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OIL PUNK OF Will HAYS BARED IN QUIZ Former Partner Tells Probers Ex-G. 0. P. Chief Had ‘Tips’ From Sinclair. LOSSES WERE HEAVY Waiter Describes Meetings to Frame Dome Lease Held in New York Club. I'ij United Press CHICAGO, March 17.—Plunging ; in Sinclair oil stocks by Will H. Hays, movie czar and former Re- I publican national chairman, on “tips" furnished by Harry F. Sin- j clair was described to the Senate I Teapot Dome sub-committee here! Friday night. Senators Ny and Norbeck, digging j further into Sinclair’s financial as- I sistance to the Republicans in their! efforts to pay off the party's 1923 | deficit, visited the sick bed of James \ P. Connery, Chicago coal man, a Democrat and former partner of Hays in stock market operations, to j obtain his testimony. Hays already had told the committee that he had lost a fortune, estimated at $500,000, in speculating on Sinclair stocks a year after the Teapot Dome leaes was signed in 1922. Others Lost in Speculating A number of others in Washing-ton-high in the councils of the Government and the G. O. P. wetfe reported to have suffered similar re- j verses through purchases of Sinclair J Consolidated and Mammoth Oil j stock in the months subsequent to: the signing of the lease. Connery obtained from Sinclair in 1923 securities which previously had j been given Sinclair by Hays. After j the questioning. Senator Nye said | the transaction was entirely per- j sonal, and apparently had no bear- j ing on the oil deals. He said Con- j nery’s testimony revealed little new evidence and merely bore out what had been told by Hays at Washington. There was one somewhat material variance in the testimony of Hays and Connery. Hays had said he received the entire $85,000 bacK from Sinclair. Ccnnery swore that he went to Sinclair at Hays' suggestion and got from the oil multimillionaire a bundle of stocks and bonds and some $15,000 or $20,000 in currency. Mcst of this was applied to debts already owed by Hays to Connery, the witness said. The Connery story proved the high light cf the day’s proceedings. Hear Waiter's Story The committee had heard from two witnesses that Sinclair’s slush fund donation to the G. O. P. was kept secret from the public through a deal entered into on the part of Democratic and Republican treasurers not to file their party reports with Congress. Wilbur Marsh, former Democratic treasurer, and Fred W. Upham, late Republican treasurer, had made such an agreement, Ira B. Ipsley and A. Leonard had testified. Edward Buckley, “not now employed." but formerly a waiter at the Bankers' Club. New York, told of frequent luncheons at the club attended by Sinclair, O’Neil and others he did not know'. One luncheon in particular he remembered because Sinclair. O’Neil and two other men talked about oil, former Secretary of the Interior Fall, former Secretary of the Navy Denby and Teapot Dome. Talk of Many Millions That was in 1922, and what caught the ear of the waiter Buckley—a drab figure on the witness stand after a procession of millionaires and near-millionaires —was talk of “making a hundred million a year” and of a mysterious Continental Trading Company, “which they seemed to have organized among themselves to buy oil cheap and sell it high.” Teapot Dome and the Continental Trading Compan ywere not the key names then that they have since become, but Buckley—who hastened to explain he soldem listened in on conversations of persons he served —took pains to hear all he could because he “thought it sounded like a good thing and he hoped to buy stock in it if any was issued." One of the men at the luncheon, he said, complained that though “an understanding" with Secretary Fall had been arranged, “the Secretary of the Navy objected to the sale of Teapot Dome.” Conclude Hearings Today “I wish I was Secretary of the Navy for about two years,” Buckley quoted one of the unidentified men as saying. “ ’Well,’ quoting Mr. Sinclair, ‘you would have a better job than the president.’ ”

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VOLUME 39—NUMBER 278

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David Dietz David Dietz, science editor of the Scripps-Howard newspapers, lectured this week before more than 5,000 Indianapolis high school students on scientific topics. All who heard his lectures gained new enthusiasm for science and were lavish in praise of the clear and simple manner in which Dietz presented his facts. Dietz has been engaged to write a daily science article for The Times, the first to appear Monday on the editorial page. Remember, it will be a daily feature. Don’t miss the first one Monday.

