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The Washington times., 1926-02-03
CARS To
CROSS DESERT

DETROIT. Feb. s. DIR. Roy
Chapman Andrews. master prober
into the past, will sail March s.,
from Vancouver or San Francisco,
for China, on his fourth and most
important of all expeditions into the
heart of Mongolia.
Announcement Of his plans was
made here today by DIR. Andrews,
who was In the city for a private
lecture to employees Of Dodge Broth.
ers, Inc.
Arrived in Peking, DR.. Andrews
will proceed Immediately to com
plete his organization, which will
be practically the same as the one
that comprised last years expedi-
ton. His caravan of $50 camels
is scheduled to leave Kalgan on
February rs. and will have pene-
trate some 100 miles into the Gobi
desert before 1t Is Overtaken by
DIR. Adrews and his party OF 40.
The latter travels by motor car.
During his visit In Detroit. DR.
Andrews spent several days at
Dodge Brothers factory He has
used Dodge Brothers cars on all his
expeditions. Last year there were
five In his fleet, and this year he
will increase 1t to nine, four new
vehicles having been ordered for
shipment to China. February ].
There will be no other cars or motor
vehicles of any description in the
expedition, which Is sponsored
jointly by the American Museum Of
Natural History and Asia Magazine.
MY experience with Dodge
Brothers Motor Cars" DIR. Andrews
said, satisfies me that we can
readily penetrate even farther into
the Cobb desert than ever before.
The. endless stretches Of shifting
sands and rough and utterly road
less desert wastes apparently mean
nothing to these cars. We have
staked pur lives Repeatedly on their
reliability and are prepared to do
SO again.
Only few days ago eabled
my motor transport men, j. Nc
Kenzfe Young and Norman Lowell.
In Peking, asking a report on the
condition Of last years cars Their
immediate answer was that they
had already taken down two OF
the cars completely, with the In
tention of replacing all worn or
broken parts, but had found abso-
Iutely nothing wrong. The only
work to be done was to clean the
parts and put them back
again. They were expecting Moth
ing more difficult on the other
three.
''Of course we take the best
possible care Of the cars, but even
then they are often forced to
operate under trying conditions. For
example, We once ran out of cup
grease. Mrs. Andrews had insisted
on packing some vasoline and cold
cream for use in case Of cold.
These answered the purpose very
nicely. On another occasion we
found our oil supply exhausted. 1t
was at a particularly unfortunate
time when food was very low and
we were hungry. We came upon
some natives who had a store of
mutton fat. We melted the fat
and while 1t was melting it gave
off the odor of a delicious roast,
adding more to our discomfort be-
cause 1t whetted our appetites. But
the oil we got from that fat did
the work. Our cars went on 500
miles without the slightest trouble"
The Washington times., 1926-02-03
CAR BODIES ARE
IMPROVED

'eThis years innovations - the
most notable advances, improve
ments and refinements-in automo-
biles will be found in bodies rather
than in chassis as has formerly
been the case, SAYS Colonel Carl
Tichenor, manager of production,
Rickenbacker Motor Company.
IN past seasons when we went
to the automobile shows we looked
for engineering improvements,
mechanical inventions and new
ways of doing things in the ma
chine shop.
.Since the war there have been
evolutionary change In that di-
fectfon.
"a few led-and we were proud
TO be leader of leaders: others fol-
lowed more or less willingly, more
Or less rapidly.
Chassis Up-TO-Date
Most chassis have now been
brought up-to-date and the next
decade will probably see present
types of chassis remain as stand.
"But body building has pro-
gressed little from the days when
the first ones copied from carriage
types were mounted on the me-
chanical horse instead Of behind
q living one.
..As a matter of fact, up to this
year. the designing and building OF
bodies had been left to the Old
time body builders-aTld was limited
by their knowledge of mechanics
as well as the science Of stress
analysis qf materials.
: u Ii Arms rRv1n
which was Rickenbacker = deter
mined to break away from the
tyrannyNof the deep.seated carriage
convention and m0derniEe bOdycraft
to conform to present-day knowl-
edge and needs.
For example-we protested IN
vain that hoods did not fit and
would develop squeaks and rattles;
we criticized the lack of uniformity
In sizes and clearances of doors and
door openings: of sticking of win
dows and rattling OF window lifters.
All Could Be Right
..Why should one body be right
and the next wrong at many points?
why should not every left rear
fender be so accurately curved and
formed every wheel housing in
bodies be made as interchangeable
as are pistons in motors-any one
Of which will instantly fit any one
OF the so 900 cylinders we produced
last year?
sRepIv-when we got an audible |
answer instead OF a nasty. look was.
oh. that is all right when you are
working with castings or forgings. |
but with sheet metal. wood and |
fabric, 1t simply can't be done.
Finally Rickenbacker purchased /
the plants which had been making |
our bodies
Management was put under the
game heads who supervise the max
ing of engines. axles, chassis, etc.
Standard Is Set
And we set about 10 establish a
standard of close fits. limits and /
.'tolerances' just as accurate as we
use in the machine shop.
Instead of allowing a "come-and |
GO of sixteenth or even thirty-l
The Washington times., 1926-02-03
JUDGE SAYS PRoWLER
is ENTITLED TO Be SHOT

