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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-09
Woes to Remain in Jail Rest of Life
Rather Than Pay AlimO11y to Eoc- Wife
Serves Since July, 1925,
and Shows No Signs
of Weakening.
XXTILLOWS, Cal, Jan. 9-Samuel
w w. Reid is a mild-appearing

XXTILLOWS, Cal, Jan. 9.-Samuel
w w. Reid is a mild-appearine
young man, but he is very stubborn
Which is why he has been in jail
here ever since July q, 1925.
In addition, Reid probably will
continue to stay in Jail for some time
to come. Yet he could, at any time,
get out very easily. If he would
agree to pay alimony to his wife who
divorced him more than two years
ago he would be given his freedom
at once.
He won't. He VOWS he will stay in
Jail for the rest of his life rather
than pay his wife one cent.
The other side shows no signs of
weakening. Consequently, it begins
to look as if Reid's stubbornness
will get a very long endurance test.
Refuses to Pay
Reid is an intelligent-appearing,
quiet young ex-soldier, who served
under fire with the 91st Division in
France and who is not at all the
kind of man you expect to find in a
jail.
His troubles began when Mrs.
Reid sued for, and won, a divorce.
The court awarded her custody of
their child, a girl, gave her $40 a
month alimony and directed Reid to
pay an additional $40 a month for
the support of the child.
Reid refused, pointblank, to pay
one red cent.
He declared that while he was
willing and anxious to pay for the
support of his daughter, his ex-wife
was not fit person to take care OF
her. So long as Mrs. Reid kept the
girl, he said, he would pay moth
ing; but if Mrs. Reid would give the
girl up he would pay gladly.
Found in Contempt
Refusing to pay, he was found in
contempt of court and ordered to
jail until he paid.
County authorities were perplexed.
Most alimony prisoners softer after
short confinement and agree to
pay anything rather than be held
prisoners. But not Reid He calm
ly announced that nothing on earth
could make him pay.
The county authorities felt that
Reid must be unsound mentally.
They said alienists reported that
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-09
TRIM SCHOOL FUNDS
Board Meets to Revise
Budget for Year.

School board members met to-
day with Albert F. Walsman, bust
ness director, to revise the school
budget for the year, in accordance
with reductions made by the State
tax board.
The tax board reductions were
by divisions of the budget and did
not indicate where the reductions
should be made. The meeting was
expected to take most of the day.
The meeting was expected to de-
lay consideration by the finance
and building and grounds commit
tees of the Butler College trustees
offer to lease or sell the present
college campus buildings to the
school city for an Irvington high
school.
The board will meet Tuesday at
II a. m. to receive bids on the
Arsenal Technical High School wing
construction bonds. The regular
board meeting will be held Tues
day at p. m.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-09
CHARLES SCHMIDT, 70,
DEPUTY ASSESSOR, DIES
Funeral Arrangements to Be Made
Today for Native HOOsier.

Charles Schmidt, 70, Seventy
Fifth st. and College Ave-, deputy
county assessor for four years, died
Saturday night at the Indiana
Christian Hospital. Funeral ar
rangements were to be made today.
Prior to becoming deputy assessor
he was deputy county treasurer
eight years.
Mr.. Schmidt was born in Madison
and came to Indianapolis in 1875.
Before entering county politics he
travelled for a Cincinnati, Ohio, firm.
Surviving are: George Schmidt,
former city engineer and Charles
L. Schmidt. both of Indianapolis;
three daughters, Miss Nina Schmidt,
Mrs. Elizabeth Lehman and Mrs.
May Brouse, all of this city; three
brothers, Edward H. Schmidt, of
Washington; Oscar F. Schmidt, of
Chicago, and George G.. Schmidt, of
Martinsville, and two sisters, Mrs.
Louise Mattheues, of Chicago, and
Mrs. Leonar Heuser, of Indianapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-09
MAR|ON'S new
COLISEUM TO
Be DEDICATED
Program Opening Memorial
Building Set for
Tuesday.

