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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-06
Effort for Harmony Marks Legislature
Senate and House Meet and
Organize for Sixty-Day
Session.
STRIFE APPEARS GAINED
Republican Caucus Choices
Given Offices.

Reconciliation was the keynote
Of the opening session Of the seven
ty-fifth session of the Indiana Legis.
lature which got under way this
morning to meet until March Z.
After organ cation sessions in their
respective chambers the two Houses
met in joint session in the House of
Representative chamber and Gov
ernor Jackson delivered the annual
Governors message.
Governor jackson began reading
his message at 1910 and finished at
1850 p. m, after which the JOINT ses-
sion adjourned, and the Senate re-
turned to it's chamber.
There was scattered applause
when he had finished
To Meet Monday
Resuming it's separate session the
House voted to adjourn until =.
m. Monday after a committee had
conferred with the Senate.
The Senate agreed to the adjourn
ment until Monday although
previous to the joint session the
body, on motion of Senator James ].
Nejdl Republican floor leader, had
voted to meet again. Friday morning.
Efforts for Peace,
While party leaders including
Governor Jackson, George V. Coffin,
Marion County boss, Lemuel II.
Trotter, board of works member,
Joseph M. Huntington, Evansville
Khan leader, were making every
effort to restore harmony by much
hand shaking, there was evidence
that the possibility Of serious exists.
Speaker Harry G. Leslie was re-
luctant to discuss the possible APP
pointment of Lemuel A. Pittenger,
Selma, as mapority floor leader and
gave indications that while "he
wanted harmony he would not mince
matters in getting a working organ
ization going quickly"
When interviewed on the floor of
the House, Pittenger, defeated candi-
date for the speakership, refused to
state whether he would accept the
rendered appointment.
81 am for harmony OF cours, but
there are some things that l want
settled first in my own mind" he
said.
81 win not make my decision I'M
til Monday" he said.
There is much diminishing among
those who supported Pittenger in
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-06
Basketball
By Air
Friday

The Times will broad
cast the Butler-E Evansville
basketball game from the
Armory over WFBM,
local station of the Mer-.
chants Heat and Light
Company, Friday evening.
Blythe Q. Hendricks,
who has thrilled Times
fans with his colorful
descriptions of basketball
through the microphone
for several seasons, will do
the talking Friday even
ing.
The game is scheduled
for 6 p. m. Hendricks will
give the line-ups and some
dope on the warming up a
few minutes before game
time. Both Evansville and
Butler are going strong.
Air fans have a treat in
sttre. Tune in at 1858
mdters.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-06
4 ARE QU|ZzED
ABOUT ROBBER|ES
Parked Car Leads to Arrest
Booze Found.

A touring car parked near the
Pure Oil Refining Company station,
East st. and Massachusetts, Ave,
led to the arrest of four men today.
Lieut.. Frank Dlinkut and Sergt.
Clifford Richter found liquor and
two men in the car. Two other men
were hidden in the station, police
said. The men had an army pistol,
police said.
Detectives questioned Paul C.
Hawkins, 81, of %7 z. Twenty.
Fifth St, Paul Brady, 80, 7O6 N.
Euclid Ave; Paris Cantwell 30, 1911
N. Illinois St.. and Walton Mills, 55,
1926 N. Alabama ST., about recent
hold-ups in which an automobile of
the make they were in was used.
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Governor, Addressing Legislature,
Says Charges Against Officials Were
Not in Good Faith
URGES EXTENSION OF BUDGET
Recommends Absent Voter Law Re
peal and Pardon Board Death.

