. AFTERMATH By United Press WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. Wages of miners in the non-union fields of West Virginia have been boosted from $4.68 to $7.18 per day, the Federal fuel distribution committee was advised today. Non-union operators were forced to take this action of almost doubling their wage scale to con tinue operation in view of the set tlement of the union strike through the Cleveland agreement, it was said. Here is a part of the crowd that attended the Indianapolis Day celebration at the State fairground yes terday. The crowd was watching athletic events from the grand stand. RECEIVER ASKER FIR TIRECONGERI George W. Wildhack Says Ma jestic Company Is Solvent Despite Step. The Majestic Tire and Rubber Com pany, an Indiana corporation with an authorized capital stock of $1,000,000, will go into the hands of the receiver if a suit filed today by George W. Wildhack. 3066 N. Meridian St., head of the Wildhack Company, is granted. Wildhack charged the company Is in financial difficulties because of lack of cash on hand. It has fixed assets of $326,884 and owes debts amounting to $240,595, most of them prSt due, he stated. Other assets of the company listed are a large volume of unfilled orders and good will of the trade. The company Is not Insolvent, Wild hack stated. The plaintiff holds 252 shares of stock, worth $6,300, according to the suit, and in addition the company owes him S6OO salary’. The need for ready cash was due to business conditions in general and of the rubber trade in particular over which the corporation had no con trol. the complaint said. A large in come from sales and the ready capi tal have been consumed by operation, it was said. WAITS PROBE RESULT Adjutant General Expects Officer Back From Garrett Today. Adjt. Gen. Harry B. Smith waited today for word from Capt. William Kleifgen, sent to Garrett to investi gate reports of disturbances. He ex pected Captain Kleifgen to return to night unless something serious should develop. The officer was sent at the insti-1 gatlon of Garrett and La Porte County officials in an appeal to Governor Mc- Cray for removal of the Garrett mayor. P. 0. TRUCKS READY Postmaster Starts Army Lorries From Fort to Beech Grove. Moving of 300 motor trucks from Ft. Benjamin Harrison to the post office storage quarters at Beech Grove will begin Thursday, Robert H. Bryson, postmaster, said today. The trucks were ordered transferred from the army to the postoffice department several days ago. They will be put in condition and distributed to cities throughout the country. MUST PAY POLL TAX Soldiers Not Exempt Unless More Than 50 years Old. The attorney general's ofTice has given T. W. H. Sunman of Spades, the opinion that no ex-soldier is ex empt from the payment of poll tax unless he is more than fifty years of age, the limit fixed by statute to apply to all male citizens. Road Survey Begins. A survey of the proposed paved road passing the Highland golf links, connecting Illinois St. and Northwest ern Ave., was started today by the county engineer, John J. Griffith. The proposed road will be two miles long. SLAIN LEADER ifSLa MICHAEL COLLINS Corftmander of IrLh Free State Army. CONDOLENCE By United Press LONDON, Aug. 23. Premier ! Lloyd George today telegraphed j his condolences to Ireland for the loss of Michael Collins. The pre mier in a telegram to Lionel Cos grove said the assassination of Col lins deeply grieved him and paid a marked tribute to Collins. Downing Street officials empha sized that Lloyd George was an ad mirer of Collins’ career and was personally greatly upset over his | murder. NEXT CONVENTION CITY CONSIDERED Michigan City Makes Strong Bid for Rotary Gath ering. Selection of a city for the next an nual conference of secretaries and presidents of Indiana Rotary Clubs was discussed before the session at the Claypool Hotel today. Michigan City was represented by a strong delegation, while West Baden, South Bend and Wabash also were men tioned. Matters of club policy were dis cussed at the meeting today by Frank P. Manly of Indianapolis, former dis trict governor; Ed Bonds, secretary of the South Bend Club, and James Fortune, president of the Jefferson ville Club. Fred Matson of Indian apolis discussed the classification | question. Interest in civic affairs free from | political bias or personal interest was advocated by the speakers. . TO FINISH THEATER Attorney Assures Cadick Building Wilt Be Completed. By Times Special EVANSVILLE, Ind., Aug. 23.—Com pletion of the Cadick theater at Third and Sycamore Sts., here is assured by Robert D. Markel, attorney, whether the seven creditors who bought the property for SBO,OOO finish the building or whether It is sold to someone else. | Several proposals for finishing the j theater are under consideration. LEAVES FOUR ORPHANS Iron Worker Kills Wife, Then Turns Weapon on Himself. By United Press ST. LOUIS. Aug. 23.