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DEFEAT LOOMS FOR NATURAL GAS PETITION Cuthbertson Indicates He Will Rule Against Piping Plan. CITES COURT DECISIONS Public Service Commission Has No Jurisdiction. * He Declares. BY DANIEL M KIDNEY Petition of the Manufacturers’ Natural Gas Association to enter the Indianapolis field will be turned down by the public service commispion on jurisdictional grounds, it appeared as the hearing on the petition got under way today. Originally to have been conducted by John W McCardle, chairman of the commission, the petition now is in charge of Commissioner Harry K. Cuthbertson. McCardlo is iil and confined to his home Upon convening the hearing this morning, Cuthbertson stated his position as opposed to the petition, , on the ground that it does not come ■'within commission jurisdiction. He then cited Indiana court decisions In support, of this contention. His opinion is based on the grounds that to obtain a permit from the public service commission a utility must be ready to serve all classes of the citizenry desiring service In this instance the petitioning company wants only to serve manufacturers with gas for industrial use. Viewpoint, Is Supported No attack was made on jurisdiction by opposition attorneys, but when Cuthbertson expressed this viewpoint they supported it. The commissioner is a former lawyer from Peru. After some debate ond discussion the hearing proceeded, witli the commissioner contending that unless otherwise convinced he will recommend the petition be. thrown out on the jurisdictional point. Commissioner Jere West, former circuit court judge, sat with Cuthbortson at. the hearing which was held in the house of representatives. Both are Democratic members of the commission Manufacturers and their supporters appeared to aid the company and attorneys and officials of the city, municipal utility district and Citizens Gas Company appeared in opposition to the plan. Miller for Petitioners Opening statement on behalf of the petitioners was made by Samuel D. Miller, attorney. First, he had struck from the petition the 250,000 monthly minimum heat unit service limitation, with the idea that this would aid in convincing Cuthbertson that the commission does have jurisdiction. Miller then related the history of the manufacturers’ company, which is the Indianapolis and Marion county subsidiary of the Kentucky Natural Gas Company. Within ninety days the pipe line could be brought here to supply manufacturers with gas at 30 to 145 cents a cubic foot, he said. The \ natural gas runs 1,000 B. T. U. per cubic foot, against 550 for artificial /;gas, he declared. 26 Already Signed Twenty-six manufacturers already have signed contracts for the natural gas, which would be used / for "heat treating," Miller explained. The properties would cost about $396,000 to construct and could be taken over by the city at any time at cost plus 10 per cent, minus 2 per cent depreciation, he declared. The company always will be ready to abandon the local pipe line and sell wholesale at the city limits to the Citizens Gas Company, or the city when it takes the Citizens coml pany over, he said. H. H. Hornbrook. who appeared for the Citizens company, stated the position of the company, city and utility district. It is that a combination of natural and artificial gas company properties could possibly be worked out if "beneficial to all the citizens of Indianapolis, but that the present proposal be rejected. Cites Company’s History He cited the history of the local gas company and the plans made, now- to turn it into a municipally owned plant. Albert. L. Raab appeared for the utility district and James Deery and Edward H. Knight for the city government. Petitions of organized labor and Butler-Fairview citizens opposing the plan were presented and the community club resolutions supporting it. Cuthbertson said all will be ignored in the findings of the commission which must be based on the law and the facts. coxeV wins primary Now Republican Nominee for Mayor of Massillon. O. United Press MASSILLON. 0., Aug 12.—" General" Jacob Coxey, w’ho led the famous "Coxey's army" of unemployed upon Washington many years ago, today was the Republican nominee for mayor of Massillon. The 76-year-old campaigner <Je■%’cisively defeated five opponents for the party nomination and was considered the probable winner of the election in November. His platform for nomination was based upon a pledge to reduce water rates and fithex utifitj- questions.

