Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 290, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 March 1928 — Page 2

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METHODISTS IN SPIRITED VOTING FOR DELEGATES Only Four of Six Needed Obtained in Two Days’ Balloting. B y Tint If Spi rirl FT. fcVAYNE, Inti.. March 31. Two.del2gates to the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church remained to be chosen today, as the third day of balloting in the North Indiana Conference opened. Sixteen ballots were taken Thursday and Friday, resulting in selection of only four of the six delegates. Friday’s voting resulted in election of the Rev. W. W. Wiant, Ft. Wayne district superintendent, and the Rev. W. T. Arnold. Muncie district superintendent, as delegates. The Rev. Raymond Wade and the Rev. J. I. Jones were chosen Thursday. Logansport Gets Session Logansport received the 1829 conference session by a vote of 103 against 90 for Hartford City. The Ministers’ Wives, Widows and Daughters Association elected Mrs. R. R. Detwieler, Ft. Wayne, president, and Mrs. Herbert Boase. Columbia City, secretary. The following young ministers were admitted to the conference on trial: Ft. Wayne district, R. A. Shumaker; Goshen district, Ora Brock: Logansport district, Dallas M. Church and L. Wayne Eller; Muncie district, M. Lee Wilson; Richmond district, Samuel E. Carruth. Guy GirtOn and James W. Cox; Washington district. Ernest W. Hamilton and Louis J. Runion. Ministers advanced to the lourth year of conference study are Carl G. Adams, Waynedale; Claude Garrison, Logansport; Harry H. Harris, Bijjus; Edward E. Kauffman, Howe; Everett L. Landrey, Modoc; Irvin L. Pusey. Ashley; Chester L. Rees, Gilhcjd: Charles F. Ault. Lincoln, and J. W. Borders, Mt. Etna. Advanced in Study The following were advanced to the second year of study: Charles M. Bacon, Yoder; Roy S. Biown, Spencerville; Alfred E. Burk, Leo; Maurice L. Jones. Blountsville; E. Stanley McKee, Farmland; Harold M. Mohler, Sheridan: Tlrirman B. Morris, Claypool; Mahlon C. Morrow. Kempt on; Eldridge H. Saunders, Marion; Harold M. Thrasher, Mishawaka; Verlinno O. Vernon, Mexico; Edward P, White, Bobo, and Kenneth E. Maynard, Hartford City. Laymen at a conference Friday chose the following delegates to the General Conference: Mrs. Iva Hill, Knightstown; W. A. Fore, Muncie; Dr. Merrill F. Steele. Ft. Wayne; L. E. Vanosler, Peru; John L. Triggs, Huntington, and J, H. Lickert, New Haven. Reserve delegates are D. C. Turnbull, Mishawaka: Seward W. Poor, Etna Green, and J. F. Holmes, Portland. The conference elected George L. Saunders, Bluffton, president. Frank Green was re-elected secretary. EDUCATORS TO TALK VISUAL INSTRUCTION Conference Is Called for Monday at Statehouse. Indianapolis educators have been invited to the office of the State Superintendent of public instruction at the Statehouse Monday for a conference on visual education, under direction of the bureau of visual instruction of Indiana University extension division. Dr. W. H. Dudley, representative of the Yale University press flint service and chief of the bureau of visual instruction at the University of Wisconsin, will explain the Yale photoplays. Among the problems to be discussed will be school needs for, visual materials, needs of churches, farm bureaus and others for pictures and the aid offered by the State University in meeting the needs. W. H. Norman, secretary of the Indiana University Bureau, will represent that school. Similar conferences will be held in other cities throughout the State during the week. The list includes Vincennes. Tuesday; Evansville, Wednesday; New Albany. Thursday, and Bloomington, Friday. deathTn chair nearer prison Board Denies Clemency to Slayer of South Bend Druggist. CITY, Ind., March 31.— Unless Governor Jackson intervenes, John Hall, convicted murderer of a South Bend druggist, must die in the electric chair April 10. The board of trustees of the Indiana State prison, at an open meeting Friday afternoon, refused to commute the sentence to life imprisonment. Witnesses for and against the commutation were heard by the board. The murder for which Hall was convicted occurred approximately a year ago. Hall’s companion in the crime was sentenced to life imprisonment.

