Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 15, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 May 1921 — Page 1

THE WEATHER Fajr tonight and Tuesday. Continued warm.

VOL. XXXIV.

INDIANAPOLIS PAYS HONOR TO MEMORY OF HEROES OF ALL WARS

G. A. R. RANKS MARCH FIRST IN BIG PARADE Staunch Veterans, With Faltering Step, Bring Cheers in Memorial Observation. ALL RECORDS BROKEN Once again with steps that faltered only when age-worn limbs failed to respond fully to the courageous demands of staunch old hearts, veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic trod the pavements of Indianapolis today id their merited place of honor at the head of all other patriotic organizations doing honor to the nation's dead ser\ice men. - Down Meridian street from North street they marehed to the north plaza cf the Monument, two hundred strong. At the Monument they fell out with the parade commanders to review the columns of more than patriotic organizations. Again at Crown Hill the veterans and civilian organizations marched from the entrance to the soldiers’ plot where ritualistic services and an oration by Albert J. Beveridge closed the city's observance of Memorial day. BEVERIDGE PRAISES UNION VETERANS. Th parade was larger than in former years, due to increased interest of the younger veterans. Mr. Beveridge at Crown Hill rendered his praise to the Union veterans of the Civil War with a lofty oration, declaring tint the "world never before saw and never again will behold ]ust such armies as those that, under Grant and Sherman and Thomas and Sheridan and other incomparable generals, and the <’o:u;u:tn<ier-in-cbief of all. Abraham Lin coin, fought to preserve the American Nation.” Forming at North and Meridian streets the parade move! south ut*ier command of Chief Marshal John Paul Ragsdale, Chief' of Staff B. W. Lewis and Senior Aid Guy A. Boyle. At the Circle the processsion went around to the right, leaving Monument Place at East Market street. It moved east in Market to Pennsylvania street, thence south to Maryland street, where the marchers boarded street cars for Crown nut. The G. A. If. Veterans were taken from the Circle to the cemetery in automobiles furnished by citizens. FORTIETH INFANTRY BAND IN PARADE. A platoon of mounted police and a battalion of Regular Army men and the band of the 40th Infantry from Ft. Benjamin Harrison were the only units ahead of the G. A. R. and Sons of Veterans division. The Grand Army unit was led by Marshal Daniel H. McAbee. Spanish-American war veterans, fed by Adjt. Gen. Harry B. Smith, formed Division B and the veterans of the World War came in Division C. commanded by Col. Solon J. Carter, Rainbow Division veteran. Posts of the American Legion, the Rainbow Veterans' Association, tbe Veterans of Foreign Wars, wbrld War Veterans, American Women's Overseas League. Y. M. C. A. and K. of C. secretaries who were in active service and other service bodies made up Division C. The uniformed units of the Indianapolis high schools with their bands came 4n Division“D, under command of Col. E. A. Rpch, IT. S. Army, while the civilian partiotic organizations followed In Division E. All women's auxiliaries to exservice organizations and other woman's patriotic bodies brought up the rear la Division F, with Capt. Delbert O. Wilmeth as marshal. It was estimated that more than 2,000 marchers were in line. Albert J. Ball, assistant adjutant general of Indiana, was master of ceremonies at Crown Hill, with Lucian Pauley in charge of music. Boy Scout buglers blew “Assembly'' and school children sang to open the (Continued on Page Two.)

HEAD WAITER v SLAYS HELPER TT Murder Committeed in Hotel Kitchen After Argument. Ladas Jones, 22, 722 Adelaide street, negro, a waiter at the Hotel Severin. was shot and instantly killed by Nicholas Jtice. 1915 North West street, and head waiter at the Hotel Severin, in the kitchen of the hostelry at S o’clock this morning. Rice was arrested immediately afterward and is held by the police on a charge of first degree murder. Rice fired four shots from a revolver at Jones, two taking effect in the victim'* hear, and two missing the mark. The trouble started while Jones was serving breakfast to diners in the grillroom. According to The story related to the police, Jones took a tray of food to some diners without stopping to have it checked by Miss Francis Bradley, checker in the grillroom. She recalled him and reported him to the head waiter. Rice is said to have taken Jones to task for his alleged infraction of the rules and when the waiter “talked back.” he discharged him. After Jones b*d donned ais street clothes he again engaged in tn argument with Rice, it is said, and struck him. Rice went to his locker, procured u revolver and shot the man down.

