Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 93, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 August 1921 — Page 11

PUBLIC GIVEN BID TO SHANK ‘LAWN PARTY’ ■'Last Big Affair of Kind Set Friday by G. O. P. Mayoralty Candidate. The lnvitiition lit for the lest big “lawn party” at 3547 East Washington street, at the resilience of Samuel Lewis Shank, Republican nominee for mayor, ' waii extended today to include the gen- ] *ral public. The meeting Is scheduled l for next Friday evening. Original In- | tentlons were to Invite only the Thir--1 teenth. Fourteenth and Fifteenth ward ! Bepnblican workers. Arrangements for special street car •nd Jitney bus service are being made. The traffic department at police headquarters will be asked to assign men to handle the expected jam on East Wash-tn-Ton street. Rand bill* are being printed by the thousands for distribution through factories, store* and office buildings. Republican men and women members of the Shank for-Mayor Club will hold meetings In every precinct in the city Wednesday evening to stir up enthusiasm for the big meeting, particularly to encourage woman to participate in an automobile parade over downtown streets preceding the party. Shank-for-May or Club women will meet at the club headquarters In the Indiana Trust building and regular organlia t'.on wotnne will meet at city headquarters in the Lemcke building. ' Some wards are planning to bring bands. The newly organised Shank-for-Mayor Club drum corps will be out in full uniform. Matthew FI. Camden, chairman of the speakers bnrenn at city headquarters. Is arranging a list of orators picked from the top notchers of the party. Mrs. J. M. Corwin will speak at the weekly meeting of the Democratic women first voters and business women at city headquarters In the Peoples Bank Building at 7 :&) o'clock, Miss Josephine Iteardon, director of first voters’ organization, announced. These meetings were inaugurated with considerable success last week. Boyd M. Ralston, "Democratic candidate for mayor, and Thomas S. Meeker, city chairman, are to speak at a Second ward meeting at the residence of John Flood, Twentieth street and College avenue tonight. Also a meeting of workers of the Third precinct of the Tenth ward will be held at 2023 Southeastern avenue.

DEMOCRATS TO FIGHT ADVANCE Oppose Administration Plan to Extend Cash Relief to Railroads. WASHINGTON, Aug. 29—The expressed attitude of a number of Repub’"ilcan leaders of the Senate that the Administration plan for extending relief to the railroads through the temporary Intervention of the War Finance Corporation should be put Into effect as quickly as possible gave Indications today that efforts would be made when the Senate reconvenes next month to Jam the Wln-slow-Townsend bill through the Upper House during the extended tariff and taxation debates. Democrats of the Senate Intersca.3 Commerce Committee dec’ared they would stand by their guns, opposing the Administration bill to the la.-t ditch unless certain radical changes were made In accordance with the r view that Congress should not take further steps to make lerge advances to the railroads. They will attempt to emend the bill so a definite balance may be struck between the amount which the railroads owe the Cn'ted States and which the United States owes the railroads. Plans for making loans to farming industries under the new agricultural export act have been announced by Eugene Meyer, director of the War Finance Corporation, and it will be strongly nrged by those opposed to the railroad relief bill, that the extension of aid t* the agricultural Industry might be retarded If the finance corporation woutd be authorized to use a part of its funds to help out the steam lines. LOVELORN YOUTH, HOLDING HANDS, IMITATING APES At Least This Is What Zoo Curator in Gotham Believes.

