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The Indianapolis times., 1926-04-14
STATE TO AID
LOCAL AIRPORT
Steps Toward Field at
Speedway to Be Taken.

Members Of the Chamber Of Com
merce airport committee and Adjt
Gen. William Kershner. represent
ing the State, today agreed to take
immediate steps toward establish
ment of an airport at the Speed
way by the Indianapolis Airport
Corporation. the name under which
the board soon will be incorporated.
The State is to take over the man.
agement Of the port and have ex-
elusive operation privileges, meeting
all liabilities and expenses. The air.
port corporation will pay for having
hangers of the 18th Aero Squadron,
Iniana National Guard, at Kokomo,
removed to the Speedway and an ad-
ditional one erected.
First drafts of contracts to be en-
tered into by the airport organiza-
ton and the State will be exchanged
in few days. Articles of incorpora-
ton for the airport corporation are
being prepared.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-04-14
MODEL HOME
DAY OBSERVED
AT EXPOSITION
Director CantWeII Believes
Attendance Will SurpaSS
His Prediction.

Model home. furniture and fur
nishings day was being observed to-
day at the fifth annual Home Com
plete Exposition being held at the
Manufacturers Bldg, State fair
ground this week under auspices Of
the indianapolis Real Estate Board.
Approximately $4,000 persons
passed through the building Tues
day viewing exhibits and booths
placed there by firms from 100 cities
in twenty States.
Director j. Frank Cantwell is op-
timistic over the show, believing
that his prediction of an attendance
Of $4,000 persons for the week will
be SURPASSED.
Delegations from Detroit and Mil
waukee Real Etate Boards will ar
rive Thursday mor.ing and Indiana
real estate men will be here for In
diana day.
The Milwaukee and Detroit visit
ors will be met at the Union Station
by the entertainment committee of
the board and taken to the Indian
apolis Athletic Club, where they will
be housed during the two-day stay.
They will then be taken for a city
tour and inspection trips of Nordyke
& Marmon and Kingan & Co.
A noon luncheon will be given at
the Claypool Thursday by the Mil
waukee delegation. Another lunch
con will be given by the Detroit dele
cation at the Columbia Club Friday
noon.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-04-14

to put the chamber on record in sup
port of the move.
The report contemplated such pro-
seedlings would be in the nature Of q
suit to recover the interest pock-
eted by former county treasurers.
The report declared subsequent
Legislation makes imperative Fed
eral Court injunction of 1908, re-
straining treasurers from depositing
the money in a public depository.
Thisb injunction in effect kept the
fund out of reach of the city con-
troller, who, the law contemplated,
should invest the fund in interest
bearing bonds to offset the deficit
incurred in the fund by prepayment
of assessments under the Barrett
law. This provision of the law
should be complied with, the report
declared
l.. Roy Zapf was chairman of the
subcommittee which prepared the
report for the legal affairs COM
mittee. other members were J. w.
Motl, Edward B. Raub and Frank
j. Noll.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-04-14
S2s4, o75 RILEY
HOSPITAL TOTAL
L. S. Ayres and Company
Gives $4,000.

Gifts bringing the total raised in
the first two days Of the campaign
to raise a 100000 building fund for
the Riley Hospital to $264,075 were
announced at luncheon of workers
today.
A gift of $4,000 from Mr. and
Mrs. Frederic NJ. Ayres, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Wheelock, Mrs. l. w.
Smitheran Of California, and Victor
G. Kendall, all owners of l.. S. Ayres
e. Co. firm, was announced.
Workers were urged to speed up
the drive by Arthur r. Baxter. gen.
eral chairman, The s500,O0O is be-
ing raised to match an equal gift
The Indianapolis times., 1926-04-14
VALUATIONS ARE FIXED
Local Utilities to BE Before State
Tax Board Soon.

Valuation of the American Rail
way Express Company's property in
Indiana was fixed at S555,521 today
by the State tax board. Last year
it was assessed at $604,939.
The board will assess the Citizens
Gas Company and the Indianapolis
Light and Heat Company, April 20
and on the following day it will
assess the indianapolis Water Com
pany and the Merchants Heat and
Light Company.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-04-14
PAIR LOOTS
REGISTERED
MAIL TRUCK
Bandits Kidnap Driver in
Rear of Indiana Harbor
PoStoffiCe.
$4,000 TAKEN, BELIEF
Police Declare Robbery Is
Inside Job
BIZ United Press