HUNT PLANE IN MAINE WOODS Hope for British Fliers Centers in Search. Il>/ United Press GREENVILLE, Maine, March 17. —Hope that Capt. Walter Hinchliffe and the Hon. Elsie Mackay, who are lost after an attempt at a transAtlantic flight, might still be alive, centered in the woods near here today. An airplane was reported to have landed in the woods, Thursday at about the time it was believed the airplane Endeavor, in which the trans-Atlantic attempt was made, would have run out of fuel. Many people here and in Koba.jo, a woods settlement, reported hearing an airplane at that time. John Eyer of Kobajo told the United Press he had distinctly heard the plane and when he went to the window he could not see it. He said the sound seemed to disappear in the distance southwest of Kobajo Lake. John Haines and Wyman Rogers left Friday afternoon and planned to make a complete reconnoitering tour through the woods. Officer Fires at Theft Suspect Motorcycle Policeman Harold J. Edwards fired a shot at a fleeing man whom he had surprised trying to steal an automobile at Rural St. and Roosevelt Ave. while on his way home Friday night.

HOOSIER WHIPPER GETS FARM TERM

By Times Special WHITING, Ind., March 17.—Paul Lukaceck, 63, was scheduled to start from here today to the State pena! farm at Putnamville to serve a sixhionth sentence for whipping his daughter Mary , because she was late in getting home from work. Besides the farm term, the father was fined SSOO. Special Judge Frank Keenan in city court imposed the sentence after finding Lukaceck guilty of assault and battery, the punishment being the limit on the charge and Lukaceck’s case the first in the city court's history in which the limit was given. Used Strap on Girl Eighteen marks were left on the girl’s body by a strap the father used in administering the whipping. Luckaceck told the court “it made me mad” when the girl grabbed the strap in attempting to save herself from blow’s. The case aroused much interest due to the recent Kansas City (Mo.) whipping affair in which Mrs. Christine Woodside was fined SIOO for whipping her daughter, Lorene Jones, 16, with a coat hanger because the girl would not tell where

COFFIN BRIBE CHARGE TRIAL OPENS MAY 2 Date Decided at Meeting of Attorneys With Judge McCabe. CLAIM NEW EVIDENCE Prosecutors Confident of Obtaining Conviction, They Declare. George V. Coffin. Republican county chairman, will go on trial May 2 on the charge of conspiracy to bribe on which he was indicted with Governor Ed Jackson and Robert I. Marsh. This was determined at a conference today of State and defense attomes's in Criminal Court with Special Judge Charles M. McCabe of Crawfords ville. The State has additional evidence and new witnesses to prove the conspiracy to bribe former Governor Warren T. McCray in 1923 and will insist on trying Coffin in spite of Governor Jackson's escape from the charge on a statute of limitations plea, Prosecutor William H. Remy and Special Prosecutor Emsley W. Johnson declared, following the hearing. Remy Is Reticent Following failure of the State to prove concealment of the alleged bribe plot in the Jackson case, so as to make possible a conviction in spite of the fact that more than two years has passed since the alleged crime, it was believed by many that charges against Coffin and Marsh would be dropped. Remy refused to disclose the nature! of the additional evidence obtained. Whether Attorney Robert I. Marsh, Jackson’s former law partner, will be brought to trial was not taken up at the conference, which was asked by Defense Attorneys Louis B. Ewbank and Clyde H. Jones, who to date represent only Coffin. The defense attorneys asked an early trial. Matter of Politics Tire defense desired the early trial because Coffin probably will be a candidate for re-election as county chairman, and the Republican primary at which precinct committeemen, who name the county chairman are elected is set for May 8, Jones told the court. Remy scored the defense for delays to date, declaring the State was ready to try Jackson'before Christmas and pointed out that the prosecutor’s staff has started the bribery trials of Indianapolis city councilmen, the last one of which probably will be set for April 28. Judge McCabe stated he would attend an American Law Institute meeting April 27-30 and could not set the trial until after that date. Tire trial then was set for May 3, but was advanced to May 2 on Ewbank's request. Girl, 11, Fatally Burned By Tinleg Special LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 17. Jane McDaniels, 11, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McDaniels, is dead of burns suffered in a coal oil stove explosion while she was preparing cocoa for her little brothers and sisters. En route to a hospital where she died, the little girl urged those with her not to “tell my daddy I’m hurt.”

