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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-18
BAPTlSTS TO GIVE LAST
Benefit PLAY TONIGHT
Will Complete Series of Programs
for Building Fund.

Emerson Avenue Baptist Church,
Emerson Ave. and New York ST.,
will present its first musical pro-
gram of the season at 8 tonight.
The program under the auspices
of the Womens Union is the last
of a series which were given to aid
the building fund. Miss Wilma
Leonard and Mrs. Otto Bell to-
gether with the Young Peoples
chorus will provide the musical
program.
"Old Time Favorites" will be
illustrated in costume and pan
tominne. Excerpts from Dust of
the Road" Buffers prize winning
play, will be given by David and
Hamilton Clarke, members Of the
Butler University cast which re-
Gently won an intercollegiate con-
test at Chicago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-18
FOREIGN TRADE TOPIC
G. Of G. Hears Talk by Member Of
Paris Bureau.

Basil Miles, American admins
strative commissioner of the Inter
national Chamber Of Commerce, at
Paris, spoke at the Indianapolis
Chamber of Commerce open forum
luncheon today.
Miles discussed the effect on Eu-
ropean trade of economic, COM
mercia1 and political relations. He
has held his present position since
1922. During the war he was a
member of the State department
staff in directing Russian affairs.
He also has served as secretary to
several European ambassadors.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-18
GAS CASTLES PLANNED
Moorish Idea to Be Carried Out in
Filling Stations.

BIZ UWltCU PF6SS
HAVANA, Cuba, May ia net
work of 200 automobile filling sta
tons, each modelled after an an
Gent Moorish castle, is to be built
in HaYana and along the 700-mile
Central highway by Cuban Amer
ican-Mexican company. it was an
nollnced today
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-18
PoSToFFICE TO CLOSE
Suspends City Deliveries for
Memorial Day.

The indianapolis postof1ce will
observe Wednesday, May 80, Memo
rial day, as a general holiday with
suspension of all except necessary
Activities, Postmaster Robert H.
Bryson said today.
The general delivery window will
be open from 8 a. m. to II noon.
There will be no delivery by carriers.
All special delivery mail and perish
able parcels received will be de-
livered.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-18
NEW PRAYER BOOK UP
Goes to House of Commons for
Vote in June.

BIZ United Press
LONDON, May 18-The new
revised version of the Church of
England prayer book that has
threatened to cause a split between
high" and Glow" church elements,
is expected to be submitted to the
House of Commons for approval
i'll mid-June. A committee today
approved a motion to submit the
version in its amended form.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-30

chosen as Kansas City's official
hostess. and when the G. o. P. as
sembles here in June for its nomi-
mating convention she will be dip
lomat, guide, governeSs, friend and
advisor to the delegates and the
wives who come along.
And for the wives who stay at
home, Mrs. GrisSom may help pick
out the frilly piece of lingerie that
will surprise the little woman who
never knew John had such good
taste.
Mrs. Grissom has been d widow
since 1900, when her husband, Her.
bert GriSsom. died.
She helped Kansas City women
to make American Legion delegates
feel at home that year.
So successful was she as an anna
teur that she was asked to take up
the work professionally. and became
the Chamber of Commences official
greeter.
She has helped handle 200 con-
ventions a year for five years, and
these conclaveS have been attended
by all the way from twenty-five to
10000 people.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-30
JURY NAMES PICKED
Some of Men May Hear
Jackson Trial.

Names of ten men from which
three will be picked to complete the
January term Criminal Court jury
were drawn by jury commissioners
today.
The jury will be in the box when
the trial Of Governor Ed Jackson,
Robert I. Marsh and George v. Cof-
fin ON the conspiracy to offer bribe
charges opens Feb. 8. Those not
challenged by defense or State will
sit on the Jackson case. The ten
drawn:
James H. Barber, Route c, Box
453; Aquilla Jefferies, Cumberland; ;
Bruce G. Balm, Route J, Box 142 B;
Louis A. Linn, 458 Century Bldg.
Clarence Bell, Bridgeport, Route A;
Frank r. Barlow, Route G.; Walter
c. Boetcher, 448 N. Illinois ST.; A.
P. Eggleman, Route K; o. N. Bull
ing, Ais N. Capitol Ave-; Harker H.
Bell, Route B, Box rs.
Later today or within a few days
the jury commissioners will draw
two special venires of fifty each, for
the Jackson trial.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-30
CITY RUSHES TO AID
OF WIDOW, BABIES

