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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20
STRATON LEAVES
KINGDOM AFTER
BLOW BY PRESS
Fundamentals Leader De-
MES Newspaper Story of
$4,000 Lectures.

BIZ united Press
NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-Dr. John
Roach Straton, considered the sue
cessor of William Jennings Bryan as
leader of the fundamentalists, has
announced his retirement from
active connection with the Supreme
Kingdom" and resignation of the
presidency of two other fundamental
list organizations.
The Supreme Kingdom is the or
ganization founded by Edward
Young Clarke, former Ku-Klux Khan
leader, devoted to furthering funda-
about which there has been great
controversy.
DIR. Straton announced his retire
ment at a meeting of fundamental
lists here last night. He accompanied
it with a stout defense of the SUI
preme Kingdom and denied in detail
charges printed in the Macon (Ga.)
Telegraph and widely cried that he
was to receive $4,000 as a lecturer
for the organization.
He charged that the Macon Tele-
graph was imposed upon by two men
alleged to have been discharged
from the Supreme Kingdom" because
of financial Irregularities.
He said he received $500 for the
lectures he delivered.
DIR. Straton gave the demands on
his time by Calvary Baptist Church
in New York as his reason for retire
ment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20
BURGLARS ROUTED
FROM TWO HOMES
Woman Appears - Man
Leaps Through Window.

Two burglars fled from houses
when interrupted in the midst of
their work late Wednesday.
When Mrs. r. 7. Schmidt, Apt.
104, at 1929 N. Alabama ST., opened
the front door, a man inside Ieaped
through a side window. He took
with him a watch valued at. sos.
He had piled clothing and other
loot ready to carry away when in
terrupted. Police say he had forced
open the front door.
Mrs. Elmer Shepard, 1913 Belle.
fontaine ST., was in the upstairs of
her home when she heard noise
downstairs. When she investigated.
a Negro who was standing in the liv-
ing room fled. Nothing was taken.
Joseph Gibbs, Negro, Of 1922 Auue-
duct St., heard a noise in his hen
house and. investigating, found four
fowls missing. He encountered
George Jones, Negro, near the shed,
whom he held for police.
A daylight burglar entered the
home of Jack c. Dooley, 1859 n.
Delaware ST., by breaking the glass
around the front door knob. He took
jewelry valued at $125
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20
UNITED FOR WAGE CUT
Coal Mine Owners of Area Including
Indiana Frame Program.

BB United Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 20.-Coal
mine owners and workers again to-
day were at opposite poles over
wages in the industry, presaging a
strike in the bituminous fields when
the Jacksonville agreement expires
next March.
Operators Of the central COMPETE
tive district were united today to
demand drastic wage reductions in
the joint conference with union lead
ers opening Feb. IA. Representatives
Of mine owners in Pennsylvania, Illi-
nois, Ohio and Indiana, meeting in
Toledo, decided on a sliding wage
scale to make wages competitive
with those paid in non-union fields.
The reduction would amount, on
the present basis of pay in the two
fields, to about 20 per cent in the
union wage.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20
FAVOR ELECTRIC
LAMPS AND ROCK
DUST FOR MINES
Measure Being Formulated
to Prevent Repetition of
Mining MiShapS.

A bill requiring the rock busting
Of mines and other safety measures
including the compulsory use Of
electric cap lamps in gaseous mines
is being formulated by the State
board of mines and mining for
early intro 1uction in the Legisla-
ture.
Steps to prevent repetition of such
disasters as that OF Francisco mine
are seen in the proposed measure
which would make it illegal for any
one to enter a gaseous mine with an
open light.
Board members now considering
the provisions of the measure would
not detail its provisions pending a
conference on the bill to be held this
afternoon in the office of Albert c..
Daily, director of the mines and
mining board.
Operators representatives on the
board are Harve Conrad, Bicknell,
and William Johnson, Vincennes.
Miners representatives are William
Mitch and Tyler G. Lawton, both of
Terre Haute. Conrad will attend
this afternoons conference In the
place Of John A. Templeton, regular
board member.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20
1850 R|GHTSFOR
WOMEN PROVIDED
IN BILL OFFERED
Greater Participation in
Party Politics Asked by
Mrs. Gardner.

