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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-24
BETTER PRICE
TO Be SOUGHT
FOR Gas STOCK
Publicity Makes 1t Possible
for Lower Interest, Com
!. mission Told.

} Newspaper publicity on the new
nillion-dollar stock issue of the
Citizens Gas Company makes pos
sible better price and a lower
dividend on the issue.
This was the argument of Clar-
ence L. Kirk, vice president and
general manager, and G.. A. Eff
roymson, treasurer and chairman of
the executive committee, at the
hearing Monday before Public Serv-
ice Commissioner Howell Ellis.
"The valuable publicity the issue
received at the hearing on the pro-
posed sale of the 51a per cent stock
at 81 to the Union Trust Company
has caused us to believe that we
can change the new issue to per
cent and sell it for not less than
&c." Efroymson said.
Attack Company Directors
The hearing was replete with di-
rect attacks on the part of the di-
rectors of the gas company, who,
Gavin L. Payne, head of Gavin L.
Payne & Co., security dealers, said
also were directors in the bank to
which they proposed to sell the mil
lion-dollar 515 per cent issue for 81.
A new angle also was brought
forth in the petition that holders
of common stock be permitted to
participate in the purchase of the
new issue which will be used to re-
deem $1,000,000 of preferred stock
bearing z per cent and carrying a
premium of 5 per cent.
The petition was filed by Benz
amin F.. Kinnick, holder of 300
shares of common stock, through
his attorney, Jackson Carter, of Tay-
Tor g. Carter. 1t asks that the re-
funding issue be apportioned to COM
mon and preferred stockholders in
the ratio of the total outstanding
amounts of common and preferred,
two shares of the new issue for the
common stockholders to every share
for preferred stockholders.
Brief Is Ordered
Commissioner Ellis gave Carter
until today to prepare a brief sup
porting his contention, although not
intimating what sort of action would
be taken.
Payne at the hearing said that he
would be willing to purchase issue
at SO, two points above the minimum
specified by the gas company in it's
supplementary petition, and he
posted a check for $4,000 as evil
dence of good faith.
It is expected that Commissioner
Ellis will order bids be submitted
for the consideration of the COM
mission before any exchange with
preferred stockholders be made.
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g Charles Scribnep'S Sons

Markham nodded. "And now, tell
me; did he accompany Miss Odell
into her apartment, or did he go
Immediately away?"
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q PRISONERS
IN JAIL BREAK
COnviCtS Held in Michigan
on U. S. Charges.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
Detroit, Jan. "a. - Twenty-one
Federal prisoners escaped today
from the Elmwood branch of Wayne
County jail.
Tearing a pipe from a shower
bath, they pounded a hole through
the brick wall of their cell. A pile
of lumber in the police garage, adj
Joining, blocked their escape, so
they pulled the lumber through the
hole into the Jail.
After constructing dummies and
placing them in their hunks, the
prisoners climbed into the garage,
slipped a bolt in the door and ran.
Four cell mates refused to leave.
All the prisoners were held on
charges Of violating the Federal
narcotic laws. They included Rob-
ert White, Al, of youngstown, Ohio;
James Marlowe, 81, of Kansas City,
Mo, and Frank Putt, 80, of Toledo.
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when he has called on Miss Odell."
you could describe him, I sup
poser"
Eyes sir. He's tall and clean
shaven except for a very short gray
mustache, and is about forty-f1ve,
1 should say. He looks-if you I'M
derstand me, sir-like man of
wealth and position"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-24
KENTUCKY REPUBLICANS
WILL SUPPORT HOOVER
Weekend Conference Results in
Backing for Secretary.

Backing for Secretary.
By Times Special
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-Ken-
lucky casts twenty-nine votes for
Hoover.
This announcement will be heard
officially at the Kansas City con-
vention as result of weekend
conferences in Frankfort among
Senator Sackett of Kentucky ana
Republican leaders from over the
State.
Sackett, returning to Washington
today, reported that Blue Grass
politicians showed their enthusiasm
for Hoover at what proved to be a
real Hoover and harmony" meet
ing.
Republican National Committee
man Richard P. Ernst, former Sena-
tor. is expected to announce for
mally for Hoover in a few days.
Kentucky Congressman already have
done so. Hoover delegates will be
chosen at q State convention in
April
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(Tc Be COntinued)

'HiS full name was William Elmer
JeSsup, and he had been attached to
the 308th Infantry of the 77th Division
of the Overseas Forces.
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CABLE GROWTH is TOPIC
Telephone Official to Speak Before
Electrical Engineers.

