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New Britain herald., 1927-11-19

Copyright, 1927. by T. W. Bursess)
New Britain herald., 1927-11-19

A newborn baby boy now has an expectation Of life of 55 years, com- pared with 4S twenty years ago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-19
WATSON here SOON
Senator Coming to Confer
With G. O. P. Leaders.

Tangled affairs Of the Republican
party in Indiana await the arrival
Of Senator James E. Watson, who
has promised to come to Indian
apolis Dec. &c for a series Of confer
ences with Republican leaders.
The Senator's visit is expected 70
settle the question Of the advisability
Of his filing his name as candidate
for the nomination for president in
the May primaries, to control the
Indiana delegation to the national
convention.
Announced intention Of Clyde A.
Walb, State chairman, to resign be-
fore the holidays, SO he might give
his entire time to private business
affairs after Jan. 1, likewise will
draw Watson's attention.
Other pressing questions demand
ing the Senator's attention include
the quest for a new deal" candidate
for the nomination for governor
and recommendation of a successor
to the late Joseph B. Healing, ma
tional committeeman, whose post is
held temporarily by Dorothy, Cum
ninghaln.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-19
KEEP U. S. SAFE
! FROM GAS man
NO Head-see Puzzle
Meter SIeuths to Snoop in
Rhode Island Only.

BD Times Special
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. = You
are safe from your gas NAHUM
less you live in Rhode Island.
The Federal prohibition bureau
does not intend to follow the exam
pie of United States District Attor-
ney John s. Murdoch of that State
in calling upon meter readers to re-
port evidences of liquor violation in
private homes, DR.. James Doran,
United States prohibition CONS
sioner, told the 6cripps-H Howard
newspapers today.
I'VE have no such intention, and
as far as I know the prohibition
unit has never employed such meth
ods," Dg. Doran said. However,
we are always glad to get beneficial
information from any source"
DR.. Doran said that in certain
States, particularly New Jersey, fire
insurance companies have instruct
ed their inspectors to report eyi-
dences Of stills. So many explos-
ions have resulted from stills, he
said, that the insurance companies
have adopted this as one means Of
cutting down losses.
Information given by fire inspec-
tors, he said, has resulted in num-
Der of stills being raided in New
JERSEY.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-19
Publisher without Honor
Searching Open Letter
of Senator Says.

BO United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Sena-
tor George Norris (Rep), Nebraska,
issued an open letter today declar-
ing an analysis of William Randolph
Hearst's recent Mexican expose ar
ticles and his subsequent Senate
committee testimony lead to the
inevitable conclusion that you are
not only unfair and dishonest, but
that you are entirely without
honor"
Hearst newspapers recently pub
lished documents purpCrting to
show, among other things, a plot
of President Gales Of Mexico to
bride four United States Senator'S.
This led to a Senate investigation,
which today was in recess, pending
investigations by detectives into au-
thenticity Of the documents.
Norris letter, one of the most
Scathing documents ever issued by
a United States Senator, charged
Hearst with making an attempt
not only to besmirch the character
of some of our own officials and
journalists" but also trying to ex-
cite an animosity and a hatred on
the part Of our people against the
Mexican government"
Holding the Hearst documents are
forgerieS, Norris charged Hearst
realized withholding of the Sena-
tors names in his original publ
cation must inevitably lead to the
appointment OF an investigating
committee"
Such documents have been ''ped-
died" in Mexico for a long time,
Norris claimed, saying they were
available to the Ku-Klux Khan to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-19
REALTOR IS DEAD
Edison T. Wood, ST., Pro-
NOTED Apartment Projects.

Edison T. Wood, ST., SO, native Of
Indianapolis and identified with the
real estate business here for more
than q quarter of a century, died
unexpectedly this morning at his
home, 1910 N. Pennsylvania st. He
had suffered from heart attacks and
was i'll for the last three days, al
though not considered serious.
In recent years, Mr.. Wood and
his son, Edison Jr., had promoted
several large apartment house prof.
ects, four of which ere In Irving
ton and the latest on N. Penn
sylvania st. Their offices are at
124 E. Market st.
He was a prominent member Of
the indianapolis Real Estate Board
and on the appraisal committee. He
belonged to the Columbia Club,
Woodstock Country Club. Ancient
Landmarks Masonic Lodge, the
Scottish Rite and Shrine. Mr.. Wood
also was member Of the Second
Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by the widow, two
sons, Edison Jr. and Gaylord, Holly
wood, Cal, and one brother, Her
bert, indianapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-19
ROB 3 GAS STATIONS
Standard Oil Company Is
Prey of Bandits.

