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Aviation J \ iCISS-COUNTRY FLIGHT BEAUTY IS WORTH COST Times Writer Makes T. A. T. Round Trip in Five Days. BY ERNIE PYLE Timp* MaffF f orrptpon'jpnt .. "WASHINGTON. July I.—There IlSonger Is any argument that the ”ljt records of today in airplane are the common-places of year.- ago 150 miles an hour as believed to be as much as a ..uraan being couid stand. I have just complete a round rip coa-'t-to-coast flight on which >ur average speed was far above 00, and on one leg of which we flew more than 160 miles an hour. It was over the New York-Los vngeles air-rail line of Transcontinental Air Transport that my journey was made. If you travel as swiftly as the 'hemlie allows, you can go from ei r York to Los Angeles and back r days over the T. A. T. lines, have completed the trip m vi sjgrith a one-riav layover 1 Wyks Points to Future T was making this trip, n Frank M. Hawks made the oumey in around forty-three .ough his flight was more or of a stunt, it was made in a stock commercial plane. In a few years Hawks’ speed will be the acc ?pted thing, probably over the same regularly operating line on which my trip was made. My journey was completed Sunday when I arrived in Washington, just forty-six hours after leaving Los The final leg of my trip was firom Waynoka, Okla. to Columbus, by airplane, and from <Ztjr lbus to Washington by train. Saiita Fe tratn, carrying us ' T 'is. N. M., was an hour late in Waynoka, Saturday ;een there and St. Louis, itored Ford, flying at 156 lour. made up all the time had lost and reached St. , ee minutes early. This is r st traveling done so far T. A. T. lines. Tight Is Indescribable . Ist. Louis we took it easy > Columbus, arriving there oed catching an east-bound vania train. - -ound-trip fare for this air- > is around S7OO. are thousands of people in :• whose time is sufficiently ito permit them to pay $350 to Los Angeles, or back, in y|pk's. ; /hr millions of others whoso l isn't worth that much. I can isav that T believe there isn't thing else in this country for 0 that gives the simple beauty and breath-taking magnificence of ns indescribable flight across interim. Discuss Tour Plans The Indiana Aircraft Trade Asociation will discuss plans for an ndiana air tour in the interest of Iviation at 8 p. m. Tuesday at oflces of Curtiss Flying Service of Indiana. 957 North Meridian street, t was announced today by H. Weir ook. Curtiss manager. Win Model Plane Honors Enrollment in the Curtiss Flying wire of Indiana junior ground 00l course will be awarded three ianapolis boys for winning the el commercial airplane contest . Vi ay afternoon at the Mars Hill "v? Robert Atkinson ~ • -froadwav. Indianapolis Model ‘Jo Club; Harold Stoier, 1878 Jjkvenue, South Side Model Club, and Robert Cahill, i jGalr street, Brookside Model ttfaplkne Club.

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FLIER DELAYS OWN FUNERAL 'Missing' Man, Given Up for Dead, Returns Home, Bn United Rr< V, ATLANTIC CITS'. N J., July 1. —While his parents were sadly drawing up plans for his funeral C. C. Garrett Jr., 22, aviator, who had been missing since last Wednesday, walked into his home here, smiling and happy. Mr. and Mrs. Garrett had given up hopes of their son being found alive after they had heard no word of him since last Wednesday, when he left Wichita, Kan., in an airplane with Matthew HofT of Hollywood, Cal., for Pittsburgh. Asa search along the proposed route of the aviators failed to reveal their whereabouts. Garrett's family became resigned to his supposed death and were arranging funeral plans pending discovery of the body. Garrett explained he haxl encouuntered numerous electrical and rainstorms after leaving Wichita and had made three forced landings in isloated places.

RADIO BRANCH IS OPENED HERE Tracy-Wells Firm to Sell Peerless, Courier Sets, A branch office of the Tracy-Wells Company of Cleveland and Columbus, has been opened in Indianapolis for distribution of Peerless and Courier radio sets through thirtythree counties in the central part of Indiana. R. C. Hager will be in charge of the branch office at 214 South Pennsylvania street, assisted by C. H. Fine. Tire two sets to be handled are the product of the United Reproducers Corporation, recently formed by the merger of four large radio companies. This corporation is one of the few national organizations building complete sets in its own factories. One of the prominent features of these sets is the new type speaker, the Kylectron. a condenser type speaker brought before radio manufacturers at the recent show at Chicago. Five models of the Peerless radio will be handled. Speakers will also be handled by the local branch. FRENCH WITNESSES TO TESTIFY IN PETTIS SUIT Mental Competency of Store Founder, Basis of Action. 1 Depositions of French witnesses as to the mental competency of the late Alphonse Pettis, founder of the Pettis Dry Goods Company", when he made the $700,000 bequest to the Indianapolis foundation will be taken in August by Alan W. Boyd of Noel. Hickarn. Boyd and Armstrong, who has returned from Nice, France, where Mr. Pettis lived prior to his death in Feb. 16. Property valued at $1,500,000 is in litigation in federal court here as a result of the suit filed by r heirs against the bequest to the foundation. The claim of mental incompetency is based on the fact that Mr. Pettis was 90 years old when he made the gift.

