Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 28, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 June 1923 — Page 2

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U. S. SUPREME COURT NEGLECTS WORK TO TAKE VACATIONS

EAT-MORE-BREAD APPEAL IS WE TO STATE BAKERS Conumers Are Urged to Take Another Slice at Every Meal, “If each American ■would eat one more slice of bread at each meal the entire 170,000.000 bushels of surplus wheat would be consumed,” Elmer L. Cline, vice president of the Taggart Baking Company, told the Indiana Bakers’ -Association at the Severin today. ' “In 1914, the amount of wheat used per person was 229.3 pounds a year. By 1921 the consumption had fallen approximately thlrty-slx pounds per person. Wheat is more healthful than other food. All the American people need to do is to regulate their diet.” Cline showed how many large industries would he benefited if this surplus were used at home. President A. W. Wilkenson presided at the morning session. Other speakers were I. K. Russell. Chicago: John W. Burns. Kansas City; Dr. H. E. Barnard, Chicago, and a representative of the Fleischmann Yeast Company. The afternoon session was closed. Wilkenson and Secretary C. P. Ehlers spoke on a membership campaign. Ray Higgins. Indianapolis, spoke on “Compensation Insurance." I. L. Miller of the State board of hesalth spoke on "The Indiana Bakers' Law."

CHICAGO FRIENDS START BOON! FOR GOVERNOR SMITH New York Executive Is Guest of Democratic ‘Love Feast,' iy United Press CHICAGO. June 13.—An A1 Smith for Pres ; dent boom is on among Chisago Democrats today. The New York Governor, the guest at a dinner given by fifty leafing Democrats last night, was toasted is “a type of man the Middle West likes” and “a man we hope to welcome iater as a holder of a higher o.lice than that of Governor of New York State." At Smith's request, speakers made no direct reference to his being a presidential possibility. Between the dinners and in the coat rooms of the “executive” banquet, however, the topic was about the only one discussed. Mayor William E. Dever “started the ball rolling" by welcoming Smith as the “type we wiil always welcome.” “You are the type of man the Middle West likes.” said Dever. The men who attended the dinner axe powers In the Democratic party. They included William Wriglev, Jr., C. C. Fitzmorris, Robert Upham. James E. Gorman, J. J. Riordan and others. The dinner was given by George E. Getz. Smith and his party went to French Lick. Ind., for the meeting with Tom Taggart. Indiana Democratic chief early today. Iguer the group will be Joined by George Brennan, Illinois bourbon “boss.” “NO INTERVIEWS. NO POSES” \! Smith Turns Down Newspapermen on Arrival at French Lick. FRENCH LICK. Ind.. June 13. Governor A1 Smith of New York arrived here today for a ten-day vacation. “No interviews, r,n posing for pictures” snapped the Governor as he walked up to the hotel. “I’m on my vacation. If you can snap the picture, ali right, but I'm not going to stop.” To those who know the Governor this is an unusual attitude. He usually grants any reasonable requests made, by a newspaper man. But this morning there was nothing doing. He just turned them down cold, flat and hard. The Governor flatly refused to discuss his stay in Chicago or his conversation* with political leaders while there. S. H. S. SENIOR HONORED David Stillwell Given Medal for Scholarship and Athletics. David Stillwell, son of Mrs. and Mrs. J. D. Stillwell, 418 W. TwentyNinth St., was awarded the Osric Mills Watkins medal for excellence in scholarship and athletics Tuesday at the Shortridge Class Day exercises. Stillwell is treasurer of the 1923 class, and has been connected with the book exchange and lunch room of the school. He played end on the football squad and center on the basketball team. Tom MarshiVl’s Future Thomas R. Marshall, former vice president, could not he reached here today to discuss a report that he may move to Crawfordsville. While there as a commencement speaker for Wabash College, he intimated he would like to live there. He bought a home here several months ago. Orphans Will Graduate By Times Special KNIGHTSTOWN. Ind., June 13. Six orphans will graduate from the Soldiers’ and Sailors' Orphans Home, south of the city. Friday. Benjamin J. 'JJurrls, superintendent of public Instruction, will speak.

