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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-30

most cavalier treatment of people
with means, Russia today, through
Trotsky himself, is pleading for re-
sponsible capitalists to invest In
Russia and offering them the most
absolute guarantee that their money
will be secure
When you play poker or bridge
you must play according to the es-
tablished rules. You can't set up
special rules for yourself alone and
expect other people to play with you.
Russia tried for a time to play her
own brand of international poker
with the other nations and fell down
hard Now she is trying to get in
the game under accepted conditions.
Trotsky seems to be coming back.
Whether on the throne or behind 1t,
he is an increasing power in Russian
affairs. He admits that in the past
there has been room for complaint
against the conditions foreign cap
ital had to go up against in his
country. But, he adds significantly,
don't fasten your eyes too much on
yesterday; look also at today and
foresee tomorrow"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-30

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Hats for all head sizes from the
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-30
COMMUNISM IN
: RUSSIA SLOWLY
CHANGING COLOR
Government Will Eventually
Be Like That of
France.
RUSSIA NO. 6.
BY William Philip Simms

MOSCOW (By MaiD, Aug. 30
Communism in Russia is fading
from a violent red to a pale pink.
Eventually-and every move to-
day is in that direction-Russia will
be a country of government owner
ship and lease system not very diff
ferent from certain other nations
of Europe.
Today France not only owns her
postal system as we do in the United
States, but the telephone, telegraph,
plus a good percentage of her
railways.
Russia, having seen pure commun-
ism fail, is now veering toward a
system not very different from that.
In addition to the monopolies the
French government enjoys, Russia
intends to cling to others such as
foreign trade and her key industries.
Americans mostly still think in
terms of the Russia Of six or eight
years ago. Apparently so does our
AState Department. for the United
Estates, alone of all the principal
nations of the world, refuses to ex-
tend recognition.
But that Russia is dead-as dead
as the Russia Of the Car. Every
body has witnessed the phenomenon
of a raging, rampant theoristN tam
ing down once he got into office and
the responsibility of running a great
government fell upon his shoulders
That is what has happened and is
still happening here.
Just before Lenin died he said:
eff the moment comes when the
peasant says: Your socialistic, COM
munistic production doesn't suit me;
Mt costs too much; / can't pay for
the cotton, can't buy the kero-
sene which is being produced in the
plants belonging to the State, that
will be the most ominous indication
that we are building our socialism
very badly"
Leon Trotsky, now in the ascend
ancy again, today says the same
thing. Private traders are now do
ing business in Russia: approx
imately so per cent Of the retail
trade is in their hands, and Trotsky
admits that if the government agen-
cies fail to compete successfully with
private traders, therell be trouble.
All of which means the Union of
Socialist Soviet Russia is getting
practical minded. Zfnovieff, who
tried to stir up foreign communists
and through them obtain what Rus
STA wants, is down and out, put out
by those who are coming to realize
the game cannot be played that
way.
Bolshevism Disappearing
What Americans still think of rs
, bolshevism" is disappearing. 1t is
taking in its horns. Instead Of the
old cry Of down with capitalism"
there Is the slogan: Russia, needs
capital"
Instead of the ruthless conf1sca-
ton of everything in sight and the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-30
FREIGHT TIME Is CUT
New Schedule Between Norfolk, Va.
and indianapolis.

The Norfolk & Western Railway
has established a new freight seized
ule in connection with the Big Four,
via Ivorydale, Ohio. a suburb of
Cincinnati, which cuts twenty-four
hours off its delivery time on freight
between Norfolk, Va, and Indian.
apolis. Proportional time cuts will
be made on freight sent from other
points over the road.
The first train leaving Norfolk on
the new time schedule made the
trip in fifty-three hours.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-30

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-30
TRIUMPH BY FASHIONS
Municipality Withdraws Policemen
From Censorship Business.
3p United Press

BIZ United Press
BIARRITZ, Aug. 80. - Modern
fashions have triumphed over the
prudish rules of the municipality
which sought to enforce a beach
ban on abbreviated costumes.
Hundreds of society women who
came here at the end of the Deau-
vile season protested against rude
demands that they cover their legs
or raise their shoulder straps. Then
they threatened to boycott Biar-
ritz, and the municipality withdrew
it's policemen from the censorship
business.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-30
1918 LUCKY, DENIS SAY
Headquarters Here Has Evil Omen
Number; Means 1926?

