Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 211, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 December 1926 — Page 2

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ELEVATION FINANCE PLAN BELIEVED ILLEGAL

ALL SECTIONS IN LINE DEMANDING mo io mins Resolutions Adopted at Federation Meeting Indicate Fuli Accord. 13 u I vih il Press CHICAGO, Dec. 9.—The manner in which all sections of the country have decided to tight for the farmers’ relief is clearly twentyeight resolutions passed during the closing session of the American Farm Bureau Federation’s three-day meeting. The delegates were unanimous in opposition to any legislation which would make the farm loan system a bureau of the treasury. They urged that steps be taken to put the control of the system in the hands of farmers. The convention favored an erf uitable revision of the entire freight rate structure giving the farmers the benefit of lower rates. Inland waterways were favored. Other resolutions indicated that the farmers want the merchant marine retained and kept under American ownership. Opposition to any delay in liquidation of the Federal debt was expressed in a resolution which object ed to “leaving the debt for future generations to pay.’’ CLARKE ACT SEEN AS MERGER MOVE (Continued From Page 1) pressed. Andrus is now in Chicago and could not be reached at his hotel and at his office. While board members said “it is understood that Clarke controls the Merchants Heat and Light Company,’’ Roy C. Shaneberger, board president, said the board would await definite terms of the offer In a letter Clarke said he would write. If the board recognized Clarke as controilling the Merchants company they would be opposed to Rucker, who is figjiting to prevent mer-. ger of the Indianapolis Light and Heat Company, which Clarke admittedly controls, with the Merchants company. That Clarke is “jumping the gun’’ was the opinion of those who heard him outline his proposal in advance of a public statement that he controls the Merchants Company. Foxwortliy “Surprised” M. K. Foxworthy, general manager of the Merchants’ Company professed surprise at Clarke's action and said lie did not know whether the Chicago man is a company stockholder. “I don’t know what is his authority,” Foxworthy said. “I did not know he had appeared before the board until I read It In the newspapers. \ “I don’t know whether he is a stockholder, but presume he Is. Tou’ll have to ask Mr. Clarke about that.” Not Listed Clarke is not listed as a stockholder in a supplementary brief filed Nov. 16, before the public service commission. In that document, which purports to list “all stockholders,” and which is attested by P. D. Birdsall, the stockholders named are Martin J. Insull, L. B. Andrus, T. E. Mulholland, L. W. Schiescz. Foxworthy and J. W. Fesler, who is company attorney. Either Clarke has become a stockholder since that time, in advance of a ruling on the merger by the commission, or the supplementary brief is falsified, it was pointed out. “I’ll light the town for $250,000,” Clarke promised the board of works. “How are you going to do it?" Shaneberger asked. “I’ll outline that in a -letter,” Clarke'TepHed. Clarke Warned Board members warned Clarke that they will not tolerate severe curtailment of lights because of the reduction in the yearly bill. The Merchants Company and the Duvall administration board have fought for njany months because the board refused to comply with terms of a contract the Merchants Company made with the Shank adminisf t ration board, providing for an animal cost o&at least $400,000 for ten years. In March, the board ordered many lights removed and refused to pay lulls beyond the first three months of this year. The board ordered twocorner lights be substituted for fourcorner lights except in the congested district, and reduced the 13,000 lumen lights to 10,000 in the business district and 10,000 lumen illumination in the residence district to 6.000. Heavy illumination in Forest Hills, on Thirtieth St., from Northwestern Ave. to the Canal and in Golden Hill was reduced. New Protest A memorandum to. the city’s motion to dismiss the amended petition .against the merger, was filed with the State public service commission Wednesday afternoon by Rucker and Charles Mendenhall and John W. Becker, attorneys aiding him. It is set forth in the memorandum, as was contended in the motion to dismiss, that since the original merger petition was ruled out by the commission, because of lack of jurisdiction, the amended petition has no standing as it does not legally exist. Frank Wampler; commissioner in charge of the merger hearing, has not set a date for arguments on the amende?! petition as yet. Anew national women’s club, the Society of Women Geographers, has been organized with Mrs. Harriet C. Adams as president.

MAKES CASE FOR UNDOCTORED NEWS. . • Current Issue of the Nation Reviews State Department and Associated Press Mexican ‘Red Peril.’

