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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15
Smith and Bronte 780 Miles Northeast of
Hawaii When They Flash Appeal
for Aid by Radio.
SPEED PLANS FOR RESCUE EFFORT
Fast Planes, Ships and Submarines Ordered
Out; Bird of Paradise" Craft
Will Scour Sea.

UHtcd Prc
SAN FRANCISCO, July 15.-Ernie Smiths jinx, which
prevented him two occasions from leaving for Hawaii forced
his plane City of Oakland aght the Pacific Ocean today
after had flown almost Of the distance to Homo
lulu
With their goal almost at hand Smith and Emery Bronte
radoed that they landing in the water because their
line insufficient carry them estimated 500 miles to the
island of Maui.
1t meant apparent failure for Smiths third transPachc
flight attempt His first efforts resulted in false starts
Bird of Paradise Goes to Rescue
HONOLULU, July 15.-Fate in a grim mood
when the Armys tri-moored Bird of Paradise made
ready today fly into the PACIFIC the relief of the City
of Oakland which attempted unsuccesfuly the
larger plane to Hawaii. .
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LAUGH FOR JACKSON
Governor Has No Comment
on Steve Letters.

"If you got this from Stephenson,
it's all right. Go ahead and publish
it," saidf Governor Jackson today,
when a Times reporter showed him
a copy Of the D. c. Stephenson let
ter asserting he spent more than
$4,000 in Jackson's political behalf.
"I do not want to comment upon
it," added the Governor.
The Governor laughed when he
read the part of the letter referring
to his failure to answer fifty Of Ste
phenson's letters.
Pliny Wolfard, secretary to Gov
ernor Jackson, when shown the
letter, smiled as he read about the
unanswered letters and remarked:
Eyes, remember that corre-
spondence. 1t was not answered"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15
GOVERNOR TO
PAROLE dale;
fine STANDS
Recommendations of State
Farm Trustees Will Be
Carried Out.
ESCAPES 9O-DAY TERM
Editor to Be Released When
He Presents Self After
Mandate is Certified.

The Indiana State Farm trustees
recommended TO Governor Jackson
today that George Dale, Muncie ed
kor, "be given parole under usual
conditions without remission of
fine"
Governor jackson announced that
he would carry out the boards
recommendation ordering Dale's pa
role after he had been to the Farm.
This means that Dale will escape
serving the ninety-day sentence
given him by Circuit Judge Clarence
w. Dearth of Muncie on contempt
Of court charge, but must pay the
$500 fine given him.
The trustees heard Dales clemen-
cy plea, referred to them by Jack
son. Wednesday. Their report was
received by the Governor this morn
ing.
Trustee J. T. Boyd did not con-
cur in the parole recommendation.
Those signing it we're John R.
Jones. j. G. Klingler and G. C.
Huestis.
Attorney Thomas v. Miller based
the clemency plea on the contention
that the truth of Dale's charges of
hand picked" juries against Dearth,
for which he was sentenced, was
proven in the Dearth impeachment
trial before the State Senate.
Jackson will order that Dale be
released on parole when he presents
himself at the Farm after the State
Supreme Court judges next Tues
day. certify the mandate in the case
from the United states Supreme to
the Muncie Court. Dale lost an ap-
peal to the United States Supreme
Court.
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horse before he was candidate for
Governor and the check seems to
have been dated Sept. IL. 1923.
"I am sure that the horse was
brought to our stables as Jackson's
considerably later than that, about
year later, in my recollection.
II never knew either Jackson or
Stephenson to come to the stables
after the horse, but know that 1t
often was taken TO Jackson's home
and sometimes tied out there.
We had some other horses in the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15
Indeed There No. NO Negh N9ighN

stable that Stephenson rode. One
was a black mare that belonged to
another man. I never heard of
Stephenson riding The Senator"
George M. Walstead is re-
cuperating from a serious illness on
an eighty-acre farm near Morgan
town. A son, Robert, Is with him,
and a daughter is employed in IN
dianapolis as a secretary.
walstead was manager Of tire In
diana Collateral Loan Company, IN
the Bankers Trust building several
months ago.
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to the stables and took it out to ride.
Later, an order was received from
Fred Butler, secretary to D. G. Ste
phenson, who paid the bills for the
horses keep, that the horse be not
allowed out of the stables except on
written order of D. G. Stephenson.
Thereafter the horse was not
taken out except for exercise by em-
ployes of the stables.
Eventually, written order fol-
lowed a telephone call from Butler,
who said the horse had been sold by
Stephenson, and the horse and its
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15

