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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-16
VETERAN LAWS
NAME ON ROLL
Court Order ReinStateS
'CoIoneP in G. A. R.

BIZ TniCd Press
CHICAGO, May 16.-As Grant
took Richmond, so John N. Stewart
triumphed over his Civil war COM
rades who sought to keep his name
from the roster of the General
George G. Meade G. A, R. encamp-
ment
The colonel" stalked out of a
c2urtrom here Wednesday,, his head
high.
Now" he said, "I can hold my
head high enough to keep my whiS-
kers from dragging on the ground
which is more'n I can say for
some folks"
Stewart was court martialed and
found guilty of diverting camp funds
six years ago. His name was re-
moved from the post roll. He later
vas acquitted of the charge, but his
name was not replaced
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-16
JEWS IN ROME GIVEN
MUSSOLINI PROTECTION
Catholic Newspapers Had Demanded
Expulsion of Race.

BIZ UHitCd Press
ROME, May 16.-Premier Benito
MuSSolini's replies to a section of the
Roman Catholic press which recent
ly expressed dissatisfaction with the
Italo-Vatican treatment of nom
Catholic creeds aroused considerable
comment in Catholic circles today.
MuSsolini remarked that more
Catholic papers we're confisCated
during the past three months than
in the preceding seven years.
One Catholic newspaper had sug-
gested the Punishment of Jews from
Italy and the closing of synagogues
The premier defended the Jewish
race and asserted it would be pro-
tected
The Jews have been in Rome
since the time of the kings, and it
would be ridiculous to consider any
measure such as baniShing them,"
MuSsolini said.
There were $4,000 Jews in the
time of Augustus, and they asked
permission to weep at Caesars grave.
The Jews will remain undiSturbed."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-16

The Rev. George Arthur Frantz,
D. D., pastor of the First Presby-
terian church. will speak at the last
dinner Of the season Of the Mems
Club of the church Friday night.
The dinner starts at $50 in the
basement of the church, Sixteenth
and Delaware streets.
Dr. Frantz will discuss THE Good
Old Times" Will H. Adams. presi-
dent, said committees are endeavor-
ing to get 300 men to the dinner
as tribute to the pastor, who has
been especially successful with his
work among men.
officers for the 1929-30 season
will be elected.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-16
CHECK SOLVES DEATH

CHICAGO, May ia coroner's
jury decided that Vernon T. Peters
committed suicide here after being
shown a Cancelled check for $4,000
drawn to cover stock market mar
gins with a penciled notation by
Peters on the back reading this is
the baby that fixed me. Paid 100.
Couldn't hold. Stock now l45. Would
have made $4,000 if / could have
carried e.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-16
Dial 7UiSterS
All reference, Are Central Standard Timo

WISE 1l20l, Milwaukee-M Music.
-Il.30 P. M
KMBC $500. Kansas City-Dsnce orches-
trss.
-ll.l5 P. M
WDAF 6i0l Kansas -Nighthawk
h frOlC.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-16
Friday

8 30-NBC System .fWJZl Marimba or
Chestra to KWK. WREN.
9.l5-NBC System tWEAFJ 49, Household
Institute.
200 NBC System tCcntraU-F and
Home hour.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-16
Get Numerous Calls

Hospital authorities received
numerous calls inquiring as to the
safety of patients and all fears of
relatives we're allayed.
DR.. R. Wynn S. owen, 712 Hume
ManSur building went to Cleveland
Thursday night to offer his service
TO the disaster visited Clinic. He
was an assistant to DR.. George w.
Grille, superintendent of the Cleve-
land Clinic, from 1921 to 1924. He
expected to return today if his ser
vices were not needed.
DR.. Grille established the Clinic
after he fired" himself from the
Lakeside hospital staff when he
reached his sixtieth birthday. Grille
had established a rule prohibiting
anyone from serving the institution
after he became 80, according to
Taylor E. Groninger, 3046 North
New Jersey street, who has been a
patient there on two occasions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-16
MAY 16, 1925

