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The Indianapolis times., 1928-05-16
Boost for Air Mail

The seventeenth day of each
month, beginning Thursday, will be
observed in Indianapolis and
throughout the country as National
Air Mail day, with a view to stimu-
lating public interest and increase
use of air mail routes.
Strong approval of the plan was
given tod by Postmaster Robert
H. Bryson, who is expected to ask
business men to send at least one
air mail letter on each regular Ma
tional Air Mail day.
"We must do all we can to make
the Indianapolis air mail route, from
Cincinnati to Chicago, paying
venture" Bryson said.
"The contractors, the Embry-Rid-
die Company of Cincinnati, have
not had aS much business as they
deserve since opening the service
here Dec. II, 1927. We do not want
to lose the service"
B. A. Mcconnell is Embree- Riddle
representative at the Indianapolis
airport, where the air mail plane
lands.
Radio Station WFBM, Indian
apolis Power and Light Company
will call attention to the air mail
service in regular announcements.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-05-16
Prerare for Reception

Preparations for reception and en-
tertainment of aviators part1clpat-
ing in the Ford national air tour,
which will start at Detroit June 30
are being made by G. M. Williams,
Marmon Motor Car Company pres1-
dent, SPONSOR of the Indianapolis
stop. indianapolis will be the first
stop OH the aviators' itinerary Oh
thirtv-two West and Middle West
cities. Approximately forty planes
have been entered to compete Tor
the Ford reliability trophy Only
airplane manufacturers are permit
ted to enter planes, under rules OF
the National Aeronautic Association.
Expenses Of the visit here will be
contributed by Williams. He mas
announced plans to appoint a COM
mittee within the next few days to
receive the visiting fiiers.
The planes probably will land al
the Speedway inf1eld, the largest
landing field in the city. Luncheon
will be served for the visitors by the
Marmon company.
Williams at one time was head
of the Wright Aairplane Company
Dayton. Recently he has made
many trips in a Stinson plane
owned by the Marmon company.
Itinerary of the tour will be-
Leave Detroit, June 30; arrive Indi-
annapolis for luncheon; overnight
stop at st. Louis, Mo. Other cities
will include, Tulsa, Ft. Worth, San
Antonio, Ell Paso, San Diego, Los
Angeles, San Francisco Oakland,
Portland, Spokane, Butte, Fargo, st
Paul, and Chicago.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-05-16
NezU Devices Forecast
Great AUiatiOn Advance

The Diesel engine fuel, which in
the single cylinder test engine de-
veloped 80 horse power at 1000
revolutions a minute. will extinguish
a match that is stuck into it.
Into one of the testing tunnels a
full-sized airplane fuselage can be
placed with motor running. A bat
terry of 1000 horse power Diesel en-
gines drive a ninety-foot fan to ere
ate a 100-mile hour gale. The
airplane under test stays still and
the air moves.
But as all motion is relative, the
effect is that of an airplane in full
fight. The new information OBJ
tanned through the use of this large
wind tunnel is expected to aid
manufacturers in producing safer
and better airplanes.
The automatic slotted wing,
which allows airplanes to fly at
hitherto impossible angles and low
speeds without disaster, was flown.
Predictions are that all commercial
and pleasure planes soon will be
equipped with the slotted wings,
since they allow a relatively poor
pilot to fly with comparative safety.
companions in the plane were in
jured and taken to hospital. The
plane was wrecked.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-05-16
New Mail Schedule Used

The Cincinnati-Indianapolis-Chi-
cago air mail route today was op-
Grating on the new time schedule
announced last week by Postmaster
Robert H. Bryson.
Under the new schedule, effective
Tuesday, the north-bound plane
leaves indianapolis for Chicago at
5;15 Central Standard time) each
evening, instead of at 4 o'clock, as
in the past
This permits business men to
place air mail in The postoffice as
late as 4:30 p. m. Closing time un-
der the old schedule was 3 p. m.
Under the new schedule connec-
tions are made at Chicago with all
important night air mail lines, as
under the old schedule.
The change, made because of the
longer daylight hours, is expected to
result in increased air mail business.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-05-16
Start Work on Hanqar

