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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-16
OUT OVER THE SEA

Ernie Smith, former air mail pilot
and his navigator, Emory Bronte
braved the elements out over the
Pacific in an attempt to fly from
Oakland, Cal, to Honolulu, crashing
just at the safety rim on the island
of Molokai late Friday.
AS their plane was going down
out of gas, they sent out radia calls
for help.
Meanwhile, the Leviathan, mon
arch of the sea, is bringing six mon
archs OF the air across the Allan
tic. They are Commander Byrd
Lieutenant Neville, Bert Acosta, and
Bernt Balchen, who flew the Amer
lea to France; Clarence Chamber
lin, holder of the long distance rec
ord; and Thea Rasche, German avi-
atrix, who plans to &c back to Ber-
I'm by plane.
Charles Levine, Chamberlin's pas
senger on the way over, still is in
Europe, dickering for an airplane
ride back. New Workers are re-
ported to be singing:
Levine, Levine, the hero Of his
race;
Levine, Levine, the greatest Jew
ish Ace!"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-16
CAL QUIET, AS USUAL

After writing this much of our
weekly review, it occurred to Eye
scribe" that nothing had been said
about Mr.. Coolidge. Although our
President is never quoted directly by
the newspapers, he usually indicates
few things, or lets something or
other be reported or rumored
This week he let Governor Jack
son talk.
But the moving picture news reels
just out show Mr.. Coolidge being
presented with a pair OF cowboy
pants, and he smiles. That half
hearted grin Of his is seen about
as seldom as a man bites a dog.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-16
GREATNESS IS
DIMINISHING,
SAYS AUTHOR
Meredith Nicholson Declares
DR.. Butler Was Praising
Mankind.

:. When DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler,
president of Columbia University,
said "there is no great, outstanding
man in the world today" he compI-
mented the intelligence of mankind,
Meredith Nicholson believes.
Nicholson, internationally known
as writer, expressed the opinion to-
day that the general, high intelli-
gence plane of the present day has
made it hard for any man to become
outstanding.
1--WE have dozens and dozens of
great men," he said. 1.-THE fact that
no one of them has risen head and
shoulders above the others might be
attributed to the greatness of them
all"
But Plenty Left
But Nicholson believes we have
plenty Of great men today.
Lloyd George or Georges Glenn
enceau, for instance" he said.
'Both those names personify great
mss.
Greatness means many things.
Personally think the greatness
which does most good toward easing
the burden of life is the most. de-
serving.
"Of course we have names stand
ing out in history-like Napoleon.
But did Napoleon do the world more
good than the men who discovered
the cures for yellow fever and diph-
liberia?
Wright Brothers
what about men like the Wright
brothers? Doesn't their genius at
flying entitle them to great rank
ing?.
Another one is Woodrow Wilson.
Hissidea to end all war by league
of nations. though not successful,
yet, might become one of the great
est things that ever happened to hu-
mainly.
mo, it isn't that this age hasn't
produced single outstanding man.
The fact is that it has produced so
many outstanding men that no one
has been able to- rise head and
shoulders above the rest"
Edison and Wilson
Commenting on the same state
.ment, DR.. Carlton B. McCulloch
Tsaid that he believed Thomas A.
Edison and Woodrow Wilson came
in the greatest" class.
Both these men have been out
standing" he said. 1.-The name of
both undoubtedly will go down in
history on an equal rating with
many of those we now recognize.
TITS hard to say who will be con-
sidered the great men of this age.
It's certainly too soon to tell. It
takes years and years for the world
to recognize the true worth OF any
man."
President Good Agrees
President I. j. Good of Indiana
Central college said he believed that
no man really has risen head and
shoulders above The rest of the
world. .
There are many great men, he
said. ITO say that any one of them
stands out as the greatest is a hard
task. I think we have an album
dance of great men"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-16
OUR SILLY PATRIOTS

