Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 50, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 July 1928 — Page 3

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'BIG BUSINESS' WHEELS TO PUT I OVEBALOILED Raskob Moves Campaign \ Headquarters to Office of Genera! Motors. r BY THOMAS L. STOKES United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, July 19.—John J. Raskob, who is credited with making millionaires out of eighty executives of the General Motors Corporation, hopes to use the same methods to make a President out Os Governor Alfred E. Smith. Raskob admits that he knows very little about politics. But he knows a lot about big business and jhe is confident that he will be successful if he runs the Democ atic presidential campaign the same way he does his automobile business. To get the proper atmosphere, jthe chairman of the Democratic national committee is moving the ■whole machinery of the campaign, Including the few necessary politicians, into the large General Motors building at Fifty-Seventh and Broadway. He will clear the ■whole eighth floor and establish his headquarters there. A corps of carpenters began to tear away partitions today. < Likes His New Job 5 There, in surroundings familiar to jhim, he will operate this new business. If he gets tired of talking to politicians and looking at them, he can take the elevator to his own office, on the twenty-fourth floor, call in his business aides, talk shop with them, and thus get some recreation. Raskob appears to like his new jjcb. It’s a strange one to him yet. But* he is taking hold of it as if It were just another business venture. He learned Wednesday that political conferences can be just as long as business conferences—perhaps longer. Yet he was placid and calm when he came out of a fourhour powwow, and announced patiently that there were many problems not entirely solved. He was coatless, but philosophical. Newspaper reporters fired questions at him. “I’m new at this business, you know,” he would explain with a Smile, when he was unable to answer. Carefully Directed Energy Short, stocky, unemotional, Raskob possesses the energy of his Alsatian forebears, a well-controlled and carefully directed energy. He is frank, naturally, but is finding out that newspaper reporters will ask questions that can nqt always be answered when it comes to politics. He answers all that he can, expediently. A cablegram came from Bernard Baruch, now in Paris, offering his services. Mrs. Henry Moskowitz, publicity director, reminded him during the newspaper interview that the reporters might like to have it. Raskob said he didn’t know that Baruch was a former supporter of William G. McAdoo, rival of Governor Alfred E. Smith, in 1924. He Js new in this business. But he will learn. He said so himself. DELAWARE ST. BRIDGE TRACT UP TO BOARD Appraisers, Unable to Agree on Property Value, Report Today. Acquisition of the two-block tract north of the Delaware St. bridge between Talbot St. and Washington Blvd., was before the park board this afternoon with the report of appraisers of the property. Appraisers were unable to agree on the valuation of the property, William L. Elder and Thomas Carson fixing the value at $92,000 and James E. Berry setting the figure at $82,000, it was reported before the meeting. Purchase of the ground from Jose-Balz .Realty Company for use 5n building a parkway and approach to the north side span was recommended by Mayor L. Ert Slack. The owners are said to have asked sllO,000 for the site. “It is up to the board,” Slack said, *'l have no further suggestions.” END TRAINING PERIOD C. M. T. C. Units Break Camp Today; 1,500 Enrolled. Youthful citizen-soldiers, having completed their thirty days’ training at the C. M. T. C., Ft. Benjamin Harrison, left for their homes today. Final inspection, review and distribution of medals and trophies closed the annual program of the camp Wednesday. More than 1,500 Were enrolled. Company L, commanded by Capt. H. P. Hallowell, was awarded the decision for being the best C. M. T. C. rifle company, and Company H. commanded by Capt. Frank E. Schucker, the best machine gun outfit. Col. Horace P. Hobbs, C. M. T. C. Commander, announced that a similar training period for Negro youths will open at the fort, beginning Aug. 1, but that enrollment is small. LAW TO HIT DIVOPCEES French Judges Charge Laxity in Decrees to Americans. • 2?.v United Press PARIS, July 19.—Judges representing all Paris courts, sitting as a superior council, decided today that there was sufficient evidence of laxJtty in granting divorces to Americans to justify punishment of those alleged to be concerned. Leviathan Loot Totals SIO,OOO By United Press NEW YORK, July 19.—The mail ' robbery on the United States liner Leviathan, reported more than a month ago to have involved approximately $500,000, will not amount to more than SIO,OOO, it was learned today.

