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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-09
Sicky-Looking, Bespectacled Youth on
japanese Throne Is a God to Millions
This is the last Of six stories on
"Japan's Sky-rocket Rise"
BY ROBERT TALLEY
NEA Service Writer
Copyright. 1892. HEA Service. Incl


Copyright. 1892. NEA Service. Incl
"VXTHAT will you give the en-
w peror, the Lord of Heaven?"
So runs the first question Of ia
panese school child's catechism.
And the child is trained to an
swer: All my possessions, and my
life when he requires it."
In the estimation of the japanese,
the sickly-looking and bespectacled
young man who sits in the palace
at Toxic today is not mere hui
man. He is a god-"The Son of
HEAVIER" and SO we're all his ances-
tors in his heaven-born line, which
goes back to six centuries before
Christ. They were kings long be-
fore the day of julius Caesar, and
300 years before Alexander the
Great conquered the known world.
Reverence for the emperor is in
grained in the cradle, grows
throughout the years and makes
death glorious when it promotes his
cause. Wars are fought for the
emperor. In the war with Russia,
soldiers rushed to battle shouting
his name died with a smile on
lips that gasped it until the last.
LIS person is sacred. No ordi-
Il l. nary commoner may touch
him-not even his barber, his
dentist or his tailor. The barber
and dentist must wear silk gloves
when working On him, the tailor
does his fitting on another man of
the same stature.
Despite his enormous power and
riches, the aged Emperor Mutsuhito
suffered from lack of proper nurs-
ing during his last illness for this
reason.
The present Emperor Hirohito
123d ruler in the heaven-born
line, has modified things some
what. When, as prince-regent, he
returned from a European tour
several years ago, he permitted a
rousing public reception like those
often given the prince of Wales.
Old Japanese were horror-strick-
en-; the custom of centuries had
dictated that when member of
the royal family passed the people
should stand in reverent silence
with head bowed; that no ordi-
nary mortal might look down
upon the emperor from above, and
to this end the curtains on upper
story windows of houses must be
drawn before he appeared.
THOUGH Japan has had con-
4 stitutional government and an
elected diet (congress) since 1890
the emperor is still very powerful
No car of Russia ever had more
power over his subjects than Hro-
hito has today.
The constitution says the emperor
rules by divine right in accordance
with the laws made by the diet; &C
tually, his imperial decree can set
aside or make any law, even de-
clare war.
He is the commander in-chief Of
both the army and the navy, he ap-
points the cabinet that runs the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-09
MOTHER TAKEN
FROM CHILDREN
into JAIL CELL
Government Accuses Her of
Attempt to Free Pal
From Behind Bars.

The government placed comedy
young mother in Marion county
Jail today, and her 3-months-old
baby girl and 5-year old daughter
are in care of friend, pending &C
ton of the federal grand jury
which convenes next Monday.
The mother, Mrs. Katherine
Veach, is charged with completely
in a postoffice robbery at Foun-
taintown, Ind, last July l, and with
plotting a jail break here.
Her hearing today before Fac w.
Patrick, United States commits
sioner, resulted from letters she is
alleged to have written Carroll
Ward, in the county Jail charged
with the postoflce robbery. He
also is awaiting grand jury action.
Used Invisible Ink
Ward and Mrs. Veach, who was
estranged from her husband sew
eral months ago, were charged with
plotting the postal robbery and
$1,000 bond was placed on Ward,
while Mrs. Veach was released on
her own recognizance because of
the children.
Federal authorities charged today
that the mother in the letters at
tempted to engineer 8 jan break.
They asserted she had used in
visible ink.
1.-THE government released you
because of your babies" George
Jeffrey, United States attorney. told
her. I'VE expected fair play from
you if only because of your chill
dren.
Friend Takes Babies
ct hate this, but we can't help
ourselves. You've got to be charged
with this iail-breaking plot.
can't help you q bit now, as much
as I'd like to, because of those ba-
bieS.'
Mrs. Veach broke into tears as
Patrick placed her under $500
bond, and ordered her taken to the
county Jail.
Il can't see any way out of this, -
said Patrick, land we certainly can't
let you take that child with you
over there"
Mrs. Mary Spa1ding, who has
four children of her own, and is a
friend of Mrs. Veach, told Jeffrey
she is willing to take care of the
children, and she accompanied Mrs.
Vaech to the Jail, where she took
the children.
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MRS. {. H. EVANS
BURIED IN RITES
AT MINNEAPOLIS
One of Pioneer Residents OF
City; Father First
Music Teacher.

