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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-06
DANCE CLUB HITS JAZZ
Folk Songs Used in Preference TO
Usual Popular Numbers.

Usual Popular Numbers.
BIZ United Press
ROUEN, March "a unique
dance club has been formed here
to combat Jazz and the bad man
nerS' which accompany IL.
The bylaws Stipulate that all
members must be 80 years or older.
Included in the program Is the
resurrection Of Normandy folk
dances and French folk songs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-06
ST.. Pats Day

The Spirit of st. Patrick
Is pleased to invite
Jane Smith to a party
Next Tuesday night.
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Evening star., 1931-06-19
TREASURER IS SHOT,
FUND FOUND SHORT
$4,000 Reported Missing From
Accounts of Winchester
Estate Official.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, June 19.-Alex-
ander M. Baker, 80 years old, treas
urer of the trustees of the Handley
Fund, was found shot to death today
at his home here. Authorities who
investigated said the wound was self
inflicted. He had been in i'll health
several months. Due in part to in
juring his back by falling in his bath
room. He died IS minutes after being
found by a grandson, Peter Vreden-
burgh. He was shot through the
temple.
The Handley board Of trustees IS
sued a statement shortly after the
shooting, stating that recent audit Of
Bakers account disclosed a shortage
of about $4,000, which the board said
would be paid by bonding company.
The shortage was discovered recently
when a committee of the board made
an audit of accounts.
Member of a family long prominent
ly identified with business here, Baker
was for many years directing head of
w. B. Bakers Sons flour mills. He was
past right eminent grand commander
of the Grand Commandery, knights
Templar Of Virginia, past master Of
Hiram Lodge of Masons here and mem
ber of Christ Episcopal Church.
He succeeded the late j. Edward Cor
rell as treasurer Of the Handley board,
intrusted with administration CT fund
of several million dollars, left for edu-
cational and library purposes by the late
Judge John Handley, Scranton, Pa.
Surviving are a widow, formerly Miss
Virginia Gilkeson; one daughter, Mrs.
Virginia Baker Vredenburgh, and one
sister, Miss Sophye Baker.
Evening star., 1931-06-19
MISS CORA VAN SAINT
TO BE BURIED TOMORROW
Rites for Former Official of Citi-
zens' Association Will Be Held
at Residence.

Funeral services for Miss Cora Van
SAINT. former president and secretary of
the Conduit Road Citizens' Association,
who died Thursday at her home, 4817
Conduit road, will be held at the resi-
6ence at IL o'clock tomorrow morning,
with Rev. William S. Apernethy ofhciat-
ing. Burial will be in Rock Greek
Cemetery.
Miss Van SAINT was a notary public
end secretary to Robert Watson, patent
attorney.
A special Executive Committee meet
ing of the Conduit Road Citizens Asso-
citation will be held tonight at the home
of the president, Ernest Hobbs, 551S
Sherrier place, to pass resolutions of
sympathy, send flowers and make ar
1angements for members and officers of
the association to attend the funeral.
Miss Van SAINT is survived by sister
Mrs. Carroll EdmonSton, and brother
Frank Van SAINT both of Washington.
Evening star., 1931-06-19
would find them would be in merchant

would find them would be in merchant
ships Of Norway and Sweden.
ITO teach a crew to handle those
sails you would have to take them out
and train them for two or three months.
Even then don't believe it would
be possible to sail the boat up the Po-
tomac River to Washington.
1T would be utterly impossible to
comply with the schedule Of visits to
various cities that has been mapped
out for the old vessel. Everything would
depend on the wind"
Regarding suggestion that the crew
dress as they did In 1872, Jahucke said,
smilingly, that it would be inviting
mutiny to try to tog out modern sailors
in the queer-looking and uncomfortable
uniforms of that period.
He added that If the 1881 crew of
the Constitution is to look like that of
1912 its members will have to start
right now letting their boards grow"
Evening star., 1931-06-19
BILLBOARD
DEADL|NE JULY |.
Owners Warned All Signs
Must Garry License Plates
Under Law.
By a STAFF Correspondent of The star.


