Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 247, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 February 1928 — Page 2

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VALUE OF OIL FOR NEXT WAR SHOWN IN LAST American Supply Led Allies to Victory; Germans Handicapped. This is another of the series.of articles on the romantic and economic role oil Stars in world affairs. BY RODNEY DUTCHER NEA Service Writer (Copyright, 1928, NEA Service. Inc.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.—Some conception of the importance of oil and gasoline in the next big war may be gathered by consideration of the part they played in the last. “We might say the allies floated to victory on a wave of oil,” said Lord Curzon, British foreign secretary, in 1918. Incidentally, the wave was one of American oil. More recently, President Coolidge Jias said: . , “Developing aircraft indicates that our national defense must be supplemented, if not dominated, by aviation. It is even probable that the supremacy of nations may be deteimined by the possession of available petroleum and its products. ’ Europe Depended on IT. S. The lesson of the World War greatly intensified the struggle between the great powers fer the world's oil resources. Among other things. Europe learned that it was dependent for its oil on the United States and it will never be in that position again. The World War was not a naval war, so the few oil-burning battleships then in operation had little real chance to demonstrate their superiority. The allied and American navies, however, developed their oilburner programs rapidly during the years of conflict. The central powers were not able to emulate them, for they were short of oil even for their submarines and airplanes. Germany Handicapped General Ludendorff has admitted that lack of oil left the central powers under a tremendous handicap. Just before the Germans invaded Rumania, the British destroyed the Rumanian oil wells—a hard blow to the Germans. Rumania later sued for compensation, but failed to collect. Toward the close of the war, German peasants had no kerosene at all for their lamps, German airmen had to use heavy and unsatisfactory benzol substitutes in engines, which slowed up their planes and other motorized vehicles had to be abandoned in large numbers. Shortage Hurt Allies Whether an oil shortage lost the war for Germany is perhaps debatable, but the allies also had very serious trouble of a similar nature. The enemy’s submarines played havoc with the slow, heavy oil tankers and sank so many that England’s petroleum stocks dropped 40 per cent below the supposed minimum requirements of the war. New combat methods, better convoys and merchant ships which began to carry oil in double bottoms saved the day. INDIANAPOLIS ROTARY DELEGATION LARGEST City Sends 150 to District Meeting at West Baden. By Times Special , WEST BADEN, Ind., Feb. 22.—A special train from Indianapolis brought the largest delegation to the Twentieth District Rotary conference which opened here Tuesday and will close today. Indianapolis sent 150. Election of anew district governor, selection of next year's convention city and discussion of plans for district representation at 1928 international convention at Minneapolis, Minn., were in today's program. Terre Haute Rotarians won first place in a bowling tournament Tuesday. Indianapolis was second and Bedford third. ARABS TO BE HONORED Shrine Luncheon Club Will Observe “Patrol Day.” The Caravan Club, Murat Shrine luncheon club, will observe “Patrol day” at Its luncheon Thursday at Murat Temple in honor of the Arab Patrol of the temple. Arthur H. Kimber, first lieutenant of the patrol, and Joel B. Ryde are in charge of the entertainment. Attorney Albert Stump will speak. A number of attendance prizes will be awarded. All Shriners are eligible to attend the Caravan Club luncheons, according to President Edward V. Fitzpatrick. FISHER VISITS BAHAMAS Former Indianapolis Resident on Yachting Cruise. Carl G. Fisher, former Indianapolis man and builder of Miami Beach, Fla., visited Nassau, the Bahamas, last week, according to a dispatch from that place. With Fisher on his yacht were Mrs. Fisher, James A. Allison of Indianapolis; Dr. John Oliver La Gorce, associate editor so the National Geographic magazine and his wife; F. A. Seiberling, Akron tire manufacturer. and his wife and daughter, and Mrs. Victor Kleeswrath of New York. ADMINISTRATOR NAMED Judge James E. Decry Appointed for Lilly Estate. Former Municipal Judge James E. Deery was appointed special administrator of the estate of James E. Lilly by Probate Judge Mahlon E. Bash Tuesday. Most of the $750,000 estate was bequeathed to city charity institutions. Other administrators are Arthur V. Brown of the Union Trust Company, trustee, and John Hollett, attorney for a daughter of Mr. Lilly who brought a will contest.

