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The Indianapolis times., 1929-07-18

head man of such an island COM
munity.
This much is certain-Bramley
already is the head man of Cortez
Shoals.
1t is out on the high seas, he
claims he dreamed it was there,
and he took plane out and
found it.
He IS the head man.
At other times Bramley has
mentioned wouldn't it be nice to
build a hotel on the island, put in
the classiest swimming pools and
other resort appurtenances, and
go out and spend vacations and
have fun there"
The paving man is known here
abouts as Shrewd business man
and his friends do not hesitate to
say Bramley seriously intends to
make something quite grand out
of his little Kingdom"
II wouldn't want to set up op-
position to the United States"
Bramley explained. Besides, it
may cost too much money to raise
the island. But we'll see.
"I'll decide before September
what I intend to do with my is
land"
The Indianapolis times., 1929-07-18
GRIM TALE OF SEA
HORRORS REVEALED

ship was an impossible task, he
ordered the crew to don life belts
and take their stations. The cap
tain went to his bridge without a
belt.
AT that moment, just when the
captain mounted his bridge, great
wave broke the steering gear and
swept the deck of all the cargo that
was stored there.
"A second mountainous wave
struck the Abtao a few moments
later, turning her so far over that
the funnel became submerged and
the keel came out of the water.
Il was hurled into the sea.
when I came to the surface Alb
tao had disappeared from sight.
Finding some floating oras I tied
them together with a cord to form
a triangle. All this was very diff
cult. I placed myself in the center
Of the triangle.
Birds which pick mems eyes out
began to fly over me. But I was able
to scare them away, thanks to the
fact that there were corpses around
me.
once I felt an enormous thing
pass under my feet, but it touched
the oars and disappeared" j."
The Indianapolis times., 1929-07-18
BY HAROLD E. RICHTER,

United Press STAN Correspondent
CLEVELAND, July 18.-One
~ day last summer big paving
man from Cleveland, spending a
vacation in California, had a
dream.
The man dreamed of beautiful
little island out in the Pacific
ocean past the three-mile limit
an island that civilization had not
bothered about.
M. F. Bramley, head of the
Cleveland Trinidad Paving Com
pany was the man, and being a
yacht man in spare moments, he
worried because he had no boat.
So he chartered an airplane and
scanned the peaceful water from
the clouds. And spotted the island
of his dreams!
Bramley arrived home the other
day from a five months explora-
ton trip to the dream island.
It is a sunken reef known as
Cortez shoal, he reports, and is
part of the sunken continent of
Mu. He took the trip in his own
cruiser with his own crew.
Today Bramley's friends told
that the big paving man had been
turning over beautiful dreams in
his head and that he actually is
going to do something about their
realization.
They told that Bramley had
spoken words about setting up an
ideal commonwealth, a separate
little kingdom-away from it all
with Bramley as king, ruler, presi-
dent, mayor, chief or sultan, any,
thing anybody wants to call the
The Indianapolis times., 1929-07-18
TWO MEN INJURED
Accidents at Corner Occur
Within Hour.

Two men were injured within an
hour this morning in accidents at
Meridian and Maryland streets.
j. H. Newman, II, Of the Elks
Club, was bruised on the body and
hands when struck by a Michigan
street car. He was sent to Methodist
hospital. Patrolman Joseph Smith
said Newman walked against the
traffic sign.
William Smith, 81, of 406 East
Market street, was taken to city
hospital with a crushed foot after
being struck by a falling beam.
Smith was working with crew raz-
ing the building on the southeast
corner and fell eight feet when
temporary stairway gave way.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-07-18
ROCKET ROARS
TOWARD MOON.
THEN RETURNS
Houses TrembIe When Gas
ProieCtiIe WhizzeS Over
Massachusetts City.
PROFESSOR SATISFIED
Inventor Says Test Was
More Successful Than
He Had Hoped.
BIZ United Press

