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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-20
Star to Grow Brighter and
Brighter for Months
to Come.
BIZ Science Service


WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-The
planet Venus, closest neighbor of the
earth among the more important
members of the solar system, has
returned to view. 1t can now be
seen as a brilliant star low in the
western evening sky at twilight.
From now on it will continue to
brighten, getting higher and high
er in the western evening sky for
months to come.
BY next March it will be brighter
than any other heavenly object,
except the sun or moon. 1t will be
bright enough even to cast visible
shadow on a dark night, away from
lights of a city.
OF all the planets, Venus most
nearly resembles the earth in size,
for it is ISIS miles in diameter, as
compared with 1918 miles for the
earth. Mars is only 4,216 miles in
diameter. The density of Venus is
also nearly as great as that of the
earth. Venus comes even closer to
the earth than does Mars, for when
Mars is closest, it is $4,000, 900 miles
from us, while Venus comes within
100000 miles occasionally.
Even though Venus is so bright,
anG comes so close, it still is large
ly an astronomical puzzle. 1t seems
to be covered always with a layer
of clouds that prevents us from
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-20
.INDIANA'S CORN
SAFE In FROST
Purdue'S Earlier Crop Fore
cast Stands.
By United Press

BY Jntted Press
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Oct 20
Frosts late in September and early
in October failed to alter prospects.
for Indianas corn crop from condi-
tions reported Sept. 1 because of the
excellent dry weather the following
two weeks, according to the Pur-
due university department of agri-
culture.
M. M. Justin, head of the depart
ment, estimated Sept. l that dry
weather in August had cut at least
100000 bushels off the state yield.
For the entire United States the
probable yield dropped / per cent,
Justin said.
Estimates made this month place
the oats yield for the state at thirty.
seven bushels to the acre, bushel
below the earlier figure, but even
though this yield is not as large as
in some of the past years, the larg-
est acreage will produce the states
record crop.
Later growing crops such as buck
wheat, potatoes, sweet potatoes, to-
bacco, soybeans and cowpeas all de-
clined during the September dry
weather. The Condition of pasture
dropped fifteen points during the
same time because of drought.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-20
Venus Again Is Seen at
zciIight in Western Sky

seeing it's actual surface. ConSe-
quently no markings ever have been
observed that can be taken as show
ing an indication of life.
Perhaps there are people on
Venus, but If SO, they live In world
continuously cloudy, and are proba-
bly, unaware of anything outside
their own planet. Since there are
no permenent markings on the
planet, it Is uncertain just how long
It's day is, or how long it takes the
planet to turn once on its axis.
1t has been thought that 1t does
so once in 225 days, the same period
In which 1t revolves around the sun.
Observations made with the spectro-
scope, however, combined with re-
cent researches at the Mt Wilson
Observatory by Prof. Frank Ross,
of the University Of Chicago, seem
to indicate that its day Is equal to
thirty of ours.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-20
COOLIDGE TAKES
BRIGHT VIEW OF
COMMENTED U. S.
President Back in Capital
After Speech Defeating
Battle Memorial.

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-Presi-
dent Coolidge was back at the
White House today after brief
visit in Fredericksburg, Va, Friday,
where he delivered an address at
the dedication of the Fredericks-
burg and Spottsylvania county bat
tlefield memorial.
A small but enthusiastic crowd
gathered to hear the President de-
scribe some of the Civil war battles
that took place on or near the bat
tlef1eld being dedicated.
The President painted picture
of a contented nation, "its prevail
ing atmosphere marked by progress,
peace and tranquility"
Industrial conflicts have almost
ceased. Her territorial integrity is
secure. Her constitutional liberties
are protected by the eternal vigil
lance of her people," Coolidge said,
"Our country is still worthy Of
those who have made such great
sacrifices in its behalf, still de-
termined to improve the opportun-
tiles whic hthoSe sacrifices created,
still loyal to the faith of the past,
still inspired by the hope of the
future"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-20
SANTA FE BUYS
KANSAS-MEXICO
RAILROAD Line
Sale Price $l4,500,00
English Holders Get 40
Per Cent.