Concrete work on the new ten
plane hangar to be constructed at
the Hoosier Airport was started
Wednesday. The hangar will be
completed probably June 1.
The present hangar accommodates
only six planes. The airport owns
seven planes and in addition has
two planes in storage for private
owners at all times.
The increased hangar space will
accommodate several Indianapolis
aviation enthusiasts who plan to
purchase planes in the near future.
The airport has distribution rights
for the Travelair plane in Indiana,
Illinois and western Kentucky, re-
ceiving an average of one new plane
each week from the factory.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-05-16
CHILDREN NEAR
DEATH IN CRASH
Truck, Out of Control, Hits
Curb; Hold Driver.
f. r. Law

Three Sacred Heart school chill
dren narrowly escaped injury when
truck, driven by Hosea chatham,
26, Negro. 342 w. Twenty-First St,
skidded out of control and ran over
the sidewalk at Madison Ave. and
Palmer ST., Tuesday afternoon.
The children, Louise Zoellner, 8,
of GIG Weghorst St; Rose Mary
Dietz, 7, of 1847 Singleton ST., and
Rose Schaad, 10, Of 701 Lincoln ST.,
although knocked down by the
vehicle. only were bruised.
chatham was charged with speed
ing, reckless driving and assault and
battery.
Mrs. G. T. Johnson, 1884 Linwood
Ave, riding Tuesday night in an
automobile driven by Ernest Ley,
232 S. Rural ST., who was arrested
for driving while intoxicated, and
reckless driving, suffered arm
lacerations when the machine side
swiped a car piloted by Robert Foltz,
233 N. Jefferson Ave, at Oriental
and Washington SITS. Ley's car
turned over from the impact. Mrs.
W. P Griffin, st. Louis, with Ley
and Mrs. johnson escaped injury.
Thrown from the auto of her
brotherin-law, John Reinhardt,
Mrs. Ida Koester. 81, received
serious wounds and a fracture pelvic
bone when, several miles east on the
National road, Reinhardt's car hit a
machine operated by an unknown
man. Both are residents of Grass
Creek.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-05-16
UTILITIES VALUED HIGH

That utility tax valuations are
relatively higher than other proper
ties was the contention of Manager
Howard S. Morse of the Indian
apolis Water Company in a speech
before the Rotary Club at the
Claypool Tuesday. He declared
that in the case of his own COM
pany the United States courts had
placed the value at 100000 and
tax valuation is $17,0oO,O0, which is
81 per cent and considerably higher
than most other valuations. The
company is now prepared to supply
water for a city of 100000, he said.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-05-16
BANQUET
AS OPENING OF
LINCOLN DRIVE
Leaders to Meet May Fl to
Launch Campaign for
Memorial.

Plans we're completed today for
the dinner at the Claypool next
Monday night which will formally
launch the Indiana Lincoln Memo
rial campaign in indianapolis.
Colonels. majors, captains and
workers from the various solicita-
ton team will attend. Final in
structions regarding the drive will
be give.l. Secretary of State Fred
erick E. Schortemeier will preside.
DR.. Louis A. Warren, noted Lin
coin blographer, will deliver an il
lustrated lecture on Abraham Lin
coin.
The campaign is state-wi1e and
sponsored by the Indiana Lincoln
Union to build a 81 1865, 900 memorial
shrine at the site of the Lincoln
homestead in Spencer County.
Team commanders who will at
tend include Col Sidney S. Miller;
majors, Mrs. John Kern, Garrett
Olds, Russell Ryan, John Ragsdale,
Wood Unger; captains, John Nc
Mutt, B. w. Caughran, Gideon Blain,
Marvin Curle, E. Kirk Mckinney,
Lester Negley, Byron B. Williams,
Fred E. Schick. All of Regiment l.
Regiment Two officers are Colonel
Earl T. Bonham; Majors Cliff
Wagner, H. o. Goett, Merrill
Woods, Roy Milbourne, Thomas
Bachelor; Captains Joe Beckett, E.
Blake Francis, T. B. Orbison, j. r.
Mannon, William c. Middlesworth,
Howard Bates, Lyman Rhoades, AL
bert LoeSche, Howard Maxwell,
George Bowman and Roland
Schmedel.
Regiment Three: Colonel Robert
J. Alley, Lieut.. Col. Robert Briner;
Majors Walter White, Pliny Wolf
ard, Leroy Breunig. Fermor S, Can
non, Robert Kendrick; Captains
Roland Blair, Howard Young, r. L.
Mckay, George Taylor, j. G. Mills
paugh, John j. Brown, Frank
Singleton, l.. S. Bowman, Lawrence
Orr, Theodore Kingsbury, William
c. Ranscom, Ray Holcomb George
A. MacLean, Harry Speyer, Ray
Northway, John Praed, Birney
Spradling, Leonard Maddox, Barrett
Woodsmall Reginald Garstang c.
w. Weathers, Maurice E. Mackey
and Walter Boyer.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-05-16
Airnort Is REGISTERED