A Negro bandit obtained $3.50 in
hold-up of the Standard Oil Com
pany station, Pratt and Meridian
Sts., early today, Walter Raker, at
tendant, told police. A companion OF
the bandit sat at the wheel of an
automobile in the driveway.
An elderly man robbed the filing
station, Northwestern Ave. and Fall
Greek Blvd. Sunday night, obtaining
loot amounting to $3.50, ROLAND Will
liams, attendant, reported.
Frank Mills, attendant at the
Standard Oil station at Oliver Ave.
and White River, said two men
came in the station Sunday night
and drew guns and took $1O0. They
escaped on foot be said,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-19
MAYOR is WITNESS
Kokomo Executive Before
Marion County Grand Jury.

Mysterious activities of Deputy
Prosecutor John L. Niblack and
grand jurors in calling witnesses in
the political probe were ended to-
day.
Niblack left Indianapolis Friday
with ten Subpoenas and orders to
bring witnesses before the jury this
morning.
First witness today was James
Parker, Bremen, Ind, believed once
to have had D. G. Stephenson's
black boxes. Harry Hogsden, for
mer Khan klarago, now in the real
estate business at Valparaiso, and
Mayor s. E. Spurgeon Of Kokomo,
former Khan klaliff, also testified.
The questioning was said to
be along lines supplied by D. G.
Stephenson, former Indiana Khan
dragon, now serving q life murder
sentence in the State prison, and j.
g. Julian, former business associate
of Stephenson. They testified last
week.
It was understood the Jury was
attempting to get at facts said to
surround signing Of various con-
tracts by politicians In return for
support Of Stephenson in elections.
Jurors are expected to close the
pohtical investigation this week.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-19
man IN HUNGER
ADMITS ARSON
W. aSa0-See
Brazil Resident, 80, Set Fire
at Home.
BIZ Times Speciql

BN Ifm6S SDcctQL
BRAZIL, Ind, Dec. 19.-George
Parrish, 30, is Iree today despite his
confession that he set fire to his
home in the hope of collecting
81, 100 insurance so that he could pay
a mortgage and with the remainder
of the money spend the rest of his
life in comfort.
Tearfully the old man told au-
thorities that for a year preceding
last. Thanksgiving day he had not
had sufficient food, but on the holi-
day a neighbor invited him to his
home for two meals. Parrish said
his only income was from earnings
at doing odd jobs. He said that
when he received 35 cents for work,
IS cents was spent for a jar of apple
butter and 10 cents for bread.
The home Of Parrish was found
burning last Thursday night. Blaz-
ing kerosene-soaked paper was dis
covered at twenty-five places in the
house.
Authorities refused to make Par
rish a prisoner and he is now at the
home Of a daughter, while next steps
in the case are under consideration.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-19
500 WORKERS
HIRED TO AID
IN MAIL RUSH
PoStoffice Is Prepared for
Annual Ordeal of Holt
day Season.
HURRY is BRYSON PLEA
Windows Will Be Open Till
Noon on Monday After
Christmas.
HURRY is BRYSoN PLEA

An army Of 500 extra postofice
employees today was added to the
1900 regular Indianapolis postofHce
force to handle the annual Christ
mas mail rush.
Additional employees will be added
from day to day as necessary.
The extra employees, many Of
whom are college students, will be
apportioned among the various
postof1ce departments, some serv-
ing as window clerks, some as mail
ing clerks, truck drivers, carriers and
in various other capacities.
Most Of these employees were
sworn in Saturday in the United
States civil service offices by Henry
M. Trimpe, secretary.
Provide Aids for MaiIers
Three large tables were placed in
the postof1ce lobby to facilitate
weighing and stamping of parcel
post packages. This helps to elm
mate long lines OF impatient Christ
mas mailers at the regular windows.
Postmaster Robert H. Bryson ex-
pressed himself as being highly sat
iSf1ed with preparations to hardle
the huge volume of Christmas mail.
With the hundreds Of extra en-
ployes, the postoff1ce should be able
to expedite the diSpatching and de-
1ivering of mail, he said.
Bryson renewed the plea to post
Office patrons not to wait until the
last week to mail Christmas pack
ages and letters.
Open Till Noon Monday
The postofflce will be open until
noon Monday, Dec. 26, because Of
Christmas coming on Sunday, One
delivery will be made throughout
the city Dec. 26 to prevent conges-
tion of the mails, although ii had
been planned to make the day q
full holiday for postal workers.
The general delivery, parcel post
receiving, registry and stamp Sec
tons will be open until noon that
day.
Rural carriers will make their
regular deliveries the day after
Christmas. Classified stations will
be open until noon. Special delivery
section Will be open all day.
Practically all postal workers will
be off duty Christmas day, only
such employees as are necessary to
prevent outbound mail from con-
costing the Office being on duty.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-19
Power Lobby Takes Hand
in Congress Fight for
Boulder Project.
BY RUTH FINNEY

