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Speedway Pole Post Won By Rex Mays I ML in nil ii in in AS REX MAYS WON POLE POSITION AGAIN. BRADY GANGSTER CRACKS IN JAIL CELL AND FRY 3D MAN SEIZED 1 1 I Till photograph was taken as Rex Ma), Pacific coast champion, wan rounding llie. south lurn at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway yesterday during his qualification trial In which he nveraged 110.044 miles an hour and raptured the pole position. On his fifth lap Mnjs averaged 121.005 miles an hour. Mays also held Ihe pole position in last year's 500-inlle race.

UNION IN ASK STATED FIELD MARSHAL ALLENBY, when he took Jerusalem in the big war and drove out the Turks, posted in many languages a proclamation promising peace in the land "consecrated by the prayers and pilgrimages of devout adherents of three religions." All religions and all monuments were to be protected. 'Easy to promise, hard to do. Alien-by is on his way' to a fine grave in Westminster Abbev, while Arabs in the Holy Land are murdering Jews, outnumbered two to one. Wise men rely on themselves, not on promises. One intelligent Kansas woman used to say, "Kansas should raise less corn and more hell." Jews in Palestine should, perhaps, import more machine guns and fewer of something else.

Sometimes in this queer world you may succeed and fail. In Denver, Michael Edward O'Brien was declared by a competent committee the best artist in J)enver. A banquet In his honor was a great success, except that nobody thought to Invite O'Brien, himself; perhaps no one had his address. He died in Denver General Hospital, where he was listed as "hod-carrier, aged S2." Another artist died In New York's Bellevue Hospital at about the same time. He was Michael DeSantis, born In Italy, 43 years ago, painter of fine portraits that included several professors of Columbia Univer sity.

Friends will try to sell his leftover paintings for enough to pay for his funeral. It is a comfort to know that some artists have been more fortunate; Titian, for instance, living in a sumptuous mansion, entertaining friends, enjoying good health until he died of the plague suddenly when 99 years old; -and Michelangelo, who was born two years before Titian snd lived to be 89. He was encouraged by Lorenzo, the Magnificent, and then invited to Rome and encouraged by Pope Julius II, for whom he painted the Sistine Chapel and built St. Peter's at Rome, noblest existing monument to human genius. He worked too hard, but he will live forever.

Young Nazi students are said to have lost interest in church activities. They have become "agnostics, who refer publicly to their patriotism and their loyalty to the Nazi party as their religion." For young students, who feel that life will never end that sort of religion may do, but by and by, when the doctor says: "Not more than a day or two to live, I am afraid," such a religion becomes less satisfying. Doubt arises as to the superiority of the swastika to the cross as an emblem, and "Heil Hitler" to "I know that mv redeemer liveth." Mr. Dewey, eccentric public prosecutor of New York city, who really prosecutes criminals instead of dl-iding with them, as sometimes happens, reveals interesling details uf New York's vice ring and its efficient organization of the vice racket. Joan Martin.

41, keeper of a "cheap disorderly resort," fought the vice racketeers for awhile. Her institution had only one inmate in addition to herself. She would not pay "$10 a week for the girl and $." a week for myself" for "protection and lawyers' fees." She changed her mind and paid, like thousands of others, "after she had been severely beaten, her furniture destroyed and her flat rubbed." Did the lawyers hired by these master criminals enjoy spending their share of Jean Martin's $10 and $5 a week? Our atmosphere is a hazy blanket, dense, humid, interfering with observation of the outside universe. Russian scientists will send automatic stratosphere balloons more than thirty thousand feet up to take photographs of the coming total solar eclipse. A good idea.

It might be wise to photograph enemy forts. Some day astronomers may establish observatories on huge airships, permanently located above clouds, storms and winds, doubling the power-value of their Instruments. Mussolini rounds up five leaders of Ethiopian brigands that have been looting, and murdering, gathers- together representatives of many tribes, shoots the five, sends the spectators back to their tribes to tell about it. That also is a good idea. China might try it with her brigands, and we with our criminals.

