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New Britain herald., 1927-09-15
CITY FOLK SUFFER;
 FARMERS SMILING
Populace SVelterins in Western
 Heat; Crops Ripening

Chicago, Sept. l5 Pl-Buoyed by promise of reliet before another sun shall rise, the hcat-stIlcken middle west today prepared 10 endure the fourth day Of the protractcd wave which has broken all September heat records and caused scores of deaths.
 Weather officials promised anoth- ,r blistering day before the cool area at present travelling down rom the Canadian ranges could make itself felt upon the suffering central plains and the valleys of the Missouri. Mississippi and Ohio.
 While almost every city in the central states is daily reporting tenn peratures above go degrees, farm ITS and agricultural bureaus are re- oicing at the sustained heat wave, tearing only that 1t will prove too much Of a good thing and scorch the rorn which 1t has already helped so much.
 Illinois state department Of agri- culture officials have estimated that each day adds 3,Q00,000 bushels to the crop.
 There were thirteen deaths at tributed to heat in Chicago yester- day, raising the total to B for the last three days. The mercury rose 10 a5 degrees for the second con- secutive day,
 All Chicago schools were closed today because Of the heat The an- nouncement was made last night after the school board learned that another day of excessive tempera- ture was a certainty.
 Many Illinois cities already have muffled their school bells until the wave is broken.
 Southern states continued to bake yesterday. Nashville ran a tempera- ture of 9s degrees, St. Louis report ed four deaths and a mark of 9T degrees,
New Britain herald., 1927-09-15
Paris Likes Walker,
 And He's Happy There

Paris, Sept. 15 Pt-Paris likes Jimmy Walker and the mayor of New York refrains from denying that he likes Paris.
 Mayor Walkers day began at noon when he arrived at the tomb of Frances unknown soldier , minutes late. He found General Gouraud, military governor of Paris, and NJ. Bouju, prefect of the Seine depart ment, already there awaiting his ar rival.
 There were no speeches and the mayor said not single word. as apparently deeply moved, he placed d. wreath npon the tomb and stood al attention for a full minute.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-15
Member Federal Reserve System
OFFICERS

A. J. Sloper, president F. s. Chamberlain, Vice-Pres. and
 Cashier E. N. Stanley, President W. II. Judd, Asst Cashier C. L. Sheldon, Asst. Cashier and
 Trust Officer A. & Parsons, Asst. Cashier
New Britain herald., 1927-09-15
Six Communist Rioters
 Die Before Firing Squad

Elga, LatVla, sept. ID RI-SlN men accused Of participating in d communist instruction near Taur- age last Friday, were shot 10 death today after being sentenced by q military court. Other death penal ties were reported to be impending. Former Captain Maijus, alleged lead CT of the revolt, is reported to have escaped to Germany.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-15
FISHERMEN SHl\ BANKS

Gijon, Spain. Sept. 15 LP-Fish- ermen Of Gijon refuse 10 have any thing to do with the modern banks They put their spare pcsetas in the toe of an old sock. By their labors they supply fish for the Madrid market 32o miles away, and all their profits go into their woolon hose.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-15
ZONE BOARDP0WER ID BE DETERMINED
Kirkham Asked to Give Opinion
 on Peterson Case

Further delay in the Common wealth avenue dispute ccnterine on the application of Miss Harriet T. Peterson for a change in regulations to permit two-family houses in a one family district, came last night when the board of adjustment post poned the matter for legal opinions
New Britain herald., 1927-09-15
CHOKES TO DEATH

Springfield, Mass, Sept. 15.-- 4 piece of meat which became lodg- ed in his throat while he was eating supper resulted in the death of Jacob Augustowski.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-11
EAL Sc ALARMS.
ROUSE CITY

Nsrvously Inclined persons had
avery reason last night to pack up
their belongings and prepare for
sudden exit from what sounded
ike ! burning city. Fire apparatus
shrieked and ran through the
streets for two hours and there
really was one fire6t hnall pro.
portions.
The bedlAm occurred between
1914 ana 1915 o'clock. Causing two,
thirds Of the city.s apparatus to
race rnadly hither and yon, only
to find that the alarms were all
false, with the exception Of q blaze
in the home Of Walter Skinner,
1884 High st. s. p
Skinner and his wife were both
asleep when the fire Started from 3
kitchen stove but made their way
90 safety.
The house. which Ii owned BY
Alvin g. sBabe' Ogle, former
policeman who tips the scales 81
more than 900 pounds, was dam
aged to the extent Of $1,000.
All OF the other alarms, Of which
there were 10, occurred during the
two hour period, some Of them in
the section Of North Capitol Street
and Florida Avenue Northwest and
the others in the southwest section.
Police failed to apprehend the
persons turning in the alarms.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-11

