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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25

From a Historical Standpoint
Bal From jail May Look
Beautiful; From q Modern
Standpoint 1t Is One of the
RotteneSt Leftovers From
the Pest.
SAYS:

BONDING companies charging
~ more than the law allows for
bail; shyster lawyers collecting ex-
cessive fees for getting it, and then
turning the business over TO pro-
fessional runners; magistrates &C
cepting sureties that could not make
good: rich defendants putting UP
cash for bail, and then taking
French leave-one would think from
all the chatter that New York had
discovered something new in this
age-old form of private graft.
AS a matter of common sense,
nothing Is occurring with regard to
the bail situation in New York that
hasn't been occurring for the last
fifty years, or that isn't more or
less common to every criminal court
in America.
Negro craps shooters in the south;
boys at the forks of the creek
Nlldl ECQ Will SAIOOC111S 6dA1IC Wv Va
season: pint pocket peddlers arrested
to save the face of Volsteadism;
petty thieves, broken-down prosti-
tutes and common drunks-whether
in Maine, Texas or California-they
can tell the seamy side Of the bail
business, and the story is the same
in all sections.
On the other side of the picture Is
the financial highlander, the crook
with cash in his pocket, the mil
lionaire confidence man, the big
conspirator, who. though guilty of
far worse offenses, thumb their
noses at the law, and laugh at jail
doors.
Bail is sanctioned by the state to
let the citizen enjoy liberty while
the mills of justice muddle through,
but in such way as to develop graft,
corruption and Injustice.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25
LEGION AUXILIARY
HEADS WILL MEET
National Executive Committee to
Outline 1890 Program.

o. L. Bodenhamer. Fl Dorado,
Ark, American Legion national
commander, will address the ma
tional executive committee of the
Legion auxiliary at national head
quarters here Sunday, where the
committee will meet to outline the
1880 program of theauxinary.
The meeting will be opened at
$50 by Mrs Donald Macrae, Coun-
Gil Bluffs, Ia, national auxiliary
president. James r. Barton, Des
Moines, Ia, national adjutant Of the
Legion, will bring greetings. The
report of the national finance COM
mittee will be given at the Sunday
morning session by Mrs. William H.
Biester Jr. of Philadelphia. National
rehabilitation, characterization and
aid toward education Of war or
phanS will be other subjects to be
considered at the meeting.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25
No Encore

r. WANT to know what Is to pre-
L vent radio wizards from sending
this voice, or any other. all the way
around second time. With power
full enough apparatus it would seem
to me that the wave might be made
perpetual.
1t would be thrilling, to be sure,
il radio had only come on the scene
little earlier. Then we might &C
tuauy tune in and make good the
poetic conception of the shot fired
at Concord bridge, which was heard
round the world.
BY swinging a dial we might
listen to Patrick Henry's own voice,
worn by the years to a whisper. but
still vibrant with the wish for liberty
or death.
Or even, reaching back into the
nlistS of time, we might hear Homer
snite his blooming Tyre on some
sustaining program.
Indeed, If inventive genius can
do so much for present voice,
there Is even the fantastic POSSIBLE
!ty Of achieving the resurrection Of
a voice long gone.
Somewhere, infinitely minute,
swim the words of Patrick Henry.
His vocal cords loosed air currents
which must still live in some sort
Of ether agitation.
Granted apparatus sensitive
enough, why couldn't this inhnitesi-
NAL aerial commotion be magnihed
and again revived7 It's still a good
sentiment.
The research men might bring us
back the swish Of the oars as small
boats brought Columbus and his
men through surf to friendly
beaches.
The pebbled eloquence of Demos
themes could follow hard upon the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25
BY ALLEN BAKER
Special NEA Service Correspondent

