davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-13
COOLIDGE STILL
STUD|ESLARGE
NAVY PROGRAM
Approval to Billion Dollar
Plan Not Yet Given,
Says President.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-Presi-
dent Coolidge has not approved a
naval building program, and reports
published today that the Govern
eminent plans to spend more than a
billion dollars on such are not sub
stantially correct, it was said at the
White House today.
A naval program contemplating
additional cruisers, submarines and
other additions is being studied by
the Navy Department, but as yet
no definite conclusion has been
reached, it was said.
The President conferred today
with Admiral Hilary P. Jones and
other naval officers regarding plans
and discussed with them the recent
naval conference at Geneva. Details
of the conversation were not dis
closed.
Considered by Cabinet
The naval building program was
considered at today's cabinet ses-
sion.
Secretary of Navy Wilbur an
nounced upon entering the session
that he would ask permission to
publish details thereof.
Wilbur said some published fig
ures, purporting to show the pro-
gram were inaccurate. Some New
York press reports characterized the
program as a billion dollar plan,
calling for awenty-six 10,000-ton
cruisers, three airplane carriers, five
fast submarines, eighteen destroy
err leaders and four new battleships
in five years.
Wilbur is due to go before the
House Naval Committee tomorrow
Congressman with whom he talked
said today their memory was faulty,
but they thought the published
figures were about right" as he
gave them.
House to Quiz Wilbur
Speaker Longworth had consult
ed President Coolidge about the pro-
gram, and told him the House want
ed an ambitious and adequate pro-
gram" but he did not specify the
amounts Congress would be likely
to agree to appropriate.
Naval committeeman, indicated
they would quiz Wilbur tomorrow on
why the contract had not been let
for the 100000 cubic foot navy di-
rigible authorized some time ago.
Admiral Magruder. who charged
ineff1ciency in the Navy, will appear
before the committee Thursday
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-13
Your MOUe
If You're a Checker Play
er; Ad Club Will Hold
Game Contest.
TXTHO is the champion check
w er player of Indianapolis?

VINO is Cne champion JloQle-
de-winks shooter of the city?
These momentous questions
may be settled as a result Of the
plans of the Advertising Club of
Indianapolis to hold game
tournament" at the Spink-Arms
tonight
The tournament will be public.
A small fee will be charged for
each table. Any indoor game
played on a table may be played
during the tournament. The only
requirement is that players bring
their own equipment.
The club will try to determine
by series of contests who is the
champion checker player of the
city, as well the champion chess,
bridge and fiddle -winks play
erS.
If the party Is successful, the
club expects to bring to the city
champions from other Indiana,
cities and stage state tournaments,
according to Lester G. Nagley,
secretary-manager.
Wives of club members have ar
ranged details of the first tourna-
ment. Prizes will be awarded
Refreshments will be served.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-13
TRAFFIC DISCS ARRIVE
New Signs to Be Used on Meridian
and Washington SITS.

Five hundred three-inch alumni
mum discs, donated by the Hoosier
Motor Club, were received today by
Traffic Captain Lester Jones of the
police department..
They will be put in place Monday
night to mark pedestrian traffic
lanes at Meridian and Washington
Sts., Jones announced. The discs will
eliminate pole type lane markers
now in use.
Put firmly into the pavement with
a three-inch expanding pin, they
will also be used to mark stop"
and similar headlines and traffic di-
rections. The installation will be
an experiment, Jones said. The discs
are in use in Chicago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-13
HABEAS CORPUS
PLEA WILL Be
FILED AT ONCE.
Counsel for VeIma West to
Ask Writ, Reduction of
Murder Charge.
DEFENSE STILL HOPES
Girl SobS in Her Cell at
Prospect of Christmas
in Jail.
DEFENSE STILL HOPES
gy United Press