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The greatest of all German dirigibles, which within about two months will be started on regular trans-Atlantic passenger service, is pictured here during the christening ceremony at Friedrichshafen. The Zeppelin, LZ-127, designed to carry forty passengers, will take off on its maiden voyage to the United States after the completion of its test flights in Germany

Friends, Associates Honor Memory of Robert Todd

Services Are Held for Late Traction Head at Christ Church. Tribute was paid the memory of Robert I Tcdd, late president of the Indianapolis Street Railway Company and the Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Company, by business associates and friends at memorial services at 12:15 p. m. today at Christ Church on Monument Circle. Meeting in the Terminal Bldg., officers and directors of the two companies and utility executives! from other cities, formed a pro- i cession and marched to the church. In an eulogy of Mr. Todd, Michael E. Foley, attorney for the traction company, traced the executive’s rise from boyhood to a place of national prominence in transportation circles. “The activities in human life of Robert I. Todd are a fine example to the youth of our land,” Foley said. “He was a student from boyhood, j He gra’duated from Johns Hopkins I University with high honors and twice since his graduation this university conferred upon him honorary degrees because of his proficiency in his chosen profession. “He was a master of the entire field of electrical engineering. He was recognized throughout America as one of its leading electrical engineers. Mr. Todd’s citizenship drew warm praise from Foley, who said "he always had time to vote in the primary and on election day and was actively identified with lodge and club activities.” Os Mr. Todd’s home life, Foley said, “In the home circle he found his moments of greatest pleasure. He realized that in America the home is the real basis of the Nation’s greatness.” Bishop Joseph M. Francis of the Episcopal Church directed the services and eulogized the late executive. Street railway directors adopted resolutions of condolence Wednesday, expressing their “deep sense of loss at his death,” which occurred suddenly at New York last Thursday. BANDIT’S GUN CLAIMED BY HORSETHIEF SLEUTH Identifies Dead Man’s Weapon As Stolen in Holdup. The revolver with which bandit Ed Reiter, 1540 Lexington Ave., started the battle with police, lesulting in his death early Tuesday morning, was the one stolen from Horsethief Detective Max Kubitz, 6172 Norwaldo Ave., north of .he city Saturday night. Kubitz identified the revolver and the shoulder holster worn by Reiter, at police headquarters today. Five bandits held up Kubitz and his partner on a road north of the city, relieving Kubitz of his badge, gun, holster, uniform and nearly new automobile. TRANSFER ARMY MEN Col. Irvin M. Madison Appointed National Guard Instructor. Appointment of Col. Irvin M. Madison, Regular Army, to succeed Col. Corbett S. Hoffman as instructor of the 151st Infantry Regiment, Indiana National Guard, was announced today by Adjt. Gen. William H. Kershner. Col. Madison was formerly instructor with the Minneapolis staff of the organized reserves, while Colonel Hoffman will become instructor with the Thirty-Eighth Division, organized reserves.

Yep, It’s Hot By Times Special MT. VERNON, Ind., July 19. —High temperature here hatched out a hen egg left in basket on top of a refrigerator at the home of Peter Casper. But the chick is dead. It was handled too much by persons curious to come in contact with a freak of nature.

END PROBE OF OFFICESELLING U. S. Grand Jury to Report in Mississippi Friday. Bill United Press BILOXI, Miss., July 19.—The Federal grand jury probing alleged Federal patronage corruption started work today shaping its report to be presented to Judge E. R. Holmes early Friday. That several additional indictments will be announced Friday was the belief of persons here who have followed the quiz since its opening last week. Seven persons have been indicted on charges of buying or selling Federal positions. Upward of sixty witnesses appeared before the grand jury during its sesssions which were concluded late Wednesday. Among those indicted was Perry Howard, Negro Republican leader of Jackson.

JUDGE’S ORDER GIVES BANDIT’S LAWYER S2O OF LOOT AS FEE

How twenty dollars of $l2O stolen from William Levine, grocer. 506 W. Washington St., June 14 by a bandit got into the hands of Miss Jessie Levy, a defense attorney, instead of being returned to the grocer, as the result of an order signed by Municipal Judge Paul C. Wetter, was described in Criminal Court today. Judge Wetter and Miss Levy declared they acted in good faith, be-

