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LESLIE VOICES APPROVAL OF COFFIN TICKET Soss’ Candidates Worthy of Citizens’ Confidence. Says Governor. STATE GRAFT IS DENIED Executive Pledges Himself to ‘Straighten Out Carelessness.’ Promise to “straighten out carelessness” in his administration and in the departments of the Republican state officials who are running for re-election is made by Governor Harry G. Leslie. Denying that there has been graft in the administration of affairs by members of his party, the Governor, in an address before the Irvington Republican club Monday night, declared: “This state has been run free from graft. Os course in every government there is some carelessness, but we are going to straighten it out.” This statement on his own administration was made following the reading of an address in which Leslie figuratively took to his bosom George V. Coffin, who, less than two years ago, the Governor was trying to read out of the party. Denies McNutt Attack In the same address Leslie praised the President, pleaded that the voters support him, defended his own extravagant highway commission, and, taking a shot at Paul V. McNutt, Democratic keynotqj, denied attempting to curtail the latter s political activities. The pessimistic outlook for the Republican party in the state was reflected in the fact that Leslie, in his first campaign utterance in Marion county, praised the Coffin Since the 1928 election, Coffin, Republican boss of Marion county has been Leslie’s “pet enemy.” Whenever opportunity afforded Itself, Leslie assailed Coffin and his organization for losing the county to Frank Dailey by more than 20,000 votes. Denied Patronage The Governor repeatedly has refused to give the county organization a cut of the patronage cake and has reiterated promises to “get even.” But with reports coming in from ihe state that all indications point to a Democratic landslide, and the certainty of a legislature unfriendly to the administration, the Governor buried the hatchet and praised the Coffin ticket. Following commendation of the Republican state candidates of whom he said, “Most of them have been tried and found competent,” Leslie declared: “The Marion county Republican ticket is equally good. It is made up of those who represent the will of the party as expressed in the primary last spring. They are worthy of the confidence and support of every citizen who has the best interests of his community at heart. There is no reason for change at this time." Pleads for “Solid Vote” Ignoring the result of the city election and the attempt of the better element of the Republicans to defeat the present candidates in the spring primary because of the public protest against the party ring, the Governor added: “The finest thing that Marion county can do at this time is to return a solid Republican vote that will give a guarantee of good government and satisfactory social conditions for the people of Indianapolis.” In discussing Democratic changes on the extravagance and mismanagement by the Republicans, Leslie said: “The Democrats, particularly Professor McNutt, have sought to create the impression that I, as Governor, would seek reprisals in the way of reduced appropriations for Indiana university, because of McNutt’s activity in the present campaign. Speaks of "Dignity” “He flatters himself. The high dignity of the Governor’s office should not lend itself to an indulgence in personalities. I have been accused of insisting that his political activities be curtailed. That is positively untrue. “I have a high regard for McNutt. At no time have I appealed to any one with regard to his activities, political and otherwise, and I am sure that any statement attributed to me is nothing more or less than a manufactured type of nasty politics.” Leslie then defended the great increases in governmental costs on ; thejpround of increased population. \

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Charging Michael Cudahy, youthful heir to the millions of the packing king, with nagging her so much that she nearly had a breakdown, Muriel Cudahy has won a divorce in the Los Angeles courts. Mrs. Cudahy, formerly Muriel Evans of the films, married young Cudahy a year ago last July. This picture shows her in court. OMITS SPYING COST Mrs. McCormick’s Election Expense Is Reported.' Bv United Press WASHINGTON, Oct. 28.—Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick, Republican candidate for senator in Illinois, reported today that her election campaign expenses to date amount to about $16,000, exclusive of the cost of “shadowing” Chairman Nye of the senate campaign expenditures committee. She said she was not reporting this expenditure because it was not required by law. Earlier testimony before the Nye committee revealed expenditures of nearly $350,000 in Mrs. McCormick's primary campaign.

