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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-11
LEGISLATORS PAY
LINCOLN TRIBUTE
Purdue Professor Delivers
Principal Address.

Indiana legi lative halls took on
holiday aspect today in observance
OF Lincons birthday. Both houses
met in joint session in the House
OF Representative chambers.
Prof. d. S. Moran, head of the
history and civics department of Pur-
lue University. delivered the princi-
pal address.
Music was furnished during the
memorial session by the TT. Ben
janin Harrison military band.
Exercises were held today because
no sessions are scheduled for Satur-
dry Lincoln's birthday. Both House
ana Senate will meet in regular ses-
sion this afternoon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-11
TO DISCUSS UTILITIES
Former Representative Speaks to
Civic Club Federation.

Proposed legislation on public util-
tiles will be discussed by Jap Jones
of Martinsville, former State Repre-
sentative, at the meeting of the
Federation of Community Civic
Clubs at the Chamber of Commerce
tonight. Jones will talk on the bill
now pending in the Legislature CIV
ing cities and towns power to own
and operate utilities.
The federation's special committee
will report on it's activity in oppos-
ing the recent electric merger here.
New officers may be nominated at
the meeting, John F. White. secre-
tary, announced.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-11
POLICE SQUADS
CONTINUE RAIDS
IN LIQUOR DRIVE
Alcohol, Whisky and Race
Forms ConfiScated-3
Youths Arrested.

Police raiding squads continued
warfare on alleged liquor sellers and
gamblers Thursday night. Several
arrests were made.
Police Chief Claude F. johnson or
dered a "clean up" Monday.
Sergeant Cummings and squad de-
stroyed numerous racing form
sheets found at the August Rhake,
dry beer saloon, 120 w. Ohio st.
About twenty-five men perusing the
sheets were ordered away. Several
other alleged race horse betting es-
adjustments were visited, but no one
was found.
Three minors in the pool room of
Harry Bernhart. 1926 w. Tenth ST.,
were charged with vagrancy TO be
used as witnesses against Bernhart.
who was charged with allowing
minors in the place, Sergeant
O'Connor said.
Lieutenant Claffey and Sergeant
Barge seized ten gallon of alcohol
and charged Charles Wright. so ".
California ST., and Elizabeth Ham
rick with operating a blind tiger.
Sergeants Chitwood and OConnor
charged Louren Neff, 307 E. St.
Clair St. with operating a blind
tiger. The same charge was placed
against Maude Henry, 309 Z. st.
Clair st.
Seldom Jones, 1926 Ringold ST..
was charged with having two quarts
of whisky and five gallons Of wine
in his home.
Dora Brown, 465h w. Court ST.,
was charged with keeping a resort
by Sergt. Roy Pope, who arrested
three women and one man on statu-
tory charges.
A half pint of whisky was found
at 425 Indiana Ave, and five Negro
men and two women were held.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-11
FORCE
ARRIVES IN CHINA
Three Hundred Marines Are
Ready at Shanghai.

BIZ United Press
SHANGHAI, Feb. 11.--Three hun
dred American marines We're ready
here today to defend American lives
and property from any dangers aris-
ing from mob violence or civil war.
Arrival of the marines yesterday
aboard the L. 5. S. Pecos passed al
most unnoticed.
Refugees from Szechuan province,
159 Of them, packed in the tiny river
steamer Pyang, arrived today in
compliance with the order recently
issued by the various consulates for
the evacuation of the province. OF
the arrivals, twenty-seven were
Americans and seventy-eight Cana
dams.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-11

SCHEME FOR
BIG THEATER
Promoter Seeks Permit at
City Hall for Building to
Cost S1,25O,0OO.
SECRECY Wells DEAL
Thirty-Eighth St. and Meri-
dian Chosen as Location.

