Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 1, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 May 1928 — Page 1

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SLACK’S VETO SEEN AS DOOM OF‘FAST’TIME Council Unlikely to Push Ordinance and Override His Action. OPPOSITION TOO STRONG Storm of Protest Is Great Enough to Convince Mayor, He Says. Passage of the daylight saving ordinance by city council over the veto of Mayor L. Ert Slack was considered unlikely today. Council originally passed the fust time measure two weeks ago and refused to reconsider the legislation last Monday. The veto by Slack places the ordinance in discard until May 21, the next regular council meeting. „ Robert E. Springsteen, council president pro tern., said he thought it unlikely that council will seek to pass the measure over Slack’s veto, since the measure is effective Sunday and there will be no meeting of the council for another week. It would be impossible to get the necessary six votes to pass the veto without the aid of Council President Edward B. Rau'o, Sr., who is in Washington. Would Need Amending City Clerk William A. Boyce Jr, said an ordinance vetoed by the mayor must be presented for passage at the next regular meeting following the action. The would have to be amended, to take effect at a later date, if council was to pass it over Slack’s veto. Soringsteen, Welfare Chairmaij Earl Buchanan, Meredith Nicholson, Edward Harris and Albert Meurer supported the measure at the lasc meeting. Raub voted for the measure when it originally passed. Inability to enforce the ordinance, confusion resulting from the conflict in schedules, conflict with statutes cn regulation of time, and the wide scope of opposition to the vacation time plan were reasons cited by Slack for refusing to approve the council's action. Reluctant to Veto Slack expressed reluctance to veto the first major ordinance passed by the revamped council. “I am quite certain not one member of the council would want me to do other than follow my conscience and honest thought in arriving at a decision,” Slack said. “It appears there is a very strong and earnest public sentiment on both sides of the question within the city and practically unanimous opposition from surrounding territory outside of Indianapolis and a positive refusal to abide by the ordinance expressed by the Indianapolis schools, railroads, telegraph, and postal authorities and some others. “Avery earnest protest is made by the Church Federation, Indianapolis Stockyards, public and private hospitals, labor organizations, theater owners, several clubs and many citizens. “My idea is that laws should spring from the people and not on them. No law should be enacted to govern all our people unless it nas a very substantial majority and preponderance of public sentiment behind it." LINDY’S PLANE AT REST Spirit of St. Louis Becomes Memorial in Smithsonian Institute. P,u United Press WASHINGTON, May 12. The Spirit of St. Louis, Colonel Lindbergh s famous plane, has been removed from Bolling Field to Smithsonian Institution, wheer it is to be suspended in an exhibit room as a lasting memorial of the New YorkParis flight. NAME BUTLER CHAPLAIN The Rev. T. W. Crafton Chosen By Trustees. Butler University trustees have announced the appointment of the Rev. Thomas W. Grafton as chaplain of the school. Until his retirement last July, the Rev. Mr. Grafton was pastor of the Third Christian Church. During the past year he has been chaplain of the Butler University school of religion.

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Laundry Blast Kills 5 Women; Seven Hurt in Kokomo Disaster By United Press KOKOMO, Ind., May 11.—Five women were instantly killed and seven other persons perhaps fatally injured in an explosion in the Fridlin laundry here today. The blast occurred in the steam pressing department while workers were at their positions. The laundry is located almost directly in the center of the city and downtown windows were shattered. The concussion was felt for several miles. So great was the shock that tracks of the Union Traction Company, running in the center of the street in front of the laundry, were torn up for several feet.