But the patriots out west are
awake, even though the politicians
are snoozing. They found that three
German soldiers were buried in the
same cemetery with American war
dead.
OF course, they began to clamor
for the removal of those thre
bodies.
Others who believe that the Ger
man dead were victims Of the same
memorable fate which claimed the
American lives are objecting. The
soldiers over whose bodies the silly
quarrel is raging do not care.
Another case of misguided patrio-
tism is reported from Fl. Wayne,
Ind.
Miss Ida Jones, for nine years
general secretary of the Y. w. c. A.,
and Miss Pattie ELISE, industrial
secretary, have been forced to give
up their jobs because they are men,
bers of the Fellowship of Reconcilia-
ton, an international peace organ
izatiori.
Their friends charge that they
were victims of "militarism," bust
ness interests and yellow Journal
ism"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-16

| IA 41OOO abt&O4AON
to it said: This check is the first
one-fourth of ten thousand dollars
given Jackson personally for prim-
airy expense"
Although given every opportunity
Governor Jackson did not lift a
hand to wipe the mark from his
reputation until four days later
Then, he said the $500 was for a
horse he sold Stephenson.
There was much laughter when
the papers were read over the coffee
cups that night, and more the next
day. For the man who took care
of the horse. said $4,000 was too
damned much for a $3.50 horse,
/ which, it seems, since has choked to
death on a cob.
Even the sage Mr.. Tracy got
frivolous and remarked: This raises
the question as to who rode the
horse"
The Times had been publishing
additional checks from Stephenson
to politicians all week, and getting
credit in the press Of the nation
for a scoop" of great significance.
And on Friday, this newspaper an
swered the suave Governors alibi by
printing a letter Stephenson had
written the Governor long before
going to prison. 1t stated that con-
troll of the republican primaries for
Jackson in 1924 had cost Stephen
son $73,216.
Turn to page one to continue this
thriller. The play moves forward
with the swiftness of a Shakespear-
can tragedy; there are cheers and
jeers from the pit; horselaughs as
the unfortunate actors squirm and
most anything can happen yet be-
fore the curtain falls.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-16
SCHOOL FOR SHOPPERS

Dry Gear Lowman's jealous snoop-
ers were called in to Washington
this week and given copies of a
nice little textbook telling how to
enforce prohibition. All they have
to do now is go out and do 1t.
The conference also was con-
cerned with money matters, which
have a habit of bobbing UP when
good reformers get together. BY
stringent enforcement of the tax
penalties, the prohibitionists hope
to make the bootleggers, who can
better afford it, pay for the dry
cleaning.
. Some instructions also were given
to sleuths by Federal Judge Bait
zell in Indianapolis. He emphatical-
ly told them to quit framing" cases
and stick to facts. That might not
make the world any drier, but it
would make it more honest.
There are a few jobs open in
Uncle Sans prohibition department
and 10000 Americans, all 100 per-
centers, have applied. 1t is true,
the whole crowd actually are eager
to enlist for the holy cause of arid
righteousness. Those jobs pay pretty
well, you know.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-16
EUROPEAN TURMOIL

China and Russia were pushed
Vienna mob rioted near the parlia-
ment buildings, set fire to the court
house, destroyed records of the
ministry of justice and clamored
for revolution.
Police turned machine guns on
the crowd, and the public square
was strewn with dead and injured.
Fascism and socialism - things
which Americans occupied with fun
damentalism and prohibition know
little about-were the issues, If
there are such things as issues
when a mob is raging.
Irish Free State politics were up
set by the assassination Of Vice
President Kelvin O'Higgins. His
duties have been taken over tenta-
lively by President Cosgrave.
France prepared to go into
mourning for Clelnenceau. when it
was reported that he was near death,
but the aged Tiger" rose and Wig
orously denounced those who had
said he was i'll.
The week ends with the arms par
ley at Geneva in just about the same
tie-up that it was last Saturday.
The delegates got together and
made nice speeches Thursday, but
all are standing by their ships, and
the line of disagreement is the same.
Great Britain wants little ships,
and America wants big ships. Both
nations have good reasons, and the
difficulties in the way of compro-
mise are SO great that many fear
the conference will fail.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-16

swimming the combination of the
kick which be best described front and
back opening and closing of the legs One leg moves up as the
the time without stop
downward
water bottom swimming pool hold
the pool with the legs straight
thrashing them Have the knees straight
feet should be separated about
o. eight inches.
first, until steady and thrash
until able churn
considerable.
Your only
they follow closely
of crawl stroke.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-16
LOSES $1,000 SAVING
Two Strange Negroes Talk
CITY Man Out of Money.


