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The Indianapolis times., 1927-09-08
TOWNSHIP TAX RATE is
SET AT 325 CENTS BY COUNCIL
Brace, N0w!
BIZ United Press

By United Press
CROYDON AIRPORT, Eng
land, Sept. 8.-Grover Cleve-
land Bergdoll, best known
American draft dodger, has
applied to Charles A. Levine,
the latter told the United Press
today, for passage to the
United States in the Bellanca
monoplane Columbia.
Levine said Rergcoll's ap-
plication was one among thou
sands received by him. Berg
doll wrote from a small town
in Germany. offering to permit
Levine To name his own price.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-09-08
SECOND A. E. F. OFF ON PARIS PILGRIMAGE
Joyous Reaiau Feature Sailing of Vanguard Old Strain Missing

have missed the leather-lunged
sergeants with their once-familiar
cries of, "snap it up, you'll"
There we're delegations from as
far away as California and Alaska.
This second A. E. F. was a group
grown older, but more merry. The
strain Of yesterday was gone. Only
the sight of an occasional buddy,
who walked on a crutch or whose
coat sleeve was empty served as a
reminder.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-09-08
Telephones SizSle With
Calls From Heat WnUe

WEN the telephone Indianapolis heat wave
r Every heat brings distinct increase in telephone traffic
S but Wednesday the heaviest OF this
Phil Watson district commercial Indiana Bell Telephone
Company said
e hot weather undoubtedly the principal although
realize that there hundreds of visitors the city for the
State Fair"
Ordinarily telephone peaks between 10 m
and and the evening. but folks
start calling early the morning up steadily
They stay home telephone the grocer
their friends instead of making calls phone officials say
The Indianapolis times., 1927-09-08
SHOOT AT NEGR0'S HOME
Shot Pierees Door After Note TO
Move Is Unheeded.

A shot was fired through the door
of his home and a group of young
men threw rocks on his porch
Wednesday night a short time after
he found a note on the porch warn
ing him to move before 10 p. M,
Charles Lewis, Negro, 1905 Indiana
Ave, reported to police. Lewis told
police a white family formerly lived
"a the house.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-09-08
FickS Out
By United Press

LITTLETON, Colo, Sept. 8.
Surrounded by a group of
friends, Harry O'Brien called
to them watch me flick the
ashes of this cigaret."'
He pulled the trigger Of his
revolver, but instead Of hitting
the cigaret. the bullet entered
his neck.
O'Brien died.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-09-08
PAY TRIBUTE TO LoEw
Work Stops In City Film Exchanges;
Funeral Today.

indianapolis film exchanges today
stopped work at five minutes at
noon as tribute to Marcus Loew,
movie magnate, who died Monday
at Glen Cove. Long Island, N. Y.
Loew's funeral was this afternoon.
The Indianapolis Film Board Of
Trade office, S12 Chamber Of Conn
merce Bldg, was closed for the aft
ernoon.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-09-08
Save 200 From School Fire

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CLINTON, Mass, Sept. 8.-Nearly
200 0echildren were led to safety here
today when a parochial school was
threatened by fire that virtually de-
stroyed st. Mary's Roman Catholic
Church. Loss was estimated at
$25, ,0o0
The Indianapolis times., 1927-09-08
THINKS HUGHES MAY RUN
Mellon Gives Reporters Impression
of His Belief.
By United Press

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.-Secre-
tary Of Treasury Mellon today gave
Washington correspondents the i'm
preston that he believes Charles
Evans Hughes would take the Re
publican nomination If it is ten
dcred him.
Their impression was drawn from
the fact that Mellon, who had con-
suited Hughes politically en- route
home from Europe, remarked that a
newspaper article on Hughes and
Mellon, making such an observa-
ton, contained nothing untrue.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-09-08
FL0GGINGS ARE PR0BED
Alabama Officials Probe Masked
Whippings at Birmingham.
By United Press

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept. "a
grand jury investigation into al
legged masked fioggings in this coun-
ty opened today under direction of
Attorney General Charles G. Nc
Call.
McCalls arrival here with John
J. Haynes, first assistant attorney
general, followed repeated invita-
tions by the Birmingham Post, a
Scripps-Howard newspaper, which
charged there appeared to be slight
possibility of prosecutions by county
authorities.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-09-08
RUNAWAYS LEAVE NOTE
Two Boys From Columbus, Ind,
Stop at City Home.

