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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-19
SPELLING BEES
IN TOWNSHIPS
Continued From Page u

spelling contest for The Times.
At the conference today the COM
mittee acted to fores all any cry
of Partially that might resultN
from Zone Spelling Bees.
They also checked the word
lists obtained in the selection of
grade champions and certified
the champions as submitted by
the building principals.
They discussed the selection
OF judges for the Zone Spelling
Bee, which will be the first gen.
eral oral contest in the city
competition. These assignments
will be made soon. The commit
tee will select words to be used
in the eight zones in the district
bees. These lists will not be
distributed until just before the
contests.
City grade schools principals
will meet Thursday afternoon to
discuss building and zone bees
plans and review rules. Word
lists for building bees will be
chosen and pronounced by prin-
cipals.
In the zone bees, however, a
different program has been adopt
ed. To eliminate any possibility
of charges Of partially the
principals, on recommendation
of Miss Drake and the Spelling
Bee Committee, will not conduct
bees in their own zones. Instead,
the bees will be placed in charge j.,
of principals from some ctherV
district, who will pronounce
words. In no instance will a
principal pronounce the contest
words in her own district.
Assignment of pronouncers will
be made at the conference of
principals Thursday.
Judges for zone contests will
be chosen from the districts in
which the zone bees are held.
They will have the final word
as to whether the contestant has
correctly spelled the word, if
there be misunderstanding, and
as to whether the pronouncer
gave clear pronunciation and
definition of the word.
Every effort will be made by
the Spelling Bee Committee to
make the building and zone bees
function smoothly. They will be
placed in charge Of most comro-
tent principals. The word lists
will contain the most difficult
words in the Mccall Speller.
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Good Administrators

You can elect legislators, but
good administrators must be selected.
Legislation is the summing up of
1.-THE work of many minds, while ad-
n1inistration requires the concentra-
ton of one mind on definite au-
thority and responsibility. You
must not take chances by electing
administrators.
Men elected to public Offices can
not be removed if incompetent; but
men selected and employed can be
discharged.
"Just as long as we confront
the voter with a long list of can.
didates to be voted for, incompe-
tent men will be swept into power.
ITO prevent one party from cap
turing the city permanently, change
of personnel is required every four
years, no matter how good an ad-
ministration the citizens might elect.
No institution can undergo frequent
descriptions and be successful.
due to wide use of political pat
rOnage, regarding those who have
helped to win an election, all mu-
niciDal employees realize the tenn.
Horary character of their positions,
with consequent lack of interest
and loyalty. This frequent change
of personnel eliminates all posi-
bility of continuing plan or policy.
Looking Ahead
"City manager cities are looking
from twenty to fifty years ahead in
their plans, and under competent
leadership, with business like
methods, they have created high
grade, honest, capable organizations
which deserve to be. continued be-
cause they are responsive to the pub
lie will and are rendering the people
service, something which is impos.
sible under the partisan system
'In the partisan system of dOu-
ble-headed government the mayor
Is vested with appointive and adj
ministrative duties, and the cOun.
Gil with legislative and appropriate
ing power. Neither can go very
far in opposition to the other.
Where the mayor and council are
crooked, the people are robbed.
When one is straight, the other
not, they get nowhere.
"Some very good men refuse pub.
lie office. Politics will not work in
business and business does not go in
politics.
1.-THE failure of the mayor.council
system is due to the system itself. .
Esterline outlined reasons why
able men and women refuse to serve
under the alternate system. They
do, however, respond to places on
the boards OF civic and welfare or.
CARNATIONS. because there they con
obtain results. Politics is eliminated,
Esterline said.
He charged that the citizens Of
indianapolis are paying a tremen-
dous price for the maintenance of a
political Organization which is serv-
ing no good purpose.
ut is time in municipal affairs
TO quit talking about the good OF
Hhe party and think ebout the
good of indianapolis" he declared.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-19
Joins Banks Realty Dept.

II. It. Hotel. manager of the real
estate department Of the Washing
ton Bank and Trust Company, an
nounced that Z. II. McLain has been
added TO its staff of statesmen. Nc
Lain has had several years EXPERT
ence in selling west side property
and will specialize in this in his new
connection.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-19
SMITH REPLY AND
BIGGER TAMMANY
BELIEVED LINKED
Nationwide Scope Plan of
'HaIP-Many Praise
Governor.

