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The Indianapolis times., 1931-07-24
WARREN FARM YIELDS
RECORD OATS CROP
Folkening Produces 81 Bushels an
Acre; FuIghum Is Seed.

Record for oats in Marion county
this year is found on the farm of
Henry Folkening, Warren township,
whose crop yielded 94,35 bushels an
acre.
In announcing this record today,
county agent Clarence Henry stated
that the field, containing, 8.64 acres,
was planted in tomatoes last year
and was treated with $50 pounds
an acre of 4-24-12 fertilizer.
Fulghum oats were planted as
seed. This brand is being adopted
generlly throughout the county,
Henry stated This crop ripens
shortly after the wheat crop and
both can be thrashed at the same
time.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-07-24
PLAN ATHEARN DINNER
New Butler University Head to BE
Greeted in October.

Arrangements for citizens din
ner in honor of DR.. Walter Scott
Athearn, new president of Butler
university, will be arranged by a
special committee to be appointed
by Henry L. Dithmer, chairman of
the education committee of the
Chamber of Commerce. The din
ner will be given some time in
October.
William H. Book, secretary of the
civic affairs committee of the
chamber outlined the school budget
proposals, at the education commit
tee meeting Thursday.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-07-24
AWARD |. u. CONTRACTS

I. c. DeHaven Engineering Com
pany, indianapolis, was awarded a
$6,667 contract for installation Of
stokers for boilers at Indiana uni
The Indianapolis times., 1931-07-24

versity at meeting Of trustees here
Thursday.
Leslie Colvin Company, Indianap-
oils, was given a $3.50 contract for
construction Of a concrete room for
the pump house at the school and
Sanborn Electric Company, also of
The Indianapolis times., 1931-07-24
MURRAY CALLS
| OUT TROOPS IN
BRIDGE DISPUTE
gnvokeS Martial Law to
4 Block Approach at
Toll Span.

By United Presa
OKLAHOMA CITY, July "a
Martial law. invoked in Oklahoma
Tor the first time in eight years,
was inforced today at the approach
TO the toll bridge across the Red
river connecting Durant, Okla, and
Denison, Tex.
Governor w. H. alfalfa Bid
Murray, acting to forestall any eff
fort Of the Red River Toll Bridge
Company to force him to discon-
tinue his blockade of the approach,
called out the state forces late
Thursday night.
He declared an area 100 feet on
each side of the highway and one
and seven-tenths miles long in a
stage of siege. Troops we're direct
ed to guard the span and use force,
II necessary, to continue the block
ade.
I'm Sick of This
I'm sick Of this dilly-dallying
around" said Murray. THE people
nave paid for the free bridge and
they aren't able to use it. The only
way TO settle this thing is to go
right to bat"
The "dilly-dallying around" be-
gan nearly a week ago, replacing
Murray's direct action in ordering
three free bridges across the Red
river open and entrances to parallel
toll bridges blocked.
"@'er''Or Ross Sterling Of Texas
answered that move by sending
Texas rangers to barricade the Texas
approach to the free bridge at
Denison. Murray retaliated by
blockading the Oklahoma end of the
parallel toll bridge
Direct Action Ceases
There direct action ceased. and
legal and legislative naneuvers be-
gan with the controversy concen
trated around the D'rant-Denison
bridge, which had been ordered
closed by federal injunction OBJ
tanned hv tho toll bridge company
s@ 1t sought to collect ohout $3.50 900
allegedly owned by Texas for per-
petUaI 4~1' ,-irhts
While Governor Sterling kept his
rangers on his side of the free
bridge and asked legislative aid in
making it ncssihle to di~~ove tho in
junction so the span could be
opened, Murray fretted at the delay,
all the while maintainino his
bloc'ade at the toll bridge and thus
forcing tourists to detour twelve
miles to the nearest unobstructed
froo bridge.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-07-24
SHOT BRINGS POLICE
Central Avenue Man Fires Through
DoOd; No Marauder Found.

