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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-04
GUARD EVERGREENS
Trees in Parks to Be Watched for
Christmas Thieves.

r. Walter Jarvis, park superin-
tendent, today announced special
policemen will be assigned to pro-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-04
SOME WOMEN
ALWAYS ATTRACT

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Advertisement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-04
EXPECT THREE
INDICTMENTS IN
Bet KING CASE
Grand Jury RothStein Death
Quiz Expected at Climax
Today.
BY MAX BUCKINGHAM

NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-EXactly one
month from the day that Arnold
RothStein, well-known Broadway
gambler, was fatally shot in a hotel
room, indictments are expected to
be returned against three men be-
lieved to be the murderers.
Two of the indictments will be
against John Doe" and Richard
Roe" the originals of whom police
have been seeking for a month, ap-
parently with no success. The third
probably will be against George Nc
Manus, another who frequents New
York gambling halls. NTcManus
has been held in Jail on first de-
gree murder warrant almost a
week.
Reports were circulated again to-
day that Joseph A. Warren, police
commissioner, would resign i'm
mediately after the indictments have
been returned.
Mayor James j. Walker said the
commissioner had not yet resigned,
but he declined to answer when
asked whether he had requested the
resignation.
Warren was called to task by the
mayor some time ago for failure of
the police department to make any
Roadway in solving the Rothstein
murder.
At one time Walker took over the
work of finding the murderers him
self, and at present Joab Banton,
district attorney, is doing much of
the work of unearthing evidence.
Banton previously has refused to do
any of the work preliminary to
prosecuting, saying he was not the
police department.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-04
TRUST FIRMS
OF STATE HAVE
BIG RESOURCES
148 Companies of Indiana
List Deposits of More
Than Fl Millions.

The 148 trust companies of In
diana had total resources of $327,-
1884 on June 80, according to the
silver anniversary edition of the
Trust Companies of the United
States" published by the United
States Mortgage and Trust Com
pany of New York.
The book lists the total capital
of the Indiana companies as $21,-
469, 400, surplus and undivided
profits as $2O,1OO,393 and deposits
as $245, 377,775.
The Indiana companies, accord
ing to the publication, own a total
of $69, 1858, 313 stock and bonds, $780,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-04
I1E INDIANAPOLIS TIMEo

Company, $14,6O1 1892; Security
Trust Company, $5,645,O12.87; State
Savings and Trust Company, 81, 346,-
517.8O; Union Trust Company, ST.
439 ATOP; United Labor Bank and
Trust Company, $40, 144.31; Wash
ington Bank and Trust Company,
$3,775, 416.31.
The trust companies of the United
States now have total resources OF
nearly twenty-five billion dollars. a
gain of $1,465 100000 over a year
ago. the report says.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-04

977,537 in loan notes and mortgages
and ether assets of SCI, 500, ISL.
The resources OF the twelve Indi-
annapolis trust companies are listed
as: Aetna Trust and Savings Com
pany, $2,826,582.56; Bankers Trust
Company, $5,751, 62S52; City Trust
Company, $500 1922 SO; Farmers
Trust Company, $2,012, 812.39; Fidel-
ity Trust Company, $2,133, 650.11;
Fletcher Savings and Trust Com
pany, $26,665, 6S5.38; Indiana Trust
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-04
Held on LIQUOR Charge

Herbert Miller, Negro, 2107
Wendell street, today was charged
with transporting liquor and oper-
ating a blind tiger, and Herman
Folden, Negro, 404 West Twenty
sixth street, with vagrancy. Patrol
man Alex Dunwoody found them
in a Buick sedan at Illinois street
and Mclean place in which he said
he found ten gallons of alcohol.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-04

tect evergreen trees in city parks
from vandals seeking Christmas
greenery.
1--WE plan every precaution against
possible raids on the park depart
mentS trees" Jarvis said.
Arrests will be made where at
tempted thefts are discovered.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-04
THREE ENGINEERS HIRED
Join Public Service Commission to
Handle Routine.

