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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-27
GETS 80 YEARS IN PRISON.
Anti-Fascist Leader Sentenced for
Plot Against Duce.

ROME, September ~ (F-Cesare
Rosi. anti-Fascist leader, who was
charged with conspiracy to overthrow
the regime and to foment attempts on
the life of Premier Mussolini, was SEN
fenced to 80 year; imprisonment by a
special tribunal today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-27
WEATHER.

10. 3. weather Bureab9 4BFecASt.1',
Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow:
possibly showers. tomorrow; little change
in temperature.
Temperatures: Highest. SO, at 2:45
pm. yesterday: lowest, 50, at $3.50 am.
today. Full report on page 16.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-27

United States Attorney Rover cont
ferred with the grand jury yesterday
afternoon, after Mrs. Lillian Conway,
Telephone operator at the Park Lane,
had been recalled and Miss Sue Thomp-
son. clerk at the establishment, had ap-
peared before the tribunal for the Sec
ond time. It was reported that Rover
did not discuss the MCPHERSON case
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-15

'tinues. the departments own spokeS-
men admit appropriations have not
been nearly large enough to meet
its needs. The budget bureau has
pared down estimates almost to
the danger point and seriously ham
pered the effective operation of the
field force and the staff in Wash
ington.'
During 1928. it is shown, thirty
one consulates were in charge of
mere clerks. Earned promotions
were denied because there was no
money to pay the increased sal
aries. Experienced men, therefore,
are leaving the department and
their places are being filled by in
experienced substitutes.
OF 10 important high officials
holding key positions in 1924, in
1928 only thirty we're still with the
department.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-15
If BACK HURTS
BEGIN ON SALTS
Flush Your Kidneys Occa-
sionally by Drinking
Quarts of Good Water.

No man or woman can make a
mistake by flushing the kidneys
occasionally, says a well-moWn
authority. Too much rich food
creates acids which clog the kidney
pores so that they sluggishly filter
or strain only part Of the waste and
poisons from the blood. Then you
get sick. Rheumatism, headaches,
liver trouble, nervousness, conStlpa-
ton, dizziness, sleeplessneSs, bladder
disorders often come from sluggish
kidneys.
The moment you feel dull ache
in the kidneys or your back hurts,
begin to drink soft water in quantl-
ties; also get about four ounces OF
Jad Salts from. any reliable phar-
macy and take a tablespoonful in a
glass of water before breakfast for
few days and your kidneys may
then act fine.
This famous salts Is made from
the acid of grapes and lemon juice,
combined with lithia, and has been
used for years to help flush clogged
kidneys and stimulate them to &C
tivity, also to help neutralize the
acids in the system so they no long
er cause irritation, thus often re-
lieving bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and can
not injure; makes a delightful effer-
vescent lithia-water drink, which
everyone can take now and then to
help keep the kidneys clean and
the blood pure, thereby often pre-
venting serious kidney complica-
lions. BY all means have your ply
sician examine your kidneys at least
twice a, northumberland.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-15
SEEK REASONS
FOR DOWNFALL
OF CIVILIZATION
Scientists Set Out to Find
Causes for Disappearance
of Maya Empire.
By Science Serrict

By Science Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is. -
Whether disease or war or famine
primarily caused the downfall of the
great Maya empire has never been
satisfactorily determined. Now an
expedition of doctors and public
healt hexperts is setting out for
Chichen TIA, famous capital city
Of this old American civilization to
find out, if possible, whether it was
disease that ruined it and if so,
what disease in particular.
The expedition is from the depart
ment of tropical medicine of the
Harvard Medical School and School
Of Public Health Of the Carnegie
Foundation at Washington. 1t is in
charge of DR.. George G. Shattuck
and includes DR.. Joseph G. Be-
quaert, entomologist; Dr.. Jack H
Sandground, paraSitologist; DR..
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-15
FALLS FAR AND GRINS
Tiny Child Is Uninjured in Plunge
of Three Stories.

