Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 145, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 October 1930 — Page 3

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WILD RUMORS WOVEN ABOUT ADOLF HITLER German Fascist Leader’s Past fs Cloaked in Contradictions. Thf* I* the second article of a aeries fn Ado'ob Hitler, cunman Fascist leader. BY MILTONBRONNER NF.A Service Writer Designedly, perhaps, Adolph Hitler, leader of the National Socialist party of Germany, has made of himself a man of mystery. There are many biographies and sketches of the people prominent in German political life. None exists about Hitler. He has always been chary Bbout discussing his past life. Until a few years ago he was camera shy, as It was said of Michael Collins when he was leading the Sinn Fein fight against England. that photographs would be dangerous things. They would serve as easy means of identification, if his governmental enemies desired his arrest. In the last few years, the embargo on photographs has b&n lifted by Hitler, He has been “shot” time and time again, surrounded by his cheering hosts of Nazis, with Swastika banners waving to the breeze. Just how hazy are the details as to his past life is comically illustrated by what has recently been printed in London newspapers. Hitler's sensational success at the polls, v hen his party won 107 seats in the reichstag instead of the twelve they had previously held, made him a big European figure. Soldier at 9! The British papers gravely told their readers that this soldier of fortune had fought in Cuba against the Spanish back in 1898 and, later, had served with the Boers in their war against Great Britain in 1902, he being the last man out of Pretoria before it fell to the British troops. As Hitler was bom in 1889, this ■would make a very precocious soldier—age 9 when he fought in Cuba; aged 13 when he so valiantly helped defend Pretoria against the conquering British Tommies. It is stated authoritatively that he was born in the little town of Braunau in Austria, where his father was a worker on the railways. Hitler is next heard of as a house painter. When the World war broke out, he joined up as a volunteer, not with the army of his country, but with a Bavarian regiment. He never rose to be higher than a sergeant. Given Iron Cross At one time he was an officer's batman—in other words his orderly and servant. He got his iron cross lor his war wounds. According to another doubtful, very doubtful story, he was lying wounded in a hospital when the revolution broke out. He became temporarily blinded and during that t ine he heard voices and saw vision; like the immortal Joan of Arc. His voices told him he was to be the savior of Germany, just as Joan was told she was to be the savior of France. However, that may be, when he got out of hospital, Hitler turned in in Munich. Bavaria had had a short experience with a Soviet government under Kurt Eisner. That f lisode soured Bavaria's disposi•tlon. Anti-Semitism Rises Prior to the war, Bavaria had boen a place where anti-Semitism w as almost unknown. Bavarian Jews had been full absorved ihto the life of the kingdom. But Kurt Eisner, the Soviet leader, was a Jew. There was an evplosion of anti-Semitism in Bavaria. But that was not all. When the rest of Germany seemed well inclined to republicanism, Bavaria remained distinctly royalist. But not so far as regards the Hohenzellerns. The Bavarian remained true to his owh royal family, the House of Wittelsbach. The Bavarians looked upon the Hohenzollerns as an upstart house. Also Munich, the royalist, viewed “Red” Berlin with disfavor. Ludendorff on Scene All the enemies of the republic, all the leaders of “putsches” that had failed, all the organizers of associations that the republic banned, found asylum in Munich. Thither came men of all reactionary colors, including General Erich Ludendorff, who had once as the ruler of the German armies been virtually Germany's ruler. The one-time army Seergeant Hitler found in Munich a congenial atmosphere. He was not a thinker. Give him a typical Munich beer garden—of which there are myriads—and a giant stein of dunkles” and he could hold forth by the hour. ‘ At first he had only his little group of six, who with him comprised what he then called the German Workers party. By 1920 he had 2,000 followers. By 1921 they numbered 5,600. (To Be Continued)

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Adolf Hitler, German National Socialist leader, man of mystery and suddenpporer,w r er, is shown, upper left, in a recent portrait. Upper right, Hitler as seen by the famous cartoonist, Heine, for Das Tagebuch of Berlin. L-ower picture shows Hitler surrounded by admirers, after his party’s recent sweeping victories in the German elections.