Bu Times Special
MARION, Ind, Jan. 9.-This city's
new Memorial Coliseum will be dedi-
Gated Tuesday afternoon with
Frank McHale, Logansport, new
commander of the Indiana Amer
lean Legion as principal speaker.
Music will be provided by the Ma
rion high school band of sixty-f1ye
pieces. The local unit of the Indi-
ana National Guard will present
colors, followed by taking the oath
Of allegiance to the flag by all the
city's school children.
War Mothers of Grant County will
be in charge of the invocation and
opening devotional services. This
part of the program will be under
direction of Mrs. Addie WinSlow,
State War Mothers chaplain.
1.-The Patriotic Spark" will be the
subject of an address by L. O.
Chasey, chairman for the day and
representing Spanish-American War
veterans
Closing devotionals and benedic-
ton will be by the Grand Army of
the Republic local post.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-09

Bulwinkle has offered in the House
a measure to extend Government
disqualification to all veterans, re-
CARELESS of whether their disability
is traceable to military service. This
legislation was recommended by the
American Legion at its Paris con-
Vention.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-09
Extra Cash
Easily Secured!

Haven't you about the place articles Of household
goods, clothing, etc., that you no longer need or
use, but that still too good to just throw
away? Such articles, can be sold for cash to peo-
pie who are watching Times want ads for just
such offerings. Here are few examples, selected
from many who preferred cash and got it,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-09
STRUCK DOWN BY AUTO
Pedestrians Leg Broken; Taken to
Hospital by MOtOrist.

While walking on National Rd.,
two miles east of the city, this
morning, George L. Dalton, So, of
1918 Park Ave, was struck by the
automobile of Thomas Rerling, sc,
of IT'S N. Sherman DR.. His left leg
was broken. Berling took him to
police headquarters, whence was
taken to city hospital in the police
ambulance.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-09
Stop that
COLD!

At the first sneeze, take HILLS
Cascara- Bromide. Quinine. 1t breaks up
a cold in "a hours because it does the
four things necessary at one time:
Stops the cold, checks the fever, opens
the bowels, tones the system.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-09
Quiet Train Warning
BIZ Times Special

BIZ ItHtS NUCCtuI
GREENSBURG, Ind, Jan. g.
Substitution of gasoline for steam
locomotives on two Big Four trains
here has led to warning of motorists
for more care at crossings as the
gasoline engines are more silent in
operation than steam engines and
the air operated whistle so closely
resembles the sound Of an auto horn
that it may cause mistakes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-09
HoOsier Owns 1888 Book

BIZ Times SpecidI
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Jan. g.
Mrs. Smith Skifvin, living four miles
east of here, is the owner of a book
written in 1888. The book has been
handed down from generation to
generation in the family. = Its title is
"a Sermon No Less Fruitful Than
Famous"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-09
BECKWITH RITES HELD
Resident Of City for Seventy-Five
Years Buried at Crown Hill.

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary e
Beckwith, 81, a resident Of Indian
apolis for seventy-f1ve years, were
held today at p. m. at the home
of her son, William Beckwith, 1881
N. New Jersey st. Burial was ir
Crown Hill cemetery.
She died Friday night. Mrs. Beck
with came to Indianapolis from
Brooklyn, N. Y, when she was 6
making the trip by stage and boat
She was a sister of Councilman
Robert E. Springsteen.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-06
Hoover Will Win

Herbert Hoover will be elected.
There will be nothing close about
the result. His majority of the
popular vote will not be less than
100000, and of the electoral vote,
not less than 200. I think he will
carry the following thirty -four
states, with an electoral vote of 376:
Arizona, California, Colorado. Con-
necticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mime
sofa, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
York, North Carolina, North Da-
kota, Ohio. Oklahoma. Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island. South
Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washing
ton, West Virginia and Wyoming.
think Governor Smith will carry
the following fourteen states, with
an electoral vote of 1855: Alabama,
Arkansas, Florida. Georgia, Louisi-
ana. Massachusetts,, Mississippi,
Montana, New Mexico, South Caro-
lima, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and
Wisconsin.
I think that the Republicans will
gain at least five seats in the SEN
ate, two of which are accounted for
by the vacancies now existing in
those Of Pennsylvania and Illinois.
I think that they also will increase
their majority in the house.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-06

