Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 266, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 March 1929 — Page 9

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SCHOOL BOARD MEEtING NEAR TO FjST FIGHT President Seeks to Oust Buildings Head; Brawl Checked. BRICKS STIR WORD-ROW .War Between Majority and Minority Factions Again Flares. Suppressed excitement still pervaded school headquarters today as officials and employes covertly discussed the word battle which nearly grew into a fist fight at the school board meeting Tuesday night. All eyes were directed toward the next board meeting, April 9, when resumption of open warfare between the new majority and minority fac- ' lions is expected. The Tuesday meeting was marked by the threatened personal attack of Charles W. Kern, president, by Carl W. Eurton, buildings and grounds superintendent; renewal of the old heating and ventilating controversy:'' unsuccessful attempt of Commissioners Theodore F. Vonnegut and Kern to oust Eurton, and charges six employes had been discharged on religious grounds. Fails to Oust Eurton Hostilities began after a quiet thirty minutes spent in opening bids, when Vcnnegut declared that tor three weeks he as chairman of the buildings and grounds committee had not been consulted on matters pertaining to the buildings and grounds department.

He followed this with a motion that Eurton be dismissed. The motion was lost by a vote of 3 to 2, Kern voting with Vonnegut. Then, when Eurton submitted the report of his assistant, H. F. Osier, showing dismissal of six buildings and grounds department employes, Kern asked Eurton the reason. Eurton declined to explain. “Do you have any other cause than religion?” Kern asked. “I never have heard their religion mentioned,” Eurton replied. Eurton’s threatened atta k on Kern was preceded by statement of Mrs. Lillian V. Sedwick: “I understand reports have been given out that I purchased brick for School 80. It is not true.” Upon being question*- by Kern, Eurton explained the brick had been selected by the architect and two board members. “Who were the board members?" Kern demanded. Bricks Stir Row “You and Mr. Vonnegut,” Eurton charged. “I know you have done some pretty slimy things in the last three weeks, but I didn’t think you would go to this extent,” Kern replied heatedly. Eurton, his fists clenched and his face flushed, advanced on Kern, who arose from his seat to defend himself. Eurton easily was dissuaded from the attack by spectators, and walked out of the room shouting: "That brick w as selected by Kern and Vonnegut. Let the records show it." “I want it read into the record,” Kern said, “that it is an utter and absolute falsehood.” Previously Mrs. Sedwick had made a motion which she said w r as designed to provide “free, open and competitive bidding on heating and ventilating” in grade buildings. It was passed. The motion provided that all plans and specifications for elementary buildings provide for use of various ventilating system, and that no plans and specifications shall limit construction to “any certain system or systems or prevent or prohibit the use of any other system or systems.” Reveals Old Plan The motion repealed an order passed by a previous board in 1919, which it has been charged practically limited heating and ventilating plans to include only the direct, indirect system manufactured by C. C. Shipp. Shipp was present at the meeting, seated on a bench just outside the board room. Kern charged that several of the systems do not comply with state health laws. Kern cited several buildings, including School 46, where ventilating systems have proved unsatisfactory, charging the motion would make it impossible to comply with the law. Architects Named Architects named for Schools 81 and 82 were J. Edwin Kopf & Deery and Harrison & Turnock. Vonnegut and Kern refused to vote, Kern saying: “No, I am opposed to spending" money that way.” Original plans for the two schools, taken from plans for School 85, with engineering changes, had been rejected by the new majority ;action after the state tax board had ordered bids obtained. Employes dismissed included Glen B. Turner. Shortridge, chief engineer: Edward Sheehey. Manual Training, fireman: John Cahill, Patrick Casserly and Charles Specht, Manual Training custodians and Herbert Smith, library* custodian. Councilman in Mayor Race Hu 7 1 Sveciai „ _ , SHELBYVILLE Ind., March 27. Floyd Wertz, city councilman, announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for mayor. CHARLEY'S RESTAURANT open for bunday dinners, 5 to 9 p m 1% E. Ohio street.—Advertisement.

