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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-17
Mt. Vernon Gets Meeting

VINCENNES, Ind, April 17.-Mt.
Vernon was chosen as the 1896
meeting site of Indiana Presbyterian
churches. at the closing session of
their annual meeting here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-17
TRACTION COMPANY
NAMED IN COMPLAINT
indianapolis and Southeastern Line
Criticised.


B. Frank Ditzer, Indianapolis, and
twenty other patrons of the Indian
apoliS and Southeastern traction
line. Tuesday filed complaint with
the public service commission re-
garding equipment.
The petition contends that cars
have been inadequately heated
throughout the winter by electric
heaters and were often on sidings
with heaters shut off.
Crowding ninety-four persons into
a thirty-eight passenger car is an
other allegation in the complaint.
Tracks are said to be in bad con-
dition.
The petitioners oppose proposed
one-man cars on the grounds that
present so-called inefficient" service
will be made even worse.
The Washington times., 1929-08-24
DC. COUPLE SUE.
ND. OFFICERS !.

UPPER MARLBORO. Nd. Aug
suits totaling $l50,09O
have been filed by Raymond Fern
strom. of Washington, d. c.. and
his wife, Mabel l.. F'ernstrom. In
the circuit court OF Prince Georges
County. against Arthur w. Hep.
burn and Arthur w. Hepburn, Jr.,
Of Brentwood: J.. Nj. Nichols, of
Bowie, and 1T. T. Robinson, of
Brentwood. constables.
Taken i'll on August II while
visiting friends in Sherwood Forest,
Mrs. FernstEOm declares she was
ordered to return to her home as
speedily as possible, and that she
started with her husband in their
automobile. :
On lonely stretch OF road about
midnight, she declares the defend
ants forced her husband to stop,
using flashlights that greatly fright.
ened and shocked4. her. The men
were in civilian clothes. she saws,
and she thought them highwayneTl.
Though Fernstrom explained that
he was. hurrying his wife ..i1ome
under orders of physician. he was
charged with speeding. Mrs. Fern.
strom was forced to undergo an
examination to determine the truth
of her statement that she was i'll.
and, after several hours. her hus.
band was taken before q justice of
the peace and held in bond of 81 900
on the speeding charge. As a result
Mrs. Fernstrom arrived at her home
four or five hours later than she
would have and became dangerously
III. She claims she is still suffering
from the effects and will continue to
for some time.
When Fernstrom'sk case came up
before Judge ]. Chew Sheriff in
Hyattsyille the charge was dismissed.
Charles G. Collins, acting as attor-
ney for the American Automobile
Association, appeared for Fernstrom,
and he is now appearing for the
F'ernstroms as member oflthe firm
of Charles C. Collins, Albert E,
Brault and M. McArdle.
The Washington times., 1929-08-24
Difficulty Expected
Getting Jury to Try
Is Held for SIaying

CHARLOTTE. N. c., Aug. "a
u.N.S.).-Difficulty is expected in the
selection of jury to try the sixteen
Gastonia strikers for the murder of
Police Chief O. F. Aderholt, slain
in a police raid on the Loray strike
headquarters at Gastonia. June 7.
The sheriff's office says venire
OF 500 will be called for the trial Of
the militant strikers and strike or
ganizers. which begins In Mecklen-
burg superior court Monday. Few
trials in North Carolina have ever
required SO large a venire.
The strikers, Is of whom viii be
tried for their, lives. are now in jail
at Gastonia. They win not be
brought here until few hours be-
fore the opening of their trial.
They were arraigned at Gastonia
last month, but Immediately there
after the defense. obtained a chance
OF venue to this county.
The defendants claim they are be.
ing ''railroaded" on "framed-up
charges because they sowed the
first seed of unrest in the new IN
dustrial south by organizing the
Gastonia strike.
The Washington times., 1929-08-24
PEACE DUE
IN TEXTILE
STRIKE

