Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 15, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 May 1923 — Page 1

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AUTO THEFT DEFENDANTS I CONVICTED! Jury in U. S, Court Finds Twelve Guilty of Conspiracy, HEAR MOTIONS IN JUNE Government Exposes Operation of Organized Gang in Seven States, All twelve defendants in the Louisville-New Albany auto theft conspiracy case were found guilty by a jury in Federal Court today. Among those convicted were the alleged “higher-ups.” Judge Anderson announced he would overrule all motions for anew trial, i bis) fixed June 7 as, the day on which ! he would hear any motions filed. If all motions are denied, sentence probably will be passed on that day. Those found guilty: Leslie Waldeck and Gus J. Kamer of Sellersburg. Lawrence H. Ladd. Henry Kraft. ! Jesse Lorenz, Rector Johns, G. Shelby ; Patterson and Abe Ellenstein of Lou lsville. John A Ballard of Jeffersonville. Leroy Eicholz. Charles Harbison ■ and Lee Cottner of New Albany. Arthur C. Jann, Watson, Ind., and Walter Lutz and Charles Krinigei.i both of New Albany, pleaded guilty before the trial, which has been in j progress since last wepk. United States District Attorney Homer Elliott charged that the de- j fendants conspired to transport stolen automobiles in Interstate commerce. j Evidence showed there was an organized band of automobile thiefs who stole and disposed of caxs in seven States. A number of the cars were taken in Indianapolis. Elliott charged, and their operations were extensive throughout southern Indiana. The investigation of the ring started from evidence uncovered by the State automobile police department several months ago.

OLD WINE GIVEN BAM OWNER Court Gives Order Under New Ruling, Gus Caito, 504 S. Alabama St., banana merchant, today saw trucks back up to his home and unload 240 gallons of fine California grape wine. Made in 1914 by the Italian Swiss Colony Company of California! It was coming home from the vaults of the police station, where it has been held contraband for three months. This morning Judge James A. Collins of Criminal Court, under the recent decision of the Indiana Supreme Court that, possession of intoxicating liquor is not a crime, ordered Police Chief Herman F. Rikhoff to surrender the disputed wine. Bert Morgan. Federal prohibition director, informed Judge Collins that the return does not conflict with Federal Jaws. HEAVY LIFE TOLL REPORTED IN QUAKE Advices Say Thousands Perish in Persia, Si/ Unit'd Pre BOMBAY, May 29. —Thousands are reported to have perished in &. heavy eerthquake which shook the region about Turbati-Heidari. Persia, according to newspaper advices. Numerous Persian villages were wrecked by the quake, dispatches to the newspaper Pioneer stated /- HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 65 10 a- m 79 7 a. m 68 11 a. m 80 8 a. m. 72 12 (noon) 82 9 a. m 78 1 p. m 83

Times Offers You Opportunity to Help Improve Movies and Also to Win Cash Prizes

What’s wrong with the movies? What do the movies need most? You. who go to the movies, know the answer to these questions. Producers. authors, exhibitors and cenBors think they know. But you, who pay your money at the box office, have never had a chance to say what you think. The Indianapolis Times offers you a chance to help improve the movies. The Authors' League of America will hold an international congress on motion picture arts in New York. June 7 and 8, to formulate a set of principles for the artistic advancement of the movies. Through NEA Service, the Authors’ League has offered fifteen prizes totaling 1850 for the best suggestions from.

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MRS. RALPH DE PALMA She's just as good a sportsman as Ralph himself, is Mrs. Ralph De Palma. Smiling through the hard luck that has attended almost every start he has made in Indianapolis Speedway races De Palma has become one of the most popular auto drivers in the world. In former years Mrs. De Palma has been here with her plucky mate and • kept a stiff upper lip when he threw a wheel, broke a gas line or suffered numerous other mishaps. This year she'll observe his progress by telegraph from Los Angeles.

Cord Tire Story of Race Here It Is —Layer on Layer —Anybody Know a Place to Sleep?