Funeral services for Mrs. Edward
H. Evans, 76, member of one of In
oianapolis' pioneer families, we're
held in Minneapolis today. Mrs.
Evans died Saturday, according to
word received here today.
She was daughter of Peter Roe
buck Pearsoll, the first professional
music teacher in this city. Her
father came to Indianapolis in 1847,
and did much toward the develop
ment Of musical appreciation.
A sister, Mrs. George H. Flem-
ing, also was prominent in music
circles here fifty years ago, and
was principal Of free kindergarten
on McCarty street in 1880.
Mrs. Evans was born in this city
in 1856, and lived here for more
than half a century. She was
member Of Christ Episcopal church.
Married Al Years
Services for another resident of
indianapolis for many years, Mrs.
Susie Shaw Bowman, 81, will be
held at Thursday in the Moore
81 Kirk funeral home, 1880 Station
street, with burial in Crown Hill.
Mrs. Bowman died Monday at her
home, 1922 Sherman drive, after an
illness of five months. She was the
wife of Albert Bowman, foreman
in the car department of the Beech
Grove shops of the Big Four rail-
road. They had been married
forty-one years. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bowman came to Indianapolis from
Bellefontaine, o., twenty years ago.
John l.. Shopper, 10, mechanic
at the Link-Belt Company for
twenty years, will be buried in
Floral Park cemetery following
services at the home, 419 South
Hancock street, at ,2:30 Wednesday.
Red Men Official
At the time of his death Mr..
Shopper was keeper Of the wam-
pun in the Passyunk tribe of the
Improved Order of Red Men. He
was member of st. Matthew's Luth-
eran church. Mr.. Shopper died
Monday at his home. He had been
a resident of this city since he was
a boy.
Funeral services for Frank Rallies,
SO, who died at his home, 14O7
South New Jersey street, Monday
night, willy be held at the w. T.
BlaSenQVm funeral home 0093 Shell
by street, at Wednesday. The
body will be cremated
Mr.. Rallies has been a tailor in
this city for the greater part of his
life. He was member of Odd Eel
low lodge No. 274, the Indianapolis
Saengerbund, Journeyman Tailors
Union of America, Workmen's Sick
and Death Benefit Fund and the
Cremation Society.
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The representatives are elected
from various walks of life.
TINE American system of trial by
Il jury has been in effect only
three years. Prior to that, the pre-
siding judge heard the evidence and
decided the accuSed'S fate, even in
capital crimes which in Japan are
treason and murder. Many years
ago, hanging was substituted for
beheading.
The diet, in session, looks very
much like Americas congress. Lit
tie time is wasted on debate, as the
Japanese language does not lend
itself to brilliant oratory.
The post-Perry cataclysm in
which the empires old order per-
ished before the march of progress
and from which modern Japan
arose with constitutional govern
ment, elected representatives and
the public voting booth, altered the
emperor's power but did little to
weaken his prestige.
The governmental set-up is diff
ferent now, but the man who sits
on the gilded throne at Toxic to-
day still is more than a mere hui
man being in the estimation of
loyal Japanese. He is, in their eyes,
a god-nothing less.
Many, many men have died for
his heaven-born line on Japanese
battlef1eldS.
Many, many more may have that
chance.
(THE END)
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country, his royal family draws
100000 year from the taxpay-
ers, has vast personal fortune,
owns 100000 acres of land in
crowded Japan, where land is
worth as high as 81 1000 an acre.
1t is doubtful if there is a SOL
der in Japan's army or a sailor
in Japan's navy who would not be
willing to fall upon a sword, gladly,
at nod from this bespectacled
young man in Toxic. The gravest
sin in the Japanese code is disloy-
atty to the throne.
TINE Japanese people would no
Il more think of putting the
emperor's picture on money or
postage stamps than we would think
of doing the same with picture of
Christ. His picture is treated rev.
erently and framed in every school.
A few years ago two school teach
ers were fined heavily for drinking
sake in a room in which his picture
hung.
In case the school catches fire,
the emperor's picture is the first
thing that must saved.
Hirohito, the present emperor,
was born Aug. 90, 1901. Because
of the illness of his father, Emperor
Yoshihito (the old man had soften
ing of the brain) he was consti-
tuted prince-regent on Nov. IS, 1921.
He succeeded his father upon the
latter's death.
He was married to Princess Ma
gako Uni in January, 1924. Their
first child was born the following
December, and three others have
since followed, one of whom died in
extreme infancy.
Since all of the emperor's children
are girls, and no woman may ever
rule japan, the heir-presumptive to
the throne is the emperor's brother,
Prince Chichibu. He is a year
younger than the emperor and mar
ried a Japanese girl educated in an
American college.
4 Il
T mike European royalty, Japan
~ does not go abroad for royal
matchmaking. Japan's princes of
the blood are married into noble
families; if there is no male issue,
a male near-relative is called to the
throne.
The japanese cabinet functions
very much like President Hoover's
cabinet, containing twelve minis
tiers who are appointed by the en-
peror and are responsible to him
alone.
The Japanese diet, or congress,
consists of a house of peers and
a house of representatives, of
equal power. The former are
either elected for seven years or
are appointed by the emperor for
life; the latter must run for re-
election every four years. They
draw $500 a year, as compared
to an American congressman's $10,-
900 year.
The peers are: hereditary mem
berS of the nobility, elected counts
or barons, men of education or
distinguished service appointed by
the emperor, elected representa-
tives of the taxpayers, members
of the imperial academy elected by
that body.
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asts
FOOD GIVEN TO HOME

