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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-17
SOCIETY LEADER
MAY Be c. 0. P.
WOMEN'S Head
Mrs. Worthington Scranton
Is Probable Successor to
\ Mrs. Alvin T. Hert.
BY MARTHA STRAYER
United Press staF Correspondent

" ASE1IINAT YIN, aug 4i'--kAAA-
other woman with money to burn
NAV be mace vice-chairman of the
Republican national committee.
Mrs. Worthington Scranton Of
Scranton, Pa, is handsome, we'll
bred. energetic and wealthy. Her
husband is a local utility magnate,
heading the Scranton Gas Company
and also has extensive hard-cOal in
terests in that section. He comes
from a pioneer family so old and
distinguished the town was named
for it. The Scrantons are the last
word socially in Scranton.
Mrs. Scranton has been mentioned
as the most likely successor to Mrs.
Alfin T. Hert of Louisville, KY, who
recently resigned from this job Of
woman leadership in the Republican
party. The vacancy will be filed by
the committee when it meets here
soon after the first of next month.
Has Served Two Years
Less than two years Of member
ship on the committee will have led
to this prominent position for Mrs.
Scranton if she is chosen. She has
been active in Pennsylvania politics
since the passage of the suffrage
amendment, and particularly since
1922 but it was not until the organ
ization for the Hoover campaign
after the Republican national con-
ventiOn in June, 1928, that she was
elevated to committee membership.
She will be the youngest woman
yet to hold the vice-chairmanShip,
if it comes to her.
The first chairman was Mrs.
Harriet Taylor Upton of Ohio, vet
eran suffrage leader, who must have
been past 60 when she was given
this appointment under President
Harding. Mrs. FTert, second in line,
is younger than Mrs. Upton and
exceedingly active, able and wealthy,
but still much older than Mrs.
Scranton.
Is Clever Politician
Mrs. Hert brought to the position
the proper background of wealth
and social distinction during her
official stay in Washington Mrs.
Scranton could do the same, but
with a husband and family in
Scranton it is problematical
whether she would spend as much
time here as did Mrs. Hert.
Mrs. Scranton is less experienced
in national politics than Mrs Hert,
but political leaders consider her a
clever and astute politician.
She is tall and slender. beautifully
dressed and equipped with all the
social graces. She is personally at
tractive.
She has a magnificent home in
Scranton and is an outstanding
club and social leader there. She
has no ambitions for political Office
it is said. but does enjoy the power
and prestige of the national COM
mittee.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-17
World of AUiatiOn

Curtiss Flying Service of Indiana
assistant general manager.
The contest, a novelty in this sec
ton of the country. will be partici-
pated in by two CurtisS pilots flying
Robin monoplanes.
Three balloons, about eighteen
inches in diameter, filed with by
drogen gas, will be released at a
time and the two fiers will go up
and attempt to burst the balloons
with their propellers. The pilot
getting the most balloons wins.
About eighteen balloons will be
released. The contest will be con-
Quoted at 2 p. m. and again at 5
p. m.
The sport is not as simple as it
appears, Cox said, because it re
quires great skill on the part of the
pilots in manuevering their planes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-17
NEGRO BUSINESS GROUP
CLOSES CONVENTION
Problems of Employment and Chain
Stores Taken Up.

Problems of Employment and Chain
Stores Taken Up.
Members Of the National Negro
Business League were taken on a
sightseeing tour of the city this
morning and left this afternoon for
their homes.
The thirtieth annual meeting
closed last night with the reelection
of Robert B. Motion, principal OF
Tuskegee Institute, as president.
In the principal address OF the
day Joseph D. Bibb, editor Of the
Chicago Whip, told of the success of
a movement to induce Chicago mer-
chants in Negro neighborhoods to
give employment to Negro man
ayers and clerks.
Other speakers were A. L. Hol-
sey, secretary Of the league, who
recommended the establishment Of
chain stores by Negro grocers, and
Harry H. Pace, president Of the Su-
preme Liberty Life Insurance Com
pany, Chicago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-17
Russians to Quit Flight

BIZ Hited Press
MOSCOW, Aug. lit was I'M
derstood reliably here today that
the fight of the Russian airplane,
Land of the Soviets, which was
forced to descend in a forest fifty
miles from Chita, Siberia, this week
en- route to New York, will be
abandoned, although the injuries
suffered by the plane are said not to
be disastrous. None Of the four
members of its crew was injured.
Preparations already are under way
on another airplane to attempt the
flight from Moscow to New York.
Meanwhile, a commission of avia-
ton and military experts is investi-
eating the cause of the Land of the
Soviet'S disaster.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-17
TWO LOST IN FIRE
BattIerS of Forest Blaze Re-
ported Missing.

