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The Washington times., 1929-08-20
BURGLAR Alarm
. Nets SUSPECT

A 29-year-old prisoner today faced
charge of petit larceny because
Roger H. Hawkesworth was shrewd
enough to rig UP homemade burg
lar alarm.
The youth under arrest, Kenneth
NJ. Reynolds, 200 block Tenth st.
N. E.. was taken into custody on
the complaint of Hawkesworth,
manager of the Brown Welding
Company, 1900 block NJ st. N. w.
IIawkesworth reported that num-
erons thefts from a cash drawer re-
Gently had caused him to place pieces
OF iron attached to wires inside the
drawer so they ratified when the
money was disturbed. He walked
out of the room. heard the alarm,
rushed back and found Reynolds
there.
Reynolds was quoted by police as
confessing to taking So from the
cash drawer yesterday. He denied
responsibility for the other rob-
berries.
The Washington times., 1929-08-20
Graf Has Travelled
1000 Miles Since
Leaving u. S.

Total mileage covered BY the
Graf Zeppelin between Lakehurst,
N. j. and Tokyo. Japan-1l,oOO
miles.
Total flying time Of the two legs
Of the round the world flight
between I.akehnrst and Friedrich.
shafen and between Friedrich.
shafen and Tokyo--157 hours and
rs minutes.
Average speed. Of the Graf be.
tween eLakehurst, N. j., and
Tokyo-7O miles an hour.
Time OF 400 miles flight from
Laiehurst 10 F'riedrichshafen to.
Tokyo-102 hours and S minutes.
The Washington times., 1929-08-20

"a Ill
Either Fred Marberry or Myles
Thomas will be summoned to the
hill by Manager Walter johnson,
while Milburn Shoffner, a young
) Nsouthpaw, has been chosen by Roger
Peckinpaugh. Though Marberry
horned into yesterdays battle as a
relief man, he travelled only one and
one-third innings Consequently, II
he feels tit for action, he will be
given the call.
Marberry has seen plenty of SER
vice, both as starting and relief
pitcher, since recuperaEing from his
hrecent siege of tonsilitis and should
he show signs of wear Manager
Johnson this morning intimated that
he would shift to Thomas. The
little ex-Yankee. who has delivered
Awith surprising consistency of late.
Is overdue and would welcome the
opportunity Of getting into swing.
Sh0ffner, CleveIand's $4,000
prize, will be undertaking his
initial start as major Lacquer.
After showing to advantage In
several relief sIlOwings, Manager
PeckinpaugII has decided that he
. In ripe. He was credited with
The Washington times., 1929-08-20
CLEAN STREETS
COST S404,007

The city Street Cleaning Depart
ment cared for 1855, SS9, 900 square
yards of street surface in the fiscal
year 1929 at a total cost of $404,.
OO7, according to the annual report
of Morris Hacker, supervisor of
city refuse.
The report also shows that 73.495
tons of garbage were collected, 167,.
466 cubic yards of ashes, and
265 ,19O cubic yards of miscellaneous
refuse.
The report also states that the
garage disposal plant at Cherry Hill.
Va, produced 2,S76,079 pounds of
grease, which was sold for 1885,.
20S.77. The cost of garbage collec-
tion amounted to $247,919: ash col.
lection. $125,174, and miscellaneous
collection, $177,045.
The Washington times., 1929-08-20

KarI II. Won Wiegand and the
trim japanese landing crew, |
could be convinced ! am dream
ing. J
From Friedrichshafen, on the
border of Switzerland, in West
ern Europe, to Eastern Asia
Lake Constance and the Baltic
to the Pacific-through the
length of Germany. Lithuania,
Russia and Siberia, 1900 miles
down the coast of Japan to
Kasumigaura in a little more
than four days~-6,S80 miles in
80 hours 40 minutes. That is
the performance of the German
Graf Zeppelin.
The last time / made the
Berlin-T Tokyo trip. by railroad,
it took II days. The Graf left
New York on August 8, rested
four days in Friedrichshafen.
and we are here now by August
10. We took off from Fried
richshafen Thursday morning,
blazed a new airline trail ocross
two continents and dropped out
of the sky at Kasumigaura the
following Monday.
Seek New Record
Behind us lies the Atlantic
and two continents-Europe and
Asia. Commodore DR.. Hugo
Eckener and the Graf Zeppelin
have established a record from
Europe to Asia on the second
lap of this Hearst-Zeppelin
round-world pioneer flight. DR..
Eckener and his officers and
passengers and crew firmly be-
lieve that they will add a third
record in conquering the Pacific
from Tokyo to Los Angeles.
DIR. Eckener. with the giant
airship. has already brought
America to Europe within two
and a quarter days, and has
now brought Europe within less
than five days of the Far East.
More. it is the second brilliant
achievement in 'the Hearst-Zep-
pelin flight that will write high
in aerial history the names of
DIR. Eckener, Capt. Ernest A.
Lehman, Captain Fleming,
Capt. Won Schiller, Chief En-
gineer Siegle, Navigetors Pruss,
Ladwig and Sammt, Chief
Hefmsman Knute Eckener and
the others of the crew.
Pride Justified
Twenty passengers-one an
intrepid woman, Lady Grace
Dru m m nd Hay. England's
greatest woman air-traveller,
and 10 men-a justifiable feel
ing of pride have we that we
participated in this epoch
making flight. The voyage was
so fascinating and interesting
one didn't wish. to sleep-in
fact, one didn't sleep-much.
Every minute had its own
The Washington times., 1929-08-20
Boys of Y. M. C. A. Camp
Rescue Chickens at Fire

