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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-30
GRIEVED; TAKES LIFE
Hangs Self Because He Was Unable
to Give Children Holiday Gifts.
By United Press

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-Death has
come into the home of Gustave
Johenan, carpenter of West New
Brighton, S. L, ecause Santa Claus
passed his six children by this
year.
Heartbroken because he had been
unable to give his children the
usual things for Christmas, Johe-
nan, who had been out of work for
over three months, hanged himself
from the cellar rafters soon aftec
one of his children pointed out a
neighbor boys sled and said: That
was what I wanted for Christmas"
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SHADE OF VOLSTEAD!
Pennsylvania Distillery Will Produce
2,5OO,0OO Gallons of Whisky.
BIZ Unit cd Press

BIZ United Press
CONNELLSVILLE, Pa. Dec. 3d.
Production of 100000 gallons of
whisky will start shortly in the
Broadford Distillery of A. Overholt
& Co., the largest plant of its kind
in the world, it was learned today.
Workmen are preparing machin-
cry and equipment for manufactur-
ing the liquor under permit issued
recently. The contract will keep
100 persons employed for ten years,
it was estimated.
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In the Air

Weather conditions in the air at
$50 a. M:
Southwest wind, six miles an
hour; barometric pressure, 29.85;
temperature, SO; ceiling and visi-
bility unlimited; one inch snow OH
field.
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Enlarge Airport

BIZ United Press
JERUSALEM, Dec. 30.-Palestine
is INDUCING in more flying. The
airdrome at Kalandia, ten kilometers
north of Jerusalem. is being en-
larged. Twenty dunans Of land
have been acquired for ten purpose.
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The City
i'm Brief

v. r. Campbell, 1866 RuckIe
street, indianapolis, is registered as
patinent at the Good Samaritan
hospital, Cincinnati.
Annual directors meeting and cleo
ton of officers of the Indianapolis
Humane Society will be held at 8
p. m. Friday in the Chamber Of
Commerce building.
Ell Commando, western adven-
turer, will recite stories of the old
west at luncheon meeting of the
indianapolis Lions Club at the Lin
coin Jan. s.
The Rev. w. NJ. Lyons, pastor of
Our Lady Of LourdeS Roman Cath
Ole church, will speak at the XII
wants Club luncheon in the Clay
pool Tuesday on 1.-THE Value of Eel
lowShip in KiWaniS."
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HORSES PASS SLOWLY

Equines to Be Gone Entirely In
1914, Chicago City Official Believes.
Bp United Press
CHICAGO, Dec. 30-At the rate
horses are disappearing from the
city streets, there will be none left
in 1914, according. to calculations Of
Deputy City Collector George F.
Lehman. Licenses for horse drawn
vehicles decreased from 1886 in
1928 to 11,027 for 1929.
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DR.. Max Bahr in Club Talk

DR.. Max A. Bahr, superintendent
of the Central state hospital for in
sane, will address the Knights Of
Columbus luncheon club at the
Spink-Arns Friday On THE Mind
and Its Functioning.''
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Leslie Confers About Road

Governor Harry G. Leslie was in
Lafayette today comforting with
state highway commissioners on a
proposed road around Purdue uni
verSity.
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LINDYS ARRIVE IN OHIO
Colonel and Wife Reach Columbus
From Detroit.

COLUMBUS, o., Dec. 30.-Colonel
and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh ar
rived at the Transcontinental Air
port here at 10:45 a. m. today from
Detroit, where they had been visit
ing Lindbergh's mother.
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TREASURY STATEMENT

BIZ UIfP0 Press
= WASHINGTON. Dec, ,3o.aoTTeasury net
receipts for the month to the same date
totalied $34 1886, 070. 7l.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
Business
and
Finance

BIZ Tires SDccidl
BALTIMORE, Dec. 30-Stockholders
have approved consolidation OF Trt Con-
tinentai Corporation and TIT Continental
Allied Company. Inc. into a single cor
poration under the name Of Tri CONT
mental Corporation as proposed by the d.
rectors.
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Local Wagon Wheat

