Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 256, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 March 1930 — Page 1

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VON TIRPITZ, GERMAN ‘SEA SCOURGE,' DIES Famous Father of U-Boat Influenza Victim at Age of 81. END COMES SUDDENLY ‘Ruthlessness’ Campaign of Admiral Blamed for U. S. Entry in War. BY FREDERICK KUH United Press Staff Corresponent BERLIN. March 6.—Alfred von Tirpitz, who was minister of the Imperial German navy during the World war and who assumed responsibility for the German submarine warfare is dead. Germany’s noted sea warrior died today at Ebenhausen. near Berlin, where he had been resting following an influenza attack. Von Tirpitz, would have been 81 years old on March 11. His death had not been expected. To tire world, the name Von Tirpitz was associated with submarine warfare. As early as 1884. when he was a commander in the German navy, he came to the attention of the admiralty through a memorial to the government in which he urged the construction of 150 undersea ships. His name reappeared twelve years later, when he became Rear Admiral von Tirpitz, chief of the cruiser division, and again submitted a proposal for a vast increase in the navai strength of his country. Interested Kaiser Through influential friends he interested the kaiser in his project, and this was the beginning of an ascendency over naval affairs in the German empire that led him to the highest naval command. In 1897. Von Tirpitz was appointed minister of marine, and began the work which reached its culmination in complete reorganization of the navy and a climax in which the world later termed the "ruthlessness" of submarine warfare. Tirpitz actually was the father of the German prewar navy, and carried measure after measure through a hostile parliament which more than doubled the strength of the fleet between the years 1901 and 1917. When war broke out in 1914 he was considered one of the kaiser’s closest advisers on the German program for a grand offensive on sea. Germany’s naval forces had been built up to impressive size, when the war storm broke. Little Room for Subs At that time Tirpitz' policy had been directed to heavier ships, and his program, although extensive, had little room for submarines. Therefore, in 1914. the German submarine fleet numbered scarcely a score of vessels. Disasters to some of the German high seas squadrons and the impossibility of matching the ponderous fleets of the allies forced a change in the naval campaign, however, and from the beginning of the war the German naval director advocated the "ruthless submarine warfare’’ which was later to drag America into participation on the Side of the allies. The phrase "spurlos versenekt"— sunk without a trace—was on the lips of many a high naval officer in those days, as illustrative of the thoroughness of the proposed campaign both against armed vessels end merchantmen. Admiral von Tirpitz made light of America's entrance into the war. declaring it "a phantom.' He scorned the suggestion of Von Bethmann-Hollweg that America might prove the stumbling block to German success. Effectiveness of the German submarine campaign was soon indicated by allied shipping reports. Supplies, both of war material, and food, for the nation arrayed against Germany, began to dwindle and British and French statesmen made no secret of the fact that if it continued. the populations of their countries would be in a critical situation. Resigned, Dissatisfied The campaign, however, was not Sufficiently ‘‘ruthless’’ enough to saify the high command, and in 19 6 on Tirpitz resigned on the grounds hat he had failed to attain his declaration of the need for unrestricted submarine warfare. His appearance in the limelight o openly during the latter part of the war probably was the greatest political mistake of his career. Previously. he had moved quietly behind the scenes, staging his propaganda from the cloak of his group of friends. He failed to win the chancellorship because he had become “too prominent ” and had created too many enemies within the reich. Like many others of the high command. he left Germany after the kaiser’s fall, and went to Switzerland. Later, when events had quieted down and a more or less conservative government had been established in Germany, he returned At 75 Von Tirpitz reappeared on the German political stage in 1924, when he was elected a delegate of the German national party to the reichstag.

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Thespian Stirs Howe's Wrath; He's Out $500 Sothern’s Refusal to Be Interviewed Proves Costly Move. By United Press AMARILLO, Tex., March 6.—E. H. Sothern, dean of American Shakespearian actors, was $500 poorer today because he incurred the wrath of Gene Howe, Amarillo newspaper editor. Sothern appeared here in a recital Wednesday night. Earlier in the day he refused to be interviewed by an Amarillo News-Globe reporter. Howe, the Globe editor, asserted Sothern was ‘‘the king of high hatters.” "You all may do as you please, but my advice is to keep away from his lecture tonight.” the editor wrote. Scores of persons followed Howe’s advice and the event iost $50. Sothern, in a statement, apologized to Howe, and gave his check for $500 to cover the loss.

