Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 4, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 May 1932 — Page 1

ROGUES’ GALLERY YIELDS CLEW TO LINDY KIDNAPER Curtis Tentatively Identifies Picture as One of Men With Whom He Dealt; Fishing Smack Is Sought. IN GOTHAM HARBOR TWO WEEKS AGO New Jersey Officials Meet to Agree on Co-ordinated Plan for Manhunt; Fleet of Coast Guard Vessels Aids. BY DELOS SMITH I nlteH Staff Carrespnndent TRENTON, N. J., May 16.—As state officials met to coordinate the search for slayers of Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr., coast guardsmen today continued search for a craft vhich John H. Curtis, Norfolk negotiator, once boarded in the hope of making definite contact with the baby’s kidnapers. ( aptain Randolph Ridgelev Jr., commander of the coast guard base at New York City, today said: ‘‘We have definite information about the boat and we know it was in New York harbor two weeks ago.”

He added the craft was of the general type used by the mackerel fishinjr fleets. The United Press learned from the skipper of the yacht Marcon. used by Norfolk negotiators in attempting return of the baby—the craft was a 100 foot, two masted fishing schooner. The coast guard has massed sev-enty-five vessels along the eastern seaboard in an attempt to find the schooner. They also are using coast guard seaplanes to search the various obscure inlets where the schooner might be in hiding. Seans Rogues’ gallery Meanwhile in the Bronx. Dr. John F. Condon wa in company of two New Jersey state troopers examining pictures in the rogues gallery at New Rochelle in an attempt to identify any known criminals as the man to whom he paid $50,000 In ransom in a Bronx cemetery. Condon, according to a police bulletin today, said he met only one member of the gang. He has given a description of this man to police and said- he appeared to be a Scandinavian. Published reports that Condon during his negotiations with the group was held aboard a boat by five men were denied today by Ralph Racker. Condon's son-in-law. Friends of Condon said, however. that the elderly educator had told them of this alleged incident. John Hughes Curtis, the Norfolk shipbuilder, still was being taken over the ground he covered in attempting to make a contact with the group who claimed to be the kidnapers. He was believed to be confining his search to southern New Jersey after having made a partial tentative identification of a picture in the Newark police rogues' gallery as one of the men with whom he dealt. Hoover l ! . 8. Chief Meanwhile, all the detection and prosecution leaders were meeting with Governor Moore here to determine a co-ordinated course of action in the investigation. J. Edgar Hoover, chief of the instigation division of the department of justice, has been named head of the federal forces group while It was considered likely that Colonel H. Norman Sohwartzkopf would head the state detection group with Prosecutor Erwin Marshall of Mercer county heading the prosecution unit. The public hysteria which arose Immediately after the kidnaping, only to die down as the weeks of investigation continued, has been revived by the finding of the mutilated body of the infant. Amazing reports of developments have gained circulation rapidly—some of which are so absurd as not to warrant the dignity of an official denial.

Direct Aid on Gigantic Scale Is Urged by Borah

Warns Senate That Federal Government Must Face Jobless Relief Need. Sg l Nifrrf Pre** WASHINGTON. May 16—Warning that the federal government must face Immediately the facts of unemployment relief on a scale greater than proposed by President Herbert Hoover, and by means of direct federal aid rather than loans to the states was uttered in the senate today by Senator William Borah tßep. Ida.t. "It is war.” Borah shouted. ‘lt is a contest to preserve government, and the moral and physical wellbeing of the citizenship.” Borah read to the senate the warning served upon Mr. Hoover by the railway brotherhoods that they • would not assume responsibility for orderly operation of the line* no r for disorder that was bound to develop unless something were done. Far -Yom being agitators. Borah ■aid. those are men of thought and character" He announced he would support the Couzens amendment to the tax bill to restore war time income and surtax rate*, and predicted many taxes now in the bill would cause more distress and suffering through

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VOLUME 44—NUMBER 4

NIGHT COURT TO START Criminal Court Sesison* to Be Held to Clear Docket. Night sesions of criminal court will be held tonight and Wednesday night to clear the docket of cases postponed while primary election ballots were being counted in the courtroom. Six cases are scheduled for trial starting at 7:30 tonight.