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In the Air Weather conditions at 9:30 a m. at Indianapolis airport: Southwest wind eight miles an hour; temperature, 73; barometric pressure. 29.84 at sea level: ceiling. 1.500 feet; visibility, two miles; field muddy. Set for Rome Hop Bu United Press SCARBORO, Me.. July I.—Roger Q. Williams and his flying mate, Lewis A, Yancey, today awaited Tuesday's dawn in the hope of being able to make anew start on their projected 4,800-mile flight to Rome. Tested and tuned, their recentlyacquired monoplane Pathfinder needed only to be fueled—a process requiring three to four hours—before heading westward toward the distant goal. The fliers spent Sunday testing their earth inductor compass, and the wheels of the Pathfinder did not leave the ground. Yancey indicated that another trial spin might be made today, but he said it would be little more than a “time-killer.” “We're all set to go just as soon as we get word that the weather is right,” the Pathfinder's navigator said. Hassel to Try Again Bn United Pres* COPENHAGEN. July I.—Bert Hassel and Parker Cramer will begin their flight from the United States to Copenhagen within the next few days, Danish government officials understood today. Hassel sent a cablegram to the government asking facilities for their landing here, including weather reports. The government promised to co-operate. Planes Survive Storm Indianapolis airports were fairly fortunate in surviving the wind and rainstorm Sunday evening, the heaviest damage reported being a roof blown from one of the national guard hangars at Mars Hill airport. No planes were reported damaged by any of the airports, although reports from Mars Kill field were meager, as all four telephone lines were reported down and direct communication with the field w r as impossible. The Transcontinental Air Transport plane was reported to have reached Columbus safely after leaving here before the storm broke. The Embry-Riddle air mail plane was not so fortunate, being reported forced to turn back after starting for Chicago .and making a forced landing at the speedway. Brings New Trainer Plane R. A. Barbin, Curtiss Flying Service of Indiana pilot, arrived Saturday evening at the Mars Hill airport with anew Command-Aire trainer biplane to be used in student instruction by the Curtiss company. Cox Flies to Detroit Charles E. Cox Jr., Curtiss Flying Service of Indiana assistant manager, has gone to Detroit to attend the Curtiss national school for standardization and co-ordination of flying instruction. Race Auto Injures Spectators Bn United Press GREENCASTLE. Ind., July I. Gilbert Cox, 18, is in a hospital here today with injuries received when struck by a pole at Rockville after a racing car had felled it. The driver of the machine was uninjured.

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AUTHOR LAUDS THEATER DRIVE Tarkington Regrets Being Unable to Aid Campaign, A message expressing regret that he was unable to be in Indianapolis to lead the workers to successful termination of the new Civic theater campaign was received today from Booth Tarkington. chairman of the campaign sponsoring committee. Mr. Tarkington is at his summer home at Kennebunkport, Me., recovering from an operation to his eye, and his message carried the belief that the 200 business, professional and public leaders in the campaign seeking between $150,000 and $200,000 for the new theater would reach the goal. In addition to Mr. Tarkington the sponsoring committee is composed of Elmer W. Stout, treasurer; Frederic M. Ayres. Louis J. Borinstein, Arthur V. Brown. W. F. Cheek. Mortimer C. Furscott, Mrs. J. A. Goodman. Governor Harry G. Leslie, Robert Lieber. Meredith Nicholson, Peter C. Reilly. Paul Q. Richey, Mayor L. Ert Slack, Mrs. R. P. Van Camp, Evans Woollen, George Ade of Brook and George A. Ball of Muncie. Mr. Richey who is president of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce in a statement to the campaign committee pointed out that success of the drive will give Indianapolis nation-wide prominence. “Development of the cultural arts brings a finer and fuller appreciation of life,” Mr. Richey said. “Those who see in the spoken drama the opportunity for community cultural development will find the new 7 Civic theater an expression of their aspirations. Indianapolis will take its rightful place among cities preserving the oldest of arts—the spoken drama,” he adde.d MRS. ENSMINGER, CITY DOCTOR’S MOTHER, DIES Succumbs at Home in Crawfordsville; Burial There. Funeral services for Mrs. Louise Ensminger, 75, widow of Dr. S. L. Ensminger of Crawfordsville and mother of Dr. Leonard A. Ensminger of this city, who died at her home in Crawfordsville Sunday, will be held at 3 p. m. today at the Crawfordsville Presbyterian church. Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery there. Dr. and Mrs. Ensminger resided in Indianapolis for two years during the World war. Surviving are the son, Dr. L, A. Ensminger; Grandson, Robert Ensminger, Indianapolis, and a brother, William B. Austin, Chicago. U. S. BULL FIGHTER HURT Animals Toss American in Spanish Exhibition, Bu United Press SEVILLE, Spain, July J. —Sydney Franklin, the only American who ever took up bull fighting as a lifework, met with bad luck at the stadium here Synday, being thrown by two bulls and requiring slight medical attention.