MARION, N. c., Aug. "a
(I.N.S. "A proposal for set
Element of the long strike of
1,400 textile employees here
was expected to be announced
today
1t was learned that the
board OF mediationi 5 reached
an understanding, d a plan
for settlement will be made
before night.
The board is headed by N. A.
Townsend, executive counsel to Gov.
o. Max Gardner. Two companies Of
state militia have been here for a
week. but have not been called upon
to check violence.
Fred Erwfn seal. feftswing labor
organizer. and credited with being
the brains" behind the Gastonia
strike, and the 12 other capitally-
accused male defendants in the case
have never been admitted to bond
Z However. the three girl strike or
eKs against whom the state
Wi press only second degree murder
charges, were released on bail a
month go. Since then they have
been in various ceHters of popuIa.
tion raising furts for the defense.
The girls are Sophie Melvin. 10.
of New York. Amy Scshechter and
Vera Buch, two other communist
organizers
The Washington times., 1929-08-24
LOUISE THADEN
LEADS DERBY.
RUTH ELDER

4lE s = & Il
|. WICHITA, Kas., Aug. - I'm. 81.
Still led by Louise MePhefridge
Thaden. blond Pittsburgh ayiatrix
who was 40 minutes ahead of her
nearest rival In elapsed time. con.
testants in the w0nen's California
to Cleveland $4,000 air derby will
fly on for Kansas City today.
Negotiating the Tulsa to Wichita
stretch In ~ minutes. Mrs. Thaden
frightened her grasp on first place
Tor heavy planes. Phoebe Omile of
Memphis kept a comfortable lead
in the light ship division.
License Expires
Thea Rasche OF Germany was
wondering today whether she could
collect if she finished in the prize
money. Department of Commerce
officials telegraphed the flying frau.
lein that her license had expired
Ruth Nichols. Rye, N. T.. was
the second arrival from Tulsa and
Gladys O'Donnell, Long Beach, Cal.
was third.
Fourteen of the 90 who started
in the race last Sunday from Santa
Monica. Cal, remained in the rum
ming today.
Mrs. May Haizlip was the last to
land in Wichita, having been forced
down twice on the hop from Tulsa
My engine behaved abominabIy, :"
she laughed. fished everything
out of my oil line but an elephant.
An overheated motor brought
down Vera Walker, Los Angeles
20 miles from Wichita. She
ascended again, missed the city and
surprised $4,000 spectators at the
airport by breezlng in from the
north.
Suffers Air Sickness
Mary Won Mach of Detroit turned
back to Tulsa suffering from an
attack Of '.air sickness" but re-
covered and flew here.
The elapsed time from Santa
Monica to Wichita: Louise Thaden,
13:25:23; Gladys O'Donnell, 14:05:3s;
Ruth Nichols, 14:33sO9; Amelia Ear.
hart, 14:4S:09s Phoebe Ofnile. 16:30:16;
Ruth Elder, 1S:06:13; Edith Foltz,
lS:30:3g: Neva Paris, i9:54:34: Mary
Won Mach. 19:56:14; Thea Rasche.
2O.05:55: Opal Kunz, 24:14:23; Vera
walker, 25:l4:25; Edith. Miller,
27:21;2s.
SPOKANE Wash, Aug. "a
u.N.S9.-Eight OF the remaining
contestants in the Portland-to-
Cleveland air race will take off
from. here today on the second leg
OF their flight. The ninth starter.
Clarence #. Bates. of Milwaukee,
cracked up at Ferndale. Ore, yes
terday. Bates was uninjured,
The fliers reached the Spokane
airport yesterday in the following
order: T. A. Wells, Wichita; Speed"
Holman. Chicago; II. T. Emery.
Bradford. Pa; Tex Rankin. Port
L. nd; Dick Rankin, Portland; Lieut.
W. 3. Clark. Portland; Major G Fl.
Erickson. Springfield. and Snyder
Hall. st. Louis.
The Washington times., 1929-08-24
By JAMES r. YOUNG

