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The Indianapolis times., 1929-01-17
BANDIT STORMS
AFGHAN RULERS
LAST DEFENSES
Son of Water Carrier May
Become King: Invades
Capital With Army.

BIZ Jnited Press
LONDON, Jan. 17.-Beyond the
narrow heights of Khyber pass, at
the gates of the capital of Afghan
istan, a swarthy bandit chief lay
siege to the throne of a Moslem
kingdom today in the name of the
prophet and by the power of a ruth
less sword.
Bacha Sake. brigand son of
water carrier, led his combined
force of outlaws from the Charikar
district and religious fanatics from
the Shinwari tribes past the outer
defenses of Kabul Wednesday night.
Subsequent official advices re-
ceived today said Bacha Sakao now
controls all of Kabul except the Arg,
or citadel in the center of the city,
where the government forces still
held out. Apparently the bandit
leaders drive to topple the newly
crowned king Inayatullah from his
throne was succeeding.
The fate of the king was un-
certain. A border rumor said he
and his brother, Amanullah, who
abdicated in his favor few days
ago, had been captured.
Amanullah, however, was under
stood to have taken refuge in Kan
dahar, his stronghold, and the
authenticity of the rumor was
doubtful.
The government airdrome and
wireless station near the city fell
into the hands of the rebels, accord
ing to the information reaching
Peshawar, but it was understood at
that time that foreigners in Kabul
were not endangered.
The Daily Express correspondent
at Karachi, India, reported that
the Moslem mullahs (priests) who
spurred the revolt against the throne
because of Amanullah's attempt to
introduce European dress and ideas
into his kingdom, had joined with
Bacha Sakao in the march of
Kabul. They rallied the natives
from the Jalalabad district and from
near the Indian border to continue
the revolt even after the king and
his ambitious queen had fled from
Kabul. and the reform campaign
had been abolished
Observers here had predicted that
King Inayatullah would be able to
restore order in Afghanistan be-
cause of his influence with the
mullahS.
The reports reaching border cities
late Wednesday night, however. in
dicated that the new kings position
was untenable and that the brigand
chief was rapidly approaching a po-
sition from which he would be able
to seize supreme authority.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-01-17
The Bandit
Victim Provides City Police
With Memory Sketch
of Robber.

Police work would be easier if all
bandit victims were cartoonists.
Robert White, 1927 North Capitol
avenue, not only supplied police
with a good description of the
bandit who held him up Wednesday
night, but today drew a sketch of
the bandit to aid in the thief hunt.
The bandit held up White and
Jess Lively, $50 North Illinois street,
in the entrance of the Pasadena
apartments, Eleventh and Illinois
streets.
The bandit got only so cents
from Lively. White at first be-
lieved he had lost only 81 and a
$23.44 Stutz Motor Company pay
check, but later discovered the
bandit also had taken three $40
bills hidden in another pocket.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-01-17
SUES FOR $4,000
Woman Seeks Redress for
Rail Injuries.

Suits for sS5.OOO damages we're
fled in county courts Wednesday
afternoon by two Indianapolis per-
sons.
Miss Mary Frank, 3777 North Me-
ridian street, filed suit in circuit
court seeking $75,0O0 from the Penn
Sylvania railroad for injuries she is
alleged to have received when she
fell while leaving a train at the
union station, June 25, 1927. The
suit alleged the platform was slip
perry, that no attendant was at the
car to assist her and that she was
injured permanently when she fell.
The Pullman Company and the In
dianapoliS Union RAILWAY also were
named defendants.
Salem K. Feije, druggist, 2101
North Harding street, asked $4,000
for the death of his son, Edward, z,
who fell into an acid vat owned by
the American Leather Products
Company.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-01-17
STATE RESTS IN
MURDER TRIAL
DanviIIe Farmer Charged
With Killing Relative.

