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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-23

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-23

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New Britain herald., 1928-03-06
TWO WOMEN IN SEDAN
 OVERTURNED BY CRASH
Mother and Daughter Escape Injury When Their Car Is Hit
 BN Truck.

Ms Elizabeth TalCott of Ledge Yard road, West Hartford. and her mother, escaped injury when a se- Idu in which they were riding was overturned at the intersection of Lake and High streets about ll:3O 'his forenoon. A truck owned by the Sprrng X Buckley Electric Co. of Church street. and driven by David R. Miller ot t5@ Arch street. was go- ing south on High street and the sedan was going west on Lake street N hen they collided.
 officer \. C. NalncZus reported hat th" sedan Was badly damaged and could not b. driven. while the truck suffered slight damage
 Supe rDunorary Officer Stanley fanatics reported collision at lc:45 this afternoon al the intersection of High and Myrti" streets, between ears driven by Dr Moses lIupelian of i9S Main street and A. NJ. koppeI Of 262 Elm street Dr. kupelian was driving north on High street and K koppel was driving west on Myrtle street when the collision occurred. | The right front fender of Dr. ku- pelians ear was bent and the kop- ptl ear. which was struck in the center of the left side, was badly damaged II is registered in the name of koppel X Brin.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-06
Republican Supporters of Lead- ing Contenders Also Carrying
 on Hot Battle in Southwest
THREE.C0RNERED FIGHT
 LOOMS UP IN MISSOURI
LoWdcn, Curtis and Hoover Win Battle for Delegates and Friends
 of Dave, Are on Edgc Waiting to Slip In-Recd Invading Oklahoma

1 Kansas City, March JP)-Sup- porters ol leading contcnders for the presidential nomination in both par ! ties are carrying on an intensive ! campaign in the southwest for con trol of state delegations.
 Following closely upon the Mis- sourl state democratic convention which instructed it's delegates for Senator James A. Reed, was the state convention of Kansas repub- licans at Wichita today.
 The Wichita meeting showed all characteristics of being strictly q Curtis affair. Leaders in the move ment to secure the nomination of Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas for president. said they would rnakc their endorsement Of him as strong as possible.
 In Missouri q threc-Corncred battle is being carried on between tho forces of LoWdcn, Hoover and Cur ;1is for control of delegates to tho stato republican convention which W LII ne ll''ll Ill t"l. JUN pil hdl' U -J Maneuvering on the rim of the battle lines are friends of Charles C.. Dawes. So far, however. Dawes supporters have been content to view the scrap for delegates from the sidelines and have net yet shown their strength.
 l.owden leaders assert they will control tho S'. Joseph convention and base their assurance on the statewide trend which they say is evident in rural districts where the Illinois mar is particularly strong.
 Revolt Movement
 Missouri was linked closely with the corn belt revolt movement through its farm leaders several years ago, and political sentiment, especially in the rural districts ap- pears the same now as them. Low
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New Britain herald., 1928-03-06
WILMA WEST RECEIVES
 LIFE IMPRISONMENT
Fl Yr. Old Hammer Slayer of Husband Pleads Guilty
 to Second Degree

Painesyille. Ohio, March 6 Pi-- slayer of her young husband. Thom as Edward West. was sentenced 10 life Imprisonment in Marysville re- formatory today T few minutes after she pleaded guilty to second degree murder.
 Judge Barnes said: "Thc court directs you 10 spend the remainder of your natural life in the Marysvillt reformatory for women. No part Of which shall be spent in solitary con- finemcnt."
 The blonde girl wavcrcd as h." judge finished his address to her Breaking into tears silH dropped in- 10 her chair and her father rushed to her side.
 Judge Barnes then ordered h. courtroom cleared and few niD- utos later Nrlma was returned to the jail 10 await her trip to Marvs- vile.
 Both defense and state Were in ' if the case had gone 10 trial il would have been necessary 10 reveal Il statement made 10 Prosecutor Pauln by Miss Mabel Young. q friend Of Nelma. The statement was describ- cd by thn stat" as establishing q motive for jealousy on inc part Of the husband and would have been used 10 establish a reason for the .,illing.
 West was found inc mornln- of December 6, with his head crushed in by hammer blows. Late the .,anl" day N'lma was arrested a' her moth cr's home in Cleveland and brought here. After questioning she con- fessej that she killed him after an argument over her attending bridge party at Miss 1oung's homc in Cleveland. She drove to the par ty after th" killing and spent the night with Miss Young
New Britain herald., 1928-03-06
O'Brien and Mahnow- ski Instruct Lawyer to Proceed Against Pa. jewski and Gardiner.
Dunn and Muller Consider.
 ing Taking Cases to Court - Pajewski De- clines to Make Statement