Equal rights for women in party
organizations and a greater partici-
patton of women in politics are per-
mitted in the $3.50 bill introduced to-
day in the Indiana House Of Repre-
sentatives by Mrs. Ella V. Gardner
Rep.), Marion County.
A House session lasting just an
hour saw the introduction Of fifteen
bills, the withdrawal of three meas
ures and q small number Of COM
mittee reports.
Picture Taken
After having a group picture ta-
ken the body adjourned until 10 a..
m. Friday.
Mrs. Gardeners bill is sponsored by
women of all factions of both par
ties, containing provisions long
sought by women voters.
Under it's terms the person of OPP
posite sex receiving the SECOND
highest vote for precinct commit
teeman becomes vice precinct COM
mitteeman. Now the vice precinct
chairman is appointed by the pre-
cinct committeeman.
Replaces Last Bill
The bill provides for election OF
ward chairmen by the committee
men instead of by appointment, as
now.
1t takes the place of a bill in.
troduced in 1928, which was found to
be missing when time came to vote
on it. Later it was learned that the
Speaker of the House had taken the
bill with him on trip.
1t is hoped by the hackers of the
bill that the party organization cleo
ted under it's provisions will not be
subservient to the demands of
county chairman.
Decided opposition to the bill is
expected. 1t is known that the bill
does not meet with the approval of
the Republican party organization.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20
VALUES FORD STOCK
Hupp Auto Official Testifies to S12,
900 a Share Worth.

BH JHiIfd Press
DETROIT, Jan. 20.-A fourth au.
tomobile executive, Charles ID. Hast.
ings, chairman of the board Of di-
rectors of the Hupp Automobile Cor.
poration, today added his name to
the list of Henry Ford's contempo-
raries who valued the Ford Motor
Company in 1913 at $4,000, 900, or
$4,000 a share.
Hastings estimate was given be-
fore the United States board of fax
appeals in the hearing of nine origi.
nal stockholders of the Ford Com.
pany seeking release from an added
tax of 3O,OO0,OO0 as a result of their
sale of holdings to Ford in 1919.
Troy G. Thurston, INDIANAPOLIS.
field examiner in the Internal Rev.
enue Bureau, formerly of Detroit.
testified that in his opinion after a
careful study of income tax returns
from the sale in 1919. the minority
stockholders "sold at great sacri.
fice."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20
PROPOSES CITIES
WILL ENTER INTO
POWER BUSINESS
Defeated Candidate for Gov
ernor of Tennessee
Backs Plan.
Times WASHINGTON Bureau.
1922 NC6 YORK. Avenue

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. - The
Tennessee State Legislature will be
asked this session to enable cities
to enter the power business, John
r. Neal, defeated gubernatorial can
didate, announced here.
Tennessee should also, like Ala
bama, consider laying claim to part
ownership of Muscle Shoals, Neal be-
lieves.
Neal said he would appear before
State Legislature committee soon
to urge his ideas.
1.-THE two issues are closely re-
lated" Neal explained. Tennessee
cities are unable to purchase cheap
power from the Muscle Shoals plant
and distribute it among their citi-
zens because there is no enabling
legislation. On the other hand, an
enabling act won't help so much if
Congress leases the plant to some
private company, eliminating the
public power supply. Since the Ten
nessee River waters flow through
Tennessee and all the auxiliary res
ervoirs are in Tennessee, believe
the State has a just claim to part
ownership
The cheap power issue has already
been raised in the Legislature by
Governor Austin Peay, who, in his
message, recommended that the State
utility commission be discontinued
or made, by amendment of the law,
to work in the interest Of the peo-
pie instead of the interests of the
utilities" Under the present sys-
tenn, utility company rates have in.
creased steadily, it is claimed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20
OIL ARBITRATION
/. DISCUSSION WAITS
Senate Committee Session
Deferred.
Blu UHifcd Press
Wy A GHINCTf

Bu EHifed Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2O.-The
question Of arbitration of United
States Mexican difficulties was tenn
porarily sidetracked in the Senate
today when Chairman Borah cam
celled the scheduled meeting of his
Foreign Relations Committee, due to
pressure Of other business.
The committee had planned to
consider the Robinson resolution
for arbitration in the Mexican oil
dispute. and also to study a resolu
ton asking withdrawal of American
marines from Nicaragua. The COM
mittee probably will meet tomorrow.
Secretary of State Kellogg said he
was studying the arbitration proposal
but emphatically denied press reports
not carried by the United Press.
that he had committed himself to
such action or changed his Mexican
policy.
But, while the White House and
State Department were described as
impressed by foreign criticism and
the flood of arbitration appeals from
prominent American citizens and or
CARNATIONS, there were significant
reports that certain American oil in
tereStS oppose the proposal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20
Talks Sex Problems
to Y. M. G.. A. Men

