Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 152, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 November 1928 — Page 2

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BEANBLOSSOM, ‘HOT CAR’ TRIAL WITNESS, HELD Bond Set at $25,000 After Testimony in Federal Court. As result of his own testimony In trial of the interstate motor theft case in federal court lat Wednesday, Sheldon L. Beanblossom, who said he was secretary and bookkeeper of Evansville Klan No. 1, today was held in Marion county jail in lieu of $25,000 bond. Federal Judge Robert C. Baltzell, during testimony of Beanblossom regarding title of a stolen Packard car alleged to have been possessed by J. W. Garrett, identified as Roy M. Huffington, brother of Joseph Huffington, head of the Indiana klan, ordered the witness held for a commiss'ioriers hearing. Fae W. Patrick, United States commissioner, held Beanblossom to the grand jury on charges of conspiring with Roy M. Huffington, brother of the present head of the klan in Indiana, to conceal the car, alleged to have been stolen from Ed V. Hale, Cleveland. Judge Quizzes Beanblossom Baltzell took over examination of the witness when Beanblossom declared that as “an accommodation to Roy Huffington, I let him sign over to me title to the Packard coupe. Huffington signed under the name of J. W. Garrett. This was March 12, 1928. Two months later Huffington asked me to reassign the car to him.” “So that car was in your name for two months,’ Baltzell interrogated. “Yes, but I never saw the car during that period,” Beanblossom said. During the questioning, Beanblossom declared W. Lee Smith, defendant in the conspiracy indictment, had notarized the transfer. Testimony of Charles Bridges, state motor police lieutenant, and George Marshall, Terre Haute policemen John W. Scott and John Bowser disclosed Huffington had had two automobiles, a Lincoln sedan, assigned him by Robert F. McNay, former klan titan, and a Packard car. Smith’s Stenographer Testifies Richard Stickel, Pennsylvania state policeman presented records to show Huffington alias J. W. Garrett, of Wilkesbarre, Pa., obtained a Pennsylvania certificate of title on a Lincoln sedan later learned to have been stolen from Mrs. Margaret Anderson, Cleveland, 0., and on a Packard convertible coupe also learned to have been stolen from Edward B. Hale Jr., Cleveland. Roy Huffington, according to the government, is a fugitive, wanted in Terre Haute where he is alleged to have forfeited a $1,500 bond after the Lincoln sedan was confiscated by police there. Miss Martha L. Aldridge, formerly stenographer in W. Lee Smith’s office, Continental Bank building, testified McNay and the two Huffingtons were frequent visitors to the office. Bridges led off in the government’s testimony against Smith, who is charged with possession of a

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FIREWORKS SET OFF BY KILLING OFJET KING’ New York Public Official Stirred in Rothstein Death. BY MAX BUCKINGHAM United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Nov. 15.—There are many murders every year in New York city and most of them get only casual attention. But Just let the city once get excited over a murder case and almost anything can happen. * Now there is this Arnold Rothstein murder case. Rothstein was just about the biggest gambler in the country. Ever since he put down his first "five spot” at a bookmaker’s window, he has been willing to wager “on anything but football games.” The five dollar bet grew until one time he won SBOO,OOO on a single horse race. He lived on Fifth avenue. He owned valuable property. He was a familiar figure on Broadway. He knew anyone who happened to want to gamble. He was one of the city characters. Promise Immunity Yet he was a gambler and in certain ranks his company was not valued highly despite the wealth which at times has been estimated at $10,000,000. But his murder fairly has shaken the city, particularly that part of New York which has to do with the government. Results of the murder today included: Mayor James J. Walker has given Police Commisisoner Joseph A. Warren forty-eight hours to show action on finding Rothstein’s murderer. Joab Banton, district attorney, has promised immunity to anyone who will tell who killed Rothstein. Two assistant United States district attorneys will go before a federal grand jury today and present evidence they claim linked Rothstein with an international dope ring. Two wills have been filed One giving Mrs. Caroline Rothstein onethird of the estate and the other permitting Inez Morton, a former Follies girl, to have one-sixth of the estate. There’ll Be Suicides And the whole case was summed up by William A. Hyman, former assistant United States district attorney and an attorney for the estate, who said: “There are going to be several suicides in this town if certain things come to light in connection with the Rothstein case.” It is recalled that Rothstein really was the successor to Herman Rosenthal, the gambler who was killed several years ago. Likewise it is recalled that Rosenthal’s death created something of a jar to the city for before it all was ended a police lieutenant and four gangsters were executed. So far as the actual tracing of the men who murdered Rothstein everything was at a stalemate today. None of the men who gathered in the room at the Park Central hotel ten days ago, and who called Rothstein to his death from his favorite rendezvous—Lindy’s restaurant—has been found. Here’s a real opportunity to have a billiard table in your own home. There is one offered for sale in the want ads of tonight’s Times under the classification of Miscellaneous for Sale.

