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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-31

A 19-year-old girl burglar, wear
ing an evening dress, was found by
police today rolled up in a mattress
in the home of Arthur A. Brown,
4l45 North Capitol avenue.
The girl, who gave her name as
Mary Tally and said Efflngham, Ill,
is her home, admitted she and a
man whose name she did not know
have stolen things from the Brown
home on several trips there in the
last few days, police said.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown are on a
hunting trip to S. Dakota. Mrs.
Fletcher Noe, 1921 North Capitol
avenue, called police to the home
today when she heard gas burning
in the kitchen as she walked along
the side of the house. Motor Police
men Ed Ball and Charles FELTON,
found two large empty suitcases or
the first floor but at first were un-
able to find anyone in the house
Then they spied a mattress rolled
up in an upstairs closet.
I'm going to put a bullet into
that Mattress" one of the officers
said.
fNeyer mind boys. you don't need
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to testimony by the agents on the
ground they were unlicensed detect
ives.
Judge Harry Redkey overruled
the objection but eventually turned
Walburn loose.
The agents had no more than
finished testifying that Sheriff
Harry McAuley and Deputy Sheriff
Rowan, reputed to have beaten upon
George Dale, Muncie editor, several
months ago. arrested Lucas and
Devlin on the charge of operating
as a detective without license.
Lucas and Devlin were hustled off
to county Jail. Before they got out
on bonds fellow prisoners arranged
a kangaroo court in which they
tried Lucas and Devlin for break
ing into jail" They were found
guilty and directed to pay small
fines. When they refused, the
agents charge, they were given thir-
ty laShes each by the other prisoners.
This is a funny thing" declared
Davis commenting upon the charges
against his agents. 1.-THE law says
that the prosecuting attorney shall
approve affidavits or they are not
entitled to be filed. But in this case
the prosecuting attorney was not
asked to approve or file the affidavit.
"Ogle took the affidavit directly to
Dearth and he ordered the clerk to
issue a warrant for the informers.
The affidavit alleges that the pros
ecutor refused to approve the affi-
davit, but no one saw the prose-
cutor for his approval. Dearth
stepped over and became prosecutor
He caused the arrest of the boys
who testified against our protected
gamblers"
Davis and Dearth have been Bit
ter enemies ever since Davis was
one of the chief witnesses in the
impeachment trial of Dearth before
elas zadiaRs State Senate u 1927.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-31
2 DRY SLEUTHS LASHED BY
PRISONERS WHEN THROWN
IN COUNTY JAIL AT MUNCIE

Lashing of two undercover liquor
sleuths by fellow prisoners in the
Delaware county jail Monday night,
arrest of the detectives" on charges
of operating without detectives Ii
censes, and another exchange of
charges between Prosecutor Joe
Davis and the friends of Circuit
Judge Charles w. Dearth, stirred
Muncie citizens again today, &C
cording to dispatches.
The under cover agents were Ed
win E. Devlin, 2427 East Tenth
street, and Wayne Lucas, Denison
hotel, both of Indianapolis. They
were hired a month ago by Davis,
upon recommendation of E. A. Miles,
attorney for the Indiana Anti-Sa-
loon League.
The agents gathered evidence
which Davis used in directing raids
upon several alleged booze and gam
bling joints at Muncie.
Tuesday the case Of Snowden
Walburp, cigar store proprietor,
came up. Gambling devices and
thirty-one prisoners were taken out
of the place. Lucas and Devlin were
the chief state witnesses.
Van Ogle, former prosecutor, who
was defeated for Republican nomi-
nation by Prosecutor Davis, last
May, defended Walburn. He objected
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dingy basement of the police
station with:
/. Evidence of a struggle.
2. Scattered ashes of Miss
Knaak's clothing, her purse and
shoes in a spider webbed corner,
her corset stays in the fre-box,
her handkerchief in a waste
basket.
8. Blood stains on the stairs
leading into the room.
4. A strand of hair, Miss
Knaak's, on her discarded cloth
ing.
From the severity of the burns
on the Sunday school teachers
arms and legs detectives deduce
that an aSSailant succeeded in
forcing Miss Knocks body in the
furnace door, but could not push
her body in.
TN the meantime copy Of an
Il encyclopedia, which Miss
Knaak sold on house-to-house
canvasses, has been opened to
Brahmanison by investigators, in
a search for q fire test" among
Indian religious zealots which
would satisfactorily explain her
story of spiritualistic love affair
that ended in police stations
hot water furnace.
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SSt! It's a Bet
If Money Talks Then This
Campaign Is School
for Sufferers.
IF money talks, this is a "whis-
i pering campaign"