Hoosier Airport, Inc, Kessler
Blvd. and Lafayette Rd., has re-
ceived word of the acceptance Of
its registration by the United States
Government, Robert Shank, pres
ident, said today.
The commercial field is registered
with the United States Department
of Commerce, and is listed on the
aerial map of the United States.
Harold G. Brooks is secretary
treasurer.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-05-16
TWO RAILROADS
/ TO Be USED IN
!. 48-HOUR TRIP
New York to Los Angeles
! Calls for Day Flying,
E Night on Trains.
PLAN TRI-M0TOR SHIPS
Each Plane to Carry Ia
Passengers; Cost Near
Rail Fare.
Bg United Press

BB UHitcd Press
NEW YORK, May 16.-Detailed
plans of the Trans Continental Air
Transport Inc, revealed today that
the new air and rail system will be
extended to include most of the
principal cities of the United States.
Further plans Of the new COM
pany, which will cut travel time be-
tween the Atlantic and Pacific to
orty-eight hours, were announced
by c. M. Keys, president of the new
company and head of the Curtis
Aeroplane and Motor Corporation.
William B. Mayo, chief engineer
of the Ford Motor Company, will be
a member of the board of directors
of the corporation, Keys said. Mayo
is in charge of design and building
of the Ford tri-motored transr5ft
planes.
Railroads in Link Up
No official Of the Ford company
would confirm the report that the
Detroit plant is to supply planes for
the transcontinental system, but it
is known that the plant was at work
on twenty large planes for an un-
named customer.
Another director will be Col. Paul
Henderson, former assistant post
master general, vice president Of the
National Air Transport, which
operates the eastern division of the
Chicago ans-continental
air mail.
Cooperation with railroads in Or
der to realize full possibilities of
the new system is necessary,
sponsors said. The Pennsylvania
and Santa Fe Railroads will play an
important role in the new company.
The New York to Los Angeles
route, which will be the first put in
operation-probably within the next
six or seven monthS-WaS chosen
because there would be no night
flying involved and the country over
which day flights would be made is
favorable, according to Keys.
Modern tri-motored planes carry
ing fourteen passengers each and
with a scheduled flying speed OF
ninety miles an hour, Will be uSed
Keys said. The planes have max
imum speed of 100 miles an hour
and the scheduled speed will alloy.
for any delays. The planes will be
equipped with every known safety
device.
Rates will be a reasonable ad-
vance over railroad rates, he said,
and light luggage will be carried on
the planes.
Plan Branch Lines
"Among the other routes now in
contemplation is a branch from
Chicago to the twin cities and other
Western cities will be added even
tually by airplane or railroad con-
nection," Keys added. "St. Louis
and Kansas City will be on the
trans-continental route.
Principal landing fields will be
maintained near Columbus, Ohio,
and in New Mexico. The COM
pany plans to draw travel from
north and south to the main cross
country route. Present plans are
for year-round service"
The Indianapolis times., 1928-05-16
|, 0. 0. F. WILL
CONFER HONOR
ON CITY MAN
Arthur LandeS to Receive
ChivaIry Decoration
Tonight.