LIQUOR GRAFT LAID TO MUNCIE CHIEF

‘Telling 'Em!’ By f ailed Prat* WASHINGTON. May 16. Advocates of a change in the Constitution to permit a prohibition referendum were characterized today by Representative U. S. Guver Rep.. Kan.), as “only a disorganized mob of social snobs and their bootleggers." The Kansas member made this statement in reply to the appeal of William Allen White. Kansas publisher, for a prohibition referendum.

SCORES DIE IN BOMBAY RIOTS Hundreds Are Wounded in Moslem-Hindu Fighting. By I nilrd Prrt * BOMBAY. India, May 16.—-Three days of murderous strife between Hindus and Moslems, during which British troops fired into the rioters to restore order, had resulted in sixty dead and 700 injured tonight. Today's casualties were twentytwo dead and 150 injured. Hundreds of families were fleeing the city. Police fired numerous times today into the crowds which were murdering. looting and burning. The entire northern city resembled a battle field, in which troops were handicapped by the guerilla tactics of bloodthirsty crowds. The traditional rivalry between Hindus and Moslems flared Into violence Saturday, touched off when Moslem boys allegedly stoned Hindu homes. Street fights began, pedestrians were stoned or stabbed, houses were set on fire and soon an entire street was in flames.

inability to pay than would high levies on large incomes. "I trust,” Borah said, “that the committee now considering unemployment relief will not bring in a program based on loans to the states or cities. I am opposed to the fed- ; eral government shunting its responsibility by loans. “There are some cities where the suffering is intense to which I would not be willing to'vote a dollar for distribution by the type .of officials they have in those cities.” Borah predicted that demands on the federal government for relief would exceed sums contemplated, and that the tas bill and economy programs combined would not provide sufficient funds to meet the needs. “We delude ourselves if we think I that were going to balance the budget merely by passing a tax bill.” j Borah continued. "Mv own conviction is that in addition to taxes and economy we must take up the question oi stabilizing the dollar. “The gold dollar is no longer an honest dollar. It can’t be depended upon. A farmer may go to bed with ! a mortage of S 1.000 *nd wake up | with 10 ->er cent more indebtedness." j Borah asserted silver never fluet- ; uated to a great degree unless it was j legislated against.

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Defense Proves Raid Made After ‘Protection* Was Reported Paid. The defense scorpd today as the trial of Mayor George R. Dale of Munrie and ten other Muncie residents. on charges of conspiracy to violate the liquor laws, was started before a federal court jury and Judge Robert C. Baltzell. The government opened the prosecution with a statement by George R. Jeffrey and then followed with its first witnesses, after the defense waived an opening statement. Jeffrey placed several witnesses j on the stand, including relatives of j Corbett Johnson, aleged bootlegger, who has pleaded guilty. Dale steadfastly has contended that Johnson is a ''government plant” In the case. i Oscar Johnson, half-brother of Corbett, testified he saw Corbett pay ' protection money" to Police Chief Frank Massey, one of the defendants, between "Jan. 15 and Jan. 20." Place Was Raided The defense, in cross-examina-tion. brought out the admission from Oscar Johnson, that Corbett's place was raided Jan. 20. Oscar Johnson also testified he was with Corbett when the latter took whisky to Massey and once was in Corbett's home and saw a satchel of liquor. He said Corbett told him it was for Massey, who was going to the American Legion convention at Louisville. On another occasion. Oscar testified, he helped Corbett hide some liquor. He testified that the phone rang and Corbett answered it. "All right.” he said. Corbett answered. ’ let 'em come." Sheriff on Stand Oscar asserted that the police came shortly, searched for liquor J found none and departed. Corbett Johnson, he said, then went to a cache, took out two bottles of liquor and said he was going, to see Massey. x Fred w. Pockett. Delaware county! sheriff, was the government's first witness. Hetestifled that on election night. 1930, he arrested three, policemen for intoxivation. The men were Harry Massey, brother of the chief: Adam Shideler and Hubert Wilson, he testified. Puckett declared he did not knew j what happened to the cases. On cross-examination, defense at- | torneys endeavored to learn if ; there was any “feeling” between the sheriff's office and the police department. “Oh. I get along with them." said Puckett, 'because I don't have nothing to do with them.” Uphold's Puckett's Story J. Morris Leach, deputy sheriff. 1 corroborated Pucketts story of the ; arrest of the three policemen. William Leach, factory employe. ’ and friend of Corbett Johnson, tes(Turn to Page Two)