Recent Developments in Long
Toll Telephone Cables" will be dis
cussed by Harry S. Sheppard of the
development and research depart
ment Of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company, here Fri
day, before the Indiana Engineering
Society and the Indianapolis-Lafay-
cite sections Of the American Insti-
tute of Electrical Engineers in the
closing session of their annual con-
vention at the Lincoln.
Charles A. Fay will preside.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-24
SEEK CAPITOL RELEASE

Release of Capitol Ave, between
Sixteenth and Twentieth Sts., now
boulevard, will be asked of the park
board Thursday by A. F. Conner,
representative of property owners.
Conner said he will present pc
tition signed by a majority of prop
erty owners asking that the boule-
ward be turned over to the board of
works to permit business on the
street.
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CHAPTER VIII
shot Vance a curious
Il Il look.

HEATH shot Vance q curious
Il Il look.
Then, after a moments frowning
contemplation of the knob, he
waved his hand to the detective who
had brought the maid in.
"Take her back to the recep-
tion-room, Snitkin, and get a de-
tailed description from her of all
the Odell jewelry. And keep
her outside; I'll want her again."
When Snitkin and the maid had
gone out, Vance lay back lazily on
the davenport, where he had sat
during the interview, and sent a
spiral Of cigaret smoke toward the
ceiling.
Rather illuminnatin', what9" he
remarked. 1.-THE duSky demoiselle
got us considerably forrader. Now
we know that the closet key is on
the wrong side of the door, and
that our lady of joy went to the
theater with one of her favorite
lovers, who presumably brought her
home shortly before she took her
departure from this wicked world"
"You think that's helpful, do
you?"
Heath's tone was contemptuously
triumphant.
wait till you hear the crazy story
the telephone operators got to tell"
"All right, Sergeant" put in
Markham, impatiently.
Suppose we get on with the Or
deal"
I'm going to suggest, Mr.. Mark
ham, that we question the janitor
first.
"And I'll show you why"
Heath went to the entrance door
of the apartment, and opened it.
Look here for just minute, sir"
He stepped out into the main hall,
and pointed down the little passage
way on the left.
1t was about ten feet in length,
and ran between the Odell apart
ment and the blank rear wall of the
reception-room.
At the end of it was a solid oak
door which gave on the court at the
side of the house.
THAT door," explained Heath, sis
the only side or rear entrance to
this building; and when that door
is bolted nobody can get into the
house except by the front entrance.
"You can't even get into the build
ing through the other apartments,
for every window on this floor is
barred.
It checked up on that point as
soon as I got here"
He led the way back into the
living-room.
Nov, after I'd looked over the
situation this morning." he went on,
II figured that our man had entered
through that side door at the end
of the passageway and had slipped
into this apartment without the
night operator seeing him.
80 tried the side door to see If
1T was open. But it was bolted on
the inside-not locked, mind you,
but bolted.
And it wasn't a slip-bolt, either,
that could have been jimmied or
worked open from the outside, but
tough old-fashioned turn-bolt of
solid brass. :. And now 1 want
you to hear what the janitor's got
to say about it."
Markham nodded acquiescence,
and Heath called an order to one
Of the officers in the hall.
A moment later a stolid, middle
aged man, with sullen features and
high cheekbones, stood before us.
His jaw was clamped tight, and
he shifted his eyes from one to
the other of us suspiciously.
Heath straightway assumed the
role of inquisitor.
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CAT SAW WEST MURDER
Master Dead, Mistress in Jail, Tabby
Has New Home.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
CLEVELAND, Jan. 24.-The only
witness to the hammer Staying of
Edward West, prominent Perry
(Ohio) nurSeryman, by his wife,
Velma, will not be able to testify
at her trial at gainesville.
The witness is a sleepy looking
house cat, a pet of Edward West,
which was presumed to have been
in the bedroom the night of the
Staying.
With its master dead and Velma
in Jail, the cat has taken up a new
home with Miss Mildred Hoyes of
gainesville.
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THE STORY THUS FAR

The key to the closet door was always
kept on the outside, Margaret Odelf's
tress' strangled body was found in the
apartment. But this day the key was
on the inside. The Canary" had gone
The next morning when the maid came
to work Margaret Odell was dead.
battling mystery, Vance declares, a
devilish 0ne-"And, Markham, those fin
ger-prints YOU found have nothing what
ever to do with the murder
The Washington times., 1928-06-30

