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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-14
Dead, Injured

Identified dead in the White
Plains Mo) dance hall explosion
included:
R. G. Martin. so, and wife, West
Plains.
Paul Evans, Jr., 20.
Mrs. Kittie Mcfarland, 35, West
Plains.
J. w. Wiser, proprietor of the ga
rage where the explosion occurred.
Major Robert Mullins, 80, Missouri
National Guard.
Mrs. Carl Mullins, 20, sister-in-
of Major Mullins.
John Bates, 25, railway clerk,
West Plains.
The eighteen injured were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Garrett Mcbride.
Carl Mullins.
Ralph LangSton, Jr., 18.
Boyd Gray, Moody, Mo.
Nose Ashley.
William Fritchett and wife.
Glenn Moore.
E. D. White, Doniphan, Mo.
David S. White, Doniphan.
Fred Archer, Mountain Grove, Mo-
Charles Stockdall, Mountain Grove.
Elias Unger, Cabool, Mo.
H. G. Allen, As.
Dali Allen, member of dance or
cheStra.
Miss Ernestine Cunningham, Will
low Springs, Mo.
Lewis Ashuff.
Lev Reed, son Of a Missouri and
Arkansas chain stores proprietor.
Miss DimpleS Martin, pianist at
the dance.
Clinton ClemonS, clerk.
Mrs. Frances Drago, Western
Union manager at West Plains.
Miss Virginia Rogers, West Plains.
Robert Murphy, Springfield.
Mrs. Evelyn Conkren, West Plains.
Ben jolly, West Plains.
Merit -, who was asleep in a
neighboring building.
Charles Fisher, Ava.
Ben Carter, Mountain Grove.
Carl jackson, Mountain Grove.
Alvin Garner.
Miss Icie RiSner, Thayer.
Mr.. and Mrs. James.
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NAVY men TO
AID SINCLAIR
Elaborate Defense Planned
in Teapot Trial.
BIZ United Press

~ ttAftW ~ 80
WASHINGTON, April 14.-De-
fense of Harry F. Sinclair, charged
with conSpiring with former Secre-
tar yof Interior Albert B. Fall 10
defraud the Government of the
Teapot Dome naval oil reserve, is
expected to take nearly two weeks
more than twice as long as the Gov
ernment took to present it's case
against him.
The defense will open Monday
with testimony of Navy and In
terror department officials that they
we're responsible for the leasing
policy which Fall put into effect.
H. Foster Balm, former director OF
the Bureau of Mines, and j. K.
Robson. navy oil chief in 1922 when
the leases were made. are the main
witnesses on this point.
A personal appearance of Edwin
DENLY, then Secretary of Navy, to
assume responsibility for the lease,
as he did in 1926 in the E. L. Do
heny-Fall conspiracy trial, is ex-
pected.
Falls 150000-word deposition al
so is to be introduced early in the
defense case, although the document
has not yet come before the defense
and Government lawyers here for
study.
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irish ELATED
AT SAFETY OF
BREMEN CREW
He Always Was Brave
Lad Col. FitzmauriCe'S
Mother Says.
FATHER DISPLAYS. PRIDE
Free State Filler Saw Little
Chance of Success When
Hop Began.
FATHER DISPLAYS PRIDE
BIZ United Press