Bandit Buried; Funerals of Pal, Officer Planned

Comrades, Officials to Join in Tribute to Slain Policeman. A funeral was held this afternoon at 1540 Lexington Ave. It was a quiet funeral and only a few attended. It was the funeral of Edward Reiter, 23, bandit killed by police in a gun battle on the National Rd. twelve miles east of the city. It was held at the home of his mother, Mrs. Maude Watson. While last rites were being said over the body of Reiter, the youth who once sang in a church choir, but didn’t go straight, two other funerals were being planned. One also is to be a quiet funeral, with only relatives mourning—that of Robert Longstaff, 21, of 329 E. Tenth St. Longstaff also was sftot fatally in the gun battle in which Reiter was killed. But the third will be very different. His lodge brothers, police officials and fellow officers and the city at large will pay tribute at the funeral of Motor Policeman Paul Miller, shot down by bandits Tuesday night. The Miller funeral will be held at his home, 2129 Ringgold Ave., at 2 p. m. Saturday. Parents of Longstaff were undecided today whether rites for him will be held here or whether the body will be taken to lowa, their former home, without services here. They recalled how he had worked hard in his father’s rug-cleaning establishment, how he always had been “a good boy” before. They denied reports that he had been missing from home since Saturday. The night before his death, Monday night, was the only night he had ever been away from home without his family knowing where he was, it was said. Train Kills Cow and Man Bu Times Special CROWN POINT, July 19.—James Wanslowsky, 53, was killed by an Erie train which also ended the life of a cow which he had tried to drive from the tracks, near here.

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DRYS PREPARE PLANS TO BEAT SMITHIN DIXIE Al Works Hard on Speech as Albany Arranges for 150,000 Crowd. BY HERBERT LITTLE United Press Staff Correspondent ASHEVILLE, N. C„ July 19.—The two hundred dry leaders attending Bishop Cannon's dry conference here in a plenary session designed to adopt an ambitious political plan to break the solid South in favor of Herbert Hoover, today adopted formally the name “conference of antiSmith Democrats.” The conference also approved creation of an executive board, to consist of Bishop James Cannon, Methodist, ts Richmond; Dr. A. J. Barton. Bap fist. Atlanta, and two delegates from each of the following States: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Texas, North and South Carolina and Georgia. Albany Waits Crowd Bit United Press ALBANY. N. Y„ July 19—Albany is making arrangements to handle 150,000 persons when Governor Alfred E. Smith officially is notified of his nomination as the Democratic presidential candidate. The city's plans for the event were being settled today as the Governor continued to devote most of his time to the preparation of his notification speech. Meantime, despite his disavowals, Smith apparently is keeping in fairly close touch with the general political situation. United States Senator Tydings of Maryland and his colleague, Senator Hawes of Missouri, were visitors at the executive mansion. Wednesday night. Both men are members of the Democratic senatorial campaign committee, and it is assumed the Governor went over the prospects of senatorial elections with them. Neither Senator would discuss his visit as he left the Governor’s residence shortly before midnight. Although he had planned to remain away from the capitol as much as possible for the next two weeks, the Governor is expected at his desk again today about noon. Several routine budget matters demanding his personal attention are slated for action, while he must also reach a decision on the clemency plea of Joseph Lefkowitz, who is scheduled to go to the electric chair tonight unless the Governor intervenes. Woman Hurt in Crash Improves Mrs. Minnie Wheedon, 4523 Hovey St., who was riding with Ralph H. Atkins, 22, of 4523 Hovey St. w,hen his automobile turned over after striking a motorcycle ridden by Richard Hunter, 1337 Park Ave., at Forty-Fourth St. and Guilford Ave., Wednesday night, was reported recovering from injuries today at city hospital.

lieving that the money actually belonged to Leonard Ballard. 21. of 949 W. Vermont St„ one of the three on trial on the robbery charges today. Testimony sho’ved that the police had only $99.74 left to turn over to Levine after they had complied with Wetter’s order to give the S2O to Miss Levy. Detectives arrested Ballard. Howard Miller, 23, and Owen Chapman,

HALTS WATSON TALK Infected Eye Keeps Senator From Convention. Senator James E. Watson probably will be unable to attend any sessions of the Indiana Republican Editorial Association, opening at West Baden today, because of an infected eye. The Senator rested at the Columbia Club today under a doctor's orders, while hot compresses and medicine were applied to his left eye every three hours. The infection developed after a barber removed a cinder from the optic while Senator Watson was en route to Indianapolis from New York Tuesday. Disappointed in not being able to attend the editors’ meeting, the Senator is in good spirits, however, and does not believe the infection will prove serious. The speech Watson was to have made before the editors at Wyandot Friday night probably will be read at that time by one of his friends. PAID AFTER 62 YEARS Lost Arm When 18 Months Old— Wins Damages at Last. Bu United Press MILWAUKEE, July 19.—After sixty-two years, Albert Schmidt has received $6,612, the amount t,e was awarded for the loss of an arm severed in a railroad accident. Schmidt lost the arm when only 18 months old. After his father died his brother, Michael, became his guardian and guardian of the $6,612. Albert then became insane. Recently he was again pronounced sane. Then Michael died and Albert filed suit to recover the money from his brother’s estate. Swallows Three False Teeth. B.u United Press MT. KISCO, N. Y., July 19.—John Magee recently lost three false teeth, then became ill. An X-ray proved he had swallowed them.

