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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23
Fire Terror
AgainSt7ikeS
West Coast
Blaze Leaves Destruction in
Wake, Menacing Towns
in Path; Hundreds Join in
Fiqht to Stem Flames.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 2s.-A
flaming band of = reds of
miles long, : - vie forests Of
Oregon ana california today, leav-
ing a smoldering swath of destruc-
ton across what had been town,
hamlet, isolated cabin and tower
ing redwoodS.
Montara, on the peninsula south
of here, lay in ashes today. Stores,
Office buildings and twenty-five
homes were licked up when the
flames roared into the town Friday.
Residents seized few belongings
and fled barely in time to escape
the fiery avalanche.
The towns of Belmont and San
Carlos; directly in the path of the
rim of fire, were threatened with
destruction today and a shifting
wind menaced palatial country
homes in the hills behind San
Mateo, twenty miles to the south Of
San Francisco and Burlingame.
Two hundred soldiers, from the
Preside, were rushed early today
into the ranks of the hundreds of
men battling the ever-spreading
conflagration on the peninsula.
In Contra Costa county, a few
miles from Oakland, fire was sweep
ing down the Redwood canyon to-
ward San Leandro and the Lake
Chabot section. Ten companies of
the Oakland fire department were
fighting, shoulder to shoulder, with
employees of the East Bay utilities
district.
Sparks from the flaming furnace
were dropping on roofs of houses.
1t was feared the dwellings were
doomed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23

BIZ United Press
MARION, N. c., Nov. 23.-The
second trial of Alfred Hoffman,
union organizer, and three strikers
on charges growing out of labor dis
orders here last summer, moved
more swiftly today than the first,
which ended in a nonsuit.
The second trial began only Fri
day, but today jury already was
in the box and the court was ready
to hear evidence.
The evidence in this trial for
rioting and resisting officers viii be
mostly the same as that presented
in the nonsuit trial, on charges of
insurrection and rebellion, pros
ecuting attorney said. The jury that
will hear this case against Hoffman,
Del Lewis w. L. Hogan and Wes
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23
ALCER TRIAL STARTS
Gail and Pal Face Court on
Car Theft.

Gail Alger, II, brother of Gene
Alger, alleged bank robber, will be
tried today in criminal court with
a companion on a charge of auto
stealing.
Gail and Lowell Edwards will be
tried by Judge James A. Collins for
the theft of a car belonging to Lest
er M. Rhoads, 1920 Brookside ave-
nue., June 2. Both have pleaded
not guilty.
Gene Alger and his wife, jose
phine, are held at Vernon, Ind,
awaiting trial the latter part of De-
cember on a charge of robbing the
Paris Crossing State bank Aug. Is.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23
CHOOSES PRISON TO
RETAIN FRIENDSHIPS

BIZ United Press
DETROIT, Nov. 23.-Verne Hall,
26-year-old bandit, sentenced to life
imprisonment for Staying Ulysses
Goble, wants to make sure that he
will not lose any new friendships he
contemplateS making in prison.
Before he was sentenced, Judge
Donald Van Zile asked Hall If he
preferred being sent to Marquette
prison which being in the northern
part Of the state is rather bleak
place during the cold winter or to
Jackson prison which is reputed to
be more lenient toward prisoner.
Hall chose Marquette.
Most of the men sent to Jack
son are short termers," Hall ex-
plaine. "If I make friends there
! will lose them as soon as they are
released, while at Marquette, where
most Of the prisoners are in for
long terms, I won't have to hunt
new friends every little while"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23
FUND FRAUD CHARGED

Attempt to Collect Money From
Housewife Is Reported.
First report since the tenth an
nual Community Fund drive began
week ago of attempted fraudulent
collection Of pledges was in hands
Of police today.
Two men in an automobile went
to the home of Mrs. E. j. Fitzger-
aid, 260 Parkview avenue, Friday.
and represented themselves as col
lectorS Of last years pledge.
See my husband" she told them
They disappeared
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23
CHEST WORKERS
TAKE DAY OFF
Football Ends Solicitation
Until Monday.

