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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-04
Time to Rest
Thoughts of Coolidge Are
Turning to Choice of
Vacation Site.
BY ROBERT MOOREFIELD
United Press star CORRESPONDENT

VXTASHINGTON, May A.
w President Coolidge is turn
ing his thoughts to his summer
vacation, which probably will be-
gin shortly after the budget
meeting here June II.
Col. E.. w. Starting, member Of
the White House secret service
in now on an inspection tour that
will take him to virtually each of
the prominent estates offered the
President for the summer White
House. The Swannanoa valley in
West Virginia was inspected
Wednesday.
Estates that have been offered
Coidge include several locations
in Virginia; the 100000 acre
Sapela Island home of Howard
Coffin, chairman of the board of
the Hudson Motor Company,
seven miles from Savannah, Ca;
the home of Phillip S. Henry on
Beaucatcher Mountain at Ashe-
vile, N. c.; and Old Farm" at
Bar Harbor, Maine, which the
President has described as "a
delightful place with fine accom-
modations."
According to White House
rumors, the President inclines to
New England for this summers
holiday.
Regardless, however, Of the site
finally chosen, it must meet GER
tain requirements outlined by the
President.
1t must be Of sufficient altitude
to insure protection against his
rose fever; it must have streams
abundant with trout for the chief
executives hook and line; it must
include adequate accommodations
for the presidential party, cler-
ical staff, newspaper correspond
ents and photographers; and it
must be reasonably accessible by
train to Washington.
Choice Of a summer White
House to a large extent will be
governed by the condition of Mrs.
Lemira Goodhue, mother of Mrs.
Coolidge, who is Ill at North
ampton, Mass, the President has
indicated.
If her condition continues grave
through the summer, Coolidge
probably will maintain his summer
home near by another factor
pointing to a vacation in new
England.
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OFFICERS seize
LIQUOR STILLS
Three Held After Raids on
Houses.

Police and Federal dry agents to-
day believed they have eliminated
one of the principal sources of liquor
in Indianapolis with conf1scation of
liquor and four stills valued at near
ly $4,000 at three houses in the 900
block of Lexington Ave. Thursday
night.
Joseph Sgro, GA Lexington Ave,
and Marmelo Mirabile, GIG Licking
ton Ave, we're arrested, while
Micale Sisicata, 910 Lexington Ave,
escaped. Sgro and Mirabile face
Federal charges.
At the Sisiata home officers found
three stills in operation, twenty
four barrels OF fermenting mash,
100 gallons of corn whisky and $50
gallons of red wine.
A 100-gallon still and 155 gallons
Of whisky were found in the attic of
the Sgro home, reached by a secret
flight of stairs.
Twenty-Five gallons of wine were
found in Mirabile basement.
Later police, under Lieut.. Dean
and Sergt. Barge, battered in the
door of an apartment at 425 Lam
sing ST., conf1scated nearly 100
quarts Of beer and arrested Joseph
Terrell on liquor charges. and five
others for vagrancy.
Police said cards had been passed
on the street, urging the thirsty to
come to Herman's place. Open day
and night" and bearing the Lansing
st. address.
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MAYOR,

Tennessee who is named in
memory Of President Harrison.
q &
CITY PURCHASING AGENT
JOEL A. BAKER refused to
explain his middle initial. TITS
just A." he replied.
The first name of Park Super
intendent R. Walter Jarvis is
Robert, although he never writes
it in full.
DR.. Herman Grover Morgan,
city health officer, writes it Her
man G.. Morgan.
1.-THE Grover is for Grover
Cleveland My father was a great
admirer of the former president.
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FAST BUSES
May END CITY
TRAFFIC Jam
Street Rail Chief Doubts
Elevated Road Would
Be Solution Here.
SLACK SEES BIG NEED
Company Studies Utility of
40-PaSSenger, Twin
Motor Cars. =.