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‘l’ll Have My Boy Yet,’ Says ‘Ma’ Kennedy By United Press LOS ANGELES, Aug 12. The breathless announcement that "my boy and I will be married again real soon,” was made by Mrs. Minnie <Ma)

Kennedy today, as she left a train from Las Vegas, N e v., after weekending with her "wonder man,” Guy Edward Hudson “I'd wait a thousand years for him, but that won’t be necessary,” she

confided “I have evidence that is going to bring my boy hack to me.” Then she displayed a photostatic copy of the marriage license application signed by Hudson and by Mrs. Margaret Newt on-Hudson, who said she was the legal wife of Hudson when he married Mrs. Kennedy, and whose disclosure of that allegation caused "Ma" to annul her marriage to Hudson,

BURGLARS MAKE HAUL OF SI 0,000 Thieves Make Rich Haul in City Apparel Shop Breaking into a woman's apparel shop at, 428 North Meridian street during the night, thieves loaded coats and dresses valued at SIO,OOO on trucks and escaped. Theft was discovered this morning by Raymond Cooper, operator of the shop. He told police the thieves had attempted to enter the rear door, but failed and then boldly jimmied the Meridian street door. Cooper told officers that the store was opened recently. Theft of the apparel included practically all stock in the store, he reported. Tire marks on the street in front of the store and in the rear are the only clews police have to the thieves. SUPPORT NATURAL GAS Women’s Auxiliary Passes Resolution for Use by Industries. Resolution urging that natural gas be made available to manufacturing industries was adopted Tuesday at a meeting of the Women’s Auxiliary of the National Federation Post Office Clerks to Indianapolis Local No. 130. The resolution which is signed by Mrs. G. F. Karl, president, and Mrs. Robert Ponpton. secretary, favors distribution of natural gas in the manner proposed by the Manufacturers’ Natural Gas Association, Inc.

Eye for Eye, Tooth for Tooth—Dress for Nothing By United Press RICE LAKE, Wis., Aug. 12.—Housewives here were well stocked with house dresses, and some of them had extra nickels given them as bonuses for accepting the dresses—all the result of a price war. The Chaimson Dry Goods Company, which invaded Rice Lake about six months ago to contest the field with the thirteen-year-old Abrahamson Company, started the excitement when it placed a sign advertising $1 dresses for 69 cents. Abrahamson, across the street, put the same quality dress in the window and priced it at 39c, Chaimson cut to 29 cents and Abrahamson to 19 cents within half an hour. Word spread rapidly and a crowd began to form. Chaimson came to 14 cents, Abrahamson to 7 cents, Chaimson to 5, Abrahamson to 1 cent. Chaimson flashed: “Come in. Dresses free!” Abrahamson came back: “Come in. Take a dress free and we give you a. nickel!” The remaining dresses in both stores disappeared in a jiffy. Chaimson claimed to have sold 100 dresses and to have given away twenty. Abrahamson sold about 100 and also gave away 20, nickels accompanying ten. A series of bulletins completed the sale: Chaimson—“We lead, others follow'.” Abrahamson—“How could a 6-months-old baby lead a 13-year-old boy.” Chaimson—‘And a little child shall lead them.”

HAWKS CRACKS RECORD Sets Speed Mark for New Y’orkChicago Air Trip. By United Press CHICAGO, Aug. 17.—Captain Frank Hawks set anew New YorkChicago flying record today when he arrived at Municipal airport at 9:59 a. m. (central time), four hours and four minutes after his take-off from New York. Hawks’ time betwen the two cities was eight minutes less than the record established a week ago by J. Goodwin Hall, New York broker. The speed flier was en route to Hot Springs, S. D., to attend the Great Council of American Indians.

JUST A BIT OF DRIFTWOOD, BUT HERE’S HOPING IT FINDS A SAFE HARBOR

BY LEO PAULEY rvRIFTWOOD ... a waterlogged spar from some family ship that smashed on a shoal and trailed its tattered ensign in the sea of life long ago. She went to police headquarters this morning, alone, desperate, weeping. The door that she touched at the entrance, she thought, was the final port *>f her seventeen years of miserable existence of aimless floating. She swung it, crept by. and it closed. Thfy were all strangers there in

