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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-13

ical tactics, Senator Watson was
able to obtain a small majority
over Mr.. Hoover in the recent In
diana presidential preferential
primary.
n
THE conviction of Klinck itself
Il was not important, but it is
final proof that the leadership of
Senator Watson thriveS upon
methods which disgrace and mis-
represent the Republican party.
IF Watson, after these disclos-
ures, should be accorded any
measure of national leadership,
that in itself would be a discredit
to the party.
Real Republicanism is being
tested and the Indiana war
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"I charge also, that a contrib
utor to this fund was M. Bert
Thurman, elected a few days ago
as the Indiana member of the Re
publican national committee, but
who should be rejected by the
national body because of his par
ticipation in this transaction.
Prosecutor William II. Remy
of Marion County, Indiana, also
charged upon good evidence just
yesterday that the man who bore
this forged affidavit to the Federal
grand jury, which rejected 1t be-
cause of its apparent falsity, was
George v. Coffin, a member of
the Republican State committee
of Indiana.
Largely through Cofhns polit-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-13
Mobile Makes Report
BY THOMAS B. MORGAN
United Press staff Correspondent
1911.

United Press Stan correspondent
ROME, June 13.-The north polar
fight of the dirigible Italia ended
suddenly, disastrously and from IN
unexplained cause on May 25 when
the big craft shot downwards from
a 500 meters altitude, Gen. Umberto
Mobiles official report of the ac-
cident said today.
"At 1920 a. m. on May % the
Italia, regularly flying at q 500
meters altitude, suddenly became
heavy starting very rapid descent
the official report said.
I'VE were unable to check the
descent either dynamically or stat
ically, and after two minutes the
airship dropped on the ice.
THE gondola and also part of
the upper framing was smashed,
while the airship was carried east
ward by the wind.
Two members of Mobiles party
were injured, the report said. One
is recovering, but the other, having
received an injury below the knee
requires some attention.
Mobile reported that the party
adrift with the airship should have
foodstuffs and other supplies for a
period of three months.
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dry, the Republicans may be able
to offer the farm relief losses by
presenting Hoover as a dry candl-
date against the wet Democrat from
New York.
The convention was called to Or
der by Temporary Chairman Fess.
Many delegates were scattered in
the aisles and Fess had to rap sew
eral times to get them started to
their places and to bring order into
the assembly. The din Of conver-
sation drowned out his requests for
order" but the convention gradu-
ally settled down.
Binding Glare in Hall
Klieg lights again cast their
binding glare over the hall as the
movies clicked the record Of this
second day,
Secretary Mellon again was at his
post near the speakers platform,
and talked pleasantly with several
delegates,
The report of the credentials
committee, delayed in reaching the
hall, seated the whole temporary
role of delegates, approved pre-
viously by the national committee.
Only one minority report, that
for the losing Texas delegation, was
prepared.
The Porto Rico contest was the
last considered.
In one district of Wisconsin, the
seat of Lieutenant Governor Huber,
Lafollette man, had been con-
tested but Huber was awarded the
seat.
Took All Night
The committee sat through the
night
Bishop T. f. Lilhs Of Kansas City
was todays chaplain and he asked
divine guidance to aid the conven-
ton.
The prayer finished, several
messages and kilograms we're read.
Utah extended an invitation to the
convention to accept its hospitality
and Fess announced the invitation
gratefully was received. Tess, warned
the delegates to refrain from
smoking.
The crowd grew restless, and be-
gan to yell I'VE want Will Rogers"
The cowboy humorist was in the
press box.
Rogers did not respond, but the
band quieted the turmoil by playing
another tune.
Mrs. Willebrandt Appears
Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrant arr
rived at the hall at 11:45 a. m. with
the report of the credentials cons
mittee.
AS Fess yielded the stand to Mrs.
Willebrandt, the delegates gave her
big hand.
Standing before the microphone,
she gave her report on the commits
tees work.
She told of the eleven-hour ses-
sion in which she said the delegates
had been heard carefully
The hallu quieted and all listened
intently to Mrs. Willebrandt's re-
port of the decisions by her group.
She spoke clearly and somewhat
rapidly, heading from manuscript,
detailing various phases of the de-
cisions.
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Race of Women AviatorS
Over Atlantic Delayed
Until Thursday.
CRAFTS GAS TOO HEAVY
Friendship Unable to Leave
Water; Miss Boil Set
for Flight.
BY ]. T. MEANEY,
United Press Special Corresnondent

