Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 145, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 October 1927 — Page 9

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BANKER VIEWS ARE DIVIDED ON ALSMITH National Convention Shifts Attention to Politics; Strong in West. FIGHT HIGHER TAXATION Caution Urged in Adopting New Investment Trust Propositions. Bn United Press HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 26. — Bankers here for the American Bankers’ Association convention turned their attention to national politics today and revealed a difference of opinion as marked as that which pervaded other classes of voters. While some delegates predicted Governor A1 Smith of New York could carry the South and West if nominated for President by the Democrats, J. S. Spaulding of New Rochelle, N. Y., said Smith could not even carry his own State if President Coolidge were induced to rim again, . “We are willing for our local officials to be Democratic,” he said, “but the national Democratic party avdocates policies inimical to the business and financial interests of the country. Opinion Is Decided “For that reason, New York isn’t i likely to go Democratic in a national election unless the Republican nominee is someone unacceptable to business interests.” W. S. Rivers, Elgin. Tex., predicted Smith would carry the South, but said there was little campaigning for the New Yorker yet. E. W. Hunt, Olney, Tex., predicted the election of Smith. Nelson Gray, Silver City, N. M., said Smith would sweep his State and carry the entire West. Charles Boyden, Sheffield, 111., declared Smith would be unable to carry that State. • Tax Change Opposed Any alteration of the 50-year-old national taxation statute will meet with determined opposition from bankers, delegates to the convention, was indicated today. Under this statute national banks enjoy protection from high State taxation. “It is practically all the safeguard there is against destructive bank taxation,” Thornton Cooke, chairman of the committee on State taxation, said. Cook’s statement followed predictions that State tax commissioners would try to force an amendment in the next Congress. Act Called Safeguard “What the tax comrilissioners’ want,” Cooke said, “is to have Congress amend Section 5219 so that the states may tax national bank shares as highly as they please if they tax State bank shares to the same extent. “Other competing money capital would no longer be the criterion.” Cooke said the act is a “national safeguard against excessive taxation, not only for national but of State banks.” Caution was the keynote of a talk on the investment trust today by Edgar Lawrence Smith, president of the Investment Managers Company of New York before the American Bankers’ Association convention. Urges Caution on Trust He explained that the Investment trust, anew development of the bank! g practices of the country, was the banding together of investors int oa corporation for the purpose of buying securities. Men of experience, he said, direct the company and thereby the investor gains somewhat by knowledge of the expert. Smith said that certain functions can be performed best for investors through a soundly conceived trust and then he added this caution: "Let us not be stampeded into indorsing any plan before we have reached conclusions about its safety.” BLOCK GIGANTIC SCHEME TO RAISE SUGAR PRICE France Uncovers Plan of Bloc to Dump Product in Holland. Bn United Press PARIS, Oct. 26. A gigantic scheme to raise the price of sugar in France, at the same time striking a severe blow at Cuban and American sugar exporters, has been uncovered by the government. The scheme, providing for dumping several hundred thousand tons of sugar either in Holland or Switzerland at a loss, leaked out despite greatest secrecy. The govrenment intervened when it learned the operation was to be carried out by a bloc, which is illegal under French law which prohibits combines whose object is to raise or lower the price of foodstuffs.

Just Show By Timet Special EVANSVILLE, Ind., Oct, 26. —“A sign painter’s income is like his paint. It makes a show.” It’s Judge Elmer Q. Lockyear speakipg in fixing $12.50 a week alimonf for Mrs. Viola Baker, pending a divorce suit against Louis Baker, sign painter. The alimony was set after Mrs. Baker testified her husband had an income of S2OO a week and he testified it was $250 a month.

Crop of Rising Stars Is Thin in Films This Year

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These four girls are considered leading candidates for the honor of being chosen Wampas Baby Stars. They are, left to right, top— Ruth Alice White and Lupe Velez; below, Sue Carol and Ruth Taylor.

