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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-25
High School on Citizens Military
Training Camps.
Speaking Tour by Plane

T. M. Pettigrew, president of the
Petroleum Research Corporation,
New York City, a $70,OOO,OOO con-
Germ, was a passenger in a Stinson
biplane piloted by Capt. John Paul
Riddle, of Embry-Riddle Company,
Cincinnati, which stopped at the
indianapolis airport Thursday.
PettigFew spoke in New York
Wednesday afternoon and left by
train for Columbus, Ohio, at 5 p.
M, Wednesday. He was met at
Columbus by Riddle and taken by
plane to st. Louis. There he spoke
before 300 bond dealers at the
Missouri Athletic Club at 2 p m,
Friday, arriving hours in advance
of other members of his party who
left New York at LAS p. M, We'd
nesday, and made the entire trip
by train.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-25

Employ the best way yet evolved
in all the years Of searching. That
is Phillips Milk of Magnesia.
Be sure to get the genuine
Phillips Mix of Magnesia pre-
scribed by physicians for so years
in correcting excess acids. 25c and
SOC a bottle-any drugstore.
milk of Magnesia" has been the
U. S. Registered Trade Mark of The
Charles H. Phillips Chemical Com
pany and its predecessor Charles H.
Phillips since 1875.-Advertisement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-25
BLOCKS TROOPS IN
WAR ON 'NECKERSI
BBT,titcd Press

BIZ Uditod Press
WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator
Bruce Of Maryland has broadened
his States rights position to in
clude the privilege of young peo-
pie to neck at night if they want to.
He will not permit Uncle Sam to
employ the soldiery against lovers
who occupy the shady lanes of
Maryland which lead toward the
National Cemetery at Arlington.
Maryland, he told the Senate, will
still remain "the free State" even
though Senator Reed of Pennsylva-
MIA declared that details of the
roadside romances we're too lurid'
to make public.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-25

Reed had asked unanimous con-
sent for a bill authorizing the War
Department to detail a military
guard with orders to break up pet
ting parties in the vicinity of the
cemetery.
When Bruce arose to ask if Mary
lands sovereignty and sweethearts
were to be infringed upon, Reed
replied rather testify.
Then Bruce set forth his bill of
romantic rights.
Reeds bill was eventually passed.
but only after he accepted Bruce's
amendment providing that it should
not apply to his State or those con-
templating matrimony in Maryland.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-25
U, S. COLLECTS
z MILLIONS IN
OIL DEAL TAXES
Huge Amount Paid as In
come Levy on Continental
Transaction. .
United Press

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, May IS. The
Government has collected more
than 100000 in income taxes from
those involved in the questioned
Continental Trading Company oil
deal, Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon told the Senate today in i
letter.
Mellon stated James E. O'NeiM.
former president of the Prairie Oil
and Gas Company, had paid
$15l ,305; Harry M. Blackmer, former
president of the Midwest Refining
Company $151,597, and the Sinclair
Crude Oil Purchasing Company,
$3O3,194. The latter figure repre-
sents taxes on profits Harry F. Sill
clair and Col Robert w. Stewart
made from the deal. They recently
turned their profits from the 1921
transactions over to the Sinclair
Company.
Mellon stated S1,398,910 in delin-.
quent taxes were collected from per-
sons. whose names he declined to
mention, and additional sums are
expected to be collected later.
The letter, addressed to Chairman
Hawley of the joint congressional
committee on internal revenue tax
alton, was in answer to a joint reso-
luton adopted by both Houses after
Mellon declined to respond to a
similar Senate resolution.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-25
New TraVeIair Craft Here

Pilot Paul Payne of the Hoosier
airport, Kessler Blvd. and Lafay-
cite Pike, arrived Thursday after
noon in new Travelair biplane
from Wichita, Kan. The ship will
be exhibited in the Indianapolis
aeronautical exposition at the In
dianapolis airport Saturday I"
Tuesday. After the exposition, the
plane will be retained at the air
port, bringing the number Of
Travelairs there to five, in addition
to several other ships.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-25
MAYOR SNARL
DELAYS WORK
. ON MERIDIAN
Park Board Unable to Sell
Bonds Because of
Hogue Suit.

