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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-24
Third AIR Line
PLANE CRASHES
German Mechanic Dies;
Fate of Others in Doubt.

BB United Press
BERLIN, Sept. 24-The Luft-
hansa, German commercial air lire
company, today suffered its third
fatal accident in three days.
One of its passenger planes en-
route from Stettin, Prussia. to Cal
mar, Sweden, made a forced landing
in Lake Damn. The mechanic,
Walter Harder, fell overheard and
was drowned.
Details of the fate of the pilot
and passengers were lacking.
Thursday a Lufthansa plane
crashed at Schwarza Thuringia,
killing two, and yesterday another
of its planes dived to earth, killing
Baron Ago Won Nathan, German
ambassador to the United States,
and five other occupants of the
plane.
Wilhelm Cuno, former chancellor
and now head of the Hamburg
American line, was being mentioned
prominently today as the possible
successor to Baron Won Nathan.
Won Nathan will be buried late
next week in the family mausoleum
at Vollrathsruhe, grand duchy Of
Mecklenburg- -Schwerin.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-24
HouU the Market
Opened

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-United
States Steel common stock and
General Motors issues swung into
leadership of the stock market in
early dealings today, all showing
substantial gains and aiding the en-
tire market in advancing above the
previous closing levels after OPEN
ing steady to firm.
United States Steel opened at
1914, unchanged, arid quickly rose
to 1925. General Motors old stock
sold at 266, up IL, on initial trans
action, after which it advanced rap
idly to 269%, while the new stock
rose "a points to 134%. The new
stock will soon supplant the old is
sue in regular trading, all contracts
having been cleared in that issue in
one of the largest operations of the
stock exchange clearing corpora ton.
New York Central led rails high
er, while Kennecott was again III
good demand in the copper group.
Motor stocks moved higher follow
ing the lead of General Motors.
while a long list of industrials made
smaller advances. Oils were firm.
BulliSh interests were greatly
cheered by the action of Fridays
market Today selling had dried up
so quickly that a thoroughly liqui-
dated position in the general list
was indicated. Weekly mercantile
reviews were moderately optimistic,
reporting additions to recent gains
in trade activity, especially in re-
tail channels.
The market displayed greatly
improved tone in early dealings
General Motors issues advanced and
Houston Oil was the feature of the
specialties. Strength in Houston
was attributed to entrance of an
important banking group into the
company's affairs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-24
GRAIN OPENS HIGHER
September Deliveries Show
Largest Increase.

Bn United Press
CHICAGO, Sept. 24-Opening
grain prices today were higher.
Wheat opened u to ~ cents higher
thar fridays close; corn, ss to 11s
Genus up, and oats u to "a cent
higher. The September deliveries
showed the maximum gain.
Liverpool cables came about as ex-
pected today and had no influence
Dglere. Cold weather in Canada was
Va bullish factor. Rains fell there
last night and are delaying harvest
in that region, which is already late
Grain movement in the American
Northwest was heavy and weather
favorable.
Rain was reported Friday night
in the corn belt But temperatures
continued warm and conditions were
generally favorable to the crop.
Three weeks or more of warm
weather are still necessary If most
of the crop is to escape damage
from heavy frosts. To date frost
damage has been negligible.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-24
ARREST FIGHT
film PRODUCER
Test Case Will Determine
Right to Show.
Bg United Press

BB United Press
CHICAGO, Sept. 24,-Plans for q
test case to determine whether ship
ment Of prize fight pictures to for
eign countries violates Federal stat
utes prohibiting interstate ship
ments of films were made today by
attorneys for Henry Sonenshine, ar
rested while loading pictures of the
Tunney-Eempsey fight into an air.
plane.
The warrant for Sonenshines ar
rest declared the films were intend
ed for shipment to Ohio, Michigan
and Indiana. Sonenshine is presi-
dent Of the moving picture company
having exclusive rights to distribu-
ton of the pictures.
Federal agents obtained warrants
for the I'm distributors arrest when
it was learned showings of the fight
pictures had been advertised in
other cities and it was reported
Sonenshine had announced he
would have films in all the forty
eight States within twenty-four
hours of the time of the fight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-24
Indie TMENTS
TO SHA17ER
BOOTLEG ring
Scores to Be Linked in Huge
Booze Conspiracy by
Federal Bills.
ONE TERMINAL IN CITY
Hundreds of Thousands of
Gallons of Liquor Sent
\ Here in d Years.
ONE TERMINAL IN CITY

