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Evening star., 1928-05-15
PLANES AND TRAINS
LINKED|N NEWPLAN
Proposed National TranSpor-
tation System Hoped to Con-
meet Coasts in 48 Hours.

~ tha Axenrs sses Press.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May I5.-New York
newspapers today say that a new ma
tsonal transportation system, using both
airplares and railway trains, which II
i hoped VIII eventually link New York
and the Pacific Coast on 4S to So
hour schedule, Is being planned
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. approached
with an offer 70 become an ofieial OF
the company. said he had no intention
Of Identifying himself with q CONNER
cial project, but said he was interested
Ia al programs that would aid aviation
The plans call for the Eastern field
70 be covered by the National All
Trsnsport Co. ard tise Pennsylvania
Railroad. .Qyertrres have been made te
seru Ar IXanspOrt Co. and the Santa
- ax1a Missouri Pacific Railway lines
to extend the service west Of the MIS-
sissippi.
Travel Air by Day.
The new service viii be controlled by
= rev and independent operating COM
pany, which is TO have capitalization
of S5.OOo,0O0.
Passengers would use the established
air lines for day travel and the rail-
ways at night. Thus New York busl-
ness man VINO desired 30 get 10 81.
Louis IN q hurry could leave here at
p.m. over the Pennsylvania and trans
fer at Columbus, Ohio. the next morn
ing TO an atrpiane which would carry
him into Ct. Louis hours ahead OF the
train In which he left New York.
The National Air Transport Co. nas
the air maii contract between New York
and Chicago, two planes leaving each
day under the present schedule. Flying
time between the two cities Is under
seven hours. Passengers are carried
on the day planes. but not ON the night
Tne aame company also operates mail
passenger and express planes between
Chicago and Dallas. Tex.
Now Garry Passengers.
West of Chicago the air mail is car
ried to San Francisco by the Boeing
planes on Q 24-hour schedule. Both pas
eerRers and express are carried on the
Eoelna planes. The present route in
es1des stops At Des Moines, Omaha
Cheyenne, Salt Lake City, Egko and
Reno. Nev., and Sacramento.
Among those interested in the protecf
here are G. NJ Keys, senior partner Of
the firm Of G. Ii. Keys IL Co.. and
Elair a. Co, investment bankers. Mr
Keys Is also president Of the Curtiss
Aeroplane q Motor Co. and a director
Of the National Air Transport Co.
Evening star., 1928-05-15
!. !. LANN|N DIES
IN 9STORY FALL:
Former Red Sox Owner Drops
to His Death From Window
of Own Hotel.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May Isl. J. Lam
min. former owner of the Boston Red
Sox and present owner of Roosevelt
Field and other Long Island property,
Jumped or fell TO his death from the
ninth story window Of Brooklyn hotel
today
Lannin went this morning to the
Granada Hotel in Brooklyn, which ne
was going to room on the ninth moor
to inspect some new plaStering.
Al few moments later the crash OF his
fall was heard and he was found dead
ON the roof Of two-story extension.
The hotel manager expressed the
opiniOn that the death was an acci-
dent, but police announced that they
were investigating the possibility OF
suicide.
Lannins business interests were
largely In realty. but he was widely
known as q sportsman. He recently
had formed a company to improve
Roosevelt Field as q permanent air
drone.
Lannin was the owner Of the Boston
Red Sox for three years, buying the
American League Club In 1914 and
selling 1t In 1916 During his owner
was reported he sold his holdings 10
II. II. Frazee and associates for
81, 100000
While president Of the Red Sox. Lam
min bought the release Of Babe Ruth.
then q southpaw pitcher. from the Bal
tirnore club Of the international League
for $4,000.
In addition to Ruth. Lannin pur~
chased for the Red Sox q number Of
other well known players. including
Jack Berry, vean Gregg. Del Gainor
and Dick Hoblitzell. He selected Bill
Carrigan as manager, move that LED
TO championships In 1915 and 1915. fol-
lowed by world series victories over
Philadelphia and Brooklyn.
He had hotel interests In New York
and New England and Winter home
at Tarpon Springs. Fla.
Evening star., 1928-05-15
COED DIES, ; HURT
IN DORM|TORY FIRE
Score of Girls at Wittenberg
College Escape as Home
Burns in Early Hours.
Rr thA Associared Press.