HAGERSToWN, Nd, Aug. 90
The boys at the 7. M. C. A. camp
at Big Pool heard the village church
bell ringing about p. m. and raced
from the ballfield to learn that the
chicken house of Harold Tedrick was
on fire. They hurried to the scene
and saved all the chickens, "a,
carrying them to place of safety.
The young volunteers then turned
In and helped extinguish the fire,
which about wrecked the building.
The Washington times., 1929-08-20
Lehlbach Will Talk
On u. S. Personnel Laws

An outline of some of the per-
sonnel legislation which the House
Civil Service Committee will study
at the next session of Congress is
expected to be the subject of an
address by Representative Fred
erick LehIbach of New Jersey. chair
man OF the committee. at the ma.
tional convention, in Sault Ste.
Marie, Mich, next month. OF the
Federation of Federal Employees.
The address Is expected also to
deal with legislation planned to
adjust salaries, leave OF absence
and other matters OF vital import.
ance to the more than 81 900 FED.
eral workers
The Washington times., 1929-08-20
SEEKS VA, POST

STAUNTON. Va.,,Aug. 20.-A. NJ.
Kerr. local dealer in granite and
marble monuments, has announced
himself as candidate for election
to the office Of commissioner of the
revenue for the city OF Staunton in
the general election this fall, rum
ming on an Independent ticket. Kerr
will oppose S. D. Holsinger, incum-
bent and Democratic nominees for
the post.
Have yOu read t0dRy's rentals In the
Classified ads: -
The Washington times., 1929-08-20
Missing Auto Restored
To Owner in Is Minutes

Less than Is minutes after J..
Max Cunningham, 200 block Thorn
apple ST., Chevy Chase, Nd, re-
ported to police that his automobile
had been stolen from the 1900 block
Pennsylvania Ave. N. w, Motor.
cycle Policeman Anthony Richitt
arrested Andrew Adams, colored.
27, speeding south on Ninth Street,
police say, in the machine.
The Washington times., 1929-08-20
TOWN JUMPS TAX RATE

SHEPHERDSToWN, w. Va, Aug.
2O.-The' town council of Sherphers-
town has fixed the tax rate at so
cents on the 100 for the 1929 levy.
The town is being greatly improved,
every street in the corporation being
fixed with crushed stone and a btu.
ninous preparation. Next year it
Is expected that the tax rate will
be lowered.
The Washington times., 1929-08-20
MYSTERY Of RUSSIA REVEALED
To PASSENGERS ON ZEPPELIN
by LADY DRUMMONp.HAY

by LADY DRUMMONp-HAY a
tCepyrIEht. 1899. In United states ami
all other countries except COntinental
Europe, hy King Features syndicate,
Inc. All rights reserved. and repre-
ductlon In whole or In part prohibited.
Copyright. 1879. In Continental Europe
by August scherl, q. NJ. y. H.. and BY
UilsteIn. Copyright, 1899. In .IapaH'
Jts colonies and dependencies BY
Dentsu1
Special Gable Dispatch
(Wrltten rBOard the Graf Zeppelin
between Friedrichshafen and TOkyO)
KASUMIGAURA
AIR STATION, Japan, Aug. 20.
m WILIGHT - a melancholy
sky stained with the tene-
brous wildness, of black
steel, blood red streaks reflect
ing with metallic iridescence on
a coldly cleaning surface--lake
The Washington times., 1929-08-20

swamps ct
jewel-wise in
desolation at
Lith uania s
p or t a S to
silent Russia.
Upon t h i s
s c e n e o t
t h r e atening
m a j e $ ty
d a r t e d the
glittering sill
yer Zeppelin,
like a mercu-
rial shuttle.
.rWveagnatthhes at h h
The Washington times., 1929-08-20
By KARL H. Won WIEGAND

