Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 7, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 May 1931 — Page 3

MAY 19, 1931.

POISON IS SENT BEAUTY QUEEN, FACING TRIAL Urges Mrs. Nixon-Nirdlinger to Assure Justice; Case Opens Wednesday. BY MARY KNIGHT United Pren Staff Correspondent NICE, Prance, May 19.—A fanatic sent a bottle of poison to Mrs. Charlotte Nixon-Nirdlinger, St. Loui3 beauty queen, who goes on trial on a manslaughter charge Wednesday for the killing of her husband. The vial was intercepted by’ prison authorities. An accompanying letter in disguised handwriting said: “As one who loved and admired you in vain, and whose love is now turned to loathing, I send you this present in order to enable you to do justice to yourself because, as the world knows, the jury Wednesday will not do justice. “The court’s acquittal, which will be pronounced Wednesday, will not avenge the blood of the dead man.” Letter Is Not Signed The letter was not signed. The label of the bottle was a death’s head. Mrs. Nixon-Nirdlinger will face trial with her two blonde, curlyhaired children ignorant of the proceedings. The small son and daughter of the late Fred G. Nixon-Nirdlinger, wealthy Philadelphia theater owner, who was shot to death by his young and pretty wife in their Riviera villa two months ago, will not be taken to the court. This was decided by the mother and her attorneys, although they felt the presence of the children might help her case. Early Acquittal Expected The children—Fred Jr., 3Vt years old, and Charlotte, 18 months—know nothing of their father’s i death. They think he has gone on a trip and Freddy was worried because he wants a “big boat” his daddy promised him. He and Charlotte think their mother is in a hospital. The defense attorneys feel confident Mrs. Nixon-Nirdlinger will be acquitted within twelve hours. She has insisted that she killed her husband after he, in a jealous rage, attacked her. Efforts have been made by attorneys and friends to make Mrs. Nix-on-Nirdlinger as alluring as possible at the opsning of the trial. The cleverest dressmakers and milliners on the Rue de la Paix in Paris have provided here with the latest and smartest creations which she is to wear Wednesday before the jury. Friends have given her presents, including the sheerest of silk hose. Speculate in Tickets The former St. Louis beauty herself ordered a smart black gown trimmed in w'hite to wear as her “widow’s weeds,” fashionable but modest. Mrs. James H. Nash of St. Louis, mother of Charlotte, said that while the children will not be taken to the court room, they may be held “in reserve” in a nearby park ready to be rushed into the jury’s sight if the prosecution springs a surprise. The court definitely limited admission cards to sixty-five provoking ticket speculation comparable to a successful Broadway hit. Hundreds of curious w r ere refused permission to visit the bedroom in which the fatal shooting occurred. The doors are sealed and gendarmes stood guard. INJURY IS MYSTERY Man Unconscious After Blow; Carried From Auto. Still in a serious condition at city hospital today, Ernest Ross, 55, of 41 Frank street, was unable to tell how he received a blow on his head that rendered him unconscious Monday night. H. Springle, 2008 South Meridian street, said a young man carried Ross to the latter's home and left him on the porch, saying Ross had fallen from the running board of an auto on which he was riding. Springle took the youth’s license number as he drove away. HIT BY ‘ARMY’ GAME Negro’s S4OO Savings Taken by Pals in Letter Stunt. Victim of an ancient confidence game, Clarence McClung, Negro, 1143 Fayette street, today bemoaned the flight of S4OO savings. Two other Negroes approached him in Union station with a surefire bet to win $75, if he could provide S4OO capital. He did. They placed the money, with equal sums contributed by themselves, into envelopes. The envelope McClung got contained only a pad of plain paper. ASSAILS CO-ED RULES College Girls Should Have Individuality, Teacher Says. Ay United Press PALO ALTO, Cal., May 19. “College girls should have individuality enough to manage their every day routine without the administrative spank,” declared Dr. Margery Bailey, young English teacher, in protesting against “bedtime regulations” and “lockout rules” at Stanford university. She said such rules made “babies” of the co-eds instead of developing them into women. PLUNGE PROVES FATAL Charles Carroll Killed by Fall; Never Regained Consciousness. A fall incurred Sunday at his rooming house proved fatal to Charles Carroll, 66, of 118 West Walnut street, in city hospital about midnight. He did not regain consciousness after falling down one flight of stairs. Prowlers Ransack School Breaking windows in the basement of School 42, Rader and Twenty-fifth streets, thieves Monday night ransacked nearly all rooms of the building. E. W. Diggs, principal, said he had not determined the km. v. 1,...