BY United Press
INDIANA IIARBOR, Ind, April
1.-two men riding in an open au.
tomobile drove alongside a registered
mail truck here early today. KID
naped Frank Watson, the driver,
and took the entire contents Of the
truck.
The exact loss could not be
learned, pending a check.
Loss is not known, but it is feared
exceptionally heavy. Postal officials
believe a $4,000 shipment from
Chicago reserve bank to a local
bank is among the loot.
The mail truck was driving into
the rear of the postoffice yard as
the bandit car pulled alongside. The
mail had been taken from a New
York Central train.
Police after questioning three
witnesses characterized the robbery
as an inside job"
Henry Dahn, Lloyd Frederick and
John Anderson, eyewitnesses, said
that neither of the two bandits
showed a gun and that Watson, the
driver, walked around the bandit
car and got in after he had trans.
fered the mail pouches from his car
to their. The bandits then sped out
of town. toward Chicago.
Watson, an employe Of a private
company, who has the contract for
hauling the mail, has been with the
company only two months. Previous
to that he is said to have worked
in one Of the steel mills.
Today is pay day at the steel mills
and at first it was thought the loot
may have included the pay rolls
II. A. Fredenhagen, paymaster oy
the Inland Steel Company, how
ever, stated that the companys pay
roll for today had been brought in
secretly Tuesday night and is safe.
This was a diversion from the
policy of the company Heretofore,
the pay roll has always been
brought in over the New Yorl;
Central Railroad.
Meantime, posses and officers are
searching the highways for a trace
Of the two bandits and Watson. The
license number OF the car in which
they drove away has been checked
and found to belong to a woman,
who said, "Why, don't even own
an automobile"
Police were inclined to the belief
that the bandits had used her name
in obtaining the license to throw off
any possible clews which might have
developed from the automobile
number.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-04-14


ator Reed, Democrat, Missouri, wet
who explained that the. beer would
be sold only in hotels and restau
rants with meals and for home con
sumption.
Andrews refused to commit
himself regarding wines.
Il don't think palatable wines
can be manufactured which
would not be intoxicating" he
said.
'But IL per cent wines would not
be intoxicating" Reed asked.
II don't know about that" An
drews said. 81 would not like to
say anything about wines. / do
believe it would be helpful in sup
pressing bOOtIeggers If the Gov
eInment would supervise distribu-
tiOn of beverages that are non
intoxicating in fact"
It would be disastrous" II beer
We're permitted to be sold in saloons,
he said.
Julian Goldman prosecuting at
torney," in leading up to the ques
tian. said 80 per cent Of the
alcoholic beverages consumed before
prohibition We're beers.
"Wel, there was a lot OF hard
liquor consumed too" Andrews re
piled.
But don't you think it would
benefit our people to permit man
ufacture of beer?" Goldman asked.
do you mean for home con
SUMPTION" Andrews returned.
No Saloon
Yes, by no means do / suggest
a return Of the saloon"
II think it would be well If we
had close Government supervision.
think many citizens now drink
ing hard liquor would be satisfied
with beer"
Andrews testimony was hailed by
the vets as the high spot in their
case, placing the director of the pro
hibition department on record in
their favor-"for beer, nonintoxi.
eating, in fact"
Andrews also caused n new stir
when he estimated that there
were about 172,0OO stills operating
in this country now.
Charles Williams, an associate of
Andrews, who had been called to ex-
plain workings of a still, displayed
before the committee, gave an esti-
mate of forty gallons q daV as a
stills capacity, whereupon Senator
Reed deducted that 6S,600,0O0 gal
Ions of liquor might be made in a
single day in the United States.
Meanwhile, Colonel Goldman, an
nounced he would rest his case
Thursday on its evidence Of the bill
lion dollar bootleg ring at New
York, increased drunkenness among
children and the plea of a United
States District Attorney Buckner
for modification of the dry law.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-04-14
GIRLS SUICIDE
is INVESTIGATED
Rochester Man Maintains
Stubborn Silence.
Bg United Press

BIZ United Press
SOUTH BEND, Ind, April IA.
Ed Perschbacller Of Rochester main
tained a stubborn silence today as
police attempted to question him in
the suicide Of Jean Hatfield, 23,
Walton, Ind, girl.
Perschoacker called physicians
shortly after midnight to a room the
couple had taken two weeks ago
and Miss Hatfield was found dying
from poison.
Beneath the seat of Perschbacker'
auto parked in front of the rooming
house were found many Of his
clothes, leading authorities to be-
lieve the couple had broken and
that his preparations to leave caused
the girl to take poison.
Perschbacker, a travelling sales
man, spent week-ends at the house
where they made their residence as
husband and wife, the landlady said.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-04-14
BUS ARGUMENTS HEARD
Beech Grove Controversy Before
Judge Miller Again.