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Copyright. 1899. is UnIted states aah
mll other eounfFIea except ComtinpmfaI
EurQpn. BY King FEATURES SyndtcnSr
Inc. All Fightn reserved. and repro
ducttoB IN whOia-RF Ia part prUhibited
C0pyFight, 1923, 10 Coufinenfal Europe
by August seRerl. q. NJ. ". H., and ~
UHstein. Copyright. 1929. In Japan
~ colonies and dependencies BY
DeBtsu.)
Special Gable Dispatch
(Wrstten AboaPd the Graf ZeppeIinl
KASUMIGAURA
AIR STATION, japan, Aug. 20.
NTE are here. Many be-
/" lieyed we would never
reach Japan. If we did,
they believed we would not hear
the enthusiastic "Banzai!" or
that there would be such a well
The Washington times., 1929-08-20
.SH0FFNER, INDIANS RECRUIT !
FACES GRIFFMEN TODAY
BY Bob Thayer

t CLEVELAND Ohio, Aug. 20.--Al locked up in their
present series onea the Washington Grmen and Ceve
land Tribe will be battling for edge in the third game
kof their series today
The Washington times., 1929-08-20

ECSCuO HhaHs III
The Griffmen are confident that
they can drive him to cover today.
however. and viii be training their
guns from every angle in an effort
to make 1t two straight.
Walter Miller, always a tough
proposition for the Washington Club.
is the latest to fall before the newly
acquired punch of the Griffmen.
Though bothered considerably by
errors, the slender southpaw yester.
day was mastered by Walter John.
sons crowd, to 3.
Miller got away to a fat start
and was steaIning along with a 3 to
advantage until the sixth. After
Gardner had started him on his
downfall with a two-base overthrow
of first on Meyers grounder. the
Griffs then steam.rollered him for
three runs and the ball game.
Scores Of apartments for rent are
daily advertised In the Classified ads.
The Washington times., 1929-08-20

come for
sour great
silver air
liner.
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the crowd
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huge air.
ship dock
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v isitc ed
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ago to in
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The Washington times., 1929-08-20

win over the. Griffs several
weeks back. when installed as a
rescue man.
The Washington times., 1929-08-20

Scores Of apartments for rent are
daily advertised In the Classified ads.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
HOW ONE WOMAN LOST
20 POUNDS OF FAT
Lost Her Double Chin
Lost Her Prominent Hips
Lost Her -SIuggishness
Gained Physical Vigor .
Gained in Vivaciousness
Gained in Shapely Figure

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
Columbus After Airport

COLUMBUS, Ind, March 20-A
movement launched here recently to
secure an airport for Columbus is
meeting with success and definite
steps toward formation of an air.
port company were taken when a
score Of men interested in the prof.
ect met in the Chamber of Com
merce rooms today.
J. Clifford Noblitt was selected as
chairman and Ellis Lortz secretary
treasurer. Incorporation papers
were drawn and presented at the
meeting and they probably will be
accepted at a special session to be
held later. A drive to sell airport
stock was launched. Already $4,000
worth Of stock has been sold. It is
hoped to raise $4,000.
A number of men interested in
aviation attended the meeting, in
Guiding F. Swain, manager of the
Southern Indiana Filters Company
of Seymour; Ray Kuhl of South
Bend, state agent for the Eaglerock
airplane; Clyde Shockney, manager
of the Kokomo airport, and G. G.
YoungloYe; a Kokono aviator.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
GARY GIRL is
MURDERED BY
NEGRO AMMAN.
MutiIated Body Is Found on
Prairie; Suspect Is Held
in Jail.

BIZ United Press
GARY, Ind, March 20-A six
foot, 200-pound Negro, in whose
room was found Ratchet matted
with blood and hair, was arrested
today as a suspect in the murder
Of 20-year- old Josephine Adorizzi.
The suspect said his name was
Zillis Mack.
Several women who recently have
been frightened by Negro bran
dishing a Ratchet were called to
identify Mack.
The body, disf1gured by blows, was
partly stripped of clothing and had
been hidden in a culVert.
The girl had been struck three
times on the head, and two teeth
had been knocked out. Her purse,
said to have contained a small
amount of change, a wrist watch
and her hat were missing.
Police believed that she had been
killed on the sidewalk and dragged
into a vacant lot, where she was
assaulted and robbed.
Two school boys found the body.
while at play.
The girls sweetheart was ques-
toned, but Immediately released
when he said he had aided in the
search for her.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
Poor AntOistS

