Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 17, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 May 1931 — Page 1

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NATION NEEDS BRAVERY OF VALLEY FORGE TO WEATHER HARD TIMES, SAYS HOOVER Modern ‘War of Independence’ Is Against Lures of Government Panaceas, President Asserts in Memorial Day Speech. COMPARES PLIGHT TO WASHINGTON’S Predicts Nation Will Emerge from Depression Stronger Than Ever Before; Urges Adherence to Fundemental Ideals. BY RAYMOND CLAPPER United Press Staff Correspondent A ALLEY PORGE PARK, Pa., May 30.—The American people are going through another Valley Forge and they must muster the fortitude of George Washington to fight their modern war of independence against the lures of government panaceas which especially are tempting at this time, President Herbert Hoover said in a Memorial day address here. He held up as an example to his countrymen in this depression, the struggle which Washington made on this hallowed spot against despair in the darkest days of the revolution. “Numerous are the temptations under the distress of the day to turn aside from our true national purposes and from wise national policies and fundamental ideals of the men )vho builded our republic,” Mr. Hoover said. “Never was the lure of the rosy path to every panacea and of easy ways to imagined security more tempting.

“For the energies of private initiative, of independence, and a high degree of individual freedom of our American system we are offered an alluring substitute in the specious claim that everybody collectively owes each of us individually a living rather than an opportunity to earn a living. “And we are equally .specious, claiming that hired representatives of a hundred million people can do better than the people themselves, in thinking and planning their daily life.” ••With increasing complexity of REWARDS SPUR SLAYER HUNT Offer $2,600 for Capture of Jackson Killer. Spurred by rewards totaling $2,600, detectives today continued their search for the slayers of Lafayette A. Jackson, owner of the Standard grocery chain. One man is held for questioning. He is Arthur Price, 830 East Georgia 6treet, who, police say, answers the. description of a man seen to abandon ithe car in which two bandits fled after attempting a robbery of the Standard grocery at 419 East Washington street, 'during which Mr. Jackson was wounded fatally. Another clew was uncovered Friday night. Three men went to the home of William Caskey, 1038 Southeastern avenue, and were met bv two men with guns. They were robbed of $25. Mrs. Caskey had 'been robbed of $3. One of the gunmen said he was present at the Standard grocery holdup. Before police arrived both bandits escaped. Estate of Mr. Jackson was filed for probate Friday. Chester H. Jackson, a son, was named administrator of the estate, valued at SBOO,OOO. The estate is to be divided among four children. On orders of Major Herbert Fletcher, acting police chief, detetcives are watching every source of information that might provide a trail to the slayers. Both are believed wounded from gunfire of Mr. Jackson and police. Detective Charles Bauer, who dueled with one of the bandits after Mr. Jackson was shot, is recovering in city hospital from wounds Inflicted by a charge of buckshot from a short-barrelled shotgun. BAKER’S STOLEN CAR IS FOUND: TWO HELD Auto Recovered in Glascon (Va.) After Holdup Attempt. Car of Criminal Judge Frank P. Baker. stolen earlier in the week from a downtown parking place, has been recovered in Glascon, Va., after the arrest of two men who attempted a filling station holdup. According to word received here, the car and the men will be returned to Indianapolis. Hourly Temperatures 6 a. m 66 9 am 66 7a. m 66 10 a. m bi 8 a. m..... 66

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economic life,” Mr. Hoover continued. "the individual must preserve his independence from the deadening restraints of government. Must Be Independent “Yet the government equally must protect the individual's freedom, assure his fair chance, his equality of opportunity from the encroachments of special privileges and greed or domination by any group or class,” he continued. Mr. Hoover referred to his own anxieties in discussing the parallel between the present situation and the dark winter which Washington spent here in camp, the hopes of the revolution at low ebb, Washington's own popularity at' its lowest with intrigue afoot aimed at taking him from command. “The American people are going through another Valley Forge at this time,” Mr. Hoover said. “To each and every one of us it is an hour of unusual stress and trial. Stronger Nation Predicted “You have each one your special cause of anxiety. So, too, have I. The whole nation is beset with difficulties incident to a world-wide depression.” But he predicted the country would emerge from its trial with greater knowledge of its weaknesses which would result, in improving the nation’s strength. Mr. Hoover emphasized America's duty now is to meet the test of Valley Forge in terms of peace. "We, too, are enduring sufferings and we are assailed by temptations,” he said. “If we weaken, as Washington did not, we shall be writing the introduction to the decline of American character and the fall of American institutions. “If we are firm and far-sighted, as were Washington and his men, we shall be writing the introduction to a yet more glorious epoch in our nation’s progress.”

