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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-21
RETURN STOLEN BOY
Croatians Celebrate ChiId's
Homecoming.
Bn United Press

By United Press
DETROIT, Mich, Sept. 2l.-
Three-year old Frank Yergovich,
kidnapped and held for $4,000 ran
som for more than twenty-four
hours, was back home today.
His father, big Frank" Yergovich,
Croatian saloon keeper, denied that
he had paid any money for the re-
turn of his youngest, who was
dumped last night outside a lighted
residence in an outlying district.
Police were inclined to believe that
the kidnapers, two men and one
woman, were frightened by the city
wide alarm that had been raised.
One theory was that they were beer
runner enemies of the father.
There was high time in the Yer
govich saloon when the father, tears
streaming down his face, carried the
child back to his distracted wife.
The big Croatian "set EN- up" for
the 200 well-wishers gathered there.
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STATE BANKERS
ARRIVING HERE
FOR CONCLAvE
Vanguard Of Host of 81
Registers for Conven-
ton Set for Tomorrow.

Registration of the 500 Indiana
bankers attending the thirty-first
annual convention of the Indiana
Bankers Association here Thursday
and Friday, began al 2 o'clock this
afternoon at the Claypool.
Among early arrivals was Hugo
G. Rothert of Huntingburg, asso-
citation president. Late this after
noon the council of administration
was to meet and outline work Of
the convention. Council members
are: President Rothert; G. o.
Holiness, Gary; G. S. Kitterman,
Cambridge City; w. w. Bonner,
Greensburg; Rome c. Stephenson,
South Bend; Rollo N. Walter La
grange; j. G.. Wallick, Elkhart;
James Cronin, Jr, Hartford City;
F. D. Thompson, Edinburg; G. G.
Newlin, Terre Haute; Walter Hun
gerford, Shelbyville; w. M Wells.
Scottsburg, and a. j. Wedeking,
Dale.
This evenings program provides a
dinner honoring former presidents
at $50 p. m; musical for ladies at
$3.50 p. M, and the annual smoker
at the Athenaeum at 8 p. m.
Business of the convention opens
formally Thursday morning. Dick
Miller, Chamber of Commerce presi-
dent, will welcome the visitors. Craig
B. Hazlewood, Chicago, vice presi-
dent American Bankers Association,
will make the principa' address,
Better Banks and Bankers"
Thursday afternoons program in
cludes addresses by Philip zoercher,
tax commissioner; H. L. Russell,
Madison, Wis, dean College of Agri-
culture, University of Wisconsin,
andy c. H. Henderson, Cleveland,
vice president Union Trust Com
pany.
Following precedent, -Presi-
dent c. o. Holmes will be nominated
for the presidency when the nom
mating committee meets Thursday
afternoon. The annual banquet will
be held at the Claypool Thursday
night.
The highlight on Fridays program
will be an address by Hon. D. r.
Crissinger, Washington, Governor
Federal Reserve Board.
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HEARS Wild CLAIMS
DefunCt Bank Affairs Are
Before Judge.

Hearing on preferred claims of
Ralph S. Crowell, builder and con-
tractor, against the defunct j. F.
Wild and Company State bank was
held before Probate Judge Mahlon
E. Bash today. ~.
Claims of several other individuals
and companies were to be heard this
afternoon. The court is expected
to rule on them after testimony is
given.
Crowell said he had twelve pre-
ferred claims totalling about $21S,-
600. Eight of the claims were en-
sidered this morning. Crowell's
claims are on contracts for building.
Eugene H. Iglehart, a receiver of
the institution, testified the bank
has liquid assets of about $2,8O0,000
and that preferred claims will not
exceed 100000.
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OPENING C0NVOCATION
OF TERM HELD AT |. u.
President Bryan Speaks; Freshman
Event on Sept. rs.
By TYmes Special

