Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 277, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 March 1931 — Page 2

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FEAR OF R USSI AN D UMPING ’IS BASELESS, SA YS

KILLER BURKE THAWS OUT TO ‘REAL COPPER' Talks More to Lieutenant of Detroit Police Than Since Arrest. By t mt< 'i Pri ST. JOSEPH, Mich., March 31. A man regarded by Fred Burke as a ‘real copper” today had succeeded in obtaining more information from the alleged professional machine gun executioner than any one else since his arrest last week In a Missouri farmhouse. Where Burke has had nothing but sneers or wisecracks for most of his questioners, he smiled and called a greeting when he saw Lieutenant Frank Holland of the Detroit police force approaching his cell. Captain Fred Armstrong of the state police accompanied Holland. Holland said he was just talking over old times with Burke, but it was learned he got considerable information from him. He knew Burke ten years ago as a confidence man, and once arrested him as a suspect in a robbery. Burke denied to Holland that he was implicated in the Milaflores apartment shooting in which three men were killed with a machine gun He admitted knowing Henry Hallisey and other underworld characters here. Police say Burke introduced the Idea of kidnaping and holding for ransom figures in Detroit’s night and underworld life, but got out of the. racket when it was taken up by too many others. Lieutenant Holland refused to say if Burke discussed the shooting of Charles Skelly, St. Joseph policeman. It is this murder charge that caused Burke’s return here. He is to have a preliminary hearing on the charge, April 8. SLASH RATES OF LINERS FOR WEEK-END TRIPS Voyages to to Bahamas from New York to Cost from SSO to $125 By United /’res* NEW YORK. March 31.—Hoping to revive interest in ocean travel, which has slumped badly since the stock market break, the Cunard Lines is planning a series of summer week-end voyages to the Bahamas at inexpensive rates. Various steamship companies, including the Cunard, have been forced to reduce their trans-Atlantic rates drastically within the last year to attract tourists. A trial week-end voyage will be made by the liner Mauretania, sailing from New York to Nassau on April 27, and if the result is encouraging a regular schedule will be put into effect. All-expense trips of four days will cost from SSO to $125. MICKEY MOUSE HAS •ROLE' IN LAW SUIT Plays Leading Part in $1,000,000 l itigation Against Movie Firms. LOS ANGELES, March 31. Mickey Mouse, "movie star,” was the subject of controversy today in a million dollar law suit on file against Pathe Exchanges, Inc., and the Van Beuren Corporation. Walt Disney Productions Company, Ltd., through its president, Walt Disney, charged in the suit that the two companies were guilty of infringement of copyright by creating "impersonations” of Mickey Mouse.

Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported to police as stolen belong to; Indianapolis Street Railway Company, Ford truck, from Highland avenue and St. Clair street. William Hawthorne. 1546 Kelly street. Chevrolet sedan. 9 4-045. from 1256 Blaine e venue. O. E. McConnahe. Pittsboro. Ind., Buick sedan. 59-072. from Belmont avenue and Washington street. John E. Messick, 3525 Washington boulevard. Hudson sedan. 47-259. from Meridian and Walnut streets. Jack Strickland. 5339 Julian avenue. Ford coach. 38-900. from 5339 Julian avenue. Gus Btsesi. 2637 South Napoleon street. Ford coupe. 17-314. from Fall Creek boulevard and Illinois street Neva Friddlp. Noblesville. Ford Tudor. 578-344. from Noblesville.

