Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 July 1939 — Page 7

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: Lusi OIL INQUIRIES TURN TOU. 8. RECORD

Prevod Flagrant Examples of Favoritism: Are Opened Anew. By THOMAS L. STOKES Times Special Writer NEW ORLEANS, July 25. — In-

.vestigators delving into Louisiana’s

mixture of oil and politics are being

- guided, in part, by the findings of

3 regime that succeeded Huey

Federal agents who previously have uncovered flagrant examples lof favoritism by State officials to certain oil companies and operators. | These are said to yield many clues to methods that have been

used and may indicate the natyre of some of the startling developments predicted by O. John- Rogge, assistant U, 8. attorney general, following the Federal Grand - -Jury’s indictments against five men prominent in the now tottering political ng.

Maestiri Mentioned

One of the state's biggest oil aperators is William G. Helis, a close associate of Mayor Robert S. Maestri of New Orleans. Mr. Maestri, a Huey Long appointee as State Conservation Commissioner, held that office until 1936, and so had charge of administering the oil production. laws. He is still influential with William, G. Rankin, who succeeded him. Mr. Rankin’s resignation was announced yesterday by Governor Long, | The excess production was by Mr. Helis as ‘an pperator, by one of his companies—the Canal Oil Co.—by

. Harry Fotiades, who is said to be

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associated with him, and by the Texas Co. , The regular quota fixed by exCommisioner Rankin during that whole period was. 5500 barrels a day. These operators were taking out from 16,000 to 25,000 barrels a day. There were no advance “special orders” from the conservation commissioner authorizing this excess production,

Faces Grand Jury

Mr. Rankin appears before the Federal Grand Jury today less than 18 hours | after he resigned. Governor Long appointed State Senator Ernest Clements, chairman of the Senate Conservatibn Committee, to succeed Mr. Rankin and announced that Dr. Shaw would be retained as head of le! Commissions Minerals Division.’ Dr. Shaw's letter of May 18, 1937, addressed| to Mr. ‘Helis, said: “This i§ to advise that the oil which you and the Canal Oil Co. have produced at the Iberia Field, Iberia Parish, La. up to May 15, 1937, has peen produced in accordance withthe rules and regulations of the De partment of Conservation,

Similar [letters were sent to the other producers in this field and also to t e various companies to which the ‘oil waswsent for refining, including the Standard Oil Co. and the Chalmette Oil Co. They are typical of numerous letters writ ten by Dr. shaw, under both ex-|R Commissioner Rankin and Maestri. In a 1936 brief, the Government said: “The (State) Department of Conservation. apparently had adopted the position that, when any producer in a field has an opportunity to sell oil, he is entitled to increase his allowance enough to permit him to fill the order—and that it is no one else's business, regardless of

how wasteful or how unfair to other |g

producers in the field the special allowance may be.”

For -All Indictments WASHINGTON, July 25 (U. PJ). —Assistant Attorney General 0. John Rogge today promised speedy prosecutions of all indictments returned in the Louisiana investigatiops. He ordered additional men to New Orleans to help investigate new complaints. ;

“We: mean business,” Mr. Rogge said after conferring with Attorney

General Murphy. “The investigation :

has only just begun. “We have received leads by the score on alleged violations of Federal statutes on mail fraud, hot ail, income tax and WPA.” He announced appointment of four additional aids and said Mr. Murphy had instructed him tc press the investigation io the utmost. |

BOLT OR BULLET? ANYWAY, IT HURTS

NEW YORK, July 25 (U. P).— Harry Powler, 23, was standing on a

storm. There was a clap of thunder and a sharp pain shot through his left foot.’ Thinking himself lucky to (be alive after being struck by lightning, he hobbled home. He removed his shoe and found his foot wounded severely. At a hospital physicians said the wound had been caused by a bullet.’ But Mr. Powler still thinks it was lightning.

BRIDE IS DISCHARGED IN DEATH OF MATE

Mrs. Polly Audell Arthur, 23, who' was charged with fatally shooting her husband, George Arthur, June. 22 following an argument in their East New York St. apartment, yesterday was discharged by the Marion County Grand Jury. The jury refused to indict Mrs. Arthur, who was a bride of two weeks at the time of the shooting. she had been free on bond oon

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Joseph R. Seal

Joseph R. Seal, for 33 years an employee of Kingan & Co., died last night at his home, 122 N. Bosart Ave. He had been ill several months. Mr. Seal ‘was 63 and had lived here 34 years. He was born in Brown County and was a member of the Board of Deacons of the Tuxedo Park Baptist Church, with which he had been associated for many years. ‘Mr, Seal is survived by his wife, Clara R.; a daughter, Miss Mary Helen; and a son, William Dale, all of Indianapolis; two brothers, Lynas C. and Charles L. Seal, Columbus, and a sister Mrs. John Braden, Mexico, Mo. Services will be at 2 p. m. tomorrow in the Tuxedo Park Baptist Church, and will be in charge of the Rev. U. 8S. Clutton, pastor:

Mrs. Cameron Troxell

Services for Mrs. Cameron Troxell, who died yesterday at Long Hospital, will be at 2 2 . tomorrow at the home, 731 S lawanda Ave., and burial will in Floral Park Cemetery. Mrs. Troxell, who Ww 21, was: ‘a native of Indianapolis. She was a member of the Lyndhurst Baptist Church. She is survived :by her husband, Cameron; her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Walter L. Whyland; a brother, Walter L. Whyland Jr.; six sisters, Lucille, Grace, Maxine, "Jean, Shirley and June Whyland; and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Morgan, Berea, Ky. and Mrs. Luda Pollett, Indianapolis.

Mrs. Elizabeth Brown

Services for Mrs. Elizabeth Brown will be conducted at 2 p. m; tomorrow at the home of her brother, Joseph W. Stark, at Loretta. Ave. and Madison Road in Homecroft Addition. Burial will be at Washington Park Cemetery. Mrs. Brown died yesterday at her farm home two miles west of Stone’s Crossing, after a month’s illness: She was 48. Mrs. Brown was a member of the New Hope Church in Meador, Ky., and had been a resident here 22 years. Survivors include her husband; Homer, an employee of the Bemis Bag Co.; a son, Robert Lewis Brown; another brother, CHarles Lewis Stark, and two sisters, Mrs. Lenwood Fant and Mrs. Herbert Gibson, all of Indianapolis.

Warren Austin Conklin

Services for Warren Austin Conkiin, lifelong resident of Indianapolis, will be at 2 p. m. tomorrow in the W. D. Beanblossom Funeral Home, and burial will be at Crown Hill Cemetery. Mr. Conklin was 84 and died Sunday at his home, 928 Coffey St. He was a retired railroad conductor and is survived by four nieces. -

Bernard Elder¥riffey

Services for Bernard Elder Griffey, head of Bernard E. Griffey, Inc, an advertising firm here, will be at: 4:30 p. m. Thursday in the

Flanner & Buchaffan Mortuary and

burial will be at Crown Hill Cemeery. : Mr. Griffey died yesterday in St. Vincent’s Hospital after a short illness. He lived ‘at the Marott Hotel and was widely known in the auto and advertising business of the city. In. 1910 he formed and became president of The Advertisers Press, heading: the organization until 1932. = He formerly operated the Bernard E. Griffey Motor Supply

-1Co., and for the last year operated |

a company- engaged in publication of dairy sales promotion information. He was born in Shelbyville, the son of John B. and Ruey Griffey, and came ‘to Indianapolis when he was a child. He was one of the original

“Committee of 60” for the Indian-

apolis ‘Athletic Club, was a charter member of the Hoosier Motor Club and formerly was affiliated with the Columbia Club and the Highland Colf and Country Club. He was a member of Center Lodge 23, F. and ‘A. M,, the Scottish Rite, the Shrine and the Central Avenue Methodist Church. He ‘is survived by a: daughter, Miss Gloria Ann Griffey, and a brother, William R. Griffey, both of Indianapolis. :

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Frank Alderson

Services for Prank Alderson, former Indianapolis resident, who died Sunday in Cleveland, will be held at 10 3. m. tomorrow at Moore and Kirk Irvington Mortuary. Burial will be at Floral Park Cemeery Survivors ‘include a °® sister, Mrs, Margaret Wright, of Crandall, Ind., and a nephew, George Dalton, of Indianapolis.

ALEXANDER —Miss Maude A. Whitcraft, 53. Survivors: Brothers, John, William, James, Pearl, Carmel. x Thurman S. Robinson, 56. Survivors: Wife, Alice: son, Charles; daughter, Mrs. Henry Sincere; sister, Mrs. Gladys Stevens.

ANDERSON Julius C. Kreusch, 90. Survivors: Daughte Mrs. Ear Smith; brother. Joe; Bn Mrs, co Roemer. Joseph W. Sargent, 80. Survivors: Wife, Marys daughters. Mrs. Sheldon Maore, Mrs. uth Goff: n. Frank; brothers, Taylor, Fornk: sisters, Mrs. Clarence Gustin, Mrs. John Huffm

RAST Mrs. Marietta S. Himebaugh, 74. Survivors: Sons, Leroy, Ralph, Carl, Harry, Floyd; : brothers, Albert. Jesse; sisters, Mrs. Nellie Hoover, Mrs. N. E. Kegereis, Mrs. H. H. Hecht. Albert Fulton, 67. Survivors: Daughters . Alice Miller, Mrs. Effie Hy sisters, Mrs. John Whit, Mrs. John Ho 1 lowell, Mrs. Emma ThOmpEoE.

