Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 8, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 May 1933 — Page 1

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TRIPLETT' FIRST RACER TO QUALIFY

$1,750,000 FRAUD LAID TO OFFICIALS OF DEFUNCT BANK Acts of Former Officers and Directors of Washington Trust Are Branded Criminal and Dishonest. FACTS LONG KNOWN TO RECEIVER Downey Admits Information Was in His Pfiles for Two Years, at Plearing in Circuit Court. Acts of a “dishonest and criminal” nature on the part of former officers and directors of the defunct Washington Bank and Trust Company, which caused loss to depositors of $1,751,092.41, are charged today following hearing before Judge Earl R. Cox in circuit court Friday. For two years the information, which now' will go to the grand jury, rested in the files of Brandt C. Downey, former receiver of the bank, evidence indicated. Made a part of the court record by Cox, the alleged defalcations were exposed in a hearing on a petition brought by

Oren S. Hack, present receiver, for instruction regarding suits to recover on indemnifying bonds of officers and employes. The acts with which the former officials arc charged range from sale of worthless paper to the bank to “neglect of business in general." All are covered in a report, by Spradling, Carter & Jordan, local accounting firm, two years ago at the request of Downey. Accountant on Stand Three witnesses were on the stand during the hearing and the testimony of each revealed knowledge of the manner in which the bank affairs had been handled. Howard W. Painter, accountant, identified the audit as the same which had been examined by* him at, request of Hack. He declared he had examined the bonds covering officers and employes, and that all contained provisions for serving notice of default within a limited period after discovery. Downey admitted from the stand that, he had discussed the possibility of suit on the bonds with Earl R. Conder. his attorney, but had left the decision to act with the lawyer. ‘•Questionable,’’ Says Downey ‘Don't you think the audit revealed dishonest acts on the part of the bank officials?" Downey was asked by Samuel Miller, attorney lor Hack, who conducted the questioning. "They are very questionable,” Downey replied. "Is that the farthest you will go," Miller asked. “Well, from a banking standpoint —", Downey started to reply. "Is there a separate standard of honesty for bankers?" Miller interjected. Downey admitted that the auditor’s report had been prepared to serve "as a basis for action against the officers." Refused by Chamberlin "Did you ever make the report public?" Cox asked. Downey explained that two copies of the audit had been shown to Harry E. Chamberlin, former circuit court judge. "Judge Chamberlin said he did not want them in his files, so they were returned to Conder," Downey said. "Who is to blame lor not taking action on the bonds?” Cox asked. Downey replied that Conder caused the "delay," but added that Conder "had definite reasons of his own for not taking action.” "Well, if the statute of limitations had expired and the period for suing on these bonds had lapsed, causing this trust to lose SIOO,OOO, whose responsibility would it be?" Cox at Conder Gives Explanation "I don’t know.” Downey replied. "You don’t know?" Cox repeated, turning back to his desk. Conder later testified he wished to give the court his reasons for not taking action. He explained that it was his opinion that the board of directors of the bank, in passing on acts by the officers, including Edward Morris, president, who later died of carbon monoxide poisoning at his William Creek home, and Mark V. Rinehart, vice-president, had failed in not acting on the bonds. "Do you mean that the fact that (Turn to Page Two) Times Index Page Broun Column 4 Classified 9.10 Comics 11 Crossward Puzzle 7 Curious World 7 Editorial 4 Financial 7 Hickman Theater Reviews 6 McNutt's Life Story 3 Radio 2 Serial Story 11 Sports 12 Talburt Cartoon 4 Vital Statistics 7 Woman's Page 5 Book-A-Day 11

The Indianapolis Times Partly cloudy with showers tonight and possibly Sunday; somewhat cooler Sunday.