United Press Special Correspondent
ST. JOHNS, N. F., June 13.-A
prospective transatlantic air race
between Miss Amelia Earhart and
Miss Mabel Boil was postponed for
day at least when Miss Earharts
Friendship failed in three attempts
to leave the water and Miss Boil
announced her Columbia would not
start before Thursday.
Wilmer Stultz, co-pilot, with Miss
Earhart, said he would reduce the
Friendships load and try again
Thursday to get the plane away
from Trepassy Bay.
Experts here believe the plane
never will rise with load of fuel
sufficient to take it across the At
lantic. The bay, five miles long and
half mile, wide, lies northeast and
southwest. A stiff westerly wind
blows across it constantly, and
makes a seaplane ascent difficult
1t is regarded as possible that a
start with a light load may be made
from Conception Bay nearby.
Asks About Rival
The Columbia, piloted by Capt
Oliver G. Leboutillier and Capt. Ar
thur Angles, swooped to neat land
ing at Harbor Grace Tuesday night
eleven hours after it left Long Is
land. 1t had made a record run.
Miss Boil, the Queen of Dia-
monds," hoped from the cabin,
looked about, commented on the
beauty of the Harbor Grace port,
said the fight had been successful
and then asked about the Friend
ship-the plane of her rival.
She was informed that five times
Tuesday Pilot Wilmer. Stultz, Me-
chanic Lou Gordon and. Miss Ear
hart had started to take-off in the
Friendship from the waters of Ire
casey Bay. Each time the big
craft failed to get away, because of
the spray shooting over the wiring
of the machine.
Friendship Tries TO Go
what hard luck" Miss Boil COM
mented. 1T is too bad Really ]
sympathize with them. Anyway we
are here"
She was not fatigued and seemed
eager to continue the flight to
somewhere in Europe. She and her
two companions went Immediately
to the Cochrane Hotel, where an
elaborate meal had been prepared
They retired carly. The Bellance
monoplane will be refueled immed-
lately in preparation for the trans
Atlantic flight
The Columbia, which was flown
to Germany last year by Clarence
Chamberlin and Charles A. Levine
behaved perfectly on the trip north
from Long Island and made q
record fight. 1t bettered Col
Charles A. Lindbergh's time tc
Burin Peninsula by forty-hve min
utes.
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JACKSON VISITS
WALB AT PRISON
Hoosier Callers Make Up
Purse to Buy DeIiCacieS.
By Times Special

BIZ Times Special
FIT. LEAVENWORTH, Kan. June
Ex-Governor Ed Jackson headed
a group of prominent Indiana Re
publicans who visited CIayde A.
Walb, former Indiana Republican
State chairman, at the Federal
penitentiary here Tuesday.
Walb, convicted for violation of
the national. banking laws, is a
trusty, employed in the prisons
engineering department Finding
him unable to buy delicacies per-
mitted Federal prisoners, his visit
ors made up purse for him.
WalbS visitors, who made the
thirty mile trip here from Kansas
City, where they are attending the
National Republican convention, in
cluded; M. Bert Thurman, Senator
James E, WatsonS national cam
paign manager and newly-elected
national committeeman; Mrs, Rogers
John Moorman, member of the In
diana State board of trustees; Wal
ter Dixon of Kokomo, Otto Mays of
Lebanon, Fred S. Purnell, Ninth dis
trict Congressman; Mrs. Purnell and
FarriS Jay of Indianapolis.
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son carried an imperial passport
in the Ku-Klux Klan.
r
'EHE forged affidavit also had
4 as its object the discrediting
of the efforts of Boyd Gurley,
whose newspaper, The Indian
apolis Times, won the Pulitzer
prize for journalism, and myself
to expose Indiana's political cor
ruption.
Il charge upon high authority
that Senator Watson paid part
of the expenses of Klinck at the
time he was procuring the forged
affidavit, and securing a fraudu-
lent jurat from notary and that
the cost was between $500 and
$4,000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-13