Boris and Stamboulisky Fighting Over Majority Rule in Bulgaria

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LEADER OF WETS IN ILLINOIS ELATED OVER SENATE VOTE Upper Branch of House Dry, but o’Grady Sees Victory for Bill, By United Press SPRINGFIELD, 111.. June 13.—1n spite of the vote in the Senate last night which showed the upper branch of the Legislature dry by an overwhelming majority. Representative O'Grady was ready today to call his bill repealing dry laws of the State for second reading in the House at the first opportunity. Elated over his victory yesterday in getting the bill on the calendar, he has hopes that it may pas3 the House. He and other wets point out the Marks bill in the Senate, which received only thirteen votes last night, is a straight repealer of the search and seizure act. while the O'Grarly bill carries a referendum clause. Dry leaders, however, only smile and point to the fact that every vote taken In both the House and Senate, with the one exception of the vote yesterday on placing the O'Grady bill on the calendar, has been dry and they declare the O'Grady bill has absolutely no chance.

FROM FAR AND NEAR

Ex-Senator Richard F. Pettigrew. 75. was married in February to Mrs. Roberta Smith. Chicago, it became known today. John Hussey and Joseph Mulligan. New York, received $250 for return of a SIO,OOO pearl necklace they said a stranger gave them as “phony.’ Detroit officials have turned down an offer of State troops to aid in curbing speeding. Boston citizens suffered Tuesday from smoke blown from a forest fire along the Maine-New Brunswick border. Dry agents with headquarters in Detroit, were Tuesday notified to "shoot to kill” booze runners at Canadian border. Thirteen, lives were lost Tuesday in a typhoon on the island of Samar in the Phillipines. The tug boat Luzline is reported missing from Managua. Nicaragua. Crew of 150 reported lost. Walter Dix, 8. died in a Cincinnati hospital Tuesday, after being struck by a taxi. The Chilean cabinet, organized March 16, has resigned following a senate vote expressing lack of confidence. Train service has been restored into Philadelphia after $2,000,000 fire which destroyed the Pennsylvania train shed. A gray-haired grandmother today began serving an indefinite sentence for the murder of her son-in-law at ewark, N. J. Eight armed bandits controlled Miami. 111., for three hours early Tuesday, and made fruitless attempts to

Fall Boosts President in Newspapers By United Xetcs LONDON, June 13.—Albert Fall, ex-Senator from New Mexico who recently resigned as Sec retary of the Interior gave President Harding a boost in an interview published by "The Evening Standard” Tuesday. Declaring Harding is “a splendid character,” he added; “On the question of prohibition, for instance, although the President likes to drink as much as I do, he is quite prepared to stand a fall by the enforcement of prohibition simply on the ground that it is the law of the o#mtry and must be enforced at ah costs.”

Europe Watching Sofia With ‘Dinner-Plate’ Eyes as Balkan Nation Revolution May Embroil Others in Conflict, By WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMMS. Times Staff Correspondent. WASHINGTON, June IS.—A between a Prussianized kinp and a bnll-neeked farmer over the American principle of majority rule. That is what is now "oinp on in Bulgaria.

This fight may lead anywhere, to civil war in Bulgaria, to anew Balkan war, or al! Europe may be engaged. Which is why Europe is now watching Sofia with dinner-plate eyes. King Boris, 111, has behind him only 15 per cent of the population. These are army officers and the upper classes. Farmer Stamboulisky has 85 per cent with him. The farmers, if the king wins Bulgaria, will make trouble in Europe as soon as the army thinks it can get away with it They want the Deerudja from Rcumania and an outlet on the Agean Sea from Greece. Boris May Lose Crown If the farmer wins, Bulgaria will carry on as before. Only Boris may lose his crown if not his head. If the king sticks, it will he significant as the first "come-back” of an "enemy power.” the first one allowed to be put back in the saddle a proGerman, war-time coterie of politicians. Stamboulisky, then agrarian leader, bluntly told King Ferdinand, when the latter joined in the war with the Kaiser. “You will pay for this with your head.” “Look to your own head," replied the king. Stamoulisky was sentenced to death, but his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. When

WIDOW OF TAMMANY CHIEF NAMED AS ANOTHER’S WIFE Sensation Sprung in Richard Croker Will Case Being Heard at Dublin,