By United Press
SPOKANE, Wash, Aug. 1.-TWO
more men were believed today to
have lost their lives fighting disas-
trous forest fires in Washington.
Douglas C. Ingram, employe of the
federal district forestry Office in
Portland, Ore, and Ermannie st.
Louise, Chelan CWash0 youth, have
been missing since Tuesday and
searchers feared they met death
while fighting flames in Chelan ma
tional forest that have swept nearly
fifty thousand acres.
If reports of their deaths are con-
firmed it will bring forest fire IA
talities to six in the northern Wash
ington area in the last ten days.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-17
-FOUR DIE IN BLAZE
Children Are, Trapped When
Home Burns.
BIZ TMited Prcss

CONCORD, N. H, Aug. ia
father and his 2-year-old daughter
we're in a critical condition at hos
pital today as result of burns suf-
fered late Friday night in a fire in
which four children persisted.
The dead: Charles French. 4:
Marshall French Jr., 3; George
French, 5 months; Joseph Mes
sier, II.
Those under hospital treatment
were Marshall French, 80, father of
three of the children who lost their
lives, and his 2-year-old daughter
Ether.
Mrs. French, VIII was attending
a movie show, was the only mem
Der of her family to escape death
or serious injury. Cause of the fire
was undetermined.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-17
CHICAGO Will
COPY TACTICS OF
SCOTLAND YARD
Study to Be Made of Other
Great Crime Detecting
Agencies of World.
BY w. F. SULLIVAN
United Press STAFF Correspondent

CHICAGO, Aug. II. - Chicago,
with a record of failures in solving
crime, turned its attention today to
the secret, successful methods of
Scotland Yards and other great
agencies in the old world where the
cunning of criminals is overcome
and murders are growing scarce.
A careful study will be made of
the files of detective bureaus in all
the leading cities of the world and
brought back to Chicago to be used
in solving past and future crimes.
Leading business and professional
men OF the city are backing the
establishment of the Scientific
Crime Detention laboratory where
clew5 will be given scientific scrut-
my.
Studies European Crime
"Our managing director, Colonel
Calvin Goddard, is now abroad to
learn the detective secrets Of the
amazingly successful crime-f1ght-
ing agencies Of Europe" Dean John
H. Wigmore of Northwestern uni
VerSity, and secretary Of the labor
atory. said today.
Colonel Goddard is the ballistic
expert who was called in among
other experts % examine the i'm
pressionS on bullets taken from the
walls Of north side garage where
six members of the Bugs Moran
gang were maSsacred.
Every one of London's sixteen
murders last year was solved and
to historic Scotland Yard, the de-
tective bureau of England, goes the
credit" Dean Wigmore continued,
in discussing the plans for Chi
cago's crime laboratory.
Colonel Goddard proposes to
learn it's methods of procedure III
detail and make them available for
Chicago police.
VIII Visit Police Heads
"He will also visit Berlin, Paris,
Rome, Vienna and Lausanne to con-
fer with police officials and learn
their ways Of finding the criminal
and Furnishing him.
Dean Wigmore and others con-
nected with the movement have
offered the position of assistant
managing director of the laboratory
to Robert T; Paessler, who for seven
teen years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-17
CLOSES
Tonight Ends Open House
at New Cathedral.