VOLUME 45—NUMBER 8

JAPANESE FEAR FURY OF MOBS Nipponese Outside Occupied Areas Are in Peril of Chinese Attack. BY HERBERT R. EKINR Fr-iled Press St-.ff Correspondent PEIPING, May 20.—Evacuation of 1.000 Japanese from their homes in sections of North China not now under Japanese military dominance, to the Peiping legation quarter, may be necessary to save them from the fury of Chinese mobs, the Japanese legation announced today. While eleven Japanese bombers, flying in formation, circled Pieping, an unidentified Chinese wielding a "bg sword" attacked the sentinel in front of the Japanese legation barracks. The Japanese military announced that the attack had precipitated a grave situation. The Japanese airplanes circled Pieping repeatedly, flying so low that the eight bombs attached to the lower wing of each, and the machine guns in the cockpits, were clearly visible. Hundreds of Chinese piled into dugouts. No bombs were dropped. Frank Lockhart. United States consul-general in Tientsin, reported to the Pieping legation that three Japanese planes reconnoitered over that city at 10 a. m. The population was panic stricken.

Lindy’s Day

Started Epochal Hop of Atlantic Six Years Ago Today.

Bp I ailed Press NEW YORK, May 20.—Six years ago today, Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt field on the most famous flight in the annals of aviation—his 3.600mile solo transatlantic trip to Le Bourget. field. Paris. He landed 33 hours and 30 minutes later. He planned no special observance of the anniversary.

C 1 HURCHILL DOWNS, LOUISVILLE, May 20.—Getaway day and a 4 Getaway card. Colonel Bradley looks like he will be five grand richer after the Oaks is over, as Barnswallow looks like a "winnah." The colonel never has annexed this stake and it's fifty-nine years old, so— Barnswallow.

About the best-looking thing on the card is a real, honest to goodness sleeper, and he looks like he ought to wake up today—Noah’s Pride in the second. The fifth looks like a real battle between Volwood and Chuck B. but I figure Volwood best by a nod. Betty Wee looks like the class of the fourth, and she probably will have her hands full with Prince Star and Sabre Slash. They have Con Amore in a tough spot at Bowie, but I'm still with the old girl. Pairbypair will be the one to beat. Kinscen should give Springheel the works in the fifth, and Silverdale and Wise Daughter both looks home free. Today’s Selections At Churchill Downs—1— F L. B Stable entry, Betty Rejoice, King Farro. 2 Noah s Pride, Racketeer., Betty Ferrell. 3 Oettin - Even, Traitor, Greene Wave. A

Indicted Banker Vanishes From Hospital; Hunt in New York City Is Futile Far-Flung Search Is Launched for Joseph W. Harriman: Suicide Theory Gives Way to Belief That He Has Fled. BY C. C. NICOLET Vnitcd Press Correspondent NEW YORK, May 20.—Joseph W. Harriman, indicted banker who escaped from nurses into the roaring streets of the Lexington avenue midtown business district Friday, ostensibly to die, appeared today to have vanished without trace.

Though the weight of evidence still indicated that Harriman, ill and discouraged member of one of America's great financial families, had sought solace in suicide, police and federal agents united to spread a net designed to prevent flight. Dead or alive, the missing banker was sought throughout the city, in former Long Lsland haunts, and near his New Jersey birth-place at Belleville. Flight Is Suspected At first, when it was learned that five notes intimating suicide had been left behind by Harriman, it was taken for granted that he had gone to die. But Friday night federal authorities learned that when he disappeared, walking with halting step, from the nursing home where he was being cared for, Harriman went to the barber shop of Alfred Rammacca, a few doors away, and had his gray hair clipped, as actors sometimes do when their roles require wigs. Armed with that information, twenty federal agents joined the hunt. Harriman, former president of the closed Harriman National bank, was scheduled to go to trial Monday on federal charges of making fraudulent entries in the bank's books to conceal operations in the institution's securities. Bail May Be Forfeited His case would have been postponed, because the Charles E. Mitchell trial is taking the attention of all bank experts of the federal prosecutor's office. But if Harriman does not appear Monday, his bail of $25,000 will be subject to forfeit. Harriman's intimates and advisors pictured him as the victim of a heart ailment which made it certain that he could not live more than a year. His mind had been affected, one of his physicians said, by illness and worry. Yet, alone and with only SSO in his pockets, he was able yesterday to walk out of the Regent Nursing home, explaining that he was going to make a purchase at the corner, then to hide himself in some retreat where the entire police force could not find him. River Rumor Discounted Police and federal agents had no right to disturb Harriman if they found him, as long as he stayed within this federal judicial district, since he is free on bail. Any attempt to leave the district, however, would make hm subject to arrest. His passport has expired, and has not been renewed. A report that a gray-clad, graymustached man answering Harriman’s description was seen watching the oil-coated waters of the river at Sixty-first street was investigated, but police appeared satisfied this man was not the banker. George S. Leisure, Harriman’s attorney, said the once wealthy banker had no resources of importance left, no bank account on which he could draw, and no home to which he might go. Harriman is a son of the late John Neilson Harriman and. a nephew of the late E. H. Harriman, famous railroad financier. In the Air Weather conditions at 9 a. m.: West-southwest wind. 13 miles an hour; temperature, 73; barometric pressure, 30.05 at sea level; general conditions, high, thin, overcast; ceiling, unlimited; visibility, 8 miles.