TAX LEVY OF' $1,03 PROPOSED FOR JCHOOLS 1929 Rate Same as This Year, but Appropriations Are Increased. A proposed 1929 school budget requiring a tax levy of 1.03, the same as this year, but with increased appropriations, will be presented to the school finance committee for consideration early next week by Albert F. Walsman, school business director. The finance committee is expected to adopt the budget without material change, after which a public hearing will be advertised. The $1.03 tax levy would raise $6,967,551, an increase of $103,000 $6,864,551. The additional funds without increased levy would result from an estimated 810,000,000 increase in the assessed valuation. Walsman Prepares Budget The proposed budget prepared by Walsman Is for $8,249,476, the difference between this figure and the amount to be raised by the levy, $1,316,280, being accounted for by $833,000 balance In the tuition fund, $350,000 from the State apportionment, $27,000 interest on invested school funds, $9,000 from dog licenses and a sum expected to be absorved from the special fund balance. Walsman’s suggested tax rate is: Tuition, $.437; special fund, $.524; library fund, s.os; free kindergarten fund, $.009. The special fund, including all maintenance of schools except teachers, would receive $3,544,657, including $912,000 to repay a temporary loan to be made this fall. Os this amount, $2,091,779 is to pay off bond issues and interest, leaving only $1,453,878 for actual school purposes, such as repairs and alterations, fuel, salaries other than teachers, insurance, instructional supplies and all other expenses. Chance for Review The tuition fund, teachers’ salaries, would receive $4,235,135. The library is apportioned $423,938, an increase of about $40,000 over last year to permit repairs, and the kindergarten fund, $60,881, a $2,900 increase. The State tax board last fall reduce dthe school board's proposed $1.45 levy to $1.03, and its proposed budget from $8,094,392.19 to $6,703,001. When the proposed budget and levy is adopted, taxpayers will have an opportunity to request a review of the proposed figure sby the State tax board. Newspaper Man, 74, Dies B" Times Spt rial LAFAYETTE. Ind., July 19.—Morris W. Phillips, 74, one of Indiana's oldest newspaper men is dead. Until a year ago he was active in his work, but was compelled by ill health to retire.

all living at the W. Vermont St. address, the day after the robbery, and Miller confessed that he had robbed the grocery of $l2O and then had gene home and divided the money with Ballard and Chapman. Ballard and Chapman said they did not know the money was stolen but had accepted shares of it, a general “liquidation” of small debts which each owed the other. Miller pleaded guilty today. The prosecutor introduced the order from Judge Wetter dated June 19, directing Detective Chief Jerry Kinney to turn over the S2O to Miss Levy. Detective William Feeney testified that police had taken $6.42 from Chapman, s7l from Ballard and $42.28 from Miller at the time of the arrest, the total about equaling the amount of which the grocery was robbed. Ballard insists, however, that he had s2l of his own money In that taken from him. Miss Levy said she had asked the judge for the order on the strength of this statement and had no intention of misleading Judge Wetter. Judge James A. Collins sentenced Miller to one to ten years in Indiana State Reformatory on robbery, Ballard thirty days in jail on petit larceny and Chapman one day in jail on petit larceny. Chapman's physical condition commanding leniency. NO BANDS FOR NOMINEE Prohibition Party Candidate Gets Chilly Welcome in Home Town. Bu Times Special ROCKVILE CENTER, L. 1.. July 19.—William F. Varney, a candidate for president returned home after receiving his nomination and found no bands and no home-town crowds to greet him. Therefore, he went direct to his insurance office and issued a statement concerning his nomination on the prohibition ticket. However, he is anxious to withdraw provided Herbert Hoover will make a definite prohibition stand. “I would gladly step aside so as to give the prohibition party’s vote to Hoover if he would only come out for prohibition,” Varney said. Farmer Dies of Fall Injuries NOBLESVILLE, Ind., July 19. Claude Campbell, farmer, is dead of injuries suffered when he fell from a haymow in a barn at his home.