See Europe in 1928 Do you know that you may see the incomparable sights of Europe for an amazingly reasonable amount of money? Perhaps less than you have spent on previous vacations. Nowhere else may so much of beauty and interest be seen as in Europe. Before you plan your vacation may we show you how really little such a trip costs? Sailing lists for 1928 are now available. Write, phone or call for one. Richard A. Kurtz, Manager Travel Bureau The Leading Travel Bureau of Indianapolis SA JNION TRUSTS } 120 East Market St. MAin 1576™

Brothers, A Girl —Tragedy

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When Jesse McHugh, war veteran < lower i. announced his engagement to Marie Tcrwilliger (right), telephone operator. Wallkill, N. Y., approved the match. But not so Harry McHugh 'upper), local postmaster and Jesse's older brother, who was obsessed with the idea that no girl was worthy of Jesse. With a .45 automatic. Harry shot and slew the girl as she sat at her switchboard in the Tcrwilliger home above the Wallkill postoffice <below i. Then, as State troppers closed in on him two days later, he turned the gun upon himself.

The PASSING PROCESSION

News of the Week Boiled Down

IN Indiana we have indictments', in Chicago they have bombs and bullets with their politics. There was plenty of excitement in the Windy City this week, but private advices state most of the buildings in the Loop are still standing and one can still buy

pretty good beer “just around the corner" from most any place. Chicago started out the week with a funeral, that of “Diamond Joe” Esppsito. Amid splendor only beer kings and politicians enjoy after death, what was left of Joe was paraded through the streets and deposited beneath dirt and flowers, many flowers.

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Joe. you remember, was the ardent supporter of United States Senator Charles S. Deneen, who departed this life last week because of some forty bullets in his person. Senator Deneen scooted out from Washington for the funeral. The prince and the pauper were there —hundreds of poor folks Joe had given picnics, dances, food and jobs in return for tlieir votes. The bombs popped that same night. One ripped up Senator Deneen’s home. But the Senator had already scooted Senate-ward. Another went bang, bang at the home of Judge John A. Swanson, who is opposing State’s Attorney Crowe for the Republican nomination for the State Attorney's office. Then the verbal bombs we are very accustomed to enduring in Indianapolis began popping. “Ha,” said the Deneenites, “ ’twas the roughnecks of the Mayor Thompson-Crowe faction of the G. O. P. trying to prevent us from winning at the primary April 10.” “Applesauce.” quoth the Crowites, “ ’twas those Deneen reformers trying to win public sympathy. They did their own bombing.” Crowe, Thompson and their lieutenants posted $65,000 w’orth of filthy lucre for information leading to the arrest of the bombers.

TEI.L IT TO THE MARINES

“Send the Marines to Chicago to protect the property of American citizens. They’re not needed in Nicauraga,” Senator Norris cried in the United States Senate. United States Marshal Anderson of Chicago appealed to Attorney General Sargent for permission to swear m 500 deputies to protect the women and children at the polls April 10. And many other things happened fast and furiously. A couple of Mayor Thompson s supporters were indicted for making too much money in the liquor business. Federal dry agents shot up a Thompson municipal court bailiff in a saloon raid. Police guaifled homes of several

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dozen Deneen candidates. A couple of dozen Deneen .supporters got warnings they’d be the next to taste tombs or bullets and Judge Swanson was twice warned more bombs were all labelled with his name. Such was the situation in Chicago, second largest eity of the United States and capital of the great State of Illinois, in the year of Our Lord 1928.

LINDBERGH AGAIN

Next let us consider the air. Not such a big jump from Chicago. Col. Charles A. Lindbergh loomed big again. He has confided to his Army friends that he will make a round-the-world flight next summer. according to reports from Washington. First another jump across the Atlantic—then through Russia, China. Japan, India and across the Atlantic. That’s something to think about when we have some more spring days. How would you like to take a little excursion like that this summer? And then when you get back, lots of fame, movie contracts, theater contracts, write a book, lots of money. But what if you don’t get back. There’s the rub. Eddie Stinson, Detroit airplane manufacturer, and Captain Haldeman, who flew Ruth Elder most of the way across the Atlantic, also crashed through for a little notice. They broke the world’s sustained airplane flight record, previously held by the Germans, by circling around the azure skies above Jacksonville, Fla., for fifty-three hours and thirty-six minutes.

