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the names Of candidates FOR public office.
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-17
NORTHERN MAN WINS
INDIANA CORN HONOR
o. L. Bryant of Allen County Victor
in Five-Acre Contest.

o. L. Bryant of Allen County Victor
in Five-Acre Contest.
By Times SpcctoJ
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. 17.-For
the first time in many years north
ern Indiana has been awarded the
state corn growing championship,
won this year by o. L. Bryant of
Yoder, Allen county, with an Off
cial yield of 127.45 bushels an acre.
The record was made in the Five
Acre Corn Club contest conducted
under auspices of the Indiana Corn
Growers Association in cooperation
with Purdue university. R. L. He'll
man, president of the Indiana Corn
Growers Association, was the official
judge.
Bryant competed with 844 other
contestants in Seventy-three Indi-
ana counties. On the heels of the
winner, by less than one-half bushel,
was D.. K. Williams, Huron, Martin
county, with 1910 bushels. Among
the ten highest yields in the state
Martin county won four places.
Third place went to c. I. Witsa-
man, Lagrange county, on a yield of
1854 bushels. The next seven
were as follows: Walter Jones,
Shoals, fourth; Elvis Jones, Shoals,
fifth; G. E. Troyer, Lafontaine,
sixth; Harry Tedrow, Shoals, sew
cnth; A. F. Mccain, Waldron,
eighth; George H. Short, Decatur
county, ninth, and Charles Glen,
Princeton, tenth.
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TIE. NEW
SdilltrSi1ulQl

Hello, PestI" Sandy greeted Tony
Tarver, who had found the young
aviator just as he was climbing into
his plane for a flight A passenger
already was strapped into the back
seat, a stout, jolly-faced man whose
eyes glinted with pleasure as they
rested on Tony's beautiful face.
please shut off the motor and
listen, Sandy" Tony begged so urg-
emily that Sandy obeyed, and
walked away from the plane with
her, without word to his sud-
denly indignant passenger.
< "Jar1?" he inquired, his freckled
eyes narrowing upon her.
eyes, but not my own this time, -
Tony answered. "It's Crystal
Hathaway, Sandy. She's disap-
peared and I want you to help find
her."
Gotta take this bird to Chicago,
Sandy answered laconically. Radio
salesman"
please let some other pilot take
him, Sandy!" Tony implored.
Honestly, Sandy, I need you.
You've never failed me yet"
Sandy gave her another long
measuring glance, then abruptly
loped off to the shed where a num-
Der of pilots and mechanics were
lounnging about.
He was back before even Tony
could become impatient, and a few
minutes later the plane rose with
another pilot and disgruntled
passenger, while Tony and Sandy
sped cityward in Tony's green
roadster.
Tony rapidly sketched the
scenario" as she called it, of
Crystals disappearance, while Sandy
listened silently, his lean, sunburned
face very grave.
"Of course Bob Hathaway, her
cousin, you know, is going to check
up on this Pablo Mendoza, the
Mexican boy who worked on Gray
sons dairy farm, which is next to
the Jonson dairy farm" Tony add
ed. But don't blieve he had a
thing to do with it,
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ep2s 6yMA aQM0Nc-

Sandy scowled, his freckled eyes
narrowing. Cant tell. Girls a
fool. Saw her Sunday night"
Tony gaSped, Where, Sandy?
Quick!"
"Interurban. Got on at the sta
ton near Grayson's. Sat next to
me-" Sandy explained, in his tele-
graphic style of imparting informa-
ton.
What did she say?" Did she tell
you anything? I'll bet you know
where she is right now, Sandy
Ross! Sometimes I could shake
you"
Sandy grinned. Didn't say any,
thing. Crying. Hardly recognized
me-"
"Oh, Sandy. you're the limit!'
Tony groaned. why didn't you
make her tell you what was the
matter9 But of course you wouldn't
I never knew a human being with
less curiosity than you've got"
Lots of curiosity-about air.
planes" Sandy grinned. Guess
she had a date with this guy"
And was trying to make up her
mind then never to see him again
OF had told him she would not,
Tony said slowly. "Oh, Sandy, ]
can't believe it!
Poor Crystal; Maybe she was
Just crying because she hadn't had
a date with any guy and was ter
ribly sorry for herself that the mar:
she'd made up didn't exist" Then
Tony told the whole miserable
story.
And Sandy, she beat it yester
day, some time in the afternoon,
after packing suitcase Of her
clothes while Faith and her maid
were out. I'm taking you now to
GraySon'S.
THE foreman, Jones, told Bob
over the phone that the men had
been talking about an American
sweetheart that this Pablo had. I'm
praying it was some hired girl in
the neighborhood, but"
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CHAPTER TX

