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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-05

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THE golden age is not in the
l. past, but in the future; not in
the origin of human experience, but
in its consummate flower; not
opening in Eden, but out from Geth-
Semana.-E. H. Chaplin.
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DAILY THOUGHT

And with many other words did
he testify and exhort, saying. Save
yourselves from this untoward gen.
eration.-Acts, 2:40.
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demands clear thinking without
local or provincial coloring.
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Our
Town
By
ANTOR SCHERRER
ANTOR SCHERRER

THE indianapolis Literary Club
~ and the Portfolio, the two old
est highbrow clubs this town can
brag about, still use the "blackball"
system when they want to elect new
members, which isn't often.
It's worth telling about, however,
if for no other reason than to point
out the immutability of some things
around this town.
The election in both clubs, we are
told, starts with the reading of the
candidates names. After which, the
sponsors rise to remember every
thing good they have ever heard
about their candidates. When the
speeches start getting too sticky. the
president orders the secretary to
produce the ballot box.
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Glow many men were killed or
died of wounds in all the principal
wars in which the United States has
been engaged? How does this num-
Der compare with persons killed or
who died from automobile accidents
in recent years?
A-For al major wars in which
this country has engaged. including
the Revolutionary War. War of 1912,
Mexican War. Civil War, Spanish
American War and World War, the
total killed in action or who died OF
wounds numbered slightly under
100000. During the past Is years,
period approximating the total
duration Of the six major wars,
Americans killed in automobile ac-
ciderts within the United States,
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The HO0sier Forum

dlsdpproUe of a0hat yoW say-and aUiU defend
to the death your right to sag it.-Voltdire.
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TINE ballot boxes are among the
= oldest relics in indianapolis.
The box used by the Literary Club
is generally believed to be the one
handed down by Ebenezer Sharpe
on the night of May IL, 1877, when
he read his paper on THE Present
Crisis in Turkey"
The one used by the Portfolio
people isn't quite so old, because
Portfolio didn't get started until
1890.
The box, fiendish contraption,
once you know its working parts,
consists of two compartments sep
arated by a partition in which there
is hole. The hole, 1t turns out,
has everything to do with the
election.
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IF YOU CAN'T ANSWER. ASK THE TINES.

Inciose Scent stamp for reply when
addressing any question Of fact or in
formation to The Indianapolis Times
Washington Service Bureau. 1913 18th
ST. N. W., Washington, d. C. Legal and
medical advice can net be given, NOR
can extended research be undertaken.
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EDITORS NoTE-This rowing reporter
for The Times goes where he plesses.
when he pleases, In search Of odd stories
about this and that.
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IT'S even more complicated than
l. that. One of the compartments
is covered with a sliding lid. The
uncovered compartment contains
an assortment of black and white
balls about the size of marbles. The
covered compartment is supposed
to be empty.
At any rate, the president we are
told, always goes through a funny
ritual to see that the secretary
hasn't monkeyed with it.
All this takes time-more than
you think-but once done, the Sec
rotary passes the box to the voters
who are more than waiting for it..
The voters do their duty by slip
ping white or black ball into the
hole which leads to the closed COM
partment. Three black balls settle
the fate of the candidate, provided
no more than 20 votes were cast. If
the electorate is big and out for a
massacre, one black ball for every
seven votes cast is just as bad.
TIP to this time, only the presi-
- dent and the secretary know
what is inside the box. The presi-
dent usually makes up his mind to
tell about it if the candidate is
elected, but he keeps his mouth
shut if the candidate is defeated.
It's supposed to fool everybody.
If more than one candidate is up
for election, no announcement is
made until all are voted on. This
quaint custom obtains in the Lit
erary Club ever since the big night
II prominent citizens were black
balled in a row.
1t happened because the first man
up that night was defeated and the
president, not knowing any bet
ter, spilled the news. The news so
enraged the defeated mans sponsors
that they decided to get even by
blackballing everybody else on the
list. See?
The Portfolio archives also have
similar instance, but they try to
keep it quiet. Anyway, the Portfolio
crowd isn't as loud as the Literary
Club
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Watch Your Health

old. Strenuous exercise should be
avoided during the first eight weeks.
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TUESDAY, MAY S. 1885.
HOMES ON WHEELS

ONE of the significant stories of the year is APP
- pearing daily this week on Page One of the
Second Section of The Times
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-10
PETITION TO AID
RIDDLE CARRIES
NAMES OF 24O

