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CLEWS AROUSE NEW DOUBT ON FLIER’S DEATH Differences in Spelling Are Revealed in Study of Suicide Notes. FIND BRUISES ON BODY Mrs. Keith-Miller Still Is Held; Reiterates Her Love for Victim. By 1 n ! trrl Press MIAMI, Fla., April 23.—Doctors have found bruises on the body of Hadcn Clarke, writer-flier, which indicated he died after a struggle, and handwriting experts claim they have found nine discrepancies in * “suicide notes’ left in Mrs. J. M. Krith-Miller’s home. Dr. Carlton Deederer, Mayo clinic graduate, told of the bruises, during a conference called by Mrs. Ida Clarke, mother of the dead sweetheart of Mrs. Keith-Miller. State’s Attorney Hawthorne and States’s Investigator Rowland participated. The handwriting experts said their findings included differences in phraseology used by Clarke in his writing and in the “suicide notes,” doubtful signatures and differences in spelling. One of the most important differences, the experts said, was the use of the word “advice.” In the suicide note the word was spelled “advise,” after the English usage. Spelling Is Different Examination of many pages of manuscript prepared by Clarke while writing Mrs. Keith-Miller’s biography showed he always spelled the word “advice.” Mrs. Keith-Miller insisted late Friday night that she "loved Clarke with all my heart and soul. I was proud to know I was going to marry him.” She still was held, however, with her manager. Captain W. N. Lancaster, a British flier, pending investigation. They have been associated in many long distance flights. Clarke was found dead by Captain Lancaster on the sleeping porch of the Keith-Miller home Wednesday. The two occupied beds on the porch; Mrs. Keith-Miller slept inside. Lancaster had hurried here after receiving word that young Clarke and the woman flier planned to marry. Two Bruises Found Clarke lay on the floor of the porch, Lancaster’s gun under one leg. Later, the “suicide notes” were found, and the stories of Clarke’s romance with the subject of his biography and of a mysterious air line to Mexico were revealed. Two bruises above Clarke’s right ear, Dr. Deederer said, could have been caused by knuckles or the butt fa gun. They might have been caused by a fall after the shooting. The doctor said he found an indicated fracture at the base of the brain could not have been caused by the bullet which pierced the brain. W. H. Combs, .an undertaker, also told of a bruise on Clarke’s shoulder he thought was caused by a struggle preceding the shooting. It, however, might have been caused by a fall, for Clarke did not die instantly. Other Discoveries Made The handwriting experts also announced these findings: Captain Lancaster, in his correspondence, always used the English spelling of the word “advise.” When asked to write several sentences on a typewriter, he did not leave spaces following periods which ended sentences. Clarke, an expert typist, always used a space after each period, and in the so-called suicide notes, Attorney Hawthorne said, the space was omitted. The handwriting expert told the United Press “there are no fewer than nine points of difference between signatures to the notes and various specimens of Clarke’s handwriting that I have examined.” Mrs. Clarke, magazine editor, newspaperwoman and instructor in journalism in Miami university, never has been satisfied that the notes were written or signed by her son. she told the United Press. BRIDGE EXPERT TO WED Oswald Jacoby and Mary McHale, Tennis Star. Have Brief Courtship. By United Press DALLAS. Tex., April 23 —Oswald Jacoby, bridge player of international note, and Miss Mary Zita McHale, a national tennis champion, today completed plans for their wedding here Monday. They will be wed at the Sacred Heart rectory here, with only close friends as witnesses. The wedding culminates a oneweek courtship.

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The Indianapolis Times

VOLUME 43—NUMBER 299

LAWYERS DUEL OVER JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN ‘HONOR’ SLAYING

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Here are striking closeups of the three principals and sketches of outstanding incidents, testified to in the Massie-Fortescue “honor murder” trial now nearing the jury in Honolulu. The testimony of Lieutenant Thomas H. Massic and Mrs. Granville Fortescue concerning the abduction and subsequent murder of Joseph Kahahawai reached a climax when Mrs. Thalia Massie defied the prosecution in an attempt to make her testify to an alleged rift between her husband and nerself. Sketches show, top, luring Kahahawai from courthouse steps with fake summons. Center, finding a body in automobUe as Massie and Mrs. Fortescue drove toward Diamond head. Below, a sketch of defendants in courtroom.