A revolver shot rang through a
residence at 2410 Central avenue
early today.
When police arrived they found
Edmond Zoler. 2410 Central ave-
nue.. staring, gun in hand, at bull
let hole in door leading to the
attic.
Zoller told officers he thought he
had heard someone trying to open
the door. Police search of the prem
ises did not reveal any one in the
place or any sign Of disturbance on
the property.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-30

This 10 the fourth and last of a series
Of articles written for The Times by
Science Service "debunking" astrolory.
Bg Science Service
Why don't astrologers consider
the earth itself, when they cast
horoscope? They have not hest
tated to adopt scientific sounding
Technology, to talk about. vibra-
ttons Of the planets, and point to
the proven effects Of ultraviolet
rays and X-rays as analogous.
But we now know, and have
known for centuries, that the earth
Is merely one Of q family Of planets
that revolve around the sun.
Though smaller than the giant
planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and
Neptune, 1t is larger than Mercury
or Mars and about the same size
as Venus and the newly discovered
Pluto.
Astronomers agree that all these
planets were born of the sun, so
chat all are almost certainly made
up Of practically the same sort of
material, though in different pro-
portions.
They Overlook Facts
Every sort of vibration" or ply
steal influence known to science,
whether it be magnetism, graVita-
ton, light intensity, or anything
else, diminishes in proportion to the
square OF the distance of the source.
But the astrologers take no ac-
count Of this. The distant planets
axe just as potent as the closer
cnes- Saturn has the most evil in
Sluence, while Jupiter is supposed tc
be the most propitious of all the
planets.
Mars has an evil influence only
second to that Of Saturn, while
Venus is beneficial, second in that
respect to Jupiter. The sun is con-
sidered as planet, az is the moon.
If these various bodies have the
effects imagined, then certainly the
sun should be the most powerful of
all, because Of its great size. Then
the earth itself, which we now know
to be no different essentially from
the other planets, should have an
overwhelming effect, because of its
proximity. Yet, to the aStrologer,
the effect Of the earth Is negligible.
Cling to Ancient Theory
This is all because the cosmogony
Of the astrologer is Ptolemaic.
Though he has enough sense to deny
it, the astrologer still operates on
the basis that the earth is at the
center of the universe, and entirely
different in character from the
other planets, all of which revolve
around it.
AristarchrS, who first propounded
the theory that the sun is at the
center, and that the earth is
planet, and Copernicus, who
popularized it, might never have
existed for all the difference it
makes to the astrologerI
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-30

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-30
EARTH IGNORED
BY ASTROL.OCER
IN HOROSCOPES
System cIingS to Theory
Proved Erroneous Gen.
turtles Ago.

This 10 the fourth and last Of a series
Of articles written for The Times by
Science Service "debunkine" astrolOgy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-01
LET CONTRACT
FOR SCHOOL
New Senior High To Be
Built At Mercedes
For $8I,0

MERCEDES. Jan. SIR. wv.
Briggs and company OK Pharr.
we're awarded the contract for the
erection Of the new senior high
school here by the local school
board for S81 -B45-
Sealed bids from about l5 firms
III many parts cf the state were
opened at the city hall auditorium.
which IA filled with contractors.
school patrons and material men,
The Mercedes Plumbing cOn-
pany was awarded the plumbing hi@
for S9,144 and the Mercedes Elec- I
trio company the electrical bid FOR
S4,406.
The new building IN tO be 1a7
feet III length by l4l feet in depth
and two stories.
The ground floor will include
five class rooms, two natural SCI
ence laboratories. with dark rooms.
storage and conference rooms. I'm
home economic department. with
clothing and food laboratories and
a home project department: a
music department with large audi
forum and stage. store rooms and
practice rooms. all Oh Nv treated
acoustically: two offices. teacher
rest rooms. janitor rooms. toilets
and lavatories.
On the second floor will To- IA
study hall. book room. reading
room, an art department. five
class rooms and commercial de-
partment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-01

ways beacon chain. which has two
types OF beacons-0ne a revolving
marker every ten miles along the
route. the other a radio beacon
guide which will tell the pilot
whether or not he is on his course.
There are several OF the former
type OF beac0ns scattered over the
Valley. at Raymondviile, Harlin-
gen. San Benito, Olmito, Browns
vile. and other points.
In an article In newspapers early
this week. am Associated Press
dispatch rer2--1d that thee beac0ns
we're costing the government S10,-
100000 a year.
In other words. III one travels I'd
Dallas from Brownsville. for ex-
ample. and merely buys this ticket
and rides. he IS assured that hun
oredS OF men at many stations are
being paid hundreds OF thousands
~ dollars ID insure his safety. All
the passenger does Ks ride-airport
officials and pilots sec 10 his
safety.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-01

