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KEYES, NOTED FOE OF CRIME, FOUNDGUILTY Convict Ex-Prosecutor in Los Angeles of Taking Bribes. FACES LONG JAIL TERM Man, Renowned for His Relentless Battles in Courts, to Appeal. Bu United Press LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Feb. 9.—For the second time within two weeks the law today claimed one of its prosecutors—Asa Keyes—convicted by a jury of ten women and two men of accepting bribes while district attorney of Los Angeles county. Keyes, prosecutor of William Edward Hickman and Aimee Semple

McPherson, was found guilty on three charges of accepting $165,000 in bribes to direct prosecution of the Julian Petroleum Corporation cases in such a manner that the defendants would be (acquitted. Two of the acquitted Julian defendants, Ed Rosenberg and

Ben. Getzoff, who allegedly paid Keyes $125,000, also were found guilty, and. with the former district attorney, face possible prison sentences of from one to fourteen years. Thus, while Arlie O. Boswell, former states attorney of “bloody Williamson county,’’ Illinois, was beginning a two-year prison sentence for conspiring to violate the prohibition law, Keyes found himself in a tiny cell in the hall of justice building, five floors above the office where he once ruled as district attorney. There he will remain with Getzoff and Rosenberg until Monday morning when Superior Judge Edward I. Butler will pass sentence. Expected to Appeal And. unless legal defense moves | intervene, another week may see the former prosecutor behind the walls of San Quentin penitentiary or Folsom prison with hundreds whom he successfully prosectited. Keyes’ counsel announced an appeal would be sought immediately which probably will gain the former prosecutor at least temporary freedom. Keyes also faces trial in March on another bribery charge which accuses him of participating in a conspiracy to give and accept bribes in the prosecution of A. L. Lasker, convicted of swindling. Keyes, renowned as a relentless prosecutor, might even have been at liberty pending sentence had it not been for the same merciless character which his one-time student. Buron Fitts, now district attorney, exhibited in the courtroom last night. Fitts, crippled war veteran, who resigned as Keyes' chief deputy when the scandal of bribery in the Julian trials involved the district attorney’s office, concurred in the prosecution demand that Keyes be refused bond. Branded as “Descrisr” Branded by his former deputy as a “deserter” and a “betrayer of the public faith.” Keyes sat in his cell today, restrained but far from broken. “I lost the first round.” he smiled with obvious effort. “But I understand that ten-round bouts are legalized.” He had not fully recovered from the shock of the sudden verdict Friday night. The jury had retired at 7:30 p. m. and its guilty verdict was filed at 9:55 p. m. TWO STORES ROBBED Thieves Get SBO in Cash From Pharmacy and Grocery. Thieves entered a drug store and a grocery Friday night and escaped with a total of SBO in cash and merchandise valued at approximately S2O. The merchandise and S2O of the cash loot was t '.ken from the Albert Mass grocery, 901 South Delaware street, while the S6O was stolen frcm the Schlirmger drug store. Rural and Roosevelt streets. HELD UP BY BANDIT TRIO Loses $3 and Ring at Points of Pistols. A youthful bandit trio Friday night held up Emil Weimer. 1653 South Talbot street, and robbed him of $3 and a ring. The holdup occurred at Orange street and Madison avenue, when two youths pointed pistols at Weimer and the third searched him. A Negro bandit robbed Jay S. Sadler. 1721 North Alabama street, of $9 at Twentieth and Illinois streets Friday night. Kills Self By Hanging Bv Timet Special ROSED ALE, Ind.. Feb. 9.—John C. Ogden, 64, despondent over ill health, committed suicide by hanging.

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‘ Talkies? They Are the Bunk/ Wails Bitter Screen Beauty

Bji United Press NEW YORK, Feb. 9.—Lya de sailed for England Friday night strewing bitter words against the “talkies” all over the deck of the Majestic. With a three-month contract with the British National Pictures (the silent variety), calling for a salar yof $2,500 a week, the European movie star had this to say about the "talkies.”

