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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22
Sick Boy Ecapes Fire
BIZ Times Special

BIZ Times NDCCidE
NOBLESVILLE, Ind, Oct. o.
The eight-room farm residence of
Tyner Mckinney, with most of the
contents, was destroyed by fire
which originated from sparks on the
roof from a cook stove. Wayne, g.
year-old son of Preston Ploughe,
tenant on the place. who has been
sick for several weeks. was removed
from the burning building with con-
siderable difficulty.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22
REED RETAINS OFFICE
Elected President of Pennsy Su-
pervisors' Organization.

E. B. Reed, police captain of the
Indianapolis division of the Penn
Sylyania railroad. was reelected
president of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Supervisors Club of Indian
apolis at the PennSy gym Monday
night.
j. W. Wray. freight agent at
Louisville, was reelected vice-presi-
dent. and R. A. Scott reelected sec
rotary and treasurer. Elections to
the executive committee were j. T
Ridgely, local superintendent: c. G..
Brown. master mechanic in Indian
apolis shops; c. F. Fisher. trainmas-
ter. and Paul A. Kriese, special
agent for the southwestern division
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22
MAN, s., is SUICIDE
William Finch Dies Soon
After Taking Poison.

Police today believed financial Diff
ficultieS were responsible for the
suicide Monday afternoon of Will
liam Finch, IS, of 1649 East Hanna
avenue, University Heights, custo-
dian at the indianapolis Power and
Light Company, Monument circle.
Finch was found unconscious in
the building, and died in the adj
hitting room of Methodist hospital
from effects of poison he swallowed.
Sun wing him are the widow, Mrs.
Marie Finch, and a brother, Milton
Finch, Philadelphia.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22

seclusion until Thursday. when he is
due to speak at the Garrison club
in Quebec. in what will be his last
public address on the American
tour. Thursday night he will be
guest at a dinner in government
house, and will sail on Friday for
England aboard the Duchess OF
York
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22
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around Clemenceaus home. The
fiat was darkened and there was
nothing to indicate that The Tiger
was suffering any further distress.
This was considered a favorable
sign. inasmuch as the doctors ex-
pected the night to be decisive one
way or the other.
Clemenceau5s son, Michel, left the
house lust before his father had
fallen asleep. On emerging from the
sick charnber ne said:
IF leave it is because father is
getting along all right"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22
Y. NJ. C. A. Given S29, 900

BIZ Times Special
LAPORTE, Ind, Oct. GA last
minute gift of $4,000 by Mrs. w. E.
Taylor ST., when the campaign of
the Y. M. c. A. for a $4,000 fund
apparently had failed, brought it to
the required amount. The fund was
started by Mrs. Taylor and her huS-
band, who gave $4,000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22
DANDRUFF GOES
ITCHING ENDS
when Zemo touches the scalp

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others the way dandruff vanishes
and itching stops will be surprise
and delight Use this remarkable,
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~. It's the sensible way to get rid
of Dandruff and Itching Scalp.
Keep zENO handy. Safe and de-
pendable for all forms of itching
irritations of the skin and scalp.
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22
U. S. ACTION PROMISED
Federal Building to Comply With
CITY Smoke Ordinance.

Anxious to cooperate with the
municipality, the government will
act to make the Federal building
comply with the city smoke ordi-
nance, Roy johnson, general man
ager of the Smoke. Abatement
League, said Monday following a
conference with a representative of
the board of supervising architects
from the treasury department.
Washington, d. c.
Not under jurisdiction of the city,
there is no obligation for the build
ing to comply with city ordinances,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22
Pioneer Doctor Honored

D ! DUBLIN, Ind, Oct, 22.-Dr. T.
Henry Davis, "a, a pioneer resident
and veteran physician of Wayne
county, has been made an honorary
life member of the Wayne and
Union County Medical Society. DR..
Davis is now a resident of the Ma
sonic home at Franklin.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22
Cone. but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported to police as
stolen belong to:
Brown Brothers, 534 West Ray
street. Ford coupe, from Wyoming
and Madison avenue.
Fenze Lucas, 2153 Madison avenue,
Chevrolet roadster. 68-756, from rear
of 2153 Madison avenue.
R. E. Nisewanger, 1913 North La
Sale street. Ford tudor, 717-771,
from in front of 1906 East Tenth
street. Radio test kit in car.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22
RAILWAY VETERAN DIES
Allison c. Harrison Was Retired
Locomotive Engineer.

