Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 296, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 April 1931 — Page 3
APRIt 21, 1931.
HURLEY SPEEDS WESTWARD IN NAVAL PLANE Army Pictured as Servanl of Peace in Address at Club Dinner. Visit of Patrick J. Hurley, secretary of war, in Indianapolis, terminated this morning when at 10:31 a tri-motored naval plane took tc the air at Schoen field, Ft. Benjamin Harrison, bearing him to St Louis, en route to his home in Tulsa, Okla. Lieutenant A. P. Storris, the cabinet member's pilot, delayed the start an hour until showers ended. Hurley declared he felt sure the military ball and dinner sponsored by the Columbia Club Tuesday night would bring closer together the citizens of Inclianapclis and the personnel at Ft. Benjamin Harrison. The secretary cf war was the honor guest at the affair, which may be made an annual event. More than 500 persons attended the dinner and ball, ’ Honor Mias Tyndall Beside* the address of Secretary Hurley two ceremonies marked the dinner. Cadets of the Culver academy battery of artillery under Cadet Captain E. A. Smart, conferred the sponsorship of the battery upon Miss Ruth Tyndall, daughter of Major-General Robert H. Tyndall. Marching to the speaker’s table the cadets presented Miss Tyndall with the cape of the organization. A sword was presented General Tyndall by Secretary Hurley on behalf of the Columbia Club. Leslie Also Speaks A short talk also was made by Governor Harry G. Leslie, who was introduced by Arthur R. Baxter, the toastmaster, as commander-in-chief of the state’s armed forces. Leslie expressed his appreciation at the presence of Hurley. The army as a servant of peace and not merely “an insurance policy waiting idly for a war’’ was described by Hurley. He pointed out that all harbor and river improvements, design and construction of governmental buildings, bridges, and canals are made by the army. Lauds Medical Corps “The army medical corps has been a leader in the development of surgery anr/preventive medicine,” he said.” It was William Gorgas, an army surgeon who brought health and happiness to the tropics by eliminating from the Panama Canal the causes of tropical diseases. It was Walter Reed, an army surgeon, who detent ined the cause of yellow fever and. established methods for its prevention.” During the afternoon, he reviewed I, troops at Ft. Benjamin Harrison. The review included tanks and motorized equipment as well as the mounted personnel and infantry. Wings were dipped in salute by Lieutenant Burl Nicholson circling overhead as the secretary mounted the reviewing stand with BrigadierGeneral George H. Jamerson, commandant of Ft. Benjamin Harrison. UNIVERSITY TO GIVE PROHIBITION COURSE Dry Problem Study to Be Part of Ohio Wesleyan Curriculum, By United. Prrsa DELAWARE, 0., April 21.—The political science department of Ohio Wesleyan university will create a course in “prohibition as a governmental probl m” next fall, it was announced here today. The new course, believed to be the first of its kind ever offered by a university, was mide possible through a gift of W. F. Bigelow, editor of Good Housekeeping Magazine and an alumtnus of Ohio Wesleyan. His gift was made to the political science department for experimental purposes without stipulating what subject should be studied. GANGSTERS CUT, TOSS ACID ON LABORER, 55 Aflame, Chicago Man Crawls Two Blocks to Hospital. By United Press CHICAGO, April 21.—Two gangsters hurled inflammable acid upon Joseph Laigen. 55, today, attacked him with knives as the fluid exploded. and fled, leaving him helpless in the street with his clothing and face aflame. Despite a wound reaching from the neck to the abdomen, Laigen put out the flames and crawled and staggered to the Mercy hospital two blocks away, where a priest found and rescued him. Laigen is a laborer for an ice cream company.
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Deer Racket By United Prcsa MAYS LANDING, N. J., April 21. —The depression was blamed by game wardens today for the illegal killing of many deer here this winter. “Bootleg” venison dealers pay from S4O to SSO a carcass, wardens said, and the unemployed have resorted to night hunting to make a living.
REDS ORGANIZE HUNGER MARCH Canvass Jobless, Farmers for Demonstration. By Pres* HAMMOND, Ind., April 21.—Communistic workers here today are canvassing unemployed and farmers in northern Indiana urging them to join in a hunger march and demonstration at the statehouse in Indianapolis, May 4. They plan to demand relief from Governor Harry G. Leslie. Directors of the Comrrfunistic efforts plan to start in an auto caravan from Hammond the morning of May 4, passing through East Chicago, Indiana Harbor, Gary, Michigan City and South Bend. This will meet another from Ft. Wayne, Elkhart and Muncie, according to the plans, and both will go to Indianapolis through Anderson and Marion. Officials of the Trade Unity League, Gary, composed almost entirely of Communists, said the marchers would demand that the state appropriate a fund from which $25 a month would be paid each unemployed person in the state. They also will demand that counties pay their rent and provide gas, light, water and clothing and medical care, the officials said. DEATH TRIAL MAY IS Mrs. Nixon-Nirdlinger Will Plead Self-Defense. NICE. France, April 21.—Trial of Mrs. Charlotte Nixon-Nirdlinger, charged with shooting her husband, the Philadelphia theater magnate, will be started May 18, her attorney, Jose Bonigacio, announced today. Bonifacio said he was confident the former St. Louis beauty queen, whirclaimed she shot in self defense after a quarrel with her husband, would be acquitted. DISCUSS TAXI MEASURE By United Press LANSING, Mich., April 21. A bill which would prohibit taxi drivers from locking their passengers inside cabs to insure collection of fares was introduced in the state senate Monday night. Drivers sometimes remove the interior latch so that passengers do not escape near their destination while the cab is caught in traffic jams, Senator Rushton explained.
