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BOMBING LAID TO GANG KING INDICTED HERE Lorenzo Juliano, Suspect in Indianapolis Booze Case, Held in Chicago. BLAST SOLUTION SEEN U. S, Agents Declare Key Is Found to Terrorism Campaign. By O'. C. NICOLET. United Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, April 3.—The special intelligence department of the United States Government stepped into Chicago’s "political bombing war” today, arrested a well-known gangster and announced his arrest would lead to solution of the bombing of the homes of Senator Charles S. Deneen and Judge John A. Swanson. The gangster was Lorenzo Juliano, wealthy alcohol racketeer, in whose home Federal agents found thirtyeight sticks of dynamite Saturday. He was arrested by Pat Rocke. veteran investigator for the Government's special intelligence department. Within an hour after Juliano’s arrest Roche took into custody Arthur Forshan, said to have been an under cover agent for the Federai prohibition department in Indianapolis. Four others whose names were withheld also were arrested. See Bombing Solution Roche then announced that the arrests “will give us leads which will result in of the mysterious bombings.” The secrecy which surrounded the arrests and questioning gave rise to |nany rumors, chief among which were: I That Gov v nment operatives had lolved the nurder of “Diamond ■oe” Esposi whose assassination was attributed to his activity in be■alf of Senator Deneen’s ■linistration faction. ■ That one of the men under arrest ■ad confessed that under "JflflSho’s •orders he had participated in six murders and twelve bombings. £hat one prisoner admitted he Juliano’s “special agent” in the bombings of the homes of Deneen and Swanson. That the arrests, coupled with the arrival of Mabel Walker Willebrandt, assistant United States Attorney General, indicated intention of the Government to investigate Chicago’s war of gangsters and politicians. Indicted in Indianapolis Juliano was arrested in the Kensington district, in the southwest section of Chicago’s suburban area. This section has been the scene of nearly a dozen gang slayings in the last few months. Last week Federal agents found a. truckload of alcohol in a garage at Juliano’s home. It was said he was being sought last week when a raiding squad of Federal prohibition agents shot William Beatty, municipal court bailiff and Republican ward leader. Juliano and more than ninety others were indicted two months ago at Indianapolis for alleged conspiracy to violate the prohibition law. Forshan, indicted with Juliano, was arrested while he was attempting to extort a $375 bribe from a Blue Island saloon keeper, also under indictment. The link between Juliano and the assassination of Esposito, powerful Sicilian leader, was not supported by any information made public by Government operatives. Hint at Fatal Break It had been understood Juliano, ruler of Chicago Heights gangsters, was a close friend of “Diamond Joe’s,” and that he had aided “Diamond Joe” in the latter’s race for ward committeeman in the old ‘Bloody Nineteenth” ward. There were reports, however, that iullano might have had some hand n Esposito’s death, because of Esjosito’s failure to protect certain ilcohol gangs, which it was charged le had guaranteed. Esposito’s death has been attributed variously to politics and hen to vengeance of alcohol gang;ters. He supported Senator Dereen and Judge Swanson against the administration faction headed >y Mayor William Hale Thompson ind State's Attorney Robert E. Jrowe, Judge Swanson's opponent or the Republican nomination for State’s attorney. Forshan Helped Agents Arthur Forshan, arrested in Chi:a,go in police Investigation of the ecent bombings, formerly was an undercover” man for Federal dry igents here. Indicted as an alleged alcohol unner for Tony Ferracane, who is ow serving a two-year prison term, n orshan turned State's evidence and ■■deed as an undercover man to dry authorities implicate inl? rs * n ** Ferracane liquor conBgHnO’ ‘ Ninety-nine were in■Hged an„ \ were convicted, Bly thn, orshan’s evidence. HI Honri„ eratures H * m.... ) a. m 70 *. rrm.. a. m.... 70 HN a. m.... 6. -(noon). 71 a. m.... 68 m.... 72 ■ \