SILVER SPRING, Md, June 19.-All
illegal billboardS and signs in the met
ropolitan district of Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties will be removed
by the State Roads Commission after
July /, Irving C. Root, chief engineer
of the Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, told the
planning body at its weekly meeting last
night.
He said the first of next month was
set as the deadline when all sign owners
must have complied with the law, after
numerous warnings to them by the
roads commission.
Commissions Cooperate.
The two commissions are cooperating
the metropolitan district and the newly
enacted billboard licensing law.
The planning commission has been
authorized by the State Roads Commits
sion to pass on the licensing of all signs
within the metropolitan district and to
issue or refuse the aluminium license
plates which must be attached to all
signs.
Mr.. Root said he was informed by the
reads body that unless signs bear these
license plates the roads commission will
commence tearing Jnem down July j.
Before the plates are issued, he ex-
planned, there must be evidence that
the signs are erected in the proper zone
after the issuance of building permit.
Many Illegal Signs.
Mr.. Root recently made a survey of
the metropolitan district of Montgomery
and Prince Georges Counties, which
showed that several hundred signs of
all varieties were erected illegally. Even
those built in compliance with the zon-
ing and building regulst tions now must
comply with the license law or be
removed
The survey made by Mr.. Root dis
closed that there were more than so
large illegal billboards in Montgomery
County alone as well as numerous signs
of smaller varieties.
The State Roads Commission Is able
to remove the signs only by virtue OF
the new license law. Since the commits
sion has announced its intention of not
issuing licenses unless the signs COM
ply with local requirements, it is ex-
pected that the State law will prove a
powerful weapon in clearing the roads
CT Maryland of billboards.
Evening star., 1931-06-19
One-Man Job Relief
Has Flaw as Police
Reveal Con- Game
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 18.-George
De PouloS was a one-nan cure
for the unemployment problem
while he lasted.
His was a simple plan--sin1ply
hiring chauffeurs.
Send me around a couple OF
chauffeurS," De PouloS would ask
of various employment agencies.
The chauffeurS came and were
asked for a 5000 guarantee
against smashing up De Poulos'
automobiles.
But that was the trouble. De
Poulos didn't have any automo-
biles and the police called 1t
confidence game.
Evening star., 1931-06-19
|OLD |RONS|DES
TRIP ABANDONED
Navy Without Men to Sail
Frigate, Unless Trained,
Says Jahncke.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A plan to have "Old Ironsides" take
to the sea under canvass again was
abandoned today because the Navy has
no men that can sail the gallant old
frigate that conquered Barbary's pirates.
Answering the appeals Of Representa-
tive Sol Bloom Of New York and others,
Assistant Navy Secretary Jahncke said
there were several reasons why the re-
built u. S. S. Constitution would have
to go in tow Of tug when she Is re-
commissioned on July / at Boston and
starts on an exhibition cruise.
"The Constitution, as restored" he
said, hasn't any sails, except one or
two that are carried for show pur-
poses. A full set would cost $4,000 or
$1,000.
Sailors Not Qualified.
Furthermore, doubt whether you
would find any sailors in the Navy who
would know how to furl and unfurl
them. You won't find them In the
British Navy. The only place you
Evening star., 1931-06-19
COL. CHARLES HATFIELD
EXPIRES IN ALTIMORE
Retired Cavalry officer Served
With Distinction in Indian Cam
paigns and World War.

Col. Charles A. P. Hatfield, retired
Cavalry officer. who served with dis
tinction in the Indian campaigns of the
early 80S and who also was on active
duty during the World War, died at his
home in Baltimore this morning, the
War Department was advised.
He Was 80 Years Old.
His widow, Mrs Francis E. Hatfield
in arranging the funeral services, which,
probably, will be held at the Arlington
National Cemetery.
A native of Dayton, Ala, Col. Hat
field was graduated from West Point in
1863 and reached the grade of colonel
in 1903 In 1914 he was placed on the
retired list, but at his own request was
restored to active duty in 1917 and 1918
For personal gallantry in action against
Indians in the attack on Geronimo'S
Camp in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Mexico, in May. 1885, he was brevetted
major and awarded silver star
citation.
Evening star., 1931-06-19
Sigma TaN Gamma to Close
Season With Banquet Tonight.

