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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-14
English Seize Red
Russian Documents

~ bnuPH ETCS,
LONDON, May 14.-Documents OF
great importance reported to have
been found by secret service opera
tives today when locksmiths sue
ceeded after a night of work in drill
ing their way into two safes in the
Soviet Trade Delegation and ARGOS,
Ltd, headquarters here. Interpreters
Immediately set to work translating
the documents.
One object of the, search of the
premises, it was learned, was for
English war Office documents which
have been disappearing mysteriously
for some time.
Conservative leaders yesterday
started a stump speaking campaign
demanding that soviet propaganda
in Britain cease and urging passage
of the governments bill restricting
the power of trades unions.
The Midland Bank announced to-
day that the statement regarding the
arrangement of a credit of approx
mately $50.000,000 for Soviet Russia
through the bank was not correct.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-14
DE PAW RESERVE
CORPS HONORED
CavaIryman LaudS InSpeC-
ton Work.

Bu Times Special
GREENCASTLE, Ind, May A.
DePauw University Reserve Officers
Training Corps put on the best in
spection this week for the War De-
partment Board of Inspection Off
GERS that has ever been given by the
DePauw unit, Emmett r. Harris,
lieutenant colonel of cavalry, said.
The inspection board, William S.
Bowen, lieutenant colonel Coast
Guard Artillery, president Of the
board, and Leonard b. Gallagher,
captain of engineers. They were
out from Washington, d. c.
Col. Bowen said DePauw's work
compared favorably with any college
of its size in the United States.
The board has inspected Indiana
University and from DePauw it goes
to Purdue.
The War Department will an
nounce about the middle of June
what colleges make distinguished
college rating.
The DePauw faculty will make mil
itary training next year elective in
stead of compulsory.
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objective, were Of red brick, three
stories high and designed originally
for stores with the two upper floors
cut up into small apartments. All
four, apparently, were now being
utilized as lodging houses of the %
and 50.cent variety. The store part
of No, 6S4, with an alley on one side,
was occupied by one l.. Bino, dealer
in fruits and vegetables. The re-
naming three stories were vacant.
Turning into X street at the
intersection of Sixteenth and Ann,
the trio walked leisurely along dis
cussing the work in hand. 1t was
decided that Teddy was to remain
at the corner above 6S4 until Don
and Charley had done some recon
noitering.
"Well go around to tn rear of
6SS first" said the young italian as
they reached the alley at the side
of the fruit dealers store. Miss
Farrell better stay here"
At the rear OF the building the
two found the entrance protected
by shanty-like storm house.
Neither the door to this nor the
inner door opening into the wide hall
were locked. A stairway to both
the regions above and those below
led from this hall.
Maybe it's odd and maybe It
isn't that tn doors are unlocked"
remarked Costello in a low tone.
His keen glance was darting into
every corner and crevice about them.
TITS a cinch someone is living in tn
upper Stories" he added. Lets see
what's below"
Stepping carefully to avoid un-
necessary noise, they made their way
down the stairs into the basement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-14
CORNER STONE LAYING
Beech Grove Church to Have Rites
Sunday Afternoon.

The corner stone OF the new Beech
Grove Methodist Episcopal Church
will be laid at 4 o'clock Sunday aft
ernoon.
Exercises will be presided over by
DIR. Harry Andrews King, district
superintendent of the Methodist
Church in Indianapolis, and the Rev.
John d. Jeffery, minister of the
Beech Grove Church will have
charge of the ceremonies.
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|. P. AND L. $25, 100000
Approximate Valuation by State Tax
Board Announced.

Tax valuation Of the indianapolis
Power and Light Company has been
set by the State tax board at $23,-
6O7, 900. Another $1,393,OOO is to be
added locally. making a total valu-
alton of approximately $4,000. 900.
This is about 100000 more valu-
alton than company attorneys urged
upon the board. The company was
formed in February by merger Of
the indianapolis Light and Heat and
the Merchants Heat and Light Com
panies with a capitalization of S42,-
600, 900 allowed by the public service
commission. Overdue since April
10, no annual report of the company
has yet been filed with commission.
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-14
UNIT TO BE DEDICATED
Brookside Church Addition Open
ing to Be Next Friday.