STOCK RECORDS POP

Three Americans flying from Arizona to Mexico City were killed in a plane crash in the streets af Toluco, only forty-five miles from their destination. Baron Von Huenfeld and another German flier winged from Germany to Dublin and prepared for a westward dash across the ocean. And Lloyds, which will insure against most any calamity, wouldn’t take a chance on the Germans. “No odds,” was the reply to queries on the betting rates on the success of the Germans. Wall Street continued up in the air throughout the week, too. Records popped so fast and furiously you couldn’t keep track of them. Sales on the Stock Exchange were 4,759,300 in one five-hour day. General Motors and Radio way up, down, up again. Lots of people' made money,* but somebody must have lost it. And the old oil stream flowed right on. Senator Artie Robinson again stood up in the spotlight and defended the G. O. P. The oil conspiracy was hatched way back in the administration when Democrats named their children Woodrow, said Artie. Senator Walsh, oil fraud of those who voted tin making Die na ble and lots of ludH

G. 0. P. LEAGUE FREES LEADERS

IN COUNTY RACE Claude H. Anderson Blames ‘Bosses’ in Withdrawing; Group Dissolves. Scramble for control of the Marion County Republican committee was resumed with increased zeal by rival political factions today as the Republican Reorganization League withdrew from the field and dissolved. Factional influences working inside the organization precipitated the withdrawal of Claude H. Anderson. secretary of the City Manager League, as chairman of the campaign committee, and resulted in an executive committee meeting late Friday when the decision to dissolve was reached. Free Party Factions “It was found.” said a statement issued by the committee, "that more effective work could be clone in carrying out the purposes of the organization, mainly the correction of conditions within the party, if the members were free to work through other channels. “This was due in a measure to disagreement among some of the members as to the proper procedure. Also cn account of the makc- "’■> of rc-me of c-r committees a false impression had arisen that our organization was controlled by. and in the interests of the CityManager League. “Our purposes will be carried out; but in a more effective and practical way than before. ’’ Headquarters in the Board of Trade building, with Claude McEhvaine as executive secretary, will be closed, it was announced, and funds collected for the movement will be pro-rated to contributors after expenses are paid. Charges “Bosses” Sought Control Admission of leaders in the C. O. Dodson and Ralph A. Lcmcke Republican factions marked beginning of the league’s internal strife, it was said. In resigning. Anderson charged that the Dodson. Harry Dunn, Cassius L. Hogle faction sought to control the naming of ward chairmen in the league. Emsley W. Johnson was given the campaign committee chairmanship, succeeding Anderson, but executive committee members believed Anderson's statements had ended the effectiveness of the league as an organization. Dodson and Lemcke factions may join, it is thought, to fight the regular county Republican organization, while another organization, the Independent Republican Voters' League, headed by William A. Boyce Jr., city clerk, promises a slate of candidates for precinct committeemen and State convention delegates. CLAIM RATES TOO HIGH i Date for Utilities Hearing at Frankfort To Be Set Today. Date for a hearing to be held at Frankfort to inquire into charges that four utilities are charging exorbitant rates will be set today by the Public Service Commission. A petition filed with commission and signed by 398 patrons of the Moran Eletcric and Power Company, Colfax Electric Company, Attica Electric Company and the Northern Indiana Power Company, operating in Clinton and adjoining counties, asked for a reduction in rates. The petition says that in some instances a 10 per cent annua', service fee is charged and that the rates now in effect yield excessive and unreasonable returns. Muncie Lawyer Dies Suddenly' B’l Timm Special MUNCIE. Ind., March 30.—Harry H. Orr. 47, local lawyer and counsel for the Western Reserve Life Insurance Company, is dead. The end came suddenly Friday night at a hotel in Columbus, Ohio, where he had been on business. He was a graduate of Indiana University and of its law school. son’s administration got good oil company jobs, when they were through officiating, Arite charged.

The Whole World in Brief

Flood Bill Passed

The Democrats replied it was awfully indecent of Artie and mostly untrue. But they weren’t quite so quick on the come back as they were last week when Artie got tangled up in “the birds of a feather’’ matter. The Senate speeded up this week and passed a couple of important bills. Leaders reported they hoped to adjourn that learned body on May 19—in time to give Republicans three weeks to prepare for their national convention. One or the bills passed was the measure to give flood relief to the Mississippi River Valley and present disasters such as of this year. And did you read about that Texas “wild woman,” only 14, who held up a class room of thirty-five pupils with a big nasty revolver when some of her playmates angered her. No one was hurt. She surrendered the gun to the school principal.

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This is not the Pied Piper of Hameiin. but William Williams, a character in “lolanthe,” which will be given by the Winthrop Ames’ Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company at the English Theater the week of April 2. Williams’ costume and the songs he sings are a part of the Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Essay Contest which is being held by The Indianapolis Times and Winthrop Ames. Further details can be found m today's Times on another page.

