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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-11
PARTIES DELAY
MERGER; MANY
FAVOR HOOVER
Joint Farmer-Labor and
Prohibition Committee
to Make Report.

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, July 11.-Action on a
proposed combining of forces of the
Prohibition party and The Farmer
Labor party was postponed today
until after the platforms of the two
parties are decided upon.
A joint committee presented a
resolution to the respective con-
ventions of the parties by which a
committee composed of six mem
bers of each would be appointed to
decide upon joint campaign.
1t was evident that the coalition
movement faced serious difficulties
in selection of a presidential candi-
date and in adoption of platform.
The Prohibition party would in
sist upon a dry candidate, if a third
party candidate is to be named.
Many of the prohibition debates, it
was said, however, favor indorse-
ment of Herbert Hoover.
Norris Is Mentioned
The Farmer-Labor party, on the
other hand, is opposed to Hoover,
the farm element objecting to his
agricultural policies.
Labor members of the Farmer
Labor party, it was evident, are
opposed to a dry candidate, fearing
that a dry could not poll many votes
among the labor members of the
party.
Three possible coalition candidates
were mentioned by delegates to the
two conventions. Foremost among
these was Senator George w. Norris,
Nebraska, regarded as dry enough
for the prohibitionistS, and agrlcul-
turally suitable to the farmers.
Governor Clifford Pinchot, Pennsyl-
vania, and former Governor Sweet,
Colorado, also we're mentioned.
The Joint committee was COM
posed of H. R. Carver, Pittsburgh;
Phillip Bennett, Oklahoma City,
and Lucius G. Dale, Los Angeles,
representing the Prohibition party;
James Edwin Spar, Ell Reno, Okla;
Bert Martin, Denver, and William
v. Mahoney, Washington, D. c., rep
resenting the Farmer-Labor party.
Propose Hef1in for President
Speaking before the Farmer
Labor convention, Dale Plagman,
Mason City, Ia, said I'VE will have
to be careful, for if we accept a
bone dry as our candidate we will
lose the support of lot of laboring
men who agree with the policy of
the American Federation of Labor"
The Federation recently voted to
favor repeal of the Volstead act.
Clinton w. Howard, president OF
the national united committee, con-
demned Smith and praised Hoover
in a speech before the prohibition
party convention.
Senator Thomas ]. Heflin Dem9,
Ala, was presented as a candidate
for the nomination of the Prohibi-
ton party with the statement that
Smith must be defeated "even if
there must be bloodshed and the
cost be our lives"
DR.. B. E. Prugh, Harrisburg, Pa,
was chosen permanent chairman of
the Prohibition party convention.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-11
BOARD ASKS MORE TIME
Seeks Ten Additional Days to Hear
Retaliation Petitions.

Unusual number of revaluation
petitions filed with the county board
of review has caused the day to
petition Circuit Judge Harry o.
Chamberlin to allow it to remain in
session ten days after July 10, date
set for adjournment. The petition
has has not been acted on.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-11

Excess acid is. the common cause
of Indigestion 1t results in pain
and sourness, about two hours after
eating. The quick corrective is an
alkali which neutralizes acid. The
best corrective is Phillips Milk Of
Magnesia. It has remained stand
ard with physicians in the SO years
since its invention.
One spoonful of Phillips Milk of
Magnesia neutralizes instantly many
times its volume in acid. 1t is harm
Less and tasteless, and its action is
quick. You will never rely on crude
aethods, never continue to suffer
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-11

when you learn how quickly, how
pleasantly this premier method acts.
Please let it show you-now.
Be sure to get the genuine Phil
lips Milk of Magnesia prescribed by
physicians for so years in correcting
excess acids. Csc and SOC 9. bottle
any drug store.
milk of Magnesia" has been the
u. S. Registered Trade Mark OF
The Charles H. Phillips Chemical
Company and its predecessor Charles
II. Philips since 'S75.-Adyertise-
naenk .ag.sssaHa1a.sIss - -.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-11
PROPOSES STATE BOARD
COMPILE SCHOOL DATA
Albert WaIsman Asserts Basis of
Taxation Not Uniform.

