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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-26

he pulled the right watch every
time. He got an so.
Well into newspaper work, after
serving a stretch on the New York
Herald Tribune, first as reporter,
then as assistant city editor, and
later as general manager and
treasurer Of the Orange County
Independent Corporation, which
published the Middletown Times
Herald and a group of -weeklies,
he joined the World Telegram,
the Scripps Howard newspaper
in New York, in 1927.
He knew that there were scores
of men in New York as good as he
in covering murders, and gang
wars and decided that the field
was wide open for reporter who
knew mathematics and could
analyze figures.
He told himself that any man
who could handle figures could go
after Tammany's budgets and put
the facts before the public.
mo politician can fool John
Public with phony budgets, he
says.
90 Talcott Powell started to
- learn mathematics right then.
He couldn't get figures to align
themselves correctly in his mind,
so he mastered the slide rule.
Now he has a large one in his
desk and carries a f1ve-inch rule
in his pocket.
Details were his stumbling block,
so he wiped out the details with
his slide rule. He went after Tam
many hall. His work led to the
Seabury investigation, the dis
crediting of Jimmy Walker, and
the ultimate rout of the Tiger.
He became assistant executive
editor of the World-Telegram on
Feb. 81, 1881.
He was placed in charge of the
study of the veteran relief pro-
gram for all Scripps-Howard pa
pers, including The Times. His
series of articles, published in The
Times, were one of the series cit
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Fair Enough
By
Westbrook PegIer

I HAVE stood about long I to, the mis-
calling of the device which is made with big.
pocket, cut from the tongue of old shoe and
which is used TO shoot little rocks. Every time there
is occasion to mention this weapon as in the case
of the raid on the prison at Welfare island where
a number of such were found, see it called
sug-shot or Slung-shot. Well it isn't slug shot
and it isn't Slung-shot either and anybody that
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ever owned and used enc can
tell you that it is a sling-Shot.
There are still some artists in
the business, too, who persist in
drawing quilted pads on the
shoulders and elbows of football
players and a few so out-of- date
that they even draw rubber
nose guards on their athletes.
This is something else which I
think ought to be attended to in
the course of the general clean
up which is now going on in this
country.
1 am quite a hand to get
around where football is rife in
the fall-time and I haven't seen
upholstered pads worn by a foot
ball player in, it must be, ten
wears. The last time T did 600
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-26

Lewis on the stage and Laurel
and Hardy in Sons of the
Desert" on the screen at the
Palace; Frank DeVoe and COM
pany on the stage and Beloved"
on the screen at the Lyric; brief
Moment" at the Playhouse; she
Done Him Wrong" at the Apollo;
-Four Frightened People" at the
Circle; Easy to Love" at the In
diana, and burlesque at the Mu-
tual and Colonial.
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Rules Are Deceptive Thin0s

10 whether the rules people ever decided TO
forbid such deception thereafter don't rightly
remember ana being no lawyer, I never can tell
What rule means by what it says; so it wouldn't
40 me any good to look it up in the revised foot
pail statutes. Anyway, such wads are not worn anv
more and the only type of nose guards which have
seen on the field in the last twenty years is kind
OF iron mask which rests against the forehead chin
ana cheeK-oones and which is supposed to protect
from further injury nose which already has been
broken. ~
That doesn't do much good though because if the
man With the broken is a pretty good man and
tne other team wishes to get him out of there the
boys contrlve to hit him bust from the side which
oslocates the mask and rakes across his face and
lanes his nose all over again The only safe wav to
protect broken nose is to put it in sling and keen
it out of football games p
know these are little things which might mot
maCter much fifty years from now but small irrta
lions mount up and up and it is almost enough to
urlVe party nuts to see pads and nose guards on
the football players in the pictures year after wear
and see the SingShot still referred to as slugshot
or slung- shot o o
1here are two kinds of sling shot One is n,ade
Win little fork off a tree something like those
Peach-tree forks with which people who are thinking
OF digging we'll go walking around the field LOOKING
Ior the place where the most water lies closest tn the
top. ~ ' ~ VIC
Inc 1ork, or crotch type of Sling-shot is cImber
some and rather difficult to conceal in school
whereas the simpler model can be tucked awav II,
very small compass in the pants pocket and ran
haroly De detected by teacher unless partv care
ieSSiy Iets the rubber or the string bangle out In
VdC case OF course 1T is just too bad and one has tn
stay IN I'LL o'clock every night for week and
listen 10 lecture on how wrong it is to shoot birds
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-26
NORTH SIDE CHURCHES
PLAN UNION REVEALS
Baptists and MethOdists Will Unite
for Series.