Democratic county leaders have
thrown mysticism and superstition
overheard in their campaign plans,
1t appeared today.
The number Of the room in the
Merchants Bank Bldg, in which they
will start campaign headquarters,
Is 1913.
Number 1913 is not an i'll omen
this year." one leader explained.
This is '26; thirteen and thirteen are
twenty-six. Therefore. the num-
Der favorS u.s."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-30

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-30
HUGE, PERFECT GEM SHOWN

Bu United Press
NEW YORK. Aug. 30.-What is
claimed to be the largest perfect
blue diamond that ever came out of
the earth is on display at jewelry
firm here. 1t weighs 1877 carats and
is valued at. 100000. Although it
is slightly smaller than the famous
Cullinan diamond. the latter was not
fawless.
The ordinary persons lungs con-
tain 5000. 900 air cells.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
ALL FNCLISHNEN FOUND LOYAL
In BOOSTING BRITISH PRODUCTS
Traditions Verified by Letter From Noted Pilot,
Long Flight, Who Enthusiastically Lauds
Makeup of His Airplanc.

up TO the present the engine has run
like n clock, never having faltered
for a moment or giving us any
anxiety.
"Our Titanine doping scheme has
been absolutely perfect he explained,
"for everyone remarkes upon the
beautiful condition of our wings which
are unblemished and are as tight as
a drum, whether they are standing
In the pouring rain for days or so
hot that to touch them would burn
ones fingers. owing to standing In
the tropical sun.
Magnetos Held "Perfect."
"Our r. r. II. magnetoS 80 far
have been perfect despite changing
conditions. The Palmer tires. apart
from running over a broken glass
bottle, have stood up to everything.
And. of course. with the X. l.. G..
plugs we take it for granted that they
do not fail. All the instruments fit
ted by Smith & Son have run per-
fectly and caused us not the slightest
worry, and the Hughes aperiodic
compass l reckon is the best aero
plane compass made. | thought our
paint might blister on some occasions.
but evidently Pinchin & Johnson have
some secret process.
II still continue to admire the
sporting and long sighted policy in
the interests of aviation of such con-
tributing companies as !. Stone &
Co. Earle & Bourne & Co.. Rrunton
& Sons, AccleS & Pollock. Brown
Bros, and Mallson's twhose timber.
despite the tropics. is as when we
started) in contributing to the flight"
Gotham completed the outbound
journey February II and now is re-
turning to London.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
OBJECTS TO SHOVELING.
Police Employe to Go on Trial fol
Not Doing Job.

"Does refusal on part of Poilce
Department employe to shovel sand
on a public street constitute dis
obedience of orders?' is a question
the police trial board will be called
upon to solve at its regular session
at the sixth precinct station next
Thursday.
Capt. A. !. Headly of the fourth
precinct. contendinC that it does, has
filed formal charges against Joseph
NJ Maynard. colored patrol driver in
his precinct.
1t is said that during a recent rain
there was so much sand in front of
a Seventh street building that an
overflow and miniature flood condi-
tions threatened to obstruct traffic
and possibly do damage.
Maynard, it is alleged, was directed
to move enough of the sand to permit
the water to flow freely in the direc-
ton of the nearest sewer. and when
asked if he had performed the task
according to the complaint, he said
he had not.
Explaining his failure to perform
the task. Maynard is said to have told
the captain 1t would have been neces-
sary for him to have shoveled at least
a ton of the sand. Such work did not
appeal to him as being part of police
duty. and it remains for the trial
board to settle the question.
Evening star., 1926-03-12

Tradition says ii matters not what
given, he always will view it from a
strictly business viewpoint and boost
British products with all his might.
From the wilds of Southern Africa
to be exact. from Broken Hill, Rho
desia. just north of Livingstone
came letter to the editor of British
aeronautical publication from Alan j.
Gotham. one of the foremost civilian
pilots of the empire. who at the time
of writing was / 500 miles from Cape
Town, the objective of flight which
began in London.
The letter. printed in the latest is
sue of the Aeroplane to arrive in this
country, instead of giving a glowing
first hand account of flying from the
Mediterra mean end of Africa to the
southernmost point of the Dark Con-
tinent laid emphasis on the following:
Airplane and Engine o. X.
behaved perfectly and the original
supply organization worked without
hitch, for at every landing ground
we found ample supplies of perfect
r. p. Spirit and Wakefield's Castrol
r. What spares we did send for
ward reached their destination in
good order and we found packets Of
X. l.. G. plugs waiting for us exactly
as arranged
IRE the performance of the ID. f.
so" continued the airman. up to
the present. I have taken off nearly
every landing ground with almost full
load. purposely to make a good test.
and we have had no difficulty.
RE the Stiddeley Jaguar. 1t is true
that I am nursing the engine but
Evening star., 1926-03-12
D. c. RAIL MERGER
HELD NOT imminent
President Hanna of Capital Trac-
tion Is Hopeful, However, of
Uultimate Consolidation.

