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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-31
Statues to jackson and
Friends Is h1OniC Plea
Myers RapS Democrats for
Protesting His Attacks
on G. 0. P.
BBTimCs SpCcia{

BUTimCS Special
RICHMOND. Ind, March 81
Monuments on the Statehouse
grounds honoring eminent HoosierS
would be supplanted by fantastic
statues of Governor Ed Jackson,
Senator Arthur Robinson, D. C.
Stephenson and others if chicken
hearted" Democratic candidates had
their way, declared Walter Myers,
Democratic Senatorial candidate
here Friday night.
Myers scored Democrats who crit
iclse the way he slices to pieces the
records of Republican politicians
now standing convicted, at least in
the courts of public opinion"
An Equestrian Jackson
Let us provide money for me-
MORALS and tributes OF esteem" said
Myers facetiously. Let us make a
Louvre and a Westminster Abbey Of
the Statehouse and its grounds
Let us tear down that monument
of Governor Morton and replace it
with an equestrian statue of Ed
Jackson giving spiritual consolation
to his horse, Senator as he chokeS
to death on corn coo.
Let us raze the memorial to Vice
President Hendricks and in its place
put LAGOON group of Senator
Robinson and his birds f1ocking to-
gether.
Near by let them erect the craven
image OF George V. Coffin in the
dress of a nurse bringing little
United States Senator out of the no.
where into the here.
Let Evans Be JOve
"Close to the treasurer's Office,
build a statue of Elder Hays
piously counting his oil bonds and
hiding them from public view in
fences
I'm the very dome Of the capitol
let them construct heroic figure of
d. C. Stephenson as a party Moses
breaking the tablets of stone as he
declares himself the law in Indiana.
Somewhere in the great outdoors
let them enthrone Wizard Evans on
a pedestal as Jove, nodding his
hooded head and sending forth his
Huffingtons and his Orbisons to
carry his orders from Washington
so that hoi polloi may tremble on
the plains of Indiana"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-31
ISSUE PERMITS
FOR IS HOUSES
Weeks Total of $269,175
Shows Increase.

Increases in building permits and
real estate sales was announced
this week by the Indianapolis Real
Estate board
Permits were issued for thirty-five
residences many of them costing
more than $4,000 and totalled
$269,175. Real estate deals involved
close to 100000.
Sales totalling 500, 100 were closed
by the w. r. Hunter Company
These included sale of 120 acre
farm near jamestown to A. A. Stew
enson and resale to Charles E.
Laugh
A new site for the Hercules Prod
ucts Company, a recently organized
photo equipment firm was bought
by Thomas Harvey from Robert H.
Shelhorn. 1.-THE site is at 1899 E.
Fifty Fuorth ST., and includes a
light mani faoturing building and a
five room house, The company now
is located in the 1900 block on E.
Michigan ST., but is to open the new
quarters soon.
Deals aggregating $4,000 were
closed by F. G. Cash. Fred l.. Palmer
announced deals totalling $4,000.
Those announced by Cash includ-
ed sale of a brick veneer residence
at 1922 Washington Blvd, to Will
liam Chestnut by r. E. McCreary.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-31
ALL FINISHES
STORY OF OIL
LEASES TODAY
POmerene to Conduct
Cross Examination; Wit
ness Stands Strain.

HW Hited Press
Ell PASO, Texas. March 31.-Di-
rect examination of Albert B. Fall,
former Secretary of the Interior,
who is making a deposition on the
leasing of Teapot Dome and other
government oil business, will be
completed here today.
Daniel t. Wright, counsel for
Harry Sinclair. said he would be
able to finish his examinations in
about one and one-half hours.
If the condition Of Fall will per-
nit, the affidavit may be completed
by tonight.
However, strychnine had to be
administered to Fall before the
completion of Friday nights ses-
sion.
While the former cabinet officer
has been standing the strain eXcep-
tionally well, the sessions have been
confined to two hours or less.
Atlee Pomerene, Government
counsel, will start his cross-eXami-
nation Immediately after direct
questioning is completed.
He could not say how long the
cross examination would last.
Friday nights session lasted al
most an hour
While utmost secrecy surrounds
the proceedings, it has been indi-
Gated that Fall is telling more about
high politics than just the leasing
of the naval oil reserve.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-31
DENEEN BACK
OF DRY RAIDS,
THOMPSON SAYS
Charges Federal Drive We've
to Win Votes by lntimi-
dalton.
BY G. G. NICOLET
United Press staff Correspondent

