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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-22
G. A. R. FADES.
! TO Thin Line OF
r SMALL POSTS
BIuffton, Ind, Is Latest to
Give Up Charter; Largest
in indianapolis.

Indiana's once numerically strong
Grand Army of the Republic has
faded to thin blue line and posts
that flourished decade ago have
shrunk to memberships as small as
three or five of the aged veterans.
Post SO, Bluffton, Ind, Is the
latest to surrender its charter &C
cording to records at the office OF
Adiutant Albert j. Ball at the State
house. The post had thirty-three
members, which is considered a
goodly number, but they decided to
disband and surrender their char
ter.
Largest Post Here
indianapolis boasts the largest
post from the standpoint of mem
bership. It is No. IT, and has 1876
members. Other local posts run
from 102 to forty members. Terre
Haute has fifty-six; FIT. Wayne,
eighty eight; Evansville, sixty-six;
and Anderson forty-six.
There are scores of posts, however,
where the three or five members
religiously pay their dues, hold their
charter and carry on. Under the
original organization table there are
twelve officers for each post. In
these that have reached the vanish
ing point, only the offices of post
commander, adjutant and quarter
master are retained.
Not More Than Five
The list of posts with membership
of not more than five includes the
following towns: Atwell, N. Vernon,
Waterloo, Geneva, Jeffersonville,
Worthington, Kentland, Pixies Peak,
Rockport, Rushville, Crown Point,
Knightstown, Cambridge, Kewaunee,
Liberty, Hillsboro, Fulton, Cicero,
Centerville, Hebron, Wakarusa,
Newtonville, Lewis, Acton, Lynn,
Sullivan, Meron, Clinton, Napanee,
Upland, Jonesboro, Henryville,
Rensselaer,, Kendallville, Nashville,
Parkersburg, South Bend and
Brook.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-22
Hidden Treasures Are
Found Here EUeYy Day

cumulating during the rush Of heavy
circulation and reference work con-
nected with school activities.
Just to Keep Busy
Books could be cleaned and
mended, inventory taken, reading
lists compiled and other advance
work done.
THAT time, however, belongs to
the past. The wise librarian real
iezs that children enjoy reading in
summer even more than in winter.
for during these vacation months
the child may satisfy his own whims
and read for the pure joy of read-
ing. No school task impels him. He
may read just as much or as little
as he pleaSes.
"These little contests are the re-
suits of this realization. If nothing
else, they at least teach the child
to read closely and not to skim
through books, as many so children
have tendency to do"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-22
GILLIOM INTERPRETS
PUBLIC UTILITY LAW
Attorney Gives Opinion On Appeals
From Commission

Attorney Gives Opinion On Appeals
From Commission
Interpretation of the 1927 statute
governing appeals from public SER
vice commission decisions was given
the commissioners Thursday by Att
orney General Arthur L. Gilliom.
In a letter to Chairman Frank
Singleton, Gilliom points out that it
is up to the commission to accept ap-
peals in various local courts when
filed with the commission secretary
The record and transcript in the
case must then be prepared by the
commission and filed in the court
designated, within thirty days and
without further notice. q
-Four utilities have taken adyan-
tage of the measure.
Procedure was discussed by COM
missioners at the weekly conference.
They were to visit various utility
projects at Gary, Ind, today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-22


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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
CHICAGO CIVIC OPERA
TO SING IN CAPITAL
Company to Go on Tour of II Cities
Beginning on January 20,
When Season Ends.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 1.-THE Chica-
go Civic Opera Co last night an
nounced a tour of IT cities, beginning
January %, when the opera season
ends here. and lasting seven and one
half weeks.
The tour will include 81 perform
ances. and is underwritten for ST. 1862. :
500 by the cities on the itinerary. Two
special trains. carrying the $50 must
clans, singers, scenery, officials and
technicians, will take the Chicago
company on its visit through the East
and South.
The first stop will be Boston, where
10 performances will be given in two
weeks. The company then proceeds
to Baltimore, Washington. Pittsburgh.
Buffalo. Cincinnati and Chattanooga.
On February % it viii open in Bir-
mingham, and on March in Jack
son, Miss. Two days will be spent in
Houston, three in San Antonio and
five perfOrma noes are scheduled for
Dallas. On March Ia the company
appears in Tulsa for a two-day en-.
gagement, after which it will proceed
10 Joplin, Wichita and ST, Louis. The
performances will be in Detroit
March ~ to 81, and the company dis.
bands March %, after appearing at
Akron,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
$113, 100000 in Salaries for $1,000 Local
u S. Employees Considered in Congress