she had been in the family automobile. Despite the conviction in Kansas City, at least two Indiana judges believe “Spare the rod and spoil the child is the right theory - .” These judges are Judge R. R. Carr of Fulton Circuit Court, Rochester, and Judge Chester Ducomb, city court, South Bend. Opposes “Sparing the Rod” Judge Carr told Fred Van Duyne, McKinley consolidated school principal, that teachers may use the rod on pupils without fear of punishment so long as whippings are within reason. The judge issued the edict while considering a case in which C. L. Shaw, father of eleven children, six of them in school, was accused of encouraging them to break rules. Shaw was told by Judge Carr that he should make his children obey and declared one of the greatest curses in the American home today is lack of discipline. A few days ago Judge Ducomb declared himself in favor of whipping. Commenting on the Kansas City case, he said: “It is a pretty bad state of affairs when a mother cannot learn where a 16-year-old daughter goes and with whom.”

INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY, MARCH 17,1928

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Lcgan.sport’s fast basketball team, wtiich defeated Rushvllle, 34 to 17, Friday night. Front (sitting), Dickerson. Second row, Douglas, Wol*e, Coach Clifford Wells, Knisley, Porter. Top, Captain McCarnes.

READY TO RESUME PROBE AT KOKOMO

Prosecutor Promises Solo Quiz If Aid Is Withheld. Bn Times Special KOKOMO, Ind., March 17.—With the statement that he will do a solo probe if he can not get the assistance of officials, Prosecutor Homer R. Miller today to present evidence Monday that will mean a clean-up of alleged vice conditions here to the Howard County grand jury. In a report to the court a few days ago, grand jurors declared conditions were worse here than they have been for thirty-five years. Members of the city police department and official boards have indl-! cated they considered it an attack on the city administration, but have promised cooperation. •‘Gambling and liquor law violations must be cleaned up in this city,” Miller stated. ‘‘l have complained about these matters to the chief of police, members of the city county and city attorney. All have promised their cooperation, but I care little for high-sounding speeches. What I want is results. “If indictments are returned I expect to try these cases before Juries of Howard County citizens and will ask these juries to impose the full penalty of the law against such places as have been knowingly and intentionally operating in this city for months and months and have been reaping a harvest from the unfortunate.” Mayor S. E. Spurgeon said he believed the report of the grand jury was actuated by political motives, but Miller denied this. The jury’s term closes March 24. The report on the investigation and also one on the probe into the failure of the American Trust Company, former Klan bank, is expected then. MSGR. GAVISK BETTER City Priest Rallies and Is Improving at Hospital. The condition of Msgr. Francis H. Gavisk, chancellor of the Indianapolis diocese of the Catholic Church and pastor of St. John's Church, was reported improved at St. Vincent’s Hospital today. Mr. Gavisk was in a critical condition Friday, but he rallied during the night, attaches at the hospital said. BANDITS SOUGHT HERE rolice Watch for Five Men Who Robbed Illinois Bank. Police today were asked by the Indiana Bankers’ Association to be on the lookout for five bandits who robbed the Madison, 111. First National Bank. Friday, of $23,000 and shot a cashier and bank messenger, one fatally. The bandits, one of I whom was believed wounded, fled | toward Indiana in a Buick sedan. A I reward of SI,OOO was offered by the I Illinois Bankers Association for the capture of the men.