BORAH URGES HOOSIERS’ AID Invitation is Extended to Join Western Bloc. By Times Special WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.—Senator Borah of Idaho today extended to the Indiana Senators a more or less urget invitation to join the “western bloc” of Senators now engaged here in putting the West on the map, declaring that for purposes of legislation the bloc’s territory should start at the Allegheny mountains. He said he thought Senators Watson and Robinson ought to be interested because of their votes for the McNary Haugen bill last winter. Robinson should be interested especially He showed great zeal in forwarding farm relief legislation, said Borah. Since the bloc has put forward Senator Norris of Nebraska as a good candidate for president, it hardly is thought the Indiana senators will be interested. Watson himself is a tentative candidate and it is believed both senators would be for Vice President Dawes, if the Watson candidacy were side tracked. The move to put forward Norris is thought to have been staged partly for the purpose of eliminating former Governor Lowden of Illinois, who has been strong in trans-Mississippi territory, although the bloc so far consist only of the more radical of the westerners. Watson and Robinson cast votes acceptable to it, both for anti administration farm relief and against joining the world court last winter. Many of their other activities are anti-Coolidge, as they also were highly pleasing to the Republican insurgents in the senate, but it is believed both Indiana senators will part company with the bloc this winter on the tariff, railroad legislation, and other issues.

NEW LIGHTS PROTECT IF SIGNALS BLINK OUT Four North-Side Intersections Get Warnings at Base. Gamewell Superintendent William Griffis has installed red lights on the base of four traffic signals as a warning in event the signal lights go out. An experiment at Fourteenth and Meridian Sts., at anew stop sign, proved satisfactory and the lights were erected on other signals at Thirty-Eighth St. and Washington Blvd., Thirty-Eighth and Meridian Sts., and Twenty-Fifth and Meridian Sts. Fred W. Connell, safety board president v l a survey is being made r y funds are available the “co- ’fits” will be installed general' * MAN CONVICTED SEVEN TIMES AS HAIR CUTTER English Worried Over Punishment For Maniacal Tendencies. Ejj United Press LONDON, Oct. 26.—Conviction of Londoner for the seventh time on a charge of cutting off a girl’s hair, has caused eminent British psychol-ogists-to give their opinions on this peculiar obsession. They generally ahd emphatically declare that other methods than prison sentences should be adopted by the law in dealing with this form of crime. “The impulse that drives one man to slash a girl's hair is the same impulse as that which prompts other people to pick up such things as pins in the street,” declared one specialist. “Prison will never reform a man subject to these brain storms. Prison life cannot cure the mental impulse. It only aggravates it. The law overlooks what the doctors know.”

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Choice of Baby Wampas Star Aggregation to Be One of Difficulty. Bu NEA Service HOLLYWOOD, Cal., Oct. 26.—Now that winter is almost upon us again, Hollywood is beginning to think about the 1928 Wampas Baby Stars. Every year the Wampas an organization of Ifollywood publicity men, selects thirteen girls as the best starring prospects for the coming twelve months. The nomination of next year’s baby star candidates is still more than a month away, but Wampas members are doing a lot of thinking along such lines just the same—because there aren’t thirteen girls among the rising cinema set who rate such a distinction. Os course, when it comes to- a vote thirteen girls will be selected—but some of them will just be “fillers.” The Best Prospect Heading the list of prospects is Ruth Taylor, former blonde comedy queen. Ruth was picked from scores of tow-heads for the highly coveted role of Lorelei in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.” From early reports, this film will more than live up to expectations. If it does, Ruth’s future i§ assured. Sue Carol is another good bet. The beautiful young brunette left Chicago’s “four hundred” to embark upon a film career. With a face like her’s she couldn’t help “clicking” immediately. She made one picture for Fox and was then signed by Douglas MacLean as his leading lady. Now she is playing a featured dead at Universal and will then return to Mac Lean again. Sue already has made her mark. Mexican Girl Registers Lupe Velez also is a future resident of the cinema heavens. She came to the movie town from Mexico City, played in several Hal Roach comedies and was then signed by Douglas Fairbanks to play with him in “The Gaucho.” Doug thinks the girl is a great actress. Alice White, the girl whose hair has been various shades of red ever since she started acting, looks like a real comer. She has just finished important roles in “The Private Life of Helen of Troy” and “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.” Prior to those productions she played several other important roles. Tlislma Todd is also a blonde beauty whose work during the past five or six months has bene drawing comments from her directors. Just Needs Campaigning With the proper campaigning she’ll be chosen sure. And still another fair-haired girl who will make a bid for baby stardom is Gwen Lee, who has been stepping along pretty fast on the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot. Viola Richard, Nancy Nash and Dorothy Gulliver haven’t done anything really exciting, t they have shown ability and are i a ly to climb pretty fast next year. They’re all worth taking a chance on, in the hopes that they will crash through. All Phones Automatic By Times Special .*■ SOUTH BEND, Ind., Oct. 26.All phones here will be automatic after Feb. 26, next, it has just been announced.