Two strange Negroes using the old
envelope trick talked James Jones,
As, Negro, custodian of the Colonial
Apis, Vermont and Delaware Sts,,
out of $1,000 yesterday.
One of the men who approached
Jones when he came out OF the
Fletcher savings and Trust Com
pany, said he had just arrived in
town, had 81 300 and wondered what
to do with it. Where he came from
you can't draw your money out OF
banks. he said.
Later the stranger was joined by
another Negro and the first man bet
Jones $50 Jones couldn't draw his
81, 300 balance from the bank. Jones
went to the bank. drew his money
and won the $50 bet.
They walked to Military Park,
where the stranger put his $1,000
and Jones 81, 300 in an envelope and
told Jones to deposit his money for
him. When Jones got to the bank
he found the envelope contained
folded newspaper.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-16
FORD RELIABILITY TOUR

Less spectacular, and not COM
memorated on the photograph rec
ords, is the Ford reliability tour
completed this week. The planes
landed in Detroit after bucking a
stiff wind storm in the last lap
from Grand Rapidc. Mich.
Eddie Stinson, plotting Stinson-
Detroiter, landed first to maintain
the comfortable lead which he
gained early In the race.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-16

from political
pro b e RS to
S t e p h e n S on
r e a C h e d the
bomb this week,
and the little
black box spat-
tered all over
Indiana.
T h e Times
pu b Ii S h e d a
copyrighted ar
ticle Monday
which revealed
a check for ST.
500 from the
former Khan
dragon to In
diana's preach
ing governor.
A AI- 4
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-16

law, which makes bank robbery a
crime punishable by death.
DR.. John Roach Straton indicates
that he would like to have deacons
who quit because of "Pentecostal-
ism" come back into his fold.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-16
AGAINST HIGHWAY RACES
Automobile Association Didn't Spon-
sor Fatal Klein Attempt.

Automobile Association Didn't Spon-
sor Fatal Klein Attempt.
BIZ Times Special
WASHINGTON, July 16.-Nation-
al headquarters of the American
Automobile Association issued a
statement today categorically deny
ing that the national motoring body
had any connection whatever with
the recent fatal attempt of Samuel
KLEIN and Morris Klein to beat by
motor the fast train schedule be-
tween Chicago and Los Angeles.
mot only did we have no connec-
stion, officially or unofficially, with
this regrettable incident, but it is
positively the policy of the American
Automobile Association to use all it's
Influence and that of it's 900 affili-
sated motor clubs, to prevent the use
sof the public highway for speedway
purposes at any time and under
.any circumstances" the A. A. A. de-
fclared.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-16

MO man ever had stirred the prim little heart of
~ Vee-Vee Cameron. She had no time for love.
Her only romance was her job; her only ambition,
business success She dressed in crisp business
like clothes, wore her hair long, dimmed her sea-
green eyes behind busness-like spectacles. A hum
drum little girl, hum-drum existence
Then something happened that completely
changed the course of her well-organized life She
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-16
CITY BUYER EXEMPTED
Ruckelshaus Says Collins Not
Forced to Purchase State Goods.

City Attorney John K. Ruckels-
haus today held the city is not
compelled by law to purchase goods
Of the State Prison and penal in
stitutions.
The opinion was given Purchas-
ing Agent John j. Collins follow
ing a controversy precipitated when
Henry Roberts, State sales agent,
complained that indianapolis was
not buying his product. Attorney
General Arthur L. Gilliom gave an
opinion that cities could be COM
PEELED to buy products of the State.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-16
ARBITRATION CASE UP
Former Street Railway Employee
to Get Hearing.

/ Arbitration hearing on the petit
;stion of Arthur Roundtree, dis
enlarged employe Of the Indianapolis
sStreet Railway Company, will be
yf1eld Monday at 2;3o p. M, in the
ioffice Of Commissioner Howell Ellis
sof the public service commission.
/ The petition of James Green and
Fother employees for raise in wages
Us pending. Green was granted a
sraise by the commission and then
Fcame back with a new petition.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-16
Potatoes Atop Vines

ABV United Press
! GREENSBURG, Ind, July To-
"a potato plant with a cluster OF
ssn1all potatoes at the top of the vine
was the freak brought in by Martin
g-parksA He stated that he could
Epick more than a peck of potatoes
lin his patch from the top of the
wines.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-16