By United tc DUBLIN, June 13. —A sensation sprang out of the Richard Croker will case Tuesday when Richard E Davis of Northampton, Mass., positively Identified Pula Croker. widow of the Tammany chief, as having lived with Guy R. Marone as man and wife at the Davis home ir, 1911-12. Mrs. Davis testified similarly. Bula Croker, Indian princess, is charged by her step-children with having been already married to Marone when she wed the Tammany chieftain. She has consistently denied the charge, producing witnesses who testified she was living in Oklahoma at the time the alleged marriage

blow the safe of the People’s State Bank, Florida farmers have formed an organization to wage war on millions of white butterflies to protect crops. Peter Strong, movie actor, was choked to death in his hotel room when ho was knocked unconscious by a fall and his high collar strangled him. OFFICER IS ABSOLVED OF BLAME IN KILLING Relative of Slain Man Will Seek Recourse in Court. By Times Special FT. WAYNE. Ind., June 13. Motorcycle Policeman Pritchard, was today absolved of blame in the killing of Charles T. Benner. 22. shot while attempting to escape from police after a raid on an alleged crap game a few days ago. Coroner Benninghoff declared the shooting was in line of duty. Relatives are preparing to seek recourse in courts. EX-TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE CHARGED WITH FRAUD Examiners Allege He Obtained $1,291.22. By Times Special VINCENNES. Ind., June 13 I,awrence F. Orr, chief examiner of the State board of accounts, will receive charges of forging checks for public funds filed against William A. Draper, ex-trustee of Palmyra Township, Knox County. It is charged by C. B. Bales and W D. Schreeder, field examiners, that Draper defrauded the township of $1,291.22. “Free Ride” Costly By Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind., June 13While attempting to steal a ride on a Wabash freight to Detroit, where he hoped to find employment, Oscar Struekmeyer, 18, Linton, was thrown from the train. His right foot was cut off and his skull fractured. Disabled A’ets Meet Friday Plans for the collection of a donation for the Riley Hospital fund will be made at a meeting of the Indianapolis Chapter, Disabled American Veterans of the World War. Friday night. New officers will be elected. Delegates and alternates to the national convention in Minneapolis are to receive instructions. Kothe-Lawrence Club to Meet. The annual meeting of the KotheLawrence Club will be held at the Portledge Cottage, Lake Maxinkuckee. Saturday and Sunday. Officers for the citoning year will be elected.

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Bulgaria collapsed in 1918 it was Ferdinand's turn. He was banished. Stamboulisky became premier and the king’s son was put on the throne as a Stamboulisky puppet. “Now behave yourself and I'll let. you play king,” the plain spoken farmer told Boris. "This country is eighty-fiye per cent agrarian and 1 represent the agarians. I'm going to be boss.” And boss he was. He tried and sentenced the entire war cabinet of Premier Radoslavoff, some of them to life imprisonment for having made war, without consent of parliament. Radoslavoff fled to Berlin and will come back if Stamboulisky loses. Founds Cniversity Stamboulinsky founded an agrarian university, passed a law making work compulsory, introduced a bill to force Bulgarian bolshevists to practice what they preach, induced the allies to cut. down reparations from two and a half billion gold francs to 550.000.000 francs, and got chummy with neigh bor nations. From doubting Thomases the allies became Stamboulinsky fans, secretly admiring his friendly bull-pup ways. Now Enroupe is up in the air. She doesn’t know what’s coming. The treaty of Neuilly limits Bulgarian troops to 20,000. Her mobilization strength, however, is 500.000.

