Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 172, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 November 1930 — Page 8

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GOTHAM COPS FACE TRIAL FOR VICE FRAMEUPS ‘Shakedown’ of Innocent Women by Policemen Revealed in Quiz. By United Press ¶ NEW YORK, Nov. 27.—An inspector and twenty-eight members of the New York police department’s vice squad faced trial today on charges of "framing'’ women, some of them innocent, to extort fees from them through excessive bail bonds and other "shake-down” methods. ¶ The charges, unfolded Wednesday in the appellate division's inquiry of the magistrate courts, caused Mayor James J. Walker and police officials to promise swift action in every case in which a policeman is accused. ¶ Walker said that all the men accused by Chili Mapocha Acuna, informer on the vice squad, who tumed against his former associates, would be brought before a court without delay. . Names Police Inspectors ¶ No one on the police department is big enough to get away with that,” the mayor declared heatedly when he heard Acuna's story of how the "frameups” allegedly were committed. ¶ Thomas T. Ryan, police inspector, was named by the witness, a diminutive South American, as the man taught him the role of a paid informer and told him how to commit perjury if taken into court. ¶ Acuna, had worked with the police department on minor homicide cases until persuaded, he said, that he could make a lucrative income in the "frameup” racket. ¶ The informer said his method was to give women marked bills and secretly arrange for raids by the vice squad, which resulted in the arrest of the women and sometimes of himself. . Jumped Out of Window ¶ On other occasions, he jumped from the window of the room in which he and his victims were found. ¶ On several occasions he was brought up as an ordinary prisoner, never fearing that he would be released, Once, however, he was surprised when sentenced to jail. ¶ His remonstrations to Grover Whalen, who was commissioner at that time, were unavailing, and he turned against the department, he said. . ———————— DEMOCRATS TO SEEK STATE PRISON DATA Frank Baker, Wilson and Probation Officer Will Go to Michigan City. ¶ Information regarding conditions and the operation of the Indiana state penitentiary at Michigan City will be obtained by three Democratic law enforcement officers who take office Jan. 1. ¶ Frank P. Baker, judge-elect, of the criminal court; Herbert E. Wilson, prosecuting attorney-elect, and Joel A. Baker, new appointee as probation officer and criminal court investigator will leave Friday for Michigan City to attend the monthly meeting of the state prison parole board. ¶ They will inspect the institution and observe operation of the routine as the guests of M. E. Foley, Indianapolis member of the board. ¶ Parole records of the prison will be studied by the new probation officer. . ———————— LINEMEN CHEAT DEATH Swing Hand Over Hand on Wires to Escape Train. By United Frees ¶ MORRISTOWN, N. J.. Nov. 27.— Three linemen, working on a handcar on the tracks of the Delaware & Lackawanna railroad, near here, rivaled circus performers when they saw a train coming. Jumping from the car, they swung hand-over-hand on the telegraph wires to safety. The engineer of the train congratulated them when they climbed down. . ———————— . Flight Is Postponed By United Press ¶ HAVANA, Nov. 27.—After spending two hours at General Machado airport in preparation for her return solo flight to Pittsburgh, Mrs. J. M. Keith Miller announced today that due to unfavorable weather she was forced to postpone her scheduled flight.

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‘RUSH' WEDDINGS ARE HELD VOID Judge Rears Barrier for Tijuana Marriages. By United Press LOS ANGELES. Nov. 27.—Hasty marriages of young American couples who elope to Tijuana without regard to Mexican laws, absolutely are void, Superior Judge Thomas Gould hsa ruled. He expressed his opinion in annulling the alleged marriage of Roger M. Coe to Margaret H. Coe. The ceremony occurred at Tijuana, Sept. 13, 1929. In petitioning for annulment young Coe was supported by the testimony of C. Gaxiola Andrade, for ten years justice of the supreme court of the state of Sinaloa, Mex., and later Governor of that state. Andrade told the court that under the laws of the state of Baja 'Lower) California, in which Tijuana is located, parties contracting marriage must have been residents of the territory for at least six months previous to the ceremony. Also, the ceremony must be witnessed by two persons having the same residence qualification, and having known the persons contracting the marriage for at least three years. "It appears that none of these laws were complied with,” Judge Gould said. Falls Into Boiling Water Falling into a pan of boiling water, William Kurtz, Negro, 5, of 417 West Seventeenth street, was scalded on the back and legs Wednesday. City hospital attaches said the burns were not serious. Taxi Driver Is Robbed William Reynolds, Negro, 857'i Colton street, taxi driver, informed police a bandit early today robbed him of $2.15.