Nearly $113,0OO,O 900 in salaries for
approximately IS 900 employees in
Washington, a big majority of whom
have families, is carried in the annual
appropriation bills now being consid-
cred in Congress.
There are 1855 under the civil
service and paid under the classified
ton act, who received a total of $780,
sos 500, and of these 1905 are en-
pIoyed in the District Government
with a salary total of $4,777,445.
This does not include four of the
largest units of employment almost
exclusively for the highest grade of
skilled labor-the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing, Government Print
ing Office Washington Navy Yard
and the Washington City Post Office
with it's 50 substations.
5,151 in Engraving Office.
At the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing there are 5,151 employees rep
resenting % trades, receiving a total
pay roll of $8,267. 900 a year, In the
Government Printing Office there are
4, 100 employees, representing some 80
trades. with a yearly pay roll of
$3.50, 900. In the Washington Navy
Yard there are 3,i12 employees repre-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
STRANGL|NG OF Is
LAID TO SUSPECT
Indiana Police Try to Identify
Him as 'GoriIIa Man" Who
Attacked Women.
By the Associated Prese.

By the Associated Prese
PETERSBURG, Ind, January IL
Has the notorious gorilla man.
stranger of Is women, finally been
captured?
Petersburg officers think he has.
In that belief they have asked officers
in California, Oregon and Missouri
cities, where the gorilla" operated, II
the description of man under arrest
here conforms to descriptions in those
cities of the garroter.
The suspect. who gave his name BIS
Peter Oilers, was arrested when WON
en- complained he walked into their
homes demanding food.
Speaks No English.
He indicated he could not speak
English and what little knowledge
has been gained from him has come
through the aid Of an Italian inter
prefer.
Ojers was described as either an
Italian or Greek, 35 to 40 years old, )
feet S1a inches tall stopped, with
heavy shoulders, black hair, squinty
eyes, of heavy build and weighing
about ITS pounds. Ojers. believed to
have been making his way from ST.
Louis to Louisville, was shabbily
dressed and wore a long gray over
coat, such as named in a broadcast
description.
Eight women recently strangled in
California. three in Oregon and three
in Missouri, all We're believed to have
died at the hands of the gorilla man"
On October Is last trace was lost of
him. On that date. in Kansas City.
Mo-. two women and a baby were
strangled.
Oilers was held on vsgrancy
charge pending further identitications.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17

senting some so trades, with an annual
pay roll of more than $4,000 900. Post
master Mooney has 1853 employees
who receive $3.480.000 a year in sal
aries.
The Federal budget, which is the
basis for these appropriation bills, the
passage of which is the principal duty
of the present second and short SEES
sion of the SiXty-ninth Congress, calls
for $4014,571 1925. The largest single
item of the expenditure, $755 900. 900,
or more than % cents out of every
dollar of revenue collected, is for in
terest on the public debt. Add to this
another 3,629561 for public debt
retirement from ordinary funds,
which is more than II per cent of the
total, and we find we are paying more
than 40 cents of every dollar on this
dead horse" Our outstanding debt
on June 80, 1926, was $19,643,1S3,-
079.69.
Biggest Business i'm World.
The postal service, the biggest bust
ness in the world, the one Govern
ment agency that is nearly self-sup-
porting and which directly serves
every other business in this country,
and without which any and all other
business would be paralyzed, requires
appropriations totaling 1857 1863, lis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
BREWERIES PREFER BOYS.
Art of Making Beer Is Highly Diff
ficu1t One.