cult for people to build their own
homes" Rainey continued. Take
for example the building of s10,-
600 house. because of the tariff the
cost Will jump to about Sl2.500
ON commodities the tariff has
no direct bearing, domestic manu-
facturers and retailers will blame
the law just the same for increased
prices they Will charge
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-16
new TARIFF TO
BRING BOOST IN
COST OF LIVING
Senate Expert Estimate Bill
Will Increase Expenses
S4O0,OOO,000.
BY JOSEPH s. WASNEY,
United Press staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON. May l6.-How
the administrations new tariff bill
will mean a S300.O0OOOO to $780,
100000 increase annually in the cost
of living to American consumers
was. calculated today by Representa-
tive Henry T. Rainey, Of Illinois, a
Democratic expert on tariff.
Sugar will cost the public $780,
100000 more year under the duty
rate of 3 cents per pound raising
the retail price of sugar at less than
T. cent a pound, he stated
Rainey estimated a $40 suit Of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-16
Survives Wound Near Heart

EH mCS Special
NEW ALBANY, Ind, May 16.-
Carl Smith, &c, shot two inches
above the heart drove his automobile
a few hours later and apparently
is only slightly hurt. He is at a loss
to explain why he was shot or by
whom. The bullet struck a rib, de-
fecting it through the flesh. 1t came
out under the left arm.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-16
wLw 900. CINCINNATI

WLw C5OOl. CINCINNATI
-Thursday-
&fo-The Glad Girls. Polly and Anna
o oo-Time announcement.
GN-Grcunau program 'NBCi-
s 30-Crosley DYuscOne Diners
5-55- Baseball scores.
E So Weather forecast.
G.oO-Lchn and PINK 'NBCl.
30-Nenuen Men fEBCI
0Q-Tidcratcr OH program MO
30-Maxy.e!l House Coffee ConCef'
4 o0-CrosIcy Burnt Corkcrs
s30-scth Parkers Old Fashioned sing
INF school.
9 Hohngsworth Hall.
30-Wcather announcement
Diamond 760 Oilers.
I0 o0-Tiuo announcement.
t0.7n-Pollv and Anna the Glad Cir.
ll.00-Hotel Gibson orchestra
II 30-Vsrlctg hour.
-Thursday-
$50 P. M
KpRC $500. Houston-stdio.
Columbia Network-U. S. Marine oand 70
NBc system Hoover senunels to wGY'
Wis l87oi Chicsgo-Farm forum.
MIC Svstem-Bc-nie S orchestra 70 hDhA'
ZOO p. M
Columbia Nctwork-U. S. Marine band to
wR H1#o 77 6-.AV c5fhicago-orchestra.
wen. t720I ChicsgO-Pcerlcss program.
NBC Systems iocrllng Singers to WGY'
KYW WDAF WHAS
vac svstem @Veedol hour to KDKA. WLW.
WIS 87Ol Chicago String sextet
WMAQ 500. ChicaRo-Muslcal program.
-7:3O P M
Columbia Network-Sonora hour to
NB a 7H system N ~ maxwell hour to KDKA,
wMAo so. Chicago Minstrel show.
q P Nj
KDxA 800, Maytag pro
Columbia Network-olscn's orchestra to
MIC 1 s22s,o MPDifi stuart Hour to
VICES 1850, Chicago. Studio program.
WIN l750l Dctroit-Maytag Radioette.
WIS ,870I. Chicago Roundup;
WMAQ i670l. Chicago-Muslcal program.
$50 P. M
XIV 1920 Chicago-Book man oFehcs-
''" $50 P. M
KDKA $500. Pittsburgh Penn. orchestra
NBC System Concert Bureau Hour 10
WGY. KPRC.
KDKA $50. Plttsburgh-slum66{s,f. e, music
-
WBBM c770'. Chicago-Lomoaroo cana
wBAP 300. Fl. worth Musical program.
WCCO 8lO, Miuneapolis-St. Paul-Plan-
ist. Minnesota theater. .,-
WCN 1901. Chicago -TomorroUS IT'D,
via ia '759 i 'Detroit-Bergin's orchestra.
MIC system -Slumbcr music to kDKA.
WIS t87Ol Chicago Concert orcneStIa.
WMAQ )67Ol. Chicago-Amos n Andy
V T950GI 1901 ' Atlantic City-News dance
wSM G65O. Nashville Studio.
WSB r740l. Acknowledgement.
-9.I5 P M
wGN 72o,. Chicago-Hungry Five; Gold
Kettles orchestra.
$50 p NJ
-<sTp 146ol. St Paul Highiandcrs.
WBBM fT70l ChICGgO-Studio frOlc-
WJR $500. Detroit-Amos m Andy dance
wsM $500. Nashyile-"Man Who
Knows, studio
1000 P. M
KYw uO2On. Chicago -Panico's orchestra.
WBAP 1900, Fl Worth-07 ,.gg gu quartet;
ANDY. Star Family
WENR 800. Chicago-Westphal orchcs-
WGN D72O. Chicago-Drcam Ship; dance
wJR o75o,. Dctroit-Dancc music; organ.
WSlf $50. Nashville-Studio orchestra.
WMAO ,67ol' Chicago-Dance orchestras.
WSB l74Oi. Atlanta Amos n Andy.
1880 P. M
wENR 800. Chicago-Mike and Herman.
-l0:45 P. M
wsB C74Ol. Atlanta-Orsan.
-ll.O0 P M
KMBC $500, Kansas Ctty-Revue.-
KYW 1920, Chicago-Dance music.
WBAP 800l. Fl Worth-Maurice's orches-
ira.
wENR 800, Chicago-Comedy Sketch;
vaudeville.
VICES 1861. Chicago-In Paradise
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-16
LETTER BARES SUICIDE
Brother, Summoned by Missivc,
Arrives to Locate Body.

