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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-04
ONE KILLED, 65
HURT IN BLAST
House Is Blown to Bits by
Gas Explosion.
BIZ United Press

By United Press
BERKELEY, Cal, Dec. 4.-Explo-
sion of gas in burning home that
blew fremen from their posts and
scattered flaming brands among
spectators today had taken a toll
of one life and critically injured
five. Sixty others were injured
slightly.
Sherman Pepper, son of Uni
versity nf California philosophy
professor, who was standing a few
feet from the house watching the
blaze, was killed in the sudden blast
which Jared the University of
California campus nearby.
Escaping gas from broken
furnace filled the basement of the
burning house. When it ignited
with a sudden roar, the building
literally was blown to pieces.
Great sheets of blue flame shot
into the air. Debris was hurled
three blocks away; fire enveloped
the wreckage surrounding a gaping
hole left by the blast, and spread
to an adjoining fiat, where part of
a wall and part the roof was blown
in.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-04
PASTORS WILL
URGE SUPPORT
OF SEAL SALE
tuberculosis Sunday to Be
Observed Dec. 8 in
All Churches.

tuberculosis Sunday will be OBJ
served Dec. by all churches in In
diana, according to an announce
ment by DR.. Stanley Coulter, state
seal sale chairman for the Indiana
tuberculosis Association.
Edward Harris. president Of the
Marion county division, has issued
an appeal to more than 300 minis
ter5 of Indianapolis and Marion
county churches that a rmall por-
ton Of the Sunday sermon be de-
voted to encouragement Of the
Christmas Seal sale.
More than 5000 ministers
throughout the state have been
asked by the ninety-tWo county as
sociationS to cooperate with the
campaign leaders.
In his appeal Harris emphasized
that while there has been a definite
decline in the death rate here since
1914, when organized work against
the plague began, there still is much
to be done because 370 deaths oc-
CURED in the county limits last
year from this disease.
Because of the economic uncer-
tainties this year, the association
realized that many will not be able
TO make contributions. Harris ex-
pressed the nope that increase in
contributions by those who can af-
ford it will be commensurate with
the decrease in others because of
current conditions.
Harris pointed out that unless the
sale reaches former quotas it will
be impossible to maintain the
Nutrition Camp for Sick Children
at Bridgeport.
He further emphasized that I'M
less the work of the organization
is continued as extensively this year
as before, serious consequences
would result.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-04
Ritual of O. {. S. Will Be
Used at Funeral of
City Woman.

Funeral services for Mrs. Lydia
M. Shearer, 1884 South Belmont
avenue, who died Thursday, will be
held at 2 Saturday at the home.
Burial will be in Floral Park ceme-
terry.
Ritual Of the Order Of the East
ern Star, of which she was a mem
Der, viii be used. Mrs. Shearer had
lived here twenty years.
Last rites for Frederick Eugene
Mueller, %, who died Thursday at
the home of his father, Eugene
Mueller, 1852 Churchman avenue,
will be held in the Bert S. Gadd
mortuary at 2 Saturday, with burial
in Crown Hill cemetery.
Was Former Craftsman
Mr.. Mueller, formerly a drafts
man for the Western Electric Com
pany, was a graduate of Shortridge
high school and Butler and Purdue
universities. The father is an in
structor in Shortridge.
John H. Roberts, n, Of 1906 East
New York street, custodian of the
old Chamber Of Commerce building
for many years, died Thursday. He
had reired seven years ago.
Services will be held in the home
at 2 Saturday, with burial in Crown
Hill cemetery.
Last Rites Arranged
Funeral services for Otto w.
Ginz, 81, of 845 North East street,
who died Thursday after an ex-
tended illness, will be held at
Saturday in the George Hermann
mortuary, 701 North New Jersey
street. Burial will be in Crown Hill
cemetery.
William Gilbert Isgrigg, 81, of
2507 East Eighteenth street, former
Beech Grove shop employee, who had
been i'll year, died Thursday at his
home.
Services will be conducted in the
Fountain Street M. E. church at
Saturday. Burial will be in Crown
Hill cemetery.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-04
RITES SET
FOR MRS. SHEARER
Craze Straits
United Press

By United Press
ANSOEIA, Conn, Dec. a.
Being out of work, Wasil Rad
zedich, SO, is utilizing his
leisure by preparing for death.
He has dug his own grave in
Three Saints cemetery. He
finished a concrete vault
Thursday and started work to-
Gay on a stone monument.
To the crowds who have
gathered to watch him at
work, Wasil has said:
Il don't expect to die for a
long time, but I want to be
ready"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-04

