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Miss Victory (top photo), about to get her “sulphur and molasses” \ fo*- spring from the paint brush of Charles Seay, Seay Is poised on her arm in the large photo and pictured “close up” in the inset. * JUST cleaning the old girl up.” J That is the task of Charles Seay, 37, of 3600 Madison avenue, steeplejack, as he began work today painting the inside chamber of "Victory,” the statue that tops the soldiers’ and sailors’ monument. Today's toil. 284 feet and some odd inches up. is the Pike’s peak of Seay’s efforts, despite long experience. “Fear? What’s there to be afraid of?” he demanded. “Yep, I’m married. Got four youngsters. Did the wife worry, knowing I was going on my highest job. nope. She never worries. It’s just my job.” n tt u SEAY is compelled to “shinny” up a rope attached to Miss Victory to reach a stance on her shoulders. Today's job consisted of unfastening a bronze plate between her arms and an exploration of her iron framework. “You see she's iron inside and I’ve got to paint her to keep the iron from rusting. She was painted inside five years ago. Nope we won’t wash her ov paint her outside. Seay explained. FEARS DEATH ATTEMPT Woman Believes Missing Husband Made Suicide Attempt. Odor of what she said was chloroform on her husband's empty bed led Mrs. Fleming Wright, 762 Concord street, to believe he attempted suicide before disappearing early today. she told police when she appealed for aid in search for the missing man. Wright had been ill some time, she said. 0. A. R. OPENS SESSION Hoover to Address Delegates at Congress in Washington. Bf/ United Press WASHINGTON. April 14.—Daughters of the American Revolution, 6.000 strone, opened their thirtyninth continental congress here today in Constitution hall. The building. which cost the organization $3,000,000, Has completed Sunday. President Hoover will address the D. A. R. delegates tonight.

CITY MAN MARKED FOR MURDER, POLICE REVEAL

M. J. Dorsey of 3741 North Meridian street, was a victim marked for murder by Dr. Andrew J. Bass, wealthy retired dentist of Columbia, Mo., Arkansas police authorities announced today. Basing their claims on an alleged confession of Dr. Bass, held at Bentonville. Ark., on charges of murder, the Arkansas officials declared only failure of confederates prevented Dr. Bass from carrying through a SIOO,OOO insurance swindle with Dorsey as the victim. Details of the plot to murder Dorsey. as allegedly confessed by Dr. Bass, coincide with the plot Dr. Bass is alleged to have carried through against William Robert Pearman, former mechanic, for whose murder he is under arrest. Dorsey, former president of the International Life Insurance Company of Moline, 111., and of the Crescent Insurance Company of Indianapolis, took out a SIOO,OOO life Insurance policy in favor of associates in a business deal at Kansas City about a year ago. Dr. Bass was one of the principal associates In the deal. Dr. Bass is alleged to have confessed he had hired St. Louis gangsters to kill Dorsey to collect the insurance. Dorsey said the deal fell