MORRISSEY TO CONTINUE WAR ON GAMBLING Chief, Undaunted by Court Rebuff, Will Keep Up City-Wide Smash. SPEAKIE SUSPECT FREE Sheaffer Lets Man Accused in Booze Raid Go Clear on Technicality. Failure to obtain convictions in two of his department’s most important arrests in a war to rid Indianapolis of speakeasies and gambling will not mean cessation of the struggle, Police Chief Michael Morrissey said today. Municipal Judge William H, Sheaffer Tuesday discharged Denver and Sea Ferguson, Negroes, proprietors of a printing establishment at 322 North Senate avenue, where police took thousands of baseball pool tickets last week Today Sheaffer discharged S. A. Mashall, 1433 North Alabama street, from whose apartment raiding squads carried away quantities of beer and liquor several days ago. The Fergusons he freed on the ground that possession of the pool tickets, in itself, was not in violation of Indiana’s statutes. Free on Technicality Marshall gained liberty today when his attorney won a favorable opinion on his motion to suppress evidence and quash the affidavit because of a technicality. Marshall’s initials were wrong on the warrant, and the attorney also charged the instrument did not indicate that sufficient cause had been shown to justify issuance of the warrant by the judge. “Cases like that take the heart out of our men,” said Chief Morrissey. “However, we’ll keep bringing them in, conviction or no conviction. They won’t stand many arrests. these gamblers and bootleggers." The. chief said he personally, with another officer, had worked a month on the Ferguson case, and thought it airtight when the raid was made. Loophole for Crooks With reference to liquor cases similar to that of Marshall, he declared: “The search warrant is the legal loophole for crooks to slip through.” “My men say they'd like to take their cases to federal court in the future. They can't shove the little fellows in there, but if they can get convictions, they may take the big cases into the government court.” Thus, despite hopes of gamblers and speakeasy proprietors in the city that reversals of police raids in the city’s courts would see an early end to the relentless warfare Chief Morrissey has waged, the big push will go on.

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SUIT SETTLED BY DOG Dashes Across Room to 2-Year-Old Master; That Finishes Things. By United Press CHICAGO, Aug. 12.—The love of a Spitz dog, Chuckie, for his 2-year-old master w r hom he had not seen for a month led to a sudden ending of a law suit in Judge Edelman’s court. Miss Violet Paul, 30, said she got Chuckie a month ago and he was her dog. Mrs. Anna Asmus, 23, claimed he was hers. When they arrived in court, Chuckie suddenly espied Mrs. Asmus’ 2-year-old son, Wallace, jerked away irom Miss Paul and raced across the room to the boy. Edelman awarded the dog to Mrs. Asmus.

the corridor outside the police department offices. Policemen, bondsmen, reporters, court attaches scurrying over the tiled floor. ' And criminals. They belonged there, too. So did she, a criminal. She had committed the crime of having been born and having lived unwanted. What did they do with criminals in this ominous place? They caged them behind bars away from the sunshine, away from the hum of bury streets.

INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12,1931

Throngs Drawn to Murder Scene

Curious farmer folk are shown here examining the blackened wreckage of the automobile in which the battered and burned bodies of two girls and their youthful escorts were, found Tuesday in a lane near Ypsilanti, Mich., supposedly the victims of "petting party bandits.” The murderers were believed to have beaten their victims, placed the bodies in the car, poured gasoline over them and then set fire to it.

