Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 15 July 1926 — Page 3
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rmiltSDAY, JULY 15, 1926.
AUSTRALIA HAS FLYiNfi DOCTORS
Airplanes Used By Dentists, Also In Sparsely Populated Districts.
Averts Another Possible Blast
Dover, N. J., July 15—The sheer courage of 100 picked marines under Capt. A. T. Lewis, yesterday averted another possible wave of explosions at the navy’s devastated
arsenal at Lake Denmark.
When fire was discovered in a wrecked storehouse in the northern section of the arsenal waste lands, ndar buildings filled with high ex
URGE TIGHTENING CRIMINAL LAWS
Member’s Commission’s Committee Offer Twenty Suggestions for Penal Code.
New York—'Increasing uses of the airplane promise to help solve
some of the problems connected
with Australia’s small population^piosives, the marines rushed in and spread over a wide-flung area. A| ; - a n a line of hose from a small lake recent census shows 5,500,000 peo- a quarter of a mile away. Surroundple in the country—less than theed by tons of explosives, the devil population of New York city. The dogs succeeded in extinguishing the national territory of 3,000,000 square flames before they could spread.
miles, about that of the United o
States, has a population density of only 1,83 persons per square mile, less than that of any other nation 1 in the world. Europe averages the, highest at 115, Africa 11, and the 1 world at large 35. The problem of getting the benefits of civilizationj to settlers far inland, hundreds of miles from a railway, has naturally
been tremendous.
Closely coupled with these conditions have been that of the relatively recent, settlement of the county and the limited transporta-
tion developments, says H. C. Loef- New York, July 15—The finger of fler of the relief station of the the national crime commission was League of Red Cross societies,'pointed at the weak spots in crimwriting on aerial medicine and in a l law yesterday, teaching, in the World’s Health. 1 Prom a six months’ study to deThe railways in the six colonies termine why 9j0 per cent of major comprising the nation hardly tap criminals are not apprehended and more than the coastal strip along why 75 per cent of those caught the eastern and southern sides of escape punishment, the subcommitthe continent and are almost non- tee on criminal procedure and judiexistent elsewhere. The single-cal administration emerged with track Continental line is made up twenty recommendations for putof lohg stretches of different track ting the criminal in jail and keepgauges. Rolling equipment, there-ing him there. fore, must have varying tryes of The provisions, contained in a recarriage. Railroad spurs penetrat-port made to the commission, reing the center wilderness from the commend, among other chang’es in ocean, for the most part from the criminal law, that judges be al-
lowed to comment on evidence, that attorneys be permitted to draw inference from the failure of a defendant to testify in his own hehalf that the power of district attorneys ^o quash proceedings be notified 'and that activities of professional
bondsmen be curtailed.
DICTATOR MAY BE CHOSEN TO RULE IN LITTLE BEGIUM
Brussels Cabinet Turns Course of Italy and France.
Eastern coast, are few and short.
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t. Wilson Experts Flan Big Telescope
IS POWERLESS IN RADIO CONTROL
Wave Length Issuance Without Authority.
San Francisco, Cal.—Astronom- 1
ers at the famous Mt. Wilson jj AisliXlI Q servatory in California are looking U® iJ*
forward to the day when a telescope three times as big as the big-1 gest telescope in the world today!
will be built.
The proposed telescope would cost $10,000,000. Its erection would I
constitute one of the triumps of
engineering skill of the century.
The contributions to knowledge of Justice Department Says the
tlie universe which is would make possible would prove invaluable. | The Mt. Wilson observatory now |
has the largest telescope in the -
world. It is the 100-inch reflector.!
