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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-14
The Ghost of Langley
: By Gibson Gardner

IT the ghost of S. P. Langley once secretary of
the Smithsonian Institution, could rise and walk for
long enough to take brief part in the Lindbergh
dongs, it is pretty certain the ghostly figure would
first draw from dusty shelf copy of the Smith
sonian annual report of 1900 and turning the dusty
pages to Page ZIG, would point spectral finger to
paragraph beginning and reading as follows
Il have thus far had only purely scientific inter-
est in the results of these abors" ct concludes an
account Of the flight May g. 1885, of the sixteen
foot model airplane built by Langley and run by a
steam engine developing one and quarter horse
power. The fight was made from houseboat on the
lower Potomac near Quantico and witnessed by
only one other person, namely, Alexander Graham
Bell inventor of the telephone who took the first pho
tograph of sef-driven heavier-than air flying
chine) Perhaps says Mr.. Langley, IF it could have
been foreSeen at the outset how much labor there
to be- how much of life would be given to it, and
how much care might have hesitated to enter upon it
at all. And now reward must be looked for, if re-
ward there be- in the knowledge that have done the
best could in difficult task with results which it
may be hoped will be useful to others. have brought
to close the portion of the work which seemed to
be specifically mine-the demonstration of the prac
tcabity of mechanical Highland for the next stage
which the commercial and practical development of
the idea it is probable that the world may look to
others. The world, indeed, will be supine if it does
not realize that possibility has come to It, and
that the great universal highway overhead is now
soon to be opened"
now the ghost would say, "you laughed at me.
But you see who was right"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-14
A Tribute to Hoover

Any plan that Herbert Hoover may bring for
ward for permanent flood control and rehabilitation
of the devastated districts will have to stand the
test of engineering and political criticism That is
it should be- The problem calls for the best
thought the country give it and all the best
thought may not be found in mans brain
But unanimous and unstinted praise can be Of
fered the Secretary of Commerce for the has
already done in bringing order out of the chaos
ated by the flood.
1t was an organizer of relief measures that
Hoover first became known to the world. The work
he did in behalf of Belgium won international &C
claim for him. The same clear head and the same
decisive confidence in his own judgment has en-
abled him, after eight weeks to set up an effec-
tive working organization where less capable man
might still be seeking to grasp the confusing ele-
ments of the problem.
Only six lives were lost after Hoover took hold,
according to John M Parker, former Louisiana Gov
ernor, who has been working with Hoover. Three
hundred lives had been lost before Hoover reached
the scene
There is fine tribute in those figures
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-14
Life Like Tide

Meanwhile, life has gone much as
usual, with its routine activities de-
handing attention and with i'm
portant events taking place, even
though they have received scant
notice.
Life is like the tide, waiting on
no mans honor or misfortune.
The family that is stunned by
death at twilight must prepare
breakfast the next morning.
Thirteen breaths a minute, three
meals day, sleep over night, pay
envelope at the end of each week
or month-thats life.
The individual can take holiday
now and then and the Nation can
pause to celebrate a triumph or OBJ
serve an anniversary, but all too
soon each must return to its routine
way of working and thinking.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-14
Times Readers
Voice Viez0S
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
have been subscriber Of The
indianapolis Times for fourteen
years and I have never been so dis
gusted as I am now on the whisky
question.
If the Governor and his wife and
the Attorney General and his wife,
knew my Christ (the Savior Of the
world they need not depend so
much on whisky.
We as a Nation call ourselves a
Christian Nation. This does not
sound much like it. We had better
recall our foreign missionaries and
put them to work here in our own
country, where we have a powerfr1
lot of heathens; and whisky is their
God.
I am a wife and mother I am
teaching my son that the stuff is
poison, and Jesus is his Savior and
not whisky.
If the officials of the State. do
not upheld thee laws of the State.
how can they expect any one else
to?
MRS. GOLDIE RAE CLARK,
Noblesville, Ind.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-14
Is a Good Thing

1t is a good thing, too, this in
sistence of life on a work-a- day
world, when you come to think of it.
We would not only go off on many
wild goose chase, but follow the
chase to our own hurt if the lungs
did not call for air, the stomach for
food, the landlord for rent and the
tax collector for tribute every so
often.
We keep our heads mainly be-
cause these things have to be at
tended to, and we naturally marvel
at man, especially a young man,
who can keep his head when ap-
parently freed from the ordinary
restraints of life for a moment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-14
Discusses Safe Method