Every bolt in Its ancient frame was loose. The top, one front and one rear fender were gone. It was a strong contender for the honor <>f being the most deeriplt vehicle in the Speedway influx. Its owners, two jolly youths, were proud. They rattled into town from New York with “Indianapolis or Bust —We Challenge the World,” across the back of the car. • • • More than 2,000 Indianapolis families have offered rooms for Speedway visitors. The Memorial day Placement Room Bureau, 233 N. Pennsylvania St., sent copies of its lists to the hotels. Monday night most of the rooms had been taken, but many more offers were being received hourly today. The room bureau has something like this to contend with from Indianapolis citizens offering rooms: * • • A woman’s voice chimed over the wire Yes. she had a room and offered it at a reasonable price, but. "Id like you people to inform the party you send that they can't use the bathroom between 7 and 7:30 In the morning. My husband always takes his bath and shaves at that time and he can’t be bothered.” • * * Another woman said she had a “brand new bed, mattress and springs for the party you send to my house. Yes sir. I just bought it and paid $2 down on it.” • * * One woman wanted a “nice young man to occupy the room in her house, please.” • • • Reservation books at most all of the hotels were closed several days ago. All the hotels are filled and cots grace palatial assembly halls, corridors and dining rooms. One hotel man said he would not let the visitors “use his roof because they will get all the fresh air they need at the tracks. But I wish I had several pool tables. Sixty cents an hour would be my price.” • • • At the Severin. the French press Is represented by Mile. Boitard, Reginald Ford and Andre Ullman, all of Paris. m m m Barney Oldfield and his wife are at the Claypool. The Count De Janze and wife, who motored from Chicago, a iso are there. * * * Carl Fisher of Miami. Fla., one of the owners of the speedway, is at the Lincoln. De Loyd o? Washington, Pa.., airplane acrobat, also is among the Lincoln’s notables. * * • The Speedway management wished it had two or three more grandstands. All day long persons who had not made arrangements tried to get their (Continued on Page II)

the public for the improvement of'the movies. Readers of The Times, in .company with readers of leading newspapers in other cities, are invited to send to the Authors’ League letters, limited to fifty w-ords, answering this question: WHAT OUGHT TO BE DONE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF MOTION PICTURES? Keep your answer within fifty w-ords—summarizing your ideas of what the movies need most. Make your suggestions brief and concise. Some Other Tips Supplement your suggestions, if you wish, by telling the Authors’ League i what you think of such details as are . embodied in the following questions::

BOARD OF SAFETY GIVES PLACES 10 22 PROBATIONERS Patrolmen Added to Lists — Charge Set for Fire Runs Outside City, Twenty-two police who have been serving periods of probation were confirmed as regular members of the department by the board of public safety today. The men are Ora Wineinger, James Wilson, Hiram Fisher, Fred Armitage, Patrick Fox. Alexander, Dunwoody. Admiral Harris. Charles Hodges, Walter Jackson. Carl Johnson. Robert Van Hoy. Raleigh Snyder, Paul Pearsev, Albert Keers, Thomas Grey, George Hubbard. Jacob Hudgins, Audrey Jacobs, Marshall Teague, Raymond Gush, Willidm Tremap and Michael Morrisey. Two Promoted All have rank of patrolmen with the exception of Fox and Morrisey, who today were promoted to trafficmen. The board decided to charge $25 •an hour for each piece of apparatus used on fire runs outside the city limits. This was done on recommendation of Fire Chief John J. O'Brien, who said that although the department made many runs outside the city, there was no way to get paid for them. Patrolman Robert J. Cottrell was charged with Intoxication and conduct unbecoming an officer. He was removed from his district May 26 and suspended by Chief Rikhnff Monday. Petition Considered He will he tried before the board at its next meeting. Bernard J. Mann and John Fox were appointed substitute members of the fire department. A petition from about 100 downtown business men who stated that' it was impossible to transact their business under the traffic ordinance allowing eighteen feet of parking space and three hours for loading and unloading trucks was referred to the public safety committee of the city coun cil. The petition was presented to Chief Rlkhoff several days ago in an effort to obtain different traffic regulations.