RACE TRACK j S elections \ BT O REVILLA

4 —Betty Wee. Sabre Slash, Prince Star. ( s—Volwood. Chuck B. Stinger. 6 Bamswallow, Bright Bubble. At Top. 7 Prince Farthing. Anita Orniont. Locost Moss. 3—Swe°t One. Peace Lady, Royal Sport. Best—Noah's Pride. Track —Fast. At Bowie—1— War Banner. Miss Corrine, Stone Martin. 2 Silverdale, Broadmeadows. Monel. 3 Wise Daughter, Labrot entry. Snappy Story. 4 Con Amore, Pairbypair, Actauw.. 5 Kinscen. Springsteel, Clotho. 6 Star Porter, Redress, Leval. 7 Plutarch, Come On, Bide A Wee Best—Con Amore.

INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY. MAY 20, 1933

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Joseph W. Harriman

CITIES MAY GET U. S. FUND GIFT Government Cash Donation Considered to Boom Public Works. Bp Bcripps-ff mcard Xnespnprr Alliance WASHINGTON, May 20.—Only one major amendment to the national recovery bill was being considered seriously by the house ways and means committee as it concluded hearings today and prepared to report the measure promptly to the house of representatives. The committee may liberalize the provision making an outright gift of federal funds to local governmental agencies for public w'orks construction. Both William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, and Henry I. Harriman. president of the United States Chamber of Commerce, recommended that congress remove the provision of the bill limiting such grants to 30 per cent of the cost of the work, or liberalize it considerably. Both argued that few' cities and towns in the country are in position to borrow money for any construction work and will be unable to take advantage of the proffered help unless it is more generous. Both pointed out also the desirability of having men employed on projects in their home towns. Committee members listened to those arguments with apparent" sympathy. The change would benefit small cities and cities in serious financial condition.

How the Market Opened

BY ELMER C. WALZER United Press Financial Editor NEW YORK, May 20.—Stocks opened irregular today in relatively light turnover. Most of the leaders made fractional declines. The American dollar ruled steady. Commodities were little changed from the previous close. Bonds were steady around previous closing levels. News was light at the week-end. although optimistic reports continued to come in from several lines. The feature was the building industry. F. W. Dodge Corporation reported a sharp gain in residential dwelling permits for April as compared with March. Building permits from 215 cities in April were up 24 per cent from March. U. S. Steel opened at 47V off Westinghouse Electric 35 V off V Auburn Auto 49, off %, and Chrysler 19 V off V lOWAN DIES IN HOTEL Ambulance Speeds to Scene, but Arrives Too Late. Hal Anderson. 40. Keokuk. la.. died of tuberculosis Friday night at the Great Eastern hotel, 460 East Washington street. Police called to the hotel said they found Anderson seriously ill and an ambulance was at the hotel six minutes after it was ordered, but he was dead on its arrival. He formerly was a patient at the Sunnysiae sanatorium. Investigation of the death was made by Dr. J. E. Wyttenbach, deputy coroner. ..

