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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-12

Editor The indianapolis Times WASH
ington Bureau. 1922 New York Ave.
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tended research be made All ether
nsigned requests cannot be answered.
All letters are confidential You are
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How can one distinguish between
the positive and negative wires of
an electric circuit?
Dip the ends of the two wires in
glass of water in which a small
amount Of common liable salt, pot
ash or acid electrolyte has been dis
solved. Keep them about one inch
apart. When current flows through
the circuit, gas bubbles will form on
both wires, but the one where the
greatest amount Of bubbles are
formed will be the negative, Another
method to determine the polarity Of
an electric circuit is to place the
two wires about one fourth inch
apart on a wet piece of blue littnus
paper. Where the positive wire
touches the paper a red mark will
appear If current is flowing.
What does international arhitra-
ton mean?
It is the settlement of disputes be-
tween sovereign states by judges of
their own choosing and in conform
ity with their respective rights. 1t
is essential that the contracting
states formally agree to refer their
differences to an independent tri-
bunal and bind themselves to abide
by its award.
Are muskrats native in all parts
of North America?
They are native from the north
ern limit of trees to the Mexican
border except in the coastal parts
of South Carolina, Georgia, Ala
bama and Texas, and in Florida
and nearly all of California. They
do not occur in parts of the interior
plateau that have no streams or
lakes.
When was Herman ROsenthaI
killed?
He was killed in the summer of
1912 in New York. Lieutenant
Charles Becker was indicted for the
murder July 30, 1912, and, after a
long legal battle, he was executed
at Sing Sing July 30, 1915. Others
implicated in the murder who also
were executed we're Rose, Weber,
Schepps and Vallon.
Does eating yeast cakes cause
cancer?
No.
What is the nationality of a child
born in the United States of an
English mother and an American
father?
The child is an American citizen.
If an American citizen marries
an English woman and thereafter
wishes to divorce her, does he have
to go to England where she lives to
obtain the divorce?
He can sue for divorce in the
United States,
What is the longest river in the
United States?
The Observation-Disclosures system,
if considered as one river, is the
longest.
On what ocean does the state Of
North Dakota touch?
1t does not touch any ocean.
When did President Harding die?
Aug. 2, 1923, at San Francisco.
What was the name of "the girl
back home" in the picture "The Big
Parade?" l.,
JUSTIN. Claire Adams played the
paEk
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-12

Russia will stage international chess tourna-
ment next summer Looks like they were calming
down over there
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-12

King George mispronounced couple of words the
other day. The way prominent people are falling
down their grammar, it wouldn't surprise now If
Gene Tunney were to split an infinitive.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-12

what we now know relative to the
danger of this chemical, its pres
ence in wall papers and in paint,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-12

Chicago school teachers missed pay day the other
day-there wasn't enough money in the treasury
Chicago school teachers certainly are getting plenty
of chances to be patriotic.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-12
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-12

Henry Ford insists that the airplare vii
replace the automobile. AT least not far as pedes
TRANS are concerned.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-12

Nearly every American family has its Lindhergt
We mean the young man who lands in out-of-the- wa
places and doesn't report it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-12
BY FABYAN MATHEY

Hearts are trumps, and South has
the lead. North and South must
win four of the five tricks, against
a perfect defense.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-12

Missouri has hog with five feet. 1t is alive anc
doing almost well as you could expect of evel
the two-footed variety.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-12

Secretary Jardine pleads for mercy for our Wi
life. And Secretary Mellon sends his raiders out
put it in Jail.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-12

Professor Pitkin of Columbia says there are too
many best minds. On the contrary there didn't seem
to us to be many good quarter backs this season.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-12

just as soon as a fellow moves
into the limeiight he seems to think
it's up to h m to get gun and kill
some birds
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-12

Sir Oliver Lodge says housekeeping should be
treated serious profession Sir Oliver must have
been building fires in the early morning.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-12

Senator Borah is said to think he
elected Hoover and Senator Moses
is said to think he did it.
The truth is nobody did it, for
Hoover would have gone over just
about as he did if there had been
no organization and no spellhinderS
You know what put Hoover over!
Evening star., 1928-12-22
COLUMBUS LEADING
IN DISCOVERY ROW
Field Museum Says Morse
mems Prior Find Fails of
Scientific Support.
BY the Associated Press.