groceries to the Arnold home this
afternoon.
Captain Jones raised an emerg-
ency fund and took food to the
Arnold home Sunday after ascer-
tanning that the Family Welfare
Society had afforded no relief. A
welfare worker had given Mrs.
Arnold 81.
Send your contributions to the
Leroy Arnold Family Relief Fund,
care of The Indianapolis Times.
Make checks payable to Edward B.
Raub, treasurer. Raub is vice pres
ident of the Indianapolis Life In
surance Company.
w. S. Arnold, of SAG Eastern Ave.
was the first to arrive with cash. He
brought $3.50, contribution of Our
Friends Glass Of Victory Memorial
M. E. church, and of the Victory
Players. He is teacher Of the Sunday
school class and manager of the
Players.
Play for FamiIy's Benefit
The players went twenty miles
Saturday night to give play for
the benefit of the family. Arnold
gave a speech to the Sunday School
class Sunday morning and took up
a collection. He told the class what
The Times was doing, commended
the action, and urged support.
The early contributions totaled
$95.75.
Times employees, $4.75; Mrs. w. S.
Lockhart, IS; Dennis H. jenkins,
IS; Pile-Oil Company, 81; Sam
Rizzo, 81; Homer Riddell, $5; anon
ymous, So; Howard Kitchen, 81;
Lorraina Hartley, 81; B. H. Frink,
So; DR.. j. M. Rhodes, S.; B. S. Spell
man, 81; Our Friends Class Victory
Memorial M E. Church, $3.50.
Postofice clerks (city caSe), in
cluding S. G. Cottingham, Henry
P. Maloney, M. F. Wilson, j. l..
Young, H. Ray Hopewell, I. w. Par
ish, Henry Schmidt, Grafton An
derson, Dwight w. Silvers, M. D.
Z Burris, James G. Ahern, SIG; Mr..
and Mrs. Mitchell Landott, $5; w.
D. ChriSman, 81; A. S. Shaffer, $5;
Catherine A. Feely, So; F. M.
Gumm, So; Gregg Oliver. SO; Ivan
Harmon, Lebanon, Ind, $1.50; Mrs.
George Monroe. 81; P. E. Tomlin-
son, 81; Mr.. and Mrs. John Robbins,
$5; friends, So; G. r. Williams, 81;
Ed w. Doser, 81; Fagan's feed store,
IS; Lewis Jaffe, 81; Henry Fin
gerly, 81. "a
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HOSIERY Mill
HEAD is DEAD
W. c. Kobin of Real Silk to
Be Buried Tuesday.

Funeral services for w. G. Kobin,
81, Real Silk Hosiery Mills president.
will be held at the home, 4401 N.
Meridian ST., at 10:30 a. m, Tues
day. Rabbi M. M. Feuerlicht will
officiate and private burial will be
at the Indianapolis Hebrew Congre-
cation Cemetery.
Mr.. Kobin died OF heart disease at
his home early Sunday. The body
was found by the widow and Travis
White, Negro gardener. Autopsy was
ordered by Coroner G. H. Keever,
and performed at the Hisey g. Titus
funeral parlors. 951 N. Delaware ST.,
by DR.. o. H. Bakemeier.
Death was attributed to heart
disease. Motorpolice Hauge and
Sheets worked for some time with a
pulmotor in an effort to restore life.
Mr.. Kobin had planned Mediter-
ranean cruise, leaving Feb. 8, with
his family.
He left the position Of salesman
ager of the Dictaphone Company at
Brooklyn, his birthplace, in 1920, to
become Salesmanager and vice presi-
dent of Real Silk. He was elected
president last May.
Mr.. Kobin was a member of the
Indianapolis Athletic Club, the Co.
lumbia Club, the Broadrnoor Coun-
try Club and the Indianapolis EIe-
brew Temple.
Surviving him are the widow and
twins. William M. and Carol; his
mother, Mrs. Fannie Kobin; a
brother, Henry ", and sister, Mrs.
Natalie G. Schlesinger, all of Indi-
annapolis.
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Contributions Pour In to
Times Arnold Fund;
Funeral Today.

