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Evening star., 1928-09-30
BY JULIUS KLEIN,

| HlCStlC commerce Oh the DepdEomeHL
of Commerce.
~ ECENT events again have TO-
/ u cused upon Mexico the atten-
I tion of the United States, not
! i only of our general public, but
particularly of the large and
| increasing number of merchants and
manufacturers. bankers and investors
interested in the potentialities of that
country and especially its trade pros
poets during the transitional period
which it now faces.
Whenever two American exporters
meet these days their conversation is
practically certain to get around to the
question How about Mexico?" In a
surprisingly large number of cases II
there is An experienced Mexican
trader" in the group. he is likely to
startle the others by saying that 'he
! hasn't lost a dollar there through bad
credits tor 25 years."
That was the observation of the man.
ager of a large Kansas City concern
which has long been active below the
Rio Grande. But he can be matched
with any number of others. of course.
who have lost, and lost heavily, in
Mexican transactions. What is the rea-
son? Just what are the circumstances
which determine success or failure In
Mexican trade? How seriously have its
prospects been impaired by the turbu-
lent era since Diaz? Is it the danger
zone that so many of our business men
seem to believe?
1t is difficult to approach so highly
contentious subject as anything con-
nected with Mexico inevitably is these
days without seeming to enter upon
partisan discussion. Obviously, no
phase of the Mexican situation can be
completely appraised without some at
tention to most of the other major
social. political and economic problems
that have sorely perpleXed that repub-
lie in recent years.
Questions of Commerce.
For the purpose of the present dis
cuSsion, however let us confine our at
tention strictly to commerce-and leave
out of consideration those formidable
issues In which the political and diplo-
matte elements still predominant, even
though the problem in each case is
fundamentally economic The petroleum
problem. property rights, labor laws.
taxation and fiscal policy are all of this
more complicated character, with rami-
flcations that extend far beyond the
limits of this question of MeXico's
trade, even though each of them touches
it at certain points. ...
Mexico's entry into the world of COM
merce dates back to her very begin
nings. Her trade is a bright. almost
fantastic. thread which runs through the
entire fabric of her picturesque often
lurid history. There are strange and
not entirely improbable tales of Chinese
traders visiting the West Coast far
back before the time of Cortez. and the
first concern. Of course. of that doughty
warrior and his companions was to de-
vsfoo the export of Mexican products,
particularly precious metals. The bril-
Evening star., 1928-09-30
Being Different
BY BRUCE BARTON.

THERE was a millionaire
who had peculiarity.
He hated display. He
4 wore old clothes and
prided himself on an exaggerated
simplicity.
The men in his company ca
tered to his whim. Summoned
out to his ranch for an inter
view, they always put on old
clothes.
One day young man. who
was quite an insignificant cog
in the machine, received the
royal summons. He arrived in
a checked suit, with a red neek-
tie and brown derby. He wors
spats and carried cane. His
costume could be heard fer ssv.
eral blocks.
The millionaire took one look
at hin, and exploded. When he
had talked himeef breathless,
the young man spoke.
Everybody told me how I
ought to dress to come out here
he said. 81 hate that sert Of
syccphancy. The trouble with
your business is that every man
in it is trying to think like you,
look like you and act iik. you.
hy days in your employ may be
numbered, but as long as | stay
you esn make ", your mind to
one thins; ! an, s,ins to be d;f-
ferent."
Th. millionaire passed away a
year aqo. The young man is The
head Of the business and perhaps
the most influential man Of his
ye.~s in the land.
Why ia it that such a small
pereentes. Of educated psopis
Evening star., 1928-09-30

get anywhere? The Carnegie
Foundation made a careful study
of that question and came to
this impressive ccnclusion: That
success. even in such technical
lines as engineering, is due only
IS per cent to technical knowi-
edge. The other IS per cent -
personality.
The common idea is that God
gives personality to only a few
and denies it to all the rest. A
more truthful statement is that
most people lack personality be-
cause they are too lazy to de-
vcIop it. They feel insecure un
less they are part of a majority.
Their principal concern is t. find
out what others ere thinking in
order that they may think like
wise. They drift downstream.
Leaders act otherwise What.
ever distinguishing mark nature
has given them. attractive or un-
attractive. they cherish jealousy.
Zone does not half realize the
power Of my uoliness," said
Mirabeau. He realized It. No
one who had seen him once could
possibly forget him.
"our expense is for conform
ity," said Emerson. ST is for
cake that we all run in debt
net the intellect not the hsart,
not beauty, not worship; that
costs 50 much"
Fer eake--for trying to think
and act TX. everybody else. This
is the life investment Of the
crowd.
But here ard there i. one who
has the courage to BE- himself.
Fate sees him and hands him q
ticket to the top.
Evening star., 1928-09-30