~ NftFttU 1 5tco
WORCESTER, Mass, July ia
rocket designed to travel at a speed
Of something like 5000 miles an hour
to the moon, was back on earth to-
day, after a brief but noisy flight
late Wednesday.
Although the rocket invented by
Professor Robert H. Goddard of
Clark university, negotiated only a
few thousand feet Of it's scheduled
238 857-mile course, it created al
most as much excitement among
earthly folk as though it actually
reached its destination and returned.
Houses trembled and reports that
an airplane had fallen were circu-
lated when the glorified skyrocket.
about nine feet long and ingeniously
loaded with high explosives, blew up
and shot back to the ground at the
Ward farm in Auburn.
Shortly before, crowning a long
series of experiments, the rocket had
been fired skyward from a tower on
the Ward farm
ExpIOdes With Roar
Mrs. Joseph M. Tanguay, who
witnessed its short-lived flight, said
it appeared as large flaming mass
which went several thousand feet
into the air and then exploded and
dropped to the earth with a ter
rife roar"
Police and residents found Profess
sor Goddard and several associates
calmly examining the rocket, which
had returned, in boomerang fashion,
almost to its exact starting point.
1t was rumored the secret gases
designed to propel the rocket had
exploded simultaneously, instead of
at regular intervals, as intended.
Professor Goddard, however, OBJ
served that Rome wasn't built in a
day, and declared his experiment.
had been more successful than an
ticipated.
He indicated the rockets fight
was only one Of a series planned to
test his theory that it is possible
to shoot such projectile to the
moon.
Residents of the neghborhood re-
ported several similar experiments
had ben made, but that the rockets
previously used had been much
smaller.
Shot From Tower
Several years ago it was reported
that Goddard planned to attempt
to send a giant rocket, containing a
man, to the moon.
At that time the professor de-
clared he had no such idea in mind;
that he merely contemplated shoot
ing a small rocket moonward for
experimental purposes.
The rocket used in Wednesdays
experiment appeared to be con-
structed Of light steel. 1t was nine
feet long and 215 feet in diameter.
The vent end had q cone-shaped
cavity through which the cases of
combustion were expelled with ex-
plosive violence, furnishing the
motive power.
An eighty foot tower of steel lat
tice work, standing in a hay field,
was the starting point of the rock
cts fight.
A rock-reinforced track appeared
to form the base designed to with
stand the shock of the first explo-
sion. The rocket was placed on this
track five feet from the ground and
moved upward for the "takeoff."
Professor Goddard and his asso-
ciates, including one woman, took
refuge in a bombproof shed, about
seventy-five feet from the tower, as
the rocket was discharged.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-07-18
4 Clarion Call

"TN the origin Of our institutions,
n in the English court of chan
Gerry, the chancellor and his asso-
ciates we're, as it were, representa-
tives of the sovereign, and to
speak i'll of a judge was like speak
ing i'll of an emperor.
THAT doctrine went out OF fash
ion. I understand that there was
an offense called lese majestic in
Germany before the war. un-
derstand that it is still regarded
as a civil offense, or criminal Of
fense, to speak i'll of the prime
minister of Italy. But in free
countries that is the liberty OF
the citizen, and his responsibility
is the same, whether the person OF
whom he speaks i'll be 6. judge or
a layman
"TNGLAND has escaped from
T. the tyranny of judicial
despotism so dreadful as that,
and, with great respect to any
opinions that may be found to the
contrary-and there may be found
scattered opinions in the books
to the contrary-the rights OF
American citizens are that they
can criticise those who are not
officers"
A S a matter of fact, the ques-
IN ton of a judges fitness to sit
up on the bench can not be de-
cided by him. 1t is decided by
popular election; that is, in some
classes of our judiciary; and in
some it is decided by appoint
ment: and if a man be a judge,
and if some other man thinks he
is an improper person to be a
Judge, and if some other man
thinks he is an improper person
to be a judge, the judge does not
become proper by restraining the
person who thinks him improper
from expressing that opinion.
Judges are not to be Influenced
in the performance of their duty
by straws that blow in at the WIN
dow. The idea that a judge can
be so intimidated, of course, is
a contradiction in terms, The rea-
son we have judges is that they
are not influenced by such things"
"VXTHAT is the judge?
w "a part of his equipment
is that he realizes the frailty OF
others-human beings-and real
ICES how little people outside of the
judicial Office can realize the exac-
tions of it. That is the judge as
literature pictures him to us. 1t
unless you forget, I warn you
that the dignities of courts are not
preserved by severity upon their
critics, but are preserved by the
righteousness of their decisions"
The Indianapolis times., 1929-07-18
Nezgton d. Baker; in Phrases of Flames,
Champions Press in Criticism OF Judge
Plea of Famous Attorney in Cleveland Case
Is Worthy to Become Historic Document
in Records Of Americas Courts.