Plans whereby the State board Of
accounts would compile school sta
tistics in cities of classes one, Two
and three for the purpose of offer
ing fair comparative record in
questions of school city tax levies
have been presented to the State
Tax Board by Albert Walsmar.
business manager of the Indianap-
oils school board.
School city reports today are net
uniform" Walsman declared.
Some cities compute theirs or
the basis of enrolment, others on
the basis Of enumeration and still
others on the per day attendance.
"The latter system is practiced in
indianapolis and should. for accu-
racy, be used over the State"
The tax board did not comment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-11
ROBERTSON HEADS BAND

Howard E. Robertson, safety board
secretary, today was named man
ager of the Police and Firemen'S
Band
Robertson will take over the bust
ness management Of the city mu-
steal organization which recently
has been in the hands Of the di-
rector.
Several radio programs are being
considered By Robertson. ~ 49,.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-11
JOURNALISTS TO VIE
State High School Newspaper Con
test for State Fair Announced.

Announcement was made today
by E. J. Barker, secretary of the
State Board of Agriculture that al
Indiana high school newspaper con-
test will be held at the State Fair
this year under the direction of In
diana University's journalism de-
partment.
Emblems, ribbons and certificates
will be awarded the winning papers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-11
EXECUTE FIVE RUSSIANS
Firing Squad Kills Engineers for
Mine Company.
BIZ United Press


MOSCOW, July 11.-Five Russian
engineers, found guilty and SEN
fenced to death for conspiracy in
the Donetz Basin mines, were ex-
ecuted Tuesday morning by a firing
squad, it became known today.
The five men were said to be lead
ers in the conspiracy movement that
resulted in fifty odd men being tried.
Several German engineers were ar
rested in connection with the move
ment and for a time international
relations were affected by the ar
rests. None of the Germans, how
ever, received long sentences and one
was acquitted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-11
SCHLENSKER CARRIES
BATTLE TO HIGH COURT
Seeks to Force Return of $4,000
Held by State.

Seeks to Force Return OF $4,000
Held by State.
Otto Schlensker, Indianapolis
automobile parts dealer, today ap-
pealed to the Indiana Supreme
Court today in further effort to
recover $4,000 he gave the State
board of accounts several years ago
in connection with the accounts
board State highway commission re-
port.
The accounts board declared he
overcharged the highway commits
sion that amount and that he gave
the check to repay are overcharge.
Schlensker denied any overcharge
and said he deposited the $4,000 to
idemnify the State against loss if
any overcharge should. be proven. +.
He has lost his fight to regain the
$4,000 before the court of claims
and the Appellate Court.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-11
Chick With Two Bodies

BIZ Times Special
EVANSVILLE, Ind, July ia
Rhode Island Red chick Matched at
the home of Jesse Perkins, has two
bodies, four legs and one head. It
chirpS and eats like any other chick,
but uses only two Of its four legs
for transportation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-11
Cold Tooth

By United Press
WASHINGTON, July Lice
cream eating has become one
of Americas greatest habits.
Statistics made public today
by the agricultural department
showed the per capita con-
sumption of ice cream last year
was 2.85 gallons.
The total ice cream produc-
ton in 1927 was 334,703, $40 gall
Ions or 11,O38,610 gallons more
than in 1926.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-11

MARION, Ind, July 11.-Mrs
John w. Pittinger, advised of the
death of her brother, B. M. Reed
Hopesdale, Ohio, was preparing 10
inform another brother, c. w. Reed.
Upland, Of the death when she was
notified that he, too. had died the
same day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-11
ASKS TWO INSPECTORS
Building Commissioner Requests
$500 Increase in Budget.