The Sigma Tau Gamma Sororlty
will bring to a close a year OF activity
this evening, when their formal ban
ouet is held at the Kenwood Country
Club. in nearby Maryland. Following
the banquet at 7 o'clcck, the members
will entertain their friends at semi
closed dance at the club. About 70 in
vitations have been extended for the
dancing, from 10 until l o'clock.
The banquet table, gayly decorated
with Spring flowers and blue and white
candles. will be presided over by MISS
Anne Bourke, as toastmistreSS. Miss
Ruth Hoffman will act as valedictorlan
of the evening. In addition to the favors
with the sorority coat-of-arms there
will be wrist corsageS of white roses
and blue delphinium at each girls
place.
During the latter part of the evening
Miss Armen Bakshian and Mr.. Ralph
Kennedy, popular dancers, will present
several numbers, including Oriental and
tap dances. Mr.. LIE Roy Marceron VIII
accompany the two as well as furnish
Ing music for the evenings dancing.
The committee fer the dance has
been headed by Miss Ruth Duckett,
chairman, assisted by Miss Cornena
Reid, Miss Mildred Duckett and Miss
Emily Pomeroy.
The principal ana teacnerS OF lne
Pierce School entertained at luncheon
yesterday at the Dodge Hotel in honor
of Miss Ida Meyer and Miss Dorothy
Gates, who will be married soon. Others
present were Miss K. G. Babbington,
Miss Bell Allen, Miss Rose A. Dugan,
Miss Anne L. Heron, Mrs. Inez Hunter,
Mrs. j. S. Repetti, Miss Susie A. Man
gum, Mrs. F.. F. Smith, Miss Ruth
Kimball and Miss Jessie Mcpherson.
Miss Margaret Converse of Kinsley,
Kans.. and Miss Ileene Crispin OF
junction City, Kans, are at the May
flower on their way to attend Summer
school at the University of New Jersey
In New Brunswick.
Mrs. F. H. Robinson Of South Pines,
N c., has come to washington for a
short visit, and while here will be at
Wardman Park Hotel.
Miss Adrienne c. Mayer of the st.
Nicholas is the guest of Miss Vera
Etinger at youngstown, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Scanlon of
Pawtucket, r. l., are at the Dcdge dur
ing their brief stay in the Capital.
Mr.. and Mrs. AuguSte r. POTTER of
New York City are at the Mayfower
for the remainder of the week.
Evening star., 1931-06-19
He Was so Years Old.

When the earthquake disaster Grip
pied the cables, radio telephone service
between New Zealand and England was
so satisfactory that regular connections
are to be established.
Evening star., 1931-06-19
FUTURE.

Meeting, Gushing Auxiliary, Pythian
Temple, $3.50 pm.
Evening star., 1931-06-19

Dance and lawn fete, Columbia Park
Parent-Teacher Association, Columbia
Park School, Landover, Md, tomorrow
evening.
Evening star., 1931-06-19

In the last six years the German gov
ernment has built 1,75l ,685 apartments
or single dwellings.
Evening star., 1931-06-19

Sunshine day, Columbia Temple, No.
422. and Columbia Lodge, No. IS,
I. B. p. o. E. of w., Blue Plains, D. c.,
Sunday evening,
Evening star., 1931-06-19

Lawn fete, Joseph H. Milans Lodge,
Chapter No. Al, Twelfth and H streets
northeast, tomorrow evening.
Evening star., 1931-06-19

Card party, Rathbone Temple No. g.
Pythian Hall, 1912 Ninth street, pm
Evening star., 1931-06-19
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.

Banquet, Phi Delta Epsilon Sorority,
hamilton Hotel, $3.50 pm.
Evening star., 1931-06-19
SOCIETY
CONTINUED From Second Page.)

Washington yesterday. has Joined. Mr..
Ebey in their apartment at Wardman
Park Hotel.
Evening star., 1931-06-19

Miss Alice Shepherd is in New York
at the Hotel Blackstone, en- route 10
jamestown, R. /, for the Summer.
Evening star., 1931-06-19

Miss Helen Dorothy Pearce Gould
and Miss Evelyn MARJORIE Pearce
Gould of London. England, are at the
Dodge for a weeks stay. They have
been visiting in Philadelphia and will
remain in this country for three months.
They will go to the West Coast from
here, and plan to tour the United States
before returning home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-09
IOIL TOWN KEEPS
| new JAIL BUSY
1853 Prisoners Go Through
Unique Structure in
First Month

Gladewater, Tex (UP)-This new
est incorporated town In Texas
boasts one Of the busiest 5ails, Is
we'll as the most unusual
Built of logs, the Jail was opened
May 9, less than a month after Inis
oil town, IA miles west of Longview,
was incorporated. In less than
month after its "house-warmtng
l153 prisoners had passed in ana out
of it's doors, and $1,145 had been
collected in fines by corporation
court, which has met every week.
day morning since the jail opened.
Gaming, liquor traffic and all the
other vices that flourish in an OIL
town opened, but now Police Chief
w. A. (BilD Dial, a former Texas
ranger, and his assistants have
things under control
The Jail is a show-place. which
looks like the Jugs" of gold rush
towns in the old days. There are
no bars-only logs But the place
| is the coolest spot in town, Tor
there is a wide space between the
| logs.
| The mems ward contains cots
and 10 chain letters, and the wo-
mems ward three cots and three
chain letters. Besides having to
get loose from a chain and break
down the door, a prisoner would
| have to climb a high board renee
surmounted by barbed wire 70
escape.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-09
|PLANS COMPLETE
FOR CANAL DAM
$l5,OOO,OOO Project. Will
Increase Water Supply
in Panama