DUBLIN January IT CP).--Oliver
Cromwell, who acquired the art of
brewing" before he became famous as
dictator. has many emulators among
the boys of today, who have taken up
beer making as a profession.
One of the largest breweries in Ire
land accepts only boys from the Win
chester School for training, as the
task of turning out fully qualified
brewer In looked. upon as being a
highly technical one. A thorough
knowledge of biology and advanced
chemistry Is necessary In any fermen-
tation Industry and takes at least
three years to acquire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
Heads Catholic Women.

Mrs. c. NJ. Croccia, has been re.elect.
ed president of the Union of Catholic
Women, connected with Holy Rosary
Church. This will be her ninth CON
secutiVe term. Other officers elected
were: Mrs. NJ. Fratantuono, vice pres
ident. Mrs. S. Scala, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. A. Giuffre, assistant re.
cording secretary; Mrs. r. Greco
treasurer; Mrs. S. La Soda, assistant
treasurer: Mrs. C. Facchina, Mrs. ].
Amato and Mrs. c. Ciffo, membership
committee; Mrs. G. Rotundo and Mrs,
T. Giuffre. financial committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
GRACE YEAGER TO SING.
Artist Will Appear in mime
Butterfly" Friday Evening.

Grace Yeager, American mezzo-
soprano will sing the role of Suzuki
at the presentation OF Puccini's
opera. Madame Butterfly, Friday
evening. the committee in charge of
the benefit for the children of refu-
gees in Greece announced today.
With the exception of one artist,
Madame Thalia Sabanieva. a Greek,
the entire cast will be Americans.
The chorus is being taken from the
Estelie wentworth Albert Parr stu
do here.
The Minister of Greece and Ma
dame Simopoulos are sponsoring this
benefit performance, which is enlist
ing the enthusiastic interest of many
prominent persons in the Capital.
Senator and Mrs Bingham, Senator
and Mrs Ferris, Senator and Mrs.
Gerry. Mrs. Herbert Hoover and
Senator and Mrs. McNary are among
the patrons and patronesses. Sec
rotary of the Treasury Mellon has
taken box for Friday evening, as
have also Mrs. Hoover, wife of the
Secretary of Commerce and Senator
and Mrs. Bingham.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
WARD AND FATHER
AT RACES IN CUBA
Baking Magnate and Long,
Missing Son Also Seen
at Casino.

BY the Associated Press.
HAVANA, January 17.--Walter s.
Ward, missing since his mysterious
ieaupearance while en- route to New
York from Baltimore last May, today
was the guest of his father, George
s. Ward, former baker magnate.
Ward arrived Saturday night on the
steamship Northland from New Or
leans. where on Tuesday of last week
he met his father at hotel. Both oc-
ctIuied rooms on the same floor and
checked out on Wednesday. The
father has had a home in the suburbs
FOR two wears. being interested in a
Cuban dairy business.
Servants Are Reticent.
Although servants at the Ward
home in Country Club Park ADMITTED
that Walter was visiting his father,
thew said he was not in the house and
denied knowing of his whereabouts
before he came here. Several persons
eaId they saw the father and son at
the race track yesterday afternoon
and at the Casino last night.
walter Wards automobile was
found Nav abandoned near Trenton,
NJ /. with the windshield broken and
q large stone on the front seat. A
rourder theory persisted for some time
n nd a nearby CfSeh WdS hidG SEA-
later il was said he left Trenton by
train on the night his car was found.
Numerous rumors as to Ward s
uyhereabouts followed. An exhausted
carrier pigeon was picked up at Bryn
Athvn. Pa. with a message attached
10 it's leg, signed Ward saying he
was imprisoned in shack along the
delaware River near Trenton and
asking for help.
Police Search Fails.
state police after a fruitless search,
decided the message to he a hoax.
Subsequent reports had Ward living
on The Pacific Coast, on Long Island
ard al Tuckahoe, \. J His family
steadily maintained they did not
know his wherea bouts.
ward first broke into print in May
1899. when he surrendered 10 the
sheriff of Westchester County. y. Y,
and confessed having shot and killed
clarence Peters, who. he said, had
tried to blackmail him for SIS 900 He
ciajmed he shot in self defense. In
sent enaber, 1928 at White Plains,
N Y. he was acquitted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
PROPOSED MERGER
PROBES JUSTIFIED
Donovan Says Prevention of
illegal Combinations
Proves Policy Wise.