Bp United Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Some peo-
pie can fall foot and break both
legs and others can fall a mile and
still smile. Helen Gershberg, 31a
years old, fell out of a three-story
window and didn't get a scratch.
Her mother had placed some pill
lows on a window sill to sun and
the little girl climbed up on them
and slid out the window.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-15
Girl to Occupy Pulpit

BIZ EiICS Special
GREENSBURG, Ind, Feb. Is
Miss Ruth Morgan, Butler university
student, will take the place Of her
father. the Rev. I. B. Morgan, in
the pulpit of the Adams Baptist
church. Sunday, preaching her
first sermon. She is graduate Of
Greensburg high school and while
a student here, won several hon
orS in oratory.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-15

Kenneth Goodner, bacteriologiSt,
and Byron L. Bennett, laboratory
technician.
Nothing is left of beautiful
Chichen liza but ruins. However,
in some of the neighboring villages
the population consists Of practical
ly pure-blooded Maya Indians. A
study Of the diseases that offlict
these people now may throw light
on the diseases that their ancestors
suffered from. Such is the object
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-15
U. S. DIPLOMATIC
SERVICE TO Be
JARED AWAKE
Hoover Studies. Plans to
Stir State Department
Out of LethaTgy.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
scripps- Howard Foreign Editor

WASHIN GTON, Feb. 15-A thor
ough reorganization of the state de-
partment and its field force. the
foreign service, likely will be among
the first housekeeping jobs Her
bert Hoover will undertake after he
enters the White House three weeks
from today.
Responsible as no other single
agency of the government is re-
spOnSible for maintenance Of peace
and anlity with the rest Of the
world. those who know the inside
workings of the department admit
it is so handicapped by lack OF
funds and by faulty organization
and administration that it is utterly
inadequate to carry on its stipend
ously vital job.
Not so long ago, it is observed,
the foreign affairs of the United
States we're not very important. The
country was pretty much isolated
and self-Contained Suddenly, how
ever, it has become the richest. the
most envied, the most powerful and
potentially, at least, the most in
duential nation on the face of the
globe, with interests reaching into
every nook and corner OF the earth
Like Stage Coach
And yet our foreign Office, charged
with looking after these complex
affairs, remains like an old-faSh-
toned stage coach trying to keep up
with tie Overland Limited.
That a complete overhauling OF
the state department. ana the for
eign service has become imperative
looms like a house afire, in a colby
analytical report made public here
today By the Foreign Policy Asso-
citation, the work OF William T.
Stone, its Washington represent
alive.
The department Of state, with
its field force the foreign service"
the report begins dispassionately,
provides the official contact be-
tween the United States and other
governments of the world. It sup
plies the expert advice and infor-
nation on which important deci-
sions affecting our relations with
other nations are based. BY its
handling OF a critical situation it
may decide the issue of peace or
war"
Therefore, the report goes on to
state, proper functioning OF the de-
no rtT,,er,+ should s'cOr, stit,,+a q, 4i,.et
charge on the political consciousness
as well as the purse strings of the
American people"
Situation Held Dangerous
Otherwise, if the department is
not properly stated and efficiently
managed, ut constitutes a danger
OF vital concern to the American
people
Nevertheless, the document con-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-15
situation Held Dangerous

Otherwise, if the department is
not properly stated and efficiently
managed, ut constitutes a danger
OF vital concern to the American
people"
Nevertheless. the document con
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-15
HAND BURNED FOR SIS
Petersburg Man Saves Paper Money
From Fire.
BIZ Times Special

BIZ Times Special
PETERSBURG, Ind, Feb. Is
Edward Scales, former Pike circuit
court clerk, has SIS worth of burned
right hand.
While Scales was tossing some old
papers from a pocket of his clothes
into a fire, he saw five, one-dollar
bills go into the flames.
He grabbed for the money and
succeeded in saving bits OF each bill,
but burned his hand. Numbers re-
manned on portions of the money
not burned and were redeemed by
bank with whole bills.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-15

and hope Of the present expedi-
ton.
The case for disease as the destroyer
Of this famous old civilization, which
collapsed about the time Of the
Spanish conquest, is particularly
good when one considers what a
hothed of disease Middle America
has been, so far as our knowledge of
it goes. The various fevers carried
by parasites and insects may or may
not have existed before the white
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-15

man came to America. Of course, If
they did, the Indians probably had
acquired an immunity to them, in
which case the downfall of the
MayaS probably resulted from wars
with other tribes.
yellow fever and syphilis are now
generally accepted as being OF
strictly American origin. On the
other hand, smallpox, measles, ma
laria, hookworm, Asiatic cholera
and trachoma, all of which have
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-15
Bar Priests From Rotary