ANCSAuchV bryan OpcdkSy FRESHMAN
Event on Sept. rs.
By TYtnes Special
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Sept. 21.--
The first convocation of the present
term at Indiana University was
held today with President William
Lowe Bryan speaking. Freshman
convocation will be held Sept. %
with Dean G. j. Sembower, Mrs.
Grace Philputt Young and DR.. AL
ford G. Kinsey as speakers.
3 The convocation schedule for the
term, following the first two, has
been announced as follows by DIR.
Will Scott, convocation committee
chairman:
Oct. 5-Piano recital by Mrs. Charles A.
Mosemiller Of the ]. U. School of Music.
Oct. 12-Riley birthday program by B.
oct. isGLectare BY Aususfe v. Desclos
assistant superintendent OF education In
Oct. 2s-violin recital by Miss winifred
Merrill Of the I. U. School OF Music
- NOV. 9-Lecture on Russia by A. l.. Nc
kenzie, newspaper man. who recently
Nov. 16-Music recital by Prof. D. D
Nye Of the I. U. School of music.
Nov. 20--Lecture by Mrs. Caroline Dale
Owen Snedaker Of New Harmony. on Rob-
II Dee s's 70P Piano recital by Prof. Ernest
Hoffzimmer of the I. u. School of Music.
Dec. 1EUniversity orchestra program.
Jan. ILLUSTRATED lecture on wild Ami.
NAL Outposts," by William Finley.
Jan. 11-Play by play. acting class Of
Jan. iSIHstudent Life in the Middle
Ages by Robert RAFT Of Scotland.
Jan. 25-University band program.
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his election, offered to sell him the
market master job for $4,000. AL
the defense character witnesses
testified Sipes reputation for truth
and veracity was Every bad"
Swisshelm read Sipe's testimony
in the newspapers and went to Du-
wallis home the same night to offer
to testify, and later conferred with
Duvalrs attorneys.
Upon roSs-examination Swiss
helm was asked: "You don't feel
very kindly toward Sipe, do you?"
mo, you bet I don't" lie replied.
Attends Mystery Meeting"
Cones, upon State ross-examina-
ton, admitted attending mystery
meeting" Monday night in Police
Chief Claude M. Worley's Office at
the police station. Fire Chief Jesse
Hutsell, Police Chief Worley, Fred
Council, safety board member, Ote
Dodson county politician, and Har-
vey Grabill, one of Duvall's attor-
neys, were present, Cones said.
Q--How long did it last? A
About thirty minutes.
Q-What time did you go down. A
About $3.50.
Odd you discuss this case? A
Il don't recall.
Q-Who called the meeting? A
1t was not a called meeting.
Not Kindly to Sipe.
Q--What was the occasion of
your getting together? A-There
was rumor and we wanted to hear
some more about it.
Q-yJhat was Graybill's business
there? Al don't know. He was
there when I got there.
The State concluded inquiSition
of Cones and defense lawyers once
more questioned him.
Q-Mr. Cones, this meeting had
nothing TO do with this case, did it?
A-Not at all. 1t wasn't even mem
toned.
Riser, admitted to State attorneys,
that he sold tires to the county, and
that lie didn't feel very kindly to-
ward Sipe"
Q-dave you talked this over with
Mr.. Swissheim? A-Yes.
Sells Tires to County
Q-Wnen was your last tire sale
to the county? About sixty days
ago.
Q-And before that? Awe sold
them for several years.
Q-Does Cassius c. Hogle and
County Commissioner Sutton buy
them from you for the county, A
Yes sir.
Stuck testified that he knew Sipe
when he was a constable and that
he had served several court sum-
mons on Stuck's employees.
Q-Didn's you like him because
he served them on your employees?
A--Not the way he served them.
Q-You are now basing his repu-
tation on the way he served sum-
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Found Lasting
Relief For Asthma


Folks who have sat up and
choked all night from asthma or
bronchial trouble, will be glad to
learn how w. H. Hughes, 1854 w.
28th st., indianapolis, got entirely
rid Of the disease. He writes:
Il suffered severely from asthma for
3 years. I choked up, and had to sleep
sitting up in chair, often for days
Mt a time, didn't take my clothes Off
4 had no appetite, could work only
half the time, and life was absolute
misery. Just before l began taking
Nacor in April, 1926, l was completely
down, unable to work and didn't go to
bed for weeks. In four days, relief
came and / could sleep in bed with
out trouble. / formerly weighed 22S
pounds. Asthma took me down TO 100
pounds. ] am back up TO 202 pounds,
feeling fine and have never had re-
turn Of the asthma"
You will enjoy reading many other
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and have had no return of the trouble.
These letters and also ar interesting
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portance about these diseases, will be
sent free by Nacor Medicine Co., Alb
State Life Bldg, Indianapolis, Ind. No
matter how serious your case, write or
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Advertisement.
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DEATH CLAIMS
STATES SENATOR
Rowland H. Hill, RuShviIIe,
Is Paralysis Victim.