PLOT TO BUND ROOSEVELT AT SHOALSBARED Trickery With Mechanism to Hide Equipment Misuse Is Revealed. DOCUMENTS ARE SEIZED High-Priced Machinery Is Damaged to Cover Up Power Fraud. BY RAY TUCKER Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, May 20.—How President Roosevelt was hoodwinked on his visit to Muscle Shoals in January for fear that his party might detect alleged misuse of the power plant’s machinery by private companies is revealed in the operations log of that day, now in the hands of administration officials. The story of the alleged disconnection and hook-up of the interconnecting mechanism on that day is held by officials to show that those responsible for alleged exchange of energy from one private company to another through the federal plant knew' it was in violation of war department regulations, destructive of the costly equipment, and a means of depriving the government of legitimate revenue through sale of its own power to the two companies. Documents Are Seized The orders, telephone messages, and operation sheets of that day were seized by Louis R. Glavis, head of the interior department's investigating bureau, when he visited Muscle Shoals in April. They are held by preliminary studies to show that a deliberate system of utilizing the government plant for inter-company transfer of power has been in existence for some time. This development shared interest tiyin*' with + be possibility that the agreement for sale of power to the two companies Alabama Power company and Tennessee Electric Power company—may have been framed in such way as to furnish a legal defense for alleged misuse of the military plant’s machinery. The agreement was negotiated by Patrick J. Hurley, secretary of war in the Hoover administration, w’ho probably will be questioned when the formal inquiry opens. Subterfuge Is Bared Denials by power officials and Major-General Lytle Brown, chief of army engineers, stress the fact that the agreement has been “lived up to.” That document bars exchange of power on the “high tension side,” but says nothing about exchange through the “low tension side.” It is across the latter system that the alleged interflow of power was effected. Experts say transmission in the manner charged is so destructive over low tension wires that it ordinarily would not be though necessary to bar it in any agreement. But it is feared that it may furnish a technical defense against the charges. The President is understood to be deeply disturbed over the report of happenings during his visit to Muscle Shoals. According to investigators, operators at the plant got orders to disconnect the connecting equipment the morning of Jan. 21. President Is Hoodwinked So. when Mr. Roosevelt entered the plant, he saw' nothing unusual, and. even if accompanied by an electrical expert, there would have been no discovery. When the President left, it is charged another order to hook up again was given. Telephone calls containing such alleged instructions are on record, according to federal officials. Senator George W. Norris, who accompanied Mr. Roosevelt, returned to the plant in the afternoon after the President departed. To guard against discovery by the senator's party, it is charged that hurried orders to disconnect again were given, and this telephone call is said to be in the files now under federal scrutiny. Mr. Norris, not being an expert, did not discover anything out of the way. He got his information from employes and private citizens, indignant at alleged misuse of the military plant's equipment.

IN CONGRESS TODAY

By I’nitrd Press SENATE Continues Louderback trial. Banking committee considers nomination of Harry L. Hopkins of New York to be federal relief administrator. Conferees meet on ‘ blue sky - ’ securities bill. HOUSE Considers Glass-Steagall banking bill. Ways and means committee closes hearings on re-employment bill. Interstate commerce committee concludes railroad reorganization hearings. Legion Convention at Brazil By 1 nitrtl Prm* BRAZIL. Ind., May 20—Members of Seventh district American Legion posts and auxiliary units arrived here today for their annual spring convention.

