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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-06
BATTLE RACES
ON WIDE FRONT
TO WIN PEKIN
Government Guard Passes
Near Great Wall as Foe
Approaches.
BY WILLIAM II. KUHNS
United Press STAFF Correspondent

PEKIN, Oct. 6.-Main bodies of
northern and southern armies
clashed today $50 miles west-south-
west of Pekin, and it was UNDER
stood a decisive battle was in prog
ress that might seal the fate of the
capital.
The clash occurred near Chen
Ting, along the Picking Hankow rail-
way.
About 10000 men we're engaged on
each side.
The rival armies were those of
Fengtien and Shanshi provinces.
Chang Tso-Lin, Manchurian war
lord and veteran conservative leader.
controls the Fengtien, the northern
army. The Shanshi troops are part
of the southern Nationalist force.
City Slightly Panicky
Pekin became slightly panicky al
news of the clash arrived. Guards
at the city gates we're strengthened.
The foreign Office issued state
ment to the foreign press. saying
that Pekin was safe from nationals
ist invasion.
Chang TSo Lin, the statement
said. had provided ample protection
along three fronts protecting the
city.
The Shansi attacking forces are
reported favorable to Feng Yuhsi-
ang, so-called Christian nationalist
general, sympathetic with Moscow.
The drive began Sept. 30, about
$40 miles on the railway west of
Pekin. Due to a flank movement
by cavalry, Pekin troops fell back,
abandoning i1c'gan, IFS miles from
Pekin. Tehy destroyed bridges be-
yond Kalgan to delay pursuit.
Passes Are Protected =,
The Pekin government is massing
troops on a line Immediately OUT
side the Great Wall, fifty miles
from Pekin, and are bringing Mp
artillery on the mountains east or
that point.
The new line protects three
passes through the mountains 10
the plain ON which Pekin is situated.
Military observers here believe the
Shansi troops will require large re-
enforcement before they can force
the important passes.
On the Hankow railway to the
south, which the Pekin government
is trying to control for an attack
against Feng Yu-Hsiang in Honan
province, the Pekin troops have
fallen back five miles to point
north of Chengting.
This line is 100 miles south OF
Pekin, and probably is better suited
for defense for the purposes Of the
Pekin forces.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-06
Is Your Tongue
Coated in the
Morning?

A coated tongue is danger signal!
It's a sure sign Of those digestive dis
orders which lead to so many kinds of
serious illness. And it's a sure sign.
that you need Tanlac. This good old
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81 MILLION BOTTLES USED
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-06
PROTEST HOSPITAL AID

Men of Tuxedo Park Baptist
Church today called on county COM
missioners to have rescinded the &C
ton of the county council with
drawing financial support for the
city hospital psychopathic ward.
The resolution was adopted Wednes-
day night.
DR.. William A. Doeppers, hospital
superintendent, said the psy-
chopathic work was seriously ham,
pered by the county action.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-06
SLIP OF FOOT is FATAL
Operator Crushed to Death in Ele-
vatOr Tragedy.

A slip of the foot cost the life
of Jesse Giddens, SO, of 314 Mink
ner ST., while he was at work as
elevator operator at the Indianapo-
lis Bleaching Company, Wabash ST.
and White River late Wednesday.
Motorpolicemen Stalcup and
Slope reported to Coroner c. H.
Keever that Giddens was moving a
small hand truck loaded with cloth
from the first to third floor. While
the elevator was moving he attempt
ed to rearrange the truck on the
elevator from exits and Giddens'
foot caught between a cement CIR
der and the car. His neck was
broken and his body crushed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-06
KING TO OPEN FARLEY

DR.. William F. King, State Health
Board secretary, will deliver the
opening address at the thirty-first
annual conference of the Associa-
ton of Dairy, Food and Drug Off
Gals of the United States, at West
Baden, Ind, Oct. lila.
l. L. Miller, food and drug division
of the State Health Department, is
in charge of arrangements.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-06