P5 United Press
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, Dec. 49,
A move to free pretty Velma West,
confessed husband slayer, probably
will be made here today, when de-
Tense counsel is expected to file
habeaS corpus proceedings.
The proceedings, according to
Frances w. Poulson, Cleveland at
torney for the defense, are designed
to lessen the charge to second de-
gree murder or manslaughter and
admit the girl to bail.
A third purpose of the action is
to force the State to bare it's entire
case, contained primarily in the
written confession of Mrs. West,
which has not been made public.
Mrs. West is charged with first
degree murder in connection with
the murder Of her husband, Edward,
Perry Ohio nurseryman, who was
found dead hammered to death last
Wednesday.
Defense Still Hopeful
Defense counsel announced they
were in no way undaunted because
Of Judge Marvin H. Helter's refusal
to admit Mrs. West to bond.
Prospect of christmas day in
jail, however, today brought suffer-
ing to Mrs. West.
The girl was cheerful when
brought into court yesterday. Her
eyes sparkled. She was dressed be-
comingly. Then wen the judge over
ruled the motion for reducing the
charges, the full import struck her.
She sobbed and finally collapsed.
She was carried from the court
room back to the county Jail, and
today still sobbed softly at the
thought of the days in prison be-
fore her trial is called.
Main Defense Built
Powlson built the main defense
for Mrs. West yesterday. He I'M
folded the pages of her early life,
in an effort to show how the girl
failed to become acclimated to the
rural community of Perry, where she
moved with her husband.
Powlson told how she had nearly
died as the result of diphtheria and
mastoidal trouble; her meeting with
young West in 1925, their romance
and marriage; the struggles to live
on his small allowance; and finally
their domestic quarrels, which led to
the hammer murder.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-13
.FINANCIER DESCRIBES
TESTS OF LEADERSHIP
Col. L. P. AyreS of Cleveland Is Cons
temporary Club Speaker.

temporary Club Speaker.
The four essentials of true leader
ship, according OF Col. Leonard P.
Ayres, vice president of the Cleve-
land Trust Company, are a broad
knowledge, courage, constant activ-
ity and ability to influence others.
These were the distinctions of the
true leader as given by Colonel
Ayres addressing the Contemporary
Club at the Woman's Department
Club Monday night.
He said the leadership of Newton
D. Baker was due to his power Of
analysis and ability to carry through
a long line of sequential reasoning;
that of Herbert Hoover to his ability
to separate incidentals from es-
sentials; and that of Charles M.
Schwab to his qualities as CO.
operator.
Colonel Ayres was introduced by
Robert . A. Adams, Contemporary
Club president. He was the guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Adams while in the
city.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-13
U. s. TO sIFT DRY CASES

The Federal grand jury is ex-
pected to, begin it's probe of liquor
conditions at Muncie, and alleged
political corruption there Wednes-
day. Charges against sixty arrested
in recent raids by Federal dry
agents also are to be considered.
The jury today questioned wit
nesses in Indianapolis, Shelbyville
and Stark and Martin County
liquor cases.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-13
DISCUSS FUTURE GAS
Synthetic Motor Fuels to Be Topic
at Engineers Meeting.

"Automotive Fuels of the Future"
will be the subject of paper read
at the meeting of the Indiana Sec
ton, Society of Automotive Engi-
neers, Thursday evening at the Sew
erin by T. A. Boyd, head Of the fuel
section of the research laboratories
of the General Motors Corporation.
The meeting will follow a dinner at
$3.50 p. m.
Boyd will discuss new synthetic
fuels being experimental on in Eu-
rope.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-13
FORT PRISONER ESCAPES
Deserter Walks Out of Guardhouse
as IL ParOIed.

Posing as a paroled prisoner, AL
fred Watson, 10, of Battery B. Fit.
Benjamin Harrison, convicted de-
serter, walked out of the guardhouse
and escaped today
Sergt. Bernard MCGUIRE, from the
fort, told police Watson enlisted
May "a, 1927; deserted Aug. /; was
arrested at Auburn Sept. Is ana
convicted by courtmartial Nov. %
of desertion. He was sentenced to
FIT. Leavenworth for a year and
was awaiting transfer to prison.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-13
CANTON is THREATENED

Nationalist May Destroy City I'm
less Labor Surrenders.
BIZ United Press
HONG KONG, Dec. ia dis
patch from Canton today said that
Cen. Ii Flu Klum, commanding
moderate nationalist forces, had is
sued a proclamation threatening to
destroy the city of Canton unless
the radical laborers, who seized
power Sunday, surrender to him.
General Ii had launched a coun-
ter attack against the labor men
Monday and was reported to have
retaken the police headquarters
building.
Washington telegraph., 1927-09-02
COLORED COLUMN
BY Belle s. Tyus.

Louie Tyus left recently for st.
Louis where he will visit relatives
and from there will 60 to several
northern cities before returning
home.
Mrs. Matte Tyus is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Renicks of
Prescott.
Kermit and Edwin Tyus left re-
Gently for Little Rock.
Prof. f. NJ. Williamson went to
Schasl on business last Friday, in
company with Prof. and Mrs. G.. l..
Tyus, Misses Georgia Tyus and Lu-
cia Straham, who stopped over in
Mineral Springs on business.
Mrs. Rosa Lee and family went to
Mineral Springs Saturday to visit her
daughter, Mrs. Luke Jefferson.
Mrs. Cathern Lard is here from
Texarkana on business.
Randall Tyus motored from St.
Louis, arriving Saturday at 6 o'clock
Washington telegraph., 1927-09-02