G. Arthur Landes, Indianapolis,
will receive the Grand Decoration of
Chivalry of the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows at 8 tonight at the
Denison at the conclusion of the
first days session of the two-day
thirty-fourth annual spring meet
ing Of the Grand Lodge Of the order
The honor is given for meritori-
Gus and outstanding work in the
Odd Fellows. The decoration will
be conferreud by his father, H. K.
Landes, past department comman-
der.
Twenty-Five other members win
receive the decoration of chivalry
tonight. Elmo GuStin, Elwood,
Ind, department commander; JOS
eph A. DeHority. Elwood, Indiana,
department clerk, and Col. H. E.
Roesener, Indianapolis, will be in
charge of the work.
1000 Register
Approximately 1000 registered this
morning in the Grand Lodge hall
of Odd Fellow Bldg. Most of those
who attended the Rebekah Assembly
sessions. which closed Thursday,
and all Odd Fellows who registered
this morning, visited the Odd Fell
lows Home at Greensburg. The
trip was made in a special train OF
thirteen coaches, which left here at
noon. The party was to return to
indianapolis at 4:35 p. m. today.
A model first-degree initiation will
be exemplified at 8 tonight by the
Meridian Lodge at the hall, 231s 5.
Capitol Ave.
Nomination Of officers will be held
Thursday morning. Election will he
held in the fall session. Frank
Houston. Salem. Ind, will be NOM
mated for past grand master; j.
Clyde Crane, Bloomfield, Ind, for
grand master, and w. w. thinner
man. Rochester, Ind, deputy grand
master. About fifteen nominations
will be made for grand warden, the
first in line of officers.
672 Lodges In State
George P. BornwasSer, Indianap-
oils. will be nominated for grand
secretary, and Frank McConaughy
Franklin, Ind, as grand treasurer
Among the most important items
in the report of the grand master
this morning was the suggestion
that the meetings of the Grand
Lodge be held annually instead of
semi-annually.
The grand secretary's report this
morning showed 672 lodges in In
diana with membership of
75.673. There are 5,722 Odd Fell
lows in Marion County, the report
showed.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-05-16
Form Air Express

BIZ Times Special
FIT. WAYNE, Ind, May 16-The
Midwest Aeroplane and Transport
Corporation has been formed here
to carry on an aerial express in In
diana, with connections in Illinois,
Ohio and Kentucky. 1t is capital
lied at $4,000. Carroll L. Maxwell,
Indianapolis, is president of the cor
poration. Other officers, all of Ft.
Wayne, include Arnold A. Lee Jr.,
vice president, and Robert A. Buh-
Ter, secretary.
A tentative route for the air ex-
press follows: Ft. Wayne to Ma
rion, Anderson. Indianapolis, Louis
vile, KY, Cincinnati. Ohio, back to
indianapolis and thence to Ft
Wayne.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-05-16
TRACTION TAX SLASHED

Nearly $1,OOO,OOO was Topped off
the tax valuation of the Indianapo-
lis Street Railway Company by the
State tax board today. Decreased
revenues was the reason given for
the decrease. The new valuation is
$8,O62,537, as compared to $9,O21, ,1O6
in 1927. Peoples Motor Coach Com
pany, which the street car company
now owns, was given an increased
valuation from $4,000 in 1927 to
the new figure of 5000 600.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-05-16
BY WATSON DAVIS,
Science Service staff Writer

LANGLEY FIELD. Va, May 16.--
Future progress of aviation was
forecast at the annual inspection
of the laboratories Of the National
Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
here today.
Orville Wright, pioneer of
aviation. joined with leading man
ufacturers, Army and Navy officials
and pilots in viewing the past years
technical developments, upon which
design of future planes will be
based.
a new type of engine that uses
practically nonburnable oil as fuel
and fires on the Diesel principle
without spark plugs or carbureters,
was given a trial run for the visit
ing experts. At present only the
single test engine of one cylinder
is in existence.
But the results obtained give
promise of motors for transport,
bombing, and other relatively slow
planes which will eliminate the fire
risk of extremely inflammable hlgh
test gas now used.
features of flying will be consid-
cred.
At the close of the eight-weeks'
course, the students probably will
take some flights.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-05-16
V EAST WEST AIR LINE TO LINK PRINCIPAL CITIES
Ho7O' of States Barred
in Candidate'S Account
Roy VOIStad Files Expense
Statement of Primary
Campaign.