The educational unit of the new
Brookside United Brethren Church
will be formally dedicated at 8
O'Clock next Friday evening. The
church is situated at Eleventh and
Olney SITS.
Dedication ceremonies will be in
charge of the Rev. A. Bash Afford,
pastor, and Harvey Pearson, S. E.
14itteral, Everett Smith, Charles
Nollmer, Melvin Barry, Thomas
Ross, Carl Hollingsworth, o. D..
Lewis and Glenn G. Voorhis, trustees.
The unit contains a gymnasium,
a. large stage, motion picture booth,
dressing rooms, and modern dining
room and kitchen.
The remainder Of the building,
which is nearing completion, will be
dedicated June ~, by Bishop Il. II.
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-14
MARRIAGE Licenses

George Young IS. 2705 Southeastern.
truck driver and Julia Roberts, 80. AL 5.
jess Meadath. %. Fl Harrison. soldier.
and Cleditha Duey, 10 3l3 n. East.
Virgil Snyder 20. 2340 W. Fifty-Ninth
chauffeur and Eugenia Swafford, %. New
John Buistra. 80. $500 f. Tenth. fore
man. and Mary Hildebrandt, 81, 1923 N.
Rural.
Carl Plummer. As Lawrence. Ind. clerk,
and Carrie Schwier. ~. Lawrence. clerk.
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|. C. C. to Hear Bryan

DIR. William Lowe Bryan. presi-
dent of Indiana University, will give
the commencement address at In
diana Central College, Wednesday
morning. May %. The program, the
twenty.second annual commence
ment, will start at 1890 a. m.
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Traveller to Talk

DIR. Clarence III. Robertson, who
has spent a nqmber of years in
China and is an authority on Asiatic
and European governments, will
speak at the Rotary Club luncheon
at the Claypool Tuesday on What
Us Going on in China Now"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-14
DISCIPLES TO CONVENE

The eighty-eigth Indiana conven-
lion of Disciples of Christ which
opens Monday at Lafayette will be
addressed by DR.. M. Ashby Jones of
st. Louis, Mo. E. M. Hackelman,
indianapolis, will conduct music.
Mrs. owen M. Walker, Indianapolis,
Is accompanist.
Many prominent churchmen will
speak
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-14
MAY IA. 1927

The help-yourself plan of
a cafeteria enables the
finest of foods at "odd
penny prices" to be serUed
at Whites Cafeteria "On
the Circle"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-14

A partition ran from one side to
the other. At the right was a door.
Costello stepped softly over and
opened IL =.
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Go be Continued
Disaster awaits Don and Teddy.
DO they escape it? See the next
instalment.
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07
CHEMISTS CREATE
DUSTLESS TRACKS
Horses Run Under Ideal
Conditions, Thanks to
Science.

kkTN AKING the other horses
dust" 3 phrase immemoria,
In the racing world and run.
ming back to the time when the mem.
ory Of man runneth not to the con.
trary, seems destined to be obsolete
soon. race goers say.
Gradual improvement in caring for
the big metropolitan tracks near New
York and Chicago. as well as others
in various sections OF the country, is
responsible for the change.
Landscape gardeners nave wrestled
with the problem for years. not for
the benefit Of helping the students CT
form" but for purely aesthetic reasons
Oustless race tracks, It was agreed.
would add greatly to the comfort OF
the spectators for the best race finish
in the world holds no thrills IL only
he judges can see it.
Today chemicals are freely used in
keeping the dust from rising. Chem
lists had to find something that would
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07
FRANK LOCKHART, AMERICAN AUTO ACE,
FINDS ALL SPEEDWAYS ALIKE TO HIM
Youthful Driver Feels Home Dirt, Concrete and
Brick Tracks as He Establishes New Marks
Travels 171.O2 Miles Hour.