BU United Press
NEW YORK, April 19.-While
prominent men and women of wide
ly different political beliefs congratu-
lated Governor Alfred E. Smith to-
day on his statement of faith, Tam
many Hall started work on plans to
expand into a national institution.
Some political observers inter
preted the Tammany move as an at
tempt to establish through the coun-
try political clubs which would sup
port Smith for President in 1928. The
Governor is a member of the board
of sachems of Tammany Hall.
h Timely Move
Announcement of the Tammany
expansion plan was made last night
at the annual election of officers of
the organization. 1t came at an op-
perfume time from the political
standpoint, for Republicans and
Democrats alike conceded that the
Governors reply to Charles c. Mar
shall on the status of a Catholic in
American public life had aided his
prospective candidacy for the Demo
cratic presidential nomination.
No Further Reply
Governor Smith stood pat today
on his long statement reconciling
the beliefs of the Catholic church
with the duties of an American
citizen. He announced he would not
reply to Marshall's second letter.
made public yesterday, which under
took to refute some of the Smith
statements, made in a reply TO an
earlier letter from Marshall raising
the question of whether 'Catholi-
cism's requirements were at variance
with Americanism.
Among Democratic leaders who
praised Smiths statement were John
w. Davis, presidential nominee in
1924; Senator Walsh of Montana,
who is Catholic; former Governor
Cox, Ohio, presidential nominee in
1920; Governor Donahey, Ohio; Gov
ernor Moore, New Jersey; Senator
Edwards, New Jersey, and Senator
Bayard of Delaware.
Praised by Republicans
Republicans who praised the state
ment included Senators Edge, New
Jersey; Borah, Idaho, and Curtis,
Kansas.
Prominent churchmen expressed
great interest in the Smith reply.
Several large bets on Smiths
nomination and election to the presi-
dency were placed in Wall Street
after publication of his letter. w. L.
Darnell & Co. announced some bets
at to 8 that the Governor would
be nominated and one of 81 900 to
$1,000 that he would be elected.
Five to 1 was being placed against
William G. McAdoo's nomination;
to l against Governor Richie of
Maryland; to 1 against Senator
Reed of Missouri: 6 to 1 against
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia.
to l against Governor Donahey
of Ohio; 10 to 1 against E. T. Mere
dith of Iowa, former Secretary of
Agriculture, and 10 to ! against Jo-
sephus Daniels of North Carolina,
former Secretary Of the Navy. No
Republican quotations were listed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-19
NEW REGIME IMPENDS
Followers of Chang Kai-Shek Pro-
pose to Form Government.

BIZ United Press
LONDONO. April Reformation
of a new Southern Chinese govern
ment in opposition to the Hankow
Nationalist regime was imminent to-
day, a dispatch to the daily express
said.
Shanghai Moderate Nationalist,
followers of Gen. Chang Kaishek,
were reported to have been in
structed from Marking to prepare to
celebrate establishment of the new
government.
Rumors that Chang would organ
ize his own government followed the
open break between moderate and
radical wings of the Kuomintang
last week. Chang, in speech at
Marking yesterday, announced def
nitely his determination to ignore the
Hankow government of which For
eign Minister Eugene Chen is the
outstanding figure, the Express said.
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ESTERLINE SLABS
MAYOR SYSTEM
Continued From Page y

order to stay the hand of professional
politics, operating on the principle
that TO the victor belongs the
spoils?
1T is nothing short of cowardice
for US to pass on to the coming
generation the problems which
should be solved here and now.
lone thing should now engage
the minds of men. That is the
problem of municipal administration.
1t is that part of government which
comes nearest to the lives of a
majority Of people. 1t involves
health, safety and material
NrosperitN.
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NEW BOARD MAY
FAVOR ASPHALT
Continued From Page y