CHICAGO, March 81. - Verbal
blasts supplanted bombs in Chica-
.go's primary campaign today
and hostilities between rival DO
litical factions centered in a dispute
between the city administration and
Federal prohibition authorities.
The dispute arose over the shoot
ing of William Beatty, municipal
court bailiff and Republican ward
leader, who was wounded by Fed
eral prohibition agents in a raid on
a south side saloon Thursday night.
The shooting was linked with the
political war by charges of Mayor
William Hale Thompson that his
political rival, United States Sen
ator Charles S. Deneen was using
his influence to direct intensive
Federal prohibition drives in Chi
cago as a means of political in
timidation."
Thompson, allied with States At
torney Robert E. Grove and Gov
ernor Len Small against the Deneen
Republican faction, charged the
special details Of prohibition agents.
ordered here recently from Wash
lngton, were going about the city
Threatening those who did not
promise to support the Deneen
ticket in the April 10 primary"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-31
METAL TRADES
GROUP TO MEET
Twenty Second Annual Din
ner Monday Night.

w. D. Hamerstadt, president OF
the indianapolis branch, National
Trades Association, will preside at
the twenty second annual dinner OF
the organization at the Columbia
Club Monday at $50 2. m.
Charles w. Jewett, former mayor
of Indianapolis, and candidate Tor
the Republican nomination for
Governor, will act as POSTMASTER.
James A. Emery, general counsel
of the National Industrial Council
and the National Association OF
Manufacturers of New York City,
will speak on Government by In
Junction .
George P. Terrence. chairman OF
the organizations audit committee;
L. C. Bruenig, nomination commit
tee chairman, and Andrew j. Allen,
executive secretary, will make re-
ports.
Those at the speakers table will
include Governor Ed jackson, Grim
inal Judge James A. Collins, How
ard T. Griffith, president Associated
Employers of Indianapolis; L. E.
Banta. indianapolis Traffic Club
president; Earl r. Gender, Indian
apolis Church Federation president;
T. j. Cornwell, indianapolis Foun-
drymen's Association president;
Charles A. Trask, Indianapolis Fore
mems Club president; L. H. Link,
Indiana Manufacturers Association
president, and Emerson w. Challle,
indianapolis Real Estate Board
president.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-31
WORK TO START
ON N. MERIDIAN
Contract for Widening Prof.
eCt Awarded.

Marion County Construction Com
pany today planned to begin work
Immediately on the widening of
N. Meridian ST., between st. Clair
and Tenth SITS, following award of
the contract Friday by the board
of works.
Paul Gray, company superin-
tendent, said the work would be
rushed as rapidly as possible UNI
der spring weather conditions.
Marion County Construction Com
pany submitted low bid of SIS, 800
The section from st. Clair to Tenth
SITS. will be widened from "a to 81
fet, in accordance with plans to
make Meridian st. a uniform width
to Thirty Eighth st. The thor
oughfare also will be resurfaced with
asphalt.
Oren S. Hack, works board presi-
dent, said the contracts we're let
in sections to facilitate early COM
pletion of the work as Meridian is
an important north side traffic
artery.
Other street contracts awarded on
recommendation of City Engineer A.
H. Moore: Rembrandt, between In
diana Ave- and Eighteenth ST., w.
G. Halstead Company, concrete. $13.-
300; Audubon Rd., st. Clair to Tenth
ST., Marion County Construction
Company, asphaltic concrete, $13,-
600, and Graham ST., ST. Clair to
Tenth SITS, Marion County Con-
struction Company, asphaltic con-
crete, $13,400.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-31
GERMANS DELAY hop
Stormy Weather POStponeS
Atlantic Flight.

BJ United Press
BALDONNEL FLYING FIELD,
DUBLIN, March 31.-As bad
winds and rain continued across the
Baldonnel flying field today the
Junkers airplane, Bremen, was
wheeled back into its hangar and
the start on a transatlantic flight
postponed indefinitely.
The field was sodden from recent
rains and the three who will make
the adventurous fight attempt-Ba-
ron Won Huenefeld, Capt. Hermann
Koehl and Arthur Spindler-de-
clared that an immediate take-off
was impossible.
Won Huenefeld owns the plane,
flown here from Berlin early in
the week, and decided that no at
tempt will be made to fly to the
United States-"M Mitchell field, Long
Island, or Heaven" as he termed it
until there had been several days
of good weather.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-31
NO PEACE IN
(. COAL FIELI. DS
:. after Year
Twelve Months Dispute Has
Had No Effect on
Prices.
by ROSS DOWNING


