Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 27 March 1931 — Page 2

FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1931.

THE POST-DEMOCRAT A Democratic weekly newspaper representing the Democrats ot Mancie, Delaware County and the 8th Congressional District The osly Democratic Newspaper In Delaware County.

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Muncie, Indiana, Friday, March 27, 1931.

BURKE TO FIGHT EXTRADITION

Master Criminal is Wanted in Three States on Charges of Murder.

Poor Must Eat, Too. Arising from his comfortable Simmons and eating a : hearty portion of ham and eggs, toast and etc., finds the commentator of The Star ready to feel alarmed at the ne- ' cessity for feeding so many people here in Muncie. Already $43,000 has been expended by the township - trustee, Gorge Hawkins and the end is not in sight. This all leads the morning digestor to view with alarm the cost of feeding the needy people in this city. On the heels of this announcement which is bound to bring a tax increase for poor relief comes the appeal for the annual community

fund.

Now this same viewers with alarm was caught hook, line and sinker on the Hoover G. O. P. prosperity gag and devoted considerable time and space tq misinform the people of Muncie about prosperity. He may have been merely J ap innocent bystander, but his prosperity and Hoovers never v got here. Instead, there were coun tless persons on reduced rations and children underfed and the great myth of Hoover prosperity turned into the reality of paying considerable sums to keep the people of Muncie from .starving. The Star's, viewer fears that the dole may become rooted just because a lot of people are unable to find work and may rely on the governmental unit to help them over the I tough spots. We believe that persons obtaining aid from ■ the trustee do so because it is absolutely necessary and not to shun work. It wasn't so long ago that The Star crabbed strenuously about house-to-house salespeople and wanted the law called down on persons who tried to make a living or an existance, rather, by selling merchandise from door to door. Now the digester fears that a dole system will result and people won’t want to work. There seems to be plenly of money* in the world, but where ? Elsewhere you will see where the people of Muncie paid in enough money to permit the gas, water and electric utilities to pay nearly $1,000,000 in profits to the utility barons and out-of-town New Yorkers and Chicagoians at

that.

We don’t recall The Star concerning itself about all that money going out of town and doing no one here any particular good, but gets frothing at a sum of $43,000 for relief of persons who can’t get anything to do. Poor relief here is the mole in The Star’s eye that overwhelms the mountain of profit among just a very few. piiTiiEAfii¥BisF s PORTER MEMORIAL PROJECT

St. Joseph, Mo., March 27.— (UP) —Fred Burke said he would fight axtradition to Illinois, Michigan or any other state where he was wanted for Tnurder. The statement was made to Harry Ditchmaa, Chicago, assistant state’s attorney.

C. & O. MONTHLY REPORT FILED

St. Joseph, Mo„ March 27.— (UP) —An almost country-wide fight for custody of Fred Burke, Chicago gangster whom officers term “the most dangerous man alive,’’ centered today in this north Missouri town near which he was captured without the firing of a shot. Officers from several of the 18 states in which Burke is wanted on charges ranging from robbery to murdering seven men in a bunch, were hurrying here to battle for the privilege of trying him

first.

St. Joseph authorities were beseiged with requests from throughout the middlewest for extradition papers on the gangster charged with killing a score of men and spreading depredation over halt the country. Burke was held incommunicado in the county jail. He maintained a stubborn, silent attitude. “I’m not talking until 1 see my attorney,” was his surly response to all queries. He announced he would fight extradition. Chicago officers were among the first to ask for Burke. They believed he operated the machine gun which mowed down seven of George "Bugs” Moran gangsters in the Valentine day massacre of 1929. Five sergeants in the Chicago police department arrived here early today and positively identified the prisoner as Burke. “That’s the man,” they said on going immediately to Burke’s cell. “Hello, Burke,” one of them greeted the prisoner. The prisoner scowled at the officer. but made no reply. The officers, all of whom had known Burke at one time or another, made the trip in a squad car. They were Art Kalt, -Ed Waller, Ed Tyrell, Larry Lyon'and Ed Gleason. They declined to say what their first move to get possession of the prisoner would be.

The gross revenue, net railway operating income and net income of The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway company, together with operating ratio, are shown in the statement of operations for the month of February, 1931, report for which was sent to the Interstate Commerce commission tocfay. For comparative purposes, the figures for the month of February 1930, and two months period to Feb ruary 28. 1930, include the figure? for The Hocking Valley Rail wav

company.