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BIRTHDAY PARTY IS SET Shelbyvillc Eastern Star Chapter to Observe Anniversary Bn Times Special • SHELBYVILLE, Ind., Oct. 27. Waldron chapter, Order of Eastern Star, will observe its thirty-fifth birthday anniversary at Waldron Monday night. Mrs. Mary McDuffee and Mrs. Josie Jones, charter members, will be honored guests. State officers will attend. COLUNSLAUDS G. 0. P. SLATE Refrains From Mention of Walter Pritchard. Pointedly making no reference to Walter O. Pritchard, Republican candidate for crinum 1 court judge, nor any of the candidates on the county ticket, Judge James A. Collins Sunday afternoon addressed a rally at 934 South Meridian street in behalf of his judicial colleagues. Collins praised Archibald M. Hall, Republican candidate for congress, and declared: “Hall is a substantial business man, a cultured citizen, and merits the support of every voter. “For sixteen years I have been sitting as judge of the criminal court of the county, and during that time I have been associated closely with the judges who now are seeking re-election. Their records are unassailable, their integrity is above reproach, their ability stands unquestioned after years of faithful service.” Attempting to instill a spirit of confidence in organization workers, Republican leaders today opened the final drive of the campaign with plans for 200 additional rallies and radio talks. VISITS TO NEIGHBORING LODGES ARE PLANNED Protected Home Circle Will Go to Shelbyville Wednesday. Visits to neighboring city lodges are being planned by members of Capital City Circle No. 176, Protected Home Circle. A trip to Shelbyville Wednesday night is next on schedule. Lqgansport lodge was visited Saturday night. The circle will hold a benefit Halloween dance in the Modern Woodmen building. 322 East New York street, at 8 Friday night. Forced Breathing Fails Pu United Press BLUFFTON, Ind., Oct. 27.—Artificial respiration, which kept Francis Houghton. 21, alive for two days, finally failed, and he died Sunday. He suffered from infantile paralysis.

Several Hundred Dollars Is Loot in Week-End Holdups Here. With one man under arrest, police today pressed search for two others in connection with robbery of the, Model bakery, 1401 Madison avenue, late Saturday night. They also sought clews and suspects in several additional week-end robberies and holdups that netted criminals several hundred dollars in ,loot. * Howard Torner, 31, of 954 East Georgia street, was arrested at home after he fled with two companions in his coupe under police gunfire after a cruising squad sought to question them. He later told police he sped away because he had a bottle of liquor in the car. Turner is said to answer description of a bandit who took SSO from James Williamson, 8 Kansas street, night man at the bakery. Held Up by Masked Bandit Masked, and wearing a linen duster, a bandit held up Allen Noblett, 3929 Sutherland avenue, Standard grocery manager, near his home Saturday night, taking $75. Another bandit held up a Standard grocery at 801 Buchanan street and escaped with sls. Burglars took jewelry valued at more than SBOO from the home of Paul Winhart, 520 North Central court, Winhart told police today. Theft of a cornet valued at S2OO from his automobile while it was parked at 319 West Twenty-first street, was reported to police today by John Bailey, 320 Blackford street. Tosses Concrete Through Window Tossing a piece of concrete through a window, a burglar entered the home of Dr. J. M. Smith, 3122 North Pennsylvania street, early today, and ransacked the place. Dr. Smith was unable to tell police what had been stolen. Clothing worth S2O was removed from the Grover Mills dry goods store, 1327 East Twenty-fifth street, Sunday. A purse, with $lO6, was stolen from the home of Paul Sullivan, 1509 College avenue, Saturday night.

