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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-28

Is # true that the first letter
written in America is a matter Of
record?
Yes this letter is preserved in the
Seville library in Spain It was writ
ten by DR.. Diego Alvarez Chanca. a
physician who accompanied Columbus
on his second voyage of discovery
10 America. Toward the end OF Janu-
airy, 1924. he wrote a letter to the mu-
nicipal council OF Seville narrating all
he had seen and heard up to date.
This letter left the port of Isabella
In the Island Of Hispaniola or San
Domingo, on Feb 2. 1894, in care of
Don Antonio de Torres, commander
Of the twelve vessels sent back by
Columbus to Spain with the news of
the discoveries. and arrived there April
s, 1494.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-28
Heard in the Smoking Room

sc ~ 7OME of those La Jolla sum-
Id mer girls look demure, coy
IL and sort of unsophisticated,' -
said a slick-looking chap evidently
from NJ York, as the smoker moved
out OF San Diego; but it's put on,
tia all put on. I've been teaching
one of those coy beauts to swim for
a month past, and she was so darned
coy and cultured that she wouldn't
even let me hold up her chin as her
teacher.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-28

NAAO ~ oAA II y
But Miss Eliz-
abeth c. Ziegler
Of Aspinwall, Pa.
is one who is
taking a college
course apparent
ly to be some
thing else. Yet
she couldn't evade
the job of sport
ing editor for the
Pitt Weekly of
the University OF
Pittsburgh.
She was chosen
because of the in.
crease Of athletic
activities among
the girls of tht
On1Iara doc
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-28
Family Fun
Needs Her

Ronald domineered over his little
sister and made her fetch and carry
for him quite a lot. When she was
going away for the entire winter with
her aunt Ronald started bawling.
why are you crying, dear?" asked
his mother. You are always lighting
with Muriel and don't seem to love
her"
'I-I-don't love her," sobbed Ronald.
but L need her. '-Bosto Miriam
script.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-28
A Thought

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth
his life; but he that openeth wide his
lips shall have Observation-Disclosures
1873.
ri HOUGH we have two eyes, we
are supplied with but one
IL tongue Draw your own moral.
-Alphonse Karr.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-28
One on Big Brother

How long will it take before
can get a shaver" asked the youth,
rushing into the barber shop.
We'll" said the boss. regarding his
face carefully, you might be able to
start in year or so."-Anerican LIE
gion Weekly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-28
The Old Maids Catch

Miss Oldun caught a burglar in
her room and married him to reform
him"
And did it work."
"Well-at least it taught him to be
more careful. American Legion
Weekly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-28
UNUSUAL PEOPLE -
Woman Sports
Editor
BIZ NEA Serrice

By NlIA Serrice
~ ITTSBURGH, Pa, Dec. 2S.-
r There's nothing new abo ut
IL women sporting editors, for
there are cases of many throughout
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-28

Your husband has a clever-looking
head. suppose he knows practically
everything?"
"Sh-h--he doesn't even suspect any
thingv-Parrakeet.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-28
Hits Whiskered Solons

1T would be a real calamity if such
a thing took place. If our most illus
trious and able leader on this side Of
the aisle should be walking down
Pennsylvania Ave. arm In arm with
the great Secretary of State. secure
supposedly. in the protection of the
Constitution Of the United States over
their liberty and their persons. that a
lot OF these sleuths coming from all
parts of the country should capture
them and, without permitting them
even to call their friends. their fami-
lies, or their attorneys. rush them on
board q ship and deport them to some
foreign country like Russia just be-
cause they had whiskers."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-28
Created Public Clam0r

During the interim the country was
clamorlng against their doom, the
three aged with horror wondering
how Nevada would kill them should
the gas chamber be denied its prey.
Today in the prison preparations
are being made to set the lethal ma
chinery I'm motion.
Three wires are being affixed to the
valve which will loose the deadly
vapor into the little concrete cham
Der
At a given signal when the day OF
death comes the wires viii be pulled
simultaneously.
But only one viii open the CON
trolling jet
This will prevent anyone from
knowing who turned on the gas
Nevada amended its law governing
capital punishment. adopting lethal
execution instead OF hanging. at sug-
gestions from State legislators who
had seen service in France and wit
messed effects Of poison gas on the
battle front
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-28
Tho Bachelor TTneIe

