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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-14
insult ACTION
TO TIE HANDS
OF STATE seen
Plea for General Appraisal
Called Step to Block
All Rate Probes.

Curtailment of the power Of the
public service commission and lin
itation of the ability of cities tc
appeal from exorbitant light and
power rates is seen in the latest
moves of the insult interests which
the commissioners frankly confessed
today worried them.
First step of insult to tie the hands
of both the commission and the cities
was seen Friday at the closing
hearings Of the appeal of the city
of MartinSYille for a lower rate on
electric light and power provided by
the Wabash Valley Electric Com
pany. insult owned.
Attorneys for the power company
argued that in setting the rates it
was necessary not only to appraise
the holdings Of the power company
in Martinsville, but also in the
forty-nine other cities on the same
circuit.
Mems Great Labor
If their argument prevails 1t will
be labor of more than a year to
appraise the holdings of a power
company over a circuit and the cost
will be almost prohibitive.
Neither the municipalities nor the
commission have the necessary
funds to app-aise all holdings of
a company on any one large circuit,
and because of the prohibitive cost
cities will hesitate to appeal from
high rates.
To investigate fully the exact ef-
feet the Martinsville case will have
on all other municipalities, the COM
mission has ordered city attorneys
to file briefs on Feb. 2, the power
company to file on Feb. 8. Oral
arguments will be heard Feb. IL.
Another onslaught on existing ap-
praisal methods is seen by the COM
missionerS in the petition of the
Northern Indiana Power Company,
also insult owned, to postpone the
rate hearing at Huntington from
Jan. Is to late in April or May.
Cite Need Of Appraisal
Agents Of the power company
say in the petition that necessity
of appraiSing the holdings in other
towns on the circuit causes the de-
lay.
At the same time the city of East
Chicago has asked for a rate re-
duction hearing and the insult
owned Northern Indiana Public
Service Company has said that it
will be necessary to estimate hold
ings in 200 towns served by it before
it will be able to present arguments.
Commissioners have determined
to combat efforts made to obtain
circuit appraisals. it was author
itatively said today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-14
II NATIONS SEND DELEGATES TO PANAMERZCANPARLEY
DALEY TAKES
C. O.P. TO TASK
ON MISCONDUCT
Democratic Candidate for
Governor Speaks at
Huntington.
BIZ Times Special.

BIZ Times SDecidEs
HUNTINGTON, Ind, Jan. IA
Bank violations, viola CionS of the
corrupt practices act, misuse Of the
mails, indictments, jails, peniten-
tiaries-that's the kind of account
that the present leaders Of the
dominant party in Indiana are re-
quired to render of their steward
ship.
state government has become an
object of contempt at home and the
entire State an object of derisio 9
abroad"
In such scathing terms did Frank
G. Daley, Indianapolis attorney,
candidate for the Democratic nom
ination for Governor, denounce the
Republican organization at a Jack
son day dinner here Friday night.
The event attracted leading Demo-
Gratis from throughout Huntington
and surrounding counties.
Warns of Hand Picked"
There isn't a humorous paper in
the country which has not made
fun of the citizenship of Indiana"
the speaker declared. ut isn't fun
ny-it's tragic.
But the politicians have pana-
cea. That kind of politician always
has a panacea. What is the lure
this time? How can they fool the
folks again?
"They are saying Wen nominate
a nice man for Governor this time
Why this time? Why not the pre-
viouS time?
"The present leaders are holding
clandestlne meetings for the pur-
pose of carrying out what they call
the promise, and what I call the
threat.
ut is the same old leadership.
There may be the change of a few
faces in the council room, but it is
essentially the same; composed
mostly of men who have prof1ted
by conditions during the past eleven
years, and most of them holders Of
Office at this time.
"UprOot Evil System"
1.-THE rank and file of the Repub-
lican party is not being consulted,
Very soon they will be told who the
candidate will be, and he will be
delivered over to them with great
praise.
Let us have clear understand
ing Of the position. A distinction is
necessary between leadership Of the
Republican party and the rank and
file. The average Republican is like
the average Democrat. The hearts
of both ring true. Neither is III
favor Of official misconduct nor the
misconduct of officials.
THE remedy is to rid the State of
the evil by uprooting the system.
That will cure and nothing else will.
do not be led away from the
issue. Do not permit the enemy to
divide you into armed camps on in
cidental questions. Do not allow
yourselves on some side matter to
be pro this and anti that. This
character of quarrels will result in a
continuation of misgovernment.
1.-THE issue this time is plain as
MONDAY: Shall we restore to In
diana her good name?'"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-14
NEGRO Y. W. C. A.
SEEKS MEMBERS
Ohio Leader Will Speak at
Friday Banquet.