CHICAGO. Feb. 3.-Invesfigators
for civic crime agencies who invade
homes in search of evidence were
branded ..prowlers with no right to
kick If shot. by United States Com
missioner Henry C. Better, in dis
missing charges brought against
Victoria Shaw OF violating the pro.
hibition laws
wonder how men like you get
pv without getting shot, said the
commissioner to Oswald Thompson
and Walter M. Scott.
The Washington times., 1926-02-03
new PEERLESS
ATTRACTS

Showing the new model So, i'm.
proved equipoised eight produced by
the Peerless Motor Car Corporation,
is attracting crowds to the Peerless
display at the show this week.
incorporated in the new model
are a number Of improvements over
the former eight-cylinder product of
the Peerless company. The wheel
base has been heightened from 1913
to 1882 inches, the horsepower has
been increased from 20 to 80, block
test, the frame has been strength.
ened considerably in proportion to
the longer wheel base. disc wheels
have been made standard equip.
ment and other details of a minor
nature have been improved.
The new Peerless is one of the
fastest stock cars on the market.
1t has been found necessary to
equip it with a 1OO-mile speedo-
meter.
The frame is now SIS inches
deep instead Of 7i2 inches. The
clutch has been improved and re.
quires no fabrication.
The new model will be offered In
four body styles, roadster, five pas.
senger. sedan, seven passenger
sedan and seven passenger Berline
Limousine. Watson strabulators have
been made standard equipment.
The engine is of the same 30
degree type which has been used
Peerless since 1915
All Of the usual standard equip.
ment found on high grade cars Is
included with the new Peerless. In
addition the distinctive Peerless sun
and rain visor made by extending
the top over the front is feature
of the new model.
Smoking sets and vanity cases
are standard equipment on the
closed cars.
The Washington times., 1926-02-03

Upper left-TIis Is the first
hOrseless carriage, run In London
about 1871 and propelled by steam.
IJpper right Peerless Is showing
this attractive sport roadster ut
the show. III ID equipped with
runbul seat and It's long, grace
ful low lines make II one Of tlle
most attractive exhibits Of the
wear. Buick Coupe Stanley HOr.
ncr and Emerson q OrIne have
one Of the largest exhibits at tile
show and this ii but one Of tire
many attractive medals displa yed.
Glenn Curtis Standing alongside
his latest Cadillac. This is the
news brOllglianl model and In on
exhibit &c the Cadillac exhibit.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-06
1-HOUR PARKING
PROPOSED IN NEW
TRAFFIC MEASURE
Ordinance Would Make Four
Avenues Preferential
Thoroughfares.

Universal one-hour parking limit
for the entire business district and
designation of Kentucky Virginia,
and Indiana Aves.,
as preferential thoroughfares are ad-
ditional items in the proposed traffic
ordinance. city council will receive
tonight.
A limit of one and one-half hours
prevails in most of the business sec
ton, except on Market, Meridian and
Delaware Sts., a car may be parked
only fifteen minutes.
Merchants to Protest
The ordinance also stipulates fiat
to-curb parking, and would prohibit
parking on Monument Circle. Cir
Gle merchants are to present a pro-
test.
The object of the oneshour park
ing limit is to discourage the use
of downtown streets as garages and
to authorize persons to leave cars
for short business calls, according
to Tod Stoops. manager of the
Hoosier Motor Club, who assisted in
drafting the measure.
Expect Barrett Talk
Discussion OF the long delayed
Barrett law ordinance, drafted to
end the diversion Of more than
$4,000 annually in Barrett law in
terest funds to the Marion County
trea asurer, was expected. Council
man Edward B. Raub, Democrat.
said he will demand the reason why
Councilman o. Ray Albertson has
pocketed the ordinance in a commit
tee of which he is chairman.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-06
CANOE UPSETS;
MAN DROWNED
On Swimming Trip-Three
Escape From Water.

