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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-21
National Legion Head Speaks

ROCHESTER, Ind, June IL
Paul v. McNutt, national command
er of the American Legion, ad-
dressed the members of the Legion
from the thirteenth district at the
closing session of their annual con-
vention here. A ~eception commit
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-21

Circle: Thru Different Eyes" at
the Apollo; Joy Street." at the
Lyric; This Is Heaven" at the Pal
ace; THE Desert Song" at the Ohio,
and Gentlemen of the Press" at
the Granada
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-08
Grimes Case
Takes Recess

LOS ANGELES, June s. U.P) -
Attorneys for Mrs. Callie Grimes and
the five police Officers on trial on a
charge of conspiring to bring about
the arrest of City Councilman Carl
|. jacobson indicated today that de
fense would close its case either
Monday or Tuesday of next week.
Paul Schenck, counsel for Dick
Lucas, former detective lieutenant,
said only a few witnesses would be
placed ON the stand He said he
expected the jury would have the
ease by Wednesday.
The trial is the second on the same
count, the first jury having dis
agreed. The state contends that
Mrs. Grimes lurcd jacobson to her
home so that he could be taken into
custody on n morals violation count,
Sessions were adjourned last night
until Monday morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-08
MONTANA STORM
LOSS RECKONED
ABOVE MILLION

GLENDIVE, Mont, June s. (U.H
AT least three persons were kill
ed and $I,000,000 damage done by
the cloudburst which drluged
eastern Montana and western
North Dakota on Thursday night,
messages trickling in over patched
communication lines revealed to-
day.
In addition, hundreds of cattle
and horses were drowned and many
buildings either were flooded Or
washed away.
Thousands Of acres of land still
were under water today. 1t was
feared that stagnant wells would
Come polluted and cause disease.
Truck loads of food were started
out into the stricken area today
but it was feared that travel would
be hazardous since highways still
were flooded and many bridges
washed away.
Three persons were reported
drowned at Wibaux, Mont, the
Rev. and Mrs. A. \. Sifert, and n
man named Jones. The Methodist
pastor and his wife were said to
have perished when their home was
swept away on the Wild Beaver
creek. Jones was trapped in livery
stable
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-08
CHIEF OF POLICE
KILLED \DURINC
TEXTILE RIOT

GASTCNlA, y. c., June s. U.P)--
Police arrested 60 textile strikers to-
day in roundup to find the indi-
NidualS who shot and fatally wound
ed Chief of Police f. f. Aderholt
and critically wounded Charles
Roach, deputy Sheriff, last night
when the enforcement officers went
to break up mass meeting of the
National Textile Workers Union.
Chicf Aderholt died today, 10 hours
after Icing wounded. His death was
the tirsti from violence in the textile
strike troubles which broke out two
months ago.
Policeman Thomas Gilbert and
Motorcycle Policeman Charles Fer
gason, who were slightly wounded,
were reported out of danger.
Acting Chief A. B. HordI said that
out OF the 60 prisoners packed in the
jail u7re and rounded up during the
night by deputies and city police
men, the men guilty of the shooting
were expected to be found.
Ihere was danger of fresh out
break today, Hord believed, and said
mraSnres to prevent a disturbance at
the tent city of strikers had been
taken. Police were ON guard in that
section.
Fred Erwin Beal, strike leader,
accused of making an inflammatory
speech at last night S meeting, was
sought by police.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-08