Approximately 240 names are
contained on the petition submitted
in superior court Tuesday as re-
quest that probation be granted
John Riddle, convicted morals of
fender.
The signers in almost every in
stance came from the Holtville area
where Riddle made his home.
Some of the signers are said to be
prominent in Holtville civic and
business life.
The prelude to the petition reads
as follows: The undersigned friends
and acquaintance of John Riddle
respectfully urge that favorable
consideration be accorded him by
reason of his excellent record for
honesty, sobriety, industry and that
his four minor children need his
support or they will become wards
of the county
Riddle was convicted of 4 statu-
tory offense against his 1l-year-
old ep-daughter. He IS sched-
uled to be sentenced Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-10
Rich Sportsman
Divorced, $500
Alimony Awarded

LOS ANGELES, June 10. Up
Superior Judge Protein Robert M.
Clarke, ending months of litigation
between the couple, today granted
Mrs. Roxana Gloria Spreckels a
divorce from John D. Spreckels III,
wealthy young sportsman.
Mrs. Spreckels also was award
ed $500 a month alimony, SlOO
monthly for support of her infant
child, and $4,000 attorney fees.
The divorce decree was granted
after Mrs. Spreckels' counsel, S. S.
Hahn, agreed to Spreckels' demand
to dismiss the receiver Who had
been appointed by the court over
the family trust fund.
Retirement of the receiver was
necessitated to avert the prospects
of a prolonged court fight, the
young husband contending that he
would fight the divorce case
through the higher courts unless
relieved of this outside control over
his financial affairs.
Mrs. Spreckels was not in court.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-10
CLOSE
YEAR WITH ALL
BILLS PAID UP

Every outstanding school war
rant is payable now, said C. B. Col
Inns. county uperintendent. leav-
ing every school district in the
county at the end OF the year with
no registered warrants. with bills
paid and in splendid financial
shape to begin the year again.
This is the first time in a num-
Der of years that school finances
have been in this condition, said
Collins.
All tuition to other counties for
junior college students, and TO
Yuma high school for valley stu
dents has been paid in accordance
with the provisions Of the law.
According 10 the school Law I'M
perial county must pay tuition for
junior college students from this
county registered in other junior
colleges in the state, the total paid
during the year being between
seven and eight thousand dollars.
Other counties having students reg
iStered in Junior colleges in the val
ley must pay tuition TO this county
Since there are no high schools
in the river district. children at
tend the Yuma school, paying tut
ton, this method hSng cheaper
than building a school for them.
or transporting them to other high
schools in the county. Tuition for
these groups amounted to nearly
$4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-10
l.. A. BANKS
UNDERGoES OPERATION

Mark Magee underwent an op-
Grafton for appendicitis Tuesday at
the Ell Centro hospital and is re-
ported as recovering nicely.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-10
DIRECTORS FILE
COMPANY'S PLAN

irrigation or drainage. lighting OF
district buildings and operation OF
district machine shops To Iacll,
itate this use. the company would
afford stand by service and per
nit its facilities to be used up to
their available capacity Tor the
transmission Of such power to the
point CT use on the payment OF
reasonable charges
The company would purchase and
use power for service in the Imperial
area to the fullest extent possible
in supplying system load.
The company would agree to lend
its transmission facilities up TO
available unused capacity for the
marketing at wholesale to other
distributing companies of any sur
plus power from the canal plant
which is not required for the ser
vice of its own or the districts
demands, subject to a reasonable
charge for the facilities used in
transmission.
Lower Rates Immediately
He expressed the opinion that un-
der these conditions power gener-
ated at Plant No. would be utilized
TO a greater extent than if handled
Independently by the district. He
contended that under the company
plan rate schedules for consumers
in the valley Immediately would be
based on tie cost of service within
the Imperial area with reductions
following as business may increase;
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-10
PETE SCHMITT
RETURNS AFTER
TRIP TO CUBA

Pete Schmitt of El Centro has
lust returned from a three weeks
trip to Havana. Cuba, which he won
as high man in a sales contest in
his district.
The group. over 800 left New
York city on the British steamship,
Monarch of Bermuda. and had
delightful cruise to Havana where
they spent several days in sight
seeing.
Schmitt found Havana a beautl-
full and interesting city but far be-
hind the United States in moderni-
ty. Upon his return to this country.
Schmitt went to Philadelphia. where
he visited televiSion experimental
laboratories. Schmitt has made
particular study Of this new scien-
tific field.
Next the group went TO Washing
ton D. C. for several hours sight
seeing. AS the members of the
party had a private train they were
able to stop at various points Of in
terest when they pleased. In his
trip Schmitt travelled over 10000
miles in three weeks and visited "a
states.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-10

