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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-12
ANGRY PRESS
TO COMBINE IN
WAR ON GANGS
Charge Chicago Lid Is Off
Again and Capone Is
Back in Power.
ByUnites Press

b. United Press
CHICAGO, Aug. 12.-Publishers Of
Chicago's five powerful newspapers,
incensed by reports that Alfonso
(Scarface AID Capone Is back as
gangland's ruler and that the lid Is
off, made plans today to combine
their forces for a new war on crime.
Formation Of the newspaper anti
crime combine was revealed in an
announcement a plan has been APP
proved for the state attorneys office
10 investigate gang. police and Of
fetal corruption and viciousness. "
The newspapers plan to cooperate
in the campaign.
Approval to Plan Today
Final approval Of the plan was
to be given today at a meeting OF
the publishers of the Daily Times.
Tribune. Herald Examiner, Daily
illustrated Times and Evening Amer
lean. John A. Swanson, states at
torney. indicated he favored the
proposal and will carry it out.
This latest maueuFeI d6dAloO ~
ganized crime would include the APP
pointment Of two outstanding chi
csgo attorneys to direct the attack
the publishers announced.
They indicated the plan would IN
clude investigation of every city OIL
ficiaI or appointee from the hignest
powers of city hall down to the
police patrolmen.
Charge Capone Is Ruler
Reports published by the Herald
Examiner that gambling, boot
logging and vice again are flourish
ing under Capone's direction were
believed to have been the cause Of
the new campaign.
The Herald-Examiner cnargeo
that Scarface AL again is ruler OF
the city's gangs, George BUGS
Moran has been driven from MS
leadership on the north side ana
happy days are here again 1or
gangdom."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-12


Granny, The Times is glad that
it can answer your questions
promptly. 1t is, too, proud to be the
agency that transports you over
the world every day. viewing
through its columns the occurrences
it is impossible for you to behold
in person.
You asked US why early American
bridge engineers covered their
wooden spans over rivers.
A prominent contemporary bridge
engineer explains that the sides and
roofs protected important joists and
beams from weather decay. Those
bridges, many of them seventy and
eighty years old, still are in use,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-12
HERE ARE REPLIES
TOTIMES' GRANNY

newspapers place before their readers facts
T. earding events public likely
possibly tell each reader all he wishes to know
happening that might attract his attention
flooded with letters definite
eventually answered by centralized
bureau of research especially conducted inform the curious
However letter whose appeal touches
Times Monday lady, who signed herself Just Old
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-12

surviving their steel successors by
many years.
Then you wanted to know whether
a World war veteran may apply for
his bonus if he had been in prison
and unable to apply earlier.
He may apply, even now, the local
veterans bureau informs us, pro-
vided he can fulfill other provisions
of the bonus act, including regu-
larity of discharge from service, etc.
We hope you're satisfied with our
answers, Granny, and we hope, too,
you'll keep right on thinking The
Times is 1.-THE best paper printed y
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-12
Goodbye COrnS!
Only 3 Minutes
New, Easy Way Is Painless

Yes. cnly 5 minutes-all the time It
taket to remove the most stubborn corn
or callous with Shur-On. No foot
soaking. no waiting or days. And
Shur-On is positively guaranteed not
10 harm the healthy flesh surrounding
the corn.
You Just wet your corn with Shur-
on. Immediately all pain stops. Keep
il wet for minutes. That's all. Now
peel your corn right off-roOt and all.
Simple 10 use and absolutely painless.
Why envy people with corn free feet
Get a 50-cent bottle Of Shur-On Of any
good druggist. Get rid Of that pain
ful corr or callous at once.-Advertise-
mcnt.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-12
Law Evasion Alleged

Fox farms and similar farms
where animals are bred for their fur
are evading the state securities law
and really come under surveillance
of the state securities commission
as long as the owners sell interests
in the animals to other persons,
Attorney General James NJ. Ogden,
has ruled
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-12
DR.. Lehman says:

DR.. Lehman says:
Fl haze made surface tension determinations Of
eight samples offOoth b0sfeS. One ofthese samples
is CoLgates tooth paste Al samples Oere in Origi'
nal packages as ftrnishedi in the Open market
TT is seen that Colgate's exhibits the lOweSt
surface tension.
"Colg0fe preparation, therefore, gets into the
creviceS betsCeen the teeth, lCdShing out decGyfng
food etc.
'THe fact that dental authorities agree that a
denfifrice, to be really efective, must thoroughly
cleansefhe teeth and gums is evidenced BY state
menf Off. R. Schermerhorn, d. D. S., uhO states
in The Dental Cosmos for Jahv, 1929 page 800:
A dentifrice has only one function to perform and
that is TO clean teeth safely and ueA Low sur
face tension is c0ndacve to this, iOile high surface
tension lOorkS against it.
"Colgafe'S stands in a class BY itself Iowerins
the surface tension far more than any of the SeDer
other samples -Four Of the samples gaze a surface
tension not mach belolO that OF plain uGfer white
the three other samples were intermediate.
C;oceroEr
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-12
ASKS TO SELL STOCK
SEQ, $50 waterwOrks Issue Sought by
Westville Company.

The Westville Water Company,
Inc, petitioned the public service
commission Monday for authorize
ton to sell stock to support con-
struction of new waterworks
plant, which it is proposed to erect
at a cost of $50, $50. The stock is
sue would be $20.660.
The town of Westville also petit
toned for permission to lease the
plant. upon completion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-12

Americas eleven billion dollar oil
industry produces more than 10 per
cent Of the worlds petroleum.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-12
Scottish Grouse Season Opens

BIZ United Press
GLASGOW, Scotland, Aug. 12.-
Sounds of guns and hounds and
frightened birds broke the custom
airy stiffness of the Scottish moors
today as the best game-shots of
Britain and America celebrated the
glorious twelfth" which makes the
opening of the rouse-shooting
season.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-12

Ernest Shearer. 4S. of 255l East
Thirtieth street. was held up and
robbed Of s26.75 Monday night while
tending a fruit stand in front of
his home. The two bandits escaped
in a motor car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-24
Judge Clark Defended
On Record of Ruling,
TO the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Mr.. Mark Sullivan at the conclusion
OF his special article in The Evening
Star writes, There is speculation about
the personality of the youthful Judge
and as to whether his ultimate fame
Will be confined to the outburst OF
discussion arising over this one opinion y
One cannot well understand what
the personality" of Judge Clark has
TO do with his recent decision, that
the eighteenth amendment to the Con-
stltution of the United States is I'M
constitutional.
AS to whether he will 90 a long
distance or whether his ultimate fame
will be confined to this one
opinion" submit that at least in New
jersey his fame as a. judge will not
be confined to "this one opinion" for
out OF 80 judgments other than this last
one ne handed down and upon which
appeals to higher court were taken
80 or them were confirmed by the
higher court.
I am of the opinion that Federal
Judge Clark as judge will go a long
distance" whether his latest judicial
Judgment is confirmed by the Supreme
Court OF the United States or not.
Those who believe the Supreme Court
OF the United States has decided al
ready as to the constitutionality of
the eighteenth amendment might recall
that that court has in the past reversed
It's own decision more than once.
w. E. RYAN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-24

three score years and ten. The father,
Jon Bratianu, led the revolution of 1848,
was instrumental in the union of the
municipalities of Moldavia and Wallachia
In 1859, under Prince Cuza; was leader
in his deposition and in 1866 brought
Prince Carol of Hohenzollern Sigmarin-
gen to Rumania to found the present
royal line Jon Bratianu II, the elder
son, followed his father to power and
ruled Rumania for years with a high
hand.
Vintila Bratianu, the last of the family
to be gathered to his ancestors, collabo-
rated with his brother Jon in staging
the exile of the present King Carol to
France. In 1927, Vintila inherited the
premiership from his deceased brother
but, although he enjoyed the powerful
support of the Dowager Queen Marie
and her influential friend Prince Barbu
Stirbey, the growing strength of the
Peasant party movement, plus the in
trigues OF the CaroIsts, proved irresist-
ib,e. Nurtured in an atmosphere Of
family autocracy. VintiIa Bratianu's last
two years were lived as a COM
plete political outsider Yet the name of
Bratianu is carved indelibly in Ru-
manian and Central European history.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-24