For many years, Hoover's
standard equipment included
an almost patternless double
breasted blue serge suit, black
or blue tie, and "choker"
type of collar which was popu-
lar about the time King George
was the Prince of Wales.
The emergcnce of the sartor-
tally perfect Hoover generally
is attributed about the White
House to Kostis Boris, the
President IS personal valet.
Boris perfected a system for
bringing the President to tax
ing up his suggestions. Armed
with exact measurements,
Boris frequently ordered de.
liveries of clothing "on in.
spection. With the new out
fits before him, the President
adopted the ''new tangled
cuts without a struggle.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-08
SENA TE
WARNED
TO ACT
Must Accept Farm Relief
Bill, Says M'Nary, Or
Measure VIII Fail.
DISCUSSION OPENED
Senators Assert Votes
Being Traded To Name
Members OF Board.
By PAUL r. MALLON
United Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, June 8. U.n)-
The administration put the deben
tureless farm relief bill before the
senate today with the warning it
must be accepted or farm relief will
fail at this special session of
congress.
Chairman McNarv of the senate
conferees who negotiated the pend
ing agreement with the house, open
cd debate ON the agreement by tell
ing the senate the house was found
to be adamant against the deben-
turef plan,
"a vote for this agreement will
send farm relief bill to the White
House for signature and it will be
made law McNary said. "a
vote against the agreement will
send everything back into an i'm
passe with the house.
McNary met series of critical
questions from debenture advo-
Gates fighting to keep congress in
session so the matter may be
threshed out further with the
house
The questioners included: Borah
of Idaho, Norris of Nebraska, Rob-
inson Of Arkansas and Brookhart
of Iowa, who charged that senate
conferees had abandoned the SEN
ate in making the agreement. They
accused McNary of receding even
before the conferees discussed tha
merits of the debenture.
Senator Caraway, referring Il
newspaper reports that some sena,
tors were changing votes on the de-
benture in exchange for privilege
of naming members of the proposed
federal farm board, asked McNary
what senators had offered to "selE
out the American farmers in re-
turn for having their candidates
named to the board.
McNary replied he was sure none
of his colleagues would change his
vote in the debenture even if he
could name all the members of the.
board.
FFurther insistence,' McNary
said, discussing the debenture plan,
would result only in further de-
lay and spoil the opportunity for
legislation at this special session.
Our Judgment may be challenged
but we believed it would be use
less to insist further.
II regret exceedingly that the
house conferecs refused to take the
debcnture back to their house for
vote, but they would not, and it
was, in my Judgment, up TO us
either to take the bill without the
debenture or no bill at all.'
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-08
CHIEF :. JUSTICE
TAFT'S HEALTH
GIVES CONCERN

WASHINGTON, June s. U.P) -
William Howard Taft, 27th Presi-
dent of the United States, and at
present chief justice Of the supreme
court, who for nearly Kalf a century
has pursued the ardurous labors of
public life, today was in Garfield
Memorial hospital, not in danger,
but ''ip need of rest. -
The II year old lawyer, on the
eve of his intended retreat for the
summer to his beautiful and rest
full Murray Bay summer home in
Canada, was persuaded yesterday by
his physicians to subject himself to
hospital treatment before going.
Taft entered the hospital on re-
turning from a short trip to Cincin-
natl, o., his birthplace, immediately
following the recess of the supreme
court. His wife accompanied him to
the hospital but returned to their
home Immediately, strengthening the
information the .iurist was taking
but another of his periodic complete
rests from the grueling labor of the
supreme court bench.
The delicate health of Taft has
been the subject of concern for some
time. Never particularly robust, he
has always unsparingly applied him
self to the work in hand.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-08
ROCK SLIDE IN
TUNNEL CAUSES
DEATH OF MEN

Los ANGELES, June 8. Upi--
Two men were killed and six were
injured, one seriously, in rock and
timber slide in q Union Pacific tun-
nel near Caliente, New, Yesterday,
it was officially announced today
Because OF the remotenesS of the
location, accurate details OF the ac-
cident were unobtainable until to-
day. Early reports that seven
year old girl was killed in the slide
could not be verified, the Union
Pacific announced.
The crash, which occurred while
ID men were replacing timbers,
preparatory to widening the tun-
mel, instantly crushed William G..
Penson, Il carpenter, to death.
Fred b. Fisher, another carpen-
ter, died of injuries he received
when he WIS pinned down bv rocks
and timbcrs. Benson lived in Paro-
wan, Utah, and Fisher in Caliente.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-08
SCREEN STAR TO
OBTAIN DIVORCE
FROM N0BLEMAN

PARIS, June s. UH-Pola Negri,
moving picture actress, has filed the
necessary papers in her suit for d.
vorce from Prince Serge Mdivani,
The case win be heard probably
next week in the suburb of Reuil,
where Pola s grand castle is located.
Serge will be called before the judge
in legal effort at bringing about
reconciliation between the estrang.
ed couple, but the husband declared
today that he is not seeking a recon
ciliation.
Poa charges that the prince had
abandoned his domieile. He would
not return home nights, either, the
actress contends.
Serge, who is becoming rich here
as a French distributor for Amer.
lean talking pictures producers, said
he would not contest the divorce.
I'm tell the judge m satisfied
to let Pola have the divorce she
seeks" he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-08
Swedish Flyer
Coming To I. S.