Continued From Page y
c. (Chick) Buser, city controller and
brother-in-law of Duvall, came in and
told Shaneberger the Mayor wanted
to see him.
Shaneberger went upstairs to
Duvalls private office. There Duvall
asked him if he would have any
objections to resigning from the
board.
No Objections Whatever
Shaneberger Immediately replied
that he had no objections whatever.
Shaneberger went back to the
board office and told Hack and Trot-
ter what had happened. Hack and
Trotter decided that since all three
had stood together in the asphalt
concrete war that they might as well
all resign together so Hack prepared
a five line letter of resignation which
all three signed.
The letter wished Mayor Duvall
good fortune in the remainder OF
his administration. Duvall issued a
statement declaring he wanted it un'
derstood there was no friction be.
tween the board and himself.
Three Engineers
This marks the first change in
the board of works since Duvall be-
came mayor. He has changed city
engineers three times. Engineer
George Schmidt, the original APP
pointee was ousted. when the board
Of works objected to prolific use Of
Amasite, a cold patch mixture. in
the repairing of asphalt streets.
Chester c. Oberleas, Sheridan,
Ind, replaced Schmidt. He lasted
until a month ago, when the con-
crete-asphalt dispute became acute.
He publicly declared that he was
asked by the mayor to resign. He
said that he was ousted because he
would not side with the asphalt in
terests. Then Lingenfelter was
named. Lingenfelter Immediately
tried to talk the board into chang
ing street specifications to make
them more favorable to asphalt.
Under the law Vandergrift as
board president becomes a member
of the city plan commission. Mayor
Duvan announced that Shanebevger
would remain on the board of &c ning
appeals.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-19
ALBANIA ACTS, REPORT
Greek Newspaper Says Troops Moved
to Frontier

BIZ United Press
ATHENS, April 10. - Warlike
preparations in Albania were re.
ported in a dispatch from Salonica
to the newspaper Elefterou Wilma to-
day. Six battalions of Albanian
troops left Eelbassan for the Jugo-
Slavian frontier, the dispatch said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-19
Spring Motoring Defeats Hope for Gasoline Price Gu
Lower Crude Oil and Tank Car Rates.
Fail to Benefit Car OWners-Admit
Reduction Should Come

Mr. Enthusiastic Moorist gripping the steering wheel
he shifts the bamy spring air the highways and byways of
and its envrons unwngy riding himself
nrice emf
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-25

father is saddled with the cost of
maintaining his children until they
are Is years old and this RESPONSE
bility remains with him even though
he may be divorced. 1t is operating
as restraint on too impetuous ex-
periments in wedlock. Not many
Russians nowadays can support chill
dren for eighteen years.
The new law, however, has laid on
this burden both ways. The obliga-
ton of adult children to take care of
their. aged parents has been imposed
on them, chiefly to free the State
of the burden.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-25
Keep Possessions

And the advantage of natrimony
which in other countries often leads
to marriage for money, has also been
abolished in the new Soviet code. In
it's clauses respecting property, the
law now provides that those who
marry keep as their own whatever
possessions they had before aban'
doning their single state. Only what
is earned after the marriage is com
mon property, and if union breaks
up through divorce, each of the sep
arated parties takes away what he,
or she, possessed before the union.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-25
QUART Of WATER 4
DAY HELPS KIDNEYS
When Back Hurts or Bladder
Bothers, Also Take a
Little Salts