Mrs. Estelle Davis, State president
of the Ohio Federation of Negro
.Womens' Clubs and chairman of
the committee of management of
the Cincinnati branch Y. w. C. A,
will be the speaker at the annual
meeting and banquet Friday of the
Phyllis Wheatley Y. w. G. A. branch
in the auditorium at School &c.
The annual membership rally is
on. The branch is working for a
thousand new members by Wednes-
day. Mrs. Nettie Ransom is chair
man.
Ballot boxes for the election Of
new committee of management
members will be open from noon
Thursday until noon Friday. Those
members whose terms expire and
cannot be reelected this year are
Mrs. Elizabeth Herod. Mrs. Beulah
Price, Mrs. Nettie Ransom and Mrs.
Julia Reed.
DR.. Bessie Tharpe Moore will be
the speaker at the January girls
forum Sunday at 4 p. m. Her sub
ject is Recreation"
T. Arnold Hill, national industrial
secretary of the Urban League, will
be the guest Of the industrial de-
partment Jan. 80, 81 and Feb. and
q While here he will give train
ing course for committee and fed
eraticn members on industrial prob
lens.
rhe L. U. r. F. Club elected the
following officers for the coming
year: Mrs. Artelia Waterman, presi-
dent; Mrs. Anna Walton, vice presi-
dent; Mrs Mary Clarke, secretary;
Mrs. Luvonia Bradshaw, treasurer,
and Miss Marie Quishionberry,
critic.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-14

While still in school he worked
on the old Indianapolis Sentinel,
and upon graduation went to
Terre Haute a sa Gu breporter on
the Star.
There, later he ran for Con-
gress with the support of John E.
Pamb, then the Democratic power
of that part of Indiana, but was
defeated.
When John Worth Kern be-
came Senator for Indiana he
brought Bowers to Washington as
his secretary. Long hours of
browsing in the Congressional
library helped him in the. re-
searches which have made klm a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-14
CITY BUILDING
PERMITS PASS
HALF MILLION
New $4,000 Field House
for Butler SWelIS
Weeks Total.

Swelled by the 100000 field house
for Butler University, building per-
mits of the week reached a total of
$533,625, five times the amount of
the previous week, according to
compilation of the Indianapolis Real
Estate Board.
Warm weather brought con-
siderable stimulus to home building,
which also added to the increase,
the board reports. Thirty mine
homes, totaling $l2S,625, we're in
cluded.
Deals totaling $22,95O, consisting
Of home and lot sales, were reported
by the American Estates Company
of which Joseph j. Argus is presi-
dent.
Five Homes Completed
The F. j. Viehmann Company
sales totaled $33,250.
Frank L. Bridges announced COM
pletion of five, f1ve-room modern
bungalows on Wyoming ST., fronting
Rhodius Park. The home are open
for inspection.
Sales of two northside lots was
conSumated by Thomas L. Dillon
of the lot department of the Union
Trust Company. They were the
northwest corner of Fiftieth st.
and Washington Blvd, and South
west corner, Fifty-Second st. and
Washington Blvd. Large, brick
veneer homes will be erected on the
properties.
Four Projects Total $3S,5OO
C. C. Reinhart sold to Robert H
5turm a lot of 100 feet frontage on
Washington Blvd. north of Fifty
Seventh st. The deal was handled
by F. C. Cash.
Walter M Evans. builder, started
work on four construction projects
totaling $38,500. They include a
storeroom and restaurant on Ken
lucky Ave. to cost $4,000; and three
homes, one on Washington Blvd
$4,000; $4,000 home on N. New
Jersey St.. and one on Apologize ST.,
$4,000. Evans now is finishing a
$4,000 reinforced concrete and
brick veneer residence, $50 Wat
son Rd.
Sales of business property amount
ing to $4,000 were closed during the
week by Forest M. Knight of Greg
DRY g. Appel.
Plans for the erection of seven
modern homes on lots in the 1900
block on Garfield Ave. have been
announced by the Grinslade Con-
struction Company.
Deals amounting to $26,850 were
negotiated by the real estate depart
ment of the Washington Bank and
Trust Company.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-14
CHICAGO ATTORNEY TO
SPEAK AT DEDICATION
Kirshbaum Center Will Open Its
Addition Sunday.

