Complete Wire Reports of UNITED PRESS, The Greatest World-Wide News Service The Indianapolis 1rimes HOME Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday. Probably Not much change in temperature. Entered as Second-Class Matter Outside Marion County Cente VOLUME 40—NUMBER 62 INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, AUG. 2, 1928 at Postoffice, Indianapolis TWO CENTS 3 BANDIT LIVES MONTHS BY Ex-Governor; Here GOODRICH TO LINER FAILS TO LOCATE HOLDUPS AS PRISON HEAD 28 Years as Vote FACE BATTLE ENGLISH PLANE FORCED SIGNS HIS PAROLE PAPERS War Exile, Is Dead IN VALPARAISO W. S. Taylor, Who Fled to Dies in Exile DOWN IN MID-OCEAN Leslie Homer, Violator of Clemency, Bares Indiana After Goebel Citizens Fight Effort to Get Guilt in Series of Robberies After Killing, Passes. Strangle Hold on Phone Searches Spot Where Fliers Service. Twice Most Popular Capture in Hotel Here. Death ended the exile here early Land; Radio Calls Are today of W. S. Taylor, 14, who fled - •%; - - ;■ v v..--, • ; *m>2: r/; Unanswered. Kentucky in 1900 as a result of the ASK COMMISSION’S AID CHIEF TRUSTEE VOUCHES FOR HIM assassination of William Goebel, his Democratic opponent for Governor. FIVE SHIPS TO RESCUE Mr. Taylor died at 1:30 this morn- Illinois Bell Better Fitted to President of Reformatory Board Admits He ing at Methodist Hospital of heart disease and complications, following Operate in District, Courtney Help Put 0. K. on Prisoner Without an operation Tuesday. He had spent Sounds Call twenty-eight years in Indiana be- Appeal Says. Early Today Flight Investigating Activities. cause of the accusations against him in and his political followers after the Citizens of Valparaiso today are death of Goebel. Mr. Taylor was basing From Azores. While Indianapolis and State police frequent their hope on the public serv- were making charged with complicity in the ice commission to prevent the Wi- (By radio to United Press) trips to Lebanon, Ind., in their six-months’ search for Leslie death of Goebel. nona Telephone Company and for- At the time of his death Mr. mer Governor Homer, Tay- James P. Goodrich BOARD S. S. THURINGIA, 36, who today confessed to nine burglaries and holdups lor was general counsel of the Em- from getting what they fear will be pire Life and Accident Insurance Aug. 2.—The steamship Presi- in Indianapolis and Muncie, John Hoy, cigar a strangle hold on telephone service 11. Lebanon man- Company, 215 E. New York St. He in that locality. dent Hayes has arrived at the ufacturer, and president of the board of trustees lived at 2143 N. Delaware St. He A petition to modify the com- of the Indiana wau rated as a wealthy man. mission order granting permission approximate position in which was to State Reformatory, receiving monthly visits from Homer Flees to Indiana the Northwestern Indiana Tele- Capt. Frank T. Courtney’s phone Company to sell and the seaplane and personally was signing Homer’s parole reports, guarantee- Although declared Governor of Crown Point Telephone Company landed in the Atlantic ing that Homer was employed regularly. the State. Mr. Taylor fled the capi- a’fd the Winona Telephone Com- but has been able to find no tal. Frankfort, in the night, in a pany to buy the Northwestern In- Examination of parole records at of the Radio Indiana State Reforma- buggy. He came to Indiana and diana Telephone Company and leave trace plane. calls at successfully resisted numerous ef- the Valparaiso service under control to the plane are unanswered. tory Pendleton and statements of Hoy verified this today. <: forts extradite him for trial, and of the Illinois Bell system has been v' w v Hoy was appointed by Gov. to as a witness in other trials that re- filed with the commissioners. Steamers Rush to Aid Ed 31) 1925. sulted from she slaying. It is signed by the civil city of ernor Jackson Dec. Valparaiso, the Bit United Press Homer finally was captured by Mr. Taylor is survived by his city council, and Val- NEW YORK, paraiso Chamber of Aug. 2.