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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
$50 in Cash Offered for
Best Letters on Ex-
perienCes.

Through thousands Of years, Kis-
met-Mohammedan name for Fate
has brought JOY, sorrow, happiness
and despair into the lives of multi
tudes. Here a beggar is made a
king, there a servant girl is trans
formed into a princess, a spider
weaves his silken web and a beaten
warrior is spurred on to a victory.
History is full of Kismet's interven-
tons.
just such an inscrutable turn of
Fate forms the plot of the new First
National film, entitled "Kismet, :"
which opens Saturday at the Circle
theater. Hail, rascally beggar Of
eighth century Bagdad, ascends to
the heights and drops back TO the
depths through Fate in a single day.
The Times believes everyone has
experienced exciting turns of fortune
that make entertaining stories.
Therefore, in conjunction with the
Circle theater, this paper is offer
ing $50 in cash and forty theater
tickets as prizes in contest for
the most interesting letters received
on the subject, 1.-THE Part Fate Has
Played in My Life"
Starting next Tuesday and each
day thereafter through Friday, this
newspaper will print a prize winning
letter, none to be more than 100
words long. The best letter each day
will win for it's writer $40 in cash.
The second best letter each day will
win $3.50 in cash. The next five let
tiers of highest merit each day will
win two guest tickets each to the
Circle for the showing of ''Kisnit"
at that theater during the week
starting Saturday.
The Times is sole judge in the
contest. It will not carry on any
correspondence concerning the choice
of winning letters. Winners may
receive their prizes by calling at The
Times Office following announce
nents of the awards daily.
NeatneSS, correctness of spelling
and good usage of English viii be
considered in the judging. Address
letters to the Kismet Editor, The In
dianapolis Times. Only employees of
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barred.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
BUDGET REDUCTION
WOULD BE FORCED
Senate Bill Proposes Cut of
rs Per Cent by All
Local Units.

Twenty-Five per cent reduction in
budgets of all local governmental
units is provided in bill in the
hands of the senate finance COM
n1ittee.
It was introduced late Tuesday
by Senators Joe Rand Beckett (Rep.,
Marion) and Byron Huff (Rep., Hen
bricks, Morgan and Owen.
Authors of the measure assert
that its passage would mean a tax
saving of $33,OO0,OOO for the years
1882.
The bill simply provides that for
the next two years budgets must
be but three-fourths of the present
sum. The state board of accounts
is charged with seeing that the 25
per cent cut is effected,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
ROTARY ORDERS
HOSPITAL PLANS
ConvaIescent Unit Will Be
Rushed to Completion.

Plans for construction of the Ro-
tary convalescent section at the
James Whitcorlb Riley Hospital for
Children were ordered rushed to
completion today by executive COM
mitteemen.
Robert Frost Daggett, architect
for the $250,0o0 structure, will con-
fer with the executive committee
in charge of the project, probably
Monday, for final action on plans.
'By pushing the work forward at
this time we expect to be able to give
employment to men, and we shall
more quickly put into operation a
long needed section where patients
who are convalescent can be cared
for so that beds needed by very Ill
patients can be turned over to them,
James Carr, executive secretary,
said.
The new building will be erected
from funds provided by Rotarians
Of Indiana.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
"TRIP TO MOON
MADE BY 1000
IN new YORK
Rocket Professors Movie
Showing Quick Journey
Greeted by Laughs.
BY JOHN NJ. COOPER
United Press stan Correspondent