type repugnant to the Unsuitable maws
of our prairie grasshoppers.
Then there is guayule, of which we
import nearly $3,O00.OO0 worth every
year, practically all from Mexico, and
which is used in the manufacture of
rubber
And so the list might be enlarged
almost indefinitely with oddities cleal
Gown to the tons of dried flies OCCASION
ally imported from the southland as an
ingredient in paints and poultry food.
Many are of major significance, to GER
tain lines of our business, even though
they may not individually amount to
any great sums
And so. even though petroleum wran-
giles and frictions regarding property
rights labor laws or investment ques-
tons may be perhaps more spectacular.
it Is to that less conspicuous but none
the less important question of day-to-
day commercial relations that our pres
ent discussion is directed What have
those relations been in the recent past?
What are the factors affecting their
future? Have our European competi-
Evening star., 1928-09-30

liant passages of Lew Wallaces Fair
God" and the fascinating pages of
Prescott give us countless picturesque
details of the beginnings of that COM
merce, not simply in minerals, but in
such hitherto unknown products as
cacao, the name of whose principal de-
rivative. chocolate, shows by it's Aztec
origin the country which first endowed
the world with that delectable sweet
meat.
Many Other Specialties.
Though Mexico has always been
thought of as specializing upon min
erals and mineral products in its COM
merce-gold and silver in the earlier
days and petroleum more recently
nevertheless it has made the world it's
debtor for many other. specialties. one
of. the latest on the list being that val
liable hard fiber. henequin or Sisal. to
which every consumer of bread in this
country pays tribute. since our harvest
ing machinery would be useless piles of
rusted iron without cheap. sturdy sisal
twine, which is the only practicable
Evening star., 1928-09-30

BY HENRY w. BUM.
following is brief sum-
mary of the most impor-
tant news of the world for
4 the seven days ended Sep
tember 80.
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CONTINUED from First page.l
Evening star., 1928-09-30

TIME new term of the Supreme
Court of the United States will
open on Monday. October 1.
i During this term it is expect
Evening star., 1928-09-30

Japan On September 2S Prince
Chichibu, heir presumptive to the
japanese throne, was married to Set
suko Matsudaira, daughter of the for
mer japanese Ambassador to WASH
ing;on. The wedding took place in
tas Kashikodokoro of The Place of
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Continued on Fifth Page.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-02
Construction Chief Defends
Contractors Against
Commissioners.

Denial that construction of new
Shortridge High School is not being
pushed as rapidly as possible, as
charged by school commission
ers Tuesday night, was made today
by j. D. Eek, construction superin-
tendent for H. r. Blagg Construc-
ton Company, contractors.
School commissioners charged a
lack of effort to complete the build
ing. President Theodore F. Von-
negut Tuesday night asserted that
with ordinary pushing the building
would be ready for use in September,
instead of next January"
Eek declared the construction
company is making every effort to
complete the building within the
contract time, which expires in No
vember.
1--WE are going just as fast as we
can in view of the character of the
work. Rough construction, includ-
ing he framework of the building,
progresses swiftly, but interior fin
ishing can be pushed only so fast"
he said.
"At present we are doing plaster
work and it is almost impossible
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-02
$4,000 RAISED
BY DEMOCRATS
Most of Contributions to
Campaign Are Small.

By United Press
NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-Relatively
small contributions have featured
collections thus far for the 100000
fund which it has been estimated
the presidential campaign of Gov
ernor Alfred E. Smith will cost.
q The largest individual contribu-
tons in the $60,703 received to date
were two for $4,000 each. They
came from John D. Ryan, president
of the Anaconda Copper Company,
and John T. Smith, general counsel
of the General Motors Corporation,
a business associate of Chairman
John j. Raskob Of the Democratic
national committee.
The names of Raskob, William H.
Kenny and William Todd, multimil-
lionaire friends of the Democratic
presidential candidate, do not ap-
pear on the list, made public today
by Col. H. H. Lehman, Democratic
finance director, nor do those Of
other big business men expected to
contribute.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-02
CONFER ON PLAZA
improvements for Memorial
Discussed.

