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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-08
('AL.IF0RNIAlS
SUICIDE LEADER
Rate More Than Twice That
of United States.

BIZ Times Special
SACRAMENTO, Oct. 8-Califor-
mia, land of flowers and sunshine
is also a land of suicides.
Figures compiled by the State
board of health reveal that the
California suicide rate is more than
twice that of the United States, that
two California cities, Sacramento
and San Diego, are world record
holders for suicides, that last year
LIB people destroyed themselves in
the "land where life is better"
Two causes are cited. The first is
migration of invalids, pinning their
last hope on California climate.
Second is the migration of unskilled
casual laborers past middle life. The
inevitable disappointment that
awaits poor families with a few dol
lars in savings as they arrive in
their f1ivvers is behind many of
these tragedies.
Suicide rate for the United States
is 12.1 to the 100000; for Hungary,
22.8; Switzerland, 219; Austria
21.2; Japan, 1913; Sweden, 140;
Denmark, 1879; New Zealand, 1913;
England and Wales, 81; Italy, 79;
Scotland; 60, and Spain, 80. Dur
ing the last five years the rate in
California has ranged from 25.5 in
1922 to 27.7 in 1926.
DR.. Louis I. Dublin, statistician
has found that the general trend Of
suicides has been downward in
America since 1909, especially
among the young.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-08
VISIT STATE SCHOOLS
Terre Haute Normal Officials and
Others Make Trip.
BIZ Times Special

BIZ Times Special
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Oct. g.
President L. N. Hines and Registrar
G. c. Connolly of the Indiana State
Normal here, headed a committee
of Terre Haute citizens who made
bus trip this week to the other
three State colleges in Indiana in
order that they might seem what
the campus of each one of these
schools is like, inspecting campus
conditions and getting an idea Of
conditions generally at Indiana Uni
versity, Purdue University and Bas
Teachers College, Murcie.
The party went first to Jn"'ana
University, where President William
Lowe Bryan extended courtesies OF
the institution; took lunch IL Nash
vile, Brown County, and arrived in
Muncie in the evening. The follow
ing morning President Hines took
charge of the tour and Connolly re-
turned to Terre Haute. After in
specting the Muncie campus the
party went to Purdue at Lafayette.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-08
Click, Click
One turn in His Own Lock
and Charles Rauh Gets
RoWed and Roughed,
This is the story of the
III prophet who was without
III honor, away from his. own


prophet who was without
III honor, away from his. own
home town.
Charles Rauh, executive vice
president of the Belt Railroad and
the Indianapolis Union stock
yards, also is vice president and
treasurer of the American SAM
tary Lock Corporation, a concern
which owns the exclusive rights to
all pay comfort station door locks
in the United States.
The company offers a reward Of
$25 for arrest and $50, for convic-
ton of any one caught tampering
with one of it's locks. Company
officials carry master keys.
Wednesday about midnight,
Rauh rushed into the lavatory at
the Chicago Union station and
started to use his key.
Up stepped Union station de-
tective, elated at the prospects OF
winning the $50 reward.
."Watcha dom there?" inquired
the detective gruff1y.
"Going in here" replied Rauh.
"Howdya get that way! You're
comm with me-" calculated the
detective.
"Say, I own these things" de-
clared Rauh, tartly.
"Thassa good one" replied the
law and roughly propelled the pro-
testing official to the Union Sta
ton police chief.
HE chief was all for send
ii ing Rauh to jail immedi-
IL ately, but finally the Hoos-
ier's indignant pleas induced him
to telephone Leo Kahn, president
of the company, in Indianapolis,
Kahn dragged himself out of
bed-it was midnight, remember
and answered the phone.
"Lo," said the chief "Say,
we've got a bird up here we caught
tampering with one of your locks,
says he's Charley Rough, or Rolf
or something like that and, turn
ing to Rauh, he inquired, sarcast-
ically: Gust what did you say
your name WASP"
"My God" interposed Kahn.
"You don't mean Charley Rauh?"
"Rauh, Rauh, yeh, that's the
name" said the cop.
Kahn finally convinced the po-
lice they had bagged the wrong
man and the two detectives de-
spondently watched $50 walk
anorily out the door.
The midnight train had gone.
Rauh got back to Indianapolis
Thursday afternoon, vowing that
the next time he Travelled he'd
make Kahn issue him some gilt
edged credentials.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-08
REMUS READY
TO PAY With
LIFE, He SAYS
Any Penalty Is Better Than
Torture He Has Endured,
Slayer Declares.
LEAVES FATE TO JURY
Wants 1t Over as Soon as
Possible; Inquest Is Set
for Today.