italian and French with the fuency of
English and now has acquired bit OF
conversational Russian,
X X X X
AS usual, about half the membership
Of Congress and their respective fami-
lies are spending the holidays in Wash
ington. Roughly speaking, they're the
folk whose constituencies lie beyond the
AlleghenieS or the Mississippi. Repre-
sentatives and Senators who come
from points farther afield generally feel
they cannot afford either the time or
money to light their Christmas trees
back home" So they celebrate in
Washington-and, commonly, at work.
more or less generous Uncle Sam
doesn't allow congressional mileage for
holiday or other side trips"
His critics-and their name is always
leglon-say that Senator Borah wants
special session because he chronically
Graves forum. They'll tell you that
tn silyer-tongued Idahoan is like fish
out Of water when Congress isn't in
session, and that's why he is now
clamoring for his natural element. A
bit of jealousy finds expression when
colleagues on Capitol Hill complain of
Big Bills" passion for the limelight.
Ordinarily he gets more of it than al
most the rest of the Senate put to-
gether, although Georgo Norris and
Gerald Nye have lately run him a close
race. Borah has one route to the front
page positively not open to any other
man in Washington except the Presi-
dent hinSelf-the Senator holds a daily
press conference, to which the gallery
correspondents flock. Borah likes them
and they like Borah. That's one of the
secrets Of his enduring fame.
Like father, like daughter. Mrs.
Melvin Ericsson, well remembered in
Washington as the former Caroline
Dawes, daughter of Gen. and Mrs
Charles G. Dawes, has just played
hostess to unique wedding party at
her Chicago suburban home. For II
years Lausanne Gergoy, Bulgarian by
birth, has been employed as chauffeur
in the Ericsson family. The other day
he took unto himself a bride, and Mrs.
Ericsson, with the Dawes fair for the
unusual, insisted that the nuptials be
performed in her home. The guests
consisted of a gay medley of Chicago
North Shore social registerites and their
chauffeurs, buffers, cooks and house
maids. Following the marriage cere-
mony according to Slav rites-the
chauffeur's bride was a newly arrived
Croatian girl-there was a breakfast
and reception in the palatial house
which adorns the Ericsson estate. There
upon Mr.. and Mrs. Ericsson turned over
their home to the newly-Weds for a
honeymoon. Gergov is back at the
wheel of the Ericsson car, the proudest
chauffeur in Big Bill" ThompSon'S
whole bailiwick.
(Copyright. 1900
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-24
A Man Who Made Millions Sing.

A man died in New York the other
night who, about forty years aSo, set
the American people to singing. This
was Charles K. Harris, who early in
the nineties of the past century wrote
a song that swept the country. 1t was
entitled After the Ball." which today
would be classified as sob stuff" but
which was in fact far better than most
Of the popular music of the last two
decades. An interesting fact about this
song is that when Harris tried to sell
it to stage performers they refused it
because it had too much story"
Finally James A. Libby consented to
sing it at a Chicago theater. 1t was
an instant success. Orders came in so
fast for copies that Harris had to bor-
row moneJ to print them. Other songs
followed, but none was ever quite so
popular as After the Ball." though
Thou Art Ever in My Thoughts" had
a great vogue, while the Just Break
the News to Mother" made the Nation
weep. Harris was good business man,
though only a mediocre musician. In
fact, he was really not musician at all.
He picked out his tunes by ear on the
piano with one finger and only played
the black notes, having a friend tran
scribe and arrange his songs. Once he
set up shop and hung out shingle
as an instructor in banjo, though after
ward he admitted that he knew nothing
about the instrument. Yet his ven
ture prospered. Out OF his song sue
cesses he made a fortune. Over $780,
600 copies of After the Ball" are said
to have been sold, and there is even
yet a demand for this sentimental bal
lad, which the author was inspired to
write by a lovers quarrel which he wit
messed at a public dance in Chicago.
Tin Pan Alley" in New York, which
has been described as the lowest depth
of American musical art, ultimately alb
sorbed Harris, and his contributions to
the song literature of this country
thenceforth were negligible. 1t was
something, however, to have written
one song. which, however tawdry, made
millions sing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-24
military Functions
Fund Good Insurance
/ the Army and Navy Register.

