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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-23
BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, May 2S.-An
American birdman has conquered the
Atlantic. America probably will
seek next to master the far reaches
of the Pacific and the Antarctic by
air.
This was the prediction today of
Assistant Secretary of Commerce
William P. McCracken, civil air
head, in an exclusive interview with
the United Press.
His imagination fired like that of
millions Of Americans through the
unbelievably successful feat of
Charles A. Lindbergh in spanning
the Atlantic from New York to Paris
by air, McCracken declared trans
Pacific flight to Manila is among
the great projects of the future"
simultaneously he ventured the view
that Lindbergh's achievement like
ly would lead to an early attempt at
the South Pole"
In Great Projects
"a Trans-Pacif1c flight to Manila
is among the great projects for the
future" he said. "Lindbergh's fight
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But Lindbergh won't fly back to
America. He will return on a
steamer, just what steamer has not
been decided. The people Of Cher
bourg have invited the f1ier to honor
them by sailing for home from their
port.
Lindbergh Kissed
Lindbergh received the decoration
and a kiss on either cheek in the
private study of President Dou-
mergue of France.
Ambassador Myron T. Herrick,
who has had as much thrill out of
this thing as the f1ier himself, accom-
panied Lindbergh to the Elysee
Palace. They Immediately entered
the study and Doumergue stepped
forward, seized his young visitor
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MussoIini Lauds
Young Yank Filler

BIZ Unitef Press
ROME, May 23.-Premier Mus
solini, an enthusiast, sent the fol-
lowing message of praise for Capt.
Charles Lindbergh to United States
Ambassador Henry P. Fletcher:
please accept the emanifesta'
tons of enthusiastic jubliation and
admiration rising at this moment
fran the hearts OF the Italian people
exulting in the superb ocean fight Of
Capt. Charles LinHbergh. Super
human win has taken space By AZ
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French Girl Asks
Li,dbergh's Hand

Bg United Press
PARIS, May 2S.-At least one
French girl thinks Capt. Charles A.
Lindbergh should remain in France.
Among the thousands Of letters and
kilograms which are arriving at the
American embassy was one propos-
ing marriage.
g France needs you" said the let
ter.
You must stay here and I would
be happy to be your bride"
There may have been more pro-
posals among the mail. hpt Only, one
had been found 90 Tar I.issa...l....
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De Pinedo Starts
for Europe Again

BIZ United Press
TREPASSEY, Newfoundland, May
23.-Col. francesca De Pinedo took
off from here at 1858 a. m. today.
eastern daylight time. for the Azores,
on the last lap Of his four-continent
fight.
The distance is about 1900 miles.
De Pinedo discarded his wireless
set, leaving the plane without COM
munication.
ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, May
23.-Col. Francesca De Pinedo passed
over here, en- route to the Azores, at
1912 a. m. indianapolis time.)
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sault and conquered it. Once more
matter has bowed TO spirit. The
wonder is such that it will remain
forever in the memory OF man.
Glory to Lindbergh and his people.
The message was in II Duce's own
handwriting.
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s9,o21,1oe VALUATION
Street Car Figure S26O,381 Less
Than in 1926.

Indianapolis Street Railway Com
pany valuation for 1927 was set by
the State tax board today at $9,021,-
1O6, which is $260,3S lower than the
figure last year. Other utilities, in
Guiding water, gas and light compa-
MES, had been increased in value.
The street railway has shown no
profit in several years.
American Telephone and Tele-
graph property in the State was val
ued at s10,910,130 for 1927 and last
year at sS,43S, 462.
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After the foregoing information
was received over a United Press
wire, all communication was lost.
CHARLIE TO AUSTRALIA?
AntipOdes Agog With Humor Of
His Next Flight.

BIZ United Press
MELBOURNE. Australia, May 20.
Keen and widespread interest was
aroused today by the report that
Capt. Charles A. Lindbergh might
fly to Australia next. If Lindbergh
will come Australia will be ready.
Civil aviation authorities today ex-
pressed willingness to cooperate for
the flight
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-23
CHILD SHOOTS WOMAN
Mistakes .32 for Toy Pistol CALDER
Revolver.