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LOOT DETROIT CITY TREASURY Bandit Confederate Nabbed in $28,000 Robbery. By United Presa DETROIT, April 21.—A Dandit who carried crime directly to the pocketbook of the taxpayer by robbing the city treasurer’s office of $28,000 in tax receipts late Monday, was sought throughout Detroit today. His confederate, who gave his name as Theodore Crowley, 28, of Chicago, was captured a few minutes after the robbery. The escaped bandit carried loot, which consisted of $3,000 in 'cash and $25,400 in checks. The robbery occurred a few minutes after the treasurer’s office, located on the first floor of the city hall, closed for the day. One of the robbers used a wireclipper to snip a xour-mcn hole through the netting of the cage.
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‘YELLOW KID* REFORMS. BUT IS FORGETFUL Freed —and Then Auto Man Comes Running, Trying to Recover Car. By United Preat CHICAGO, April 21. Joseph (Yellow Kid) Weil, admittedly a "past master” of the confidence ; game and still an orator of r.o | mean ability, had convinced all but | one person today that, as he expressed it, he “no longer preyed ; upon the credibility of guileless ! souls.” Arraigned on a disorderly conduct charge, the Yellow Kid wore his customary gay-colored cravat, hat and spats. With him was Fred I 'the Deacon) Buckminster, his pal ! for many years—in jails and out of them With oratorical emphasis Weil related that his “sucker list” was [ but a memory, that he had reformed and that he was not ashamed of his prison record, which includes a term at Leavenworth penitentiary.
“No man need be ashamed of his prison record,” he said. “Why, the states of New Jersey and New York and even Australia were established by men with such records.” The court was impressed. A few minutes later Weil strode from the station, free again. The Deacon followed and they drove away in Weils’ automobile. Spectators approved openly of Weil’s reformation. There were smiles when he was discharged, and more as he drove off. Then Joseph Vetger rushed into the courtroom, breathless. He inquired for the Yellow Kid. Some one told him, happily, that Weil had been discharged. Vetger did not share the general pleasure. He wanted to see the Yellow Kid, v e said, about some back payments due on Weil’s autobile. He intimated strongly he would like to recover the car.
CITY BUSINESS MAN BURIAL WEDNESDAY George H. Caylor, 55, Corporation Official, Dies at Hospital. Funeral services for George H. Caylor, 55, Indianapolis branch manager of the Midland Acceptance Corporation, who died Monday night at St. Vincent’s hospital, will be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday at the home, 3675 Washington boulevard, with the Rev. Aubrey Moore, Seventh Christian church pastor, in charge. Born in Noblesville, Mr. Caylor formerly was connected with the Caylor Screen Door Company of that city with his father, former state representative. Survivors are Mrs. Bess Booth Caylor, the widow, and Miss Virginia Caylor, daughter, of Indianapolis.
Kgs IMg.. BY BEN STERN EVEN those Democrats who are fanatically wet have no fault to find with the diplomatic tone of the letter written by Charles A. Greathouse, Indiana Democratic national committee member and secretary, answering the circular letter sent by John Raskob, national committee chairman. The veteran Hoosier Democrat cleverly evades Raskob’s attempt to put the state organization on record on prohibition. Complimenting Raskob on his forward-looking policy, Greathouse said: “I am sensible that anything which I may say may be construed to be the expression of the Democratic party in Indiana. I say to you frankly that I do not consider that I am able at this time to voice the sentiments of my party upon all or any of the queries propounded.” nun
Cannily, Greathouse added, “I prefer to leave the declaration of policies and issues to the Democratic state and national conventions.” It is true that the letter is not a courageous expression of opinion, and many party members have fault to find with this temporizing attitude, but they are placated by the fact that Greathouse does not join in the criticism of Raskob for raising the issue. Although Lake county and other industrial northern Indiana party organizations are wet, the rural sections of the central and southern portions of the state have not deserted the dry fold. To arouse controversy in Indiana at so early a stage of the campaign would be extremely dangerous, party leaders declare, and so the national committeeman resorted to approved strategy.
mam Consider, for instance, the attitude of the new congressman from the Thirteenth district, Samuel B. Pettengill of South Bend, a “dripping wet,” Pettengill has asserted openly that he can not agree with Raskob that the prohibition question should be made a party issue in 1932. “Something to eat is more important right now than something to drink,” declared Pettengill, quoting McAdo’s letter to Raskob. “That may sound all right,” it was pointed out to Pettengill by his friends, “but it won’t help you in 1932 in wet South Bend.” Insull May Buy Service Ambia in Benton county seeks to sell its electric service to the Northern Indiana Public Service Company (Insull) for $20,000 in a petition filed with the public service commission.
