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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-28

that 1t ranks next to Uncle Sam in
this respect. In the United States
the proportion is one to twenty.
This comparison means that 300,-
900 Canadian homes have sets, while
in United States homes there are
100000. Ontario leads the other
provinces, followed by Manitoba,
Saspatchewan and Alberta.
The Dominion has fifty-five COM
mercial broadcasters and the gov
eminent has established a chain of
forty eight coast stations on the Pa
cific, Atlantic and Great Lakes. The
primary purpose of this latter group
is the broadcasting of information
to navigators concerning weather
forecasts, hurricane warnings and
dangers and communicating with
vessels in distress.
Considering the vast extent of the
land of the Maple Leaf and its cli-
mate this is-a splendid showing for
our sister on the north.
For four hours the transmission
wires from WEAF to the Red net
work stations will be carrying these
bills:
s:so-Great Moments 1i in in History, Rough
Riders at San Juan Hill.
7:oo-Eyeready, hour.
8:30-Radio Cavalcade
9;3o-Janssens Hofbrau Orchestra.
WLW, Cincinnati, radios the
Crosley Orchestra at 7 and the
Formica Concert Orchestra at
8 p. m.
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra
will be on the air over WGHP, De-
troit, each evening this week from
Z to 8 p. m.
The U. S. Navy Minstrel Troupe
from League Island broadcasts at
7 p. m. from WIP, Philadelphia.
Opening and closing their pro-
grams with the famed Anvil Chorus
from "Il Trovatore," the Commercial
Trust Anvi1eers will be heard each
Tuesday at $50 p. m, broadcast by
VITO. Hartford.
The Zenith Symphony radiates
melodies at $3.50 p. m. from WFAA,
Dallas, Texas.
A sacred song concert will be
heard from KDKA, East Pittsburgh,
at 5 p. m.
The Oakland, Cal, studio of the
National Broadcasting Company
! will be the source of ""Hits and Bits
in Italy carried by the Orange
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-28
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has the strength building qualities
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body with Natures nourishment,
Todd's Tonic brings about a normal
condition and enables the system
to throw off many ills, common at
this time OF the year. During the
summer months, it is especially
beneficial as vitality builder and
preventer of chronic hot weather
Ills.
Todd's Tonic, made of finest Cali
fornia Wine, is most pleasant to
take. Get bottle of Todd's Tonic
today without fail. On sale in Haag
Drug Stores and other good drug
stores through this section.-Ad-
vertisement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-28
PROVIDES JOBS FOR 100
New Factory to Open Soon at West
Marion

MARION, Ind, June ga new
factory, providing employment to
100 persons at the start, will be in
operation at West Marion soon. The
Nathan M. Stone Company, Chi
cago, manufacturing novelties, is the
concern. 1t has completed purchase
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-28
PLANE SELLS FOR $40
After Aviator Smashed 1t Up With
out Hurting Himself.
BIZ United Press

BIZ OHttf4 RfoSS
CURTIS FIELD, N. Y, June 28.-
Ramiro Sosa, Mexican student avia-
tor, took his jenny biplane up for a
trial spin in bumpy air. The motor
stalled. Sosa. stepping out of the
wreckage, sold the pieces to an I'M.
identified junkman on the spot for
$40.
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BACK HOME AGAIN

Automobiles reported found by
police belong to-:
Stone Bros. PAST Barnes Ave,
Ford, found at 2130 Sugar Grove
Ave.
Paul Jones, 1868 w. Thirtieth ST.,
Ford, found at Brentwood and Fair
field AYES.
Mona Ray, 2168 N. oxford ST.,
Ford. found at 1900 Massachusetts,
Ave.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-28
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-28

