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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-30

prize which they have chance to
win.
The Nehi Beverage Company is
cooperating with The Times in the
contest, the pony having been
named after the soft drink made by
that concern.
Each new subscriber to the Home
Edition of The Times means 100
points for the carrier, new sub
scriber being rated as one who has
not taken the paper in the last
thirty days. Subscriptions must be
for at least thirteen weeks.
In addition to "Nehi," the lucky
boy will get complete equipment for
his mount. including brand new
saddle and bride, trimmed with
highly polished nickled fittings and
an attractively colored blanket.
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100000 KILLED
IN EARTHQUAKE
Several Cities Destroyed in
Remote : Chinese Province.

BIZ United Press
LONDON, July 30.-A hundred
thousand Chinese were killed in an
earthquake on May % in the re-
mote province Of Kansu, China,
Monsignor Buddenbrock, vicar
apostolic of the Steyl mission at
Liangchow. reported in letter to
the Shanghai correspondent of the
Westminster Gazette.
Broken Geographic communica-
tons prevented news of the disaster
from reaching the outside world
sooner.
The bishop said the cities of
Sisiang, Liangchow and Kulang
were wiped out.
At least 10000 persons we're killed
in Liangchow.
The city of Tumentse was buried
beneath the moving mountain.
Survivors are living in huts with
out food or clothing.
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LIQUOR IN DRY's AUTO
By Times Special

By Times Special
RICHMOND, Va, July 30.-After
admitting he took "one drink of
two swallows" last Saturday night,
Carroll v. Hepburn, 23-year-old son
of the Virginia Anti-Saloon League
superintendent, Friday was held in
$500 bond for the grand jury on a
charge of driving an Anti-Saloon
League automobile while drunk.
Charges of transporting liquor
also were made. Policemen testified
to finding two quarts in the car.
DR.. David Hepburn, the Anti-Sa-
loon League chef, stood beside his
son during the arraignment.
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JACKSON SAILS |
TOWARD Home
Leaves Island for Detroit by
Lake Boat. /
BY FOSTER EATON
United Press staff Correspondent

MACKINAC ISLAND. Mich, July
30.-Governor Ed jackson Of Indi-
ana and his family left here Friday
aboard the lake steamer Western
States for Detroit. en- route home.
They expected to reach Indianapolis
early Monday.
Gov. Jackson has been here at
tending the annual conference OF
governors, of which he is the treas
urer. Upon leaving, the Governor
maintained his silence about the
charge that he was the messenger
for a $4,000 bride offer to former
Governor Warren T. McCray, but
intimated he would issue an impor-
tant statement after his return.
jackson likewise refused comment
upon a rumor published in a Sault
ste. Marie newspaper Thursday
that he had committed suicide. The
rumor appeared while the Governor
was fishing at Brevort Lake, near
by.
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CARRIERS OUT
TO WIN 'NEHI'
Times Pony Contest Is Hot
Race.

Times carrier Boys are staging a
heated race to win 'Nehi," Blue
Ribbon pony. which goes to the car
rier who obtains the most new sub
scriber point credits by 6 p. m.
Aug. 81.
Parading Of the prize pony
through different sections of the
city this week has spurred interest
of the boys. "Nehi" will continue
next week to travel about the city,
so all the lads can get a look at the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-30
PREPARE AIR MAIL BID
Indianapolis Company Will Seek
Chicago Cincinnati Contract.

Definite assurance that Central
Anyways, Inc, of Indianapolis, will
bid for the Chicago Cincinnati air
mail route contract was given Post
master Robert H. Bryson Friday by
Norman A. Perry, and George M.
Williams, officials of the company
Bids will be received for the con-
tract by w. Irving Glover, assistant
postmaster general, until Aug. II,
date for awarding the contract
being Aug. 10.
A Cincinnati firm also is reported
to be considering bidding for the
contract.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-30
CHARGE AUTO BANDITRY

Two men today were held on auto
banditry charges. They we're cap
tured because they had faulty tail
light on their auto.
They gave their names as Harry
Howard, %, of r. r. Q, Box 2S6 D
and Solomon Margison, IS, of May
wood, Ind.
Ben Mabrey, 4301 e. Washington
ST., and Miss Lucille Sargent, 1875
E. Michigan ST., identified the men,
police said. The pair is said to have
robbed Mabrey Of cigarette case
and SIS on the Cottage Rd., in Mars
Hill.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-30
BANKS ARE PROSPECTING
Healthy Condition Reported by AS
sistant Examiner Barr.