Failure of the park board to sell
$4,000 in bonds because of litiga-
ton over the title of Mayor L. Ert
Slack pending before the State Su-
preme Court is responsible for the
delay in widening of N. Meridian
St, between Sixteenth st. and Fall
Greek.
The improvement is in line with
the program to make the north side
artery uniform width of fifty feet
Sections between Fall Greek and
Thirty Eighth ST. and st. Clair and
Tenth SITS. have been widened and
EeSurfaced.
No Bidders
The park board headed by Presi-
dent John E. Minor, Republican
is anxious to proceed with the Mer-
idian st. improvement in order that
the street will be uniform width
but have been unable to go ahead
with the project because of failure
to find bidder on the bond issue.
The contract for the improvement
was let to the Indiana Asphalt
Paving Company in January, 1928,
and the bonds we're ordered sold
March 20, Miss Mary Griffin, secre-
tary, said.
MatSon, Carter, Ross & McCord,
law firm, which presented claim of
Joseph l.. Hogue to mayors seat,
advised the City Securities Com
pany, high bidder, against purchase
of the bonds because of the clouded
title of Slack. Hogue is a Repub-
lican and Slack a Democrat.
Hogue's attorneys argued that he
legally is mayor of Indianapolis be-
cause he held the Office of City Con-
troller under former Mayor Samuel
L. Shank. After Shank's death,
Hogue fell heir to Office, following
conviction of John L. DuVall, then
mayor. on corrupt practice charge,
Hogue's lawyers declared
The statute provides the city con-
troller shall become mayor in event
Of a vacancy.
1t was argued that Duvau was not
legally elected to the mayors Office
because a ury found him guilty of
corrupt practices and DISTINGUISHED
him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-25
Troops Get Sky Mail

Lieut.. Paul Reeder of Kokomo,
Thursday carried mail to the
Eleventh Infantry regiment on its
annual march from FIT. Benjamin
Harrison to Camp Knox, KY, Lieut..
Reeder, flying an army plane,
dropped off the regiments mail in
the afternoon at Edinburg. The
march will be concluded, according
to expectations, at Louisville, May
al
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-25
FARMER TRIES SUICIDE
Cass County Man Cuts Throat After
Threatening Wife.
BIZ Times Specio

By Times Special
LOGANsPORT, Ind, May 25.-
Hiram o. Barker, Sc, prominent
Cass County farmer, is in the hos
pital here in a critical condition
following his suicide attempt Thurs
day night
officers were called to the Barker
home when he threatened to kill
his wife with a shotgun. En- route
to town in the sheriff's car, Barker
slashed his throat with a penknife.
He was an unsuccessful candidate
for Congress from the Eleventh dis
trict four years ago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-25
Banker on Air Journey

NEW YORK, May 25.-Peter j.
Brady, president of the Federation
Bank and Trust Company, and vice
chairman of the New York State
mayors committee for aviation,
left Miller field, Staten Island, for
Detroit, today in an airplane piloted
by Lieut. Marion L. Elliott, regular
Army.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-25

chutes, dirigible materials and
other interesting exhibits.
Adequate traction service to the
airport on the Mars Hill route has
been arranged by the traction COM
pany.
The suggested automobile route is
west on Washington st. and the
National Rd to Holt Rd, and south
to the airport.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-25
LEGION PLANS SERVICES

Military services will be conducted
by Irvington Post 38, American Le-
gion, at Memorial Park cemetery on
National Rd, east of Indianapolis,
at 2:30 p. m. Sunday. Maj, Wood
Unger, infantry captain during some
of the most severe fighting of the
World War, will speak.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-25
Goes by Air to Speak

Col. A. j. Dougherty, Gath division
commander, and Lieut.. Louis Travis
flew from Schoen field Thursday to
Bedford, where Colonel Dougherty
addressed the Bedford Kiwanis
Club at luncheon and the Bedford
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-25
BACK HOME AGAIN

Automobiles reported found by
the police belong to:
Buick, D-16-244, Wisconsin, found
at Sand and McCarty SITS.
Carter Helton, 316 N. State Ave,
Ford. found at AT E Court St ~.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-25

