Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 212, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 January 1930 — Page 8

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BATTLESHIP STILL IS CHIEF NAVAL UNIT, U. S. DECIDES

ACTION LOOMS AS IMPORTANT PARLEY TOPIC America Will Not Support Move to Abandon Big Vessels. DELEGATION IS DELAYED Progress of Liner Hampered by Heavy Seas; Pushing Hard. BY RAYMOND CLAPPER. United Pres* Staff Correspondent S3. GEORGE WASHINGTON. AT SEA, Jan. 14—Although the United States sponsored the present holiday on the construction of battleships and favors the continuation of the holiday, it is apparent America Is not going to support a move to abandon that type of warship entirely. The battleship, in fact, looms larger in importance as the London five-power naval conference draws nearer. Heavy ships. American observers believe, must continue to be the care of the American fleet. The battleship Is the fleet’s unit of ultimate force. American naval experts aboard declare, and all other naval armaments are contributory to its function. This American view has not been changed in the preliminary exchanges of views. The proposal of the British fixing a maximum of 10,000 tons for war craft is likely to find little support from the American delegation. Heavy seas continued to delay the progress of the George Washington. The vessel was pushing hard to reach Plymouth by Thursday night so the delegates may ride sleepers to London in time for breakfast. Seek Parity, Balance lit/ l nitrd Press ROME. Jan. 14.—Parity with France an da navy balanced efficiently between light and medium ships will be the Italian program for which delegates to the London naval conference will fight. Italy also is prepared to favor the abolition of submarines at the parley. Italy’s reason for the parity demand is found in the fact France is predominant among her probable enemies. Those aspirations which do not conflict with the plans of France run afoul with Jugoslavia, Italy's traditional rival and a sworn ally of France. While the Italian navy never has been equal to that of France and while the Italian naval budget never has sought to provide for a navy equal to that of France, the Italians are desirous that the way be left open for them should, in the long possibility, it be necessary to create a sea force up to the French power. Italy’s last capital ship was built seventeen years ago. The rest of the Italian navy has been maintained within moderate measure as well. The pronounced Inferiority compared with the French is readily discernible. For economy’s sake Italy would like to keep the naval figures as low as possible. WALES DUCKED IN TANK Takes Part In Ceremony of K*n? Neptune at Equator. Bu Vmted Press S. 6. KENILWORTH CASTLE tat sea), Jan. 14 —The prince of Wales took a hand In naval affairs of King Neptune's court today when he gave the “fredom of the seas ’ to Wendy Tuke, an eight-weeks-old baby girl. For the first time in many years the ceremony was held aboard the Kenilworth Castle, as it crossed the equator. The prince sprinkled water on the baby’s brow, after which he served a* the “kings” barber. Later forty passengers, including the prince, were ducked or plunged into the canvas tank.

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Vincennes Again Swept by Flood

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NEW HARMONY BANK IS CLOSED Frozen Assets Blamed for Action by State. Closing of the New Harmony Bank and Trust Company of New Harmony. Posey county, was ordered today by the state banking department, Luther F. Symons, state bank examiner, announced. T. G. Inwood, bank examiner, has been sent to New Harmony to take charge of the institution. Frozen assets and loss of deposits was given as the reason for closing. H C. Ford is president and Frank C. Steelman, cashier of the institution. which is capitalized at $50,000. Several weeks ago, J. W. Whitehead, president of the First National bank of New Harmony, committed suicide and the First National was closed for examination. BUILDERS MAY NAME ELLIS FOR PRESIDENT As the Indiana Builders’ Supply Association convened for the final session of its thirteenth annual convention in the Claypool today, it was indicated that Heber H. Ellis of Greencastle would be re-elected president of the association. Reports from various committees were heard and adopted at a breakfast meeting. Speakers today included W. W. Campbell, National Builders' Supply Association president. and Fermor Cannon. Indianapolis, vice-president Railroad Mens’ Building and Savings Association. Brigadier-General Dan Edwards, retired from United States army, is scheduled as the principal speaker at a banquet in the Claypool tonight, to speak on “Fighting on Three Continents.”

