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The Washington times., 1927-06-06
Boy RObs Woman Who
Gives Him Lift in Auto

Mrs. w. NJ. Cooley, 1922 Monroe
st. N. W., would prove a poor taxi
cab driver, according to a report
made yesterday to the police. In.
stead of charging a 14-year- old boy
for a lift, she gave him one and he
took her pocketbook.
Mrs. Cooley reported that she was
driving along Rhode Island Avenue
Northeast when the youth hailed
her and asked for a ride. She
brought him to Rhode Island Ave-
nue. and North Capitol Street, where
he alighted, After she drove on she
found that her pocketbook and $14
were missing.
The Washington times., 1927-06-06
TAKING NO CHANCES

HE was standing on a street
In New York when girl
APPROACHED him and said: Wont
YOU help the Working Girls Homer"
AND he said: ct used to help 'em
HOME and take 'em to dances
BUT my wife got onto it and
THREATENED me with a divorce
SUIT and almony, and now I
DON'T take any more chances"
HARRY H.
The Washington times., 1927-06-06

An old school teacher of Presi-
dent Coolidge reveals that as a
school pupil the President was
enrolled as Calvin G.. Coolidge.
the G. being for Galusha, the
name of a grandfather. BY
dropping the G. he came to be
called "Gals" escaping "Gal."
The Washington times., 1927-06-06
TO AN OLD SWEETHEART

4 y nv OLO - w EE IEAHI
If l could only just forget
You were once SO dear to me;
II I'D but cease dreaming of
Sweet days that used TO be:
For you i cared 20 much!
Why couldn't you love me, too?
Like q beautiful melody at its end
Even my parting with you.
Every hour you're with me.
Whatever the task / may do.
Through tears or laughter
Comes always that vision Of you.
Quite true It's not helping to feel this
way,
'Twould be better some other I'd
find
stiIl whatever the future may be. I'll
Remember yOu always, old sweet
heart OF mine. @. DIXON.
a
The Washington times., 1927-06-06

FideI La Barba, 4Uorld's
champion fIyaveight bo1er, is
to Wed Esther Garcia, film
actress. NotD, If Esther will
only not attempt to sqUat the
fly-weight. G. H. D.
The Washington times., 1927-06-06
1T TAKES THE TANKS
TO DO TT"
Res us.pAr OFFICE

The soaring eagle took his flight
With a smile upon his face;
"snch little thing to do" said he,
$50 just watch me set the pace"
He crossed that little briny pond
And landed in gay old Paree,
Without . tremor In his voice
Or any shaking of the knee.
Last time we crossed the Atlantic
We went TO do our bit,
And you can bet your bottom dollar
That our boys are always fit.
90, when IL comes to summing up.
OF course We know you knew IL,
Hurrah for the red, white and blue.
II takes the Yanks to do it,"
SOPHIA L. BRUNEI,
Baltimore. Nd.
The Washington times., 1927-06-06

Reports from TeSas are
that Congressman Tom BLan-
ton IS getting ready for the
neat session of Congress. He
Is taking boring lessons.
Able.
The Washington times., 1927-06-06
Times staff Photos

bank and returned with 500. The
operation was then performed. The
girl died week later.
The Washington times., 1927-06-06

testified that the physician de-
manded a fee of 5000 before the
operation, and that he went to a
The Washington times., 1927-06-06

Girls joining the SlosO Clubs
should give evidence that they
are not "fGSt" by such signs
as Nobody Is kissing Me
No10," and "No Necking Here"
KATYDID.
The Washington times., 1927-06-06

Youngsters Add To
Flood Fund
Girls Orchestra and Young
Actors Help Mississippi
Sufferers By Entertain
Raent
The Washington times., 1927-06-06

But 1 per cent Of the women IN
India can read or write.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-18
Newspaper Asserts LiabiIi-
ties Exceed Assets.
Rn I;nftcd Prcsa

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, Aug. 18.-The Chicago
Herald and Examiner, in a copy
righted story today, says j. Ogden
Armour, who died Tuesday in Lon
don, left assets that will not cover
his liabilities.
In discussing the financial posi-
ton of Armour, who once was con-
sidered second richest man in the
world, the newspaper quotes a "close
financial associate"
1t estimates that he owed between
$17,50O,00O and 22,500,000 as result
of unsuccessful speculation, much
of which was due to postwar de-
fiation.
The newspaper predicts that years
of litigation will be- necessary be-
fore the Armour fortune is settled.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-18
Thrills!
Marty Jensen Feared He
Might Not Reach Hon
oIuIu Goal.