tCopyFight. 1850, NEA Service, Incl
TEMPLE, Tex. Jan. 25.-Through
Il the pages Of Victor Hugo's i'm
mortal romance. Les Miserables,"
stalked a tragic and lonely figure
Jean Vatican, an escaped convict
who had reformed and, under this
assumed name, re-establiShed him
self in society to the extent that he
became a mayor and prospered I'M
menssly.
But always he lived under the
terrible shadow Of the law. And one
day the law found him out and sent
him hack to prison. And then, to
provide the customary happy ending,
Victor Hugo had the hero OF his
novel restored TO good standing and
started him anew on long and
useful life. y
Truth may not be stranger than
fiction, but sometimes it is just as
Strange-even as strange as the
fanciful fiction of Victor Hugo-and
what has just happened in this Little
Texas town proves it. A 1880 Jean
Vatican has been brought to light.
He Makes Restitution
Somewhere out on the broad
Pacific today, a bronzed, weather.
beaten man of 4s, whose face Is
much older than his years and whose
hair Is prematurely tinged with gray,
is aboard q ship, en- route to HelenS-
vile. New Zealand
There, 10000 miles from here, he
Is known as John Grey. a prosper
GUS real estate dealer, a leading
churchman, the father of a fine
family and a popular candidate for
mayor
In Temple, he is known and re-
membered as a. b Crouch. who led
from forgery indictments here thr-
teen years ago when his grain bust
ness went to the wall with crash
that involved 100000. Police con-
Quoted a worldwide search for years
and Just recently he was arrested in
New Zealand and brought back to
face trial.
Sheriff John B. Bingham travelled
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25
A Good Song

DUT it is not the low tones OF the
D dead I fear. In lamplit room,
I'd welcome the words of any gra-
cious ghost. I'm thinking of the
present, or of days not yet quite
cold.
Can it be that in 1880, one rendi-
ton of S"Old Man River" will be
sufficient to keep that tune rolling
along, around and around this tiny
earth for all eternity? Will the
worst of radio wisecracks be caught
up in a sort of aerial treadmill, and
never die?
In the self same evening, a pa
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25
Texas Has O70n lean Vatican,
Who Made Great Comeback

Editors Note-Truth. indeed, can be
stranger than fiction The Times and
NEA Service herewith present sn ex-
elusive interview with A. B. Crouch.
Texas 1880 Jean Vatican, who tells how
he lodged the law for thirteen long years
and rose o success while a fugitive
under an assumed name in far-of New
Zealand He recently returned to Texas
and made restitution and is no en- route
back to New Zealand.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25
Drift

THE work of DR.. Stetson is OF in
l. terest to biologists because It
throws light upon the structure Of
the earth, supporting the theory of
isostacy and perhaps that of con-
tinentaI drift.
The theory of isostacy grew out
of the observation that the CONT
nentS in general consist OF light
GRANTEES, while the ocean beds con-
Sist of heavier, darker rocks; known
as baSaltS.
1t is assumed that the continents
rest on a substratum or lower layer
of heavy basalt, anonymous or
glass-like in structure. Such ma
terIal, while solid, would possess
some of the characteristics of
heavy liquid, behaving under great
pressure somewhat like cold no
laSSes.
1t is assumed, therefore, that the
continents project above the oceans,
because the rocks composing them
are floating literally on the sub
stratum of glass-like basalt.
The Wegener hypothesis or theory
OF continental drift is a develop
ment of the theory of isostacy.
This hypothesis holds that the
continents we're originally one con-
tinent which split into pieces. The
pieces are thought to have drifted
or slid along the basaltic subStratum
to their present places.
Movements of the earth's crust
such as DR.. Stetson says he has
found would be of the order which
would be expected on the basis OF
the theory of iSostacy.
Consequently, biologists will DC
greatly interested in following the
further development of the theory.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25
Something in a Name

At first we puzzled. We couldn't understand
why the Ant-saoon League getting set to throw
its political support to Joseph r. Grundy in prefer
ence to Clifford Pinchot in the next senatorial cam
paign in Pennsylvania.
The reason comes to now. It's the name
Grundy!
How could the Anti-saloon League pass UP one
Of that name even though its owner be Mr." and,
therefore, not Mrs?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25
Rich Have Advantage

DEING ! human institution, JUS
ID tice is subject to certain inner
ent defects which give the advan-
tage to rich people.
They can obtain the smartest
lawyers, bear the cost of working
up cases, and enjoy the benefit Of
such influence as goes with wealth
and position.
Because of this very condition,
the power Of money should be elm
mated wherever possible, and every
precaution should be taken to
equalize things in favor Of those IN
fortunates who can look to moth
ing for protection but public policy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25