North side colored Baptist and
Methodist churches will hold a Sc
ries of union revivals beginning
Monday and continuing through
Sunday, Feb. II.
Ministers who will take part in
services are the Rev. Robert E
Shelton, the Rev. J. B. Carter, the
Rev. E. R. Michael and the Rev. B
H. Hogan.
Meetings will be held at the
Campbell chapel. A. M. E. 2. church
Northwestern avenue and Twenty
fifth street; Barnes avenue M. E
church: Twenty-fifth Street Bap-
fist church, and Northside Baptist
church. Thirtieth and Ethel streets
Combined choirS of the four
churches will participate in the
services.
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BY NORMAN f.. ISAACS
Times Naus Edffor


TALCOTT POWELL is one of
Il the most discussed men in
indianapolis. Virtually a new
comer-he became editor of The
indianapolis Times on Feb. of
last year-he is regarded by some
as an ogre, by others as a hero,
and by still others as stranger"
Talcott Powell is not an ogre,
he is not a hero, nor is he a
stranger, for he is beginning to
know indianapolis and Indiana
better than thousands who have
lived in the state all their lives.
He is young, energetic, sincere
and purposeful newspaper man.
He will be "a in April, but already
he has a newspaper background
of thirteen years behind him, he
is the author of the book, Tat
tered Banners" and he runs The
Times as if he were born to the
job.
Dark, with high cheek bones
and and aquiline nose, he looks
like an Indian, but his mother
was of Dutch-Irish descent and
his father English lineage. Tall,
5 feet liz inches and carrying
lib pounds on his well-propor-
toned figure, he gives the impress
sion of push and hustle.
Some would Immediately place
him in the category of the typical
American "go-getterS." Talcott
Powell doesn't Chink that he is a
"go-getter," but there is not an
other word in the dictionary
which could list him more &C
scurately. For he believes in get
ting things done-done swiftly
and done well.
He is of the nervous type, i'm
petuous and impatient, but with
great powers of control. He re-
strains admirably his precipitous
moods, and exercises similar re-
Straint with a violent temper. He
refuses to waste time, because he
always has something else to do"
LIE has vast Commemorative
Il L powers and a retentive men,
DRY which retains only that which
he wants to remember.
Unnecessary and trivial details
drive him nearly to distraction,
and he deteSts telephones.
Relaxed and at his ease, he is
an easy and brilliant conversa-
tionalist, but placed in the public
speakers limelight in an at
mosphere of even slight formality,
he loses his relaxation, tightens
up, and is i'll at ease.
He is a spendthrift with his own
money, but prudent and Watchful
over other peoples funds and over
the taxpayers money.
He is a democratic boss" but,
at the same time, a hard task
master.
Not prolific writer, his favorite
writing pose is flat on his back,
debating.
y n
TALCOTT POWELL is an ex-
Il cellent executive, thanks to
his army training. His has been a
varied and colorful career, actor,
ships meSsboy, farmer, lumber
jack, reporter, author, newspaper
executive and editor.
He is the son of the Rev. Ly-
man P. Powell. Episcopal clergy
man and author, whose bio
graphical work on Mary Baker
Eddy is recognized as one of the
finest biographical works by an
American. During the war the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-26
Miner Reports Bag Theft