NOBILE READY TO HOP AGAIN TOWARD POLE Dirigible Is Repaired for Another Flight to Arctic Land. By United Press KINGS BAY, Spitzbergen, May 12.—Its repairs completed, the polar dirigible Italia was ready at noon today to,start at any moment for an unknown destination. Gen. Umberto Nobile, the Italia’s commander, requested weather reports during the morning from the meteorological station at Tromsoe, Nomay. He was advised that the outlook was excellent, and that an immediate start would be advisable. It was assumed that the Italia’s itinerary might be altered from that of her abortive start yesterday, when, on her way to Lenin’s Land, above the northern coast of Russia, she met a blinding fog that made navigation by anything but compass guesswork impossible. Nobile’s anxiety to get to Lenin's Land was because of reports that a Russian expedition had started for Lenin’s Land, and he hoped to beat it there. Off to Retrieve Bremen NEW YORK, May 12.—Cloudless skies today favored the two sets of United States Army fliers who will continue their flight to Greenly Island, where they will attempt to bring out the trans-Atlantic airplane Bremen. The two airplanes—one piloted by Capt.* Ira Baker and the other by Lieut. Muir Fairchild—arrived at Miller field, Staten Island, last night from Washington. The latter part of their flight had been made in a rainstorm and they chose the Staten Island field rather than continue tOrLong Island. This morning they will fly to Mitchell field and expect to leave from there for Pictou, N. S., during the day. The fliers announced they would continue to Greenly Island and there Melchoir probably would drop from the plane in a parachute, provided no safe landing could be made. DRY RAID NETS 100 Cleanup at Michigan City by 65 Agents. MICHIGAN CITY, Ind., May 12. Descending unheralded on Michigan City and vicinity, sixty-five prohibition agents led by their Chicago head, F. C. Yellowley, today raided twenty-one alleged liquor places, arrested approximately 100 persons and confiscated 100 gallons of liquor. The agents were busy throughout the city and it was impossible to determine how many additional warrants they were ready to serve. It was the greatest Jiquor cleanup ever attempted in Michigan City.

OUTLAWS LAUNCH ‘SPRING* OFFENSIVE’

Outlaws appeared to be opening a “spring offensive” in the United States today. An unusually large number of daring crimes, including one murder, several shootings and one train hold-up, were recorded on the police blotters of widely separated localities. In Kansas City, bandits raided the big Hub gambling house. They shot and killed James M. Brown, 45 when he lifted the blind of a peephole, wounded two other men, and escaped with $1,500 which they swept off the gambling tables. Four bandits, believed to be looking for a valuable silk shipment,

By United Press NEW YORK, May 12.—The magazine New Yorker today relates the story of a secret meeting in an uptown studio between Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and Gene Tiinney, the heavyweight champion. The meeting was arranged, the article says, by Charles Baskervllle, an artist, who had met both heroes separately.

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Twenty pounds too heavy was the verdict of Leon Rothier of the Metropolitan Opera Company when Miss Leah Horne (above) of Cleveland sang before him. So she’s going to lose the twenty and Rothier has promised to train her for opera. Miss Horne’s only instructor prior to her audition was the phonograph, v COFFIN’S JOB FORHAWKSNS No Contests Expected Today aj Conventions. Sheriff Omer S. Hawkins is to be elected Republican county chairman succeeding George V. Coffin and Le Roy J. Keach is expected to be reelected Democratic county chairman at county and district conventions of the two parties this afternoon. The Coffin group has complete control of the convention since both the William A. Boyce, Jr-Robert McNay Republican faction and the Otis Dodson group retired from the battle. Coffin will be named Seventh district chairman, it is understood. Mark Gray, publisher of the Indianapolis Commercial, is said to have some support for Democratic county chairman. Wayne G. Emmelman will be reelected secretary of the G. O. P. county group and Mrs. Arthur R. Robinson, wife of the junior Senator, is to be re-elected vice chairman, according to the program. Charles Welliver, Seventh district Democratic chairman, is to be reelected; Mrs. Carl E. Wood, is reported to be slated for election as district vice chairman, and Mrs. John M. Corwin probably will be reelected county vice chairman. Wife Beater Sentenced By Times Special MARION, Ind., May 12.—Convicted of striking his wife with a stove poker, Jesse E. Rentfrow was sentenced to ninety days on the penal farm and fined $75. A jury deliberated four hours on the case.

held up the crew of a train of empty freight cars on the Trenton cut-off of the Pennsylvania Railroad, near Centerville, Pa. They allowed the train to proceed when they found the cars were empty. A gang of silk mill robbers shot, perhaps fatally, William A. Lewis, police chief of Hamburg, Pa., and wounded Daniel Bailey, a policeman, when the officers tried to head them off. . In Cincinnati, four bandits escaped with the pay roll of the United States Electric Tool Company after holding up the paymaster.