The worlds first transoceanic commercial airship
the Graf Zeppelin has completed its round trip to the
United States. Trowbrdge's hck inventor Darius
Green, was therefore, neither such hick nor so
green as painted but prophet far ahead of his time.
From Lakehurst, N. J.. to Europe was done in two
days and ten hours twice as fast as the swfteSt
liners could do it, The complete journey inland
to Friedrichshafen, Germany, made in sxty-nine
hours less than half the time required by the fast
est ships and trains
The outbound voyage 70 America with twenty
passengers in addition to of forty and consider
able mail and freight. On the airship's homeward
journey she carried twenty-four passengers stow
away, freight and about ton of mail, the latter
earning for the Zeppelin company $75,713.50.
Gross earnings for the round trip were in the
neighborhood of $25OOOO and expenses $1250OO. The
net profit, therefore. approximately $125OOO, or
about 10 per cent of the drigibles COST less than
six days of actual flying.
No one, least of all Dr. Hugo Eckener, head of
the Zeppelin works and commander of the big arship
pretendS that drigibles nearing perfection
Admittedly they are about where steamboats, were
decade after Robert Fultons voyages on the Hudson
But we are living in fast-moving times and stupendous
developments to be expected in the next few years
DR.. Eckener says the Graf Zeppelin now the
worlds largest airship has many faults. She is too
small too slow and too much at the mercy of the wind
because under-powered. She can be improved in
many ways, he declares, and very shortly will be-
His sole contention is that the engineers have hit
upon the correct principle of construction and that
henceforth It's up to the banker.
In other words experts are of the opinion that it
is now merely matter of time and capital before
titanic all-meta drgibles capable of doing 100 miles
hour better, and carrying hundreds of passen-
gers and tons of freight and mails will be looming up
and down the worlds air lanes earning big dividends
for their owners.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-06
Oil Scandal No Issue

A great many people have thought
that the oil scandal would affect
this election. Apparently, they for
got what happened in 1924, when
the oil scandal was newer, and, con-
sequently, rather more impressive
than it is now.
More than that, every official
connected with the scandal has been
diScredited and thrown out of Of
flee. Criticism of Hoover because
he remained silent while a member
of the cabinet has not appealed to
people, unless they we're prejudiced
to begin with. A cabinet member
is not expected to waste the pub
lies time and money berating his
associates. He has no hand in their
appointment, and if he tried to
bring about their dismissal he would
be doing something that is none of
his business. A cabinet members
Job is to run his department.
What kind of a government would
we have if our cabinet members
spent their time bawling each other
out in public, tattling on each other,
trying to undermine each other,
picking flaws with each others con-
duct and spying on each other
Their jobs are not so easy or SIM
pie as to leave room for such profit
less work if they do what they
ought.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-06
M. e.
TRACY
SAYS:
"HooUer Will Be Elected:
HIS Majority of the
Popular Vote Wiu Not
Be Less Than 100000,
and of the Electoral
Vote Not Less Than 2OO."