Elevated rapid transit as a solu-
ton to Indianapolis long haul
transportation problem, suggested
by Mayor L. Ert Slack, is a long
way Off, but fast surface service by
express bus may be inaugurated
comparatively soon, James P. Tret-
ton, operating superintendent Of the
indianapolis Street Railway Com
pany, said today.
Mayor Slack has suggested that
city and traction officials prepare
a program for rapid transit in keep
ing with expected growth Of the
city.
Slack believes elevated lines from
the business district to Broad Rip
pie, thence to Fairview and River
side, are the eventual solution.
Would Choose Sideways
TrettOn, while commenting that
this is too early date to be def
mite, believes that the city Of the
future will avoid elevated tracks,
because of their ugliness and use
subways.
The street railway company rec
ognizes, however, the need for fast
er rides from the extreme north
and east sections Of the city. both
from five to six miles from the bust
ness district, Tretton said.
Preliminary study has led to the
belief that express buses would be
the best immediate relief, he said
1t is likely that these nonstop
BUSES would run over the same
lines as at present, but new equip
ment might be bought. The com
pany has looked into the possibility
Of buying a number Of forty passen-
ger twin-motor cars.
Motors at Sides
The cars have motors Of the sides
with compartments in both front
and rear for passengers-the driv-
er's vision being left free, of course.
This type rapidly is replacing dou-
ble-deck buses in larger cities, it
is said.
lHeUJOn ndQ no comment upon
Stacks proposal that a number of
downtown streets be freed from car
and bus lines, a loop around the
present congested district replacing
them. The company, Tretton said,
is willing to cooperate in sensible
revision of the system.
Tretton suggested that downtown
traffic congestion would be relieved
greatly by prohibiting parking in
the mile square during the rush pc
Rod from 4:3O p. m. to 6 p. m.
Would Relieve Congestion
ut would help, of course. to pro-
hibit parking during the rush hour
in the morning, but two hours in
the evening would not work a hard
ship and would relieve congestion
SO per cent" Tretton declared.
Councilmen manifested interest In
Stacks proposal to the council, but
have not taken up the transporta-
ton survey, because Of the many
tasks confronting them in their new
posts.
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Stacks father ran across the
name Ertus while reading a book
shortly before the mayors birth,
but has never been able to recall
the circumstances under which he
selected the name.
Like other public officials whose
John Henry is required on
thousands of bonds and public
records, Slack has cut the size of
his signature considerable since he
took office.
Police Chief Claude M. Worley's
initial stands for Morton" He
was named in honor of Governor
Morton.
Worley has a twin brother in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-04
YOUNG PEOPLE CONVENE

Christian EndeavOr Bodies Of Two
Counties Meet at Anderson.
BIZ Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind, May 4.-Young
people from two counties convened
here today to continue through
Sunday in the first annual conven-
ton of the Madison-T Upton Coun-
ties Christian Endeavor organiza-
ton.
Discussion groups will be led BY
Miss Genefred Harris, Indianapolis
and Carl Ogden, general secretary Of
the Anderson Y. M. G. A.
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anyone who signs his name as
often as do will cut out a lot
of the flourishes," Hack declared.
State Board of Accounts Exam
liner Tracy Warner Whitaker as
signed to city hall received his
first name from family doctor.
Warner" is a family name. He
signs his name Tracy w. Whit
taker.
1T suppose you think my middle
name is Augustus. But it is
Abraham" said Street Commits
sioner Charles A. Grossart. MY
great grandfather was Charles
Abraham" he explained.
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"I do not recall how 7 started
to use my present signature. It
was when I was a mere youth,
I have always used it because it
is uncommon" Slack said.
= =
CHARLES MACK, of 1.-TWO black
~ crows" fame, commented on
the unusualness Of Stacks name
on his recent visit to the mayors
office.
when folks say L. Ert you know
who they are talking about. But
there are thousands of Charles
in the United States" Mack
opined.
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Capt. George w.
Steele, Jr., has
been appointed
naval attache to
the a m eric n
embassy at Paris
and also will full
fill the same du-
ties to Spain and
Portugal. He has
been command
ing officer of the
-. S. S. Pitts
burgh, flagship
of the Asiatic
fleet.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-04
PADLOCKS MENACE
CHICAGO CABARETS

fringement to serve ginger ale and
ice to patrons bringing their own
liquor ended with the closing of the
Rainbo Gardens, one Of the leading
cabaretS.
Fred Mann, owner of Rainbo
Gardens, is president of the associa-
ton.
The ruling against "set-ups, !"
which made cabarets and restau-
rants liable to prosecution through
so-called observation evidence"
was returned by a court here last
fall. The Cafe Owners Association
raised large fund to fight the rul-
ing in the courts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-04