network at II p. m. AS one might
easily guess, this will be a collection
of Italian songs familiar to all.
Beginning this evening the Con-
gress Carnival becomes daily fea-
ture of KYW, Chicago, at $50 p. m.
The hour preceding will be devoted
to classical and semi-classical music
from the Chicago Evening American
studio,
WIZ transmits three programs to
the Blue network:
600 stromberg- hour. featuring
George Olsen's Orchestra.
7oo-The Continentals, an operate pro-
s:oo-Don, Amaizo, Ahe wizard-orchestra.
From GAS to 7:55 p m. the WIS
Players hold the center of attraction
at WIS, Chicago, assisted by other
stars.
Those who feel inspired to seek
knowledge during the summer and
cannot attend school should fish for
WMAQ, Chicago, at ITO Tuesday
and Thursday evenings. At that
time visiting professors from leading
colleges and universities who are
teaching in the University of Chi
cago summer school will conduct a
lecture series.
If you want to dance tonight try
these:
s3O-WIP Philadelphia. and WGBS. New
York.
900-WCAE, Pittsburgh.
II 00-WHO, Des Moines.
Following the $50 p. m. Ford
Dealers program WKBF, Indian
apolis, will broadcast the Commu-
nifty Fund talk of Clarence G..
Baker, Hawthorn Social House SUI
perintendent.
Burnett Burkett, Earring Egyp-
tian Theater organist, readiocasts
his request organ recital from noon
to l p. m. each day this week ex-
cept Saturday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-28
1. U. GETS HUGE TOOTH

BV UNlted Press
MONTPELIER, Ind, June 28.-
Indiana University has received as
Ia gift the tooth of mammoth
found recently in the Neal gravel
pit near here. The tooth is about
eight inches long.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-28

Ford, from Pennsylvania and Mary
land SITS.
Claude Hanna, Roachdale, Ind,
Ford, 519-529, from Illinois and
Washington SITS.
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Fishing The Air
BY LEONARD e. PEARSON

One radio receiver to every thirty
persons-this is the ratio in Canada.
The Dominion is proud Of the fact
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-28
Summer Days Are Tonic Days

During the heat and fatigue of
summer days, the human system
often requires the strength building
aid of a good tonic.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-28
BY Ahern

network at II p. m. AS one might
easily guess, this will be collection
of Italian songs familiar to all.
Evening star., 1927-10-17

1Continued from First PageJ
the two countries that adversely af-
fects "our foreign trade with that ma
tioE."
Mr.. Pierson said that the Federal
Reserve System will be subjected to
attack in the coming session OF Con
gress," and urged that the chamber
and the business community be armed
"with lndisputable facts to meet such
onslaughts." He recommended that
the chamber voice its faith in the
Essential soundness of the system"
and urge "that its continuance is
essential to business advancement"
A statement amplifying the recent
demand by the chamber for a $400,
100000 tax reduction, which last week
brought from President Coolidge the
opinion that such a figure is too high
was made by Pierson.
Pierson pointed out that the $400,-
600. 900 figure was reached in a refer.
endum among the 1900 trade associa-
tions and Chambers of Commerce
which comprise the national organiZa-
tion, and emphasized the decisions of
Individual groups were made with a
full picture of Federal revenue and
budget facts before them.
President Coolidge, according to
Persons Interpretation Of his re.
marks at the conference of newspaper
representatives last week. took the
position that $40O, 100000 would be a
dangerously large reduction and would
handicap the Government if slowing
down of business should also deplete
anticipated Federal revenue.
"A reduction Of the corporation tax
will strengthen the country against
competition, which is increasing from
abroad. and thereby permit the con.
tinuance of employment of prosper
ity," Pierson replied in this connec
ton.
Evening star., 1927-10-17
MELLON ANSWERS
SILVER PRODUCERS
Secretary Responds in Suit De.
manding He Purchase Quantity
of Bullion Under Pittman Act.

Andrew w. Mellon. Secretary of the
Treasury, today filed answer to the
suit of the American Silver Producers
to compel him to purchase for the
United States Treasury 1859, ,730
ounces Of silver under the require
ments of the Pittman act of April
13, 1913. Mr.. Mellon claims the pro-
posed purchase is unauthorized and
illegal and would require the Govern
ment to pay 81 per ounce for silver
when the market price is only 551z
cents per ounce, which would amount
to gift of $6,493.529.91 to the sill
yer producers.
The Pittman act. which authorized
the melting OF over $500, ,O00, 900 in sill.
yer bars for sale to British India. also
required that the Government buy
similar amount OF silver at 81 per
ounce to remold into dollars.
Secretary Mellon, through Attorneys
Peyton Gordon and Assistant United
States Attorney Leo A. Rover, de-
clares that the act was a war meas
ure and was passed to meet and emer-
gency which has now passed To
grant the request of the producers
would he to burden the taxpayers
with more than $6,0O0,000 and is not
authorized by law, concludes the
Secretary
Evening star., 1927-10-17
SMOOT SEES TAXES
CUT S3(lD,oDO,O0O
Size of Slash Dependent on
Appropriations Re-
quired, He Says.