METHODISTS ADMIT TIDE OF OPINION’ AGAINST DRY LAW

Bu V.uitrH Prr** A TLANTIC CITY. N. J.. May 16.—Methodism marshaled Its forces today to hold thirteen states in the battle against repeal of the eighteenth amendment, admitting it was fighting with its back to the wall, outgeneraled by the wets in the past decade. A warning statement by the men s council of the quadrennial general conference waa adopted Sunday urging a crusade to hold thirteen states "until the tide of public opinion can be turned against the proponents of prohibition.” "The constitutional right and power of thirteen state* to veto repeal just now has a tremendous strategic importance.” the council *aid. “Unles* we can win our young people forthwith we are lost. “We confess the tragic blunder of temperance thought and

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, MAY 16,1932

Boys and girls turned out in throngs for the first sectional play in The Indianapolis Times' citywide marble tournament at Fall creek playground tennis courts. Three of the little feminine knucklers who took part in a ring all for girls are shown, with the shooters on their thumbs ready for action. Left to right, they are Zella Ruth McGinnis. 10. of 2630 Cornell avenue; Beverley lzaak, 11, of 2808 Ruckle, and ' Marcia Goldstein. 10, of 2806 Ruckle, who was winner at the girls ring, but lost out in. later elimination play to the sectional champion, Jack Nevitt. Below is Louis Stuber, 14 (left) of 3020 Ruckle, runner-up, and Jack Nevitt. 10 (right), of 3755 North Meridian street, winner, as they were knuckling down for their final game to determine the champion. Nevitt won handily.

UNITE TO SPEED TAX ENACTMENI Major Party Leaders Join Hands in Senate. By I nitrii Prrim WASHINGTON. May 16—Democratic leaders joined Republicans in the senate today in a move to speed enactment of the billion-dolllar tax bill. Senator Pat Harrison (Dem., Miss.) implored the senate not only to defeat the Couzens amendment to restore war time income and surtaxes, but to accept the tax bill as reported by the finance committee. "In the interest of stabilizing the country and restoring confidence.” Harrison said, “I implore you to accept this bill. In my opinion, if we could pass this bill as written, we would do more to restore confidence than by any other action.” This truce among the leadership in behalf.of the tax rates does not extend to tariff Items in the bill. Harrison joins a determined group of his colleagues In urging they be stricken from the measure. But strategy on both sides is to defer the tariff fight, until the various tax features of the bill have been voted on. There are fifty amendments pending to the revenue measure. At the rate of one every ten minutes, as proposed by Chairman Reed Smoot of the finance committee, the senate could dispose of them in a bit more than eight hours. PR I MARY COSTS PA ID Auditor Orders Distribution of $28,543 for Expenses. Distribution of $28,543 for primary election expenses, including salaries and expenses of poll officials and rental of polling places, was made today by County Auditor Charles A. Grossart.