BIZ United Press
DANVILLE, Ind, Jan. 17-Trial
of William Nichols, SO, farmer
charged with the murder of his g.
year-old brother r-in-law, Ora Whit
ten, was continued in circuit court
here today.
The state has rested it's case.
The state failed to introduce any
direct evidence in support of its
first degree murder charge, due to
the fact that Mrs. Cora Whitten,
only witness to the shooting, was
not, placed on the stand. It was
considered likely that she would be
used as a rebuttal witness.
The defense wove its case around
self defense.
Nichols was alleged to have killed
Whitten after an argument over the
care of Whitten'S father.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-01-17
pRITz is CLEARED
Name Cleared of Charge in
HoIdup Probe.

Court records exonerated Natha-
MEL Pritz, 25, of 317 North Riley
avenue, today of any connection
with the $4,000 poker game holdup
at Louisville. Pritz was arrested
last week on vagrancy and fugitive
from justice charges as one of the
alleged poker game bandits.
Governor Harry G. Leslie refused
to grant extradition of Pritz to
Kentucky when number of wit
nesses testified before the Governor
that Prtiz was at his home here the
night of the holdup.
Louisville witnesses failed to ap-
pear at hearing in municipal
court and the fugitive and vagrancy
charges we're dismissed. Pritz
throughout denied the holoup and
declared he was the victim of a
case of mistaken identity.
Louisville authorities also are
seeking custody of Urban Pope, 1125
Shannon avenue, alleged rum run
ner, as one of the poker game ban
dts. They have obtained extradi-
ton papers from Governor Leslie.
Pianos of all makes are offered at
bargain prices in the Musical clas-
sification of tonight's want ads.
Look these over
The Indianapolis times., 1929-01-17
HousK
BY PAUL r. MALLON


WASHINGTON, Jan. IA de-
termined attempt was started by
Democratic drys in the senate to-
day to boost the appropriation for
prohibition enforcement from $13,-
100000 to $780, 900 against the will
of Secretary OF Treasury Mellon.
While Republicans sat back and
whispered that the Democrats were
trying to play politics by maneu-
vering the administration into a
difficult position, the Democrats at
tackled the present system of dry
enforcement, charging Mellon with
appointing the wrong kind of
men; they said, too, that prosecu-
tionS against violators of the dry
law we're not always conducted in
good faith.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-01-17
COURTESY CARD
GAG OF POLICE
CHIEFS Barred
Protection Given Autoist
If He Purchased AID in
Year Book.

Dozens of courtesy cards" which
recipients were led to believe would
get them out of petty troubles with
police throughout the estate have
been issued in the last two years to
business men throughout Indiana
by the Indiana Association of Chiefs
OF Police, it was disclosed today by
the Better Business Bureau.
The bureau also announced that
1929 officials of the association,
after conferences with bureau rep
resentatives. have agreed that the
practice will be discontinued.
Association officials said that they
had countenanced the practice of
representatives going about the
state selling space" in what was,
termed the association year book"
and giving the space buyers the
courtesy cards in return.
$500 Receipts on Book
The bureau has on file score or
more of letters from Indiana busi-
ness houses admitting purchase of
space and receipt of courtesy cards
The bureau estimated that receipts
on the 1923 year book must have
been about $500.
Extracts from some of these let
ters are:
I'VE already have found the cour-
tesy cards of value even at great
distances from home. And in this
city, where truck drivers often are
forced to park double to save time,
we believe that they are of consider
able help"
Eyes, he did offer us member
ship card and stated that the card
would be a protection to us while
out driving"
I'VE inserted our ad in this publ
cation and paid therefore the sum
of SIS. In return, he gave us
membership card which he said
might help us in event that we
should be arrested in any strange
city, or would lend us some prestige
in procuring bond"
Card Is Protection"
"He left us a blue card, stating it
would be a protection while driving
in any part of the state Edward
Foster i the representative who
called on u.s."
They gave us a card each year
and the representative said if we
used it in travel and happened to
run stoplight or commit some
minor offense, we could present this
card and the chief would be
lenient.
Our experience has not been SO
good with them, as they made a
number of promises that, no doubt,
could not be filled and we believed
at the time could not be filed, but
under the circumstances were were
compelled to contribute.
THE money they receive is in the
form of a contribution, receipt of
which is acknowledged by card
Offering police procetion' while
in the possession of any one in our
organization"
Thomas M Martin, present head
of the association, is the official who
assured the bureau that no more
cards the being issued.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-01-17
MURDER GUILT DENIED