By United Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Oct. 20.-The
Kansas City, Mexico g. Orient Rail-
road was sold here Friday to the
Santa Fe system for a total Of $14,-
507, 500. The sale of the road was
completed in the offices of w. T.
Kemper, retiring president of the
Kansas City, Mexico a. Orient.
OF the total purchase price 40 per
cent will go to English note hold
ers and the remainder to Kemper
and his associates. The road will
continue to be operated separately
by the Santa Fe under the general
management of E. H. Chaufier,
Wichita, Kan.
OF the purchase price $S,537, 1856
was paid to Kemper today to be
divided among the owners of the
line
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-20
Filler is GIVEN UP
Almost All Hope Gone for
Daring Briton.
By United Press

By United Press
LONDON, Oct. 20.-Almost all
hope had been exhausted today that
Lieut.. Commander H. C. Macdonald
had lnaded on some part of the
British Isles.
The former naval officer started
from Harbor Grace, Newfoundland,
Wednesday in Gypsy Moth air.
plane with the intention of flying
across the Atlantic Only once on
the long trip was his airplane sight
ed and that was about 700 miles east
of Harbor Grace.
Stiff breezes we're blowing from
mid-ocean to the Irish coast about
the time that Macdonald was
scheduled to arrive on his adventur-
Gus flight and some optimistic
friends believed it possible that he
might have landed either in Ireland
or the northern tip of Scotland.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-20
LESLIE ECHOES
DALEY PLEDGE
Cleanup Urged in Speech at
Anderson.

GW 4 tMtS optptuG
ANDERSON, Ind, Oct. 20.-Tak-
ing cognizance of charges Of corrup-
ton against Republican Office
holders, Harry G. Leslie, Republican
nominee for Governor, echoed the
Cleanup" pledges of his Demo
cratic opponent, Frank C. Daley, in
the course of a speech here Friday
night.
Good government calls for an ap-
plication of old-fashioned honesty
and patriotism" Leslie said. II
despise the CRATER hate dishon-
esty."
Before the primary election, in
which he ran fourth, Leslie was
roundly criticised by Republicans
and Democrats alike for his silence
on dishonesty III government.
Insisting again that he opposed
bipartisan Stephensonism" as
Speaker of the house, Leslie re-
ferred to- the former khan dragon,
now a life prisoner at Indiana state
prison as "the evil genius of skull
duggery, who is precisely where he
belongs and precisely where he will
stay if I have my way"
The G. o. P. nominee renewed
his personal attack on Daley,
describing him as the "Tammany
candidate for Governor.
defended his action in blocking
the legislative Investigation of
charges of corruption on the ground
that the allegations we're not sup
ported by affidavits. =
AS in all his previous speeches,
Leslie declared Il stand with Dover"
on prohibition and immigration
questions"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-20

The canyons of commerce of
lower Broadway, New York's fl
nancial district, were magically
changed into festive scene when
DR.. Hugo Eckener, commander of
the Graf Zeppelin, and his crew
rode up from the Battery to City
Hall to receive New York's official
welcome.
Paper and ticker tape came hur-
Ting down from the skyscrapers as
though, a snowstorm were raging
and there were mighty cheers
when DR.. Eckener'S car passed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-20
Fights GIaring Auto Lights

BIZ United Press
CONNVERSVILLE, Ind, Oct. 20.
"A special headlight testing officer
has been assigned here to inspect
the lights of all automobiles until
the menace to life caused by the
glaring rays is ended. This is the
announcement of Police Chief Poe
in calling attention to the fact that
two women were killed recently in
an automobile mishap caused by
glazing front lights,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-20
PICK MARY ANN CAST
Five City Youths Selected for Pur-
due Play.

Five indianapolis students at Pur-
due university have been selected as
members of the cast of the musical
comedy, "Mary Ann" an all-male
production to be staged by the Pur-
due Little Theater Players Nov, 81,
% and %.
The quintet, all members of the
Chorus" are John A. Herman, 1850
South Meridian street; P. g. Baker,
5155 North Capitol avenue; John D.
Burgess, $500 North Meridian street;
Charles M. Traylor, las West Forty
ninth street. and Clarence Wacker,
1928 Central avenue.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-20
Thieves Like onicial,s Car

MT. VERNON, Ind, Oct. 90
Thieves favor the Ford sedan of
County Treasurer Casey j. Martin.
They were thwarted In their latest
effort to steal the car because rain
put the motor out of commission.
The car was stolen several months
ago on the same night that three
safes were opened.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-20
Bit Opponents Thumb
BIZ Times Special

t0U FHtJS SpICFUE
FIT. WAYNE, Ind, Oct. 2O.-Leo
Miller, New Haven, convicted of
malicious mayhem because he bit
a thumb of Lester w. Heine dur
ing fight, was fined 5000 and costs
and sentenced to the penal farm
sixty days by Judge Sol A..
Wood in Allen circuit court here.
The farm term was suspended.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-20
CHURCH WINE STOLEN
Three Barrels Taken From Kendall
VILE Freight Station.