WEATHER

Forecast for Indianafnlis and vicfnlty Tor the twenty-four hours endlnjr 7 p. m. t May-Si: Fair tonight and Tuesday; con :inued warm. , HOURLY TEMPEBATI RE. n a. m 70 7 a. m 73 8 a. m 76 0 a. m 70 '3 a. m S2 '1 a. m S3 12 moon)

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FESLER SPEAKS AT EXERCISES IN THE CIRCLE Pleads for Recognition of American Institutions and Ideals. GRAVES ARE DECORATED Indiana’s share in the Civil, Spanish-American and World Wars was 'recalled, and the men who shouldered the burdens of the State's participation were memorialized, in services in Monument Circle this morning. This was the official opening of a day of more extensive honor to the dead than Indianapolis has seen for many years. James W. Fesler, Spanish-American war veteran, and chief speaker at the monument exercises, denounced the holding of the Speedway races on Memorial day, and made a plea for a more general recognition of American institutions and their meanings. "I hold such an event to be a desecration of this day, which should be pro- ; hibited by law,” declared Mr. Fesler, in ; speaking of the automobile race. At the conclusion of 31?. Fesler’g 'address the Key. John H. Doddridge of Maple Road M. E. Church, who had given the invocation, jumped to his feet and moved that the speaker be asked to have his remarks on the Speedway race printed as an expression of the sentij ments on the entire audience. The mo- ; tion went through amid vigorous ap- | plausc. While the services were being held in ! the Circle this morning the graves of j veterans in Crown Hill and other ceme- | teries were being decorated with Sow--1 erg and flags, preparatory to homage over j the last resting places this afternoon. Seeveral services were held Sunday afterI noon. i “We are met again in this historic : Circle, about this great monument—great- ; est and most beautiful of its kind on ; earth—here, where thousands upon tbou- | sands moved by patriotic impulses flnd < their way every year; here where tens of thousands of tbe truest patriots that ever lived have stood proudly conscious of the fact that this great monument was (Continued on Page Four.)

DEATH PLANE PILOT CLEARED OF ALL BLAME Government Investigators Lay Blame for 7 Deaths to Maryland Storm. WASHINGTON, May 30.—An Investigating board composed of three flying officers from Bolling Field today completed an examination of the wreckage of the Curtis Eagle army plane and the circumstances leading cp to the fatal accident which cost seven live* near Indian Head. Md„ Saturday night. The official report which will be made to the Army authorities, will, it Is understood, set forth that the giant plane was not defective In any respect; that Lieutenant Ames, the pilot, was an exceptionally able filer and in no way responsible foe the fatal crash and that the entire blame for the tragedy must be laid to the electrical storm of unprecedented sharpness and violence. The |board was composed of Capt. W. B. Ockfer, Lieut. Paul Wilkins and Lieut. L. M. Wolf. Li-.-utenant Wilkins stated that in his opinion the pilot could not have avoided the disaster and that the elements must be blamed. Officers of the air service are today seeking means whereby a repetition of the disaster may be prevented. Reports had been circulated that the machine, a Curtiss-Eagle ambulance plane equipped with a single 400 horsepower Liberty motor, was poorly balanced. The craft struck the ground in a nos? dive from an unknown height dur(Continued on Fage Four.)

Report Unfairness In order to protect (he fair name of Indianapolis as "The City of the Square Deal” and to protect visitors to the Speedway races from unfair dealing, the Better Business Bureau, 203 Chamber of Commerce, Main 0114 x, will gladly investigate and proseecute any ease of hnfair dealing where facts .warrant such action. Better Business Bureau, G. F. OLWIN, Manager.

Seizure of Property Is ‘lllegal,’ Cries Bergdoll

BERLIN, May 30.—Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, *rich American draft dodger, now a refugee In Baden, Is wrathful over the seizure of his propey In the United States by the American Government and contends the action is illegal. Bergdoll revealed that he is writing a book about his escape and intimated that he would make sensational revelations. A telegram was sent to Bergdoll at Eberbach asking him if he had any statement to make regarding the seizure of hi* property. The following was received today: “The seizure of ray property was absolutely illegal. The alien property law cannot apply to American citi-

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Scenes at Start of 1921 Speedway Race

