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SMITH TO AIR POWER VIEWS . IN COLORADO Boulder Dam Project to Be Main Topic of His Denver Address. — ——• DEMOCRAT HOPES HIGH Split in G. 0. P. Ranks Gives New Life to Campaign in West. BY THOMAS L. STOKES United Press Staff Correspondent ABOARD GOVERNOR SMITH SPECIAL TRAIN EN ROUTE TO DENVER, Sept. 22. —Governor Alfred E. Smith invaded Colorado today for his first discussion of water power, an issue he will emphasize strongly in his appeal for western votes, and on the more immediate mission of injecting renewed enthusiasm into Colorado Democrats by a personal appearance. He picked Colorado for his third campaign speech because it is one of the seven States involved in one of the two major ■Waterpower projects pending before Congress—the Boulder dam project—and because Democrats believe their prospects in the State are unusually good this year. , _ G. O. P. Trouble Brews Their hopes are based upon factional troubles among Republicans, the seriousness of which became apparent several weeks ago. when Dr. Hubert Work, chairman of the Republican national committee, made a trip to the State, his home, to smooth over friction. . The Smith special tram is due Lit Denver at 11 a. m. It made one other stop in the-State, Springs at 8:30 a. m. , It is the New York Governors second visit to Denver. His other visit was twenty years ago. when he attended the Democratic national convention. At that tune. Smith was a rising young member of the New''York assembly. The Smith who returns to Denver today, waving his brown derby, had no idea then that he ever would return to it as the Democratic presidential candidate, and he recalled that other visit as he neared the city today.

Power Issue to Fore In his speech tonight the New York Governor is expected to treat the water power issue in a general way and again to denounce, as he did in his acceptance address, the propagnada of the power interests as disclosed in the Federal trade commission's investigation. This phase of the issue was injected into the national campaign bv .the trade commission's recent disclosure that the Rational Elecric Light Association Sad- paid $646 for distribution of 46,000 copies of an address by; Herbert Hoover in 1525, the check being made out to an attache of Hoover's office Association officiate explained this wr s merely for convenience. The DerrioCratic candidate is expected to i suggest again, perhaps in more detail his proposal for financing the Boulder Dam project by an agency similar to the New York port authority, which would be set up by the seven States involved— Colorado. Utah, Wyoming,. New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and California, Chain to Broadcast Bv United Press NEW YORK, Sept. 22.— Governor Alfred E. Smith's speech in Denver, at 3:30 tonight (C. S. TANARUS.), will be broadcast by a chain of twenty-six stations as follows: WJZ, New York; WBAL, Baltimore, WLW, Cincinnati; KWK, St. Louis; WRHM, St. Paul; Kfum, Colorado Springs; WMC, Memphis; KYOO, Tulsa; KPRC, Houston; WBZA, Boston; WHAM, Rochester; KYW, Chicago; WREN, Kansas City WTAJ. Milwaukee; WHAS, Louisville; WSB, Atlanta; WFAA, Dallas: WOAI, San Antonio; WBZ. Springfield, Mass.; KDKA, Pittsburgh; WEBH. Chicago; WCCO. KOA, Denver: WSM, Nashville; WBT. Charlotte, and WBAP, Ft. Worth. NINE BICYCLES STOLEN Owners Report Several Wheels Taken Friday. Nine bicycles were stolen Friday in Indianapolis. Owners were: Thomas A. Shull, 1306 Lexington Ave.; Edward Fritsche, Troy and Keystone Aves.; Glenn Skelton. 1106 E. Ohio St.; Carl Hamilton, 1430 E. Thirtieth St.: Edward Schellenberger, *715 N. Meridian St.; Morris Costello, 915 E. Forty-Ninth St.; C. R. Lawson. 815 Villa Ave.; Philip Milter, 048 Ft. Wayne Ave., and Joteph Stout. 6107 Ashland Ave.

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The Indianapolis Tii nes Probably fair tonight and Sunday, but with some cloudiness; slightly warmer tonight.

VOLUME 40—NUMBER 106

Daylight saving ends in Indianapolis at 2 a. in. Monday instead ot a week from Monday, as city council intended. This is the result of a joker in the amendment to the fast time ordinance, discovered today by William A. Boyce Jr., city clerk. It was announced, when council adopted the amendment several weeks ago, that the clocks would be turned back an hour on the night' of Sept. 30. Mayor L. Ert Slack signed the amendment with this in mind. But Boyce today discovered that the ordinance, reads that the return to C. S. T. on the last Monday of September each year. Sept. 24 is the last Monday of the month this year, so prepare for an extra hour of sleep Sunday night.

