•Hoosier-Built Marathon Dam Great Pride of Athenians Athens, Greece, Sept. 13-The udenon,their, two the Acropolis that was Ancient Greece. And marble dam in the world, gave the tem that checked the ravages of incident to impure water. Marathon dam and the Ulen and his associates of Lebanon, Ind., in 1927, and according to Greek businessmen with whom I have talked it is the only public works project ever built in modern Athens without the usual payoff to Greek politicians. Henry Ulen's name is still a symbol of honesty and integrity here. Water for 1,400,000 The water system although designed only for a city of 500,000 was so expertly built that it is 1,400,000 providing people pure, in clear the water refugee-con- ofor city that Athens is today. Lebandackana well Indianapolis both, the general manager of the water system, represeting the Ulen company| which still manages the operation of the entire plant. He has done a magnificent job in repairing the damage done the water system during the German occupation. One of the popular recreation spots for Athenians is the large By EUGENE C. PULLIAM people of this city are immensely construction achievements. The symbolizes all the beauty the great Marathon dam, the only city a modern water works systyphoid and other intestinal diseases water system were built by Henry C. public park which flanks the great Marathon dam. So popular is the dam and so grateful have the people been for a modern water system that the name Marathon is closely linked with the name of Ulen. A year or so before the war Athenian teacher asked her sixth-grade "Who won school, the battle of Marathon?" (famous battle of ancient Greecian history). A small boy shot up his hand and shouted , "Meester Ulen." It is one of the favorite and thoroughly approved stories that Greeks like to The Greeks also are very proud of the beautiful fountain which Mr. Ulen erected at the entrance of a lovely park leading to the Zapion, a spacious building devoted to exhibitions of Greek art and home industries. People here have been especially nice to us because they learned we were personal friends of "the honest Mr. Ulen."