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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-16

new radium-tipped pencil enables man to
write down his thoughts in four coors A big demand
is reported from golfers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-16

Now that We have talking signboards tourists soon
will have to start wearing earmuffs
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-16
REASON
Wedding Celebrations Bring
More Idiots to the Surface
Than All Other Events
Combined.
BY Frederick Lands

THESE transatlantic fights by
L planes with single motors
should stop. since they can not pos
sibly prove anything, except the
daring Of those who take the
chances.
The establishment of a regular
passenger service. surrounded by 50
many grinning skulls, is about as
likely as the establishment OF a ser
vice to send customers over Niagara
Falls in barrels.
It's not pioneering; it's simply
rolling the bones with death.
Why all this hectic conversation
about the governments prosecuting
the wife of this Chinese consul at
San Francisco. Just because she was
caught in the act of smuggling?
We have been slapping the wives
of rich Americans on the wrist when
we've caught them smuggling, so
we should give the Chinese conSuPS
wife a garden party and admit her
to high society,
When the Anglo maniac like john
Cirier Hibben, president of Prince
ton university, goes abroad and
makes speech, abusing his country,
he should be compelled to be
naturahzed when he comes back
home.
flames R. CUMMINGS of Mis-
~ souri,, who just has died be-
longed to the James gang, but quit
after ten years, saying its menu
bers were just robbers and killers.
It must have been a terrible shock
when it suddenly dawned on him.
The union plaSteres of Chicago
have adopted a $13 day wage scale,
an unlucky number for the fellow
who's trying to build home.
Doris Blake, who writes about the
ladies, says that some mothers wear
anything but halo, but with some
of them it is very little.
Mabel Gilman-Corey, divorced
wife of the Pittsburgh steel magnate,
has renewed her extremely refined
negotiations to acquire the italian
prince.
And to think the money with
which she is operating came from
our protective tariff, levied to pro-
tect American workmen. -
NKTHAT happy, informal func-
w ton that was at jenkins, KY,
where the merry makers called to
celebrate a marriage and threw the
young husband into the lake and
drowned him!
Wedding celebrations bring more
idiots to the surface than all other
| events combined.
II n II
Mrs. Coolidge has joined
Northampton club Of working Wom-
en- and nov it is up to Cal to join
the Amalgamated Order of Hay
| makers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-16

It's entirely different matter when the roll is
called in Wall Street
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-16

What's wrong with this sentence: I would buy this
myself if I had your capital?"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-16

Doris Blake, who writes about the
ladies, says that some mothers wear
anything but a halo, but with some
of them it is very little.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-16

The union plasteres of Chicago
have adopted a $13 day wage scale.
an unlucky number for the fellow
who's trying to build home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-16
BY DIR. MORRIS FISHBEIN

Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-16

flames R. CUMMINGS of Mis-
~ souri,, who just has died, be-
longed to the James gang, but quit
after ten years, saying its MEM
bers we're just robbers and killers.
1t must have been a terrible shock
when it suddenly daWned on him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-16

Mrs. Coolidge has joined
Northampton club Of working Wom-
en- and nov it is up to Cal to join
the Amalgamated Order of Hay
makers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-16

When the Anglo-maniac like john
Cirier Hibben, president of Prince
ton university, goes abroad and
makes a speech, abusing his country,
he should be compelled to be
naturalized when he comes back
home.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-07
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SAYS HICKMAN
RELEASED AFTER
BEING ARRESTED

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7. W.H-
William Edward Hickman, since
hanged for the murder, was ar
rested as suspect in the Staying
of Marion Parker two hours after
her body was found, Clifton NJ.
Shirley, former police officer, said
in an affidavit which he filed in
asking probation on charge of
possession of a machine gun.
Shirley asserted that he took
Hickman into custody but that his
superior Officers ordered Hick-
man s release. He said his arrest on
the machine gun charge was brought
about in spite because he had en-
barrassed police officials by telling
of the Hickman episode.
Shirley contended that officials
who questioned Hickman turned
him loose under the belief that he
had no knowledge of the murder.
Hickman subsequently was cap
tured in Oregon and was returned
here and found guilty of the muir
der, He finally was hanged at San
Quentin prison.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-07
BELIEVE CHICAGO
VICTIM MAY Be
MISSING WOMAN.