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Stolen automobiles recovered by police belong to: George Trussler. 1427 Bellefontaine street, Chevrolet truck. lound in rear of 1011 Harland street. J E. Carter. H. R. 1. box 447. Oldsmobile coupe, found in alley in rear of 228 North Illinois street. United Cab Company, Meyer Kiser Bank building. DeEoto sedan, found at -Ft. Wayne avenue and New Jersey street. RENO DIVORCES SECRET Hearings Given No Publicity Under New Nevada Law. By United Brest RENO, Nev., March 31.—Divorce hearings were held in secret today under anew law signed by Governor Fred B. Balzar as part of Nevada's campaign to retain its prestige as a divorce center. The sixweek divorce bill becomes effective May 1. CANAL SURVEY ENDED Army Engineers to Report This Summer on Nicaraguan Project. By United Press WASHINGTON. March 31—The battalion of army engineers making a survey of the proposed Nicaraguan canal routes virtually has completed its work and will report early this summer, it was learned today at the war department. Leg Broken in Auto Crash Charles Kolff, 45. of 1302 Lindley avenue, suffered a broken right leg Monday night, when he was struck by an auto driven by Harry Benham, 118 East Forty-fourth street. The accident occurred in the 6000 block, West Washington street. Filling Station Robbed NOBLESVILLE, Ind., March 31. —Between S3O and S4O was the loot of a bandit who robbed the safe at Standard oil filling station while attendant was outside repairing the tire of an automobile.

Naval Academy to Graduate 19 Hoosiers

I "yfj ßeading down diagonally: ! 1 | Members of the class to be graduated this year have made two § cruises, one along the Atlantic coast to Cuba, the other to northern ’Rnrnnp rinrinor which nnrfc in Ernnpp fTprmnnv ScnManri nnH Nnrwnv

Reading down: H. H. Hale C. M. Jett R. D. King ii. C. Cooper C. C. Lucas J. W. Crumpacker

HORTON BURIAL RITES ABE SET Veteran Insurance Man Succumbs to Pneumonia. Last rites will be held for Lewis P. Horton, general agent of the United States Casualty Company, at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon at the Hisey & Titus undertaking establishment, 951 North Delawai'e street. Burial will be in Crown Hill cemetery. Mr. Horton died of pneumonia Monday after an illness of several months. He resided at the Marott. Prominent in Masonic circles, Mr. Horton was a member of the Myst Tie lodge, Scottish Rite, York Rite, Knights Templar and the Shrine. He became connected with the insurance firm thirty-four years ago as local agent and had been general agent for twenty-seven years. Survivors are the widow, Mrs. Nellie G. Horton; a brother, Harry V. Horton of Los Angeles, and a sister,* Mrs. Isaac E. Jay of Tulsa, Okla.

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Tempting Prizes Posted in Contest on Movie Now at the Palace. Did you ever feel as though you would you like to be a critic? Well, here is your opportunity. "Parlor, Bedroom and Bath” is now at the Palace for the week. Buster Keaton, Charlotte Greenwood, Sally Eilers, Cliff Edwards, Edward Erophy, Natalie Moorhead, and Reginald Denny are in tne cast. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, producers of "Reducing” and "Caught Short,” are the producers of "Parlor, Bedroom and Bath. The Times is co-operating with Metro-Glodywn-Mayer and Loew’s Palace in conducting a national review writing contest in conjunction with "Parlor, Bedroom and Bath," for which they are offering a first prize of $250, with $l5O for second prize, and SIOO for third choice. In addition, there will be ten pairs of guest pickets to the Palace, which The Times will award to the next ten best reviews selected. Ail you have to do to participate in the contest is to see "Parlor, Bedroom and Bath” at the Palace, write your impression, good or bad, of the picture, stating the things that pleased you most, and then mail your review to the “Parlor, Bedroom AIRPLANE BABY NAMED Child Born in Skies Becomes Lindbergh Wright Cook Miller. By I'nited Press WINNIPEG, Manitoba, March 31. —The child born Sunday to Mrs. Alex Miller while she was in an airplane 4.000 feet In the air, while racing to beat the stork, was given the name today of Lindbergh Wright Cook Miller. The 21-year-old Indian mother and her baby, the first ever bom in airplane over Canada, were reported "doing splendidly.”

ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 31.—Diplomas will be received by ijk nineteen Indiana young men in June at commencement exercises of the United States Naval Academy here, on completion of tb|| the four-years’ course. Seci’etary of Navy Adams will present the diplomas. Members of the class to be graduated this year have made two cruises, one along the Atlantic coast to Cuba, the other to northern Europe during which ports in France, Germany, Scotland, and Norway were visited. The Indiana graduates have not only creditable scholastic

showings but have also been leaders in athletics, particularly fcotbaJl, basketball and baseball. The Hoosiers who will receive diplomas are as follows: L. F. Volk, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Volk, Batesville, Member of academy wrestling team. Aviation chosen field of service. C. L. Werts, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Werts, Muncie. Plans to enter aviation service. J. A. White, son of Mrs. Celia White, Ft. Wayne. Won honors in boxing. Will be assigned to a battleship. J. L. Wickeias, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hug h Wickens, Greensburg. Participated in basketball. Will enter aviation service.

L. W. Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Williams, Huntington. Excellent in tennis and gymnasium work. Seeks assignment to flying school at Pensacola. Fla C. M. Jett, sen of Mrs. C. E. Jett, formerly of Indianapolis. Excelled in gymnasium work Will be assigxaed to a battleship for a few months before entering aviation school. R. N. Antrim, son of Mrs. Mary Antrim, Peru. Played three years on the varsity football squad, and twice received letter “N.” Intends to enter Marine corps. J. O. F. Dorsett. son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Dorsett, 270 North Addison street, Indianapolis. Active in music and theatrical work. Battleship assignment to be followed by aviation course. C. W. McKinney, son of D. A. McKinney, Oakland City. Served as baseball manager and on business staff of the academy yearbook.

G. F. Schultz, son of Mr. and Mi's. F. F. Schultz, Columbia City. Active in basketball and baseball. Intends to take aviation training. M. T. Martin, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Martin, Muncie. Won awards in basketball. Expects to continue aviation training. S. Van Mater, son of Dr. and Mrs. G. G. Van Mater, Peru. Member lor four years of the staff of the Log, academy humorous publication. Intends to take aviation training. H. H. Hale, son of Mr. and Airs. A. H, Hale, Gary. Member of the academy orchestra Plans to specialize in aviation C. H. Felton, son of Mr. and Mrs. 11. C. Felton, Bremen. One of founders of the Naval Academy Radio Club. Intends to devote career to radio and electrical engineering.

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G. O. Kunkle, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Kunkle, Shelbyv.lle. Participated in several sports. Plans aviation career. J. W. Crumpacker, son of Mr. and Airs. H. L. Crumpacker, Michigan City. Received awards in track sports. Will be, assigned to battleship. C. C. Lucas, son of Captain C. E. Lucas, United States army, formerly stationed at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis. Captain of academy swimming team. Expects to enter aviation school at Pensacola, Fla. H. C. Cooper, son of Air. and Airs. R. Cooper. Clayton. Active in basketball and swimming. Intends to enter marine corps R. R. King, son of Mrs. W. F. Book, Bloomington. Plans to serve in aviation corps.

AUSTRIA WORKS FOR NEW TARIFF PACTS Negotiations With Yugoslavia, Ru- j mania and Hungary Under Way. ! VIENNA, Austria, March 31.—Ne- j gotiations for extension of favorable j commercial agreements, such as the • Austro-German tariff union, vere I being carrid on today by '.he Austrian government. Johann Schober, foreign minister, made known that the chief immediate hopes for betterment of Austria’s economic position were held in connection with negotiations with the Hungarian government. Other trade treaty negotiations are under way, however, with the governments of Yugoslavia and Rumania, although on a somewhat different basis than the negotiations with Hungary.