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Rear Row (left to right)—Merle Lemay, 13, of 1519 Madison avenue; Donald Mitchell, 13, of 38 East Raymond street; Lester Haas, 14, and Stanley Haas, 12, both of 260 Beecher street. Front Row (left to right) —Arnold Boarman, 11, of 46 East Regent street and Warren Black, 10, of 30 East Regent street.

The above lads were champions of the rings in which boys of their ages played in the Garfield park sectional of The Times citywide marbles tourney Saturday. Lemay was champion of a ring in which late arrivals of all ages played and then he crashed through to win the title in a game taken part in by all the above ring winners.

DEATH CLAIMS CITYPIONEER William Surber Had Lived Here 80 Years. Last rites for William Surber, 104, who saw Indianapolis grow from an Indian camp into a metropolis, were to be held this afternoon In the Merritt Place Methodist church. Burial was to be In Floral park cemetery. Mr. Surber died Sunday at the home of his son, Harry Surber, 1796 West Twenty-eighth street, after a long illness. He had been a resident of the city for eighty years. He was born in Fillmore, Mo., Dec. 23, 1826. When he came to the city rabbithunting in the downtown section was the chief sport of residents. He attributed his longevity to moderation in living. Two sons, John and Charles Surber, of Indianapolis survive him, besides the son with whom he lived. LITERARY CLUB ELECTS J. J. Daniels Named President to Serve After October. Joseph J. Daniels will serve as president of the Indiana Literary Club during its fifty-fifth year, beginning next October. He was elected Monday night when Evans Woollen Jr., was named first vice-presi-dent. Other ofßcers: John I. Kautz. second vice-president; Philip C. Lewis, third vice-president: Stephen C. Noland, secretary, and George C. Calvert, treasurer. The following committees also were elected: Officers and Members —Mr. Woollen, chairman; Louis Howland. Paul V. Brown, Luther L. Dickerson and Harry E. Jordan. Arrangements and Exercises—Mr. Kautz, chairman: Christopher B Coleman. Austin V. Clifford. William N. Otto and Sidney S. Miller. Rooms and Finance—Mr. Lewis, chairman: W. Rowland Allen. George C. Hitt. Dr. Jewett V. Reed and Richard S. Tennant. RULES ON FARM BOARD Ogden Holds Reapportionment Has No Effect on Membership. Indiana’s board of agriculture ’membership provisions remain unchanged and unaffected by the new reapportionment act, it was ruled today by Attorney-General James M. Ogden. The Ogden ruling was requested by E. J. Barker, board secretary. TRIES TO END HIS LIFE City Man in Serious Condition; Motive for Poisoning Unknown. Hugh Jones, 34, of 1909 West Vermont street, is in serious condition today at city hospital. He swallowed poison tablets in a suicide attempt Monday night. Police were unable to determine the cause for Jones’ attempt on his life. False Teeth KLING Hold* Them Firmly Dentists agree the one sure way to make false teeth comfortable is to keep them firm. Just sprinkle a little Klips on your plates. This antiseptic powder forms a comfort cushion, holds plates so snug you can eat and talk as well as you did with your own teeth. KLING is guaranteed better than anything you ever used or money refunded. Large package 35c at Hook’s and all good druggists.—Advertisement. A GOOD BUSINESS SCHOOL Strong business. steiAgraphic. secretarial and accounting courses: individual instruction In major subjects, large faculty of specialists in their respective lines. Free Employment Service. Fred W. Case, Principal. CENTRAL BUSINESS COLLEGE Pennsylvania and Vermont, First Doer. North V. W. C. A.. Indianapolis, lad.