Indiana World War Memorial
Plaza trustees Wednesday conferred
with City Engineer A. H. Moore and
works board members upon improve
ments in the v1ncinity of the five
block plaza.
Marcus Sonntag, board president;
William L. Elder, trustee, and two
architects from the firm of Walker
& Weeks, Cleveland, composed the
delegation.
1t is estimated that the proposed
street, sidewalk and plaza lighting
Improvements will cost about $35, 900.
1t is proposed to widen and con-
struct curbs on Vermont, Michigan,
North and the east side of Merid-
ian st. along the plaza. Repaving
of Michigan and North st. in con-
forrnity with the architects plan
is contemplated.
The State board will pay the costs
OF the improvement, which will be
under City Engineer Moore's super
vision. A sixty-foot roadway is con-
sidered for streets surrounding the
$15,000,000 memorial.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-02
C. 0. P. TOPAY
HUGE SUM FOR
NEGRO BACKING
Liberal Part of 100000
to Be Spent in Wooing
CoIored Population.
BY KENNETH CRAWFORD
United Press staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Aug. "A liberal
part of the 100000 the Republic
cans expect to spend in their efforts
to elect Herbert Hoover will proba-
bly, be devoted to win Negro votes.
This became evident today with
announcement that Negro voters
division of the Republican National
Committee had been formed.
The announcement, made by Ma
tional Chairman Work, did not spec
ify whether an intensive drive was
to be made among southern Negroes.
1t was believed, however, that main
efforts would be -centered on the
large Negro voting population in
New York, certain Middle West
states and the border territory.
Organization Announced
John R. Hawkins of this city, who
seconded fioover's nomination at
Kansas City, was appointed chair
man of the executive committee di-
recting Negro activity. Robert L.
Vann of Pittsburgh heads the pub
Lefty committee.
Organization committees and
speakers bureaus will be established
in Chicago and possibly in New
York, with main headquarters here.
An advisory committee of 200,
headed by Charles w. Anderson of
New York City, includes men and
women from all sections of the
country.
"A spirited campaign in which
business, professional and religious
leaders will have a prominent and
active part will be launched i'm
mediately," Chairman Hawkins
said.
How the remainder of the $4,000
600 Republican war chest will be
used is matter Of speculation. Per-
haps one-third of it will be devoted
to publicity and speakers. Other
expenditures will be made for spe-
cial bureaus for labor, women,
service men, foreign born voters,
farmers, commercial travellers, cleri-
cal help and office maintenance.
PLENTY to Spend"
The Republican national COM
mittee spent $4,022,902 to elect
President Harding in 1920, and was
left at the end of the campaign with
a $1,800,000 deficit.
In 1924, with President Coolidge
as its candidate, the party spent
slightly more than $3,00O,OOO and
had surplus left from contribu-
tons.
Works decision to set $4,000, 900
as this years goal may be frowned
upon by some party leaders, but
others probably will agree that sum
is needed.
Smith will have plenty to spend"
is often repeated political gossip,
especially since the appointment of
several big business men to the
Democratic campaign organization,
and Republican leaders are appar-
emily determined that they too will
have plenty.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-02
textile STRIKE
ARBITRATION UP
Decision on Question to Be
Announced Tonight.
Bu United Press

Bu United Press
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Aug. e.
Strike-stricken New Bedford today
quietly awaited the decisions OF
twenty-six mill corporations and
some $4,000 employees on the ques-
ton of arbitration.
Whether the long labor dispute,
now in it's sixteenth week, is to be
amicably adjusted in the immediate
future, or whether the wheels of
industry in this great textile center
are to remain silent through many
more weeks of strife, will be de-
termined by these verdicts.
The state board of Cancellation
and arbitration is hopeful that its
peace proposition - under which
both sides would submit their diff
ferences to a disinterested tribunal
will be accepted.
Today there appeared no other
avenue which would lead to an early
settlement.
The question of arbitration was
to be considered today and the re-
suits of the union balloting on the
matter were to be announced at a
meeting of the textile council to-
night. .....
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-02
SMITH BACK AT
DESK;TAKES UP
FARM PROBLEM
South Subject Of Another
Conference Scheduled
for Today.
BY THOMAS L. STOKES
limited Press Staff Cnrresnnndenf