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HONOR FOUNDER OF BUTLER ,U Seniors March in Cap and Gown to Ceremonies. Butler university resembled a supreme court judiciary in parade this morning when the school’s senior class marched for the first time of 1928-1929 school year in cap and gown co celebrate Founder’s day. The fete was in honor of the sev-enty-south birthday of the opening of the college. Staney Coulter, former dean at Purdue university, gave the main address at the morning exercises. Dr. Robert J. Aley, president of the university, presided at the ceremonies in honor of Ovid Butler, the founder. A reception in addition to a Founder's day banquet will be held tonight in Arthur Jordan Memorial hall on the campus grounds. RESUME MOTOR QUIZ U. S. Jury to Investigate Auto Theft Conspiracy, Further investigation of the interstate motor theft conspiracy case in which eleven men already are serving prison terms at Leavenworth penitentiary, will be taken up by the federal grand jury which will convene Monday. W. Lee Smith, Robert McNay and Frank Glenn will be brought here from the penitentiary Tuesday to testify before the grand jury. Albert Ward, district attorney, said the motor theft inquiry probably will be confined to clearing up stray ends of the local angle. It was indicated Detroit and Chicago angles will not be presented to the present grand jury, although these vestigation. angles are said to be under inWard said more than 200 cases involving probably 250 persons will be presented to the grand jurors for investigation. 15 FLOORSTO DEATH Wife of Fokker Airplane Builder Dies in Leap. Bu United Press NEW YORK. Feb. 9.—Mrs. Anthony H. G. Fokker. wife of the widely-known airplane designer and Builder, was killed Friday Light when she fell fifteen floors from the window of her Riverside Drive apartment., Fokker, who was asleep at the time, was near collapse today. Apparently. Mrs. Fokker. who had just returned from a hospital where she was treated for a nervous ailment. went to the window to get air, and, overcome by a dizzy spell, fell. Hourly Temperatures 6 a. m 18 9 a. m 15 7 a. m 17 10 a. m 14 8 a. m 16

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Sick Radio Man Dies Asking Advice on Cure Bii United Press BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 9.—Tragedy behind twenty days of sudden silence from the Argentine Scientific Expedition in the South Orkney islands was revealed today when it was learned that the youthful radio operator, after an appeal for medical advice by wireless, had died. It had been thought that the expedition's radio set had broken down. Fortunato Escobar seated at the key of his radio set more than 700 miles southeast of the Falklands in the South Atlantic, sent out a call for a physician’s advice. ✓ He described the symptoms of his disease and asked how to treat it—then his wireless was silent. All efforts to raise the expedition by radio were unavailing. The replacement ship Primero de Mayo reached the islands on Feb. 4 and has just been able to re-establish radio communication with Argentina. Escobar died of nephritis, the ministry of the marine was notified. His companions buried him.

“They are the bunk. They will pass and there will be much disappointment. lam going to England. “There will be other favorites who will go away, too. “America will realize its folly. “They will be clamoring for us to come back. “Os course,” she said, “I leave with great lament and regret.”

Roads Are Cleared for 63Mile Trip in Luxurious ‘ Ambulance. H. L. PERCY United Press Staff Correspondent BOGNOR, Sussex, England, Feb. 9.—The King of England, wan shadow of himself, was brought here today to be nursed back to vigor and strength. The king was lifted carefully fro mthe luxurious ambulance which had brough him the sixty-three miles from London over roads cleared of ali traffic and carried into Craigwell house, where the queen waited with a smile to receive him. Because of the care with which he was handled, it was understood that the king stood the journey well. He arrived at 1:24 p. m., just thirty minutes after the queen, who sped ahead in another car. A strange procession came down the road from London to the Sussex coast. First was a police automobile equipped with wireless, which made sure that no obstruction was in the road and kept stations ahead advised of the king’s progress, so that traffic was cleared well in advance. Great Care Is Ttaken Four other cars were behind it. One ,an ambulance built like a chief nurse, Miss Purdie, sat beside him. The stretcher w?.i balanced on the most ingenious device of springs and bearings that mechanical genius could contrive, to kep the patient comfortable. Another car caried the king’s doctors, Lord Dawson of Penn and Sir Stanley Hewett, who have been with him almost constantly since his illness began last Nov. 21. Another nurse was with the doctors. Court officials were in another car and a spare ambulance carried attendants. The trip took a little less than three hours. It was followed with eagerness by the British public, which for more than two months has been in ditsress and anxiety over the king's condiiton. Women wept and even the eyes of some of the men were wet when the slight, emaciated figure of the king was brought from Buckingham Palace in London and George V. Stoutly tried to re?sure his subjects. Waves to Crowd. The grey-bearded head raised slightly and a feeble hand waved to the crowd. The men took off their hats and the crowd of 4,000 broke into joyful shouting. Irishmen, here for today’s AngloIrish Rugby match, joined in the tribute. The tribute was renewed all along the route. At Aldwick crossroads. a cheering crowd waved Union Jacks, and the king, propped up by pillows, smiled and waved to them through the window of the car, the shades of Which were partly raised. It is calculated that the king’s illness already must have cost him hundreds of thousands of dollars, because he has been visited more than one hundred and fifty times by his physicians, who normally charge fifty guineas (more than $250) a visit. NEW AID TO AUTOISTS Streets Will Be Kept Clear of Glass by City Employe. Street Commissioner Charles A. Grossart is planning anew service for motorists. After March 1 an employe of the street commissioner’s department will be assigned to remove broken glass from the streets. He will be furnished with a light truck.

