Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 211, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 January 1928 — Page 3

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EIGHT HUNDRED MILLIONS ASKED FOR NEWU. S. ARMADA

WILBUR ASKS CONGRESS FOR HUGEJpUNT Five-Year Building Program Includes Forty-Three New Cruisers. BY THOMAS L. STOKES United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.—Secretary of Navy Wilbur revealed today that the $800,000,000 building program he recommended to Congress was drafted as a five-year program .for immediate needs of the Navy and is regarded as only a starter, j He advocated a twenty-year pro- j gram of building and replacement; as necessary for national defense j and protection of foreign commerce, j The twenty-year program, he suggested to the House Naval Affairs Committee, should provide forty-three 10,000-ton cruisers as well as additional submarines and destroyers. The $800,000,000 program, which he urged in particular today, includes twenty-five cruisers, thirty-two submarines, nine destroyer leaders and five aircraft carriers. The forty-three cruisers would include the twenty-five provided in the five-year program. Is Above 5-3 Ratio Wilbur emphasized the five-year program means no “competitive building,” and is not proposed to meet building programs of other nations. He explained, however, that it would bring the Navy well within the equality ratio fixed by the Washington armament conference as compared with Great Britain, and “slightly above the 5-3 ratio “with Japan unless she increases her program. ‘The insistence of Great Britain at the recent Geneva conference upon her absolute need for a large tonnage of cruisers, regardless of the naval program of other powers,” he said, “is most persuasive evidence that we also have definite needs lor cruiser tonnage, regardless of the program of other powers, if we are to have a- well-round-ed fleet for our defense, and also that such a program is for us in no sense competitive.” Based on Navy Needs President Coolidge, he said, is opposed to competitive building. “The program we are now submitting to Congress is in no sense competitive, but is based upon the needs of our navy as it is determined by the secretary of the navy upon the technical advice of the general board of the navy,” Wilbur said. “We do not ask you to build a certain number of tons of each type of vessel for the reason that Great Britain has that number or because to do so would bring us up to parity with Great Britain. Nor do we ask you to construct a certain amount of tonnage in order that we may be on the 5-3 ratio with Japan.” It would cost the United States a billion dollars alone to build 600,000 tons of cruisers, the limit proposed by Great Britain at the Geneva conference, Wilbur pointed out, whereas Great Britain could build the same amount for about $600,000,000. Sees War Prevention The forty-three cruisers proposed in his 20-year building program, Wilbur said, do “not cover all the foreign interests or trade routes of the actual needs. “To build enough,” he said, “would be too great a burden upon the nation in its peace-time activities. “We do believe,” he said, “that the number of cruisers proposed in this bill is a reasonable burden to be assumed by our Government for the protection of its vital interests and that if the building program here presented is carried out and supple-

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A. P. Matzke of the Fletcher American Company is the new president of the Indianapolis Stock Exchange, elected Tuesday. mented by a continuous building and replacement program over a period of twenty years, and if this building is systematically and continuously kept up in the future, the danger of war and therefore of destruction of overseas commerce will be greatly minimized if not entirely met. “America needs a first-class navy. “The building program presented by the Navy Department is based on our needs in the same sense that the police force of any city is set upon its estimate of needs for the protection of the public.” Wilbur submitted a statement by the navy general board as to technical questions involved, which will be explained in detail later when members of the board, as well as other high ranking naval officers, appear to urge adoption of the program. DETERMINED TO PARADE Hibernian Group Refuses to Let St. Patrick Custom Lapse. "Sure, and we will hold a meeting tonight, sure,” says the minority * committee of the Hibernians, who favor a St. Patrick’s day parade. The meeting will be held in the office of Dr. Michael J. McGinty, 829 E. Washington St., and effort will be made to revive the parade, a feature of the celebration for sixty years. Dr. McGinty and Jerry Liddy resigned recently as committeemen for the celebration when the majority of the Hibernians balked at the annual march. BURGLAR, 14, IS HELD A 14-year-old boy burglar is held at the Detention Home today while police seek his bandit pal, who is 15. Cecil Hicks, merchant policeman, caught them in the Owen Sheppard hardware store, 2858 Clifton St., but they ran. Hicks said he fired one shot at the youths, but hit nothing. Two bicycle the boys abandoned led to the arrest of the one youth. Police said they suspect the youths of breaking into several stores in that vicinity recently.