Tampa. Fla.--'iFor womanly ills
know OF nothing better than
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
l was suffering from feminine trou.
BE and became all rundown in
health. Il was nervous and weak,
could not sleep. had no strength
nor energy to do anything-had
draggy, heavy, wornout feeling. I
took DR.. Pierce's Fayorite Prescrip.
ton and 1t strengthened my nerves
and I grew i we'll and strong. I
would advise any weak woman to
take it."--Mrs. c. B. Smith. l40$
Florida Ave.
You can always find this Pre-
scription Of DR.. Pierce's in your
neighborhood store. in tablets 5r
liquid
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-11
INITIATED BY ODD FELLOWS

limitations were given to IS candi.
dates for membership. in connection
with the jubilee exercises Of the In
dependent Order Of Odd Fellows last
night at odd Fellows Temple. The
team giving the second degree was
made up largely OF Representatives.
Rare bargains in choice used cars
ere listed daily in the AUTOMOBILES for
sale columns of The Times and Herald
classified section.
z x, : - 3 = ,-,,-.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-23
Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported stolen to
police belong to:
A. c. Reynolds, West Baden, lnd.::
Jordan sedan, 5O5-33; from rear OF
English theater.
William Sauer, Southport; Chew
rolet touring, 508-609; from Georgia
ST., between Illinois and Meridian
SITS.
John Yott, 3449 N. Capitol Ave-;
Chevrolet coach, 528-717; from front
of above address.
Harry T. Robinson, 1921 Park
Ave; Chevrolet coach, s595-672;
from Washington and Delaware SITS.
Roy H. Robbins, 345 S. Rural St.;
Chevrolet coach, 548-494; from
front of Sphinx Arms.
Buck Rigdon, R. r. B; Ford
roadster, 517-239; from Noble and
Walnut SITS.
Harry Whitesides, 1908 Martin
dale Ave-; Ford roadster, 576-754;
from New York st. side of Federal
Bldg.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-23
REALTORS kept
BUSY BY CITY
HOME SEEKERS
NHHWA III &HH HAH EUAE
Board Reports Deals for
Week Total $4,000;
Mostly Residential.

Summer is the best time to drive
prospective customers to available
property sites.
Tl9as is the word from the Indian
apoNs Real Estate board which an
nounced realtors negotiated deals
involving more than 1911, 900 last
week. The deals were practically
all in residential sections.
Henley T. Hotel, manager OF the
Washington Bank and Trust Co.'S
real estate department reported
$142,960 involved in ten deals. This
makes a total of thirty-nine deals
closed by the company since July l.
Bungalows Sold
William Low Rice announced sale
of the last two of five bungalows
to be erected in Carrollton Park.
They were sold to j. Lorenz Gemmer
and Margaret Patterson. Wesley A.
Stockinger, superintendent OF
schools at Noblesville, Ind, bought
a two-story residence from Rice at
5o23 N. Capitol Ave. Rice announcer
other sales, totalling $4,000.
p. A. Havelick reported sale OF q
brick veneer residence at 542l N.
Delaware ST., to r. MCCULLOUGH
which formerly was owned by
Georgia A. Wysong for $4,000. Les
lie Coleman bought residence at
sol Hampton Dr., from Max Black
burn for $13.500.
Oscar Schmidt. president OF
Lorenz Schmidt & Sons reported
two sales aggregating 5000. j. S.
Cruise reported four sales involving
$4,000.
S. H. Brighton, president Of the
Home Development Company re-
ported five deals with total consid-
Grafton of $25,314.
Building Permits
Building permits were issued this
week for thirty-six indianapolis
residences to cost $156,675. New
buildings under construction this
week totalled> $175,675.
New storerooms will be erected at
4102 E. Washington St., and 2406
E. Washington st. The business
building at $50 w. Washington St.,
will be remodeled.
During June, real estate activity
in forty-one representative cities
was five points higher than in May.
according to National Real Estate
Board statistics. This is in line with
predictions Of L. H. Lewis, Indian
apolis board president, who declared
activity the last half of this year
will be greater than the first six
months.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-23
ACTS BLOCK
TRANSIT STRIKE
Mayor Walker Hopes to
Prevent New York Tie-up.