STOCKHOLM. June s. U.P)-
Capt. Albin Ahrenberg, Swedish
aviator, will start on his trans-At-
lantic flight to New York at 6 a.
m. Sunday Saturday midnight E.
s. t. he announced here today.
The shortage of approximately
$4,000 in funds for the flight was
made up by private donations by
unknown persons, Capt. Ahren-
berg said. It was feared for a time
theaflight might be cancelled be-
cause of the shortage of funds.
Capt. Ahrenberg and his two
companions, Lieut.. AXel Floden and
Robert Liungland, will fly from
here to Bergen, Norway, and thence
to Iceland, Greenland, Laborador
and New York. Landings will be
made enroute for refueling.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-08
HOOVER DEVELOPING INTO
RATHER 'SNAPPY' DRESSER
WASHINGTON, June s. U.H

WASHINGTON, June s. U.H
Presidential responsibilities
have wrought a striking change
in Herbert Hoover $ haber-
daShery.
His friends are commenting
on the absence of the extra
high, tight front collar for
which he was celebrated in the
campaign Autographs, and he
also has abandoned the date
less model double-breasted bust
ness coat which had been his
standard for some 90 years.
He now presents the appear
ance of a banker awaiting his
board of directors. His suits
are Of more colorful material
and finer weave than during
his days as secretary of com
meree. They are more carefully
tailored. His ties are varied
from day to day.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-08
TAX COUNSELOR
AGAIN INDICTED
ON TWO COUNTS

Los ANGELES, June 8. U.O --
j. Marjorie Berger, tax counselor for
motion picture celebrities, TO-DAY
faced two new indictments accuS-
ing her of making fraudulent income
returns for Hollywood screen figures.
Previously named in five true bills
with faIsifYing the liability of film
stars to the government, she was
charged by the federal grand Jury
with having returned incomplete IN
come tax reports for Raymond Grif-
fifth, the actor, and King Nidor, the
director.
In the first of the new counts,
Miss Berger was accused of having
submitted a tax of only $4,3sl.S2 for
Griffith in 1925 when the screen
player should have paid $6,9s9. .4S
on his gross income of $65, ,596. 10.
The same Indictment said Griffith
should have paid $l1624.67 in 1926
on his income of $l15,154.79 but in
stead Miss Berger returned only $l2,-
174.G6.
In the second new count, Miss
Berger counseled Vidor to return
only $2222.76 on an asserted gross
income of $80,25l,l4 while the gov,
ernment eontended $25, 5,906.31 was
due on a gross income fixed at STAG
'S06.l4 instead of $S0,25l.14!
Nidors trial ON chargeA of fail
ure to pay income tax, charge
brought against him several weeks
ago, viii not be set until the Septcm-
ber session Of court. Vidor's wife,
Eleanor Boardman, actress, will ap-
pear at the same time to have trial
set on a grand jury Indictment ac-
cusing her Of making false returns.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-08
GILLETT TRIAL
SET BY COURT
FOR JUNE "A
Judge Finney Overrules
Demurrers And Motion
To Quash Accusation.

Sheriff Charles L. Gillett pleaded
rot guilty to three indictments and
one accusation yesterday afternoon
before Judge A. c. Finney in supe
rior court after the judge overruled
demurrers and motions to quash both
made by the sheriff's attorneys,
Ernest Utley and Harry Horton.
Utley spent more than an hour
arguing the motion to quash and de
murrers to the indictments, basing
his talk on the statute Of limitations
which he claimed applied in -
counts of one of the indictments.
Horton argued the motion and de-
murrers in the accusation.
The sheriff's attorneys gave no
tice to the court that they would
probably file a writ of prohibition
with the supreme court in an effort
to prevent the superior court here
holding trial ON the accusation, on
the grounds that the accusation does
not state the cause of action.
Judge Finney, late in the after
noon, overruled both attorneys and
set the case for trial Monday June
"a. The judge stated from the bench
that the defense and the prosecution
lad reasonable length of time to
decide whether the accusation or one
of the indictments should be tried
first but that if the attorneys did
not come to decision he would de-
termine which to call.
: This morning Judge Finney stated
lie expected the district attorney and
the attorneys for the sheriff would
make the decision as it was appar-
ent they were conversant with his
attitude toward the jury situation in
that the most important of the
charges should be handled first.
Indictments First
District Attorney Heald stated to-
day that he had already requested
the accusation be given preference
and the indictments be taken up i'm
mediately thereafter. However, as
it is apparent that conviction in
any of the indictments would be
paramount to the custer of the sher-
iff and that conviction on the ac-
cusation would accomplish that and
nothing more, court attaches are of
the opinion that the indictments will
be tried first either by an agree
ment of the attorneys or by order
of Judge Finney.
1t is understood from an interview
with the district attorney today that
the indictments will probably be
consolidated when called to trial.
While this has not been definitely
decided upon it is expected to be the
final decision made.
Deputy District Attorney C. B.
Smith has been added to the prosecu-
tors staff to handle the eases. ac-
cording to Heald this morning.
Heretofore Heald and Deputy C. G.
Holiday have been handling the
matter.
Utley and Horton are expected to
be aided by battery of attorneys
from the coast when the trial starts
two weeks hence.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-08
RUSH MEADOWS
UNDER AR REST
FOR EXTORTION
Former Trojan And Coast
League Athlete Again
AfOul OF Law.