Leo F.. Wormser will be the prin-
cipal speaker at the dedication OF
the building addition at Kirshbaum
Community Center, 2314 N. Meridi-
an ST., Sunday night. He is a
prominent Chicago attorney, lee
turer at the University of Chicago
law school, member of the board of
governors of the Illinois Bar ASsoci-
alton, member of the advisory coun-
Gil of the Chicago Civic Federation
and trustee of the Rosenwald In
dustrial Museum.
AS a director of the Jewish Char
tiles of Chicago, he has been asso-
ciated intimately with social service
work. He has been active in ex-
tension work of the Jewish Peoples
Institute of Chicago.
Accomplishments and Hopes Of
the Community Center Movement"
will be his topic. The public is in
vited to attend and inspect the
building.
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The ringing sentences with
which he compared the Jack
sonian era to our own, and
brought shouting to their feet
1000 Of the leading Democrats of
the country, revealed to them
what Indiana has known for al
most thirty years-that they have
an oratorical big gun in this quiet
journalist and historian.
n t.
A S member of the class of
L "A 1898 in Shortridge High
School in Indianapolis, a frail
youth named Bowers won the
State oratorical medal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-14
COOLIDGE HAS
CHIEF ROLE ON
HAVANA STAGE
First Time in History Every
Independent Country
Is Represented.
CITY MASS OF FLAGS
Partisan Discussion of All
Issues Up at Meeting
Taboo in Press.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
Foreign Editor Scripps- Howard Newspapers

Foreign Editor Scripps- Howard Newspapers
HAVANA, Jan. lathe stage is
now all set for what many dele
gates believe will be the crucial
conference of the American re-
publics.
For the first time in history every
Independent nation of this hemi-
sphere will be represented, twenty
one of them, ranging in size from
the mighty United States down to
tiny republics Boosting only a few
hundred thousand inhabitants.
And President Machado, Cuba's
Mussolini, legitimately accepting
this 100 per cent attendance partly
as compliment to his country, is
seeing to, it that this sixth Pan
American Congress, which begins
here Mondayfi does so in a properly
neutral atmosphere.
Havana Is Like Stage
Long ago he made this desire
plain to editors of the Havana
papers, so today it would be difficult
to imagine anything more colorless
than the newspapers here on the
eve of Americas most important
parley. Partisan discussion of con-
troversial subjects, like our inter
vention in Nicaragua, for example,
is strictly taboo.
Meanwhile Havana has decked
herself out in her best bib and
tucker, and resembles a cross be-
tween Paris, Monte Carlo, BARGE
Iona and New Orleans during the
racing season. Flags of all the
twenty-one American republics are
flying.
Hotels are packed, and prices, al
ways high at this time of the year,
the peak of the tourist season, have
gone even higher.
Every conceivable language is
heard and newspaper correspond
ents galore are present from every
corner of the civilized earth.
Today the atmosphere seems to
have undergone a change. 1t is
filled with expectancy and question
marks. All the delegations, save
our own, have now arrived and
been promptly interviewed.
So Havana is like a stage which
all the lesser characters have made
their bow and had their little say,
leading up to the grand entree of
the much advertised international
star.
Eyes of World on Scene
Thus, tomorrow afternoon Presi-
dent Coolidge and his stellar en-
tourage will step ashore from the
Battlestip Texas and take the spot
light in the middle of the scene.
Nor is it stretching the truth to
say that not Havana alone, or the
Americas, but the entire world will
have its eyes on the show which is
now about to begin.
And the same world will weigh
every word of its principal actor.
Anticipating President Coolidge's
address inaugurating the conference
Monday, FL Libertador Cubano says
editorially: 49,
ION the spirit and letter Of that
speech the future of an entire con-
tinent depends"
Even allowing the usual wide mar
gin for poetic license, there is more
than a graf nof truth in what Ell
Libertador says.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-14
SHOW YOUR BACK Is
PARIS FASHION EDICT
Evening Gowns Cut Low Behind,
Cafe Survey Reveals.