"A bachelor" said the cynic, ''is
one who looks before he leaps. and
then stays where he is.''-Pearson's
Weekly
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-28

The editor is willing to print views
OF Times readers on interesting sub
iects Make your comment brief
Sign your name AS an evidence of
good faith Ii win not be printed
II you object.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-28

she happens to be a member of the
varsity girls basketball team.
Reporting t h e coed basketball
games is her cherished work.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-28
What does the phrase waving

the bloody shirt" mean?
Since the Civil War. politicians
have from time to time attempted to
draw votes and gain partisan ad-
vantages by appeals to the passions
raised by that struggle. The phrase
bloody shirt" Is employed with ref
crence TO the now dead issues in
volved in that struggle. and poll
ttcian reviving them for partisan pur-
poses is said to wave the bloody
shirt"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-28
PANIC OVER
RED SCARE
RIDICULED
Senator Norris Makes Light
of Deportation of Aliens
as RevoIutioniStS,
Washington Bureau,
1922 New York Ave.

w washington bureau,
1922 New York Ave.
XVII ASHINGTON. Dec. 28,-The
WI august United States Senate
IL does not take very seriously
Secretary of State Hughes panic lest
the Russian Bolshevixi run up a red
| flag over the White House. Here's
| how Senator George Norris, Re
publican, Of Nebraska, made merry
with the Hughes ''red" warning, as
reported in the Congressional Record:
Mr. Norris: 1T was asserted by
our own officials under the last AID
ministration. under the palmy days
of Palmer, there was an organization
in this country composed of aliens
who were going to overthrow our
| Government, and he spent several
million dollars of our money going out
| to arrest a whole lot Of foreigners and
deporting them.
I'VE sent a ship load across the
water, and the official who passed
on most Of those cases has said over
his own signature. in writing, that
in all OF the thousands of arrests
made there were only a very few
cases, as l remember it, at least a
very small number, where there was
anything in any way that showed
a criminal nature in any of the
fellows. and there were five or six
thousand arrested
Out Ferreting Evidence
yet. all at once. all over the coun.
try, lot of sleuths, detectives. some
Of them high-class men, some Of them
ex-convicts, some Of them who had
been themselves found guilty before
juries. were out ferreting out the
evidence. and at a signal from Wash
ington they made a raid all over the
country, from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific, upon clubs, residences, amuse-
ment halls, and restaurants, and ar
rested everybody in sight without war
rant. They filled the jails of the
cities. They put those people in
chains. They handcuffed them.
They put shackles on their feet,
and thus shackled and thus hand
cuffed, carried them hundreds OF miles
from their homes without permitting
them to speak to anybody, without
the knowledge of their wives or their
children that they had been taken
away
Why, 1 have been told by a man
who watched the raids that they ar
rested in many of those places ever
man who had any xUhiatrera If tho
Department of Justice. now under
Daugherty. is going to make raids Of
that kind 1t ought at least to give the
Secretary of State notice before it
makes them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-28
How NAV smoked or bIackened

How may smoked or blackened
ceiling be cleaned3
Rub with a cloth wruns out Of a
strong solution Of baking soda and
water Or use vinegar and water. II
the stain is not all removed, dissolve
gum shellac in alcohol to the con-
sistency Of milk or cream. cover the
sooty place and paint of whitewash
over the shellRc.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-28

MOVIES going to film aladdin and His Wonderful
Lamp from ARABIAN Nights Movies ought to get Harry
Sinclair play the part of Aladdin to be the
genie who Hary slightest wish when lamp
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-28

Who was Elsie Dinsmore2
The unnaturally pious and conscl-
enuOus heroine Of a long series of
Juvenile books known as The Elsie
Books" by Martha Findley.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-28

What is the population Of the
earth?
1t Is estimated to be about 1,74T,-
000,U0Q.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-28

WHO SAYS the power of the press is diminishngg Not
when story Moscow paper affect the course
America s foreign policy
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-28

What is the membership of the
Sons Of Confederate Veterans2
According TO the latest available re
port, $1,000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-28

