Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 281, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 April 1931 — Page 1

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Drive! His Favorite Word Typical of Knute Rockne’s Teams, His Life, His Speeches; Tongue Won Many Games.

Editor s Mote—Following Is the final installment on the life 0 f Knute Roekne. BY GEORGE KIRKSEY Ini ted Press Staff Correspondent KNUTE ROCKNE was a modern Demosthenes. His biting, burning words, made him a spellbinding orator. One brief message from Roekne often inspired his players to valorous heights when the odds against them seemed almost insurmountable. In his early days Rocke had a dread of baldness. When he was a student of chemistry at Notre Dome he concocted all kinds of preparations in an effort to save his hair. Many jokes have been cracked about Rockne's bald head. ' Well, Demosthenes didn’t have any hair, either,” Roekne once jokingly remarked about his baldness. This bit of comparison was intended for a jest. Strangely it extended not only to the absence of hair, but to the flow of words. u a a ROCKNE’S magnetism threw a hypnotic spell over his players lust before the call to gridiron battle. Let’s go back to the North-western-Notre Dame game of last season, one of the greatest vitories scored by the Irish. The scene is the Notre Dame dressing room underneath Dyche stadium, Evanston. The Notre Dame players are dressed, nervously awaiting Roekne. Ten minutes tick away and Roekne still does not appear. Finally, he enters. The players come to ligid attention. Roekne does not say a word. The silence continues for a seemingly interminable period. Ten minutes before game time, Roekne utters his first word. “Up!” His sharp, staccato voice brings his men to their feet almost simultaneously. “My starting lineup will be Conley, Kurth, Metzger, Yarr, Kassis, Culve", Host, Carideo, Brill, Mullins, Schwartz.”

A DOZEN or so more words and . then the team goes out to the field for a brief warmup. Back again to the locker room and not another word from Rockne until two minutes before game time. “Up!” “That’s all—an ear-splitting command. Twice in the first half Rockne’s men stopped Northwestern on the one-yard line and then in the last seven minutes of play broke a scoreless deadlock when Marchy Schwartz broke away for twentyseven yards and a touchdown. Another touchdown was added in the final minutes, Notre Dame w'inning, 14-0. A famous engineer told Rockne there was no such thing as emotion; that nothing counted but cold intelligence. Rockne disagreed with him and he asked to hear what message the late coach would deliver to his .men before the Carnegie Tech game last year. ana. 'T'HTS is what Rockne said: X “We will probably w.n the toss. I want you to run down the field and tackle them and go on the defensive. Stop them dead and take the heart out of them! You men in the back field, be alert, heads up. smart; look for that ball when they throw a pass, and when they do, go in and get the ball. “I want you to block as you never blocked before, I want you to do as well as, as hard, as mechanically perfect, as you can think of. And the quarter back think clearly and call the right play. “And you men, all eleven of you, dig those cleats in deep, get your paws set, and when you start for that goal line, DRIVE, DRIVE, DRIVE!” Rocknes men followed instructions to the letter and defeated Carnegie Tech, 21-6. Rockne’s eloquence was not confined alone to his football teams. He spoke at banquets, meetings and gatherings all over she coun(Turn to Page 7)

SWINE GENERALLY 25 CENTS OFF AT YARDS Light Receipts in Cattle and Sheep Hold Back Trade, Hogs were generally 25 cents lower this morning at the Union Stockyards, prices for the bulk, 140 to 300 pounds, ranging from $7.60 to $8.20. Early top was $8.20. Receipts were estimated at 3,000; holdovers were 91. Cattle were puotably seady with light receipts numbernig 50. Veals sold 50 cents lower at $9.50 down. Calf receipts were 200. Not enough sheep were on hand to make a market, receipts being only 50 head.