From the Army and Navy Register
Admirable in all respects is the re-
joinder made by the Washington, D. c.,
Star to the designation, employed by
President Hoover, Of military func-
tons" to that part of the annual bud
get just submitted to Congress. The
amount embraced in this none too ac-
curate title-$l sic, 1897, 115-is described
as "a lot OF money" and it is an equal
~ truthful statement that it was not so
many years ago when there was an ey-
clamation that the total congressional
appropriations for the support of the
Government in one year was a round
billion dollars, which led the then
Speaker Reed of Maine to retort that
the country had developed by that time
INTO "a billion-dol!ar country" The
local paper prefers that that part of the
estimate which contemplates main
tenance OF the military-naval establish
ment shall be known as national life
insurance" instead of provision for
military functions" just as the 1882
estimate for relief of veterans Increased
by $1l0,000.000 over this years fgures)
could, and better, be designated, in the
interest Of accuracy and as a confession
OF defect and realization of disaster, as
an item attributable to the cost of I'M
preparedness in past wars" The Eve
ming Star adds: Eat any rate, the lions
share of the compensation We so gen.
erously and so properly beStow on eX-
service men is tribute we pay not ONLY
to them, but to Americas incurable
habit Of remaining chronically unready
for unexpected international emer-
gency."
1t is splendid thought, founded on
Justice, comprehension and sagacity
that the appropriation made for the
maintenance of an armed defensive
force should be constantly and closely
associated with the suggestion of its
protective and insurable purpose. The
item which now bears officially the title
military functions" should be rescued
from the liability Of coming under the
suspicion and hatred of the pacifists
who regard the cost of national de-
Tense as a wanton extravaganza. 1t
should be equally successfully separated
from the assaults of the economic
purists who may seize upon the item as
equivalent to such frivolities as the pur-
chase of cosmetics, indulgence in the
movies and consumption of cigarettes.
The country is entitled to have its pro-
lection, and the premium which covers
the cost Of this insurance is a profitable
investment against defeat, destruction
and Generalization of government
penalties and sacrifices that are not
measured in terms of budget estimates
and congressional appropriations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-24

casual temporary work paying pittances.
This is the saddest aspect of the
Christmas season that has been pre-
sented for a good many years in
America. But 1t is by no means hope
less situation. Those who are idle
through no fault of their own are being
given opportunities to earn something,
perhaps only enough to keep going for
few weeks, pending other develop
ments. Organized charity is watching
to ward off actual suffering. Govern
ment agencies are developing operations
on a large scale that will expand the
field of occupation. The New Year will
probably see a material improvement
in the situation.
For Christmas itself there can b.
little chance Of specific aid outside of
the small bounties of the season" The
most solicitcus friend cannot bestow a
gift of a salaried position upon needy
man or woman by a mera gesture of
benevclence. A cheering word of
encouragement will not fill a child's
stocking with presents or spread the
family table with the fare of the Christ
mas fast. 1t will not provide for the
day after Christmas, or the week fol-
lowing. But it will help to preserve the
morale, to prevent dependency and
surrender.
In these last few hours before the
dawn of the Yuletide remember the
jobless and try to help them with at
least a thought of cheer and comfort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-24
Tie Bratianu Dynasty.

With the passing Of Vintila Bratianu,
a Rumanian dynasty comes to an end.
The late prime minister and his for
bears were ruling powers at. Bucharest
for nearly eighty years The collateral
brand Of the Hohenzollerns, who oc-
cupied the throne, took orders from
the Bratianus through two generations.
The member of the family who has
Just died was destined to be the last
of the clan TO WELD authority. His
doom was sealed three years ago when
the industrial and financial interests
of which the Bratianus were the lead"
ers found themselves hard pressed by
the rising Peasant party.
In 1928, the Peasants bolted the
Rumanian Parliament and by serie;
of bold strokes compelled the regency
which was IN Office following the de-
mise Of King Ferdinand, TO demand
Vintila Bratianu's resignation from the
premiership In favor of Julius Manu-
The deposed statesman resolutely OPP
posed the return of King Carol, anc
when that giddy monarch stole back u
the throne through q coup d'etat Thu
year, Bratianu found his influence ir
Rumanian politics in total eclipse.
notwithstanding his latter-day tribu
lations, the late prime minister Is to b
given a state funeral in Bucharest OF
Saturday. 1t will be a deserved tribut
TO a family which has been identiGe'
with Rumanias national fortunes 70
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-24
An Old Friend Returns.