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Indianapolis Folk Assail Illinois Dry Raider for Slaying Woman

INDIANAPOLIS citizens can see little or no justification for a dry agent shooting a woman in a raid, with her husband struck down and little son looking on, even though the agent may have thought the woman was reaching for a gun. This was indicated by a “crosssection” solicitation of opinion from leaders in various lines of thought upon the raid a* Aurora, 111., Tuesday, in which Deputy Sheriff Roy Smith killed Mrs. Lillian De. King. Her 9-year-old son shot the dry raider in the leg aller his mother was killed.

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THIN bedfast -hands riffle a deck of red-backed cards at the city hospital. A game of “sol” is spread out on the white coverlet of the bed. Cards are turned. At first the spades come up just as death dealt a hand on an early March morning. The eyes of the player smile. The cards won't match, they are all against him. But look, here come the hearts, they’re helping the spades along, each card is matching—for Max Greenwald, 19, of 1515 Park avenue, is beating “Old Sol" just like he's beating death’s hand.

Newspaper man, in spirit, Max has taken the jolt of a crushed chest, fractured skull, broken leg and internal injuries upon a body that already was given the frailty of Victor Hugo’s “Hunchback of Notre Dame.” “He’ll Get Well” Injured on March 8 while riding in a motor car on his way to cover ior his paper the sectional basketball games at the Butler fieldhouse, the doctors say today: “He’ll get well.” “I 'calked a few steps today. Almost fell—but it won’t belong,” was his proud comment. Flowers from Butler collegians, books from friends and relatives, grace his bedside. Living a portion of his life in a Jewish orphanage in Cleveland Max came to this city to become a “newspaper man.” Friends helped him. He got a part time job with a paper. Slowly his ambition was being realized. A by-line story was his to look at secretly and admire. Doesn't Remember Ride Then came the accident while covering a story. Now he doesn’t remember that he had hopped a ride to get the story more quickly. “The last I remember was getting off a street car,” he said today, “until they told me about the accident and I saw' Fogarty lying in a bed near me.” Richard Fogarty, another newspaper man. also was injured in the crash. He left the hosiptal ten days ago—and leaving—enabled Max to receive all the attentions from the Irish nurse who had waited upon them, Jane Watson. For with the help of Jane, of doctors, of the spirit born in those who like the smell of ink, Max Greenwald is dealing life’s deck anew—just as he reshuffles the cards for another solitaire game in his hospital bed.

EARTH 500.000.000 OLD, KNOWLEDGE ONLY 500 Man Has Much to Learn, Says Indiana University Professor. Although scientists believe the earth has existed more than 500 million years and that man has been a dweller here more than 500,000 years, less than 500 years have been devoted to any systematic study of nature, declared Dr. John Dutcher. Indiana university professor of physics, Tuesday night at the Cropsey auditorium in the sixth lecture of the Indiana university extension division series. “All that we have really learned up to the present certainly is very little when compared to what we have glimpsed, but faintly and yet have to search out with great diligence before we can claim it for our own,“ said Dr. Dutcher. GOVERNOR TO $T EAK Leslie to Attend Junior G. O. P. Committee Dinner. Governor Harry G. Leslie today accepted the invitation of the Marion county junior Republican committee to speak at a dinner at the Columbia Club Thursday night. The event is in honor of George R. Jeffrey, newly appointed United States district attorney. John K. Ruckelshaus will be toastmaster. Other speakers will include Albert J. Ward, retiring district attorney; Judson L. Stark. Marion county prosecutor; Asa Smith and John H Collins. Marion county chairman of the junior G. O. P.