SENATE VOTES JOB HEARING AS REDS RIOT Unemployment Problem to Be Thrashed Out in Open Sessions. By United Press WASHINGTON, March 6—Legislation to relieve unemployment was given the right of way today by the senate commerce committee. which voted to hold open hearings for consideration of measures proposed by Senator Wagner (Dem., N. Y.) A subcommittee was appointed to open hearings, probably this week, at which officials of the labor department and others will be asked to testify and thus present a picture of the situation that now is engaging the attention of the administration. The Wagner bills provide for creation of a federal employment stabilization board, which would be authorized to spend up to $150,000.000 a year to relieve unemployment, for advance planning of public works, and for broadening the activities of the labor statistics bureau in the labor department. The subcommittee appointed to conduct the hearings consists of Chairman Hiram Johnson (Cal.) of the committee, Senators Nye (N. D.) and Vandenberg (Mich.), Republicans, and Fletcher (Fla.) and Hawes (Mo.), Democrats. By United Press Outbreaks of violence in various cities of the world marked the early hours of the Communists’ international demonstration against unemployment today. In Vienna, 1,500 Communists rushed police lines and were repulsed, six of them suffering injuries. A ‘silent strike” was carried out by 2.500 workers in Paris, who reported at the scene of their jobs and remained idle for eight hours. Several police and Communists were injured in London when paraders attempting to march on Mansion house, clashed with the authorities. Four persons, including an 18-year-old girl, were arrested at Waterbury, Conn., when they attempted to storm the city hail. The huge demonstration in Union Square. New York was orderly. An unemployment parade in front of the White House at Washington today ended in a free-for-all fight when two of the demonstrators attempted to speak and were pulled down from the White House fence by spectators. Police threw tear gas bombs among the fighters to end the melee.

LIQUOR FAD NUISANCE, SOCIETY EAGER TO QUIT IT, DRY LEADERS ARE TOLD

By United Press WASHINGTON. March 6—Social leaders of the country are ready quit the liquor drinking fad as an unutterable nuisance. Mrs. Ruth G. K. Strawbridge. Philadelphia society woman, told the house judiciary committee today. Mrs. Straw-bridge submitted a secret poll she made of leading society matrons and wives of government officials. The affirmative voters signified their approval of the plan to have society women organize quietly, not publicly, to banish liquor from the society tables. Mrs. Straw-bridge’s testimony climaxed the second day of the dry case, which brought claims from dry witnesses that prohibition had saved more lives than were lost in the World war: that it diminished religious prejudice and has helped the farmers. Preceding Mrs. Straw-bridge to the stand were Representative Olger B. Burtness (Rep., N. D.) and Patrick H Callahan. Louisville, secretary of the Association ot Catholics Favoring Prohibition. Burtness declared the citizens of his home state of North Dakota

PARKING FEES QUIZ LAUNCHED BY CITY CHIEFS Traffic Department Ordered to Make Check of Downtown Zones. HOLDER LIST DEMANDED Lax Methods of Collecting Dues Investigated by Officials. BY CHARLES E. CARLL After years of carelessness, city officials today bestirred themselves to investigate methods of designating and collecting fees for “unloading zones” along downtown street curbs. First action was taken by Police Chief Jerry Kinney, who ordered the traffic department, headed by Captain Lewis Johnson, to make a check of the number of downtown zones in front of clubs, buildings and other premises which come under the city traffic zone ordinance. Coincident with this came the demand of Walter O. Lewis, safety board secretary, asking Kinney to supply a list of all “no parking” standard holders. There were fortythree in September. 1928, according to Claude Worley, ex-police chief, and it is said the number has increased to 100. City Controller Sterling R. Holt, after a conference with the safety board, declared he wanted to collect the fees "but didn’t know’ who owes the city, without obtaining a complete check of the situation.” Meurer Is Restated Heretofore, city officials have paid but little attention to the ordinance demanding a fee for loading zone frontage granted business houses and individuals for their convenience and have made but half-hearted efforts to collect the fees required by the law. The matter was cast at the officials’ feet Wednesday when The Times told of the arrest of Albert F. Meurer. former city councilman, after he refused to pay a $2 fine for parking in the fifty-four-foot loading area in front of the HumeMansur building on East Ohio street. Meuer was reslated today on a charge of parking in a prohibited area after city prosecutors dismissed the original improper parking charge. He will be tried April 3 by Municipal Judge Dan V. White, when he will attack the constitutionality of the ordinance. City records show that in 1922 the Hume-Mansur Company paid $10 for “silent policemen” to mark off the zone. But there is no record that any fee was paid for the space, as provided in the 1929 ordinance, calling for an annual rental of $50 for the first eighteen feet and $10 for each addition foot. Officials admitted the safety board extended the width of the space fifteen feet last year, which makes the area run many yards east and west of the building entrance. But officials did not ask for the space fee, it is said. Only Six Collected Kinney said the traffic department's check will include those spaces in front of churches, schools, hotels, theaters, hospitals, railway stations, bus or interurban stations, public meeting halls and .places, which are fee exempt under the law. At city hall the theory was advanced that Hume-Mansur building is a “public meeting hall or place,” but Howard Meyer, attorney for Meurer, will contend this is not true. VOTE AGAINST DRY LAW By United Press CAMBRIDGE. Mass., March 6.—A group of Harvard students Wednesday night voted 500 to 10 against the eighteenth amendment in its present form, but they failed to offer any suggestions for change.