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Reading down: J. O. F, Dorsett R. N. Antrim J. A. White C. L. Werts L. F. Volk S. Van Mater

WIDOW GLINSS TO FARMHOUSE Suit Seeks Ejectment Due to Estate Sale. By Times Special ANDERSON, Ind., March 31.—A citation issued in Madison circuit court^orders Mrs. Cora E. Webster to appear in court and show cause, if any, w r hy she refuses to surrender possession of a 90-acre farm which has been sold by the administrator of the estate of her husband, Oliver E. Webster. An order was entered for sale of the farm after it developed that the personal property of the decedent was not sufficient to pay claims against the estate. A purchaser was found who paid a portion of the consideration, but Mrs. Webster refuses to yield possession and openly says she will not move from the premises. The complaint charges Mrs. Webster with meddling with the assets of the estate and demands SI,OOO judgment for damages. BANK DIRECTORS ARE SUED FORJ1 4,000,000 All Serving Louisville Institution Ten Years Back Named. By United Press LOUISVILLE, Ky„ March 31. Directors of the National Bank of Kentucky at the time of its failure last Nov. 17, together with others who had served the institution prior thereto for ten years, were named defendants in a bill of equity filed in federal court today by Paul C. Keyes, receiver of the bank. Recovery of $14,000,000 is sought. Every loss alleged to have been incurred by the bank during the tenyear period is set forth in the 222page petition, which seeks to recover from directors the amount of each loss.

SOVIET CAN NOT FILL OWN NEED FOR 50 YEARS United Press Writer Tells Club of Great Market for U. S. Goods. Danger of so-called “dumping” of Russian-made industrial products and thus wrecking American markets was termed a "bogey man” today by Eugene Lyons, Moscow correspondent for the United Press. Lyons addressed members and guests of the Universal Club at luncheon at the Columbia Club. He appeared under auspices of The Times and was introduced by Editor Boyd Gurley. “Talk of ‘dumping’ is all rot, in my opinion.” the speaker declared. “It will take fifty years before Russia will be able to manufacture enough to supply her own needs. “The only reason she is exporting anything she has to sell now is be- j cause money is needed to buy Amer- j ican-made machinery and employ' experts to carry on the five-year j plan of industrialization and col- ! lective farming. Sacrifice at Home “Every time anything is sold 1 abroad it means that the Russian people must forego these things at home Soon they will demand that their living standards be raised, as promised. Then all effort of the great government industrial machine will be needed to supply these needs. “This means that she will not be able to compete with highly industrialized nations, such as the United States and Germany, in the ! markets of the world.” Wheat “dumping” is a different problem, Lyons pointed out. “Over-production of wheat and ' the handling of the world surplus is ! an international problem and not j merely one for America, Russia or | Canada to solve single handed,” he | declared. Willing to Parley “I am sure that the Russian government would be very willing to attend a conference to try to work out some solution. They are as interested as Americans, or any one else, in securing good wheat prices. “Every additional dollar they procure in the sale of wheat means another dollar to invest in the much-needed machinery of production. “At the present time these Russian purchases of American-made machines are keeping at least 50,000 American workingmen at their tasks. This number could be increased if the way was made easier for the Russians to do business here. “Before the revolution, the Russians depended largely on Germany for their manufactured products. But today they depend on America, because their demand is for machinery in the production of which America excells.” Terming American interest in Russia a “healthful sign,’” Lyons pointed out that Russian interest in America is even greater. Books on American industry and industrial leadei's, like Henry Ford, are best selllers in Moscow, he said. Can’t Shout Down History “The world generally and America in particular is coming to try to understand what is going on in Russia today,” he declared. “Force, violence and falsification all have proved futile in dealing with the Russian problem. You can not shout down history. “Even the most ardent enemies of the Russian regime now are trying to understand, instead of looking at the country through a haze of indignation. “Nothing can be accomplished by getting mad. Russia today, with one-sixth of the population of the world, has the strongest government in all Europe, and America should try to find some foi'mula for dealing rather than quarreling with the Soviet administration.” Points Out Negro as Bandit In the show-up at city prison today, Phil Bird, 138 West Twentyfirst street, pointed out Robert Mcore, alias Albert Payne, Negro, 2408 Indianapolis avenue, as the banidt who March 9 boarded a street car on which Bird was motorman, and robbed him of sls.

