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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-03
FEAR jam AT
START in New
CITY SCHOOL
Principal Already Moves
for More Chairs in Each
Shortridge Room.
ROLL TO BE BOOSTED
Officials Urge Contractor
Rush Structure to
Completion.

While school commissioners and
new Shortridge High School con-
tractors are exchanging words over
the completion date, administrative
officials are considering needs for
increasing the buildings pupil ca
pacity.
The building was planned origin
ally with a normal seating capacity
of 2,669 pupils. Several months in
advance of its completion, Principal
George Buck has asked that forty,
instead of thirty chairs, be placed il
each of the fifty-six regular class
rooms, to bring the capacity to
1929.
Enrolment of Shortridge last
semester was 2,526 and it is ex-
pected to be increased by several
hundred next year.
Urge Construction Rush
School officials are urging the
contractors, H. r. Blagg g. Co.,
to rush the building to completion
because of the heavy rental paid on
the old building.
1t is planned tomove from the
old to the new building some week.
end. as soon as the latter is COM
pleted, probably in November.
The new school, located at Merid-
ian and Thirty Fourth SITS, when
completed, will represent an invest
ment of Sl,250,000. Its three floors,
designated ground, first and second
floors" contain total of ninety
rooms for school purposes, of which
/ flfty-six are regular ciassrooms.
The building fronts on Meridian
st. The Caleb Mills auditorium is
located in the southeast corner. with
seating capacity of 1876, while 4
huge gymnasium is located in the
northeast corner. The gymnasium
is divided in the center, with a re-
movable wall to make separate gyms
for boys and girls.
Cafeteria for 500
A cafeteria with capacity of sO1
pupils at one time is located on the
north side of the ground floor. A
separate faculty dining room is
provided.
Laboratories are grouped on the
first and second floors, commercial
rooms on the south side of the first
floor, art rooms on the south side
of the second floor, domestic science
rooms on the north side of the first
floor, manual training and printing
rooms on the ground floor.
Administrative Offices will be To-
Gated opposite the main entrance.
The south corridor, third floor,
has been arranged for an art gal
lery, with artificial lighting.
Extending from the south side of
the first floor is the botany class
herbarium, placed on the south side
to obtain the most sunlight. En-
tirely glass enclosed, the herbarium
is artificially heated, with a number
of radiators.
In the center of the building is q
courtyard, 108x1666 feet, assuring
adequate natural light for all class
rooms.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-03

BIZ NEA Serrtce
HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Aug. 81
Ii Carmel Myers is coming
back.
This actress, who a short six
months ago had practically dis
appeared from the sight of thea
ter audiences, already has started
her return to screen prominence
aided by John Gilbert and talk
ing films.
Sound pictures will play a far
more important part in her re-
turn to the position she held a
few years back. Once considered
the most perfect Photographic
subject on the screen, Carmels
popularity began to wane for no
reason at all-except that Mr.. and
Mrs. Public have passion for
seeing new faces. But the injec-
ton of spoken lines into the here
tofore silent drama is opening new
fields to her.
TWO or three years ago Miss
Myers played one season in musi-
cal comedy. Coupled with her
natural singing ability 1t gave her
the vocal training now so neces-
sary to screen players. And she
may play in another stage pro-
duction before making the two
talking pictures in which she is
to lead.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-03
DELAY YEAR TO
WIDEN MERIDIAN
Sewer BaIkS Starts This
Fall on Project.

Widening of Meridian st. from
Fifty-fourth st. to Westfleld Blvd.
and the boulevard between Sunset
and College AYES, is contemplated
in 1929, City Engineer A. H. Moore
said today.
Moore discussed the need for Wild
ening Meridian this fall with the
Board of Works, but it was decided
to wait until next year to allow a
local sewer to settle.
Meridian is twenty-four feet wide
between Fifty-fourth st. and the
Canal. 1t is proposed to widen the
artery to about fifty-four feet to
allow wide thoroughfare for the
heavy motor traffic.
Moore said it had not been de-
cided how wide to make the West
field Blvd, but the drive should be
wider to accommodate the increase
in travel.
Several property owners living
north of the canal are urging the
park board to extend Meridian st.
north of the canal to join Kessler
Blvd, few blocks north.
Several years ago the park board
entered into an agreemtn with DR..
H. B. Wheeler, who owns property
north of the canal, to build the
boulevard on condition that he do
nate ground.
A modern bridge was constructed
over the stream at Meridian, but is
not used because the thoroughfare
never has been built.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-03
WEST TO FACE
SENATE BATTLE
Link With insult May Bar
Him From Cabinet.
BIZ Times Special
IL