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AUTHOR HELD IN CONTEMPT CASE BY COPS Henry Bedford-Jones tc Fight Return to Evansville in Tangle Over Child. USES MANY PEN NAMES Writer Known as ‘Fiction Factory; Married Rich late Widow. Henry • Bedford-Jones. 42. "the fiction factory” of Evansville, Ind., I and La Jolla, Cal., arrested here today, will battle return to Evansville to face citation for contempt of court. Arrested at 3017 Washington boulevard here today, on request of Evansville authorities, he indicated at once that he will fight return to Evansville where Superior Judge Walter Henning plans to place him under a Pond to bring his daughter, Nancy Jane, from the home of he>* grandfather, the Rev. William Bed-ford-Jones at La Jolla, Cal., into court in answer to a court order. Bedford-Jones was released on $l,lOO bond signed by Howard C. Marmon of the Columbia Club. Called "Fiction Factory” Citation for contempt of court was issued when Bedford-Jones, visiting Evansville Saturday to see a son, ill at a hospital there, wrote Judge Henning that he was "unable” to produce the daughter in court i nanswer to a court order. Bedford-Jones, whose writings have appeared under at least ten different names and who has been labeled "the fiction factory” due to his practice of writing at least 5.000 words of fiction material daily, wedded a millionaire widow a few months after a divorce had been granted his former wife at Evansville. The three children, one at Evtvsvllle. the other in California and a daughter at Lady wood-for-Girls school here, are wards of the Superior court at Evansville. Grandfather Seeks Child Bedford-Jones eluded police and deputy sheriffs at Evansville Saturday afternoon who sought to serve him with a summons to court on the contempt citation. The grandfather in California has filed a petition with California courts to adopt the daughter living with him and Judge Henning regards the act as a subterfuge to gain custody of the child for the father. Following the divorce case custody of the children was denied both mother and father. The Bedford-Jones divorce case was tried last year. A few months after the divorce was granted, the author wedded Mrs. Mary Bernardin, widow' of Alfred Bernardin, j millionaire Evansville bottle cap ! manufacturer, the wedding talcing ! place in England. Other Suits in Court The former Mrs. Bedford-Jones filed suit for SIOO,OOO against the former Mrs. Bernardin, alleging alienation of her former husband’s affections. Court officers found it impossible to serve summonses in the case. Later a $200,000 suit charging alienation of affections against the former Mrs. Bernardin was filed In court at Chicago and the summons was served on the Bedford-Joneses while they were at a Chicago hotel. The case has not been tried. Many Adventure Tales Bedford-Jones is well-known to readers of adventure-type magazines and several of his fiction works are on shelves of the Indianapolis public library. Bedford-Jones’ income from adventure fiction tales in the year 1928 were listed at $35,000 by his former wife during hearing of the divorce case.

through and he canceled the insurance policy. Dorsey resided at Moline, 111., two years ago and later returned to Indianapolis. He had extensive business interests in Arkansas and Missouri. He is a native of Columbia, Mo., the home town of Dr. Bass and knew Bass there, according to Mrs. Dorsey. Dorsey now is employed by the Northern States Insurance Company at Hammond. He said today he knows nothing of a $25,000 insurance swindle at Moline, HI.

SONG BIRD, REALLY DRY HAWK, TEARIFIES’ DRINKERS—RAIDS THEM

BY HARRY FERGUSON l'ntt*d Fre* Staff Corr-spnndmt NEW YORK, April 14.—Belle Livingstone, author, actress and dispenser of “culture, wit and bonhomie,” sat in her Park avenue apartment today and related the wistful story of how her ‘salon" was raided by an elegant prohibition officer who sang “Don't Go Down in the Mine, Dad," to lull suspicion. Miss Livingstone, who once called herself “the most interesting woman in the world,” back in the nineties when she was coining such phrases as spend it while you

Is Indianapolis Dry or Wet? Vote and Check Digest Poll CHALLENGING of the accuracy of the Literary Digest poll on prohibition has brought from the Digest an invitation to newspapers to check the Digest poll in their various communities by conducting a similar poll of their own. This invitation hereby is accepted by The Times. Printed in the coupon below is a reproduction of the language of the Digest poll. Clip the coupon, vote, and mail, bring or send to The Times prohibition poll editor. The votes will be tabulated and reported with comparative figures for Indianapolis as given by the Digest. This coupon is being published in other Scripps-Howard cities and from time to time The Times w 7 ill show how the comparison stands, not only as to Indianapolis, but in other communities where there are Scripps-Howards newspapers. Please vote promptly and do not fail to sign name, address and indicate whether voter is male or female. „ The purpose of requiring signatures and addresses is to prevent duplication, but the usual custom of secret balloting will be followed, figures being reported only after ballots have been received, checked and tabulated. Typewritten signatures will not be accepted in the poll.