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. The
West will open formally its. t1ght
in Congress this week for the big
gest dam in the world and the big
gest bridge in the world.
The first is Boulder dam, to be
built on the Colorado River between
Arizona and Nevada.
The second is a bridge across San
Francisco Bay, joining the City OF
San Francisco to Alameda, Oakland
and Berkeley, some three miles
away across the water.
For the dam, the Federal Gov
eminent is asked to appropriate
SIPS, $1,000, which is to be returned
with interest from sale Of power at
the dam. For the bridge, San Fran
cisco is asking only Federal per-
mission to built.
Bills providing for the projects
have been introduced in the Sen
ate by Senator Hiram Johnson, and
in the House by Representatives
Swing and WEIGH, California.
The Boulder Dam bill failed Of
passage last session by a narrow
margin when Arizona Senators fill
bustered against it b the closing
days.
1t is bitterly opposed by private
power interests and a strong lobby
has been organized to fight it this
year. 1t is a flood control dam, but
will generate a million horsepower
of hydro-electric energy. The fight
against it by power interests, more
than anything else, has made it q
major issue in this session.
This week the Senate and House
irrigation committees will begin
consideration of the Boulder Dam
bill.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-19
ASSESSOR TO
ferret. OUT
HIDDEN GOODS
Warehouse Owners Combat
Attempt to Get Names
of Patrons.
NOW UP TO TAX BOARD
Brattain Says Property Not
Now Assessed Is Worth
Many Thousands.

Whether an assessor can compel
owners Of q warehouse to disclose
the owner Of goods in storage for
taxation purposes will be deter
mined by the State tax board soon
Every warehouse in Marion Coun-
ty except the National Terminal
Corporation, 232 s. Pennsylvania
ST., has complied with the demand
for lists of stored goods, according
to Frank Brattain, county township
assessor.
This company appealed to the tax
board, arguing that Brattain had
no right to ask it to disclose the
owners.
Brattain estimated butter, sugar
and other commodities in the ware
house to be worth, for taxation pur-
poses, $250,000. He said that If he
could go through the place he be-
lieves he could discover hundreds
Of thousands of dollars worth of
taxable property"
can't Get Code hey
1--WE have about one-tenth OF the
names of persons who have goods
with this company. We have a code
list of the remainder, but have been
unable to obtain the key to the
CODE"
Company officials pointed out IN
a preliminary hearing to the county
board to review thate much of the
goods, being perishable, is stored
only a few days, sometimes being in
transit The law requires that the
assessment be made upon goods
as of March /.
Brattain did not take Office until
May %, upon the death of Michael
Jefferson. He said he discovered the
assessment Of the warehouse had
not made until several weeks after
he took Office.
Then he sent special deputies to
all warehouses and obtained the
required information from all but
the National.
Hold List Not Now Good
The national officials contend
that any list of goods now held
would not be applicable, because it
would not be as of March /, and 1t
would be impossible to supply the
information as Of March /.
Brattain said he would write to
the owners of stored goods he has
been able to ferret out, many scat
tered in other parts of the country,
for information as to what they had
stored on March /.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-19
SHIFT COUNTY OFFICE

Few Changes in Personnel to he
Made by New Treasurer.
Few changes in the personnel Of
the county treasurer's office are ex-
pected when Clyde s. Robinson sue.
ceeds Edward A. Ramsey, Jan. /.
Robinson said he will announce his
appointments Tuesday, after sever
al days study of the office.
o. r. Harris, chief deputy, who
has been in the ONCE twenty-six
years and Joseph M. Hillman, in
charge Of the Barrett law depart
ment, are expected to be retained.
Bond of $450,00O, required ~ law.
has been fled by Robinson
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-19
WEST SEEKINGDA
BRIDGE FOR FRISCO
Hic, Governor