Despite occasional closures, In
diana banks are generally in a
healthy condition, Assistant Bank
Examiner Thomas D. Barr declared
upon his return from the conven-
ton of the National Association OF
Supervisors of State Banks at Rich
nond, vt.
A report submitted at the con-
vention showed that 844 State bank
ing institutions in Indiana had
$48,263,031 capital at the close OF
the year. Total surplus was $685.
O22, 749. Resources of the entire
13O,544 and undivided profits, $14,-
O22,749. Resources of the entire
group amounted to STAG, 8,347.
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passengers and the pilot. The small
er planes in Glass B must seat at
least one passenger and pilot.
The grand prize is the Glass A
first prize of $4,000. The next four
prizes are $1,000, $4,000. $1,000 and
$500. IN Class B prizes are $4,000,
$1,000, $1,000, $500. and $3.50.
The rules prohibit the racing Of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-30
PLAN LEWELLEN RITES
Bible Students Association Will Of
ficiate at Funeral.


Funeral services of William H.
Lewellen, Sc, who died at his home
at 249 N. Beville Ave, will be held
Sunday at the Flanner and Bu-
chanan Undertaking Establishment.
Mr.. Lewellen was born in Clark
County and came to Indianapolis
thirty-f1ve years ago.
The international Bible Students
Association will officiate at the
funeral.
He leaves a widow, Mrs. Matte
Mae Lewellen; three sons, Arthur
Lewellen Of Troy O., Elmer F. and
Russell Lewellen of indianapolis, and
three daughters, Mrs. Edna Well.
Mrs. Grace O'Meara and Mrs. Ruth
Lamasters Of indianapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-30
COAL MINERS ENTOMBED

BIZ United Press
LONDON, july 3o.-A Morning
Post dispatch today from Warsaw
reported many miners entombed in
the biggest coal mine in Poland, the
Casimir at Dombrowa, Gornicza.
They were trapped when the main
structure of the mine, 1000 feet
underground, collapsed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-30

This trio of athletes took active
part in the womens events of the
Indiana Kentucky A. A. U. track
and field meet at Broad Ripple Park
today. The meet was held as part
of the police and firemen field day
and was attended by more than
10000 persons. In the upper picture
the trio, representing the American
Settlement Community, GIT w. Pearl
ST., where Miss Tiefert is an in
structor, are shown ready for the
fifty-yard dash. Miss Tiefert Is
shown making one of her sensa-
tional baseball throws in the lower
picture.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-30

Nearly $4,000 in prizes have been
put up for the distance flights and
the shorter races at Spokane which
will follow the long ones. Flying
bleachers and grandstands have of
course not been perfected, but that
will not prevent spectators from
forming a line from coast to coast
and rubberings free of charge, as the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-30

race goes overhead.
Meeting certain conditions, the
first filters to reach Spokane from
New York in the shortest elapsed
flying time will win the prize money
of which there is plenty. Entrant
planes are divided into two classes,
A and B. The larger planes in Glass
A must have seats for at least two
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-30

freak or experimental planes, so that
the big derby will be a test of the
planes which are actually being
used or are about to be used for
commercial air traffic today.
Entries in the San Francisco
Spokane Derby are similarly class
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-30
GO TO WORK. JUDGE
TELLS DOPE SUSPECT
Sentence Again Deferred for Earl
Foster.

Go to work, stay away from your
old associates, leave narcotics alone
and make man Of yourself" was
the advice given by Federal Judge
Robert G. Baltzell yesterday to Earl
Foster, %, held in the Theodore
Bradfleld narcotic conspiracy.
Foster pleaded guilty about two
weeks ago. The court withheld SEN
tence. Foster told Baltzell today
he has not taken dope for three
months.
Baltzell yesterday again deferred
sentence to watch progress or Eos
ter's reformation.
Further extension Of time before
beginning sentence was granted
Fred Harry Quick, 3S, also held in
the Bradfield case.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-30
REVOLT AGAINST SOVIET
Serious Uprisings in Ukraine Re-
ported From Warsaw.

