Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 13, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 May 1931 — Page 3

MAY 26, 1931.

MAYR’S BOOM FAILS FLAT AT PARTY RALLY Other Democratic Leaders Edge State Secretary Out of Limelight. BY BEN STERN All the glory and all the power that la South Bend democracy was there. Approximately 100 clerks and stenographers from the secretary of state's departments were present to add their vocal chords to the effect. James D. Carpenter, old Sixth district chairman and head of the state automobile license divisions, carefully arranged the stage effects—and then— What had been intended as launching of a boom to make Secretary of State Prank Mayr Jr. the Democratic nominee for Governor in 1932, without his approval or knowledge, fell with so flat a thump that even the inflation gas boys were surprised knd nonplused. It all happened at Newcastle Monday night, when anew Tenth district Democratic rally was held. More than 600 persons from that district, Indianapolis, South Bend, and adjacent towns were present. McNutt Not Present Carpenter apparently tvas in charge of arrangements, and it was noticed that Paul V. McNutt, Democratic keynoter and leading candidate for the gubernatorial nomination was not present and had not been invited, and Frederick Van Nuys of Indianapolis, former state chairman and United States district attorney, was the principal speaker Then, as automobiles began to disgorge clerks and stenographers from Mayr's departments, a little light began to loom. The wellknown and usual climax was capped when the South Bend Democratic leaders filed in. There was suave and acute Chester Montgomery, former mayor of South Bend; dapper and neat Mayor Riley Hinkle; ponderous Rudy Ackerman; Sheriff Walter Fegan; Robert Codd, deputy secretary of state, for the nonce without his red tic; William O’Neill, state securities commissioner, and some of the minor officials of St. Joseph county. And to add to the tone of the occasion, South end's city judge, A1 Hosinski, sang a few solos. Dcntlinger Docs Honors As is usual, Mayor William Dentlinger of Connersville, toastmaster, began the introductions. If there was a precinct committeeman or committee woman whose name wasn’t mentioned, it just didn’t happen to be on the list. Finally, after a short pause, Dcntlinger introduced to the packed Masonic temple the secretary of state, Frank Mayr Jr. There was a good round of applause and the state police and clerks from Mayr's departments who were present arose. Louder applause was accorded State Auditor Floyd Williamson, State Treasurer William Storen and Supreme Court Clerk Fred Pickett, all of whom, it is said, are McNutt boosters. There was a moment of quiet and then Dentlinger presented R. Earl Peters, Democratic state chairman, and avowed McNutt sponsor, to the audience. Then there was pandemonium. Peters Is Honored Quietly Peters began a talk in which he praised militant democracy and described the comeback since the overwhelming defeat of 1920. The rafters shook and the cheering and applause could be heard over town as the audience to a man rose to honor Peters. It was then that the Mayr boom rould be heard to hit w r ith a flat thump., G. 0. P. Meets in Anderson Over at Anderson, Bert Vestal’s friends arranged a young man’s meeting for Eleventh district Republicans and approximately 400 were present, 150 from Indianapolis. Frederick Landis was the principal, speaker and he declared in his address, in which he urged all young men to get into politics, that he “would not” be a candidate for the senatorial nomination against Senator James E. Watson. Until Landia made that announcement, no one had known that his name even had been mentioned for that post, as it was understood that his friends were pointing him ag£*.i toward the gubernatorial nomination. “Nine Vote Bert” Bcstal was accorded an ovation and it was poised out that Anderson is his “home town.” COURT RULES REVISED Judge Pickens to Require Attorneys’ Signatures on All Papers. Newly revised court procedure rules will become effectve June 1 in Marion county courts, according to Judge William A. Pickens, rules committee chairman, who has informed approximately 1,000 attorneys of the changes. ’ Changes will require that the attorney’s signature, and not firm name, must be on all papers filed at the clerk’s office, that removal of files will be contempt of court and that no person enter courtrooms when not open for business. GAS SUIT PLEA DENIED Power of State to Limit Produce Question by Oil Companies. By United Pres* WASHINGTON. May 26.—The supreme court today refused to dismiss the appeal of a group of California oil companies, who questioned the authority of the state to limit their production of natural gas as an incidental to their oil production in Santa Fc Springs oil fields in Los Angeles county. Argument was set for Oct. 5. TALK LOW PRICE DRIVE U. S. Officials Consider Educational Campaign on Rates. Bu United Press WASHINGTON, May 26.—A campaign of price education, which incidentally will serve to call attentiqn to any unjust discrepancies between wholesale and retail rates, is being considered by govemmen* of-