BIZ United Press
RUSHVILLE. Ind, Sept. 21.-
State Senator Rowland H. Hill, 40,
who represented Rush, Shelby and
Hancock counties in the last Legis-
lature and before that served a
term representing Rush, Fayette
and Hancock counties, died at his
home at Carthage today of paraly-
sis.
Senator Hills death was sudden.
He suffered a stroke last night from
which he did not recover. Two
years ago he suffered a similar
stroke.
Since 1914, he had been one of
the executives of the. Hill Grain and
Coal Company.
In the last Legislature, he VS.,
chairman of the Senate committee
on employing assistants and of the
Senate committee on joint rules
and railroads.
The widow survives him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-21
U. S. CAPITAL TO PERSIA
British IndustriaIists Worried By
Yankee Enterprises.

BIZ United Press
LONDON, Sept 21.-The con-
tinued flow of American capital into
Persia is causing British industrial
lists considerable worry, principally
due to fears that none of the con-
tracts there will fall to British firms.
The largest and most important
scheme in Persia will be a railroad
from the capital, Teheran, to Khur
Musa, near BaSra, where an up-to-
date port will be constructed. This
port will be the official outlet for
goods sent by way of the Persian
gulf. Another important railway is
to be built from Mohammevah, on
the Persian gulf, to Bendor-i-Gaz,
on the southern shores of the Cas-
plan sea.
In addition to these railway devel-
opments, number of canals are
being built and a considerable con-
struction scheme of roads is planned.
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Leader i'm Red Russia
once Indiana Student
Jacob Borodin Attended
Valparaiso University
in 1908.

By Times Special
VALPARAISO, Ind, Sept. 21.-
Jacob Borodin, believed in some cir
cles to be destined as the next die
tator of Red Russia. was a student i'll
Valparaiso University here in 1908.
and it was here that he met Fania
Orilpk, also a student, who is now
his wife.
DR.. Henry A. Krasnow, Chicago,
secretary of the Russian Medical
Soci5 v, recalls Borodin's ten-year
stay In Chicago and his association
with him in conducting the Progress
sive Preparatory School, the frs
of its kind in that city.
Borodin during the earlier pa;
of his residence in this country was
known as Michael >Gruzenberg,
which he later shortened to Michael
Berg.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-21
STRESSES NEED
OF STATEWIDE
UTILITIES RULES
Essential for Protection of
Public and Companies,
~ Says Wilde.

"State-wide regulation of public
utilities is absolutely essential both
for protection of public utilities and
continued efficient functioning of
utilities" was the keynote of a
speech by Carl Wilde, Indianapolis,
today at the eighth annual conven-
ton of the Indiana Telephone AS
ISOLATION at the Claypool.
Wilde, who formerly was director
of service for the public service com
mission Of Indiana, was the first
speaker on the morning program.
Regulation Of public utility rates
by charter, franchise or contract is
unwise, because it is inf1exible," he
said. Adjustment of Statewide
regulation where it has once been
obtained, would be calamity both
to the utilities and the public"
Warning to Public
F. b. MacKinnon, Chicago, presi-
dent of the United States Independ-
ent Telephone Association, sounded
a warning to the public to analyze
statements of investment houses Of
fering telephone securities.
Frank E. Bohn, FIT. Wayne, vice
president and general manager of
the Home Telephone and Telegraph
Co, spoke on "The Safety and Sc
curity of Our Business" A. l..
Stadermann, Terre Haute, secretary
and engineer of the Citizens indie
pendent Telephone Company, spoke
on Engineering AS Applied to the
Telephone Business" The talk was
a technical outline of telephony.
Technical Problems Talked
G.. L. Jones, Athens, Ohio, presi-
dent of the Ohio Independent Tele-
phone Association and the Athens
Home Telephone Company, gave an
outline of technical and business
problems confronting telephone
companies in Ohio.
The afternoon session was given
over to technical discussion.
A banquet in the Riley room of
the Claypool this evening will close
the days session. Frederick Lands,
Logansport, will speak.
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mons on your. employees? A-Not
altogether.
Q-But in large measure? A
Not altogether.
Lew Shank on Stand
The defense rested at 1850 a. m
Immediately after a recess. Former
Mayor Lew Shank was called to the
stand by the State for rebuttal.
He remained only a few minutes,
however, because the defense OBJ
jected to the first important ques-
ton asked by States counsel.
Q-Do you know John Duvall?
A-Slightly.
Odd you see him at your
house the day Armitage came to
your house? Ayes.
Q-Where was he? Ale was in
his car.
Odd you have conversation
with him? Ayes.
Object to Question
Odd he say to you, ''I want you
to go along with me in the election
and said if you did he would make
you superintendent of parks?" and
did you give him three reasons why
you would not do it, namely, be-
cause you didn't believe in APP
pointing persons who did not sup
port a candidate and that you hadn't
supported him; that you wouldn't
have r. Walter Jarvis job because
Jarvis was not well; and that you
would not be connected with an adj
ministration in which George v.
Coffin was acting, and that you told
him to watch out for Coffin, because
ne would get him (DuvalD in trou-
BILE? And did he say to you that
Coffin, was not going to have any,
thing to do with the administration?
The defense objected on the
grounds that the testimony should
have been introduced in chief and
not in rebuttal.
Winks at Reporters
Shank sat on the stand during the
fifteen minutes of argument, turning
the witness chair around and wink
ing at a group of newspaper report
ers at the press table.
Judge Cassius G. Shirley sustained
the objections temporarily and said
he would reconsider if the State
could present authorities. Shank
was told to be prepared to return.
When the former mayor left the
witness stand he leaned over the
press table, exhibiting colorful
checked tie.
"Ain't that a keen one?" he asked
and left the courtroom through the
rear entrance.
Court Reporter Testifies
Norman Metcalf, shorthand repor-
ter, followed Shank, taking his own
testimony as he talked.
Remy asked him whether or not
he took the testimony of Oscar L.
Hupp, a defense witness, before the
grand jury May 10, 1927, in which
Hupp is said to have related that
Klansmen in a downtown meeting
pledged support to Duvall.
Metcalf's answer Eyes" was OBJ
jected to on the grounds that wit
ness's testimony. could not be i'm
peached on rebuital.
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Glass flowers, already popular as
table decorations, are now to appear
as trimmings for hats and in chap
lets for brides.
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DUVALL TESTIMONY