Although Hoover forces are
in control of the platform COM
mittee, the farmers and those
pulling the strings behind them
have succeeded in deadlock
ire the platform drafters tenn
porarily.
A dramatic farm fight on the con-
vention floor appears certain now.
Farm leaders are attempting 10
storm the convention, just as they
stormed the meeting of the platform
committee yesteray.
Last night they paraded around
the convention district invading the
headquarters of candidates, chant
ing, eve won't vote for Hoover"
Hoover Forces Determined
Determined to put Hoover over
and certain of doing it, the forces
in control of the convention are
prepared to go to the limit in the
platform to grant their demands
except to support the equalization
fee
For the biggest problems of the
Republican party now is to prevent
the farm row, plus the other anti
H H1over agitation, from carrying
over into the campaign after the
nomination.
The problem now is not the nom
ination of Herbert Hoover, for that
is settled-it is the problem Of pre-
venting the party from going into
the campaign with a hangover like
the Democrats had in 1924.
The job is difficult, with party
leaders like Senator Curtis, former
Governor Lowden, Senator Wat
son, Charles d. Hilles Of New York,
and j. Henry Roraback of Connect
cut still breathing fire and brim-
stone against Hoover.
Try to Heal Breach
Friends of Hoover are fully alive
to this and are trying to heal the
party's wounds as best they can
by the nomination of a vice presi-
Dental candidate who will draw
back the disaffected factions and
by the adoption of platform planks
which will placate them as much as
possible, in view Of the fundamen-
tai disagreement over farm relief.
For this reason Vice President
Dawes and General Pershing are
in strong positions as logical vice
presidential possibilities. Both are
satisfactory to the farm group and
both enjoy the support of veterans
and other influential groups.
Another feature of the Republican
strategy is about to appear. The
idea is that perhaps the Republican
party can be induced to forget
some of its own quarrels by attack
ing the Democrats. The platform
subcommittee has agreed upon the
Borah bone dry plank, specifically
upholding the Eighteenth Amend
ment, which never has been men
toned in this way before in any
Republican platform.
The Republicans thus are prepar-
ing to take the dry side of the pro-
hibition issue in event Governor
Smith is nominated.
AS the revolving farm States are
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-13
DELAYS BRIBE CASES
Judge PoStponeS Trials of
Frankfort, NegIey.

Trials of Martin Frankfort, real
estate dealer, and ex-City Council
man Claude E. Negley, on bribery
charges, were continued again to-
day in Marion Criminal Court.
Frankfort's trial date was set for
July 9. while Negley's was delayed
until September.
The two cases have been con-
tinued from time to time since
March, when Boynton j. Moore, now
convicted, went on trial as the first
of six councilmen indicted for brib-
cry
Frankfort was to have gone on
trial next Monday, and Negley a
week later. The court and attorneys
were unable to find date on their
calenders for the Frankfort case
before July.
Negley's. last two continuanoes
we're granted because of the ILLNESS
of his attorney, Clinton H. Givan.
This and Negley's own physical con-
dition, were taken into consideration
in granting today's delay, Judge
James A. Collins said.
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MOBILE within
SIGHT OF LAND
ON ICE DRIFT
Party'S One Tent Is Painted
Red to Serve as Signal
to ReScuerS.
SUFFERING FROM COLD
5 With Airship Commander;
10 Comrades Scattered
in Two Parties.
SUFFERING FROM COLD
BY ERIK BERNDSEN
nited Press Special Correspondent

