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Evening star., 1928-06-09
SKYSCRAPER MEN
PLAN CONVENTION
Twenty-frst Annual Meeting Opens
in St. Louis on
Monday.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, June 9--Skyscraper
men from all parts of the Nation are
gathering here to attend the twenty
first annual convention of the National
Association of Building owners and
Managers, which opens Monday. Be-
tween TOO and 800 are expected to be
in attendance at the convention. at
which will be discussed the problems
Of operating the buildings which house
the business of the Nation.
The officers and directors of the as
sociation will hold their annual pre-
convention meeting tomorrow after
noon in the Hotel Statler, with E. Clar-
ence Holmes. owner Of the Foxcroft
Building of San Francisco, president
of the national association, in charge
of the meeting. The building owners
and managers, who represent close to
00.000.000 worth of central busi-
ness district property In the larger cities
OF the Nation, will be welcomed to st.
Louis by Mayor Victor j. Miller
Report Of Commission.
Following the presentation of Presi-
dent Holmes annual report. c.. F.
Palmer. Atlanta building owner. will
present the report of the constitutional
commission appointed at last years
convention to revise the constitution
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for new building and engineering work
done during the past month. The
above figure was the largest May ever
recorded for this district and II was
also the highest monthly total ON rec
ord since December. 1926 Last months
total showed a % per cent gain over the
total for the preceding month and 1t
was also 33 per cent ahead of the May,
1927. record.
The following were the most i'm
portant classes of work in the May
construction record: $95.607 100 or So
per cent of the total, for residential
buildings; $32,840 900, or Is per cent,
for public works and utilities: $25-
$n53, 800, or Ia per cent for COM
merc;al buildings, and $7,487 200, or 1
per cent, for industrial projects.
During the past five months there
was $7o7,805, 600 worth of new con-
struc ction started in New York State
and northern New Jersey, being an
increase of l2 per cent over the amount
started during the first five months of
last year.
New work planned In this district
during the month of May reached a
total of 76,170800 There was an
increase of % per cent over the
amount reported in the same month
Va laSN year anu gam Vi y per Cciit
over the amount reported In April.
1923.
New building and engineering work
contracted for in the New England
States during the month of May
amounted to SCOPES, 800. This figure
was the largest monthly total ever re-
corded in this territory There was an
increase of 80 per cent over the total
for April of this year and gain of as
Per cent over the total for May of last
year
Included in the months record were
the following outstanding items: $2l,-
ITO 1000, or 35 per cent of all constrlc-
ton, for residential buildings: $l6,-
l30, 400, or 81 per cent. for public
works and utilities: $8,64l 600, or Ia
per cent, for commercial buildings, and
81 1874, 400. or IL per cent, for educa-
tional projects
Last months contract total brought
the amount of new construction started
in these States since the first of the
year up to $207. .S37 100, being % per
cent in excess OF the total for the
corresponding period of last year.
Contemplated projects as reported i'll
the New England States during the
PAST month amounted to $48,089, 900
This amount was SO per cent ahead of
the May. 1927. record, but showed
loss of per cent from the total for
April of this year.
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power meters aid economy.
out are treated 50 they will n
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and bylaws of the national association
and to submit recommendations for the
organization of the association. The
Monday afternoon session will be fea-
tured by the presentation OF paper on
"The installations of Business Methods
m Our Mdnicipa, Governments Oy
w. j. Casey president of the Cont
mental Trust Co. of Baltimore. Md. Mr..
Casey is qualified to speak to such
representative group of taxpayers In
view of his services to the city OF
Baltimore, where he took charge of the
introduction of real business methods
in the government of that city
Speakers from opposite sides of the
continent will appear before the con-
Vention Tuesday morning. The first
speaker will be David Whitcomb presi-
Co. of Seattle, Wash. who will speak
on Maintaining Values in Central
Business Districts" The other speaker
will be Capt. William J. Pedrick, gen.
eral manager of the Fifth Avenue AS
speak on Maintaining Store Values.
wildcat Financing.
The steps that are being taken to
prevent wildcat financing of office
buildings will be explained in a paper
to be presented Wednesday morning by
Sidney r. Small, Detroit investment
banker. and chairman of the commit
tee on real estate securities of the In
vestment Bankers Association of Amer
lea. Mr.. Small's paper is entitled
Proper Office Building Financing"
Evening star., 1928-06-09
Apartment Owners
and Realtors Must
Take Out Insurance