Yet they are forced to admit tnat
they had ample warning of 1t. FIVE
days before the delegates met In sam
Houston's big pine tabernacle, Gov
error Smith asserted unequivocaily
that he stood for a change in the
prohibition laws.
This was in reply to a question
propoundcd to him on Norman r.
Mack's statement that he tSmitnl
always he'd and always would stand
for liberalization of the liquor laws
Tammany Greatly Concerned
When this statement was made,
the TanlInany people were greatly
concerned. They thought the vet
eran Democratic leader from New
York haG made a great tactical
biunder.
They wildly telegraphed to Gov
ernor smith and long-distanced hin
about the statement and all they
got for their pains was the state
ment that Governor Smith had no.
changed in any degree his views on
the necessity of revising the pres
ent prohibitory laws.
And in spite of it the convention
went ahead and nominated him.
Therefore, the Smith supporters
said today, the convention did not
: buy any pig in a poke" when il
nominated the New York governor.
1t knew exactly where he stood OH
the controversial issue OF prohibi
tion-he believes the laws should
be changed and he said as much in
MS telegram to the convention. -
Smart Politics Seen
The prevailing opinion among the
professional politicians is that the
Democrats played smart politics
in Houston. They adopted a plat.
form that placated the drys to the
extent that for the first time in
nearly half a century a minority
report was not brought against it.
At the same time, they nominated
The Washington times., 1928-06-30
GENERA
NEWS SECTlON
WORK To RESIGN
CABINET POST
MONDAY

Chairman Hubert Work, of the
Republican national committee. will
leave today for Superior. wis.
where Monday he will submit his
resignation as Secretary of the In
terror to President Coolidge.
The Republican camp realizes that
it has hard battle ahead against
Gov. AL Smith of New York and
plans to make an aggressive cam
paign. While it has been stated
that the brunt of the stump speak
ing will be borne by Senator Curtis.
the Vice Presidential nominee, II
appeared certain today that Hoover
would be given an opportunity TO
make frequent public appearances.
George A. Ball, of Muncie, Ind,
and Lewis Strauss, former secretary
to Hoover. held conferences with
the candidate today. Ball was con.
vinced that the Indiana situation is
satisfactory and like Senator Wat
son of Indiana believed that the
Hoosier State would give Hoover
a good majority over Smith.
Hoover is devoting considerable
time to his acceptance speech to
be delivered in California probably
early in August. In this there will
be a complete outline Of the Sec
retary's policies and the platform
upon which he will go before the
public in November.
James w. Good, of Iowa, has ac-
cepted the post of Western cam
paign manager with headquarters
at Chicago, and it is expected that
Senator Moses of New Hampshire
will direct the Eastern activities.
Undersecretary of the Treasury
Ogden l.. Mills will have an i'm
portant part in the New York drive
Mills was defeated for governor of
New York by Smith.
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81 Fro mDistrict Sail
On Navy Training Trip

Five officers and 81 enlisted men
of the District Naval Reserve, sailed
today on the U. S. destroyer Abel
p. Upshur for two weeks sea train
ing. They will be joined by, "a like
number of officers and men from
Baltimore and will depart from the
local Navy Yard under the comma nd
of Lieut.. Samuel w. Steinmetz.
During the cruise they will op-
crate with the Atlantic scouting
fleet off New England The ship
will go to Boston for weekend lib.
e9~y after one week at sea. Two
other cruises will follow, one be-
ginning July 21, and the other on
August IL.
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Admiral Malligan Gets
Command of Saratoga

Rear Admiral John Halligan. jr.,
chief of the Bureau of Engineering
of the Navy Department will sue
ceed Rear Admiral Harry II. Var.
nell, as commander of the a.rplane
carrier Saratoga, Secretary of the
Navy Wilbur announced yesterday.
The admiral will leave here about
July 5 and proceed to the naval
air station at Pensacola, FLORIDA
for training as an observer. Admiral
The Washington times., 1928-06-30
oCKET PLANE AND IT'S GERMAN INVENTOR
Who Risked
Lives In Mobile
Search Honored