have reaped great benefits from prohibition, saying it has increased their economic well-being and aided in other wavs. Callahan furnished statistics purporting to show prohibition had reduced the number of deaths from Bright's disease, cirrhosis of the liver and other diseases. He also asserted it had diminished religious prejudice. Mrs. Straw-bridge submitted a let-

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INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1930

Another Annual Drive Under Way

$200,803 GIFT MADEOE PAUW James B. Nelson Donor of Philosophy Chair. Gift of $200,000 to De Pauw university to endow- a chair of philosophy was made today by James B. Nelson, Indianapolis, president of the Fame chain of power laundries, who ten days ago made a like gift to Indiana university for the same purpose. The bequest to De Pauw was made by Nelson in honor of his wife. Grace Johnson Nelson, former Ilf Pauw student. The chair will bj known as “Grace Johnson Nelson endowment for the teaching of philosophy.” Conditions under which the money w-as given were similar to those imposed upon Indiana university. None of the principal or income may be used fro grounds or physical equipment. The annual income from the principal, amounting to about SIO,OOO, is to employ an instructor of reputation and learning to teach philosophy in the university. The history of the Nelson family shows a close association with De Pauw-. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson and their daughter, Jean Nelson Rudd, were students at the university. A sister, Mrs. Jean Penfield, was the first woman to represent De Pauw in and to win the interstate oratorical contest. FILM MAGNATE WINS Fox Stockholders Approve Refinancing Plan. Tin United Prims NEW RORK. March 6.—William Fox today won, outw-ardiy at least, his dramatic battle to retain control of the huge amusement enterprise he had built up from a nickleodeon, when stockholders of the Fox Film and Fox Theaters Corporation adopted, by a majority estimated at 20 to 1, a plan of refinancing spon-. sored by the film magnate. Marine Given Navy Cross WASHINGTON. March 6.—Archie Pasch!, United States marine of Glendon, N. C., was decorated today by acting Secretary of Navy Jahncke with the navy cross for daring and skill shown w’hile on aviation duty in Nicaragua.

ter she sent out to 2,300 members of the social register. The letter was drafted after a conference with former Chief Justice Tats, "who w-as largely influential in starting my campaign,” Mrs. Straw-bridge said. “The response to this letter on the part of society matrons was immediate and gratfying,” Mrs. Strawv idge added. “Instead of finding .n overwhelming majority in favor

HIS socks sunned on a rock beneath the Monon railroad bridge at Fall Creek boulevard. His toe dipped carefully into the chilly water. The line of his reel swayed in the mid-afternoon breeze and then tautened. His face tensed. You know the feeling you fishman get on a lazy. lolling day, just, as Carl Hamilton, 13, of 1430 East Thirteenth street, knew it today when he was caught by the camera as the city's “first fisherman.” Carl didn’t catch anything, but there’ll be more spring days, more warm suns, more taut lines, and a true fisherman, after all, isn’t one who fishes for fish, but one who fishes to be fishing.

CITY GANGSTER IS TAKEN FOR RIDE’

Fine, Judge! By United Press EVANSTON, Ill., March 6.— Arrested for driving without a 1930 license, Mrs. Esther Nowak thought with lightning speed when Judge Samuel Harrison assessed a $4 fine. “Judge,” she said earnestly, “I was on the way to buy groceries. If you’ll let me off I'll invite you to dinner.” The judge accepted.