BIZ United Press
DETROIT. May 16.-Three hours
after Charles Henlen arrived in De-
troit from Oil City, Pa, following
the receipt of letter from his
brother saying he was going to
drown himself in the Detroit river,
police recovered Henlen's brothers
body near the location indicated in
the letter.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-16
HOSPITAL MEN
SAY BLAST HERE
is MPOSSIBLE
X-Ray Films All Stored in
Fireproof Vaults, State
Doctors.

Every precautiOn in storage and
handling of X-ray films and gas
has been taken by indianapolis hos
pitfalls in an effort to avoid dis
astcr similar to the Cleveland Clinic
explosion Thursday.
Such an accident as occurred at
Cleveland taking a toll of scores of
lives would be practically impos-
sible in indianapolis institutions,
according to local medical leaders.
The Cleveland Clinic specialized in
thyroid operations and used more
gas than the average hospital, &C
CCrding to DR.. Jesse A. Martin, as
sistant superintendent of city hos
pital.
"X-ray films are all stored in
freproof vaults in Indianapolis in
Stitutions and no hospital here is
permitted to store a large quantity
of gas in the surgery basement,
DR.. Martin said.
DR.. Raymond Beeler Of Cole
Beeler & Smiths X-ray laboratories
712 Hume-Mansur building. said
indianapolis hospitals exercise pre-
caution in store of firms to avert
accidents.
"A heated X-ray film throws of
monoXide gas which is highly eX-
plosive,' DR.. Beeler said, The films
should be stored in a fireproof room
which is we'll ventilated. The safety
films have not been widely adopted
here because they do not prove as
satisfactory from a Photographic
standpoint. it is said.
XRay Methods Improve
Considerable improvements in x
ray methods have been developed
in recent years The Indiana In
spection Bureau has done much to
promote safety in handling films
in institutions. Underwriters de-
mand every precaUtion possible, re-
curing storage quarters to meet
with their specifications.
Films at the Indiana university
hospitals are stored in an under
ground dugout to avoid fire.
The Methodist hospital has a
special fireproof building in the
rear of the hospital for storing
films. The use Of ethylene gas was
abandoned following the Evansville
blast about four months ago.
Patients in Methodist hospital
we're advised that thew were in no
danger of a similar explosion by
slips of paper attached to news
papers which were distributed in
the hospital, DR.. George Smith, SUI
perintendent, said
Films are kept in a f1reproof steel
cabinet in the basement at st. Fran
ceS hospital, Beech Grove while at
Indiana Christian they are kept in
metal safes. st. Vincent's and city
hospital also keep films in fireproof
buildings.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-16
NEGROES WANT AGENTS
Ask Representatives to G.. o. P.
Anniversary Meeting.