Raymond Decker. "a. OF 1898 De-
loss ST., was drowned this afternoon
in White River near Sixty-Ninth ST..
when he attempted to change seats
with a companion and overturned a
canoe. Two other men In the canoe
escaped
Bruce Gaulden. 23. OF 1886 De Loss
St., one of the two companions.
however. had to fight himself loose
when Decker seized him as he was
sinking. Carl Ruddick. 2l, OF 621
Laurel ST., the third man, called 'or
help and attracted three men. who
recovered the body after It had been
in the water about forty-fve min.
utes.
From the appearance OF the body,
Decker also might have suffered
heart attack II was said. The three
men had gone 10 Ravenswood beach
to swim, had rented the canoe and
padded down to Sixty.Ninth St..
when Decker sitting in the~fhddle.
tried to change places with Gaulden.
who was in the rear. None OF the
men were good swimmers.
Decker was the fifth person to be
drowned here this season.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-06
HUMIDITY CAUSE
OF DISCOMFORT
Drop in Temperature To-
night, Is Forecast.
HOURLY TEMPERATURES

TITS not the heat so much. us
the humidity" said Meteorologist j..
II. Armington of the United States
Weather Bureau today, commenting
ON the weather conditions that made
indianapolis extremely uncomfort-
able.
Humidity is just another name
for moisture in the air.
A humidity Of SO per cent, coupled
with temperature of 76 at a. M.
made the weather sultry. However.
there should not be so much
moisture in the air by Wednesday
morning and temperature may be a
bit lower this evening, Armington
stated. There is possibility Of
thundershowers this afternoon or
early this evening, according to the
forecast
At p m. the temperature was 50.
Frank Reilly, 70, 1160 N. Randolph
St., was overcome by the heat at
noon at Pennsylvania and Market
SITS. He was taken to city hospital.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-06

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, July 6.-Martin Dur
kin told from the witness stand to-
day his version of the shooting of
Federal Agent Edwin C. Shanahan-
shooting for which he faces death
on the gallows if convicted.
Durkin almost broke down as he
told how he was surprised" in a
south side garage by a man stick
ing a gun i'm my back and telling
me to stick 'em up He insisted
that he shot at the man without
knowing who he was and in the be-
lief that he was about to be robbed.
STOPPING Over Motor
II had just driven my car into
the garage" Durkin testified, "and
was STOPPING over the running board
looking into the motor to see where
the trouble was.
'All of a sudden 1 was surprised
by a man sticking a gun in my
back and telling me to stick EN-
up l thought it was a stickup
guy and so asked him what it was
all about.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-06
WIFE UNWILLING
WITNESS IN CASE
Husband Alleged to Have
Beaten Her.

Mrs. Fern Grose, 1922 N. Capitol
Ave. was an unwilling witness in
Criminal Court today during a pre-
liminary hearing on an assault and
battery charge against her husband.
William f. Grose. The grand jury
indicted Crosse after It. was charged
he struck and beat his wife.
At the request Of Prosecutor VIII.
liam II. Remy, Judge James A. Col.
Inns required Mrs. Grose to provide
a $500 bond to insure her appearance
in court this afternoon when neigh
bors were to testify. Remy said Mrs.
Grose refused TO appear before the
grand jury.
Judge Collins ordered that Ray
o. Woods and wife. Mrs. Pearl
Woods. 1925 N. Capitol Ave, into
whose home Mrs. Crosse Is said 10
have fed the night CT the alleged
quarrel. be brought into court.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-06
DURKIN TELLS WHY
HE SHOT SHANAHAN
This Dude Reached for My Pocket Where | Had 1000
Bucks So Let Him Have It, He TestifeS.

"A minute later / felt this dude
reaching for my hip nocket where
had two thousand bucks and so
jumped. Just then two bullets
ripped through my overcoat.
Let Him Have It
II didn't lose any time getting to
my guns then. l whipped them out
and let him have it.
Then l ran TO the front of the
garage calling for help. There was
nobody around and so / ran back
to the car. jumped in and drove
away like hell"
The courtroom was crowded to its
utmost by a throng of curious who
had come to hear this notorious
gunman in his effort to save himself
by the alibi that he shot in self
defense. The crowd could not re-
strain an occasional chuckle as
Durkin allowed his story TO drop
into the vernacular of the under
world with such expressions as "let
him have it,"-meaning he fired di-
rectly into Shanahan's body.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-06
'SP|T-DEvl'
TAKES LIFE
wumu wM an
OF CHILD, z
Baby Dies of Poison-HoI-
day Death Toll Indiana
Eleven.
-
LOCAL MAN BROWNS
Auto Accidents Fatal to Six
Persons.

