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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-09
FLOODS Peril
STATE; RIVERS
ON RAMPAG
White and Wabash Near
Danger Stage at Many
Indiana Points.
MUD BLOCKS HIGHWAYS
Farm Lands Under Water;
Phone Service Hard Hit
by Storm.

With no prospect for let-up
in rains that have fallen continu-
ouSly for forty-eight hours, the Wa
bash and White rivers, chief streams
in central and southern Indiana, al
ready above flood stage at many
stations, were rising rapidly today.
Although Indianapolis was not in
immediate danger of flood. Terre
Haute, Mt. Carmel, Noblesville. An
derson, Seymour, Decker and Ellis
ton all reported their rivers out OF
ordinary bounds.
Hundreds of acres of lowlands
along the Wabash and White rivers
were inundated today. Several state
highways were closed because Of
high water over them.
Gravel roads In the state were al
most impossible because of mud,
and in the northern part Of Indi-
ana, automotive traffic was en-
dangered by ice.
Terre Haute Menaced
Terre Haute reported four feet
above flood stage, on the Wabash
river; at Mt. Carmel, the Wabash
was five feet above flood level; An
derson. on the west branch of the
White river, reported two feet above
flood stage; while the same river
was half a foot above its flood level
at Noblesville.
Elliston. Seymour, and Decker,
also on White river, reported from
one to three feet above food. In
Indianapolis the river was four feet
under flood level.
Continued unsettled weather was
forecast for the state today, with
minimum temperature tonight about
Is degrees. There may be some
Sleet and snow, according to j. H.
Arlington, United States weather
bureau meteorologist.
Communications out Of Indian
apoliS to the northern points of the
state we're impaired seriously to-
day.
Phone Poles Broken
The Indiana Bell Telephone and
Telegraph Company announced that
more than forty poles were broken
by heavy weights of ice and sleet
and that wire breaks had thrown
eighty long distance circuits out of
commission.
J. w Harmon. general superin-
tendent Of plants and traffic, re-
ported troubles centered about La
fayette, affecting lines to Craw-
louisville and Danville; about Lo-
gansport, affecting lines to Kokomo
and South Bend, and near Leb-
anon and Mulberry.
Crews were at work, but new
breaks were appearing and resunp-
ton of normal service was uncer-
tain Patrols have been placed on
the lines, Immediately to detect fall
ing poles and wire breaks.
Seven Of the Chicago long dis
lance circuits were out of commits
sion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-09
SCHOOLS MAY
STAY CLOSED
Better Ventilation or More
Vacation, Says Morgan.

Unless the board of school COM
missioners takes immediate steps to
improve heating and ventilation in
city schools, pupils may be given an
other weeks vacation, DR.. Herman
G.. Morgan, city health commits
sioner, declared today.
After conference with the school
board last Friday, DR.. Morgan Or
dered public schools to defer re-
opening until Monday. He strongly
recommended survey of buildings by
the school board to remedy heating
and ventilating deficiencies, and
curb colds among school children.
Nothing has been done, Dr. Nor
gan said today, although Russell
Wilson. board president, said he
favored the health commissioner s
suggestion. The school board may
meet Friday to consider the matter,
it was indicated today.
Dry, heated rooms are especially
unhealthy during the spinal men
nights epidemic, the health COM
missioner said. Weather conditions
also are retarding forces battling
the disease.
In the last thirty-one days, sixty
nine cases have been recorded in
the city. OF these forty-nine have
died, the first on Dec. 9; none has
recovered. Thirty-one Negroes
were among the Sixty-nine.
Fifteen of the cases were among
children under 6; eighteen between
and Is; twenty between 16, and
80; nine between 81 and SO, and
seven above so.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-09
7 GIVEN SENTENCES
Offenders Get Long Terms
in Criminal Court.

Criminal Judge James A. Collins
today sentenced seven defendants
to Indiana penal institutions on
convictions for felonies.
George Kirk, 10, tried for theft
of the auto Of Mrs. Ora Barlow, re-
ceived a one-year state farm sem
tence.
Harold Blakely, 10; William
Brown, II; Charles Epperson, 10,
and Wilbur Shorter, Is, were given
one-year state farm sentences for
burglary and grand larceny.
William Holt, 10, drew one to
ten-year state reforrnatory sentence,
and Robert Brown, 81, three to
ten-year state prison term for bur-
glary.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-09
NAVAL Farley
DELEGATES TO
DEPART TODAY
American Group Will Sail
on Ship Which Carried
Wilson to Paris.
HIGH HOPES ARE HELD
Administration Expects to
Win Five-Year Extension
of Holiday.
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER

United Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-American
delegates to the London naval con-
ference will set sail on their mo-
mentous voyage from this port
today.
Across the Hudson at Hoboken
pier, steam was up on the George
Washington, historic ship which
carried woodrow Wilson to the
Paris peace conference.
Secretary of State Stimson, chief
American delegate, four fellow dele
gates and a staff of seventy-five
advisers and assistants, including a
dozen young women secretaries,
we're to go aboard before p. M,
the hour set for departure. Many
left Washington early today by a
special boat train, due to arrive at
Jersey City at 1870 p. m.
Third Effort at Reduction
This is the third effort by the
United States within the last decade
to reduce the heavy burdens of
naval competition.
A ten-year battleship building
holiday was declared among the
five leading naval powers at the
Washington arms conference in
1921. In 1927 President Coolidge
called the Geneva arms conference
to obtain a similar restriction on
cruiser, submarine and destroyer
building, but failed, owing to a.
deadlock with Great Britain.
President Hoover and Prime Min
ister Macdonald have undertaken
the third attempt in the London
conference which meets Jan. Il.
American delegates are hopeful.
They left Washington with parting
words of encouragement from
President Hoover. He told them
the peace of the world largely de-
pended on their success. He also
appealed to the country to help
preserve the atmosphere of good
will In which the conference meets,
by patience, encouragement and
freedom from criticism"
Others Will Sail
In addition to Stimson, other dele
gates sailing on the George Wash
ington are Secretary OF Navy
Adams, Senator Reed Of Pennsyl-
vania, Senator Robinson of Arkan-
sas and Dwight Morrow, ambassa-
dor to Mexico.
Charles G. Dawes, ambassador to
Great Britain, and Hugh Gibson,
ambassador to Belgium, will join
the delegation at London.
The administration expects the
battleship holiday will be extended
for five years at least. This would
save millions of dollars, because in
that time the United States is au-
thorized under the Washington
treaty, to build fifteen gigantic bat
tleships costing nearly 100000
each. Other nations would build in
proportion.
An additional holiday, it is under
stood in Washington, would be &C
ceptable to all five powers at the
conference, and American officials
regard that as one of the major OBJ
iects of the conference.
Much was heard of cruisers when
Prime Minister Macdonald visited
President Hoover. But they have
been Subordinated by the emphasis
at Washington lately upon the bat
tleship holiday extension.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-09

It's. Philadelphia publisher, and Mrs.
Bok's father. as well as physicians
who were requested to come from
Philadelphia when Bok's condltlon
became critical, had not arrived.
Box was stricken with heart at
tack soon after his arrival at MS
winter home last Sunday.
Specialists and his sons and bust
ness associate, Cyrus H. K. Curtis
were called to his bedside Wednes-
day night, it was said by trlenoS
here.
The philanthropist was 66 years
old. He came to America from Hol-
land at the age of and accumu-
lated a great fortune, much OF winch
he devoted to benevolence. For
twenty-five years he was editor OF
the Ladies Home Journal.
Edward William Box, editor, au-
thor and philanthropist, was an ex-
ample of brilliant success achleVeo
from q humble start in America as
an immigrant boy.
Born at Helder, Holland, OCT. y,
1868. he was brought to this country
at the age of 6, and was educated IN
the public schools of Brooklyn, N. Y.
In 1882, Box entered the employ
of Henry Holt & Co., publishers, and
later became associated with Serb
ner's Sons, for whom he became ad-
vertising manager.
Four years later, he founded the
Box Syndicate press, with such sue
cess that he was offered editorshlp
of the Ladies Home Journal, in
1889. After thirty years as editor
of that magazine, he retired.
Won Pulitzer Prize
In 1920 he wrote 1.-The Amer1-
canization of Edward Box" which
won the Pulitzer prize for the out
standing biographical work of the
year and the gold medal of the
Academy of Political and Social
Science.
In 1923 he founded the American
peace award, Offering 100000 for
the most practicable plan to estab-
lish and preserve the peace OF the
world, one-half of which was to be
paid by the foundation upon &C
ceptance of the plan by jury, the
other half to be paid upon accept
ance of the plan by the United
States senate.
Among Bok's other published
works were "SuccesSward," printed
in 1855: THE Young Man in Bust
ness" in 1900; 1.-TWO Persons" 1922;
"a Man From Maine" 1923; Twice
Thirty" 1925; "You, a Personal
Message" 1926, and Perhaps I
Am" in 1928.
Dedicates Bird Haven
Two years ago Box established
and dedicated to the nation bird
sanctuary near his Florida home.
On it he erected a great singing
tower" fitted with fine carillion
imported from Europe.
President Coolidge and many
other notables attended the dedica-
ton of the sanctuary, which was to
be not only a refuge for wild to live,
but place where men too could
find hours Of peace and quiet.
I In october, 1896, he married Mary
Louise Curtis, daughter of the
founder of the house with which he
was identified for so MANY wears.
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the opinion it came from tiny in
sects hidden beneath wing
feathers.
EARTIN, husband Of the sick
Iva woman, told the United
Press today his wife had handled
the bird only a few moments one
day. He had handled 1t often.
but was not affected.
My son-in-law bought the bird,
a handsome creature, in -Balti-
more, Dec. Il. A tag around its
neck described it as a Carthagena
bred bird from Argentina" Mar
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-09
ACT ON SLACK MOVE
City Ownership of Water
Study Contemplated.