Judge Sidney S. Miller Of Superior
Court Three, today heard arguments
on a motion of the Beech Grove
town board to dissolve a restraining
order enjoining the board from en-
forcing two ordinances regulating
bus traffic within the town. The
motion was filed after the board was
restrained from making arrests.
Petition for a permanent injunc.
ton against the board was filed by
the South Side Motor Coach Com
from important thoroughfares. The
restraining order was granted after
several Of the company's drivers
were arrested.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-04-14
ILLINOIS SLAPS
COOLIDGE, KEEPS
M'KINLEY HOME
Smith, World Court Foe,
Nominated for Senate
Wet Issue Assured.
By United Press

bU CHttCd FTCSS
CHICAGO, April 14.-Prohibition
and the world court are to be the
chief objects of attack during the
bitter senatorial campaign that
Illinois is facing as a result of
Tuesdays Statewide primaries.
Democrats of this State voted
their satisfaction with the dripping
wet" platform Of their boss, George
L. Brennan, naming him as their
candidate for United States Senator.
Brennan's greatest appeal for votes
Will be made on the fact that he
favOrs-not modifcation-but repeal
of the prohibition laws.
Republicans, in a primary contest
OF even greater national significance,
refused TO endorse the present
Senator, William b. Mckinley, a
Coolidge Republican; voiced their
disapproval of the world court, and
selected Col. Frank l.. Smith as
their candidate. Smith win not discuss
prohibition. but viii ask for votes
on his promise to tight the court
to the very limit.
Smiths majority continued to
grow as additional returns came in.
Returns from 4,796 precincts gave
Smith 475,029; Mckinley, 39S,3O4.
Aside from the Smith landslide,
the Republican party in illinois
voted almost solidly regular" "
Henry IL. Rathbone and Richard
Yates again We're nominated as
Congressman at large, as we'll as
Martin b. Madden, Morton d. Hull,
Frank r.. Reid, Carl r. Chindblom,
and other incumbent congressman.
Reid was nominated in his district
after a spectacular primary fight
against Mrs Bertha Bauer, a promi-
nent society woman.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-04-14
REFUSE RAISE
TO BRICKLAYERS
Contractors Deny Increase
of IL 1-2 Cts. an Hour.

General Contractors Association
officials today prepared themselves
for another strike when they re-
fused to grant bricklayers an in.
crease of 1912 cents an hour.
Bricklayers asked for an increase
from $3.50 to $1.6212 an hour. Hoist.
ing engineers, painters, decorators
and sheet metal workers have been
on strike since April 1, when the
association refused to grant hourly
increase of from 10 to 20 cents.
Wage agreements with the brick
layers do not expire until April 80,
but association leaders asserted they
will not grant the increases. Wage
contracts of plumbers, steamfitters
and hod carriers also expire the end
of this month.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-04-14
FIRST ENTRANTS IN
CONTEST RECORDED
Name of Dr.. Elizabeth COnger, PoundmaSter Arrives
Ahead of Others in Unique Woman Test.

DR.. Conger, declaring that she be-
lieved the work of a poundmaster
was the most unique occupation for
a woman followed in indianapolis.
The morning mail brought two
other entries, the names of Miss
Thelma Burton of the personnel Of.
flee of the Real Silk Hosiery Mills
and Of Mrs. Ada Staley, assistant
substation operator of the Union
Traction substation in Broad Ripple.
Thus these three women become
candidates for the 500 prize offered
by The Times, cooperating with the
business women's department for the
most unique woman worker in Indi-
annapolis and the persons who en-
tered their names become candidates
for the $40 prize. offered for the first
person to suggest the name of the
woman chosen as the winner of the
800 prize.
The contest is an advance feature
of the Indianapolis Woman's Expo
sition to open at the State fair
ground, May II. Entry list in the
contest closes at midnight, May 8.
Rules of the contest:
Write a letter to the Unique
Woman Contest Editor, The Indi-
annapolis Times.
Give the name and address Of the
woman you are entering in the con-
test.
State her exact work Qt must be
something which brings her money!
where she does it and some of her
outstanding achievements.
Inclose a picture of the woman
if you can secure one.
Give your own full name and adj
dress.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-04-14
PREDICT Chill
WAVE TONIGHT I
Some Rain or Snow Posi-
BILE, Says Bureau.