r noted carefully, especially by
ships coming into "a station at
night.
Maps Made
Weather maps. TO aid in making
weather predictions. are drawn
twice a day. ard In some places
every three hours.
Should any unforeseen weather
condition arise. this information Is
immediately telephcned, telegraph
ed, or radioed to other stations and
to planes In flight. Should plane
radios go dead, flare stations along
the route are equipped TO signal
the pilot down In case OF threaten
ing weather ahead.
Another feature that adds ID
the safety OF airplanes Is the air
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-01

on the skies at a 45-degree angle
from the ground, and then meas
urements are made
Another thing that is necessary
IS the determination of dew point"
Dew Point" is the designation OF
tho temperature at which moisture
In the air will condenSe and form
either fog. mist. rain, snow. or
sleet. This information is necessary
for the safe operation OF ships. for
should the dew point be close. that
l.. within five degrees or the out
side temperature. and should the
outside temperature be lowering
because Of nightfall or a cold wave
from the north. there Is a strong
possibility that a pilot will en-
counter either fog. mist, rain. snow
OF sleet. These dew point reports
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-01
Mercedes Man Has
Prepared Air Map
SD -Cnrresnnndenf.

TbN u CUTTESN0nCelT-I
MERCEDES. Jan. 81 A map
showing the principle air routes In
North and Central America and
the proposed air line linking Val
ley points has been drawn by 3.
L. Merkel, civil engineer OF Mer-
cedeS.
The map * very detailed and Is
expected to receive wide distribu-
ffcn
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-01

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BY JACK


I'm III a hurry. I must be in
Dallas tonight. III fly up in .
plane"
so you 20 to the local airport.
purchase a ticket. and take off. A
few hours later you land in Dallas,
transact your business and still
have q few hours left before bed
time.
Is that al there is to air travel
Emphatica!ly not. But In this
article. we are going to take up but
one phase of the complicated r0ut-
inc which insures passengers safety,
the weather bureau service.
Weather IS important TO every
one; 10 some as a mere subject for
conversation. to farmers as vital to
their crops. To Sportsmen, athletes,
tourists. business men: but to avi-
ators it is doubly important.
Reports vital
Pilot sam Brown, at the con-
trolls OF a giant transport plane.
watches co-pilot James Johnson as
he turns on the radio receiver at
his side. They are soaring 5000
feet above the earth's surface.
ahead lies a mountain pass, and be-
yond 1t a valley.
Weather in this particular region
is subject to frequent and radical
changes. The last report Brown had,
the written le1rance at the airport.
showed favorable. Still. It IS good
TO be doubly sure Of what lies ahead.
There are even passengers and $50
pounds OF airmail riding behind
them. Human cargo: valuable in
terchanges that are putting wings
to nations commerce.
Co-pilot johnson picks I'D a voice
seemingly from the clouds. ''CIea.
ahead" Ii says: ceiling unlimited
visibility unlimited. air calm"
He repeats the message to his
pilot. Pilot Brown smiles his salts
faction, stares straight ahead.
Radio An Aid
Thus has radio, which has revo-
lutionized our universal commune
cation system in the past decade.
carrying opera. recipes. plays. phys
zeal culture and lessons in foreign
tongues into ten million homes at
once. contributed to the successful
operation Of aircraft.
Radio facilities in use by aircraft
operating companies may be divided
into two classes-radio telephones
where messages are transmitted by
voice and conversations may be held
comparable TO those where the or
binary residence telephone Is used.
and radio telegraph. where the dot
and-dash system is used.
Airplanes operating out of
Brownsville arc using tho latter
system at present. but American
Always officials predict that within
q brief time a change viii be made
10 the former system. In the use
Of the radio telegraph. a separate
person. the radio operator. muse bp
carried. BY installing the radio
telephone. this excess baggage is
eliminated, and the pilot can re-
ccive messages direct from the air
rorts. and converse with station or
ficials.
Brownsville Leads
From Atlanta to Los Angeles.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-01

Plans for "a Valley CTR service
with regular passenger service be-
tween Mission and Brownsville are
In a formative stage but no def
mite arrangements have been made.
II Is hoped 10 fly the route once
every two hours with two planes.
Under the proposed plan one plane
would start at each terminal me-
the same time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-01