By N. I). Cochran Times Staff Qorresoondent WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—The Nation in its current issue, out today, tells from a disinterested viewpoint the story of charges of collusion between the State Department and the Associated Press, in an effort to deceive the newspapers-and their readers in the matter of this country’s relations* with Mexico —charges made by members of the Associated Press itself. These charges, which may lead to an investigation by this Congress, involve the right of the people to have unpoisoned truth concerning the activities of their government. They involve not only the right of the people to have the truth as to this Government’s relations with other governments, but also the duty of their newspapers to supply them with unpoisoned truth. They in- . olve the responsibility of press associations to their newspaper clients and members. To the credit of American journalism, it should be said that the doctoring of news by the Associated Press to help the State Department deceive the people was exposed by a newspaper that is a member of that press association through its honest Washington correspondent. The nation today says: “Paul Y. Anderson, Washington correspondent of *the St. Louis PostDispatch, performed a public service when he exposed the State Department in the deliberate manufacture and propagation of malicious news and the Associated Press ascollaboratiqg in the job.” Describes Lurid Picture The Nation then goes on to tell how Assistant Secretary of State Robert E. Olds, a former law partner of Secretary of State Kellogg, on Nov. 16 called Washington representatives of the three national press associations into conference, pledged them to secrecy and proceeded with a lurid picture of Mexico as a hotbed of bolshevism. The Nation then quotes Olds a3 saying: “Gentlemen, we feel _that this picture should be presented to the American people. We cannot prove it, but we are morally certain that a warm bond of sympathy, if not actual understanding, exists between Mexico City and Moscow. I want your advice and cooperation." The Nation then proceeds: “We VOTE SORRY SHOW, SAYSRABBiWISE (Continued From Pago 1) fldently expected, that the Watson hold upon the political machine and even the honor of the State would be broken. “Some of us believe if there had been an honest count, as there yet may be an honest recount, it would have been found that the people of Indiana chose, not Watson and Robinson, but Woollen and Stump as their representatives -in the Senate. “The Middle West, including your great cannot forever remain in pawn to the trustees of big business, who, in too large part, manage the. fortunes of the Republican party. j “I make it a precept never to speak ill of the dead, so I cannot bring myself to speak either of the Ku-Klux IClan or the chairman of the Republican State committee, whose name I have heard it rumored to have been Clyde Walb. “A sorry and sordid exhibition the Indiana Republican machine, not the party, gave of itself under the investigation of Senator Reed of Missouri. “The great battle of the morrow, including the fortunes qf the farmers, whom the Republican party has too persistently will be fought between the forces of reaction and liberalism. “Many Republicans in this State are too enlightened to be fooled by party labels, when a party ceases to bo an instrumentality of government and becomes another means to appease the organized appetites of its leaders. "Then is the time come for American citizens, worthy of the name, to do some straight thinking. When straight thinking comes, the straight party ticket, too often made up of corrupt candidates, goes.” Nearly five hundred Kiwanians, their ladies and friends, attended the banquet at the Columbia Club. Rabbi Wise told them that faith, love and courage are the terms by which we really live, and by living thus the result is joy. Mervin G. Hammond, retiring president of the club, presided and Dr. AVise was introduced by Louis J. Borlnstein, who pakl the speaker high trtibute as a humanitarian, teacher, author, rabbi and man. Stopped to Hug and f Kiss; Got a Sticker A young bridegroom appeared in Inspector Jones' traffic office with a sticker for double-parking. * “Inspector, we just got married and left our car while we got a room at the hotel. We stopped to hug and kiss.” “All right. Go on back and finish the job.” A girl came to the prosecutor’s office to swear out a warrant for a dog, saying the dog ate up mer teddy bear. HINT BIG GAME PARIS, Dec. 9. —American big game hunters are still heading for Africa. The latest are Mr. and Mrs. E. L. King of Winona, Minn., who will hunt in Tanganyika, where there are estimated to be 75,000 buffalo and antelope. The University of Minnesota and the AVinona Museum of Natural History will get all their specimens.