Results obtained under the anti
trust policy adopted about a year age
by the Department of Justice. under
which preliminary examinations are
made into proposed mergers of com
peting corporations engaged in the
same lines of business, fully Justify
such policy, in the belief of William
j. Donovan, assistant to the Attorney
General.
The opinion is expressed" he said
in report to Congress and made pub.
lie today, that the results already
obtained by way of prevention of
illegal combinations or mergers will
sfully justify the efforts that have been
made"
Call for Statements.
Under the policy, which he described
as simple and expeditions" Col.
Donovan explained it was the practice
to call upon or to permit companies
proposing to merge with other com
panies TO submit their statements of
fact in connection Herewith.
While this practice did not involve
approval in any way of the legality
of plans submitted to the depart.
ment," he said it did permit the
ested parties all the available facts by
the most direct and immediate means.
He added that the policy not only
enables the Government to get the
facts better in case it wishes to insti-
tute proceedings, but it also effects
savings and time in connection with
Investigations.
IS Cases Instituted.
Donovan showed that during the
last fiscal year fines totaling $500, 301
were imposed in antitrust cases, II
equity DEGREES were entered and IS
cases were instituted, involving many
commodities.
The budget allowance for operation
of the antitrust division for the next
fiscal year is approximately 5000 900,
whereas the average annual cost for
such work during the past "a years
was $202,254
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
UMBRELLA LOSSES HUGE.
One in Every 100 in Paris Reach
Police Each Year.

PARIS, January II [P-One person
in every hundred. at least, loses an
umbrella in Paris every year. The
police lost and found department took
in 1000 rain shelters this year. They
came from taxicabs, churches, restau-
rants. telephone booths. and some even
were picked up in the street.
1t is an old saying in Paris that if
one needs an umbrella he has only to
go to the Church of the Madeleine, de.
scribe the kind he wishes and get what
he asks for. Worshipers and sight
seers leave hundreds Of umbrellas
there every year, and many of them
are never claimed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
DELAYS ARE SEEN
IN PRAYER REVISION
Church Assembly Cannot Act Until
July Parliament in
Autumn.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
LONDON, January 17.-The aues-
ton OF the revision of the Book of
Common Prayer, which has been de-
bated for many years, cannot be set
tied finally by approval of the Church
Assembly before July, and is not like
ly to reach Parliament for sanction
until late in Autumn.
The Archbishop of Canterbury to-
day issued statement warning the
public against what he called I'm
fiated speculations" published in the
press regarding the scope and nature
of the proposed variations. These,
he says, are exaggerated state
ments," which, he fears. are intended
to fan into controversial flame the
spirit of earnest but uniformed
partisans."
The archbishop hopes to draft new
permtssive usages and deviations,
which will be ready within a few days.
but explains that they will only come
before the convocatIon on March 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
NEW SCOPES TRIAL
PETITION PLANNED
Opinions of Court Contra
dict Law, Defense Claims.
Teachers Are Uncertain.
By the Associated Press.

