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SIX DROWN IN LEAP Off MHOGE f Three Girls and Three Boys Jump to Escape Car, By United Press DAVENPORT, lowa. May 14. —Three girls and three boys met jfeith last night by leaping from ear bridge into the racing current of the Mississippi River in order to avoid an oncoming trolley car. William Kepke, motorman, reported to authorities today. One body, that of a girl, has been recoved and identified as Ethel Ambers, 20, Moline shop girl. Kepke said while he sawfour jump, he believed there were two more boys in the party who may have lost their lives. Gives Incoherent Accident The motorman, crazed by the tragdy, was sent to the hospital for insane at Watertown, 111., today. He was unable to give a coherent account of the accident which would aid police In checking up on the deaths. Kepke said his car was almost half way across the bridge between the lowa shore and Camp Bell’s Island, a slimmer resort, when he saw the little party fifty feet away.As they saw the car coming, the girls, hs’stencal with fright, jumped first. Kepke said. The boys followed, Kepke believes, in a vain attempt to save them. „

Current lake Mill Race At that point the water is only five • t deep, but the current has the ed of a mill race. Not even expert swimmers can keep up in it. Had the members of that little group kept their heads, the tragedy would have been averted .for Kepke brought the car to a stop before it reached the spot where the party had been sitting. There are no footboard on the bridge, which is about feet long. But out side of a boat it is the only way to get to Bell's Island. Elsie Dolesal. 20, Davenport, and Charles Lannigan, 20, Beck Island, were also reported missing from home. Bot hle-ft for a picnic to the island yesterday. Ethel Ambers was a divorcee Her small baby lives with her mother at Taylorridvf, 111. EX-SHERIFF FACES FEDERAL CHARGES Dennis Shea of Terre Haute Is Arraigned in Court, Dennis Shea, formerly sheriff f Vigo County, was to be arraigned before Judge Albert I - . Anderson this itfternoon on a charge of violating the prohibition law it liis soft drink place in Terre Haute. He told Homer Eliiott. United States district attorney, today, that he would enter a plea of not guilty. Pleas also were expected from Joseph O’Mara, Ike Shostoff, William Crockett, James Carroll and Henrietta Hayden, all of Terre Haute, said by Federal officials to be owners and operators of Shea’s place. The place was closed several weeks ago by a restraining order issued by Judge Anderson. The Government -has asked for an injunction closing it for one year. Harry Palmer of Vigo County was to be arraigned at the same time as Shea on similar charges. STOCK SHARES INCREASED Piggly-Wfggly Files Notice of Expansion With State. Notice of Increase in capital stock of ’Piggly-Wiggly' Stores,’“Tncorporatcd. a Virginia corporation, was filed today with the Secretary of State. The company has increased irs capital from 250.000 to 550,000 shares without a nominal or par value, and Its Class A common from 200,000 to 500,000 shares, the notice shows. Expansion was agreed on at a directors’ meeting held in Memphis April 7, 1923. Clarence Saunders of Memphis is president. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 49 10 a. m 59 7 a. rn 51 11 a. m 61 8 a. til 53 12 (noon', 63 9 a. m 56 1 p. m 61

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NEIGHBORS MOURN ‘GIRL WITH SMILE’

Park Official's Return Awaited by Relatives

MISS SADIE M’GROARTY BABY BORN IN GERMANY MEETS GRANDPA HERE

Army Man Brings Family Home From Coblenz After Long Stay, Held tight in the arms of the "grandpa” she was seeing for the first time. 19-months-old Janet Anne McMahon got her first glimpse of Indianapolis today. Janet, who was born in Coblenz, Germany, while her father. Capt. B. B. McMahon, was stationed there, gazed around in wide-eyed wonder from beneath the dainty fur-trimmed tan cap which she brought front Germany. More active was Janet's 4 year-old brother, B. B. Jr., or, as he Is bettorknown, ' Jerri'-” 'Jerry went to Ger many, with his mother, formerly of Peru, Ind., just half a year after he was born. Brings Troops Back Captain and Mrs. McMahon, with the children, arrived in New York Friday. Captain McMahon, who had been with th American forces in Germany four years, brought hack the iasi detachment from the occupied territory. of the ten men in the : detachment five wore accompanied ; by German wives. The McMahons will visit Captain McMahon’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. M. K. McMahon, 2734 N. Illinois St., for a month. Speaks German. Little Janet had little to say about Germany, America or Indianapolis. Most of her conversation is in German, as that is the language she lias been hearing. To Jerry, “Indianapolis' and “America” are synonymous. "Oh. look at the big denkmai” (German for statues. he cried as the Statue of Liberty came into view when the steamer approached New York. MEXICAN PARLEY OPENS SESSION Meeting May Result in Recognition by U, S, By United Press MEXICO CITY, Mexico, May 14. A conference from which may result j in recognition of Mexico by tiie United j States began today-. At an early hour, the American delegates. Warren and Payne, and those of Mexico, Rosa and Ross, were to meet at the former home of Jules Lirnantour. brother of a high official of the Diaz regime and the parley was to he formally opened. All sessions are to be secret. Postal Deposits Go I'p Postal sating deposits here amounted to 5133.486 May 1, according to Robert H. Bryson, postmaster. This was an increase of $lO7 over the previous month. Indianapolis stood eighty-fourth among the cities of the country.

