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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-07

the trying days just after the war,
conquered faminine in devastated
Europe by feeding whole nations
and spent more than $600,000,000
for supplies at an overhead cost of
less than one-half of one per cent.
1t is the story of a man whom
President Coolidge called to take
charge of relief operations in the
Mississippi Valley in the spring of
1927, when 100000 were made home
less b. Goods.
1t is the story of a man who, as
secretary of commerce, has saved
American industry many millions by
Standardization of manufacture and
other economies.
OF less magnitude, but even more
~ colorful, has been the career Of
Senator Curtis, newly elected Vice
President.
OF Indian ancestry on his moth
er's side, he was born on an Indian
reservation in Kansas in 1860.
Before he was his mother died,
and his father-Captain Orren A.
Curtis, a trader who had come west
from Indiana--died soon after.
For time young CurtiS lived
with his fathers parents in Topeka,
but. at the age Of 5 he went back
to the Kaw reservation, sixty miles
away to live with his Indian grand
mother in her tepee.
He might have been an Indian
yet if, one day in 1868, a band of
marauding Cheyennes had not at
tackled the reservation of the friend
ly Kaws.
Young Curtis, then 8, was fast
rider and could speak both English
and Indian, so the beleaguered
Kaws chose him to gallop to the
cavalry post at Topeka for help. He
slipped through the Cheyennes'
lines and summoned the soldiers,
who chased the raiders away.
Curtis didn't go back to the In
dams. Instead, he made his home
with his fathers people for time
and then became jockey, riding
at Kansas race tracks before he
was 10.
When increasing weight finally
ended his days as a jockey, he sold
candy and peanuts around the rail-
road station at Topeka and later
worked in a livery stable. Next, he
got a job driving a hack.
1t was while he was a hack driver
that Curtis studied law, often read
ing his lawbooks by the light of
the oil lamps on his cab as he wait
ed for fares. A sympathetic lawyer
finally took the youth into his office.
Il
4 T 81, Curtis was admitted to the
L n bar and at Is lin 1855 he got
his first political job when he was
elected as county prosecutor. In
1892 he was elected to congress and
served seven terms. In 1907 he was
elected to the senate, in 1912 he was
beaten, but in 1914 he was reelected
and has since served there. He was
named Republican floor leader upon
the death of Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge of Massachusetts.
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SENTENCED FOR BRIBE

Pennsylvania Brewer Goes to Prison
for Two Years.
BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.-Daniel
j. Shields, Johnstown (PaO brewer,
has surrendered himself to the
United States marshal here and
started serving a two-year sentence
for bribery Of a woman employee of
the prohibition unit. He is serving
his sentence in the District of Co
lumbia jail
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VIII Politicians Rule?
WAIT FOR THEIR ESTATE
Will Ties Money Up rs Years Over
Ill Treatment.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 9.-ThO
children of Eli Wasserman have
$4,000 coming to them, but they'll
have to wait twenty-five years be-
fore they get it.
Upon Wasserrnan's death, a clause
was found in his will providing for
the division of his estate between
his ten children.
The division was prolonged for
the twenty-five years because "of
III treatment received from them"
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CALL IT A HICKORY HERE
England Shocks Youths Into Learn
ing Lessons.

LONDON, Nov. ga schoolboy at
Cambridge has been shocked into
learning how to write.
Try as he would the youth simply
could not get the idea until a spe-
cially constructed electrical device
was attached to his desk. He was
given a steel pen and instructed
to write between lines on a card
board. When he touched the lines
there was buzzing noise; if he
went outside the lines a bell rang;
when he gripped his pen too tight
he received an electric shock in
the back Of the neck.
After six months the experiment
proved successful.
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]. U. Instructor writes BOOK

81 UNiteu PTeSS
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Nov. T.
1.-THE Fundamentals of Military
Strategy is the title of a new
book by Lieutenant Colonel Oliver
P. Robinson, commandant of the
Indiana University Reserve Officers
Training Corps. The book is the
result of fifteen years of study of
military tactics and science by Rob-
inson. He is also the author of
"Musketry", Preparedness" 1.-THE
Best Guarantee of Peace" and Lee
as a Leader"
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Vice PreSident-EIeCt Goes
to Bed Before He
Knows Result.
BY STANLEY WHITAKER,
United Press STAFF Corresnnndent