NEW YORK, July 23.-Mayor
James j. Walker alone stood today
between New York and a transit
strike which threatened to tie up all
elevated and subway lines in
Greater New York and the surface
street car lines of Brooklyn.
Unless the intervention of the
mayor won compromise, a strik,
was expected to be called by the
Ana1gamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway Employees
Tuesday night.
The men demanded recognition of
their union by the marlborough
Rapid Transit Corporation, and ar
bitration of other disputes. 1t was
charged the company was forcing
employees to join a company union
and sign unfavorable working con-
tracts.
The mayor and amagamated OFF,
Gals were to meet at 2:30 p. M. to-
day to discuss the situation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-23
LINDBERGH RECEPTION
COMMITTEE no MEET

Assistants to Be Chosen by Leaders
Monday.
Subcommittee will be appointed
and definite arrangements made for
reception of Col. Charles A. Lind
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-23

bergh here Aug. 9 at meeting of
the Lindbergh reception committee
Monday at II a. m.
The meeting will be in the office
of Schuyler A. Haas, city corpora
tion counsel. Haas is the mayors
representative on the committee.
Milburn Carterer of the Daniel
Guggenheim Foundation, sponsor
ing the Lindbergh tour, will arrive
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-23
JULY %, 1927
Two HOLSTERS Chosen

81 JIWca NpccIuF
HUNTINGTON, Ind. July %. :
Two Hoosiers are among membel
of Rotary international committeeS
named here by Arthur II. Sapp.
international president. Arch v.
Grossman, indianapolis, mas place
on the convention committee and
A. B. Thielens, South Bend, on tho
finance committee.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-23
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

in indianapolis in advance, to pass
on arrangements.
Gasoline, oil. hangers and guards
for Lindbergh's Spirit of st. Louis
have been offered at the Mars Hill
airport.
Wallace o. Lee, vice president of
Indianapolis Power and Light Com
pany, was named vice chairman of
the committee.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-23

Southgate Jr., bookkeeper to do as
1 tell you and well both live" an
unidentified man today attempted
to hold up the Tecumseh National
Bank, but was captured when E. L,
Rosebush, president, tackled him,
can, cash and all
The can was later found to con-
tain no explosives, and the would
be bandit is in jail.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-23
Boy, IL, Tries Suicide

BIZ Times SpectdG
DECATUR, Ind, July 23.-Theo-
dore Krick, IL, shot himself twice
with a revolver at the home of his
foster father, Austin McMichaels,
near here. The boy feared a repri-
mand for breaking harness of a
team of horses he was driving.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-23
Buy for a Home

Every man owes it to himself and his
family to own his own home If you are
a renter you are not getting anywhere.
At the end of ten years you will have
paid enough in rent to buy home. Your
landlord will still own the home, and you
will have a bunch of rent receipts of abb
solutely no value.
But there is no reason why you can not
own home as well as any one else. We
are pointing the way by Offering you
these beautiful homesites on payments
within your easy reach Start now with
lot End with a home of your own.
Enjoy the feeling of ownership and the
thought that after you are gone you can
at least leave your family home In
which to live.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-23

Washington Blmo (he second
west of Lgnurst Drive) and YOU will be right front of Bimo
Gardens
CarTake West Washington street of line and ask
Then take the bus Bmo
(second street of Lnhu Drve) Only street fare
neTake Panfed bus at the Bus Station 80 Ken
lucky avenue, off right in front of the addition
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-23
SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED
Bankers Of Marion County to Help
Three Attend Purdue.