Is the coast of Iceland ever en-
tireIy free from ice?
The United States weather bureau
says that the nautical meteorologi-
cal annual reports Of the Danish
Meteorological Institute state that
the coast of Iceland was free OF ice
all through the years 1927 and 1928,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25

Ideals and opinions expressed
in this column are those. OF
one Of Americas most inter-
esting writer's and are pre-
scented without regard to their
agreement or disagreement
with the editorial attitude of
this paper.-The Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25
BY DIR. MORRIS FTSHBEIN
Editor Journal Of the American Medical
Association and Of Hygeia, the
Health Maxazine.


Health MaKazine.
TN 1904, three cases Of pSittacoSiS
Il or parrot disease" were reported
in Boston. Last fall an outbreak OF
this disease was reported in Buenos
Aires and more outbreaks have re-
Gently been reported in the United
States.
In Hamburg, Germany, twenty
eight cases with five deaths occurred
last fall. In the epidemic of psitta-
COSTS which occurred in Paris In
1892, there were forty-nine cases
and sixteen deaths and it was re-
ported that the infection had been
caused by parrots brought from
South America.
When psittacoSis occurs, it begins
with a. chill and fever with a good
deal Of weakness and depression and
usually some Inflammation OF the
lungs. The extent Of the infamma-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25
Daily Thought

The wise mans eyes are In bis
head; but the fool waIketh in
darkness; and i myself perceived
also that one event happened to
them all.-Ecclesiastes 2:14
q q
A fool can not look, nor walk like
q man of sense.-La Bruyere.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25
Widow Gets Estate

ANDERSON. Ind, Jan. 25.-The
will OF Edgar w. Farmer. veteran
railway mail clerk. who died Jan.
Is. bequeaths the entire estate, val
ued at $1,000. to the widow. Mrs.
Elizabeth Farmer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25

Who wrote the song 'Win You
Love Me In December as You Did
in May?"
The music Is by Ernest r. Ball
and the words by James J. Walker.
How can the measurements Of q
square equal In area to a circle,
whose diameter Is known, be de-
termined?
To find the area of a circle
multiply the square of the radius
by 3,i4i6. Take the square root Of
the product and 1t VIII give you the
length of the sides Of the square.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25

heels OF jazz orchestra, and who
would not tune in to learn what
song the sirens sang when Ulysses
and his crew sailed safely past, by
grace of wax and inhibitionS?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25

The number of stories of wives shooting their hls-
bands is increasing The ladies apparently have for
gotten that there Is such B think q rolling pin.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25
Exile for Is Years

Crouch Strengthened his towering
frame in his chair. fixed his mel
ancholly eyes on his interviewer and
said:
For thirteen long years I was an
exile from my native land-and,
God, how long those years were!"
Crouch went on. For what seemed
ages I travelled, travelled. travelled
not seeking friendly faces, but avoid
ing them. Always there was that
haunting fear that I would be found
out.
Long after I had fed from Texas
I landed at Christ Church, New
Zealand. Here, after travelling near
" half the distance around the
world, told myself I must feel safe.
My wife and four children had
joined me by that time and were
with me.
Can you realize how an exile feels
about his native land? Every spot,
every recollection seems hallowed to
him The houses he has passed with
only an indifferent glance he now
finds he loves. All the familiar
places. the familiar scenes seem to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25

half way around the world to get his
man.
But no trial was held. In cash Or
in faith, Crouch made restitution of
the 100000 to the satisfaction of
the banks that had suffered by his
actions in selling more grain than
he had been able to deliver after
dabbling in the market. So the
charges against him we're dropped.
Crouch told the story of his
thirteen years as a fugitive and self
imposed exile in an exclusive inter
view just before leaving Temple for
his return to PARKWAY New Zealand.
When he left Helensville friends
made him promise to come back and
continue his race for mayor.
There is nothing SO terrible as
being an exile" Crouch began, land
it was so unnecessary and foolish for
me to have left. Here I had lost
and here should have remained to
e-establish myself. But was young
and foolish then-and scared.
The disaster in 1917 overwhelmed
me. I lost every penny I had in
the world. In my own heart, I knew
I had not wilfully wronged any
man, yet others had lost their
money. But I had lost even more-I
had lost faith in myself. I felt dis
honored and ashamed-1 felt every
man was AGAINST me"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-03-28
ORAToRICAL CONTEST
APPROACHES