Moscow celebrates the first anniversary of subway operation, with 77,000,000 passengers carried, and not accident. Who do you suppose will collect the income from that subway, and the other, now building, when some future Napoleon takes over Russia? For that matter, who collects snd disburses the receipts now7 What is supposed to belong to "sll the people" usually pays a profit to some individual. Orr cht, King r''ir Jim. lv. Irrerna'wnat eopriihl sod all otbrr rights rervl.

AVERAGES 11 I Westerner Gains Rail Position Second Straight Year Cummings Beats Time, Fails on Gasoline. BY W. BLAINE rATTOJf, Sports Editor The Star. For a second straight Rex Mays, the Pacific coast champion, succeeded in winning the pole position for the start of the 500-milo race May 30 a a result of first-day qualifying tests at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway yesterday. The Western comet was cheered by a crowd estimated at 20,000 when he climbed out of his four-cylinder Gilmore Special with an average of 119.644 miles an hour for his ten laps (25 miles).

In gaining the coveted position Mays hit a speed of 121.065 miles an hour on his fifth lap and when the technical committee measured his fuel it was found that he met the requirements with a full quart of gasoline to spare. Two and gallons were allotted to each of the qualifiers to make the thirty miles which included the warmup or flying start lap and the coasting lap after the twenty-five miles had been completed back to the pits. Cummings Given Ovation. The local speed king, Wild Bill Cummings, was given an ovation by the crowd when he flashed the best time of the day near sundown in his Boyle Products Special and it was announced that he had bettered the earlier effort of Mays with an average of 119.815 miles an hour. However, when the gasoline test was made it was found the Hoosier ace had consumed a quart too much and his blistering ride around the two-and-one-half-mile brick course had been voided.

Cummings showed a best lap of 120 643 and all ten of his whirls around the track were clocked at 119 miles an hour or better, whereas Mays was under that mark on two of his laps with the slowest being 118.843 miles an hour. Wild Bill's time for the twenty-five miles was 12 minutes 30.91 seconds as compared with 12 minutes 32.23 seconds for the pole 'winner. Mavs showed the following on his victorious dash: Time Kach Lap. Lap. M.P.H.

Re Mays, (illmnre Special (I) IV 1:15.41 HfUtg 3 (II 1:13.01 H90t.lt IS 1:14.34 121. WW (Hi 1:15.01119.884 (1 1:11.82 120.2S0 (81 1:15. IB 119.697 1:15.47 (10) 1:15.64118.985 Twenty-five 119.614 Eight cars in all met the speed and gasoline tests, one less than qualified on the first day of the trials a year ago, with the -second-p'see position in the front row of the Parting field being won by Babe Stapp, the veteran Los Angeles (Cal.) pilot He averaged 118 945 miles an hour in his Pirrung Special and will be flanked by Chet Miller, Detroit (Mich.) flier, as the other member of the "Big Thre." Miller circled the course at an ay- Turn To Pnqe 2. Column 5. WEATHER FORECAST Jim Crow say! All that Robinson gets out of MY.

that Moll kidnap- In Is board and 'l room for the rest of hi. Me J'fifrA Forecast for In- Ltf fA Forecsst for In- MJ itiina fnr Sunday and Monday: Fair and warmer in central and north portions Sunday, Monday generally fair in south, unsettled in north, showers and cooler in northwest Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for Sunday and Monday: Fair Sunday and Monday, warmer Sunday. t' ultra RUM Wratferr Bireaa Plprrhd Re-part far The IndltuDolls Mar. ALMANAC OK THE DAT. Bun rlwt 4 :2 Sun ten at l.SJ WEATHER CONDITION TESTERDAI.

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WtM Minimum hi For Wis am Pa't Tr 7am 4 Vaiimum. 7 p.m. aT.itiDimum. 43 OTHER CARS ALSO QUALIFY Police Report Confession in Chicago High-Powered Guns Found Wounded Mobster Still at Large. Alleged admission by James Dahl-hover that he fired the shot which killed Police Sergeant Richard Riv.

era, seizure of the arsenal of the Al Brady gang and capture of a third member were fast-breaking developments in the Rivers case yes terriay. Fred Simon, chief of detectives, announced that Lieut. Roy Pope, head of the homicide squad, informed htm by long-distance telephone from Chicago that Dahlhover had admitted shooting Sergt. Rivers with a rifle. "I killed Rivers," Lieut.