The Army's trans-Pacifc
Fokker was ready for ten
hours flying.
It's start depended upon whether
steamships we're able to locate the
monoplane in which Ernest Smith
and Emery Bronte radioed they
would land on the sea, approx
mately $40 miles of the Island of
Maui.
Two pursuit planes were being
conditioned at Wheeler field for
emergency, subject to further or
ders.
Capt Lowell Smith. one Of the
Arnay's around the world fliers, was
appointed commander of the Bird
of Paradise.
Visibility Is Fair
Visibility was fairly good of the
islands as daylight came.
The sky was cloudy, but 1t was
believed would not interfere with
efforts of ships and the Bird of
Paradise to locate the Smith plane.
The steamship Wilhelmina, speed
ing to the position last reported by
Smith, had been in no further COM
munication with the plane, The last
message was received at 7;50 a. m,
Pacific coast time. saying: please
send help"
Major Wheeler. commander at
Wheeler flying field, communicated
with Luke field regarding relief
plans.
Smith asked for tugboats and
planes.
II was believed the fastest boats
available would be rushed to their
help. Submarines also may be sent.
Radio Works All Night
In San Francisco and Honolulu,
the army radio beacons ceaselessly
kept sending their beam signals
across the ocean, hoping that the in
visible fingers of wireless would
guide the fiers to their destination.
Near San Francisco, the Federal
Telegraph Company, the navy radio,
the army radio, the Radio Corpora
ton of America and dozens Of anna
teur stations spent the night trying
to pick up radio signals from the
plane.
In Honolulu both army and navy
radio and the Radio corporation
we're manning their stations and
using every known means to catch
signals.
Steamer Hears Signals
AT midnight "a a. m. Eastern day.
light time) the steamer La Prusina,
1000 miles out of San Francisco,
reported hearing weak radio sig
nails, which might have been the
planes call, WLO.
The last definite word heard from
the City of Oakland, however, was
at z D. m, Pacific coast time, when
the Federal Telegraph Company
and the army radio here picked up
wireless from the plane giving its
position as 735 miles out. The city
of Oakland had been averaging
ninety miles an hour.
1t was believed interference and
atmospheric conditions might be
preventing shore stations from get
ting the planes signals.
From the start at Oakland Air.
port at 10:39 a. m. yesterday, Smith
and his companion, Emory Bronte,
were flying through fog until late
in the day. About two hours after
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15

in checks sent by Fred Butler, Ste
phenson's secretary, some of the
boys thought that Stephenson was
footing the bill for Jackson. Later
on we were told that Stephenson
had bought the horse from Jackson,
and after that the horse never went
to Jackson's home.
"The Senator came to our stables
early in the fall Of 1924 and was
with us about eight months. / see
that Governor jackson says he re-
ceived Stephenson's check for the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15

equipment was taken from the barn.
The foregoing briefly told is the
story of George M. Walstead, who
owned the stables where The Sem
ator was quartered before he be-
came an important factor in the
controversy as to whether Ed Jack
son, now Governor, received a check
for $500 from D. G. Stephenson as
payment for a horse as contribu-
ton to his campaign fund.
"All have to say is that If Ste
phenson paid Jackson $4,000 for The
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15
DIRECTORS ARE GUESTS
AT BOYS CLUB CAMP

Twenty Six visitors Entertained Mt
NobIesville Outing.
Twenty-six directors and friends
we're guests of VIII Wertz. superin-
tendent, and sixty-ilve young men,
bers of the Boys Club Association,
Thursday evening at the annual
camp outing.
The camp is four miles northwest
of Noblesville.
The boys staged baseball game
and relay races preceding dinner.
After dinner, some of the older boys
put on swimming and diving ex-
hibition.
There will be four more camp
periods before camp closes in
August.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15