The fact that real estate
brokers are included under the
provisions of the workmen's
compensation act was brought
to the attention of the members
Of the Washington Real Estate
Board by special notice, ac-
cording to John A. Petty, execu-
tive secretary. This notice stated
that all employees Of realtors. in
Guiding statesmen, must be pro-
tected by adequate compensation
insurance, effective July l.
Owners Of apartment houses
and other rental properties are
affected by this law, where help
Is employed in the maintenance
and operation thereof. Insur-
ance protection must be obtained
TO cover elevator operators. jani-
tors. managers and all other help
used i'm such properties.
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plane. tri-motored Fokker, and Hy
with them 10 America as navigator
and co-piIot The fourth member Of
the party would be c. F. johnson of
New York. a mechanic. Kangun as
serted He explained the purpose of the
flight was to establish a regular trans
atlantic air service
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transatlantic fight from Lisbon TO Phil
adelphia. Kangun. who identified him.
self as former Navy and air mail pilot,
announced that his passenger-bride
would be Miss Bernardine Guttnrann of
Chicago. whom he met on the Leviathan
or the way to France.
He claimed that an English miiI.jii-
aire, p. r. Young, was to furnish the
Evening star., 1928-06-09
NEW YORK STATE TAX CUT.
so Per Cent Reduction in Direct
Levy on Realty.

Levy on Realty.
A so per cent reduction in the direct
State tax on real property has been
effected by the Legislature of New York
in the session recently closed. The levy
was cut from one Ipill to one-half mill
The New York state Association of
Real Estate Boards led the movement
TO reduce the tax. The cut is estimated
to mean a saving to real estate owners
of the State of between $l2,500,000 and
$l3,0000 900.
The Virginia Legislature at It's last
session made a tax reduction of approx
mately $l,400.000 Virginia is one of
the States which by constitutional
amendment has enabled its Legislature
to classify property for tax purposes
This has enabled the State more nearly
to equalize taxes as between intangible
and tangible property.
New Jersey through action of its
Legislature at its recent session has
created a commission to investigate the
subject of taxation of tangible personal
property.
Thirty-seven British peers and thirty
one peeresses died last year.
Evening star., 1928-06-09
PLANS AIR HONEYMOON
FLIGHT OVER ATLANTIC

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. June 9.--Murray Kangun. Of
New York says his will be a nonstop
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Law of Supply and Demand.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer
There are more suckers than there
ever were"
Yes, there has to be there are so
many more things to sell to suckers"
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THROAT ILLNESS
WAVE KILLS 8
$50 of 1000 Affected by
Epidemic.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
LEE, Mass, July 9.-The death
toll from Lees epidemic of septic
sore throats had been increased to
nine today, with about $50 of the
towns residents reported i'll.
State and local authorities re-
doubled their efforts to check the
disease, which is spreading with
alarming ra .)idity. Church and
theaters have been closed in
definitely.
Four doctors have arrived from
Pittsfeld and twelve nurses from
that city, Holyoke, Springfield and
Great Darlington.
Belief that the epidemic would
reach it's peak tomorrow was ex-
pressed by DR.. Leland M. French,
district health officer.
The disease has been traced to the
milk supply, and health officials
have ordered all milk pasteurized.
Six persons died Saturday and
three more yesterday. Those who
died Sunday we're Mrs. Ruth Miller
90, mother of three children; James
Bossidy, 10, and DR.. John Bossidy,
a throat specialist, who contracted
duty in connection with the
the disease while doing emergency
epidemic.
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Al Plans Campaign
BY PERCY B. SCOTT
United Press STAFF Correspondent

United Press Stan Correspondent
ALBANY, N. Y, July 9.-Plans
for the presidential campaign Of
Governor Alfred E. Smith begin
this week.
Starting at the Capitol here to-
Gay, the Governor is scheduled to
confer with national leaders. These
conferences will culminate in New
York Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, and then Smith will begin
preparation of his acceptance
speech.
The Governor is making himself
ready for an intensive campaign.
For the last two days he has been
undergoing a physical examination
at the hands of DR.. Raymond j
Sullivan of New York. The physi
clan has informed Smith he is III
excellent condition.
The appointment schedule of the
Governor for the week is as follows
Today he meets Senator Joseph
I. Robinson, his running mate, and
Jesse Jones Of Texas, chairman vi
the finance committee of the ma
tional Democratic committee.
Wednesday he will meet the ma
tional committee in New York, and
on the following two days he will
confer with leaders and commit
teemen who car to see him.
There was just one official ar
nouncement coming from Smith
early today. That was that the date
for official notification of his nomi-
nation would not be announced
until after it had been submitted
to the national committee in New
York Wednesday.
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WHEAT CROP ON
WAY TO MARKET
TrainIoadS Arriving Hourly
at Kansas City.
By United Press