Multi-motored planes, with radio,
soundproof cabins, berths, lunch
counter, lifeboatS and double crews,
offer the only hope of trans
Atlantic traffic.
No one can recognize this more
clearly than Colonel Lindbergh, or
try harder to make the public I'M
derstand it,
In this he is probably rendering
quite as substantial a service to the
development of aviation as he did
in flying from New York to Paris
but he will find it hard to make the
young aviators of this country be-
lieve that they should not pursue a
course and try stunt that brought
him such heroic rewards.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-14
AUCTION
BRIDGE
by MILTON C. WORK
Ability to Answer Part
ner'S Mformatory Bid Is
Essential.
The pointer for today is:

The pointer for today is:
ABILITY TO ANSWER A
PARTNERS INFORMATORY
DOUBLE PROPERLY is MOST
ESSENTIAL TO PARTNERSHIP
SUCCESS.
How the partner of an informa-
tory doubler should answer when
the intervening adversary passes,
will be the subject of this weeks
questions and answers. Many who
know when to make can informa-
tory double do nto know how to
answer one.
Beginning today and continuing
daily until Friday hands will be
given in which Dealer bids, Second
Hand doubles and Third Hand
passes. The resultant problem will
be: What should Fourth Hand de-
clare in answer to partners infor-
matory double? -Four hands per day,
twenty in all, will be given. There
will be a daily answer slip, and be-
ginning tomorrow the answers to
the questions of the previous day
will appear with full explanations.
urge you all to compete in this
contest. Write in pencil now on the
answer slip at the end of this ar
ticle the declaration you would
make in hands l to 4. Tomorrow
compare your answers with mine
and note whether we agree. DO
this each day this week and see
how near you can get to a perfect
score of twenty. Induce the bridge
playing members Of your family and
your friends ito start today and see
who has the best score at the end
of the week. No bridge contest
could be more interesting or in
structive than this.
This weeks hands are held by
East: South is the Dealer, who
bids, and West the partner, who
doubles automatically. North al
ways passes. New hands every day.
Today's Hands:
South one Spade, West double
North pass; what should East de-
clare, holding:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-14
Gives Advice

Lindbergh says that trans-At-
lantic flying must look to multi
motored planes equipped with all
possible safety devices and that 1t
would be foolhardy for anyone to
try it under such circumstances as
he did.
This is obviously sound advice,
but how can it be heard above the
noise of his reception?
How can our young aviators re-
member it after they have seen the
cheering crowds and waving flags?
What brooks it to them that a
one-man plane is impractical, after
it arouses the nation in this way?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-14
Indy Ideal Man

Lindbergh is an ideal man and
has enjoyed an ideal triumph after
an ideal adventure.
His method of flying across the
Atlantic Ocean, however, is not
ideal, as he himself constantly de-
clareS.
To put it bluntly, he has demon
strated an unsafe, impractical
method of transatlantic flying
which no one expects to become
common. The problem is to make
our young aviators realize this, to
persuade them that the future of
aviation depends upon entirely
different feats than Lindbergh per-
formed, although we have glorif1ed
his feat beyond anything that has
occurred in recent history.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-14
Stage Verdict

ENGLISH'S - William V.
Hull walks away with the
comedy honors in "Sure Fire"
the current Berkell Offering.
PALACE-A dance act,
Forbes, Prout and company,
and a comedy team, Lazar and
Dale, have everything their
own way here.
KEITH'S-Elliott Nugent is
just as good in 1.-THE Poor Nut"
at Keith's this week as he was
when at another theater last
season. Real healthy, good
laughing theater.
LYRIC-A bill which boasts
of the outstanding personality
of Bert Walton. Here is q man
who sells a different sort Of in
dividual entertainment. A solid
hit.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-14
Brain TeaSerS

Today being Flag day, all the
questions are about the history OF
American flags. Answers to all the
questions will be found on page IA:
l. In what battle did the Stars
and Stripes get its baptism of fire?
2. Under what flag was the
Declaration of independence signed
in independence Hall, Philadelphia?
3. How are the stars arranged in
the American Flag today?
4. Are the stars five-pointed or
six-pointed?
5. What is the presidents flag?
6. How were the thirteen stars
arranged in the original Betsey
Ross flag?
7. How many stars were there in
the flag at the time of the Civil
War?
8. What is the American Jackp
9[Did the flag ever have more
than thirteen stripes?
TO- What was the official flag OF
the Continental Congress, flown be-
fore the adoption of the Stars and
Stripes?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-14

Herby Brewster just grew up on
Main Street OF Clayville, Ind, and
he grew up mighty tall and thin.
Overalls he wore six days of the
week. but on date night he dolled
up in pants that didn't fit and a
coat with a belt to it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-14

call are crude, clumsy, insufficient
and relatively undemocratic. =
Furthermore, a capacity in gov
eminent for vigorous, effective exc
cution, of policies is essential to true
democracy. A policy desired by the
people and obediently voted for by
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-14
ELLIOTT NUGENT AGAIN
is SEEN IN POOR NUT"