NKW YORK, Aug. Iff)—Wb-n did “holding hands” first become the custom in this romantic world of ours? Poets wiil tell you at the “beginning of creation." blMl—l students will point back to the days of Adam and Eve: historians will link the custom up with Parts and the vampish Helen of Troy, or others with wreckers of history, but Dr. Raymond L. Ditmars asserts it harks back to the days when onr apish grandstres chattered love amid the cocoannt branches cf the unexplored jungles, long before Adam ever lost his spare rib or Paris rolled the little red apple. And he says he has proof of his assertions. All of the monkey tribe at the Bronx Zoological Park “hold hands,” Dr. Ditxnars t-eer-te. Thor do so by Instinct, not imitation, and the clasping of hairy claws to indicate every emotion in the catalogue is as natural with them as their desire to eat and drink. When tha avasive - missing link” eventually la found, Dr. Dlttriar* declare*, he wrlil be discovered tightly grasping the paw of his mute and chattering such monkey gibberish in her ears a* “don’t •be afraid. We're their ancestors, you know.” To establish the ape tribe rs the real contributors of physical display of emotion, Dr. Ditmars. who is the curator of mammals and reptiles st the geological in Bronx Park, is making an intensive study of his charges there. He also Is making a moving picture to convince the rank unbeliever that the gift of spooning la a heritage from his monkey ancestors. “When sweethearts hold hands they •re following an spa custom,” Dr. Dltmrrs says. “Holding hands Is one of the most prononneed characteristic* of the ape and it i* not entirely without the Sphere of reasoning that we are following an ap cu-tem when we hold hands. “In ail their monkey moods, in happiness or grief, sleeping, or waking, the apes hold bauds/’ Dr. Ditmars says Draft Commercial Treaty With Berlin WASHINGTON. Aug. 29.—Preliminary work upon the drafting of a treaty of commerce with Germany has begun, it was learned at the State Department today. According to present plans, the negotiation of the treaty will not be undertaken until after ratification of the trea'y of peace and the resumption of diplomatic negotiations. HUNGRY CHILDREN. LONDON. Ar.g. 29.—The official report of the education committee shows that during two weeks just ended 29.796 and 29.542 school children were supplied with meal*. In the corresponding weeks of last .year the totals were 12,91 Sand 12^55.

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IRISH, IN REPLY TO PREMIER, ASK TO HOLD PARLEY (Continued From Page One.) to the masses than does that of his reserved and austere chief. Throughout the peace negotiations between Ireland and the British government, the more radical of the Sinn Fein opposed De Valera's more modera'c diplomacy and have looked to Griffiths to make that opposition assert Itself In the decisive councils. If the report Is true that Griffiths Is to replace De Valera, It will mean the first real reverse of the Sinn Fein cbleftnln at the hands of his party and undoubtedly will foreshadow a more aggressive policy In the conferences provided they are resumed. BELFAST, Aug. 29 —There was on outbreak of revolver firing here early today, but no casualties were reported. LLOYD GEORGE LEAVES LONDON LONDON, Aug. 29.—Premier Lloyd George departed today for Edinburgh and Perth without waiting for the Sinn Fein reply to.his note of last Friday and without conferring with Sir James Craig, head of the Unionist government of Ulster, who came here to consult the cabinet on the Irish peace situation. Upon bis arrival at Edinburgh the premier consulted with Sir Homar Greenwood, chief secretary for Ireland, who is In that city.

