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SMITH PLANS SELLING OWN IDEASIN RACE Stakes Hopes on Offensive; Will Not Ridicule Republicans. FIRM FOR MODIFICATION Proposes Social and Labor Legislation Patterned on N. Y. Laws.

Bu United Press ALBANY, N. Y., June 30.—Governor Alfred E. Smith will conduct the same kind of campaign as a presidential candidate as he has fought in New York State for the last ten years. “I propose to talk to the American people in the same way that I have talked to the people of my own State,” the Governor said today in discussing his plans for the coming battle. In that quotationu the Governor practically says this: “That there will be no ‘canned’ speeches; that he will discuss only those problems about which he is thoroughly acquainted, either by contact or after careful study and that he will not take any material for a speech unless it meets his ideas and he knows it to be perfectly responsible. Plans Offensive Campaign Smith will carry on an ‘‘offensive” campaign. He will not devote very much time to ridiculing or finding fault with the methods of his opposition, but he will endeavor to sell his own ideas of what he believes to be constructive Government. Os course, his campaign plans are not yet formulated, but aside from detail the foregoing outlines his policy and no one is going to swerve him from it unless they can convince the candidate that he is wiiig. the platform adopted Houston convention and the of the Governor accepting the nomination, it is apparent that the Governor will certainly make his major issues in the campaign these subjects. Advocates Modification Prohibition—ln this he will advocate a modification of the Volstead act and urge that States be given the right to determine what shall be construed as the legal alcoholic content of an intoxicating drink for beverage purposes. Social Legislation—Along this line Smith probably will advocate more governmental supervision of the subjects of the Government through which the Nation as a whole can 'he benefited according to his lights. Labor Legislation—Under this head Smith undoubtedly will advocate many laws, adapted, of course, to the Federal viewpoint, which he has urged in his home State. Included in this group will be the eight-hour law for women and female minors in industry, and a proposal to stop the issuance of injunctions in labor disputes until after a trial of the facts before a jury. Water Power Issue Water power legislation—Smith will be particularly at home on this topic, as he has been devoting much of his time to a study of it for years. But his argument must be confined necessarily, to a strict enforcement of the laws already on the Federal statute books. These are believed to be mostly in accord with his views. In addition, it is more than probable that before he starts on his campaign, the Governor will devote a good deal of time to the present structure of the Government, and if he is convinced that consolidations of bureaus and departments should be made in order to bring about a more efficient administration, he will make it an issue. If he goes into that subject, he I will be right at home, as he is conceded to be one of the ablest students of Government in American public life.

Will Not Condemn One of his closest friends and advisers today summed it up in this way: “The Governor will undoubtedly make a constructive campaign. He believes in putting forward a program of things that ought to be rjnafte, rather than condemn the mistake-, or programs of the past. He has always won New York State by that type of campaign and there is no reason to believe it should not be applied to a national campaign.” Tht platform, it is believed here, was inost certainly written for Smith. A comparison of many of its planks has been made with the Governor’s messages to the legislature of the State, and there is no question but that they were drawn from the Governor’s documents. The language is not identic, but the thoughts expressed are. The Governor planned to remain at his home again today, where at noon he Is to receive the Chamber of Commerce of this city. The organization, through Rol'in Sanford, a former Republican Congressman, is to extend its felicitations to the (governor at that time.

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This picture, one of the few taken of Mary Pickford since she cut off her curls, was taken as she stpped off the train in Pasadena en route to her home in Beverly Hills. Miss Pickford’s new headdress is hardly a bob, but is rather a close-fitting coiffure in which the surplus hair is worn in a small roll at the nape of the neck.

