Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 103, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 September 1927 — Page 9

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WETS GAIN BY WHEELER GAP IN DRY RANKS Prohibition Leaders Admit No Man Is Available to Fill Breach. JIES ON EVE OF FIGHT G. 0. P. Expected to Display More Independence; Democrat Candidates Benefit. BY RAY TUCKER WASHINGTON, Sept. 7. AntiSaloon League leaders frankly admitted today that there was nobody In sight to fill the great gap made in their ranks by the death of Weyne B. Wheeler. Many iren were mentioned for his office, which will be filled when the league’s executive committee meets here in December, but Wheeler was more than a title. In the decade which marked the enactment of the present dry laws the late general counsel was thd Anti-Saloon League, rebuking presidents and cabinet members, dragooning Congress into accepting his program and collecting the vast sums of money by the organization in its fight to prevent any weakening of the prohibition laws. Symbol of' Prohibition . Whether attacking prohibition’s enemies or encouraging the fainthearted, Wheeler was the symbol and head of militant prohibition. At the time of his death, he was engaged in making elaborate plans for exerting his old-time influence when the two parties assembled next year to nominate candidates for the presidency, the vice presidency and Congress. The irony of his death, his friends said, was that it came at the moment he was preparing for what he thought would be prohibition's hardest battle in the political arena. He had prophesied that, if both parties and their candidates should be committed to no tampering with the dry laws in the 1928 campaign, all chance of modification of repeal of the Volstead act would be very slim, May Effect Campaign His last official act of political consequence was the formation of a program designed to block the nomination of wets by the Democrats. Though Guv. A1 Smith of New York was his chief objective, he was preparing literature and outlining speech-making campaigns with a view to building up handicaps for the candidacy of Senator Reed of Missouri and Governor Ritchie of Maryland. It was his belief that the Republican party was safe for prohibition, but he was making plans to retain his grip and influence among G. O. P. State organizations and those groups which have a hand in nominating men for Congress. On all sides it was admitted his passing may have a definite effect on next year’s presidential campaign. With the South and West, dry politically, showing interest in both Smith and Reed, Wheeler’s work in reviving the old belligerent spirit among prohibitionists of that territory had been cut out for him. Republicans Restive With none to take his place, the prospect that a wet may win the Democratic nomination becomes more likely. By his death the political fortunes of men like Smith, Reed and Ritchie have been enhanced. Furthermore, Republicans who have been restive’ under his grip ma,y betray more independence in the future. Majorities in favor of more stringent prohibition laws and against letting down some of the regulatory barriers may not be so easy to obtain in the next Congress. An administration which defied even Wheeler in ousting Roy A. Haynes will not be ready to let his successor obtain the control he enjoyed.

SUNDAY ASSAILS WAR Another World Conflict Would Bring Ruin, Evangelist Asserts. United Prett COLUMBUS, Ind., Sept. 7.—"Another world war would mean the destruction of civilization,” declared Billy Sunday, famous evangelist in an address before 1,500 persons at a meeting held here Tuesday night . under auspices of the Bartholomew County Council of Religious Education. “We must liquidate our hates before we progress toward liquidating our debts,” he said, and gave as his cure for all the ills of the world the Ten Comandments, the Sermon on the Mount and the Golden Rule. STATE LAND IS TRADED Hospital and Park Board Switch Deeds to Tracts. V Indianapolis park board members and Governor Ed Jackson have traded deeds to two tracts of land adjoining city hospital and Riley hospital, a State institution. The deeds were turned over to Attorney OenL eral Arthur L. Gilliqpi for approval. " The transaction gives city hospital nine more acres for expansion to the west and the State group seven and one-half acres adjoining the present-tract on the southwest. The deal was authorized by the last Legislature and no money was Involved.

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Norma Shearer HOLLYWOOD, Cal., Sept. 7. The date of the wedding of Norma Shearer, film star, and Irving Thalberg, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer executive, has been set for late October or early November. The recent announcement of their engagement was no surprise to Hollywood, since it had been authoritatively rumored for some three months.

