Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 134, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 September 1926 — Page 7

SEPT. 10, 1926

FRANCE WELCOMES GERMANY INTO LEAGUE

FISHERMAN LUCK FAILS 10 CHANGE PRESIDENT CAL Politicians Find He Still Can’t'Be Slapped on "the Back. ' Itit Timex Special PAUL SMITHS, N. Y., Sept. 10. —ln play as in politics, President Coolidge prefers to go it alone. Usually men reveaf themselves at play, but with Coolidge the mystery only grows. The closer one gets to him the more fascinating the enigma becomes. Coolidge came up here with the intention of developing a neglected side of his public personality. He had never played. His advisers thought he needed “hufnanizing.” Much Advertised That was the of the suddenly advertised fishing hobby. Great pains were taken to sep that the angling exploits of the President were broadcast, He ¥hd once made a remark kbout fishing -which wks construed Wy many as derogatory. Up here he was going to fish withNa vengeance. Revising the attitude of a liftime probably was not exactly what he would have liked most. Usually his vacations had been one long sit interrupted by an occasional walk. But he took his fishing rod with whatever misgivings, gritted his teeth and threw himself est \tie mercy of his guide. There was a painful silence. Then a hungry pike snapped at the presidential hook. That was a thrill of the Coolidge lifetime. “Calvin,” exclaimed Mrs. Coolidge suspiciously, when her husband approached holding up his finny trophy, “you never caught that^fish.” “Yep,” he replied, heading for the dining room, hurriedly eating. He went out at dusk at the little bridge near the cottage and took lessons in casting. Cares of state were fully neglected that night. At daylight he went out again to practice throwing the fly. The New Coolidge Thirty literary gentlemen pounced on their typewriters and wrote of fha new Coolidge—the man who never had learned to play had be-t-rune a boy again. He was human .- Iter all. Day after day he went out H run and rain, missing lunch, let--Ing the dinner get cold. He rode 1 i ; now hobby harder than a man with anew radio. Rut looking closely again this detor m ned angler i3 found to be our " .me old mystery. The real Coolidge i- tucked away, inside of one skull snugly as ever. One Cabinet piromber had keen reading the fish stories and galloped all the way from Washington, doubtless, with visions of slapping the new Coolk'ge on the back, swapping fish •yarns, and, of course, showing the .President the real way to catch fish. But when he' burst Into camp, misgiving suddenly appeared. He -got .the same greeting as of old. In the Morning But maybe it would be different, in the morning, when they went fishing together. He assumed he would go, of course. Hut the next morning the President stole out quietly alone and went on to the woods. The Cabinet member ate his breakfast, chatted with Mrs. Coolidge, wandered around the grounds and waited until the President came back for a late lunch. That is ifll of the President’s fishing this Visitor ever saw. The President "Was obliged to ,make a motor v trip the next day, and he rode alone in the White House limousine, putting his Cabinet visitor in a car to the rear. Goes Alone Almost invariably Coolidge has done his fishing alone with only a guide. ./His son John, 20, has never nceompallied his father. When Coolidge went to Plymouth, Vt., Recently, he fished in Pinrqeys Run alone, although the best fisherman In the Cabinet, his old friend, Attorney General Sargeant, was visiting him. The woods here'are full of wealthy sportsmen, hut none of them has been invited to hang his line alongside the President’s. He Is the I old, familiar Coolidge, the same who lo methodically rides the White House electric horse, only here he just happens to have a fishing rod in his hand. His Wife, Mrs. Coolidge rarely goes out of the grounds, and then only on a shopping trip with some wife of a member of the executive staff here. The President has dccepted no hospitality from the vvealthy people who have palatial cottages here. One ambitious woman,' wife of a New York business mah, arrived on a special car-and with a great flourish invited the Coolidge’s to dine at her summer home. But the Ingenuity which had opened the gates of the four hundred for her never dented Coolidge’s desire to be left alone. She finally gave up with much chagrin. Yet, when no one is around, Coolldge is said to be quite playful. He has nick-names for some of the White House servants, two of the Negroes are named Jackson, one an usher at the front door and one-in charge of the kennels. The president calls them “front door” and /‘back door” Jackson. His son John is sometimes surprised at dinner by a playful kick on the shins. When he looks up his father inquires in a tone of surprise, “whacs the matter?” HE DIED HAPPY Bu JTJSI Service OSSINING, N. 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LIGHT AND HEAT. DIRECTORS ELECT PERRYPRESIDENT Marmon Made President of Local Utilities Board- 5 * Four New Directors. Directors of the Indianapolis Light and lici t Company, at a meeting today, elected Norman A. Per-y president of the company,' succeeding Walter C. who was made chairman of / the board of directors; re-elected Charles N. Thompson first vice president and general counsel, and named four additional directors, one of whom is Thomas Taggart, veteran Indiana Democratic leader, Marmon relinquished the office of president, which he had held for two years, so as to have more time for his other extensive Interests. Perry, son of one of the founders of the .company, has been secretary fdr two years. v Four Directors . The four directors added to the board are Taggart and Harley L. Qlarke, president of the Utilities Power and Light Corporation of Chicago, and Francis Matthewg and James N. Canavan, of the same company. The vacancy on the bdard caused by the resignation last week of Thomas N. Wynne was filled by the election of W. C. Richardson, treasurer of the company. The stock in tho company held by Attfi Wynne estate was part of the minority interest bought by ~the Middle West TFtilities Company, an Insull Corporation, last winter. Asa result of that purchase the Marmon-Perry and other majority stockholders in May, with Clarke and others, formed the Indianapolis Power and Light Corporation, a holding company, which took over all the common stock of "the Jndw anapolis Light and Heat C’ofnpany not acquired by the .Insulls. The move was made, it was said, to protect the majority stockholders and keep the control of the company in Indianapolis., Scott Named Secretary < , The changes made today brought the numbpr of directors from seven to eleven, of whom eight are Indianapolis men. The new board consists of Marmon, chairman; Perry, Thompson, Taggart, Richardson, Elmer E. Scott, Arthur V. Browp, Union Trust Company president and Edward D. Evans, all of Indianapolis, and Clarke, Matthews and Canavan, of Chicago. .> Scott, Indianapolis attorney, was elected secretary to succeed Perry. E. G. Ralston, third vice-president, was promoted to second vice-presi-dent, the office formerly heta by Wynne, and was placed in entire charge of the plant an<J distribution system of the,company, ’Three new offices of assistant vicepresidents were created by the board and Wallace O. Leo and George B. Rubens, special representatives, and J. B. Bailey, manager of the commercial department, Were named for them. s Though the surface area of Bolivia is 560,000 square miles, Its population does not exceed that of Chicago '