TRY AGAIN TO HAVE MERGER PLEA NULLED (Continued From Page One.) petitioner, In reply to a direct question from Mr. JohDson, said the petitioner held it U not a utility until It begins to function as such. Mr. Johnson then contended this state of affairs changed the whole theory of the case and said ho could Dot see under what section of the lsw the corporation was before the commission. He declared it was coming before the commission as a private corporation and as such had no right to appeal to the commission. Commissioner George Barnard broke In at this point and declared he believed the petitioner hod compiled with the law and that Its statement answers the question as to how the securities are to be told. “Then, has the commission Jurisdiction In this case)’’ Mr. Johnson asked. “It has,” Commissioner Barnard answered, “Is It a utility?” was the next question. “It is a utility for the purpose of this case," the commissioner said . Mr. Johnson declared the pleading of the petitioner did not hold this and that under the pleading the corporation had so place before the commission. He then made a verbal motion to dismiss and the commission decided to hear argument later. The next move on the part of the respondents was the filing of an affidavit of continuance by XV. E. Wider, mayor of Elkhart. Mayor Wider held the respondents had not hid time to prepaio their case and had not been given sufficient Information on which to base their contentions. He pointed out the city of Elkhart has a petition for the reduction of the rates of the Elkhart Gas and Fuel Company. od€ of the companies involved In the case, and that for the purpose of this case a valnatloa of the property is being made by the city. He said it would be embarrassing In the rate hearing to have one valuation presented and another In the present hearing. COMMISSION DENTES ITBTKER DELAT. Samuel Ashbr, corporation counsel for the city of IndlanapolU made a verbal motion for a continuance in order to give the respondents time to examine the exhibits in the case. He was followed by William L. Taylor, attorney for a number of Ind'anapolis power users, who asked lor time to prepare a caae. He said he protested against being rushed off his feet. The motions were overruled without comment. Additional evidence was submitted as to extensions and Improvements made by the various companies Involved and the petitioner was asked to make this evidence more specific at the request cf Mayor Wider. The respondents put on the stand their first witness, Harry Wenger, engineer of the tax board, who testified rs to the tax board's valuations of the property. He gave the valuations as follows: Merchants neat and Llgh tCompany, tax board assessments, >6,778,917; local assessment, $276,106. Indiana Railways and Light Company, personal. $1,000,900; railway, $1,244,370; real estate. $79 000. Wabash Valley Electric Company, personal. $799,500; real estate, $24,195. Elkhart Gas and Fuel Company, personal. $547,460: real, 894 340. Valparaiso Electric Company, personal, $260,090; real. $9,120, Putnam Electric Company, personal, $121,640. Cayuga Electric Company, personal, $32,412. In each case these figure* are lower than the Talustlocs placed on tbo property by the petitioner. Mr. Wenger testified the Merchants company value was that contained in a sworn report of the company to the tax board. He was ordered by the commlftion to bring In certified copies of the sworn returns of each utility involved. SUIT CASE IS STOLEN. A suit case filled with- clothing and valued at S6O was taken from an automobile parked In front of the Claypool hotel today. Th owner, Joe Ebel of Bt. Louis, reported the loa* to Cho poilce.

Negro Youth, Most Daring , Goes Into Plant to Sell 'Mule? Abe Brown. 20. negro, 646 West Tenth street, thought tha* a little “white mule" whisky as an appetiser for lunch world prove alluring to the employes of Klngan A. Co.’s plant, so he entered the dining room at the noon hour and attempted to retail two half-pint bottles of liquor. He was arrested by William Smith, special policeman, and Is charged with operating i blind tiger. Marriage Licenses Louis La Chance, 512 N. Illinois 5t.... 80 Florence Watson, 1117 N. lieliavlew pi. 23 Will Bennett, Warsaw, lnd 26 Vera Elder, Ft. Banjamln Harrison... 23 Georg* Fehrenbach, 2061 Columbia st. 21 Aitha Briaben, 1514 Bates st 17 Sidney Rose, 8001 E. New York st 25 Olive Benton. 1.356 W. Twenty-Eighth 22 Le Roy Lewis, 2243 Jackson st 20 Eva Smith, 2243 Jackson st 13 Marlon Miller, Rher’dan, lnd 62 Lenna Lewis, 1020 Central ave 45 Roy Dye, Springfield. Mo 28 Mary Mills, Broadway at 24 William Bell. 2117 8. New Jerseyt st... 84 Kathryn Bell. 21C2 Madison ave 29 George Schaefer, 1310 S. Senate ave... $5 Grade Comforth, 319 Wisconsin st... S4 William Red Cloud 320 El Washington 23 Helen Powell, 631 Ogden st 25 Kenneth Dugan, 1900 S. Talbott ave.. 21 Clarissa Jarrett 1909 8. Talbott ave... 18 Ne*'. Graham, Chicago, 111 27 Helen Leatbsrmsn, Reneiuriaer. Ind... 22 Ralph Garrell, New Augusta, lad 88 Kate Jackson, 305 W. Thirtieth 5t.... 83 Owen Tarleton. IC3O N. Alabama st... 23 Aitha Cook, 423 Riley ave 19 Leo Heimt. 2832 School st 22 Helen Behymer, 1403 E. Market st 21 Frederick Struts. 1414 Hiatt st 25 Mattie Burber. 128344 Olive ave 29 Earl Guthrie, 1542 E. Market *t 26 Doris Klrkmun, 3340 E. Vermont st... 20 Charles Weaver, 531 Fletcher ere 21 Violet Owen, 27*16 E. Washington st... £1 Paul Miller, 135 W Sheffield ave 20 Grace O'Connor. 1051 E. Raymond st. 27 llarlev Kauffman 2907 E. Washington 26 Vara 2907 ti. Washington st.. 21