With the death early today OF
Earl Donovan Smith, 2, of Sixty
Eighth and Ferguson Sts., from
poison, as the result of having eat
en- "spit devil" piece Of fireworks,
Mondays holiday death toll in In
diana was increased to eleven Five
persons, one an indianapolis resi-
dent, were drowned and the others
were killed in auto crashes and an
auto-train accident.
The Smith baby ate the "spit-
devil" while at FIT. Wayne, became
sick and was brought back to In.
dianapolis Monday evening by his
father, Harley Smith. He was taken
to city hospital. where he died, at
1:10 a. m
Drowned in River
: Ronald M, Fisher, 32, of 629 E.
Fifty Second St., was drowned Sun
day afternoon while swimming in
White River near Noblesville, Ind,
where he was spending the weekend
with friends. The body was recov-
cred and pulmotor was used for
nearly an hour. The body was un-
der the water about thirty eight
minutes Fisher was a salesman for
the Kelly Springfield Tire Company.
He was a member of the First Pres
byterian Church, secretary of the
Southern Club and served overseas
in the World War.
Funeral services will be held at
Turn to Page 10,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-06
TRANSMIT OPINION
IN LEAGUE CASE
Lawyers Draft Report on
Contempt Charge.

An opinion as to the guilt or inno'
cence of Edward S. Shumaker, su-
perintendent of the Indiana Anti.
Saloon League, charged with making
contemptuous statements about
state Supreme Court. was to be
transmitted to the court this after
noon by the special advisory com
mittee.
The committee, known as friends
of the court was to determine
whether Shumaker was assisted In
the preparation of his 1925 league
report by either Ethan A. Miles or
Jess E. Martin. dry body attorneys,
who are co-defendants. The advisory
body also was to determine whether
the defendants have purged them
selves of the contempt charges in
stituted by Attorney General Arthur
L. Gilliom.
The punishment, should there be
any, rests with the court, it was
said. Members of the committee are
Dan w. Simms, Fred c. Cause, c.
C. Shirley, Evan B. Stotsenburf, Mo-
ses B. Larry and George o. Dix.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-06
Farmer Hangs Crepe ON Door
of Home; Kills Wife and Self

wife, age As, with a shotgun,
and then took his life in the
same way.
Neighbors believed that over
work and the excessive heat had
made Joseph temporarily insane.
He had been in poor health re-
Gently. Joseph was well known
In this vicinity.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-06
SUBWAY T|E-UP
. SLOWS NEW YORK
GOING TO WORK
Complete Paralysis Fails,
HoWever-CongeStion
Is Enormous.

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, July 6.-The strike
motormen and switchmen on the In
terborough Rapid Transit Company S
subway lines which started at mid
night, delayed hundreds of thou
sands of New Workers today but at
noon it seemed certain that trans
portation was far from paralyzed.
Curtailed service operated by
emergency men on the l. r. r. lines,
plus the overflow which the B. NJ T.
subway and the elevated lines
could handle. carried several hun
dred thousand to work.
Many Ride Buses
More hundreds of thousands came
on the elevated lines, on several
hur dred emergency busses, and on
surface lines which ran all available
cars on a partial express schedule.
Congestion of automobiles, taxi.
cabs and busses in the streets was
tremendous.
New York's workers, approximate
ly 100000 persons, were getting
back to the job at the fag end of a
holiday. The holiday itself had seen
the most terrific congestion of mo-
tor roads. railroad lines and termi.
mails ever witnessed in the city. The
transit systems of the city, at best
overburdened by their job of han.
ding of population of 100000, were
taxed to the fullest in today's jam
as. under drizzling rain, the trek to
offices began.
Claims Vary
The 704 men who staged a rumr
strike demanding wage increases
predicted that bur 5 per cent effec
tiveness of l. r. T. lines could be
maintained by strike breakers. The
company said service was main
tanned at so per cent normal
Five hundred new men were i'm
ported from western cities to fill the
places of the strikers.
Other subway lines, elevated ano
surface cars. and bus services oper
ated all possible trains to handle the
traffic.
The city put 500 extra busses into
service.
Ferries Used
Plans were laid to run ferry boats
up and down the Hudson River to
handle passengers between the up
town and downtown New York.
One policeman will ride each L
r. T. train during the strike. Sixty
five hundred police are on strike
duty.
Automobile traffic by 10 a. m.
became badly congested in the
center of New York
Cars pouring in from the ferries,
busses and taxicabs. all running in
increased numbers, so congested
Broadway from City Hall park to
the battery that traffic came prac-
tically to a standstill. For ten
minutes at a time 1t would not move.
Mounted police and emergency
traffic officers at 1890 had been un-
able to break the jam. Other parts
Of the city reported congestion in
oreasfng.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-06
FOR CITY OWNERSHIP
Council Head Fayors Taking Over
One of Light Companies.

