Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 17, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 May 1934 — Page 1

LOVE SPURNED, DIARY OF DEAD BEAUTY BARES

Pages Telling of Shattered Romance Back Theory of Suicide. MURDER, FATHER INSISTS Police Claim Girl Set Fire to Herself to End Her Life. By United Press SACRAMENTO, Cal., May 31. The pages of Virginia Johnson's diary, revealing a broken love affair, led police to assert her horrible death by fire was suicide, but today her father, Charles *-G. Johnson, state treasurer, insisted she had been murdered. While Mr. Johnson and Dr. E. O. Heinrich, criminologist pursued their investigation police revealed the romance with ‘’Pat’’ recorded in Miss Johnson's diary. She was found burned to death. Police said she saturated her clothes with kerosene and touched a match to her dress. The diary notations concerning “Pat” covered months. Toward the end, when love cooled, the happiness of the little daily notes turned to sadness and thoughts of death and God. Wrote Miss Johnson at the start of the romance: “He was more romantic than ever,” she wrote. “But I can’t bring myself to feel any fellow is serious with me.” Then Pat Went Away Then Pat went away. “Hooray! My only desire has been fulfilled—l received a letter from Pat today.” “I wonder how much he cares. I know I'm all wrapped up ready for delivery. I hope he doesn’t think I am.” “I’ll never forget this night with him. Never before have we really known how much we cared for each other.” Then Came Disillusionment “Oh, what a wonderful letter from Pat. He actually says he loves me —the first time I’ve been told that by any one.” Then came disillusionment. “I received a letter from Pat, a little note carrying the message that all is over between us. The shock did knock me cold, but the numbness is almost over and time can heal anything, even a broken heart; but in my case I guess it isn't as serious as that. “Perhaps I would have grown tired in awhile, but I liked being loved by him ... it is true that I was grief-stricken. Because I realized that here was somebody throwing aside my love; shattering my belief in love; and still a greater evil—desecrating love by tossing it off with unconcern. Last Entry Dealt on God “As long as I want to love too vehemently and with full abandon, this experience will be one of life's severe lessons . . . what a finale this may be for my first love.” Her last entry dealt with God. “A woman wouldn't glorify God unless God means a nonsexual being. My belief in God is a power, a force ... I don’t understand sickness and death, but some day I may have a better understanding—and have something to say on the subject.”

MANY CHILDREN HURT IN CRUSH AT FAIR Emergency Police Called to Control Record Crowd. By United Prrxx CHICAGO. May 31.—Thousands of children mobbed the gates of the world’s fair today. Many were injured nd an emergency call was sent out for extra police to control the situation. It was the first children's day since the 1934 edition of the fair opened and school children by the thousand appeared at the gates to take advantage of the 5-cent admission charge. Until nearly noon guards at the gates were able to handle the crowd, but then it suddenly surged forward and fair officials ordered ail gates thrown open. Aged Hoosier Passes By Uretted Press ROCHESTER. Ind., May 31. William H. Deniston. 88. father of Arthur L. Deniston, Indiana penal industries superintendent, died here yesterday. He was Rochester’s oldest citizen and was a former county auditor. Times Index Bridge 7 Broun .13 Classified 18 Comics 19 Crossword Puzzle 8 Curious World 19 Editorial 14 Financial 15 Germany Arms Again 13 Hickman—Theaters 5 Pegler .13 Radio 8 Serial Story 19 Sports 16, 17 State News . 12 Vital Statistics 15 Woman’s Pages 6. 7

TEACHERS NAMED Names of Indianapolis principals *nd teachers appointed by the school board for the 1934-35 school year appear in today's issue of The Times on pages ten and twenty.