There are $4,000 automo-
biles in Indiana and only 10000
persons paying income tax"
George L. Foote, collector OF
internal revenue, said today
commenting on income tax re-
returns. According to these
figures only 5 per cent of the
automobile owners of Indiana
have an income large enough
to be taxed.
An increase of s35O,oo0 is
noted this year in income tax,
returns over last year, notwith-
standing the corporation re-
duction of from 1872 to y per
cent, and the credit increase
from $4,000 to $4,000.
The better showing for 1923,
Foote said, was attributable to
better business conditions
throughout the state.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
TO
HAVE AIRPORT;
LAND LEASED
Columbus Also Acts for
Aviation Advancement,
Forming Company.
BIZ Times SDeciql

BUItntes SDect1b
FRANKFORT, Ind, March 90
Frankfort is. to have a municipal
airport. This was assured yesterday
when the City leased eighty acres of
ground from Mrs. A.. B. Gossett,
directly adjoining the field operated
by the Frankfort Aero Club, one
mile south Of the. city, on state
road 80.
For the present the city's field
will be operated by the Aero Club.
A contract is to be entered into
whereby each will have the right
to use the ground of the other,
making in effect one field of 125
acres. Location and lay of the land
is said to be ideal for the purpose.
The city's lease is for five years,
with the privilege of purchase dur
ing that period for a price not to
exceed 5000 an acre. It is planned
to build an additional hangar and
to place a revolving beacon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
STATE R, n. A.
IN CONVENTION
ESQ Attend ConcIave in
Charlottesville.

BIZ Times Special
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Ind, March
2O.-More than two hundred and
fifty Royal Neighbors of America at
tended the first session of the an
nual state convention here Tues
day. The headquarters of the con-
.vention have been established at
the Crawford hotel.
Mrs. Erma Ginger of Indianapolis
presided at the annual banquet held
Tuesday night at the Masonic tenn
pie. Short talks were made by
each of the state officers and district
deputies.
Following the banquet, the Wa
bash college g1ee club entertained
the assemblage with a short musical
concert. A dance for members of the
lodge and their families ended the
evenings entertainment.
Officers for the coming year and
delegates to the national conven-
ton will be elected and the new
officers installed at the session this
afternoon.
A memorial service tonight will
end the two-day convention.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
KILLING DENIED
BY
Zimmerman Trial Set for
April 8 in Angola.
Press

By United Press
ANGOLA, Ind, March 90
Charles Zimmerman, former Steu-
ben county sheriff, pleaded not
guilty when arralgned in circuit
court here, charged with the MUIR
der of Thomas Burke, rum runner
and bank bandit, last August.
zimmerman's counsel immedi-
ately filed a motion for change of
venue, the motion being sustained.
James L. Harmon, Elkhart, was
agreed on by both the defense and
prosecution to hear the case. The
trial date was set for April and
zimmerman's bond of $4,000 was
continued.
Burke's death, rum running, and
the robbery of the First National
Bank of Angola recently was inves-
tigated by the grand jury.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
indianapolis Product viii
Further Good Roads,
Has All Comforts.

Within ten days another Indian
apoliS trackless train will leave for
New York to begin a tour around
the world that is expected to take
three years.
This new trackless train with its
luxurious parlor car was built by
Homer o. MCGEE, indianapolis
manufacturer of special automotive
equipment, and will be used in
fUrthering good roads.
The first train has been pur-
chased by Metro Goldwyn-M Mayer,
motion picture producers, and is now
on tour of Europe.
Luxuriously Equipped
The trains are luxuriously
equipped and contain everything
necessary for comfortable travelling.
Two engineers are in the caboose
of the locomotive; with another
engineer in the parlor car to oper-
ate the auxiliary motor. There is
a. conductor and the manager Of
the trip, Harold E. Tillotson of
New York and Paris, who is en-
gagged in exploitation work.
The parlor car is equipped with
large double bunk that folds up
into two diyanS when not in use.
There is a dining table with large
comfortable chairs, a writing desk
and a half-dozen arm chairs.
Fixtures Elaborate
Lighting fixtures are elaborate,
and other fixtures are of excellent
material.
An electric refrigerator furnishes
the ice, and food may be cooked on
a small stove. The housewife will
be delighted with the closet space.
A cord in the car operates a buzzer
signal in the caboose, which signals
for stops, full speed, etc.
Those accompanying Tillotson are
the engineers, Clyde Terry and
Frank Seller of Indianapolis, and
the conductor, Richard Chinn, of
Parkersburg, w. Va.
Trial runs will be- made during
the next week, preparatory to the
long trip.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
FederaIS in Pursuit
BY G. T. FINE
United Press Staff Correspondent