T~1 ARSON CITY, New, Dec. 28.-
IL Grotesque joy rules the death
- house OF the State penitentiary
here.
For at last, after almost a year Of
suspense, three men bounded by walls
of doom. know how they are to die.
Sentenced as first execution expert
ments under Nevadas newly legisla-
ted lethal gas chamber enactment.
fates of the trio have been repeatedly
postponed by judicial interference.
Now. constitutionality Of the death
decreed for them has just been up
held by the United States Supreme
Court.
Glad End Is Near
So it will be only little while be-
fore Thomas Russell, Hughie Sing
and Gee Jon are led into the hermeti-
cally sealed chamber Of concrete, with
It's big window standing so forbid
dinghy in the prison yard.
Inside they will be trussed to a
chair, while through a pipe, unseen,
death viii creep upon them.
Six witnesses permitted by law will
watch through the glass.
Death will come silently.
1t will come quickly.
And for that the condemned men
are glad.
Hope Of escape long since has left
them.
Months of terror waiting for the
end has shot their hair with white.
Soon the agony Of suspense will be
over.
For they know definitely now how
they are to die and when
With Oriental stoicism Hughie
Sing and Gee Jon sigh relief
Russell, their Mexican compatriot
In death. is equally composed and as
strangely grateful
Death by whatever means, all agree,
is bad enough.
But to wait for 1t and know not
the hour or by what means society
has planned to rid itself Of us is
cause for stark terror" Hughie. the
high school lad. who mixed his edu-
cation with tong vengeance. says
In death the trio greet the New
Year
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-28
DEATH BY
L,ETHALGAS
NOW LEGAL
Nevada Criminals Sentenced
to Die Joyful Over End
ing of Suspense,

. :. YEA SerUfce
T~1 ARSON CITY, New, Dec. Is
IL Grotesque joy rules the death
- house OF the State penitentiary
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-28
Q Z E s T I o N S
Ask The Times
A N s w f r s.

You can get an answer to any ques-
. ton Of fact or information by writing
TO the indianapolis Times Washington
Bureau. 1922 New York Ave. Wash
ington, D. c., inclosing cents in
stamps for reply Medical legal and
marital advice cannot be given. nor
can extended research be undertaken
All other questions viii receive a per
sonal reply, Unsigned requests cannot
be answered All letters are connden-
G8l.-Editor
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-06-12
Curzon Urges French to
Farley on German Offer
By Associated Press
BY Associated Press.

London, June 11.-Lord Curzon had
an important conference with the
French ambassador. Count Saint Au-
laire. this morning. The British for
eign secretary urged that the French
government accept Berlin's latest rep
aiations proposals as basis for ne
gotiations. IL France will do this,
Lord Curzon will inform Germany. 1t
was said. of the French government s
willingness to discuss the problem
collectively with the allies.
Great Britain, it was explained. will
then endeavor TO obtain from Berlin
q pledge of the cancellation of the or
ders for passive resistance in the
Ruhr. which Premier Poincare has
named az condition precedent to any
pouparlor. IL Germany acquiesced in
this, steps will be taken to convoke
an international conference for the
settlement Of the whole dispute.
s London, June 1.-THE British cabi-
net was summoned into session today
TO consider notes from the French and
Belgian governments asking Great
Britain to bring pressure upon Ger
many to end passive resistance
against military occupation of the
Ruhr
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-06-12
Moffai Tunnel to Be Built:
Legal Obstacle Removed

Washington. June 1.-THE act OF
the Colorado legislature creating the
Moffat tunnel Improvement district
FOR the construction of tunnel
through the continental divide, was
declared valid today by the supreme
court.
Denver. Colo. June ii.-Today's $
decision by tho United States supreme
court dismissing the writ Of error and
affirming the decision OF the supreme
court Of Colorado establishing valid.
ity Of the Moffat tunnel Improvement
district law, eliminates the last legal
obstacle standing in the way of the
construction OF the Moffat tunnel
through the continental divide.
Norton Montgomery. attorney for
the Moffat tunnel commission. when
Informed Of the decision. announced
the commission Immediately VIII ad.
vertise for bids for the sale Of the
se.7so. 900 In bonds authorized by the
legislature for the building OF the
tunnel
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-06-12
Supreme Court Refuses to
Modify Lion Bonding Opinion

