Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 37, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 June 1928 — Page 2

PAGE 2

HOOVER FORCES, TO ASK COOLIDGE TO MAKE SPEECHES'

PLAN INVASION OF DEMOCRATS' STRONGSTATES Secretary to Wage ‘Silent’ Campaign During Next Month. TUNE UP BAND WAGON OJd-Time Bally Hoo With New Methods Will Be Used. BY JOSEPH S. WASNEY United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, June. 23.—President Coolidge will be asked to make at least four speeches to aid the Hoover-Curtis presidential campaign. Leaders of the Republican organization today said the President would be urged to make several addresses in the East and Middle West, in sections where Democrats have great strength. The Republican committee has decided that the most strenuous campaign is needed in the East, where Governor Alfred E. Smith, anticipated Democratic presidential nominee is most widely known. Hoover to Be "Silent” •v r . The President, therefore, probably will be asked to make his most important address in New York State. Meantime Herbert Hoover has decided temporarily to conduct a “silent campaign." He will not appear in public or talk politics for publication for at least a month. Hoover has deemed it advisable to let his campaign managers conduct the ballyhoo and cheer-leading. The nominee will direct all activities, however, quietly from the background. While the Hoover-Curtis campaign officially was opened three days ago with selection of Secretary of Interior Hubert Work as chairman of the Republican national committee their band-wagon just is getting tuned up, according to Work. Plan Big Campaign Plans call for placarding the country wtih Hoover-Curtiss pictures, buttonholing every voter with Hoover buttons and stumping the United States from coast to coast. Old-fashioned Republican pabulum, mixed with modern political devices, will be used in the combination. Radio will be the backbone of the campaign, and even skywriting will be used. All major details of organization have been completed with the exception of naming eastern and western division managers. James W. Good, lowa, Hoover pre-conven-tion manager, will confer with Hoover today on the western managership. Hoover is anxious to have Good work the West for him, but the lowan is doubtful whether he can neglect his Chicago law business for four months to direct the campaign west of the Mississippi. Secretary Hard-Worked Several eastern Republicans are mentioned for the Atlantic managership. Representative Tilson (Rep.), Conneticut, who was defeated for the Vice President nomination, and Daniel E. Pomeroy, New Jersey, vice chairman of the Republican committee, are mentioned for this task. Hoover is beginning to show evidence of the strain of interviewing the hundreds of' politicians, who have called on him since he received the nomination. He smiles bravely and cheerfully, but nervously chews a cigar and mops his brow frequently. The value of property insured in London against fire exceeds $10,000,000.000. Private motor cars supplied for use in Great Britain last year numbered 778,056, more than double the figure for 1923.

BANK BOOK BACKING There is nothing like the backing afforded by a comfortable balance on a savings account. Lay down a plan to deposit regularly r with this Strong Company—the Oldest in Indiana—and ac and the backing of such an account to your own efforts 'o progress. 4% ON SAVINGS ti INDIANA TRUST “E SSSffii $2,000,000.00 Ground Floor Safe Deposit Department

Best Motor Route to Houston From - v City Outlined by Hoosier Motor Club

I / '' L sV - ~ "\1 ' ntb *. \ . / lv/T\n M 1 ° \ A >®CtevENNE * V' / MOINF V V'*An\ I COLUMBUS fi , ■ i /i T 1 ® Lincoln • y apousl | £) .< , jsTlTitZ?* vKtsM\‘* C^A ?* Xro l u t AJ j DENVER® j V \ if-'CHARLF6TOty / \ C l CO to l ! /. M I [ i i— ~

