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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-21
CLAIMS SON INNOCENT
Mother Tells Police Others Are
Using His Name When Arrested.

Orbin Toney, GIG Cottage Ave-, is
playing in lot of bad luck, his
mother, Mrs. Beatrice Toney of the
Cottage Ave. address told police to-
day. Three times recently person
have been arrested and gave his
name, she said.
According to police reports, Toney
was one of two men chased by po-
lice after the burglary of the home
of Sam Romano, 1927 Fletcher Ave,
Sunday night. He was the one
caught, they said. He was booked
for vagrancy, the officers report
stated. but today neither Toneys
name nor Toney could be found at
the station His mother assured the
police that he was at home Sunday
night and the use of his name was
Just another ruse.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-21
GRAVEL DEALS
UNDER QUIZ IN
STATE, COUNTY
Needless and Exorbitant
Sales Charged Against
Hamilton Official.
BY BEN STERN

Over in Carroll County it's soap,
but in Hamilton County it's gravel.
Gravel is piled high along county
highWays-gravel purchased at al
legged exorbitant prices.
The prices paid for gravel to-
gether with the fact that it is being
purchased in violation of Section
263O OF Burns Indiana Statutes,
from a public official, has caused
Lawrence Orr. chief of the State
board of accounts, to tell his exam
liners to dig to the bottom of the
gravel situation.
Private Owners Protest
John Rupe, assistant county high
way superintendent, has been SELL
ing gravel TO the county. at Is
cents a cubic yard.
Board of accounts examiners told
him that this was against the
statutes which provide that no pub
lie official may sell any product to
the county, :
Rupe appeared at the board Of
accounts Office and was informed
that the only way in which pur-
chases may be made from a county
official is when no one else sells
that product and then the county
commissioners through the county
attorney may bring condemnation
proceedings and so purchase the
desired commodity.
The assistant highway superin-
tendent returned home.
Condemnation proceedings we're
brought, appraisers appointed and
IN three days Rupe was selling the
gravel to the county, not at Is cents
cubic yard, but at so cents.
$1,000 An Acre
Complaint was made to w. P.
Cosgrave and Ure Frazer, examin-
ers, by indignant owners of gravel
pits, who pointed out that not only
was White River Township of Ham
ilton County abundantly supplied
with gravel pits, but that it could
be purchased at 20 and 25 cents a
cubic yard.
In addition, Cosgrave learned that
Hamilton County, so abundantly
supplied with gravel, has been pur-
chasing the same commodity from
surrounding counties and that there
is 100000 cubic yards of gravel piled
along county roads.
By digging nine feet deep. each
acre of gravel is bringing Rupe
$1,000.
Hamilton County had sufficient
gravel on hand to cover most of the
highways in the State before the
condemnation proceedings were
brought" Cosgrove told Orr.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-21
AWARD BOND ISSUE
FOR TWO SCHOOL SITES
City Securities Win Out on Bid for
$4,000 Sale.

The $4,000 bond issue for new
Irvington and Broad Ripple High
School sites was awarded by the
school board today to the City Sc
scurities Corporation on it's bid of
$51.518.
The bid represents 1907 per cent
of par. The bonds are 4 per cent
short term issue. Two other bids,
both lower, were submitted.
Reports that the direct indirect
(Shipp) heating system at School
81, Twenty-Fifth st. and keystone
Ave-, opened a year ago, is not
satisfactorily adjusted was made by
Commissioner Charles w. Kern.
The board decided to hold the
contractor, Freyn Brothers, on their
bond until the thermostats are adj
justed properly, and approved final
payment of $1,749 on the contract.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-21
OPENS KING INQUEST
Coroner Calls Witnesses in Probe of
Green Mill Killing.

Coroner c. H. Keever today called
witnesses to testify regarding the
shooting to death of Terrence King,
rum runner, at the Green Mill bar
becue on the night of Aug. 8.
Philip Smith, who is said to have
admitted the shooting on grounds
of self-defense, is held by police on
murder charges, having surrendered
himself some days after the killing
occurred.
Witnesses in the coroner's inquest
include Mrs. Bessie Gipprich, pro-
prietor of the Green Mill; Miss
Gladys De Voc and Miss Margie
Ford, entertainers, who were COM
panions of Smith and King in a
drinking bout: Negro walters and
a fire captain who had stopped at
the place to buy some cigarets.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-21
Uncle's Car Kills Child

bN ItmeS Special
TRAVLAC, Ind, Aug. 21.-Mary
Louise, 6, daughter of Ed Warford
postmaster here, was killed when
run over an automobile driven by
her uncle, Walter Weddle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-21
HICKMAN NOT GUILTY.
SAYS HAAG SUSPECT
Rupert Mcdonald Brought Here
for Trial.

