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New Britain herald., 1928-12-13

ices.
 Anti-aircraft batteries for battle- ships. improved airplane flares. and torpedo and bomb racks for air- planes. and new parachute release devices furnished much of the ma terial for the annual report of the bureau or ordnance submitted to- day to the secretary of the navy. Special attention during the year." the report said. has been directed toward the improvement of projectile fuzes, bomb fuxes. tracers. projectiles. torpedoes. mines. smoke producing devices. aircraft flares. pyrotechnic signals and avia- | tior ordnance"
New Britain herald., 1928-12-13
cago show and returned with the rye

cago show and returned with the rye mpionship of the United States and Canada. They supply the only registered Rosen rye seed that can be obtained in the United States.
 Their farm is segregated from the rest of the world. on South Manitou Island. and no pollen from other rye fields is carried to their own to be- come crossed with the pure Rosen strain.
 While yields are not heavy on their iight-sandy soil, the culture is has been better than any other rye producer could boast.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-13

The report said naval factories produced daily 10000 pounds of
 smokeless powder. or 5000. 900 pounds for the year. Special em- phasis has been laid on the construc- tion of underground ammunition
 storage magazines as a precaution a~einst accidental explosions.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-13
Weight of Soybsan Hay
 Tripled by Inoculati0n

Middleburg. Va. Dec. l3 Os-F. R. Fred. a farmer near Middleburg
 points to personal experience that
 shows the benefit of inoculating soy bean seed with nodule bacteria.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-13

One hundred dollars monthly in- vested at six per cent compound in- terest will grow in 25 years to $62,- 977.1S.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-13
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY DECEMBER 1s 1928

as much as hay from the same sized plot of untreated seed.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-13
AVIATION ORDNANCE'
 NOW FULLY PROGRAMMED
Navy Manufactures Many Things to Aid Airpane Warfare, Re-
 pOFt Shows

Washington. Dec. IF LP-Aero- nautical development is felt now even in the field of high explosives and naval gunnery. and aviation ordnance" has become a recognized branch of the navy's technical serv-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-07
LOVER GUARDED
IN DEATH CASE
Fear Husband of Slain
Woman to Harm Suspect.

By United Press
LOS ANGELES, Aug. Fear
that Frank Mellus, who found his
wife beaten to death and then
learned that for five years she had
been in love with a younger man,
might harm Leo Kelly-the young
lover-caused police to order a spe-
cial guard for the inquest Wednes-
day.
Mellus was grief stricken over the
death of his wife, Myrtle, and the
subsequent knowledge that for five
years Mrs. Mellus and Kelly had
carried on love affair.
The wealthy husband returned
home Sunday from hunting trip
and found the nude body of his
wife in her bedroom. She had been
beaten to death.
In closet near by Leo Kelly was
found. Immediately he said he was
innocent of killing the woman.
Questioning brought out that for
five years Kelly and Mrs. Mellus,
who was prominent in social cir
cles, had carried on an affair. They
met when Mrs. Mellus went to a
butcher shop, where Kelly was en-
ployed.
Sunday morning, Kelly said, Mrs.
Mellus called him and they had
breakfast together in the Mellus
home. The maid was dismissed and
the couple started drinking. Kelly
admitted he beat the 41-year-old
woman after they had an argument.
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. THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

been commissioned to investigate
the whole farm problem, including
the equalization fee remedy, and
that this inquiry will require many
weeks, if not months, of hard work. "
Seligman will have at his COM
mand a corps of specialists. Raskob
said that Seligmanl had made sur
vey of installment selling for the
General Motors Corporation, and
that he regards the Columbuia Uni
versity professor "as one of the fore
most economists of the world"
81 do not know his politics" Ras-
kob said. This study will be in no
sense a political study. 1t is purely
economic and on account of its
magnitude will require many weeks,
if not months, of hard work"
Deferring of anyG hasty commit
ment on farm relief plans is
prompted, it is believed, by the
counter-f1re of criticism which came
quickly and heavily from the Re
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coed carefully and cautiously with
the farm relief issue.
Chairman John J. Raskob OF the
national committee has made it
clear his first enthusiasm over the
general principle of the equaliza-
ton fee did not constitute an in
dorsement of that form of farm re-
lief.
He still has an "open mind" on
the equalization fee, though Gov
ernor Alfred E. Smith has rejected
this method of farm relief. Smith
has advocated type of farm re-
lief whose principle is similar to
that embodied in the fee.
Raskob said a few days ago that
he intended to have a definite farm
relief plan drafted to submit to the
voters during the campaign.
Monday night he stated that this
idea has been abandoned, explain
ing that Prof. E. r. A. Seligman,
Columbia University economist, has
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-07
COUNCIL HEARS
PROPOSAL FOR
CIVIL SERVICE
Resolution Would Revive
Old System Tried During
DuVaII Regime.