This is the type Of balloon used
at the airport for measuring wind
currents and ceilings" II as
cends 100 meters a minute, and
four ascensions are made a day.
At night a lantern is attached.
for many miles and for many
thousand feet upwards.
III determining the ceiling or
how high the clouds are vital in
formation to a pilot small colored
ballons r used. red and blue. At
night. a beam Of light Is thrown
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-01
in Charge

Ralph Desmond Is in charge OF
the weather observatory at the
Brownsville municipal airport. and
pilots swear BY him" They claim
that when he predicts a change IN
the weather. the weather changes.
and when he predicts fair weather
" remains fair.
The American Always has a
chain Of rs observatcries. some Of
these broadcasting hourly weather
reports. from others 30 minutes be-
fore the scheduled departure Of a
ship from any point.
Before any pilot leaves any stop,
he receives a weather clearance
report upon which the weather be-
tween that station and the next
Is indicated as well as the winds
aloft for that territory.
Winds aloft What does tha
mean? And how is it determined
Is2 Mile Wind
For example: On Jan. I'll AT )
p. m. over Brownsville. a balloon
ascension was made. and at six
and n half miles altitude the wind
velocity was 1872 miles per hour.
from the west. On the ground.
there was a south wind blowing u
miles per hour. The ballon Is a
heavy rubber balloon. when in
ilated measuring approximately So
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-01

inches in diameter. Il is released,
and ascends at the rate OF $50
meters per minute. 1t Is followed
by scientific weather observatory
instruments, and its speed. altitude.
etc. r recorded every minute. The
balloon can be seen IS miles dis
tant. with the aid OF the instru-
ments.
While Mr.. Desmond is in charge
at the airport, he has two able as-
sistants in =. K. Studeman and -
M. Moore.
When the direction or the wind
al various attitudes IS determined,
airplane pilots are notified and
they can fly to certain attitudes
and have tailwinds. For instance.
at 1000 feet there may be a south
wind, and at $500 feet there may
be a north wind. When this has
been determined. a plane coming
from Dallas 10 Brownsville can flv
at 2l00 feet and a plane from
Brownsville TO Dallas may flv al
$500 feet. and both ships. although
flying in opposite directions, may
have tailwinds.
Up in The Air
Balloon ~ascenslons at the local
airport arc made four times q day.
al ) A. M, 1880 a. m. ) D. m. and
finally at ii p. m, the night as
cension being made by attaching d
small paper lantern containing q
lighted candle to the balloon. The
observer "a then follow the light
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-01

there are IA land stations equipped
with two-way radio telephone. Fort
Worth has a radio telegraph sys-
TEN. as have four other points in
Texas-Waco. Houston, San Anton
10. and Brownsville. These are all
TO be changed to radio telephone in
the near future.
The planes will give their posi-
tons. like ships at sea. every fiji
teen minutes. And every fifteen
minutes they listen for calls. Each
plane has been assigned a call num-
Der By the department or commerce
which also has limited ~conversa-
tons over tho radio telephones 10
such as Is necessary only for the
operation OF planes.
This In itself is complicated
enough. this elaborate communica-
ton system. but the gathering OF
the information that is broadcast
Is fascinating and highly import
ant.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-12-15
Officers Are Named
By Lutheran Church

E. N. Hedahl was chosen q trustee
for a three year term and Adolph
Schlenker was named deacon for q
like period at the annual congrega-
tional meeting Of the Trinity Luther
an church, held Monday evening in
the church parlors.
Additional members of the board of
trustees are T. G. Plomasen and Cliff
ford johnson and deacons are c. n.
Steffen and Gilbert Haugen.
Other officers elected were j. s. Fe-
void, secretary; o. o. Lee, building
fund treasurer; l.. O. Rudser, church
treasurer; Peter limbo and Theodore
Musgjerd, auditors: Myron H. Ander-
son, Sunday school superintendent:
and Miss Hilda Doe, assistant. Clar-
ion E.. Larson was named organist and
choir director.
Named to the budget committee
were DR.. L. H. Fredricks, j. S. Fevold.
Jacob Knecht. Charlotte Lyngstad and
Mrs. 7. @. Plomasen, while G. H. Stef-
fen, Carl Knudtson, c. w. Leifur. DR..
Fredricks, Karl Wahl, Peter limbo
and Jacob Knecht were chosen as
ushers.
Serving on the nominating commit
tee were E. w. Mandigo, H. o. Sax
vik, DR.. j. o. Arnson, Theodore Musg-
jerd and o. E. johnson.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-12-15
Meetings of Clubs
And Social Groups