Automobiles reported stolen to police belong to: R. R. Ragan. 436 E. Fall Creek Blvd., Buick, 13-573. Pennsylvania and Washington Sts. At’/s Securities Company. 433 N. Capitol Avc.. Star, Michigan St. and Capitol Ave. James F. McMartih 2453 ’ 1 N. Delaware St.. Overland. 637-001, Washington and Delaware Sts. J. R. Blythe. 1911 S. East St.. Chevrolet, 628-816, Vermont and Delaware Sts. Ruben German, 3200 W. Washington St.. Overland, 624-934. Court and Meridian Sts. Orlando Catt. 1736 Kessler Blvd., Ford. 614-637. North and Noble Sts. Robert Mattox. Knightstown. Ind.. Ford, Capitol Ave. and TwentySixth St. Raymond Hayden, Cartersburg. Ind.. Ford. 451-130, Senate Ave. and Washington St. C. W. Johnson. 815 1 - Cedar St.„ Jewett, G52-C62, in front of that address. C. H. Bailey. 5328 Broadway. Chevrolet, 621-953. Delaware and Ohio Sts. Clyde Simpson. 965 T Donnan St., Ford. 12-431. Noble St. and Massachusetts Ave.

Automobiles reported found by police belong to: , Everett Perry, 1116 Harlan St., Auburn, at 2345 Shelby St. Chevrolet. Ohio license A t 45-180, at Sixteenth St. and White River Blvd. Flossie Randall, 635 N. Noble St., Ford, at 433 Dorman St. Mrs. Mary Taylor. 919 English Ave.. Chevrolet, west of city on National Rd. STATE LETS CONTRACTS FOR HIGHWAY UPKEEP Four Bidders Given Work on Ten Projects. Bids on the second half of highway maintenance work for 1928 were opened by the maintenance division of the State k Highway Department Friday. The year's program involves experiditures of $1,500,000, includes eighty miles bituminous macadam, forty-five miles bituminous retread and 147 miles of surface treatment, on ten pi-ojecls extending into thir-ty-three counties. Low bidders were Thomas R. Edmund, of Evansville: Stone Construction Company of Richmond: N. B. Putnam Company of Ft. Wayne, and the Hayes Construction Company of Indianapolis. SHORTRIDGE MUSICIANS TO BE HEARD SUNDAY Program Will Be Given at John Herron Art Institute. The clarinet quartet, the violin quartet and the string orchestra of Shortridge High School will provide music at the John Herron Art Institute Sunday at 3 p. m. William Wise, head of the music department, Is conducting the string orchestra. In the clarinet quartet are Earl Christolph, Van Miller, Harry Koss and Joseph Sullivan. Violin quartet members are Harriet Payne, Fletcher Woodbury, Lois Ann Hodgin and Samuel Rosenbloom. The program: •'The Lost Chord.” (Sullivan! string orchestra. Harriet Pavnc. soloist. "Trio in C.” (Beethoven) clarinet Quartet Largo from ‘New World Svmphonv," (Dvorak) violin Quartet. •'Barcarolle.” iGodard), piano solo bv Susan Aualnbaußh. Trio iBouflil). clarinet quartet. Minuet (Bolronii, string orchestra.

Contest Piper

Gone, but Not Forgotten

BACK HOME AGAIN

FIGHT ON WEST COAST BRIDGES UP IN CONGRESS San Francisco Opposes Navy in Effort to Erect Bay Structure. BY RUTH FINNEY WASHINGTON. March 31.—A battle between admirals and commuters for San Francisco bay. with Congress as umpire, promises to enliven the closing days of Congress. The city of San Francisco, having been refused permission by Army engineers and the Navy to build a bridge across the bay to Oakland and other cities on the east shore, has appealed to Congress to override these departments. Mayor James Rolph, Jr., accompanied by a large group of city officials has come to Washington to back its plea. Would Be World's Largest The city wants to build the world's biggest bridge across the bay. It would be about three and a half miles long, and would cost at least a hundred million dollars. At present thousands of commuters cross to Sait Francisco daily by ferry boats, a long trip and often a dangerous one, in foggy weathei. The bridge would carry intcrurban trains and automobiles directly into the city. The Navy charges the bridge piers would hinder navigation. Complains that the bridge would cross the Navy's favorite anchorages in the bay, forcing vessels to pass between the piers or to move to another location. and asserts that .in time of war. an ememy might bomb the bridge and bottle up the Navy in the bay. Senator Johnson Carries Fight To this Senator Hiram W. Johnson, who is leading the city fight for its bridge, replies as follows: “Construction of a bridge would remove from the bay hundreds of moving ferry boats which now menace navigation in a fog. and substitute fixed piers which could be located and avoided more easily than boats by mariners. “The space between bridge piers and under •them is to be greater than that allowed for vessels by most of the great bridges of the world, and will accomodate most large vessels without moving the left span which is to be provided to let the biggest vessels pass through. “If the Navy wishes to avoid any delays caused by passing under the bridge, numerous other desirable anchorages are available in the bay. “As to the war threat, if the improbable event of an enemy approaching close enough to this country to bomb the #ridge should occur, the spans are to be constructed so that if one falls, others will not.” NAB KENTUCKY YOUTHS Two .Alleged. Moonshiners .Taken “Back Home” in Shooting Case. Two alleged Kentucky moonshiners, Taft Carter, 18. and Tiree Carter. 20, brothers, arrested here, were taken to Montieello, Ky., to face charges there. A brother of the ptar snot one of the officers when Kentucky officers raided their still, according to Wayne County, Kentucky, officials.