A resolution seeking to have pro-
vision made in the 1929 city budget
for maintenance of a civil service
department, was introduced at the
city council meeting Monday night
and referred to the committee on
law and judiciary, of which Mere
dith Nicholson is chairman. The
resolution, introduced by John F.
White, revives the project which
failed to function during the ad-
ministration of former Mayor John
L. Duvall.
At that time White was a MEM
Der of the police civil service COM
mission, but resigned when Duvall
boards failed to recognize them. The
fire commission also resigned for
the same reason.
Duvall then refused to appoint
new commissions, and when Slack
took Office White urged him to re-
instate the commission proposition.
It is understood, however, Slack did
not desire to pass on this matter
until legal questions concerning his
right to hold Office were determined.
The Chamber Of Commerce civic
affairs department favors the civil
service boards and William H. Book,
head of the department, stated he
believes more efficient administra-
ton can be obtained.
Whites resolution stated provision
is made for the commission in the
present city charter and that 1t lis
the sense of the common council
that the circumstances Of our city
government now call for establish
ment of a personnel or civil service
department under rules to adopted
by the mayors cabinet, through
which all applicants for employ
ment and promotion shall be re-
CURED to pass before appointment
to positions by the proper executive
authority"
Whites resolution also asked that
such department, if established, be
given opportunity to function free
ly and with the same degree of in
dependence and permanency as 9TH
er city departments"
Councilmen received the resolu-
ton without comment.
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GIRL AIDS BANDITS
Ice Cream Wagon Driver
Robbed of $50.

Police today are searching for a
young woman in a red dress who
drove her maroon sedan alongside
an ice cream wagon on West ST.,
Monday night, ard paused long
enough for her companion to hold
up the driver and take $50.
Guy Coy, r. R. s, Box 203, was
the victim.
Three men we're in the car with
the girl.
A man in the front seat ordered
ice cream, rendering a SIS bill to Coy
who, when ne returned the change
found himself confronted with a re-
volver.
Coy described the girl bandit as
about 10, with heavy black hair,
waved and combed straight back.
Her comuanion, the gunman, was
about %.
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J. w. DOTY IS DEAD;
WIDOW SERIOUSLY ILL
Automobile Painting Company Head
Will Be Buried Wednesday.

Body of James w. Doty, 43, presi-
dent and manager Of the Economy
Automobile Painting Company, lay
in state today at the Flanner &
Buchanan mortuary, while Mrs.
Doty, the widow and mother of two
children, lies critically i'll with ty-
phoid fever and pneumonia. 1t was
this combination of disease which
caused Mr.. Doty to die at their
home, 4244 Central Ave, Sunday.
Funeral services are to be held
at Meridian Heights Presbyterian
Church at 2 p. m, Wednesday, and
burial will be at Crown Hill ceme-
terry,
Mr.. Doty was a native Of John
son County, but had lived here for
the last twenty-five years. He
founded the business of which he
was head fifteen years ago.
Besides the widow and two chill
dren, John Henry Doty, II, and
Ann Doty, 6, an adopted daughter,
four sisters and two brothers sur
vive. Mr.. Doty was a member OF
various Masonic orders, Elks and
Hoosier Athletic Club.
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publican camp when Raskob indi-
Gated a sympathetic attitude toward
the equalization fee principle as
presented by George N. Peek, chair
man of the so-called corn belt COM
mittee, who has declared for Smith.
Raskob did not then espouse the
fee, making it clear he would not
commit himself. But reports went
out that he did favor the fee, and
he issued a statement Monday night
DENYING such inferences.
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ALLISON BURIED
IN SIMPLICITY
Funeral Services Are Held
for Capitalist.