GLEANERS PAID BY GOVERNOR First Instalment Is Handed Over on Capitol Job. First instalment on the $64,000 statehouse cleaning contract was given to the Cincinnati Building Cleaning Company today by Governor Harry G. Leslie and the workers can be paid. The money, $14,000, was paid directly from the Governor’s emergency contingent fund without any transfer to the buildings and grounds committee, with w'hich the cleaning contract was made. Floyd E. Williamson, state auditor, who honored the Leslie vouchers upon advice of Attorney-General James M. Ogden, said .that so far as he is concerned the cleaning contract is illegal. This opinion was reinforced by that of the attorney-general, which pointed out that the buildings and grounds committee could not make a legal contract without funds. Leslie continually has expressed willingness to take any censure connected with the contract and back up his belief in the efficiency of Frank C. Caylor, statehouse custodian. w'ho arranged the deal. CANNON FIGHTS PROBE Seeks Writ to Block Senate Quiz of Anti-Smith Campaign Work. By United Press WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.—The senate campaign funds investigating committee charged with looking into the 1928 anti-Smith campaign activities of Bishop James Cannon Jr., was called to court today to defend its authority. Cannon has petitioned Justice James M. Proctor of District of Columbia supreme court, to issue a w'rit forbidding the committee to delve into his election campaign W'ork. The Southern Methodist bishop contends such an inquiry would infringe on his rights as a private citizen. NAUTILUS IN TROUBLE Polar Submarine Again Feared in Difficulty Near Tromsoe. By United Press TROMSOE, Norway, Aug. 12. The polar submarine Nautilus was feared in further difficulties today after failure to respond to radio calls. The Nautilus, commanded by Sir Hubert Wilkins on a projected un-der-ice expedition into the Arctic, left Tromsoe Monday night after repairing a broken rudder part.

COOL WEATHER TO STAY FOR AT LEAST 36 HOURS

Sunshine that will increase the temperature today will not bring about a blanketless night, J. H. Armington, weather bureau chief, warned. Indianapolis, with a low of 58 early today, nine degrees below normal, is sleeping soundly at nights in weather that has been the hope of residents during the torrid w'aves of the last tw'o months. Armington said the coolness will continue tonight, with the mercury rising throughout the state Thurs-

WELL. what of it? What was sunshine without warmth, without the glow of sisterhood in one's blood, and the soothing caress of compassion on one's soul? What was the hum of life around her but the rumble of a whirlpool, sucking her down, down, where there was only blackness? But for a moment the surroundings, the hopelessness of those gray bars frightened her. She turned, almost to run aw’ay. But there was something that held her. She sped to the nearest uniformed man who appeared able

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CRISIS REACHED IN OIL PRICE BATTLE Texas Legislature Is Expected to Act Before Midnight. By United Press AUSTIN, Tex.. Aug. 12.—Attention of the oil industry was focused today on the Texas legislature, believed to hold the key to the overproduction problem which has threatened the entire industry with financial ruin. A special committee had prepared anew conservation measure which was said to be acceptable to Governor Ross Sterling and a majority of the legislators. All hope of curtailing output of the rampant east Texas district, where production has gone speedily upward, while prices tumbled to 14 cents a barrel, lay in this bill, as the special session of the legislature ends at midnight tonight. CORN BORER SPREADING Eight New Townships Added - nfested List In State. Eight new townships in seven counties were added to the corn borer infected list by Frank N. Wallace state entomologist, today. This makes trie total thirty-seven counties in northern Indiana w r here 352 townships are infected. New areas added are Union township, Madison county; Liberty in Henry, Brookville in Franklin, Wayne in Fulton, Rushville in Rush, Rich Grove in Pulaski and Noblesville and Delaware in Hamilton. Union in Madison and Liberty in H*nry are within the quarantine area. The other townships are outside, Wallace said. Hourly Temperatures 6a. m 58 10 a. m 67 7a. m 59 11a. m..... 68 Ba. m 62 12 (noon).. 69 9 a, m 63 1 p. m 68

day. This rise, however, will bring but normal temperature and there is no danger of excessive heat for at least the next thirty-six hours. Thunderstorms in the east and north-central part of the state Tuesday night aided the cool weather in holding its grip in Indiana. Marion reported rain totaling .71 inch and other w r eather bureau stations located along the eastern border had rain varying from .25 inch to .5.

to do what she wanted. It was Sergeant Clifford Richter, an emergency auto officer. “Send me away, send ine to the girls’ school,” she sobbed. “What's wrong, girlie? What have you done?” “Oh, nothing . . . nothing bad. Only no one cares.” SUB A FRIENDLY, paternal hand steadied her sobbing shoulders. Tear-lined eyes looked up at Sergeant Richter. ‘Ever since I’ve been a little girl