Asserting that charges of corruption recently made
against State officials not made in good faith and that there
not scnta of credabe evidence upon which they
sustained in degree Governor jackson in his biennial
sage to the Legislature read in joint session Of House and
Senate today reiterated his faith in personnel of the 1926
Legislature against which of the charges were made
Dwelling at considerable length on the mputaons made
and stating that the publicity given the graft charges bv the
press mad done great harm to the State the Governor
more time to discussing the charges than any phase
his message.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-06

achieve the most in productivity. 1t
mustn't be a means to an end.
From time to time, / have tried
various forms of sport. l enjoy
fencing. 1t excites me. The clash
OF steel thrills. 1 yibrate with
emotion. | delight in 1t, and am
given certain amount of credit for
being rather skilled il it. Fencing
is a form of exercise which keeps
one on the alert, brings into play
most of the muscles of the body and
trains the eye to exactness and
quickness of PERCEPTION. It has
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-06
FACES MURDER CHARGE
Slain Mayors Brother Accused of
Killing Birger Gangster.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
BENTON. ILL.,. Jan. Gus Adj
ans, brother of the late Mayor Joe
Adams of West City. who was shot
and killed by gangsters. was arrest
ed today charged with the murder Of
Ward Jones, a member of the Birger
gang.
The warrant was sworn out in Gal
latin County by Connie Ritter, n
Birger lieutenant. Jones for sew
eral months was bartender in Bir.
gers roadhouse between Harrisburg
and Benton. On the night of Oct. %
his body was found in the Big Saline
River.
The charge has been made numer-
Gus times that the Adams brothers
were connected with gang affairs in
southern Illinois.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-06
3 DIE IN ELECTRIC CHAIR
First Triple Execution in Massachu
sets for One Staying.

sets for One Staying.
Bp United Press
BOSTON, Jan. 6.-For the first
time in the history Of the State.
three men died today to avenge the
death Of one man, whom they had
murdered.
The car barn bandits" --Edward
J. Heinlein, John J. Deveraux and
John ]. McLaughlin-paid the PEN
atty in the electric chat within
twenty-six minutes for the murder of
James Furneau, elderly Waltham
(Mass) Waterman, in a hold-up.
The Rev. Father William T. Muir
ply, prison chaplain. led the con-
demned men 10 the death cell, one
at time.
In 1907 there was a triple execu-
ton of three Chinese, but that pen
atty was for the staying Of four of
their fellow countrymen in a Tong
war.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-06
READY FOR POLAR TRIP
wilkins Expedition Prepared for
Second Dash Northward.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-The ill-fated
Wilkins polar expedition. which last
year was forced to abandon it's fight
to the north pole because OF success.
sive accidents, is now prepared to
try again.
Plans for the second expedition.
which also is known as the Detroit
Arctic Expedition, are now complete,
according to Hugh DUNCAN Grant,
aide to Capt. Hubert Wilkins, and
the explorers hope to leave Seattle
on Feb. II. Two Stinson planes and
Fokker monoplane, with a cruising
radius of 5000 miles, will be used.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-06
DRAG CREEK FOR BODY
Woman Reports Seeing Corpse of
Man i'm Fall Creek.

Following report Wednesday
from Mrs. Edna Stone, 2402 Paris
Ave, that she had seen the body of
a man floating in Fall Creek near
Indiana Ave-. police were making
plans to drag the creek today.
Investigation Wednesday after
noon by motorcycle police failed to
reveal any trace Of the object.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-06
HIGH COST OF. PROBES

BIZ united Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The high
cost of senatorial Investigations,
criticised by lawyers. in the Gould
case now pending, was disclosed to-
day in the report Of the secretary Of
the Senate showing inquiries for
the first six months of 1926, cost
$121, 147.38. This does not include
the Reed primary fund investigation
which took place later. That bill will
be large.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-06
But He Forgot to
Remember
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-Because
her husband thought they had
been married five years instead
Of four, and because he brought
home a load Of wooden presents
and threw at his wife when
she chided him, Mrs. Phyllis
Sullivan will be granted a
divorce, it was disclosed today.
Her husband Jerry. she
further charged, had the habit
of spelling her dreams by sleep
ing with a knife under his
pillow.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-06
BY Benito Mussolini, Premier of Italy
as told to
THOMAS B. MORGAN, Rome Manager of the United Press
An ,, Copyright. 1927. by United Press Associations
All nghts reserved Reproduction whole
i world

time and teams. My recreation is in
dulged in for the purpose of in
creasing my potentiality for work
and is not actuated by the pure
amusement of the thing. 1 cannot
go into a sport just simply to pass
away the time. Sport cannot be
pastime for me for 1 do not have
the time to pass. 1 must choose
that sport which best fits my needs,
that is, RECREATION which is rec
reation, diversion which is both
a mental relaxation and a physical
good. promoting my general aim to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-06
FAMOUS Filler MISSING
Lieut.. Oakley G. Kelly and Com
paniOn and Plane Not Located.