laws. Frank M. McCarty of Liberty. chair
man; George w. owens Of Edinburg and
M. G. Baumgartner of Washington. Uni
form rank, Frank Shellhouse OF Indian
apolis, chairman: Sidney H. Saltzgaber Of
Lafayette. and J. B. Compton OF New
castle Insurance. George Peters OF Sey-
mour, chairman; DR.. j. o. Fryer of Marion,
and Marvin Brown OF Fl. Wayne. Finance.
Howard Tooley Of COLUMBUS. chairman;
Allen Moore of Martinsville, and John
w. Brockway of Brookston, chairman; W.
E. Dupree Of Franklin. and j: Burdett Lit
tie of Indianapolis. State Of the order,
William Nauer of Vernon, chairman; DR..
E. S. Denbo of orleans and Samuel Swi-
hart of Elwod. D. o. K. K, G. Robert
Mueller of Evansville, chairman; Guy
Stricken of Indianapolis. and George W.
Hnelsher of EVANSVILLE.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-06
STRIFE
CARRIED HERE
IN BOOZE CASE
Wife Fought Liquor Charge
in u. S. Court; Husband
on Other Side.

On Dec. II, 1925, Mrs, Imogene
Remus, wife of George Remus, mil
lionaire bootlegger, fashily dressed
and with a touch of superb hauteur,
stood in a corridor at the Federal
Bldg. and said: "Mr. Remus is bit
terly angry at me; he now is seek
ing revenge"
And today came dispatches from
Cincinnati, Ohio, which told of Re-
mus shooting his wife and wound
ing her seriously before going into
court for the hearing on the divorce
suit brought by her. Her predic-
ton has come true.
She admitted when here for her
own trial and that of thirty-two
others for the alleged milking" of
the Jack Daniel distillery at st.
Louis, Mo-, of 800 barrels of whisky
that she twas afraid of Remus."
She could not understand why she
had been indicted while her husband
had been untouched. He was the
Governments chief witness in the
conspiracy trial.
"I can not believe that the United
States Government will punish a
woman for her husbands wrong
doings," she declared. George Re
mus is the arch conspirator in the
case. To him belongs the plan, the
plot, everything.
"They say I drove liquor at night.
I did drive all night with my child
from st. Louis to Cincinnati, to get
away from him"
Jealousy Is Shown
Mr.. and Mrs. RemuS had no con-
versations in public whatsoever,
while they we're here for the trial.
AS the States chief witness, Remus
was placed on the aggressive side of
the court battle, while she, like the
remaining defendants, was fighting
against the charges. She was freed.
While investigation of ethe case
and the trial was in process, there
were rurnors that Remus and his
wife were having severe verbal bat
ties over the fact that former Fed
eral official always was with her.
Only once did this break forth.
Remus followed the man from a
downtown hotel and attacked him
with gold-headed cane. Remus
was arrested by local police.
Mrs. Remus declared she had left
her husband, but while he was Serv-
ing a twenty one month sentence in
Atlanta prison she had stuck with
him."
Waited Till Term Ended
ct didn't file suit for divorce I'M
til he was ready to leave the
prison." she related.
Remus did not have much to say
about N"Mrs. Remus,' as he called
her. He did remark, though, that
if he hadn't trusted her and placed
his finances in her care While he
was in prison he would have been
considerably more wealthy.
He told long stories of how in
teresting the bootleg game was' and
how heg did it for "the money and
the thfill'
He once was a lawyer, but went
into the bootleg game for the ex-
element. Federal agents said he
once had $22,0OO,OOO, that he made
in the liquor business.
After the trial was = completed
here, Remus went to Chicago and
attempted to start in the real estate
business. After a short tir1e, Fed
eral officials began considering de-
portation of RemuS.
More than a year ago ne began
serving a years term in the Ohio
State Prison at Troy, Ohio, Tor oper-
alton of Ohio's largest bootlegging
establishment-Dea Valley farm,
near Cincinnati.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-06
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
new BOARD TO
GOVERN STATE
PYTH|AN HOME
Farr and Other New Officers
Installed at Grand Lodge
Farley Close.