b o o k O. t n e
month. The guild
is bringing out
Marthe Bibesco's
'Catherine-Paris.
This is the first
literary bow the
princess has made
in A m e + j C a,
though she has
b e e n confused
here with NIargot
Asquith's daugh-
ter, Elizabeth BIZ
besco, W H. o S e
writing are well
knOuyy, 1,o1.n
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BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, May 4-The doom
of the paddock hung over Chicago's
cabarets today.
Within two weeks, Government
agents predicted, the city's gayest
night life resorts will be dark. Vir-
tually every cabaret of prominence
figures in injunction proceedings
which had been held up during their
fight for the right to serve "set-upse
The fight of the Cafe Owners As
ISOLATION was given up yesterday,
when a test case opposing the court
ruling which made it a dry law in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-04
BY EDWIN V. O'NEEL

THERE'S "lots in a name"
l. when it is that of city Of
fetal!
Mayor L. Ert Slack, who signs
thousands of public documents
during the week, has one Of the
most distinctive signatures of any
public official.
The mayor adopted the present
style of his name during his grade
school days and is known every
where as 81. Ert." The signature
appears in his school books which
he still cheriShes.
Stacks full name is Lemuel
Ertus, but is never written in full
even on public documents.
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1 think, because he was a good
duck shot.
MANY folks think I am Dutch
because of the name Herman, but
I am Scotch-Irish. My father
had a good friend by the name
of Herman" DR.. Morgan said.
y 4 q
XXTORKS Board President Oren
w Stephen Hack was known
in college at Indiana University
as Oriental Sunday" Hack. He
did not explain the origin on the
nickname.
Hacks neat signature is writ
ten on hundreds of contracts and
acquisitions thrice a week.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-04
Highway Contract Let

Contract for paving 8.72 miles on
State Rd. 81 between Muncie and
Portland, was awarded Thursday by
the State highway commission to the
Burns Construction Company of
Indianapolis at a bid of $156, 079.52.
The engineers estimate was $179,-
370.95.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-04

Is preparing 10 aid
the Balkan dis
trict, recently raw
aged by earth
quakeS. Director
of orphanage work
for Near East
Relief in Athens,
Greece, Mrs. Edna
Of Los An
geles, answered the
first call for help
from earthquake
sufferers in the
Corinth area. Boy
Scouts from the
American orphan
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-04

for more than a
century. Gre a t.
great-great nephew
Of George Wash
ington, DR.. William
B. Turnbull of
Boston, Mass, ex-
poets to receive
Government pay
ment for the loss
Of lands which
once belonged to
the first President.
He and other
heirs want about
$500 each.
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AL SMITHS LEAD is
RAISED TO $4,000

BIZ United Press
SAN FRANCISCO, May 4.-Tbe
final count Of ballots in the Cali
fornia presidential primary Will
give Herbert Hoover nearly 100000
votes and will raise Governor AL
Smiths majority to about $4,000,
nearly complete returns indicated
today.
The umopposed Hoover-pledged
delegation of twenty-nine members
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-04
Thomas BetterS Lindbergh
Mark for Sustained
Solo Flight.

BIZ THitcd Press
ROOSEVELT FIELD, L. L, May
Almost twenty hours short Of
the record he had set out to break,
Lieut.. Royal Thomas was forced
to descend at 1850 p. m. Thursday,
after being in the air since 1890
p m. Wednesday.
He said a dump valve in the main
gasoline tank had opened, causing
most of the supply Of gasoline to
Seep out.
Thomas established one record.
He broke the record for sustained
solo flights which Col. Charles A.
had held at 1872 hours.
Thomas remained in the air about
one and one-half hours more.
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known here.