with Marone occurred. Davis, who stated he was a plumbing contractor, testified Marone sought a room for himßelf in 1907, and in September 1911 Introduced Bula as h!s wife. Davis said he had seen "Mrs. Marone” many times In 1912, but did not see her after the summer of 1912 until she had taken the name of Mrs. Croker. "I saw her in Dublin this afternoon sitting in an automobile on Grafton St.,” ho said. “Had you a good look at her?” asked the counsel. "I had four or five good looks." Davis said. Mrs. Davis corroborated him, saying “I positively say that Mrs Croker is the lady I knew as Mrs. Marone." CLUB DUES CAME BE NICKELS AND DUES, SAYS WIFE Custody of Children, $5,000 Alimony and $15,000 Home Sought, She harl to take a nickel or dime at a time to pay club dues. Mrs Stella King, 40, of 402 E. Thirty-Second St., testified in her Superior Court suit for divorce from William J. King, an official of the Crescent Paper Company. The case was continued until Friday. Mrs. King related domestic difficulties chiefly caused, she said, by her husband's alleged penurlusness. and the fact that he didn't dress as she thought he should. "Did your husband ever complain about missing money from his clothes? she was asked. Missed Quarter "Yes, at one time he said he missed a quarter,” she replied. Mrs. King admitted on cross examination that one time she threw butter and cream on her husband when he. wanted more butter on his pancakes, and that, she slapped him when he insulted her. Mrs. William A. Carson of Evansville, Mrs. King's sister, then took the stand and detailed how her brother-in-law put butter on her new hat because he thought it was his wife's. Trouble Over Hat "I bought a beautiful new hat once while visiting them, and Mrs. King tried it on," she said. “She was before the mirror when King came in. “ Alow do you like my now hat.?’ Stella asked. “ ‘How much did it cost?' he asked. “ ‘About. s2o,' I told him. " 'lt's about the ugliest hat I ever saw. and I think she looks like a fright in it,’ King replied. "When T came hack downstairs there was butter on the hat. ‘Oh! Is that your’s? I thought it was Stellas’,” Mrs. Carson testified King said. Mrs. King asks custody of her two children, Elizabeth, 16, and Billy .Tr., 11. $5,000 alimony and the home, valued at. $15,000. King denies the charges. Wood Alcohol Victim Bert Walters, 1277 Naomi St., is in a serious condition at the city hospital, where he was taken Tuesday. Motor Police Hyland and Amsden reported * Walters drank wood alcohol.

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SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION CERE WILL SET RECORD Leaders of Religious Education to Address Delegates, The State Sunday school convention starting next Tuesday morning at the Cadlo Tuljenaele is expected to be the greatest ever held. Ton leaders of religious education in th>' United States, and a number of other men and women active in various phases of Sunday school work, wiil appear. Tho program includes addresses of these leaders, a parade Wednesday noon, in which ten thousand persons arc expected to appear, a pageant at the closing session Thursday night, in which 600 persons will take part, and i eight sectional conferences, meeting ; each day of the convention. Speakers Announced Outstanding speakers are: Hon Hugh S Magill. Chicago, secretary of tho International Sunday School Council; Marion Lawrence. (Chicago, consulting general secretary of the International Council: W. S Bovard. Chicago, corresponding secretary of tire Methodist Board of Sunday Schools; Miss Margaret Slattery, Mai den. Mass,, lecturer and writer; Wlllitm M. Belt, Puente, Gal., bishop of tire United Brtahren Church; Thomas S Young, Philadelphia, Dally Vacation Bible School director; Luther A Wiogle, New Haven, Conn . professor of Christian Nurture at Yale; Edward A Bonsall, Jr.. Philadelphia, young people's superintendent Pennsylvania State Sabbath School Association; Mrs. Lucy Stock Chapin. Hartford. Conn , writer, and C W. Brewbakcr. Dayton. Ohio, general secretary department of religious education of the IT. B. Church. Evangelism Theme H. H. Halley of Chicago. Bible reader and interpreter, and H. Augustine Smith of Boston, professor of ■ music and fine arts at Boston University. will also participate. The general theme of the conven Uon is Christian Educational Evan gelism. Governor McCray will open the convention at 10 a. m. Tuesday. Response will be made by John B. I ease y of Indianapolis, president of the, State council who will preside. Addresses will bo made by Marion Lawrence and Hugh Magill. Tuesday afternoon will ho devoted to sectional conferences. Vesper services will be held 6:30 p. m., with general sessions following. A morning watch trill be held 7:30 a. in. Wednesday. Tho parade will start at noon Wednesday through downtown streets. Harry B. Smith, adjutant general of Indiana, will lead. City and county churches will participate. HIGH WATERS DAMAGE CROPS AT EVANSVILLE