Mrs. Sina Cooper, 81. Lynn, was
shot in the elbow today. by Elizabeth
Schofleld, 10, 1925 New St., with a
.32 calibre revolver, which she mis-
took for a cap-pistol belonging to
Mrs. Cooper's grandson, Milton AL
lison, Z; son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Percy
Allison, 1921 New ST. -
Mrs. Cooper is visiting her
laughter, Mrs. Allison. The revolver
5 lying on bed. The girl came
N. saw it. and, thinking Hsa toy,
fired at Mrs. Cooper. She was
treated at Indiana Christian Hos
pital.
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Lindbergh off
Water Wagon

Nh United Press
PARIS, May 23.-Capt.
Charles Lindebergh overcame
his dry convictions today to
sip a toast to his mother.
The occasion was the lunch
con at the Aero Club Of France
where the f1ier was feted by his
fellow airmen and heard him
self described as the "best am
bassador" the United States
could have.
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10000 CigaretS Stolen

BU United Press
BEDFORD. Ind, May "a Ninety
thousand cigarets were stolen from
the Allen wholesale tobacco and candy
store last night, checkup this
morning disclosed
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French Give Highest Honor to Ameri-
can Boy Air Hero for Successful
Transatlantic Flight.
CHARLIE TO RETURN BY SEA
@luckv Yankee Bushes as Folks Kiss
and Cheer Him.

PARIS May 23-Capain Charles A. Lindbergh of Missouri
and the whole United States today visited his New Yorkto
Paris plane arrived later at the Eysee Palace where he be-
Knight of the Legion of Honor and told the United Press
that his plane looked good.
II think could fly back again, - he said.
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ASKS CHARLIE Be
MADE AIR HEAD.
BabSOn, Figure Man, Wires
Cal, Who Is Silent.

BIZ United Press
DETROIT, Mich, May 23.-An
appeal was dispatched today to
President Coolidge by Rober L. Bah
son, financial statistician, requesting
him to take advantage of Capt.
Charles Lindberghs stroke to the
American peoples hearts" and ap-
point the daring fiier head of avia-
ton.
BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON. May 23.-The
White House withheld comment to-
day on the suggestion of Roger Bah
son for appointment of Lucky"
Lindbergh as head of American avia-
ton.
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Convinced Law Is Foolish

His own experience be said to be responsible for The
deepseaed conviction of the attorney general that the laws
not only foolish but may become dangerous He realized
that he and no other would be able protect any friend who
performed similar service for him. He is known to have de
ared equal right belongs to citizen and reen
the fact that the law made him technically guilty Of crime
order to save the life of his children.
The letter today Governor Jackson urges that all citizens
be relieved from any similar ADVERTISEMENTS 1t is based upor
the question by the Governor the possible legal purchase
Gliom's letter to Governor Jackson Says
Governors
While the whole people Of State rejoice over the
recovering by their charming first lady from almost fatal
Illness deem it public duty to urge that you recommend
to the General Assembly proviso to present statute
which was calculated to deny her well as to all OF our
citizens the opportunity be benefited by medicine
found necessary in her
You will recall your anxious inquiry to the chief law
officer of the State of the possibility of immediate and law
full acquisition of pint of reliable whisky for the use OF
your wife when the physicians in whose Judgment and
skill you repose your faith and hopes prescribed this for
her. you recall my that there no lawful way
obtain it.
You were then in precisely the same situation as my
wife and were in just year earlier when whisky was
prescribed the of three of children who lay at
deaths door for many weeks while suffering from typhoid
fever and pneumonia Of Of them may be said with
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STORM SWEEPS
NORTH INDIANA
Communication Fails After
Brief Report.

BID IHtfed PrCSS
WARSAW. Ind, May ga ter
rife wind struck north central
Indiana mt p. m. today and APP
peared to have done extensive
damage.
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Forecast

Local showers and thunder
storms and continued warm this
afternoon and tonight, followed
by fair and cooler Tuesday.
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Letter Discloses Fact That LIQUOR
Was Used to Save Life of
Governors Wife.
RECALLS CASE OF OWN CHILDREN
Attorney General Says He, Too, Had
to Break Law for Family.

That the lives of Mrs Ed Jackson wife of Governor Jack
and of his little saved by the use of whisky
obtained at the risk of Imprisonment themselves revealed
by Attorney General Arthur Gom today in letter sent to
the Governor
The letter the Governor public duty urge the
next Legislature amend the State bone dry as to
nit the of whisky under proper precautions for medicinal
purposes.
Governor Jackson said he had to make upon
the letter.
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Home Edition