' x; A Job-incn reflector has been Washington, July 13. Under an considered from the point of view°PbTion announced by the Departof optical and mechanical difficul- men t °f Justice yesterday radio in ties,” Dr. Walter S. Adams, direc-the United States ^continues virtutor of the observatory, says. “We unregulated; have come to the conclusion that' substance, it held that the Dethere are no difficulties that could partment of Commerce, which not be sumounted.” isought its advice on the subject aiThere are about 6,000 stars in the ter C° n g re ss failed to pass specific heavens which are visible to the IG Sulat o ry legislatmn, was without naked eye. Without the telescqpe, |autl J orit, y under existing aws m astronomy would have stopped controi ]’ r ? a :l castnis , e there. But when Galileo built his anGG oi: fb^nnininn first telescope a 1 new era opened. ' is was si i < - i a million stars woro withindown Pedcial coait i 1 ni f., r f wei , e wltJlin at Chicago in deciding a test case the range ot Galileos instrument. agaipst f he ZeRith Radio Corpora-
tion involving alleged “pirating” of an unauthorized wave length. While its full import was not made .known, it was announced at the j Department of Commerce that its 'text would be made public tomorjrow along with a statement out-
Break Record In World Tour
Brussels, July 15^—Belgium, staggered by the receiU, precipitate fall of the Belgian franc, is verging on the appointment of King Albert as a virtual dictator within his kingdom in the government’s efforts to save the exchange from further collapse. The Belgian Cabinet yesterday, introduced a bill in the Chamber of Deputies, granting King Albert unlimited powers to issue decrees for drastic defense of the franc and there are indications that the bill will be voted. Belgium thus joins the three European powers who are considering proposals to concentrate unlimited powers in one person. Italy is discussing whether Premier Mussolini and his Cabinet should he made responsible to the King and not to the Legislature; Prance will vote on Thursday on a government proposal to grant the Briand Cabinet full powers in order that 'Finance Minister Caillaux may proceed with the restoration of the French franc, and Belgium is going them one better by suggesting that the sovereign be installed with far more than usual power. Yesterday’s cataclysmic fall of the Belgian franc—that is the expression used here—when the franc sank to 214 to the pound sterling, has produced a financial crisis, equal or even worse than that in France in the opinion of some financiers. Appeal For Confidence. The cabinet has issued an appeal to the country not to lose confidence and not to begin buying foreign currency. Measures of economy have already been drafted in detail and bankers have been called into conference. The latter have promised their support and there is every reason to believe, the cabinet ministers say, that the Belgian franc may yet be saved if the king is granted full powers. u LEGION HAS MADE 30 PER CENT GAIN
Will Go to Stale Convention With Largest Membei*ship In Its Entire History.
Story of Mystery Woman Awaited
Los Angeles, Cal., July 15.—interest in the case of Aimee Semple McPherson centered yesterday on the “mystery woman” witness whffch District Attorney Asa Keyes has indicated he will product when the Los Angeles County grand jury reconvenes today to continue its investigation of the asserted kidnaping of the Angelas Temple
evangelist.
The new witness is said to be a former confidential secretary to Mrs. McPherson, who recently resigned. The nature of the woman’s testimony is being closely guarded by the district attorney’s office, but attaches intimated that it
would prove startling. RAIN FALLS ON
BURNSNGARSENAL Danger of New Blasts Passing; Known Dead Now
Reaches 21.
INTEREST GROWS IN BUS HEARINGS ON REGULATIONS
Indiana Group Planning Attend Session In Chicago, July 27th.
Washington, July 15.—Operators of bus lines, motor truck fleets and railroads are manifesting a lively interest in the hearing to be begun this month by the interstate commerce commission for the purpose of making recommendations to Congress on the subject of bus
and truck regulation.
Commissioner Esch and Examiner Flynn of the commission will visit thirteen cities to conduct group hearings, Indiana men interested in attending the hearing or appearing as witness will go to the (Chicago meeting, which, it was announced today, will be held in the Great
Northern hotel July 27. Extent of Bus Industry.