Mother, in Tears, Confident Missing Sadie McGroarty Will Return Home,

i THOUGHT mayl.e it was A Sadie coming home.”. A look of disappointment appeared on the face of a motherly woman as she opened the door in | response to a ring. Tlu woman was Mrs. Cor- ; nelius McGroarty. stepmother of | Miss Sadie McGroarty, 030 S. Meridian St., secretary of the ; Indianapolis park board, who j disappeared from a Buffalo hotel | May 6 and for whom relatives ; and police are searching. "I know Sadies will come home to j us,” she said. "I am heartbroken, but 1 know she will come back. She was- | n't the kind of a girl to go away and j stay.” The neighborhood around the Me- ! Groarty home is In mourning. Folk called Sadie McGroarty “the girl with a smile.” Mrs. Susan Gauss, 645 S. Meridian j St., sobbed as she talked of Miss MeI Groarty: “The girl was like a daughter to me. She lived here all her life. She was such a good girl.” * • • MMRS. M GROARTY rii(i not c ry. She is waiting patiently. Sa die was happy when she left us,” she continued. “She came home from Evanston, 111.. where she had been at a sanatorium I looked a‘ her and said. ‘Girl, why didn't you stayup there a whiie longer? They’ve done you a lot of good.’ Sadie said she felt , lots better. “She slept until 9 o'clock the next morning. When she went away I thought she had gone to Danville, 111., to see relatives. "I think she started to church from the hotel Sunday. Maybe the church was a long distance away and she fainted or something. I'm sure we are going to find her.” • • * I— Ml I ENDS and relatives pointed H out there Is little evidence that Miss McGroarty planned to disappear. other than the fact she went to Buffalo when she was expected to go to Danville. She left her grip in her room at the hotel. She did not pay her bill, although relatives said she had ample funds. On May 5, relatives received a telegram from her from Buffalo saying she would be home the next day. They went to the train to meet tier. Telegrams have been sent to rela tives in Brooklyn. Long Island and Philadelphia, with whom Miss McGroarty had visited, but replies stated no one had seen or heard of her. • * • Mayor frank x. sun war of Buffalo la taking an active intereat in the search, a telegram received today by Mayor Shank in response to a request for assistance Indicated. The telegram, signed by Edward J. Newton, acting chief of detectives. said: “The telegram addressed to Mayor Frank X. Schwab has been received and turned over to me. Every possible effort is being made to locate Miss McGroarty. Detectives detailed peclally on this case will keep you personally advised of any development. Our honorable mayor has taken personal Interest in this matter.” Hubert S. Riley. 2355 N. Delaware St., a brother-in law of Miss McGroarty, still is in Buffalo directing the search. SAUNDERS WILL SELL HALF OF PIGGLY WIGGLY Grocery Magnate Will Keep Headquarters in Memphis, lie Announces. /hi t nitrd /‘res* MEMPHIS, Tenn.. May 14.—Head- i quarters for Piggly-Wiggly-, Inc., will , remain in Memphis, home town of Clarence Saunders. Saunders said he would sell approximately half of the six hundred grocery stores in operation throughout the country to raise funds to pay- off j Saunders’ personal obligations. Chi- j cago stores are among those to be I placed on the block.

Broadway Sees New Fred Stone

Bu United Press VrEW YORK, May 14. i Broadway, which know Fred Stone for twenty years as an inimitable master of fun, met Stone for the first time Sunday as an Evangelist, Stone, who recently got religion while on a snowbound train in Montana, came on from Detroit to take part in the national vaudeville artists’ benefit at the Metropolitan Opera House.

