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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-21
Committees Meet Today
BT EOUiS 7. HEATH
United Press Stan Correspondent

United Press STAN Correspondent
HAVANA, Jan. 21.-ProblemS Of
communications and economics will
be the first to receive committee at
tention at the sixth Pan-American
conference, with the committees on
these two subjects scheduled to
meet today.
Neither session is expected to be
exciting, as both groups must per-
feet their organizations and dis
tribute agenda subjects.
The communications group will
meet at 1870 a. M, while the eco
Monies problems group will meet
at p. M.
The American delegation to the
conference is paying particular at
tention to increasing good rels ons
with the countries to the south of
the United States.
DR.. Ray Lyman Wilbur. president
OF Leland Stanford University and
member of the committee on in
tellectual cooperation, said he be-
lieved increasingly better relations
with Mexico soon would be forth
coming.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-21
MYERS FLAYS G. 0. P.
Democrat Senate Candidate
Charges Betrayal.

Charging Republican politicians
with having betrayed the people Of
Indiana, Walter Myers, candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
United States Senator, scored COR
ruption in public Office while adj
dressing a Ninth ward Democratic
meeting at Odd Fellow Hall, Hamil-
ton Ave. and Washington St., Friday
night.
Steps we're taken toward organi-
"0t'cn Of a Myers-for-S Senator club.
E. P. Berry presided.
"fcr the last five or six years"
said Myers, "the Republican poll
ticians have been fooling the people
of Indiana. They betrayed those
who voted for them worse than
those who did not.
Stephenson, Jackson, Robinson,
Updike, Rowbottom, Coffin, Duvall,
Davies of Kokomo, Walb-these are
few of the headlinerS of long
list. All we're the product of or
ganized minoritfeS. 1t was another
case in government Of the tail wag-
ging the dog.
Nov to Senator Watson is as
signed the ugly job of uprooting the
deceiverS and getting some man OF
character in whom the people have
confidence to run for Governor
They have not yet discussed the
candidate for Senator"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-21
ASKS DIVORCE
FROM FUGITIVE
Ak Murder indictment Cited
in Ewing Petition.

Suing her husband, James Willard
Ewing, 46, a fugitive from justice,
for divorce, Mrs. Mary Ewing of Nc
Cordsville, alleges she has been the
target of humiliation because her
husband is indicted for the murder
of ma nand woman.
The suit is filed in Superior Court
Three and asks an absolute divorce
and custody of the 5-year-old son,
Robert Willis.
Ewing has been sought by police
since the bodies of Mrs. Zeneth Bur-
ris and her stepfather, David o.
Boyles were found eleven miles east
of Indianapolis on Thirtieth ST.,
Oct. II. The three left Indianapolis
for Greenfield two days before. The
skulls were crushed with an AK.
According to the suit, they we're
married May 30, 1922 and lived to-
gether until Oct. 2, 1923. He was
convicted Of bigamy for marrying
Mrs. Burris Sept. IL and sentenced
to six months on the State Farm
from which he escaped Sept. 10.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-21
LATIN AMERICA
!. THAWS AFTER
/ COOLIDGE VISIT
Beneficial Results of Cuban
! Trip Are Becoming Ap-
parent Daily.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS


HAVANA, Jan. 21.-Six days of
balmy sunshine elapsing since Presi-
dent Coolidge made his bow before
the sixth Pan-American conference
here have served to incubate a sub
tie, slight, but nevertheless notice
able change, which should prove
beneficial to the United States.
Factor number one, in bringing
this about was the President him
self. The cold, silent, unbending
New Highlander melted under the
ardent sun of the tropics and be-
came smiling, handwriting, bow
ing, almost ELUSIVE figure, which
charmed as much as it surprised
our Southern neighbors. They still
are talking of his visit to his in
creasing advantage.
Factor number two has been the
presidents speech. While the speech
contained nothing new in the way
of doctrines, the more it is studied,
Latin Americans say, the more evil
dent it seems to them that the
President really is DESTROYS of being
friends with them.
The attitude of the Cuban press
has constituted factor number three
In aiding our cause. Newspapers
have been unusually friendly, fea-
turing the goodwill phase Of the
Pan-American conference, virtually
to the exclusion of everything
touching upon the more dangerous
topics.
Thus far, at any rate, the back
ground of the conference has been
unusually free from the interna-
tional prejudices and passions which
a partisan press might have in
Spired.
Fourth in the catalogue of things
favoring us is the composition of
our delegation. It's members have
been tactful, and the presence OF
Dwight Morrow, ambassador to
Mexico, has helped immensely.
Every delegate here is aware that
we fast are reaching an under
standing through friendly negotia-
ton and mutual respect. For this
amazing change the President and
Ambassador Morrow are given
credit.
Fifth and last, but not less i'm
portant, is the fact that Latin
Americans lately have become
aware, through the newspapers, that
the people of the United States
want to be friends with them.
But for Nicaragua, the prestige of
the Tinted States now would be
distinctly on the mend. Even on
that score find many of the dele
gates here seem willing for the
present at least to give us the bene-
fit or the doubt.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-21
AIR BEACONS SOUGHT
Postmaster to Ask Lights
for Mail Route.