An early meeting of the trustees
of the city public utilities commits
sion was contemplated today to
consider the suggestion of former
Mayor L. Ert Slack that the city
ownership and operation of the In
dianapolis Water Company be stud
led. Slack made the recommended
ton before retiring from office
Jan. 6.
William j. Mooney of Mooney
Mueller-Ward Company, president
of the trustees, acknowledged the
letter proposing the study of advisa-
bility Of municipal ownership and
advised Slack that the utilities trus-
tees will give the matter careful
consideration.
1t is understood Slack has re-
ceived a number of letters COM
mending his proposal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-09
FIRST LADY is ILL
Mrs. Hoover May Be Absent
From Reception.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. - The
physical condition of Mrs. Hoover
may not permit the First Lady of
the Land to greet her guests tonight
at the first official reception of the
Hoover administration, it was indi-
Gated today.
Mrs. Hoover has been confined to
the White House with a stubborn
cold for nearly two weeks. DR.. Joel
T. Boone, official physician, has pre-
scribed a rest cure. The First Lady
remained away from two functions
Tuesday night to gain strength for
the judiciary reception tonight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-09
Ready to Submit Letters
Expressing Desire to
Cooperate.

Committees representing the con-
gregations of two churches on the
War Memorial Plaza today were
preparing to submit to county
commissioners an expression of their
willingness to enter immediate ne
gotiations for removal of the
churches from the plaza.
This was learned today following
conference Wednesday between
American Legion representatives
and commissioners, in which the
county board asked for a formal
opinion by delegates of both
churches.
The removal will involve about
81 100000 expense to the county.
Commissioners who previous de-
ferred action on the project today
were ready to act favorably on the
expenditure providing the churches
can be bought for reasonable"
figure.
Speaking for the congregation of
the Second Presbyterian church, a
church board member today said
letter had been prepared for mail
ing to commissions, in which will
lingness to cooperate was ex-
pressed.
The Rev. Jean S. Miner is pas
tor of Second Presbyterian church.
jesse Moore, committee head OF
the First Baptist church, OF which
the Rev. Frederick E. Taylor is pas
tor, today said the church COM
mittee would be glad to enter ne
gotiations."
He said an expression of the
church'S stand would be forwarded
to the county board when formal
notification of commissioners atti-
tude was received.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-09

A T the request of Governor
= - Richie, government officials
at Washington offered the medical
knowledge of the United States
public health service, the agricul-
tural department. and the army
and navy.
Two public health service physi-
clans, DR.. L. F. Badger and DR..
c. Armstrong. came here and con-
suited with DR.. j. Willis Martin,
the Martins family doctor. Nu-
merous charts were compiled.
Symptoms Of the disease were
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-09

Edith Martin Kalmey, 81. They
contracted the diseases New Years
day from pet parrot which Kali
mey had purchased in Baltimore
two weeks before. The parrot
later died.
Local doctors, baffled, called
upon some of the most distin-
guished medical minds of America
physicians of Johns Hopkins
hospital-for aid These special
lists, however, admitted they knew
little or nothing of the disease,
which is of South American
origin.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-09
CHURCHES WILLING
FOR PLAZA RAZING
Stin1SOn Lucky

BN Uni dFrcSS
WASHINGTON, Jan. g.
Secretary of State Stimson may
have escaped serious injury by
electing to travel to New York
by train instead of by auto
mobile.
The secretary's car was de-
molished in a collision near
Baltimore. His chauffeur was
alone in the machine. StimSon
decided to go to New York
Tuesday by train rather than
to wait until Wednesday and
be driven up.
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checked and the progress to date
noted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kalmey, who were
removed to Emergency hospital
here, are in a more serious condi-
ton than Mrs. Martin, who was
allowed to remain at home.
The malady closely resembles
combination of typhoid and pneu-
monia, it was said. Lungs of all
three patients are congested and
breathing is difficult.
How the disease was tr2n~n1 ttsd
from the parrot is unknown, al
though DR.. Armstrong expressed
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-09
PROPAGANDA Is DENIED
Utility Publications In Schools De-
Tended as Educational.
BIZ United Press