understand that it was the representative of the United Press, who gave advice. ‘That is easy,’ he said, ‘Let tho State Department issue a statement over the signatures of the secretary of state; every newspaper in the country will publish it.’ “Mr. Olds made a gesture of fear. The State Department could not Charge a neighboring country with which we were in ostensibly friendly relations with things which it was not in position to prove. It wanted its allegations made, but did not want to be held responsible for them. It had no proof. After some discussion one of the newspaper men suggested that Mr. Olds’ improvable bogy might be dovetailed into a story of the impending recognition by the United States of the Diaz government in Nicaragua. And so it was—by the Associated Press.” Explains Doctoring After explaining how certain foreign news coming to this country is doctored to suit the purposes of the various governments, The Nation ' comments: “Nor is it AVashington news alone that is distorted by officialdom. At the American legation in Peklriythe newspaper men daily meet a gentleman who talks of the Cantonese as ‘bolshevik,’ and gives his own nuance to the news—and the Asso-! eiated Press news which comes to us froth China is gathered for it by a semi-official British agencjN “All over the world the process ] foes on. Responsible newspapers j and news agencies have an oblige tion to the public to war against it: and the public owes a debt of gratitude to the United Press, the International News Service and Mr. Anderson for serving it so welt in this instance. The position of the United Press is significant. Serving as it does newspapers in thirty-seven countries, it cannot afford to let ' itself be used as a oat’s paw by the foreign office of any one country— , and it is not.” All newspaper men know, although tho public may not. that only in the j United States are there press asso- I ciations not subsidized by the government. The Associated Press alone in this country has news exchange alliances with the subsidized or semiofficial news agencies of other countries. The United Press has its owr. organization all over the world, manned by Its own correspondents For years tho Associated Press has been suspected of being a sort of self-elected semi-official agency aping j to some degree Its associates in Eu ; ropean countries, and the way it I handled the anti-Mexican propa ganda for the State Department is a typical result of such a policy. Attack by A. P. Papers This latest bit of propaganda has j not only kicked up a rumpus in Congress, but has aroused newspapers j that are members of the Associated Press and who received from that, agency telegraphic and cable news, j After the expose by the St. I.ouis ! Post-Dispatch, an Associated J’ress paper, the New York World, another Associated Press paper, said editorally that Assistant Secretary Olds "prevailed upon the Associated Press j to flood tho newspapers of this j cofintry with a mischievous, sensational and altogether irresponsible story (for which Mr. Olds himself admitted privately that ho had no' proof) to 'the effect that Mexican bolshevism was reaching down through Nicaragua to threaten 1 American defenses of the Panama \ canal. In this caSt the State De-] partment was stooping to deception and intrigue; the Associated Fress was permitting itself to be used as a semi-official news agency, with all of' the loss of independence and Integrity which that policy involves." The Baltimore Sun, another Associated Press paper said editorially: “To have the State Department and the heads of press services conniving to put out weasel-worded attacks on Mexico basbd upon moral certainties is to invite distortion of news dispatches and the distortion of publil? opinion, and to desttPy that! direct, precise responsibility which must be the ultimate safeguard of accuracy in information given the people.” As the only press service that fell for State Departmental propaganda was the Associated Press, that is the one the Sun was criticising. As the New York World puts it, “The Associated PreSs unfortunately lent Itself to the State Department's purposes.” Even a thick and thin administration organ like the New York Herald-Tribune says: “Tho State Department has realized as a result that it-had considerable lethargy to contend with in seeking backing for a strong stand. This has been the cause for certain inspired newspaper articles as to the danger of bolshevism in Mexico overflowing into Central America.” Fooling (he People In other words, W'hen any governmental department wants to fool the people it’s mighty handy to have a semi-official propaganda agency within call to do the work. The most reassuring thing In this entire mess is that there are Honest newspaper members of the Associated Press who will not stand for the poisoning of news at Its source. Nor will American journalism stand for any imitation in this country of the pernicious policy of European press agencies taking orders from political administrations to fool the people in the interest of secret diplomacy. In this connection, The Nation says: “The United Press and the International News Service maintained their independence and discriminated between news and propaganda. We have examined the ‘flimsies’ of both agencies for Nov. 16, and the dispatches sent out by these agencies were honest news reports lim ited tp statements of fact. They d’d not aid the State Department in manufacturing news—though' sortie of their subscribers bombarded them With prospects at letting themselves he ‘scooped. - ”

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Woman Seeks to Help ‘Old Dobbin ’

Mrs. Elizabeth Ennis and (lie kind of faithful old animal she wants cared for in a Home for Aged Horses.

