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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
WARFARE OVER
RAIL MERGERS
TO FLARE ANEW
Third Unification Move in
Week Is Announced
by B. & 0.

BIZ United Prcss
NEW YORK. Feb. 2.-Warfare
over establishment of great eastern
trunk lines, brewing for years, is
expected TO flare anew following the
third tnification move announced
within a week.
The Baltimore Sc Ohio railroad
announced Friday it intended to file
with the interstate commerce COM
mission soon an application to ac-
quire control of the Reading and
the Central railroad of New Jersey,
over whose tracks it operates on its
route to the west.
The Baltimore q Ohio will also
file with the commission recon-
mendations as to the system it
hores TO build up.
Combined assets OF the Baltimore
IL Ohio and the two roads it seeks
to control are S1.712,826,542. The
trackage total is 10,601 miles.
The B. g. o. already has a large
interest in Reading. sharing its con-
troll with New York Central.
It's desire to get single control
presupposes an arrangement with
the New York Central. which
hitherto has been neutral in the
fight between the B. 81 o. and the
Van Sweringen interests on the one
hand and the Pennsylvania on the
other.
The B. g. o. announcement comes
a week after the interstate COM
mission approved in principle the
merger of the New York Central
system with the Big Four and the
Michigan Central.
1t follows by only few days the
announcement that the Van Swer-
ingen railroad holdings would be
centralized under a single corpora
tion.
Belief here is that the Van Swer-
ingens and the B. g. o., if their
main trunk line plans are approved,
expect to share jointly in several
tributary short lines. Previous con-
solidation plans have been opposed
by the Pennsylvania.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
WHITE HOUSE is
REFURNISHED IN
COLONIAL STYLE
Mrs. CooIidge'S Plan Wins
Over Bitter Opposition
of 'StandpatS.'
BY RAY TUCKER
Times stan Correspondent
ClnnrriphI 1929 Hnrgard

papers.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. Re
storation OF the interior of the
White House to the style of colonial
furniture of the period in which it
was built has been begun, it was
learned today
AS a result of the plan conceived
by Mrs. Coolidge, but delayed be-
cause of bitter opposition from GER
tain quarters, the green room, one
OF the three formal parlors, has
been furnished with beautiful
Sheraton and Heppelwhite pieces.
They were purchased from New
York antique dealers, and probably
will be paid for by persons inter-
ested in the movement to have the
Presidents home typify the repub-
lies early days.
The new, airy and graceful pieces
have Supplanted the stuffed and
rather heavy French empire fur
niture with which all the public
rooms were fitted at the time 0f the
major repairs made during the
Roosevelt administration In 1902. Tt
is understood that other rooms on
the ground floor will be treated in
the same manner.
Antiques in GreenrOOm
The greenroom now has such
pieces as a Sheraton sofa, six Hep
pelwhite chairs, several spindle-
legged tables with piecrust borders
and low stand with spreading legs.
Rugs and other decorations are
in keeping with the colonial effect.
and the green satin wall paper was
designed to harmonic with furni-
ture Of early American DAYS. A
low, curving bench with arching
legs completes the purely colonial
furnishings of the room.
It is not known how Presidents
Elect and Mrs. Hoover feel toward
the proposed change, but it is be-
iieved they approve. Mrs. Hoover
has been taken through the White
House by Mrs. Coolidge since the
greenroom was done over, within
the last few weeks.
Approved by Mrs. Coolidge
Renovation of the interior was
placed in the hands of commit
tee of nationally known experts in
antique furniture a few years ago,
when an appeal was made to indi-
viduals and museums to contribute
early American furniture for per-
manent use in the White House.
Members of the committee are
said to have selected the new pieces,
with the final approval coming from
Mrs. Coolidge. At the time the plan
was preached she visited the Ameri-
can wing of the Metropolitan Mu-
scum in New York to obtain sug-
.gestions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
Marriage Licenses

George Sands. 81, TT. Harrison, soldier,
and Florence B. Wilkerson. "a. OF 5o34
North Euclid. housekeeper.
Jonathan Shepard, IS, of 2627 East
Michigan, retired carpenter, and Lucy Nc
Creery, IS. of 2o54 Bellefontaine. nurse.
Lawrence Bailey, IS. city hospital, medi-
cal student and Hazel Bensinger. d. Of
1TS5 North Illinois. nurse.
D. D. Renries. rs. of 400 North Chester,
sales service. aud Nohondas Richmond.
IS. OF 402 NORTH Chester.
Henry Basham. IS. Fl. Harrison, soldier,
and Allean Mcdonald. 20. Lawrence. Ind.
Milton Martin, "a. q West Sixteenth.
bank clerk, and Beulah O'Brien. g. OF
5l2 East Fifteenth, private secretary
Harold Ludwig, 81. Mckinley hotel. en-
gineer. and Mae r. Boston. a.. OF llOl
West Thirty third. stenographer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
WINS SNOW BATTLE