LOS ANGELES, June S.U.P)-
Rush Meadows, former University of
Southern California football star
and Portland Coast League baseball
player, was arrested here today on
charge of having collected thousands
of dollars through fraudulently pre-
tending to be able to obtain the re
lease of criminals from prison.
According to the district attor
ney's office, Meadows employed the
highest political names of the land
to aid in extorting money from vic
Tins.
In one case it was charged he rep
resented that Calvin Coolidge, then
president, President Hoover and a
dozen other naional figures, had
promised him aid in securing the re
lease of prisoner.
The specific accusation against
Meadows concerned his asserted ex-
tortion of approximately $4,000
from the family of John r. Osborne,
who is serving federal penitentiary
term for conviction of fraud in the
promotion of the Valhala Memorial
Park Association.
Meadows, according to District
Attorney Fits, first secured $1,000
from Osborne S wife, Laura, and an
other $1,000 from Osborne's father,
j. Z. Osborne, Glendale, by the rep
resentation that Leo Youngworth,
prominent attorney, just elected
imperial potentate of the A. A. O.
n. NJ. s., Col. William Donovan and
Ray Benjamin had agreed to aid
him in securing Osborne IS release.
Used Coolidge Name
Of the total amount he was said
to have received from the Osbornes
he allegedly reported to them that
$4,000 went to Youngworth, s. 900
to Benjamin, a San Francisco attor-
ney, and $4,000 to .he Republican
national campaign fund.
Meadows, according to Fits, last
! December told the Osbornes that
during a trip to Washington he had
! persuaded Assistant Attorney Gen
/ eral Mabel Walker Willebrandt, and
Senator Samuel Shortridge ana 9th
/ er executives to recommend n par
I. don for Osborne.
II When he returned he said that he
had succeeded with these recommcn-
dations in convincing President
Coolidge to commute Osborne s sem
tence from 10 years to two years,
Fits said
Through this misrepresentation he
succeeded in getting still more
money from the Osbornes for at
torney's fees.
Osborne and C. C. Fitzpatrick were
found guilty of having taken be-
tween s3,000,C0O land $4.Oo0,0Oo
from Southern California residents
by promotion of the Nalhala deal.
Osborne was sent to Leavenworth
FOR 10 wears.
Meadows, then serving a term for
conviction on charge of disposing
of stolen liberty bonds, asSertedly
met Osborne at the penitentiary.
Fits said he will ask the grand
jury for an indictment Monday and
will recommend that 100000 bail
be set for Meadows.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-08
Santa Fe Cuts
Running Time

LOS ANGELES, June 8. W.H-
Three transcontinental railroads
will inaugurate changes tomorrow
in the interest of faster time or
cheaper transportation between Los
Angeles and Chicago.
The Santa Fe will cut the run
ming time of its Chief to SO hours
while the Southern Pacific and
Union Pacific will remove the extra
fare rate from their fastest trains,
respectively the Golden State Limi-
ted and the Los Angeles Limited.
The Chief will continue as an
extra fare train while the Golden
State Limited and Los Angeles
Limited will make no change in the
time of their runs, approximately
81 hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-08
Use Plane To
Arrest Driver

Apprehonding a c;uhken driver
by airplane is the latest accomplish
ment of members of the state traf-
fic patrol here according to Capt.
Frank Oswalt, who today has sub
mitted a report to his superiors
outlining the arrest and conviction
of a driver so apprehended.
According to the report Officers
Jerry Clark and "Slick' Ackley,
flying while off duty, saw the driv-
er swerving along the Calexico
road. They landed in a nearby
field and arrested him.
Judge Lorenz at Calexico fined
the culprit $3.50.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-08
Hope To Remain
Aloft 800 Hours

SAN FRANCISCO, June s. (U.R
With final preparations eomplet-
cd, the endurance flight attempt of
the "San Franciscan will start
either Sunday or early next week,
Chief Pilot Harry Abbott. announc-
ed today.
1--WE will try to stay in the air
300 hours Abbott said.
From tests which have been
made on our motor we believe we
will have no trouble at all in break
ing the record set by the Fort
Worth.'
Sandy De Renza will accompany
Abbott as co-pilot, and James War
ner Of Southern Cross fame. will
be at the radio key on the flight.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-08
PEACE OFFICERS
IDENTIFY SLAYER
OF CALIPATREAN
Love Triangle Blamed
For Death of Railroad
Worker.