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DEATHS MOUNT IN HINDU BIOTS 30 Killed When Soldiers Fire Into Mob. Bu United Press BOMBAY, Feb. 9. Religious warfare had turned the native sections of Bombay into a “no man’s land” today and the death toll was approximately 110 since riots broke out between Pathans and Hindus last Sunday. More than 600 persons have been wounded or injured. Thirty persons were killed in mob fighting Friday night when police were forced to fire into the crowds. More than 100 were wounded. Other .casualties were reported from several districts, but there had been no official check on the number. Fighting has been general throughout the native quarter since Hindu mill workers attacked Pathans whom they accused of kidnaping young boys for sacrificial purposes. Pathans have struck back at the Hindus by a series of murders in outlying and isolated sections. Stabbings, beatings and killings are almost hourly occurrences about the streets. In the notoriously lawless Madanpura section Friday Moslems dragged a Hindu passerby into a mosque, cut his throat and flung his bady out on the road. Moslems stabbed another Hindu to death directly opposite a military sentry before the soldier could intervene. A British soldier fainted at the sight and was taken to he hospial suffering from a nervous shock. HELD ON AUTO CHARGE Failure to Stop Brings Negro Into Trouble. John Chism, 36, Negro, of 2622 Highland place, is in a peck of trouble over a car in which he was riding. Chism says the car belongs to William Bashaw, Negro, 320 North Senate avenue. Bashaw denies the car belongs to him, despite a state license acclaiming his ownership. Chism was arrested Friday by Sergeant Dan Cummings and squad for failing to stop at a preferential street. At the time of his arrest a revolver was found in his possession. Chism is held under a high bond while police attempt to find out who really owns the car which he was driving. CLUB~TO~HEAR~EDiTOR Journalist Will Speak at Rotary Luncheon Tuesday. Improvement of international relations between peoples and governments will be explained to the Rotary Club of Indianapolis when Vivian Carter. British journalist, addresses the club at its luncheon at the Claypool Tuesday. Carter is editor and manager of The Rotarian.

REPARATIONS CONFERENCE IN PARIS OPENS Seven Nations Join in Greatest Financial Parley in History. EFFECTS WORLD WIDE 300,000,000 People Will Be Influenced by Decision on Germany’s Debts. BY WEttß MILLER, United Pr?*s Staff Correspondent PARIS, Feb. 9.—The greatest financial conference the world ever has known opened informally in the Gold room of the Bank of France today. This meeting, taking the form of a luncheon gathering, will be followed by the first plenary session of the reparations experts Monday, when the question of Germany's final settlement of war obligations under the terms of the Versailles treaty will be considered. The conference of reparations experts Is Intended to culminate liqui- | dation of the vast series of financial \ problems which have disturbed international economic and political relations during the ten years which have intervened since the armistice. The financial experts of seven great nations have gathered for this purpose. France, England, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Japan and the United States are represented. Young May Be Chairman Owen D. Young and J. P. Morgan, American unofficial delegates to the conference, were in seclusion until the meeting. Young has been talked of as the general choice for chaffman of the commission. The following experts will represent the various powers at the conference: Great Britain: Sir Josiah Stamp and Lord Revelstone of the bank of England. France—Emile Moreau, Governor of the bank of France, and Jean Armentier, formerly of the ministry of finance. Italy—Alberto Pirelli and Antonio Suwitch, economists. Belgium—Emile Francqui, industrialist, and M. Gutt, Belgian representative on the reparations commission. Japan Kengro Mori, former financail advisor in London, and Viscount Takashi Aoki, vice-gover-nor of the Imperial Bank of Japan. Germany—Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, president of the Reichsbank, and Albert Voegler, industrialist. Effects to Be World-Wide One main question confronts the conference—how much shall defeated Germany pay and how shall Germany pay it? From the viewpoint of the colossal sums of money involved and the world-wide ramifications, the decisions of the conference will bear importance that has no precedence in history. At least 300,000,000 people—the approximate total populations of the nations involved—will be affected by the conference’s decisions, inasmuch as the amount of taxes every citizen will pay will be considerably higher or lower, in proportion to what Germany pays in the future. Each of the allied nations has laid down what it considers the minimum demand on Germany. If these demands are enforced to the letter, it is estimated the total demand on Germany will be between $7,000,000,000 and $9,000,000,000 in future payments. The British and German deelgates hope to succeed in fixing Germany s definite annual reparations payments at least as high as $550,000,000, it was learned on good authority. The Dawes plan, in operation up to the present, exacted a payment of approximately $625,000,000 from Germany. Meanwhile, Germany is prepared to fight for a reduction in the vast reparations demanded by the allies. Dimands Art Heavy France, claiming sufficient reparations to rebuild her devastated areas plus her debts to the United States and England, will demand approximately $8,000,000,000 as her total war payment from Germany. England will adhere to the Balfour declaration under which Britain demands enough, in addition to debts owed England by the other allies, to cover British debts to the United States. Italy will demand enough, it is believed, to cover her war debts with the United States and England. Belgium, whose reparations problems have been eased by a priority arrangement, principally is interested in continuance of the Dawes plan payments and the completion of the Dawes plan by fixation of the amount of reparations and the number of annual payments leading to the eventual mobiliation of the debt. Japan, whose share in reparations claims is comparatively small, probably will adopt a similar attitude to that taken by Belgium. , CHARLEY’S RESTAURANT open for Sunday dinners, 5 to 9 p. m.— Advertisement.