Home Owner Victorious Over Tramp
Who Sneered at Pay for Work.
BB United Press
MUSCODA, Wis, Feb ELMER
Richter offered a tramp SO cents for
his breakfast when he had finished
slloveling the snow from the walk in
front of Richter's bakery here.
1T amt enough" said the tramp.
Whereupon he took his shovel
and started throwing the snow back
upon the walk. Richter hurriedly
procured another shovel and started
a "duep' with the stranger to keep
his walk clean.
After fifteen minutes of violent
endeavor the tramp admitted defeat
and obtained his meal from the
county.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
ATHLETE HOLDS PLANES
Two Aircraft Unable to Bulge
Powerful Jugo- SIav.

MOSCOW, Feb. "A Jugo-Slav
super-athlete has performed a
seemingly impossible feat of unusual
strength. With a passenger plane
tied to his right hand and a sport
plane to his left, he held the two
from moving when their engines
were going full power. Onlookers
expected him to be torn assunder,
but he didn't bulge under the ter
rife strain.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
FIRST BEAR TO WOMAN

HuntreSs Bags Bruin in Union River
Section, Maine.
AMHERST, Me-. Feb. IA wom-
an is credited with getting the first
bear in the Union river section this
season.
Mrs. Roy Richardson was hunting
porcupines when 200-pound black
bear came upon the scene. An ex-
perienced hunter, Mrs. Richardson
let Bruin have it between the eyes
and then shouted for aid to haul
her trophy home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
10000 CUPS OF JAVA
PURCHASE USED CAR
Cafe Owner Trades With Youth;
Takes Him Years to Collect.

By United Press
TRENT, Feb. "A second hand
automobile for 10000 cups of cof-
fee was the bargain made between
q young man of Rovereto near
here and the proprietor of a local
cafe.
The cafe owner, having stated
that he was willing to buy the
young mans car, but had not the
ready cash, the latter offered the
above terms, which were put down
on paper and duly signed. Two
lawyers who were in the cafe at
the time acted as witnesses.
The terms of the contract permit
the 10000 cups of coffee to be con-
sumed by any persons delegated by
the former owner of the automobile.
1t was calculated that if the car
owner had to drink all the 10000
cups himself, it would take him
more than nine years to get even
with the cafe proprietor, if he took
three cups a day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02

rightside-up or upside-down, and
it would still read the same.
CKY-WRITING planes are
~ speedy little fighters wonder
full craft to pilot. but SO tiny that
a shoe horn is needed to ease
yourself into the cockpit.
They can fly at 1875 miles an
hour and climb 10000 feet in
Twelve minutes. he continues
On the joystick IS the smoke
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02

trigger small lever resembling
the catch on an automobile hand
brake. Press it. and a puff Of
smoke issues from the tail of the
plane and continues in steady
stream as long as the lever is
squeezed.
Smoke of different colors green.
red and yelioW--haye been tried.
But white smoke stands out best
against blue sky.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
GIRL IS LAWYER AT 10
Youthful Attorney Admitted to Bar
Without Attending Law School.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
DECATUR, Ga, Feb. AT the
age of 10, Miss Irma Won Nunes is
a lawyer, although she never went
to law school.
The 19-year-old girl was admit
ted to the bar recently, the Georgia
regulations allowing minors over Is
20 the bar provided they pass the
state examinations creditably.
Her first case was a divorce suit.
She also has been before the state
supreme court in a pending dam
age suit.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02

ready written-no mean job. A
capital "E" requires a bother
some number of loops, OF course,
'I'' is the simplest Of all.
BY all odds the easiest sky-writ-
ing ever done was in England in
weaving the name "OxO." And
the curious part was that, besides
having simple letters. it could be
written forward or backward.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
REGARDED AS JINx OF ALPHABET FOR SKY WRITER'S

ing message and then. in the
middle OF 2 letter. the smoke
stopped. Collyer traced two or
three more letters, not realizing
his plight. Then the truth dawn
ed on him and he lowered for a
second or two undecided.
Watchers next saw the tiny
plane turn tail and scud away as
fast as II; could go for Long Island
and the landing field.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
DIVERS HUNT ARMS
OF VENUS IN. SEA
Island of Milo Stirs as Search Is
Made for Appendices.