Edward Hickman, the "Fox, -
wasn't guilty of the kidnapping and
murder of Marian Parker, for which
he is sentenced to death.
So declared Rupert Mcdonald, 81,
who was brought here late Monday
for trial on the charge that he and
Lawrence Ghere murdered Wilkin-
son Haag at the Green Mill barbecue
in hold=up two years ago.
Mcdonald said he saw Hickman
at Los Angeles.
amy policeman in Los Angeles
will tell you Hickman wasn't guilty,
Mcdonald said.
Mcdonald is being held at county
Jail. He will be arraigned Sept. 3
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-21
NAB ORATOR AGAIN
Arrest Street Corner Preacher for
Fourth I'll :.

Inspired by the gospel of single
tax and the National party, Charles
H. Krause, 70, of STA E. Drive, Wood
ruff Pl., continues to preach at
Illinois and Market SITS, despite in
reference b police Monday night
he was arrested the midst of a
sermon for the fourth time within
a week.
Twice he had been let off and
once fined $40 for resisting ali Off
Ger. The series of arrests commenc- |
when three preachers reported that
he was making an anti-religious talk
and also spoke ~.isparagingly of the
flag and the constitution. His latest
arrest is based on the charge he
interfered with religious me- 10
on the corner by giving an anti
religious speech. He denies it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-21
TWO YOUTHS MISSING
Iother of Local Boy Asks Police
to Aid in Search.

TO AID IN Search.
Thomas Welspans, IS, of 6461s E.
1arket ST., was reported missing
rom his home, and his mother
asked police to search for him to-
day.
They were also asked to be on
tbs lookout for Carl Betra, Is.
Decker, Ind, wffo--fs said to have
left there on d fruit truck with an
indianapolis man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-03

spectacles that marked zogu's accept
ance OF the throne and with absence of
any direct word from his capital that
would indicate anything except popular
Joy.
Is Not Una nimous.
Albanian Republicans. however. man.
aged IN tell the world that the country
was not unanimous. They threatened
TO take up arms against zogus "usur-
patton power" unless the League of Ma
tions o. some of the great powers in
tervened The League let 1t be known
that there was no good method for its
intervention unless some member made
formal complaint at Geneva that friend
ly relations with neighbor state had
been jeopardized by the change.
Japan and China approached accord
when the former government said 1t
would soon start negotiating for treaty
revision In making this announce
ment Japan indicated no weakening In
her belief that the Nationalist govern
ment at Marking acted Illegally In alb
rogating the old commercial agreement
between the two countries.
The two governments arc also IN har-
mony in their attitude toward condi-
tons on the Mongolian Manchurian
frontier, where there have been disturb
ances which both China and Japan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-03

lance is on her armed forces. He de-
scribed the pact as "a platonic respect
able gesture" which was signed with
much rhetoric and transparent insin-
cerity"
Hit as Impracticable.
He warned his hearers not to laugh at
the treaty for Italy had signed II. But
he indicated that Fascisn gives little
thought to the instrument AS practi-
cal measure. He agreed with the organ
Of the Vatican, the OSservatore Ro-
mano. that the pact was "identic in
concept and almost i'm the same words
rs the plea which Pope Benedict adj
dressed to the belligerents of the World
War In 1917.
Ju2cslavia, one Of the first to an
nounce adherence to the Kellogg pact
lid so with the reservation that. she
would be her own judge OF what con-
stitutes defensive warfare.
This reservation probably was inspired
by the change of Albania from a re-
public to monarchy. a development
which the Kingdom OF the Serbs, Croats
nd SlOvenes considers perpetuation Of
, hostile threat on its southern flank
The proclamation of Ahmed zogu as
King OF the Albanians was accom-
)lshed to the accompaniment Of we'll
organized demonstrations, with Italian
troops helping in the prearranged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-03
az the Associated Press

