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INDIANS AND ROCHESTER - CLASH IN FRIGID WEATHER TO OPEN ‘WORLD SERIES’ Steve Swetonic and Irvin, Red Wings’ Lone Southpaw, Slated to Shoulder Mound Burden in First Battle. FANS’ ENTHUSIASM AT FEVER HEAT Jams Early Into Stadium to Cheer International League Champions to Victory Over Invaders. BY EDDIE ASH Times Sports Editor BASEBALL STADIUM, ROCHESTER, N. Y., Sept. 26. Frigid weather failed to dampen the enthusiasm in the opening fracas of the “little world series” here this afternoon, and every dyed-in-the-wool Rochester fan was striving to gain admittance to the stadium as Indians and Red Wings prepared to open hostilities in the minor league classic. Steve Swetonic was due to take up the twirling burden for the Hoosiers and Irvin, lone Rochester southpaw, was looked upon as the Rochester mound selection as game time neared. Weather was cloudy and temperature low, about 40, and there was no promise of improvement as the hour arrived for the teams to take the field.

Local fans had taken precautions and wore their heaviest togs. A stiff frigid breeze was blowing across the park and it promised to be far from cointfortable for the rival clubs. Interest Is High Everything else was rosy. Interest was at a heated pitch, each club figured itself better than the other, and Rochester fans swarmed the ball park, ready for opening action. In fact, insofar as Rochester was concerned, the rest of the world was forgotten and “Beat Indianapolis” was the city slogan. Even the wintry weather failed to cool local enthusiasm and a packed park appeared a certainty, as the rabid fans milled their way into the o.i'k. The Class AA rivals were to take the field at 1:30 Indianapolis time to start the yearly inter-league argument between the “big minors” and the event had a setting with world’s series flavor. Fans stood in the rain Tuesday buying tickets for the four games in Rochester, despite the fact Rochester papers warbled the “blues” over the pitching power brought here by the Indianapolis club. Clubs in Fast Workouts Both clubs worked out Tuesday, the Indians following the Red Wings in the field, and the local “sharps” established the Betzel crew as the favorite. Large rolls of money flourished by a party of American Association followers Tuesday night went begging, the answer being that International coin carriers desired to wait the outcome of the first tilt before taking a chance. The money angle was only downtown stuff, however, and the dyed-in-the-wool fans were predicting the Red Wings would upset the Hoosiers. Bruno Betzel, Tribe pilot, chased his boys to bed early Tuesday night, with a warning against overconfidence. They mobilized in the Seneca Hotel lobby and had the series won and shares figured even before a ball was thrown. Warns of Overconfidence Betzel again unloaded some sage advice at a player meeting this morning the last team powwow before the initial series battle this afternoon. Signals were rehearsed, strong and weak points of the enemy discussed, and the pitchers were cross-examined about the condition of their arms. W. C. T.U HEAD RAPS AL Betrayed Party Platform, Asserts State President. Vote against Governor A1 Smith and punish him for his betrayal of the Democratic party platform plank on the liquor question, Mrs. Elizabeth Stanley, State W. C. T. U. president, urged at the county convention of that organization today at the Broadway E. Church. Mrs. Stanley declared that, although she has been a lifelong Democrat, she is opposed to Smith. She urged the W. C. T. U. members to vote against all wet candidates on both tickets. v Wvote against Smith, but vote as you please on the State ticket, she advised. TAFT BACK FROM REST Returns From Vacation for Conference With Federal Judges. By United rrexs WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.—Chief Justice William Howard Taft, back from nis summer vacation in Murray Bay, Quebec, meets with the senior judges of the nine Federal Circuit Courts today to discuss procedural means of improving justice. The Supreme Court head will conjfer with the other judges for two jMtys to see if the general crowded of Federal court dockets improved, and to plan new way* to speed action on the more important cases.