NOTABLES GUESTS OF ROTARY CLUB Steel- Magnate, Writers and ‘Ace 1 Give Talks, j Charles M. Schwab, steel magnate; I Eddie Rickenbacker. America’s iead- | ing ‘’ace;’’ Peter B. Kyne. author, and jO. O. Mclntyre, magazine and syndi j cate writer, spoke at the Rotary Club j luncheon at the Claypool today. Arch ! Grossman, president, said that for ! the first time in the history of the I club no time limit had been placed on ! speakers. Among the other guests j were Roy Howard of the Scripps- | Howard newspapers, Ray Long, edij tor of Cosmopolitan and Hearst’s Inj temational Magazines; wives of Kyne, ! Main tyre. Long and Howard, and 1 drivers in the Speedway race Wednes- | day. SPEEDWAY ROUTES ORDERED ONE WAV Traffic Directed to Take Care of Race Crowds, One way traffic will be enforced on two main routes to the Speedway all day Wednesday, police announced. West bound traffic only will be permitted from 6 a. m. to noon on Crawfordsvllle Rd., and Thirtieth St., from the city limits to the track. On the same highways only easthound traffic will be permitted from noon until the race crowd has dispersed. The other inain route, W. Washington St., Warman Aje., Michigan St., Grand Ave.. Tenth St. and Main St... in Speedway City, will bp open to traffic both ways. All taxicabs and busses will use this route. Roads and streets have been oiled end repaired and are In good shape, city officials said. Sixty traffiemen will keep things moving on the main routes.

1. Are feature pictures at present too long or too short? 2. Are beautiful women and costumes and backgrounds necessary, or do you want more pictures of everyday life? 3. .Must, there he a love story’? If so, must it have a happy ending? 4. Are you fired of slapstick methods in comedies—the pies, the chases, and the falls? 5. Are the pictures all right, or would you patronize them more if artists, writers, educators and thinkers of the world get together to try’ to raise the standards? The Authors' League -wants information on these five questions to help

INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1923

Nurses Cannot Understand Why Mother Abandoned ‘Miss Nobody’

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How a mother could leave a baby such as this puzzled nurses at the city hospital today. Laughing Miss Nobody lay In hercrib while police searched In vain for the mother. The baby sucks her thumb and snugly nestles in a nurse's arms as if nothing is wrong. If the mother

SCHWAB SEES GOOD BUSINESS IN STORE FOR ALL INDUSTRIES Steel Magnate- Optimistic Over Conditions in Various Lines —Praises Indianapolis for Factory Enterprise— Stutz Company Holds Sales Confab,

Business is good and it will continue to be good, Charles M. Schwab, steel magnate, said today. Schwab Is here attending a convention of dealers, salesmen and distributors of the Stutz Motor Car Company In which he holds a controlling Interest. “A man’s opinion of the business situation usually Is based on the business in which he is interested,” Schwab asserted. “Business is good

SPEEDWAY RACE EXTRAS THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES will Issue frequent extras tomorrow. keeping pace through out the day with the progress of the big Memorial day auto race. At the finish of the race The Times Pink Extra will carry the result and running details of the contest.

KU-KLUXERS WIN FIGHT FOR SECRECY Federal Judge Grants Motion Holding Names Inviolate, By United Xrtr* CHICAGO. May 29.—The Indiana Ku-Klux Klan has won its fight to keep the names of 12,009 of alleged members of the Indianapolis Klavern asecret. Declaring the motive of the Tolerance Publishing Company !n filing the list as a court record was to make the names available to newspapers after Tolerance had been enjoined from printing them, Charles E. Palmer, Klan counsel, asked in a motion in Federal Court Monday the list be impounded. Federal Judge Carpenter granted the motion. INQUEST IS CONTINUED Engineer Testifies Rubush Car Was Warned by Whistle. Inquest into the accident Sunday in which Theodore .Rubush, 22, of 4001 E. Washington St,., was killed when an automobile was struck by a C., I. & W. passenger engine at Juliata. In sane hospital, was continued today by Coroner Paul F. Robinson. Engineer Clarence M. Payne. 1930 W. Michigan St., testified Monday that the whitsle was sounded for the crossing. but that, his view of the approaching automobile was obstructed by the boiler. He gave the whistle as his reason for failure to hear the crash.

them In the deliberations of the International Congress on Motion Pieture Arts, which will be the first conference of Its kind evpr held. Send your answers direct to Eric Schuler, secretary. Authors' League of America, 22 E. Seventeenth St., New York. Do not send answers to The Indianapolis Times or to NEA Service. Judges will be Ellis Parker Butler, president. Authors’ League; Alice Duer Miller, novelist; James R. Quirk, editor, Photoplay; Eric Schuler, secretary, Authors' League. Producers in Line Movie producers are joining with authors and screen writers in the effort to lmnrove the movies. At the

could see the infant now surely she would want to claim her, say the nurses. Mr. and Mrs. J. Mart Haynes, 3042 Central Ave., found the child in the rear of a vacant house at 8041 Central Ave., Saturday night. It was in half of a paper pasteboard box such as men’s suits are delivered In.