The Indianapolis Times

NR A, Wl DO OUR PART

VOLUME 46—NUMBER 17

ONTARIO QUINTUPLETS FIGHTING FOR LIFE IN PRIMITIVE INCUBATOR

By United Pres* NORTH BAY, Ont., May 31Five tiny bits of humanity, one of the rare cases of quintuplets in medical history, iought for life in an incubator today, with apparently fair chances of survivals. The five, all girls, were born on Monday to Mrs. Olivia Dionne in a backwoods log farmhouse near Corbeil. They have astonished the medical world by their survival and reports from all parts of the United States and Canada indicated their progress is being followed with the most intense interest. The incubator, an old-fashioned one which uses hot water—there is no electricity for modern incubators in the farmhouse—was donated from Chicago and rushed here by express.

53,923,524 IS '33 FORD LOSS Annual Report of Company Is Filed at Boston by Officials. By United Prexs BOSTON, May 31. —The Ford Motor Company last $3,923,524 during 1933, according to its annual report, filed with Henry F. Long, state commissioner of corporations and taxation. A profit and loss surplus of $576.517.079 was reported as of Dec. 31. 1933. compared with $580,440,603 at the end of 1932, giving an indicated loss of $3,923,524 for the year. This did not. take into account possible dividends paid to Henry Ford, his wife, or his son. Edsel B. Ford. * This indicated loss for 1933 is equal to $22.72 a share on 172,645 shares of par value of SIOO. The loss compared with an indicated loss of $79,247,669 for 1932; an indicated loss of $53,586,000 for 1931; and an indicated profit of $44.460.823 for 1930. GIRL'S DEATH BRINGS TRAFFIC TOLL TO 48 Victim Injured on Monday in Truck-Auto Crash. Alma Marvel. 11. R R. 17. Flackville, died in city hospital today of injuries suffered in an accident Monday at West Thirtieth street and state road 52. She. was struck and . _ tossed twenty feet by A Q a truck which had been swung around when it was hit by an automobile driven by Freeman White, 44. Frankfort. The truck driver was Glenn Webb. 30. Frankfort. The girl is the forty-eighth person to be killed in traffic accidents in Marion county this year. BANDITS GET SI,OOO IN OKLAHOMA BANK Pair Flees With Four Employes as Hostages. By United Prrxx , KINGFISHER. Okla., May 31Two men robbed the People's National bank of Kingfisher of SI,OOO today, kidnaped four employes and sped west. So quietly did the bandits perfor mthat persons on the street did not know a robbery was in progress until B. C. Birgham. bank president, gave the alarm as the automobile roared away. Harvard Professor Dies By I lifted Prrxx CAMBRIDGE. Mass.. May 31. — Irvan Lester Winter. 77. profes-sor-emeritus of public speaking at Harvard since 1925, died of pneumonia at his home after a week's illness. t Hourly Temperatures 6a. m 66 10 a. m..... 86 7 a. m 69 11 a. m 88 Ba. m 78 12 (noon).. 90 9 a. m 83 1 p. m 91

Criminal Action Possible in 111 Veterans ’ Scandal General Hines Wants to Investigate Marion Hospital Bank Guardianship Cases; Civil Suits Filed. By United Prrxx WASHINGTON. May 31.—Possible criminal action in the Marion veterans estates guardianship scandal was pointed out today by General Frank T. Hines, chief of the veterans administration, in addressing the veterans' affairs committee of the house.

Special meeting of the committee was called to consider the report on the Marion case made by Samuel Cleland, Ft. Wayne, an attorney appointed as special investigator by General Hines. The report discloses dumping of bad securities on the estates of insane veterans in the United States hospital at Marion by banks acting as guardians. A resolution calling for a thorough investigation of all such estates by an independent committee of the house is now pending before the rules committee. It was introduced by Representative Glenn T. Griswold (Dem., Peru. Ind.), who launched the Marion probe. Gfmeral Hines, however, wants to

Fair tonight and tomorrow; warmer tonight; continued warm tomorrow.