united PRESS stan correspondent
PITTSBURGH, Pa, March 81
Bituminous coal operators and
unionized labor have battled one an
other for twelve months in the CEN
trail competitive fields.
One year ago today several hun
dred thousand miners in Indiana
Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, West Vir-
GINA and Pennsylvania, put aside
their picks and shovelS with the
expiration Of the Jacksonville wage
scale agreement which assured them
of $3.50 for each day of work
In twelve months much has hap
pened in the striking camps. But
whether such happenings have
brought the disagreement nearer q
settlement remains a question.
Fight to Break Union
The United Mine Workers of
America and the operators have
reached agreements in some in
stances in Illinois and Indiana and
production with union labor has
been resumed, at least temporarily.
But in Ohio and Pennsylvania
developments have been different.
Both operators and union have been
firm in their demands and aloof in
their attitude.
While most of the Ohio mines
have remained idle, Pennsylvania
operators have made rapid strides
in the resumption of production on
an open shop basis.
In the Pittsburgh district, the
cradle of unionized labor in the soft
coal industry and for years the
stronghold Of the United Mine
Workers Of America, the most des-
perate battle of all has been waged.
The Pittsburgh Coal Company,
the largest producer of soft coal in
the world, has led the fight to break
the union. 1t has been followed
closely by the Pittsburgh Terminal
Coal Corporation.
No Fuel Shortage
Unlike most disputes between cap
ital and labor in American indus
trial history, the present coal strike
has had little or no effect upon the
consumer. There has been no fuel
shortage and so far as price of coal
is concerned, 81 today will buy just
as much bituminous product as it
would a year ago.
Approximately 275,000 persons,
100000 of whom are termed nom
combatants are involved in the ONO
and Pennsylvania fields, Colston B.
Warne. assistant professor OF eco
monies of the University OF Pitts
burgh, has estimated. Professor
Warne believes 10000 are on strike
in the Pittsburgh district. 10000 in
central Pennsylvania and $4,000 in
Ohio.
After visiting the mining camps
of Pennsylvania, Senator Burton <,
Wheeler OF Montana declared "The
hillsides of Pennsylvania are the
most fertile breeding ground 1or
bolshevism I have ever seen"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-31
Reproduction Cost N070
Basis for Utility Rates
Incorporation CounSePS
Book Traces History
of Regulation.

The late William Jennings Bryan,
as a representative of the public OF
Nebraska, was the first attorney to
use the argument that utilities
should be valued for rate-raaking
purposes upon the reproduction
new" theory. This is the theory
which practically all utilities de-
mand now.
This is one of the interesting facts
brought out in Public Utility Rate
Making" a new book by Taylor E.
Groninger, former corporation coun-
sci of Indianapolis, published by
Bobbs- Merrill.
The Union Pacific railroad had
built line through Nebraska,
costing 100000 a mile. Came the
Cleveland panic. The railroad went
to U. S. Supreme Court with con-
tention the Nebraska legislature had
fixed its rates too low.
The panic had 50 reduced prices
that the railroad could have dupli-
Gated the line for 100000 a mile.
Along came Bryan and argued that
the reproduction new theory should
prevail
The situation is reversed today.
Prices now are so muca higher than
they were when most utilities were
established that the utilities spend
hundreds of thousands of dollars
for expert talent to convince courts
that the theory originally pro-
pounded by Bryan on behalf OF the
public should prevail.
Groninger's book traces utility
rate regulation from the first Su-
prene Court decision recognizing
the right of the public to exercise
such control in 1877 to the most
recent cases, covering every impor-
tant point.
He takes occasion to point out
some of the needs in fair regulation
of rates such as that municipalities
should be represented by lawyers OF
equal ability and with the same KIND
of expert assistants as are the utll-
tiles.
Gathered Material Five Years
The author has been gathering
material for the work for five years.
Five years ago he was named cor
poration counsel by the late Mayor
Samuel Lewis Shank. Without
much previous corporation law eX-
perience he had two months IN
which to study at least the ruol-
ments of law required in his man
sized job.
Groninger went into office facing
several important utility rate in
crease cases. Defeated in the first
case he put up vigorous battle Tor
funds from city council with which
to hire experts in the next one, Inc
council grudgingly gave him S5,ooo
He made such a record in the two
years and seven months he was IN
Office that the Public Service Com
mission employed MIN to supervise
the valuation of the Indiana Bell
Telephone Company.
He carried on this work for year
and a half. He was i'll for several
months thereafter.
Recuperating few months ago
he gradually returned to private
practice, completing his book mean
while.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-31
PLAN SCOUT WORK
Arrange Seven-Day Pro-
gram to Open Sunday.