Arnold F. Schnadel and Charles
T. Wiley, indianapolis, and William
E. Robey, zionsville, have been
added to the engineering staff of the
public service commission. They will
do routine work of the department,
while veteran engineers are en-
gagged in compiling data for the pro-
posed $70,0Oo,000 insult utility
merger.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-04
Train Kills Truck Driver

BJ Times Special
FRANKFORT, Ind, Dec. 4.-Ken-
meth B. Akers, 18, grocery truck
driver, was killed at a crossing here
when the machine was struck by a
Pennsylvania passenger train.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-04
DEC. 4, 1928
Woman Missing From Homo

Mrs. Clara Hounchell, %, OF 400
West Norwood street, was reported
missing from her home today. Nc
Clellan Hounchell, her husband, APP
pealed to the police to search for
her.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-04

Mrs. Lucille Prater of st. Louis,
president of the Junior Federated
Club at William Woods college,
of mayors from cities in the mid
of mayors fro mcities in the mid
die west to come to college and
tell the girls about city politics
from the inside. Among those in
vited are mayors of Chicago, st.
Louis, Kansas City, indianapolis,
Des Moines, Memphis, Oklahoma
City, Little Rock, Detroit and
Denver.
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mission secured in the two counties.
In addition TO setting aside the ad-
valorem tax for flood control, the
two counties voted an additional
amount. until approximately $4,000
600 was available for the flood
works in both counties.
Two Important Parts
The flood control system, which
IS now being completed. has two i'm
portant parts. One is a giant flood
day, Of parallel levees which carry
through a stretch Of lowlsnds,
emptying into the Lagurs Msdre. or
or flats near there. The other u
composed Of a system Of levees
along the edge Of the river. built
in order 70 maintain a certain
level OF water in the stream. and
TO protect the lands Immediately ad-
jacent TO the river.
These levees along the river are
matched with a similar set If levees
on the Mexican side. They extend
from above Mission, 20 below Browns
Vile.
The giant floodway has two intakes.
one neal Mission and the other near
Hidalgo. The water comes out OF the
river al those points by overlooking.
ss the banks on the American side
are low. Il IS picked up by the two
wings OF the ~floodway. which extend
N the share Of q ~" M 70 the river.
The water runs between the flood
control l~svees. and proceeds along a
course Of i~owlands. and resacss
through Hidslgo county 20 Mercedes,
where the floodway forks.
The north branch is called the
north floodway." and can carry
10000 second feet. n runs in 2
northerly and easterly direction, part
Of Il striking Willacy county, and on
10 the Laruna.
Arroyo Main Channel
The Arroyo Colorado comprises the
other flood channel, and Is 70 carry
10000 second feet. The levees along
the banks 81 the Arroyo remain ~
the largest unfinished portion Of the
floodway.
The ievees on this flood control
system are about ten feet wide ~
the top. sixty feet wide AZ the bot
tom. and from eight 70 fourteen feet
high.
there are several smaller channels,
such a the Rancho Viejo resaca
which has its inlet between San Be
nito and Brownsville. ard other re-
sacas which carry off a large amount
81 the surplus water.
These additional flood control out
lets. and IN fact the entire system is
made necessary because OF the fact
that the river channel constructs rs
n nears the Gulf, instead Of getting
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-22

being treated with absolute impar-
TALLY in connection with the high
way program, each precinct securing
its pro rata OF funds In proportion
to the valuations.
While IL has been impossible %
meet every demand or to construct
every road in accordance with the
desire Of each individual. the pro-
gram has been carried out upon the
policy Of "the greatest good to the
greatest number" In this connec-
ton the future development of the
county has been taken into consid-
eration-the practical certainty that
a deep water port will be secured;
that the coast country will soon be-
e~me one Of the county's greatest
assets; and that the communities
heretofore isolated will In the course
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-22