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Eugene Lyons OGDEN RULES IN POOR ASO HOW Holds Advisory Board Can’t Control Food Price. Township advisory board members have no control over prices paid for food for poor relief by township trustees, Attorney-General James M. Ogden today told Harry Dunn, Marion county auditor, who called at his office. The question of authority in poor relief administration and purchase of poor relief supplies has been the subject of controversy between Mrs. Hanna Noone. Center township trustee, axrd advisory board members. He also gave Dunn an opinion setting out the sphere of various county governmental boards and commissions regarding appointment and pay of poor relief investigatoi's as operative under laws passed by the last legislature. Under these laws the township advisory board makes the appointments and sets the salai-y, Ogden said. Township trustees then pay the investigators out of the poor fund, with approval of the county commissioners. In an opinion to Lawrence F. Orr, chief examiner of the state board of accounts, Ogden ruled constitutional the law requiring newspaper's to be established five years before obtaining legal advertising. FIGHT OVER NOMINATING Kentucky Democrats to Settle Con-vention-Primary Dispute. /?;/ United Pr ** LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 31. Whether Democrats of Kentucky will nominate candidates by convention or in primary pi-obably will be detei'mined when the state central executive committee convenes hei'e April 29, it was leai'ned today. Renewal of the battle, which first developed at the meeting Feb. 20, became assured.

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BLIZZARD ENOS IN SOUTHWEST; 1 LOSS IS HEAVY Snowdrifts Piled Several • Feet Deep in Oklahoma; Texas and Kansas. By United Pn - KANSAS CITY. Mo. March 31, - Relief from severe snowstorms, which have rn/ intermittently i over the southwest for nearly a week, was promised today by weather ' forecasters. Slowly rising temperatures were I exyr-ted to change the continued i precipitation to rain and start melti ing the snowdrifts, \\ hirh have piled | several feet high in Texas. Okla--1 homa, Nebi'aska and Kansas, j Oklahoma’s 2.000,000-bushel peach j crop virtually was destroyed. Kani sas sustained losses of more than a ! million dollars. Melting drifts in western Kansas ; and eastern Colorado were expected to reveal that more than 2.000 head jof cattle perished. Livestock losses *. in Nebraska were estimated at 1 $50,000. A snowstorm swept across the Texas panhandle Monday night, inj creasing the menace to stock and | fruit ci'cps as the f-- ~~ature | dropped below Te-erin 0 -. TWO ARE ARRESTED AFTER AUTO WRECK Deputy Sheriffs Claim Confiscation of Liquor in Car. Two men were arrested by deputy sheriffs Monday night after their, automobile was wrecked on Pendleton pike. Deputies said liquor was found in the auto. Eugene Jegan, 26. of 1629 Lexington avenue, accused driver oi the wrecked car, suffered face and head lacerations. He is charged witty drunkenness and reckless driving. Otto Miller, 50, address unknown, was not hurt. He is charged with drunkenness. Assertions that two kegs of liquor were ti-ansferred from the wrecked car led deputies to a house x the vicinity where it was reported the liquor had been taken. A woman I ordered away the deputies because* ! they had no search warrant. SUICIDE IS ATTEMPTED BY ESTRANGED WIFE Leaves Note Asking Child Be Cared for. Drinks Poison. Leaving a note asking her estranged husband to care for their !2-year-o!d daughter. Mrs. Morris Moss, 39, of :30 East Vermont j street, attempted suicide by poisoning late Monday night, and she is in serious conditi ii at city hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Moss were to have appeared in juvenile court today to learn who should have custody of the child. Moss is alleged to have been a “runner” for professional bonds- ' men.