BIZ United Press
PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. 6.-Lieut.
Oakley G. Kelly, noted army flyer,
was believed lost with his plane to-
day somewhere in the Mount Hood
section.
Kelly left Pearson field. Van
couver, Wash. yesterday intending
to fly over the slopes of the snow
covered mountain and report any
trace of Leslie Brownlee. 81. lost
since Saturday in the wilderness
country.
The airman should have returned
before dark. but the night passed
without word from him. He carried
fuel for a short fight only. Capt.
John NJ. Stanley. flight surgeon, was
with Kelly. That the big De Haviland
plane has been forced to land was
felt certain. and whether this land
ing was made safely is not known.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-06
HINT OF DODGE SIX
BIZ United Press

bu CntIcu GFeSS
DETROIT. Jan. 6. - Intimation
that Dodge Brothers would begin
production of a six-cylinder car was
gwen 5000 Dodge dealers yesterday
by President +. G. Wilmer, who an
nounced a higher priced car would
be added to the company's output
about July l. This move, he said,
was in line with persistent requests.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-06

My day is divided into one hour
Of recreation, seven hours Of sleep
and from fourteen to sixteen hours
of work. Eating is a very, very
minor function in my existence 1T
is matter of minutes This ar
rangement, | have discovered by
experience, is the best adapted to
my particular needs and enables me
to perform the greatest output of
work while keeping my body we'll
conditioned for the free and better
functioning of the brain.
The nature of my daily toll does
not permit me to engage in those
forms OF recreation which require
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-06
AUTO HITS CITY WORKER
Empioye of Cleaning Department
Victim of Second, Mishan.

Andrew Shots, GA, of 634 e. Ohio
ST., employee of the city street clean
ing department, was taken to city
hospital early today, injured when
struck while on duty, by an auto,
the second similar accident in nine
months.
Shots, police say, was working at
Kentucky Ave. and Maryland ST.,
when he stepped from behind a
parked auto into the path of a car,
driven by Arthur Garrett, 706 N.
Alabama ST. He was injured In a
similar accident last May 20.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-06
DIES AT DANCE

BIZ UNited PFe88
MADISON, Wis, Jan. 6.-Andrews
II. Anderson, 38, employee of a local
realty firm, dropped dead while dane
ing at a reception given here last
night for Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Stokes of Washington, d. c. He
was dancing with Mrs. Stokes when
his death occurred.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-06
GIRL TAKES POISON, REPORT

Pearl Cunningham, 10, OF 1890
Hoyt Ave, was taken to the city hos
pital at 1890 a. m. today, suffering
from self-administered poison, ac-
cording to police. The officers were
unable to learn the motive. Her
condition was not regarded as Sc
riouS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-06
When This Parrot
Talks, 1t Talks
BIZ Times SpecinI

BIZ Times Specidl
OAKLAND CITY. Ind, Jan. g.
Fire" cried the parrot in the home
Of B. NJ. Corn, living here. Corn
awoke to find his house in flames.
He rescued his family.
1t was the first time the parrot
had talked in months.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-06
Fight OUer Skunk;
$3.50 Nose Balm

BIZ United Press
MT. PROSPECT, ILL.,, Jan. 6.
In a fight over possession Of
a skunk snoozing on the bor-
ders of their farms, near here,
Edward Grimm's nose was
smashed by Ernest Grimm, a
cousin. A jury awarded the
injured man $3.50 damages be-
cause he might never be able
again to discover a skunk from
a distance
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-06
MAN HIT MYsTERIOUsLY

Police took Charles Linn, So, of
500 Highland Ave, to the city hos
pital for treatment of injuries about
the head, Wednesday night after
they had found him at Missouri and
Washington SITS. He said something
struck him but was unable to
describe the object. Later he was
taken to his home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-06
CLUB PRESENTS PLAY
January Fifth Birthday Members
Elect Officers at Meet.