City grain elevators are paying s1.2o for
No. 2 red wheat and Sl.16 for No. hard
wheat.
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BU nItCd PrPSS
NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-Bank clearings
1865 900, 900; clearingS house balance, $l70.-
600 900: Federal Reserve bank credit bal
ance Sal OO0, 900.
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CHICAGO. Dec. 30.-Purchase Of the
Live Poultry Transit Company has been zee
can Car Corporation, H. H Brigham, preSi-
dent. announced. North. American will take
over the operation of the company on
Jan. l. The consideration was not re-
Vealed.
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BALTIMORE. Dec. o.-Stockholders
have approved consolidation Of Tri Con;
tinental Corporation and TIT Continental
poration under the name Of Tri Cont
mental Corporation as proposed by the d.
rectors.
use during the year is now estimated by
the National Electric Light Association at
nnety-Seven billion klowst I;160 r,o TINS
hours over 1928 and en- increase OF seven
teen billion kilowatt-hours oyer the Pro.
duction for 1927. This output equals that
Of all ali of the rest Of the world combined.
During the past seven years the industry
has added thirteen and one-halt million
kilowatts to its generating capacity which
is Interesting because of the feet that 1t
is response made to demand. During
c css loo 10 billion HiloWatt-hours for the first
time in history.
The International Railways Of Central
America project, completion of which
was celebrated at the Guatemala-Salva-
dor border Iiue Saturday, represents an
investment of S12,O0o,O0O and results in
bringing another Central American Re-
public into direct contact with Gulf and
Atlantic seaports of the United States
NEW YORK, Dec 27.-Valued at SAL
C25, 600, heavy construction and engineer
ing contracts let throughout the country
in the past week dropped to the lowest
level of any seven-day period in 1929,
Comparing with $z8.841, 900 in the previous
week and SIS, $4,000 in the correspond
ing week last year, engineering news
record reports.
Plans to increase the output Of the road
machinery division Of Foote Brothers Gear
& Machine Company in keeping with state
and national highway building programs
| for 1880 were made known today py "
c. Davis, president State road eXpenol-
lures in several parts of the country. al
several hundred million dollars, Davis
stated
CHICAGO. Dec 3o.-Purchase Of the
Live Poultry Transit Company has been
approved by the directors OF North Amerl-
dent. announced. North American VIII take
over the operation of the company on
Jan. /. The consideration was not re-
vealed.
BIZ Times SDeciGl
CHICAGO, Dec. 30.-An increase
in 1880 over 1929 of $600,000000 in
expenditures for home building is
forecast by the American Builder,
the leading paper in the building
construction industry in its issue
for January. 1t estimates that ex-
penditures upon houses, apartments
and other kinds of residential build
ings this year will aggregate
81, 300,000,000.
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BP Tr'4od pross

PITTSBURGH. Dec. Hogs-Receipts,
$500: market. 10 to 90 cents higher; 100
1895; io0-14o lbs. s10.2591O.75:. sows. s39
8.75. Cattle-Receipts. 65; market, mostly
steady: bulk steers and yearlines.. Slo@13;
short fed yearlinC heifers. S12: fat COWS.
S6.7569: few dulls. sa6950. Calves-Re
ceipts 500: market. steed good and
choice vealeT5. s17.50ql9. Sheep-Rs-
ceipts $780, market. generally assoc
love-: fat lambs. sl1613.75: aged wethers,
Se.5OM7.
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NEW YORK STATEMENT

CHICAGO, Dec. 3O.-Banli clea-ings. s89
SOC, 900; balances, s7,600,000.
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Lambs. good and choice s12.75@13.75
Common and medium ........ 10.00M12.75
Ewes. medium to choice ...... 4.00@ 500
Gull and common ......... 4.00Gg 500
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Chicago Grain Table

III Times Special
CHICAGO, Dec. 30.-Carlots: Wheat. (
corn, 303: oats. 40; rye, 1877.
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Banks and Exchange
INDIANAPOLIS STATEMENT
CHICAGO STATEMENT

Indianapolis bank clearingS Monday. q
30, $3,348,o 900; debts, $66, 706, 900.
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BIZ Tnited Press

TOLEDO. Dec. so.-Hogs-R Receipts. 500:
market. steady to 15c higher: heevies, So
1880; mediums, so.85d9 80; Workers. SO. so
light: market steady. Calves-Receipts,
light: market, strong. Sheep and lambs
Receipts. light; market, soc lower.
The Washington times., 1929-07-16
Let the Child Choose Color in Her. Dress

pumps, x d said: That looks bee.s
ter, doesn't it. mother?''
The mother allows her to buy
small furnishings for her litt1s
bedroom, and there was q lengthy
considers on over a bright red
candle holder. The chlld's room =
done in a warm green and yellow.
She thought long time and talked
1t over with her mother-before
the store counter. Finally, she
told the mother: II guess a little.
t3enY BIT Of red would look all
right in room. / wouldn't
like a red bedspread, though" {
That little girl is learning color
combinations. She is learning
how to add just that tiny splash
OF vivid red or gorgeous blue
which snaps up everything else in
the room without running the
effect. She will not grow up to
evolve a room like entered last
week, room which b0asted an
expensive bright green rug, costly
flaming red overdraperies at the
windows and old rose pillows on
the davenport, making about the
ugliest ensemble / have yet II
witness. Money in quantities was
represented, but it. meant abso-
lutely nothing toward getting
harmonious. effect, because the
woman who bought the furnish,
ings did not feel or know how
to blend her colors. 1t Is never
too early TO begin teaching this
happy accomplishment to q child:
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FASHIONS F
FAN CIES