COPENHAGEN. Denmark, June
S0.-Two daring airmen. who
risked their lives TO search for
General Umberto Mobile and the
crew of the lost dirigible Italia,
have been advanced in rank by
their respective governments for
their daring. But it may be some
time before either learns of his
advancement.
Lieut.. Lief Dietrichsen. who is
missing with Capt. Roald Amund-
sen, has been made a captain by
the Norwegian government. Lieu,
tenant Lundborg, who rescued
Mobile and is now marooned on
an iceflow with the survivors of
the Italia's crew, has also been
made a captain by the Swedish
Government.
The Washington times., 1928-06-30
AUTOISTS HELD
AS DRINKS

As a result Of traffic snarl
last night at Eighth and H sts.
n. E.. Fitzhugh Black, 40. said
to be real estate dealer. of Brent
wood. Md, and his wife. Mrs. Mary
Black. SO. viii be arraigned in
Police Court today to answer Q
total Of eight charges.
The husband spent the night at
the Ninth precinct station and his
wife, who was charged with drunk
enness and disorderly conduct. was
held at the House of Detention.
Policeman v. H. Landrum. OF
the Traffic Bureau, said that Black
failed to halt at a stop signal,
and in order to prevent the auto
mobile from crashing into street
car, Landrum said, he jumped on
the running board and turned off
the ignition.
The automobile was then driven
to the Ninth precinct, and Black
was charged with falling to obey
an officers signal and driving with
bad brakes.
The couple so upset the peace
and dignity of the police station.
it is claimed. that charges o.
drunkenness and disorderly conduct
were entered against both, and
Black was charged with illegal pos
session and transportation or liquor.
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D. C. is FAVORED

DAVENPORT, Iowa. June 30.---
Washington. u. C. as. permanent
headquarters of the Quota Clubs
international was recommended yes
terday by speakers. at the annual
meeting. and elections of officers.
Mrs. Elizabeth j. White, of New.
castle, Pa. was elected president.
The Washington times., 1928-06-30

for the Presidency an admitted and
Seh-confessed wet who faVorS modl.
fjcation of the present laws.
All of which makes prohibition
az issue in the present campaign,
despite all claims to the contrary.
The radical drys may vote against
Smith because of his blunt honesty,
Tut the hopelessly Democratic drys
in the South can vote for him, too,
with one eye on the platform.
The Washington times., 1928-06-30

Above all the controversy over the
prohibition plank in the platform,
above all the warfare that waged
ova- candidates., the fact that party
leaders chose to dwell upon. was
that Gov. AL Smith and Senator
Joseph T. Robinson had both been
nominated on the first ballot: that
for the first time since 1882 Demo
cratic National Convention had
adopted platform without minor
ity report having been submitted.
and that for the first time in years
the party candidate has been NOM
mated without a serious rift in the
party.
Success Is Seen
They believe that all of this augurs
well for success this faIl. Novem-
ber. of course. will tell whether
those hopes are justified,
The principal controversy about
the whole convention centered today
over whether the party had gone
wet or dry in its platform.
The platform declaration on pro.
hibition was less than 100 words,
yet today, there were scarcely less
than 100 different interpretations
as to its ultimate effect and mean
ing.
The plank criticised the Republi-
cans for not enforcing the prohibi.
tory laws in it's first paragraph. and
concluded by pledging nominees of
the party to "an honest effort to
enforce the Eighteenth amendment
and all other provisions of the Fed
eral Constitution and all laws enacted
pursuant thereto"
Satisfactory to Drys
This was entirely satisfactory to
the radical drys. including such out
standing officials of the Anti-Saloon
League as Bishop James Cannon
jr., who vas here to look after
just such matters.
That Is, it was pleasing TO them
Until Governor Smith accepted the
nomination given him with the
blunt announcement that. while he
stood for law enforcement and
would honestly try to enforce the
prohibitory laws. he nevertheless
believed them wrong and hoped to
evolve something better than the
present system, which, he said. 'is
entirely unsatisfactory TO the great
mass of our people"
1t was after reviewing this state.
ment OF Governor Smiths that r.
Scott Mcbride. general superin-
tendent of the Anti-saloon League
declared:
Governor Smith assumes the
leadership in the wet program to
modify the prohibition laws. and 1t
Is a challenge to constitutional gov
ernment.
Issue One of Candidates
Both the major political parties.
Mcbride said, went on record in
behalf of vigorous and effective en-.
forcement of the prohibition amend
ment. for both pledged enforcement
and both mentioned the Eighteenth
Amendment by name.
This continued Mcbride, makes
the issues one Of candidates"
And after asserting that the league
viewed Governor Smiths nominal
ton with disappointment" he went
on to predict:
The dry forces will meet the chaI.
lenge Governor Smith presents in his
Telegram to the convention" +"
The drys professed TO view Cover.
nor Smiths telegram To the conven.
fion, asserting that he stood for
nodificatioDs of the present laws,
with great trepidation and concern.
The Washington times., 1928-06-30
SCHOOL BOARD TO MEET