larger rs ordinary rivers do. At Rio
Grande City ii will hold almost twice
as much water as al Mercedes, and az
Mercedes it will hold much more than
at Brownsville.
Seek Mexico Pact
While this flood control work was
being planned, and carried out, some
OF the same engineers have worked
continuously on plans for an agree
ment with Mexico on the question Of
water use for irrigation, n the pos
sibility Of storage Of waters Of the
Rio Grande.
Mexico has spent several hundred
thousand pesos on her part Of the
flood control system. and has indi-
Gated her willingness to contribute to
the cost Of any such dam structures.
The International Waters Commits
sion, Of which W. Z. Anderson Of this
city is a member, met recently for
the first time. This body OF three
Americans and three Mexicans' will
meet again in the fall in Washington,
and in the winter will meet in Mex
leo.
During the meantime il has a sub
committee. Of which Mr.. Anderson Of
this city also is a member. working
on the question Of possible dam sites
on the Rio Grande.
Salient facts concerning the Rio
Grande. its annual flow. its irrigahle
lands. etc, were placed before the
commission at its first meeting BY
Mr.. Anderson, and will be threshed
out at future meetings.
Irrigate 500. 900 Acres
AT present approximately 500.0Q
acres Of land in the Lower Rio
Grsnde Valley IL being irrigated.
This is practically all the land irri-
gated from the Rio Grande, as Mexico
has not started ~irrigating on an ex-
tensivs scale.
To irrigate this land requires about
100000 or 100000 acre-feet Of water.
or about two feet Of water for each
acre III the course Of a year.
The total amount Of irtigable land
along the international stream Is
estimated at 100000 acre feet. This
means that II waters Of the river
were conserved. practically all the ir-
rigablc landes along It's banks could
be supplied with ample water. I'm
E%ineers in the Valley believe in view
Of the increasing use Of concrete
canals, and other water saving meth.
DDS in the Valley, that eventually the
irrigation systems will reach n point
where only a foot OF water will Be
required on each acre Of ground an-
nually. This would mean that 2.000,-
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CONTINUED from page one)
June contracts secured by r. r. Nc
Elwrath Of Harlingen and Dodds G.
Wedegartner Of San Benito were
awarded at the lowest figure ever bid
in South Texas. This was due, the
contractors assert. to the favorable
conditions under which the work can
be done in Cameron county. Both
contracting firms have done consid-
cradle work in the county in the past.
and asert that cooperation extended
in every department has created a
condition which permits their bid
ding cheaper in Cameron county than
In other localities.
In the bidding on the June con
tracts, 10 miles Of which were Sc
cured BY r. r. McElwrath. the figures
submitted we're extremely close. the
difference being only 5 1000 TO $4,000
on contracts running into the hun
dreds Of thousands Of dollars.
In every instance the paving con-
tracts have been awarded to the low
est bidder. Contractors from all parts
Of the United States have submitted
bids. Advertisements for bids by
Cameron county never fail 10 bring
widespread attention and spirited
bidding.
The same firms securing the con-
tracts at the June letting were
awarded the contracts on all paving
finance from the first s 1900. 900 Of
the bond issue. securing the work on
remarkably low bids and turning over
to the county concrete pavements
that have won the approval OF all
state and highway and concrete en-
gineers.
The cost of the various paving
projects financed from the first
S2.000.0 900 was: Ell Jardin boulevard,
Ga miles. $196. T73.42; Harlingen-Rio
Hondo. Of miles. S250,95s.05; Bar
reda-Los Fresnos-Point Isabel, 7.42
miles. s1S4, 53t.T2; Santa Rosa
through In Feria "a Arroyo, s.42
miles, s219,049.3s; Paroles Line,
1914 miles. s2es, es1 .O5; San BenitO
river road. 6.7g miles. STA, 80;
San Benito- Rio Hondo. s.34 miles,
s2Oe. 6T6.27: Line a.. San Benito, 0.21
miles, $4,000.
The average cost Of all projects. in
Guiding paving, grading and struc-
lures was approximately S-fsoub per
mile. which IL considered a remark
ably low figure in view Of the long
hsuls and freight rates on all ma.
%terials used in highway construction
In Cameron county.
Paving contracts awarded on June
2i. ~agRregating 1927 .s20.s6. and con-
tarcts for grades and structures total
ing s4s.112.ss. were pronounced by
contractors and engineers the lowest
ever awarded in South Texas. Five
contracting firms filed bids on the
paving. r. r. McElwrath being Tow
bidder on all but one project. Four
bids were received on the grades and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-22