OnAbSu ITeSS Special correspondent
KINGS BAY, Spitzbergen, June
13.-Drifting slowly on great ice
bed, their one tent painted red so
as to make it stand out as a signal
to any Searchers, General Umberto
Mobile and five comrades today were
within sight of the coast of North
castland
They are suffering severely Their
hands are frostbitten. Their food
supply is limited and is being ra-
toned carefully. Only the single
silk tent serves to protect them
from the rigors of the northern
climate.
Ten of their comrades are scat
tered on other ice foes, one group
of seven and one group of three
that started walking east. Mobile
has heard nothing of them.
Hopen Island, $50 miles away
from the little silk tent which is
sheltering Mobile, was selected to-
day as permanent base for rescue
airplaneS.
Russian and Swedish airplanes
already assigned to rescue work will
operate from the island, which is
southwest of Northeastland-t three
hours flight from the position of
Mobile and his men in the Arctic.
It is expected also the two
italian seaplanes on the way will
operate from the island.
One Russian airplane aboard the
icebreaker Malign, will remain with
that ship.
Mobiles radio was silent through
out last night and at 9:10 a. m. to-
day communication had not been
restored.
Seven Went With Dirigible
It was feared that the radio ac-
cumulators of the portable wireless
set, erected by the lost dirigible
Italia's crew. had become exhausted,
as communication had been fire.
quent since last weekend.
There was some hope, however,
that knowing the radios power was
getting low, Mobile had severed COM
munication voluntarily for time.
The great dirigible Italia, in which
the sixteen men toured over the
north pole on an epochal and disas-
trous flight that started May %, is
a loss. A gondola was ripped off in
a sudden descent, separating Mobile
and eight of his companions from
other members of the party.
The other seven men f1oated with
the great bag and are lost in the
great waste area north of North
eastland.
Relief Rapidly Approaching
But relief rapidly is approaching
The motor schooner Svalbart,
equipped with gasoline and provi-
Sions, has started from Green
Harbor The steamer Bragandza
advised Kings Bay it had been sue
cessful in breaking free from the
pack ice and was returning at full
steam to Kings Bay. 1t will take
on gasoline and relief supplies here.
Two Swedish expeditions left
Tronsoe for Kings Bay last night
They were the steamer Panja with
three planes on board, and the
steamer Quest.
The twelve passenger Junkers
plane Upland has been dispatched
by the Swedish war ministry, Co.
penhagen adVices said.
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against political fraud and cor
ruption is far from conclusion,
as the ending of the Klinck trial
showed.
II have published the Vincennes
Daily Commercial stanch Re-
publican newspaper, and have
been a loyal Republican all my
life. During the last two years I
have been fighting to free our
grand old party from the taint Of
corruption that has infested it in
Indiana.
II therefore earnestly request
rigid investigation of the acts of
Senator Watson and of National
Committeeman Thurman and 1
am opposed to Thurman being
seated in the National Committee
pending these charges"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-13
Editorial
DazOeS Is Not
Right Man on
Hoover Ticket
Editorial
TINE figure of Charles Ct. Dawes,
UI1icb hos hner1 in thp back-

TINE figure of Charles G.. Dawes,
i which has been in the back
ground of the pre-convention
campaign from the start and in
the political maneuvering at
Kansas City has been pushed into
plain view by yesterdays late de-
velopments.
Dawes supporters. said to be
acting with the approval of the
Vice President, are seeking to
bring about the nomination of
Dawes for Vice President. His
supporters argue that he would
LEND strength to the Hoover ticket
because of his advocacy of the
McNary- -Haugen bill.
Hoover's own supporters admit
that the contrary may prove true.
That Hoover would be injured
rather than helped through asso-
citation with Dawes seems obvious
to even a layman in politics.
DAWES has fought the Hoover
- candidacy every step of the
way. He has aligned himself
throughout with the ultra con-
servative interests. A sudden con-
version of Dawes to Hoover
principles, which he has so ardent
ly denounced would not sit well
with voters.
Dawes is no friend of labor. He
is an arch-conservative. His
record with regard to civil liberties
is bad. 1t was he who organized
the Minute Men of the ConStitu-
ton. His share in the Lorimer
bank scandal would provide the
Democrats with campaign am
munition it would be impossible
to counteract--possibly enough to
sink Hoover and the entire Re-
publican ticket.
a S for Dawes advocacy of farm
IN relief, there is little reason to
believe that voters could be per-
suaded this was anything more
than a political question.
1t is only necessary for proof to
cite the fact that Dawes all along
has had the support of the Eastern
bankers, who are unalterably op-
posed to McNary- -Haugenism, and
to tariff revision, an obvious po-
htical mesalliance.
A further element is the connec-
ton of the Dawes brothers with
the oil and utility business. This
would not be helpful.
The Republican party would do
well to consider whether it can
afford to enter the coming cam
paign with a milestone around its
neck,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-13
Agriculture Group Tries to Batter It's Creed
Into Program; Insists on Show
down in BalOting.
BATTLE ON FLOOR DEEMED CERTAIN
Majority Seeks to Heal Breach by Making
Concessions in Several Planks Drastic
Dry Clause to Be Inserted.
Complete Convention News, Page 1, Section
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Stan Correspondent