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19 ARE INJURED IN WEEK-END AUTO MISHAPS Girl Critically Hurt When Car Crashes Into City Hospital Ambulance. Nineteen persons were injured in week-end automobile accidents in and near Indianapolis. Miss Mildred Bunce, 21, of 1410 North Grant street, was injured internally when the automobile in which she was riding collided with a city hospital ambulance Saturday night at Tenth street and Jefferson avenue. Miss Lizzie Bennett, 38, of 731 Park avenue, driver of the car, said she did not see the ambulance. 2-Year-Old Child Hurt Others injured slightly in the car are: Miss Ova Davis, 25, of 2240 Brookside avenue; Miss Maggie Copple cf Reedsville, and Mrs. Ellen Eaton and her daughter, Miss Lucille Murphy, 847 Broadway. Serious head injuries were suffered by Richard D. Rans, 2, of Fulton, Ind., when the car his father, Alva Rans, was driving was struck by an auto driven by Chester Wilson, 18, of Zionsville, Sunday night, cn Michigan road, near Stop 7. Wilson was arrested. When their speeding automobile was forced into a ditch and overturned. Mike Stefko. 30. and Fred Pfiel, 30, both of Pittsburgh, Pa., were injured seriously Sunday night near Oaklandon on Road 67. Many Are Injured After the car was righted, Steffko drove toward Indianapolis. Near the state fairground both men became unconscious. Other.l injured: Motor policeman Herman Wenning. bruises: Walter Bartlett. 18. of 1335 Commerce avenue, face cuts: Mrs. Max Sleeth. 25. of 435 North Gladstone avenue, hip injuries: Theodore Hendricks, 763 Fletcher avenue, and William H. Boyd. 1422 Deloss street, both cut and bruised and arrested on charges of drunkeness; Roy Boyd, 25. of Oaklandon, cuts and bruises: Mr. and Mrs. Lon C. Spencer. 776 North Audubon road, and Laurin Davis, 22. of 1475 Roosevelt avenue, face cuts ancj bruises: Leon Bell, 22. of 807 Eastern avenue, bruises, and David Sutherland. 72. of 822 South Gerard drive, broken right leg.

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Automobiles reported to police as stolen belong to: Louis Joseph, 4620 Washington boulevard. Packard sedan, from 2314 North Meridian street. Paul Clem, 705 South Keystone avenue. Nash coach, from Maryland street and Capitol avenue. A. H. Verburg. 1125 North Alabama street. Chrysler sedan, 89-194, from 1125 North Alabama street. Roy Lowden, 2177 South Delaware street, Studebaker touring, 69-304, from 1400 South Meridian street. F. H. Hansing. 1513 Orange street. Ford sedan. 732-064, from 1513 Orange street. J. M. Richardson, Bargerville, Ind.. Chrysler sedan, from New York and Meridian streets.

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Stolen automobiles recovered by police belong to: Ed Bailey. 217 West North street. Marmon sedan, found at 843 Camp street. Roy Louden. 2177 South Delaware street. Studebaker touring, found at Ohio Street and Capitol avenue. Charles Anderson. 618 Langsdale avenue. Ford touring, found at 3445 North Pennsylvania street. Harry Dugan 114 North Drexel avenue. Buick coupe, found at Randolph and Ohio streets. SCREAMS ROUT NEGRO Woman Thrown to Ground While Crossing Statehouse Grounds. Crossing the statehouse lawn early today on her way to work, Mrs. Laure Kelley, 233 North East street, was attacked by a Negro, who threw her to the ground. She screamed and the assailant fled, she told police.

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LARGE AUDIENCE HEARS DRY LAW FORUM DEBATE Hays, Senator Brookhart Meet in Discussion on Prohibition. A rapier met in combat vich a battle-ax Sunday night at the open forum of the Jewish Community Center Association, while more than a thousand persons at the Kirshbaum Center applauded each scintillating thrust of the rapier and every heavy, downward slash of the battle-ax. “Prohibition” was the subject. “Yes,” said the brilliant, clever Arthur Garfield Hays, director of the Civil Liberties Union. “No,” said the heavy, stolid Senator Smith W. Brookhart of lowa. And an interested audience, jeered, laughed and hurled questions. Applauded Brookhart In the center of the audience sat a band of determined and ardent prohibitionists. Bravely and with vigor they led the applause when Brookhart declared in his opening statement: “George Washington put down the first whisky rebelllion and we’ll put them all down.” Pointing out that “individual liberty must bow to the collective liberty,” Brookhart declared that “liberty consists not of individuality, but of common enjoyment.” A roar of laughter and jeers swept the audience when the lowan charged the forces opposed to the prohibition law with being “high society, wet newspapers and the boolegger.” Points to 1,300 Killed Declaring eleven prohibitions of various types are specified in the Constitution Brookhart said “the dry amendment was not incompatible with the rest of the Constitution.” “I, had a drink before I came here,” was Hays’ open statement. He then skilfully developed the thesis of the anti-prohibitionists. “The theory of prohibition seems to be that if any individual does anything to excess it should be prohibited.” “Thirteen hundred people have been killed in an attempt to enforce the law for the last ten years, and we have bombarded foreign ships because they were carrying liquor. Prohibits Straying “Prohibition is a state of mini—a state of mind fearful of permitting human beings to be responsible for their own acts and habits, but which would erect walls on each side narrowing the road and prohibiting straying,” Hays said. “We never shall get to the bottom of this question until we contrast the mind of the liberal person with that of the man or woman who believes in oppression.” Hays told of the exorbitant cost of enforcement and Brookhart alleged that the drunkenness and death from alcoholism had decreased. FORT PRISONERS FLEE Two on Chain Gang Believed to Have Kidnaped Sentry. Police today are searching for two prisoners from Ft. Harison, who are believed to have kidnapped the sentry in making their escape. The prisoners, both privates, who had been placed in the chain gang, are Ben A. Garr of Oklahoma, and William C. Stuckey of Crawfordsville. The sentry is Private Luckey of Indianapolis.