PASSENGERS HURT BUS-TRUCK CRASH

Four persons were injured early today when a Kroeger Grocery Company truck crashed into a Peoples Motor Coach Company bus at New Jersey and St. Clair Sts. Injured were Roy Lisby, 27, of 2211 E. New York St., bus driver; Ralph Brown, 28, of 334 Pine St.,

SUB VICTIMS 1 DEATHS ‘EASY,’ COURTIS TOLD Men Trapped on S-4 Felt No Pain, Naval Doctor Testifies. Bn United Press BOSTON, Mass., Jan. 11.—A medical opinion that the six men, who lived for days in the torpedo room of the sunken S-4, tapping out requests for aid until carbon dioxide poisoning killed them, had an easy death—so far as physical discomforts are concerned—was before th> official naval inquiry board today. Lieut. C. J. Flotte, naval medical officer, gave the opinion in describing the way death may have overtaken the six men. He was asked how carbon dioxide—caused by the breathing of the men—acted. “The first symptoms are headache, fainting and weakness, and that progresses until they become unconscious," he testified. “It is a very pleasant sensation _A man who is overcome by carbon dioxide has a very easy death,” the medical officer said. He explained, to questions, that it would be a far easier death than inhaling illuminating gas. Quiz Navy Yard Chief Before Rear Admiral Philip R. Andrews, commandant of the Charlestown Navy yard, was called as a witness, Rear Admiral Richard H. Jackson, president of the court, announced the board would go to Provicetown on the destroyer Maury Thursday, to familiarize itself with the scenes of the collision between the submarine and the coast guard destroyer Paulding. Commander Leslie E. Bratton, judge advocate, questioned Andrews as to steps taken here preliminary to the standardization trials of the submarine off Provincetown and action taken after he had been informed of the disaster. Out of Steamer Lane Testifying as to the advisability of testing submarines during the winter, Andrews said there was no reason why naval officials could not test them in these months “and every reason why they should.” He pointed to the necessity oi putting submarines to tests which would subject them to all climatic conditions for war-time operations. “The Provincetown course is not in the Boston steamer lane out to sea, but it is not far from it,” Andrews testified. “It is on the line of any vessels that might be going in or out of Provincetown.” Recover 6 More Bodies Rn United Press PROVINCETOWN, Mass., Jan. 11. —Six more bodies were removed today from the sunken hull of the S-4 increasing to twenty-three the total number of bodies removed. The bodies were discovered by Tom Campbell, a diver when he entered the motor room to close four valves in connection with preparations for unwatering and raising the wrecked submersible. Campbell reported having seen a seventh body between two air compressors in the motor room.