bW JWtttW 7 Us
JACKSON, Mich, May 1.-two
nationally known Republican Neg
roes should be invited by the
Chamber of Commerce to attend
the celebration of the seventy-ffth
anniversary of the birth of the Re
publican party here July 6, Guy T..
Hawkins, Negro leader, suggested
today in a letter to the Jackson
Tribune.
Hawkins suggested that Con-
gresham Oscar Depriest, of Illi-
nois, and James Weldon Johnson
Of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People,
New York, be invited.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-16
City Stations

WFBM G230)
Indianapolis Power and Light Company
Thursday
$50 indianapolis Safety Council.
5.59-Longnes time by julius c. Walk
& Son weather.
0o-Pluto Radio review.
700-True Detective Story hour (CBS'.
90 10 l0-SHent by order Federal Radio
Commission.
10 O0-AMerlCau Legion band.
i0.3O-LoDCines time By julius c. Walk &
Son. weather; the Columntst.
lO.45-Indisna ballroom dance music.
WKBF G400
,HoosIcr Athletic Club
Thursday
P NJ
5.O0-Late news bulletins and sports.
5.30-Safety program
6.00-Hoosier Motor Club.
6.15-Dinncr concert.
.3O-Indianapolis Athletic Club.
7.00-StudIO program.
8OO-Studio hour. under the direction of
g 3O-Indianapohs hour with the Police
and FlrCmen S band.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-16
MEMORIAL DAY
GROUPS HEADS
ARE ANNOUNCED
Plans Are Complete for City
Parade and SerV-
ices.

Heads Of committees IN charge OF
the plans for The Memorial day
services in indianapolis were an
nounced today by the General Me
mortal Association.
They are. Parade. Willard s.
Boyle. chairman, firing squad. Bert
Persell; flag. Colonel A. 3. Cramp-
ton: automobiles. Albert I. Pauley,
II. E. Vance. shut-ln visiting, Rufus
OHarrow and Pearl Z. Ohphant,
flowers for shut-ins Mrs Ella Al
mond: flowers. Mrs. Lulu HartzOg.
Services at Solder and Sailors
monument. G. C. Moon; decoration
Of Soldiers and Sailors monument,
Mrs Albert L. Pauley and Mrs. A.
D. Porter: Crown Hill services. Col.
Oran Perry chairman and officers
of the association, Crown Hill deco
rations. Z. J.. Miller
Draping Of cOlors at Crown Hill,
Mrs. Hazel Hadlcy, transportation.
Wilson c. Oren and George HaW-
kins: honor roll Mrs. Augustus
Stratford.
Free Transportation
Announcement was made today
that Boy Scouts. Girl Scouts ana
Campfire Girls participating in the
parade 10 be held a , p. m. DecOra-
lion day VIII be given free trans
portation by tram 10 the service at
Crown Hill cemetery at 3 p. m. on
May 30
Through an oversight in Wednes-
DAYS story Of the Memorial day
plans in The Times. the Spanish
War Veterans were not included in
the first division Of the parade The
Spanish War Veterans viii follow
tho G. A. r. and firing squad in the
parade lineup.
Chairmcn of Service
Chairmcn i'm charge of the sery-
ices at ten other city cemeteries are:
Ebenezcr. Mrs. Rufus OHaroW;
Mount Jackson. Mrs. Madgc Frady;
Floral Park. James Butler and Earl
Hill.
Anderson. Samuel T. Rumford;
Grove Of Remembrance, Mrs. H. j.
Coerper: Holy Cross and Jewish,
John a. Roysc. New Crown, Harry
B. Dynes. Memorial Park, Harry B,
Perkins. Sailors and Airmen's serv-
ices. Mrs Claudia K. Erthcr, Con-
cordia. Evangelical Lutheran church.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-22
new PANAMA
AIR SERVICE Is
INAUCURATED
Tri Weekly Schedule
Links Brownsville
With Canal