Gross revenues for the month were $8,708,449, a decrease of $2, 315,558 over February of last year; operating expenses were $6,144.126, a decrease of $1,385,299, a? compared with February of las: year; net railway operating in come is $1,739,490, a decrease o $1,065,892 over February of las

year. The net income after all charges for the month of Februajy, 1931, was $1.185,612, a decrease of $1,065,768 over February of last year. The operating ratio is 70.5 percent compared with 68.3 percent for February of last year, or an increase of 2.2 percent. For the two months ended February 28, 1931, The Chesapeake md Ohio Railway company shows gross revenues of $19,086,462, a decrease of $4,265,422. Operating ex lenses were $13,014,482, a decrease jf $2,534,022. Net railway operatng icome was $4,501,137, a decrease >f $1.990,493. Net income after all charges is $3,254,263, a decrease >f $2,104,411, compared with coresponding period of 1930. The jperating ratio for the period is >8.2 percent, an increase of 1.6 percent as compared with same period i year ago.

RIYOLI

THEATER

the long legs that made her fa-

mous.

The unusually prominent supporting cast is further augmented by the presence of Reginald Denny. Cliff Edwards and Edward Brophy,

A „ the trio which scored so success Buster Keaton ot the trozen f u jjy j n “Those Three French

countenance cavorts through

comedy of errors in which too There is no lack of pulchritude many sweethearts, a jealous hus-q 11 ^ ie u ® w Heaton laughmaker, for band with a gun. a policeman andjthe feminine roles are distributed a balky auto figure in a riproaring between Dorothy C hristy, last seen

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series of trials and tribulations. It all happens in ‘Parlor, Bedroom and Bath,” his nejw Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer comedy, which will open Sunday at the Rivoli theatr^. Adapted from dhe stage play, one of the reigning comedy hits of Broadway, the new picture has Bnster in the role of a young man who is “touted” as a gay Lothario to such an extent that he is

in “The Playboy of Paris;” Joan Peers, of “Tol’able David;’ Sally Eilers, Keaton’s heroine in “Dough Boys,” and Natalie VR*^,iead. All of these players a’cICmedly have

their share of good looks. The picture was directed by Ed-

ward Sedgwick, who has screened all of Keaton’s recent films, including “Dough Boys,” “Free and

Easy” and “Spite Marriage.”

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in trouble—-mostly woman trouble

—practically all the time. He gets j Republican House Leader J. T. suspected by his sweetheart, is Tilson makes a statement in the caught in a compromising pos-ition post-session edition of the “Conwith a married woman by her jeal- gressional Record” that periods of

ons husband*—who has a gun—disrupts a fashionable hotel, wrecks a car and almost himself, and otherwise stays in hot water to the infinite relish of the audience. Charlotte Greenwood, the celebrated comedienne of “Bo Long LetTy” and other Broadway hits, adds no end of joviality to those

depression recur in this country every ten years, and yet when the Hawley tariff bill was passed, juot a few months before the big crash in 1929, he hung out a green light

instead of a red one. o

Geneva, Ind., March 27.—As a 1 with duly elected officers, and

result of a talk given last evening before the Geneva Chamber of Commerce, by O. C. Fraser, Portland newspaper man, it is likely that steps will be taken to form a permanent organization for the purpose of creating the mucli-talked-of Gene Stratton-Porter memorial park and lake near Geneva, in what is known as the Lob

district.

Two sites for the proposed memorial were discussed—one on the east side of State Highway No. 27, on what is known as “Rayn-Bo Farm,” and the other west of the state highway. From blue prints made by the state conservation department from original maps drawn by William Corwin, civil engineer of Portland, it was explained that the east project, while it would dam up the historic Limberlost, had, not sufficient drainage area to maintain a constant water level the year around. Engineers from the conservation department, who were here several weeks ago, conducting an investigation. did not report favorably on this site, due to this fact. In discussing the west site, it was shown that a dam approximately one mile and a quarter in length, 25 feet high, 25 feet wide at the base and 12 feet wide at the top would create a lake something like seven miles long and about three and one-half miles in width at its widest point. Geneva would be amply protected from danger of the datpj bursting, a spillway where the; present Lob drain crossse Road i No. 27 caring for ordinary times | and an overflow just west of the town leading to the Wabash river, | caring for flood water, even under excessive rainfall. The advantages of such a lake and park, it was pointed out, would be of incalculable benefit to Geneva as well as other places in this part of the state. The national Izaak Walton league has indorsed the project and plans to establish national headquarters at the lake. Mrs. Porter, some time before her untimely death in California, came to the rescue of the league at a time of great financial distress, an action the league fully appreciates. Organization Proposed, As a means of getting action, the speaker proposed that an organization be formed, ^vith headquarters at Geneva. This organization would likely be known as the “Gene Stratton-Porter Memorial Association.” It would be composed of representative citizens, either men or women, interested in the project, chosen from every city in this part of the state—Fort Wayne, Bluffton, Hartford City, Marion, Kokomo, Tipton, Anderson Muncie, Richmond, Indianapolis, Winchester, Union City, Portland, Decatur, Berne—and other places likely to be interested. Such an organization -would he