L. F. Perrine, v. P. of the General
Paint Corp, states: 1--WE have been
keeping an accurate account of de-
livery costs among several hundred .
trucks operating out of our facto-
ries and stores where various
makes of equipment have been
used. We have come to the con-
clusion that Ford offers the most
satisfactory and economical
service"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-10
GAMING RESORT
RAIDED, SEVEN
UNDER ARREST

Continued from Page u
and the books confiscated by the
sheriff as evidence, contained the
names of SIT individuals.
Two outside doors leading from
the building we're constructed of
sheet iron. The officers entered
through the front door which had
been left open, Ware said, but
were stopped by the inner door.
which was locked. Apparently
there was no lookout to warn those
inside of the approach of the raid
erS.
While a majority of the names
Indicated the patronage came most
ly from Yuma, the names of sew
eral Imperial Valley residents were
noted in the register.
In the register, John Adams was
listed as president and Tom Kam-
pie as secretary. The board of di-
rectors was composed OF Adams and
Kample. Chester Carlytron. John
Klatt, H. Fish and John Davis, the
Negro porter. Fish and CarlStron
were said to be part owners with
Carlstron the manager.
The seven men arrested includ
ed: Charles Blitz, 80, Ray White,
80, John L. Davis, 52-year-old Ne
gro, John Klatt. 27. and Chester
Carlstron, %. Charles Eaton. %.
and Squire Monroe, 81. Complaints
were filed in Winterhaven We'd
nesday morning charging them with
violation of the gaming laws. SIM
liar complaints were filed against
Adams, Kample and A. Schiller.
The men were scheduled to be ar
raigned in Winterhaven Wednes-
day afternoon.
The sheriff placed a watchman
in charge of the club and took the
paraphernalia into his charge.
Prosecution of the men is in
charge of R. I. French, deputy dis
trict attorney and Lee Nuffer is
defense attorney.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-10
PRISONER HELD
TO ANSWER IN
HIT-RUN CASE

Angel Garcia escaped the con-
sequences of responsibility in the
death of T. MARTINEZ for six months
but Tuesday was held to answer
in superior court on hit and run
charges.
The Mexican, at preliminary
hearing in Brawley. described his
activities since his automobile over
turned in an irrigation canal near
Brawley last December and pinned
Martinez under the rumble seat.
Martinez was dead when found.
Garcia was the registered owner
of the car found in the canal but
he failed TO return to claim il and
officers were unable to obtain a
trace of him for months after the
accident.
He said he was very drunk at
the time of the accident.
Later he went TO San Bernar-
dino and Beaumont. He was ar
rested in Needles and returned to
Imperial county to face the charges
against him.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-10
DISTRICT WILL REPLY IN THIRTY DAYS TO POWER PROPOSAL
Fire Department
Studied by Expert
CONTINUED from Page y

again the lower rates desired.
Trash is scheduled to discuss the
fire department before service
clubs. the chamber of commerce
and womenS organizations as a
part Of the educational program.
The addition of four men to the
department personnel was recon-
mended by FraSh as an initial
step. He outlined the drills and
training through which the men
are to be taken and described the
manner for bringing equipment up
to requirements for a city of this
size. He also recommended the
purchase of miner equipment.
FraSh is to spend the next month
studying the personnel of the pres
ent department, paid and volun-
teer. and in installing a system of
records and files for keeping fire
department information. The
council saw no reason for training
men who later might be deemed
untitled for the duties of a fire
man.
After schools opens in the fall.
Trash is to return for two months
to carry out his training and edu-
cational schedule.
He declared the fire department
could be put on a self supporting
basis by means of the saving TO
be realized from reduced rates. He
urged that the city personnel be
organized into units which could
function in case of an emergency
such as an earthquake or a major
fire. He described how the differ
ent units could take charge and
get the city into running order
again in case of interruption caused
by a disaster of some kind.
During the morning the council
approved a warrant for S5l 1864
to the A & B Construction COM
pany for construction of the outtall
sewer. The clerk was ordered to
write the checks as money became
available from the federal grant to
the project.
The council signed a contract
with the Southern Sierras Power
company for furnishing power at
the sewer pumping plant. The
rates are based on the rates set
by the railway commission and
the contract is to run for three
years. 1t is subject to changes in
rates set by the commission.
Mayor Roy Womack asked the
council to take up the budget ques-
ton and reminded the councilmen
that the city had been operating
on a basis below the level OF econ
omic wisdom.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-10