Man Drowns in Kail From Houseboat. By Times Special EVANSVILLE, Ind., June 13.—The Ohio river is rising rapidly, resulting from heavy rains of the last few days. Pigeon Creek is swollen. The greatest damage to the com crop ever known in this region is reported by P. O. Wilson, county agent. Heavy damage is also reported to the wheat crop. One death by drow'nlng has been reported. McFaddin Tadlock, 35, was drowned at the mouth of Pigeon Creek. The accident occurred when he attempted to save the houseboat of his friend, Pat. McDivett, from being torn from its moorings by the strong current. Three Arrested in Raid Two women and one man were under arrest today on charges placed I against them by Patrolman Snider. Bessie Brown Hart, 30, of 105 N. East St-, was charged with keeping a resort.. Florence Wright, 29, of the N. Fast St. address, was held on a statutory charge, and Edward Mount, 29, of 317 E. Ohio St., was charged with associating and vagrancy. Additional broiler-buffct-parior ear service to and from South Bend, Penn- ] sylvanla Railroad, beginning .Tune 14. Broiler-buffet-parlor ctrs will be established on daily trains leaving Indianapolis at 7:10 a. m. and South Bend at 4 :40 p. m.

High Tribunal Is Nearly Two Years Behind on Dockets and Yet No Effort Is Made to Catch Up, By JOHN CARSON, Times Staff Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, June 13.—The Supreme Court of the United States is eighteen months to two years behind its work. But the Supreme Court has just taken its annual vacation of four months. Not until October will the court do anything much toward cleaning up the dockets. This is precedent again, to a great extent, and precedent is the greatest of all things with the court.

Originally, each member of the court was assigned to a circuit. He still is assigned, but that means little. The idea some years ago was that each member should visit his circuit during the summer months and should sit in on cases Practice Abandoned When cases were advanced to the Supreme Court, one member of bench 1 was counted on to te familiar with j the facts. But the practice, it was held, made of this member an advocate for the decision of the lower court and the practice was abandoned. Then the four summer months became a period for vacation and the Supreme Court takes its vacation. Tho vacation does not explain entirely, however, the tardiness of the court. To some extent, students of the court's work agree that work has grown so as to make it difficult if \ not impossible for the court so keep j up Then the court has arrogated to i itself so much jurisdiction—for in stance, the authority to Interpret the Constitution and declare laws eonsti tutional or unconstitutional —that it is responsible for increasing its work. The routine of the court prorides for four hours of court session on

MAJESTIC PASSENGERS" LOVE HEAVY BOOZE RATION Agree to Dring 300 Bottles Beer, 2,700 Bottles Wine 2,400 Bottles Whisky, 48 of L iquors En Route to U. S,