Installation of Dolph E. Farr,
Edinburg, as grand chancellor of the
knights of Pythias Grand Lodge,
closed the fifty-ninth annual State
convention of the order Wednesday
afternoon.
An important change was made in
the code of laws governing the
Pytnian Home at Lafayette for Aged
and Orphans during the morning
session on codification. The grand
chancellor of the State, grand vice
chancellor, keeper of the records
and seals, three trustees of the lodge
and the retired grand chancellor OF
the previous year were appointed as
a board of directors to rule the
home in place of the construction
board which has had authority
heretofore.
Other Officers Installed
Other officers installed by Ralph
w. Gaylor, Mishawaka, supreme
representatives; Samuel L. Trabue,
Rushville, vice grand chancellor;
Charles S. 10y, Swayzee, grand prel-
ate; Carl r. Mitchell, MartinSvillle,
grand keeper of records and seals;
Henry Krammerer, 'LoganSport,
grand master of the exchequer; Levi
Hooker, Evansville, grand master
alarms; Roy M. Bates, FIT. Wayne,
inner guard; Dr. Golvin B. Dunbar,
Indianapolis, outer guard; Dore B.
Erwin, Decatur; Nathan ]. Lane,
Liberty, and DR.. Frank A. Priest,
Marion, supreme representatives;
and w. w. Croker, Jeffersonville,
grand trustee.
More than 1000 knights attended
the sessions. Other appointments
included State committees and dis
trict and county officers. Committee
was appointed to attend the, fu-
neral of John H. Russem, Law
renceburg, oldest past grand chan
cellor, who died Tuesday.
Deputies Named
District deputy grand chancellorS
appointed are:
John ]. Stiltz OF Evansville. First dis
trict; W!ll E. Davis OF Lyons. Second dis
trict: Raymond S. fash of Salem. Third
district; c. D. Samuels of Greensburg
Fourth district: John F. Schwartz of Ter
re Haute. Fifth district; Charles l.. Mes
sick of Newcastle. Sixth district: Bruce
Parcels of Indianapolis. Seventh district;
Clarence Nesse of Alexandra, Eight dis
trict; Royal B. Cox of Darlington, Ninth
district; Ray VanCamp of Brookston
Tenth district CharlyS w. Snider Of
Huntington, Eleventh district; Miles Bax-
ter CT Auburn. Twelfth district; Walter
Domer of Elkhart, Thirteenth district:
James I. Peck of Gary. Fourteenth dis
trict: H. C.. Sullivan of Vevay. Sixteenth
district. and Merle Busick Of Orleans
Seventh district. Gus Merritt of Month
cello was appointed special State deputy
grand chancellor. George w. Williams Of
Rensselaer, was appointed to the grand
tribunal by retiring Grand Chancellor
Louis B Elmoe.
Committee appointments follow:
Credentials. DR.. g: E: Bell of Kirklin
chairman. Henry w. .Poellman of Law
renceburg' and Don Altman of Noblesville
Mileage and per diem, Fred E. Swain Of
Huntington. chairman: E. P. Holmes oil
indianapolis. Walter v. Mccullough Of
! Washington and George Suess of Rushville
Subordinate lodge constitution and by.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-06

Handsome silver and mahogany
plaque offered by J. T. Norman
to the winner of the Columbia
Club golf tournament at the In
dianapolis Country Club today.
The plaque will be awarded at a
stag dinner at the Columbia Club
tonight. The player winning it
three years in succession gains
permanent possession.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-06
COMMENDS FIRE CHIEF

Safety Board President Frederick
w. Connell has congratulated Fire
Chief Jesse Hutsell upon his report
that fire losses for the first nine
months of 1927 are $51 900 under the
same period of 1926.
The 1926 figure had been the low
est in twenty years.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-23
WATERING TROUGHS IN THE AUTO .\GI,

Time was when a public spirited citizen, anxious to do something Of vast benefit to the public. would donate watering trough at some prominent site. This may or may not have been done in New Britain; we don't know, not having been pres ent when most of the watering troughs were erected. Anyway, if public spirited citizens did not do- nate any, public spirited officials saw that they accumulated. In the good old days every town took reasonable pride in the number and appearance of its watering troughs.
 These contraptions, il appears, were built to stay Seems that they never wear out. They stay put. Con- sequcutly in these days of filling sta tions instead of watering troughs We still find them doing duty" which unfortunately consists mainly in being in the way.
 The Common Council, having ob- served the observable with kccn- eyed wisdom, apparently has con- cludcd that what the city now needs is one less watering trough. The contraption al Washington. Beaver and Pennington avenue. therefore, has been rosolutod into carly oblivion, if being duly chroniclcd upon the annals of tho city that the aforesaid belief is the trough is now a public menace and has out'ivel its usefulness. and should bc torn down and sent 10 the graveyard where all good tronghs go.
 This is well and good. and il might be observed with equal pro- cieion that there are other watering troughs in town. Most of them arc on sidewalks. and the only good they do is to remind smAll tots that they want "adriukowatcr," greatly 10 thr inconvenience and sometimes dis bust of hurried atl harasscd par cnts.
 Down with thc watering troushs; Wo hay" enough gasoline stations.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-23

