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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-21
DALE ATTACKS
DRY QUESTIONS
BY SHUMAKER
Questions Anti-SaIoon
League Heads Right to
Make Quiz.

A pause, in prayerful contrition"
was called today in Anti-Saloon
League Superintendent E. S. Shu-
makers biennial cross examination
of Indiana candidates views on pro-
hibition by George r. Dale, Muncie
publisher and candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor.
upon what assumption of author
ity do you, an admitted cog in a po-
litical machine, whose boss is in the
penitentiary and the rest seeking
bail bond, assert the right to inter
rogate and question Demo-
crat?" Dale asked in burning open
letter to Shumaker.
"You ask me-" Dale wrote, ito
sign my name On your dotted line,
in order you say, that you may be
in a position to give trustworthy in
formation to the dry voters Of the
State.'"
Permit me to suggest that before
you proceed much further with your
biennial cross eXamination, you
pause, in prayerful contrition, long
enough to apologize to the dry
voters of the State, who have in
the past voted your instructions, and
repented afterWard.
I'm 1924, under the joint in
struction of yourself and D. G.
Stephenson, thousands of deluded
men and women voted for, and
helped elect Ed jackson, Governor
of Indiana. In 1922 you very heartily
Endorsed Clarence w. Dearth for
judge of the Delaware circuit court
and he was elected by D law-defying
group known as the Ku-KluX Khan,
aided and abetted by yourself and
the Anti-Saloon League.
Acting upon your trustworthy
information, the city Of Indianapolis
is threatened with a receivership
and right now you are promoting
the candidacy of Senator Arthur r.
Robinson, who was plucked from
obscurity and wrapped in a
senatorial toga by Gagged dragon"
Declaring Shumaker to be a poor
picker" Dale continued, st did not
choose to be Endorsed by you. Your
recommendation would make me
suspicious of myself. I will not an
swer your impudent questions. If
had my choice I would prefer to
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SCRIPTS URGED
SONS DEVELOP
SELF-RELIANCE
Letters in Suit Show Late
Publisher Guarded Against
Dangers of Wealth.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 21.-
Letters and papers revealing a
wealthy man guiding his sons along
the road of opportunity to riches
comprise the basic evidence in Mrs.
Josephine S. ScrippS' suit for an &C
counting against Robert P. Scripps,
executor of the estate of E. w.
Scripps, founder of the Scripps-
Howard newspapers.
The second day of the trial in
Federal Court here found the plain
tiff's counsel introducing many
communications between father and
sons, in the effort to support the
claim of Mrs. Scripps that her hus-
band the late James G.. ScrippS,
was in partnership with his father
Counsel for Robert P. ScrippS has
announced he will produce letters
in due course purpOrting to show
no partnership existed.
Whatever the legal weight of the
letters an documents may be as
bearing upon the issues of the trial
the public in the courtroom finds
them absorbing disquisitionS on the
innermost thoughts of a wealthy
parent in his concern for the bust
ness conduct and success of his chill
dren.
"A father shouldn't NEEDLE toe
much in his business after turning il
over to his sons" he said.
His feeling that sons of a ricf
parent may be severely Handicapped
in the constant realization tina
theirs will be large inheritance lee
E. w. Scripps to lay down at ont
time to his boys, both a warning ant
stipulation in their conduct of hi
business.
The warning each child Shout
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make the convict. Stephenson. m,
zunHHalaunManz
father cOnIeSSOr

father conIeSSOr.
Dale charged Shumaker with try
ing to induce Republican leaders ITO
club the court to your desires" re-
ferring to Shumaker's citation for
contempt by the State Supreme
Court.
"You have thought so long in
terms POLITICAL the TRADE contin-
ued, that I verify believe you did
not consider it improper to call a
Republican convention to decide
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He Read I'm

81 Tunes NpeCtuE
FIT. WAYNE, Ind, March 81.
-"Help Wanted-Female" was
a topic in which Charles H.
Hinderer was much interested,
according to a divorce suit filed
by Mrs. Lille D. Hinderer. She
says he watched newspaper ad-
vertisements in a search for
job for her.
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Hoosier Seeks Place

By Times SpCcj0i
LA PORTE, Ind, March 21.-
Harry B. Darling, formerly a news
paper man here, now editor of a
paper at Spencer, w. Va, is a cam
didate for a place on the Demo-
cratic State executive committee
from the Fourth senatorial district
of West Virginia.
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FEDERAL JURY
WILL HEAR 100
CASES FRIDAY
1872 Persons Were Indicted
In March; 1872 on
Liquor Charges.

