Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 266, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 March 1929 — Page 1

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CITY HOSPITAL TO GET LARGE CONTRIBUTIONS Eli Lilly Company and Anonymous Manufacturer Are Benefactors. ONE GIFT OF $50,000 Out-Patient and Research Department Will Receive Sums. An anonymous gift of $56,000 to city hospital and contribution of a "substantial sum” for equipping a modern laboratory for clinical research by the Eli Lilly Company were announce! today at a conference of public health officials with Dr. Kerman G. Morgan, city health board secertary. Eli Lilly Company, which has contributed to the support of the research department for three years, assured city health authorities that the gift will be sufficient to enlarge the clinical laboratories which will be located in the proposed new out-patient building. EU Lilly, company vice-president, said the amount of the gift will depend upon the extent of the new laboratory building. Dr. William A. Doeppers, city hospital superintendent, commended the work of the research department under Dr. Leon G. Zerfas, and cited the accomplishment in treatment of pernicious anemia. By Manufacturer The $50,000 gift to the hospital was made by a local manufacturer who is interested in the institution, but declined to permit his name to be used, Dr. Frederick E. Jackson, health board president, said. The money is to be used by the out-pa-tient department in treatment of the poor. The money is available as soon as the city needs the fund. Dr. Jackson said the health board will confer with city councilmen Friday afternoon on the building program in the office of Mayor L. Ert Slack. Preliminary plans have been drawn. The program includes a power plant, out-patient and laboratory building and possibly two war units. Extent of the program depends on money the council will authorize. Dr. Christopher W. Parnell, Rochester, N. Y., has proposed that two six-story ward units housing 440 patients be erected. Dr. Paxnell will attend the conference. The health board hopes to obtain council action April 15 so the buildings may be lushed this summer. Buildings Condemned The present out-patient, department is housed in old buildings condemned by the state fire marshal. The city will have about $93,000 available this summer from bequests of Susan W. Butler and her daughter, Mrs. Margaret Snofr, Washington. D. C. The bequest is to be used for equipment and supplies for treatment of prior children and cripples. About $50,000 is available Mav l from the Snow bequest and the remainder from the estate of Mrs. Butler. Indianapolis still has a chance to obtain the proposed $500,000 veterans’ hospital which will be built by the government. The city has agreed to furnish a site near city hospital.

EX-CLERK MADE HEAD OF METROPOLITAN LIFE President of Largest Finance Firm Once S4-a-Week Man Bn United Press NEW YORK. March 27.—Frederick H. Ecker, who years ago took a $4-a-week job at less money than he was making in a law office, has been elected president of the largest financial insitution in the world—the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. He succeeds Haley Fiske who died on March 3. Ecker. whose first Job with the Metropolitan was sorting mail, becomes the fifth president of the organization since its Inception in 1868.

Rich Girl or Poor Girl; Who Is the Victor? The second big instillment of The Times fascinating new serial. “Rich Girl. Poor Girl,” appears today on Page 11. Its one of the big fiction hits of the year, a story that will grip your interest from the first chapter to the last. If you missed yesterday's opening installment, be sure not to pass up this great serial today. It’s on Page 11 of this issue.

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(Other Details of “Death for Gallon” Case on Page 1, Section 2) E.i/ United Press AURORA. 111., March 27.—Gerald do King, 12. . who shot a dry raider in the leg because the raider killed his mother, sat silent in the home of his uncle, Peter de King, today, red-rimmed eyes the only signs of his grief. The man he shot, Deputy Sheriff Roy Smith, is in the hospital and state authorities have not decided what punishment, if any, awaits the boy for climaxing the dramatic storming of his home, clubbing of his father, Joseph de King, and slaying of his mother. Gerald told the story of his part without emotion, his hand on his father's bandaged head. “I vas playing when the officers came.” he said. “They told me to call dad. He was sleeping upstairs, so I went up and called him. He came down with a gun in his hand. “Dad showed the officers a jug of wine we had and then told them to get out. They finally went after talking pretty rough. Dad called Uncle Pete on the phone and he came over. “He talked to a couple of officers in the back