ILLNESS FATAL TO CHARLES BADGER, ACTIVE REALTOR Vice President of Spann Cos. a Resident Here Thirtyfive Years. Charles 11. Badger, 65, vice president of tho Spann realtors company, died at his home, 5814 Pleasant Run Blvd., today following a short illness. Mr. Badger was horn at Oshkosh, Minn., Jan. 25, 1861. He attended the public schools and a Normal College there, later entering the furniture business at Minneapolis. Here Thirty-live Years Thirtyve years ago he came to Indianapolis and started the Badger Furnture Company, of which he was president for twemy-two years. For thirteen years he has been with the Spann Company. Mr. Badger was a member of the Irvington Masonic lodge. Columbia Club, and Irvington M. E. Church. Hites Saturday The widow, a daughter, Mrs. D. L. .Smith, Indianapolis: live sons, Kenneth R..- Indianapolis: Everett H.. Columbus, Miss.; Donald C., Columbus. Miss.; George P.. Clearwater, Fla., and Stephen M., Biudenton. Fla., and one brother, Walter L Badger, Minneapolis, survive. FuneraNscrviees will die held Sat unlay at 2 p. m. at the Irvington M. K. Church, with Dr. Joseph Roseliturgy, pastor, - Burial will he In Crown Hill cemetery. \Worry After Freak Storms and Quakes It a I nitcft Prvttn LOS ANGELES. Dec. 9.—Southern California was still apprehensive today following a series of earthquake shocks ands. mk storms last night. Cnlexlo, near the Mexican border, was r.linkei by six shocks late yesterday afternoon and last .light. No material damage re ported. Fires were started by lightning in two oil fields, a 2,000-barrel tank hurst into flam'. at Santa Fe Springs, the blaze quickly spreading to six other tanks. Damage here is estimated at y 50,000. Two tanks of the Union Oil Com pany, one at Brea and other at Edna, were fired by lightning with a loss of nearly $55,000. lteports of damage of the freak isli storm were still coming in here this morning, with the extent of property damage still unknown.

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Where do good horses go when they die? To some horse heaven, where the grass is lush, we hope, j But before passing in liis checks here, and after he’s outlived his use- ! fulness, old Dobbin hasn't a single place to stick his aged nose in. according to an Indianapolis Humane Society worker, Mrs. Elizabeth Ennis, 1304 W. Thirtieth St. “‘Kill him,’ is the edict, because no one knows anything else to do with him,” declared Mrs. Ennis. She is trying to interest Indianapolis persons in establishing a lb • for Aged Horses. “I appeal to ;.! nrse lovers,” she'said “and if the: is a wealthy person in Indianapolis v.ho wants to do something worth while, let him consider this plan seriously —it's, needed. Officer Shoots Them “Why think of it! Horses that are old. crippled, blemished, scarcely able to puil their stiff old legs, must keep right on working. Poor men who can't afford lietter horses—men who have trash carts, and similar vehicles —drive these pitiful old animals until they literally drop in their tracks. I've seen them—these poor old horses.” lying on the ground, unable to move and with big, suffering, pleading eyes, imploring what, death? No. just rest, food, a chance to gather strength. But there's no provision for them, so an officer is called and they are shot.” “There are homes and hospitals for al! animals save the horse. Y'et tHe horse, intelligent and sensitive, knows what is being done to him. His intelligent eyes say so.” Another Plan Sergt. Thomas Bledsoe of the police force, treasurer of the Indianapolis Humane Society, thinks Mrs. Ennis’ Mea a good one. hut ho is equally interested in a plan which lie thinks could lie put into more immediate effect. “At the next Legislature we shall try to get a dog tax hill through which would give the Humane Society 50 per cent of dog taxes. This money, which would amount to between SIO,OOO and $15,000 a year, would enable the society to help the poor man—ihe driver of these scrubs of horses, who can’t afford lietter — as well as the horses. With thjs fund, good horses could replace these equine wrecks and it would be up to the society to see that poor men bo helped would take care of the horses. It’s #n intensely practical solution. I sincerely, hope the bill goes through.” RED NOSE WARNING DAY'TON, Ohio. —The red nose is no laughing matter. Each bulbous heezer has a meaning. Thus declares City Health Commissioner A. O. Peters, who says a red nose often is the warning signal of a cold ahead. Bronchitis and pneumonia follow after.*