indianapolis Boy Scouts will open
observance of Scout Week at a
mass meeting at p, m. Sunday at
Caleb Mills Hall, Shortridge High
School.
Troutman's Orchestra, the Scout
trumpet octet, Negro Y. M. c. A.
quartet and the Scout harmonica
band will provide music at the mass
meeting expected to be attended by
nearly all Of the 2,400 Indianapolis
Boy Scouts.
Eagle Scouts Donald Higgins and
Lawrence Fugit will tell the bene-
fits they have derived from scout
ing.
Under supervision of F. o. Bel
ger, Boy Scout executive, a program
has been planned for each day of
the week.
Monday will be Firemen's Reserve
day. Scouts will assemble at fire
headquarters for training in fire.
manship.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-31
INDIANA'S Mine
PACT ENDS
Little Effect Forecast From
Expiration Today,

BIZ Times Special
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March 81.
Miners union officials and pit
owners here believe business will
feel little effect from partial sus-
pension of mining operations IN
Indiana with the expiration of the
wage agreement today. There has
been but little activity in the mines
for several months, except those
whose operators have signed agree
ments for continuing the Jackson
vile scale.
In the immediate vicinity of this
city, several operators have signed
agreements. The latest is the FIT.
Harrison Mining Company. The
same is true of the Wabash, Bar
dyke and Talleydale pits.
Union headquarters here estl-
mates half of Indiana's miners will
not be affected by the wage con-
tract expiration, their employers
having signed the Jacksonville
scale, as have employers in the strip
mining fields of the State.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-31
NAME |. U. COMMANDMENT
Lieut.. Col. o. p. Robinson to Guide
Schools Military Work.
By Times Special

WASHINGTON, March 31-The
War Department announced the APP
pointment of Lieut. Col. Oliver P.
Robinson now on duty with the war
college here, to be the next COM
mandant of military training activi-
ties at Indiana University.
Robinson is expected to report at
the school about July 10, after ten
days at Fifth Corps headquarters at
Columbus, Ohio.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-31
Asks Damages for Dog
Bu Times Special

ANDERSON, Ind, March 81
The 265 damage suit of Thomas
Kurtz against Robert Fair resulting
from an automobile accident in In
dianapolis Nov. IA, has been taken
to Hamilton Circuit Court at Mobiles
vile on change of venue. Of the
amount asked, $25 is for a hunting
dog which jumped from Kurtz car
during the crash and has not been
seen since.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-31
ATTACKED BY BURGLAR
Masked Man Beats Woman Sense
less When Refused Money.

A masked man attacked her in
her bedroom as she lay down to rest
after lunch Friday, Mrs. Delphia
Shaw, 1887 Miller st, told police.
The man beat her into uncon-
seriousness when she told him she
did not have any money, she said.
A daughter returning from school
found Mrs. Miller in dazed con-
ditto non the floor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-31

Preparations by Drouhin for an
early start with the Rainbow were
responsible, it is believed here, for
the hasty take-off of Captain
Walter Hinchliffe, British ace, on
his tragic attempt of a few weeks
ago.
#
ID ENE GOURMET is the Rain
~ bows designer. French ex-
perts have been greatly impressed
by his plane. The Rainbow is
equipped with three motors, each
of 100 horsepower. The engine
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-31
WatsOn's Candidacy Endorsed

NORTH VERNON, Ind, March 81.
The Fourth district Republican
committee has placed its indorse-
ment upon the candidacy of Sena-
tor James E. Watson for the presi-
dental preference vote of Indiar0
by resolution adopted unanimously.
Harry E. Nichols of Madison, was
Endorsed for the nomination for
State treasurer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-31
THREATENED COOLIDGE
Indiana Farmer Awaits Sentence
by Federal Court.