About 100 of the 1872 persons in
dicted March IA by the Federal
grand jury will be arraigned before
Judge Robert C. Baltzell in Federal
Court Friday.
A number Of those indicted live
in the three northern Indiana divi-
Sions and will be arraigned before
Federal Judge Thomas W.. Slick at
South Bend. Others have not been
arrested.
Deputy United States marchals
have been busy serving capiases on
those indicted, but not already I'M
der bond or in Jail.
Of those indicted, 1872 were
charged with liquor violations.
Among the interesting cases will
be that of Ben Reese, Attica farmer
with a penchant for selling wild
animals which he does not possess.
Reese has served two terms at
LeaVenworth penitentiary for sell
ing" bears and raccoons. This time
he is charged with advertising and
accepting, through the mail, money
for six minkS, which he did not have
and consequently could not deliver
Among Indianapolis defendants
will be, George P. Cortleyou. 2136
N. Talbot, postoffice assistant money
order cashier, arrested a week age
on charges of embezzling $500 OF
Government funds during the past
ten years. He had served thirty
eight years in the local poStofice.
Charles Nugent, 943 MasSachu-
sets Ave, former prohibition de-
partment stool pigeon" will enter
plea to charges of impersonating
a Federal officer and bribery.
Thomas H. Houcks, IS, Continent
al National Bank clerk charged with
embezzling $1,115, who pleaded
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For that all-gOne feeling when
you've lost your purse-Order a
Lost and Found" want ad in The
Times. Call Main $500.
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Truck Kills Muncie Child

MUNCIE, Ind, March 21.-Fu
neral services will be held Thurs
day for Eugene Odle, 5, killed Tues
day when struck by truck driven
by Cecil Cook, %, who has been
cleared of blame for the tragedy,
following a police investigation. The
boy was in a small wagon which
was pushed into the trucks path
by a plaVmate.
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guilty Saturday after surrendering.
when he saw his name in the paper
among those indicted, will be sem
fenced Friday.
Albert Anderson, farmer living
near Donaldson, Ind, charged with
sending letters to President Coolidge
and Supreme Court members
threatening them with death unless
he was given $4,000, will be ar
raigned at South Bend before Judge
Slick.
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XXTHLE presenting Annual Statement showing Assets
wv of $238864z636-2 Billion Million Dollars
investments 25 million United
the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company desires make clear
life insurance do what should do
unable meeting
the five great hazards of life
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B. H. Badans, advertising and
sales manager of Louis K. Liggett
Drug Company, New York City, who
was the principal speaker Tuesday
at the opening session Of the an
nual convention of the Indiana Rex
all Club at the Claypool Hotel.
Badans, who has been the COM
pany for twenty-five years. and who
is in contact with the 468 ReXall
drug stores Of the company
throughout the United States. spoke
on Review of 1927 Business and
Outline for 1928"
Today the Rexall organization,
which is composed Of $50 Indiana
druggists, held a business meeting,
which is to be followed by a dinner
tonight in the Riley room.
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Seeks Dog Shoe Hon0ry

Flash, q WOnderfMI pOhite
English bull terrier and his
mistress, Mrs. Robert S.
Smith, 1928 Park Ace. The
dog is one of the more than
900 entrants IN the HoOSier
Kennel Clubs Dog ShO&
at TOn1linS0N Hall meet
aOeek. The Sh0aO is attract
ing national attention and
is expected to be more of q
society event than eUer be-
fore.
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Doctors find that this hospital med-
cine does far more than stop coughing
instantly. 1t penetrates and heals in
famed Innings of the breathing pass
ages. Absorbed by the system it quick
ly reduces phlegm, helps allay that
''feverish" grippy feeling and drives out
the cold from the nose passages, throat
and chest.
Just few pleasant spoonfuls of
Cherry Pectoral now and you'll feel
like a different person tomorrow. At
all druggists, Coo; twice as much in
$1.00 hospital size.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-03-05
Few Counties Instruct Repre-
sentatives For Nestos or
Shafer For Senator and
Shafer or Carr For Cover.
nor-State Meetings Wed.
nesday and Thursday

! Delegates to the /. v. A. and Re.
publican state conventions at James.
town this week will, for the most
paxtHshE vote as they please
fet6lnS I'm xliS various county
conventions held, throughout the
state Saturday indicate.
k-.. Although ) in q few instances
county delegations ware instructed
10 work for the nomination Of r. A,
Ne3tos or George +. Shafer for
UnitGd States senator, and q few
others were instructed for either
John w. Carr or George F. Shafer
for governor, most Of the delegations
were given no instructions what.
ever.
Results Of majority Of the coun-
ty conventions Saturday are given
herewith:
La Moure County
La Moure, N. D. Avoiding in
structions or resolutions, Indepen.
dent voters Of the county elected
nine delegates to the jamestown
convention. Delegates have proxy
power in lieu Of alternates.
Indorsement Of county and legis-
lative tickets was deferred until q
county convention to be held March
is.
The Republican, county conven-
Continued on page two)
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Candidates Endorsed at Iva.
County Convention Satur-
day For Lower House Are
Gordon Cox, ]. NJ. Thompson
and Martin ]. Olson, Jr.