Denver. Colo (UP)-Plans are be-
ing drawn in the offices of the
United States Reclamation service
In Denver for $4,000, 900 dam to
be constructed across the Chagres
river in Panama.
The plans are PARTIALLY complete,
according to e. S. Randolph, design
ing engineer in charge, and the CIV
| eminent Is expected to call for bids
| on the project some time between
July 1 and July 10.
The bids are to be opened about
September l in the Panama canal
office in the Munitions building in
Washington.
The purpose of the proposed dam
is threefold: to provide for an anti
cipated increase in water demand
due to normal growth in traffic
through the Panama Canal; provide
additional hydro-electric power and
to control floods on the Chagres
river.
Construction of such a dam, Ran
dolph said, has bee ncontemplated
for about 35 years. The old French
Canal company saw that If a canal
using the lock system were to be
built across Panama it would be
necessary to create a supplementary
water spply in addition to the reg
ular lake to operate the locks.
Gatun lake, which forms the
present water supply, was also form
ed by edamming the Chagres river.
Madden dam, which has been de-
sibnated as the name for the new
project, will be located near the
village of Alhauela and will be the
largest single project undertaken by
the government in Panama since the
completion of the canal.
The dame is to be 1900 feet long,
220 feet high, and have a top width
of 20 feet. The lake created by the
barrier will store % 100000 feet
of water, or 100000 acre feet. 1t
will take from three to four years
to complete.
One pound of fuel oil produces as
much heat as two pounds of coal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-09

lie, composed of number of in
dividual states. That would meet
the desires of the Galatians, the
Basques, the Galicians and the
other groups"
Spain to-day is a haven for Span
iards all over europe, who left
during the days of the monarchy
and who now want to come back
home. In France, especially, there
are thousands of Spanish working
men, who emigrated because jobs
were more plentiful and wages
were higher in France, but who
now are besieging the consular Of
fees in the big cities trying to get
passports to get back into the
mother country.
Their presence raises many pro b.
lens for the consuls. Most of the
emigrants, of course, are desirable
citizens; but among them are
criminals, political exiles and COM
munistic agitators, who see in the
confusion caused by the revolution
a chance to stir up new trouble if
they can only get back to Spain.
The consuls, naturally, are doing
their best to weed such people out.
and an applicant for a passport to
spain Is apt ~ Do SCTullIllZcu pretty
carefully.
Jews May Return.
Much more interesting, however,
is the question of the return of the
Jews.
In 1892, the year that Columbus
discovered America, Spain expelled
the Jews. There was great exo-
dus, and in all cities of Europe
there are colonies of Spanish Jews
who have lived there for centuries
but who, in most cases, have never
ceased to think Of Spain as their
homeland.
To-day one hears an increasing
amount of agitation to have the ex-
pulsion laws of 1892 repealed.
Leading this agitation is the news
paper La Libertad, one of the lead
ing papers of Spain. 1t is quite
within the possibilities that the
historic anti-Jewish policy will be
reversed early in the career of the
Spanish republic.
An interesting point is that La
Libertad is not conducted on
financed by Jews and yet it's direc-
tor, Senior Joaquin Aznar. is lead
ing the fight for Jewish liberty.
"He who knows his Spanish his
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-09
PAPER RELATES
GRANTS VICTORY

Observation-Disclosures rare old news
papers, one telling of General Grant
doing "a little firing Thursday after
noon," and relating his capture of
Vicksburg two days later, are in pos
session of Mrs Edna Foster, Cora
opolis, Pa.
One of the papers is The Daily
Citizen of Vicksburg, Miss, Of July
2, 1863, when Grant was preparing
to capture Vicksburg. The edition
is printed on wall paper, necessi-
tated by the siege Of northern troops
and their blockade.
Grant did a little firing Thurs
day forenoon" the paper reported.
THE Yanks outside our city are
considerably on the sick list. The
CLOSING the river in the region of
Warrington, cussing Grant and abo-
litionists generally" the paper read.
In the last lines of the last COL
umn was the following:
"Note: July 4, 1868; two days
bring about great changes. The
banner of the Union floats over
Vicksburg. General Grant has
caught the rabbit. He has dined in
V:cksburg and he did bring his din
ner with him.
1.-THE Citizen lives to see it. For
the last time it appears on wall
paper. No more will it eulogize the
luxury of mule meat and fricasseed
chicken-urge southern warriors to
such a diet never more.
This is the last wall paper edi-
ton and is, excepting this note.
from the type as we found them. 1t
will be valuable hereafter as a Curl
osity.''
Other papers owned by Mrs Fos-
ter are the Orange County Gazette
and Advertiser, December 10. 1911,
and the Goshen Independent Re-
publican of September 20, 1924,
both published in New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-09

