Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 117, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 September 1927 — Page 2

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THRONGS JAM VENICE FOR PLANE RACES Italian and British Pilots Leading Contenders for Schneider Cup. BY THOMAS B. MORGAN United Press Staff Correspondent VENICE, Sept. 24.—Tens of thousands of spectators will gather on the shores of the historic Lido to witness the 1927 Schneider cup race tomorrow. The British seaplanes have been prepared to beat all the records that Italian and American engineers were able to achieve. They are beautiful craft and are said to be the last word in streamlining. Their pilots will sit cosily in the fuselage, seemingly hugging and caressing the entire craft. Their floats are of duralumin and are said to be the highest of any put into 1 a craft of this description. The fuselage is constructed of layers of mahogany as thin as a visiting card, wrapped together like a cover of a cigar and fastened by thousands of tiny rivets and then bound by varnished silk. Speed 300 Miles an Hour Unofficial statements say that the British craft are capable of a speed of 300 miles an hour. Trials for the Italian “Mystery Ship” entries occurred at Varese on the Lake of Como, and the Italian aces, Major di Bernardi and Capt. Arturo Ferrari, veterans of last year’s race, were in charge. Capt. Guascone Guasconi and Capt. Federico Guazzetti are entered to pilot the other Italian craft. §o great has been the secrecy attending the Italian trials that no one has an idea of their performances. Race in Triangle The course in today’s race forms a triangle on the base parallel to the shore of 25 kilometers, then with a short side of 11 kilometers and the other side of 14 kilometers. It will require seven laps to finish the race. Each competition held since the inauguration of the race in 1913 has registered a considerable increase in speed except in 1920 and 1921. The first race held at Monaco produced a speed of only 44.7 miles per hour, and was won by France. Since then until today England and the United States has each won it twice, while Italy won it three times. Today’s race is the tenth, as no award was made in 1919.

‘KNOCKS’ WIFE’S DRIVING Columbus Man Would Restrain Motoring to a Few Counties ll ’i Times Special COLUMBUS, Ind., Sept. 24.—Mrs. Lillian A. Hornaday is a “careless and reckless driver,” her estranged husband, Lewis A .Hornaday, alleges in asking the Bartholomew Circuit Court for an order confining her motoring to this and adjoining adjoining counties. The husband recites that he bought an auto for the use of his wife and three children and is willing for it to continue in her possession, but would restrict the driving radius.

Church Marks Birthday Bu Times Special BATESVILLE, Ind., Sept. 24.-St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church here will begin a celebration of its thirtieth anniversary Sunday to continue a week. The ceremonies will begin Sunday morning with a sermon by the Rev. John F. Seibert of Chicago.

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ATTENDANCE AIDS MEET Ninth District Officers in Session At Jeffersonville Bu Time Special JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., Sept, 24. —School attendance officers of the Sixth Congressional District are in session here today with Miss Blanche Merry, State attendance officer, presiding. Speakers include Roy P. Wlsehart, State superintendent of public instruction; C. C. Katterjohn, principal, New Albany schools; E. G. McCullum, superintendent, Jeffersonville schools; Homer Bunnell, Clarksville; Mrs. Albert L. String, Jeffersonville; Miss Mary E. Cardwill, New Albany and R. T. Humes, chief, Indiana State Police. WIFE SUES LION TAMER Peru Woman Asks Divorce From Circus Employe Bu Timet Special PERU, Ind., Sept. 24.—Clyde B. Beatty, a lion tame remployed by the Hagenbeck-Wallace circus has been guilty of neglect and failure to provide, Ernestine Beatty alleges in a divorce suit here. The wife says Beatty receives a salary of SSO per week and living expenses.

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Fickle Marines Bu United Press PARIS, Sept. 24. The American Legion may be 100 per cent for Lieut. James Joseph Tunney, U. S. M. C., but there was no special indication of it here when the former Marine was battling Jack Dempsey at Chicago. Os seven cables expressing good wishes sent from the Legion postofflee yesterday to Chicago, four were to Dempsey and three were to Tunney. The veterans were more interested in the battle of Paris than in the battle of Chicago.

