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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-06
VOTE WORKERS INJURED
Pair Rushing to Repair Machine
Hurt in Auto Crash.

Answering a call to repair a vot-
ing machine in the east side, Stan
ley Rose, messenger, and George
Turner, mechanic, for the county
election borad, were injured slightly
today, when their automobile over
turned on a sidewalk at Liberty
and Washington streets. Rose had
swerved to avoid striking a truck
and Skidded on wet paving. They
got another car and stayed on the
lob,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-06
UNLUCKY COUPLE SPLIT
Male Member Goes to Sleep on
Marathon Floor.

-
Only three and a half couples
remained in the marathon dance
grind at Riverside park and those
were said to be weakening as the
dance derby nears its 808th hour
at noon today.
Eddie Dunlap, 724 South East
street, No. 10, fell asleep on the
floor at 8 this morning and was
disqualified. His partner, Emma
Alwes, same address, still is trudging
about the floor in the hope she will
obtain another partner before the
twelve hours of grace expires.
Emma, and couples 8, 10 and %
remain.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-06
Youth KiIIed in Auto

FRENCH LICK, Ind, Nov. g.
Roy Pinnick, 10, Crystal, was killed
and his brother, Fred, 81, seriously
injured when an auto in which they
were riding fell down an embank-
ment near here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-06
GARY DOUBLES VOTE
Twice as Many Ballots Cast at Il

Twice as Many Ballots Cast at 10
a. m. as In 1924.
BIZ United Press
GARY, Ind, Nov 6.-By 10 this
morning twice as many persons had
voted in Gary's fifty-four precincts
as voted in 1924, a police check re-
vealed. According to the check, an
nounced at noon, 1892 had been
polled during the first four hours of
ballOtinp
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-06
Splits Vote at fO2

~ UHtted Press
BRAZIL, Ind, Nov. 6.-Mrs.
Mary Munroe, 102, lifelong Dem
ocrat, cast her first Republican
ballot today when she voted for
Herbert Hoover. She split her
county ticket.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-06
Elements of Doubt Keep
Politicians of Parties
in Anxiety.

BW IniIC0 Press
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-The voting
now is in full swing.
After four months of oratory, the
most exciting presidential campaign
in many years is being decided.
Between 100000 and 100000
voters accoI ling to best estimates,
are choosing today between Her
bert Hoover of California and AL
fred E. Smith of New York.
The first states to close their polls
tonight will be Kentucky, Tennessee
and South Carolina, where voting
ends at p. m. central standard
time.
South Carolina Is assumed to be
over whelmingly Democratic as
usual.
Watching Key States
If Kentucky and Tennessee are
at all close as many expect, the re-
suit in those states may not be
known for many hours because of
the delay in getting returns from the
isolated mountain districts.
Generally in both these states the
cities will lean toward Hoover and
the country districts toward Smith,
politicians say. Smith votes will be
slower coming In therefore than
Hoover votes.
Other key states in the voting to-
day include New York, where the
polls close at 6 p. m. eastern time /;
Massachusetts,, closing from to 8
p. m. eastern time; Missouri, clos
ing at p. m, central time, and
Maryland, closing at to p. m.
eastern time. When the results in
those states are known it will be
fairly certain who has won. This
group is expected to hold the bal
ance of power unless there should
be a landslide.
Voting began with betting odds
here five to one on Hoover.
Democrats recalled, however, that
in 1916 betting was six to one that
Hughes would win.
Campaign managers on each side
have been claiming victory by 400
electoral votes. Straw votes have
leaned in Hoover's favor.
Three Unknown Factors
Political correspondents who have
toured the country generally feel
there is a large element of doubt in
the election although most give
Hoover an advantage.
Three large unknown factors give
this election a greater element OF
doubt than any since 1916 when ii
was not known for many hours
whether Wilson or Hughes had been
elected.
The greatest element Of uncer-
tainty arises from the tremendously
increased registration.
A second element of doubt Is the
uncertainty as to h many wet Re-
publicans will vote with Governor
Smith because of liquor and how
many dry Democrats will bolt him
Party fences have been trampleo
this year, but nobody knows just
which way the balance will go.
A third element is the religious
feeling. 1t is the hardest of al
elements to estimate, because sc
many are reluctant to discuss II
openly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-06
KeebSc0re