Two runaway boys from Column
bus, Ind, Marshall Benefiel and AL
vim Sprague, en- route to Illinois,
stopped at the home Of Mrs. Ida
Bennefiel, BIT E. South st., Wednes-
day night while she was away. They
left note saying they were going
to Illinois and had plenty of money.
Police, notified by Columbus au-
thorities, arrived at the house about
the same time Mrs. Benefiel did, but
their quarry had fled.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-09-08
Is BALLOONS WILL RACE
Crews Prepare Bags for Bennett
Cup Contest Saturday.


Cup Contest Saturday.
By United Press
DETROIT, Sept. 8.--Fifteen in
ternational balloon crews today
spent a busy forenoon preparing
their bags for the Gordon Ben
nett race, which starts Saturday.
Wade T. Van Orrnan Of Akron,
Ohio, captain of the three American
entries, last years champion; Lieut..
Ernest Demuyter, Belgium, four
times champion, and Major e. NAL
donado, Spain, arrived here last
night and completed the list of COM
peting pilots.
The balloons leave the Ford air.
port at intervals Of five minutes,
staring at 4 p m. e
The Indianapolis times., 1927-09-08
Faulty Switch Blamed

BIZ Times Special
PRINCETON. Ind, Sept. IA
faulty switch is assigned as the
cause of the Southern-Big Four
train collision near here Saturday
which resulted in the death of three
men and injury of sixteen, in the
verdict of Karl s. Strickland, Glib
son County coroner.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-09-08
MYSTERY WOMAN HELD
Found Unconscious on Porch Of City
Home by Milkmen.

A woman believed to be Miss
Helen Berger. Dovonshire Hotel,
Chicago, Ill, is held at city hos
pital after officers called to 5O26
Jackson st., the home Of Mrs.
Elizabeth Shine, at 5 a. m, found
her unconscious on the porch. Mrs.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-09-08
ORDER FOR rs PLANES
Atlantic Airways Want Early De-
livery by Denver Firm.

By United Press
DENVER, Sept. 8-The Alexan-
der Aircraft Company today re-
ceived an order for 100000 worth ot
airplanes, the largest ever received
here, from the Atlantic Always oi
New Rochelle, N. Y.
The order is for sixty planes Of
the present model Alexander Eagle
Rock and fifteen planes of the cabin
transport type.
Delivery is asked for this winter
The Indianapolis times., 1927-09-08
Hindenburg to Attend Navy Parade

HIndenburg 70 Attend Navy Parade
By United Press
BERLIN, Sept. 8-President Won
Hindenburg, who returned yester-
day from an extended vacation, an
nounced today that he would leave
next week to attend the naval pa
rade at Swinemunde.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-09-08
RADIO RULING
IS PROMISED
WITHIN week
Pleas of City Stations for
1,000-Watt Permit Are
Given Commissioner.
DEBATE GROWS FIERY
Witnesses for WKBF and
WFBM Present Reasons
for Their Stand.
DEBATE GROWS FIERY

indianapolis radio stations WKBF
and WFBM will know in one week
which will be granted a power in
crease TO 1000 watts, according to
Henry A. Bellows, United States
Radio Commissioner, who is con-
Quoting a hearing on the matter to-
day in the Federal Bldg.
A transcript will be forwarded to
the Federal Radio Commission in
Washington. D. c.. and decision
will be made in a week.
Otto Kogel. Chicago, attorney for
the Power company. said WFBM
would put better programs on the
air If granted a power increase.
Joseph Morgan. attorney for No
bic Watson, owner Of WKBF. said
the Hoosier Athletic Club station
had a prior claim 10 the powe- in
crease, because II previously had
operated on 500 watts and the other
station had suspended operation
during the summer.
witnesses Examined
witnesses for WFBM we're exam
ined during the morning and wit
nesses for WKRF this afternoon.
State Senator B. r. Inmau said
he was interested as layinsn and
believed the present equipment Of
WFBM was not sufficient and should
be enlarged.
d. j. Angus, representative of the
American Radio Relay League of In
diana, testified as an expert witness
that he had examined the plans for
the new station and found them ex-
cellent. A 1,000-watt station would
cause interference with other sta
tions only outside a ten-mile radiYs
he said.
Ben Lawrence, business manager
or the indianapolis Staf. said he
was, backing the new station edi-
torially and believed tnat a public
utility would be better able to con-
duct radio station than a private
individual.
Favors New Station
Dick Miller, president of the In
dianapolis Chamber OF Commerce,
testified he was In favor of new
station. A question asked by WKBF
attorneys that Miller favored the
combination of the power company
and the Samuel insult interests was
stricken from the records.
Frederick E. Schortemeier, Sec
retar yof State, testified as radio
owner, and said he wished to see a
high-powered station.
Boyd Gurley. editor of The In
dianapolis Times, said he was
wholly impartial as to any organiza-
ton that wishee dto sponsor and
operate a new station of i 900 watts.
what I want to see is Indianapolis
on the air." said Gurley.
The commission later was thrown
into confusion by the introduction
of twenty-four witnesses who were
examined together. The examina-
ton lie dto arguments among the
witnesses and attorneys, and order
was not restored until shortly be-
fore adjournment at noon.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-09-08
pig WOMAN STILL ILL
Hall-MilIs Murder Trial Witness in
Hospital for Months.