truck driver; Michael Jarvis, 24, of 2137 N. Jefferson Ave., and Joseph Phillips, 51, of 1849 Ludlow Ave., bus passengers. All were taken to city hospital. Police Lieutenant Fred Drinkut, who investigated the accident, booked both drivers for recklessness. The bus turned completely around, but did not tip over. Several passengers escaped unharmed and had left the scene before police arrived. The truck went over the curbing and crashed into a tree, breaking it off. Both bus and truck were damaged badly. At dawn a heavy white frost covered pavements and sidewalks, causing numerous accidents. Early morning workers skidded downtown in their cars, many going into tailspins caused by quickly applied brakes. MAYAN LECTURER HERE Edward Herbert Thompson to Speak Tonight at Library. Edward Herbert Thompson, the Don Eduardo of T. A. Willard’s book, “The City of the Sacred Well,” will lecture in Cropsey auditorium of the public library Thursday at 2:30 p. m. The public is invited to the lecture, under auspices of the Indianapolis public library staff. Thompson is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Glenn Diddel, 3411 Broadway. He is on a lecture tour in the interest of the Mayan ruins, of which he has made a life study, DRUG STORE RANSACKED Thieves Take SIOO Worth of Loot From Pharmacy. Thieves, who enters the Grow Pharmacy, 901 E. Thirtieth St., Tuesday night, took SIOO worth of merchandise, Donald Bert, 2524% N. New Jersey St., reported to police. Bert said the thieves evidentally were looking for narcotics as they searched the store very carefully. PORTERS SEE COOUDGE A;/ United Pratt WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.—Representatives of the Sleeping Car Porters’ Brotherhood quoted President Coolidge, after calling on him at the White House, as expressing the view that the porters ought to be well paid. They had told him of their efforts to drop the tipping I system in favor of a higher straightwage plan, . . ...

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Display Myriad of Blossoms at Annual Meeting of State Group. Many new flowers were "introduced Tuesday afternoon at the annual meeting of the State Florists’ Association at the Elks Club, new officers were named and three trophies were awarded. Joseph H. Hill & Cos., Richomnd, Ind., introduced the Joanna Hill rose, a yellow flower with deeper shadings of cream, shown in the arms of Miss Bess Schilds of the Indianapolis Convention Bureau. Two other new roses displayed by the same company were the Fontanelle a long-stemmed yellow rose, and the Rose Hill, a pink bloom. Show Myriads of Blooms Bauer & Steinkamp, Indianapolis, brought the v Pink Abundance, a

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This article concludes the summary of Warden Lewis E. Lawes’ views on capital punishment. As head of Sing Sing prison, Lawes will officiate at the electrocutions of Judd Gray and Ruth Snvaer. BY LEWIS E. LAWES Warder of Sing Sing Prison MODERN criminologists are beginning to doubt if death is necessary to balance the debt of the individual to society for the wrong that has been dons. This conception of punishment Is based on the old belief of retaliation—on the Mosaic law of “An eye for an eye”—and if we are to follow this old Mosaic Jaw, why not, with equal logic, follow the Biblical injunction, “Thou shalt not kill”? Men commit murder for many different reasons, because of defective or warped mentality, lack of education, lack of home and religious training, lack of moral sense, lack of self-control.

Is the death of the murderer necessary as a measure of public safety? Must we admit that we kill because we can devise no better way, that is the easiest solution of the dilemma? The murderer is not a criminal in his nature. During twenty years, I have known many men who have been commuted from death, and invariably, they have been quiet, dependable and trustworthy. "One Crime” Men When we examine the record of men convicted of murder, we become impressed by the preponderance of those who are “one crime men.” Nearly three out of four who come into the Sing Sing death house have committed the crime as a first offense. It also is very true that the thought of the penalty is rarely in the mind of the person who commits murder. Few crimes of murder are of sufficient premeditation to permit any regard to the consequences to be in the mind of the perpetrator. How is it possible to suppose that any penalty which is inflicted so spasmodically can be a deterrent? Statistics show that everywhere it is a punishment that is conspicuous by the infrequency of its application. In twelve of our States, from 1912 to 1919, there were 20,000 homicides with 336 executions. In New York State, from 1912 to 1921, there were 4,500 homicides with 117 executions. Abroad, the same uncertainty prevails. In England and Wales, in the same period, there were 2,500 homicides with 125 executions. In France, in four years, nearly 6,000 homicides resulted in fortyeight executions. Capital punishment has never equal in the way it is applied to the rich and to the poor. Juries do not intentionally favor the rich, the law is theoretically impartial; but the defendant with ample means is able to have his case presented with every favorable aspect. It is a punishment of absolute finality, there is no opportunity for the correction of mistakes. I have know several men who have been very close to the chair and REFINANCE YOUR DEBTS NOW and repay as you earn. Low cost, confidential and quick. CAPITOL LOAN 141 % E. Wash,—Adver-