Radio fans may keep accu-
rate score on tonight's returns
by using the handy score sheet
which appears on Page IL of
this issue. 1t contains blanks
for marking down the electoral
vote for each candidate. and
gives the vote In 1924 for Cool
idge and Davis, as a compare
son.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-06
EDISoNS VOTE FIRST
Arrive at Poll at $3.50 a. M. to Ballot
for Hoover.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
WEST ORANGE, N. j., Nov. g.
Thomas A. Edison and Mrs. Edison
stood in line in front of a garage
here from $50 a. m to 6 a. m. today
to be the first to cast their votes.
Mrs. Edison cast ballot number
one and Edison number two. Both
had announced they intended to
vote for Herbert Hoover.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-06

T TG HtUIW CUIIS Y OJ6TS
By URHcd Press
PELHAM MANOR, N. Y, Nov.
6.-To make sure voters would
take advantage Of the 6 a. m.
opening of the polls, the city
sounded the village fire alarm at
short intervals after daybreak.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-06

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-06
Tdgqart Gets Ont of Bed

U9yUIC Q6CS OUG " D6U
IT FEEL better already, and I'm
L going to vote!"
Chalk up one more for Al Smith,
for this was the pronouncement this
morning of Thomas Taggart, vet
eran Democratic leader, when the
sun peeped into his sick-room.
Taggart was removed to his home,
1881 North Delaware street, Mon
day from Methodist hospital where
he had been for more than a month.
He insisted on voting for Al, who
sped to his bedside at the hospital
two weeks ago for a handshake and
a greeting.
So against his doctors advice, the
stratogiSt of many Democratic
campaign and convention, was once
more to vote 'er straight under
the rooster" at 1927 North Alabama
street, the polling place for the
Third precinct, Eighth ward, this
afternoon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-06
Elections Soften Judge

LI6CIIUUS OOJ I6W JWUy6
BIZ URitcd Press
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-Twelve
men who lacked the money to pay
fines for illegal possession of liquor
were free today because the nation
happens to be electing a Presi-
dent. Federal Judge Inch ordered
the men, who had been sentenced
to from five to fifteen days, taken
from Raymond street Jail. He
reduced their fines to ST each and
told them to vote. Spectators paid
the fines of five men who didn't
have 81.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-06
Fire Alarm Calls Voters

y a second machine
The Washington times., 1928-02-08

Il become necessary to hold the
brake pedal down continually the
Hill Is too steep for high gear. and
shift to second should be- made
irnrne diately. Often cars coming Up
the hill win serve as q clue 70 rs
grade, for Ii they are III second gear
Or are not making much speed III
high one can be reasonably sure
that 1t is q second gear hill, 90.
ing up as wen e. going down.
i In applying the brakes to see
just how steep the hill really III, the
driver also discovers the condition
Of the brakes. should he find them
taking hold better than usual, the
situation Is somewhat the same al
It would be III the hill were not sO
steep or IL the passenger load were
not 50 great. On the other hand, Il
the brakes do not take hold well, d
HUI which Is not SO steep calls for
q lower gear.
The condition 81 the engine also
plays an important part III assist
Ing In saving brake power. Just as
compression Is an important factor
In climbing so is IL important Id de-
scendfng hills. A new car will not
run away 80 easily when going
downIiill simply because the valves
The Washington times., 1928-02-08

seat perfectly and the piptOne are
tight. 1T ii difficult to crank be-
cause IT Is so stiff" Tight bear
ings combine with maximum com
preston rs make the engine an ef-
fective brake III itself, and al the
driver has to do. II he desires to
keen thu car under full control
when going down moderately
steep hill, is to close the throttle.
The ignition should never BE-
switched orr when descending hills
all advice to the contrary nOtWitll-
standing. Aside from the possible
damage to the car By reason Of
switching or the ignition II has
been demonstrated that one can
not tell the difference. 50 FAR as re-
tarding the car goes. between de-
scending with ignition on Or OFT.
The closed throttle Is ample tol
change the engine from conveyerl
to 8 brake. With the ignition stillI
on. ii iii not necessary To clear
the cylinders III order to avoid ~
backfire In the muffler.
Advice formerly given to the
driver had to do with switching
Off the ignition and opening the
throttle wide. "A wide throttle with
The Washington times., 1928-02-08