with everything in which I have an interest, including Stutz. ’“This temporary let up in business about which we have been hearing is a good thing. It means things will come down to a normal level and that business will go ahead on a sounder basis.” Praises Indianapolis Schwah expressed his appreciation of the attitude of Indianapolis citizens toward the industries of the city. "Indianapolis citizens show a willingness to cooperate and a pride in their Industries.’’ he explained. This applies not only to our business but to all local industries It Is the spirit every city should have. In discussing the Stutz Company, Schwab said he had bought the controlling interest and he intended to keep it. He said he feels better abouf the local situation every time he comes to the city. Sales Conferences Held Schwab is accompanied by Eugene V. R. Thayer, chairman of directors of the stutz Company. The magnate is attending the various meetings of the sales convention, and will speak at a banquet at the Lincoln tonight. He will award the prizes in the Btulz salesmanship contest. The winner of the first prize is Lloyd Casey, who sold his first automobile last December Casey served* for twenty years in the Navy and was discharged with honors. He went from the Navy into the Ftutz sales force. The program today consisted of business sessions. Wednesday all those attending the convention will attend the Speedway race Thursday will he taken up with conferences. FIVE IN DIE IN GELATINE BLAST Three Injured as Explosion Rocks Powder Plant, By United rrree FAYVILLE. 111.. May 20.—Five men were killed and three seriously injured in an explosion in the gelatine packing house of the Aetna Powder Company today. The blast, which shook every house in Fayville, was heard in surround ing towns in the southern portion of Illinois and in scattering towns in Missouri and Kentucky. The dead: Harry Gammon. 35. married; Cletas Gammon. 21, single; Dave Hamilton, 23, single; Lawrence Gimper, 23, married; Wade Griggs, 28, married. Tforee other men, including the superintendent of the packing house,, were injured. Property damage was estimated at SIO,OOO. Cause of the blast was not determined. Girl Says Man Beat Her Police are searching for Pete Majors, colored. 418 W. North St. Beatrice Smith, colored, 315 Ellsworth St.., tcld police he beat her and took $35. She said Majors had gone to Chicago.

morning session June 7 of the International Congress on Motion Picture Arts the honorary chairman will be Henry W. Taft, brother of Chief .Justice Taft. President Butler will preside, and speakers will include Archbishop Patrick J. Hayes, of the Roman Catholic diocese of New York; James M. Beck, solicitor general of the United States; Corra Harris, novelist, and Adolph Zukor, motion picture producer, who provided funds fr>r the Authors’ League prize competition. Irving Bacheller will he toastmaster at a luncheon, and speakers of the afternoon session will include Bishop William T. Manning, of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of New York; Barton W. Currie, editor of Ladies’ Home

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STATE ACCEPTS OFFERS ON THIRD OF SCHOOL TEXTS v # Education Board Lets Contracts for Books at Increasing Prices, The State board of education today had accepted bids on about one-third of the text, books for Indiana high schools during the next five years. In most cases books were readopted by the board, members showing pref erence to the old schedules The following books had been cno I sen: New high school algebra, com plete. Wells & Hart, to retail at $1.44: ! Part I of same book, to (retail at 90 I cents; Part II of book to retail at 72 cents. Plane and Solid Geometry, Newell and Harper, to retail at $1.26; Plane Geometry, same authors, to retail at 1 $1.08; Solid Geometry, same authors, to retail at $1.08; Solid Geometry, same authors, to retail at 90 cents. High School Arithmetic. Harris, to retajl at sl. This book was adopted with the understanding publishers guarantee better copies than sample offered. Engineering Book Adopted Soils and Crops. Mosier, to retail at $1.58; Engineering on the Farm, Stewart, to retail att $2.02; Field Crops, Wilson and Warburton, to retail at $1.62: Study of Farm Animals. Plumb, to retail at SI.BO. Practical Course in Botany, Andrews, to retail at $1.52: Practical Botany, Bergen and Caldwell, to retail at $1.55; Introduction to Botany (Agricultural!, to retail at $1.50; Science ,>f Plant lJfe, Transeau, to retail at $1.50. Elementary Principles ofy Chem-j lstry. Brownlee and others, to retail at $1.44. First Book in Chemistry. Bradbury, to retail at $1.52; First Course in Chemistry, MePherson-Hen-derson, to retail at $1.44: Chemistry in Everyday Life, to retail at $1.44. Physics Texts Practical Physics. Carhart and Chute, to reta‘l at $1.44 First Course in Physics M.lllkan and Gale, to retail at JI.4S, Essentials of Modern Physics, Dull, to retail at $1.55. Physics in Everyday Life. Henderson, ro retail at $1.44. High School Geography, Whitbeck, to retail at $1 80; Commerce and industry. Smith, to retail at $1.55. General Zoology, Llnvilie and Kelley, to retail at $1.62; Animal Studies, Jordan. Kellog and Heath, to retail at $1.57: Practical Zoology. Heg ner. to retail at $1.62. Practically all of the schedule is made up of readopted textbooks. Prices generally are 30 per cent higher than under the last contract.