ENS SIGNS WITH BUCS Pittsburgh Pirates’ Manager to Continue as Pilot in 1931. Bv United Press PITTSBURGH. Oct. 28.—Jewel Ens, manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball club, signed today to continue as manager in 1931. Sam Dreyfuss, vice-president of the club, made the announcement. Huge Turnip Displayed Bit Times Special BRAZIL. Ind., Oct, 28.—A turnip weighing six and one-quarter pounds is being exhibited here by William H. Cutshall. It was grown on his farm in Dick Johnson township.

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kv Timrs Special MARTINSVILLE. Ind.. Oct. 28.—“1t looked like a shakedown to me, but I paid the deputy sheriff $45 and my nephew, John C. Hatfield, was released,” declared Eli Lutz, Indianapolis butcher, today. The details of how five Indianapolis youths and three Morgan county farmers were arrested for drunkenness by the Morgan county sheriffs and released from jail after paying from sls to $45 to the deputy in charge of the jail at Martinsville without trial or hearing is contained in four affidavits and a receipt. Contrary to all statutory provision, the fines and costs, according to the affidavit evidence, were assessed by the deputy, Garrett Richards, and no record of the transaction is carried on any of the county books. On Aug. 7. 1929, Lutz received a telephone call from his nephew, who said that he and others staying at a camp had been arrested by the sheriff, charged with drunkenness and held in jail.

“I asked the deputy how much the bail would be and he said between $45 and $50,” said Lutz. “So I went to Martinsville and saw the deputy and he said it would be $45. I gave him a check for SSO and he gave me $5 change. "It looked like a shakedown to me so I asked for a receipt and Richards gave me one which said that he had received $45 for fines and costs "I don't know how he got the fines

GEM BANDITS ESCAPE WITH $200,000 LOOT Only Heavy Curtains Veil Holdup Pair From Gaze of Thousands. SAFE IS CLEANED OUT Force Porter to Obtain Combination by Phone From Employer. 8 NEW YORK, Oct. 28—Two bandits, who played a waiting game behind the heavy curtains that veiled their operations from thousands of passersby, escaped with gems worth $200,000 to $300,000 from a jewelry store in the theater district today, after ordering a Negro porter to obtain the safe combination by telephone. Charles S. Lewis, porter for fifteen years at M. Rosenthal & Sons, 1637 Broadway, was cleaning the store today when a man dressed as a Postal Telegraph messenger, shouted that he had an important telegram. Combination by Phone Lewis opened the door and the “messenger’’ forced his way inside where another bandit joined him. As employes of the firm arrived, they were tied with picture wire while the gunmen waited for some one who knew the safe combination. Two of the employes knew it, but professed to be so frightened they could not remember the numbers. The bandits threatened, and Lewis offered to get the combination by telephone. He called Joseph Rosenthal, a partner, saying no one had reported for work yet and he needed to get into the safe immediately. Calmly Complete Job Rosenthal told the combination and Lewis repeated it aloud. After cleaning out the safe, the bandits walked calmly out of the store. It was half an hour before any of the employes could reach the burglar alarm, and the subsequent clamor brought a throng around the store that necessitated the calling of police reserves. CATCH GEISKING KIN Wife, Brother and Sister Are Arrested. B >i Vnitcd Press LOUISVILLE, Oct. 28—The wife, brother and sister of Ted Geisking, Indiana gangster, arrested recently in connection with the murder of Alfred J. Lingle, Chicago Tribune reporter, were charged with disorderly conduct and vagrancy today, after a raid had been made on an Ohio river road residence here Monday. Mrs. Ruth Geisking, 22, of Terre Haute, the gangster’s wife, was acquitted, but Mrs. Edward Cass, 20, and Charles Geisking, sister and brother, were held over until Thursday. Police testified to the confiscation of a quantity of liquor. Fire in Ambulance Bv Times Special ALEXANDRIA. Ind.. Oct. 23. Origin of a fire in an ambulance belonging to Winfrey & Son has not been determined. A bunch of newspapers were found burning in the vehicle which was in a garage.

and costs because there was not any trial. Affidavits of Thomas Roberts, and Thomas Dilley set forth that sls was paid to Richards for each of them and they were released “without going before any justice of the peace or any court.” # William Stevens and Arthur Rhoads declare in their affidavits that each paicts4s and was released, while Carl and Jacob Eckard and

INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1930

Rail Employes to Divide Work With Jobless

An effort to meet the unemployment crisis is being made by members of Indianapolis lodge No. 374, Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, who will lay-off three days each me 'h to give the extra men work. De ton by which the members, who &x employed on the Chicago 'division, Big Four railroad, will each devote one round trip a month to the unemployed extras, was announced today. This action will give ninety-seven extra men an average of twenty to twenty-three days’ work each month where under present conditions the average would be about eight days. Lester Duvall, treasurer of the lodge, announced today “that despite over-crowded employment conditions on the line, under the new plan furloughing of workers would be unnecessary.” Frank Wheeler is president of the lodge. $125,921 IN TWO DAYS, GOAL OF CHARITY ARMY Workers Renew Efforts to Obtain Drive Quota by Wednesday. Faith that Indianapolis would not permit charity’s cup to go unfilled imbued Community Fund forces today as they worked zealously to obtain $125,921.25 in the remaining two days of the drive. The goal of the fund is $865,000. Monday, $739,078.75 had been obtained. Success of the drive depends solely on increased giving, declared Arthur V. Brown, campaign chairman. “We have a task ahead of us. The individual contributor must be depended upon as well as the large giver if the campaign is to be a success,” he said. Among the large contributions received by the special gifts division are: Norman Perry, $2,000; Holcomb* Hoke Manufacturing Company, $4,000; Walter C. Marmon, $3,000; Mrs. Francis G. Sales, SI,OOO. A final report from employes of the Ford Motor Car Company sets their gift total at $3,374.80. In 1929, the company employes gave $2,010.50. Employes of the Ewart plant of the Link-Belt Company gave $2,840, against $2,600 in 1929. , The Hoosier Veneer Company contributed $338.61 this year through its employes with no gift from its workers last year. Fifty youngsters at the Indianapolis Orphans’ home, a social agency aided by the fund drive, gave $3.35 in pennies to the campaign. The children earned the money by running errands for neighbors. A report meeting will be held tonight at 6:30 in the Claypool with the campaign’s concluding meeting Wednesday night at the same time in the hotel.

CLOSE WASHINGTON BANK TO STOP DEPOSITOR LOSS Officials Call for State Liquidation After Heavy Run Monday Perils Institution.

For the announced purpose of saving its depositors and stockholders from loss, directors of the Washington Bank and Trust Company, 255 West Washington street, closed

Jacob Van. Morgan county farmers arrested with the Indianapolis men, were released without paying fines and costs. Diligent search of the Morgan county court records show no entry of a trial or hearing, for those who paid the fines and costs. It is pointed out by Morgan county residents that this affair is on a par with what occurred three weeks ago when the Checkerboard lunch stand on the Bloomington road burned. More than one hundred bottles of beer and liquor were guarded by the police while the firemen battled the blaze. No attempt was made by the sheriff to seize the beer or liquor while the owner of the place, whose identity was unknown, sought to sell the intoxicants to passers-by. The affair was reported to the prosecutor, W. G. Bray, who laughed about it. Comment and criticism became so strong that the next day Bray issued a warrant, but the owner had fled.