DOUBLE RITES FOR MURDERER AND MURDERED # Funeral for Kindley Father and Son Held at Newcastle. Bn Timet Special NEWCASTLE. Ind., Sept. 7. Murderer and murdered—father and son—lay side by side here today when funeral services were held for James Kindley, the son, and his father, Joseph Kindley. The son killed his father and committed suicide Monday at the family home eight miles north of here. William Kindley was wounded by James, his brother, but is expected to recover. He is a patient in the Home hospital here. Coroner V. T. Davis is continuing investigation of the dual tragedy, and has questioned Theodosia, 14, sister of the slayer, who witnessed the shooting that deprived her of father and brother. It in the belie;' of the coror er that James intended to wipe out tne whole family. He had a grudge against William and as a result had left home and lived near by with a dog. A quarrel over washing a shirt brought the grudge to a bloody climax. James Kindley fired twelve shots from a rifle, Coroner Davis announced. Five struck the brother, two the father, and the other five /ere inflicted by the slayer upon himself. j SPUR BOOM OF NEW Postmaster General Urged as Governor Candidate. Friends of Postmaster General Harry S. New, boosting him for the Republican nomination for Governor, were cheered today by rtew’s failure definitely to declare he would not consider making the race. A number of persons urged this on New while he was Jiere to address the National Federation of Postoffice Clerks’ convention. New admitted before he left for New York Tuesday night that he had declared he had no ambition to run for Governor, but had not told his supporters he would not make the race under any circumstances. The Postmaster General, long a political foe of Senator James E. Watson, urged the need of a "new deal” in the Republican organization in Indiana and a reorganization of the G. O. P. State committee, those who conferred with him said. CITY WOMAN TO SPEAK Lawyer Is on Program of Great Lakes Light Association. Mrs. Edward Franklin White, Indianapolis, noted woman lawyer and Federation of Women’s Club leader, will speak during the annual meeting of the Great Lakes division, National Electric Light Association, here September 22, 23 and 24. Mrs. White wHI speak on the relation of the electric utility at the home. A thousand electric utility executives are expected to attend the convention. MAIL THEFT CHARGED Negro Postoffice Laborer Held by Federal Inspectors. Elliott Slaughter, 35, Negro, of 2248 N. Dearborn St., is under arrest on charges of robbing the mails as a result of detective work on the part of Postal Inspectors W. C. Ela and J. J. Abelson. Slaughter, employed as a laborer in the postoffice, was caught taking articles from parcel post packages, Ela said. He also had on his person marked money alleged to have been taken from the employes’ welfare fund contribution box.

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TWO INDIANA CITIES BUILD FORJIECORDS State Business Survey Shows Anderson and Gary Prosperity. MUNCIE PLANT GROWS South Bend, Muncie, Ft. Wayne and Many Other Places Busy. Anderson and Gary will likely new building records this year, it appears from a business and industrial survey of the State, as the lasi third of 1927 is entered. Anderson h?' a building total of $1,821,284 for the first eight months of th's year, and it 4 s expected will pass $2,000,000 for the whole of 1927. the first time that figure has been reached Jn the city’s history. Gary building reached $2,530,205 in Augun* anew mark for that month. Kokomo is 350 residences behind what is needed for its population, despite building of 348 homes in the past few months. Business conditions are good. The Regal Grocery Store System will open Its second establishment in Kokomo soon. Muncie Plant Expands Among indications of Muncie’s prosperity is the $300,000 building program of the Kuhner Packing Company, to be completed by Nov. I. The e: pansion will give Jobs to about 200 more men. Despite the strike of United Mine Workers of America which started April 1 last, more Indiana miners continue to return to work, as operators break away from the Indiana association and sign wage agreements with mine workers officials of District 11, with headquarters at Terre Haute. One of the latest mines affected by such an agreement is the King Station, south of Princeton. About 140 men are employed. Plymouth Busy Plymouth has several plants working night shifts in response to demand for various products. The good industrial condition has helped building labor and dealers in materials as several new homes have been built in the city during the summer Conditions elsewhere in the State are summarized as follows: Ft. Wayne—The last weekly report of the Indiana State employment service shows an increase in the number oY women workers placed. Anew city directory Just issued gives the city population as 117,396, a gain of 7,124 in a year. Newcastle—Real estate business active. One compi ny alone last week handled transactions involving $40,000. T. E. Frazier has bought a half intere-t in the Nes cartle Shade and Awning Company from George J. Brown, heretofore sole owner. Th£ company moved here from Greenfield last January and is handling u good volume of business. New Store at Marion Marion—The Lauber-Spiegel Company has opened anew store and will use the American credit plan, anew system of installment buying. Martinsville—The Morgan County Auto Company, tractor sales agents, reports the best business year in its history thus far in 1927, and expectfi a record-breaking fall business. Its sales reflect the county’s progress in modern farming. La Porte—The LaPorte Laundry has begun erection of a plant 40x 110 feet. It will employ a force of fifteen. Crothersville—A fitting plant of the Sam Wolf Shoe Company will be built here. Auburn—Ten new guest rooms have been added to the Hotel Auburn with completion of an addition. Richmond Seeks Trade

