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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-22
Clean Up

Every day only emphasizes the Fact that
the contest in state and local affairs is between
those who demand cleanup and those who
still wish to cover up.
Boss Coffin is working as usual for Leslie
and a continuation of that power through
which the state and city were disgraced.
He wants his men as commissioners, as
sheriff and treasurer, in the important posts
that control jobs and dollars and power.
Coffin is the same man who was indicted
with Governor jackson, the charge being dis
missed because of the statute of limitations
Coffin is the same man who announced that
he intended to retire from politics and then
grabbed higher partisan position and now
hopes to control the state through Leslie.
The announcements Of Leslie each day en-
phasize his undesirability as Governor.
When he attacked Frank C. Daley and
made definite charges that Daley was either
corrupt or timid or negligent prosecutor and
recklessly dragged in the name of Federal
Judge A. B. Anderson as his witness, he merely
laid the ground work for proof of his insta-
bility, if no worse. For Judge Anderson very
promptly said that Leslie had spoken untruths
and added his Endorsement of Daley as "vigi-
liant, jealous and upright"
Leslie has not yet apologized to the peo-
pie for this effort to mislead them. He has not
apologized to the people for indulging in false
and malicious attack in order to gain votes He
has written by that act his own commentary
upon himself and it is not pleasant COM
mentary.
Today Leslie explains his part in sup
pressing the legislative investigation of Ste
phensonism, which required party caucus and
application of the party lash.
He says that those who demanded it had
nothing but hearsay and rumor. Very
definitely Thomas Adams made charges and
perhaps Leslie means to imply that his presenc
chief advocate had only rumors and hearsay.
Perhaps the Black Boxes were hearsay, but
they divulged a contract with Congressman
Updike through which he gave away his
powers of patronage for the dragons favor.
They gave up letter Of thanks for pearl
necklace and letters which indicated the close
political intimacy with the mighty, which was
the bases Of Stephenson own charges that he
had ruled by corruption
There may have been but hearsay, but the
grand jury had no difficulty in indictng a
Duvall, for whom Leslie helped to put over
law denying the people of indianapolis the
right to install city manager form of govern
ment until the Duvall term ended.
What really happened was that Leslie and
others covered up while the statute Of limita-
tions kept on running and delayed the hour Of
redemption for the state.
Those who want to really clean up have a
clear course. Those who want to cover up
will vote for Coffin S men, Leslie and the rest
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-22

Let MIR. Fixit, The Times representa-
tive at city hall. present your troubles
to city officials. Write Mr.. FiXit at The
Times. Names and addresses which
must be given will not be published
Cleaning of Thirty-fourth street
from Illinois to Central avenue was
promised Mr.. Fixit today by the
street commissioners Office.
Dear Mr.. Fixit: Dirt, spilled from
wagons carrying same to the new
Shortridge and other construction
jobs in the neighborhood is couple
of inches thick on Thirty-fourth
street between Illinois and Central.
Will you see if the street commits
sioner's office can be stirred up?
BIB.
Street Commissioner Charles A.
Grossart promised to fix these
streets and alleys: Elder avenue,
south of Washington; grant ave-
nue., 524 South East street, 1000
Hillside avenue, 500 block North
Concord street, 1903 Villa avenue.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-22
Times Readers Voice Vie10S

condemned solely on account Of the
religious teachings that a loving
mother gave to him.
Is not this encouraging to the
young men and women of our free
country today who are striving so
hard for an aim in life?
If for any other reason, why not
the nation pray for the defeat of
both Of these great men?
If the people will go to the polls
in November, step into the booths,
vote their honest unbiased decisions
in regard to the national issues and
candidates that fit them best, would
it not then appeal to us that their
Christianity had been applied as far
as politics is concerned in a more
sensible form?
There was a time just a few
months ago when there was an evil
that did exist. 1t wormed its way
disguised, and in snake-like char
acteristics, and fattened itself to
huge proportions upon the honest
confidence Of the people that sup
ported it, leaving slime and SANDER
in its wake and disgracing one of
the best states in the Union.
Did not the opportunity then pre-
sent itself for the praying people to
come to the rescue against this
poisonous monster in high heeled
action" so to speak?
AS the old saying goes, "a new
broom sweeps clean" Myself and
four others Of the household each
have purchased one, and with a
death-like griup on the handle we
stand patiently waiting, for labelled
upon these brooms in large imagin-
airy letters are these words:
"A remover of infected crumbs"
- B. r.
Charlottesville, Ind.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-22