Building Commissioner William
F. Hurd today asked the board OF
safety for salaries for an additional
$1,000 building inspector and a
$500 year reinforced concrete
inspector in his 1929 budget.
Hurd requested appropriation of
$56,96O for 1929 operation, an in
crease of $1,000. Amount for per-
sonal service. was listed at $1,000.
1.-THE increased amount of build
ing of recent years has made it
necessary to have more than five in
spectors," Hurd told the board.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-11

This tower which will form the
centerpiece of the new semi-cir-
cular gate at the Indiana State
Playground will be 80 feet high,
with an Illuminated gilt dome.
The tower will contain a ticket
office and there will be other Of
fees in each wing of the gate,
which is to be constructed of red
brick trimmed with Bedford
stone.
There will be three right en-
trance gates for pedestrians and
four left ain" gates for cars and
two "out." 1t will be located on
the south side of the Manufac-
turers' Bldg, and there will be
eleven other entrances. Gates
themselves will be of black steel.
Estimated cost of the main gate is
$18,50O.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-11
GERMAN SPIES
Guilt CHARGED
IN BLAST PROBE
American Firms Seek to
Collect Balm for Big War
! Time Disaster.
BY LYLE C. WILSON
United Press staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, July 11.-Ameri-
can corporations which lost prop
erty in the $33,OOO,OOO Black Tom
island munitions explosions in New
York harbor during the World war
are collecting evidence in an effort
to prove that German secret agents
set off the blasts, the United Press
learned today.
The two explosions which occur
red almost simultaneously on Black
Tom island on the Jersey side OF
the harbor took several lives and
damaged property on Manhattan
island and in nearby communities
Under the terms of the treaty Of
Berlin between the United States
and Germany, the latter undertook,
to compensate American citizens for
losses in connection with the war
during the entire period of hostili-
ties, from 1914 to 1918.
Claims Are Filed
Acting on the theory that Ger
man agents caused the Black TORI
explosion, interested American cor
porations have filed claims with the
German-American mixed claims
commission and will present evil
dence to support their theory.
The United Press was informed
the claims probably will be passed
on next fall. The claimants prob
ably must identify the persons in
the United States who allegedly
financed the sabotage and perhaps
disclose the names of the person or
persons who allegedly set OF the
explosion.
Black Tom Island blew up be-
fore America entered the war.
Barges at the piers of the National
Storage Company were laden with
explosives destined for the British,
French and Russian armies.
Little Is Accomplished
Several Investigations were begun
by municipal, State and Federal
authorities, and there were a few
arrests, but beyond the findings of
the coroners jury that the Lehigh
Valley Railroad and the National
Storage Company were technically
responsible for the blast, no progress
was made toward solution of one of
the greatest war time mysteries.
There were suggestions in the
press that plotters or a firebug had
caused the disaster, but nothing
came of Investigations along those
lines. The mixed claims commits
sion, however, must decide one way
or the other if the interested cor
porations press their claims.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-13
GEORGIA PRIMARY
GIVES SMITH EDGE
Upshaw Defeated by Steele
in Race for Congress.
Others Back Party.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA. Ga, September 13-Ver-
dict of Georgia Democrats was for
Smith in the only major race of the
State primary yesterday. in which the
candidacy of the New York governor
was an outstanding issue.
Representative Leslie j. Steele, who
stood as a staunch supporter of the
partys' ticket from Smith on down
gained decisive victory over w. D.
Upshaw, bitter foe of the national
standard bearer. for the congressional
nomination from the fifth district, in
Guiding Atlanta.
The gubernatorial contest where both
candidates were within their party lim-
its saw the apparent denomination of
Gov. l.. G. Hardman over the youthful
State Senator E. d. Rivers.
Upshaw Loses in City.
Representative Steele, who wrested
the seat in the House from Upshaw
two years ago, on the basis of the pop
ular vote, carried four of the five coun-
ties in the district and apparently had
carried Atlanta, Upshaw's home. Steele
is resident of Decatur
Seventy-SlX precincts out of 80 gave
Steele popular vote of 1854. against
7.l10 for UpShaw, in unofficial returns.
This meant Steele had Is county unit
votes, the actual basis of nomination
to 2 for UpShaw
II candidate has a majority of the
popular vote in a county. the complete
unit vote for that county goes to him
The unit vote is twice the number OF
State legislators from that county.
On the basis of incomplete returns
Gov. Hardman had an indicated unit
vote of 288 to 112 for his opponent IN
the gubernatorial race.
Loyal to Party.
Besides the Steele -Upshaw race, only
two other congressional districts had
contests among Georgia's II, and III
both instances all candidates were sup
porting the party ticket. Representa-
tive w. c. Lankford of the eleventh dis
trict was trailing his opponent. Dave M.
Parker, on returns from only t1ve OF the
20 counties in the district The vote:
Lankford, 1,643; Parker, 1,742.
Representative w. w. Larsen IN the
twelfth district led Neil l.. Gillis on the
face of incomplete returns from hve OF
the Is counties reporting with popu-
lar vote of $50 against 1.198 for Gill1s.
Larsen led in three counties and Gillls
In two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-13
BRICKLAYER FALLS
II FLOORS TO DEATH
Michael Rawzina, 40, Killed in
Plunge Down Shaft at New
Building.