6y the ASSOCldteU EIcSS.
CHICAGO, December 22.-Columbus.
perhaps, really did discover America.
The Field Museum, at any rate, Is yet
to be convinced that Norsemen ante
dated his arrival in the New World.
In its report available today the mu-
scum took much the same view as Frank
Stockton in the story THE Lady and
the Tiger" One can open either the
door of legend or the door of history
and take what he finds.
The recent Mcmillan sub
Arctic expedition of the museum peeped
over the door of legend and espied some
ruins on Sculpin Island near Main on
the Labrador coast.
Dr. William Duncan Strong. assistant
curator of North American enthnology
and archaeology, the anthropologist OF
the expedition. failed to see in the ruins
any connection with Viking settlement
of centuries ago. The ruins, he said.
resembled the remains OF an old Eskimo
whaling camp.
They frequently have been held up as
possible proof of an early Morse settle
ment, but DR.. Strong said the stonewcrk
is not typical of authenticated ruins in
Greenland; rather, they bear more re-
Semblance to Enclosures found around
Eskimo burial and camp sites in other
regions.
Instead of an abode for a daring
Viking, parts of the ruins seem to have
been repositories for blubber Of the
ESkimos.
DR.. Strong doesn't deny the Norsemen
landed about 900 AID, but he said:
INC tangible evidence to support this
belief has been found so far. There
have been many other reports of Morse
ruins. but when investigated. all of them.
to date, as in the present instance,
proved to be inconclusive or definitely
wrong"
Evening star., 1928-12-22
WALTER REED FACES
FIGHT ON BUILDING
Board of Trade Group to 0p-
pose Move Blocking
Street Extension.

Reiterating it's former stand favoring
the extension of Fourteenth street north
and through Walter Reed Hospital, the
streets and avenues committee of the
Washington Board of Trade yesterday
voted to fight" any building project at
the hospital which would serve to block
the proposed extension, legislation for
which now is pending.
Declaring that he had authoritative
information that a building is to be
erected at Walter Reed directly in line
with the proposed extension. George c.
Shinn, chairman of the committee, said
that such action would be very arbi-
trary and outrageous procedure. The
committee voted to investigate the mat
ter and to take any necessary steps in
opposition.
Mr. Shinn explained briefly the pro-
posal to tunnel the street under the
hospital and declared that the noise
from traffic would not be heard by the
hospital patients.
The committee postponed action on
the proposed bill to give the District
Commissioners full authority to close
streets and also action on the proposal
to widen Piney Branch road from But
ternur street to Belair road. G. V.
Graham, chairman of the special COM
mittee considering the two issues, was
authorized to make further study OF
them, with view of making a definite
recommendation later. In this con-
nection it was proposed that Mr.. Gra-
ham wait until certain changes have
been made in the bill regarding giving
the Commissioners power to close
streets.
An address on the street closing bill
was delivered by c. l.. Wirth, architect
for the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission.
Evening star., 1928-12-22
PLANES IN PARKS
SUBJECT OF MEET
Conference Will Be Held in
Capital Next Year to
Study Problem.