DUT Ashtoreth did not see Hollis
- Hart the next day. Nor the
next. Nor for many weeks.
1t was rumored that he had gone
abroad. Quite alone, and to escape
some entangling alliance.
e There was story smeared across
the front page of newspaper de-
voted to scandal: Boston Million
aire Flees Pretty Stenog."
Hollis Harris name was not men,
toned in the narrative, but the in
ference was obvious. A score of
papers appeared that morning in
the Office, and we're Suureptitiously
devoured in the so-called ladies"
Mushroom.
MAE de Marr's got him scared"
the girls said, and bets were placed
that she had accompanied him.
Ashtoreth knew better than that
But she wondered if his lawyer had
been in touch with the girl.
If, perhaps, there had been a
settlement" engineered by George.
She might telephone and find out.
But no! She would have nothing
further to do with the affair.
Sadie was dangerous company.
And discretion, with Ashtoreth, was
a saving grace.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-17
YELL0WAY BUS LINE
FORMS NEW TIEUP
Interstate Transit Inc. Links It
self With Con.-~ny.

Interstate Transit Inc. Links It.
self With Con--~ny.
Carl S. Warner, president of the
Interstate Transit. Inc, and Thomas
L. Tallentire, president and
general counsel, announced today
that they had reached an agree
ment with w. E. Travis, president
of the Holloway Bus system, which
would give Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky,
Indiana, Michigan, and Penn
Sylvania passengers direct connec-
tons with Holloway buses for all
points north, east, west and south.
This tie-up affects passengers
from the Atlantic to the Pacific and
now gives a complete through serv-
ice to interstate transit, it is
stated.
Cincinnati passengers of Inter
state Transit, Inc, make direct con-
nection without any enforced stop
over or waiting for st. Louis and
Chicago.
Colonial stages of Interstate
Transit, Inc, operate through
service between Cincinnati and
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Detroit,
Cincinnati and Louisville. Also
through service between Columbus
and Chicago.
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THIS Has HAPPENED