Senator, he paid too damned much,"
says Walstead.
THE Senator was big horse and
good looking, but he stumbled and
never was a very safe horse to
ride. ! had another horse which I
called Senator and 1 wouldn't
have taken two of the Stephenson
horses Tor him. I sold my Senator
for 5000.
IF they moved the decimal point
and put the price of The Senator
at $3.50, I might believe 1t, but I
don't think any one would be fool
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Hourly Temperatures

ish enough to pay $2,500 for this
horse. I know Stephenson never
let any one take advantage of him
when he bought. He paid cash and
expected cash to count.
There was pretty good equipment
with The Senator. An English rid
ing saddle that I suppose would
cost, retail about SIS, went with the
horse.
When this horse first came into
our stables we understood that it
was Jackson's When we began to
receive board money. SIS month
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15
$500 MILES IN CANOE
Nome to Seattle Voyage Planned by
Business Man.

Bu United Press
NOME, July 15.-Fred w. Yenney,
local business man, is planning a
Nome to-Seattle voyage in kyak,
or Eskimo skin canoe, propelled by
an outboard motor. He plans to
start the 3,500-mile trip in August.
If successful he. may continue to
New York by way of the Panama
canal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15
JUDGE is FOR KELLY

Right to Sit on FIagpole Is Upheld
in Court.
BIZ United Press
BUFFALO, N. Y. July 15.-Man's
inalienable right to sit on a flag.
pole If he wants to has been upheld
by Supreme Court Justice George
Pierce here, and Alvin (Shipwreck)
Kelly today perched triumphant on
his slender shaft.
Justice Pierce made permanent
an injunction restraining Mayor
Schwab and other city officials from
forcing Kelly to stop sitting. A man
on a fiagpole breaks no laws, the
Justice held.
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matter what happened, would en-
gage In no retaliation. Fulfilling my
promise to you, sat quiet and per-
mitted the foulest and and most
evil vultures who ever preyed on
human character to attack my good
name unchallenged in the State of
Indiana.
The effect of their evil deeds has
been negligible, but further sur
render of my rights would be supine
cowardice and I feel that no one
has a right to ask me to further
surrender my personal integrity and
my good name in the State Of In
diana.
Silence Policy Before
1t has been my policy to say moth
ing whatever TO you about the work
I have done in your behalf, but the
few times that I have seen yor dur
ing the past three months, you have
taken occasion to remind me of the
dishonesty and treachery of my
faithful friends, Klenck and Gentry,
and I promised you that I would
prevent Klenck from ever enjoying
the pleasure of visiting his wife
and family during this political
campaign.
Why you did not want him to en-
JOY this pleasure, I assume was be-
cause of the stories which were
brought to you by dishonest in
dividuals who are unworthy of the
respect of their neighbors and
friends.
Promised Framing
Mr.. Bossert and his brother, in
conjunction with man by the
name Of Tague, who Is district Judge
in Franklin and Union Counties,
have been promising all summer
that they would frame some kind
of law suit against me on which
they could issue a warrant for my
arrest, in order to humiliate me.
Almost all Of this week has been
devoted by them to that assault
In the height of their attack upon
me succeeded in uncovering the
real truth about the group of GRIM
inals who destroyed my yacht at
Toledo. I obtained long affidavit
from one of them which to my mind
definitely fixed the responsibility
for the deed of vandalism COM
mitted by Evans and Bossert CO.
! horts at Toledo, Ohio, on June 81.
when they destroyed my boat.
Proof in Check Book
want to recite in fairness to N.Y.
self the following facts which, hap
PLY, are not matter of conjecture,
but are matter of record, and can
be sustained by my check book.
which is available for the inspection
OF any one who desires to look
| into it.
am employing fourteen men to
travel in the State in the interest
OF your candidacy. This expense,
together with such workers of nv
Office as I could justly include, who
devoted all of their time to politics,
is 1851 per week.
At the instigation of yourself and
Mr.. Walb I financed the La Fol-
lette candidate for Governor to the
extent of $3,826. Upon direction
from you ! have paid to Mr.. Holt
the sum of 5000 and have further
obligated myself to him. also paid
Mrs. Martha Marson $500 and will
probably pay her some more before
the campaign is over. Upon your
direction, at the request of Mr.. Nc
Coy. in your behalf, I employed two
operators in Democratic headquar-
terS at salary of $75 per week and
expenses. This cost has run $943
to date.
Bought Badges
This week I sent out little over
J 100000 letters together with Jack
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15