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Craft in Garage Noses Over, Blade Strikes Young Onlooker. Curious boys were grouped around the garage of Leonard Neurburg, 23, of 4425 East Tenth street, today, watching the propeller whirl on a partly rebuilt airplane, the nose of which protruded from the open doors. Suddenly, sand bags slipped off the fuselage and the plane nosed over. The propeller snapped. A section of the heavy blade rocketed through the air and split open the head of William Hall, 12, Negro, 1409 North Dequincy street. Before the rest of the* boys, w'ho had fled when the plane nosed its way out of the darage, had returned, William was near death. At city hospital early this afternoon he still fought for his life. Doctors said his death is a matter of time. Skull Is Split The broken section of the blade struck the boy in the forehead, splitting his skull. Police indicated they would hold Neuerburg blameless for the accident. According to his statement to officers, he w r as “warming up” the motor of the plane. The plane had no wings on it and was held in place by the sand bags on the rear of the fuselage and wheel chocks. Other police authorities, however, pointed out that the city code provides for a fine of not more than S3OO in conection with illegal operation of an airplane. Others claimed manslaughter charges might be placed against the youth, should William die. Banned by Ordinance The city ordinance reads: “No person, except in the discharge of his duty in the military, naval, civil or postal service of the United States, shall operate, navigate or drive any airplane within or above any portion of the city. Any person who shall violate any section of this provision shall be fined not more than $300.” . Police at the scene of the tragedy were unable to learn whether Neuerburg holds any type of license to operate a plane. LEGGE ON COTTON JOB Named Member of Stabilization Corporation. WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.—Alexander Legge, former chairman of the federal farm board, was selected today as a member of the board of directors of the cotton stabilization corporation, which controls the 1,300,000 bales of surplus cotton purchased in 1929. in an effort to stabilize prices.

they’ve told me I was no good, I lived with-my sister. They told me that always, and I guess they’re right. Send me where you lock up girls that aren't any good,” she begged. ‘‘Ever go to church? Do you belong to one?” asked the policeman. “No, I don't belong to any church, but I go most every Sunday.” “And you're no good?” he asked. “That's what they all say. I can't live with my sister'any more.” a a a THE fatherly hand patted her arm. “Go out and walk

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SIX-MILE CHASE AND FIGHT PRECEDED TORCH MURDERS, FINDING OF PURSE REVEALS New Clews Are Bared as Michigan Sleuths Hunt for Slayers of Two Boys and Two Girls. MOONSHINER BROTHERS GRILLED Blood-Stained Clothing and Club Are Discovered in Shack on Wheels Where Suspects Live. By United Press ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 12.—Indication that a sixmile chase and battle preceded the slaying of two boys and two girls near Willis, Mich., early Tuesday, was revealed in the finding today of the blood-stained purse of 15-year-old Vivian Gold, one of the murder and cremation victims. The victims, besides Miss Gold, a Cleveland (O.) girl, were Anna May Harrison, 16, also of Cleveland, and their boy escorts, Thomas Wheatley, 17, of Denton, Mich., and Harry Lore, 16, of Ypsilanti, Mich. The purse was found by Fred D. Jones, Ann Arbor salesman, on the South river road, six miles north of the lonely spot on County line road where the bodies of the four young persons were found in their burned automobile.

FIRED TEACHER SUES OFFICIALS Claims She Was Ousted Because of Marriage. School city authorities today were targets of another suit by a married ex-teacher who claimed she had been dismissed without notice, and without reason other than that she was married. Mrs. Esther Green, 3530 Balsam avenue, filed a suit asking a mandamus against the school board for her reinstatement. She said she had taught here five years, and had an indefinite permanent contract which was not renewed May 25, this year. Clarence E. Weir, assistant schools superintendent, said he was not thoroughly familiar with the case offhand, but believed she had been let out because her work was unsatifactory. Mrs. Green declared she had received SI,BOO annually as a teacher at School No. 82. She said she was given notice of her dismissal, although thirty days w'ere required by law. The action was filed by Fred Barrett, her attorney, in superior court four. manawaTtshis wife WITH GUN: ARRESTED Motorcycle Policeman Take Suspect Into Custody. A police motorcycle team may have prevented a man from murdering his estranged wife this afternoon, when they picked him up as he sat at her home waiting for her with a gun in his pocket. Police believe he was under influence of dope. Charged with vagrancy and carrying a concealed weapon, the prisoner is Glen Addison, 45, address not learned. Tuesday night he threatend his wife, Mrs. Nell Addison, at her home at 318 North Keystone avenue, but her screams frightened him, police say. This morning he returned, but learned she had gone to Greenfield for the day. He awaited her return. Neighbors phoned police.