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Jackson to Take No Action on Plea for Transfer for Several Days. No action will be taken for several ! days by Governor Ed Jackson on the petition for transfer of D. C. Stephenson, former Klan leader, now serving a ilfe sentence for murder, from the Indiana State Prison at Michigan City to the State reformatory at Pendleton. Jackson may take no action. He can, if he desires, refer it to the prison board of trustees. “I have not decided exactly what I shall do in this matter.” Jackson declared before leaving for Evans - vi’le, where he will inspect the Southern Indiana Hospital for the Insane. Transfer of Stephenson would be a violation of the law which specifies that no prisoner over 30 years is to be confined at the reformatory and that all life prisoners must serve their sentences in the State penitentiary, Jackson said. Stephenson is about 35 years old. Filed by Attorneys Fear of personal injury at the hands of prison official, because of his testimony against the Governor during the latter's bribery trial, is set out as the cause for the desire for transfer, by the attorney, Lloyd O. Hill and Paul Newman. They explained that they were filing the petition, because Stephenson is not permitted to see or confer with them at the prison. Hill also announced today his willingness to submit Stephenson to examination by a lunacy commission. “Neither Stephenson nor myself would object to such a test,” Hill declared. “No one is more sane than Stephenson and only someone selected by the ‘powers that be’ would hold otherwise.” Feared Vengeance The statement that Stephenson is suffering from paranoia, dementia praecox and grandiose hallucinations, made by Dr. H. C. McGaughey, superintendent of the Julietta Hospital for the Insane, in testifying at Noblesville in a sanity hearing for a woman, is “bosh,” Hill asserted. Discussing Stephenson’s actions during the Jackson trial last week the petition states that he “refused to answer the questions propounded until he had been given opportunity to consult his attorneys, not that he desired to be advised as to his constitutional rights, but that he was in fear of what would happen to him if he testified against the chief executive when he was returned to the State Prison, where he would be placed in the hands of servants of the chief executive of the State and those who hold their places of employment at the will of the chief executive.”

MURDERER SOUGHT Negro Charged With Killing Man in Brawl. Police today searched for Clarence Meadows. Negro, 439 Minerva St., charged with murdering Robert Boyd. 50, Negro, of 622 N. California St., Tuesday night, after an argument in a cleaning shop at 752 Indiana Ave. After the altercation the owner of the shop ordered Meadows io leave. In a few minutes he returned through a back door and struck Boyd on the head with a steel pipe, police say. Boyd died this morning at city hospital. Meadows returned to his home a few minutes after police had questioned his mother. When they returned a second time, tfle mother said Meadows had told her that he was going to police headquarters to give himself up, but he did not appeal - . RADIO SERVICE TO CHINA U. S.-Shanghai Line Will Tend to Break Cable Monopoly. By United Press MANILA, P. 1.. Feb. 22.—Commercial radio service between America and Shanghai was inaugurated today, C. H. Nance, far eastern representatitve of the Radio Corporation of American announced. The entry of radio transmission of messages in China will tend to break the monopoly held by the telegraphic companies. The Chinese government and British and Danish telegraph companies entered an agreement in 1884 which gave them the exclusive right to transmit telegraph messages. BEYER FUNERAL IS HELD Funeral services for Edward Beyer, 58, of 2176 N. Pennsylvania St., who died Tuesday, will be held at 9 a. m. Thui’sday at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral. Mr. Bayer, a life long resident of Indianapolis, had been ill two years. He had been superintendent of the Kramer Manufacturing Company for thirty years. The widow and nine children survive.