With various groups placing diff
fsrent estimates on the amount of tax
sssSS.+:c-. the Treasury could stand
er he coming session. Senator Smoot'
RepuIe:.Aar of Utah. declared today
that the extent "a he tax cut VIII
depend on how far Congress goes III
appropriating for special projects
that may be urged upon it.
After mentioning Mississippi flood
control. Senator Smoot said that II
Congress authorizes such undertake
ings as Boulder Dam and the Colum-
bia Basin project or the st. Lawrence
Canal, the chances for tax reduction
will dwindle. He indicated that ne
thought a tax cut of approximately
$500. .O0O,c 600 or slightly more, would
be possible If there are not too many
appropriation demands.
Hits Nuisance Taxes.
Senator Smoot, who is chairman OF
the Senate finance committee. is an
authority on tax matters in Congress-
fayors reducing the corporation tax
from 1871 per cent to not more thah
12 per cent. He said also he be-
lieyes the so-called nuisance taxes
that have been in effect since the
war should be given attention IN
alloeat ting the reduction.
In his capacity as chairman OF the
Public Buildings Commission, senator
Smoot. who has just returned to the
city from Utah. expressed desire to
see the Governments big building pro
gram in the Capital so forward rap
idlv during the next two years. lie
intends to reintroduce the bill to au
thorize purchase of all remaining pri-
yate land in the triangle south OF
PENNSYLVANIA avenue to Is street
where the new Federal structures are
to be grouped. This measure was one
of those caught behind Senate MI
buster at the close of the last session
Program Is Pushed.
In answer to queries as to how soon
xhe new Department of Justice Build
ing would be started on the site OF
Center Market. Senator Smoot sa'd
that. while there are other buildings
in the program that could be started
sooner than the Justice structure, the
Government, on the other hand, is
anxious to get the entire program
started with as little delay as possible.
While it may not be necessary at the
coming session, the Senator Indicated
there is a possibility of speeding the
rate OF appropriating for the building
program.
Evening star., 1927-10-17

that the appointments must be made
of the person standing highest on the
| list.
| "A provision in the proposed law
prescribing that the director of per-
sonnel shall have tn sole jurisdiction
over removals, demotions, suspensions,
transfers and other disciplinary mat
tiers, either with or without the assist
ance of trial board, and that the
head of the office should be deprived
of all right to say which of his ap-
Eointees should be discharged or re-
! tanned, would be highly disastrous to
A., discipline"
Condemned by Two Presidents.
| "Pl idents Taft and Roosevelt, both
warm friends of the competitive sys-
tenn, and with the widest experience
| in administration, regarded this sys-
tenn as dangerous and undesirable
p. esident Taft wrote me: I am very
much opposed to any civil service law
which takes from the managing and
| operating officers the power of dis
missing subordinates and gives it to
an Independent body President
Roosevelt wrote me concerning a pro-
posed model law, taking away such
authority from the appointing officers
L regard the proposed law as seek
worse than the spoils system. If
the proposal or any proposal resem-
bling it is adopted l shall resign( from
the National Civil Service Reform
League) and shall state that nothing
proposed W Tammany during my life
time Ias begun to approach in mis-
chief tnis proposal
MIR. Foulke said that the whole
scheme for a reorganization of the
Government personnel is the outcome
of the violent desire of inexperienced
persons who. when they see some
thing in public affairs which they
do not like, Immediately cry out,
/ There ought to be a law"
''The President and his executive
| officials can themselves make rules
| limiting their own discretion and pro-
viding for the appointment by com
petitive examinations of the highest
man on the list. They can do the
important things required by this pro-
posed bill without any question as to
the constitutionality of their acts"
Evening star., 1927-10-17