Allison c. Harrison. 70. Of 1870
Colorado avenue, a retired locomo-
tive engineer Of the Big Four rail-
road, who died Sunday. will be
buried from the Brightwood M. E.
church at 1870 Wednesday.
Burial will be in Beaver cemetery
near Fishers. Ind. Survivors are
two sons. Benjamin Harrison, Dan
vile. Ill. and orrest L. Harrison,
indianapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22
FLYING BOATS
RECORD FEAT
GETS ATTENTION
British Experts Aroused by
Performance of Dornier
Plane.
BY KEITH JONES
United Press Staff Correspondent

LONDON, oct. Reconsideration
by the forthcoming five-power naval
conference of the entire question
of modern aircraft and super steam
ship building appeared today as a
strong possibility.
The record breaking performance
Of the DOrnier flying boat Dox,
which carried 1863 persons aloft at
Lake Constance Monday, .centered
attention of British exports on the
keen international struggle for cir
and water transportation supremacy
which has arisen simultaneously
with the five-poWer movement to
curtail naval competition
The full Importance of the competi-
ton is indicated by the observa ton
in British sources that the Dox
potentially is one of the worlds most
terrible instruments of destruction
1t was pointed out that, if the
ship we're to be converted into
bomb-carrier, it could transport
tWenty-four bombs of 1000 pounds
each and. as a flying boat, would be
effective particularly against fleets
and naval bases.
Developments Are Cited
In connection with the situation
today. the following developments
are cited as showing the trend of
rivalry:
l. Subsequent to the first flight of
the DOx. the British air ministry
asked for bids on a number of ex-
perimental flying boats, on which
there is no limit or restriction at
present.
2. Although Great Britain has
completed the first of two dirigibles,
each nearly twice the size of the IA
nous Graf Zeppelin, the United
States is reported contemplating a
dirigible double the size of the Brit
iSh craft, RICO and R-101.
g. The North German Lloyd liner
Bremen has wrested trans Atlantic
speed honorS from the Mauritania
of the Cunard line. but France,
Britain and the United States al
ready are drafting plans for super
liners to capture the Bremen's lead
erShip.
4. Italy and Japan have completed
new luxury motor-liners which are
capturing big share of the Europe
South American and trans-Pacific
ocean traffic.
Ship Completion Severe
The steamship completion has be-
come so severe that F.. c. MunSon,
president of the Manson Shipping
line, recently suggested a confer
ence similar to the scheduled five
power naval conference for the pur-
pose of enabling shipping companies
to reach an agreement on the size
and speed and number of new lin
ers
It was pointed out that the super
liners now planned will be avail
able as auxiliary cruisers and fast
troop transports if they should be
needed. Thus the question may be
raised as to whether fast liners
should not be counted in with a ma
tons naval strength, the same as
trained reserves are counted in with
land strength.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22
ITS 80 In Los Angeles