+ as I eur was
populating tn e
world with mi
crobes. 1t was
impossible to set
a glass or dish
down, apparent
ly, that some
sort of bacteria
didn't collect in
it. The only way
one could get rid
Of these ever
present bacteria
was by expert
mentS like those
o f Spallanzani
where ii quid S
were boiled and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-22
Raft and Liner

The one argument against De-
mocracy worth repeating is that it
is clumsy, costly and inefficient.
One smart philosopher has
likened democracy to raft, which
could always be depended on to
float, even if those on it did con-
stantly. suffer from wet feet and
monarchy, to a splendid full-rigged
ship, which, though sailing smooth
ly most Of the time, would go all
to smash when it struck anything.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-22
ancestry of Microbes
No. 1877

CPALLANZANI believed that he had settled once for
- all the fact that microbes had to have parents,
that they could not rise spontaneously But now,
generation later, the question was once bat
tleground for scientists.
Pasteur bad shown that it was yeast which caused
fermentation and changed sugar into alcohol An
other sort of microscopic thing, the rodlike bacteria
caused the formation of Tactic acid the acid of
milk. Other forms of bacteria caused decomposition.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-22
BY DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN


Editor Journal Of the American Medical
Association and Of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine.
A BOUT this time of the year
IN every one is having, has had,
or probably will have a form of
common cold.
The subject disturbs medical
scientists. Hundreds of thousands
of dollars have been spent on re-
search and vast sums are avail
able to determine the cause and
means Of prevention of this COM
mon ailment.
Yet the results of the investiga-
tons have not been striking, and a
specific method of either prevention
or cure does not appear to be near.
The director of public health for
the Punjab in India, Dr. C. A. Gill,
holds that the incidence of the
common cold definitely is related
to the weather, which affects the
balance between the likelihood Of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-22

The wave-length of human being is 1856 meters,
according to C. r. Englund We are grateful for the
information; the way some people broadcast we had
begun to think it was 1000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-22
Daily Thoughts

His enemies shall lick the dust
Psalm 1859.
A MALICIOUS enemy is better
N than a clumsy friend.-Mme.
Swetchine.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-22

Is Ann Pennington of George
Whites Scandals fame q Chinese?
No. She was born in Wilmington,
Del, and Is an American by birth.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-22

The name and address Of the author
must accompany every contribution but
on request will not Be published; Let.
preference
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-22
This Date i'm
u. S. History

October %
1811-First steamboat on western
waters left Pittsburgh for New
Orleans.
1S50-Chicago city council relieved
police from enforcing fugitive
slave law.
1o63-Metropolitan Opera House at
New York opened.
What was the first moving picture
produced?
Miss Jerry" produced in 1894, is
said to have been the first. The
first picture to be commercially
shown was probably that Of a
serpentine dancer, produced in
Loster and BeaIs Music Hall, New
York, in 1895.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-22

David Dietz On scienc.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-22
Mr.. FIxit

Cleaning of Streets on
North Side Is Promised
By Commissioner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-11

'Mr.'-instcad of Mr. as the abbreVia-
ton of the English word mister.
Speaking To the Senate, Mr.. iced
declared that 1.-THE only evidence or
the origin or the genuineness OF the
documents was the unsupported word
of Miguel Avila, an American or Mexl-
can ancestry
This Avila took money from
Hearst for those papers" he said. DIS
appeared with the money, ana came
back with these papers, which ne sald
he bought from Mexican clerks with
the money.
Hired to Steal Papers.
"The Hearst editors decided to
check on these papers from Mexico.
So they hired the same man. AVlia,
to steal some papers from the Next
can consulate office, in New YORK. 10
check his papers from Mexico.
This Avila was the recipient of
S1S.0 from Hearst. which he said he
paid to Mexican clerks for documents.
lie said he got nothing for his interest
in the case except a $50-aweek salary
from Mr.. Hearst"
Senator Norris asked II the sigma
lures had all been made by the same
person.
About 80 Of the So signatures were
made by the same person" Reed an
swercd. 1.-THE other three were made
apparently by some school boy or rank
amateur"
The Senator said he considered the
error running through all of the docu-
ments of the use of comma instead
Of a period after the abbreviation
I'd" was particularly significant"
Ayila made similar error in some
typewriting he did at the request of
the committee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-11
Virginia Boy Gets
Lost During Visit
Here to See Santa