Postmaster Robert H. Bryson will
go to Washington Sunday to confer
with Department of Commerce Of
ficials in an effort to have beacon
lights for night flying installed on
the Observation-Disclosures Chicago
air mail route.
The lights are needed particularly
between Indianapolis and Chicago,
Bryson said, because darkness over
takes the evening plane between the
two cities.
In addition, the lights would per-
nit q later schedule connecting with
transcontinental routes at Chicago,
giving Cincinnati and Indianapolis
better air mail service.
He may be accompanied by Will
liam H. Kershner, adjutant general
of Indiana.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-21
HELD
DURING SCHOOL
Annual Road Instruction
Closes at Purdue.
BIZ Times Special

BIZ Times Special
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Jan. 21.-
Meetings of the County Highway
Superintendent Association and
civil engineer groups closed the five
day annual road school of Purdue
University here Friday
Officers we're elected as follows by
various organizations ( which met
here in connection with the school:
County Surveyors and Engineers
Don Heaton, Fowler, president;
r. w. Messenger, Evansville, vice
president, and Homer Teeters. Port
land, secretary treasurer.
Indiana City Street Commission
ers' Associations. NJ. Lyons, Rich
nlond, president; w. D. Medlock,
New Albany, vice president, and H.
A. Bunk, Martinsville, secretary.
Indiana County Highway Super
intendentS Associations. B. Mylin,
Wabash, president; Elmer Blue.
Greencastle, vice president, and
Fred Hubbell, Angola, secretary
treasurer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-21
TAX HEARING ASKED
Claimants Seek Settlement
of Old Refunds.

Mandate for county commissioners
to hear within ten days claims for
horizontal tax REFUNDS was petit
toned in a suit filed in Circuit Court
Friday afternoon by William Bos-
son, attorney, representing a group
Of claimants.
The action was taken after a re-
cent decision of commissioners to
take all claims under Amusement I'M
til a ruling is handed down by the
United States Circuit Court of APP
peals at Chicago on an injunction
suit recently dismissed because Of
lack of jurisdiction by Federal Judge
Robert G. Baltzell.
The horizontal tax law was eff
fective in 1919, 1920 and 1921 and
was declared illegal last year by the
State Supreme Court. 1t is esti-
mated, claims in Marion County will
total 100000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-21
Gibson County Residents
Opposed First Railroad
Early Hoosiers Also Looked
With DiSfavor Upon
Oil Lamps.
BU United prcRs