Lynn W. Sperry Of Bismarck was
the choice Of Burlcigh county lnde-
pendents as their candidate for the
state senate at tho primary elec-
ton in June, and Gordon Cox. Of
Bismarck, J. M. Thompson of Will
ton and Martin j. Olson, Jr.. Of
Driscoll, were chosen as candidates
for the house Of representatives at
the Burleigh county convention held
at the court house here Saturday.
Mr.. Spcrry was member OF the
lower house at the last Legislative
session, rs were also Messrs. Cox
and Thompson,
Mr.. Sperry will oppose Obert o..
son Of Bismarck for the senatorial
nomination at the June primary
Mr.. Olson having been nominated
by the Nonpartisan county conven-
tion to seek reelection. The Non
partisan candidates for the lower
house arc DR.. +. B. Strauss and S.
J. King Of Bismarck and Howard
A. Thomas of Driscoll.
The name Of J. p. French Of Bis
marck was presented as q candi-
date for state senator from Bur-
leigh county but was later with
drawn when friends stated that MIR.
French would not be a candidate.
A. H. Barrett of Bismarck, 500
limo conductor. was nominated as
. candidate for mcmber Of the state
railroad board.
Favor Farm Relief
Resolutions adopted by the Bur-
leigh county Republican convention
urged enactment of the McNary-
Haugen farm relief bill, "or some
more efficient act to remove the
unjust burden now laid upon agri-
culture" and placed the convention
on record as "reaffirming the posi-
tion of the Republican party on the
prohibition question anu favoring
the enforcement Of that law with
the same zeal that is exercised in
the enforcement of any other law
Of the state and nation
Official records Of Burleigh coun-
ty members of the legislative as
CONTINUED on page two)
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BRAVES DOWN !.
DEMONS, 1916,
TO WIN TITLE !
Linton Lioaal Roar Throttled
BY Ashley 4ees' Thun'
der, 27 to Is
CHAMPS SPRING SURPRISE
Three Bismarck and Three
Mandan Stars Named as
Outstanding Casers
By J. G. MseCRECOR


Mandsn will represent the third
district in the play for the basket.
ball chanpionship Of North Dakota
some two weeks hence.
The battalion Of Braves produc.
ing the claSsiest cage u,aneuvetS Of
the district tournament defeated the
Bismarck Demons at their OWL
game-defense Saturday night tc
garner . well-deserved q to l6 vic
tory.
In the consolation struggle, Ash.
ley came to the fore to shellac the
favored Linton quintet, 27 to IS:
Completely reversing the tactics
that il had used successfully al SEA.
son, Mandan used . deliberate pass
ing game, dependent on the slight.
est opening in the Bismarck de.
Tense and dashed through for clear
shots at the Demon mesh.
Plays Same Gsme
On the other hand, Bismarck had
nothing new in the way Of cage
strategy to show the 5000 fans who
jammed the State Training school
court and its fast-breaking offens<
was deftly smothered by Captain
Gordon Morris and his mates who
rode the speedy Demons every min.
ute Of the way.
The, Bismarck team slumped after
. brilliant start. During the first
five minutes Mandan had its handa
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busy warding eff Demon shots thai
came from all angles but once thu
McMahan contingent got its hands
on the ball, and steadied, they NJ.
lowed the Clan Mcleod few mo.
n,ents Of peace.>. u
Blair Seits brought forth the first
burst Of cheers when he sprinted
past Fay Brown to take Z pass
from Mcdonald under the net. 7The
rest was easy for tho boy who
scored more points than any othe,
player in the tournau5esak.
Demons Forge Ahead
Hank Brown put Bismarck out IN
front with . 3ree toss and Z long
shot from the side Of the floor. II
was the most spectacular ; play o1
the game that brought Bismarck
it, first field goal, Fay Brown
matching the sphere from the
hands o{ Seitx under the Bismarck
bAsket dribbhne the length Of the
hardwood 70 pass TO his brother
Hank who waited Is feet from th1
Brave bockboard and IN "A. unob.
structed position % shoot. Bis.
marek maintained ,its Scant lead
through the first quarter.
0eitS again inaugurated quar-.
ter with . setup 4olloWink . Per,
feet pass front Lloyd Mcdonald
Mauden's margin tKas shpftlived q
CONTINUED on page tvo)
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Rev.. T. Parker Hilbourne of Kau-
kauna, Wis.,. the Rev. Hilborne will
commence services in the McCabe
Methodist church tomorrow evening.
Meetings. will be conducted every
evening 1t 1880, except Saturday,
until March 16.
The Rev. Hilborne entered the
ministry in England with the Rev.
Water, where they. worked together
- local preachers. The Rev. Hill
borne has had very wide expert
ence in the ministry, having served
in northern Africa and Travelled ex-
tensively in the countries Of Europe,
a. well as lecturing on the ch4utlu-
qua platform in many states pt che
union. .ss.:ss :
For the last is years the Rev.
Hilborne has SUCCESSFULLY, held pas
torates in the Wisconsin conferences
of the Mcthodist church.
Special music will b6 provided ct
sech service. with the on®atjou-
4 singing led by the church choirs.
Iheso services viii be primarily
4oe the deepening of epi1jtua1 l8e
a - midst q this epeauQnjty, ape
Wlll - uouoeetaSjan 8 G6oxakteg, |,
eal6 ~ 1ev. Naher today. The p0b-
He = heextily Invited 70 attend.
Iha ~. Vatsr has Just retuEnee
4rom 0onkauna, Via, where h ha1
ecnduce like mission with spleur
00 3ooWle1s sNs
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WHO
ESCAPE JAIL IN
MEXICO KILLED
Bodies Are Being Held South
Of Border Pending an
Investigation