By United Press
HONOLULU, Aug. 17-"Sorry I
kept you waiting" Marty Jensen,
Honolulu's hero, and winner OF the
second prize in the Dole flight,
apologized to his wife as he stepped
from his plane at Wheeler Field
Wednesday night hours behind the
schedule he had planned before
taking off from San Francisco.
Then he told how he had made
the flight under great difficulties
and feared several times that ne
and his navigator, Paul Schulter,
might never reach their goal.
1--WE took the northern route" he
said. "For the first three hours oub
of San Francisco we we're lost. Un-
able to get our bearings we set our
course and steered for Hawaii by
dead reckoning.
Flew Low Over Pacific
1--WE averaged about forty feet
above the water and skinned the
surface of che sea nearly all OF the
way.
when about 500 miles from
Honolulu thought our end had
come. The oil feed refused to work.
I held the hose to my mouth and
blew the oil through, and while /
blew Schulter opened the oil valves
and closed them again when they
were filled.
"When they emptied we had to
go through the same procedure. And
we had to keep that up until we
reached Honolulu.
Another time I thought we we're
goners. Suddenly, during the night
we went into tail spin. I believe
we would have gone into the
drink then if it hadn't been for
my stunt flying experience which
enabled me to handle the plane at
an extremely low and dangerous
altitude.
Fog Entire Distance
I'VE had to rely upon our earth
induction compass almost ex-
clusively," he said. I'm order to
use it we were obliged to fly just
above the water. When we at
tempted to go higher, the compass
spun around and became useless"
Telling his own story Of the flight,
Art Goebel, first to arrive in
Honolulu, declared:
There was fog the entire dis
tance. We saw the surface Of the
Pacific for the first time Wednes-
day morning. The weather was
pleasant except for the fog. We fol-
lowed the radio beacon all the way.
Maui was the first island we
sighted. We had it in sight for the
last two hours of the trip"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-18
immigration From Countries
Outside Quota Heavy.

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.-With
more than half million immigrant
admissions to the United States the
past fiscal year. statistics show that
for every immigrant admitted under
the 1924 limitation act, two other
foreigners were admitted outside
the quota"
Total admissions were 538 DOL, of
which 158,070 we're quota immi-
grants. Canada, with. 81 500 immi-
grants, and Mexico, with 67,721, led
Neither nation is under the quota
law.
Deducting departures, the net in
crease in alien population was 284,-
493, compared with 268,351 in the
previous twelve months.
A record Of 1862 alien deporta-
tions was set during the year. Grim
inals and immoral persons deported
numer 1,525; mental or physical de-
fectives, 1.042, and 5,464 were. re-
jected because of improper visaes or
surreptitious entry.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-18
FIRE ESCAPE NEEDED
Commissioners Must Supply
Detention Home.

Marion County commissioners
again will be asked 10 order a fire
escape erected on the county de-
tention home, 225 E. Michigan ST.,
immediately, State Fire Marshal
Alfred E. Hogston, said today
Hogston learned the escape had
not been erected, although an order
was given several weeks ago.
County Commissioner Cassius L.
Hogle said he was busy" but
would investigate. He said rent on
the building will not be paid until
the work is completed.
About six weeks ago Hogle and
Commissioner Charles o. Sutton
issued a statement in which they
said if the repairs ordered by the
fire marshal's office were not COM
pleted by July 81, they would re-
locate the home. But because
Glenn B. Ralston, real estate deal
er, had just taken over the property
from James Davis. who leased it to
commissioners, tie time was ex-
tended two weeks.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-18
ARMOUR RICHES CONE FIND PLANE AT SEA
Ship Reports Sighting
Wreckage Off Virginia.
BIZ United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-The
steamer Gulf Point reported to the
United States Coast Guard today
that She had sighted, about 155
miles east of Cape Charles, Va,
the wreckage of an airplane with
white wings. One wing was partly
visible, but most of the rest of the
craft was submerged.
The presence of a white wing
gave rise to a theory that it might
have been the Nungesser- trans
Atlantic plane, though there was
nothing more than guesswork to
support this theory.
Guard officials announced they
would order a cutter from Norfolk,
Va. Immediately to look for the
plane.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-18
LOSE AIR MAIL JOB $4,000 ENTER LAND
Central AirWays, Inc, Un-
derbid by Ohio Firm.