ITALY PLANS TO PLANT FLAG IN VAST ARCTIC AREA

BY THOMAS B. MORGAN R r ~~~~ OME, Oct. 26.—An all-Italian expedition will leave Ciampino airfield the first week of April for Spitzbergen, to establish a base from which to explore by dirigible the two and a half million square miles of unknown territory around the North Pole, General Umberto Nobile, who flew with Roald Amundsen over the pole a year ago, told the United Press in an interview today. The dirigible which Nobile will use virtually is ready at Ciampino Air

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RUTH ELDER I ILL; DELAYS PARISFUGHT Air Heroine Is Worn Out by Strenuous Experiences of Atlantic Dash. WELCOMED BY LISBON Crowds at Pier Cheer as She Lands With Her Co-Pilot. Bn United Press LISBON, Oct. 26.—American Minister Fred Morris Dearing announced today that Miss Ruth Elder 1 was ill In bed and would be unable 'to leave Lisbon today, as she had planned, for Madrid and Paris. Worn out after two weeks of excitement, she was sent to bed, under a doctor’s care, at the American legation here. Fearing announced that Miss Elhad passed a bad night. She was suffering severe abdominal pains, he said, and had a bad cough. It was feared that Miss Elder would not be able to leave Lisbon for Madrid until late Thursday or Friday. Miss Elder tried to rise this morning. But Dearing, learning of her weak condition, feared she might subject herself to serious illness and insisted on her remaining in bed. A doctor was called immediately. He attributed Miss Elder’s illness to the final strain of her enthusiastic reception here yesterday, when a big Lisbon crowd cheered her to the echo. Play Raleigh Role A group of students, at the dock, threw off their flowing black cloaks and in Sir Walter Raleigh fashion spread them in her path to a waiting automobile. * Capt. George Haldeman was to pilot the Junkers airplane on the flight. Use of the plane had been offered the famous Qying couple by the Spanish Aero Club. Two Portuguese military aviators were to accompany the American fliers. Another plane, which was to have taken Miss Elder and Captain Haldeman to Paris from Lisbon, did not arrive yesterday as expected. Consequently, they eagerly accepted the offer of the Spanish club. Cheered at Pier The co-pilots of the plane American Girl were given a rousing reception at the pier last night when the Portuguese mail steamer Lima docked in the Tagus River. Attired in the plus-fours, sweater j and golf hose which she wore when she took off in the American Girl from Long Island just two weeks ago, Miss Elder came down the gangplank escorted by Captain Haldeman and Captain Pinto of the Lima. Ovations were sent up for the plucky American girl. She seemed : nervous in face of the cheering! crowd, but was delighted with the; reception. Half the crowd was composed ofj women. Peasants were there, too, with huge baskets on their heads. Great Adventure of Life. When she was able to rest from the welcome, Miss Elder told the United Press it had been the “greatest adventure of my life,” but, she added coyly, “I’m just the same girl as before.” Speaking of the proposed transAtlantic flight of Mrs. Frances Grayson at Old Orchard, Me., Miss Elder said she hoped Mrs. Grayson would abandon the flight until next year, “for her sake.” “Os course I was glad to get my feet on land, but I rather have flowri the latter part of the* voyage,” she said. \ “What I want most now is to get my hair trimmed and washed; It looks terrible,” she concluded.

OBSERVE NAVY DAY Spafford Will Be Speaker at University Dinner. Observance of Navy Dry, which is Thursday, began here today with a luncheon at the Indianapolis Athletic Club. Following the luncheon, Navy Reserve officials went to Bloomington to inspect the Indiana University Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. At (LO- m. the Bloomington American Legion Post and University officials will give a dinner for the party, at which E. E. Spafford, new American Legion national com•jnander, will speak. James W. Fesler, Indianapolis attorney, is head of a State committee for Navy day named by the Navy, League of America.

Field, where it has undergone modifications suggested by the *626 flight. “We will be able to start for the North Pole the first week of April, if all goes well with our preparations,” said Nobile. “We will follow a different route from the previous occasion, ' when we flew across France and England. This time we will cross the Alps, fly over Germany and Russia to Spitzbergen, where he will establish our base. “The expedition will be all-Italian and will include sixteen or seventeen members.