“Already 70,000 busses are in service, tho bus has been a fhctor only a short time,” commented A. J. Brosseau, chairman of a special committee of the National Automo-
Dover, N. J., July 14.-Rain fell'^ Chamber of Commerce which
last night on the last smouldering ? c , attend ^
28.000 are owned by b,500 companies engage in passenger service over fixed route covering daily 250.000 miles of highway with an average of twenty-five miles a trip. Twenty per cent of the total are owned by 250 electric railway lines, while thirty-one railroads are using busses as supplementary service. There are 2,500,000 trucks in service, but nearly 80 per cent of these are owned by private operators engaged in direct distribution of com-
modities.
“it is evident that the time has come for a survey of the whole field to determine in what ways the truck and bus can be best fitted into the transportation system and what special advantages their use can give both to the public and to other carriers. We have suggested that the government supplement its railroad questionnaries by a similar study directed to truck and bus
operators.”
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embers of the wrecked naval ammunition depot at Lake Denmark.
Army and navy officials direct-
ing rehabilitation work in the tenmile circle of devastation, welcomed the shower as increased assurance of safety from the large stores of deadly explosives still in the magazines at Picatinny arsen-
al, adjoining the naval depot. Late yesterday the remains of
another body were recovered from the ruins of the depot, bringing the total of known dead to twentyone.
Four are still unidentified.
Lights in Heavens.
In the shattered villages of Mt. Hope, Denmark and Hibernia, on the fringe of the twin arsenals, lights twinkled through paueless windows and from improvised shelters marking the former sites of trim cottages, for the first time since Saturday evening, when the hail of death scattered the inhabitants throughout the surrounding district in a mad flight from the terror. Almost a thousand refugees were permitted to return to their homes yesterday, when military authorities deemed the great-
est danger passed. o
Advise Creating Huge League of American States
New York, July 15—Airplanes,U- n i R S' the departments i'uuuo
ocean liners, expi’ess trains and Plans.
racing automobiles ' have outdone Withho.d Comment. Jules Verne’s widest dream of Meantime, officials of the depur - speedy world girdling. With their ment retrainedlrom comment pcml-
aid two Americans circled the in & a . slU( ! y of the documen , . . , . ] 0 i )G j,, one-third of Verne’s hero’s 110 indication was given as to vhat man, stands third with an increase time aSd “opped a welk from the department’s migUt be. | of 30 per cent . The eleventh dis-
actual record made a little more !t alieatly ia! ? h< ? c ^ 1K ^ 1 ticnY five Dr>n -i dee-ide aim ed wave l 011 8 tlls to morc tllan fiVG T f X yL ,, t,.1 , c hundred broadcasting stations and
Linton O. Wells and Edwards S.,
Evins roared into New York in bus on file ovei six liunrli c(. apt racing car this afternoon and^? 8 w alighted at the Pultizer building ex 'gg Rgeg e and renewals of old ones actly twenty-eight days fourteen onl y for short periods, and one-halt hours after they de- on U ie theory that, parted on a tugboat to catch the g3 would outUne som « deli liner Acqmtania down the hay en nlte s ]iiiet , wllich either they or some route to Europe. , other administrative body should
Indianapolis, July 15.—The Amer ican Legion of Indiana will go to. its state convention at Marion on
August 30 and 31 with the greatest PANAMA—A resolution recom membership increase in its history, ( xnendng common action by the Panit was stated here today by C. A. American state against any aggresJackson, state commander. A sol . s tate was unanimously adopted membership gain of at least 30 per ( by the Pan-American congress
cent over last years total is prac-, here.
tically assured, he said. j The resolution, drafted by Signor in piling up the new total for, Arias of Uruguay, recommends “the Indiana Legion membership, 150 . nations of the new world to adopt out oi the 265 Indiana Posts have j as a policy of international r-ela-exceeded their membership for.tious the principle that every act 1025, Commander Jackson said.All carried out against any of them in of the 13 districts iu the state will' violation of precepts universally go to the convention with an in- recognized by international law be crease in membership over last considered an offense to all these Y ear - | states and, therefore, to provoke In district standings first place uniform and common reaction by
for membership increase is held all.”