CHICAGO, Aug. 7.W.P) Posi-
bility that an aged woman who died
in the psychopathic hospital July
l6, after she was found wandering
in Il dazed condition in Lincoln
Park, might be Mrs. Laura Kirk,
so, wealthy Pasadena, Calf, woman
was being investigated by police to-
day.
Mrs. Kirk, widow of harvester
manufacturers, disappeared from a
mountain resort near San Diego,
June l, accompanied by a stranger.
Her son, Norman Kirk, believed she
carried $4,000 in her handbag at the
time.
The son revealed that his mother
left home after a quarrel. He said
originally she agreed to give him
$50 600 on conditions she live with
him the remainder of her life. She
actually paid him $4,000 then
changed her mind and sued him for
the return of the money, he declar-
ed. Later the son sued neighbors
charging they alienated his mother s
affections.
The body of the woman lies un-
claimed in downtown morgue.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-07
FEDERAL ACTION
AIDING FARMERS
SENATOR STATES

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7U.H -
Federal action on agricultural prob
lens has already had its effect on
the farmer in strengthening his
morale, his psychology, and his
courage, Senator Capper of Kansas,
told members of the Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce.
1.-The whole theory of the farm
relief bill is to help the farmer to
help himself the senator said, ad-
ding that he is "glad TO say that
the method used in correcting the
situation and restoring prosperity to
the farmer is that of cooperative eff
fort rather than that of subsidy
from the federal treasury
Praising California for its leader
ship in cooperative marketing and
noting that more than one third of
this states $75O,0OO,0O0 crops are
handled by cooperatives, Senator
Capper gave his opinion that the
farmer has not received his share
of protection in the past, but that
lack of leadership and organized eff
fort are responsible for the present
farm situation.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-07
BRITAIN 5
PROGRAM
ASSAIED
France And Italy Lead
In Demanding Young's
Plan Be Upheld.
SNOWDEN IN ERROR
Assertions OF England's
Delegate To Hague Not
Correct.
BY FREDERICK KUH
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

NOAlteu TTeSS OLdII COrreSpOHueuL)
THE HAGUE, Aug. 7. W.P)--
Great Britain's campaign for COM
plete revision of the Young plan was
asSailed by other creditor powers at
today S secret session Of the interna-
tional political and reparations con-
ference, with the French and Italian
delegates leading the assault.
Antonio Mosconl and Henri Cher
On, finance ministers of Italy and
France, ardently defended the Young
plan as agreed to in Paris by the
conference of reparations experts
headed by the American, Owen ID.
Young, and asserted that the plan
must be accepted as an indivisible
whole or not at all.
Cheron was chosen by the French
delegation to reply to charges made
yesterday by Philip Snowden, Brit
ish chancellor of the exchequer, that
the Young plan was unfair to Great
Britain. The French finance minis
tOl oIb dbOut tOudN w PioNC tiAo
the figures quoted by Snowden were
erroneous.
Cheron also was instructed by his
delegation, headed by Premier Aris-
tide BRAND, to point out that it was
the British delegation at Paris dur
ing the drawing up of the Young
plan, which suggested the uncondi-
tional annuities for France-to
which Snowden now objects-ror the
purpose of paying for the reconstruct
tion of the devastated areas.
Roumania Heard From
Roumania, the first of the small
nations to be heard from at the con-
ference, aligned itself with Great
Britain in the latter's stand for q
revision of the reparations plan.
Cheron was the first speaker of
the session. He was followed by
Mosconi, who outlined Italy's posi-
tion on the reparations question.
Then came the director of the Bank
of Portugal, Joao Henrique Ulrich,
who raised for the first time the
topic of the proposed International
Bank to handle the reparations pay
ments.
Ulrich demanded that all the in
terested nations be represented in
the administration of the super
/. bank. This demand was interpret
cd as a move to forestall the banks
complete domination by the large
powers.
Shortly afterward, DIR. Strese-
mann, German foreign minister,
took the floor and reiterated that
Germany would accept the Young
plan as basis for settlement OF
outstanding political and economic
questions, but would insist upon inn
mediate evacuation of the Rhine
land and upon a preliminary UNDER
standing on the Saar basin question.
StreSemann said he personally
would raise three questions during
the conference, and would demand
that the finance and political COM
missions of the conference begin
work simultaneously so as to func-
tion on parallel basis.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-07
ANNOUNCEMENT OF
HEAVY FINES BY
ACTORS EQUITY