The Current Events club will hold
a Christmas party Wednesday after
noon following the regular program
at the home Of Mrs. Harvey Harris,
6O9 Seventh st. Mrs. F. M. DAVIS will
have a paper on Ivory for the World
and Mrs. H. O. Putnam will have one
on e Egypt of Today"
\ +
Mrs. N. o. Ramstad, 824 Fourth st..
will be hostess to members of the
Fortnightly club at the regular meet
ing at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
x *. +
The Wednesday Study club will
hold a meeing at 3 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Burt
Finney, 220 Anderson st. Mrs. Kelley
Simonson will have a paper on Some
Prehistoric Quarry Sites"
X X X
The Progressive Mothers club will
hold a Christmas program and cos
tune party at their regular meeting
this evening at the home IF Mrs. Al
bin Hedstrom, S28 Sixth st. All
members are requested to come in
costume.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-12-15
Wray Funeral
Services Are Held

Funeral services for John Wray
pioneer resident of Burleigh county
who died Saturday night. were con-
Quoted from the First Lutheran
church here Tuesday afternoon.
Rev. Emil Benzon, pastor OF the
church, was in charge Of the rites,
which were under the auspices of
local I. O. o. F. lodge, OF which Wray
was a past noble grand. Pallbearers
we're Odd Fellows. Interment was
made in !Fairview cemetery.
Wray had been a resident Of Bur-
leigh county 81 years and had lived
in Bismarck for As years. At one
time he operated the electric car
which ran to Capitol Hill and once
vas a night captain at the state peni-
Tertiary. Before his retirement a few
years ago he had been in the groc-
cry and coal businesses.
He leaves his widow, three sons,
one daughter, two sisters, and one
brother.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-12-15
CUT PLAN IS
EXPLAINED TO CLUB
High School Principal Quotes
Attendance Figures to
Show Results

An explanation Of how the new cut
system in Bismarck high SCHOOL has
increased perfect attendance and de-
creased unexcused hardness and alb
sences was made before the Bismarck
Kiwanis club Tuesay noon by w. H.
Payne, principal.
Payne cited attendance figures for
the first IL weeks in each Of the last
four years at the Bismarck inStltu-
ton to show how the new system has
improved the attendance.
Perfect attendance for the first IL
weeks this year increased 20 per cent
over the average for the same period
in the preceding three years. Per-
sons having perfect attendance this
year totaled 318 while in 1928, 1929,
and 1890 the totals of persons having
perfect attendance were 1872, 238, ana
257 respectively.
In the same way he showed that
unexcused hardness for the first IL
weeks this year decreased 81 per cent
from the average of the same period
for the three preceding years. Alb
sences were listed as follows: 1926
352; 1929-26l; 1930-324; and 1881
196.
Absences Cut 80 Per Cent
The decrease in absences this year
from the average for the four preced-
ing years Yves 80 per cent. Absence
figures were listed in terms of days
as follows: 1927-908 1-2; 1928-985
10; 1929-560; l930-792; and 1881
491 1-2.
The enrolment Of the local school
has increased 460 in 1927 to $40 this
year.
This years cut system allows each
student two unexcused cuts per sc.n-
ester without penalty. AbsenteeS are
excused only upon presentation Of a
doctors certificate. For each unex-
cused absence above two. the student
loses per cent in grade.
Roy D. Mcleod, high school athle-
tic director, also spoke, describing the
working of the athletic department at
the institution.
Will Visit School
A committee of seven members was
named by p. E. Byrne, president of
the club, to visit the high school next
week as representatives of the organ
ization and to report on their visit
at the meeting Of the club. Dec. 20.
On this committee are Governor
George F. Shafer, Supreme Court
Justice A. G. Burr, A. P. Lenhart. Al
fred Zuger, J.. w. Guthrie, DR.. C.. E
Stackhouse, and DR.. A. NJ. Brandt.
Each member Of the organization
wa given an envelope containing the
names of children of needy families
in the drought-stricken area Of North
Dakota. The club members will see
that each of the children listed gets
some Christmas present this year.
A committee. headed by O. v. Bow
man. was appointed by Byrne to help
distribute packages of candy to chill
dren at the community Christmas
program in the city auditorium the
afternoon of Dec. "a.
George S. Register was q guest al
the luncheon.
Dr.. r. F. Krause was chairman Of
the day.