Above are shown three scenes of the flooded territory in Vincennes, where the Wabash river is on one of its worst rampages in years. Top photo shows a section of the George Rogers Clark Memorial boulevard, over which the water swept. With the radio still going and water a couple of inches below 7

BANISHMENT FROM U. S. FACES PARROT

Question of Permanent Bar Hangs on Decision of Three Officials. BY WILLIAM W. CHANCE JR. United P*ess Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON. Jan. 14-Fate of the parrot—gay, chattering bird of the tropics—rested today, insofar as Americans are concerned, with three high government officials. The bright colored bird can be barred forever from the United States on recommendations of these three government officials. SurgeonGeneral Hugh S. dimming of the United States public health service; Dr. Paul C. Redington, chief of <he bureau of biological survey, and Dr. George W. McCoy, director of the hvgienic laboratory. Parrots, infected with psittacosis, already have caused three deaths and nearly thirty illnesses throughout the country. Many other cases may be reported before the strange South American malady is stamped out as the health service has learned a shipment of diseased birds have been distributed widely. Dr. McCoy now is conducting an investigation into sale of the birds by a New York importing house. He has been requested to run down every lot sold local retailers. Upon his reports depend in great measure any action ol the surgeongeneral and Dr. Edington. These men have authority to recommend an embargo on the future importation of parrots. Jhere practically is no doubt

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the floor, the family showed no disposition to abandon the Vincennes home, shown in the next picture below. This is . omy one of scores of homes flooded in Vincennes. At the right is a. “close-up” of the river gauge on an abutment of the bridge, showing the river at the twenty-four-foot mark.

these recommendations would be carried out by Secretary of Agriculture Hyde, who, under authority of the Lacey act, can order embargoes on any species of bird ol animal he deems necessary. Girl, 9, Is Victim Bu United Press PITTSBURGH. Jan. 14. The third case of parrot fever, or psittacosis in the Pittsburgh district was reported today when a 9-year-old Freeport suburb girl became ill with the malady which took her grandmother's life last Saturday. Mary Walker, grandchild of Mrs. William Shields, 51, of Freeport who died Saturday, was stricken today. A daughter of Mrs. Shields, Elaine, 18, also is ill with the disease. Woman Is Stricken Bn United Prrss NEW HAVEN. Conn., Jan. 14.—A case of parrot fever was reported here today. Mrs. Alice Hotchkiss, 50, who had been believed suffering from pneumonia since Jan. 9, was found by New Haven hospital physicians to be a victim, of the unusual malady. On Dec. 23, Mrs. Hotchkiss fondled a parrot belonging to her daughter-in-law. The parrot since has died. Fire Discloses Still Bu United Prfss EVANSVILLE. Ind.. Jan. 14. Firemen discovered a liquor still in a house here after the still had exploded and set fire to the building. Owners of the plant fled.