THE Telegraph Office on a Busy
Night a playlet in two acts, was
given Wednesday night at the an
nual meeting of the January Fifth
Birthday Club at tho home of o. B.
Altvater, 6033 L. Washington ST.
Officers elected: c. Z. Cielow,
president; o. B. Altvater and George
w. Pearcy, vice presidents. r. E.
Guild, treasurer; L. L. Riggs, CORE
spondent; Iva Pearcy, junior super
intendent, and Helen Guild, assist
ant junior superintendent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-06
CLEARS BONUS MIDDLE
Mellon Announces Nearly All Banks
Now Making Loans.

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. - The
muddle which prevented veterans
from obtaining loans from banks on
their adjusted service certificates
has been cleared. Secretary Of the
Treasury Mellon said today.
Mellon said he understood virtu.
ally all banks in the country. in
Guiding the Mellon National Bank of
Pittsburgh, were willingly making
loans to former service men.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-06
MY Twenty-Four Hours

This is the second of a series of
articles on his daily life and work by
Benito Mussolini. as told TO Thomas b;
Press. Each article in this series has
been personally revised, corrected and ap.
proved by Premier Mussolini.l
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-06

~
II have been one who has main
tanned friendly attitude toward
the direct primary. If there is
better system l would favor it,"
"The absent voters ballot law,
as it now operates, affords in my
judgment, opportunity to those
who might desire to use it I'M
fairly to control elections"
"a public servant must possess
a high degree of courage to dis
charge his duties uninfluenced
and undeterred by those,
who being unable to dictate, would
intimidate or destroy by criticism
or denunciatiOn."
Charges have lately been made
impairing the faith of the
people in their public officials =
these institutions State
cOlleges) have not @eceiVed ade-
quate encouragement ="
Our highway system is recog-
nized as one of the best highway
systems of any State in the Union.'
Governor Jackson recommended:
That consideration be given the
recommendation of the State tax
board that it be given authority
to order a reappraisaI of property
over the State any time inequaIi-
ties in valuation of property war
rants it.
That the State pardon board be
abolished.
That the farm colony for feeble
minded at Butlerville, established
in 1919 at cost of approximately
$375,O0O, be disposed of.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-06

No reference was made to the ru-
NOR current for several days that
the State executive would ask the
Legislature mot to do any investi-
eating"
Charging that the absent voters
ballot law gave opportunity for the
control of elections" when improp-
erly used, it's repeal was urged.
Contrary to the Republican State
platform and the wishes of the party
| leaders, the Governor asked for re.
tenuon of the direct primary law
until a suitable substitute can be
found for it. Jackson did not be.
lleve, he said, that as good or better
a system had been found.
A discussion of the States finances
was the first item taken up by the
Governor. He called attention to
the paying off of the State debt, but
did not mention the fact that this
had been accomplished by arnalga
mating specific funds with the gen.
eral fund.
Cites Budget Law
In connection with the finances the
States chief executive mentioned The
functioning of the budget law. He
said:
The experience we have had with
the extended application Of the
budget law to State finances leads
us to the conclusion that if the
budget law were so amended that il
might be applied strictly to all To-
cal taxing units, whereby appropria.
! tons may be made for specific pur.
poses and cannot be used for any
other purpose, it would result in a
large saving to the Taxpayers"
The functioning of the State tax
| board was given consideration in
the message which included an in.
timation that the Governor favored
a reappraisal, especially of farm
lands, as often as conditions war.
ranted.
1t is recalled that the Governor
recently told a meeting of tax gath.
erers held here that he thought the
farmer was paying too great a
share of the taxes"
Reports made by the committee ap.
pointed to survey the rural school
problem, and the experts employed
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-06
ELAINE RESTAURANT PAGE
Forecast