MURDER FARM CASEPRESSED California After Son and Mother as Killers. By United Prcaa SACRAMENTO. Cal.. Sept. 22. The State of California today took steps toward obtaining extradition of Gordon Stuart Northcott, held at Vancouver, B. C., and his mother, Mrs. Louisa Northcott, under arrest at Calgary. The mother and the son are under'indictment by a Riverside (Cal.) county grand jury, charged with the murder of four boys on the Riverside “murder farm.” Governor C. C. Young wired the Department of State at Washington, asking that provisional detention of the pair be requested of Canadian authorities. Northcott has indicated he will fight the pending extradition proceedings. TERRE HAUTE PRISONER HELD IN MURDER QUIZ City Man Will Be Questioned About Paul Miller Slaying. Indianapolis detectives were to go to Terre Haute today or Sunday to quiz Walter Sahpers, 26, Indianapolis youth arrested at Montezuma. Incfj. Friday, and charged with being the companion of Raymond Moon, "the talkitive” bandit, in half a dozen Terre Haute holdups. The two will be quizzed as to any possible connection with the murder of Motorpolicernan Paul Miller here July 17. Miller was shot by two suspicious men he had approached to question at Twenty-Fifth and Station Sts. Moon is said to have admitted several filling stations holdups here early in the summer and to have boasted to a Terre Haute woman he was wanted for murder.

HONOR SOCIAL WORKER V Memorial Services Held Here for Mrs. Mary Richmond Memorial services for Miss Mary Richmond, pioneer social service worker, who died in New York last week, were held Friday at Christ Episcopal Church. More than 100 persons attended. The Rev. Floyd Van Keuren, pastor, reads the memorial sendee and the eulogy was delivered by Dr. Amos Butler. The service was sponsored by the Social Worker’s Club and the Indianapolis chapter of the American Association of Social Workers. Miss Richmond was rated one of the foremost authorities on social service work in America. Her book “Social Diagnosis,’’ was regarded as the outstanding textbook for social workers. 100 “face u. s. judge Baltzell Starts Arraignment In Fed- * eral Cases. Arraignment of nearly 100 per-sons-indicted by the Federal grand jury in two partial reports was started today by Federal Judge Robert C. Baltzell. Defendants entering pleas of not guilty will be tried in their own divisions, beginning with Terre Haute division, at Terre Haute. Oct. 1. 2,000 MORE IN SCHOOL i ~ City Enrollment for First Term Near 57.000. Indianapolis schools show an increase of nearly 2.000 in enrollment in comparison with 1927, according to Superintendent Charles F. Miller. Total high school enrollment reported was 12,225, while elementary schools reported 41,545. Complete figures will not be available for several weeks, but probably will reach Miller said. He added the second semester enrollment might reach 61,000.

In the Air

CONDITIONS AT 9:30 A. M. (Complied tot Tht Times by Government Weather Observer J. H. Armington and Donald McConnell Government aeronautical observer.! Southwest wind, five miles an hour; barometric pressure, 30.11'at sea level; temperature, 60; ceiling, unlimited; visibility, three miles.

Relief Chief -n.,' Here is the man who will supervise Red Cross relief work in the hurricane area. He is Brigadier General Hugh A. Drum, of the U. S. Army.

BANDIT JjUNT FAILS Recover Car Used in Laundry Holdup. No clews to the identity or whereabouts of the bandit duo who early Friday staged three daring holdups at a garage and two laundries and escaped with $1,500 and $2,000 In Checks had been obtained by police this mornnig. The stolen automobile used by the pair was found by police early this morning at Washington St. and Senate Ave. It contained several broken money boxes and a few discarded pennies. The ma. *e is the property of H. O. Hawley operator of the H. and H. garage, 2225 College Ave. BIG DIVIDEND SEEN Extra Stock Distribution Expected From G. M. C. Bv United Pres* NEW YORK. Sept. 22.—Stock holders of General Motors Corporation today were speculating on the sL-.e of the extra stock dividend confidently expected at the November dividend meeting of the corporation. The general belief was that a 50 per cent stock split would be made and some were predicting a 100 per cent distribution. President Alfred P. Sloan. Jr., of General Motors, issued a bullish statement, before leaving for Europe Friday night on the Olympic. He intimated that stockholders could expect an extra stock dividend: stated that business abroad was setting new records for the company, and added his belief that earnings for the corporation would set anew record in 1928. JOLSON WEDS DANCER Couple Sail from New York for Honeymoon in Europe. Bn United Press NEW YORK. Sept. 22.—Mr. and Mrs. A1 Jolson are aboard the White Star liner Olympic today on their way to spend a honeymoon in Europe. Asa Yoelson, who is A1 Jolson. and Nellie Keeler, who is Ruby Keeler, were married secretly at Port Chester, N. Y., Friday. Broadway had heard rumors of their marriage for several hours, but it was not until just before the-Olympic sailed that the singer of mammy songs and the 19-year-old dancer would confirm the report that they were man and wife. It is Jolson’s third marriage and Miss Keeler's first.