Brownsville was connected with
the Panama Canal Zone by reg
ular air route for the first time
Saturday.
This extension was In keeping
with the plans OF the Pan-Ame-i-
can Airways OF eventually connect
ing Brownsville with South America.
Within the next few years. 1t Is
expected that passenger service
between this city and Buenos Aires
will be available.
Tie latest extension bridged ap-
proximately 400 miles between Qua
temala City and San Fernando. San
Salvador. with a tri-weekly service.
The new route connects with the
Panama Miami line at San Fer
nando.
The Brownsville Guatemala City
line has been in service for several
months. The line holds airmail
contracts to that point and this
will probably be extended to Pan
anna, IL has been stated.
The Pan-American line will be
extended TO the north and east out
of Brownsville as soon as a line Of
light beacons is completed between
this city and Houston, 1t has been
announced by officials.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-22

:perature il was thought that little
damage would be done.
Fruit, it was said. would not bs
injured. Cabbage and spinach, the
main crops now above ground, VIII
not be injured unless the ground
stays frozen for several hours.
Warm sunshine preceding the
storm had stored up much heat in
the ground. and even at midnight
last night. no splinters or ice had
been noticed.
Late in the evening clouds were
rifting, and there was some hope
OF sunshine today Co maintain the
Valleys motto OF where the sun
shine spends the winter.
But not SO a little farther IT'D the
state. Ice was not only damaging
growing plants, but freezing along
telephone wires, snapped them and
cut off Brownsville from her sister
cities On the north. This happened
stween Kingsville and Rcbstown.
Automatic printers OF the Browns
vile Herald. operated through the
telephone company, were shut off
from three o'clock until $50. when
they again began reeling off the
news or the world.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-22
STORE OPENS
Brownsville Feed And Seed
Store Incorporated !.

Another new store has Just been
opened In Brownsville. notification
has been received from Austin Of
the incorporation OF the Browns
vile Feed and Seed store, with .
capital OF $1,000.
Incorpcrators are ~ =. Willis,
Brownsville, II. l.. Mas, La Feria,
and A. A. Prince. of Mercedes.
Mas Is president, and Willis ~ sec
retary-treasurer, and Is acting as
manager Of the store.
The store Is located in the Bar
reda building, .l34 Adams. A COM
pIett lise OF feeds, and high grade
field and garden seed viii be car
ried, as well as hay and grain.
The services or a poultry expert
will be available TO any raisers who
want advice on the culiing or all
ments OF their flock. Willis an
nounces. and asks that In such case
the raiser leave notice at his store.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-22