BIZ United Press
LONDON, July 30.-A Daily Mail
dispatch from Warsaw reported Sc
rious revoltS in the Ukraine against
Soviet authorities.
Skvira insurgents fired soviet
headquarters, killing an official.
Rebels occupied Taraszno and
sentenced twenty-seven communists
to death.
Kharkov peasants attacked the
military. Fifty-one peasants have
been tried for the uprising.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-30

Among the oldest families of Eng
land are twenty who have direct de-
scent from the Norman conquest in
1866. Thirty-five families have an
cestors who came over with William
the Conuuror.
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ed, with total of $1,000 in prizes.
On top of all that there will be
$4,000 and some valuable trophies
to be won at Spokane during the
two days of the national contests
for all types Of planes. These Spo-
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"On to Spokane!''

The greatest aerial gynkhana in
American history is expected and
an unprecedented number of planes
will go scooting across the continent
from New York, Sept. 10.
A second race will be run from
San Francisco, starting Sept. 81,
both events winding Up in Spokane.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-30
Brain Teasers

Remember the hen half and the egg half?
How old is Amp And the fellow who
nails at for the first double with nail? the
neighbors their
whether the detective shooting with bullet of fifty
miles hour criminal running fifty miles
hit the criminal?
All these mathematical puzzles
in Washington Bureaus latest bulletin MATHEMATICAL
PUZZLES AND PROBLEMS. full explanation of each puzzle
given Fill out the bulletin.
COUPON HERE
EDITOR, Bureau,
1922 New York Ave, Washington, D. c.
want copy of the bulletin MATHEMATICAL PUZZLES
United States postage stamps coin for
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kane races will be run off sept.
1924.
The big Glass A race will start
from Roosevelt Field, L. l., Tuesday
morning. Sept. 20. at 5 p. m, east
ern standard time.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-30

Blank checks stolen from the
Hoosier Tarpaulin Company, Gree
ley and Washington SITS, week ago
are being forged and passed on To-
cal merchants. M. L. Goldberg,
proprietor, told police Thursday
night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-30

Virgil Vandagrifft, president Of
the board of public works, is spend
ing his vacation with his family on
a tour through eastern cities.
Alfred Lawson, 30, a plasterer, was
reported missing to police today by
Mrs. Mamie Lawson, his wife. Law
son left home Tuesday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-30

A petition for reduction of 10 per
cent in shipping rates on hay from
Indiana points to Ohio River points
and from Ohio River points to
Southern States has been filed with
the Southern Freight Association.
w. E. Hurley, commercial agent Of
the Southern Railway system, of
BOT Merchants Bank Bldg. said.
Evening star., 1927-12-05

Material which cost only cents
was converted by an engineer of Wes-
ton-super-Mare. England. into a model
of pumping engine. valued at $500.
and which was recently awarded a
silver championship cup.
Evening star., 1927-12-05
PLANS OF PROTECTING
D. C. ROADWAYS MADE
$3.50, 900 Budget Item to Provide
Improvements for IL Miles
of Macadam.

Plans for protecting the macadam
roadways Of the District from rapid
deterioration by the laying of either
curbs, cutters or concrete shoulders
along their outer fringes were COM
pleted today by Capt. H. G. White
hurst, Assistant Engineer Commits
sioner. who has administrative super
vision over the highway department.
An item for an appropriation of
s290,000 which, it estimated, will
enable the highway department to
add such improvements to about IL
miles of macadam roadways and also
give them a special protective topping
is in the Districts budget for the next
fiscal year. A tentative list Of the road
ways to which it is planned to add
the protective features il the appro-
priation is granted by Congress in
cludes Massachusetts, avenue from S
street to Wisconsin avenue, Cathedral
avenue from Massachusetts avenue to
Wesley Heights, Monroe street north.
east, Pennsylvania avenue southeast,
Rittenhouse street from Georgia ave-
nue. to Blair road, Military road from
Forty-first street to Brightwood, and
Thirty-seventh street from Reservoir
road to Wisconsin avenue.
The curbs, cutters or shoulders,
whichever are laid, Capt Whitehurst
pointed out. will obviate the annual
maintenance necessary of the mac
adam roadways. which in the case of
Massachusetts, avenue has averaged
about 20 cents yard.
Evening star., 1927-12-05
LIST OF DELINQUENT
TAXPAYERS READY
Publication in City Newspapers
Scheduled for Wednesday.
10000 Names Included.

