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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
HOOSIER ROBBED
IN HOTEL ROOM
Fl. Wayne Man Out $4,000
at Lima, Ohio.

b. Times SpCcidI @
FT. WAYNE, Ind, May s. Mon
RI Snyder, middle aged contractor
here, was robbed of $4,000 in a
Lima (Ohio, hotel, by three men,
two of them unknown to him and
the third merely by the name Of
M. Peters"
Called to Lima on a preteXt that
he was to be given a contract for
building five bungalows, Snyder
went with the three men to the
hotel, taking with him $4,000 in $50
bills to pay as a guarantee on sign
ing the building contract.
After some discussion of plans,
Snyder says he became unconscious
and when he awoke was in his own
hotel room, his coat ripped and the
money missing from an inside
pocket of the garment.
Snyder believes he became un-
conscious after smoking a drugged
cigar.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
NEW YORK FOR HOOVER
Would Win Over Smith, Declares
Ogden Mills.

"Smith or no Smith, the State of
New York will be in the Republic
an column on election day if Re-
publicans of Indiana give us Hoover
as candidate" declared Ogden L.
Mills of New York, under-secretary
of the treasury, in a communication
today to Oscar c.. Foellinger, Indi-
ana Hoover manager.
Mills expressed regret he was I'M
able to. speak in Hoover's behalf in
Indiana. Il can speak for the Re-
publicans of New York." he wired,
"for though some of our leaders
timidly hold back, an overwhelming
majority of men and women are for
Hoover. In the great Republican
districts no other name is men
toned. What is true of New York
is true of the Nation"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
Act to Break VIII ofMan
Who Orders Body Sold to Pay Debts
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK. May 5.-Friends and relatives pre-
IN pared today to break the will Of Franklin o.
Balou in which he specified that his body should
be sold to pay minor debts.
Ballou committed suicide in the Forest Hills Inn
Friday, leaving note saying he had no relatives
friends and directing that his corpse "be sold at
the highest market price"
Today brother, a sister and numerous friends
appeared and told strange tale of sensitive man
who never failed to meet an obligation and who
preferred death to being in debt. He had been
hiding for the last year, they said.
Ballou, mining engineer, broker, sportsman and
former tennis champion, made his home in Denver,
Colo, where he formerly was connected with the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
$4,000 PAID
FOR STORE SITE
Pearson Piano Company
Buys Granting Block.

Purchase of the Granting block,
225-29 E. Washington ST., by the
Pearson Piano Company for $50, 100
cash was announced today by B. M
Ralston, real estate dealer.
The property belonged to the
Granting heirs and was handled by
their representative, Earl r. Cox. 1t
has a 33-foot and 9-inch frontage
on Washington st. and 195-foot
depth.
A three-story double brick build
ing, with a large brick storage house
in the rear occupies the site.
The property was purchased by
the Granting heirs in 1903 from
the Schoppenhorst heirs, whose
father purchased the property in
1857
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bennington National Bank.

bennington National Bank
His brother, Norris P. Ballou, lawyer with Of
fees on Broadway, said the dead man came East
several months ago to try to sell sinplihed smelt
ing process he had worked out.
Ballou is said to have extensive mining interests
in Colorado, most of which are worthless now be-
cause of business depression.
Norris Baou attributed his brothers suicide to
failure to dispose of the mine holdings.
Mrs. Howard F. Brinton, Ballous sister, lives
in Nazareth, Pa.
A check for $500, which had been returned as
worthless was found in the hotel room where Ballou
shot himself.
His brother took charge Of the body.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
BAN FAST Time
AT STOCKYARDS
Slack Is Expected to Veto
Ordinance.