CLEVELAND that OF the priceless rights Of
~ ctic public officers their
commission has made argument in a
that become historic document IN the
fight for freedom of the press
defending executives the Cleveland Press LOUIS
editor atson chief editorial writer after Common
critcsng
issued connection with track
gambling suit
Wath found the two
fined them $500 apiece and sentenced them
The Indianapolis times., 1929-07-18
FOIL PLOT TO
KILL PREMIER
Worker Attempts to Shoot
Austrian Chancellor.

BR United Press
VIENNA, July 18.-An attempt to
assassinate Chancellor Ernst Sire
eruwitz of Austria was frustrated
early today on the steps of the
chancellory.
Streeruwitz emerged from the
building at $50 a. m, when an un-
identified man, believed to be one
of the army Of unemployed in
Vienna drew a revolver and ran to-
ward the chancellor. A policeman
standing nearby saw the act in time
and disarmed the man, arresting
him. The chancellor was unharmed.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-07-18

His argument filled the greater
part of a court day. In it he
traced the history Of the citizens
right to criticise his public officials,
detailed the passing of the law of
lese majeste and asserted that "the
dignities of courts are preserved not
by severity upon their critics, but
by the righteousness Of their de-
cisions."
Bakers plea constituted one of
the strongest attacks on the courts
attempt to apply contempt proceed
ings against newspapers that has
ever been made.
Quotations from it-of interest
because they apply to every news
papers struggle for freedom of ut
terance-are presented herewith.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-07-18
'OPIUM' ENVOY FIXES
DATE TO LEAVE u. S.

Chinese Vice Consul and Wife to
Escape U. S. Smuggling Charges.
By United Press
SAN FRANCISCO, July 13-
Ying Kao, Chinese vice-consul here,
and his wife, from whose baggage
approximately 100000 worth of
narcotics was seized, are going back
to China, July 81.
Confident that charges of opium
smuggling filed against them would
be dropped, the couple made reser-
vation today on the liner Korea
Maru.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-07-18
NEW YORK TO
WAGE WAR ON
RACKETEERS
Officials to Launch Smash
Against TerroriStS in
Building Trades.
CONTRACTORS PERILED
Refusal to Cough Up to
GangSterS Results in
Violence.
BY SANDOR S. KLEIN
United Press STAFF Correspondent

United Press Stah Correspondent
NEW YORK, July 18.-New York
Citys building industry which en-
ploys more than 10000 men, has
turned its wrath upon trade pirates,
who emulating Chicago racketeers,
allePedly have resorted to murder
arson and other forms of intimida-
ton, in assessing S3,0O0,0OO annual
tribute from contractors.
Cowed by the gorilla" methods
employed by the labor racketeers,
builders preferred to pay for pro
lection" rather than risk threatened
violence
But now many have found the
conduct OF the racketeers unbear-
able and some have lent their aid
TO an investigation being made into
conditions in the industry by Dis
trict Attorney John E. Mcclellan
OF the Bronx, where the terrorists
have centered their activities
The investigation was started re-
Gently after the twelfth fire Of un-
determined origin in partially COM
pleted apartment houses which de-
Stroyed a large building under con-
struction in the Bronx.
Work of RacketeerS
Authorities became convinced the
fires were the work Of a ring of la
Dor terrorists. who vented this form
of punishment on builders refusing
to accede to the racketeers' de-
mands, just as in Chicago "pineap-
pies" are employed to shake up
shopkeepers who refuse to be shaken
down
Following the raid on the office
OF the United Lathers and Plaster
ers Association in the Bronx and
seizure of the organizations books,
District Attorney Mcclellan an
-nounced he is gathering evidence
which may result in indictment OF
four alleged labor racketeers.
One of the choicest bits of evi-
dence in McGeehan's possession is
that given by a Brooklyn contrac-
tor. This witness told Mcclellan
that he submitted the lowest bid
on a plaster job in the Bronx and
was assigned the contract. AS he
prepared to start work, a gang
drove up, a pitched battle ensued
and the contractors men were
driven of.
Contractor Fights 1t Out
But the contractor was daring. He
hired a new crew in Slater Island
and recruited a band of "gorillas'
in Brooklyn. who had plenty Of
fighting on their hands before the
Job was finished.
Mcclellan also is scanning homl-
eide records for subStantiation of
charges that gunmen had been en-
ployed by the ring Independent in
vestigators. working with the district
attorneys Office. said they had every
reason to believe the recent murder
of Harry Smith. a union lather, and
the fatal assault on John Carboy, a
lathing contractor, were instigated
by the racketeers.
Mcclellan is pushing his inveSti-
CATION in the hope of presenting his
case to the grand jury very soon.
My investigation so far convinces
RE that there are no limits to the
crimes of the ring" he said.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-07-18
School Faculty Completed.
By Times Special

Bu Times Special
CRAwFORDSVILLE, Ind, July. ID.
with appointment of Lewis l..
Stewart. Lafayette, as head OF the
agriculture department, the teach
ing staff of the local high school
has been completed. Stewart sue
ceeds Kenneth w. Kiltz, who re-
signed to join the staff at Purdue
university.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-07-18
BLAST, FIRE IN STORE
Loss of $4,000 Results at Ham
mond; Building Wrecked.