—Sidney But ler, 30, an iron worker, early today shot and killed his wife, Mabel, 22, at the home of a relative in St. Louis County, while their four children lay sleeping. He then turned the gun on himself. Both died instantly. The couple had been separated for a yea/ and were called together last night when one of the small children ap ! peared to be dying. BOMB IS THROWN Railroad Worker's House Damaged by Explosion at Logansport. By Times Special LOGANSPORT, Ind., Aug. 23.—An explosion believed to have been caused by a bomb thrown at the house of Harry Fettlg, an employe of the Pennsylvania Railroad, caused con siderable damage early this morning to the front porch, but no one was | injured. j The family was asleep at the rear jof the house at the time. No arrests have been made. Stones were thrown at the house recently. Sojfoodl! —just another way of saying Beeman’s— what you’ll say after every delicious taste! Beeman’s pepsin Gum American Ckicle C*. THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES COUNTY OFFICERS ASK MORE MONEY . Budgets for 1923 Call for Greater Expenditures—Val uation Drops. The budgets for county offices for the coming year indicate that much larger sums will be asked of the county council when it meets Sept. 5 than was asked last year. According to Leo K. Fesler, county auditor, an effort will be made to keep the rate down to the present figure, 23 cents. Clerk’s Budget larger The county clerk s budget for 1923 is estimated at $47,200, as compared with s3l,oot> for 1922. Office help will receive $39,700, the clerk's salary be ing $7,500. Expenses of the county recorder’s | office for 1923 were figured at $38,308. j They were $23,000 during this year. | Sheriff George Snider has estimated j that $30,000 will bo needed to main- j tain his office next year, an increase | of $16,000 over the 1922 budget. Os this sum $23,000 will be paid for help. Under the new law the county pros ecutor's office has asked for a sum of $96,000, of which $7,500 will form the prosecutor’s salary. He was paid in fees in the past. Division of Tax The county tax will be divided aa follows, according to the recommend ation: County rate, 13.5 cents; sink ing fund, 7.5 cents; tuberculosis hos pital, 2 cents. Total value of as sessed property In Marlon County is set at $690,000,000, as compared with $694,000,000 last year. INDEPENDENTS IN LINE Bethlehem and Lackawanna Increases Workers Pay 20 Ter Cent. By United Press NEW YORK. Aug. 23. —'The Beth lehem and Lackawanna Steel Cor porations today announced wage In creases of twenty per cent in their common labor rates, together with an equitable adjustment in rates of other classes of employes, eff sct ve Sept. 1. These announcements followed simi lar action by the United States Steel Corporation yesterday. ENDS WAR ROMANCE Former Red Cross Nurse and EnglLsh Army Captain to Wed. Bp Times Special EVANSVILLE, Ind.. Aug. 23. I Marriage of Miss Marie Adams, who j is secretary to Congressman Ray Luhring of this district, and Harry F. Thompson, an English army cap tain, in the fall will be the culmina tion of a war romance. Miss Adams was a Red Cross worker In France. She met Thomp son at Bordeaux. He is now in Vir ginia. ROBBED ON PULLMAN Minister Reports Loss of Purse Con taining $l5O. The Rev. Peter Crumbly, 5 6045 Lap lin St., Chicago, 111., told police at the Union Station today that he was robbed on a Pullman car last night of his pocketbook containing $l5O and some valuable papers. He was en route to Cleveland, Ohio. Clothing Taken From Locker William Bchooler, 336 W. Maryland St., who works at the Blanton Milling Company, told the police that cloth ing valued at S2O was taken from his locker. 30.000 GO BACK TO COAL DIGGING IN STATE MINES Peace Terms as Accepted Provide Workers Must Buy Own Powder. By United Press TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Aug. 23. Thirty thousand coal diggers re turned to the pits in Indiana today. They went to work at the same wage in effect before the strike started April I—terms of the Cleveland agree ment. Mine owners and representatives of the union signed a peace pact here late yesterday. The only variation from the Cleveland truce was that miners who have to buy their own powder for blasting coal, pay $2.10 instead of $2.40 a keg now, due to a decline in the market price. Minors In Celebration Settlement of the coal strike on their own terms celebrated by miners down here in the heart of the coal fields, was pretty much like the armistice j was celebrated by America at large. | After the Bituminous Operators’ As sociation had signed the Cleveland agreement the Indiana Producers' As sociation, operating twenty strip mines, signed the agreement. In this group are the Rowland mines which were operated under State troops re cently. President Hassler of the miners went to Universal today to sign up the two mines of the United States Steel Company. PARLEY BREAKS UP Anthracite Operators and Union Min ers Fail to Reach Agreement. By United Nevis PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 23.