John f', c Brien and Matthew R. l Malinowski. proprietors of the City Drug Store at 4S7 Main street. today notified their lawyer. P. F. Me- ponough, 10 institute suit for s:5,0O0 against Peter J. Pajewski, former chairman Of the police commission, and Henry l.. Gardiner oft-defeated candidate for mayor on the farmer labor ticket. The suit is the result of a statement appearing in a Bridgeport Sunday paper in which, they allege. their names were con nectod with illicit liquor traffic in this city
 The OBrien- Mallnowski suit will bring damages claimed against Pa- JeWski and Gardiner 10 s1o0,o ,o0o. Chief Hart has sued the pair for ! S-".euo, Mrs. Hart claims $10,0OO and Detective Sergeant William P. McCue, Sereeants Patrick A. Me- Away and Thomas J. Feeney and
 latrolman Thomas C. Dolan have sued for slo,ooo apiece. Alleged slandor is claimed in eacl, instance. Mr. O'Brien has been a business
 man Tor years and has been actively ! m charge Of the City Drug Store. Mr, Mallnowski has been associated. with the office of the states attor- l noy for a quarter of a century as an investigator and interpreter. He :las also been retained many times by states attorneys in other counties in the same line of work.
 Mossrs. O'Brien and Malinows,f : were in conference with Mr. Me- i bonongh yesterday and the dc- 1 cislon 10 move at once against Pajewski and Gardiner was reached, ! Dunn and Muller Consiiering 'l haven't decided what action to take. but l certainly will not allow il to pass nnnoticed." Attorney David |" Dunn said today referring 10 the allegation in the newspaper article sunday that he was associated with hootlcgeing interests. Andrew J, Muller of Elm Hill. who was called the head bootlcgger' by Paievski. according 10 Gardiner had not de- cided today whether 10 bring suit or take other means of redress,
 Judge W. r. Mangan said today tbe papers in the action of Chief Hart against Pajewski and Gardiner tor S25,eoD damages will be served lat@ today or tomorrow. He was preparing them but because of the opening of the March term of su- perior court today he doubted that he would be able 10 complete them sooner. He pointed out that the aI- legations against Chief Hart ap. peared to have been made with mal- ice and that therefore the action in this instance would be somewhat diff tsrent from those being brought by Mrs. Hart. Sergeants McCue. Feeney and McAyay and Officer Dolan. The papers in these cases will be pre- pared soon after service is made in th" S25.0oo suit. Judge Mangan said.
 Pajcwski Is silent
 "l have done nothing and have nothing to say former Alderman Pete4 J. Pajewski declared today when asked what he proposes to do in defense of himself in the lawsuits brought by Chief Hart and others.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-06

He was a product Of New York $ siums, born as Alois rsairvlch, the son of father hc profcsscl to re- member only as drunken Civil War soldier who beat his wife and c,lil- dren until they fed to tho streets. Hunger led to petty tnievery. The boy was arrested and placed in an orphanage.
 One day he came with a group of fresh air kids to live with James Lang. a Sullivan farmer.
 The boy took the nome os his foster father.
 Jimmy attended little red brick school house, later Valparaiso uni versity, and became a school teacher.
 In 1882 he entered the banking business under the late William II. Crowder. Civil war veteran and for about 50 years since, Jimmy, who once was a neighbor of Win Hays. movie czar. has had the confidence of the entire town.
 A check on the bankers nlove- ments since he started on his vaca- tion revealed that ha iuurneyel to Enid, Oklahoma where , former Sullivan girl, employed as a nurse, also was reported missing.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-06
HALL0RAN JOINS ANTIS
 ON H. 5. IN NORTH END
Declares Cost of Building and Equipment Would
 Be $l,OOO,OO0