A conference to consider the feasi-
bility of establishing commercial air.
plane fields in the National Parks will
be held in Washington next month or IN
February, Arno B. Cammerer, acting
director of the National Park Service,
said today. H. M. Albright. assistant
director in the field and superintendent
of Yellowstone National Park, will come
here to assist in the discussion.
An important subject to be considered
is the possible effect OF airplanes on
wild life in the parks, Mr.. Cammerer
said. adding that the animals must be
preserved. Most of the national parks
are in high altitude and this factor
must be taken into consideration IN de-
liberating over the adyisability of per-
mitting commercial airplane firms to
establish fields in the parks as an added
lure for the traveller to view the Won
ders Of America from the air.
Some commercial airplane concerns
have established fields outside the park
boundaries. At present commercial air.
plane firms are not permitted to do
business inside the parks although
there have been emergency landings on
park land.
Secretary West, in his annual report.
indicated that he favors conference
to discuss the problem.
Evening star., 1928-12-22
DEATH TO Be ASKED
FOR z K|DNAPERS
Ranieri Case, Marked by
Many Staying Threats,
May Close Today.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 22-The Ra-
nieri kidnapping case is expected to go to
the jury tonight after nearly four weeks
of courtroom procedure.
The State will ask the death penalty
for two of the three men on trial for the
kidnapping of 10-year-old Billy Renieri
for 100000 ransom, Angelo Petitti and
Andrew Capellano. Tony, Andrews son,
also is accused of being implicated in
the plot.
Since its start. the trial has been
marked by intimidation of State wit
nesses and the Staying of one, Ole Scully.
night session of court has been re-
sorted to in an effort to speed up the
trial.
Many of the earlier days of the trial
were devoted to selection of a jury,
made difficult because many of the pro-
spective veniremen feared death.
AS the trial progressed, A. F. Ranieri,
the boys father, and Mike Devito, a
State witness, received letters threaten
ing death, as did Judge Robert E. Gent
eel, in whose court the case is being
tried.
Petitti, who took the stand in his own
defense yesterday, pictured himself as a
friend Of Billy. Four witnesses testi-
fed for the State in rebuttal at last
nights session.
Evening star., 1928-12-22
TEACHERS SLAYER
IS SBEL|EvED KNOWN
Immediate Appre hension
Promised of Murderer Who
Nearly DeCapitated Body.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CARMI, ILL.,, December 22.-Imme-
date apprehension of the slayer of Miss
Anna Preher, about IS years of age,
whose body, nearly decapitated, was
found in her home yesterday, was
promised by Sheriff Jesse Grissom
today. He would not reveal the nature
of leads upon which he was working.
Miss Preher, a grade school teacher
and civic leader of Carmi, apparently
struggled with her assailant. Part of
her clothing was torn away and effects
in the little four-room cottage were
disarranged. There was no evidence,
Sheriff GriSsom said, of the house
having been ramsacked.
The slayer failed in an attempt to
burn the home. A partly burned
bundle of bed clothing was found near
the body, which was discovered in a
bedroom by Mrs. Maud Chalfant. city
superintendent of schools. A hole in
the floor approximately three feet in
diameter was burned before the fire
died.
Isaac Austin, another school teacher,
who was known to have had an
was questioned by the sheriff last night
at his home In the country. Sheriff
Grissom did not reveal what he learned
from Austin. but Immediately after his
return started in search for another
man whom he wanted TO question.
Austin was a former neighbor Of Miss
Preher. A sister of Miss Preher, from
whom she was said to have been
eStranged, was also questioned.
Evening star., 1928-12-22
MAN, SEVERELY INJURED,
Is FOUND UNCONSCIOUS
Douglas Hogg, Taken From Street,
Now in Hospital and Reported
in Serious Condition.