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Lemay thus became champion of the Garfield park sectional and Lester Haas runnerup, to compete in the city-wide final, at Willard park about June 15. Sectional games for this week will be played Saturday at Municipal Gardens, Ellenberger, Riley and Sixty-first and Broadway playgrounds. Boys and girls living near should be on hand to compete at 10 a. m.

Pain in Neck That's Circus Day for Young Herbert Hoover III; It’s a Cruel World.

By United Press WASHINGTON, May 19. Circus day is just a big pain in the neck for Herbert Hoover 111, 4. Young Mr. Hoover, who is staying at the White House, was to have seen “the greatest show on earth” Monday night with his sister, his grandmother, and the usual retinue of presidential aids. But when the great day arrived, and more fortunate Washington,lins were going around with their noses in the air sniffing tanbark, Herbert 111 was discovered in bed with a cold germ as his most intimate associate. There was no circus for him, nor for his sister, nor for his grandmother. But there are years and years ahead, and the circus goes on forever. TRUCE DECLARED BY RAVENSWOOD RIVALS Village’s Business Is Transacted for First Time in Months. Apparently at peace again the Ravenswood town board Monday night agreed to pay the town's bills and enacted other business for the good of the White river village. This was the first time all members of the board had agreed on any constructive measures since they began a factional fight eighteen months ago. Robert Stamm board president, and Charles O. Ford, meeting in McCoy’s grocery store, transacted business toward repairing the town’s streets, oiling them, and toward keeping the Ravenswood beach in condition. Transportation from the Broad Ripple street car line also is being arranged.

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U. S. FACIN6 BILLION DEFICIT, REPORTS SHOW Developments Spur Hoover Drive for Economy in Government. By United Press WASHINGTON, May 19.—President Herbert Hoover’s economy drive was spurred on by a realistic development today when the treasury balance sheet turned up with a deficit of $973,870,592.23. Visions of a possible tax increase were raised by this mounting figure as the bookkeepers of four government departments—navy, treasury, postoffice and agriculture made ready to face Mr. Hoover with their budgets. They will be called to account individually at successive w r eek-end conferences at the Rapidan camp before the end of the fiscal year, June 30. More Conferences Planned With two department conferences already over, Mr. HooverJs task seemed almost insurmountable. Hardly a scratch has been made in the outlays for the war and interior departments, which already have come under the presidential pruning hook. A little more than $4,000,000 is the saving planned in the interior office, while war c-.epartment economies hardly are expected to boost this figure above $10,000,000. With $974,000,000 needed to make the books balance, the $10,000,000 saving prospect has been somewiiat disheartening. To dig deeper into federal expenditures would interfere with the expansion program to which Mr. Hoover Is wedded as a step to counteract the business depression. Deficit May Reach Billion In working matters out the savings may amount to more than existing figures would indicate, but the size of the deficit has made it evident that some other way than cutting expenses must be found to make the books balance. Treasury officials expect the deficit may reach a billion dollars before the end of the fiscal year—a deficit higher than all the expenses of government forty years ago. RANSApK HOME WHILE FAMILY SITS NEARBY Burglars, Gunmen Sought by Police • in Thefts, Holdup Monday. While W. T. McQuinn, North Holmes avenue, and members of his family sat on the front porch Monday night, burglars ransacked the residence, obtaining $53 in money and sl7 in checks. Jack Weer, 1340 North Alabama street, Apt. 2, told police that his rooms were ransacked by a burglar who stole jewelry valued at S6O. Two gunmen who obtained S4O in the robbery of a Supreme Oil Company filling station, Bluff road and Troy avenue, Monday night are sought by police today. DRIVER SLEEPS; CRASH Woman Badly Injured When Auto Goes Off Road. Mis. Mary Volz, 61, Cincinnati, was in city hospital today, her face and head cut badly and her back wrenched in an accident on the Brookville road, nine miles southeast of the city, Monday afternoon. Fred Volz, her husband, fell asleep at the wheel while driving to Cincinnati, and the car rolled off the pavement into a bridge abutment. It was demolished. Mrs. Anna Martin, St. Clair and New Jersey streets, sustained a break of a collar bone when struck by an auto at Ft. Wayne avenue and Alabama street Monday.

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