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BRITAIN GETS U. S JPOLOCY Jote Admits Error of Rum * Seizure at Sea. i $., • 1 J V United Press ><, f : s- , \ ! J7. WASHINGTON, July 19.—'The , j " '■ £ ‘ ! 'f> United States has sent a formal * J| ';\ pology to the British government ' lIA • J| jr a rum seizure case involving vio- U L m & < WK& ition of British sovereignty by an jj. • m .merican Coast Guard officer last '

BRITAIN GETS U. S JPOLOGY Note Admits Error of Rum Seizure at Sea. Bu United Press WASHINGTON, July 19.—The United States has sent a formal apology to the British government for a rum seizure case involving violation of British sovereignty by an American Coast Guard officer last September, the State Department revealed today. Great Britain had charged that Larry Christensen, commanding a Coast Guard vessel, seized two suspected rum runners off the Bahamas, and took the ships and their crews into harbor at Gun Bay, Bahamas, where the cargoes and prisoners were landed. The British held that this intrusion upon British jurisdiction violated internatnonal law and custom. Christensen subsequently admitted the British stated the case accurately. The United States some time ago agreed to turn over the seized ships, cargoes and crews to British authorities. HURT IN 3-CAR SMASH Woman Taken to Hospital After Collision. Mrs. Dora Parson, 45. of 819 N. Jefferson Ave.. was taken to city hospital today with injuries received in a three-automobile collision at Kentucky Ave. and Missouri St. today. A truck driven by Joseph Curtis, Burton Ave., collided with a machine driven by Charles Guion, 1918 Sugar Grove Ave., forcing the machine into Mrs. Parson’s car. Her machine was wrecked and the truck and other car slightly damaged.

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Police believe the two slayers of Motor Policeman Paul Miller hid in the barn, shown above, at 2434 N. Keystone Ave., until they were discovered at noon Wednesday by Mrs. Ivy Sullivan of that address. The shirt of one of the men was bloody about the shoulder, Mrs. Sullivan < shown below) told police. RALLY G. 0 P. EDITORS Candidates Will Address Association Tonight. By Times Special WEST BADEN, Ind.. July 19.—Republican State candidates and party leaders moved en masse on West Baden today to make a political rally of the midsummer outing of the Indiana Republican Editorial Association, opening with a banquet tonight. Candidates, headed by Senator Arthur R. Robinson, seeking reelection, and Harry G. Leslie, gubernatorial nominee, came from Salem, where they addressed a Third district rally Wednesday. Many editors attended the Salem event and heard Robinson attack Alfred E. SmUh as a •“wet” and Tammany leader. Both Robinson and Leslie pledged support to strict enforcement of prohibition laws, Leslie adding he would oppose any efforts to modify the Wright bonedry law.

Hundreds of Them An outstanding event. This brilliant Friendship Sale was planned to prove by outstanding achievements in merchandising, service and credit liberality, that Kirk’s is Indiana's outstanding Furniture Institution.

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GASTON MEANS ENDS TERM AT ATLANTAPRISON Ex-Department of Justice Investigator Claims He Is Penniless. Bit United Press ATLANTA, Ga., July 19.—Gaston B. Means, former investigatoi in the Department of Justice, will walk out of the Federal penitentiary today, a free man and “penniless.” Means’ sentences of two terms of two years each expired today. A SIO,OOO fine assessed with each sentence, will be remitted when he takes the pauper's oath. Means claims he is without funds. Means was convicted of accepting i money from the Creager System, i Ino., glass casket manufacturers. I He was said to have claimed he I could stop Government prosecution I in connection with charges against ; the firm of using the mails to de- , fraud. He entered the prison on May . 23, 1925. Once Tried for Murder Means once told a Senate inves- | tigating committee that he had been accused of every known crime, mid had been indicted for most of them, but “never was convicted.” In 1916 he was acquitted of the murder of Mrs. Maude C. King, in North Carolina. Later he was a i principal in litigation over the will l of Mrs. King’s husband, which was I claimed t obe a forgery. His testimony in 1924 before the Wheeler Senate investigation of the Department of Justice created a sensation. Tn xus trial in June, 1924, for i conspiracy in alleged withdrawals , of liquor, Means testified he had I collected and turned over to Jesse Smith, “right hand man” to former Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty, more than $40,000. He was found guilty in that case. “Railroading" Is Charged Later he was tried in the Creager bribery case and again found guilty. Means’ friends claimed he was “railroaded” to prison In both cases because of his testimony before the courts and Senate committee involving high Government officials and threats to divulge further sensations. He will be met at the prison gate today by his wife. Appeals Dog Death Sentence. By l it it rd Press WHITE PLAINS. N. Y., July 19. County Judge Otto considered a death sentence passed against the pet Chow dog of Mrs. Angelina Comi. The dog had been sentenced j to die because it bit Alfred Barril- | lari, but an appeal was taken from ! the death sentence.

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