NEW YORK, Jan. 28.-Some 1900
scientihcally-minded New Workers
went back reluctantly to their
earthly tasks today after an imag-
nary trip to the moon Tuesday
night with DR.. Esnault-Peletrie,
eminent French authority Of inter-
planetary rockets.
DR.. Esnault- Peletrie himself sat
in the Ritz tower, as comfortably
distant from earth as possible, and
sneezed frequently into French
handkerchief as he reflected dourly
on the quality of New York weather
The doctor arrived in America a
few weeks ago to see about some
matters Of financing his rocket
projects, and to address the Inter
planetary Society. He caught a
cold, however, and his lecture was
read to the assembled society by c.
Edward Pendray, their vice-presi-
dent.
Police Keep Order
The multitude damned into the
American Museum of Natural His
tory until the hall was full, and an
extra squad Of police was sum-
moned to keep order.
DR.. Esnault-Peletrie fully is con-
WINGED a trip to the moon is quite
probable in the next twenty-five
years. It will be made in a rocket
travelling at $4,000 miles an hour,
which is eight times as fast as Jules
Verne ever thought of going.
"But Who" asked the lecturer,
Should worry about that speed, in
this land of immense f1gures?"
BY way Of preparation for the
moon journey, the lecturer ex-
planned, rockets will be shot back
and forth few times between New
York and the moon.
After that, a rocket would be shot
around the moon, carrying no pas
sengers, but only instruments to
record the events Of the flight. If
these tests are successful, a rocket
then would be constructed to carry
passengers and lard on the moon.
Movie Shows Trip
After the lecture motion picture
was shown, depicting an imaginary
rocket trip to the moon. Being a
motion picture, it had a plot in
volving q pretty girl and a scientist
with Wl1iSkers.
But the scientifically minded
audience was not in the mood for
romance, and it laughed heartily
at all the crucial moments.
It roared with glee when the un-
fortunate travellers found them
selves outside the pull of gravity,
and, weighing precisely nothing,
floated around inside their ship.
When they stepped out gingerly
in diving suits on to the surface of
the moon for their first exploration,
the spectators were in splendid
humor.
The picture ended there, so no
one found out how the travellers
got home again.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
BRUCE BEGINS
PRISON TERM
Father of Three Children
Admits Bank Robbery.

ordia Bruce. father Of three
children. and convicted robber of
the Cumberland State bank, today
began serving a ten-year prison
sentence imposed Tuesday night by
Criminal Judge Frank P. Baker.
Entering a plea Of guilty to stag
ing the robbery Nov. 80, when he
obtained $500, Bruce admitted he
entered the bank alone with a
sawed-oH shotgun, forcing the as
sistant cashier and bookkeeper into
the vault, escaping with the loot.
Baker recommended Bruce serve
the minimum of a ten to twenty
flve-year sentence.
Because I am somewhat in
doubt as to what sentence should
be imposed on a man who chooses
to rob a bank when his wife and
children are hungry and destitute,
I will give him the benefit Of the
doubt and the minimum punish
nlent," Baker said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
FAVOR HEALTH BILL
North Side Association to
Back Senate Measure.

Butler-F airview Civic Association
Tuesday night went on record as
favoring the proposed full-time
health service legislation, known as
Senate Bill 90.
Resolutions to that effect were
ordered drafted by committee
named for the purpose.
At the same meeting campaign
was instituted for the establishment
of a branch library in the section
served by the association. Standing
committees for 1881 were named as
follows:
Delegates to the North side Federation Of
civic Clubs. Mrs B. B. Mcdonald. Gustav
Schmidt and Adolph schlesinEer: delegates
to the Indianapolis Federation Of Com
munity Civic Clubs. Miss Lucy Campbell.
Schmidt. Mrs. Mcdonald and Schiesinger;
membership committee. Or. Edward Haines
Kistler. chairman. and Dr.. L. W. Kirtley.
Charles W. H. OTTO Mesdames NJ. J. Shea.
Edgar o. Cedman. Mcdonald. Russell
Hinesley. Mrs. william Flanders. Otto w.
Cox and Paul Rhoadarmer: auditing COM
mittee. Mrs Mcdonald. chairman. and s.
A. Clinehens and Rhoadarmer: ways and
means committee. Schmidt. chairman:
James G. Drummond and +. N Lytle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
PASS EXPENSE MEASURE
Move Of Minority to Kill House Bill
Is Frustrated.

Sharp debate on a measure to ap-
propriate $1,000 for expenses of the
annual encampment of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars marked an unsuc-
cessful minority committee attempt
to kin the bill in the house today.
When efforts to make the bill q
special order Of business failed the
touse voted so to 81 against the
ninority move TO kill, and adopted
the majority report which sIasled
the appropriation to $500.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
BILL PROVIDING
$40 PER MONTH
FOR BLIND READY
Measure to Be Introduced
in House Within Few
Days.