Manner of making up the num-
erous political states that flooded
Indianapolis primary day. May 8,
was disclosed naively when Roy L.
Volstad, defeated candidate for
Republican nomination for joint
State Senator, filed his expense ac-
count with County Clerk George
o. Hutsell today.
On Volstad's expense list there
appeared these entries
To Doc. Norrell for slate, $40.
To Lee Smith for slate, $40.
To Luke Duffy for farm slate, So
To Mr.. Cook for G. o. P. slate, $40
To Service Printing Company for
my share in factory labor slate, SIS.
To william Boyce for slate, S25.
DR.. James r. Norrell, Negro, was
a candidate for Congress nomina-
ton, and organized a slate for use
election day. Lee Smith was a for
mer worker in the Ku-KluX Klan
William Boyce headed the Boyce-
Robert McNay faction which tried
to elect precinct committeeman.
Most candidates fail to list such
contribution in just such language
as did Volstead, most of them being
yelled behind such words as "do.
nations" Volstead's total was
$13186.
Other expense accounts were flee
to day by these candidates: Repub-
licans-Winfield Miller, State Sena-
tor, $24652; Robert L. Moorhead
State Senator. $143; Jack Fisher
sheriff, $37; Thaddeus R. Baker
Representative, $435OO; Elmer E
Houze, Representative, $40. Demo
crats-Henry G. Cox, Representa-
tive, $40; Joseph A. Wicker, repre-
sentative, S115.18; John E. Flaherty
county commissioner, no expense.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-05-16
PLAN ANNUAL BENEFIT
FOR POLICE, FIREMEN
This Years Circus Melted $1,000 to
Fund, Report Shows.

Fund, Report Shows.
A benefit performance for the po-
lice and firemen's emergency fund
probably will be made an annual
affair, Mayor L. Ert Slack said to-
day.
I'VE may not have circus next
year. A horse show or some other
event may be substituted, but We'll
do something to raise the money for
the emergency fund.-" Slack said.
Police Chief Claude M. Worley
and Fred w. Connell, safety board
president, deposited $4,000 in the
Security Trust Company to the
credit of the fund, proceeds from
the recent circus at the State Fair
ground.
The city received 25 per cent OF
the circus proceeds which totaled
$24,826.
The emergency fund will be used
to aid police and f1remen and for
charitable purposes.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-05-16
Slack Willing to Help

Mayor L. Ert Slack has had scv-
eral conferences on the need for
development of the Indianapolis
airport, he said today.
"I am in favor of the city helping
to build up the local airport, but
the city's hands are tied because Of
lack of funds" Slack said.
The airport should be lighted ade-
quately and have a suitable system
of markers leading to the landing
field" he said.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-05-16
,OailY Comment
Air Derby to
Stop Here

Word has been received here that
Indianapolis will be the first stop OF
the Ford Air Tour on May 80. There
will be planes of about 25 airplane
manufacturers in the group, Mr.. c..
M. Williams of the Marmon Motor
Co. will sponsor the visit to stim-
ulate local interest in aviation.
The men who will make fortunes
from the manufacture of airplanes
are practically all men who saved
their money to get a start. Why not
start a savings account at the City
Trust Company and go into business
for yourself when you get your nest
egg.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-05-16