Princess NIarthe, born to the
house of Lahovary, has been writ
ing since girlhood. at 20 she
wrote 1.-THE Eight Paradises," which
won recognition in the French
Academy.
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Boobs. Hicks on Broadway

BB United Press
NEW YORK, May 4.-The boobs,
hicks and ignorants aren't on the
farm. 1.-THE greatest boobs are on
Broadway" says the Rev. 8. Parkes
Cadman, Of radio church fame.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-04
GILLI0M TO BROADCAST

Will Make Radio Debut in Cam
paign Over WFBM Tonight.
Attorney General Arthur L. Gill
liom, candidate for the Republican
nomination for United States Sen
ator, will speak tonight from TAO
to 8 over WFBM. Although Gilliom
has made campaign addresses be-
fore several organizations here, this
will be his first speech to the gen.
eral public in this section Of the
State.
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BIZ United Press

DIT IWTTIW I-TTNN
CHICKASHA, Okla, May 4.-Joe
Hart, formerly a member of the
American flying corps, failed in his
attempt to establish a new sus-
tanned flight record when a defective
oil pump forced him to descend
after only a few hours in the air.
He had taken off at SAB a. m
Thursday and came down at 1880
p. m. He said he had made a land
ing at $50 because of the bad
pump. He probably will try again
in the Ryan monoplane that he
used yesterday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-04
BLOSSOM TOUR SUNDAY
Public Invited to Join in Visit to
Apple Orchards.

Apple Orchards.
The "apple blossom" tour OF the
Indiana Horticultural Society will
be held this Sunday afternoon. All
desiring to make the trip are re-
quested to meet at College Ave and
the Canal at 1:45. The tour was
arranged to give Indianapolis cit
liens a chance to see apple orchards
in the county while the trees are in
bloom. -Four or five of the largest
orchards in the county will be Wis
tied.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-04
By Times Special

Y tIfEUo l3VUJFUF
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May A.
Official figures announced today by
Secretary Of State Brown for the
recent Ohio primary. show that
Herbert Hoover received 217,43O
votes, Oliver Ross, $3.50, and the late
Senator Frank B. Willis, 84,461. Gov
ernor Al Smith received 1895,
former Senator Atlee Pomerene,
1887, and Governor Donahey,
7Q25
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U. S. TO AID QUAKE AREA
Near East Relief Started Work In
Ravaged Balkans.

WASHINGTON, May 4.-America
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Boone County Pioneer Dies

BIZ Times Special
LEBANON, Ind, May 4.-John
Bart, 90, native of Germany but a
resident of Boone County more than
sixty years, is dead.
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ASK PAY FOR ESTATE
Heirs Want 100000 From U. s. for
Washington's Land.

WASHINGTON, May 4.-Tne
Government is asked to pay a debt
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will receive approximately three
fourths of the total vote.
The various candidates main
tanned about the same ratio Of
strength as the final precincts were
tabulated. Senator James A. Reed
Of Missouri continued to run Sec
ond on the Democratic ballot, while
Senator Thomas j. Walsh of Mon
tana ran about 1000 votes behind
Reed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-04
ENDURANCE filters
ARE FORCED DOWN
PRINCESS NOW AUTHOR
Book Chosen as Fest of Month by
Guild.

NEW YORK, May At is to a
Rumanian princess that the Liter
airy Guild turns for its particular
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ATTACHE NAMED
Capt. G. w. Steele Appointed to
Paris Embassy.

WASHINGTON, May 4. - An
nnnncement WAS made today that
The Washington times., 1928-12-26
ADDS
To OUTPUT

With output of the newly de-
signed Wlippet fours and ssxes
speedily stepping into high pro
duction at the WiIlys-O Overland
plants and trainIoad after train
load OF the striking new MODELS
leaving the factory at all hours,
every indication now points to the
speediest filling OF retail orders on
new models in the history Of the
company.
Plans had been well laid for the
Toledo company to reach a daily
car building schedule beyond ali
marks ever before accomplished IN
a short period OF time. These plans
have been under development for
the past year and all of the vast
manufacturing facilities Of WHY'S
Oveoland were keyed up for the
anticipated buying demand which
followed the. introduction Of the new
Whippet four and six cylinder mod
els which made their bow TO the
public two weeks ago.
The Introduction Of the new cars
has been responsible for buying
demand on the part Of the public
that oVsrshad0ws even the great
demand which Immediately followed
the drastic Whippet price cuts In
December of last year and con
tinued through the followifs z
months.
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NE v MARK DUE
IN 1929 SAYS
SLOAN