Partly cloudy tonight and
Friday; not much change in
temperature. Lowest tonight
about 25.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-06

'The State government expends
less than 10 per cent of Che money
raised by taxation throughout the
State"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-06

1--WE had in the general fund on
Jan. 1, of this year, S11,414,265.24.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-06
Home Edition

The Times and other Scripps-
Howard Newspapers operate
one Of the, largest press bureaus
in Washington, D. G.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-06
High Points of
Message

"If the budget law were so
amended that it might be applied
strictly to all local taxing units
it would result in a large saw
ing to the tax payers"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-06

Our highway system is recog-
nized as one of the best highway
systems of any State in the Union. /"
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RumOr Ignored

his MESA ge,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-05-04
DE- WEIRD MILL
BURNS AT MORTON
s25. 900 LOSS SUSTAINED BY NOR
TON MILLER FROM FIRE WE'D
NESDAY NIGHT, APRIL 9TH ;
ORIGIN OF FIRE UNKNOWN.

The M. A. deWerd feed mill build
ings, including the main office, the
elevator, storage rooms, coal bins and
garage, also an M. G. st. L. box car
were completely destroyed by fire
last night Wednesday,. The origin
of the fire is unknown.
Upon reaching the scene of the fire,
the local fire department discovered
it was useless to fight the flames in
the deWerd property, and could bet
ter do their duty by saving the sur
rounding buildings; those menaced the
most by flaring embers carried by
the wind being the Mike Singer resi-
dence, his barn and blacksmith shop
and the Henton barn.
The Redwood Falls fire depart
ment was summoned and the run from
their city to Morton was made in ten
minutes. They gave their assistance
in saving the nearby buildings; and
later, as the structures fell into heaps,
the Redwood lads put their force
pump into action to cool down the
flames.
The alarm was turned in shortly
after ten o'clock by George Kinney,
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-05-04
WALTONITES STAGE
SUCCESSFUL HUNT
DIR. FLINN'S TEAM WIN IN CROW
HUNT WITH 14S POINTS; DR..
JOHNSON OF REDWOOD FALLS
is HIGH MAN.

Of the many sportsmen of Redwood
Falls and community participating
in the recent crow hunt staged by the
Redwood Falls Chapter of the Izaak
Walton League of America, DR.. E.
H. Johnson of Redwood Falls won
the Winchester Repeating shot gun
offered by the League as first prize.
DR.. Johnson was high man with So u
points. The hunt was staged May
first and second with about fifty men
taking an active part. Two teams
were chosen with DR.. B. P. Finn as
captain of the Hawks and DR.. w. A.
Brand as captain of the Falcons.
The rules of the contest regarding
the two teams specified that the los
ing team would banquet the winning
team some time after the hunt. The
Hawks, under the direction of DR..
Finn, were returned winners in the
hunt with 14S points to lis points for
the losers. Each crow counted one
point with the eggs as one-half point.
The winners had total of 1873 crows
and 80 eggs while the losers account
ed for 81 crows and 4S eggs. Frank
Smith of North Redwood was second
Continued on page twelve)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-05-04
RESIDENTS PAY
FISHING LICENSE
FEE OF ONE DOLLAR FOR FAM
lily OR FIFTY CENTS FOR
EACH ADULT ANGLER; NEW
LAW EXEMPTS MINORS.

Minnesota fishermen who have
sought the privilege of sharing the
expense of maintaining their sport
will be granted that opportunity this
season under the act of the Legisla-
ture, providing for a resident angl-
ing license.
The measure, adopted by both
branches during the closing days of
the 1927 session, provides that all
resident anglers more than 21 years
old shall be required to obtain Ii
cense for the calendar year at fee of
SO cents; except that the head of a
family may obtain a license for all
the adult members of his family by
the payment of a 81 license fee,
whereupon certificates shall be is
sued without cost to such other men,
bers of his family who are more than
81 years old.
Neither license nor certificate is
required of resident anglers under
the age of 81 years.
Whereas in the past, in relation to
nonresident angling licenses, there
have been a great many agencies
handling fishing licenses for the
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