90 many forecasts have been
- made, it seems almost unkind
to afflict the public with another.
1t has been my custom for thirty
two years, however, and that is
quite long enough to create an
irresistible habit. Besides, and no
matter how confused the situation
may appear this time, it has one
consoling feature. With Democrats
predicting a landslide and Repub-
licans predicting a clean sweep, it
would be impossible to make such
bad guess that somebody would not
have made a worse one.
Most of the prophets have been
careful to alibi themselves with the
weather, the size Of the vote,
peculiar shifts, doubtful states and
a multitude of other "ifs" and
lands" That is hedging, not guess
ing. A state either goes or it
doesn't. If you are going to guess
on it, name the result and take the
consequences. Nothing much can
happen, even if you are right
In my own case, guessing election
results has become a sort of solitaire.
I play it chiefly to find out whether
I am keeping in close touch with
the drift of public opinion.
With that as preface, let's go!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-06
Americans First

When we go to the polls today it will be we'll for
us-all of us-to remind ourselves that are voting
as Americans That seems obvious enough but in
any kind of fight usually it is the obvious that is for
gotten
There has been too much talk about party loyalty
during the last four months, too much talk about
Protestant loyalty, Catholic loyalty Anti-Saloon
League loyalty, class loyalty
ANY man or woman who votes primary as parti-
san Republican, or partisan Democrat or partisan
ANYTHING else degrades the high privilege OF suffrage
in democracy AS free Americans let us vote on the
political issues and candidates we see them I'M
chained by craftsmanship
sense of decency, of humor of realities is neces-
sary not only today, but tomorrow. There has oeen
so much rot talked about both presidential candidates.
that whichever is elected he is in danger OF facing
divided country
There is no choice between the Americanism OF
the candidates. is not going to turn the coun-
try over to the English king, nor would Smith favor
the Roman pope Hoover is not going to let the Anti
out to the liquor interests
The danger is not in the Americanism OF these
candidates but of groups of misguided citizens whose
lesser loyalties will continue to jeopardize the free
unity of the nation after election.
We believe as non-partisans that Hoover is the
better fitted candidate and therefore hope for his vic
tory today But should vote for him from pre-
judice That goes equally for Smith.
May the best win!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-06

set up by which the of cities was abandoned and
later the of states.
Only nations had the organized guardS-"armies"
In place of the sword courts and force organ
lied and armed to enforce the DEGREES of courts.
Violence was forbidden and penalties we're set up.
Thus peace prevailed where formerly there had been
only violence
After several centuries it has come about that
only between nations are settlements left to VIC
lence The individual the tribe, the city, the state
all have agreed to live without violence, leaving dis
putes to person property to law and its
forcement officers.
Nations still living under the tribal custom
of the spear and the club. They have no law, no
representative body to make international law, no
authorized court, enforcement machinery to carry
out DEGREES made by court.
Until these out-workings of enlightenment
worked out and set in operation, there still will be
among nations
1t is only question of how many days, or years,
centuries will be required for nations to what
has been by individuals tribes cities and states
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-06
Wasted Opportunities

Lack of constructive criticism,
more than anything else, has pre-
vented the Democratic campaign
from making the most of its OPP
portunitieS. While those opportuni-
ties we're slight to begin with, they
could have been used to much better
advantage.
Instead of frank discussion of
public problems and policies, the
Democrats have wasted much of
their time in personal attacks on
Hoover, or in appeals to discon-
tented elements that were too OBJ
vious to work. The program they
offered was so palpably one of ex-
pediency and opportunism as to Gre
ate an unfavorable impression on
the minds of fair, conscientious and
intelligent voters. They gained
where they could stir emotions, but
nowhere else.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-06
Nicaragua Elects a Liberal