MADMAN IN DYNAMITE CAR IS SURROUNDED Crazed War Veteran Holds Army of Policemen at Bay. DAUGHTER IS AT SCENE Girl, 14. Pleads for Chance to ‘Talk Dad’ Out of Wierd Act. By United Press ALAMEDA, Cal., May 31—With a dramatic plea for a chance to “talk to Dad,” Virginia Bennett, 14, appeared today a tthe police line surrounding her father who sat on top of a home-made infernal machine and threatened to blow’ himself “to kingdom come.” “I know I could talk him out of it,” pleaded the daughter of Frank Bennett, 43, crazed World war veteran who has held the Alameda police department at bay since yesterday. Police feared that if his daughter approached the dynamite-laden machine, Bennett might press the lectric button and explode the heavy charge he rigged up to carry out a fantastic suicide plan. “Come and Get Me” The distraught police did not doubt Bennett's boast that his car packed sufficient dynamite to “blowup half the towm.” He handed two sticks to patrolman William Pries, who made the weird discoverey yesterday on the beach. “Come and get me.” Bennett shouted in laconic laughter as he held the switch. Wild-eyed and disheveled, he glared w’ildlv at anyone w’ho approached the car. Although he would not permit mass movement of police toward the machine, he received Patrolman Pries at intervals. Pries, on one of his numerous trips to the running board, secured the ignition key to prevent. Bennett from driving out of the marshy fields where he w’as escorted yesterday. Bathers Threatened Bennett first planned to blow himself up on crowded Neptune beach. Bathers were scattered about when he drove up to a restricted area. He beckoned to Patrolman Pries. - “Where can I broadcast to this crowd?” demanded Bennett. “I want to talk to them. I got a message.” Pries sensed something was wrong and told Bennett to move his car. “You can’t park here.” he said. “Mive along, now.” Bennett grinned. “I’m supreme,” he said. “I don’t have to move. I have here in my hand a switch. There’s a spring attached to it. If I relax my grip this automobile and I—and you—go up together. This car is loaded with dynamite and nitroglycerin.” “Don’t kid me.” retorted Pries, and stepped on the running board. As he did so Bennett shoved two stic'-s of dynamite, fuses attached, at him. “Scared? Sure I was scared,” said Pries later. “I saw he was nuts, and I figured he meant business all right. But I figured T’d try to get him to move away from the beach. I told him he’d kill a lot of innocent children if he set the charge off there. I'd looked into the car, at his invitation, and there was a can of nitro-glycerine mixed with dynamite. The wires were connected. Drove to Deserted Spot “Well. I guess that business about the children did it. He said his little girl had been sick and maybe I was right about moving to a deserted spot. I told him I’d show him a place out in the marshland and he said to hop on the running board. “I did, and he drove with one hand, still holding that switch in the other. It was ticklish business. When we reached the spot I had in mind I started away. He called j me back and handed me a loaded rifle. He said to take it, that he wouldn’t need it.” After Pries notified his superiors a cordon of police was thrown about the parked car—at a safe distance. There are no houses within 200 yards of the place. Two giant spotlights were trained on the car throughout the night. Occasionally Pries would go forward to ask Bennett what he intended to do.

do his own investigating and report to the veterans’ affairs committee. He told the committee this morning that civil suits to recover losses already have been filed at Marion and he expected to turn any criminal evidence over to the department of justice. A law which rigidly will prescribe investments for veterans’ estates, limiting them to government securities, may be introduced, it was irmicated. General Hines said Detroit and Chicago also have similar cases to those at Marion, but of„ the 85.000 estates most are Well administered. > Investments of veterans under the administration care amount to $175,000,000, Tfe said.

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1934

Closest, Safest, Best Speedway Race Cheers Colonel Rickenbacker

BY BASIL GALLAGHER Times Staff Writer “ r T''HE closest, safest and best race of all time on the Speedway.” A That in a nutshell was the reaction today of Colonel Eddie Rickenbacker. American “ace of aces’ and president of the Indianapolis Speedway, to yesterday s 500-mile classic,'* unmarred by death or serious accident. Colonel Rickenbacker revealed that from the gruelling contest over the rough bricks and tortuous turns of the course yesterday came the discovery of anew gasoline which materially will cut down fuel consumption for the average motorist.