BANDIT GANG BLASTS CAR: FOUR KILLEG i Pay Roll Robbery Attempt Is Balked by Bold Miner. B'i T'nitcd Press WILKESBARRE, Pa.. Jan. 14. A band of holdup men who dynamited a makeshift mine pay car on Newport mountain side, killing four men and injuring six, in a daring attempt to gain a $35,000 pay roll, used an automobile with New York license plates to escape, police told the United Press today. The attempted holdup was frustrated through heroism of one of the survivors of the car’s crew. At first, the blast was believed to have been work of amateurs, but later investigation by local and state police revealed an elaborate and ■ careful plan by the robbers, who were willing to commit mass murder to get the pay roll. According to the police, the ban- | dits utilized mine dynamite, a highly powerful explosive. The dynamite | was placed between the narrow gauge tracks of the private railroad owned by the Glen Alden Coal Company at a point midway between Hanover and Warrior Run. A wire ran from the explosive several hundred feet into the surrounding woods where the robbers, believed to be four in number, had arranged a protective barricade of sand bags. A radio C battery was used to explode the dynamite. Started From Colliery It was late Monday afternoon when the pay car, ordinarily a first aid mine car, started from the Truesdale colliery, bearing the paymaster and his crew, for the Glen i Alden Coal Company’s tunnel No. i 20. The car w 7 as drawn by a small electric locomotive. Bolted to the bottom of the payi car was an iron box containing the | money. i Slowly the pay car was drawn up I the side of Newport mountain toward the tunnel mouth, where : hundreds of miners \ awaiting I their fortnightly salary. The bandits watched from behind their sandbag shelter and after the electric engine had passed over the hidden dynamite, they touched the wire to the battery. There was a terrific concussion and debris was hurled in all directions as tire mine car was blown to bits. The iron money box was shattered and the paper currency virtually snowed on the mountainside. Three Killed Instantly Three of the pay roll crew were killed instantly. They were: Arthur C. Webb, 32, Scranton, paymaster in charge; Frank Budzinski, 40, miner of Plymouth, and Martin Burns, 31, section foreman of Hanover township. The fourth victim, James Shevlin. 32, a section foreman of Hanover township, died in a hospital. Six others on the pay roll car and engine were injured, two seriously. The engine, its coupling broken, ran wild down the mountainside, finallyjumping the track at a sharp curve. Meanwhile, the bandits ran from behind the barricade toward the ’pay car. As they approached the wreckage. John Sookil, 50, a Plymouth miner, dazed and injured, rose to his feet and started toward what remained of the money chest. One of the robbers shouted: "Stop! Get away from there!” But Sookil staggered on. Unnerved the robbers turned and fled into the woods. Police say the dynamiters ran Into the nearby hamlet of Warrior Run and escaped in their automobile. Posses were formed to search the entire countryside, with instructions |to bring in the bandits dead or alive. It was believed the bandits headed toward the New' York line, ! through Scranton, over the Bing- ! hamton turnpike. HOLD NEGRO SLAYER I Quarrel Ends in Death of One, Injury to Other. Andrew Oftwen, Negro, 715 West ; Michigan street, was in a serious condition at the city hospital today, ; held on chargeof murder following a quarrel in which he fired five i shots with fatal effect into the body | of Pitts Richmond, 38, Negro. Oft- | wen is suffering from a deep knife wound inflicted by Richmond. Richmond w r ent to the home of his divorced wife, Vessie Richmond, at 435 West Thirteenth street, ! shortly before noon today. FoJlow- | ing a quarrel Oftwen kill Richmond when the latter is alleged to have attacked him with a knife. Richmond’s body w r as taken to the city morgue.

SELLING INDIANAPOLIS CLUB TALK SUBJECT Business Conditions Are Promising, Says Envelope Firm Official. Jesse E. Hanft, sales manager for the Bowers’ Envelope and Lithographing Company, spoke on “Selling Indianapolis” before the regular weekly luncheon of the North Side Lions’ Club at the Columbuia Club Monday. He listed Indianapolis as twentieth in population, thirteenth in retail sales and fourth in printing and publishing among American cities. He declared business conditions promising, saying his firm now has an order for SIOO,OOO worth of envelopes from one firm alone. Two Meningitis Deaths Bu I'nited Press BUTLER, Mo., Jan. 14.—T0 guard against spread of spinal meningitis which has caused the deaths of two boys here, all schools, theaters and other public meeting places were closed today by order of state and city officials.

POLICE, BANDITS BATTLE TO DEATH

Two Robbers Killed as Officer Meets End in Struggle. Bu United Press CHICAGO, Jan. 14. Police trapped three bandits in tlve darkened corridor of a west side duplex early today, opened fire with pistols and shotguns in the unrrow 7 quarters, killed two of the rciibers, captured the third, and lost, one of their own number. Warned by a buzz signal, the detective squad surprised the bamtits as they poked pistols into the rtbs of Harry Sucherman, rich sauscye manufacturer, trying to force hfru to open a wall safe. Tne three bandits slashed a panel from the door of the Sucherman apartment just before dawn, entered, roused Sucherman from bed, and demanded that he open a wall safe containing a quantity of jewelry and money. Through previous arrangement with his brother Nate, who lives in rhe apartment above,* Sucherman pressed a hidden buzzer and the urother called police. Detectives to Rescue While the bandits flourished automatic pistols in Sucherman's face a detective squad arrived, surrounded the house, the members entering from front and rear at the same time. Lieutenant Edward Conroy was shot in the right arm as he stepped through the front door. He opened fire along the narrow hallway with his left hand as three other detectives started firing from the rear; another squad of five detectives arrived and joined the fighters, their riot guns roaring in the hallway. Trapped between the two fires, the bandits fought until two of them fell. Residents of the apartment house cowfered behind doors and beds as bullets rained down the hallw’ay and the w : ell-to-do West Jackson boulevard district reverberated with gun fire. One Officer Killed Detective Jeremiah Murphy, one of the attackers from the rear, fell, shot to death in the first few' volleys. One of the bandits, later identified as R. Holtzman. was killed in the hallway, and another, Sam Wolfe, died on the way to Bridewell hospital. Sam Wasserman, who police said is wanted in Detroit, ran upstairs after the shooting, closely followed by the police. They caught him and threw him through a window 7 into the arms of the squad outside. Six Sucherman brothers live in the apartment house and had arranged some time ago the buzzer system of intercommunication in case bandits tried to raid their safes. Lieutenant Conroy’s wound was not serious. After having it dressed he went to the bureau to aid in questioning Wasserman.

