Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 1, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 May 1932 — Page 3

MAY 12, 1932

PROPOSAL TO WED SPURNED, KILLS HIMSELF Chemist Takes Poison When ’ Childhood Sweetheart Turns Him Down. When his sweet heart, since childdays, spurned his proposal of jrarriage, Mason Page Mitchell. Indianapolis chemist, killed himself by pr zoning in Chicago Wednesday, His sister. Miss Lesta Mitchell, a jvirse. war. called on duty in his cave when he was taken to the hospital Entering the apartment o: his sweetheart. Miss Rose Fergus. 23, Mitchell said Rose, we've been sweethearts aincp we were school kids in Indiana Now it is going to be me or th- other fellow'' I told him it would be the other fe'.low,'' Miss Fergus stated. Mitchell went in the bathroom end swallowed a poison whieh he had compounded himself. He brought the poison with him when he went to Chicago by plane Wednesday. Carried I-etter From Girl The poison was in a botile which Mitchell carried in a pocket with a letter from Miss Fergus, which rrad in part "You mean nothing to ms any longer. I'm going to marry some one else Ts you behave as you have I can never see you again " Mrs Fergus, employed as a nitrht easjupr. aid she forgot to lock her apartment and Mitchell entered short!', after he returned from v nrk. She railed a physician after Mitchell swallowed the poison He v as taken to Lake View hospital. F.mplo.ved in City A doctor bent over him in examination. Glancing up he saw the nurse was in grief. Not a chance," the doctor said. *‘This man has taken a deadly poi*on. He has Why. nurse. what's the matter? Know him?” "My brother," Miss Mitchell rep'led. "I did not even know he was m Chicago." Mitchell was employed by the 1 illy Varnish Company. 666 South California street. He has been a roomer for several months at 2947 North Meridian street but left about two weeks ago. None of his associates know where he had been living recently. LESLIE OFFERS PLAN FOR TAX REDUCTION I rges Flimination of Township I nits. County Consolidations. Policy of changing governmental machinery to eliminate township units and consolidate smaller counties was offered by Governor Harry G Leslie Tuesday afternoon as the salvation for overburdened taxpayers H** addressed the Apartment Owners Association at the Washington. Declaring there are too many small units of government, the Governor said consolidation could be accomplished if the legislature would paw an enabling art to permit Joining of townships and counties. Although his proposals were mostly legislative remedies for the tax situation, he reiterated his stand against a special session of the legislature at this time. WASHINGTON SHRINE TO BE DEDICATED TODAY fc5.000.000 Memorial at Alexandria. Va., Is Tribute of Masons. Vm I nilrd Prn * ALEXANDRIA. Va. May 12. Thousands of Masons from all parts of the nation assembled here today to dedicate a great shrine to the memory of George Washington, the most revered Mason of his day. President Herbert Hoover and most of his cabinet were to attend the exercises in the afternooti. The house of representatives adjourned until FTidav so congressmen could participate. Preceding the dedication, there was to be a four-hour parade through Alexandria. The $5,009,000 memorial temple stands on a hill overlooking Washington and the valley of the FoiOtnac KATE IS ‘QUITTING* AGAIN Mother Mevrirk of London's Night Life Says She's Through. JH U i nilrd Puo ..LONDON, May 12. —Mrs Kate Meyrick. mother-in-law of Rritish peers, is making an "all time retirement" from London's night lLe and will live in the country, she said today. She was fined Wednesday and placed on parole after the latest of a series of convictions for selling liquor without a license.

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City's Sick Hosts to Healthy on Hospital Day

:i!H CLAIMS ANTI RED CHIEF EX'POLICEMAN DEFENDS MEANS .1 trick Bain Is Victim of Denies Charge of Defraud- J* \ Pneumonia. ing Second Society Woman. bfgL / itrick Bain, called "an Irish By f'nitrd Prr j jjy ld * ;n the days when he wore Commun j' National Civic federa- /

DEATH CLAIMS EX-POLICEMAN Patrick Bain Is Victim of Pneumonia. Patrick Bain, called "an Irish policeman of the old school,” by friends in the days when he wore a uniform, died today in St. Vincent's hospital, a victim of pneumonia. He is believed to have contracted the disease while working at the primary election polls May 3. H" had long been active in Democratic politics. Holy Cross Catholic church and the Ancient Order of Hibernians. He was born in Ireland in 1876. HLs connection with the police force, which began in 1909. ended in 1917. At various times since he had been on special police duty at the Brookside park community house. His home was at 1425 Marlowe avenue. He leaves his widow, Mrs. Mary Bain. Blunt in speech and a born fighter, despite being physically smaller than many officers, patrolman Bain is remembered as a "copper" without fear in the days when saloons flourished. During the 1913 flood, he was assigned to duty in a building where refugees found shelter and forced twelve tramps to take baths. The tramps had taken advantage of the situation to obtain food and shelter, but patrolman Bain was unerring in picking out the worthy and unworthy, and the enforced bath was his idea of punishing the latter. "CLOSET PRISON’ GIRL T HRIVES ON FREEDOM Child Gains 33 Pounds in Six Months After Rescue by Police. Hu t nilrd Prrm WASHINGTON. May 12.—Thir-teen-year-old Edith Riley has gained thirty-three pounds in the six months since she was rescued by police from a closet prison in which her parents had incarcerated her for years. She now weighs 71 pounds. Psychiatrists also reported to juvenile court tl.at Edith, under hospital care, has made "a remarkable improvement" mentally. The child's father and stepmother are serving two-year prison terms for mistreating her. TWO TRUMPETS STOLEN Thefts Reduce "Noise" From Seetion of Butler Band. There is a sharp reduction today in the music from the trumpet section of Butler university's band. Two trumpets were stolen Wednesday from the band room at the university. The instruments, valued at S7O, were the property of Elis Carroll. 2327 Central avenue, and Vincent lozmo, 4350 Guilford avenue.

