Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 203, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 January 1928 — Page 7

2, 1928

SAFE HIGHWAYS, .APPEAL OF CAR f CHIEF A. A/)a. President Asks Help in Driving Death From Streets, Roads. Bu Times Sarnial WASHINGTON, Jan. 2—Consecration of the vital resources of the nation to a determined effort to push the spector of death and injury from the streets and highways cf America was the tenor of a New Year’s appeal to the country from the national headquarters of the American Automobile Association today. Tl-.e appeal was issued by Thomas P. Henry, president, who urged a nation-wide mobilization to make a new record in the development of safety measures in 1928. "In spite of the mounting casualties,” said Henry, "I am confident that 1927 marked a real advance in the safety-mindedness of the nation as a whole But the problem of safety continues to be one of the most crucial confronting the nation and devotion to it should take the form of a national resolution as the New Year rings out the Old.” Urges Preventive Work This is no time, the A. A. A. executive asserted, to indulge in post mortems, but to resolve to carry on in a more intensive way than ever the scores of activities that are possible in the interest of national safety. Ha continued: "We can build a greater measure of safety into our highways by eliminating dangerous curves and grades, by the nation-wide adoption of uniform warning and direction signs; by protecting hazardous railroad crossings and by the adoption of programs for the elimination of these; by widening dangerously narrow sections of heavily traveled roads; and by constructing super highways to do away with the neck bottle entries to many of our large towns and cities. Drunken Drivers Scored “We can bring stricter safety principles to bear on the administration of the law, to the end that its severest penalties may be brought to bear on the reckless and the intoxicated driver who, while constituting a small minority of car owners, is still a blight on the good name of motordom. "We can build more safety into our cars not only as regards their initial manufacture, but more particularly during their period of operation by instituting and insisting

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Monkey Shines, Not Monkey Glands, Hold Singer’s Beauty and Vitality

Miss Mary McCormic, young Texas singer ir. Paris, shows one of her monkeyshines,

Gambol About on All Four for Health, Advises Opera Star. BY MINOT SAUNDERS NEA Service Writer PARIS, Jan. 2.—Monkey antics, rather than monkey glands, make up the latest recipe for fostering youth and virility in women. This is the remedy recommended by Dr. Paul Koch, famous specialist of Vienna, which is being taken up here. He recommends that women who would retain their beauty should walk around their homes on allfours every morning and evening. Singer Tries It The foremost disciple here of the Koch theory is Miss Mary McCormic, the youthful Texas singer who has made a tremendous success here in her role of Juliette at the opera. She recently relumed from Vienna, where she learned of the Koch treatment and adopted it. "I was tremendously amused at on periodic inspection of brakes, headlights and other equipment with approved machinery and at approved testing stations. “We can develop safety through our records when every town and city adopts the practice of keeping a complete file of accidents and their causes to be used as the basis of an intelligent diagnosis of the traffic ills from which they are suffering.”

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Irony New Kokomo Courthouse Will Harbor Good Whisky.

liu Times Sceeial KOKOMO, Ind., Jan. 2.—Howard County’s new courthouse here where many a hapless mortal is destined to hear sentence for violating Indiana's highly arid Wright bone-dry act, will house a bottle of good liquor. When the old courthouse was built many years ago, the bottle along with newspapers and various other articles w r ere placed in the cornerstone. Recently attention of the county commissoiners was called to the fact that these articles, including the forbidden liquor, would be exposed when the building is torn down. Reasoning that the only way to legally dispose of the whisky would be destruction or placing in the cornerstone of the new building, the commissioners "resolved” and "whereas-ed” to this effect: The whisky will be turned over to Sheriff John Spearman to be by him most carefully guarded until the time comes to fill the corner stone of the new building. Egyptian King May Visit Berlin P,u United Press BERLIN, Jan. 2.—King Fuad of Egypt is expected to visit Berlin soon, it was announced today.

