Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 220, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 January 1928 — Page 2

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LATIN AMERICA ' THAWS AFTER !i COOLK VISIT Beneficial Results of Cuban | Trip Are Becoming Apparent Daily. BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS HAVANA, Jan. 21.—Six days of balmy sunshine elapsing since President Coolidge made his bow before the sixth Pan-American conference ■here have served to incubate a subtle, slight, but nevertheless noticeable change, which should prove beneficial to the United States. Factor number one, in bringing this about was the President himself. The cold, silent, unbending New Englander melted under the ardent sun of the tropics and became a smiling, hand-waiving, bowing, almost effusive figure, which charmed as much as it surprised our Southern neighbors. They still are talking of his visit to his increasing advantage. Factor number two has been the president’s speech. While the speech contained nothing new in the way of doctrines, the more it is studied, Latin Americans say, the more evident it seems to them that the President really is desirous of being Ifriends with them. The attitude of the Cuban press has constituted factor number three in aiding our cause. Newspapers have been unusually friendly, featuring the good-will phase of the Pan-American conference, virtually to the exclusion of everything touching upon the more dangerous topics. Thus far, at any rate, the background of the conference has been unusually free from the international prejudices and passions which a partisan press might have inspired. Fourth in the catalogue of things favoring us is the composition of our delegation. Its members have been tactful, and the presence of Dwight Morrow, ambassador to Mexico, has helped immensely. Every delegate here is aware that we fast are reaching an understanding through friendly negotiation and mutual respect. For this amazing change the President and Ambassador Morrow are given credit. Fifth and last, but not less important, is the fact that Latin Americans lately have become ( aware, through the newspapers, that; the people of the United States , Want to be friends with them. But for Nicaragua, the prestige of the United States now would be distinctly on the mend. Even on that score I find many of the delegates here seem willing for the present at least to give us the benefit of the doubt. Committees Meet Today BY LOUIS .1. HEATH United Press Staff Correspondent HAVANA. Jan. 21.—Problems of communications and economics will be the first to receive committee attention at the sixth Pan-American conference, with the committees on these two subjects scheduled to meet today. Neither session is expected to be exciting, as both groups must perfect their organizations and distribute agenda subjects. The communications group will meet at 11:30 a. m., while the economics problems group will meet at 3 p. m. The American delegation to the conference is paying particular attention to increasing good rela .ons with the countries to the south of the United States. Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, president of Leland Stanford University and a member of the committee on intellectual cooperation, said he believed increasingly better relations with Mexico soon would be forthcoming. INDIANA WOMAN SELLS 13 TONS OF BUTTER Twenty Years Business Represents Receipts of $9,100. Bii United Press ATTICA, Ind., Jan. 21.—Twentysix thousand pounds of butter—thirteen tons —have been sold in Attica during the past twenty years by Mrs. Joe Warbritton, who resides north of Independence. Mrs. Warbritton has brought an average of twenty-five pounds of butter to Attica every week in those twenty years, missing just one week a few.years ago when a heavy sleet on the ground made traveling impossible. She has received an average of 35 cents a pound for the twenty years, a total of approximately $9,100, which is at the rate of $450 a year or $37.50 a month.

1928 DEBATERS CHOSEN Three Local Students on University of Notre Dame Team. Bn Times Special NOTRE DAME, Ind., Jan. 21. This year's University of Notre Dame debating team, chosen from forty-eight candidates, is composed cf William F. Craig, Arnold Williams and Joseph P. McNamara, all of Indianapolis; James Roy, Ft. Wayne; Walter Stanton, Gary; Donald Coleman, South Bend; James McShane, Springfield, 111.; John O’Keefe, New Richmond, Wis.; Thomas Keegan, Rockford, 111., and Frank McGreal, Chicago. Purdue, Earlham, Franklin and De Paul are on the schedule. NOR MAL‘GREEKS r EL ECT Two Fraternities Choose Officers at Terre Haute. By Times Special TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Jan. 21. Chi Delta Chi of Indiana State Normal here has named these officers for the winter term: Evan L. Horn, president, Sullivan; Waldon A. McBridge, vice president, Brazil; Lester Irons, secretary-treasurer, Clinton, and Lloyd Wagner, chaplain, Linton. Delta Lambda Sigma has elected Max Allen, president, Terre Haute; Nelson Cooksey, vice president, Brazil; Glen Miller, secretary, Marion; El wood Miller, chaplain, Jasonville, and Don Davis, sergeantShelbyville.