TUNNEY AND LINDY MEET, COMPARE NOTES ON ‘HERO NUISANCE’

Tunney arrived fifteen minutes ahead of schedule and paced the floor nervously, in anticipation of meeting Lindbergh, who came in on time, at 6 p. m. Baskerville suggested cocktails, but both took sweet cider. Tunney opened the conversation by asking about airplanes. The heavyweight champion then ventured the opinion that a fighter must attain his goal by

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FIREMEN HIT BY CHARGE OF ‘DRUM JOB' Discharged Member Also Hits Mayor and Reform Bodies. By Times Special KOKOMO, Ind., May 12.—Chief John Aspy encourages drinking by Kokomo fire department members and Mayor S. E. Spurgeon has knowledge of the situation, Charles E. Etchison, discharged member of the department, declares in affidavit filed in Howard Circuit Court. Charging that he was dismissed March 16 by “a rump meeting of political conspirators” without being given a hearing, Etchison asks the Circuit Court for an order restoring h u to the department and to fora ayment of his salary from that date. The fire chief and Mayor Spurgeon played cards at a fire station when the chief was so drunk he could hardly sit, Etchison charges, and also alleges the first drink he took while a fireman was given him by the chief. Accuses Another Official George Gibbs, works board member, broke a bottle in an alley from which the odor was “unmistakably” alcohol, according to the deposed fireman, who says he was ordered to sweep up the Droken glass Etchison takes a fling at wo: ks board members and other city officials, in addition to Aspy and Spurgeon, and also slaps certain reform organizations, charging as to the latter: “The mess recited above has also been known for weeks and months by certain political ministers and the same thing has been going on with the approval and consent of the Anti-Saloon League and the W. C. T. U.” Makes Gambling Charge The former fireman declares gambling is rife in the department and “sometimes runs into big stages and poker playing exists at ail times.” On numerous occasions firemen have been too drunk to answer alarms, according to Echison. All city employes must contribute money to a political ring or get out, Etchison alleges. Full investigation of Etchison’s charges is promised by Homer R. Miller, Howard County prosecutor. “I have nothing to say,” was the only comment of Mayor Spurgeon. Aspy was “out” to inquirers about the charges. COLLECT EVIDENCE FOR VOTE FRAUD INQUIRY Jury Adjourns to Monday, After Three-Day Probe. Gathering of evidence of fraud in Tuesday’s primary was continuing today under the direction of Prosecutor William H. Remy, for presentation to the grand jury when it reconvenes Monday. After fliree days’ investigation into alleged irregularties at the primary the grand jury took a recess late Friday until Monday. No intimation was forthcoming today whether evidence enough for indictments has been uncovered. VISIT FARMERS BY AIR Weekly Journal Sends Editor Through State by Plane The Prairie Farmer, a weekly published at Chicago, uses an airplane to convey staff members on their trips after news items over the rural districts of the Middle West. Floyd Keepers, managing editor, is visiting Indiana cities at the rate of three, a day, through use of the plane. The magazine is encouraging interest in aviation among its readers, a recent article requesting them to mark and keep clear fields suitable for landing planes.

constant “plugging,” whereas a flier could attain his in one flight. Lindbergh dissented. The top, he said, was not as easy to gain as Tunney seemed to think. u tt TH E two heroes compared notes on the “damned nuisance” of being a hero. They considered the advisability of adopting a disguise in public to escape autograph hunters.