By Times Special
KENDALLVILLE, Ind, Oct. 2O.-v
Three barrels of wine being shipped
to a church at Decatur for sacra-
mental use were stolen here.
The wine, shipped from a ware
house at Sandusky. o., was stolen
from the Pennsylvania railroad
freight station after being trans
ferred by truck from the New York
Central station. Thieves broke a
window and carried the wine out
through a door they unlocked from
the inside.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-20

100000 THEFT BARED
Chicago Brother Held at Michigan
City In Bond Case.

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, oct. 20.
City police today placed
under arrest Edward j. Sweeney,
IS, Chicago investment broker. The
officers said they desired to ques-
ton Sweeney concerning 100000 in
bonds allegedly stolen in Baltimore,
Cleveland, o. and Chicago.
Sweeney is said to be one Of the
most prominent investment brok-
ers in Chicago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-20
Three Fish weigh III Pounds

BIZ UH1tpd PrCSS I"
SHOALS, Ind, Oct. 20.-White
river continues to produce record
size cat fish here, according to
Lavere Inman, local telegraph
operator He is exhibiting three
catfish of the finny tribe which
weigh a total of III pounds. Two
of the fish weigh sixty-two and a
half pounds each and the third
forty-six pounds. He used carp for
g41st
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-20
DRY AGENTS TO GET
SECOND TRY AT QUIZ
Sleuths Who Flunked Exam Given
Another Chance.

f1nVSAACA OAAaAACCs
Indiana federal dry agents who
"flunked" the first civil seryice ex-
animation took hope today with an
nouncement of second examina-
ton because of shortage of eligibles.
The first examination in June,
1927, was taken by 104 applicants
here, and a large number in other
Indiana cities. Only five or six Of
the agents taking the examination
weer certified.
Entrance salaries for agents range
from $4,000 to $4,000 a year. They
must be at least % years old and
less than 81 years old. Applications
will be received until Nov. 90.
Fingerprints of applicants will be
taken t. check accuracy of their
statements as to arrest, indictment
or conviction for crime or nisde-
meanor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-20
Anderson Students for Hoover

Do ItNFbH Np6CTuE
ANDERSON, Ind, Oct. 2o.-An-
derson senior high school students
voted as follows in a straw ballot
on Candidates for President: Hoov-
- IoAsk Smith 219-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-20
$29,853,6s1.l4
TRUST DEPARTMENT
FLETCHER
JOINT STOCK LAND BANI

Owned by Fletcher Savings and Trust Company
Resources
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-20

Commercial loans. Loans on i'm
proved real estate in Indianapolis ;
monthly or semi-annual payments.
Loans on farms in Indiana. No
commission charged.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-20

Neighborhood banking eonveni-
erce provided through twelve
branches and affiliated : banks To-
Gated over indianapolis.
The border vidette., 1928-02-11
MONUMENT FOR ARIZONA CIVIL
WAR SOLDIERS,


Tucson--Hewn of the native
roack gathered near the spot
where the heroes fell in the only
battle fought in Arizona during
the Civil war. a monument over
the newly discovered grave of
Lieutenant James Barrett and
two of his men, between Red
Rock and Picacho. is being
planned by the Arizona Pioneers
Historical society.
The battle occurred April Is,
1862, in the pass between Pi.
cacho Peak and Blue Water
range, just south of where the
Southern Pacific railroads right
OF way widens for Wymola sta
-tion. 10 miles west of Red Rock.
The grave lies on government
land between the Southern Pa
cifc tracks and the state high
way, less than 100 feet from
either.
The border vidette., 1928-02-11
OFFICERS MOVE TO TUCSON


Tucson-The executive offices
of the Central Copper company.
a So, 100000 corporation are !. be
ing moved from Dos Cabezas to
Tucson and will be located at
121 Broadway. !.
Mr.. T. N. McCauley, president
of the Central Copper company,
has just been elected president
of the Consolidated National
Bank of Tucson, and by this
move Mr.. McCauley can attend
to the business of both. .Princi
pal officers of the company who
will move to Tucson. will be
Vice President D. S. Stevenson,
Stanley Williamson. and G. M.
Kirbey, assistant treasurer. The
operating department Of the
Central Copper company will re:
main at Dos Cabezas, under the
direction of j. w. Prout, Jr.,
general manager of the Central
Copper company.
The border vidette., 1928-02-11
SOFT sHELLED EGGS