URGES UTILITIES AND POLITICS BE DIVORCED Michigan Commissioner Address Light Convention Bu United Press FRENCH LICK, Ind., Sept. 24. The entire question of public utilities should be removed from the “political football field,” Robert H. Dunn, member of the Michigan Public Utilities Commission, declared in an address here today before the annual convention of the Great Lakes division, National Electric Light Association. “A public utility should be as well conducted from a general business standpoint as any business in the particular community in which it operates,” Dunn said. "This method will gain the confidence of the business men and residents of the city and at the same time make for betterment of the utility,” he pointed out. “The spending of a few more dollars in this direction will yield the biggest net return that a utility can secure. A person familiar with problems and conditions which are presented can make complaints which would be a distinct asset to the utility.” REVISE CONTEST RULES Committee Members Study High School Paper Regulations MARION, Ind., Sept. 24.—Revision of rules for high school newspaper contests was taken up at a meeting here today of the contest rules committee, Indiana State Teachers Journalistic Association. Committee members are: B. H. Penrod, Mraion, chairman; Carol Dawson, publicity manager, Auburn, McCabe Day, publicity manager, Huntington; Dan Edkins, executive secretary, Indiana High School Press Association at Franklin College; Miss Ella Segenberger, president of the Indiana Teachers’ and Advisors’ Association, Technical High School Indianapolis, and Miss Ruth'Alford, secretary, I. T. J. A., Bedford.

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OPEN COLLEGE FUND CAMPAIGN St. Mary-of-Woods Is Seeking $150,000 Here. A campaign to raise $150,000 in Indianapolis to complete a $1,000,000 endowment fund for St. Mary-of-the-Woods began today, following a meeting of 200 workers Friday night at the Claypool. The North Central. Association of Colleges, which has jurisdiction over non-sectarian and sectarian colleges in this area, has ruled St. Mary-of-the-Woods mustK have the endowment by Jan. 1 or lose its Class A rating. Michael E. Foley was the principal speaker. He praised Wabash College, his alma mater, Purdue, Butler, De Pauw and Hanover. “But wo also need St. Mary-of-the-Woods,” Foley said, “It is closely identified with almost every event in the history of Indiana for eightyseven years.” Clarence S. Sweeney, drive chairman, was toastmaster. Other speakers were: Mrs. Mary Korbly McNutt, women’s division chairman; Joseph A. Naughton, men’s chairman, and the Rev. Dr. Henry Dugan. St Mary-of-the-Woods was founded eighty-seven years ago by the Sisters of Providence This is its first appeal for funds. HEARING ON APPEAL OF STREET CAR COMPANY Trial Scheduled for Monday On $500,000 Stock Issue First hearing on an appeal from the public service commission, provided by the 1927 legislation, will be held Monday morning in Marion Circuit Court. The case is the petition of the Indianapolis Street Railway Company to purchase stock of the Peoples Motor Coach Company for $500,000, which was turned down twice by the commissioners. Due to the court case, hearing before the commission of the petition of residents of Meadlawn addition for extension of feeder bus service of the English Ave. line has been postponed until Oct. 5. Notice of appeal was filed with the commission by the Union Traction Company, which will seek to nullify the certificate of convenience and necessity granted to Ovid N. Hesier to operate a truck line between Elwood and Indianapolis.

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FASCIST OATH HELD U. S. BAR TO CITIZENSHIP Labor Secretary Orders Probe of League’s Activities in America. By RAY TUCKER (Copyright. 1927, Scrlpps-Howard Newspapers) WASHINGTON. Sept. 24.—Membership In the Fascisti League of North America Is incompatible with the duties and responsibilities of American citizenship, Secretary of Labor Davis held today. He also revealed that he has ordered an investigation of Fascisti activities in the United States, including the “blood oath” alleged to be taken to Mussolini and Fascist Italy by members of the league. Should the inquiry support the conclusion he already has reached from a preliminary study of the oath known to be taken by applicants, he will recommend legislation barring prospective members from this country and, if possible, revoking the citizenship of members already here. Citizenship Withheld Davis voiced these views in commenting on the action of J. R. Thomas, Baltimore naturalization examiner, who withheld approval of citizenship applications from twentythree Italians until he had investigated the nature of the socalled "blood oath.” The department will uphold the Baltimore official should he decide to recommend permanent disqualification of Fascist members. It then will be up to the naturalization court to decide whether to accept the department's recommendations. Though Secretary Davis has not received a copy of the oath cited by the Baltimore Examiner, he has seen what purports to be the document in question. It reads as follows: "I swear to put Into execution, without discussing them, the orders of the Duce, and to serve with all my power and, if necessary, with my blood, the cause of the Fascista revolution.” Oath Bars Applicant” “If they take this oath,” commented Davis, “they have no right to citizenship. Except for the change of the words, ‘Third Internationale,’ to ‘the Fascista Revolution,’ it is the same pledge taken by Communists, and they are barred by law.” Meanwhile, Davis declared that the preliminary oath admittedly taken by Fascisti alone was sufficient to bar them from citizenship In his opinion, it indicates that they place their allegiance to Mussolini and Fascist Italy before that to Uncle Sam.