Regard for women is on the de-
cline, according to Dwight S. Rit-
ter, former city purchasing agent,
and now secretary-treasurer of the
Grassfork Fisheries at Martinsville,
who addressed about 100 young men
Wednesday evening at the Y. NJ. c..
A. He spoke on THE Universal AL
lurement," as the second of a series
of twelve subjects grouped as lad
ventures or epochs in a mans life.
The adventure in sex" was the
topic.
More restraint on the part of
young men is necessary TO the better
ment Of present-day morals.' Ritter
said. Men do not hold as high re-
gard for women today as they did in
years gone by.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20
AMERICANS MENACED
Among 800, Including British, in
Disturbed Province.

BIZ JHitCd Press n
SHANGHAI, Jan. 20.-UpWard
eight hundred British and Aneri-
cans were in peril in the province of
Szechuan today, consular advices
here said. Women and children
have been ordered to leave the area.
BY erection of additional barri.
cades and enlistment of mercenaries
and volunteers, foreign authorities
here continued today to prepare
for the expected Nationalist attack
on Shanghai, where are collected
customs dues which would provide
any army with ample funds.
Transportation will be a difficult
problem in the evacuation Of women
and children from Szechuan prov.
ince because of seasonal low water
in the Yangtze.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20
OFFER TO AID MEXICO
Yaqui Indians Would Desert Revolt
TO Fight for FederaIs.
BIZ United Press

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 20.-Yaqui
Indians, who have been in revolt,
have offered to surrender to govern
ment troops and join them in crush
ing their former rebel allies, dis
patches received here today said.
The government, however. has in
dicated it will not accept the offer.
The rebels. according to the war
department, are now virtually
hemmed in by Federal troops and
their capture is imminent. General
fighting throughout the rebellious
provinces was continuing, it was re-
ported.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20
BAR eHAIRMEN NAMED
Ashby Selects Committees for the
Coming Year.

Samuel Ashby, Indianapolis Bar
Association president, today an
nounced committee chairmen. They
are:
Library, Thomas c. Daily; amend
ment of laws, William. P. Evans;
grievances, Homer Elliott; enter
tainment, Russell Wilson; employ
ment, Theodore Locke; executive,
Samuel Ashby; admissions, Sidney
S. Miller; judiciary, Earl Gender;
legal education, Scion J. Carter;
legal ethics, James w. Fesler; audit
ing, Russell McFall; American citi-
zenship, Robert d. Armstrong; me-
mortal meetings, William J.. Taylor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20
BRITAIN TREATING :,
CHINESE TROUBLE
AS MAJOR ISSUE
Foreign Secretary Calls Mi
nority Leaders to Advise
of Situation.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
LONDON, Jan. 20.-British diff
culties in China today were formally
recognized as having developed
major Importance when Sir Austen
Chamberlain, the foreign secretary,
summoned Ramsay Macdonald and
David Lloyd George to the foreign
office to confer with him.
The two opposition leaders met
the foreign secretary separately in
accordance with the British tradition
that leaders of minority parties in
the House of Commons be informed
fully regarding serious international
situations.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20
FEES TO GENERAL FUND
Money Collected VIII Go to County
Treasury, Bill Provides.