MURDER RULING REVERSED BY HIGHESTCOURT Justices Consider Slaying Case for First Time in Many Years. : By United Presa j WASHINGTON, April 21. The supreme court reversed a first degree murder conviction Monday in ! the first murder case it has ruled upon in many years. The case was that of Alfred Scott Aldridge, Negro, convicted in the District of Columbia of killing Harry J. McDonald, a policeman. Chief Justice Hughes wrote the opinion reversing the conviction ! because the trial judge refused to permit the defendant's attorney to question prospective jurors as to whether they entertained racial prejudices. Associate Justice Mcßeynolds filed a dissenting opinion referring to the murder as “atrocious” and saying “here is a policeman shot down in cold blood—by a Negro.” Other rulings Monday were: Denial of suit of Alexander Davidoff. a Russian, to recover from Thomas A. Edison. Inc., a portion of the money he paid in 1913 for right to use in Russia Edison's talking picture apparatus. Development of the apparatus was halted by the World war. Refusal to review conviction and 3-year jail sentence given Fred Strang. Ft. Worth. Tex., for mail frauds. Refusal to review appeals of two Georgians Questioning validity of Georgia statute substituting electric chair for gallows. Both appellants are awaiting execution.
Refusal to review ejectment suit of Wyandotte Indians against Wyandotte county. Kan., to oust county from ownership of Kansas City courthouse. Refusal to review authority of prohibition administrator to revoke permit for use of specially denatured alcohol In suit brought by Three Flower Chemical Company. makers of toilet preparations. Refusal to review court of claims ruling holding present law imposing tax on club membership Is proper exercise of statute in suit brought by Congressional Country Club. Washington. Dismissal of appeal of Guy arrt Greta Sella Sturrler from Nebraska supreme court ruling holding they were not entitled to damages when water from Irrigation canal seeped on their lands. Refusal to pass on propriety of Interstate Commerce Commission ruling that refunds for payment of excessive rates on freight shipment must be made person paying them rather than by person actually bearing them. The supreme court announced it will hear no arguments after May 1. It will adjourn from May 4 to May 18, returning on Mondays after that date only to hand down opinions. The court is expected to adjourn for summer recess either on June 1 or June 8. Man Loses Life in Forest Fire By United Press HAGERSTOWN, Md., April 21. One man was burned to death and two others were seriously injured by forest fires reported to have burned over 3,000 acres of land in this area.
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Frances Williams By United Press NEW YORK, April 21.—Frances Williams, musical comedy singer, has become the wife of Lester Clark, who plays a trumpet in Waring’s Pennsylvanians orchestra, she admitted today. Clark, who is playing in the same show with the blues singer, and Miss Williams eloped to Kennedyville, Md., after she had finished a night club engagement at 3 on the morning of April 12, and were married before a sleepy justice of the peace. POLICE TRAP FAILS
Blackmailers Dodge Net Spread by Detectives. Terror of blackhand letters and blackmail attempts was dispelled today for D. Prince, R. R. 3, Box 8, and detectives. Prince notified authorities Monday he had received a blackhand letter warning him to place SIOO in bills in a sack and leave it at the east end of the New York street bridge over White river Monday night. The letter commanded the money be there at 8:30 p. m. Accompanied by detectives and deputy sheriffs, Prince took a sack, containing a wad of paper—not money—and placed it carefully on the spot. Last reports were that the detectives and deputies still were waiting for someone to claim the sack and walk into their trap. Forest Fire Under Control By United Presa CHICO, CaJ., April 21.—A forest fire started by flames that almost destroyed the town of Sterling City, thirty-five miles east of here, was brought under control today after it had burned over more than fifty acres.
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BARE CAPONE'S PLOT TO SLAY FOUROFFICIALS Brings Five Gunmen from New York to Kill During Lingle Probe, Is Charge. By United Press CHICAGO, April 21.—The Chicago Tribune stated in a serial story today that Scarface A1 Capone brought five gangsters from New York last year to kill three federal and one city law enforcer who were driving the gangs from Chicago during the furore that followed Alfred Lingle’s murder. The men the Tribune claimed Capone planned to have killed were Detective Pat Roche: George E. O. Johnson. United States district attorney, who has convicted six gangsters of evading income tax payments; A. P. Madden, federal investigator, and Frank Wilson, special internal revenue agent. Officials learned of the plot and that the gangsters were cruising the streets in a small car, awaiting a chance to strike, the Tribune said. Capone, it was claimed, abandoned his “unbelievable” plans when he learned the officials were aware of them. Capone had offered, the paper stated, to find the man who killed Lingle and to turn him over, dead, to police. The offer was refused and Capone was told to “go to hell” because investigators knew he was “bluffing” in an attempt to get them to turn off the “heat” which had been applied to the gangs in the intensive search for Lingle's murderer. The investigators also once received a fairly reliable report, the paper said, that Capone planned to have Judge John H. Lyle killed* Lyle was a leading gang fighter.
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