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Bowled Out! Hi/ United Press NEW YORK, Oct. 27.—A bandit entered Martin Nieustedt’s lunchroom, drew a revolver, and said “hands up.” Nieustedt dropped his frying pan and complied. So did the customers. The bandit rang up a “no sale” on the cash register and pocketed its contents, 40 cents. But as he turned his head, Nieustedt grabbed a sugar bowl and threw it. The intruder fell, and the customers hurled a few pies into his face for good measure. Nieustedt retrieved the 40 ’cents, rang up a “no sale” and put the money back in the cash register.

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Hundreds of‘lndianapolis readers of The Times are lining up in The Times big twin contest, if calls for back numbers of this newspaper are a criterion. The fourth group of twin pictures is printed here today. The first group of five was printed Thursday in a page ad and groups of four were printed Friday and Saturday. You can win a valuable prize if you -can match these twins, paste them up neatly, and mail them to The Twin Contest Editor of The Times after the final set is printed on Nov. 14. One of a pa>r of twins will be printed one day. Another will appear on some following day. See which twin matches up with the other. It’s good amusement —and profitable. First prize is a Stewart-Warner radio, donated by the Stewart-War-ner Sales Cos. Second prize is $25 in cash. Third is $lO in cash. And then there are twenty prizes of $1 each. It’s worth your while. Watch for further details in Tuesday’s Times. SLUGGED BY THUG Attacker Alights From Auto to Wield Blow. Alighting from a passing automobile, a thug slugged David Awfieck, 1514 Churchman avenue, near his home early today. Awfleck, walking with his wife and another couple, said he could not identify the assailant, or give any reason for the attack. A blow to the face knocked him unconscious for a few minutes.

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POLICE, LEGION UNITE FOR LAST ED BALL HONOR Funeral Rites for City Policeman Will Be Held Today. Comrades in the Indianapolis police department, American Legion and Indiana national guard will pay final tribute to Edward C. Ball, motorpoliceman who died of wounds suffered in the accidental discharge of his revolver, at funeral services this afternoon Uniformed policemen. Legionnaires and guardsmen will attend services at 2 p. m. in Shirley Brothers’ chapel, 946 North Illinois street, and the Legion will conduct obsequies at the grave in Crown Hill cemetery while planes from Ft. Harrison drone overhead. A firing squad from Ft. Harrison will fire a volley over the grave and taps will be sounded by an army bugler. Mr. Ball died in Williams hospital, Lebanon. Saturday morning. A bullet from his .45-caliber revolver had struck him in the chest when his gun fell from its holster as he stooped to inflate an automobile tile in Lebanon Friday afternoon. RETIRED MINISTER IS TAKEN BY DEATH Funeral Rites Tuesday for the Rev. John A. Johnston. Last rites will be held at 10:30 a. m. Tuesday in the Christian church at Darlington for the Rev. John A. Johnston. 83, retired minister, who died Saturday at an Indianapolis sanitarium after an illness of two years. Burial will follow at the Odd Fellows cemetery in Darlington. Born on a farm near Greencastle, Mr. Johnston entered the ministry as a graduate of the Darlington academy, and was pastor at the Lebanon Christian church for several years. Twenty-seven years ago he moved to Indianapolis with his wife, who died shortly afterward. He retired from the ministry after death of his wife. Mr. Johnston lived with a daughter. Mrs. J. D. Meek, 635 Park avenue. CHURCH BOARD MEETS Universalists* Trustees in Session After Conference Close. Two-day quarterly meeting of trustees of the Indiana Universalists’ general convention opened today in the Claypool while delegates to the eighty-first annual session of the church, held last week in the city, returned to their homes.