MOTHER, ILL, CRIES FOR ROY, 10; WHO IS MISSING

City-Wide Search Started for Lad Who Vanished Late Tuesday. City-wide search was being made this afternoon for Kenneth Turpin, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Turpin, of 427 North Alton avenue, who disappeared after school Tuesday afternoon. The boy's mother, seriously ill, was distraught by grief as the search failed to bring word of the boy's whereabouts. “Don’t wait for me after school. I think I’m going to have to stay late,” Kenneth told his little sister, Betty, 7, at recess Tuesday afternoon. But he was dismissed at the usual hour, his teacher, Mrs. Katherine Laughlin, of 5339 Carrollton avenue, said. The boy was in the 5B class at School 67„ 3615 West Walnut street, “His disappearance surely was not due to any trouble at school,” the teacher told the boy’s mother in a note today. “Kenneth was popular with the children and all were fond of him. I have made inquiry and learned that he was seen at Clark's drug store after school Tuesday evening.” The drug store is at Tibbs avenue and Michigan street, two blocks from the Turpin home, and a block out of the boy's way returning home from school. Employes of the drug store said they had not seen the boy, but Tom Barragry, proprietor of a grocery next door, 3403 West Michigan | street, recalled the boy's having come into the store alone, shortly after 3 p. m. Tuesday. He bought a small box of cheese and a 10-cent pie, charging them to

‘BAH, NO ACTION,’ SAYS OLD TIMER AS STOCK EXCHANGE MAKES HISTORY

BY SANDOR KLEIN United Press Stall Correspondent NEW YORK, March 27.—Nero, fiddling while Rome burned, had little on Wall Street brokers. When call money jumped to 20 per cent and more than 8.000,000 shares changed hands on the exchange in Tuesday’s historic session they only yelled “whoopee.” Grizzled old denizens of the street could not understand such "carryings on.” “Why I remember,” said one old-timer, now out of the market, as he watched the scene on the exchange floor, “when it wasn’t a sin to rip off a few coat lapels and collars and sleeves if things got exciting. But row—bah!

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bent over her husband one of the raiders shot her, killing her almost instantly. The boy then grabbed a pistol and shot Deputy Roy Smith in the leg. Officers claim Mrs. DeKing attempted to reach for a gun as she bent over her husband.

room and they had some wine. After a while mother got Mr. Milroy (Robert Milroy, attorney friend of the De Kings) on the phone. ana “T was playing again by that time and I heard I. some noise in the back and saw four men holding guns at Uncle Pete. Dad saw them and whirled around to help him and then an officer came in the front door behind dad. “I didn't know this officer, but they say his name is Smith. He knocked his gun over dad’s head and he fell down like he was dead and then this same man shot mother at the telephone. “She was sitting there and she pitched forward, crying. One hand kept holding to the table. “I couldn’t stand any more so I got dad's gun and shot.” The boy went through the recital of the death scene without a quiver in his voice and added: “I tried to make dad understand I got the fellow who shot mother. I shook him by the shoulder, but he didn't move. He just lay there quiet and mother tried to crawl to the door. “She died before we got her to the hospital, did you know?” he concluded.

his father’s account, Barragry said. That was the last seen of him. “I am confident Kenneth didn’t go away of his own accord,” the mother said, drying her tears. “Somebody has taken him or something has happened to him.” The father, employed by the Roy Wilmeth Company, telephoned police at Bedford, where the family resided until two months ago, on the theory the lad might have returned

CHARGES AGAINST WILLIAMS TO BE FILED THURSDAY

Charges against John D. (Czail Williams, director of the state highway department, have been prepared by James M. Ogden, attorney-gen-eral, and will be filed with the state highway comrr.isson Thursday, Ogden announced today. Commissioners will then serve notice of hearing for next week. Following the hearing the director will likely be dismissed. Williams will be given a copy of the charges, which will stress "neglect of duty” It is reported. This will be based largely on the allegation that road construction voted by all commisisoners and demanded in a written order was countermanded verbally by Williams, it was reported. The director’s contention, it is said, will be that any order he refused to obey was either improper or not to the best interests of the state. The entire matter is scheduled for

They’re too gentlemanly. All they do is scream and scribbler-but action? They certainly lack that.” It was at that moment that lighted figures quoted call money at 20 per cent. A loud chorus of "whoopees” filled the high-ceil-inged marble-walled, stock-trading chamber. “There! Did you hear that? Nothing else but noise—no action,” and the old-timer suffled away. Thousands of small speculators were wiped out in the day’s trading. * a a Nevertheless, to the uninitiaWd—tt was a scene

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there. But he had not been seen. His description was broadcast to every patrolman and traffic officer on duty today. The boy is of medium build, weighs about 68 pounds, and wore a dark blue sweater, light gray knee trousers, gray stockings, tan shoes and a black cap. Mrs. Russell Tirey, of 1247 Warman avenue; Mrs. Turpin’s sister, said Kenneth had made rapid progress in school and had given no hint of leaving.