Confidence was expressed today that
a merger Of the traction Compa nies of
Washington wHl eventually result
from present negotiations, hut John
H. Hanna. president of the Capital
Ira ction Co, denied that consoli-
dation is imminent.
I'VE are still working on plan for
a merger" said Mr.. Hanna. "and |
am hopeful that it will be brought
about | have no reasons to belleVe,
however, that it is imminent
Mr.. Hanna succeeded George r. Ham
ilton as president of the company yes
terday, and announced emphaticallN ~
that no change in the policy OF the
company is contemplated. nor would
i, ever be sanctioned as long as Mr..
Hamilton remains as chairman of the
board of directors.
Published intimationS that Mr.. Ham
,lton had been stumbling block III
the path of the proposed merger also
we're denied by Mr.. Hanna. Mr.
Hamilton has been in favor of a
merger" he said, "and I am certain
that he has not changed his mind.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
COURT CONFIRMS
SENTENCES OF Z
Three of Indiana Mortgage
Men to Get New Trials.
Accused of Fraud.
Nv the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, March 1.-THE United
States Circuit Court of Appeals in a
decision Yesterday confirmed the con-
viction OF Morton S. Hawkins, former
president of the Hawkins Mortgage
Co. of Portland. Ind, and IL others,
sentenced on charges Of using the
mails in Il scheme to defraud. IIaw-
kins was sentenced to serve - years
at Leavenworth and pay $4,000
fine, and the others were given 8
years and s. 900 fines.
At the same time the higher court
reversed the conviction of three others
Of the - defendants and remanded
their case for a new trial. The In
dictments against the Is, most of
whom are heads of welfare loan So
sieties who were consolidated into
the Hawkins Mortgage Co, were re-
turned in November, 1923. The mort
gage company, of which Hawkins
was head was supposed to he S3.-
no0. 600 concern. with So 5000 as a
surplus and undivided profits.
Those whose conviction was re-
yersed are William Sacks. Frank j.
Haicht and Frank O. Williams.
Those whose convictions were af-
firmed are Morton :. Hawkins. An
thonv \. Scheih. Carl T.. Anderson.
William NJ. Webb. Harry j. Bovard,
NIord carter. William NJ. Jones, j.
r. McCallum. Leo J.. Harrington,
John r. sutton, A. r. Sax and Frank
2. LaCqua.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
INQUIRY is ANNOUNCED
INTO MARKET PRACTICES
Ziv Live Stock Commission Co. and
Others to Be Probed Under Pack
ers and Stockyards Act.

By the Associated Press.
Notice of inquiry under the packers
and stockyards act into practices Of
the xiv Live Stock Commission Co.,
James J. Flanagan, Arthur G. Nc
Gurk and Joseph P. Coates, all trad
ers at the Chicago stockyards. have
been issued by Acting Secretary Of
Agriculture Dunlap.
1t is alleged by the department that
Flanagan & McGurk. a partnership,
diverted to Coates the proceeds Of cat
tie sales made for him which We're
due the Peterson & Turnbull Live
Stock Commission Co.
The latter company, the notice said.
had agreed with Coates to finance his
transactions on condition that Coates
should remit to them the proceeds of
the sales. Charges of insolvency also
were made against Coates, Flanagan
and McGurk.
The xiv Co. is accused of insolvency
and of illegally diverting the proceeds
of sales made by it for customers and
of paying their customers with worth
less checks.
The Acting Secretary also has issued
an order of suspension for one year
against Charles II. Stief, jr., cattle
dealer at East st. Louis, H., on the
grounds of insolvency.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
SAYS MRS. COURSEY
WAS LOVING MOTHER
Dead Child's Former Custodian
Testifes at Trial on Fatal
Beating Charge.

