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The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05

Roy Ralston, 1916 Astor St, at
tendant, discovered the loss early
today upon arrival at work. A win
dow had been shattered to gain ac.
cess to the door latch.
Tools, including numerous drills
which police believe may be used in
attempts to enter safes, and valued
at 500, were stolen from the shops
of the Standard Nut Margarine Com
pany, 1902 Roosevelt Ave.
Bandit Gets SIS
Entrance was gained by breaking
window.
Alton Taller, $40 N. Meridian St,
attendant at the Standard Oil filing
station at State and English Aves..
told police heswas held up at GAS
p. m. Friday. A lone bandit took SIS.
He gave police an accurate descrip-
ton of the thief.
Floyd Leslie, SIS Marion Ave, re-
ported to police that he fired two
shots at a man he found prowling
y
Coal has been stolen on several OcV
casions, Leslie said. A neighbor to
Leslie told him the next day after
the shooting she saw young man
with his arm bandaged and he said
he had fallen and injured it. Po-
lice sought him.
Watch Stolen
Mezzie Dalton, 1904 Il. Pratt St.
reported a purse, 50, a wrist watch
and 500 check were stolen from
the Hoosier Athletic Club.
a. S. Miles, Plainfield, Ind, tele-
phoned that fifty-siX chickens, all
branded, were stolen from his coop.
Value, $125.
Patrolmen Nagelson and Harrison
report they chased a Negro, who in
mis- flight dropped a sack containing
nine headless hens and a rooster at
Martindale Ave. and Nineteenth st.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05

There viii be no more fishing
through the ice if a bill introduced
by Senator John s. Alluredge, An
derson, finds favor.
The Senate is no dumping
grounds for petitions engendered by
agitation Senator c. Oliver Holmes,
Gary, contended when an effort was
being made Friday to stem the flow
of anti-medical injunction bill peti.
tons by committee reference. He
pointed out that when such petit
tons become epidemic it is not be
cause the signers are so much inter-
ested as urged. Senator Delbert V.
Blackburn said that the bill had
support Of doctors of the State, but
they were urged not to flood the
Senate with useless petitions.
After introducing his eugenics
bill, aimed at halting propagation
Of the unfit, Senator c. Oliver
Holmes, Gary. jestingly declared
that it was not aimed particularly
at Democrats.
After an invitation hal been pre-
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05
LOCAL MAN ELECTED

Lemuel NJ. Brown of Indianapolis
was elected second vice president Of
the Central Electric Railway AS
sociation at the association annual
convention Friday at Detroit ac-
cording to word received here today
Brown is also general superintendent
of the Interstate Public Service Com
pany.
John II. Grail, general passenger
and freight agent of the r. f., 1. e
e. Traction Company, was named
a member of the executive committee.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05
INVITE 5000 TO
ANNUAL DINNER
Associated Employers viii
Hear Eastern Speaker.

Five thousand invitations have
been issued for the annual dinner
of the Associated Employers of In
dianapolis, Feb. IS, at the Claypool.
DR., Charles Aubrey Eaton, noted alf-
thor and former editor of Leslies&
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05
GERMANY TO PAY u. S.

Bu htc0 PFCSS
WASHINGTON, Feb 5.-The
United States and Germany have
concluded an arrangement providing
for payment to this Government of
its 2H per cent share in German
reparations payment under the Paris
experts plan, the State Department
announced today.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05
SENATE