E. M. Stark, of Riverside, says of
his fleet of Ford Va school buses,
They have more than proven sat
isfactory to me. The initial cost was
right, and the Ford policy relative
to part replacementwill in time re-
suit in great monetary savings. In
the operation of my twelve V-8
buses, we average 10 miles per
gallon of gasoline"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-10

w. ]. Shipley, Mgr. of the Ideal
Laundry, Long Beach, writes:
Our company has standardized
on Ford delivery cars because we
have found that they meet all ou7
requirements of economy, ease of
stopping and starting, extra pick
up, and stamina to stand up under
all kinds of road conditions and
driving requirements"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-10
LACKS
ONLY II VOTES

CLEVELAND, June 10. UP)-Alf
NJ. Landon lacked only 81 votes TO-
day of the SOB necessary TO take the
Republican presidential nomination
on the first ballot, a United Press
tabulation showed.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-10

Los ANGELES. June 10. UP)-
ems. Leghorns. pa to 81 lbs. lac
ans Ieghorns over 81 and up
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-10
y 'WbatM

LOCAL TEMPERATURES
Maximum Observation-Disclosures. .103
Minimum Observation-Disclosures. 81
Reading at Noon Today
Temperature .................. SO
humidity ................4 49,. 10
Reading at > a. m. Today
Temperature .................. .6S
Humidity Observation-Disclosures.
Reading AT . p. m. Yesterday
temperature .......... .......... 1UZ
Humidity ................. 19
Los Angeles and Nicinity-Fair to-
night and Thursday but overcast
night and morning; not much
change in temperature and humid
ity; gentle variable winds, mostly
southwest.
Southern CalifOrnia-Fair tonight
and Thursday but overcast near
coast night and morning, normal
temperature, moderate northwest
wind off the coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-10
Additional Market
Quotations
L. A. POULTRY

LOS ANGELES. June 10. tUP)-
Hens. Leghorns. "a u 3A lbs. lac
Hens. Leghorns. over 81 and up
Hens. Leghorns. over 4 lbs. 16c
Hens. coiored, 81 to 4 lbs 1900. 20c
Hens. colored, 4 lbs and up .... 2lc
Rroilers. over l and up to 1i2 lbs. loo
Broilers, over = and up to pa
Fryers, Leghorns, over pa and
up to 8 lbs ............... 'l5c
Frvers Barred Rocks. over pa
and up to So lbs ..,.....; .19c
Fryers, other than Barred
Rocks. over pa and up to 3la
Roasters. soft bone. Barred
Rocks, 3ia lbs. and up .:....2lc
Roasters, soft bone. other than
Barred Rocks, over 3A lbs ....2 2lc
stays ...............#.. ... &c
0Yckiings, 31H 5iE az lbs and up lac
Ducklings, under Az lbs. ......12c
Old Ducks ..........=........ ..''' nc
Young Tom Turkeys. Is lbs. and
up to IS lbs. .................2 2Oc
Young Tom Turkeys. over Is lbs 2Oc
Hen Turkeys, 8 lbs. and up .... zoe
Old Tom Turkeys ..............14 lac
Old Hen Turkeys .......'.. ....I lac
SQUADS, under II lbs. per doz. e. 24c
SQUADS, IL lbs. per doz. and up e, 26c
TaponS, under lbs. ............2 26c
Capons, lbs, aud up ......... 2Sc
Rabbits. No. / White. 3h to AZ
RABBITS ,6i, No. Mixed Colors,
81, to Az lbs. each ............6 &c
Rabbits No. Old ............ h'
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-10
ora ts~ ' 81
The w'%'

Fred G. Olson, owner of the Olson
Baking Co., Los Angeles, says:
Our feet of V-8's averages over
10000 miles per week, :. The cost
per mile has been .040l. which in
cludes every expenditure. Since
they have proved equally good for
speed and reliability we intend
to standardize on Ford V-8's."
Evening star., 1936-12-26
Ancient Fossils Found.

RADFORD, Va. R.-Shell fish fos-
sils somewhat similar to the present
day clans which scientists say existed
800 million years ago have been un-
covered in grading work for U. s.
Highway No. II in the Plum Creek
region OF Southwest Virginia.
Evening star., 1936-12-26
Have Same Anniversary.