of the claims of Stephenson
upon the confidence Of Jack
son.
Tells of Fake Candidacy
In addition to the claim that he
had spent $73,216 in the PRIMARY
and an invitation to go owe The
check books to prove it. Stephenson
at that time was telling the Gov
ernor of other activities.
He declared that at the instigation
of the Governor and Clyde Walb,
the Republican chairman, he had
financed the fake of La Toilette
candidate for Governor.
The newspaper files show that
there was such candidate, D. w.
Raymond of Valparaiso, who had
fled it under the La Toilette name
by petition.
y The files show that the La Fol-
.Iette,. committee protested and de-
nounced him as an imp plsse 1, placed
there to reduce the chances OF La
Toilette voters casting their votes
for the Democratic State ticket.
1t is a matte of history that when
the committee fought before the
election commission to force the
withdrawal of Raymond from the
use of the La Toilette name, the
newspapers said that the attorney
for Raymond was the lawyer for
Stephenson.
Reference Borne Out
The reference to the lawsuit
which Stephenson wrote that he
was to bring is borne out by the fact
that on the following day, Oct. II,
1924, Stephenson did file in the
Federal Court suit against Evans
and Bossert for $125,000 and
charged conspiracy to burn his
yacht.
The letter is important because it
reveals what Stephenson was saying
long before he was in danger of
jails or prisons.
1t was the letter of a man who
saw q rival capturing the object Of
his political affections. The lam
guage is unmistakably that of Ste
phenson.
Refused to Answer Letters
The letter reveals the complaint
of Stephenson that jackson would
not answer his letters. He says that
he has written fifty and got no
word in reply. He explains that he
is sending this letter to the home
of jackson, not to his Office, because
be wants reply.
y The letter, cannot be in any way
construed as evidence of anything
except what Stephenson as thinking
on Oct. 10, 1924. The stenographer
whose initials show that she wrote
the letter has been missing since
Stephenson was arrested on the
murder charge.
They are those of Ivy Dickinson,
who then was employed by him and
who, say the former associates and
employ of Stephenson, wrote his
most confidential letters.
The letter Of which this original
carbon copy is in the hands of The
Times, dictated by Stephenson on
Oct. 10, 1924, reads:
Major Ed. jackson,
$3.50 E. Washington ST.,
indianapolis, Ind.
Dear Major: Self defense and the
rights of my property, as well as
my own liberty and well-being,
compel me to file the law suit which
is being filed in Federal Court
Saturday. I hope you will not mis-
understand, because contemplated
this thing long and carefully before
] did it.
You will remember last summer
when you came into my Office and
asked me to promise you that no
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15
BOY BITTEN BY MONKEY
Harold Davidson, 6, Being Treated
to Prevent Blood Poisoning.

Harold Davidson, 6. son of Mr..
and Mrs. Wesley Davidson, 1910 N.
Pershing Ave., has decided that it
does not pay to monkey" with a
monkey.
When Harold walked past the
home of Roy j. Wilson, 1901 N. Tre-
mont, where two monkeys are kept,
Thursday night, one of the animals
leaped at him and bit his right leg
below the knee. He was treated by
physicians in an effort to prevent
blood poisoning. Police said the
boys had teased the monkey previ-
ously.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15
There was a horse.

It was a Kentucky sorrel horse
about 6 years old, named The Sem
ator.
1t was stabbed at boarding and
training stable in Irvington, owned
)by George M walstead, whose pres
ent address Is 1.-THE willows" Nor
gantown, Ind.
When the horse was received at
the Walstead stables, it was known
as Ed Jacksons horse and members
Of Jackson's family frequently came
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15
BRIDGE FALLS; EIGHT DIE
Thirty Persons Injured in Tragedy
During Forest Fete.