FIT. WAYNE, Ind, Jan. 17.-Three
men, all of Muncie, pleaded not
guilty to an indictment charging
them with the murder of Glenn
Foley, local grocery clerk, when they
appeared before Judge Sol A. Wood,
in circuit court here.
The men, Lawrence Thompson,
Wayne Williams, and Carroll Coop
er, were granted separate trials.
Thompson's trial will be held Jan.
%. Williams Feb. IL and Cooper's
Feb. q.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-01-17
Harris Champions Move

Senator Harris, an ardent dry
Democrat from Georgia, cham
pioned the move for the increase
when the Republicans finally
brought the first deficiency appro-
priation bill before the senate for
action after four days delay. 1t
was Harris amendment increasing
the sum which was adopted by the
appropriations committee in a to
5 vote.
The move seemed destined to fail
for lack of Republican support.
Mellon wrote the senate such an in
crease would jeopardize the budget
and the increase could not be used
effectively at this time, The Re-
publicans generally agreed with
Mellon.
If, however, the Democrats get a
dozen Republican votes they can
force the appropriation through the
senate. In this event it will be
killed later in the house where the
administration has an indiSputable
majority protected by rigid rules.
Delay Cruiser Fight
The naval cruiser bill was laid
aside temporarily for consideration
of the deficiency appropriation bill
and other APPROPRIATION bills which
are to follow. Leaders of both
houses desire now to dispose of
these supply measures to avoid fill
busters on them in the closing days.
In accordance with this idea the
house spent the day adopting con-
ference reports on appropriation
bills passed by the senate and con-
sidering the new independent Of
ficeS appropriation bill.
At the present rate of speed it is
expected all the appropriation bills
will be cleared before the last two
weeks of the session.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-01-17

niZation.
Taylor long has been active in
furniture activities in national
way, and is at present also state
chairman for Indiana in the ma
tional home furnishings campaign,
the four-year advertising and mer-
chandising project of the entire
home furnishings industry. In his
new post he will be a member of
the body which generally supervises
all the activities of the association,
and also will serve in an advisory
capacity.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-01-17
EXACTLY SUITS ELDERLY
PERSONS

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The Indianapolis times., 1929-01-17

tee of the National
Retail Furniture
Association by
,ernan Schoen-
cid of Seattle,
lash, president
f the N. r. F. A.
The appointment
follows the ma
tional convention
of the association
4 Chicago last
e e k, W h e n
choenfeld was
losen to succeed
lsseH H. Tarr of
ampa, Fla, as
head of the orga-
The Indianapolis times., 1929-01-17
LAWRENCE IS SPEAKER
Political Writer Addresses Kiwanis
Club on Government Business.

Greater cooperation between
business leaders and government
under the new administration, was
forecast Wednesday by David Law
renee, political writer, at Kiwanis
Club luncheon at the Claypool.
Already the cooperation of the
government with buSinses has
meant the saving of millions of dol
lars annually. The Department of
Commerce is constantly obtaining
figures and facts that are being
turned over to the business world to
stimulate trade at home and
abroad" Lawrence said.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-01-17
HAM LEWIS TO SPEAK

Illinois Senator to Address Dinner
of State Bar Body.
j. Hamilton Lewis, former United
States senator from Illinois, will be
the principal speaker at a dinner
this evening at the Columbia Club
of the Indiana State Bar Associa-
tion.
The dinner follows a meeting this
afternoon of the association at 2
o'clock.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-01-17
FIND BANDITS AUTO
PARTY, CAR IN DITCH
Sheriffs Dash to Scene After Ex-
cited MOtorist Escapes.