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BOMB SUSPECT'S ARREST SOUGHT Expected Move May Aid in Clearing Up Case. BY CHARLES E. CARLL Times Staff Correspondent MARION, Ind., April 14.—Authorities probing the Marion bombing conspiracy today awaited arrest of another person which it was believed would complete efforts to fix blame for the three bombings which have claimed the lives of five men in the last six months. It was expected the arrest W’ould provide evidence to connect Mrs. Erma Legos, widow of one of the blast victims, with the bombing plot. Mrs. Legos already is held under murder charges made in an affidavit. Frank C. Dailey, Indianapolis attorney, was to be recommended at a session of city officials and labor union leaders today as attorney to aid local authorities in presentation of evidence before the grand jury and in trial of persons held in the bombing cases.

Amos ’n’Andy Well, you know more about Amos ’n’ Andy now. after reading the first tw’o installments of their life history, appearing in The Times. The third article of the series appears today on Page 7 and it’s a fascinating story. You’ll like it even better as you go along and the sure way to get all of it is to call The Times circulation department, Riley 5551, and get The Times delivered to your home.

SPEED TRIALS OVER A. A. A. Puts Ban on Further Kaye Don Efforts. Bi/ United Press NEW YORK. April 14.— I The 1930 speed trials in which Kaye Don of England unsuccessfully attempted to set anew world automobile speed record, came to a definite end today. The American Automobile Association's contest board issued a statement saying it had advised formal cance4lation of the sanction for further trials this year and recommended that efforts to set a record be taken up again in January and February of 1931. Hourly Temperatures 6a. m 57 10 a. m 63 7a. m 57 11 a. m 64 Ba. m 60 12 (noon>.. 65 9 a. m 62 1 p. m 66

have It,” had spent a night in jail. It was a horrible night, she said, for hei cell was between one occupied by a girl who laughed and a girl who cried Belle is the girl whom granufat her used to toast as “the chorus gin with the poetic legs.” She has been married three times, or is it four? Belle can't remember Anyway, she is 55 years old now and conducts a "salon" that overflows with debutantes, actors, authors and “the most important noblemen in America."

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, APRIL 14, 1930

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By United l‘rt ns EVANSTON, 111., April 14.—The gay nineties came back for a day in August Whitman's life, bringing their woes along. He was fined SSO. charged with riding a bicycle while intoxicated. tt tt tt They Made It By United Press CLEVELAND, April 14.—One hour fifty-five minutes after Engineer Albert N. Lewis pulled Big Four train No. 6474 out of Columbus, the locomotive steamed into Cleveland Union station Sunday. It was a record run for the 138-mile stretch and was made to put a show troupe into Buffalo in time for %. matinee performance. tt tt tt Baby's Up in Arms By United Press CHICAGO. April 14.—Lawrence Lazar. 1 year old, knows enough to scream lustily when bandits are about. His cries routed three robbers who invaded the Lazar home today. The intruders got $75 in jewelry, but abandoned $5,000 worth cf valuables. * tt a One G )od Turn Deserves By Unite i Press SPRINGFIELD, Mass., April 14. —Sixteen years ago. a tramp called at the home of Mrs. John Newton, who gave him food, some of her husband’s clothing, and 50 cents. Fortune favored Eugene Stanford during the years. Mrs. Newton had been notified that under his will, she is to receive one-third of his $90,000 estate. tt tt a It May Rain Up There By United Press * NORTH BERGEN, N. J., April 14. —A purple umbrella which had served as a good luck charm for j'CaptaLn Henry Moeller in his journeys on the seven seas, was tucked under his arm when he was buried here. a tt tt iOne Guess as Good as * By United Press GARY, Ind., April 14.—A person’s age is one’s own private business, according to Mrs. E. J. Callahan, and she defies the whole army of census takers to make her think otherwise. Mrs. Myrtle Krieger, census enumerator, was unable to learn Mrs. Callahan’s age and asked police for aid. Mrs. Callahan persisted in her contention and defied the law to make her change her mind.