Municipal ownership of one of the
Indianapolis electric light companies
is favored by Boynton j. Moore, city
council president, he said today.
Moore and majority councilmen
now are in the midst of a movement
to obtain ownership of the Indian
apolis Water Company.
Moore re turned from an inspection
of the municipal water plant in
Anderson, Ind, Monday pleased
with results there. ~
They're ready to reduce water
rates and the plant has tripled in
value since it has been owned by the
city, he said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-06
Cat IL, Court Lands
in "The Jug

Sheriff Omer Hawkins today
took not only the cats
pajamas, but the whole cat it
self
When Criminal Court was
opened, a stray, friendly black
kitten was found roaming
about the room. Nobody knew
from whence It came or whether
it was an omen Of bad luck
for someone.
Sheriff Hawkins, observing
the kitten, placed it under
arrest and held it in the office
of Prosecutor William H. Remy
until he was ready to take it to
the Jail
He's sentenced there for
life" said. Hawkins as he
carried the kitten away in
paper sack.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-06
NEW QUAKE IN SUMATRA
Heavy Property Damage Reported
to Amsterdam.

THE HAGUE, July 6.-Severe
earthquake shocks caused great dam
age in Sumatra today, according to
dispatches received here. Dwellings
In the Chinese quarter of Solok were
destroyed and the Solok railway sta
ton is a heap of ruins. The post
offices at Fort De Kock and Siloen-
gang were partially. destroyed and
the governors headquarters at
Sawasloento was damaged
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-06
CITY PROSECUTOR
MAKES PROTEST
Says He Is Tired Of Doing
Special Deputies Work.


/ City Prosecutor Arthur B. Dins-
more today announced he would re
fuse. to prepare affidavits for liquor
law violations
I'm tired doing the work Of the
special deputies of the State who
are not in he said.
Dinsmore and the three deputy at
torneys generals, who received COM
pensation in fees from liquor cases
under the Wright bone dry law,
share an, Office at police head
quarters He receives no extra fee
for liquor case work. j.
The men, named by Prosecutor
William H. Reny, will receive more
than 100000 in fees this year at
their present rate of compensation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-06
COOLIDGE STARTS,
VACATION TODAY
President to Leave Late This
Afternoon.
Bv United Press ~

2 WvAAissiHI1fNtGToN' Ash fNtGToN July s.-Presi-
dent and Mrs. Coolidge will leave
Washington late this afternoon for
the Adirondacks, where this years
summer White House is situated.
Their train will skirt New York.
passing through New Jersey and
then go northward through New
York State.
The presidential party boes to
Lake Osgood, New York, and the
luxul ious summer camp lent the
President by Irwin r. Kirkwood,
editor of the Kansas City Star.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-06
AWAKES, PURSE MISSING
Reports pocketbook and Sis Stolen,
After Ride With Friend.

His pocketbook containing S115
was missing after a ride with a
friend, Robert o. Dorman, grocer
1888 S. East ST., told police today.
Dorman said a friend asked him to
take ride in his car and he fell
asleep. When he awoke the purse
was gone, and so was the driver of
the car.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-06
FALLS FROM VEHICLE
Woman Said to Have Been Jumping
OF and On Auto.

Miss Henrietta Hall, negro, 1850
Boulevard Pl, was injured when she
fell from an auto at Eighteenth st.
and Boulevard Pl. Monday night.
Nathan Bentley, Negro, AL w.
Fourteenth St., and another young
woman, in the auto, said that Miss
Hall was demonstrating how she
could jump on and off the moving
vehicle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-06
POSTPONE PROSECUTION
Delay Case Against Street Car Com
Pany Because of Strike.

City Prosecutor Arthur b. Dins-
more today received permission from
Alvah ]. Rucker, corporation coun-
sci, to delay prosecution of the In
dianapolis Street Railway Company
on an anti-smoke law violation
charge until the strike situation
clears.
IT want to see the cars move, :"
Rucker explained.
The charge arose from alleged
violation of the law at the w. Wash
ington St power plant.