The outlook of Mrs. lie Roy Arnold
and her two tiny children was not
quite so gloomy today, although this
was the day when the funeral of
her husband was held.
At / this afternoon funeral serv-
ices for the man killed by hit and
run motorist last Wednesday were
held at the home of a neighbor,
George Parker, 2e42 Schofeld Ave-,
and the body started on its way to
Fairmount, w. Va, for burial.
A brother-in- and a sister, Mr..
and Mrs. Francis Kinney, accompa-
MED the body. ,....
Meanwhile, the young, bewildered
widow, remained. at city hos
pital with her baby. Doctors feared
she would not be able to stand the
ordeal of the funeral. Shirley
Brothers, undertakerS, had offered
to take the wife to the funeral in
an ambulance without charge.
City Rushes to Aid
But the bitterness of the girls
bereavement was softened by the
news that kind-hearted Indian
apolis folks have hastened to come
to her financial relief. The young
husband died practically pennileSS
after valiant struggle against mis-
fortune.
Besides the widow and the s.
week-old baby, there Is another
child, II months old, and Mrs.
Arnold's elderly parents.
Contributions to the lie Roy Arm
old family relief fund came to The
Times with a rush by mail today.
Meanwhile, neighbors, friends and
police offered temporary relief in
the way of groceries and clothing
over the weekend.
The Hoosier Brick and Coal Com
pany rushed ton of coal to the
humble Arnold home. 2944 Schoff1eld
Ave-, today when Manager E. S.
Joseph learned of the need.
Robert Ellis, head Of the Piggly-
Wiggy Ellis Company chain grocer
les, sent q large box Of meats and
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SMILE
Wins HEARTS
IN VENEZUELA
Good Will Ambassador Is
Given Great Ovation
at Capital.
BLOWN OFF HIS COURSE
Storms Force Filler to Ride
300 Miles Off Route to
Reach Goal.
BLOWN OFF HIS COURSE
BIZ United PreSA

By United Press
CARACAS, Venezuela, Jan. 30
A great multitude lined the streets
of the capital today, awaiting the
arrival from Maracay, fifty miles
away, of Colonel Charles A. Lind
bergh, who landed there-the only
flying field in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
to be the guest of the nation for a
day.
Lindbergh's route to the Spanish
palace, where he was to stay until
his departure for st. Thomas, Virgin
Islands, was a mass of eager spec
tators. The good will ambassador
was to be the~guest at luncheons of
the Pan-American Society and later
was to attend a baseball game be-
tween the Crisheld team of Amer
leans and the Santa Marta Nationals.
President Gomez was to be host
tonight at ball in Lindbergh's
honor at the Paradise club.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-30
ARSON DEATH
WAS MURDER,
PROBE HINTS
indianapolis Retired Farm
Owner Was Shot, Body
Burned, Belief.
TRACE FAMILY TROUBLE
Start Search for Slayer,
After Reopening Quiz
on Tragedy.

John Koetler, 70, of 5124 N. Penn
sylvania ST., retired farmer, whose
charred body was taken from the
smoking ruins Of barn on the farm
of Albert Schultz, Brooiville farmer
Jan. 6, was shot to death before the
barn was fired, it was believed to-
day.
George Coogan and Harvey See
deputy State fire marshals, have un-
der observation several persons.
Body Found in Barn
Koetter left his home in Indian
apoliS the day before he was killed,
to visit his untenanted farm, in
tending to spend the night in the
empty farmhouse, the arson division
discovered. The body was found in
the Schultz barn the next morning.
The Schultz and Koetler acreages
are in close proximity.
Death due to unknown causes,
was the coroner'S verdict. The fire
marShals Office was not satisfied
with the general theory that the
death was accidental.
Coogan and See say they found
a rag saturated with blood in
the kitchen of Koetter's empty
house and that four .22-caliber bull
lets had lodged in an oak door sill
A path of blood led across the door
sill and was lost outside. indicating
a bleeding body had been dragged
out. One window of The house had
been jimrlied open. All doors were
unlocked.
Bullets Fit Rifle
At the scene of the fire. % call
ib1e rifle and a fiashlight were
found beside Koetter's body. The
bullets that had ploughed into the
door Of his farmhouse fitted the
rifle.
Fingerprints discovered on the
doors and window glass of the Koet-
Ter farm house we're not those of the
aged farmer, casual examination in
dicated. The prints were turned over
to the State bureau of criminal iden-
tification for checking.
Then, examining Koetter's home
life, the investigators learned he had
been in trouble with man he be-
lieved to be the father of his
daughters child, who refused to
marry her.
Called Case Of Murder
"The evidence and data obtained
in this case will be turned over to
Franklin County authorities" State
Fire Marshal Alfred Hogston said
today. "ThiS is case of murder, not
arson, and goes outside this depart
ment'S jurisdiction"
The next move is expected to come
from Franklin County authorities
who were at the scene of the alleged
crime until midnight, gathering evil
dence.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-30
INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, JAN. 80, 1928
COUNTY COUNCIL STORM
STIRRED BY CORN DEALS
Infirmary Head Denounced
for Buying Supply at
Higher Price.