THE arrangement, Belle said, is that her guests "chip in" to buy liquor, so it is perfectly clear that the prohibition officer with the golden voice really has no case against her. But, Miss Livingstone explained, she always has been fair to her guests. Therefore, she evolved the idea of "selling tickets” to the guests in order that a “two-bottle man may have the privilege of paying more than a one-bottle man.” So the debutante, the actors, the authors and the kmost important nobleman in America" all had

‘LET ER BURN,’ HILL MEN SAY IN WOODS HRE Poke Fun at State Fighters of Blaze. Then Rain Puts Out Flames. SAGE ADVICE OFFERED ‘Plough and Pray,’ Workers Told by Veterans of Former Fires. BY DANIEL M. KIDNEY Rain and the terrain halted the Morgan county forest fire over the week-end, just as the hill-billies had predicted. On Saturday, Ralph Wilcox, state forester, and as many men as he could enlist from the conservation department, rushed to Monrovia to try and halt the flames which were ravaging the hills about four miles to the east. An S. O. S. call had been sent Wilcox by’ H. C. Bickel, Indianapolis, who recently purchased 120 acres in the hills and spends ..week-ends in his new cabin there. Bickel had been able to interest but one man in the hills in any effort to halt the fire. “Let Her Burn!”—Advice Wilcox arrived with his men armed with fire extinguishers, fire rakes and torches for back firing. His crew included several able-bod-ied statehouse newspaper reporters, who worked like Trojans to assuage the flames, while the hill folk stood by and laughed at their efforts. “Let her burn.” advised Ralph Owens, veteran hill man, who had plowed a furrow around his house to keep the flames back and then continued to plow for his spring corn planting. He only halted when the horses were about overcome with the smoke. “Let her burn,” Owens repeated, "might as well get rid of them there leaves. They’ll just be blowing around anyway.” Noting the frantic activities of the white-shirted folks, Owens inquired casually who they were. When informed he said, "How come they knew about this here fire?” “Then Pray for Rato” Bickel admitted telling them and the hill-man offered some sage advice. "Been quite a spell since this place was afire last time,” he declared in the voice of authority. "Most four year. We used to come out and fight the fire too, when w T e had county supervisors and before we knowed bettor. “Just let her go, she’ll stop when she comes to Sycamore creek, unless the wind sets in right and blows her over to yonder hill. If it does all your raking won’t stop it neither. “Best thing for to do is to plow around your house and then pray for rain. Better get on a hill afore you start praying, for when rain comes these hollows are poor business." “Stay in Own Wilderness” Learning that Wilcox brought in some fire-fighters from the Brown county forest reserve. Owens offered the opinion that they had better stay and “fight fires in their own wilderness.” Speaking of Brown county he recalled Wilcox’s plan for moving out the hill-folk and making huge state supported forest preserves. The plan was broached as a solution to state-aid problems, on the grounds that the townships were unable to pay for their schools. “Might put that plan into effect in Chicago,” Owens offered. “I heard they are a lot more broke than down in these hills. Maybe they ought to tear down the high buildings and give the land back to the Indians. “We’ve learned our lesson and are not going broke any more. Nobody wants to leave the hills after they’ve been here for centuries.” “Just Let Iler Bum” Hours of futile fire-fighting by the “city folks,” and sundown came. Owens rehitched his team and plowed his way three miles home from the hollow he was planting. Wild Bill Stafford came home to find his tumble-down cabin partially burned. Owens had saved what remained single-handed. “I’d have liked to save the bam too. but there she was. burned flat to the ground,” he had explained. Wilcox today said he would take Robert Humes, state police chief, to Morgan county Tuesday to investigate reports the fires were started purposely. Although Sunday’s rains curbed the fires. Wilcox said danger of further spread is not over.

bought their tickets. The conversation became iuxurious, the air was thick with wit and culture. Enter an unknown guest. Did he hare a ticket? Apparently not. but he was willing to acquire a ticket. Meanwhile, he would be happy to entertain the guests by singing. * a a BELLE was enthusiastic, and the mysterious guest loosed his dreamy tenor voice. He sang "Little Gray Home in the West” and the debutantes wept into their champagne.

