Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 339, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 May 1927 — Page 2

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DIKE BOLSTERED TO SAVE HOMES FOR HANDS 200,000 May Be Made i Homeless by Impending Levee Break. Bu United Press Despite engineers* predictions that A break in the levee is certai% thousands of workers today labored to strengthen the Mississippi dike at Big Bend to prevent homes of 200,000 southern Louisiana residents being flooded. The Big Bend is an egg-shaped turn of Bayou Des Glaises in Avoyellles Parish. Techincal experts said the chance is slight that a break in the levee at this point can be averted. If the ret£*ining wall gives way at any point along a twenty-seven-mile stretch of the river, thirteen south-central parishes of the State would be inundated. Suffering from the flood in Louisiana which is now greater than in any of the other Stricken States, would be doubled by llfls eventuality. Crisis Wednesday Engineer's fixed Wednesday as the time of the expected break at Big Bend. The crest of the flood will be there then and the dike will be under maximum strain. ; In addition to driving 200,000 persons from the valley, the flood would Innundate the great sugar cane belt Louisiana and cause damage of millions of dollars. Two hundred and fifty boats have been ordered into Bayou des Glaises to stand by in anticipation of the flood. ■ Although evacuation orders have iteen issued, few residents of the threatened territory have left their tf<3fries, preferring to remain until they "feel the'water in their shoes.” Refugee Froble/n ' Care of the thousands of refugees expected to be driven out of the ■valley constituted another mammoth problem confronting relief Workers. Camps will have to be established on high and in back of jtfte flooded area and many of the victims may have to be removed long distances to safety. Water to the north will cut off retreat in that direction. ' The Big Bend section was aggravated by northern flood waters, Which have filled Red River and Old River in turn and. are emptying into Mississippi above the danger tpoint. Normally this water would be carried off by the Atchafalaya River.

FRENCH AVIATORS NOT YETFOUND (Continued From Page 1) •the plane negotiated the region around Newfoundland today, the Weather Bureim at Washington announced. * Between Nova Scotia and Portland, Me., moderate north winds would further hamper the daring airUjtfSn. British air experts believed that the flyers, in an effort to find a favorable wind, had ascended to a height out of sight ,'of ships, explaining the mystery of their "disappearance.” Rain began falling in the Boston area of New England about noon to.day, bringing adverse weather conditions to the course of Nungesser and j^foli. The rain was accompanied by increasing winds, adding to the difficulties of aviation. Officers at the flying field, Boston, described flying conditions as “very poor.” i. The city will send its cutter MaCom, which has welcomed every one from Getrude Ederle to Queen Marie Roumania, ‘ down the harbor to itovalt the coming of the airmen. *RThe French line will send a tug. Plane Well Equipped Nungesser, the daring ace who had thirty-four German airplanes to his :credit in the war, and Coli, who lost .an eye in the war, were light-hearted as they waved goodby from their plane. They were refreshed by

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Tito Zaniboni, former socialist deputy in the Italian parliament (lower) and General Luigi (Japello, of the Italian army. For their complicity in a plot to assassinate Mussolini in 1925, they have been sentenced by the Fascist military tribunal at Rome to thirty year’s imprisonment and perpetual deprivation of public office.

nearly twelve hours’ sleep and an alcohol rubdown. In the plane they carried enough "food pills”—concentrated nourishment —to last thirty days, two bottles of distilled water and and distilling apparatus, vacuum bottles of coffee, meat cubes, biscuits and two bottles of an anti-sleep potion. The plane was built with a watertight fuselage which was expected to keep it afloat for some time were it forced to alight at sea. The plane could not, however, rise from water. On the side of the white fuselage was Nungesser’s old war-time insignia—a skull and crossbones and a coffin. Sufficient Fuel Both fliers were equipped with parachutes and a system of signal flares and rockets had been arranged so that the warning lights could be released by a tug on a wire if anything went wrong. The plane carried 2,800 liters of gasoline, estimated to be enough for 4,200 miles —much farther than the estimated flying distance. Desperately anxious to get rid of every ounce of weight possible, Nungesser threw out before the plane started the collapsible rubber boat which had been added as a safety device In case the plane was forced down,, and a suitcase containing his dinner jacket, which he had put fti to wear at the banquet he and Coli hoped to eat In New York today. * Because of a desire 1o save space and | lifting capacity for gasoline, Nnugesser and Coli carried no radio, but an ingenious light Which flashed night and day in Morse core the letter “N.” \ PARIS WORRIED Business Halts as Fliers Fail to Appear on Schedule, Bu United Press PARIS, May 9.—Business suffered today while Paris sought news of Captains Nungesser and Coli who left Le Bourget flying field yesterday morning at 5:19 a. m. to fly to New ork. The airmen had not been heard from at 12:20 p. m. (Eastern daylight saving time) jtoday and they were due at New York at 12:19 p. m. They had estimated that the flight would require 36 hours, and at 12:19 p. m. (Eastern daylight saving time) were one minute over due. Traders on the stock exchange abandoned business today to seek news of Nungesser and Coli. Premier Poincare repeatedly telephoned news agencies for word of the fliers. Louis Loucheur, one of the French delegation to the League of Nations International Economic Conference at Geneva, sought by wire news in order to keep Cieneva informed. Auto Has ‘Breath’ Patrolmen Bushong and Chilcote found an auto improprly parked at Indiana Ave. and Vermont St. Reaching inside to release the bpke they smelled the odor of alcohol. Three-gallon jugs of white mule was found. Now the owner of the car is wanted on charges of transporting liquor and imporper parking of an auto. The auto is held. Smith’s Shop Burns "Under the spreading chestnut tree the village smithy stands” as the result of a SSO fire at 11 p. m. Sunday which .damaged the frame blacksmith shop of Robert Woodard, Negro, 830 N. Missouri St. The fire was incendiary, firemen said.