Regarding the motor car outlook
for 1929 Alfred P. sloan, jr., presi.
dent. General Motors Corporation.
says:
my viewpoint 50 far as 1929 IS
concerned is necessarily predicated
upon what ] believe to be = fact:
Wig. that there is nothing except
soundness in the general economic
and industrial situation. therefore,
L see no reason why we should
not continue to progress and enjoy
excellent business and a generous
measure Of prosperity. 1t Is quite
generally understood, believe. that
the automotive industry Ii an Inn
portant factor LIN contributing to
our Industrial activity and am
certain We can rest assured that
this particular industry will do It's
share in that direction In the forth
coming year. This means. expressed
otherwise, that believe the pro-
duction OF motor cars will reach q
satisfactory total.
AS q matter OF fact, look for
ward to a new record being estab.
Hshed.
"I reach this conclusion because
believe that the statistical position
of the alItOnotive industry indicates
that sales during 1928 were limited
by lack of production in the low
price field, which means that we
will carry forward q certain amount
Of business into 1929 which win. of
course, be in addition to the norma!
trend.
''Tfe normal trend will call for In.
creased production due to the iT-
creased replacement demand over
previous years plus increased de-
mand from overseas markets which
are expanding very rapidly. plus a
reasonable amount Of natural
growth, all of which should swell
the total to point where J believe
a new record for production will be
established.
II appreciate that when any motor
car manufacturer expresses !. an
opinion of still new records in pro.
duction, the question arises in many
minds as to how much farther the
industry can expand. We must re.
member that the life Of any motor
car Ii necessarily limited from the
standpoint OF both deprecia ton ard
obsolescence.
"The number OF cars in daily use
has increased tremendously for
many years past and each year we
therefore pick up an increased re-
placement demand. The increase in
the number of cars per family Is
also q contributing factor and
as I have before stated, / do not
think any of us have any rea.
appreciation of what can be accom-.
plished In the development Of our
overseas business
The Washington times., 1928-12-26

Bogota is one of the loftiest large
cities in the world. Tt il seldom
visited by globe trotters because Of
the Inconvenience OF reaching II.
The city is now reached by a
steamer Journey up the 800-miles-s
long Magdalena River, including q
rail portage around the rapids Of
.Girardot, and then from the head
of navigation by the railroad up
steep grades to the Andean Plateau
or via Buena Ventura on the Pacific
coast.
institutions OK Learning
Bogota possesses several great In.
stitutions OF learning, schools Of
chemistry and mineralogy. a very
large public library. theaters, q
beautiful cathedral and many
churches and former ecclesiastical
buildings, which are now put to
secular uses; national observatory.
botanical gardens, electric lights,
gas stoves, street cars, automobiles,
airfields and other accessories.
A lofty mountain. Is. 800 feet high,
with d white drapery of perpetual
snow 5000 feet long, affords q
magnificent spectacle from all parts
Of the city.
Capital Of Republic
Bogota, the capital of the big
South American republic Of Col.
ombia, is often called the Athens OF
South America. sIt has a popula-
tion of $4,000 and 1t was founded
in 1888; but even before the Span
iards came it was the seat OF an
important town OF the Indians who
cultivated the rich plateau there
about. while iron, coal, salt, lime
stone, manganese, and precious
stones occur near by.
Though only little more than
fbur degrees north OF the equator,
the temperature ranges between 57
and IL degrees Fahrenheit.
Although Bogota is remote from
the world and must be reached by
journeys through the tropic low.
lands with their brilliantIy-colo
birds and gorgeous flowers and
palms, which give way to tenn.
perate zone conditions as one
ascends, 1t is progressive.
The city authorities decided to
put insnew streets, which would be
as modern as their Partisan shop
windows and, accordingly, they sent
enissaries to Warren Brothers Conn
pany. Of Boston, Mass, road
builders.
Warren Brothers have paved the
equivalent Of over 5000 miles Of
road 80 feet wide in the United
States, but they also knew foreign
conditions, and have built the
equivalent Of more than 1000 miles
Of road in foreign countries They
sent some Of their road experts and
equipment to Bogota
The city, under this expert super