Weather Decides Route
This route was decided upon be.
cause of reports of adverse weather
conditions along the steamer course.
Sharp headwinds, rain storms and
electrical disturbances such as that
which tossed the dirigible like a
loosened kite yesterday were re-
ported over the steamer lane. and
DIR. Eckener Immediately resolved
to cancel his first intention of fly.
ing over the steamer track and
take the safer, If longer. course.
The route the Graf Zeppelin Is
now flying is some 500 miles longer
than the course Originally decided
upon, but in the. opinion of Com.
mander Eckener it cuts down to a.
large extent the hazards to be en-
countered on this pioneering com.
mercial flight across the Pacific,
heretofore unconquered without in.
termediate stops by aircraft Of any
kind.
But even this conservative choice
of route is far from removing all
the hazards to be met in transpacifie
The Washington times., 1929-08-24

flight. The ocean area south OF the
Aleutian Islands, that desolate
sprawling, broken chain OF land
extending far westward into he
Pacific from the Alaskan peninsul,
is one of the worst patches in the
Pacific.
EnvelOped In Fog
Forty per cent of the time 1t is
completely enveloped in densest fog,
cIoaking the entire area in a gray,
murky shroud. Several hundred
miles square, the area is avoided
whenever possible by mariners, for.
unlike the fogs over some areas Of
the Atlantic, the Aleutian shroud
can never be counted upon to lift
after a brief period of blotting out
the sun.
In addition, the area for several
hundred miles south Of the islands
is subject to severe and sudden
storms, and latest weather reports
indicate that conditions far from
CONTINUED on Page .. Column u
The Washington times., 1929-08-24
SHIPS sent
TO Q|JElI .
RIOTS

LONDON, Aug. "a (LN.S.).
The British admiralty has
ordered two warships to sail
from Malta to Palestine to
quell riotine between Jews
and Moslems, which began yes
terday and has already
claimed % lives, according to
an evening newspaper dis
patch.
The battleship Barham and the
Cruiser Sussex are under way for
the Jerusalem city, and the re-
nnainder of the Mediterranean fleet
has been ordered to hold Itself IN
readiness for instant sailing, &c.
cordiRE 10 the dianat teh.
The Jerusalem advlcea stats that
In an outbreak or fighting yester+
day nine Arabs and three Jews
were killed, white lie Arabs were
KILLED during The night
Martial law has been proclaimed
at JerIsalem as the result Of the
fighting. said Central News dis.
patch from that city this afternoon.
According to the Central News,
the remainder OF the British Medfts
erranean fleet is under. orders to
keep in readiness for sailing In.
structions.
Cairo advices to the evening news
papers said that both British and
Italian troops are being sent to
Palestine.
The Central News dispatch re-
ferred to the Jerusalem situation as
a revolt"
Christians Wounded
Several Christians are believed to
have been wounded since the riot
ing began, the Central News said.
Shipping continued at Jerusalem
throughout the night, despite the
fact that armored cars patroled the
streets.
The Central News states that air.
planes were ordered to patrol over
the city and environs during the
day.
Unknown persons set fire to
houses in the Gedud and Ayodah
suburbs, occupied by Jewish
laDOferS. r.
A curfew law has been proclaimed
effective at p. m.
British senior officials at Jerts-
alem have been enrolled in a special
police corps.
Late Jerusalem dispatches re,
ported all shops in the city closed
and the whole police force on street
patrol duty.
A censorship has been established
upon all outgoing messages, the dis
patches added.
The most serious riot. occurring
when a crowd Of Moslems invaded
a Jewish house in Damascus gate.
followed a number OF demonstra.
tons at the famous Wailing Wall.
Groups of aged Jewish worshipers
were assaulted and stoned while
Continued on Page 2, Column n
The Washington times., 1929-08-24
HOOVER LEADS
HIKING PARTY

PRESIDENTS ! CAMP. RAPI.
DAN RIVER, Va. Aug. "a I.N.Sl.
Riding and hiking along the pic.
turesque trails of the Blue Ridge
Range occupied President Hoover
and his weekend guests. today.
Mrs. Hover led the equestrians.
In her riding group were Mrs.
Lewis Strauss. of New York: Roy
Roberts, Of Kansas City, and DR..
joel T. Boone.
The Washington times., 1929-08-24
Where
Do You
Wish to Live?