BH United PreS8
AVOCA, Iowa, Dec. 49,
Governor Lowden" and "Al
Smith were held in jail here
r today on charges of intoxica-
ton.
The two men, attempting to
keep each other In upright po-
sitions, were found on the
highway near here by Sheriff
Percy Lainson Of Pottawat-
tamie County.
Asked their identity, one
said: 81 am Governor Low
dent" and the other, II am
AL Smith"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-19
SUSPECT IN KENTUCKY
MURDER is HELD HERE
Father-In Hacked to Death;
Man, Woman Under Arrest.

E0tAACA AA-A~W AA@~NSN w ~~~eS~~~b
Man, Woman Under Arrest.
Sheriff F. N. Blair of Marion
County, Kentucky, is expected here
today to take Lawrence Hendren, %,
and Mrs. Emma Taylor, 10, back to
Lebanon, KY, where Hendren will
face charge of numbering James
SpStnkles, 81, his father-in-law.
The pair was taken into custody by
city detectives Sunday at SOB S. Me-
ridian st. Both admitted their iden-
tity and were held on vagrancy
charges until the Kentucky officers
In notifying the Indianapolis
officers to be on the lookout for
them, Sheriff Blair said that
Sprinlxles had been approached by
Hendren with demand for money
to remarry, although his wife,
Sprinkle's daughter, had been dead
less than a week. Sprinkle refused
and was found dead at his farm Dec.
II, with his head hacked by a
Ratchet. All his money had been
taken.
Hendren Is said to have appeared
In Lebanon with money and per-
suaded Mrs. Taylor to leave her
husband and flee with him. Officers
traced their car to Louisville, where
1t was abandoned.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-19
MRS. GooDHUE WORSE

Hope Is Held Out for Recovery Of
Mrs. COOlidge's Mother.
Bd, United Press
NORTHAMPTON, Mass, Dec. 10.
Mrs. Lenira Goodhue, 70, mother
Of Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, who has
been in Dickinson Hospital with in
fiuenza for more than week, has
had a-relapse. Her temperature rose
to 102 during the night.
Mrs. Goodhue is very ILL.," her
doctor said. However, her heart
is good and her strong constitution
gives us hope that she will recover"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-19
LOCK up SAYS YEGG
Note Of Advice Left by Burglar Who
Enters Second Story Window.

"Lock the windows and we won't
come in any more" yeggmen ed
vised the Auto Paint Company pro-
prietors, 81 w. Eleventh ST., by
note they left after a visit Sunday
night.
The combination was battered
from the safe and $40 taken, ac-
cording to E. N. Showalter, man
ager.
The burglars climbed a pole to
the second story windows, police
said. 1t is the second visit recently
to the place.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-19
AIR TAXI is PLANNED
indianapolis to Be Terminal Of
Statewide Service.

Indianapolis will be the terminal
of a Statewide airplane taxi serv-
ice, according to H. G. Brooks of
indianapolis and Robert Shank of
Huntington, w. Va.
Brooks and Shank have leased
seventy-five acres of the old Watts
farm, west of Kessler Blvd, between
Lafayette Pike, Twenty Fist st. and
Tibbs Ave. for use as an airport.
The lease is for five years.
A school of instruction for COM
mercial pilots is contemplated.
Construction of hangers at the
Hoosier Airport of indianapolis, will
begin this week, they announced.
They have the agency for the Travel
Air Company, airplane builders, for
Indiana, West Virginia, Kentucky
and part of Illinois.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-19
Divorce Defendant Arrested

BaI TIT1ifPN T'TP89
COLUMBUS, Ind, Dec. 19.-John
8. Crllmp, wealthy local man, was
arrested here Sunday night on an
intoxication charge after his QUITO
mobile crashed into wagon drawn
by team of mules and driven by
Frederick Winter. %, living near
here, seriously injuring Winters and
killing one Of the mules. Crump's
wife Is suing him for divorce and
demanding $4,000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-19
NORRIS OPENS FIRE
ON HEARST EXPOSE
DYyJOk Wet

BaT United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. -
Assistant Secretary of Treasury
Lowman, Americas :" Try car"
was asked by reporters today if
this Christmas will be vet or
dry.
The assistant secretary looked
out of his window and stated,
''it's raining now"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-19
ADMITS is BURGLARIES
Anderson Boy, 16, Was Told Ran
saclxing Homes Was Easy.