—The issue of arbitration was the stumbling block which broke up the conference of anthracite operators and union mine leaders here after five days of discussion. The result of the confer ence was unexpected, in the light of the optimistic attitude that marked its j opening. The statement was issued ] following adjournment that the dis cussion may be resumed at the "call of the secretary upon the request of either miners or operators." ILLINOIS AT WORK Settlement Follows Lines of Recent Compromise at Cleveland. By United Press CHICAGO, Aug. 23—Illinois coal miners returned to work today after 129 working days of idleness. Settlement reached by miners and operators follow the lines of the Cleve land compromise, providing for the old scale and working conditions up to April 1, 1923. DEADLOCK BROKEN Wage Increases Offered to Get Miners to Return to Their Jobs. By UHited Press PITTSBURGH, Aug. 23.—The dead lock between bituminous nrnefcj and the Pittsburgh Coal Operators' Asso ciation Is broken. The association in vited miners to return under the wage agreement reached at the Cleveland conference, minus the check-off. A wage increase was announced in the Fayette fields in an effort to get miners back to work under open-shop conditions. LETT IS POSTMASTER President Nominates New Federal Of ficial for Seymour. By United Press WASHINGTON. Aug. 23 Haskell Lett, was today nominated by Presi dent Harding to be postmaster at Sey mour. Ind. Carriage Maker Important Truth “ 9 -* JL O make each part as strong as the rest,” was his way of “building a wonderful, one-horse chaise that wouldn’t wear out till judgment day.” This illustrates a fact that is keeping many doctors busy these days—human bodies, like chaises, break down be cause some part isn’t as strong as the others. Very often it’s because of ill-balanced food, lacking in 6ome important element of nutrition. This is especially true of ills developed in childhood, and carried on through life. Grape-Nuts, that world-famous, ready-to-eat cereal, brings the plan of building each part as strong as the rest— to serve human need. Grape-Nuts contains all the nutri ment of those best of the field grains, wheat and barley, including the vital mineral elements, and it is a wonderful food for building and sustaining health and strength. The delicious flavor and crispness of Grape-Nuts make it a welcome dish whenever you’re hungry. Grape>Nuts THE BODY BUILDER “There's a Reason” * y Postum Cereal Cos. Inc., Battle Creek, Mich. “Healer” Who Could Raise Dead Couldn t Grow Hair on Bald Head By United News CHICAGO, Aug. 23.—Albert M Moore, “love healer,” charged wim duping women converts of his “non resistance cult” claimed he could raise the dead but in fact could not even grow hair on his bald spot, Mrs. James H, Cartwright, wife of an as sociate justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, testified Tuesday at his trial. Moore was fined SIOO and appealed the verdict. The defendant, urbane and smiling, And the Busy Wheels of Trade Pause and Hark to Stories By United Netcs NEW YORK, Aug. 23. —The dog, cat, horse and sword fish population of New York and vicinity contributes to the news of the day as follows: BONUS BILL OUT ON SENATE FLOOR Borah Confident of Votes to Sustain Harding’s Pos sible Veto. By United Press WASHINGTON. Aug. 2?.—The sol dier bonus bill, after reposing in a Senate pigeon-hole for nearly a year, was out on the floor today with every indication that it would be passed and sent to conference with the House within a week. Whether President Harding will veto or sign the measures remained uncertain. Debate was scheduled to open with a strong defense by Sena tor McCumber, chairman of the Fi nance Committee, and a vitriolic at tack on it by Senator Borah. Borah is confident that If the President vetoes the measure he will be sustained. He claims that at least thirty-seven Senators, or five more than Is necessary to prevent overrid ing a veto, will vote against the meas ure. MAINTENANCE MEN REMAIN AT WORK V Anthracite Pits Continue Under Union Protection, Lewis Announces. By United Press PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 23.