PI United Press
ROME. Feb. 15.-The consiStorial
congregation, replying to the in
quiries of several bishops. has de-
cided that ecclesiastics must not
join Rotary Clubs or attend meet
ings of Rotary Clubs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-15

been very deadly for the red man,
were introduced by the white man.
Whatever the cause, it is generally
conceded that the Mayas were al
ready greatly weakened before the
SpaniardS arrived. This accounts
for their rapid downfall, the Span
ish conquest.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-15
Water Is Too Cold

CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-Jullus Blu
kowski tried to commit suicide by
jumping in the Chicago river The
water was colder than ne thought
it would be. so he, called to a tug
to drag him out.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-15

We get sugar essential TO our
needs from bread, starch and
natural foods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29
SPECIAL BUS TAXES
TOTAL $25,OOO,OOO
1929 Assessments on Motor Com
mon Carriers Average $500 Each,
It Is Claimed.

Special taxes imposed on common
carrier motor buses In the United
States during 1929 will exceed $25, 900,
600, an average Of well over $500 each,
according to q preliminary survey by
the National Association Of Motor Bus
Operators, affiliated with the American
Automobile Association.
This statement Is based on the nor
NAL increase in both registration and
taxation and takes into consideration
the fact that $4,000 common carrier
buses paid q special tax bill Of some
$22,00o,000 in 1928, an average OF
slightly over $478 per bus.
The national bus organization esti-
mates that the average bus engaged In
common carrier operations pays "a
times the special tax imposed by The
average private car, 10 times that paid
by the private truck and 2-3 that i'm
posed on common carrier trucks.
THE 1929 tax bill on these buses,
says the statement, would build a
modern paved highway from New York
City to Detroit and cover all mainte-
nance costs for a period Of 10 years
This Is based on an estimated cost of
$50, 900 per mile and a maintenance
cost of SIT year per mile.
There Is no doubt that this ire
mendous tax burden, which is in addi-
ton to all other taxes, such as that on
capital stock, corporate or business in
come, real estate, personal property
ETC., is serving to handicap the normal
expansion Of an important agency of
transportation. The taxes paid in the
course Of the year, aside from the spe-
cia1 taxes, average $3.50 per bus"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29

while two concerns reported slight
gains. The latter were in the medium
priced car class. One plant, after be-
ing closed for a period Of inventory, re-
Sumed operations on a limited scale,
with the volume of output to be in
creased later as preparations for new
lines are completed and actual pro-
duction of these models can be started.
At q few plants activity continued on
an irregular basis, with normal opera
tons expected to be resumed after the
first Of the year. An added gathering
Of impetus for increasd activity to &C.
cur in the immediate future was the
most noteworthy feature of the week,
surveying the field as a whole.
A further slight decline in volume of
new passenger car sales occurred dur
ing the past two weeks, but a current
survey shows that the trend is steadying
and is noticeably stronger.
With the opening Of the new year and
the national automobile shows close
at hand, the recession may be said to
have virtually reached its lowest levels
and increased activity can be expected
soon. Currently, new cars are selling
well In areas, fair in IS, and slow
in 16.
Record Of Two Weeks Ago Recalled.
This compares with the situation two
weeks ago when sales were good in
3 centers, fair in IS and. slow in -
Sales now are on the increase in Z
districts, holding even in 9 and declin-
ing in IS. This trend is obviously
stronger than that of two weeks ago
when sales were gaining in localities,
maintaining an even pace in and re-
ceding in 81.
Stocks, however, remain about the
same, with current survey, as compared
with the last. howing less areas
in which stocks are declining. l less
in which stocks are still climbing and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29
AUTO ACCIDENTS
TAKE HEAVY TOLL
Financial Loss to United
States Estimated at ST..
100000 Every Day.