During the time he read the
QUESTIONABLE Henninger faced the
audience most of the time" Kern
testified. There was nothing sale
about percentage, and when went
to the platform some of the can
didates were behind a curtain that
had been drawn. There might have
been some conversation about per-
centage then. I don't know.
II didn't answer any of the ques-
lions or subscribe to any of them
Q-You were Endorsed for school
commissioner by the Khan? A
7 don't know of any formal in
dorsement. I was a candidate in
the run-off primary of the Khan
That is, I don't know whether ]
was or not. Would I be candidate
if they put me in? was victorious
in the run-off primary"
Q-Was Duvall in the run-off
A-No.
HE didn't have any opposition
did he?" johnson added.
fitting black hat and black coat
followed Kern to the stand. She
wore blonde stockings and strapped
patent leather pumps.
"Give Charlie the Money"
Robinson testified that William G.
Buser, brother-i n-law of the mayor
called him Sunday, Nov. 8, 1925, and
told him to come to Duvall's house
that evening.
Q-What did he give you when
you arrived? "A check for $4,000
and a note.
Q-Do you have the note? Al
have not.
Q--Was it addressed to you?
Ayes.
Q-Do you remember the sub
stance of it? Ayes.
Cashed at Bank
Q-Tell the jury what it said? G.
The note he gave me said something
like this: "Give Charlie the money
on this check"
Q-Was it signed? Ayes, by
Mr.. Duvall.
He said he got the money on the
check from the Marion County State
banks corresponding bank, the In
diana National Bank. He said it
was $4,000 in currency and he took
it to his room at the Seminole Hotel,
where he delivered it to Buser.
On cross-examination, Robinson
said the amount was charged to
Duvall's account Immediately.
Wanted Large Bills"
Robinson testified that the note
from Duvall which Buser brought
him along with the $4,000 check
made payable to cash, said "give
large bills" The money-was OBJ
tanned by a draft on the Indiana
National Bank, he said.
Odd you have sufficient
number of large bills at the Marion
County State Bank? A-No. we
seldom carry large bills.
l.. G.. Swissheln1, auto accessory
dealer, 542 E. Washington St.; Frank
Cones, board of works and county
council member; Robert r. Riser, r
R. H, Box 3l2, automobile tire dis
tributer, and Frank Stuck, garage
and bus line operator, Beech Grove
were next introduced by the defense
as character witnesses against
Frank Sipe.
| Sipe testified that Duvall, after
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build a wall of mo promise of pat
ronage to the Khan" by Mayor John
L. Quail to refute the testimony
given by the States star witness,
William H. Armitage, the opening
day of the trial of Duvall on charges
of violating the corrupt practices
act.
Charles w. Kern, school board
member, 1907 Healing Ave-, was the
days first witness. Kern was elected
to the school position in 1925 and
is now member of the majority
faction of the group.
He testified to attending the
meeting in the E. Tenth st. commu-
nifty house in March, 1925, when the
Rev. George S. Henninger, pastor,
read a series of questions to Duvall
and other candidates for office be-
fore an audience Of 1900 Klansmen.
Olunt Gee OduutudteS
Q-Had Duvall filed his papers of
candidacy when the meeting was
held? Al don't know.
Q-Were any other school candi-
dates there? Al didn't see any.
Estate the subject Of what was
read to the candidates and audience
by Henninger? Al remember it
as a lengthy article, a sort of a
QUESTIONABLE. Some of the queries
were: do you pledge yourself to
support the government and Consti-
tuition of the United States?
'sDo you believe in strict enforce
ment of all local and Indiana laws2
do you believe in enforcement of
the Eighteenth Amendment as it
now exists?"
I was listening intently at the
time, but that was two years ago
and have forgotten some of them.
I remember two were directly about
the school board"
One on School Attendance
One was, do you believe in COM
pulsory attendance of all children
in the free public schools of the city
of Indianapolis" and another was
do you believe in daily reading of
the Bible in the public schools in
the city of Indianapolis?"t
Q-Was there a question asked
that in consideration of support of
the Khan the elected candidates
would name percentage of Klans-
men to official positions? A-That
was not in it.
Q-Was there anything, in effect,
of a pledge of patronage of go or
more per cent. to the Khan, pro-
vided the Khan applicants would
measure up to the others applying
for the places? A-That was not in
the QUESTIONABLE.
Q--Anything at all said about
percentage? A--No sir.
Some Pledge Support
He said after reading the docu-
ment Henninger turned to the can
uludUtS dIlu dchCQ bllClAl IL vllCy
would strive to support the clauses
of it. He said some of them re-
piled, "I will" or IT do" while. he
testified he heard several say mo. -
He said Republicans and Demo-
Gratis were in attendance. He de-
clared he could see the front row
in which Duvall was sitting and did
not see any Of the candidates, in
GLIDING Duvall, raise their left hands
the voting sign" of the Khan
He testified that Henninger laid
the paper on a desk on the plat
form and left.
On cross-examination by Special
Prosecutor Emsley w. Johnson the
witness said he had talked to at
torneys for Duvall about the meet
ing before taking the stand. He
said he believed he had discussed
it several times in the last two
years.
Thirty-fiv Candidates Present
GLOW many candidates were
theres About thirty-five.
Q-And you heard nothing said
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Usually you have to search for
the horn, anyway, so why not do it
the Laddergram way? After seven
steps it appears like magic. Re-
member. the letters OF each new
word must not be transposed, and
only a single letter may be changed
in each rung. When the answer ap-
pears with our next ladder, COM
pare it with yours and see if you can
beat the authors construction
Solution Of Clubs Trump: I, Clubs;
2, Clubs; 3, Chums; a, Chump; S,
Thump; 6, Trump.
Copyright by Public Ledger
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Coroner Orders Autopsy