! Young Dancers to Entertain Convention

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“The Peggy Lou Babies” will entertain delegates to the Degree of Honor convention tonight at the Spink-Arms with dance numbers under the direction of Miss Peggy Lou Snyder, 2345 Station St. Left to right, above: Betty Owens, Lillian Jean Seites, Virginia Weiss, Marion Gay Kester, Peggy Trussler George Mae Enyert, Shirley Ann Trittipo, Betty Jean Wheeler and Stephana Hester. Below is Marion Gay Kester (left), who will do a jazz turn, and Allene Champion, who will gyrate through an acrobatic dance. *

ELI LILLY & CO. TOPS FUND DONORS WITH $24,000 GIFT

U. S. TO LAUNCH LARGEST'SUB'I Branch Postoffice Included in Equipment. Bn United Press PORTSMOUTH, N. 11., Oct. 26. The largest submarine ever built—the V-4—will slide down the ways at Portsmouth Navy Yard Nov. 10. According to the announcement, the giant submersible will be equipped with every comfort and convenience of a sea-going vessel. Among the features calculated to make life interesting for the crew of eighty-eight is a moving picture machine. The submarine, which is No. 4 of the “V” type, also will carry apparatus for evaporating and distilling fresh water, refrigeration equipment, two motor boats and a brench post office. A pharamacist’s mate, included among the crew, will superintend a drugstore. Cooking will be done by electricity, on hot plates, in ovens, or in special kettles. Mechanically, the V-4 embodies every recent improvement in submarine construction. NAME BOND MELLON AID Massachusetts Man Appointed Assistant Treasury Chief. Bn United Press WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.—Henry H. Bond of Massachusetts, today was appointed by President Coolidge to be assistant secretary of the treasury, succeeling Charles S. Dewey, resigned. Dewey resigned this month to become a director of the Bank of Poland and financial adviser to the Polish government.

-“TINE of the difficulties to be fj faced is transportation by sea of sufficient gasoline to carry out the explorations from Spitzbergen. This may caute some loss of time, since Spitzbergen is not generally open to shipping until April. “However, we expect to get sufficient fuel there early in April to enable us to begin actual explorations by mid-April. “We will make a number of flights over the 2,500,000 square miles of

BATTLE BLAZING ISLAND Firemen Called to Extinguish Fire Near Emrichsville Dam. I Firemen are accustomed to having adventure and hard work trot in double harness, but a burning island, even for firemen, is a little out of the ordinary. Late Tuesday firemen from pumper stations Nos. 24 and 9 were called upon to battle a blazing island in White River, a short distance below the Emrichsville dam. Buckets of river water were inadequate, so a fireman tossed a rope from the island to the mainland and pulled a fire hose back upon the island. The hose was attached to a plug three blocks away, and 2,350 feet of hose were used. NEW COMMANDER HERE West Virginia Man to Serve at Ft. Harrison Temporarily. Col. Cromwell Stacy, instructor of the West Virginia National Guard, Charleston, Is Ft. Benjamin Harrison commander until the arrival of Brig. Gen. George H. Jamerson in December. Colonel Stacy formerly command’ed the Second Infantry at Ft. Sheridan, 111. General Jamerson is attending the Infantry school at Ft. Benning, Ga. ALL-BAPTIST NET CALL Meeting of Church League Called for Friday Night With the basketball season rapidly approaching, officials of the AllBaptist League have called an organization meeting for Friday night Oct. 28, at the Baptist City offices, 1729 N. Illinois St. Managers and secretaries are requested to report at 7:45. F. A. Hayward, chairman, and William Ralne, secretary-treasurer, predict another successful season.

totally unexplored territory about the Pole. We expect to spend the entire summer in the North.” In recognition of Nobile’s achievements in aerial navigation and exploration, the Papal Scientific academy "Tiberina” presented the general with the insignia of membership at a ceremony attended by Cardinal Lega and a large number of prelates, scientists and writers. Nobile indicated a number of scientists and writers will accompany him on his new venture.