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Motorist Will Be Asked to Sign Promises by Chief Worley. Years ago, before prohibition made drinking popular, we used a horse and buggy to get home and “signed the pledge” before climbing on the water wagon. Today drinking is illegal, and we use automobiles instead of horses, but the pledge-signing pastime still is with us. And this particular piece of philanthropy is sponsored by Police •Chief Claude M. Worley. Here’s how and why. At the Indianapolis Pure Food and Household Appliance Show, to be held at the Cadle Tabernacle next week, the Accident Prevention Bureau of the Police Department will have a Safety Booth in charge of Lieut. Frank Owen of the bureau. Pledge to Be Signed Chief among the exhibits will be the "pledge” which all motorists will be asked to sign. “I will drive carefully always, and keep uppermost in my mind the urgent need for closer observance of the traffic laws, particularly those applying to school zones, and I will encourage others to make and keep this same pledge, to the end that a sacrifice of life may be stopped and driving become j a pleasure instead of a peril.” A carbon copy of the signed pledge will be placed on file at police headquarters, says Worley. Posters made by children of the public schools along safety lines will be displayed, with anew set each day of the show. Traffic squads from the schools will give daily demonstrations of safety work. Auto Club to Assist Police will be assisted by the Hoosier Motor Club, which will display warning signs of all kinds. The signs will be explained, and those signing the pledge will be expected to obey them. Pledge signers will be given a book of Indianapolis traffic laws. Each of the 1,100 school patrol pupils will be given a free ticket by I Chief Worley. FIRE LOSS IS $4,000 I Garage and Servants Quarters Are Damaged by Flames. Fire, believed to have been started by an overheated stove, early today caused damage estimated at $4,000 to a garage and servants’ quarters in the rear of the home of Josiah K. Lilly Jr., 4050 Washington Blvd. Seek South Bend Boys Police watched roads from South Bend, Ind., today for the arrival of Gilbert Brown, 18, and Marion Bullock, 17, who are said to be riding in an automobile belonging to Brown’s brother, taken by the run- ! away youths.

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LEAGUE BRANDS INSPECTORS AS BIG TAXWASTE Garfield Women Quit Council for Support to Street, Smoke Officials. Too many smoke inspectors and street inspectors, which they allege make the taxes in Indianapolis high, and the wish of the Indianapolis Council of Women to have more inspectors, caused the Garfield Civic League to withdraw from the council at the league meeting Tuesday afternoon. “We beleive that the police could do the work of the smoke inspectors, and they certainly can see the holes In the streets without the city paying inspectors to see them,” Mrs. Martin L. Reiffle, president of the Garfield Civic League, said in speaking of the resolution to withdraw from the council. “There are too many ‘tax eaters’ and we consider smoke and street inspectors examples of them. High taxation has caused the giving up of homes and if some of the ministers who talk about the decline of the home would help to reduce the taxes by disposing of some of the ‘tax eaters’ the homes would not be so hard to keep.” At the civic league meeting Tuesday, Mrs. Reiffie, Mrs. Emma Flick. Mrs. Fred Huff and Mrs. Samuel Davis were appointed to call on Mayor Slack. They will visit him next week, the committee announced, and will impress upon him their ideas of the way the city’s money should be spent. “We hold the mayor responsible for everything,” Mrs. Reiffle said. Resolutions of the Indianapolis Council of Women conflict with those of the Garfield Civic League, and members of the league say they believe they can get farther by not bein affiliated with the local council.

EVANGELIST TO TALK Will Address Union Meeting at Roberts Park. “Christ in the Home” will be the subject of Dr. Charles L. Goodell of New York, secretary of the federal council on evangelism, at the union evangelistic service at 8 to night in the Roberts Park M. E. Church. The sermon will follow a talk before parents and Sunday School workers at 6:45 p. m. Speaking Tuesday night on “The Christian Worker and his own Soul,” Dr. Goodell defended the first precept of Jonathan Edwards, early American religious leader and theologian, who said: “I make it my first business to look after the salvation ojt my own soul.” "No man,” said Dr. Goodell. “becomes a scholar or a saint in his sleep. There is an exacting price to be paid for everything that is worth while and so it is with spiritual power. “How can you give if you do not possess? Jonathan Edwards was right. How can you tell others of that which you do not know yourself? Are you repeating with flippant lips a twice told tale or has this been wrought by deep experience in your own soul? Here lies the secret of any Christian's power and especially that of the pastor.” Armory Site Chosen Hu Times Special SHELBYVILLE. Ind., Feb. 22.—A lot on E. Washington St. here has been selected as the site for a $65,000 Indiana National Guard Armory, as the result of a conference between Adjt. Gen. William H. Kershner and local citizens. The city council has appropriated $12,000 to pay for the site. Work will begin within the next few weeks.