SPRINGFIELD. Ohio, May 1S.-One
girl IL dead, another Is paralyzed and
near death, and four others are seri-
ously injured as result Of FIRE which
swept Woodlawn Hall. Wittenberg Col
lege. girls dormitory Of frame and brick
construction. early today.
Hilda Sipes, 90. OF Shelby was found
dead by firemen In an upstairs hall.
She apparently had been overcome by
smoke and then burned
Helen McClain Of Troy Is in hospi-
tai. where physicians said her chances
for recovery were slim She leaped TO
the ground. Doctors said they believed
her spine Is injured. Sine Is paralyzed.
The injured include:
Mary z. Horn. Lewishurg. Ohio. room
mate Of Miss Sipes. leg hurt In sliding
down rope of sheets.
Mary Legengood. Reading. Pa. broken
rib suffered in Jump from window.
Alice Olde, Detroit, cuts, burns.
bruises about wrists and hands.
Marie Schneider. Indianapolis. broken
nose.
Score Of Girls Escape.
Almost a score of other co-eds living
In the dormitory escaped after one OF
their number had Smelled smoke and
discovered that the IRE was sweeping
the house In which they were sleeping.
More Of the girls might have been
trapped In the burning building. uni
versity officials said. had not most Of
them remained awake longer than usual
to listen 70 midnight serenade OF
campus fraternity. The FIRE was dis
covered shortly after o'clock and was
brought under control at $50 O'Clock.
The cause of the Ere is unknown.
Five Jump Out windows.
Five Of the girls became hysterical
and jumped from the second floor.
while others made their way to the
ground floor through the smoke.
Personal property OF all OF the girls
living In the building was destroyed,
few of them escaping with more than
q bath robe.
Damage to the building and girls
property was estimated at 5000. The
building had been private residence
built many years ago before 1t was
turned into dorniitory for freshman
girls.
Evening star., 1928-05-15
LIEUT. BUSE HAD PREMONITION
HE WOULD NOT LIVE UNTIL RACE
Naval Flyer Confided to Uncle
and Friends He Feared
Rendezvous With Death.
Board of Inquest Starts
Probe-Parents to Take
Body to Ridley Park, Pa.

Lieut.. Frederick Rowland Buse, naval
air racer, had q premonition of rem
devious with death before his start
from Anacostia Naval Air Station early
Yesterday afternoon on the practice
speed test that plunged his racing sea-
plane into the Potomac River from a
height of $50 feet. less than mile be-
low the station.
The mangled body of Lieut.. Buse,
hurled clear Of the plane, was recovered
with graphing hooks at 5:45 O'Clock
at a point of the Naval Research Lab
oratory. Bellevue. d. c. Death was in
Simultaneous.
Lieut.. Buse was on practice flight
preparing for the Curtiss Marine
trophy race for seaplanes In which he
was to take part tomorrow
To his uncle. Frederick Buse of the
Victoria Apartments. and friends he is
said to have confided that he had a
premonition he would never live to take
part in the race In which it was his
ambition to establish a new speed
record.
Drag for Motor.
The racing seaplane, an O-2-U
Vought observation plane used by AS
sistant Secretary of the Navy Robinson
on aerial missions and one which Lieut..
Buse was to have flown In the race at
the Naval Air Station, was towed there
by a wrecking crew shortly before re-
covery of the body. The motor had
been hurled from the plane. and crews
we're stiM dragging for it today.
The board of inquest, headed by Lieut..
Comdr. D. G.. Watson and Lieut..
Comdr. w. w. Davies, medical officer,
which will make Its official report to-
day, believes that Lieut.. Buse was
thrown from the cockpit Of the plane
either before or when 1t hit the water.
Both safety craps we're found broken.
Examination of the body revealed it
to be mass of broken bones. Arms,
legs and body were crushed, the jaw
broken. and cuts were about the head.
Harbor Policemen c. M. Birkigt and
Evening star., 1928-05-15