Trial Reaches Closing Hours With Bitterness Still Marking Clashes. BY DAN CAMPBELL United Press Staff Correspondent HONOLULU, April 23. The honor slaying trial of four Americans, already marked by many bitter conflicts, reached its closing hours today with defense and prosecution dueling over proposed instructions to the racially-mixed jury. Angered by a refusal to let territorial alienists examine Lieutenant Thomas H. Massie, for whom an insanity defense was offered, Prosecutor John C. Kelley announced he would ask the court to throw out the whole plea and give an instructed verdict of guilty of second degree murder. This was the charge in indictments against Lieutenant Massie, his society matron mother-in-law, Mrs. Grace Bell Fortescue, and two navy enlisted men, Albert O. Jones and Edward J. Lord. Montgomery Winn of defense counsel said he would ask Circuit Judge Charles S. Davis to instruct the jury that if Lieutenant Massie is found to have been temporarily insane, all three co-defendants automatically must be exonerated. Trial to Resume Today They were accused of slaying Joe kahahawai, half caste street car conductor, one of five island hoodlums tried in December on charges of attacking Thalia Fortescue Massie, the lieutenant's young wife. The trial was to resume today with Kelley offering rebuttal evi- j dence. There was every prospect i that closing arguments would begin Monday. Winn, associated with Clarence Darrow in the battle to free the quartet, agreed with Kelley that | “no law” has been found as yet j which precisely covers the case. “The effect of our proposed instruction to the jury,” Winn said, “is that if Massie was insane at j the time, no crime was committed \ —an insane person not being held responsible for his acts. “Furthermore, if there wasn't any ! crime, it follows no one could be an accessory or accomplice.” Heated Controversy Kelley said he planned to ask the court to include instructions that the prosecution had introduced evidence sufficient to prove first degree murder. “Os course they can t be convicted of more than second degree murder,” Kelley explained, “but we are entitled to such instructions. Second degree calls for twenty years to life, you know." Kelley and Winn engaged in. a heated controversy while court was ! in adjournment, over the latter's refusal to let Doctors Joseph Catton of San Francisco and Paul Bowers of Los Angeles examine Lieutenant Mass e. “Massie is now sane,” Winn told the WTathy prosecutor. “We cant | see the purpose of an examination ! of his mental condition at this time. I We don’t contend he is insane now,"

INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1932

FIGHT ON BONUS BILL PRESSED Attack Will Be Continued Next Week. By United Press WASHINGTON. April 23.—After five days of hearing opponents of the $2,000,000,000 Patman soldiers’ bonus bill, the house ways and means committee was in recess today until Monday, when administration leaders again will bring in their cudgels of criticism. Administrator Hines and Secretary of Treasury Mills are due to appear before the hearings end next week. A group of World war veterans, members of the house, Gen. Charles G. Dawes and Professor E. W. Kemmerer, Princton authority on monetary problems, already have been heard. The attack on the bill has ranged from predictions that the new currency proposed in the measure would force the country off the gold standard to charges that the veterans had been mislead by distorted statements regarding the assistance government agencies are giving business. The committee Friday received two proposed substitutes for the bill. Representative Fish (Rep.. N. Y.) suggested a federal bond issue “up to $2,000,000,000” for public works, with veterans given preference for jobs. Representative Lea (Dem., Cal.) urged his bill for paying veterans the present value of their readjusted sendee certificates. Flip Coin to Break Vote Tie By l tilled Press DIX, 111., April 23—Twenty-seven votes were cast in the village election for a trustee, nine for each of three candidates, and a recount didn’t budge the count. So the candidates matched coins and Ed Mooney won.

