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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-31

During the next conversation,
watched the medium Closely
She made small nervous motions
with her head, wiped her lips with
her handkerchief and shifted about
as If she were tired of standing in
the same position. I was not close
enough to be sure that her lips did
not move.
The next night, luck was with me.
Mrs. Anna Dennis of Anderson. who
has charge of the meetings, decided
that a little instrumental music
would help the singing.
We opened the meeting with
Nearer, My God to Thee" and
Beautiful Isle of Somewhere"
l played the piano and was then
at liberty to twist the piano stool
around and watch the performance.
was on q direct line with the
medium in such position that not
the slightest movement on her part
could escape me.
Tonight the trumpet voices were
very faint. Mrs. Post cast uneasy
6lciiCSS loWdIu the pidIiO IIOIIl Lliilt
to time and tried to turn her back
toward me.
Throat Muscles Moved
But she was too late. I had OBJ
served some suspicious movements
in the muscles of her throat during
the trumpet conversations and had
noticed that the pauses of the trum-
pet voice were synchronized with
her breathing.
Next day L bought a trumpet from
the shop on the grounds. | stood in
front of the mirror in my room and
experiment ted. I could talk without
moving NY lips, so that a faint
voice was audible and my words
were ineligible.
The large end of the trumpet was
catching the sound waves and cont
centrating them, so that they
emerged from the small end of the
trumpet greatly magnifled.
I too had learned to telephone to
heaven.
Next: Some methods of gathering
information used by Chesterfield me-
diums.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-31
Mediums Line to Heaven
Knows No Wire Trouble
Static Is Unheard of on
Camp Chesterfield
Connections.

Note: This is the sixth of a series of
articles by Virginia Swain. reporter for
NEA Service and The Indianapolis
Times giving her experiences during q
month spent at Camp Chesterfield Ind.
a national rendezvous of spiritualists
and mediums.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-31
By Virginia Swain
NE4 Serrice Writer

y a NtTtfCe W FlttT
HESTERFIELD, Ind, Aug.
IL 31.-When all other phe-
nomena fail to impress the
skeptic, Chesterfield will show him
how to ring up Heaven.
The process is simpler than the
telephone, wireless or radio.
1t is CALLED trumpet in the light. Fl"
At the close Of each evening
grove meeting" a demonstration Of
this manifestation of spirit return
is given.
Mrs. Ethel Post, wife Of the presi-
dent of the Indiana Association Of
Spirtualists. officiated at the first
demonstration of this kind that l
witnessed
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-31

EU1 OMEN are outstripping the
IWI men in the field Of mission
49, airy effort, according to fig
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-31

Well made of the
fine quality ging-
hams, finished with
leather belts. Sizes
6 TO II.
Evening star., 1925-05-07
WEAKNESS OF OAHU DEFENSES
is Barred BY FLEET MANEUVERS
'Key to Pacifc'' Needs More and Larger Planes, Un
pires Say in Special Report to War and Macy
Departments-No Verdict on War Came.

sumed when the report reaches Wash
ngton action will be taken by the
Secretaries and later 1t will be ap-
proved and form the basis Of such cor
rective action as may be indicated.
THE chief umpireS were impressed
with the great amount OF painstaking
work done in preparing for the exer-
else and the keen interest displayed In
carrying 1t to a successful conclusion.
They have recommended that joint
Army and Navy maneuVerS be held
annually, and in conclusion take this
occasion to congratulate both services
upon the skill and judgment OF the
officers and men,
Fleet Leaves Honolulu.
Thousands of persons crowded on
the slopes of the punch bowl and
around the top of extinct volcanic era
ters at dawn today to view the assem-
bled United States feet as it moved
out of the harbor in an impressive
naval parade, departing on maneuvers
which will continue until May %.
The departure gave residents OF the
Hawaiian Islands their first opportu
nifty to view the assembled fleet un-
der way as the arrival of the battle
craft some days ago was after the "of
fensive" against Oahu Island. To-
day the ships were in inspiring forma-
ton. The maneuvers started this
morning will bring the ships to La
haina on Saturday after minor sham
battles at sea.
Mine sweepers, submarines, destroy
erS and other component auxiliary
craft attached to the fleet made up the
Evening star., 1925-05-07
BY the Associated Press.