Richmond—Business men will gi /e a pure food show Sept. 28 as the first step in a campaign to develop the trade territory within a thirtymile radius of the city. Elkhart—One hundred fifty men are at work in the new building of the Adams and Westlake Company, manufacturing shades and accessories. and it is expected that ultimately the force will number 1,000. The company is moving its main plant from Chicago to Elkhart. Only a. section of the new building, which covers a block, has been completed, but work is going ahead steadily on the remainder. Bloomington—Stimulated by great strides in the stone industry, the boom here continues, with real estate and building lines active. A recent change in business circles is the purchase of the John M. Harrell furniture store by Charles A. Reeves, Columbus. Linton—Oil drilling operations in the “Goose Pond” area south and southwest of here are expected to begin this week. S/iuth Bend—A. R. Erskine, president of the Studebaker Corporation, announced recently a steadily increasing production at the corporation’s home plant here, declaring "The big demand this fall exceeds anything the corporation has experienced in several years.” Valparaiso—The Farmers State Bank has moved into its new building, just completed, and considered one of the finest structures of its kind in Indiana. PAROLE AFTER 8 YEARS Rush County Man, Convicted for Horse Stealing, Freed. After serving eight years at Indiana State prison for horse stealing, William Sweazey of Rush County was granted a parole today by Governor Jackson. Sweazey was sentenced in 1919 for a term of three to Aftsfen years.

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Kinks, Struts, Twists Form New‘ Kinkajou’ Dance

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More twinkles and fewer kicks of the Charleston variety is the way sponsors describe the "kinkajou,” the new ballroom dance of the season recently adopted by 1,000 members of Dancing Masters of America at their annual New York convention. Evidently the dancing days of the “kickers” and “soexers” e r e numbered. The kinkajou is a