Fees of the Marion County treas.
urer and sheriff will go into the
county general fund and not into
the pockets of the officeholder if a
bill introduced today by the five
Etate senators from Marion County
becomes a law.
The bill IS aimed at the fees col
lected by the treasurer of Marion
County in the past. it is said. Esti
mates have placed the sum as high
as $4,000 a year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20
Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported stolen to po-
lice belong to:
John Dowdell. $50 Michael St.;
Oakland, 516-524, from 1903 Shelby
st.
Amos Stevens, 2S7 Summit ST.;
Ford, 26-476, from Capitol Ave. and
Market ST.
Edwin Kautsky. 1884 N. Talpott
Ave; Buick 531-O4S, from Sixteenth
and Illinois SITS.
Russell Miller. BOIL Kenwood Ave.
Chevrolet, 576-41S, from New York
and Illinois SITS.
Walter w. Baker, S14 N. East St.;
Ford, 520-102, from Washington St.
and Jefferson Ave.
James Bird. Wermore, Kas.; Ford,
34-721, from Meridian and Ohio SITS.
Harold Francis. 7tS Exeter Ave;
Chevrolet, 11-797, from 939 N. Me
ridian St.
DR.. r. J. McElwee, 1909 Broad.
way; Hudson, 11-941, from Vermont
and Meridian SITS.
BACK HOME AGAIN
Automobiles reported found by po-
lice belong to:
Dorothy Ransdell, 1925 N. Shcr.
man Dr.; Ford, found at Sixty-Fifth
st. and keystone Ave.
Mont Johnson, lPlaindeld, Ind;
Ford, found at Nineteenth and AL
word st.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20
HOLDS JAPAN CRUMBLES

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. co.
The island empire of Japan will sink
into the Pacific. according TO Dr.
Levi F. Noble of the United States
Geological Survey. But it will take
10000 years. Japan is slowly crum-
bling. according to DR.. Noble. falling
off along the east coast. Periodic
cataclysms such rs the upheaval
of 1923 are to be expected in Japan
he said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20
RECEIVE DEATH NOTICE

Word was received Tuesday night
by Detective Chief Worley from Mrs.
Thomas Martin of Cincinnati report.
ing the death of Ed Wilson and ask.
ing that his sister, Mabel Wilson, of
this city be notified Miss Wilson'S
address, according to the wire, is
1926 N. New Jersey st.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20
LAUDS american PRESS
1924, 100000 Spent Annually for
Advertising in United States.

"The American press is the freest,
fairest and most powerful press Of
the world today as a result of the
, economic independence of advertis-
Ing" declared Lee White of the
Detroit News, today before the In
dianapolis Advertising Club at the
Spink-Arms.
"The United States spends in ex-
cess of $1,2S4, 0OO,O annually in
promotion of domestic trade. APP.
proximately half Of the sum goes for
newspaper space" said White.
White spoke to Butler University
students this afternoon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20
BACK HOME AGAIN
PART OF HOSPITAL BURNS

ST. LOUIS, Mo. Jan. 2O.-Lives
Of thirtyfve patients were endan-
Hospital by fire that destroyed the
west wing of the building early to-
day. Bed-ridden men were carried
to safety by hospital attendants.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20
DECLARES WAY CLEAR
Mexican Newspaper Predicts Oil
Arbitration.

BU TUii"G Press
MEXICO CITY. Jan. 2O-War
talk has ended and the road to ar.
bitration is now opened" said the
newspaper Universal today in an
editorial discussion of Mexican.
United States relations, which was
believed to represent the govern.
ment's point of view.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20
MEATLESS, SPANKLESS
INDIANA is WANTED

slapping or boxing their ears or
frightening them by shutting
them in dark rooms and the like,
would be fined under one Of the
measures. The other forbids the
killing or eating Of animals, fish
game and fowl, and violation
carries a sentence of both fine
and imprisonment.
Mrs. Lee is a vegetarian, and
in the past has advocated anti
corset legislation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20
Ne70S QuirkS

NEW YORK-Hamisbey. Egyp-
tian fakir, will be buried six feet un-
der ground, with ears, nostrils and
mouth plugged with cotton, to dem
onstrate the power of the mind over
the physical body. He promises to
remain under ground three hours.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20

Children would not be whipped
and meat would not ne eaten in
Indiana # two bills sponsored by
Mrs. Anna S. c. Lee $50 Massa-
chusetts Ave, should find favor
in the present Legislature. The
bills We're sent to Lieutenant
Governor +. Harold Van Orman
by Mrs. Lee, with a letter ask
ing their favorable consideration.
Parents. teachers or any one
else caught whipping children,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20

UNDERWOOD, n. J.-Robert
Harper picked up 4 stick to bat snow
balls thrown by his grade school
companions. but The stick moved in
his hand. 1t was a five-foot black
snake which had been partly frozen
in snowbank. Robert threw the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20