24 TRAPPED, 5 DEAD IN MINE SHAFT BLAST Gas-Masked Rescuers Are Working in Relays to Reach Survivors. ALL AVENUES CUT OFF Fear Poison Fumes Have Taken Huge Toll in Oklahoma. Bn T ailed Press M’ALESTER, Okla., Oct. 28.—Resellers wearing gas masks dug today into the fume-filled lower levels 01 Sample Coal Mine No. 1, where twenty-four fellow miners were trapped by the explosion that killed five men outright Monday night. The fate of the missing twentyfour, thousands of feet below the ground, was uncertain, but the group of relatives waiting at the entrance of the mine feared they all were dead. Rescuers fought fatigue and drowsiness as they dug slowly down to the chambers between the seventeenth and twentieth levels, where the missing men were believed to have been working when the explosion blocked exits. Fumes Hamper Rescue Now and then, the mine elevator creaked to a stop at the entrance of the shaft to permit volunteers partly overcome by the poisonous fumes to stagger out. Fresh men took their places immediately. The explosion occurred near the mouth of the slope pit mine after the night shift had descended. It was believed to have been caused by ignition of accumulated gas. Officials feared the men who were not killed by the force of the blast, were suffocated by the deadly fumes that seeped through the mine afterward. Five Bodies Found “The only hope that any of the missing men are alive is that they have found a pocket of fresh air and slipped into it,” said J. G. Puterbaugh, a veteran miner. The first victim was Curly Donley, who had lagged behind his companions of the night shift. His body was found immediately after the explosion. He had been killed by the force of the blast. The rescuers, digging throughout the night, reached the bodies of four other men at the 2,000-foot level shortly after daybreak. The victims had been asphyxiated. COOLIDGE TO BE ON AIR Former President to Support G. O. P. in Speech Over Radio. Bv Vnitcd Press SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Oct. 28. Former President Calvin Coolidge is scheduled to deliver a fifteen-min-ute radio address from station WBZ in this city Thursday night in support of the current Republican campaign.

the institution’s doors this morning and voluntarily placed its affairs in the - hands of Luther F. Symons, state bank commissioner. Heavy withdraws Monday caused the closing, J. Edward Morris, president, declared in a statement, saying: “At the close of business Monday, Oct. 27, 1930, the directors of the Washington Bank and Trust Company canvassed the situation occasioned by the heavy withdrawal of deposits during the day, and after careful consideration of the interests of the depositors, voluntarily decided to call upon the state banking department to taktf' charge of the property and affairs of the bank." Directors in Special Session The resolution adopted unanimously by directors in special meeting Monday night declared: “Resolved by the board of* directors of the Washington Bank and Trust Company that owing to the heavy and unusual withdrawals of deposits Monday, Oct. 27, 1930, it is decided expedient that the Washington Bank and Trust Company in order to save its depositors and stockholders from loss, should go into voluntary liquidation, and that the state bank department be asked to take charge of property and affairs of the company to effect such liquidation, effective at the close of business Monday evening, Oct. 27, 1930.” Thomas D. Barr, assistant state bank commissioner, took personal charge of the institution this morning. Assets Near Eight Million Capitalized at $200,000, the Washington Bank and Trust Company on its last report to the state, showed assets of $7,970,977.25, loans of approximately $1,500,000, deposits of approximately $2,290,000 and a surplus and undivided profits of $88,824.59. State deposits of $200,000 were in the bank, Frank Richards, deputy state treasurer disclosed today. Os this amount $150,000 is bonded. Officers, besides Morris, are Clifton N. Fields, vice-president; Francis W. Payne, vice-president and trust officer; William T. Pearcy, secretary; Calvin J. Clymer, assistant secretary; Petrache Velesscu, assistant secretary-treasurer.

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HINT WIFE TO PAY KIDNAPERS $50,000 TO FREE BANKER

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Police Are Asked Not to Interfere in Efforts to Gain Release. GALVA, 111., Oct. 28.—Attempts to rescue Earl L Yocum, millionaire banker, from his kidnapers without payment of ransom were abandoned by authorities today in obedience to his wife’s pleas that she could not bring him back unharmed otherwise, Mrs. Yocum admitted that E. A. Anderson, cashier of the Yocum State bank, is making a second trip to Chicago, but denied it was in connection with raising $50,000 ransom reported demanded of her. Secrecy enforced by the abductors who tricked Yocum away from the front yard of his estate three nights ago blocked all attempts by town and county authorities to learn from Mrs, Yocum what steps she is taking to free her husband. Mrs. Yocum begged the authorities not to pry into his disappearance. “I assure you he has not been harmed,” she said today. “He will not be harmed if I am allowed to handle this matter in my own way without interference by any one.” Approval of Mrs. Yocum’s determination to pay the ransom secretly and exactly as ordered by the kidnapers was expressed by Chief Tateaman, who said the kidnapers were a “terrible bunch” and that if directions were not followed they probably would “blow this big house to pieces.” The Yocum residence is located in the center of a ten-acre estate and is the finest in this town of about 3,000 inhabitants. HAPPY, THOUGH ‘IN JAIL’ Deputy Sheriff Snyder Learns lie Is Father of Baby Girl. There’s one happy man in the Marion county jail today. He’s Roland Synder, deputy sheriff and jailer, and he’s happy because from the Methodist hospital comes the bulletin: “Born to Mr. and Mrs. Roland Snyder, a daughter, Levina Margaret Snyder, seven pounds and four ounces.” REBELS NEAR GOAL Armies Prepare to Enter Rio de Janeiro. Bv United Press RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 28 —Vanguard of the southern revolutionary armies reached Sao Paulo today in preparation for a triumphal entry into Rio de Janeiro.