Educators Fight to Abolish State Basket Tourney

Possibility of abolition of the state high school basketbal tournament loomed today. The state board of education has taken steps to investigate alleged danger to pupils’ morals in the annual final tourneys at Indianapolis. The move was launched by W. W. Wirt, superintendent of Gary schools, at the state board meeting Friday afternoon. It was seconded by Mists Martha Whitacre, Richmond. Wirt and Miss Whitacre would abolish the state tournament at once, but board members modified

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MAYOR ORDERS POLICE DRIVE ON GAMBLING ‘Clean Up City/ Ultimatum Delivered at Safety Board Session. DISCUSS DRY SITUATION No Politician Big Enough to Bring Pressure,-Says Sullivan. Police officials today were under orders from Mayor Reginald 11. Sullivan to start their “spring houseclcaning” of gamblers and other law violators at once. The orders were issued at a closed meeting in the mayor’s office late Friday attended by safety board members, Chief Jerry Kinney, Detective Chief Fred Simon and other high police officials down to and including lieutenants. “Clean up the city and keep it clean,” Sullivan and safety board members admonished the officers. Reports of gambling joints, previously closed, showing signs of renewed life, were passed on to the police officials with the admonition to get busy. Mayor’s Orders Explain “Mayor Sulivan’s orders to stamp out gambling were so explicit that the officers can't possibly misunderstand,” Chief Kinney said today. “I am issuing orders today that all officers must make arrests whenever they can obtain evidence, that frequently they must go through poolrooms and places which they suspect as operating gambling joints, that they must keep these places hot and keep the gamblers on the jump.” Inference he had received hints policemen were “laying off” because of political interference, was given by Sullivan when he told the group to ignore political pressure and “enforce the law.” “This administration has no favorites enjoying immunity,” Sullivan said. “They all look alike to us. There isn’t a politician in town big enough to protect them and we want the police officers to know it.” Gating on Increase Sullivan, after the meeting, said he had received reports gambling was increasing and wished to stimulate efforts of the officers to suppress it. He added that in his opinion the situation had not reached a serious stage, but that he felt gambling and all other forms of vice should be squelched without being given a chance to get a start. The “clean-up” admonition was not confined to gambling, and included liquor and other law violations. However, the greatest stress was placed on gambling, it was said. The three safety board members, Frank C. Dailey, Charles R. Meyers and Donald S. Morris, also addressed the group. Sullivan said he praised members of the department for the efficiency shown during the last fifteen months, particularly commending them for results in apprehending bandits. Done Some Fine Work “The police department has done a lot of fine things and we have no criticism of it, but just wanted to make it clear gambling must stop and that no one has any protection from politicians,” he said. “We touched on the liquor situation, but as far as I can see we are doing about all that can be done in that direction. Recently the new federal dry administrator for this district told Chief Kinney Indianapolis was the cleanest large city of any he had been asigned to, so far as liquor violations are concerned.” It was explained similar meetings will be held at intervals to improve morale of the department and to outline means of combating crime and vice in the city.

EASTER JO BE FAIR Ideal Weather Promised by Weather Man. Good humor should prevail in all Indianapolis homes Sunday, because the weather man has promised to deal out just the right kind of weather for Easter fineries. There is no danger of rain spoiling the day for the fair damsels who for the last two weeks have been shopping for those Easter bonnets, dresses, shoes and coats J. H. Armington, head of the weather bureau, said the stroll to churches will be a brisk one Sunday morning. A clear, snappy morning with plenty of sunshine and an afternoon that will see temperatures reaching 50 are predicted. “It should be an ideal day for the Easter parade,” Armington said. "The ladies should be well satisfied.’’

this to conducting a committee investigation. Report was made that Indianapolis hotel men had complained of the students' conduct. A survey made by The Times today failed to disclose any hotel men who would launch sue ha complaint. •‘The most vicious thing any ol our guests did was to cheer the winners, so that some others in the hotel couldn’t sleep,'’ was the only charge unearthed. It appeared likely today that the most the committee will and owill be to recommend “a chaperon rule." superintendent of

Quake-Torn City Where 1,000 Died

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MANAGUA RUINS FUNERAL PYRE Cremation to Make Death Count Impossible. {Convricht. 1931. bv United Press) MANAGUA, Nicaragua, April 4. A funeral pyre was prepared today in the ruins of the once-flourish-ing city of Managua. Squads of relief workers, almost exhausted by the task of recovering all of the earthquake dead from the ruins of the central part of the city, poured oil over the debris which once was the central market and the penitentiary. The wreckage will be the pyre of the unrecovered dead today when the cremation will remove the last possibility of an exact count of casualties. A careful check by national guard officials of the number buried since the city was destroyed by quakes last Tuesday showed a total of 566 bodies accounted for. In addition forty others were reported buried in a trench at the outskirts of the city. Lieutenant-Colonel F. B. Garrett of Monroe, La., said that more than half of the dead already were buried and that the total would not exceed 1,000. E. J. Swift, the Red Cross director, confirmed his estimate. The strain on the refugees as well as the marine forces and the national guards was demonstrated Friday night by seven shootings. A guard at the water tanks which formerly supplied the city, shot four persons attempting to take polluted water. The natives had been warned repeatedly against using the water, but the shortage forced them to extremes—with the resultant danger of an epidemic.