KARROO IS SPEAKER Achievement Week Outlined at Second Luncheon. Clifford L. Harrod, general manager and industrial commissioner oof the Chamber of Commerce, was the principal speaker today at the second of a series of luncheons arranged by the chamber to acquaint 3.500 members with accomplishments of the chamber and city and plans for Achievement week. Frank Gates, vice-president and chairman of membership conference and Howard E, Galvin, director, also spoke. The luncheons, inaugurating the “Forward Indianapolis” movement, are aimed at a civic awakening, members were told. Harrod pleaded for a larger budget for his bureau to compete with other cities in obtaining new industries. Galvin cited Richmond, Va.. as an example of civic spirit, pointing to its large building and construction expansion, and the fact, it has increased the annual pay roll $8,000,000. RYAN 800 K PUBLISHED Anderson Lawyer Author of Essay, “Challenge of Prophets.” “The Challenge of the Prophets,” an essay on Christianity by Oswald Ryan, Anderson attorney and author, was brought out this week by the Warner Press, Anderson oublishers. The late Albert J. Beveridge wrote the introduction to the small volume. Ryan previously has published “Municipal Freedom,” and several essays on governmental affairs. He was a member of the European immigration committee under the late President Harding.

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He’s Satisfied Traffic Cop Begs Chief Not to Promote Him to Sergeancy.

PATRICK FOX. traffic officer at Meridian and Washington streets, today presented the unusal spectacle of begging Police Chief Jerry Kinney no to promote him to a sergeantcy. After Iris appointment as sergeant was announced, Fox visited Chief Kinney’s office. “Don’t make me a sergeant,” he pleaded. “I want to keep my old job.” Tire board of safeety today complied with his request, reducing him to rank of patrolman and naming Patrolman James O'Brien as sergeant. Gene Barnett, Negro, was named fireman at Pumper Company No. 1. to replace William Phillips, resigned.

MAYOR SURVEYS FLOOD IN PLANE Air Squadron of Five Ships Beans Sullivan Party. On invitation of Major R. F. Taylor, commanding the One hundred thirteenth observation squadron, Indiana National Guard, Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan this afternoon made an aerial survey of the swollen Wriite river from Indianapolis to NoWesville. “When the vhole air squadron comes after you, it’s no time for a mayor to hesitate,” said Sullivan, accepting Major Taylor’s invitation for his first airplane flight. The major piloted the ship bearing Mayor Sullivan, while newspaper men accompanied them in separate planes piloted by lieutenants M. C. Carpenter and Ford Barrett and Sergeant E. N. Caldwell. Still other planes carried Lieutenant D. D. Watson, army air instructor; C. T. Frenzel, observer for the squadron, and Lieutenant Howard H. Maxwell, photographic officer. Maxwell’s aerial photographs were to be submitted mayor for his consideration in dealing wuth the city’s flood prevention program.