n
The art of descending hills Is
equally important Is that OF ascend
ing them, as many progressive
drivers have discovered. There e
much 10 Be learned about q car
on tlae iOWngrade and much that
one happens to know comes into
use ~ the car noses over the Top
and starts down the macadam
tobogRan. Some general rules have
been given for descending hills.
but Judging from the crashing O 3.
careIessly shifted gears, the smell
or burning brakes and the reports
Of baclfiring motors, the rules have
been much too general.
Intimate knowledge Of the car =
essential in going downhill The
whole process II often more IN
volyed than the ascent. il q driver
has difficulty going up. Or even Is
the engine falls by the wayslde, ne
can stop or back down and try e
again. The driver who makes q
mess Of going downhill, however,
seldom has second chance 81 the
sans performance. The cOnse-
nuences Of his plumbers are usually
such as to render II impossible 70
back ur to the top and try II again.
safety Going Up
k IN engine fails y driver In
climbing hill, the poorest Of
brakes win hold him. Az a matter
81 fact since the car probably win
Be IN low gear 1t the time OF the
stall. It win hold back III gear on
the engines compression, even #
the brakes are bad. Looking ST the
other side of the question. the
trouble with going downhiIl Is that
IL the power to stop falls the car
Il beyond control
The effectiveness Of any set o1
brakes should be viewed In terms
sc power. It requires power to-
start = car and power to stop. No
Intelligent driver would attempt to
make 40 horsepower motor do the
The Washington times., 1928-02-08

work OF an so horsepower engine
on q steep hill, or attempt to force
car up 4 hill 80 steep that the
grade would kill the engine even
III low gear. That would be ex-
ceeding the engines power limit,
Yet IL Is b common thing to see a
driver with very low powered brakes
following directly behind q car with
high powered brakes, running so
miles an hour or faster down =
long, steep hill.
Brake power, like engine power,
- variable. Some days the engine
viii pull beautifully while at other
times 1t VIII be sluggish. 1t de-
ponds upon its mechanical condi-
ton. the load 10 be carried. the hill,
the traction and the weather or
climatic conditions. The fuel used
and the general mechanical condi-
ton of the car are additional mat
RS to Be considered. not forgetting
the skill Of the driver. In descend
ing hills there are many similar
conditions. To start down hill,
fully assured that the brakes Will
hold Ii any emergency just because
they were ia good shape the day
before, ID merely another way 0k
E1iEIlu& With EIQu01Ss
Brake Lining Affected
Brake linlnE Il seriously affected
at times by the weather. Generally
spealxing. the Innings win swell and
take hold better on 3 damp day
than "a i dry day, though their ef.
fectiveness again diminishes as the
Innings become water soaked. This
means that It may be entirely safe
to descend d hill one day IN high
ana very dangerous To do 10 anotll-
ar day without dropping into sec
ond and using the engine as d
brake. Any notorist who reviews
his methods Of driving VIII be SUR
prIsed TO note that he Ii wont to
80 down certain hills. regardless Of
conditions Ia high gear, while de-
The Washington times., 1928-02-08

scending others at all time ii Sc.
ond.
This habit Is al excellent acci.
dent producer. It means that q
driver will find no difficulty stop.
ping his car, or keeping It under
control, ii descending certain hill
only ~ Be caught scri1s time Nth
under. powered brakes when he Is re-
beating thu performance with the
ear loaded down with 500 additional
pounds Of humanity.
one of the important things 20
remember iii going downllilI Is to be
able to Judge & grade accurately.
This applies TO climbing hills as
well, but here the accuracy Of ones
Judgment Is matter Of safety
rather than Of engine performances.
1T has been noticed that motor
tourists who travel through alrl-
familiar country frequently shift
into lower gears on hills which are
not really steep at all, and then
run to the opposite extreme BY re.
lying entirely upon the brakes to
hold them on hills which they can
not climb In high gear.
Safe Rule
There Ii one safe rule governing
the extent Of the downgrade. II
The Washington times., 1928-02-08