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Canadian' Leads Cheers — Ex-Enemies Pledge Selves to Peace. By Henry Wood t United Press Staff Correspondent GENEVA, Sept. 10.—Germany was welcomed 'into the League of Nations today by her late enemy, France, and at the conclusion of the speech-making and hand-shaking. Sir George Fostoiw.the Canadian delegate to the league, arose and led the enthusiastic statesmen' and spectators in three cheers. The old enemies pledged theih selves to peace. It was the first time such undignified but expressive means ever had been adopted by the assembly to express approval. Foreign Minister Stresemnnn of Germany and Foreign Minister Briand of France spoke from the rostrum after President Nintchitch of the asesmbly had expressed the league's pleasure at receiving Germany. Then Sir Austen/Cham berlain, the British fc.clgn secretary. led the princirv. delegations In a handshaking p-.-oce. sion past tab German seats, whereupjr Sir George rose to cheer. Brilliant Crowd The assembly hall contained the largest crowd in its history, two thirds of the spectators being women, brilliantly dressed. Shortly before the assembly met, Swiss gendarfnes arrested a Russian who, it was charged, planned to assassinate Giuseppe Motta, the Swiss delegate, in revenge for the assassination a few years ago of the Soviet Emissary, Vorowsky, in Geneva. Elaborate "precautions were taken to prevent any unforseen incident during the historic session which marked the return of Germany a position as a major world power. Both- Swiss and German detectives passed upon everyone who entered the assembly hall. Strcsemann and Brland talked of •peace. • ' Talk of Peace “The league must achieve universality embracing all nations on a basis of equality,” said Stressmann. "Germany is determined to adopt thtfse ideals as the basis of policy. We belong to peoples seeking to emerge to the light from darkness. May the league’s work be Whsed on the ideals of peace, freedom and unity to which we pledge earnest devotion.” Briand pictured the end of war and the permanence of peace. “No more war, no more suffering hereafter with our international differences,’’ said Brland. “We will go before the courts like private individuals. France has no more further need of heroic demonstrations than has Germany, and in the future we will work together like brothers. I don’t mean to say that all and difficulties have bAen settled, but that hereafter we will settle them peacfully.”