Somebody told syear-old Charles
Woodruff. who lives at Alcova
Heights, Va, and who believes in
Santa Claus. that Christmas IL cele-
brated in Washington January 10.
So Charles played hockey from
an engagement with the dentist
and came to Washington yesterday
to see Santa Claus. He said that
Santa Claus had been out to Al
cova Heights last month and had
been pretty good to him, but that
he wanted to sec him again and
thank him. and maybe get some
more presents.
But when Charles reached
Washington he didn't soe any
Santa Claus nor did no see any
streets that looked familiar. Two
COlOred men saw the perplexed
yOungster and brought him to po-
lice headquarters, where detectives
after much questioning and tele-
phoning. succeeded in locating his
father. an electrician employed in
Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-11

company during and after Federal
railroad control.
Another provision Of the plan will
impose assessments upon the owners
Of common and preferred stock To
meet the cost OF ganiZation and
defray the Governments account
against the road.
Conditions Prior to Action.
Along with the decision approving
the reorganiza ton. the commission
handed down a report of its !nyesti-
cation into the conditions which
brought about the roads financ!a.
failure. The report remarked that
prior to 1925 the St. Paul had been
considered one OF the strongest rail
road properties" and summed up the
rea sons which brought about the re-
ownership.
THE construction OF the Puget
Sound extension was. perhaps. the
chief OF the causes which finally cul-
minated in the receivership OF the
ST. Paul" the report said.
Contracts with the 81. Paul Rail
road entered into for the purchase OF
electric power for portions OF its line
were declared to lee mot altogether
wise and prudent" and the manage.
ment OF the news company was adj
vised 10 consider modifying them.
The situation brought about BY the
rpceiyer$hip was said 10 furnish q
guide 10 future arrangements that
may be necessary for covering the
issue Of railroad securities in reor-
~ MIA tom
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-11
CLERKS GROUP ELECTION.

Hunter o. Brubaker was elected
president OF the Retail Clerks Inter
national Protective Association. Local
No. a6a, Monday night in the Trades
Unionist Building. 720 Fifth street.
James T.. O'Neill was elected first
vice president; Harry ID. Palmer. sec
ond vice president; John y. Nuss.
baum, business representative and cor
responding and financial secretary;
William A. Swenk, treasurer: Sydney
r. Pearlman. recorder; Edward ID.
Brown, guard: James A. MoSely, guide.
Trustees chosen were George G..
Witkowski, Clarence Hunnicut and
Julius ID. Morrison. Charles A. Hall
was elected advocate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-11
PRINCETON GRADS ELECT.
Maj. ]. D. Fitzpatrick Made Presi-
dent. Succeeding David Lawrence.

Mai. John d. Fitzpatrick OF the
class Of go today was elected presi-
dent of the Princeton Alumni Associa-
ton OF the District of Columbia. at
luncheon at the University Club.
David Lawrence, retiring president,
was in charge.
J.. NJ. Proctor, 10, was chosen vice
president. Other officers elected:
Mai. CORTLAND Nixon, '95, secretary
treasurer: j. III. Lemon, rs. assistant
secretary. The new executive com.
mittee is composed of George G.
Cromwell. Andrew Fl. Duvall. William
J. Father. jr.. Philip c. Kaufman,
Milton W. King. Oliver MetZerodt,
Lawrence A. Baker, Edmund Rheem,
David Lawrence, Walter Dunlap,
Huston Thompson, r. II. Carter, A. T.
Dennis. w. +. Chappell, Reber Little
hales and c. l.. Parker. jr. officers
of the association are ex-officio COM
mittee members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-11
Mother Is Present as Admiral Billiard
Takes Oath as Coast Guard Head Again

Harrington, chief legal officer OF
Coast Guard headquarters. The adj
miral received the commission. which
makes him the head for four years
more of the ancient organization,
which is not only carrying. out us
traditional and me-honored service
of saving life and property from the
perils of the sea. but Is also engaged
in a. heroic struggle with liquor. Inc
Coast Guard has been built up 10
"war strength" to combat smuggnng
into the dry United States. ana -
now concentrating much of Its force
on the Florida Coast. to prevent
smuggling to the Winter colony there'
The ceremony this morning in AS
sistant Secretary Lowman's office
took place in the presence of all rank
ing officers of Coast Guard head
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-11