NHA NA4Ne - 8NsSAE@& ~ &NA+AAN
ems championship.
The firSs thought
20 enter my nind
after I had been 50
fortunate IS to de-
feat Nile. Thion
De Ia Chaune. the
title holder, vas
that one Of the best
golfers in the world
was now cut Of the
running in the
mt toQrra-
ment. when one
considers that II IL
hadn't oe'en for the
draw system such
= player would
have had q chance
a. ~..k-.s A. NA&
Evening star., 1928-05-15
IMPROVEMENT Is NOTED
IN EDSON'S CONDITION
Banker Resting More Comfortably
~ Hospital, Where He Has
Been Since Accident.

A more encouraging report on the con-
Gktaon Of John Joy Edson, prominent
washington banker and civic leader,
VINO was injured by an automobile last
Friday, WAS given today At Emergency
Hospital. where the patient has been
since the accident.
After restless night" he recuperat-
I'd during the forenoon and now his
general condition ie said To be slightly
Improved" and he IL resting more COM
4ortAkIy This was an encouraging m
n5easi0n, 1t was explained. 81 early this
morning, before an examination vas
made, he appeared 10 be- weaker be-
xAatae Of q more or less sIeepless night
II will be some time yet before others
Atasn his immediate family Will be per"
RnItted 70 see him,
Evening star., 1928-05-15
HELM SEES "BARTER." !"

By the Associated press.
Again assailing the campaign OF Gov
Smith of New York for the Democratic
presidential nomination, Senator Hefiin
Democrat, Alabama, said In the Senate
yesterday that 1.-THE office Is being put
on an auction block and bartered 70
the highest bidder"
HefIin characterized the statement
that the Smith organization had spent
sos. 900 In the campaign as "astound-
ing"
.Tt's nearer $4,000. 600 than the flg-
ure they gave" he shouted. I'm bring
Ing II TO the attention Of the Senate
again today and I'm going 10 continue
to bring 1t Up every day"
Evening star., 1928-05-15

tJONtl1Wfd TOM FISt FHkE.F
ans
ing terms OF the Chinese Nationalist
government;
First, formal apology from Chang
Kai-Shek, commander r-in-chief. in con-
nection with the Tsinan incident; sec
ond, punishment of Gen. Ho Yao-Tsu.
the Nationalist commander, and others
primarily responsible for the outrages.
third. suspension Of hostilities, prop
aganda and warlike activities within
20 miles from Tsinan. Tientsin and the
Shantung railway; fourth. the Chinese
negotiator must produce credentials
from Chang Kai-Shek.
Gen. Fukuda is also instructed to re-
lease the Chinese prisoners, but to de-
tain their arms until satisfactory
settlement In reached.
Evening star., 1928-05-15

over the problem he heard the wailing
or sirens and the changing Of bells. Big,
noisy fire engines roared up the street
and stopped. The din and excitement
were too much for Francis and he began
crying Justify. He was crying when the
firemen came up and took the key away
and led him home.
He cried some more when big, stern
fireman lectured him on the evils OF
playing with red boxes and cried still
some more when q parental spanking
was administered to drive the lesson
home. He was a very subdued and
thoughtful small boy when he went to
bed last night and today he woke UP
With his misfortunes still in mind
You won't touch any more boxes on
poles. will you. Francis?" his mother
inquired after breakfast when he went
out to play.
mo, ma'am!" replied Francis with
some vigor as he went out the door.
Evening star., 1928-05-15
BAND CONCERT.
TONIGHT,