The identity OF the murderer Of
Guadalupe Gonzales, 10, mas been
clearly established IN the opinion
Of Deputy Sheriff Tom Sharp and
Constable Ike nolmcs OF Calipatria
who with Bert Underwood of the
coroner's office, have been working
on the case since yesterday morning
when the body Of the dead man WAS
found in a ditch four miles north
Of Calipatria.
The motive for the killing is also
established Sharp and Holmes
stated today. Questioning of the
foreman and members of the section
gang on which both the murdered
man and the alleged murderer work
ed recently, brought to light facts
that indicate Gonzales had Vttempt-
ed to clopc with the wife Of one OF
the other section workers, who is
accused Of the killing.
Pie result of the investigation
discloses the fact that Gonzales, al
though married, his family pre-
sumabiy residing in Yuma, Arizona,
was in love with the wife of a fel-
low worker He had saved his earn
ings for number of mopths with
the purpose of having sufficient
capital TO return to Mexico with
the woman.
A week ago was the date set for
the ciopemcnt but when Gonzales
came for the woman he was met by
the husband and n heated argument
resulted. 1t is said that the fore
man of the gang, said TO be W. {.
Johnson, of Calipatria, interfered
in the alteration and advised both
men to leave the scene.
Neither had been seen since until
Gonzales 60dy was found floating
III n ditch near Calipatpiss yester-
day morning. An autopsy perform
ed Yesterday afternoon disclosed
that Gonzales had been stabbed "a
times including one long cash that
almost severed the mans head.
Name Kept Secret
Sharp and Holmes, having cstab-
lished the identity of the suspected
murderer, are now at work egdcav-
oring to locate him. They have re-
fused to disclose the name of the
suspect but it was learned they
have communicated with the Mexi
can government asking that the
man be located and held. Both Con
zales and the suspect arc Mexican
citizens.
The murdered man was found
yesterday morning by motorist
who reported, to Holmes. Under
wood was summoned immediately
and an inquest held at the spot
Money and Southern Pacific pay
checks to the amount of $204.S9 to-
gcther with an expensive Elgin
watch and other trinkcts, were
taken from the clothes of the dead
man by Underwood.
The watch, which mystcriously
disappeared during the inquest, was
recovered this morning by Holmes
who located the party who had con
fiscatcd it.
1t is expected District Attorney
Elmer Heald will order the murder
ed man buried now that the peace
officers have established the iden-
tity of the alleged murderer and
the motive for the killing, The dis
trict attorney yesterday ordered
Coroner Lemons to hold the body
until Il complete investigation had
beer made.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-08
lCHICAGO COPS TO BE SMALLER
TARGETS FOR MACHINE GUNSI

CHICAGO, June 8. UP
Chicago S fat policcmen-Chief
Russell estimates there are
1000 Of them--must begin re-
ducing at the rate of one ton
per month.
Surveying his force convin-
ced the chief that his men were
too fat for efficiency, for com
fort, and for looks. Hence the
orders to reduce. Health Com
missioner Kegel warned that
the 1000 fat ones would be en-
dangering their health if they
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-08
Yankee Delegates
Start For Home

PARIS, June s. U.R-Thc Ameri.
can delegates to the reparations
conference left Paris at 1851 a. m.
today on the Aquitania boat train
in Il special car provided by the
French government.
Owen d. Young, head of the dele
CATION and chairman of the confer
ence, was in gay mood at the sue
ecssful conclusion of the four
months negotiations. The German
delegation came to the train to see
the Americans off.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-08
Sets New Mark
For Century

STAGG FIELD, Chicago, June s.
tU.P) George Simpson, of Ohio State,
sent the eighth national collegiate
track and field meet off on an Off
cial start this afternoon, when he
stepped the 100 yard dash in 9.4
seconds. That time is better than
amy ever recognized as a world re-
cord. There was stiff wind but
it appeared to be more Of a cross
curr,nt than an aid to the runners.
simpson was q yard ahead of
Claude Bracey, Rice Institute, Ed
die Tolan, Michigan negro, was
third.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-08

attempted to take off more
than one pound per month each.
Another saving which Chief
Russell sees in the. wholesale
reduction is in the matter Of
clothes for uniforms.
Smaller policemen will re-
quire acres less cloth,' Rus
sell said. Deputy Commissioner
John Siege was asked for his
opinion of the thinning order,
"The smaller ones are hard
er to shoot than the fat ones,'
Siege said.