ELWOOD—John P. Legg. 57. Survivors:

uth Legg;

Survivors: Sons, ge, William, Adam; daughters, Mrs. CEE beth Fauisirich, Mrs. ] Zimmerman; sisters, Mrs. MK.atherine Hesidence, Mrs. iEizabeti Pastowires, Mrs. Rose Green, Mrs. ary Shute: brothers, Peter, Joseph, Sebastian,

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EVANSVILLE—George A. Stock, 72. Survivors: Wife. Irma; brother. Dan: halfsisters, Mrs. William Young, Mrs. Norman Whitehouse; Slenbrothers. George, Gus Pauli; Stepsister, Mrs. Gus Schoemaker. 0 os 0s hi a Survivors: D ss: pat: “sie aughter, Miss Sammie Dudle FC C.; sister, Mrs, Dora Williams; Prathers. Jack, Gid. Mrs. Mae Irene Detroy. 55. Son, William P.; sisters, Mrs. Lola Feiner, Mrs. Laura Norris, Mrs. Gertrude Dunbar; brothers, Robert, Arthur, Walter, Elston

Peters; Mis, Eliza H. Mc uhh; 79. Survivors: Daughter, Mrs. Jennie Kincheloe; son,

L.; sister, Miss He Hartlel.

Survivors:

vivors: Sons, Jacob, Walter; daughters, Mis. August Franke, Mrs. Charles Ferber. Homer B. ters, Mrs. obert, Mrs, Mangan; son, Wayne. r, 80. Survivors: Wife, Ida; rd, Lee; da ugh11, Mrs, Mercy FerguAnna Boger.

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son; sister, Mrs.

mitley, 76. Survivors: Daugh: Mm

STATE DEATHS

Fred G. Roth, 59. Catherine: sisters, Miss Pauline % Ss , Mrs. William Sviegman; stepsisters, Mrs. Fred Landwehr, Mrs. Ed Mulcahy, Mrs. Larrey Morris: stepbrothers, Charles’ and Ernest

Mrs. Elizabeth Rudisil, 64. Survivors: Mrs. Nellie Payne, Mrs. Mary

nell, Philip Cozma, 50. Survivaess Wife, dolina; Bon, Nicholas others, Louis, Peter; sister, Mrs. a tars Demitri.

FRANCISCO—Clarence O. Johnson, 44.

Wife, . Shie,

Survivors:

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‘Survivors: Brothers. Homer, Jacob, Elmer,

Raymond; sister, Mrs. Nora Rainey.

SREENCASTIE Miss - Mary Lovett, 78. Survivors: Brothers, T. J., F.; sisters, Mrs. G. N. Thom mpson, erie Kate Bh Nellie Lovett, Mrs. Charles E. Craw-

MICHIGAN CITY—William Paxton, 72. Survivors: Sons, George, William, John, Robert; daughter, Mrs. Genevieve Chubb; brother, orge; sisters, Misses Jessie, Emma ‘and Helen Paxton, i James F. Gleason, Mrs. Str. Henry L. Swartacil, 34 Sarvivors: Wife, Joy; sons, William, John and James Henry: brothers, Charles F.. Louis Mrs. Kate L. Witte, 88. Survivors: Daughter, Mrs. Wiliam Vetteriy; sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Schaffm Lio K. Morris, 25.

NEW ALBANY Frederick. Ww. naratl 67. Survivors: Wife, Anna; dau r, Mrs. John L. Thompson: sister, irae Adolph Laden: brother, C. P.

NEW PARIS—Mrs. 45. Survivors: neta; son.

Albert Zimmerman, Husband: daughter, Wabert, a Gane: 2nd stepmother. Mr. and Darr: siszJor Mrs. Louise Mitiers 3 thor Ralph SINT pia 8 a ers, Esther, Martha, Brothers. George. John; sister, Mrs. red

FT. WAYNE—Mrs. Louise Neff, 81. Sur- Boltm

Mrs. T lide A. Pferrer, 67. Survivors: Daughters, Mrs. Josephine Bowman. ar Pferrer, Mrs. Helen Riehl:

OUTH BEND—Mrs. 81. Survivors: Sister, Mrs. Rose

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S. brothers, 8. J., W. w. and Frederick E Burgener.

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DEATHS IN INDIANAPOLIS

Morris Taylor Jr.