Flying westward, the plane wills
stop at Bellefonte, Cleveland and
Toledo. The return journey prob
ably will be made by way of Day.
ton and Washington tomorrow.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-25

exhibition is to be held, at p. m,
Sunday.
Monday will be business mems
day, with special demonstrations OF
commercial planes.
In addition to appearance of the
bevy of famous fliers, Lieutenant
Genaro and Sergeant Goldberg
Schoen field, will make a double
parachute drop from one plane at
$3.50 p. m, Tuesday.
Passengers will be carried In
commercial planes during the four
day event.
The displays will include various
types of commercial planes, an eX-
hibit from Wright field at Dayton
including Army planes, models OF
Army planes used for many years
past, machine guns, aerial bombs
aerial cameras and other military
aviation equipment; various types
of airplane motors, some cut away
to Show operation; accessories, para
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-25

G. M. Keys, president of the Cur
tiss Airplane and Motor Co., and
chairman of the board of the Ma
tional Air Transport, is to head
the organization of the train-and-
plane relay across the United
States. The Pennsylvania and
Santa Fe railroads, the National
Air Transport, Boeing and West
ern Air Transport companies all
are cooperating in the venture
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-25

Compiled for The Times by Government
Weather Observer, j. II. Arlington and
autical obServer.l
Northeast wind. 70 miles an hour;
barometric pressure. 1857 at sea level:
temperature, 65; broken. overcast ceiling.
unlimited; visibility, unlimited.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-14

rassable and the streets within the town are not much better.
 The Pythian Sisters win meet Monday evening at o'clock at Com- munity hall.
 The Ladiea' Aid of the Methodist church held a very successful sale in the Community building yester- day disposing of practically all of the food and other articles.
 The next monthly meeting Of the Book club will be held Tuesday eye- ring at o'clock at the home of Mrs. Isabelle Hazen.
 A whist party for the benefit of the library is being planned for the latter part of next week. The event will probably be held at Community hall
 East Berlin people may attend the clinics for the purpose of vaccination The clinics were opened for the first time today and will be resumed next week. Smallpox for the first time since the outbreak shows . decrease in the number Of cases report q only four being reported today. The town of Berlin is yet to have it's first case.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-14

and charged with selling liquor. rs- putaticn. and maintaining an estab- iishment for the purpose of selling. He pleaded guilty and vas hned &100 and costs and given . sus- pended sentence of 80 days in jail.
 WoOsan's Auxiliary Elects
 Mrs. Emerson Pratt was elected president of the Woman's auxiliary of the Church of Our Saviour at ita annual meeting yesterday afternoon. She succeeds Mrs, Charles H. Curtis. Mrs. Walter Seymour, was chosen vice president and Mrs. Frank Pow CTS. secretary-treasurer
 Baptist Church
 Sunday services at the Baptist church will be as follows: Morning worship at 1o:4s o'clock. Sermon by the pastor. Rev. A. D. Kendrick. who will continue his series of serv- ices on "Revivals of the Bible . Sundays topic will be The Revival under Jonah"
 Tho choir will sing an anthem, Come Thou Weary One" by Will son. A junior talk will be given and the junior choir will sing.
 Bible school at 12 noon.
 Evening service at ! o'clock.
 Young Peoples meeting at p. m.
 Tho public is cordially invited to attend all of these services.
 Fcsieemer's A. NJ. F.. Zion Church
 Morning worship will be held at the Redeemer's A. M. E. Zion church tomorrow at II o'clock. Sermon by the pastor. Rev. NJ. N. Greene.
 Sunday school will be held at 12:l5 p. m. Mrs. Louise Mayors, superintendent.
 Evening preaching service at 1:30 o'clock. Sermon by the pastor.
 The Ladies Aid society will meet with Mrs. Annie Baker, c2S Arch street. New Britain. Monday at p. m. Mrs. Helen O'Neil. president.
 A grand concert and Dunbar re- cital with Prof. Theodore Dunn of Providence, as artist. will be given Friday at 8 p. m.
 Advent Christian Church
 Morning preaching service at 1o:3O o'clock. The message of the
 (Continued on Page 15.)
New Britain herald., 1928-01-14

Notice is hereby given of the ap- proval and adoption of street, build ing and yeranda lines on Church street by the Plainville Town Plan Commission as the result Of the Public Hearing duly warned and held on Jan. 9, 1923. at the conclu- sion of the Washington street hear ing.
 The adoption covers street 1856 wide with a 80 1t. building and 2o fl. veranda line on both sides of the street. ... All of the above layout and ap- proval of street. building and ver- anda lines are shown on map dated Nov. l2. 1927, drawn by Eng. { J. N. Mckernan. signed by J. F.. Lamb Chairman of the Town Plan Commission. and filed with the Town Clerk of Plainville. The Commission finds no benefits accruing to or damages sustained by any person owning land included in such map or plan,
 F. T. WHEELER. Secretary.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-14
ROUGH GAME TAKEN BY TRADE SCHOOL Pennington High Ddsatd in
 Valley Laaeue Contad