WIFE WILL TESTIFY Mrs. Cole to Deny Part in Plot to Kill Mate. lip Times Special RUSHVILLE, Ind., April 4. Character witnesses who testified to her good reputation and efforts to batter down the state's motive for the crime—insurance —formed the foundation of testimony of the defense's case Friday and today in the trial of Mrs. Marie Cole. She is charged with being an accessory to the murder of her husband, Raymond Cole, near Greenfield, last October. Defense attorneys intimated as court opened today that Mrs. Cole would take the stand in her own behalf. She will relate her clandestine love affair with Frank Jordan, and is expected to place blame for her husband's death either on “rum runners” or her sweetheart. She will deny complicity in a plot to kill her husband, it is said. ATTEND ROCKNE BURIAL Mayr. Codd and O’Neill Go to South Bend for Funeral. Secretary of State Frank Mayr Jr., Robert Codd, assistant secretary of state, and William P. O'Neill, state securities commissioner, are attending the Rockne funeral at South Bend today. Mayr and Codd are from South Bend. O’Neill is from Mishawaka and is a Notre Dame alumnus.

physical education in the Gary schools, had the following to say today regarding his students who attende dthe recent tournament here: “Reports we received from Indianapolis after the state tournament indicated that the Gary students and team followers conducted themselves better than they had at any previous event. “We checked them very closely, because we had received reports of drinking by sutdents at the regional tournament games in Valparaiso the week before.” George C. Col£ superintendent of

INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1931

Top Photo—This NEA Service picture shows how the earthquake and the fire which followed it wrecked the business section of Managua, Nicaragua, with the loss of more than 1,000 lives. The scene re - sembles a city under heavy shell fire in the World war. Remarkable speed was displayed in getting this picture to The Times. To obtain it, an NEA

BOY, 13, ADMITS FIRING SHOT THAT KILLED MAN

Four boys, one of whom has admitted firing the shot that killed William Ruthart, 52, of 5G06 College avenue, while in a shack under the Fall creek bridge at Delaware street Thursday afternoon, were to be questioned today by Coroner Fred W. Vehling. Detectives late Friday arrested Eugene Max Webber, 13, of 142 East Twenty-eighth street, who admitted to officers, in a signed statement, that he fired the shot. Webber was released to Governor Harry G. Leslie Friday night until his appearance in Vehling's office. The Webber boy was slated at the juvenile detention home as being a delinquent. Vehling, In addition to quizzing Webber, will question Robert Warren Leslie, son of the Governor; Stewart Krause, 13, of 2821 North Pennsylvania street, and Junior

public instruction and board chairman, appointed L. N. Hines, president of Indiana State Teachers’ college at Terre Haute; Wirt and Frank S. Reynolds, Cambridge City, as members of the committee to make the investigation. “Reports of immorality and drinking are rather widespread,” Wirt explained. “It’s a bad thing to throw so many young people into the city without chaperons. Often the children come from homes where parents are not as strict as they should be in watching the conduct of their children. “It is impossible for paoy par-

photographer was sent by plane from Panama to Managua. His negatives were placed on a PanAmerican Airways plane for Havana. From there, a special night flight was made to Atlanta, where the picture was placed on the telephoto wires. The picture was in the United States within fifty-four hours after the first news of the quake was received. Bottom Photo —Another view of the wreckage.