Z !
The high water mark as far as
trimming is concerned is black
and white woven kid, which is
used as a deep border on a black
flannel coat, Of quite tailored
aspect. This unusual trimming
also makes the deep turnback
cuffs.
The belt takes a dip into the
briny deep as we'll. as milady's
other accessories. Belts for bath.
ing suits are waterproof and sun
fast, and come in, various widths.
They are made of woven silks,
with sport metal buckles of mod
ernistic design.
The alligator isn't exactly =
friendly beast, but alligator skin
and pigskin are peacefully as well
as srnartly combined in a narrow
! belt for sport clothes. The main
part Of the belt is of tan pigskin,
trimmed with braided alligator
near the buckle.
The Washington times., 1929-07-16
By Constance Cameron

TIE mother Of lovely little
i 4-year.old girl was criticized
severely because she allowed the
child to choose what. she was to
wear when time came for her
'fdressing up'' period each, after
noon. IL the mother had done
this, merely 70. let the child have
her own way with the least pos
sible friction, there might have
been some cause for comment, :
hut it developed that she had an
idea in mind. and a good one. too.
& II want Louise to be- able to
discriminate when it comes to
color combinations" explained the
! mother. II want her to know how
to. wear colors which are harmoni-
Gus, to furnish her own home in
such a way that the color scheme
will be restful and pleasing, not
haphazard. So many women ass
semble; warning drapcries and pill
lows and rugs! l want her to
learn to feel color"
I feel that the mother has such
an unusual idea regarding color.
as related to children that it is
worth thinking about.
So many mothers are exceed
ingly proud when their children
can name various colors en- sight.
1t IS progress, to be sure, when a
child can distinguish between col.
ors and name them correctly. But
1t is so much more important that
The Washington times., 1929-07-16
HOUSEHOLD
HINTS

Old ale is excellent to wash any
gliding with. 1t acts at once on
fly-specks. Apply the ale with q
soft rag.
Have you ever tried crushed up
newspaper for polishing glasses?
Try this plan next time glasses
look smeary, and the result will
delight you.
i To preserve apples smear thin
filrnof glycerine over them begore
storing. Leave, a space between
each to prevent rottil1g.
If a piece of dyed cloth, Is
damped and rubbed on clean
white paper, the absence Of any
stain shows that the dye Is a
fast" color.
The Washington times., 1929-07-16

ing to his own account, he was
always good and never desired TO
do evil.
Il can't sign my real name to-
this. because squealed on my
friends too much and don't
want them found out, so I'll just
call myself
"MOTHERLESS WEARY,
RIVER GIRL"
congratulate you, Motherless
Weary-Riyer Girl, not because you
are motherless--I am deeply sorry
for that--but because you are
searching for the truth, and your
mind Is open to the truth. For
truth is the one worthwhile. shin.
ing, perfect, unchanging reality
in the universe, and those who,
like yo1rself, honestly. search for
truth are sure to find II sooner
or Iater--at least in some degree.
Even as truth is unchanging,
SO dishonesty, the lie, the oppo-
site of truth. is ever shifting,
ever changing.
When you realize that you
adore truth, courage. order. har-
mony, you will fashion yourself
after those qualities as an artist
looks to his model for inspiration,
and will naturally attract friends
who stand for the same ideals. ]
wish you. dear Motherless Girl,
better understa hiding of yourself
and that good father of yours,
evergrpwing alteration Of truth,
wholesome friendships and in due
time, romance founded on the
good and the true.
The Washington times., 1929-07-16
"a y HAe71FHf,}7|
BY MARIE PAULETTE