ASHTORETH ASHE, beautiful stenog-
rapher. has assumed a strange role IN
the Office Of her multi-millionaire en-
ployer. HOLLIS HART, old enough to
be her father, takes her unexpectedly
into his confidence. He tells her of his
fleeCmg interest in a. girl called MAE
who has cast herself upon his chivalry.
enormously wealthy besidesm1.Hart has
given the De Mari girl $4,000 To his
chagrin. she threatens, when he tires
Of her inanitieS, to sue him. AS he re-
counts the situation to AShtoreth. Mae
breezeS into the Office.
SadteS recognizes her Immediately as
an old friend-SADIE MORTON. In the
little scene that follows, Sadie admits
she has changed her name for profess
Sional reasons. Hart is aStonished that
Ashtoreth--so exquisitely lovely and
faStidious--Should ever have been init
mate with Sadie. Ashtoreth is afraid she
has forfeited his dawning interest.
There Is another man in Ashtoreth'S
life-MONTY ENGLISH, who sells radios.
'Ashtoreth'S mother. MAIZE, approves
OF Monty. But Ashtoreth, when she
learns that he has asked for a transfer
to New York, is rather relieved.
She let's him kiss her good-by. But
her thoughts are with Hollis Hart. She
will see him tomorrow and explain away
her old friendship with Sadie. She can
assure him, also, that Sadie has prom
ised to make no further trouble.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
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KEONTY ENGLISH had gone to
WI New York. And life had
grown dull and meaningless. Ash
toreth enrolled for course at Bos-
ton university.
A course in psychology. 1t was,
she considered, rather impressive
subject. Less practical than short
hand. But ever so much smarter.
She paid IS in advance and
bought new fountain pen. Then
her interest Waned and she decided
that street cars made her really Ill
If only Monty had been around
with his little coupe! Ashtoreth
wondered how she had ever felt SUI.
perior to that car. There was, 70
be sure, an advertisement in large
blue letters on the door, exhorting
the public to buy radios at Whit
mans.
But Monty had covered it rather
neatly with a piece of leather that
snapped on and off. And it was a
nice, coy little car. Infinitely pre-
ferable to stuffy old subways.
It had, really, been lots Of fun
last winter. Especially in retro
spection. Monty used to take her
to restaurant on Huntington ave-
nue., where the mattresses dressed
like French peasants. She and
Monty used to go there after class
And Ashtoreth felt like a student
in the Latin quarter.
She missed Monty dreadfully
And he had not even written!
Nothing but a wire occasionally
with a mailing address and a
breezy message.
Every Saturday he sent Maize a
box of glace fruits, but Maize, as
she said, was no hand at writing
Sundays, when she sat reading the
latest thriller and munching her
favorite sweet, she would declare
she was entirely ashamed of her.
self.
She speculated constantly upor
his transfer and opined that hel
daughters GOODNESS had had some
thing to do with it.
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I little pieces of ice in a handker
chief and gave them to Ashtoreth
to hold in her mouth.
Finally she dragged the big wing
chair from the living room and sat
beside Ashtoreth'S bed.
Time lost all significance and i'm
portance. The doctor kept coming.
And Maizie tip-tc i in and out.
Cracked ice. And orange juice. And
hot Cruel.
a SHTORETH raised herself
"A weakly on one elbow.
"Mother!" she cried. Your hairs
dark at the rootS!"
Maize, sitting on the side of the
bed, poked an invisible hairpin
through the sideburn that framed
her left ear.
IT haven't touched it up" she
murmured, since you've been sick,
honey"
Ashtoreth fell back on her pillows.
How long," she asked feebly,
have 1 been ill?"
Maize slipped firm, plump arm
under her daughters Slight shoul-
ders.
There, dearie," she murmured,
''let mother help you. Just swal-
low, Baby Lamb. It'll do you good"
Obediently Ashtoreth tasted.
"Mother?" she insisted.
Maize wiped her eyes on her
apron.
Land Sakes| she said, but I'm
the old softly. Two weeks Monday,
Baby"
Two weeks! Blankness and for
getfulnesS for two weeks And
misery, and dull aching pain. And
poor, darling mother, red-eyed, with
her hair all Streaked! Crying be-
cause her lamb was sick.
Maizie'S hand lay on the pillow.
There were knotted blue veins
across the back. Her finger nails
were bitten. And the tips of her
fingers we're red and blunted lcok-
ing. Mothers pretty hands!
Weakly AShtoreth raised her
pudgy fingers to her lips.
Mother" she whispered.
Then Maize was on her knees
beside the bed. Crying on her out
stretched arms.
"Oh, Baby-Baby lamb, mother
was so worried. Her little girl was
SO sick!"
The bell in the hall purred softly.
Goodness, there's the doctor
now. We had the bell muffled."
Maize rubbed her eyes childish
ly with her fists.
Won't he think I'm the old cry
baby!"
She went to the top of the stairs.
Come right up, doctor. Our little
girls all better!"
We'll, well-so our patients out
of the woods, is she?"
He took her wrist again. And slid
thermometer between her lips.
Studied it approvingly and shook it
with alacrity.
Fine! And now. Mrs. Ashe"-
he turned briskly to Mazie-"you'd
better be careful or We'll be having
you on our hands"
Maize shook her head. Her eyes
were flooded with tears. And she
could not trust her voice. She
turned her back and blew her nose
violently. Then she left the room.
To return in a moment, smiling
hazily.
THAT little surprise we've been
saving, doctor" she said.
There was an enormous paper box
in her arms.
ITO Be COntinued.)
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ITO be continued
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-17
SKETCHES BY BESSEY SYNOPSIS BY BkAUCHEk
BY Williams
BY BlOSser
By Crane
By Cowan

ScTooge, in that moment of transformation helped
by the Ghost Of Christmas Present, almost as con.
cerned about Tiny Tim as II the poor tEe fellow had
been his own son. great wave Of the charity that
Christmas brings had swept over Scrooges whole be-
ing and enguIfed him in strange sea Of happiness.
-, - -. ., - (To Be continuedl 49,,
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A marvellous and surprising gift
for AstOreth! "A nightgOwn that
passes through wedding ring-in
the next chapter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-15
PROBE DEATH
OF 6 INPLANE
Enlisted Men Took Up
Ship AS Non-Coms
Saw Grid Game

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Nov. 15.-(E9
The army investigated today the
crash Of a plane which yesterday
killed six enlisted men who volun-
teered TO go up for the flying time
while non commissioned officers
scheduled to make the flight watched
a football game.
Two other occupants of the plane.
one the pilot. saved themselves with
parachutes, which the six could not
use because of the tremendous fall
ing speed and the construction Of
the big transport which dropped like
a stone after its tailpiece suddenly
was rended and its right wing had
broken off.
The wreckage Of plane and men fell
nj Brooks Field, army air school.
where the victims were being taught.
Lieutenant Harry T. Dyer. the
pilot, and Staff Sergeant Frank J..
Siebenaler. in the cockpit with Dyer,
described the accident. The sergeant
was injured slightly in the parachute
descent but Dyer came down unhurt.
The dead are: Arthur ". Hard
esty. "a. son of Mrs. j. ". Howard.
Lebanon Junction, Ky; Niceforo
Villereal. %. son of Mrs. Virginio
Villereal. Puanta Cochbainba, Bo-
livia: Carl ". Harris son of Mrs.
Minnie Harris. Winnsboro, Tex;
Harry W. Cauldin, 26. son Of Mrs.
G.. c. Gauldin, Callander, Va.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-15
MAJOR FOXON
CANAL SURVEY
Army Engineers See
ing Proposed Water
way for Valley
Especial to The Herald)