CAPT. DOLLAR, DEAN OF SHIP MEN, DEAD

Prototype of Fictional ‘Cappy Ricks’ Victim of Heart Affliction. lOtbfr Detail*. Pif Two.) B >/ Vnittd I’rrat SAN RAFAEL. Cal.. May 16. Captain Robert S. Dollar, who rose from a cook's boy in a Canadian logging camp to become dean of American shipping men. died at his home here .today. The dynamic old shipping master, who was the prototype of Peter fl, Kyne's fictional “Cappy Ricks.” succumbed to a heart afflication aggravated by an intestinal Infection and cold. Funeral services will be held Wednesday. He was stricken with the cold on May 1. Complications so reduced his vitality that his heart was weakened. Captain Dollar was in his eightyeighth year. He was chairman of the board of the Dollar steamship lines, and the vital force which founded and nurtured other vast Dollar enterprises. Throughout the world—wherever ships of the Dollar merchant marine touched—and there were few ports where the familiar “$” sign, insignia of the old Scotman's ships, had not been seen, the figure of the captain was known. Devout Churchgoer Captain Dollar retired to the family mansion here when his final illness overtook him. On Saturday, May 14. .members of the family were summoned. The old gentleman lapsed into a coma. Mrs. Dollar, who last Sept. 11 celebrated with him their fiftyseventh wedding anniversary, was at his bedside, as were their sons and many grandchildren. He contracted his fatal attack while attending a Sunday school meeting, which he addressee!. He was a devout churchgoer and gave much of his time and resources to religious work. . Although Captain Dollar’s fame was won in shipping circles, he spent many years as a lumberman.. He was 57 when he began his shipping adventure, inspired by a desire for better shipping facilities to and from his California timber lands. At. his death he held an interest in timber companies, but most of the Dollar fortune was in liners. Helped Others Rise In 1914 he defied the gloomy predictions of competitors, and established the first round-the-world freight and passenger service sailing on regular schedules. For this he purchased a fleet of liners from the United States shipping board. Captain Dollar was not only a typical Horatio Alger hero.himself, but helped many other willing youths to rise in the world. All Dollar line executives began in menial positions, and worked with the “captain,” as all knew him.

strategy since 1917. Right now. there is the greatest danger, far greater than we know, of the political debacle of the temperance movement." * * * * * THE statement asserted that “public opinion has been polluted by a steady stream of mendacity about prohibition." but warned political leaders who desert the cause of temperance that “there are enough Christian votes to dig their graves.” “In this crisis.” the statement said, “Methodism expects every follower of John Wesley to do his duty." It disclaimed anv intention to dictate, but added that “a Methodist layman who is indifferent to the cause has foresworn his birthright, and s Methodist pulpit in which the minister no longer is free to denounce restoration of legalized liquor traffic has ceased to be a Methodist pulpit in principle, and should cease to disgrace the name.”

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JAPAN PREMIER EXECUTED IN HOME BY TERRORISTS; NAVAL MUTINY REPORTED

War Spark Fanned by Assassination of Official in Nippon

BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS Seriaps-Howard Foreign Editor WASHINGTON. May 16.—The military-Faseist terror which Sunday resulted in the assassination of Premier Inukai at Tokio. adds another open keg of TNT to the already highly explosive situation in the far east. For it seams to mean that even the seizure of Manchuria and the war at Shanghai are not enough for a large and determined clique in Japan, and that stronger steps wtll yet be taken if they can shoot their way to power. Not only are they angry over Japan's May 5 decision to withdraw from Shanghai, dubbing it a sign of disgraceful weakness, but they have insisted ail along that Japan bodily annex Manchuria, openly make it a part of Nippon and defy the world to do anything about it.

It was this crowd of young officers that started the trouble in Manchuria last September. They it was who forced out the liberal government of Premier Wakatsuke and Foreign Minister Shidehara. They believed Inukai would be their man, and whep he refused to go the whole route with them, defying China, Russia, the League of Nations and the world, he signed his own death warrant. Apparently the killers of the Japanese premier Sunday were part of the same death band which a few weeks ago murdered the former Finance Minister Inouye and later on Baron Takuma Dan. The police obtained information that Commander Fujii of the naval

Mohammed With saber and torch he founded a mighty religion, which today claims 230 million followers. The 1.300 th anniversary of Mohammed, who rose from a camel driver's humb’® estate to be worshipped by the Moslem world, will be celebrated next month. Milton Bronner today starts a colorful series of four stories on his amazing life. Turn to Page 5 for the first installment.