By f nited .Vet c* LONDON. June 13.—The S. S Majestic. sailing today will caxry the following liquor: 300 bottles of beer and stout. 2,700 bottles of wine. 2.400 bottles of whisky. BENSON DECLARES AMERICA IS LAND OF WORLD'S HOPE Admiral Present, as 74 ‘Grads’ Receive Diplomas at Cathedral H, S, The whole world is looking to America as the land of hope, said Admiral William Shepherd Benson Tuesday night at the third < onunencement exercises of the Cathedral High School, held in tho new auditorium of the Knights of Columbus clubhouse. The principles of constitutional Americanism are in thorough harmony with the teachings of the Catholic faith, he said. Seventy-four seniors received diplomas. Carl John Feske received the Knights of Columbus medal for maintaining the highest scholastic standing during the four years. Honor medals were awarded to John Joseph Kelly and William Joseph Broderick. Francis A. Munier won the medal for the highest grade in the study of Irish history. The Cathedral high school orchestra played. Admiral Benson was introduced by the Rt. Rev. Joseph Chartrand. bishop of Indianapolis. Nearly 3,000 persons attended a reception before the exercises. The graduates; Herman F Alerdinsr, Frank C FUsehoff. William J. Broderick. Frarcia H Blackwell. Cornelius Burke, Thomas P. Carroll. Charles Cahill. Karl Joseph Crouse. Harold J. Cosgrove, John Vincent Carton, William T Catton. tfawrence F. Dai}-. John T Davits. Harry B. Jackson, John Joseph Kelly. Joseph K. Koerr.er. Douglas S. Dickie. Joseph A Dugan. Edward M. Dugan. Thomas E. Elbregr. Paul Robert Early. Car! John Feske. Oscar Henry Fox. Henry L. Frommeyer. Paul B. Gallagher. John M. Glaska. Robert J Clocking:. Herbert F. Grande. Martin B, Guedelhoefer. William P Harmon. Donald J. Harris. William F. Healy. Joseph P. Henry, Harry T. Harold. William J Holland, John E Howard, Walter J. Lauer, Thomas J. Loyal. Thomas Madden, I.ouis F Metzger. Edvard T. McCarthy. Francis P. McCarthy. Paul F. McConahay. William K. McGowan. Edwin H. MeShay. Francis A Muenier. Francis J. Mootz, James E. Norton. Leo F. O'Connor. I.ouis B O'Connor, James J. Quinlan. Charles M. Rawllnson. Charles Riley. Joseph R. Rogers, Frank Joseph Roth. Francis J. Royso. Thomas F. Ruekelshaus. Norman E. Schafer. Paul P. Schoettle, Maurice C. Selvage. Leo Raphael Shay. James Leo Sheerin, Grant Alliare Smith, George A. Steinbergrer. Thomas J. Tobin. John W. Tre.nck. Francis C. Vance. John L. Yeazel. Karl J. Zlnkan. Denis L. Sullivan. Patrick C. O'Connor. Joseph E. Schneider and Benjamin C. Loyal SEEK COUCH SUCCESSOR Custodian at Statehouse Asked to Hand in Resignation. Successor to Roy Couch, custodian of the Statehouse, who has been asked to resign, will be chosen within a few days, it was learned today. Members of the beard who appoint the custodian are Governor McCray, State Auditor Robert Bracken and Secretary of Statu Ed Jackson. Dissatisfaction over tfee way Couch conducted his office ta given as reason for his dismissal. Desohler Home Sold Louis G. Deschler today announced sale of the Deschler home at the northwest, comer of Washington Blvd., and Fortieth St., to Gordon Murdock. Consideration was said to be about $60,000. The house is a three-story frame, containing twelve rooms. It has a frontage of two hundred and fifteen feet on the boulevard, and Is three huneved feet deep. }

five days each week. Usually, on Monday the court reads its opinions. Goes to Work at Noon On Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the court goes to work at noon. Arguments are heard for two hours and then a recess of thirty minutes is taken. Then the court sits for two more hours or until 4:30 o'clock. Promptly at that hour and regardless of anything, the court adjourns. If an argument is within five minutes of being completed, the adjournment is taken and the argument resumed tho next day for the five minutes. On Saturday, the court confers on opinions written- by its members. About every three weeks, the court takes a recess from hearing arguments and devotes itself to writing opinions. To say that the court members work only four and one-half hours each day Is hardly correct, however. It is true that justices do some work at their homes. But the court is not compelled to work more than four and one-half hours each day of eight months in the year. Then the couia takes a vacation of four months. And the court docket is two years behind.

Forty-eight bottles of liquors. Passenger and crew who filled out the “Booze Ration Cards” have promised to drink it all in the fiveday voyage before the fateful threemile limit is reached. Unless they average a quart a day for every man woman and child aboard the balance will have to he dumped into the sea outside the territorial waters of America. The total of hootch slightly exceeds the requirements listed by the passengers in advance, and is about four-fifths of the stock carried on the ship's last voyage. Applications ranged from the seaman who ordered forty bottles of beer tc a plutocrat who felt that his fiveday liquor capacity amounted to twelve bottles of champagne with some slugs of Vermouth, gin. whisky and benedictine thrown In as bracers.

Prefers Death Rather Than Vnemployment

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SUICIDE IE LAID ID LACK OF JOB Former Brewery Workman Dies of Bullet Wound, Fred W. Holle, 51. of 2413 E. Tenth St., found work hard to get after he was "laid off” by the Indianapolis Brewing Company, where he was nightwatchman, four months ago. Because of this. Holle is dead. He shot himself in the right temple Tuesday. He died several hours later at the city hospital. Holle’s widow, Mrs. Catherine Holle, and a daughter, Mary. 10, were home when the shooting occurred. Besides the widow, Holle Is survived by two sons. Fred W., Jr., and George, four daughters, Doris. Alberta. Caroline and Mary. Two brothers, Frank and Elmer, and a sister, Mrs. Lena Martledge, all of Indianapolis.