By United Press
JERSE YCITY, N. j., Sept. a.
Mrs. Jane Gibson, "the pig woman" {"
witness in the Hall-Mills murder
trial at Somerville. N. j., still is
critically i'll, hospital physicians
said today.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-09-08
Ferry Sinks; Report $50 Dead

BIZ United Press
TOXIC, Sept 8.-Two hundred
eighty persons were reported in dis
patches received from Seoul, Korea,
today to have been drowned when
a river ferry capsized near that city
The Indianapolis times., 1927-09-08
HOLD TWO FOR THEFTS

City From K0k0m0.
Frank Fraiburg, "a, and James
Runt, alias Louis Bender, "a, both
Of Cleveland, Ohio, were returned
here from Kokomo, Ind, late
Wednesday night on burglary and
grand larceny charges. When ar
rested the pair had radios and tires
valued at 5000, stolen from the Irv-
ington Tire Company, 1922 E. Wash
ington st. Tuesday night, police
said.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-09-08
Epidemic Of InfantiIe Paralysis.

By United Press
BOSTON. Sept. 8.-Twenty-six
new cases Of infantile paralysis were
reported within the last forty-eight
hours. A total of s04 cases Of the
disease now has been reported this
year.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-09-08

political general of the Shank city
administration and a backer of
Mayor John l.. Duvall in the 1925
municipal campaign, before it for
more than an hour today, the
Marion County grand jury was be-
lieved to have focused its attention
upon city hall affairs again.
The jury remained in session
through the lunch hour There
were other indications that the po-
litical corruption inquiry rapidly is
drawing to a climax which is ex-
pected to result in several indict-
nlentS.
Affidavit pending against Duvall
charges him with having failed to
list in his campaign expense ac-
count a $4,000 contribution from
Armitage. Armitages brother.
James, is Under sentence of three
months at the Indiana State Farm
on a charge Of offering Claude
Achey, former grand juror, q bribe
If he would agree not to indict
Duvall.
George Snider, county council
man, former sheriff, and campaign
manager for Duvall In 1925, was
the first witness today.
Orin e. Davis, former head OF
horsethief detectives in Marion
county, and a strong Duvall worker
in 1925, was another witness.
The Rev. William H. Brightmire,
former Ku-Klux Klan orator; Ray
Mulligan, former city hall employe;
Earl Logan, former United States
narcotic agent, and r. L. Donahew,
former business partner of D. G.
Stephenson, were other witnesses.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-09-08

Hitler Office Supply Co. Ma. O6l2.
Tatum Loose Leaf Devices.--Adv.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-09-08
U. S. JURY TO CONVENE
Session Starting Monday to Consider
$50 Cases.

Preparations for the full session
of the Federal grand jury beginning
Monday are being made by Albert
Ward, United States district attor-
ney, and his assistants.
More than $50 cases, about one
half of which are liquor law VIOLA
tions, are to be presented to the jury
for consideration.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-09-08
QUIZ DUvALL'S
CAMPAIGN AIDS
William H. Armitage Goes
Before Probers.
BULLETIN

At 1880 this afternoon the
grand jury still was in session,
establishing the longest con-
tinuous meeting record since the
political corruption probe was
started last October. The last
witness left the jury room about
12:45 p. M, but the jury did not
stop for lunch.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15