81 Itmes Special
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-The
United States Senate will reject Roy
o. Vests nomination as Secretary
Of the Interior, Senator Key Pitt
man of Nevada predicted today.
Even If this is done, however,
West can remain in office, under
precedent established by President
Coolidge In the Esch case, until the
end of the next session of Congress.
Pittman pointed out.
This will give him opportunity to
pass upon Boulder Dam and other
projects involving development of
hydro-electric power by the Gov
eminent. Pittman expressed in
dignation at the selection of West
and said this feeling is general in
Western States.
Mr.. West admits he largely is
interested with Mr.. insult in his
power corporations, and that he has
been a counsel of insults there is
no doubt of insults active opposition
to Government construction of
disturbing factor in Vests appoint
Bo'lder Dam, and this is a most
ment.
LAS Secretary of Interior, West
has supervision over activities of the
board appointed to investigate and
report on the feasibility of Boulder
Dam project. West will transmit
the report through the president to
Congress with such conclusions and
recommendations as he may see fit
to make. Such recommendations
will no doubt have a great effect
upon Congress"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-03
CHECK CONFESSION
HoIdupS Admitted by Homer
Investigated.

Police today were checking de-
tails of fifteen robberies confessed
by Leslie Homer, SO, in an effort to
trap confederates whom he has re-
fused to name.
Homer carried on his hold-ups in
this city for several months, while
John H. Hoy. Lebanon, Ind, Jack
so nappointee to the board of trus-
tees at Indiana State reformatory.
signed his parole papers monthly,
affirming that he was regularly and
honestly employed.
Homer has been sought by police
here since he was wanted as the
hit-and-run driver who crashed
into school bus, injuring the
driver, last January.
He was busy until his arrest
Wednesday, stealing cars and stag
ing holdups here and in Muncie.
Besides the nine Jobs" which he
confessed to Thursday morning, de-
tectives are checking up on six
which he added in a later confess
sion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-03
Oh His Dogs Are Terrible But They've Lasted for 65 Years

arrive He beat them all to Indianapolis The convention
will be held here Aug. &c to Sept. l.
THE dogs never failed but in my sixty-five
years. vowed the sergeant That when the Princess
Pat regiment had the German gas turned them at
Ypres in 1915.
"I saw a small white cloud coming toward the regi-
ent and men dropping like they shot. Some just
stopped dead their and slowly turned black from
the gas tried run, but my feet failed me and fell
fiat"
Farley few survivors of the Princess Pats
Only sxtyve survived the phosgene attack which was
the first use of gas in warfare
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-03
HURT IN FALL; DIES
Man, so, Crashes Down
Stairs; Wife Sought.

Charles Crist, so, OF 81 N. Cruise
ST., died at the city hospital at 4:30
a. m. today as the result Of injuries
received when he fell down stair
way in a barn at $50 E. Washing
ton st. Thursday night. Efforts are
being made to notify Crisis wife
and stepson, whose address is un-
known.
crist went to the barn to visit
Albert Kuntz, so, who lives at the
barn. The police say Crist had been
drinking He got half way up the
stairs and fell backwards. Broken
glass from bottle cut his face and
he was injured on the hip and head.
Hershel Richardson of the w.
Washington st. Bank, told the po-
lice Crist had been employed at the
Sunshine Gardens for two years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-03

abby foot muscles, overlapping toes and-but why get
technical?
At that the sergeans feet about so cent better
than those of the average his age65according to
DR.. Bronston
They correspond to the feet of of so. His
arches are about the most wonderful have seem
strength of his great is remarkable. The deep
foot muscles in good condition." said the doctor
They ought to be-" chimed in the sergeant, pulling
SOCK Il just walked here from Grand Junction
Colo"
The sergeant lives in Fargo, N. D. Every year since
has hked to the convention city OF the Vet
Grams of Foreign Usually the first visitor to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-03
LIQUOR LAW SPREADS
DISEASE TO ISLANDERS
Nauru Natives Suffer From Lack of
Vitamins in Diet.