Washington. Juno 1.-THE su.
preme court today again refused 10
modify In any way its former opinion
In the Lion Bondiug and Surety com.
pany case.
The case involved a controversy as
20 whether the federal courts In Min.
nesota or the state government OF
Nebraska had a right 90 appoint re.
coivers for the bonding company. and
the decision was in favor Of Nebraska.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-06-12
French Kill
5 at Dortmund
Reinforcements of Poilus Ar
rive and Occupy City Hall
100 Arrested.
BY Associated Press,

Berlin, June 11.-F'ive civilians we're
shot dead and one seriously wounded
- Dortmund last night. according to
semiofficial advices. 1t is not stated
who was responsible. although the
reports add that troop reinforeements
have arrived and occupied the city
hall and that more than 100 persons
are under arrest.
The French arrested Acting Lord
Mayor Fluhme and Acting Police
Chief Martinius in consequence of the
shooting Saturday night of two
French non-commissioried officers.
The German authorities of Dortmund
have offered a reward of 5000 900
marks for the Identification of those
responsible.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-06-12
Edith Could Sues
for Huge Estate
of Property Is Asked
in French Courts-About
SlO.000.000 Involved.

Paris. June li.-Edith Kelly Gould
has filed suit in the French courts
against Frank J. Gould asking for y
division Of property. She lists four
pieces Of real estate. the value of
which is set at q 900 900 francs and
demands also half the remainder CT
property currently reported TO be
worth $40. 900. 900.
According TO Mr.. Goulds attorney,
Charles G. Loeb. the suit constitutes
the first legal recognition by the
former Mrs. Gould Of the validity N
the long fought divorce granted Mr..
Gould here in 1919. as the present
proceedings could not be valid he al.
leges
Mr.. Gould was married TO Florence
Lacazeon February 10 last.
Mr.. Loeb said the suit was ground.
less as his client and the former Mrs
Gould were both Americans and wee
married in England without legal
residence in France az the time Of
her marriage.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-06-12
Robbers Lock Head
of Bank Inside Vault

Missoula. Mont, June li.-Robbers
who locked G. s. Robson. president Of
the Farmers bank of Plains. Mont, in
the vault when the officer opened the
bank this morning. escaped with loot
estimated at $4,000 to $1,000. accord
ing to information reaching here to-
day.
So far as known here, Mr. Robson
was still in the vault this afternoon
although he is not believed to be In
danger OF death, as the vault Is fur.
nished with yentilating system. Tele-
graph and telephone wires are down as
result OF yesterdays storm, making
communication difficult.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-06-12
School Head Held
Under Mann Act
BY International News Service.

Pueblo. Colo. June 11.-O. 7. ia.
cobs, former superintendent Of schools
al Antonio, Colo. was indicted today
by the federal grand jury on charges
OF violating the Mann act.
Jacobs, who came to Colorado from
Ohio, is alleged to have transported
> former pupil. Miss Florence Stellar,
16. from her home in PEBBLES, Ohio.
10 Colorado Springs, Denver and
thence to Antonio. where the pair are
said to have lived together for sew
eral days before complaint was lodged
against the school superintendent.
Jacobs has q wife and two children.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-06-12
Fire Marshal Files Complaint
Against the World Theater

c. f. Hartford, state fire marshal,
filed complaint yesterday in
Central police court against the
World Realty company, for alleged
violation of city ordinance at the
World theater Sunday night.
Mr.. Hartford alleges that asles at
the World theater were crowded and
that exits were blocked Sunday night.
The case is set for hearing Wednes.
day morning.
We are making a campaign to re.
quire theaters to observe the laws"
Marshal Hartford stated. I'VE intend
TO protect the public. Our observa.
tions Sunday night convinced us that
the law is being violated at the
World"
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-06-12

Governor Smith Declares
He Will Not Be Candidate

Chicago. June Ii.-tiov. Al Smith
OF New York state reiterated here
today that he viii not be a Candidate
for the democratic presidential nom
ination next year. The governor
came here on his way TO French
Lick. Ind. for rest.
Although there have been reports
that as n result of his approval OF
the repeal Of the New York prohibit.
tion enforcement act he might be
asked to aid antiprohihitionists in a
campaign TO repeal the Illinois search
and seizure act. the governor said
no such overtures had ben made TO
him
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-06-12
Priest Indicted
in Rum Forgery
Widelv-known Denver Pastor
Charged With Completely in
Disposal of Liquor.
By international New. Service.