=. Y i Tf... ~
j Probably one of the most an
noying things. in the poultry
business is the frequent laying
of soft shelled eggs by group
of hens, or even only one hen.
It is a sign that something is
unprofitably and radically wrong
with the hens. ~.
1 In nine cases out of ten a hen
lays soft shelled eggs because
there is a lack of calcium carbo.
nate in her diet. This mineral
is really pure egg material.
Therefore, its absence from the
diet results in either thin shelled
eggs or eggs with no shell at all.
OF course culcium carbonate is
generally present in, the food
and water given to the hen. but
there is seldom enough to satisfy
her needs. ,
The best way to make sure
that ones hens are obtaining
sufficient calcium carbonate is to
keep crushed oyster shell before
them all the time. s1..
When selecting the oyster
she'll bear in mind that it is the
calcium carbonate content that
counts. A good, pure, crushed
she'll contains over SO per cent
calcium carbonate and lis Der.
fectly clean and odor!ess. = Utah
Farmer. ..
The border vidette., 1928-02-11
COPPER AN OBJECT LESSON

Copper is being sold in greatly
increased quantities at prices be
low those prevailing in 1918.
This result has been accomplish.
ed by reducing cost of produc.
ton.
Improved fotation, teaching
and smelling practices have been
.introd uced, along with extensive
use of electric and, steam power
in handling crude ores. Low
prices have forced search for
methods of utilizing low-grade
ores more economically. The
result is. greater copper supplies
capable of profitable exploita.
ton.
Application of capital to pro.
vide better machinery and make
mass production possible has re-
duced per unit costs. By such
means it has been possible. to
keep prices at levels low enough
to stimulate consumptive de-
mand for a greatly enlarged out.
put.
The great growth in the use
of copper in leading industries,
such as automobile and electric
manufactures, light and power
transmission, has undoubtedly
given a great impulse to the
search for cheaper production
methods. Ga the other hand,
the effective demand has. in turn
been. enlarged by maintenance
of low prices. i, b. s..s
Western metals-copper. lead,
zinc, silver and gold-are abso-
lutely essential to our industrial
and financial structure.
The whole nation is interested
in policies which encourage de.
velopment of such properties.
The border vidette., 1928-02-11
NEW ERA HAS COME IN ROAD
PROGRAMS

-
The convention of the Good
Roads association at Nogales, in
the opinion of returning dele
gates, was the most satisfactory
ever held by that body. One
development was the eviden,
willingness of the state high
way commission to cooperate
with the associations program
as far as possible, but the most
pleasing was the manner In
which the program was discuss.
ed and the absence Of local
jealousies and attempts at over.
reaching.
The delegates met with an un.
derstanding that their business
related to state system of good
roads and was not to secure
highways for each of their re.
spective communities regardless
of their relation to symmetrical
network of roads for the benefit
of the whole state and for tour.
lists who will traverse the state.
This attitude of the different
sections of Arizona to one an.
other may be attributable to two
things, - one, more advanced
ideas everywhere regarding high
way construction which is no
longer the building of unconnect.
ed links, but a systematic pro.
gram of which the benefits are
as. evenly distributed as possible.
The other is general tendency
toward the disappearance of pro.
vincialism, condition which
not unnaturally prevailed when
Arizona consisted only of bound.
aries fixed by law, containing
isolated communities, whose in:
habitants we're self-contained /,
unconcerned with the problems
and well-being of other com
munities. People who do not
know one another cannot like
one another. We are all sus
picious of stangers.
One of the blessings, and, we
believe, the chiefest, of the an
tomobile, is its reduction of this
suspicion by shortening the dis
tances between the various com
munities. It is not as far now
from st. Johns to Yuma as it
was q few years ago from Phoe.
nix to Prescott. Republican.
The border vidette., 1928-02-11
THE DEATH PENALTY