—Five fleet detectives at a downtown hotel here FEARS WANT; wife, Mrs. Nora Taylor, and son, Commerce. It Atlantic liners were converging is backed by the citizens to- He was sought first on a Charles Linden Taylor at the N. generally, day on a spot in Monday. Delaware home; another who have expressed themselves mid-Atlantic to of running from a crash of St. son, . MBmi as rescue the flying boat, charge Wendell Taylor, Los Angeles; J V unable to understand why Goodrich Whale, and his car with a school bus of the its four occupants, forced KILLSFAMILY four daughters, Mrs. Merrill William S. Taylor, once Governor- entered the field and took the service down on Educational Association last Jewish Wilson, 1733 N. Meridian St.; Mrs. elect of Kentucky, who died here away from the Illinois Bell a flight from the Azores to New- January. holding foundland. E. Leo Davidson, 1008 W. Thirty- today after twenty-eight years of company, which they believe would Abandons His Car exile from his native State. have bettered the The Whale’s radio sputtered out bus, Dentist Slays Wife, Boys; Fourth St.; Mrs. Irvin Miller, 1309 service. The driver of the school Mon- Want its :all for help during the early Roach St., was in- W. Thirty-Second St., and Mrs. Illinois Bell Service i roe Fisher, 941 Lynn Bailey, Columbus, Ohio, and The petition points out that the morning hours and the ships of the crash. Homer, Calls Police. jured in police six grandchildren. Illinois Bell has control of the several nations combined in the race charge, drove a few blocks from the to By United Press Funeral services will be held at Northwestern stock and that "said save Capt.. Frank T. Courtney accident and abandoned his car. the home at 2 p. m. Saturday. ITALIA company better Is fitted and ind bis companions. ELIZABETH, N. J., Aug. 2.—Dr. CRASH more Police still hold it and a set of Th: Arthur F. Woolsey, a reputable Friends may view the body there efficiently aen operate the Valpa- American ships President suspicious-looking tools they found Hayei young dentist of good family and tonight and Friday. Burial will be raiso and Routs exchanges of the and Minnewaska, the White In it. quiet habits, was in jail at Crown Hill in the faimly lot be- Northwestern Indiana Telephone Star liners Celtic and Cedric and Investigation today disclosed that today, QUIZ ADVANCED with side the grave of his first wife, who Company than the Winona Tele- the North German Lloyd liner Co- looking for Homer charged the murder of his wife police started and two children, whom he shot to died in 1901, a year after their phone Company, purchaser of said lumbus were definitely known to be immediately after the accident. They taking residence here. exchange.” speeding to the rescue. from the death because he wanted to save learned he was on parole Bishop H. H. Fout of the United Orders by Mussolini Spur Twice before the commission Other vessels, including the Penn- he had been them the “embarrassment” of im- reformatory, where pending bankruptcy. Brethren Church will officiate at agreed that it was in the public in- land, Gripsholm, Franconia and sentenced from ten to twenty years Investigation. He loved his wife and children, he the funeral services. Mr. Taylor terest to prevent the Goodrich or- Thuringia, lent their wireless to the for burglaries in Indianapolis. told police, but was a Presbyterian, but in later ganization from taking over this work and the safety of the Whale he could not stand B,y United Press - service. 'US® ~.. tmxJ* V m '\ / , Police Watch Closely to inflict suffering on them. years attended the United Brethren ROME, Aug. 2.—Preparations for V seemed almost assured. Woolsey church. An adverse owed a $9,000 mortgage on his resi- He belonged to neither the investigation of the Polar flight ruling on the commis- Miss Frances Mary Matz city and State police from lodges city. sion’s decision by Radio Call for Help Both dence and SB,OOO in other debts. nor clubs of the of the dirigible Italia were advanced was obtained the trips former Governor in the Lake girls popularity many then on made frequent to Leb- Police Chief B. M. Avery of Ro- Story Is Thrilling One today on orders from Premier Benito Cir- Lots of win contests, but how of them can She was down about 720 miles cuit court. Judge E. Miles Norton, come back and win one the second year? Miss Frances Mary Matz, northwest of Horta, Azores, anon on tips that the fugitive was selle received a te’ephone call: The story of intrigue, of a bitter Mussolini. which originally appointed to the bench by Shortridge High School student, 3168 Kenwood Ave., did it. she left at 1:55 p. (E. TANARUS.) visiting his mother and other “Chief Avery, this is Dr. Arthur fight for the nomination, Meanwhile, rescued members of m. S. partisan Governor Goodrich, but since twice Miss Matz was chosen the most popular girl of the neighborhood Wednesday, there. F. Woolsey, 133 Sixth Ave. I wish struggle that unfortunate expedition await- and about 880 miles friends and of the final in the gen- elected, handed down the ruling fa- the lawn fete of Boy Scout 69, St. and Homer’s confessions today dis- you’d come over as soon as you get eral election is one of the most sen- ed an audience with the premier. at annual Troop Thirty-Fourth southwest of Cape Race, Newfound- Gen. Umberto Nobile, leader of voring the Winona company and Capitol Ave., last year.