by the third district, Charles Hunti Senor Puig replied that the of Jeffersonville, chairman, which League of American Nations would has an increase over last year of insure the political stability of the 63 per cent. The sixth district, American states and would repreCharles Thoders of Connersville, sent a growth of Pan-Americanism. chairman, is second with a gain of: o 52 per cent. The tenth district, 1 b”~ m b’m * T'* • Harvey Varner, of Valparaiso, chair L0g<$I I fl€€ V IXHI
Expect Surprise In the Motor World Yet This Season
Indianapolis, Indiana* July 15. That .the remainder of the year will bring forth the greatest develTDpnionis in motordom since the inception of the automobile is the earnest belief of officials of the Hoosier State Auto association, according to M. E. Noblet, speaking for the association as secretary
Shipping Board Ousts Crowley Wahington, July 15,-^Clapt. Elmer E. Crowley joined the acrowing ranks of ex-presidents of the Emergency Fleet lOorporation yesterday, when the shipping board, without previous notice ,at a suddenly called special meeting and by a vote of 4 to 2 removed him from office and elected in his stead Brig, Gen. A. C. Dalton, until yesterday assistant quartermaster general of the army. PASSENGERS ON UKE STEAMERS SAFEGUARDED
Modern Vessels Are Floating Palaces With Every Convenience.
Aside from the safety of passengers on Great Lakes vessels the greatest care of steamboats managers is to safeguard the health of passengers and crew, according to A. A. Schantz, pi'esident of the Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co. “In modern lake passenger steamers generally the room for passengers and for members of the crew are large, well lighted and airy,” said Mr. Schantz, “and the ventilating problebi has received very careful attention. In the ships of the D. & C. fleet sheet metal ducts lead fresh lake air to all inside rooms. Toilet spaces are ventilated into the stacks where possible and ventilator heads exhaust the foul air from the top of the dome. The fans which are driven by motors are located in the main deck and drive the air through washers into the ventilation ducts which distribute it to all parts of the vessel. To prevent as far as possible the heating of the air in the ship great expenditures have been made on the insulation of engine and boiler casings, and the underside of the decks and at other parts of the structure which might communi-
cate heat.
“The requirements as to drink-
HOLDS ONLY HALF OF PENNSYLVANIA STORY IS KNOWN
Senator Reed Tells Missourians of Probe Into Private Outlays.
Kansas City, Mb., July 15.—Sen. James A. Reed declared Thursday night his belief that not more than half of the money actually spent in the recent Pennsylvania primary had been uncovered in the hearings of the Senate campaign investigating committee of which he is chairman. The Missouri senator spoke at a home-coming dinner given in his honor at Convention hall. Altogether it had been proved, Senator Reed said, that there was contributed and expended in Pennsylvania more than $3,000,000 in a mere contest over the nomination of a United States senator and Governor, the governorship contest, however, being but a side issue. Only Half Uncovered. “Besides all this,” e continued; “and I state it as my deliberate opinion, the investigating committee has not discovered over 50 per cent of the money actually used in the campaign. “The evidence is convincing that the corruption of the state of Pennsylvania by money is of long standing; that the political cancer has eaten its way into every part of the commonwealth, and that money, not men, rules the state of Pennsylvania.” Senator Reed charged that Secretary of the Treasury Mellon “has publicly justified these iniquitous practices.” WELCOMES ISSUE ON PAYING DEBT
Democratic Chairman Says State Officers Merely Acted as Clerks.
iLAFAYETTE, Ind.—R. Earl Peters, Democratic state chairman, in
ing water are very strict and ne-;an address here recently, at a cessitates piping distilled water all meetng of the Womens Democratic over the ship. Raw water is car-j club, declared the state administraried in steel tanks of about 36,000 : tion merely acted in a clerical
gallons capacity, and there arc tanks of 8,000 gallons capacity for sterilized water. The costly Violet Ray system is used for sterilizing ami this is supplemented by chlorine treatment similar to that employed at times by the city water works. The tanks are thorough-
capacity in paying the state debt.