examination from the head of the
list for two reasons:
First, the director of personnel is
not an inferior officer. He has charge
of the appointment, promotion, trans
fer and discharge of practically every
one in the entire civil service of more
than half million and could no more
be considered an inferior officer than
could q member of the cabinet. If he
is not an inferior officer, he must be
appointed by the President by and
with the advice and consent of the
Senate.
Second, but whatever his status,
his selection cannot be limited by re-
quiring that he should be appointed
from the head of the list.
THE method of appointment of the
director of personnel is, therefore,
wholly unconstitutional, but the pro-
vision for the removal of the director
of personnel is not only unconstitu-
tional but ridiculous.
Provision of Section 3.
"Sectiol shree provides that he shall
serve unit. he dies, resigns, retires or
is removed for inetiiciency and mis-
conduct according to the procedure
prescribed in paragraph 16 of section
s. which requires him to investigate
and render a decision upon his own
removal.
Gould any absurdity go further?
The director must remove himself or
he cannot be removed. He may become
an imbecile, violently insane or criml-
nal, yet by paragraph 16 he must
prescribe the procedure for kicking
himself out, then make the decision
whether he has to go or be trans
ferred, denoted or reprimanded.'
'Is there any one so mad as TO
dream that any Congress in its sober
sense would pass such a bill as this!
Suggests Law Amendments.
In declaring the present administra-
ton of the civil service law capable
Of Improvement. Mr.. Foulke put forth
the following suggestions:
THE power given to heads OF de-
partments to select one of the high
est three on eligible lists has been,
and continues to be, grossly abused.
and, particularly in the Post once
Department, has led to the prostltu-
ton of misunderstanding and rural
carriers positions for the supposed
profit of congressman and Of local
political organizations. For this the
Civil Service Commission is in no
wise responsible: but the evil can be
corrected by the issuance OF instruc-
tions by the President to appointing
officers that the present practice OF
seeking the recommendation of Con-
greSsmen must be abandoned ana
Evening star., 1927-10-17
TEXT BOOK RAPED
AS 'PRO-BR|T|SH'
New York Veterans Attack
VoIume-Chicago Move
ment Recalled.

NEW YORK. October IA cam
paign to prevent the use of the text
book Modern History" by Profs.
Haves and Moon. in public schools of
New York State has been launched
bv the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
who find the book subtle falsehOods
designed to restore America into
sentimental, spiritual and political sub
lection to Great Britain"
Declaring that the volume Is unfit
for public school USE the American
ization committee of the veterans and
the council of administration. Depart.
ment of New York, of the organization
has opposed Introduction of the book
into New York State public schools.
The national veterans organization
also is attempting to force withdrawal
of the history from use in Chicago
and other cities in the West, as a
result of protests from patriotic bodies.
Carleton J. II. Hayes, against whom
most of the protest is directed, is a
professor of history at Columbia Uni.
versity Thomas Parker Moon, co.
author of the book, is an assistant
professor of international relations at
Columbia and managing editor of the
Political Science Quarterly. They are
accused of "cunningly according to
origin in England most of the great
advances of mankind throughout the
modern world"
Evening star., 1927-10-17
Obstacles Are Outlined.

'Even if the Employment Commits
sion were a department appointed by
the President, by and with the con-
sent of the Senate, still it could not
appoint the director by competitive
Evening star., 1927-10-17
BAL SAM RITES HELD.
Body of Drowned Youth Buried in
Cedar Hill Cemetery.

Funeral services for Samuel j. Bal
sam, 10 years old, 113 Fourteenth
street southeast, who was drowned off
a launch near the Naval Proving
Ground at Dahlgren, Va, week ago,
were conducted in the parlors of Eur
horst's undertaking establishment.
East Capitol and Third streets, at 2
o'clock this afternoon. Interment was
in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Balsam's body was recovered on the
Maryland side Of the river near Pope
Creek Saturday
Evening star., 1927-10-17

perfect accord on the last point, OF not
having any foreign government inter
vene in the negotiations.
Th greatest difficulty to overcome
now in connection with the desire of
the Vatican for territorial sovereignty.
according to Popolo Di Roma. is who
will represent the papacy on one side
and the government on the other. All
the res. is a question of time and Is
almost of secondary Importance.
Change i'm Phrase Asked.
Indeed" continues the paper. ''it is
not difficult 70 change the phrase in
the law of guarantees. which says that
the Pope has enjoyment of apostolic
palaces and actual j,.idical possession
of them similarly. The dignity of Italy
will not be compromised if the Vatican
garden be widened nor the equilibriu /
Of the Mediterranean be disturbed by
the boat of st. Peter. Fascista Italy
is young and will Ii, many years,
while the church has the supernatural
gift of never getting DID,"
Evening star., 1927-10-17
Son of Luray Girls Slayer Befriended
By Sam Buracker, Father of Victim