that our efforts have been the
means of aiding Nature in re-
storing that priceless gift
HEALTH.
Knowing that all ~ of these
cases who were discharged as
we'll during the past week,
were people who had. been sur
fering for periods ranging from
us added cause for rejoicing, as
we had heard from their own
lips their story Of the many
days of suffering and discour-
agement that they experienced
in their attempt to regain their
health, via the drug bottle and
never uld-have-been opera
tions.
May the coming weeks give
us further cause for rejoicing,
as we note the ever-increasinG
number of patients restored to
that state of Health that they
had SO long hoped for.
Office records Of the past IL
years show many of the fOllOw-
ing cases restored to Health;
Chronic Headaches, Heart
Trouble, Bronchitis, Asthma.
and Lung Weakness, Stomach,
Liver and Gall Bladder ALL
ments, Neuritis, Arthritis, Mus
cuIar Rheumatism, X ney
Trouble, Female d y orders.
LumbagO, Sciatica, Dizzy Spells,
Anemia, st. Vitus' Dance, Ep-
ilepsy, High and Low Blood
Pressure, Constipation, Chronic
Appendicitis, Weak Blood, Poor
Circulation, Nervous breakdown
and Exhaustion, etc. and etc.
MAY HEALTH ALSO SOON
AGAIN BE YOURS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-09
BY MILTON BRONNER

European Manager, NEA Service
Madrid-The chief issue confront
ing Spain to-day as this ancient ma
ton stands at the crossroads of his
tory after a revolution that over
threw a king and substituted
president is the question: Snail
Spain have a centralized republic
like France or a federated republic
like the United States?
When the Constituent assembly
convenes in Madrid on July IA, to
draw up a constitution and build
republican form of government IRON
the ground up to replace the MS
toric monarchy of King Alfonso ana
his Bourbon forebears, this question
will probably cause most OF the de-
bate.
The French system has many ad-
mirers. Many leading ponuclans
advocate a copy of it. with al power
centralized in the capital and al tne
threads of government held hrmiy
in q few hands.
But the American system has
many admirers, too, and it is quite
possible that it is the American sys-
tenn that will be copied.
Spain contains number of strong
provincial movements. Chief among
these are the Catalonians. For many
years the four provinces that make
up Catalonia have been calling lor
autonomy. When the monarchy was
overthrow recently and Provisional
President Zamora installed In Ma
drid, the Galatians promptly set up d
republic of their own, forming
provisional government headed py
Colonel Francesca Macla.
Later, to be sure, the name was
changed from republic to gen
eralitad." But Catalonians, VINO
have a. language and history all
their own, have always objected
to being governed from Madrid.
Colonel Macia recently told me
that delegates to a Catalan as
sembly have already been elected.
These men will draft a constltu-
tion for Catalonia, showing, as
Colonial Macia said, chow we pro-
nose to work out our government
within the frame of the Spanish
republic"
He added:
awe want power to make our
own laws through our own local
legislative assembly. We want
mower to levy and spend our own
taxes for our own pun pose"'
want the ancient Catalan law ap-
nlied in our courts in Catalan
cases, and we want this taken cog
nizance of in the supreme court Oh
the Spanish republic"
Nor are the Galatians the only
group that seeks autonomy.
The Basques, another olstincl
race within the republic, have the
same ends in view. One of their
leaders, the gray-haired newspaper
editor Celesforo de Tribe Echebar-
ria. told m che has great admird-
ton for the American federal sys-
tenn.
Praises U. S. Constitution.
"The more / study the American
Constitution, the more thlnk
something of the kind can be
worked out in Spain" he said.
when / examine your AZ IN
diyidual states, 1 find that in many
respects each is a self-goverrnlng'
autonomous republic. The people
elect their own officials, pass their
own laws, have their own courts
and vote and spend their own
taxes, no part of which goes TO the
federal government.
1.-THE United States plan seems
to meet our case exactly. suppose
we formed a Spanish federal repup-