CHICAGO, Nov. TT am graft
fled with the returns" Senator
Charles Curtis Of Kansas said today.
in the first public statement he
has made since his election to the
Vice-Presidency.
Curtis arrived in Chicago from
Topeka. where he voted yesterday
and left at 1910 a. N. on the Balti-
more g. Ohio for Washington.
''Mr. Hoover made : wonderful
candidate" Curtis said.
Personally, I am grateful to the
American people for the splendid
endorsement given to the Republic
an ticket"
Curtis ate breakfast in the din.
ing car. He shook hands with every
one, including the steward. He said
he would meet Harry K. Curtis, his
son. between trains, but that he
would have to hurry on to Wash
ington, Ito clean up my correspond
ence."
The train was only a short way
out of Kansas City last night when
Curtis said, well, win or lose, I'm
going to get full nights Sleep"
Curtis Goes to Bed
Up to that hour he had been
supplied with United Press returns
mainly from eastern and southern
states and the presidential contest
was by no means settled.
During the remainder of the
night the Santa Fe railroad sub
mitted election returns to members
of the senator's party, but Curtis
had left orders not to be disturbed
and he was obeyed.
The first word of his victory
reached the Vice-President-e elect
today from the lips of Sanford
FARRELL of San Francisco, Repub-
lican national committee repre-
sentative, who is accompanying
Curtis back to Washington. farrell
extended his congratulations soon
after George" reported that Curtis
was awake.
Senator Is Weary
Inc senator is weary after his
strenuous campaign in thirty-one
states.
Had Curtis remained awake until
1:40 a. m, as most of the people in
this country do on election night,
he could have participated in two
enthusiastic demonstrations which
were staged for his benefit while
he slept.
At Marceline, Mo-, the train crew
had a difficult time keeping the
crowd of Curtis admirers from
boarding the train and routing him
out Of bed. They surrounded the
car in which he was sleeping and
shouted their Threats raw and then
watched the train pull away from
the station without getting a
glimpse of the senator.
At Fl. Madison the ceremony was
repeated.
Curtis appeared to be refreshed
today, but said that his chief aim
now was to get more rest.
He said that after catching up on
his correspondence in Washington
he hoped to take a vacation.
IF I can't take it in Washing
ton," he said, "Tll go somewhere
else where I can"
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-Four Sisters for Hoover

BH Times SDPcinl
ROCHESTER, Ind, Nov. -Four
sisters, the youngest 81, are among
those rejoicing here today over cleo
ton of Herbert Hoover as President
They went to the polls together
Tuesday, all voting for the Repub-
lican candidate. The sisters are
Mrs. Sarah Noftzger, 3d. Mrs
Rachel Thompson, n; Mrs. Ed
Kline, ST., and Mrs. Hattie Minter
81.
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FRIENDLY G.O.P.
SENATE is TO
ASSIST HOOVER
FOLEY TO BE SPEAKER
Street Railway Attorney to Address
Traffic Club.

M. E. Foley, attorney for the In
dianapolis Street Railway Company
and for twenty-one years a member
of the Indiana state pardon and
parole board, will speak before the
regular Traffic club luncheon
Thursday in the Lincoln on 1.-THE
Crime Situation"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-07
Fireman SO Years Retires
By United Press

By United Press
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Nov. z.
John D. Ooc) Griffin, member of
the local fire department has re-
tired after serving thirty EIGHT con-
secutive years. Griffin joined the
department when he was rs years
of age. He drove a wagon drawn by
two horses up until 1914 when the
city purchased two trucks which
still are in use. He learned to
drive one of the trucks.
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FARM AID FIRST
PROBLEM WHICH
FACES HOOVER
Aged i'm Music
Ry Times Special

b. Times Special
ELWOOD, Ind, Nov. T.
Home brew which officers
found in a piano at his home
has resulted in arrest of Orley
Massey, who will be tried in
city court Nov. IA, charged with
violating the prohibition law.
Massey's wife provided police
with information about the
liquor after she caused his
arrest on an assault and bat
terry charge.
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President Elect to Rest,
Then Tackle Cabinet and
Other Tasks.
BY THOMAS L. STOKES