- @NAANA - ANAAA Lawn VI
Vitamins in Diet.
BB Science Scrcice
LONDON, Aug. 3.-In the United
States people are getting wood
alcohol poisoning and shotgun
wounds from prohibition IN the
Pacific Island of Nauru they are
getting beri-beri, reports DR.. G. w.
Bray to the Royal Society of
Tropical Medicine here.
This severe nutritional disease, re-
sulting from a lack of vitamins in
the diet, appeared in Nauru shortly
after that country became a man
date of Australia and, curiously
enough, is most prevalent during the
dry season. Supply of alcohol to ma
tive peoples of inundated territory
is not allowed.
The natives Of Nauru MAJ their
fermented beverage from the toddy
palm which contains large amounts
of yeast Apparent" the absence
of this drink from their diet, with
the accompanying absence of the
yeast that supplied vitamins, re-
suited in the appearance Of beri-
beri.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-03
500 RACE AGAINST WATER FAMINE IN BUILDING HUGE DAM

vival for nine cities on the east
ern shore of San Francisco Bay,
whose 100000 people face an
ever present danger from water
famine.
An army of sweaty engineers,
mechanics, teamsters and muckers
in a race against disaster, with
victory for the human army in
sight!
4
TIVE worlds fourth largest dam
Il will be finished in another
year, dam surpassed in bulk
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-03

By Times Special
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-Repre-
sentative Blanton of Texas sent
approximately twelve tons of
"franked" mail from the House Of
flee buildings in his unsuccessful
effort to be nominated United States
Senator from Texas, mail handlers
at the building estimated today.
Most of the mail, they said, was
copies of speeches delivered by
Blanton on the House floor, for
which the free mailing privilege of
any Congressman is limited only by
his financial ability to hire people
to address envelopes.
While the mail handlers said
Blanton put on a really big cam
paign," his postage-free shipments
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-03

CERGT. JACK FARLEY has pair of poor feet. Nearly
~ everything you think of is wrong with them.
Yes, they're pair of poor pedal appendages-
Very poor; they only carried him through four years
of the campaign and through four years
of the World War in the Canadian Army and back and
forth across the United States since.
The sergeant suspected what terrible feet he
has until DrS Albert S. Bronston of Chicago and S. D.
Tolinson of Oklahoma City, examined them at the free
foot clinic in the scientific congress preceding the national
convention of Chropodists Podatrists at the Lincoln
For one thing the sergeant has been wearing shoes
too small for him all these years. He has cornS bunionS
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-03

only by the ASsuan of Egypt, Ar
rowrock of Idaho, and Muscle
Shoals of Tennessee.
There's more than the ordinary
romance in this scene. 1t pre-
sentS not only the drama of the
modern engineer, who like the
demigod Paul Bunyan carts away
mountains and hats rivers at will.
1t is also that looking on the
picture are ghosts of those other
beaver men who seventy-five years
ago tore up these same foothills
in a mad rush for gold.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-03
RU NEA Serpice

BIZ NEA SerUice
VALLEY SPRINGS, Cal, Aug.
' 3.-Smashing world speed
records for dam building, a half
thousand beaver men are toiling
in three shifts to dam the Mo-
kelumne River, near here. They
are engaged in one of the most
spectacular races of engineering
history.
The building of the Pardee Dam
is a gigantic sporting event. The
stakes are stable bonus for
the contractors and economic sur
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-03

slumber the little nearby mining
towns Of Camanche and Campo
Seco.
The same tinsel glitter of the
SOS is back in wooden shacks
called hotels" "Soft-drink par
lors," "pool-halls" and other
mushroom buildings springing up
under the digger pines.
The Pardee Dam will complete
the East Bays new waterworks, a
$70,000,000 monument to the
efficiency of the districts man
agement headed by a former Coy
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-03
TONS OF CAMPAIGN
BUNK FLOOD MAIL

did not exceed greatly those of Rep
resentative Tom Connally, another
primary rival.
In about two weeks, the mail
handlers said, they expect to have
the postage-free output of mail
from the House Office building
mount to fifteen or twenty tons
daiyl. And when the campaign re-
ally warns up they said they expect
to handle almost sixty tons-the
capacity of a large box car-daily.
At the height of the last con-
gressional campaign daily aver
age of twenty-eight truckloads of
mail was shipped from the House
Office building, and present indica-
tons ere this total will be exceed
this year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-03