, -A., t Make Landing L at_Speedwa. * '' Chicagoan Brings Five Gues My 30—Seven of wh; - sHR ' • n* " tyyg ' , * were of the big passenger type, arrlv JWwJP- V ( dy f . at the Speedn ay field before the start ’ 41* V* ” the race. Two were Government p:.u ' ' **r.' Wjy c X I piloted by Godcrnment officer*. * ■ N ' ~ • ■— - - : : ; Lieut. L. A. Ballard and Staff Ser

Ralph DePalma get away to a flying start and held the lead for many laps at the start of the 500-mile Speedway classic. The upper picture shows DePalma leading In the first lap, followed by Joe Bayer and Roscoe Sarles. The center picture shows the band parading down the race course Just prior to the start of the race. The lower picture shows the driv ers and their cars lined up awaiting the startter’s bomb, with Harry C. Stutz and Barney Oldfield, paternal* ers, in the lower left hand corner.

OBREGON tells TEXT OF NOTE Not Based on Recognition, but Merely Interchange of of Opinions. MEXICO CITY. May 30.—The American note. Just handed to the Mexican government by George T. Summerlin, American charge d'affaires, consisteJ only of an interchange of opinions regarding the general political situation existing between the United States and Mexico, according to a statement made today by President Alvaro Obregon. "The notes should not be regarded ns expressing demands upon Mexico,” said the president. “My conference with Mr. Summerlin was without official character. We discussed in a cordial manner various points in the international relations existing between the two countries.” President Ohregon was asked his opinion about bolshevißtn, in view of the recent clashes between communists and non-communists in Mexico. He replied': “My opinion Is that revolutions are caused by unjust governments. They were given direct birth in Russia, where they were incubated czarlsm. I do not hold the Russian people directly responsible. If tbe Russian people had enjoyed the privileges that the Mexican neople now have, bolshevism never would have materialized. My opinion Is that the Mexican government has not caused any upheaval, either of a social nature or of any other nature.”

z?ns. I am not a German citizen but an American and I am entitled to all my rights under the law. The move is only calculated to worry my mother and to give the lawyers and politicians a chance to grab off graft. I am well aware that there is trickery afoot or they would not have waited this long for a congressional investigation. They are going to whitewash Army officials and lawyers who perjured themselves. They ara ail involved In this graft game. "I am writing a book on the whole affair giving all the name* and all of the details which did not come to light during the inquiry. "I shall not return to the Untted State* until amnesty i* granted.”

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, MAY 30, 1921.

Facts on Big Race ' Dlatasoe—Five hundred miles. Place—lndianapolis Motor Speedway. Number of Event—Ninth annual. Number of Cars Starting—Twontythrec. Seventeen American cars, four French cars, two English cars. Nationality of Drivers—Seventeen Americans, four French, two Italian. Prizes—Motor Hpeedway offers $20,000 for first place; seeoncl plaee, $10,000; third place, $5,000; fourth place, $3,500; fifth place, $3,000; sixth place, $2,200; seventh place, $1,600; eighth place, $1,600; ninth plaee, $1,500; tenth place, $1,400. In addition tho Citizens lap prize fund pays SIOO to the winner of each lap up to 130 laps, and then alternates to tho finish, adding approximately $20,000. In addition tire, ignition, spark plug and other accessory companies offer prizes, bringing tho total to approximately SIOO,OOO. In 1920 $93,800 was distributed at tho banquet following the race. Official Pacemaker—Harry C, Stutz In H. C. S. roadster. Referee—C. G. Slnsabangh of N w York City. Starter—Tom Hay of Chicago, A. A. A. Rpresentatlve In Charge of Race—4V. D. Edenburn of Detroit, Mich. Owners and Management—Carl G. Fisher of Indianapolis, president; Arthur C. of Indianapolis, vice president; James A. Allison of Indianapolis, treasurer; T. E. Myers of Indianupolls, secretary and general manager.