900 acre feet OF water, or less than
half the flow of the Rio Grande,
would supply all the irrigable lands
along its banks.
AT present practically all the un-
controlled flow Of the Rio Grande is
used In irrigation. as there were
times last year during heavy irriga-
ti0n in the summer when the i've
did not flow past Brownsville, and
barely had a sufficient water supply
for the irrigation pumps.
Plan Conservation
In view Of these facts the interns-
tlonal waters commission IL spending
much Of its time in working out
plans for a dam 70 store waters. in
the belief that such a procedure
would he the only sound method Of
reaching a settlement. All state
ments in the past have indicated that
the claims Of the Valley TO waters
Of the Rio rande through prior usage
will be upheld, just ne the claims
Of I'VE In Lower California will
be justified on the same grounds.
Dam sites are being Investigated
by Kenneth Smith. geologist and en-
gineer. who left here recently under
the direction OF Mr.. Anderson to
make a study of the ground. The
proposed sites are between Roma and
Eagle Pass. where there are numer-
Gus canyons, and where huge
amounts Of water could be stored by
the erection OF a dam.
In erecting the dam the power that
could be generated from the fall Of
water would be sold. il a purchaser
could he found. An interesting
sidelight on this plan was brought
out in the statement OF one engineer
that the power generated by the
falling water at the dam could be
used TO life the water back out OF the
river III the Lower Rio Grande Val.
ley. end place it on the land. with
surplus large enough 70 supply power
concerns in the Valley.
Committee to Meet July %
The sub committee Of the interna.
tional commission is to meet at Eagle
Pass July "a, to make a further study
Of the proposed dam sites. This com.
mittee is composed Of Fortunate
Dozal. and Armando ~Santacruz. Jr.
representing Mexico. and George W
Hamilton and Mr.. Anderson. repre-
senting the United States.
Information gathered by this com
mittee will be presented to the gen
eral commission at Washington.
The erection OF a storage dam or
the river az some point where huge
quantities or water could he stored
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structures. all contracts being award
ed to Charles Ingram Of San Benito.
These projects and their contract
prices are: Old Alice road, 4 miles,
9-foot width with exception of 1000
feet connecting with Barreda-P Point
Isabel road. cost 46,963; Paroles
line road from highway north 4
miles, 9-foot width, with exception
Of 1000 feet connecting with Barre
da-Point Isabel highway cost 4e,e63;
Arroyo-Bluetown-Santa Maria ROAD,
81 miles. 16-foot width. cost 1884,
544; Military road west from
Brownsville, ga miles, 1S-foot width,
cost 2O6. 6s2; Southwest road from
Brownsville to South Point, ~
miles. 16-fcot width, cost 1850;
Briggs road from Harlingen-Rio
Hondo road north two miles, I6-foot
width. cost 50.4s5; South line Will
son tract. 5 miles, 16-foot width.
cost o4,T4t; Contestants Rosa and
foot width. cost i56,649.
The grading and structure con
tracts awarded in June were all IN
the San Benito precinct, including Is
miles Of feeder road, most Of which
will probably be paved from future
bond sales.
Predict Intensive Development
State highway engineers, road
contractors and others interested in
road improvement who have investi-
gated highway construction IN Cam
ercn county the past year. have been
unanimous In commencing the road
program, and have been especially
impressed BY the high grade con-
crete construction secured at ex-
tremely low contract prices. They
are also unanimous in predicting
rapid and intensive development OF
the entire area served by the road
system and the rapid extension OF
this development as the system ex-
tends.
Thousands Of acres in what q few
years ago vas described an the
"brushlands" or the "black country
are being cleared and brought un-
der cultivation, easy access TO good
markets being assured by the paved
or well graded dirt roads which PEN
citrate TO the most remote sections
OF the county. Areas which a few
years ago were practically inacces-
sible have been opened for develop
ment; other sections which were
formerly supplied with dirt roads,
now well paved. are being brought 10
"A state of intensive development
never anticipated during the pioneer
days Of road construction in the
Valley. New irrigation districts
have been formed; others are form.
ing. Thousands Of acres of citrus
fruit trees have heap &c 40 -
hundreds of new homes established
as a direct result or the extension
Of the highway system and the de-
velopment that has resulted.
One fact which never fails TO
elicit comment from engineers and
others familiar with road building
over the state, Is the manner in
which all sc .tions Of the county are
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would be a factor in the flood con-
troll system, in that water could be
cut down there during periods that
large volumes of water we're coming
out Of the San Juan or Rio Salado
in Mexico. These two tributaries TO
the Rio Grande are the principal
sources Of danger, as they precipi-
tate huge quantities of water sud-
denly into the Rio Grande out Of
the mountains where they have their
sources.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-22
AUsTRIANs CoLONIZE BRAZIL