BY the United States Navy Band. at
Chevy Chase Circle. T;S0 O'Clock, Charles
Benter leader:
March. lei Captain. ......,...,..S Sousa
Overture. Der Meistersinger Won
Nurnberg" "...............W Wagner
Solo for cornet, Bride Of the Waves"
Clarke
Excerpts from Maryland. NY Mary
land" Observation-Disclosures. Romoerg
Fantasia. Evolution Of Dixie, il. Lake
Valse. Jolly Fellows, ,..... .Vollstedt
Suite
ta> Triumph of Beauty. Won Blon
(bl "Mattanato" ...,., ,Leoncavallo
The star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1928-05-15
SISTERS ARE SLAIN
|. AS THEY LIE IN BED
Two Elderly Women Believed
Killed for Robbery-Found
by Nephew.
Bv the Axsoeiated Press,


LOUISVILLE. KY. May l5.-The
bodies of two sisters beaten to death as
they lay In bed. were discovered this
morning at their cottage home on Maple
street. A trunk had been pried open
and officers advanced the theory that
robbery had been the motive of the
killing Of Mrs. Belle Holmes, 10, and
Miss Kate satterwhite, 70.
DR.. Roy L. Carter. coroner, said the
condition Of the bodies indicated the
two women were slain Sunday night.
Eeighbors saw them last on Sunday
evening, when they attended church
services at a nearby chapel
The two women lived by themselves.
The bodies were discovered by Clarence
b. Stephens of South Thirty second
street. nephew. about 20 years old. He
was questioned by police, but not taken
into custody.
stephens told the officers that his
mother. Mrs. Ella Stephens. q sister OF
the two slain women, had been Ill Tor
some time and that 1t had been his
custom to call by the hoane OF his aunts
each morning and drive AIRS. Holmes
over to his house TO attend his mother.
Evening star., 1928-05-15
WAS WORRIED AT FIRST.
Had Hard Time Getting to sleep Be-
fore Match with Title Holder.
RY GLENNA C0ILETI

Eastern warisn'S Champion OF Cnised St2seS
by Cable 10 The star and North American
Newspaper Alliance.
HuNSTANTON. England. May Isl
had hard time getting to sleep Sun
day night With the thought that yes
terday ! must play In the first round
Evening star., 1928-05-15
Bank Closes; Panic Reported.

SAC pAULO, Brazil, May Is (A1.--
The credit bank Of the State Of Sac
Paulo has suspended transactions.
causing what Is described as financial
panic there.
Evening star., 1928-05-15

Miss Collects opponent in the fourth
round tomorrow VIII be Miss Mabel
Wragg, Yorkshire champion. who Is IN
the first fight of British woman golfers.
Three British favorites, Enid wilson.
Doris Fowler and Molly Gourlay. remain
in the running. but Misses Wilson and
Fowler meet tomorrow.
Miss Collett should be able to ger
breathing spell II she disposes Of
Miss wragg. II the two Americans
survive until the seui-hnals Thursday.
Miss Collett win be opposed By Mrs
Hurd.
Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd, former
British and American champion. won
from Miss Dianna Esmond, q French
girl. 8 and 5.
Miss Elizabeth Curtis. Clinton. Iowa.
had the hardest fight OF the American
quartet. disposing Of Miss Couper. q
Scotch player. ! up
MRS. Stewart Hanley, Detroit. de-
feated Miss Alice Firebrace. Of England
2 and !.
UaS xrnnDrrr Ar rvnS-
Evening star., 1928-05-15
GLENNA COLLECT
WINS THIRD ROUND
Former American Champion
Defeats Mrs. DobeII, British
Star, a. Up and z.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HUNsTANToN, England, May Is
Glenna Collett, former American cham
pion, swept through the third round Of
the British women's open golf cham
pionship today, defeating Mrs. Temple
Dobell, British star, up and to play.
Steadier on the green's than at the
start Of yesterdays match, Miss Col
lett, Americas hope in the British
women's open golf championship,
halved the first two holes Of the match
with Mrs. Dobell both taking As on
each hole.
Miss Collett won the fifth hole With
a 4 to her rivei's 5, making her l up.
She Clipped from 40 yards away laying
the bali yard from the hole. Mrs.
Dobell. chipping from IL yards, over
ran the hole and missed her putt, while
Miss Collett sunk hers. They halved
the short fourth hole IN IS.
Sizth Hole Halved.
The sixth hole was halved in 4. Miss
Collett was playing wonderful golf and
was 3 under IS at this point.
Mrs. Dobell missed a wonderful
chance to win the short seventh hole
when Miss Collett's tee shot overran
the green and lodged in bunker. She
took two shots to get out and sank
putt of a yard. Her English rival also
went In to the bunker. but was out IN
/ and missed a putt Of a yard. BoIn
got IS, halving the hole.
Miss Collett went up on the eigntn,
ulaying the hole perfectly. Mrs. DooeH
touped her drive, was short with her
second. Clipped, putted and picked up
with the Americans ball 4 feet from
the ninth was halved in es, Miss
Collett turning up.
MIS-. Doben won her first hole at the
tenth, chipping dead from the edge OF
the bunker and going down IN 4, Wnne
the best that the American girl could
do was to get 5. The eleventh was
halved In IS.
Miss CoIlett, however, came back On
the twelfth to capture another mole
with q 4 to her opponents ), again
leaving her up.
American Girl Wins.
The thirteenth hole was halved IN
IS. but the American girl then captured
the fourteenth, making her dcrm1e I.
The British player then came back
with q gallant effort 70 staye on defeat.
capturing the fifteenth hole taking
5. while Miss Collett needed o 8.
Miss Collett, however, was undaunted
and won the sixteenth with hne 3,
while the British player needed 4.
The cards:
Evening star., 1928-05-15
JAPAN DENIES WAR
AIMS IN CHINA IN
NOTES TO LEAGUE