Births Henry sad Cora Klewltt, 113® 3. State, boy. Harry and Mildred Elchhllts. Deaconess hospital, girl. Harry end Cat. arlne Hadga, 513 Vs. McCarty boy. Paul and Anna Bcilng, Sid Minerva, boy. Myles and Inna Wooster, fit. Vincent's hospital, girl Ferris and Evan .-feline Myers. St. Vincent s hospital, boy. Louis and Florence Head, St. Vlncer. Vs hospital, boy. William and Lola Heed. 1812 Tan lea boy. Beniamin and Annie Anderson, 424 M. Blackford, boy. John and Esta Bar, 102 B. Minnesota. boy. Timothy and Nora Shanahan, 1440 Hoyt, girl. Arthur and Fannie Cra'toru 1037 S. Sheffield, boy. Charles and Julia Kulplnskl, 2245 ' AddeUne Llmpna, Msthodlst hospital, girl. Gerald and Anna ELcefllog, Jackson. boy. and Marion Kestar, 2334 Adams. Jy&6J and Nora Condon, 753 Loctt, and Maud Warner, 410 Linwood, girl- . , Harry and Agnes Abrams, city hospland Josephine Scott, city hospital, boy. _ _ r Herbert and Vernette Quyun. 3034 W. Washington, boy. Louis and Bessie Trager, 10 17. TromWllllaLu' and Elsie Boatty, Msthodlst b °Lucius 'and Virginia Wade, Methodist ht HaV*ld and’ Hetty Pugh, Methodist hos- ' \Valf"'r and Mary Palmer. Methodist k'fieorg'e anV Vernle Weayel, 2240 Daisy, el Blalr and Beetle Miller, 936 Keallsg. Arthur and Mamie Harris, 300 L. M \Ux*an<i Mamie Yach, 732% S. Illinois. and Bertha Chrlatenn, B-obert W. Long hospital, girl. Deaths John Godnangh, 78, city hospital, cerebral hemonhage. . John Henry Branham. 17, 1910 Alvord, typhoid fever. Alexander Campbell, L city hospital, mitral Insufficiency. William Champ, 62. 615 E. hew York, arteriosclerosis. Lee Herald, 44, 2011 Sheldon, acute cardiac dllltatlon. Lyman Dorris, 31, 150 N. Illinois, acute gastritis. George Charles Gertz, 52, 1218 Bellefontaine, locomotor ataxia. Bertha E. Klepper, 46, Deaconess Hospital. acute dilatation of heart. Frances Kose Rapson, 25, St. Vincent’s Hospital, aente dilatation of heart. Allen Robinette. 80. 2443 N. Pennsylvania. arteriosclerosis. Freda C. Newkirk, 30, Methodist Hospital, acute peritonitis. EdAard Troutman, 63 Central Indiana Hospital, general paresis. Jack Wilson, 1 hour, city hospital, atelectasis James Mercer Copeland. 77, 3910 East Washington, chronic multiple neuritis. Regina Megel, 89, ,322 East Minnesota, Cerebral apoplexy. Aetavla A. Myers, 57, 547 Udell, girl. Hester Green, 96, 907 Beville, cerebral hemorrhage. Thomas Roberts, 68. 1076 Bast Nineteenth. chronic Interstitial nephritis. Virginia Carter, 52. 518 East TwentyEighth, chronic parenchymatous nephritis. Lida Osborn, 33, 1201 North Illinois, carcinoma. John N. Tyler, 85, 134 Butler, cerebral apoplexy. Catherine Louise Malsen, 7 months, 1522 S. Talbott, auto-iutoxicatlon. Orville Wilber. 6 months, Robert Long Hospital, aouu intussusception.