! TIC pressure. 0U.lU dJ sea level leUlpGId
ture, 64; ceiling, about 5000 feet visibil
! ity, miles.
Help make America first in the
air"
This is the plea of the Nationa
/ AerOnautiC Association, which has
begun a drive for 1000 members il
the local chapter.
President Coolidge recently in
dorsed the association with thi:
statement:
There is need to give the fullest
encouragement to aviation and its
interests, and the National Aeron-
auto Association is one of the val
ued instruments through which tc
accomplish this"
Speeding up of air mail service
commercial transportation, national
defense, prosperity in peace, security
in war, defense against forest fires
defense against insects injurious to
vegetation are planks in the asso-
cations platform.
National officers are: Porter Ad-
ans, Washington, president; Elmer
A. Sperry, New York, vice president;
Benjamin F. Castle, New York,
treasurer, and Valentine Gephard
Seattle, secretary.
F. Trubee Dawson, assistant Sec
retary of War; William P. Mac
Cracken Jr., assistant Secretary of
Commerce.; Rear Admiral William
A. Moffett, chief, bureau of aeron-
auticS; DR.. Joseph F. Ames, chair
man, national advisory committee
of aeronauticS; Howard P. Warner,
Assistant Secretary of the Navy; w.
Irving Glover, second assistant post.
master general; Maj. James E.
Fechet, chief of United States Army
Air Corps; Charles F. Marvin, chief
United States Weather Bureau: and
Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick, United
States Army, retired, are members
OF the national advisory board.
Indianapolis aviators who fly to
the Kentucky Derby at Louisville
Saturday have been advised in a
communication to The Times by the
Logan Company of Louisville to look
for the huge sign on top of the
Logan conveyor factory, directing
the way to Bowman landing field.
The sign, with an arrow reads
Bowman Field-Airport-4 Miles. ."
The Indianapolis times., 1928-05-16
Lecture Course Slated

An aviation lecture course, to be
conducted by Paul H. Moore, In
dianapolis Chamber of Commerce
aviation secretary, will be opened at
1880 p. m, Thursday, at the
Chamber.
Glasses will be held each Tues
day evening. The course, open to
any person interested in aeronautics,
has for it's purpose, giving the lay
man a non-technical course in
aeronautics in which all general
The Indianapolis times., 1928-05-16
D'0iSy Plane Crashes

By Times Special
CALCUTTA, May 16.-Lieut. Pei
letter D'Oisy, noted French aviator,
crashed in his airplane at Akyab,
near Chittagong, today, while on
a fight to Indo-C China to survey air
routes.
DOisy was not hurt. but both his
The Indianapolis times., 1928-05-16
Produces First Plane

BIZ Times Special
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, May 16.-
A four passenger plane, the first
produced by the Wabash Aircraft
Company of Terre Haute is on dis
play in a downtown show window.
1t will make its sky debut next Sun
day. The manufacturing company
is conducting a contest for a name
to be given the plane.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-05-16
REPORTS CAR STOLEN
Woman Says Auto Taken Soon
After She Purchased 1t.

Mrs. Mayme Condor, 1852 Union
St.. bought an automobile Tuesday
afternoon. Tuesday night she had
it parked at the curb in front of her
home. A man drove it away.
Lawrence Davis, roomer at the
Condor home, leaped on the run
ming board and tried to stop the
thief. He was ordered off with a
gun.
Mrs. Condor told police that the
man from whom she purchased the
machine said he represented his
brother, the owner Of the car. She
believes the brother came and took
IL
The Indianapolis times., 1928-05-16
Mail Line Is Opened

TAMPICO, Mexico, May 16.-An
air mail line between Tampico and
Mexico City has been inaugurated.
The planes handle an average of
thirty kilos of mail g. day and can
accommodate four passengers with
a limited amount of baggage.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-05-16

mother gave any clew to his where
abouts. The note said that he hated
to leave his teacher. AS far as the
father could learn the boy had not
more than $150. He is large for his
age, with light brown hair, gray
blue eyes and wore a light colored
cap, brown coaat and trousers with
small white stripe, black shoes, light
shirt and black bow tie.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-05-16

home, 422 Haugh
ST., Monday, after
leaving a note TO
his teacher at
School Is.
According to his
f a t her, Elb e r t
Combs, the boy
told his mother he
was leaving, but
she didn't believe
him as he had
often threatened
to run away be-
fore.
Meth er t h I
teachers note nol