Discovery that the county in
firmary superintendent paid $1.10 a
bushel for corn last fall when it
was selling for 80 to 80 cents drew
fire from county councilmen today
The councilmen warned superin-
tendentS of county institutions to
stand on their own feet" and one
remarked there had been SHADY
dealings and loose business"
Superintendent John B. Carter OF
the infirmary said he bought 400
bushels of corn at the higher price
because he could not obtain it from
William Garten of the Garten Feed
Company, which had a contract to
supply the feed.
Denies Telling OF Lack
Carter made an affidavit that
Garten could not supply the corn.
Then Carter bought the corn at the
high figure from Phillip Fox, Pike
Township, a former assistant coun-
ty road superintendent.
Garten, called before councilmen
by a deputy sheriff, said he had not
told the superintendent he could
not supply the corn.
Councilman John Shearer said {:
THE price on hand-picked corn at
that time was 80 to 90 cents a
bushel and $1.10 was paid. Not only
are there what seem TO be shady
dealings in corn buying, but in
some other things.
"This certainly looks like loose
business to me-"
Garten told councilmen he was
surprised when $42 was taken out
of his account with the county last
fall.
Another misunderstanding"
1t was explained this was levied
against the company because he did
not keep the contract and this was
the difference in the contract cost
and the price paid.
Commissioners said they knew
nothing about the transaction, al
though Carter said he acted after
talking to the commission and hay-
ing IAN understanding"
"T11e responsibility rests with the
commissioners, who should have told
Garten to fill the contract" PreSi-
dent George Montgomery said.
"The council suggests that county
superintendents have their own
regulations and integrities at stake
and if they forget it they will run
up against stone wall,p Council
man Paul Dunn said. They'd bet
ter not depend on commissioners
but stand on their own feet"
The council allowed $3,26734 for
poor farm supplies after the wran-
gle and cut out an appropriation of
$339.6l for increase of the salary of
assistant to the county school su-
perintendent, and $283.20 in addi-
ton to $780 for paying political
probe expenses,
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Homage Paid Filler

Br United Press
MARACAY, Venezuela, Jan. 30
Another nation today paid proud
and warm-hearted homage to Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh. who in his
airplane, Spirit of st. Louis. brought
a message of friendship from the
people of the United States to the
people of Venezuela.
Lindbergh flew here from Bogota,
Columbia, an extremely hazardous
trip through stormy skies, and land
ed in this pretty city at 6:10 p. m.
Sunday.
He had been in the air more than
ten hours and had been forced more
than 300 miles out Of his course be-
cause of storms over Columbia. But
he was smiling and happy ambas-
sador Of good will as he crawled
from the cabin of the airplane to
grasp the hand of President Juan
Vicente Gomez.
Smile Wins Crowd
His famous smile flashes on the
enthusiastic crowd at the flying
field and they were won by his eager
boyishnesS.
"VivaS" rang from the throats of
the VenezuelanS and they crowded
about, eager to be near. the young
pilot whose feats have become
legend even in South America.
Il salute you as the greatest rep
resentative of American enterprise, u
President Gomez told Lindbergh
The f1ier gracefully accepted the
tribute.
He was taken along a roSe-strewn
pathway into the city proper. Many
beautiful girls we're along the
avenue on which Lindbergh rode
and they tossed flowers in front OF
the motor car.
Welcome Is Deafening
There were scores OF people on the
street and the din Of their welcom-
ing shouts was deafening.
This was to be Lindbergh's last
visit in South America on the pres
ent trip. His plans called for q
next flight Tuesday to st. Thomas
in the Virgin Islands, thence tc
Porto Rico, Santo Domingo, Haiti
and finally Havana.
From Havana Lindbergh was ex-
pected to fly back to the United
States, thus bringing an end to the
good will tour.
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Dramatic Plea for Plan to
Appoint AIieniStS Made
by Attorney.
RESUME JURY CHOICE
Defense Loses Fight to Go
to Trial With Twelve
Already in Box.
BY DAN CAMPBELL,
United Press STAFF Correspondept