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1921.

TAX LEVY FOR SCHOOLS TO BE 90 TO 96 CENTS (Continued From Page One.) j several members of the board favor dl- j rect taxation for the erection cf new building#, or a* teast to pay for part of the cost. Only a short time ago Bert S. < Gadd, chairman of the building ami grounds committee, in an open statement at a board meeting told a delegation oi cltiien* he would favor eroding certain buildings by h direct tax during tho coming year. Tiae beginnings of anew Shortridge High School, and additions at Schools Nos, 27 and 70 have been mentioned In this connection. Shouif', this plan b# adopted by the board it Is probable that another 0 to 7 cents would be added to the levy. So ail Indications are that the levy will not be less than 90 cents and may exceed that : fig urn considerably. The great addition in the amount necessary for teachers’ salarl<-s In due to i two factors. First, the new schedule of ! salaries adopted by the board last year, Increasing salaries all the way down the line; second the fact that new buildings wblci fcave been completed or are nearing completion will need an additional number of teacher*. During tha past year there were about 1.300 teachers employed In the grade schools alone. Ibis number will be ineressid by about fifty when school opens In September while there will bo an Increase of about fifteen , in the teaching staffs of tho three high schools. r-XTECT 8.000 NEW STUDENTS. Also there undoubtedly will be at least 2,000 more pupils enrolled In September than during tho year gone by. E. U. Graff, superintendent of nchoolii, u>s that the average aocanl Increase in enrollment for the past fifteen years ha* been about eleven hundred. Due to depressed imustrlal conditions. Mr. Graff says, this Ucrease; probably will be greater this x-:ar. for, | he says, It has been the hisfory of the ; public schools that hard times mens more ; pupils, while years of unusual prosperity \ mean that children of school ago aro put j to work. Thla eleven hundred or more of natural increase will be further enlarged by about one thousand due to the operation of tLe lew enacted by the last session of the Legislature regarding working permits. Under the old law any child who bad] completed the fifth grade .of public school j and was over fourteen years of age could i | obtain a permit to work. By the provl- ! slon* of the new law the child must have completed the eighth grade. This will! result In an increased attendance of about one thousand, school officials estimate. New buildings which are being made ] ready for occupancy this fall will require additional custodian service. At a meet- ] Ing of the board two weeks ago the first unit of Technical High School was pro- j vlded with additional Janitor* at an In- ] creese In cost to the city of about $26,- j 000. Custodian service for grade schools which will be ready for use when school i opens will Increase this figure to about $50,000 It U belteie. An interesting result of tho new working permit law is that It will throw a great amount of work on Dr. W. A. Ocker, director of physical education. The law requires that ail pupils asking for permits be glvon a physical examination and this will fall on him. In preparation for the hundreds of examinations which he will be required to make a special room Is being fitted up lu the offices of the school board William A. Uack-*r, director of attendance, says it is Impossible to estimate how many examinations Dr. Ocker will be required to give during the year. Last year 7.854 working permit certificate* wore Issued to 6,004 children, but many of these, according to Mr. Hacker, will not come under the provisions of the new law. Following a special m< ting of the school board Saturday afternoon the finance committee, compos. and of Charles L. Barry and W. D. Allison, board mem- ] bers, met with Mr. Douglass and began ] the consideration of the budget and tax levy for 1921. After a conference last- i lng two hours the committee adjourned, after having gone through abotu half the budget. The committee will meet again Tuesday, when it will complete Its work end It will make it* recommendations to tho board at the regular meeting Tuesday evening.