FLIERS JEER DEATH, LEAP FROM PLANES AND RACE TO GRO UND WITH PARACHUTES

MELLON WON'T 'CHOOSETO RfUN Secretary of Treasury Back From Mediterranean. b’j United Prat WASHINGTON. Sept. 7.—Secretary of Treasury Mellon doees not conside • himself a preaid ential candidate. While Mellon did not "choose” to discuss politica today when be returned to Washington from a vacation, he made it plain that he is not a candidate, and that he does not anticipate a presidential boom for himself. Mellon said he had discussed the presidential situation with Charles Evans Hughes on their trip home on the Leviathan, but no conclusions had been reached. His only quotation for publication was: "I decline to express myself on the political situation at present.” The 72-year-old secretary, looking fit after his vacation, was enthusiastic about his holiday cruise of the Mediterranean. CORPUS DELICTI FREES TUCKER CASE ACCUSED Murder Plot Charge Against John Baumgardner Dismissed. Bv Timet Special COLUMBIA CITY, Ind., Sept. 7. —John Baumgardner Is a free man today, clear of charges of conspiracy to murder, as a result of operation of the legal theory of corpus delicti —meaning literally "the body of the crime”—and requiring in a murder case that the body of a person be found or satisfactory explanation of its absence be made. Arrest of Baumgardner followed disappearance at Warsaw last February of Franklin Tucker, cigar store clerk. Although authorities declared Tucker was a murder victim, they failed after months of effort to prove that he was dead or to find any trace of him. Vem Martin, another defendant in the case, will be brought into Whitley Circuit Court here Thursday, and it is probable that charges against him will also be dismissed under the same theory used by Prosecutor C. A. Lincoln in Baumgardner’s case. OFFERS PARK BARGAINS Two-Cent Day to Be Observed at * J Riverside Friday. “Two-ccnt day” will be observed at Riverside Park Friday of this week and preparations are being made to entertain big crowds between 11 a. m. and 11 p. m., the pe; J during which the bargain ral . will be in effect. It 1j announced the following concessions will be subject to the cytprice program: Thriller, Derby racer, Ferris wheel, skyrocket, old mill, aerial swing, whip, twister, merry-go-round and frolic. There will be no age limit for enjoying the two-cent rides Friday, and many family parties are being arranged for the day. Freshmen in Camp H ' Sept. 7.—Young men who plan to enter Indiana University as freshmen at the beginning of the term. Sept. 14, are at Indiana camp here for a three days’ freshman instruction outing.

straight dance and easily stepped off to fox trot music. A heel step with a twinkle step is the characteristic feature, dance authorities say. ‘ The kinkajou is entirely out of the Charleston class,” said Miss Mae Elizabeth Berry, 2164 N. Meridian St., director of the Mae Berry dance 6tudio, whs has Just returned from the N?w York convention. “There are no objectionable hip

‘Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig’ of Air Delight in BreathTaking Thrillers. Ai the North Island Naval Air Station. San Diego, are two men known In the air service as ‘ the Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig of parachute lumping." Sergt. Archie Atherton has made thirty-live parachute Jumps from airplanes; Chief Petty Officer Bill Dodson has Jumped thirty-four times. One of their favorite sports is to Jump together from a plane and race to the ground. In this article, especially written for The Times and NBA Service. Atherton tells of this strange sport and discusses parachute Jumping In detail. BY SERGEANT ARCHIE ATHERTON mF you want a real thrill, jump from an airplane speeding ninety miles an hour a half mile above the ground. I've done it thirtyfive times! Not all the honor belongs to me, however. Bill Dodson rups me a close second in betting his life against a bit. of silk and a few shroud lines that he will reach the earth safely. * Parachutes are safe. Their failures are so infrequent as to be almost negligible. Negligible from the point of view of statistics, that Li. For the jumper one failure is enough. But I have tried it nearly two-score times and still am alive to write about them. Dodson Is a chief petty officer in Uncle Sam’s navy. I am a sergeant in the marine corps. Both of us are stationed at the North Island Naval Air Station, San Diego. When I jump. Bill hears about it and goes up with his chute. When he jumps, I do likewise.

Often we go up in the same plane and Jump together. Bill from one wing, me from the other. Then we race each other down. Thrills! And how! Sometimes we hit bumps that Jar us pretty hard. Occasionally we find ourselves in a downdraft that shoots us faster downward. Then we slip into another current of air, always playing safe against striking the ground too hard. New Tactics Invented Sometimes these are referred to as “parachute tactics,” which some say bid fair to become second only ‘to actual combat tactics against enemy pilots. They have for their purposes not only saving our lives from jeopardized planes, but also to escape from machine gun fire by sheer drops of thousands of feet. No gunner can follow a target which falls as rapidly as a parachute can be made to drop. Not long ago a parachute was developed whic hcan be collapsed in the air by the Jumper pulling in certain lines. Thus he can drop like a plummet until a few hundred feet from the ground, then permit the silk to fill with air and break his descent Os Standard Type The chutes we use are standard equipment for all naval aviators. They were developed after several years’ research. These general points may be noted in Government chutes and should apply to any, including those being used by civilians. It must be possible for the jumper to leave the plane when it is in any position. The operating means must not depend upon the aviator falling from the airplane. The parachute equipment must be fastened to the body of the aviator at all times while in the airplane. The operating equipment must not be complicated or liable to foul, and must not be susceptible to damage through any ordinary service conditions. Must Open Promptly The parachute must open promptly and must be capable of withstanding the shock incurred by 200 pounds falling at a speed of 400 miles an hour. After jumping, I, have learned, one of the first things to do is to look up ay soon as the parachute opens to see whether the shroud lines are twisted. One opens a chute by pulling a metal ring fixed in the harness. When “slipping” parachutes to move horizontally for any purpose, little progress can be made into the wind. A parachute’s certainty of operation varies directly with the care given it. They must be maintained in the best condition, as a slow or non-functioning chute may be worse than none at all. But the operator should remember, and this applies to all civilians who may need a chute some day,