HH.r having le.o s-c4 5-l5 % fev
DAYS. Hr. J--os Na-wel aged 81
died ai mis- home thr-e miles from
town. THURSDAY. AUG. -. Burial
took place Friday afternoon. He
IS survived by MS wife and several
children who have the sympathy Of
all friends.
News of the death OF Prof r.. n.
Bragg, former principal of the pub
lie school here, came as a shock to
his many friends, both white and
colored. He had been a patient at
the Pythian Hospital at Hot Springs
for several weeks. On the eve of
being discharged, when hopes of his
recovery were being entertained, he
took relapse and died suddenly
afternoon, Aug. %. Up to
This writing we have not been in
formed as to the time and place of
the funeral. Prof. Bragg will be
sadly missed from the rank of school
Washington telegraph., 1927-09-02
Canals May Be
Definite Plan To
Control Floods

MEMPHIS, Aug. 3O.-Some def
mite plan of diycrting future flood
waters of the Mississippi river
through system of canals probably
will be adopted by the levee COM
mittee before it adjourns, members
of the committees diversion board
said Tuesday night, after an all-day
executive conference.
II was indicated Tuesday night
the board was practically agreed up
on the plan to divert future flood
waters through a. system of canals,
but the location and other details of
the artificial waterways had not
been approved from the several sug-
geStiOnS on hand.
Colonel +. II. Schultz of Chicago
chairman and only commissioner on
the board, said tonight several
routes had been suggested for pro-
posed canals, but the findings of the
committee ARE tentative and uncer-
| tain"
Three possible routes have been
suggested, one of which would start
at Cape Girardeau, Mo-, to connect
with the White, Arkansas and Red
rivers, thence to the gulf. The OK
act routes of the others were not
outlined.
Washington telegraph., 1927-09-02
Southwestern Gas
And Electric To
Buy Dierks Interests

TEAARkANA, Aug. 30.-Negotia-
tions will be completed this week
for the purchase of 20 utility prop
critics in Arkansas and Oklahoma BY
the Southwestern Gas and Electric
company from the Dierks Lumber
and Coal company of Kansas City,
A. Lieberman, vice president of the
gas company, said Tuesday.
The Arkansas properties involved
are at Nashville, DeQueen, Foreman,
Murfreesboro, Mineral Springs,
Dierks, Lockesburg, Gillian, Hora-
ito. Center Point, Winthrop, Hatfield
and Cove. Thos in Oklahoma are
Valiant, Wright City, Oak Hill, Ida
bel, Broken Bow, Pine Valley and
Kalihina
The public will benefit through
acquisition of these properties, the
vice president said, because il will
be possible to operate more econo-
mically and to furnish to these
towns more economical and eff
cient service.
The purchase will give the South
western Gas and Electric company
the opportunity of connecting with
the Public Service company of Ok
lahoma, sister company.
Negotiations for the purchase
have been under way for the past
week, and officials hope to complete
necessary details within few days.
Mr.. Liebcrman said.
Washington telegraph., 1927-09-02

y. M, for ten days yDii 20 nis
parents. tie wa accompanied by
Mr. Moses ferger Of Hope who was
returning from Chicago and stopped
over in St. Louis for d lew days
where he Joined Randall Friday at
8 a. IN. for the trip overland.
Rev C.. Dixon closed very sue
cessful revival at the Methodist
church Sunday night with several
additions to the church
Mrs. Edna NJ. Spearman and child
rem, Margaret Belle and Geo. Ed
ward, arrived Thursday from Beau
mont, Texas for a few weeks visit
to her parents, Prof and Mrs. G. l..
Tyus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Spears of
Hope were in town on business last
Thursday.
Fl. w. Ferguson went to Little
no H9oM lseI yJnIa ou!d pue 4ooH
business.
Washington telegraph., 1927-09-02
Spanish War Vets
To Meet in Cuba
Next Year, Report

DETROIT, Aug. 30.-Undeg bright
banners and past solid Ines Of
cheering spectators, veterans of the
Spanish-American war, some 10000
strong, marched today to the tunes
of "a Hot Time in the Old Town
Tonight" and Dolly Gray"
Behind line of mounted police
men marched the chief of staff and
his assistants, and then the As de-
parlmentS, each preceded by .maSSed
national coloGs and band of iife and
drum corps.
The men wore their cpnpaign
hats, blue wooden shirts anN khaki
trousers.
The veterans were addressed this
morning by Mai. Gen. P. Summerall,
army chief of staff, who declared
the United States must have reason
able military preparedness and a
peace time establishment capable of
rapid expansion in case of war.
Among the resolutions adopted to-
day we're included one demanding
the maintenance BY the United
States OF military forces equal to
those of any one country in the
world, one asking the erection of
veterans memorial building y in
Washington, ID. G., and one advocat-
ing the use of stern measures against
violence by radicals.
The delegates accepted unani-
mously the invitation of the presi-
dent OF Cuba, Gen, Gerardo Macha-
do, presented by Cayetana de Ques-
ada, to hold their 1928 encampment
in Cuba.
Washington telegraph., 1927-09-02