Time 'Em With This Lap List

TIME M.T.H. TIME M.P H. 2o ....... *5. I:3* 103.13 1:39 75.63 1:26.3 103.61 1:58 76.27 1:26.6 103.9-2 1:57 71 1:26.4 101.17 1:56 77 60 1:26.3 ... 104.11 1:55 78.26 1:26 104.65 1:54 79 1:35.8 101.87 1:53 79.61 1:35.6 105.14 1:52 80.03 1:25.4 105.17 1:51 81.68 1:35.3 105.63 1:50 81.80 1:35 105.86 1:49 82.57 1:24.8 106.11 1:48 83.33 1:34.6 106.38 1:47 ....... 84.11 1:24.4 106.63 1:16 ....... 84.90 1:34.3 ... .... 106.87 1:15 85 71 1:34 107.11 1:44.5 86.12 ; 1:23.8 107.39 1:44 86.54 1:33.6 107.64 1:43.5 86.95 1:23.1 107.98 1:43 87.38 1:23.2 ... 108.25 1.13.5 87.80 1:23 108.13 1:12 88.23 1:33.8 108.69 1:11.5 88.17 1:22.6 108.95 1:11 89.11 1:32.4 109:22 1:40.5 89.60 1:22.3 109.18 1:40 90 1:32 109.75 1:39.5 90.45 1:21.8 110.02 1:30 00.90 1:21.6 110.29 1:38.8 91.09 1:21.4 110.56 1:38.6 91.27 1:21.2 ... 110.83 1:38.4 91.46 1:21 111.11 1:38.3 91.65 1:30.8 111.38 1:38 91.83 1:20.6 111.66 1:37.8 93 1:20.4 111.94 1:37.6 92.21 1:20.2 112.21 1:37.1 92.10 1:30 112.50 1:87.2 92.59 j 1:19.8 112.78 1:37 92.78 1:19.6 113 1:36.8 92.97 1:19.4 113.37 1:36.6 93.17 119.2 113.63 1:36.4 93.39 1 -10 113.92 1:36.2 93.51 1:18.8 114.26 1:36 93.75 1.18.6 114.60 1:35.8 93.93 1 18.4 114.94 1:35.6 94.10 | |8.2 115.28 1:35.4 94.33 i : |B 115.40 1:35.2 .. .... 94.53 |;|7.B 115.68 1:36 94.73 | : 17.6 115.98 1:34.8 94.91 1-11 4 116.28 1:34.6 95.12 1:17.2 116.58 1:34.4 ... 95.33 1:11 116.83 1:34.2 95.54 1:16.8 117.-I8 1:34 95.14 1:16.6 111.19 1:33.8 ... 95.92 1:16.4 117.80 1:33.6 96.14 1:16.2 113.11 1:33.4 96.35 1:16 118.12 1:33.2 96.56 1:15.8 118.73 1:33 96.71 1:15.6 119 1:32.8- 96.98 1:15.4 119.36 1:32.6 97.19 1:15.2 119.68 1:32.4 .. .... 91.40 1:15 120 1:32.2 97.61 1:11.8 120.34 1:32 97.82 1:14.6 120.68 1:31.8 98.03 1:14.4 121 1:31.6 98.21 1:14.3 121.36 1:31.4 98.16 1:11 121.62 1:31.3 98.68 1:13.8 121.96 1:31 98.90 1:13.6 122.30 1:30.8 99.11 1.13.1 122.64 1:30.6 99.32 1:13.2 122.93 1:30.4 99.11 1:13 123.28 1:30.2 99.67 1:12.8 123.62 1:30 100 1:12.6 123.96 1:29.8 100.22 1:12.4 124.30 1:29.6 .. .... 100.44 1:12 125 1:29.4 100.67 1:11.8 125.35 1:29.3 100.89 1:11.6 125.70 1:29 101.12 1.11.4 136.05 1:28.8 101.35 1:11.3 126.40 1:38.6 101.58 1:11 126.76 1:28.1 101.81 1:10.8 127.12 1:28.3 .. 102.01 1:10.6 127.48 1:28 102 27 1:10.4 127.81 1:27.8 102.50 1:10.2 128.20 1:27.6 102.71 ! 1:10 ..... .. 1>8.57 1-27.4 102.07 1:09.8 138.91 1:37.2 103.20 i CAMPAIGN WILL OPEN TO SELL BANK STOCK Pledges Sought for New American National Issue. Organized effort to complete formation of the American National bank by obtaining subscriptions for the $1,800,000 common stock issue will be started Monday by civic leaders, who Friday attended a conference at the Chamber of Commerce. Plans for the new bank, which will take over assets of the Fletcher American National bank, were explained at the meeting by Governor Paul V. McNutt, Louis J. Borinstein, chamber president, and others. Sale of the common stock to the public is required to match the sl,800.000 preferred stock issue subscribed for by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. HOGS CLOSE WEEK IN STEADY TRADE RANGE Cattle, Calves Unchanged on Light Receipts. Hogs closed the week today at the city yards with prices moving along in a steady range. The bulk, 160 to 400 pounds, sold for $5 to $5.05 with several butchers making a. top of $5.10. Weights of 130 to 160 pounds sold for $4.60 to $4.80. Receipts were estimated at 3.000. Holdovers were 258. Cattle were nominally steady on light receipts of 50. All classes were higher for the week. Vealers were steady at $5.50 down. Calf receipts were 100. No test of the market was made in sheep. Clippers sold late Friday around $6.75. springers up to SB. Receipts today were fifty.