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VOLUME 39—NUMBER 292

Scouts Train as Fire Fighters

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LINBY REACHES PACIFIC COAST Confers With Guggenheim Today on Future. Pa l nilni Press SANTA BARBARA. Col., April 3. —Guarding his plans with the utmost secrecy, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh prepared today to hold a scries of confeiences here witli Harry F. Guggenheim, president of the Guggenheim foundation for the promo- j tion of aeronautics. It was understood Lindbergh's j possible future connection with the | Guggenheim foundation would be! discussed. Lindbergh made his triumphal j tours under the auspices of the Gug- j genheim foundation after his Paris j flight. J Lindbergh arrived last night from El Paso with three of his backers I who helped him make his flight to | Paris. They were Harold M. Boxby of the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce; Ma.i. William B. Robertson, president of the Curtiss-Robertson airplane manufacturing company, andj Harry H. Knight, president of the j St. Louis Flying Club. BIRD BILL UP NEXT Senate Places Boulder Dam Measure Second. P K ’I United Press WASHINGTON, April 3.—The ! Senate Steering Committee today j recommended the following order of business after disposition of the Mc-Nary-Haugen farm relief bill, which is now tinder consideration. 1. Norbeck migratory bird bill. 2. Johnson Boulder Dam bill. 3. Caraway bill to prevent speculation in cotton and grain. The Norbeck bill was sidetracked once before. If it suffers the same fate again, the Boulder Dam bill will be the next order of business. Tax reduction and appropriation bills will be given preference over any of these measures, however, and may delay action on the Steering Committee’s recommendations. Logans port Lawyer Dies Ihl Times Special LOGANSPORT, Ind., April 3. Michael F. Mahoney, 63, prominent attorney is dead after a month’s illness of pneumonia. Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning.

BELL PHONE TAXES BOOSTED BY STATE

The State tax board today boostedthe valuation for taxation purposes of the Indiana Bell Telephone Company $1,203,000. The 1928 total on which the company will pay its State taxes was set at $29,941,644. The 1927 total was $28,737,928. This figure is based only on line mileage and number of customers, and includes only the property on which the company pays taxes to the State. It does not include local, personal and real estate valuations on which the company pays the counties.

The company had 730,284 miles of

FAT PAY ENVELOPES, BETTER JOBS WAIT COLLEGE GRADUATES, FIGURES PROVE

BY JOSEPH S. WASNEY United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, April 3.—A college education shows directly in the pay envelope, according to Dr. John J. Tigert, director of the Federal Bureau of Education. He told the Ignited Press today in an exclusive interview that the need for better education grows constantly “because competition is greater, though ambition and energy must supplement education to make a man a success.” Tigert cited figures to show that untrained men get an average of

Here arc some Indianapolis Scouts who took their annual firefighting instruction at fire headquarters Monday as part of the Boy Scout week observance. Upper left: John Day, 1020 N. Bcviile Avc„ a member of Scout Troop 13, after he had learned to nandle a fire extinguisher. At the right is Robert Groves, 20 S. Bolton St., of Troop 9, receiving one of the new Scout fire department badges from Fire Chief Harry Voshcll. Below’-. Charles Bank, 722 Bosart Ave., of Troop 47, being instructed how to manipulate a signal box in case he happens on to one of the 450 boxes over the city.

HOOVER, SMITH WIN MICHIGAN PRIMARY

I'p United Press DETROIT, April 3.—With his name the only one on the Republican ba’~ lot, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover scored a 100 to 1 victory in Michigan's presidential primary on Monday, returns from two-thirds of the precincts indicated today. Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York, only Democrat whose name appeared on the ballot, was victoINCENDIARISM CHARGED IN FIRES AT PORTLAND State Marshal Asked to Make Investigation. liy Times •Special PORTLAND, Ind., April 3 Fire Chief Myers has asked aid of the State fire marshal’s office in probing two fires here Sunday which are declared to have been of incendiary origin. Both fires were in Duildings on Depot St., in the north part of the city. Firemen were endangered In fighting flames which destroyed a hay barn owned by William Magill, as two tank cars filled with gasoline were near by. Loss was SSOO. The second fire was in the old Sipes Bldg., a half-block distant from the Magill barn. A heap of rubbish was found burning in a closet, firemen said.

lines, serving 202,075 stations on Dec. 31, 1927, according to the tax board report. A year previous only J 91.342 stations were served. The board set these valuations on these companies in which the Indiana Bell has holdings. Citizens Telephone Company, Columbus, 4.315 miles, $138,080, increase of $3,887. Consolidated Telephone Company, Danville, 1,993 miles, $55,804, decrease $15,000. Cooperative Telephone Company, New Albany, 802 miles, $32,882, increase $1,157. Indiana Telephone and Telegraph Company, 4,097 miles, $106,522, increase $1,172.

S4OO to $1,200 annually; men with common school education, SBSO to $2,400 annually, and with a college education, $1,400 to $5,000 annually. “The demand of American industry for men with effective educational training for technical and administrative leadership can be gauged by the last census, which showed that out of 41,600,000 gainfully employed, less than 4 per cent—the executives — planned the activities and direced the energies of the whole working force," he said.

INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1928

rious by approximately 80 to 1, the returns showed. Voters were privileged to write in the names of other candidates. The result is morally binding on the State's thirty-three Republican and thirty Democratic delegates to the national conventions. With 1,000 of the State’s 2.987 precincts missing, Hoover's vote, unoffcially tabulated, was 149,546. Frank O. Lowden was second with 1,552; President Coolidge third, 342, and Vice President Dawes fourth, 192. The same precincts gave Smith 42,940; Senator Thomas J. Walsh, 462, and Senator James E. Reed, 71. CAPITOL WILL CLOSE Stores and Churches to Observe Good Friday. The Statehouse will be closed for three hours Good Friday afternoon Governor Ed Jackson announced today. Request has been made by the Indianapolis Church Federation, in cooperation with Catholics, for all stores to close during the period from noon to 3 p. m. This is done in many other cities and chain stores and other merchants in the resident districts have pledged themselves to the observance here. The three hours mark the period spent by Christ on the cross and in many Christian countries of Europe are devoted to meditation and prayer. Plans have been made by various churches for such observance here. Dr. Ernest N. Evans, secretary of the Church Federation, talked on the observance at the Broadway M. E. Church Monday night. The meeting was one of a series of Holy week services being held.

Prison Pie NEWARK, N. J., April 3. Captain Sebold arrested David Brosius and William Cunningham of Philadelphia, gave them a bath, a chicken dinner and cigars. They felt so grateful that they confessed seventy taxi holdups in Philadelphia.

pvR. TIGERT said the old-sash-U ioned “reading, writing and ’rithmetic” seemed all that was necessary for some people to become financially successful, but that to be really equipped for the battle of livelihood in'The modern world, greater education is the best armor. “A recent bureau survey of Americans over 21 years of age showed 2.14 per cent were college graduates; 4.55 per cent had some college training; 6.22 per cent were

MYSTERY CAR IS SOUGHT IN STORE KILLING Bullet Fired by Man Who Meant to Aid Merchant May Have Slain Him. NEW ANGLE IS PROBED Coupe at Scene of Battle in Which Frank J. Baden Lost Life. A theory that a bullet fired by a citizen intending to aid Frank J. Baden killed the confectioner in tront, of his store at 3501 E. Sixteenth St. Saturday night, complicated the police investigation of the murder today. Heretofore it has been assumed that Baden was victim of a bandit's bullet. The new theory, which Detcctvic Chief Jerry Kinney has ordered investigated along with several others, grew out of new- statements of witnesses that a Ford coupe, hitherto unmentioned. figured in the melee in front of the store. Baden was shot as he struggled on the sidewalk with one of the bandits who had entered his store and demanded the day's receipts. From witnesses’ stories, detectives estimate the number in bandit gang at from four to eight men. Bandits Flee Wildly They scattered in all directions after the shooting, some driving away in a coupe and leaving behind cne of their pals, mortally wounded, in a parked sedan. He was not discovered until after the smoke had cleared away. He was not identified until late Monday, when relatives said he was Fred R. Tomlinson. 22. of 1031 Haugh St. He died in city hospital soon after Baden. So many shots were fired by the bandits that detectives have been unable to determine just where the bullet that killed Baden came from. Today the detectives had information that in the heat of the fight a Ford coupe was stopped in front of the confectionery and the driver and his two companions fired several shots in the direction of Baden and the wrestling bandits on the sidewalk. Car Comes Back Detectives Glenn and King have been informed this car was driven rapidly west on Sixteenth St after Baden fell, but some witnesses said the car reappeared after police arrived and remained at the scene for several minutes. The detectives arc considering the theory that the occupants of the car thought they were helping the confectioner when they fired, became frightened when they saw him drop, drove away either in pursuit of one of the fleeing bandits or because they were frightened, came back to see just what had happened, and then drove away, the occupants deciding to keep quite, for fear they would be involved in a murder case. Parents Claim Body The identification of Tomlinson came through a local drug firm for whom he formerly worked. The body was claimed by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Tomlinson, with whom he and his wife, Mrs. Olive Bless Tomlinson and their 9-months-old daughter, Patsy Lee, lived. Mrs. Frank Baden, wife of the slain confectioner, viewed Tomlinson’s body at the Moore & Kirk morgue, 2530 Station St., late Monday and told detectives that Tomlinson was one of the two bandits who entered the store and the one with whom her husband struggled on the front sidewalk when he was shot. She also believed he was the one who fired the shot that killed Baden. “But what happened to his gun?” perplexed detectives ask. Tomlinson was found in the parked sedan. No Idea of Youth’s Fall Tomlinson's relatives never had the slightest idea that he was a bandit. They say they thought he was a salesman for a Cincinnati soda fountain supply firm. He always sent money home each week for the support of his family. He never appeared to have any young men friends to whom the family could direct police for clews to the other bandits. Never did he drive home in an automobile. “He always seemed to waiit to do things for a kick,” his father told police, “but he never seemed iifterested in banditry.” Funeral services for Tomlinson will be held at the home at 2 p. m. Wednesday with burial following in Floral Park cemetery.