Clothed in utmost secrecy. plans
TO obtain a permit for the building
OF $1.250,000 theater at Thirty.
Eighth and Meridian SITS. were un.
earthed at city hall today.
VI. Margolia, a promoter. said to
be from New York, appeared at the
offices of the building department re.
queSting permit. He announced
that his interests held the property
and We're prepared to build. He was
referred to the city plan commission.
Seat $500
According to plans, Margolia
showed the theater would be q com.
bination vaudeville and cinema the.
alter and would seat $500 persons.
Margolia declared that Leslie Col.
vim, local contractor, would prob
ably erect the theater if plans were
carried out. When referred to the
plan commission, Margolia folded up
his blueprints and departed. He
would diVulge nothing further.
Colvin, when interviewed. re-
manned reticent. "See Margolia," he
said. Il just submitted an esti-
mate. If they biuld l expect to do
the job"
Backers Secret
Both Margola and Colvin fatty re-
fused to name the hackers of the
project.
The promoters would be forced to
obtain permission Of both the city
plan commission and park board to
build at Thirty Eighth and Meridian
SITS, as that district is zoned for
residences and the park board has
jurisdiction over Meridian st. be.
cause that street is a boulevard.
Such a petition would necessarily
so to the park board. since that
group controls building on boule.
wards.
Margolia was registered at the
Spink-Arms.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-11
TRACK COST MEASURE UP
House Bill Provides Agreement on
Rail Elevation Expenses.

Mutual agreement on division of
track elevation costs in cities from
$4,000 to 10000 population is al
lowed in the Harris-Batterman bill
introduced into the Indiana House
of Representatives Thursday.
The present bill requires cities to
pay 20 per cent and the railroads
to pay rs per cent. The new bill will
enable railroads and cities to reach
agreement on the division of cost.
A bill permitting fifty-ffty di-
vision was introduced several days
ago, but the railroad committee is to
report for indefinite postponennent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-11
COLUMBIA CLUB ELECTS
Norman Perry Considered Logical
Candidate for President.

Annual election of Columbia Club
officers was to be held at noon to-
day. Norman Perry, local utility
head, was considered most prom
inently for president. to succeed
John c. Ruckelshaus. Ruckelshaus
was asked to serve another year, but
declined.
r. p. Atkin, secretary and treas;
,urer, will be reelected, leaving Sc
lection OF vice president to succeed
Fred Gardner, to be considered.
Curtiss Fl. Rottge- and Fred d.
Stalnaker will become members of
the board of directors today, sue
ceeding Arthur E. Bradshaw and l..
J. zeigler. Rottger and Stalnaker
were elected Saturday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-11
OLD HOUSES TO GO.

LONDON. Feb. 11.-Ancient
houses of the days of Queen Eliza
beth which stand near the Barbi-
can, Plymouth, whence the Pilgrims
sailed to Americafi are to be demol-
ished, according to reports. The sec
ton is regarded as overcrowded and
lacking in sanitary requirements.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-11
Empty Cir, Bottles
Clutter Streets
BIZ United Press
CIITnAMn

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO. Feb. 11.-War
against carefree youths who
toss empty gin bottles on their
front lawns has been declared
by citizens of Rogers Park a
substantial community along
the North Shore. at a mass
meeting it was decided to de-
clare ban against parking
along shaded streets.
Young people sit in their mo-
tor cars until midnight" W. Z.
Murphy said. 'The girls smoke
and drink. They throw their
empty gin bottles out to clutter
up the streets"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-11
$4,000 STILL MISSING
Ship Proceeds on Voyage Without
Solution of Theft.