United Press Stan Correspondent
PALO ALTO, Cal, Nov. t.
President-Elect Hoover faced the
future today, ready to start within
a few days laying plans for his adj
ministration.
Looking down the vista of the
days ahead, he saw vast problems
pressing for solution-problems as
great as any confronting the coun-
try since close of the war.
He probably will remain here a
month, resting and considering his
course as President. Then he prob
ably will return to Washington
about Dec. Is, taking a trip some
where before he leaves for the east.
Cabinet First Problem
Selection of the cabinet is the first
problem before him. He has given
some thought to that, and will give
more within the next few weeks. AS
yet, it appears that only secretary OF
the treasury is a certainty. An
drew w. Mellon, it generally is UNI
derStood, will be asked to retain the
post he has held for nearly eight
years.
Dwight w. Morrow, ambassador
to Mexico, and Senator Borah Of
Idaho, are mentioned as possibilities
for the highest cabinet post. Sec
rotary of state, with prospects tav-
oring the former.
New faces, likewise, are expected
in the other cabinet positions.
Paramount among all problems
which Hoover will face when he
enters the White House is farm re-
lief. He has promised to call an
extra session of congress to deal
with that after March 4, if adequate
legislation is not adopted at the
coming short session, which doe
not seem likely.
Farm Relief First
Hoover will give considerable at
tention to farm relief within the
next few weeks. He intends to go
into the whole situation carefully
and to have a definite formula
worked out to present to congress.
He will study the matter with the
thoroughness with which he usually
tackles problems, and perhaps will
call upon some of the agricultural
leaders for advice and suggestions,
When the new congress faces him
in extra session, Hoover is expected
to lay before it a general legisla-
tive program beyond his farm relief
proposals.
Some matters in which he has
been particularly interested, such as
coal and railroad legislation and
reorganization of the government
departments, still are awaiting
action, after laying for years on the
doorstep of congress.
VIII Politicians Rule?
Hoover must select in the next
few weeks not only his cabinet, but
various minor officials. Pressure
will begin soon, as it does upon every
President-elect. He will reveal then
the answer to the question which
many have been asking: "Will he
throw the politicians overboard?"
His actions will be watched closely.
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GREAT OVATIONS
FOR CURTIS ON
HIS WAY EAST
HOOray, Hoover
BIZ United Press

By United Press
WEST BRANCH, Ia, Nov. Z.
Herbert Hoover's birthplace
gave him an overwhelming
victory Tuesday.
The Republican presidential
candidate received a total of
528 votes to 46 for Governor
Alfred E. Smith.
The vote was heavier by 100
votes than that cast in any
previous election.
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Pays S1S9,924.54 Taxes
By Times Special

By Times Special
FIT. WAYNE, Ind, Nov. THE
Northern Indiana Public Service
Company is this city's largest>tax-
payer. Its tax bill this year was
$139, 924.54.
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MARRIES 'EM FREE

Squire Tells Young Couples to Use
Fee for Homes.
WAYNESBURG, Pa, Nov. 9.-It
doesn't cost so much to get married.
after all, not if you let Squire
George Zimmerman, of Morrisville,
do it.
Instead of paying me-" he re-
Gently said, "those whom I marry
can take the fee and use it for their
homes or other essentials. 1t will
be day and night service, for I
will answer telephone calls or per-
form the ceremony any hour of the
twenty-four."
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DEBTS BAN DIVORCE

Mortgage Is Advised by Judge for
Marital Happiness.
By NEA Service
CLEVELAND, Nov. 9.-The mort
gage on home keeps family nose
to the grindstone and prevents the
restlessneSs which causes divorce.
That's the opinion of Common Pleas
Judge Frederick P. Walther.
I'm 80 per cent of divorce cases, u
he says, 1--WE find the parties do not
own their homes, Any man or
woman who does not hope 10 own a
home and does not work toward
that emu is not a substantial
citizen"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-25
WALSH AGREES
TO Limit PROBE
OF UTILITIES