A3E tMtMS THIS NHG1Nt8N mas NE&48Iks'
Are automobile nlanufacturerB 5ueti.a
kied III advertising the speed quail
ties Or their caFp2 The answer ~
~. Tle public q demanding speed
Eciencc and engineering have pro-.
Vided cars fhat travel fart With
safety, Better roads are being built.
Roads NJ the most important ex-
ternai factor affecting automobile
speeds Before rural highway Inn
pr0yelnenk became Widc-eprcads
states were entirely sensible ii eslab-
fishing speed limits on main thor
onehfaTes. hit now that rural roads
are, On the whole. much better than
they were aAfeW years agO. Il y only
proper y expect States that kave
built considerabie miieageg Of hard
payenlents 70 raise the speed Limit.
Increase epeed Limit
Several states among them Indi
ana. North Caroline Maryland New
tdanapg hire, Oregon and wa sllinEtOEl,
now permit motorists 10 travel ten
10 70 miles more an hour than for
inerIy. Michigan with vast mile.
are or concrete roads, has gone Al
atep farther ~ making no limitation
beyond that Of stipuiating penalties
Tor reckless driving, reservation
which stiiI gives that State definite
check On those who endanger the
lives ana property Of others Michi-
CANS new law states that car shall
not be driven IT speed more nor
Iess than Il reasonable and proper
Thus the slow poke d remembered.
4 With ali the potential speed auto
mobile manufacturers are making
available 10 the Individual It Is
folly not to take full advantage Of
II. Az railroad engines were bet.
tered. tracks were built more sub
stantiaIly. Light rails replaced the
atrap-lyOn, heavier steel replaced
the Hight rails. and now On rail-
road trunk lines rails are used
weighing $50 pounds per yard
The Washington times., 1928-02-08

which safely carry S0smiio an hour
trains EXP rimenlB with concrete
rOadbeda give prcmiss q still fastsp
trains at no sacrifice of safety
Lio81 Gas AZ High Speed
The same principle must Be- a.
piled 20 roads - that the autcn1o
bile'a greatest efficiency can s.
attained Automobiles ARE now d.
signed ii such manner that tho
gasoline consumption approaches
nninimuA1 - about miles an
hour knaA epeeu also, even
tnouen the nnotorlss y driving On
a the cheapeK VIII be found
The Washington times., 1928-02-08

out ignition does increase compress
sion and serves to hold back the
car little more under certain cir
cun1stancea, hut the mokOrist should
remember that with b closed thrOt.
tie the pistona are held back by
suction. The pistons cannot st
as much air ~ they want To fuck
ii, and are thus retarded IN their
motion. With the throttle Wide
open the driver II apt 10 switch
on the fgnition and find that he
has blown Off the muffler. Gas
accumu1ates Id the exhaust mani
fold and IN the muffler IN such
quantities ~ t0 present new ind
entirely unnecessary hazard.
Drivers who have not mastered
the gears should stop just over the
top ok the hill and shift into SC
ond. This saves lot Of trouble
and often lot Of expense. For
those who prefer To shift after they
are part way down the hill the fol-
lowing rule applies:
ICOpyrlght. 1915.
The Washington times., 1928-02-08
Autoist Needs Skill II
Descending Hill
By j. LEO sUGRUE
Timea Automobile Editor

Once over the top Of the steep HILL the average automobile
ready sit back and take i easy He feels that
getting up In high has decided accomplishment and
does not know there may greater honor getting down.
.efeiu ard rnisalesslv IN second
The Washington times., 1928-02-08

Inspect wheel chains and make
sure that they are bit for winter
wear before the snow begins u fall
The Washington times., 1928-02-08

Every frna ann n6f a. NIerf-aeS1
ApnIianceN are carried ~ nma 81 ina
firms listed ~ fedmysH Times ana Hers
sd who's ylllo eolrmnn
The Washington times., 1928-02-08
Six Day Auto Trips
70 Vest, Forecast
q q .. puEEY

Most people ia this country travel foster than M ancient
winged rods who mythology says sped fast the wind
wind ordinarily travels ~ faster than % 30 miles al hour
The American equipped with automobile rather than
pair Ok wings hardly c0nne himself to that low speed
and occasionally BE ray pass an 6O-miIe gale.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-20
ONES FAvORITE AUTHOR.