Most Roads Are in Good Condition, Association Advises. The best route from Indianapolis to Houston, Tex., is given by the Hoosier Motor Club for the benefit of delegates and their friends who j desire to attend the Democratic na- j tional convention June 26. The route is as follows: Go West on Washington St. and follow U. S. Rd. 40 through Plainfield, Brazil, Terre Haute, to the Indiana-Illinois state line: State Road 11 through Marshall, Effingham, to Vandalia; south on State j Road 2 through Centralia, Carbondale, Anna, to Cairo, 111. Ferry to Bird's Point, Mo., via the car and 25 cents a passenger), then Three States ferry (charge $1.50 a follow U. S. Rd. 60 to Sikeston, Mo.; south on U. S. Rd. 61 through New ; Madrid, Hayti, Blytheville, Ark., 1 Luxora, to Mertiphis, Tenn. From Memphis follow the ‘Mississippi River Scenic Highway through Clarksdale, Rosedale, to Greenville, Miss. Ferry river to Leland Landing, and follow Arkansas State Rd. 2 through Lake Village to j Montrose, Ark.; south on U. S. Rd. 165 through Mer Rouge, La., Monroe, Pineville, to Alexandria; State Rd. 1 to Lecompte; State Rd. 24 through Kinder to lowa, thence over the Old Spanish Trail, or U. S. Rd. 90 through Lake Charles, Beaumont, j Tex., to Houston. Mileages: Indianapolis to Vandalia, 111. 172 mi. j Vandalia to Cairo, 111 152 mi.! Cairo to Memphis, Tenn..... .185 mi. j Memphis to Monroe, La 269 mi. j Monroe to Lake Charles, La. 209 mi. j Lake Charles to Houston, * Tex 150 mi. i j Total 1137 mi. Road Conditions—The road is of pavement to Cairo. 111., with the exception of a few stretches of cinder and gravel in Illinois and a gravel bridge approach rt Mounds, 111. You will encounter a bridge runaround at Stilesville, twenty-eight miles west of Indianapolis on Rd. 40. There is a on U. S. Rd. 60 between Sikestown and New Madrid, Mo., good in all weather. From Memphis the road is of gravel practically all the way to Lake Charles, La. At the present time the road is reported in good condition. From Lake Charles to Houston the road is of pavement and gravel, in good condition. The gravel roads south of Memphis are concisions, therefore it is advisable to stop frequently and check conditions ahead. A recent estimate credits Great Britain, with 6,000,000 cyclists.

The ‘All Kids Klub ’ SIGN AND BRING IT TO THE TIMES OFFICE OR NEAREST SUB STATION AND GET A BUTTON—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27. To the Secretary of Broad Ripple Park and Indianapolis Times All Kids Klub for Boys and Girls: I hereby apply for membership in the ALL KIDS KLUB Sponsored Ijj- Broad Ripple Park and Indianapolis Times PLEDGE: I promise to always play fair and indulge in good, clean, wholesome recreation and to try and influence other boys and girls to do likewise. I further promise to observe all safety first regulations. Date Name Address Town .’ State Date of Birth Indorsed by iParent or Other Adult)

ROBS EXPRESS CAR; HOPS OFF Bandit Hidden on Train Gets $1,500 in Loot. If,!/ flitted Press BLISSFIELD. Mich., June 23. Posses Friday spread over this section today in search of the bandit who late Friday night robbed New York Central train No. 14 en route

FIRST DEGREE MURDER INDICTMENT RETURNED BY JURY AGAINST SKEEN

mm * im ■ iljllffl ■pSEfeEik ■^d^ w >"' , mlm mm

Carl Skeen, held on murder charge, photographed in his cell at Denver

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

to Buffalo of loot estimated at about $1,500. The bandit, after robbing the American Railway Express messenger, stepped out into the rain here shortly before midnight and no clew has been found to trace him. Deputy Sheriff H. J. Fritz said today that the slight description of the robber furnished by Robert Caruthers. express messenger, was of little aid. He was no more than 23 years old. Caruthers said. T was believed that the bandit entered the express car at Adrian and concealed himself until the train started. Then, accordnig to Caruthers, the bandit slipped from his hiding place,