IF money talks, this Is a wills
Il pering campaign"
For there is not much audible
lucre posted around Indianapolis
10 back up the political convic-
tons of gentlemen with money
and a weakness for wagering.
Whose fault it is, appears q
matter Of political prejudice.
Three to one" marks the
measure of confidence the Indian
apolis betting gentry are display
ing in Hoover'S election to the
presidency, according to the gos-
sip. Five to one was the ratio
a few weeks ago, indicating the
Smith stock has gone up ma
terially.
HOOVER money predominateS.
l. Il One wager of $4,000 to
$500 that Hoover would be elect
ed has been posted here. 1t buzzed
about today.
Speculative bettors are getting
odds, catch as catch can" on the
relative ability of Hoover and
Smith to carry certain large
cities and states. 1t Is said.
New York state and Pennsyl-
vania are two of the choice ones
for this class.
ID EPUBLICAN money is going
IN uncovered at 10 to 8 that
Harry G. Leslie, Republican. will
defeat Frank c. Daley, Demo-
crat, for the governorship, it is
understood.
This contest has been the ia
vorite for the friendly" IS and
$40 wagers that never get to the
professional stakeholder.
Democrats explain their delay
to cover, insisting the minority
party men are entitled to better
odds. Sheafs of 500 notes have
been tapped in the eyes of the
Daley henchmen without ade-
quate coverage as yet, is the re-
port.
DRAVE souls around the Mar
I'D ion county courthouse have
backed their confidence in Leslie'S
ability to carry the county by Civ
ing odds of two-and-a-half to one
and the offers have been pretty
we'll taken, it is understood. Even
money is the Republican offer
that Leslie will carry Marion
county by $500 majority.
Both sides are skittish on the
probable Hoover majority in In
diana, but this, too, offers a fertile
field for the risk takers.
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and walked his beat at night.
Hitchcock has been married eight
cen years.
AS investigators heard feminine
praise of Hitchcock as Lake Bluffs
'handsomest man." other probers
drew word by word the story of
the faith test" by fire from the
dry lips of the burned girl in the
Lake Forest hospital,
HER first words were, Hitch,
IL oh, Hitch, why didn't you
Gomez"
"Who did this?" the doctor
asked while States Attorney A.
v. Smith of Lake county bent for
ward to listen.
II did it myself, for faith, for
purity" she said through her ban
dages.
"I have heard a voice for week
saying have faith, have faith
ut was his voice.
"He did not keep an appoint
ment with me Monday night.
(She wasn't aware Hitchcock was
in bed with a broken Lego
when ne did not appear again
I heard the voice.
"'Have faith 1t said.
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ITO prove my faith I thought
of the fire."
Then bit by bit this story was
obtained from her:
For four years I have known
Hitchcock and have studied in his
school of elocution.
"a few months ago I got to
know him spiritually-underStand
this was no material love affair.
I have understood him through
my knowledge of advanced pSy-
chology."
IT removed my clothing. I
burned them and then myself.
"I survived and I prove my
faith, and I'll live. There was no
suicide in it."
Thus her amazing talk of love
came to an end.
DOLCE and physicians aver
Il the furnace door was too
small for Miss Knaak to crawl
through; that unless she placed
herself in a trance she could not
have held her arms and legs in
the fire until they were but
charred bits.
Evidence of an attempted
murder rather than a faith"
suicide was revealed today in the
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You Guess 1t
you sent in your presiden.

AN6 JOA pSAAV AL JOuA pLCoAOCA4-
L L tial election prediction yet?
The Times is trying to find the
best amateur political prophet in
this territory.
On page % there is blank form
on which you can make your state
Upstate prediction. Or if you pre-
fer, you can prepare and fill out
similar form on plain paper.
This form lists the states and
their electoral votes, and contains
two columns, headed Hoover" and
Smith" in which you can write
down where you think each states
electoral votes will go.
When you've done that, add up
the totals and put them below.
Sign your name and address and
send the form to the Election Edi-
tor of The Times.
All answers must be in the hands
of the Election Editor by the eve
ming of Monday, Nov. 5, the day
before election, when the national
result is known.
Turn to page % and start your
political prognosticating now. Names
of those who forecast the result cor
rectly, or come closest to it, will be
published.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-31
SMITH SETS
OUT ON final
BALLOT drive
AL Speaks Tonight at
Newark; Governor Tense
for Finish.
BY PAUL r. MALLON
United Press stan Correspondent