Bank Liquidators’ Move to Use Records Fought

BY JAMES A. CORWIN Time* Staff Writer Legal battle to prevent former liquidating agents of the MeyerKiser bank from obtaining records of the receivership with which to operate a private business was started today. William J. Fahey, attorney for a bondholder of the bank, was to file a petition in circuit court “to require receiver to give bondholders certain information." The petition was to follow filing of an intervening petition by Melville S. Cohn and J. J. Kiser, two of the liquidating agents, seeking custody of the records. All records of the bank now are in the hands of Thomas E. Garvin, receiver. Cohn and Kiser recently announced formation of the firm of Kiser. Cohn, and Shumaker to serve as registrar and fiscal agent for each of the former affiliated companies of the Meyer-Kiser bank. Circuit Judge Earl R. Cox, with whom the petition was to be filed, announced at the tome that ruling would not be until an in-

Entered as Second-Class Matter at Fostoffiee, Indianapolis

117.658 MILES AN HOUR AVERAGED BY WEST COAST PILOT Fastest Lap, Starting- Speedway Trials, Is at 118.812; Bergere Is Second to Meet Test. RULING ON POLE WINNER CHANGED Sunday’s Contenders Also Will Have Chance to Get Coveted Position, Decision of A. A. A. Officials. Frank Brisko, Milwaukee garage owner, turned in the fastest time in Speedway qualifications today. Brisko, in a four-wheel drive car, hit a clip of 118.388 miles an hour average. His time was 12 minutes, 10.21 seconds. Brisko's fastest lap was his fourth at 119.300 miles an hour. He was the sixth to qualify. Ernie Triplett, heavy-footed west coast race driver, today won the honor of being first to qualify for the 1933 Speedway classic, when he sent his Floating Power Special sizzling over the bricks at an average speed of 117.658 miles an hour for ten laps. Triplett’s time was 12 minutes 44.93 seconds and his first two laps were the fastest. He started out at 118.812, hit 118.859, and then contented himself with easing down to 117 plus for the remainder of the trial.

THEFT LAID TO FORMER BANKER Rollo Walter. Once State i Senator, Accused of Embezzling $1,500. Bp I ailed Press LA GRANGE, Ind., May 20 Rollo Walter, former state senator, secretary and treasurer of the defunct La Grange Trust Company, was under $3,000 bond today on charges of embezzlement. He was accused specifically of failing to turn over $1,500 to the guardian of Wendel Kline and others. Walter’s brother and father were arrested Friday on charges of using one set of license plates for two automobiles. Each posted SIOO bond. NEW FOREST ARMY TO REPORT AT FORT 1,000 Hoosier Recruits Will Start Training. Bp 1 ailed Press FORT KNOX. Kv„ May 20. Three companies of the civilian conservation corps leaving Sunday for Indiana forests will be replaced at the conditioning camp here by approximately 1,000 new Hoosier recruits. Two companies will go to the Morgan-Monroe counties state for est south of Martinsville and another. comprised solely of Hoosiers, will g to the Clark county state forest south of Scottsburg. About 650 men are in the three outfits. Arrivals Sunday will be 226 from Vincennes; 100 from Ft. Wayne, 178 from Terre Haute, 154 from Munce, 81 from Bloomington, 196 from South Bend. 178 from Gary and 85 from Lafayette. HOURLY TEMPERATURES 6 a. m.... 69 8 a. m.... 74 7 a ,m 69 9 a. m 74