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 7. UP) -
representative of the Motion Pic
ture Producers Association and the
Actors Equity Association met in
conference here again today while
Hollywood still was discussing
Equity's latest attempt to force
screen players to support its de-
mands for the "closed shop"
The meeting Of committee from
the two organizations was the fourth
since Equity first demanded 49,
hour week and all-Equity casts,
provisions which the producers re-
fused to recognize. Neither side has
commented on the progress of nego-
tiations.
Equity s schedule of fines, con-
sidered one of the most drastic
moves of the present warfare, drew
the interest of the entire film
world.
The schedule, recommended for
adoption, proposed to assess penal
ties on all actors-whether Equqity
or Equity-who have signed or
who sign non-Eqquity contracts be-
fore a release is given by Equity.
The list of fines follows:
For members of Equity who have
signed or sign any contract subse-
quent to June ), contrary to Equity
instructions:
A fine equal to double the amount
of earnings under such contract, and
suspension for one wear.
For those working by day, who
have worked contrary to instruc-
tions:
A fine equal to the amount they
have earned by so working during
the period of this struggle, and
suspension for four months.
For artists not being Equity mem
bers, but who have worked during
this period:
Similar fines to the above in each
group, and admission to Equity
for a period of one year in the first
case, and for four months in the
case of day workers.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-07
Checking Up On
Floods Damage

Los ANGELES. Aug. :. W.P)-
Sections OF Arizona, Nevada and
Imperial Valley. California, today
were checking damage caused by
flood waters which were responsible
for heavy property loss and the
death of three persons during the
last few days.
Collapse Of the partly construct.
ed Littlgficld dam, near Littleficld,
Aril.. ON the Virgin river, resulted
in 100000 damage to the structure
and 10000 10 property and crops.
The dam broke hate Monday
night and allowed water 10 run into
Littlefleld. and the towns Of Mes.
quite and Bunkerville, across the
line in Nevada.
Railroad propcrty was damaged
IN Imperial Valley by heavy rains.
Repairs had been completed today
and through traffic. which had been
interrupted, was resumed.
Two railroad men lost their lives
when their engine plunged through
q bridge nrar Las Vegas, New. and
an unidentified man was drowned
near III Centre. Calf.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-07
ZEPPELIN
ALL SET
TO SAIL
Big Airship Will Start
Tonight On Round World
Flight.
FARES ARE COSTLY
Eckener Confident Graf
Will Succeed In Gird-
ling Globe.
BY LYLE G. WILSON
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

NAVAL AIR STATION. Lake.
hurst, \. j., Aug. 7W.D The
gongs of ships clocks striking mid
night viii summon the Graf Zeppelin
10 her greatest adventure tonight.
During the first minutes of the
new day, the largest airship in the
world is scheduled TO soar eastward
from this naval station on trip
around the world.
The Graf Icppelin's mission is to
pioneer Il commercial air route from
west 10 east. tpon the reputation
for air safety which is expected to
be earned on this journey, Dr. Hugo
Eekener hopes to found regular
trans Atlantic airship service.
Within two years, Eckcner be
lieVes, his transatlantic airship ser
Wee will be realized. He Is start
Ing his round trip journey here in
order To attract attention of fin
aneiers in the world 5 richest couu-
Try.
Delays in refucling the Graf were
overcome during the night hours
with the prospect that her tanks
woul be fun we'll before time for de
parfnre. The final initiation of
hydrogen began today aud there re-
maincd only 10 load lubricatiug oil.
Cost Is High
Storing of mail, baggage and
freight, WAS postponed until today.
Thousands of pieces of mail matter
have been received here. with post
agr at the rate Of $3.50 per ounce.
The Graf's greatest revenue comes
from mail and freight. Passengers
require attention. entertainment and
food. all OF which is expensive. Even
when they pay $4,000 for passage,
as on this trip, pr Eckcncr would
prefer other cargo.
The Graf is undertaking a $1,000
mile flight with stops az Friedrich
shuicn. Germany; Toxic and Los
Angeles ,nfoutc back to this hang.
ar. Between 50 20 ~ hours are al
l,ttcd to the flight across the Atlan-
tic to Germany. Because adequaf .
weather data D. not available, no
estimate b. made uf 10, time likely
to he required for the flighl FROM
Germany to Toxic. 10 Is this leg Of
tho Journey that most pcfturbs
Eckcncr. Eastward from Japan,
Eckenrr will fly 90 the Alcutiau
island chain. an interrupted prolom
CATION of Alaska, and strike the
American coast near Seattle. los
Angeles will bc the first American
stop. The Zeppelin then must prove
herself equal TO surmountiug Rocky
Mountain peaks.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-07
Find Body Of
Customs Agent