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Dixie Honored

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Robert Lee 4th, who here is revealed “looking for the birdie” quite unconscious of the honor bestowed upon him, has been chosen to unveil the Stone Mountain, Georgia, Memorial on April 9. This date is the 6Gth anniversary of General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomatox. The baby is a great-grandson of General Lee and the sen of Dr. Bolling Lee. of New York SHRINE INITIATES 92 Annual Spring Ceremonial Is Held Here. Ninety-two were initiated in the spring shrine ceremonial Friday night at Murat Temple. Past potentates were honored in the rites. William 11. Boekstahler. potentate, turned his duties over to Elmer F. Gay. past potentate, wh owas assisted by John E. Milnor, C. J. Orbison. George M. Spiegel and Edward J. Sconover. Elias J. Jacoby, past imperial potentate, also assisted. Among the distinguished visitors was D. F. Scribner, potentate of Kaaba Temple of Davenport, lowa. Murat band gave a concert and exhibitions were given by the uniformed organization. Announcement was made of ■•Madame Sherry.” which will be given in Murat Theater April 10 to raise a fund to send Shrine bodies to the Imperial Pilgrimage in Miami, Fla., in May. DR. 0.” M. STOUT DIES Practiced Medicine in Harrodsburg for Many Years. Dr. Oliver Morgan Stout, 64, who practiced medicine in Harrodsburg, near Bloomington, for many years, died after a long illness Friday afternoon at Robert W. Long Hospital. Dr. Stout w r as removed to the hospital ten days ago, when his condition turned serious. Mrs. H. B. Rigg, Bloomington, is a surviving daughter.

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' WATSON WILL | OPEN DEBATE ON FARM AID Revamped McNary-Haugen Bill Fight to Start Monday in Senate. BY ROSCOL B. FLEMING WASHINGTON. March 31.—Congress Monday will begin the struggle over farm relief, when the McNaryHaugen bill, revamped from tiio form in which it was vetoed by I President Coolidge last year, will be ! taken up in the Senate. Friends of the bill claim they have several more Senate votes than the 47 to 39 by which the bill passed last session. They do not claim, cither in Senate or House, however, to be able to summon the two-thirds vote which will be necessary if the President again should veto the I measure. The House vote last year ' was 214 to 178. Provides Bourn of Thirteen Senator Watson, Indiana, wi ! again lead off in debate this year. He has a prepared speech ready, which is understood to deal with ' and defend equalization fee. The Senate bill, however, retains the equalization fee machinery only I as an alternative or last resort, for use if the Federal board created by the bill finds it impossible to control crop prices in other ways. The board, consisting of thirteen members, including the secretary of agriculture, is first to be given *250.000,000 as a revolving fund to be loaned to farm cooperatives at 4 per cent to enable them to buy up the surplus crops. All agricultural products are included in the scope of the bill, to become the subject of price operations if the Federal board so decides, whereas the measure last year was restricted to wheat, corn, cotton, rice, tobacco and hogs. President Against* Fee Last year’s bill provided that the President must choose the board members from a list of nominees sent him by the farm organizations. This year’s measure provides only that one member jnust be selected from ‘each Federal land bank district. All -the changes are designed‘to meet presidential objections, as expressed in the veto of last year. The President’s main objection last year, however, was to the equalization fee, which is retained at least as an alternative proposition. URGES AMALGAMATION OF SMALL INDUSTRIES Chicago Educator Pictures Great Changes in Business. “That city will win in the future which places proper emphasis on machine power in industry,” Professor Lionel D. Edie, University of ! Chicago, said at the Chamber of | Commerce open forum, ( 'riday, in his talk on “The New Competltidn.” Edic pictured revolutionary changes in American business, involving contests between machines and men, between consolidations and independent commercial units knd between cities. “Cities that strive for enlargement and amalgamation of present industries under able management and ample financial backing, rather j than for small industrial units, will I be best fortified,” he said.