Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 64, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 July 1931 — Page 6

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GANG MENACE FEARED EVEN AT SING SING Prison Officials Must Keep Rivals Separated to Maintain Peace. FsUovrine is the second of a series of thro* articles on ths record population of Sine Sing's death house. and the causes for the constantly Increasing flow of criminals into New York’s largest prison. BY SIDNEY B. WHIPPLE United Press Staff Correspondent OSSINING, N. Y., July 24.—'The Influence of the New York gang, powerful enough to throttle Justice In more than one lower court, is seeking to reach into the very prisons when the law, after Its devious delays, finally has captured and Imprisoned the gangster. The problem is affording sleepless nights for Sing Sing's administrative officers. They know the methods of gangdom and know, too, that its spirit of revenge will break out at the slightest opportunity—as in the case of Harry Lipschitz, who was 16 when he entered the prison, a confirmed gangster. Lipschitz is scheduled to die In the electric chair because he knifed a fellow prisoner to death several months ago. He had been doublecrossed on a bank robbery and nursed his hatred in prison, knowing well that his partner, Raymond Clune, would come along some day. When he did, there was the flash bf a knife and Clune was picked up, dying. Separation Is Urgent “A problem that is becoming common,” says Donald E. Parsons, chief clerk of Sing Sing, “is the separation bf gangs. More gangs are being sentenced collectively to prison, and in most cases friendly relations among the members are unknown. “New York Is a city of gangs, and Sing Sing gets them all. There are several within our walls today, comprising from three to twelve members. Separation is necessary if w’e are to avoid trouble.” The gangster-murderer, if 'he Inurders within his own social set, seldom finds his way to the deathhouse. That Is borne out by the fact that out of the twenty-six murderers awaiting execution, only one, James (Big Tim) Sangamino is accused of a gang murder. Sangamino took two unfriendly gangsters for a ride. He murdered one and thought he had killed the Other. His mistake landed him in the deathhouse. All the others In the deathhouse, &s has been said before, either are 6f the youthful, first-offender holdup type, or slightly older, confirmed addicts to the thrill of robbery. Have Little Schooling Such boys as Francis (two-gun) Crowley, illegitimate son of a former police officer, almost wholly illiterate, with a dulled sense of right and wrong, are of the gangster type, yet they never are wholly gangsters. Their bravado comes from a superego, from the plaudits of their sweethearts, and from the notoriety afforded them by their reckless gunfire when they are cornered. In schooling they never have been, as a rule, beyond the fifth grade. One-third of them are repeaters. One out of each twenty-four Is unable to read or write his own name. The age divisions, in fact, seem to mark the crime divisions. Holdup men are from 20 to 30, and have a grade school education. Burglars are from 30 to 40, and never have gone beyond the third or fourth grades. Forgers and embezzlers are between 40 and 60, of higher intelligence and have school or college educations. “I believe,” Parsons says, “that the Increase of crime definitely can be traced to one thing—prohibition, the rise of racketeering, the hectic life of society, and the influence of the speakeasy on the younger generation.” The next and last article will discuss the chances of condemned murderers to escape execution, the hope that buoys each of them up during their imprisonment. VOYAGERS ON DECREASE Ocean Traffic Lighter This Year Than Since 1923. WASHINGTON, July 24.—Passport figures made public today by the state department explain why the greatest ocean liners of the Atlantic fleet are making bargain excursions to Nova Scotia this summer instead of European voyages, and why the United States lines will pass soon from the hands of the men who purchased it two years ago from the shipping board. Travel abroad is lighter this year than it has been at any time since 1923, the first year for which the state department disclosed passpoi* figures. Travel last year broke all records In spite of the depression. This year only 89.323 passports had been issued by the end of June when the height of the tourist season is definitely passed. Tire Blast Breaks Windows JBv United Press PLYMOUTH, Ind., July 24.—A tire on the truck of John Schlosser. exploded due to heat, and bits of the tire broke two window’s in the vicinity.

If X and Z Bv United Press LOS ANGELES, July 24. Marriage license records which ordinarily give only hints of romance, provided a bit of mystery too today for Miss Rosamond Rice, the license cleric. In scanning the records, here's what Miss Rice found: On July 8, Alfred W. D'Brasser, 21, filed notice of Intention to wed Eleanora D. Boster, 20. On July 18. Alfred W. D'Brasser, 21, filed notice of intention to wed Viula Sidney Sacks, 19. On July 22. Viula Sidney Sacks, 19, filed notice of intention to wed John Jordan Meacham, 19. “Now where does Alfred Stand?" asked Miss Rice, puzzled. “And also Eleanora?” the added.

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BECAUSE of widespread opinion that an outstanding citizen should be selected for lieutenant governor, leaders of both parties are making a careful study of the available timber. There seems to exist a feeling that these candidates should be selected from the ranks of past or present state senators, whose knowledge of how business is conducted in this branch of the legislature would equip them to preside over it. Among names receiving prominent mention in Republican ranks are those of the veteran James J. Nejdl, Whiting; Earl Rowley, Laporte, and J. Clyde, Indianapolis, while the Democrats are talking Joseph Cravens, Madison; Addison Drake, Fairbanks, and Thurman A. Gottschalk, Berne. a a u Nejdl easily Is the outstanding G. O. P. possibility. His familiarity with the senate rules is second to none and his reputation for personal probity and political liberality have made him for years the one senator to whom the various disaffected minorities have turned. His spirited and strategically waged battle for the old age pension bill In the last session gave him high rank among the thousands of partisans of this measure. Rowley, who managed the Nejdl campaign for president pro tern, of the senate six months ago, is more conservative in his leanings, but Is recognized as a forceful fighter and, like Nejdl, comes from the northern part of the state, which demands recognition on the next state ticket. Hoffman, an Indianapolis attorney headed the Governor’s 1929 and 1930 tax conference, and is said to be familiar with all phases of this question. He is charged, with Sentor Joe Rand Beckett, Indianapolis, with being the Governor’s bellwether in the senate. a a a The Democrats, In turning to Cravens, are paying tribute to the unequalled reputation for sterling honesty, worth and ability which this veteran made in more than two decades of services in the legislature. i Much persuasion will be necessary to make Cravens accept the nomination. He was a leading contender for the nomination for Governor In 1924 and, although seeking retirement from public life this year, was called back to be parliamentarian for the house of representatives. Drake was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant-Governor in 1928 and for years has been recognized as one of the leaders of the legislative farm bloc. He also enjoys a high place in his party’s counsels and has been accorded recognition for ability. Gottschalk—well, he Is a member of the state budget committee, and, according to many, his Democracy is tinged with a Republican color. Van Ormans in Divorce Suit Bu Time* Special EVANSVILLE, Ind., July 24. Cruelty Is the ground on which a divorce is being sought here from F. Harold Van Orman, former Lieu-tenant-Governor of Indiana and owner of a chain of hotels. Mrs. Van Orman alleges he preferred the company of others to being with her.

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JULY 24, 1931