And, grinning optomistically as he sat in the Speedway office, 444 North Capitol avenue, today, the bronzed ace of airplanes and automobiles, who himself has piloted many a race car in Speedway contests, prophesied the death knell of the protracted depression. “Attendance yesterday at the Speedway definitely proves that Mr. John J. Public is loosening up on the old bankroll,” said Colonel Rickenbacker. Not since 1930. when we packed 156,000 into the speed park, has the attendance been so good. The attendance yesterday will exceed 135.000. n tt tt “ \ ND speaking of finances,” continued Colonel Rickenbacker exuberantly, “what would you say if I told you that the race yesterday proved that the aforesaid Mr. Public can be saved many dollars on the gasoline for his automobile?” “Bill Cummings, the winner finished with eight and a half

STRIKE DENIED DY UNION HEAD Steel Walkout Threat Not Official, Announces Michael Tighe. By United Prrxx WASHINGTON, May 31.—Threats of the rank and file committee to call a general strike in the steel industry next week, were made without authorization. Michael F. Tighe, president of the Amalgamated Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, said today after.a conference with recovery administrator Hugh S. Johnson. “The rank and file committee have no legal status.” Mr. Tighe said, answering statements by Earl J. Forbeck, president of the Pittsburgh district, that a strike would be called to force President. Roosevelt to abide by his promise of unrestricted collective' bargaining. Mr. Tighe admitted a union convention may be held in Pittsburgh next week but he denied it would be called to order a strike or bring •pressure on the President. “The rank and file committee has no legal status or right to call a convention or strike,” he said. “They are simply members of the union. He said he had faith in the administration and that “if there’s anything wrong with the government, it’s the fault of the people.” Mr. Tighe was to confer with Gen. Johnson again later today.

MERCURY SOARS TO NEW HIGH FOR VUG Temperature Reading Is 91 at 1. The weather relentlessly climbed upward today, reach anew high temperature for the year of 91 degrees at 1. The hottest May 31 was 96 degrees in 1895. The mercury registered 89 here May 21 and that mark had not been topped until today. Weather predictions showed no break in the heat wave but threatened “warmer tonight and continued warm tomorrow.” RUSSIANS FACE CRISIS Manchotikuo Shipping Fired On by Soviet Soldiers. By United Prexs HSINKING, Manchoukuo. May 31.—Relations between Manchoukuo and Russia assumed a graver aspect tonight over reported firing by Soviet soldiers on Manchoukuoan shipping on the Amur river.

CONTENTS — NOT COLOR In line with its efforts to build anew and better India napo lis Times, this newspaper, as a service to its readers, will discontinue the use of pink paper on its late editions this afternoon. Starting today all editions of The Times will appear on white paper. A newspaper is judged by what it prints, rather than by the color of the paper it uses. For more than a year, The Times has been changing its general appearance, striving for make-up and content having an appeal to reason rather than to emotion. The Times does not strain for sensationalism and in keeping with this policy we questioned Indianapolis eye specialists to discover whether pink paper was more difficult to read than white. They answered that black type on white paper was the best guarantee against eyestrain. Therefore, The Times abandons pink paper. The contents count, not the color.