NEW YORK.-John Darlington.
charged with a traffic law violation
while driving a taXicab, appeared
in court arrayed in correct morning
attire. Are you a taxi driver?"
asked the magistrate, surveying the
frock coat. '"Only at night" replied
Darlington. I'm the daytime 1 am
a stock broker Whereupon he
paid his fine and hurried off to his
place of business in Wall Street.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20

NEW YORK-Ten-year-old David
f rjeon has composed the music of
"Hiawatha." which will be sung by
Ethel Hayden, mezzo-soprano on
Feb. 2. David says he is a modern
list" and has composed Rhapsody in
Red" a caprice and several suites.
He began musical composition at the
age of s.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20

NEW YORk.-Since their rec.
OnciliatiOn James A. Stillman and
his wife apparently are living hap
PLY. 1t was learned that the bank
er recently gave Mrs. StilIman
necklace valued at 100000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20

BOSTON-The Charleston came to
Bowdoin Square, Boston. A patrol
man saw three pedestrians perform
ing wierd contortions and went oven
to investigate. He, too, strutted his
stuff. Later it was found that de
fective wiring had charged the side.
walk.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20
ORDERS EVACUATION
L. $. Consul Tells Women and Chill
dren to Leave.

dren to Leave.
BIZ United Press
PEKIN, Jan. 20. The United
States consul at Foochow today or
dered all women and children to
leave the city. after new outbreak
of rioting. Fifty-seven women and
children quit the city several days
ago.
After prolonged demonstrations, in
which several persons were shot, the
Chinese authorities placed a hundred
rioters under arrest
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20

CHICAGO-Because 3-year-old Hugh
-Archut told his mother that Papa
met q swell blonde on the street"
Judge Joseph SABBATH granted Mrs.
Fannie Archut a divorce from Her
bert Archut. She further alleged
that her husband pinched her when
she questioned him about the matter.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20

STEVENS POINT, Wis.-Exer.
ton of cranlIing his car on IA cold
day. caused John Solder, Is, to
burst blood vessel leading to the
heart. He died before medical aid
arrived.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20

GREEN BAY, Wis.--Steve Mo-
iiewicz. 12, Of HOfa Park, was
curious about the trifiing object
which he picked up OH his way to
school. It was a dynamite percus-
sion cap and Steve is i'm the hos
pital with badly burned hand,
following explosion of the cap.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20

BARABOO, Wis.-Deer prom
enading about the streets of the
town have become a commonplace
sight here. The animals are pro-
tected at this time of year and
come into town in search of food.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20

CHICAGO-Chided because he
failed to pass his mid-winter school
examinations, Lester Parizek, 13-
year-old grade school pupil shot him.
self through the heart, dying almost
instantly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. a hot

MISUNDERSTANDING a hot
towel the inalienabIe right of every
patron of a barber shop. Joseph
Solomon defended his refusal to
pay for a shave when hailed into
court by the barber. So eloquent
ly did he plead the case of the hot
towel that the barber fOrgave him
and the magistrate dismissed the
case.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20

Flexible rocks are rare, but a
slab Of sandstone, recently found,
bends easily.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20

TRENTON, y. jim investigating
the financial affairs Of the late
Circuit Court Judge Willard W. Cut
Ter, it was found that he had failed
to cash salary checks aggregating
$16,1A16S, dating as far back as 1919.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20
.SOUTHERNER BEST
DUCK HUNTER |Ns
NATIONAL SENATE
Robinson of Arkansas,
Democratic Floor Leader,
Holds Title.

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator
Joseph II. Robinson, Democratic
floor leader, is the champion duck
hunter of the United States Senate.
Robinson has packed his guns
across the United States and Europe
shooting ducks, prairie chickens,
rabbits. grouse and quail. Recently
he spent a short time on the south
ern preserve of Bernard Baruch.
New York financier, and returned
with about so fattened mallards.
Taking a page from President
Coolidge's White House breakfast
book, Robinson is Turing his fol-
lowers in the Senate to political har-
mony with duck luncheons. While
Republicans gather at the White
House to consume hot cakes at
breakfast. Democrats gather in the
capitol rooms of Robinson at duck
luncheon.
The ducks are cooked in the Sew
ate restaurant and served by capit%
chefs. They induce mental COM
placency through gastric content
ment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-20

snake in a policeman's traffic booth
and the patrolman thereafter di-
rected in the street until the snake
revived and disappeared.