Evening Gowns Cut Low Behind,
Cafe Survey Reveals.
BIZ United Press
PARIS, Jan. 14.-The latest die
tate of fashion to high society in
Paris is: IF you have a pretty back,
show all of it."
Modesty seems to have Somer-
saulted, for the ultra-chic evening
gowns of today are high in front,
and cut down as low as convent
ence will permit in the back.
In the opera and the famous
restaurants around the Madeleine
and in the Champs Elysee, it is al
most a game to determine which
woman displays the greatest num-
Der of vertebraes. The reason for
the prompt success of the idea is
not hard to find.
"a pretty back is something you
can not fake" one dresSmaker Of
fered as the explanation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-14
CLEANERS GET SPECIAL
Start Tonight for Convention Next
Week in Washington.

A special train tonight will carry
members of the Indiana Association
of Dyers and Cleaners to the five
day convention of the national as
ISOLATION at Washington Jan. 1920,
opening Monday.
Indianapolis men to make the trip
will be Charles Worrell, State presi-
dent, and Albert Schoen and Charles
Gregg, directors.
Rollie C. Granger. dry cleaner in
vestigator for the Fire Marsha'S Of
flee will accompany the delegation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-14
RACE WAGERS INSURED

Gamblers Now Get Risk Protection
at French Tracks.
BIZ United Press
PARIS, Jan. lathe first insur-
ance against gambling losses on the
race track has gone into effect at
MarSeilles.
For a modest sum, the bettor
can insure himself against his horse
putting himself out of the race by
stumbling. The insurance guaran-
tees the return of the sum bet if the
horseA and jockey separate.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-14
PREPARE FOR CENSUS

House Committee FavOrs Civil Serv-
ice for Enumeration Workers.
BU Times Special
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-Un-
usual precautions will be taken by
Congress and the Department Of
Commerce to make the 1880 census
accurate and reliable.
The House census committee is
framing legislation to provide reg
ulations for taking the census, and
is considering q plan laid before it
by the Census Bureau to put under
civil service all employees who work
on the enumeration. This has never
been done in the past.
The committee has indicated it
will accede to this request. with. the
possible Exclusion of enumeratoik.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-14
REALTORS FILL VACANCY
Walter M. Evans Is Treasurer Of
Home Show Committee.

Selection of Walter M. Evans to
fill the vacancy caused by reSigna-
ton of Frank L. Moore, executive
secretary of the Indiana Real Estate
Board, as treasurer of the Realtors
Home Show committee has been an
nounced by M. M. Miller, committee
chairman.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-14
BY ROSCOE B. FLEMING

XXTASIIINGTON, Jan. IA
w slender, dark haired little
man stands today in the first
ranks of the Democratic party as
result of the Jackson day dinner
here.
He is Claude G.. Bowers, proud
ly claimed as a pure-bred Hoosier
product, although for five " ars an
editor of the New York Evening
World.
He is known as a leading Amer
lean political historian, with his
two best-sellers, Party Battles of
the Jackson Period" and "Jeffer-
son and Hamilton"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-14
Young People in Session

81 T'InlC3 Special
BEDFORD, Ind, Jan. lahore
than 300 persons are attending the
fourth State convention here of
Circles and Triangles, Christian
Church young peoples missionary
society. The sessions opened Fri
day. Group discussions we're held
today and a dinner will be served
at this evening.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-14
PIANIST AFTER RECORD