BANDITS STAGE EIGHT HOLDUPS

All Committed in County Within Last TwentyFour Hours. Eight highway robberies was the Marion County quota for the last twenty-four hours. Most of them occurred wtihin the city and three were by the same bandit crew. None of the bandits was captured. Loot totaled $365. Albert Brothers and his son, Dalgan, Coalmont, Ind., were the last to be relieved of their valuables before dawn today. Three armed bandits, traveling afoot, held up their car on National Rd. ten miles west of the city, and took a S3O gold watch. At midnight a bandit trio pursued Lorenz O. Schmidt, R. R. M, Box 391, from Welling Dr. and Illinois St., to Sixty-Fourth St. and Spring Mill Rd. and forced his car into the ditch. They then drew guns and took a S2O gold ring, a billfold containing $2. keys and a cigaret lighter. Bus Driver Held Up The same trio are thought to have conducted three more holdups ir the city netting a total of more than S2OO. Howard Lippomb, 4608 Hovey St. was held up near his home and 90 cents taken. Chester Wilson, 1104 Southeastern Ave., Peoples Motor Coach bus driver, was forced to turn over $25 and change when the trio held up his bus at Sixty-First St. and Cornell Ave. Dewey Stansbury. 806 W. Eleventh St.; Frank Basham, 2433 Indianapolis Ave., and Misses Eugenia League and Thelma Howard, 863 Roache St., Negroes, were sitting in their automobile at Illinois St. and Kessler Vlvd.. when the trio drove up. They took a diamond ring, valued at $l2O from Miss League, a

CHARGE OF UTILITIES AID IS LIE, SAYS NICHOLSON

"Anyone who charges or Insinuates that I ever have spoken or written at any time or any place, any favorable word for any public utility is a liar and a blackguard.” This is a part of a telegram which Meredith Nicholson today sent to the Federal Trade Commission, which is investigating activities of the public utility organizations especially In the matter of spreading propaganda. The telegram was prompted by

ON WITH DANCE, CHANT MARATHONERS AFTER RIOT OVER HEALTH CLOSING ORDER

BY MAX BUCKINGHAM United Pres* Staff Correspondent RINGSIDE, MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK, June 30.—The great international dance marathon was resumed today after a riotous interruption at 2 a. m. Promoter Milton E. Crandall misjudged his public during the night and tried to talk_ himself out of a bad hole after the health department had ordered his attraction closed as a nuisance and

$25 ring from Hiss Howard and $5 from Stansbury. Police learned from the license number that the car had been stolen. Gas Stations Robbed A Negro bandit entered the Standard Oil station at North St., and Indiana Ave., and took sls. Two men drove their automobile into the Standard Oil station at Southeastern Ave. and Rural St. One alighted and entered the station with a gun in his hand. He ordered Irwfn Jacobs, 342 S. Temple Ave., the attendant to open the safe. Loot totaled S7O. A daylight hold-up at the Kroger grocery, 728 E. Vermont St., netted $55 for a Negro bandit Friday afternoon.

In the Stock Market

(By Thomson & McKinnon) NEW YORK, June 30.—The feature of this week’s market, in face of extraordinarly tight money, is found in the impressive growth of faith in the future. We think much of it is predicated on the belief that we are to have easier money conditions in the near future. Os great assistance to the continued strong tone in the market is the fact that buying has been rigidly selected and of outright character. These points are evidenced by the volume of trading in individual issues and by the fact that loans declined during the period of price advance. Therefore, unless there appear decided changes which would cause a reversal of these main factors, the tone of the market will probably remain as it is. Chicago Grain Opening Bu United Press CHICAGO, June 30.—Wheat; July, up %; September, up %. Corn: July, off % ; September, unchanged; December, off Vi. Oats: July, up December, up %. Provisions unchanged.

testimony listing a speech of Nicholoson before the ParentTeacher Association at School 70, as one of the “achievements” of the propaganda movement. Instead of a speech for the utilities, the message of the famous author and councilman was a bitter blast at the Klan and political corruption. Nicholson demanded that his telegram be made a part of the records In the inquiry.

a menace to public health. Although his gesticulations are superb, Crandall is really a very poor talker. In fact, had he not fled into the morning mists at an opportune moment with nearly 10,000 patrons clamoring after him like a pack of old time Ku Kluxers, the menace to public health might have been much worse than the health department anticipated. Half an hour later It was announced that an injunction had

INDIANAPOLIS. SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1928.