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around the block a couple hours,” he said. “Go somewhere and talk with a minister. Tell.him all about it. Then you’ll feet better. If you don’t, come back and we’ll see what we can do.” Eyes were dry- now. The drifting spar had been hurled by a huge wa e up on the sand. She walked toward the door. Sergeant Richter's eyes following her. The door opened and she was gone . . . another wave carried the timber, drifting aimlessly, back out to sea.

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J He reported his discovery ' today to Deputy Sheriff E. L. Squires and it was identified by Mrs. Rudolph Gold, mother of the slain girl. This clew, coupled with information that the four, accompanied by a laige middle-aged man wearing a lap, had eaten sandwiches in an all-night restaurant at. 2:30 a. m. Tuesday in Milan, Mich., gave investigators anew picture of the probable events that led up to the murders. Raid Halls and Speakeasies Two score picked criminal investigators today continued raids on dance halls, roadhouses and farmhouse blind pigs within a twentymile radius of the murder scene, in the hope of tracing movements’ of the young couples Tuesday night before the flames of their burning automobile gave alarm of their murder. Paul Keene, 49. and his brother Lawrence, 38, reputed moonshiners who lived in a “house on wheels.” m the woods near the funeral pyre, were taken into custody when officers surprised them washing gory clothing and scraping blood-clots from two clubs. They denied at first that the stains w'ere blood and insisted they were a varnish stain, although nothing about their gloomy retreat suggested recent painting. Before the grilling was interrupted after dawn today, they admitted the stains were blood, but acquired in a drunken brawl between themselves two weeks ago. Menaced by Mob The men were back in Washtenaw county jail today, resting before more grilling after club-swinging officers forced their way through a crowd of 2,000 about the jail last midnight and took the men back to their “house on wheels” near the murder scene. Decisive action by the troopers and deputies is credited with stilling much of the talk of lynching heard among the muttering crowd. Dr. Herbert W. Emerson, of the Pasteur institute of the university of Michigan, today was comparing stains on the clubs and clothing with samples of the Keenes’ blood A report was expected in time for the coroner’s inquest this afternoon. Autopsies at the university hospital revealed that Young Lore had been shot to death and the others clubbed before their bodies had been removed from the battle-torn roadside to the automobile, soaked with gasoline drained from the machine, and fired. Shoes Offer Clew Footprints revealed, investigators said, that the assailants of the four had worn heavy workmen’s shoes, and they expressed hope that analysis of stains on shoes found at the Keenes’ camp might furnish further clews. Search for a third man was pressed today when a return visit to the camp disclosed a club that had not been present when earlier searches had been made. The man, known as “Whitey,” is said to be a hijacker who has been accused of annoying couples in parked motor cars. Investigators thus far have been unable to agree on a theory as to how the fatal battle started, although it is presumed the girls were slain when they went to the aid of their escorts. Doctors at the autopsy doubted the girls had been attacked criminally. Reputations of Best Neighbors asserted the slain youths were of unimpeachable reputation and were convinced their allnight absence from home had not been voluntary. They agreed that skid marks of the supposed killer car indicated the machine of the four had been crowded off the road by a speeding car that stopped sharply across their path. Officers thus far have been unable to trace the machine which residents near the highway reported had roared by their homes in the dawn shorly before the flaming motor pyre revealed the slayings. Police and science meanwhile continued to pile up evidence the two young couples were slain in a des perato battle that followed attempted asasult on the girls—evi(Turn to Page 31

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