An Indianapolis bootlegging ring
responsible for running $4,000 gal
Ions of alcohol and whisky into the
city in the last four years will be
broken up with return of indict-
ments by the Federal grand jury to-
day
This bootlegging ring, known Of
flcially as the Tony Ferracane con-
Spiracy ring, involves 120 Indian
apolis and Chicago persons, and is
an outgrowth of the old Pope con-
Bpiracy case.
Ferracane, for whom the conspir-
acy is named, has admitted to Fed
eral agents he was responsible for
bringing an average of more than
fifteen hundred gallons of liquor a
week into Indianapolis for the last
four years, the amount sometimes
reaching four thousand gallons a
week.
Covers Wide Area
The case embraces liquor opera
tions not only in indianapolis, but
also in Chicago. Louisville and st.
Louis.
Federal agents and undercover
men, headed by Agent Louis Vein,
and under direction of George l..
Winkler, deputy administrator, have
worked five months on the case.
First, came arrest of numerous
small hip-pocket bootleggers. Then
arrests of the small wholesalers,
dealing in one and five-gallon lots,
followed by the big wholesalers,
runners and finally the manufac-
turers in Chicago.
Defendants in the case include
everybody but the consumer. More
!. than half of those to be indicted
IRE already under arrest.
Other Indictments to Come
In addition to the Ferrancane
conspiracy, the grand jury, when it
makes its final report to Judge
Robert @. Baltzell today, is expected
to return indictments against South
Bend bootleggers arrested in recent
raids, and on another liquor con-
spiracy personally worked up by
Winkler, details Of which have not
been revealed.
Among indictments 70 be re-
turned, it is expected, will be many
individual liquor charges, as we'll
as postal, narcotic, counterfeiting
and other Federal charges.
Assignment of twenty-six of the
forty-eight persons indicted by the
grand jury in its partial report last
week also was to be today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-24
Lew SHANK DIES SUDDENLY:
HEART ATTACK Brings END
after ONE WEEKS ILLNESS
Mayor of Indianapolis Twice and One of Most
Spectacular and Colorful Figures
in Public Eye r.
RETAINED OPTIMISM UNTIL DEA,
Declares, Never Felt Better in My Life as
He Arises; Returns to His Bed, Succumbs
Few Moments Later.

Samuel Lewis Shank 55 noted throughout the country
of the most colorfu spectacular in public M twice
mayor of Indianapolis died at his home in Golden Hill at 40
this morning Of hehart trouble coupled with acute Indigestion
The end in fashion in keeping with the vigorous,
fighting life Mr.. Shank had led.
All week he had been in jed ILL., This morning he declared
81 felt better in my fe and got up. He went to the
bathroom to wash and shave, intending to dress
Mrs Shank urged him to return to bed Protesting that
felt well enough stay up he finally agreed to retire and
back to bed short time later the end suddenly
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-24
STATE FAIR is
KLAN JUBILEE
KIuxers Parade Instead of
LiveStock;;/Hit AL Smith.

BIZ United Press
HUTCHINSON, Kan, Sept. a.
DR.. Hiram w. Evans, imperial wiz
ard of the Ku-Klux Klan. assailed
AL Smith of New York in an ad-
dress at the Kansas State fair,
charging Smith with being an adj
vocate OF things un-American.
Smith can belong to any church
he chooses" Evans said. II am op-
posed to any Roman Catholic being
elevated to the head of the Gov
ernment as long as that church
maintains its present stand toward
American institutions.
When rain made the track too
muddy for the livestock parada, a
Klan parade was substituted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-24
0. K. STAMPED
ON AL SMITH
BY FAR WEST
Democratic Leaders From
Seven States IndorSe
N. Y. Governor.
NEW BLOC ADVOCATED
Fastener Is Declared Most
Available Candidate Now
in Party
Rn L-nitef Prcaa