FORD TO HIRE FORCE OF 1,200 ATCITYPLANT Expect to Reach Capacity Within Four Months; Beats Past Peak. 18,000 ORDERS AHEAD Body Building Annex Will Give Work for 400 More. Approximately 1,2J0 persons will be employed in the Ford Motor Company assembly plant here within four months. Manager George Steinmetz forecast today. This is about 400 more than were employed during the rush days immediately preceding the Ford shutdown a year ago. When the proposed body plant Is established 400 more will be employed snaking the total 1,600. 18,000 Orders to FUI The plant, re-opened only a few weeks ago with 200 men, now is using 400 and adding to the list as fast as old employes can be trained in assembly methods for the new model. The local plant has 18,000 orders to fill. It Is cutting this down at the rate of fifty cars a day, which will be increased to from 200 to 250 cars when the 1.200 employes are on the job. Steinmetz announced at the time the plant was re-opened that it was the plan to establish the body manufacturing plant in addition to the assembly plant. All parts of the car now are mad” elsewhere and shipped in. Assembly will be faster and cheaper when the bodies are made here, the manager pointed out. The body plant, however, is not designed to Increase the capacity of the assembly plant, it being figured adequate to clean up the accumulated orders and meet the current heavy demand, Steinmetz said. Hire Old Men First Thee rapid Increase of the Ford personnel and consequent to employment restoration of hundreds of workmen, m'rny of whom own their homes and are substantial buying forces in many communities is being felt throughout the city. Steinmetz says he is adhering to the policy of putting all the old force back on the Job before employing new men. STORM TOLUS HIGH Kentucky Damaged by Week of Rain, High Winds. Bn United Press , LOUISVILLE, Ky„ June 30Storm swept Kentucky took stock of her damage today after a week of record breaking rainfall and high winds. Ea. j estimates placed the damage at S2,(MX. 000. Homes and business establishments were flooded, roads and bridges were washed out and crops were destroyed Only one death has been recorded. Lois Dawkins, 9, drown’d in the basement of her home following a gas explosion. Three feet of water stood In the cellar at the time.

COMB CITY FOR GIRL Lost When Father Returns Home Intoxicated. Police combed the city today for a tan Whippet sedan, license number 628-648, and the nine-year-old girl who disappeared with it Friday night, while detectives grilled the girl’s father, S. C. Hamilton, 31, of 1720 Colege Ave., for light on the mystery. Hamilton drove away from home Friday evening with the girl in his charge. At 10 p. m. he returned home afoot without her, intoxicated. Forgetting, according to this story, where he had parked the car in which the daughter. Irene, was sitting, Hamilton and his wife searched the streets for two hours in a taxi. Then Mrs. Hamilton, stepmother of the girl, called police. Lieut. Ot Petit and squad searched the northeast section of the city without avail. At 5:15 this morning they found Hamilton at home sleeping off his Intoxication and place him under arest, charging vagrancy and child neglect. He is held under $5,000 bond.

been obtained restraining the health department from interfering with the dance. n m n UNTIL this morning the atmosphere in Madison Square Garden had been one of idle curiosity with the notables of Broadway’s night life dropping in after the theater or the curlew at the night clubs to smile blasely and throw ten and flfty-dollar bills at the eighteen dancers re-

Stinson Pilots Tulsa Plane Here in Tour

Here are some of the visitors who will reach the city t his noon, with the 26 planes in the Ford Reliability Air Tour. The plane is a six-passenger Stinson-Detr Diter cabin monoplane, entered by the Tulsa Junior Chamber of Commerce of Tulsa and the Bamsdall Corporation, and is piloted by Eddie Stinson, one of America’s most famed pilots. In the ovals from left to righ t are: Eddie Stinson, John Day of the Bamsdall Refineries, Inc., Lloyd Stone and W. S. Barton, of the Tulsa Junior Chamber of Commerce.