Tonight from 1880 to 1890 will be
the last night of open house" at the
Scottish Rite cathedral.
Master Masons have been guests
since Wednesday night and
hundreds from outside the city have
visited the cathedral. Many thou
sand persons thronged the building
Friday night and the crowds did not
diminish until nearly closing time.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-17
Moth Plane Leaves Here

E. R. Southee. factory represent
tative of the Moth Aircraft cor
poraticn. Lowell. Mass. who has
been at the Curtiss- Mars Hill air.
port for several days demonstrate
ing the Gypsy Moth folding-wing
biplane. left today for Terre
Haute and st. Louis.
The little biplane. which attract
ed much attention at the airport,
IS to be distr. buted by the Curtiss
Flying Service of Indiana, which
soon will have one of the planes
stationed at the field The plane IS
equipped with slotted wings, one
of the latest developments in
safety.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-17
Gone, but Not Forgotten
Automobiles reported to the police

Automobiles reported to the police
as stolen belong to:
Carson Seitzinger, $40 North
Beville avenue, Ford roadster 54-913,
from in front of 1870 North Me-
ridian street.
George w. Campbell, "a South
State avenue, Ford roadster, 1889,
from Washington street and Capitol
avenue.
Francis Dickmon, 1888 Shannon
avenue, Ford coupe, 60-771, from
Madison avenue and Ray street.
E. E. Stafford, 245O North Merid-
ian street, Marmon sedan 45-173,
from Pennsylvania and Maryland
streets.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-17
BY MARY ALICE PARENT
written FOR the United Press

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. Aug. H.
Calvin Coolidge. who established
regular Office hours in the White
House-and kept them-does the
same in Northampton, to which ne
has returned as a plain citizen.
There is a White House inn here,
but the COolidges seldom, if ever,
dine in public places.
There is a Calvin motion picture
theater, but the former President,
not being movie fan, never has
gone to it. Mrs. Coolidge. however.
does every once in a while.
In no way have the Coolidges
permitted themselves to be lion
led by the townsfolk.
They 90 not go in for society at
all, are not members of the local
country club, and do not take part
in Northampton's civic affairs.
Mrs. Coolidge is devoted to her
mother, who is in a hospital here,
and spends much time with her.
Sunday finds both Mr.. and Mrs
Coolidge at Edwards Congregational
church. sitting well in the back
They leave early before any crowd
of curious tourists outside may be-
come too large.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-17
PARADE PLANNED FOR
STATE FAIR WEEK
Many Orgapizations to Be Repre-
sented With Floats.

A mile-long parade with floats
representing all industries of the
city. civic organizations, clubs, and
business houses will be a feature
of the state fair week. The parade
will be staged Tuesday, Sept. 3.
A joint committee of the cham
Der of commerce, city government
and the state board of agriculture
is in charge of arrangements.
The parade will form at the city
hall and will move through the cen
trail portion of the city to Meridian
street, then north to Thirty eighth
and east to the Playground.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-17
Hoosier Going to Venezuela

BIZ Times Special
HARTFORD CITY. Ind, Aug. II.
Ralph NJ. Foster, Hartford City,
will sail next week from New York
for Venezuela, South America,
where he has contracted to remain
for one year in the employ of the
International Telephone Company.
He has worked eight years as a
lineman and cable Splicer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-17
CANNED BOLTS
OF LIGHTNING
USED IN TESTS
General Electric Company
Experiments to Curb
Storm Destruction.

BIZ United Press
CROTON, Mich, Aug. 17.-When
BENJAMIN. Franklin first conducted
electrical experiments with a kite,
key and a copper wire on bolts of
lightning, he little suspected that
years later canned lightning" would
be used in an effort to curb de-
structiveness of the natural product.
Such is the case, however, and the
Muskegon river valley here is echo
ing to the vicious snap and crackle
of man-made lightning, as electrical
impulses of 100000 volts are dis
charged into Consumers Power
Company's high-tenSion lines under
actual operating conditions by re-
search engineers of the General
Electric Company.
The object of the experiments is
to determine just what takes place
when lightning induces abnormal
line preSsures as a guide in design
ing, constructing and operating
transmission systems that will be
proof against damage and interrupt
ton from the occasional thunder
storm, the one element that per-
sistently has def1ed protective efforts
of the worlds greatest electrical en-
gineerS.
The General Electric experts are
going one step further than merely
observation of the results, they are
recording and celebrating them
through millionth-of-a-second
camera known as cathode-ray os-
callograph, and various other in
struments of measurement.
The lightning generator" Is
mounted on an automobile truck
trailer. An ordinary 110-volt cleo
trio light socket is sufficient to fur
nish the elementary power for the
lightning machine" but a motor
generator capable of turning up ITO
volts also is part Of the equipment.
Condensers Are Used
The 1,O0O,O OO-volt charge is made
possible by a series OF eighty cell
like condenSers so connected the
entire block may be charged stimuli
taneously with electrical energy at
a pressure of $4,000 volts through a
step-up transfer and a heavy duty
vacuum tube rectifler.
To produce a charge of man.
made lightning these eighty con-
densers are connected in forty pairs
and discharged in series which
means u voltage of forty times
1000 or 100000 volts. This can
be repeated every minute as long
as there is an input supply of ordi-
nary 110-volt energy.
K. B. NGcEachron, general Electric
Company engineer, responsible for
this machine, says, 1--WE are near
indeed to the day when damage to
equipment from lightning will be
very rare and Interruptions to serv-
ice so infrequent as to be of little
serious import"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-17
New Company Formed