BUAEA Service
ROME. Feb. There's d stir
on the Island of Milo.
Divers are engaged in a hunt for
the arms of the famous Venus de
Milo statue, the original of which
is in the Paris Louvre.
The search comes as the result of
a story to the effect that the arms
we're lost in the harbor during a
fight between French marines and
inhabitants of the island.
Proponents of the story are GER
tain the arms were broken off in
the struggle and dropped into the
Aegean sea.
Venus de Milo statue is one of the
finest pieces of Greek statuary ex-
tant, it dates from the second CEN
fury A. D. and is regarded as one
of me most perfect eXpositions of
the female body ever carved out Of
stone.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
GATOR EASY TO WHIP
Jaws Can Be Held Shut With One
Hand, Says "Dogger."
3r Tincs Speeiat

BIZ JfHcS Special
NEW YORK, Feb Next time
you see one of those news reels
showing a husky young man wres-
Ting with huskier alligator just
for the sport of it, don't gasp. It.
isn't half as dangerous as it looks,
and Thomas NJ. Carnegie Jr., who
is 'gator-dogging champion OF the
Georgia coast, tells why in the cur
rent Golden Book magazine.
IAN alligator has little or no
power to open its jaws" he explains.
'"The jaws of the largest easily can
be held closed with one hand, but
two men with a crowbar inserted
can not force them open. Needless
to say, this is valuable bit Of
knowledge for the prospective ALI
gator hunter"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
EATS; HAS NO STOMACH
E glishman Enjoys Health After
Major Operation.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
LONDON, Feb. IA man without
a stomach who takes his meals
regularly and is able to do light
work has been the subject of medical
interest recently.
Hepworth Etherington of Bailey,
Near Leeds, was operated on eigh-
teen months ago as the only hope of
saving his life. His stomach was re-
r"oved, leaving only certain glands.
After two weeks he was able to eat
solid food and has enjoyed good
health ever since.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02

THE script letter IN" is par
ticularly disliked by pilots,
according to Captain O. g. LIE
Boutillier, famous sky-writer. re-
lating his experiences in the
March issue of Popular Science
Monthly.
The last two loops have to be
added, one at a time. without dis
tlubing the part of the letter al
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
ANOTHER QUAKE SEEN
NEAR FOR CALIFORNIA
Severe Earth Shock Is Forecast
After other Disturbances.

By United Press
EUGENE, Ore. Feb. i.-Another
severe earthquake in California,
probably south of San Francisco. is
due within the near future. Dr. e. T.
Hodge, professor of geology at the
University of Oregon, has an
nounced.
chronological relation of the Cali
fornia coast with that of Chile leads
the university geologist to this con-
cluSion.
DR.. Hodge pointed out taat the
San Francisco earthquake of April,
1906, was followed in August of the
same year with severe shake IN
Chile.
This bore out the prediction If
Omori. Japanese. for whom the
Omori rule of chronological rela-
lions has been named.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02

IF motorist feels foolish when
Il he runs out of gasoline. it isn't
hard to imagine how : sky-writer
feels when his smoke gives out.
One of life's darkest moments for
one sky-writer-Captain c. B. d.
Collyer. who met his death not
long ago in a cross-country race
against time-was during sn adj
vertising campaign over BROOKLYN.
Spectators saw his plane weav-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
Farm Leader Speaks

bH II IS Nf-ecfdt
ANGOLA, Ind, Feb. 2.-H. S.
Winder, Chieago. executive secre-
tary of the American Farm Bureau
Federation. was the principal speak
er at the annual meeting of the
Steuben county farm bureau here
Friday night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
Dial Phones at Bloomington

BIZ Times Special
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Feb. a.
Dial telephones will be placed in
service here at 10 this evening. The
first call over the new system will
be made by Mayor John Hethering-
ton from the local exchange to his
home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
NAGGING WIFE is CURED
Husbands Silence Treatment Is Too
Much for Mate.
By United Press

HOBOKEN, Feb. 2.-Because her
husband had refused to talk to her
for year. Mrs. Anna Rauten-
kranz went to court and demanded
reconciliation or separation.
Her husband told the judge that
he had been nagged for twenty
five years and had taken to silence
in self defense. They finally agreed
to try getting along with little
less of both.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
BuiIdinu Permits