Indianapolis StockyardS will not
change to daylight saving time if it
is adopted by city council, Milton
Valadin, Of the firm of Tarr Downs
S5 Co., informed Mayor L. Ert
Slack today.
Valadin gave Slack a petition
said to have been signed by ma
jority of commission men at the
livestock exchange who oppose NOV
ing up the clock one hour on May
13.
1t is said to be the sentiment at
the stockyardS that persons working
there have to get up early enough"
at present. Changing to the fast
time would confuse farmers bringing
animals to market, it is feared.
On mot On of Herman P. Lieber.
opposed to the measure, the coun-
Gil Monday night will reconsider its
action of last week, when daylight
saving time was approved by a
seven to one vote. Mayor Slack is
expected to veto the measure in
event council refuses to change its
stand, because of the storm of pro-
test voiced against the ordinance.
Indiana Farm Bureau Federation
has asked Mayor Slack to oppose
daylight saving, pointing out that
the city would be mountaineering
thousands Of farmers.
State Board of Education has de-
cided to hold its meetings on Cen
trail Standard Time. The board
commended Charles F. Miller, city
school superintendent, for having
led the city school board to declare
public schools will ignore daylight
saving.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
EDITORIAL
Those Stub
Pencils and
u. s. Prisons

This is the year when there
is to be an end to that familiar
phrase, eff they count the
votes"
The frauds in primaries and
elections in the past have been
frequent and we'll known. The
methods are also well known
to the politicians and to off
cials.
The first step, of course, is to
fill election boradS in the pre-
cincts where it can be done,
with men who have criminal
records, who are on parole
from courts, who are engaged
in bootlegging and other in
dustries not countenanced by
the law.
That first step has been
taken. The election official list
selected by Boss Coffin con-
tains many names that hardly
would be welcomed in the bet
ter ranks Of Republicanism.
But the next step is a little
more hazardous and The Times
just wants to issue a little
warning to those who may get
orders to use their stub pencils
or to wing at repeaters.
This election is a Federal as
well as a State election.
The United States Govern
ment has control over election
crimes, in addition to the
power of State courts.
The Times is on the job.
There also are others on the job.
Those big prisons down at
Atlanta and Leavenworth were
built for the boys with stub
pencils.
This is written for those who
have that bad habit. The
Times has a record of batting
100 per cent when it comes to
exposing crime. The Times is
very much interested in an
honest election. 1t wants the
people to rule.
So watch your step, boys,
when the big fellow tells you to
get busy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
TAX BILL ATTACKED
Senate Democrats Demand
Heavier Slash.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, May 5.-Demo-
Gratis will continue their attack on
the $203,000,000 tax reduction bill
in the Senate today, but the first
of many amendments they have in
troduced will probably not reach a
vote until next week.
Senators Harrison (Dem., Miss
issippi, and Gerry (Dem), Rhode
Island, criticised the measure Fri
day on the ground that it does not
provide for large enough reduction.
They said the administration
policy of liquidating the national
debt as rapidly as possible is paw
ing the way for cancellation of
foreign debts.
Chairman Smoot of the finance
committee, defended rapid retire
ment of the national debt.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
ROAD POLITICS UP IN
COUNTY COUNCIL TODAY
DOdsOn Factions Highway Program
May Cause Fireworks.

DOdsOn Factions Highway Program
May Cause Fireworks.
Leaders in the two chief factions
in the Republican party were to go
into session today at a special meet
Ing Of the county council, called by
one side, it is freely admitted
among politicians, to embarrass the
other.
Approval of a part Of the county
road program sponsored by the Dod-
son faction at the courthouse, which
program was killed once by The
council majority favorable to
County Chairman GEORGE v. Cof-
fin, was to be the chief matter for
discussion.
The meeting was called by County
Auditor Harry Dunn, a Dodson sup
porter.
AS members of the council began
to gather for the meeting, it was
evident there would be plenty of
political fireworks.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
BB United Press

BD United Presse
NEW YORK, May 5.-A fresh
outburst of enthusiasm for the crew
of the transatlantic monoplane
Bremen occurred today when it be-
came known that Baron Gunther
Won Huenefeld had gracefully waved
aside $12,500.
The baron and his comrades, Maj.
James G. Fitzmaurice and Capt.
Hermann Koehl, were honor guests
at banquet Friday night at which
the $12,500 prize offered by the
Electrolux Company for the first
westward flight across the north
Atlantic was to be presented to
them.
The prize previously had been
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
MEDIUM AND HEAVY
WEIGHT HOGS GO UP
Material Weighing Upward From
$50 Pounds Advances 25 Cents.