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The Lineup Probable lineups for today’s opener: INDIANAPOLIS ROCHESTER Matthews, cf Brown, 3b Connolly. 2b Toporcer, 2b Haney. 3b Gelbert, ss Koenecke. rs Southworth or Blenkiron. If Harry Layne, cf Spencer, c Kauffman, rs Warstler, ss Monahan, lb Burrus or Holke. lb Felix, If Swetonic, p Gowdy, c Keen or Irvin, p Umpires, Clark and Johnson.

HERNDON TRIAL (IOESTO JURY State Asks Death Penalty in Murder Case. The fate of Wayre Herndon, 35, i charged with the murder of James Fouty, 35, was placed in the hands of a jury in Criminal Court at noon today. The State asked that Herndon, whose home is at W. Morris St. and Eagle Creek, and who shot and killed Fouty at his home last June, die in the electric chair. T. Ernest Mahlom, defense attorney; Judson L. Stark, chief deputy prosecutor, and Paul Rhoadarmer, deputy, made the closing arguments. The State completed its evidence Tuesday afternoon and Herndon took the stand in his own defense. He stated that he shot Fouty in self-defense. His story was that he and Fouty had a fight two days before the shooting. “A noise at the back door awakened me,” he testified. “I went to the door and saw Fouty. I heard him say, ‘lf that guy’s in there I’m going to met him.’ ” He said Fouty crashed the door. “I fired at him. He backed up and I followed him,” he said. “The revolver went off a second time, accidentally, and the bullet went into .the ground. He tried to get over a wire fence and fell.” POLICE HUNT WILD MAN Hunters Report Strange Chase in Pennsylvania Woods. By United Press MT. CARMEL, Pa., Sept. 26.—A wild man has been reported in the vicinity of Locust Gap, near here. Nick Sebastian, returning from a hunting trip, reported that his hands had given chase to the man, believed to be an escaped lunatic, who succeeded in escaping dogs and disappeared into the dense forest. County and State police have started a search for the man. Men of Church to Meet Dr. George C. Baner, Akron, Ohio will speak tonight at a dinner for men of the Central Universalist Church at Case’s cafeteria, Central Ave. and Twenty-Second St. The Rev. George Lawrence of Norwalk Ohio, also will talk.

THE newest policeman on the Indianapolis force was the hero of the department today. Not only the newest, but of the most modest. After capturing two gangs of automobile thieves, one suspected of burglary in addition, after he nad gone off duty last night, he slipped out of headquarters oiked for home, finally, to get some of the sleep he had lost. William C. Hill was # handed a oadge and a gun on July 13 and told to go out and arrest folks who disobeyed the law. Hill took the orders so literally

Frank R. Wolf, vice president of the H. P. Wasson & Cos., indicted today in the interstate automobile theft ring investigation.

INDICT EPSTEIN, FOUR OTHERS Felony Conspiracy Charged by Jury, Solly Epstein, ex-prize fighter and one of the alleged operators of the $1,500 craps game at the Russell Pleasure Club, 72>',i Russell Ave., raided by police Sept. 12, and Harry Burton, alias Burk, also arrested in the raid, and three others were indicted by the Marion County grand jury today on charges of conspiracy to commit a felony The felony charged is false impersonation before a court. The five conspired for the appearance of two substitutes before Municipal Judge Clifton R. Cameron at the trial of the gambling case, it is alleged. Burton, alias Burk, \ was one of the men substituted for. He was sentenced to thirty days at the State Farm and fined SIOO. Espstein, fined $250 and sentenced to sixty days; Burk and Sam Nelson, Grand Hotel, were released on appeal bond from county jail late Tuesday. Nelson, also one of the alleged operators of the game, was sentenced to sixty days and fined $350. It had not been believed they would appeal the gambling case sentences! Burk and Epstein were freed on $3,000 bonds, fcut Judge Cameron required Nelson to post a $6,000 bond. MERCURY TO RISE Relief From Cold Forecast Tonight. Some relief tonight and Thursday from the early cold wave was predicted today by J. H. Arming ton, weatherman. The temperature will rise tonight and Thursday 6 to 10 degrees, it was forecast. A kililng frost spread over Indianapolis and most of Indiana this morning. Several points in the State, including Evansville and Terre Haute, reported record low temperatures. The mercury stood at 39 degrees, 18 below normal, here at 7 a. m. The low point of the night was 37. The frost probably did considerable damage to garden produce and flowers, but damage to fruits and staple crops was believed slight, as the majority of farmers already have stored them away, weather bureau officials believed. ROOSEVELT TO AID - AL Opens Georgia Campaign Tonight at Atlanta. ’ By United Press ATLANTA, Ga., Sept. 26.—Franklin D. Rosevelet will speak here tonight, formally opening the Georgia Democratic campaign in behalf of Governor Alfred E. Smith. Roosevelt will attend a luncheon of Georgia Democratic leaders earlier in the day, at which Governor L. G. Hardman will speak.