‘AUTOMOBILE AGE’ EDUCATION SEEN AS PRESENT NEED An 'automobile age” education is suggested by the Hoosier Motor Club as the only sure way of protecting human lives and now that school has started safety,, lessons should form an important part in the Work of every pupil, according to Todd Stoops, secretary manager of the club. “An age’ education seems tb have been acquired by some of the younger generation” says Stoops, “for stnjnge to* say, here in Indianapolis adult deaths from autopiobile accidents has outnumbered deaths among children. It is hoped that this Is not a mere coincidence, for the accident prevention bureau of the police department has been doing some v/onderful work with the school children in conjunction with the Hoosier Motor Club, and police boys from every school have assisted nobly and unselfishly in an effort to save the lives of school children. “More laws and resfrioiioßs will not benefit the community to any extent .until the present law’s have been sincerely tried and tested. “Glaring headlines of grfewsome automobile accidents at certain corners seem to have no effect upon others who pass the same spot. Any on 3 who has swatted flies has wondered at their dumbness. No sooner is one fly killed than another lights on the same place to share a similar fate. Motorists seem to rush into dangerous intersections in the same manner and it seems that an education suitable to .the requirements of the present automobile age is the only solution to the problem of safety on streets and highways.”

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DA YLIGHT BANDITS ROB GAS STATION \ \ Two Hold-ups Early Today Net Robbers S2O5 —Attendant Forced to Open Safe, Surrender Cash.

Two filling station hold-ups, one in broad daylight, netted bamdlts $205 cash, early today. “Sorry, Jack, but you’ll have to open thht safe,” was the conimanl two hold-up men gave Dwight Alvcy, 3335 W. Washington St. The men had driven up to the station at 6:50 a. m. and ordered five Of gasoline for their machine, which if said to be a stolen car bearing Kansas license 537-037. After the gasoline had been ground out by Alvey, the men asked if they might enter the station and wash their hands. Alvey entered with them and was covered with a revolver, forced to open safe and turn qver $75. going on numerous early workers were passing within a few yards of the station. The men leisurely entered their machine -and escaped. They reported to have passed through -Ben Davis. Capt. G. L. Storie, of the local police department, notified the sheriff of Hendricks County. / Two weeks ago Saturday night Alvey was held up by a pair of bandits and $163 taken from the station. He told police that the men were not the same. Fred Bitton. owner of Keystone Ynn, filling station and barbecue stand, Keystone Ave. and Millersville Rd., and Mayme Marlow, 4000 Eastern Ave., his : fster in-law, were held up at the inn at 2 a. m., just as they were closing. v Three Negro men approached on foot and. c?yvering them with two blue steel revolvers, ordered tfieni to back into the stand and turn over their money. Miss Barlow had tho cash in several sacks concealed about her person. She was forced to deliver the

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money, totalling $l3O, and several checks, to the trio. __ Tolice were summoned at/once, but 71 search of the vicinity brought no results. Mrs. Mary Breeding, 1228 N. Bancroft St., reported that she was held up :ino robbed* by two masked youths, of a purse containing $1.60. The robbery occurred Thursday night while she was waiting for her husband in their automobile, parked at the curb in the 600 block on N. Riley Ave. . F. H. Shearer. 4990 Brookville, Rd., that his home was entered and jewelry valued at sllO taken.

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WILL ATTACKED Bu United Press move was started today to break the will of Thomas Spry, 72-year-old recluse, who died two Weeks aga leav ing his $200,000 estate to his housekeeper, whorß he married on his deathbed. , Claiming that he was Insane at the time, four relatives of Spry living in England entered an objection to probating the will. CHURCH BURNS Bu United Press KOKOMO, Ind., Sept. 10.—The Methodist church at the town of Lincoln, north of Kokomo, was destroyed by fire of undetermined origin last -night with a loss of $20,000. A Bucket brigade pre vented spread of the flames to other buildings.