s. B. 195---Alldredge. To prevent fish
ing GroqS6 56r5De the Gs NTtuTa Tas sssrss
uefB b. Na29 Squn r. ncrease safety
of steam bolerrs. Judiciary A;
pointmcnt of Probate Court assistants. Ju-
S b. I99-Payne Providing that coun-
County, and Township Business.
5. B. 200-Steelc Authorizing ap-
pointment of election judges by the county
5. B. .0lI7Quillin. Amending primary
law to provide first and second choices for
office and also to allow person to register
for the general election by voting in the
- So s. b. 2o3@Hodises. Holmes. Neidl. To
change the name of the city Of East Chi
cago to "Harbor' Cities and Towns: -
Concurrent Resolution No. 6-Moorhead
To request Congress to appropriate sufii-
q "t funds TO carry out the National De-
Act 5 E1h ETmv respect SFP 59 @ tie ArmE{ spH
{ officers and National Guard of $50,
o.. Federal Relations. -,
Indefinitely Postponed
$. b. @S-Doogs. To make the Ameri-
basis for dredss Snd To ITat6e g9iges
free textbooks in all common schools in
Indiana; Such books to be prepared by
The state board of education and printed
at State institutions
Bills Withdrawn
s. b. Perkins To create the offices
of assistant secretary and assistant treas
urer of the South Bend school board.
On Third Reading
s. B.. ,34-Neidl. Allows counties to
who, have lived in the county fifteen years,
at $500 a year. Vote of % to II not
sufficient for a constitutional majority.
s. B.. 46.--Dickerman. Part-time reljg-
ious education measure authorizing at
tendance by public school pupils at pri-
vate schools for religious instruction not
oexceed two hours each week during the
school year and providing. that attendance
records of religious schools shall be open
to public. instruction. Failed to pass by
'osS s. B B. J556@PSeiii, To give township, the
right to appropriate sums to be paid to
nearby cities for fire protection. Failed
10 pass through want of a constitutional
majority; 20 ayes. 10 noes.
S. B. 115-Davis. Recurring city en-
gineers to file with the boards of public
works estimates on the maximum cost of
four types of street paving named in paw
ing resolutions. Passed, 81 to 0.
The Government departments at
Washington employ eighty-seven
women as scientists. They are
chemists, zoologistS botanists, ply
sicians and pathologfsts.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05
BANKS ADD TO FORCE
Two New Employees Named by Real
Estate Departments.

r. T.. Peckman, real estate man.
lager of the Meyer-Kiser Bank, to.
day announced that Edwin r.
Roberts has joined his sales force
and will specialize in north side and
downtown properties.
+. Kirk Mckinney, real estate
manager of the State Savings and
Trust Company, announces the adj
dition to his sales force of III. B.
Randolph. Randolph will handle
general real estate sales.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05

All university students in Russia,
including women, are required to
take 1870 hours instruction in mill
tary science during their regular
four-year course, and two months
field practice during the summer.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05
COUNTY AGENT AGAIN

BN IlMcS NDCClnE
ANDERSON, Ind, Feb. ga
county agent was to be hired again
here, following action of the county
council in appropriating $1,000 for
the office, twice abolished
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05
WRONG ADDRESS GIVEN

In printing a police report that a
young woman had taken poison after
a quarrel Thursday, the address of
1908 n. Illinois st. was printed er-
roneously.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05

A great many of the complaints re-
ceived in the past few weeks by Mr..
Fixit stated that Indianapolis was a
very dirty city. Some complain of
the dirty conditions Of the streets
and alleys. Others that the garbage
is not collected at regular intervals.
Mr.. Fixit had q talk with a number
of city officials yesterday among
whom were DIR. Herman C. Morgan,
board of health secretary, and Truly
Nolen, garbage and ash collection
superintendent, about this matter.
They said that to their knowledge
Indianapolis is cleaner now than it
has been for a number of years.
They also said that they were glad
to receive complaints that would
make it possible for them to make
Indianapolis a cleaner city.
One of the complaints:
Dear Mr.. FiXit: I wonder why
people pay taxes when they get no
help in trying to keep their property
clean? I'm afraid that Beautiful
indianapolis" is city with a
beautiful silk dress covering rags.
Meaning beautiful streets, dirty
alleys. Hoping that l can get some
help in cleaning up the alley between
N. Warman st. and Hugh ST., 400
block south, beg to remain,
MRS. J. w. E.
This letter was shown to both
DR. Morgan and Nolen. They
promised Mr.. F'ixit they would in
vestigate the matter and see what
could be done.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05

w eekIy, VIII apN
pear.
DIR. Eaton is
representing the
Fourth trict Of
New Jersey in
Congress.
New officers will
be elected. Retir.
ing officers: Wal
ter B. Harding,
president; J. NJ,
Antrim, first vice
PRESIDENT; Victor
G. Kendall, second
vice president; j.
Edward Stilz,
trea surer.
Nominees for
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05