JUDGE DEARTH BATTLES PROSECUTOR AND PRESS; LOSER IN BOTH CLASHES

By Times Special MUNCIE, Sept. 22.—Judge Clarence W. Dearth, whose hectic reign on the Delaware Circuit Court bench ends next January by popular verdict, stood a loser today in his latest clash with Prosecutor Joe Davis. • Equally embarrassing was the

INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY, SEPT. 22, 1928

CLASHES MARK ARSON HEARING Withrow Case May Be Given to Jury Today. lUj Timm Sprcinl NEWPORT, Ind., Sept. 22.—The case of Samuel Withrow, former kligraph of the Parke County KuKlux Klan, charged with arson in the burning of a school building at Bridgeton four years ago, will probably be in the hands of the jury by tonight, after a trial marked by heated clashes of counsel. Counsel for both sides were reprimanded by Judge W. C. Wait as the result of a clash which occurred while Charles Hoover, defense witness was on the stand. He started a flare of anger among the lawyers when he objected to a State line of cross-examination regarding a conversation with Lawrence Glaze, star witness for the State, in which he admitted asking Glaze if lie “didn’t think he would get into trouble if he testified against Withrow in the State fire marshal’s office.’’ For the second time in the course of the trial. Judge Wait Friday refused a State petition that D. C. Stephenson, life term murdei^-con-vict in the Indiana State Prison, and former Indiana grand dragon of the Klan. be permitted to testify for the prosecution. 3 PLANES DROP OUT Seven Set for Class A Derby Hop to Arkansas. By United Preag FT. WORTH. Tfxas. Spet. 22. Seven of tne ten airplanes which started in the Los Angeles to Cincinnati Class A air race lined up at Meachem Field here this morning for today’s flight to Pine Bluff, Ark. The take-off was scheduled for 10:30 a. m. It was expected the three entries which failed to arrive at this control Friday night yet might arrive in time for the start of today’s lap.

Opening Markets

BY ELMER C. WALZER I'nited Press Financial Editor NEW YORK. Sept. 22.—0il issues swung into prominence again on the stock exchange in early dealings today and the whole list rose further, with the exception of General Motors, which lost fractionally on the theory the good news was out. General Motors had been carried to new highs on expectation that President Sloan would issue a bullish statement before his departure for Europe His comment met fully the expectations, and therefore profits were taken by those who had purchased earlier in the week. Copper shares spurted ahead on the announcement that copper prices had ben advanced to 15 l i cents a pound for domestic shipment. Anaconda rbse to anew high at 71 % while Cerro De Pasco rose 2 5 i to 102% and Kennecott gained nearly a point to 100%. In the oil division, Phillips and Atlantic Refining rose to new high ground, while sharp gains were made by General Asphalt. Houston, Sinclair and Mexican Seaboard. Wlaiie General Motors was selling at 217% oft' %. Chrysler rose to a new high at 111% up % and other motor shares particularly Packard were rising. Rails were in demand, led by St. Louis Southwestern which rose nearly two points. International Combustion opened 15,000 shares at 70 and then rose to 70%, up 1%. Hourly Temperatures 7 a. m,... 48 9 a. m.... 55 Ba. m,... 50 10 a. m-.. 60

flat refusal of the Muncie Press to print a retraction demanded by Judge Dearth and emphasized by his warning that he “hoped he wouldn't be called on to take any drastic steps.” Dearth termed “a lie” a statement in Wednesday's Muncie Press which related that alleged mem-

FLORIDA PUTS STORM DEATH TOLL AT 1,500 Scores of Bodies Found in Wreckage on Shores of Lake Okeechobee. RESCUE CREWS TOILING Churches Are Turned Into Relief Quarters; Money Pours In. BY GORDON If. SHEARER, United Pres* Staff Corre|ondent WEST PALM BEACH. Fla.. Sept. 22.—The death toll of the Florida hurricane may reach 1.500, Governor John W. Martin of Florida reported to headquarters of the American Red Cross here today. Governor Martin returned to West Palm Beach early today to report that bodies are being found hourly in debris and swampland along the southern and eastern shores of Lake Okeechobee. With churches turned into refugee relief quarters, congregations will gather tomorrow at homes of members for first services since last Sunday’s storm. Press Relief Work Sunday school services will be held by some. Relief demands are so pressing that work will continue through the day. At Boynton, a few miles south of here, where both the Baptist and Methodist churches were wrecked, a joint service will be held. Public school damage in Palm Beach County was estimated by the county superintendent at between $250,000 and $300,000. Delay in school building however, has been caused primarily by occupancy of the buildings for relief work. Red Cross headquarters reported a donation of $25,000 by Rochester, N. Y. Chapters offering supplies are being requested to send money instead. No Goal Set No definite amount to be sought for the Florida relief has been determined by A. L. Schafer, representing the National Red Cross organization here. "Next to the Mississippi flood work, it is the largest relief job ever tackled by the Red Cross.” Schafer said. “The Mississippi work called for seventeen and a half million dollars.”