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huge carnation; Tom Knipe, Kokomo, displayed a tiny pink rose, which has not yet been named, and other flower growers and florists of Indianapolis and throughout the State contributed to the myriad of blooms shown. Len Elder, Indianapolis, succeeded Charles Pahud, Indianapolis, as president. Other officers elected: Edward Neuman, Richmond, first vice president; H. M. Henley, Terre Haute, second vice president; Edward C. Grande, Indianapolis, reelected secretary; and Arthur Heidenreich, Indianapolis, re-elected treasurer. 200 Attend Banquet Smith & Young, Cumberland, won the rose trophy; the Hill company won the carnation award, and the Rose Floral company. Greenwood, took the sweet pea prize. About 200 members attended the dance and banquet in the evening. The ch T ysanthemum showa will be held next November at Terre Haute.

who, afterwards, were found to be innocent. Finally, it has so many legal safe-guards that it is slow in operation and so arbitrary that it cannot be made to fit all of the varying degrees of even first degree murder. By reason of all these defects, it remains a useless punishment too seldom applied by judge and jury to be a warning. In place of death, what? Upon conviction of murder in the first degree, the defendant shall be sentenced to life imprisonment. Penalty for Revenge Prisoners serving life sentences shall not be pardoned, nor shall their terms be commuted by the Governor until they have served at least twenty years’ actual time, unless the highest court of the State shall make an order, in which the majority of its members concur, to the effect that: (a) Evidence which was not known at the time of the trial or which was not presented creates a probable doubt of the guilt of the accused, or (b) Facts or circumstances exist which, in the opinion of the court, make a case for executive clemency consideration. After a prisoner shall have served twenty years’ actual time, he shall be eligible for consideration of pardon or for commutation to a lesser term than life, and, if commuted, to a definite term of years, he may thereafter earn commutation and compensation. A substantial percentage of the earnings of the prisoner shall be applied to the support of his dependents or those of the person killed. Capital punishment is unbeen and never can be anything but an uncertainty. It is a punishment for revenge, for retaliation, not for protection. (Copyright, 1928, NEA Service) TOUR FOR FIRE TALKS Prevention Chief Shows How Small Blazes Are Extinguished. Model fire drills and talks on fi~e prevention featured a torn: of buildings led this afternoon by Fire Prevention Chief Horace Carey. The tour began at 2 p. m. at the General Motors Service garage, Illinois and Walnut Sts. The garage employes gave an exhibition of how to extinguish a small fire. Mayor U Ert Slack spoke.

HINT SECOND ' BOND SCANDAL IN OILPROBE Senate Investigators Seek to Question Rockefeller and Aid on Deal. BY PAUL R. MALLON United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.—The Senate Teapot Dome investigators believe they are about to reveal another sensational chapter in the oil scandal cases. They hope to question John D. Rockefeller Jr., George E. Vincent, head of the Rockefeller foundation, and other witnesses who may cast light on the affair. They think they are fairly certain of ascertaining who received $2,849,500 missing profits of the Continental Trading Company, the short-lived corporation organized in Canada by Harry F. Sinclair with an unexplained motive. Tracs by Serial Numbers Government counsel against Sinclair in the Teapot Dome case claim to have proved that the trading company converted all its $3,080,000 profits into Liberty bonds. They think the numbers of all these bonds may be obtained at a Canadian bank in New York, where they were deposited, and that the Treasury Department can help them identify men who got the bonds. Government attorneys have established that $230,500 of the bonds found their way into possession of former Secretary of Interior Fall shortly after he leased' Teapot Dome to Sinclair. These are the only bonds so far accounted for. Senator Norris, instigator of the new Senate inquiry, says the trading company was organized for only one transaction to buy oil from certain men and sell it back to them for 25 cents a barrel more. Willis Quits Probe Why those oil mjen were willing to drop millions into the company’s coffers, if not for a purpose best kept secret, Is a puzzle Norris wants to solve. Government lawyers were stumped on this phase of the oil scandals, because one witness died, two others fled to Europe and all books and papers of the trading company were said to have been destroyed. The Public Lands Committee, which is to conduct the inquiry under the Norris resolution, will meet this "afternoon in executive session. The investigation is to be in the hands of Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana, who first uncovered the cases after months of investigation. Walsh says he wishes to learn important details from Rockefeller and Vincent. Senator Willis of Ohio, who has thrown his hat in the Republican presidential ring, retired from the investigating committee late Tuesday and Senator Cutting of New Mexico was appointed in his place. ROAD MEN TO SPEAK State Officials Will Address Purdue Engineers’ School. Heads of various sections of the State highway department, State engineers and technicians will participate in the highway construction program at the engineers’ school of Purdue University, Jan. 16 to 21. Highway commissioners who will speak are: Robert Brown, Fountain City; George Hershman, Crown Point, and Albert J. Wedeking of Dale. Engineers on the program are: W. J. Titus, chief engineer; A. H. Hinkle, chief of maintenance; Fred Kilburn, assistant engineer in charge of bridges, and J. T. Hallett, assistant engineer in charge of paving.