COURTROOM, LOS ANGELES,
Cal, Jan. 30.-The defense made all
other unexpected move today to
halt the trial Of William Edward
Hickman.
The move was a motion to have
the American Psychiatrists Associa-
tion appoint alienists to examine
Hickman, whose only hope of es-
Gaping the gallows for the murder
of Marion Parker, lies in proving
himself insane.
The motion was oVerruled by
Judge j. j. Trabucco.
Jerome Walsh, young Kansas City
attorney, who is directing the de-
fense for Hickman, then stepped
onto the witness stand, in a sensa-
tional move to have the action made
matter of court record.
Walsh was permitted to take the
oath. He testified that Hickman
was without funds and could not
hope to cope with the alienists en-
ployed by the State.
DpClLNS OHu money
This is an unequal battle" Walsh
said. "On one side we have the
wealth of the State Of California
and on the other penniless youth
fighting for his life.
THE defense can hope to obtain
the service of alieniSts that will give
1T an equal chance with the State
only if members of the American
PSychiatrists Association are ap-
pointed to serve without pay"
Walsh testified that he had spent
$500 OF his own money in arranging
for Hickman's defense and indicated
that he did not expect TO get one
penny as a fee.
He said fund for Hickman's de-
fense had been raised in Kansas
City but did not reveal the amount.
Walsh was nervous and red faced.
Seek Twelfth Juror
In denying the motion without
prejudice, Judge Trabucco said such
a move would halt the trial. He said
it would be possible for the alienLts
to make an examination of Hick-
man that would be fair test Of his
sanity or insanity only when he was
not subject to the daily strain o.
courtroom appearance.
The State won the right 70 pro
ceed further with the selection Of
jury when Judson Burch, one of
those in the jury box, told the court
he had a relative in the sheriffs
Office.
The defense attempted to keep
Burch in the box, but Judge Ira
bucco excused him for cause.
Mrs. Mary Amick was called in
the place left vacant by Burch and
examination of the panel continued.
Hockensmith, a scholarly look
ing professor, was challenged by the
State when the question Of his
health became a matter of dispute.
The State used its fifth perelnptory
challenge to remove Hockensmith.
He was followed by Mrs. Mary
Crawford, who was excused when
she said she unalterably was OPP
posed to capital punishment. Mrs.
Margarget Dyche was then called.
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FIRE RAzES SCHOOL
Sheridan's $4,000 Build
ing Destroyed.

BIZ United Press
NOBLESVILLE, Ind, Jan. 30
Fire Of undetermined origin de-
Stroyed the fourteen-room Sheridan
high school building early today
causing a loss Of 100000, less than
half of which was covered by in
Surance.
Frank Cook, building custodian
after starting the furnace fire, dis
covered small blaze in the science
library. He attempted to contro.
the fire himself with hand extin-
guishers, but failed, and then called
the fire department. All nearby hy-
drantS were frozen and no water
was available for fighting the
flames.
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Slain! HOz0?

The Canary" beautiful
Broadway butterfly, was found
Strangled by fiendish hands.
There were two means of es-
cape for the murderer, one past
a telephone operator and the
other through a side door. No
one passed the switchboard
and the door was bolted.
Police were baffled. But
Philo Vance, a friend of the
district attorney. had some
clever theories. The murderer
went through the bolted door.
But how?
Turn to the last page and
read "The Canary Murder
Case" by S. S. Van Dine, dean
of murder mystery writer's. It's
not too late to start.
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TAG LIMIT IS NEAR
100000 Auto Owners Still
Without New Plates.

Tuesday night is deadline for pur-
chase of 1923 automobile license
plates and there will be no time ex-
tension. Secretary of State Fred
erick E. Schortemeier announced
today.
There are approximately 100000
car owners who have failed to pur-
chase 1923 plates" Schortemeier
said. "I have asked the State DO
lice and all other city officers to
halt anyone driving without new
plates. The order goes into effect
at midnight Tuesday. There will
be no excuses, the plates must be
bought if you want to drive"
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BIZ MA Serrice
II ANSAS CITY, Jan. 30.-A pres
N ent for the wife at home?
See Mrs. GTisSom.
All dressed up and no place to go?
See Mrs. GrisSom.
Lots of time on your hands?
See Mrs. Grissom.
For Mrs. Helen Grissom has been
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-30
DELAY WIGGINS TRIAL
Local Prize Fighter Gets Sixth Con-
tinuance on Attack Charge.

The sixth continuance of assault
and battery charges against Charles
(Chuck) Virgins, %, local prize
fighter, was granted in Municipal
Judge Paul G. Wetter's court today.
Virgins is alleged to have given
G. w. Wilson, IA, of 4102 E. Tenth
ST., black eye and bloody nose in
a fight at the Traction Terminal
Station Oct. 8.
Wilson was in a crowd surround
ing Virgins when the fighter was
scrapping with Sam MarkuS, his
former manager. His step-father,
Louis Brown Jr., professional bonds
man, refused to have the case dis
missed as Wilson has brought q
civil suit against the fighter.
Neither Wilson nor Virgins ap-
peared in court today.
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School Architects to Be Named

Architects for four new school
buildings and additions will be Sc
lected by the school board Tuesday
evening. The board recently ap-
proved a tentative building program
for 1923 and advertised intention of
issuing 100000 in bonds for con-
Struction.