nation-wide campaign inaugurated. The national Izaak Walton league has already^ pledged its support. It is understood that the local Business and Professional Women’s club stands ready to pledge its support and carry the matter to the National Federation of Women’s clubs. Through a campaign of publicity, funds could be raised to establish the memorial. Four ways of raising money were discussed by the speaker-:-' 1st—aid from the state conservation department; 2d, popular subscription; 3d, a bond issue; 4th, government aid along the flood prevention prograni. William Heeter, of the Geneva Chamber of Commerce, suggested a fourth way of raising funds—appropriation by the state General

Assembly.

Dr. Hinchman, acting for the Geneva Chamber of Commerce, said he would name a committee to take action in regard to forming an organization along the lines proposed. He expected this committee to get busy in the very

near future.

The man who messes up a hotel bedroom is the one who dodges

scenes in which she goes through, -when he spills ashes on the floor

all sorts of gymnastic stunts with 1 at home.

SOCIAL LIFE AT I.U.N0T ALTERED

Alleged Liquor Parties Will Not Make Change in Plans.

pects of the drug store operator’s

Incorporated under the state laws, problems, it was said.

Bloomington, Ind., March 27.— (UP)—Reports that the Junior prom and other social functions at Indiana university would be cancelled as the result of alleged Mquor parties on the campus, were branded as “absolutely’ false” by C. E. Edmundson, dean of men, yesterday. An official statement describing the findings of the university investigating committee was promised by the dean after all students connected with the case had been questioned. Investigators were expected to complete their questioning by Friday, he said. Reported expulsion of 21 members of a national fraternity on the campus was denied by members of the faculty investigating -com

mittee.

Indianapolis, March 27.—(UP) — Fred (Killer) Burke, arrested yesterday near St. Joseph, Mo., is wanted in Indiana on murder and ban robbery charges, according to; E. L. Osborne, chief of the state bureau off criminal identification and investigation. Burke is said to have been the leader of a four bandit gang that held up the Columbia City State bank April 18, 1929, during Which Mrs. Fred Binder. 46, was fatally wofinded by a stray bullet. In the gun battle following, the $1,000 holdup, J. M. Haynes, then sheriff of Whitley county, and another man, were wounded. Burke is alleged to have led another bandit group which robbed the First National bank of Peru of $93,000 October 18, 1929. Thomas Devrney, policeman, and H. E. Howenstein, a bystander, were wounded during ttrinfi after the holdup. SUlflSFiLED AGAINST PRISON Trustees Are Charged With Aiding Private v Concerns.

Indianapolis, March 27.— (UP) — Suit charging trustees at the Indiana state prison at Michigan Cfty with permitting a private business concern to set up a factory and use convict labor in violation of thej law', was filed in court here by Lewis Meier and Company, Indi-

anapolis.

All prison-made goods must go to the State or its institutions and any surplus must he sold on the jopen market, the suit said. Less than ten per cent of the shirts manufactured at the prison go to the state institutions and the remainder is sold o a private concern, the complaint cdiarges. Michael E, Foley, Indianapolis, Jess C. Andrew. West Point, Arthur L. Denniston. Rochester, and John L. Moorman, Knox, prison trustees, are named defendants in

the suit.

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DRUGGISTS TO MEET

Lafayette, Ind., March 27.—(UP) —Indiana druggists will hold theii first business conference at Purdue university April 8 and 9, announced J. L. Weinland, head of the pharmacy extension department of the school. The conference 'Wfll be called to discuss business as-

EXPECT FISH HATCHERY

Washington, March 27/—Representative Sanrnel B. Pettengill (Dem., Ind.) said Wednesday afternoon after conferring with , bureau of fisheries officials he believed f> federal fish hatchery would be located iu northern Indiana. A nuni her of sites will be surveyed by the bureau, he said. The hatchery would be part of the $5,000,000 expansion program authorized by the last 'Congress.

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15,000 Will Greet President

Indianapolis, March 27.—'(UP)— President Herbert Hoover is expected to appear beffore an audience of T5,000 persons when he comes to Indianapolis June t5 to speak at the Indiana Republican Editorial association meeting, Paul R. Bgusman, president, said today.

Low coat week-end excursion tickets now are good on all trains leaving Friday noon or liter. Yon needn’t wait until Saturday to travel at this economical rate. Start your trip earlier . . . return home as late as midnight on Monday. The return juarney costs you only 10c. ‘

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