vestigation had been conducted. He declared that if the petition was granted, all profitable business would be taken from the receivership. Fahey was to file the petition for information in behalf of Mrs. Margaret Caito, 221 East Henry street, who owns approximately $36,000 worth of mortgage bonds issued by the bank. Charges is to be made in the petition that payment on the bonds ‘•ong has been in default," and that the petitioner “has not received any payments due under said bonds for more than two years.” Failure on the part of the bank officials to give information to Mrs. Caito regarding the bonds also is to be charged in the petition. Request is to be made of the court that none of *he records be delivered to Kiser and Cohn until examined, and that the receiver be instructed to provide her with information regarding her holdings. Fahey said he also represents other members of the Caito family, whose combined holdings in MeyerKiser securities total more than $75.0000. T

Capital EDITION PRICE TWO CENTS Outside Marion County, 3 Cents

A four-cylinder Millermotored job, Triplett's Floating- Power Special is owned by Bill White, California sportsman. Spider Matlock was Triplett’s riding mechanic in the trial. A marked innovation in qualifications was introduced today, when W. D. Edenburn, A. A. A. represen- | tative and chief steward of the race, announced that today's runs would not decide the coveted pole position. Change Pole Winner Ruling Eendburn said it has been decided to count Sunday’s trial also in determining the pole winner. This never has been done in the past. Cliff Bergere, one of the Studebaker team of five, was the second to qualify today. Shortly after Triplett tore off his run, Bergere took the track and turned in an average of 115.643, with a time of twelve minutes 58.26 seconds. Bergere is driving the same car he had in last year’s race and his qualification run vindicated claims that streamlining would add four or five miles to the speed of the car. Bergere’s qualifying speed last year was 111.503. His best time today was 116.249, on the fifth lap. Beats 1932 Mark Triplett’s time today slightly betters the fastest qualification last year, when Lou Moore, in a Boyle Valve Special, captured the pole position with an average of 117.36,% Too, Moore’s average was for ten miles only and qualification* this year are over the 25-mile route. The pair who shared the front row with Moore last, year were Billy Arnold and Bryan Saulspaugh, re* eently killed in a west coast raeft crash. Searching scrutiny was Btveß Triplett's tires at the end of h/f qualification run and the rubbef was found in excellent condition. Encouraged by early morning sun, approximately 1,000 speed bugs were in the stands at ft wher| the qualifications opened officially and the attendance was increase ing hourly. If the threat of showers doe* not materialize, approximately 25.000 persons are likely to be on hand by this afternoon, SpeedwaJ officials calculated. . Corum Third to Qualify *** Third to assure himself a among the forty-two starters waA Lora Corum, Indianapolis boj\ in another Studebaker. Corum, eowinner in 1924 with the late JoO Boyer, drove ten consistent laps for an average of 110.465 in 13 minutes, 34 74 seconds. Corum’s test was the mast cone sistent of the three early candidates. In only one lap did he fail below 110 miles an hour and then his speed was 109.917. His speed for the sixth and seventh laps brought forth one of the most striking coincidences of qualification history, in view of the fact that the timing is carried out to one-thousandths. Corum's sp°ed for the two laps was 110.960, exactly the same. Others Make Grade Luther Johnson. South Bend, and Tony Gulotta, Kansas City, both driving Studebakers. ivere the next in order to qualify this morning. Johnson's average was 110.097 miles an hour and his time was 13 minutes. 37.46 seconds. He duplicated Corum's feat of turning in two laps at exactly the same speed, with a figure of 110.362 for the ninth and tenth trips. Gulotta's average was 113.678 and his time was 13 minutes 11.71 seconds. Gulotta's fastest lap was his third when he got up to 114.213. Zeke Meyers, fifth pilot on the “Studie" team, also was to take to the bricks this morning.