represented their They must keep this feeling
alive until majority is ready to agree to forgive.
When, If ever the majority comes around to their
way of thinking they will all be allowed to forgive
in bunch.
This isn't absurd it may sound You may
say that forgiveness an individual matter that it
is something that springs from the heart and can
not be turned and off at will of the individual
himself, much less by any outsider. To some extent
that is true, but not entirely
If some one in whom you believe tells you it is
duty to hate Germans Russians or Britishers
or Catholics or Baptists Lutherans or Negroes Oh
whites, or Republicans or Democrats, whatnot or
whatsoever, you can easily work up a pretty good
brand of hatred in the direction Indicated
Some people certainly can. And by keeping it
alive, by dwelling on the hateful qualities of the per-
son group prescribed, you can make that hatred
very real part Of your being Frst-class wars have
grown out of this curious capacity OF the human race
This being so, it is possible to doubt the wisdom of
submitting to the ballot the question of hating
Henry Ford.
The Jews do not feel kindly toward him at pres
ent and it would be strange if it were otherwise.
But they haven't arrived at that state of feeling
by 0ganzed movement. 1t is just as well to permit
this feeling to dssipate ITSELF if it is deemed wise to
have it dissipated
Some are ready to forgive now. They should be
permitted to follow instincts of their hearts Some
say they wish to wait and if Henrys remorse is
genuine. That won't do any harm, either
Some think they intend never to forgive They
probably are mistaken and be left alone with
their mistake.
The immediate effect of this first attempt at Or
ganized forgiveness has been vote for organized
refusal to forgive. And that is bad
Nobody that desires to forgive anything should be
denied that heart-easing privilege.
For nothing has been better proved by experience
than the fact that hating hurts the haer more than
it hurts the hated
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The Geneva Mulberry Bush

The game of beating the devil around the bush
continues at Geneva.
Last night the much heralded and postponed pie
nary session of the naval conference met and adj
journed without getting anywhere either forward or
backward. 1t merely completed another round of
the mulberry BUSH
The United States, Britain and Japan, through
their delegates simply got up and repeated what
they had already said before several times then
sat down again. The only encouraging sign the
correspondents seemed to be able to see the entire
palaver was that the delegates said what they had
to say little bit nicer than usual.
The only pertinent remark reported came from
our own chief delegate, Ambassador Hugh Gibson.
Said he:
Naval needs are relative, not absolute" Therefore
the United States did not feel justified in agreeing
upon tonnage SO high that far from limiting the
burden of taxation would merely sanction naval ex-
pansion.
That puts the finger on the of the whole
problem. Naval needs are relative, not absolute.
country needs navy no larger than its posi-
BILE enemies make necessary
If the leading naval powers can agree on proper
ton, the rest should be easy. low maximum ton.
mage for each should not be difficult to arrive at
One trouble at Geneva, of course, is that Britain
has in mind considerations which have absolutely
nothing to do with the United States and often not
even with Japan Britain is thinking about her posi-
ton in the Mediterranean Sea, where Italy and
France-neither of which nations is taking any active
part at the conference-play an important role. She
is thinking about Russia and China and India and
what tomorrow might hold in store for her there
These facts have made of the Geneva gesture a
silly not to say futile and possibly dangerous perform
from the very start
1t has never been question of Britain saying to
the United States: 1--WE have similar interests in
the world, we will have equal size navies. I'll make
mine small you will make yours"
Not at all, Rather it has been: 'My needs are en-
tirey different from your needs. propose to have
navy so big and composed of such and such ships
You have similar if you like"
AS both the enormous size Of the navy proposed by
the British and the type of ships suggested not
at all suited to desires requirements there has
been deadlock which has continued to the time
whereof we write.
The delegates last night insisted that though
they can't anything they still love each other
for which truly thankful
But We'll heave sigh of relief when hear the
show is over and the diplomats have gone home say
ing the same thing.
If there is not to be any agreement we hope there
will also be no recriminations.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15
Brain TeaSerS

Your first five questions today
deal with English literature. Ans
wers 10 all the questions arc on page
8:
l. Who was "the Bard OF Ayon?"
2. What was the pen name Of
Joseph Korzeniowski who wrote ia
nous sea tales in English?
3. What English author and poet
won fame for his works OF fiction
about India?
4. Who wa the first author OF the
"Waverly Novels2'
5. What famous English novelist
wrote newspaper sketches under the
pen name of Bop"
6. What are cattle rustlers?
Z. What composer wrote the score
for the light opera, Robin Hoodq'
8. What character in mythology
had snakes for her hair?
O. What name is given TO shelter
for airplanes and airships?
10. What bird was hung round the
neck Of the Ancient Mariner -.
Coleridges poem by that name?
IL. What happens to property re-
covered by police and not claimed by
the ownerP
IL. What is the southern boundary
Of the State?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15

