Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 17, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 May 1928 — Page 11

MAY 31, 1928_

AL'S BACKERS CLAIM VICfORY ALREADY WON Smith Has 40 Delegates More Than Needed, Survey Shows. BY RAY TUCKER WASHINGTON, May 31.—Governor Smith has forty more delegates than he needs to win the Democratic presidential nomination, according to the latest tabulation of pre-convention results made by his supporters here. Smith is credited with 538 ti assured delegates through convention and primary results. While 142 additional delegates are said to be uninstructed, but ready to fall into his column at Houston. Die-hard delegations who will go to the convention eager to fight the New York Governor to the last ditch are said to total 112. In addition, there are 31*>> listed as doubtful. Nine Favorite Sons The number of delegates who will vote for nine “favorite sons” is placed at 247, but many of these—at least 93—are known to be planning to swing to Smith on the second ballot. Governor Ritchie’s sixteen from Maryland, ex-Senator Pomerene’s forty-seven from Ohio and Evans Woollen’s thirty from Indiana are classed as second-ballot Smithites. ‘ The 538*2 delegates instructed for Smith, combined with those not !n----structed, but friendly and the Smith favorite son bloc, make a total of 773*4, as against 734 required for the nomination. State delegations instructed for Smith are as follows: California. 26; Connectitcut, 14; Delaware, 6; Idaho, 8; Illinois, 58; lowa, 26, Maine, 12; Massachusetts, 36; Michigan, 30; Minnesota, 24; Montana, 6; Nevada. 6; New Hampshire, 8; New Jersey. 28; New York, 90; North Dakota, 10; Ohio, 1; Oregon, sylvania, 96*4; Rhode Island, 10; South Dakota, 10; Vermont. 8; West Virginia (primary next Tuesday) 16; Wisconsin, 26. Doubtful Delegations State delegations uninstructed, but probably for Smith, follow: Arkansas, 18; Kentucky, 26; Louisiana. 20; New Mexico, 6; Oklahoma, 20; Utah, 6; Washington, 14; Wyoming. 6; Alaska, 6; Hawaii, 6; Philippine Islands, 6; District of Columbia, 6; Porto Rico, 6; Virgin Islands, 2. Delegations never expected to support Smith include Alabama with 24,'Florida with 12, Texas with 40 and Virginia with 18. Delegates listed as doubtful Include twenty-four from North Carolina, five and one-half from Pennsylvania and two from Utah. The favorite son group is as follows: Georgia, 28 for Senator George; Indiana, 30 fojr Woollen; Kansas, 20 for Representative Ayres Maryland, 16 for Governor Ritchie; Missouri, 20 for Senator Harrison: Missouri, 36 for Senator Reed; Nebraska. 16 for ex-Senator Hitchcock; Ohio, 47 for ex-Senator Fomerene: Tennessee, 24 for Representative Hull. Culver Week to Open Saturday B • 'rimes Special CULVER, Ind„ May 31. —An athletic program Saturday will oper. activities of the thirty-fourth annual commencement week at Culver Military Academy. A regimental review will be held Sunday followed by baccalaureate services; Legion day will be observed Monday; guard mounting, Tuesday, and awarding of diplomas Wednesday.

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Bullet-Like Speed Will Be Reached in Thin Air 31 Miles Up. s BY ISRAEL KLEIN CLEVELAND, Ohio. May 31. Think of flying from Berlin to New York, a distance of 4,000 miles, in an hour— Os sailing through rarefied air at a maximum speed of 4,500 miles an hour— Os reaching a height of thirty-one miles above the earth’s surface—and you have the future picture, according to present predictions, of the rocket-motored airplane that even now is in the first stage of construction. The rocket plane is the ultimate goal of the builders of a motor that is propelled by a series of rocket explosions similar to those of a rocket pinwheel shooting into the air. Auto Motor Works It just has been applied hear Berlin to an autlmobile which attained a speed of 125 miles an within forty-five seconds of its start, and which may attain a speed far greater than ever reached by man in such a vehicle. This is the unique idea of Fritz von Opel, German auto racing champion, who has been collaborating with the German airplane and motor builders, Raab and Katzenstein, in the construction of his rocket motor and its application first to automobiles and ultimately to airplanes. Soviets Experience Revolutionary as this might sound, however, it is taken quite seriously not only by Von Opel and his coworkers, but by several European scientists, who long have bee ncontemplating a similar idea. In fact, the Russian Soviet government, it is said, has appropriated $250,000 to finance a Moscow scientists for experiments of this kind. It is believed this is the principle of the German rocket-motor, although the inventors are reticent about the matter. Max Valier, the Munich inventor, has long been figuring on this type of motor to propel an airplane almost at lightning speed across the Atlantic. Valier has reduced his theories to practical figures, from wfiich he concludes a trip from Berlin to New York could be made in a little more than an hour. Propellers to Aid says Valier, the rocket airplane At the beginning of such a trip, would have to contend with the resistance of the atmosphere and therefore could be aided in its initial progress by a pair of propellers. Shooting up into the air at an angle of 70 degrees, however, the rocket airplane could reach a height of nine miles in less than a minute. At this height, the atmosphere would be so rare as to make the propeller prcticaUy worthless as a means of pulling the plane along and the ship would have to depend entirely for its further progress on the series of explosions of rockets in this peculiar motor. Twice As Fast As Bullet The extremely thin air, however, would relieve the ship of so much resistance that it could attain a speed of 3,500 miles an hour in a few seconds. At a height of thirty-one miles above the earth, almost eight times

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Here is a light experimental model of the new rocket-propelled airplane to be tried in Germany, using a rocket motor similar to the one with which an auto recently attained a speed of 125 miles an hour within forty-five seconds. The diagram shows how such a plane would fly at high altitudes from Berlin to New York.

the altitude actually attained by man, Valier figures the airplane could continue to go on an even keel parallel with the earth at a speed of 4,500 miles an hour. A bullet fired from a rifle would go only half as fast! 52 Graduated at Decatur Bu United Press DECATUR, Ind., May 31.—Fiftytwo graduates received diplomas at the forty-seventh annual commencement exercises of Decatur High School. Albert Stump, Indianapolis, was the speaker. Twenty boys and thirty-two girls composed the class. In the circle they formed the fifty-third chair was left vacant and a moment of silence observed in memory of Miss Matilda Kruetzman, a graduate, who died several weeks ago.

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Arkansas Senator Plans Series of Attacks on Al Smith WASHINGTON, May 31—Although the Senate has adjourned, Senator J. Thomas HefliiT will continue his speeches attacking Governor Al Smith. Heflin plans to make anti-Smith speeches in Ohio. Arkansas, and Oklahoma before the Houston convention. Charges Wife Misused Money By Times Special HARTFORD CITY, Ind., May 31. —Jess Ballenger alleges in a divorce suit filed here against Doris Ballenger that money he gave her to pay gas and light bills was used by her for other purposes. MOTION Pit TI RES IT’S COOI, 'NEATH VENETIAN SKIES

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