az the Associated Press
Secretary Frank r. kellogg will start
back to the United States tomorrow
laden with honors heaped upon him In
France and Ireland and with nations
OF the world steadily joining the stand
ard of the pact that bears his name.
When he arrives In Washington he will
find that more than two dozen govern
ments besides the Is original sigma
tories have either adhered to the pact
or announced publicly their intention
TO do so. In all 40 nations were in
vited 10 Join the original IS.
The rush to give up armed conflict
IS an instrument OF national policy has
included these governments:
Europe - Austria. Bulgaria, Czecho-
siovakia. Denmark, Finland. Greece.
Hungary, Iugoslavia, Luxembourg, the
Netherlands. Norway. Portugal. Rums-
mia, Russia, Spain and Switzerland.
Latin America - Argentina. Bolivia,
Brazil. Costa Rica. Cuba, Mexico Pam
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-03

meeting, from Miss Sarah Schuyler
Butler. vice chairman of the State
committee. they found at the end Of
the summons this message from Mrs
Sabin
And bring your bathing suits"
Around headquarters the men refer
10 the meeting as Mrs Sabin's swim
ming party" They look amused and
the expression on the faces OF some
Of them indicates slight but never
theless real skepticiSm as To the amount
of Republican business that is going to
be accomplished at that meeting But
Mrs. Sabin SAYS;
We are merely carrying out man.
established custom that's all. Ever
since the game OF politics started men
have had their smokers, haven't they?
Well we woman politicians are going
10 have a swimming party"
The meeting. which would ordinarily
last one day and be conducted in a
New York MOTEL. will last through
Wednesday and Thursday Thursday
will be devoted 10 clam bake and
swimming party AT Montauk Point
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-03

blame on Communist influence. Chang
Hsueh-Liang. the young war lord OF
Manchuria. alliance with whom was
sought by both Tokyo and Marking. is
helping both those governments combat
the red menace" from Mongolia.
In Latin America. Peru and Chile are
perfecting arrangements for resumption
of normal relations. and Ecuador elect
ed a new national legislature as a step
toward resumption Of constitutional
government in that country.
Nicaragua has restricted liquor traffic
for 10 weeks as preparation for the
November presidential election The lid
will be clamped tight throughout that
republic on six occasions of 70 hours
each, being the days before and after
the five registration days and election
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-03
OUTSTANDING WORLD EVENTS
OF PAST WEEK BRIEFLY TOLD

anna. Peru. Santo Domingo and Uru-
quay.
Russia frankly indicated that the
pact was accepted because it gave OPP
portunity to propagate among all CIV
ilized nations the Communist idea that
complete disbanding OF armies and dis
mantling OF navies is the only sure
guarantee OF peace. Turkey has indi-
Gated she will follow the Soviet lead.
having been in accord with Russian
ideas on complete disarmament.
There have been several discordant
themes in the big peace symphony, and
strangely enough some OF these have
come from sources In Germany and
Italy both original signatories OF the
treaty One party newspaper In Ger
many remarked sarcaStically on the day
of the signing that war was outla we'd
for half an hour today
Arnaldo Mussolini. brother If the Ital-
ian premier and co-editor with him Of
the family newspaper IN Milan told a
Fascist gathering that Ttalys chief re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-03
BRITISH AND AMERICAN
CHEMISTS TO CONVENE
First New York Meeting Since the
World War will Be Held
This Week.

b. the Associated Press
NEW YORK, September British
and American chemists. members Of the
Society of Chemical Industry, will gather
here this week for the first New York
meeting of the international organiza-
ton since the World War
Heading the list of British visitors is
Francis n. Carr. president of the So
ciety Nearly $50 other chemists ar
rived today including Sir Alexander
Gibbs president of the British Institu-
ton of Chemical Engineers: Prof J
Thorpe president Of the Chemical So
ciefy. DR.. J. A. Cranston Of GLASGOW
University and J A. Reavell vice presi-
dent of the Institution VI Chemical En-
gI1eers
Dr. Robert A. Millikan physicist Of
California Institute Of Technology
to receive the society's Messed mr.
Tuesday for his work on atoms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-03
Pilgrims Die in Cold.

STMLA. Punisb September tF).--
Several pilgrims are dead and hum
dreds are in serious danger of losing
their lives owing 70 the extreme cold
and severe weather at Amarnathii.
f nous pilgrimage place IN the Kash-
mir hills. They are rushing food and
clothing to the district TO relieve the
suffering
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-03
FARLEY IS CALLED
FOR c. 0.P. WOMEN
Mrs. c. H. SabIn Tells All
Visitors to Bring Their
Bathing Suits.