BIZ United Press
LOS ANGELES. Oct. 22.-The
warmest October day since 1921 was
Monday. when the thermometer
rose to 90 degrees during the after
noon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-12
MEXICO REJECTS
INSURGENTS TERMS
Rebel Leaders Proposal to Surren-
der for 100000 Pesos and Safety
Guarantee Refused.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, N Mex, May 1.-THE
federal government of Mexico has re-
fused to accede to the demands of Gov.
Marcelo Caraveo. rebel leader, condi-
tional to the surrender of himself and
400 followers, according to advices re-
ceived here from American ranchers in
Chihuahua.
Mexican government representatives
were reported to have met Caraveo and
members of his band at OjatoSchi, 20
miles east of Pulpito Pass, the crossing
In the mountains between the states of
Chihuahua and Sonora.
Caraveo demanded 100000 pesos in
cash, the return of his property which
had been confiscated and guarantee
that neither he nor any of his men
would be executed
The federal representatives were re-
ported to have guaranteed the safety
of Caraveo anc his followers, but refused
to entertain any other demands.
When negotiations failed Caraveo
and his men departed for the south
following the mountains and travelling
near the Divide, the reports said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-12
TWO PENGUlNS VANISH
FROM OWNERS ESTATE
Strange South Sea Birds May Be
Trying to Walk or Swim
Home From Massachusetts,.
nv the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
LEXINGTON, Mass, May 11.-Lost,
strayed or stolen-two penguins.
DR.. Thomas Richard has asked the
notice Il, institute a search for a pair
of the strange birds which have disap--
peared from his estate. There are said
to be but three others of the species In
the country.
It may be that the penguins have
decided to return to their former South
Sea home, whence they were brought by
Huntington r. Tack" Hardwick's re-
cent expedition to the Galapagos Is
lands. II so their owner points out they
have a long walk, or swim, ahead, for
penguins have wings which are worth
less for aerial navigation.
A theft theory was given some weight
BY DR.. Richards gardener, who discoV-
cred the loss shortly after young man
called to see the birds. declaring himself
O friend of their owner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-12
WOULD SHIELD WARE
IN SENATE INQUIRY
Physician Says Illness Should Ex-
cuse His Non;Appearance Before
Committee in Washington.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, May 11-Dr. ELL
wood r. Kirby, chief physician of Sem
ator-elect william S. Ware, said last
night that he would advise against his
patient appearing before the bar of the
Senate should such question arise.
Mr.. Ware is slowly recovering at his
seashore home in Atlantic City from a
paralytic stroke suffered last August.
1.-The Senator-elect could not stand
the strain of the hearing in Washing
ton" DR.. Kirby said. He should not be
subjected to such an ordeal"
Francis Skunk Brown, counsel for
Ware, said last night he would telegraph
Senator Robinson Democrat. Arkansas,
chairman of the Senate's special COM
mittee, denying reports quoting him as
having stated that his client was able
to 60 to Washington.
"I never said anything of the sort. 3"
declared Brown. AT all times my posi-
ton has been that he is not able to I'M
dergo any strain" r
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-12
ENGINEER REVEALS
POWER TRUST WORK
Urged to Write UnfavorabIe
Report on Government
Ownership, He Says.
~ the Associated Pres.

BY the Associated Press.
Samuel S. Wyer. a consulting engineer
Of Columbus Ohio, yesterday testified
before the Federal Trade Commission
of what he said were efforts of the NG-
tional Electric Light Association to
make unfavorable survey and studies
Of the aforementioned hydroelectric
project in Ontario.
Appearing as witness at the COM
missions inquiry into publicity activi-
ties of public power utilities Wyer told
of survey he made on the Ontario
project in the Fall of 1924 for the
N. z. L. A.. which. he said, the asso-
citation subsequently refused, because it
was mot strong enough" in opposition
to Government ownership. For this
work. he added, he was TO have received
$4,000 from the association.
What they wanted was a snappy
report on Government ownership" he
said Il refused to do this. I was
willing to present the facts on Govern
ment and private ownership and let
the reader draw his own conclusions"
Set Up Comparison, He Says.
The report. he added. set up a COM
parison on each side of the case and
did not contain any statement in re-
gard to the merits or disadvantages OF
the two methods of ownership.
However, after the N. E. L. A. refused
to publish his study he testified that
he had 1t printed early in 1925 under
the imprint Of the Smithsonian Institu-
ton as report on the power possible
tiles of Niagara Falls.
Under questioning by Robert E.
Healy. chief commission counsel, Wyer
testified that this Smithsonian survey
was prepared while he was doing other
work fer the Duquesne Light &sPoWer
Co. Pennsylvania concern. He said
that he was paid for this work by
the company S15,890.
Did Studies for Thompson.
wycr explained that prior to his
survey of the Ontario project he had
been doing some studies for A w.
Thompson. president of the Philadel-
pflia Co. of Pittsburgh of which the
Duquesne company was subsidiary, in
connection with 1.-The scare induced by
the letter of Gov. Pinchot to Gov.
Smith"
The letter of Pinchot, he added. was
entitled when Will Pennsylvania Get
It's Fair Share Of Niagara Falls Power?"
and was printed in the New York Times
on March 10. 1928.
He said that he started his work for
the N. E. L. A. on the Ontario project
in April, 1924, and on a trip to Ontario
in october he obtained access to the
report of the so-called Gregory Royal
Commission, which investigated the
government-owned Ontario project The
report of the Gregory Commission, he
added, was favorable to government
ownership. He said that the Gregory
report, however, had been withheld
from the Canadian public because it
never had been printed by the govern
ment."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-12