Automobile accidents cost the United
States an average OF $2,500,000 every
"a hours.
Mine hundred million dollars In eco
nomic loss will have to be charged of
in this country In 1929 alone because
OF motor car crashes" says a bulletin
Of the American Research Foundation.
OF this total the loss in human life
will exceed $500, zoo, 900, figuring the
economic value Of the average life as
worth $4,000 and that approximately
$4,000 Americans will lose their lives
in automobile accidents by the end of
this year. The remainder will be ac-
counted for in destruction of property,
requirements, disabling Of persons and
withdrawal of workers from produce
ton because of injuries.
Analysis of accident records shows
that an alarming proportion of smash
ups are caused by faulty brakes. Speedy
driving, heavy traffic and quick stops
throw heavy burden on the braking
mechanism of the average car. A few
minutes spent twice a month in having
brakes tested and variations corrected
may spell the difference between acct
dent immunity and destruction. Safety
experts recommend that after eVerv
10000 miles of driving the brake drums
should be trued up and the brakes re-
lined. Only by such vigilance can the
Nations accident toll be reduced and
the individual motorist assured of rea-
Sonable safety in driving.
SO vital is the importance of correct
brake adjustment as an accident pre-
ventive that three States have already
passed legislation making brake inspec-
ton mandatory at regular intervals.
while other Commonwealth are con-
Sloer1ng similar measures"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29
English Car Owners
Like Blossoms When
Buying Their Petrol
Prize Winning Station
Has Tall Trees as
Background.

LONDON CP).-England's ideal in
filling stations Is place where the mo-
torist can replenish his tank amid bios
SONS, in an atmosphere of rustic quiet
and sylvan beauty.
That is the sort of station which has
won first prize in a national brighter
petrol stations" competition.
The winning edif1ce stands against a
background of tall trees, approached by
a rustic bridge over brooklet. It has
a garden with herbaceous borders, rose
bushes, beds of lupin and mop-headed
bay trees in green tubs.
The gasoline pumps are treated in
pastel shades of green, so as to har-
monte with the greenery and flowers,
and are housed in long loggia Of red
brick with tiled roof.
Practically no signs are to be found
around the station. Even the lamps at
the tops of the red brick pillars guard
ing entrance and exit carry no letter
ing or gasoline price marks.
In word, as one enthusiast phraSed
it for the public prints, there is moth
ing garish to stun the sensitive seeker
Of petrol"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29
REBUILDING URGED
FOR OLD HIGHWAYS
Pavement Replacement Would
Serve % Starting Place for
Gain in Employment.

The vast mileage Of Anticipated roads
and streets would serve as an excellent
starting place in public works pro-
gram for Stabilizing industry, according
to e. e. Duffy, highway educational
writer.
There are more miles Of inferior high
ways in the United States than good,
he says. It may be further stated that
most pavements are poor. In days
gone by any pavement was claSsed as
satisfactory that kept the vehicle and
the pedestrian out of the mud, but in
this heyday of the automobile a f1rst-
class pavement must do more than that
it must provide a smooth riding sur.
face and its cost Of maintenance must
be low.
Upkeep costs Of poor pavements
amount to a staggering figure for even
the small community. The outlay for
patches goes on year after year and It
Is no mean guess to say that the
amount parsimoniously spent during 10
or is years would be great enough to
have purchased new pavementS with
enough left over for q substantial down
payment on . new city hall or sewer
age system.
An indication Of how important an
even flow Of construction Is to economic
well being is given In the yearly unem-
ployment figures, exclusive OF highways,
which show that from 100000 to more
than 100000 laborers on the average
are out of work. The community that
would have the buying power Of its
citizens on comfortable basis had best
keep constant watch on needed con-
Struction-and build
Public works construction is needed
at all times to serve as an undercurrent
for the stimulation of business within
the community. There Is no greater
indication of prosperity than a paving
mixer busy lifting its huge skip up and
down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29
PASSENGER AUTO
OUTPUT DECLINES
Slight Drop Shown During
Past Week-Prospect Good
for Upward Swing.

