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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03
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You will need a wide variety of
knowledge and miscellaneous in
formation to answer this set of
questions. The correct answers are
found on page "a:
1. How long is a surveyors chain?
2. Who wrote 1.-THE Star-Sangled
Banner?"
8. What is the purpose of "the
Dawes Plan?"
4. What is the capital of New
Zealand?
5. Who compiled Poor Richards
Almanac"
6. In what part Of the body is
the bone called the femur?
Z. What is "thermite?"
s. What writer is often called the
dean of American literature?"
8. Who is treasurer of the United
States?
10. What two States of the Union
have the greatest export trade?
II. How many hospitals and dis
pensaries in Indianapolis?
-. What is the valuation Of the
Federal Bldg.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03
For Greater Control

English, Japanese and American
forces are taking up new positions
and establishing themselves in such
ways as to exercise. a greater degree
of control.
The probabilities are that they will
soon be in Pekin or near enough TO
dominate North China in a military
way.
Protection of foreigners and for
eign property is continually argued
as the reason for such drastic steps,
but back of it all looms Russia and
the part that the advocates of her
regime are known to be playing in
the affairs of South China.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03
~
Tracy
~ Says:
Some Half Dozen War
Lords Are Wandering
About the Broken Down
Empire With More or
Less Powerful Armies.
BY Nj. T., Tracy

The Chinese situation is too COM
plicated even for Chinaman to I'M
derstand.
About all that can be said is that
Chang Tso-Lin's advance from the
north has collapsed and that the
southerners appear likely to take
Pekin.
Apart from these two major move
ments, some half dozen war lords are
wandering about the broken down
empire with more or less powerful
armies.
The great powers seize on the sit
uation as an excuse for penetrating
deeper and deeper into the country.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03
Smashed Nation

At present the Chinese revolution
appears to prove nothing more WV
idly than that a great nation has
gone to smash.
From a political stand point this
may be true, but from a scientific
and intellectual standpoint, China
is acquainting herself with modern
ways and modern equipment, espe-
cially in the art of war.
Whether as bandits, revolutionists,
allies of Bolshevism or mercenaries
of war lords, the Chinese people are
being trained as soldiers in an eff
fective manner.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03

Speaking Of Russia, Longin F.
Cuerus, Soviet trade commissioner TO
Canada, says that America is likely
ID gain the business England has
lost because of the recent break.
This brings us face to face with a
new issue.
Are we going to encourage trade
with Russia, or join what is rap
idly becoming a general boycott?
We have refused to recognize her
government in a diplomatic way, but
have done little either to promote
or prevent commerce.
Within a very short time we shall
face the necessity of taking an eco
nomic, as we'll as a political, stand,
for European governments are not
going to let us continue the non
commital course we have thus far
pursued if they can help 1t.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03
Tragedy Stage Set

The stage is being definitely set
for new and tragic drama in hui
man history.
European statesmen have devel-
oped an attitude toward Russia
which links the doctrines of com
munism with her national existence
and which is practically forcing her
to seek alliance in the Far East.
OF equal importance they have
adopted an attitude toward South
China that virtually compels her TO
look to Russia for advice and as
sistance.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03

My answer slip reads:
No. 8. West should pass.
No. 10. West should bid one SpadT<
No. II. West should pass. V
No. IL. West should bid one Spade.
My reasons in support of these
declarations are:
No 8. 1t is unadvisable to make a
following bid with a hand contain
ing less than one quick trick or the
equivalent.
No. 10. The Diamond Ace supplies
the quick trick" and the Spade
King supplies the more. y
No. H. The two Kings may be said
to be the equivalent of one quick
trick, but are certainly not more
than the equivalent. II anything,
they are less. The bid is tempting,
but too dangerous.
No. -. With three Kings the hand
has more than the equivalent of one
quick trick and the Spade should
therefore be bid.
Today's hands again are held by
West, South having bid one Heart;
score love-all, and the question is
what West should declare in each
case.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03
by Walter ID. Hickman

then making a tour Of this country.
The fact that he is in London proves
that he has made good.
Several seasons ago; in fact. sew
eral. he got his first stage chance
in "Chu Chin Chow"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03
on cAsction
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Caution in Analysing
Strength of Following .