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RECORDS GRASH IN LONG FLIGHT London-Australia Air Trip Made in 15 Days. Ay United Press PORT DARWIN, Australia. Feb. 22.—Another air record fell today when Capt. Bert Hinkler, Australian flier, set his small Avro airplane down here, thus completing a flight from London to Australia in fifteen days. The tiny machine and its single occupant had broken the record made by Sir Keith and Sir Ross Smith in 1919 when they flew to Australia from London in twentyeight days. While the principal record to fall was the London-Autralia flight time, it was pointed out that Hinkler had established four other records in his dash from London. They include: The longest solo flight. The longest flight in a light airplane. The fastest flight between Great Britain and India. The first non-stop flight between London and Rome. Hinkler left London Feb. 7 on, his record breaking flight. In the last flight from Bima. the tiny Avro was forced to go about 500 miles over water. DE PAUW CELEBRATING Program Today Honors Founding Ninety-One Years Ago. By Times Special GREENCASTLE. Ind.. Feb. 22. De Pauw University here is celebrating the ninety-first birthday anniversary of its founding with Judge Henry M. Dowling, graduated from the university in 1893, as the principal speaker. The program is patriotic in nature. All classes have been dismissed lor the day. Two alumni meetings are on the day’s program. The annual midwinter council of graduates and other former students was held this morning, followed by a luncheon. Preferred Dog to Baby till Times Special WHITING, Ind., Feb. 22.-Alleg-ing her husband preferred a dog in their home to a baby. Mrs. Mildred J. Elmore has filed suit for divorce. She asserts that in referring to her child by a former marriage, her husband said: “I hate the baby and would rather have a dog in the house.”

POOLROOM MAN TO FACE TRIAL IN DEATH CASE Manslaughter Charge Is Filed Against Tipton Motorist. Trial of Glenn Kirkpatrick, Tipton, Ind., poolroom operator, as the hit-run driver whose automobile killed Allen Campbell, 18, of 852 W. New York St., Oct. 29. will open in Criminal Court Thursday. Kirkpatrick is at liberty on $lO,000 bond on manslaughter charges, punishable in Indiana by sentence of from two to twenty-one years. Kirkpatrick was not arrested for four days after the accident at Blackford and Washington Sts., when the car crashed into the bicycle of Campbell, a Western Union messenger boy. Special venire of fifty prospective jurors was drawn Tuesday by County Clerk George O. Hutsell and the country jury commission, to augment the jurors already in the criminal court panel. Case Viewed as Important Criminal Judge James A. Collins will preside. He considered the case of sufficient importance to defer arraignment of six Indianapolis city councilmen on charges of bribery. It is the first time in more than a year that Criminal Court has been called upon to try a hit and run driver, according to court attaches. The death of Campbell was one of four deaths by automobiles in two days. It caused a search for the driver of the death car unrivalled in city police history. Scores of suspects were questioned. I An anonymous letter to Police Chief Claude Worley finally led to the arrest. The State's chief witness will be Wilbur Buchanan, 20. of 1819 Kessler Blvd.. Western Union messenger, who will identify Kirkpatrick as the man who made this statemen to him the night of the crash, in front of the Claypool hotel: “You’d better get out of my way. I just ran over one of you boys with my car.” Identified by Messenger “He is the man.” Buchanan said when he accompanied officers to Tipton, when the arrest was made. Kirkpatrick has signed a statement that he was drunk the night of the crash, and that for days after it. reading accounts of the search for the driver in the newspapers, he suspected himself as the driver. Starke said. He failed to notify officers. The third main link in the State's chain will be testimony of a poolroom employe of Kirkpatrick, whose story is expected to be that when Kirkpatrick returned home the night of the crash, he warned employes to “remember if the law comes around, I've been here three or four hours.” H. B. Pike, pauper attorney, will be assisted in the defense by Eber M. Brown. Prisoner Locks Up Self PORTLAND. Ore.. Feb. 22.—John Hand, sailor, caused much confusion at the city jail here. He escaped and locked himself in the prison I elevator. He finally surrendered.

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