SheriffS Dash to Scene After Ex-
cited MOtorist Escapes.
Six deputy Sheriffs made a fast
run to Hermond hill, two miles
south of haywood, at midnight
when an excited motorist phoned
bandits had attempted to hold
him up.
The bandits had stretched a rope
across the road, but he drove
through the barricade and escaped,
the motoriSt said.
The deupty sheriffs found Ed and
Walter Abel, brothers. 1900 Olive
street, and their wives. Their large
sedan had skidded deep into the
ditch.
They had attempted to signal the
motoriSt, who called the sheriff'S
Office with flashlights, but he had
dashed through the tackle, break
ing up the apparatus.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-01-17
FIRES AT PROWLER

Wife Sees Man Peeping Through
Window.
Harry Wenz, 1916 East Tenth
street, fired two shots at a prowler
Wednesday night who was seen by
Mrs. Wenz peeping through a win
dow. Police traced the man short
distance in the snow but lost the
trail.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-01-17
SEEK $4,000 MEMORIAL
Plan Bill to Honor James B.
Gresham of Evansville.

Bill for the appropriation of
$4,000 for the erection of the me-
mortal tomb in Evansville, to James
Bethel Gresham, first American
soldier to be slain in the World war
is being drafted by Representative
George w. Freeman of Kokomo, and
will be introduced soon.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-01-17
VETERANS BLOC FORMS
IN STATE ASSEMBLY
Legislature Group to Study Needs
of Ex-Service Men.

of Ex-Service Men.
An organized veterans group has
made its appearance in the general
assembly with the aim of studying
legislative proposals from the view
point of former service men. The
preliminary meeting was called by
Representative John w. Scott of
Gary. The group conferred with
the budget committee on the $1,000
600 appropriation asked for the
Soldiers and Sailors Orphans home
at Knightstown for the two-year
period.
It. is hoped to finance erection of
a day nurSey. cottage for boys. a
cottage for girls. power plant and
school equipment, though the bud
get appropriation.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-01-17
CITY MAN ON NATIONAL
FURNITURE COMMITTEE
Carl A. Taylor appointment Follows
Chicago Convention.

Carl A. Taylor, head of the Taylor
Carpet Company, today received no
tice of his appointment as vice.
chairman of the executive commit
The Indianapolis times., 1929-01-17
DEMOCRATS IN
MOVE To BOOST
DRY LAW FUND
Seek Higher Appropriation
Over Protests of
Mellon.
SENATE

>ENATL
Considers appropriation bills and naval
cruiser bill.
Indian affairs committee investigation
continues.
Interstate commerc. committee coal
hearing continues.
Banking and currency committee con-
siders executive business.
HOUSE
Considers independent .ficss APP
preparation bill.
Merchant marine committee hearing
on radio.
Ways and means committee hearing on
tariff revision.
Agriculture committee hearing on
amending grain standards act.
Military affairs committee on Benecia,
Cal, bridge bill
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-12
MOODY REOPENS.
PRISON FIGHT.
Message To Legislature Says
Concentration Not
Acted On

AUSTIN. June 12.-tP)-Gov.
Moody today sent messages to both
houses Of the legislature, proposing
that the prison board be authorized
to concentrate the prison system
subject to ratification Of the legis-
lature. He vetoed the bill passed
during the first called session pro-
posing a plan for Capitalization and
several new bills are now pending.
In addressing the legislature on
June 4. intended to open the sub
ject of prison reform for your con-
sideration," the message said.
There seems to be some question
as TO whether that subject was op-
ened, and 1t is the purpose Of this
message TO open for your consider
alton the subject Of enacting laws
to provide for the concentration
and modernization Of our Texas
prison system"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-12

many more were expected to be
issued to make IL the biggest
Wednesday in the wedding license
business ever known in Cameron
county.
Clerk Leaves
The county clerks office says
they are going to have a lot OF
explaining to do on the three
days on which there will be no
issuances. because many young
couples have not read the papers
closely, and when a young man
is eager to wed. he's inclined to
fuss with anybody delaying the
ceremony. Curiously enough.
County Clerk H. ID. Seago left
Tuesday afternoon for Illinois to
be gone two or three weeks. He
denied he was going to evade be-
ing harassed by disappointed
swains.
And now that marriage has be-
come luxury, possibly there will
be more weddings. say the ex-
perts who note that the cost has
been increased from $3.50 to $3.50.
The man must pay 50 instead Of
Sl.50 for his license fee; 50 for
his physical examination; so cents
for each affidavit. probably an
average Of s1.50; and So for the
ceremony.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-12
RAILWAY HEADS
ON Way Home
700 superintendent Pass
Through City on Return
From Mexico Meet