Pope quoted Dahlhover as saying. Lieut. Pope and his squad went to Chicago Friday to return Dahlhover, after the latter's arrest there, but returned last night without the prisoner. Chicago authorities want to hold Dahlhover several days for investigation. It Is expocted he will be sent to Indianapolis, where he faces a charge of murder, before the end of the week.

Raid Reveals Arsenal. During a late afternoon raid Detective Sergeants Morris Corbin, Ed-WBrd Rouls, Beryl Dlllehay and John Moriarty found the Brady gang's arsenal. Among the weapons were a Marlln army model machine gun, many belts of ammunition, tear gaa and hand grenades, tracer bullets, three army rifles, a sa wed-off shotgun snd a revolvor. Thousands of rounds of ammunition also were found. Detectives also found several pieces of Jewelry, believed to have been taken In robberies.

The ride with which Sergt. Rivera was slain waa believed to be among the weapons found. The gang arsenal was discovered in Ihe lower portion of a concrete garage In rear of a house In the 2100 block of Park avenue. A Negro family who lived upstairs denied that they knew anything about the weapons below. Shaffer readily told detectives the location of the arsenal, it waa learned, and boasted that Dillingcr'a arsenal was a "piker" compared with it.

"That machine gun was for police," Shaffer was quoted as saying. Only One Remains at Large. Only one member of ths desperate gang which roved the middle West remained at large yesterday after tho rapture of Clarence Lee Shaffer 20 years old, 1H2 South Lynd-hurst drive. Shaffer admitted at detective headquarters that he was a member of the gang and was in tho office of Dr. E.

E. Rose, 2133 Barth avenue, the night Sergt. Rivers was shot down. He also admitted ho participated in a largo number of grocery store robberies In northern Indiana and Ohio, a 000 Jewel robbery in Day-ton, and the $15,000 Jewel robbery in Lima, which was one of the events leading to the slaying here. rmvfordftvllle Shooting Hcsp- ct.

From an unrevealed source It was learned that the Brady ng Is suspected of the shooting of a Craw-fonlsville policeman during a chase last December. The policeman waa shot in an eye when occupants of an automobile which he and another policeman were pursuing opened fire. Brady and Dahlhover are alao suspected of slaying Frank M. Levy, an Anderson policeman, last November. Shaffer was reading a detective story niagaz.ne In front of his home when police and detectives closed in on him.

He was unarmed and offered no resistance. Detectives said they had no prevl- 7' urn To Page 7. Column 1. Tie STAR Today CONSISTS OF 9 PARTS Part I General News and Editorial. Part 2 -Sports, Auto, Radio and Financial.

Part 3 A ents, Art, Music, Book Reviews, Building and Features. part 4 Want Ads. Special Block Day Section. Part 5 Society. part 6 This Week.

Part 7 Gravure. Part 8 Comics. BY METHODISTS Middle-of-Road Stand Is Taken on Social Trends, War, Dictatorships. COLUMBUS. May statement of policy termed "the peace pact of Methodism" received approval of the quadrennial Methodist Episcopal Church conference today and the delegates thus took a "middle-of-the-road stand" on social and economic questions.

Drafted by a subcommittee headed by Bishop-elect G. Bromley Oxnam of DePauw University, ths declaration upheld the right of the church to be heard on social and economic questions, but rebuked any attempt lo encourage communism or fascism. Oppose Dictatorships. "We believe it better to have a united church studying social and economic questions than a divided church fighting about them," Oxnam said in first presenting the report. "We are unalterably opposed to any method of economic change that is based upon war or that condones violence," ths statement said.

"We declare ourself for democracy. All dictatorships challenge democracy. Consequently we propose to resist every- form of dictatorship, whether it comes from the left of communism or the right of fascism." BOl BT l.MON SICIKSS. Baptist Leaders See Little Hope for Necessary Doctrinal Change. ST.