HONOLULU, May THE Army
Navy maneuvers centering around the
battle of Oahu fulfilled their original
objects to test the existing plans of
defense of Oahu, uncover defects and
exercise the Army and Navy forces in
the conduct of joint operations, in the
opinion of Admiral Robert E. Coontz
and Maj. Gen. John L. Hines, chief
umpires, as expressed in a final sum-
mary.
The defects, disclosed in both the
island defenseS and the fleet, have
been made the basis of a special re-
port and recommendations to the Sec
retaries of War and Navy, the UNI
pires stated. 1t was recommended that
the departments make the resisting
power of Oahu the strongest possible
character, the umpires pointing out
that these defenSeS constituted the
key to the Pacific.
Despite the virtually unanimous un-
official opinion that the Blue" attack
ing fleet won the war game, the state
ment of the umpires failed to mention
the outcome or point out the par
ticular weaknesses of the defense and
the Blue" fleet which were discovered
as result of the action.
1t was understood unofficially, how
ever, that the principal weaknesses
displayed We're in the aircraft opera
ton, which formed the most contro-
Versial phase of the operations 1t
was believed unofficially that both the
Blue" and Black aircraft squad
rons failed to function as well as
might haye been expected and both
the land And sea aviation forces need
ed considerable strengthening and en-
largement. Higher officers declined TO
be quoted on this question except 10
say, I'VE need more and larger air
planes on Oahu"
Some suggestions have been made
that the BLACK" aircraft composed of
Army airplanes from Luke and Wheel
or Fields and Navy planes might have
operated more effectively had they
been under unified command. This
suggestion, however, referred only to
the Island OF Oahu, where the main
Army and Navy aviation stations are
located. The statement of the chief
umpires said:
1T must be realized that it is i'm
practicable to fortify all Of the Ha-
waiian Islands. Oahu only possesses
the natural features required by
permanent main naval base, and all
defense forces and means for the pro-
lection of our naval bases are con
centrated on Oahu. Hence the neces-
sity Of making the resisting power of
Oahu OF the strongest possible char
acter.
The problem naturally brought out
certain deficiencies, not only in the
island defenses. but in the fleet itself
These various points, brought out by
the critique, have been made the sub
ject of a special report TO the Secre-
taries Of War and Navy. 1t is pre-
Evening star., 1925-05-07
HIGH SCHOOL CADET
I. REGIMENTS DRILL
Westerns Sd Battalion
Keeps Cup Won for Second
Consecutive Year.

The annual regimentaI drill of the
Wa shington high school cadets is
being held this afternoon at the Cen
trail High School Stadium. 1t will
close at 4:30 o'clock with the annual
brigade inspection and review.
, Three regiments are competing in
the regimental drill. A gold medal
will be awarded to the colonel of
the victorious regiment.
Brig. Gen. Hugh A. Drum, as
siStant chief of the staff of the Army.
will review the cadet brigade at the
close of the regimental drill. He also
will present prizes won by the cadets
in the reEimental drill as well as the
battalion competitive drill. which was
held yesterday afternoon in the Cen
trail Stadium.
Western Keeps Cup.
The Sd Battalion of the Sd Regi-
ment of Western High School won
the battalion competition yesterday
for the second consecutive year.
Western. therefore, takes permanent
possession of the loving cup donated
by Lieut.. Col. Wallace NJ. Craigie
u. S. A. professor of military science
and tactics in the high schools.
Maj. Pearce Davis, commander of
the victorious battalion, will receive a
gold medal provided by the Board of
Education.
Second place in the battalion drill
went TO the Sd Battalion of the LIST
Regiment, composed of companies at
Central High School and one company
of the MaCfarland Junior High School.
Maj. Rae Edmonston was in command.
The 1st Battalion. Sd Regiment, COM
posed of Eastern High School COM
panies and one company from the
Hine Junior High School, commanded
by Maj. w. B. Burch, took third
place.
Mckinley Band Best.
A contest to determine the best cadet
band, held in connection with the bat
TALON drill, resulted in a victory for
the Mckinley High School musical or
ganiZation. 1t was given a rating of
95 per cent, per cent ahead of its
rival, the Central Band. Capt. H. Z.
SangSton is director of the winning
band. He will get a gold medal, while
the band will receive a silver loving
cup, donated by the high school mill
tary instructors.
Evening star., 1925-05-07
DAHL REJECTS TAX CUT.
Needs Revenue, So Refuses to Low.
er Rate on Earned Incomes.