HARLINGEN. Nov. 15.-Major Milo
P. Fox, district army engineer with
headquarters al Galveston, and Major
Sultan, aide 70 Gen. Edwin Jadwin.
chief of the United States Army En-
gineers, arrived in Harlingen Thurs
day morning and were taken on a
tour of inspection of Laguna Madre
and adjacent waters with a view TO
early extension Of the Intracoastal
Canal from Galveston and Corpus
Christi.
They were taken on the trip by
z. T. Stuart, Mayor $. Finley Ewing
and other representative Harlingen
citizens interested in the extension.
This is a personal survey and they
are expected to make n rport to army
engineers in the near future.
In preparation for the trip today,
100 interested persons met az a ban
quet last night called by Stuart and
discussed steps toward securing an
early extension. Internal difficulties
were more or less ironed out and II
was decided that only through united
effort could the body secure the max
irum of results.
Speakers included J. G. Myrick.
B. VI. Holland. Postmaster j. r. Rodg-
ers and others. Another banquet has
been called for Monday Of next week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-15
VICTORY FOR
PARTY Seen IN
BICMAJORITY
President-Elect Ex-
presses Belief In
Bright Future For
Entire Southland

BALTIMORE. Nov. 15.-(Pl-Her-
bert Hoover regards the large nuL-
Der of votes cast for him in the
south as a victory for his party
rather than a personal tribute.
Writing to X. II. Edmonds, editor
Of the Manufacturers Record. Mr..
Hoover said that with one-third Of
the nations land area, with about
three-fifths of its sea frontage, with
vast resources in soil, climate and
minerals. no limit can be set upon
the continued progress and ever in
creasing prosperity Of the whole
south. His letter was in response to
a request for his view of this sec
tion.
Giving assurance that his admin
istration would know no difference
Continued on page twelveJ
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-15
DISASTER IS
WITNESSED BY
VICTIMS KIN
Distressed Rela tives
Identify Bodies of
British Lifeguards
Washed I'm on Waves

LONDON, Nov. 15.-B
- The Press Association
publishes a graphic account
of the drowning Of the sew
enteen members of the crew
Of a lifeboat sent out by the
Rye, Sussex, station in a
tempestuous sea at Jury's
Gap when the boat overturn-
ed while attempting to assist
a small steamer in distress
today.
An eye witness was quot
ed as giving the following
description Of the tragedy
which took place within the
sight Of relatives when the
lifeboat was returning to the
harbor after the crew of the
wrecked steamer had beeI
rescued by the German
steamship Smyrna.
at was nc 1880 q. m, today that
n group of people including many
women who had been anxiously wait
ing saw the lifeboat returning 10 the
harbor. The seas were mountainous
and they were coming in the teeth
of southwesterly gale. Every fresh
wave threatened to overturn the
boat and many Of the w ting rela-
tives began to pray aloud in terror.
"When the lfeboat was within n
half mile Of the harbor. the end
of the crews struggle against odds
came. A gigantic wave overwhelmed
and carsizcd the little craft and the
crew was drowned within sight TX
the screaming and sobbing men and
women waiting NJ the harbor site.
They could see the men struggling
in the waves and vet they were
powerless 70 do anything. Il was
some hours later before bodies be-
gan TO float ashore at Jury's Ca.
desolate spot on the sands several
miles from Rye"
The lfeboat went out nj five
| o'clock this morning in spite az
heavy seas in response to call
lot ntlp from InR sMNAA steamer
Alice. Of Riga. which was in distress
| near Dungeness.
The crowds on the strand includ-
inr many grief stricken mothers.
wives and sisters OF ne crew rush
ed alorg the beach when they saw
in what direction the tide was run
ring. and n tragic scene was enacted
as the great breakers brought in the
bodies of the gallant lifeboat men
who had gone out in the face or
death to succor others.
Brokenhcarted relatives identified
| the bodies as they were washed
ashore with each biz wave. finally
the lifcboat itself was washed III and
two more bodies were found under
! meath il.
There was hardly person in the
little village Of Rye who had not
lost either husband. father or some
| relative.