ATTEMPT TO KIDNAP ITALIAN ENVOY FAILS

Efforts to kidnap Dr. Vincent La Penta, 2424 Park avenue, Italian consul for Indiana, his wife and daughter, Miss Catherine La Penta, was thwarted Friday night when the daughter hid ignition keys of the family automobile which was parked at Twenty-second and Meridian street. Leaving his wife and daughter in the car. Dr. La Penta went to a pharmacy at the Meridian street address. Two men followed him as he returned to the car. One pressed a revolver against La Penta and forced him to enter the front seat in which the daughter was seated. The robber followed and his companion took a rear seat beside Mrs. La Penta,

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TWO ‘MISSING’ j BEAR TRADERS ARE LOCATED Percy Rockefeller Aids Had Been Reported as Dodging Subpenaes. HEADED SHORTS’ POOLS Born to Millions, Witness Tells Committee His Losses Were ‘Horrible.’ By United Pres* WASHINGTON, April 23.—Counsel for the senate banking and currency committee’s stock market investigation anounced today that two witnesses, former associates of Percy A. Rockefeller in market pool operations, were en route to Washington and would be here today. The men are Bernard B. Smith and Thomas E. Bragg, hitherto regarded as missing. Both men were said to have been in Columbus, 0., Friday, when William A. Gray, committee counsel, announced his subpena service had been unable to find them. Bragg communicated with Chairman Norbtck of the committee, promising to be here today, and Smith’s counsel arrived this morning and said his client would reach Washington before noon. Names which may be surmised to represent “Tommy” and “Benny” appear on the short sellers’ list made public by the committee. The most direct identification appears to show Smith 33,400 and Bragg 11,000 shares short as of April 8. “I have been informed by different sources,’’ said Gray Friday, “that they are avoiding subpena.” Gray said Smith and Bragg are notorious bear operators. Rockfeller was an uncomfortable witness for two hours before the committee Friday. He revealed pool or syndicate operations with either or both of his missing associates in Lima Locomotive. A-r Reductions and Alaska-Juneau, the latter a mining stock. Though born to millions as the nephew of John D. Rockefeller, Sr., the witness told the committee that his losses had been “horrible, terrific.” “My only hope of salvation,” said the man whose surname is synonmous with money throughout the world, “is for a recovery.” Rockefeller said his pool operations had been on the long side, but was unable to assure the committee that his operating agents might not have sold short. His confessed knowledge of what Smith or Bragg did with his and their money was limited. Dangerous to Sell Short “Did Benny Smith ever get confidential and tell you how he operated?” asked Gray. “No, sir.” “Well, then, how did he operate?” “I don’t know,” said the witness, inviting by that answer the charge that he had merely put up the money and had been “taken"—to use Gray’s word—in the pool operations. Rockefeller denied that. Short operations in the past two years and a half netted Rockefeller a profit of $550,000, questioning revealed. But his losses on long stock which he failed to unload before the October ,1929, crash aggregated “a good many millions.” Rockefeller no longer is short. He believes it dangerous now to sell short—“l would be afraid to do it.” This multi-millionaire said he had been “very foolish” in failing to take his profits in 1929.

SWINE HOLD STEADY AT SLIGHT ADVANCE Cattle and Calves Unchanged to Lower; Sheep Nominal. Hogs held steady at a slight advance this morning at the city yards. The upturn, 5 cents, mainly was felt on weights over 200 pounds. The bulk, 100 to 350 pounds, sold for $3.45 to $4.00. Receipts were estimated at 2,000; holdovers were 93. Slaughter classes were negligible in the cattle market. Receipts were 500. Vealers sold off 50 cents at s•’■so down. Calf receipts numbered 100. The sheep market was nominal; receipts numbering 50. Chicago Stocks Opening (By James T. Hamill & Co.i —April 23 Bendix Avia ... 7%;lnsull com % Borg Warner. 6% Middle West ... % Cities Service.. 4%iDt * Indus pfd 6% Comm Edison. 69%'Walgreen Strs. 9% Grigsby Grunow %!