Miller 13, of 2852 North Delaware street, rvho were with the Webber boy when he was shooting his .22caliber rifle on the banks of Fall creek. Ruthart, a huckster, was found in the temporary building shortly after the shooting with a bullet in his left temple. The bullet had passed through the side of the shack. Park board employes, working along the creek banks, found I uthart. He died en route to the city hospital. In his statement Webber tlod how, after the shooting, the four boys stood in his home, across th street from the scene, and watch police arrive. “Robert Leslie threw a stick in the water and wanted me to shoot at it,” Webber said in his statement. “I told him: ’No; I’m going to shoot at that building under the bridge.’ “Krauss and Leslie told me not

ents to accompany their children to the tournaments. The schools can not possibly assume responsibility for their actions here in Indianapolis.” Although Arthur L. Trester, state high school basketball commissioner, refused to comment on the students’ conduct, good reports were made by Charles O. Williams, secretary of the Indiana State Teachers’ Federation, and high school officials. “I never saw a better behaved crowd of youngsters than those here this year for the tournament, ’ Williams said.

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to do it until they looked to see if there was any one in there. They didn’i go right away and I yelled to seee if there was any one in it. I got no response and fired.” The boy also stated that one of the boys went to the shack and saw Ruthart with the blood running down his cheek. He said they then ran to his house. Vehling said his investigation will include questioning of parents to see if any of them were aware their sons were involved and failed to report to police. “If that’s true it’s going to be too bad,” Vehling said. “I'm going to give all of them a good talking to.” Fast Plane Displayed The public is invited to inspect the new high speed Lockhead Vega monoplane just received by the Prest-O-Lite Storage Batterp Corporation at municipal airport this afternoon and Sunday, Charles E. Cox Jr., airport superintendent, announced today. The plane, used as a flying office, will be on display in the airport hangar. Doug Fairbanks Hunting in India By United Pret* CALCUTTA, India, April 4. Douglas Fairbanks, the motion picture actor, is hunting in palatial state, according to the latest advices here. Bible and Lighter Stolen By Time* Special GARY, Ind.. April 4.—A Bible, $lO and cigaret lighter were the loot of a burglar in the home of Roy Shannon, f •

FOOTBALL HEROES BOW HEADS IN GRIEF AS THEY PREPARE TO CARRY ROCKNE TO HIS GRAVE Great Notre Dame Coach to Be Laid in Last Resting: Place This Afternoon After Simple, Solemn Service. MILLIONS TO LISTEN ON RADIO South Bend and Mishawaka Close Business for Day and Flags Flutter at Half-Staff in Tribute. BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press StafT Correspondent SOUTH BEND, Ind., April 4.—Beneath the spreading boughs of Old Council oak on the edge of town there was a shady spot today awaiting the body of Knute Roekne. It was here 233 years ago that La Salle, the French explorer, smoked the pipe of peace with the IndiansBeginning at 3 p. m. the last rites—a simple, solemn service without mass—for Roekne were to be held in the Church of the Sacred Heart on the campus. Places in the little church shaped like a cross have been reserved for Notre Dame athletes, Intimate friends of Roekne and the immediate family. The world must listen to the ceremony over the radio..

LEO BROTHERS FOUND GUILTY Lingle Murder Conviction Hailed Blow to Gangs. By United Press CHICAGO, April 4.—Conviction of Leo V. Brothers on a charge of murdering Alfred Lingle, Tribune reporter, was hailed today by civic, political and religious leaders as the greatest step ever taken to “end gang rule in Chicago.” A jury which deliberated for twenty-seven hours found Brothers guilty Friday night of shooting the reporter in the back of the head in a pedestrian subway last June 9. His punishment was fixed at fourteen years imprisonment, the lightest penalty possible under the verdict. “By convicting this killer the jury served notice on the world that gang killers are not wholly immune in our city,” said Rufus C. Dawes, president of the world's fair, or Century of Progress exposition, to be held in 1933. The sentence admittedly was a compromise, made to “swing over” the one juror who held out for hiurs against eleven companions who early decided that Brothers should be found guilty. Reports after the jury disbanded were that the first vote had been 7 to 5 for acquittal. In all, twentyfour ballots were taken. All but one of the jurors favored the guilty verdict before the tenth vote was taken. The one man refused to yield until the final vote. Brothers accepted the verdict without any show of emotion.