A chill wave, taking the mercury
down to freezing, is due in Indian
apolis tonight from the Northwest,
it was announced today by the
United States Weather Bureau.
Some rain or snow may accompany
the drop in temperature, Meteorolo-
gist j. II. Arlington stated
Rising temperature and fair wealth
er should come Thursday, bureau
officials stated. This morning the
air was balnny and the thermome-
ter registered 45 at Z.
To the Northwest, over the Da-
kotas and Minnesota, temperatures
dropped from 25 to 80 degrees Tues
day. Arlington said.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-04-14
BARRETT INTEREST
PRACTICE SCORED
Chamber of Commerce Committee Urges Action to Stop
County TreaSurers Custom of Keeping Returns.

Chamber of Commerce directors
today were called upon by the Cham
ber's civic affairs committee to re-
quest proper city and State Off
cials to take such action as may
lie within their powers" to stop
county treasurers from pocketing
Barrett law fund interest.
The practice is illegal, said a re-
port by the legislative and legal af-
fairs committee, which was adopted
at the civic groups report to direc-
tors.
In case any citizen undertakes
legal proceedings to stop the prac-
tice before city or State action can
be secured, the directors were asked
The Indianapolis times., 1926-04-14
ROAD BIDS ACCEPTED
Award Contracts for Construction of
Twenty Miles.

Contracts We're signed today by
the state highway commission for
construction OF 10.60S miles of State
I'd. 8. between Crown Point and
Hebron, and 1882 miles of Ri. Il,
between Marion and Mt. Etna. The
Indiana Paving Company Of Roches-
ter offer Of S1S4,411 on Rd. was
accepted and the Cunningham Con-
struction Company, Indianapolis,
bid Of $193,9S6 was low on Rd. II.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-04-14
BY Smedley ID. Butler


Kings are passe in America, but
position still rules.
l learned that when ] began to
look for the "army behind the
army" l war, the people at home
are really responsible for the sue
cess or failure of the army at the
front. No war was ever won with
out their stanch support.
In this war for impartial law en-
forcement, the army behind the
army was behind US, all right-but,
oh, how far behind.
The very citizens whose clamor
for a cleanup had caused the mayor
to draft my services, didn't stand up.
The reason for this lack of sup
port is a genuine belief in the divine
right of position-social, financial,
and political position. Bankers want
Turn TO Page 3
The Indianapolis times., 1926-04-14

The name Of DIR. Elizabeth Conger,
city dog poundmaster. was the first
entered today in the Unique Woman
Contest of The Indianapolis Times
and the Business Women's Depart
ment of the indianapolis WOmans $
Department Club.
Mrs. Robert KroecKel, 1910 ~.
Capitol Ave, entered the name of
The Indianapolis times., 1926-04-14
CHIEF FOR
BEER WITH
LIGHT KICK
Andrews Tells Senators He
Believes 1t Would Aid
Enforcement.
is SILENT ON WINES
Wet Prosecution to Rest Case
Thursday.

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON. April 14.-Lin-
coin c. Andrews. Federal prohibi-
ton car, today came out in favor
of legalizing beer of low alcoholic
content.
: He told the Senate prohibition in
vestigating committee he believed
The Indianapolis times., 1926-04-14
GROVE CONGRATULATED
Victory in Defeating Mckinley in
Senate Is Noted.

j. p. OMahony, p. j. Harmon and
J. j. Liddy today telegraphed con.
gratulations on behalf of the Indiana
anti-World Court committee, to
Robert Emmett Grove, States attor-
ney, on the victory Of his organiza-
ton in defeating Mckinley and pro-
court cohorts in the Senate.
I'VE feel all the more grateful to
you and Chicago friends because
Senators Watson y and Robinson
spoke and voted against entering the
League Of Nations by the back
door," it is said.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-04-14
GILLIOM IN WASHINGTON
Water Case TO Be Argued Before
United States Court.

Attorney General Arthur i. Gill
liam, accompanied by his assistant
Edward NJ. White, left for Wash.
ington, d. c., today where they will
participate in oral arguments on the
Indianapolis Water Company valu-
alton case before the United States
Supreme Court.
Gilliom said the arguments prob
ably will be held Thursday after
noon Taylor e. Groninger, former
city corporation counsel, and Ben
1amin Perk, accountant. are in
Washington to assist IN the case.
The city and the public service com.
mission are appealing from the
$19,000,0Q0 valuation allowed the
company in Feedral Court.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-04-14
C0URT-MARTIAL
HEARS DOCTORS
Buffers Testimony Under
Fire Again.
RI Tinted Press

BIZ United Press
MARINE BASE, SAN DIEGO,
Cal, April 14.-The testimony OF
Gen. Smedley Butler against Col.
Alexander S. Williams, accused o9
having been so intoxicated as to be
unfit for duty, once more was under
attack of defense witnesses at to.
days session of Williams court
martial.
Medical experts were brought to
the military court in az effort to
prove the defense contention that
Colonel Williams was i'll on the night
The Indianapolis times., 1926-04-14
JEWAR WILL PROBATED
Property of Standard Metal Com
pany Founder Left to Widow.