Really it is not a far jump from
the legitimate stage to the stock
stage for any success when you have
the author and the man who
created the chief role in both pro-
auctions.
That is what you find this week
at Keith's, where Stuart Walker is
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-14

What is the law regarding the
citizenship of alien women who
marry American citizens?
THAT any woman who marries a
citizen of the United States after
the passage of this act, (September
%, 1929 or any woman whose hus-
band is naturalized after the pass
age of this act, shall not become a
citizen of the United States by rea-
son of such marriage or naturaliza-
ton; but, if eligible to citizenship,
she may be naturalized upon full
and complete compliance with all
req 9rements of the naturalization
laws
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-14

To Herby the belt
signihed not only
speed, but class,
and he person.
ally possessed nei-
Their Of these at
tributes in his
make up. Am try
ing to tell you
that William V.
Hull, ge morally
known as Bill,
this week is play
ing the role of
Hsrby in Sure
Fire" Hull is one
of those elon-
A1
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-14

III IIIC CIIItI IOIG.
told you plenty about this really
good theater when Nugent was here
at English's. Nugent is giving the
same performance at Keith's this
week as he gave in the legitimate
season. You know that I consider
"The Poor Nut" mighty good
theater, even fine theater, as well
as mighty healthy play. Here is
youth and all that goes with it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-14

JOAlIJ Will NC ulS-
appointed" And
then he starts
that silent and
wonderful show
manship which
proves to me that
this man knows
his audience and
himself. Then he
starts talkin G
about his girl and
she isn't so
forty" as they in
London or some
place. Suddenly
there is a COM
mand from a box
and a sweet little
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-14
WRITE THIS DOWN:
REAL HITS AT LYRIC

So says Bert Walton-'I can't sing
and 1 won't dance"
And also-"My contract says that
1 have to be out here for fourteen
minutes. I certainly pity you"
He takes out a smoke, and, with
out word. pulls out match and
starts smoking. Calmly he looks
over the audience. He signs and
then-the talk begins. He tells you
that his act is clean and the ina
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-14

presenting EllIOIG
Nugent, the author
Of THE Poor Nut"
and at the same
time the man who
created the leading
role and played it
in its long anC
successful runs in
New York, Chicago,
and other places.
Then you also have
Larry Fletcher in
the same role that
nc played in Chi
cago and other
places. 1t is not
necessary to go into
detail either about
the play or Nugent
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-14
SOME GOOD EVENTS
ON VIEW AT THE PALACE

Pretty good lineup Of entertain
ing events on current bill at the
Palace.
AS most people just now I have
the Lindbergh complex or some
thing of that nature. The Palace
on this bill in tie Pathe News
have complete views of Colonel
Lindbergh arriving in Washington,
the grand parade, his honor at the
hands of the President as well as
the nation and several fine closeups
of the hero. Here is another fine
news accomplishment, especially the
speed by which the films were de-
veloped and delivered in the theaters
of the country. Splendid.
OF the variety acts, interest prob
ably will center upon the dance Of
fering of Forbes, Prout and COM
pany in Dance Fashions" One Of
the men is wizard on his feet, The
chief woman dancer is clever and
gifted. Good dance act.
AlOllB COIilCuy llllSo, AlGdl dAle'
Dale with their nonsense on "The
Bogoona Hunter" have comedy
act which is a WOW. Of course all
their material is not new, but they
have so much that is individual
that everything they do actually APP
pears to be brand new. They stop
the show cold. A good comedy Of
fering.
Sergeant Franklin has shooting
act of merit. Miss Ruby Royce per-
mits Franklin to aim and fire at
her. John and Mary Mason have
a skating act. Currier, Roy and
McWilliams have a hokum act built
around the efforts of the men to
get a girl upon the stage. Fair act.
The movie is Vera Reynolds in "The
Little Adventures"
At the Palace today and Wednes-
day.
other theaters today offer: Isham
Jones and his orchestra. at the Cir"
Gle; 1.-THE Whirlwind of Youth" at
the Ohio; "Tillie, the Toiler," at the
Ano1Io. movies. at the Isis and 1.-THE
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-14

new camera makes home movies possible in
four minutes. But they'll surely fail because the
woman in the adjacent seat won't be there to read
the titles aloud. And no movie get very
far which doesn't bring "into this valley of divine
love a human ackal stalking" OF course
there need be lack of comedy long the pantry
holds out
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-14