Washington welcomes the announce
ment Of the appointment to the SEN
ate vacancy, recently caused by the
death of Senator Greene, Of Frank
c. Partridge, who will occupy the seat
until successor is elected. Senator
Partridge IS returning to a scene of
early activities in public life. He came
to Washington in 1888 as the private
secretary of RedheId Proctor, who was
named Secretary of War by President
Harrison. Two years after he was ap-
pointed solicitor in the Department of
State, and later was made special envoy
to Venezuela, and afterward served as
consul general at Tangier. During the
several years Of his active service in
Washington Mr.. Partridge made an ex-
tensive acquaintance, and those friends
of forty years ago and later who are
still on the scene will be pleased to see
him once more an Official Washing
tonian and to renew the friendship of
that long-past time. 1t may be that he
will stand for election to the seat to
which he has been SO worthily ap-
pointed and that mis- senatorial service
will be extended, which will be graft
flying to those who know him Of old and
who highly appraise his choice by Gov
Weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-24
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

! Absent yourself, Dickens lover, from
his books for several years and devote
your reading moments to a perusal OF
the great French fiction classics.
! Come back then to Dickens and note
how ''wordy" he seems. Yet if you
were a genuine Dickens fan" his pro-
lixity will not disgust you nor offend
you, but merely strike you as poor
artistry.
In other words, except in rare in
! stances, he was no such master OF
words as were any Of the French nc
| tionists. Yet for all that he couIo
write, and write tremendously well.
If any one doubts this, let him pick
up "A Christmas Carol" and put 1t to
the test.
This evening is one of the best in the
| year to read again the epic OF Old
| ScrCoge.
What makes this story take on some
thing of the divine is that each one OF
us at some time or other Is Old
! Scrooge.
Every man, and perhaps every wom-
an, has something of the Scrooge in
! his character.
Dickens realized this. He knew that
the temperament of his chief charac-
| ter, the hero, if you will, was the tenn
permanent of every one.
| At least in part, and at least Tor
time, every one becomes graSplng
misery. Perhaps it is the lingering
traces of trait which has come down
! through a long chain of inheritance
Not an inherited trait, perhaps, but II
might just as well be, for environment
has made it just as sure.
If in no other way, this trait takes
| form at Christmas time in failure tc
enter into the spirit of the occasion
We. speak not here of those persons who
! through no fault Of their own, are legit-
! imateiy outside the spirit, at least tenn
! porarily.
We speak only Of the lack of enthu-
siaSm which comes to many man and
woman, especially after certain age
when confronted with Christmastide, Its
| lights, its decorations, its gifts. Let II
be admitted that most of these things
are secular, scarcely religious.
Our Christmas inheritance is strange
condemnation of Christian and heath
en- of divinity and foolishness, of spir-
itual and commercial.
According to the individual tempera-
ment, first one side and then another
of this curiously miXed-up festival will
strike one as out Of harmony with the
remainder.
The truth, perhaps, is that all of it is
a part of it, and that we can escape
none Of it without losing something OF
all of it.
The sentiments of good cheer, kindli-
ness, generosity and tenderness, which
Christmas fosters, are brought out in
Dickens "A Christmas Carol" The very
fault of some of his novels, that verboS-
| ity which sometimes offends, is here
helpful, in that it gives sense of time
which otherwise would be missing.
1t is a complete adventure, in time
and space, in mind and heart, which we
go through with Scrooge, and when he
reforms we reform with him, If we need
that reformation, which most of us do,
at least in part.
Over all is the peculiar gusto of the
masterpiece the work which no writer
achieves more than once. Dickens wrote
many Christmas stories, but only one
Christmas Carol" II you haven't read
it so far this year, there is no time like
| the present.