A proul little white haired mother
gracefully carrying her 70 years Of
age. today saw her son, Rear Admiral
Frederick G. Billiard. veteran of both
sea and shore service for his Govern.
ment, sworn in to his second term of
four years, AZ commandant of the
United States Coast Guard.
Standing by the side Of her sons
wife, the mother, Mrs. Lillian *. Bill
lard, witnessed the ceremony in the
Treasury Department, where her son
was handed his commission by AS
sistant Secretary Of the Treasury
Lowman.
1T is a very happy moment for me, ="
she said simply to those who congratu.
lated her on the occasion.
The oath of office was administered
to Admiral Billiard by Judge f. +.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-11
MARKET HEARINGS
START TOMORROW
Subcommittee viii Begin
Work on Picking Permanent
Site for Farmers.

Hearings are 10 start tomorrow
night at 7:30 o'clock in the caucus
room of the House Office Building on
legislation regarding the permanent
location of the Farmers Market he.
fore the subcommittee on parks ana
Fairgrounds of the House District
committee. of which Representative
Gibson of Vermont is chairman.
An early report from the subcom
mittee, probably not later than one
week. Is promised. The two bills to
he considered are those introduced by
Representative Stalker Of New York
calling for the acquisition of site
in Southwest Washington. and the
other by Representative Cambria OF
Maryland proposing the purchase OF
Il site in lexington.
1t was emphasized that leading
members of the House District COM
mittce feel that Congress should ne
extremely careful before authorizing
the use of any site temporarily Tor
a Farmers Market. and that the
entire question should he permanently
settled as soon as possible.
Mr.. Stalker explained the Farmers
Market situation from the viewpoint
Of those favoring the Southwest
W aSnlnEton site auJdCelt " thS
Pennsylvania Railroad. Mr.. Gibson
said that those interested in any site
should be given fun consideration and
he asked for an opinion from the
Citizens Advisory Council.
The subcommittee conducting this
hearing consists Of Representatives
Gibson: Hall. Indiana; Lampert, Wis,
consin: Whitehead, Virginia, and
Norton. New Jersey.
The matter was brought up today
when Chairman Zihlman of the Dis
irict committee referred these two
farmers market bills with the report
of the Commissioners TO the Gibson
subcommittee. Representative Under
hill said that in his opinion. on ac-
count of the importance Of the matter
and the diversity of opinion regarding
the proper location OF the farmers
market. the issue should be taken up
in full committee unless the subcom'
mittee promised an early report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-11
ARMY STAFF ENTERTAINS.
Officials in Tribute to MacNider
and Robbins.

Maj. Gen Charles p. Summerall.
chief of staff OF the Army, presided
Al luncheon at the Army and Navy
Club yesterday afternoon, given by
the War Department general staff IN
special honor of Col. Hanford Mac
Nider the retiring Assistant Score.
tary Of War. and Col. Charles r. Rob
bins of Iowa, who will succeed him
in that office tomorrow.
Secretary Davis and Gen. John ].
Pershing were among the guests and
Joined in the tributes 10 the value of
Col. MacNider's services to the Gov
eminent and in the welcome to his
successor The Army Band furnished
music for the occasion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-11
P. c. WHARTON DIES.
Campbell County Man Survived b!
Widow and Three Children.

sperisl Dispatch 20 The Star.
LyNCHBCRG. Va. January IL
Paul G. Wharton. IS years Of age
died Monday night at his home. near
Concord. Campbell County. He was
a member Of Fisher Memorial Baptist
Church and the Woodmen OF the
World.
He is survived by his widow. Mrs.
Lee Steele Wharton. and three chill.
d-en. Joseph and Richard Wharton
and Miss Pauline Wharton. and a sis.
ter Mrs. Mamie Page of Richmond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-11
DIES IN FROSTBURG.
pecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch 70 The Stsr.
FROSTBURG, Md, January IL
Mrs. Mary Porter McAllister, aged 81,
died Yesterday at the home OF her
nephew, Owen l.. Porter. A son,
Harry C. McAllister, Wallace, Idaho.
survives.
Mrs. McAllister married Henry Clay
McAllister in Cumberland in 1864.
Mr.. McAllister was a conductor on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and
for service during the Civil War was
given a medal by President Lincoln.
lie died in 1873.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-11
ST. PAUL RAILWAY
FREED OF RECEIVER
Plans for Reorganization of
System Approved by
Ice.