This new summer season brings
happiness to all and with 1t vim,
vigor, and new desire to enjoy all
its beauty and grandeur.
1t promises to be the gayest sea-
son ever. The fabrics are inspired
by all the rainbow colors. The re-.
vival OF cottons for sports wear
offer an unlimited wardrobe, even
to the smallest budget.
In all fashionable circles smart
women show preference for cotton
frocks, particularly the 'two-piece
type, which is favorite for general
wear.
The style No. Si14 illustrated
contributes unusual chic in lin
gerie touch in bow treatment. It's
snug fit through the hips makes
1t even more desirable. Box plaits
across the front of skirt give grace
fu1 swing to hem. The back Is
slim and straight, so decidedly
practical and slef1derizing.
1t is outstandingly smart in
white wide-waie cotton pique, with
bow of jonquil yellow soft faille
silk crepe ribbon.
1t is designed in sizes 16, 1s, 20
years, SO, SS, 40 and AZ inches
bust. In the medium size It takes
3$s yards OF, 40.inch material, with
/ yard of 3O-inch material'for cam
isole top of two-piece skirt and Sh
yards Of ribbon.
It is very, very simple to make
It.. The two-piece bodice is cut
along dotted lines at lower side
edges at front and back. The lp-
per slashed edges are gathered
and joined to lowered edges, which
forms the hip band. The sleeves
are scanned and joined at arnholes
and upper edges of bodice, which
forms the epaulet shoulders. Note
1t Is colIarless with Vionnet neck
line.
Pastel tub silk. shantung In nile
green, white rajah silk, dotted
sports.weight linen in orchid and
white, georgette crepe in suntarl-
beige, printed red and white pique,
checked brown and white gingham
and cotton wolfe In tiny pink check
in orange and white are swagger
suggestions.
The Washington times., 1929-07-16
CORRECT
MANNERS
MRS. Cornelius Beeckman'

DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
1. Please suggest a way to an
nounce the engagement of one
who Is not going To have q large
wedding. III It ia aTanouneed at a
small gathering of friends. invited
for. Just that, how could 1t be done
other than to have the bride-to-be
announce 1t BY word? i do not
prefer this way at ALL Would 1t
be too novel to have little cards
printed announcing III 4 ellga ge.s
merlt- Having these cards placed
at each plate? Are only girls sup
posed to be invited on such an
occasion? If So ] presume the
fiance of the girl should not be
present. May / have your sug-
gestions?
I 2. AZ a small dinner-say for
six--does the husband or II, wife
occupy Il 9 head of the table? If
it is the husbands place, does the
wife sit at the foot, with the four
guests arranged in between, on
either side?
3. My handwriting is quite. un-
even, I realize, but Is there char
acter in it? And how 1ut my
writing aper? G.
agree with you that it Is rather
awkward for the girl herself to
make this announcement. I sug.
gest that, at the table, you place
at the plate of each guest a card
case--of white leather, preferably.
or golden leather, or, IL you prefer,
only a plain white card envelope
and in the case place the visiting
5 card of the fiancee and one of the
. fiance. As the guests take their
places, naturally they look inside
the card case to see what. is there,
and as they are busily doing this
you can slip your engagement
ring onto yopr finger-THE finger
/. land the news is thereby, think,
most charmingly and dignifiedly
and gracefully told.
2. The wife, the hostess Of the
home. Aits at the head of the table,
and her husband, the host, sits OPP
p0site her, ait the foot of the table.
On the right OF the husband Is the
woman. guest of honor, and on the
right Of the hostess Is the man
guest OF 'tonor.
8. Indeed there is character in
1t, dear lady. lots of character, and
a great deal OF interest and dis
tinction it reveals. Don't change it
bit-it is a joy to see a hand,
writing that is as original as yours
Is, one that Is so legible, and one
that makes one interested in the
wriscr.
Your letter paper, too, is excel.
lent. am glad that you have
Joined my enthusiasm for digni-
fiedIwhite paper, and yours Is Of a
size most sppropr1e te and in pro.
portion to your writing.
The Washington times., 1929-07-16

clothes are simple little ,mpc
affairs made of orchid and white,
pink and white. or yellow and
white checked gingham, and she
has sox Of many hues. At first
she combined pink dress with
red .sox and black shoes. Her
mother said nothing, but suggested
that she take good look at them
in the long mirror. The chill still
said she liked the combination and
wore 1t that day, twas less than
month, however, when her feel
for ior didn't lay peaceful and
quiet under the clashing hues
which adorned the small body, and,
one day, donning the pink dress,
she chose whit4 sox and her white
The Washington times., 1929-07-16

