Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 126, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 October 1931 — Page 1

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CARDS LEAD MACKS IN THIRD GAME

LEFTY GROVE AND GRIMES CHOSEN FOR SLAB BURDEN; HOOVER UNCORKS WILD TOSS American League Southpaw Ace Is Sent to Mound Despite Bear Stories of Blistered Pitching Hand. SPARKY ADAMS IS BACK IN FRAY Capacity Throng Sees Opener in Quaker City; Home Club Still Rules Betting Favorite. Cardinals .... 0 2 0 xx x xx x x Athletics 0 0 0 x x x x x x x Batteries—Crimes and Wilson; Grove'and Cochrane. BY 1.. S. CAMERON T Dilfil I‘trss Shorts Editor SHIRE PARK, PHILADELPHIA, Oct. s.—Philadelphia’s Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals renewed their world series rivalry before a crowd totaling approximately 30,000 today. \\ ith the series count standing at one victory each, the rivals started the first rubber game with President and Mrs. Hoover and members of the President’s cabinet looking on. Burleigh Grimes was given the Cardinals’ hurling assignment., with the Athletics’ pitching selection remaining in doubt. Connie Mack said, an hour before game t ime, that lie really had not made up his mind. There were believed to be three pitching possibilities for the A’s, Mose Grove, Rube Walherg and George Earnshaw.

Walberg looked mighty, good in Sunday’s practice. llis curve was breaking fast. Earnshaw pitched only last Friday, when the Cards won their first series victory, and Mack may not want to give him another trial as soon as today. The bad news out of the rival headquarters today was that Paul Demngrr, capable young Card hurler, has been taken to a hospital to have a small abscess removed from his nose. While t was at, first feared that he would not be able to pitch again in this series, it now is believed possible the infection will disappear in a lew days. Sparky Adams, regular Card third baseman, who has been laid up with njurj was ready for dutytoday. The Athletics came on to the field shortly before noon and went through a long batting practice. Meantime the crowd was slowly filing into tire stands. The unreserved section in the lower part of the left field stands was filled solidly. Early arrivals munched hot dogs and took off their jackets because of the unseasonable heat. President Hoover and his party arrived at 1 p. m. to attend Che game. The presidential party, which included Mrs. Hoover, was driven immediately to shibe park. The President and Mrs. Hoover were warmly applauded by the crowd, which stood as the presidential party took their places in the flag-bedecked box back of the Athletics’ dugout. A phonograph, amplified by a loud speaker, played "Hail to the Chief." The Cards' batting practice went on while the President found his way to his seat. Athletics Stay Favorites The Athletics remained series favorites and also were regarded as tlie more probable winners in today’s game. Odds of 2 to 1. favoring the Athletics, prevailed up to game time. Professional handlers of wagers, however, reported unusually dull business. The playing surface was in splendid condition. There were a fewbrown spots in left and right field, but the grassed part of the infield was solid green and was lightningfast. Except for the bunting about the presidential box. the stands were devoid of decoration. Roof tops on houses back of right and center field were well populated with spectators who paid householders cut rates f<jr their berths. Hoover Makes Rum Toss The crowd was cheering noisily, urging the umpires to start the game. There were no ground rules to trouble players or umpires. The phonograph played "The Star-Span-gled Banner." with all standing at attention. The fans cheered in chorus as the last notes died away. The Athletics rared on to the field, a few second short of 1:32. Grove took his place in the pitcher’s box and was the target for an individual ovation. Sparky Adams, starting his first game, came out, to bat. President Hoover threw out the ball, it was not a very good pitch. Then the game started. Flier, Passengers Die in Crash i f illicit Pus* SEMINOLE. Okla„ Oct. 5 —Jack Whitney of Wewoka, Okla., a World war aviator, and two passengers, Harry Moore and Ed Autrey, were killed at the Seminole airport Sunday when their plane crashed and caught fire.