British Women Rush to Enter Commons Race

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British statcswomen, these. At the top is Mrs. Hilton Philipson, a former actress, now an M. P. Below, left to right, are La r, y Cynthia Mosley, candidate for Parliament; Megan Lloyd George, prospective candidate; the Duches of Athoil, M. P. LONDON, Jan. 21.—When Prime Minister Baldwin finally decides to go to the country for a fresh parliamentary election, the chances are that there will be fifty women candidates for seats in the House of Commons. The candidacy of thirty-eight already has been endorsed by the three big parties. This sets a record for Great Britain, where women play a far larger part in politics than they do in America. The present United States House of Representatives has its high tide of women members—four. The present House of Commons has seven, and each has made a distinct place for herself. There are four Tory members and three Labor members. These seven women members all will run again. To date the Liberals have endorsed six women candidates, the Tories nine, and Labor twenty-three. An interesting Tory candidate wilf be the famous Mrs. Pankliurst, who led the battle for women's suffrage. Among Labor’s candidates will be recruits from the aristocracy. One is Lady Cynthia Mosley, wife of Oswald Mosley, heir to an old baronetcy and himself a Labor member of Parliament. Lady Cynthia is a daughter of that proud Tory aristocrat, the late Lord Curzon, and granddaughter of Levi Leiter, the famous Chicago capitalist of the 'eighties. Miss Megan Lloyd George for some time has ben reported intending to run as a Liberal.

Gibson County Residents Opposed First Railroad

Early Hoosiers Also Looked With Disfavor Upon Oil Lamps. By United Press PRINCETON, Ind., Jan- 21.—The first railroad that ran through Gibson county was bitterly condemned by many of the older generation, according to Jim McCormick, pioneer resident of this city. The people declared such an innovation would be destructive to the welfare of the community. They looked upon railroad trains as a death-dealing terror that wo*'!d frighten horses and cause destruction to human lives. McCormick recalled a laughable incident about one of the trains. Just Wanted to Look

“Shortly after the first railroad , route had been established, the engineer of a train was pulling along at the then terrific speed of twelve miles an hour when a woman hailed him. He stopped the train. The woman hesitated and the conductor urged her to hurry and get on. She replied: ‘I didn’t want to get on. I just wanted to look at the blamed thing’.” Then came coal oil lamps. They were deemed dangerous. One man finally got up enough courage to buy one of the “oil lighters.” When he got home with the lamp his wife became frantic and ordered him out of the house with it. He finally had to give it the first tryout in the back yard of his home where an explosion wouldn’t do much damage. People finally became accustomed to the oil lamp and it was employed by all except a few who continued to use candles. Then came Thomas Edison’s electric light which placed the lamp in the background-

Recalls First Auto McCormick also remembers the first automobile ever driven in Princeton. “Dr. S. F. Gilmore drove the automobile into the city. Many people lined up to see the ‘wonder’ go by. Gilmore told me he didn’t get much pleasure out of driving the car because he constantly feared it would frighten a team of horses and they would become unmanagable, thus causing a fatal accident to someone. Sometimes an automobile would have to stop dead still until a horse and wagon could go by. Occasionally a particularly shy horse couldn't be made to pass an automobile.” Among other things that caused considerable alarm among the populace was the early use of natural gas, McCormick said. “Many said natural gas was a wrecker of homes. The people really believed that furniture in a room where natural gas was used would warp, because of the drying effect of the gas. They thought the furniture would come to pieces and that picture frames would fall apart”

MYERS FLAYS G. 0. P. Democrat Senate Candidate Charges Betrayal. Charging Republican politicians with having betrayed the people of Indiana, Walter Myers, candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator, scored corruption in public office while addressing a Ninth ward Democratic meeting at Odd Fellow Hall, Hamilton Ave. and Washington St., Friday night. „ Steps were taken toward organi- "" cf a Myers-for-Senator club. E. P“. Berry presided. “i-cc the last five or six years,” said Myers, “the Republican politicians have been fooling the people of Indiana. They betrayed those who voted for them worse than those who did not. “Stephenson, Jackson, Robinson, Updike, Rowbottom, Coffin, Duvall, Davies of Kokomo, Walb—these are a few •of the headliners of a long list. All were the product of organized minorities. It was another case in government of the tail wagging the dog. “Now to Senator Watson is assigned the ugly job of uprooting the deceivers and getting some man of character in whom the people have confidence to run for Governor. They have not yet discussed the candidate foV Senator.” Father of Fourteen Escapes TERRE HAUTE. Ind., Jan. 21. Tye Berkebyle, 64, father of fourteen children, escaped punishment when arraigned in city court here for failure tp provide. He took the court's suggestion that he go back to his wife, with the understanding that they should give living together again a thirty-day tryout.