-ernor of California, DR.. George G.
Pardee.
1t will contain 100000 cubic
yards of concrete, copper joints to
prevent cracking by expansion,
and draining tunnels.
1t will hold back a lake with
water enough for 100000 people
and will develop power enough to
pump the water over the foot
hills, on its way to the thirsty
communities for whose benefit the
great engineering project was
originated,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-03
INQUEST IN Staying
BY MINISTER'S AID

shot while lying on the ground. a
bullet having passed completely
through his body, being found i'm
bedded in the earth.
UNFOLDING his deputy, Marshal
Milburn declared jackson, at the
time of his death, was under bond
pending trial on charges of being
drunk and OF maintaining a public
nuisance as defined by the prohibi-
ton law, and had been crested sew
eral times on charges involving
liquor.
The marshal has been the center
OF controversy at various times since
assuming Office, his strict enforce
ment of the law having aroused en-
nifty among some groups of Edin-
burg'S citizens.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-03

BIZ Times Special
EDINBURG, Ind, Aug. 3.-An in
quest is being conducted today by
DR.. D. L. Phipps, johnson County
coroner, in the Staying of Earl Jack
son, 81, one-legged World War vet
eran, by James Glass, "a, deputy of
w. c. Milburn, marshal, and Church
of God minister.
Sentiment is divided among citi-
zens here as to justification for
shooting Jackson.
According to Glass, he arrested
Jackson on a charge Of being drunk
and on the way to the town lookup
was attacked by the prisoner and
fired in self-defense. 1t is said
there are indications Jackson was
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-03

The new rush to the Mother
Lode" is for something even more
precious than the yellow dust; it
is for white gold" as water in
California is called.
The Pardee dam in fact is be-
ing built of gravel taken from
the "tailings" left by the placer
miners of the SOS.
n
TINE invasion of the new army
i of womenless men, further
more, is bringing to life after
seventy-f1ve years Of bleaching
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-03
SUBWAYS FOR
BUSY CORNERS
ARE PROPOSED
Pedestrians Would Escape
Traffic by Walking
Below It.
STREET CARS ON CURB
Removal of Tracks in Gen.
ter of Streets to Clear
Up Congestion.

Subway pedestrian sidewalks at
busy intersections, underground
suction tubes for mail transfer, and
street car tracks removed from
center of streets may be among in
novations the citizens of Indian
apolis will witness in a few years.
Charles F. Kern, school commits
sioner, pointed to the growing need
for subway sidewalks at busy street
intersections, especially at school
buildings on wide. heavy traffic
streets.
ut has reached the point where
it is no longer safe for children
to cross these streets by them
selves" Kern said. "Widened streets
with many lines of fast moving
traffic have aggravated conditions.
THE situation partially has been
remedied by placing police officers
at some of these schools when
children are going to and leaving
school. This works a hardship on
the police department, taking off,
GERS whose time is needed badly
elsewhere.
Plan Used I'm Los Angeles
The subway sidewalks at busy
downtown intersections also would
help move traffic faster. Kern sug-
gested. He recently visited Los An
geles, Cal, where such subways have
been installed at more than seventy
intersections.
Theodore Vonnegut. board preSi-
dent, said he suggested a subway
sidewalk for School 2. Fl. Wayne
Ave. and Delaware ST., two years
ago, but was laughed at.
Similar to the idea of subway side
walks at busy intersections is the
postoffice tube delivery system usec
in some of the larger cities anc
which may become necessary here
If indianapolis continues to grow
in size and in traffic density.
Car Tracks Along Curb
The tube. large enough to ac-
comodate mail sacks and large par
GELS, would extend underground be-
tween the postoffice and the Union
station, being operated by suction
similar to department store change
tubes and tubes used by Western
Union here to transmit kilograms
and papers to branch telegraph Of
fees in the city.
Suggestion has been made by ar
engineer that in years to come mai
may be transferred at lightning
speed between cities by similar tubes
above ground.
A Purdue University engineer, ac-
cording to Albert F. Walsman
school business director, is working
out an idea for speeding downtown
traffic by placing street car tracks
along the curb, passengers entering
and leaving street cars directly or
the sidewalk.
Speed Up Traffic
Under one plan being worked ou
single tracks would extend along
the outer curb around Illinois, Me.
ridian, Pennsylvania and Ohio SITS
Street cars would operate only II
one direction, all cars making the
same loop and leaving when the
proper street is reached.
A small curb would be placed JUS
outside the car track and here auto.
mobiles would be permitted to park
According to Walsmen, proponents
of the plan maintain this would
permit automobile traffic unham.
pered by moving street cars
and would do away with safety
zones and other distractions to auto
traffic.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-03
Oil Operator Killed