the deluge and so dangerous did the
track become that the Speedway off.
cials Immediately cut the usual 500
miles down to 400 miles.
Lockhart, driving without relic.
shot his tiny car around the brick
track 160 times at an average speed
of 94.63 miles an hour and finished
five miles ahead of his nearest rival
Harry Hartz. also of Los Angeles.
Then he followed up that victory by
running first on last September 18th,
at the Altoona Speedway, with speed
of lit miles an hour. He interspersed
those two notable winnings by captur.
ing the Charlotte, N. c., race on Au
gust %. with an average speed OF
120.54 miles per hour. faster than
either of the other two races.
For some time Lockhart was in
disgrace" with the American Auto
mobile Association for taking part in
dirt track competition, most of which
he won handily. He had considerable
experience on dirt tracks and in 1924
he ran first in the Thanksgiving Day
race at Ascot Park. Los Angeles.
His most notable recent victory this
year was In May when he drove his
machine 147.729 miles an hour at the
Atlantic City Motor Speedway. 1t es-
tablished a new record for board
tracks.
In the following month, just to show
his versatility, Lockhart won a dirt
track at the Michigan State Fair
Grounds. on June 5. The track had
been treated with calcium chloride
and it was dustless. firm and. as
Lockhart explained later, ideal In
every respect for automobile racing
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07
MUMMY FAKING
is ART OF EGYPT
Specimens Decked Out and
Sold as Kings.

Cairo, Egypt-The American gold
brick and Brooklyn bridge statesmen
have a match in the Egyptian souve-
mir vendors. the local police report.
According to complaints received by
the police the mummies of humble
Egyptian slaves have been decked out
IN regal trappings and sold to gull
hble tourists as authentic mummies
of pharaohs and Tutankhamens.
The sums paid for faxed mummies,
1t Is reported, have In some cases run
into thousands of dollars.
To the natives the jest is a merry
one, for mummies In Egypt are as
plentiful as potatoes In Ireland. In
many districts the natives dig them
up and use them for f1rewood.
1t is therefore a simple and profit
able matter for a nimble swindler to
dig up the mummy Of some forgotten
slave, transport 1t to his workshop
and deck it out with a few gilded
scarabs, inscriptions and amulets. It
is then presented to the English or
American traveller as rare old Ra-
meses or Aminhotep.
Sometimes, to make the deception
more convincing, the redecorated
mummy is swathed in chemically
stained linen, carefully buried again
and exhumed in the presence of the
prospective purchaser.
There has been a brisk trade in the
renovated mummies. And the profits
were large. Sometimes as much as a
thousand dollars was obtained for a
mummy which had cost about $40 to
fake. But the high profits have tempt
ed amateurs into the game, whose
faxed mummies from bones of animals
have become so numerous that the
matter has been brought to the atten-
ton Of the police, and tourists are
being warned of the dangers of col
lecting mummies as souvenirs Of their
visit to Egypt.
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07
Wedding Scene Ready,
BRIDEGROOM Skips Out

Liberty, Mo.-Rev. 81. 81. Luetzow OF
the Methodist church in Liberty was
astonished when prospective bride
groom left the minister's home on a
pretext Of Saying word to the taxi
driver" and never returned.
The prospective bride, thirty-ive'
year-old widow from Kansas City,
barely had enough money to pay her
fare back to Kansas City.
A man giving the name Of Morris
F. Long, forty years old, appeared be
fore the county recorder with the WON
an and obtained a license. The taxi
driver said the man told him he had
changed his mind about getting mar
ried.
He drew a revolver and held II
against the drivers head, saying:
Il won't hurt you If you drive me
back to Kansas City just as fast al
you can"
The man left the taxicab In Kansas
City.
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07
London Bank Treasures
Old Type Pound Notes

London.-Many London banks pos
sess collections of old banknotes, prac-
tically valueless as exchange, but
much sought after by collectors.
The finest examples of old English
notes are to be seen at the Institute
Of bankers, in Bishopsgate, London,
which contains thousands of notes IS
sued during the last two centuries.
In this collection are examples from
the original Bank of England FL and
f5 issues, Bank of Scotland note
dated 1871 for f12 Scots (f1 sterling).
a note for Is pence Irish Il shilling
sterling), which was issued in 1904 BY
a Cork grocer, Denis O'Flyn, and
f5 note issued by the Corporation of
Liverpool in 1874.
Other curiosities are notes for S
shillings and shillings and 6 pence
issued by the Birmingham poorhouse
and others issued by a Wednesday,
manufacturer, redeemable in pounds
Of rod iron.
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07
Sure Proof to Father