for flood Sufferers Indianapolis Chapter, American Red Cross, asks persons who desire to contribute to' the fund for relief of Mississippi River flood sufferers to fill out this blank and forward it with the contribution to: AMERICAN RED CROSS, 100 War Menjorlal 777 N. Meridian St?, 9 „ Indianapolis, Ind. I am sending for the Mississippi Valley Flood Sufferers' Fund. Name .. Street • \ City • .o .y. Make checks payable to Prank D. Stalnaker, Treasurer,

COUNCIL AROUSED BY $71400 DEAL Want Explanations About Fire Apparatus Affair. City councilmen today said they would ask board of safety members and Fire Chief Jesse Hutsell to attend the council meeting Monday night and make "some explanations” about the awarding of the $79,400 fire apparatus contracts last week before the council will ratify the award. The $56,400 bid of Robert G. Browning, traveling companion of Mayor Duvall and sales manager of the Mack International Motor Truck Company, was accepted by the safety board. It covered seven pieces of apparatus. American La France Company received a $23,000 contract for a water tower on recommendation of Hutsell. The contract awards were announced following a closed door session and private conference with Duvall. Councilmen Boynton J. Moore and Otis Bartholomew said they desired to ask the board and chief several questions. Council President Claude E. Negley fraid he was investigating the awards.

Red Cross Flood Fund at $45,473 With mails bringing In additional contributions today, Indianapolis had raised $45,473 for the local chapter of the American Red Cross for use In flood refugee relief work along the Mississippi River. Contributions totaled $3,900, and included a SI,OOO check from the Charles Freihofer Baking Company. William H. Fortune, head of the chapter, was optimistic in belief that Indianapolis would reach its goal of $62,060. PLANS MUSSOLINI FLAG Italian Navy Will Fly Emblem When Visited by H Duce. Bu United Press ROME, May 9.—A special flag for Mussolini in bis capacity as premier of Italy, is being devised by the experts of the navy, and will be flown from the masts of all units which the Duce honors with a visit. The details of this special flag and its characteristics have not yet been made public. Special flags are also being prepared for all the other ministers and under-secretaries. , The Duce will thus have two flags flying in his honor when he boards an Italian battleship or cruiser, one in his capacity as Premier and the other as minister of Marine. RESERVOIR MAY BREAK 100,000 Acre Feet of Water Threatens to Escape. Bu United Press STERLING, Colo., May 9.—The walls of the North Sterling irrigation district reservoir. Impounding 100,000 acre feet of windlashed water,* were threatening to burst today. Scores of Sterling citizens, aided by employes of the Burlington and Union Pacific railroads, had rushed to the storage site and were piling sandbags on the weakened artificial banks. The reservoir is fifteen miles north of Sterling. ATTORNEY IS HONORED Insurance Presidents Associations Name Him Attorney. Vincent P. Whitsitt, son of the Rev. and Mrs. W. M. Whitsitt, 4621 College Ave., this city, lias been elected attorney for the association by the executive committee, it was anonunced today. Whitsitt, 35, was bom In Salem, Ind., and is a graduate of De Pauw University and Columbia University law school. Capitalist ‘lmproved’ Bu United Press PHILADELPHIA, May 9.—Henry E. Huntington, 77, California art collector, today was reported ‘slightly improved” at the Lankenau hospital, where he underwent an operation. Dr. John B. Deaver, Huntington’s surgeon, and hospital officials refused today to discuss the case. Barrel Painful Support Falling against a window when the barrel he was standing on caved in, Jeffie B. Ray, 34, of 2535 Union St., city fireman, Engine House No. 12, sustained painful cuts to his hands while fighting a minor fire Sunday at the Blue Ribbon Bakery, 4100 E. Michigan St. Ray was’taken to city hospital. Frisco Seeks Convention Bu United Press WASHINGTON, May 9.—William M. Hines, publisher of the San Francisco Bulletin, called at the White House today to urge President Coolidge to work to have the Republican National convention to San Francisco next year. Tgnace Ghabin, hangman for the late Czar Nicholas of Russia, is dead in Moscow. He officiated at 645 executions, received $2,500 annually, and a bonus of SSO for each hanging.