With creation of a new corpora ton
sary to complete n reorganization APP.
proved. the Interstate Commerce Com
mission yesterday terminated the re-
ownership of the Chicago. Milwaukee
md st. Paul Railroad. a new company,
the Chicago. Milwaukee. st. Paul ana
Pacific Railroad. was given authority
to take over the 200 miles of the
old st. Paul system. 1t was empowered
to issue .174.06 shares of common
stock without par value: Sl19.S43 800
in preferred stock: $l06. 1895 .0a6 In 5
per cent mortgage bonds. and $751;
9S3. 693 in per cent adjustment mort
gage bonds. all OF which securities
Nill be exchanged for obligations of the
old st. Paul company under terms of a
plan prepared in the Federal courts.
The st. Paul receivership, ordered by
the Federal District Court at Chi
cago in 1926, resulted from the in
ability of the company to meet its
obligations. The court has approved
the reorganization plan and now that
II has been sanctioned by the Inter
state Commerce Commission is expect
ed TO go through the formality Of
dlssolving the receivershlp without de-
lay.
Objections Withdrawn.
In reaching it's decision. the COM
mission set aside its objections to
the reorga nization advanced by com.
mittee of the old roads bondholders.
headed by II. G.. Jameson Of New York.
The decision declared that while the
reorganization plan. drawn up under
direction OF the National City Pank
and Kuhn. Loeb K Co. of New York.
left something to he desired from the
point of view of fully sound financial
Standards" that the INA jOr public
interest seemed 10 US to require that
the properties concerned should al the
earliest possible moment be released
from receivsrship.'
Four members OF the commission
including Chairman Campbell and
commissioners Eastman. McManamy
and Lewis, dissented from the ma
iority and advocated rejection OF the
plan.
one phase in the proposed reorgan'
izatiOn involved the payment OF $751;
900. 900 10 the Government. which
money was loaned 10 the old st. Paul
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-11
Programs Variance Explained.

The variance in the two programs
Victor Miller, chairman of the nat!ona.
rehabilitation committee Of the Legion
explained, was due to difference IN
opinion as TO the trend % the hos
p!ta lization load.
The Legion program asked ior sp
preparations for:
Three hundred additional beds 4
the North Chicago Hospital, With
construction OF utility buildings. in
GLIDING quarters for nurses and doc
tors. laundry and pcwerhouss, q
warehouse and garage
Tucson, Ar.z.. 100 beds ior tE-
bercular patients, and x@ee.ooo i2r
other buildings. Philadelphia. l.npg
beds. Edward Hines Hospital, Chi
cago. sI.10O. 600 for the addition ot ESQ
ueur0-psychOpathi beds and $50 tu-
bercuiar beds and the construction
Of additional buildings.
Louisville. go beds. Atlanta, in
crease in facilities. $3.50 600. g.
Cloud. Mimi. 900 beds. Fort Smelling.
Mimi. 200 beds in addition 70 the
$50 900 appropriation suggested By
Veterans Bureau for an occupational
therapy building.
Chilliroihe, Ohio 265 beds. American
Lake, Wash. 3oD beds. Kansas City.
new 39O-bed hospital. 20 cos
81 800 900 Oteen. y. c. 200 additional
beds for tubercular patients. Bedford.
Mass. 1870 beds.
Pal0 Alto calf. an increase in
facilities. Alexa ndria. La. $1,000 600.
Fort Sheridan. Wyo-. 100000 for ad-
ditionaI iheraphy building. Nor-hport.
Long Island. 500. 600 for an occupa-
l!orlal theraphy building.
NalIa WaIIa. Wash. 10 tubercu,ar
beds. North Little Rock. Ark. I3s
beds. TuskeEee. Ala. 100 beds. Nes
F.ngiand States. 500 beds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-11

a new French hydroplane. a practi-
cal wingless seaplane type of glider
which just skins the water surface.
could, under good conditions. cross the
Atlantic in two days, according TO the
In