THE NEWEST COP SETS MARK FOR ALL THE WORLD OF COPS TO SHOOT AT

that his score for last night’s word stood: Two prisoners j charged Vith having stolen cars. Recovery of the cars. Recovery of SSOO worth of barber tools, stolen earlier in the evening. Victory in two exciting races between his personal car and those of the thieves. Eligibility for a marksman’s medal for having punctured one tire of one of the cars and three tires cf the other car with his gun while he drove his own cat pelimell down the street after the tliieves.

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SMITH TURNS EAST, VICTORY HOPEJOARING Flood of Telegrams Backs Him on Whisper Attack, He Declares. MOVES ACROSS DAKOTA G. 0. P. Governor Who Veered to Democrats to Confer With Candidate. BY THOMAS L. STOKES, United Press Staff Correspondent ABOARD GOVERNOR SMITH’S SPECIAL TRAIN EN ROUTE TO MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 26.—Governor Alfred E. Smith traveled eastward today with the Impression that the outstanding speech of his campaign in the West was the one he delivered at Oklahoma City, denouncing the “whispering campaign’ against him on account of his religion, and meeting attacks on his personal life. “I’ve gotten more telegrams of approval on the Oklahoma City speech than any other,” he said today. “They have come in from California to Vermont, from Florida to Seattle, straight across the country." All, he said, were messages of approval. None criticizing or condemning that address have been received, he added. WUI Meet Governor The sepcial campaign train was moving today across North Dakota, with the first stop scheduled at Mandan at 11 o’clock. There, Governor Walter Maddox was to join the train. Maddox, who was lieutenant governor and succeeded to the governorship upon the death of Governor Sorlie several weeks ago, was elected on the Republican ticket, but is ruhiiing for re-election as the regular nominee of the Democratic party. A delegationn from Minnesota also ft expected to join the train, including National Committeeman Joseph Wolf and National Committeewoman K A. Purdy, member of ' the National Democratic advisory committee; Hubert D’Autremont, State chairman, and Andrew Nelson, Democratic candidate for Governor. Cheered at Butte Governor Smith received an enthusiastic reception yesterday afternoon when he left the train at Butte and headed a parade through the copper mining center, which had declared a holiday for his visU. There was a non-partisan reception" for him last night at Livington, Mont. It appeared that nearly every one of the 6,500 inhabitants was in the crowd at the station. The campaign train will make several stops today In North Dakota. The Democratic candidate believes he will carry Montana in November. Smith will resume his campaign with a speech Thursday night at St. Paul, following a reception at Minneapolis. He said he had not decided exactly what subject he would discuss there, but began to gather his material today. He explained that his subjects will be determined by developments. He can not tell far in advance, he said, what he will dischss, this depending upon the way the campaign shapes up. It will be a "ready fire" campaign, he revealed. The Democratic candidate will put on his brown derby, symbol of his campaign, again at Milwaukee. Meanwhile, he is wearing the grey fedora, a becoming hat, loaned him by his multi-millionaire friend, William F. Kenny. It gives him the apeaprance of a prosperous inhabitant of this western country. Hourly Temperatures 6 a. m.... 37 9 a. m.... 49 7 a. m.... 39 11 a. m.... 61 8 a. m.... 45 12 (noon). 62