Expressing high praise for the
hospitality and scenic beauties OF
Mexico, a party Of 700, comprising
members Of the American associa-
ton of Railway superintendent
and their families. re-entered the
United States here this morning aft
er holding their annual convention
at Mexico City.
The two special trains bearing the
party crossed the Rio Grande this
morning and left for Houston and
st. Louis at III q. m.
This was the largest American
convention ever held in Mexico CITY
and was conducted simultaneously
with the side-trip OF Rotarians from
the Dallas convention. The two
meetings taxed the capacity OF ho-
tells at the Mexican capital to the
limit. members Of the party stated
Railroad officials from all parts
Of the United States and Canada
were in the group. Several Mexi
can rail chiefs made the trip as
far as Brownsville with the super
intendents.
Best in History
j. Rothschild Of St. Louis, secre-
Continued on uage So
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-12
Especial to The Herald

tf especial TO The Herald)
EDCOUCH. June 12.-The first
bale OF the 1929 cotton crop in the
United States was ginned at the
Edcouch Gin Co. gin here at / D. m.
today and started Immediately on
a parade through all the principal
Valley towns.
The first bale weighed 437
pounds when ginned.
1t was to leave the Valley by truck
tonight for Corpus Christi and to he
euctioned off on the floor of the
cotton exchange there Thursday. II
was expected to be forwarded from
there to New Orleans. where 1t was
believed the bale would be re-
Ructioned.
The bale. said to have weighed
800 pounds, was picked from the
farm Of S. l.. Henson, three miles
south and two miles east OF Ed
couch. Mr.. Henson lives at Wes-
1aco. The cotton was graded strict
middling and the staple length was
given as one and one-siXteenth
inches.
The bale was hauled to the gin at
noon from the Henson farm and mad
passed through the machinery one
hour later. The gin is managed by
T. r. st. John OF Weslaco.
AhDse seeking a place to auction
" Continued on page six.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-12

Announcement of the permanent
location of the northern terminal
for Pan-American Always, Inc,
along the Mexican border will be
made from New York City and pos
sibly on Saturday of this week, ac-
cording to George l.. Rihl, vice
president, who arrived here at noon
today from Mexico City, en- route
to New York.
Announcement Of signing Of a
contract. expected today, June u.
has been delayed on account of the
death in a plane crash last Satur-
day Of Lieut.. Col. John "A. Hamble-
ton, another vice president Of Pan
American, in North Carolina, Rihl
said.
Hambleton and other high Off
cials of the air mail and passenger
line operators were to have been in
Merida the first of this week and
Rihl was to meet them there to sign
the contract.
Rihl said he had no announce
ment to make at this time He said
definite announcement would be
made in few days. He is to leave
here today on the northbound Tex
as Air Transport mail plane. con-
tinuing his trip to New York. He
expects to return this way Satur-
day or Sunday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-12
Young Mans Fancy?
Not AT All; It's the Cost of New Marriage
Law That Brings Greatest Rush for Licenses

No marriage licenses will be is
sued in Cameron county Thurs
day.
Nor on Friday and Saturday for
that matter.
It's the first time. according to
County Clerk H. d. Seago. that
he can remember three days in
row without a license to wed be-
ing granted.
The new marriage law is the
cause of 1t all, and was designed
to make people think ii over"
and give the objecting parents a
chance to intervene.
Briefly. the law states that a
couple desiring to be married
must file intention to wed" three
days before a license may be
granted; also that the man
he is free from contagious dis
ease.
Merry Month
The last weekend before the
new law saw the book pile up a
record. County Clerk Seago said
it was partly attributable to the
fact that the month is June. but
the real motive in the rush. he
believes. is the desire for couples
to wed under the old free system,
the system which allowed the
girl to slip down from a second
story window. elope with her love
and be a spouse within an hour.
There were IL licenses granted
Friday and a like number Sat-
urday. Monday. the figure drop
ped to 10. and Tuesday there were
eight. Wednesday. they began
coming early and by 10 a. m. four
couples were on their way TO the
altar. As the clock went round
toward the hour Of midnight,