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GLADDEN WILL STICK TO JOB IN LICENSEPROBE Assistant State School Head Denies He Will Resign Under Fire. “I shall not resign ac this time,” was the statement today of Fred T. Gladden, assistant State superintendent of schools under ,fire in the Fay Green teacher license affair. ‘‘lf Roy P.'Wisehart, State superintendent, wants to fire me he may, but I believe that I presented my case very clearly to the board at its meeting Friflay,” he added. Resignation of Gladden probably will be asked by Wisehart, who with three members of the school board asked Attorney General Arthur L. Gilliom for an opinion as to what steps they could take. Inquiry Is Made Gilliom advised the committee that there were no legal phases of the affair that the State could act upon, but the board had the power and authority to take any other steps deemed necessary. The members of the committee, Miss Martha Whitacre. Richmond; Mrs. Beryl Holland, Bloomington; William D. Moss of Marion, and Wisehart will make a formal report at the meeting of the board, Feb. 10. Full investigation into the question of by whose authority Miss Green was issued a license as a music supervisor, although she had less than one-third the required number of educational credits, was made by the board after an attempt to close the matter, was made by Charles Miller, former State superintendent, now superintendent of Indianapolis schools. Girls Resigns Position Gladden testified that he had not written the letter to W. O. Green, father of the girl and school trustee of Lexington Township, Scott County, in which he is alleged to have said: “You appreciate the necessity of not saying anything about the license.” A stenographer testified Gladden dictated the letter and a filing clerk said she filed a copy of the letter. Green appeared upon the stand and stated he had not received the letter. He also at first denied writing a letter in his own script to the board, but lated admitted it was his. Miss Green resigned her position in the Lexington schools when the probe began and now is attending a normal school.

ASKS DIVORCE FROM FUGITIVE Ax Murder Indictment Cited in Ewing Petition. Suing her husband, James Willard Ewing, 46, a fugitive from justice, for divorce, Mrs. Mary Ewing of McCordsville. alleges she has been the target of humiliation because her husband is indicted for the murder of a ma nand woman. The suit is filed in Superior Court Three and asks an absolute divorce and custody of the 5-year-old son, Robert Willis. Ewing has been sought by police since the bodies of Mrs. Zeneth Burris and her stepfather, David O. Boyles were found eleven miles east of Indianapolis on Thirtieth St., Oct. 17. The three left Indianapolis for Greenfield two days before. The skulls were crushed with an ax. According to the suit, they were married May 30. 1922 and lived together until Oct. 2, 1923. He was convicted of bigamy for marrying Mrs. Burris Sept. 11 and sentenced to six months on the State Farm from which he escaped Sept. 19.

AIR BEACONS SOUGHT Postmaster to Ask Lights for Mail Route. Postmaster Robert H. Bryson will go to Washington Sunday to confer with Department of Commerce officials in an effort to have beacon lights for night flying installed on the Cincinnati-Indianapolis-Chicago air mail route. The lights are needed particularly between Indianapolis and Chicago, Bryson said, because darkness overtakes the evening plane between the two cities. In addition, the lights would permit a later schedule connecting with transcontinental routes at Chicago, giving Cincinnati and Indianapolis better air mail service. He may be accompanied by William H. Kershner, adjutant general of Indiana. Last Deer Killed in 1880 PORTLAND, Ind., Jan. 21.—Answering “Who killed the last deer in Jay County?” L. W. Edmundson says the honor belongs to E- G. Rigby, and the year was 1880. The animal was supposed to be one which, strayed down from northern woods. No deer had been seen in the county for twenty years prior to the 1880 killing.

Pupils to Give Play of Ancient Days

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Children of school No. 76, who will take part in “He Who Calleth Himself King,” a thirteenth century drama written by the 8-A pupils, which will be presented in the school auditorium Tuesday afternoon. Left to right: Ted Greeman, Hudson Jones, James Funkhouser, the "King,” Ralph Pratt, and Ralph Brafford.