The picture story of Lind
bergh's epochal fight is printed
on Page 2.
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few days later discharged workman, knowing Of the
incident and that there left in the cellar of the
friends home some of the supply, of quality that
poisonous caused the search of his home and his arrest
Mrs Ed Jackson wife Of the Governor has just recovered
days her physicians her condition precarous
attorney general lifts the veil what happened when he
the Governor seeking whisky under advice of physicians
him for opinion to whether it could be legally
chased.
The bone dry laws of Indiana prohibit physicians from
scrbng whisky for matter how desperate They
crime to possess liquor They make it crime to carry
place another. They make it crime to give it
away general charge Of conspiracy to break the laws can
proved by the asking for liquor matter what use
it is put.
The Washington times., 1927-10-20
TODEYS SRQR7ORIAL
BY kfrk Miller

The National Boxing Commits
sion which has just adjourned
in Toledo : tossed the fight
fans another bone over which to
chew during the long winter
months. The latest morsel of
pugilistic &C tention concerns
whether Tommy Loughran, the
handsome light . -avyweight of
Philadelphia, or Jimmy Stat
terry, the Buffalo boulevardeer,
is king of the division in which
they deploy.
Loughran was popularity sup
posed to have earned the crown
in his defeat of Sir Michael
McTigue, and in fact New York
State even now recognizes him
as such, in spite of the ruling
of the august National Boxing
Commission to the effect that
Slattery is monarch of the u.s.
FOUNDERS.
The Loughran-Slattery dis
pute, together with the Tunney-
Dempsey now famous seventh
round debate, will furnish food
for many a hit-stoye session
ERE the outdoor boxing days re-
turn and the principals at point
have chance to step in the
ring and settle all doubt.
This process of settlement
will no doubt be followed dur
ing the coming summer, much
to the fattening Of promotorial
bankrolls. It may even be pos
sible Tex Richard will be the
motive power behind both meet
ings, although some Philadelphia
mogul may get Loughran's name
on the dotted line. as Tommy
more or less owes allegiance to
the Quaker City and the men in
the fight racket there.
Should a Loughran Slattery
match be staged in New York, a
maneuver which Joe Smith,
Tommy's manager, may go
through with, Slattery would
have to fight as the challenger,
that State being without the
realm of the N. B. A. In such a
case, Loughran would be fight
ing for the stipulated 3712 per
cent, which all champions get,
and Slattery for 1914 per cent,
the portion of all challengers-
after the promoter takes his so
per cent.
1t seems more than singular
that two men by the name of
Johnson, both of whom have
been so prominent in baseball
as Byron Bancroft and Walter
Perry, should sing their swan
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song at almost identicalIy the
same hour. Old Daddy Time
had a big hand in both Of these
retirements.
Another Saturday is drawing.
upon US and one can't help
wonder which of the unbeaten
teams will survive the day. And
then too, there are other Satur-
days coming and what is in
store for the now lily-whites of
mid-season, makes interesting
speculation.
Army must hurdle Yale, Notre
Dame and Navy.
Lafayette's list includes Wash
ington and jefferson, Penn
State, Georgetown, and Lehigh.
Princeton must take on Cor
nell Saturday, and Ohio State
and Yale later.
Cornell faces Princeton, Co
iumbia, Dartmouth, and Penn.
Dartmouth has Harvard, Yale,
Brown, and Cornell.
N. Y. U. will have to plow
through Colgate, Carnegie Tech,
and Michigan.
Minnesota, to keep her rec
ord clean, must dispose Of Iowa,
Wisconsin, Notre Dame, Drake,
and Michigan in order.
Northwestern will face Illinois,
Missouri, Purdue, and Indiana.
Michigan must do battle with
Ohio State, Illinois, Chicago,
Navy, and Minnesota.
Chicago faces Pennsylvania,
Ohio State, Michigan, Illinois,
and Wisconsin.
Notre Dame must hurdle In
diana, Georgia Tech, Minnesota,
Army, and University of South
ern California.
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Fight Flashes
At Montreal

At Montreal
Leo QIiO Roy, Canadian light
weight champion, won decision over
Georges Chabot. of Montreal. IL
rounds.
George ITifield, of Toronto, Ca
madam welterWeight champion. drew
with Johnny Morris, Montreal
<negro), rounds.
Victor Weantz. Belgium, won de-
eision over Alex Simms, Canton,
Ohio, 10 rounds.
At New York
Benny Touchstone, Florida heavy.
weight, won decision over Leo
Gates, 10 rounds.
Roberto Roberti italian heavy
weight, scored technical knockout
over Ray Bennett, New York
(negro), in first round.
Lou Barba. News York heavy.
weight, outpointed Gus Berger, OF
Germany, s rounds.
JOS Schlocker, California middle
weight, won decision over Joe EN-
mons, Waterbury, Conn, 6 rounds.
At Philadelphia
Jack Gross, Salem, N. J., heavy.
weight, knocked out Dan Bright, OF
England. in second round.
Harry Blitman, Philadelphia light
weight, won from Johnny Sheppard,
Boston.
Sylvan Bass, Baltimore, drew with
Ray Mitchell, Philadelphia.
At Rensselaer,, n. Y.
Jack Smith, Uniontown, Pa,
kayoed Pietro CORR, New York, in
third round
At New London, Conn.
Bobby Mays, New London light
weight won from Speedy Dean,
New York.
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Hard Task To Choose
Best Player In
National

NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-The
sports writer's selected to name
the most valuable player in the
National League are finding the
task such difficult one that they
will not announce their decision
until December z.
Leading candidates for the hon
ors are Paul Waner, Pittsburgh;
Travis Jackson and Burleigh
Grimes, New York; Jess Haines
and frankie Frisch, st. Louis;
Charley Root, Chicago, and Red
Lucas, Cincinnati.
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WintOns and NOrtherns
To Practice for Game

The Wintons and Northerns will
hold long drills tonight in prepare
ton for their all-important game
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at
the Washington Barracks. Both
teams have idled two nights because
Of rain.
Manager William Goldberg re-
quests that all Winton players re-
port tonight, tomorrow night and
Sunday night and Sunday morning
at Twelfth and E Streets south
east.
Coach Matt Heard desires his
Northern gridman to gather tonight
at o'clock on the Park View play
grounds.
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TEST
FOR Hawks

The champion Mohawks are pick.
ing no soft spots on their schedule
this season according to their man.
ager, Patsy Donovan and If the
class of teams played to date can
be taken as a sample of the class
OF opposition the Hawks will en-
counter the remainder of their sea-
son, it will be quite feat for the
Indians to remain indicated.
This Sunday at the Griff Stadium
the Hawks hook up with the Lans-
downe A G. of Baltimore. In meet
ing the Lansdowne eleven the Hawks
will be encountering a team capable
Of giving a good account of itself.
This club is the oldest club in Bal.
tjmore and in many ways the near
est approach to the Mohawk Club
in this vicinity.
For several seasons the Lansdowne
eleven won the Independent cham.
pionship of Baltimore. Last year it
was defeated for the title by the
Homestead Club OF Baltimore by the
margin Of one touchdown.
So far this season the Lans-
dOwne team has engaged i'm four
games, scoring q total of 121
points to none for their OppO-
nents. The team is red hot
favOrite to regain their cham
piORship lost last season and il
such happens the Hawks have
signed to meet the LansdOwne
eleven i'm the Baltimore Stadium
for the independent title of
Washington and Baltimore.
In Reinhardt, Bond, Deschler,
Oliver, Faid, Quenson the Baltimore
boasts of backfield material capable
of doing any college team justice.
In the line their outstanding men are
Wooford, Lugenbeel, Atkinson, Nc
Culloch, Johnson, Disney and Tabler.
The squad consists of % men, all
Of whom will be on hand Sunday.
The Lanseowne team Is backed by
the community of Lansdowne. one
OF the largest suburbs of Baltimore
and preparations have been made
whereby several hundred of the resi-.
dent fans win travel via the blue
and line to the Griff Stadium Sun
day to support their team.
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D. {. YOUTH
PENNSTAR

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2O.-Mort
Harrison Wilmer. Washington boy.
on the University Of Pennsylvania
varsity football squad. is back In
shape again after being out with an
injured shoulder. and Backfield
Coach Bert Bell plans to Use him
part of the time in the game with
Stages Chicago team In the Windy
City next Saturday.
Wilmer. star on last years fresh
man team. proved his skill as a var
sity player by getting in against
Swarthmore and shaking off some
of the finest runs seen on Franklin
Field in years. He weighs but 1873
hounds but has plenty of nerve and
is a wonder in the open field. VIII.
ner formerly attended Washington
Central High.
Az present the Washington
boy Is regarded as the second
string quarterback. Only Johnny
Shober having a rank any
higher. They are both Of the
pony backfield type but hard to
bring down and use excellent
judgment in picking the plays.
1t would not be surprising to see
Wilmer in the remaining big games
against Chicago, Navy, Harvard, Co.
lumbia, Cornell and California. Paul
Murphy, last years varsity quarter
back, is now halfbaciS. .
The Washington times., 1927-10-20
SOCCER TEAM MEETS