Found unconscious in front Of 1914
Wards court at IL o'clock last night,
Douglas Hogg, roomer at 1919 F
street, was taken to Emergency Hos
pital and found to be suffering from
severe laceration at the base of the
skull He was still unconscious today
and physicians consider his condition
serious.
Hogg was taken to the hospital in ths
third precinct patrol wagon and was
unidentified until this morning. when it
was learned that he Is employed on
the construction of the new d. A. r.
building. Police have been unable To
locate any relatives and believe that
Hogg has been in the city but a short
time
Although they had been unable to
learn anything definite because Of the
mans condition, the police have ar
rested and are holding for investigation
a colored couple who. it is rumored.
threw Hogg from a house In Wards
court. 1t has been impossible to de-
termine whether the man was robbed,
but it is upon this theory that police
are working.
Evening star., 1928-12-22
RIVALRY DEVELOPS
|NU SCUBA TRADE
Shipping Board Liner to
Compete With British Ship
for Winter Traffic.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 22.-The
liner President Roosevelt has been as
signed by the Shipping Board to chal-
aenge the British-owned Caronia for
the profitable Winter season business
between this port and Havana.
Several weeks ago the Cunard Line
announced that the liner Caronia, with
transatlantic service and appointments,
would be operated between New York
and Havana during the Winter season.
Declaring that the New York-Havana
route is peculiarly an American trade
In which America and Cuba were the
interested parties, Chairman T. ".
O'Connor of the Shipping Board an
nounced that the President Roosevelt
would be turned over to the Ward Line
for the New York-Havana run and
continued in that service as long as
the Caronia."
The first sailing of the Caronia is
scheduled for January S. On the same
date the President Roosevelt will clear
for Havana and the race will be on,
with the advantage in speed with the
American ship.
Chairman O'Connor In his statement
said:
1.-THE New York-Havana route is not
British trade or the trade Of any other
country foreign to the United States
or Cuba. 1t is, therefore, the opinion
Of the Shipping Board when 4 ship of
a nation foreign to both of these coun-
tries. if that ship Is not regularly en-
ployed in the trade, is put in service
between New York and Cuba it is the
intention of the owners of that foreign
vessel to injure the interests of the
American companies which have in
vested their money to maintain ade-
Quate service"
Oficials of the Cunard Line in a
statement said:
There is no question of American
sea lanes involved, New York-Havana
not being a coaStwise service confined
to American shipping, but free to all
flags. We fully anticipate that the i'm
proved service we offer will stimulate
sufficient traffic to provide fully for the
Caronia without causing loss of traffic
to existing lines"
Evening star., 1928-12-22
COL0RED MAN HELD
IN TURKEY THEFTS
Said to Have Admitted Stealing
Three Found in His Possession
and Confesses to Burglaries.

Found to have in his possession three
dressed turkeys that he is said to have
admitted stealing from the Piggy
Wiggly store at 2017 Wisconsin avenue,
James Jasper Turner, colored, % years
old, of the 1000 block Cherry Hill. Is
said to have confessed to five recent
.housebreakings, following his arrest at
midnight by Policemen w. T. G. Mills
and w. l.. Brown of the seventh
precinct.
The policemen stopped Turner when
they saw him coming out of Grace
street with a suit case in his hand.
Upon opening the suit case they found
the turkeys, and further questioning
revealed, they say. that Turner had
entered the grocery store a short time
before by breaking a rear door.
Turner denies taking anything but
the turkeys, police say, but they charge
that the entiya place had been ran.
Evening star., 1928-12-22

sacked. 1t Is impossible to ascertain
the full extent of the loss until store
officials have had an opportunity to
make full examination of the place.
After being taken to the station
house Turner is declared by police to
have admitted the robbery of four stores
in Georgetown in little less than two
months. He led them to house in the
3100 block of South street, where they
recovered the loot, consisting of
clothing. fountain pens and other ar
ticles. Police set a tentative value of
$500 upon their recovery.
Turner, who admits that he was re-
leased last May after serving 3-year
term for housebreaking, reputedly told
questioners that he broke into the stores
of Benjamin Shuman, 1921 M street,
and Samuel j. Bendheinder, 1923 M
street. on November 8. On November 19,
he admits entering the stationery store
of William H. Brewton g. Sons, 1856 M
street, and on December 10, the store
Of Soloman Wisotzky, 3425 M street.
Evening star., 1928-12-22
Lynchburg Has $50 Flu Cases.
Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LYNCHBURG, Va. December a.
Placing an estimate of $50 case Of in
fuenza In Lynchburg, DR.. Mosby G..
Perrow, director of the municipal de-
partment of public welfare, says he is
unable to say whether the malady has
reached its peak. Records show that
there are only few dangerous cases.
DR.. Perrow opposes closing the public
schools.
Evening star., 1928-12-22
Announce Army Transfers.