Big Time Radio Feature The Times, on its radio page Thursday, will start a series for listeners-in which will interest every radio fan in its territory. Latest developments in the field of radio will be covered by Carl Pohl, known to fans of this vicinity for years as an expert in this line. In his series Fohl will give a complete description of one radio set weekly, telling just how it actually works. The first of the series will give a comprehensive idea of the operation of a Fada set, Model 70. The second, to be printed Thursday, Oct. 4, will describe the new eight-tube All-American Mohawk AC set. Don’t miss any of these articles. They’re interesting and authoritative and they’ll tell you everything you nesd to know about all the sets.

T TILL got off duty at 11 last night and started to his home, 1658 Comer Ave., in his own car. On the way he saw three men in a Chevrolet coach with a license number corresponding to one reported stolen. Hill called to the trio to stop. They put on gas. So did the newest cop. For a while Hill pursued the careening Chevrolet. The alleged thieves nearly wrecked the car several times. Finally, Hill managed to plunk a bullet through the body of the car and one into a rear tire and

Uproar as Two Sets of Teachers Join in School Row at Rockport

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Here are some of the leaders in the old school row at Rockport. Ind., where two rival sets of teachers and principals are running the town’s schools since Walter Richey and Alex Sauter were both appointed to the job as school trustee. 1, Miss Katherine Woodward. Sauter faction teacher; 2. Miss Evelyn Ayer, Sauter appointee, who is holding out against G. W. Patmore, veteran teacher; 3, Trustee Alex Sauter; 4, Trustee Walter Richey. It all dates back to the death last November of Oscar Doyle, school trustee, in an Indianapolis hospital last November. The Indiana law provides that vacancies in the board of trustees shall be filled by the county commissioners. If the commissioners are not in session, the county auditor shall make an appointment. Both did. Hence the confusion. J. A. Laird being the county auditor, all teachers have to come to him for their pay checks, and to date he has refused to pay any of the teachers appointed by Richey, the commissioners' choice. Richey’s appointees are hanging on, however, in the belief that the Supreme Court evenUiaUy.yiil’find Richey’s appointment legal. ... .

22 POLICEMEN SENTTOCELLS Philly Crime Crusader Makes Big Haul. By United Press PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 26.—Twen-ty-two policemen are locked in city hall cells today charged with bribery and extortion, after the biggest haul of the protracted crime investigation here. District Attorney John Monaghan completed a fifteen-hour day last night with five hours’ grilling of twenty-three policemen and their subsequent arrest and suspension from the force. All the policemen served under Capt, Charles Cohen, the twentythirdtnan seized in the haul at some time or another in the Fourth and Snyder Sts. police district. They are charged with accepting bribes from bootleggers. Last night the corridors of city hall echoed to the shuffle of the strangest parade of “condemned” since its erection, as Cohen led the march of uniformed men to the lockup. Crowds of curious, mostly city employes, stood gaping in doorways at the odd spectacle. Flashlights of newspaper photographers boomed and the parade was not disrupted as men hid their faces.

the chase ended at 1800 Singleton St. The trio jumped from the car and ran. Hill ran fast enough to capture one and fire two shots at the others, who escaped. The arrested man gave his name as James Shumaker, 17, of 1157 Gimber St. The car was found to be that of George Montgomery, stolen from 171,4 W. Morris St. u tt a T TILL loaded his prisoner into his own car and took him to hejtdquarters. It was about 3 a. m. by the time he had his re-