$2,600 Reward for Killers of L. A. Jackson

THIS city must be made safe from the individual outlaw, the gangster, the racketeer! Lafayette A. Jackson, owner of the Standard grocery chain, was killed in his office. The killers were bandits, gangsters, or agents of racketeers. To stimulate search for the guilty thugs, The Times Friday offered SSOO for information that would lead to the arrest and conviction of the killers. At once, one citizen who insists on remaining unknown, matched that offer. Then the Banquet Ice Cream Company authorized The Times to offer an additional reward of SSOO. This morning Mortimer Schussler. who owns a meat market and packing plant, telephoned The Times. "For fifteen years my store has been next to Mr. Jackson’s,” he said. “We. were friendly competitors. We were friends. I want to offer SIOO to add to your reward.” Ten minutes later the phone rang again. “I honored and loved Mr. Jackson. Please add SI,OOO to the reward for the slayers, without mentioning my name.” Bring any Information get concerning the killers to The Ttfes It will be checked. The ward now is $3,600.

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ANXIOUS THRONG ON EDGE, AS DRIZZLE PERILS HOPE OF 500-MILE GETAWAY Thousands Jam Way Into Grandstands, Pulling for Smile From Weather Man; Band Out, Cars Tune Up. BULLETIN Postponement of the start of the 500*mi!e race until 11 a. m. was announced by speedway officials at 10:15. Around the two and one-half mile brick oval at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where forty of the world's fastest automobiles should have been roaring through hairpin turns at 10 this morning, more than 100,000 persons sat watching the rain.. Whether they will see the nineteenth international 500mile sweepstakes today was problematical. The weather bureau said it was probable that the persistent drizzle that caused postponement of the speed classic at least one hour would not cease.

• If the track is not ready for the jptart at 1 p. m. the race will be run Monday, speedway officials said. Ignoring the rain, the 1,000-piece band paraded down the front stretch at 9:15, while through the stands the crowd shifted into seats in an incessant wave of motion. When the drizzle diminished to a mist at 9:45, the big motor water sweeper went out on the track and scores of workmen mad? an assault on the puddles with brooms. The cars must go 350 miles before the race can be termed officially run. While the huge crowd waited action, more than a dozen planes held their interest. One, an autogyro, amused every one. The Times Waco, piloted by Dick Young, w’hich was to speed Times’ extras to Dayton readers late today, banked, ax rolled, dived and zoomed for several minutes. Crowd Scans Skies Drivers and mechanics were putting last touches on their mounts, but not without frequent and inquisitive glances into the w-est and north, from which slow winds were propelling more rain clouds above the track. The speedway management said the race could within twenty minutes after the rain stopped, and officials were determined to run the big grind today if possible. With cessation of the drizzle, the track would be brushed dry in a few minutes, and the starting bombs would signal to the giant crowd the beginning of another thrilling sprint over the historic bricks. No Records Likely It was certain, however, that the record-breaking time predicted by race followers and speed experts for this, race would not be made, because of the slippery course. Speedway gates were unlocked at 6 this morning to admit the long line of cars that already awaited entrance to the plant. Some of the machines had been parked in the line for days. Thousands of persons rushed into the grounds, optimistic that the light rain falling then w r ould be dissipated before starting time. Almost at once the infield was spotted with cars scooting for choice positions as near the rail as possible. Many Carry Baskets As in previous years, families carried picnic baskets and refreshments. The hot-dog stands and other concessions unfurled their awnings and the raucous cry of barkers gave to the event the local color of a combined midwestern street carnival and a mammoth fiesta. The temperature, unseasonably warm for several days, had receded, due to the rains of Friday night and today. Interest in the cars at the track was not lessened by the rain. Russell Snowbergers home-made Russell Eight, an automobile collected from spare parts and the remains of a stock car after an accident, held the attention of many. The young Philadelphia driver stepped out on the first qualifying day to win the pole position, Cummings Gets Attention Bill Cummings of Indianapolis, nation-famed as "Wild Bill,” another front-liner, also attracted many with his low, front-drive Empire State Special, a racing auto that contrasts sharply with Snowberger’s big. heavy semi-stock car. Paul Bost, North Carolina speed merchant, also was in the first row, with a rear-drive Empire State. A big white car was due to interest many racing fans. It is a Hoosier product, the CumminsDeisel car built in Columbus, Ind_ and waiting'Dave Evans’ foot on the accelerator to start its grind around the track. Billy Arnold, winner of the 1930 race, was a candidate for many plaudits, especially from those who believe the youngster could whip his ! trim Hartz-Miller special around | the curves again this year ahead of his competitors. i The sixteen-cylinder citations of