While he took his forty winks"
sleep in downtown hotel lobby
yesterday. Jack Wilson, Blue Eye
mond. KY, reported that bag
containing a revolver valued at
s2150 and minutes of the United
Mine Workers of America sessions
were stolen.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-26

some they were worn not for protection but with
intent to deceive lot of nice innocent boys whom
A A Stage brought on from Chicago to play the
University OF Pennsylvania at Franklin field These
Wads consisted of large patches of brown leather
sewn to the elbows of the Penn players JERSEYS
ana, whenever the ball was snapped, the Penn boys
would run off in all directions with their elbows held
together in front of them
The brown leather patches were the same color
as the football and Mr.. Stages Chicago BOYS put in
a most dstressfu P. M. chasing these phantom
footballs and tacking everybody on sight amid de-
rlslye cries OF Wrong guy! Wrong guy!" They were
tackling even the center and the guards and the
thng finally became so pathetic that people who
at the beginning had thought this was pretty
smart trlck OF the PennS, came around to the idea
mat there was something just trace dirty about it.
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A Lack of Logic

I SEE a great lack of logic in the arguments of
il many who in opposition. Often the SELF
same speaker will assert that cOntraception is all
wrong and that It is seldom effective. Surely those
who feel that birth control is morally wrong should
not be much concerned with any alleged margin OF
error.
People seem to forget that contraception has
been so hampered by legislation and conservative
tradition that it has not yet had its fair share of
attention from medical research Any one of the
great foundations would be doing peculiarly
full public service if it would assign the best man
on the staff to work upon this subject.
There is force. as I see it, in only one argument
against birth control. 1 refer to the religious OBJ
lection Whenever anybody says simply, 1t is
against the will of God" I see no point whatever
in challenging his conviction
Anybody who has that conviction should, OF
course abstain from the practice of birth control
But do not think he should attempt to force other
people who have no such conviction to follow his
wav of life To the best of my knowledge and belief
neither Margaret Sanger nor anybody else has advo
Gated compulsory Centracepton.
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the ether waves. After a time
they tumble. It is not given to
every man TO be an Amos or an
Andy.
As a matter Of fact. Father
Coughlin should study the meth
DDS Of that perennial team. He
ought to change his act more
frequently. I would not care to
say that he has delivered the
same speech for the last six
weeks. Perhaps it only sounds
that way. But surely there is
some limit to the amount which
anybody can say about silver and
gold. The monetary system of
the United States is an import
ant problem, but it is not the
final conflict. One formerly at
taotixa IieteDer wishes that the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-26
In City TheaterS

Tonight at 8:15 o'clock, at
Caleb Mills hall at Shortridge
high school, the Minneapolis
Symphony orchestra appears I'M
der the auspices of the Civic
Music Association.
Local theaters today offer: Ted
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-26
IT Seems TO Ne
By
Haywood Broun

A FEW weeks ago I ventured the opinion that
L A Father Coughlin Of the most infuen-
tisl in America through his vast radio follow
ing. Now I want 70 bring in a dissenting opinion.
There grounds for my earlier opinion. but
the reverend gentleman has pretty much kicked
them away. To some extent this is not his fault.
When I spoke of his power 1 should have qualified
the estimate by noting the short span which is the
usual lot Of those who ride their surfboards along
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-26
WE MAKE YOUR NEWSPAPER
Talcot Po7cv-e Wants The Times to Be the Nations Best