BU JU1teU PTeSS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Publica-
tons circulated in schools and COL
leges by public utility organizations
were educational and contained no
arguments against public, municipal
Or government ownership, B. F.
Weadock, counsel for the joint COM
mittee of national utility associ-
ations, told the federal trade COM
mission today.
Weadock continued. his defense of
publicity activities today before
Commissioner McCulloch of the
commission which reopened its in
vestigation for rebuttal testimony
by public utility organizations.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-09
Brother Called
Thief Actress
to Defend Him
Los ANGELES, Jan. 9.-Because
of the absence of his sister, Sally

O'Neil. the actress,
the trial on bur-
glary charges OF
Jack on a n,
known in Holly
God as Hutch
O'Neil, was con-
tinued today un-
til Feb. 20.
Miss O. N e ii,
chief defense wit
ness. now is in New
York and will not
re turn here for
two weeks, Moo
mans counsel told
the court.
NoOnan assert
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-09

4:25 a. m. today,
after a weeks ill
ness of heart
trouble.
Funeral services
will be held Fri
day with burial at
Lake Wales sane
tuary, members of
the family an
nounced.
Mrs. Box and
their sons were at
the bedside when
the end came, but
Cyrus H. K. Cur
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-09
SLACK REGIME PRAISED

Resolution Citing Cooperation
Need Passed by Civic Group.
Need of cooperation of new city
officials and thanks to Mayor L. Ert
Slack and his administration for
improvements accomplished in the
section were expressed in resolutions
adopted by the Tibbs Avenue and
Eagle Greek Civic League Wednes-
day night. Cooperation in beauti-
flying the section was asked of
Mayor Reginald Sullivan in the
resolution.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-09
Assessors Hear Taylor

The state tax board, after three
days conferences with county as
SCISSORS from various parts of the
state, today heard William L. Tay-
lor, attorney, president Of the In
dianapolis Bar Association, speak on
constitutional revision. Following
the address, the board adjourned its
sessions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-09
Suspend Navigator's License

PROVIDENCE. R. 7, Jan. g.
Captain Oscar S. Anderson's license
as navigator has been suspended
for sixty days on the ground of
negligence in connection with the
grounding of Edsel Ford's s450,000
yacht, Sialia, on Hen and Chickens
reef, Dec. 5.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-09
BY WILLIAM w. CHANCE JR.,
United Press stan Correspondent

4 NNAPOL1S, Nd, Jan. g.
N With all the resources Of
modern medical science to aid
them, three members of a single
family were fighting fos their
lives here today against the
mysterious parrot fever"
The dreaded disease. scientific
ally known as ''psittacosis, slowly
is sapping the strength of Mrs.
Simon S. Martin. 60. wife of the
secretary of the Annapolis Cham
Der of Commerce; her son-in-law,
Lee w. Kalmey, %. and his wife,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-09
ELECTION CONTEST UP
House to Consider Challenge to
Ruth Bryan's Seat.

D" wRA zlsda hScsf Jan. o. - The
election contest brought against
Representative Ruth Bryan Owne
Dem., Fla.) by William G. Lawson,
defeated candidate will be consid-
cred by an elections committee of
the house Saturday, 1t was an
nounced today.
Lawson has challenged Mrs.
Owens right to her seat on the
ground she does not have the citi-
zenship requirements for house
membership, because her husband,
now dead, was a British subject.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-09
FALL GETS CONCESSION
Oil Scandal Defendants Appeal to
Garry Reasonable" Data.

BIZ nited Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. e.-Justice
William Hitz today granted defense
attorneys for Albert B. Fall, con-
victed last October on bribery
charges in connection with the Tea
pot Dome scandals. permission to
include reasonable" testimony of
the original trial, in the bill of ex-
ceptions to be reviewed by the
court of appeals.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-09
DEATH CALLS
EDWARD BOX,
NOTED AUTHOR
Editor and PhilanthropiSt Is
Heart Disease Victim;
III for Week.
BUILT GREAT FORTUNE
Immigrant From Holland at
Age of 6; Funeral to
Be Held Friday.
BUILT GREAT FORTUNE

BIZ nited Press
LAKE WALES. Fla, Jan. g.
Edward w Box, widely known
editor and philanthropist of Merton,
Pa. died at his winter home here at
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-09
INSTALL LEAGUE HEAD
ii. ii. Jones Takes Post as Better
Business Body President.