Coroner G. H. Keever, today Or
dered an autopsy over the body of
Mrs. Mary Blackman, 48, of 638
Douglas st. Mrs. Blackman was
found dead in bed yesterday by her
daughter, Alalee, who was forced
to climb in window to gain en-
trance.
Evening star., 1927-11-27
CARDINAL FIVE TO ENTER
l8 GAMES DURING WINTER
All But Z of the Engagements Booked for Spacious
Brookland FlOor-L0cal Colleges Will Clash
With Team Again Directed by Rice.

0HAELIE MORAN, Catholic
University director of ath-
letios. last night announced
~ m 1S-came basket ball sched-
ulc. including II home en-
Gagemcnts. for the Cardinals. y
couple more contests may he added.
High SPOTS of the card are home and
home games with George Washington
and American University. the annual
foray into the North. the yearly tilt
with Navy and hom, contests with A
number of leading schools of this Soc
ton.
George Washington is to he met al
G.. L.. January q and on the COionials'
floor February % in the Cardinals
final game. American University will
he engaged on the Methodists' court
January IL and ut C. L. on February
/. G. u. twice defeated American L.
last season and broke even in two
for January II at G.. L., is the only
other school of the local group. to he
played. Crescent a. c. will he tackled
at Brooklyn. n. Y, and Fordham the
following day at New York. City Col
lege of New York will he played in
the big town February II. The tilt
with the Navy is set for February s.
University of Baltimore is the first
team on the Cardinals schedule. being
down for n game in the Brookland
gym December IA.
With but one member of last Win
ters sterling team-Eddie keale. right
forWard-lOst the Cardinals will he
gin practice tomorrow with the pros
pect that the team will be able TO
match the fine record made last sea-