CORDELL ILL LOOMS AS AL’S RUNNING MATE Appears as Smith’s Chief Rival in Early Voting at Convention. BY RAY TUCKER HOUSTON, June 23.—Claims that A1 Smith now has 662 assured delegates and reserve strength of 151 were made today by his managers or eighty more than necessary, here. These figures were given out following a meeting of the Smith board of strategy, consisting of George R. van Namee, National Committeeman, Norman F. Mack of New York; Geoige W. Olvany, Tammany head, and Representatives of numerous i western and southern States. As Smith and anti-Smith forces made their plans, it seemed that Smith’s chief rival would be Representative Cordell Hull of Tennessee, with almost 200 delegates from southern States. Favorable to Smith Hull's growing strength is a development favorable rather than adverse to Smith. He has exhibited a desire for harmony, has indicated he would be strong for the New Yorker on a platform that stressed certain Democratic principles which he considered vital. The outcome probably will be a Smith-Hull slate. Hull’s candidacy appeals to Democratic leaders because it is believed he might give I the party a better chance to carry his home state and the adjoining border state of Kentucky. Hull is j aalso said to have strength in Indiana. These estimates, of- course, are predicated on the hopt that Smith's restatement of his wet views will not send the dove of peace flying out the window. How Votes Line Up Delegates pledged to Smith in primaries and conventions follow: Louisiana. 20: Idaho, 8; New Hampshire, 8: Minnesota, 24; North Dakota. 10; Michigan, 30; New York, 90. Wisconsin, 26; Maine, 12; Illinois. 58; Washington. 14; lowa, 26; Rhode Island, 10; Massachusetts, 36; Pennsylvania, 66; Hawaii, ; 6: California, 26; Connecticut, 14; Maryland. 16; Delaware. 6; Nevada, 6; Wyoming, 6; New Jersey, 6; Vermont. 8; Montana, 8; Oregon, 10; New Mexico, 6; South Dakota. 10; West Virginia. 16; Kentucky, 26; Alaska, 6; Distrcit of Columbia, 6; Philippines, 6; Porto Rico, 4; Virgin Islands, 2; Canal Zone, 6. The Sith people count on the following delegates as reserves: Ohio. Pomerene. 48; Indiana, Woollen, 30; Arkansas. 18; Virginia. 20: North Carolina. 7; Arizona. 8; Okla- | homa, 20. Hull is expected to get his 180 or 1 200 votes from Tennessee. North 1 Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama. Florida, Mississippi and probably Oklahoma on the first ballot. hild him up .and stepped from the j train with his loot. Caruthers sounded the alarm by firing three shots. Engineers have dumped thou- | sands of tons of earth into the San- ! tiago volcano in the hope of permanently extinguishing the burning sulphur bed. A Brighton <England* bookseller j named Brewer invented the envelope lin 1830; while Edwin Hill, brother of Sir Rowland Hill, invented the I first envelope-making machine.

New True Bill Provides Greater Penalty in . Jarboe Death. Carl Skeen, 22, butcher. Friday, was reindicted by the county grand jury on a first degree murder charge for the death of Mrs. Pearl Jarboe, 24, waitress, 614 E. North St., June 13. Skeen was arrested in Denver Tuesday night and indicted Wednesday on a manslaughter charge. Manslaughter carries only a prison sentence. Death or life imprisonment is the punishment for first degree murder. The new indictment charges that Skeen ‘ purposely and with premeditated malice killed Pearl Jarboe by striking and pushing her from a motor vehicle." The indictment was returned soon after Thomas C. Whallon, attorney for Skeen, dropped a motion before Criminal Judge Pro Tem Frank A. Symmes to prohibit the prosecutor or police from interviewing Skeen when he is brought here from Denver. The motion still is before the court, but no action was taken on it. Detective Patrick Finneran is expected back with him Sunday. The motion was dropped when ' the prosecutor declared it was not his custom to grill prisoners and he had no intention of trying to wring a confession from Skeen. Skeen has admitted to DenVer newspaper men that he drove the car from which Mrs. Jarboe made her death plunge, June 13, receiving a fractured skull from which she died the following day. Efforts for speedy justice in the Jarboe death case are going forward rapidly at the courthouse. Remy said he will seek a trial at the earliest possible date.