Continued from First pagel
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-16
MARKET UNDER
DUAL RULERS
Cook Refuses to Quit as
SpringSteen Takes Office.

Indianapolis had two city market
masters and two street commission
ers today.
The market masters were William
r. Cook, named by former Mayor
John L. Duvall six months ago. and
Harry Springsteen, cousin of Demo-
cratic Councilman Robert E.
Springsteen. Mayor L. Ert Slack
asked Cook to resign by Sunday,
but Cook refused to do so.
Both he and Springsteen we're at
city market today, but Cook, al
though still insisting he intended
to hold to his title, showed Spring
steen over the building and ex-
planned the market masters duties.
George Woodward, Duvall ap-
pointee, and Sharles GroSsart, Slack
appointee, were the street commits
sioners. Woodward also was asked
to leave Office Sunday.
Woodward spent several hours In
the street commissioners Office. but
did no official business. Grossart
occupied the Office later.
Neither Woodward nor Cook an
nounced any plans to secure their
pay, and administration supporters
said they would be supplanted on
the pay rolls by the Slack ap-
pOinteeS,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-16
SLACK TO GUST
SMOKE EXPERT
]. C. Ruchanan'S Job Will
Be Abolished.

Joseph c. Buchanan. city combus-
ton engineer, whose appointment
by former Mayor John L. Duvall
brought storm of protest from
the Woman's Department Club and
civic organizations, will be the next
Duvall-named city employe ousted
by the Slack administration.
Mayor L. Ert Slack has recon-
mended that two positions in the
city building department, Buch-
anan's and deputy clerkship. be
abolished to keep the departments
expenses within the 1923 budget.
The beard of safety is expected to
carry out the action Tuesday.
James Knox, Republican, assist
ant combustion engineer, will heao
the smoke inspection work at his
present salary of $2,400, according
to Slack's plan. BuchananS salary
is $4,000 a year.
The clubs interested in enforce
ment of the smoke abatement regu-
laticns protested Buchanans ap-
pointmeht on the ground that he
was not trained for that work ana
that he was not a licensed engi-
neer He took a State board ex-
animation and obtained a license
following his appointment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-16
OFFERS AWARDS
TO REPORTERS
Mrs. English to Give Prizes
for Work.