saves garage expense: when the city furnishes him with gasoline he saves more expense; and when the master mechanic fixes his own car he saves expense that those who are not mechanics are forced to pay for such repairs. But the fire board may have good reasons for it's actions. The master mechanic is supposed 10 drive to all fires, regardless of whether No IS called out or isn't. And be Ii not overlooked that in some cities the city furnishes tho car 10 the master mechanic, in al1i- ton 10 tho place to put it and the gasoline 10 run f. So that in this. as in all other things, there are argU- meuts on both sides. If the Com mon Council is 70 be given the right 10 tell 'hc fire board 10 order th" master mechanics car ont O. th" engine house, in all probability will he given tho right to interfere in other matters. \ better plan would he to let the Ire board attend 10 the details Of administration and if they are improperly done get a new fire board.
 The master mechanics ear is his own property; in theory he is sub iect 10 call whenever fire breaks out. But the car, being his private property also is subject to call-if the term may be usod--for pleasure riding. Supposc the mechanic uses hls car during a weekend 10 talk" q trip to q neurby city or the shore. II seems 10 Us he has q right 10 use his car for this purpose. Then how would he be subject 10 call if fire broke ont in the meantime: The theory. therefore, do.cnt work. It  was only few months ago that the fire board voted that tho mechanic be subject 10 call at night fires, so that even the theory Of being sub iect 10 all fires has been of only recent origin.
 An Of lhis may be tempest In a teapot; or it may touch an import ant principle in civic government. II is to be hoped that the powers that be settle the scrimmage on it's merits, and not permit political con- alterations or too much theory 10 ! guide their actions.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-23

You can get an answer 10 any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor. New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau. 1922 New York avenue, Washington, D. C., enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can ex- tended research be undertaken. All ether questions will receive a per- sonal reply. Unsigned requests can- not be answered. All letters are con- fdentiaI. Editor.
 Q. Is it possible to produce an absolute vacuum"
 A. Practically it is impossible to produce an absolute or a perfect vacuum by any means so far dis covered, and any space free from visible material is still occupied by air or some other gas or Napor. Some Of this can be removed with pump but that which remains at oncc expands to completely fill the space. although at q lesser pressure than before. A point is eventually reached at which the pressure be- comes so low that the pump is un- able to remove any more gas. Q. Are passports required by American citizens 10 travel in Mexico and Cunadao A. A certificate of identity au- thcnticatcd by q notary public will serve in lieu of . passport for those countries.
 Q. What brilliant comet ap peared just prior 10 the Civil war? \. Donati's comet was the finest comet of the 19th century and is known as the typical comet. In October, 1858. it's tail reached half way from the horizon to the zenith. It's period is @.h00 years. This comet was discovered by Giovanni i Donati. an Italian astronomer and professor in the Royal Institute and l director of the observatory at Flor onCe, Italy on June Q. 1858. When nearest the earth. it's tail had an apparent length of fifty degrees. cor responding 10 the enormous linear size or 45.ouo. .000 mics and was 1 10000. GOO miles wide. The comet remained visible until March 1859. Q. Did the 1920 platform of the republican party oppose entrance Of the United States in the League of
 Nations?
 1 A. Yes. i Q. What was the cast oc the l motion picture "Thc Midshipman' ! X. Eopan Novarro was the star
 and the supporting cast included l Harriet Hammond, Kathleen Key.
 Margaret Scddon. Crautord Kent, i Pauline Nen. William Boyd. Wesley
 Darry. Harold Goodwin. Gene
 Cameron and Maurice Ryan.
 @. What do the names Audrey and Rita mean"
 X. Audrey is Of Tentonic origin and means noble threatener'. Rita
 is the Italian form Of the Greek
 name Margaret and means "a pearl.
 Q. Who was the leading woman
 in Soft Cushions"
 A. Sue Carol.
 e. Does the recipient of blood
 transfusion get any Of the charac-
 tcristics of the person whose blood
 he absorbs?
 \. No.
 Q. Why is tho United States
 Public Health Service under the
New Britain herald., 1927-12-23
PUTTING OUT THE FIRE IN FIRE DEPARTMENT