II. II. Jones of the Burnett Bin
ford Lumber Company, was in
stalled as president of the Better
Business League of North Indian
apolis at the regular meeting this
week.
Other officers are H. B. Wysong.
vice-president; R. A. Love. treasur-
er: Ira Elmore, secretary. and
board of directors. o. L. Albrecht,
II. W. Allen and Roy Enos. Jones
succeeds ]. w. Chapman
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-09

eddy entered the home of Ted Lewis,
orchestra leader, and stole clothing,
furs and jewelry valued at approx
mately $4,000.
La gaceta., 1930-01-04
Sc ~INVESTIGARA Ell INCEN
DO DEL CAPITOLIO

Washington, Enero 4.-Las
rojas lenguas de fuego que Sc
abrieron paso a traves del te-
.cho en- Ell ala derecha del Capt.
toIio anoche, lamiendo uno de
los lados de la enorme cupula
que corona ell edificio, dejaron
como rastro 1nico en- ell exte-
rior una mancha negruZca en-
la pared suroeste, de la man
sion Legislative.
FL TENOR causado por las 81
ren&s de los aparatos de extin-
ci6n de incendios y las llamas
que hicieron suponer que los ar
chivos de mas de una centuria,
asi como ell edificio en- 81, que
darian destruidos, Sc calm6 al
yer Ia prontitud con que fue-
ron dominadas las llamas sin
que 81 edificio sufriera mayor
quetranto interior. Tres mil pc
sos Sc considera suficiente SUI
ma para repararlo.
Los oficiales del gobierno es-
Italian mas intrigados por des-
cubrir las causas del fuego que
per los danos experimentados.
Ell incendio ocurrido ell dia
de Pascuas en- la oficina del
Executive de la Casa Blanca y
que Sc atribuyo a unos alam-
bres defectuosos, Sc recuerda
ahora con mas interes, creyen-
DO algunos que ambos incen-
dios obedecen al impulse cri-
minal de alg1n enemigo de la
naci6n.
FL fuego en- ell Capitolio no
intcrrumpira las sesiones del
Congreso, que Sc inauguraran
ell lunes, despues del receso de
Pascuas, de acuerdo con 10 de-
clarado por algunos de los con
|g~rasistas que Sc encuentran va
Ell Washington.
La gaceta., 1930-01-04
Ell TEMPO

Ha vuelto ell frfo; pero es du-
dose que la nueva vista nos tra'
ga la escarcha, segun dice un in
forme del metere6logo Mr.. Ben
nett.
Ligera escarcha caera en- las
porciones norte del estado.
Existe una area de alta pre-
sion sobre Oklahoma y Texas
que estan moviendose hacia AGA
aunque sin mucho frio. Maxima
temperature aver, IA grades:
mfnima, 50.
Marea alta a las 4:40 a. m
Y $50 p. M; marea baja a las
IL :26 a. m. y 10 "a p. m.
La gaceta., 1930-01-04
uLTIMAS NOTIClAS CABLEGRAFICAS
OCHO MUCHACHOS JUGA-
DORES DE BASKET BALL
HERIDOS

Wooster, o., Enero 4.-Vic-
timas de un tren rapido que a
traves de la noche y de cells
ca que impedia la vision corria
a toda velocidad por las para
lelas que ellos trataron de a
travesar con la guagua que los
conducia alegres y sonrientes
de regreso de un juego de bas-
ketball, siete j6venes resulta :
ron muertos y otros ocho, en-
ire hembras y varones, heridos
de gravedad, que Sc teme por
su vida en- los hospitales donde
Sc encuentran.
Los muertos Sc italian entire
las edades de ID a Is amos, jul
gadores todos del team de bas-
ketball del Institute de Bur-
bank, cerca de aqui.
Los muchachos regresaban a
sus hogares contentos y felices
por la victoria que habian al :
canzado sobre sus c%ontrarios
de Big Prairie, una ciudad pro-
xima, cuando un tren de la
Pennsylvania, pasando sobre
su guagua en- ell crucero de
Shreve, a 10 millas al sur de
Wooster, sembr6 la muerte y
la destruction entire ellos.
La guagua fue arrastrada
por Ell tren en- una d~istancia de
100 pies y los restos de algunos
cadaveres Sc recogieron adn
mucho mas lejos.
Ell driver" Joseph Baker,
de SO amos de edad, result6 he
rido, aunque no de mucha con-
sideraci6n.