All members Of the Arcadia Soc.
Ger Club are requested to be present
at the home of Captain Abner
Clark, 1920 Warder st. at D. m.
Friday. Problems Of the team will
be discussed and a short address
given by Coach Burton.
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FRIENDSHIP TO DRILL

The Friendship football team
will practice this evening on The
Virginia Avenue Playground at Z
o'clock. All players are requested
to report.
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PROMISING GOLFER

Margaret Decker. 17-year-old high
school girl. who won the golf cham
pionship of the Leland, Mich,
Country Club for the second sue
cessive time this year, Is hailed as
n future national title prospect"
The Washington times., 1927-10-20
ALL OF A SUDDEN

In Is years of golfing, John, J..
o'Connor, a Newark. N. J., profes-
sional, never scored a hole-in-one.
Then, within period Of two weeks,
he made three aces.
The Washington times., 1927-10-20

John O'Shea, who suffered torn'
rib muscles in the New York Uni
versity contest, is not expected to
be in Saturdays lineup in Central
Stadium. He is still confined to
the infirmary. Eddie Ryan, his
understudy, is directing the eleven
smoothly enough and so Coach
Cavanaugh will give O'Shea time
enough to recover completely be-
fore calling upon him.
Bruce, veteran guard, was also
injured in last weeks bitter combat
and his absence may prove costly
to the Maroon. The trainers hope
to have the big guard start against
George Washington but it is doubt
full IL he will be able to last long.
RED" Cleveland, whose brilliant
work in the practice sessions has
brought advancement, is now Ford
hams regular center, with Scully
forced to the sidelines. Cleveland
will start here Saturday.
Aside from O'Shea, Bruce,
and KlOppenburg, the Maroon
veterans should be in shape to
show at their best against the
COlOniaEs. Gripp, Buck, G. De-
lany and Eddie Ryan will start
in the backfield. Feaster and
Manning, tackles; Bruce and
Beloin, guards, and Hutchings
and Walsh, ends, are named to
start.
Coach Crum will start the same
team that defeated Rutgers with
the lone exception Of Captain Ais
house, who is out for the season
with fractured ankle. Carey will
replace his injured leader at right
end.
Saunders, Lopeman, Stehman and
Clapper, just about the best back
field quartet in the District, will
face Fordham and much is expected
of them. All are experienced and
work together perfectly.
The George Fordham
game at Central Stadium win start
at o'clock, the rooters being thus
able to see most of the George
town.West Virginia contest later.
Tonight Coach McAuliffe takes
his Catholic u. players away on
the Federal express, bound for
Worcester, Mass. where light prac.
tice will be staged tomorrow in
preparation for Saturdays tussel
with Holy Cross. The Cardinals are
going up to New England intent
on winning and. incidentally, show
ing fans up that way something
about the modern method of adj
vancing the leather through the
ozone.
Navy expects no picnic with
Duke Saturday, but will use
that 'aEsaa as stepping stone
to the harder game with Penn
sylvania on the following Satur-
day. Whispers are heard that
Lloyd may go back to end be.
fore the Penn contest. He vas
never able to start against
NOtre. Danes fast line charge.
The Navy ends were sucked in
and generally smothered by the
Hoosiers' running offense. A year
ago Lloyd stood out like the Rock
of Gtbralter against all kinds Of at.
The Washington times., 1927-10-20
WAvERLY TO WORKOUT

Frank Kerseys Waverly eleven
will hold practice drill tonight at
1880 o'clock at Seventh and o Streets
Manager Kersey is
angling for game Sunday with
some strong Baltimore eleven.
The Washington times., 1927-10-20
PALACE PRACTICES

Joe Ganey's Palace A. G. gridders
will hold a workout tonight at
O'Clock at the Washington Barracks.
Coach Ganey urges all candidates to
ha on hand
The Washington times., 1927-10-20
FORDHAN To VENT IRE
ON RATCHET ELEVEN
BY Louis A. Dougher

Fordham Maoons still bit from the beating administered
by Chick Meehans New York University gadiator COM
Washington Saturday filled with determination make George
Washngtons Ccons all their Many of
the players mpg nursing shoulders but Coach
Frank Cavanaugh has refused from the daily drills
He believes Washington and does not think his
squad get too much practice beforehand
The Washington times., 1927-10-20
CoURTMEN REPORT

The Y. M. C. A. basketers will have
a practice session tonight at o'clock
at the ~" gym.
The Washington times., 1927-10-20

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