NEW YORK, Aug. 2-RefreShed
from his brief Long Island vacation,
Governor Alfred E. Smith turned
his attention today to presidential
campaign problems, beginning with
farm relief and the situation in the
South.
He will discuss agricultural relief
with George N. Peek, former Re-
publican and chairman of the corn
belt committee which still is agi-
tating for the McNary- Haugen bill.
Later, he will go aboard the yacht
of William Todd, multimillionaire
ship manufacturer, for a cruise with
Senator Swanson and Governor
Byrd of Virginia, from whom he
will receive reports on the South.
Seeks Smiths Farm View
The conferences today are the
first of a series the Democratic
presidential candidate will hold here
this week, covering every phase of
the coming campaign. He received
full report on campaign develop
ments during the last few days
Wednesday night from Chairman
John j. Raskob of the national
committee, his campaign director.
There was keen interest, both in
the Democratic and Republican
camps, in his conference today with
Peek. The Chicago business man
who turned his attention to the
farm problem a few years ago, will
seek from Smith his Interpretation
of the farm plank in the Demo-
cratic platform. Peek says it was an
Endorsement of the equalization fee
principle of the McNary- Haugen
bill.
Peek has indicated he will de-
clare for Smith and use his influ-
ence, for Smiths candidacy among
western farm organizations if the
Democratic candidates position is
satisfactory.
Hold No Fear for South
Raskob has indicated he is in
OJ AI1pdOA1y Will CCh . f1CWSy bl4OuSll
he is not committed to the equali-
zation fee or any other specific form
of farm relief. He has announced
he will draft a farm relief plan to
be presented to the voters in the
campaign. This plan is expected to
follow the equalization fee principle,
but to be built along slightly diff
ferent lines.
Democratic leaders here say they
are not alarmed about the South.
They believe it will go Democratic
Solidly as usual. But Smith, it is
understood, wants to discuss with
Byrd and Swanson just what sort
oof tactics should be adopted in view
of the announced Republican inten-
ton to make real campaign there.
Both these men are expected to
be offered places in the national
organization.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-02
PROGRAM FOR
FOOT DOCTORS
is COMPLETED
600 Delegates Will Convene
at National Farley Here
Tuesday.

Entertainment plans for 600 dele
gates to the annual convention of
the National Association of Chirop-
odists-Podiatrists in indianapolis,
Tuesday through Friday, were an
nounced today.
Wives of the delegates will be
guests Of the Indianapolis conven-
ton bureau Tuesday for a tour of
the city and inspection of the Real
Silk Hosiery Mills.
Lectures and demonstrations will
be held in the afternoon and a gen.
eral business session is scheduled
for evening. Sessions will be at the
Lincoln.
About ten Indiana members will
attend the noon luncheon Tuesday
of the alumni Of the first institute
OF Podiatry of New York city.
Shopping Tour Wednesday
A shopping tour Wednesday after
noon for women will end with a tea
and musicale at the L. S. Ayres tea
room. A childrens' dancing pro-
gram will be part of the musicale.
Podiatrists will compete for the
annual golf cup and merchandise
prizes Wednesday afternoon at Me-
ridian Hills Country Club. Mer-
chants donating prizes are Smith.
Hassler & Sturm, Walk-Over Shoe
Shop, Stroup-T Tucker Shoe Store
and the Akron Truss Company. DR..
E. K. Burnett, New York, national
secretary, will be in charge.
A surprise entertainment and
show will be given Wednesday eve
ming in the Travertine room of the
Lincoln.
Outing at Broad Ripple
An outing at Broad Ripple park
is planned for Thursday afternoon.
Group pictures will be taken at 100
p. m, and entertainment will follow
at five minute intervals. Contests
and dancing and a chicken dinner
at 6 p. m. are planned. A boxing
show will be held in the swimming
pool arena after the dinner. Prizes
will be awarded after the couts.
DR.. Lillian M. Clements, Indian
apoliS, is chairman of the women'S
entertainment committee. DR.. A.
Kannally indianapolis, is chairman
of the general entertainment COM
mittee. DR.. A. A. Freebooter, La
fayette, Ind, and DR.. Adebelle, Hull,
Indianapolis, have charge of recep-
ton Of visitors and registration. DR..
G. M. Wilder, Indiana Association
president, is chairman of the general
program committee.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-02

Bert Whitinger, Jr., 16, of 1908
Rembrandt ST., who was killed
Tuesday night when he fell from
a water tower, will be buried Thurs
day afternoon in Anderson ceme-
terry.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p. m. at the Unity Methodist
Protestant Church, Twentieth and
Harding Sts., with the Rev. E. T.
Howe, PASTOR officiating.
Whitinger was killed instantly
when he fell eighty feet from a
water tower, in the junk yards of
Samuel Falender & Co., Eighteenth
st. and the Belt r. r., while look
ing for pigeons.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-02
RETURN BLAST VICTIM