The chief editorial writer of the New York Times, Simeon Strunsky, like that of the New York World Walter Lipmann, is one of our lead ing literary critics and both of them pro- foundly critics and editorial writers A sample of the sanity of Mr Strunsky was his comment on style in recent issue of the Times when he said that his interest at the moment goes chiefly to Villa Gather, Thornton Wilder and Ernest .Hemmingway.' The of the declaration is the phrase lat the moment" There is recognition of the fact that the interest of one with an open mind changes from time to time.
 How often do hear dogmatcaly pro- claim the virtues of his life-long favorite author or book, and do it i'll a self-complaisant manner The man who has fayorite author book that remains in first place for lifetime has noth- ing to brag about He is one who has read little, or else he has not kept his mind open. If one reads much with his mind free, his interest changes with his moods the subjects that dominate his thinkings Sometimes he will prefer one writer and sometimes another, some times one style and sometimes something entire ly different
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-20
The sleepers.
(Cincinrati Enuu.rer.l


 controversy has been waging down at Eastland Texas ever since the other day when the opening of the stone of an old courthouse did, or did not. disclose within the thirty- y-one-year-od receptabe a peacefully sleep ing horned toad
 Skeptical scientists declare that something is wrong with this story; that no ordinary and well-regulated toad possibly could take nap of thirty-one years duration Respectables citizens among them the town minister-asserts that the learned pundts not so learned as they usually are puTported to be, for they fsaw the receptacle opened and the toad was there and it was asleep. Indeed, one venerable citizen af- firms that he was present when the cornerstone was put in place and saw with is eyes the toad put to bed with newspapers old coins and other appropriate surroundings
 As usual the habtual cynics smile and say little but look very superior and potentially eloquent.
 When taken from it's crypt. it is said, the toad wigged hind leg, then lazily opened one eye, finally both eyes, and gave the surround ing Eastland citizens tired look but did not ask for anything to eat drink, nor has he since but seems disposed to resume his inter- rupted nap. It Is to be hoped that he may make up his mind to return to normalcy so to speak But there is no telling what he may or may not do. except that he probably will never be able to reconcile the fuss which is being waged over him.
 But why shouldn't a toad live in such man. heF TOT thlrty-oud years! IS toad superior to or any better than our immortal Rip Van Wlnkle? Perish the thought? And the Texas toad has ample historical precedent for his action Weren't there the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus and the Sleeping Beauty, and the Pied Piper and his lured children who still are slumbering behind the mountain barrier and isn't King Arthur still snoozing in Britain, waiting for the time when that realm shah most need his valiant service for deliverance from supreme peril? Of course. And that toad should be proud and Texas should be proud because of that toad; any toad that can get it's native State on the front page Of the newspapers is some toad, if he does occasionally take prolonged nap
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-20
At the Sign of the Goat and Cabbage.
Manchester Guardian. ]

Our neighbors across the Channel who often pride themselves on being a logical people have a proverb which summarizes the difficulty of trying to pursue two opposite aims at the same time. Menager la chevre ct le chou" they say
 Ito keep both your goat and your cabbage with relerence to the fable in which countryman was faced with the prospect of leaving the one in charge of the other It is the same thinp as our old English problem of how to .'hold with the hare and hunt with the hounds"-which is Just as popular pursuit in logical France as anywhere else For example, at the moment the Committee of Finance of the French Chamber wants to increase the pensions for seamen. and It mas recommended that the best way to raise the money for this purpose is to put q special tax on all travellers arriving at departing from a French port. All English and American tour ists would then, pay twice over for the privilege or visiting French soil-they would pay for com
 ing ana they would pay for going. It might be thought from this that their presence was un
 welcome. Far from it! Foreign visitors are so keenly desired by some of the shrewdest of French cltlzens that when it rains on the Riviera the most curious ana violent efforts are made to keep the news out of the English papers lest inc information that there has been wet weakend at Nice should induce British tourists to stay .t nome But will the British tourist be encouraoed to travel to France when he Is told that vat another tax awaits him there? It sounds more Ike device intended to assist our own ..saa
 Britain First movement. Perhaps the Callic enterprise which is prepared to censor even the weather reports in the supposed interests of tbo riehch tourist traffic will endeavor also to sun press the news of any fresh taxation Navarth
 iess not much success can be hoped for alono .hese ines 1t is to be feared that our naipb oois Tor all their love of logic, are again com
 hii'ted to an attempt to preserve both inc yoat
 'oi 'aA-eoheetor) and the cabbage Cor tourist).