JAPAN TAKES 3 CHINA CITY IN 20AYBATTLE Casualties Reported High in Bitter Conflict for Tsinan Control. SPIRIT OF HATE GROWS Situation Tense in Canton and Shanghai; Fear New Outbreaks. By United Press SHANGHAI, May 12.—Japanese expeditionary forces today were in command of Tsinan and the territory ten miles about the city, after a vigorous forty-eight hours of fighting. All major engagements were reported at an end, although there were said to be a few snipers still plaguing the foreign army. Most of the Chinese Nationalist troops were said to have evacuated the city. Chinese casualties were reported heavy. Japanese casualties were reported at only nine dead and 115 injured. Anti-Japanese sentimefit was reported increasing through China today. Passengers arriving in Hong Kong reported that there were open manifestations at Canton. There had been displays of antiJapanese spirit in Shanghai and from other districts the situation was reported tense. Observers said the entire Chinese situation was one of grave concern. Temporarily the march of the Nationalist army, led bv Gen. Chiang Kai Shek, toward Pekin has been halted by the occupation of Tsinan by the Japanese and the seizure of railways by the foreign army. The railway was needed for the Nationalist advance to Pekin. The recent statement of Gen. Chang Tso Lin that he would hold off his attack against the southerners gave some fear that the Chinese might combine in a con- ! certed drive against the Japanese Order Halt in Operations By l niteil Press TOKIO, May 12.—Japanese military operations in the Tsinan (China) area have been ordered ceased by the chief of staff of the Japanese army. The situation was believed to be satisfactory, what with the expeditionary force controlling the city, after many hours’ battle, and also having control of the Tsinan-Tsing-tao Railroad. This gives the Japanesa forces a direct control against the Southern Nationalist army, it was believed. BARES POISON DEATH Prisoner Confesses to Killj ing Indiana Girl. By Times Special SUMMITVILLE, Ind., May 12. Cons ession to fatal poisoning of Miss Ruth Little, 19, here in 1919, has been made by her brother-in-law, James Hooven, 30, in Los Angeles, Cal., where -he is held on a petty theft charge. Los Angeles authorities advised police here of the confession and they in turn questioned the girl’s father, Elmer Little, now living at Alexandria. The father says his daughter was ill only a week before she died and that acute indigestion was given as the cause of death by Dr. John Stephens, now deceased. No details of Hooven’s statement were contained in the advices from Los Angeles. It is known that Hooven left here in a stolen automobile after Miss Little’s death, later serving a reformatory term for the theft. The dead girl’s sister divorced him and remarried and lives here. WINS AFTER RECHECK Moore Displaces McCullough in Terre Haute Race. Bn Uniter Press TERRE HAUTE, Ind., May 12. A recheck of returns in the race for the Democratic nomination for Fifth district Congressman places Henry W. Moore, of Terre Haute, out in front of Charles J. McCullough of Brazil, for the nomination. Previously it appeared McCullough had been nominated. Complete returns gave Moore, 9,225 votes and McCullough 9,094. Hourly Temperatures 6 a. m.... 40 9 a. m.... 45 7a. m.... 42 10 a. m...* 48 8 a. m.... 44

“What do you usually do when people come rushing up to you? On, the field I usually ignore them,” Lindbergh said. Tunney replied that he generally shook hands and tried to be nice, but often hated such actions, Lindbergh and Tunney compared hands. “We both have big hands, but they are frail compared to Jack Dempsry’s,” said Tunney. “Jack’s

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Leaders in Chinese War

Above at the left is Gen. Chiang Kai-Shek, youthful commander-in-chief of the Cantonese or Nationalist forces in South China, a college graduate. On the right is Marshal Chang Tso-Lin, fierce dictator of North China and friend of foreign concessionaries, who began life as a bandit chieftain and has risen to millions. In the circle is Baron Tanaka, Japan’s premier, who ordered Japanese troops into Shantung, and below Japanese soldiers are shown on the march.