This is the fifteenth Of The Indianap-
oils Times popular series of articles on
the members Of its editorial STAFF. To-
days article concerns Taicott Powell,
editor of The Times.
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most articulate OF the prelates would Scatter n
shots a little more generously AS Deems Taylc
remarked about a famous mammal. NO. indeed
I'm not afraid of the big bad wolf-just sick
death Of him"
Evening star., 1934-12-18
CODE PRICE FIXING
TO GET HEARINGS
Mr.. A. "ShoW" Is Promised
on Policy Seen Headed for
Business Discard.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Price fixing under the codes ap-
peared well on the way out today
as the N. r. A. prepared to listen
next month to the opinions Of every
body concerned in this long trouble
some industrial recovery phase.
Hearings called late yesterday by
the Administrative Board will begin
January 9 and are expected to pro-
vide the first big show" at Blue
Eagle headquarters since the N. r. A.
was reorganized couple of months
ago.
Although Chairman S. Clay Will
liams confirmed that ideas developed
during the hearing may be used in
shaping new N. I. R. A. legislation
this Winter, he insisted immediate
administrative problems are the pri-
mary objective. Besides price-fixing,
other subjects, such as employment,
small business and production con-
troll, tentatively were set to be taken
up at later sessions.
There have been increasingly strong
indications since the old N. r. A. set
up was abandoned that price-fxing
Woo IA SlO"iiis 0LoAdNOA' 4AiC bOoAa
had this to say in announcing the
hearings:
In the usual case it is incon-
sistent with the most effective func-
tioning of our industrial system to
have in or under codes of fair COM
petition price fixing in the form of
permanent schedules Of minimum
prices, with or without mandatory
costing systems for the purpose of
establishing minimum prices.
THE board recognizes the value
of permissive cost systems, emergency
price provisions and the dangers to
the economic structure of destructive
price cutting. 1t also recognizes that
minimum prices may be proper for
the normal operations of certain types
of industry. but. in such cases, Gov
ernment supervision and control
would naturally tend to be increased"
The hearings are not to concern
individual codes, but will be open to
every one legitimately interested in
proposed notifications or confirma-
tions of policy on major problems now
confronting the administration" Will
liams made the point that labor
would be considered an interested
party"
He said any code changes would
be made only after proper notice and
hearings.
Evening star., 1934-12-18
NOTED FLYER TO WED
Campbell Black Is Engaged II
English Actress.

LONDON, December Is R.-
Campbell Black, co-winner with C. w
A. Scott of the England to Australia
Air Derby, collected another prize last
night-Florence Desmonds answer to
his proposal of marriage.
The couple announced their engage
ment in the actress dressing room
between her appearances in G. B.
Cochran's revue. "Streamline." The
wedding probably will be in April,
Evening star., 1934-12-18
CHEAP POWER PLAN
HELD EXPERIMENTAL
Vacuum Piping" of Current Over
Long Distances Seen Pos
sible in Future.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, December 18.-
DR.. Karl T. Compton. president of
Massachusetts, Institute Of Technology
and chairman of the Science Advisory
Board, last night characterized as
still in the early laboratory stages
of development" plan to furnish
cheap power for unlimited distances
by means Of electro-static generation.
Compton, in statement regarding
published reports that the new
method of piping" electricity along
vacuum surrounded rods would revolu-
tionize existing systems, SAID no state
Evening star., 1934-12-18
GRACE MOORE EXCUSES
CAMERA-SHY MAYOR
He's Really No Clark Gable, Says
Singer as Seattle Official
Refuses to Pose.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, December 18. - Mayor
Charles Louis Smith gave Grace
Moore, young prima donna, new ex-
perience yesterday.
Before an Office full Of folks gath
cred at City Hall to welcome her, the
mayor fatty refused to be photo
graphed with the singer. The tactful
Evening star., 1934-12-18
German General Dies.

BADEN BADEN, Germany, Decem-
ber 18 @.-Albert Schoepfiin, 81,
German infantry general. who par
ticipated In the Franco-Prussian War
Of 1870, and in the World War as q
reserve corps leader. died yesterday.
Evening star., 1934-12-18
100 WOMEN INJURED
Floor Collapses at Wedding Cele-
bration in Turkey.

bration In Turkey.
ISTANBUL, Turkey, December 10
CP).-One- Turkish women
were injured yesterday. Is seriously,
when the floor gave way In hotel at
Moudania during a wedding celebra-
ton, dropping them about 80 feet.
The bride was among Is who had to
be taken to q hospital.
Evening star., 1934-12-18

ment on its probable success" was
justified at present.
Saying the project had been recon-
mended to President Roosevelt by the
Science Advisory Board, the report
indicated DIR. Compton held out the
possibility Of electricity generated by
enormous disks spinning in vacuum
and "piped" unlimited distances from
great water power developments, car
rying cheap energy to the centers Of
population.
Evening star., 1934-12-18

II can quite understand why he
should be camera shy" she said. aft
er all, he's no Clark Gable"
Evening star., 1934-12-18

Miss Moore Immediately told camera
men she thought enough pictures had
been taken.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-05-01
Two FIGURE in
AUTO ACCIDENT
FAULKNER AND DEMERITT
RECEIVE SLIGHT INJURIES
WHEN CAR cAPsIzES