Material Weighing Upward From
$50 Pounds Advances 25 Cents.
Hogs closed the week on the local
livestock market today steady to
Is cents higher after four consecu-
tive drops beginning Tuesday.
Weights upward from $50 pounds
figured in the upturn and the top
went to $10.25. The bulk of ma
terial weighing 170-25O pounds sold
at $10.15. Receipts were low at
1900.
The entire market was slow, with
a light supply of all material. A
steady tone prevailed throughout
the other divisions.
Very little was done on the Chi
cago market today, with few choice
offerings there Bidding was mostly
steady with the top at S9.80@9.25,
while statesmen were asking 10 cents
higher. There we're only $500 fresh
animals in the pens, and 5000 hold
overs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
FLOOD MEASURE UP
House to Act on Report of
Conference Today.

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, May s. The
House will act today on the confer
ence report on the Jones-Reid Mis-
sissippi flood control bill.
Adoption is expected speedily, as
the conference agreement is sub
stantially the bill the House passed.
The report then will go to the SEN
ate and on to President Coolidge
early next week.
The confidence at the Capital
that President Coolidge will sign
the measure was slightly shaken in
certain quarters with the latest
word from the White House that the
President feels little has been done
to meet his views on the legislation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
WHEAT OPENS HIGHER
Major Grain BuIgeS Sharp
Iy, Followed by Corn, Oats.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, May 5.-Strong Liver
pool quotations and danger Of cold
weather over the western wheat
fields sent wheat into sharp open
ing rise on the Board of Trade to-
day. Prices ranged from Is to 2hc
up, with May leading the bulge.
Corn followed wheat, showing
gains of y to IL cents, and oats
was up Il to 9s cents.
Provisions were higher.
The wheat market is off II cents
from the high of the week and in
the view of leading traders is in a
better technical position. Liverpool
quotations were as strong as due,
while clear and much colder weather
was reported from the wheat belt.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
BARON TURNS DOWN
AWARD OF $12, 500

rendered to DR.. Hugo Junkers, de-
signer of the Bremen, who declined
it, insisting the money should 60
to the men who made the flight.
When Won Huenefeid arose to ac-
cept the prize, instead of making a
speech, turned to Miss Herta Junk
ers, head of the Junkers interests
in America and handed the check to
her.
''The money must be dedicated to
further experimentation and re-
search in aviation" he said.
After the dinner, hundreds of the
guests rushed to the speakers table
and congratulated Won Huenefeld
for his generosity.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05

Couriers, racing through the
valley in autos, reused farmer
families and residents of the
peaceful hamlets below the
dam.
Villagers in the more southern end
end of the valley were warned by
telephone Of the impending danger.
Valley Residents Flee
Within two hours, the exodus had
begun, and by midnight authorities
believed every family had gained
higher ground, safe from the
dangerous waters.
The water behind the dam was
rising at the rate of more than one
foot an hour, but the flow through
the hole in the dam was gradual,
probably saving many lives that
might have been lost had the wa
ters rushed through in the manner
which the wall of water from the
st. Francis dam swept through the
st. Paula Valley in Canifornia.
City engineers of Piedmont, a
textile manufacturing town south
west of her on the Saluda River,
telephoned that a clay and earthen
dam short distance above the town
is in danger of crumbling.
L. Merch, telephone operator at
Piedmont, reported a landslide had
occurred and that the collapse Of
the dam was expected momentarily.
Another Dam Leaks
Authorities of Pelzer, south Of
Piedmont, where hundreds of VAL
ley families had taken refuge from
the dangerous flood waters. re-
ported today that the pressure Of
the water had caused a leak in the
city dam on the north side.
Hundreds of workmen, it was re-
ported, we're reinforcing the weak
ened dam with sandbags.
Authorities here were making
every effort to communicate with
officials of the Southern Public
Utilities Company dam. seven miles
west of here, where it was reported
the waters were pouring over the
dam.
Volunteers worked throughout
the night strengthening the barrier,
but today Communication was
broken and it could not be learned
whether the structure still held.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
WANTS BAN ON MULES
Motorized Street Cleaning Depart
mont IIrrnd hv CrnSSarf