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Here are some Indianapolis opinions: RALPH KANE. Attorney—Search warrants do not authorize such high-handed action, nor shooting nor throwing of bombs. The “kid” did right in snooting the raider. It appears as if there is an attempt to start a civil war. THE REV. GEORGE S. HENNINGER. Pastor of the East Tenth Street M. E. Church, an Ardent Prohibitionist— t always have been opposed to search and seizure ana I agree with Judge James A. Collins that a man's home is his

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HIGHWAY CHIEF ASKEDTO QUIT Grant County Board to Give Hearing in April. Bn Times Special MARION, Ind,, March 27.—Members of the Grant county board of commissioners and Wilbur Miller, comity highway superintendent, are marking time following service of notice on Miller by Sheriff Jacob C. Campbell of charges on which the commissioners base a request for his resignation. The commissioners charge inefficiency in the construction of highways under the direction of Miller and allege that on at least three instances he refused to carry out their orders in connection with the work on roads and bridges in the county. Miller received notice of the charges without comment, though it is stated he has retained an attorney to fight the ouster order. The charges will be the subject of a hearing at the April meeting of the commissioners. Commissioner Frank S. Bradford declares-“Mr. Miller has repeatedly refused to carry out the board’s instructions,” adding that his resignation is sought because of “inefficiency and not because of any personal or political feelings.”

ANNE PICKS ‘PLACE’ Report Maine Home to Be Scene of Lindy’s Wedding. Hu United Press BOSTON, March 27.—The Boston Traveler said today that Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and his fiancee, Miss Anne Morrow, will be married at North Haven, Me., seat of the summer estate of the Morrow's. Choice of the beautiful North Haven estate, when left to Anne, was quickly made, the Traveler said. North Haven is an island in Penobscot bay, about twelve miles from Rockland. It comprises a small village with numerous summer homes and the Morrow estate at -the northeasterly end. Youth Faces Murder Charge Bu United Press COLUMBUS, Ind., March 27.—An indictment, charging Herschel Curry, 18 with first degree murder in connection with the slaying of Hubert Taylor. 54, has been returned by the Bartholomew county grand jury. Currey confessed to shooting the elderly man and then clubbing him with the butt of the gun.

HOOSIER INVENTOR INDEBTED TO ANGRY WIFE

Hu Times Special W INFALL, Ind.. March 27.George Armstrong, fanner, five miles northeast of here, has turned tnventor because of his wife’s anger. One morning last summer a cow stretched her neck over a wire fence and nibbled tops off some sunflowers growing in a garden which was Mrs. Armstrong’s pride.

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castle. . No situation warrants the shooting of a woman and the entire affair is unjustifiable. MRS. FRED KNODEL, Promlnr ent Clubwoman—i Believe that the entire affair was atrocious. I don’t believe that having liquor in a house gives authority for shooting. It is perfectly proper to search for liquor, but not to do any shooting. I think that the 9-year-old boy who shot the raider after his mother was shot is a real boy. THE REV. C. H. WINDERS. Northwood Christian Church —I