DETROIT, Aug. Z. W.H-The
body of Richard Sundland, federal
prohibition agent who fell or was
thrown into the Detroit river from
the yacht Maxine early Saturday,
was recovered near the foot of
Adair street today by customs
border patrolmen.
The finding of the agent s body
substantiates in part the story told
by John NJ. Heath, elevator con.
struetion engineer, that Sundland
toppled into the river during 4
scuffle on the deck of his yacht af-
ter Sundland had searched the craft
for liquor After communicating
with his attorney, Heath disappear
CI
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-07
INCENDIARY AT
NEFARICUS WORK
In FOREST AREAS

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. Z. U.P)
Nine blazes in the Sierra National
Forest in Mariposa county have
been traced to an inccndiaIy using
"firopot'' and Disgusting his trail
by sacks wrapped around his shoes,
forestry officials said here today.
The ''fircpot was said never TO
have been used before. 1t consists
Of candles of different length, set
in oil soaked rags within cans to
prevent the wind from cxtinguish-
ing the flames.
Tht different length of the
candles allowed the firebug to
travel considerable distance while
the fires broke out practically at
the same time nj the different
points.
This was the method followed,
according to the report of NJ. A.
Eenedict, United States ranger at
North Fork, and Sheriff John A..
tastagnetto of Mariposa county,
who investigated the bazes which
broke out yesterday, starting early
in the morning and continuing until
midnight.
The fires were believed to be
controlled, but had spread over
5000 acres, mostly inside TIE for
est, IN the Jcrscydalc section.
Other fires reported to the L. S.
forestry service here were near
Soledad. in Cdicvaras county
Modoc county and in Plumas Ma
tioual forest.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-07
Modern Speed
Hurries Travel

Los ANGELES, Aug. 7.U.R)- A
modern saga of speed will be con-
cluded at the Grand Central Air
Terminal here today when Richard
j. Burke, Los Angeles survey en-
gineer, lands with the air-rail plane
from New Mexico, to complete a $50
hour trip from London to Germany
to Los Angeles.
Burke flew from London to
FriedrichShafen, crossed the Allan
tie ON the Graf Zeppelin, and is
journeying here over air-rail lines.
BY ordinary means the trip would
have taken more than four days
longer. With Burke is B. c. Chenea,
an executive of the Pan-American
Airways, who is completing a 5000
mile air-rail trip from Porto Rico
in days.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-07
More Victims OF
Clam Poisoning

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. Z. U.D
Three persons We're in serious con-
ditions in a San Francisco hospital
today, and six others We're under
treatment for poisoning caused by
eating CLAIMS. The death toll of
the current poisoning eases remain-
cd at four.
Those in serious condition here
were Joseph Padilla, his wife and
son. Another Padilla boy and Mrs.
Bertha Menta also were under
treatment after the Padilla and
Menta families ate clans gathered
at the mouth of the Russian river,
Sonoma county.
Meantime some 400 miles OF the
California coast, extending from
Monterey county to the Oregon line
was placed under shellfish quar-
antine by the state board of health.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-07
Bomber Forced
Down In Arizona

san DIEGO, Calf, Aug. Z. U.R
Forced down last night at Wins
low, Arizona, Captain. George Pal
mer, and Lieutenant L. +. Harmon,
pilots of the ninth plane of the
army bombing squadron which ar
rived here last night, were enroute
to join their formation at North
Island today. The bomber was not
damaged in the landing.
The planes viii remain here for
three days before pointing north to
Oakland, Calf, from there they
will 60 to Salt Lake City, Cheyenne,
Denver, and back to Langley Field,
Va, where they will end their
transcontinental tests.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-07
Doctors Puzzled
By Odd Illness