Body of James A. Bell, 81, who
was killed in a gasoline explosion
at his home in Los Angeles, July %,
will be returned here Friday night
for burial Saturday.
A native of Mt. Vernon, Ind, he
came to this city in 1915 and lived
here until he moved west five years
ago. He was employed here by the
Big Four railroad.
In 1915 he married Miss Mary
Stamore of this city. Surviving are
the widow, three daughters, a
grandmother and other relatives,
most of whom live in Indianapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-02
Gone, but Not Forgotten
Automobiles reported to the 20

Automobiles reported to the po-
lice as stolen:
Charles Treadway, 238 N. PERISH
ing Ave-, Buick touring, 665-416,
from in front of 288 Pershing Ave.
Harry Knight, 2414 Central Ave,
Anderson, Ind, Ford tudor, from
Delaware and Market SITS.
H. D. Farmer, 561 S. Emerson
Ave-, Ford coupe, 10000, from Cap
itol Ave and Market SITS.
Jack S. Miller, 2117 Ashland Ave-,
Haynes roadster, 651-7l1, from
Capitol Ave. and Ohio SITS.
Essex sedan 326-666. from
RaEnesYlllss Ohio ....,...L..s....i;,..,s..ls !,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-02
TRUCKS OFF FOR CAMP
Supplies Taken to Knox for Indiana
National Guard.

A fleet of army trucks left at dawn
today with 18th division equipment
from the armory stores for Camp
Knox, KY, where the annual two
weeks encampment Of the Indiana
National Guard opens Aug. 10. In
diana, West Virginia and Kentucky
troops comprise the 38th division
under command of Maj. Gen. Robert
H. Tyndall. Remaining Indiana
units will follow the advance detail
to the camp Sunday. Fifteen units
of fifty men each will entrain.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-02
TURK FEMINIST
OPENS POLITICS
PARLEY today
Woman to Address First
Sessions of Institute
at Williams.
BIZ Times Special

BIZ Times Special
WILLIAMSBURG, Mass, Aug. 2.
The Institute Of Politics for the
discussion of world affairs opened
at Williams College today. The pro-
gram Will last a month and more
than half of it will be devoted to
problems in the Far East and
Latin-America.
Close to 300 persons will partici-
pate in the session. They come
from twenty-four states, the Dis
trict of Columbia, Honolulu and six
foreign countries.
Sets New Precedent
To Halide Edib Hanum, Turkish
feminist. revolutionary leader and
authoress, has been accorded the
honor of delivering the opening or
convocation address of the Insti-
tute.
Her leadership of a round table
and lecture course on modern Tur-
key will be a departure for the In
stitute of Politics. Hitherto only
men have filled such roles.
But as a violation of precedent it
will be far less sensational than her
advocacy of feminine freedom in
Turkey, her success as the first
Turkish woman graduate of Con-
stantinople College or her presen-
tation of a Parliamentary petition
for changes in the country's mar
riage laws.
Although a daughter of an official
of Sultan Abdul Hamid's court, she
was condemned to death in 1908
by Abdul Hamid for her writing in
favor of liberalism.
Organized Schools
Her name was prominent in lib
eral circles long before the estab-
lishment of the Turkish republic.
She was known as a member Of
the Union and Progress party of
Talaat Pasha, and Djema Pasha,
as an eminent writer and poetess,
and as an organizer of modern
schools and clubs for Turkish
women.
Also on the list Of lecturers to-
day are two leading parlmentarians
Of Europe, Louis Pierard, Socialist
and Labor Union leader in the
Belgian parliament, and DR.. Otto
HOetZScb Of RerIi,, q ,,,e,,,ho,. 80
the Reichstag since 1920, and an
outstanding Nationalist and author
ity on Russian economic, political
and social questions.
Go into business for yourself.
ODnOrtunitieS are nnnrnd IN, to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-02
COMPLETING TAX STUDY
State Board to Send Recommends
tiOnse to Counties Soon.

State board of tax commissioners
this afternoon neared completion
of recommendation to be trans
mitted to county boards of review
for equalization of tax valuations
in taxing units throughout the
State.
Townships in less than twenty
five counties were understood to be
affected by the recommendations
for revision. Boards of review will
meet throughout the State next
Tuesday. Before that time the
State boards recommendations
must be in their hands.