Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 10, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 May 1929 — Page 3

MAY 22, 1929.

CLEVER COUP GIVES MINORITY RAIL CONTROL Van Sweringens Are Ousted From Wheeling Road at •Rump’ Session. Hu rls if. 4 Prt /> CLEVELAND. O. Ma; 23. Following fhr most, sensational coup d'etat in modern railroad history, the Taplin Brothers of Cleveland today were to appear in common pleas court to defend their rlaim to absolute control of the Wheeling and Lake Erie system. Con’rol of the railroad was 11 rested from the Van Hu.eringen interests Wednesday night by the unprecedented artion of the Taplins, a minority group, in ousting the old administration and electing an entirely new board of directors in a “rump” session following the annual stockholders meeting. The oid directorate, denying legality of the ouster, immediately 1 secured an injunction to prevent the new board from functioning and called police to guara Wheeling offices and prevent the Taplin elected officials from reining possession of the office, files and records of the road. Two Sets of Directors Fight Declaring the restraining order illegal, the Taplins today were to demand that all records and physical property of the railroad be j turned over t< the new executives. It was said to be the first time on record that two boards of directors and sets of officers, each claiming authority warred for con- j trol of a railroad. Prank E. Talpin. leader of the opposition. who was elected chairman of the board and president of the j railroad at the “rump” session, an- ; nnunced he would fight the injunction on the grounds that officers of a corporation can be restrained from occupying the posts they claim only by a quo warranto proceeding. When the annual stockholders meeting convened Wednesday, it ’vas regarded as a foregone conelusion that Ihe Van Sw eringea’s i Nickel Plate and Allegheny corporation holdings of Wheeling prior lien stock would control the session with 297.000 shares ot prior lien as compared with 769 represented by tlie Talpins. Protested Van Sweringen Stork The Taplins opened the stormy session by protesting the right of the Nickle Plate and Allegheny interests to vote their stock on the grounds that, it had been acquired illegally. This was based on the interstate commerce commission's j divestiture order of March 11. citing j the Nickle Plate for violation of the i Clayton anti-trust act. The Taplins protested the right of W. L. Duncan, who contends he is legal chairman and president, to sit as chairman of the meeting on grounds that he was formerly elected by stock illegally held by the Van Sweringen interests. Hold ‘Rump* Session As election to fill vacancies caused j by expiration of terms of five direr- j tors was about to proceed, a motion | was made to adjourn the meeting ; until Aug. 1. pending decision of the j question of legality of the Van Sweringen holdings. A vote was j taken and Duncan declared the j meeting adjourned. The Taplins protested ihat results j of the vote to adjourn were erroneous, and said they would proceed j with the meeting regardless of Dun- j ran's ruling. Despite this the Van j Sweringen atlies left the meeting, i The Taplin group, remaining, pro- j reeded to elect George T. Eillius, chairman, and then elected an entirely new’ board. TRIBUTE TO M’GOWAN A resolution commemorating Joseph A. McGowan, acting president of the Indianapolis Street Railway Company, who died last week, was adopted at an Indianapolis j Travelers' Aid Society directors | meeting in the Columbia Club Wednesday afternoon. “Loving and considerate in his home, office and community life,” j the resolution characterized Mr. j McGowan, “he radiated a spirit of 1 helpfulness and encouragement j which was a marked contribution to j all who had the privilege of know- j ing him.”

