Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 319, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 May 1928 — Page 3

MAY 4, 1928

23 GIRLS SEEK BATHING BEAUTY TITLE OF STATE Will Compete Here Monday for Miss Indiana’s Crown, Prizes. Miss Indiana will be crowned the most beautiful bathing beauty in the State Monday night at the Indiana Theater as the conclusion of the Indianapolis Times-Indiana Theater bathing beauty contest. Twenty-three cities, including Indianapolis, will be represented by their most beautiful girl chosen in local contests. The girls will appear at all Monday stage presentations of the theater, two in the afternoon and two at night. Miss Indiana will be crowned at the last performance. The winner will go to Galveston, Texas, June 2-5, for the International Pageant of Pulchritude to compete with American winners and beauties from fifteen foreign countries for the title of Miss Universe. Miss Universe to Be Here Miss Dorothy Britton, holder bf the 1927 crown, will present the 1928 champion with the new laurels. Miss Britton also will be at the Indiana Monday night to congratulate Miss Indiana. The local contest was conducted by The Times and the Indiana theater. About 100 girls entered and were eliminated to fifteen in three preliminaries. Miss Indianapolis was selected from these fifteen by three experts in figure and portrait work. Miss Evelyn Milburn, 217 E. Tenth St., was the winner. Her prizes were a complete Bradley bathing suit and cape donated by the Em-Roe Sporting Goods Company; an afternoon frock and evening gown donated by Rinks; a diamond dinner ring by Rogers & Cos., jewelers; and use of a Royal Blue taxi all this week, donated by the Checker Cab Company. Prizes for Winner Miss Indiana will get a Bradley suit from Em-Roe, an afternoon frock and evening gown from Rink's, a silver loving cup from Rogers, and a Vanta doll from Pettis Dry Goods Company Silver loving cups will be given by Rogers to Miss Indiana’s two alternates. One of the features Monday will be a street parade at 11:45 a. m. Miss Universe and Miss Indianapolis will head the parade with a police escort donated through the courtesy of Police Chief Claude M. Worley. Following in the line of march in automobiles will be champions from Greenfield, Franklin, Columbus, Martinsville, Sullivan, Linton, Bed- j ford Bloomington Washington, I Grqgapastle, Lafayette, Gary, Michigan City, South Bend, Hartford City, Muncie Anderson Newcastle, Terre Haute, Richmond, Ft. Wayne. Experts Named Judges Judges have been named by The Times and the Indiana from among the leading authorities in America. They are Victor Higgins of Taos, N. M., and Chicago, an associate of the National Academy of Arts; A. L. Block, presdent of L. Strauss & Cos.; Hugh Poe, Indianapolis portrait and figure artist; Miss Clara Fedler, member of the physical erxucation faculty of Indiana University, and Hillary Bailey, portrait photographer and figure artist. The Lincoln will be used as headquarters of the girls while in Indianapolis. MANY STUDENTS WORK Nearly Half of Valparaiso University Hold Outside Jobs. By United Press VALPARAISO, Ind„ May 4. Approximately half the students of Valparaiso University are self-sup-porting, according to A. F. Scribner, registrar. Each semester students are requested to report whether they are doing outside work. During the first semester of this term nearly 43 per cent of the students registered were doing outside work; 46 per cent of the student body stipulated that they were not working, and 11 per cent made no report. Other statistics reveal the university student body represents twenty-seven States, six foreign countries, and two insular territories. 164 KILLED IN PLANES Aviation Accidents in Last Year Also Injure 149 Persons. By United Press WASHINGTON, May 4—Aviation accidents last year totaled 200, killing 164 persons and injuring 149, the commerce department reported today. No statistics for previous years are available. Most of the accidents occurred In unlicensed planes, only thirty-four licensed planes and eleven licensed pilots being involved. Trans-oceanic flights accounted for many of the deaths and experimental and contest flights ran up the total of fatilities. ATTENDS FIRE MEETING Frank Jordan Leaves to Give Address in EastSecretary Frank C. Jordan of the Indianapolis Water Company will address the National Fire Protection Association convention at Atlantic City next week on the subject of private protection service. He has left for the East to attend a meeting of the executive committee of the fixe protection society Saturday. Corn Planting Near By United Press GREENSBURG, Ind., May 4. Most fanners of Decatur County have finished their plowing and corn planting is expected to begin within a week. A few farmers have already planted corn. Most of those who have broken ground report the soil in fine shape and expect a large cr °P*

URGES WOMEN TO BACK HOOVER FOR PRESIDENT Ohio Speaker Asks All to Vote, at Spencer Meeting. By Times Special SPENCER, Ind., May 4.—lndiana women have a chance to vindicate their right of suffrage and to cast

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the chance next Tuesday not only to honor Herbert Hoover, but to honor themselves. Other States have rolled up for Hoover a commanding lead in the lists of delegates to the Kansas City convention. Indiana can cinch his nomination.” Open Monument to Visitors Colonel Oran Perry, Soldiers and Sailors Monument superintendent,

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announced today that, from May 1 to Sept. 30 the monument will be open for visitors from 8:30 a. m., until 5 p. m., standard time. Heads Democratic Committee WASHINGTON, May 4.—Senator Tydings, Maryland, has been unanimously elected chairman of the senatorial campaign committee in place of Senator Gerry, Rhode Island, who resigned the post.

ADMITS FAKING HOLDUP YARN TO HIDE DRINKING Youth Says He Feared Rebukes From Mother; Pal Is Held. Russell Borden, 1225 College Ave., faces liquor law violation charges today as the result of a confession

obtained late Wednesday by detectives from Wilbur W. Anderson, 21, of 822 Laurel St., that his story he had been slugged and knocked unconscious by burglars he surprised trying to break into his home early Wednesday morning was untrue. Anderson, according to detectives, admitted that he had invented the story because he did not wish his mother to know he had been drink-

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