He said the Democratic party welcomes the issue of the payment of
the state debt. The state chairman
the compared the income of the state
during the last year and during ihe years of Democratic control. Efforts of Republican leaders to
Fail To Get Jury - In Dry Law Trial
New York. July 10—Lack of sympathy with the prohibition law has become so great in New York city that 11 men charged with conspiracy to violate the law and accused of operating a 25,000,000 rum ring, may he discharged because a jury cannot be found which will listen impartially to the evidence in the
trial.
Fol ; the first time' in history, veteran jurors have risen to their feet to say they would not convict prohibition violators. Eighty men have been examined in three days for the trial of William V. Dwyer, yet the jury box remains unfilled.
GOVERNOR TO RE ASKED TO CLOSE DANCE HALL
follow. Secretary Hoover had predicted chaos in the radio industry in event the first Federal court decision was adverse to the government. What the government’s policy is to be pending passage of some form of legislation by Congress, now that the government’s own law department has held it is without authority, no one would venture an opin-
ion.
o_ 4 NEW BROADCASTING STATIONS ADDED TO LIST
of 30
trist, Dr. Cameron Griffith, of Huntington, chairman, is fourth!
with an increase of 21 per cent. BEANBLlGHTiS CAUSING DAMAGE
Patch May Be Saved In Early Stages of Disease By
Quick Work.
Hartford City, July 15.—'Governor Ed Jackson, Wednesday morning, will meet a committee, representing farmers in the northern part of the county in regards to the fight the farmers are waging against the operation of the Adeiphia gardens, a dance hall, seven
miles north of the city.
The farmers will ask the governor to close the gardens on Sunday
they said yesterday.
Sheriff George Goodrich refused to reappoint George Yates and Sherman Dick, two of their number, as deputies for duty at tlie hall, on the grounds that lie feared more trouble would ensue.
Washington, July 15.—Four newbroadcasting stations have been added to the 430 which were operating before the Department of Commerce announced its new policy of issuing licenses to all applicants and letting them choose their own
wave lengths.
The four stations are W.IBT, 238 meters, operated by J. S. Boyd of Chicago; WiCISL, 4'9.5 meters. ChioGgo (Federation of Labor; WMBF, wave length not known; Moody Bible institute of Chicago and ROAR, 243.8 meters, Tucson Citi-
zen, Tucson, Arizona. o
LONE REPRESENTATIVE READY FOR CAMPAIGN
Lafayette, Ind., July 15.— This appears to be a bard year on beans, with not only the bacterial blight prevalent, but also a new root rot which is doing considerable harm in many gardens, according to Dr. C. W. Gregory, of the botany department of the Purdue Agricultural extension department. Blight is an old standby which appears every year, but this season seems to look somewhat different. Ordinarily up it will be found that the roots are rotted, especially the lower end of the tap root. There is also often a bluish growth in the diseased root. The only thing to do when root rot appears is to let the plants produce what they will this year but to remember the spot and not plant any beans there again for several year's. o AIR SERVICE PERFECTS 5-MILE HIGH CAMERA
of Cotton Sought
Boston. Mass.. July 15,— \ lawful stablization of production and price!; is the aim of New England cotton manufacturers, according to former United States Senator Henry F Lippitt of Rhode Island, a leader in Ihe movement for greater co-operation in the industry. “It is not possible or desirable to abolish price fluctations,” Mr. Linpitt declared here Sunday. “It will benefit all concerned to avoid extremes of such fluctatlbns so that in times of distress prices will not be excessively depressed, nor in times of prosperity go so high as to produce overdevelopment. “Our industry is going through a period of unprecedented storm and distress hut it is not necessarily the time for hopeless discouragement.” —o— 1 YOUNG GRANGE TAKES UP ICE WAGON GAME
Washington, July 15.—-‘Expecting to participate actively as a free lance in" the primary campaigns in Wisconsin. North Dakota', Minnesota and other states, Senator Shipstead of Minnesota, the sole representative of the Farmer-Labor party in the Senate, left here yesterday, tor his home. His. speeches will deal particularly with farm relief and foreign affairs.