SNAKE-KILLING BfiCOED. PARIR, Aug. 29.—Francois Jannlard champion snake killer of France, Is after anew record this year. He has killed 650 adders In fifteen days. During his ten years of this work he has killed 21,000 snakes. Adler-i-ka Cures Johnson! “For three yeqrs I suffered from Indigestion end was In a bad fix. Adlsr-i-ka helped me Immediately, and two bottles CURED me.” (Signed) Joe Johnson. Adler-i-ka acts on BOTH upper and lower bowel, removing foul matter which poisoned stomach. Brings out all gasses, relieving pressure on heart and other organs. EXCELLENT for gas on the stomach or sour stomach. Removes sur prising amount of foul, decaying matter which you never thought was la your system. Tends to cure Constipation and prevent appendicitis. H. J. Huder, drug gist, Washington and Peanaylvaala streets.—Advertisement.

UNIONS APPEAL TO WEEKS: HOPE FOR NEW RULING Chief Justice Taft May Be Called as Witness in Bethlehem Labor Claim. Special to Indiana Daily Times and Philadelphia Public Ledgtr. WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.—Decision of the judge advocate general of the Amy that the War Department without specific authority from Congress cannot pay labor claims to the 35.000 employes of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation of Bethlehem, Fa., totaling approximately $1,500,000, has brought a vigorous protest from David Williams, vice president of the International Machinists Union. Mr. Williams announced that the decision as recently rendered by J. Mayhew Wainwright, Assistant Secretary of War, will be appealed to Secretary Weeks In an effort to get a settlement without awaiting congressional action. The claim, Mr. Williams explained, arose from nn award of the National War Labor Board of which Chief Justice Taft was chairman. The award wrs handed down July 31, 1918. and resulted from an ; Investigation of labor conditions In the Bethlehem machine shops. Although the 1 complaint was originated by the machln- , Ist*' organisation, the award at the time was directly due to the War Department which wished to accelerate the production of heavy ordnance. The arrangement for payment of the claim was made between representatives of the War Department and the National War Labor Board, before the dissolution of the latter body. Tha lost Administration, 1n accordance with the arrangement, provided funds for the payment of the claim and the union officials assert they expected no Interference with the arrangement until the recent opinion of the judge advocate general. The machinists. In asking Secretary Weeks for anew hearing and a review of the Judge advocate general's ruling and the decision of tha asiatant secretary of war, based upon the legal opinion, request that witnesses he called *s follows: Chief Justice Taft, W. .Tett Lauck, formerly secretary of the labor board; James J. Duv'.s, Secretary of Labor; Hep resentatives Gerncrd and Kirkpatrick of Pennsylvania, William 11. Johnston, pret.idetn of the Machinists' Union and formerly member of the labor board, and everal officers of the ordnance corps of .he Army.—Copyright. 1921, by Public Ledger Cos. SCHOOL TEACHERS TO HOLD MEETING Confer Prior to Opening of School. Preparatory to the opening of tho Indianapolis public school, Sept. 12, tho] teachers of the city will hold tlrttlr nn-; rual locating at Caleb Mills II&ll, Sept, i 7 to 9 inclusive. E. U. Giaff, superintendent of schools. [ announces tho educator who will deliver the principal address of the meeting has j not been selected. although several men i prominent In educational circle* axe uador consideration. The sessions will cover a wide range of subjects and activities. There will be | departmental meetings, building m-et- ] Inga, st w hich nil teachers In one build- ] lng will met and general conferences, j

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Anton Lang, the potter of Obersm mergau, has been cast for the role of Christ la the greut Passion Play, and has already made this role famous. The photograph shows Lang at work in bis shop. Oberatnmergan bas not staged Its famous Passion Play since 1910, and is now preparing to give Its next performance in 1922. The Passion Tla y was first produced in 1633, following the Thirty Years’ War, and was an offering to the Lord in supplication for relief from the dread pestilence that had swept through southern Bavaria In the wake of that great religious war. the Passion Play was then produced every ten year* without a brdhk, accord lng to the viow of the people of Oberammergau. The great war interrupted it s regular production for the first time in the play’s history.