BIZ Times Special
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Aug. 81. T
Martin, 40, Evansville oil operator
is dead today. He was instantly
killed late Thursday in the Owens
boro, KY, oil field when a wheel
fell from a rig mast, striking hin
on the head.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-03
Fire Causes $1,000 Damage

Fire starting in the attic of the
home Of H. w. Telborn, 1875 E. Forty
Sixth ST., Thursday, resulted in
damage of $1,000 it was determined
today. The fire was believed to have
been started by a carelessly dropped
match,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-03
NEWSIES BAND TO PLAY

Give Free Concert Aug. % at Brook
side Playground
The Newsboys' Band will give
free concert at Srookside Park
playground Aug. %. Children who
play at the center, their parents
and friends are particularly invited
to hear the program. The band
recently played at Riley playground
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-03
I BUYERS

Are still looking for a Kitchen
Cabinet. They were too late in
answering a two-line want ad
that G. M Wills, 3345 Guilford
Ave. had in Times Want Ads.
well pleased. Got my price;
sold it quickly" that's what Mr.
Wills said. Times Want Ads are
famous for selling articles you no
longer need, but valuable to
\ some one else.
- Call Riley 5551. You can
barge your ad.
The Washington times., 1928-12-12

An automatic accelerating
pump results in unusually
swift acceleration, as well as
greater gasoline economy.
The Washington times., 1928-12-12

A new six-cylinder light delivery
truck of the most advanced enS1-
neering design. has been added to
the White Companys present line
of light delivery models. according
to an announcement made today by
President Walter c White. me
new truck. known as Model 90, IS
Of sturdy constructio and its SIX.
cylinder engine and four-wheei
hydraulic brakes nave been designed
to give greater performance ana
safety under present.day traffic con
ditions. Deliveries are to begin
about the middle OF January.
Our new model is White built in
every detail" Mr.. White said. I'm
it we have combined sturdiness.
long life and low maintenance with
the added advantages of six-eylinder
performance. Our four cylinder
models are being continued. The
addition Of this six gives a greater
range of choice from which TO fit
a truck to any customers require
ments.
New Type Truck
THE new job, known as Model 50,
il in every detail truck, In Its
The Washington times., 1928-12-12
White Announces NeuU
6 Delivery Truck

perfection we have given particular
thought to the matter of low main
tenance cost and Ions life, and we
have made a truck cheaper to run
and keep running with capacity
loads and for more miles than
anything on the market. In no
other truck has so much thouSnt
been given to the accessibility OF
every operating part. feature OF
vital Importance to the operator. oe-
cause it simpIifies servicing. Eco
nomy and permanence are further
enhanced by adjustment provisions
at every possible point from steering
assembly to spring shackles.
"A seven bearing. large iameter
crankshaft is but one of the retine
ments of an engine which assures
this job of both smooth power and
long life. Flexible control quick
getaway. positive acceleration. easv
steering with it's perfected mechan
ism and control at all speeds with
its four-wheel hydraulic brakes as
sure full traffic mastery. Combined
with this is biiity to negotiate long
hauls in minimum time.