FRANK R. WOLF INDICTED BY FEDERAL GRAND JURY IN AUTOMOBILE RING CASE

TIGHTEN DIVORCE CODE Presbyterian Churches Make Adultery Only Grounds for Suit. By United Press HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 26. The Presbj terian. churches of the Carlisle Presbytery have decided that adultery should be the only recognized cause for divorce among its members. At a meeting here the Presbytery Voted to strike the grounds of “willful desertion” from the Book of Discipline of the church. GRID CAPTAIN HURT Danville Normal Boos Is Seriously Injured. The first serious Indiana football accident of the season put Grant Walls, 22, of Masury, Ohio, captain of the Central Normal School team at Danville, in St. Vincent’s Hospital today. Walls was injured in the spine, resulting in paralysis from the head down, and his condition is critical, the hospital reported. The captain just had returned to school Monday and was on the field Tuesday for the first time this season when he was injured. Coach Russell Cook said Walls was injured when two other players fell on his back during charging practice. X-ray pictures showed no broken vertebrae and physicians held hope Walls was suffering only from a nerve injury, which would mend. EMBEZZLER 7 INDICTED Second Charges Returned Against Mission Treasurer. Bn United Press ATLANTA. Ga., Sept. 26.—A secnod indictment against Clinton S. Carnes, missing treasurer of the Southern Baptist mission board was returned by a Fulton County grand jury. Carnes is chraged with embezzlement of $88,660 from the mission board. The first indictment Against Carnes for embezzlement of mission board funds was returned Sept. 11. He was charged with embezzlement of $69,000.

port made and the investigation about the stolen car completed and Hill was all tired out. He started home again. At Shelby and Tabor Sts., Hill saw another Chevrolet parked with two cringing figures within. It was the same story. The occupants put on gas and the policeman pursued, bringing the fugitives to a stop at Raymond and Shelby Sts,, after he had shot holes in three tires. The fugitive car jumped the curb and stopped on a lawn. Hill leaped out and captured

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Vice President of H. P. Wasson & Cos. Charged With Concealment of Stolen Car, Conspiracy to Violate Motor Law. FIVE OTHERS NAMED IN TRUE BILLS Trangott, Sussman, Laffey and a Fifth Man Also Accused; Investigation Will Be Continued. Frank R. Wolf, vice president of the 11. P. Wasson & Cos. department store, this afternoon was indicted in the interstate automobile theft ring investigation by the Federal grand jury. Others indicted are: Edward Traugott, merchant; Harry Sussman, Elmer Sussman and William Laffey, and a sixth person whose name was withheld. Five true bills touching the alleged theft ring were returned in a partial report. The grand jury went on with the investigation after making the report to Federal Judge Robert C. Baltzell. Traugott, the two Sussmans and Laffey have been under arrest for several days upon commisioner’s warrants. Capias for Wolf’s arrest was being issued at the United States clerk’s office. Wolf, it is understood, was charged with transportation and concealment of a stolen car and conspiracy to violate the Dyer act, the Federal law against handling stolen cars in interstate shipment.

The Wolf indictment, it is understood, was based upon the fact that a stolen Lincoln coupe was found in his possession by State police several weeks ago. This is the coupe which passed through the hands of Michael J. Glenn, former Indianapolis traffic inspector, now of Long Island, N. Y. Glenn Offers Help When Glenn learned several days ago authorities were tracing the car he had sold to Wolf, he came here and announced he would cooperate with them. He declared a man giving the name of Frank Moore met him in the Claypool last March and urged him to buy the car for $2,000. “Moore” told him he owned the car in partnership with a fellow rum runner, with whom he had broken. Glenn declared he could not operate so expensive a car and offered it to his friend Wolf. Wolf, Glenn said, suspected the origin of the bargain and was lukewarm. Title Deemed O. K. The ex-policeman said he investigated the title to the car and was assured by a State policeman and by city police that they knew of nothing against it. Then he bought it and a short time later, sold it to Wolf. State police discovered the car had been stolen in Cleveland, numbers altered and brought here. District Attorney Albert Ward refused to disclose details of the indictments, pending arrest of the sixth man. He said that roughly the indictments covered the handling of twenty “hot” cars. In each instance transportation, concealment and conspiracy is charged. Traugott and Harry Sussman are partners in the Traugott clothing store, wrecked by explosion Aug. 26. Elmer Sussman is a cousin of Traugott. Laffey wgs mentioned In connection with the liquor business and is a friend of Traugott. These four are at liberty under $25,000 bonds on the commissioner’s warrants. Others to Be Indicted The grand jury is expected to Indict a total of between fifteen and twenty persons before it is through. Criminal Judge James A. Collins set Monday as arraignment date for Edward Traugott, one of the store owners, on a charge of conspiracy to transport liquor. The arraignment also will include Paul Scharffin, attorney and friend of Traugott: Frederick (Pickles) O’Roark, former policeman; Homer Wright, alleged habitual criminal and Donald Underwood, professional bonds, all indicted with Traugott in the conspiracy case. All these names have figured in the general crime investigation of the county grand jury as well as the fire inquiry. Two Are Indicted Federal grand jury returned an indictment Tuesday of Bertram