The erection of a new High school in the northern section of the city would not be a practica! move in the opinion of EX-Mayor Joseph Nj. Halloran. chairman of the school ac- commodations committee of the school board who said today that the city has hardly enough finances to take care Of the proposed addition to the High school buildings on iias- sctt street.
 MT. Halloran, who is the srnior democrat member cf the school board and was chairman of th, school accommodations committed hen 1t undertook and completed the construction Of mere than a million dollars in school building, is of the opinion that the new school building would cost close to SI,6oo,- o00 furnished.
 The ex-mayor said ile believe q that q high school building in the northern section of the city Nould hs desirable when the question was first brought up but since that time he has found it impractical from a financial standpoint.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-06
I h. lana Bank Closes Doors When
 State Examiners Find Accounts
 Are Short Approximately $250,000
Reward of S10000 is Offered for Arrest of "Co Jimmy Lang" 73 Year Old Banker - Product of N. Y Sums, Coming to Town of Sullivan
 Following Civil War.
Sullivan, Ind, March P-Whil

Sullivan. Ind. March P-While Col. Jimmy Lang, 8 year old banker was ou his vacation for a month his friends in Sullivan hoped his trip might be enjoyable, but to- day. the bank closed by state ex- ;tminers, they shook tteir heads. sadly puzzled.
 A reward or slo.o1o has been Of fered for Col Jimu1y's arrest.
 Old Timer who knew Jimmy Nhen he came hero as fresh air kid" from New York could not be- h"ve the charges true.
 He couldn't have taken the money of poor people, they said. But the Citizens Trust company doors have been closed. Bank off . cials who grew up under Jimmy re- juctantly related that every thing was not right
 Mayor Richard r.. Ra!t"y. vice president of the ban; aud life long friend of Jimmy's sail there was an estimated shortact. Of Sajo. GOO with indications that Jimmy had about S73.ooo of il.
 Tho missing bankers career h sullivan began soon after Civil war days.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-06
INDIAN PSYCHOLOGY IS
 BASE OF GIRLS DEFENSE
tcdskin Maiden Faces NansJaugl,tcI for Shooting Man Who Asked
 Her to Do It.

Alturas, Cal, Marcl. ( lPi-Indian psychology. which causes the red man to take another's word at face value, has been made the basis of the defense of Cassie Turner. Indian girl. who was called before the white mans tribunal here today to answer for the staying of Robert Declute.
 The girl, who calmly accepted the challenge of DeclIte 10 kill him when he found that he could not win her love. is charged with manslaugh- ter. Her story of the affair is simple:
 He asked me to marry him. and when l refused, he asked me to shoot him. He rolled a cigarette while he was telling me how to use the gun. ] pulled the trigger and went away"
 Jack sharp. veteran northern Cal ifornia attorney who came out of re- tircment to defend Cassie. announced he would contend that DcclUtn knew enough of Indian psychology 10 realize that the girl would comply with his strange request with the same willingness as she would "sive hln 2 drink Of water.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-06
CHARGES CATHOLICS
 IN CONTROL OF K. K. K.
Former Indiana Officer As- serts Entire Organization
 Is Gigantic Fraud

{ Indianapolis, March LP,-- sam uel H. BemeDderfer of Muncie. Ind, formerly an officer of the Ku klux klan. today in deposition made 10 | Attorney General Arthur II. Gilliom. declared Delaware County klan No. seeded from the parent organiza- - ton when it discovered that not only questionable tactics were being used in practically all states, but that in practically all states statn officers were controlled by the 1to- man Catholic political machine"
 Tt was gigantic swindl"." Be
 nenderfer said. He added that h." was member of committee which investigated the klan in Illinois. 1n- diana. Missouri, Michigan and Ohio. We also investigated the general reputation and status Of tho impCr- ial wizard Hiram Wesley Evans ' Bemenderfer said "We found that the klau's finances iu Illinois were placed in a. Catholic bank and that the organization attorneys were Catholics.'
 The grand dragon Of St. Louis was q Catholic" he added.
 Bemendorfcr' deposition vas talk cn by Attorney General Gillion for use in connection with the suit h.. brought recently to oust the ku <luy klan from Indiana and 10 d'- clare it bankrupt,
 Bemenderfcr said the CommIttcC which hc headed and which iuy's- tigated the klan in various states was composed of members of pcla- at Muncie. Ind. He said their in vcstigafion had shown that William !. Burns. detective, was on in" klan payroll and was q 'atholir. \ man named Savage located in Wash ington, T.. C., and head of thu ktau' $ imperial investigating committee, also was q Catholic. R. mend"rfor said.
 We also discovered that Il man . who had stolen between 'hr"" and four thousand dollars from the Nun cic organization had been promoted to have charge of 80 counties in Ohio" the witness testified. III" Is in the Atlanta. Ga. p"nit"ntiary. Following the investigation Be : menderfer said his committee dc manded that the state office be cleaned of men of questionable character and that when Imperial Wizard Evans did not meet the de mand Delaware County klan No. 1 seeded and issued declaration Of independence"
 D. C. Stephenson was grand dragon in Indiana during the time that Bemenderfer was connected with the klan in 1928 and 1924.
 Eemerdcrfer's tosiimony in some instances was similar 70 that given recently by Hugh F. PaD Emmond of south Bend. former officer of the St. Joseph county. Ind. klan organization
New Britain herald., 1928-03-06
CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR HAS REFORM PLATFORM
Smith Suggests Many Changes in City
 Government