—Main tenance men permitted to remain on duty In the anthracite mines will not be called out as a result of breaking off of negotiations with the operators, John J. Lewis, minors’ chief, an nounced today. “It is the policy of the United Mine Workers to protect all property," Lewis said, "and all reports that the pump men will bo called out are er roneous." IRREGULARITIES SEEN Accounts Board Head Writes Clark County Officials. Jesse Eschbach, chief examiner of the State board of accounts, has ad dressed fitters to Thomas L. Stoner, auditor; Charles K. Zollman, county clerk, and Charles B. Flfer, county treasurer, of Clark County, calling at tention to discrepancies. Rensselaer Hearing Fixed A hearing on a $65,000 bond issue for a school building, gymnasium and general department building combined will be held at the Rensselaer court house in that city Aug. 29. the State board of tax commissioners an nounced today. listened to the complaints of former converts complacently and did not pro test until fined. “He told me ‘the deader they are the easier it is to raise them, ” Mrs. Cartwright testified. “Could he do it?” asked Leroy Bip pus, assistant prosecutor. “Say, he couldn’t even grow hair on his bald spot,” replied the witness. Fifty women disciples of the “truth temple” attended the trial and vigor ously protested every allegation. John Collins and Louis Pietros engaged in a wild dispute on the street in Jersey City over the ownership of a fox terrier. Police man took them to court. Pietros insisted ’twas his dog, and his name was “Jack.” Collins insisted dog was his and was named “Frank.” Wise judge put the dog in the middle of the room. Collins against one wall and Pietro on the other. Cries of “here Jack” and “here Frank’ split the air together. Dog dashed to Pietro and judge held his name was Jack, and Pietro’s dog. A 700-pound swordfish messed up Capt. John Conrad's fish nets. He tore several holes in the nets, but three men landed him. Several hundred New Yorkers stopped work to watch this one: Cat dashed into the street just a whisker in front of a pursuing dog. Cat spied a hole and dived. It was a manhole. Fire engine company summoned. Lad der lowered down manhole and amid great cheers fireman brings cat to sur face. Prince, a horse, broke loose from his wagon on Third Ave. and after a dash of some blocks fell down a twelve-foot manhole In which men were working on high tension transmission cables, with the following results: Called out two ambulances, and most of the officials of the Society for I Prevention of Cruelty to Ani mals; caused the police to estab | lish “fire lines” to hold of 5,000 people attracted to the scene; set several men to work cutting a runway in the street, intended to be four feet deep and thirty six feet long; this so excited Prince the work had to be aban doned; fifteen-foot derrick, hopes and a heavy hammock brought to the scene; meantime all power for a radius of a dozen blocks shut off; after two hours In the hole. Prince extricated. GETS NEW INSTRUCTOR Indiana Artillerymen to Receive Spe cial Howitzer Work. Capt. Frederick Timmerman. U. S. Army, has been ordered to Indiana as National Guard instructor in field artillery work, specializing in howit zer and motor artillery, Adjt. Gen. Harry B. Smith announced today. Captain Timmerman has left Camp Meade, Md., where he took special I training. His last post was Ft. Sill. WAITS FUEL ANSWER ! McCardle Receives No Reply to Re quest for 100 Cars. John W. McCardle, chairman of the public service commission, today was awaiting reply to his appeal to H. B. Spencer. Federal fuel distributor, for 100 cars of coal for immediate deliv ery to Indiana canning industries and utilities. McCardle has arranged for payment as soon as the Federal distributor releases the cars. Indiana produc tion will not save the canning indus tries, it is said. AUG. 23, 1922 WILLIAM FOSTER ESCAPES AGENTS, - —v Radical Leader and Sixty Fol lowers Flee Into Michigan Woods. By United Press BRIDGEMAN, Mich., Aug. 2L Man hunt for William Z. Foster and 1 who escaped dur ing a raid on the communist conven tion In the heart of the woods near here, was conducted by Federal au thorities today. The raid, which yesterday netted fifteen alleged members of the com munist party of America, was declared to have been the most successful yet conducted in the United States. Foster, leader of the 1919 steel strike and considered one of the most intel lectual radicals in the United States, escaped in a taxicab, according to au thorities. Three prominent women radicals, including Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes and Ella Reeves Boor, accompanied Foster, Boris Reinstein and Arnold Lozowsky on their fight. The third woman is unknown. Evidence to convict hundreds of Communists throughout the United States is in the hands of authorities, it was said. RATS DIE fsTEARNS’* I ELECTRIC PASTE ■ It also kills mice, cockroaches \ water bugs and ants. It forces these pests to run from build ing for water and fresh air. 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