public hearing, with the airing of charges and counter charges. Williams refused to resign when requested, on the grounds that the law requires filing of charges and a hearing and the only basis he knows for his dismissal is the wish of Governor Harry G. Leslie. Leslie is said to have “ordered” the commissioners to fire Williams and give the directorship to John J. Brown, Rockport, his secretary. The highway chief has announced that he will demand a public airing of the charges. This plan has the approval of Chairman Albert J. Wedeking of the commission who has declared that "Williams had had a chance to resign privately and has refused. I’m in favor of making the whole procedure public.” Hourly Temperatures 8 a. m 48 11 a. m 57 9a. m 53 12 (noon).. 59 10 a. m.... 55 1p.m.... 62

long to be remembered. One saw a veritable swirl of well-groomed, excited, scribbling men, milling around the posts or hurrying from one post to another. There were blue-uniformed quotation reporterss, with ever-poised pencils, copying each transaction price and rushing it to operators who transmitted to the world through ticket-machines. Gray-uniformed messengers, some of whom may one day become traders themselves, rushed back and forth on the crowded floor, never actually running, but always hurrying.

GIRL DIES IN FLAMES FOR LOVEOF TWIN Three Burn to Death in Fire That Razes Home in Pennsylvania. BOY LEAPS TO SAFETY Mother Is Only One of Family to Escape Unharmed, Bat United Press EMPORIUM, Pa., March 27.—A 12-year-old girl died today trying to save her twin sister in a fire which burned three persons to death. Two others were seriously burned, and one was Injured by leaping to safety. Mrs. John Smith arose at 5 p. m. and started a coal fire to prepare breakfast. She went to sleep again on a lounge, only to be awakened by smoke and flame. She screamed to arouse the household. Thelma Smith, 12. ran outside, then dashed back into the blazing home to rescue Vilma, her twin. Both burned to death, Vilma in bed and Thelma in a doorway. Mary Ann Smith, 3, died in her crib. Dorothy Smith. 12, and the father escaped with severe burns. Harold Smith, brother of the burned girls, leaped from a second story window and was injured seriously.

Cat-O-Mania A black cat, bad luck and George Wiltshire, 1546 North Illinois street, crossed the path of Emert Weber, 402 East New York street, Tuesday night. “For the cat’s sake,” he cried and pushed Wiltshire, who was carrying the cat. They fell through the window of Morris Klein’s tailor shop at 37 West Maryland street. Wiltshire’s hand was cut. Weber paid for the window. The cat w r ent along.

QUIZ BOY DRUNKS Lads, 15, Still Held While Police Check Story. Police today were checking the stories of two 15-year-old school boys who were taken to the juvenile detention home Tuesday after they staggered into their classroom at school No. 50, Belle Vieu place and Washington street, intoxicated. Authorities doubted the boys’ story of slipping into a relative’s home where, they said, they drank some wine. Police believe the boys may have obtained liquor in Haughville, for one of them persisted in asking, at police station, “Am I still at Haughville.” The boys w r ere to be released to their parents late today.

CYCLE CRASH FATAL Side Car Rider Dies; Two Face Charges. Opha Bowermaster, 53, of 511 South Tibbs avenue, died today in cit" hospital of injuries received in an automobile-motorcycle accident Tuesday afternoon at Washington street and Rockville road. Bowermaster was riding in the side car of a motorcycle driven by Kozy Brannon, 511 South Tibbs avenue, which collided with an automobile driven by John Deal, 28, of 1044 Elm street. Brannon also injured, was charged with reckless driving, and Deal with failure to stop at Washington street. Coroner Keever also placed involuntary manslaughter charges I against both men.

EARLY in the afternoon most of the excitement converged around Post 5, at which General Motors is traded. There was much shouting, but nothing unusual to indicate that these traders were playing a leading part in driving the market to a new high sales record. Occasionally some trader tossed scraps of paper into the air, in apparent futility. Sometimes a long, shrill “whoopee” punctuated the omnipresent buzz of conversation—a Wall Street bear calling to his mate. On both the north and south walls of the stock trading room, little plates bearing numbers

Four armed bandits held up the East Side State Bank, 2506 East Washington street, at 1:30 p. m. today and escaped with approximately $5,000. Driving near the bank iu a # green Chrysler ear, the four men walked to the bank, while a fifth waited at the wheel ot the car. Bank employes obtained good descriptions of the bandits and told police that the car in which they fled bore Indiana license number 48-633. At guns’ point, the holdup quartet forced K. P. Campbell, assistant cashier. 315 South Arlington avenue, to hand over approximately $1,900 he had at. his window. C. M. Beehtold, cashier, was forced to hand over all ready cash at his window.