gallons of gas left out of the forty-five gallons he started with. Mauri Rose, second place driver, had between four and five gallons left of the forty-five maximum alloted to each driver.” Colonel Rickenbacker paused dramatically. How did they do it? Well lots of skeptics have laughed at me for saying that the Speedway races are a big boon to science and especially the scientific needs of the automotive industry. I’ve heard people say that the race is nothing but a glorified ‘Roman holiday.’ “Yesterday we found that the 500-mile race can be run safely and at the same time help your every-day motorists immeasurably. “Lots of the race drivers ‘squawked’ when they heard that the gasoline supply for the entire race was to be limited to fortyfive gallons. Several of the larger gasoline concerns went into a huddle with the drivers on their problem. tt a a “npHE laboratory men found a A gas which will save mileage. Bill Cummings used the new gas yesterday and averaged about fourteen miles to the gallon—better mileage than lots of your stock cars get. And that gas will be made cheaply enough to benefit the average motorist. “Mauri Rose, driving his Duray Special into second place, showed the tire industry something, too. He drove the entire 500 miles over the burning bricks without a single change of tires. When I was in my heyday as a race driver, it was common to have thirty or forty blowouts on a car in the course of a race. The minimum gasoline allotment was the big element of safety in yesterday’s classic, Colonel Rickenbacker revealed. “The drivers yesterday coasted into the steeply banked turns.” said Colonel Rickenbacker. “instead of ‘stepping on it. at the curves as they, did in previous years when they were allowed all the gas they could use. The boys knew that acceleration on the turns eats up the gas because of the increased pressure and the greater load. “Directly attributable to the gasoline control system was the absence of deaths and bad accidents,” asserted Colonel Rickenbacker. “That stirring finish with Cummings and Rose, neck and neck, past the 400-mile mark was the biggest thrill I’ve had in years. Once, near the 400-mile mark, the five leading cars in the race were bunched in the same lap. tt a a IWAS delighted to see ‘Wild Bill’ win this year,” said Mr. Rickenbacker. “He drove a splendid race. I don't think this complaint that he failed to heed the •slowing down' flag early in the race will affect his win. But it goes to prove that a driver can’t be too careful to heed the signals. A winner, of course, stands a chance of losing all on a needless error. But, all in all, this year’s race was the most interesting and most keenly contested of all of the twenty-two previous contests. Asked about improvements at the race course next year, Colonel Rickenbacker’s cheery mood changed. “We’re having engineers survey the turns to make improvements for next. year. The bad bumps will be smoothed out. But there is one problem which is causing great concern. Something will have to be done about “gatecrashers.” “Yesterday a boy jumped the f fence', and ran across the track ’in the path of the race cars. He might have been killed or caused a terrible accident. This will be stopped next year.”

Withdrawal of Troops in Toledo Strike Zone Near Evacuation of Guards Being Studied at Governor White’s Request, Ranking General Announces. By Cnited Prexs * TOLEDO. May 31.—Speedy withdrawal of troops from the Auto-Lite strike zone seemed virtually assured when Brigadier-General L. S. Connelly, ranking official here, announced today he is working on an evacuation plan at the request of Adjutant-General Frank D. Henderson.

General Henderson’s request, it was learned, followed a conference with Governor George White, at which the Governor was reported to have expressed a wish that guardsmen be withdrawn from Toledo as quickly as possible. In a formal statement announcing the troop withdrawal plan, Gen. Connelly also defended conduct of guardsmen at the Auto-Lite plant during the riots last week, and flatly denied that troops could be charged with responsibility for deaths of two men fatally shot. A twenty-four-hour truce in the threatened strike of all Toledo Edison electrical workers, and renewed hope that the bloody electric AutoLite walkout may be settled without further violence, gave government conciliators brief additional time for efforts to prevent the general sympathy strike scheduled for tomorrow.

GIANT GUNS THUNDER IN SALUTE TO PRESIDENT AS NAVY PARADES POWER

FUTURE ADMIRALS GO TO SEE > fit

Vanguard of Uncle Sams great armaoa congregating in New York waters for the review by President Roosevelt, the heavy cruiser Louisville—after anchoring in the Hudson—provided a picturesque sight for the future admirals on the rail at right. The Louisville was winner of the navy’s efficiency championship last year.

Ex-Receiver for Defunct Bank Sued for $365,000 Brandt C. Downey Failed to Recover Money for Closed Institution, State of Indiana Action Alleges. Brandt C. Downey, former receiver of the defunct Washington Bank and Trust Company, today was sued by the state of Indiana for $365,000, representing sums wnich the suit alleges he failed to take action to recover for the bank.