CURIOSITY CAUSES WOMEN TO FIGHT Hair Pulling and Broom Swinging Revealed, “Then the fight was on,” was the beginning of testimony given by two women, charged with assault and battery, and witnesses, mostly women, who appeared in city court today. Th fight, a broom-swinging and hair pulling affair. Involved Mrs. Nellie Rippitoe. 34, at 934 S. Missouri St., Rnd Mrs. Rodia Kinney. 64. of 951 S. West St. According to the women, the fight started when John Ehorhardt, talking to Mrs Kinney, pointed to Mrs. Rippitoe. and Mrs. Rippitoe demanded to know what had been said. A policeman, street car conductor and motorman halted the battle. The case was taken under advisement until June 30. ITALIANS CHEER IRISH Roman Deputy Depicts Erin Struggling for Freedom. By United Seine ROME, May 29. —Cheers for Ireland came from ltaliana left benches in the chamber when Republican Deputy Conti declared oppressed Irishmen, struggling hard for religious and national rights, are saluted by the Italian parliament ” Mercators Swap Information Mercators told each other about their business in thre-minute talks at the weekly club luncheon at the SpinkArms today. “Doc” King showed some -movies. Carl Grist was silent booster. Campaigning for candidates In the annual election, June 6, was brisk.

Journal; Dr. Rowland Rogers, instructor in motion picture production at Columbia University. v Irvin S. Cobb will be ’toastmaster at the second day’s luncheon. Deadline June 7 If >-ou want to help mold the movies of the future—and try for one of the fifteen prizes—send your suggestions immediately DIRECT to the Authors’ League. NO LETTERS POSTMARKED LATER THAN JUNE 7 WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE JUDGES. Prize winners as announced by the Authors’ League will be published by The Times within three weeks after the close of the con teat.

IMMS WELCOMES THUDS OF VISITORS HIDE FOR SPEED CIASSIC Every Corner of Country Sends Fans to Heart of Indiana to See Drivers of Many Nations Battle for Honors at Motor Speedway Wednesday, - FINAL QUALIFICATION TESTS ARE SET FpR TODAY Crowds, Expected to Exceed All Records, Fill Hotels to Overflowing—Changes Since Days of First Race Recalled as Cars Are Put Into Shape,

Memorial Day Weather It may rain on the Speedway race and on memorial services tomorrow. .1. H. Armington, weather forecaster, said today. The forecast is for partly cloudy weather tonight and Wednesday, with “probably an occasional thunder shower.”

By BLYTHE Q. HENDRICKS , From the top of her lofty perch ou the Monument. Miss Indiana looked out over her wide domain today and saw long lines of heavily freighted motor cars of all States, all makes and all vintages, beating it down her highways, all Indianapolis-bound for the Speedway race, which starts at 10 a. m. Wednesday.