Quiet simplicity marked funeral
services late Monday for James A.
Allison, capitalist, at his late resi-
dence, Riverdale Springs, On w.
Riverside DR.. Burial followed in
Crown Hill Cemetery.
Funeral ritual of the Methodist
Episcopal Church was read by Dr.
Edwin w. Dunlavy, pastor of Rob-
erts Park M. E. Church of which
Mr.. Allison was a trustee.
Reading of the scriptures by DR.,
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FORMER OFFICER SLAIN
Shooting Victim at BicknelI Once
Vincennes Policeman.
~ Times Special

BIZ Times Special
BICKNELL, Ind, Aug. 7.-Iden-
tity of the man slain in a gun duel
with Patrolman Roy Horn early
Monday has been established as
that of Spencer Cooper, %, former
Vincennes policeman under parole
from the State reformatory at
Pendleton, to which he was SEN
fenced for auto theft.
Police are making an investiga-
ton as a result of the fatal shoot
ing, into what they believe is an
auto theft ring and have taken into
custody Ashel Lance, 20, Bicknell
suspected as Cooper's aid in steal
ing autos.
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Toad Industry

BIZ United Press
Ell PASO, Texas, Aug. T.
Big butter and egg men from
the West must Sidestep to
make room for Ell Paso's new
est business concern.
When horned toads gained
nationwide publicity by the
long nap one of their species
took in a Texas corner stone
several months ago, j. R. Eich-
elberger opened the Horned
Toad Novelty Company.
His business has grown to
the extent that he has taken
a partner, moved into larger
quarters mad has added Chihua
hau dogs, desert cactus speci-
mems, and resurrection plants
to his stock.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-07
18TH ENGINEERS MAKE
PLANS FOR REUNION
Committee Heads Named for Ninth
Annual Gathering.


Annual Gathering.
Frank Hankins, president of the
18th Engineers Association, today
announced appointment of chair
men of committees to arrange the
ninth annual reunion of the regi-
ment to be held here Sept l and 2.
The committee chairmen named
were: Alexander D. Dickey, invi-
tations; John Ford, registration;
George Johnson, picnic; Herbert
Wright, transportation and band;
Willard S. Boyle, publicity.
The reunion will open with a stag
party at the Claypool Saturday night
while reunion guests will attend a
reception and theater party. Sun
day there will be picnic at Forrest
Park, on White River near Mobiles
vile.
During the 18th Engineers two
years of service in the World War
some 5000 men we're members of the
organization. Several hundred are
expected here for the reunion.
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QUIET TOWN INVADED
BY 10000 PARADERS
Drink 256,0OO Pints Of Beer In
Cathedral Town Fete.

LONDON, Aug. Forty thou
sand miners, with their wives, chill
dren and Sweethearts, some 10000
paraders in all, invaded the quiet
cathedral town of Durham in North
England.
They drank 256,oOo pints of beer
and about 10000 gallons of tea,
marched and danced to the tune
of hundred bands, staged numer-
Gus revolutionary speeches and then
vanished at shutdown without a sin
gle fight, without single arrest
and in great good humor.
The occasion was the annual gala
of the Durham County Miners As
ISOLATION.
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Buddha's personal name was Gau-
tama Siddhartha.
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PAGE 8

Dunlavy and recitation of the
twenty-third Psalm was followed by
prayer by the Rev. owen D. Odell,
former pastor of the Second Presby-
terrain Church of Indianapolis. now
holding q passionate in New York
City. 1t was there, one week ago
last Sunday, that the Rev. Mr.. Odell
oficiated at the marriage of Mr.. AL
lison and his former secretary.
DR.. Dunlavy spoke briefly of the
devotion between Mr.. Allison and
his widowed mother.
Friends and business associates Of
Mr.. Allison visited the home preced-
ing the services. Pallbearers were
William j. Mooney, Robert Lieber,
Charles B. Sommers, George N.
Forrey, Elmer w. Stout and Ralph
Fisher, who served with Mr.. Alli-
son on the board of directors of the
Fletcher American National Bank,
Buddha's personal name was Gau-
tan1a Siddhartha
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More Gas Tor CrawfordsviIIe
BIZ United Press

BIZ Untted Press
CRAWFORDSVILE, Ind, Aug. Z.
Bids FOR laying of large gas pipe
line from Lafayette to Crawfords-
vile were being prepared today by
several companies. The work is
scheduled to be started within the
next few weeks and when finished
will greatly increase the supply of
gas in Charlottesville.
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SERBIAN LEADER SINKS


By United Press
LONDON, Aug. IA Daily Mail
dispatch from Belgrade today said
that Stefan Daditch, leader of the
opposition party, who was wounded
several weeks ago by fellow deputy,
was in critical condition. He was
sinking rapidly and five doctors
were in attendance. The government
has modified regiments of Serbs,
fearing outbreaks in the event of
Raditch'S death.
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Capture French Bandit Gang

BIZ United Press
PAU, France, Aug. IA gang of
bandits who terrorized tourists on
the Spanish frontier we're chained
to prison walls here today. They
were trapped in a rocky mountain
pass by French gendarmes.
Evening star., 1928-12-05
BAD CHECK CHARGE
HITS WEDDING PLAN
Draughtsman Accused of
False Pretenses in Obtain
ing Nearly $1,000.