Members of Odd Fellow and Re-
bekah lodges in Marion county will
contribute one can of food each To Z.
the Odd Fellow home in Greensburg
to cover shortage Of vegetables
caused by the drought. -...a
Five thousand cans is the goal in
the plan being arranged by the
Marion county council, I. o. o. F.
Work of the food campaign will
be carried on at meeting Feb. 20
in Harris lodge, No. 644, Washing
ton and Addison streets.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-09
CITY STUDIES VACANT
LOT GARDEN SCHEME
Comnsittee Will Make Survey on
Proposed Relief Measure.

Survey to forecast probable sue
cess of a campaign for conversion
of unused ground into gardens as
a poor relief measure this summer,
was started today, following a meet
ing of Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan's
poor relief committee Monday.
The committee discussed POSSIBLE
ity of providing seeds to needy per-
sons and a campaign to obtain idle
land for gardens.
Adolph j. Fritz, Indiana Fedora
ton of Labor secretary, and Walter
Clarke, attorney for the Center
township trustee, were named to
make the survey.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-09
BOY, 5, DIES AS HERO
Burned Fatally in Saving Baby Sis
ter From FLAMES.
: United Press

80 Olhtcd Press
AKRON, o., Feb. 9.-At the age
Of 5, Robert Erow died a heros
death, saving the life of his baby
sister.
He was alone in the room when
his sister Ruth, Is months old,
pulled a kerosene lamp off a table,
igniting the floor under her high
chair. Robert tried to stamp out
the flames with his feet. His cloth
ing caught fire and he ran scream
ing from the room, as his mother
entered. He died Sunday night in
city hospital Ruth was uninjured
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-09
RECKLESS DRIVER FINED
Grand Rapids Man Draws SIG and
Costs; Endangered Pupils.

Convicted Of driving sixty-five
miles an hour and endangering lives
of Technical high school pupils to-
day, Emerson Squirting of Grand
Rapids, Mich, was fined $26 and
costs by Municipal Judge Clifton
r.. Cameron.
Unable to pay the fine, Squirting
was remanded to city prison.
According to testimony of po-
lice officer, Squirting narrowly
missed several pupils as his car
speeded west in East Michigan
street. He also was charged with
reckless driving.
Continuing his war on traffic law
violators, Cameron fined fifteen
others for speeding, failure to stop
at preferential streets and double
parking.
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Import Pests
By United Press

BIZ United Press
JUNCTION, Tex, Feb. g.
Wolves seemed to increase
miraculously in number after
Edwards county ranchers Of
fered a bounty of $500 for
grown and 500 for puppy
wolves. Investigation revealed
wolves were being shipped in
from southwest Texas.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-09
DUVALL ASKS DAMAGES
Former Mayor Demands $500 for
Injuries Incurred in Crash.