No matter in what Sec
tion Of Washington you
would dwell, OR how
large or what type Of
home you desire, the
Real Estate Classified
Ads will simplify your
selecting R e a d them
daily.
The Washington times., 1929-08-24
WINDS HOLD UP
MERCURY TEST

ANNAPOLIS, Nd. Aug. a.
Il. H.N.S).-Unfavorable winds oper-
ated this morning to prevent Lieut..
AL Williams, the Navy's speed ace,
from testing out his Mercury sea-
plane which he hopes to take to
England for the Schneider Cup
Races.
Williams chafed at the delay, for
tomorrow night Is the dead-Iine for
a successful test, and without winch
the Navy has forbidden his going.
Shortly before noon, Wil'ians was
tuning up his motor and hoping for
a shift of, the. wind.
The Washington times., 1929-08-24
DYING,
SHOT BY
MATE


Fired on by her enraged
husband, Mrs., Irene Haag, %
year-old blonde mother, of the
400 block Thirteenth st. N. f.,
was in i grave condition this
afternoon in Casualty Hos
pital. Physicians said she had
little chance of recovering.
Thomas Taylor. sS.year-old friend
OF Mrs. Haag who was shot down
with her, was resting well and
probably will be able to leave the
hospital in few days.
Augustus ]. Haag, 2V, Is held
pending the outcome of the injuries
OF the pair.
Mrs. Haag has a bullet wound m
the forAaead and 1t is feared that
her sHsal ia kFactGaRed sa.4T flor has
= less serIona wound In the rlEht
temple.
Net IN Front Of House
The shooting is said to have
occurred last night when Taylor and
Mrs. Haas returned from a shop.
ping frtp and were met Ia front of
their botise Dv Haag, According
gfo stories told police, Haag greeted
his wife ana TAYLOR in an affahle
manner and went into the building
Mrs. Haag said at the hospital,
where she was tal ken following the
shooting, that her husband told her
he was out of work and had
neither money nor place to sleep
She saws she gave him So and told
him he could not stay in the
house.
Haag, II was learned, had
numerous Quarrels with his wife
and they had separated.
Ii was following her refusal to
let him stay that the man drew a
revolver and fired at his wife. It
was said. Taylor attempted 20 stop
him and Haag shot him also, police
say.
Taylor wrenched the revolver from
his assailant,s hand and attempted
to shoot him, but missed twice. The
man made his escape uninjured.
Meanwhile Mrs. Regina William.
son. neighbor had called SQUAD
from the Ninth precinct. They
rushed Mrs. Haag and Taylor to
the hospital. Mrs. Haag's young
son, william, went to the hospital
with his mother, while another
child was cared for by neigbbors.
William STAYED by his mothers bed
side all night.
Caught III Woodshed
Haag was captured four hours
later while crouching in woodshed
in the rear Of a house in the 1909
block OF Sixteenth st. N. r. by
Acting Sergt. John Cirola. who took
his prisoner to the precinct.
The captured man refused to dis.
cuss the shootings and was held
under the technical charge OF In
vestigation.
Mrs. Haag was shot twice in the
left leg IN May, 1926, as she stood
in front OF her home in Cottage
Hill N. E., talking to another man.
Haag was arrested and charged
with the crime, but after being
held for action of the, Grand Jury,
was dismissed when his wife said
she could not identity him as her
attacker.
ReeOnclliatiOns FaI
Since that time the Haags have
had several reconciliations, but none
has lasted for more than a short
time.
Mrs. Haag was employed in a
laundry, according to police; her
husband is, timer, and Taylor
works for a local awning manufac.
turing company.
According togneiglibors. the apart.
ment where the wife lives was
leased last Saturday. When Mrs.
Haag took the apartment, they say,
she was accompanied by Taylor.
The Washington times., 1929-08-24
Buddy" IA, Boy Scout,
Missing From His Home