The pointer for today is:
WHILE A FOLLOWING BID
MAY BE MADE WITH LESS
STRENGTH THAN AN INITIAL
BID, 1T SHOULD NOT BE MADE
UNLESS THE HAND CONTAINS
GREATER STRENGTH THAN
ONE QUICK TRICK OF ITS
EQUIVALENT.
Below are the four West hands
given yesterday. South has bid one
Heart, score love.all; what should
West declare?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03
Thirty Years Ago

Thirty-four years ago the people
of this country were talking as ex-
citedly about the Gordon case as
they recently have been about the
Gray-Snyder case
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03

Indianapolis is contributing to
the entertainment Of London, Eng.
land, as Albert D. Leane of this
city is there in a variety hall for
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03
LOOKING OVER NEW
EVENTS AT THE PALACE

The old-timers who entertained on
the stage from thirty to forty years
ago seem to have everything their
own way on the current bill at the
Palace.
The old-timers include Annie Hart,
the Lombart brothers, Sam Johnson
and John Burke. over thirty. tive
years ago Miss Hart helped to popu-
larize in this city song, Where
DID You Get That HAITI"
The men do the oldfashioned hard
and soft shoe dancing, which helped
to make the minstrel show what it
was years ago. The act does not
rely upon past glory to put it over.
The old-timers are still there. They
are appearing under the title of
Variety Pioneers"
The Musical Conservatory intro
dIces a number Of musicians in
blackface. Act has good comedy re-
lief. 1t pleases. The dancing In
the act Of Jane Johnson is much
better than the poor singing. Z.
]. Moore attempts to be a comedy
magician. Rodero and Maley, with
their travesty songs and comedy,
really stop the show with ease. A
real hit. The movie is Upstream. "
At the Palace today and Saturday.
Other theaters offer: 1.-THE Last
of Mrs. Cheyney" at Keith's, as
Eat So?" at Englishs, Peaches
Brewing at the Lyric, 1.-THE SCARLET
Letter" at the Circle, "Stolen Pleas
ures" at the Isis, THE World at
Her Feet" at the Apollo, Fast and
Furious" at the Colonial, and Sen
orita" at the Ohio.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03

Some of these laws with teeth in them occasion
ally develop an ache.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03

Some day a newspaper reporter is going to tell
the truth. Right after that there will be falling
off in the papers about piano recitals at grad
uation exercises
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03

An optimst is man who thanks Providence
that there isn't a centipede in the fat above him
when it's shoe-droppng time.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03

Consumption of sacramento wine since proh
bition has been 24,OO0,OOO gallons Is that wet ar
gument? Or dry?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03
The Only Defense

Only one plea is made for votes against the
city manager system Of government on which the
people will vote on June Fl.
The politicians, who just naturally hate to see
an end to the Of city funds for partisan
say that the law in Indiana is different from that
in other States and that in other States does
not mean success here.
They say the law which they drafted is so bad
that the system not work in Indiana
They are calling attention to the fact that dur
ing their continued grip the State Legislature they
gave the people law that would make its avowed
objects unattainable
They call attention to the lack of the referen-
DUN and the recall to proportional representation
ana other weapons Of democratic government
The people know what they have obtained from
the present system. They know it's cost Thew know,
the humiliation it has caused through bad advertise
ment OF local conditions They know that no con.
ditfon could be worse.
one OF the first results of the change which
would be worth while If it did nothing else will he
% take the party labels off the tickets in citv affairs
1t will end the effort to control city government
in behalf of the State machines 1t will at least give
people who think alike a chance to vote for tho
sort OF candidates they want without being afraid
10 be accused of party disloyalty
IL the law is bad, 1t is due to the work of the
same politicians who now criticise it.
The adoption of the city manager svstero l. .,,.
the nrst step In redeeming this city from the hands
Oh politicians who have betrayed it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03

How many languages are there?
1t is estimated that there are 3,424
spoken languages or dialects dis
tributed as follows: America, 1924;
Asia, 937; Europe. 5S7; Africa. 276.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03

America is a country where it's easy to CONVEX
a skirt into lamp shade.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03

Floods, wars and Congresses come and go, but
corn on the cob remains forever
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03

Famous last lines: "There goes the cork
Steady! "
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03
What does Jacqueline mean and
how is the name pronounced?