Suit for $500 damages for injuries
incurred in an automobile crash
Dec. l. was filed by John Duvall
former mayor, against Mrs. Mamie
Stencil, $50 East Twenty fifth street,
today in superior court four.
Duvan was riding in an auto
mobile operated by his wife and al
legged Mrs. Stencil crashed into it.
Duvall charged he incurred head
wounds. The accident occurred at
Forty-ninth street and washington
boulevard.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-09
THEY TELL NE

thusiaStic, but accorded respectful
attention to the principal speaker,
James NJ. Knapp of Hagerstown,
minority leader of the house in 1881
and 1929 speaker.
He discussed the ideals of the two
great leaders and said that they
were faithfully carried out in the
principles of the Republican party.
Jim attempted to make the
audience sorry for the present panic
because it is so small compared to
that during the Cleveland Demo-
cratic administration, but he didn't
seem to awaken much pity for the
present puny little cataclysn.
He described the great activity of
President Hoover and blamed the
Democrats for tire economic condi-
ton of the country, because of war
debts. The mention of Hoover left
the audience stone cold. as did a
reference to the excellent, honest,
OSO4AOA44ASo4 0Co41C dO11u11loC dblOll.
But there was real applause when
Knapp declared:
There must be definite party
platform, state and national, and it
should be written in such plain
language that 10-year-old child
shall be able to read and under
stand it.
I'VE must get the best man avail
able for each Office and he must
carry out platform provisions after
election"
n
Morgan, when introduced, pledged
every effort for the party.
He said nothing however, about
how the $4,000 party deficit was to
be met or from whence the money
for the campaign was to come.
Which is quite an important item
in any political campaign.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-09
CHURCH WILL MARK
3Oth ANNIVERSARY
FUND MEETING is SET
Rowland Haynes, Social Worker, to
Give Talk Feb. 10.

Craftsmanship in Social Work"
will be the topic of Rowland
Haynes, regional adviser of Presi-
dent Hoover's organization for I'M
employment relief, when he speaks
Feb. 10 at the indianapolis Com
munity Funds twelfth annual
meeting at the Claypool.
Haynes, a trustee of the National
Association of Community Chests
and Councils, during the World war
was director of the New York war
camp community service.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-09
MISSING BOY HUNTED
Francis Summers, IL, Last Seen a
Week Ago on Way From School.

WOOh fASU OIE way N1UIH bOAHUUI'
Police search was started today
for Francis Summers, IL, of 80
Jackson street, who last was seen
week ago as he left school for his
home. Description of the boy has
been broadcast throughout the
state.
Mrs. Nellie Frohman, his mother,
said she had communicated with
relatives and friends, to whose
homes Francis might have gone, but
none of them has seen him. The
boy wore short trousers, high shoes
and a blue sweater.
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BY BEN STERN

A THOUGH no great enthusiasm
L n was exhibited, perhaps because
the oratory, although good, was not
of the rousing kind, a spirit of OPP
timiSm was reflected at the Irving
ton Republican Club meeting Mon
day night.
Because of the size of the crowd,
more than 800, the meeting and
reception in honor of Ivan Morgan,
new Republican state chairman, was
held in the auditorium instead of
the clubroom of the Irvington Ma
sonic building.
The attendance was in the main
made up Of old party wheelhorses,
former officials and incumbent Of
ficials.
On the stage were M. Bert Thur
man, Republican national commit
teeman and outstanding contender
for Governor; Circuit Judge Harry
o. Chamberlin, who will seek re-
nomination; Schuyler Haas, Seventh
district chairman; L. o. Chasey,
LeSlie'S secretary, and the Rev. M
S. Marble, who gave the invocation.
Harold Healing, club president, in
PRODUCED Morgan, who got an excel
lent reception.
q =
Among those in the audience
were Miss Mary Sleeth of Rush
vile, who seeks the state treasurer
ship; Miss Genevieve Brown, who
asks denomination as high court re-
porter; E. E. Neal, collector of in
ternal revenue; George jeffrey.
United States district attorney;
Charles Jewett, former mayor, and
host Of prospective candidates.
Habituated to political claptrap
that features speeches on Washing
ton and Lincoln at political club.
the audience did not get en-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-07
HINCKLEY