The first inter-school preliminary of
the International Oratorical Contest,
will oe held in the La Plata High
High School, Wednesday evening,
April 9Th, at eight o'clock, All of the
High Schools of Charles County, ex-
cept Nanjemoy, are competing.
The judges for this contest, who are
always selected by the Star, are: Ida
Donell Peters, author of historic a
novels and text books, George Stimp-
son, Editor of Pathfinder Magazine,
and w. E. Yeager, head of Depart
ment Of Public Speaking, George
Washington University.
The public is cordially invited to
attend this feast of oratory. Come
early and insure yourselves of good
seats.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-03-28
MR.. GARDINER TO SPEAK AT
MEETINGS

In the notices of the various meet
ings of the Charles County Tobacco
Board in the last weeks paper the
speaker for the subject OF the Market
Outlook for 1880 was not given.
Word comes from the Maryland To-
bacco Growers Association that Mr..
Gardiner will be at all the meetings to
take up this subject Mr.. Gardiner
has been manager of the Association
for number of years and it is recog-
nized by all that he has been faithful
to his trust and accomplished great
deal. No farmer of the county should
miss the meeting most convent for
him and Mr.. Posey and Mr.. Gardiner
should be greeted by a full attendance
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-03-28
EMERs ON RYoN

a wedding of much interest in this
county took place on Saturday, Mar
CHI 22nd, at Saint Stephens Church,
Washington, when Miss Naomi Christi
anna Ryon became the bride of Mr..
Robert Bruce Emerson. The cere-
mony, which was pretty though quiet
was witnessed only By the families
and immediate friends of the couple.
The bride. WIN is she very pretty and
attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
j. p. Ryon, of Waldorf, is very pop.
ular with the younger set in social
circles here and in Prince Georges
and Saint Mary's counties. Sheis an
alumnus of Maryland University
having graduated In 1927, and since
her graduation has been teaching at
Glasya High School
The groom, who is the son of one of
Washington's old and prominent
families. also graduated from Mary
land University in 1927. He is very
well known and liked in this section
OF the county which he has so frequent
ly visited since his graduation although
he has been engaged in business with
his father since then
Following the wedding the young
couple left for a trip south. Upon
their return they will make their
home in Washington.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-03-28
STEMS HOME SAVED FROM FIRE

The home OF Mr.. Joseph Stein was
saved from destruction by fire last
Monday when Mr., Arthur Ring form
ed bucket brigade of ladies.
It seems that Mr.. Ring was called
to Mr. Steins's brothers. home on
business, and while there noticed a
fire near Mr.. STEMS home. He inn
mediately went to see what it was and
upon his arrival found that the wood
shed was on fire. There being no men
present he quickly formed bucket
brigade OF ladies and soon had the
fire under control.
II is said that Mr.. Stems home was
not damaged although the wopdshed
and chicken coop which were about
twelve feet from it we're destroyed.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-03-28
BODY FOUND IN RIVER

On Friday of last week the body of
Mr.. Charles julius Pollefsen was
found in the Potomac river between
the Indian Head and Glymont docks.
From reports Mr.. Pollefsen, sixty
three years of age and boatswain in
The United States Navy, left the
home of Mrs. Anderson, a daughter,
with whom he lived. with few friends.
AS he did not return that night a
search was started for him the next
day without any results. On the fol-
lowing day man on one of the Nor
folk boats notified Mr.. PolJefsen's
family that his cloths had been found
on the boat and with them note,
saying goodby to his friends. Due to
this evidence, it was supposed to have
been case of suicioe.
When his body was removed from
the river by Author Johnson, who
found him, blood rushed from hole
in his head as though he had been
shot. Following an inquest, verdict
was rendered that he had been shot in
the head by some person or persons
unknown to the jury and then thrown
in the Potomac river. Mr.. Pollefsen' s
body was turned over to his son, Mr..
Frank Pollefesen, of Washington, who
identified him, he is to be buried in
Arlington Cemetery.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-03-28
INDIAN HEAD ITEMS