BW JHITfU FTCSS
SOUTH BEND, Ind, March 81
Federal Judge Thomas w. Slick to-
day had under advisement a guilty
plea entered by Albert Anderson,
a farmer who admitted he sent
several threatening" letters to
PRESIDENT Coolidge.
Anderson entered a plea of guilty
to charges that he demanded that
the President send him $4,000.
Police said this letter threatened
death for Coolidge if the money was
not paid.
Judge Slick did not indicate what
disposal he would make of the case.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-31
155 Cars in Train
BIZ Times Special

LOGANSPORT, Ind, March 81
The longest freight train ever
handled by the local division of the
Pennsylvania railroad passed
through here this week, composed of
155 empty gondola cars drawn by
two locomotives. The cars were be-
ing moved from the Hartsdale yards,
near Chicago, to Bradford, Ohio, for
delivery to the Norfolk & Western
railroad.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-31
six FRENcHMEN ON TRANSATLANTIC HOP IN SPRING

Widespread approximates ninety
feet. Wit ha full load, the Rain
bow will weigh nearly 10000
pounds, or 5000 pounds more than
did Commander Byrd's three
motored America"
Trial flights have been in pro-
gress at Orly, south of Paris.
The plane has not yet been
subjected to its ultimate tests"
said Drouhin. But it has per-
formed so we'll as to convince us
it is nearer to perfection for trans
Atlantic flying than any other
ship yet built"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-31
Blind Vendor Dies
81 Times Special

4 ''FVVo
KOKOMO, Ind, March 81
Charles Carpenter, IS, known to
hundreds of residents here and else
where in Howard County, as Blind
Charley" newspaper and magazine
vendor, is dead at FIT. Wayne Car
penter had been blind since the age
of 6, when by mistake his mother
placed a wrong medicine in his eyes
which were under treatment for an
lnfection.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-31
POSTS TO STATE MEN
Public Service Officials on National
Commissions.

Three Indian Public Service Com
wissioners today were appointed on
committees of the National Associa-
ton of Railroad and Public Utilities
Commissions.
Frank G. Singleton, chairman OF
The Indiana commission, was named
chairman of the public utilities rates
committee. Howell Ellis was named
on the statistics and rates commit
tee and on the special motor vehicle
regulation committee. Harvey Har-
mon was named to the special COM
mittee on depreciation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-31
Candidate Speaks at Winamac

By Times Special
WINAMAC, Ind, March 31.-Urg-
ing decentralization on State gov
eminent. John E. Friedrich. candi-
date for the Democratic nomination
for Governor, blamed loss of local
self-government for the growing
lethargy of voters toward pubic af-
fairs, in an address here Friday
night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-31
BELL WON BY CHURCH
Ten Year-Old ingalls, Case Decided
at Greenfield.
b. Times Special

GREENFIELD, Ind. March 81
Another round in a ten-year legal
bout for possession of bell has
closed in Hancock Circuit Court
here. BY jury verdict directed by
Special Judge John w. Craig the
bell has been awarded the ingalls,
Seventh Day Adventist Church.
The bell formerly swung in the
steeple OF. a school building at In
gals. The Adventist; bought the
building for church purposes, but
when they sought also to take pos
session of the ball, township officials
said the bell was not sold with the
building.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-31

housings are built integrally into
the fuselage, and easily are &C
cessible from the ships cabin.
The plane has accommodations
for six persons. Drouhin intends
to take with him relief pilot, a.
navigator, az radio operator, a
mechanician and one passenger
the latter perhaps Gourmet, the
young builder.
TN THE wings are tanks for
j. 1000 gallons of gasoline and
seventy-five gallons of oil. The
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-31
R0UDEBUSH IS NAMED
TO SUCCEED GLADDEN.
French Lick Superintendent APP
pointed to State School Post.

Appointment of Roy r. Roude-
bush, superintendent of French
Lick schools, to succeed Fred T.
GLADDEN. as assistant State superin-
tendent of public instruction, was
announced today by Roy P. Wise
hart, State superintendent
GLADDEN. Thursday handed in his
resignation, effective April 80, as
a result of the fire brought to bear
upon him in connection with the
Fay Green illegal license case.
Roudebush was assistant State
superintendent Of public instruc-
ton in 1926-27, filling the vacancy
created by the resignation of George
Spencer, assistant to DR.. Henry
Noble Sherwood Roudebush re-
signed to become superintendent of
the French Lick schools.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-31
$4,000 Swimming Pool
/ Times Special

I{mcS Special
FRANKFORT, Ind, March 81
attracts for a $4,000 swimming
81 to be built in T. 2 A. Park this
lg have been awarded by the
board. The general contract
warded to the Pruitt S5 Quack-
lii Company, Indianapolis. The
any will start work Monday
aYpect to have the pool COM
by July l. The pool will be
wide and 200 feet long.