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Following is the explanation of Ripley’s “Believe It or Not,” which appeared in Wednesday’s Times. The Turkey Is Misnamed—The turkey, which is a native of the new world, has been misnamed in our tongue. The bird was unknown in Turkey until it was imported there from the new world. It is known in Turkey as the American bird, and every country (except England) in naming it took its true country of origin into account. Reference: Encyclopedia Britannica. Male Seal Does Not East or Drink for Four Months—The male fur seal reaches his breeding grounds (boulder-strewn beaches known as “rookeries) about May 1. From then until the end of August, when he withdraws to feed and to rest, he stays out of the water and abstains completely from eating and drinking. The Florentine Diamond—The priceless diamond known as the “Florentine,” or the “Tuscany,” originally belonged to Duke Charles the Bold of Burgundy, who lost It at the battle of Morat in 1476. A peasant hesitantly recovered it from the mud into which it had sunk and sold it to Bartholomew May of Berne. Switzerland, for the equivalent* of $2.15. The stone at present is in the imperial treasury at Vienna, and the story is contained in the “Catalog of the Imperial Treasury.” J. E. Hargreaves Made 326 Business Trips Across the Atlantic— J. E. Hargreaves, a wool stock broker of London sailed from New York on April 18, 1925, returning from his 163d round trip to this country. The story is contained in the New York Times of April 19. 1925. FRIDAY: “The Hunger Rock.” Judge-Elect Is Speaker William A. Pickens, superior court judge-elect, was the principal speaker before more than 200 active alumni of Beta Theta Pi, at their annual dinner in the Columbia Club Wednesday night.

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WOMAN CHASES, CAPTURES THIEF Only Five Foot Three, but Big Burglar Easily Taken. By United Press ¶ NEW YORK, Nov. 27.—Slender and only five feet three inches tall, Mrs. Anna Kondrup strode indignantly into Twentieth street police station with a heavy-set man in tow. ¶ "I have a burglar here,” she told Lieutenant John Collins, who glanced at the individual whose left sleeve and collar were tightly grasped by the raging Mrs. Kondrup. ¶ The officer recognized the captive as John Wilson, who recently was paroled on a burglary charge. Spread across Wilson’s right arm were two sets of clothes. ¶ "I saw him coming out of the house across the street with these clothes.” Mrs. Kondrup explained, giving Wilson a tug. “So I decided to bring him here. ¶ “But what made me mad was that I had to chase him three blocks before I finally caught him.”

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BORAH REFUSES TO BACK TRUCE ON FARM LAWS Charges That Pressure Is Put on Leaders Are Made by Senator. By United Press WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.—Charges that severe pressure had been exerted on farm leaders to obtain support for the administration winter legislative program revealed today that Senator Borah (Rep., Idaho) will not join in the proposed agricultural truce. Borah said L. J. Taber of the National Grange charged pressure had been applied to him. "Taber told me pressure has been brought to bear on him from all sources. But he said he had made no agreement at the farm conference held this week under auspices of the senate agricultural committee,” Borah said. "Taber said he was for the export debenture plan of farm relief at the short session of congress if the opportunity offered to obtain it.” Borah apparently was disturbed by reports Taber temporarily had abandoned the export debenture. The Grange, of which Taber is master, is principal sponsor of that legislation. The conflict of interpretations was clarified when it was explained Taber believed the export debenture should be obtained by amending existing tariff legislation and not by amendment of the farm board act. Thus, when Chairman McNary of the senate agricultural committee informs the senate next month that farm leaders oppose tampering with farm relief legislation at this time, Borah" is planning to counter with with his interpretation of Taber’s remarks and to back it up with quotations from the mast of the Grange. Nevertheless, it appears the changes of the debenture are slight. JUDICIAL CANDIDATES FILE ELECTION COSTS Geckler’s Expenses of $1,070 Are Highest on List. Election expenditures of four candidates for judicial posts, three of whom were successful, have been filed with George O. Hutsell, county clerk. Russell J. Ryan, successful Democratic candidate for judge of superior court five, listed expenditures of $803.25; his opponent, Judge Joseph M. Milner, declared the campaign cost him $850.25. Contributions amounting to $1,019 were received by John F. Geckler, successful candidate for judge of the juvenile court, who showed a total expenditure of $1,070, William A. Pickens, new judge of superior court three, spent $971.16. PRYOR TO FACE COURT Confessed Wife Slayer to Appear Before Special Judge. Trial of Ernest Pryor, Martinsville, confessed wife slayer, will begin in criminal court Tuesday be- | fore a special judge. Harry Gause, deputy prosecutor, will be aided by William Bray, Morgan county prosecutor.

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BOLD BAD NEW HOSIERY COLOR HAS SPOTLIGHT High Popularity Forecast as Congo Night Takes Fashion's Eye. It's here, boys! What? Why. the most sensuoua since Salome, the coyest since Cleopatra, the boldest, baddest stocking that ever rolled its own. It's the Congo Night, anew color for feminine hosiery. Its description to the unimaginative would be a bronze-black, but to vanilla vaqueros. corner cowboys, it’s the song of the crocodile, the whir of the asp, the languor of the jungle. It is a color that its saleswomen forecast will give female appendages a promise they lost when long skirts dropped in. They hold out even the possibility that the next masher slated at police headquarters will have after his “John Doe” the words, "He looked too long at Congo Night.” In turn the monocle and eye glass manufacturers see in this new' color rage in hose the feasibility of new types of optical equipment to combat the dark nightness of femininity’s limbs. "And the bird that’s always going around with smoked glasses hunting an eclipse is out of luck,” concluded one optician.