The momentous question Of whether to oil the machinery to en- able Edward G. Burke, master mechanic, 10 become deputy fire chief having been decided in the negative, the blaze in the fire de- partment Is not yet under complete control. Even the aid ot the corpor- alton counsel, who probably at heart is good fire fighter, has been enlisted. The next momentous uucs- ton to decide is whether the Com mon Council has the authority 10 tell the fire board 10 tell the master mechanic to take his private auto mobile out of No. engine house and buy his own gasoline.
 Politics are mixed with the situ- atlon, and az usual, said politics have humorous aspect. Children at play could do no better; or at least. no worse. Burke, although a Re publican, uas a friend Of the Paonesea administration; had the Paonesa administration remained in power he would have had less 10 contend with than he has had since. Gut Burke apparently liked to play with the powers that be, and when the last list Of campaign Contribu- tors 10 the Republican municipal campaign chest became known il gas found that Burke had contribu.- ed tco. He was the only person in the fire department who contributed anything to campaign chest so far as Is known.
 Cones sqpent)y the Democrats iu the Common Council have been no friends of Burke They halc been eaustic and bitter critics instead. and when the plan tc provide for q deputy chief nas knocked out their breasts sneIlod with considerable pride. A Democrat dIslikes no city employe so much as one who con- tributes 10 'hc Republican cam patsn chest, Unfortunately for Burke, ,hc Republicans wore diyiJ- el AS 10 inc need Tor the deputy chief. regardless Of the campaign uontribu"on. And there we arc. or were, or what will you have.
 It is said that captains in the de- partment do not like to take orders from master mechanic when the necessity for this order giving some times arise, This may not be often; but even so, there is such a thing as danger of too much high hating m the department. We much prefer the system in a newspaper office, where the reporter can make q sug -ee'on 10 the city editor and be thanked for it--proyided f Is good suggestion.
 By keeping hls automobile Tn an engine house the master mechanic
New Britain herald., 1927-12-23
Famous Movie Stars At Home
Observed By Norma McClcnahan)

Observed By Norma McClcnahan) Mrs. Chanoy: Help, Help! A gorilla. Help'
 Lon: "It's all right, my dear. il s just mo with my makeup on. Din ner realy?"
 Mrs. Chaney: "You'll get no din- ner, DO you know what time it is?' Lon: If you don't get dinner I'll make face like a bear and scare you half 10 death-grrrr..'
 Mrs. Clancy: "Oh, you can't scare me with your faces, Make yourself a hunchhack with one leg for all care-Oh, help. Help. I'll get dinner. I'll get it.'' 1 Lon: There. I thought that lull- tation Of boa-constrictor would bring you around. Guess I'll mak" a . face like horse now, for I'm as hungry as one Say. by the way, ] had a narrow escape at tho studios 1 today--I made mp as a spider and somebody almost stepped on me
 Mrs. Chaney: "W"lI, it's a good thing my nerves arc strong. TOT ] nothing can scare mc. m used 'c YOU. And maybe you'd be so good as 10 tell me where you were "l last nisht?'
 Ion: Just getting few ideas dear. I'm supposed to take the par of a rooster in my next picture. SC [ slept all night in a chlckcI ! house" Mrs. Chsney: T don't believe 1' you brute. And just for that H. oh, Oil. 2 MOUSSE ft-e-l-p.
 Lon: "Hch, heh, hoh. That a1Way works..'
New Britain herald., 1927-12-23

4. 4 trust is an organization or association of industrial corpora tions. majority Cat leasD of the stock in each of which is transferred 10 a central committee or board of trustees, who, while issuing to the ockholders certain certificates showing their interests and right {. dividends exercise the voting power Of the stock in cleCting boards of directors for the various asso- ciated corporations and in other ways. and thus direct their policy for the common object of lessening competition, regulating production and lowering it's cost. and increasing its profits.
 c. Did Tennessee pass q soldier bonus law?
 No