The matrimonial plans Of Paul Alden
Willis, Is years old, craftsman, 2022
Sixteenth street, were brought to an
abrupt halt yesterday afternoon when
he was arrested by Headquarters De-
tectives Ira Keck and B. w. Thompson.
Police say that he has issued fraudulent
checks totaling $500. He is charged
with false pretenses.
Willis told the detectives that he had
planned to be married and needed
money. AS result he went to Fair
mont, w. Va, where he deposited q
check for $1,145 drawn on Washing
ton bank where he had no account, It
is charged.
Returning here, he Is said to have
purchased an automobile, presenting J.
L. Vassar, Of an automobile firm at
1885 Fourteenth street, with a check
for $1,046 in payment. He Is also
charged with having obtained the in
dorsement of Joseph Cannon, 1927
Euclid street, to two checks for smaller
amounts.
The detectives said Willis admitted
that he purchased an engagement ring
wedding ring and tuxedo suit in the
same manner.
The "loss" of his fiancee seemed to
trouble Willis more than the other diff
culties, the detectives say.
Willis pleaded guilty to two cases of
false pretenses before Judge Ralph
Given, In Police Court this morning and
was held for the action Of the grand
jury on $1,000 bonds.
Evening star., 1928-12-05
CIVIL SERVICE UNIT
WILL MEET FRIDAY
Committee Which Represents
800, 900 Workers to Con-
fer With House Group.

A committee of 10 from the execu-
tive committee of the joint conference,
representative of more than 100000 civil
service employees, is to have confer
ence Friday morning with Chairman
Lehlbach and other members Of the
House civil service committee.
This is the first step at this session
of Congress for early action In the
House on the Dale bill to hberalize
the civil service retirement act. The
Dale bill passed the Senate in the first
session of the present Congress and has
been substituted in the House for the
Lehlbach bill.
Following a hearing. the House rules
committee ordered a special rule to give
this measure priority for consideration
in the House, but In the closing days
of the last session this rule was not
called up by Chairman Smell in con-
sideration of the wishes of President
Coolidge. This rule still stands. and
friends of Government employees are
urging that members of the House,
practically all of whom have gone on
record as being in favor of this legisla-
ton, be given a chance to vote upon
the measure.
Evening star., 1928-12-05

Bader, secretary of evangelism for the
Christian churches of America. Is lead
ing the conference.
The expressed purpose Of the con-
ference Is for the information and
preparation Of the pastors attending
for the 1929 pre-Easter evangelistic
crusade of the organization, beginning
January / and concluding on Easter.
During this three-month period it Is
hoped that 100000 will be added to
the membership of the Christian
Churches.
The system of home visitation calls
for visits by. groups of two church mem
bers to one person known not to be
a member of the church. In addition
to these visits, regular church dinners
are being planned to assist the evan
gelistic work.
Speakers today included F. H. Scott,
Roanoke, Va; H. D. Coffey. Buckner,
Va; H. G. Mayhem, Washington; Will
liam ". Nelson, Philadelphia; G. w.
Buckner, Connellsville, Pa: r. A.
Bright. Sharon, Pa; B. p. Smith,
Lynchburg, Va; Louis Riddell. Butler,
Pa; C. NJ. Gordon, Norfolk, Va, and
Jesse M. Bader. Indianapolis.
Evening star., 1928-12-05
PER DIEM WORKERS
STATUS DISCUSSED
D. C. Bureau Heads Consider
Whether Retirement Bene-
fits May Be Granted.