BJ United Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 9.-The
handling of the Kansas wheat crop
on the Kansas City market began
today.
Trainloads of wheat arrived hour
ly at railroad terminals. Buyers
dumped the grain into storage ele-
vators or sent it on to new destina-
tions on reassignmentS.
Railroads have rushed all avail
able cars into the wheat country,
expecting the peak of the move
n;ent to arrive about the middle Of
the week with a daily average of
about 1000 cars.
Cars from eastern roads are be-
ing routed to this section to aid the
movement. of the grain.
Concentration points are at
Hutchison, Great Bend, yelling,
Clay Center, Salina and Dodge
City. Those cities, which have good
milling and elevator facilities, are
used as temporary storage places
where grain is unloaded, weighed
and inspected. Unloading at con-
centration points enables the rail-
roads to send their wheat cars back
into service.
1t is estimated $4,000 bushels'wil
be brought to the Kansas City mar
ket
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JURY SWORN IN
ATTACK TRIAL
Alleged Gas Hawk Evil
dence Starts Today.

A Criminal Court jury to try
Joseph Alstatt, 49, of $50 Highland
Ave, the first of several alleged
"gas hawks" to face trial for attacks
on indianapolis school girls, was
completed today, and evidence was
to start this afternoon.
The crime is punishable by life
imprisonment, since the victim was
under IL.
Alstatt is charged with two other
boys, both fugitives, with Turing an
-year-old girl into their automo-
bile May 8, driving to a secluded
spot in the southeast part OF the
city, and attacking her.
Prosecutor William H. Remy and
Chief Deputy Judson L. Stark are
handling the prosecution, while AL
staff is represented by Bess Rob-
bins.
Miss Robbins in her opening state
ment said she will prove Alstatt had
nothing to do with the attack. She
blamed the two fugitives.
Stark made the opening state
ment for the State, branding the
numerous abductions of young girls
as deplorable. He said Alstatt was
sentenced to serve term for
larceny when he was II.
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100000 JAM
OVER SCHOOLS
TO Be BROKEN
$4,000 Loan Authorized
for Drawing Up Plans to
Clear Congestion.
WORK WILL BE RUSHED
Expansion to Be Provided
at Three Buildings, With
One New Structure.

An end to the delay in enlargine
three crowded public grade schools
and constructing a new school
building at Bellefontaine and Sixty
Second StS., appeared today when
the State tax board approved plans
for a $4,000 temporary loan from
the Shortridge high school bond
fund for drawing up plans and
meeting other expenses incidental to
launching the project.
At the same time, the State board
assured Alfred F. Walsman, busi-
ness director, and William H. Book,
secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce civic affairs committee, that
it would approve the proposed $780,
900 bond issue for the improvements
and new building, if open and COM
petitive bidding we're specified on
the heating and ventilating systems,
Walsman said.
81 gave them that positive assur-
ance," Walsman added.
Schools Are Crowded
Walsman and Book explained the
crowded condition of Schools No. 43,
at Fortieth and Capitol Ave; No.
At, at Ray st. and Warren Ave, and
No. Sc, at Thirty Eighth st. and
Broadway.
The crowded condition Of the
schools was deplored by Mrs. Lii
lian Sedwick, member of the board
Of school commissioners, when the
board met last Friday night.
Pupils were taught in corridors,
principals Offices and Easements,
she said.
The temporary loan is for ninety
days. Tuesday night, the school
board will give formal approval to
the procedure.
Plans Ready in 10 Days
1t is expected 5lans will be ready
in ten days so that bids may be
asked. Delay in getting approval
for the bond issue has so retarded
the work that the improvements
cannot be made ready for opening
of school in September.
They should be completed by the
start of the second semester, how
ever, Walsman said.
School commissi ssioners will receive
bids Tuesday nighs on approximate
ly $1,000 tons of coal for the city't
eighty grade schools, six high
schools and branch libraries.
At a special meeting, Wednesday
IL a. M, bids will be received or
installation of accoustical panels ir
the Shortridge High School library
and auditorium.
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PLAN TO NOTIFY
HOOVER AUG. II
Secretary to Leave Capital
for West July Ia.
BIZ United Preaa