LOUIS, May No Indications the two-day Joint meeting of the Southern snd Northern Baptists here Monday snd Tuesday woufd be other then a love feast have appeared In the three days the Southern Baptist convention hss been in session. Leaders expressed doubt a necessary spiritual snd doctrinal unity necessary for union could be obtained, although all emphasized they bore no ill will to other denominations. New Orleans, was chosen for the 1937 Southern Baptist meetings. May 13 to It. The day was given over largely to reports.

A second attempt to revive the mstter of a proposed social and economic survey by the denomination, which was rejected the opening day of the session, failed. AFRICAN (HI RCH KI.KCTS. Name Two Bishop, and (ieneral Officers la Quadrennial Meeting. NEW YORK, May lfl-Lfl-After naming two new bishops in an all- Turn To rage 2, Column 4. Democrats Oust Anti-Town-send Officers, Declare No Election in 3d District.

Two Democratic district chairmen opposed to the nomination of Lieutenant Governor M. Clifford Town-send for Governor were denied places on the state' committee at the reor-ganizalion session in the Claypool Hotel yesterday. Paul P. Fry of Llnlon, slnlo excise director, who claimed re-election as Seventh district chairman, was ousted by the slate committee and Frank Finney of Martinsville, stnto commissioner of motor vehicles, was do-clnued the legal district chairman. Fry is a supporter of Plena K.

Greenlee for tho nomination for Governor. At the same time tho state committee dec-lnred that there was no election In the Third district. This decision denied M. Edward Dorati of South Bend, St. Joseph county chairman and supporter of E.

Kirk Mc-liinney of Indianapolis for the nomination for Governor, a place on the state committee. Greenfield Man N'hiihvI. Before hearing tho conleats the state committee re-elected sll Its officers by acclamation. This action re- named Omer Stokes Jackson of I Greenfield ss state chairman. Mrs.

I Emery Scholl of Connersvillo vlce-i chairman, William Storen of Indinn- Iapolis treasurer and Kellh L. Johns of Indianapolis, secretary, I "I am learning new politics today," Fry said when the commltteo announced its decision, "Thin means that nil a person has to do Is to announce that he is the opponent of a district chairman ami then have (lie state committee seat him. But I can take it on the chin." Doran, when Informed that tho slate committee declared there was I no election in his district ami that another district meeting would bo called, exclaimed, "The Third dis- i trlct chairmanship can go to hlnz.es. Let them try to get a quorum. I will give my attention to St.

Joseph county." DitbH' Dornn'a Stutemeiit. Allmn Smith, mayor of La Porte and Lanorte county chairman, de Iclared that Doran's statement "goes for me too." Smith snd Doran control three of tho six voles In tho Third district. Fiy was denied a place on the slate committee by a vole of to 2. The only votes supporting Fry were those of John Lyddlck of Gary and Mrs. Rose Emerson of Whiting, First district mcmlicrs who were elected by the (ireenlee-M'-Kiiiney forces.

Fry presented evidence lo show that he was elected on a secret ballot by a vote of 13 to James Marshall, Martin county auditor; J.i' l-nhart, clerk of the Clay Circuit Court, and Iw Good, Greene county hiilrman, tellers at the Seventh district convention, and Frank Kliehl, Gibson county chairman, and Mrs Alia Hem-bower of Itloommgton, former district vice-chairman, watchers, all testified the stale committee that try obtained thirteen vote and was eleclcd. Intimidation barged. Finney contest iainM Fry was ba.ied on action begun by Fred Raj of Sullivan after the voii- was announced. Rays demanded 'hat nil county chairmen and vice ihnirrnen who vot-d for Finney stand Four- Turn To Pdfe Column 1. iit li HI 1 -1 Cuidf 'posts to Your Sunday Reading AMERICA SPEAKS.

The National "II Public Opinion, i'art Page THE GKHIRE SECTION. Pictures for every member of the ftuull). THIS WEEK. The Mar's rolorgravure a a 1 filled it It oiitslandi'iK article ami fiction. TJli; SUM) AY ST A It Complete Distinctive liilervHting map 1 "in ll ON Mil LIU other member of the Bmdy giing, Clarence I.e Shutter arrested yesterday without resistance, "rriicUed'' when he was taken to the city prison and gave a recital of the gang's criminal activities.