Biennial attempt to obtain state
support for needy blind persons wills
be started in the present session Of
the general assembly with the in
PRODUCTION within a few days. by
Representative Gerritt M. bates
(Dem., Marion).
Bates bill would levy a tax of
two-tenths of one mill on each
dollars worth of taxable property
in the state; revenue from which
would be used to grant an award not
to exceed $40 a month to all blind
persons over the age of twenty-one
whose total annual income with the
state aid would not exceed $1,000.
Investigator Provided
Administration OF the blind aid
would be under the direction of the
circuit judge of each county in the
state, who is directed by the pro-
posed act to appoint trained social
worker who shall in no case be re-
eponsible to the state commission for
the blind. This worker will be in
charge Of the investigation of claims
for aid made by applicants.
The circuit court viii report its
findings to the state board of char
tiles, which would in turn issue
certificates Of qualification to the
applicants, and the board would
also, according to the bill, cause
the state auditor to issue warrants
monthly on the state treasurer for
the amount of aid given.
Exceptions Listed
The bill would provide that no
persons shall receive any aid who
is engaged in the solicitation of
aims or who is an inmate of any
penal, correctional, educational or
benevolent institution.
An effort to aid those who are
not entirely blind to set UP in BUSH
ness is made in provision of the
bill which would give the state
commission for the blind the power
to grant loans, not exceeding ST 900,
to those deserving in order to
enable such persons to obtain more
lucrative employment or special
training.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28

find General Mobile and survivors
of the crew of the Italian dirigible
Italia, lost on a north pole expe-
dition.
Finally Lundborg spotted a group
of men clinging to an ice foe. AT
great personal risk, he landed his
plane on the drifting ice and car
ried Mobile to safety.
He returned later to take off the
other survivors, but his plane was
wrecked in landing and he became
a temporary prisoner with the
Italians.
Lundborg visited the United
States with his wife in 1929, and
was widely acclaimed.
He defended General Mobile
against critics who said the Italian
officer left his men stranded on the
ice. Lundborg said he had insist
ed upon Mobile, the chief of the
expedition, returning with him first.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
SCOUT HEAD TO SPEAK
President Of Organization WIN Be
Honored at Reception.

Walter w. Head, national presi-
dent of the Boy Scouts of America,
will be the principal speaker at the
annual ScoutmaSters' appreciation
dinner Feb. 4 at the Columbia Club.
Head. former. president Of the
American Bankers Association and
now head Of two Chicago banks, will
be honored at q reception prior to
the dinner. A committee Of which
Arthur &. Brown. president Of the
Union Talust Company. is chairman.
Is in charge Of the affair.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
RELIEF BILL FAVORED
House Reports on County, Township
Poor Aid Measure.

Solution of Marion county poor
relief was q step nearer today as
the house county and township
committee reported favorably for
passage a substitute measure au-
thorizing county commissioners to
borrow money for payment of poor
relief claims filed by township
trustees.
The substitute measure differs
only from the original bill intro
duced by Representative Gerritt M.
Bates (Dem., Marion) in that it
provides for repayment of the loans
within a year instead of over five
year period.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
ACCEPTS ROAD BIDS
State Board Awards Two
Paving Contracts.

The state highway commission to-
day awarded two contracts for 14.4
miles of highway paving at a cost
Of $310,620.O8.
One contract was for 6.5 miles on
State Road 81 in Greene county It
was awarded to the John j. Quinn
Company, Bedford, at $152,559.3O.
The other was for 7.9 miles on
State Road 1, Franklin county, tc
the Globe Construction Company
Evansville, at $l58 O6O. rs
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
LundbOrg Gained World
Acclaim in Hunt for
ItaIia'S Crew.

By United Press
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 2S.-Einar-
Paal Lundborg, sweden's most IA
nous aviator, WHO gained world ac-
claim when he located the strand
ed party of General Umberto Mobile
in the Arctic in 1928, was mourned
by the nation today.
Lundborg died Tuesday night
from injuries received when a
stalled motor sent his airplane
crashing to the ground.
The Swedish f1ier made daring
survey of the upper reaches of the
Arctic ice fields when he set out to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28

Checking Account Service
Fee, Uniform Interest
Plans Considered.