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By United Press NEWARK, N. J„ May 26.—1nt0 fourth precinct court came Luther Fillmore, Negro, charged with beating his wife, Ada. Luther admitted chastising Ada, but protested at being arrested because he was, lie said, “ a naturalized Moorish-Amcrican moslem from Morocco,” and, therefore, was outside the jurisdiction of police. “Why,” inquired Judge Albano, did you beat your wife.” “I was trying to convert her to being a Moorish-American moslem,” Luther said, producing a certificate which showed that he had become, for the trifling price of 50 cents, a Moorish-American moslem himself. "You see, Judge, it ain’t right I should be an oriental and my wife a Baptist.” “If you beat her any more I’ll send you to jail,” warned the judge. “Case dismissed.” “Allah be praised,” said Luther, salaaming. LEG BROKEN BY AUTO Bridgeport Man Steps From Behind Bus in Front of Car. Alighting from a bus at Stop 5*2, Rockville road, early today, John F. Van Meier, 42, of R. R. 1, Bridgeport, walked behind it into tile path of an automobile driven by John R. Kroeger, 25, of 21 South Gladstone avenue. He was knocked down and his leg was broken. PRofEST GAS PROPOSAL Miner’s Union to Submit to Mayor, City r Protest against inti of natural gas in Indianapolis on the basis that it would cause further unemployment among coal miners will be presented to Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan and city councilmen soon by a committee named by the Central Labor Union Monday night.

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FIND LOOPHOLE' IN BATTLE. TO SAVE ‘BARBER’ Factor Claims He Can Not Be Extradited; Charge No Crime in Illinois. Bu United Press CHICAGO, May 26.—International complications entered today into the case of John (Jake the Barber) Factor, who remained “safe” in the custody of American policemen, despite England’s efforts to extradite him on charges of accepting $2,315,000 “which he knew had been obtained fraudulently.” Although Factor denied it, police here believed that constant companionship of two United States deputy marshals is not altogether unwelcome to him. The marshals served the double purpose, the police said, of acting as both guards and bodyguards against gangsters for the ex-barber. Edwin Walker, United states commissioner, said Factor’s status of being under arrest, yet not under arrest, could not continue much longer. He plans soon either to admit Factor to bail, extradite him or send him to jail. Factor has been staying in a hotel with the marshals always nearby. The principal question raised at Monday’s hearing before Walker was whether a man arrested in Illinois could be extradited to England on a charge which in this state is not considered an offense. Factor surrendered here to face charges originating in England. Monday these charges were made clear when 250 pages of depositions were offered. , They showed the charge was not that of swindling, but of “accepting money which he knew had been obtained fraudulently.” His attorneys contended that inasmuch as Illinois statutes do not mention any such crime. Factor could not be extradited.

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By United Press WASHINGTON, May 26.—Edwin W. Munroe has written from the Maryland penitentiary thanking Washington police for Ills tenyear sentence. Monroe, arrested here last March while on the point of taking a plane for Cleveland, was sentenced later to ten years in the Maryland prison on charges of robbing a bank at Glyndon, Md., seven months ago. He has vTitten Edw'ard J. Kelly, captain of detectives, expressing gratitude for the arrest which, he says, ended his criminal career. “I feel that the police have done me a great favor,” the letter said. “My being at large may have had serious consequences. As it is, my criminal career is at an end. It proves to me one can not commit a breach against the law and escape the penalty.” NEGRO 3ANDIT ESCAPE! Knocked Down After Robberj off Assailants With Gun. Knocked down by pursuers afte a $4 robbery Monday, a Negro usei a revolver to hold off his captor while he escaped. He took a purse with the mone from the Tony Alpert dry good store, 2302 West Michigan street, an knocked down Donald Gray, 57 North Lynn street, who tried t stop him as he fled. Gray, Lewis Grabill, 1947 Wes Michigan street, and Charles Dorar 973 Somerset avenue, pursued th Negro and knocked him down, be were forced to give up the chas when he drew the gun. FAT ‘CURE’ IS UPHELI U. S. Supreme Court Rules “Rem edy” May Continue Ad Claims. By United Press WASHINGTON, May 26.—'Th supreme court Monday hande down an important ruling affectin the powers of the federal trad commission when it ruled that bod had no authority to require tl: Raladam Company, Detroit, ownei of a widely advertised obesity cur to alter its advertising claim. The company in its advertisin claimed that its product, contair ing a small amount of thyroi gland extract, w T as a safe and harn less preparation which would sal isfactorily cure ordinary cases < obesity. In pamphlets distribute with the product it recommended physician be consulted in unusu; cases.