Mrs. La Penta was robbed of $25 and a similar amount was taken from her husband. Miss La Penta slipped a valuable watch from her wrist and hid it in her clothing. "We got all we want. Let's go.” the man in the rear seat suggested. With an oath his companion said, “No, let's start this machine.” Miss La Penta jerked the keys from the switch. The robber operated the starter but could not move the car. His companion demanded the keys, and Miss La Penta said she threw them into the street. Her mother jumped from the car and ran to the pharmacy calling for help. The men left the car and ran between two houses to escape. The robbery occurred about 10:30 when traffic at the scene 4s heavy.

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YACHT TRIP IS LINDT CLEW Hope for Kidnap Progress ? Turns to Norfolk. By United Press HOPEWELL, N. J., April 23. Hope for progress in the search for Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh's kidnaped son shifted to Norfolk today with the word that a sailing yacht had put to sea on a mission believed to concern the case. Reports from Norfolk indicated John Hughes Curtis, contact man for the southern negotiators, may have been aboard the yacht Marcon. Dean H. Dobson-Peacock, associated with Curtis, offered no explanation of the boat trip. Curtis and Dean Dobson-Pea-cock returned from New York late Friday and conferred with Colonel Lindbergh. A lull in activity was apparent at the Lindbergh home after the flier’s return from an automobile trip Friday morning. Several clews which flared up during the day all were punctured by police in a bulletin as “having no connection with the case.” Dr. John F. Condon, “Jafsie,” who paid out $50,000 of Lindbergh’s money to supposed kidnapers, apparently was making no progress in his efforts to return the baby.

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By United Press NEW YORK, April 23.—Stocks opened unchanged to fractionally lower today with trading light and almost entirely professional. Leading issues continued to decline. American Telephone opened at 97%, off %, and eased below that level. American Can opened at 42, off %; North American 22 %, off %; Bethlehem Steel 12%, off %, and New York Central 19%, off %. United States Steel opened at 28%, off %, and equal to its low since 1908. Standard Oil of New’ Jersey equaled its record low at 20, off Vs. Small losses were noted in Case, Anaconda, General Motors, Montgomery Ward, Royal Dutch, Allied Chemical, Atchison and Standard Oil of California. A long list of issues opened unchanged. including Chrysler, United Corporation, United Aircraft, Paramount, National Biscuit, Standard brands, Socony-Vacuum, Public Service of New Jersey and International Nickel. During the early trading, volume was small with prices holding around opening levels. The federal reserve today reported bank failures for the month of March totaling only 45. This compared with 122 in February and 327 in January. The American Banker reported 11 failures for the week ended April 21. against 9 in the week ended April 14; 21 for the April 7 week and 12 for the March 31 week The latter publication reports closures since Jan. 1 at 583, tying up some $251,000,000 in deposits. It’s tabulation shows 361 closed in January, 128 in February and 53 in March,

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Greta Garbo

By United Press LONDON, April 23.—The Daily Mail reported today that Greta Garbo, Swedish film star, would be married soon to Wilheim Soerenson, son of a Stockholm financier, and close friend of Prince Sigvard of Sweden. According to the Daily Hail correspondent at Stockholm, the wedding will be in Berlin. It was understood that Soerenson and Prince Sigvard arrived in Berlin recently to complete arrangements for it. The Daily Mail said Miss Garbo would leave Hollywood for Berlin at the end of April. She was understood to have met Soerenson in 1928. Prince Sigvard is the second son of the Swedish crown prince. By United Press HOLLYWOOD. April 23.—That Greta Garbo, film star, will marry Wilhelm Sorenson, son of a Swedish financier, as reported in London, was doubted today by her motion picture associates. Merto-Goldwyn-Mayer officials said they “doubted if there was any truth to the reports.” Miss Garbo, who has a contract with M-G-M, could not be reached for a statement. New York Stocks Opening (By J. T. Hamill & Cos.) —April 23 American Can. 42 IMont Ward ... 7 Air Red 36'/2iN Y Central... 19Vi Atchison 43%1N American 22% Anaconda 5 jPenn R R 12% Am For Pwr.. 4 j Packard 2Vi Am Tel <fc Tel. 97>/2 Radio 5 Auburn 39 Cons Oil 4Vi Cons Gas 50% 3td of Ind ... 15% Case J I 22% Std Oil of N J 20 Ches & 0hi0... 16V4 Texas Corp ... 10% Fox Film A 2% U S Steel 28% Gen Foods 32 , / 8 United Corp ... 6Vi Gillette 15% Un Aircraft ... HVi Gen Mot 11% Un Carbide ... 20% Gen Elec 14ViiWestinghouse . 21% Int Nickel .. . s%lWoolworth .... 38% Johns Manville ll%j