GRUNDY NAMED IN NEW PROBE Tariff League in Senate Building, Report. By United Press WASHINGTON, March 6.—The senate lobby committee today ordered an investigation of reports that the American Tariff League with which Senator Grundy (Rep., Pa.) was connected prior to his appointment to the senate, has established headquarters in the senate office building. Chairman Caraway sent the committee investigators to locate Arthur L. Faubel, secretary of the organization with a view- to questioning him about the reports today. The traiff league is reported to be using an office officially listed as assigned to Grundy, located on the same floor as Grundy's main office, but at the opposite end of the senate office building. Grundy, before he entered the senate, had headquarters at a downtown office in which he operated the American Tariff League news bureau. He testified before the lobby committee that he had spent about $2,000 a month since January last year on this office. He gave it up when he became a senator. TAFT IS UNCHANGED WASHINGTON. March 6.—William Howard Taft spent a comfortable night and was able to take a little nourishment this morning, attendants at the home reported. No change was noted in his condition.

of the liquor-drinking fad at private gatherings and entertainments I found that most of these society women regarded it as an unutterable nuisance and their only anxiety was, as to how to free themselves and their families of it. “They were eager to support President Hoover loyally in his appeal for general law observance. A favorite theme in their responses was that of the expense of the custom and the disgrace of maintaining relations with bootleggers in order to keep up the reputed style of the day. “My replies have come from scores of matrons who entertain extensively, as well as from government officials. One matron whose social affairs have always been marked with the flowing cup, gave her first dry party after she received my letter. She wrote me that it was a huge success. “Dry entertainments are becoming mere and more fashionable. If parents make a joke of prohibition, so will their children. American mothers feel that they can not loiter today in facing their responsibility. They must go forward with the courage of their convictions.”

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‘Orlando Jack’ Horton Is Slain, Tossed in Field Near Lafayette. Orlando Jack Horton, whose bootleg partner, John Duffy, was Chicago’s first gang "ride” victim, has taken his own last ride. His body riddled by five bullets was found Wednesday in a strawberry patch near Lafayette. Apparently it had been thrown from a speeding automobile. A necklace of playing cares tattooed on his neck beneath his initials identified the ex-Chicago gangster, who came to Indiana shortly after criminal gangs began to rule the big city. His residence for many years was, and still is, theoretically at least, in this city. When last arrested here, he roomed at a house on West New York street, although Police Chief Jerry E. Kinney said today that Horton recently lived on Boulevard place. City directory lists an Orlando G. Horton, mechanic, living at 4035 Boulevard place. Got Suspended Term In 1919 Horton received a suspended sentence in Terre Haute for grand larceny. A year later he was sentenced here from one to fourteen years on similar charges. In 1924, federal agents arrested hmi on a train entering the city, and he was sentenced to three years in Ft. Leavenworth (Kan.) federal prison for narcotic act violation. Once he was arrested in New Orleans for alleged murder of a Chicago woman. Six years after Duffy was slain “Orlando Jack” was sought throughout the country, captured and questioned for week, but released for lack of evidence. In other Indiana cities he was boss bootlegger, hijacker and leader of a gang of thieves, police declare. O’Banion Implicated Duffy’s death ride in 1924 climaxed a sensational period in Chicago crime, police here recalled today. Duffy had murdered his com-mon-law wife, Maybelle Exley, and his assassination was said to have been engineered by rival gangsters headed by Dion O'Banion because they were incensed at "unwarranted degradation of the profession." Horton was said to have been a leader of the gang that entered the home of Edward Bowles in Lafayette, several weeks ago, stealing cash and diamonds and shooting Bowles through the abdomen.

EDITORS WIN SUIT Cleveland Men Free in Contempt Case. Bu United Press CLEVELAND, March 6.— The Cuyahoga county court of appeals today reversed contempt of court sentences imposed by Common Pleas Judge Frederick P. Walther upon Louis B. Seltzer and Carlton K. Matson, editor and chief editorial writer of the Cleveland Press. Judges Walther sentenced Seltzer and Matson to jail for thirty days each, and fined them $500 each, last summer after the defendants had written and published an editorial in The Press criticizing the judge’s action towards horse racing. The ruling was regarded as establishing anew principle in the handling of contempt actions. Chief Justice Willis Vickery who wrote the opinion, said Judge Walther had abused his discretion in sitting in trial in the case in which he himself was involved,

GOVERNOR LESLIE ORDERS ACCOUNTS BOARD HEAD TO INVESTIGATE HIS SPENDING Orr Is Told Especially to Inquire Into Expenditures Made for Furnishing Mansion, in Chief Executive’s Mandate. NO MENTION OF M AINTENANCE FUND State Senator Niblack Demands That $15,000 Be Paid Back to Emergency Contingent Coffers, or That Ogden File Suit. BY BEN STERN Governor Harry G. Leslie today instructed Lawrence K. Orr. chief of the state board of accounts, to make an investigation of the emergency contingency fund, with “particular stress on money expended for rehabilitation of the Governor’s mansion.” He did not ask for an audit of the $10,000 paid him annually for the maintenance of the Governor’s mansion. The letter was, delivered to Orr shortly before State Senator Sumner Clancy of Marion county appeared in the state accounts office to ask for an audit. It follows on the heels of the statement issued by Senator John L. Niblack. demanding that Leslie at once repay to the state treasury the $15,000 he spent from the emergency contingent, fund in furnishing the executive mansion in a luxurious manner.