SAVE 600 ON BURNING SHIP Seven Vessels Aid Rescue of Passengers, Crew. H't Initrd Pre MARSEILLES. France. May 16. Rescue liners have saved nearly 600 passengers from the steamer Georges Phillippar. abandoned in flames in the Gulf of Aden, the Jettee wireless station was informed today. No information on the number of dead was available. The station reported four liners and three freighters arrived near the burning vessel, and picked up the passengers as they took to the boats. Wireless advice* to the ship's owners. said all passengers and crew had quit the burning ship, which was still in flames and considered a total lass. Captain Vico, of the Georges Philippar, who was rescued by the Soviet tanker Sovietskaia Veit, reported the fire started in the early morning.

Woman Charges Broken Arm in Eviction Arrest

Members of Unemployed Group Plan Protest to City Council. With a charge that a “constable” broke the arm of a woman during an eviction attempt Friday. Unemployed Council members announced today they will appear before the city council tonight as a protest delegation. The "constable" accused is Charles W. Freeman, 136 North Delaware street. Accompanied by another constable,” O. P. Beblnger. 6506 College avenue. Freem*n sought to serve a writ from the court of T. S. Crutcher, Irvington justice of the

air service had furnished the pistols for these assassinations. They also learned that many ether government officials and prominent men in public life similarly were marked for death. War Flame Leap* High The danger that. "Young Japan" may yet plunge the Orient into war is all the greater because the Japanese diet, though it has little real power, already In terrorized, and completely under the spell of the war party. Meeting in extraordinary session on March 20 to vote funds for the war in China, the diet, did so without a dissenting voice. The ‘ death band" pretty effectively had demonstrated what it was capable of doing to those upon whom its wrath might chance to fall. Dr. Inazo Nitobe of the house of peers was compelled to get up out of his sick-bed and appear before the Ex-Service Men's Association and apologize for having said the military cliques and Communists were hurting the country. Nippon Is Facing Crisis Japan today is facing one of the gravest crises in her history. A dangerous reaction has set in. completely overwhelming, for the time being, at least, her recent tendency toward democracy. If pushed to Its logical conclusion. it threatens to bring disaster upon herself and the world. Retsu Kiyosawa, Japanese publicist in this country, said: The tendency of the people is to put their faith in the militarists, as perhaps is only natural. It is a survival of the Ideals of the old Samurai system. "The present unrest in Japana is due to a realization, before reaching a calamity, that democratic government is a failure." Given the existing exalted state of the Japanese mind, the public's ardor for war having been fanned almost to white heat bv the militarists. any serious effort at repression now might prove hazardous. Dictatorship Is Threatened It might lead to the establishment of a military or Fascist distatorship and that, in turn, if the clique's plan of Asiastic conquest is carried out, would make war inevitable. Russia is reported to be ready. For months she has been preparing against the expected over act intensively. “Feverish activity" along the trans-Siberian railway has been reported to Washington. The Russians, it Is said, are conditioning the tracks for heavy traffic so that It can support an army of at least 250.000 men. operating in eastern Asia. Meanwhile, it is reported, Russia recently has been a heavy purchaser of both cotton and wheat, the two most vital war materials. Hourly Temperature* 6 a. m 66 10 a. m 72 7 a. m 67 11 a. m 60 Ba. m 68 12 <noon>.. 65 9 a. m 68 1 p. m 56

peace, evicting Merle Ayers and family from 2340 Calhoun street. Freeman, it is alleged, smashed a door of the house when Mrs. Ayres sought to block entrance, and. in a struggle that ensued, struck her writh a mace, fracturing an arm near the wrist. A city official was visited by a delegation of the unemployed today and when asked what those unable to pay rent could do. is reported to have replied: “The men can go to the Wheeler Rescue Mission, the women to the poor farm.” Members of the delegation then decided to go before the city council. Failing in the eviction because furniture was taken from the Ayres home by friends to the yard of a home next door. Freeman arrested Mrs. Fav Allen. 233* Calhoun street, and William Grose. Terrace and Keystone avenues. Mrs. Allen, mother of four children. is charged with inciting to riot and obstructing legal process, and Grose with the latter offense. They will be tried Friday before Fred C. Gause. chosen as special Judge in municipal court. Saturday, furniture of the Ayres family was moved to the courthouse lawn by persons whose identity has not been disclosed. Courthouse employes moved the furniture to a sidewaik. From there it was taken to police headquarters and stored in the basement.