KANSAS CITY, Mo, June l3-Fighting mad, the anti
Hoover farm relief doing their best today upset
program laid down for the Republican national cOnvenon
as it opened its second day today at 1920 a.
The nomination of Secretary Hoover still certain but
the allied candidates cgng desperately to their scat
tered delegations insisting upon final showdown in the
balotng
Suggestions that the hostile candidates withdraw and make
the nomination of Hoover unanimous met among the allied
forces strong language which not be reported In these
dispatches.
Helpless to the forces massed behind Herbert HooVer
the farm group driving its ptchfOrk into the platform
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-13

bY UHttc6 Press
WASHINGTON, June l3.-Presi-
dent and Mrs. Coolidge planned to-
day to leave tonight for their four
months summer vacation in Wis
consin.
The decision to start was made
after the two White House ply
sicians decided that Mrs. Coolidge
has recovered sufficiently from her
indisposition to start.
She was much stronger and more
cheerful today, after two days rest,
following the relapse which caused
the start to be postponed Monday
night, less than two hours before
the presidential special train was to
leave.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-13
COOLIDGES START TONIGHT
ON TRIP TO WISCONSIN

The trip to Superior, Wis, will
take about thirty-five hours.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coolidge will motor
to Cedar Island lodge, where the
summer White House is being es-
tablished. A large staff will be
taken along for establishment Of
executive Offices in Superior.
The Presidents principal business
today was consideration of a Navy
plan to send 1900 more Marines to
Nicaragua, part Of them to help in
supervising the elections.
At noon he gave luncheon at
the American Union for Capt.
Emilio Carranza, Mexican army
good will flier. Ten guests were
present, including Ambassador Nor
row.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-13
CAR MERGER LOOMS
Studebaker, Pierce Arrow
Expected to Join.
BIZ United Press

BUFFALO, N. Y, June 13.-Al-
though M. E. Forbes, president and
general manager of the Pierce Ar
row Motor Car Company, declined
to comment on the reported nego-
tiations for merger of the Stude-
baker Corporation and the Pierce
Arrow Company, it was learned to-
day from high official of the lat
ter concern that the actual merger
probably will be consummated soon.
1t was intimated that negotiations
will be carried on this week. The
proposed merger will make a fourth
great automobile manufacturing or
ganization. Tt will have assets of
approximately $160,00O,O0O.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-13
PICK HOUSTON OFFICIALS
Sergeant-at-Arm Chief Doorkeeper
Named for Farley.

DX CHbt6u GTeSS
WASHINGTON, June 13.-Edwin
A. Halsey has been designated ser
geant-at-arms and R. Lee Barnes
chief doorkeeper for the Democratic
national convention, and both will
leave for Houston at once, to aid
in arrangements, the Democratic
national committee announced.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-13
Shoppers Guide

Do your Thursdays shopping
from the advertising in this
issue:
Department Stores - Gold
stein Bros.
Drugs-Haag's.
Financial-Fletcher Ameri-
can Company.
Furniture - Kirk, National
Furniture Company, Victor
Furniture Company.
Tires - Indiana Wholesale
Tire Company.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-13
IOWA TO BACK M'NIDER
Votes to Support War Veteran for
Vice Presidency.

BIZ United Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 13.-
The Iowa Republican delegation
caucused today and decided to vote
unanimously for Hanford McNider
for Vice President.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-13

Try your next evening dinner at
ELETCHER CAFETERIA, base
ment Fletcher Trust Bldg. 1920
a. m. to 7:30 p. m.-Advertisement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-13
Spanish Poet Is Dead

Bu United Press
MEXICO CITY, June 13.-Salva-
dor Diaz Miron, considered by many
to be the leading Spanish language
poet, died at Vera Cruz, a dispatch
said today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-13
Harry Thaw in Vienna

BIZ United Press
LONDON, June 13.-The Ex-
change Telegraph said today in a
dispatch from Vienna that Harry
Thaw had arrived there.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-13
3 JOBS TO DEMOCRATS
Appointments to City Engineering
Department recommended.

Appointment of three employees,
all Democrats, in the engineering
department was recommended to
the board of works today by City
Engineer A. H. Moore
They were: c. H. Clauer, 927 E.
Forty Second St., and Charles M.
Cavender, 5215 Chelsea Rd., inspec-
tors. and Walter F. Reed. $500 Ken
wood Ave, junior field aid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-06

Yesterdays complete summaries:
Mems Doubles-Gerald Patterson and John
Tilden and Francis r. Hunted. United States,
"a, TO. Ga. 6-4, 10-8; Henri Cochet
and jacques Brugnon. France, defeated John
Hennessey and George Lott. United States,
IL. 6-4, SIS. IS.
women's Doubies-Miss Elizabeth Ryan.