Michael Rawzina, 40 years old, 23l
First street, was instantly killed at noon
today when he fell II stories down an
elevator shaft in building under con-
struction at 1413 street
Rawzina was employed on the job as
a bricklayer foreman. He was taken to
the eleventh floor on an elevator by
Lawrence Kirk. engineer of the build
ing. Kirk said he brought the lift
back down to the ground floor and a
moment later heard the thud of Raw
zina's body as it landed on the plank
flooring.
Ambulances from the Emergency and
Casualty Hospitals were summoned but
the man was dead.
No one saw the bricklayer after he
stepped from the elevator until his body
reached the first floor Rawzina is mar
ried. The new building is being erected
for the Capitol Title e. Guarantee Co.,
Inc. The work is being done by the
Chandler Building Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-13
Science Will Make
Walking Easier on
Feet, Savant Says
New Device Measures Phi.
ability of Leather and
Will Fix Standard.
BY the Associated Press.

SWAMPSCOTT, Mass, September 49,
Prediction that walking will be easier
for nearly every one in the United
States within year. as result of
chemical research was made today at
the American Chemical Society's an
nual meeting.
The forecast was by John A. Wilson
of Milwaukee, newly elected national
president of the American Leather
Chemists Association. The ease in
walking he attributed to the discovery
of method of measuring for the first
time the pliability of leather, one of
the most important factors in walking
comfort. Until the device for determin-
Continued on Page 2, Column g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-13
Jones AND VO|GT
LEAD MATCH PLAY
Bobby Sets Record With 70
fer First 18 Holes at
Braeburn.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BRAEBURN COUNTRY CLUB,
NEWTON. Mass, September 13.-Shat-
tering the tournament record with a
sensational 10. two under par, Bobby
Jones crushed one-half of the British
threat in the national amateur golf
championship today. when he led John
B. Beck of London by the overwhelming
margin of IL up at the end of the first
Is holes of their 36-hole third-round
match.
Jones, with the best game he has
shown so far in defense of his title,
swamped the Briton with an avalanche
of par or sub-par golf. He led s up at
the turn and doubled this margin COM
ing in Beck failed to win a single hole.
Certain of New Record.
At the rate he was going Jones SEEM
ed certain to break all records for deci-
Sive defeats in a national amateur tour
nament, the highest previous margin of
victory was that of Jerome Travers, who
defeated the late George A. Crump IA
and 13 in the first round in Detroit in
1915
The three other matches all we're
close and hard fought. T. P. tPhiD
Perkins, the British champion, had to
shoot par golf, 70, to finish the first half
of the match l up on John Dawson,
Chicago. George Voigt of Washington,
D. c.. and New York, the medalist,
made a strong finish to become 3 up Oh
DIR. Oscar Willing, Portland, Greg,
dentist. while Harrison r. tJimmy)
Johnston of st. Paul was only l up on
Phillips Finlay, Boston, in the remain
ing match.
Afternoons Round Begins.
With the gallery grown to over 5000
and swarming over the course. the
second 13 holes of todays third round
matches got under way shortly after 2
o'clock.
John Dawson, Chicago. squared his
match with Phil Perkins. British cham
pion, by winning the nineteenth hole,
4 TO 5. Perkins bagged birdie 3 to
take the second, but Dawson squared
again at the third.
George Voigt, New York. starting the
second 18 holes up on Dr. o. F. Will
ing of Portland, Greg, was straight
down the nineteenth fairWay. His sec
ond dropped in the rough beside the
green Willing's drive landed in the
rough on the left of the fairway. but he
Continued on Page 2, Column So
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-13
BISHOP URGES ACTIVITY.
Titus Lowe Opens Puget Sound Con-
ference With Dry Law Plea.