Marshaling battle lines to COM
bat adverse legislative bills on the
one hand and planning adoption
of 5o-cent service charge on $50
checking accounts on the other,
the Indiana Bankers Association
held its nlid-winter session today
IN the Claypool.
Tonight the bankers will hold
their banquet in the Riley room of
the hotel. Approximately 500 state
bankers are expected to attend the
dinner.
The opposition to bills now pend
Ing IN the state legislature came
with q talk by Walter Greenough,
assistant to the president Of the
Fletcher Savings and Trust Com
pany, indianapolis.
Bill Prohibits Advertising
Greenough warned the bankers to
kick up dust" and prevent the
passage Of House Bills IA and 101.
House Bill No. IA prohibits your
advertising your business in the
newspaper and if you kick up
enough dust you can prevent its
passage" Greenough said.
The bill mentioned by him makes
It unlawful under penalty of a $500
line and a jail sentence for any
persons or firm to solicit executor
ships and the position of admins
traitor of estates. Many banks Of
the state advertise the merits of
their trust departments in settling
OF estates and serving as admins
traitors.
In turn House Bill No. 101 makes
every one Of you put up bond on
f1duciary business" ne said.
Tax Problems Explained
Indiana's tax problems were ex-
panied by Senator j. Clyde Hoffman
(Rep., Marion), chairman of the
Indiana tax survey commission.
A schedule Of service charges and
rates were to be adopted late to-
day by the association.
The schedule includes:
A 50-cent charge on active check
Ing accounts averaging less than $50
per month.
Universal payment in the state
of 3 per cent on time and savings
deposits with a minimum of So
placed on savings accounts which
viii bear interest.
Economist on Program
A charge of 50 yearly for safety
deposit boxes.
Fees for collections, exchange,
buying and selling of bonds, and
other banking items were included
in the schedule which was prepared
by the better banking practices
committee of the association. w. L.
Ceilings, CrawfordsvilIe, is chair
man Of the committee.
DR.. David Friday of Washington,
D. c., economist, addressed the as
ISOLATION this afternoon on the
price, profits, and interest outlooks
for the future.
Agricultural credit corporations
and means Of relief with a general
discussion on banking practices
formed other highlights Of the as
sociation's meeting.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
BUTLER STORY
CALLED FALSE
BY MUSSOLINI
Italian Premier, Angered by
Hit-Run Charge, Cables
Denial.
Rnrnited preaa

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. %. - Pre-
mier Benito Mussolini Of Italy per-
sonally has denied the truth Of
statements alleged to have been
made by Major General Smedley
Butler. U. s. M. c., the United
Press learned today.
The protest made to the state
department by the italian anbas-
sador here is understood to have
been made at Mussolinis own d.
rection.
Whether any disciplinary action
will be taken by the navy depart
ment against Butler was believed
today to hinge upon the report
made by the colorful marine officer
concerning the speech In which he
is alleged to have portrayed Mus
solini as '.hit-and-run" autoist.
Apology Is Probable
Butler, commandment of the marine
base at Quantico, Va, is expected
to submit his version of the incident
within day or so. A request for
such report was made by Secretary
Of Navy Adams after italian Am
bassador De MARITIME lodged pro-
test with the state department.
Meanwhile, the American govern
ment seriously Is considering Offer
ing an apology to MuSsolini If the
navy substantiates charges that
Butler made remarks derogatory to
the Italian premier in an address
at the Contemporary Club in Phila-
delphia on Jan. 19.
MusSolini's cable to the Italian
embassy Tuesday said:
Il never invited any American to
accompany me on any trip around
Italy. I never have run over any
child, man or woman. If any acct
dent of this sort had happened, I
would have done what is the duty
of every one-I would have stopped
and brought help"
Newspapers in Philadelphia had
told of Butler relating how an un-
named friend of his toured Italy
with Mussolini in an armored car.
According to the story, when the
car ran down a child, it failed to
stop and the Italian premier re-
marked:
What is one life in the affairs
Of state?"
The marine officer also was quot
ed as referring to the Italian pre-
n1ier as zone of those embryo fell
lows waiting to start another war"
Pending receipt of Buffers letter,
naval officers are reticent concern
ing the case. Inquiry revealed,
however, that while there is no stat
ute governing public utterances of
officers, there are principles and
precedents which serve as guide
posts to disciplinary action in a
case involving foreign nations.
Various officers have been dis
ciplined in the past for statements
protested by other countries.
Should an official reprimand be
decided upon in the present case,
it would be given by one of three
persons-President Hoover, Secre-
tary Of Navy Adams or Major
General Ben Fuller, commandment of
the marine corps.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
CHURCHES TO BOOST
COLLEGE FUND DRIVE