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ROCHESTER.—The army air service has done much cf the inventive work on the five-mile high camera which will be used soon to experiment with long range aerial photography from immense heights near Dayton, O. The big lens, and the film which will absorb impressions not hithetro susceptible in such work, were made by the Eastman Kodak Company, but the remainder of the design was the work of the air service under direction of Dr. iS. M. Burka of McCook field. The fight will be made by Lieut. G. W. Goddard.
Urbana, 111., July 15.—Following the example of his brother, Garland Grange, younger brother of “Red”Grange, will begin carrying ice this week in preparation for the football season next fall. Young Grange was not able to play last fall because of an injured shoulder, hut he says that the operation on it has now healed completely. Grange is attending the summer session at the University of Illinois. oEVERF SIXTH PERSON IN FRANCE BICYCLIST
E. Noblet the motoring public is due for a number of agreeable sur- ( prises. ^ •* \ “Of the many development "ore-
ly cleaned at frequent intervals.) exploit tor political. advantage the Representatives of the United payment of the state debt,” Mr. I cjtitpci niihlic health service test'Betel's said, “offer an issue which
Composed of business and Profes- pm .f ty o{ the Vv ^ ter at frequent the Democratic party welcomes, sional men, the official stalt or tue interv j l j s an(1 their work is SU p p ^e. (The administration in power has club is in touch with corning events mente( J bv inspectovs fro m the ’ been identified with the payment of and in the opinion of Secretary M. Jocal departments in cities the state debt in a clerical capa- " " like Detroit, Cleveland and Chi- city- Its tax gatherers have taken
ca g 0 j enormous sums of money from the “No kitchen in the country is P e °P le °f Indiana. Of the amount kept as spic and span as the gal- collected in taxes last year alone
cast the introduction by large leyg on sh i pboar( i and t he food sup- they have applied approximately manufacturers of extremely small p iig ( ] b oth passengers and crew is one-fiftieth tlieieof in payment of cars powered by high speed, Euro- best money can buy, well cook- fbe states obligations which were pean-type motors is perhaps the e( j aU( | offered in wide variety. All, incurred under Republican rule, most startling,” he says, “but more f 00t i Handlers on the ship, under j Co . r T ipa !' iS ? n of Amounts, significant is the prediction that an order of the United States pub- 1 ‘I°r the last year the Republimore than 500,000 additional car ij c health service, are examined at can udministralion, aecoiding to a owners will join the American the local Marine hospital to make 101101 ) ' > n “ 1°"’ nian ’ auc l ^ r ot Automobile Association through sure they are free from any com- ^ tale - collected tiom the people m more than 800 motor clubs of municable disease, and if their taxes, leek and other sonrees whicti which this club is an active affilia- state of health does not satisfy the Th^ smA’ tion. {public health doctors they are dis- sum o^$5.,8o6 ^2.6J. ^bm sum “We are to have more modern charged at once. ‘taxes collected in " tlle laG seven owners as well as more modern* “No other tornv of transport- of Domocratic nt!e combined, automobiles. The combination is tion sateguaixls ^health ° its ^ coUectious ma<le by Deroo . certain to effect surprising and patrons like the steamboat lues atltoinistratious tbe years agreeable changes in motoring. ( ami tom ists on the Great Lakes mo tu m(J both iilclU8{vt)) were
“The year gives every promise are m no daugei ot eontiactnig typ- f 0 ]j mvs; of being a record breaker in pro- hold fever and other ills frequently ( duction of new cars and it is al- suffered by vacationists who do 1101 , ready established that even shoald investigate the water supply and production suffer a set-hack the endanger their health by drinking total sale of car units, including contaminated water and partaking m4 movement of used cars, will be the ot tood ; tbe preparation of w bic i is greatest on record. This means not sateguarded by the ai m| igie more motorists, and the success of b!ates Public health dcpui i . ^
motoring hinges upon motorizing the country. The biggest stride in the forward direction will be taken when motoring is everybody’s pro-’ blem and when everyone is willing to seek the solution through cooperation. i “1926 is marking the big advance in this direction, and before the year is out, motor car ownership will be on an entirely different basis for hundreds of thousands.”