Buddy Mason Yates. 14-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Klaassen.
1889 d st. N. E.. was reported
missing from his home yesterday
by his parents. who say he has
been gone since Thursday morning.
Buddy" was last seen wearing
khaki shirt. blue serge trousers.
and tan shoes. He weighs about
$50 pounds, and is light of hair.
The Washington times., 1929-08-24
BANK STATEMENTS

Washington Clearing. House,
$3,8O7 $4,000.
New York Clearing House bal
anee. $152, 900, 200.
New York Clearing House ex.
change, $1,365, 900, 900.
Treasury balance, $1O5, ,0O6, ,495. 80,
CustOmes receipts, $38,477 ,429. .29.
The Washington times., 1929-08-24
SNEAKS STEAL SMOKES

Sneak thieves early yesterday
broke into a drug store in the 1900
block South Capitol Street and es.
capped with three boxes of cigars and
several cartons of cigarettes. George
w. Matthews, proprietor, told po-
lice that entrance was effected by
smashing glass front door.
The Washington times., 1929-08-24

Partly cloudy and cooler tonight; Sum
day partly cloudy; gentle northerly
winds. Temperature yesterday Highest,
81; lowest, 70. High tides today, 1883
a. m. and IL p. m.
The Washington times., 1929-08-24

The TiEnes.Herald illuminated
map at LOew's. Palace Theater
shows the daily position of the
Graf Zeppelin on her flight
round the world.
The Washington times., 1929-08-24
TODAY'S SCRATCHES

FIRST. RACE-Dance. Circle, Thesis,
Altar, Shepherd of the Hills, Kerwek,
First Find.
SECOND RACE--catados, Peace Rock.
Lady seth. Entieement
FOURTH RACE--HIghland Daisy.
Captain Stevenson, Open Hand, Totara
FIFTH RACE--Amsterdam
SEVENTH RACE-Choir Boy, High
land Chief Sunmeta, Twilight Song.
I.awless.
Weather, clear: track. heavy.
The Washington times., 1929-08-24
TRIUMPHANT OVER GALE,
ZEP ROARS ON At 100
MILE An HOUR PAGE

Icogyrig6tsd 1929, IntsrnGtionai NesO' serOiesl
Aug 24-Favored by following wind of 20 miles per
hour velocity, the Graf Zeppelin II so o'clock tonight
Saturday, l6:5O Saturday, Washington time),
bowling along the midi Pacific speed Of
70 miles per hour.
The Zeppeln's position at that time was 44IO degrees
north latitude, 1850 degrees longitude, which 10
approximately 21OO miles by northeast of Tokyo.
At this hour the Zeppelin cruising along with but
!: hsr o . .s .p N %
All on beard were well and happy. Al the time Of
from the l8Oth meridian, which point the Graf will
sail from tomorrow into to-day On passing th0 1s0th
meridian the Graf loses ten hours in clock time.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug: "a lIN.s:,,. The
ton Of the Dollar steamship Line at Mussel Roek
of here in communication with the Graf ata
6:16 o'clock this morning (ES.T). The 81 that
time gave i. position at $3.50 latitude neh i711o
AII j. going welI but busy aannisk sha shin"
The radio operator aboard the Zepeplr Id he had
just received weather reports from Cordoys Aaska.
dirigbIe strong that they could be head without
ear phones. fss4@s #lt*
By JAMES r. YOUNG .
TOKYO, Aug. ~ (.N.S.)-Plunging over tie broad
Pacific toward fearsome fog belt south q ~ Aleu-
tan Islands the Graf Zeppelin, en- route from T6so II
Los Angeles today nearing the 2s00nie mark 49,
the longest sustained transatlantic flight attempted
On the basis Of fairly frequent reports from the di
gibe telling Of speedy across the Pacific It was
tme, the Graf fast approaching the unmarked spot
in the ocean which would mean she had ie z5OO miles
of storm-tossed behind her in the tra-blazing
flight the Pacific expanses
Messages flashed from the wireless of the dirigbe
told that all Is passengers well and happy and thankful
deliyerance from the fury of the storm which caught the
huge ship in its swirling grip yesterday tE
Striking northeast slightly north OF the
parallel Dr. Hugo Eckener the Gratis commander plotting
the huge ship along route some 500 miles south of the
circle steamer lanes thus cutting himself off from visual
contact with the liners which ply between America
Evening star., 1929-11-25
these long years dead. would enjoy it