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STUTZ- AGENCY BOUGHT Spindler to Distribute Local Cars and Locomobile. George M. Spindler today acquired the interests of the Stutz Indianapolis Company, retail sales agency of the local factory, and in tHlf future will distribute both Locomobile and Stutz cars from his new building at 1525 N. Meridian St. Ground was broken today on the site adjoining the N. Meridian St. display building for anew addition to house the service department of the company, which soon will change its title to Locomobile and Stutz of Indiana. RITESFORIOD TO BE TUESDAY Late Corporation Lawyer Was Art Collector. Funeral services for Allen Wood, 52, of 2502 N. Alabama St., will be held Tuesday at Covington, Ind., his former home. Mr. Wood, who died Sunday at Robert Long Hospital after an extended Illness, was a retired corporation lawyer and past president of the Indiana/ Society Sons of the American Revolution. He was widely known as an art collector and critic. He attended Indiana University and wrote several corporation law books. He has an extensive collection of paintings by Indiana artists at his home. The widow and a daughter, Allyn, 3, survive.

The high humidity made it seem exceptionally hot here over the week-end, according to the United States Weather Bureau. The highest temperature Sunday was 77 at 4:30 p. m., not as hot as it lias been several times earlier this spring. The summery weather induced Helen Sewhohl (left, above), 2027 Dexter St., and Constance Thompson, 2020 Dextr St., high school students, to take a dip in White River at MrClurr Beach. The bridle path in Thomas Taggart Park attracted Maria Daugherty, 2159 Ashland Ave., and Maurice Mackey (below).

DETOUR BAD INFLUENCE Cause Too Many Accidents, Says State Highway Man. Maintaining detours, as provided under a law passed by the 1927 Indiana Legislature, have contributed to the delinquency of drivers, judging from an accident report compiled by Maintenance Superintendent A. H. Hinkle of the State highway department. The report shows that since the detour routes have become well-kept highways, speeding has caused an accident increase. The new law does riot provide that all hazards be eliminated, and these are the cause of accidents to speeders, Hinkle said. The department- is installing warning and guide signs on detours In an effort to decrease accidents. KEROSENE KILLS CHILD Drink Taken From Pan Under Kitchen Stove. Death to their fifteen months’ old son, Walter/ lurked in a pan of kerosene kept under the kitchen stove by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lindley, 444 Chase St. The infant died at city hospital two hours after drinking a quantity of it Sunday night. The pan had been placed on the floor to catch the kerosene as it dripped from a leaking container. Examination revealed that the infant drank a considerable quantity. The father is employed in a bathhouse in the Knights of Phythias building.

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Autoist Nabs Two George N. Gibbs, 21, of R. R. B, Box 21 and Raymond Thompson, 19, of 817 W. New York St., are held at the city prison today on malicious trespass and unlawful possession of an auto charges. Ira Giltner, 224 S. Harris Ave., watched .the pair break the ignition switch from his auto and attempt to steal another. He held them until police arrived.