Startling Values Seasonable Merchandise in Home Needs at Your Own Price in This Great PUBLIC AUCTION Starting Friday, May 13th The Arthur Furniture Co.’s Stock Must Be Liquidated, Turned Into Cash in the Quickest Time Possible! Entire Stock of Furniture, Rugs, Floor Coverings, Radios. Lamps. Stoves. Refrigerators, Mattresses. Springs, Reds, Glider*, Day Beds. Select Your Merchandise—Have It Auctioned * Auction Every Night 7 P. M. I Colonel R. A. Sidney, Auctioneer Anrtlonw P*ttiV Prjr l.nnrt, Cn. SI All Sales Cash and All Sales Final I The Arthur Furniture Cos. I 2217 East Washington Street I

ANTI-RED CHIEF DEFENDS MEANS Denies Charge of Defrauding Second Society Woman. Hy I nilrd Prrun WASHINGTON. May 12.—Ralph M. Easley, secretary oj the anticommunist National Civic federation. came to the defense of Gaston B. Mpans today with a denial that Means had received any money from Mrs. Finley J. Shepard, wealthy New York society woman. Easley's statement, followed indirect charges by District Attorney Leo Rover that Means had obtained larger sums from Mrs. Shepard to protect her from Communists. Means is under indictment on charges of embezzling $104,000 which Mrs. Edward B. McLean of Washington gave him to finance an effort to find the kidnaped Lindbergh baby. He was released on $50,000 bond Wednesday and will be arraigned Friday. Regarding the reported payments by Mrs. Shepard, Easley said: "I am aware of the New" York situation and know that Gaston Means did not take any money from Mrs. Shepard. He was employed by me." Easley explained that his organization had been making an extensive investigation of Communistic activities in this country and that Means was among the agents employed for this work. New Singer Scores Triumph By I nilrd Prr* PARIS, May 12.—Anne Roselle, Hungarian soprano, scored a triumph in the role of Madame Butterfly at the Opera Comique Wednesday night with the American tenor, Sydney Renor. She received her musical education in America.

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The sick of the city were hosts to the healthy today. IndianapoEs hospitals held open house to commemorate National hospital day. Visitors were shown the work-a-day institution for the sick. Upper Left—Miss Alice Sparks, city hospital nurse, dolling up a patient for the Influx of visitors on hoapital day. Upper Right—Flowers banish gloom at hospital bedsides and Miss Lucille Pierce, nurse, does her bit by arranging them decoratively for the visitors. Lower Photo—Just going "byebye" for the first time in the city hospital's nursery. They're on their way to the bedsides of their mothers.

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WANTS WRI6HT LAW REPEALED Orr Assails ‘Bone Dry’ Act in Kiwanis Talk. By I nilrd Prrsr LAFAYETTE. Ind., May 12. Property Is being confiscated to make a bootlegger's holiday." Lawrence F. Orr. chief examiner of the state board of accounts and candidates for Governor, declared here today. Orr was principal speaker at. a luncheon of the Kiwanis Club.’ He made a plea for repeal of the Wright bone-dry" law and immediate modification of the Volstead act to permit sale of light wine and beer. Women, he raid, are mere willing than men to bring about these changes, since they are not yet used to "political pussyfooting." "If our male .citizens in rongress and political party will get some barx'cbonr and face the Issues without political sparring and pussyfooting wp ran ret our government in order without delay." Orr declared. “The people must have relief and will not continue to ehdure suffering brought about by spineless politicians. “I am not opposed to a referendum of the eighteenth amendment. l lam opposed to its being offered as the real remedy for the present situation. Such an amendment or repeal can not be accomplished without delay."

Miracle Brain Bandit. Wounded in Holdup, Recovers With Shot Stilt in Head.

By I nilrd Prrt* (CHICAGO. May 12.—A month J ago Tony Canino, 32. was taken to a hospital, a bullet in his head, after being shot in an attempted holdup and physicans despaired of his life. Today Canino. the .45 caliber lead pellet still embedded in his brain was discharged from the hospital, virtually recovered The bullet lodged two inches behind the left eye and physicians finding it would be fatal to attempt to remove it. concentrated • on healing the wound. Having survived. Canino is on SIO,OOO bond and will face charges of attempted robbery.

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KILLER LOSES MERCY APPEAL Pardon Only Recourse Left to Baltimore Youth. By I nilrd Prrrt BALTIMORE, Md., May 12 Herman W. Duker. confessed elaver of a milkman, was one step nearer the gallows today, following a denial of his plea for mercy by the Mary - land court of appeals. A pardon or commutation of sentence by Governor Abert C. Ritchie, now is the last hope of saving the scion of a prominent Baltimore family. Duker and Dale H. Lambert killed John W. Anderson, dairy employe, during an attempted hold up here on April 20, 1931. Lambert confessed and was given a life sentence in the Maryland penitentiary.