WASHINGTON, Jan. "a P--Lim-
itation of the powers of the special
senate committee that would investi-
gate the financing of public utilities
corporations was agreed to today by
Senator Walsh, democrat, Montana,
author of the resolution pending be-
fore the senate interstate commerce
committee.
Under a resolution he offered after
opponents again had assailed blan-
I1et inquirg the committee could Ill
uuire into the affairs only of those
corporations engaged in interstate
commerce. CT those in intrastate busl-
ness, whose stock is owned or con-
Jrolled by interstate holding COM
panies
Even this modification did not win
the complete appreciation of Char
man Watson and some other members
of the committee. 5N
The chairman wanted the language
as to the authority of the committee
made more specific, while Senator
FIawes, democrat, Missouri, declared
this was a good beginning, but only a
beginning.
Opposition of the manufacturing
interests of the country to a blanket
investigation was voiced before the
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-25
FORD FLIVVER
PLANE. FORCED
DOWN BY COLD

ASHEVILLE, N. c., Jan. "a H1-
Harry Brooks remained aloft nine and
one half hours today in a '.flivver''
plane, but failed in an attempt to
make a nonstop flight from Detroit
to Miami. Bad weather conditions
were too much for him and he made
forced landing on top of a hill near
Emma, a suburb of Asheville.
Brooks took off from the Ford air.
pert in Detroit at 7:15 a. m He land
cd st AS p. m, reporting that he had
encountered bad weather from the
start.
Flying alone Brooks said he had bat
tied strong headwinds every foot of
the way. Ice formed on the wings at
high attitudes over the Appalachian
mountains. at lower attitudes visibil-
ity was poor.
Brooks said he would telephone
Henry Ford, owner of the plane, TO
ask permission to return to Detroit
and start the flight again.
Although he said the plane func-
toned perfectly and he had enough
gasoline to have completed the trip to
Miami, Brooks said he was forced to
land because he feared he would be
unable. to get through the mountains
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-25
COMMERCIAL FLYING
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gested by Santiago Key Ayala, Ven
ezuela, was opposed by Charles Evans
Hughes He said he believed that
it was too early to take sucn a step
He proposed that the committee wait
until the reporters had presented
their recommendations
The desirability of the establish
ment of Pam American tribunal
with jurisdiction over all controversies
arising between the American nations,
except problems involving constitu-
tiona1 rights, was emphasized by DR..
Jesus Yepes, of Colombia. His plan
calls for the location OF the tribunal
at Havana, representatives of the 2l
American republics to act as jurists
over period of six years. Half of
the jurists would act as principal
judges and the others as advisers
or assistants.
The preamble to the resolution
points out that the geographical iso-
lation of the American countries
necessitates their own court OF arbi-
tration, inasmuch as "it has been
proved that America does not receive
sufficient cooperation from the league
of nations"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-25
OPEN BIDS
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which operates a string of hotels In
numerous cities in the interior of the
country, especially Iowa and Nebraska
and which has close working agree
ment with the Eppley Hotel company
that operates many of the best known
hotels in California including the Hotel
Alexandria at Los Angeles, as we'll as
in the east. The Hamilton Hotel
company opened the Ell Portal hotel
at Mesa last Friday and Saturday,
that being similar in its ownership TO
the community hotel in Douglas. 1t
also owns hotel at Flagstaff.
In addition to the plans for the
community hotel which he brought for
approval, Architect WinsloW also
brought the plans for the new dining
room of Club Sociale in Aqua Prieta
and bids for that construction will be
opened at the same date as the bids
for the hotel The two contracts will
result in about 100000 worth of build
ing improvement and furnishing for
Douglas during the coming summer.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-25
GOOD ROADS ASSN
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tenance cost would be matched under
the plan of another resolution, by an
allotment of funds from the state
highway commission This plan was
recommended by Gov. George w. P.
Hunt to the last legislature. The
roads which would be improved under