Three Purdue scholarships Of $10C
each will be given to high school
pupils of Marion county by the
Marion County Bankers Association
Scholarships will be awarded to
the boy excelling in pig club work
for 1928, to the boy excelling in
calf club work in 1923 and to the
girl excelling in home economies
work.
Officers named by the association
Friday night are: L. A. Wiles, cash
Ter of South Side State Bank, re-
elected president; Charles Bechtold
cashier of East Side State Bank
vice president; William j. Clark
cashier of Belmont State Bank, re-
elected secretary, and j. F. Davis
treasurer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-23
BACK HOME AGAIN

Automobiles reported found by
police belong to:
Harry L. Barnum, 1701 N. Illinois
ST.; Chevrolet coach, 535-552; rear
$50 N. Senate Ave.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-23
Buy for Investment

Indianapolis is growing steadily. 1t has now
a population of almost 100000. In short
time it will have half million. 1t Is the
crossroads of America and one of the best
cities in the United States. You have all
seen Indianapolis grow from year to year.
Many of you can remember when there
was nothing west of the river but farms.
Look at it now. Hundreds of thousands of
dollars have been made in west side real
estate and there are greater opportunities
today than ever before. Get one or more
of these big, beautiful lots in Bitmore
Gardens at our low prices and realize some
of the big profits yourself. Now is the
time. Tomorrow never comes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-23
PROVES BANDIT BUFFER

Bank President Tackles RObber-
Can of Explosives" Empty.
By United Press
TECUMSEH, Okla, July 23.-
Holding can in which he said there
was nitroglycerin and warning Tom
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-23
Flying Editor Reaches Bavaria

Flying Editor Reaches Bavaria
BIZ United Press
NUREMBERG Bavaria, July o.
Van Lear Black, publisher of the
Baltimore Sun, arrived here last
night in his Fokker air yacht from
Aleeppo, Asiatic Turkey. He is re-
turning to Amsterdam from Batavia,
Dutch East Indies
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-23
u. S. EMBASSY GUARDED
Authorities Fear Bombs of Spanish
Friends of Sacco, Vanzetti.

BIZ United Press
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, July 3d.
Authorities have stationed special
police around the American summer
embassy here, fearing a repetition
of the attempt few days ago to
bomb the American consulate at
Nice.
The violence at Nice was be-
lieved to be an expression of SYM
pathy for Sacco and Vanzetti.
The Washington times., 1927-04-30

ness just the same" the authori.
tatiye Red returned. Nov,
where've you got that stuff"
Some cE it's down hero and
some. more OF it's upstairs"
"Show me-"
Lupino moved q hand toward
the two doors down the basement
corridor. They're unlocked. You
can go in and turn on the lights"
Red. however, motioned him to
lead the way.
Keep him covered with the
spotlight, Tony, 30 he can't duck"
Regained PoIse
Lupino was beginning to collect
his, nerve, and there was some.
thing Of q swagger in his broad
shoulders az he threw open the
nearest door and stepped into the
room. A bulb hung from the cell.
ing, and in an instant he had illu.
minated the room with 3 muriy
glare.
From floor to ceiAng, piled one
on another, great casks crowded
the place until there was left only
q small passageway in the center.
Straight stuffw Red chuckled.
Fright from over the Canadian
The Washington times., 1927-04-30


border, Ell, Lupino? eWhat've you
got in the room back OF this?"
more Of the same" Lupino said
unpleasantly.
Red Suggs' face was greedy, pas
sionate. II guess our trucks can
handle the whole business without
any trouble" he said with satisfac.
ton. "How much case goods you
got upstairs?"
Plenty"
1t dawned upon Jacqusline now
that this was one OF those rob.
berries she had read about hi
jackers' raid upon an Illicit stock
OF liquor. Inspiration, born Of
her terrified revulsion for the
whole sordid business. thrilled
through her like an electric shock.
She began drawing air into her
lungs, gathering courage to
speak. s'AS
''Red-Mr. suggs-may say
something7"
An alert hostility blotted out
the greed on the gangtser's face.
What lie it,"
She faced them, slender, sym.
Inetrical young creature, her
The Washington times., 1927-04-30
The knowledge Test for
Times Readers

What name best fits? s s. $50.
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2. artist "'t - ~ 7 q
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Do you know: .@s
III. What is the palmetto State?"
IL. Where is Benjamin Franklin buried? t.@-t
13. Who is the poet laureate of En0landY
Id. What is the seismograph used for2
Is. Who wrote "The Great Divide 2"
16. Who called "The Victor Of the Msrne?"
IT, Who followed Mckinley President Of United States
See Mondays paper verify your results. tls , e
Answers to yesterdays test: /,
true dgible balloons invented by Zeppelin O. false
Thomas Jefferson Virginia; Yellowstone park
is in Wyoming the staff Of life" bread "of the
midnight ride of Paul Revere g. Lest forgeest we
gst; q dig the grave and let e; g. enormous g. Rucs-
aaG s H. -; a. Pennsylvania - lsss
The Washington times., 1927-04-30