Auditor Roy Faulkner, of the
Monroe county ferry system, and
Manager Eugene Demenitt, suf-
.fered a mishap last night on Cud-
joe Key. while returning in an
automobile from No Name ferry
slip.
One of the rear tires collapsed,
the car capsized and landed in the
water on its wheels. Mr.. Faulkner
suffered slight scalp wound and
Mr.. Demeiftt received several
bruises.
They stepped from the car,
climbed to the road and were
brought to the city. The car was
badly Damaged. Mr.. Faulkner, the
owner, told The Citizen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-05-01
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Elappsnings Here just 10 Yeara
Age Today As Taken Fran
The Flea OF The cisiEsa

AS was predicted in The Citizen
yesterday, the proposal to issue
100000 worth of bonds to COM
plete the golf course and beautify
adjoining land, was carried by an
overwhelming majority. It was
also predicted yesterday the vote
would not 60 as high as 200. As
a matter of fact there were but
1870 votes east and the proportion
of yeas to nays was five to one.
The work on the course will be
continued under the direction of
B. Curry Moreno, city engineer.
While it is in progress the course
will be opened to players and it is
expected that within a short time
other holes will be added to the
six which are now playable.
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Pr. Cssaea 10
Cealsct Mliiias

There viii be 1 meeting Of the
Monroe County Parent Teacher
Council held tomorrow Afternoon.
beginning at $50 o'clock, at the
Harris School building. with Mrs.
Enrique Henriqucr. the new prcsi-
dealt. presiding.
Mrs. HenFiqnsx succeeds Mrs.
@. N. Goshorn. who has served the
organization in the capacity OF
president for the past two terms.
Mrs.. Goshorn q now treasurer Of
the council.
The ether officers are Mrs.. n.
8. Dexter. viee-president: MrS Sc
hAskiAn Cabrera. Jr.. secretary.
and MrS Charles Percy Curry, his
tnrian.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-05-01
U. 5. DETROYERS
LEAVE FOR CUBA

U. S. Destroycrs J. Fred Tai
bolt and Jacob Jones sailed 10
O'Clock last night for Cuban wa
ters, where they expect to re-
main for regular tour Of duty.
Vessels of the navy now in
port are the Destroyer Mcfarland,
which arrived $3.50 o'clock yestcr-
day afternoon and the Destroyer
Goff.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-05-01
Dinner Sale 70 Be
Held 7os,lorTolu

The regular weekly dinner sale,
sspcIsored BIZ the women Of the
! Fleming Street Methodist Church.
will take place tomorrow ct 10
o.. m. in the X. p. Hall on Fleming
street.
A delicious menu has been pre-
pared which includes steamed
beef. rice, potatoes, mayccaroni
and cheese, potat0 salad, turtle
cakes and home made pies. y.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-05-01

It is not yet known definitely
when work will start on the new
hotel at the corner of Duval and
Fleming streets, says Carl Aubu-
chon, but he fully expects it will
be about June 1. Several days
after the campaign was on to sell
the preferred stock in Key West
it was freely predicted by num-
Der of business men that it would
not be hard job to sell the stock
and this was, proven true as the
last was sold at meeting day be-
fore yesterday and Mr.. Abduction
is planning to leave at once to
complete details for the construc-
ton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-05-01

According to Supervisor Of Reg
istration Joseph Roberts there are
about 1000 names on the regis
tered lists of the county. 1t is
expected that about $500 will be
fully qualified to vote in the pri-
mary on June 8. 8
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-05-01

County Engineer Joseph Wat
kins made his report last night to
the county commissioners relative
to the work being done on the
part of the Tamiami Trail in Mon
roe county. He said the work is
progressing satisfactorily. Total
number of miles of the trail in
this county will be IL. Maps and
surveys have been completed for
the information of bidders for the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-05-01

John w. Martin, candidate for
governor, will address the voters
of the county tonight at Bayview
Park. His address will be pre-
ceded by q band concert which
will entertain the crowd while
awaiting the appearance of the
speaker.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-05-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph G. Cook
will celebrate their silver wedding
anniversary tonight in their home
at 905 Elizabeth street. Many of
their friends have been invited to
attend and will join. IL making the
event HAPPY enc.