BARRIERS, clerks, drivers and other
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Times free help wanted ads. Just
phone Riley 5551.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-04

Need a salesgirl for Christmas
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phone RILEY 5551.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-04

Mems heavily mapped
robes, sizes Is to 20. IT.
regulars of the S1.OO and
SIPS qualities.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-04

SerViceabIe mixtures of ray
on and Isle, rayOn and
wool. Large variety of pop
uIar patterns. Irregulars.
GOLDSTEIN'S
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-26
Real Estate Transfers

1909. Colonia Victoria Addition. city
OF Brownsville. Cdn: 100000.
Port Isabel Realty CO. 10 GNce
II. Allen. Lot q. in Blk. 100. city Of
Port Isabel. Cd'n: si,56750.
Ed. c. Miller. ct al. TO Geo. j.
Mcfarland and Martin Guenzel.
All OF lot 10. Blk. 3. Original town
site Of HarlinEen, Cd'n: $4,000.
w. G. Mathes 70 Romulo z.
Garcia. All OF lots I and 2. Blk. 8,
Colonia Alta Vista Addition,
Brownsville. Cd'n: $1,000 e. e.
r. Z. Woodside. ct al. 10 Sam
Jone and Ruth II. Jones. Lots 2,
3 and 4. PottinEer Addition. Har-
lingen. Cdn. $1,000 e. {.
Cameron County Lbr. CO. 10 n.
NJ. Faux. All OF lots l00-A and
100-B. Blk. s. Avondale Addition,
Harrington. Cdn: $1,000 & {.
n. A. Stewart 10 B. S Graham
Lot 10. Blk. 90. city OF Harlingen,
Cd'n. 5000 a. c.
A. NJ Garcia 70 Maria NJ Garcia.
Lot 2. Blk 2. old toWnsite OF San
Benito. Lot 10. Blk. 5. old townsite
OF san Benito. 10. 20 Blk. I, Carmen
Addition. San Benito, Cd'n: $1,000
& c.
Real Estate Sales
Tuesday June oath. 1880. sii.57oOO
Tuesday June 23rd. 1881. 6,75322
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-26
Rio Grande City Corn
Show Is Success

fSpGClal 10 Inc f1tIdluF
RIO GRANDE CITY. June 20
A most successful corn show was
held here yesterday with entries
from Z25 individual farmers Of the
county.
This show. which was the first
ever held IN the county, was spon-
sored by the First National and
First state banks and local mer-
chants.
First and second prizes on the
finest corn grown were won by VI
cente Saenz OF sal Colorado third
prize by Lauro and Adam Cara Of
Los Saenz and fourth prize by
Rafael Ramirez. Fronton.
George r Marsh was general
chairman OF the show and others
responsible for It's success we're r
y Guerra. Pedro Diaz. B~altazar
HinoIosa and Lucian Block.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-26
Prepared by the Brownsville Title
Company.
Deeds Filed June 23rd. 1891