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STAND AGAINST DEFENSE OATH SPLITS PASTORS Many City Ministers Hold Professor Justified on War Opinion. Leading Indianapolis clergymen today expressed varied opinions on the stand of Dr t j | Tntosh, Baptist clergyman and pro--1 tessor of theology at. Yale Divinj ity school, who was denied citizenI ship because ho would promise to bear arms only in wars which he j considered just. Dr. Macintosh served as a chaplain in the Canadian army during the World war. j “Every citizen has the fight of ,an opinion." declared the Re-. I Geoi'ge C. Chandler, pastor of the | Memorial Baptist church. “Dr. Mac- | Tntosh doesn't believe that war is j a final method of deciding differ- ! ences of controversies and he has a right to an opinion. I believe that he would make a better citizen for it.” Should Bear Arms “In my personal opinion. Dr. Macintosh is entitled to admission to citizenship. Today a good many questions regarding conflict, of war are asked that were not formerly entertained.” said the Rev. James A. Long, pastor of the North Park Christian church. “Dr. Macintosh is a man of unquestioned integrity and ability and is entitled to his own opinion.” “A man who accepts the protection of this country should be willj ing to bear arms to protect this | country.” said the Rev. John W. Mc- | Fall, pastor of the Broadway M. E. | church. “The question of personal opinion does not enter into it.” j “Although lam not aware of all | the facts in the case. I consider the decision extreme. If the man is willing to take the oath of allegiance his attitude in the future should be determined then and not now,” declared the Rev. Orien W. Fifer, superintendent of the Indianapolis district of the Methodist Episcopal church. Ought to be Honored The Rev. W. H. Harris, pastor of the Temple Baptist church declared that “Dr. Macintosh is a conscientious objector to the horrors of war and should be honored for courage in taking such a position which will establish a helpful precedent toward world peace.” “Dr. Macintosh is probably one of those men who would not bear arms under any circumstance. His position is pretty difficult and bold. The question of war should be determined by the government and every citizen should be amenable to its laws and decisions,” said the Rev. Frederick E. Taylor, pastor of the First Baptist church. PUSHMOBILE CHAMPION TO DEFEND HIS HONORS Schoenewey Prepares for August Race After Saturday's Victory. Although he won the annual dirt track classic of the Junior Speedway Association by putting his pushmobile around the speewday oval for the fastest thirty laps Saturday, Bill Schoenewey today is planning to keep the machine tuned up for another contest scheduled for August. In the Saturday event, Bill came in first in his No. 4. George Phillips second in No. 8, Bobby ,Gene Bland third in a Prest-O-Lite special. Prize money for the annual pushmobile classic was a $26 first prize, sl2 for second and $6 for third. Lou Meyer, winner of the Indianapolis 500-mile automobile race, held in the speedway near by, started the tiny speedsters. Eleven Dead in Floods Bu United Press SOFIA, July I.—Eleven persons were drowned near Suistow, in western Bulgaria, during floods which affected a large area, advices received here today said.

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TEACHER SLAIN! HUNT PAST FO! MURDER CLEWIj Georgia Principal Fount Dead: Once Indicted in Auto Theft Case. B’i United Press ATLANTA. Ga . July I.—Out cfl Professsor Alexander Johnson's past came clews today which police hoped would furnish them some inkling of why he was slain on a residential street early Sunday, soon after attending a concert of the National Education Association convention. In searching for clews, police found that Johnson, Hartwell >GaJ school principal and a federal vocational director, had been indicted in 1920 on a charge of receiving stolen automobiles, but was acquitted. Through investigation of the old auto theft case they hoped to throw some light on the slaying. Killed With Hammer The body of the 41-year-old teacher, married, and the father of two children, was found in his parked automobile, head crushed and one ear almost severed. Police said it, appeared he had been killed with a hammer or similar instrument,. Johnson came to Atlanta from his home Saturday afternoon His widow said today he had but. 15 cents with him when he drove away, but Hartwell police reported Johnson had sold a carload of poultry and had S2OO. When his body was found, the pockets were empty. Search was continued for the persons who called the residence of Johnson's sister. Mrs. J. R. Wakefield, Atlanta. Saturday night. Trace Phone Calls "My b rother told me he expected several telephone calls and for me to get the numbers,” Mrs. Wakefield told police. "A man called twice. I think it was the same man. He wouldn't leave his number.’’ Detective J. A. McKibben recognized Johnson as the man he arrested in 1920 after investigating activities of an automobile theft ring. Johnson was principal of the Hartwell schools at the time. McKibben said a man named Robert Rimes, confessed stealing cars and said he turned them over to Johnson for disposal. Johnson was indicted and acquitted. Newspaper Man Strieker. Bu United Press GOSHEN, Ind.. July I.—Seized with a stroke ot paralysis, Clarence Ketring, 52, for many years connected with the editorial staff of the Goshen Democrat was in a serious condition at a hospital today.