EX-MAYOR FOUND DEAD Former St. Louis Executive Shot in Hotel Room. Bu United Perm ST. LOUIS, Mo., Sept. 24.—Edward A. Noonan, 79, former mayor of St. Louis, was found in his hotel room here last night shot to death. Noonan, a graduate of Alabama Law University, came here from Denver more than fifty yean ago. He served for a time as Judge of the court of criminal correction and was elected mayor In 1889, serving four years. A note, dated Tuesday, contained his wiil. It ended by declaring that “when all is won that one desires to win, the paltry pride is hardly worth the cost.” War Romance Shattered Bu Times Special MARTINSVILLE, Ind., Sept, 24. Dee A. Hogan, world war veteran, has been ordered not to molest his divorced wife, who was a French war bride, following imposition of a six months’ suspended penal farm sentence on conviction for child neglect. He nas been paroled to Guy Brown, Washington Township trustee, and promises to give a reasonable amount of his earnings to support his family.

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TWO PHONE MERGERS GET STATE APPROVAL Petersburg and Ft. Wayane Consolidations Authorized. Two telephone mergers were approved at the public service commission weekly conference Friday. The Pike County Telephone Company, Petersburg, was authorized to take over the following companies: Glendale and Alfordsville, $16,742; Palmyra Independent, Critchton, $15,617; Home, Decker, $11,040; Hazelton, $11,095; Citizens’ Home, Union, $10,461. Valuation of the Petersburg utility was fixed at $208.212. Bonds totalling $13,092, preferred stock amounting to $4,643 and 1,1.3 shares common were authorized. The other merger was the purchase by the Home Telephone and Telegraph Company, Ft. Wayne, of the Churusbusco Telephone' Company, $40,000; New Home, Leo, SIJ,500; Harlan, $7,500, and Huntertoh, SII,OOO. 300 VOICES IN REVIVAL CHOIR North Side Evangelistic Drive to Last 30 Days. Three hundred voices will comprise the choir for the thirty-dby north side evangelistic campaign of the Christian Church, starting Oct. 16 in the tabernacle to be erected at Thirty-Eighth and Illinois Sts. The Rev. V. P. Brock and Mrs. Brock will direct the choir. The first rehearsal is announced for Oct. 7. Mr. Brock is undertaking the work, in addition to his duties as general secretary of the Indianapolis Christian Church Union, representing thirty-eight churches of the denomination in Marion County. Hehas held this position for the last three years since his retirement from a long career of evangelistic song leading. For the last several years he and Mrs. Brock have been supervising instructors for classes in song leadin gand choir directing at Winona Lake. Dr. E. E. Violette, noted traveler, author and orator of St. Louis, Mo., has been named as the evaneglist for the campaign. The Rev. Gerald L. K. Smith Is pastor of the University Place Christian Church, which is sponsoring the north side campaign. He announced today t.at the Rev. Frank C. Houston, ean oi campaign song leaders .n the Christian Church, will fcave charge of the choir rehearsals Oct. 7 and 14 at the University P ace Churcn, Fortieth St. and Capitol Ave.

THRICE WIFE AT 27 Anderson Man in Divorce Suit Alleges One Marriage Unreveale 1 Bu Times Special ANDERSON. Ind., Sept. 24.—Mrs. Edith May Palmer, only 27 years old, has been married three times, her latest husband, John T. Palmer alleges in a divorce suit filed here, asserting she said at the time of their marriage she had been a wife only once previously. Wrapped in Wire By Horse Bu Times Special LA PORTE, Ind., Sept. 24.—August Nuske, farmer, is recovering from cuts and bruises suffered when a frightened horse wrapped a strand of barbed wire about his body. Nusko was leading the animal when it became entangled In the wire and began running in a circle, twisting the wire about him.

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