CHANNEL SWIM RECORD BROKEN -BE FRENCHMAN Eleven Hours, Ten Minutes New Mark for Popular Sport. Bii United Press ST. MARGARET’S BAY, ENGLAND, Sept. 10.—Georges ...Michel, veteran French swimmer, broke the world’s record for swimmipg the English Channel here early today, crossing it in eleven hours and six minutes. “Jai Battu L’Allemand,” (I’ve beaten* the German) were Michel's first words as he staggered up the deserted beach. m Leaving Capp Gris Js'ez, France at 8:32 Thursday night, Michel splashed ashore here at 7:38 a. m. • Grinning the new world's champion, went immediately to “The Green Man,” a tavern, and called for whisky. Beats Aug. 20 Record Michel lowered the record set Aug. 30, by Ernst* Vierkotter, a German, who swam the channel in twelve hours and forty-two minutes. Michel had hoped to arrive here by 7:30. He was eight minutes late. Michel washed off the heavy coat of grease that covered his body in the bathroom at the Green Man, ate a hearty breakfast and set out by automobile for register witnesses certifications of his time at the French consulate. 'He was overjoyed ‘for France,” he said.--It was his eleventh attempt to make the crossing. - Drank Champagne. “My official time was eleven houra and five niinu'es,” Michel said, tilling of his swim. “I was ill tw.ee.

OH WHAT A GIRL IS MISS UNITED STATES’ Here’s Complete Description of Her —She Will Be Picked at Atlantic City Tonight.

Bu United Tress ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Sept 10. —Meet the American girl, famed throughout the world for her beauty. The top of her glistening, lightbrown head just reaches above the average American man’s shoulder. She is inclined toJ;he slender. Her eyes are the blue of a summer sky. Her skin Is soft as satin, pink like a tinted rose. Her lashes are long. Her mouth is small, shaped into a Cupid’s bow and touched ever so lightly with rouge. The faint rouging and the skillful powdering of her cheeks is almost imperceptible. Curves—Ceerves Her lithe, uncorseted figure Is curved as nature made it, rounded, rmall-hipped and atnering. Her legs are jhedium slender, and her ankles have a beauty of line seen nowhere else in the "world. She weighs 120 pounds. Her

About 1 a. m., I became very sea sick. At 3 a. m. I got cramps and felt terribly cold. The sea was calm except the last two hours. Champagne helped me. I took two drinks I also ate two lumps of sugar soaked in cognac and coffee. I ate nothisg else. I feel fine now. I’m glad I took the record for France. Five witnesses acompanied Michel aboard a tug so his time could not-be questioned. Micliel is about 45 years old. He is the former French distance champion. He employed the overafm strok?. Miehel wore a blue bathing suit to avoid recurrence of an embarrassing 'moment when he recently completed a long practice swim. " When the mayor came down to the beach to honor him Michel stepped out naked. Bu Unit eel Press NEW YORK, Sept. 10.—The-wom-an who swam the English channel

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height is 5 feet 5 Inches. She is 20 years old. She has been to high school, swims, plays tennis or golf, likes to Charleston and plans a business career as secretary or stenographer. Her Name Her name is Florence Anna Ruth Mildred Marjorie Evelyn Catherine Corinne Norma Delores Leona Eleanor Rosebud Joyce Marguerite. Tha tis a composite picture of the fifteen girls picked from some seventy In the Atlantic City beauty contest among whdm one will be picked tonight as Miss America, 1926. The characteristics given above were carefully avergged, and the chances are that the Misg America chosen tonight will fit closely the description. The fifteen came from every corner of the land, from Bridgeport to Dallas, from St. Louis to Seattle.

"to make some mgney for my kids,” came home today—and the bay and*, lower Broadway paid her tribute. Mrs. Clemington Carson, smiling Danish-American mother, stood on the deck of the Aquitania and waved strenuously to the harbor veslels tooting their shrill welcome. Then she received ship news reporteds, went aboard the mayor’s committee boat and followed the path of Gertrude Ederle up to City hall just as she had followed Gertrude across the channel. / It was the sight of the “kiddles” —“Sonny” and “Sister”—that Interested Mrs. Corson most, but after a joyful reunion, tho blonde swimmer had a merry word for everyone. Portions of Berlin rise end fall as the level of underground ,waters fluctuates.