NEW YORK, Oct. Ex-Governor
Alfred E. Smith set out today on the
concluding drive Of his presidential
campaign.
He laid aside his brown derby,
denied himself to callers and fin
ished the first of the final series of
campaign speeches which is to be
delivered in Newark, N. j., tonight
from the same platform where his
Republican opponent. Herbert
Hoover, spoke three weeks ago.
He is closing his national cam
paign according to the precise GUS
tom of his gubernatorial races. On
Friday nights before election he has
always spoken at the Brooklyn
Academy of Music, the Saturday
nights he has always had final big
rally in Madison Square Garden.
On Monday nights, election ewes,
he has always left his hotel home
and gone down into Oliver street,
on the east side, where he was born,
to mingle with his old friends and
swap stories about his chances.
That is exactly his program for
this year.
The New Jersey speech tonight
will be the only one not devoted to
that lucky program" he always has
followed. 1t will deal with labor is
sues of the campaign. particularly
the use Of injunctions in labor dis
puteS.
The Brooklyn speech will be de-
voted to the cause of the state
Democratic ticket and the Madison
Square meeting will be the last big
rally, summing-up of the evidence
in the case he has laid before the
nations voters.
There is to be a brief radio talk
from his hotel Monday night over
a national radio network, but it
will be confined to expressions of
appreciations to his friends and the
suggestion that they all get out to
vote early the next day.
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May Fly Over Paris

By United Press
BERLIN, Oct. 31.-The Zeppelin
sent a wireless message shortly be-
fore p. m. eastern standard time,
saying she might fly over Lebourget
aviation field, outside Paris at mid
night.
A violent storm in the Mediter-
ranean forced the Graf Zeppelin to
head directly for the French coast
at Nantes, it was understood.
French wireless stations advised
German stations of the storm and
the latter passed the word to the
dirigible.
Weather conditions on land were
ideal, both in France and in Spain.
Airdromes oil through France
were ordered to be on the alert
for the Zeppelin.
Fog Is Gathering
The government instructed the
Mount Africa aerial lighthouse near
Dion, one of the strongest In the
world, lighted all night long to
guide the dirigible. 1t was esti-
mated the light would be visible uNl-
til the Graf Zeppelin neared the
Rhine.
Zeppelin officials wireleSsed Com
mander Eckener this afternoon that
fog was gathering on the ground
around Lake Constance. The asked
Eckener if he believed he could land
the Graf Zeppelin tonight in the
face of these conditions.
At 10 a. m. the French official
wireless picked up a message saying
the Graf Zeppelin had entered the
Bay of Biscay and was steering
southwards to avoid bad weather.
1t became APPARENT that the dirig-
libel had encountered disagreeable
ying conditions right up to the time
she approached the mainland of
Europe.
Nevertheless she had covered con-
siderably more than 5000 miles of
her trip at an average speed of
about siXty-five miles an hour.
Making Good Time
When she was sighted by the S.
S. Boulderpool. off the Bay of Bis
cay early this morning, the Graf
Zeppelin had covered 5000 miles in
more than fifty-two hours.
She had good prospects OF reach
ing Friedrichshafen in total Of
about sixty-six hours.
Her trip westward from Friedrich-
shafen to Lakehurst took more than
Ill hours.
The best time eastward was
seventy-five hours made by the
British R-34 in 1919 from New York
to Scotland. Her distance was 1000
miles less than that being covered
by the Graf Zeppelin. The R-34
took 1O8 hours to make the vest
bound trip, distance of 3,270 miles.
The Los Angeles made the vest
bound trip in 1924 in 81 hours II
minutes. She flew 4,O10 miles.
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r AXE FOREST, Ill, Oct. 81.
AThat she offered herself. lit
orally, on loves sacrificial altar
furnace-to prove her heart
faith for father of five children,
was the answer of Miss Elfrieda
Knaak, 29-year-old Sunday school
teacher, to questions today as to
how she received possibly fatal
burns in the cellar of the Lake
Bluff police station.
While physicians and detectives
scoffed at the possibility of the
young woman keeping herself by
psychic control in the flames of
the furnace and sought possible
rival in love or crazed moron, she
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-31
HOOVER AIDS
CENTER HEAVY
GUNS ON EAST
G. o. P. Nominee Secluded
to Map Final Strategy in
Closing Campaign.
BY THOMAS L. STOKES
United Press stan Correspondent