BH- United Press
CINCINNATI, Oct. 8.-George Re
mus, one-time millionaire, declared
he is ready to pay with his life, if
necessary, for killing his estranged
wife, Mrs. Imogene Holmes Remus.
eff it should cost me my life, I
would pay the penalty rather than
go on the way I have felt the last
two and half years." Remus said
in an interview today, discussing
the events of Thursday, when he
shot down his wife after pursuing
her in a taxicab.
"Now at least it is over" Remus
added, with a sign of flnality.
Remus drummed the table in the
visitors room of the city prison as
he talked of his feelings since the
first break in his marital life.
AssaiIs United States Agent
The one-time powerful bootlegger,
who organized a rum-running bust
ness with ramifications throughout
the Middle West and which poured
in profits estimated at more than
100000 dollars, vigorously de-
nounced Franklin Dodge, former
department of justice agent, who
also was named as correspondent in
Remus' answer to his wife's divorce
petition.
st have thought of it night and
day." Remus said as he talked OF his
wife and of Dodge. 'It came between
me and business conference.-the
portant things I should say and do.
It was the pretense, the hypocrisy.
"I have had to follow them here
and there, driven by this compulsion,
this feeling of outrage"
AS he spoke, Remus, dressed neatly
in a blue serge suit, apparently was
attempting to control himself and
speak calmly.
Leaves 1t to Jury
Rerus. who has announced he
will rely on his own wits in his de-
tense of the charge of murder
placed against him, refused to otter
any explanation of what tactics ne
will pursue in court. :.
His only comment is that he will
leave his fate to "a jury OF my
peers" and that he is eager Ito get
is over with as quickly as possible.
Inquest into the killing of Mrs.
Remus probably will be held today,
Coroner F. G. Swing said. All wit
nesses, including Charles Klug, who
drove Remus' car in pursuit of Mrs.
Remus Thursday will testify, and
Ruth ;Remuss who was with her
mother when the fatal shot took
place, will be on the stand
The grand jury will take up the
case either Monday or Tuesday and
a speedy indictment is expected. IS
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-08
Wet SPRINGS SHOCK
East Tennessee Candidate
is VoIStead Law Foe.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Oct. g.
East Tennessee has an anti-prohibi-
ton candidate for public Office, its
first in history.
Announcement of Lon Taylor
Williams, candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Congress, that
he favors modification of the Eight
zenith Amendment and the Volstead
law, has provided the first rift in
the solid prohibition sentiment of
this bone-dry region.
Williams hasn't a chance to be
elected. East Tennessee is as solid
ly Republican as its neighbors are
Democratic. But he has raised the
issue as none before him has dared
to do, and has proved that Vol
steadism isn't as popular here as
always has been supposed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-08
MANY HOMES I.
CHANGE HANDS
IN LAST WEEK
Demand in City is Strong
for Medium-PriCed
Residence.

Good demand for medium price
residences and investment doubles
is shown by the weekly sales reports
to the Indianapolis Real Estate
Board.
E. Kirk Mckinney, State Savings
and Trust Company real estate
manager, reported sale of seventeen
properties, totaling $109,500, in the
past month. He also reported sale
of two farms and several lots in
Beech Grove.
Sc Lots Are Sold
The H. L. Richardt Company re-
ported sale to DR.. c. 3. Blakeslee Of
an eight-room house on one and a
quarter acres of land on the Michi-
gan Rd., just north of DR.. T. B.
Mobiles home. DR.. BlakeSlee's Gen.
trail ct. home was part payment.
Richardt also reported exchange
of 500 feet on Kessler Blvd. north
of Highland Golf and Country Club
for brick veneer home on N. Della
ware st.
Sale of ninety-six more lots in
Northcliffe addition for $82,778 was
reported by Lafayette Perkins,
American Town Lot Company Sec
rotary.
Many Purchase Homes
william Murray Huse. Union
Trust Company real estate man.
ager, reported these sales:
New home at 30 E. Fifty-seventh
ST., to William F. Kegley; new resi-
dence Of Thomas Mitchell, to
Charles F. Miller, Indianapolis
school superintendent; double house
at 2870-72 N. Delaware for B. D.
Glasscock, to Omer Stevens; prop
erty at $40 Massachusetts, Ave-, to
Macy Malott; double at 2S78-80 N.
Dearborn St. to H. Ray Condrey,
for B. D. Glasscock; residence at
420 E. Twentieth ST., to S. w. and
L. B. Fetrow, for Michael ]. Mulvi-
| hill.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-08
AIR MAIL TO AUSTRALIA
Government to Permit 1,500 Letters
TO Be Carried in Flight.