Two thousand volunteer workers
in the tenth annual Community
Fund drive today were allowed a
brief vacation for football games.
AS total pledges stood at $565, 5,311.79,
within $225,OO0 of the drives goal.
The campaign was extended this
week by Hugh NICK. Landon, fund
president, to Nov. 27 because at
tendance at football games on two
Saturdays has taken many from the
ranks of the workers and drawn
thousands of prospective con-
tributors from the city.
Next report meeting of the 1000
volunteer workers is scheduled for
the Claypool Monday noon, when
it is hoped additional subscriptions
will boost the total to $650,0O0 or
higher. The goal is $786,853.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23
BIZ Times SpeciaE

BIZ Times Special
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Nov. 3d.
All the flavor which thirty eight
years of intense rivalry on the grid
iron can lend to a game, was pres
ent as Indiana and Purdue pre-
pared for their game here this aft
ernon.
Led by one of the greatest back
fields in the middlewest-Harmeson
WEIGH, Yunevich and White-the
BoilermakerS are favored to win the
one game which stands between
them and an unmarried record. Dope
counts little in these annual battles,
however, and Indiana fans, encour-
aged by the CrimSon's surprise win
over Northwestern last Saturday.
were hoping for the biggest upset of
the Big Ten season.
Notre Dame entered its game
against Northwestern at Evanston
today, with everything to lose,
nothing much except the game to
win, and without its coach, Knute
Rockne, on the sidelines. The
Irish were favorites, although the
Wildcats were conceded an outside
chance. Wabash and DePauw re-
newed relations for the thirty-t third
time in the Scarlet homecoming
feature. Big Ten tilts included the
annual Iowa-Michigan classic, Illi-
nois VS.. Ohio State for second place
in the conference, Wisconsin VS..
Minnesota, and Chicago VS.. u. OF
Washington.
In the east, Yale and Harvard top
the card, while in the far west,
Stanford will attempt to stop the
victory march Of California's Gold
en- Bears.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23
TRIAL OF STRIKERS
GAINS FULL STRIDE

Fowler is composed of Burke county
citizens end was selected before ad-
journment yesterday.
Immediately after the jury was
completed, defense attorneys asked
a bill of particulars, which Solicitor
j. Will Pless Jr. promised, if the
defense would put their request in
writing stating exactly what was
wanted.
D. F. Giles of defense counsel
moved that the defendants be al
lowed to face their accusers, and
since the jury had returned when
the motion was made, Giles said he
would repeat it today.
The action was taken to place
before the jury the fact that some
of the prosecuting attorneys were
employed by cotton mills
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23
MERCURY GOES UP
Conditions for Football Are
Reported Ideal.

Football wooed and won the
weather in Indiana today as the
United States weather bureau here
reported ideal conditions, a. mod
erately cool and quite clear after
noon throughout the state.
Breaking an unreasonable cold
spell that endured since Wednesday
temperatures this morning rose
steadily, until the freezing point
was passed, and the mercury hov-
cred near the 40 degrees mark.
Sunday will bring unsettled con-
ditions, j. H. Arlington, meteorol-
ogist, predicted, with a drop in tenn
perature. Continued cold may be
in store for indianapolis next week
he said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23

Charles F. (Chuck Virgins,
heavyweight pugilist, who last sum-
mer mistook two policemen and a
fireman for additional opponents in
the squared circle, today left Marion
county jail for hunting trip IN
the north, probably in Michigan.
He stepped from behind barred
doors that had locked him away
from the world and his profession
for sixty days, into an automobile,
paused to bid Sheriff George Wink
Ter farewell, and drove away, osten-
sibly to rid himself Of several
pounds excess weight in order to
get in fighting trim again.
81 never felt better in my life" "
he told the sheriff. who noted his
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23
Tales of Bravery Told as
Reconstruction Work :
Is Started.
REVISED DEATH LIST 28
Damage Along Devastated
Newfoundland Coast
Is Two Million.
BY ]. 7. MEANEY
United Press Special Correspondent

ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, Nov
23.-Deeds of heroism and sacrifice
were revealed today with the initia-
tion Of general relief work along the
southeastern shore of BURN penin-
9ula, devastated Monday night by
earthquake and tidal wave.
With a revised list of twenty-eight
dead and some still unaccounted
for, outside aid reached the stricken
villages today to provide shelter and
food for the homeless, to care for
the suffering and institute recon-
struction.
Relief committees after a survey
estimated property damage along
the shore from Burin south to Lam
aline would total at least $4,000, 900,
,he majority of which was accounted
sor by buildings and fishing equip
ment.
Dog Is Hero
The night of terror which fol-
lowed the crashing advance of the
tidal wave witnessed not only hui
man heroism but the sacrifice of
mans devoted animal servant. The
dog. From POrt-AuX-BraS, near
where nine persons were swept out
to sea, came the story of the sacri-
flee of faithful Newfoundland dog.
The dog plunged into the reced-
ing wave as it carried away the
dwelling in which his master and
his masters baby girl we're trapped.
The dog soon was sighted swimming
back to shore. the child held high
above the water. Waiting hands
helped the dog and his human car
go to shore where the child was
revived. But the dog escaped from
restraining hands and plunged back
into the sea.
Nearing the floating dwelling, the
dog was caught and crushed in the
collapse OF another building floating
on the surface. His master also
perished.
RusheS to Windows
A dwelling floated by point near
Port-Aux-Bras. Those ashore saw
a woman with baby in her arms
rushing from window to window in
a lamplighted upstairs room scream
ing "Save us! Save us!"
The house overturned as the men
on the shore prepared to go to the
rescue. Near the same spot a man
was swept from the roof of a float
irg dwelling just as rescuers were
about to reach him after an hours
vain attempt.
To add to the horror of Monday
night. the survivors, cut off from al
communication with the outside
world, sat in dwellings which hac
escaped the waves and listened tC
dance music and songs broadcast
from American cities whose inhab-
itants were entirely ignorant of the
tragedy that had occurred.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23
CARRY HIGH INSURANCE
John Barrymore Leads Movie Stars
With S2,000,000.

BIZ Times Special
NEW YORK, Nov. %. John Bar
rymore is the most valuable of mo-
ton picture players, if life insur-
ance is used as a gauge. Accord
ing to Photoplay magazine, Barry
more is insured for 100000.
Other players on whom a high
value is set, either by themselves or
their companies, are Norma Tai
madge, $1,250,000; Constance Tai
madge, Mary Pickford, Douglas
Fairbanks, Eric Won Stroheim and
Will Rogers, 100000 each.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23
CHUCK QUITS CELL
SMILING AT JAILER

added pounds. 'But they fed me too
well in jail. Thanks, sheriff, for
the treatment you gave me-"
That's okay, Chuck. I'll come and
see you fight some time" Winkler
rejoined.
Front row seats when you do"
the gladiator replied.
Virgins was fined $3.50 and costs
and assessed the two months jail
sentence by Special Criminal Judge
Homer Elliott, Sept. 25, after he
pleaded guilty to nine charges,
ranging from assault and battery
to profanity.
81 may fight in California or
Michigan, or make a tour of Europe, .
he saids regarding his futra
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23
IMPERSONATOR ON BILL
"Zellner" Will Entertain Men at
Y. NJ. C. A. Meeting.

"Zellner," the character imper-
senator, will present program at
the seasons third Y. M. G. A. big
Meeting" Sunday afternoon in Eng
lish's Opera house.
Characters of romance, history
and the Scripture will appear with
unusual lighting effects. The or
chestra win play at 3 p. m. when
the doors will be opened
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23
Toe Is Missing
So Is Crippled Turkey and
Chicken Bought for
Thanksgiving Day.
OLYDE WHITAKER, 1854

CLY YDE WHITAKE R, 1854
~ North Concord street, planned
his Thanksgiving day dinner when
market prices were reasonable. He
bought a chicken and a turkey.
He figured if anything should
happen to the turkey he'd have
the chicken for his feast and, If
anything happened to the chicken
he'd have the turkey.
But he didn't count on thieves.
Thursday night they stole his
Thanksgiving meals substitute
the chicken-and Friday night
they stole the meal, the turkey.
Whitaker's only hope he told
police today to get the turkey back
back is if some one should see a
gobbler with his right toe off"
Why worry about the toe when
the turkeys gone" police retorted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23
CO. OPERATION IS ASKED

Cooperation of each citizen is
necessary to abate smoke in Indian
apolis, Roy johnson, Indianapolis
Smoke Abatement League manager,
declared Friday at the Chamber of
Commerce open forum.
A meeting of firemen, engineers
and custodians will be held Tues
day night at the Denison hotel
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23
1870 ORPHANS SAVED
Blaze Sweeps Through
Catholic Asylum.