FLIERS' 80DIES FOUND IN WOODS Lost Altitude Test Plane Damaged by Fire. Bn United Preen AMSTON, Conn., Jan. 14.—The lost Fairchild monoplane in which Daniel Marra and William .Kirkpatrick set out on an altitude test from Farmingdale, Long Island, last Friday was found wrecked here today. The bodies of the two aviators were near the ship, w’hich was badly damaged by fire. The plane was discovered in the woods near Amston lake by Fred Rowley, a game keeper. Marra, and Kirkpatrick started from the Farmingdale field in a 425horse power cabin-Fairchild plane Friday in an attempt to learn how high the craft would go. They expected to attain at least 10,000 feet. Their fuel supply was for only five and one-half hours. The plane rose easily, but shortly after they had disappeared, a heavy ground fog arose. TERRIBLEECZEMA^ GOES QUICKLY There is one simple and inexpensive way to reduce the danger of swollen veins and bunches, and get them down to normal, and that is to apply Moone’s Emerald Oil night and morning. People who have painful enlarged veins should not neglect them, for they sometimes burst and cause much misery and loss of time. Moone’s Emerald Oil besides being so marvelously antiseptic that it at once destroys germs and poisons caused by germs is such a remarkable healing agent that eczema, barbers’ itch, salt rheum, and other inflammatory skin eruptions go in a few deys. For years it has been used for boils, ulcers, abscesses, and open sores, and with the most perfect success. Hook’s Dependable Drag Stores and every good druggist guarantees Emerald Oil to end your skin troubles or money back.—Advertisement.

CHANGE OF TIME Effective Sunday, January 19th, 1330 Train No. 47. daily, will leave Indianapolis 4:30 p. m., instead of 5:05 p. m.; arriving Cincinnati 8:55 p. m., instead cf 9:35 p. m.; connecting in Grand Central Station with the NATIONAL LIMITED for Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York Train No. 44, daily except Sunday, will arrive Indianapolis (from Cincinnati) 8:00 p. m., instead of 8:15 p. m. No Change in Time of Other Trains Baltimore & Ohio

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RULE PRESIDENT IS NOT OPEN TO TARIFFCENSURE Sugar Interest Relations Called Innocent by Lobby Probers. Bu United Press WASHINGTON. Jan. 14.—President Hoover was exonerated today of any “impropriety” or "anything open to censure or criticism” in his relations with those interested in the sugar tariff by the senate lobby investigating committee. The committee reached this conclusion in a report to the senate which explained “it is quite likely that representatives of both the contending forces waited on the President to incline him favorably to their views.” The committee estimated, roughly, that contending forces in the sugar lobby spent over $400,000, “the cost to those urging the raise being between $175,000 and $200,000, and the cost t > those against the raise being between $200,000 and $225,000.” The committee's report was tossed into the midst of an already raging debate in the senate on the sugar tariff issue. Because of the mild way in which it summarized the mass of testimony the committee has received on the sugar lobby, the report w r as not expected to have much influence on the situation. Little difference was found by the committee between the forces working on the two sides of the question. Both were w r ell organized and highly financed, it said. The tariff bill, the report said, “has brought into existence or into activity a lobby interested in the sugar schedule perhaps more perfectly organized and liberally financed than any other concerned about any feature of that bill, or any other legislation before congress.” The committee found “a particularly reprehensible part of the program” carried on by Herbert C. Lakin, president of the Cuba Company, for a low tariff was “an effort to stir up hostility to the United States in Lattn-American countries upon the assumption that it, by Its tariff policy, was mistreating Cuba.”

CITY MAN IS SLAIN Believed Victim of Grudge Killing in Illinois. William Brough of 721 South Meridian street today was notified by police of the slaying of his nephew, William Brough. 37. at Rockford. 11l Monday night in what police there term a ‘“grudge” murder. Bloomington find.) police asked Indianapolis police to notify the local relatives. I Brough, oil filling station attendant, was killed as he walked toward the door of the station after hearing a car enter. The bullet, from a ,38-caliber revolver, struck him in the forehead after it passed through the glass of the filling station door. BOSTON OFFICER SLAIN Bu United Pres* BOSTON, Jan. 14.—James L. Troy, Boston plain clothesman and father of four young children, was shot and killed last night, on the rear piazza of a South Bend tenement house where lie was guarding against escape of a Negro on whom a superior officer was endeavoring to serve a.burglary warrant. Later, on information given them by a neighbor of the man sought, a police squad that included Superintendent Michael H. Crowley entered a Batavia street house and arrested a Negro, whom they charged with the slaying. *,b. Bora over take Grove’e Laxative BROMO QUININE. Taken by more people than any other cold remedy SOo at all druggitU. Grove’s Laxative BROMO QUININE Tablets