San Diego, Cal. March 5.-(R,-
The bodies of four Americans who
were killed in q gun battle with
Mexican officers after their escape
from Jail at Ensenada, lower Cal
ifornia, where they had been i'm
prisoned for highway robbery, were
held south Of the border today while
m investigation Of the incident was
being made.
The four men were reported to
have shot their way out Of Jail at
Ensenads, leaving . watchman dead
and two others wounded. They
headed for the American border but
were overtaken by the Mexican Of.
ficers. The quartet abandoned then
automobile and concealed them.
selves under ! bridge eight mile,
out Of Ensenads, where the battle
Three of the four uasn, arc b,
lieved 10 b deserters from IL
American army and the fourth 1
discharged soldier. They were Rus.
sci e. Tanner, L, NJ, Thompson, El,
ton E. Morehouse and Ebenezer r
Kirby. All were Californians ex,
eept Kirby, who presumably vi
from New York. They woto q
yeeted sevoe11 weeIIg ago ~ ~
holdupe uoor EnDon46as conyieAod
aAd 1entaneed e 3ive pears q
'Iros 0f1kjaS lGland, : penol eooooy
Z u Moal6n Who 6nd h6on atrG1otod
sv..ss. .sss !. Z <,t.x.-.. 49, -. ~ -
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LYNN SPERRY IS BURLNCH COUNTY
Iva. CANDIDATE FOR SENATOR
Two Killed When
Train Hits Auto

Little Falls, Minn., March 5.
(AP)-RetuSning 70 their home
near here after completing
plans for the funeral Of ,
brother, Mr.. and Mrs. Leon
Dugas were killed when their
automobile was struck by q
passenger train Sunday night.
The two had completed ar.
rangements for the hurial Of Mr..
Dugas' brother It Little Falls,
and were driving along the
paved highway which parallels
the tracks. They turned into .
side road when their car was
struck.
They were 50 years Of age,
and pioneers Of this section.
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ROCHESTER Man
MURDERS WIFE:
KILLS HIMSELF
Tragedy Attributed TO Brood
ing Over an Incurable Stom.
ach Ailment

Rochester, Minn., March 5.-F-
Brooding over m incurabie stomach
ailment is thought to b. the reason
which prompted George Burnham.
So Of this city, to kill his wife and
then take his own life early Sunday.
The body Of Mrs. Burnham, who
was So, was found in bed with the.
skull smashed, while the body Of her
husband, with the head blown off,
was found in the basement Of the
home, by 4 daughter and her hus-
band who visited the daughters par
ents Sunday.
Officials are Of the belief that
Burnham killed his wife with . ham,
mer, and then shot himself with
shotgun. The gun was found beside
the body Of the suicide.
A hammer with blood stains was
found in the kitchen sink, where it
appears that Burnham attempted to
wash off the stains after ham
mering his wife to death.
Burnham, who formerly lived in
Plainview. was : retired farmer and
considered wealthy. Recently he
was told by physicians that No was
suffering from IN incurable stomach
ailment. It is thought this led to
his brooding which eliminated IN tho
tragedy.
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HENRY OLSON
READS APPEAL
TO COME HOME
Rockford, H., Fugitive Sees
A. p. Dispatch in New Or.
leans Paper