W NAN DAeWAiofAlN AteAC
Company.
Deeds Filed June 23rd, 1881
Metropolitan Investment corp. et
al, by Constable. TO F. P. McElwrath.
All Of lot so. Laurelhust addition,
Harrington, Cd'n: $4,000.
Metropolitan Inv. Corp. et al bv
Constable, 10 F. p. McElwrath. Lot
%, Laurelhurst Addition, Harrington,
cd'n: $4,000.
Metropolitan Inv. Corp. et al by
Constable TO F. p. McElwrath. All
OF lot So, Laurelhurst Addition,
Harrington. Cd'n. si55.75.
Metropolitan Inv. Corp. e. al BY
Constable 10 F. r. McElwrath. All
Of lot 81 Laurelhurst Addition. Har-
lingen, Cdhn: $i57.80.
Metropolitan Inv. Corp. 81 al BY
Constable 10 F. p. McElwrath. All
Of lot Sc. Laurelhurst Addition
Harrington. Cdn. sl5446.
Metropolitan Inv. Corp. ct al, by
Constable 70 r. p. McElWrath. All.
OF lot IS, Laurelhurst Addition,
Harlingen. Cd'n: sI5434
AAfs wi " ~ a. ~
Constable 10 r. p. McElWrath All
OF lot 81. Laurelhurst Addition.
Harrington. Cd'n: S15406.
Metropolitan Inv. Corp, et al hv
Constable to F. p. McElwrath. All
OF lat SO. Laurelhurst addition.
Harlingen. Cd'n: sl5425.
Metropolitan Inv. Corp. e. al by
Constable to F. p. McElwrath. All
Of lot So. Laurelhurst Addition,
Harrington. Cd'n: sl5839.
Metropolitan Inv. Corp. e. III bv
Constable. TO F. p. McElWTsth. All
Of lot so. Laurelhurst Addition
Cd'n: si60i5.
Metropolitan Inv. Corp. ~ Al bv
Constable. 70 F. P. McElwrath All
Of lot ~. Laurelhurst Addition.
Harrington. Cdn: s160.5a.
Metropolitan INV. Corp. 81 Al bv
Constable 10 F p. McElNrath. All
OF lot 4s. LaureIhurst Addition,
Harrington. Cd'n. si60 IS.
Metropolitan INV Corp. e. AZ bv
Constable 70 F. p McElwreath All
OF lot AZ. Laurelhusst Addition.
Harlisgen. Cd'n. si6s6s
METROPOLITAN Inv. Corp. et Al b
Constable 70 F P McFlwrath. All
OF lot as. Laurelhurst Addition
Harrington. Cd'n. sl66 IS.
A. Wayne Wood TT. 10 A. w.
Shannon. Lots 1905. 1907. 1908 and
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-17

York and the cities, but his health
demanded the country; he was going
to try living In the south or west
yes, perhaps in the very New Eng
land country Of which he has writ
ten 80 much.
X X X
And It's interesting that Nazimova
should have done some of her best
work In his latest play, and should
have been one of the three stars. For
years back, when he could get free
ducats" because Of his fathers name,
he used to haunt the theaters where
In Nazimova was appearing in Ihsen
roles.
4 X II
With Susan Glaspell, last years
Pulitzer prize winner: George Cram
Cook, her husband; Wilbur Daniel
Steele, the short story writer: Harry
Kemp, the "vagabond poet; Mary
Worse, the writer, and q number Of
others, O'Neill helped found the old
Provincetown playhouse when it
moved into Greenwich Village from
"the cape"
Mrs. Worse had owned the barn"
where the Provincetown Players be-
gan their career. O'Neill camo to her
one day and said: Tive got a trunk
filled with plays I'd like to show
you."
"Very interesting. But we don't
need that many. I'd advise you to
60 through your trunk and pick out
one-the best one!"
y y 4
It was the little theater" move
ment that gave O'Neill his "break"
from the beginning. He was not OF
the Broadway brand, and he has
steered clear of the Broadwayesque
producers. His plays have reached
Broadway, but by indirectionl O'Neill
has little reason to thank the "com-
mercial theater" for anything. To-
day the producers would doubtless
take anything he wrote-but he does
not write for them.
Copyright, 1891, NEA Service, Inc.)
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-17

ii1gly evident that dodging and strad :.
ding in 1882 will be more difficult
than ever before.
The reason lies not SO much IL.
the fact that great many people
would like to see something definite
done in the way of arriving at 4
clear-cut decision, regardless of
which way it goes. Those folks usu :
ally are just average voters and,
strangely enough, their influence is
not what it might be.
No, the reason is the fact that
people of Importance" want the
thing settled and are threatening 30
curtail their campaign contributions
unless something definite is done.
An example of how this pressure
operates is offered by Louis K. Lig-
gett, drug magnate and Republican
national committeeman from Massa,
chusetts. 1t is said he recently had
a heart-to-heart talk with Senator
Fess, chairman of the Republican ma
tional committee and an ardent dry.
What he told the Ohioan must have
panied that gentleman extremely, for
1t was the blunt declaration that he
and others who regularly contribute
to the political war chest would with
hold their checks this year unless the
Republican platform contains a
plank for resubmitting the prohibi-
tion question to the people.
That Liggett happens to be a wet
is not important, although it must be
said the wealthy drys are hardly so
clamorous for action as the Dupon.s
and others with millions who arc
aligned on the wet side.
The important thing is that Ltg-
gett speaks with the authority which
money gives and that he is willing
to forego his passion for the party
because or the strength OF his con-
yictions on the prohibition issue.
When the checkbooks perform in
pianissimo the politicians shiver
That lack of a full-throated rumble
as the money comes rolling in an
noys them. Usually they do some
thing about it.
For either political party to make
an issue of prohibition is good deal
like grabbing an angry porcupine,
but the political chicftains may be
in mood to do anything to main
tain the flow of campaign contribu-
tions.
And in this respect there is little
difference between the Democrats
and Republicans.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-17
Daily Health Service
Typhoid Germs Are Carried BY
Many Who Are Unaware of 1t
Infection Usually Results From Drinking Bad Water