Dear Sir: In the 500 block on S.
Emerson Ave, Contractor s. A.
Morrow has been building a mum.
Der of houses. When he builds the
cinder driveway into the garages he
builds them across the open ditch
without any tile under them. This
forces the water to run across the
road to the ditch on the opposite side
and makes it impossible for pedes-
trians. What can be done to relieve
this situation?
A PEDESTRIAN.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05

Bradshaw, c. A. Sellers. Carl c.
Gibbs, Guy A. Wainwright, Edward
w. Harris, Henry l.. Dithmer, Fred
G. Gardner and f. j. O'Reilly. A.
J. Allen has been secretary for
twenty-three years.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05
EzEVES CART AWAY SAFE CONTAINING $3.50
Alcohol Also Taken From Filling Sta
tion-Lone Hold-Up Reported
toPolice % 7sF

today sought burglars who Friday night carted away
4OOpond safe containing $3.50 from the Pure Oil filing sta
ton at FortySeco and College Ave Thry-two gallons Of
wood alcohol also hauled away.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05

Mr.. Fixit is investigating the fol-
lowing complaints:
Mr.. FiXit: Freight traffic of
the traction lines continues to leave
at p. m. Is not the system for rout-
ing our street cars poor enough and
causes enough delay to our good
people without them being hSId up
by traction cars which have to use
the street car tracks? Why do we
have to be imposed upon with an
interurban of four or five cars mov-
ing through our main thoroughfares
at the time when we want to get
home? This freight will arrive at
destination in plenty Of time with
a later hour departure. Please try
to help make living in indianapolis
pleasure instead of a pain.
ONE WHO CARES.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05
MIR. FIXIT'
Complaints of Dirty City
Inspires Conference,

Write your troubles to Mr.. Fixt. The
Times representative at the city hall.
He will be glad to present them TO the
proper city to officials. Write him in care
Of The Times signing fun name and adj
dress. Name will not be used If
anonymity is desired.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05

Senator Russell Is. Harrison would
win prune tart were one offered for
the legislator introducing the most
bills that mystify the layman. Thurs
day his contribution was bill to
abolish further use of the cognovit
note
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05

Dear Sir: Please see that Gin.
ders or gravel is put in the alley
back of oxford ST., between Twenty
Third and Twenty,Fifth SITS. / am
a taxpayer and have n garage in the
rear of my home, but during thaw-
ing weather / cannot get my car
through the alley. Please do what
you can for me. C. L. r.
Mr.. Fixit turned this complaint
with several more like it over to
George Woodward, street commits
sioner. He told Mr.. Fixit that lack
of money and equipment was hold
ing up the work Of cindering and
repairing alleys. He stated that
it was out of the question to try
to cinder an alley for block or
two at present. He is trying to
get the worst holes fixed and will
make better improvements as soon
as he gets funds for the work.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05

The first Senate effort reached
the Governor Friday. 1t was con-
current resolution number one,
which memoralizes Congress to re
peal Federal Inheritance taxes.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05
About the Lobbies

sented 20 the Senators to attend a
picture entitled THE Capture of
Vmcennes,' Lieutenant Governor
f. Harold Van Orman said that he
understood that Vincennes had been
captured by the Democrats. He was
referring to the capture Of last fall
when the home town Of Thomas III.
Adams went sOlidly Democratic,
after the fighting editor had been
expelled from official Repubicanism
by making corruption charges
against the officials.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05

The Government departments at
Washington employ eighty-seven
women as scientists. They are
chemists, zoologistS botanists, ply
sicians and pathologists.
Evening star., 1927-03-21
Handshakes.

A man with an unusually strong
grip" ought to be correspondingly
careful when he shakes hands. The
latest victim OF one of these bone
crushers" probably was President
Coolidge.
Senator Nye OF North Dakota is
quoted in an Associated Press dis.
patch as saying that United States
Marshal Gunwaldsen of that State,
who recently shook hands with the
President, has grip like a coupler
on a railway car"
Senator Nye's comparison sounds
impressive, indeed, and there is prob
ably good reason to suspect, as he
does. that the vigorous new marshal
of North Dakota had something to do
with the fact that President Coolidge
Is wearing his hand in a bandage.
The worldwide propaganda for a
hearty grip" one expressing good
faith, as opposed to the fiabby, in
different handshake, has led to much
abuse along this line. The man with
powerful handclasp IL tempted 10
show his strength; some DO 30 seem
Evening star., 1927-03-21
Food for Thought.