So small that it barely filled a
tImbler. a flll-grown monkey was re-
t>cently captured in Bolivia by J. c. Bee
Mason. the explorer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-07-12
First Catch Your Goat"

Uncle Sam has one debt that is
somewhat embarrassing. He owes %
goats and can't pay because be can't
find the goats Two years ago an
agreement was entered into between
the federal government and the state
Of Washington whereby the state was
to ship % live elk 10 Alaska in ex-
change for similar number Of Alas
kan mountain goats for stocking the
Olympic range The northwest elk
have been sent TO the north as q uu-
cleus to future herds But TO date
Uncle Sam has been unable TO catch
a single goat
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-07-12

fact thar a highly entertaining book
could be written on the names Of
Texas towns. said:
For instance, Bug Scufle, a little
community up near the Red river,
probably was not inspired by anv
physical conflict of insects. The name
of this community has been changed
TO Bath, but the folks still call il Bug
Scufle, and Bug" for short. Possum
Walk, in Walker county, may have
come by its name honestly, as likewise
Hogstown, in the Ranger oil field,
whose name was changed from the
ridiculous TO the sublime-Desdemon
but TO little avail
Other places are named for struc-
lures, as Bee House and Board House
Money, the root of all evil, is the
basis of several community names.
Gonzales has its Cheapside. but on the
other hand Hunt county has Cash.
Live. Oak county has Dinero, and Lee
county is saving up with q Dime Box.
Energy is q snappy town in central
Texas, Fort Spunky is q brave one
Gay Hill and Happy are carefree.
There's a hint of romance in Love-
lady, one Of sternness in Necessity, and
one of patriotism in Old Glory.
town IN Ira Wis county is named Mud,
but hopes are bright in Rising Star
Eastland county knows its Okra, and
prohibition doesn't worry Liberty
county as long as il has its Rye.
Saspamco is a contraction of Smith
Asphalt Manufacturing Company" or
something of that sort Smithyille is
not the home of the Smith brothers,
but Sugar Land is the Rome of sugar.
Sabine county enjoys a good Time,
H. l. -
towns; Austin county extends We'll
come 20 the world and Zephyr is a
breezy little place in Brown county
But the Western states aren't the
only ones which have queer names
for their towns. A short time ago the
New York Times printed an article
about the odd names of towns in
New Jersey whereupor a loyal Jersey
man wrote as follows:
MAY / take the liberty to say that
our towns have no more peculiar
names than some of those in New
York state?
For instance, in northeastern New
York is a little village called Alpas.
Eastern New York has Bliss, while
western New York has Joy and
Friendship.
The old proverb More haste, less
speed" seems to have been reversed.
for New York has Ushes, Speeds
VILE Rushville and Gallupville. Every
New Yorker must speak the truth be-
cause / see Sayyille and TruthviIle.
Up in Wayne county there is a place
called Lock Berlin, where they present
visitors with the key to the city and
then change the lock An automobile
trip from New York to Buffalo by nu-
merous back roads would take one to
many strange places After crossing
Golden Bridge in westchester county,
one would pass through Oregon, Storm
Vile, Salt Point, Silver Nails, Blue
Stores, Athens. Halfmt on, Damascus,
KiIlowag, Dundee, Italy, Naples, Pff-
fard. wyoming and Wales. One
might return via Holland, Java. Cuba
and Cairo.
It must be admitted that New
Workers are patriotic. There is
Union, Freedom, Victory, Eagle, Co.
lumbia and Liberty
Painted Post. Fly Creek. Burnt Hills,
Modeltown, Owls Head, Households
and Hunters Land grace some of the
quaint little villages throughout the
state.
II was William Shakespeare who
once said whats in a name?"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-07-12

