Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 268, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 March 1932 — Page 4

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SCALPERS FIND TRADE POOR AT CITY TOURNEY Most Glad to Get Rid of Basketball Ducats at Cost; Police Are Alert. Last minute ticket scalpers with eyes for huge profits from the Indiana state high school basketball tourney today, found a sullen market at Butler fleldhouse. Most of them were glad to be rid of their ducats at cost, or slightly sub-cost prices. Police patrolled the area in front of the fleldhouse, and were alert throughout the city for scalpers, bootleggers and other underworld figures attracted here by the large crowds attending the tournament. Many ostensible scalpers offered season tickets to the crowds in front of the fleldhouse, but there were few takers at high prices. Most of the possessors of extra tickets disposed of them at regular prices, and several went as low as $5 a pair. Police Chief Mike Morrissey placed special patrols in the downtown district ordering strictest surveillance and arrest of suspicious characters. Squads were directed to pay particular attention to downtown street corners and hotel lobbies where 'loggers and scalpers ply their trade.

ANDERSON’S EX-MAYOR SEEKS SEAT IN HOUSE William J. Black Is Candidate for Renomination in Primary. William J. Black, former mayor of Anderson, filed today with the secretary of state for the Democratic nomination for state senator from Madison county. Black was a representative in the 1931 session and was a leader in the fight for passage of the old age pension law, medicinal whisky bill and corporation and personal income tax measure. New candidates for nominations for state representative from Marion county are: William B. Conner, 537 North Belmont aventip; Bess Robbins, attorney. 12 East Twenty-first street,, and Rex B. Smith, Route 11, Democrats. Herbert Wilson, county prosecuting attorney, filed for the Democratic renomination. HOLD ARMY, NAVY BILLS Appropriation Measures Delayed by War and Economy Threats. fly fleripps-H award Newspaper Alliance WASHINGTON, March 18.— Threats of war in the far east and threats of economy in Washington have made it impossible so far for t.hp appropriations committee to write the annual supply bills for the army and navy. The war threat might have made ■necessary much larger appropriations, and t,he Democratic economy plan includes a proposal for consolidation of the war and navy departments. Little progress has been made on these bills, usuually among the first completed, and members are unable to predict when they will be presented. INVITE EX-SERVICE MEN Workers Center to Hold Open Forum Sunday Afternoon. Former service men today were invited to attend a forum at the Workers’ Center, 932 , i South Meridian street, at 2 Sunday when Eugene Stanton will speak on “The Coming World and the Ex-Service Men.’’ A dance will be held at the center at 7:30 Saturday night. The mass committee of unemployed workers will visit Governor Harry G. Leslie to protest his assertions that he will not call a special legislative session because he believes appropriation for unemployment relief might be voted. f 0. K. PUT ON RADIO BILL Senate Committee Favorable to Alien Exclusion Measure. flu V nit est Pres* WASHINGTON, March 18.—The senate interstate commerce committee today voted to report favorably the house radio bill with an amendment which would limit the number of foreign directors on the board of an American radio corporation. to one-fifth of the total number of directors. The bill as it passed the house would have barred from operation in the United States any corporation which had any alien directors or officers, or whose holding company had any aliens on its board of directors.

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Five Greenfield residents were injured today when this inbound bus sideswiped a street car and crashed into utility pole in the 2200 block East Washington street. Glenn Lewis, 28, of Greenfield, driver, told police a steering knuckle snapped.

TEN ARE INDICTED Three Murder Charges Are Voted by Grand Jury. Ten persons indicted today by the Marion county grand jury include three charged with first degree murder. .Two persons were discharged. Robert Mance is charged with the muruer of Clarence Baker in an East Washington street poolroom on Feb. 18. Baker died of <nife wounds. Two Negroes are the other murder defendants. They are Charles M. Dickerson, accused of fatally shooting Clayburn Hester on Feb. 5. and Charles Jones, charged with the knife murder of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Margaret Cauldwell. ROB BANK OF 07,000 Bandits Hold President, Family Captives. fly t nited Pres* DELAVAN. Wis., March 18.— Four men robbed tjae citizens state bank of $7,000 today, after holding Walter Topping, the president, his wife and their * daughter Polly, 6, prisoners in their home all night. The Toppings were handcuffed and promised they would come to no harm “if you don’t make any mistakes.’* TERRIER ADOPTS PIGS Foster Mother Scarcely Is a* Large as Orphaned Sucklings. fly United Pres* ROCHESTER, Ind.. March 18.— Three orphaned suckling pigs on the Merton Hinsley farm near here have been adopted by a rat’ terrier dog which, according to Hinsley, is scarcely as large as her adopted babies. GRADE CROSSING ASKED Public Service Group Petitioned for Rail Line Action. Christ W. Schaette filed a petition with the public service commission today asking that the Big Four and Indiana railroads be required to establish 8 grade crossing on Forty-second street, between Shadeland drive and the Fendelton pike.