LOCKWOOD TO FACE SENATE QUIZ GROUP

Hoosier to Tell of Hoover Campaign; Watson Next on List. By Times Special WASHINGTON, May 12.—The entire story of the recent Indiana campaign between Secretary Herbert Hoover and Senator James E. Watson may be laid before the senatorial campaign fund investigating committee today. George B. Lockwood, formerly of Muncie, who apparently was the chief factor in Secretary Hoover’s Washington headquarters, so far as the Indiana campaign was concerned, was to be called and Senator Watson was to be heard, if time permitted. J. W. Good, in general charge of the Hoover offices here, estimated yesterdoy for the committee, that about $35,000 or $40,000 was spent for Hoover in Indiana. Details had not yet reached him from Oscar E. Foellinger of Ft. Wayne, the State Hoover manager, hesaid, and he promised to lay the detailed figures before the committee as soon as Foellinger forwarded them. Good said Lockwoood was in much closer touch with Indiana than he, and might give the committee some details today. It is clear, however, that the Indiana effort cost Hoover about onesixth of his total expenditures to date, estimated by Good at about $230,000, with a few State organizations not yet reproting. Good said Lockwood did all the conferring with Indiana leaders of the Hoover campaign, because of his acquaintanceship in the State. He denied that Lockwood or himself received a salary for services in behalf of Hooover. Lockwood, he said, was in general charge of Hoover publicity. HOGS PAUSE IN SLUMP TO ADVANCE 10 CENTS Usual Saturday Light Supply Sends Some Classes Up Today. Early sales to shippers were steady to 10 cents higher on the local livestock market today to close the week which has been featuhed mostly by lower prices. The top was up 5 cents to $10.15 and the bulk of material weighing 170 to 275 pounds sold upward from $lO. Receipts figured 2,500. Other divisions ruled steady with receipts generally down to Saturday’s usual low level. Hogs were steady with Friday’s average at Chicago today, although there was practically no choice with supply of 8,000 animals, half of which were holdovers. A few sales of choice 250-290 pounders brought $9.85<g>9.95.

hands really are big.” They walked around the sides of the room and inspected some nudes which the artist had painted. Gene made a few technical observations, but Lindbergh was silent. Neither talked about women. tt tt tt JUST before they left, the prize fighter grinned and said, "I

Markets Close By United Press NEW YORK, May 12.—The New York Stock Exchange and curb market were closed today, to allow brokers to catch up with work resulting from the recent boom in stocks. Commodity and livestock markets were open as usual.

WHEAT OPENS HIGHER Corn Fluctuates and Oats Advances at Chicago. By United Press CHICAGO, May 12.—Mixed sentiment and erratic trading sent wheat higher at the opening this morning. Corn fluctuated and oats advanced. Provisions were lower. Wheat was up % to % cents; corn was off % to 14 cents gain; and oats were unchanged to % cent higher. Wheat has had a break of 20 cents in two weeks and the price has now reached a point where support is more ready. Trading is erratic with sentiment mixed on the outcome of the new crop. Liverpool was weaker than expected this morning, and there was no change in wheat conditions. Corn planting is progressing rapidly and between 60 and 80 per cent is in the ground. Prices depend largely on receipts at terminal points. The new oats crop is not making sufficient headway, traders believe and the old crop is decreasing rapidly. Chicago Grain Opening By United Press CHICAGO, May 12.—Wheat—May, up 74c; July, up %s; Sept., up 74c. Corn—May, off %c; July, up ’4c; Sept., up 14c. Oats—May, up %c; July, up 14c; Sept., unchanged. Provision—Lower. PLANES TO STOP HERE Three Passenger Craft Due Monday En Route to West Coast. One of a trio of tri-motored Fokker monoplanes which left New York today to engage in passenger service on the west coast will stop in Indianapolis Monday, according to Paul H. Moore, Chamber of Commerce aviation secretary. The planes, each accommodating twelve passengers, will operate between Los Angeles and San Francisco, reducing traveling time between these cities by three hours. If the stopover here Monday is of sufficient length, passengers will be entertained at luncheon at the Chamber of Commerce.