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First Inning CARDINALS Adams flied to Foxx, who ran back to make the catch. Roettger was out. Bishop, to Foxx. Frisch grounded out to Foxx, unassisted. NO RUNS. NO HITS. NO ERRORS. ATHLETICS Bishop fanned. Haas flied to Frisch who ran back to short center to make the catch. Cochrane fouled to Roettger down the right field line. NO RUNS. NO HITS. NO ERRORS. Second Inning CARDINALS—BottomIey walked. Hafey fouled to Foxx. Pepper Martin was given a great cheer as he came to bat. He responded with a single to center, Bottomley moving to third. Wilson singled to right center, scoring Bottomley, Martin going to third. Gelbert flied to Miller and Martin scored after the catch. Grimes singled off Dykes glove, Wilson stopping at second. Adams fanned. TWO RUNS. THREE HITS. NO ERRORS. Grove did not look lik£ a million dollar pitcher in that inning. After Martin and Wilson singled consecutively some of the fans yelled “Get a pitcher." ATHLETICS—Simmons flied to Martin. Foxx grounded out, Gilbert to Bottomley. Miller was out. Gelbert to Bottomley. NO RUNS. NO HITS. NO ERRORS.

STUDENTS POISONED Tainted Chicken Blamed in Purdue Men's Illness. H fi In itcil Pic** LAFAYETTE. Ind., Oct. s.—Poisoned food was blamed today for the sudden illness of 119 Purdue university men students Sunday night. All were residents of Carey hall, a men's dormitory, and were stricken shortly after the evening meal. Hospital authorities announced that none was seriously ill and expected that all would be released before tonight. School officials believed that tainted chicken sandwiches caused the men’s illness. CITY HEAT-HIT AGAIN Mercury Boosted Into 80s This Afternoon. Under a hazy sky Indianapolis today suffered from humidity com- ; parable with the midsummer. With the mercury soaring to 82 at noon, the weather bureau said the humidity reached 80 per cent ! during the early hour. The break in the fair weather of the last few days that came Sunday night only was temporary, although the forecast shows Indianapolis and j the state in an unsettled area that may bring showers at various times. 1 Indianapolis received .1 of an inch of rain after clouds had piled up i during the afternoon. Lightning and thunder accompanied the rain, but no reports of heavy precipitation were received. The mercury reached 81.6 Sunday afternoon at 3 as the highest mark in the "second summer” of the year. Hourly Temperatures 6ft m 66 10 a. m 78 7a. m... 66 11 a. m 80 Ba. m 69 12 (neon).. 82 9a. m 72 Ip. m 83

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By United Press NEW YORK. Oct. s.—An ingenue of 18 from Dixie will match her charms Tuesday night against a Manhattan woman of 35 in a beauty contest featuring the American Beauty Congress. The ingenue is Miss Beth Myers, a natural blond of Orangebug, S. C. The other is Mrs. Lillian Hogan, platinum blond and mother of a 15-year-old son. With ten others, selected from about 1,500 in a country-wide search for types of pulchritude, they will compete for the title “queen of beauty.”

HINT ‘DEAL’ TRIED IN SIMMONS CASE

Defense Accuses State of Using Third Degree in Quizzing Woman. BY STAFF CORRESPONDENT LEBANON, Ind.. Oct. s.—Attorneys for Mrs. Carrie W. Simmons, alleged poison picnic slayer of her daughters, today fell short in their attempts to prove Boone county authorities used third degree methods in quizzing the farm wife and tried to “deal" with her for a guilty plea. The defense hammered at the third degree accusation throughout the morning session, but was unable to break Coroner G. A v Owsley, who denied such tactics had been used. Mrs. Simmons was more cheerful in court today and held whispered conversations with Mrs. Charity Simmons, mother of John Simmons, the defendant's husband; attorneys and Miss Lois Retherford and Evelyn Whitten of Greenfield, sweethearts of her sons George and Dale. Dr. J. R. Porter, deputy Boone county coroner, followed Owsley to the stand. Owsley Denies Charges In questioning the coroner, W. H. Parr Jr., of the defense, dwelt on accusations that profanity was used in questioning Mrs. Simmons, that the authorities sat in her cell and blew cigar smoke in her face for hours and that she was questioned for "parts of three nights.” These were denied by Owsley. "Didn't Porter ask her if she wasn't haunted at night by her little girls,?" Parr asked. "No.” Owsley answered. “Didn't you hear someone say you knew she was lying and she might as well come through?” he asked. "I think I did.” Owsley said. “Didn't someone say that if she pleaded guilty it would save the defense lots of money?” "I don't recall it.’ Hint at "Deal" Attempt "And didn't Prosecutor Ben Scifres tell her if she pleaded guilty the court would be lenient with her and she'd be placed in an institution and get out in a year or two?” "Not to my knowledge.” The state was blocked by defense objections to obtain testimony from Porter on the length of time it takes for strychnine capsules to dissolve in food. The strychnine that killed Alice Jean Simmons. 10, and her sister, Virginia, 14. at the fatal picnic here (Turn to Page 8! Yeggs’ Loot Is SIOO Yeggs who climbed a roof and entered a second-floor window, battered the combination of! a large i safe in offices of the Central Motor Parts Company. 421 North Capitol avenue, and took SIOO. police were told today.