nation would be lost" says an edi-
torial in a recent issue Of the Kan
sas City Star, commenting upon the
Howe crusade, If there should be a
concerted effort to change such names
as Jamboree. KY; Jelly, Calf; Rocky
Comfort, Mo-: Nowata. Okla; No.
Wood. Wyo.; Beehive, Mont; Horse
Haven. Wash: Papcose, Okla, and
Rough and Ready, Calf. So you see
the artist who drew the picture above
knew what he was about and there
really is a Rough and Ready, Calf.
and a Jamboree, Ky! There's a T.
B. Maryland, too. And thereby
hangs a tale.
T. B. is small village in the south
ern part Of Prince Georges county in
Maryland. But just because T. B.
is the slang Authorization for Iuber-
culOsis, don't think that there's a
sanitarium there. The letters COM
posing the name are the initials of
Thomas Brooke. who acquired several
thousand acres of land in that neigh
borhood in colonial days. There is a
tradition that when . village grew up
one of the original Brooke boundary
stones was found within the limits
Of the village. This stone bore the
initials of Thomas Brooke and from
the circumstance the inhabitants fell
into the habit Of calling their village
T. B.
Punkin Center was the name of q
fictitious town wherein lived a fcti-
tiOus character nanied Uncle Josh
Weatherby, made famous on the
photograph by Cal Stewart a few
years back But there really is a Pun
kin land il isn't Pumpkin. eitherl
Center. Its ten miles east of Hutch
inson, Kan, on c. s. highway No.
sos and il got in the news a few
months ago when some escaped pris-
orers from the state reformatory were
captured there. And there's a Hicks
vile ON Long Island in New York,
too.
Kansas not only has a real Punkin
Center, buI il also has the smallest
town in the world with the biggest
name. Jumbo, Kan, is in Gray coun-
ty, about midway between Cimarron
and Fowler. and its population is 81
But another state has that record
beat. For three families own all of
America-America, Ind.
The hamlet of America in Liberty
township, Wabash county, once was
a boom town, being on the direct
route from towns south to Wabash,
Ind, through which grain, en- route
TO the Wabash and Erie canal at
Lagro, was handled In 1850 a plank
road was built from Marion to i-agro
and the town of America, halfway
between the two places, saw an un-
usual growth. In 1860 the Cincinnati.
Wabash & Michigan railroad (now
the Big Four was built. but missed
America and passed through the town
of Lafontaine. Now the lots in the
once thriving town are used for farm
purposes and only a tumble-down
building remains. The total assessed
valuation is 81 015.
Recently the Houston lTexas) Post
Dispatch, in commenting upon the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-07-12
Qistance of the Sun

A new method of determining the
distance of the sun suggested al the
Dominion observatory, OTTAWA. de-
ponds on three accurately known
measurements the velocity of fight.
the wave lengths OF spectrum lines.
and the shape Of the earth's orbit.
Daily observations of the spectrum of
the suns center with a constant COM
parison spectrum have been made for
years and preliminary measurements
Indicate promising results.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-07-12
An Ancient Mystery

One Of the oldest representations
of an insect in arr has come TO lighr
in the areheologically famous cave of
the Three Brothers in the commune
of Montesquieu-Avantes, France. II
is a grasshopper crudely carved out Of
bit of ancient bison bone now in
The possession of Comte Begouen.
father OF the three youths who first
discovered the cave of prehistoric
wonders. and for whom II is named
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-07-12

II is the first time that an insect of
this type has been found in the art
of the old Stone age. according TO
Comte Begouen and presents~s con-
explain. since such insects were rare
in the cold climate that prevailed in
France ia the Magdalenian epoch
when the carving was probably made
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-07-12
Aero-Sleiphs

One Of the newest forms Of trans
portation in Russia is travelling in
aero-sleighs. driven al 35 TO 10 miles
an hour by airplane propeIlers. The
machines have a body of automobile
design and look. except for the pro-
peller. like an ordinary car mounted
on runners. Under good conditions. a
speed of around 30 miles an hour can
be attained.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-07-12
Retort Courteous

Miss amy Wren the first woman
United States Commissioners, is not
to be put down BY heckIers
A becker. one night in Brooklyn.
was making
-Dont you wish you were a man?''
he yelled
Don't your said Miss Wren. and
went right on with her argument
Another time. IN the course OF an