Col. Louis r. Burgess, Coast Artillery
Corps, has been relieved from duty with
Organized Reserves of the 3rd Corps
Area, with station at Erie, Pa, and as
signed to duty with Regular troops in
Artillery, at Fort Sam Houston, Tex,
has been ordered to Sioux City, Iowa,
for duty with the Organized Reserves
of the 7th Corps Area. Col Harry G.
Bishop. 9Th Field Artillery, at Fort
Hoyle, Md, has been ordered to Hawaii
1er duty. With y Field Artillery
Evening star., 1928-12-22
Devotion of Gray-Haired Convict to Boy,
10, Revealed on Pardon of Wife Murderer

nursed so patiently once in Nashville
when the latter lay desperately i'll.
Fitzgerald had known young Wood
before the latters illness, and was per-
mitted as trusty to go to the warden's
home when he heard the youth was
fighting for his life.
Later, after the boys recovery, he
often visited the old man In the peni-
tentiary and endeavored to brighten
the life of the prisoner
Fitzgerald said he had no future plans
after the visit. declaring all his friends
and relatives in Memphis, Tenn, where
he was convicted in 1911 for Staying
his wife, had passed on.
Evening star., 1928-12-22
Bullfghter Barred
For Beating Writer
Who Criticized Him
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LIMA, Peru, December a.
Joselito Martin, a noted Spanish
bull fighter, has been barred by
the municipal council from fur
ther appearance here.
He beat a newspaper man who
criticized his technique at the last
bull fight. The Newspapermen's
Association has asked the authori-
ties to prosecute the Spaniard.
Evening star., 1928-12-22
Tanker Still Aground.

MEXICO CITY, December % R).--
Dispatches from Tampico today said
that the American tanker Mevania.
which ran aground off that port on
Thursday, had not changed It's position.
Because of heavy seas the crew had not
been rescued. The vessel was not be-
lieyed to he IN ap9 immediate danger,
Evening star., 1928-12-22
FORM TRAINING SCHOOL.
NJ. E. Ministers Elect DR.. Wright
of Homecoming President.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, December 22.-
Organization of the Methodist Standard
Training School, which is to begin at
Kingsley Church, this city, January 20
and continue a week, was effected by
the election of Rev. Dr. u S. Wright of
Lonaconing, president: Rev. J. w.
Rosenberger, Cumberland, associate
president; Rev. c. L. Beard, Cumber-
land, registrar, mad Rev. D. r. Cleck-
ner, Ridgeley, treasurer. Rev. Thomas
NJ. Dickey, pastor of Kingsley, was ap-
pointed librarian. Both the Northern
and Southern branches of the church
participate IN the school. The dean
Eill be Rev. Robert &. NeYitt. Wash
seaat0n p. g
Evening star., 1928-12-22
Bill Asks 100000
For Preservation of
Lincoln's Birthplace

The expenditure of 100000 for
improvement and preservation Of
the land and buildings Of the
Abraham Lincoln National Park,
. near Hodgenville, KY, where the
Civil War President was born,
was proposed In a bill introduced
yesterday by Representative
Thatcher, Republican, Kentucky.
Thatcher said that the sum
was needed to protect the build
ings from disintegrating and to
beautify the grounds.
Evening star., 1928-12-22
By the Associated Press.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, December a.
Mutual devotion of gray-haired pris-
oner in the Tennessee State Penitentiary
and a 10-year-old grandson of the
warden, dating back number of years,
came to light here when William FitZ-
gerald walked out of the penitentiary,
pardoned by Gov. Henry M. Horton.
Fitzgerald went Immediately to the
home of Warden A. A. McCorkle. where
he spent last night as an honored guest,
and today planned to leave for e nearby
town to see William McCorkle Wood
the lad over whom he had watched and
Evening star., 1928-12-22
Safe Robbed at Lynchburg.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LYNCHBURG, Va, December 21.-
The door of small safe in the Office of
DR.. e. C. Glass, superintendent Of public
schools, was jimmied open Thursday
night and Q small amount Of money
taken.
Evening star., 1928-12-22

For auto lamps or airplane landing
field lights, a special lens now on the
market projects an amber colored beam
which is said to penetrate fog much
more NOR, effectively than The usaA Kh!te
NehN 'sN'
Evening star., 1928-12-22

A $1,000, 900 automobile building Is to
be added to the Canadian National
Exhibition in 1orontos