DH = HtttV 4 ftoo
OGDEN, Utah, Sept. 24.-Al
Smith, Governor of New York and
sponsor of all that is eastern and
all that is wet, today had the al
most unanimous Endorsement for
the presidency of Democratic rep
resentatives Of seven far western
States, gathered here to form a
working, organization" for the
party.
The conference continued today.
discussing tariff reforms, perfection
of organization and abolition of the
two-thirds rule in convention, but
by far the most significant action
came last night, in approval of Gov
ernor Smiths candidacy, with some
representatives Of one State dissent
ing.
Some Utah Dissent
Judge Joshua Greenwood and
James P. Moyle 70 salt Lake City,
Utah, objected on the floor to
Smiths wetness. Utah likes to be
known as the "driest State in the
Union" When the vote was taken
on a pro-Smith resolution, recon-
mended by the committee on order
of business, only three dissenting
votes were heard.
Beside Utah, the States repre-
sented were California, Colorado,
Montana, Idaho, South Dakota and
Wyoming.
Action of the conference, of
course. was unofficial as far as hav-
ing any binding effect on delegates
to the national convention is con-
cerned. but it was The first definite
indication that major sentiment for
the New York Governor exists in
the West.
Prior to the vote on the Smith
resolution, members Of the confer
ence appealed for organization of
a far western bloc which will be
"heard and needed" in the national
affairs OF the party and at party
conventions.
Not Meant as Binding
The resolution drafted by the con-
ference committee was especially
plain in stating, however. that the
body had no intention Of binding or
embarrassing the party organiza-
tions Of the States represented when
the time came for the national con-
vention.
The resolution adopted said, in
part, that 1t was "the sense of the
meeting that Alfred E. Smith of
New York, represents the best ira
ditions and ideals of the party, and
is the most available candidate
mentioned for the nomination for
president of the United States"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-24
FAR CORNERS OF EARTH WITH SOLDIERS FIELD RING

Graham McNamee, of the Ma
tional Broadcasting Company,
were flung to untold millions,
listening breathlessly throughout
more than half the civilized world.
They heard the fight round by
round in the Andes, far up on the
roof tree of the world. When the
day came up abruptly in Africa,
like the door of a blast furnace
flung open, the veldt knew that
Tunney still was champion.
Legionnaires jammed the side
walk cafes of Paris to drink toasts
to the ex-Marine when the
Scripps- Howard hookup brought
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-24

til sunrise with enthusiastic
Americans and Englishmen.
Africa sent the first congratula-
tory cable, from Liberia, which
nestles close to the equator, down
on the Gold Coast.
American personnel of Liberian
government and representatives
of Firestone Tire Company en-
joyed championship returns broad
cast from Schenectady" it read.
In the Argentine, McNamee's
voice was picked up, quickly trans
lated into Spanish and rebroadcast
through three local stations
throughout South America.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-24

redition must be duly authenti-
Gated"
Other speakers at the conference
included Secretary of State Fred
erick E. Schortemeier, who talked
on the State criminal Identification
bureau; Judge James A. Collins,
Marion Criminal Court, who ex-
planned the bar association bills
passed by the last Legislature and
Of which he was the author; Chief
George Winkler of the Federal dis
trict prohibition forces, and County
Prosecutor William H. RemY.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-24

of judge and urged that it be not
ignored by the prosecutor.
Chief Deputy Attorney General
Edward M. White instructed the
conference on the issuance Of
requisition papers.
Three things are required before
a person may be legally extradited,"
White declared. First, a good
charge of crime must be made be-
fore magistrate, or by indictment,
and be pending. Second, the person
sought must be a fugitive from JUS
tice, and, third. the application for
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-24

Messages from Sydney. Aus
tralia, and even from far out in
the bush told of the MONDAY
crowds gathered in front Of loud
speakers on the sidewalk, follow
ing details of the fight.
BY far the greatest number of
kilograms arrived from North
America. Apparently there was
not a hamlet in Mexico, the
United States or Canada that had
not heard McNamee's blow by
blow word picture of Deinpsey's
near-comeback and Tunney's VIC
tory.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-24

the word that he had forced
victory from apparent defeat. On
the shores of the North Sea and
in the depths OF the Black Forest
people heard and cheered as
though they actually were at
Soldiers Field.
Staid London sat up until 4
o'clock in the morning to broach
bottle after bottle of champagne
to the fighter whose soubriquet Of
"bookworm" has caught the Brit
ishers' imagination.
The Savoy hotel set up a big
loud speaker in the Abraham Lin
coin room which was jammed un-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-24
Norma shearer to Wed