>pe' ~. Dispatch tn Tho star.
TOWSON. Md. March t2.-That
Mrs Edna May Coursey of Baltimore.
who is on trial for murder in connec-
ton with the death recently OF her
5-year-old son, was an affectionate @
mother was testified today by Mrs
J. l.. Clough of Houston. Md, who
told a jury in Judge Duncan's court
the child was in her custody %
months following it's birth and that
Mrs Courtesy. upon rcclaiming it at
her second marriage, paid her $3.50
for her service.
The confession of Mrs. Coursey. in
which is told the story of the heating
alleged to have caused The child s
death, was admitted as evidence yes
terday, despite charges of defendant :
attorneys that 1t was obtained in an
illegal manner Lawyers attempted
to show through questions addressed
to witnesses that members of her hus-
bands family persuaded her TO sign
the confession in which she admits
participating in the beatings. The de-
fense contends Robert w. CourSey.
Centreville police magistrate and un-
Gle of CourSey. conducted the nego.
tiations which led to Mrs. Coursey's
confession. Defense lawyers stressed
the fact that Robert w. Coursey had
visited Mrs. Coursey twice while she
was i'm cell in a police station here
When she appeared i'm Detective
Capt. Burns office. where she made
the confession. Coursey was with her
1t was COursey. Capt. Burns testified.
who told him Mrs. Coursey was ready
to make statement. He refused to
take the statement unless her lawyers
were present so, lat Robert w. Coursey's
suggestion. Samuel X. Dennis and
Gerald Hill were called. Dennis and
Hill now are representing the hus-
band. while two other attorneys are
representing Mrs. Coursey.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
BOTTOM OF RIVER
STILL IS DROPPING
Bed of Smoky Hill. Kansas.
Waterway Now Has Hole
1863 Feet Deep.
BY the Associated Press.


SHARON SPRINGS, Kans. March
19.-The bottom continued to drop
out of the bed of the Smoky Hill
River, near here. and the ground is
still sinking. although it's motion has
slowed up somewhat A hole slightly
over 800 feet in diameter has formed
IN the river bed since Wednesday
morning. The pit last night WAS 169
feet deep. The water was g. feet
deep and slowly rising.
The cause of the phenomenon re
mains Il mystery. although many the
cries have been advanced. Word was
received from Lawrence that r. G.
Moore, State SeoloSiSt. has attributed
IL to underground caverns left when
a stratum of limestone was dissolved.
This. it was pointed out. however.
does not explain the peculiar odor of
sulphur that many have noticed
around the crater. One theory is that
il is an old volcano showing signs of
life. The state geoloEist is expected
here today.
When first seen the depression was
about 30 feet across and of unknown
lily. \ low, rumblinG noise and u
cloud of dust appearing over the spot
gave the first indication that some
thing had happened. There was no
earth tremor of any consequence.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
Struck by Engine.

James Vaughan. A. years, Bowie,
Md. AN employe of the Pennsylvania
Railroad CO. as a track walker, was
struck by an engine Wednesday night
and serious injured. The accident oc-
CURED on the company's tracks be
tween Bowie and Springfield. He was
brought to Emergency Hospital here.
where he was treated for a fractured
skull and shock. His condition il
critical. The injured man has a wife
and two children.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
SUES AFTER ACCIDENT.
H. H. Rideout Says Poorly Lighted
Pole Wrecked Machine.

Harry II. RideOut Yesterday fled
suit i'm the District Supreme Court
to recover S5O.O00 from the District
of Columbia. the Capital Traction
Co. and the Potomac Electric Power
Co. for alleged personal injuries.
The plaintiff says he WAS seriously
injured while operating his automn-
bile November % last near the north
ern end of the Connecticut Avenue
Bridge by colliding with a trolley
pole completely demolishing his ma
chine. Rideout charges that the
trolley pole stood in the middle of
the street. was insufficiently lighted
and not painted so as to be observa-
BILE at night. Attorneys Wilton j.
Lambert. Rudolph II. Yeatman and
CHARLES s. Baker appear for the
plaintiff.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
SEEKS WIDER AGREEMENT
Jugoslav Minister to Resume Ne
gotiations With Mussolini.

ROME, March II P).-It is re-
ported that Foreign Minister Ninchitch
of .Jucoslavia will return to Rome
after the league sessions in Geneva
to complete his understanding with
Premier Mussolini for the conclusion
of wider agreement between Italy
and .JugoslaVia.
Clauses of the agreement, which al
ready have been submitted to Signor
Mussolini, are meanwhile being nego-
tiated by Undersecretary Grandi. who
is a member of the Italian delegation
at Geneva, where he frequently meets
M. Ninchitch and other representa-
tiyes of the Balkan countries.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
HOUSE SEATS GREEN.