Heads Of the several departments of
the District government employing per
diem workers. held a conference today
TO decide whether per diem workers
who are employed all or most of the
year-round desire to pay part of their
wages for retirement benefits and to
discuss the difficulties involved in bring
ing the various classes of worker within
the scope of the retirement law.
The discussion which was lead by
District Auditor Daniel j. Donovan was
conducted for information only and no
decisions were reached The reports
from various department heads seemed
to show that substantial majorities of
the per diem workers desired to secure
the advantages of the retirement legiS-
lation. Numerous difficulties which
would have to be overcome before they
could secure 1t were discussed.
The employees, most of them laborers
on small wages, would be called upon To
put into the fund in cash a portion of
their wages since 1920. This itself
would probably prove impossible in a
great many of the cases. Records kept
OF daily employment, it was disclosed,
In many cases do not extend far enough
back to enable the District to certify
the full length of the service each
worker actually has to his credit. These
records go back ten years in the repair
Snop ana In the trees and parking de-
partment, eight years in the highway.
sewers and water departments, and two
years in the street cleaning department.
while many men claim services of Is
years or more.
Typical statistics furnished by the
highway department show that out of
the SIS per diem workers who put IN
regularly not less than 10 months out
OF the year 354 desire the retirement
privilege. Thirty-two of them claim
service OF Is continuous years and up
ward.
Evening star., 1928-12-05
HEAD Of INAUGURAL
VIRTUALLY PICKED
Name of Chairman Will Be
Announced Soon, Says
Dr.. Work.

DR.. Hubert Work, chairman Of the
Republican national committee, has
virtually made up his mind regarding
the appointment Of chairman of the
committee to arrange for the Celebra-
ton OF Herbert Hoover's Inauguration.
In making this known today, DR.. Work
indicated that he would be ready very
shortly to announce the inaugural
Craftsmanship.
Since his return to Washington sew
eral days ago after brief rest at his
home in Colorado, where he went i'm
mediately after the recent campaign,
DR.. Work has given considerable at
tention to the inaugural plans. lie
has been in communication with Presi-
dent-elect Hoover before the latter left
Palo Alto and since he embarked on his
Latin American tour. AS result, he
is in position to know just what
manner of inaugural the President
elect wishes, as well as the President
elects desires in the matter of chair
man of the inaugural committee.
While the chairman Of the Repub-
lican national committee is delegated
the task of appointing an inaugural
chairman 1t Is customary for the PreSi-
dent-elect to actually suggest the per-
son to be appointed.
When asked what he thought about
the kind of celebration he planned
for the forthcoming Inauguration, DR..
Work replied that that question was
| answered when the President-elect re-
Gently announced that he would be
opposed to anything other than a
simple ceremony and celebration. Dr.
Work did not care to comment upon
the movement started in Washington
by some civic leaders to stage big
civic celebration in this city incident
| to the official celebration.
Evening star., 1928-12-05
COOLIDGE N0MINATES
Department OFFICIALS

President Coolidge today sent to the
Senate the following departmental
nominations:
Walter L. Redrow of Ohio, to be ex-
aminer In chief, U. S. Patent Office:
Frank Surface Of Maine, to be assistant
director Of the Bureau Of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce, and Alvah o. Bay
of Missouri, to be supervising inspector,
fourth district, Steamboat Inspection
Service.
The following we're nominated by the
President to be postmasters in Maryland
and Virginia:
Maryland Emma j. Wilson;
Fort Washington, Mary j. Johnson;
RandallStown, George E. Snyder; Row.
landsville, George c. Logan.
Virginia-Carrsville, John o. Scott;
Elkwood, George E. Douglas; Esmont,
Harvey P. McCary; Hague, Richard L..
Griffin; Jewell Ridge. H. H. Elswick:
McGaheysville, c.. F. Harmon, and
Ridgeway, George B. Jones.
Evening star., 1928-12-05
BROKERS' CLAIM DENIED
BY MERvYN C. BUCKLEY

! Mervyn G. Buckley, SO6 Seventeenth
street. real estate broker and former
Army colonel, today filed answer in the
District Supreme Court to the suit for
$4,000 brought against him by Hughes
& Co., investment brokers, for his share
OF refund made by the broker to Mrs.
Mildred Mclean Dewey, widow of the
hero of Manila Bay. Buckley introduced
Mrs. Dewey to the broker and they
claimed he had been given commits
sion on the investment Of the widow.
Buckley denied that he had received
money on the transaction which Mrs.
Dewey repudiated or that he had agreed
to contribute toward the amount re-
turned to her by the brokers'. He ad-
mitS that commission wcs paid to his
father, Thomas w. CTckay, by the
brokers on a transaction which he had
recommended to Mrs. Dewey made
a personal investigation befc '?est-
ment. Later the brokers, he az sold
other stock to Mrs. Dewey W. his
knowledge and 1t was some ,se
sales that dissatisfied her. He Is lepre-
sented by Attorneys Webster Ballinger
and Michael M. Doyle.