cided to study the source of the in
fection, it was found that the cis-
tern measured IL by 8 feet by 8 and
was made of concrete. It was To-
Gated in the back yard Of one Of the
houses. There was crack In the
wall of the cistern about two feet
below the ground level Of q neigh
boring alley. About Is feet from the
cistern was flush toilet, connected
to septic tank and used by a fam
lily living in a nearby house. Twenty
gallons Of water and four ounces OF
methylene blue were poured into the
toilet. In 20 minutes the methylenc
blue was found In the cistern. The
family which had the flush toilet had
moved there on Nov. IL, 1890.
Two Of the members OF this FAM
lily, woman SO years Of age, and
her daughter, said they had typhoid
fever five years before. Examinat ations
were made Of the excretions Of these
two people and typhoid germs were
recovered from two of the seven
specimens taken from the older vo-
man.
In practically every instance some
person who has previously had the
disease Is spreading germs, and peo-
pie who come in contact with him
do not even suspect that he is con-
talninating his surroundings with ty-
phoid organisms.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-17
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BY GILBERT SWAN

| ~AASA>oSAAA
New York, Nov. 17.-Within q few
months every sort Of anecdote abou
Eugene O'Neill is likely to find it
way into print, now that his Mourn,
ing Becomes Electra" has been haile<
as = masterpiece. Here are q few
of tho more intimate and little known
tales about him:
Several years ago, Beyond thu
Horizon" was presented. The title
and the idea have an interesting his.
ltory.
When O'Neill was recovering from,
his tubercular attack, he would lie
for hours on the Provincetown sanda
In his bathing suit. A half-wit lad
Of seven or eight would join him;
and O'Neill treated the boy with
great kindness.
just beyond the beach sands, q
point OF land runs out into the Cape
One day the lad inquired what lay
beyond that point.
That's the horizon-the skyline,
O'Neill explained.
And what7" inquired the boy, lis
beyond the horizon?"
Years later, the question turned it.
self into the title of one Of O'Neill's
most poetic plays.
X X 4
Having faced the possibility OF ia
tai illness a couple of times, O'Neill
has become a severe disciplinarian
with his own health. As q seagoing
lad. he drank heavily. He caroused
with the sailors and drifted into the
dives of many lands. But for Is
years or more, has followed a rigid
system of exercise.
Even then. his health has slipped
on several occasions. He was in the
Orient, with rumors of critical con-
dition floating back, when he con-
ceived the notion of bringing the
Electra myth up to date. He lived
In France and once 1t was said he
had renounced America.
Several months ago, in the course
Of conversation. he told me that
this was ridiculous.
He was going to try to make Amer
lea his home so long as he could af
ford it; he was fascinated by New
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-17
Shopping Again
(New York World Telegram)

(NeW YOrk NORTHUMBERLAND
Despite definite administration as
surances that there would be no more
wire-tapping or other lawless inva-
sions Of American homes by dry
agents, Leonard H. Klnnard, presi-
dent Of the Bell Telephone Co. OF
Pennsylvania, reports the discovery
Of two more federal wire-tappers.
They were caught in the act Of
listening in on a telephone conversa-
ton Of reputable business man in
Philadelphia's fashionable apartment
district. Faced with arrest by the
telephone company detectives the two
dry snoopers begged off with the plea
that they thought they were captur-
ing a big shot"
According to q survey BY Brad .
streets more than two-thirds of the
business leaders of this country be-
lieve that economic recovery would
be hastened by repeal or modification
Of the dry law. II the Hoover ad-
ministration wishes to win over to
repeal the other one-third it could
go about this in no more effective
way than by resuming the illegal en-
forcement practices 1t Is supposed to
have abandoned.
The reaction Of American freemea
to such tyranny is swift and sure.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-17
Our Airmail Incentive