Girl Ready to Play "a Hours With
out Repeating Melody.
BIZ United Press
CINCINNATI, O., Jan. IA
Something new in endurance rec
ords has been offered for the ap-
proval of the public by Miss
Johanna Crosse, radio organist.
Miss Crosse has offered to demon
Strate her remarkable musical men,
DRY by playing on organ for twenty
four hours without repeating any
melody, playing from memory alone
Lack of public hall in which
to stage her demonstration is the
only obstacle preventing Miss
Crosses attempt at a new world
record.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-14
Male Mail Kick
Bv Tim esN Special

D y 7 EHtt1N' 7F7'7V'1t
PORTLAND, Ind, Jan. IA
Clarence .Keener, Jay County
farmer, says his marriage Gre
ated such q unity of himself
and wife that she would not
even permit him to open mail
addressed to Irinl. He has filed
suit in Jay Circuit Court here
asking a divorce from Grace
Keener.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-14
Former Postmaster Held

FIT. WAYNE, Ind, Jan. "A
Harry c. North, former postmaster
at Preble, Adams County, is in the
Allen County Jail here facing a
Federal charge of enlightenment.
He was indicted at the recent ses-
sion of the Federal grand jury at
Indianapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-14
ChapIain's Brother Dies

BIZ Times Special
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Jan. a.
Edwin K. Montgomery, SO. brother
of DR.. James Shern Montgomery,
House of Representatives chaplain,
is dead here of heart disease.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-14
CELLIST CONCERT SET
Louise Essex, Home From Europe,
to Appear at Heron.

A program of chamber music will
be given at the John Heron Art
Institute on Sunday, Jan. %, with
Louise Essex as soloist. Miss Es-
sex has been studying cello under
European teachers for several years
and ha just returned to the United
States. This will be her first public
appearance in this country.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-08
Bishop Hits Doubling
Clergy in New Book

Ministers who lose faith in the
doctrine of the church and yet
remain in the ministry come In TOT
spirited attacks in The Ambassa-
DOR a new book written by the
Rt Rev. James E. Freeman, bishop
of Washington of the Protestant
Episcopal Church.
Cheap sensationalism should oe
summed by clergymen, the oishop
wrote. The interesting book con-
tains no support for either funda-
mentaIism or modernism. but
favors intellectual freedom.
The bishop protests against en-
phasis on institutional aspects OF
religion. He also asks for positive
instead of negative statements In
sermons
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-08
Chaminade Glee Club
Concert November 26

The Chaminade Glee Club will
open its eighth season with con-
cert. for the benefit of the Business
Women's Council, in the First Con-
sresational Church, November 26.
Flora Brylawski, contralto and
Helen Belt, violinist. will be the as
sisting artists at that concert.
Esther Linkins is director of the
club and Gertrude Walters, accom-
uanist.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-08
GETS 7.YEAR TERM

Found guilty of breaking into the
show window of a store in the 500
block Seventh st. N. W.. on july
[ last, George w. Briscoe, colored,
has been sentenced to serve seven
and a half years in prison by Chief
Justice Walter I. Mccoy in District
Supreme Court.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-08
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Six in a box for this low price IN
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New Britain herald., 1928-10-23

T assumed that no one would take mo serioualy enough to become 50 frightened as to refuse me the hall. Personal civic pride demands that I abandon that assumption. should be greatly humiliated to ad- init that . majority of tho voters of Dallas put men In charge of our city affairs who were 70 lacking in common sense as t, be taken in by this hoax. By taking my proposal seriously you have reduced censor ship to an absurdity.
 The American Civil Liberties union became interested enough in the league" to inquire who was Potts candidate for king.
 Geo. Bernard Shaw
 "The American Legion wants Mussolini," he telegraphed in re- ply. but personally I prefer George Bernard Shaw, with Will Rogers for vice king"
 Cancelling Pitts permit for the hall brought a storm of censure down on the city commissioners. and many statements were issued.
 Directly after Potts revelation, Lee l.. Rhodes, socialist candidate for governor of Texas. made appl.- cation for the hall for a campaign speech which the harried commis- sioners granted.