DRIFTING FLOE PERILSJLIERS Aviator and Italia Crew Report Ice Breaking. Bu United Prets ABOARD STEAMSHIP QUEST, June 30.—The man who rescued Gen. Umberto Nobile and five for whom he returned, were floating toward increased danger today. They were on an ice floe, drifting rapidly into warmer waters. It was feared the floe on which the six men ere stranded will split because of the effect of warmer waters. Lieut. Einar-Paal Lundborg, the Swedish aviator who wrecked his plane when he returned to rescue the five remaining members of Nobile's crew, wirelessed his fears to the Quest. In his wireless, Lundborg said the flee was moving and he feared it might destroy the airplane runway which he had constructed. No Report of 10 Men Bu United Preen ROME. June 30.—The ice floe on which Lieut. Einar-Paal Lundberg and five members of the crew of the Ttalla are stranded has drifted twenty-four kilometers in three days, an official communique issued here said. The floe is drifting southerly. No reports have been received here of ttn three men who left Nobile's encampment to walk to land, nor of the seven blown away when the Italia crashed. OLYMPIC FUND SHORT $25,000 More Needed to Send Athletes to Amsterdam. Bu T 7 nited Prenn „ _ NEW YORK. June 30.—The Olympic committee still Is $25,000 short of its required quota to send an American team to Amsterdam and bring it back. President Murray Hulbert of the A. A. U. announced today. New York Stock Opening —June SO Allied Chrm Amer Can v®*” Amir Sugar 2 Anaconda ”2, B U O 'OS Beth Steel Com Products B?n,ectric • Gen Motors ‘J® , Goodyear * Hupp Motor *9 Mack Marland 35, Pan American Pete IB) 43 Pennsylvania S’ -s Rem Rand ?S?? Sears-Roebuck 11® Sinclair MV* So Pacific *2l S O Calif 57’, S O. N J 44 Stew Warner §2',* Studebaker ’ **! U S Rubber 30V, U 8 Steel 137 New York Curb Opening —June 30— Am Gas I*64* Am R Mill 92 Cities Svc 66* < Cont Oil 194 k Durant .ills Ford Canada Gulf OH ••125 , a Humble Oil Imp Oil M’,7 Ohio Oil ®2Va Prairie O & Gas 484, PTSlrle Pipe 205V2 Servel Inc }44 Stuts IB*', Stand Oil Indiana 74*4 Stand Oil Kansas 22 1 2 Stand Oil Ky 126 United L & P A 24*4 Vacuum OH 7412 Warner Bros B 30%

maining in the tortuous contest. Shortly after midnight today, however, the air in the Garden was surcharged with anew tensity. The crowd was restless and the dancers were becoming sillier than ever. Word got about that Health Commissioner Harris had ordered the show stopped at 2 a. m. on its twentieth day. The weary dancers were torn between misapprehension concerning whether Crandall would get away with

Legislator Killed by fTrain Bu Timet Special PLAINFIELD, Ind., June 30.—Albert Barlow, 40, Republican member of the 1927 Legislature, was killed instantly at Hanna crossing, onehalf mile west of this town early today, when his automobile was struck by a Pennsylvania railway train. He has been a merchant here for years and has twice served in the Legislature. He leaves a wife and three children.

How the Market Opened

By United Prett NEW YORK, June 30.—Consolidated Gas assumed leadership of the stock market in early dealings today, rising nearly 3 points to 150 Vi in heavy turnover. The rest of the market continued to hold firm with industrial leaders in fair demand. The opening was steady. General Motors was bid up a point to 189, while Steeel common held steady at 136%, after an early advance to 137. Other steeel issues were firm. Radio Corporation sold off more than a point to 186 !s. while small gains were made by American Can and other industrial favorites. Ralls were irregular. Missouri Pacific dropped more than a point to 62 Vi and Texas & Pacific lost more than 2 points to 159 T 4. Erie, New York Central and Missouri-Kansas-Texas were strong and active. ROB SAFE; LOOT $l5O Beatrice Creamery Company Strong Box Jimmied Open. Thugs jimmied the Beatrice Creamery Company safe, 429 Madison Ave,, Friday night and escaped Kith $l5O.