Where Tornado Killed 8

These scenes of ruin and wreckage were photographed in the little town -of Blair. Okla, following a tornado that killed eight persons and wrought widespread property damage in Jackson, Kiowa and Tillman counties.

Gavel for Democrats

:■* mill

The gavel which will rap the national Democratic convention to order at Houston. Tex., next week is pictured here in the hands of Miss Betty Jane Barrett, Wellesley sophomore and daughter of Fred Barrett, Indiana Democratic Club president. The gavel, built for strenuous usage, is the gift of William Patton, Martinsville furniture manufacturer.

Commercial Bank me CAPITAL AND SURPLUS THREE MILLION DOLLARS x Jfirtclirt §s>abtngs anb Crust Company INDIANAPOLIS MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

JUNE 23, 1928

TEXAS HOOSIERS PLAN WELCOME FOR DELEGATES Indiana Party Will Be Given ‘Big Time’ During * Houston Stay. Bu Timet Special HOUSTON, Texas. June 23 Houston former Hoosiers made arrangements Monday night to give the seventy-five Indiana delegates and visitors to arrive here on the "Woollen special” Monday morning,', a welcome warmer than the leather. Out of the meeting grew a permanent organization to be known as "Houston Hoosiers.” Plans include a dinner at the historic San Jacinto battlefield Monday evening at which Clude G. Thomas R. Marshall and C. A. Bowers, convention keynote. Mrs. Greathouse are to be guests of honor. The Houstonians have formed a committee which is to meet the Indiana special at a w r ay station twenty miles from Houston, dis- # tribute Indiana badges and ribbons, and make the Hoosiers feel at home before they get in. 200 Hoosiers in Houston At the station here a fleet of automobiles owned by former Hoosiers, will be waiting, which will take the guests to their hotels. In the afternoon a drive around. Houston is proposed, followed by the San Jacinto dinner. The hospitalitly is to be kept up all week. The local arrangements committee is headed by J. H. Cornell, formerly | of Terre Haute. Among the prom- * inent Houstonians from Indiana are 1 E. E. Oberholtzer, Houston superin- ! tendent of schools, from Clay City; l j H. R. Sanford, executive vice president of the Missouri-Pacific Railway j lines in Texas and a graduate of Purdue University; J. M. Rockwell, formerly of Greencastle and now a banker; J. H. Kirby, owner of sixtyI two lumber yards in Texas, and | others. The committee estimated there | are 200 former Hoosiers here. Among ! those who helped to Organize the ! Hoosier welcome are: Mr. and Mrs. Albert Strouse, W. D. Swinehart, Jesse Tucker, H. O. Critchfleld. Paul ! S. Duenweg, H. N. Lukens, all of j Terre Haute; Clarence Orman, Coal | City; Mrs. Fay Satterfield. Mr. and j Mrs. C. J. Giezendanner, C. H. SherI man. all of Indianapolis; Mrs. G. ; S. Warner, Mt. Vernon: C. F. Diltz, ! Anderson, and many others. J. H. Shively, brother of former Senator Shively of Indiana, will entertain Mrs. Marshall while here. . The delegates will be quartered in the Rice Hotel and Sam Houston Hotel, and the Hoosier visitors in the dormitories of Rice Institute. Greathouse Busy C. A. Greathouse, national committeeman and secretary of the naI tional committee; Lew C. Ellingham of Ft. Wayne; Earl Peters, State j chairman, and Marshall Williams, | secretary of the State committee, ; arrived Friday night. Greathouse plunged today into j the work of distributing tickets to ! the delegates and alternates, which | devolves on him as secretary. The Indiana leaders conferred Friday night. Peters said that the Indiana delegation would caucus Monday night at the Lamar Hotel. He announced plans to give a dinner there which would interfere with those of the Houstonians. W. H. O'Brien of Lawrenceburg will be chairman of the delegation, and Ellingham probably will be its representative on the important | resolutions committee.