have it all over you in one thing. I can retire. You never can.” As they left the studio together, Lindbergh said, “Wouldn’t it make you sore if reporters were downstairs and began_to ask a million questions?” Tunney said it certainly would. • No reporters were downstairs, however. Scarcely any one noticed the two tall men as they walked away in opposite directions,

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HAIR HUGGER DRY SLEUTHS WILL BE FIRED Prohibition Chief Acts to Stop Promiscuous Shooting. COAST GUARD PROBLEM Niagara Falls Case Will Be Tried in Federal Court. BY JOSEPH S. WASNEY By United Press WASHINGTON. May 12.—Aroused by promiscuous shooting by prohibition agents at suspected liquor runners, Prohibition Commissioner Doran has adopted a policy of dismissing all officers who use their firearms, except in self-defense or to prevent a felony. Doran said today It is better to let a bootlegger escape than to shoot him. Federal prohibition agents have no authority even to make raids with drawn weapons, he said. Agent Dismussed An entirely different situation confronted the Treasury regarding the Coast Guard. This organization, operating under the same military procedure as the Army and Navy, has not been given special orders about shooting at suspected rum runners. Assistant Secretary of Treasury Lowman said the two coastguardsmen implicated In the shooting of Jacob D. Hanson at Niagara Falls, would be tried in Federal court and defended by the United States attorney at Buffalo, as their operations were within the scope of their duty. Local authorities demanded their trial in a State court. Doran meantime discharged Agent Robert L. Taylor of West Virginia, for shooting at an automobile, although he missed hitting any of the occupants of the car. Doran said that under r.o circumstances should agents shoot at automobiles on the highway because “halt” commands are disobeyed. Did Not Explain Lowman said that coast guardsmen operated on land as well as on water, and that it has been customary to fire across the bow of any ship that failed to halt when signaled. He did not explain however, what general orders had been issued coast guardsmen regarding the use of firearms on land. Press Niagara Case By United Press BUFFALO, N. Y„ May 12.—Federal Judge John R. Hazel has signed a court order instructing three Government officials to appear in United States Court Monday and show cause why a habeas corpus writ should not be issued directing them to produce in Federal Court the two coast guardsmen held at Ft. Niagara in connection with the shooting of Jacob D. Hanson, secretary of the Niagara Falls Elks. The order was obtained by District Attorney Raymond A. Knowles of Niagara County, who, after signing of the order, served copies o£ them on United States District Attorney Richard H. Templeton, Commander Martin W. Rasmussen and Capt. Frank L. Beck of the coast guard service. Hanson, in Mt. St. Mary’s Hospital at Niagara Falls, showed some improvement today. Motorist Shot By United Press SAN FRANCISCO, May 12.—The Italian consul is being asked to investigate the slaying of Frank Aiello and to demand compensation from the United States Government for his death, following a California tragedy similar to that of shooting of Jacob Hanson at Ft. Niagara, N. Y. Aiello, a citizen of Italy, was driving his auto with his brother James along the highway near Fresno, early Sunday morning. In the dark beside the roadway were Constable Alvin Cole and Deputy Sheriff I. B Chalmers. They suspected the Aiello brothers of bootlegging. Coming out of the darkness they waved flashlights in the air signaling the two Italians to halt. The Italians sped on, one of the officers fired, hitting Frank in the neck. He fell dead. The officers failed to find the contraband bootleg liquor they suspected was in the car. A coroner’s jury found the shooting to have been unjustified. NIBLACK TAKEN LEAD Displaces Harrison in Race for State Senator Nomination. John L. Niblack, deputy prosecutor, displaced Russell B. Harrison, former State Representative, for one of the four Republican nominations for State Senator, a recheck of Marion County primary returns revealed today. Unofficial tabulations gave Niblack 16,903 and Harrison 15,712. The official canvass of the primary vote probably will be completed today. Others nominated on the Republican ticket for State Senator wer# J. Clyde Hoffman, Winfleld T. Miller and Robert L. Moorhead.