Prizes of $500 annually for five
years are offered by Mrs. William
E. English to Indiana newspaper re-
porterS for distinguished public
service, it was announced today.
Offer of $1,000 is made the re-
porter who in the year 1927 has
done most to clarity the political
atmosphere of Indiana and gone
furtheSt' toward accomplishment for
the betterment of Indiana"
Second prize of $500 is offered
'the reporter on an Indiana news
paper who in 1927 served the pub
lie in a disinterested way and rem
dered the most outstanding service,
non-politically, to the public
through his reportorial investigating
capacity"
The same prize in both classes
will be made each year for five
years.
Judges for the. 1927 awards are
Meredith Nicholson, DR.. Frank S.
G. WickS and Judge Frank B. Ross.
Warren Fairbanks of the News,
Charles E. Coffin of the Star and
Boyd Gurley of The Times form
an advisory committee to formulate
rules for guidance in making the
awards.
Winners are to be decided in
conferences before June l annually
and awards made as of that date.
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7zAzNAINY" R1UiXDE[K CASE
y >. SWAN DINE AUTHOR ,sf BENSON MURDER cAss
CHAPTER I


THE offices of the Homicide Bureau of the detective dvs
ion of the New York police department is large steel
filing cabinet and within it, among thousands others of its
kind there small green index which is typed
ODEL MARGARET 1874 West list Street Sept TO- Murder
Stranged about II Apartment ransace Jewelry stolen
Body found by Amy Gibson, maid
Here, in few commonplace words, is the bleak, una
dorned statement of of the most astonishing crimes in the
police annals OF this countrya crime contradictory
battling ingenious unique that for many days the best
minds of the police department and the district attorneys office
completely at loss to method of approach Each
line Of investigation only tended prove that Margaret Ode
could possibly have been murdered And ye huddd
great sken davenport her living lay the girls rangled
body, giving the lie to grotesque a conclusion.
The true story of this crme eventually to light
after dshearenng of utter darkness confusion
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-16
GANG BULLETS ECHO
TO WEDDING BELLS
Five Will Face Charges as
War Result: House Is
Shot Up.'

Two men and three women today
face police charges as the result of
a gang battle arising from a
mothers futile attempt to keep her
17-year- daughter from marrying
one of the alleged gangsters, police
say.
A shotgun and revolver duel in
which the alleged gang leader was
wounded, and riddling of the
mothers home with buckshot were
dramatic incidents of the fracas.
The mother is Mrs. Della Tolen,
81, of 947 S. West st.
Recently her daughter, Irma. II,
married Virgil Moore. 80, of Ais w,
Ohio St., which police say is a resort
managed by Mrs. Ruth Hill, Moore'S
sister, and owned by William Davey,
38, alleged gang leader and gambling
house keeper.
Mrs. Tolen sought to have the
marriage annulled, but failed. Sat-
urday night Davey and Mrs. Hill
came to her home and Mrs Hill
pulled her hair and beat her, Mrs
Tolen charged.
Lester Tolen, II, her son, charged
Davey drew a gun and fired at him,
but missed. Tolen obtained a shot
gun and peppered Davey with buck
shot. He was treated at Indiana
Christian Hospital and released aft
er putting up bond on assault and
battery with intent to kill charges.
Tolen is held at city prison on the
same charges.
Mrs. Tolen, her daughter, and
Mrs. Hill were charged with vag-
rancy and released on bond.
Sunday night an automobile load
of men passed the Tolen home and
riddled the windows with buckShot.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-16
Warning TO WORLD GIVEN
BY COOLIDGE IN ADDRESS
At HAVANA CONFERENCE
ikeThiS!Bang!

When Mrs. Evangeline Ger
big, 1921 Hovey ST., heard a
noise in her chicken-coop,
shortly before dawn today, she
fired a shotgun in the general
direction of the place. The
noise was heard no more.
Before the excitement had
died down, Edgar Turner, 1888
Hillside Ave, delivered the
morning milk. Mrs. Gerbig re-
enacted the performance, as
she told him the story. The
gun hit the wall and was dis
charged into the cement floor
of the porch. The milkman is
at city hospital, where several
buckshot we're removed. His
condition is not serious.