Motorized Street Cleaning Depart
ment Urged by GrOsSart.
Complete motorization of the
street cleaning department was
urged today by Street Commissioner
Charles A. GrosSart.
Grossart proposed to Mayor L. Ert
Slacks cabinet that mule drawn
wagons be replaced with light dump
trucks to insure greater speed and
economy.
'Grossart plans to ask the council
for funds to purchase motor driven
street sweepers in 1929. Three new
street flushers are needed, he said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
BU Hitcd Press
KIMGCR Az
Youth Under Sentence

BU Times Special
MARION, Ind, May 5.-Chester
Pratt, II, is under a one to ten
year sentence in the Indiana re-
formatory after being denied a new
trial in Grant Circuit Court fol-
lowing conviction of attempted
criminal assault on a Gas City
school teacher.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
Vote!

Don't crab afterwards If you
fail to vote in the primary
election next Tuesday.
If you have lived in Indiana
for six months before the
primary, you are qualified to
vote. Registration is not
necessary. Even if you have
moved the day before the
primary, you can vote in the
precinct in which you live on
primary day.
JOINT CIVIC ORGANIZA-
TIONS OF INDIANAPOLIS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
MADDEN WILL is FILED

Estate of Over S1,eOO,OOO Divided
Between Widow, Daughter.
Bg United Press
CHICAGO, May 5.-The will of
the late Representative Martin B.
Madden divided his estate, valued
between ST 100000 and $4,000, 900, be-
tween his widow, Mrs. Josephine
Madden. and a daughter, Mrs.
Mabel Henderson.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
Uses Train for Suicide

BU Times Special
CARLISLE, Ind, May 5-Elijah
Campbell, 60, farmer south of here,
committed suicide by throwing him
self in front of a fast Chicago d
Eastern Illinois passenger train at
crossing near his farm. The cause
of the suicide has not been deter
mined.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
Mobile DirigibIe Likely to Be
Held Back for Sew
eraI Days.
BV Tnifcd Press

BIZ UHHcd Press
VADSOE, Norway, May 5.-Indi-
cations today were that the Italian
poler dirigible, Italia, would be un-
able to leave here for several days
because of bad weather.
The Italia finished refuelling and
provisioning at 4 p m. Friday. All
members Of the crew boarded.
A heavy storm broke overhead.
Rain was interspersed with snow.
The skies were overcast throughout
the afternoon.
Meanwhile, Commander Umberto
Mobile waited reports from meter
ologists concerning weather condi-
tions in the north before he would
start on his next flight to Kingsbay.
BU United Press
KINGSBAY, Spitzbergen, May ,.
"A northeasterly blizzard continued
to sweep this district today, prevent
ing possibility of a flight of the
dirigible Italia from Vadsoe, Nor
way. The temperature was z de-
grees below zero, centigrated.
Prospects of the craft being able
10 cross the sea within the next few
days we're considered poor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05


GREENVILLE, S. c. May 5-Biions of gallons of water
down the Sauda River valley today mIeashed by the
collapse of a waterworks dam.
The $4,000 to 10000 inhabitants of the valley be-
ieved to have fled safely reports said.
Six dams farther down the river the path of the
onrushng Should of them break thou
sands of other lives will be endangered
Through the night panic gripped the entire valley.
AT p M it reported that water seepng through
the earhen dam at Table Rock Cove thrtone miles above
Greenville.
An later huge hole had been torn in the great
banbment and the entire dam threatened to crumble
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
Panic Rules Valley, as Couriers Speed in
Autos Through Darkness to Warn
Residents of Flood Peril.
OTHER STRUCTURES ARE CRUMBLING
Carolina Disaster May Extend Over Vast
Territory; Scores Of Workers Toll
Madly to Build Up Barriers.