The Emdry- -Briddle Company of
Cincinnati underbid Central Air
ways, Inc, of indianapolis $l.ol a
pound for carrying air mail between
Cincinnati and Chicago, through
Indianapolis it was disclosed today
when bids were opened by the post
office department at Washington.
The Ohio firms bid was $1.47 a
pound and the local firms, $2.48.
The bids will be investigated and
contracts awarded later.
Whether we get the air mail con-
tract or not, our company plans to
establish regular passenger service
radiating out of Indianapolis to
Chicago, Detroit and st. Louis"
George Bryant Central Airways
manager, said.
The company has a fleet of Stin-
son biplanes to carry four pas
sengers and a pilot, besides mail and
express.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-18

Meanwhile twenty-three subs
marine tenders formed a
scouting line" at right angles
to the course of the fight, hop
ing to pick up traces Of tho
missing planes.
Authorities accepted as al
most certain fact that the two
planes with their human cargo
Of four men and one woman
were down.
At 1870 indianapolis time, the
Golden Eagle was seventeen hours
past the limit of its fuel supply and
the biplane, Miss Doran, was twelve
hours and thirty minutes past the
deadline. Neither had been sighted
or heard from since Tuesday after
noon.
Sky Is Overcast
The Golden Eagle carried Lieut..
JACK Frost as pilot and Gordon
Scott as navigator. The Miss Doran
carried Miss Mildred Doran, first
woman to attempt a trans-ocean
flight, and Auggie Pedlar and Villas
K. Knope.
The sky is overcast over almost
the entire course of the San Fran
cisco Honolulu airway, the United
States weather bureau here an
nounced.
There were scattered local show
ers today, but the winds are un-
usually light.
Fog flinders Search
The cloudy and foggy condition
was a considerable handicap for air.
planes and vessels searching for the
lost f1iers because visibility was pro-
portionately reduced.
However, officials said that as
long as the sea remains calm the
missing ships have fair chances of
remaining a1oat
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-18
Model Airplane Tourney
VIII Be Held Wednesday,

Announcement made today by city playground authorities
that the model apane contest recreation
partmen cooperation with The Times will be held at 430
Wednesday Aug "a, at Willard Park
The Times offering $40 first prize and SIS second prize for
the best model plane each of two contests the for boys
girls under 16 and the second for those 16
Complete rules the Of will
The Times
Instructions for building model arpane have
The Times for the weeks and throughout the city
interested in this contest If have missed the instructions
consult files of newspaper
in the chldren's division of the city library.
Hurry up and get your plane ready for the big flying meet
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-18
Submarines and Air Cruisers Being Made
Ready to Join Hunt for Woman, Four
Men Who Fail to Reach Goal
BOTH MACHINES BUILT TO FLOAT
Hawaii Showers Honors on Goebel, Winner
of $4,000 Prize, and Jensen, Who Was 4
Second to Land at Islands.
BY JOHN N. PALMER

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, Aug. 18-By air and all the
of the United States Navy today thrown into
search for Miss Mildred Doran Michigan school teachers
and four men, who missing in two planes in the $4,000
Dole prize flight from San Francisco to Hawaii.
Fortywo ships assigned by the Navy to search for
the two planes which failed to reach Honolulu fleet of
twenty eight land planes carried by of the ships An
other carried seapane They will take off from the ship at
intervals fly in effort locate the Miss
Doran'' and the Golden Eagle
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-18
WILD BANK FAILURE
WILL GO TO GRAND JURY
Investigators Make Plans to Place
Data Before Court.


Data Before Court.
Following an hours conference
with State Bank Commissioner
Luther F. Symons and Assistant
Commissioner Thomas D. Barr,
Criminal Court Investigator Claude
M. Worley today announced a sum-
mary of the States audit of the
j. F.. Wild & Company State Banks
affairs would be turned over to him
Friday. Worley said he would go
into the matter Immediately in
order to prepare for presentation
of the facts to the Marion County
grand jury.
Worley declared he could not
make public what was considered
in the conference, but said the
situation will be thoroughly in
vestigated.
Worley visited the commissioners
Wednesday on, orders, one set of
which came from Judge James A.
Collins.
Members of the depositors' league
guiding committee pledged support
to the investigation at a special
meeting Wednesday night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-18
Plan Hongkong Flight

By United Press
OAKLAND AIRPORT, Cal, Aug.
18.-The Dallas Spirit" of Capt.
William P. Erwin, which was pre-
pared to attempt two-stop flight
from this airport to Hongkong, will
join the "Air King" in search for
the missing trans-Pacific Dole
planes.
IF the f1iers have not been
found when I reach Honolulu" !"
Erwin said, II will refuel and hop
back to this side to aid in the
search.
IF they have been found will
continue on to Hongkong, with a
stop at Toxic"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-18
RADIO ISSUE TO COURT