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New commander of the United States war fleet in the Atlantic is Rear Admiral H. H. Christie, abovp. His flagship will be the mighty U. S. S. Pennsylvania, nowbeing overhauled at the Philadelphia navy yard. He relieved Rear Admiral L. A. Bostwick and other executive officers of the flagship wore simultaneously transefferd to new posts. LEAGUE TO AID COUNCIL PLANS Redistricting Group Named by Manager Leaders. The Indianapolis City Manager League executive committee today announced the appointment of a committee to aid the city council in fixing precinct lines for the coming election, the council favors adding about twenty precincts to the present 237. Frank E. Gates, realtor; Claude H. Anderson and John L. Nibigck, manager organization workers, compose the committee announced by Chairman William H. Insley. The committee will confer with Councilman Paul Rathert's election committee to disouss the redistricting of precincts to equalize the number of votes. The map of county commissioners will be checked carefully to prevent George V. Coffin’s Republican faction from scoring on the manager forces. Manager league directors will meet Friday night at the Lincoln to hear reports on organization work in the various sections of the city. New members of the board of directors. announced by the executive committee, are Mrs. Marguerite Keeney, 6108 Marion road; Mrs. Jacob Laatz, 3937 Park avenue; Miss Williams. Spink-Arms Annex; Mrs. Winifred Vestel, 431 North Gray street. Mrs. Oscar Meister, 1834 New street; Mrs. Jack Carter 101 South Elder avenue; Mrs. Jesse Williamson. 2341 North LaSalle street; Mrs. Robert Garrison. Seventh ward: Harry Roemcke. Fourteenth ward; Mrs. John G. McCullough, Fourth ward; and John Royce. Orin Owen was elected to the campaign committee. RAINBOW TO MEET Indiana Veterans of Famous Division Here June 8-9. State convention of the Rainbow Division Veterans Association will be held June 8-9. at the Washington hotel. John M. Cay lor. Indianapolis. general chairman, said today. Colonel Henry J. Rieley, of the 14f>th field artillery. Illinois, will be principal speaker. Colonel Solon Carter is to be toastmaster at the annual banquet. Sidney S. Miller will explain the proposed Rainbow pilgrimage to Europe. Committee chairmen named by Cay lor are Ellis Baker. Indianapolis. publicity: Walter Koons, reception; E. P. Cooke, golf; Paul Fetchman. finance: Ed Mooney, Indianapolis, housing, and James I. Veach, radio.

LEAGUE PLANS NEW FIGHT ON SMOKE EVILS Abatement Work Taken Up by Recently Formed Organization. Correcting an impression that the Indianapolis Smoke Abatement League is a reorganization of* several old movements, Roy Johnson, . secretary-manager, today issued a statement pointing out that the plan is entirely new. The league was organized last Friday to aid the city smoke department with an educational campaign against the smoke evil and a corps of engineers to handle field work. It is the first attempt to unite the compiunitv in a concerted effort toward smoke abatement, Johnson said. It is the aim of the league to benefit, industries under counsel of : its technical rpen rather than proseI cute them and other smoke sources, | his statement continued. A smoke nuisance is not only | costly—statistics showing that it taxes the average citizen of the j United States sl7 yearly, including i medical bills, laundry, fuel waste i and painting—but is a menace to | health, he said. In Chicago during j 1928 there were 6.000 deaths, one sixth of that city’s toll, traced to ! smoke and soot. Funds for the league’s campaign j are to be raised through city-wide j membership subscriptions. Permanent headquarters of the I league will be established within a j week, Johnson said, and coupons to be signed and mailed to the organization with dues of $1 will be published in newspapers within a few days. Memberships may be forwarded to Mrs. Samuel Lew Shank, chairman of the membership committee. The executive board is to meet at noon Friday at the Chamber of Commerce to lay definite plans for the campaign and select committeej men. Charles Brosnan, vice-presi-dent. will supervise the technical progr: m. WAR PERILS CHINA Peace Ends When General’s Challenge Is Accepted. B.n l. nited Pros SHANGHAI. China. May 23. General Chiang Kai-Shek, head of the national government of China, accepted today the challenge of war made by General Feng Yu-Hsiang, the ‘’Christian general.” The Nanking government dismissed Feng from the Kuomitang, or high council of the party; deprived him of all offices, and conpowered the state council to subjugate him forthwith. SEEKS LOST RELATIVES Pennsylvania, Man Searches Here for Sisters. Brother. An appeal to The Indianapolis Times to aid him in locating two sisters and a brother, believed to be living here, has been received from Herbert Cole, formerly of Tovanda, :Pa.. who came here seeking his relatives. The parents are dead, and Helen, Grace, and William Cole, he says, w’ere adopted by a Mr. and Mrs. Ray Carder, formerly of Towanda. They moved here less than a year ago, he believes. Thieves Loot Warehouse When he saw' a man leaving the Strohm Warehouse Company’s building, 212 West McCarty street, shortly after 10 p. m. Wednesday, Earl Spry. 231 West McCarty street, called police. Investigation disclosed that merchandise had been stolen, and packages of coffee and sugar carried to a place near a side door.

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