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bers of a band of automobile thieves had received suspended sentences in Dearth's court over objection of Davis. \ But the youthful prosecutor produced witnesses to rupport his contention that he had opposed the suspensions and the newspaper has net üblished a retraction nor Dearth’s

Byrd Dog and His Boss

Not upon airplanes alone will the Byrd Antarctic expedition depend for motive power. Commander Byrd well knows that a team of faithful huskies can get a lot of mileage out of a few dried fish. Here s Byrd and his favorite dog. Chante, one ol a pack of carefully chosen and trained huskies. They were waitihg at Hampton Roads. Va., for the ship that is to carry the dogs to the polar lands.

$3,400 ‘RAP’ HITS GAMING SUSPECTS

sl—Go Hang! ■By United Prut ~ SIDNEY. Neb.. Sept. 22. Probation here of the will of John F. Sporting, farmer of Peetz, Colo., revealed the bequest of one dollar to several of his brothers and sisters for the “purchase of ropes with which they can hang themselves."

COOLIDGE RETURNS Back in Washington After Visit in Vermont. Bv United Preen WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.—President Coolidge returned today from a two-day trip to Vermont, where he visited his boyhood home at Plymouth and inspected rehabilitation undergone by the State since the disastrous flood of 1927. Mrs. Coolidge left the presidential party at Northhampton. Mass., Friday night to remain at the bedside of her mother. Mrs. Lemira Goodhue, critically ill in a hospital there. FLAT-TO-CURB PARKING CONSIDERED BY BOARD Safety Members Discuss Plan to Speed Up Traffic. Adoption of flat-to-curb parking on Washington St., is being considered again by the board of safety as a means of speeding up downtown motor traffic. The plan was before the, board some time ago but the board delayed action because of objections voiced by business men. Robert E. Springsteen, council safety chairman, favors prohibiting street cars from making right turns on Washington, Pennsylvania and Ilinois Sts., as a means of eliminating congestion. Tafflc Captain Lester E. Jones said flat parking will permit four lanes of cars instead of two as at present^ Puts Ban on Air Rifles Bn United Press CONNERSVILLE. Ind.. Sept. 22. —Air rifles are becoming nuisances here, according to Chief of Police Ashel R. Poe, who has issued a warning against their use within the city limits. Several complaints have been made to police.

proffered statement, which declared the suspensions were on request of Davis and highway police. “Oh, I’m not interested any further. Just let the matter drop ” Dearth told the Times today when asked if he would insist on a retraction. He insisted, however, his recollection of the affair was correct.

Entered as Second-Class Matter at Postoffice, Indianapolis

Three Sent to Farm and Eleven Others Fined; $1,500 Confiscated. The city of Indianapolis and the municipal court charity fund stood $3,400 richer today. This was due to Municipal Judge Clifton R. Cameron's action Friday afternoon on the charges against fourteen of the sixteen men arrested in the raid Sept. 12 on the alleged $1,500 crap game at the Russell Pleasure Club. 762% Russell Ave. Judge Cameron fined the fourteen a total of $1,900. which goes into city funds, and confiscated the $1,500 seized at the club. The $1,500 gtes to the court charity fund, to be dispensed by the judge to needy persons brought into court. Epstein Sent to Farm In addition, he sentenced Solly Epstein, ex-boxer, and Sam Nelson, alleged operators of the game, to sixty days at the State Farm. Each was fined $350. Harry Burk, Elks Club, charged with gambling and visiting a gambling house, was fined SIOO and sentenced to thirty days at the Farm. He must serve the days because' a substitute appeared for him at the gambing case trial on Thursday afternoon. The.-eleven other visitors at the place were fined SIOO each and given suspended 30-day sentences. They were placed on probation for a year, which gives them a chance to pay their fines in installments. Appeal Bond at $3,00Q Judge Cameron placed appeal bond on the cases at $3,000 each, and it is not believed the convictions will be appealed. Epstein. Nelson and Burk spent the night at county jail and are to be taken to the State Farm early next week if appeal action is not started. Two men arrested in the club on gambling and visiting charges failed to appear in court Friday. Their cases were continued until Oct. 17. One missing is Charles Carr, 2742 Bellefontaine St., for whom a substitute also appeared Thursday. The two substitutes, Hymie Nnhamis, 22. of 1250 Union St., and Max Goldstein. 25. of 1022 Union St., were fined *IOO each and sentenced to sixty days on the farm. GIVEN 1 TO 10 YEARS George Gilbert Sentenced for Series of House Burglaries. George Gilbert, arrested several weeks ago after a series of burglaries of homes in the north section of Marion County, this morning was sentenced to one to ten years at the State farm by Criminal Ju e James A. Colins. Gilbert, whose home is in Oakiandon, also was disfranchised for five years. His alleged accomplice, Nolan Jones, 19, drew a year term at the farm. Fire Fatal to 1,700 Chicks FOWLER. Ind.. Sept. ? n .—Death of 1,700 baby chicks resulted when a brooder house on the Lust chickep farm was burned.