this plan are highways numbers 66,
80, 18O and SO.
Consolidation Of the tive automobile
clubs operating in Arizona was rec
commended by the convention.
Other resolutions adopted included:
Fixing of salaries of county engi-
neers by the various boards of super
visors at not less than 5000 and not
more than $500 month.
Urging an amendment to the pres
ent highway commission act providing
that the chairman shall be given a
suitable salary and shall devote his
whole time to work of the highway
commission. The present act requires
the commission to meet for a time
not exceeding one hundred days each
year. This, the resolution declared,
was insufficient time for the COM
mission to accomplish it's duties.
Requesting the state highway COM
mission and board of supervisors Of
Pinal county to construct the neces-
sary lengths to complete the highway
from Phoenix to Tucson through the
agricultural district to be opened up
by completion of the Coolidge Dam
at San Carlos. 1t was contended that
this highway would be 81 miles short
er than the present route by way of
Florence and seven miles less than
the route through Casa Grande.
Governor, Fausto Topete of Sonora,
Mexico, a distinguished guest at the
convention, extended the thanks of
Sonora state to the association for the
interest shown by Arizona in Sonora's
road building program. A plan of the
governor to construct a highway from
Guaymas, Sonora, to the Arizona
state border at Nogales, was an
nounced
Officials of the city of Nogales and
the Nogeles Chamber of Commerce re-
ceived the expression of gratitude OF
the convention delegates for the cour-
tesies shown during the two day
meeting
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-25
IRISH PRESIDENT
Is ENTERTAINED
in WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, Jan. "a IA busy
round of social activities including
luncheon at the White l1euse as the
guest of President Coolidge filled the
second day of the stay here of Presi-
dent William T. Cosgrave OF the
Irish Free State executive council.
While many of those VINO enter
tanned him until well after last mid
night were still sleeping, the slight,
mild hammered Irish executive was
up almost with the sun and in the
saddle. A canter through the cap.
ital'S famous Rock Greek park fol.
lowed in the course of which he
encountered and joined forces with
Chairman Borah of the senate foreign
relations committee, himself a de-
voted equestrian
After a short rest and breakfast
at his hotel Mr.. Cosgrave, accom-
panied by Minister Snliddy and ain
official party, notored to Arlington,
where he placed wreath on the
tomb Of the Unknown Soldier. He
returned to Washington immediately
and at o'clock presented himself
at the White House to keep his
luncheon engagement with Mr.. Cool
idge.
The luncheon was brilliant affair
with Vice President Dawes, cabinet
officials, several members Of congress
and high ranking officers of the
military services present. Frank w.
Stearns, of Boston, an. intimate friend
of the president, was among the SO
guests who gathered in honor OF the
first head of an Irish government
to visit the United States.
The program for the remainder
of the day was rounded out with
official calls originally Planned for
yesterday but postponed for lack of
time. These included personal visits
to Vice President Dawes, Chief
Justice Taft Of the supreme court
and Speaker LongWorth. A reception
was arranged in his honor for late
in the afternoon at the home OF
Colonel 4. H, r. Pope Hennessey,
military attache at the British en-
bassy, and later ne dined at the
Irish Free state legation as guest
of Minister Sfniddy.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-25
BOTANIST F INDS
MEXICAN PLANT
GIVING RUBBER r.

TUCSON, jan "a tP) The Trens
Agency. of Mexico City in report TO
]. e, Anchondo, Mexican consul here
today said that Corn Loftfield, Tue
son botallist and member of several
British scientific societies, now in
Mexico studying rubber producing
plants for the Carnegie institute, had
discovered near Guaynas, Sonora, a
plant which contains rubber latex.
This fluid, the report says, can be ex-
tracted easily.
Loftfield, his associates here said,
has written number Of important
works on grasses and is regarded as
an authority in that field of research.
He left here in December for Mexico
The Mexican consul here, himself q
chemist, has given to the Carnegie in
stitute here a specimen of Laurel de
F,spana," on Spanish Laurel, which has
a high rubber content. The institute
laboratory has planted seeds of the
laurel with view to further study of
the rubber producing possibilities Of
the plant.