Friends here were notified today of the death of Morris Taylor Jr. 16, son of a former Y. M. C. A. ‘director here, yesterday at‘ Boston. The youth, friends were informed,

boys’ camp and died at a Boston hospital. boy attended public schools here his parents moved to Dayton, O., a few. years ago, where Mr. Taylor worked ' as a recreation director. In January, Mr. Taylor was named director of the Robert Gould Shaw Community House in Boston, and the family moved there. In addition to the parents, survivors include a sister, Miss Camille Taylor, teacher in the public schools here; a grandmother, Mrs. Leroy Ferguson, Boston, and a grand-

| | father, Burkett Manley, Richmond,

Ind, Funeral services will be held in

| Boston, and the body will be brought

here for burial at 2 p. m. tomorrow in Crown Hill Cemetery.

Mrs. Osa Beck Conner

Services for Mrs. Osa Beck Conrier, 5234 Washington Blvd.,, who died yesterday in Methodist Hospital, will be at 3 p. m. Thursday in the Flanner & Buchanan Mortuary and burial will be at Crown Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Conner was 62 and was the wife of Charles E. Conner, owner of the Phoenix Lumber and Hardware: Co. Dr. John W. McFall, Shelbyville, will have charge of the services.

Fred Steinhauer

Services were to be held at 2 p. m.. today at Moore and Kirk North Side Funeral Home for Fred Steinhauer, retired printer who died here Saturday night after a short ill-

‘ness. Burial was to be at Wash-

ington Park Cemetery. Mr. Steinhauer, 65, was a lifelong Indianapolis resident. He worked as a printer for the Burford Printing Co., for 25 years, and retired several years ago. He ‘is survived by his wife.

POLICE TO WIND UP JAIL BEATING PROBE

Two ‘State Police detectives are to complete their investigation today or tomorrow into the death of Samuel Goldstein, 53-year-old Indianapolis junk dealer who committed suicide Saturday in the Allen County Jail, Ft. Wayne.

The probe was ordered by Don F. Stiver, State Police superintendent, following charges by Goldstein’s attorney that his client had been beaten by State policemen following his arrest in connection with the theft of copper wire. Mr. Stiver said he has received a partial report from his investigators and a copy of the coroner's report from Ft. Wayne. . “Prom what I have learned so far, I am convinced the charges are without basis of fact,” Mr. Stiver said. “The coroner's report said bruises found on shoulders had not been inflicted recently.”

BUYS DICKENS MANGSORIEE: LONDON, July 25 (U. P.).—The Rosenbach Book Co. of Philadelphia has purchased the autographed manuscript of Charles Dickens’ “Life

for $6500. The book was written by

Dickens for the private ‘use of his children.

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Officers of 426th Reserve Train 2250 Enrolled At Ft. Harrison.

Officers. of the 426th Reserve Infantry of Ohio today took command of the training of the 2250 young men enrolled in the July Citizens Military Training Camp at Ft. Harrison. | Col. Ii R. Boals, music critic of the Youngstown Vindicator, is commanding officer of the new group which relieved the officers of the 336th Reserve Infantry of Indiana. The first battalion studied combat principles, scouting - and . patroling, while full field inspection was held|: for the second battalion. Brig. Gen. Dana T. Merrill, commanding Ft. Harrison, will make the farewell address of the July Camp Monday morning. The enrollees will break camp Tuesday, and a new group of 2250 will enroll Friday for the August Camp. Meanwhile, army officials announced that special examinations will: be held : within the next two weeks to determine the physical fitness for active duty and promotion of Capt. Bob Childs, of Ft. Harrison, and Maj, William S. Howland, army instructor stationed at South Bend. Capt. Childs is due for promotion to the grade of major and Maj. Howland to lieutenhnt colonel.

INJURED RAILROAD OFFICIAL RECOVERING

J.. J. Liddy, Indiagapolis Union (Belt) Railroad superintendent, was recovering in St. Vincent’s Hospital today from a broken shoulder. Mr. Liddy fainted Sunday as he was entering a taxicab. ‘When he fell he broke the shoulder. His condition was described by physicians as not serious.

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2 ay. mau unpaid alcohol, was held to. br September Grand - Jury today by U. S. Commissioner Fae Patrick. Pepelea, a Clinton, Ind. a worker, was arrested here July 22. He was taken $0 Marion County Jai] in default of $500 bond.

= HOLDS PHILOSOPHY CHAIR AT EARL

Times Spoil. RICHMOND; July 25.—The ap-| pointment. of Dr. Kenneth P. Landon as head of the Earlham College ‘Philosophy Department was announced here. today by President William C. Dennis. : Dr. Landon, who returned trom Siam in 1937 from a decade of mis~ sionary ' service, received his Th.B degree from the Princeton Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. degree| from the. University of Chicago.

zation of schools, selection of teach ers and mapping of curricula. He is a contributor to the magazine, Asia, and is now completing a report on the Chinese in Siam for the Institute of Pacific Relations.

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