BB United Press
SAN PEDRO, Cal, Feb. 1.-THE
liner Columbia today is en- route to
San Francisco without the $51 900
theft from the safes vault having
been solved
The money was stolen some time
at sea and was discovered early this
week. When the liner arrived here
yesterday the passengers and crew
were detained.
A thorough search was made, but
there was no trace Of the money.
The currency was being shipped
from bank in San Salvador to
bank in Los Angeles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-11
QUIZ DOG SHOOTING
Total of Eight Persons Reported
Bitten During Week,

Police Chief Claude f. Johnson
today is investigating the shooting
by Patrolman Bertram Walker of a
dog owned by p. T. Mcdonald, rs
Layman Ave. Mrs. Mcdonald said
the dog was a neighborhood pet and
not vicious. Walker said the ami
NAL snapped at his legs and seized
the barrel Of his revolver in his
teeth.
The total of persons bitten by
dogs this week was increased to
eight Thursday when Earl Teller,
1925 st. Peter st. and Joseph
Hogan, 1880 ST. Peter ST.. both 8.
were attacked by a dog while play
ing near their home. c. r. Lawson,
SIS Villa Ave, said dog bit his
leg as he rode his bicycle at 1900
Lexington Ave.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-11
PREPARES U. S. CASE
Young Lawyer to Give Govern
ment's Side of Ford Tax Appeal.

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Alex-
ander w. Gregg, 27-year-old solicitor
of the Internal Revenue Bureau, will
open the Government side in the
$S6,OO0D00 tax assessment case
against Senator James Couzens
Rep), Michigan, and his associates
on Monday.
Gregg will attempt to batter down
testimony purporting to show that
Ford Motor Company stock in 1913
was worth more than $500 a share.
He contends on behalf of the Govern
ment 1t was only valued at $4,000 a
share.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-11
SLAYER is ACQUITTED

BH nHcd Press
MUNCIE. Ind, Feb. 11.--Jacob
Korby, a Finn, was acquitted Of 4
charge of first degree murder by a
jury in the Delaware Circuit Court
today. Korby shot Andrew Makela,
a fellow countryman, during
drunken brawl. He pleaded self
defense.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-11
INFORMER UNDER FIRE
Rudner's Counsel Attacks Kascholls's
Story of MelIett Staying.

nv CHfAfu ITtSS
CANTON, Ohio, Feb. 11.-George
Gordon Battle, New York criminal
lawyer, attempted to tear down the
story of the killing of Don r. Mel
lett, Canton editor. told by Steve
Kascholk, chief prosecution witness
against Ben Rudner, millionaire's
son and bootlegger.
Rudner, who the State contends
was the chief conspirator in the Mel
lett murder, was directly incrimi-
mated by Kascholk yesterday.
Battle forced an admission from
Kascholk in cross-examination she
needed money very badly" at the
time he noticed a $4,000 reward Of
fered for arrest and conviction of the
Mellett murderers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-11
NEW FORM DISCUSSED
Snethen Tells Workings of Business
Like Type of Government.

Working of the city manager form
Of government at Cleveland and Gin
cinnati, Ohio, and Kansas City, Mo,
was explained by Edward o.
Snethen, attorney. Thursday before
the Irvington Commercial and Wei
fare Association.
THE business-like form has been
successful in many Cities" Snethen
said.
William A. NARROW announced
John ]. Brown, State tax board
president, will speak next Thursday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-11
DECISIVE BATTLE LOOMS
Marshall Changes Army Marches
Against Cantonese.

By United Press
PEKIN, Feb. 1.-THE best-trained
fighters in China, the highly-discip-
lined Manchurian troops Of Marshal
Chang Tso-Lin, were marching
southwark today to launch an often
sive against the Cantonese National
lists for control OF China.
The opposing forces probably WI
meet somewhere between Hanko "
and Shanghai for the deciding bat
tie of the war.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-11
The Game Begins

At tonight at the Armory, but Blythe Q. Hendricks
will start the neups and gossip at about 40 If you
don't have your set in working order you'll miss one of
the most exciting radio evening of the season.
Wabash plays Butler. Both teams have had good sea-
and this is their first meeting.
Hendricks who is rated as the best basketball
in the country will tell the story play by play for
The Times WFBN local broadcasting station of the
indianapolis Power and Light Company.
The regular Times Friday night musical program will
follow the game WFBM by courtesy of the l., P.
and l.. Co.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-11
ENVOY IN PLANE CRASH