The suit also seeks to recover $125,000 from the Sun Indemnity Company, which provided Mr. Downey’s bond when he was named receiver by former Circuit Judge Clarence O. Chamberlin. The bank became insolvent Oct. 27. 1930. Mr. Downey resigned as receiver March 1, 1932. but the report he filed never has been approved, the suit avers, and it is contended he never officially has been relieved of his duties. Oren Hack, who succeeded Mr. Downey, the suit continues, was instructed to take action on Mr. Downey’s bond. The suit charges Mr. Downey failed to take the necessary steps to collect on bonds covering the fideity of officers of the bank, although he had employed accountants to seek evidence of neglect and liability by the former officers. It also is charged that Mr. Downey “wrongfully” paid the Fletcher American Company $155,345, which thus was lost to beneficiaries of trusts, and that he improperly made payments to a “preferred list of creditors.” EX• LEGION CHIEFIS ILL Colonel Lindsley in Critical Condition After Operation. By United Presx NEW YORK. May 31.—Colonel Henry D. Lindsley, former mayor of Dallas, Tex., and a past national commander of the American Legion is critically ill in Harbor sanitarium where he underwent an operation last Saturday for an abdominal ailment.

Charles P. Taft, chief of federal conciliators here, persuaded eleci'*al workers to postpone the strike, which would have affected every factory, store and home which depends on Toledo Edison Company for electric power and light. Ralph Lind, executive secretary of Cleveland regional labor board, said a “new lead” had been worked out in the Auto-Lite controversy. He refused to reveal its details, but said he still "had hope of settling the strike. Chief difficulty in negotiations at Auto-Lite centered about the question whether the plant would be allowed to operate during the mediation period. The company in a formal statement said it was willing to submit the question to the automobile labor board in Detroit for “immediate arbitration without reservation.” k j

Entered as Second-Class Matter at P-ostoffice, Indianapolis, Ind.

GRAIN PRICES SOAR WITH THERMOMETER Chicago Market Reacts to Report of Rains. By United Press CHICAGO. May 31.—Grain prices and the thermomter soared hand-in-hand in the drought-stricken farming area of Americ today. Dollar wheat was recorded and prices went still higher. The market seemed to be paced by the ‘hermometer, which touched 100 in many points throughout the nation's “breadbasket.” In the terraced pits of the Chicago Board of Trade the market opened bearish on reports that thunderstorms are expected The lower trend was short-lived, however. White-coated traders, many of them with collars oper*ed at the throat and perspiration dripping from their brows, weigned the prospects of rain against the reality of £h almost unprecedented drought and turned over to the buying side. UNIONS TAKE VOTE IN PACIFIC DOCK STRIKE Peace Proposal Deliberated as General Tieup Threatens. By United Press SAN FRANCISCO. May 31. Striking longshorefnen deliberated the terms of a peace proposal today against a background of increasing violence and growing threats of a general shipping strike. A secret ballot was being taken among the local unions of the International Longshoremen’s Association on the Pacific coast. The leaders promised to answer by Friday or Saturday the proposal that they accept partial recognition of their union and submit wage and hour demands to federal arbitration. CORD ACTS TO BALK KIDNAPING OF SONS Auto Magnate Removes Boys From Military Academy. By United Press DELAFIELD, Wis., May 31.—Kidnaping threats caused ihe withdrawal of the two sons of E. L. Cord, multi-millionaire automobile manufacturer, from St. John's military academy here recently, it was revealed today. Charles, 18, and Billy, 17, were said to have received the threats while on Easter vacation in California. They returned to school but left almost immediately under heavy guard. $2,000,000 Fire in Havana By United Press HAVANA, Cuba, May 31.—Damage estimated at $2,000,000 w r as done today by fire which destroyed the plant of the National Paper Company. Twenty employes were arrested.