The Lowden forces are active, and
the corn crop is not encouraging for
the old guard. Perhaps the PreSi-
dent smiled because he was thinking
he might not De pestered much
longer with such gifts.
McAdoo's friends are urging him
to get out of the race and let some
one run who can. Governor Smiths
hackers have made some futile over
t,.res to Indiana party chiefs.
Political dog days have been upon
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-16

Mass, was elected grand exalted
ruler of the Elks, in convention at
Cincinnati.
Rebecca Brady Rogers, college
girl bandit, is on trial. An insanity
plea may save her from the Texas
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-16
Gasoline Thief Busy

BIZ Times Special
ALEXANDRIA. Ind, July 10
Alexandria motorists are suffering
losses due to a new kind Of thief.
Gasoline is being stolen from
private garages Police are endeavor-
ing to stop the thefts. but so far
have not a single clew.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-16
The Passing Procession
NEWS OF THE WEEK BOILED DOWN
BY VOLTA TORREY

Stinson plans a fight around the
world next.
"Among others who returned
home this week." as the society
writer's would say, were Lieuts. Matt
land and Hegenberger, who will be
remembered for their flight from
San Francisco to Honolulu.
Colonel Lindbergh's name was not
in the headlines.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-16

discarded her spectacles her long braids her man
like attire. beauty specialist made her over. She
spent all her savings on fine wardrobe and vaca-
ton near man she never had met, but with whom
she had fallen hopeessly, desperately in love-
What happened? You'll find out by reading
Anne Austin's fascinating serial, The Penny
Princess" starting next Thursday, July q, in The
Times
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-16
ODDS AND ENDS

Paderewski will return to the
United States for a tour in 1928.
The Burger trial got of to a slow
start over in Illinois.
John Frank Malley of Springfield,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-16

The sparks which have been sizzl-
ing along the fuse that reached
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-12-08
THREE HURT IN FIGHT

Clintwood, Va, Dec. Z. -Rar-
mon Mullins SO, and son Clovis
81 were very Badly cut and bru-
Used, when they and Bud Elem
ing, % became engaged in a fl
ght with Jack Robinson 26, and
two of Robinsons younger bro
theirs. Last Sunday night, on
Brush Greek. The farmer Rob-
inson was very badly hurt, viii
lie the younger Robinsons esca-
ped without injury.
The exact cause of the battle
is not known to the writer but
it is thought that the crowd
was mostly all drinking freely.
It is alledged that Jack Robin
son started the fray with the
younger Mr.. Mullins and that
he was using a small pocket kn-
life as a weapon, from which the
latter sustained several very
bad cuts. Then entered the fat
her of Mullins who also receiv-
ed several cuts from the same
knife. The two were making po-
or Roadway until Robinsons at
tention was directed to Elem
ing and gave them a chance to
grasp weapons and defend them
selves. They armed themselves
with a baseball bat and a % ri
file of which the latter was bro
ken over the head of Jack Rob-
inson, he also received a blow
from that bat, about the same
time, and pretty soon the fracus
was over. Seeing their brother
Knocked out the two younger
Robinsons Immediately left the
seen, and did not return for So
me minuts. Fleming did not re-
ceive noticeable injury only a.
cut shirt.
The injured came to Suther-
lsnis Hospital Sunday night
for treatment and bar,dages.
Some part Of the crowi were
lodged in the county jail, just
how many lis not known to us.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-12-08
Is GALLON STILL
CAPTURED

Clintwood, Va, Dec. &C. S.
Colley Prohibition agent, Miles
Sykes j. P. and S. J. Colley De-
putty Seriff, report the capture
of ninety five gallon still, 1000
gallon of beer, 1875 pounds of
sugar and about 8 gallon of liq-
uor.
The officers do not report the
capture of an operator. nor do
they say who the operator
might have been.
The outfit was captured in the
send of Pound river near the
residence of Dick Whit, near
the mouth of Brush Creek whe-
re it is thought to have been op
Ierating for some time. It was
found about 1900 feet from the
29orest running water, in the
end CT a spur. The men operat-
inc it had used about 1900 feet
OF rubber hose to run the water
to the place.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-12-08