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, MAY 14, 1923

Women Leaders in Church Meeting

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AMONG THE MANY PROMINENT WOMEN IN THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WHO HAVE ARRIVED FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE CHURCH, OPENING THURSDAY AT TOMLINSON HALL. ARE (LEFT TO RIGHT) MISS LUCY DAWSON, SECRETARY OK THE WOMAN'S BOARD OF MISSIONS: MISS MARGARET E. HODGE, PRESIDENT OF THE WOMAN'S BOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS. AND MRS F S BENNETT OF NEW YORK. PRESIDENT OF THE WOMAN'S BOARD OF HOME MISSIONS AND VICE PRESIDENT OH' THE NEW BOARD OF MISSIONS THESE WOMEN WERE LEADERS IN CONFERENCES HELD TODAY AT THE LINCOLN ANI) CLAYPOOL.

BODY OF KIDNAPED POLICEMAN FOUND IN SHALLOW GRAVE Uniform of Missing Cleveland Patrolman Burned by Murderer, By l tnted Press CLEVELAND. May 14.—The body of Dennis Griffin, kidnaped patrolman, Was found three miles from Chagrin Falls shortly afternoon today. Griffin had been shot. The body bore three bullet wounds In the head and one in the abdomen. In the middle of a mud lane known as River Road near Chagrin Falls, a fire had been built. Partially burned were parts of Griffin’s uniform, shoes, splintered mace, brass numerals, but tons, buckles and revolver holster. Patrolman Griffin was escorting John L. Whitfield, who ho had arrested. to the police station the morning of May 11. In the latter's automobile But they never ar.lved at that destination. A pedestrian told that, he had seen the speeding automobile, heard a shot, saw the policeman crumple up and the driver shove him in the seat and pull h!s cap over his eyes. An attempt had beer, made to bury Griffin’s body in a shallow grave. LOYALTY ASKED BY MAYOR SHANK Executive Says Fie Is Interested in Harmony, “What I want Is that all persons connected with the city administration remain loyal to me,” Mayor Shank said today following rumors there Is a factional tight In the city government. because certain appointive officers in the administration are members of the Ku-Klux Klan. ”Tt seems there Is a lot of trouble beirtg stirred up over nothing,” the mayor said. “As far as I know there Is not a man in the administration who In trying to put himself up for office. Neither am 1 going to nominate the next candidate for mayor or run for Governor. What T am Interested in is keeping my administration together.”

SA thousand persons in the audience saw only the old Fred as the comedian came on and “did his stuff”—a lively buck and wing. He wound up all smiles at the roar of applauso. But instead of doing another dance as an encore. Stone’s face grew serious. He walked down to the footlights. “I’ve got something to tell

POLITICIAN INVOLVED BY WORLEY. WHO QUITS POST AS POLICE INVESTIGATOR Officer Accepts Position Under Prosecutor Evans With Rank of Deputy Sheriff— Resignation Made Verbally to Chief Rikhoff. Sergt. Claude Worley resigned today from the police department. He was ap'pointed special investigator for Prosecutor William I*. Evans, with powers of a deputy sheriff. \\ orley s salary will be $2,400 a year, lie had acted as prosecutor's investigator while a policeman. East week Worley teas reduced from captain to sergeant, with a cut in salary of from $2,400 to $2,000 a rear. The countv

move restores his salary. Mayor Shank directed the reduction, charging Worley had violated an order of the hoard of safety that policemen and firemen should not "agitate poll ties or religion.” Republican County Chairman William If. Freeman had charged Worley attempted to get two colored workers to join a movement to oust Freeman Worley Issues Statement Worley Issued this statement: "t have resigned from the police department In the fnOe of the fact that a man high In politic.* and closely connected with the city hall organ!za tlon came to me rhe same day I was reduced to a sergeant and before 1 was officially notified and said that if 1 would ‘sit tight' for thirty (lays he would see that I was promoted to o captain again. “I also have reliable Information that prior to the meeting of the safety board this same man sat In a conference nf which if was decided to reduce me and in which he insisted that I be reduced.' Other Cases Similar It was said at the courthouse Worley's ease parallels that of several other ranking men In the police de pnrtrnent who suddenly have been re drived when there was agitation and later, when things quieted down, were restored to their rank. Records show that Lieuts. Harley Jones and Frod Winkler and Sergeant Volderauer have had rapid rides up and down. Worley’s resignation wss verbal. He walked Into Police Chief Herman F. Rikhoff's office and laid down his badge and other city property, announcing he was quitting. He told the chief his relations with him had been very pleasant. The chief complimented him as a good officer. Worley’s appointment at the court-

vou folks,” he said,, softly. And then, in simple language, he told them the story of his conversion. Broadway listened in respectful silence at first. Then as Stone finished his story, repeating that he was going to become “a worker for God,” applause that would drowned that which greeted his clowning, filled the vast auditorium.