General Jose Maria Moncada liberal has been
elected president of Nicaragua by big majority
his conservative opponent, Don Adolfo Bernard,
wealthy sugar planter.
Thus has the liberal, consttutonalist revolu-
ton of 1926-27 been indicated and the United
States government rebuked for its intervention in favor
of the conservative Diaz.
Back in 1924 coalition ticket was elected in the
little Central American republic Don Carlos SAILOR
zano, a conservative elected president and Dr.
JUN Bautista Sacasa-a highly educated liberal who
had received his schooling in Washington and New
York-was elected vice. president.
Overthrow by the notorious adventurer General
Erniliano Chamorro Solorzano and Sacasa were
forced to flee the border to save their lives
Solozpo resigned and Sacasa became president in his
place. as provided by the constitution.
The United States, however. refused to recognize
Sacasa though several of the Latin American coun-
tries including Mexico, did Washington favored
Adolfo Daz former conservative president, and so
managed to wange him into power against the wishes,
the liberals charged of the vast majority of Ncara-
guans.
Meantime. constitutionalist revolution had gotten
under way for the purpose of installing DR.. Sacasa in
his rightful job as president. General Moncada
was the liberal commander-in-chief. He won every
battle he fought with the Daz forces hands down, but
suddenly the United States landed large forces of
rnes and blueackes and prevented any further major
engagements by declaring every incipient battle field
Neutral territory.
Finally upon a virtual ultimatum from Washing
ton to cease fighting else have the United States
to fight the liberals laid Gown their arms on the prom
Use that Uncle Sam would give them an honest cleo
ton in 1928.
That election took place Sunday with General
Moncada still carrying the liberal standard Brgadler
General Frank R. Mccoy and 5000 marines were In
charge. There was complete order, we are told, and
Moncadas victory fully justfies the liberal conten-
ton that the United States has been using its bay
onets to keep minority president in power.
However, we have no intention of rubbing it IN
Latin Americans will do that But we do hope that the
outcome of the elections, plus all the grief the state
department has had at home and abroad as result
of its blunderS will teach it lesson which it never
will forget entirely
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-06
The Next War

Peace, disarmament anti-war pacts, world courts,
leagues of nations-what is the answer? In the
next war; are to fight with table knives or all
to be exterminated night by poison gas and
germ-infected water?
When Jacob herded in Palestine the focks of his
father-in-law part of his job to protect the
ocks from the raids of the Philistnes. The ancient
tribesman settled his differences, and protected his
property with the sword, the spear, the sling, the
club, or the Drawn of his own right arm.
With the gathering of tribesnen into cities and
the of the city variety of property the job
of protection had to be organized. The armed guard
was created, and the army" Then cities warred
against cities.
This became an interesting game and it en-
arged and further organized States warred against
states But it was discovered that too much warning
between states interfered with industry, And industry
had to go on, if there successful war. So
bsreements were formed and so-called laws were
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-06
DAILY HEALTH SERVICE

merely placed in the garbage, they
may be eaten by chickens or by
household pets, which will die, or by
mice or other predatory animals
which will spread the infection.
The majority of cases of food poi
soning which have occurred in re-
cent years have resulted from en-
plOying home canned food
Home canning is highly desirable
economically and because it makes
use of large quantities of fruits and
vegetables which otherwise go to
waste.
The principal aim of canning is
to prevent spelling. Spelling is it
self not directly due to the action
of air or Of heat, but to the action
of living germs.
Therefore, canning involves steril-
ization by heating with proper OBJ
servation of the method used in
order to insure actual heating of all
parts of the product to the required
temperature.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-06
G, 0, P. Stronger Than Ever

Though have placed MaSSachu-
sets in the Smith column, I would
rot be surprised if it went for Hoo
yer, and have similar doubts with
regard to Florida and Tennessee.
1 believe that if anything, the
normal Republican majority as in
Dictated by the two preceding cleo
tionS has been strengthened, that
such bolts as Governor Smiths
nomination inspired have been more
than offset by counter revoltS and
that the result will be little diff
ferent than it would have been had
the Democratic party put forward
more orthodox, not to say mediocre
candidate.
The Democratic campaign has
been based on an outcry against
bigotry, an attack on prohibition
and an appeal to the farmers. In
each case, I am convinced that it
alienated as many votes as it at
tracted.
There is no doubt that Governor
Smith will receive vastly greater
support in the east than did John
w. Davis, or James M. Cox. BY the
same token, there is no doubt that
Hoover will receive vastly greater
support in the south than did Calvin
Coolidge or the late President
Harding. AS to the La Toilette de-
lection, which muddled the situa-
ton four years ago, I look for it to
split pretty evenly as between Hoo
yer and Smith.