BIZ Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind, Aug. 1.-THE
Buck Automatic Equipment Corpo-
ration has been organized here by
Charles H. Buck, formerly of Vim
cennes, and George E. and Mary
f. Goodykoontz. Business of the
firm will be installing of automatic
heaters.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-17
CO0LIDGES PUT
ON NO AIRS IN
VILLAGE LIFE
Become Regular Folk; Go
to Church, Walk, Chat
With NeighborS.

Following is the second and last Of
the stories BIZ Mary Alice Parent. Uni
rersitv Of Southern California senior.
Who on her vacation. went TO North
hampton 70 find out how Nj and Mrs.
CALVIN Coolidge we're adjusting them
selves 70 their old surroundings after
their life IN the White House Miss
Parent obtained her information by in
teTyieWine traCeSfOlk and neighDors
with whom the former President and
FIRST Lady Of the land now come into
contact in the.r dalT LIE.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-17
BACK HOME AGAIN

Stolen automobiles recovered by
the police belong to:
Ford coupe, no license plates. title
in car issued to Russell De Hoff, GA
South Meridian street, who lives at
GA South West street, car in wreck
at Norwood and West street.
Chevrolet roadster, 1858, found
at New York and Bright streets.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-17
PUBLICITY MAN ON
WAY TO RECOVERY
Steve flanagan. Speedway Director.
Conyalescent at Lafayette.

Steve flanagan. Indianapolis
Motor Speedway publicity director,
is in st. Elizabeth's hospital. La
fayette. recovering from an opera
ton for appendicitis. Theodore f.
Myers. vice president of the Speed
way corporation. who visited Han
naean. said his condition was sat-
isfactory.
flanagan was stricken while Wis
iting his mother. Mrs. w. J. Han
nagan. In addition to the Speed
way, flanagan is in charge of pub
Lefty for several large Florida con-
Germs. He will go to Miami Beach,
Fla. Nov. ].
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-17
BODY OF SENATOR KERN
TO BE INFERRED HERE
Family Witnesses Ceremonies at
Crown Hill Cemetery.

The body Of John w. Kern, United
States senator from Indiana from
1911 to 1917, was returned to In
dianapolis Thursday and reinterred
in Crown Hill cemetery.
Following his death in August,
1917, the late Senator Kern was
buried in the cemetery of the old
family estate, Botecourt county. Vir-
ginia. A public utility firm brought
condemnation proceedings against
the land, and, after years of liti-
cation, the estate was sold.
Mrs. Kern accompanied the body
back from Virginia and, with her
two sons, William C. Kern and John
w. Kern, witnessed the reinterment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-17
Planes to Burst Balloons

An airplane balloon-bursting con-
test has been arranged for enter
tainment of crowds visiting the
CurtiSs- Mars Hill airport Sunday
afternoon BY Charles E. Cox Jr.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-17
Club to Hear Ludlow

Louis Ludlow, representative Of
the seventh Indiana congressional
district, will address the Service
Club at the Lincoln Monday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-17
CHOOSE YOUR TAxIS
Johnson Picked a Police Flivver as
His; Cost Just SIS.