BOY, ACCIDENTALLY SHOT BY BROTHER, WILL RECOVER

Ralph Carey, 10, will recover from the bullet wound inflicted when a 22-caliber target rifle was discharged accidentally as his brother, Leroy, Jr., 15, twilrled it about on his finger, but it will be a long time before Leroy is the same carefree lad. The brothers, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Carey, 3705 N. Denny St., told their mother they were going hiking Friday. They took with them the ancient gun. They had been cautioned not to play with it. . They were joined by Edward Trees. 15, of 4051 E. Thirty-Fourth St., who works in a hardware store

STATE COMMISSION BaRS CLOSING OF HEAT PLANT

The public service commission today denied the petition of the Indianapolis Power and Light Company for permission immediately to abandon its central heating plant. Sixteenth and Alabama Sts., serving more than 400 households in that section of the city. Commissioner Howell Ellis, who wrote the order, directed that the plant be continued next fell and that meanwhile an appraisal of all heating properties of the power company

the $5,000 prize the same as he did when health authorities stopped him in Pittsburgh recentily, and joy at the prospeet of an early termination of the grind. m n RUNNER NEILSON and Hannah Karpman picked up a potted palm and carried it around the squared circle where the orchestra sat. Other contestants revealed their befuddled state of mind with equally clownish antics.

Entered as Second-Class Matter at Postoffice, Indianapolis

TWO FINED ON POOLCHARGES Officer Called as Witness Not Questioned. After asserting he wanted ljieut. Ralph Dean in court, Municipal Judge Clifton R. Cameron Friday afternoon disposed of pool selling, charges against Abe Harris, 332 Virginia Ave., and Frank Hatton. 605 Woodlawn Ave., without the questioning of Dean. Dean stood at the bench while the evidence was reviewed a second time by Deputy Prosecutor John M Caylor, waiting to testify. Harris was fined $25 for keeping a gaming device and $5 for pool selling, and Hatton, who, according to the evidence purchased the tickets, was fined $5. Earl Cox, defense attorney, will appeal the cases, contending the State failed to show sale of the tickets. The case opened Thursday, at which time Dean did not appear. Cameron said he would not dispose of the case without testimony from Dean, the ranking officer in the squad. Sergeant Dan Cummings told the story of the arrests and raid but the court refused to close the case. Cummings testified Thursday that Dean knew nothing about the arrest, as he was guarding the rear end of the building. OPTIMISTS HONORS PRAY Celebrate Local Man's Election in International Organization. Optimist Club members celebrated the election of W. J. Pray, past local president, as vice president of the Optimist International at luncheon Friday at the Claypool. The club golf tournament will be held at South Grove July 12. Green Apples Fatal to Bov VALPARAISO, Ind., June 70 Elmer Breckner, 12, is dead as a result of eating green apples. Two brothers, Carl and Glen, who also ate the apples, were not made ill.

and had obtained some bullets. The boys hiked to a woods northeast of Forty-Second and School Sts., and fired at a target. Leroy was twirling the gun carelessly, when the gun was discharged. Ralph began to lough “I’m shat,” he said. Trees tore his shirt into crude bandaging. The boys discovered the bullet had gone through Ralph's side. The boys walked a quarter of a mile to a house and called a doctor. The doctor took the wounded lad to Indiana Christian Hospital, where is was reported he will recover.

be made, to determine whether rates are fair. Another hearing will be held in the fail for permanent disposition of the petition. Property owners several days ago vigorously protested against abandonment of the plant, declaring the company could make money out of it and that they would be damaged hundreds of thousands of dollars if they had to remodel houses constructed to be heated by the plant.

Reporters pursued the gestulating Crandall, bald, fat and be* spectacled, around the hall asking whether he would move the sho wto Jersey, whether he would divide the prize eighteen ways and how many hundred thousand dollars he h admade off of the shieks and shebas who were working for him in the hope of winning the $5,000 as the last couple remaining on trie floor. He escaped under an escort of policemen.