DRASTIC MOVE DEMANDED IN ‘GALLOOEATH Special Grand Jury to Take Dry Killing From State’s Attorney Urged. Bn United Frees AURORA. 111., March 27.—Out of the maze of statements about the “death-for-a-gallon” slaying of Mrs. Lillian De King by dry raiders, emerged today two distinct versions —that she was killed by Roy Smith, deputy sheriff, m self-defense and that she was murdered in a fanatical effort to enforce prohibition in a district where the law is regarded lightly. Both versions had their adherents George Carbary, state’s attorney, saying: “I am satisfied Smith shot the woman in self-defense.” Robert A. Milroy, attorney who was talking over the telephone to Mrs. De King when she was shot vowed he would crystallize public wrath “into a move for justice.” Unless immediate action is taken against the dry raiders, Milroy said today, he will petition for a special grand jury and special prosecutor to take the case out of the hands of Carbary. _ No Warrant for De Kings Known as dripping wet, Aurora was aroused by the raid and slaying, branding it as “death-fbr-a----gallon” killing in contrast to Michigan's “life-for-a-pint” law. A gallon of wine was all the liquor found in the De King home by the raiders. Milroy said he had determined that no warrant was made out on the name of the De Kings; that it had not been shown to the De Kings by the raiders and that De King never had been convicted to violating the dry law. Milroy also said Ole Nelson, deputy sheriff, was drinking wine in the De King home when Smith and his raiders broke in. Boy Bl .mes Deputy Carbary, since he was induced into office last December, has been moving vigorously against dry law violators. His predecessor had announced publicly that sentiment in Aurora was against the dry laws and for that reason he saw no reason to enforce them rigidly. Gerald, 12-year-old son of the De Kings is at the home of his uncle, Peter De King, who was in the De King home when the raiders stormed it Monday night, killing Mrs. De King, and clubbing her husband, Joseph, with the butt of a shotgun. Gerald, who shot Smith in the leg when he saw his mother killed, re-enacted the slaying Tuesday for the coroner’s jury of business men, placing the blame for the slaying directly on Smith. The deputy sheriff, in a hospital as a result oi being wounded, also made a statement late Tuesday, the first since the killing. Husband Dazed by Blow He said Mrs. De King seized a gun from her husband and pointed it at him. He said he fired at her as he backed away. Peter De King was emphatic in saying that Smith shot Mrs. De King without provocation. Joseph De King, still dazed by the blow from Smith’s shotgun, was free, making arrangements for his wife’s funeral. Carbary said he had not decided what charge to place against De King, but said he was liable for resisting an officer. a Milroy charged that Carbary used disreputable methods in obtaining evidence.

LAY FINAL PLANS FOR MURAT TEMPLE RITES 200 Novices to Be Initiated at Ceremonial Thursday. Final dress rehearsals will be held tonight for the spring initiation ceremonial to be held Thursday afternoon and night by Murat Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. The class of novices will number close to 200, Senator Arthur R. Robinson, potentate of the temple, said.. A complete new array of stunts will be shown to the Shrine members. There will be no meeting of the Caravan Club Thursday afternoon.

After hearing his wife's comments on the cow. Armstrong decided something should be done to confine the grazing of livestock to proper places. Going to the tool shed. Armstrong twisted a device from bracing wire in such a manner that it could be placed on top of fencing as a guard This excursion into the inven-

can’t express an opinion and I wouldn't like to criticize before I knew all the facts, but the affair lr oks like a bad thing. I can’t think o.’ a condition that justifies the shooting of a woman, unless in selfdefense, but I can t g*.ve an opinion without more detail. ALBERT WARD, Former United States District Attorney and Attorney Here—l believe that it is an unfortunate affair and the shooting of the woman is very’ distressing. It should be thoroughly investigated. JOE RAND BECKETT, Attorney —I hardly realize uncer what condi-

New Busses for Butler

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One of the new White buses which the Indianapolis Street Railway Company will put in service on the Peoples Motor Coach Company line to Butler campus by way of Meridian street about April 15. Five of the new busses were delivered today. Five more are to arrive soon. The busses have all the latest safety devices and are said to be the most comfortable riding cars the street railway has bought. The seats are divided and deeply upholtsered.

GOVERNOR FACES LOUISIANA OUSTER

GifF Tide Easter Second Christmas Now, Indianapolis Merchants Say.

IF you forgot to give an old “pal” a present at Christmas and your wife’s been sore at you because you gave her a wrist-watch instead of a beaded bag, now is your chance to redeem yourself—and plenty. For it’s Easter time and Indianapolis merchants report that Easter is becoming a second Christmas. The percentage of shoppers who want to replace “holey” suits, to deck out in Easter boulevard attire, is decreasing with the influof gift buyers, they declare. The days when Easter was a holiday of attending church, coloring hard-boiled eggs and “sprucing up” in new clothes is shifting to the handing out of surprise packages tied in tissue paper. Store windows are decorated like Dec. 24 to attract the shoppers’ eyes. Radios beckoning to purchasers to “listen in” on the world, household suites, women’s dresses in the violet of spring, “undies” in colors that defy description, shirts of criss-cross, boxed, triangle designs; shoes, hose and jewelry form the teasing displays. Candy stores have gone the Easter rabbit one better by showing ducks, chickens and lambs stuffed with candy and eggs. That biblical thoughts are paramount during • holy week is demonstrated by the greater sale of religious books. Greeting cards are free at Easter from witless poems and carricatures. The majority of the cards carry sentiments appropos to the celebration of the resurrection of Christ.