HOME EDITION PRICE TWO CENTS Outside Marion County. 3 Cents

Roosevelt Enthused as Roar of Cannon Echoes Over New York Waters. 40,000 MEN AT POSTS Millions Gathered to See Greatest Peace-Time Sea Pageant. By United Press ABOARD U. S. S. LOUISVILLE, OFF NEW YORK, May 31.—The navy proudly paraded three-quarters of a billion dollars in grey steel ships and grey steel guns before President Roosevelt today at America’s greatest peace-time marine and aerial spectacle. Up from the south to the climax of mock war maneuvers over half the western hemisphere, the fleet: rolled in from a pallid, hazefringed horizon to pass in review before the commander-in-chief. Fog had delayed the start of the procession. Seven hundred thousand tone of fighting ships, almost 40,000 officers and men at their posts on ninety vessels and 180 naval planes were in the grand parade of United States naval strength. Millions See Display Millions of persons on excursion boats, pleasure craft, in planes and on shore witnessed the exhibition at sea or as the fighting craft circled into New York. First to cross the sun-splashed water toward the President's flag flutternig from the U. S. S. Indianapolis. was the giant Pennsylvania —33,000 tons and $20,000,000 worth of battleship with the bright fourstarred banner of Admiral David F. Sellers. From the Pennsylvania's yawning guns rolled the smoke-puffs and thunder of a twenty-one-gun saints to the President’s Indianapolis. Along the flagship's burnished rail and on her scoured decks, officers and men in full-dress uniform snapped to salute. Answered by Roosevelt From the reviewing cruiser, President Roosevelt answered with enthusiasm that emphasized his love of the navy and his joy at seeing an old dream of naval review come true It was more than fifteen years ago when, as assistant ! secretary of navy, he attended the ! last navy review in New York | waters. Behind the flagship, which circled gray and ghostly across the ocean swell to her post beside the Indianapolis, loomed the gargantuan Sa.atoga, a fleet giant of 33,000 tons and built at a cost of some $45,000,000, to launch a swarm of hornet-like fighting planes from her overgrown deck. With the Saratoga was her twin, the aircraft carrier Lexington. Escort destroyers, toy-like in the shadow of the carriers, accompanied tnem. Both belched iheir salutes and circled from the parade line to positions from which they could shoot out their planes for formation flying. dive bombing and laying of smoke screens. Climaxes Long Cruise The fleet, cilmaxing a 6,500-mile cruise and maneuvering from California through the Caribbean, had been steaming northward at eight knots to strike the reviewing ground at the appointed hour."" They followed a rigid schedule and formula in passing before the presidential cruiser. In the wake of the flagship and the carriers came an hour-long parade of cruisj ers. destroyer divisions and battlei ships. The batteships and cruisers swung 500 yards off the Indianapolis, timing their salutes so the gun boomed as they came abreast the j cruiser and the Pennsylvania, which circled to take her position beside the President’s vessel. The aircraft carrier Langley w’as near the end of the parade and the major aerial display was delayed until the entire fleet had passed. Daniels with President Aboard the Indianapolis with Mr. Roosevelt was Josephus Daniels, who was secretary of navy and thus Mr. Roosevelt’s chief at the time of the last review here in 1918. The review began officially at 12:05 p. m. (Indianapolis time). Just before it started, the Indianapolis was saluted the cruiser Louisville, which drew along side ; with a party of dignitaries and newspapermen. Three airplanes soared overhead; i the navy blimp K-l was nearby. Many small craft speckled the water around the reviewing vessels. Visibility was good despite the slight haze. CONVICTION IS UPHELD Cleveland Banker Found Guilty of Embezzling Funds. By United Press CINCINNATI, May 31.—The state court of appeals today affirmed the conviction of C. Stirling Smith, president of the defunct Standard Trust Bank of Cleveland, on charges of embezzling $19,853 in funds of the bank.