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold G.. Patterson.
OF Baltimore, spent the weekend with
the formers father, Mr.. Geore w. Pat
terson.
Mr.. Francis McWilliams and Mr.,
Louis Mattingly, of Baltimore, spent
the week end with their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wright are
the proud parents of fine baby girl.
Mrs c. f. Tippett, mother of Mrs.
T. Garfield Jenkins is spending some
time in Baltimore with her daughter
and son in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Mailer.
Miss Norman Brawner spent the
weekend in Washington.
Mrs. Adelaide Tugman, of Washing.
ton, was the weekend guest of Mrs.
Nellie C. Jenkins, THE Wilderness, 3"
Pomonkey, Md.
The golfing and tennis season seems
to have come and quite few enjoyed
bnOS6 SpOFbS over bue Wc6h-6uu. "A
fine new concrete tennis court has
been built at the old fair grounds and
now tennis can be enjoyed almost the
year through.
Mrs. w. F. Brawner is visiting her
daughter and son in-law, Lieut.. and
Mrs P. J. McCloskey, Of New London,
Conn.
Miss Gilmore Warren, of Washing
ton, spent the weekend with her sister
Mrs William p. Jameson, of Pomon-
key.
Miss Nellie G. Jenkins is leaving
for California shortly for a months
vacation with her sister and brother
in-law Mr.. and Mrs Roger L. Putnam,
Springfield. Mass Mr.. Putnam is
trustee of the Lowell Observatory at
Flagstaff, Arizona, which has gotten
quite bit of notoriety lately for
having discovered the Ninth Planet
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-03-28
IMPORTANT MEETING TO BE
HELD IN LA PLATA

Mrs. Charles E. Roe. Field Secre-
tary of the National Congress of Par
ents and Teachers, will give a day to
Southern Maryland for the purpose of
telling us of the work the National
State, and various local Parent Teach
er Associations are doing, and to in
struct us in the best ways to accomp-
lished the most in our individual
The meeting will be held in the aud
itorium of the La Plata High School,
Saturday, April 5th, beginning at 10
a. M, and all parents, all teachers
and all patrons, of all the schools of
Charles County and Southern Mary
land are most cordially invited and
urged to attend
Mrs. Roe comes to us without charge.
Let us attend, enjoy hearing great
woman speak, and get her suggestions
for making all parent-t teacher associa-
tions success.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-03-28
A $500 SCHOLARSHIP

Strayer College will award a $4,000
Scholarship, good for forty eight
weeks tuition in Secretarial or a
Business Administration course to
one of the graduates of the high schools
in Charles and st. Mary's Counties,
Maryland
The members of the 1880 seniorclass.
both academic and commercial stud
ents, are eligible for this scholarship,
which may be used only in the day
session of the college.
The scholarship will be awarded to
the senior making the highest score
in competitive examination to be
conducted by Strayer College This
year the examination is a scholastic
ability test, prepared by Doctor F, A.
Moss, of the Department of Psychology
of George Washington University.
This test has been designed especial
ly for fourth year high school students
on a plan that maks it fair to both
commercial and academic students.
1t can be completed in one hour or
less.
The test will be given at the place
date and time shown below:
PLACE La Plata High School
DATE Saturday, Mar. 20, 1880
TIME 1890 a. m.
The winner may enter Strayer Col
lege at the beginning of the Summer
Term, June % or July I, or In the
Fall not later than September Is,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-03-28
TRIG AND TRIM CLUB

The frig and Trim All Club of
Sacred Heart School met, and had its
first meeting on Friday, March 81, 1880.
We first elected officers as follows:
Hilda Murphy President; Mildred
Jameson Vice-President; Rita Hay
den Secretary; and Mary Berry
Brown, Club Reporter. After the
election Mrs. Norris our leader show
ed us how to make dustless dust cloths
which we are supposed to finish before
the next meeting. The next meeting
will be held at Sacred Heart School,
Friday April 4, 1880 from las O'Clock
to 2:45 O'Clock.
Club Reporter.