Eating too much rich food may
produce kidney trouble in some form,
says a well-known authority, because
the acids created excite the kidneys.
Then they become overworked, get
sluggish, clog up and cause all sorts
of distress, particularly backache and
misery in the kidney region, rheu-
matte twinges, severe headaches, acid
stomach, constipation, torpid liver,
sleeplessness, bladder and urinary
Irritation.
The moment your back hurts or
kidneys aren't acting right, or if
bladder bothers you, begin drinking
lots of good water and also get about
four ounces of Jad Salts from any
good pharmacy; take a tablespoonful
in a glass of water before breakfast
for a few days and your kidneys may
then act fine. This famous salts Is
made from the acid of grapes and
lemon juice, combined with lfthia,
and has been used for years to flush
.clogged kidneys and stimulate them
to activity; also to neutralize the
acids in the system so that they no
longer irritate, thus often relieving
bladder disorders.
Jad Salts cannot injure anyone;
makes a delightful effervescent lithia
water drink which millions of men
and women take now and then to
help keep the kidneys and urinary
organs clean, thus often avoiding
serious kidney Observation-Disclosures
tisement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-25
GERMAN BUDGET
ASODD ITEMS
Money From Selling Old
Newspapers Listed.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
BERLIN, Feb. 25.-Germany's
budget for 1927 contains several Cd
dities. Besides the sum Of 100000
marks, granted to President Won
TIindenburgs there Is an item label
led presidential revenues" which
describes the profit accruing to the
nation from the sale of useless or
superfluous material in the presi-
dents household. Thus, go marks
are garnered by selling old newspa-
pers, rags and similar stuff. Last
year the sum derived from the same
source amounted to 996 marks.
Fifty thousand marks are allotted
fer the repair Of the presidents
home.
The budget further reveals that
the Reichstag consumes $4,000
marks worth Of writing materials,
while newspaper subscriptions for
deputies in the German parliament
cost 10000 marks year.
Free German railway tickets for
Reichstag deputies cost the govern.
ment the tidy sum of 1,250.000 marks
annually.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-25
MARRIAGE EASIER
IN RUSSIA UNDER
new SOVIET CODE
Added Burden Causes More
DeIiberation Before
Taking Vow.

MOSCOW, Feb. 25.-Getting mar
ried in Russia is easier now than it
was, but the state of being married
has been made very much more bur-
densome. Russian men are thinking
hard now before plunging into matri-
mony.
The new Soviet marriage code be-
lied entirely the first reports that
the Russians had abolished mar
riage. They have made common law
marriages legal so that registration
is no longer essential. But in this
they have only written into formal
form the decision of Soviet judges
everywhere in the past four years.
Common Law
The judges, exercising what is
known as the freedom of their revo-
lutionary conscience" which enables
them to fit the words of the laws to
what seems to them fair and reason
riages binding already. Now they are
so in the words of the law as well.
So getting married is simpler than
before. There is no longer the fuss
and slight expense of registration.
Instead, mode of life suggesting
wedlock is enough to prove a mar
riage and to entitle a wife to the
various benefits of thesmarried state.
Registration now is only desirable
because it is the simplest proof of
marriage. 1t does not need the sup
port of witnesses nor of documen-
tary evidence.
New Restraint
But being married is more ardu
Gus on account of the new law. a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-25
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

direct result of the consumption of
alcohol, hold that he is drunk. If
in charge of a motor car within the
meaning Of the act.
"some people," he added, "can
take very little alcohol, but If they
take alcohol when in charge Of a
car, knowing it is likely to diminish
their skill and judgment, they can
not complain of the results"
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cause several dozen bottles Of toilet
preparations were delayed from
Aug. 20, 1925, until Sept. 3. 1925,
in shipment to his indianapolis dis
tributors.
Washington lost his fifteen local
customers because Of the delay, he
AYERS. The suit, which names, the
express company and f. S. Widner,
claim agent, as defendants, was re-
moved from the Circuit Court to
Federal Court late Thursday after
noon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-25

An almost endless variety in
New Herringbones, Tweeds,
Overplaids and Novelty weaves
In smartest colors, including fine
Blue SergeS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-25
DOOM PLAIN sHINGLE
London Hairdressers Predict Ex
treme Cut Will Pass.

BIZ Untted Press
LONDON, Feb. 25.-Fashionable
London hairdressers are convinced
that the single cannot last.
Debutantes who hope to be pre-
scented at court during the coming
season are already allowing their
hair to grow to the new semi-shingle,
which is not disliked by King George
as much as the plain single.
With the semi-shingle the hair is
allowed to grow about six inches be-
low the neck so that the ends can
be dressed and tucked into curled
or rose plaits.
The hairdressers claim that they
will not lose business by the new
style because women will have to
visit the hairdressers more fire.
quently to keep the longer hair well
dressed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-25
FEB. rs, 1927
DELPHI PAPER SOLD

BIZ Times Special
DELPHI, Ind. Feb. 25.-Edmund
P. Beadle, of Rockville, owner Of the
Rockville Tribune and president OF
the Democratic Editorial Association
has purchased the Delphi citizen.
here, from Henry B. Wilson. II was
announced today. Beadle will take
charge of the Citizen. March 1. the
eightieth birthday anniversary of
the newspaper. 1t is the oldest in the
county.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-25
WHEN IS HE DRUNK?
British Judge Gives Definition Of In
toxicated Motorist.