Indiana Central Day to Be OBJ
served by City Congregations.
Observance of Indiana Central
college day in the interest of the
colleges endowment campaign for
100000 is scheduled in several
United Brethren churches of the
city Sunday.
Bishop H. H. Fout, Indianapolis,
is in charge of the special services.
City congregations will cooperate
Sunday with more than 100000
other members of the denomination
who are devoting the day to rails
ing funds for the college.
A fund of $4,000 has been set as
the goal Sunday by the college
trustees.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
Attack Colds at the Start

At the first sign of shifting, sneezing
or other signs that you are Catching
cold start treatment at once with
Vicks VapoRub. Place some Vicks up
each nostril and snuff well back. Do
this several times day. It will often
prevent little cold from developing into
a big one.
If the head is clogged with mucus or
phlegm, or there is much coughing, melt
a teaspoonful of Vicks in bowl or kettle
of hot water and inhale the steaming
vapors for five minutes at time. This
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
EDUCATORS OF THREE
STATES TO CONVENE
Joint Meeting VIII Be Held Here to
Discuss Finance.

Educational leaders of Indiana,
Michigan and Wisconsin will gather
here Feb. 5 to to discuss school
finance at a joint session of the In
diana Superintendent Association
and Indiana Schoolmen's Club at
the Lincoln.
State senators and representatives
will be guests at a dinner Feb. 6.
Speakers will include: DR.. John
Callahan, Wisconsin superintendent
Of public instruction; DR.. Arthur B.
Moel1lman, University of Michigan;
L. G. Ward, Ft. Wayne schools, SUI
perintendent. Paul Q. Stetson, Indi-
annapolis schools superintendent, and
Philip zoercher of the state tax
board.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
TREAT COLDS PROMPTLY
BUT AVOID DOSING"

Now that flu is in the air again health
authorities advise everyone to take these
common-sense precautions: Eat wisely;
get plenty of sleep and fresh air; avoid
undue exposure; and above all treat
every cold promptly. Unless checked
quickly, colds tend to pull down the
body resistance and may pave the way
for an attack of flu with all its serious
complications.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
: TIE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
AIR TALK IS SCHEDULED
Army Official VIII Lecture Friday at
Mars HiII Field.
Development of equipment since
the beginning Of army aviation viii

NC 0cclIlESQ W WAX
public in a lecture
illustrated with
motion pictures,
by H. r. Wells,
chief of the tech
meal data section,
United S "a t G S
army air corps of
Wright field, Day
ton, o., in Curtiss-
Wright hangers,
Stout field, Mars
hill, at 1880 Fri
day night.
His trip here is
sponsored by Cur
tiSS-Wright F1vinQ
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28

Florence Rut h
Grimes was grant,
ed a divorce here
Iata Tuesday on
gross neglect of
duty. The action
was uncontested.
NO agreement
could be reached
on a property set
tlement or ALI
mony and the
court has taken
this phase under
advisement. A suit
brought by Grimes
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
AWARD CONTRACTS FOR
CITY MARKET REPAIRS
Bids on Fire Department Supplies
to Be Advertised.

to Be Advertised.
Two Indianapolis firms have been
awarded contracts by the safety
board for repairs and new installa-
tons on the refrigerating system in
The city market building.
Hayes Brothers bid Of $2,886 for
piping and Gallon Bros. bid Of $4,S35
for installation and repair were &C
cepted.
Errors in the specifications on in
sulation of the system brought such
wide differences in bids that the
board will readvertise for new ones.
The board also adopted reso-
tuition calling for bids on 1000 feet
of 21z-inch cotton cased and rub
ber-lined hose and 4,500 feet Of H.
inch hose, annual requirements Of
the fire department.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
MENTAL DETECTIVES
AFFECTED BY BILL
Sterilization Of Feeble Minded Is
Object Of Measure.

ODJecb OF medSures
Biennial legislation seeking sterili-
cation for mental detectives made
its appearance today in the Indiana
house. in bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Isaac M. Trent (Rep., Del
alvarez.
The measure provides for exami-
nation of all persons to be commit
ted to schools or institutions for the
feeble minded by physicians ap-
pointed by the court making the
commitment order. If the ply
sicians report probability of the de-
PENDANT ever becoming a parent, the
court is required to authorize the
institution head to order steriliza-
ton.
Both sexes are affected by the
measure which carries provisions
for an appeal within thirty days by
relatives or close friends of the de-
PENDANT. Trent, the author, is a
physician and farmer.