ENEMY MEETS BIGWARDEBT PARIS, May 30.—Germany today paid the allies $200,000,000 and thereby met the first clause of the recent allied utlmatum. The money was paid over to the allied reparations commission without ceremony. Dr. Wilhelm Mayer, German ambassador here, carrying the money In a suitcase, unaccompanied by a guard, met the commission and took its receipt. It was the biggest single financial transaction since the war. The money was In the form of twenty gold bonds of $10,000,0000 each. The papers bore the endorsement of four Berlin banks. They were brought here by couriers. The repaartlons commission will divide the money on a pre-arranged basis, Belgium under the peace treaty, having first claim to it >

‘HOWDY’ FORCED TO QUIT IN 23D AS ROD BREAKS Joe Thomas Stages Thriller When Steering Knuckle Goes Bad. INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SrEEDWAY, May 30.—Cars started dropping out of the race early in the game and the field dwindled steadily as tho long grind began to tell on the mechanism. The first car out of the contest for good was the little Peugeot driven by Howard ‘Tlowdy” Wilcox, the popular lnJianapolis driver who won the sweepstakes prize in 1010. Howdy's car broke a connecting rod on the twenty-third lap. Joe Thomas in a Duesenbnrg in the twenty-fifth lap staged a thriller for the crowd In front of the first turn at the end of the home stretch. His steering knuckle broke and his car crashed Into the top retaining wall, raroomed off and struck the lower retaining wall three times before it was stopped. Neither Thomas nor his mechanician were injured, but they were out of the grind for good. FONTAINE'S CAR SLIDES OFF TRACK. Louis Fontaine nnd his mechanician, H. C. Henning, riding n Junior Special, were given a thrill in the thirty-fourth lap when their car struck the retaining wall while coming into the home stretch and slid off the traek. ( Neither was hurt, but they were forced to retire from the rnc. The mishap occurred In identically the same spot where Joe Boyer turned over last year. Andre Boillot, In the Talbot-Darracq went out next, in the forty-first round, with a broken connecting rod. Jimmy Murphy, in a Duesenberg, came very nearly being the next one to be counted out when his steering knuckle broke on the fifty-ninth lap and his car whirffed around three times in the course. No one was hurt, howeyer.'and the No. 24, was wheeled into the pits and within a few minutes repairs had. been made and it was off with Eddie Pullen at the wheel. CHABSAGNE PUT OUT BY STRANGE HAPPENING. A strange accident put Jean Chassagne, piloting a Peugeot, out in the seventyeighth circuit, when his hood flew off nnd he was enable to find it. The doughty Frenchman drove slowly around the course looktng for the missing cover and even got out and walked part of the way, hut was unable to locate It. According to a rule of the A. A. A., a car (Continued -an Page Two.) 1

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Seven Planes Make Landing at Speedway Chicagoan Brings Five Guests in Curtis Sedan Cloud f Boat. INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, My 30.—Seven airplanes, two of which (vere of the big passenger type, arrived at the Speedway field before the start of the race. Two were Government planes piloted by Go*crnment officers. Lieut. L. A. Ballard and Staff Sergt. A. D. Rigney made the aerial trip rrom Wrjgbt Field, at Daytua, 0., in one hour and tea minutes. \ Sergt. B. Spencer and A. T. Hutchinson, of Detroit, made their trip to the Speedway iu two hours anu tUirty-fiTe minutes. Tho two l)ig passenger planes arrived from Chieagm with six passengers. James Levy of the James Levy Motor Company of Chicago, Buick dealers, flew from Chicago to the Speedway in * Curtis sedan airplane. Mr. Levy was accompanied by five guests. HEAT GETS 4 AT SPEEDWAY Frontenac Pilot Is Victim of Prostration—Tom Alley Subs. INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, May 30.—At 10:15 o’clock it was announced that four victims of heat prostration were being treated in the emergency hospital. None of the cases was serious. It was also announced that L. L. Corum, who was scheduled to drive a Frontenac, was in the hospital suffering from nervous prastration. At the last minutes Corum's place at the wheel was taken by Tom Alley. Welsh MinersYteject Premier’s Peace Move LONDON, May 30.—Premier LloydGeorge's new peace move in the national coal strike received a serious blow today when the executive committee of the Welsh coal miners decided to reject the terms.

Look Pretty and Feed ‘Him’ Anything, Girls Are Advised

CHICAGO, May 30.—Cupid's best work isn’t done with a skillet. , Those who argue that June brides can reach their husband s heart by their ability to use a frying pan are all wrong. Girls, be pleasing to his sight—try to look like tee summer girl in the poster when you're at york in a hot kitchen — and’whisper intelligent somethings instead of sweet nothings in his ear and it doesn’t matter what you feed him. Miss Aubrey Eaton, dean of the matrimonial school of the Chicago Y. W. C. A., whose class was graduated today, dispensed this friendly little advice. Miss Eaton since last October has been conducting a course in ‘‘getting and holding a husband” for fifty gills, all