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Amazing Bill “Why all this snuffling about prohibition? The wets can get al lthey want and if the drys don’t like it, they don't have to touch it, do they?” That's just how William H. (Alfalfa Bill) Murray, Governor of Aklahoma, sees that problem. Frank, colorful, dynamic—that’s “Alfalfa Bill.” And starting in Tuesday's Times, you will be able to read the full story of “Governor Bill”—with al the color and flourish that has made him a “standout” on the nation’s •political stage. The most interesting figure in American politics is Murray —perhaps the cleverest and one of the most sensible. Don’t miss this great series. It starts in Tuesday's Times.

HERE'S SERIES DOPE Mystery Fan Has Today’s Game Ail Figured. By I nil til Press BUFFALO. Oct. 5. Grimes should not pitch against Grove today. because if he does the A’s probably will win the third game of the world series and Gabby Street will have used up his best bet, the St. Louis Cardinals “mystery fan" predicted today. The Cardinal mystery fan, who last year predicted the outcome of the world series and chose all but one of the starting pitchers, and who uncannily predicted this year “the A's will get to Derringer within five innings and win the first game this year, and Hallahan will ‘stand the A’s on their heads’ in the second game, said Sylvester Johnson should be chosen to start for the Cards today. "If Grimes pitches against Grove, it will be a close game,” the mystery man said, “with Grove having a slight advantage.”

Lloyd George Refuses to Support MacDonald BE HERBERT MOORE United Press Staff Correspondent LONDON. Oct. s.—Prime Minister MacDonald motored today to Churt. country estate where David Lloyd George is convalescing, in a final effort to obtain the support of the veteran Liberal leader. The prime minister sought to obtain from Lloyd George and the Liberal party collaboration in a national appeal for unity in the general election which appears unevitable. It w sdisclosed that Lloyd George was adamant, and continued to refuse to support the government's tariff attitude if a general

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country place Chequers. Politicians could not decide whether his visit to Lloyd George was an example of the mountain going to Mohamet, or vice versa. MacDonald left 10 Downing street soon after breakfast for his visit to Churt and returned at 12:45 p. m. Philip Snowoen. chancellor of the exchequer, accompanied MacDonald to Downing street from his residence near Churt. but he did not take part in the conference with Lloyd George. Lloyd George's residence gave out no details, although it. was learned that the two men conferred alone. Lloyd George was not in bed.

MILLION WILL BE CITY GOAL IN FUND DRIVE Community Chest Leaders May Increase Figure at Conference. •OPENS ON OCTOBER 23 Edward A. Kahn, Heading Campaign, Points Out Operation Thrift. Give $1,000,000 to care for the needy! That will be the plea to Indianapolis in the Community Fund drive Oct. 23 to Nov. 9. The goal of the campaign, which may reach $1,050,000 or $1,100,000, I will be set within a few days, Edward A. Kahn, fund president, an- ; nounced today. The final figure will be determined at a meeting of the budget committee, campaign executive [ committee and board of directors. “And the money must be raised,” warned Kahn, who said that the goal this year barely will represent i the minimum necessary for the coming winter. Deficit Is Incurred The fund president recalled that although last year's goal of $865,000 | was oversubscribed, a total of $900,000 being raised, it was enough. The Community Fund incurred a deficit of $60,000 to meet the extra demands on its relief agencies during the last year. As examples of some of the work of the fund in the last year, Kahn pointed to the following: Community Fund agencies cared for 31,310 homeless men, giving them free lodging and meals. Rents were paid for 4.207 families. Service and care were given to 8,605 families. Nurses made 42,863 unpaid visits to tne sick. Helps Emergency Work The Community Fund appropriated $43,000 to the Emergency Work Committee, Inc., a volunteer group sponsoring a “made work” program ; to relieve unemployment, j A total of 39,560 quarts of milk | was given to families where illness and children alone were involved. “Community Fund officials believe that the public understands ! why the campaign must be a success this year,” stated Kahn. "They believe the increase in relief appropriations from agencies giving material relief has been a direct reflection of current unem- ! ployment. “Fund officials further are of the opinion that the demands of the ' coming winter will be the heaviest in the fund's history.” Operation Cost Lower While the Community Fund carried the heaviest burden it ever has during the last year, it has operated at lower cost than in any previous year, according to Kahn. “Less than seven cents of each dollar subscribed to the fund last year went to the cost of the campaign, cost of administration and collection.” he said. The exact amount, 6.7 cents. Kahn stated, is very low in comparison with the administration cost of charity funds in other cities. Os the funds distributed to the thirty-eight agencies of the Community Fund, 71.3 per cent went for relief, the fund president asserted. An additional 8.7 per cent it is estimated, was included in the : relief activities of other agencies. A total of 19.2 per cent went to community welfare and .08 per cent i for delinquency.