If there is no royal road to learn
ing, there is at least a fiowery path
for the modern youngster, In the minds
Of an older generation which links
inseparably a memory of enforced
restraint with the three RS. A young
couple was discussing the progress Of
their small son at one of the modern
schools which leans toward self-ex-
preston, Individual freedom and
other advanced theories. s'Well, can't
believe he's learning much," said the
father meditatively. HE likes his
school too WELL"
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07
PORTUGUESE STILL
LOVE EXILED QUEEN
Ranished Is Years Ago, She
Enjoys Lasting Honor.

Lisbon, Portugal.-Queen Amelie of
Portugal, who was exiled from this
country 16 years ago with the rest of
the royal family. left her name asso-
ciated with so many charitable insti-
tutions that she still is loved and re-
spected in the Portuguese republic.
This princess of Orleans Is very
democratic. She founded many chill
dren's hospitals and homes, where she
helped doctors to tend the sick.
At home she supervised the educa-
tions of the princes, Louis Philippe
and Manuel.
Amelie de BraganZa, exiled from her
native France, lived In England IN
til her marriage to Carlos, the crown
prince of Portugal.
Prince Manuel, who became king
of Portugal, owes his life to his royal
mothers courage. When King Carlos
and the crown prince were assassinat-
ed as the royal family drove through
the streets the assailants shot at the
younger prince. The queen, seeing the
gun aimed at her son, rose In the car
riage, and with bouquet caused the
bullet to swerve, so that 1t merely
grazed his hand.
Since the proclamation of the re
public in Portugal the exiled queen
lived for many years in England with
her son. But now that the French
republic has annulled the ban against
the former royal family of France
Amelia of Orleans lives In seclusion
in a small house near the palace OF
Versailles, where her ancestors once
reigned.
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07
Old Sport rs Fishing

Who discovered fishing? The an
swer to that particular query is lost
in the mists Of prehistoric times. The
technique in ancient days varied lit
tie, it seems, from that Of today. On
the walls of Egyptian tombs have
been discovered crude drawings Of
fishing scenes, proving that even In
the days Of the pharaohs fishing was
not only an occupation but also a
sport. The Egyptians of the lower
classes are shown employing the hook
and line to land their catch, while
sportsmen of the Nile preferred the
spear or trident.
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07

n HUD or dust, concrete or boards,
mi rain or shine-these make no
Il L difference to young Frank
Lockhart, of Los Angeles, who today
at "a is the fastest automobile driver
In the United States. If not In the
world.
Few motorists. even OF the harden.
ed professional racers. have had the
varied experience of Lockhart, who
has driven on almost every kind of
track.
His best record-and he is after
more-was set on a dry lake bed at
Muroc, near Los Angeles, California.
last April when he whirled over the
alkali sands at 171.02 miles an hour
a figure comparable to that Of Major
H o. D. Segrave, the Briton, who
drove his Mystery Sunbeam" at
203.79 miles an hour at Daytona
Beach, Florida. Major Segrave holds
the British record, of course. and
Lockhart the American.
Previous to Lockhart's feat, the
best American record was established
by the intrepid Tommy Milton, who
a few years before he retired whizzed
along at 1854 miles an hour at Day
tona Beach.
What makes Lockhart's figures more
remarkable than even Major Segrave's
Is the fact that the American used
car with displacement of only 91.5
cubic inches. as compared with the
displacement in the Englishman's ma
chine of 1900 cubic inches.
Rain likewise holds no terrors for
Lockhart for racing fans recall that
he won the Decoration Day race on
the indianapolis Speedway last year
in driving rainstorm. So sudden was
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07
Snakes Sing in Australia

Singing snakes are among the un-
usual inhabitants Of Australia, accord
Ing to a correspondent of the Sydney
Bulletin. "The other day during a
heat wave at Goulburn / was outside
my house and heard a peculiar noise
between a bird song and a whistle"
he said. Thinking 1t came from some
strange bird, I went to investigate
and found brown snake coiled, with
its head about a foot in the air, sing
ing away as If 1t were enjoying the
heat. Its ballad was cut Short
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07
Air Mail Service
Shows Big Increase