Criminal Prosecution Started
Against Louisiana Plant.
BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON. Aug. 18.-The
Federal Radio Commission today
invoked its right to bring criminal
proceedings against radio stations
violating license restrictions.
IL asked the Justice Department
TO undertake criminal prosecutions
OF station KWKH, shreveport, La,
Tor allegedly operating with greater
maximum power than specified in
its license.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-18
MiIdrgd:S Glass Room
Pals Eager for Ne7cs
By United Press


CARO- Mich, Aug. 1S-Thirty three youngsters, pupils OF
grade Consolidated School,
possible of information today for the news
of Mildred" lost the Pacific newspaper and radio shop
by Miss Dorans pupils
Lndbegh used to be hero around here but he hal 10
give way Mildred" the opinion of her pupils
Mildred has been pal well teacher. Since the
closing upuosy careful to send
clippings and pictures each of her charges and these are
cherished devouty
by Richard Goode H. who said today
well, she slapped hands sometimes but liked her
just the same"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-18
By United Press

BU UHtted Prc8s
OAKLAND AIRPORT, Cal, Aug.
18.-Lieutenants Bennett Griffin
and AL Henley may turn back to-
ward Oklahoma today in the mono
plane which refused to function for
them when they attempted to par
ticipate in the Dole race to
Honolulu.
According to Chief Mechanic Ed
Hewett of the group caring for the
Oklahoma" Griffin and Henley
will take off for Bartlesville, or
Oklahoma City as soon as the plane
is repaired.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-18
Ready for Atlantic Hop

DIT OHTTJU TlT05
CROYDON, England, Aug. ia
Fokker monoplane piloted by two
left for Bristol today en-
route to Dublin, where the fiiers
said they would re-fuel and attempt
a nonstop fight across the North
Atlantic Ocean. The crew of the
plane, which arrived from Amster-
dam today, was composed of Col.
F. S. Minchin and Col. Leslie Ham,
iltOn.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-18
LIGHTNING HITS HOME
Chimney Of James A. Allison House
Is Shattered.

Lightning at a. m. today shat
tered a massive stone chimney on
the home of James A. Allison, In
dianapolis Motor Speedway presi-
dent, OH his Cold Spring Rd. es-
tate, near Riverside Park. The roof
also was damaged considerably.
Allison, who left for New York
Wednesday night. escaped possible
injury when debris was blown into
his bedroom through an open fire.
place in the room.
Mrs. Allison, her daughter, Cor
nelia, and Mrs. nellie y. Baker,
housekeeper, were alone in the
house.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-18
Honolulu Honors FIiers
BY H. r. EKINS

,rH,1Id- Press Stpff Correspondent
HONOLULU, T. H., Aug. 18.-Tlle
Pacific, conquered for the third time
when two planes in the Dole fight
contest landed here Wednesday aft
ernoon, apparently had retaliated
for the temerity of the air pioneers
by dragging down the two other
planes that started in the contest.
Celebrations in honor of the
Woolaroc, piloted by Arthur GoebeI,
and the Aloha, piloted by Martin
Jensen, the two planes to finish.
were held in abeyanche while all
Hawaii waited anxiously for word Of
the two missing planes.
First Prize is $4,000
The Woolorac won the $4,000
first prize of the Dole contest by
landing here at 12:23:33 D. m. yes
terday, completing the flight in 26
hours and 20 minutes. The Aloha
landed about two hours later to
take second prize of $4,000.
The search for the Miss Doran
and Golden Eagle called into play
every modern facility today. Navy
tenders and submarines set out
from here, spreading fanwise over
the f1iers' course and the steamship
lanes. Airplanes were being made
ready to join the hunt.
Ships Look for Fliers
The radio here and on the main
land broadcast an appeal and warm
ing to all ships in the Pacific to be
on the lookout for the planes.
From San Francisco, a feet of de-
stroyers set out.
Thus, including the passenger
vessels expected to join in the hunt,
ships were converging from all sides
on the area where the two planes
might be expected to have come
down.
Nothing definite had been heard
OF the Miss Doran and the Golden
Eagle since shortly after they passed
over the Golden Gate headed for
Hawaii and they might possibly
have come down anywhere in the
wide stretch of water, although IL
was assumed they kept up until
their gas gave OUT and that they
were near Hawaii. Unlike the Wool
aroc, they had no radio.
School Teacher Missing
There was every hope that the
brave school teacher and her four
fellow-adventurers were still alive,
n
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-18
WOMAN TO FACE JURY
Mrs. Workman Valves Hearing on
Murder Charge.