DU 0HtNtU 4 ftSd
DUBLIN, April 14.-All Ireland to-
day cheered the safe arrival in
North America of the aIrplane
Bremen after a transatlantic flight
that Ireland's own representative in
the plane-Col. James Fitzmaurice
did not think would be a success.
1t was revealed today that in a
final interview before the Bremen
left Baldonnel Fitzmaurice said:
81 do not really think there is
sporting chance for success. You
want three engines, sixty hours of
fuel and a wireless" he told inter
viewers.
He was of the opinion that navi-
cation was the chief cause of failure.
I'VE have no data to work on,
Fitzmaurice said. "One is flying
over uncharted seas against the ro-
tation of the earth. Nobody knows
what the magnetic effect of this
will be on the instruments"
But if the happy-go-lucky colonel
was pessimistic, he was the only
one in his family.
Thank God my boy and the 9TH
ers are safe" the flier's mother said.
'He always was a brave lad"
FitZmaurice'S father smiled and
said the family had been sure from
the start that the fight would be a
victory.
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The flames spread to nearby
buildings. The lighting system
was affected, and rescue work
ers were forced to work by the
haphazard light of lanterns and
automobile headlights.
The explosion occurred in ga
rage on the first floor of the buildt
ing. The dance hall was on the
second floor.
Garage Owner Is Killed
Many of the victims we're burned
beyond recognition.
The cause of the explosion could
not be determined, as the owner of
the garage was killed by the blast.
Force of the explosion not only
caved in the dance hall, but also
shattered windows in buildings sur
rounding the public square.
the decoration was heard through
out West Plains.
Bodies of al of the thirty-three
known dead were recovered. Nine
teen rested today in one morgue,
and fourteen in another. Officials
in charg at the scene of the ex-
plosion said they feared more bodies
might be found in the ruins.
The dancers were trapped by
flames and falling walls, and many
died without even a fighting chance
to escape.
The second show crowds were
Just leaving West Plains motion
picture theaters when the explosion
occurred, an dscores of persons saw
the tragedy.
Dance Was Public Affair
All nurses and physicians in the
city were summoned to the scene.
The dance was public, one of the
Friday night affairs usually Spon-
sored by a dancec lub of young men
and young women. 1t was attended
by many persons from out Of town.
A general alarm was sounded after
the explosion and all persons who
could be reached were called for
rescue work.
Many citizens were, deputized by
the city marshal to keep order.
Electric lights in the vicinity of
the building we're put out of order,
hampering rescue work.
Residents from surrounding towns
came to the scene of the disaster to
aid. Mountain Grove, Cabool, Will
low Springs, and smaller towns all
contributed to the rescue work.
West Plains is the county seat of
Howell County in the Ozark region
of Missouri
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200 ARE BURIED
ALIVE BY SNOW
Avalanche ISoIateS Entire
Valley in Chile.
By Unitfd Press

BIZ Unitfd Press
SANTIAGO, Chile, April 14.-The
Talca correspondent of the news
paper Nacion said today that 200
persons and 10000 animals had
been buried under a twenty-fcur-
foot snow in the Los Girones region.
Many Of the people have been in
the ravine for three days, the cor
respondent reported.
Although no death list was avail
able it was feared most of those
showed in had died from cold and
exposure.
The unconfirmed reports said that
many of those buried were tourists.
The snow, one of the worst in
years, was reported to have COM
pletely covered the lake Los Girones
region. The region has been isolated
three days.
Authorities rushed help to the
stricken area today. Trucks carry
ing doctors, medical supplies, and
other relief measures were sent
from Santiago.
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In the Stock Market
(By Thomson g. McKinnon)
lIU VODK Anvil "A nh

lBy Thomson & McKinnon)
NEW YORK, April 14.-The only
news to which traders pay any at
tention Friday, was the decline in
call money rates. This change gave
further confidence to the market
and stock prices reached the high
est average for all time. Along with
lower money rates came the latest
National Bank report showing in
creased resources of nearly two and
one-half billions, but loans and dis
counts were also up a billion. This
was one disturbing feature and that
came as bank acceptapces reached
parity with the discount rate and
this situation, together with what
we know of brokers loans and gold
expectation, are factors, while be-
ing totally ignorant at the present
moment. are quite likely to come to
the foreground at time least ex-
pected and demand and get their
pound of flesh.
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Eighteen Persons Injured; Property Damage
Estimated at $25O,OOO; Explosion
Occurs in Garage Below.
ms HURLED ACROSS STREET
Building Immediately Bursts Into Flames,
Trapping Many; Scores of Late
Show Crowds See Tragedy.
By United Press


WEST PLAINS, Mo, April 14.-The toll of dead in ex
oson which wrecked crowded dance hall here Friday night
mounted to hirtree today workers
bodies from the smouldering ruins of the structure
Eighteen persons injured and property damage
estimated at $250O00.
More than sixty persons in the dance hail. many Of
them the floor, when the explosion came
The walls burst outward and many of the dancers
buried of the building
Some thrown clear the street. witnesses re
ported.
moment after the explosion the dance hall was in flames
and many of the persons thrown clear by the explosion
trapped without hope of escape.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-14
FIierS Forced Down When
Gasoline Supply Fails
Off Labrador.
AIRCRAFT is DAMAGED
Flight Partially Clears
Mystery of Fate of
Other Airmen.