Washington.-Use Of the air mail
has shown marked increase since the
new 10 cents per half ounce rate went
into effect and April business estab'
Iished a record. Second Assistant Post
master General w. Irving Glover an
nounced.
Approximately 100000 letters were
carried over the IA contract air mail
routes during April and contractors
were paid S133,129 for their services
Air mails over the transcontinental
and New York Chicago overnight
routes have shown a corresponding In,
crease because Of the new rate.
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07

n TUD or dust, concrete or boards.
N rain or shine-these make no
l. L difference to young Frank
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07
IAN HELD FOR MOoNSHINING
nes Y. Dickerson Claimed He Was
Working For Lawyer Fees

n DANhOA sui NldlInEQ he w dS
working For Lawyer Fees
James Q. Dickerson, a young man
near Milford, has been held in
Wy pail BY Justice E. v. Hendrix
q Milford, charged with violat-
'Ae nquor law. Federal officers
Ts'eG Dickerson in a swamp, west
"saden, Wednesday of last week,
securing a large still and a guam
u me unfinished product. Dick
Y explained that the liquor taken
low wines," and that it had to
- through the still another time,
II would be of the proper
sI' The arrested man said that
NJ was new and that it was his
~Smpt to make moonshine
ne claimed that a few weeks
Ad been arrested charged
q 's''Ny of a lighting system
much known as "Whites
5 OI that ne was innocent of
st;n e' and that he had secured
4OrJa. i, ana intended to make liquor
% raise sufficient money to
kerr 'a"yer to defend him in the
bib;.; ease. Federal officers under
Soo,,.! ,oi agent, Jett, of Dover, had
,s..;g ,.;a'lng around the woodland in
h - Va y for some time, and got a
E.e = sne liquor which was being
cDor lining ~ a circle they descend
e plant" and made the ar
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07

not iniure the horses hoofs and al
the same time permit thoroughbreds
to use their maximum speed.
Calcium chloride. a chemical that
absorbs many times It's own weight
OF water, has been used for some
years on the smaller tracks at county
and state fairs and now Is coming into
wider employment on the larger
tracks.
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07

AM. We PROPER Word.
out DermissionSr % "niSpered '0oay
'ny wunst."
lxf' James have said
: ne should have said twict-"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-02
Other Papers

New York Timesl

True to Republican training, Philadelphia has be-
gun her campaign for next years national convention
BY bidding $4,000 more than any other city has offer
ed. Money is an important consideration to national
committees, but even If Philadelphia failed to offer .
penny the suggestion wcvld be commanding. II Is the
ideal spot. It's claims are irrefutable. No need 10 add
the tempting lure OF the president OF the Chamber OF
Commerce that lit is a political no-man's land" II
the Philadelphians wish 10 revise their description,
they might decide to call Pennsylvania "a political
one-man's land"
II the convention goes to Philadelphia, the atmos-
phere will be worthy of party and candidate. Over the
platform there will be oil paintings, draped in flags,
OF Boise Penrose, the Camerons and George F. Baer.
On the platform, IS temporary chairman, there will
be Senator-elect Cf he still is Senator-elect) Ware. He
can repeat in his address his frank remarks OF the
other day that he is opposed to primaries instead Of con-
ventions because they cost too much. Who should
know better, except Mr.. Mellon and Governor Pinchot?
AS permanent chairman, the ideal choice would be
Senator Smoot, with several hours Of comment on the
taxation problem, to which the galleries would un-
Guesuonably listen with rapt attention. Between ses-
sions the new Mayor, Mr.. Mackey, can dance-and who
except Jimmy Walker can do it better?-with the lady
delegates. To give the convention a reminder that Re-
publicans are the best people, in and out Of Phila-
delphia, an excursion can be organized to the house
where Mrs. Bingham gave dinner parties to which she
would not invite that low demagogue, Thomas Jeffer-
son.
Not often does even a Chamber Of Commerce have
so fine an idea as taking the Republican convention 10
Philadelphia. 1t did net need the fused support OF
Pepper, Ware. Reed. Kendrick, Fischer and W. Z. Mel
lon. The Minervan suggestion was perfect when it was
born.