A large group of employees Of the
District tax assessors office worked
for three hours yesterday completing
the list of delinquent taxpayers
which will be published in several
Washington newspapers Wednesday.
The list contains the names of ap-
proximately 10000 delinquents. Tax
certificates to their property will be
sold at public auction in January un-
less the arrears are paid before that
time.
Tax delinquents last year totaled
about $4,000. and the reduction this
year Commissioner Sidney F. Taliafer-
ro believes, is due to the reforms int
stituted in the tax assessors Office
under which frequent notices are
mailed to taxpayers in arrears. warn
ing them that the bills should be paid
before the date Of; the annual public
About $4,000 names were on this
years list about month ago, but ap.
proXimately 1000 of them were de-
leted in the last several weeks, when
eleventh-hour payments were made
by the delinquents who desired to
keep their names from being pub
lished.
Evening star., 1927-12-05
FAREWELL PATRICK
LUNCHEON ARRANGED

Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick, chief
Of the Army Air Service, who retires
from active duty December 13. will
be rendered a farewell luncheon by
his friends. in and out Of the service.
tomorrow afternoon at 1880 o'clock
at the Mayflower Hotel.
Invitations for the luncheon have
been sent out by the District Of
Columbia Chapter of the National
Aeronautic Association. Reserva-
tions may be made by telephoning
the local chapter at Main 4615.
1t had been planed to hold testi-
monial dinner later, but 1t was learn
ed that Gen. Patrick is planning to
leave the city in the next day or SO.
All delegates to the conference on
commercial aviation now being held
at the Department of Commerce have
been invited, in addition to officials
and members Of the Federail air
forces.
Gen. Patrick is expected to deliver
a brief address, in response to felici-
tations extended him by prominent
speakers.
Evening star., 1927-12-05
JUSTICE TO ANSWER
DRINKING CHARGE
$1,100 Bail Posted by Moreland of
Colmar Manor, Nd, After
Raid on Home.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HYATTSVILLE, Md, December
5.-Justice of the Peace Raymond N.
Moreland of Colmar Manor. arrested
Saturday night by Prince Georges
County police, headed by Sergt. Her
vey G.. Machen, on charges of being
drunk and disorderly and with posses
sion of intoxicating liquor in violation
of the county prohibition law, will be
given hearing before Judge J. Chew
Sheriff in the county police court here
tomorrow.
Moreland was arrested on warrants
sworn out by William Slingland of
Colmar Manor, who said that when he
visited the magistrates office on busi-
ness he was abused. Slingland told
Justice of the Peace Retta d. Morris
here, before whom the warrants were
sworn out, that he saw liquor being
delivered to Judge Morelands home
and asked for a search warrant. More
land was held under 81 900 bond on
charge Of possessing the liquor. and
500 bond on the drunk and disorderly
conduct charge. He has retained
Mayor John s. White of Colmar
Manor as his attorney.
Evening star., 1927-12-05
OFFERS SENATE PRAYER.

In order that a prayer be offered
in the Senate today. before the mem
bers plunged into the fray Of organic.
ing or Of debating the Ware and Smith
cases. Majority Leader Curtis made
hasty inquiry this morning to find out
if a clergyman had been invited to be
present at noon in view Of the va
cancy in the Office Of the chaplain.
Rev. T., B. Phillips, rector of the
Church Of the Epiphany, has been
selected by a special committee for
thu post Of Senate chaplain, and his
name Is expected to be approved by
the Senate without delay. It was nec-
essary. however, to have a chaplain
to open the session before any steps
t-ward organization be taken, and
Senator Curtis directed that DIR. Phil.
lips to invited to perform the service
today when the gavel fell for the be.
ginning Of the session,
Evening star., 1927-12-05
GIRL SCOUT FUND
TEAMS TO REPORT
Rivalry Intense in $55, 900
Drive as Luncheon Awaits
236 Workers Today.