New York Stock Opening Allied Chem 158’s Amer Can 84 'i Am Steel Foundry 651 m Am Sugar 68'. Atchison 190' 0 Beth Steel 60‘ Canadian Pac 215 C F * 1 82?. Chicago At Northwestern 86’, Chrysler 64tv Cont Can 96'-j Corn Products 743, Dodge 20 Famous Players 117’ Fisk Tire 14 s , Freeport 86'. General Electric 139 s i General Motors 169 >2 Goodrich 80 1 1 Goodyear 52’>k Hudson Motor 95 s Hupp Motors 44'.. Kenn. Cop SI 1 , Mack 95 s e Mid Conti Pete 27 Mont Ward 140' N Y Central 173 5 . N Y. N H & H 63’, Pennsylvania S7 J , Packard 67 1 1 Pure Oil 21 \ Pullman 83 Radio 143 s . Reading 106'a Rock Island 112 St Paul pfd 42 s a Sear.vßoebuck a 88 Sinclair 251. 8 O. Call! 55 Stew Warner 89’, Studebekcr 64 s , Texas Oil 51*2 Timken 125', Union Pacific 195'. U 8 Rubber 43 5 , U 8 Steel 147 Wabash 74 tt Wlllvs-Overland 23’u New York Curb Opening —March 17— Bid. Ask. Amer Gas 137’. 138', Am R Mill 103 303' a Cities Service 58 s , 58* Cont Oil 16’, 17' Durant 9 s , 10 Ford (Canada! 560 570 Humble OU 63’, 63a Imp OU 58 5, 59 Ind Pipe 84'. 85 Int Pete 33 37U Ohio Oil 59 U 60 Prairie Oil and Gas 42 (2 48 s . Prairie Pipe 218 220 Btutz 15'. 15' 2 Standard Oil. Indiana 73 73’. Standard OU. Kansas 15U 15V 2 Standard OU. Kv 123', 124 Vacuum OU 142*2 143'A RAISE SUB 3-4 TODAY Navy Begins Work of Lifting Wrecked Under-Sea Craft. WASHINGTON, March 17.—'The Navy department was notified this forenoon that the sunken submarine S-4 would be raised before nightfall from its bed in the Atlantic off Provincetown, Mass. The notification came from the naval commandant at Boston.

Progress of Tourney

Central (Ft. W.) (21)1 9 a. m. Friday IClinton (18) ! Clinton (22) I , , 3:30 a. m. Sat. I Bedford I Kendallvllle (17) : 10 a. m. Friday IBedford (32) ! Bedford (341 1 , 2:30 p. m. Sat. > Delphi (19) , 11 a. m. Friday Anderson (37) * Anderson (27) I 9:30 a. m. Sat. Muncic ! Central (Evans) (10)! I 2 p. m. Friday 'Muncie (38) I Muncie (18) I 8 p. m. Sat. (FINAL) Rochester (20) ! 3 p. m. Friday Martinsville 1 Martinsville (21) ...| 10:30 a. m. Sat. ' Washington (22) 4 p. m. Friday l Washington Columbus (20) I 3:30 p. m. Sat. Frankfort (23) 7:30 p. m. Friday (Frankfort ! Wash. (E. Chi.) (20) 11:30 a. m. Set I Rushville (17) 8:30 p. m. Friday Logansport Logansport (34) ....I <