EarlSiam College Receives $50,000
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Washington.—There is one by-
cycle to every six persons in France yet French bicycle production, like American automobile production, is far from its “saturation point,” states a letter from Trade Commissioner H. H. Kelley at Paris to the
Department of Commerce. France possesse about six mil
lion four hundred thousand bicycles and the country’s population is 38,000,000. There are tell times as many bicycles in the country as
automobiles. _
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'Richmond, Ind.', July 15.—-A $50.000 contribution to the building fund for- the new $350,000 Eailham college administration building swelled the total of that fund to more than $300,000, an announcement yesterday from the college says. The donor wishes her name
withheld,
The probability that tho College would be able to show sufficient j finances by Oct. 1, to warrant the opntinuation of the building work when the outside work is done, oomed large with the $50,000 gift.
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Elks Convention Picks Grakelow
Chicago, July 14
members of Elkdom’s family licked yesterday in a dozen entertainment arenas the grand lodge elected Charles Grakelow of Philadelphia, Pa., as its next grand' exalted ruler, chose Cincinnati, Ohio, for the 1927 grand lodge reunion and drew a new’ slate of executives.
U.S. IS PROBING HIGHWAY BODY
Sweeping Inquiry Into War Material Sale Is Reveal-
ed At This Time.
$6,268,007.18 5,564,056.58 6,480,809.07 6,506.214.91 8,238.323.49 8.349,787.48 8,690,625.47
Total for seven years $51,097,828.48 “By an interview released to the press recently, Governor Jackson stated that there remains in the \ arioHs state funds approximately
$16,000,000.
—o BODY BLOW DEALT THE SHORT SKIRT BY % EUROPE SMART SET
Indianapolis, July 13—A sweeping investigation by agents of the Department of Justice into the sale of surplus war materials by the state highway commission, was revealed yesterday when commission employees and fanner employees were
called to testify.
The evidence being taken by the agents is believed to he along the lines of a recent report made by the. state board of accounts which alleged that large quantities of the materials were disposed of Avilhout a complete accounting for the
money received.
The report resulted in the indictment of John ,D. Williams, director of the highway commission; Eart Crawford, former member; George Bartley, former garage superintendent for the commission; Victor and Moses Goldberg. Indianapolis junk dealers, and C. William Whaley, by the Marion county grand jury for conspiracy to em-
While 200,0001 bezzle. Whaley is charged with
fro- grand larceny. Several Summoned.
Letters requesting the employees and others to come to the Federal building “on a matter of import 2 * ance to yourself and your government” has summoned several in the last few days, it was learned.
Paris. -The knee-high skirt craze has received a body blow. That section of the highest European aristocracy which makes it a point to be dressed in the latest fashion, yet with perfect taste, has discarded it altogether in favor of the longer models. In the last few days, led by Queen Victoria of Spain, the best dressed women have appeared at the smartest reunions with skirts only four or five inches above the
ankle.