these long years dead, would enjoy It
himself. F. G. o.
TTTT To. one familiar with
IL LIZ sound, a visit to the
"The Last Little Theater may pro-
Perform vide an enlightentng ex-
snce" cursion.
"The Last Performance"
is well titled, speaking In the critical
lingo of a. past era. A few titles too
many. though; and likewise there is q
repetition of very ancient fault OF the
silent screen. In many instances 1t Is
obvious the characters are not speaking
the lines Just previously attributed 70
them in the titles.
The picture has as its plot a sword
act IN which something goes amiss and
the trunks occupant is killed. Not
quite so simple as that. of course. The
victim is a disgruntled suitor Of the
girl in the act, so his rival, also men,
Der of the troupe, is accused and tried.
The master magician, who loves the girl
better than any one else, but who is too
old to be counted in the held, comes to
the rescue with a confession and sub
sequently a suicide, dramatically staged
before the judges bench.
Conrad Veidt plays rather Stereo-
typed role with considerable originality
and flnesse, as the master magician.
Mary Philbin, who has changed a great
deal in these few years-but generally
for the better-is the girl.
Direction of Paul FejoS is chiefly
notable for the Photographic angles he
executes, though in many cases it is
overdone. These are the kaleidoscope
effects first introduced in the German
films of some years back.
Several short subjects complete the
program. j. N. p.
Impresario James Lake,
~ l IL Of the Gayety Theater,
"Wine, Wom- offers burlesque patrons
en- and Song" this week bauble call
ed Wine, Women and
Song" which pleased early viewers
greatly The festivities are led by wit
rather than beauty, for Harry Evanson,
in nut characterization. gathers In
the plaudits so often reserved for the
prancing, dancing, singing leading
ladies.
Not that prima donnas are missing.
Evening star., 1929-11-25

Hongkong, China, 20 Melbourne; VIII.
liam 3. Douglass, jr., washington,
d. c., vice consul, from Chihuahua to
Nuevo Laredo, Mexico; william Bing-
ham, jr., Connecticut, vice consul, from
Kobe to Toxic; Grahama H. Kemper,
Kentucky, consul, from Toxic to Yoko-
hama; Carl Birkeland, Illinois, vice
consul, from Copenhagen to warsaw,
and Earl w. Eaton, Illinois. vice con-
sui. from Guaymas to Chihuahua,
Mexico.
Charles F. Payne, Virginia, vice con-
sui at Colon, Panama, has resigned
from the service and George N. Int,
Idaho. consul at Ghent, will be retired
for age January 26.
Evening star., 1929-11-25

Jyes La Rue, nanked and banked by the
chorus, engaged the Gayetyis patrons
with her song and dance to music
which was one of the main allurements
of the show.
Those other faithful troupers who
lent their zeal to the purpose OF success
included George Rehn, Mervin Harmon,
Evelyn Murray, Mildred Janett and the
Misses Bettinger and Wallace. And let
not the little chorus ladies be failed in
passing out the Thanksgiving sweets;
they added much to the occasion.
F, C. o.