POLICE WAR ON CAGE SCALPERS Investigate Rumored Sale of $25 Tickets. Two squads of police were sent by Police Chief Claude M. Worley today to the Butler field house to break up ticket scalping at the Indiana State high school basketball tournament. The 14,000 reserved seats were sold out days before the tournament began. Police were told that scalpers were selling tickets $5 to $25 per ticket. Worley ordered Lieut. Edward Helm to arrest any scalpers found. “We are going to stop ticket scalping right now before it gets going for the finals.” Worley said. The State “scalping” law provides a fine of from $25 to SSOO. Tournament officials did not believe the scalping was on a large scale because the tickets were so widely distributed through the sixteen cities in the tournament. HOGS CLOSE WEEK 25 CENTS HIGHER AT YARDS Best Porkers Sell at $9 Today; . Others Mostly Steady. Hogs were up generally 25 cents on the local livestock market today with the top at $9. The bulk sold mostly at $8.25 upward. Receipts were low, normal for Saturday, 2.000 fresh animals and 261 holdovers being in the pens. The Chicago market opened steady to strong and fairly active. The top ranged from $8 451(8.60. Receipts were 9,000. Bring Loot to Police Station P.i I nitrd Press CHESTER, Pa., March 17.—Auto thieves parked a stolen auto in the rear of the police station. Officers did jiot recover it until they decided to tag it after it had been in the alley several days. Hourly Temperatures 6 a. m.... 25 8 a. m 27 7 a. m 26 9 a. m.... 28 10 a. m 29

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BEDFORD TOSSES CLINTON TO DEFEAT AT CAGE MEET; PACKED HOUSE SEES TILTS Victors in First Two Games of Morning Will Clash This Afternoon in SemiFinal Combats. TITLE WILL BE DECIDED TONIGHT Huge Gym Is Riot of Color, as Cheering Thousands Jam Way In to Root for Favorite Quintets. BY DICK MILLER BUTLER FIELD HOUSE, March 17.—Approximately 12.000 persons had pushed their way into the Inigo basketball playground this morning to witness (lie second round games ol' die State finals tournament to decide the 1928 scholastic champion of Indiana. The crowd was in high good humor and gay streamers and banners fluttered from section to section as the rooting squads sent up cheer after cheer for their teams. The crowd let out a tremendous roar when Referee Paul Williams sent the Bedford and Clinton teams off on their battle at 8:30, Bedford emerged the victor and this afternoon will meet the winner of the Muncic-Anderson game, which was played immediately after the Bedford contest. The Clinton team showed un-|

expected power against the !Btono City five, but Bedford had slight trouble in keeping ahead at all times. Bedford Romps Away Bedford led at the end of the end of the first period, 13 to 10. Murray counted eight of Bedford’s thirteen points in tire initial session. In the second half, the crowd cast its lot with Bedford, as the Stone City team slowiy but surely piled up its lead. The southern Indiana team had remained ahead throughout the game and at no time had been pressed. The Bedford club loomed this morning as a dark horse of more than moderate strength. The Bedford team began firing away from many angles and after ten minutes of play had elapsed in the second half the score stood 28 to 13. Coach Ivey began inserting substitutes. Both teams counted in quick succession and the score went to 30 to 15. with four minutes remaining. Miller added a field goal for Bedford. Gilliatt made a point for Clinton from the free throw line and the count was 32 to 16. Marsh batted the ball into the basket for Clinton just before the gun ended the game, with the count at 32 to 18. The summary: Bedford (321. Clinton (18). G F TP G F TP Miller.! .... 3 0 6 Marsh.! .... 2 1 5 Murray.! ... 4 4 12 ! Cogan.f 0 0 0 Pentzer.c ... 2 1 5 Poncannon.c. 2 15 Sears.s 2 0 4'Antonlni.g... 0 0 0 Todd.K 2 1 5 Stump. K.... 0 0 0 Reath.g 0 0 0; Gilliatt.! ... 1 J 3 Fitzglbbons.c 0 0 0 Shannon.! .. J 1 3 Klein.R 0 0 0, Gllfoy.R 1 0 2 Kruchten.c .0 0 0; Schmidt.! .. 0 0 0 ( Totals ~..13 6 32; Totals 7 4 18 Anderson Jumps Into Lead The arena was packed when Anderson and Muncie swung into action in the second morning game. Anderson .started with a mighty burst of speed and had amassed a five-point lead before Muncie could count. Eber sent the Bearcats into the scoring column with a field goal and Secrist added a free throw, bringing the score to 5 to 3. Rariden came back with a short field goal and Woods made it 9 to 3 with a long field goal. Secrist came in under the baskt with a pretty field goal. Ockoman batted in a short one to make the count 11 to 5. Anderson. George added a free throw for Anderson. Ockoman fouled Parr and left the game on four personal fouls after seven minutes of play. Ricker took his place. Parr made the score 12 to 6. Bearcats Trail Parr shoved George, who added a free throw for the Indians. Secrist dribbled away from the basket and threw the sphere over his head for a basket. George ran the score to 15 to 8. Ricker fouled Secrist as he made a field goal and he made one of two throws, bringing the score to 15 to 11. Woods made a free throw and Hicker added another point a moment later, to make it 17 to it. Yohler came back with two foul shcl; for Muncie and made it 17 to 13. Woods took a long shot and Ricker, following in, converted it into a field goal. George sank one from a corner of the floor and the Anderson rooting section went wild. The Bearcats, in consternation, called for time. Less than two minutes remained to play and Satterlee went in for Yohler with the score at 21 to 13. Satterlee added a free throw to Mur.cie's total and Parr made a short field goal. Anderson called time with one minute to The