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TIU U th® Mend of five articles br John A. Maereadr. one of America's mort famous aviators and former chief test pilot for the army at Dayton, O. BY JOHN A. MACREADY Written for NBA Service IT is only a few years until huge, multi-motored flying boats, with passenger accommodations for 100 to 200 people, will be making regularly scheduled, frequent flights across the Atlantic, offering travelers every comfort, convenience, and safety now offered by the steamship companies. ‘ It then will be possible to eat dinner in New York, motor out to the airport, board one of these giant air liners, enjoy a thrilling flight across the ocean and land in London, Berlin or Paris in time for the theater the following evening. Instead of spending five to seven days on the water the air trip will require only twenty-four hours. Development of this service, once it is started, will go forward with greater rapidity than did the development of commercial aviation in the United States. There are many reasons to believe that trans-oceanic passenger service will, in time, become the largest division of commercial flying. In the first place the saving of time will be greater, and time has always been one of the greatest obstacles to ocean travel. a a a ANOTHER reason for believing that transoceanic flying will develop rapidly is the fact that some of the chief obstacles encountered in flying over land are absent from ocean flying. In fly over land, high mountains, the scarcity of landing fields, and fogs are the greatest obstacles. The high mountains in the western and eastern parts of our country require flying at high altitudes, which seriously handicaps air transport companies in their effort to use large planes of multiple passenger capacity. Enormous reserve power is required to lift planes to the high altitudes necessary to clear the mountains. In these mountain regions landing fields are few and far between. In transoceanic flying where huge flying boats, capable of alighting on the water, are used, the ocean provides a continuous landing field, eliminating the necessity of dangerous forced landings. Because it is • possible to fly at low altitudes over the ocean, there being no obstructions at sea, the problem of flying at high altitudes, and the resulting need for light, small capacity planes does not exist. It is possible to fly as low as 50 to 100 feet above the surface of the water. a a a CONTRARY to public opinion weight is no serious obstacle to airplanes, providing sufficient power is furnished to hurl the giant airplanes through the air. Because this is true, it is likely that in a few years we will witness the use of planes that bear little resemblance to the planes to which we are accustomed today—giant flying boats, powered by six to twelve engines, with three or more decks, baths, dining rooms and kitchens. These huge air monsters will be strong enough to alight on the water and ride the waves, withstanding the buffetings of the worst storms encountered at sea. As chief test pilot of the army air services at McCook field, Dayton, I had many opportunities to pilot the giant Barling bomber, largest land plane ever built. Fliyng this giant plane gave me a foretaste of what it will be like to ride in the huge flying boats of the future. The Baring bomber built by the United States army resembled a flying apartment house. This big plane was designed to carry a load of 42,000 pounds. It was as tall as a two-story house, and had a wing spread of sixty-five feet. Stairways, floors, observation platforms and lookouts were a part of its equipment. Powered by six Liberty engines it generated 2,400-horse power. a a a FURTHER proof of the feasibility of transoceanic passenger flights is demonstrated by the monster Domier plane, which was

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BROAD VIEW TO BE POLICY FOR TAX COLLECTION State Board Prepares to Levy on Chain Stores: Johnson Named. Since the so-called “chain store tax” provides for payment by all institutions doing a “wholesale or retail business” in the state, the broadest interpretation is to be put on the law so that the most revenues may be derived from it. James Showalter, state tax board chairman, declared today. Showalter announced that preparations for collection will get under way next Monday with lewis C. Johnson. Hartford City, who has held accounting positions with the state for many years, in charge of collections. Wait on Court Action Actual collection can not start until the restraining order is dissolved and until the United States supreme court has denied petition for rehearing of the case, he said. “So far as we can interpret the law. filling stations and all other business must pay the tax." Showalter declared. “It is likely, however, that an exact legal interpretation will be obtained from the attorney-general.” Assistant to Bowman Johnson obtained the appointment largely through L. S. Bowman, secretary of the state tax board. Johnson was assistant to Bowman when the latter was state auditor. He also served as assistant to A. N. Bobbitt, when Bobbitt was state auditor, and since has been employed as accounts board examiner. Leland K. Fishback, senate clerk during the 1931 session, was a candidate for the place and later may be appointed assistant, Showalter said. Just how large a staff will be necessary to make the collections has not yet been determined. PLEDGES REPEAL AID Democratic Governor Candidate to Oppose Dry Legislation. By United Press TRENTON, N. J., May Si.— ln an address of acceptance of the Democratic nomination for Governor before the state convention at Trenton today, A. Harry Moore pledged himself to fight for repeal of the state prohibition enforcement act and modification of the eighteenth amendment, reduction of all taxes and cost of government, and the decentralization of state control. FLIER TO DIRECT SHOW Eddie Stinson Will Display Planes at Deusenberg Race Exhibit. Eddie Stinson, pioneer flier and Stinson Aircraft Corporation president. will direct a display of Stinson planes at the the Land, Air and Water Transportation exhibit sponsored by Duesenberg, Inc., at its factory site here from May 27 to June 3. Fifteen race cars will be in the exhibit.