in Laredo Wednesday.
The document Is q copy OF a re-
port made by Col. Ramon Lopez
chief Of the Nuevo Laredo garri-
son, to Brig. Gen. Jose Hurtado
or the frontier line. dated June o
1922. concerning the killing OF three
persons who were attempting tc
cross the border. The men had been
bound together and fell into the
river when shot by one Of a Mexi-
can troop patrol. The bodies oi
Blanco and his companions were
found In the river handcuffed to-
gether and the indictment against
Carver fixed the date OF the kill
ing as OF June Y, 1922.
Full Report Made
The report OF Col. Lopez follows;
Il have the honor TO advise you
that yesterday at 7:30 p. m, 6enor
Ramon Garcia informed me that
he had information that that same
night at q place known as Paso Del
Indio, about five miles below La
redo, a band OF expartriates would
pass to national territory with revo-
lutionary intent.
II immediately arranged to have
twenty mounted men OF the Forti-
eth Regiment, accompanied by the
commandante Of the customs house,
Jesus Aanaya Teran, who had un-
der him Is customs guards, to in
tercept the party.
"On arrival at Paso Del Irdio, !
surprised various individuals at
that moment disembarking from
small skiffs. Affecting the cap
ture or three Of those who had
landed, / ordered Commandante
Teron to bind them together and
bring them to Laredo.
Suddenly Attacked
"This work was scarcely complet-
ed before we we're suddenly attack
cd from ambush by several per-
sons who attempted to protect the
passage OF their companions. All Of
our party proceeded to repel the
attack, leaving the care Of the pris-
oners to Ramon Garcia. but the
prisons, taking advantage OF the
fact that they were securely bound,
attempted to cross to the American
side and escape.
Garcia attempted 70 block the
prisoners retreat and the fight re-
suited, during which Commandante
Teran fired upon the prisoners, who
fell into the water, struggling with
Garcia. All disappeared without
coming to the surface Of the water
again.
Commandante Teran. after the
skirmish. informed me that he be-
lieved one OF the three prisoners
was an ex-general. Lucio Blanco.
whom he had known for some time
but due to the warkness he had
been unable TO identify him COM
plctely."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-22

"a cantata In the evening, given py
the choir.
Baptists, the Central Christian
and the Presbyterian churches are
also TO present cantatas and Christ
mas music In the evening, and
special Christmas services and SER
mons Sunday morning.
At the Episcopal church the mid
night celebration OF the holy COM
munion will begin at 1880 p. m.
Tuesday. The holy communion
will be celebrated again at 8 a. m.
on Christmas day.
In the three Catholic churches.
Sacred Heart, Immaculate Concep-
tion. and Our Lady Of Guadalupe,
Christmas masses are to be cele-
brated. with midnight services In
each Of the churches on Christmas
Eve. and solemn high mass on
Christmas morning.
Christmas trees and Christmas
parties are being held by almost
all the denominations. The first
Of these was the Presbyterian par
ty, given Friday evening, at the
church.
The congregation Of the First
Baptist church is planning a page
ant to be presented In the auditori-
um Of the church on Tuesday eve
ming. after which they will adjorn
TO the parIors in the basement for
tree and party. The Central
Christian church is to have party
on Monday evening for the young
people and gifts will be distributed.
A special service for the child
rem Of the Episcopal church will
be held at 7:30 p. m. on Tuesday at
the church. after which they will
60 to the parish house for Christ
mas tree and party.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-22

all except cccCltAH4 u@AANAeAN1 AA@N~
ceased, before the storm of q po-
litical campaign which kept the
commission then In office widely
divided on questions OF policy.
While no definite statements as
to any changes In the personnel OF
city employees have been made
many OF these have been quaking III
their shoes since the election, and
almost every discussion of city af-
fairs has led 70 speculation on who
will be hired or fired.
Program Unknown
Rentfro and the commissioners
have kept n deep silence on any
possible program stating that they
will make no decision on any civic
affairs until they are sworn in on
Monday.
Both the old and the new COM
r7isslon will meet In the city hall
at II a. m. Monday. a number OF
bills are 10 be placed before the
retiring commission for approval,
and these will then he turned over
to the new governing body for dis
posal.
Whatever the policies OK the In
coming commission. they viii find
several civic projects on their
hands. The most important OF
these IS the construction OF a new
filter plant, plans for which are tc
be submitted early in January
The question of an incinerator Is
also to come up early in the year
and several other construction pro-
jects which have beer talked un-
officially will probably be acted
upon during the coming year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-22
Battleship Keystone
OF American Group

WASHINGTON, Dtc. 21.-tP,-
Retention OF the hattleship as the
keystone Of the American naval
fleet viii be a policy OF the Ameri-
can delegation to the London naval
conference next month.
Secretary Stimson said today that
ne was one OF those who believed
that capital ships were still the
core Of q fighting sea fleet. but
that the United States would ap-
prove a reduction in capital ships
in the event this was agreeable to
the other sea powers. Great Brit
ain, Japan, France and Italy.