HOME MEETINGS EVEN STOPPED, CHARGE MINERS

Harsh Bicknel! Restraining Order Argued Before Supreme Court. “The most unjust and inequitable proposition I have ever known,” John A. Riddle, counsel for District 11 of the United Mine Workers, today termed the temporary restraining order against the miners issued by Judge Linn D. Hay of Marion superior court two. Riddle appeared before the supreme court to argue that a temporary writ of prohibition, restraining the lower court’s order, be made permanent. He pointed out that the Hay writ is so drastic that it prohibits the miners from meeting even in their own homes and from discussing the strike on the streets of Bicknell or Vincennes. The writ of prohibition was sought when Hay refused to grant the miners a change of judge. Judge Defended Attorneys Larz Whitcomb and Henry 'Admanson, Terre Haute, defend Ifay and argued that a demurrer filed today be sustained and the writ of prohibition dropped. They contended that change of judge could not be granted since the injunction is but a part of the receivership suit of the Knox Consolidated Coal Company. The restraining order was issued upon request of E. D. Logsdon, receiver for the company, against all members of the miners’ union in the Knox county district. Logsdon reopened the Bicknell mines on an agreed scale of $6.50 a day and later got Hayls court to aprove a $5 scale, it is charged. Union men declared this a breach of contract and sought to influence men from taking employment in the mines. Charge No Notice Henry Warren, co-counsel with Riddle, declared that the entire business was carried on without due process as no notice was filed on the persons being enjoined. “It is entirely a matter of putting property rights above those of life itself,” Warren asserted. Judges pointed out that argument was to be on the upholding or dissolution of the prohibition and that the law and slot facts in the case were up for discussion. The facts must be brought before the high court on appeal it was pointed out. Attorneys agreed to have all papers in the case filed by Saturday and early ruling is expected. ECUADOR cTTIEF "NAMED Dr. Isidore Ayora Elected President by Assembly. Bit United Press ’ GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, March 27. —Dr. Isidore Ayora, provisional president of Ecuador, was elected president of the republic today by the national constituent assembly. Dr. Ayora received 42 votes from the 54 representatives in the assembly. NOTED BISHOP IS DEAD Served as Chief Chaplain on Pershing’s Staff in War. Bu United Press NEW YORK, March 27.—Charles Henry Brent, Episcopal bishop of western New York and chief chaplain on General Pershing’s staff diqjng the war, died last night at Lausanne, Switzerland.

slipped out through riot- in an immense black board, known as the annunciator call board, and flapped furiously. This, it war explained, is used when r broker on the floor is wanted by his office. The board is operated by a telephone clerk who presses a switch which drops the brokers’ signal number. a l a AS 3 p. m., the closing hour, approached, the noise increased and many posts at whfth unimportant stocks are traded were deserted, but a great crowd converged around Post 20, where bidding in Radio Corporation became so heated that the bids could be heard, despite the usual

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Hit. and Runs Hit and run drivers are common, but police today are searching for a hit and run victim. He was struck by an automobile and then ran from the scene. Charles Hoover, 17, of 969 North King avenue, reported to police he struck a boy Tuesday afternoon at Holmes avenue and Walnut street. The boy, about 6. got up and ran away before Hoover could get out of his car.

CRIME DENIED Never Trained Boys to Steal, Witness Declares. William Ollis, 29, or 1614 Naomi street, charged with being an habitual criminal and second degree burglary, today told a criminal court jury he did not break into the residence of Thomas Skinner, 1006 South Sheffield avenue, last August. Skinner also asserted he never trained boys to commit crimes. During Tuesday afternoon’s testimony a 17-year-old boy, whose name was withheld by prosecutors, declared he was being “coached in burglary” by Ollis. The case was to go to the jury tips afternoon. The habitual criminal charge is based on two alleged felony convictions against Ollis. He is alleged to have served sentences in Leavenw’orth federal penitentiary and the Ohio state prison. POISON JILLS BABY Drinks From Cup of Cleaning Fluid. Bu United Press MILWAUKEE, Wis., March 27. Time after time Audrey Jankowski stretched her 18-months-old baby fingers for a cup her mother had placed on a chair just out of reach. With no other playthings at hand the baby continued her efforts until she managed to tilt the chair and grasp the cup. Childlike the little girl drank freely of the cleaning fluid. She died today. admitsTlayingold MAN TO OBTAIN SSO La Porte Prisoner’s Confession Clears Up Knox Murder. Bji United Press LA PORTE, Ind., March 27.—Arrested in Chicago three weeks ago on a murder charge, Fred Stella, 28, today confessed to Deputy Sheriff William Anstiss, La Porte, that he killed John Tucker, 78, Knox recluse. Stglla said he killed the aged man last August for SSO, which he was promised, but failed to receive. Stella charged that Andrew Pope, 53, Knox, Italian, promised him the money if he would get the old man out of the way,” so he, Pope, could obtain possession of property on which Tucker lived. Because of high feeling by Knox citizens against him, Stella has been held in jail here.