MEXICO CITY, March 90
Three federal columns concentrated
at Torreon today to continue the
vigorous offensive against rebels in
the state Of Chihuahua.
Cavalry forces-4,5O0 strong-will
lead the pursuit Of insurgents in the
north. General Lazaro CardenaS
will command the advance column.
The Presidential announced that
the rebel general, j. Gonzales Esco-
bar, had looted the Torreon banks
of approximately $4,000.
Large quantities of merchandise
also were taken by the fleeing rebels,
according to a message from Cen
eral Plutarco Elias Gales, who has
established headquarters at Torreon.
"EScobar and others are guilty of
large scale robberies," said President
Portes Gil. "They are just common
criminals"
Colonel Jose Maria Tampa, chief
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
MEXICAN PORT
IN STEEL Grip
OF GENERAL, "a
Holds MazatIan Against
Rebels; Places Town
Under Martial Law.
BY DUANE HENNESSY
United Press STAFF Correspondent


LOS ANGELES, March 20-A
24-year-old federal general, COM
paratively new to military power,
has held the important west coast
seaport. of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, I'M
der martial law for more than two
weeks.
The commandant is General
Jaime Garlic, product of military
schools.
He has seized city and federal
funds, restricted the sale of food
and gasoline, confiseated motor We
hicles, cut off land communications
and destroyed railroad facilities to
impede a rebel march against the
town, according to fifty refugees
who came here on the steamship
City of San Francisco.
American mining companies took
the wheels off all their automobiles
trucks at night to prevent seizure,
R. B. Davis of Fl Paso, freight
agent for the Missouri Pacific lines,
said.
Wnen GARLIC came to Mazatlan
from Culiacan, the capital of Sina-
loa, he placed the town under
martial law and seized all city and
national funds" Davis said. THAT
started a run on the banks.
Then Garlic ordered no further
sale of gasoline. We couldn't even
go fishing.
"He put into effect a system
whereby each person was allowed a
certain quantity of food supplies
each day and we could obtain them
only with ticket.
Garlic advised all Americans to
leave, but the railroads north and
south were out and those of us who
wanted to leave had to wait for
the City of San Francisco"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
ALUMNI SECRETARY AT
WABASH WILL LEAVE
Two Other Members of Faculty
Not to Return.
BIZ Times Special

BU I1UBS SpGctuG
William H. Howard, for the last
two years alumni secretary of Wa
bash college, has resigned to do
graduate work in English, President
Louis B. Hopkins announced Tues
day night. Howard was graduated
from the local institution in 1927.
Two other members of the Wa
bash college faculty will not be back
next year. Professor w. Norwood
Brigance, head of the department of
speech, will do graduate work, while
Richard baltimore, of the classical
department, will attend Oxford uni
versity, England, as a Rhodes
scholar.
c. H. Foust, Wabash graduate,
will become member of the speech
department staff. No successor has
been named for baltimore.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
MARCH 70, 1929

on crime and tyranny, General ].
G. EScobar. commandments OF
rebel forces in Mexico. today de-.
Tended his regime and explained
that he evacuated Torreon TO the
federalS TO avoid loss OF civilian lie.
Former President Plutarco Elias
Gales deliberately and cowardly
bombarded the people of Torreon.
making victims of men, women and
children and violating rules OF civ
ilized warfare and rights of nom
combatantS,n General EScobar said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
CLOCKS TO MOVE UP
DeICo-R emy Plant on Fast
Time in Anderson.

BB Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind, March TO-
This city will travel an hour ahead
of the clock after May l, when the
Delco- Reny Corporation of General
Motors will go on daylight saving
schedule.
While the advance in time is not
recognized officially, business houses
and transportation lines advance
schedules to meet those Of the 5000
Delco- Remy workers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
Marion Man Is, Dead

BBTiBtes Special fss-s
MARION, Ind, March 3d. L.
Rocker, rs, for twenty years
master mechanic of the Marion
Paper Company, died here at the
home of his son, a. W. Rocker, after
a three weeks illness.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
Returns s1s5

BIZ Times SDeciGI
MARION, Ind, March 20-Dio-
genes blew out his lantern and re-
tired to the seclusion of his tub
here today when w. A. Lillaid of
Peru appeared at police station and
turned over a wallet containing
s135. Lillard found the wallet,
which was identified by Elihu
Bragg.