HERE As an unusual letter,
written BY a girl who insists
that while she Is neither one
thing nor the other" vet az times
sile adfnires bad people and
y likes 10 be underhanded
At least. 3. ..'Weary.River3 Girl,
YOUR letter Is honest, an& SO it
rather eOntradicts your assertion
that You are tricky" and under
handed DO you really understand
1 yourself?
Dear Miss Fairfax. writes
/ Motherless, Weary River Girl. Il
I know your rightful field is love
and marriage. But love begins
with friendship, so, perforce, you
know about friendships also. My
trouble is one of friendships. and
/ know you can settle it for me.
My father always repulses my
condolences, so guess he'd
rather not be bothered. have
enough other problems to make
up for that.
my, trouble isTchaos. I'm
neither one thing nor another.
i like bad company of a sort.
And then, again, don't at times.
And I detest being changeable.
"I've tried to associate with
good people, but they bore me-
! can't like them. l can only like
the bad ones. My hands are SEN
sitive, and when l touch a person
I can tell at once II they are
! going to be friends. / have never
known this test to fail me. And
nearly always the ones who be-
come my friends in this way are
bad.
II simply want to have things
settled definitely. If I'm going
to be bad. / want to discard my
ethics and quit being miserable.
IL I'm going to be good. i want
/. to quit being miserable over my
desire to do llnethical things.
As things stand, I'm unhappy
whichever / do, / regret it. I'm
neither black nor white just
foggy gray. Help me out of the
fog. hate langeableness and
chaos. / want more than all else,
to have my life In order,
when l see people whose lives
are orderly-wil know where
they stand--I envy them. / can't
ask my father because, accord
= 8 "
The Washington times., 1929-07-16

Many people. two hours after
eating. suffer indigestion as they
can 4. 1t il usually excess acid.
Correct it with. an alkali. The best
way. the quick, harmless and effici.
ent way. is Phillips Milk OF Mag
nesia. 1t has remained for so years
the standard with physicians. One
spoonful in water neutralizes many
times its volume In stomach acids.
and at once. The symptoms dis.
appear in five minutes.
You will never use crude methods
when you know this better method.
And you will ,lneyer suffer from ex-
cess acid when you prove out this
easy relief. Please do that-for
our own sake-nOw.
BE sure 10 get the genuine Phil
The Washington times., 1929-07-16
BY Beatrice Fairfax
DO YOU KNOW
THAT

4 f y 3
Lead Is now used as mattresses
to act as shock abEorbers between
the foundations and the steel
framework Of skyscrapers. Az
much as so tons OF lead is used un.
der tall buildings
{ Currency In Russia is not pur-
chasable except within. the boun.
daries of the Soviet republic. ON
passing over the border. The trav-
eler declares all his money and re-
ceives receipt for 4he same. On
passing out Of the country, this
receipt is examined and The per-
son Is not allowed to take any
more money out of the country
than he has brought in. More
{ over, he is not allowed to take any
Russian money across the border
and all such is liable TO confisca-
ton by the Soviet customs Of
ficials.
Engineers in Germany are now
testing a light safety control
system for railroads.
The Washington times., 1929-07-16

Because Fit has greater
killing power, it is guararn,
teed By one of the largest
corporations in the world
to kill all household insects
-or money back. Fit spray
penetrates into all cracks
and corners.
Fit kills flies, mosquitoes,
reaches, ants, bedbugs and
moths. In spite of being a
more deadly product, Fit
is absolutely harmless to
people. Fit vapor will not
stain. The yellow can with
the black band. Always use
Fit in the new improved
Fit sprayer. More for the
money in the quart size.
2 -
The Washington times., 1929-07-16

lips Milk of Magnesia prescribed
by physicians for SO years in cor
recting excess acids. 25c and SOC
a bottlc-any drug store.
"Milk> of Magnesia". has been the
u. 8. Registered Trade Mark Of
The Charles H. Phillips Chemical
Company and its predecessor Charles
H. Phillips since 1875.
The Washington times., 1929-07-16
ADVENTURES
@ r RITZ
ROSALIE

Rosalie's car was not made for
scross country, so she left it on
4 the road, and having successfully
negotiated a barbed wire fence
and q couple Of fields, she takes
q welEearned rest. The hat she is
wearing Is of calico print, though
&c can be had in gingham faced
The Washington times., 1929-07-16
GLEAMY WHITE TEETH
and a Sweet Breath

Try Phillips Dental Magnesia
TOothpaste just once and see for
yourself how white your teeth be
come. Write for free ten-day
tube. Address The Phillips Co., III
Hudson St.. New York, N. Yse,ts IS
The Washington times., 1929-07-16

whom his choice OF color may az.
feet.
The tin. daughter who is learn.
ing to 'feel color" selects the
dress she wants to wear. Her
The Washington times., 1929-07-16
What Do You KnOw?
ANSWERS TO TODAY's TEST
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