The first report of results Of the
Washington Girl Scouts campaign
to raise $55,000 for permanent camp
fund and budget to 1880. which opened
Friday night, will be made at a
luncheon meeting at the New Willard
Hotel today, when the 236 workers.
headed by Mrs. William Howard Taft
and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, honorary
chairmen; Mrs. Charles Lindsay, jr.,
general chairman, and Mrs. George
Barnett, executive chairman, will turn
in their reports.
Intense rivalry is reported among
the teams as to which one will win
the laurels today for leading in the
race. A large number of unsolicited
contributions which have come in to
campaign headquarters, in room 121
at the Willard Hotel, are attributed
to the appeal of Frederic William
Vile made in behalf of the Washing
ton Girl Scouts over the radio Satur-
day night.
Saturday Night Address.
Two other addresses were given
Saturday night by H. NJ. Butler, direc-
tor OF the campaign, who spoke in
the Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
and at Lyon Village, Va.
lOotAi, W Dc hIOWH dS team
80, has been organized by Mrs. Henry
H. Smither. captain. composed Of SUBJ
debutantes, and has already begun ac.
tive work. The members of this team
are: Miss Evelyn Howe, Miss Letitia
Dawson, Miss Martha Evans, Miss
Ester Baden, Miss Catherine Carr and
Miss Helen Carr.
Advisory Council Chosen.
A special advisory council of Wash.
ington business men and civic lead
ers actively supporting the campaign
has been elected and is composed of
the following members: Frank s.
Hight, Corcoran Thorn, Julius Gar
finckel, William j. Flather, jr.; Issac
Cans, John N. Newbold and E. C..
Graham.
George Barnett, executive chairman
Of the campaign, will speak over the
radio through station WMAL. at GAS
tonight.
Evening star., 1927-12-05

Frazier, Nye and Howell, Insurgents
OF Senate, Breakfast With President

Among the II members of the Sen.
ate and House entertained by the
President at breakfast at the White
House today We're Senators Frazier
and Nye of North Dakota and Howell
of Nebraska, prominent among the
group Of Republican insurgents in the
Senate.
The others in the breakfast COM
pany were Senators Norbeck, Repub-
lican of South Dakota. who was one
Of the Presidents so-called chums dur.
ing his stay in the Black Hills last
Summer, and Broussard of Louisiana
and Blease of South Carolina, the two
latter being Democrats; Representa-.
tives Garrett, Tennessee, the minority
leader of the House: Rainey. Illinois.
Evening star., 1927-12-05

another Democrat, and Mclaughlin,
Michigan, Britten, Illinois, and Bach
rach Of New Jersey, Republicans.
The White House announced that
the entertainment of these legislators
at breakfast was for the purpose Of
becoming better acquainted and that
there was no reason to attach any
significance to the affair. 1t was said
that nothing Of any consequence was
discussed.
This makes the second so-called con-
gressional breakfast that has been
held within the past week, and 1t is
expected that it. will be followed by
others with frequency. The Presi-
dents guests this morning were treat
ed to the customary hot cakes and
Sausage
Evening star., 1927-12-05
u. S. Draft Files
Still Supplying
World War Data
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Draft records of the 24,237,323
men who registered for military
service during the World War are
still in constant use to provide in.
formation for various purposes.
War Department records show that
31.144 requests for information OBJ
tainable only from the selective
service files of the war were re-
ceived during the last fiscal year.
Most Of them in connection with
administration of the soldiers
bonus act or in relation to other
claims against the Government.
Many requests had to do with
naturalization requirements, the
draft records indicating that 3,S77..
083 aliens were registered. About
5000 calls for information Of this
sort were received from the Labor
Department.
Evening star., 1927-12-05
STABBING VICTIM DIES.
Murder Charged Against Charles
Cook, Colored, in Fight.

Thomas Brown, colored, 80 years
old. of 2412 Seventeenth street. who
was stabbed in the abdomen Novem,
ber in a fight at 1869 Willard street.
died in Emergency Hospital yester-
day afternoon. He was not taken to
the hospital until a week after he was
stabbed.
Charles Cook, colored. 81 years old,
Of 1743 s street, who is alleged to have
inflicted the wound, was arrested by
the police and charged with murder.
A coroner's inquest, conducted at the
morgue today, resulted in a verdict
holding Cook for action of the grand
jury.
Evening star., 1927-12-05
Former Page Acts
AS Secretary to
Senator for Day
By the Associated Press.

by tne ASSOCIdteu EEeS9.
Having started his career 80
years ago as a Senate page, Dom
aid H. Mclean, now a lawyer and
political leader of Elizabeth, N. j.,
rounded out that career today by
acting as secretary to Senator for
day, with the privilege of hob
nobbing about the Senate floor.
McLean's ambition to return
again to the scenes of his youth
was gratif1ed by his old friend,
Senator Edge of New Jersey. The
lawyer has taken the oath Of office
as a secretary and will draw one
days pay, which he says he will
spend on a dinner for himself and
Senator Edges regular secretary,
Robert A. Zachary, jr.
The Elizabeth lawyer, who studied
law while serving in the Senate,
was appointed a page by Vice
President Hobart and subsequently
was reappointed to that post and
given other jobs in the Senate by
the late Senator Frye.