BN United Pfe88
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 24.-Norma
Shearer, moving picture star, and
Irving G. Thalberg. executive of the
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Company,
today declared their intent to mar
ry" under the California law by
applying for a license. Date Of the
wedding. was not announced.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Smith had en-
tered habeas corpus proceedings in
common pleas court to force a ma
ternity hospital to produce a boy
they declared was born to them Aug.
%. The hospital claimed the girl
was the rightful baby of the Smiths
and that a technical mistake had
been made.
Judge Carl G. Weygandt denied the
habeas corpus writ Thursday and
asserted in announcing his de-
cision, that every indication pointed
to the girl as the baby that was
born to Mrs. Smith.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-24
Baby No One Wanted
N0zC MY Little ANGER

LEVELAND Ohio 24The worlds
began the second of her life today little angel
N contrast to the week her
the subject of countless conversations and conferences Baby Smith
enjoying the of
whsperngs of her mother Mrs. Sam Smith.
Rates galore surround her crib the mothers
of the neghborhood How like Smith the
baby =.
Georgia has youngest
daughter Smith,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-24
Chicago Grain Opening

BIZ United Press
Wheat-September. up IL; De-
cember, up Y; March, up Y. Corn
September, up rs; December, up
u; March, up ss. Oats-Septem-
ber, up "; December, up Is; March,
un u. Unchanged.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-24

FEW YORK, Sept. ga
I'M flood of messages from four
W continents poured into the
Scripps- Howard offices here today.
thanking the twenty-six news
papers of the organization for
bringing the Dempsey-Tunney
fight to them through hook-up
of sixty-seven broadcasting sta
tions.
1t was the greatest radio audi
ence ever gathered to thrill as
one man to the drama of two
champions in conflict.
The crisp, colorful phrases Of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-24
EAT 100000 A WEEK
City's Grocery Bill Is Al Cents a
Day for Every Person

City's Grocery Bill is AZ Cents a
s. Day for Every Person.
One million dollars every six
days is the amount Of Indianapolis
grocery bill.
Addressing group of wholesalers
and manufacturers at the Chamber
OF Commerce, Friday, Arthur A..
Beckman, secretary manager of the
Indiana Retail Grocers Association,
said $176,250 Is spent daily in Indi-
annapolis groceries. This is AZ cerlts
a day for every Indianapolis citi-
zen.
"The city's annual food bill is
$64,331,250 and that Of Indiana
something like $536,0O7, ,610," Beck
man declared.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-24
SUES ACTOR FOR DECREE
Wife Accuses Frank Keenan, of
Drunkenness in Divorce Plea

BIZ United Press
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 24.-Drunk-
enness and failure to fulfill pre-
nuptial financial agreement were
charged by Mrs. Margaret White
keenan,, 25-year-old wife of Frank
keenan,, who applied for divorce
from the veteran actor.
Mrs. keenan, claimed her husband
had agree dto sign over to her pi OPP
erty valued at $125,000 after their
marriage. She asked alimony of
$500 a week, claiming keenan,
earned $4,000 a month.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-24
FIGHTS OFF 'MASHER'

Woman Asks Arrest After Attempt
to Pull Her Into Auto.
Mrs. Pearl Park, GIT Lockerbie
ST., fought off a man who tried to
pull her into his auto at Liberty and
Lockerbie SITS. at 1870 p. m. Friday,
put him to fight and then read the
license number of his auto. Police
told her to whom the license num-
Der was issued and she swore out a
warrant for his arrest today.
Mrs. Park said she was walking
to her home when the car pulled to
the curb beside her. In the scufae
Mrs. Park was bruised about the
arm and her side strained.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-24
DELAY FONCK'S FLIGHT
Bad Weather Holds Up San Fran
cisco Hop.
By United Press

cisco Hop.
By United Press
CURTISS FIELD. N. Y, Sept. "a.
weather for west
ward fight today caused postpone
ment of the start of Rene Fonck's
proposed nonstop fight to San
Francisco in his Sikorsky biplane.
Miss Ruth Elder, who says she in
tends to fly to Paris, did not show
up at the field nor was she expected
to appear later in the day to par
ticipate in further test flights in the
Stinson monoplane American Girl.
Miss Frances Grayson of Forest
Hills. who also says she intends to
fly acro5 sthe Atlantic, said today
that her Sikorsky amphibian plane
would not be ready to start for two
weeks.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-24
SET 'CHUTE LEAP RECORD
Nine Jump From Racing Plane and
Land Safely.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-Nine
Marines and Navy men made sue
cessive safe parachute jumps from
a Ford tri-motored transport plane
over Boiling field today, setting a
world record for number Of chute
leaps from one plane.
They jumped one after another as
the plane, piloted by Lieut.. H. r.
Bowes, sped 120 miles an hour at
2,000-foot altitude. They all land
ed on Boiling field. There was no
collision Of parachutes in air.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-24
REALTY LEADER TO CITY