It is n French given name for
girls and means supplanter. 1t is
pronounced "jock.leen." The "j' ia
soft with something like the soft "g"
sound.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03

It's sometimes better to receive the fshy eye
than black one.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03

Lta Gray Chaplin threatens to name four promi-
nent Hollywood actresses in her suit against Charlie
imagine the broken-hearted legion she'll have to
leave off that list!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03

Bridge Answer Slip for June End
No. 10. West should .........,...,
No. II West should ..,,,..........
No. Is. West should ............
No. 16 West should ..............
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16
k|WAIV|S ELECTS
MOSES HEAD

Election 81 Radford Moses a.
president Of the Kiwanis Club Of
washington was announced today
following the annual election 1T the
washington Hotel yesterday. He
was unoppOsed, Is were Edgar
Morris, first vice president. ana
James B. Edmnnda. second vice
president.
The only real contest in the cleo.
ton was for District trustee, two
members being nominated. both
past presidents Of the club. Claude
w. owen received ~ votes ana.
Harry g. Kimhall 46 votes.
Seven members were named to
constitute q board OF directors; IS
had been nominated. OF the chosen,
Edwin n. HllI, led the list. with
I04 votes The other six chosen
were.
Bynunl Hinton, Claude ii. Wood
ward, George o. Bass, Charles w.
Pimpsr Frank r. Howard. and
Stephen II Takes.
The ANNUAL reports Of the Officers
and standing committees were filed,
showing record year OF Elwanis
activities In the District.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16

may b made to settle the contro.
yersy Davis indicated today.
The conference was IN session
three days but # broke up because
Of the absence Of the major onera.
tors n the territory involved
y ever an industry needed
czass coal 4 that industry, Davis
declared This conferences lust
closed developed 4 suerestion fkaf
leaders IL coal submit the ihdurirv
to control by en Umpire 81 overload.
Il they ala 50 they could bring about
order and slAbilization at s stroke.
sueh man would. IN himself.
take over the functions Of the sug.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16
H OIL D
RED CONSUL

SHANGHAI, Dec. 1e.Govern.
nent troops 1T Canton have AZ.
rested the Soviet Russian consul
and vice consul, said dispatch
from Hong Kong this afternoon.
The arrests were made when the
Soviet consular authorities disre-l
garded q demand for the surrender
Of Cen. Yeh Ting, communist com
1aander. who took refuge in the
Soviet consulate when the com.
munists were driven from Canton
Gen. Yeh Ting, who recently
seized SwatOw, and Gen. Tang
Yen-ta, a former member OF the
HankOw government. commanded
the communists at Canton in the
three days fighting with govern.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16


alleviate the situation arising from
the commons decision. The arch:
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,'7s..,k = e...s,ss ~. : 3
1x the telectloh %psssSa -
lssus statement To-Day Aholcs.slaas
AtkAlre piahs:
VIII Try Again
nnnvncafion 81 archh,nhous ana
hiShona voas csIl1d for nexf Non.
dav ~ aiscIIss the situafion. II ii
reileraIlv exDecfed that the. next
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16
PHANAGE FIRE
TOLL NOW 81