SdCNAuS hUAuCS was Easy
ANDERSON, Ind, Dec. 49,
Herschel Hairless, 16, is a prisoner
here today following his confess
sion that he committed sixteen
burglaries in the last three months.
Total value of loot was $225.
The boy told police he would
knock at the door of a home and
is someone answered, would ask If
he could haul away trash. If there
was no answer, he tried the door
which he usually found unlocked,
and entering the house, would take
small articles Of value. Hairless said
he started ION his crime career after
a companion told him ransacking
homes Was easy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-19
SCOUTS TO OPEN HUT
Troop 50 win Celebrate wednesday
Night With Party.

Boy Scout Troop SO will celebrate
the opening Of the Utley Hut, on
Boulevard Pl south of Maple Road
Blvd, Wednesday night with q
Christmas party. G. E. Utley donated
the ground. Parents of the boys
made the hut possible with contri-
buttons.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-19

use against the Catholics and vice
versa.
Norris letter scored at Hearst pa
pers' suggestion that the documents
were furnished by Mexicans for pa
triotic reasons, and suggested that
"you evidently believed that if a
revolution could be started Gin Mex
ice) it would mean financial hene-
fit for your investments in Mexico"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-19
CUT OVER POOL GAME
Hall Employee Sought by Police
Victim in Hospital.

Victim IN Hospital.
Peter Louis, S5, Of 1886 Speedway
Rd., was held at city hospital on a
vagrancy charge after he was
stabbed in the left side during an
argument at a poolroom at Al S.
West st. Sunday.
Louis told police that he had an
argument with an employee. The
employee fled after the cutting and
police were unable to locate him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-15
LA BARBA BADLY BEATEN.
BUT TITLE IS NOT LOST

By the Associated Press.
" OSTON, February 15.-Fidel
- Labarba, fyweight champion
of the world, was recover
H. ing today from one, of the
worst beatings of his career
and local boxing followers were try
ing to explain the latest sensation of
the ring, Johnny Vacca of Brighton,
who last night ripped his way to a
10-round victory over the title holder
II Labarba's crown had been at
stake there might have been a new
wearer today, but the men were fight
beam at 1852 pounds, while Labarba
tipped it at III
A confident champion, who never
before had been knocked off his feet.
played with the local boy through
the first round, but before the second
had gone more than 20 seconds he
took left hook to the jaw that re-
sounded through the house and sent
Labarba to the floor for the count of
nine.
He staggered TO his feet, and was
downed by a right-hand smash that
kept him on the canvass for count
of five, and hardly had recovered his
equilibrium when another left hook
returned him to the resin for nine
while the crowd went wild
Nacca uncorked a brand of speed
of which his friends who have
watched him campaign as a lesser at
traction for the past three years had
not believed him capable. only the
champions ring generalship saved
him time and time again as the local
boy rocked him with terrific punches.
The fourth round saw the champion
on the floor again for the count of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-15
LICHT-HEAVY KING MUST
KEEP HIS CLASS WEIGHT
New York Boxing Law Forbids Jack Bolstering His
Poundage to Meet Huskier MaIoney-Fghters
End Hard Training Tomorrow.

who hitherto had absorbed half the
punishment melted out daily. collided
Saturday with a righthand smash and
lost an eyebrow.
The negro was helpless against the
champion in the face of brilliant
and versatile attack, and he hobhled
painfully through the workout with
n devastating righthand attack drum
ming constantly on his heavily
padded head.
Not content with proving himself a
qualified marksman in the ring.
Delaney visited the shooting gallery
at police headquarters for an hour of
pistol practice He had as little
trouble bouncing lead into the bulls
eye of target. as he usually does In
finding the jaw Of an opponent
After three sparring partners had
worked with Maloney at his quarters
in Long Branch y. j., the trio said
that Delaney would not last 10 rounds
against the Boston slugger. All three.
Leonard NebIett. George Smith and
Tex Evans. sclaimed to have opposed
Delaney at one time or another
Maloney weighed 203 pounds after
the six.round session. but expects 10
lose three pounds by Friday.