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NEW ‘PINCH’ IS NEAR IN PROSE OF AUTO RING Man Reported Involved in Deal With Libowitz Is Sought by Police. WARRANT FOR ’LEGGER Brother of Blast Victim Held in $25,000 Bond: Hearing Tuesday. Police and Federal authorities today were seeking another man Delieved to have been implicated with Bertram Libowitz, 37, of 39 N. Jefferson Ave., in the interstate automobile theft ring, under investigation by Federal, State and county authorities. Libowitz. brother of Harold Libowitz, fatally burned in the explosion tnat wrecked the Traugott clothing store, Aug. 26. was arrested Friday on both Federal and State warrants charging concealment, storing and sale of a car stolen at, Cleveland. Ohio. The other suspect sought, whose name was not made public by authorities, was seen here four days ago, but is believed since to have left the city. Warrant for Bootlegger In addition, Federal authorities held a warrant for arrest of an Indianapolis bootlegger on a liquor conspiracy charge growing out ol investigation of the automobile theft ring. Arrested on a State warrant charging him with concealing a Buick sedan stolen from Cleveland, Libowitz was taken before Department of Justice operatives for questioning. Later he was rearrested, on the Federal warrant, based on an affidavit signed by H. A. Bangert, Department of Justice operative. Detective Clarence Golder signed the first warrant against Libowitz, in Marlon County Criminal Court. Hearing on the Federal charge before John W. Kern, United States commissioner, was postponed until 2 p, m. Tuesday by agreement of Albert Ward. United States district attorney, and Ira M. Holmes, Libowitz’ attorney. Bond Set at 525.000

Libowitz was unable to provide temporary bond of $25,000 and was committed to jail. Holmes contested Ward's Insistence that the bond be set at $25,000, the same as that for Edward Traugott and Harry and Elmer Sussman. held as members of the alleged thfet ring, terming the high bond a denial of Libowitz’s constitutional right to reasonable bail, “This defendant is unable to make such bond and an extra day or two in jail would hurt any man committed wrongfully,” Holmes argued. t Holmes declared Libowitz purchased the car second hand through a newspaper advertisement. According to the explanation advanced by Holmes. Libowitz meii the seller, whose name was not given, bought the car at a price "commensurate with its value,' ** went to the Secretary of State’o office and transferred the title t<J himself under the name of Libby, later selling the car to someone else when it did not run well. Libowotz. although a resident of Indianapolis all his life, recently had shortened his name to “Libby’* for business reasons. Holmes said. When Holmes insisted there was no significance to the shortened name. Ward said the change might be a part of the conspiracy. Stock of the Traugott company which was in the store the night of the fire was released Friday afternoon by the State fire marshal. Ira M. Holmes, attorney for Edward Traugott, requested the stock be returned. The company also has filed an insurance claim of $66,000. which, Holmes said, represented a 100 per cent loss on stock and fixtures. By registered mail today the Traugott company requested the insurance companies to appoint, appraslers to estimate the losses. STEAL CAR THREE TIMES Auto Once Used In Sensational Holdup Gone Again. Thieves have a particular liking for Jacob Goldfarb's automobile. Twice before Friday night it was stolen and once used in a sensational holdup. Shortly after It was taken from his garage at 3419 Winthrop Ave. March 5, police learned it was used by bandits who held up the cashier at the Rita Theater, Thirty-Fourth and Illinois Sts. Once before it was stolen and deserted after three days’ use, but police were not able to learn if it was used in robberies. Friday night It again was stolen.