DicNenson County was very
well represented III tne road
meeting held at Pulaski, Va. on
Zee. {. -nose present We're u
j. Mullins, w. i. Pnlpps, r. p. :
Sutherland, Mrs. j. IS. Damron,
virginia Danron, w. w. Pres
ley K. w. CraDCree, w. Ii. MIC
Neis, Geo. q. Sutherland, q. NJ
Jones, Alfred HAY, l.. N. SOW
arcs, j. Z. Sutherland, S. II.
Sutherland ana rred Y. Gray.
Iney noped to secure a hard
surface ro3tQ from Georges FORK
to Pound, Va, although tney aid
not stay until the meeting was
over TO tina out eAacCiy what
was done. We are hoping to he
az in tne near future that we
have been allowed enough mon
ey to hardsurface an outlet
from Dickinson County, and
make travel possible CAe year
around.
i inns newspaper certainly
thanks the delegation for what
it did in trying to secure this
road, as there is nogAing that
could possible be Of greater
help to county than this par
ticular piece of road would be
to Dickinson County.
Among our is delegates, four
made speeches before the COM
mission and discussed the sit
uation thoroughly. The speak
ers were, Geo. C. Sutherland
L. N. Stewards, s. Fl. SuGher-
land and W. H. Nickels.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-12-08

this last order. If heretofore
they are not proper charges oh
the county why were they not
denied aid? If they are proper
charges on the county why this
action?.
Also an order was entered
transferring $4,000 from the
county fund to the payment of
the indebtedness of the Erv-
inton District for road building
This county fund is supposed
to be used in paying the gen
|eral expenses of the county
which usually amounts to about
|S25,000. Now if half of this
fund is gone, what will the CO.
unity do for it's general running
|expences. However, we suppose
that it is not for a newspaper
man to know all about such
things.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-12-08
new FARM POWER
Plant NOW AVAILABLE

A new development in elect
rio light and power plants fol-
farm use will be available in
this community Immediately, ac-
cording to E. D. Sutherland loo
al representative of the Delco-
Light Company, subsidiary of
General Motors. The Delco-
Light Company has announced
development of a new plant VIII
ich is combination of the fam
iliar type of electric plant which
uses storage batteries, and the
automatic plant, which delivers
current direct from the gener-
ator, without use of batteries at
all.
THE new combination plant,
which is now being placed in
hands of dealers everywhere,
has a storage battery in addition
to the automatic equipment"
says Mr.. Sutherland. When
only Few llgntS or a small pow
er load is turned on, the current
is taken from the battery, with
out starting the engine and with
out consumption of fuel. But
when heavier load is connected
the power source is switched
from the batteries to the gener-
alter, providing a strong, stady
current as long as it is required,
thus making it unnecessary to
draw current from the battery.
"The new model combines all
the outstanding advantages of
the battery charging and the
automatic type of farm electric
plants" says Mr.. Sutherland.
with this type of plant, perfec-
ted by the worlds largest manu-
facturer of equipment of this
kind, the storage battery lasts
longer because it is used less.
The generator, pulling a full
load, operate at maximum eff
cheney at all times. This new
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-12-08
CARRYING A GUN DOES
NOT INCREASE CRIME

There is a lot of talk about
how to reduce the crime wave
and one of the first suggestio-
MS is to prohibit the owner
ship of firearms.
This would remove protect
ion which the private citizen
has against burglary, ROBBERY
md assault. but it would not
bother him at all to go a step
further and procure arms con-
trary to the law, struggled in
firm other sources.
The fact that the private cit
zen could not lawfully buy ar
ms would make the work of the
thug just that much easier.
The logical way to reduce
l.ime is to assure speedy pun
ighment, also to provide that
the use of a gun or any other
form of concealing weapon in
committing a crime should de-
mande an increased sentence,
18th no possibility of probation
or suspended sentence.
The average American citi-
zen enjoys target practice and
ne enjoys hunting. It is healthy
mort and recreation. Why sho-
Id he be prohibited the use of
run on the theory that this
will prevent the use of guns by
criminals? Why not make the
penalty doubly severe on the
criminal using a gun, instead
of penalizing law-abiding cit
lzen who uses a gun for legit-
innate purposes?
To prohibit the manufactures
and sale of small arms in order
to prevent crime, would be CO.
nlvalent to prohibiting the man
nfacture and sale of autornobi-
|es to prevent reckless drivers
from inflicting injury on the
public.