din, on the opposite side of the floor. At two minutes before 3 o’clock, traders at the Radio post flashed their hands in the air frenziedly as they screamed their bids. At one time, there was a loud and long-drawn out “boo.” Meanwhile William R. Crawford, the superintendent of the floor, sat calmly in a tall, leather backed chair on a small balcony of the south wall. As the clock struck 3 p. m. he sounded a gong. A comparative hush fell over the room with startling suddenness. The services at the altar of the god of chance had ended for the day.

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AL CAPONE IS ARRESTED; U. S. BREAKS BOGEY Mailed Fist Lands on ‘Big Shot' of Gangland After Three Years. CHARGE ILLNESS FAKE Held for Contempt of Court on Orders of Mrs. Willebrandt. Rad the sreond installment of the inside story of the St. Valentine day Xing massacre by the Al Capons cans. Turn to Page one, Section tno. El/ United Press J CHICAGO, March 27. Th§ United States government arrested “Scarface” Al Capone, no** torious Chicago gang leader, on a' charge of contempt of federal (purfc growing out of his attempt to dodge a federal grand jury summons. The warrant was served on Capone as he emerged from the grand jury room in the Federal building where he was being questioned concerning the activities of beer runners in the suburb of Chicago Heights. He gave bond of $5,000 and returned immediately to his suite in the Lexington hotel. Although his name has been linked with almost every major crime in the Chicago underworld in the last five years, this was the first time that the “big shot” of beerdom had been arrested in three years. His previous arrest was on a grand jury indictment charging violation of the prohibition law, but the case was dismissed for lack of evidence. Takes Arrest With Smile “Scarface” accepted his arrest with a smile as the photographers flashlights boomed at him Outside the grand jury ante-room. “All right,” he said after the warrant had been read to him, “w r hat do we do now?” Capone’s attorneys led him to the chief clerk’s office where arrangements were made for the bond. He then descended to the first floor through a lane of guards, entered a taxi, and accompanied by two squads of detective bureau police, drove to the Lexington hotel, w r here he and his bodyguard occupy several rooms. • It remained for Miss Mabel Walker Wilebrandt, assistant at-torney-general in charge of prohibition enforcement, to trip Capone up. She investigated affidavits of illness that Capone had presented here and found them to be false. Orders Arrest Mrs. Willebrandt instructed the Chicago district attorney’s office to arrest Scarface on a warrant charging that he “willingly, corruptly and contemptuously” caused Dr. Kenneth Phillips in Miami to write a letter stating that Capone had contracted bronchial pneumonia in Florida and would be unable to ap-j pear before the grand jury in Chi-I cago, because it would endanger hist health.” When the affidavit of illness was presented here early in the month, the date for Capone’s appearance was postponed from March 12 to March 20.

OUSTER JUDGE IN BAD Oklahoma Legislature Impeaches State Chief Justice. Bu United Pr-ss OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., March 27.—A charge of permitting person* other than members of the supreme court to write his opinions was voted against Chief Justice Charles W. Mason today by the Oklahoma house of representatives. Mason was impeached last week on a bribery charge. Prior to the legislative attack, Mason presided over the ouster trial of ex-Govemor Henry S. Johnston. 3 MOTORISTS FINED One Pays $105; Gets 30 Days on Drunk Charges. Three men were fined for traffic violations foday by Municipal Judge C. R. Cameron. Perry Giddings, 3312 East Twentyfifth street, was fined $25 and costs and sentenced to thirty days on the state farm for operating an automobile while intoxicated, $lO and costs for intoxication and $5 and costs on reckless driving. His fines and costs total $lO5 dollars. Ernest White, 1008 West Twentythird street, and Fred Boyce, 1509 Reisner street, both were fined $5 and costs on speeding. LOVE SPURNED; DIES Turned Down by Girl, 13, Suitor, 25, Takes Poison. Lilt United Prt at DETROIT, Mich., March 27. Leaving a letter to his mother Stanley Burnside, 25, swallowed poison and died Tuesday after 13-year-014 June Roberts, a grade school puptt had refused to marry him. The girt had refused Burnside’s love at th* advice her father. ,