Simultaneously with this change, white or the palest colors have- become the vogue. Just before crossing the channel for London, Queen Victoria was present at a fashionable polo match dressed entirely in white georgette with a white summer overcoat trimmed with white fox around the
neck.
o— — MAN WANTED—With car to drive •country, No experience necessary. Special training given free.. Good pay—$40.00 to $90.00 a week —•for steady work. Write today. Box 1632, Dept. IE, Philadelphia, Pa. —r 0 The United States engineering office at Rock Island, 111., has received authority from the chief of engineers at Washington, to construct fifty pontoon steel barges, which will cost approximately $115,000.
Indiana Second In * Acreage of Onions Chicago.—A-s an onion producer, the name of New York state is Abou Ben Adhem. A report from the government bureau of agricultural economics, giving revised estimates of plantings of late or main crop onions, says New York’s name led all the rest, with 7,230 acres. Indiana is second with 6,860. In the fourteen main crop states, onion plantings this season total 4,000 acres in excess of the last four years’ average. GIGANTICKLAN SWINDLE IN TAXI CAB COMPANY
Receiver Takes Over Premier Concern, Started By Indianapolis Men.
Chicago, July 15.—The Premier Cab company, operating nearly 700 taxicabs, went into the hands of a receiver, recently, under an involuntary petition in bankruptcy alleging the company had liabilities of more than $1,500,000 and assets of about $1,000. An incident of the receivership was the disclosure of a letter urging members of the Ku Klux Klan to buy stock in the company and support it. The letter, dated at Indihnapolls, February 1, 1923, purported to have been signed by E. E. Clerk, grand kilgreph of the klan, said that the taxicab company was controlled by loyal klausmen. The letter was reported to the Investors Protective Bureau, Inc., which sent it to L. L. Emmerson, secretary of the state of Illinois. “For the last year in your endeavors to establish in Chicago the Premier Taxicab company,” said the letter, “we have met with a large amount of opposition from those, who are now and have been for years, in control of the taxicab business. If we are to drive these aliens out of business, we need your whole-hearted support.” The company was started here by Indianapolis promoters. The Clark letter referred to the Premier Motor company of Indianapolis, as composed of “100 percent Americans.” It was recalled that the cab company was represented to have made a contribution to the campaign funds of Senator LaFollette, the only presidential candidate who denounced the Ku Klux Klan. oRefuses Plea of Extradition
Indianapolis, July 15.—•The removal from Indiana of Wade D. Cockrum, Evansville youth, charged in Alachua county, Florida, with manslaughter as the outcome of an automobile accident there last April, was refused yesterday by Gov. Ed Jackson following a hearing before the Governor and attended by Young Cockrum, his father, attorenys and Edward M. White, assistant attorney general of Indiana. No Florida representative appeared the hearing, although officials ihere were notified of the date several days ago. The request by the Governor of Florida to turn young Cockrum over-to authorities of that state as a fugitive from justice was denied by Governor Jackson on the ground that the action is more an attempt to force him to face a civil suit there than a criminal matter. o 48 Banks, Trust Company, Close
Atlanta, Ga., July 15.—Forty-eight , Georgia hanks and the Bankers I Trust Company of Atlanta, operating company for 120 banks in the state, have closed their doors since Monday morning, the state depanment of banks announced last night The closing largely was attributed to the appointment of a receiver for the Bankers Trust comapny. By a temporary injunction officers of the company were restrained from altering any way the status of the 120 banks in the chain.
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Davis Will Talk At State Fair’s Labor Day Fete
Indianapolis, July 15.—'Secretary of Labor James J. Davs, will be the 'principal speaker at the tylarion county Labor day celebration, to he held at the state fair grounds the first Monday in September, it was announced Sunday. Announcement of Mr. Davis’s acceptance to the ■invitation was made at a meeting of the committee in charge of the celebraton. The committee decided that no jiarade wfiald Jbe held this year. The program will consist of an outdoor meeting at the fair grounds in the morning and an evening entertainment at Tomlinson hall. At Tomlinson hall there will be presented vaudeville acts, followed by u dance. f g %‘lg. o ‘ Eight-seven dialects are spoken in the Philippines.