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Murder of Aged Leader Is Blamed on Militarists Seeking Dictator. POPULACE IN PANIC Bombs Hurled on Streets Before Band Shoots Government Chief. (Fifliff on F*f Twnt By I nilrd f’rrt* LONDON. May 16. A mutiny has broken out in the Japanese navy and in part of the army, private advices from Tokio said today. A general censorship has been established in Tokio. The private advices in question gave no details. Direct messages from Tokio describing Sunday's rising among an army and navy group who assassinated the premier and bombed public buildings, said everything was tranquil today. It was believed, therefore, that the private advices may have referreed to Sunday's events.

Militarists Kill Premier BY MILES W. VAUGHN I'nltfd Prfii Staff (orrenpondrnl TOKIO. May 16.—Assassination of Japans aged premier by militarists planning a dictatorship or “Fascist super-party” and antipeace government, left them facing execution today—at the end of a brief reign of terror in which government property was bombed, several were wounded, and one policeman was killed. The assassins raced through Tokio streets in motor cars as they hurled their bombs, throwing the populace into a panic. Seventy-seven-year-old Tsuyoshie Inukai, premier and the “Old Fox” of Japanese politics, was executed in his home by six men wearing military uniforms, who battered their way past police guards. They called Inukai from a room where he was chatting with a visitor. Two men held the premier. Another fired twice, one bullet entering the temple and another penetrating a nostril. The premier died at midnight Sunday. Funeral services will be held Thursday. One policeman died of wounds received at the premier's residence. Two other policemen, a Journalist, and a guest of the premier were wounded. The quiet of a sunny, warm Sunday in Tokio was disturbed by the roar of automobile motors and explosion of bombs. They did little damage, and apparently were aimed chiefly at. terrorizing the population, when the extremists raced throught the streets.

Premier Pleads For Life The latter hurled explosives at a dozen buildings, including the bank of Japan, the police headquarters opposite the palace where a bomb was thrown at the emperor, the Mitsui bank, and the residences of Count Makino, lord keeper of the privy seal; foreign minister Kenkichii Yashizawa. and Admiral Kantaro Suzuki. • Other groups, including man? men in uniform, gathered in various parts of the city, and fired revolvers in the air and distributed nationalist propaganda. The premier, fully aware of the reactionists' plans, and realizing other prominent Japanese were eliminated by assassins' bullets. mad<* a futile plea to escape his own execution. Responding to the request of the armed invaders of his home to meet their leader, he walked toward them and said:' “Don't shoot. I will listen to your demands.’’ One of the men started to speak. He was interrupted by cries of "Shoot! Shoot!” from their leader. Two men sprang forward and grabbed Inukai. The leader's command was obeyed. And the victim was the fourth within little more than a year. Eighteen men took part In the various demonstrations throughout the capital. All surrendered to police and will be tried by military courts. “Patriotism” Is Blamed Emperor Hirohito accepted the resignation of the cabinet, offered according to tradition after the death of the premier, but asked the members to retain office, pending formation of anew government. The terrorists appeared to be of the same group which planned assassination of government officials last October. Those plans were spoiled by a leak to the military police. Evidence of an internal war among the reactionaries was seen in the killing Sunday of Z. Ntshida. member of the “blood brotherhood” organization, by Nagimitsu Kawasaki. also a brother. Kawasaki, police said, confessed killing Nishida because the latter had betrayed the brotherhood. A spokesman said the government saw no danger of revolution and hoped that the world would not overstres* the gravity of the situation. The demonstrators acted in their own conception of patriotism, the spokesman said. It was obvious that they were directly linked with the “Blood Brotherhood” and other ultra-Nationalist organization*.