EHCbA otaH CoEfcopOnucnL
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3l.-Herbert
Hoover is participating with his Re-
publican board of strategy in map
pnig out plans to combat the pre-
dicted "whirlwind" finish of Gov
ernor Alfred E. Smiths eastern
campaign.
The Republican candidate will
devote attention in the next two
days here. before his departure for
the west at o'clock Thursday
afternoon, to the final details of
campaign windup arrangements.
The final Republican campaign
strategy in the east revolyes prin-
cipally about a concerted attack by
far-dung line Of campaign ora
tors, headed by Senator Borah of
Idaho and Charles Evans Hughes,
former secretary of state, against
the principal bulwark of Smiths
eastern defense, prohibition modi-
flcation.
Emphasizes Prosperity
While Hoover remains out of the
picture as far as mention of prohi-
bition is concerned, these speakers:
especially Borah and Hughes, will
attack Smith on his own battle
ground on the issue that appears to
have stirred up most interest in the
east. They are telling the voters
that Smith can do nothing about
changing the law, while the Demo-
cratic candidate shouts back that he
can.
Along the sides of the main pro-
hibition battle line, other Repub-
lican leaders will emphasize the
prosperity" issue.
Hoover is maintaining the course
he adopted at the outset as to his
personal campaign. He will not be
drawn into any debate with Smith
in these last few days, despite the
apparent intention of the New York
Governor to challenge him directly.
Keeps Self Secluded
In statement made public here,
Daniel E. Pomeroy, national vice.
chairman Of the committee and New
Jersey national committeeman, de-
MED Smiths charge that khan
meeting in New Jersey had been
held "in conjunction with the Re
publican committee"
Pomeroy explained that the man
who distributed hand-bills carrying
this announcement represented him
self, enormously and without au-
thcrity, as representing the national
committee.
The Republican candidate has Sc
cluded himself in the last few days,
seeing only few callers. He will
hold today his first conference with
newspaper men here in three weeks.
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ROLLS OUT OF MATTRESS;
GIRL BURGLAR ARRESTED

to Shoot" the girl said as she I'M
rolled the mattress and appeared.
The elaborate gold-beaded black
evening dress she wore was one of
Mrs. Browns, police were told. The
girl wore no shoes and evidently
just had slipped into the gown,
police said.
Under the name of Mrs. Mary
Thompson she was released month
ago from the Indiana womans
prison, where she served a year on
a larceny charge, detectives said.
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told in hating sentences of her
"grande passion" for the sweet
heart who didn't know it,
Charles w. Hitchcock, So, night
policeman of Lake Bluff.
TN turn, Hitchcock, abed with a
Il broken leg, denied knowledge of
the church-worker with, Poor
girl, if she had a crush on me I
didn't know it."
II took only a fatherly interest
in Miss Knaak. Taught her elo-
cution. She was shy but charm
ing" he averred as he explained
how he taught school classes days
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-31
TREED BY BOARD, OFFICIAL SHAKES DOWN RAZZBERRY

"but if the class wants it so badly
we better keep it. We can al
ways cut in down later, but we
can't put it back"
Carl w. Eurton, superintendent
of buildings and grounds, started
to say something but Commits
Sioner Charles w. Kern began to
speak. Kern declared for the
death Of the old tree. arguing its
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-31
NOTED Filler GETS
SUSPENDED TERM
ON PRISON FARM
Commander Jeffrey Tells of
JaiIS and JaiiS at Bad
Check Hearing.