Buracker were engaged. it was testi-
fled at the trial, and Short was said
to have been on Today drunk Just
prior to the night two weeks ago
when he crept to window of the
Buracker home and shot the girl be-
cause, it was said, she had refused to
marry him. Shorts defense was that
he had been a sufferer from fits and
did not know it if he shot the girl.
For several days he was fugitive,
but surrendered.
Upon receipt of news that his
daughter had been slain. Sam Bu-
racker, with Roy Short as his sympa'
thizing companion, returned to Luray
without knowing Tom Short was ac-
cused of the crime. Throughout all
their double grief their friendship re-
manned true, and together they have
returned to their labor as apple pick
ers, Buracker assuring the slayer S
son he will look after him, now that
he is fatherless as well as motherless.
Evening star., 1927-10-17
.U.S.-EMPLOyMENT
PROJECT ASSA|LED
William Dudley Fou|ke Con-
demns Suggested Systems
for Appointments to Office.

Declaring that the proposed act
providing an employment system for
the Federal Service of the United
States, by repeating the Federal Serv-
ice law, aboishing the Civil Service
Commission and a number of other
governmental agencies, and substf-
tuting an entirely new system of
Federal personnel appointment and
, administration, was unconstitutional.
William Dudley Foulke, who was
member of the Civil Service Commits
sion under Theodore Roosevelt, today
branded the whole plan "a perfectly
crazy scheme for administering the
Government"
''The bill appears to have been pre-
pared in blissful unconsciousness that
there is such a thing as the Constitu
ton Of the United States," he said;
that by this Constitution the Presi-
dent, with the advice and consent of
the Senate, must appoint all officers.
except that Congress may by law
vest the appointment of inferior off
GERS in the heads of departments or
the courts of law.
Fault i'm Commission Plan.
"But the employment commission
which is to appoint this director is
neither the President, the courts nor
the head Of any department. The
Employment Commissioners them
selves are inferior, because they are
to be appointed by the President
alone. And yet the power of appoint
ing his omnipotent director is con-
fided to these inferior officers. The
Constitution will not allow this
"It may be a very good thing to
have one or two members of the
commission rise by promotion from
the competitive service, Mr., Foulke
said, but to put the whole thing in
charge of an unknown man appointed
for life by these methods, would in
all probability wreck the entire service
system.
System Reduced to Absurdity.
"This is the competitive system re-
duced to an absurdity. for the man
who is in charge of this enormous
body of public employees ought not to
be a mere administrative officer. He
should also be familiar with the politi-
cal situation which his office demands.
Nobody has ever contended that where
political duties are involved the Off
cial performing them should be select
ed by competitive examination. The
duties of Federal Civil Service Com
missioners have been very largely
quasi-political not Republican or
Democratic. but political in the sense
that it is part of their function to
resist any onslaught in Congress or
elsewhere upon the merit system and
to promote and extend it by legisla-
ton, by Executive Order, by propa-
ganda and by all other means in
their power.
Evening star., 1927-10-17
Special Dispatch TO The Star,

Special Dispatch TO The Star
LURAY, Va, October 17.-The ex-
traordinary instance of a father be-
friending the son of man who MUIR
dered his daughter was a topic OF dis
cussion throughout Page County, Va,
today. when it became known that
Roy Short, eldest son OF Thomas
Short, who was convicted a week ago
of the Staying of Essie Buracker. 10.
and Samuel Buracker. the girls
father, had returned together to West
Virginia, where they were working
side by side when news of the tragedy
reached them.
Short will serve 20 years, and his
nine children, Roy excepted, will be
taken care of at the county poor farm
pending efforts of the Juvenile Court
TO enter them in a children's home at
Richmond. There were IA Of the
Short children. but five and their
mother are dead. Short and Essie
Evening star., 1927-10-17
TAX CUT AND FLOOD
CONTROL ARE HELD
NEEDS BY PIERSON

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