high school graduates; 18.96 per cent had some high school training; 27.13 per cent completed grammar school; 34 per cent had part of elementary school training, and 7.10 per cent were illiterates,” he said. “Without education, threefourths of the classified industries are closed to the boy starting out to earn a living. With a high school diploma he is barred by education from less than 4 per cent of the jobs in the country.”

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GALLIVAN, HOUSE WET LEADER, DIES

Hardening of Arteries Ends Life of Massachusetts Congressman. Fez t nit erf Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 3. Congressman James A. Gallivan of Massachusetts died at a hospital here today after a short illness. Death occurred at 5 a. m. and was announced several hours later by a brother, Joseph. Hardening of the arteries was given as the cause of death. Gallivan was 64 years old. He was the second nationally known political figure to die within a week, Senator Willis having died in Ohio i few days ago. Gallivan was one of the most popular members of the House. Asa “wet,” he frequently participated in prohibition debates on the House floor, enlivening his speeches with a keen wit. In recent months, he bitterly criticized the Calles gov-

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Arthur Jordan, Indianapolis capitalist < left I, whose attempt to have the sheriff sell the roof from over the head of his so-in-law, O. B. lies (right), and daughter, Mrs. lies, was frustrated when lies paid a $50,000 judgment. Jordan attempted to get the sheriff to sell the beautiful lies home at 4400 N. Meridian St., the sheriff said.

BOY’S DEPORTATION BALKED BY LEGION

The American Legion has won a three-year fight to ' prevent der portation to Armenia of Nubar Morradian, 15-year-old Armenian w’hose mother was killed by Turkish soldiers during the World War while his father was serving in the American Army, according to word BALKS REMUS FIGHT Court Denies Bail to ‘King of Bootleggers.’ Bn United Press LIMA, Ohio, April 3.—Temporarily balked in his latest fight for freedom, George Remus, former millionaire Cincinnati bootleg king, remained in the State asylum here today with no prospect of release for at least a week. Remus’ battle for freedomstarted after the Court of Appeals ordered him freed on a writ of habeas corpus—struck another legal snag when County Prosecutor Botkin obtained a stay of execution from the Supreme Court. Remus immediately sought his relef.se on bail. This was denied and he must remain here until the Supreme Court decision is announced. Remus has been in the asylum since Jan. 2, after his acquittal in Cincinnati for the murder of his wife, Imogene.

For Tomorrow CHERTSEY, England, April 3.—Three octogenarians residing in this district met at a club and drank to each other’s “good health and a long life.” The next day one died of acute appendicitis, an hour later another died of heart trouble, while the third fell from his horse. His condition is critical.

DR. TIGERT gave the United Press the following table Out of 1,000 children who enter the first grade, 637 will pass to the second grade, 553 to the fifth grade, 311 will complete the eighth grade, 260 w’ill enter high school, 117 reach the senior year, 107 graduate from high school, 59 enter college, 26 reach senior or college year, 20 graduate from college and 7 continue post-graduate work. “Another survey showed that on the average an eighth grade education prepares the boy for

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received here today by Miss Emma Puschner, director of the Legion National Child Welfare Committee. Nubar was born in Armenia in 1912. His father, Hagop Mooradian, immigrated to Haverhill, Mass., in the same year and by 1914 had saved enough money to send for his wife and child, but the World War prevented travel. The father entered the American Army in 1918 and was naturalized. He afterwards was disabled in service and given Government electrical training. Nubar's mother in the meantime had been slain by the Turks. An aunt cared for the boy until she died in 1923. When the father sent | for his son immigration authorities would not let him enter the country. He has been in the United States Marine Hospital at Ellis Island since. Legion Commander Edward E. Spafford took up the fight to prevent the deportation of the youth and the Haverhill Legion post and the national child welfare division provided the funds to care for the youth and cure him of the eye trouble. The Haverhill Legion post is paying the expenses of the father to New York so he may be reunited with his son. according to the telegram from New York. News of the boy's cure and admission into the country was wired to Commander Spafford, who is making an airplane tour of fourteen States in the Northwest. AIRPLANE STOCKS SOAR Wright Reaches New High; C’urtiss Up 525. B,’i TSnited Prc NEW YORK, April 3.—Airplane stocks took off on a new' altitude flight in trading on the New' York Stock Exchange today. Wright Aero advanced S3O within two hours and at 1:30 p. m. was selling at the new' high of $l3O a share. Curtiss was up more than $25 a share at S9O.