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OLD King Neptune has made a hearty bid for favor of the aquatic-m'.nded In Indianapolis. Ushered through his watery way by spring winds and sparkling waves, he has’ found a playground at Broad Ripple. Witness the fresh-water spray of White river, sent scurrying to the banks by John E. Matthews <above), 1634 Park avenue, as he wields a mean rudder in Sea Gull Kl 9, an Indianapolis’-made speed boat, being tuned for the summer

B SAnIsTER FALL Aged Woman Slips on Rug; Plunges to Death. Falling over a. banister to the floor below, Mrs. Clara Matilda Reid, 77, of Montezuma, Ind., was killed instantly early today at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Herbert Fullenwider, 5307 North New Jersey street. Visiting at her daughter’s home, Mrs. Reid slipped on a hall rug, on the second floor and was thrown over the stair banister. Her neck was broken in the fall. Her husband of Montezuma, and her daughter survive. Funeral services will be held at Montezuma. OHIO BANK HELD UP Posse Uses Plane in Hunt for Bandit Auto. Bir United Press AMELIA, 0., April 14.—A halfhour after four bandits held up the Amelia State bank today and escaped with $2,500, an airplane, carrying a corps of deputy sheriffs, was cruising over the entire territory search for a gray automobile in which the robbers sped away.

DISTRICT ATTORNEY SLAIN IN KITCHEN OF HIS HOME

Bu United Press MAUSTON, Wis., April 14. Assassins’ bullets brought death to Clinton G. Price, district attorney of Juneau county and a widelyknown Wisconsin state politician, today, after an attack from the dark as he chatted. In the kitchen of his home with his wife. Enemies, chagrined at comictions in an alcohol ring prosecution in which the district attorney was tried, but won acquittal, were blamed for the shooting. Death came early today in a

“Encore, encore,” cried the delighted Miss Livingstone. "The tenor sang “Mother Machree." It was—in the language of Miss Livingstone—“a riot.” But the greatest performance was yet to come. The singer did “Don't Go Down in the Mine, Dad,” and the enraptured Miss Livngstone handed him a ticket. He was a member of the select group. “And now." said the polite tenor, “I shall be forced to raid you. I am a prohibition officer.”

racing season. Matthews is "hopping” breakers made by Ray A. Izor, 3110 North Sherman drive, operating the boat ahead. The Misses Inex and Ruth Milholland, 1115 East Thirty-fifth street, launch their canoe (center) for a Sunday exploration trip toward shady nooks. Donald Rankin, in the lower picture, heads a Sea Gull toward the camera at a healthy clip, while his racing partners at the dock “.s’ize up” his possibilties for the coming speed season.

NATS, RED SOX TILTJN OPENER Capital Is Set for First Baseball Encounter. PROBABLE LINEUPS BOSTON WASHINGTON Barrett, rs West, cf Narleskv. ss Rice, rs Oliver, cf Goslin. If Scarrltt. If Myer. 2b Regan. 2b Cronin, ss Sweeney, lb Judge, lb Reeves, 3b Bluege. 3b Heving. c Ruel. c MacFayden. p Marberrv. p Umpires—McGowan. Connolly and Van Graflan. Bu United Press WASHINGTON, April 14.—Another baseball season starts on its wav this afternoon with all the ceremony attendant to an opening game in the nation’s capital. Nothing has been overlooked In an effort to give the opening here all the eclat due an event in which such well-known figures as President Hoover, Vice-President Curtis, Walter Johnson and the comedy team of Nick Altrock and A1 Schacht take more or less prominent parte. The other fourteen big league clubs are completely out of the picture for the day, while Walter Johnson’s Senators and Heinie Wagner’s Red Sox start the ball rolling twenty-four hours in advance.