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Substantial Increases in Early Contributions Are Reported. Substantial increases in donations to the Indianapolis Community Fund by citizens and firms numbered among the heaviest contributors in past years are being shown by tabulations made at fund headquarters of reports turned in by the Special Gifts “A” Committee. Eli Lilly & Cos., with a $24,000 subscription, tops the list of early donors, it is announced by Walter C. Marmon, general campaign chairman. The increase in the Eli Lilly & Cos., subscription, according to Marmon, is slightly over 26 per cent, last year’s donation having been $19,000. Express Faith in City J. K. Lilly, president of the firm, this morning said that his company’s gift expressed the faith of himself and his associates in Indianapolis and in the city’s social service agencies. “From my long and intimate association with the work of the Community Fund,” said Lilly, “I know that it is administered efficiently and economically. During the past two years six new and improved social service plants have beeri put in operation, thus rendering a finer service to our citizens than was formerly possible. Firm Takes Leadership “Our company felt that as a part of a progressive city we wanted to assume a share of the cost of this enlarged service.” In commenting on me Eli Lilly & Cos. gift, Walter C. Marmon, campaign chairman, declared the leadership shown by that firm in increasing this year’s donation will have a marked effect upon the campaign as a whole and upon other donors. First Time Past $20,000 “For many years,” said Marmon, "directors of the Community Fund have felt that if the $20,000 mark in single contributions could be passed the public would gain an awakened appreciation of the needs of the thirty-eight agencies which share in the fund, and that individual donors would more readily realize their responsibilities toward these agencies as a whole. “The Eli Lilly Company has in past years been the largest single contributor. To have this gift so materially increased exhibits strong leadership which our citizens arc sure to follow.”

FALL PATRIOT 1 PLEA STRUCK BY ROOSEVELT Ex-Assistant Secretary of Navy Deals Blow to War Plans Defense. ON STAND 10 MINUTES Two Oil Men Testify They Were Rebuffed in Effort to Make Bids. Bn United Press WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.—Theodore Roosevelt today testified against the “secret war plans” defense in the Fall-Slnclair oil conspiracy trial. The dynamic son of the famou> rough rider President, who was assistant secretary of the Navy in direct charge of Navy war plans when the Teapot Dome lease was made, said he never heard of the lease until about two weeks after it was executed by Secretary of Interior Fall. Roosevelt quietly dressed, ignored the former secretary of the interior as he brushed elbows. He spok® gravely during his ten-minute appearance. Roosevelt Not Consulted He told of his activities as head of the naval experts at the 1921 Washington arms conference, and of formulation of “war” plans for storage of 45,000,000 barrels of fuel oil at naval bases. These plans were changed from time to time, he said. Roosevelt made but the single point that he was not consulted either by Secretary of Interior Fall or Secretary of Navy Denby, both of whom signed the lease of Teapot Dome to Harry F. Sinclair, April 7, 1922. He learned about the lease in the “latter part of April,” he said. After Roosevelt left the courtroom with a quick teeth-disclosing smile reminiscent of his famous father, the Government produced two other important witnesses. Fall Evaded Overtures They were F. E. Kistler and A. L. Beatty, big oil man, who wanted to lease Teapot early in 1922. Both said their overtures to Secretary Fall were evaded and rebuffed before the stage of negotiating could be reached. Kistler, western oil operator, testified he asked Secretary Fall in March, 1922, for specifications for a lease in the course of i> personal investigation. “Fall said he had not made any plans; he had not determined what he was going to do with the dome," Kistler said. “He said he was not ready to receive or consider funy applications.” No Invitation to Bid “Was anything said about the claim to Teapot, or about plans to exchange underground oil for battleship fuel oil, or about building any navy oil tanks.” The witness answered “No.” "There was never any Invitation to you or your company to bid, was there?” “No.” Roberts’ questions were directed to support the government claim that Fall leased the reserve without attempting to obtain terms from other bidders. * Told Sinclair Had Claims Beatty, chairman of the board of the Texas Oil Company, said he had asked Fall for an Interview to present an offer for Teapot Dome March 31, 1922. Fall told him, Beatty said, that Sinclair had bought up the previous claims to Teapot. “I suggested that my company might be able to get those claims if we got the lease.” “Did he mention exchange of royalty oil for fuel oil?" “No.”

JR. C. OF C. TO FROLIC Annual Mardt Gras Ball Will Bn Given Saturday Night. Fifth annual Mardi Gras ball will be held by the Indianapolis Junior Chamber of Commerce at 8:30 p. m. Saturday at the Riley room of the Claypool hotel. K. M. Cory, chairman, announced that thirty merchandise prizes valued at several hundred dollars have been provided for the best costumes and contests. Music will be by the Wabash Serenaders orchestra. The ball will be open to the public. GAS RATE CUT ASKED East Chicago, Ind., Files Protest With State Officials. Mayor Raleigh P. Hale and City Attorney Henry W. Petersen of East Chicago, Ind., have filed petition with the Public Service Commission for reduced gas and electric rates from the Northern Indiana Power and Light Company, an Insull interest, with headquarters at Hammond. Present rates were termed "unjust and unreasonable” by the petitioners.

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