TAKOMA, Wash, September Is az,
Bishop Titus Lowe of the Methodist
Episcopal Church yesterday urged every
Methodist minister and layman to get
into the political campaign this year i'll
opposition to Alfred E. Smith. Demo-
cratic presidential candidate, and any
move to bring liquor back to America, )"
in opening the Puget Sound conference
here yesterday.
The bishop devoted most of his ad-
dress to call to ministers to make
their power felt politically in this cam.
paign and in all civic and political
activities for righteousness.
Referring to the speech of Senator
Joseph Robinson Democratic candidate
for Vice President, who had insisted
that the churches keep out OF the po-
litical fight this year, he said:
II do not think Joe Robinson has the
right to put a clamp on the lips of any
thinking minister of the churcn
of Christ no matter if it does interfere
with his plan to put some one in the
White House"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-13
METH0D|STS URGED,
TO FIGHT SMITH.
Temperance Board Leader
Asks Ministers to Denounce
Governor From PuIpits.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PEORIA, ILL.,, September 13.-Speak-
ing as a representative of the Methodist
Board of Temperance, Prohibition and
Public Morals, Rev. j. E. Skillington of
Altoona, Pa, last night made plea
that the candidacy of Alfred E. Smith
be denounced from every pulpit of the
Methodist Church in America" In an
address before the Central and Illinois
Conference of the Church.
Rev. Mr.. Skillington said that
Smiths political practices for the past
25 years cause us to oppose him.
He is the product of the Tammany
machine. and Tammany is byword
in the Nation and symbol of preda-
tory politics." the speaker said. Gov.
Smith has praised Tammany highly.
and when in the Legislature himself
was the friend of the saloon"
In an address earlier before the con-
ference Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes had
defended the church's activity against
Smiths candidacy, saying that "the
Methodist Church was on record in
favor of temperance so years before
Gov Smith was born"
Senator William E. Borah of Idaho
refused to make an address scheduled
for tonight, because of what he termed
the political aspect" Of the church
meeting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-13
SEVERE HURRICANE
STRIKES PORTO RICO
Ninety-Mile Wind Expected to
Reach Haiti Before
Nightfall.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September ia Sc
we're hurricane struck Porto Rico early
today and was expected to reach the
Island of Haiti before nightfall. said
cable advices to the French Telegraph
Gable Co. Offices.
All business has been suspended in
Porto Rico, the cable manager at San
Juan reported. All land wires were
down, and no reports were received as
to loss of life and property damage.
One message from San Juan said an
east-northeast wind of 80 miles veloc-
ity was blowing, with the barometer at
$3.50.
The Weather Bureau today issued the
following storm warning:
Advisory 10 am. Hurricane central
about II north IS west, moving west
This Is dangerous
stC Great caution advised vessels
near path It's q ter will likely pass
south of Mona Passage early tonight
and near or slightly south of City of
Santo Domingo Friday morning"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-13
FRANCHISE FOR WOMEN
IS URGED BY INDIANS
Grand Council of Ontario Asks
That Squaws and Braves
Be Made Equal.

BY the Associated Press.
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ontario, Sep
tember 13.-The equal-rights-for-w
movement has invaded the tepees of
Ontario.
The right of women to vote was dis
Cussed at a meeting of the Grand
Council of Ontario yesterday in which
As chiefs and delegates from all the
provincial tribes participated. A deci-
sion was reached to petition the Indian
department at Ottawa, giving reasons
why we, as the Grand Council Of On
tario, wish the franchise for women"
There are at present no woman men,
bers the Grand Council. but If the
franchise is granted they may hold
seats on an equal footing with the
braves.
Chief j. E. Big Canoe of Georgina
Island was elected president of the
council and Emerson Snake of Naravia
vice president