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LODGE PADLOCK ASKED Start Action Against ShelbyvlUe Moose Home. United States District Attorney Albert Ward has started proceedings to padlock the Loyal Order of Moose home at Shelbyville as a ‘public nuisance.” In a plea for an injunction against the club filed hero, the district attorney alleged that liquor “is being kept, sold and manufactured in the home.” The injunction named four men as participants in the illegal transactions. They are Fay Kirby, secretary, Vern Havens, custodian, Harold Judkins, director, and Earl Reed. A Federal prohibition officer bought liquor in the home April 19, it ia charged. SWIMMING HOLE STARTS ITS DEATHS Rites Tuesday for Haubner, Canal Victim. Funeral services will be held 1 p. m. Tuesday at his home, for the first "swimming hole” victim of the year, John Allen Haubner, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Haubner, 1222 W, Thirty-Sixth St, The boy was drowned Saturday afternoon while he was swimming with three companions in the canal near ThirtySventh St. His frightened friends did not report the tragedy for three hours. * The body was found by Gilbert O. Weis, 6142 Crittenden St., and C. C. Perkins, 6146 Crittenden St., early Sunday, Kvithin 400 feet of the spot where the boy was swimming. Weis and Perkins also recovered the body of Barton Bradley Jan. 16. The boy is survived by fho parents, two sisters and a baby brother. The drowning evoked warnings from Paul F. Robinson, coroner, and Claude Johnson, police chief, against swimming in places not designated by the city.

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Automobiles reported stolen to police belong to: D. H. Craft, 3223 Washington Blvd.; Ford truck, from garage in rear. Methodist Hospital, Sixteenth St. and Capitol Ave.; Chevrolet 10-345, Woodlawn Ave. and Laurel St. Walter Bryant, 276 N. Elder Ave.; Ford 50S-972, front Blake and W. Michigan St. Hugh P. Haynes, Danville, Ind.: Ford 409-796, from New York and Illinois Sts. Indiana State Reformatory, Pendleton, Ind.; Star 2-245, from same plate. Milliard R. Taylor. Danville. Ind.; Ford, from Louisiana and Illinois Sts. Otie Wynn, Richmond, Ind.: Ford 208-907, from Vermont and Toledo Sts. John Gant. Beech Grove, Ind.; Ford, from Washington and Noble Sts. William Daab, 1218 N. Oxford St., Ford, from New Tork arid Roanoke Sts.

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Automobiles reported found by police belong to: y Albert Brown, 419 W. Twelfth St.; Scripps-Booth, found at 2300 W. Washington St. Ford roadster, license 575-853, at 1832 N. Capitol Ave.

MAY 9, 1927

NEW RELIGIOUS ISSUE IN G. 0. P. CAMPAIGN, HINT Steam's Catholic Son Gives Rise to Rumors Regarding Coolidge. Times WashinnttMi Bureau. 1522 \eie York Avenue BOSTON, Mass., May 9.—An attempt to drag a religious issue into the campaign for the next Republican presidential nomination is reported here. Leaders in the drive to obtain a third term for President Coolidge are known to be somewhat disturbed by what they are advised is a wellorganized campaign of whispers that is under the domination of the Catholic church. The basis for such a campaign as reported here is Coolidge’a long standing and Intimate association with Frank W. Stearns, wealthy Boston merchant, generally regarded as The President's closest frfcnd and political adviser. Holy Cross Librarian Stearns has a son, Foster W. Stearns, who entered the Roman Catholic Church in 1911. He Is at present the librarian at Holy Cross College, a Catholic institution In Worcester, Mass. The underground campaign, as outlined here, identifies Frank Stearns as closely affiliated with the Catholic Church because his son, Foster, Is an active worker in it. Stearns’ intimate relationship with President Coolidge is then cited by the whisperers to make the chain complete. Here in Boston, where the Stearns family Is widely known, and where Coolidge laid the foundation for his national political career, the suggestion that Coolidge is under the influence of the Catholic or any other church is regarded as preposterous. Stearns Protestant Frank Stearns is a Congregationalist as is President Coolidge, and is said to be an active supporter of that church. In Massachusetts, formerly a hotbed of religious antagonism, the religious issue has been squelched by the administration of Governor Alvin T. Fuller, a Baptist whoso wife is a devout 'Catholic, When he first ran for office his opponents used this fact to sound alarms. But pnpul domination has failed to materialize during his two and . half years Ir office. The alleged under-cover campaign concerning Coolidge and Stearns is regarded as likely to be of no Importance In the East. It is the rural districts of the West and South, where the campaign is reported to be well organized and active; that its possible political effect is the subject of concern. There, it is feared, the story may be so magnified and distorted as to cause the raising of religious issue in the Republican party. New Filling Station The Standard Oil Company has been issued a filling station permit for southeast corner of Thirty-fourth St., and Capitol Ave., by Building Commisisoner Bert J. Westover. The permit was issued over protest oC the park board, which has jurisdiction within 500 feet of boulevards. Auto Crash Fatal Bu Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind.. May 9.—Mrs. Germina Padgitt is dead here from injuries suffered in an automobile accident. Her skull was fractured when the car in which she was riding was struck by another machine.

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