1 TAX PLAN 1L Reports Compromise Bill Would Raise $623,000,000 Committeemen Waver on Income Levy. WASHINGTON, Msy Senate finance rommlttee was Informed by tho Treasury today that Its latest compromise revenuo plan would produce the required but the Henole group halted its drive to redraft tho House tax bill to await more accurate calculations. Several Senate committeemen who originally were agreeable tu such a revision, after studying It carefully over night, indicated they now were none too enthusiastic. In seeking to break a deadlock over bow tho House measure should be overhauled, 'he committee late yesterday ahgii.ul tentatively on an arrangement for taxing corporation income at 1H per cent, undistributed corporation earnings at 7 per cent, placing corporate dividends under Die normal Income tax and hiking the basic Income tax rale from 4 to fj per cent. K.ijcct Flat Tax.

Some said privately that business would like It no better snd perhaps not ss well ss the bill which passed the House. Further complicating the situation was tho fact that a proposal to boost Ihe rate of every income taxpayer In an election year was almost certain lo encounter trouble. Nevertheless, most committeemen appeared to take It for granted- that somn program would be adopted embracing a flat tax on corporation Income with additional surtaxes on any earnings not converted into dividends to stockholders. Chairman Harrison (Democrat, Mississippi! predicted that the bill will be out "about the middle of next week." Chamber Hen Change. Kome senators objected that the imposed 7 per cent rate was too high and should be chopped down to at least fi per cent.

Others favored sn even higher rale. The Chamber of Commerce of the I'nited States Interpreted the behind-the-scenes discussions snd the variety of tax plans ss "an apparent change of front on the part of the administration." It said this wss "encouraging" even though "the objectionable surplus tax theory" had not been scrapped. "The main significance of developments," the business organization said, "is that they furnish grounds for hope that the revenue bill eventually evolved will have as Its primary objective the raising of additional revenue Instead of dubious reform of the nation's economic system." Debate Problematical. Whether the tax bill, if it Is reported out of the committee, comes onto the floor for debate next week hinge on the deficiency-relief appropriation measure. This second major adjournment hurdle still is tide up in the appropriations com-mittne, a subject of wrangling over whether funds should be approprl-sted specifically for the Public Works and Resettlement administrations.

Senate leaders, hoping to push Congress to adjournment by June 8, planned to take up immediately whichever bill comes out flrst REASURY SAYS DEFICIT rr. -kw HEATS CLASHES National Politics Also Play Part in G. 0. P. Tilt McNutt Victory May Aid Two Foes.

BV MAIRICK KARI.T. Trizes far more Important than the state chairmanships of the major parlies were being fought for during the determined contests of the last week' to control the Republican and Democratic state committees. The No. 1 prize in both parties was the nomination for Governor Behind the scenes the contests for the party nominations for Governor created the Intensity of the fights. On the Republican side, when Don B.

Irwin of Frankfort nosed out victory for re-election as state chairman, by breaking a tie with his own vote, national politics also was being played on a big scale. Irwin represents the James K. Watson group, which is not regarded as favorable to Herbert Hoover and his plans at the (). national convention at Cleveland, June 8 Sunders Joins In. Opposing Irwin for the state chairmanship was Ralph Gates of Columbia City, J-'ourth district chairman.

While Gates' initial following represented, to some degree, the younger party members who want a pltce in the sun, he was Joined by other powerful personages. Among them were Everett Sanders, secretary to President Coolidge snd former Republican national chairman. After several years absence Sanders turned his attention to Indiana Republican affairs several weeks ago. The Irwin organization insists that Sanders's chief interest in the state reorganization was the delegates to the national convention to be named during the state convention. It is acknowledged that the side that controls the state organization is Influential in naming the delegates at large to the national convention.

Four are to be named. In addition to these delegates each of the twelve congressional districts will elect two delegates. So far the Irwin group has been working at a di-advantage because it hss not Jumped on the bandwagon of snv candidate for the O. I. nomination for President.