By United Press
PRINCETON, Ind, Jan. 21.-The
first railroad that ran through Glib
son county was bitterly condemned
by many of the older generation, ac-
cording to Jim Mccormick, pioneer
resident of this city. The people
declared such an innovation would
be destructive to the welfare of the
community. They looked upon rail-
road trains as death dealing ter
ror that wo--,d frighten horses and
cause destruction to human lives.
Mccormick recalled a laughable
incident about one of the trains.
Just Wanted to Look
Shortly after the first railroad
route had been established, the en-
gineer of train was pulling along
at the then terrific speed of twelve
miles an hour when a woman hailed
him. He stopped the train. The
woman hesitated and the conductor
urged her to hurry and get on. She
replied: I didn't want to get on. I
Just wanted to look at the blamed
thing"
Then came coal oil lamps. They
were deemed dangerous. One man
finally got up enough courage to
buy one of the "oil lighters" When
he got home with the lamp his wife
became frantic and ordered him out
of the house with it. He finally had
to give it the first tryout in the back
yard of his home where an explosion
wouldn't do much damage.
People finally became accustomed
to the oil lamp and it was employed
by all except few who continued to
use candles. Then came Thomas
Edison's electric light which placed
the lamp in the background.
Recalls First Auto
Mccormick also remembers the
first automobile ever driven in
Princeton.
"Dr. S. F. Gilmore drove the auto
mobile into the city. Many people
lined up to see the wonder go by.
Gilmore told me he didn't get much
pleasure out of driving the car be-
cause he constantly feared it would
brighten a team of horses and they
would become unmanagable, thus
causing a fatal accident to someone
Sometimes an automobile would
have to stop dead still until horse
and wagon could go by. Occasion
ally particularly shy horse couldn't
be made to pass an automobile"
! Among other things that caused
considerable alarm among the pop
ulace was the early use of natural
gas, Mccormick said.
Many said natural gas was a
wrecker of homes. The people real
ly believed that furniture in a room
where natural gas was used would
warp, because of the drying effect
Of the gas. They thought the fur
niture would come to pieces and
that picture frames would fall
apart
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-21
GLADDEN. WILL
STICK TO JOB IN
LICENSE PROBE
Assistant State School Head
Denies He Will Resign
Under Fire.

II shall not resign az this time"
was the statement today of Fred
T. GLADDEN., assistant State super
intendent of schools under fire in
the Fay Green teacher license affair.
IF Roy P. Wisehart, State super
intendent, wants to fire me he may,
but / believe that I presented my
case very clearly to the board at its
meeting Friday" he added.
Resignation of GLADDEN. probably
will be asked by Wisehart, who with
three members of the school board
asked Attorney General Arthur l..
Gilliom for an opinion as to what
steps they could take.
Inquiry Is Made
Gilliom advised the committee
that there were no legal phases of
the affair that the State could act
upon, but the board had the power
and authority to take any other
steps deemed necessary.
The members of the committee,
Miss Martha Whitacre. Richmond;
Mrs. Beryl Holland, Bloomington;
William D. Moss of Marion, and
Wisehart will make formal report
at the meeting of the board, Feb. 10.
Full investigation into the ques-
ton of by whose authority Miss
Green was issued a license as a mu-
sic supervisor, although she had less
than one-third the required number
of educational credits. was made by
the board after an attempt to close
the matter, was made by Charles
Miller, former State superintendent,
now superintendent of Indianapolis
schools.
Girls Resigns Position
GLADDEN. testified that he had not
written the letter to w. o. Green,
father of the girl and school trustee
of Lexington Township, Scott Coun-
ty, in which he is alleged to have
said: You appreciate the neces-
sity of not saying anything about
the license"
A stenographer testified GLADDEN.
dictated the letter and a filing clerk
said she filed copy of the letter.
Green appeared upon the stand
and stated he had not received the
letter. He also at first denied writ
ing a letter in his own script to the
board, but lated admitted it was his.
Miss Green resigned her position
in the Lexington schools when the
probe began and now is attending
normal school.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-21
HOKE TO PRESIDE
AT FUND FARLEY
Local Man Will Head
Luncheon at Washington.

Fred Hoke, local manufacturer
and president of the City Manager
League, will preside at a luncheon
at the Mayf1ower Hotel, Washing
ton, Feb 20, at a two-day meeting
called to consider results of twelve
years of community chest and coun-
Gil work throughout the United
States.
Leading business and professional
men, who have been active in civic
welfare campaigns, will attend.
Evans Woollen, Indianapolis banker,
is a member of the national citi-
zens' committee by which the meet
ings were arranged.
c. M. Bookman, president of the
Association Of Community Chests
and Councils, will be armed with
facts and figures regarding the
work that has been done.
William Cooper Proctor, Cincin-
natl philanthropist, president OF
Proctor g. Gamble, and chairman of
the citizens committees declared
that "the time is ripe to consider
where the American community
stands today in welfare work and
community development"
The smoke over the city OF
Prague is estimated to contain sew
enty tons of solid matter daily.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-21
STATE BUILDING
CAIN IS SHOWN
IN LAST YEAR
More Than $140,000,0 900
Spent on Construction,
Says Dodge Report.