BROKEN ROD FORCES STOP AFTER HE SETS NEW TRACK RECORD

THE LINE UP AT START OF RACE FIRST ROW, No. Driver. Car. 4 Ralph De Palma Ballot 6 Roscoe Sarles Duesenberg 7 Joe Boyer, Jr Duesenberg SECOND ROW. 1— Eddie Hearne Revere 22 Jules Ellingboe Frontenac 19—Jean Chassagne Peugeot THIRD ROW. 18—Louis Fontaine Junior Special 23 Percy Ford Chi. Frontenac 5 Eddie Miller Duesenberg FOURTH ROW. 3—lra Vail Leach Special 14— Andre Boillot .Talbot-Darracq 10—Howard Wilcox Peugeot FIFTH ROW. 16— Ora Halbe Sunbeam 9—Albert Guyot Duesenberg 21—Bennie Hill Duesenberg SIXTH ROW. 17— R. J. Brett Junior Special 27 Tom Alley Frontenac 15— Rene Thomas Sunbeam SEVENTH ROW. 24 Jimmy Murphy Duesenberg 2 Tommy Miiton Frontenac 8— Ralph Mulford Frontenac EIGHTH ROW. 25 Joe Thomas Duesenberg 28— C. W. Van Ranst Frontenac

INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY. May S3. —Ralph De Palma went out of the race at the end of the 112th lap after having lead the field for the first half of the race. A broken connecting rod forced the intrepid driver out after he had broken all records by setting an average pace for the halfway mark of more than ninety-three miles an hour. Tommy Milton In Froctenae grabbed the lead when Do Palma went into the pits a second time for trouble. INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, May 30.— Maintaining a consistent pace of more than ninety-three miles an hour, Ralph De Palma was leading the field by a margin of one lap at 250 miles in the 500-miles race here today. His time was 2:40:23:03 for 100 laps, an average of 93.52 miles an hour. Last year's average was 91.22. He had not made a single stop. The race had been singularly free of serious accidents. With the race half over the field had been reduced to sixteen cars. Joe Boyer's Duesenberg, Hcwdy Wilcox's Peugeot, Eddie Pullen’s Duesenberg and Andre Boillot’s albot-Darracq went out because of failures of some parts of their cars. Jean Chassagne's Peugeot was ruled out because of a lost hood and Louis Fontaine’s Junior Special was put out of commission by collision with the wall. A broken water connection put C. W. Van Ranst’s Frontenac out of the running. -

How They Stood

AT TWENTY-FIVE MlLES—First, De Palma; second, Boyer; third, Wilcox; fourth, Sarles; fifth, Hearne, Time, 16:27.31. AT FIFTY MILES—De Palma, first; Boyer, second; Sarles, third; Wilcox, fourth; Hearne fifth. Time, 32:23.53. Average, 92.62. AT SEVENTY-FIVE MILES—De Palma, first; Sarles, second; Alley, third; Hearne, fourth; Milton, fifth. Time, 48:21. Average, 92:87. AT ONE HUNDRED MILES—De Palma, first, by half a lap; Sarles, second; Alley, third; Hearne, fourth; Milton, fifth. Time—1:04:25.14. Average, 93.14 miles an hour. AT ONE HUNDRED, TWENTYFIVE MILES - De Palma, first; Sarles, second; Alley, third; Hearne, fourth; Milton, fifth. Time—1:30:22.04, Average, 93.32. AT ONE HUNDRED, FIFTY MILES—De Palma, first; Sarles, second; Alley, third; Hearne, fourth; Milton, fifth. Time —1:20:22.04. Average, 93.32. AT ONE HUNDRED, FIFTY MILES—De Palma, first; Sarles, second ; .Milton, third; Hearne, fourth, and Alley, fifth. Time—1:36:25.95. Average, 93.33 miles nn hour. AT ONE HUNDRED SEVENTYFIVE MILES:—De Palma first, Milton, second; Sarles, third; Alley fourth and Van Ranst fifth. AT TWO HUNDRED MILES—De Palma, first; Alley, second; Sarles, third; Milton, fourth; Van Ranst, fifth. Time, 2:08:05.31. Average, 93.66. Last year’s average, 91.60 miles. AT TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILES—De Palma, first; Milton, second; Alley, third; Sarles, fourth; Rene Thomas, fifth. Time, 2:40:20.63. Average, 93.52. \

prospective June brides —if not this June, then some other June. She started the school because every girl "really expects to get married some time.” , “I wanted this school to supplement their education,” said Miss Eaton. “There are plenty of places where girls can learn out of books, but too few where they can develop charm and presence, which are very practical, matrimonially epeaking.” The best topic of conversation at the breakfast table, what to talk aijout at dinner and hc.v to treat him when he falls 111 from overwork or too much home brew are some of the little subtleties that Miss Eaton taught her pupils.