DUBLIN, May 7 a. P.rThe Dali
Eireann yesterday, by vote of 81 to
%. declined to make the same deduc-
tions in calculating the income tax on
earned incomes as proposed in the bud
get of Winston Spencer Churchill. the
British chancellor of the eXchequer
The vote was taken after the govern
n1ent had explained that the deduc-
tions would amount to f250.0O0 an
nually, which could not be afforded, as
the government would then need to
raise loan for the River Shannon
electrical project.
The Senate. by a vote of % to 13, ap-
proved the clause in the government
bin imposing the death penalty for
trea son.
Evening star., 1925-05-07
PE0NAGE CASES UPHELD.
Court Refuses Plea to Quash In
dictments Against IL,

PENSACOLA. Fla. May 7.-An at
tack on the validity of indictments
charging IL Calhoun County men with
peonage involving the working of
negroes against their will in turnen.
tine camps failed in United States
court here yesterday when Judge w.
b. Sheppard ruled against a plea TO
quash the case. The trial was set for
May Is.
Among those indicted are three
prominent turpentine operators. AL
fred and Charles Land and M. p
Davis; Sheriff c. d. Clark, Judge w
T. Chaftin. Attorney Henry McClelland
and Deputy Sheriff Thomas f. Cason
The indictments allege cruel and in
human treatment of certain negro
turpentine workers and abuse of the
processes of State courts.
Evening star., 1925-05-07

defense screen in leading the depar-
ture today. The battleships, which
have been forced to anchor outside
Pearl Harbor, because of shallow
water, followed in the wake of the
minor craft.
With the sham battle lessons from
the Island of Oahu attack completed,
officers and men of the fleet, jaded by
the extensive entertainment program
furnished by Honolulu. welcomed the
prospect of relief afforded by the
cruise which began today.
Evening star., 1925-05-07
MAN HUNT FOLLOWS
BOMBING OF Mine
Bloodhounds Put on Trail Of SuS-
poets After Blast of West
Virginia Plant.
By the Associated Press.

by the ASsOciated
FAIRMONT. w. Va, May IA
blast of dynamite last night blew
away the transformers Of the Con-
solidated Coal Co., serving the COM
pany's Highland mine, but did not
break high-tension power line serv-
ing other properties. State police be-
lieve it was an attempt to wreck the
Francis mine of the Montfair Gas
Coal Co. and the Victor mine of the
Monogah Fuel Co, on the killarm
branch of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad.
The scene of the explosion is near
Shineston. Bloodhounds have been
taken to the scene, and police and
county officers Immediately began
search of the neighborhood.
The Highland mine has not been in
operation recently. Two large trans
formers stood near the mine opening
A high-tension power line of the
Monongahela-Wes Penn Public Serv-
ice Corporation passes the transform
er and extends to the Victor and Fran
els mines, a quarter of mile distant.
Police believe 1t was intended to
Evening star., 1925-05-07
TERRIFIC EARTHQUAKE
RECORDED IN CANADA
Shocks Equal to Toxic Disaster Be
ieved to Have Had Center
Under Distant Ocean.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
OTTAWA, Ontario, May "A ter.
rife earthquake, believed to have oc
CURED somewhere at sea, was indi
Gated in two series of tremors, record
ed at the Dominion Observatory.
Observatory officials have been un.
able to determine the distance to the
center, but they believe that If the
earthquake occurred in an inhabited
part of the globe. the damage would
be as great as that experienced at
Toxic.
The first tremor was recorded at
1:42 o'clock Tuesday night, and the
shocks lasted for two and a half hours
The second quake was registered al
4:65 o'clock yesterday morning.
Evening star., 1925-05-07
KLANSMEN HOLD PARADE.
Arlington County Demonstration
Marks Eighth Anniversary.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
CLARENDON, Va. May 7.-Ob-
serving the founding of the present
Ku Klux Klan eight years ago, fol
lowers of the fiery cross from the
District of Columbia, nearby Mary
land and Virginia paraded last night
in Arlington County. Leading the
procession were the great titan of
Evening star., 1925-05-07