The House today voted to seat
Robert A. Green of New River. Fla,
as Representative of the second dis
trict of that State.
His seat was contested by Fl. o.
Brown of Punta GOrda.
This action was taken after a
House elections committee unani-
mously had recommended in favor of
Mr.. Green.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
SUES DEAD MANS ESTATE.
Testator Killed Self on Wedding
Eve-Accused of Breach of Promise

BOSTON. March IL CD-A $3.50, 900
breach of promise suit was filed here
yesterday against the estate of a man
who committed suicide a few hours
before the time set for his wedding.
The plaintiff, Sophie Stanton. claim
ed that the estate of John Jackimovicz
is responsible to her as much as the
man himself would have been had he
lived and failed to carry out his prom
ise to marry her. He left a note which
said: Sophie is a good girl. l am no
good" "
Evening star., 1926-03-12
SELL GIRLS TO CHINESE.
Criminals Kidnap Young Woman
in Irkutsk District. Is Charge.

MOSCOW. March - R>.-Young
criminals in the Irkutsk district of 81
IBERIA are kidnapping young girls and
selling them to Chinese, says dis
patch to the Young Communist Truth
from Irkutsk yesterday.
In one instance a youth kidnapped
17-year-old girl and took her across
the Chinese border. where he sold her
to a Chinese for $25. Fearing the same
fate the girls of that district now re-
fuse to go on the streets after dark.
In another village a 15-year-old was
carried off and sold to a Chinese for
s. and so pounds of flour.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
Senate Approves
S343,l53,393 Army
Appropriation Bill

The Senate late yesterday pa ssed
the Army appropria ton bill. carry
ing a total of $343, .393, without
a record vote. As approved by the
Senate. the bin vas increa Sed So,
50N.126 above the House measure
and is S40.659.26S more than the
budget estimates.
An attempt by Senator King,
Democrat, Utah, to reduce from
$50. 900 900 to $40, 600, 900 the
amount for rivers and harbors was
defeated.
The Senate likewise rejected a
motion by Senator King to return
the bill to the military committee
with instructions to reduce the
total to $500, ,000, 900.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
HELD IN WIFE'S DEATH.
Man Claimed Pistol Was Dis
charged Acciden tally.

CLARKSDALE, Miss. March II
@.-Dr. S. W. Glass. Coahoma Coun-
ty sheriff. stated last night that T. c.
Cox, "a. former Arkansas planter, was
being held on a charge of murder in
connection with the death of his wife,
Mrs. Elizabeth Cox, SO, who was shot
and fatally wounded in their hotel
apartment here yesterday.
. Cox was arrested after a coroner's S
inquest. before which he testified that
the pistol was accidentally discharged.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
Two Hounds Collide, Both Die.

COLUMBUS. KanS.. March II CPD.--
Two valuable hounds owned by Monk
Cook of Columbus were killed when
they collided while chasing a rabbit.
The dogs were closing In from oppo-
site directions when the rabbit sud
denly turned and they crashed. One
dogs neck was broken and il died in
stantly: the other died within few
minutes.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
Weather Experts
Pass Up Forecasts
For Broadcasting

By the Associated Press
The Weather Bureau will make
No attempt. fer the present at least
at forccaStinG faV"rahle or unfa-
V"rahle conditions for radio rrcep-
tion.
Experts of the bureau hold that
weather conditions which affect
broadCaStInE are as Vet so little
known that any attempt to fore
cast reception conditions on the
basis of weather would be mad
ViSable
Further study of the problem
was urged with the suggestion
that it be undertaken by the Bu-
reau of Standard
Evening star., 1926-03-12
COUPLE ARRAIGNED
IN POISON PLOT CASE
Husband. Said to Have Been Pro-
posed Victim. to Seek Wife's
Release.


Los ANGELES. March 12-Charges
of conspiracy to commit murder were
filed yesterday against Mrs Olive
Brugen- Schmidt Bowers and Elmer NJ
Archer. bank clerk. in connection
with the alleged plot to poison Mrs
Bowers husband w. NJ. Bowers, at
torney and banker of SaWtelle.
MIR. Bowers said he would provide
the necessary bond to obtain his wifes $
freedom. lie said that he will permit
her tn return tu their home as soon as
the bond is approved. hut that he
would have another woman live there
with her.
Conversations over a two-party tele-
phone between Mrs. Bowers and Arch
er, who is alleged to have confessed
to purchasing of the poison to be ad-
ministered to Bowers were related to-
day to the district attorney by two
women who reported the alleged plot