QUEBEC. Dec. is. Official
eearchers for the bodies Of children
IN the ruins Of the Hospice ST,
Charles Convent. which was de-
1troyed hy fire here early yesterday,
announced early today that 81 bodies
have been recovered.
Thirty.slx ok these were little
children. and one an adult, Anna
Gaudreault IL heroine Of the holas
Gust, who made three trips alone
into the burning building rescnink
parties 0f eight and ten children IN
each exped ltion. but met death her
self On the fourth attempt.
According to police who spenf the
greater part Of the night IN comb.
ing the city Tor missing children
who had been given shelter IN
strange homes. the terrific strain az
their narrowing experience so I'm.
nerved the youthful survivors that
they were unable e give an account
Of themselves Of their names. Les
than 10 Of the inmates OF the build.
Ing are now accounted for.
The death ron total, police believe.
viii stand q ~ ar IS when all de.
tails u the search have been cleared.
This figure q lower than estimates
given out in official quarters during
the day on Thursday, condition
due to the nervous tension which
pre- lied and to the fact that many
rescued children had been given
sanctuary IN strange homes In all
parts 81 Quebec.
Today the official sequel to the
catastrpph5 got under way. Coroner
Doctor Jolicoeur began the holding
u 81 inqnests.
Fire Marshal Leclerc launched an
Investigation into the cause of the
fire which Is tlnofficially attributed
g 4 furnace explosion, Of to an out.
break originated In materials left In
the basement q one wing BY re-
pair crew.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16
Delay in Order Keeps
Policeman From Hearing

Policeman Roland Kirby, OF the
Fourteenth precinct, did not appear
before the Police Trial Board yes
teriay a. ordered owing 10 delay
IN the transmission De the order.
He will be tried Oh charges growing
out of his arrest u Edward tyson
Stephens last week.
Stephens, young contractor.
was trying to make a date with
Kirby's girl. according to Kirby.
Stephens WAS lure6 to q street;
corner BY the, woman, where ne was
met BY the policeman. and as alleged.
TO have been black lacked. Kirby,
however, Is charged only with the
illegal use OF firearms because he
fired his pistol III the Air, an ufa.
polic6manlike conduct. Stephens Is
recovering In q local hospital.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16
WINS STORY PRIZE.

Second Lieutenant Howard ID.
Criswell, u. s. Army, stationed at
the infantry school, Fort Benning,
Ga. has been awarded the first
prize for the best short story sub.
mitted In the annual Christmas
story contest Of the Army and Navy
journal. It was announced today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16
ARSON sUspEcIED

BHIDTOLI Pa. Dec. The
third mysterious fire IA this Dor.
ougli within two Wetksk WAS discov.
cred ID s barn Oh the property 81
Peter Bianco, on the Beaver Dam
road Firenlen found evidence about
the building tending 70 show It had
been SEE afire.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16
NEW MOVE FOR
GOAL PEACE

Although the coal conferences
called BY Secretary or Labor Davis
to evolve 3 peace plan for bffumf.
nous fields IA Ohio, PennsylVafiia
and West Virginia failed to reach
an agreement further attempts
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16

ssstsd fatlonine ana orbllftlIon
commissions The man selected
would have 10 Be one Of ability.
courage. decision and heart, man
OF the type Of Charles Evans
hughes
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16
By ). &. REYNoLDs

L0ND0N Dec l6 Chaos and disaster for the Church q
England was predicted today by leading aymen and mem
bers Of the clergy result Of the rejection Of the new
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-08
IN TERNATIONAL
BANKERS MEET
IN WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON July z H9-Rep-
reSentatives of financial institutions
of England, France and Germany
conferred with federal reserve board
officials on International fiscal PROB
lens today but none would reveal
details of the meeting before their
departure tonight for New York.
There Benjamin Strong, governor OF
the federal reserve bank of that city,
it was said, would issue an explain
atoly statement tomorrow
The visitors, Montagu G. Norman,
governor of the Bank of England; !;
Charles Rist, deputy governor OF the
Bank OF France, and Hjalmar
Schacht, president of the German
Reichsbank, were accompanied TO
New York by Governor D. r. Criss-
niger of the reserve board.
Sterilization OF foreign exchanges
with the view OF preventing adverse
movement, and workings OF the
Dawes plan, were understood to have
figured in the conversations. Acting
Secretary Mills said the subjects dis
eussed were surrounded with secrecy
to prevent premature publlcatlOn ana
added only that they were mot d1-
rectly. treasury matters"
Norman said the party had come
to- Washington on its brief tour OF
alrger cities as g courtesy visit, while
Rist who called on Secretary Kel-
logg, said he went only to pay his
respects.
In addition to the foreign 5ank
heads, those who took part in the
discussions today were Paul Ricard
economist of the Bank of France;
j. w. Mcintosh, comptroller OF the
currency: r. B. Warren, OF the for
eign department of the New YORK
federal reserve bank; George L. Har-
rison, deputy governor, and A. G
Miller, George r. James, Charles S
Hamlin and E. H. Cunningham
members of the federal reserve board
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-08