GREENvILLE s. G., May 5.-Three dams on the
sauda River threatened to out today torrent of food
waters from crumbing upstream dam poured down The
river valley
At the Table Rock Cove dam of the Greenville
waerwork had been eaten through along 35Ooot length
Billions of gallons downstream since the first
in the last night rushing dams at
Piedmont and Pelzer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
Chicago Grain Openinu

BIZ UnifC9 Press
q CHICAGO, May 5.-Wheat-May,
up 21ac; July, up 12sc; September,
up 1%c. Corn-May, up 1%c; July,
up &c; September, 1c. Oats-May,
up sc; July, up nc; September, up
&c. Provisions-Higher
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
TAXPAYERS IN Rush
Crowd Courthouse to Avoid Paying
10 Per Cent Penalty.

10 Fer Cent PenaILy.
Taxpayers seeking to avoid the
10 per cent penalty for not meeting
their first installment on 1927 taxes
crowded the corridors of the Court
house today. Deadline IS Monday.
County Treasurer Clyde E. Robin
son has ordered his office open until
5 p. m, today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
Legion Meeting al Spencer

BU IfmCS NDCcldI
SPENCER, Ind, May 5.-Edward
G. Call Post of the American
Legion and its auxiliary will be
host here Sunday to a district
meeting of legionnaires and auxil-
iary members.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
Hourly Temneratures
TRADES IRONER
FOR DOG

SIMPLEX RONER-GOOD CONDf-
TION; SIS. WA. 3l52-J.
Mr.. Strohlendorf, 1927 Cornelius
Ave, ran the above want ad in
The Times for three days. He
traded the ironer to a party for
a dog.
You never can tell what person
may want what you wish to dis
pose Of or what person may have
what you want.
A Times Want Ad is the con-
Meeting link that will bring both
parties of a want together. What
do you want to buy or sell? Put
a want ad on the job. Call MA.
$500.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05

Call Long Distance" or Dial 211
to obtain the new -the-Line
long distance telephone service to
Chicago.-AdvertiSement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-21

2 p. m. with Mrs. J. w. Titus. 2647
Sutherland Ave. Devotions will be
led by Mrs. +. 3. Clark. Rev.
Charles Stewart. secretary Interde-
nominationaI EvangeIistic Associa-
ton Of Winona Lake viii speak.
Prof. L. A. Wagner, Winona, Will
sing a group Of songs. All members
who have not obtained year books
are asked to get them at this meet
ing.
Tuxedo Union will not hold its
regular meeting Friday. The meet
inc has been postponed to the first
Friday in February, to allow all
members to attend the sessions OF
The Indiana dry conference
BrightW0Od Union will sp0nsor 9
w. c. T. u. program at the BRIGHT
wood NJ E. Church, Sunday at 1880
p. m. The praise service will be
followed by deVOtions led by Miss
S. B. Rettig. Mrs. Nay Brown will
have charge Of a medal contest.
Mrs. Eva Davidson will speak or. w.
G. T. U. activities. Rev. Victor Har-
gift, pastor Of the church. will sneak
and give the closing prayer. The
courtesy committee is composed OF
Mrs. Victor Hargitt, Hrs. Emma
Yeager, president Of the union. Mrs..
George Nickles and Mrs. J. A. Eusey.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-21
instruction

Second term classes will open the
week of Jan. 3O-Feb. 3. Registrations
are now being taken for self express
sion, better English, dramatics, adj
vanced French, beginning and adj
vanced Spanish, china painting and
pottery. A class in social usage will
be offered for a registration of f1f-
teen. The class on studies in per-
sonality is continuing as discussion
group on the theme Does Your Liv-
ing Satisfy You?" Any one is well
come to join this group and also the
Wednesday noon luncheon discus
sion club. Other subjects will be
offered upon request of a sufficient
number. The educational director,
Miss Ruth S. Milligan will be glad
to consult with anyone interested in
study.