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GAIN IN INSURANCE Indianapolis Firm Makes Big Growth in Year. Gain of $1,200,000 in assets, mak- . ing the total $7,700,000 and addition lof $12,000,000 insurance in force is j the 1927 achievement record of tlie j Indianapolis Life Insurance Com- | pany, according to the annual report lof President Frank P. Manly, j The company was founded in 1905 i with the expressed object of providing for its members safe legal reserve life and endowment insurance at lowest cost. From its inception it | has been a purely mutual company, ! owned and operated for the sole use and benefit of its some 40,000 mem- ! bers. { "The company is more firmly than j ever entrenched in the confidence of : policyholders and public,” Manly’s i report states. "It is in fine position | for more rapid expansion. With our efficient and loyal organization and j the momentum now acquired, it is possible, without undue straining, to reach the $100,000,000 marl; in 1928, and we hope to be able to further increase dividends.” New County Officials B a Times Sveritil PORTLAND. Ind., Jan. 2.—New | officials of Jay County who assumed office with the beginning of the ncw r year include Fred Bain, succeeding Henry Martin as auditor; Oral Barr, Circuit Court clerk, in place of Hanson F. Mills; Mrs. Jessie Humphries , in place of Burney Tucker as rej corder, and Walter R. Hiatt, comi missioner, succeeding Eb Jones.

MANY FAIL TO PASSDRY QUIZ Civil Service Appointments to Be Delayed. BY RAY TUCKER WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.—lnability of 20,000 candidates for jobs as prohibition administrators and agents to pass the civil service examinations will postpone placing dry appointments under jurisdiction of the civil service commission for almost another year. Os 1,300 candidates for approximately 125 executive positions, only fifty were able to meet the requirements. The 19,000 applicants for jobs as enforcement agents have been reduced to 5,000 through preliminary examinations, and the process of investigating their characters and records has just begun. More than 2,200 agents are needed. Only one man has been certified as eligible for an administrative place as a result of more than six months’ preparation to install civil service under the bill passed almost a year ago. Officials expect that, when all the eligibles have been selected and their names forwarded to prohibition heads, fresh difficulties will arise through politics. The commission has changed completely the requirements for higher administrative posts as a result of the casualties in the first examination. There are seventy-two vacancies to be filled by a second examination. including administrators, assistant administrators and deputies. The first re-examination will be held in Texas Jan. 31. Little Check, Long Term BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Jan. 2. Merl Phillips, 30, will serve a twoto fourteen-year term in the Indiana State prison for forging a check for S3O. He plead guilty in Monroe Circuit Court and sentence was passed by Judge Rundell.

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120,000 Musical’Saws City’s 1927 Gift to World

Epidemic on Vaudeville Stage Brings Profit to Local Factory. BY RADER WINGET Spain gave to the world the Spanish influenza, the old "prison” game and “Valencia.” But Indianapolis has given supergovernment, Ralph Lee the famed prison smasher and musical saws. Yes, sir, 120,000 musical saws a year. And the trade is in its infancy, only eight years old, according to E. C. Atkins and Company, saw manufacturers. “About eight years ago someone in Arkansas got music from a common carpenter’s saw by pounding on it,” says Nelson A. Gladding, vice president. Spread of Epidemic. Then the epidemic spread, and now no vaudeville performance is complete without an "Arkansas Traveler” with his saw. Indeed, the Hoosier commonwealth almost shifted the blame to the Razorbaek State, but "truth will out,” and the records of “120,000 saws a year” stands a monument to Hoosierism. Contagion is spreading to foreign shores—just like influenza. England is now in the throes of a musical saw madness. "We are shipping many dozens to England all the time,” says Gladden. There is a rift in the flashing, vibrant clouds of saws. "I believe the musical saw' popularity has reached a peak. Production may drop next year,” says Gladden. The prediction is much like Coolidge’s "I do not choose—But even then, there is a faint hope. Many Styles in Saws Flappers can have their Russian boots, and matrons their unusual styles, but styles in saws are as

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MIAMI GREETS EDITOR PARTY Delegates Are Guests During Annual Palm Fete, Bn United Press MIAMI, Fla., Jan. 2.—Miami today was turned over officially to 100 editors who are here as guests of the city and the Miami Chamber of Commerce for one week. Coming by train and by boat the editorial party was welcomed by Mayor E. G. Sewell and Judge W. H. Burwell, president of the Chamber of Commerce. Representing 110,000,000 Americans, through their new'-'-apers, news and press associations, the editors and writers will be the special guests this week for the Miami Palm Fete, a celebration which marks the completion of $300,000,000 worth of public improvements mainly for the convenience of the winte?visitor. It will be a week of entertainment and carnival. Aside from the colorful pageantry of the Palm Fete with .its traditional landing of Columbus and his greeting by the Seminole Indian tribe, the editors will take part in golf tournaments, sight-seeing tours and deepsea fishing trips.

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