Some one in Indianapolis has the
opportunity to be one of the first to
send a letter to Australia by air
mail
Postmaster Robert H. Bryson has
been notified the Government Will
permit carrying of 1900 letters on
a flight to be made from San Fran
cisco by wa yof Honolulu to Aus
tra1ia about Oct. Is.
The flight hackers are persons in
terested in development of CONNER
cial aviation.
Postmaster Bryson will send any
mail delivered to him for this flight
to the San Francisco postmaster.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-08

It's often possible to cut down the
number of rungs provided for each
days Laddergram. But play fair
and use only words that you're not
secretly ashamed of. Obsolete,
hyphenated and unfamiliar words of
Scottish dialect are ruled out. Watch
for the answer to Fair-Dark tomor-
row as a good example. Plurals are
always useful, as is shown in this
construction of Drys-Wet: /. Drys;
2, Days; 3, Ways; 4, Weys; 5, Vets.
(Copvright by Public Ledger
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-08
LODGE PLANS MEETING
FOresters Make Arrangements for
1928 Session.

1873 Session.
Arrangements are being made for
the 1923 meeting of the Uniformed
ForesterS, Modern Woodmen of
America, and Friday night a COM
mittee representing local camps was
named at the Third Battalion meet
ing in Park Camp Hall, RAIDER and
Twenty Eighth SITS.
Time and place for the encamp-
ment will be set later. Committee
members are D. j. Weaver, chair
man; George Brown, Edward Bly,,
H. p, Patterson, Edgar Riley and
Matt EpperSon. Oak, Park, Maple,
Marion, Capitol City and Cedar
camps were represented.
George E. Hopkins, State deputy,
and M. T. Wright, district deputy,
were named honorary members. A
euchre party and dinner were held.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-08
Cumberland Bandit Escapes

Police watched all roads leading
from Cumberland, Ind, but found
no trace of a man who held up and
robbed Charles Hilkene, Cumber-
land grocer, of $108. The man was
in a Buick auto with Illinois license,
it was said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-08
MAN, 80, is SUICIDE
Dependent at Moving From Old
Home; InhaIes Gas.

Theodore M. Meixner, 80, of 1928
N. Temple Ave, committed suicide
Friday afternoon by inhaling gas
He was respondent because the
family was to move from the home
they have occupied for several years
Coroner G. H. Keever investigated.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-08
School Girl Killed

BIZ Times Special
NORTH VERNON, Ind, Oct. g.
Mary Day, IL, is dead today, having
been electrocuted while on her way
to school Friday, when she picked
up live wire blown down during a
storm, Thursday night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-08

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Evening star., 1927-05-22

President Coolidge, in a congratula'
tory cablegram delivered to Charles
A, Lindbergh in Paris last night, told
the transatlantic flyer that the Amer
ican people rejoice with me at the
brilliant termination of your heroic
flight"
The message Of the President, sent
to the American embassy In Paris for
transmission to Lindbergh, immediate
ly on his arrival, follows:
"The American people rejoice with
me at the brilliant termination OF your
heroic fight. The first nonstop flight
of a lone aviator across the Atlantic
crowns the record of American ava
lion, and in bringing greetings OF the
American people to France. you ike
wise carry the assurance OF our ad'
mira ton of those intrepid Frenchmen,
Nungesser and Coli, whose bold spirits
first ventured on your exploit ana
likewise a message Of our continued
anxiety concerning their fate"
President Doumergue, OF France, In
q message of congratulation to Presl'
dent Coolidge, viewed the successful
flight as the dream Of Nungesser and
Coli come true and as bringing about
the aerial union Of the United States
and France. >,
"Au Frenchmen." he said, "unre-
servedly admire his courage ana re-
joice in his success. / congratulate
YOU most heartily in the name OF the
government OF the republic and the
whole country"
In reply President Coolidge thank
ed The French President for his mes
sage and said that while he and the
entire country rejoiced in Lindbergh's
success il had not forgotten to share
Frances sorrow in the loss OF Nun
gesser and Coli.
The Presidents reply follows:
Evening star., 1927-05-22
NUNGESSER AND COLI
PRAISED BY DAWES
Their Fame to Stand With That
of Lindbergh Forever, Says
Vice President.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 21.-The names OF
Nungesser and Coli, brave Frenchmen
who failed in their attempt to achieve
the Paris-New York nonstop flight,
will be forever remembered with that
of Charles Lindbergh. said Vice Presi'
dent Charles G. Dawes in commenting
on Lindbergh's successful fight.
In characteristically laconic
statement, Vice President Dawes said:
along with the qualification thak
the American people feel for thGss
splendid achievement OF Lindberglrs
is the profound sorrow for the prob
able loss of Nungesser and Coli. with
glorious records won in both war and
peace. Their names will be forever
remembered with that of Lindbergh."
Vice President Dawes watched
tickers and news dispatches all day
yesterday and most of today in his
office. his interest centered. like that
of the man on the street, in Lind
bergh's brave flight.
When news that Lindbergh had been
sighted over France came this after.
noon, Col. Paul Henderson. who, as
Assistant Postmaster General, estab.
lished the Government air mail, and
now is general manager Of the Ma
tional Air Transport. Inc, which flies
the Chicago-Dallas mail, sent Lind
bergh cablegram.
His cablegram, sent to Paris in care
OF Ambassador Herrick, was as fol-
lows:
Every man in the National Air
Transport sends you congratulations
Evening star., 1927-05-22
ST. LOUIS WAKES JUBILANT
OVER FAVORITE SONS FEAT
Backers See Faith Justi6ed-Lindbergh to
Be Asked to Ship Plane Back
for Exhibit.