OBREGON ASSASSIN READY FOR DEATH BY FIRING SQUAD

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Above—Jose Toral, assassin of President-elect Obregon of Mexico, and a trooper guard. Lower left—Toral’s wife, mother of his infant son, whom the doomed man saw for the first time Friday. Lower Right— Maria Toral, the assassin’s mother.

Sees Infant Son for First Time; Execution Set for Noon. BY GESFORD F. FINE United Press Staff Correspondent MEXICO CITY, Feb. 9—Complete calm had settled over the soul of Jose Leon de Toral today as he prepared for the firing squad that at noon would bring him death for the assassination of General Alvaro Obregon, president-elect of Mexico. The slender, youthful cartoonist had spent the night in prayer and had expressed anxiety as to the fate of his wife and new-born son— Miguel Humberto—whom he was allowed to see Friday for the first time. Toral asked that he be allowed to shave just before the execution. Federal prison officials have refused to allow a razor in his cell for several days. The prison prado where Toral will face the muzzles of the rifles of the firing squad is named after the man into whose body he poured five shots from his revolver last summer—Alvaro Obregon. Father Ignacio Flores spent most of the night with Toral, and what passed between them seemed to give the condemned youth added strength and fortitude. No one else was permitted within the penitentiary during the night. Friday Toral wrote extensively and drew several cartoons. Among his drawings was one depicting himself as a corpse after being shot. “I await death tranquilly,” Toral wrote. “I have no hate for anyone and pardon for everyone for whom I pray God daily, asking salvation.” The execution will be Toral’s “second death,” he said. He considers that he already has suffered torture equal to death, in the course of his trial and appeals.

SMALL STOCK TRADERS SEE PROFITS DWINDLE THREE BILLION DOLLARS

Wall Street Takes Holiday to Allow Market to Adjust Self. BY ELMER C. WALZER United Press Financial Editor NEW YORK, Feb. 9.—America’s army of small stock market traders saw their profits, run up in the greatest bull market of history, dwindle by about three billion dollars this week as a result of the federal reserve board’s ultimatum on the credit situation. After having soared to anew record high for all time at $322.C'l- on Tuesday, when Waff street was confident the market would go on upward indefinitely, the market ran into a snag and the industrial average broke to $301.53 at the close Friday, a loss of $20.53. Today was made a holiday. Stock Exchange officials gave as the reason the influenza epidemic among brokerage office workers. Traders read between the lines and saw an intent to give the market a chance to readjust itself by the great healer, time. As the market community looked backward, it saw one of the most hectic weeks in exchange history, reminiscent of the catastrophe of last December, when the average sank $33.35 in three days and the market broke wide open.