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house was made possible by special appropriations bv the county council last week When Mayor Shank heard money had l>een set aside to pay salaries of investigators in the prosecutor's office and Criminal Court he directed Rikhoff to recall Worley and Grover Hinton, ussigned tto the court. Judge Collins threatened contempt of court proceedings if Hinton was taken in any way except through order of the board of safety and before he has finished work he now is engaged in. M orley was appointed as a member of the police department June 15. 1918. (in the day which he was appointed he was given the rank of a detective. Worley was always assigned as a special Investigator at the criminal court. On Jan. 2. 1922. he was promoted to captain of police, AGED MAN BURIED IN PLOT SAVED 50 YEARS John Mendenhall Made False Mound to Mislead Residents. By 7 lines Special FA IRMOUNT. Ind.. May 14—Sepa rated by death from his wife half a century ago, John Mendenhall, 92, was determined not to be separated in death. When his wife was buried at the old Black Creek cemetery. Mendenhall constructed a mound of fresh earth next her grave. For fifty years he has placed flowers on two mounds. All but a few thought the mounr. was a burial place of one of the city's residents. The little six feet of earth now clasps him in ils. bosom. Friends today feel free ro tell the story of the unique way in vhjch Mendenhall kepr the’ spot of earth near his wife. MRS. BESS DECAMP DIES

Funeral of Former Resident to lie Hold at Salem. Remains of Mrs. Bess T. Decamp, 37. former resident of Indianapolis who diea Sunday at her home in Salt Luke City, Utah, will be brought to the home of her sister, Mrs. Harvey Morris, Salem, Ind. Burial will be Thursday at Salem. Mrs. Decamp was born at Salem and lived in Indianapolis after her marriage. She lived h®re until three years ago when she mos)d to Salt Lake City. She is survived by a brother, Judge Janies L. Tucker of Salem, Ind., and four sisters, Mrs. Harvey Morris, and Mrs. Elizabeth Cauble of Salem, Ind., and Mrs. Alonzo Hudson and Mrs. Robert Dwyer of Indianapolis.

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Nearly 100 Are Injured When Wind Sweeps Through Two Counties in Panhandle Country—Definite Check of Casualties Is Not Complete, By United Press COLORADO, Tex., May 14.—Twenty-five persons were killed and nearly 100 injured when a cyclone struck near here early today, W. H. Cooper, secretary of the local Chamber of Commerce, estimated after a preliminary survey. The Colorado sanitarium is filled with injured who are being rushed here from the storm area. Many if the injured are in a serious condition and at e expected to die. 1 he cyclone ripped through Mitchell and Howard counties in the Texas Pan Handle while residents were still in beds, leaving death and destruction in its wake.

The cyclone swept through the two counties, cutting a wide swath and then passed on in a northeasterly direction. Dead and injured were rushed here and to other nearby towns and Cooper declared a, definite check of the casualties could not be completed for several hours.

More Siki By United Press PARIS, May 14.—Battling Siki. former European heavyweight champion, was painfully injured when a pet lion took a bite out of his hand. The* same lion caused a panic when it got loose in a crowded eating place.

CUT IN CRUDE Oil PRICE ANNOUNCED Indiana Grades Also Sliced by Ohio Oil Company, By l nitrd Press PITTSBURGH May 14.—Pennsylvania crude oil wgs reduced 23 cents a barrel today, bringing the new price to $3.25. Cabell was cut 20 cents to $1.91 and Somerset. Ragland and Corning were reauced 10 and 20 cents. In addition to the Pennsylvania reduction other eastern grades were reduced, as follows: Coming. 15 cents a barrel: Somerset light and medium. 20 cents: Ragland. 10 cents, and Cabell 25 cents. The Ohio Oil Company announced a reduction in Lima. Indiana, Illinois. Princeton. Plymouth. Waterloo anu Wooster grades of 10 cents. FIVE PERISH; TWO INJURED IN BLAZE Four Children Die as Farm Home Burns. By United Press ALDEN. Minn.. May 14 —Five persons Including four children, were burned to death and two others were Injured when fire destroyed the August Fethke farm house here today. The dead: William Fethke, 30, son of August. Helen. 12. sister of William. Lorrie, 7. grandson of August. Lee, small grandson of the owner. Richard Boetner. 3, another grandson. Mrs. August Fethke and Mrs. Henry Boetner are critically ill as the result of exposure during the blaze. Origin of the fire is unknown. The injured are August Fethke and Mrs. Boetner s two week's old infant.