PROFESSORS DENY PERMIT FOR CHARITY GRID GAME Big Ten Board Turns Down Plea of Northwestern and Notre Dame to Help Needy Chicago Families.

BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, Oct. 28.—The Western Conference has turned down an opportunity to aid charity. By vetoing Northwestern’s request to have its football game with Notre Dame, Nov. 22, transferred from the Northwestern stadium to Soldier field, the faculty representatives of the Big Ten have deprived three great Chicago charity organizations of from $150,000 to $200,000. Soldier field, with its seating capacity of 110,000, can accommodate 62,000 more persons than Dyche stadium at Evanston, which seats only 48 000 The receipts from the 62.000 additional seats at $3 per ticket were to be donated to the Catholic, Jewish and United Charities to be applied to the relief of needy families. Approval of the shift in the site had been given by both Northwestern and Notre Dame officials, and the south park board had agreed to donate Soldier fOld without any rental charge. *

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NIGH HONOR TO CITY AUTO ACE Bill Cummings Awarded Third Place. Bv T'nitrd Press WASHINGTON, Oct. Arnold, 27, Chicago, today was for* mally declared the nation’s 1930 speedway king, an American Automobile Association announcement declared. William (Shorty) Cantlon, 25, Detroit, finished second and Bill Cummings, 23, sensational young Indianapolis driver, won third honors. Arnold will receive the diamondstudded gold medal annually awarded the champion driver. Russell Snowberger and Deacon Litz were fourth and fifth. Cummings, the great young Hoosier star, completed his first year of “big league” auto racing in magnificent form. He previously had been a dirt track driver in Indiana and drove his first speedway event at Indianapolis last May. Hourly Temperatures 6a. m 47 10 a. m 60 7a. m 46 11 a. m 56 Ba. m 45 12 (noon).. 60 9 a. m 48 1 p. m 65

Be Beautiful “Glorify yourself.” It may sound like a tremendous task, but it’s possible, and Alicia Hart, NEA Service Expert, can tell you how. Then it’s up to you to follow instructions. The second of Miss Hart’s articles appears today on the woman’s page of The Times. The series will continue for several weeks, and here are some of the subjects that will be covered in that time: Skin Cleansing and Makeup —For morning, noon and night. How to apply creams, rouge, powder and eyeshadows. Facial Stimulation Skin breathing; winter treatment of the skin. Care of the Hair—Coiffures, exercise and massage, brushing, shampoo and coloring. Beauty of the Eyes—Care of the eyes; masks and face packs. Harmony—ln perfume and color. Care of the Hands—Manicure, nail polishes and skin treatments. Physical Exercises—For reduction of arms and shoulders, hips and thighs, waist and abdomen, calves and ankles, bust and waist, double chins.

There is no secret of the Big Ten’s faculty committee’s reason for opposing the shift of the Northwest-em-Notre Dame game. Other charity games to be played after th® regular season already had been suggested, and the faculty committee feared it would set a dangerous precedent. Knute Rockne, Notre Dame coach, expressed surprise when he learned of the Big Ten’s action. “Here was an opportunity for two universities to do something for charity,” he said. “Chicago has been kind to Notre Dame. We would have welcomed the chance to do something for Chicago. I was _ surprised the faculty men vetoed it.” Another athletic director, who asked that his name be withheld, said the faculty members were jealous of the gate receipts. “They did not want the people to get the idea that big football games might be staged to help the unemployment,” he commented. “Another reason is that professors l*ve to enforce rules.”