CHESTER. III. R.-Mr. and Mrs.
Nicholas scheltgen recently celebrated
their 5oth wedding anniversary on the
same day their daughter, Mrs. C..
Caron. and her husband completed Is
years of married life. Mr.. Scheltgen
Is n and his wife Il yeaTs old.
Evening star., 1936-12-26

Across.
1. Interval Of rest.
8. Estimable.
IS. Animated.
16. Pygmies.
IL. Parent: colloq.
18. Mirth.
10. Gaunt.
20. OF q point In space.
Al. Worm.
23. To make honorable.
IS. Personal name.
26 Dimes lightly.
2e. Fence-crossing device.
20. Dark skinspot.
30. The muse Of lyric poetry.
80. Strong beer.
80. Element Of speech.
"a. Weakness.
80. Conveys.
81 Boundary.
10. Celestial body.
30. Pasteboard.
a.. Affable.
Is. holdings.
a.. Malicious person.
%. woman: Fl.
20. Continent.
so. Light meal.
81. Slight incline.
63. Infiamed.
81. To arrange In order.
s6. Celtic sea god.
81. Close by.
So. Enervates.
30. Medicinal plant.
81. Musical note.
81. To adopt.
81. Female Of the black race.
e6. Inanimated.
81. Ringlets OF human hair.
Evening star., 1936-12-26

Down.
/. Egyptian monarchs.
2. Act Of obliterating.
3. To that extent.
4. Type Of dog.
5. Ait.
8. Adolescent years.
7. Toothless.
8. Rude crowd.
8. Cruel Of maize meal.
10. Tenor.
II. Feminine name.
IL. Two times: prefix.
Is. Controlling.
IA. Properties.
a. Pair Of matched horses.
"a. Smooth in speech.
rs. King Of Judah: Bib.
~. Bombastic.
20. Rope climber.
81. Medleys.
80. Evidence.
IS. Public house.
80. Pendant.
SO. Dealer in commodities.
80. Shepherd dogs.
40. In contact with.
Al. Slit made by rending.
AZ. Demands for payment.
43. Bible character: / Chr. 7:35.
a. To sink.
As. To crush.
Al. Anathematized.
SO. A passing away.
81. More robust.
81 Abuse.
IS. Theater stall.
58. Musical note.
CO. Bitter vetch.
50. Greek letter.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-31
TODAYs YESTERDAYS

Jan. 81, 160S-The date given by
Capt. John Smith as that upon which
his life was saved by the brunette
daughter of Powhatan. There is no
basis for believing that his popular
story of his rescue by Pocahontas ever
happened. He never said anything
about it until after Pocahontas' arri-
val In England as the wife of John
Rolfe. Then he wrote an account of
it in 8 letter to Queen Anne. Smith
was the Richard Halliburton of his
day, rushing into print frequently with
highly eulogistic accounts of his ad-
ventures, and we know little about
him except what he tells us in his in
credible books. But he did devise one
of the first Geographic systems of
communication.
Jan. 81, 17o7-Franz Peter Schubert
was born in Vienna He wrote his
first symphony when he was Is, his
immortal Erl' King at II. He was %
when he met his friend Tieze in a
restaurant after an early morning
walk Schubert idly turned the pages
of the book Tieze had been reading
-Shakespeare's Cymbeline, and came
to the words, "Hark, bark the lark"
Ruling off lines on the back Of a
menu. he composed one Of his most
beautiful songs In 20 minutes! He
wrote SO many songs that he forgot
some of them. Once he hummed
song he heard and asked the musician
That's no bad; who wrote it7" schu-
bert had!
Jan. 81, 1934-The dollar was deva1-
ued to SO cents.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-31
Today is The Day
By CLARK NNNAlRD
Couyrieht. 1885, for this Newspaper
hy Centxal Pres Association

Friday, Jan. 81; Presidents Day,
211th day, 160th year of U. s. indie
pendence. AZ days till Spring. Ami
versary of the Revolution and Memo
rial Day in Portugal and colonies.
Weather Wisdom: "All the pheno-
mena of a thunderstorm, hailstorm,
or tornado, with their terrific mani
festations in the form of thunder.
lightning, wind and rain, are simply
the result of a sudden releasing of the
stored energy in the myriads Of mois-
ture spherules that were placed there
by the power Of the sun when they
were silently and invisible wrested
from the surface of the water, or from
condensed moisture globules in the
air."-Elisha Gray.