men Of all races, creeds and ma
tionalities who are al times evil
doers. 1t is wrong, however, tc
judge a people by q few individuals
and / therefore join in condemning
.unreservedly all wholesale denuncia-
tions and attacks.
"Those who know me can bear
witness that it is not in my ma
ture OF inflict insult upon and to
occasion pain to anybody and that
it has been my effort to free myself
from. prejudice. Because of that
frankly confess that have been
greatly shocked as result OF my
study and examination OF the files
Of the. Dearborn independent and OF
the pamphlets entitled The Interna,
tional Jew
II deem it to be my duty as an
honorable man to make amends for
the wrong done to the Jews as fel-
lowmen and brothers by asking their
forgiveness Tor the arm have I'M
Intentionally committed, by retract-
ing so far as lies within my power
the offensive charges laid at their
door by these publications, and by
giving them the unqualified assur-
ance that henceforth they may look
TO me for friendship and good Will. =
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-08
DOUGLAS FRIDAY JULY

accord that under the Japanese plan
Japanese cruisers would not exceed the
American minimum figures f1f Jap
an.
The submarine problem, which
Japan has added to an already diff
cult situation, may prove troublesome,
but Indications are that Admiral Sal
to will stick tenaciously to his demands
as Japan tentatively possesses 73 sub
marines of total tonnage OF $4,000,
these figures including IL in tic pro-
cess of construction and for which
appropriations have been made.
THE United States has ia sub
marines of an aggregate tonnage OF
$1,000. Several of these are over 1000
tons, but more than 40 of this total
are out of commission.
Hugh S. Gibson, head of the Amer
ican delegation, and w. G. Bridgeman,
first lord of the British admiralty,
had another private talk this evening
in an endeavor to see eye to eye and
save the situation. This continues
critical because of the failure Of the
American and British delegations to
get near each other on total cruiser
tonnage.
1--WE are going to get somewhere" :"
Ambassador Gibson remarked smiling
ly before the meeting. IT think we can
find compromise, and we will be
glad If anybody can help us get there.
We are both making very honest eff
fort to see each others viewpoint. We
are trying to get our tonnage, they
their number of cruisers"
1t has been tentatively planned to-
convoke conferences of the executive
committee for tomorrow.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-08

companied by his daughter, vas Wis
itor in town Thursday from his home
in Benson.
j. j. Wien, constable and Geputy
sheriff OF Benson, was in Tombstone
on business connected with his office
Mrs. E. E. Friday and children are
in Tombstone from their home in Je-
rome. Mrs. Friday who was formerly
Mildred Mars, is visiting her parents
and expects to remain several weeks
1t is reported that Alonzo Street,
well known Tombstone boy now in the
navy has been married to an eastern
girl this spring. Young Street will be
discharged in November, and plans to
make his home in the state OF Wash
ington.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Macie and family
leave Saturday for San Diego where
they will spend O short vacation
Ed Landers who has been quite ill
in Douglas hospital has returned
home very much improved
Frank Moreno, former Tombstone
boy, now located in California is a
business visitor here this week.
Attorney John G. Gungle and wife
Of Wilcox accompanied by Miss Al
ice Barber, spent few hours in
Tombstone Wednesday morning. They
were enroute to Tucson.