ELECTIONS HELD DURINGSCHOQL Annual Road Instruction Closes at Purdue. Bn Tim cm Sort ini LAFAYETTE. Ind.. Jan. 21. Meetings of the County Highway Superintendents Association and civil engineer groups closed the fiveday annual road school of Purdue University here Friday. Officers were elected as follows by various organizations which met here in connection with the school: County Surveyors and Engineers —Don Heaton, Fowler, president; R. W. Meisinger, Evansville, vice president, and Homer Teeters. Portland, secretary-treasurer. Indiana City Street Commissioners’ Association—C. M. Lynns. Richmond. president: W. D. Medlock, New Albany, vice president, and H. A. Blunk, Martinsville, secretary. Indiana County Highway Superintendents Association—S. B. Mylin, Wabash, president; Elmer Blue, Greencastle, vice president, and Fred Hubbell, Angola, secretarytreasurer. Elks Give Minstrel Show It U Timex Pycoial HAMMOND. Ind., Jan. 21.—Elks of this city will stage a minstrel show Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Plans have been under way for some time and rehearsals have been in session several weeks. /i.- 11 :' 1 =

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Wasn’t Long Bu limes Sure in l RUSHVILLE, Ind.. Jan. 21. A June wedding that kept a couple together but twenty minutes has just been ended by a divorce granted here to Betty Gray. The wife said she became a bridge at Anderson, Ind., June 1, last, at 8:30 a. m. At 8:50 her husband said “Wait for me a monjent,” and that's the last she ever saw of him.

TAX HEARING ASKED Claimants Seek Settlement of Old Refunds. Mandate for county commissioners ! to hear within ten days claims for! horizontal tax refunds was peti- j tioned in a suit filed in Circuit Court j Friday afternoon by William Bosson. attorney, representing a group of claimants. The action was taken after a recent decision of commissioners to take all claims under advisement until a ruling is handed down by the United States Circuit Court of Appeals at Chicago on an injunction suit recently dismissed because of j lack of jurisdiction by Federal Judge j | Robert C. Baltzell. The horizontal tax law was efj fective in 1919. 1920 and 1921 and I was declared illegal last year by the ; State Supreme Court. It is esti- | mated, claims in Marion County will 1 total $6,000,000.

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HOKE TO PRESIDE AT FUND PARLEY Local Man Will Head Luncheon at Washington. Fred Hoke, local manufacturer and president of the City Manager League, will preside at a luncheon at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington. Feb. 20, at a two-day meeting called to consider results of twelve years of community chest and council work throughout the United States. Leading business and professional men, who have been active in civic welfare campaigns, will attend. Evans Woollen, Indianapolis banker, is a member of the national citizens’ committee by which the meetings were arranged. C. M. Bookman, president of the Association of Community Chests and Councils, will be armed with facts and figures regarding the work that has been done. William Cooper Proctor, Cincinnati philanthropist, president of Proctor & Gamble, and chairman of the citizens’ committee* declared that “the time is ripe to consider where the American community stands today in welfare work and community development.” The smoke over the city of Prague is estimated to contain seventy tons of solid matter daily.

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STATE BUILDING GAIN IS SHOWN IN LAST YEAR More Than $140,000,000 Spent on Construction, Says Dodge Report. New construction, of all types, started in Indiana during 1927, amounted to $140,537,300 according to figures released today by the F. W. Dodge Corporation of New York. This was a 7 per cent increase over 1926, it was reported. Residential buildings lead the list with $39,717,400, with public works and utilities second at $37,538,700. Industrial projects were listed at $15,100,500. During December there was $7,291,200 worth of contracts let on new buildings and engineering projects throughout the State. This was a 29 per cent increase over December. 1926, but 26 per cent less, than Novembar, 1927. Indiana Eleventh on List New work contemplated in Indiana during the year was given as $262,120,200, a 44 per cent increase over the amount reported in 1926. Compilation of building construction, exclusive of engineering projects, was made by S. W. Straus <fte Cos. and published in their national monthly building survey. The report shows Indiana eleventh on the list of twelve leading States in building construction in 1927. New York, Illinois, California, Michigan, Pennsylvania. New Jersey, Ohio, Massachusetts. Texas and Wisconsin lead in the order named, Connecticut was twelfth. Indiana’s total was given as $77,592,778. The building survey was bared on reports from seventeen cities in the State. City Leads In State Indianapolis was last on the list of twenty-five cities having the largest building volume during 1927. the total here being $22,652,352, and increase of $1,099,002 over 1926. In 1925, however, the total was $26,225,155. During December, 1927. building permits totaled $890,770 and $553,131 for the same month in 1926. Smaller cities that exceeded Indianapolis’ quota included Houston. Texas; Columbus, Ohio, and Louisville, Ky. Indianapolis lead the State cities in 1927, with Gary second totalling $14,991,929.' During December the local quota was exceeded by Hammond and East Chicago. Japanese Diet Is Dissolved By United Press TOKIO, Jan. 21. The Emporer dissolved the diet today. It was understood that Baron Tanaka cabinet will continue in office until after the general elections which will probably be held Feb. 14.