SUE CITY ON BILLS * Utilties Start Friendly Action. Two friendly suits were filed against the city of Indianapolis in superior court one by utilities today as a last resort in untangling the web out of which the utilities hope to get back bills paid. The Indianapolis Power and Light Company is suing for $183,667 and the Indianapolis Water Company for $208,126. The city has failed to pay its light bill of $174,561.48 for 1928, the power company suit alleges. The suit also alleges the city owes $5,893.13 for steam heat in 1927 plus a maintenance charge of $422.19. The water company suit alleges the city owes $208,126.04 for water for fire protection. There has been no provision in the city budget for payment of the Dills, and attorneys of the companies agreed with the city that payment could be made only through a suit.

tor's realm awoke an ambition to perfect something else. This was a support for barbed wire fences, which can be placed without fastening to posts. A neighbor farmer who saw the support is reported to have offered to trade a separator and tractor for the idea. Armstrong, however, became more deeply interested. From the

tions such measures would be necessary. They must have been desperate people and in that case the officers woyld have the right to defend themselves if their lives were threatened. MRS. DAVID ROSS. Clubwoman —lt seems to me a killing could have been avoided. I'm so terribly sorry for that boy. What else could he do but shoot the dry agent when he saw his father knocked down and his mother killed. It seems to me that people should have protection in their own homes.

Murder Plot, Drunken Rule Are Among Allegations Against Long. Bjr United Press BATON ROUGE, La., March 27. —lmpeachment proceedings against Governor Huey P. Long gathered momentum today as the lower house of the legislature of this state started consideration of a resolution embodying nineteen counts, charging the executive with various crimes in office. The most sensational of the counts charged Governor Long asked his former personal bodyguard, H. A. (Battling! Bozeman, to murder State Representative J. Y. Sanders Jr., a political opponent. The other charges accused the Governor of habitual drunkenness, crimes and misdemeanors in office, oppression and gross misconduct. Blames Standard Oil Representative J. E. McClanahan, administration leader and friend of the chief executive, Tuesday night charged the Standard Oil Company with originating the impeachment proceedings. The impeachment resloution presents these other charges: That while Governor, Long has bribed or attempted to bribe a member of the state legislature. That he has wasted, misused, misapplied and misappropriated state funds and property. That he has contracted illegal loans. That he has politicalized the educational institutions of the ctate, including the public schools. Misconduct Is Hinted That he hat'tually carries concealed weapons. That he has repeatedly been guilty of violent abuse df officials of the state and private citizens visiting him upon public business. That he has been guilty of gross misconduct in public places. That he has publicily flouted the Constitution of the United States and of the state of Louisiana and has usurped the powers of the legislature. That he attempted to intimidate Charles P. Manship, publisher of the Baton Rouge newspapers. That he demolished and destroyed the executive mansion and fixtures, the property of the state of Louisiana, without legal authority.

MARMON SETS RECORD New Output Mark of 250 Is Established. Anew output record of 250 cars was established Tuesday by the Marmon Motor Car Company, coincident with the displaying of the new Roosevelt model. The Roosevelt is the first straighteight made to sell at the factory under SI,OOO The car was placed on display at the sales branch, Eleventh and Meridian streets, for local motor fans. It will not be shown elsewhere until Saturday. New Court Chair After 86 Years Bv United Press POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., March 27.—City officials have decided to buy anew chair for the city court to replace the chair bought in 1853 and which has been in continuous service ever since. •

patent office at Washington, he obtained sketches and descriptions of all barbed wire supports, and learned that all required post fastening. This put his invention in a class by itself and he obtained a patent. So far Armstrong has sold 8,000 of the supports which are being produced by the McCormick Bros. Company at Albany.