northern Virginia, the king kleagle of
Washington and the grand dragon OF
Maryland.
Hundreds of residents of Rosslyn.
Cherrydale, Clarendon, Ballston and
Del Ray thronged the streets as the
Evening star., 1925-05-07

hooded order passed through. Flan-
ing torches and fireworks lighted up
the way as the parade moved on to
the horse show grounds. where their
secret ceremonial and ritual were
held.
Evening star., 1925-05-07

wreck the high-tension line, which
would result in closing the Victor and
Francis properties. The explosion was
heard for miles, and in some parts of
Fairmont. 10 miles away. a distinct
shock was felt.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-29
Mr.. Berger's Admirer

admire During the debate in congress taxation Berger
tried to induce Congressman Banon of Texas yield question.
The southern bourbon didn't yield of his time
when he secured extension of time he did yield The
Berger asked It the gentleman that everything
good in bill is socaisic?" While denying the contention
Banton praised Berger he greatest student in the house,
added that he had been able find anything good
ism except my friend from Wisconsin,"
OF course batheite Banon knows nothing of
less of what constitutes modern student otherwise he
have complmented Victor, the lingo kaiser socialist
1t noteworthy that such papabe ignoramus foszed
reaconary Banton should praise Berger reveals
socaed representative of the working betrayng trust
the Wisconsin workers who elected him their tribunal
representative of the working class in would
undyng hatred of creatures of the BanOn type would
reve the working class movement by claiming that
scintila of socialism in the Coolidge Mellon taxproposals
Get member for the Workers Party and subscription
the DAILY WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-29
The Bankers Government

Opponents question
logical in their opposition They assa every the admnistra
foreign policy day Italian settle
under fire the floor of the Jim Reed of Missouri
became indignant the evene per cancellation that lifts
taxpayers The from Missouri thinks the Italians fa
fled statements regarding the ability of Italy pay thereby cheat
ing the government of the United States He said
the representatives
foreign country that borrow money that
with
total misconcepon the role government pervades
the mind of Reed He fails perceive that the government Of the
United States exists for the specific purpose of defending and
tending the power Wall Street. Like Victor L. Berger the
yellow socialists Reed the democrat confuse the people who live
the United States with the government of the country The gov
rules the citizens of the nation the interest the
The Italian debt settlement ought convince the most
aunch believer in democratic illusions that the bankers the
plumber the workers of this country well other
nations
was hoated with money obtained from the
sale liberty bonds that ~ per interest The govern
supposed act the collector of interest and without
compensation itself pay the money received direct the holders
Of bonds in this country But Italy could the principal
interest without mpovrhng its industries thereby making
agents OF Morgan IN the government cancelled twohrds of the
debt the investments already made and enable Italy
stabilize its currency and borrow from Wall Street
All the ramfeations this piece piaging just
coming light In the first place Morgan holds most of the
bonds that foated make
States is pledged pay Az per those
In order pay that interest Morgan the government
from the American taxpayers So in spite of the that
sons relieved the payment taxpayers
Of this country must it. The cancellation paved the way
Morgan loan of $0OOO0000 This loan discounted per
reducing the Morgan Italy
S9 100000 But then there old Morgan $4,000
Italy the total
making the actual loan Italy Sal 100000
cancellation of the debt Morgan could $780,
100000 On the oryone million actually Italy
Morgan collects per hundred million
The at Washington the confidence gun
Wall Street But expects Reed and the
petty bourgeois opponents Coolidge which
indispensable to an understanding of the role of the
under capitalism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-29

ed over internal and external enemies
and even over the forces of nature
The Russian workers are well-clothed
and well-fed. In many Industries pro-
duction has surpassed the pre-war
rate. The economic basis of socialist
society is being built up. The Soviet
state is steadily advancing in all
fields. +. and it is advancing under
proletarian dictatorship, not towards
capitalism but towards socialism.
Drive For New Members.
In the Union of Socialist Soviet
Republics the Lenin memorial meet
ings will constitute an event for the
entire population. But the meetings
will not be merely to glorify dead
hero. There as elsewhere, they will
become instruments for attracting
wider masses, for recruiting new Com
munists, for permeating still further
sections of workers with the message
of Leninism. ~sigeg
The greatest memorial to Lenin is
that his work lives and finds expires
sion in the very meetings called to
observe the anniversary of his death.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-29
How Skill Is Raised in the
Russian Factories