By United Press
WASHINGTON, July 9-Secre-
tary Of Commerce Hoover will &C
cept the Republican nomination for
President at Stanford University,
California, on Aug. II, it was an
nounced today at his office.
Senator Curtis, the vice presiden-
tial nominee, will make his accep-
tance speech at Topeka, Kas., few
days later.
The date for Hoover's acceptance
was announced after conference
with Curtis, who returned to WASH
ington today from short vacation
in New England.
Hoover plans to leave Washington
Saturday evening to confer with
President Coolidge at the summer
White House at Brule, Wis, the
Commerce Department statement
said,
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HARD DAY FOR TOUR
Planes to Fly From San
Antonio to Ell PaSo.

BIZ United Press
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July o.
Facing what they expect will be the
hardest day of flying in their trip,
pilots of the national air tour pre-
pared to hop off today for Maria
and El Paso, Texas.
In preparation for possible emer-
gency landings in the rough lands
of southern Texas, pilots of the tour
met Sunday night with Army Off
GERS to discuss signals.
Officials are expecting no serious
difficulty, however, as they believe
their planes are capable of over
coming the hazards of high attitudes
and excessive heat.
The planes were expected to halt
at Maria, $50 mills from here, until
8 p. M, when they would start the
150-mile jump to Ell Paso.
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RAIL EXECUTIVE DIES
Howard Elliott Was Former
New Haven President.

RH United Press
DENNIS, Mass, July 9.--Howard
Elliott SO, one of the Nations most
prominent railroad men, died last
night. Death was from heart
disease.
Elliott, former president and
chairman of the board of the New
York, New Haven g. Hartford Rail-
road, began his career with the
Burlington system when he was 20.
In 1918, after Elliott had been as
5ociated with several other railroads,
he became president of the New
Haven and continued in that Office
until 1917, when he was forced by ILL
ness to resign. He was director
of the Western Union Telegraph
Company.
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their father, Harry Fogelson, R. r. 2,
Morgantown. A shoIt time later the
men drove up in front of the Fogel-
son home, put Miss Jordan out, and
tossed dollar bill, yelling that it
was for "carefare back home" Then
the men fed.
Miss Jordan said that Miss Car
den's captor had followed her and
her abductor into the woods and
given the alarm when Miss Garden
broke loose.
Describe Abductors
Fogelson borrowed car from a
neighbor and took the girls home
early this morning.
The girls described their alb
ductors as:
One. called Whitley" about 80
years old, slightly bald, weighing
about ITO pounds, about five feet
seven inches tall, and wearing a
dark suit and black shoes.
The other. about 26 years. old.
wearing a light suit with dark pin
stripe.
Aroused by the kidnapping, Police
Chief Claude M. Worley, ordered
patrolmen to increase their efforts
in rounding up "gas hawks"
In the bulletin given all officers,
he asked that youths cruising about
in automobiles and flirting with
girls on the streets be brought to
the station at once and no excuses
accented.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-09
CITY CHIEFS IN OUTING

WOrIey and Slack Are Guests Of Cab
Firm Owner at Resort.
Mayor L. Ert Slack and Police
Chief Claude M. Worley today re-
turned from weekend trip to Lake
WawaSee.
The city officials and their wives
and DR.. L. r. Clark were guests 9t
Mike Moroney, yellow Cab Com
pany owner, who has a cottage at
the resort.
They formed a foursome on the
links Of the Wawasee Hotel and
Country Club Saturday and en-
gagged in water sports Sunday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-09
Storm Rayages Kansas