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CITY TO GREET 26 NATIONAL TOURPLANES Reliability Fliers Expected to Arrive at Speedway About Noon. i PROVIDE AERIAL ESCORT Flowers to Be Dropped From Sky on Visiting Air Pilots. Indianapolis was prepared to extend a hearty welcome to twentysix planes in the 1928 Ford national reliability air tour, scheduled to begin arriving about noon at the Speedway from Detroit. Many persons were at the Speedway long before the scheduled hour to greet the fliers and inspect the new type planes. The public was invited free by G. M. Williams, Marmon Motor Car company president and sponsor of the local visit. This is the first stop on the 6,300 mile itinerary to the Pacific coast and back to Detroit, including stops at thirty-two cities in fifteen states. Public to Inspect Plains* The planes left Detroit at oneminute intervals, starting at 10 a. m. The full stream-lined Lockheed Vega monoplane, piloted by Robert Canwell, reputed to be the speediest craft in the tour, was expected to be the first arrival, about 11:45 a. m. When the planes all have landed and the pilots and passengers taken to the Prest-O-Lite plant for lunch, the public will be permitted to inspect the planes. H. H. Brooks, Marmon sales director, will preside at the lunch, introducing Homer McKee, who will welcome the fliers on behalf of Indianapolis and the Marmon Com-' pany. At the speakers table were to be Postmaster Robert H. Bryson, Mayor L. Ert Slack, T. E. Myers, Meredith Nicholson, Adjt. Gen. William H. Kirshner, and Maj. R. F. Taylor. Bryson, Slack and Nicholson are the local tour judges. Aerial Escort Arranged National Guard and Hoosier airport planes were to form an honorary escort for the first planes arriving. Indianapolis police, National Guardsmen and regular armysoldiers were on duty early to direct traffic, protect bystanders from injury and to assist in checking. weighing and timing the tour planes. The planes will leave Indianapolis at one minute intervals starting at 3 p. m., for St. Louis, Mo., the second stop. The pilots in the tour are participating for the $7,000 Edsel B. Ford reliability trophy. Several fast pursuit planes from Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, were to give an aerial exehibition over the speedway. Hoosier airport planes in the honorary aerial escort were to carrynewspaper men through courtesy of Bob Shank and Harold C. Brooks. Drop Flowers on Filers News of the tour planes’ arrival was to be broadcast over station WFBM by the Kruse-Connell Company from 12 to 1 p. m., with J. F. Connell as announcer. L. Strauss & Cos. has arranged to have several thousand freshly cut roses dropped on the planes ..s they land and on spectators from a plane in charge of Roy Wright, head of the company’s aviation department. The roses bear small ribbons with the words, “Welcome to Indianapolis, Center of Railways, Roadways, Airways—Always.” Among the famous fliers in the tour are Eddie Stinson, who with George Haideman holds the official endurance record; William S. Brock, round-the-world flier, and Phoeba Fairgrave Omlie, first woman to qualify for the transport pilot's license. FIRE AT NOTRE DAME University Engineering Hall Burns With SIOO,OOO Loss. Hu Timet Special SOUTH BEND, Ind., June 30. Engineering hall of the University of Notre Dame is a heap of ruina today, following a SIOO,OOO fire Friday. Four firemen were severely in-/ jured while fighting the flames./ They are Henry Regard, Joseph Kujawski, George Tromyer and Ed To*\ hunka. In addition to loss of building and equipment, valuable records of engineering were destroyed. FILES SUIT FOR $99,000 Widow at Terre Haute Act* Against Husband's Administrator*. By Times Special TERRE HAUTE. Ind., June 30. Suit for $99,000 has been filed in Federal Court here by Mrs. Susan Sheets, widow of Martin Sheets, against administrators of her husband’s estate. The will of Sheets bequeathed the bulk of his fortune to charitable institutions. Mrs. Sheets alleges the estate was not handled properly and that thereby she was deprived of the sum asked in the suit. Defendant* are Judge J. H. Swango, Sam MeKeen, Frank O’Hair and Samuel E. Gray, .. _ ,