How the Market Opened

By United Pres* NEW YORK, April 4.—United States Steel common stock declined to anew low for the year when the Stock Exchange resumed today after a shutdown Friday. The stock opened at 138%, off %, broke to 137%, against its previous low for the year of 137%, and then came back to 13814. The remainder of the list was irregular with a fair number of gains ranging to mere than a point. Auburn spurted 7 points to 242%. Among the losert as the outset were A. M. Byers, Columbia Gas, Rad''-Keith, Worthington Pump, Fo’ ears-Roebuck, Standard of New dork. United Aircraft, Chrysler and Trans-America, all of were down fractions. Consolidated Gas led the utility department with a gain of 114 to 99%. Other utilities held firm. McKeesport Tin Plate again was prominent on the upside, rising to 100%, up 1%. American Can, General Electric, Vanadium, Allied Chemical, Radio Corporation, American Telephone and International Telephone made small gains. Industrial Alcohol rose a point to 42. Auburn continued to spurt ahead, touching 246 in the first few minutes of trading. Dealings in the general market were o na small scale, reflecting absence of many traders over the week-end.

Probable Lineups for Today’s Game Here

RED SOX— INDIANS— Warstler, ss Montague, as Rothrock. 3b Fiturerald, es Winsett. It Monahan, lb Webb, rs Walker, rs Sweeney, lb Koenerke. It Reeves, 2b Narleskv. 3b Oliver, es Andrus. 2b Berrv, e Angler, e MaeFavden. p Burwell. n In the Air Weather conditions at 9 a. m.: North wind, 6 miles an hour; temperature, 45; barometric pi-essure, 30.20 at sea level; ceiling, light haze, unlimited; visibility, 3 miles, field, good.

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Millions who marveled at the great football machines built by Rockne will tune in. Efforts were being made to have the broadcast transmitted over a short wave length to Norway, birthplace of the late coach. From far and near the crowds came to pay their last respects. Brave men who fought for Rockne and Notre Dame could not control their grief. Hundreds who never knew him, but who saw his long line of gridiron heroes in action—Gipp, Barry, Walsh, Flannagan, Stuhldreher, Crowley, Mehre, Mohardt, Wynne, Cardieo, Schwartz and others—mourned the passing of a genius. AII Business Houses Close It was a bad day for football and Notre Dame—A heart-rending homecoming in South Bend. All business houses in South Bend and Mishawaka closed their doors for the day on order of the mayors of the two cities. Flags were at half-mast. The Notre Dame stadium was draped in black. Active pallbearers were six griefstricken members of the 1930 national championship football team —Frank Carideo, Marchmont Schwartz, Lawrence Mullins, Martin Bril!, captain Tom Conley and cap-tain-elect Tom Yarn Twelve members of Rockne’s graduating class of 1914 formed the guard of honor. The list of honorary pallbearers contained the names of 130 men from all parts of the nation, from all walks of life. Program for Services Set The program for the services follows: 2:3o—Cortege leaves Rockne’* home. 3:oo—Preliminiary blessing by the Rev. Father Michael Mulcaire. vicepresident of Notre Dame. 3:lo—Church choir sings “Miserere” and “Subvenite.” 3:2o—Blessing of the body. 3:3o—Sermon by the Rev. Charles L. O’Donnell, president, 4.oo—Procession leaves for Highland cemetery. Strict regulations were adopted for handling traffic from the home to the church and from there to the cemetery. The Football Coaches’ Association of America sent a silver-plated tube bearing a brief history of Rockne’s life and a sheet of permanent parchment, paper on which is enscrolled his achievements to be placed in the grave at the permission of Mrs. Rockne. Jimmy Walker on Hand Famed men continued to pour into South Bend for the funeral and among them was Mayor Jimmy Walker of New York. Walker, a personal friend of the great coa-'h was stripped of his usual nonchalant air as he visited the Rockna home and offered his condolences. Another mayor to arrive today was Harry A. Mackay of Philadelphia, who was accompanied here by Harry Stuhldreher, of the famed “four horsemen.” South Shore electric railroad and motor bus service in South Bend and Mishawaka will stop one full minute this afternoon in tribute to Rockne. Boy Scouts, friends of the great coach, will be on duty at the cemetery.

EASTER CHOIR READY 500 Voices to Be Raised in Sunrise Hymns. Five hundred voices will be raised m hymns to greet the Easter suorise on the north steps of the In* diana Soldiers and Soilors’ Monument at 6:30 Sunday morning The service will be held in the Circle theater if the weather is inclement. David Neafus, carilloneur, will givea half-hour program on the Scottish Rite carillon preceding the service at the monument. Both services will be broadcast by WKBF. Hourly Temperatures 6a. m*. **. 34 3a. m,.... 40 2a. 34 8 45

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