Times, about your, troubles. He will
give your complaint 70. the proper city
official. Your name will not be printed
Requests for oiling of street re-
ceived by Mr.. FiXit cannot be
granted for three or four weeks
until the city receives a shipment
of oil from Shreveport, La.
George Woodward, street COM
missioner. informed Mr.. FiXit that
this years budget will allow for OIL
ing Of only principal uninproved
streets. 1t will be of no use for
property owners to request oil for
side streets, Woodward said.
Dear Mr.. Fixit: We have had no
oil on Bright st. from New York TO
Wabash for two years. The city
scrapes the street and piles the dust
in the center. 1t is so bad we can't
sit out for the dust. DO what you
can. please.
Your request can not be granted
because there is no oil here. Give
report to the street commits
ioner in about a month.
Dear Mr.. Fixit: Now that River
side Park season has opened. please
help us in getting Montcalm STU
from Eighteenth to Twenty-First
Sts., graded and oiled. Also Nine
tenth st. from Client to Sugar
Grove. PROPERTY OWNER.
The street department said all
work had been done on the street
that the budget will permit.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-14

There are 10000 orchestras in the country, says a
stastican Maybe that's the secret of these boxers
terpschorean tendencies.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-14

Go through life seeking "kick" and you'll prob
ably get several.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-14
What is meant by Persona non

What is meant by Persona non
grata?" "A
A person who is not agreeableX
or acceptable.
Where does the following line oc-
cur: mans inhumanity to man
makes countless thousands mourn?"
1t is from Burns Man was made
to mourn" and is in the verse:
'Man.-whose heaven-erectcd face
The smile OF love adorn,--
Mans inhumanity TO man
Makes countless thousands mourn
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-14

other theaters today offer: Isham
Jones and his orchestra. at the Cir"
Gle; 1.-THE Whirlwind of Youth" at
the Ohio; "Tillie, the Toiler," at the
Apollo; movies, at the Isis and 1.-THE
General" at the Colonial.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-14
Mr.. Fixit
0iIing of City Streets
Awaits Shipment,

Write a signed complaint to Mr.. Fixit.
The Times city hall reporter, at The
Times, about your troubles. He will
give your complaint to the proper city
official. Your name will not be printed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-01

NOW!
Easter shopping at Lans-
burgh's this year is more
pleasure than ever before.
Many of the improve
ments being made in the
. store are finished in time to
add to the Easter atmos-
phere of newness.
And where is there a
shopper quite so blase
that the right atmosphere
in shopping does not count
with her:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-06
FOUR KILLED
AT SEATTLE IN
PLANE CRASH
Cause of Ships Dive Into
Lake Washington Being
Sought BY Coroner
3 BODIES RECOVERED
Preliminary Investigation Of
fcrs No Clue as to What
Caused Drop
BODIES RECOVERED

Seattle, July>6.-tP)-The cause of
spectacular death dive by an air.
plane in which four men died after
plunging into Lake Washington from
an altitude Of 500 feet was sought
here today as coroner's deputies
opened an investigation into the
tragedy.
The dead are: L. (Opsie) John
ston. pilot of the plane, which be-
longed to the Puget Sound Airway
company; Roy Violin, Seattle insur-
ancc agent; Fred Stanclift, hotel
owner of this city, and John I. Book,
cmployc Of Los Angeles brokerage
company.
The accident occurred late yester-
day. shortly after the plane had
taken off for short trip over the
city. Witnesses said the machine
was making a vertical bank when it
was seen to twist into tail spin.
The lack Of altitude apparently gave
Johnston no opportunity to bring it
out of spin. With a great splash
that shot the lake waters 40 feet in
the air. it struck the surface and
sank.
No clue as to what caused the
plane to lose it's grip on the air was
found in the preliminary investiga-
tion. The plane was raised but ii
gave no evidence of what had gone
wrong.
All the bodies except Rocks were
recovered
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-06
BEAR STORY Is
DOUBTED UNTIL
PROOF ISGIVEN
Friends Laugh at Chicago
Mans Story, But He Pro
duces the Goods

Chicago, July 6.-LR)-Wolves and
other quadrupeds of the days when
Chicago was younger occasionally
are seen in this vicinity but when
Michael pudlac, 20, told friends that
he had been chased and treed by a
bear, the suggestion was greeted by
impolite laughter.
Dudlac told his story after res
cuers had found him clinging to a
sapling on the far south sider He
had been returning home from a
swim, he said, and was crossing the
railroad tracks last night when Il
large, black shape emerged from the
darkness and kaveS voice to loud
"woof."
Dudlac, clad only in a bathing suit,
was equipped for sprinting, and as
he ran across the prairie, his cries
for help brought neighbors to the
tree where he had taken sefuge. The
youth stuck to the bear story and
insisted on borrowing shotgun for
a hunt.
A short time later residents of the
area heard shots and again hurried
into the prairie. Michael had wound
ed his quarry and friends helped
dispatch It.
And the strange thing about it
was that it was . bear-a, big, black
500-pounder. Nobody knew what the
bear was doing ip this city Of
5000, 900, or whence he came. !.