The New Britain State Trade school defeated Pennington High school by SIPS In . fast but some what rough Farmington Valley league basketball game at Unionville last night. Anderson had . big night for the victors and swept through Pennington tor 15 points. Long Shot" Abel staged hts usual act and dropped in two baskets from mid-hoor. Farmington, ta aA effort to cover up Richtmyer. left openings elsewhere which yreved costly. Rick and Curtin wsnt est together on a double personal foal. Both sides. particularly Farnaineton. showed signs of diss4tisfactien with the referee, who allowed the eams to become too rough at tinass. The score at the half was lS-ii. NeW Britain. The summary:
New Britain herald., 1928-01-14
DEATHS FALLING OFF
Rate Throughout United States Shows Decline, According to h. surance Figures.

Shows Decline, According to h. sirance Figures.
 New York Jan. 14 tF-The death
 'ate throughout the United States is
 on the decrease according to a com.
 posite survey pf death claims paid
 in 1927 by 5: of the leading insur- ance companies of the country, report issued today by George
 T. Wright, manager Of the Assocla- tion of Life Insurance Presidents. disclosed there were 54.s less Gtath policies paid per 100000 in 1927
 than in 1926. The report explained the death rate vas unusually high in 1928, but the 1927 report compared with 1928 shows a decrease of 122 per 100. : GOO persons. and 4.1 decrease per
 100000 as compared with the rate in 1921.
 Life insurance companies last year paid out larger. amount than ever
 ir death claims. the report disclos- cd. but the ratio Of deaths to the total number oi individuals was sub-
 tantialIy decreased.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-14
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given of the ap- proval and adoption of street. build ing and veranda lines on Washing ton street by the Plainville Town Plan Commission as the result of the Public Hearing duly warned and held on Jan. g. 1928.
 The adoption covers street 50 ft, wide with 35 fl. building and 27 1t. veranda line on both sides of the street.
 All of the above layout and sp- rrovai of street, buildin1 and yer anda lines are shown OH map dated Nov. Is, 1891. drawn by Eng. J. N. Mckernan,s signed by J. E.. Lamb. Chairman of the Town Plan Commission and filed with the Town Clerk of Plainville.
 The Commission finds no benefits accruing to or damages sustained by any person owning land included in such map or plan.
 F. T. WHEELER.
 Secretary.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-14

four rounds: lss DssaAa 1allk Christie. BFistoi. vea = teohaDnd1 knockout from Eddis lGaseeoA Wa- terbury. first round; lie peoooa Jackie Rosers. Waterbury, woa Ae. cision over Emery Tayiee. Brtsbsl three rounds
 Chick" Lawson Of WaAsstswn acted as referee.
 New Bsitaia Fastr - GDnnk An illustrated lscture will Ae given at the Congregational chuFch at s:3o o'clock next Thursdey eve ming. January ls. by Rev. Thsodees Ainsworth Greene. pastor Of the First Congregational church of Nsv Britain. His subject will be with Grenfell in Labrador"
 Funeral of Joha Sefranowtrh The funeral of John Safronowich oe S4 James street. who died Thuruday afternoon at the Bristol hospital, was held at o'clock this morning at St. Joseph's church. A high mass of requiem was celebrated by Rev. Oliver T. Magnell and burial was in the new St. Joseph's cemetery. Com pany l., (. N. G.. Of which the de- ceased was a member, acted as es. cort
 Services Tllis Escaing
 There will be services at 7:30 o'clock this evening at St. Joseph's church in honor of St. Anne.
 Elected State Fish and Game HeeA
 Attorney Joseph P. O'Connell' Of this city was elected president of the Connecticut Association of Fish and Game clubs at the annual meeting held yesterday in Westerly, R. l. Twenty clubs were represented at the gathering. the visiting delegates being the guests of the Anguilla club of Westerly.
 Attorney O'Connell has taken aa active part in ish and game mat ters in the state for the past several years and has served as secrstary of the state organization. He was prom inently identified with the formation of the Bristol Fish and Game club and for the past two years served as chairman of the general committee which arranged for the annual out ings of the Connecticut hsh and game clubs held at Lake Com bounce.
 Copper Wire Stolen.
 A report was made to the police department yesterday by officials of the Bristol Traction Company that approximately 1000 feet of copper bond wire had oeen stolen rscently from the trolley line running from the "Y" to Lake Compouncs.
 Last winter several young boys removed all the copper bond wires from the rails on the Compounce line and disposed of 1t to . Hartford junk dealer. who was later arrested and heavily fined in tho local court. The recent thefts are sinilAr to those of a year ago and police are of the opinion that they arc the work of youngsters who employed this meth. cd to secure some spending money.
 Officials of the Traction Company are now cooperating with the poltcs in the investigation.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-14