HOLIDAY SPIRIT PREVAILS IN CITY Crowd Throngs Downtown Shopping Section. Kant Claus, with the help of downtown stores, “did his stuff - ’ Wednesday night. Colored light- - , decorating streets, blazed forth, stores liad’their windows full of gifts and suggestions and a general air of the Yuletide spirit prevailed. It seemed that even traffic policemen had their noses pressed against tho plgte glass windows, for traffic became almost hopelessly mixed up at a number of intersections. But no one st eined to mind that. Even the usually impatient motorists were content to sit r.nd gaze at the secrets of Santa Claus being revealed. Christmas gifts and toys were displayed alluringly. Dolls, which open and close their eyes, electric trains ‘and jewelry held the attention of the crowds. Washington St., with Us gay decorations and brilliant window displays, probably was the most inviting. Monument Circle was decorated with Christmas trees, sparkling with red. white and blue lights Educator Attacks Anti-Evolution Law Itil I lilted J'rrss NEW YORK, Doc. 9.—Tennessee’s anti-evolution law was attacked as the child of “political cowardice or expediency - ’ by Dr. Edward Mims of Vanderbilt University. Nashville, Tenn.. in an address here last night before the annual dinner of the Southern Society. Dr. Mims said the “solid South” was breaking and he urged members of the society to return if they could to their native States to “aid the battle of southern progress.” Chaplin III; Marital Negotiations Wait Hit United Press HOLLYWOOD, Cal., Dec. 9. Reconciliation efforts to bring together again Charlie Chaplin and his wife,, Lita Grey, have been halted momentarily by the reported illness of the comedian. He is confined to his home with a cold, it was said. Edwin McMurray, San Francisco attorney, uncle of Mrs. Chaplin, is seeking an interview with Chaplin to place before him new settlement terms, which were not made public. Mrs. Chaplin is still firm in her declaration that reconciliation is out of the question.

—By Martin

Bond Issue Proposed by Majority Faction in City Council Attacked. FORD FIGHT IS EXPECTED Board to Seek Opinion on Street Closing. Financing of tho Belt Railroad track elevation through a bend issue proposed by majority faction rouucilinen probably would not he legal, M. N. Bebee. track elevation engineer said today. Beheo pointed out that the fact that the administration and city counciimen had failed to allow the legal limit of 6 per cent in the 1927 budget would militate against legality of additonal appropriations. With the present allowance of 2 per cent, only the elevation work contracted tar during the Shank nd--minlstration will be completed, Bebee said. Eleveatioii of the Pennsylvania and C., I. K. W. tracks at Leota St., Southeastern Ave. and Oriental St., would be the only additional elevation not now under way to start. Work Now in Progress Work now is in progress on raising rise Belt Railroad tracks at E. Tenth St. and E. Pratt St. and the Pennsylvania and C. I. &*W. tracks at Pine .and Cruse Sts. A bitter fight is expected on the question of whether Oriental St. will be closed when tracks are elevated there. Harkening to the appeal of a number of soutH side c itizens, the Shank administration board of works ordered that the street he opened. Protest by Ford However, the Ford Motor Company, which has a plant at Oriental and E. Washington Sts., has pleaded with tJbhoard to close the street on the contention that its opening would cost Ihe Ford Company thousands of dollars to reorganize its assembling process. Board members Wednesday told Ford representatives that they would seek a legal opinion to determine whether they could legally alter the contract made by the former board to allow the closing of the thoroughfare. Before Grand Jury Board members gave no additional intimation as to what their decision would be in the matter. The former negotiations with city officials that attended the attempt of the Ford Company to close the street was believed to have been responsible for the appearance of George J. Stelnmetz, company manager, before the Marion County grand jury Investigating alleged corruption among officials a few weeks ago. Ford officials have said it might he necessary to move the plant from the city if the city persists in keeping Oriental St. open. Backed by Chamber Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce will back the Ford company’s drive to close the street, John B. Reynolds, secretary, said today. “Our stand to maintain this important industry in our city will be registered stronger than ever.” Reynolds said. “We will do anything in our power to support them. - “Our program of Indianapolis First contemplates stimulation and stabilization of existing industries ns well as the bringing of other establishments to this city. Hence, we would be false to our standards, if we did not aid this industry, which contributes so greatly to the city’s welfare.” SANTA OLAOS OPPORTUNITIES (Continued From page 1) warm muffler for the woman and heavy gloves for the man. No. 5. Even though tho grandmother of this family of six children sews and contributes to tho family income, some of the bare necessities are needed. Underwear and stockings for tho children, four of whom are boys, ages 9,3, 18 months and 6 months. The girls are 8 and 7. The children would like toys. A generous basket would cheer the mother, and grandmother. No. 8. A recent serious -operation has left this mother unable physically or financially to plan for her little family of two boys, 7 and 3 years old. The father has secured a job after a long hunt, but his salary is meager and will in no way enable the little familv to have tho Christmas dinner and the toys for the children wli'ch he had hor>°d to provide himself. No. 9. This little old lady of 70, living all alone, has held her small head the troubled waters for quite aVlong time as a seamstress She is refined and sweet —but so alone. She has no children and no one to think of bringing her a Christmas basket of goodies and a personal gift of material to make herself a dress. And, too, this little person is longing for the carfare to go to church bvery Sunday. No. 10. The father of this family thought that perhaps Florida would be the golden land of opportunitv for his family and himself, but he was caught in the maelstrom of disaster, and has not been able to make any money to send his family. Two boys, IS and 16, are working after high school to add to the money the mother brings in by doing washings AndMherp is a girl 13, and another 9 years old. No. 11. Two little children, a girl 4. and a baby boy, one year old. will miss Santa Claus altogether this year unless someone brings Santa to them. Their father is incapable of making a sufficient income to pro | vide many of tlze every day necessi I ties. A b MN toys svould be a ppraMßU