BIZ UHifcd Press
OTTAWA, Ont, April 14.-The
Canadian government steamer
MOntcalm has been dispatched to
Greenly Island to bring the crew
of the Bremen back to civiliza-
ton.
Minister of Defense RaIstOn is
sued orders to Captain Mercier to
proceed with his vessel under full
speed to the lonely island off the
Labrador coast.
The MOntcalm was only 200
miles from Greenly Island when
the orders were issued.
A large amount of ice was re-
ported in the straits.
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HOGS CONTINUE CLIMB;
BEST SELL FOR $3.50

Heavies Up 10 to 20 Cents; Others
Advance More; Receipts Low.
Weights upward from 18O pounds
were 10 to 20 cents higher on the
local market today and pigs and
under weights advanced more. The
top was $3.50, paid for some ma
terial that sold at 50 Friday. Re-
ceipts we're low at $500. Animals
in the bulk. $3.50 and higher.
Other divisions were mostly steady
with very light receipts.
There were few animals on hand
at the Chicago market and hogs
were unevenly 10 to 20 cents higher.
The top price was 1925 with $9.40
bid for some choice material. There
were 5000 head received and 5000
held over
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-14
ASK MOORE RETRIAL
Appears for Sentence and
Enters Motion.

When Boyn5on J. Moore, ex- city
councilman, came before Special
Judge Paul G. Davis for sentencing
upon his conviction ma bribery
charge in Criminal Court late this
morning, his attorney, Ira M.
Holmes, presented a moton for a
new trial.
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gone down, invisible monuments to
the winning, but costly fight of man
against the elements.
Land in Snow
The island where the Bremen
came down is in the straits which
lie between Newfoundland and La
Brador and reports here today said
that snow was falling when the gray
monoplane wobbled through the
midday sky and finally came to a
landing.
A lighthouse keeper is on the little
island and there are only @ few
other residents. Even in summer it
it break and somewhat deserted
country that few-and surely not
these two proud Germans and the
laughing Irishman-ever had heard
of.
To reach Greenly Island the plane
would had to cross the northern tip
of Newfoundland, probably fifty or
sixty miles. The fact that the pilots
avoided a landing there seemed in
credible, yet it proved their courage
and determination to fly as long as
their fuel held out.
Straits Are Ice-LOcked
Ice and snok pack the ground Of
the island Even the straits some-
times are frozen over and regular
SUMMER boat service, for mail and
provisions only, does not start until
May 10.
There are fishing places close by,
particularly at Blanc Sablon, five
miles from where the Bremen came
down. There is a radio station at
Point Armour, about twenty miles
to the east.
But the fishing places are almost
deserted at this time of year, for
the cold makes much of this bus
mess impossible during the long,
bitterly cold winter months.
1t was in this bleak, desolate
country that the Bremen, after its
tumultous ovation at the takeoff
from Dublin, landed yesterday. 1t
was strangely in contract to the
landing the fliers had hoped to
make at Mitchell Field, L. Ia per-
feet landing field such as they had
left at Baldonnel-and where
thousands awaited them.
Started From Berlin
This flight actually started March
26 from Berlin. without advance
notice, the Bremen sailed away, car
rying Won Huenfeld, Koehl and Ar
thur Spindler. An hour later it was
learned the plane had started on a
great air adventure which already
had claimed the lives of the gallant
Frenchmen, Nungesser and Coli
and five English people, including
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Baron Sends Messages

Bg United Press
GARDEN CITY, L. l., April IA
Baron Gunther von Huenfeld sent
two messages telling of the safe
landing of he Bremen at Greenly
Island to Henry Schuengel Of the
North German Lloyd lines here.
The final message from the baron
was answered with one saying that
a relief plane would be dispatched
this morning from Mitchell Field.
The three messages:
Made safe intermediate landing
on Greenly Island, StSaits 'of Belle
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Dearing Again on State Board

Confirmation of the reappoint-
ment of DR.. william P. Dearing,
president Of Oakland City College,
as member of the State library
and historical board by the State
board of education, has been made
by Governor Ed jackson. The term
is for four years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-14
Man browns in Auto
BIZ United Press

By United Press
LAPORTE, Ind, April 14.-Unable
to free himself from his automobile
when it slipped into a ditch filled
with water, James P. Moran, 55,
Lafayette salesman, was drowned
about five miles south of Knox.
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Memorial Group to Meet

A special meeting Of the General
Memorial Association was set at Ft.
Friendly for this afternoon. Of
ficers are to be elected and all pa
triotic organizations of the city have
been invited to send delegations.
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sPRINTER RETURNS
By United Press

MADISON, Wis, April Avis
consin's track squad regained its
full strength today with the return
of Capt. Gil Smith, sprinter, who
had been declared ineligible for
outdoor competition.
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Snow Falls in Indiana

BU United Press
WARSAW, Ind, April 14.-A
binding snowstorm struck here to-
day and for time made visibility
practically impossible for motorists
The snowfall continued for some
time and the temperature dropped.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-14
FRATERNITY PIN STOLEN
Badge and Girls Ring Are Lost at
Dance.