Ed Edin is confined to the North
ern Pacific hospital in the cities with
blood poisoning in his hand. About
three weeks ago he cut it on a Ii
cense plate. Infection set in and it
was necessary to operate on it Tues
day Mr.. Edin's friends hope for a
speedy recovery with no i'll effects.
The American Legion hall is near
ing completion. A band of faithful
workers have turned out working day
and night. The hall has been finished
in wainscoating and wall board. The
old movie stand has been torn out, a
kitchen built in with modern cup
boards and plenty of table space. The
whole east wall can be let down for
a serving window. All that remains
to be done in the hall is to scrub
the floor An opening dance is being
planned for the near future. This
gives Hinckley one of the best dance
floors in the county.
The Catholic Ladies' Aid met at the
home of Mrs. Ed Mitchell Tuesday
afternoon. A delicious lunch was
served. A card party was planned for
the near future.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-07
FLEMING TOWNSHIP

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Breiland and
Arthur Breiland spent week in the
Twin Cities at the Clarence Breiland
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Longshore and
sons were Christmas dinner guests at
the Clarence Beavens home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Beavens and
children visited at the Max Market
home Sunday.
Louis Larson has been painting in
Askov the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Soren ]. Jensen and
family visited at the Ed Beavens home
Saturday night.
Ed Beavens had the misfortune OF
having one of his horess get badly
cut in wire fence last week.
Miss Lizzy Pearson returned to Du-
luth Saturday, after spending Christ
mas and New Years day here with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Pear
son.
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ABRIDGED NEWS
CLIPPINGS FROM
OTHER PAPERS

MOra-On Dec. 90. thieves entered
the Kanabec county court house and
looted three offices of considerable
cash and valuables. About 5000 was
taken from the auditors office in
cash and checks after entry had been
made by breaking hole a foot square
above the vault door which enabled
them to reach inside to unlock the
combination of the safe. The rob-
berry was not discovered until the
next morning when employees ap-
peared for work.
Hinckley-The Pine Creamery here
is considering adding to its equipment
a new and larger steam boiler.
Pine Cfty-R. P. Aiken of this vii
lage, has been selected as chairman
for Pine county of the statewide re-
lief committee selected by Gov. Floyd
B. Olson. A chairman has been Sc
lected in each of the counties of the
state to work with 1872 other COM
mittee members chosen to endeavor
to raise $250,OO0 for relief for the un-
employed throughout the state.
Sandstone enthusiasts of Pine
county have demonstrated that winter
playing is not only for those in the
southland. In recent weeks several
of the golf courses in this section
have been used to a great deal of en-
joyment by followers of the game.
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FEED HENS RIGHT
FOR BEST MATCHING

County Agent Fred B. Willrett in
commenting on the subject, stated
that many hatcherymen in the north
west have found very often that when
they buy local supplies of Matching
eggs, that the hatchability is very
low unless the hens have been prop
erly fed during the winter months.
AS a result of this low hatchability,
local prices for Matching eggs are
not as high as they are in some of
the southern sections of the state
where green feed is obtainable
through at least part of the winter
months.
This condition may be largely pre-
vented by the feeding of cod liver oil
or green feeds or both. Cod liver oil
is generally fed in the proportion of
one pint of oil per hundred pounds
of mash. The cod liver oil may be
purchased and mixed into the home
feeds according to the above amounts.
Sprouted oats or barley is the prin-
cipal source of green feeds. However.
roots such as mangles and rutabagas
supply a certain amount of vitamins
necessary for increasing the hatch
ability of eggs, though the hatchabil-
ity would be largely increased by the
addition of cod liver oil in the mash
1t is believed that many hatchery
men would be more willing to buy
local eggs should they know that the
egg producers were feeding hens
For further information in
regard to feeding cod liver oil and
green feeds, same may be secured by
either writing or calling the county
agent at Hinckley.