R. E. Wiley. dwelling and garage. 5si5
winthrop. s9.750.
r. Z. Wiley. dwelling and garage. 5735
Winthrop Sg100
r. e. Wiley dwelling and garage, til
East Fifty-eighth. s12.500.
w. w Garuth. excavate. 9i0 Bursa1l
parkway $3.50.
T. z Grinslade. dwelling and garage
1919 South Randolph, S2.350.
T. e. Grinslade. dwelling and garage.
1928 South Randolph. S2.350.
Crown Laundry Company. furnace. 81
South Grace. S3l5.
A. G. Bush. repair. ABB winthrop. s575
Hanley. garage. e2s North Temple.
w T. Smith. garage. 257 Villa. s2s5.
e. Hartman. garage, 1888 East YER
mont. $3.50.
y. l.. Holloway. dwelling. All West
Thirty-nintn. 81, 300.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02

Desert Song" She registered SO
we'll on the air that the Warner
chiefs left a memo to a staff men,
Der, urging that the singer be
called into the studio.
IF she photographs, sign her up"
was the order. And she did photo
graph, or else the camera fabricates
worse than usual.
At any rate she became an over
night star in a picture which soon
will be released. And already she
is getting ready for another.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
USE POSTAL PULM0T0R
French Try to Revive Bulletin Mis-
sives With Lower Rates.

LICtlCA 1Ay ~ AsChAfN 81AsShhA AfAAS
sives With Lower Rates.
BIZ United PrtsS
PARIS, Feb. Post card manu-
facturers are making a final effort
TO revive the dying industry of
printing picture postcards.
They have petitioned the French
government to lower the postage
rate on cards from two TO one cent
in an effort to interest the public
again in that form Of correspond
ence.
The manufacturers produced sta
tisticS to show that whereas 442,-
100000 cards were mailed in France
annually. several years ago. the fig
ure has fallen to $4,000. 900 annual
", and threatens unemployment for
many Of the 10000 printers engaged
IN that industry
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
LIGHTHOUSES ON LAND
England VIII Build Towers as Aid
to AyiatOr4.
"a United Press

BIZ United Press
LONDON. Feb. Great Britain
is planning a group of lighthouses
on land. These lighthouses viii act
as signal stations to airplanes. A
light win flash instructions to plane
pilots, who viii carry code books
with which to interpret the mean
ing Of the flashes
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02

Invalids should not be asked TO
eat the same food at two meals in
succession.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
BAD BLEND--THE END
Fags and Dynamite Don't Mix,
Workmen Are Demonstrated.

BIZ United Press
PORT DEPOSIT, Md, Feb. -
Cigarets and dynamite don't mix
Two workmen watched Superintend-
ent OF the Cameron quarry, William
P. Cameron, walk down a road with
six 10-inch sticks of dynamite in
his hands and cigaret in his
mouth. All was serene until they
were thrown on their faces by the
force of a terrific explosion. Cam
eron was blown to bits.
Evening star., 1929-10-06
PROBE PLAN WILL
Be WEIGHED SOON
BIease Proposal to Investi-
gate Police Will Go to
Audit Group Early.

The Senate committee on audit and
control will meet early this week, pos
sibly Tuesday, to consider the resolution
drafted by Senator Blease, Democrat, of
South Carolina, to direct the Senate
District committee to investigate recent
events in the police department and
District attorneys Office.
The resolution would provide spe-
officially for an inquiry into the reasons
for the suspension of Policeman Robert
j. Allen. who took an active part In
investigating the Mcpherson case. Po-
liceman Allen was put back on duty
yesterday by the Commissioners.
1t also seeks an inquiry into the is
suance of permits to carry concealed
weapons in the District. Still another
section would require an investigation
of the steps taken by the grand jury
and the District attorneys ONCE In
connection with the death several
months ago of Lee King. a Chinese.
AS soon as the resolution was intro
duced 1t was sent to the audit and con-
troll committee. of which Senator
Deneen of Illinois is chairman. and ac-
ton will not be taken on 1t by the
Senate until that committee reports.
Evening star., 1929-10-06
PHYLLIS WHEATLEY
"Y" BILLS PROGRAM
Home Coming to Be Celebrated by
Young Women This
Afternoon