Pueblo. Colo. June 1.-THE federal
grand jury today returned indlet-
menis against Father Walter A.
Grace. former pastor of ST. Annes
shrine. a widely known Denver priest.
charging forgery in connection with
the disposal Of thousands Of dollars
worth Of high grade LIQUOR In Denver.
Former Federal Prohibition Di.
rector f. II. McClenahan Of Denver
and four Of his former assistants. ali
Of whom recently resigned. were also
indicted on charges OF irregulsrity in
the conduct Of the prohibition Office
in Denver.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-06-12
Fixed Sum
for
Ruhr Peace
Belief Held Settlement De-
pends on Germany's Knowl-
edge Of Full Amount
Sought by France.
Ex-Premier Is Blamed
BY MARK SULLIVAN.

London, June II. Premier Po:n
cares insistenee on cessation of Ger
man passive resistance in the Ruhr
does not necessarily negate the pos
sibility Of progress being made on
the basis of Germanys last repera
tions note.
In London, it is believed that Ger
many could be persuaded to take the
step which NJ. Poincare demands, il
it were made part of an assured pro-
: gram. at the end of which Germany
would be certain that it would know
exactly what sum it must pay in
reparations in order to deliver itself
from bondage.
Hope Is Held Out.
II is along this line that hope CT
progress lies today. II is believed
that, with great tact, something can
be accomplished. Britain is the more
willing to practice patience and tact
because it is penitently conscious
s1hat much of the origin of the world 8
troubles lies on the shoulders of Lloyd
George.
AS IL was expressed the Otnef udy,
Lloyd George, in his relations with
both France and Germany, was 'ab-
solutely truculent and unconcilid-
tory"
Firmness Is Aim.
The new regime in Britain has the
character, temperament and intention
TO practice courtesy and steadiness.
At the same time, if it comes to a
choice between saving the prestige
of the entente with France and saw
ing the peace and stability of all
Europe, Britain will undoubtedly look
on the latter as the greater need.
Copyright 1929
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-06-12
Williams Again
Is Found Guilty
''econd Degree Murder Verdict
Returned i'm Case of Slay-
er of Teacher.

Des Moines. Ia. June 11.--Joe
Williams was found guilty Of second
degree murder for the staying Of
Sara Barbara Thorsdale. Valley juno
tion school teacher. by district
court jury here this afternoon. The
case was given 10 the jury. composed
of 10 men and two women. Friday
night
Second degree murder is punishable
in Iowa with 10 years to life imprison.
ment.
This was Williams third trial The
jury in the first trial disagreed and
in the second fouyd him guilty Of
first.degree murder. Several weeks
before he was scheduled 10 be hanged
the state supreme court ordered that
he he given new trial.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-06-12
Chicago Makes Plans
for Two Conventions
BY international News Service.

Chicago. June 11.-So certain was
Chicago today that it would get the
next national democratic convention
as well as the republican that tabu.
lators were sent out to canvass the
city to determine what accommoda-
tions could be offered the thousands
the two meetings are expected to
bring.
The city's biggest democratic organ.
ization-the Iroquois club-has en-.
listed the help of the Chicago Asso.
citation Of Commerce in its efforts to
obtain the democratic convention for
Chicago
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-06-12
Burlington h. c. Trains
Detour Through Beatrice

Tff '>p"''" U" Inc tnshA Hce.
Beatrice. Neh.. June it--AlthouSh
heavy rains fell north Of here yester-
day the Blue river AZ this point re-
mains stationary. 4 rainfall Of les
inches was recorded here today.
In consequence Of vashout az
Reynolds. Neh.. on the main lire.
Kansas city trains were detcur,nr
through Beatrice today.
While the city water plant il ex.
perieneing some difficulty on account
OF the high water, a few citizens ara
being supplied with drinking water
nom the Feeble Minded institute. east
~ the city.