Personal fouls Pond, Richtnysr {. Anderson 5. Forst. Abel 2-l1: Od. lum 3, Burnham 2. Curtin {, Rourke, Larratte 3-13. Technical foul. Lar ratte: free tries. Pond 2. Richtmys1 1. Anderson 3. Frost s, Abel-l6: Odlum 2. Burnham 2. Curtin .: Rourke-s. Referee, Gibson: tim CTS. Adams and Dwitrocko; scofers Smith and Fieneman.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-14
(Sf.OO) ONE DOLLAR PENALTY
 TAX

On all unpaid Personal Tax after , January Is. 1928. will be at my Of
 flee in the Berlin Savings Bank
 Building Saturday. January 14. from 8 to : o'clock, to receive any un- paid tax.
 CHAS. r. LEWIS. Collector,
New Britain herald., 1928-01-14
BECKLEY CROSSING
 JOB IS ACCEPTED
State Takes Over Crossing and
 Bridge on Turnpike
TWO YEAR TASK ENDED
Church Services Tomorrow Morning -Smallpox Clinics Open Today at Berlin and KensingtOn-kcnstn ton Bowling League-Items.
Linens at January Sale Prices
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The new BeCkley CfOsSlnE Has been formally accepted by the state highway department. The construc- lion of the new road and bridge oc- cupied a period of two years. The state highway department estimated the cost at $s0.o00 when the work was first planned and has not reIeas- ed the exact figures yet. The town Of Berlin will pay $S500 as its share. This sum has been set aside III the budget for the last two years and has not been used. It will fall due in a short time.
 For years the Beckley crossing took the toll of many lives because of the dangerous curve at,that point. better known as ''deadmans curve" Tive people were killed at once in an accident. The curve was done away with by erecting straight road, by cutting across lots. The dangerous railroad tracks were low cred from Ave to seven feet and a concrete bridge was built overh>ad. The new road and crossing is con- sidered one of the finest pieces of work accomplished by the state highway department in years,
 Install Officers
 The newly elected officers of the st. Paul T. A. B. society will be in- stalled tomorrow morning at ii o'clock at the Tabs hall in kensing- ton. The installation will be made by County Director George Kane of New Britain. former president of the New Britain Tabs
 St. Paul's Church
 Masses will be celebrated tcmor- row morning at and 10 o'clock at st, Psul's church. Kensington. Rev. John C. Brennan. pastor ~ili he in charge. Sunday school will follow 'hs 10 o'clock mass.
 Sacred Heart Church
 Rev, John C. Brennan of Ken s,ngton will cfficiate at the 9 o'clock mass tomorrow morning at the Sacred Heart church, East Berlin. A session of Sunday school will follow the mass.
 Kenstnstcn Congregational
 Rev. Vernon L. Phillips. pastor. will lead the regular morning serv- ices at the Kensington Congregation al church tomorrow morning st 1o.45 o'clock. The topic for the sermon will be An EnhShtening Ex- perience." Sunday school will meet at l3:l0 o'clock under the direction of the superintendent. George M. Cassidy. physical director of the New Britain High school. will address the class. Christian Endeavor exercises at 6 o'clock.
 The teachers training class of the Sunday school will meet at the par sonage Frnday evening at 6:45 o'clock.
 fScrain Congregational
 The Older Boys class will meet at 10 o'clock. The regular morning services will be held at l0:45 o'clock. Rev. Samuel A. Fiske. pastor. will ofYiciate. Sunday school at 1. o'clock The Junior society will meet at 5 o'clock. The Young Peoples society VII meet at o'clock.
 Meeting Monday
 The Gt. PauI's Fife and Drum corps of kensington will meet Mon- day evening at o'clock. There