DISCUSS JOINT SERVICES FOR ZR-2 VICTIMS (Continued From Page One.) The bodies of tba American victims will be sent home on the British Cruiser Dauntless, which probably will sail from Falmouth. The bodies will be escorted all the way from Hull to the United States by American air force officers. Two officials of tho American Graves Registration Service have arrived here from Paris to supervise the embalming of the bodies. AVIATOR SAYS APPLIANCES CONDEMNED CHICAGO, Aug. 29.—The giant dirigible ZR 2 wrecked in England with a loss of forty-six lives, was equipped with safety applianc* s which had been condemned by the United States Army sir service, according to MnJ. A X., Scbroeder. former chief test pilot of the United States and holder of the world's altitude reecrj. Major Schrader declared the type of parachute with which the ZR-2 was equipped had been con-

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demned by this Government after a British air officer using one had been killed in a demonstration at Dayton, Ohio. Airmen throughout the country, according to Major Schroeder, are wondering why tha United States men aboard the ZU-2 were not equipped with the free type parachute, better known as the life pack, Which has been adopted by the Army and air mail service. Schroeder believes most of the men would have been saved if they had worn this safety appliance. Schroeder also declared it “surprising” that the weak parts of the ZR-2 were not developed by tests on the ground bafore the ship was permitted to fiy. KNEW SHIP WASN’T PERFECT LONDON, Aug. 29.—New light was shed on the ZR-2 disaster today when it was revealed that the two main girders had been damaged in a trial flight before the fatal voyage. The Daily Express todayprinted an Interview given by Air Marshal Maitland, of the Royal fiying corps Aug. 13, which had never been published. Air Marsha! Maitland (who lost lis life on the ZR-2) admitted troubles had occurred during ten minute speed trials.

SAY PINEAPPLE CROP OF HAWAII GOOD THIS YEAR Pack to Be Slightly Less Than Last Year’s Output. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29.—The Hawaiian pineapple pack will total 5.554.000 cases, a slight failing off from last year 1 * figures, according to a survey of condi-) tions in the islands by the Mercantile Trust Company. “However, the two largest pineapple concerns, California Packing Corporation and the Hawaiian Pineapple Cos, Ltd.," the Mercantile Trust Company says, "arq well ahead of last year’s pack, the abundance of schoolboy labor at the canneries making it possible to take care of the pine* as they ripen without overtime oi Sunday work. This factor will mn tern illy reduce the cost of operation. "Canned pineapple is reported to be moving much better than was anticipated around the first of the year, and it is thought that there will be little difficulty in mavlng the entire crop, the price holding firm, I “In ordinary years the end of July l would see grinding on a number of plantations completed. However, owing to the acute labor shortage thl* year no plantation has completed its grinding, and It Is estimated that tw-o full month* will be required before the most advanced plantations take off thflr crops. “Tho sucrose content of the cane tg lower this year than last, and will resuHj In a nomewhat reduced crop for the entire Islands. Although the official estimates have oot been changed, it is genJ erally known that several plantations will finish their season with short crop*.’* *, In regard to general business tho bank says: “Retail business throughout the islands continues fair, extensive public improvement work, home building and tocreased personnel of the Army and Navy contributing to this healthy condition. ] “Semi-annual statements of the bankd and trust companies show financial institutions to * ~ i.v good shape, although deposits are illy reduced as a result of the much U>v- price of sugar.”— right, 1921, by Public Ledger. RETURN ROBBERY SUSPECTS TO CITY Y'ouths, Charged With Robbery, Arrested Sunday. Detective Rugensteia was expected td return to Indianapolis today with Wilbur B. Moreinan, 22. and R. YL Sprlogla, 24, who were arrested In Lon is villa Sunday. The youths, both from Indianapolis, are wanted here for the holdup of the W. P. Lambert confectionery store, 1623 South East s'reet, Tuesday night. With the a-rest of the boys the Louisville officials recovered an automobile which had hem stolen from B. YL Black- ] more of the C ohnnbia Club, j The pawning of a rifle by the young men led to their arrest. The police believe it is the same rifle which was stolen j from the John Morgan bicycle shop, 701 ' South Meridian street, after a show win- ! dow had been shattered and which was i used In the robbery of the confectionery store.

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