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STEAMSHIP IS BADLY DAMAGED BY FLAMES Dollar Line Vessel, Loaded With Rubber, Ablaze at Dock. Bn United Press JERSEY CITY, N. J., Jan. 11.— Fire early today did heavy damage to the Dollar Line steamship President Polk, which just had docked after a world tour. The ship was loaded with rubber, brought from Singapore, and its next port of call was to have been Boston. Fireboats from New York and from~ railroad lines Went to the rescue of the ship. The fire started in the forward section of the craft and soon spread to the valuable cargo. Officials of the line said that the damage probably would be “several hundred thousand dollars.” All pasengers had left the vessel when the fire broke out and only the Chinese crew remained. Official Dies Suddenly KOKOMO, Ind., Jan. 11.—Omer H. Porter, 40, trustee of Ervin Township, Howard County, died suddenly of heart disease while dictating some official reports to a daughter at his home.

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PANAMA GIVES LOUD ACCLAIM TO LINDBERGH Personality and Skill as Aviator Win Fancy of His Hosts. BY SEYMOUR PAUL United Press Staff Correspondent PANAMA CITY, Jan. 11.—Col. Charles A. Lindbergh has doubly captured the fancy of Panama — first through his engaging spirit of good will and second by his cleverness as an airplane pilot. Beginning the final day of his visit to the western end of the Panama Canal, Lindbergh found the acclaim for himself growing in intensity. His arrival here from Costa Rica brought cheers of friendship. These changed into a greater cheer of respect after his exhibition of air prowess yesterday. When he stunted over the city in a single-seated army plane, thousands at the capital watched In awe. He went through a series of difficult air maneuvers that pleased the crowd. Their pleasure was increased when he took President Chiari and First Vice President Thomas Gabriel Duque up for short trips in an army two-seater. Takes Officials in Air He took the executives up singly for short trips over the city. It was the first flight either of Panama’s officials had taken, and both remarked on the skilfullness Lindbergh displayed and the safety they felt while flying with him. Today Lindbergh, after moving from American legation to the home of Acting Governor Burgess of the Panama Canal, will visit the western end of the canal. It will be his last day here, as he plans to take off Thursday for Colon. May Go to Colombia Last night Lindbergh was the guest of 200 business men arid officials at a banquet. The good will flier is undetermined on visits to Colombia and Venezuela. He has been unable to learn whether there are any good landing fields in Colombia, but has selected Caracas as a place of landing in Venezuela when and if he makes that flight. Poultry Show Opens MARION, Ind., Jan. 11.—The sixteenth annual show of Northern Indiana Poultry Association opened in Civic hall here today for' the remainder of the week. In addition to cash awards, many trophies and special prizes are offered.