BB United Press
HAMMOND, Ind, July 18.-An
explosion and fire in the Goldie de-
partment store today wrecked the
building and endangered lives Of
three companies of f1remen.
The cause Of the explosion was
not determined Damages are es-
timated by Assistant Fire Chief
George Bader at $4,000
The store was in a two-story
brick building, the second floor un-
occupied. The roof and walls COL
lapsed when the explosion same,
after the fire was under way.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-07-18
SUICIDE RATE IS HIGH
s3S Persons End Lives in Budapest
During Last Year.
uifcd Press

NJ utica Press
BUDAPEST, July l9-During the
past year 533 of the 1901 persons
who attempted suicide in Budapest
succeeded in carrying out their
purpose.
Impoverishment into which many
well-to-do families were placed by
the provisions Of the treaty of Tri-
anon. ending the World war. which
not only almost bankrupt the
country as a whole, but completely
bankrupt many thousands of people.
people.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-07-18
$4,000 PLANT BURNS
Malgra Foundry at Cambridge City
Destroyed-I00 Made Idle.

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind, July 1S.
The Malgra Castings plant here
was destroyed by fire early today.
The plant was one Of the largest
foundries in eastern Indiana. The
estimated loss is $4,000, fully COW
cred by insurance.
More than hundred men will be
out of employment as a result OF
the fire.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-07-18
CLUB MEMBERS PICNIC
Columbia Golf Tournament Is Held

Columbia Golf Tournament Is Held
at Lebanon.
The annual golf tournament and
picnic for Columbia Club members
vas under way at the Ulen Country
Club at Lebanon today. Although
some foursomes took to the course
this morning, the majority planned
to tee of this afternoon. Prizes
we're offered for low net and low
gross scores.
A bridge party for ladies was
scheduled for this afternoon, fol-
lowed by dinner at z and dancing.
Special entertainment was arranged
for children.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-07-18
Father of Five Kills Self

By United Pres
OSSIAN, Ind, July 18,-Harry
Carver, IS, farmer, father Of five
children, committed suicide at his
home near here today by shooting
himself with a shotgun. The body
with the head almost severed was
found in a pantry. Relatives could
give no reason for che action.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-07-18
WILLIAM FOX BETTER
Movie Magnate Has Good Night"
After Blood TRANSMISSION.

By United Press
liam Fox, movie magnate, who was
badly injured when his automobile
coIlided with another Wednesday,,
spent good night" at the Nassau
hospital following a blood trans
fusion, officials there reported to-
day.
Foxs chauffeur, Joseph Boyes, was
killed in the crash, and J. S. Rubin
stein, a friend. riding with him,
sliehtlV injured
The Indianapolis times., 1929-07-18
MRS. ROTHSTEIN WEDS
Chicago Racketeer's Widow Marie

Chicago Racketeer's Widow Marries
Wealthy Young Englishman.
By Unitcd Press
LONDON, July 18.-Mrs. Carolyn
Greenwald Rothstein, widow of Ar
mold Rothstein, slain Broadway
racketeer and gambler, was mar
ried recently in England to Bobby
Behar, wealthy young Englishman,
Jack Behar, brother of the bride
groom, conf1ded to friend here to-
day.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-07-18
TWO PRISONERS FLEE
Use Saw in Breaking Jail at Rush
vile Wednesday Night.
Bu Times Specidl

BIZ Times Special
RUSHvILLE, Ind, July 1S.-Two
men escaped from the Rush county
ieil here Wednesday night while
Sheriff and Mrs. L. M. Coons were
away from the residence portion OF
the institution attending a show.
The fugitives are Mitchell Hamon,
25. awaiting trial on a child deser-
ton charge, and Jesse Warheld, 27,
charged with issuing a bad check.
The men used a saw slipped to them
from outside to sever window bar.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-07-18
BAND TO PLAY TONIGHT
Arndt Musicians Will Give Con-
cert In University Park.