Bp United Press
TROY, N. Y, Nov. 23.-One hun
dred eighty orphan children were
led to safety when fire, which still
was raging at 10 o'clock, swept the
hillside Catholic asylum today. The
five-story building is doomed, fire.
men believe.
An explosion in the boiler room
is thought to have caused the fire.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23
PRESIDENT OF CHINA
DECLARES WAR ENDED
Military Operations Cease and
Rebels Are Withdrawing.

Bp United Press
HANKON, China, Nov. 23.-Presi-
dent Chang Kai-Shek announced
today upon his return from the
frontier in Honan province that the
civil war in China was ended, and
that military operations had ceased
on all fronts.
The Feng Yu Slang supporters
were withdrawing to Shini, it was
reported.
No definite knowledge of peace
terms was available. but it was
rumored persistently that govern
ment payments of approximately
s2,500,000 are involved in the ne
gotiations.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23
In the Air

Weather conditions II the air at
$50 a. M:
Southwest wind, eight miles an
hour; barometric pre- re 1929 at
sea level; temperatur~ %; ceiling
and visibility unlimited; field good.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23
PORK MARKET STEADY
AT CITY ST0CKYARDS
Cattle Light and Unchanged; Peak
Stationary at $3.50.

SJattOnary at SI0.0O.
Hog prices were mostly steady
with Fridays average at the local
stockyardS. The bulk. 100 to 300
pounds. were selling at $9.40; top
price, $3.50. Butchers scarce and
unchanged. Receipts were estimated
at 5000; holdoverS 165.
Cattle receipts were light. with
indications pointing to a steady
market, their were little change in
slaughter class of steers. Vealers
stationary selling at $3.50 down.
Sheep and lambs steady with
Fridays best prices, the bulk OF
lambs sold at $3.50 down.
Chicago hog receipts. 5000. in
cluding 10000 directs; holdovers
5000. Few sales and bids steady
with Fridays average, $3.50 to s9.4C
paid for 100 to 215-pound weights;
cattle receipts, 1000; sheep, 5000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23
Veteran Doctor Dies

BIZ Times Special
NEWCASTLE, Ind, Nov. 23.-The
death of DR.. J. F. HardeSty, 80,
physician here for fifty years. oc-
CURED at his home yesterday. He
was president of the city board of
health.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23
PALACE Is SELECTED
Committee Decides to Hold Naval
Farley at st. James.

By United Press
LONDON, Nov. 23.-The Daily
Mail said today that it understood
the committee appointed to select
a suitable meeting place for the
five-power naval conference in
January had decided definitely
upon st. James palace.
Royal permission, however, must
be obtained for meeting in the pal
ace before the selection can be ap-
proved by the cabinet.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23

lines will clash the annual Purdue Indiana classic
wall ef
the conference et to gh) Bill Mac Red seigh
Butner Lewis Miller George Stea George Van Bbber and
Bill Carroll Rngwat ower ef former Tech star and
mansays of Pat
holding
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19

however; and the hook-ups will allow much more before Congress acts. Some states already export far above this percentage, including Vermont, which exports 94 per cent.
 The present power commission of the federal government is composed of three cabinet members who have no time to devote to that work. have only s200.000 to work with, and have no law worth speaking on which to base activity. Considering that administration supporters in both branches of Congress are said to favor more stringent regulating means, so as not 10 permit the Democrats-vide Governor Roose- welt in New York State-to annex valuable campaign thunder, it will surprise no one, not even the ener- getic power magnates, to see a bet ter commission and a better law framed in the future. Such federal action. too, would stimulate negli- gent states to follow in the footsteps of Washington relative to state regu- lation. So far a flock of states have virtually no regulation at all worthy of the name.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
Observations On He Weather

Washington, Aug. 19.-Forecast for Southern New England: Fair tonight, Tuesday fair. Moderate north winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Fair slightly cooler in. @ntral DOT ton tonight; Tuesday fair; moder- ate northerly winds.
 New Haven and vicinity: Clear ing this afternoon, fair tonight and Tuesday.
 Conditions: A disturbance is cen- tered over the ocean this morning south of the New England coast. Block Island and Nantucket 29.94 inches It produced showery wea- ther with thunderstorms in DOT tions of the Middle Atlantic states and Southern New England during the night. Pressure is high over the Lake region, and ridge of high pressure extends southward ovey the Ohio valley and the southern states to the Gulf coast districts.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity unsettled weather followed by fair and slightly cooler.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
A Message to
 Underweight
 Men and Women