The will of Joseph F. Jewar,
founder Of the Standard Metal Com
pany, who died Sunday, was pro-
bated today in Probate Court.
Fletcher Savings and Trust Com
pany qualified as executor and
trustee. The will included real
estate valued at approximately $4,000
and personal property totaling about
100000.
Under the terms OF the viii the
real estate and personal property
goes to the widow, Herressa E.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-04-14

AA1AAAA AANaAAN ANfAA - -
Volstead Act to
encourage mil d
alcoholic bever-
ages would aid
enforcement Of
prohibition.
Andrews, a n.
swering q ques'
ton, concerning
his opinion on
strict Government
superv isio of
beer distribution,
said:
II think Il
would aid law en-
forcement."
For Hotels. Homes
T h @ question
The Indianapolis times., 1926-04-14
WARD WILL ACT
ON BOOZE LEAK
Order for Destruction Of
Squibb Stock on Way
From Chicago.

With a mandate ordering destruc.
ton Of the w. p. Squibb Company
liquor on the way to Indianapolis
from the United States Circuit
Court OF Appeals, United States Dis
trict Attorney Albert Ward, in
Evansville today, in a long distance
telephone conversation. announced
he would begin an investigation of
the disappearance of $50 cases from
the local Federal Bldg, Immediately
on his arrival here, Thursday eve
ming.
The mandate, if mailed from Chi
cago today, will arrive here Thurs
day morning.
Ward indicated that before he had
left to attend court at Evansville he
had received instructions from At
torney General Sargent, in which
the report of Department Of Justice
Examiner A. j. Signaigo, showing
the amount Of liquor missing, was
included with orders to review the
facts and take criminal action if
necessary. Ward was in Chicago
Tuesday evening and then returned
to Evansville.
Too Busy
II was too busy to get into the
matter before / left Indianapolis"
he said.
At the time of the conversation
with Ward it was not known that
the mandate had been sent.
1t is believed the certification Of
a copy Of the mandate for the de
struction of the liquor by United
States Marshal Linus p. Meredith,
will not be delayed for Wards in
vestigation because figures on a
check in 1928 showing 1,445 full,
six partly filled and two empty cases,
are on the court records and n copy
of the report of Signaigo showing
theer are only 1923 cases in the
building. is said to be in the dis
trict attorneys hands.
Judge Robert c.. Baltzell who
originally ordered destruction Of the
liquor, is holding court in Evans
vile.
Possibility Advanced
Possibility that since Wards
investigation Of the situation had
been ordered by Washington that
the court might hold up certification
of a copy of the mandate was adj
vanced
Ward further said he tried to
carry out the orders OF the attor-
ney general indicating that the
investigation will be made.
Possibility of Ward gaining
enough evidence for grand jury pres
entation by May 5. when the spring
term opens, did not seem strong.
unless he has been working on the
case before this time.
Oscar Holman, prohibition agent,
who, with Capt. Addison Townsend.
special prohibition investigator,
checked the booze two years ago,
said no liquor was missing at that
time.
Shumaker Makes Statement
Bert Morgan, former prohibition
director, however, says Townsend
declared at that time that 900 cases
We're missing.
The Federal grand jury should
be called into session Immediately to
probe the bottom OF this thing,
find the leak and the party or parties
responsible for the leak and hew to
the line, let the chips fall where they
may" declared superintendent Ed
ward S. Shumaker OF the Indiana
Anti Saloon League.
Shumaker said the disappearance
of the liquor amounted to a "scan-
dal" in prohibition enforcement cir
cles.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-04-14

Hampers
Police
General Butler Says That
Moneyed Classes De-
mand Exemption.

Editors Note-This is the seventh in
stallment of General Buffers story OF
his work as head of Philadelphia police
and his dismissal early this year The
owns exclusive rights to the articles in
lhia tprri.OTV
The Indianapolis times., 1926-04-14
PATIENT MISSING

Mrs. Earl Gunter, 500 w. New
York St., called the police today to
aid in a search for her husband
Earl Gunter, 35, missing from Sun.
nyside sanitarium, where he recently
went for treatment.