cert In University Park.
The Arndt Concert band, with
Herman Arndt directing, will give
a concert in University park tonight
at 7:3O. sponsored by the park board.
The program will include: The
Dictator" selections from The Fire
fiv." March OF the Toys" I'm
Dreaming Of You" "A Precious Lit
tie Thing Called Love" the overture
from William Tell" selections from
I'll Trovatore," The Harleguin's
Millions" Tone Pictures Of the
North and South" La Serenata." :"
La Pere DeLaVictorire" and The
Star-Spangled Banner"
The Indianapolis times., 1929-07-18
FOUNDER OF ROTARY Is
STRICKEN AT DINNER

Heart Attack Grips Paul p. Harris,
Honor Guest in Michigan.
By United Press
COLDWATER, Mich, July 18.-
Paul P. Harris of Chicago, founder
of Rotary, was recovering today
from the heart attack with which
he was stricken as he finished ad-
dressing a luncheon given for him
by Rotarians of Coldwater and sur
rounding towns.
Doctors said he would be COM
PEELED to remain in a hospital sew
eral DAYS.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-07-18

confidence into the play of the
defending champ, for over went
the dope bucket" today in the
semi-hnals as Mrs. Bulson, de-
Tending Indiana champ. nosed out
Elizabeth Dunn. tourney favorite,
up. Mrs. BulSon defeated Mrs.
Ben Stevenson Wednesday in a
hard match.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-07-18

FTER their match in the first
IN round Of the women's state
golf tourney, won by Mrs. Bulson,
Mrs. McClamroch. 6o-year
links devotee, retired to bench in
the shade at Meridian Hills and
talked more golf. And perhaps
Mrs. McClamroch instilled extra
The Indianapolis times., 1929-07-18
Police DiSarm AttaCker

BIZ UHitcd Press
LONDON, July 18.-Anton Lett
ner, a journeyman blacksmith, who
has been unemployed for consider
able time, attempted to take the
life of Chancellor Ernst StreeruWitz
of Austria today, according to the
Vienna correspondent of the Ex-
change Telegraph agency. He was
disarmed by policeman.
Nursery Names Given Twins
MUNCIE, Ind, July 18.-Jack and
Jill are names given twin sons Of
Jack and Mary Bingham, Negroes.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-29
AceIvfene Weldinq & CenMachine Work

-Cvlinder Grinding Boring ding. Piston Grnd-
ing. Fly Wheel Ring Gears ln} tractor WORK.
Pumn and Gas Engine Overhl General Electric
Motors Agent. Fans and Vac tleaher repairing.
Battery Repairs and Charging Repairing Lawn
Mowers Sharpened, Etc. Wilsfhme Shop' Phonc
40. 1922 Main Street.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-29
NO FOOD sH0RTAGE w SLGHT

1t IS 125 years since the famous Nathusi2n theory
twas first propounded to give speculative mankind
chill Of terror at the thought OF the future This
theory-nanlely, that population inevitably tends to
i@crease faster the Of subsistence. and that
faTines and plaques consequently unayo:d-
able curses of humanity-h2s existed ever since to
blight the optimism of economists and sociologsts.
Now, however Oliver T. Baker. Of the Federal
Bureau OF Agricultural Economies declares that the
UNITED States is not close to feeling the pinch OF
the dread Mathusian theory.
At present, he declares, there is q large surplus
of American farm products This surplus has occur
red annually for eight years. there IS no indication
that will disappear in the immediate future and it
is the prime for the widespread current demand
for farm relief
Not only are We producing more than we eat. Mr.
Baker asserts that the American farmer could easily
double or treble his production il it became neces-
sary.
This of course, has good side and bad side. It
certainly removes Us, as Z nation from any fear OF
food shortage anywhere in the near future Yet un-
deniably hard times for the farmer who is pro-
Lucing and getting less Tor it than ever before
Mr.. Baker sees only TWO solutions to the farmers
plight One is to induce the American people to eat
less vege able food and animal products which
require greater farm acreage 10 produce. To some
slight extent he says, this has been done but it would
have to go to much greater lengths TO help.
The other solution he suggests is increased cv-
portation Of our surpus-Unich. he admits will not
be possible until Europe and Asa have more money
with which to bay our farm products
The farm problem. evidently will be with US q
long time. Meanwhile though il is at least encourage
ing to know that the nation never need lack food