.tca hers and other professional men.
He can easily be classed as one Of the
best teacherS on record. In the fra
trrDai world ne was wide awake
and held responsible positions. He
is survived by his wife. Mrs. 5. A.
Bragg. and two sons, Perry and
Sumner Bragg, also other relatives
who have the heartfelt sympathy Of
a host Of friends all over the State.
\ motor trip to Hot Springs was
highly enjoyed Sunday by the fol-
lowing: Mr.. and Mrs. William
Cooper and Moses Yerger of Hope,
Mrs. Edna NJ. Spearman and child
rem of Beaumont, Texas, Randall
Tyus and Lucia Strahsm of St.
Louis, Prof and Mrs. G. L. Tyus and
Miss Georgia l.. Tyus of
this city. While there they visited
several places of interest, arriving
home at 9 o'clock p. m, reporting a
post delightful trip.
Washington telegraph., 1927-09-02

ID yflood.
GENERALIZATION in progress for
construction of normal school for
Northwest Arkansas.
FL DOrado-Union County Poultry
Association working out budget for
poultry section of county fair.
Little Rock-More than $4,000
will be spent in near future by the
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. on
telephone equipment for Arkansas.
GreenwoOd-Poultry and dairy
show to be staged here sometime in
October.
MorriltOn-Former Warren'S cafe
building being remodelcd for occu-
pancy of First State Bank.
Newark-Russcll special school
district awards contract for cree
ton of $4,000 new school.
HoXie-Coniract let at S9,55S for
rebuilding tornado damaged gram
mar school.
Becbc-ThiS place chosen as site
for new State Junior Agricultural
School; erection to begin immedi-
atcly.
Scarcy-Maple Grove special
school district No. % to start con-
struction of its new schoolhousc.
Scarcy-Tcfnplc Gin Go. erecting
seed cotton StOrchOuse.
FL DOrado-Oil well recently COM
pleted by Grimes and Jones south
east Of here is fine prOductr.
Siephens-Southern Utilities Co.
rebuilding ice house recently de-
stroyed by fire.
MurfreeSboro-Work started gray
cling highway 10 Delight.
Langley-Work progressing con-
structing new SchooIhousc here.
Murfreesboro-Early cotton being
ginned in this section.
Augusta-Ncw white way light
ing system installing in Augusta.
Gregory-New schoolhouse to be
erected here.
Dermott-Bank of Dermott reor-
ganized recently.
Arkansas Qity-Bridge across
drainage ditch No. 43 and Boggy
Bayou to be rebuilt.
III Dorado-Two oil test wells be-
ing drilled northeast of here.
Truman-Work progressing on
Poinsett Lumber and Mfg. Co.'S COM
hut on West Main street.
Truman-Highway between Tru-
mann and Marked Tree being re-
built.
Junction City-Work nears COM
pletion on Louisiana Technical Col
leSe library building.
Warren-New white way lighting
system being installed in Warren.
McClelland-Contract let for re-
pairs to loops in White River levee
district near here.
Poplar Bluff-s2S5,OOO new But
Ter County courthouse may be
erected here.
Washington telegraph., 1927-09-02
Weekly Industrial Review of
The State of Arkansas