Although the level of total passenger
car output revealed a slight decline
during the current week from that of
the previous period, preparations for
an upward swing were brought close
to completion as manufacturers finished
more details necessary for the intro
duction Of new lines, according to B.
H. Cram, president of Grams Automo-
tive Reports.
The lower output was due almost en-
tirely to lower schedules instituted by
the largest producers of low-priced cars
in its established line of cars. Tending
to minimize this decrease but not suffi-
Gent to Offset it entirely was a further
gain in production Of new 1880 models
to be announced shortly. But two
other concerns lowered their daily
schedules below the previous weeks
levels and both these companies pro-
duce high-priced cars.
At the majority of plants schedules
were maintained at unchanged levels,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29
FAST STARTING HELD
GOOD CAR INSURANCE
Quick Declaration and Accelera.
ton Regarded as Important by
Automotive Engineer.

Declaration is dependent on the eff
cheney of the brakes. Acceleration Is
dependent on the reserve power Of the
engine.
With the increased traffic conditions
of today quick declaration and accele-
ration are paramount requisites Of the
modern car.
Good declaration, according to Hec-
tor Rabezzana, spark plug engineer, Is
attained by keeping the brakes, especial
ly the front ones, in good working or
der and well balanced. This is par
ticularly important when driving on q
slippery pavement, as it eliminates side
swerving and minimizeS traffic mis-
haps.
Good acceleration can be improved If
spark plugs and breaker contact points
are In good working order. Too wide
a gap in spark plugs or breaker contact
points may cause the engine to miss,
preventing the speedy pickup that the
modern car Is capable of. This is why
plugs and breaker contact points should
be inspected at least twice year.
Unreliable declaration and Door &C.
celeration spell trafflc accidents. If
brakes and the ignition system are kept
in good condition fewer mishaps will
occur,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29
more with stocks holding to even

more with stocks holding to even
levels.
The most marked recession in sales
occurred in the low-priced fields, al
though the volume of medium and high
priced car sales declined slightly. The
tendency to more even sales trends is
evident in all price classes.
UsedCar Sales Decline.
Used-car sales declined still further
and no improvement occurred in stocks
Moderate increases we're noted in re-
possessions. Currently, these are high
in districts, normal in 90 and low
in l. Two weeks ago they we're high
in areas, normal in "a and low in /.
The trend also is noticeably more up
ward At present repossessions are on
the increase in Is localities, holding
even in 10 and declining in s. The
last survey showed them gaining In 13
areas, maintaining an even trend in 13
and receding in 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29
PARK ROAD BUILDERS
HANDICAPPED BY SNOW
National Service Grapples With
Problem of Heavy Winter Travel
in Yellowstone Area.
By the Associated Pres,

By the Associated Press.
YELLOWSTONE PARK, Wyo. -
Building roads to Withstand heavy Win
ter trafhc after severe SnowstormS is
a problem confronting the United States
National Park Service.
With increased Winter use of the ma
tional parks there is also the problem
OF providing accommodations for cold
weather use.
Twelve of the park areas and sew
eral of the national monuments of
the Southwest now are accessible to
travel throughout the year. Each VIM
ter sees more people travelling through
the parks, and even some campers. They
unroll their bedding beneath the rudest
shelters, undaunted by cold, and tackle
the toughest roads
The enlarged program for construc-
ton and reconstruction of park roads
calls for expenditure of 100000 an
nually over l0-year period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29
Involves Industry Future.

Upon an adequate highway system
throughout the country rests the future
of the gigantic automotive industry, d.
rectly employing 100000 people and
indirectly employing 10000 engaged N
allied interests, according to the District
Of Columbia Division of the American
Automobile Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29
Registration Averages.

In 1928 there were 40 motor vehicles
registered to every mile of improved
highways of every type. The compare
tive. figure in 1918 was II motor vehicles
to every mile of improved highway,
showing in the 10-year period an in
crease of 100 per cent in the number Of
motor units to every mile of improved
highway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29
A Sure Violation.

From the Wheel.
Constable-You are pinched for vio-
lating the driving laws.
AutoiSt-Which one?
Constable dunno, but you certainly
couldn't come all the way down Main
street without Dustin one of 'em.