III NlIfN TftSN
LYMPNE, England, Feb 1.-THE
plane in which United States Am
bassador Myron q. Herrick was
travelling from Paris to London,
was forced down here today by one
OF the worst channel fogs of the
winter. The landing was made
safely.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-11

BU United Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE New
York Evening Telegram today was
purchased by the Scripps-Howard in
terests.
Passing of the distinguished news
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-11
CLEANERS BILL LOST

A bill providing that no firm
could use the name dry cleaners"
unless registered in the State fire
marshal's office was killed in the In
diana Senate Thursday by vote of
80 to IS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-11
HOURLY TEMPERATURES
Do you have extra money
stored about the house?

IF It didn't get into the little
brown jar in the cupboard
there may still be a way to
locate 1t about your home.
Haven't you some articles of
furniture, rugs, clothing, that
you no longer need or use, but
are still too good to throw
away?
Some one will pay cash for
them. A times want ad will
bring the buyers.
Mrs. Bobb, 26 Mclean Pl.,
had a davenette and two
chairs for SALE. She adver-
tised them in The Times; had
three calls and, of course, she
sold them.
Not only will your want ad inl
The Times reach buyers, but
also cost you less.
Call Main $500
You can charge your ad
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-11
Home Edition

Out Our Way, Americas
most appealing cartoon of
daily life, appears in The
Times daily.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-11
Forecast

Generally fair tonight and
Saturday; slightly colder to-
night with lowest tempera-
ture about %.
The Washington times., 1927-12-21
COMMON SENSE
BY DIR. Frank Crane

WKUCH trouble would be saved everybody if little common
~ injected into the prohibition question.
Some things stand manifest One is that prohibition
the law the land duly enacted by the people As
such it calls for general obedience Those who break this
law invite other people to break other laws.
In the place. anybody has right advocate the laws
repeal if he wants to.
This free country and liberty to repeal law
whenever the majority displeaed There is difference how
ever between repeating law and breaking it.
had the right idea when he said that bad law
enforced just good that people would
its badness and repeal it.
Furthermore ought to realize why prohibition enacted
rid of the saloon Having rid of that
pest ought to be comparatively satisfied
If people want to liquor their hip and drink it,
college and themselves illicit
let them do it. The they of the the
better and nobody much anyhow
The main thing to alcohol being sold public places
to everybody and that has been accomplished.
this shopping is of place and much of the hulabaoo
of prohibition from the attempt
to liquor out of secret places.
make much difference whether is in
places or not, long the public dried
fancay liquor and those who fanacy in favor
of it.
Whatever may be said Of the drinking habit shall
the public sale of alcohol habiormng drug
Copyright Mcclure Newspaper syudicate
The Washington times., 1927-12-21
By ELSIE ROBINSON

kits. We trimmed most Of our
own hats. And we set up house
keeping with the family left
overs" There were always one
or two new pieces of furniture of
which we were inordinately proud,
but most of the articles were an.
cestral discards--still serviceable
but far from modish. None of
them matched and we labored
earnestly with paint and chintz to
reduce their ugliness.
Did we like using left towers? OF
course, we didn't! We despised 1t
and dreamed wistfully of having
Whole New Sets of furniture and
dishes. But nobody, save perhaps
Alice Roosevelt or Consuelo Van
derbilt, ever had whole new sets Of
anything. That wasn't the way
young folks began housekeeping
in those days.
Yesterday, Pete and Peggy drop
ped in to see me. They have been
engaged for two years but they
wouldn't cream of marrying yet.
Pete only gets $40 a week--and
Peggy has been earning almost
that much and spending it on her.
self alone. How can two possibly
live on it? Why, you can't get
decent furnished apartment any.
where Hear town for less than $40.
And as fer clothes-Everyone says
that Peggy is the classiest dresser
in her crowd. That was really
why Pete fell for her-But that
new fur jacket cost $3.50. And
when you count in marcelles and
dry cleaning and silk underwear
Yes, young folks are certainly
UP against a problem these days.
But l wonder il it is entirely
economic?
The Washington times., 1927-12-21