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LABOR ADOPTS LAWPRQGRAM Indiana Worker Will Ask Injunction Ban. Organized labor of Indiana, today, was committed to a legislative program outlined Wednesday at a conference of union executives at the English and embodying these objects: Elimination of injunctions in labor disputes. Rewriting of the workmen’s compensation law to increase maximum compensation from $16.50 to $lB weekly, increasing total settlement from a maximum of $5,000 to $6,500, and extending the provision for medical treatment from sixty days to the life of the injury. Opposition to modification of the primary law. Elimination of the products of prison labor from competition with the products of free labor. Establishment of free text books in the public schools. Opposition to the proposed additional appropriation for $276,000 for state motor police. Re-enactment of an absent voters' law. More stringent boiler inspections. Compulsory employment of railroad flagman on all light engine movements. Enactment of a barbers’ licensing bill. Exemption from taxation of all property owned by labor or fraternal organizations. Removal of the maximum limit, now SIO,OOO, for death under the state liability law. Named on the legislative committee to draft bills advocated are Thomas N. Taylor, president, and Edward Barry and Adplph J. Fritz of the State Federation of Labor; Harvey Cartwright, William Mitch and James Terry, representing the United Mine Workers, District 11, and Herbert Frane, representing the State Barbers’ Association. Others are to be appointed.

Close Secrecy Veils Quiz on Atlanta Prison Conditions. BY EDWARD W. LEWIS United Press Staff Correspondent ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 15.—The publicity lid was clamped on Atlanta federal penitentiary after Earl Carroll went into detail about life inside the walls, but is due to be tilted again by investigation of a special congressional committee which opened here today. The committee may determine: 1. Whether reports of favoritism to such individuals as Earl Carroll former Governor McCray of Indiana, Ex-Warden John W. Sartair, and Thomas W. Miller, one-time alien property custodian, have any foundation in fact. 2. If the Russian cheka system was invoked —whether a prisoner who remained at the penitentiary for three months early this year was in reality William Larsen, department of justice agent, “planted” tc spy on Warden John W. Snook. 3. The exact purpose of a survey of prison conditions now being made by four department of Justice agents under Thomas C. Wilcox of the Detroit bureau of investigation. They were admitted to the prison by Warden Snook only after he had been called to Washington for a conference with Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt, assistant attorneygeneral. Since Carroll was released on parole in October, 1927, after his term for perjury in connection with his “bathtub” trial testimony, paroled prisoners as well as penitentiary officials were “muzzled.” All Information concerning the penitentiary must now come from Washington. Carroll, It was said, spoke too freely about his treatment as a convict. The Broadway producer, it recently was learned, spent the latter days of his parole a virtual prisoner. He was given the length and breadth of the Island of Manhattan for his wanderings, but could not leave It. RING STOLEN IN HOME Burglars Take Mint Machine From Store. While Charles Skaggs, 309 South Hancock street, was In the back yard of his home Wednesday afternoon a sngak thief entered and stole $225. he reported to police today. William Hunt, Negro, 631 Agnes street, night cook at Laughner’s resturant told detectives $45 was stolen from his trousers pocket while they were hanging in a locker. E. E. Tompkins, Ardmore, Connsaid sl6 was stolen from his room at the Washington hotel. Mrs. Charles Smith, 1129 West Twentyninth street, said four rings valued at SIOO were stolen from her home Wednesday. Buralaas entered the store of E J. Orattob. 9498 Brookviile road and stole a $75 mint machine. Robert Wurtz, 113 East Raymond street, said his bicycle was stolen from his home Wednesday’night.