minor semi-skilled and unskilled positions; the high school prepares for apprentice, semi-skilled and skilled jobs; and college training is required chiefly in the professions,” Dr. Tigert added. “An investigation into business and industries showed that 2 per cent of the employes needed college educations; 4 per cent high school educations; 13 per cent technical training above the common school; 27 per cent common school training; 27 per cent ability to read and write: and 27 per cent no education to speak of.”

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IORDAN FAILS TO HAVE ILES’ HOUSE SOLD , Son-in-Law Returns to City and Forestalls Auction; Pays Judgment. DIVORCE STARTED FIGHT Capitalists’ Threat to Sell Home Was ‘Spite’ Wove, t Daughters Claim . I Arthur Jordan, widely-known j Indianapolis capitalist, who con- | tributed $1,000,000 to the new Butler University building program will not have the home of his daughter, Mrs. Esther D. lies, 4400 N, Meridian St., sold at a sheriff* sale April 21, as originally advertised. This was verified by Sheriff Omci* Hawkins today. He announced there would be no sale of the property. Jordan originally had demanded that the sale be made to satisfy a judgment of $49,976 against Mrs. lies and her husband, Orlando B. lies, the suit growing out of the transfer of Jordan’s stock in the International Machine Tool Company to his wife in 1920. lies is now; president of the company. Jordan Sued for Dividends Jordan’s withdrawal from the concern was made at the time of his divorce settlement with his wife, Mrs. Rosella Jordan, who is now traveling in Europe. Suit was brought against the lies by Jordan in regard to cash dividends lie claimed due him from the company between the time agreement was reached and final settlement made. Charles J. Libby, who was also a stockholder in the company, likewise was named co-defendant. His interest since has been taken over by lies, who took the case to the Appellate Court, where the decision of the lower court was sustained. Jordan had taken change of venue to Hendricks County and won favorable decision from Judge Zimri Dugan. The Apellate decision was handed down Feb. 15. According to Mrs. lies, her husband was in Florida when demand was made for settlement in stock of the tool company. This being refused. a writ was served on her by i tiie sheriff’s office and her home ad- | vertised for sale. Settlement $50,000 lies rescued the property by makj settlement for the judgement j and the costs, amounting to more I than $50,000, at the sheriff's office Monday. Hawkins said that there would be no sale, not only because of the settlement, but also because there had been an error in the advertisement. This, he explained, was a mere technical error, but, had the sale gone through, it would have necessitated readvertising. Both Mr. and Mrs. lies and Mrs. John S. Kittle, 3444 N. Pennsylvania St., a younger daughter of Jordan, contend that the threat to sell the lies home was one event in a long series of “spitework” programs by their father to punish them for siding with the mother at the time of the divorce. They denounced him bitterly. MRS. GOODHUE BETTER .Mother of Mrs. Coolidgc Passe* Comfortable Night, L’.ii Uni I cil Press NORTHAMPTON. Mass., April 3. —Mrs. Lemira Goodhue, mother of Mrs. Calvin Coolidgc, passed another comfortable night at Dickinson Hospital, and this morning was reported considerably brighter. Her condition remained grave, however, hospital physicians said. Mrs. Coolidge, who came here from Washington a week ago today in response to a report that her mother was dying, has visited the bedside each day since her arrival, and hospital authorities believed her presence in the sick room had done much toward cheering the elderly patient.

Good Friday Here are expressions upon Good Friday observance in Indianapolis received from two heads of business concerns which will cooperate: We consider it a privilege to be able to cooperate with you in observance of Good Friday and the Zaring Theater wiil not be open until 3 o'clock. A. C. ZARING. We expect to close as many of our departments as we possibly can at noon Friday in order to have a good number avail themselves of t,h<* opportunity to attend service in the middle of Good Friday. We arc also arranging to have our retail market closed from 12 to 3 so you sec we arc sympathetic with the movement and will cooperate so far as it is possible. KINGAN AND COMPANY, By John R. Kingan, president.