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OIL ‘STEAL’ CHARGE STIRS HOOVER’S IRE Denounces Colorado Shale Criticism as ‘Reckless, . Baseless, Infamous,’ KELLEY IS ASSAILED Public Service Damaged by Such Cases, Says Chief Executive. flu United Press WASHINGTON. Oct, 28.—Charges against the administration’s handling of Colorado oil shale lands were denounced today by President Hoover as “reckless, baseless and infamous” and supported by hostile political agencies in a way that can only damage the public service. In the most scathing language that has come from the White House in months, President Hoover at his press conference today severely condemned the course of Ralph S. Kelley, former chief of the field division of the general land office who recently alleged the government was permitting oil companies to usurp public rights on Colorado oil shale lands. The President said he conceived it to be his duty to uphold honest public service. “Such reckless charges can only be a damage to public service,” he said. “They damage faith in men.” Political Motive Charged The President emphasized that the Kelley charges were made at the height of the political campaign and were published in a newspaper opposing the administration. “Publication of the stories of Mr. Kelley in the press was an attempt to charge oil scandals in this administration,” Mr. Hoover said. Charges have been found by At-torney-General Mitchell and his assistant, Seth Richardson, to be “without any basis on substance,” the President stated. The government has not leased hundreds of thousands of acres of these lands, but only a few thousand, mostly upon the order of the court and with the approval of Kelley himself, Attorney-General Mitchell held. $40,000,000,000 Steal Claimed “By the merest inquiry in his own department or the department of justice, the falsity of Kelley’s charges could have been proven. Mr. Hoover said the articles were sold to a “journal of the opposite party, possibly -with the idea of preventing adequate investigation. Kelley in his charges declared the government’s oil shale lands contained oil estimated at 40,000,000,000 barrels by the geological survey, worth at current prices $40,000,000,000. “I may say,” the President added, “that proper inquiry or proper criticism by the press is a safeguard of good government. But this investigation shows more than this. Kelley had been called to Washington last summer to discuss with his immediate superiors questions of organization in the office, of which he had charge, he made no suggestion. Assails Reckless Allegations “Asa piece of journalism, it well may be the newspaper involved was mislead. It certainly does not represent the practices of better American journalism. Asa piece of politics it is certainly far below the ideals of political partisanship held by substantial men in that party. “I hope the American people realize that when reckless, baseless and infamous charges in the face of responsible denial with no attempt at verification, are supported by political agencies and are broadcast, reflecting upon the probity of public men, such as Secretary Wilbur, the ultimate results can only be damage to the public service as a whole. Kelley Maintains Stand “The one hope of high service and integrity and ability is that such men should be willing to undertake it and when men of a lifetime of distinction and probity do undertake it, they should not be subjected to infamous transactions of this character.” After the justice department issued its report Monday upholding the interior department’s course, Kelley issued a statement declaring the report was a “ridiculous whitewash.” BRANDS DRY LAW FLOP ‘I Can’t Enforce It,’ Confesses Akron Police Head. Bv United Press AKRON, 0., Oct. 28.—The prohibition law was characterized a failure today by Safety Director H. H. Arnold after he had announced the existence of 924 known bootleg, gambling and vice resorts in Akron and confessed his inability to close them up. “I was enthusiastically in favor of the eighteenth amendment when it was adopted in 1918,” Arnold said. TOY GOLF DEATH CLEW Police Believe Murder of Course Owner Due to “Muscling In.’ 1 Bv United Press NEW YORK, Oct. 28.—Police today dealt with what may be the first miniature golf racket killing. Joseph Feuerman, 40, was the apparent victim of what police suggested may have been racketeer'* attempts to “muscle in” in on the golf business. He was shot whin near his golf course. *

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