A comical note is given to the war
by the dispatch, via London. that Gen.
Chang has bought all the dog biscuit
in Shanghai to feed the army.
II dog food is to be fed the dogs of
war. may not some of our grand opera
singers take to canary bird seed for
breakfast?
A whole new line of investigation Is
open to the inquisitive human race,
depending largely, of course, upon the
success OF Gen. Chang.
Perhaps diplomats and others who
need qualities somewhat resembling
those possessed by sly puss will take
|to regimen Of cat delicacies.
Comic artists of stage and screen
might consider diet of monkey food.
There is no doubt that some of our
best humorous" writer's would be the
better for a plate or two from time to
time.
The pleasing prospects of this new
idea, given to the world by great
StllIlds lIic HoiIiS VI dHiioSI every Ai'
vention and idea, in the last analysis,
leads on to infinite speculation.
Shall Channel swimmers subsist on
fish before making their heroic at
tempts? Shall tennis stars consume
only spheroid foods. such as oranges
and grape fruit?
Well may the world now ask 'On
what food hath this, our Caesar fed,
that he hath grown so great?"
Evening star., 1927-03-21
France and China.

France. according to DR.. Herbert
is aggrieved at the so-called lone-hand
policy which the United States and
Great Britain, respectively are ac-
| cused of pursuing in China. The
French allege that 1t "disrupts the
solidarity of the powers" as exempli-
fed by the Washington Conference
treaties of 1922. Partisan statesmen
contend that in international dealings
with China there is strength only
In union" M. BRAND and his COL
leagues feel that the concert" of
Washington, 1922, should find it's
counterpart at Shanghai, 1927, and al
all points north and south.
The French enjoy an enviable
reputation as a logical people. If
DIR. Gibbons accurately portrays their
state of mind, they have succumbed
to an illogical conception of the iron
actualities prevalent in China. 1t
cannot so soon have escaped the
memory of the Quai d'Orsay that the
powers signatory. to the treaties of
1922 made, within the past year, a
patient and concerted effort to pre-
serve their Solidarity" visa Wis
China. They attempted, under the
aegis of one Of those very pacts-the
agreement concerning tariffs in
Climate negotiate with what the
outside world till then looked upon
as the central government of the re-
public at Peking. But one fine day
the Central Government OF China
became. through circumstances very
obviously beyond its control, an
absentee. Since then there has been
nobody with whom the powers could
preserve their solidarity" in desired
dealings with China.
Meantime. China has given itself
over to nationwide civil war. with
North and South arrayed against
each other in a struggle destined to
be to the finish. AS Mr.. Lloyd George
has just pointed out, seven or eight
rival and warning Chinese authori-
ties" now need to be considered and
propltiated by any power bent upon
protecting the lives and interests of
its nationals in Far Cathay. The
practical minded English speaking
governments-the United States and
Great Britain-have proceeded. each
In its own way. to meet the grave
emergency which resultant chaos
and crisis have provoked. They are
looking out for their own. They
are conscious that international "con-
cert" in such emergencies is we'll
nigh an illusory hope. They are
faced by what Grover Cleveland, in
an immortal phrase, termed "condi-
tions, not theories" They have de-
termined to come to grips with them.
A French general once remarked Of
a spectacular military operation that
1t was magnificent, but not war"
American and British activities in
China may not typify solidarity"
but they reflect common sense.
Evening star., 1927-03-21
Mr.. Borah and Mexico.