ONE of the biggest engineering
- plants in Russia is Red Putilov,
formerly the Putilov plant, located in
Leningrad. In the czarist times this
plant was producing guns and was
closely connected with the gun kings
Krupp, Armstrong and Sneider Creu-
sot. Today the Red Putilov is en-
gagged chiefly in the production of
tractors. Close to 5000 men are en-
ployed by it.
Back in 1919 the demand for junior
engineers was met by the organization
of courses for. skilled adult workers.
Organize Courses.
At the beginning Of this year the
production conference of this plant de-
cided to organize courses for foremen
and gang overseers and a tractor
school. The teachers have been re-
cruited from among the works engi-
neers, 120 men from the bench have
enrolled as students. Nearly go of
them have already graduated from the
courses and are now acting in the ca
pacity of foremen and gang masters.
The production conference has not
confined itself merely to the organiza-
ton of courses, but has made it it's
object to raise the skill of the gen.
eral run of the workers as we'll. For
this purpose the engineers and techni-
clans have been engaged to deliver
scientific lectures, and discussions on
the various new inventions and appli-
ances have been arranged. That is
how the workers skill is being raised
in one Of the biggest factories in So
Wet Russia.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-29

According to the statistics of the
labor commissariat the Russian indus
tries will require 100000 skilled work
ers during the coming year, upward of
half of them textile workers. Special
difficulties will be faced in the train
ing of skilled workers for the metal
and engineering industries, whose re-
quirements amount to $4,000 skilled
men. OF the 100000 men half must be
highly skilled while the others can be
semi-skilIed.
To Train UnskiIed Unemployed.
Many of the students of the voca-
tional schools and courses will be re-
cruited from among the unemployed.
The labor exchanges of Leningrad
Moscow, Kharkov and Rostov propose
to establish psycho-technical tests for
the unemployed, and special testing
committees are to be established for
this purpose.
The question of preparing trained
Workers for the textile industry is a
Particularly vexing problem. The fac
tory apprentice school will yield only
1000 skilled men this year. Another
1000 or 5000 men will be trained in
dividually and in groups. The only
means of filling the gap created by the
shortage of labor in the textile indus
try remains, therefore, quick individ-
ual and collective apprenticeship.
t. 4.
about rs per cent of the textile work
ers registered on the labor exchanges
have already been sent to work. All
this has forced the unions to give the
question of vocational training first
and foremost attention, especially so
in the case of the textile and metal
workers unions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-29
Right and Left Wings in the l. L. c. w. Convention

it had chosen to defend an indefeus-
ible position 1t own followers, bent
as they were on crushing the left at
all costs, soon saw the hopelessness
of its case. Even papers like the Phila-
delphio Ledger, militantly class con
scious capitalist sheet, placed the
blame for the split on the Signan ma.
chine. Maneuvering to bring about a
split to the right which could be
heralded as a split by the left, the
Sigman machine. exactly because of
its hatred of the left and it's desire
to split the union, lost its head and
made such maneuver impossible.
THE left wing, having been assured
L of certain important organization
al concessions, returned to the con
vention. Both the right and left were
sobered considerably by the crisis but
the left, so far as the immediate
struggle was concerned, suffered more
than the right. The will to fight was
not so apparent as before the walkout
for the reason that a split being now
taboo, and new strategy having not
been worked out, the tendency was to
veer to the other extreme. and suffer
more or less patiently the insults OF
the reactionaries.
This was a purely temporary reac-
ton, however, but before it had run
its course the left made another seri-
Gus error which will be dealt with in
the next article.
ITO be continued