\ platform providing for fewer council members. three platoon sys- tens in tn" police and fire depart mentS, extension Of the water Sys- tem, action by the city to encourage modification of the dry law. and numerous other reform measures was announced today by Henry A. smith. candidate for tlv republican nomination for mayor
 The platform on NhIch smith will ask th' support of the republi- can party in the primary 10 he held in the latter part of this month. fol- lows.
 Abolish present board Of alder men and rouucjlm'u and olect q board Of all"rmcn 10 consist of 15 members as follows. Two (1D aI- dormou from each of the -,N wards and three t&b aldermen to he elect rd ni large to s,r1r for H period Of two loarS Tn. new board of alder men 'u elect a president of the board for two years who will pre- side at 1ll meetings and to acr as mayor or th" rlry in ih, apsourp of the mayor. All meetings Of thp board of aldermen lo be held once every two weeks. uttes~ called in sprrll session iy thr may or. Tho salary Of th' members of the board To be S-5".Hu each. except hc prosi
 
 b. S5on.C
 Any p'rSop who holds g posi- non in thv ,ity government and de <tr's Ia become a candidate for 'I"ctiuU as a state officer must resign tbs position held hy him in lhr city government sixty days t"loro .lpc- ton m order to bo eligible for rler- ton to Il state office
 Single n"lded commissions in the polio" Impairment, fire depart meut and building department, all other departments to remain the same. excepting the board of rduru- ton which shall be composed of not less than six members. three women and three men.
 The creation of a new depart ment 10 be known as department of street cleaning. with q single headed commission who will have charge Of the cleaning Of all streets. Said commissioner to be authorized anl dir cted hy the board of alder men 10 prepare specifications and 10 advertise for proposals for the rt- mosal of all rubbish and ashes tcN-
 nEnnfInmeI on I,n c.- 1"N
New Britain herald., 1928-03-06
W. E. WIGHTMAN DIES
 SUDDENLY IN BRISTOL
New Departure Co. Treas urer Succumbs to
 Heart Disease
Special to fine EIara (

Bristol, March Civilian F. Nichtman, treasurer of the New Departure Mfg. O., died suddenly at his home, ooo Summer street, at 2:Se q. m. today from heart disease. While he had becn in ill health for the past several years, his death was unexpected. He had attended his business as usual yesterday morning and in the afternoon had gone 10 Hartford 10 visit physician.
 Nr. Wightman was born in South Meriden on September oS, 1868. the son of Jonathan Stoddard and Olive tDavis) Wightman. He attended the school of that place and later Yale Business College in New Haven. As n young men he went to New Brit ain where he was first employed for Il number of years in the dry goods store Of II. Dayton Humphrey. He later entered the employ Of Russell &, Irwin, Tn 1908 he came to Bris- tol as head accountant of the Ney, Departure Mfg. Co. and was made assistant treasurer shortly after wards. In 1917 .e was elected treasurer to succeed Charles T. Trcadway. resigned. He was also q member of the board of the direc- tors of the New Departure Co.
 Mir. Wightman. since the present city form of government was adopt cd in 1911, had been city auditor and has also been an auditor of the Bristol hospital since it's organization several years ago. He was 8 32nd degree Mason, being q member of Franklin lodge. A. r. and A. M.; fequabuck chapter. +. X. M.; Ionic council. E. and $. M. all of Bristol; Commandcry. Knights Templars, Hartford; Scottish Rites Masons Of Hartford. and Norwich consstory of 32nd degree Masons. He was also an active member Of ''ompounce Rifle club and had held offices in that organization. He was treasurer Of the Endec club and q member Of the Bristol Lodge Of l.lks. He wa. also member or the Bristol Congregational church.
 Surviving arc a son. Stoddard F. of Bristol: daughter. Mrs. Mabclle Sherwood Of New Ha- ven; a sister. Mrs. Nellie Hull Of T"rryvillc, and two grandchildren, Eiinor Margaret Wigftman and Will liam StoJdard Wightman Of Bristol.
 The funeral arrangements were incomplete at late hour this morn ing.
 Mr. Wightman was a relative of l.. M. Wightman. secretary of North X Judd Mfg. Co.. of this city.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-06