Camden-Bepair of Martin free
bridge across Ouachita River COM
pleled at cost of $1,000.
Camdcn-BidS received for gray-
cling roads in Bearden, Bragg Bridge
Greek and jefferson, Liberty. Red
Hill. Smackover and Washington
townships.
North Little Rock-Dangerous in
terSection eliminate at 18th and Ma
pie streets by widening.
North Little Rock-Brick with as
phalt covering will be used on ap-
proaches of new Main Street viaduct
which nearS completion.
Camden-PlanS being worked out
for organization Of huge chamber of
commerce for South Arkansas.
Magnolia-First Baptist church
will erect new house of worship
costing $4,000.
Magnolia-Voted to heat furnaces
an both school buildings with gas
instead OF coal as heretofore.
RuSscllville-Carload of grapes
shipped recently by farmers in vi
cinity of Russellville.
Smackover-$55.0O0 bond issue
voted for paving streets of business
section.
Conway-Surycy being made of
city with view of establishing cheese
factory.
Brookland-Canning factory starts
operation. Crop yields large.
Little Rock-Arkansas State Fair
TO be held here Oct. 1915 will be
greatest ever.
Lake Ciiy-17 major breaks in
Arkansas and Mississippi and Ar
kansas levce TO be repaired at once.
Wynnc-Crowley'S Ridge Dcvel-
opment Company will hold agricul-
tural and horticultural fair at this
place first week in October.\
Jonesboro-Contract let for big
Olive Street drainage bitches to pro-
tect west end of city from over
flows.
Observation-Disclosures Missouri Pow
er Company's new cold storage plant
here ready for business.
Stephens-S. p. McClurkin & Son
plan erection of two new brick
buildings on Main Street.
Lake Village-Magnolia Petroleum
Corporation opens new filling sta
ton on West Main Street.
Luna-Work to commence repair-
ing road from Lake Village TO this
place.
Lake Village-Large warehouse
under construction for occupancy
OF Gulf Oil Company near Missouri
Pacific railroad station.
RI Dorado-Plans making for re-
erecting McWilliams building which
was destroyed by fire.
Bigelow-New industry canning
plant opened at this place.
Morrilton-Steps taken by levee
districts to rebuild levees damaged
Washington telegraph., 1927-09-02

Wesley Holston, colored, applied
to County Clerk May Monday morn
ing for marriage license to wed Flo
ra Williams. Wesley stated that the
bride-to-be was in waiting and he
wished the ceremony performer at
once. Esquire e. W. Stewart was
in the courthouse and announced
ready. When Clerk May asked the
would-b- groom his age he gave il
as twenty. The clerk informed him
that he could not issue license TO a
man under II without written or
der from the parent and the pro-
ceedings were temporarily halted
Soon Wesley appeared with an order
signed by his father and everything
went off nicely.
Washington telegraph., 1927-09-02
HOWard County
Grand Jury Hits
Blue LQU ViOLotOrS

NASHVILLE, Aug. 80. - Rigid
prosecution of violations of the Sun
day laws was urged in the report of
the grand jury for the August term
OF the Howard county circuit court
In its report to that court. II recon-
mended that the next grand Jury
investigate the matter. The grand
jury adjourned afer examining 159
witnesses and returning "a indict-
ments.
Washington telegraph., 1927-09-02
LOSES EYE

W. 5. (Ship) Lane, road oyerseer
at Bingen, was the victim of a pain
ful accident last week which re-
suited in the losing OF one eye and
serious injury to the other.
Mr.. Lane, was using hammer
when small piece of metal flew
into his eye. He went tora santa
rum where the eye was removed.
Washington telegraph., 1927-09-02
TRUCK TURNED OVER AND
SEVERAL ARE INJURED

A truck belonging to C. p. White,
colored, and driven by his son, Pink
ncy, turned over on the road near
Ben Lomond last Saturday, iniuring
several of the occupants. l.. X. Stu
art received broken arm and a
girl, Mamie Stuart, was severely
injured. About twenty persons
were on the truck.
Washington telegraph., 1927-09-02

To thwart burglars steel bars that
DEFY cutting have been invented,
having inner cores that revolve
when saws touch them.
Washington telegraph., 1927-09-02

Seventy per cent of the worlds
petroleum production is within ter
ritoriai boundaries of the United
States.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-05-13
Diamond Dyes
Dip TO TINT Boil to DYE

the frosting will come out In a more In
teresting design. Sheets of clean paper
can be rolled into small cornucopias. the
points cut and the frosting forced
through the same as through the corner
OF the envelope.
Practice will give you skill In cake
decoration. You will not waste so much
sugar II you practice with soft mashed
potatoes or crisco, decorating saucers and
| plates, and finding out all Of the things
that you can make. Use your magma
ton. Try anything that comes to your
mind or hand. Make scallops and flut-
ing n Juggling bands and ribbons. Tip
your tube In different directions, try lit
tie squeezes INT big squeezes. Dol at
real flowers and see If you ant make
crab apple blossoms, ~violets, sweet peas.
lilies Of the valley. and daisies bloom on
top Of the French pastries.
Questions are often asked about color
ings. The vegetable c%olorings are guar
anteed not to be harmful. They can be
gotten either as paste or liquid. Beware
OF making your colors too strong, but
still they should be fresh n interest
ing.
With ingenuity you can make a spe-
cial little cake for each guest. II you're
skillful with a brush you can paint de-
signs on the top OF white cakes, using
vegetable coloring dissolved in a little
water.