~ the Associated Press,
NEW YORK. September 3~-A hun
dred snd twenty lady politicians
state ccmmitteewomen. county and dis
trict leaders Of New York-villi &, this
week 20 the Southampton, Long Island
estate of Mrs. Charles n. Sabin. vice
chairman Of the Republican national
committee. to participate in new kind
ef political confab.
When they received the call to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-03
China Walls Tumhling

Authorities Of Nsnchsng. the capital
IF KianSsi Province, in China are hav-
inc old walls around the city torn down
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-23
Wrong Word Hastens
Episcopal Letter
Return

One word wrong in 9 letter
from the House Of Deputies TO
the House or Bishops caused its
rejection and returned it to the for
mer House for correction.
The Secretary Of the House OF
Bishops, in reading q conamunica.
ton from the Deputies, noted that
in place of the word election.
in referring to the election Of the
four new missionary bishops,
they had used the word. "ord.-
nation"
This was objectional to the
members OF the House Of Bishops
and many Of them rose TO their
feet demanding that the com
munication be returned to the
other house for correction.
After receiving unanimous
vote on the subject. the Rev.
DR.. John Gardiner Murray. the
presiding bishop. ordered the
communication returned to the
House OF Deputies.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-23
Holy Name Group Sets
Plan for Christ Feast

Harry s. O'Neill, president OF the
Washington section Of the Holy
Name Society. will preside, at a
meeting tonight Of the committee
Of 100 which Is making plans for
the celebration OF the newly estab-
lished feast Of Jesus Christ, King.
The meeting tonight will be held
at o'clock in st. James Parish Hall.
Rhode Island Avenue. N. E.. near
Thirty-fifth Street.
The feast, which will be held un.
der the auspices OF the local branch
of the Holy Name Society. will be
observed with a solemn vesper SER
vice Sunday night at the National
Shrine Of the Immaculate Conception
at Catholic University. The entire
membership of the Holy Name will
participate and will recite the pledge
OF the society.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-23
BANKER
QU|ZZED IN
GRAFT
BY international news service

nv AUEeFMAtAuEtttts &NTWH FsGs 49,
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2s.-Posl-
tive the $1O,O00,O00 Interviewing
bank accounts deposited in the
Union Bank and Trust Company
here between 1926 and 1928 by men
under fictitious names was racket"
money, District Attorney John
Monaghan set about the task today
Of finding the true names Of the
depositors.
The depositors, some OF whom
had accounts of more than $1,000.
900, shifted their deposits in such a
fashion to Indicate alliance between
them. Finally the money was re-
moved entirely in the early part of
1928. The depositors numbered Is
and all gave fictitious addresses.
Revelations of the huge mysteri-
GUS deposits were made last night
by Monaghan after Joseph IS. Nc
Ctllloch, president of the bank
and director or public safety, had
been questioned by the special
grand jury Investigating racketeers.
McCull0ch insisted he didn't even
know his clients with the million.
dollar bank accounts. Monaghan
intimated he didn't believe such
huge deposits could be made in
modern banking institutions with
out some one in authority knowing
something about the depositors.
The same bank held deposits Of
the Quaker Industrial Alcohol Com.
pany, the distillery which was
brought under scrutiny when
charges were made that thousands
of gallons of alcohol had been di.
verted from it into bootleg chan.
nels.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-23
Kraus, Famous Leader
Of B'nai Birth, Dies at rs

CHICAGO. Oct. 23.--Adolph Kraus
for thirty years leader OF the Jew
ish race, internationally known edl.
tor and former city official, IL dead
here today. He was 70 years old.
Mr.. Kraus was internationally
identified with the order of the B'Nsi
Birth for more than a quarter of
century. And for almost the same
length of time he was a power in
Chicago politics.
I The life of Adolph Kraus was an
epic of the rise of a Jewish imml-
grant in America. He came to the
United States at Is from Rlowitz
Bohemia. his birthplace. He had $40
In his pocket. He was a lawyer and
the author OF several semi.legal
vorkA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-23
MILLS WIDOW
S|LENCED At
TRIAL