RIO DE JANlERo P1-The Aus
trian minister has completed arrange
ments 70 establish three colonies Of
Austrian immigrants near the city Of
Theophile Ottoni. situated on the
railway thta runs inland from the
Port Of Caravellas. The region IL
sparsely populated. but said to be
well suited for production Of coffee
and Cocoon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-22

of m few years become highly n
portant producing and marketinS
centers. In each precinct the factor
OF future development has been coz
sidered in connection with preseao
necessities, and the result 10 sys-
TEN that Is proving its usefulness
and which will increase in value nv
the years pass and the intensive de-
velopment, which II Cameron ccun-
ty's goal, II attained.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-22
RUSSIANS guy cAYUsEs

PORTLAND. Ore.-Range horses.
now valued principally for their
hides, are beginning 20 20 Co kus-
sian markets to be hitched to drosn-
kys and plows. Portland dealers
have orders from Russian for 1.eoV
animals.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-13

Mrs. Woodrow Wilson in the chair as the guest of honor. She sat be- side MT. Davis, who opened the speechmaking with the injunction that the party pick, for its candi- dates the best brains available and support them, to the utmost. y:# In his comment on prohibition after :. its introduction by Governor Ritchfe, MT. Davis observed that there were three camps divided on the subject-those for state rule, federal rule, and those who believe the prohibition law is merely an ex- pertinent still on trial. He was not certain, he said. that this third class is not numerically the largest"
 And we must remember" he added, that all these are represent cd in the democratic party. With this in mind I think we should agree that the membership of any man in any camp should not be considered. as test 0 his fitness to be the party's standard bearer"
 As he defined the three prohibit ton camps. so did the audience ap- plaud by groups. but al guests rose and cheered when he concluded.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-13
PAINLESS DEATH
Man Who Received 33,0OO Volts,
 Dying Later, Described Sen

Springfield. H., Jan. 13 (UP)- Electrocution is a painless death. Dr. Elmer Trapp, of this city. be- lieves from a conversation with a man who regained consciousness after a 33,ooO volt shock but who later died.
 Tt was apparent" Dr. Trapp said, that death was imminent when l was called to attend Elmer G. Car stems, civil engineer who had come in contact with a S3,000 volt wire.
 "To my surprise he regained con- sciousness. He told me he just be- came insensible when the charge hit him and there was no pain. When I told him his relatives had been mo- tified he protested he would get up in a minute and be all right. He died a few minutes later.
 He was completely numb when he came to, but perfectly comfort able, he said" ..
New Britain herald., 1928-01-13
"B0SSY" GlLlS HAVING
 WRAMIE WITH COUNCIL
City Fathers Turn Down Appoint.
 ments Whic3, He Sends
 tO Them.

Newburyport. Mass. Jan. l3 (UPl A balky city council troubled Mayor "Bossy" Gillis today.
 The red-headcd ex-sailor, who re- gently became Newburyport's chief executive. had not expected clear sailing in his dealings with tho coun- cil, but neither had he anticipated the potent opposition which devel- oped at last nights meeting. Z
 Twice "Bossy" submitted appoint ments to the board of health, and twice, by a vote of z to {, the ap- pointments were rejected.
 First the mayor suggested the name Of Dr. Alphonse J. Peter. and, when this move failed, sought the appointment of Dr. Randolph C. Hurd.
 "Bossy" was peeved.
 T want you to understand" he told the council, that Dr. Harry E. Hewitt will never be member of the board Of health, nor any of the Hewitt family" The board had been inclined to favor the appointment of Hewitt.
 I'm no kaiser" the mayor went op, but propose to give Newbury- port a clean board of health. Scarlet fever has been allowed to run ram- pant. there has been ipefficiency."
 Because of the councils stubborn ness "there'll be hell to pay," &C., cording to "Bossy."