hospital here to which Price had been removed from his home on Hie Lemon Weir river. His wife told of the dramatic suddenness of the tragedy. “We were standing in the kitchen talking,” she said. "The outer door was open and only a screen door was closed. “There was a roar and a flash that seemed to come from right outside the door and Clinton fell groaning." Five shotgun slugs had struck him in the back, surgeons at the hospital discovered. Lyall T. Wright, former sheriff of Juneau county and a principal witness against Price in the liquor conspiracy trial, was held for questioning today in connection with the murder. Attention of the whole state was drawm to Price’s trial, which ended with his acquittal at Madison on March 16. The trial climaxed a three-year fight with the liquor interests, which had begun with a raid disclosing a 1,500 gallon still at Kilboum. Information furnished by Price led to the raid and as a result Wright was removed as sheriff. Wright later pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the prohibition law and named Price as an accomplice

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FACES 1,100 AS STRIKERESULT 200 Hayes Body Employer. Stage Walkout; Lay Off Other Workers. MARMON IS AFFECTED Labor Trouble Starts ovr Wage Scale; Overture for Peace Made. Complete shutdown of the Hayes Body Company, 1301 West Morris street, with loss of employment to 1,100 employes was threatened today as result of the walkout last Wednesday of 200 metal finishers and door hangers. Employes who had stayed on the job were being laid off this afternoon as rapidly as they finished work on reserve stock, interruption of the working schedule making the action necessary. Shutdown of the Marmon Motor Car Company also was threatened by the difficulty at the Hayes Company. A meeting of workmen was called (his afternoon at 2 in a hall at 1218 South Meridian street, when proposals of the company sent them this morning by police Sergeant Jack Welch, will be considered. Affects Marmon Firm G. W\ Williams, president of the Marmon Motor Car Company, said iailure of the Hayes company to supply the Marmon companies with bodies began to affect their working force todax and caused them to lay men off. “As long as we don’t have bodies, we can't build automobiles,” Williams said, but added he had heard there was a possibility of the Hayes trouble reaching an end early this afternoon. E. J. Connolly, vice-president of the company, was not at the plant today. In his absence minor officials would not make statements other than to estimate the number striking at between sixty and seventy instead of 200, and'to forecast (hat new additions to the working force of metal finishers and door hangers would put the plant back into operation on a full production basis soon. Peace Overture Made W. R. Elliott, William R. Deubner and C. H. Bennett formed a committee to represent the workmen who walked out last week. Elliott said that several conferences had been held with company officials during the last several weeks in an effort to overcome the obstacles the men say exist. The committee charged that under the present piece work pay plan, some of the door hangers and finishers were unable to make more than $2.75 a day and they should make a dollar an hour. The Hayes plant makes bodies for Marmon, Roosevelt and Peerless cars. Blame New Workers Sergeant Welch told the men that officials of the company would take back old employes, but said the company charged that new men recently added had become agitators and w re responsible for the present trouble. The committee speaking for the men retaliated that they had been promised a revised wage scale, or a pay-per-day adjustment, but had not received it. They also charged that metal finishers had been invited here from Detroit, but did not stay, finding wages Inadequate. Company officials refused comment, asserting that Connolly was the only person who could make p statement. WOMAN IS CONVICTED IN SHOPLIFTING CASE Defendant Given Prison Term for Alleged Theft Scheme. Charged with shoplifting, Mrs. Lena Dawson was fined SIOO and costs and sentenced to 180 days at the woman's prison by Municipal Judge Paul C. Wetter today, appeal bond being fixed at $5,000. Officials of the Stores Mutual Protective Association deelare the woman’s plan was to shoplift merchandise, wrap it in paper brought with her and, later in the day or week, return it, demanding a refund on grounds it was not satisfactory. That Mrs. Dawson had forfeited a S2OO bond on a shoplifting charge several months ago was the claim of police.

Learn to Fly You’ll probably be flying before the summer’s ovet. If you are thinking of taking to the air, you’ll find a world of information in the series starting on page 3 of The Times today. It’s written by Lowell Nussbamn, Times aviation editor, who is taking a flying course and telling Times readers of every step necessary to win one’s wings. The opening article of the series tells of choosing an instructor, and the medical examination that is taken befor the aspirant can step into a plane to start his course. Watch for the second article in Tuesday’s Times.

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