Dance.
A fraternity pin, valued at $50,
was stolen from him while he was
at the Columbia Club Wednesday
night, Charles w. Mathews, resi-
dent of the Phi Kappa Psi house at
Greencastle, Ind, told police here
today. Miss Mary G. Panabaker of
the Alpha Phi house, Greencastle,
had diamond set ring, valued at
$3.50, stolen at the same time, he
said.
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Dental Hob-Of

By United Press
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, April
14.-While interest in the
transatlantic flight of the
Bremen monoplane was at its
height Friday night a woman
walked into a local newspaper
plant.
Have they been found?" she
asked.
eyes, they we're sighted over
Newfoundland" came the an
swer.
Newfoundland" Why, where
is that?"
"Six hundred miles from
New York. It's certain they've
crossed the Atlantic"
II can't understand" the
woman said, "Why, 1 lost them
in the public square"
"Well, aren't you inquiring
about the f1iers?"
gFliers? Oh, my, mol" I
wanted to know if you had
found my false teeth. Don't
you remember I put an ad in
your paper?"
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DIX SUFFERS RELAPSE
Famous Movie Stars Condition
Serious Following Operation.

1sg United Press
LOS ANGELES, April 14.-Rich-
ard Dix, film actor, who suffered a
relapse Friday after an appendicitis
operation, remained in serious con-
dition at Roosevelt Hospital here
today.
Evening star., 1928-05-14
STOCK TO BE HONORED.

MOUNT VERNON, Iowa. May IA GAJ.
Frederick Stock. who has directed his
Chicago Symphony Orchestra at May
music festivals at Cornell College here
for almost a decade. is 10 be made
councillor in music for the college,
President n. J. Burgstahler has an
nounced.
Cornell will confer the degree Of
doctor Of music upon Mr.. Stock during
the commencement exercises June 4.
Evening star., 1928-05-14

No North American Holding Company.
advertisement.
Evening star., 1928-05-14
The Inn of the
Hawk and Raven
By
George Barr
NicCutcheon

eopyrsh, 1925 ns Metropolitan Newspaper serv,rs.
Evening star., 1928-11-13
EARNINGS REPORTED.

NEW YORK, November 13 P).-Na-
tional Electric Power Co. of New York
ended the year on September 80 with
earnings of $13,074,709 net compared to
S11,772, ,346 in the preceding year.
Pacific Gas g. Electric Co. OF San
Francisco was another public service
company to report higher earnings. In
the first nine months of the year the
company earned $2.41 a common share
on 2,752,266 shares against $2.l3 on
2,4O0.564 shares in the corresponding
1927 period.
Net income of the Central Maine
Power Co. of Augusta, Me-, In the IL
months ended September 30, was ST.
545,143, against $1,397, ,021 in the pre-
ceding II months.
Cumberland County Power 6C Light
Co. of Portland, Me-, in the IL months
ended September 80, reports net income
of 1854 652 against $804,062 in the pre-
ceding year.
Net income of the Hudson River
Night Line for the year ended October
81 was $204,664 compared with $44,7oo
in the previous IL months.
Municipal Service Corporation OF New
York reports net profit of $885,9l7 Tor
the first 9 months of the year against
$3.50 1876 in the same 1927 period Gaso-
line sales totaled 65, ,730,083 gallons COM
pared to Al, PIG, 1853 in the first 8 months
of 1927.
New England Public Service Co. OF
Augusta, Me-, ended the year on Sep
tember 80 with increased net income,
which totaled $9,240,745 compared TO
S8,431 .664 in the preceding year. : ~
Evening star., 1928-11-13
NEW INVESTMENT TRUST
HAS MARYLAND CHARTER
cnncial nisnatch tn The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, November 13.-Forn1a-
ton of a. new investment trust. the
American & General Securities Corpo-
ration, whose operations will be super
yised by the American Founders Corpo-
ration, has been announced here. The
company, which has been organized
under Maryland laws, win be of the
general management type and will be
designed to hold investments OF wide
international diversification.
The authorized capitalization. of the
corporation will consist of 100000 shares
of no par value cumulative preferred
stock, of which 200 shares will be out
standing; 100000 shares of Glass A
common stock, of which 100000 shares
presently will be issued, and 100000
Shares of Glass B common stock.
The entire issue of class B stock has
been sold to the American Founders
Corporation and other interests for ST.
600 900 cash. and the same interests
have subscribed for 100000 shares of
the class A stock for 100000. A
public offereing of both preferred and
class A shares is expected shortly.
Evening star., 1928-11-13
INDUSTRIAL BONDS
PROVE IRREGULAR
Convertible Issues Are A.
fected by Selling Conditions
in Stock Market.
BY CHARLES F. SPEARE.
,ecial Dispatch to The Star.

! Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, November 13. - Con-
siderable irregularity was shown in the
market today for industrial bonds.
These we're affected by the movements
in stocks, and at one time quite a
large group of convertibles were quoted
from u to 2M points below yesterdays
closing There was also weakness in
some of the special issues that have
been making new low prices from day
to day recently.
The market is overshadowed by the
tremendous trading in stocks and
again bond houses find 1t difficult to
interest their customers in investment
securities. However the tendency
toward lower money rates and the feel
ing that these rates will be more to
the advantage of bonds helps to main
tain the higher level reached in the
past month. Transactions in the strict
" institutional issues have declined to
a small total on the board. and less
is being done over the counter than
week ago.
New financing has also contracted In
volume. Tomorrow there will be an
issue of $50O0,00O New Orleans Pub
lie Service Series "B" SIS at 9712, COM
pared with the ruling price OF the old
bonds at 90. A number of other mod
crate sized issues are under consider
alton.
The copper convertibles were the
weakest issues in today'S market Ana
conda Is declined nearly 3 points at
one time and Andes Is over 2 points.
AS the latter are to be called on Janu-
ary IL at 110 there is a steady move
ment toward converting them into the
common stock of the company. which
may be done at the rate of A shares
for each 81 900 bond Tennessee Cop
per 6s we're fractionally lower.
Among the oil convertibles Barnsdall
IS showed loss of Y points. Colon
Oil IS, Simms IS and TranScontinental
IS were off a point, and the other men,
bers of the group were fractionally
lower.
While there was little recovery in
some of the sugar bonds that were
weakest yesterday, others showed a
heavy tone. International Paper issues
we're under some pressure, and Loril-
lard 5s broke 124 points further. The
local fractions were unusually strong,
with no developments in the fare situa-
ton to suggest a reason for this.
United States Government issues were
quite active, with lower afternoon
prices. Foreign issues were dull and
irregular.
Evening star., 1928-11-13
POTOMAC OYSTER
INCREASE PLANNED
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. November 13.-Re-
stocking of the Potomac River oyster
beds will be started shortly by the
State Conservation Commission in CO.
operation with Virginia, according to
Commissioner SwepSon Earle.
Many of the beds which were pro-
ductive in years past are now barren.
Mr. Earle said, and extensive planting
and cultivation are necessary to restore
them.
He has just returned after spending
several days on the Potomac mapping
out plans for survey and 1nvestlga-
ton of the beds to ascertain the state
of depletion and the amount OF oyster
shell and planting which must be un-
dertaken to rehabilitate them.
While there he conferred with Harry
r. Houston, commission Of fisheries Tor
Virginia, and discussed measures. for
Joint action by the two States. When
the survey of the beds has been COM
pleted an agreement will be reached
to divide the cost and work OF rehaolll-
tation on an equitable basis.
With oyster-sfell planting and cultl-
vation, the Potomac River beds can
be completely restocked and worked
with great profit within few years,
according to Mr.. Earle.
Evening star., 1928-11-13
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES.

Capital Traction $500 at 1929.
Chestnut Farms Dairy pfd.-10 at 109.
Potomac Electric SO pfd.-1 at ia.
Potomac Electric 5129o pfd.-20 at
1087s. 10 at 108B, 81 at 1087s, 80 at
1087s, 10 at 1087s.
Washington Rwy. & Elec. pfd.-12 at
10012.
FederaI-American National Banks at
336.
Riggs National Bank at $40. at 566.
Riggs National Bank warrautS-1 at
BIT, 170-265 at 315, 1925 at 315,
65-265 at 800, l at 800, 210-265 at
800, 20-265 at 800.
National Savings & Trust Coo at
505 20 at sos, 10 at sos.
Lanston Monotype-5 at 116, 5 at lib,
Is at 118, 25 at 118.
Merchants Trust g. Storage pfd.-5 at
107la.
Mergenthaler Linotype-100 at 100%.
10 at 1001a, 20 at 10015.
National Mtge. & Inv. pfd.-40 at 51s
Riggs National Bank warrants-110-265
at 800.
AFTER CALL.
Mergenthaler Linotype-100 at 100a4,
SO at 10034, so at 10034.
Sanitary Grocery Co. pfd.-5 at 1852.
Riggs National Banks at 565.
Chevy Chase Dairy pfd-5 at 107k.
Potomac Electric Cons. 5s-$l 900 at
1919, 1000 at 1923.
Anacostia & Potomac R. r. 5s-$5 900
at 95K.
Washington Gas IS A-$2oO at 104,
$500 at 104L2.