The one supremely good health building tonic that $ also the one great weight producer known to modern science the country over is McCoy's Tablets.
 They build flesh where flesh is needed-sunken cheeks, neck and chest-and many q man and wom- an, skinny and scrawny have thank ed McCoy's after a few weeks treat ment for the decided improvement In looks and figure.
 Many times the increase in weight IS astonishing-one exceedingly thin woman gained 10 pounds in 22 days.
 Mccoy takes all the risk-Read this ironclad guarantee. If after talk ing 4 sixty cent boxes of McCoy's Tablets or 3 One Dollar boxes any thin, underweight man or woman doesn't gain at least pounds an1 feel completely satisfied with the marked improvement in health your druggist is authorized to return the purchase price.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
BASEBALL PAR EXCELLENCE

The city the past few days has seen several unusually interesting games of baseball incidental to the playing here of teams identified with the 11th region of the American Ie- zion. Walnut Hill park Saturday aft ernoon rarely has seen a larger crowd of spectators than that which was drawn thither by the reputed excellence of the visiting teams.
 Eddy-Glover post scored a ten- strike when it became host to these teams. Although there was widely prevalent hope that the Bridgeport club would manage to uphold the prowess of Connecticut by winning over the Buffalo visitors, the boys from New York State were a trifle too strong, especially in the pitching department. A ten-inning game, with low scores was a treat for all those with an eye favoring the na- tional sport.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
HOOVER AS A MIXER

One can scarcely observe the af- fableness of President Hoover dur ing his repeated excursions Into the hinterland of Virginia without com ing to the inevitable conclusion that the President has become quite a mixer. There was the barbecue of Saturday, for instance.
 A barbecue, at which several thousand people turn out to do hon. or to the victuals assembled and per chance listen to a congressman or some lesser political light, remains an institution par excellence south of the Mason and Dixon's line. Sat urdays event was more notable than the usual run of political barbecues through the presence of the Presl- dent and his entourage, and also Governor Byrd of Virginia. But in- stead of all present being as sell conscious as parrots in zoo, they remained quite themselves. The women "came from miles around with their men, and they brought victuals with them; and the Presi- dent talked to the entire assemblage in a more easy-going way than John D. Rockefeller, Jr., talks to his Sun day-school class.
 If it has been the desire of the President to meet just folks he has hit upon no surer method than to go into the wilds of Virginia. The Chamber of Commerce of Madison county, Virginia, for instance, hoped the President would do we'll by his fishing in the country's brooks; but no President can escape certain considerable attention at the hands of the go-getters of the Chamber of Commerce. With one swing Madison was placed on the map as never be- fore; and the President incidentally has had a good time meeting Demo- crats and Hoovercrats of both sexes.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
THE GRAF IN TOKYO

Arrival of the Graf Zeppelin in Tokyo in advance of it's schedule completes the first dirigible air con- quest of Asia by man.
 The trip was characterized by re- markable restraint against the nat ural human tendency to ride such a ship over cities and towns and thus give the maximum number of people Dr. Eckener passed far north of Moscow and traversed Siberia 50 far north of the trans Siberian railroad as to fringe the Arctic circle. AS result all the cities and settlements along the railroad were denied a sight of the Zeppelin.
 The gain to the airship was pas sage with the help of following winds, so that during large part or the journey IL was necessary to use only three motors. This resulted in the storing up of large surplus of gasoline for an emergency along the Japanese coast, and also saved wear and tear of the motors.
 The arrival of the Graf in Japan gives the Nipponese their first sight of a dirigible of this type. One can well understand the excitement in Tokyo and the immediately an- nounced plan of the Japanese to lay all work aside and indulge in a two- day celebration.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19

man and said she had decided on them. At this point Sandy opened up and praised the brown shoes to the sky. They were splendid value and Maggie suited them down to the ground;" he was astonished that she had not selected them in pref erence to the black ones. He gave it as his opinion that they were cheap and common-looking although they were the same price as the, others. Impressed by her husbands enthus- iasm the wife ultimately changed her mind and bought the brown shoes.
 On leaving the shop Sandy turned to his wife and remarked: I'm glad ye changed yer find, Mag, look ot the tins O blackin' we've saved!"