Clarence Pettigrew, 17, of Anderson, who said he had Just gotten out of the Indiana State Farm Saturday, and fired twice at his companion, who escaped. The car was traced as having been stolen from Ft. Wayne. Hill called for help from headquarters and Lieut. Ed. Helm and squad found SSOO worth of barber supplies stolen from Andrew Blake’s shop, 1644 N. Illinois St. Police said Pettigrew confessed breaking into the shop. Hill finally got home and was sleeping the sleep of a man whose duty was well done today.

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Libowitz, 37, of 39 N. Jefferson Ave. and Dr. Fred V. Binzer of Terre ,Haute. This was the first grand jury action in the interstate theft probe. Libowitz is the brother of Harold Libowitz, 22, who died of burns received in the Traugott explosion. Binzer and Libowitz are charged with having handled one of the expensive stolen cars traced through the alleged ring. Binzer sold the car to Anton Hulman, Jr., of Terre Haute, from whom State police recovered it. He and Libowitz contend they were guiltless of knowledge that the car was “hot” when they handled it. Binzer said he got the car from a man who represented himself as a salesman for a Chicago agency, selling a demonstrator. Holmes Forestalled This indictment was returned ahead of others to outwit Ira M. Holmes, attorney for Libowitz. Libowitz had been arrested last week on a commissioner’s warrant. Holmes demanded a commissioner's hearing, which would have forced the Government to disclose its evidence. Hearing was set for Tuesday afternoon. District Attorney Albert Ward rushed the indictment through the grand jury, with the result that when Holmes appeared to defend Libowitz at the hearing he found his client already under indictment and the hearing forestalled. Libowitz was arrested on the spot and Binzer was arrested in Terre Haute Tuesday evening. Both wen held pending raising of $25,000 bonds. Federal officials said that the jury will not complete the theft ring Inquiry this session, there being a number of ramifications which Federal agents still are working on which would provide material for grand jury review later. The county grand jury is understood to plan to spend the rest of this week upon the Traugott blast inquiry. Several city firemen who rushed to the blaze after the explosion were interrogated today. Prosecutor William H. Remy, who personally is inquiring into general crime, conferred with several city detectives this morning. He also had a talk of an hour with Homer Wright, 27, held on an habitual criminal charge. Attorney Ira Holmes asked Prosecutor Remy today for the records of the Traugott store, seized after the explosion and fire, for use ia appraisal of the blast loss. Remrj informed Holmes Traugott could not have all the records, but could have such as he needed. NOMINEE CHOICE UP Elkhart G. O. P. to Pick New Representative Candidate. By Times Special GOSHEN, Ind., Sept. 26.—Elkhart County Republican central committee will meet Friday to name a successor to Walter A. Huffman as candidate for State Representative from Elkhart County. Huffman has filed his resignation with the committee, giving as his reason his removal of residence from Elkhart to Indianapolis. Huffman has served two terms as Representative. Dr. Horace A. Stauffer of Nappanee, probably will be named. Two Prisoners Escape By United Press PENDLETON, Ind., Sept. 26.—Police today searched for Dorman Coghill, 24, and Fred Catners, 23, who escaped from the Indiana State Reformatory here Tuesday. The men are believed to have fled in a large truck, found at Ingalls. Coghill was sentenced from Evansville, to serve from one to ten years for vehicle-taking, and Cathers from Bedford on the same charge.