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LOSS!SHEAVY IN STORE FIRE Water Causes $15,000 Damage, A fire at Stewart building, 22 West Maryland street, Tuesday night, resulted in damage variously estimated from $15,000 to $30,000, it was learned today. The fire department gave out no report on the fire and police who answered an alarm to ,the building reported they found only a broken water pipe. The blaze started on the third floor rooms of the Aleiter Catholic Supply Company, which also occupies the first floor and other parts of the building. The flames were extinguished by the sprinkler system and most of the damage was caused by water. Apparently the blaze started from defective wiring and there was no evidence of incendiary origin, William Aleiter, supply company head, said. The water also seeped through and caused damage estimated at SB,OOO to the engraving department of the Burford Printing Company on the second floor. Mrs. Jack Martin and her son, Robert, were forced to flee from their home at 2931 East New York street, at 4 a. m. today when fire started by an overheated furnace did SI,OOO damage. Fire spreading from a fireplace threatened the home of Fred C. Gause, attorney, 3525 Watson road, at 1 a. m„ but damage was estimated at only $25.

Reasons for the abrupt drop this week entirely were in the field of credit. First of all, the federal reserve announced it would take drastic measures to curtail brokerage loans by member banks. Secondly, the London bank raised its rediscount rate to 5Vz per cent. Third, the New York bank is to meet Monday, probably to discuss its rediscount rate. The fourth reason is a. consequence of the first, namely a rise to 9 per cent in call money rates, and indications of still firmer money, if member banks obey the reserve edict. Before London's action gold was flowing rapidly to New York from England. Several New York banks had made purchases, totaling $15,700,000, and more was soon to come. Sterling held at a point where these shipments were profitable, but when the London rate went up sterling went with it, reaching anew high for the year and cutting off that source of market credit. The situation as it now stands is not serious. At this time of the year, the federal reserve can experiment without running the risk of harming business. Business, incidentally is holding up in excellent fashion, according to trade reports. Steel is in better demand; automobile production set a record in January; railroads are carrying more freight than a year ago.

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HUNT WOMAN ACCOMPLICE IN KIDNAPSCARE Middle-Aged Man Aided in Attempt to Seize Little Girls. FOILED THREE TIMES Tries to Force Child Into Auto on Way Home From School. Police today are combing the north section of Indianapolis for a man who failed in an apparent attempt to kidnap three grade school girls. The Times learned today that the man works with the aid of a woman accomplice, whose apparent part it is to lure the girls to unfrequented sections of the city. Two of the kidnaping attempts were made while the children were returning from the noon recess to School 43, Capitol avenue and Fortieth street. Fails to Capture Girls Failing to capture either Charlotte Davidson, 6, of 415 West Forty-third street, or Chlorabelle Hoppinger, 10, of 642 West Fortythird street, after pursuing the terrified girls on foot almost a block, the kidnaper made a third attempt when school closed for the day. After Mary Ellen Jones, 10, of 2032 Roosevelt street, had been lured to the vicinity of Arrow and Valley avenues by a woman who met her outside the school and asked her to deliver a note, the girl was approached by the would-be kidnaper, who tried to force her into his automobile, a green coupe. When she refused his offer of chewing gum if she would get in the car, the man attempted to grasp her, but was beaten off by the screaming girl, who fled to the home of a neighbor. Aided by Woman The man was described by ponce by the three near victims as being middle aged, 5 feet 10 inches tall, and weighing about 180 pounds. The woman, according to Mary Ellen’s description, is about 35, of foreign extraction, pretty, and small. Parents in the vicinity have asked extra, police surveillance, and are not permitting their children to go to and from school unattended. HOGS GENERALLY 25 CENTS LOWER HERE Not Enough Cattle to Make a Market. Hogs were largely' 25 cents lower today at the local stockyards. The bulk of 160-325 pounds was selling at $10.25. The top br.ought $10.35. Receipts were estimated at 7,000, and holdovers from Friday’s market numbered 267. There were not enough cattle to make a market, Vealers were quoted 50 cents lower. Selling $16.50 down. The sheep and lamb market was normal, quoted steady. With not enough sheep and lambs to make a market. The Chicago hog market opened very slow. Occasional bid and sale at $lO for good and choice 170-210-pound weights, or 10 to 20 cents lower than Friday’s average. Receipts were 9,000, including 4,000 directs, and holdovers from Friday's market totaled 7,000. DESERTER ARRESTED Fugitive Will Be Turned Over to Naval Authorities. Charles Cunningham, 20, of Washington, D. C., who was arrested as a vagrant, Friday, by police will be turned over to United States navy authorities today. Detectives discovered that Cunningham was a deserter. He will be taken to Great Lakes naval training station. DRIVER TO PAY SIO,OOO Autoisl Assessed for Injuries to Four in Car Crash. Bu United Press DETROIT, Feb, 9.—lnjuries sustained by four people when his automobile in which they were riding skidded off a road July 16, 1926, cost James Kuzin, the driver, damages totaling SIO,OOO here Friday, when Federal Judge Edward J. Moinet settled the case.

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