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Louis Meyer and Shorty Cantlon were expected to excite a portion of the crowd. Cantlon's car was byilt by Harry Hartz exclusively for this race during the last few days. In the tenth row, Leon Duray was scheduled to start with his revolutionary two-cycle sixteen-cylinder job, a car about which many have argued and the stamina of which this race will show without a doubt. Notables Are Here Postponement would make the city week-end host to a throng of notables in the motor world. Here as guests of the speedway management were Powell Crosley Jr., of the Crosley Radio Corporation; Harvey Firestone, president of the Firestone Tire Company; Vincent Bendix, president of the Bendix Corporation; Clarence Young, assistant secretary of commerce, aeronautics branch; L. P. Fisher, president of the Cadillac company; C. P. Koettering. vice-president of General Motors; W. G. Bryant, president of the Detroit Auto Club; Thomas P. Henry, president of the American Automobile Association, and others. All day Friday and until late Friday night airplanes settled at city ports, bringing aviation officials and enthusiasts from all parts of the country. Autogyro In City First autogiro ever to make its appearance over Indianapolis came Friday—the Detroit News craft— - piloted by Frank Byerly and carrying W. J. Scripps Jr., a reporter. Amelia Earhart, famed woman flier, was expected to reach Indianapolis today in her coast to coast giro flight. □OX IS ON WAY TO CAPE VERDE ISLANDS Expects to Reach Praia Today, Wireless Message Says. By Times Special • ST. VINCENTE, Cape Verde Islands, May 30.—The DOX, great German flying boat, sent a wireless' dispatch saying it expects to reach. Praia, Cape Verdi Islands, aboutlp.m. ; The DOX has been at Portuguese Guinea, near Bolama, the capital of that colony, on the west coast of Africa, preparing for a long-de-layed trans-Atlantic flight to South America. The dispatch above indicates, however, that the DOX is flying back, for Praia is 500 miles northwest of Bolama, and not on the direct route to Brazil. LANDS WITH AUTOGIRO Amelia Earhart Refuels at Zanesville on Hop to Columbus, O. By United Press ZANESVILLE, 0., May 30 Amelia Earhart, en route from New York to California on a leisurely transcontinental flight, landed her autogiro here today, refueled and prepared to take off for Columbus, 0., where she also was scheduled to stop. She was accompanied by her mechanic, Eddie McVaugh.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Boston 000 000 000— 0 4 2 Philadelphia.. 203 140 OOx—lo 14 i (Bos) Moss and 8001. (Pha) Benge and Davis. Chicago 330 100 002—9 19 0 Pittsburgh 001 001 000—2 g 1 (Chi) Sweetland and Hermmsley. (Pitt) Spencer and Phillips. HOME RUNS TODAY NATIONAL LEAGUE Klein, Phililes (sth of Ist game).

Marts Closed All markets in the United States, including stock, grain, livestock and provision exchanges remain closed today in observance of the Decoration day holiday. Trade will be resumed Monday.

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