altitude record at Scott Field near
here by Capt. II. c. Gray. think ST
Louis is on the map.
I'VE want Lindbergh to pack up the
plane and return home right away by
boat. We are afraid he may want to
tly back. but there Is no use in his
attempting that. think he will be
entertained Cor four or five days In
Paris. and he may want to visit Eng
land before he returns. 1t is likely
he will go by rail to Rome. to greet
the Italian flyer. Comdr. de Pinedo.
who is about to fly from this continent
to Rome"
The success Of Capt. Lindbergh's s
aerial voyage augurs new vitality for
commercial aviation, in the opinion of
Mai. William B. Robertson, head of
the Robertson Aircraft Corporation,
who helped the youthful flyer get his
start and employed him until recently
as a pilot in the ST. Louis-Chicago air
mail service.
Weather Aid Needed.
II think his trip was wonderful,
said Mai. Robertson. 1T is, however
lust one Of the many things that are
going to happen for aviation In this
country. believe if the people will
take full advantage of the facilities
now open to them-for instance, the
air mail-there will soon be many
aerial passenger lines. Airplane
motors and the planes themselves have
been practically perfected. There Is
now a place for them in the every
day business world. The pioneer stage
is over.
although absolutely convinced
that motor planes are sufficient there
Is one element we haven't conquered
the weather. Its defeat Is coming
for necessity is the mother of IN
yention. Instruments are being de
veloped to enable pilots to fly right
through bad weather. The Govern
ment must help in this development.
:e Spirit Of Youth.
E. Lansing Ray, president OF the
Globe Democrat Publishing Co, one
of the sponsors, sent this cablegram
CONGRATULATIONS on your splendid
achievement. st. Louis Is tremend
ously proud Of YOU"
John G. Londsdale. president OF the
st, Louis Clearing House Association
and of the National Bank OF Com
merce, sent this cablegram to the
flyer at Paris:
spirit of Youth and Spirit OF st
Louis invincible combination, bankers
of st: Louis proudly proclaim Con
gratulationS."
Evening star., 1927-05-22
y'14,O)D IS OUTLAY
Of WHOLE FLIGHT
Lindbergh Gave $4,000 Sav.
ings-Credit Played Large
Financing Part.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, May 21.-The financing
Of "Slim" Lindbergh's epic transat.
lantic flight parallels that OF Christie
pher Columbus voyage Of discovery.
How the modest Missouri National
Guardsman. a transforming flyer and
air mail pilot inspired the confidence
of st. Louis enthusiasts to place him
in competition for the Orteig $4,000
prize by backing the flight OF the
Spirit of st. Louis, was told here to.
night by Harold NJ. Bixby. president
Of the st. Louis Chamber OF Com.
merce.
Fame OF Credit.
"slim almost bought fame on credit"
said Bixby, who. with Harry r..
Knight. president OF the st. Louis
Flying Club. organized the st. Louis
backing Of 'our flyer"
"The whole cost Of the thing" said
Knight, Including a pretty liberal
weeks allowance for Sims celebra.
ton Of the event In Paris and his
return to st. Louis will be only S14.'
900 all told. and part Of this we Dor.
rowed. Queen Isabella, pawning the
royal jewelry to discover America.
never did a more economical job.
"In fact, when the detailed cost of
bringing the plane back from Europe
was discussed. Lindbergh insisted that
he be permitted to fly 1t back to keep
down expenses.
Money Is Borrowed.
"About six months ago" said Blk.
by, William D. Robertson of the
Robertson Aircraft Corporation, for
whom Lindbergh was an air mail fly
or. brought Lindbergh In to see me-
There was no preliminary or studied
sales approach in Sims proposition.
1t was short but sweet.
"'I've saved $4,000 flying mail. and
I want to fly to Paris" This Is about
all that ever was In Lindbergh's mind
II want to fly to Parls-everything
else, risk. danger, navigation. every.
thing was incidental, II not inconse.
quental, in this daredevil kids mind;
he simply wanted to fly to Paris and
was willing to bet his life he could
with his $4,000 thrown in.
Harry II. knight and myself tried
raising some of the money. Maj. AL.
bert Bond Lambert, dean of aviation
in st. Louis, gave 81 900. So did Harry
+. Knight, ST.. and Wooster Lambert,
and E. Lansing Ray. publisher OF the
Globe. Democrat.
Charles G.. Richardson and e. c.
Thompson also contributed.
knight and borrowed the rest OF
| the money"
Evening star., 1927-05-22
BROADWAY IN LOUD
TRIBUTE TO FLYER
New York Stages Brilliant
Celebration in Honor
of Lindbergh.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, May 21.-Broadway
celebration began with receipts OF re-
ports that a plane believed to be Limo.
berghs was circling the landing neid
near Paris. Crowds danced. sang ana
shouted
When definite news that Lindbergh
had landed safely at lie Bourget was
transmitted to radio stations. the po.
lice department, the mayors office ano
various other pla ces by the Associated
Press deafening din arose from
whistles and throats and various
noise.making instruments.
The scenes along Broadway by TINS
time had increased In color: flags were
waving from office buildings, stores
were decorated with bunting and along
the streets was heard the shout he
made it," coming from thousands OF
people.
On the bay, East River and around
Battery Park, ferries. fireboats, tugs
and seagoing vessels added the toots-
shrieks and screeches OF their whistles
to those OF factories. locomotives and
automobiles.
Downtown New York. which is usu.
Z" quiet and deserted on Saturday
afternoon. was equally enthused. ana
'tted workers evinced as much en-
thusiaSm and made az much noise as
possible.
The scenes were reminiscent or
tn ;e that were the tribute Of New
York to news of the signing OF the
armistice. In motion picture theaters
performances were stopped while the
patrons cheered noisily and thumped
strangers on the back.
At the various bulletin boards the
Associated Press bulletin of Lind.
berghs safe arrival was greeted with
lad shouts. Many women could be
noticed dabbing at their eyes rs tears
were brought to them by the emotions
raised by news Of Lindbergh's great
at.
Evening star., 1927-05-22
By the Associated Press.