Bg United Press
LONDON, Feb. 25.--When is a
nlotorist drunk? Judge Sturges, one
of His Majesty's learned dispensers
Of British rule, gave his definition
thus:
''Where the skill and judgment of
a man, normally required in the
manipulation of motor-car, is OBJ.
viously diminished or impaired as a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-25

For the first time in thirty?five
years the number of pensioners on
the government rolls declined below
the half million mark during Octo-
Der, 1926.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-25

A first edition of Rudyard Kip
Iing's school Lyrics" was sold for
$3.50 at the Paul Hyde Bonner sale
at the American art galleries.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-25
WASHINGTON SUES
Louisville Man Files for Damages
Against Express Company.

George Washington has brought
suit, against the American Railway
Express Company.
This plain statement Of fact is
supported in a petition awaiting ac-
ton today In Federal Court in which
George H. Washington of Louisville
alleges he was damaged $4,000 be-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-18

rea, Australia, New Zealand, Philip.
pines, Canada, Great Britain and the
United States are attending the two
weeks session. Problems of nations
bordering the Pacific are being
studied.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-18
AID IS RUSHED
To MARINES
BY International News Service

MANAGUA, Nicara qua, July 49,
United States marine reinforce
ments are marching towards Ocotal
today, where a sharp battle was
fought on Saturday between some
two score marines, supported by so
native constables, and a band of
several hundred rebels under the
leadership of General SANDING.
There have been difficulties for
several weeks with General San
dino. who has refused to lay down
arms, and the efforts of the marines
to enforce disarmament resulted IN
the battle on Saturday when it IS
estimated that the marines, and
their native supporters, killed some
so rebels and wounded $50 others.
One marine was killed and another
wounded.
Marine airplanes came to the aid
of the men attacked by the rebels
and much of the burden of the
fighting is said TO have been borne
by five pilots and their machine
gunners. They SW ooped low over
the rebels, who mad the small band
of marines cornered. and cut down
the attackers with a rain of ma
chine-gun bullets.
Aerial observers returning here
report great bravery on the part
of the defending marines and they
also declare that the rebel dead and
wounded have been left on the
battlefield without attention. Eff
forts are being made to send out
relief trains from here to care for
the wounded and carry out burial
work
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-18

ton. John T. O'Connor, Thomas
McGrath, James s. Dugan and
Michael J. Dowd.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-18
j. s. CONSUL IN
MEXICO SHOT
Nv international News Service

By international News Service
MEXICO CITY, July 1S.-United
States Consul William Chapman,
stationed in Puerto Mexico, WIS
shot and probably injured fatally
on Sunday morning, according to
information received by the United
States Embassy today from the
British Vice Consul in Puerto
Mexico.
The bullet entered the left side
near the heart.
The dispatch indicated that the
attack had been made at the con-
suls home, but no definite details
were given.
Representations have been made
to the Mexican Government de-
handing the immediate arrest and
punishment of the assailant or
assailants.
The State Department in Wash.
ington has been notified.
Chapman was transferred recently
to Puerto Mexico, from Torreon.
He was under orders to cooper.
ate in a campaign against rum run.
ners who were operating out of
Puerto Mexico.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-18
Plumbers Knock Off
For Beach Outing

All union plumbers in Washing.
ton are knocking off from work
today and attending their annual
excursion at Chesapeake Beach. The
program includes tug of war. foot
races, ball game, swimming,
dancing, and picnicking. Charles
Broome, business agent of Plumb
ers' Local Union No. 5, is in charge.
More than $500 are attending.
More than $500 persons also are
expected at the beach tomorrow on
the first annual excursion of the
Holy Name Society of Holy Trinity
Parish. There will be an allday
program including quot pitching,
races for fat men and women, oh
stacle races for boys, men, and
women, a chariot race between
single and married men, and foot
races for boys.
Richard Tennyson, of the District
Fairgrounds, will he in charge of
sports. assisted by John D. O'Reilly,
track coach at Georgetown Univer.
sity.