Rockford, ILL.,. March 5.-(R-A
man under sentence Of life impris-
onment for murder sat in q plain.
" furnished third floor room Of q
New Orleans rooming house. hid.
ing from the law.
In the same building, on another
floor, was his young wife, cooking
his supper to take to him.
The man was Henry Olson, Rock.
ford automobile mechanic, convict
ed OF staying Floyd Stotler in an
oil station holdup last September.
At liberty pending appeal for q new
trial, he had fled with his wife. for
feiting his bond.
It was last Wednesday night.
Mrs. Olson had prepared his sup
per. Outside, . newsboy was
shouting the late editions. Mrs.
Olson bought one. placed It on the
tray with the food, and carried it
to her husband'e room.
Idly, Henry Olson smoothed the
poper before him. ajl 1lsncs wsu-
dered nervously over the page. Sud-
denly he stiffened, transfi1ed BIZ
these words which leaped out 1t him
line:
Henry Olson. wherever you are,
read this!"
And He Read It
Quickly, his eyes drank in the
words.
Convicted of Staying Floyd Stot-
Ter. and sentenced to life imprison.
ment, you jumped your appeal
bond, didn't you?" Went on the
Associated press account.
but you may come back now,
Henry Olson! That life sentence,
though it still hangs over you, is
not likely to Be enforced"
By this time Mrs. Olson was
leaning over his shoulder. reading
with him. They read that George
Bliss and Morris Mahan, 17.year-
old boys, had been arrested and that
police said the boys had confessed
to the crime for which Olson him
self had been convicted. They read
that Olson's attorney, convinced Of
his client's innocence, had pursued
clues which led to the Bliss and
.Mahan arrest. I.
"You think it Is too good to be
true?" concluded, the newspaper
story, which had been written
through IN the second person. "You
are wrong. Il, b true. Come home,
Henry Olson, and See"
Return to Rockford
The Qlsons ware back in Rock.
ford today. The sentence Of life
imprisonment remained over tho 26-
yeer-old mechanic. but it, fangs
had been removed. After the ar
raisnment 6f Bliss and Mahan to.
day, provided there was no hitch,
Olson's attorney Was ready to move
quickly y-to. free his client.
Over TIE wires, "a the corners Of
the nation, : news story had gone.
Henry Olson had read It; and from
the cold type of that New Orleans
Newspaper there had been born for
. man and : woman the, promise of
. new, and great happiness.
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INCOMPETENT
PILOT BLAMED
FOR DISASTER
Crash Occurs Sunday at San
Diego - Machine Nose
Dives 500 Feet
PILOT DENIED LICENSE
Passengers Had Besn WaEned
Not to Go Up, But Decided
to Take q Chance

San Diego, Calif.. March 5.-lR9--
A homo made, airplane and Z nervy
but incompetent pilot today were
blamed for the worst aerial disaster
in the history Of flying here.
Five men were killed. including
the pilot, when the plsne stalled and
nose dived 300 feet to earth yester-
day in giving the right Of way to
. huge mir liner about to make !
landing.
The dead:
w. w. Bird, pilot and builder cf
the plane. :
Ralph Craig.
Chester H. Kidwell.
Clifford Dill.
Irvine Thomas.
All were residents Of the San
Diego district except Thomas, who
is believed to have como from Brooks
and Kelly fields, Texas.
The plane left the airport against
the orders Of the city air control
board, which previously had refused
Bird . pilots license on the ground
that he WAS inexperienced. The
board also had ordered that the
plane be not allowed to 70 up be-
cause it had been deemed not air.
worthy.
Passengers Were Warner
Birds four passengers were re-
cruited from . crowd ct the field.
They were warned not to 70 with
Bird but insisted on taking &
chance"
The plane made . short flight 70
Camp Kearney. nearby and Was re.
turning when the acciden occurred.
The Bird plane was in the path of
the air liner. In turning out O. the
larger planes path the Bird machine
tipped, stalled and plunged.
The 220 horsepower engine tele-
scoped back through the framework
Of the machine and into the passen-
ger compartment as it divod into
tho earth. crushing the life out Of
four Of the men. Craig was the only
ono alive when airport attendants
reached the wreck and he died in .
few minutes.