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MRS. BERT S. GADD, W. C. T. U. Worker—ln self-defense, the dry agents might have nad a reason to kill that woman, but otherwise, I'd say not. It depends on the circumstances. POLICE CHIEF CLAUDE M. WORLEY—I believe that this was an outrageous performance, entirely unjustifiable. I believe that we would have used some discretion when we knew that there was a woman and a child in the house and we woud have used every precaution to safeguard the woman and the child.

MUNCIE JUDGE FAVORABLE TO GRANDJURORS Upholds Indictments on Which Predecessor Made Attack. Bjj Times Special MUNCIE, Ind., March 27.—Harry E. Hoffman, former sheriff of Delaware county; Ed Quirk, city detective; Harry Stoueberger, Muncie lawyer, and six other Muncie men, will be forced to stand trial in circuit court here on grand jury indictments. This became certain when Judge L. A. Guthrie of Delaware circuit court overruled their demurrers, in which the selection of the grand jurors who returned the indictments was attacked. The defendants contended that the jurors were not selected on the Monday preceding the opening of the new term of the circuit court, as required by law. This was due to the failure of Clarence W. Dearth, then judge, to order the action. Dearth is now a defense attorney in one of the cases. Hoffman is charged with conspiracy to violate the election laws; Quirk with malfeasance in office and Stoneberger with conspiracy to commit a felony. Trial dates will be set within the next few days, Judge Guthrie announced, he having given the defendants until Monday to complete issues in the case.

CAR PROFITS RISE City Trolleys in 1928 Net $403,413. Net profits of the Indianapolis Street Railway Company increased $102,557 over 1927 during 1928, the utility’s annual report, filed with the public service commission today, showed. The 1928 net profit was $403,413. The company received $5,212,019 from operating revenues and showed an increase of $121,963 in net revenues from operation. Among deductions was payment of $641,921 in interest on funded debts. The company, citing improved financial condition, recently granted wage increases to all its men.

300 TOJ3LUB FROLIC Alma Mater Spring Party to Be Held Tuesday. More than 300 reservations have been made for the Alma Mater spring frolic of the Columbia Club which will be held Tuesday night, it was announced today. Reservations close Saturday, according to E. Park Akin, secretary. The dinner will start at 7:30 p. m. and the dance at 10:30 p. m. Charles W. Jewett, former mayor, will be toastmaster, and a reception committee has been named to greet Edgar A. Guest, who will be the speaker. A number of college and university presidents and their wives also have been invited. The committee includes: Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Harris, chairmen: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Richey, vice-chairmen; Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Coffin, Mr. and Mrs. Hilton U. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morrison, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Huffard, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Ruckelshaus, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ashby, Mr. and Mrs. Kin Hubbard, Mr. and Mrs. Noy P. Wisehart, Mr. and Mrs. Gavin L. Payne, Mr. and Mrs. James M. Ogden, Mr. and Mrs. George L. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Miller and Colonel Robert L. Moorhead.

FETE FOR SHUMAKER Anti-Saloon League Ptans to Welcome Leader. Plans for welcoming Dr. Edward S. Shumaker on his release from the Indiana state farm Thursday. April 4, were under consideration by the headquarters of the Indiana AntiSaloon League today. Dr. C. H. Winders, chairman of the headquarters committee, said plans are not ready for announcement. It was regarded probable that a group of Anti-Saloon League leaders would drive to the farm at Putnamville and escort Dr. Shumaker to Indianapolis. The dry’ leader’s friends are known to be dubious of the effect an elaborate home coming might have on public sentiment. Dr. Shumaker's sixty-day sentence for contempt of the state supreme court was to have expired April 11, but he will be liberated one week earlier for good behavior.