Senator William f. Borah of Idaho,
chairman of the foreign relations com.
mittee of the Senate. has a perfect
right 10 differ with the State Depart
ment and the President regarding the
conduct OF the relations OF this coun'
try with Mexico il he desires. 1t is
doubtful, however, that Mr.. Borah's
reiterated statements that the Mexican
government is right and that the pol
ICY of the United States is wrong. or
may he wrong, will aid in the settle
nent OF the differences between the
two countries.
In New Haven last night, as in the
Senate itself during recent weeks, Mr.
Borah assailed the policy OF the admin
istration. both as to Mexico and Mica
ragua. He was acclaimed entitled to
the highest office in the land. the Office
OF President. But Mr.. Borah's atti
tude toward the Mexican and Mica
raguan questions is likely to leave
him weaker politically in the country
n large rather than stronger. His
z great appeal 10 the country-and II
has been great--has been his demand
that America be considered first.
.., II was such a stand he took in hi
2 historic fight against American adher
ence TO the League OF Nations ant
later 10 the World Court, which III
maintained was but creature OF th'
League. In his attitude toward Mex
leo. Mr.. Borah seemingly is taking
different tack. He declares that he i
for protecting Americans and thei
property, but he does not want to d
It as President Coolidge is doing 1t Il
Nicaragua, with the United State
Marines and the Navy. He favor
arbitration with Mexico of the differ
ences between that government an
the United States over the land an
petroleum laws. He complains tina
the Omitted States Is according a di
ferent. treatment TO weaker nation
Evening star., 1927-03-21
Ben Johnson Leaves
Congress for Fishing

From the Sioux City Sunday Journal.
The shade Of Izaak Walton no doubt
will chuckle-if shades do that-since
a Kentucky statesman has given up
his place in Congress to devote him
self to plain, everyday fishing. Repre-.
sentative Ben Johnson, after career
of 20 years in the House, voluntarily
has ceased being a statesman, when In
possession of good health and an in
creasing popularity, to follow the wind.
inc. streams of the Blue Grass State.
Twenty years is a long time in any
mans life, but longer, perhaps, in the
opinion of a man like Mr.. Johnson.
who now looks back over two decades
in the public service to lament that
"I have not been able to go fishing
half as often as I'd like" But he goes
on to say "I am always behind on the
greatest sport men can experience,
and 1 am leaving Congress to make
I'D for lost time" Mr.. johnson sadly
relates that there are millions of fish
in the Kentucky streams that have
missed me all these years, and l am
eager to get back home and resume
my acquaintance with them"
This may not win approval generally
as a good excuse for retirement in the
prime of life, but it is nevertheless an
honest confession. said to he good for
the soul. No doubt Mr.. Johnson. if a
true follower of Izaak Walton. will be
able to find contentment along the
banks of the Kentucky streams even
when his string is nothing more than
"fisherman's luck" He cannot hope
to have them bite good every day. for
fish, like legislation, are sometimes
stubborn. However, a nimrod such as
he surely is can now enjoy his leisure
without feeling responsible to con.
stituents. Let it be hoped that he may
never have to resort to the expedient
of buying his fish in the market to
make a brave showing.
Evening star., 1927-03-21

from that accorded the more powerful.
For years the United States has
sought through peaceful means to OBJ
tain the protection Of its citizens and
their property in Mexico. 1t has not
abandoned that policy today. Hun
dreds of Americans have been slain in
Mexico, and reports have it much
American property has been seized in
that country without any compensa-
tion whatever. IL Americans and their
possessions had been handled in Great
Britain or France, for example, as
they have been handled in Mexico,
does Mr.. Borah believe that the United
States would have been more long.
suffering than 1t has been in its atti-
tude toward Mexico? Because a
nation is weaker Is no justification for
acts Of violence and injustice toward
citizens.
Evening star., 1927-03-21
ingly unconscious of their finger
crushing ability.

ingly unconscious of their finger
crushing ability.
The power to deliver mighty hand
clasp comes not so much from the
fingers as from the muscles OF the
wrist and forearm. Often men OF
slim general build POSSESS a surpris'
ing force In their grip"
Young men often take a delight In
watching the victims of their grip
writhe in agony, but men who have
come to years of understanding ought
to temper power with discretion.
Sincerity may be shown by a firm
clasp--it is not necessary to crush
mans fingers to convince him that
you admire him. Between the fiabby
shake and the crushing variety there
is plenty of room for a courteous,
normal firm grip. The doughty mar!
shall. If responsible for President Cool
idge's crippled hand, may be forgiven,
but perhaps ought to be admonished,
in the language of the day, Have a
heart"'