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half ended with the score at 21 to 116, Anderson. After George came crashing j through the Muncie defense to i score a field goal the scorers called | attention to the fact Young had reI turned to the contest without re- | porting. Rariden made a free throw’. ! Ricker came through with two long ! field goals to give Anderson a 28 to j 16 lead. Muncie Creeps Up Wolfe made a short field goal for | Muncie and the Bearcats called for j time talk it over. Eber missed a j free throw, but Secrist, rushing in, | batted it into the net to make ic 28 to 20. Parr sank a long one. Anderson called for time. Ricker made a free throw. Rariden added another free throw to send the count to 30 to 22. Muncie was playing excitedly and i frequently passed the ball into the ' hands of Anderson players. A double foul was called on Eber and Rariden. Rariden tossed his attempt and Eber missed to make it 31 to 22. Secrist looped one in from the ! center. Eber fouled Woods and left j the game on personals. Reed en- ; tered the game. Woods made it i 32 to 22. Bearcat Ace Wolfe hit a short one to make it j 32 to 26. Secrist left the game when jhe pushed Ricker. It was his fourth | personal and Ricker made the foul j shot as Yohler took the Bearcat ! ace’s place. Rariden fouled Wolfe and left the I game on personals. He was the | fourth man to commit four fouls, i Wolfe made good the shot and | brought the score to 33 to 27. | Stickler went in for Rariden. j Wolf made two more free throws I and pushed the score to 33 to 29. ! Parr shot one in from the side cenj ter and Anderson called time with the score 33 to 31. Anderson men took seven shots at the basket without result. Dodd heaved one into the basket and made it 35 to 31. Young ambled utj to the center of the floor and made it 35 to 33. Two Free Throws Register Dodd made two free throws to push the count to 37 to 33. Muncie called time out and Satterlee returned to the game for Young with slightly more than two minutes to play. Muncie, 38; Anderson, 37. Cars were parked for miles around the field, many automobiles as far south as Fortieth St. Busses and street cars pulled up in this section loaded with enthusiastic old and young basketball fans, singing the praises of their teams. Sixteen teams were picked over two week-ends of tournament play, qualified to meet in the finals event, and play started in this huge gymnasium Friday morning. Eight teams were eliminated in Friday’s play and four more were to be disposed of in this morning s round. The semi-finals this afternoon, involving four quintets, were to decide the two finalists who will battle for the championship at 8 tonight. Bedford. Muncie. Martinsville and Logansport were strong favorites early this morning to advance into the semi-final round. Bedford's feminine yell-leader was on the Job early today and was successful in gaining great moral support for the Stone City aggregation. Coach Ivey's Bedford team warmed up in slow, deliberate manned and seemed to be conserving every ounce of energy. The roads and the approaches leading to the Field House were in splendid condition today and the traffic situation was handled with rapidity.