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Steering Knuckle Breaks; Careens Into Trolley. Five persons were injured when an inbound Greenfield bus sideswiped a street car and crashed into two utility poles in the 2200 block East Washington street, today. The injured, all of Greenfield, are: Mrs. Doris Mathews, 40. bruises on the head, legs and side. Mrs. William Parr. 38, cuts on the face and body bruises. Ora Olgough, 58, injuries to the right hip and leg. Mrs. Aldus Smith. 26, cuts on head, face and hips. Edgar Hope. 50, cuts and bruises on the left knee, back and body. All are in city hospital. Sixteen other passengers in the bus were shaken, but not injured. Ten passengers on the street car, in charge of Noble Lynch, 36, of 2009 Gent avenue, motorman, escaped without injuries when the impact shattered several windows and smashed the side of the trolley. According to Glenn Lewis, 28, of Greenfield, driver of the bus, a steering knuckle of the vehicle broke, and the bus swerved into the side of the street car, going in the opposite direction. The bus then careened to the curb, plunging into the utility pole. 'CRUELTY’ IS DENIED Judge Candidate Not for Boy’s Execution, He Says. By United Pres* WASHINGTON, March ' 18,Judge Kenneth Mackintosh's denial that he advocated execution of a 12-year-old murderer in the state of Washington was read today into the record of the senate judiciary subcommittee, which Is considering his nomination to the federal circuit bench in the Ninth district. Chairman Blaine of the subcommittee read a letter from Mackintosh explaining he had discussed the boy’s case on the telephone with a newspaper reporter and realized when the interview appeared “I had been misunderstood.” “I never had any idea,” Mackintosh wrote Blaine, “that this boy should be hanged for this immediate offense.” He explained that he had believed that the boy’s conduct indicated he eventually would commit a crime which might lead to his execution.

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DENY GANG CHARGE . — j Labor Heads Flay Chicago Defense of Wilkerson. I By United Press WASHINGTON, March 18. Leaders of railway labor and the I American Federation of- Labor today joined to denounce statements of prominent Chicagoans that the opposition to confirmation of Judge | James H. Wilkerson to the federal I circuit bench, arises in gangland. The Railway Labor Executives’ Association submitted, to Chairman William Borah of the senate committe considering the nomination, a letter which its officials said was to resent and expose ‘libelous propaganda inspired by the Chicago Tribune in connection with the nomination.” DEBATE SALES TAX Mississippi Senate Will Vote by Saturday, fly United Press JACKSON, Miss., March 18.— ; Lively debate continued in the ! Mississippi state senate today over amendments to a 3 per cent sales ; lax bill, opposition to which caused ; a mob of 9,000 to storm the Gover- | nor’s office Wednesday. Action of the mob precipitated ! the debate, senators for the most ! part criticising sharply the tactics of the throng, in pinning a sign to Governor M. S. Conner’s door reading “to hell with the sales tax.” The house has passed the bill. A senate vote is expected today or Saturday. PAVING CONTRACT LET State Acts to Join Michigan In Detroit Route Projects. Contract for paving road 13 in Elkhart county to the Michigan state line, a distance of 2.9 miles in Elkhart county, was awarded today by the state highway commission to Ray L. Harris, Ft. Wayne, on a bid of $35,694.54. Michigan highway officials have promised to pave five miles of a road in their state to connect with the Indiana highway, providing an all-concrete route to Detroit.

EX-STUDENT TO DE IMPRISONED FOR BANDITRY Baker Will Pass Sentence Next Week on Young Man Who Robbed Bus. Lawrence A. White, former Butler university student, charged with robbing a bus driver, was found guilty today by Criminal Judge Frank P. Baker. After Professor Ray Fresner of the Butler staff and White's former instructor, joined White’s parents in a request to Baker to show leniency to the ex-stqdent, Baker declared White must serve part of a ten-year sentence in prison. Police captured White March 5, his twenty-first birthday, after a long chase after the youth held up Roy Hutchison, of 5235 Altha avenue, fleeing with a money changer, which he lost in the chase. The youth's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William T. White, of 1405 Hamilton avenue, said they* believed their son staged the robbery to get funds to re-enter school. He was forced to leave a year ago because of the financial condition of the family, they said. He now is paying part of the expenses of a brother attending an lowa university, they told Baker. Baker said sentence will be pronounced next week. VIGILANTES ORGANIZED 27 Deputy Sheriffs Are Sworn Into Fountain County Unit. fly United Press COVINGTON, Ind., March 18.— Twenty-seven deputy sheriffs, located in all parts of the county, have been sworn into the Fountain county organization against bank bandits. The organization is sponsored by the Indiana State Bankers’ Association.

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