election is held. If there is no election, however, he is ready to consider whatever special emergency tariff is necessary to balance trade. Lloyd George previously had refused to sanction a general election. It was understood that a decision on holding the election this month could not be postponed more than a day or two. and some announcement was expected before adjournment of parliament Wednesday. MacDonald studied th e whole situation thoroughly over the week-end at his

Among the first to greet them were R. Kimura and I. Okazaki representatives of the Japanese newspapers which offered a $25,000 piize to the first aviators making a non-stop flight between Japan and the United States. $25,000 Cheek Awaits Them Kimura had the $25,000 check in his hand. "Well,” said Pangborn. shaking hands, "we certainly are glad to see you.” “Why, you don't look tired,” Mrs. Pangborn remarked, in surprise. The aviators did not show any effects of the long, gruelling flight. They said they were tired, though, and would welcome some sleep. Before they had been on the field ten minutes, Pangborn said they would put some landing gear on their plane and attempt a nonstop , flight to Dallas, Tex., to claim another reward of $25,000 offered by a Texas sportsman for the first “one-stop" flight between Japan and Dallas. Only 500 people were at the airport when the plane landed, many having left when the fliers headed eastward. Thouands on Scene Inside of half an hour, nearly ten thousand were thronging the roads leading to the field. Traffic was jammed hopelessly, and the aviators j were forced to wait until the road was cleared, to permit passage to the town. Never had Wenatchee witnessed such a spectacle. Thousands of automobiles were jammed for miles in all directions leading to the field. The one telephone wire connecting the airport with the rest of the world was in constant use, with newspaper men and press correspondents fighting to get it. Details of the landing and consequent rush of humanity on to the

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AMERICAN FLIERS SPAN PACIFIC IN NONSTOP HOP, JAPAN TO UNITED STATES

Pangborn, Herndon Land at Wenatchee, Wash.: 41 Hours in Air. FEAT IS HAZARDOUS ONE Intrepid Pair Successful in One of Most Perilous Flights Ever Made. By United Press WENATCHEE, 'Wash., Oct. 5. One of the greatest and most hazardous airplane flights in history was ended here today when Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon Jr. landed their Bellanca monoplane after a 41hour flight from Sabishiro Beach, Japan. They had dropped their landing gear while over the north Pacific, to decrease wind resistance, and when they landed their ship skidded along the ground about fifty feeet, tipped up on its nose, then settled back again. Herndon incurred a smalll cut over one eye. The plane was not badly damaged. “Gimme a cigaret,” said Herndon when he climbed out of the plane. Glad to Be Back “Gee. we're glad to be back in America,” Panghorn exulted, as he greeted his mother. Mrs. Opal Pangborn. who stood smiling and crying with a small group that had been the first to reach the plane. The intrepid fliers came through without much trouble. Having fair weather most of the way, except for some fog over the Aleutian Islands, and more fog off the Pacific coast. They passed over Seattle at 3:12 a. m but it was so stormy and foggy that they continued eastward, flying as far as Spokane before turning back to Wenatchee.

Return and Land They circled the field three times at 7 a. m., then started east again. Everybody thought they were going toward Boise or Salt Lake City to attempt anew long distance flight record. After a. few minutes, however, they returned, dropped about 100 gallons of gasoline, which remained in the monoplane’s tanks, and glided down to easy landing at 1:12 a. m. Reports Sunday had indicated they were proceeding well on their ambitious and hazardous journey, and apparently had passed off Alaska. Heavy fog rolled over the course the fliers planned to follow. Rain beat down in torrents. Winds howled about the icebergs which they might have sighted. Many men had tried the same flight before and failed. At 11:55 a. m„ C. S. TANARUS„ Sunday came word that a plane believed to be theirs had passed over the far eastern end of the Aleutian islands, the most important land on their course. The plane, said radio messages, was not seen because of the heavy fog and storms, but it was heard and since no other airplane was known to be in that vicinity it was presumed Panghorn and Herndon were the fliers, that they were on the right course, and that they were speeding steadily along the nonstop trail that no man ever flew before them.