DEC. 9, 1926

MELLON REPORTS U. S. PROSPERITY NOW ATM TIDE Treasury Head Tells Congress There Is No Indication of Ebbing. Hu United Press W ASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—America is now enjoying a “very high tide of prosperity” with no indication of ebbing, Secretry of tho Treasury Mellon reported to Congress today. Tho national income has reached anew record level despite maladjustment in a few industries and prosperity is continuing, he sid in his annual report on the nation’s finances. Favors 1927 Tax Cut Mellon recommended sonle new legislation, warned against a permanent tax reduction at this time but sanctioned a cut of 30 per cent in income taxation for tho first six months of 3927, (or 15 per cent for the year) because of the large expected treasury surplus. Gratifying results in prohibition enforcement have been accomplished during the year, he informed Congress, urging passage of pending dry legislation. “Ts we take the United States as a whole the current year has be m good,” he said. “The high earning power of our people, from which comes our great buying capacity, 1-° indicated by increases in sales during tiie year by mail order houses and of agriculture implements, motor cars, tractors and many other ar tides once considered luxuries." Installment plan buying is not harmful to the eitize*s, Mellon said Buying on time, if not abused, means immediate enjoyment of articles and increased consumption thus permitting large production and full emploment. Disposition of sequestrated German property and payment of Amei lean claims should he worked out b> this Congress, Mellon continued. Views on Prohibition “It has long been realized that the national prohibition law}’ will be sue cessfully enforced only when the law and its enforcement shall have met with general approval,” Mellon said. “The underlying thought, therefore. in instructions issued to the field forces and In the formulation of all regulations is that the law must be so administered as to win popular approval." The main prohibition problem is now “moonshining," Mellon said This must be handled by local law officers to aid in the final stage of law enforcement. Tile secretary urged “law respect ing citizens” to aid in getting laV enforcement officers who -would faithfully enforce prohibition lavs locally. Control of high power beer has been virtually accomplished, he reported. Seventy-five export investigators and brewery inspectors are proving an effective aid to prohiliitionadministrators in preventing tho manufacture and distribution of beer. Mellon urged extensive use of the "padlock” in enforcement. Fake Kin of Fisker Defrauds Jewelers It it I nil al Press MIAMI BEACH, Flit., Dec. o. New York and Chicago jewelers have been duped by a man who, representing himself as a brother of Carl G. Fisher, formerly of Indianapolis, multimillionaire developer of Miami Beach, Fla., has cheated them out of thousands of dollars’ worth of jewelry, it was revealed today. “I have no living brothers,” said Fisher, “and have offered substantial rewards for the.arrest and conviction of the man who is representing himself as my' brother.” * A Fiftli avenue jeweler o>ie day last week received an order from (he fictitious brother for a SIO,OOO Christmas present to Carl G. Fisher from his “executives.” FLAMES SWEEP TOWN - Citizens and Jail Prisoners Fighting Fire in Borger, Texas. Hn United Press BORGER, Texas. Dec. 9.—Swept before a high wind, fire raged through Borger in the early hours of the morning and had done damage exceeding $250,000 according to latest estimates. More than dozen buildings in the heart of (lie business district had been burned. Others* were in danger of destruction. The fire started in n theater shortly after midnight. Two men were injured, neither seriously. Almost the entire population was joining in the fight to subdue (lie flames. Prisoners had been released from the jail which was threatened by the blaze.

s‘/,% Mortgage Money To Loan on Downtown Business Property City Trust Cos. 108 E. Washington St.