There will be an organization meet.
ing of the Board of Education at the
Franklin Building Monday at $40
p. M. Harry o. Hines, secretary, an
nounced
The Washington times., 1928-06-30

Use the Hearst Press InforIna-
tiOn Bureau. 2 Rue de Ia Paix. in
the heart OF fashionable Paris,
for your Paris mailing address,
Meet your friends there. Com.
Portable reading room. home news
papers. magazines, travel informa-
tiOn. etc. No ch.E~AS=-na fees.
The Washington times., 1928-06-30
A HINDENBURG IS BORN

BERLIN, June SO.A son was
born today to Frau Won Hinden-
burg. daughter-in-law of President
Hindenburg. In the presidential pal
ace. AS the President isa widower,
his son and daughter keep F5use"
for him.
The Washington times., 1928-06-30

Yarnell. recently awarded his rank
by the selection board OF the Navy.
has not vet been assigned to his
new post
The Washington times., 1928-06-30

THE SUCCESS of experiments surrounding the
rocket plane have been transferred to the air by
Herr Max Waller (insert above), German inventor.
Waller has designed rocket plane shown at the left
above, by which he hopes to attain speed of 1000
miles hour in the rarefied air 80 miles above the
The Washington times., 1928-06-30

Investments in Washington real eatate
offer the greatest security of any
real" Investment - see today,s cIassi-
fled ads for unlimited opportunities.
The Washington times., 1928-06-30

used to propel it to heights never before reached
Motors and propellers protected when the rockets
used by sliding doors that turn the machine into
streamline alright craft The picture at the right
above shows the rocket plane in full flight, while
the drawing below by Artist r. j. Mcintyre shows his
conception Of how the rocket plane will take off over
cities with the motors in and flying through the
upper atmosphere with the use Of rocket propulsion
The Washington times., 1928-06-30
.DRYS ACCEPT CHALLENGE OF
SMITH ON PROHIBITION. LAW
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES
international New. ssrsles !.

HOUSTON Tex June 5o-fhe Democrats CLEARED out Of
Houston today lot happier than they ever thought they
could be when they here.
The Washington times., 1928-07-19

~ AAtAt@@ = ~ AtANts
HOLLYWOOD. July 1s. offices
and shops are not the only spots
redolent with an odor Of sunburn
cure following these summer week
ends. Star or stencg. old sol IL no
respector Of persons. and many 3
/ player rues adventures on the
brOiling beaches even as you and i.
Ruth Chatterton, for instance, and
Lflyan Tashman. too. are so badly
fried that ii was necessary to post
pone their respective productions
until they recuperated.
But. nevertheless the beach at
MaIfbou Is the spot to see the
cinema celebs at home They all
have shore homes and Saturdays
and Sundays are the days to 10
the attractive places Il shared BY
Ken Harlan and Marie Provost,
heroine star Of THE Racket. 1T
Is outfitted like q boat and to
heighten the illusion It's mistress
goes about attractively CARRIED as
4 regular Cob
Next door Anna Q. Nilsson was
helped out Of her home Tor
sIinbath. Anna @. II again able
to sit up and take notice after
her, ACCIDENT on the bride lrot
bridal path. Charlie Farrell
tousled haired and bronzed
dropped by with Virginia Valli.
And Virginia's chaperone. mon
ster great dane drafted from
among the sixty in Harold
LlOyd'a kennels. Louise Fazenda
called And so did Harry Beau
mont and Hoot Gibson.
Lew Cody Iimped in with
crick In his back from the series
of stunts he has performed for
"A Single Man There were
inquiries for his wife, Mabel Nor
mand. But she was entertaining
a crowd of girls at their Beverly
swimming pool But sadder.
even. than Lewis bad back, was
the doleful appearance Of Fatty"
Arbuckle. Roscoe had been to
the dentists. and It wasn't a
painless one.
Down the beach the way. VIII
Hays. still screendom's Car, was
being entertained at barbecue.