movements and kicking and it looks well on the floor. It is not difficult to learn.” The new dance was an easy winner over thirty-two other dances presented at the convention, Miss Berry said. Some of these included such terysichorean rivals as the “Dixie Stomp,” the “Yankee Prance,” and the “Lindbergh Wave Waltz.” The Kinkajou (pronounced with a sneeze on the end) was originated

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The plunge from a plane, as Archie Atherton does it, is shown in this series of remarkable photographs. At the top is the leap, then the parachute begins to open, the parachute opens and Atherton rides earthward. not to pulk the ring until he has fallen clear of the plane. While descending, It Is necessary to watch the drift carefully. It is possible to slide the chute by pulling the sliroud line down about three feet on the side toward which you wish to glide. Swinging may be stepped by pulling down on the shroud lines

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by Mrs. Edna Routhard Passapae of Newark, N. J. It was suggested by Ada May’s dancing in the kinkajou number of the musical show, “Rio Rita,” and modified for ballroom use. Miss Berry described the dance as being a "strut step, little side steps, a twinkle step, heel point in half open position, a right pivot turn in strut position and a left turn.”

HOPE STIRRED OF MINE PEACE Near Basis for Conference ' in Illinois Field. Bp United Prctt CHICAGO, 3ept. 7.—Another attempt was to be made today by Ilinois coal operators and union miners to settle their differences, which caused the strike in the central competitive field April 1. Officials of the Illinois Operators’ Association denied that a settlement already had been reached, as asserted in publishe dreports. It was considered probable, however, that a “talking basis” had been agreed upon as a similar conference was left in a deadlock. Rice Miller, president of the operators’ association, admitted his organization was anxious to reopen the mines if satisfactory terms could be obtained. He added, however, that he could not even hint at what action the discussion committee would take. The miners insist on renewal of the Jacksonville wage agreement, which guaranteees a minimum wage of about $7.50 a day. The operators insist the minimum ought to be reduced materially to correspond with the rate paid in nonunion fields.

YOUTHS BOUND OVER Four Held in SI,OOO Rond on Auto Theft Charge. Four youths who recently admitted to detectives that they had stolen and stripped an auto, were bound over to the grand jury under SI,OOO bond each on charges of vehicle taking Tuesday by Judge Paul C. Wetter in municipal court. The boys—Lee Drake, 19, of 1202 Bradbury St.; Le Roy Baker, 18. of R. R. B, box 606; Orval Drake, 18, and Francis Costello, 17. both of 1614 W. New York St.—were arrested Aug. 30 by Motorcycle Policeman Jacob M. Hudgins at Tenth St. and Indiana Ave., when he saw the four riding in a coupe. After questioning them. he searched the rear compartment of the car and found two wheels, tires, battery and other auto parts. They later confessed that they had stolen the car at Hosbrook St. and Virginia Ave. Vagrancy charges against the four were dismissed by Judge Wetter. on the rear of the swing, just as in a child’s swing. To avoid hitting a tree or building, pull the shroud lines in the direction in which you wish to swing. Don’t Twist Around In landing face the wind, if possible. Do not twist around as you land. Do not try to stand, up. Just before landing, sink in a loose position and roll if necessary. If you land in a high wind, unstrap the breast strap, take your arms out of the shoulder strap and unfasten the leg straps while descending, to be free of the harness on landing. Above all, have confidence in your parachute. It saved Colonel Lindbergh three times when certain death otherwise stared him in the face. Dodson and I have utmost confidence in our navy chutes, and they’ll save us from death many times more.