I by the Associated Press.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. January IL
The status of the States evolution
law apparently is unsatisfactory to the
attorneys who defended John Thomas
Scopes in the Dayton trial.
Dismissal of the case, as suggested
by the State Supreme Court in a
ma ioritv decision upholding legality
Of the statute. was in allegiance today
while plans were made for a rehear-
ing. The situation related chiefly to
points in law. but members of the
defense counsel expressed a desire to
have a full supreme bench hear argu-
ments in the case.
William II. Stuttgart. indicted only
recently as an associate justice, did
not participate in the decision. which
upheld the statute yet reversed the
case itself.
Confusion Among Teachers.
Dudley Field Malone and Clarence
barrow of defense counsel dispatches
say, believe that confusion will pre-
vail among teachers and Government
officials unless status Of the law is
clarified.
1T probably will require another
case to clear up the matter IL the
oCppGS case Is UlSffliSSeQ. SAID Oar
row, adding that reargument of the
case before the fun bench would do
much to clear it up. Arrangements
have been made whereby the case
will not be dismissed until defense
attorneys have conferred.
Coinctdent with a statement from
Dudley Field Malone as to plans for
a rehearing. Henry F. Cotton, also of
defense counsel. announced that he
was preparing petition for rehear.
ing, setting forth. among other things.
that the court handed down three
opinions, each contradictory in its in
depreciation Of the law, so that teach
ers of biology are in doubt as to
what they may teach regarding mans
origin.
Malone said a rehearing probably
would be asked on the ground that
the defense took no exception what.
ever to the way in which the trial
court assessed Scopes fine. He said
the point was, therefore, not at issue
in the appeals.
Fine Above Legal Limit.
The Supreme Court made the point
OF the trial the Judge assessing a
nne above the legal limit, Malone
said, and in so raising it went out
Oh It's way TO find a way in which
10 nolle PROSE- the indictment.
The Nashville Tennessean TODAY
said "a small' but insistent move
nent worked toward having the evo.
ution statute repealed in the next
session of the State Legislature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
BARONESS QUITS JOB.
Beautiful Berlin Mannequin Forced
From Paris by Competitors.

BERLIN, January II LEo).-Baroness
Margaret Won Hamory, beautiful %
vear-old mannequin. has been com
DelIed to return 10 Berlin from Paris,
where she worked for a while. The
French mannequnS declared they
would not stand for foreign competl-
ton and went on a protest strike
The publicity given her case attract,
ed the attention Of several German film
producers, who are now trying 10 per
s1Iade her 70 enter the movies. So far
she has refused all offers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
oO-YEAR-OLD BICYCLIST.
Locksmith in Berlin Still Calls For
and Delivers Goods.

BERLIN, January II UP.--Heinrict
Krohnen, 90.year.old locksmith OF
Duisburg, in the Rhineland, stills calls
for and delivers the goods to his
customers on bicycle. He re-
pairs the most intricate locks and
mechanisms without the aid of
glasses. for his eyesight Is excellent.
He enjoys cycling, and since his bust
ness isn't big enough to warrant a de.
livery boy, he uses his steel horse him
self. The bicycle, which he also keeps
In repair, accompanies him on all va
cation trips.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
Denver Evangelist Here.

George w. Griffin, an evangelist OF
Denver, is giving a course in Bible
study each Tuesday night In room 219
at the Y. M. c. A., at o'clock. The
subject Is THE Bible as Literature"
other Bible teachers will follow him
with lectures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
URGES FARM COMMITTEE
Indiana Bureau Heads Wants Poll
on Relief Bills.
BY the Associated Press.

Appointment of committee to de-
termine the interest of agriculture in
the McFadden branch banking bill,
railroad consolidation and other meas
ures before Congress designed to IA
cilitate business was asked last night
by William H. Settle, president of the
Indiana Farm Bureau Federation.
In letter to the heads of five lead.
ing agricultural organizations, he said
that in view of the designation by
the United States Chamber of Com
merce and the Industrial Conference
Board of a committee ito make a ma
tional program for agriculture. it was
only just that the farm interests. in
turn. should inquire into the effect
upon themselves Of legislation desired
by industry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-02
UNDER NEW
MANAGEMENT.
$3.50 QUE ST. NV.

An inspection of this building
will convince you that the rents
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most reasonable. All apartments
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iently located to car and bus
lines, schools, churches and
stores. Apartments open and
lighted in evenings. Resident
manager in Apt. 7 (east wing).
Two rms, kit. and bath. .SH so
Four rms, kit. and BATH,
500 and 62.50
B. F. SAUL CO..
Main 21OO. OPS 18th St. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-02
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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