President Of Los Angeles Board to
Speak Here Nov. 1.
Harry H. Culver, president of the
Los Angeles (Cal) Real Estate
Board and director of the National
Association of Real Estate Boards,
will address Indianapolis realtors
Nov. at the Chamber Of Com
mercs. Culver is the founder and
builder of Culver City, Cal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-24
CHARITY BOARD ELECTS

Mrs. David Ross Named President;
G. ID. Thornton, Secretary.
Marion County board Of charities
and correction at a meeting Fri
day in the Marion Circuit Court
room, elected Mrs. David Ross pres
ident, succeeding Mrs. Joseph B.
Healing, deceased. George d.
Thornton was elected secretary.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-24
New York Curb Opening
YOU'RE WELCOME!

The Indianapolis Times:
The Dempsey-T -Tunney fight
came in fine. / surely appreci-
ated it, and I am sure the
many other thousands Of lis
teners enjoyed 1t as much as I
did.
Thanks a thousand times.
THOMAS KELLER.
2520 Park Ave.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-01-03
ELTINCE THEATRE

Ben Lyon is in the title role of
"The Prince of Tempters," which is
featured at the Eltinge for today and
Tuesday.
Ben has never had a role which
demands so much versatility, so
much humor, SO much fine blend
ing of character tones as in the role
of the young boy who leaves o
monastery to take an important po-
sition in the social world, with un-
limited means and title to boot.
In the monastery he is part of
the religious order with cowl and
sandals--as "a social celebrity, and
heart-brcaker, Ben is the most
dashing figure that the Eltinge
screen has ever given.
The staging of this production
ranks it as one of the most mag
nificent pictures Of the year. No
money and no pains were spared, il
is very evident, to make this a
special" But it is the human quail.
ity-the actors and actresses, the
fine direction Of Lothar Mendes, that
distinguish this production and give
it rating that places It among the
best of the year.
Lois Moran, hit of "Stella Dallas
is the featured female lead, with Lys
de Putt, the exotic, fascinating and
bewildering beautiful little lady from
Europe, in the role Of temptress
who matches wits with the Prince oil
Tcmptcrs--and loses.
Mary Brian has mn excellent role
Ian Keith. Olive Tell, Henry Wharf
and others make up large and dis.
tinpu ishpd EAST
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-01-03
A Crazed Public

College athletics these days are confronted with
attitude the part Of tho general public that Is
very exasperatng. This public, which includes the
newspapers of .the country, too, demands that its
favoritc college be the champion in every line OF
sport it's football team must be the best, it's base
ball team the finest, its track team the swiftest-
otherwise it's RIO good at all.
One cannot wonder that colleges pay prices cut OF
all reason to any coach that can turn out win
ming team, for to the public that is good advcr-
tisement far the college while losing team is q
liability. The situation, Of course is unhealthy and
all wrong The public is placing athletics too high
in the collegiate scale 1t has its Importance, no
doubt but it is silly in the extreme to rate colleges
in the order Of their football instead Of their schol
astic, pr0wess
To quote from the "Yatc News" on this subject,
an editorial says, ut is. obvious that criticism is
bound to persist amcng the masses, in which in
clude the public press; but it should be ignored
by those whom it concerns. If football is to re-
main the greatest and healthest Of all sports will
do SO by virtue Of the perspective and balance Of
its admirers. Commercalism and professionalism
cOnfound athletic contests in which that perspective
is lost in the heat Of interest. Yale Harvard and
Princeton should court favor by aspiring to football
glory, but they should not how down to the Baal of
Clear reasoning, this. 1t shows that while the
general public may and does have an entirely wrong
angle college athlokic sports, the students them
selves, evidenced in this, their own publication,
see the situation clearly and are determined to keep
sport for its cwn sake and not for the sake of win
ming all the time.