New construction, of all types,
started in Indiana during 1927,
amounted to $140,537, 300 according
to figures released today by the F.
w. Dodge Corporation of New York.
This was a per cent increase over
1926, it was reported.
Residential buildings lead the list
with 500, 400, with public works
and utilities second at $37538, 700.
Industrial projects we're listed at
SIS, 100000.
During December there was
1921 200 worth of contracts let on
new buildings and engineering pro-
jects throughout the State. This
was a 20 per cent increase over De
cember, 1926, but Is per cent less
than November, 1927.
Indiana Eleventh ON List
New work contemplated in Indi-
ana during the year was given as
$262, 100, 200, a A per cent increase
over the amount reported in 1926
Compilation of building construc-
ton, exclusive of engineering prof.
ectS, was made by S. w. Straus IL
Co. and published in their national
monthly building survey.
The report shows Indiana elev-
enth on the list of twelve leading
States in building construction in
1927. New York. Illinois, Cali
fornia, Michigan, Pennsylvania.
New Jersey, Ohio, Massachusetts.
Texas and Wisconsin lead in the
order named. Connecticut was
twelfth. Indianas total was given
as $77,592,778. The building survey
was based on reports from seven
teen Cities in the State.
City Leads In State
Indianapolis was last on the list
Of twenty-five cities having the
largest building volume during 1927,
the total here being $22,652,352 and
increase of $1,O99,O02 over 1926. In
1925, however, the total was $26,-
225.155. During December, 1927.
building permits totaled $500, ITO
and 1858, 131 for the same month in
1926.
Smaller cities that exceeded In
dianapolis' quota included Houston,
Texas; Columbus, Ohio, and Louis
vile, KY.
Indianapolis lead the State cities
in 1927, with Gary second totalling
$14,9e1 ,929. During December the
local quota was exceeded by Ham
mond and East Chicago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-21
Last Deer Killed in 1880

PORTLAND, Ind, Jan. 21-An-
swering who killed the last deer
in Jay County?" l.. w. Edmundson
says the honor belongs to E. G..
Rigby, and the year was 1880. The
animal was supposed to be one
which strayed down from northern
woods. No deer had been seen in
the county for twenty years prior
to the 1880 killing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-21
EIkS Give Minstrel Show

BIZ Times Special
HAMMOND, Ind, Jan. 21.-ElkS
of this city will stage a minstrel
show Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday. Plans have been under way
for some time and rehearsals have
been in session several weeks.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-21
1923 DEBATERS CHOSEN
Three Local Students on University
of Notre Dame Team.

BIZ Tunes NDCclnT
NOTRE DAME, Ind. Jan. III
This years University of Notre
Dame debating team, chosen from
forty-eight candidates, is composed
Of William F. Craig, Arnold Will
liams and Joseph P. Mcnamara, all
of Indianapolis; James Roy, Ft.
Wayne; Walter Stanton, Gary; DON
aid Coleman, South Bend; James
McShane, Springfield, Ill; John
O'Keefe, New Richmond, Wis;
Thomas Keegan, Rockford, ILL.,, and
Frank McGreal, Chicago.
Purdue, Earlham, Franklin and
De Paul are on the schedule.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-21
NORMAL GREEKS ELECT
Two Fraternities Choose Officers at
Terrc Haute.

BIZ IfNEoS NpeCIuE
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Jan. 21.-
Chi Delta Chi of Indiana State Nor
NAL here has named these officers
for the winter term: Evan L. Horn,
president, Sullivan; Walden A. Nc
Bridge, vice president, Brazil; Lester
Irons, secretary treasurer, Clinton,
and Lloyd Wagner, chaplain, Linton.
Delta Lambda Sigma has elected
Max Allen, president, Terre Haute;
Nelson Cooksey, vice president,
Brazil; Glen Miller, secretary,
Marion; Elwood Miller, chaplain,
Jasonville, and Don Davis, sergeant
at-eAms, Shelbyville.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-21
INDIANA WOMAN SELLS
13 TONS OF BUTTER
Twenty Years Business Represents
Receipts of $500.