Mills and the typewriter which
typed the obscene note which was
found pinned to Mills clothing.
The opening addresses of Peter
and Stedman Prescott. chief de-
tense counsel, revealed that the
trial will be a battle of experts"
to convict or acquit Robertson on
the technicalities of guns and type
writers.
Peter asserted that the States
case win be built upon the testi-
mony Of experts, and Prescott
charged that most of the experts
would testify to anything.
The high light OF the trial came
when Clarence Miles, 1s-year-old
farm boy. who Is the only eye wit
ness to the crime, was on the stand.
Miles refused 90 identify Roberts
as the black clad man he had seen
Mills farm on the morning of July
Z, 1927, and shoot down his EN-
pl0yer. A moment later he also re-
fused to say that Robertson was
not the man.
No Hard Feelings
Mrs. Mills and her 19-year-old son.
9dul, DoIn Testified IndL lney knew
OF no hard feelings between Robert,
son and Mills. They each said they
knew of no possible motive for the
crime.
Defense counsel brought out tes-
fimony from each showing that Mills
as Sam
Miles, during his testimony. as.
serted that the slayer addressed Mills
a. "Mr. Mills" when the mystery
figure shot down the farmer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-23
POWER OFFICIAL
AGAIN DEF|ES
PR0BERS
CONTINUED from First Page)

CONTINUED from First Pagel
"for the reason given by counsel !
must decline to answer.
''Have you examined the records
to see II there has been any Senator
ial or Presidential campaign contri-
buttons since 1922" Healy opened
the examination.
I'D like to make this statement
in answer to your question" the
witness replied but was interrupted
by McCulloeh who ordered him to
simply decline to answer the ques.
ton.
KS II decline to answer then" said
the witness.
However. Feagin said that to his
knowledge no contributions had been
made. The witness then declined to
answer a long list Of questions pro-
pounded by Healy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-23
fare
To Be DENIED

Continued from First Page)
with the Public Utilities Commits
sion against any action IN the mat.
ter of increased car fares at thu
time. They recommended the lat;
ter be left to Congress for suitable
investigation and action.
The Federal Employees Union No.
2, of the national federation, also
offered its protest to the commits
sion, holding that the slender sal
aries of the great body Of Federal
employees in Washington. already
depleted by excessive rents. are in
danger of further depletion by an
increase in street car fares"
The present rate is equivalent to
profiteering, the employees union in
sists, and an investigation by Con.
gress is asked.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-23
Herbert Hoover Fails
To Answer Name
in D. C. Court

Herbert Hoover. Herbert Hoo
yer, answer your name or for.
felt your collateral" was the re-
sounding cry of a clerk yesterday
in Police Court. Spectators sat
up on the edge of their seats.
But Herbert didn't answer and
forfeited SO collateral. Police Of
the Fourth precinct explained that
this Hoover, colored laborer liv-
ing in the 200 block Of X st.
n. W., evidently did not bear his
famous namesake's views on the
prohibition amendment. He was
charged with intoxicatlon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-23
j. 8. GETS CHILE
PLANE ORDER
BY International News Service

by International news eefVlce
BUENOS AIRES. Oct. 23.-Chile
has awarded contract to the Curtiss
Aero and Motor Company, of Buff
falo, N. Y, and New York for
81 100000 worth of pursuit and obser.
walton planes said a dispatch from
Santiago today. This Is the biggest
foreign contract awarded since the
war.
The planes will be of the Hawk"
and Falcon" types, equipped with
Curtiss D-12 motors.
The American company won com.
petitive tests against British ma.
chimes not only in Chile, but out.
side. The American planes travelled
Is, 900 miles over South American
jungles, mountains and plains with
out a forced landing. Lieutenant
Doolittle. United States Army flier.
flew 975 miles from Asuncion to
Rio De Janerio over thick jungles,
making a direct flight for the first
time.
In addition to Doolittle the Amer
lean party that came to South Amer
lea to demonstrate the American
machines included William McMul-
len and c. w. Webster, president
the Curtiss Export Corpora tion.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-23
Police Aid Sought in
.IeweIrY Loss in Trash

Mrs. Agnes NJ. Nolan, OF the Dug
block of Florida Ave. N. E., today
appealed to police to help her find
4 package containing jewelry valued
at approximately $500 which she
placed in a trash bag in the rear
of her home on October is.
The jeweIry was in a black cloth
bag and while doing her fall house
cleaning she gathered up the bag
andn placed 1t in the trash by mis-.
take. according to her story. The
ieweIry consisted of four watches,
four rings. some cuff buttons and
other miscellaneous trinkets.