be 1t isn't. However. I can't help
remembering
No, my memories do not extend
such very long way back. Just
before the late war. That's far
enough. Before the late war, when
We used to patch our shirt-waists
under the arms.
Patches? What were they?
Something you've probably never
heard Of, my dear. But we used
EN- extensively in those days. No,
We weren't in the bread line. We
were not subsisting on doles, pen.
sions, aims or pittances. We were
young people Of the comfortable
middle class, most of us newly
married. All quite pretty, too
and proud of our prettiness. Still
Gibson Girls. We read good books.
We knew good music. We went
to the opera when the opera was
in town. Our husbands worked in
banks and real estate offices and
wore Observation-Disclosures. We
weren't, perhaps, as interesting
and amusing as young married
people OF today, but we were much
more dignified and took ourselves
far more seriously.
Yet, after office hours, our hus-
bands weeded the vegetable gar.
dens which were invariably found
In our back yards. And We Girls
sat and watched them and
patched our shirt-waists under the
arms.
Not an exciting evening but no
one seemed to be bored. Nor were
we overcome with humiliation at
the necessity of wedding and
patching, nor did we weep big, wet
tears OF self pity. Couldn't we
have bought new shirt-waists for
The Washington times., 1927-12-21
SECRETS OF
/, HEALTH
BY DR.. C. A. L. Reed

'-Py OTs - As lie ASCCO
UOUR child viii naturally so
Il through the period of make
believe" il it has not already
done so. All children do. 1t is
a phase of intellectual develop
ment. 1t brings joy alike TO the
child land to the parent. 1t is
all right as passing phase. But
it Is your duty as parent to
see that it is a passing phase
and that it does not settle into
a confirmed habit.
A Very general childish make
believei especially about the first
three Years Of life. is that Of the
imaginary companion. You have
all met children who have a de-
lightfulA somebody with whom they
can play, somebody who acts as
a foil TO them. whom they can
lead, and beside whom they are
superiorL This make-believe, or
phantas|, like most others. is
not combined to children.
Another kind is the changeling
phantasyl 1t consists Of the
make believe that our parents are
not really our own parents at
all, but that we are really the
children df someone rather spe-
cial. ThisA kind OF make-believe
usually mAans that the parents
are not the fright sort. The worse
they are. the more intensive and
II hA ~6 - M l~y
to be. 1t is merely a defense phan-
tasy. a tnake-believe escape
scheme.
Children I'M early adolescence go
in for adFenture phantasies.
These reflect their desire to reach
out after big things, and to be
the hero of thrilling stories. This
tendency In what makes the
stories Of BAllentyne and Henty
so popular. Within reasonable
limits it is AZ normal and helpful
thing. 1t draws the children out
into life, provided they do not
follow UP their phantasies. except
as they TRANSLATE them into the
realities OF lAfe.
The whole idea of a book, espe-
cially a novel, is to appeal to
our phantasy side. The really
great books appeal to so many
people because such phantasieS
touch on all the great central
realities of human life. One Of
the greatest and most universal
Of these Isl that of the person
who might have been so wonder
full If he or She had better fortune.
We can eaSily imagine there are
two hundred and forty varieties Of
the Cinderella story known to
students of folklore, and perhaps
two hundred and forty million
varieties of it which they do not
know. For{ we are all more or
less convinced that we could have
done better with better luck.
What an enormous percentage OF
the novels published are written
to appeal to that side OF us
which says that some day some
thing will turn up ana we shall
have q change of luck and live
happily ever afterwards. This is
all perntcious day-dreaming, re.
gressive phantasy. 1t Is even
worse when we act upon It in a
game OF believe played as
solitairel We can, if we will,
learn al lot about ourselves from
the Type of novel which appeals
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Another fairly common type c9
make-bSlisye, often beginning iA