A dangerous dead tree was the
subject OF a letter 10 Mr., Fixit to-
day.
Dear Mr. Fixit. There is a danger
Gus dead tree in front Of our place.
There was, man around the other
day who said he was working for the
park board and asked $50 to to CUE
the tree down.
1 don't think that is reasonable.
What can be done? Will the city
cut the tree and is there any
charge?
Many thanks.
MRS. S. p. $50 S. Harris 81
City Forester Ebert Moore ad
vised Mr.. Fixit that the complaint
would be investigated and the
property owner or agent be ad-
vised to remove the hazard. The
park board cares for trees in pub
lie parks along boulevards and adj
ministers enforcement of the city
ordinances relative to trees. City
employees in no case do private
tree work. If you know the name
OF the inspector report 1t to the
park board.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15
The ConSoIing Part

There are those who believe such
men as Edison and Marconi will one
day be accounted great, not to
mention several others who have
played a leading part in the stir of
of the time.
But Mr. Butler says no.
Like Diogenes, he has swung his
lantern in broad daylight and found
no one to fill the bill.
He consoles us, however, with the
speculation that the level Of human
intelligence may have become so
high that it is no longer possible for
the great to stand forth distinctly.
In other words, greatness is a
matter of comparison and we have
risen sufficiently to spoil the per-
spective.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15
Clusters Death

Brig. Gen. Edward S. Godfrey,
who examined Gen. George A. Gus
ter's body as it lay on the field of
massacre, deserves thanks for ex-
ploding two of the dirtiest pieces of
fiction that ever besmirched Ameri-
can history.
For a generation and more, two
stories with regard to Clusters death
have found special favor with that
school of chroniclers which likes to
discover and magnify the fly specks
of gossip.
One is to the effect that Custer
committed suicide, when he realized
escape was impossible. The other
tells how his body was horribly
mutilated.
General Godfrey says that he ex-
amined the body carefully, that
there were two bullet wounds in the
left breast and one in the left tenn
ple-one of which should have
proved fatal--that there were no
powder marks. and surprisingly
little split blood.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15
LaR, and Justice
BY Dexter M. Keezer

"A married woman, 20 years old, purchased $500
worth OF furniture on the installment plan, and
started rooming house business After she had paid
$145 Of the $500 she had agreed to pay for the furn-
ture she abandoned her rooming house business,
turned the furniture to the company from which she
had purchased it, and demanded refund of the $145
Her reason for such demand was that she was a
minor, and that consequently the contract for the
furniture purchase was not valid. The company &C
cepted the return of the furniture but refused to
refund the $145 on the ground that the woman was
married, was carrying on business venture, and
consequently capable of making valid contract for
the purchase of furniture
HOW WOULD YOU DECIDE THIS CASE?
The actual decision: The Supreme Court of Wiscon-
sin affirmed lower court decision ordering refund
OF $145 to the woman to reimburse her for payments
which she had made on the furniture. The reason
given was that she was minor, and consequently not
capable of making binding contracts except for
stiles. The court did not regard the furniture which
she purchased necessity.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15

WASHINGTON, July 15.-After
talking with Mussolini, Nicholas
Murray Butler decides that for the
first time in 1000 years the world
is without a great man.
One wonders how he can be so
sure.
Very few generations have recog-
nized their great men, and we may
be suffering from this common
weakness.
Shakespeare and Milton were not
regarded as great until century
or more after their deaths.
The works of Aristotle lay buried
for many years, and if somebody
had not discovered them he would
not be occupying the exalted posi-
ton he does.
Even the Savior did not create
sufficient impression to attract ex-
traordinary notice until a century
after the crucifixion.
For a trained thinker, Mr.. Butler
seems to be in great haste to de-
eide who is great and who is not.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15
LET THE PUBLIC KNOW
Decatur Democracy

Decatur Democracy
In lengthy editorial the Peru
Tribune defends the act of Ed Jack
son, II accepting campaign funds
from D. c. Stephenson, refuses to
see anything seriously wrong about
it, and says, Suppose he did, what
of it?" And that's what is wrong
with the country. We are too prone
to allow such things to pass. If
Governor Jackson accepted funds
from Stephenson and failed to re-
port them, he is perhaps as guilty
OF perjury as is Mayor Duvall of
Indianapolis. who is similarly
charged, but the real thing of in
terest is just what promises were
made to Stephenson in exchange
for the thousands he donated. He
was too wise and too clever not to
exact his pound of flesh" and that's
where the wrong really came in,
that's the what of it?" and that's
the suppose he did2" that's what
the public wants to know as a re-
suit of the present investigation