Los ANGELES, Aug. 7. W.P -
With five members of a family i'll
from "A mysterious malady which
caused the death of n small boy,
physicians today attempted definite
ly to classify the disease.
A chemist S report of an analysis
of the stomach of Charles Haynes,
s, who died last week, is expected
momentarily.
Meanwhile two of the boys sisters
were reported recovering.
His mother Mrs. Raymond Haynes,
his. grandmother, Mrs. Louis Ponty-
eoffe, and an infant of the family,
were said to be seriously i'll.
The disease is a form of dysent-
ary, which doctors announce is not
of an epidemic nature.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-07
Tried To Kill
Aged Woman

LOS ANGELES, Aug. Z. W.H-
Mrs. Irene johnson, %, today was
found guilty of the attempted muir
der of her bed-ridden grandmother
Mrs. Sarah Mcdonald, so, of Whit
tier.
The case was tried without jury
before Judge Carlos Hardy, who set
Friday for date of sentence.
1t was charged that Mrs. John
son ran hose to her grandmother s
bedroom and turned on the gas. The
women were said to have quarreled
over money matters.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-07
Court Refuses
To Halt 'Alibi'

CHICAGO, Aug. T. W.P}-Chicago
police were denied the right to cen
sor "Aibi" talking picture
which portrays the evils and abuse
of police powers when Circuit Judge
Fisher issued a temporary injunc-
tion preventing any interference
with showing the film.
Censorship should be used out
of sheer necessity where the i'm
morality and obscenity of picture
is clearly visible,' Judge Fisher
ruled. "Improper use of censorship
is shown when police attack a pic
ture only because it shows an abuse
of their power for which they are
generally criticised -
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-07

Correct figures today were:
Bank Clearings, ~ l,4s2, 2,000,-
600.
Clearing house balance $751;
GOO. ZOO.
Fderal reserve bank credit
balance. sl6s. 100000.
Incorrect figures sent out
were sl.l7s.oSO, 600; Sls3,000,-
GOO; aud sl6s. 100000, rcspecti-
yrlv That would make the
winner No. 7s3 the last two
figuFcs 81 the first number 5e.
fore the clippers and the last of
the seeond figure. The actual
wiHaing numbers VAS different.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-07
|SPRECKELS HAS
new PLAN FOR
SUGAR TARIFF
California Operator Sub
mits Outline To Senate
Committee.
BY PAUL r. MALLON
United Press Staff Corresonden

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.-U.H-
A sliding sugar scale which would
tax refiners and limit their profits
to guarantee a six cents pound or
better price for refined sugar, was
Offered to the senate finance com
mittee today by an agent of its mil
lionaire author, Rudolph Spreckles
of California, sugar magnate and
friend of President Hoover.
Spreckles has been tramping the
corridors of the senate office build
ing for weeks trying to line up sen
ators in favor of his plan. He is
strongly opposed to the Smoot slid
ing scale upon which hearings were
opened by the committee today.
"Above everything else,' Spreck-
els said, "my scale would protect
the consumer and the American
producer. 1t will always limit the
refiner's margin by the application
of an internal revenue tax.
81 am opposed to the Smoot scale
because it would be unjust to Cuba
and would never give relief to
American producers.
The scale was presented by Ed
gar II. Stone, representative of
Spreckles vast refining interests
The duty provided in Spreckles
scale is about the same as that or
the Smoot scale which also seeks to
fix the price of wholesale refined
sugar at six cents.
While Smoot's scale fluctuates
from 0.S0 cents to 2.40cents on Cuban
sugar, Spreckles goes only from one
to t'so cents, but Smoot's rates ap-
ply to refined sugar while Spreck-
els scale opened the sugar fight on
four fronts. When it was made
public, Senator Borah, Repn.. Idaho,
let it be known he had put his pro
position for two cent sugar bounty
and low tariff in the hands of eX-
pcrts. He indicated he would
champion the bounty plan in op-
position to the other three pending
schemes,-the flat 2.40 cents rate
fCont;r,ad ou paOa Siy\
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-07
Barnson Urges
Tariff On Figs

SACRAMENTO, Aug, I. W.H-
Imposition of higher tariff ON i'm
ported dried figs was urged in a
telegram sent to Senator Samuel
Shortridge today by stephen Barn
son, state real estate commissioner,
A five cent tariff is the only
means of protecting the life savings
of more than 5000 owners of small
fig acreages in California, accord
paintings have increased 800 per
cent during the last three years,
prices have descended, due largely
to foreign competition, Barnson
said.