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NEXT WAR IS 1 FAR OFF. SATS BRITISH LEADER Sir Joynson-Hicks Declares Conflict Not Doomed, Just Dormant. BY HENRY T. RUSSELL ~ United Press Staff Correspondent (World Copyright, 1828, By United Press) LONDON, Nov. 15. Anothc. war is not likely for many years, but war has not yet been abolishes, Sir William Joynson-Hicks. British home secretary, believes. “In my opinion,” Sir William said, “war is unlikely for many years. But human nature is slow to change and we must not overlook the danger that, just as a man may be provoked to fight by a quarrel in which hu honor Is involved, so a nation may be provoked to war in defense of its-national honor. Religion Affects Home “There, of course, is the League of Nations with machinery for the settlement of international disputes, and there are other organizations ready to interpose themselves with a vew of seeking to prevent war in such cases. This! is all to the good. “I think the outlook for peace is good for at least a couple of generations, but frankly, I think It would be still better if we would be sure that the increase in recent years of conferences on peace was the outward expression of a spirit of increasing good will among nations..” The man who recently persuaded parliament to reject the proposed new prayer book because he felt it violated the principles of the reformation, commented upon the part played by religion in the life of nations. "I look at the present tendency to neglect religion with the gravest anxiety,” he said, adding: "Religion aff'ets the home life of a nation, therefore, it affects the mentality o\’ a country’s youth." Never Heard Aimee Asked whether he thought silk stockings, jazz and the movies were to any extent responsible for that tendency. Sir William replied in the affirmative, and he added: “But laziness plays an important part in it, also. The proof of this lies in the increasing number of people who fail to attend church services on Sundays, relying instead on services broadcast by wireless to their homes. I think all this is most unfortunate and I believe that it is a bad line throughout for any nation to adopt.” Sir William then was asked whether he approved of evangelists such as Billy Sunday or Aimee McPherson. He knew nothing of the first, he said, nor had he heard Mrs. McPherson when she was in London. He merely replied: “I don’t like eccentricity in services.” when asked what he thought of attempts to obtain a fuller attendance at churches by modern methods of publicity.

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Left, Malcomb Moore: right, Frank V. Mills. Malcomb Moore, chairman of district No. 44, In the mile square division of the Community Fund campaign (left), and Frank V. Mills, chairman of district No. 53, are "over the top” in their sharq of the big drive for $781,800. Moore’s quota was $6,604, and he raised $6,668, while Mills exceeded his $3,473 quota by sl. All volunteer fund workers are entitled to wear a red feather when they go “over the top.”

11. S, SCORES IN STEWART TRIAL Disputed Testimony by Oil , Man Admitted. DU United Pro** WASHINGTON. Nov. 15.—The government won today in its efforts to place before the Robert W. Stewart perjury trial the testimony of the Standard Oil magnate before the senate Teapot Dome committee last April 24, when he admitted receiving $759,000 in Continental Trading Company Liberty bonds. Justice Jennings Bailey overruled defense objections and admitted the report of these hearings. He ruled that Sewart was sworn properly on his first appearance Feb. 2 —when he declined to answer and denied knowledge of the disposal of the bonds, according to the record. The judge decided the April appearance was a continuation of the February testimony and that a second oath was unnecessary. The government is seeking to show the April 24 story is in direct contradiction with the alleged falsified story told by Stewart in February. On an average working day there are 1.029.651 passengers on London’s underground railways.

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EXPECT HOOVER TOUR TO BOOST VOLUME Latin-American Dealings of U. S. Already on Giant Scale. BY CECIL OWEN United rices Staff Corrrepnndeiit WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.—United States trade with the Latln-Ameri-can countries President-Elect Hoover will visit on his forthcoming cruise now amounts to about *2 000,000,000 annually, the commerce department reported today. For the past quarter century, the department said, this country’s trade with the vast area south of the Rio Grande has witnessed a steady growth. Our Latin-American trade now constitute slightly more than a fifth of our total trade with the world. Growth Has Been Rapid “The growth and amazing expansion of our trade with Latin-Amerl-ca,” it was said, “really is visualized when it is considered that our exports alone in 1927 were greater than our total trade with that area in 1313.” Exports amounting to $932,189,000 and imports totaling $1,116,135,000 in 1927 were slightly below the levels for 1925 and 1926 but, nevertheless, were superior to any other previous normal year. If allowance is made for higher price levels, the department pointed out, there was an increase In the actual volume of trade with Latin-America,” it was Decline Explained “The slight decline in 1927 in our trade with Latin America,” it was said, “was primarily due to the lower price levels of world prices in 1927, to the economic depression prevailing in many Impoctant LatinAmerican markets, and to the readjustment In our coal trade which has risen to abnormal heights in 1926 during the prolonged British coal strike.” Hoover’s visit to important LatinAmerican capitals is expected by commercial experts here further to stimulate United States commercial and other relations with those countries.

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