Mrs. Edna Workman, 81, accused
of murder in connection with the
death from poison of William Bla-
kowski, Ft. Benjamin Harrison SOL
dier, several weeks ago, waived pre-
liminary hearing in municipal
court Wednesday afternoon and was
bound over to the Marion County
grand jury without bond.
Mrs. Workman denied the mur-
der charge, saying that she and
Blakowski entered into a suicide
pact. Blakowski first accused Mrs.
Workman of attempting to murder
him, but before his death changed
his story to bear out the double
suicide. theory.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-18
BUSSEs DENIED PLEA
Can't Pick Up Passengers Within
City Limits.

Indianapolis Street Railway Com
pany today filed petition with the
Public Service Commission asking
denial OF the petition of the Hoosier
transportation Company to pick up
passengers on their buses within
the city limits.
The car company points out that
an indianapolis ordinance forbids
nter-city busses to do this where
a community is served by rail or
ous service Of the street car COM
pany.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-18
Ready
German Plane to Start
Transatlantic Hop
Friday Night.

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.-Otto
Koennecke. pilot of the biplane
Germania, plans to take off from
Cologne, Germany, Friday night on
his attempted nonstop flight to
America, according to German en-
bassy advices today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-18
Old Glory Start Delayed

CURTISS FIELD, N. Y, Aug. IS.
The take-off OF the Fokker mono
plane Old Glory on its trans-At-
lantic fight to Rome will not be
made before two or three days, 1t
was announced today by Lloyd
Bertaud, the pilot, who regarded the
runway as too soggy for a safe start,
because of heavy rains.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-18
CIVIC GROUPS
TO FIGHT FOR
LOWER budget
Announcement of Proposed
Tax Rate ArouseS In
dianapoIIs.
BIG SLASH DEMANDED
Chamber of Commerce and
Taxpayers Association
March to Front.
BIG SLASH DEMANDED

indianapolis taxpayers today pre-
pared for the battle Of the bud
gets"
With the announcement Wednes-
day that Center township property
owners may have to pay $4.03 or
tax en- every 500 worth of property
in 1928, officials of the Indianapolis
Chamber of Commerce and the In
diana Taxpayers Association de-
clared every effort will be made Ito
bring about substantial cuts"
The latest budget announcement
for 1928 came from County Auditor
Harry Dunn, who said the rate for
Marion County for 1928 will be. 40
cents compared to 20 cents this year.
Book on Job.
Shortly after the announcement
was made, william H. Book, secre-
tary of the civic affairs department
of the Chamber of Commerce, was
at the courthouse obtaining data
on the county budget. Book said
the county budget will be subject to
scrutiny by the chambers budget
committee and certain recommen-
dations for reductions will be made.
Harry Miesse, secretary of the
taxpayers association, said efforts
will be made to bring the tax rate
to the ability of the taxpayers to
pay them.
1t is believed more remonstrances
against taxation will be carried to
the State tax board than ever be-
fore.
Seek Lower Rate
Although Book and Miesse refused
to comment definitely, an effort will
be made to cut the proposed school
rate of $i.10. The chamber and
taxpayers association will seek a
rate oven lower than the present
81, IL is understood.
The Chamber budget committee
has recommended avoidance, if
possible, OF payment of the hori-
zontal tax refund. A levy of $1.I4
has been asked for the refund.
II the refund could be avoided the
city tax rate would be cut to $3.50
which, however, still would be 81
cents higher than the present s2.62
rate.
The Indiana Taxpayers Associa-
ton is preparing to contest the re-
fund in court.
Figures Are Studied
The city budget for next wear
recommended by City Controller
William G. Buser and Mayor Duvall,
calling for $1.195 rate for city ex-
penses and so cents for the tax re-
fund, will be considered by the
councils finance committee at lao
p. m. Friday, committee chairman
announced.
Representatives of the Taxpayers
Association and the Chamber of
Commerce will be invited to attend
the session, Albertson said. The
figures will be studied item by item
during the several deliberations
that will be held before the tax
levy is finally fixed, he said.
Albertson refused to estimate any
changes in the rate $1.195 proposed.
This is an increase of 15.5 cent over
the present levy.