FREE DENTAL WORK By Graduate Dentists Taking State Board Examination. Come to Dental College, Pennsylvania and Walnut Streets, 8 o’clock Thursday and Friday mornings, June 14 and 15.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1923

JEFFERSON SAYS , FESLER UNLOADED AUDITOR’S DUTIES Township Assessor Replies to Criticism by State Accountants, . County Auditor Leo K. Fesler “unloaded part of his work” on Center Township Assessor M. L. Jefferson, “and then raised a squawk because my expenses are large,” declared Jefferson today. His statement followed publication of a report of field examiners of the State board of accounts, in which it is said expenses of the township assessor’s office were ‘appalling.” An investigation of the office, made on request of Fesler. showed that 4.700 names were omitted from poll and property assessment rolls from Jan. I, 1921 to May 31, 1923, according to the report. Says Work Is Shifted "Under the law Fesler is supposed to handle this work that I handle; mortgage exemption records, soldiers and soldiers’ widows' exf emptions and the report of the State tax board, which taxes railroads, public utilities and many and which is supposed to be certified to the auditor," said Jefferson. Je.'ferson admitted that he probably had a few Inefficient deputies on his roll, as the 160 taken on each spring are political workers, he said. “It is physically impossible to run this office on the same basis as rural townships," Jefferson said. "We handle nearly $600,000,000 worth of property assessments each year, and it is steadily increasing. Os course we can't cut expenses 40 per cent.” Office Expense $68,934 Attention was called by the report to the fact that Jefferson's office cost $68,934 for 1922, while the auditor s deputy hire cost less than SIO,OOO. “Say, my office does six times ths work each year that the auditor's does,” declared Jefferson. “And in that $68,934 my little salary of $3,750 was included, while Fesler's $lO,000 was not mentioned." "Those fallows omitted from poll taxes were roomers at boarding houses, mostly, drifters. "That $106,369 collected on omitted property was the bulk of it. the result of the loving taxpayer forgetting that ho held a mortgage on somebody and trying to -get by' which we caught in the recorder’s office.”

REMINISCENCES 0N CHURCHPROGRAM First Presbyterian Congregation Observes Centenfal. Members of the First Presbyterian Church will continue celebration of Centennial week Thursday night at the church, sixteenth and Delaware Sts., with an evening of reminiscences. Program scheduled for tonight has been postponed on account of the Short ridge High School commencement. Evans Woollen will preside Thursday night. Mrs. John H. Holliday will speak on “Some Women of the First Church in the Eighties’’: Mrs. William W. Woollen will speak on “An Early Mission": “Dr. Isaao Coe” will be the subject of Henry Coe Sickels; Miss Elizabeth Moreland Wishard will speak on the “Early Life of the Church.’’ The record of a hundred years of Presbyterianism was outlined by the Rev. M. L. Haines, pastor emeritus of the First Presbyterian Church on Tuesday night. The first Presbyterian sermon preached in Indianapolis, he said, was preached by Dr. Samuel G. Gaines, in. IS2I, two years before the First Church was founded, in an air meeting at the corner of W&s’dM ington St. and Senate Avo. SISTER J, PLAYING IN STREET, STRUCK BY CAR One Is Instantly Killed and Other Prrobably Fatally Injured. By United Prest PLYMOUTH. Ind., June 13.—Elizabeth Franklin, 6, was killed Tuesday night when she was struck by an automobile driven by Edwin Davis, of this city. Her sister, Catherine, was probably fatally injured. The girl ran into the path of the approaching machine. Davis was over* come by the tragedy. VISIT TO POWER PLANT Special Train Will Carry Party of 2"5 to Terre Haute. A special train carrying 275 Indianapolis men ■will leave the Union station at 7:45 a~ m. Thursday for Terre Haute to inspect the new $7,000,000 power plant of the Central Indiana Power Company. The plant is on the Wabash River six miles from Terre Haute.