BU Unlted Press
TOPEKA, Kan, July 9.-Rain-
storms, hail and high winds0 which
spread over wide area of Kansas
in the last forty-eight hours have
claimed two lives, damaged crops,
and delayed the wheat harvest in
some sections.
Mrs. Wayne Wilkerson, of Luray,
Kan, and her year-old baby
drowned while attempting to escape
high waters Of Coon Greek, near
their home.
Heavy rains in western Kansas to-
day caused great damage in wheat
fields, where combine cutting was
underway.
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II took my husband to the train
and called Powell to tell him we
would have to stop seeing each
other We went out riding and then
he brought me home"
Dickson told authorities he had
planned a faxed" trip away from
town to investigate reports that his
wife was friendly with Powell. He
said he had intended to talk" to
Powell, but shot him in a scuffle.
when the youth lunged at him.
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turned home and found the pair
together.
II was lonesome" said Mrs. Dick
son. my husband was away from
home most of the time. 1 had too
much time on my hands and you
know that means nothing but mis-
chief. I kept up a little Irritation
with Powell just to amuse myself.
There was nothing wrong in IT,
We used to go riding, but that was
all.
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PARACHUTE LEAP INTO SEA
RUMORED IN BANKER MYSTERY

given strength to rumors that the
f1nancier may not be dead.
One report in Paris has been that
Loewenstein may have dropped
from the plane in a parachute and
was picked up by yacht.
Paris dispatches today said that
at a sudden request of Nine. Loew-
enstein, Dunkirk fishing trawler
has resumed search in the channel
for the missing banker.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-09
SUICIDE VICTIMS BODY
FOUND ON CITY DUMP
Charles B. Wilson Leaves Notes t.
Mother and Daughter

OAdEACS Ds VhcOAA ASDFSS AN~"SS w
Mother and Daughter
The body of Charles B. Wilson,
48, of 434 S. Rural ST., was found
today on the bank of a dump at
Southeastern Ave. and Rural st., in
the rear of School 81.
Wilson, partner in the Empire
Hat Company, Inc, 42l5 w. Mary
land ST., committed suicide, police
said. An acid bottle was found
twenty feet from the body.
A note to his mother found in
wilson's pocket declared he was
double crossed" in a business deal
Another note bade his daughter,
Charlotte, 10, farewell, saying he
was feeling queer and thought he
was going to die.
His wife, Mrs. Mamie Wilson,
came to the scene while police were
there and collapsed when she saw
her husbands body She and Will
son left his home about p. m. Sat-
urday, she said. She said he had
been having business troubles.
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speculations and doubt as to the
fate of the third richest man Of the
world.
His pilot says Loewenstein disap-
peared from his palatial airplane
as it passed over the English Chari-
mel.
Tests showing the cabin door OF
the plane could not be opened by
a man unaided while in fight, have
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her husband for thirty-two
years.
She pleaded guilty in court
to setting fire to the $2,5o0
home, which was saved when
the fire was discovered.
Her new husband pleaded
not guilty, but her daughter,
Mrs. Elenora Dell, and sons,
Eddie and Leroy Schonegg, also
have signed confessions.
Mrs. Dell helped her mother
place the kerosene-s soaked pa
per in the basement, with
which the fire was started, the
deputy marshal said.
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Wife Admits She Fired
Home Az,urded TO Mate

A NGRY because the Dear
L "A born Circuit Court award
ed their Lawrenceburg home
to their former husband, Emil
Schonegg, when they we're di-
vorced, Mrs. Frank Wilson, 40,
set fire to the house early on
July 5, she has admitted in a
signed confession to George E.
Coogan, deputy State fire mar
shall.
-Four days after she was di-
vorced on June 26 Mrs. Schon-
egg married Frank Wilson,
who had boarded with her and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-09
GIVE ROAD CONTRACTS
County Commissioners Let Work on
Three Projects.

Contracts for the construction of
two gravel and one concrete road
were awarded today by county COM
missioners. Fifteen bids were re-
ceived on the three projects, the
low bidder getting the job in each
case.
Successful bidders were: John E.
McCray, the w. P. Holmes Rd,
Wayne Township, on Oliver Ave-,
between Holt Rd. and Roena st.,
$4,236.84, engineers estimate, So
105.98; American Construction Com
pany, the Grover G. Ewing Rd.,
Lawrence Township, extension Of E.
Seventy-Fifth st. to Sargent Rd.,
$6,26067, engineers estimate, $7,273,
and William D. Vogel, the John G.
Landlord Rd., Forty-Sixth 81. be-
tween Keystone Ave. and Allison
vile Rd., concrete, $9,132.16, engi-
neer's estimate, $10,233.