BIZ United Press
ATTICA, Ind, Jan. 21.-Twenty-
six thousand pounds of butter-thir-
teen tons-have been sold in Attica
during the past twenty years by
Mrs. Joe Warbritton, who resides
north of Independence.
Mrs. Warbritton has brought an
average of twenty-five pounds of
butter to Attica every week in those
twenty years, missing just one week
few years ago when a heavy sleet
on the ground made travelling i'm
possible. She has received an aver
age of IS cents a pound for the
twenty years, total Of approx
naately $500, which is at the rate
of $3.50 a year or $3.50 month.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-21
Wash t Long

BIZ Times Special
RUSHVILLE, Ind, Jan. 21.-
A June wedding that kept a
couple together but twenty
minutes has just been ended
by a divorce granted here to
Betty Gray. The wife said she
became a bridge at Anderson,
Ind, June l, last, at $3.50 a. m.
At $50 her husband said
Wait for me a mopent," and
that's the last she ever saw of
him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-21

ONDON 2-When Minister Baldwin finally
IL the fresh parliamentary election
there will fifty candidates
candidacy already
the three big
politics than they
The United States Representatives
all again.
tweny-three.
interesting Tory candidate will be Pankhm
who led the battle for
Labos candidates will
Lady Cynthia Mosley osey an old baron
himself Labor of Parliament
daughter that arstoca grand
daughter Levi Letter the famous Chicago capitalist the eighties
Miss Megan Lloyd for reported
a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-21
japanese Diet Is Dissolved

By United Press
TOXIC, Jan. 21.The Emperor
dissolved the diet today. 1t was
understood that Baron Tanaka
cabinet will continue in office until
after the general elections which
will probably be held Feb. IA.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-21
Father of Fourteen Escanes

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Jan. 21.-
Tye Berkebyle, "a, father of four
teen children, escaped punishment
when arraigned in city court here
for failure to provide. He took the
courts suggestion that he go back
TO his wife, with the understanding
that they should give living to-
gether again thirty-day tryout.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-21

Partners are wonderful things to have-f they are
honest
But how would you like to have partner i'll your bust
ness who would invest nothing but his experience? Par
ticulary if his experience is simply that Of being able
successfully swndle innocent persons out of their saw
ings,
Apparently, from the inquiries being received at this
office modern swinders turning their attention to the
"Partnershp Came ashe easiest method of lining their
pockets at the expense Of the public.
Reputable publications carefully censor their classified
columns against the fraudulent type OF partnership
schemes But despite this eternal vigilance, occasionally
one will creep in These publications join in urging you
investigate carefully before entering into any partner
ship proposition.
Nearly everywhere the laws regarding partnerships
alike The partnership actions Of either Of the partners
are binding upon the other
Use extra i'll choosing your partners Investigate
their past records their financial standing their repua
ton for honesty and stability.
Investigation will not njure honest person Getting
the facts may save you money. 4A-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-21

The appearance of this
Public Service Message
IN these columns is eUi-
dence that this publicd-
ton SubScribeS 1OhOIe-
heartedIy to the princi-
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to be contrary to public
interest.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-21

The smoke over the city OF
Prague is estimated to contain sew
enty tons of solid matter daily.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-31
STEEL CHEAP AS
 PIG IRON IS SEEN
Special New Process of Scientist Announced

New York, Jan. 31. R1Perfectior of a method of making steel, inde. pendent of coking coal and at n cost of pig iron, is announced hy the American Research Corporation
 The new process. says Edward ED Chandler, vice president of the company, utilizes energy hereto fore wasted in the blast furnace. harnessing internal thermo-chemi- cal intersections to supply the heat and energy needed for making steel
 Technically known as a semi-di- rect method. the procedure first converts the iron ore into sponge which is chemically treated. then fed continuously to a retort of unique design. melted and finally alloyed to produce steel of the de- sired specifications.
 Certain steel organizations have Investigated the new process" MT. Chandler asserts, "and negotiations are now progressing toward build ing the initial plant on produc- ton scale. The selection of strate- gic locations for the various con- templated plants is important to give full effect to the economic gains made possible by the low cost of the finished product, the handling of the ore and the in- dependence from coking coal, which is a premium fuel restricted to cer- tain localities.