TUE sieek-haired youth with
Il the girl on his arm trod on
Mr.. Canby's feet. said Sorry"
unconvincingly. and went on.
1t was the, fifth. time Canby's
feet had been. trodden on that
day. The world. thought Mr..
Candy. seemed to have reached
the conclusion that his feet were
made, to be walked. upon, and
Mr.. Candy had decided that II
one more person walked on his
feet. the offender would nay a
heavy penalty.
Three of the offenders he didn't
know. They had just stepped on
him and gone on. unconscious
that they were, paving the way
to revolution. But the two other
offenders had stepped on him be-
tore-zreat many times before.
The latter were his boss, and
the girl he meant to marry, IL
ever she made up her mind to
give I'D everything for him. The,
everything included her, lob as
secretary to Mr.. Fallon. Ganby's
boss. and the privilege Of being
entertained occasionally by young
men who were better dancers
and more amusing companions
than her fiancei
This very evening both his girl
and his boss again had trodden
upon his toes. AS he conterl-
plated the soreness of his feet a
bitterness crept into his heart, for
being walked upon that way
symbolized their general attitude
toward him. Candy resented the
devil.may-care spirit of his girl;
he resented the fact that when.
The Washington times., 1927-04-30

behind him lapsed into solid wait
ing; grim, 'awesone figures in
the insufficient light. Once there
was a, smothered damn" Of irri-
tation from Lupino, and he spun
the dial clear around, beginning
again patiently with his careful
ciickings,
Jacqueline's bleak. stricken eyes
stared hopelessly at the narrow
compass Of the hallway; the cell
ing, the floor, the walls were of
the same bare concrete construc-
ton.
A heavy, rnuffled chug Of some
mechanism within, the door re-
warded Lupino's effort, and he
pushed the weight Of his body
against the metal which swung
inward. revealing the deep thick
ness Of the wall in which It was
set.
There's q switch inside the
door. Shall I turn on the light?"
he asked Of his captors sullenly.
Shoot it on"
He pushed q button, and a
weak bulb lit up yellowishly the
bare, unfurnished interior OF the
basement, its hallway, the wooden
doors OF connecting rooms, the
The Washington times., 1927-04-30

That seemed the question, for
when fellow gives all OF his
devotion TO enc damsel he some.
tiples finds 1t difficult to en-.
snare another and especially in
the very short space of time
now left for the execution Of
Mr.. Canby's rather hazy plan.
Suddenly out Of the maze Of
thought little Emily Stern's face
doomed. He had watched her for
many days and nights at their
boarding house-had pitied her
. drab young girl. obviously lone.
some in her city surroundings.
She was the very girl-yes, he
would rush home in the hope Of
catching her. She was the one
The Washington times., 1927-04-30
The Hollywood Girl = By Beatrice Burton

DoBBIE laughed. ''Well, you
ID know what Monica says. Mrs.
Mangan-'always take everything
you can get! "
She wondered If Monica was
going to get Gus MacCloud or
not.
It certainly didn't look much
like 1t that afternoon at the
Montmartre restaurant.
An Hers
For Gus was all hers that day.
He sat and looked at her with
such love in his blue eyes that
four fat women at the next table
could hardly eat their lunch for
watching him.
Bobbie was always worth look.
ing at, but today she was prettier
than ever. Her eyes were almost
black with excitement, and her
lips went up in q soft smile as
she looked around her at the room
with its hurrying walters, its gay.
well-dressed crowd, its dance floor
with an orchestra playing on the
platform beyond it.
A little group Of people were
waiting in the doorway for q
table. Among them Robbie caught
a glimpse of a familiar face-a
dark, winsome face with q flash.
ing smile. Leatrlce JOY, all in
paIe-yellow organdy.
A second afterward Wilma
Banky. and Norma Shearer came
in: Then presently Noah Berry.
"oh, isn't this wonderful"
Bobbie was an thrilled as q little
girl, might have been, in spite Of
her 20 years and her background
OF school teaching. tpt#
All this was the whipped cream
and the silver.gilt Of life. To be
here with the Right Man in the
Right Placei Beside It, home and
Andy Jerrod seemed about as ro-
mantle as a ham sandwich.
And yet she did not feel com.