TAX RATE OF 32.5 CENTS IN COUNTY SEEN Proposed Fund Sliced More Than SIOO,OOO at Coun- , oil Parley. REFUND WILL BE TARGET Attorneys Will Attempt to Make Stronger Suit to Halt It. Definite announcement that th* county tax rate for 1928 will b about 32.5 cents was made today by county councilmen, after they sliced the proposed county fund from $1,582,025.66 to $1,429,411.50. Work of examining the remainder of the budget could not be completed today and the council adjourned until 9 a. m. Thursday. The council will consider the county sinking fund, township roads, care of the poor and the free gravel road fund levy Thursday. It was decided finally, after much arguing and quoitng of law, to raise the rate for Sunnyside Tuberculosis Sanitarium from 2to 2.5 cents. Irving Lemaux, chairman of the institution’s board of trustees, pointed out that the sanitarium could not be run for more than nine months at capacity under the 2-cent levy. This supplied $151,000, while the new rate will bring in $212,350. Hits at System "It is a crime against taxpayers to have erected new buildings at the institution and then not be able to operate the place at capacity or properly,” Lemaux said. Officers of County Auditor Harry Dunn and Surveyor Harry Campbell were hit hard by the council's slashing. Salaries of deputies in Dunn’s office were out from $33,680 to $20,400 and salaries for “extra help” from $5,000 to $2,500. Councilman Paul S. Dunn lost a motion that all auditor’s deputies be given only SIOO a month. “You show an inclination ta trim anybody who isn’t favorable,” Councilman Dunn to'd the auditor. “If you want to make this personal and jeopardize my office, go ahead,” Auditor Dunn replied. Salaries Are Cut The council left the surveyor’s office with one complete crew when, it cut salaries from $17,700 to $8,640. Requests for supplies, automobiles and furniture in this office were thrown out. An appropriation of SIO,OOO to pay * persons assisting in tabulation of the horizontal tax refund also was eliminated. Expense of caring for Center Township poor, which was tentatively set at SIOO,OOO, was sliced to $50,000. Schedule Is Given Following is a schedule of the tentative rates which Center Township residents would pay next year; City $1,035 County 325 Township 04 State 28 Schools 1.05 $2.78 The county, school and State levies still are in doubt. The $1.05 school levy is figured by local tax experts as “all the board can get away with,” although it is seeking $1.45. Immediate action to cut the $1.45 to a reasonable figure will be made by school, Chamber of Commerce and Indiana taxpayers’ Association officials. William H. Book, chamber tax expert, will cooperate with School Business Director Ure M. Frazer for several days. Michael Madden, former assistant treasurer of the school board, has offered his services in figuring the appropriations.

State Levy May Hit 28 Cents Possibility of the State levy reaching 28 cents was set out by State tax board officials. The amount for next year first predicted was 25 cents, an increase of 2 cents over this year. Decrease of $300,000,000 in farm land assessments is given as cause for the possible increase. County and city council members have adopted a “not interested” policy in making provisions for the horizontal tax refund, ordered after the Indiana Supreme Court held the horizontal increases of 1919, 1920 and 1921 illegal. A suit now pending in Federal Court to stop the rebate will be revised by attorneys to make it stronger. A meeting on the part of interested attorneys is scheduled for tonight. They will consider the suit in the light of making it defenseproof. If the suit is upheld the refund will not be made. STEALS PURSE BY RUSE Decoys Woman Out of Office and Flees With Checks. A hatless, coatless man came into the office of Mrs. Ella Welch. Occi- 1 dental Bldg., this morning and told her she was wanted immediately in an adjoining office. She left, to find she was not wanted next door. When she returned her pocketbook containing $220 in checks was missing. Infantile Paralysis Halts Schools Bv United Prett 1 HAVERHILL, Mass., Sept. 7.—As a result of pe ports of thirty-three cases of infantile paralysis, which have caused six deaths since July 30, the opening of Haverhill’s school* has been postponed, it was announced .today.