TRACE GANG MURDERS TO ‘SICILIAN KING’ Order Given by Frank Yale on Chicago Spoils Led to Massacre. CAPONE STIRRED FEUD ‘Scarface AT Flouted Fiat of Chief That Loot, Power Be Split. Herewith The Times and (he Tnited Press present another In the series of exclusive dispatehe-j about the St. Valentine's day itanc massaere In Chiraj-o yesterday's dispateh told for the first time why the seven *an*ste.rs were killed and who was suspected hv the police of doina the shooting. Today's tells how a decision by Frankie Vale, late New York head of the I’ntone Srl'iano, set In motion a series of killings (hat led to tho massacre. (Copyright. 1929. by United Press' CHICAGO, March 27 —Through their inquiry into the murder of .seven George (Bugs' Moran gangsters here last month, police attached to the Chicago crime commission have learned of the part played in that crime by the late Frankie Yale, head of the Unione Sciliano in the United States. Although Yale was dead and buried many months before the Moran massacre here, it was a decision which he rendered at the time of the Sharkey-Dempsey fight in New York that led indirectly to the seven murders. The heavyweight fight was made the occasion for a meeting in Nrv York of two marring elements of the Chciago underworld—the Joe Aiello gang and the A1 Capone gang—and Frankie Yale, as head of the Sicilian organization, was chosen as arbiter.

Aiello in Power Aiello at that time was the recognized head of the Unlone Siciliano in Chicago, having inherited that throne upon the abdication of Johnny Torrio. who had returned to Italy after being wounded in the beer war here. Yale had Torrio in his position of power aF" he also bad given Aiello the strong' place that he held. ’ Scarface” A1 Capone, however, was anew element to be reckoned with in Chicago and he was demanding that Lombardo succeed Joe Aiello as leader of the Unione in the Chicago district, a position which meant overlordship cf the beer, vice and gambling con- ; cessions which the Sicilians controlled. The case was put squarely up to Yale. Should Aiello continue to rule or should Lombardo replace him? Frankie then decided upon a middle course and told both Aiello and Lombardo to go back to Chicago anc! “split the profits.” Aiello should go his way and Lombardo his and Yale did not want to hear of any more squabbling. Enough for Both “There is enough for both of vou out there,” he told them. “Go back and work separately.” The Aiellos and the Lombardos and the Capones came back, but Capone craved power and the truce was to be short lived. The Capsne men planted a machine gun nest.] across from Lombardo’s home on Washington boulevard and then tipped off the police in an attempt to prove to Yale that Aiello had broken the peace pact. The ruse did not work. Yale refused to believe it and repeated his injunction for them to go separate ways. Although it is a mere incident in the Chicago beer war, the crime commissioner’s version of the progress of events at this time is that Aiello’s opponets killed Yale, shot, him at the wheel of his expensive! automobile, so that the way would be cleared for Tony Lombardo to ascend the Sicilian throne in Chicago. The information in the hands of police here is that four Chicago men performed the Yale assassination. Jack McGurn. who is under indictment for the Moran massacre: Louis (Little New York) Campagnl, William Heenie and John Moore! alias Claude Maddox, who are being hunted as the killers of the Moranites. Machine Guns in Gotham The machine guns with which Yale was slain had been taken to New York at the time of the peace meeting and hidden away for the time when they would be needed. Lombardo was preparing to succeed to leadership of the Unione Siciliano in Chicago last autumn, when Aiello’s men caught him on a busy comer in the Chicago loop and shot him from behind. His death was followed within a few weeks by the murder of Pasquale Lolordo. who had succeeded Lombardo as an aspirant to the Tnione throne. Meanwhile, things were happening within the Aiello camp. The Aiellos had taken in the north side organization of “Bugs” Moran, to strengthen them in the bitter warfare with the Capones, and were operating as effectively as possible under the name of Moran. The Aiello-Moran combine in one way or another had dated back three years to the time when Joe Aiello agreed to “cut Moran in” for a share of his gambling profits. Now the alliance was so complete that they were as one gang and when the Capone men went out to trap the Aiello leaders in retaliation for the slaying of Lombardo and Lolordo. they shot down seven Moranites. missing “Bugs” Moran him* self, whom they had expected to be in the north side headquarters that St. Valentine’s day to receive a truck load of alcohoL