If Commander Douglas G. Jeffrey,
of the British naval reserve, veteran
of Shackleton's Polar expedition,
starts on his projected airplane
dash to the Antarctic within the
next six months it will have to BE-
rapid flight. Municipal Judge
Paul G. Wetter today ordered the
commander to report every two
weeks to the city probation depart
ment.
Jeffrey was fined $25 and costs
and sentenced to thirty days on the
Indiana State Farm on a charge
Of issuing fraudulent schecks. Judge
Wetter suspended the fine and sem
tence, on consideration that he re-
main under parole for six months
and pay mo fund" returned checks
for $25, SIS and $40, held by the
Columbia club.
Jeffrey told the judge he intends
to make indianapolis his home.
When Jeffrey came here Aug. II
he said he was on a brief visit to
raise funds for an airplane explora-
ton expedition to the Antartic.
Arrested on Club Complaint
Jeffrey was arrested Sept. 6, on a
warrant filed by a Columbia Club
official. He owes the Columbia Club
where he stayed until his arrest, a
$3.50 bill, it was shown.
State Senator William P. Evans
defended jeffrey and John G.
RuckleshauS, former Columbia Club
president, aided the prosecution.
Judge Wetter and the commander
compared city prison to other noted
"hellholeS" during the hearing.
IN your service over the world
did you ever seen worse hellhole
tina nthiS one here at police head
quarters, where you were held after
your arrest?" the judge asked.
II never was in one, but I have
seen them in South America"
Jeffrey answered.
It's Better Jail Now
"Why, commander, I never heard
of a worse hellhole unless it's the
black one in Calcutta" confided the
judge.
"Oh, judge, the lookup in Calcutta
now is quite up to date" said JEFF
fry.
Commander Jeffrey testified that
at present he is employed by the
Aviation and Transport Service, Inc,
Chicago, receiving $25 a week, but
has opportunity to become the firms
local manager at a larger salary not
yet discussed. He receives $4,000
a year as British naval reserve
commander, he said.
Over objections of Ruckelshaus,
the defense introduced newspaper
articles telling of Jeffrey's intended
trip to the Antarctic and public
library book telling of his exploits
while member Of the Shackleton
polar exploration party.
Awarded War Medals
Evans also brought out that JEFF
frey has been awarded the British
distinguished service. medal, the
Order of the White Eagle of the
Serbian government, the French
croix de guerre and other medals.
He once was representative in
Venezuela for the Standard Oil
Company Of Indiana and other oil
companies, Jeffrey testified.
II believe what you really need Is
a business director" commented
Judge Wetter.
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blackberry trees aren't so nu-
merous in these parts, being in
digenous to New Mexico and Ari-
IONA. The biology class thought
it would be helpful to study the
rare specimen SO close to the
school.
"I don't see any use in keep
ing the old tree" said Vonnegut,
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roots would damage concrete walls
and sidewalks.
With Eurton trying to get a
word in, the entire board joined
in the discussion.
Finally Eurton got the floor long
enough to announce:
You are too late. Workmen
began cutting that tree down to-
dak
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-31
FIND FIRE CHEFS AUTO
Stolen While VosheII Attends Box
ing Match.

The city-owned Marmon sedan of
Fire Chief Harry E. Voshell was
found abandoned at Southeastern
and State avenues early today by
a police night-riding squad. The
car was stolen earlier in the eve
ming from an alley near the state
armory on North Pennsylvania
street. The chief had been view
ing the American Legion boxing
matches.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-31
MARATH0NERS MOVE
TO RIVERSIDE PARK
Truck Carries Ten Hooters Ousted
from TOmlinson Hall.

Truck Carries Ten Hooters Ousted
from Tomlinson Hall.
The marathon dance went into
winter quarters at Riverside park
today.
Forced to evacuate Tomlinson
hall to make way for the annual
American Legion Halloween mardi-
graS, the ten weary "hoofers" were
loaded into a large truck at 9 this
morning and literally danced their
way to the park dance pavilion. A
monograph supplied music.
The spectacle is now nearing its
650th hour and none of the five
remaining couples show signs Of
giving up the struggle.
Beds, clothing and other Access
series were loaded on another truck
and taken to the park, where the
marathonerS spent most of their
rest periods getting settled in their
new living quarters.
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YOurBabv

There are thousands of
things about your baby that
you can learn, things you
never imagined anyone could
tell you. But science has
solved these many problems
and The Times is bringing the
solution into your home
through a series of articles, in
question and answer form,
starting today on Page 20.
What could your child do be-
fore he was born? Many things.
The first article today tells you
what they are. Tomorrow you'll
be told of baby'S acrobatic
ways. And for twenty eight
days thereafter you'll Ind out
more things about your child
than you ever expected to
learn. Start this series today
and you'll read it every day.
Turn to Page 20.
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Snow Falls in New York State

By United Press
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Oct. 81
Three inches of snow and temperaS
lures as low as 10 degrees were re-
ported To-day from communities in
Cattaragus, Allegheny and Steuben
counties. Only a few farmers who
had delayed harvesting suffered.