“If restitution is not made,” Niblack said, “Attorney-Gen-eral James M. Ogden should bring suit for its return.” The Governor’s letter to Orr declared that he is "instructed to make a thorough investigation of my rights in the expenditures of my contingent fund, with particular stress on my expenditures for rehabilitation of the Governor’s home.” Asks Complete Report Orr is instructed to give the Governor a full and complete report. The investigation will begin within a few days, Orr said. Members of the Marion county delegation to the 1929 legislature, which increased the Governor’s maintenance fund from $2,400 annually to $10,000, today expressed amazement at the methods used by Leslie in equipping the Governor s mansion. State Representatives Thaddeus Baker, John L. Benedict, James H. Lowry and Thomas C. Batchelor concurred with Niblack in declaring that in granting the $7,600 increase in the annual maintenance fund they thought it would be used to maintain the mansion, and that it would not be necessary to dip into the $200,000 emergency contingent fund to accomplish this. $10,000 Deemed Enough “The $10,000 annually which we voted for the maintenance fund was deemed sufficient for upkeep of the mansion,” Lowry declared. “The Marion county delegation members in the house discussed it and decided that the Governor should live in a manner befitting his station and the increased maintenance fund would be sufficient. “We had no thought that his expenditures would cause him to use the emergency contingent fund. “If this had been known, we certainly would not have voted to increase the appropriation. Batchelor condemned the budget committee for permitting the Governor to use the emergency contingent fund for such expenditures. “I can’t understand how the budget committee could permit the Governor to use the emergency fund without any kind of investigation or showing that the maintenance fund was insufficient,” he said. “It seems that the committee merely voted a blanket approval without any Investigation. We thought that the $10,000 maintenance fund adequately would take care of the mansion.” Baker declared: “I thought the $10,000 we voted Leslie for maintenance of the mansion would take (Turn to Page 13)

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LESLIE CALLS ON INDIANA TO VINDICATE HIM Defends His Expenditures for Refurnishing of State Mansion. Governor Harry G. Leslie today appealed to “the inherent decency of the Hoosier people” to vindicate his expenditure of some $15,000 for equipment for the Governor’s mansion, in addition to his drawing his regular allowance of $833.33 for maintenance. The $15,000 was drawn from the emergency contingent fund, with approval of the state budget committee. “I do not want to appear in the role of an apologist," Leslie told the press at a conference he summoned in his office today. “But I do want to appeal to the sense of fair play in this matter. “When I took office it was agreed by members of both parties on the budget committee that the house needed equipment which at least would match that of gubernatorial mansions in states of equal size and wealth. Cites Need of Furnishings “When we moved in there were but six ordinary water glasses and six tumblers in the place. We bought a sufficient number of goblets to take care of the ordinary social affairs of state. These have been termed ‘golden goblets,’ but they are just ordinary glasses with a fine hair line of gold around the top, such as can be found in perhaps thousands of north side homes. “It should be remembered that we are going to leave all these things for state use. The Leslie family, in private life, never has cared for show. “In renovating the place we took eleven truck loads of trash away. Mrs. Leslie worked like a Trojan to get the place in Its present shape. “It is not true that we bought elaborate things for the boys’ rooms. We know our boys are just boys and we bought things accordingly. “I Invite any one to Inspect our home and then charge that It la over luxurious.” Hits Jackson “Thrift” In answering the matter of his employment of a second secretary* Gaylord Morton. In charge of pardons and paroles, Leslie said Morton Is doing for $250 a month the work formerly done by a full-time pardon board secretary, at $5,000 a year, and two stenographers. These positions were abolished by the legislature. As to the "thrift" of former Governor Ed Jackson In spending $1,793 for painting the mansion out of a $2,000 appropriation from his emergency fund, Leslie brought out a contract given him by Jackson, showing S6OO still due on the Job. The SIOO monthly gasoline books were explained by the Governor, asserting that he has traveled almost constantly visiting the various state institutions, most of which, he said, were in sad need of repair from the Jackson economy program. “I have visited more institutions in one year than most of my predecessors in their full terms of office,” Leslie contened. He also declared he has saved the state more than SIOO,OOO by employment of a state engineer from his emergency fund. Hourly Temperature* 6a- m 31 10 a. m 46 7a. m 32 11 a. m..... 49 Ba. m 36 12 (noon).. 82 Ba. {% 41 1p Quui tt

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