“Look at 'em come,” she soliloquized. "It's going to be the greatest crowd that ever saw a race, and that Is saying a whole lot. "Why, they began to roll in here Saturday and the hotels have been tilled for several days. By tcgiighi every billiard table in towp will be doing emergency bed duty. Cots are thicker in hotel corridors than they wore In cantonments during the war. Os All tolors “Just look where they come from. I've seen cars from everywhere. That mud-spattered flivver from Kansas down there has been scooting around the Circle for an hour trying to get off, followed by that sedate sedan from New York. I didn't know there were so many different colored license plates in the world. “And up at the Speedway office there Is the same old mob of latecomers trying to beg, borrow, buy or swipe tickets, the same old bunch kicking because they got seats on the turn wnen they wanted them in front of the pits, or griping because they are in front of the pits ,when they wanted them on the turn. Changes Since First "There have been a lot of changes in this big race since the first one. In the old days I w-ns almost deafened with the thunder ( of big ODO-inchesrs roaring around the track it seventyfive miles an hour, throwing smoke screens all over the landscape. “Now these little 122 inch baoies ramble along about 50 per cent faster, their exhausts sound like far-away rifle fire, and just a whiff or two of burnt castor oil reaches me when the wind is from the west. “Great cars, those little fellows. This sure is going to be some race.” Miss Indiana is right. Four to Qualify Today It Is going to be a great race from all indications. The fastest cars of three nations, driven by the speediest drivers in the world, twenty-six of them, are expected to line up at the tape for the start of the race Wednesday aUIO a. m. Twenty-two cars had qualified by Monday night, and four more, the three Duesenbergs and the Bugatti of Raoul Riganti. the Argentine driver, were scheduled to make their four-lap qualifying runs at 5 p. m. today. Line-l'p They will take their* positions according to their qualifying speed immediately behind the last of the first twenty-two cars which will line-up as follows: First Row—Tommy Milton, H. C. S. Special; Harry Hartz, Durant; Dario Best a. Packard. Seconal Row Martin Alsage, Bugatti: Count Zbornwski. Bugatti; Pierre de Viscaya, Bugatti. Third Row—l,. L. Corutn, RarberWamock Special (Fronty - Ford): Howdy Wilcox, H. C. S. Special; .Jimmy Murphy, Durant. Fourth Row—Cliff Durant, Durant* Ralph De Palma, Packard; Earl Cooper, Durant. Fifth Row—. Joe Boyer, Packard; Eddy Heame, Durant; Christian Werner, Mercedes. Sixth Row—Frank Elliott. Durant .Special; Christian Tauten-

BEST SUGGESTION GETS SIOO These are the prizes offered for suggestions from the public for improvement of motion pictures: J First prize ...One Hundred Dollars Second $75 Ninth $lO Third 50 Tenth 10 Fourth 25 Eleventh 5 Fifth 20 Twelfth 5 Sixh 15 Thirteenth 5 Seventh Eighth 10 Fifteenth 5

Forecast PARTLY cloudy tonight and Wednesday. Probably an occasional thunder shower.

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schlager, Mercedes; Bennie Hill, Miller Special. ■Seventh Row—Leon Duray, Durant Special (may be called Overland SpeciaC: Harlan Fengler, Durant Special; Karl Sailor, Mercedes. Eight Row—Prince de Cystria, Bugatti. Five Ex-Winners Compete Five winners of former years, Ralph De Palma. Dario Resta, Howdy Wilcox, Tommy Milton and Jimmy Murphy. are in the fight, each determined ic. be the first to break the old Speedway tradition, which has held goed since the first race in 1911, that no winner ever shall repeat. The battle will be largely one of Mliler motors against the world. Eleven of the titers carry power riants built by Harry Miller, the California motor wizard, whose product won last year's race and made almost a clean sweep through the country the rest of the year. Against these will be pitted the Da Palina-huiit Packards, the P’rench Buga<tls. the German Mercedes cars, our own Indianapolis-built. but as yet untried. Duesenbergs. to say nothing of the lowly but persistent flivver in heavy disguise. 11l I.uck Follows De Palma 111 luck that has followed Ralph De Palma closely through the years got in its work late Monday and almost put the great driver and his blue Packard out of the race. Ha had cranked up. preparatory to his time trial when some gasoline on the garage floor caught fire. Instantly the whole place was in flames. Jean Marsenac and his crew of mechanics shoved the racer through the flames to safety, with only a few burned hands to slUow for the daring bit of work. De Palma looked the car over carefully, then went out and qualified at 101 miles an hour. All day long the. crowds poured into town and it was predicted that by night there would be few available beds in Indianapolis. Incidentally, all race attendance records were expected to go by the boards Wednesday. CLARA GUARDED AS SHIP NEARS PORT Slayer Will Be Met by Police at New Orleans, Bv United Frees % NEW ORLEANS. May 29.—Clara Phillips, “hammer murderess.” neared port today from Honduras. ■- Every precaution is being taken to guard against another escape of the prisoner, who sawed her way to freedom from Los Angeles Jail, following conviction of the murder of Mrs. Alberta Meadows. A detail of New Orleans police will meet the steamer and under Bailiff Biscailus of Los Angeles take Mrs. Phillips to Jail, where she will be held until train time.