BIZ Times SDecidL
CHICAGO, Aug. 17.-John John
son, 40, Chicago machinist, will look
twice in the future before choosing
his taxicabs. 1t cost him SIS Thurs
day because of slight tactical
error.
John mistook one of the new
yellow Chicago police f1ivvers for a
taxicab and insisted on riding to
the Stockyards.
He won his Argument and then
paid SIS in Stockyards court on a
disorderly conduct charge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-17
Reunion to Be Held

The annual Sander-Yeager re-
union will be held at Brookside
park Sunday. A basket dinner will
be followed by a business meeting
at o. m.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-17
Thieves Take House Pictures

j. Harry Miles, contractor, build
ing a house at 1865 Washington
boulevard. told police today that
thieves carried away fixtures and
and evergreen kee valued at $500.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-17
Mrs. Coolidge Sweeps

When Coolidge was Vice-President
Mrs COOLIDGE went into a grocery
store here one day and found one
OF the clerk" sweeping.
She seized the broom and said.
I'll show you I can sweep a floor
as we'll as anyone
When she returned here from the
White House these same clerks
were just a little afraid of meeting
her
The first thing she said was,
''Where are your 0rooms?'
And everybody laughed and felt
comfortable again.
Mrs. Coolidge puts on no airs
about having been mistress of the
White House.
She confided to her jeweler one
day. upon returning to Northamp-
ton. that being the first lady of
the land was very thrilling. I wish
every woman in the country could
have that experience"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-17
PREPARE FISH EXHIBIT
Conservation Department to Have 81
Tanks at State Fair.

LdHKs dg DVaEH dEI.
Fifty-two tanks of live fish, tur-
ties and frogs will feature the an
nual exhibit of the fish and game
division of the state department of
conservation at the state fair.
Every species Of fish native to
Indiana will be shown and stress
will be placed on the game species,
George Manifold, head of the di-
vision. said today
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-17
Joe Cool

Joe Wunder of Denver, read
ing about the paiama wearing
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-17

fad sweeping
the country
W o nd ed
" h Y h e
couldn't wear
his mig h I
shirt to work
and keep just
as cool. He
dolled up, as
pictured here,
and strolled
a Ong, I'M !
mindful of {
the fappers'
s { a res and
the giggles of
ether pedes-
TRANS. And
all seemed
well. That is,
until a pO-
licenlan gave
him a free
ride to head
q u a + t erS.
where Police
Chief c. Fred
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-17
Live in Duplex

The Plummers and the Coolidges
have rented the same duplex house
for twelve years from J. w. O'Brien
& Son. a local real estate firm.
O'Brien is a Democrat.
Plummer and Coolidge often leave
the house at the same time in the
morning.
Once. when the latter was Vice
President. Plummer remarked to
him at enc such meeting that his
son desired very much TO attend
West Point.
We have a lot of good applicants,
Plummer." the Vice-President said,
and there the matter rested.
A year later without anything
further being said. the son received
the appointment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-17
Family at Home Evenings

1t is in the evening that North
ampton visitors have their best OPP
portunity of seeing the family at
home.
It is then that Mr.. and Mrs. Cool
idge cease to be entirely the pri-
vate citizens they have become and
revert to the role of former Presi-
dent and First Lady-host and host
este the hundreds that pass the
white frame duplex house.
These visitors from many places
who pass in the evenings are di-
reCted by small boys and by a sign
at the end Of MasSasoit street. read
ing Home of Calvin Coolidge-21."
Coolidge probably will be found
sitting on his front porch. smoking
his cigar and reading the evening
papers-or strolling around the
yard. Mrs. Coolidge will be eXer-
cising the dogs or visiting with the
neighbors.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-17
COolidges Are Friendly

A friendly smile and wave Of the
hand from both Mr.. and Mrs. Cool
idge acknowledges greetings from
passing tourist cars or visitors afoOt.
When it gets too dark to read,
Coolidge picks up his paper and goes
into the house.
A light flashes up in the living
room and the former President set
files himself costly in a chair and
continues reading. The blinds in
the house are not drawn.
Mrs. Coolidge frequently fingers
outside a while longer with the dogs.
She likes to chat with the neighborS,
including DR.. F. w Plummer, who
lives in the other half of the duplex.
DR.. Plummer is principal of the
Northampton high school and some
times discusses education with Mrs.
Coolidge, Who once taught the deaf
and blind in a school here.
DR.. Plummer also exercises a dog.
belonging to his son, and it some
times takes Mrs. Coolidge'S efforts
rs we'll as his own to keep the pets
from fighting.
The Alaskan., 1929-04-26
AN EGUNCEMENT '.

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