Home coming day" will be celebrated
at I o'clock this afternoon at the Phyl-
lis Wheatley branch of the Y. w. c. A.,
90l Rhode Island avenue. with open
house for all present and former menu
bers. Mrs. Cleo Key is chairman of the
committee in charge. Entertainment
has been prepared.
Announcement Of the Fall and Winter
program for the Phyllis Wheatley Y
includes studies IN current events. short
story writing and home making, under
the direction of Miss Randolph; social
usages, taught by Miss Elics Jones:
physical education, including dancing,
swimming, games and reducing. taught
by Miss Ida M. Hall; talks on books
worth reading and interracial lectures
by DR.. Kelly Miller; music. taught by
Miss Marie James: French. by Miss
Kapulani McCants Stewart: health
talks by Mrs. Alice Boone Dumas: par
ables. public speaking and dramatic ex-
preston BY Mrs. Halle Queen Jack
son: child study by Mrs. Anna j.
Thompson: social hygiene. by Mrs. S.
V Croxton: dressmaking and apprecia-
ton of clothes, by Mrs. Aldina Hawkins
Eaines Brown: successful hostesses and
poster making by Miss Nixon. and other
business and historical studies under
competent directors.
Evening star., 1929-10-06
AGENTS BEGIN INVESTIGATION
TO SOLVE MCPHERSON CASE

ment. where Mrs. Mcpherson met her
death, is In the third precinct. and
there might have been desire to re-
move Allen from that territory for q
while.
Capt. Doyle. it will be recalled. had a
run in" with Policeman Allen some
months ago when the latters car was
"confiscated' by one of the captains
men for being parked in a restricted
zone marked out in front Of the homo
of Representative De Priest, colored, of
Illinois.
Allen did not like this at all. and he
told them so enlphatcally At the eighth
precinct. AS a result of his protests his
car was restored to him and Capt.
Dovle was ordered to remove the mo
parking" signs in front Of the Repre-
sentative's home. The Traffic Bureau
explained that no authority had been
given for erection of the signs, and that
similar requests for signs in front OF
other legislators residences had been
denied.
Allen declared last night that he be-
lieved his reinstatement was due to the
efforts of Senators Capper, Blease,
Copeland and Overman with whom he
had conferred concerning his status.
He said he went to Maj. Pratt's ONCE
Friday and inquired whether he was to
be awarded the detective sergeantcy
promised by Inspector Shelby at the
instance of his friends in the Senate.
Capper and Copeland wrote letters to
the Commissioners asking that Allen
be reinstated when a police triad board
recommended his dismissal after he
had wounded colored man when he
failed to stop on Aliens demand when
he apprehended him running down an
alley after shots had been fired.
Evening star., 1929-10-06

Liberians have given the name
living alarm clock" to the little pep
per bird, which with the rising of the
sun ffutters to the housetops and
fences and utters shrill cries.
Evening star., 1929-10-06
THREE YEARS ORDERED
FOR BARBER SHOP BREAK

Lewis Walker, colored, was sent to
the penitentiary for three years yester-
day by Chief Justice Mccoy. In Grim
inal Division g. Walker broke into the
barber shop of Jerome johnson June
% last and stole clothing.
A term of three years imprisonment
was also imposed on Thornton H. john
son, coJored, who broke into a dining
car of the Southern Railway in the
wards of the Washington Terminal Co.
He got only quantity of cigars and
cigarettes.
Justice Peyton Gordon, in Criminal
Division !. yesterday sent Charles Mills,
colored, to the penitentiary for five
years. He was before the court on two
charges of HOUSEKEEPING and larceny,
and the court fixed the penalty in each
case at five years, but allowed them to
run concurrently.
Mills broke into an apartment at 10i4
Euclid street April 81 and stole wearing
apparel and jewelry. He also stole a
quantity of clothing from an apartment
at 521 u street May %.
Evening star., 1929-10-06
BLIND NOW READ BOOKS
ON GIRLS GOOD LOOKS

Three volumes of books under the
title, ANY Girl Can Be Good Looking"
are among the most frequently de-
manded by the blind woman patrons
of the New York Public Library, ac-
cording to Lucille A. Goldthwaite, liz
brarian for the blind.
These volumes, reproduced In Braille,
the raised printing method, are from q
volume written some time ago by Hazel
Rawson Cades, beauty editor of Wom-
ans Home Companion, having to do
with the care of the hair, skin, hands
and posture, and outlining the correct
methods of using cosmetics. The book
was read by Mrs. Mary @. Cglesby OF
Bronxville, N. Y She told her blind
friends of it and the sightless women
showed a great interest. Mrs. Oglesby
transcribed the work into Braille. three
huge volumes being required for the
edition for the blind, and presented
them to the library.
A number Of women and women's
clubs recently have been devoting their
spare time to the transcription of print
ed words into Braille for the benefit OF
the blind, but Miss Cades' book is said
TO be the only ene available To- the
'r'etIess that d."'s with the subject
t~rT,' S-SlS g,