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Do the Stars Tell . Under Chaldean skies, the first science in written history was bom. It was astrology. Men, hopeless men, tried to fathom the future, by looking into the night. And out of that effort was born the science called astrology. Physical scientists, realists, psychologists, dicredit the reading of the stars. They call it superstition. But it persists. Miss Marguerite Carter, daughter of one of the most outstanding physicians of Indianapolis, has devoted her life to study of the stars. She believes that the birthday determines character. She may be wrong. Or she may be right. For one month she is visiting her home town, where she went to school. And, just as a matter of news, for one month she will try to tell the readers of The Times what she believes will be the dominant characteristics of their temperaments, and ambitions and hopes and dismays. She does not read fortunes. If you have superstitions, if you have hopes, if you have fears, you will be interested in her particular solution of your puzzles. She claims to be a scientist. The Times guarantees her sincerity, and presents her articles as interesting and diverting. In a spirt of agnosticism; can it be that she knows Write to her. in care of The Times, for advice, being sure to tell your birth date. Her first article will appear Monday.

CONFESSIONS ARE CLAIMED IN BANK ROBBERY CASES AND SEVERAL ABDUCTIONS Police in Three States Make Concerted Raids and Land Nineteen Men and Women Suspects. By Times Special HARTFORD CITY, Ind., April 23—Kidnaping of Howard A. Woolverton, 52, prominent South Bend, Ind., industrialist, last winter, was believed solved today with the spectacular roundup and capture in three states of nineteen men and women, alleged members of one of the most highly organized criminal gangs ever exposed in the midwest. Confessions of bank robberies, numerous abductions and other crimes extending into half a dozen other states have been obtained by investigators, following captue of the suspects in a series cf raids Friday afternoon and night, it was said.

Confessions to complicity in the Woolverton kidnaping have been obtained from some of the prisoners, authorities said, and the victim and his wife today were to view the suspects and attempt identification. Woolverton, captured while motoring with his wife, was held for $50,000 ransom, and was released several days later, after at least part of the ransom demand was paid. Arsenal Is Found Police from three states participated in the series of raids leading to capture of the suspects, four Gunplay marked one of the raids of whom are women, in Chicago Heights, where the heavily armed investigators seized twelve men and two women. In the hideaway, officers found a small arsenal of revolvers, high-powered rifles, sawed-off sohtguns, and ammunition. More than twenty-five revolvers were seized. The raids, planned carefully and executed quietly, took place simultaneously at Chicago Heights, Racine, Wis.; Lafayette, Ind., and Pendleton, Ind. They followed several months of iintensive undercover work by members of the Chicago “secret six,” and police of Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. - Sequel to Blackford Case Pat Roche, chief investigator for Cook county, Illinois, said the arrests came as a sequel to the recent conviction of Ira Barton, former Blackford county sheriff, as a member of a gang of bank robbers operating out of Chicago. Clews obtained in connection with activities of the gang, of which Barton was a member, led to discovery of operations of the gigantic ring, Roche said. Names of six of fifteen persons arrested in the Chicago Heights raid as the officers descended on the three cities, were revealed here today. They are Jim Barrett, attorney and proprietor of two roadhouses and alleged leader of the gang; Tony Longo, charged with being implicated in the second robbery cf the Citizens State bank here last fall; Isadore Gaby, accused of par- j ticipating in the Dunkirk, Ind., bank robbery last December; Mario Ran- j ero, suspected bandit in the Citizens bank holdup; Joe Barrett and John Dimascio. One Man Wounded Barrett, who said he is not related to Jim Barrett, was suffering from bullet wounds inflicted when he was “taken for a ride” recently, j Those arrested at Pendleton are j Fred Fapattio and Mrs. Lorenz Cappali. At Lafayette, Thomas Goslin and his wife were arrested. The raiders at Chicago Heights descended on homes, restaurants, roadhouses and known gathering places of the captives, and only one j man attempted to evade arrest. He | was halted when officers opened fire 1 on him. Among cities where authorities