LOCAL POLICE SEEKING IDENTITY OF DEAD MAN Dies Ditlimit Reagaining Consciousness After Relng Found. The body of an unidentified man who was found unconscious in Greencastle Saturday night awaits indentidoation at the Royster & *skin funeral parlors. 837 N. Illnois t today. PAROLED IN SHOOTING Man Had Served Two Years On Manslaughter Charge. By Times Special COLUMBUS, Ind., May 14.—After serving two years, the minimum of his sentence on a charge of manslaughter, J. Webber Smith, convicted in Bartholomew Circuit Court in connection with the death of Miss Irnva Hancher, was paroled from the State prison at Michigan City. Smith insisted the girl was shot accidentally. Named Income Tax Deputy George R. Murphy of Lincoln, Cass County, was named deputy in the income tax division by M. Bert Thurman, collector of internal revenue, today. He will succeed Miss Catherine Jehn, who resigned to take a position with Doney & Rogers, accountants.

Forecast UNSETTLED tonight and Tuesday, with probably showers tonight. Wanner tonight

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GUARD NEAR BANDIT LAIR WITHMONEY Peking Expedition, With SBOO,OOO, Expects to Release Captives Soon, By United Press PEKING, May 14.—An expedition of government officials, amply provided with money, is due in Ling Chang tonight to conclude negotiations with bandits who kidnap'ed foreigners and natives from the Peking express eight days ago. The officials are heavily guarded, no enhances being taken on other bandits seizing the ransom money. It is learned from reliable authority that the bandits originally demand $5,000 ransom for each foreign ■and $5,000 for each Chinese, cause of the white men were quently released, the total demanded? has been reduced to SBOO,OOO for all prisoners. The diplomatic corps has not announced the amount of the progressive indemnity to be imposed upon Chink* for each twenty-four hours that elapses before release of the prisoners. following expiration of rhe ultimatum of the powers Saturday midnight. It is believed the Washington Government is fully informed on this point. •T. A. Henley who was released from the brigands camp hut who returned bearing messages and supplies is still held by the outlaws. The prisoners are now plentifully supplied with food, clothing, cigarettes and drinks, and none of them are believed to be suffering. China today asked the powers for more time In which to secure release of foreigners held for ransom by Shantung bandits. In applying for extension of an ultimatum delivered by foreign diplomats demanding that the captives be immediately freed, the Chinese government declared It had offiered the bandits full compliance with their terms, together with guarantee. CHINESE PIRATES LOOT SHIPS Officer's and Crew Attacked and $6,000 in Loot Obtained. By United Press SHANGHAI, May 14. Pirates, traveling as passengers, attacked officers and crew of the Chinese steamer Taissun. out of Hong Kong for Shanghai, and secured $6,000 in lot, after severely wounding the chief of commission.

VETERANS WATCH SALE OF OLD ARMY MUSKETS New Owners Will Keep Guns for Curios or Rebuild Them. By Times special BLUFFTON, Ind.. May 14.—While veterans of the Civil War stood aside with tear-dimmed eyes. John Smith, auctioneer, passed out one by one muskets used l>y members of the Lew Dailey Post of the G. A. R. Twenty(hree guns were sold to the highest bidder. The sale brought J 53.35. The guns will be remodeled into shotguns or kept as curios by their rew owners. WOMAN IS HELD AS PARTY TO MURDER Man and Wife Charged With Grewsoine Crime; Plead Self-Defense. By United Press NEW YORK, May 14. —A hearing will be granted Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Vetter Thursday on a charge of beating A. J. Storey to death, sewing his folded body into a burlap bag and tossing it into the sea. pleaded self-defense, but police charge the couple lured Storey to the Vetter home after Mrs. Velter had repented infatuation for Storey. The woman is being held in jail with her 2-months-old baby.