BIT JHWed Press
LONDON, July 15.-Eight persons
were killed and thirty injured when
a bridge collapsed during forest
fete in the village of Alar Rel Rey
in Palencia, said an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch from Madrid today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15
APPROVE BALLOON RACE
National Association Puts o. X. on
Transfer to Detroit.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, July Is. - The
Gordon Bennett cup international
balloon race has been formally
transferred from Denver to Detroit,
the National Aeronautic association
announced today. The date is set
for Sept. 5.
Sixteen balloons have been en-
tered from eight countries including
Great Britain, Italy, Germany, Bel
gium, Switzerland, France. Spain
and the United States.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15
PLAN AUSTRALIAN HOP

Three Aviators on Way to San
Francisco for Start.
Bn United Press
SYDNEY, Australia, July 49,
Three aviators to-day were aboard
the steamer Takiti for San Fran
cisco, where they will undertake a
flight back to Sydney. They sailed
yesterday.
Their route calls for stops at
Honolulu, Tanning Islands, the
Phoenix Group. Samoa, Fiji. New
Caledonia and Brisbane.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15
FANATICS DIE IN FIRE

Bodies Of Fourteen Members of
Cult Found.
BIZ United Press
LONDON, July 15.-Bodies of
fourteen religious fanatics holding
the doctrine of death by fire have
been discovered in chapel at Kus-
tania, Siberia, a dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Warsaw reported.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15
DOES o'HIGGINS' WORK

President COSgr0ve Takes COMMAND
of Two Ministries. "a
BIZ United Press
DUBLIN, July l5.-President Will
liam T. Cosgrave Of the Irish Free
State announced that for the pres
ent he would take command Of the
ministries Of justice and external
affairs held by Kevin O'Higgins
who was slain Sunday. Minister
of Finance Blythe was appointed
temporary vice president.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-10-22

erty in given location for sale?
When desiring a business prop
erty. the purchaser will let us know
in what location he wishes to es.
tahlish, what price or rental he can
pay, and the size of the property he
will need. After securing the prop
erty and the purchaser has ap.
proved same, our organization will
deal direct with the owner, acting
as purchasing agent and represent.
ing the purchaser only.
When one has set sum to in.
vest and desires to invest it in real
estate or real estate mortgage, there
are a number of important things
to be taken into consideration. The
present value of the property and
prospects OF future enhancement in
value. the condition of the property,
the chances of keeping the building
100 per cent rented and the means
of financing. ii
I If you have a set sum you wish
to invest in Washington real estate
or real estate mortgages, we will
submit a. number of propositions to
you within your financial means. and
after you have personally approved
the transaction our organization will
proceed to purchase the property for
you direct from the owners or their
agents at the rock-bottom price.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-10-22
DOUGLASS BUYS
OUT PHILLIPS

It was announced today by the
office Of Douglass & Philips, Inc.
that James E, Douglass has pur.
chased the entire interest of
Thomas l.. Phillips in that firm.
Mr.. Phillips is no longer con-
nected with the company and is
planning to take an extended vaca-
ton before returning actively to
the real estate field here.
There has been no change in
the personnel of the organization
In any of its departments and the
business will be continued in their
own building at the same address,
1921 X st. n. w.
Due to Mr., Phillips withdra wal
there have been some changes in
the executive offices. James f..
Douglass remains as president, w.
M. Throckmorton, sales manager,
will continue in full charge of the
sales department and at board of
directors meeting held in the last
few days the following new Off.
GERS were elected: N. ID. Douglass,
vice president and treasurer, and
j. Raymond Ward. secretary.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-10-22
To SELL
FA|RLAWN

The possibilities for Fairlawn'A
future looks bright in that an ex.
tremely good builder and good sales
force are uniting in an effort to
make this subdivision one of the
best.
In the past Fairlawn has been
owned, developed and sold through
w. NJ Wards office. The success
Of this organization Is shown by
the fact that the entire section Ia
now built UP along such improved
lines that those houses which sold
just three years ago for $3.50 are
now selling for $3.50. and the
proof that they are worth the price
Ii evidenced by the rapidity with
which they go off the market.
Now, w. M. Ward Is going to de.
vote his efforts to the development,
and Is leaving the sales to the Of
flee of Arthur Lewey, who's well.
trained sales force should have no
difficulty in putting this property
across"
Besides the usual improvements,
such as cement streets, pavements.
etc. which are already in, the
Government is aiding through the
beautiful million-dollar park which
lis being built opposite the property.
This is creating haven for chill.
dren and making the entire sur
roundings a treat to the eyes.