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believe banks have been targets of the gang’s raids were Dunkirk, Portland and Monpelier. Ind.; Flossmoor and Western Springs, 111., and Burlington, Wis. Link Hayes With Gang Roche said he believed Tommie Hayes, one-time member of the St. Louis “Cuckoo” gang, slain with two fellow gangsters last week in southern Illinois, had participated in the gang’s operations. James R. Emshwiller, prosecutor of Blackford county, where Barton was arrested and convicted, said authorities had “positive” evidence against the suspects in connection with the Woolverton kidnaping and at least seven other abductions in the mid-west. None of the women is implicated directly with the Woolverton kidnaping, authorities indicated. BABY IS DEAD AFTEtt OPERATION FOR GOITER 5-Day-Old Infant Succumbs After Recourse Is Taken to Surgery. Vivian Joan Farrow, seven and one-quarter-pound baby, is dead following an operation for removal of a goiter performed Thursday at the Methodist hospital when she was five days old. The baby and a twin sister, Marion Janet, who weighed five pounds four counces, were bom a week ago at the hospital. Vivian Joan died Friday. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. Tilman W. Farrow, 21 South Holmes avenue. Surgeons say the operation was the first of the kind performed in j middlewest. Twelve surgeons were witnesses to the unusual case. LIFTS LAMP TO PEEK IN GAS TANK: BLOOIE! Kansas Escapes Explosion With Only Minos Injpries. By United Press TOPEKA, Kan., April 23.—While he was filling his gasoline tank, K. L. Case had a look, using a kerosene lamp. The lamp was not damager, nor was Case badly. The fire trucks and police patrol cleaned up the remains. By United Press CHICAGO, April 23.—Lawrence Martin, 36, oil station owner, suspected the quality of a shipment of gasoline and took five gallons to a vacant lot for the lighted match test. Martin, suspicious no longer, hopes to be out of the hospital within a month after severe burns on his back and legs are healed. CITY PLANS NEW BID rhysician. Nurse to Be Employed for Home Visitations. A physician and nurse to attend tuberculosis patients unable to obtain admission to Sunnyside sanitarium will be employed by the city, the health board decided at its meeting Friday. The decision is based on recommendation of Dr. M. J. Barry and Dr. Herman G. Morgan, health officer. The board also s lected resident physicians for city hospital. More than 125 applications for the posts were ceveid, including some from Canada and Mexico. Those named were Drs. Emmett B. Lamb, Harry M. Coval, George S. Rowe and M. Comacchione, sugery; Edwin P. McLaughlin, Bennet Kraft and Vincent Noone, medicine; Dillon Geier, ear, nose and throat; J. E. Gillespie,, admitting room, and H. C. Wurster, eye. In the Air Weather conditions at 9 a. m.: East wind, six miles and hour; temperature, 66; barometric pressure, 29.93 at sea level; ceiling, high, thin broken clouds, unlimited; visibility, six miles; field, good. Hourly Temperatures 6 a. m 54 9 a. m 67 7a. m 57 io a. m 71 8 a. m...,, 63