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field were slow in being sent out of Wenatchee, due to the wire jams and the almost impossible task of getting through the mass of automobiles and humanity surrounding the field. The only reason Pangborn and Herndon gave for returning to Wenatchee after flying to Spokane was “oh, we liked the looks of Wenatchee better.” Mrs. Pangborn Present The real reason was believed to have been the fact that Mrs. Pangborn was waiting here. Then, too, the fliers decided that there was no use of risking a long distance flight attempt when they could land here safely, then continue to Dallas to claim another prize. Wenatchee's population literally went wild when news of the plane's arrival reached town. Stores were closed, business suspended and everybody who could get away joined the mass of humanity endeavoring to reach the airport and see the famous aviators, who were the first to span the Pacific on a nonstop flight. Police and a unit of the national guard were powerless to control the mob and keep the highway clear. A cordon was thrown about the plane to protect it from the rush of spectators, and an attempt was made to drag it into a hangar. Pangborn and Herndon were laughing most of the time. They were glad to be “home” and kept telling everybody how happy they were, and what a "nice" trip they had. Cinch. Says Herndon "It was a cinch,’ said Herndon. "The old bus performed perfectly, motor never missed. We just took off in Japan, flew across, and landed here. That was all.” They followed a course north of the great circle route, flying along

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Mrs. Hugh Herndon ‘Plenty Jumpy, but Everything Is 0. K. Now.’ LOUDINVILLE, N. Y„ Oct. 5. Mrs. Mary Ellen Herndon, youthful | and comely wife of Hugh Herndon Jr., 'was so glhd to hear that her | husband and Clyde Pangborn safely crossed the Pacific that she said she was "likely to jump right through the roof.” * Reached at the home of her father here, Mrs. Herndon said: “I am so darned glad that he is j safe and everything is o. k. • Gee. I was so nervous this rnornI ing. that with every one calling up to ask if I had heard anything, and me jumpy for lack of news myself, that I just hopped in the car and went downtown to buy some papers. "Then I just got back here. And I got the message they were safe. That was great, but I feel so funny, Hear how my voice is quivering? I can’t put it in intelligent words. “I’m being asked how I feel and I don't know, except that I am so blamed glad and happy that I can’t talk. They want to know if I will let him fly again. How can I help it, if Hugh it into his head to go hopping across another ocean. “I'm going down to New York tomorrow to visit Hugh's mother and I'm going to drive. I suppose I'll bump into every telephone pole | along the route. "What a life! What a life! Gee, I I feel great.” * ; the Kurile Islands, then across to the Aleutians, until they reached ; the vicinity of Dutch Harbor, when they swung almost directly east, crossing a great expanse of open I water. i Their trip was favored by fairly j £°°d weather. They encountered storms off the Russian coast and again when they approached Seattle, but they left the ocean behind them before strong headwinds arose. They had to buck a thirteen-mile headwind while crossing the Cascade range, but said they had no trouble "going over the hump”—a flight which stumps most aviators during stormy weather. ' They had not been expected to approach Seattle until about 6am and were nearly three hours ahead of their schedule when they battled through a severe rainstorm and headed for the Cascade range. 300 MPes Off Course They flew approximately 300 miles out of their way by going to Spokane and returning here, and covered approximately 4.915 miles, averaging about 119 miles an hour for the trip. Pang&crn and his pal left months ago on an attempt to beat Wiley Post and Harold Gatty’s round-the-world record. They failed in that, but found thrills a-plenty. A climax of their trip came when they were arrested in Japan on charges of taking pictures of government fortifications. Th°y con. tended it ~e, , c Wa;:e. bat ular fee.ing was against, them and, respite cnt.cn of American officials .n Japan, the v r-"-> fined There followed a long w.v before they could go- ?-y:x\sz'c:\ from the Japanese government to take off on the attempted fligh* to America. The act .ml takeoff finally was made from Sabiahtro Eeach. Pangborn wa# %t the controls during most of the flight, although he alternated with Herndon when he became tired.