Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 130, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 October 1931 — Page 2

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QUIZ FACED BY FOUR YOUTHFUL STICKUP MEN Quartet Admits Holdup and Police Suspect Link in Other Robberies. Four youths who confessed holding up three persons In an automobile near Shelbyville early this morning were to be questioned by detectives here today as suspects in a multitude of other robberies unsolved during the past several months. Led by Robert Gilman, 17, of 3530 West Morris street, the youthful bandit gang is comprised of: Ralph Inabnit, 15, of 1314 South Sheffield avenue; Manual Roth, 20, of 2309 Miller street, and Clarence Barnett, 19. of R. R. 3, Box 26. a ecldier at Ft. Benjamin Harrison. Arthur Roark, 20, of 1236>4 Oliver' avenue, also was held today when detectives suspected he might know of criminal adventures of the others because he refused to talk when questioned about the automobile the quartet drove on the robbery near Shelbyville. The four youths admitted the robberjt, police say, and said they went to Shelbyville to hijack a thousand gallons of liquor stored near there, but changed their minds when they •saw a carload of gunmen protecting the cache of booze. They they ran out of money and held up Floyd Shaner, Cecil Henderson and Miss Dorothy Kendall on state Road 29, seven miles northwest of Shelbyville. However, they obtained no money, j One of the men dropped his pocketbook inside the auto, and it was not found. After deflating the tires on Shaner’s car, the four youths returned to Indianapolis. They were captured after a license number was traced to Roark, and he finally admitted Roth had the car. B'NAI B’RITH IN SESSION Luncheon Club Resumes .Its Friday | Noon Meetings. Indianapolis B’nai B’rith Luncheon Club resumed its Friday • mn ! meetings today at the Lc e ! hotel, with W. R. Allen of th 3. ; Ayres Company, as guest sp. -or. H. Joseph Hyman, president of the lodge, presided. The B’nai B’rith will hold its first open meeting of the year on Monday night at Kirshbaum Center. Rabbi Samuel Wohl of Cincinnati will address the lodge on “Red Russia.” Rabbi Wohl’s talk will be in the nature of a travelog. First Fire Chief Dies SOUTH BEND, Ind., Oct. 9.—Funeral services were held today for Isaac Hutchins, 80, South Bqnd’s first fire chief, who died Wednesday aftc. a short illness.

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Voorhis Finally Decides to Quit Public Office at Full Pay. By United Press NEW YORK, Oct. 9.—John R. Voorhis, the 102-year-old grand sachem of Tammany hall, has decided to retire from public office. He will take advantage of a special law, passed recently by the state legislature, which permits the board of estimate to retire him on full pay from his job as president of the board of elections. His salary is SB,OOO a year. Voorhis sent his application for retirement to the board and it will be acted upon Oct. 16. Despite his age, Voorhis rebelled, at first, at the idea of leaving his job. He could not see why a man should draw pay without working for it. He has been in public office for nearly 60 years and is the only man who served as police commissioner under Tour different mayors. He also served as excise commissioner and state superintendent of elections. Seventy-five miles an hour will be the average normal car speed in the next five or ten years, automobile engineers predict.

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FILES VENUE APPEAL Charges Judge Biased in Rejecting Petition. An important question in the iscuan:e of changes of venues by Marion county judges will be decided by the Indiana supreme court Tuesday. Superior Judge Clarence E. Weir was mandated by the higher court, today to appear at that time and “show cause why” he refused toN grant a change of venue to Attornuy Frank K. Miller in a suit on ! a mechanic’s lien. Judge Weir declared today that j he had not granted it “because the petition for the change of venue did not follow a rule adopted for Marion county courts.” The attorney refused to reveal where he obtained his information j that Judge Weir was biased and : prejudiced in the case. Cat Accomplished Swimmer By United Press SOUTH PORTLAND, Me., Oct. 9. —Cats are traditionally water-shy, ; but Thomas Skinner’s “Buffie,” four-months-old kitten, is an accomplished swimmer and frequently

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HOOVER TAKING OVER ROLE OF BOLD LEADER Creation of Loan Pool Is Held Aid in Restoring Business Confidence. BY RAYMOND CLAPPER United Prfess Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.—New leadership has been asserted by President Hoover in the momentous events of this week, in the opinion of many of his friends. They believe a turning point in the administration has been reached. They hope it will be effective in improving the country’s confidence, which the administration regards as a key factor now. The President has mobilized confident support among financial leaders and business men such as has seldom been seen in peace time. His action was bold, but comparatively simple. He induced bankers to set up a $500,000,000 voluntary loan pool intended to release part of some $4,000,000,000 in tied-up bank holdings. He persuaded leaders of congress to consider enlargement of the federal reserve act and other legislation to make credit easier. Finally he appealed for national unity. The bankers could have done

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BURGLARS ROB THREE HOTELS; WOMAN CHOKED Sheets and Blankets Taken; Footpads Manhandle Victim, Steal Purse. A wave of petty crime Thursday night and early today dashed house robberies, hojdups and three hotel robberies up on police records. Sam Johnson, manager of the Brevort hotel, said two men robbed a telephone box there twice. Frank Moynahan, manager of the Ambassador hotel, Pratt and Pennsylvania streets, reported theft of eight blankets, and Earl Cox, attorney, said two dozen sheets were stolen from the Wesley hotel, Sixteenth street and Capitol avenue. Robert D. Welsh, 914 East Fiftieth street, told police burglars took, a SSO radio and a S2OO watch from his home. Miss Ruth Haslep, 16 East Morris street, said her restaurant there was entered Thursday night, but she was unable to tell police what had been taken. Louis Traugott of the 311 West Washington street, reported theft of a woman’s coat valued at SIOO, Two men and a woman accosted Gilbert Buck, 29, of 1210 West

■ Washington street, at Blackford and New York streets, Thursday night, and held him up, robbing him of $3. Two robbers choked Mrs. Alice De Fabis, 3053 Madison avenue, and took a purse containing $6 near her home Thursday night. John Carter, 16, Negro, 819 South Capitol avenue, was held today after employes of the Capitol theater, Washington-street and Capitol avenue, captured him and said he was rifling the theater cash register. SEA LINES MAY MERGE Fleet of 181 Vessels Involved Jn Proposed Consolidation. By United Press NEW YORK, Oct. 9. —Merger of twelve steamship companies, with a pasenger and cargo fleet of 181 vessels, greatest in the history of this country and one of the most formidable in the world, was reported under discussion today in San Francisco. Representatives of the RooseveltInternational Mercantile Marine, Dollar, Chapman and Dawson interests met there Thursday with Herbert Fleischacker, Pacific coast banker. They were expected to continue discussions today.

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2 SEEK LIBERTY THROUGH COURT Alleged Swindler. Brother File Habeas Corpus Suits. Alleging they are held in jail unlawfully by police and county authorities, William and George Brooks, 729 North New Jersey street, this afternoon were to attempt to gain their freedom in superior court two. William, 41, is charged with being a fugitive from justice and his brother is slated on a vagrancy count. They filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus with the court. William Brooks, police allege, has been operating a fraud scheme in several cities. He is supposed to have opened offices and, representing himself as a managy of a coal or ice advertising firm, obtained $309 each from prospective agents who, he declared, must put up bonds or buy stocks before working for th© “company.” William Brooks was arrested on complaint of the Better Business Bureau.