The Hoover followers are insisting on "unin- Turn To Page 4, Column 1. They said the "bullets" or protons, were shot at velocities as high as volts Into the "gun" bsrrel, a 12-foot molded porcelain tube, and directed at any element that might be chosen as a target for atomic disintegration. Several X-ry machines using potentials up to tfftStfi volts srs now in use and their success in treatment of csncer has been reported by scientists. GHOB RACE ON PARTY ROLE TO AVOID TRIAL Penny Death Defendants File Motion to Quash Plead Not Guilty. As their first step to avoid irial on a first degree murder charge In connection with the death of John M.

Tenny, a Kroger Grocery and Baking Company truck driver, four members of the Teamsters and Chauffeurs Union No. 136 yesterday filed motions in Criminal Court lo quash the grand Jury true bills. The defendants are Harry Y. Peala, secretary of the union; Emmet Joseph Williams, an organizer for the union Gerald Hsygood, a collector for the organization, and Victor Crlckmore, an associate. Arguments on the motions to quash the Indictments will bo heard by Judge Frank P.

Bnker Tuesday. Plead Not Guilty. The four men pleaded not guilty to the murder charge when they were arraigned yesterday. They also en tered not guilty pleas to a charge of malicious trespass. They arc alleged to have caused property damage to Kroger stores during a labor dispute in November, ISf il.

Penny was injured fatally when he was striuk by a large ruck while driving his truck In Hendricks county In March, died three days later of skull fracture In the Methodist Hospital. The four union leaders are alleged to have struck Penny when they threw ro. at his tru k. Mrs. Mary Freels, who is being hld on charge of being an accessory after the fart In connection with the alleged murder, gave a detailed statement of the attack to Prosecutor Herbert M.

Spencer. Jurisdiction Attacked. Hsygood was represented at. the hearing yesterday by Ira M. Holmes, attorney.

Williams and Peats were represented by Frank A Symmes, Fae W. Patrick and Thomas L. Webber, and Clyde C. Karrer appeared for Crickmore. The motions to quash questioned the right of the Marion county fcrand Jury to return the true bills because the alleged attack occurred In Hendricks county.

The motions slso declared that the "missile" used to kill Penny could not have been held hy the four defendants Prosecutor Spencer explained thdt the Indictments were returned In Marion county be ause Penny dn-d here snd this rounty, therefore, had jurisdiction in the case. Service Prize Awarded to Kagawa by Women CHICAGO. May 1. (II -Dr. To-yohiko Kagawa, Japanese Christian worker for peace snd co-operation, received today the first annual $7)0 prize for "distinguished service to humanity" of the conference of club presidents and program chairmen, representing 3o0 midweslcrn women's clubs.

Speakers at a conference breakfast paid tribute to Dr. Kagawa for going where "there are poor," not only in Japan but in China. "The spirit of service Is a pioneering spirit," said Dr. Kagawa in acknowledging the award. "I have to go where people don't like to go." Hindenburg Takes Off on Second Hop to.U.

S. FRANKFORT ON TUB MAIN, Germany, May 17. (Sunday) 'VP) The Zeppelin Hindenburg, he'd here for hours by ill winds, took off POWERFUL NEW GUN TRAINED ON CANCER MADISON, May 16. fP) An electric gun which fires "bullets" as powerful as thunderbolts was set tip at the University of Wisconsin todajr and aimed at one of mankind oldest enemies cancer. Shooting prolong, or "electric shells," at speed of 15,000 miles a econd, the new weapon of science produced radiation which Its Inventors said was more penetrating than the X-riys now used In radium treatment of cancer.

The physicists who built the gun Dr. R. G. Herb. D.

B. Parkinson and D. W. Kemt said It did its work by smashing atoms. It was very much" different from the atorn-shstterlng cyclotron developed a the University of California, however, they explained, In that the i rvrlntrnn used low VOlttea to whirl Ions to dnzy speeds and the new "gun" uses high voltage in a mor.

compact shell under hi(b pressure. at clock tms morning on it I -second flight to Lakehurst, N. J..