Development of the airnail system
at government expense has probably
done more than any other factor 70
promote the rise of commercial avia-
ton lines in the United States. Yet
the whole vast job has really cost the
taxpayer comparatively little.
Charles L. Lawrence. president OF
the Aeronautical Chamber Of Com
merce Of America, Inc, revealed the
other day that in the last u years
the federal government has spent
just little less than $67 ,0o0, 900 On
its airmail system. This includes
everything, from operation costs to
the establishment and maintenance
of the great lighted airways.
Considering the service that the
airmail has rendered, together with
the extensive spread of privately
owned commercial air lines, 1t is easy
to see that Uncle Sam got full value
for his money.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-17
BY DIR. MORRIS FISHBEIN
Editor, Journal Of the American
Medica0 Association

Medical Association
Between March II and March so
1891, according to q report by e. Gar
rido- Morales and O. Costa Mandry
10 cases Of typhoid fever, one OF
which was fatal, developed In the
town Of Guayama, Porto Rico.
Eight Of these cases were in three
households belonging to . wealthy
family and two cases occurred among
employees Of q grocery store owned
by this family. An investigation IN
dicated that all of these cases de-
veloped from drinking water that
came from one cistern. Four Of the
patients affected were male and six
were female, five were under 10 years
Of age, and five were over 40 years
Of age.
OF the ls people who habitually
used the water from this cistern, nine
developed typhoid fever, and out OF
IL people using the water from the
cistern occasionally, one developed
typhoid fever. Among the nine Of
the IL who did not develop typhoid
fever, one had had the disease be-
fore, and two had been inoculated
with antityphoid vaccine. None Of
those who had developed the disease
had been immunized against it.
0SYthAN1fiAQ
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-17

A hundred folks turned out down
around Sterling to hunt for Glen
Granbois, farm youth who was thrown
from horse. They found him un-
conscious in a field about 2:30 O'Clock
In the morning and this fact prob
ably kept him from dying from ex-
posure.
And yet some persons say the old
spirit of neighborliness and of helu-
fulness In time of trouble is passing
In North Dakota.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-17
BARBS

Iowa is having a cattle war. Which
recalls that Chicago had an expert
ence with Mrs. OLearys COW. And
that was no bull.
Don Moyle, who tried q Nonstop
hop over the Pacific, has started his
30-day sentence in Los Angeles jail.
He's still one hop ahead of the sller-
If.
y \ y
An Indian agent says Indians on
reservations run to the superintend-
ent every time they have a squabhle
with the wife. OF course, that's too
often.
X X X
Mayor Cermak is boosting Chicago
for the capital OF the Democratic
party. With Monsieur Capone IN
durance vile, something just had to
be done.
X X y
Police fired load of lead into the
wrong man. Sort Of misled.
Copyright, 1881. NEA Service, 1nc)
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-17

Both the vets and dryS ought 70
make some sort of argumentative
point from the case of the Mime
apolis man who took two drinks CT
liquor in August and woke up in
Idaho In September. The rest of us
will content ourselves with the knowl-
edge that a good many folks in Min
neapolis must have brass lined stonl-
achS
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-17

One Of these days We expect to see
some honest editor offer a prize to
the reader who can answer the ques-
ton: whats going on in Manchu-
ria?" That Is, if the editor happens
TO- believe the answer when :,e
hears 1t.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-17

Mr.. Hoover,s suggestion has given
the people confidence, and that's all
we need to pull out Of this depres-
sion.-Wm. Wrigley, Jr.
s = -
The present depression has brought
about q situation which threatens to
become tragic.-Heywood Broun.
= = *
The last 10 seconds always make
champion.-James j. Johnston, fight
promoter.
y y +
HomebreakerS should be undresse6
and tarred and feathered, as exam
pies to tho rest Of their kind.-A Ca
pone.
X = y
The raising OF wages brings down
the birth rate.-Julian Huxley.
* = X
There can be no such thing as real,
genuine and prolonged prosperity in
one country only, to the exclusion OF
all the others.-Stanley Baldwin.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-17

minesweeper sunk in a naval en-
counter between English and German
forces off Heligoland.
The Teutons crossed the Piave
river at two points, but were driven
back. The Turks prepared to take
q stand north Of Jaffa.
Jan Kucharzevski, historian. was
appointed first premier of the new
Polish state.
The government of Brazil pro-
claimed state OF siege in the Fed
eral District and in the states of Rio
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-17
Quotations

It is better, really, to be safe than
rich.-Joseph Hergesheimer.
+ y \
We have everything we need In
this country, money, raw materials,
workers, ability, all but confidence.