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Positions at 250 miles: De Palma, Milton. Alley, Sarles, Rene homas, Heno, Miller, Ford, Haibe, Guyot. J De Palma went into the pit for the first time In the race on the ll)3rd lap. He needed gas. He had three full laps to the good when he drew Into tire pit for the first stop. His mechanicians also gave his car oil and water fixed the ear for the final 2?>o mile dash. He was in at the pits four minutes fitty-fiv* seconds. He was given a mighty cheer as he drew into the pits and again as he palled away. ie Palma’s car was the last of the twenty-three which started the race to come to a stop. Parading at a funeral stride of mere mile a minute or so tor the first pace-making two-and-one-half miles, then bursting into a cyclonic rush of speed, the twenty-three entrants in the 500-miie International sweepstakes race got away to a glorious start promptly at 30 o'clock this morning. Three abreast, with Ralph Do Palms holding the select position at the pole and held in leash by Harry C. Stutz’* paces making car, the famous race stars pa* raded once about the track for the beueut of the customers—about a hundred thir-ty-five thousand of them in the stand* and lining the rails in noisy, colorful array. Then ,at the bursting of Tom Hay'* starting bomb, they ripped over the roar-, ing road in the quest of 3100,000 cash, posted for the winners. Ideal weather conditions prevailed, per* feet for spectators and nearly so for the drivers. A mild breeze tempered the warm rays of the sun and the only fear was that tho bricks would become sa hot before the finish as to be disastrous to tires. The crowd went wild as De Palmai flashed across the line forty yards ahead of his nearest rival at the end of the first lap. He picked off the first lap prize. His average was 89.23 miles an hour for the lap. Roscoe Sarles took the lead from De Palma on the second lap. De Palma had regained the lead on the third lap. hard pressed by Joe Boyer’* Duesenberg. De Palma and Boyer staged an exciting brush on the fourth lap, Ralph holding his lead by a nose. De Palma got the leap within ten yards of the wire, adding another SIOO to his purse. * Fontaine's Junior Special coasted Into the pits on the fourth lap. BOYER NOSES AHEAD IN SEVENTH LAP. J3e Palma won the fifth lap, with Boyer, Mulford and Wilcox pushing him hard! It was announced Fontaine had to change spark plugs. Boyer was in the lead on the seventh lap, bearing out tho prediction that he would push De Palma; to the limit, as he did last year. Ralph Mulford rolled his Frontenac into the pits in his twentieth mile for a change of tires. He was on his way la a few seconds. Fontaine went back lntft the race, but was forced to the pits again In his sixth lap — He changed six spark plugs. ’ De Palma’s time for twenty miles was 10:27.31, an average of 91.10 miles an hour. At twenty-five miles De Palma was holding his lead, setting a paee of slightly over ninety-one miles an Lour. Other leaders followed in this order: Boyer, Wilcox, Sarles, Ilearne. Alley, Ellingboe, Boillot, Murphy and Van Ranst. Fontaine's mount caught fire a third time at the pits and was considered virtually out of the race, although he went back for another try. DE P/LSIA SETS NEW RECORD FOR 75 .MILES. At fifty miles De Palma was holding his lead consistently, although hard pressed by Joe Boyer and Roscoe Sarles, Duesenberg team mates. His time was 32:23:53, an average of 92.62 miles an hour. Others toward the front were: Wilcox, Hearne, Alley, Milton, Ellingboe. Boillot and Murphy. Howdy Wilcox went out of the rac* (Continued on Puge Two.) Fire! Fire! Early r Thrill at Speedway INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, May 30.—The first flurry of excitement just prior to the start of the big race occurred about 9 o'clock this morning when a fire broke out in the garage occupied by the Junior Special piloted by Louis Fontaine. While Fontaine was limbering up his mount it backfired and et fire to some oil and gasoline. Attaches from neighboring, garages assisted the Junior Special force In extinguishing the blaze.