An editorial appearing in the
Los Angeles Times is certainly
of interest at this time when the
world seems overrun with Hick-
mans and Hunts. Whether you
agree.in toto with the argument
you will find that in this edi.
torial there is that which one
may read and reflect with inter.
est. The article follows:
Opponents of capital punish.
ment often assert that they base
their opinion on q genuine feel
ing for the sacredness of human
life. But is this feeling in re-.
ality anything more than illogi.
cal sentimental squeamishness?
A professor in an eastern univer.
sity recently declared that re.
ligion is at fault in preaching
the forgivness, without expia.
tion. of sin. He meant. no ire.
verence, nor did he intend to
stir up q theoretical controversy;
but be pointed out that in ma.
ture there is no such forgiveness
and that every act in contraven.
ton of natures law is followed
by its logical consequence, from
which there is no escape. He
contended that forgiveness in
some future life, and forgiveness
in this one are totally different
things; the former is Gods pro.
vidence and man is in error,in
trying to invade it.
THE death penalty is in fact
often exacted by nature for very
trivial offenses, from q moral
point of view, at times for mere
mistakes that have no element
of sin. The error of failing to
distinguish between toadstool
and q mushroom, for instance.
could hardly be called an infrac.
ton of moral code. Careless
ness at a railroad grade crossing
is not considered by mans law q
serious offense; it is punishable,
if at all By a small fine or where
reckless driving is involved, hv
a few days in jail as the maxi
mum. Yet death may be the
result. Nor does nature have
any objection to cruel and nm
unusual punishments; it mains
and wrecks and dismembers, z
tortures quite as exquisitely as
did the diabolical inventions of
the Middle Ages, on what ap-
pears frequently to be quite In.
adequate ground.
Nature does not forgive nor
interfere to save men from the
consequences of their acts. The
result is that natures laws are
far better respected than the
laws made by man, and when
natures penalty is inflicted it is
received with little whining.
Here is an example of relent-
lessEess, Of inexorability, which
the administrators of the crimi-
nal law might we'll take rs their
ideal. It is not merciful to deal
out mercy with too lavish q hand"
The border vidette., 1928-02-11
ANOTHER ANGLE OF DEFENSE

ANOTHER ANGLE OF DEFENSE
Another Important angle has
added to the defenses of Arizona
in the Colorado river controversy
through the recent approval of
the Federal Power Commission
of an order of the Arizona. Cor
poration Commission.
The order of the Arizona Cor
poration Commission to which
reference is made was issued on
the 4th day Of January, 1923.
The commission in that order in
effect served notice that it would
exercise its constitutional pow
ers to require any corporations
or individuals seeking to initiate
water or electrical improvements
on the Colorado river in Arizona,
first to obtain Certificate of
Convenience and Necessity from
the Corporation Commission Of
this state.
The order of the Corporation
Commission was admittedly
made as q further protective
measure for this state against
possible future attempts at en-
-croaGhment upon the stream by
outside interests.
The order of the Arizona Cor.
poration Commission asserting
that Arizona at least has q joint
right with the federal govern
ment in controlling river devel
ment within her boundaries has
received the approval of the
Federal Power Commission.
Strange as it may seem in the
face of the states prior expert
ences with federal departments,
the Federal Power Commission
upholds the state viewpoint as
expressed by the Arizona Cor.
poration Commission.
With Secretary of the Interior
Work holding that the federal
government is supreme on the
river and that state rights there
to are practically non-existent. q
position that is backed up by
Secretary of Commerce Hoover
aud other department. heads at
Washington, it is refreshing and
encouraging to Arizona to find
the Federal Power Commission
practically championing this
states position.
The opinion of the order of
the Arizona Corporation Com
mission is set forth in the follow
ing paragraph of letter from
the executive secretary of the
Federal Power Commission:
I have been very much inter.
ested in reading this order be.
cause it does precisely what /
have long contended the States
should do-assume themselves
the responsibility of determining
conflicts between competing ap
plicants or competing uses. The
resolution, of course, applies to
all cases, both those which in.
volve interests of the United
States and those which do not.
It will, in my opinion, materially
assist in the administration of
the Federal water power act in
the state of Arizona for the
State Commission to act along
the lines set forth in its General
Order No. HOE. Altogether
too often this Commission is re-
quested, sometimes even by
State egehcies. to assume re-.
sponsibilities which the State
itself should assume and which
it has authority to assume. Just
as far as it is practicable to- do
so, I am recommending Tt1at the
Commission decline to act, as
Judge on matters which are pri
marily of State interest, and
which the States have authority
to determine for themselves.
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