Bridgeport March 6 lPl-James l.. Young, 32. parien high school teacher and athletic coach, today pleaded guilty 10 charge of big amy in criminal superior court.
 He was sentenced 10 four months in iall by Judge Newell Jennings.
 Mrs Young No. 2. Miss Winifred Benschotcr. who also taught in the Darien high school and whom Young married on November oc 1927. was present in the court this morning.
 Mrs. Young No. 1. Miss Helena Brcnnick of Eumford. Maine. whom Young married on October 2S. 1921. and who preferred the charges against Young. was not present.
 She had made preparations 10 be here today but was halted by last minute information from the states S attorneys office that she would not he called in view of the forthcom- ing plea of guilty.
 In prrspntinG Ihe rase to Jrdse
New Britain herald., 1928-03-06
PROFITS OF $I,77,075 BY l. F. $ L. IN 1927
Surplus Now S5,532,664, According to Financial
 Statement

Net profits of Sl.1 .0.J.S5 for inc year ending January 1. 1928. are reported by Landers, Frary X Clark m a statement received today by stockholders. The surplus which amounted to S5,435,5SS.S7 on Janu- ary 1, 1927. has been increased to S3. 3.5%2 66422. Dividends declared during 1927 amounted to Sl.6So, ,ooo.
 At a special meeting of the board of directors yesterday the financial statement was approved and ord cred mailed to stockholders. It was an nounced after the meeting that Ed ward Q. Goss of Waterbury has been added to the board. Mir. Goss is prominent in the industrial and banking life of Waterbury.
 The annual meeting of the stock holders will be held at II 3. n.. on March 16.
 The corporations financial state ment as of January 1, 1928. follows: ::
 Assets January l, 1928
New Britain herald., 1928-03-06
BROTHER GIVES HIS BLOOD
 TO SAVE SISTERS LIFE
Loren Clary. Recently in Navy. Sub mits to Transmission to Aid Mrs.
 James Kennedy

A blood transfusion was found necessary Sunday night al the New Britain General hospital in the case of Mrs. James Kennedy of 36S Main street. Loren Clary, her brother, recently discharged from the United States navy. offered himself and a pint of his blood was transferred 10 his sister. Her condition shows q slight improvement but she is still on the danger list.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-06
Wartime Spv Is Given
 Life Term in Prison

Paris March ( tP - Jules tcsal Joseph Lap"rrn. 8 Belgian accused of being German spy during the world war. today was found guilty and sentenced 10 life Imprisonment ill a fortress
 The jury dclibcratcd only 5 min utes on the charges against him. re- fused 10 grant that there were any tNtnuating circumstances and the judge sentenced Laporrc 10 the max inum limit.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-06
Wants Lower Tariff and Rapid Completion Of Great Lakes.
 St. Lawrence Waterway
LATTER WOULD FORCE
 LOWER FREIGHT RATES
Presidential Platform Of Montana Senator Also Calls for Better For eign Kelations-Docs Not Think [. $. Popular With Other Coun- tries - Says Prohibition Is Not Important.

Washington, March s (UpJ-A simple Jeffersonian solution for farm relief and development or friendly international relations are the blanks of the concise platform upon which Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana stands for tho democratic presidential nomination.
 The Teapot Dome prosecutor who announced his candidacy Saturda y laid down today his ideas about q democratic party platform in an ex- elusive interview with the United Press
 No bulky cure-cpll political reme- dies burden Walsh's statement Of principles. Ho wants q two-planll platform built of simple words.
 He would promise the farmers two things-a lower tariff which be thinks would bring more Of an equality between the prices they pay for things they use and the prices they receive for their products; and rapid completion of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence waterway to give them lower freight rates.
 Change Foreign Policy
 He would seek 10 bring about what he calls "a radical change in our attitude towards and our rcla- tions with foreign nations
 Tt may be too much 10 say that We have come to be hated in all lands.' Walsh declared, but if is safer 10 assert that no nation bears us any particular good will.
 This administration dismally fail cd even to arrest by treaty the ina pending competition in naval con struction between this country and
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