BY tne ASSOCidteU ffess.
ST. LOUIS, May 21.-Blowing of
factory and locomotive whistles inau-
gurated a tumultuous celebration here
of Capt. Charles Lindberghs nonstop
fight from New York to Paris in his
plane, Spirit of st. Louis.
Capt. Lindbergh's achievement Is
perfectly marvellous and fully justi'
fies our confidence in him." said
Harry L. Knight, one of the chief
hackers of the fight. There is: moth.
ing more we can say. He is the
whole show"
Harold NJ. Bixby, president of the
Chamber of Commerce and another
chief backer of the flight, cabled his
congratulations to Lindbergh.
"You have done what couldn be
DONE" he wired. "All st. Louis is
talking Lindbergh and nothing else.
Your magnificent courage and keen
judgment have been splendidly re-
warded Heartiest congratulations!
VIII see you in New York"
Eager for News.
The bells of Christ Church Cathedral,
which are rung on civic occasions OF
high Importance, were among the
first to sound the note of success for
the st. Louis flyer, who was here last
week on his hop, skip and jump from
the Pacific Coast to the continent Of
Europe.
The noise.making was reminiscent
Of the celebration here last Fall when
the Cardinals won the city's first
base ball pennant in 3S years.
All day the name Of Lindbergh had
been on the lips Of st. Louisans at
work and at leisure. The newspapers
and all sources of possible informa'
ton were besieged with telephone
queries. Extra editions of news
papers sold like hot cakes.
Maj. Albert Bond Lambert, one Of
the flight hackers and an aviation
leader here, announced Lindbergh
would be requested to crate his plane
as soon as possible and bring it back
by steamship for exhibition at Lam
bert-St. Louis Field.
St. Louis on Map.
"Fine." Maj. Lambert exclaimed.
when told that Lindbergh had landed
safely. II am delighted! The con-
.ception of the flight was in st. Louis
| and it was a st. Louis flyer and Mis-
souri, National Guard officer who
achieved this. With this feat and
| the recent breaking OF the worlds